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Trump's administration is, of course, trying to speedrun Idiocracy. I think too many people won't care until their daily life is impacted though. When they go to the store and they're out of beans, or can't get a new gas guzzling truck because the price doubled. What ICE is doing is terrible, but concentration camps are someone else's problem, somewhere far away, if you don't want to care about them.

I'm wondering where we are on that track. When you want to do something you've always done, but you just can't anymore. When even MAGAts can't pretend that things aren't worse.

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[–] moakley@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

My wife couldn't get a mammogram, because there was a non-zero chance she could be pregnant. There was no evidence to suggest she might be, but they decided it was a possibility and turned her away.

Her role as a wife, as a mother, as a woman, as a human are all less important than her role as a womb-haver.

This was in Texas, and it's the inevitable result of women losing the right of bodily autonomy. She ended up taking a pregnancy test in a Whataburger bathroom.

Other than that, the biggest impact of this administration on my life has been a huge increase in anxiety. Looking into leaving the country.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I cannot even comprehend how getting a mammogram could be detrimental to an existing pregnancy even if there was one.

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Apparently radiation? According to my wife, there are conflicting studies. They could just shield her belly if she's pregnant, but even that's besides the point.

It should be her choice either way.