Interesting Links for 16-12-2022

[andrewducker]

1. Tax rates to rise for higher earners in Scotland

(tags:Scotland tax )

2. Reminder that "First They Came For..." is about the importance of solidarity between all oppressed groups

(tags:bigotry poetry holocaust oppression )

3. Genders.WTF (a collection of terrible gender dropdowns)

(tags:gender ui epicfail funny viaSwampers )

4. Elon Musk's $5.7 Billion Mystery Gift Went to...His Own Charity

(tags:ElonMusk charity tax )

5. A quarter of private UK rented homes do not meet standards

(tags:uk rental housing OhForFucksSake )

6. I see the British army has been covering up war crimes again

(tags:WarCrimes UK military )

7. EU leaders grant Bosnia candidate status to join the bloc

(tags:Europe Bosnia )

8. Peak ScotRail fares to be scrapped for six months

(tags:Scotland trains money )

9. UN expert backs Scottish government's gender recognition reforms

(tags:UnitedNations gender transgender reform Scotland GoodNews )

10. Weight loss drug semaglutide has really significant effects - but the side effects sound unpleasant

(tags:weight drugs )

11. SNP budget may go down in left-leaning history

(tags:Scotland politics budget tax )

Comments

[dewline]

1. Hooray!

2. Yes.

One more thing I'm trying to remember here.

4. I am unsurprised and angered.

7. More progress in expanding/preserving/improving civil society worldwide! Yes!

8. On a related note, OC Transpo here in Ottawa is being directed by Ottawa City Council to maintain a fare freeze throughout 2023. All of next year, in other words.

9. YAY!

10. I believe antipope about these side effects. Or is that not the same drug he's used?

11. Good!

[andrewducker]

Assuming you mean autopope and this post, then yes, same drug. Side effects are at least somewhat different from oral version to injected from my understanding!

[dewline]

I did intend that post specifically. And now I can't edit my reply accordingly.

[andrewducker]

Sorry, me replying to it locks it! But people will know :-)

[armiphlage]

Sandy's been on that for about five weeks (weekly injectable version). About a half-day of nausea the day of the injection. Interestingly, the fat from around internal organs disappears first, meaning you can feel your organs wiggle.