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I find your title puzzling. That doesn't sound at all like rape to me, not really even like CNC play. It just sounds like consensual rough sex, enhanced by your lowered inhibitions.

Go you!

12 minutes ago, SubOhioBttm said:

Hello Admins - will today's rulings about age verification in Texas affect sites like this? I'm guessing yes. 

Not really, for now. The site owner @rawTOP has already set it up so that BZ is blocked in states with those types of laws. The Supreme Court simply allowed the law to stand. That's not much of a surprise, given who is on it right now.

VOTE! VOTING MATTERS! The way we prevent sliding further down this slippery slope is to elect representatives and judiciary who will stand up for our rights.

You can find more about how BZ deals with laws of this type (and why) in this topic.

Thank you for this. I think. 
 

21 minutes ago, nanana said:

Overview: 

- I think this is the most comprehensive article on the dubious value of the alliance with Israel: [think before following links] https://www.unz.com/factcheck/factcheck-how-israel-killed-the-kennedys/ (BTW, if you are inclined to assess the anti-semitic versus anti-Zionist quotient of this article, you should be or become aware that the author is Jewish.)

...

 

I think with this information you could certainly argue against my hypotheses and assertions that the Israeli alliance is bad news, but you cannot argue that there are no facts supporting it.  

Just to be clear, I wasn't, with my first response to your post, intending to call you out; my intention was only to respond to your addressing the "censorship board".

That said: The AI fact-checking is... excessively verbose and not really all that helpful IMO. But from that plus what I can glean in there of the original source being fact-checked, I'd rate the hypothesis that Israel/Mossad was responsible for the Kennedy assassinations as "one plausible theory among many", and not so much as "factual". 

However, my personal opinion is that you're completely correct about the current state of US-Israel relations vis-a-vis Middle Eastern politics and current conflicts is, indeed, problematic. I'm certainly not antisemitic, and from my understanding of it I wouldn't even say I'm anti-Zionist, but handsome is as handsome does. 

Fuck I miss T-room sex!

for next time, I'd vote B (camping trip)

43 minutes ago, nanana said:

(I    guess for purposes of the censorship board I    have to package this as hypotheses that are not original to me but which are well explored by a variety of pundits whose arguments are littered with citations)

If you're going to do that, we'd appreciate it if you at least name the pundits in question. "killed JFK" would be an obvious red flag, as last I heard (admittedly some years ago) that was a serious bone of contention as far as factual information. I freely admit that I'm asking you to do this because I'd rather not read more about terrorism, state sponsored or otherwise, than I really must - having recently been able to cut back on blood pressure meds (yay!), I'd rather not have to start them again because of overconsumption of aggravated rhetoric. That would be counterproductive.

OK, I'm not a doctor, but I am a scientist. I just did a bunch of reading on the internet, and as far as I can tell, there is no need at all to freak out, especially as you have no symptoms (which is typical for Hep C).  The body can successfully combat Hep C on its own in most cases, and the rate of serious or life threatening health issues in the acute phase is low. The public health concern is more about people who don't clear it on their own and thus are walking around with a chronic infection for years or even decades.

Here's a link to a helpful page with a fair amount of detail:

https://www.cda.gov.sg/professionals/diseases/hepatitis-c

Quote

Acute hepatitis C infection is defined as the first six months of HCV infection following HCV exposure. However, most acute HCV infection goes undetected because the majority are asymptomatic.

With the advent and efficacy of direct acting antiviral (DAA) regimens for chronic HCV infection, there is less urgency to treat acute HCV infection. The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) recommends waiting six months to evaluate for spontaneous clearance of HCV before considering initiating DAA.

In the following situations, treatment during acute phase may be preferable:

• Patients as [sic] risk of complications of HCV such as those with severe disease or have other comorbid liver disease.
• Patients who pose a high risk of transmission to others.

9 hours ago, Tempusfuget said:

Just noticed a "newish" story is gone and was really hot to read, "Newly Single". About a guy named Reid getting bred by men, and slowly converting all week but not realizing it . Any idea where it went?

