I am a middle aged female, fully vaccinated, including two boosters.
For the main part of the pandemic I socially distanced and used my mask. Kept my bubble extremely small and even got groceries via curbside pickup. Never even caught so much as a cold for 3 years.
In January 2023 I got covid for the first time and it was like a very bad flu. Was sick for 3 weeks. It was rough. Took Paxlovid during this bout; it was horrible but I took it anyway.
In May I got covid a second time, this time I was not nearly as sick; felt like a bad cold. Was sick for 6 days.
Since testing negative and going back to work, I have been coughing a lot; all the time. Additionally, I am tired all the time but have trouble falling asleep. My throat feels like it’s closing up and I get scared I will stop breathing, this makes sleep quality very low. I am totally exhausted.
Have had some brain fog since the first bout in January. I can’t remember when things happened in the recent past and need to write everything down to remember things like instructions and the times/places of appointments. I also forget basic words for things occasionally. I have a very strong vocabulary usually, but I keep forgetting words. Sometimes I worry if I’m getting dementia or something.
I am also itching a lot. Mostly under my right arm but also my calfs and feet.
Finally, I have had IBS for years, but now it’s much worse. I can’t remember the last time I had a normal bowel movement. And I have frequent gas - both farting and even some burping.
I’m worried that I’m sick. Maybe all or partly with long covid, maybe partly with something else.
Anyone know which, if any of these symptoms are long covid?
Thanks for any assistance.

Figured I would share. After reading countless posts about quick and painless procedures, fast recovery, and quick rebound to sex that felt the same as before, I proceeded with my vasectomy two years ago.
Day of the procedure, I saw three guys walk out of the clinic with big smiles and I thought awesome. This will be easy.
The actual procedure was super quick, easy, painless.
Left with my partner and went to get lunch. Within 30 minutes, I felt like I had been shot in the balls. Not kicked... but shot. I went from thinking I wouldn't even need pain killers to scrambling for my vicodin stash the moment I got home.
The day after, pain was manageable and reduced to 600mg advil. Within a week I figured I was wellenough for sex.
First orgasm was painful. Felt like getting kicked in the balls. Also felt like I wasn't really fully releasing.
This continued for months. Sometimes sex would be painless but more often I felt sore. The pain was getting better, but slowly.
After a year the painful orgasms were gone but ejaculation still felt restricted. I made a note to make an appointment with a urologist. Forgot, a couple months passed and I realized that orgasms felt normal again.
I'm now two years after the vasectomy and feel completely normal, ejaculation is normal, and I still only have one kid.
I was not really alarmed by any of the symptoms, I just figured that it would take time to heal and as time passed and the symptoms gradually improved, I just lived with it.
Having said all this I hope others enjoy the type of quick recovery to normal function that I was expecting.

TLDR: please give me tour apps, tips, tricks and voodoo rituals to get through a jounrey with infertily still sane and mentally intact!
We are almost 3 years TTC. Started getting help early this year of my fallopian tubes is blocked and the other barely open.
Have had 2 assisted Cycles with Clomid & the trigger shot so we could time things properly. This month my doctor unexpectedly went on vacation with no Warnung and her assistant clearly has no idea or emotional intelligence and keeps telling me that I have to call back in July. They told me my fertility would be increases for 3 months and this would be my last month of that. Thanks for absolutely nothing!
We have made our appointment to start IVF and I'm noticing as we are going deeper down the infertility rabbit hole that it's having more of an effect on my mental health.

Hi All, it has been a while since I posted. I thought I'll share some updates on my dad journey as a Stage IV pancreatic cancer patient. For a bit of context, the location of the tumor is on the tail of his pancreas and the tumor type is Pancreas ductal adenocarcinoma, with metastasis to multiple lymph nodes, encasement and lungs - liver was undetermined. On top of that, my dad is also a type 2 diabetic patient.
Prior to starting chemo, he was experiencing intense pain in his right back and abdominal area (could barely sleep laying flat). Has been consuming many types of painkillers (including fentyl patch at 150ug) which caused him to suffer from constipation.
Folfirinox #1 : He started with a relatively low dose as he was not in a good health condition. He was however in an acceptable weight range to proceed with chemo.
After chemo, he loss his sense of taste and at this point he was not consuming much food (for a couple of weeks), and was pretty much depending on protein shakes for his meal.
His Ca-19 reading went from 5k (pre-treatment, diagnosis stage) to 7k range (pre 1st chemo reading).
Folfirinox #2: He was doing a lot better and could walk around for a longer period of time. During this time, his sense of taste came back. However, he was still depending on protein shakes to get a decent amount of cal and supplements into his body. At this junction, as caregivers we are just making sure he can eat.
His Ca-19 shot up to 15k.
Folfirinox #3: Still under the fentyl patch still at 150ug, but was not feeling much pain. At this point he was weighing 119lb, lost about 9lb since diagnosis. We also kick started the journey of doing FMI testing (Foundation 1). We also started seeing a dietician to help him manage his food and weight. At this point I asked for the oncologist to prescribe Creon for my dad - 2x a day.
His FMI results came back and doctors shared that his report was not insightful as there were no targeted therapy for his mutations and no available clinical trials (in my country). His main mutations were:

1. KRAS G12V
2. MTAP- loss exons 7-8

His Ca-19 reading dropped to 2.5k range.
Folfirinox #4: His appetite has bounced back and is eating quite normally - almost pre diagnosis days. His weight still continues to fluctuate. We asked the oncologist to give him a higher dosage of chemo, and he agreed - basis on his weight.
He started to have numbness and feet swelling only on his right leg - we started to do leg massage for him, and putting warm packs on his legs ( it helps with the swelling). My dad has also requested to reduce his blood booster from 4 to 3 days. He attributed to his fatigue after removal of the pump to the blood booster - until now we aren't so sure whether it is true, but the oncologist firmly believe his fatigue is caused by the chemo.
His Ca-19 reading continues to drop to 1.8k range.
His 1st pet scan showed his primary tumor has reduced in size (less bright/active), some nodules in the lung has disappeared, the encasement tumors has reduced, tumors on the lymph node has reduced in size too. The shadow on the liver remains stable and undetermined.
Folfirinox #5: He decided to stop using fentyl patch since he was no longer in pain. His weight fluctuate between 119-123lb. My dad has also requested to reduce his blood booster from 4 to 3 days. He attributed to his fatigue after the removal of the pump to the blood booster - until now we aren't so sure whether it is true, but the oncologist firmly believe his fatigue is caused by the chemo.
At this stage, we went to seek a 2nd opinion from another oncologist and she mentioned my dad was doing well and should continue on his treatment as what was recommend by the main oncologist... despite the positive feedback we feel defeated as caregivers cause we were hoping to hear some fresh perspectives of other treatment possibilities.
His Ca-19 reading dropped to 980 range.
Folfirinox #6: His weight gain journey started getting better with 3x creon a day. He is still on his blood booster of 3 days after his removal of pump. His blood reading wasn;t as great vs when he was on 4 days blood booster. He continues having weakness sensation on this right leg, but not much numbness. We requested the oncologist to refer us a endocrinologist within the hospital to help co-manage his blood sugars better as a diabetic + cancer patient.
We continue hoping that we reacts positively to the treatment with minimal side effects.
His Ca-19 reading dropped to 680 range.
Folfirinox #7: Next week...
We hope with the 3 day blood booster, he will be able to catch up for his next chemo....
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All in all, I would say my dad has definitely look and feel much better vs pre-treatment. But I think my concern at this point is what happens after cycle 12 since we are already halfway the treatment course? I know the benchmark has always been 12 cycle... but basis on my dad FMI reading it seems like he does not have any other options - unless a clinical trial opens and he fits the conditions.
Would greatly appreciate for some insights/advice for those experiencing the same thing... how did you navigate the after 12 cycles conversation with your oncologist? - if so, what options were given to you?

first, clarification, i want something hideable. im sure my mom doesn't want me on birth control (for stupid reasons, she doesn't even think my boyfriend staying the night to see his son is appropriate) so im getting it at my dads.
i recently had a baby (at 16 yes) and me and my bf dont want another any time soon. i want birth control that wont mess up feeding my son so anything else is out. my dad suggested depo and made me an appointment at PP. its on Saturday. at first i was ok with his suggestion, im very forgetful and it seemed easier and better to me than IUD or taking a pill every day. but then i realized depo is not recommended by most people and the side effects... so :/
not a patch, i cant hide that (especially in summer), and i don't want an IUD. i was thinking mini pill, or just get the shot. if i did the pill i could set an alarm, or do it whenever i do my insulin (im diabetic), and since im on vitamins rn my mom wouldn't question if she saw me taking one. in all of your opinions, which would be better?

