On a recent trip to visit my youngest son's Family, I met yet another OPP-er for the first time. After years of efforts to make contact, I had the pleasure of meeting Dtucker300 for breakfast. He made the effort of coming up from Vista, Ca. (near Camp Pendleton) to join me near the AMRAK station in L.A. In his case, though we had our differences, I had always viewed him favorably. So, as I had a 4-hr. layover, I appreciated the chance to meet.

'Tuck' is one of about thirty OPP contributors I have personally met over the past dozen years. Just as the others didn't disappoint, neither did he. We have had numerous exchanges over the years, but this was the first time things aligned in a manner that allowed us to actually sit across the table from each other. From my viewpoint, we had an enjoyable time discussing wh**ever popped into our minds. I don't recall politics or personal ideologies consuming much of our conversation. Rather, we mostly discussed/shared tidbits of experiences during our lives. I must say that meeting him confirmed once again that, if given a chance to meet face-to-face, many (if not most) contributors on this forum would get along just fine. I would encourage others on OPP to make efforts for meeting fellow members and get to know them better. It is my contention most Americans have much more in common than they realize.

"I don't like that man. I must get to know him better." - Abraham Lincoln

Other threads covering trips meeting fellow OPP members...

https://www.onepoliticalplaza.com/t-12163-1.html
https://www.onepoliticalplaza.com/t-45333-1.html
https://www.onepoliticalplaza.com/t-97135-1.html
https://www.onepoliticalplaza.com/t-101534-1.html

Survey indicates sexual orientation, g****r identity, and g****r dysphoria are all caused by v******tion
We are basically causing these effects. 80% of the deviations from traditional norms can be ascribed to v******tion.
STEVE KIRSCH
MAY 2

Understanding G****r Identity | Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Executive summary
Thanks to your help in responding to my last survey, it took less than 3 hours to answer the question as to whether sexual orientation, g****r identity and g****r dysphoria are influenced by v*****es.

The answer to all three is yes: the greater someone is v******ted, the more likely they are to exhibit each of these traits.

For all three measures, the odds ratios were 4.8 or higher which means that the attributable fraction is 79.2%.

In other words, v*****es are responsible for nearly 80% of the effect size.

So the mystery is over. We now know the cause.

The survey
The survey was announced here.

The data
The source data is here.

The analysis
You can find the analysis here.

The odds ratios
Here are the odds ratio between the fully v******ted/fully unv******ted. Odds ratios >2 are traditionally associated with causality:

Sexual orientation: 4.78

G****r identity: 4.81

G****r dysphoria: 5.54

These effects are huge and consistent.

Also, the odds ratios for partially v******ted are in line with the fully v******ted: in general, the greater the number of v*****es someone has, the more likely they are to have a trait that differs from traditional norms.

We have biological plausibility
It’s unlikely that these effects are correlated to something else.

We have biological plausibility which is required for making a causality assessment using the Bradford Hill criteria. See: How V*****es Alter Intimate Relationships and G****r Identity.

Bias in the survey
I have more unv******ted readers than most journalists. This enables me to get reasonable sample sizes for people in the fully v****d vs. unv****d cohorts with just 750 responses. Other writers would need 100X as many respondents to get an equivalent number of responses from fully unv******ted people.

The mix of v******ted vs. unv******ted respondents is irrelevant to the odds ratio calculation.

In other words, if all of my readers are all “anti-v**xers” it simply doesn’t matter. If half of them are fully unv******ted, it doesn’t skew the results at all; in fact, it makes the results more accurate.

So claims that the survey is unduly “biased” are without merit; all surveys are biased. The question is whether the biases impact the outcome.

If I got it wrong, please show us the correct data.

AFAIK, nobody wants to collect the data for some reason.

Summary
The data I collected clearly and unambiguously shows that v*****es are the primary cause (79% attributable fraction) of deviation from traditional norms relative to:

Sexual orientation

G****r identity

Sexual dysphoria

If I’m wrong, you need to show us all the data showing this is not the case.

I’ll wait.

9 Reasonable Demands From Students Occupying Campus Buildings
Just to inform all you liberals, this is satair from “The Bee”
https://babylonbee.com/news/9-reasonable-demands-from-students-occupying-campus-buildings?utm_source=The%20Babylon%20Bee%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email

Much has been made about the student protesters occupying spaces on college campuses recently -- but what do these masked, wanna-be revolutionaries actually want? The Babylon Bee has obtained the following list of completely reasonable demands being made by students occupying campus buildings:

1...Later bedtimes: And no more naps!

2...Dunkaroos: With extra creme. They never give enough creme.

3...For the Jews to just stand still, surrender, and agree to be eradicated: And no defending themselves. That's not fair.

4...Some Red Vines: Get out of here with your Twizzler offers.

5...No accountability or consequences for anything they do or say at any point in their lives: Obviously.

6...Several pints of Ben & Jerry's "From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free" Pistachio Ice Cream: Freeing the people of Gaza one scoop at a time.

7...That campus be designated a gun-free, banana-free, and Jew-free zone: It's just common sense.

8...An extra 30 minutes of screen time on weekends: Schindler's List is a long movie, okay?

9...The total dismantling of all Western society and also some Pop-Tarts: Frosted strawberry and the complete end of the Western world. Delicious.

As soon as these demands are met, the protesters have agreed to keep rooting for the destruction of Israel and America, but back in their dorm rooms. Your move, University President!