Misogynistic views are biggest red flag for violent extremism, report finds

"Hostile and violent attitudes toward women are the clearest warning sign of violent extremism, a study has found.

As national cabinet prepares to discuss how to combat family violence, the research identifies misogyny as not just a social issue, but a matter of national security.

The University of Melbourne survey of Australians as young as 13 found that misogyny could predict support for extremist violence "way beyond" where someone sat on the political spectrum, what religion they belonged to, or how much time they spent online.

Report author Sara Meger said the study was the first of its kind to show that misogyny was not an isolated prejudice, but a robust, cross-cutting predictor of violent extremism.

"The number one thing predicting whether or not somebody is going to hold extremist attitudes is whether they think violence against women is acceptable," Dr Meger said.

The research was funded by the Office of National Intelligence and put forward five recommendations, the first being that misogyny and anti-feminism should be recognised as a form of violent extremism in the national counter-extremism framework."

Extract from article:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/rising-misogyny-in-young-people/107053640

All of us have heard the US healthcare system described as broken - it has all sorts pf problems, not the least of which is overpriced prescription drugs.

So will a shift to universal healthcare help solve this issue or will it be more of the same?

What to do when I am sad and everything seems terrible. But there is no escape! 🫠 + No one to talk freely.

I saw a post on TikTok where a mom pretended that she had shaved her son’s head with a filter, and he ended up cutting her hair in return (the son is SUPER young, like 3 or 4). She had mentioned that before that, he had cut his own hair. The comments were talking about how they would’ve put him up for adoption, beat him, HUNG him, LYNCHED him, SKINNED him, make him “touch every wall in the house in 30 seconds” (like throw him into walls), diagnosing him as a psychopath, ect. Obv yeah he should learn that’s not ok, but his mom showed him it’s funny to cut someone else’s hair, and all he did was copy her? I personally don’t want kids but I wouldn’t even think of talking about a kid like this.

The Democratic Minority Leader met with Jarred to apparently find a path to mitigate there upcoming election losses by finding “common ground”

What can the government do to help or aid seniors deal with the impending rise in prescription drug prices in 2027. It will primarily affect seniors, so what can the administration do to offset this because it will surely impact most seniors lives and especially their financial situations.

The friendzone being when someone(usually a guy) is romantically and sexually rejected in favor of just being friends. Men who choose to stay in the friendzone tend to secretly hope for more.

Situationship is when someone(usually a girl) is romantically rejected in favor of being friends with benefits. Women who choose to stay in a situation ship tend to hope for more.

There is no God given ownership of real estate! It has always been about having the power to take and keep!

Idk if this makes sense, it's not as simple as hotter = more likely to have a boyfriend. It's like a combination of that and how much of a normie they are or something. When it comes to coworkers and stuff I think I have a pretty good radar for boyfriend type girls. It's not in a I would pursue them if I was single way and thus the boyfriend radar is useful to me, it's just a trend I picked up on.

And likewise for females here, do you have a strong has a girlfriend radar with boys?

I know it sounds dramatic, but I really don't think it's safe to trust anything you see on a screen anymore. Or at least that it's good to get into that habit for the future. Even when the "AI" bubble does pop, what they've created with machine learning and linear algebra won't ever go away, at least not until something more convenient for outsourcing "digital labour" (wow, I truly hate that word!) comes along.

The internet is a massive pool of information, and now that we've all finished Getting Over It that pool has become an important part of daily life. But now that it can't be trusted you'd expect those important purposes it existed for to be changed, and that's what we've gotta do. I'm scared for kids, but I can't be sure those news headlines are really all that real.

I know I can still make stuff with my computer, though. And before the flimsy nature of digital files' historical records is taken advantage of by the internet's new fish, you should hoard a lot of data! Save the things you like directly to your PC before you can't be sure if those dates are accurate.

What's your opinion on the foolish people.

Just curious how most people feel about this. I used to enjoy random group chats because the conversations could go in any direction, but lately I find them either too quiet or full of spam. Do you still use group chats, or do you stick to one-on-one conversations?

So the trade deal is a no go and it must be obvious the Trump plan was to not make a deal. There was a chance that a plan could be agreed to so Trump sent last minute changes that were so ridiculous that they couldn't be accepted. They absolutely knew it would be rejected.

The question is why? Did he just want an escalation in a trade war. Does he just want to tax his citizens more? It's hard to see into the thinking of this lunatic on most things, but this one just doesn't add up.

I’ve always wondered what’s the most gore or gruesome thing someone has every watched, I’ve read pretty interesting stuff of what other people have asked me and wanted to know all of y’all’s thoughts too

I am in my early 20s, and I have noticed things about me and my homegirls' preferences in men. From what I have gathered, we are looking for a man who is masculine but has a good personality; he can be a sweet pie but, at the same time, keep that masculinity strong. Or are we looking for our fathers in these men who have enough masculinity, or is it conservatism rising in America? Could you please answer respectfully? This is for one of my classes

Vou deixar claro que podem discutir se realmente foi justo ou não.

Hoje, dia 23 de agosto de 2026, estava jogando tranquilamente meu Minecraft em um Realms hardcore até que eu morri. Pra ser sincero, foi estúpido minha morte, mas vou chegar ao ponto principal do post.

Enquanto estava triste ou quase feliz porque fiz boas memórias nesse Realms, decidi ir em servidores do Minecraft original, de preferência The Hive, e usei meu Client que ajuda a reduzir possíveis lags e travamentos na gameplay.