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Eldia sat in the reporter’s booth of the Council, behind a window, with the journalists from several species. All of them sat and talked, but somewhat pointedly avoided speaking to – or even looking at – her. A few had tried, indelicately, to pump her for information and she’d politely deflected them, but most just resented the fact that they knew she was here because she was the Human Ambassador’s Consort, or Lover, or Fiancée, or…something. To their minds she should have been in the ‘visiting dignitaries’ booth, not taking up one of the most sought-after reporting chairs in the entire bloody League.
She studiously ignored them. The Venter reporters are even more upset about the whole thing than any of you, I promise, but they can at least be civil about it! Besides, for all that any of you know this is just a standard General Session of the Council. Heavens and Hells, they haven’t even closed the window on our observation booth. She had to suppress a small smile. Though some will probably wish they had before the day is done.
She took a moment to count heads inside the Chamber. So few Ambassadors in attendance: Just a few of the Human allies, really, and a few neutral parties. Can’t say I blame the rest of the Ambassadors: with all of the hours they have been cooped up in this Chamber lately having to listen to one another prattle on, it is no wonder they aren’t here when it isn’t strictly required. She shook her head as the Rooksa Ambassador spoke at some length about some tarrif dispute between his government and the Gorfal. Even the Ambassadors who are here can’t be bothered to so much as feign interest. Nearly a third of them are openly asleep, some of them even laying on their floors with a pillow! At least we are almost to the good part.
A snipt of conversation from the other reporters reached her: apparently they were arguing whether they should invite her into whatever card game they were playing secretely on their pads. Those in favor seemed to feel that they should forgive her for taking a reporter spot, since she’d obviously chosen a do-nothing session of the Council to come watch her Lover Boy. Those against her seemed to feel that she wouldn’t be here if something wasn’t going to happen. A quick glance told her that those arguing against her were paying at least some attention to the actual Council meeting.
At last the Rooksa wound his words down, said something about the documents which had been forwarded, and requested that the voting on whatever measure it was he wanted – or didn’t want, she couldn’t tell – could be voted on by members not currently present. No one objected, and the Rooksa returned his podium to its appointed place on the wall.
Then Kazlor, who kept the Venter platform by the Prime Minister’s podium, spoke. “That is the end of the scheduled items for this General Session of the Council. Does anyone have any…
Several of the reporters looked over at her as Henry called for attention. Eldia allowed herself a small smile and sent a message out to the reporters who had been taking her side earlier. The message contained a single word: ‘Showtime.’ With that she looked over at them, gave a sly smile, and winked.
At the same time Kazlor frowned down at Henry and spoke. “Ambassador Archer, do you not feel that you have monopolized enough of this Council’s time the last few months, pushing us into Full Quorum meetings as fast as the computers will allow them?”
Kaz is laying it on thick. She saw Henry speak in answer, then look up at Kazlor with a baleful glare.
Kaz spoke again. “The question was intended to be rehetorical, Ambassador.” Kazlor shook his head and sighed. “However, the rules under which we are operating mean that I must allow you to speak. Please be brief.”
Henry drew himself up to his full height and shot Kaz an indignant look. “Ambassador Feldarin, I have always done my best to be as brief as I can be when speaking. The fact that circumstances, of late, have forced me to bloviate are hardly something for which I should be blamed… I would think that we could reach agreement on that?”
A chuckle went through the chamber, and Kaz made a face like he found the remarks both distasteful and amusing at the same time. The board which counted votes from the Ambassadors lit up with several ‘yay’ votes, followed quickly by three votes against. Eldia expected grumbling at the ‘nay’ votes, but heard rueful chuckles instead.
Henry flashed a large smile at the chamber and pushed buttons to have his image projected on the Chamber’s back wall. “In the interests of brevity, I am going to go ahead and speak from here, and start by thanking most of you for your support.
“Also, Ambassador Feldarin, I thank you for recognizing me and allowing me to speak, and for introducing just thesubject I wish to disucss; these frequent full-quorum meetings we are all being forced to endure because the Pinigra love the past more than the present, and are more afraid of change than they are the ire of this entire Council.
“Please stop trying to interrupt, Ambassador Detara. I am sure that our fair-minded Master of Ceremonies will give the Pinigra Kingdom plenty of chance to speak. Now, as I was saying, I wish to address these meetings we keep having to hold, the rules around them, and the point-of-order tokens which the esteemed Pinigran Ambassador is using to hold this Council hostage.
“I-“
Kazlor interrupted. “Ambassador Archer, that came very close to an accusation, and I will remind you that the open-floor period at the end of a General Session is not the time to air grievences.”
Henry held up a hand and nodded. If I didn’t know better I’d think that this was all real, or heavily rehearsed. Damn my man is good. She smiled down, even as she dutifully did the job for which she ostensibly sat in her seat.
Henry spoke. “You are correct, of course. My apologies. I am not attempting to air a grievence, though I can understand why my remarks could be seen that way. No, my fellow sapients, I am trying to suggest a way out of the senseless deadlock we are in, or – at the least – a way that we can move forward without having… a single Ambassador force us to all endure these tireless sessions just so that he can shut us down.
“The Confederation’s legal scholars have been studying the particular rules which govern these Point Of Order tokens, and discovered some interesting precedents: It seems that a vote can be held to make a future session immune to the use of those tokens.”
Mutters floated up through the Chamber, and Henry suddenly had the riveted attention of every sapient in the room. Even the ones who had been hard asleep seemed to realized that something had happened and roused themselves to pay attention. The Pinigra was waving his hand through his buttons so hard that Eldia feared the bird might actually take flight, of course, but no one seemed to want to pay him any mind.
Henry continued, a sly half-grin on his face acknowledged the attention. “There are a few rules about this, of course, but among the most interesting are the fact that the session to be made immune must be a special single-purpose session, and that purpose must be stated as part of the vote. The date of the session does not have to be specified, however. In fact, there is nothing which requires the session to take place if the vote to make it immune fails. The vote would not be repeatable in the same session if it does fail, of course, basic Council rules and dictates still apply.”
Henry drew himself up and favored the Council with a broad smile, allowing them to mutter among themselves and digest the news. When did that particular Human get so damned… handsome. I mean, he was always nice to look at, in a strange sort of way, but now… Wait, something is wrong. What is that damned Pinigra doing? He should have interrupted already!
Henry allowed the muttering to continue for longer than he normally would have. He looked the picture of amused stability, and a ready plan, but she could read him better than that, and knew the plan. The Pinigra isn’t taking the bait, and that is bothering him. It took a lot of effort for her to keep her eyes on Henry and not glance up at Kaz or the Pinigra.
Before the silence could begin to look like Henry was waiting for something, he opened his mouth to continue. Then the Pinigra interrupted. The bastard bird is trying to knock Henry off his game. He did succeed a little, I guess, though not for the reason he thinks. She kept her annoyed harrumph entirely to herself.
The Pinigran Ambassador, Detara, spoke in officious tones. “The esteemed Human Ambassador is correct, to a point. Such a vote is allowed, and can take place. However, such a vote also requires a Grand Session of the Council, even if it does not require a super-majority.” The Ambassador looked down at Henry and smirked.
No it doesn’t you over-grown downy pillow, and you know it… and you are going to pay for that.
Henry looked up at the Pinigra and shrugged. “No, it does not Ambassador Detara, and you know it.” Henry held up a hand before the bird could interrupt. “However, I’m not going to argue the point at this time. I have evidence I could present, of course… but then you would stand there and present counter-evidence, and we’d have shouting matches in this chamber for days between us over precedents and examples and counter-examples, not to mention how many others might want to chime in. Then, of course, there would be the need for everyone to go off and carefully study all of the evidence presented and… well… no, I think you all know what this would look like.
“No, I think it will be far simpler to proceede just as you suggest.” Henry hit several buttons and issued an immediate Call To Quroum, using his decleration and the Pinigra’s counter as the video to accompany the call. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Detara!
“The Call To Quorum has been issued, and I believe the Pinigran’s words count as an Honarary third, which means we only need a second for the Call to come to a vote. Do I have a…”
Eldia held her breath as the board lit up with seconds from nearly half of the Ambassadors present. She looked at the lights and saw the Rooksa had, indeed, held his hand. Good, he has been looking far to much like a tacit ally rather than a neutral party. As if the number of his kind who have joined the Confederation to fight the Xaltan isn’t bad enough. At least he has seen sense in this.
The vote to issue the Call carried easily, and runners were sent. Eldia allowed herself to look at the Pinigra – everyone else seemed to be doing so as well – and saw the man sitting, arms folded over crossed legs, giving every appearance of being at ease. She suppressed a chuckle. Oh, you think you know what is coming, and think you will be able to counter it, don’t you? You think yourself so clever, because of how well you play The PastTime back home, huh? Welcome to the new court and the new rules, boy-o. My boyfriend going to have himself some fried bird legs for dinner.
When the Council came back from recesses Eldia couldn’t suppress her smile. I haven’t seen this much life in this Chamber in months. Indeed, the place seemed to have an almost festive air, but also an undercurrent of irritation at being called away from whatever ‘important’ business the various Ambassadors had been engaged in.
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5 star Operator Jurgen
Class: Sniper
Subclass: Close range/Heavy shooter
Level 80
HP 1600
ATK 800
DEF 210
Arts Resist 0
