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@toobaffled 3). ...that would have a higher risk of exposure to flu. This exposure risk relative to those who were vaccinated versus those who weren't wasn't accounted for.

@toobaffled 2). Yet, 18% of those employees never got vaccinated. That is quite high for an exemption rate. What the study didn't address was selection bias. In particular, the study included all employees yet it is employees that interact closely with patients...

A recent study conducted by the Cleveland Clinic has raised serious questions about the effectiveness of the flu shot. Tracking 53,000 clinic employees during the 2024-2025 flu season revealed a negative vaccine effectiveness of -26.9%. This study challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding flu vaccinations and urges us to rethink how we approach flu prevention. If the flu shot is proving less effective than advertised, it may be time for a new strategy. The negative effectiveness found in the study highlights the need for more transparent, evidence-based health recommendations. While vaccines are an important tool in preventing disease, it’s crucial that we explore other ways to protect our health. Strengthening our immune systems through proper nutrition, exercise, and stress management can complement traditional methods and provide a more holistic approach to disease prevention. As we move forward, it’s essential that we stay informed and critical of the health practices we adopt. The Cleveland Clinic’s findings should encourage further research into more effective and natural ways to safeguard against the flu and other illnesses. 🧴💉 - Health And Happiness - ✍️

@NewFifeRight14 @scrufwiththecat @CWforA Oh, now I get it. You define them all as males so, of course, all the ones I already named don't count.

@aldestrawk @scrufwiththecat @CWforA They are not female; they are males. If they are females, name them.

🚨BREAKING: The International Olympic Committee will not update their policies to designate women’s categories on biological sex, allowing another Olympics to pass prioritizing transgender ideology over safety, fairness, and equal opportunity for female athletes. This negligence follows just days after Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s admission that he is a male, stating he has, and always has had, XY chromosomes. Concerned Women for America LAC demands that the IOC immediately revoke Imane Khelif’s 2024 Olympic gold medal and award it to the rightful winner, Yang Liu. In policy and in practice, the IOC is failing women—and the United States Olympic and Paralympic is standing by, complicit in silence.

@NewFifeRight14 @scrufwiththecat @CWforA The only reason PCOS is not considered a DSD is because it is not congenital. Regarding high testosterone levels it is no different than CAH except that it manifests later in life.

@aldestrawk @scrufwiththecat @CWforA PCOS is a medical condition NOT A DSD. You are moving the goalposts. You HAVE TO BE A WOMAN TO HAVE PCOS, since you have to have ovaries. CAH is an enzyme deficiency. A inherited disorder. Women with medical conditions remain women

@NewFifeRight14 @scrufwiththecat @CWforA 3). ... were CAIS with absolutely no athletic advantage. 4 were PAIS but not masculinized enough to have triggered a sex test because of a complaint. Only one had 5-ARD. I have to review the report about her but have do something else for the next 2 hours.

@NewFifeRight14 @scrufwiththecat @CWforA 2). The IOC had to respect that ruling for the T&F events. As a result of losing the Dutee Chand case the court suspended their policy for 2 years. You can fantasize about all the reasons you want regarding the IAAF but the truth is documented. Regarding the 1996 Olympics, ...

@NewFifeRight14 @scrufwiththecat @CWforA Except that you said about 30 years ago when Klobukowska competed 60 years ago. Do you agree that she shouldn't have been banned by the IAAF?

@aldestrawk @scrufwiththecat @CWforA That’s the one person I know about. She wasn’t XY though, was she? You are lying. She was XX/XXY. Still waiting on the name of a female Olympic sportswoman with XY chromosomes.

@NewFifeRight14 @scrufwiththecat @ValMThatcher @CWforA Trans men are natal females that transition to male. I am pretty sure that's not what you meant. Why are you using language that contradicts what most people use?

@aldestrawk @scrufwiththecat @ValMThatcher @CWforA Transsexual men are around 3% of the population. I’m not sure what you are saying. Do you think wearing women’s clothes changes someone’s sex? Are you ill? 🙄

@NewFifeRight14 @scrufwiththecat @ValMThatcher @CWforA 4). I also pointed out 3 XY females with CAIS who were confirmed as such and still participated in the 1996 Olympics. They can't be named publicly because they are allowed to maintain their privacy. Why are you still saying I haven't answered you?

@NewFifeRight14 @scrufwiththecat @ValMThatcher @CWforA 3). I also gave you the names of transgender athletes who transitioned early and did not go through male puberty and an trans athlete who transitioned after puberty completed.

