i love this post so much. all the replies are like
"i'm so basic.....i just like a lot of butter or jam :(" (as though those are not god's best and most beloved condiments and his greatest gifts to mankind)
"FUCK health guidelines FUCK my cholesterol and most importantly FUCK diet culture i'll put a dumpster full of butter on my toast and not even GOD will stop me" (no notes. god would encourage this)
doxxing one's self by mention of polarizing regional delicacies (i am so curious about vegemite i must admit)
"does a grilled cheese count as toast?" (not for the purposes of this post)
"i don't like toast please don't kill me" (i appreciate the honesty but i fear this post is not for you)
people who put full ass meals on toast (based)
people who do not but eat toast as a full meal (based)
melty peanut butter (absolutely based)
"it's a guilty pleasure but...nutella π³" (relieve yourself of fear and enjoy your dessert toast)
special shoutout to the pots-havers adding extra salt. also the one person who mentioned kaya. i see you and am in agreement
If you're going in for surgery, remember to tell your medical team about any natural supplements you are taking!
I'm a medical student and I just had a lecture which spent a good few minutes discussing how people don't consider this when being asked what medication they are taking!
Supplements count!!!
List everything!!!
Any disclosure could save your life!!!
and yes I've tagged this to hell and back what of it
I don't think this counts as medical advice (I consider it to be sharing basic information) but in case it does: I am a medical student only. I am not going to be a qualified doctor for another 4 years at least. It's 2026 writing this. Even if I was a doctor (or am when you are reading this) I would not be your doctor. I cannot and will not give medical advice. I would appreciate it if you did not seek medical advice from me. Any asks requesting medical advice will always be answered with a variation of the following: Please talk to your own GP or consultant about any health concerns you have. Many thanks.
If you're just learning about this, some of the other questions you might ask yourself next are:
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Aruba?
- Why the fuck are there even 4 US military bases in Australia?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in the Bahamas?
- Why the fuck are there even 2 US military bases in Bahrain?
- Why the fuck are there even 3 US military bases in Belgium?
- Why the fuck are there even 2 US military bases in Bulgaria?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Chagos archipelago apparently aka "British Indian Territory"?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Cuba? (this is of course Guantanamo bay, which is just straight up an illegal occupation of a foreign country to host a US torture prison)
- Why the fuck are there even 2 US military bases in Djibouti?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Egypt?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Estonia?
- Why the fuck are there even 3 US military bases in Greece?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Greenland?
- Why the fuck are there even 6 US military bases in Germany?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in St. Helena?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Honduras?
- Why the fuck are there even 2 US military bases in Hungary?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Iceland?
- Why the fuck are there even 2 US military bases in Iraq? (when the Iraqi government keeps demanding that the US leave the country)
- Why the fuck are there even 7 US military bases in Italy?
- Why the fuck are there even 8 US military bases in Japan, if you exclude the several bases on Okinawa? It's 13 including the ones on Okinawa.
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Jordan?
- Why the fuck are there even 2 US military bases in Kenya?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Kosovo?
- Why the fuck are there even 5 US military bases in Kuwait?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Latvia?
- Why the fuck are there even 2 US military bases in Lithuania?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in the Marshall Islands?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Norway?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Oman?
- Why the fuck are there even 9 US military bases in the Philippines?
- Why the fuck are there even 5 US military bases in Papua New Guinea?
- Why the fuck are there even 5 US military bases in Poland?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Portugal?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Qatar?
- Why the fuck are there even 3 US military bases in Romania?
- Why the fuck are there even 2 US military bases in Saudi Arabia?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in Singapore?
- Why the fuck is there even a US military base in El Salvador?
- Why the fuck are there even 2 US military bases in Somalia?
- Why the fuck are there even 8 US military bases in South Korea?
- Why the fuck are there even 2 US military bases in Spain?
- Why the fuck are there even 2 US military bases in Syria?
- Why the fuck are there even 2 US military bases in Turkiye?