Redeploy Time 70 seconds
DP cost 19
Block 1
Attack Interval 1.6
Talent 1: Psychic Blank
Allies and enemies within adjacent tiles will take zero arts damage, operators deployed adjacent to Jurgen will deal zero Arts damage.
M3 Skill 1: “Rapid fire” Manual SP Start 5 SP Cost: 25 Duration 20 seconds charge type: per second
ASPD +80
M3 Skill 2: “Melta” Manual SP start 50 SP Cost: 70 charge type: per second
The next attack will deal 4000% ATK as physical damage to all ground enemies one tile in front of Jurgen.
File
Basic Info:
[Code Name] Jurgen
[Gender] Male
[Combat Experience] Unknown (50 + years)
[Place of Birth] Unknown (Planet Valhalla Imperium of Man)
[Date of Birth] Unknown
[Race] Unknown (human)
[Height] 180cm
[Infection Status]
Medical Tests have confirmed no infection is present
Physical Exam:
[Physical Strength] Standard
[Mobility] Normal
[Physical Resilience] Standard
[Tactical Acumen] Excellent
[Combat Skill] Excellent
[Orginium Arts Assimilation] ????????
Profile:
Operator Jurgen, is the aide of operator Ciaphas Cain. Despite his disposition, he is a specialist in arctic warfare frequently outpacing other operators in such climates. His primary weapons are his “M36 Kantrael Lasgun” and “Meltagun”.
Clinical Analysis:
Imaging tests reveal clear, normal outlines of internal organs, and no abnormal shadows have been detected. Originium granules have not been detected in the circulatory system and there is no sign of infection. At this time, this operator is believed to be uninfected.
[Cell-Originium Assimilation] 0%
Operator Jurgen shows no sign of Orginium infection.
[Blood Orginium-Crystal Density] Undisclosed
Relevant data will not be disclosed due to the Medical Department’s agreement.
Archive file 1
Ferik Jurgen, Gunner First-Class, at first glance appears to be a soldier from the Ursus Empire however when questioned he claims he is not. When asked about his origin all he says is to “ask the commissar”. When medical tests were first conducted, staff discovered chronic Psoriasis and were horrified with his lack of hygiene as shown by the multitudes of food spoiled or otherwise hidden on his person and an ill-fitting uniform that looked to have not been washed since it had been made. It did not help that whilst in the infirmary multiple medical Arts devices failed and stopped working.
Archive file 2
Operator Jurgen is somewhat of an oddity among the staff of Rhodes Island. His record in combat and in daily operations of Rhodes Island is nothing less than stellar, remaining stalwart no matter the situation and generally polite. Despite this he is isolated from the majority of staff, with many complaints being submitted on the conduct of operator Jurgen. These mostly pertain to his general uncleanliness and mostly his smell, which has been said to “force you to breathe through your mouth so you taste it”, although some have been lodged due to his viewing of “risque” material in unsuitable locations. An attempt to remove his smell was made, however it returned the next day, as of now a medical exemption has been made so management has an excuse not to proceed in a useless endeavour despite the influx of reports.
Such behaviours indicate that Jurgen, although having a great tactical mind, seems to not fully comprehend social etiquette. His reputation is certainly not helped by his complete lack of an imagination and his literal attitude, with the simplest of jokes being able to be completely undetected by Jurgen unless explained. As a result, aside from Operator Ciaphas Cain and the Doctor, Jurgen interacts very little with his fellow operators, content to be ignored by his colleagues, something that many staff are all too happy to oblige.
Archive file 3
Whilst undergoing combat evaluations, operator Jurgen was able to demonstrate and explain his weapons abilities. His Lasgun is capable of fully automatic and semi-automatic fire with a single powerpack capable of 150 shots at standard power. Although not able to penetrate heavy armour at standard power, it is the range of this weapon that is most impressive, able to effectively hit a target at over twice the range of most modern crossbows which Jurgen frequently demonstrated on operations. The effect the Lasgun has on targets in operations are violent to say the least. On standard power it is capable of creating flash burns on the targets flesh vaporising the surface of the affected area, high power only further exacerbates the phenomena, capable of taking a targets limbs off due to flash boiling the water in a target's body and burning through heavy armour, albeit at the cost of extra power drain.
The power of the Lasgun however is incomparable to the Meltagun. The Meltagun is able to, as the name implies, melt enemies into a molten slag, as was demonstrated by Jurgen when he vapourised the torso of a Shieldguard. However this comes with the cost of close range, with Jurgen requiring to be within a few metres to most effectively use the Meltagun.
Archive file 4
[Classified Log]
Although reluctant, operator Ciaphas Cain was able to disclose the reasoning as to operator Jurgens unique powers. Cain describes Jurgen as a psychic Blank, able to disrupt and stop any psychic ability within a surrounding area around himself due to what Cain describes as a “lack of a soul”. This has manifested in practice with any operators nearby to not be able to use Arts or Originium Arts devices not working when in close proximity to operator Jurgen. Despite this Cain was quite confused about its current manifestation. According to past experience, most people capable of psychic attacks, whom Cain called psykers, would be in intense agony and be deathly afraid of being in such close proximity to a blank such as Jurgen. Cain recalled a psyker once having a seizure from being touched by Jurgen whilst he was trying to help her into a vehicle. This was after she struggled to get away from Jurgen who was rescuing her and her party from pursuing hostiles and said vehicle being their only reasonable means of escape. Jurgen does not have this effect on operators with high Originium Arts Assimilation when in close proximity. What this indicates about Orginium itself and its Arts is not conclusive.
Promotion record
[Classified Log]
The Engineering Department was unable to closely examine both Jurgens “M36 Kantrael Lasgun” and “Meltagun” due to Jurgens’ refusal, reasoning that “when we get home the tech priests might get mad”.
Jurgen did however ask if the Engineering Department would be able to develop more ammo for his Melta.
A canister that serves as a “magazine” for the Meltagun contained a combustible gas which was highly pressurised. This gas is apparently “promethium” and that all he had to do to refill the canister was fill it a quarter of the way full with liquid promethium and then press a button on the side of the canister. This promethium which when condensed and analysed in liquid form, was found to be made up of only hydrogen and carbon.
When asked about how promethium was produced, Jurgen stated that raw promethium was generally taken out from the ground and then refined by the “tech priests”. When Cain was asked about the liquid he agreed with Jurgens description of the fuel albeit in a more eloquent way. He did mention however among its many sources, it could be produced through the decomposition of organic material. The exact methods of production however are unknown to the both of them.
In the end refined liquid Originium was substituted in the Melta, with the Melta seemingly having no trouble using the new fuel source. However the engineering department will continue to study the promethium sample provided by Jurgen.
Audio Records:
Jurgen is said to have a phlegmatic voice, so make of that what you will.
Appointed as assistant:
The commissar says I will be your assistant for now. What do you need help with?
Talk 1
Have you seen operator Nian Doctor? I’m trying to find her so she can fill out some forms but I can't seem to find her.
Talk 2
Those people with the glowing wings, how do they sleep? Can they turn it off like a luminator?
Talk 3
I’m looking for a tea called Tanna Doctor, do you know where to find any? I want to keep well stocked for the commissar. Why?, the last time I didn’t have any the commissar fought across half a planet to get some.
Talk after promotion 1
It's calm here, not too much to do most of the time. It's nice, wish we were somewhere colder though.
Talk after promotion 2
You remind me a lot of the commissar Doctor. Always ready to help where you can to protect everyone. If you need something, just let me know. As long as it doesn’t interfere with the commissar, I’ll see what I can do.
Talk after trust increase 1
Why do I follow Ciaphas? When we first met he saved my life, afterwards word got out that the officers were looking for an aide to assign to the commissar. So I volunteered, got selected and we’ve been serving with each other since. I think that was… 30-40 years ago? Hard to keep track of time when travelling from war to war.
Talk after trust increase 2
Don’t I get Lonely?... used to it, I suppose. Never really had friends until I met the commissar, never really liked people much anyway. Rather be told what needed to be done than stand around trying to figure out what someone just said. Was never good at figuring out what people said anyway.
Talk after trust increase 3
Of all the planets we’ve been to, this is one of the nicer ones. Most of the time me and the commissar are running around dealing with problems that nobody else can fix. That hasn’t really changed much now, but compared to the things we normally fight it's a lot easier. Your guys are better than most militia anyway, maybe even some bluefeet guard. Most of you anyway.
Idle
Apologies miss, the Doctor is very busy right now, would like to make an appointment?
Onboard
Gunner First-Class Ferik Jurgen reporting for duty, do you know where the mess hall is? I’d like to use the kettle.
Watching Battle Record
I thought psykers were supposed to be rare?
Promotion 1
Promoted? Will I get extra pay?
Promotion 2
Before meeting you Doctor, the amount of friends I had could be counted with one hand. It's still one hand but at least I can add one more finger.
Added to Squad
Do you want me to bring anything for you Doctor?
Appointed as Squad Leader
I’m squad lead? But I’m not an NCO?
Depart
What's our mission for today?
Begin Operation
The Emperor protects.
Selecting Operator 1
Orders?
Selecting Operator 2
Something bothering you Doctor?
Deployment 1
Right away doctor.
Deployment 2
Very good, sir.
In battle 1
Frak off!
In battle 2
This ought to clear them out..
In battle 3
Firing!
In battle 4
Sorry Doctor, I didn’t bring any marshmallows.
(Jurgen was about to shoot his melta when an inquisitor joked if he brought marshmallows. Jurgen thought they were being literal until they told him it was a joke, he then later in another book makes a joke about forgetting to bring marshmallows. It is one of the only jokes jurgen makes on purpose.).
4-star result
Everyone said that this mission would be difficult, I don't see what the problem was. After all you’re here with us.
3-star result
Tanna, Doctor?
Sub 3-star result
“Ptuh” Sorry Doctor, some of the frak heads got away.
Operation failure
Don’t worry Doctor, the commissar will get us out of this.
Assigned to facility
Do you have a map?.
Tap
Yes doctor? Is there something you need?
Trust Tap
Are you hungry, doctor? I've got a few sandwiches and ration bars with me, just let me find them.
Greeting
Hello Doctor, what do you need me to do today?

