Testing matters! Other folks’ test results do not!
Why do so many people put more trust in someone else's STI test results than their own sexual health plan?
A test only tells you what was detectable on the day it was taken. It doesn't account for what happened afterward or whether someone is still in a window period where an infection won't show up yet.
That's why I don't put much weight on the result itself. I pay attention to whether someone takes their sexual health seriously.
Are they getting tested regularly? Are they on PrEP if they're HIV-negative? Are they taking their ARVs and undetectable if they're living with HIV? Are they using Doxy-PEP when appropriate? Are they using other harm reduction strategies that fit their life?
Those behaviors tell me much more than a screenshot of a negative test.
You can't outsource your sexual health to another person. The best protection is building a prevention plan that works for you and sticking to it.
Regular testing matters. Prevention matters. Taking ownership of your own sexual health matters.
The idea that "30 days builds a habit" is a joke to an ADHD brain. I can do something flawlessly every day for 3 weeks, miss exactly one day, and my brain will permanently delete the entire routine
The neurodivergent urge to wait until everyone is asleep just to finally have time that belongs to you with no one needing anything and nothing expected of you.
“Shame on you Jeff Bezos”
Activists in NYC project a message on the side of Jeff Bezos’ $120M penthouse from a 72-year-old Amazon worker in North Carolina ahead of the MET Gala tonight
Sniffies requiring face photos to have the most exact geo location based data harvesting so they can sell that shit to Palantir 🤪 Which will work with very little pushback since the user base has a very high risk tolerance
🚨 THE WAR BECOMES ILLEGAL IN 3 DAYS
In 3 days the US government hits a deadline that almost nobody is talking about.
May 1.
That’s when the War Powers Act clock runs out on the Iran war.
The war started February 28, Trump formally notified Congress on March 2.
Under the 1973 law that starts a 60 day window, after which he either gets congressional authorization or he is legally required to begin withdrawing troops.
That window closes Thursday.
Congress has tried to invoke the War Powers Act five times since the war began.
Five times Republicans blocked it.
The Senate voted it down 52-47 just two weeks ago.
Trump has never asked Congress for authorization once.
Some Republicans are already drawing a line.
Senator John Curtis said publicly he will not support ongoing military action beyond 60 days without a vote.
The House Foreign Affairs chair warned the president could lose support if the conflict runs into May.
After May 1 Trump has 3 options.
– Ask Congress for an authorization to use military force.
– Begin winding down operations.
– Or invoke a 30 day extension by certifying in writing that more time is needed for safe troop withdrawal.
He has already said there is “no time pressure.”
The White House believes the War Powers Act doesn’t apply to the commander-in-chief.
That is a direct challenge to a law that has existed for 53 years.
Thursday will tell you a lot about whether Congress actually has any power left.
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