We’ve been saying this for years. A Black woman in New York City with a PhD is twelve times more likely to die in the period in and around childbirth than a white high school dropout on welfare. It’s racism. Not race and class doesn’t protect you.
guys i don’t care if USPS lost your package once or whatever. if we lose USPS it will impact so. many. people. negatively.
it’s the ONLY program we have required to deliver to EVERY address.
Imma be real, when I say “I hate Al”, it’s all generative Al. When ppl say, “oh I get it for art, but it’s so helpful for emails!” I just interpret that as “I’m too lazy to read and write my own emails!”
FUN FACT: Mitch McConnell has been on paid medical leave for 51 days now. That's over 7 weeks.
This is a week longer than the 6 weeks of maternity leave that women in the US are not guaranteed after giving birth.
Since 1976, transgender women have been eligible to compete in the ladies' category at major tournaments such as Wimbledon, the United States Open, the Australian Open, and the French Open. Despite this, fifty years later, there has yet to be a transgender woman who has won a Grand Slam title.
In tennis, if a male athlete wishes to transition from the male to female category, the process typically requires the athlete to abstain from competition for several years.
The sport does not permit a male player to simply declare a gender change and immediately participate in female events at Wimbledon or other tournaments.
As both a researcher and a transgender athlete myself, I concur that no male athlete should be allowed to self-identify as female and compete in women’s categories without meeting established criteria.
For male athletes seeking to compete as females, the regulations specify strict hormonal requirements. They must undergo hormone therapy involving testosterone suppression and estrogen supplementation for a minimum of two years. During this period, they are required to maintain testosterone levels below 2.5 nmol/L and undergo additional physical assessments.
Such hormone treatment significantly impacts physical attributes related to athletic performance, including stamina, strength, recovery, and speed.
Research indicates that even in international sports such as cycling, transgender women lose their male advantage within one year of beginning hormone therapy. After three to four years of treatment, a male athlete would likely experience diminished physical capabilities, making it improbable to compete successfully or win at the Grand Slam level in women’s tennis.
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The WNBA has revealed the name and logo for its next expansion team, the Cleveland Sirens.
The Sirens will be the league's 16th team, and will tip off for the first time in 2028.
Not to be dramatic but I don’t think people quite understand how much of a disaster eliminating USPS would be. Like it would be end-of-this-country level of a disaster
💢 Cultural impact
A lot of people are copying the Phara Walk because of Tyla without knowing where it actually comes from.
In South Africa phara isn’t just a dance trend. It’s slang that has long been associated with street life and drug addiction. Over time, that distinctive walk became part of South African pop culture through music and dance and now Tyla has introduced it to a global audience.
Maphorisa’s 2018 banger iwalk Ye Phara put it on the map, Tyla made the whole world try it.
It’s a reminder that many viral dance trends have much deeper cultural roots than people realise.
🚨 Driver Calls Another Man The N-WORD In Traffic, Threatens To Stab Him And Then Gets Beaten And Spat On
One man used the racial slur and threatened to stab the other driver.
The other jumped out, assaulted him and spit on him while cars sat there watching.
Racial slurs and death threats are disgusting.
This is what happens when hate and zero self-control meet in public.
How many more of these do we need to see?