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• Main Priority: If on mobile, farm Tropius for coins on Thursday > Farm coins to provide for farming Rayquaza's swapped skill Shot Out to SL5 > Advance Kyurem Escalation to Lv70
• Other Good Pokemon: Tapu Fini
• Once-a-Day: Is NOT worth a Great Ball.
• Newbie teams for stages: Rayquaza, Keldeo (Ordinary), Azumarill (Winking), Slaking, Kabutops, Wobuffet (Female)

Expected Heart/Coin Requirement for Farming

Pokémon	Type	BP	RMLs	Max AP	Skill	Swapper needed	Usefulness	Difficulty	Stage type	SL5 cost
Rayquaza	Dragon	70	5	110	Shot Out	Yes	A	D	300 Coins + RML	~65k coins (half using DRI on mobile)
Tapu Fini	Water	70	6	113	Typeless Combo	Yes	S	S	2 Hearts Ultra Challenge	~534 hearts

Special Challenge: Rayquaza

Pokémon	Type	BP	RMLs	Max AP	Skill	Swapper Skill(s)
Rayquaza	Dragon	70	5	110	Dragon Talon	Shot Out

HP	Moves	% Catch Rate	Attempt Cost	Drop 1 - % Rate	Drop 2 - % Rate	Drop 3 - % Rate
10627	20	9 + 3	300 Coins	PSB - 25	PSB - 25	RML - 1.5625

Ultra Challenge: Tapu Fini

Pokémon	Type	BP	RMLs	Max AP	Skill	Swapper Skill(s)
Tapu Fini	Water	70	6	113	Barrier Bash++	Typeless Combo

HP	Moves	% Catch Rate	Attempt Cost	Drop 1 - % Rate	Drop 2 - % Rate	Drop 3 - % Rate
49840	19	15 + 2	2 Hearts	PSB - 25	PSB - 25	PSB - 6.25

Escalation Battles: Kyurem

Event Period: 14 days

Pokémon	Type	BP	RMLs	Max AP	Skill	Swapper Skill(s)
Kyurem	Ice	80	5	115	Power of 5+	None

Level	Reward
30	1 Moves +5
40	1 DD
50	1 MSU
60	2 EBS
70	1 SS
80	1 EBL
90	1 Exp x1.5
100	1 MSU
125	1 SBS
150	2RML
175	1 SBS
200	1 MSU
250	3RML
275	2 MSU
300	4RML

Great Challenge: Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

Pokémon	Type	BP	RMLs	Max AP	Skill	Swapper Skill(s)
Keldeo (Ordinary Form)	Water	60	5	105	Block Smash	Flash Mob

HP	Moves	% Catch Rate	Attempt Cost	Drop 1 - % Rate	Drop 2 - % Rate	Drop 3 - % Rate
15190	20	12 + 3	2 Hearts	PSB - 50	PSB - 25	PSB - 12.5

Great Challenge: Wobbuffet (Female)

Pokémon	Type	BP	RMLs	Max AP	Skill	Swapper Skill(s)
Wobbuffet (Female)	Psychic	60	5	105	Swap+	None

HP	Moves	% Catch Rate	Attempt Cost	Drop 1 - % Rate	Drop 2 - % Rate	Drop 3 - % Rate
5687	16	6 + 2	1 Heart	PSB - 25	PSB - 12.5	PSB - 6.25

High-Speed Challenge: Kabutops

Pokémon	Type	BP	RMLs	Max AP	Skill	Swapper Skill(s)
Kabutops	Rock	60	5	105	Barrier Bash+	None

HP	Seconds	% Catch Rate	Attempt Cost	Drop 1 - % Rate	Drop 2 - % Rate	Drop 3 - % Rate
25920	120	1 + 4/3sec	1 Heart	PSB - 25	PSB - 25	PSB - 12.5

Great Challenge: Slaking

Pokémon	Type	BP	RMLs	Max AP	Skill	Swapper Skill(s)
Slaking	Normal	80	5	115	Risk-Taker	None

HP	Moves	% Catch Rate	Attempt Cost	Drop 1 - % Rate	Drop 2 - % Rate	Drop 3 - % Rate
11008	17	20 + 2	1 Heart	PSB - 25	PSB - 12.5	PSB - 6.25

Great Challenge: Azumarill (Winking)