- Why the fuck are there even 2 US military bases in the United Arab Emirates?
- Why the fuck are there even 5 US military bases in the United Kingdom?
Note: This list (that i got from this website cause their data was pretty recent and they had it in a handy list form) does not even seem to include things like the military airbase in the Netherlands where the americans keep nuclear bombers, or shannon airfield in ireland that the americans get to use freely for their genocide in Palestine, and used for their wars in afghanistan and iraq, so this list seems to be very far from complete.
Ok, with Europe in general, there is probably a good reason to word it as why are there still US military bases. Because I'm just gonna go out on a limb and guess that a good number of those bases date back to WW2. I know at least one of them does in the UK because I've visited it as part of a WW2 veterans day. It's possibly the same with Japan. There may be others in other countries with the same story.
A weird part of medical school is learning that you're iron deficient in clinical skills when the teacher says "so, with iron deficiency you're looking for..." and you go "oh shit"
So I've done my first aid + CPR a few times. And every single time I try and bring up scenarios for fat folks
Specifically like 'what if someone is too large for me to wrap my arms around then to do the heimleich'
And its incredibly rare I get a decent answer.
How absolutely insane is it that me, as a fat person, is asking how to have MY life saved or to save ANOTHER life, is an impossible feat if someone is fat.
Most of the time they tell me to 'just try anyways uwu'
From a first aid and CPR trainer, who is also fat.
The heimleich is scientifically as effective as slapping someone VERY hard on the back. The only reason it's so well taught is the man that invented it did a lot of great PR for himself. It's also a bit easier for smaller framed people to get the necessary force in, because people are often extremely scared to hurt people, even in life threatening situations.
With larger bodied people, whether they be fat, tall, muscular, etc. If you cannot get your arms around them, literally just slap the shit out of their shoulders. You want hard, open palmed slaps right in the center of the shoulders or slightly below.
If they are too tall for you to reach that high, guide them to lean over the back of a chair, and then slap slap slap slap slap.
It's been proven to be just as effective through many studies. It just doesn't have a trademarked name and a dramatic effect in film.
If you have to do CPR on a larger bodied person, again, fat, body builder, tall and broad, whoever, the trick to finding where you want to put your hands if going to be to take your hand and shove it in their armpit. No seriously. Put your hand in their armpit, then drag it in a straight line towards yourself until you're in the center of the chest, then put your other hand beneath that one. This is where you push. Then you are going to move the arm closest to you out of the way so you can get closer to them, and get the leverage you need to press down for compressions. The more of your body weight that is over your hands, the better the compression will be. Act like you are trying desperately to pack the last of your clothes in a suitcase, and just slam down hard on their chest.
They will make *horrible* noises. You might even break ribs.
But a broken rib is better than being dead.
One day, perhaps, other CPR and First Aid instructors will actually know and teach this shit. But the medical field is filled with people who don't know, don't care, or just outright hate fat people. So while this information won't fix your complaint, I do hope it helps someone out there with saving their loved ones, should it ever be needed.
As a first year medical student in 2025, where there is a conscious adult choking (including larger/pregnant people), I was taught as part of my Clinical Skills class to first ask if a person is choking, then if the answer is yes, encourage a cough if possible. But if you know that the choking person cannot cough effectively, don't bother, you'll waste precious time. If coughing was ineffective or not attempted for the above reason, transition to direct physical intervention: slapping the person on the back 5 times before attempting the Heimlich 5 times, and repeating alternately until the person is relieved or unresponsive, stopping as soon as the person is relieved. Make sure emergency services are called as soon as possible, but begin the process the second it becomes clear someone is choking.