I think you're referring to "The New Job", which was started last December. It's temporarily on hold for moderation. We hope to have it back up soon.

13 hours ago, Justyn said:

In Florida, too, and the only site that has been blocked is BREEDING ZONE.  NO issue with linking up to any of the others porn sites that I am a member of, which is quite a few.

Very odd and wonder why.

It's not possible to tell why for sure without looking at the details of the other sites. They could be using credit card for age verification, they could be taking the age entered by the users at face value, or they could be just flouting the law.

4 minutes ago, PCgay said:

Sorry, I haven't been following this as closely as I should have been ... Surely users will be able to get some sort of approved age certificate;  if Breeding Zone check users have this won't that be OK?

TL; DR: NO

Long explanation and discussion of why various states and countries are being blocked, and why there's no "age verification" solution for Breeding Zone: 

You are still a "New Member".  The functions you can't find are privileges you gain when you reach "Junior Member". You do that by posting topics and comments. I'm putting this post into the topic with more details, so see above.

Are you taking doxyPEP significantly often? Doxycycline definitely does cause sun sensitivity.

This is a great question. I'm going to contribute to it with a condensed version of an issue of the Tangle newsletter (a news source well worth checking out, if you're not aware of it) from January 17.

Promises:

• Wars in Gaza & Ukraine: Trump explicitly promised to play a part in ending both of these, ASAP after his election. 
• Federal income tax on social security benefits: Trump promised to end this.
• Tariffs: Trump promised to institute tariffs to address the balance of trade (along with some other issues).
• Government efficiency: Trump promised to reduce government inefficiency and waste [my note: this is significantly different from spending, but spending is a reasonable metric]
• Affordable Care Act: Trump promised to repeal and replace this (but did not say with what). [per capita health spending would be a reasonable metric]
• Deportations: Trump promised to carry out the "largest mass deportation in US history". [note that he did not promise to reform immigration policy, though there is an obvious need to do so]
• No Tax on Tips: Trump promised to end taxes on tipped wages, and his platform included a broader call to cut workers' taxes.

There are several other line items under "promises" in the article, as well as sections with other metrics upon which to assess Trump's presidency (but that don't have to do with explicit promises he made during his campaign). I'm not linking the article (because it is members only content), but here's a link to their site, and the issue date is 1/17/2025. https://www.readtangle.com/t

17 minutes ago, as1717 said:

I was so enjoying this and now it just stopped and the link doesn't work

The link has now been repaired.

I usually wear the key loop on my calf rather than my wrist.  I push it up to a point where the elastic is stretched a bit and holds, rather than flopping around.

It should be fine if it wasn't exposed much to hot or humid conditions (temperature >30C, humidity >80%RH). 

Because it happened to cross my feed - more on canola oil; the article's info pretty well matches the reading I've done on diet and dyslipidemia (umbrella term for unhealthy levels of cholesterol and other lipids in the blood and resultant - maybe - cardiovascular disease).

I agree with @nanana that Trump is more effective than Biden, in that he's getting a lot of things done. Whether those things are making positive and lasting change in the government and/or the country, or are more just churn, remains to be seen. Personally, I might have titled this topic "Can Americans Tell the Difference Between a Demented Leader and a Deranged Leader"? 

addendum I have to admit that although Trump's methods IMO leave a lot to be desired, I agree with a lot more of what he appears to be trying to accomplish than I ever would have expected to.

Deffo with you on Dan Crenshaw! Also Ruben Gallego and J.D. Vance. Doug LaMalfa if you like 'em bearish. And Jason Smith is up to something...

I do not go to a specifically gay-oriented organization. When I have to find a new provider and/or organization, I try to find ones that are non-judgmental about gay issues, though I don't make a big deal of it. I've generally found people to be more sympathetic than not, including (maybe surprisingly?) in conservative West Virginia. I do switch doctors if one seems so obtuse about the issues that it becomes a lot of work. I am mostly honest with them, including about sex practices, though I occasionally withhold information that I think would be prejudicial and isn't a serious health issue. However, I'm the kind of guy (overeducated in science and medical-related fields) who mostly tends to drive my own healthcare decisions rather than relying on the medical establishment. 

