Visiting Germany again soon, and, as always, I bought the public transportation ticket that will enable me to travel the entire country by bus, train, subway, tram, etc. everywhere for 50€ a month. It's not perfect, but man, do I miss the evil European Communist public services cabal here in the US.

I got a new rug. Never felt this much (or any, really) affinity for a rug. I may have to lie on it, listening to bowling sounds.

So, these "pro-natalists," are also child abusing and narcissistic white nationalists? How surprising. https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/25/american-pronatalists-malcolm-and-simone-collins

Wait wait wait… So, you’re actually telling me that before this one 2023 study, none of the routine menstrual hygiene products were *ever* tested with actual blood instead of water or some other, ill-defined “liquid?” And that modern medicine bases related diagnoses on them anyway? I’m telling you, gynecology continues to be a misogynistic nightmare. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230810/Study-assesses-capacity-of-modern-menstrual-products-to-better-diagnose-heavy-menstrual-bleeding.aspx

"Unlike flu and RSV, which tend to disappear in warmer months, coronavirus infections start to pick up in July and remain high through February." (no paywall) t/76sp8gayk