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

I keep reading Semi Glug #10

[agoodwinsmith]

Back in the 80's there was a new wonder drug for defatification. I'm not going to look it up because it not only did not work on humans, but it gave them life-long (however long that might have been post drug) heart conditions.

The big red flag for me is the expectation that the fat will all return once the person stops glugging their semi. So, it is not rectifying whatever metabolism issues are fat-prone - so what *is* it doing aside from slowing food transition through the intestine suite, and nauseating the taker?

Also - my understanding is that the drug taker has to stab themselves in the belly (above the button, I think) to take Semi Glug. Argh.

I shall wait and see.