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Thanksgiving with MAGA (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
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[–] [email protected] 185 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

"Cant wait for Social Security to be abolished, these useless old people should just die and not waste our resources."

elderly relatives sitting nearby

(/s Lol, luckily I don't know anyone that voted trump, I mean I don't know what distant relatives voted for, but they're in another state so I don't care πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ)

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[–] [email protected] 127 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

"How do you deal with the fact that Trump will die of old age soon and you basically voted for J.D. Vance instead?"

[–] [email protected] 85 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They don’t care, they like Vance too.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

They relate to his general unlikability and being a piece of shit person.

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

They would vote for Kim Jong Un if they thought it would it would upset β€œlibruhls”.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's literally why my several members of my family voted for Trump. They really don't like Trump (they voted for Nikki Haley in the primaries), but they really like Vance and hope he'll take over at some point.

I was blown away, because I was under the impression that Vance was fairly universally disliked. I immediately responded with some equivalent of "clearly we watch very different news."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Wait, it's physically possible to like Vance? I was sure the dislike is on a genetic level like uncanny valley.

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[–] [email protected] 106 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

You know what, I'm convinced.

Deport everyone with immigrant blood from America.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I think we should just deport everyone, no matter what. It'll be a nice little sanctuary after.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Bro's trying to deport the Indians on Thanksgiving πŸ’€

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 weeks ago

Wouldn't be the first time.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

Yellowstone+

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago

Make America native again!

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

Hair transplants and testosterone supplements are gender affirming healthcare

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

So is removing breast tissue from teenage boys, give boys boobs back! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynecomastia

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Viagra and toupes

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

You know, there's technically nothing stopping them from voting for Putin as Speaker of the House.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Some mysterious falling out of windows later he could be president

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

What's mysterious about a tragic suicide?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The convenience of it always happening to people who are harsh critics or in the way of putin. Just always to mysterious. That or standards for windows are terrible

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It would almost be worth it to watch him having to deal with all the MTGs he's put in congress

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I was thinking about explaining that trump legalized trans weed last time he was president so why not go fully legal?

[–] [email protected] 55 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Here’s the source

It’s truly amazing that orange man legalized weed in 2018.

You know for a goddamn fact that nobody in congress nor the orange man intended to do this.

Yet another example of old white men legislating on stuff they don’t understand but at least in this case it’s a win for us

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've tried to explain what delta 8 vs delta 9 is too many times so I'm trying to simplify it.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (8 children)

Weed isn't a single drug, it's a complex plant that contains many psychoactive compounds called cannabinoids. The best known and (probably) most intoxicating of these is what's commonly called THC, technically delta-9-THC, though over 100 others have been identified so far. Some of these are highly (pun intended) psychoactive while some appear, at least to the user, to be pharmacologically inert. Regardless, a hastily-written 2018 federal farm bill which was partially intended to legalize commercial hemp essentially legalized all of them including even tiny (<0.3%) concentrations of delta-9. That has allowed for a massive market of legal (in states which haven't since passed their own laws saying otherwise) weed. It's not the same weed sold by regulated recreational/medical dispensaries in legal states, though. Rather, these are the products you may have seen in gas stations and head shops, most of which contain at least some delta-8-THC, a compound that is very closely chemically related to delta-9. The key thing to understand, though, is that despite very similar chemical structures, two related drugs can vary substantially in terms of their potency and subjective effects.

I think that's about as simple as I know how to make it but I'll be over here spending my Thanksgiving evening in bed with my dogs and a bottle of wine if anyone has questions.

edited because grammar and ADHD are hard

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So like keeping sugar illegal but legalizing all the artificial sweetners.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Eh, kind of but not really. This is where it starts to get complicated and where I'm out of my chemical depth.

While (some) cannabis does contain at least trace amounts of many of these compounds, essentially all of the intoxicating cannabinoids produced other than (most of the) delta-9 are actually semi-synthetic, originating from hemp-extracted CBD. Now, as long as the product of the reaction (IIRC, isomerizarion involving heat and something like citric acid) is pure, the fact that it was synthetically produced does not in and of itself make that resulting compound unsafe. Where it gets hairy is the fact that even delta-9 remains poorly studied today thanks to over five decades of prohibition, and we have basically no idea what ingesting large quantities of any one of these 100+ minor (think something on the order of <1% in the average plant) cannabinoids is actually doing to our bodies.