6 hours ago, SomewhereonNeptune said:

So I asked AI for the answer to "why beef tallow"...

For years, a ton of different fats were maligned, such as coconut oil, avocado oil and others. Olive oil has always been considered good, but revised research is coming forward that outlines the benefits of other fats, such as beef tallow. Other research is taking a renewed look at oils, such as canola and others, and how their processing may have a negative effect on their composition (Refined, Bleached, Deodorized or RBD oils). But Canola Oil (which is a GMO version of rapeseed oil) is the darling of big food, so you need to dig deep on the research that pulls out the negative components.
[think before following links] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1357272509003252

So what's the answer? Perhaps not all we've been told by big food is reliable, and perhaps the wisdom of our ancestors who used tallow needs more research. RFK's general point has been to move the American diet away from ultra-processed foods that remove nutrients, which in itself isn't necessarily a bad idea. The only true answer is more independent research not funded by the same interests supporting big food or big pharmaceutical companies.

Indeed, all of that is just the tip of the iceberg - we humans have learned a great deal about things, and the one thing that has become most abundantly clear is how much we have yet to learn!

A few further points on dietary fats:

Re. tallow - all tallow is not the same. Its degree of "healthiness" (or lack thereof) depends on many things - how it is refined, how it is stored, how it is used, and of course what the cow eats Why Canadian Butter Isn't as Soft as it Used to Be

Re. canola oil - "canola oil" per se is not necessarily GMO; "canola" refers to a hybrid rapeseed oil that is low in erucic acid (which has negative health effects on humans and other animals). Oleic acid (the subject of the linked article) is a major component of not only canola, but most other vegetable oils high in monounsaturated fat, including olive oil (for which it is named). Canola oil actually has a "better" ratio of w-3 to w-6 fatty acids than most commercial vegetable oils (particularly soybean, which is used nearly as heavily by the industry as canola). But of course canola and soy are both predominantly grown in GMO versions (assuming you aren't buying organic), although the most likely health risk of GMO vegetable oil is the probability of pesticide residues from the herbicide-heavy industrial agriculture practices enabled by the GMO versions. And on and on.

More unbiased science on all of this could be helpful, certainly. Slashing the government science budget might not be the best way to achieve that, but hey, what do I know? I'm just a scientist 😉 

And of course no one in the corridors of power would dare dream of floating the possibility that the best way of supplying the basic sustenance and health needs of humans might be neither multinational corporate capitalism nor the state-owned communist approach.

I like Michael Pollan's (pithy and to-the-point) dietary advice:

"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."

On 6/2/2025 at 11:28 AM, nanana said:

Would you concede that illegal immigration is a huge enabler of the drug trade, of gangs, and of human trafficking? (I  myself do not know that it is, but it seems highly likely that failure to police borders is logically an enabler of all of these things, even if the percentage of illegal immigrants involved in these crimes is relatively small.)  

I would not concede the point in the first sentence without substantially more elaboration. The parenthetical is quite reasonable. But it seems to me the more reasonable logic here is that "failure to police borders" is an enabler of illegal immigration and also of the international drug trade and some types of human trafficking. 

On 6/2/2025 at 11:28 AM, nanana said:

If you measure in-group versus out-of-group preference, you'll find that a huge preponderance of people all over the world prefer their own group partly because it is REALLY HARD to understand another language, another culture's body-language, another culture's humor, etc.  These misunderstandings generate a lot of friction...  they don't necessarily want cultures from another territory changing the nature of their society. 

Absolutely agree about the in-group preference, and the difficulty of understanding other languages and culture.

Granted, culture clash can generate friction. But it depends on how it is done. It is entirely possible to juxtapose cultures in ways that generate a lot less friction, but also generate a lot of benefit from the interaction of diverse viewpoints and cultural knowledge. A mutually beneficial juxtaposition can only happen, of course, if members of both groups can comfortably relax their fears of the other culture "changing the nature of their society." In the place and time in which I grew up, that was the future I remember expecting and hoping for, but it seems that vision has withered on the vine.

