marathon @marathon0@qoto.org

@MobyGrape@mastodon.social
Mm probably more their financial backers - I don't really subscribe to the deep state running things theory. It's always big money IMHO.

@MobyGrape@mastodon.social
I wonder if Biden is running things—what's your opinion? He seems frail mentally.

It's a sad country, not run any better than before the Maidan coup.

#ukraine war veterans on how Kiev plundered US aid, wasted soldiers, endangered civilians, and lost the war - The Grayzone https://thegrayzone.com/2022/08/18/ukraine-veterans-us-aid-soldiers-war/

This worries me. Am I the only one that thinks the Russian government is saner, more responsible, than our leadership in the collective West?
I truly, hope that the following report is false, bc if true, this sets a new precedent in modern warfare.

“The Russian Defence Ministry has reported that on 31 July, Russian servicemen performing tasks in #Zaporozhye region were taken to a military hospital with signs of poisoning.

As a result of an examination, a toxic substance, botulinum toxin type B, was found in the servicemen's body.

On the fact of chemical terrorism backed by the Zelensky regime, the Russian Federation is preparing supporting documents with the results of all the analyses.

An additional investigation is also being conducted into the poisoning with military poisoning agents of the head of Kherson Region's interim administration.

t.me/Slavyangrad /@rian_ru/

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@eqyo
>So maybe you’d call me naive, but I think most of these professionals are simply trying to do what’s best for their patients. Even if not out of the goodness of their hearts, then to avoid malpractice lawsuits.

I'm thinking back to the early 80s when social workers, psychologists/psychiatrists had this idea that one could “let out” repressed memories. It turned out to be quite the disaster as many parents were imprisoned and had their reputations destroyed, and charged with child rape etc., all on the words of these experts in the medical field.
When it comes to subjective interpretation, I don't think any of the medical community has better insight than the common man. Psychiatry is still witchcraft and **far** from an exact science.
So, I don't have the faith you have, as I've seen it before.

In my opinion, sex change steroids and surgery should only be done when children reach the age of majority. In my country, that would be 18 years of age. Even then I think it's too young, but if one is able to die for their country at that age, then I suppose yours truly can't argue against it.

@valleyforge
Didn't find the clutch slipping either? Brings back memories. 😀

@hxvy0
No explanation?

@adamosophy
Nah I doubt anyone will give them such a weapon. But I assume that the regime will keep targeting the plant, until world opinion realizes whom is actually shelling it! Or until Russia wins outright.

@eqyo
There's growing evidence that adolescents, teens under 16, and children on the Autism spectrum are making these decisions too. My personal opinion is that many doctors and social workers are being irresponsible in their encouraging gender change. One of many reasons why this practice is controversial.

Unfortunately I can't find the original article at the moment, to re-read. I'll have to wait until home to see if I archived it. Is it still online for you?

#Malware Apparently this was covered at #DefCon this year too:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxnj49/this-string-of-emojis-is-actually-malware

FYI Maybe old news to the technologists on qoto.

Malicious #PyPi packages turn #Discord into password-stealing #malware

A dozen malicious PyPi packages have been discovered installing malware that modifies the Discord client to become an information-sealing backdoor and stealing data from web browsers and Roblox.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-pypi-packages-turn-discord-into-password-stealing-malware/

FYI:

**Russia Preparing Major Ground Offensive in Ukraine. Part 1**

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https://youtu.be/akGFbQ_ITpg

Also, this YouTube video is worth watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDD9eufmqTk&t=255s

FYI It still stands that the USA is the only country to use nuclear weapons in war. The fear is that they think they can use tactical nuclear weapons without much fear to the environment, which obviously is NUTS!

https://multipolarista.substack.com/p/japan-us-lied-radioactive-fallout

@eqyo I don't think I'm misunderstanding, if anything you are—this is about experts saying this, not me. I just happen to agree with their assessment as it's common sense FFS.
When an individual's mind isn't mature, they shouldn't be making life altering decisions. Some doctors, in my experience that share your opinion, often have vested interest in the politics of gender medicine.
In any event, slowing these processes down and re-evaluating should be done until all the ramifications are thoroughly understood by all professionals concerned.