@legaltweetz 3). Right afterwards, Nikki had top surgery but still can't take T without disrupting their athletic career. Sometimes you have to compromise regarding the timing of transition. Being at the height of your athletic career is one of those situations.

@legaltweetz 2). It will take at least 2 years on T before coming up to speed to compete in the men's category. That is a large fraction of one's elite level lifetime. Nikki Hiltz is doing much the same and took 7th in the final of the women's 1500 in the Paris Olympics.

The article about this WOMAN is outright insufferable: “Lundholm is a trans man who was assigned female at birth. According to the Swedish ski team, Lundholm has not received gender-affirming treatment or surgery.” So in other words, she’s a woman competing in the women’s category at the Olympics? This has become the absurdity of trans. All you need to do is say the magic word “trans” and BOOM, special status without doing a damn thing.

@Greta58400 @Eric85Astoria @prof_curiosity1 There is no point of using PBs, or any sex hormone suppressor such as GnRH analogues, and then pairing that with HRT that replaces the same hormone that was suppressed.

@aldestrawk @Eric85Astoria @prof_curiosity1 When you say PBs are paired with HRT - by HRT do you mean opposite sex hormones, and do these replace a natural puberty with an opposite sex puberty?

Rebuttal 8: “Puberty blockers are safe, they’re used for precocious puberty” This argument sounds persuasive, but it relies on a false equivalence. Puberty blockers (GnRHa) are used in precocious puberty for a fundamentally different purpose: to pause abnormally early puberty and allow normal development to resume on time. In other words, the treatment is used to restore the typical developmental trajectory and reduce risk. In paediatric gender medicine, the goal is different: to interrupt normal puberty in otherwise healthy adolescents in order to change (or prevent) sexed development. That is not the same clinical scenario, ethically or biologically. Key differences: 1) Different patients, different baseline risk Precocious puberty patients are not being treated for identity distress. They are being treated for an early onset endocrine condition. The risk benefit calculus is not transferable. 2) Different duration and developmental timing In precocious puberty, suppression is usually shorter and aimed at delaying puberty into the normal range. In gender medicine, suppression often occurs at the exact developmental window where puberty drives: - bone mineralisation - brain maturation - sexual development - psychosocial and identity consolidation (Erikson/Marcia) 3) Different clinical pathway In gender services, puberty blockers are frequently described as a “pause,” but in practice they often function as the first step in a pathway leading to cross sex hormones. That makes the intervention developmentally and ethically non neutral. 4) Safety claims exceed the evidence The core problem is not that risks are unknown in principle, it’s that long term outcomes are not well established for this indication. This is exactly why the Cass Review and other independent evaluations judged the evidence base as low or very low quality. 5) Developmental psychology matters Child development theory predicts that identity and meaning making are still forming during puberty. Pausing puberty may alter the conditions under which a young person: - integrates their body into self-concept (Piaget) - consolidates identity through exploration (Erikson/Marcia) - matures in future-oriented reasoning and consent capacity So the question is not simply “Is the drug safe in another condition?” It is: Is it safe and beneficial to interrupt normal puberty for this purpose, in this population, at this stage of development? That has not been demonstrated. Conclusion: “Used in precocious puberty” does not establish safety or ethical justification for routine use in "gender distressed" adolescents. Different condition, different developmental stakes, different evidence standard. TL;DR - Apples and pears are indeed similar looking fruits; but to say, on the basis of that categorisation, that they are the same, is ludicrous. A false equivalence.

@wrensayschilll @zaelefty If you know about how sexual development works in response to effective levels of androgens then you should know that a clitoris becomes a penis even if the urethra is routed elsewhere. It all depends on the timing of the androgens.

@aldestrawk @zaelefty How would an under developed penis be a clitoris?

Imane Khelif is in the news once again. He himself now admits he has a Y chromosome and the SRY gene. This, along with the other pieces of evidence, reinforce that he has a male DSD called 5-ARD. See our animation on the biology of 5-ARD and our sex development chart.

@wrensayschilll @elmico @zaelefty As you probably know, CAH and PCOS affect XX individuals to varying degrees in terms of experiencing partial male puberty. Do you then consider them to be male in all cases as well?

@aldestrawk @elmico @zaelefty 5-ard results in a male though they go through male puberty they don’t androgenise? Unlike women with cais who are phenotypical females? Idk how imane would be a female when they have. A condition that results in male puberty 💀