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I read the section two definition of "chemical and surgical mutilation" and it mentions altering sex organs to remove their biological functions. One of the biological functions of a penis is to produce sperm. So could this mean no more federal coverage for vasectomies as well as stuff like tubal litigation or hysterectomies? And yes, I know that people under 19 don't usually get permanent sterilization procedures anyways, but I still wonder about this interpretation.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation/

The phrase “chemical and surgical mutilation” means the use of puberty blockers, including GnRH agonists and other interventions, to delay the onset or progression of normally timed puberty in an individual who does not identify as his or her sex; the use of sex hormones, such as androgen blockers, estrogen, progesterone, or testosterone, to align an individual’s physical appearance with an identity that differs from his or her sex; and surgical procedures that attempt to transform an individual’s physical appearance to align with an identity that differs from his or her sex or that attempt to alter or remove an individual’s sexual organs to minimize or destroy their natural biological functions. This phrase sometimes is referred to as “gender affirming care.”

It's a bit obnoxious. I make this excellent chili for family gatherings and nobody ever calls it just "chili". They always say "vegan chili".

The other day I made some pumpkin bread. When me and my dad went over to my grandmas house, we brought it. My dad announced "She made some vegan pumpkin bread!". Grandma knows I am vegan. So of course if I made it, it will be vegan, no need to state that.

I know this is a really stupid pet peeve that will probably get me downvoted to oblivion, but idk. Maybe someone here also gets it.

This is a real article btw https://ikno.io/understanding-the-hawk-tuah-phenomenon/.

Mine is mapping. I am a big OpenStreetMap contributor and I have mapped many towns near me that were previously completely unmapped.

I found this artist called "Dream Monastery" that was active from 2014-2015 and seems to have disappeared, never catching much attention. There are two purchasers of their latest album, but none on their other albums. In fact, I only found this artist during a session of searching random words on Bandcamp out of boredom (I searched "Dubai"). This is my favorite album of theirs, called Dream Monastery. It's honestly quite nice, and gives me so many classic vapor vibes. I feel like there is an alternate universe where they really took off and became a big figure in the vaporwave scene like Corp. did.

It's common knowledge that planting something in the ground will make it grow more of the thing. So I just took some cheese (don't worry... I stole it. I don't buy animal products I'm vegan) and planted it in the ground. Pretty soon I will have a ton of vegan cheese coming up. Wish me luck.