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Another mass extinction about 250 million years ago, "The Great Dying" as it's called because an estimated 90% of all life on Earth was eradicated, happened because increased volcanic activity led to the collapse of the tropical forest biosphere which further increased CO2 buildup because the plants were no longer taking it out of the atmosphere. Today, we have global warming messing up the natural timelines many species biologically operate on, in specific conditions they evolved for that are now changing. Even aside from direct deforestation, plants will keep dying.

"Indeed, warming could continue to accelerate in this case even if we reach zero human emissions. We will have fundamentally changed the carbon cycle in a way that can take geological timescales to recover, which has happened in Earth's past."

I look at this one in particular because it seems most similar to today, so could give us an idea of what we could expect.

During stage 2, the onset of volcanism began in the early Capitanian, with the significant release of greenhouse gases resulting in climate warming of 3°C–5°C. This coincided with sea level rise caused by regional subsidence, thus exacerbating stratification of the water column and marine anoxia as warmer oceans reduced the concentration of dissolved oxygen. While nutrients were brought to the surface by volcanic activity, primary productivity at the ocean surface used up most of this oxygen for respiration and organic matter decomposition, generating depleted oxygen minimum zones below.

95% of all marine species suffocated to death directly because of warming oceans. Warmer body temperatures mean increased metabolisms, and increased respiration. Warm water cannot hold as much oxygen as cold water, so there was even less oxygen for the increased demand.

Without human activity it still took the planet about 30 million years to recover. I can't even imagine what we're looking at today with the USAmerican government putting 500 Planet Death Accelerator Centers everywhere. The general public already hates these data centers, which is good, but it still has a huge problem with even acknowledging how dire our situation is. One thing people mention is that the Earth goes through natural changes on its own.

But on a geological scale this is more consistent than not.

I would like to draw your attention to the part of the graph roughly 250 million years ago, "The Great Dying" of the Permian-Triassic. And then back to the part of the graph where we are today (data from 2025). We are already in Earth's sixth mass extinction event, and the only one caused by humans.

Roughly 900 documented species have gone extinct since the year 1500, and around 1 million more are currently threatened with extinction, largely because of human activity. That 900 figure sounds modest until you consider that scientists have formally assessed less than 5% of all described species on Earth. The true number of human-caused extinctions is almost certainly far higher, and the rate at which species are disappearing is between 100 and 1,000 times faster than what would happen naturally.

This is NOT doomerism, this is literally science. This is the reality of our world. We are already living in it. Even though things were bleak before, there's a reason this past year has made many climate scientists shift their outlook to less hopeful like this, and why many of them have gotten surgically sterilized or just sworn off having children. Because they know that The United States is singlehandedly overwriting all the efforts of every other country on the planet by building all these AI data centers.

One of the first things we learned in my sustainable biological systems class was that it is no longer called "climate change" at this point, it is called "climate collapse." You need to really understand the gravity of the situation and what you're doing by framing being against AI as some petty boomer thing.

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- https://www.skincancer.org/prevention/skin-cancer-and-skin-of-color

During the stop, Lorenzo had 3 coworkers with him in his truck who have all been taken into ICE custody.

His family described Lorenzo as a hardworking family man who didn’t deserve to be killed. All he wanted was to provide for his wife and see his sons become great people. His eldest son recognized his father by his cries and pleas when trying to identify who the victim was.

The Salgado Araujo family has set up a gofundme to help with funeral and legal costs, and to help keep their family supported since Lorenzo was the sole provider.

No shirt, no bra, completely bare torso, just like cis men are allowed to

It's about desexualizing breasts and "female presenting nipples" and not being criminalized for our bodies if we want to go topless because it's a million damn degrees out. This was a popular growing movement that was still widely known a decade ago!

If you do not have ovaries and an uterus, do not write off any abdominal pain as period cramps.

Period cramps are NOT a hormonal thing. I'm sorry, but no matter how long you take hormones you just won't have a menstrual cycle unless you are specifically altering your dosages to mimic this.