Pokémon	Type	BP	RMLs	Max AP	Skill	Swapper Skill(s)
Azumarill (Winking)	Fairy	60	10	120	Full Power	None

HP	Moves	% Catch Rate	Attempt Cost	Drop 1 - % Rate	Drop 2 - % Rate	Drop 3 - % Rate
9221	16	1 + 3	300 Coins	PSB - 25	PSB - 12.5	PSB - 6.25

Pokémon Safari

Pokémon	Type	BP (RMLs/MaxAP)	Skill	Encounter Rate	HP	Moves	% Catch Rate
Sunkern	Grass	30 (5/85)	Eject++	20	3006	6	16 + 4
Sunflora	Grass	60 (5/105)	Constrict	3.33	4723	8	20 + 4
Pikipek	Flying	40 (5/90)	Hitting Streak+	20	5300	7	13 + 4
Trumbeak	Flying	50 (5/100)	Block Smash+	10	6450	9	16 + 3
Lurantis	Grass	60 (5/105)	Leaf Combo	3.33	8669	12	10 + 3
Drampa	Dragon	60 (5/105)	Block Smash+	3.33	10300	10	22 + 2
Deerling (Summer Form)	Grass	50 (5/100)	Cross Attack	20	8470	9	9 + 4
Sawsbuck (Summer Form)	Grass	60 (5/105)	Barrier Shot	6.67	13456	12	15 + 2
Stantler	Normal	60 (5/105)	Sleep Charm	10	1972	7	25 + 12
Pikachu (Dizzy)	Electric	50 (5/100)	Barrier Bash++	3.33	4800	7	3 + 2

Drop 1 - % Rate	Drop 2 - % Rate	Drop 3 - % Rate
EBS - 25	EBM - 3.125	EBL - 1.5625

A Great Chance a Day!: Landorus (Incarnate Form)

Pokémon	Type	BP	RMLs	Max AP	Skill	Swapper Skill(s)
Landorus (Incarnate Form)	Ground	80	15	135	Power of 5+	Ground Forces

HP	Seconds	% Catch Rate	Attempt Cost	Drop 1 - % Rate	Drop 2 - % Rate	Drop 3 - % Rate
9816	45	16 + 2/3sec	1 Heart	PSB - 100	PSB - 12.5	MSU - 6.25

Daily Pokémon

Day	Pokémon	Type	BP (RMLs/MaxAP)	Skill (Swapper Skills)	HP	Moves	% Catch Rate	Info
Tuesday	Pachirisu	Electric	50 (5/100)	Mega Boost (Cheer)	1339	7	12 + 8
Wednesday	Sigilyph	Psychic	60 (5/105)	Barrier Bash	1654	15	4 + 4
Thursday	Tropius	Grass	60 (5/105)	Eject (Mega Boost++)	2363	20	11 + 2	Coin Farm tutorial
Friday	Farfetch'd	Flying	50 (5/100)	Quirky (Power of 4+)	3930	10	3 + 6
Monday	Druddigon	Dragon	60 (10/120)	Power of 4 (Risk-Taker)	3723	20	1 + 3

Drop 1 - % Rate	Drop 2 - % Rate	Drop 3 - % Rate
100 Coins - 50	300 Coins - 12.5	2000 Coins - 3.125

Weekly Events

• Skill Booster M Stage! - Eevee - (Tuesday to Friday, 3 days)
• A Chance for Coins! - Meowth - (Friday to Monday, 3 days)
• Tons of Exp. Points! - Victini - (Friday to Tuesday, 4 days)

Next Week Events

• Competitive Stage: Mega Camerupt
• UB Challenge: Celesteela
• Great Challenges: Cresselia, Comfey, Bellossom, Exeggutor (Alola Form), Kommo-o
• Pokémon Safari: Numel, Camerupt, Hippopotas (Female), Hippowdon (Female), Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant (Male), Unfezant (Female), Jangmo-o, Hakamo-o
• A Great Chance a Day!: Cosmog
• Daily Pokémon: Girafarig, Kecleon, Shuckle, Relicanth, Spiritomb

Skip to the Last part for 2023 specifics reading everything would really enlighten you tho.
Location and Alliances

• Senegal is located in West Africa bordering Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Bissau Guinea and Gambia. Senegal is also part of ECOWAS ( Economic Community of West African States) and AU (African Union). ECOWAS has an economic centric objective and AU is justice and development of Africa focused.
• Every single one of the nations that border Senegal has had a military coup in its history except Senegal. Every attempt in Senegal failed and Senegal was regarded until today as a model of democracy.

French Control / Neocolonialism
Senegal was a well ruled country despite its politics being mainly ruled by France from the shadow, France hold the reserve of CFA Francs currency and print it for 15 countries. 15 sovereign nations are entirely dependent on France's currency. France also control most of their seaports and has priority in every new market offering with mandatory acceptance for these nations. Despite its many resources Senegal is a very poor country it has gold, zircon, lots of sea territory for fishing, clay and many more industry needed resources and forestry that I can adequately explain. France also has military bases in most of these countries until recently they've been kicked out by Burkina and Mali. Recently lots of Gas and Oil sources have been found in Senegal and that could change the lives of millions of Senegalese citizen (keep that in mind as you read)

Abdoulaye Wade, Macky Sall, Dirty Politics and Spiraling Debt

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• Macky Sall is the 4TH president of Senegal, elected in 2012. Before him It was Abdoulaye Wade who was president since the year 2000. It's mainly under Abdoulaye Wade that the country started changing landscape major road construction, more and more building and a decade long plan to move the airport to a less cramped space thus giving us the AIBD Airport replacing LSS airport. A new agriculture program GOANA and many more projects.
• But it's also under Wade that nepotism got higher in his government were new ministry official position created for his "friends" in ridiculous position. A government in which Macky Sall took part and eventually became prime minister.
• With the rising nepotism the first embezzlement campaign started with ministers and deputies having safes filled with billions of cfa. For context back in 2007 a billion wasn't an imaginable number it had just became mainstream. It first rise with their own son stealing from them, then their sons and daughters traveling all over the word as new millionaires. For context their parents were poor prior to being in the government. Then arrest for drug usages, luxury car crashes. In a blink of an eye rose a new wave of billionaires and families that were above the law. Coincidentally the economic crisis of 2007 made the population even poorer in comparison.
• Politics mixing with religious figures, violence at political rallies and the birth of "nervis" basically political henchmen paid to beat opponents or whoever stand in their way and the police ignored them since they were being paid by people that were very high in the political ladder (ministers, friends of the president etc....)

3rd Mandate, Abdoulaye Wade vs The People (Macky Sall and Youssou Ndour incl.)

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• In 2011, at the end of his 2nd mandate Abdoulaye Wade pushed for a new legislation that would make him able to push for a 3rd mandate and have his good-for-nothing son as vice-president a novelty that the people didn't welcome at all. His former Prime Minister Macky Sall and a lot of opposition political parties and social justice movements, and rappers and Youssou NDOUR (famous singer) banding together and protesting initially peacefully and gradually throwing rocks at the FDS (Forces of Security, police and Constables)

Link Archive Protest Youtube: https://youtu.be/i224i8CTB64
Link Archive Macky Sall Coallition : https://youtu.be/P_wigR7JFYY

• Macky Sall was appointed leader of the movement, and toured Senegal to present his ideas. Despite his opposition to Wade he never suffered persecution or attacks by police forces or any other charges by the justice system. However Dirty Politics was Macky Sall never physically suffered and had his constitutional rights respected. [Remember This it's relevant in 2023]
• Occasionally he would be pelted with pebbles by some people that were against his ideas but never by the police or any other FDS.
• Ultimately Abdoulaye Wade would give up and lose the election and leave graciously without anything in fact the police forces allowed the protesters to walk freely up to the gates of the Palais Presidentiel.

