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President Joe Biden calls on LGBTQ+ community ‘to wave their flags of pride high’ this June in c/politics@lemmy.world

[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

Considering t-rump's support would be non-existent or borderline condemning the LGBTQ+ community, I'll take anything Biden says in support as a win.

I firmly believe protestors have a right to shut down busy highways, freeways, places of business and higher education. in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

I'm 100% ok with places of business or college campuses!

I'm not ok with freeways/highways, though. People having medical emergencies could die while stuck on the highway. I'm a Type 1 Diabetic and have had some really scary incidents needing to get home and get food or soda because my sugar was low. If I was delayed 20 or 30 minutes by an unexpected road shutdown, I would have died.

Amazon, Walmart, and Target finally realize their colossal pricing mistake—now they’re slashing costs to win back customers in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

They've even started getting worse with their apps. I got a notification recently that one of the apps (target) will have fluctuating prices. My understanding is it's demand based increases. While walking around the store one time I looked at items in the app and most of them were higher than on the shelves.

They've spent years pushing people to get comfortable with app shopping and easy pickup... Now they're going to squeeze every penny out of that crowd that they can.

He came with receipts in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Why are we still sharing snapshots from twitter?

Let's start capturing more interesting conversations that are happening on Lemmy and other places!

Reminder... in c/leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago

Yeah, but.... Oftentimes criticizing Biden helps trump. I'd rather not even risk it at this point.

Can we spend more energy celebrating that trump is NOT the president and how bad it would be if he comes back?

New Biden administration Title IX rule protects transgender students’ bathroom & pronoun use at school in c/politics@lemmy.world

[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

This is good news! Trans students will just be using the bathroom, cisgender students are the ones that may be abusing this with negative intentions.

Stay kind, everyone!

Conservative co-sponsors abandon their own bill after gay politician’s powerful speech in c/politics@lemmy.world

[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago

Sometimes all it takes is one or two people to have a good heart and do the right thing. It's a positive shock for sure

Conservative co-sponsors abandon their own bill after gay politician’s powerful speech in c/politics@lemmy.world

[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago

The world needs more good people like this! Trans kids are just kids... Let them live their lives.

X walks back its misgendering policy after right-wing complaints in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 44 points 2 months ago

twitter walks back misgendering policy...

*Permanently Deleted* in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

Where do I buy this patch NOW??!

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EV buying help (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by bouldering_barista@lemmy.world to c/evs@lemmy.world

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Been searching for my first EV and I'm down to an Audi Q4 e-tron or a Volvo XC40. I don't make a lot of money so I'm going to have to lease instead of buy (Q4 leases about 10% cheaper than the XC40).

I've test driven and like both of them a lot - maybe leaning towards the Volvo just for comfort level. I like the Lightning too but dealers on Ohio won't budge and they don't lease well.

Anyone have any feedback on the XC40 or Q4? Pros or cons you can mention from owning one of these?

Hospitals owned by private equity are harming patients, reports find in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

Annnnd the hospital in Akron, OH just sold out to a for-profit firm. Fml

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HB 68 announcement tomorrow (www.10tv.com)

submitted 5 months ago by bouldering_barista@lemmy.world to c/ohio@midwest.social

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Announcement happening tomorrow morning. I have very little faith in DeWine showing the slightest care for trans teenagers... but I'm still holding onto hope somehow. As a trans person who couldn't come out when I was younger, let me just say it is MUCH harder as an adult to start to transition. If he visited hospitals and talked to doctors about what kinds of treatments are available for anyone under 18, he knows that treatments for youth are NOT surgeries like some people lie about. Let these people live their lives and get the Rx care they need.

No matter your opinion on trans people playing sports, do not make decisions against someone's healthcare because of the sports issue! Lives are on the line with this.

GSAs have uneasy future under Kentucky’s anti-LGBTQ+ law in c/politics@lemmy.world

[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 35 points 5 months ago

The HIDEOUS people passing these laws are hateful souls.

Let people live their lives and be happy! Nobody is forcing people into a group they don't want to be a part of. Some people they DO join these groups need the support .. don't take this from them.

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Child's other mom is turning my kiddo anti-science and anti-vaccine. Help me fight the good fight! (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by bouldering_barista@lemmy.world to c/parenting@lemmy.world

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My 11 year old spends 50% of his time with an anti-science and anti-vaccine family. Single parent me (in Ohio) doesn't have a lot of support when I've tried to help fight some of those thoughts he's been brainwashed with in the name of religion. I'm christian, but his other household is extremists. "You believe in science too much" and "cavemen never existed" are things he's said in the last year. He's a straight A very smart child, he's just been brainwashed and I want to try to help him before it gets worse.

What kinds of shows, books, documentaries can I expose him too to make him think more critically about some of these things so he understands science is real and vaccines work?

He does get into Veritasium on YouTube, so I feel like that's a step in the right direction for science and critical thinking.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Cheers