I mean, I’ve used a t-shirt & a stick to make a tourniquet 🫠 But genuinely I recommend an IFAK to everyone! I can also make a post on how to make your own IFAK tailored to your needs 💜
Reminds me I need to post some videos while in Minneapolis & maybe I can do a few quick STBs so folks can see 💜
Please do not pack GSWs w/tampons. An Israeli bandage or tourniquet serves much better to staunch blood flow. After that gauze rolls are far more sterile and absorbent.
Part of the issue with commercially available kits are the software “binning” of SNPs that lead to the 1% “Ethnicity” result & how that leads to the misinterpretation that @rahaeli.bsky.social references.
I am constantly explaining that ancestry kits are not even in the same league as GWAS or medical genetic testing & this thread is now saved in my phone for future reference 🔥🔥🔥
I’m saying this as a former genetics researcher- this is one of the best pared-down explanations of ancestry kit tests I’ve ever read. Truly well done. I know you left Twitter but would you be open to a cross-post or screenshots?
No worries! I posted an available rental below from a trusted source 💜
F/U question: Are they comfortable being located around Russian communities in MSP or would they rather avoid it?
Minneapolis! Does anyone know of a landlord who will rent to a trans Russian refugee seeking asylum with his husband while their asylum petition is pending?