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Thank you for addressing this head on. Prescott’s claim that the BBC is pro-trans is a clear tell that this is a far right push going on.
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Thank you for addressing this head on. Prescott’s claim that the BBC is pro-trans is a clear tell that this is a far right push going on.
Reminds me of this from the BMJ editor in chief.
The BMA lodged a formal protest with the BMJ over its trans health coverage.
The BMA lodged a formal protest with the BMJ over its trans health coverage.
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Reminds me of this from the BMJ editor in chief.
The BMA lodged a formal protest with the BMJ over its trans health coverage.
The BMA lodged a formal protest with the BMJ over its trans health coverage.
But there are plausible causal mechanisms for such benefits.
For example.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
This is not a new result, as the paper itself says. It’s just yet more evidence.
For example.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
This is not a new result, as the paper itself says. It’s just yet more evidence.
Does Second Language Learning Promote Neuroplasticity in Aging? A Systematic Review of Cognitive and Neuroimaging Studies
As the population ages, understanding how to maintain older adults' cognitive abilities is essential. Bilingualism has been linked to higher cognitive reserve, better performance in executive control, changes in brain structure and function relative ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
But there are plausible causal mechanisms for such benefits.
For example.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
This is not a new result, as the paper itself says. It’s just yet more evidence.
For example.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
This is not a new result, as the paper itself says. It’s just yet more evidence.
What a slimy little shit
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
What a slimy little shit
It’s OK. I did the same.
The scars heal.
The physical ones, anyway.
The scars heal.
The physical ones, anyway.
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It’s OK. I did the same.
The scars heal.
The physical ones, anyway.
The scars heal.
The physical ones, anyway.
Seriously? I missed that claim.
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Seriously? I missed that claim.
Doctors/hosptials and insurers are a powerful political force; a lot of countries have socialised medicine that is a development out of pre-socialised structures.
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Doctors/hosptials and insurers are a powerful political force; a lot of countries have socialised medicine that is a development out of pre-socialised structures.
Exactly. Consumers don’t know what they need to buy, basic services aside they don’t have much ability to choose between providers, they can’t exit the market, etc etc.
It’s not like buying shoes or a smartphone.
It’s not like buying shoes or a smartphone.
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Exactly. Consumers don’t know what they need to buy, basic services aside they don’t have much ability to choose between providers, they can’t exit the market, etc etc.
It’s not like buying shoes or a smartphone.
It’s not like buying shoes or a smartphone.
But the system is essentially socialised. Treatment decisions aren’t limited by private insurers, the cost to users is standardised and income based.
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
But the system is essentially socialised. Treatment decisions aren’t limited by private insurers, the cost to users is standardised and income based.
If you’re not doing something like intensely learning German to avoid finishing your PhD, you’re not doing it properly. 😜
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
If you’re not doing something like intensely learning German to avoid finishing your PhD, you’re not doing it properly. 😜
Do it. This study is interesting because it finds extra benefits with a third and more languages. (Previous ones I’d seen didn’t find a difference between bilinguals and trilinguals).
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Do it. This study is interesting because it finds extra benefits with a third and more languages. (Previous ones I’d seen didn’t find a difference between bilinguals and trilinguals).
Health insurance companies are a reflection of how health care markets simply don’t work like markets for other goods. They push prices up and for standard economic reasons. Free market assumptions do not hold.
That’s why almost all capitalist countries socialise healthcare.
That’s why almost all capitalist countries socialise healthcare.
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Health insurance companies are a reflection of how health care markets simply don’t work like markets for other goods. They push prices up and for standard economic reasons. Free market assumptions do not hold.
That’s why almost all capitalist countries socialise healthcare.
That’s why almost all capitalist countries socialise healthcare.
It also means AI shouldn't replace language learning.
So language professionals, advertise yourselves as wellness coaches and DOUBLE your fees.
So language professionals, advertise yourselves as wellness coaches and DOUBLE your fees.
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It also means AI shouldn't replace language learning.
So language professionals, advertise yourselves as wellness coaches and DOUBLE your fees.
So language professionals, advertise yourselves as wellness coaches and DOUBLE your fees.
I find the way they imitate the very movement that wanted to wipe Slavs from the Earth...interesting...