Here's the technique for slapping (back blows):
First, make sure you use the heel area of your hand with your fingers towards the head: this position is stronger and easier for the necessary movement. Second, aim upwards between the shoulder bones. Third, slap hard (no, harder than that). Check between each slap for removal of the choking hazard. Repeat 5 times, then move on if ineffective:
The technique for the Heimlich (abdominal/chest thrusts):
First, make a fist with one hand and encase it with the other (like you're holding your fist in front of you). Second, locate the belly button and the bottom of the ribs and put your hands in that shape between them. For larger/pregnant people where either you can't reach around or it would present a danger to do so, find the base of the breastbone (where the ribs join bone before the ribcage splits, or google the xiphoid process) and do the same. Third, pull hard and sharply inwards and upwards (nope, harder than that). Keep checking for removal of the choking hazard. Repeat 5 times, then back to slapping if ineffective. Continue cycle until relieved or unresponsive.
Upward movements are the key to success. You're trying to push the choking hazard out!
Seconds count, so make checks between blows/thrusts very quick!
Seek out proper certified first aid training if you can. Do not rely solely on any of the contents of this post. Besides, to quote my Clinical Skills teacher: "There are never enough people trained in basic first aid, and that's a problem."
Legal disclaimer below!
Disclaimer, worded for posterity: I am (until 2030) a medical student, not a doctor. I am not qualified to, cannot, and will not give medical advice.
If you are reading this after July-ish 2030, I am not your doctor, and as such, I will not give you medical advice; please do not ask for it. My reply to such questions will always be to seek out your own healthcare provider if you have questions about your health.
In this reblog, I paraphrase the teaching of my med school for a non-medically-trained audience, and advise readers to never rely entirely on this post, but to call emergency services in an emergency, and find certified first aid training as soon as, or if, you are able to.
Always alert the correct emergency services as soon as possible in an emergency situation.
It is and always has been exceptionally easy to nerdsnipe me into an unhinged rant, which has been the primary way that at least four or five people I know derive enjoyment from hanging out with me. Just wind me up and let me go and there's two hours of socializing handled.
academic dishonesty is not something you can spin as moral lol i do not want to share a career field let alone a social sphere with a bunch of chatgpt using ass bitches
"Sure, some people will lose some rights and privacy, but at least we're protecting the kids!"
When I was 14, I used to carry a flashdrive with TOR on it to bypass the school's internet safety filters so I could get on Facebook and play flash games. Kids are smarter than you want to think. You aren't protecting shit.
[ID: headline reading: "Pregnant Mother in Tennessee Denied Care for Being Unmarried. The 2025 Medical Ethics Defense Act allows physicians to deny care to patients whose lifestyles they disagree with." End ID]
"Last Thursday, at a town hall in Jonesborough, Tennessee, a 35-year-old woman shared her story: she was denied prenatal care by her physician because they objected to the fact that she wasnβt married, nor did she plan to be. Sheβd been with her partner for 15 years and they have a 13-year-old child.
While going through her medical history, the physician told her that because she was unwed, they didnβt feel comfortable treating her, because it went against their values and she should seek care elsewhere. At the time of the appointment, the woman believed she was about four weeks into her pregnancy.
Now, sheβs traveling out of state to Virginia to receive prenatal care.
This is the first reported case of a woman being denied prenatal care for being unmarried in the state of Tennessee.Β
On April 24th, Tennesseeβs 2025 Medical Ethics Defense Act went into effect. It gives physicians, hospital systems and insurers, among others, the legal right to deny healthcare to patients based on religious, moral or ethical beliefs. There are no protections for people in rural areas with limited options. Thereβs no requirement to refer patients elsewhere. And thereβs no legal recourse. The woman at the town hall explained that her representatives are not responsive to her questions, even as she repeatedly calls Sen. Marsha Blackburn. When she reached staff at Sen. Bill Hagertyβs office, they told her, βheβs not obligated to listen to his constituents.β"
OK, as a British soon-to-be medical student (I start in September) I cannot fucking fathom this.
The medical profession's entire job is to care for people. Full stop. We shouldn't get to say "hey, I don't agree with how you live your life so go away/suffer/die and have fun with that"
Everything I learned about British medical ethics to pass the ethics sections of my medical school interviews stated that the ideal standard of medical care in the UK should be impartial, judgement free and high quality.
