No matter how far we go in life, we always end up back here.

Firstly, the whole 'your brain stops developing at age 25' thing is spurious anyway. The original studies that came up with this figure, they just didn't include any subjects over 25. So that's when the data... stopped.

But that doesn't really mean anything.

/2

'If you're under 25 your brain isn't fully developed, so you can't be trusted to make informed decisions'

I'm seeing this a LOT lately, especially today. And it's utter guff, based on hearsay, misunderstandings of neuroscience, or wilful ignorance.

Why? I'll tell you why

/1

uploading this classic crimethinc comic because I wanted to make an offhand reference to it but apparently it's not in circulation anymore?

i love all the feminist things terfs are willing to give up in the name of restricting trans ppl. like just going to bat for restricting women’s ability to access hystos or other permanent BC measures bc “you’re too young to know!” bc they have to to restrict trans ppl

Two institutional problems that are likely better dealt with in labour-managed firms (LMFs) than capital-managed firms (KMFs).

Believing that an objective reality exists & an accurate understanding of said reality is critical to effectively making change in the world isn't inherently male, Western, or any other bullshit that people say to justify their desire to continue believing in fairy tales

My big takeaway from the Cass review is that this is hugely dangerous for not just Gillick competence, but for the presumed medical competence of *adults* full stop - Because if a 24yo can't meaningfully consent to a mastectomy, how could they ever consent to an abortion?

A great bit in Cass. 'Most young people who take puberty blockers turn out to be trans. This means they aren't properly thinking about if they are trans.'

I get annoyed at the 'no THIS way of categorizing people based on arbitrary traits is totally progressive' defense of astrology as queer culture regularly enough that I edited this meme. Woo is not praxis.

1/🧵Some snippets of Dame Cass’s report. Despite their effort in masking, it is quite evident that 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬.

Let’s look at Recommendation 4. So they claim

Feminism. The Islamic Republic. Pick one. You can't support both. It's beyond telling that many so-called leftists keep treating patriarchy & misogyny as minor issues they can ignore when convenient.

I stopped paying attention for an evening and missed The Times announcing that the British government has decided to define anyone under 25 as a child

Let’s learn the lessons from the Rwandan genocide that started 30 Aprils ago: the land is not made only for some at the expense of the lives of others. The world is our “common treasury,” as an early opponent of national territory and global capitalism, Gerard Winstanley, said.

The Tories set up a sham review of trans healthcare, said they were ignoring all the evidence, and now Labour are saying they're going to implement it. What even is the difference between these authoritarian pricks for LGBT people

just checked out the site for whining about how a trans woman beat you in a competition (shewon.org) and the listed events include hot-dog eating, under-14 irish dance, the manufacturing institute's step ahead award and a video game where you run a soccer team

In addition to his brilliant work in physics, he was a life-long activist too. A Greenpeace member, a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and against the use of nuclear weapons but resigned once the CND became against nuclear power too. & he hated Richard Dawkins.