It's really sad that people can't tell when Natalie is joking so we get threads like this. It's very obvious that this was a tongue-in-cheek comment. Classic.
I feel like this is a stance taken in order to pander to a base that doesn't really exist. I don't really know how common surgeries even are for trans kids; I suspect it's quite uncommon and at the discretion of the surgeon/doctor.
Himedere doesn't sound very Himedere tbh
This is satire.
From the NY Times.
And here's the Wiki article about her father, including being a part of the PCM.
You can still easily bypass it with other methods, like unplugging your ethernet cable. Even if you don't have an ethernet cable you can unplug, the WiFi screen has an "I don't have internet" button on Windows 11 Pro and above. Not sure about Home, but there are other alternative ways. It's still really shitty they keep trying to force this on people.
Her family has a history of being communist/socialist, she has expressed pro-Palestinian sentiment, she's a climate scientist, and her being elected has caused western media to collectively shit its pants (like this article). So all in all, I'm really hopeful at first glance. We'll obviously have to wait and see.
It was about oil.
I honestly can't tell if people are misunderstanding how these so-called "brains" were created due to how sensationalist the media titles have been. They're highly specialized stem cells and they're similarity to actual brain tissue is minimal.
Edit: Since some people can't read, what I meant is that these scientists aren't taking brain tissue from actual people.
It's a tongue-in-cheek comment. If you honestly think someone would unironically say the Pokemon line, you really need to touch grass.