Hopes, Justice, Regrets and Embezzlement of Funds

• In Macky Sall, Senegalese people had high hopes, not so charismatic a leader he had a humble upbringing which inspired hope. He had worked under the previous govt and had extensive knowledge of the populations suffering, the poverty and nepotism.
• He would go on to track the people that embezzled funds under Wade's presidency : La traque aux biens mal-acquis which recovered 200 Billions of CFA Francs (305 millions euros) in 2012 according to Macky Sall's prime minister of the time Aminata Toure

Dynasty Faye-Sall, War of Gains and Scandalous Deals (Petro Tim Oil & Gas)

Then slowely but crescendo new names started popping in the government, branded as the FAYE-SALL dynasty : Macky Sall, his wife Marieme Faye and the in laws Aliou Sall and Mansour Faye.

• A war of opportunities between Aliou Sall, brother of Macky Sall and Marieme Faye, the first lady.
• Petro Tim $10 Billion Scandal Sunu 400,000
• Aliou Sall would make the news for signing scandalous deals mainly the Petro-Tim Scandal for embezzling 10 billion dollars (from here on out we will be talking in dollars because the amounts are ridiculously high). He would be accused of corruption, fraud, embezzlement, money laundering and criminal association. A report by BBC and Africa Eye states that Alious Sall had also been by Petro Tim through a fictive company that he owned.
• In a statement**, Ousmane Sonko called the senegalese youth to demostrate against these scandals until appropriate measures are taken**. Another revelation of the report was the takeover of Franck Timis' group's stake in 2017 by British Company BP. Timis Corp is a firm run by Romanian-Australian tycoon Frank Timis. According to the BBC report BP had agreed to pay Timis $10 billion in royalty payments for its stake in the two blocks. Senegal's offshore oil and gas reserve have the potentiak to transform the country when they begin flowing in the next decade with volumes expected to rival some of the region's biggest producer.
• A campaign started online in which every citizen claim they are entitled to at least 400,000 CFA ($653 usd) from each of the payment that Aliou Sall received with the catchphrase << sunu 400,000>>
• Despite all of that, the judge would squash the procedure rather quickly, it helps to have your brother as president.
• Mansour Faye, The Arrogant Baron (SDE - SEN'EAU / COVID 19 Funds)
• Mansour Faye has a reputation of being a vindictive and arrogant public figure. He will first be remembered for signing a contract for water distribution through SEN'EAU with french company Group Suez killing in the process local company Sénégalaise Des Eaux (SDE) a company that oversaw the water distribution for decades.
• Mansour FAYE is also mentioned in the Cour des Comptes report regarding the misuse and embezzlement of the Covid 19 relief funds. The covid 19 relief funds was of 1000 billion CFA FRANC (over $1.6 billion USD)
• Mansour Faye's daughter studied in the US and came back portrayed as a model for the youth with her ranch and agribusiness which is an insult to the senegalese citizen who can't even afford school fees in some part their own country let alone own land and get a degree in the US. A nepobaby fed with nepotrustfunds and nepoland to build her nepomoney paid business. She said : << you shouldn't be afraid of failure>> easy to say with billions in the bank.

See here the BBC documentary that angered the Senegalese citizens: https://youtu.be/1TAN6PsxKAc

• Mansour Faye will also have some of the harshest comment when several fatal car crash happened in early 2023 in which 63 people died in 8 days. In light of the lack of regulation, the state of the roads and the laissez-aller in the transportation industry, many asked for his resignation in which he would coldly reply : << To the people expecting my resignation, they will need more stamina>>

See video here: https://youtu.be/eS8UV8EtykQ

• Which only proves their lack of empathy towards the citizens they are supposed to serve. One thing that is very common with the entire dynasty Faye-Sall is the disdain, and hatred toward the suffering and needs of the senegalese citizens.
• When people asked in 2021 for better roads and that the tollgate highway was expensive. President Macky Sall replied that: <<It is what is. If you want to drive on fancy road with no plot holes you pay and you use the tollgate highway. But we have an alternative which is the RN1 (National Road)>>

see video here: https://youtu.be/r4DHowh8KLo

• And I can't think of the countless lawsuits for defamation against anybody that tried to expose their true natures. Mansour Faye is very fond of lawsuits and has had a few in his arrogance and power he seems out of touch with reality.
• Whenever addressing the nation he would do it in a patronizing and arrogant way, so much so some people do not listen and would just read the ministry's tweets.

The others (Moustapha Niasse, Youssou Ndour, Mame Mbaye Niang...)

• As mentionned earlier Youssou Ndour was part of the coalition and protesting alongside Macky Sall against the 3rd mandate of Abdoulaye Wade. Youssou Ndour was in fact a candidate for the election but his candidacy was invalidated because his taxes. Youssou Ndour was not a law abiding tax paying citizens according to reports of that era.
• Taxes that he never proved having paid, he would later join Macky Sall's government as Minister-Adviser. Yet another nepo-position in which he will bask in even more riches and allegedly not paying his taxes.
• The most notable thing about him is how loud his silence is regarding every protest against the current regime, in 2021 and 2023.
• You can see him in this video actively protesting in 2011 along with the M23 movement: https://youtu.be/H0hZhNKLUXg
• Moustapha Niasse, the political dinosaur born in 1939 he has been invested in politics as early as 1970 and has been part of every government since. Nothing notable about him beside him clinging to a hope of becoming president he has always been at side of the regime even when the regime is unjust and flat-out wrong. Nothing to say beside good riddance in September 2022 his term as President of Congress ended. He will be remembered for turning the Congress into a shitshow where legislation from Macky Sall passed as will.
• Mame Mbaye Niang the good-for-nothing turned billionaire he was a protestor in 2011 you can see him here protesting at the gate of congress (the coward in brown shirt and jeans who fled when the cop came close) : https://youtu.be/nklxXTZF_no
• A report by the IGF (General Inspection of Finances) revealed how funds have been embezzled once again by a small group of political figure in which we count Mame Mbaye Niang (then minister of Youth, Employment and Infrastructure) and his close friend Ibrahima Cisse; The funds amount to over $800,000 USD (517,864,401 CFA Francs) for the PRODAC project which earned him the nickname Mbaye Prodac. A project that should have created 180 000 jobs provided only 1500 between 2014 and 2018. Coincidentally Mame Mbaye Niang became a billionaire in the same period.
• Ousmane Sonko would go on to make that report public by accusing Mame Mbaye Niang of stealing from the State and the citizen. A deficit of 178,500 jobs from the PRODAC project is beyond criminal knowing that Unemployement Rate of the active population in 2018 was of 14,3% according to the National Statistics Agency (ANSD)

The Claws of France gripping harder

• Between 2012 and 2023, the arrival of French companies surged to a new high with Auchan and Carrefour competing directly with local businesses at lower prices due to allegedly lesser taxes, SEN'EAU killing SDE for water distribution.
• Major civil engineering projects being given to french companies such as Eiffage. In fact EIFFAGE, ALSTOM, SYSTRA and SNCF together built the TER (Train Express Regional) an airport rail link of only 36km for the first part already built for the price of over $1 billion USD (656 billions CFA) a project the government is really proud of.
• The project is putting Senegal in even greater debt since Senegal only funded the project with 142.5 billion cfa and 3 loans from La Banque Islamique de Développement (196 billion CFA), l'Agence Française de développement et le trésor français (196.5 billion CFA) and la Banque Africaine de Développement (120 billion CFA)

Harder Living Conditions

• With inflation, soaring prices of virtually everything such as housing, house essentials, food, transportation and gas...
• Under equipped school with huts as classrooms in some remote region of Senegal Abris Provisoire au Sénégal
• The NGO workers are gentrifying Dakar these people who are supposed to work socially on topics of poverty, are the one actually escaping poverty they are in Dakar partying spending lots of money in places raising significantly the cost of leaving.
• Under equipped hospitals with aging/failing equipment as in Kedougo where a small outpost with barely nothing it's not covid 19 that kills people rarther illnesses that can easily be cured in bigger cities such as malaria, transport of patients is also a huge challenge with patient being transported to bigger hospitals 200 or 300km away with no ambulance rather horse-drawn carts. The same problem in several regions of Senegal. In contrast, the political figures leaving the country every now and then to get medical treatment in France or the US. A symbol of their own failure in building anything important in this country.

