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Pride-Themed Anti-Homeless Spikes Under Underpass: Fact Check

Summary:
Images of anti-homeless spikes under an underpass painted in Pride (rainbow) colors have circulated online, sparking debate and outrage. However, these images are not genuine.

• The viral photo showing "pride-themed" anti-homeless spikes was digitally altered as satire. The original image, taken in Guangzhou, China, shows plain concrete spikes installed to deter homeless people from sleeping under a bridge[4][5].
• Fact-checking organizations confirm the rainbow colors were added digitally and the image was widely shared as a joke or political commentary, not as a real-life example of such hostile architecture[4][5].
• While hostile architecture-including anti-homeless spikes-is a real and controversial urban design practice[2], there is no verified case of these spikes being painted in Pride colors under an underpass in real life.

Conclusion:
The "pride-themed anti-homeless spikes" under an underpass are not real; the image is a satirical digital alteration, not an actual example of urban design[4][5].

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I feel like all the people who were into tech to improve people's lives did that and got bought out by people who then went on to try and make money off of it.

Also forces women to conform to gender norms. No pixie cuts, no hairy armpits. Those will get you picked up by the cultural police.

Not a specific performer, but I avoid the It Girl stuff like the plague.

Sydney Sweeney, Jenna Ortega, Selina Gomez, those types where they're going to be super hot products for a few years while they're young and then they fall off once they age out of prime fuckability. I find it super disturbing, it's like a sword is hovering over them.

He aggressively hit on my sister once

I think just that the boring kind where you divorce your partner after becoming successful

Japan learned. Abe is dead and his entire political party collapsed.

Peggy would be a trad-wife with a secret OnlyFans that catered to feet lovers, Al would be a redpilled computer dork selling health supplements online. Bud would be an iPad kid, and Kelly would he repeatedly groomed by a new guest star each season.

Millionaires who think they're working class because they drive a truck

American pope!

crowd boos

woke for an American!

crowd goes wild

bad on protecting abusive priests!

crowd boos

hates JD Vance!

crowd goes wild

I understand that, but I would counter:

1. When no women won or were nominated it would reveal the bias and we could then make adjustments to the electors

2. That bias would still exist if categories were segregated. Who is to say the best performers are actually winning? If they're willing to pass over a woman in favor of a man, then they're probably willing to pass over the deserving nominee in favor of another one they're biased towards - across the board.

Abortion performed using unsafe methods like coat hangers carries significant risks of permanent infertility and life-threatening complications.

Mechanisms of Infertility Risk

1. Uterine Perforation: Sharp objects (e.g., coat hangers) can puncture the uterus, causing internal bleeding, organ damage, or sepsis[3][4]. Severe cases may require hysterectomy, permanently ending fertility[1][6].
2. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID): Unsafe procedures often introduce bacteria, leading to infections that spread to the fallopian tubes. Scarring from PID can block fertilization, causing infertility[5][7].
3. Asherman’s Syndrome: Traumatic uterine damage may cause adhesions (scar tissue) that prevent embryo implantation. This is rare but linked to repeated uterine surgeries[1][5].
4. Chronic Sepsis: Incomplete abortions leave tissue debris, creating a breeding ground for bacteria. Untreated sepsis can cause multi-organ failure or death[6][8].

Comparative Risks

Key Statistics

• Unsafe abortions cause ~7 million hospitalizations/year globally, with infertility occurring in survivors of severe complications[2][6].
• Retained tissue in incomplete abortions increases sepsis mortality risk by 50x[6].
• 73% of septic abortion patients develop acute kidney failure, increasing infertility odds[6].

Conclusion

While safe, legal abortions (medical or surgical) pose minimal fertility risks[1][5], coat hanger methods drastically increase the likelihood of life-threatening infections and permanent reproductive harm. Timely medical care reduces these risks, but prevention through access to safe abortion services is critical[6][8].

Citations: [1] Can Abortion Cause Infertility? - Healthline https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/can-abortion-cause-infertility [2] Unsafe Abortion: Unnecessary Maternal Mortality - PMC https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2709326/ [3] Coat Hangers and Knitting Needles: A Brief History of Self-Induced ... https://nursingclio.org/2016/03/10/coat-hangers-and-knitting-needles-a-brief-history-of-self-induced-abortion/ [4] Unsafe abortion - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsafe_abortion [5] Can abortion affect your fertility? - 1800 My Options https://www.1800myoptions.org.au/blog/can-abortion-affect-your-fertility/ [6] Infectious Complications of Abortion - PMC - PubMed Central https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9683598/ [7] Complications of an abortion - NHS https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/abortion/risks/ [8] The coat hanger abortion is back, and that's scary for all women | Vox https://www.vox.com/2015/12/23/10656860/coat-hanger-abortion-pregnancy-murder