The real issue, though, is that the lack of any regulatory oversight whatsoever allows shady, greedy distributors to cut an already dirt cheap product with even cheaper and potentially deadly chemicals like vitamin K. You'll likely hear a disproportionately loud amount of "delta-8 bad" talk (and I'm not trying to promote its use, either) but the most serious harm probably has less to do with the compound itself and more to do with such toxic adulterants. That said, scientifically studied or not, there are reputable and entirely legal sources for many of these substances, although they aren't necessarily gas stations.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Wait, I can get my moobs removed?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You've already received a joke answer, so yes, breast reduction surgery for guys is a thing. And sometimes the doctor can convince some insurance companies to cover it. But ymmv, because USA.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

What if I have access to TJ doctors? Any downsides? Scars or whatnot?

Just asking for a friend. Don't tell him I asked

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly I don't know more than I already said. But at least now you know to start asking those questions to some doctors. Since you wouldn't be left with any breast undercurve to hide a scar, I should think you'd want a good plastic surgeon who's done men.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I used to work on a plastic surgery clinic and we did mastectomy/breast reduction (removal of all or some breast tissue) a decent amount for cis men, cis women, and trans men. I even did the insurance paperwork for all of the non-cosmetic procedures.

Different insurance companies have different criteria for breast reduction and/or mastectomy. You can call your insurance company and ask them to send you the "Medical Necessity Criteria" for mastectomy or breast reduction for an adult male. You can also schedule a consultation with a plastic surgeon and they can run it through your insurance after doing an exam and taking measurements and whatnot.

The procedure itself is pretty straightforward, it's usually an outpatient surgery and you go home the same day. There will be a small, linear scar, usually along the underside of the breast, but they sew it under the skin, so the scar is very minimal when it heals. Depending on how much tissue they have to remove, you might have to have drains in there with tubes that come out through the skin for a couple of weeks to make sure you don't end up with a fluid collection, and you'll most likely need to wear a binder of some kind for 2-4 weeks to also help prevent fluid accumulation. Your individual situation might vary, so make sure to write down all of your questions to bring to your consultation appointment to go over with the surgeon.

Pro tip for in-demand medical specialties: the easiest time to schedule an appointment with them is usually January and February because everyone's deductible reset on the new year and people don't want to pay the out of pocket costs if they can avoid it.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 weeks ago

Trump is going back to being a Democrat. I feel like I've been lied to, but you obviously saw it coming and was one step ahead of me all along. Well played.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago

That's not what it says

the study found that cisgender males accounted for the vast majority of breast reductions, with 80% of surgeries among adults performed on cisgender men and 97% of surgeries among minors performed on cisgender male teens.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/gender-affirming-surgeries-rarely-performed-on-transgender-youth/

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I can't wait for them to have the same kind of behavior that GOP voters did when they re-elected George Bush back in 2004.

"He whuh" "Huh whuh" I voted for Trump whuh" As their head spins to see that he'll do nothing for them when they believed that he would.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I have a prediction to make.

I don't believe Trump will pardon most convicted Jan6ers.

He might pardon one or two here and there, but the bulk will stay locked up.

The reason is twofold:

  1. Most of the Jan6ers have nothing to bargain with, Trump won't waste his time pardoning people who he can't use...
  2. These are dangerous people, they have shown that they are willing to attack the government, and that is not what he would want now.
[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He'll pardon them in time to help him get that third term

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Thing is a lot of those memories died when COVID hit the GOP constituency the hardest.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago

Can't wait to pay for my compulsory advertising on X.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

It'll be really funny seeing people die from listeria after drinking listeria milk on purpose

Putting the CEO of a space ship company in charge of the government's space ship funding makes about as much sense as letting Congress vote on giving themselves raises

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Replied to a comment in this thread already but dropping this here for visibility

Orange man legalized weed on a federal level in 2018. Source here

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I heard his AG has plans to send in the military to take away your guns! For your safety!

Heard about something about how his AG pick potentially making it so at least people must register their guns. No idea how true or if it's gonna happen, but I imagine that alone would be enough to make a lot of his voters super angry.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

everyone should save their grocery store receipts and compare them to similar purchases a few months from now

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