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I find the way they imitate the very movement that wanted to wipe Slavs from the Earth...interesting...
I don't know how long you were here, but there's a stage you get to in your language skills where people stop saying "Isn't your Japanese good?" (which painfully, people say even when all someone says is "arigato") and instead say "how long have you been in Japan?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmfi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmfi...
When your Japanese finally becomes legit jōzu / 日本語が本当にうまくなったら
YouTube video by Dogen
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I don't know how long you were here, but there's a stage you get to in your language skills where people stop saying "Isn't your Japanese good?" (which painfully, people say even when all someone says is "arigato") and instead say "how long have you been in Japan?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmfi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmfi...
That is, there is discrimination against foreigners, but eg mixed race Japan-raised Japanese these days probably get less abuse or hassle than mixed race Europeans.
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
That is, there is discrimination against foreigners, but eg mixed race Japan-raised Japanese these days probably get less abuse or hassle than mixed race Europeans.
On a serious note, Japanese society is, despite superficial appearances, probably less racially hung up than Europe. Manners and acculturation matter more. "More Japanese than the Japanese" is a genuine compliment given that aspects of "being Japanese" can be challenging even for native born.
November 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
On a serious note, Japanese society is, despite superficial appearances, probably less racially hung up than Europe. Manners and acculturation matter more. "More Japanese than the Japanese" is a genuine compliment given that aspects of "being Japanese" can be challenging even for native born.
Am I missing something in that analysis?
As I understand it, the judgement of "sufficient" in "sufficient amends" as to whether Trump proceeds is down to Trump, not the court.
But Trump's established MO is to go after those who cave with even more vigour.
So "sufficient" is a chimera, surely.
As I understand it, the judgement of "sufficient" in "sufficient amends" as to whether Trump proceeds is down to Trump, not the court.
But Trump's established MO is to go after those who cave with even more vigour.
So "sufficient" is a chimera, surely.
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Am I missing something in that analysis?
As I understand it, the judgement of "sufficient" in "sufficient amends" as to whether Trump proceeds is down to Trump, not the court.
But Trump's established MO is to go after those who cave with even more vigour.
So "sufficient" is a chimera, surely.
As I understand it, the judgement of "sufficient" in "sufficient amends" as to whether Trump proceeds is down to Trump, not the court.
But Trump's established MO is to go after those who cave with even more vigour.
So "sufficient" is a chimera, surely.
Absolutely. Love of country is not a bad thing at all. Wanting your own country to be the best it could be is good. Community is good.
One of the most beautiful things is a community standing up to the far right in defence of their neighbours.
One of the most beautiful things is a community standing up to the far right in defence of their neighbours.
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Absolutely. Love of country is not a bad thing at all. Wanting your own country to be the best it could be is good. Community is good.
One of the most beautiful things is a community standing up to the far right in defence of their neighbours.
One of the most beautiful things is a community standing up to the far right in defence of their neighbours.
I once had a drunken chat with a far right Japanese nationalist who couldn't stop going on about immigrants.
So I listed what I and my family do to support Japanese culture, society, environment. What did he do?
What he did next was stare fucking daggers because he did nothing whatsoever.
So I listed what I and my family do to support Japanese culture, society, environment. What did he do?
What he did next was stare fucking daggers because he did nothing whatsoever.
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I once had a drunken chat with a far right Japanese nationalist who couldn't stop going on about immigrants.
So I listed what I and my family do to support Japanese culture, society, environment. What did he do?
What he did next was stare fucking daggers because he did nothing whatsoever.
So I listed what I and my family do to support Japanese culture, society, environment. What did he do?
What he did next was stare fucking daggers because he did nothing whatsoever.
The "whistle blowers" at Tavistock were a small group of practitioners attached to outdated (and damaging) views of transgender health who *lost an internal debate* fair and square against the majority.
They're ideologues all now attached to crank organisations.
They're ideologues all now attached to crank organisations.
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The "whistle blowers" at Tavistock were a small group of practitioners attached to outdated (and damaging) views of transgender health who *lost an internal debate* fair and square against the majority.
They're ideologues all now attached to crank organisations.
They're ideologues all now attached to crank organisations.