From the article:

Following her arrest, Manahel al-Otaibi was subjected to physical and psychological abuse in Riyadh’s Malaz Prison, and she was forcibly disappeared for five months from 5 November 2023 until April 2024. On 14 April 2024, when she was finally able to contact her family again, she told them she was being held in solitary confinement and had a broken leg as a result of physical abuse. She also said she was denied health care.

This is fucking despicable. For wearing unapproved clothing and speaking out against male guardianship?! How the fuck is this a moral way to treat anyone?

I’m glad her sister was able to get out of Saudi Arabia in time. And I hope this woman gets justice, but I’m not holding my breath.

Do you not have a VPN?

ONE letter away from Nostril…

Jesus christ, this story gets more horrific by the day.

I sincerely hope this is ragebait. If not, go fuck yourself you goddamn asshole.

The solar system, just to be safe

All I can offer is sympathy. You’re not alone - we all make this mistake exactly once in life. Never again!

I lost my sense of smell for two days when I got covid and it was so sad. I huff everything all the time. Husband, dog, books, food… There’s something comforting about smelling things.

Haha! Sometimes people use the term “skinny fat” to describe being skinny but out-of-shape.

You might want to look at this for a beginner-level weightlifting program. I’ve never tried this myself (I have a personal trainer who comes up with my training regimen) but it looks like a good start.

Until you’re through with bronchitis, you should rest and focus on getting better. After that, I suggest reevaluating whether you’re still into running and HIIT. Those are great exercises but you sound bored with them. Plus they’re really hard on the joints, and as you get older, you might want to switch to lower impact exercise anyway.

Dealing with depression is tough because it’s a huge demotivator and even the smallest things can seem daunting. It might be worth talking to your doctor about the depression, and getting your bloodwork checked because sometimes nutrient deficiencies can be a contributing factor. But with your current mindset, it seems like just getting up and moving around would be a good start for you. So while your shoulder heals (and I agree with the other poster, are you going to physical therapy?), you can work on cardio with walking. Maybe find somewhere out in nature to go for a walk, and don’t focus on it as exercise, think of it as medicine for your mind and body.

As for rebuilding muscle tone, have you considered starting weightlifting? If you’re already thin, you’ll start to see your gains pretty quickly, which is a good motivator to keep going!

Good luck to you 🤜🏻

Also your English is pretty good, but just FYI most people only use “flaccid” to refer to a limp penis. :)

I’m on Android and that shirt is definitely blue 🤷🏻‍♀️

Didn’t doug have a green dude too? And he was supposed to be white?

Poor draggy :(

Thanks for this topic! What has been the most unexpected part of transitioning for you? What part was most uncomfortable? What part made you happiest? What parts of transitioning might be surprising to cis women?

I like to overprepare - if I get tired of one thing I can switch to another.

Winamp with my favorite skin

Entirety of my mp3 collection

All 7 seasons of DS9

All 5 seasons of Kids in the Hall

If there’s no furniture, then a bed. If not, a long book.

I always called the 3.5 a “diskette” (or an “A drive” which was incorrect but everyone knew what you meant).

It’s this with 22 45-lb plates loaded on it.

I’m a 5’0" 42F with a torn labrum in my right hip and I pulled 990lbs on the backward tank pull yesterday.