The TikTok trend of users pretending to show “before and after” weight loss photos has been criticized by some as fatophobia.

Using the popular CapCut editing tool, trend participants applied an effect called “Big Face” to make their faces appear larger. They then export the resized image to TikTok for a comparison video: a selfie with a big face and the original selfie with the caption “What would I look like if I lost 100 pounds.” In other words, after images are actually photos of how users look at the moment.

The video has been met with criticism from some netizens who say the trend makes fun of plus size people and stigmatizes weight gain.

“People in relatively good shape make fun of fat people,” said Julia Barberi, 31, who posted a critical commentary. video about the trend in TikTok. “This is a terrible filter. It has no positive points. When we constantly see information about weight loss in the media, it only reinforces the idea that we ourselves are not enough.”

This trend comes as some TikTok users continue to struggle with body issues and eating disorders, an issue that has also been a problem on Instagram and Snapchat. On TikTok, posts on For You pages can surprise users with diet and exercise information. In addition, a number of inspirational lifestyle content, usually Get Ready With Me TV series or Clothes of the Day videos, can be found with comments from users dismissing their bodies or comparing themselves to other creators.

A few months ago TikTok “bloated” filters got a similar reaction. TikTok users posted double chin videos before the video moved on to revealing their true colors. Other filters that change people’s faces or bodies have also sparked controversy about how they can contribute to body dysphoria or self-esteem issues.

A TikTok spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Kalhan Rosenblatt contributed.

All in all, The Post reported that Conway’s company, the Polling Company, paid Jeannie Thomas’s company at least $80,000 during the year. It is not clear if any real work has been done on these payments other than the work of Clarence Thomas.

A few months after the Judicial Education Project sent the money to Jeannie Thomas via Conway, they were subpoenaed in the case. Shelby County v. Holder, supporting an attempt to repeal part of the Voting Rights Act. This part of the VRA was eliminated in a 5–4 vote, with Thomas providing the casting vote that put the Judicial Education Project on the winning side.

Thomas didn’t even bother give a competing opinion saying that “the conditions which originally justified [the Voting Rights Act] no longer characterize voting in covered jurisdictions.” and that “overtly discriminatory evasions of federal orders are rare.” According to Thomas, the minority vote and the white vote are “almost parity” and there are many minority candidates, so… no need for a VRA. Further in this opinion, Congress was slapped for continuing to support the VRA.

This is not to say that the Forensic Education Project has not paid off for its money.

Leonard, directly or indirectly involved in a number of cases before the Court, provided The Post with a statement. claiming to be a “dear friend” of Clarence and Virginia Thomas and having known them for many years. Clarence Thomas seems to have some good friends… they all stand next to the checkbooks.

And, as in other cases, when he came across large sums of money, Thomas did not report anything about it. He also took no steps to drop cases involving payments to his wife through Leonard, Conway, or other conservative activists.

on Thursday, report from ProPublica it was revealed that Thomas’s great benefactor, Republican financier and conservative activist Harlan Crow, had paid as much as $150,000 to cover the tuition of the great-nephew whom Thomas was raising. Even though the young man was brought up in Thomas’ home, Crowe claims he paid because he was “less fortunate” and “at risk”. Thomas did not report this gift, although he did report $5,000 someone gave for the education of the same great-nephew. Which is good evidence that Thomas knew that Crowe’s generous gift was over the line.

This discovery follows earlier news this crow bought the land from Clarence Thomas and paid for the modernization of Thomas’s mother’s house. Real estate transactions are one of the few things that Supreme Court justices are required to report in all cases. Thomas didn’t. Not only did Crowe buy the property from Thomas, he paid an amount that appears to be well in excess of fair market value. Considering that Crowe did nothing with the purchased property other than remodeling a house he allegedly bought for Thomas’ mother and allowing her to continue living there rent-free – it’s hard to see this deal as anything other than paying Thomas $133,000.

This happened a week after it turned out that Thomas probably broke the law without revealing the lavish trips and gifts Crowe has given him for over two decades. The value of what Crowe provided to Thomas is estimated to be over $500,000. Thomas released angry response insisting that “Harlan and Katie Crow are some of our closest friends and have been friends for over twenty-five years. As friends, we’ve been joining them on many family trips for over a quarter of a century when we’ve known them.” And it is true; friends sometimes relax together. What is unusual is that one of these friends pays the bill for this vacation. Everyone is lonely. time.

Again, Thomas seems to have a very selective taste in choosing “dear friends”.

On Friday, the President of the Judiciary of the Senate Dick Dublin received a predictably weak response, urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do “something”.

“I hope the Chief Justice understands that something needs to be done,” Durbin said. “The court’s reputation and credibility are at stake.”

It has already passed the “something” stage. The only acceptable action for Thomas is to resign. While this is going on, the DOJ may start collecting a case for either bribery or extortion, because while the Supreme Court may exempt itself from many of those pesky rules that plague smaller courts, what Thomas did is out of the picture. corruption. It’s just corruption.

Dmitry from WarTranslate did the important job of translating hours of Russian and Ukrainian video and audio during the invasion of Ukraine. He joins Marcos and Kerry from London to talk about how he started this work by sifting through various sources. He is one of the few who translates information for an English-speaking audience. Dimitri followed the war from the beginning and watched the evolution of the language and dispatches as the war progressed.

For example, NASA, which typically accounts for about one-third of the group’s Commerce, Justice, and Science budget appropriations, received $20.7 billion in fiscal 2018. This level represents a nearly 19 percent reduction in the agency’s current funding and a 24 percent reduction. from the President’s request for fiscal year 2024.

Earlier this year, House ranking member Rosa DeLauro, of Connecticut, asked agency heads to model the impact of a potential 22 percent cut in their budgets, or about an average cut, if defense and veteran assets were spared the axe.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson wrote in a March letter that in such a scenario, NASA’s mission to return to the Moon would be delayed and 4,000 employees and contractors could lose their jobs.

“If Congress comes in with some general sequestration cuts, or if Congress goes back to the 2022 budget except for defense and veterans, NASA will be devastated,” Nelson said during a Senate Commerce, Justice and Science meeting. Subcommittee hearing last month.

In an interview, House Commerce-Justice-Science ranking member Matt Cartwright, PA, said long-term NASA projects like the Mars Sample Return mission need a constant level of funding to ensure programs stay on schedule.