The Rise of Ousmane Sonko

• Ousmane Sonko is a former Chief Tax Inspector in Senegal and advocate for reformation of the Senegalese Tax System. He was fired from his position as Chief Tax Inspector for being a whistleblower in many cases of fund embezzlement of High Profile Politicians (Aliou Sall, Mame Mbaye Niang...)
• He would go on to engage in politics and became the youngest candidate to run in 2019 at 44 years old. He rose to fame in politics among the youth due to his credentials as chief tax officer and the overall ethic in his work as mentioned by many of his former colleagues. A man who turned down bribes from the biggest companies in the countries and focused on his duty. The narrative is beautiful and confirmed itself as years passed and people learned more about him. He finished 3rd in 2019 as a newbie in politics.
• An even bigger achievement when you learn about the vote manipulation in the 2019 elections as exposed in Story Killers with the employment of Team Jorge a disinformation for hire company. Ousmane Sonko was victim of gigantic smear campaign with fake documents and false claims.
• See the documentary titled : #StoryKillers: A deep dive into 'Team Jorge', the disinformation mercenaries operating worldwide
• With Ousmane Sonko rising to be the candidates of the youth (over Half of the senegalese population) several attempt at destroying his reputation took place, he would be labeled a liar until the LGE, IGF and BBC report are published.
• Ousmane Sonko became Congressman made fierce speeches in which he called out the disrespect towards Senegalese citizens by which the congress dealt with important matters. Congress was a place of chit-chat and arguments where the political affiliation was the only thing that mattered to any of the parties involved and occasionally throwing hands (fighting)
• He also authored a book called Solutions in which he advances many ideas to push this country forward, economically and socially with an emphasis on education, economy, health and employment.
• Mame Mbaye Niang would accuse him of defamation in the PRODAC case;
• He also exposed the excessive cost of the TER Project.

Macky Sall's 3rd Mandate, Sonko-Adji Sarr, 2021 Protests

• Macky Sall' 3rd Mandate
• Macky Sall is ineligible to a 3rd successive term as stated in the Article 27 of the constitution of Senegal "Nul ne peut faire plus de 2 mandat consécutifs"
• Macky Sall served a 1st term of 7 years from 2012 to 2019 but in 2016 a referendum took place in which the presidential term would go down from 7 to 5 years. Taking effect after his first term in case he get re-elected.
• Having nearly served his 2nd Term 2019 - 2024 (we are in 2023) he eluded a 3rd term trying to loophole his way into a 3rd term using the Article 27 claiming that it's his first mandate of 5 years. Which is wrong the Article 27 existed way before the 2016 referendum and it is explicitly states that no-one can do 2 more than 2 successive term.
• Curfew and Police Brutality
• In 2020 mask mandate is effective and a curfew is established, which made life very difficult for workers who had to commute. The police officers used extreme violence to enforce it. Beating people who were out at curfew with sticks making them crawl on the floor. While the population suffered inside, the rich politicians and their family hosted private parties outside
• When the first Vaccines arrived in Senegal, the first Lady Marieme Faye hosted a private vaccination party at her residence with no respect of masks or crowd control this angered people
• That was the last straw people started burning tires and protesting for the removal of this stupid curfew which they are the only one to suffer from
• Additional context: In Senegal a lot of houses don't cook dinner they buy porridge to local (diaykatou fondé/thiéré/thiakri) that sell at night from 8pm to 12pm. These cheap porridge is what feed lots of people in poor neighbourhood a bowl filled with nourishing food for 100 to 200f cfa. Some houses are overcrowded with over 20 individuals in a 2 story building during summer these people stay outside with their friends and relatives there is a sense of community and togetherness. They only leave for bedtime. The houses cramped and it gets really hot in the summer (up to 35° c / 95°F)
• Sonko-Adji Sarr
• In 2020, during the Covid 19 pandemic, Ousmane Sonko is accused at first of Rape with Threats at gunpoint by a worker at a massaging place he is a customer of. He says it's a conspiracy to make him ineligible for the 2024 elections in which Macky Sall want to be part of.
• Then discrepancies started growing, the medical examination disproved any trace of sexual violence, the officer (Captain Touré) to which the complaint was filed smelled a political conspiracy and fled. Adji Sarr the alleged victim is first believed by a portion of the population but as she goes from reporter to reporter saying different things here and there the growing sentiment of empathy turned to disdain because to many she was definitely lying.
• The case would be ongoing for 2 years 2020 to 2023 and Sonko would be proven non guilty on the counts of Rape and Death Threats since no proof or witness were presented. Everybody that went on to speak would disprove in a way or another the claims of Adji Sarr. The medical official, the officer and her coworkers, boss and his husband. BUT despite all of this Ousmane Sonko is sentenced to 2 years of prison for "corruption of youth".
• Throughout the case, Ousmane Sonko has been held at home by the police not letting him go out, he was kidnapped twice by the police while he was touring the country and forcefully taken home and every supporter of Ousmane Sonko has been labelled a terrorist or an MFDC member.( A very dangerous claim that could turn this conflict into an ethnic war. The southern people are remarquable people and the stigma of separatism they are labeled with could be very dangerous.)
• Protest erupted in march 2021 which beyond Sonko's mistreatment was a protest for everything that is wrong in the country like the Gilets Jaune in France. The police started shooting live rounds, one victim in particular Cheikh Wade is shot in the while he waved his senegalese flag by a police officer in Parcelles Assainies (Dakar) the 2 day protest would make 14 victims, 14 civilians killed.
• Mansour Faye would go on to declare that "Occult forces" are responsible of the 14 dead civilians.

Amnesty International Article : https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/03/senegal-one-year-after-march-2021-families-demand-justice

2023 Protests

After sentencing Ousmane Sonko to 2 years of prison, he is at first kidnapped while he travelled back home from Ziguinchor occasionally touring the country ,held at home and the people are out protesting to end this masquerade, for Macky Sall to either leave Sonko alone and finish his 2nd term or to leave the country altogether.
There's already 600 political prisoners before the protest.
The police shot live rounds, beat up and runned over several people.
And a new type of tear cas that can blow your limbs.
The people are fighting for a better future. Macky Sall doesn't care about Senegalese people. Senegalese so desperate for a better future that many died at sea on shipwrecks trying to reach europe on rafts or canoes.
In 2019, 210 senegalese people died in the mediteranée trying to reach europe because there's nothing left of hope of a better future in thish country, in novembre 2020, 414 senegalese people died at sea trying to ge to europe according to IOM
The 2023 protest showed an escalation of violence from the police, the constables and the 'nervis' these paid militias that have gone increasingly violent with machetes and semi automatic rifles and handguns. Fighting along side the police they have killed 28 people officially many were shot.
The Freedom to tour the country that Macky Sall was offered by Abdoulaye Wade is what Macky Sall is denying Ousmane Sonko.
The 3rd mandate that Macky Sall thought for is what he is denying us all.
Abdoulaye Wade never asked for the police to shoot at civilians, under his presidency killing in broad daylight wasn't a thing, he may have been a bad tyrant but Macky Sall infinitely a hating arrogant good for nothing that is acclaimed as Political Genius a lapdog if anything.
A warzone atmosphere against unarmed civilians.
The government issued an order for the internet to be cut off
Everybody is using vpns to keep the outside informed. Today, June 4th the mobile data were cut off only wifi network worked in order to keep protesters at home.
A terrible rumour that spent chills down my spine earlier today a senegalese citizen called on live tv saying he saw DEAD BODIES IN REFRIGERATED TRUCKSS BEING THROWN AT SEA near the Diamalaye Beach. The senegalese citizens are enquiring about it. Some people have confirmed through text but I am yet to believe it until photo or video proof is shown. We are talking about mass execution I will not believe it until I see proof of it.
This a very long and tedious thing to write and I'm doing it because I am afraid the Senegalese people will be cut off from the world and die in the dark.
The sound of an entire nations going silent is something I have witnessed once and I hope I never do.
ECOWAS took a neutral stance may the wrath of God be upon them.
For once in my lifetime I wish for Military Coup if it means the killers will be stopped. Please save the longest lasting WEST African democracy.
Please Spread the word under #FreeSenegal. A senegalese fearing for his freedom.