Prostaglandins are found everywhere in the body, but specific ones do specific things. Menstrual cramps are caused by prostaglandins that are released FROM the uterus to target the smooth muscle IN the uterus, causing contractions, similar to labor. It works locally, which is why things around the uterus can be affected, like the digestive system (cause of the infamous "period poops"). This is the specific prostaglandin that causes cramps:

You can see on the hormone graph that progesterone decreases before the bleeding period of the cycle. Progesterone and "the menstrual cramps prostaglandin" have an inverse relationship; when progesterone lowers right before the bleeding is expected to start is when people usually get cramps because there's no more progesterone to inhibit it.

Periods only happen because these hormones fluctuate. I've seen people say that trans women have periods because periods don't require bleeding. While it's true you don't need an uterus and the subsequent bleeding to have a period, you do need ovaries secreting fluctuating hormones. You can mimic this by changing the dosages of your hormones, though I don't know why anyone would want to, but you just cannot experience "period cramps" without an uterus.

This is why hormonal birth control works. A trans woman taking the same dose of hormones on a schedule is the same as me taking hormonal birth control pills every day and skipping the placebo week. Hormone levels are stable, so ovulation, and therefore, the period, is not triggered.

Hormones can do amazing things, but they are not the only things at play in a body. They cannot make an organ you do not have contract. This is why I am concerned. If you have recurring pain in your lower abdomen, do not ignore it. It could be something simple like constipation, but it could also be something serious like a hernia, infection, cancer, etc. Colons seem to love being able to have a million issues and narrowing down what that issue is could take a while, so you don't want to waste any time by dismissing this as period pain if you do not have an uterus.

Additionally, I will link this post of mine here. Everyone, people who have periods themselves or not, is guilty of perpetuating the normalization of "PMS," which does not exist. Normal hormonal fluctuations in the menstrual cycle should not have more of an effect on your mental state than "if I'm uncomfortable obviously I might be irritable." Of course things like dysphoria might make your mood worse, but that is not from the hormones themselves. As someone who has this set of parts, I have always hated this idea and how it is used to dismiss half the population's emotions for half the time, as well as used by people who have periods to subconsciously avoid accountability over their behavior by blaming it on their period. It's misogynistic and patronizing. I'm not a fan of people who do not have periods insisting they get them because of mental changes like this.

Other than cramps, hormones can cause all sorts of physical changes that you might attribute to period symptoms, like headaches or changes in energy, but these are side effects of taking hormones. The same things can happen to a body with ovaries that takes estrogen and progesterone. I had to stop taking hormonal birth control because it killed my body. Bodies can just be difficult about synthetic hormones.

TLDR: If you do not have an uterus, you cannot get cramps, so if you experience lower abdominal pain that doesn't go away, go to the doctor. If you do not have fluctuating hormones, you do not experience periods. Normal menstrual cycle hormonal fluctuations do not change your mental state or moods, so if that happens there is an issue that needs addressing (depending on your situation this one might take some fighting because many doctors dismiss PMDD symptoms as "normal PMS," which is an ancient misogynistic idea originating from "female hysteria").

Yes, your tissue physically grows. As the tissue grows, the blood vessels that supply this new tissue are longer than they were. When the endometrial tissue that was built up starts to slough off, these arteries are longer than the shortening tissue, so they aren't contained within the tissue anymore. Meet the source of your blood: exposed and damaged arteries.

This bleeding won't happen if hormones are kept stable, like I mentioned above. This is why doctors will usually want to prescribe you hormonal birth control if you have heavy painful periods. The placebo week of bleeding experienced is a withdrawal symptom of the hormones. The birth control prevented ovulation, so your tissue didn't build like this, and there wasn't as much for it to slough off with withdrawal bleeding.

Now, since making the original post, I have had my uterus removed. I will not have a period ever again. I still have a menstrual cycle from my ovaries, but the "period" specifically referring to this bleeding as a result of ovulation is no longer possible in my body. Hormone fluctuations can be experienced by anyone, but a period is the specific phase of uterine reset to factory settings in a way.

I've seen anecdotal evidence of mental and physical changes in trans women when it is getting close to their next hormone dose. THIS makes sense. Your hormones will be lowest right before you reintroduce them to your body, and estrogen affects a LOT in your body, including energy and mental clarity. This is why activists are trying to spread the word about taking estrogen after menopause, because people assume that just because something happens naturally it is what is best, when in reality, taking estrogen helps prevent degenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer's and death. Lack of estrogen after menopause is why osteoporosis and fatigue are so common. And obviously, all this kind of research cognitively being tied to women in cisnormative society is why millions of people are neglected. Why barely anyone knows this. If you feel bad like this when it's almost time for your dose, I suggest you talk to your doctor about adjusting your schedule so you can keep your levels more stable. You don't have to live this up and down roller coaster, you can feel good all the time.

