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highplainsdem

(64,053 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 11:20 AM 12 hrs ago

NY Times Pitchbot: I can't breathe the air, I can't eat lettuce, I can't afford gas, and my kids have measles. But at

least now our soldiers will have enough testosterone.


I can't breathe the air, I can't eat lettuce, I can't afford gas, and my kids have measles. But at least now our soldiers will have enough testosterone.

NY Times Pitchbot (@nytpitchbot.bsky.social) 2026-07-16T12:43:56.701Z
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NY Times Pitchbot: I can't breathe the air, I can't eat lettuce, I can't afford gas, and my kids have measles. But at (Original Post) highplainsdem 12 hrs ago OP
Kick dalton99a 12 hrs ago #1
Apparently they need "gender affirming care". SharonAnn 8 hrs ago #22
Can't help but wonder if Hegseth is projecting. Raven123 12 hrs ago #2
I think he's trying to prove he is a bigger dick UpInArms 11 hrs ago #3
Long-term alcohol use Pinback 9 hrs ago #17
Every accusation is a confession. Hugin 11 hrs ago #4
I don't think that's his reason, but it is a political move FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #9
IKR?! sheshe2 11 hrs ago #10
Maybe, but it's still a serious medical issue ... Munu 11 hrs ago #13
alcoholism makes it soft. mopinko 10 hrs ago #15
That's known as "Whiskey Dick" FoxNewsSucks 7 hrs ago #23
Looks like Low-T Trump got the results from his recent blood work. sop 9 hrs ago #18
TBH, doesn't sound like a NYT headline. maxsolomon 11 hrs ago #5
NY Times Pitchbot is parody. CaptainTruth 11 hrs ago #11
Yes, I was aware. maxsolomon 11 hrs ago #12
Further down that thread... irisblue 11 hrs ago #6
Modern version of resistance to fascism -- make friends with wnylib 9 hrs ago #20
It's good to keep our priorities straight. Biophilic 11 hrs ago #7
My eternal frustration in life- relogic 11 hrs ago #8
Well, we're told that empathy is the enemy so there is that problem. Biophilic 10 hrs ago #16
Yeah, poor things relogic 4 hrs ago #28
So this is Pervitin in another form for the troops. hadEnuf 10 hrs ago #14
LOL!!! Beacool 9 hrs ago #19
Yeah the smoke in the air here is so heavy today. Figarosmom 9 hrs ago #21
Thx kraznov. SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #24
Are they planning to spend more $ for veteran medical care when prostate cancers rates soar? Attilatheblond 7 hrs ago #25
Why not do the Tucker Carlson "Sun on the Testicles" thing he was hawking a few years ago. Marie Marie 6 hrs ago #26
I hope some good data will come out from the testing of such a large group of men. LiberalArkie 4 hrs ago #27
Take your T, warmfeet 3 hrs ago #29

Raven123

(8,112 posts)
2. Can't help but wonder if Hegseth is projecting.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 11:27 AM
12 hrs ago

Maybe he is having some …..er …. issues at home.

Hugin

(38,158 posts)
4. Every accusation is a confession.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 11:40 AM
11 hrs ago

The play lot rule is universal in the Turd Reich.

FakeNoose

(43,497 posts)
9. I don't think that's his reason, but it is a political move
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:08 PM
11 hrs ago

Could he be setting up a reason for rejecting gay men from the military? He's probably assuming their testosterone levels are lower than straight men's. I don't know, but I wouldn't put it past him to try this.

sheshe2

(99,330 posts)
10. IKR?!
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:13 PM
11 hrs ago

This from the guy that sits in front of the mirror half the day applying layer after layer of makeup, having his mani and pedis while using a rake to apply the bear grease or whatever that crap is that he puts on his hair. He sure is the picture of a testosterone manly man.

Munu

(327 posts)
13. Maybe, but it's still a serious medical issue ...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:26 PM
11 hrs ago

... in the male population in general these days. World wide that is.

Something about the environment Republicans won't fix, but not something to be dismissed because they notice it.

mopinko

(74,353 posts)
15. alcoholism makes it soft.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:59 PM
10 hrs ago

no idea the stats, but i’ve known a couple of hard drinkers, and yeah, they were not hard.

CaptainTruth

(8,350 posts)
11. NY Times Pitchbot is parody.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:19 PM
11 hrs ago

It's based on things the NY Times might say, but it's all a joke.

wnylib

(27,112 posts)
20. Modern version of resistance to fascism -- make friends with
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:09 PM
9 hrs ago

Hegseth's "warriors" and slip some estrogen into their beer or coffee.

Women on hormone replacement therapy could become national heros.

relogic

(467 posts)
8. My eternal frustration in life-
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:01 PM
11 hrs ago

avoiding people who have no ability to do that. I can’t help questioning the motives behind their actions when their priorities seem devoid of humanity and reflection.

Biophilic

(6,868 posts)
16. Well, we're told that empathy is the enemy so there is that problem.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:05 PM
10 hrs ago

If you can’t emphasize with someone you really aren’t going to care about them one way or the other. I think it saves wear and tear on their small brains and minuscule hearts.

relogic

(467 posts)
28. Yeah, poor things
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 06:41 PM
4 hrs ago

and now the evilgelicals are satisfied their blessed saviour wants them to shun such foolish traits as cardinal sins and unmanly qualities that Christians don’t need.
Once you abolish the core of significant, admirable tenets in Christianity there’s not much left to follow.

Figarosmom

(15,322 posts)
21. Yeah the smoke in the air here is so heavy today.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:10 PM
9 hrs ago

I don't think I can water my veggies today. I'll try with a mask but it's not going to be a very deep watering.

Marie Marie

(11,679 posts)
26. Why not do the Tucker Carlson "Sun on the Testicles" thing he was hawking a few years ago.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 04:39 PM
6 hrs ago

Supposedly ups the MANLY MANLINESS in MANKIND. The male insecurity is on full display.

LiberalArkie

(20,015 posts)
27. I hope some good data will come out from the testing of such a large group of men.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 06:34 PM
4 hrs ago

Research data badly needed.

I have my testosterone tested twice a year. My last result was a free level of 2.1. (normal 30-135), which is low for even a 9 year old girl.
And a total of 18 (normal 250-1100).

I stopped taking my shots for 2 months to get a baseline level of what my body was making. I will never do that again. I gained 25 pounds in 2 months and the depression was unbearable.

I have never had normal except when I am getting the shots.. I wish it had been available for me as a teen, but my family would not have been able to afford it any way..

So I am interested in a large scale tests of a large number of men just to see if it is a new normal..

warmfeet

(3,386 posts)
29. Take your T,
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 07:39 PM
3 hrs ago

you will be free.

Most dangerous compound/drug/hormone in the world. Use at your own risk! How pathetic is this? Oh my God this is sad.

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