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PETA recently released a shocking video ad that plays audio of typical barn owl vocalizations and presents them as "screams of pain" paired with graphic descriptions of torture.

These descriptions are false and meant to emotionally manipulate people into giving money to their group. Not only that, but this ad is severely triggering people with sensory issues, autism and PTSD among others. It starts playing instantly and loudly and gives no opportunity to avoid hearing the sound.

Barn owls are well-known for their harsh, loud, screeching calls. They in no way indicate pain or distress. The specific audio was taken without credit from an NPR story about barn owls being studied to help us understand ADHD. The owls were not harmed in this study in any way.

If you come across this ad, keep in mind that PETA lies and manipulates and is not deserving of your sympathy or money. They do nothing good with it. And if it causes you distress, I understand. It upset me too initially, and I understand barn owls well. It's instant, it's loud, it sucks, it's manipulative, and PETA should be ashamed of themselves.

Here is the link to the NPR article the audio was pulled from.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/11/644992109/can-a-barn-owl-s-brain-explain-why-kids-with-adhd-can-t-stay-focused

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So I'm seeing a lot of stuff about how in light of the pending Roe v. Wade reversal it would be a good idea for anyone using a period tracker app to delete it. Most of these apps share creepy data as it is & now who knows how that data could be exploited further. However, for a few reasons I'm divided about going totally app-less for my own period tracking. Unfortunately I can't seem to find info about an actually secure tracker app. Any recs?

If you happen to be in the DC area and are concerned about the Supreme Court's leaked draft, people are meeting at 6pm, 3 May 2022, at the Supreme Court steps
https://twitter.com/ShutDown_DC/status/1521296538089177088

Attempting to get ahead of the inevitable backlash: US abortion bans are not an expression of *religious* freedom. They are an expression of certain *Christian* views.

In Judaism, there are many cases where abortion is halachically mandated: https://www.jta.org/2019/05/22/opinion/what-jewish-law-really-says-about-abortion (a good overview from an Orthodox perspective) Banning abortion infringes upon Jewish religious freedom, so please don't say "religion" when you mean Christian.

"The [U.S.] Supreme Court [will vote] to strike down the landmark _Roe v. Wade_ decision, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court and obtained by POLITICO."

The *official* decision is not expected for another few months. Politico's source says 4 Republican-appointed judges are on board, the 3 Democratic-appointed ones opposed, and Roberts undecided.

While the outcome isn't surprising (the question was whether _Roe_ would be overturned outright, or chipped away like the Voting Rights Act), someone leaking the opinion to the press *is*; it indicates conflict behind the scenes.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473

Note to uterine-Americans: as anyone familiar with U.S. repro rights will tell you, the anti-choice movement's ultimate goal is banning birth control. Plan accordingly.

#news #USpol #abortion #ReproRights 🐘

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