I'll say it again, it is only concerning if they can successfully link him being targeted to his client.

Did you read the article? They were targeting him for his client(s). They wanted to confiscate his phone and search it. When he refused, the only thing he asked him about was his contacts and how he knew them.

"We know you're a lawyer. We know you take on big cases." ... "we want your contact list" ... The agents asked who various people were, though Makled said he only told them that they are his clients, nothing more.

Just because they eventually released him doesn't mean he wasn't being targeted.

The issue with the wackadoo interpretations is that they contradict previous interpretations, meaning precedent does not matter. Our founding fathers could not have accounted for the level of intricacies we are now dealing with, so certain aspects of the law now become more philosophical.

For example, probable cause is needed to issue a warrant for search and seizure. But what is the threshold for probable cause? That's up to a judge's discretion. Since we now know that a judge's loyalty can be bought, their discretion could be whatever their donor chooses.

So sure, they are still following the letter of the law. But they are twisting those letters into wingdings to fit the actions they want to take.

Back injuries haven't been an issue for some time now. She's been competing again since the Open series in Dallas in August last year.

Absolutely understandable on all counts. I will still urge you to please bring up any medication contraindications with your pharmacy at the very least.

To be rather honest, hypothyroidism is a much more urgent condition to treat and there is a chance your ADHD symptoms are being dramatically exacerbated by your low thyroid hormone. You shouldn't have to suffer in the meantime, but there is also a risk that taking any stimulants can make your hypothyroidism worse, even more so if you're taking a thyroid medication at the same time.

And for what it's worth, she didn't say "just do it" regarding exercise. She suggested finding something you like so that it doesn't feel like exercise. There are a thousand different types of activities that most people wouldn't immediately think of as exercise - video games like Beat Saber, roller skating, zumba, gardening, paddle boarding, playing "the floor is lava". Exercise doesn't have to be running on a treadmill and grunting in front of a mirror for hours. It can be something that you already like and look forward to doing.

Please be careful dismissing a doctor entirely just because of this issue. She really may have your best interest in mind even if you feel like you weren't being heard.

she went to a fancy, expensive university

While I'm sure there are plenty of valid criticisms to be made, calling Notre Dame a "fancy, expensive university" is not one. ND is as working class as it gets.

Chop sticks, vigorously.

It's actually rather ironic that you use this phrase - we call ourselves zebras for the exact same reason.

Friend!! I'm so relieved that I'm not truly alone in this microscopic venn diagram of already very niche groups of people 🥹

I literally brought a bar and plates in my truck and made my physical therapist come to the parking lot to watch me snatch 100kg to see how I move

This is such a funny mental image and not something I ever would have thought to do with a PT. I'll have to keep the nerve thing in mind as well, thank you for the pointers!

Tendonitis pain should also diminish with rest, but no such luck. After that period in January, I started doing several of those rehab exercises for about 6 weeks now with no noticeable improvement. It may still be tendonitis but the standard treatment plan has not given me any relief, hence my post.

It sounds like my best shot will be to reach out to Laura to see if she is willing to work with me.

Ah that's great news! Well then for some more specificity, my problem areas are my mid back and my left knee. My lower traps, lats, core, quads, and hamstrings get plenty of hypertrophy work, but I've been needing to give those two areas some extra soft tissue love.

I mentioned in another comment that strength has been a life-long priority for me, which has allowed me to make 63/74 in training at 59kg bw. The knee pain has been steadily getting worse over the last 5 or so months even though I have no injury history and haven't changed my training frequency/intensity in the last year. I even took a complete training break after competing in January with no noticeable difference.

My back issue has been more manageable, but still annoying, so I'd also like to work on it if I can find someone who can really help me get to the root of the problem.

Great rec, thank you!

I did see that thread as well as a few others, and they all contain a lot of the same information I already have learned on my own through trial and error. I grew up in sports (including gymnastics) so I've always had to focus on strength and stability even before finding weightlifting ~5 years ago. My current issues don't seem to be improved through general advice for either weightlifters or hypermobile people, hence my search for more specialized coaches, books, etc.

Sorry for that, I'm being purposely vague so I don't break any sub rules about medical advice or prescribing treatment.

In general though, hypermobile people tend to struggle with subluxating/dislocating joints, repetitive sprains, joint pain and instability, stiffness, fatigue, dizziness, fainting, etc. Living with generalized pain also causes a lot of trickle down effects, like a skewed pain tolerance and varying ability to manage training volume.

Yeah I'm in that same camp. This sentence also gave me pause:

[...] fewer than half the claims regarding symptoms made in those videos actually align with clinical guidelines for diagnosing ADHD.

It feels obvious to say most videos don't directly discuss the DSM-V criteria for ADHD. Most of them talk about how those criteria show up in everyday life. Like "waiting mode" or decision fatigue. Those aren't experiences that you'd talk about with a doctor, but they absolutely can be a by-product of actual diagnostic criteria like difficulty with organization/prioritization. Not always though, which is why a proper differential diagnosis is so important.

In any case, doctors shouldn't be swayed by this sort of content. They should be up to date on the latest scientific and medical consensus so that they are in control of making the proper diagnosis. If they have been swayed by it, that's not our fault and I hate to see content creators blamed for overdiagnosis. People can self-diagnose, which may be the real issue here, but nobody is getting a prescription for Adderall based on a self-diagnosis.

Spot on. We don't need thicker skin, they need better soft skills. And probably some workplace etiquette training.

Academia is notoriously cutthroat. There are limited openings, funding, resources, etc, so everything is a competition. It seems like a lot of them never grew out of that mentality.

This one hits home - especially being part of a minority demographic. I've called out rudeness and have been told "maybe people like you just aren't cut out for this field". Ugh. Too many people take too much pride in how "brutally honest" they are, but why not just be honest without being brutal? Tact and professionalism really should be prioritized more.

I feel no sympathy for the guy in the article, but I can't help wondering who these types of articles are written for. Is this an attempt to convince Trump voters that they voted wrong? I can't imagine this one changing any minds. Rs are all about personal responsibility and "fuck you, I got mine". They don't care about anybody getting detained by ICE.

It's the combination of the original Miette post plus the reference to the Cask of Amontillado which had its own moment in the internet spotlight not too long ago. By the time you've explained both references, the joke kinda loses it's impact.

Will you continue updating each week's results as the video submissions are reviewed and potential penalties are applied?

Close, but the release form you sign just means you won't sue the gym if you get hurt. You can always sue the individual person who hurt you if you can prove they were either negligent/reckless or had intent to cause harm, i.e. spearing.

If the dude in OP's video had gotten hurt and tried to sue, the judge would laugh him out of the courtroom because it'd be 1000% his own stupid asses fault.

She apparently did crossfit for a while and seemed to be pretty good at it, but she quit, gained weight and now claims she is healthier now than when she was doing ring muscle-ups.

Being able to do muscle ups or being good at Crossfit is not a metric of health. When she was able to do muscle ups, she also had an eating disorder so bad that she was not menstruating, which is a metric of health. She has since gained weight and is no longer able to do muscle ups, but she had a normal pregnancy and a healthy baby. Those are definitive markers that she is indeed healthier now than when she was doing muscle ups.

Rx and scaled movement standards are on the scorecards here.