“The right to self-determination” so long as that self determination is becoming Russian territory and nothing more.

Let’s not lie to ourselves that this is anything less than Russian Imperialism. It’s Russian vs Western Imperialism all the way down.

Edit: both Crimea and Donbas are currently under Russian control. In the case of Crimea it’s been almost 10 years now under Russian occupation. If you believe they will leave Russian control I would love to see why you believe so.

No one is falling for your dog whistles.

You’re a bigot because of your reactionary response to a situation that doesn’t exist. I can make up a scenario in my head and get upset about it, but that doesn’t mean that it’s happening. And you’ve been doing it all over this thread and projecting that anger onto trans people.

A transwoman not on HRT is just as much a woman as one who’s been on it for years, according to advocates

You’re also transphobic for implying that trans women not taking HRT are less women than those that do. They’re just women, all of them.

Here’s an NPR article interviewing a known geneticist and talking about Trans Athletes. Their general consensus is that there is a lack of data to make an assertion one way or the other for if trans athletes have an edge. And that’s without taking into account the vast differences between each individual trans person and where they’re at genetically/hormonally. Trans athletes aren’t a monolith that are all the same, they can have fundamentally different circumstances and genetics between each person.

Honestly any automatic ban of trans-athletes is stupid. Michael Phelps has a natural genetic advantage when it comes to swimming, but no one of note is coming for his gold medals or saying he can’t compete.

I’ll agree to that partially. Unless the proposal actually passes it’s just the shitty legislating of another shitty government official.

I just wanted to point out the Russian States’ history with women’s rights; because it’s not like these people gain power in a vacuum.

This is the same country that decriminalized Domestic Violence leading to a fall in reporting from women as a result.

People who haven’t read the article aside: I do not believe the Russian State member has women’s best interest in mind with this proposal.

They could liquidate their mountain of gold they’ve been hoarding and use it towards humanitarian efforts.

But they won’t do that because that would require the Catholic church to actually help people.

You get what you give

Same energy

Some hexbear users really hate being decent when conversing.

Thank you for your comment. Here is a link to the full study for anyone interested.

How about linking to a source that doesn’t have a 30 to 15 dollar paywall for non-members? Or at the very least posting the full study instead of straight to the paywall that most people can’t afford.

The paper is also from 2020 so it’s also missing the most recent information and context in regards to the water being diluted and sent out.

Edit: a user directed me to where I could find the full study, and it can be found here Ultimately the study says there should be additional research into the isotopes found within the tanks beyond the tritium found in them.

I definitely agree additional studying should be done, but even then the article doesn’t disagree with releasing the tanks. Instead they would rather wait until the isotopes are more decayed. There is however a risk of tank breach due to possible natural disasters such as tsunamis or earthquakes that would allow these isotopes to be release in a more potent concentration.

So the option is to either release it in lower concentration and diluted water is specific amounts, or hold on to it and hope the tanks don’t breach for 60 years.