On 6/2/2025 at 11:28 AM, nanana said:

I'm surprised that after five months of the Trump administration Democrats  aren't leaping right into the Libertarian bed to shrink the power of the government :-).  

Some of us were already there.

5 hours ago, Knightfalconer said:

I think this 'penalty points' system is reminiscent of being at school. It is quite churlish!

It doesn't matter if the points can only be seen by the profile owner and the administrators. I'm sure anyone receiving points for doing something accidentally/unintentionally (like posting in the wrong area or using unacceptable language), bitterly resent being treated this way. We all make mistakes (even if its just pressing the wrong button on a keyboard) and a person is usually willing to forgive. That appears not to be the case on BZ where any transgression is penalised, whether clearly intentionally or not.

Simply moving or (as necessary) deleting a post is surely quite sufficient in most cases.

On any other site, your account would simply be suspended for a period (with the right of appeal because administrators do make mistakes). After several infractions & suspensions, you would be given a warning that your account will be deleted unless you adhered to the rules.

 

It seems to me you are misconstruing the purpose of the "penalty points" system - likely because it is "reminiscent of being at school." The idea (as I understand and apply it) is to provide a way of indicating to members that they've violated site policy without suspending them if it doesn't seem warranted, and to encourage people to change their behavior so that they don't violate the policy going forward. 

Of course we all make mistakes (moderators definitely included; I made a doozie of one just yesterday). You can certainly plead your case if it matters to you, and a moderator is likely to be sympathetic.  Very often a moderator will notice at the time the warning is given that (for example) the member just joined yesterday, and reduce the penalty accordingly. It would be counterproductive (as well as cruel) to suspend a brand new member's posting privileges the day after they joined.

Simply moving or deleting a post proves to be insufficient because, alas, people are unlikely to remember it and so their behavior is unlikely to change. As the moderation staff is volunteer, it's important (to the site owner) that they not be unreasonably burdened by repeatedly editing, moving, and deleting things that don't belong - whether they were put there by mistake or deliberately.

37 minutes ago, SomewhereonNeptune said:

Voter intimidation/voter purging. That's a subject near and dear to me since I and others went to court in NY over electoral fraud issues in a local election. Fraud happens. I could explain how states like NY do more to allow it while Florida clamps down hard on it, but I might as well put that in a blog under several parts. I know that local election commissions tend to get voters on the books and not do much to get them off, and that in most cases that generally benefits Democrats more than Republicans. Voter intimidation? That happened. In Philadelphia, where it was caught on video and well documented. If you really examined it, the incidence can be far likelier in 'blue' cities than in 'red' districts. Both Fulton County, Georgia and Maricopa County, Arizona had irregularities that came to light post-election.

This assertion, posted without corroborating evidence, is really close to violating the rule against posting conspiracy theories. I personally believe there is good reason (based on history) to doubt that on a national basis these things redound to the net benefit of the left wing.

9 hours ago, harrysmith25 said:

It took you two tries to answer which means you don't enjoy thinking that much more than these people you're talking about.

Or else it means I came up with two different answers for the entertainment value, which means I do.

9 hours ago, harrysmith25 said:

Since the people on the TV talked about Trump "going to jail" for every single day of the 4 years of... 

How could they forget the idea of him being a "mad tyrant" etc, when the media said it every day?

No one said a thing about any "mad tyrant" "going to jail" on MY television; I don't know about yours. But I'd hazard a guess that yours isn't tuned in to the same channels as those of the left-wing American proletariat any more than mine is. In which case, how would you know?

11 minutes ago, harrysmith25 said:

I was asking you why someone would vote for an old man in volumes of 81 million,

But then the number goes down significantly less.

I could come up with all kinds of possible reasons. Here are a couple:

1. They weren't voting for the same person.

2. Most people have the attention span of a gnat.