This is the exact opposite of that. This "doctor" should have their license revoked.
The fuck, America.
Aren't you supposed to be better than the country you seceded from?
Guys why the fuck are able bodied people like this.
A family friend (don't know her too well) tried to hug me as she was leaving, and I politely tried asking her not to because 1) I'm in pain and 2) my spine is deteriorating due to a chemo drug. I really mean it when I say you can't hug me. But this bitch just went "no I'm gonna hug you" and shook me around and squeezed me like a dish towel while I was trying to push her off, and now a section of my spine and ribs is so fucked up I can't bend it and it really hurts. She literally injured me just because she couldn't take no for a fucking answer.
Like. This is why I have learned helplessness. This is why I give up so easily. At some point, having boundaries and asserting yourself and communicating your needs doesn't do jack fucking shit, because if people want to, they can overpower you and physically harm you in the process anyway. For nothing.
And this is why I don't buy people saying "it's YOUR responsibility to enforce your boundaries; just asking for something isn't a boundary <3." Because I physically can't. Most disabled people physically can't. A person in a wheelchair can't "enforce" someone not touching their chair. Yeah, after it happens, they can maybe avoid that person in the future as a way to "remove that person's access" to the wheelchair user. But at that point, assault has already been committed and it's not about boundaries anymore. It's about human fucking rights. "Don't assault me" is not a fucking boundary. It's an able bodied person's trigger word.
It's not just around disabled people, although as a disabled person I have had many experiences of "don't touch me I'm in pain" responded to with "nah u fine imma hug u anyway" type reactions.
It's also around trauma survivors. Like, I like hugs. But I like them a specific way, and if it's not that way, my trauma from CSA can get triggered. And there are people out there who maliciously will start a hug that way and then decide to push the boundaries I set. A couple of people who are aware of my trauma literally told me versions of "well, it's me, I thought it'd be OK" as if their identity has any bearing on my reaction to a trauma trigger.
It's an entitlement to physical touch as a method of emotional connection that is far too pervasive in society today.
If someone gives you permission to touch them, great. If someone gives you rules that you must abide by before touching them, don't break those boundaries. If someone actively says no to you touching them, don't touch them.
You are not entitled to touch anybody in any way unless they give consent. And even then, consent can be withdrawn at any time.
No means no, and keeping within boundaries is mandatory.
As a certified British Musician, let me tell you a story of me learning a piano piece entirely composed of quavers while eating Quavers. It makes sense to us.
Kendal Mint Cake is a sort of highly dense lump of sugar flavoured with peppermint oil. It does not spoil, and somehow contains 2x more sugar and glucose than sugar or glucose. It is a purposeful product intended as an emergency ration to give a boost of energy when mountaineering. It is associated with hikers and mountaineers in the UK and is sold in camping/outdoor stores. Typically you keep a packet permanently in your camping bag or car or emergency kit, and just never move or remove it. If the time comes, itβs there.
I gestured a hand across an explanation of a Scottish field geologist character named Ken(dal Mint Cake) stating that he always has a packet of Kendal mint cake somewhere and received a message from a friend saying βI didnβt know you also knew (guy that Ken could conceivably be based on)β. I didnβt. This is just a portrait of too many extant guys.
There are several species of this man crashing cheerfully around the UK receiving deep spiritual pleasure from crouching in a puddle in a howling gale up a mountain nibbling pieces of violent mint sugar and apparently metabolising sufficient joy from this to polish off Kendal Mint Cake in marketable quantities for over 100 years.
Unless they made too much of it originally and are still selling it.
It isnβt sugar cube. Itβs sugar to the fourth power. Nobody sounds reasonable talking about it.
If only it had been founded 35 years earlier, the Franklin expedition would have found the NW Passage while carrying their boats like a pack of very determined sugar fuelled ants.
As a Yorkshire lass who has wandered the Dales while it was tipping it down and also climbed Ben Nevis, I can say that Kendal Mint Cake is a necessary travesty and my taste buds have truly never recovered