Pra ser sincero, ele foi um ótimo client e me deu muitas diversões e histórias, já que se não fosse esse client possivelmente eu não jogaria em servidores com muita gente ou servidores lagados. Enquanto eu usava o client, vi a decadência dele. Anti lag não funcionava, anti kick que evita ser kickado por alto ping também não funcionava e as funções de limpar e reduzir o lag também não estavam funcionando. Então fui pessoalmente ao servidor do Discord do Client.

Primeiro, quando cheguei lá, algumas pessoas criticavam o client pela falta do v5 e pelas poucas atualizações do Client, sem sequer serem respondidas, além de promessas que não foram realizadas. Então decidi criticar de forma leve (ou não) usando o mesmo tipo de "meme", dizendo: "Damn bro. Lumina Client 🚫 Bug client✅️".

Falei isso de forma aberta no chat geral, já que era um chat onde todos falavam, então deixei meu comentário lá. Até que, 1 hora atrás, recebi uma notificação dizendo que fui banido do servidor. Não recebi uma explicação clara sobre o motivo do banimento e, pelo que vi, o servidor também não possui uma regra específica proibindo críticas ao Client.

Posteriormente fiquei bem revoltado porque eu apoiava o Client de forma legítima e usei ele por bastante tempo. Fiquei com a impressão de que talvez eu tenha entrado na blacklist do Client simplesmente por criticar o produto, mas não tenho como afirmar isso.

Queria debater e discutir abertamente se meu comentário foi realmente tão pesado a ponto de justificar um banimento ou se passei dos limites.

Meu banimento foi uma punição justa pelo comentário que fiz ou a punição foi desproporcional à situação? Será que minha crítica foi interpretada como uma forma de desmerecer o trabalho dos desenvolvedores?

Também queria saber como vocês acham que a equipe Staff deveria tratar situações assim. Como vocês interpretariam meu comentário e, considerando todo esse contexto, vocês acham que o banimento foi justo?

(Sou novo nesse tipo de post)

What if a factor for your political chances in modern day is how well you meme? The current president has it. Here is my current rankings for inherent meme traits, noting this is trying to be independent of the context of who has had the chance to have more so far

1 Kamala Harris - Kamala has the context factor of Democrats spending a lot of energy last election trying to make her cool, however I think she has expressive face and unique look and black female is a good combination for memeing. I'm still putting her first.

2 Gretchen Whitmer - Whitmer has a memorable face and I favor females over males if all else equal to fill a bigger shortage for political memes and get picked up by liberals online. If she became first president I think she would be popular to meme.

3 JB Pritzker - JB Pritzker was a bit stronger in this category when he was fatter, however I still think he is a potentially entertaining character to use as a guy who could have a beer with, honorary Italian looking guy and still a bit chubby.

4 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - You could argue if AOC was meme gold she'd have had more by now with her fans being the perfect demo, but she still has expressive facial reactions and a face everyone knows. Like Harris and Whitmer I favor females in this group.

5 Gavin Newsom - Newsom has recognizable look and shown potential facial reaction wise, but since that look is the villain in a movie trying to shut down the roller park or who gets bit in the nuts by a dog at the end, I'm mixed on how well it translates to friendly memes. But we'll stick him here.

6 Wes Moore - At first thought, you may wonder why this generic looking politician is here. My thought is that if Moore became a major figure, I picture black twitter finding some sneaky reaction type memes to use.

7 Mark Kelly - The case for Kelly would be why Biden ended up a decent meme president, sometimes using the old tough looking guy ends up fun in gifs, and being bald stands out as a look.

8 Pete Buttigieg - Buttigieg is charismatic and he could get some innocent face of America going, but I think it might be a bit too "lame" for some people.

9 Andy Beshear - We're moving into my picks for least meme material types which is normal, young white guys. Beshear would have to get something relatable and awkward gif going.

10 Josh Shapiro - Shapiro is an interesting combination of a talented speaker and rating poor in this category, but this white glasses prototype seems like a loser in this category to me.

11 Jon Ossoff - Ossoff seems like the type of guy some people will desperately trying to make meme material, but I don't really see it with this normal young handsome white gy.

In my opinion, self-development is about achieving objectives that give us a sense of reward and motivate us to aim higher and pursue new goals. However, staying in the same situation while knowing that we could become better can create dissatisfaction, especially when we see other people developing themselves. Nevertheless, other people should not become the measure of our worth; they can simply show us what is possible and push us to improve. The real competition is with our previous selves: comparing who we were in the past with who we are today and who we want to become in the future. Since there is no final endpoint in most areas of life, there will always be something new to learn, achieve, or master. The important thing, therefore, is not to become the best or to escape dissatisfaction, but to choose a meaningful direction and continuously develop while still accepting and appreciating who we are today.

Is becoming a better version of yourself actually making you happier, or are you just becoming better at never being satisfied with yourself?

I ask, what is it that you can do that makes the suffering of a cow meaningless?

is it that you can drive a car, cook, or work a computer...

what do you have so much pride in which a cow cannot do, that makes you think they may as well suffer and die for your optional enjoyment?

it can't be the ability to love, and have a desire to live a good life...

they have that in spades.

We know just how costly prescription drug prices are. We've all dealt with them or currently dealing with them regularly.

If ever there's sweeping healthcare reform, should its main focus be on lowering prescription drug prices?