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They banned trans women, trans girls, and nonbinary TMA people. They did NOT ban ALL trans athletes. Being specific about who is harmed is 100% necessary to actually undo harm.

It is DAMN important to name the transmisogyny, just as much as it is to name the transphobia. It is directly against the foundation of intersectionality to try to flatten two separate intersecting oppressions into one.

If it is hot, you will need to drink more than normally because you are sweating. You can drink too much, though usually your body knows how to regulate it.

Yes, if it is liquid and not alcoholic it counts to your drinking intake. Yes, drinking lemonades, coke and whatever counts. All of it is still mostly water with some sugar and flavors added. It is fine. Be careful about taking in too much caffeine though, as it is a mild diuretic (means it makes you pee more and hence lose more water).

Yes, you also need electrolytes as you sweat them out. But you do not need to drink sports drinks. Eat some yoghurt with fruits, or some watermelon with salt, or maybe cold soup. It will refill your electrolytes.

No, it is not dangerous for you to sleep in front of a ventilator. This is a complete myth that has absolutely no basis in science whatsoever and literally originates with an Urban Legend. Especially with the recent heat wave in Europe for a lot of people the alternative is the possibility of heat stroke. It is fine. Sleep in front of that ventilator. Just make sure you are not getting too cold.

No, using sunscreen does not stop you from taking in Vitamin D, unless you are permanently using super high standard sun screen and are reapplying it every 6 hours as intended. And let's face it: you are not. Your skin gets enough UVB to make Vitamin D, don't worry about it. Skin cancer is worse.

Yes, switching between a very hot outside and a very cold context (be it super high AC or just jumping into cold water) can be a danger for your cardiovascular system, though unless the weather is very hot or the water very cold making the contrast very extreme, it is normally not a danger to people who do not have otherwise issues with their cardiovascular system. Though being a bit careful and allowing yourself to acclimatize is not a bad idea in general.

Yes, you should definitely not leave any living thing in a car while it is hot. Just don't. Cars heat up while standing very quickly and will become a death trap. If you leave an animal or a child alone in the car for even just 5 to 10 minutes, they might die. Don't do that shit.

Yes, you need to be extra careful about your medications. For once, most medications are not meant to be stored at above 25°C (don't ask me what this is in American units). But also a bunch of medications - especially psychoactive medications - will make your body worth at temperature regulation. So be careful.

Yes, you need shadow. Ideally the shadow of trees, because there is indeed a difference between that and the shadow of a building. But any shadow is good, especially during extreme heat.

In the same vein: be also careful about drugs during heat waves - like, the recreational type. Some of them work differently when your body is warmed up like that. Just... ideally read up online on possible side effects that might occur/be worse if taken during the heat.

They're on a coffee run :)

Uber is a fucking shell game of a company designed to leech investor capital and output bootleg cabs.

Nvidia posted a profit in 2023 of $4.37 billion. This is like someone stealing less than a penny from me.

And they lock this kid in a prison hospital for LIFE?

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Anyway at the end of my shift, after a night of monitoring his GI bleed until he can get to surgery in the morning, his blood pressure is now waaaaaay down and his morning labs show his hematocrit and hemoglobin are only juuuust above the level where the results come in with two bold red exclamation points behind them. It’s a classic 6:30 am rapid response, complete with an order for a blood transfusion to start in the no man’s land of shift change. His numbers aren’t great, but he’s stable. I adjust the pulse ox on his finger to get a better read on his oxygen levels, and I go, “ooh man your hands are so cold. Do you feel cold?”

And he goes, “I don’t. Wait. I do. I feel cold in one spot.”

I ask, “where do you feel cold?” Some questions you know the answer to before you even ask. Anyway, would you believe it was his penis? But the thing is, there IS a potential medical crisis happening right now. We’re triaging it in the hopes it doesn’t become a crisis. I had this vision of a patient with a medical problem he isn’t able to articulate being continually blown off by staff who then dies of Penis Explosion. “My god, the signs were all there,” we would say to each other. “If only specifically female staff randomly answering his call light had examined his penis!”

So I snap my gloves on and am like, “alright. show me your penis.”

He’s happy to oblige. I give it a quick but thorough assessment. I’m checking shaft. I’m checking balls. I’m retracting foreskin. It’s all normal as hell. I tell him that. He goes, “but can you look?”

“I did look,” I said.

“Yeah but can you look with your hands?”

“A male nurse can.”

“That’s okay,” he said sadly. “You looked.”