Junk Science Week: This just in: Biological sex is a myth!

The editorial timing at Berkeley News — UC Berkley’s in-house media service — really couldn’t have been more perfect. There I was at my desk last Thursday, struggling to find a newsy intro for my Junk Science Week submission on sex-spectrum pseudoscience. And then, as if on cue, my news aggregator popped out the headline: Truly Changing Sex Is Possible, Says Berkeley Trans Scholar Grace Lavery.

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Is no one going to mention how confusing and out of it Biden was?

Is no one going to mention how confusing and out of it Biden was?

President Biden’s topic was one of utmost importance Wednesday — crime and gun violence. But you wouldn’t know it from the way he spoke.

He slurred his words. He called the ATF “the AFT.” At one point, he talked about the history of the Second Amendment and “the blood of patriots” before concluding that someone would need nuclear weapons to take down the government. If you weren’t confused, you were horrified.

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‘Karen’ horror movie about evil white woman accused of exploiting ‘black trauma’ for profit

An upcoming horror movie based on the ‘Karen’ slur used against white women received heavy criticism this week after a new trailer dropped.

‘Karen’, directed by Coke Daniels, stars Taryn Manning as the titular ‘Karen’ who terrorizes an African-American family – played by Cory Hardrict and Jasmine Burke – that moves into the neighborhood.

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The Tokyo Olympics marks the beginning of the end for the integrity of women’s sports

It has been confirmed that biological male Laurel Hubbard will be competing in women’s weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics. It will mark the beginning of the end of women’s sports on the world stage.

Hubbard, a 43-year-old man who began to identify as a woman at the age of 35, will represent New Zealand in Tokyo next month. Hubbard is eleven years older than the recorded age of the next oldest qualifier, American Sarah Robles. Hubbard may not medal, but the reality is that this shouldn’t have happened regardless. Hubbard surely would not have qualified if not for being a biological male.

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Oxford’s oldest student newspaper could be vetted by sensitivity readers to remove ‘problematic’ articles

Oxford’s oldest student newspaper could be vetted by “sensitivity readers” to stop it publishing “problematic” articles under new plans.

Officials at the Oxford Student Union (Oxford SU) are planning to set up a ‘Student Consultancy of Sensitivity Readers’ who would be elected and paid to check articles across various student newspapers for signs of insensitivity.

There is a “need for better editing” to review journalism from Oxford’s esteemed campus newspaper Cherwell because of “high incidences of insensitive material being published”, students say.

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As Texas Faces Heat Wave, Power Companies Are Automatically Raising The Temperatures On Smart Thermostats

Texas is currently facing a summer heat wave, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) asked residents to turn up the temperatures on their thermostats, suggesting Texans set their thermostats to 82 degrees at night.

The move has been mocked on social media, but now residents have noticed their smart thermostats are being controlled remotely by the energy companies.

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After a Year of Violence and Madness, Portland Goes From Dumb to Desperate

Over the past year, Portland, Oregon, has descended into violent anarchy and madness. It chose this destructive path.

Its hapless trust-fund baby mayor, Ted Wheeler, let antifa thugs chase him from his posh home. (Voter tip: Don’t elect dopey trust fund kids to power. They lack even the basic life experiences the rest of us have to enable them to do much more than walk and chew gum at the same time. Seriously. Both parties. Keep them as far away from power as possible.)

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