Can someone with access to the terrorfying land-beyond-the-paywall please read this and tear it apart? The abstract was too much for me to take. I can just hear Heather losing her mind over this one.
“Transfeminist pregnancy: reproductive speculation, genre, and desire
Carlo Sariego
Abstract
In the explosion of abortion bills post Dobbs, anti-abortion language identifies women according to their reproductive potential: ‘Woman' means [...] an individual with a uterus, regardless of any gender identity.’ According to this definition pregnancy or the potential for pregnancy define womanhood. Women without uteruses (cis and trans) are excluded, and trans men with uteruses are absorbed into the category of woman. This reproductive language, tethering transgender and reproductive politics, requires a reassessment of how pregnancy is theorised in feminist and transgender studies. In the following article, I argue that pregnancy is not to be defined by biological phenomena but instead as a genre of political, aesthetic, and affective experience and expectation. As a multidimensional genre of experience, rather than merely a biological datum, pregnancy can potentially establish a shared ground between trans and cis women. Pregnancy is an existential experience involving birth and becoming in a larger sense. We need a more all-encompassing notion of pregnancy, which is nourished by the capacious social world of conception and giving new life. Such a definition of pregnancy supports the goal of feminists, who resist the reduction of womanhood to reproductive function. For transgender studies, a wider understanding of pregnancy helps to build a transsexual theory of reproduction on feminist grounds.”
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/14647001251326047?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Will European wheat have an effect on Bret Weinstein? This is Part II of his European experiment, the results.
Watch Part I: https://rumble.com/v6pns8o-is-bret-allergic-to-european-wheat.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
Dr. Bret Weinstein is running an experiment on himself. After a decade of avoiding wheat he has tried eating it while in Spain. In this update video he explains how he has been feeling and answers common questions around glyphosate and dry fasting.
Watch more on the topic of glyphosate and dry fasting from Bret and Heather:
It’s not Complicated: The 230th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying https://rumble.com/v52it2i-the-230th-evolutionary-lens-with-bret-weinstein-and-heather-heying.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
Think Fast: The 252nd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying https://rumble.com/v5rcks8-the-252nd-evolutionary-lens-with-bret-weinstein-and-heather-heying.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
No live stream today, instead Bret is running an experiment from Spain.
Do you have a wheat allergy? Have you been able to eat wheat in Europe without the symptoms you experience in America? After a decade without intentionally eating wheat, Bret Weinstein is running an experiment while visiting Spain - will the European wheat cause the same symptoms he experiences when stateside?
Watch more on the topic of allergies and vaccines from Bret and Heather:
Mr. Jones and Me: Nathan Jones on DarkHorse
https://youtu.be/anC_au3HhdA?si=rNhk6_SUzF0lsgI1&t=1781
Bret and Heather 180th DarkHorse Podcast Livestream: Allergies, Adjuvants, & Affirmative Action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Ra_qW470w?si=G9BTq7Nv3WusHR2-&t=1968
Joe Rogan Experience #2198 - Bret Weinstein https://youtu.be/iOQdjgdRcfA?si=d-hVtgZ54MZ96Jdn&t=5664
Bret talks to Russell Brand in the wake of his Baptism.
Find Russell on X: @rustyrockets (https://x.com/rustyrockets)
Find Russell on Rumble: https://rumble.com/russellbrand
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As a dyslexic sometime words that seem synonymous can be confusing. I asked Grok to explain: Difference between complicated and complex systems
"A complicated system is highly detailed but ultimately predictable. It has many parts that interact in a linear, mechanical way, following clear rules. Think of a Swiss watch: it has hundreds of tiny gears and components, but each part’s function is known, and if you understand the design, you can predict its behavior or fix it by addressing a specific issue. Complicated systems can be mastered through analysis and expertise—like assembling a jet engine or solving a difficult math equation. They don’t adapt or change on their own; their behavior is stable and deterministic.
A complex system, on the other hand, is characterized by unpredictability and emergent behavior due to the dynamic, nonlinear interactions of its parts. These systems often adapt and evolve over time, making them harder to control or predict. A good example is a ...
I Will Be at My Desk
While the TV spews unrest,
and the birds sing from their nests,
the drumming sound of
“there is nothing going down” —
so, I'll be at my desk
It is not for us to fret,
to worry about what our eyes never met.
No matter where the poles may go,
that’s beyond our control.
There are no great pyramids in my time,
no ancient structures celestially aligned —
only beautiful software,
some of which I helped design.
In the age to come,
will anyone know what has been done?
As we descend
into an ancient cycle,
while the sun shines new colors —
perhaps we may all grow old.
All I know is, if you need me,
if things get out of control,
you’ll find me —
still, at my desk.