For some context, I am 17 years old. Over the last couple years I’ve been trying to better myself through a variety of ways. Ranging from dropping vices to losing weight. Me trying to remove the vices from my life being a reason as to why I know of this subreddit. My parents have recently divorced. This has caused me a good amount of stress. Mostly due to the fact that I was kicked out of what is now my mother’s home for opposing her new boyfriend being there after my father and I were told he wasn’t even real. Leading to me back peddling on a lot of progress I had made in regards to my mental and physical health and my grades dropping drastically from being an honour student to barely passing.
But that’s not what I’m here to really talk about. Since the divorce started my father has been adamant that I need to keep good relations with my mother. Something I’ve found especially difficult for a plethora of reasons. The most recent of which being the discovery that she is now producing softcore pornography. I first came to learn that she was ‘considering’ the prospect of making an Onlyfans account while I was going out to dinner with her side of the family for my grandmother’s birthday. On the return trip she was checking her email and I had noticed that she had emails labelled as being from Onlyfans. I brought these emails up over text the following day asking if my assumptions were correct. Her response? That I wasn’t going to be happy to hear what she had to say, and that she was simply considering it. This alone absolutely ruined me. I sent her over a dozen messages pleading her to stop with those considerations for several reasons. To which she simply replied that she valued my input.
This brings us to today. While doing some yard work for my paternal grandparents I had stepped on nail. With my father being at work and my grandparents being in the city. I was forced to call her in order to get a ride to the hospital. While we were waiting for a doctor to come and treat me, I had noticed that she was browsing Reddit and was commenting on a plethora of posts. Something which I found out of character, as previously she had only really ever used Facebook and Instagram. So out of curiosity, in part as to what she was doing on Reddit, and in part due to the aforementioned Onlyfans discussion, I decided to try and find one of the posts she had commented on. At first I narrowed down the subreddit, and then I found one of the posts after a good amount of peeking at her phone. The comment was something along the lines of “the kind of things I do on my profile” in response to a question about hobbies on one of those questionnaire subreddits. So I took a look at her account, only to be greeted with a massive amount of posts to porn subreddits. A full page of pictures of my mother’s breasts. At that point I turned off my phone and redirected my attention to both the pain in my foot and attempting not to vomit. Once I got my wound cleaned and a tetanus shot, she dropped me off at home. And being the fool I am, I decided to look further. Something which I honestly regret doing. The account was made a few days prior to my grandmother’s birthday and has been active since day one. Furthermore there is an Onlyfans account which I can’t actually look at for what should be obvious reasons.
At this point, I frankly feel like I’m losing it. She lied to me about it, she’s actually making porn, and I have no one in my life to discuss the issue with other than her. But considering that I don’t even want to even be related to her, I don’t think that will be happening. I can’t talk to my family about it, especially her side, because I can only expect a horrible reaction. I admittedly have no friends to speak about it with, nor would I want to speak to with schoolmates about the subject. And I’m fairly certain that I won’t even be seeing my therapist again, considering I’ve heard no word about him from anyone since my appointment last month. Hence why I’m bringing it here. What would you suppose is my best move going forward? I doubt that she will listen to any possible argument against this behaviour from me. So even if I could muster the willpower to talk to her. I don’t think it would be a fruitful endeavour. Should I just ignore it and try to forget that this ever happened? You guys tell me, because I have absolutely no idea.
I’m posting this from a throw away account because I don’t really want to have this associated to my main account where I really only post memes and stuff about numismatics. It’d just be rather out of place, so here we are with an old unused throw away.

Species: Dog Age: 2 years Sex: Male/Neutered Breed: Frenchie Body Weight: 35 lbs History: Up to date on vaccines, had BOAS surgery at university hospital a year past, is allergic to beef, dairy, etc. (see panel) and diet was changed to meet that at time of test and receives allergy shot monthly, tested for hypothyroidism about 50 days ago, came back low normal and was given 30 days on low dose hormone to see if it helped, 30 day return appointment is this Friday Clinical signs: skin changes on back flanks, hair is thinning, lethargy, loss of appetite Duration: 4-6 months General Location: WA state Links to results: I have photos of issues with coat and allergy panel, but can't attach them as others have
We have our dog on meds prescribed by vet to try out and see if they help. Vet informed us of side effects of the thyroid med including lethargy and loss of appetite. His check-in appointment is this Friday to retest bloodwork and see if the thyroid medication helped. His skin issues continue to progress with large patches of thinning fur on his sides.
See photos.

Hey, so I’ve had ADHD my entire life but was only diagnosed 2 years ago. Only recently hopped on meds for it which I find is helping with my ADHD for the first time in my life.
The reason why I say that is because I started the process for surgery, I’ve only done the referral and gone to the hospital for a quick 10 minute meeting with the doctor. Only have my other appointments scheduled for the end of July.
I started my ADHD meds around the same time I started the surgery process, and am now finding I’m losing weight even by accident as a side effect of my meds is appetite suppression. Now I’m thinking I want to postpone the surgery so I can attempt to give weight loss a proper go now that I’m managing my ADHD so much better than I was when I unmedicated. For the first time in my life I feel like I have a shot at accomplishing something without my diagnosis getting in the way of things. I really just want to be 100% sure of the surgery when I’m about to go under, don’t want any regrets or what ifs before I go ahead and made permanent alterations to my body.
So does anyone have any insight on postponing surgery? Do I just tell them my situation and that if I do think I need surgery I’ll get another referral? Do you people agree with my line of thinking?
Thank you all for your time and insight!

I'm looking to get my 6 month-old the covid vaccine. In the online appointment portal, it only shows 4 locations and none of them have immediate availability. The soonest I can get it is June 10th; I'm hoping to get it as soon as possible as we're traveling in the coming weeks.
I know adults can get the boosters as walk-ins at Shoppers, but I can't find any info about the 6 mos - 4 y/o version. My family doctor didn't know anything about where to get it. I called Health Links and waited for 40 minutes.
I'm wondering if anyone here might know if I can obtain the baby version of the vax as a walk-in?

I am having issues with octane 45 2.0 and the fact the piston keeps rotating out of spot. This is putting my point of impact kinda wide right. I have it mounted on an FNX.

When I (30f, 5'7, 175 lbs) was playing basketball with my nephew, I went to make a shot, heard a pop (or possible crack) and ended up with what I'm assuming (or assumed) is a sprained ankle.
I took the first 4 days as easy as possible. I kept it elevated, iced it, and used a compression bandage... but I'm not feeling or seeing a difference. This is weird for me since I've sprained this ankle multiple times. It's still quite swollen, painful to the touch, and although not impossible to walk - it's uncomfortable and moderately painful.
I've attached a photo showing day 1(top picture) and day 7 (bottom picture). I'm making myself an appointment tomorrow, but I'm curious... how do you tell the difference between a sprain and a fracture?

that i hate pvp and why that is.
went to collect lilith altars inside the pvp zone, killed some enemies here and there to get through (WT3).
had few Thousands of the hated currency, thoght to try and get them secure, why not.
the second i enter the circle of the cleansing thing i get stunned and 1 shotted, dropping everything naturally.
so thanks D4, again reminding me, that if i want to play pvp, i actually buy a pvp game and not a story rich arpg where the toxic self-ego-booster kids lurk.

My 8 year old Himalayan saw the vet on Saturday for his shots and the vet found he had a swollen abdomen. I couldn't get the money together for x rays the same day and he has an appointment for x rays on Wednesday. He is eating and drinking and seems fine. He is using the bathroom fine. Is it ok to wait until Wednesday or should I take him to the emergency vet? He is fixed. Significant historical issues: slight heart murmur and previous salivary gland that was removed. He weighs about 10 lbs. I'm located in upstate NY.

I had an appointment with my doctor and it left me feeling pretty crap. The nausea that IBS has caused me for my 5 years of having it has been so debilitating that I'm at the end of my tether but my doctor looked me in the face and told me she can't do anything and I should just get on with it. I just wanted to die in that moment.
It really sucked because I brought up some areas that could be worth investigating as I got labelled as IBS immediately without ruling out other things and she just shot them down and said it's not worth doing.
I just don't know what to do anymore. I'm tired.of feeling like crap day in day out.