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"I don't know how to make songs like that I don't know what words to use."

you have to do better than 13 year old eminem lyrics. stop treating people as a social obligation.

white transfems are not especially racist, but we are afforded an uncommon opportunity to confront the reality of white supremacy. it is not a coincidence that talking about race as a transfem feels like inviting people to call you racist. white power structures leverage accusations of racism against us not in defense of racialized people, but as a way to suborn us to service of white supremacy. it is not a coincidence that it feels like the only winning move is to stop talking.

“So... We got the exploding diarrhea. Here's my advice for anyone who doesn't have it yet:

It's going to take a minute for the government to pin down where this is coming from, and then issue a recall, because the FDA has been gutted. But, I can tell you, without a shadow of a doubt : this is coming from Taylor Farms produce, and you will see them recalled.

You'll want to avoid all Taylor Farms produce in the grocery store. They supply McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, about any fast food place you can think of.

Raspberries, watermelons, cilantro, and the veggies you're hearing about are not causing this many people to get sick. It's the shredded lettuce, specifically, that's the problem. But, you'll want to stay away from every type of produce this company puts out, because one strand of shredded lettuce is all it takes to contaminate bushels.

Taylor Farms is the source. Taco Bell proactively pulled their produce from their restaurants. You're going to see other fast food places doing this, and probably will see that before the government names a source. The FDA knows this, but they can't come out and tell us all until there's proof, which takes resources and research, which takes manpower, but the FDA has been cut by about 20-30%

During the Biden term, onions at McDonald's had ecoli. We knew this because DNA testing was done quickly and they were able to narrow it down to one place that caused the outbreak. And, it was traced back to Taylor Farms. This isn't going to be solved as quickly though.

When you get this, make a virtual appointment to your PCP - a "same day sick" appointment. Tell them someone in your family just tested for this and was positive and was prescribed Bactrim. If you go in person, they're probably going to make you poop in a cup and wait until results come back to prescribe.

You'll know when you get this. Trust me on all of this.

You'll want to stay hydrated because this parasite damages the lining of the small intestine. Your small intestine, in turn, secretes more water into the gut, and less nutrients and liquid are able to remain in the body. So no matter how much you shit, you're going to want to drink. A day of this leads to dehydration if you don't increase your fluid intake, and a few days will land you in the hospital.

If you have headaches, weakness, muscle cramps, dizziness, or an increase heart rate - hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Go to the ER for fluids if you can't drink enough.

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk. Brought to you by America's 250 birthday celebrations, workforce reduction in the FDA and CDC, and viewers like you.

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And, MAGA - don't blow up the comment section. I argued with y'all on COVID bc I was afraid y'all would die, but I really don't care if you get explosive diarrhea.

This one?

I might translate this article later today. This one was the most complete one, even in Italian news it's not talked about that much.

Headline: Transgender employee at KU reported for using the bathroom

Publisher: The Lawrence Times

Date published: 13 July 2026

Selected text from article:

Siobhán Kirchstein spent Friday evening at Harbor Lights unwinding with friends. She got off work early that day after she received an email from Katie Varner, director of employee relations at the University of Kansas, informing her that she had been reported for using the women’s bathroom in Parker Hall.

Kirchstein is a transgender woman who works as a janitor at the university’s Kansas Geological Survey.

“My immediate reaction was complete shock that anyone in the Kansas Geological Survey would do that to me in the first place,” Kirchstein said. “And then I was furious about it.”

She has been using the women’s bathroom at KU for years. But in February, Kansas legislators pushed Senate Bill 244 through using “gut and go” tactics.

The bill forces trans people to use multi-occupancy bathrooms that align with their sex assigned at birth as opposed to their gender identity in public buildings like KU. It also bars people from changing their gender markers on their state-issued documents, like driver’s licenses, while reverting any changes that have been made in the past.

“I am reaching out to you from Human Resources in response to a report received that I have an obligation to follow up on,” Varner wrote in the Friday email to Kirchstein. “I wish to preface this email by acknowledging this is a sensitive matter and my intention in reaching out is to provide awareness of the report and the law, extend to you an opportunity to be heard, and if helpful, share resources.”

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Folks who are reported for using what the bill deems the “wrong” bathroom can be fined $1,000 after the second violation under SB 244. After that, it’s a misdemeanor.

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[Katie Varner, director of employee relations] also wrote that Kirchstein could request “a different work area where there are all-gender, single-use restrooms.”

“Why should I move myself to a building just so I can use a bathroom that would make other people more comfortable?” Kirchstein asked. “I’m just going to keep using the bathrooms that make me comfortable because I’m a human being. I have dignity, and telling me that I can’t use a particular bathroom because it makes other people uncomfortable, that takes away from that.”

[...]

Kirchstein wants people to recognize SB 244 for what it is: legal segregation.

“It is a legal form of making trans people second-class citizens,” she said. 

She said if Lawrence community members are behind trans and queer people, they should push against the law by speaking up to the city commission, their legislators, KU administration and the university’s donors.