You’re stretching even further now. Most medical care is based on a patient telling a doctor what is bothering them. There’s allergies, soft tissue injuries, psychological needs, sleep disorders, digestive problems, eating disorders,learning disabilities, etc. etc. etc.

Teens shouldn’t be allowed treatment for any of those? Or will you keep drawing more and more granular distinctions to fit your conclusion?

Let’s just take an example that fits your definition: bariatric surgery is 1) surgical 2) not determined by imaging 3) undergone only in consultation with the patient 4) undergone only alongside psychological and lifestyle support 5) related to future health outcomes 6) related to the patient’s body image 7) sometimes appropriate in teens/adolescents 8) requires lifelong lifestyle changes 9) not related to an accute injury or illness 10) it is not an urgent lifesaving procedure

It is in every way exactly like gender affirming care except not being related to gender.

So surely you would argue that bariatric surgery should be banned for teens, based on your position. Their brains are still developing so they cannot possibly make such a decision that will impact the rest of their lives. If they still feel like they need it when they are adults, then they can do it then.

Right?

What are you talking about? Teens undergo life changing surgery all the time, whether it is for a sports injury, to correct scoliosis, oral surgery, etc.

Say it ain’t so 😥

This is so counter-productive because these border immigrant shelters fill an important niche working with government services. There is no government agency with the resources on the border to house all of the people who enter the country to legally seek asylum.

They have to stay somewhere while they are being processed before traveling on to the interior. They also need logistical support in making their way through both the legal system and the US transit system to get to their destination. Border shelters do all that, allowing the government to do its job.

Why don’t they just go ahead and deregulate everything then? Kids haven’t been getting enough lead in their diet for decades.

I more meant the AI takeover of the internet in general. This is one of the few online spaces where you can still find real news and interact with real people.

Wow I love reading about these wacky sovcits. They always say the most silly things.

Wait, what? WHO said that? Justice of which court?

Sometimes they can be funny, but also legit have the absolute worst takes

Thank goodness we have Lemmy tbh

This should be a lesson for every state to enact marriage equality laws. If you think they’re not coming for Obergefell, then you aren’t paying attention.

Honestly I thought this was already pretty well known

Yes aleph posted links to survey data below that shows most Hareidi Jews do not consider themselves “somewhat” or “very” Zionist. Hence that statement. I was basing my statement on government participation. Hareidi Jews vote at or above national voting rates, and their parties (Shas and UTJ) are members of the governing coalition. Anti-Zionist parties (such as Ra’am) would never be willing to join a ruling coalition.

Thank you for the links. It seems I missed the mark on that one.

Your definition of Zionism is almost certainly not what the word means in Israel

They are a minority in Israel, but powerful because they all vote as a block, so their votes are almost guaranteed.

They believe that their prayer and study provides divine protection to Jews in the land of Israel, so is better than military service. Most Israelis consider that bs and say that they are living for free off of the state.

Hopefully they leave the government in protest and trigger an early election. They are the only parties left keeping Netanyahu in power. (IE if any one of them left, he would lose the majority)

The vast majority of Hareidi Jews are Zionist. There are small groups totalling a few thousand who are Anti Zionist but live in Israel.

The Ultra Orthodox majority not only supports the state, but are represented by religious parties in the current government under Netanyahu.

Edit: Survey data shown below shows that although Hareidi Jews in Israel participate in the government, are represented by designated parties, and those parties are members of the current government under Netanyahu, the majority of those same people consider themselves either “not too” Zionist or “not at all” Zionist.

Its not true however. This is Neturei Karta, a small group of a few hundred members that has been denounced by even other Ultra Orthodox groups such as Satmar. Most ultra Orthodox Jews are Zionist [edit: based their participation in the state], although there is a minority who believe that the State of Israel is illegitimate because only God can create a Jewish State in the Land of Israel.

Anadolu Agency – Bias and Credibility

Overall, we rate Anadolu Agency Right Biased editorially and Mixed factually due to poor sourcing. Further, this is an agency controlled by the right-wing ruling party and has a very strong pro-government state bias.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: RIGHT Factual Reporting: MIXED Country: Turkey MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: LIMITED FREEDOM Media Type: News Agency Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY

Anadolu Agency – Bias and Credibility

Overall, we rate Anadolu Agency Right Biased editorially and Mixed factually due to poor sourcing. Further, this is an agency controlled by the right-wing ruling party and has a very strong pro-government state bias.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: RIGHT Factual Reporting: MIXED Country: Turkey MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: LIMITED FREEDOM Media Type: News Agency Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY