YELLOWDOG GRANNY: grab him by his balls.........and twist

YELLOWDOG GRANNY: grab him by his balls.........and twist



Just a little fun at Trump's expense.

No, I don't feel bad.

Mike Pence: Misogynist Asshat Number Two on the Ticket

Responding to this article:

Straight from the horse's ass--er--mouth:

"What if women would go out and get raped on purpose just so they could get off work?"

As someone who was sexually assaulted twice in adulthood, at eighteen and at 32, let me just say, fuck you, you utterly despicable piece of shit.

Even though I no longer have panic attacks remembering what happened to me early in the morning on November 1 1997, my heart still starts pounding. 

I had panic attacks on and off throughout the day from the time I woke up until the time I finally became too exhausted to stay awake any more. i didn't want to go to sleep because I knew when I woke up it would start all over again. I went through this for literally a year. An entire year of panic attacks about every 20 minutes.

Fuck you and anyone else who thinks anyone would willingly go through that shit. Seriously.

I'm fucking shaking. Part rage, part PTSD.

And y'all wonder why I'm laying it on the line like this. Simply because I don't want there to be even the remote possibility that someone who thinks like this could be in charge of the damn country.

If you think I'm spin-doctoring this shit, read the article. That despicable sentence, along with several others along the same lines, came right out of his mouth.

Trump runs too hot--this bastard is cold as ice.

~Cie~

There Was One Group Trump Forgot To Offend: The Dying

For those trying to excuse this mess by writing it off as "crude humor":

Crude humor is fine for stand-up comedians. This sort of schtick is unsuitable for a person pursuing the presidency of a country. Time and time again he proves himself to be crass and immature. 

The President of the United States needs to carry themselves with a modicum of decency and decorum. He is not fit to be president.

~Cie and Wanda~

Does God Exist? - Jiddu Krishnamuti

Witchy Women Are Often Punished

Please read the powerful post by Natasha Chart, which the following is a response to.

http://www.feministcurrent.com/2016/10/04/this-is-how-they-broke-our-grandmothers/

"Women's work" (i.e. nursing, housekeeping, child care) is still looked down on as lesser, and those of us who hold viewpoints contrary to those of the male dominated church and government are still seen as dangerous and to be silenced. Natasha, this is an amazing and powerful piece. It brought tears to my eyes. As someone who was accused of "devil worship" back in junior high and high school because I was a feminist, held socialist viewpoints (I once dared to say that "socialized medicine such as they have in Sweden, seems like a good idea to me"), and liked the "devil music" (hard rock and metal). The way I was treated actually drove me away from the church and into exploring witchcraft. It took many years before I stopped having nightmares about the devil and hell. In junior high, I was also accused of being a "slut" and there were rumors that I had numerous abortions because I'd had sex with so many guys. The truth was, I was so naive about sex that I believed a blow job was blowing in someone's ear and had no idea why anyone would like that. I've learned over the years that women who speak out against the establishment tend to have people try to shut them down. A lot of these people would love to still be able to burn us at the stake, or at the very least humiliate us publicly and get away with it.

~Cie~

The Cheese Grates It: For the Umpteenth Time, You Can't Brain Your Way Out Of Dementia

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The post in question

Ugh, not another one of these!
No, no, no, no, no, and also no!
The only thing you can do to prevent Alzheimer's is to not have the genetic trigger for Alzheimer's.

Let's break this down.

1. Stimulate Your Brain
People who use their minds a lot also get Alzheimer's. I took care of a number of people with Alzheimer's who had been college professors. There are musicians who get Alzheimer's. There are writers. The idea that you can stave off Alzheimer's by using your brain is bunk. 
I'm not saying don't use your brain. Too few people do, it seems to me. It's just that every time I read an article like this one, I start wanting to throw stuff.
It seems to me that stem cell research is the best hope we have for eradicating diseases like Alzheimer's.

2. Take an aspirin

Aspirin is a blood thinner. It is helpful for preventing clots. If you are prone to clots, which can cause strokes and heart attacks, then by all means, take aspirin with your doctor's approval.

Aspirin can help stave off vascular dementia. It doesn't do jack against Alzheimer's.

3. Take a fish oil containing Omega 3's.

This can help with mild depression. It can help somewhat with hypertension. It's nutritionally valuable. Still won't prevent Alzheimer's.

4. Help your brain by helping your heart

"Doctors have identified seven risk factors they think may lead to Alzheimer’s: high blood pressure, mid-life obesity, diabetes, smoking, lack of exercise, low level of education, and depression."

A lot of people do "heart healthy" things and still have the aforementioned "health horrors."

Idiopathic hypertension is...well...idiopathic. Nobody knows the exact cause. Hypertension can also be exacerbated by medications. Particularly thyroid medications. So--do you stop taking the thyroid medication, or do you take blood pressure medication as well? Because if you take thyroid medication, the likelihood is, your blood pressure will be elevated.

There have been studies that show that people with a heavier body type are actually more likely to survive a cardiac event. While there is correlation between having a larger body type and conditions such as diabetes, correlation is not causation. Endocrine problems tend to cause people to gain weight and have trouble losing it. There may be a correlation between endocrine problems and Alzheimer's, but again, correlation is not causation.

Obviously, though, if you're as fat as this guy, you're just asking for it. I mean, fuck's sake, you'd think he'd be able to exert a little self-control and not always be eating every second of the day. Just look at him!

As to that "low education" thing, how about we make education affordable for everybody so people can get more educated. However, since as I said before, FREAKING COLLEGE PROFESSORS DEVELOP ALZHEIMER'S. If they have the genetic trigger, having 50 doctorates isn't going to stop a person from getting Alzheimer's.

As for depression causing Alzheimer's, well, fuck you. 

This is one where there may be a definite correlation. All kidding aside about the "massive girth" of the skinny fellow above (who, unfortunately, does have Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia), he did struggle with depression and addiction. I bet he would like to not have struggled with those things. I know I'd like to not have bipolar disorder.

There's a huge "blame the victim" component with statements like the above. Are we just supposed to snap our fingers and stop having mood disorders?

I could snap my fingers until they fell off. I'd still have a mood disorder.

If this means that I'm more likely to develop dementia (which it may, if both the mood disorder and the dementia are triggered by the same gene), there's nothing I can do about it, and fuck you for making it sound like I'm at fault.

5. Drink champagne (moderately)

BIIIIIIIG FUCKING HELP to people who can't drink!

That would really help our fat friend above, who went through rehab for alcoholism in 1988.

In other words, the referenced post is saying the same shit that wasn't true when other people said it a million times before.

Damon Salvatore agrees with me.

~The Cheese (and Damon Salvatore) Hath Grated It~

OctPoWriMo 2016: Day 2: The Void

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The Void

Grieving your undeserved ending

Eyes filled with tears for your fate

Running from the one who would destroy your soul

Reaching out for help when you fear there is none

Yearning for love, you came to me

Couldn't stop falling in love if I tried

Let me put you in my pocket and keep you safe

Ice formed in my heart after being hurt so many times

Frozen inside, I tried to resist

Feelings for you that leave me vulnerable

Only you can save me now

Reach into the void that is my broken heart

Dream with me now and forever

To: Gerry Clifford

From: Pepper Baiij

Style: Acrostic