I think all of this is important to know especially now, as younger generations are being heavily affected by colon cancer. Our diets lack fiber, and doctors are seeing more colon cancer than ever. Like I said, colons can get a lot of problems, which might take a while to test and figure it out, so you don't want to waste any time thinking you're just having cramps, especially if it's cancer. It's frustrating enough getting doctors to take your pain seriously and actually do tests presenting as a cis woman, I cannot imagine how much worse it is for trans women. I want all of you to have the knowledge needed to be able to advocate and fight for yourself.

If you do not have ovaries and an uterus, do not write off any abdominal pain as period cramps.

Period cramps are NOT a hormonal thing. I'm sorry, but no matter how long you take hormones you just won't have a menstrual cycle unless you are specifically altering your dosages to mimic this.

Prostaglandins are found everywhere in the body, but specific ones do specific things. Menstrual cramps are caused by prostaglandins that are released FROM the uterus to target the smooth muscle IN the uterus, causing contractions, similar to labor. It works locally, which is why things around the uterus can be affected, like the digestive system (cause of the infamous "period poops"). This is the specific prostaglandin that causes cramps:

You can see on the hormone graph that progesterone decreases before the bleeding period of the cycle. Progesterone and "the menstrual cramps prostaglandin" have an inverse relationship; when progesterone lowers right before the bleeding is expected to start is when people usually get cramps because there's no more progesterone to inhibit it.

Periods only happen because these hormones fluctuate. I've seen people say that trans women have periods because periods don't require bleeding. While it's true you don't need an uterus and the subsequent bleeding to have a period, you do need ovaries secreting fluctuating hormones. You can mimic this by changing the dosages of your hormones, though I don't know why anyone would want to, but you just cannot experience "period cramps" without an uterus.

This is why hormonal birth control works. A trans woman taking the same dose of hormones on a schedule is the same as me taking hormonal birth control pills every day and skipping the placebo week. Hormone levels are stable, so ovulation, and therefore, the period, is not triggered.

Hormones can do amazing things, but they are not the only things at play in a body. They cannot make an organ you do not have contract. This is why I am concerned. If you have recurring pain in your lower abdomen, do not ignore it. It could be something simple like constipation, but it could also be something serious like a hernia, infection, cancer, etc. Colons seem to love being able to have a million issues and narrowing down what that issue is could take a while, so you don't want to waste any time by dismissing this as period pain if you do not have an uterus.

Additionally, I will link this post of mine here. Everyone, people who have periods themselves or not, is guilty of perpetuating the normalization of "PMS," which does not exist. Normal hormonal fluctuations in the menstrual cycle should not have more of an effect on your mental state than "if I'm uncomfortable obviously I might be irritable." Of course things like dysphoria might make your mood worse, but that is not from the hormones themselves. As someone who has this set of parts, I have always hated this idea and how it is used to dismiss half the population's emotions for half the time, as well as used by people who have periods to subconsciously avoid accountability over their behavior by blaming it on their period. It's misogynistic and patronizing. I'm not a fan of people who do not have periods insisting they get them because of mental changes like this.

Other than cramps, hormones can cause all sorts of physical changes that you might attribute to period symptoms, like headaches or changes in energy, but these are side effects of taking hormones. The same things can happen to a body with ovaries that takes estrogen and progesterone. I had to stop taking hormonal birth control because it killed my body. Bodies can just be difficult about synthetic hormones.

TLDR: If you do not have an uterus, you cannot get cramps, so if you experience lower abdominal pain that doesn't go away, go to the doctor. If you do not have fluctuating hormones, you do not experience periods. Normal menstrual cycle hormonal fluctuations do not change your mental state or moods, so if that happens there is an issue that needs addressing (depending on your situation this one might take some fighting because many doctors dismiss PMDD symptoms as "normal PMS," which is an ancient misogynistic idea originating from "female hysteria").