Mastodawn

The Guardian: capital punishment is always wrong, and so is Israel's racist law targeting Palestinians while ignoring settler violence.

https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/31/the-guardian-view-on-israels-death-penalty-capital-punishment-is-always-wrong-this-new-law-is-doubly-so

ipt 18h ago

Dee in London 4d ago

Anyone have HRT or DIY HRT guidance for someone living in Japan?

Being in Japan has allowed a couple of people to find me, and both are asking how to get started. Best I've got is "speak to your GP or go DIY via the US supply chain and hope to get it past customs"... Neither is a great response.

Please boost for exposure, and if there are Japanese HRT resources for trans women please share. Both are English speaking people living in Japan, I mostly want to help them with finding information.

ipt 2d ago

All the right wing grifters are celebrating the death of Starfleet Academy.

ipt 4d ago

evacide 5d ago

If you are traveling to or through Hong Kong, here is a new thing to consider when you are deciding whether or not to take your devices with you and how you should set them up.

https://hk.usconsulate.gov/security-alert-2026032601/

ipt 4d ago

Jerome G 4d ago

ipt 4d ago

I went to an anti-Trump protest today. There were a wide variety of different issues represented there; several Ukriane flags, tons of anti-war messages, a few trans rights, some general queer rights, some BLM signs, two or three pro-Palestine (very little Palestinian representation), many woman's rights, many pro-Democracy, only two anti-DOGE, and more.

I brought a sign with "Who is the administrator of DOGE" and a trans pride flag.

ipt 6d ago

> Each day since the start of the war in Iran, U.S. military officials compile a video update for President Donald Trump that shows video of the biggest, most successful strikes on Iranian targets over the previous 48 hours

> The daily montage typically runs for about two minutes, sometimes longer, the officials said. One described each daily video as a series of clips of “stuff blowing up.”

That is... concerning.

https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-gets-daily-video-montage-briefing-iran-war-rcna263912

Inside Trump's daily video montage briefing on the Iran war

WASHINGTON — Each day since the start of the war in Iran, U.S. military officials compile a video update for President Donald Trump that shows video of the biggest, most successful strikes on Iranian targets over the previous 48 hours, three current U.S. officials and a former U.S. official said

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ipt 6d ago

Also, the idea that "all trek shows have a bad first season" is a myth.

Steve Shives did a whole video debunking this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sH6xfxe4RQ

That said, I still think that we shouldn't just cancel a show if the first season doesn't go well.
Though, I don't think season 1 of SA *was* bad (with the caveat I haven't finished the season).

Do All Star Trek Series Actually Have Bad First Seasons?

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ipt 6d ago

I take issue with this. I know people of college age, and this is a stereotype.
There are plenty of college age people who watch TV shows, and even Star Trek, either in addition to or instead of "going out on the town".

https://youtu.be/YL2caZg1nHA?t=643

WTH Just Happened!? Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Is Cancelled

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ipt 6d ago

Moreover, while the transatlantic slave trade is over, Black people continue to be enslaved in the US (and other countries), and continue to face violence and discrimination.