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"Ahead of the Ugandan election, we're hearing reports that Internet service providers are being ordered to block social media and messaging apps," Twitter Pubic Policy tweeted. "We strongly condemn internet shutdowns – they are hugely harmful, violate basic human rights and the principles of the #OpenInternet."

"Earlier this week, in close coordination with our peers, we suspended a number of accounts targeting the election in Uganda," they admitted in the following tweet, clearly not recognizing the blatant hypocrisy in their comments. "If we can attribute any of this activity to state-backed actors, we will disclose to our archive of information operations."

Taste your own medicine assholes.

"Ahead of the Ugandan election, we're hearing reports that Internet service providers are being ordered to block social media and messaging apps," Twitter Pubic Policy tweeted. "We strongly condemn internet shutdowns – they are hugely harmful, violate basic human rights and the principles of the #OpenInternet." "Earlier this week, in close coordination with our peers, we suspended a number of accounts targeting the election in Uganda," they admitted in the following tweet, clearly not recognizing the blatant hypocrisy in their comments. "If we can attribute any of this activity to state-backed actors, we will disclose to our archive of information operations." Taste your own medicine assholes.

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I saw the doc about the once-famous bodybuilder that ruined himself with steroids...that was enough for me.

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Which one was that?

Also there's testosterone (a steroid... as cholesterol is a steroid) and there's steroids (better referred to as PEDs because they encompass more than just steroids). I.e. one of these occurs naturally in the body and then there are a bunch of analogs that don't occur naturally and have wildly-different outcomes as a result. Most oral steroids are hepatotoxic, for example, so liver damage/cancer/failure becomes a risk. Most steroids mess with your cholesterol levels and blood pressure, but some go to the extreme. Some increase red blood cell count. Some have 0 androgenic effect (by themselves), some have significant androgenic effects.

PEDs that bodybuilders use also include thyroxin/T3 (for cutting), clenbuterol and other metabolic-enhancers (heart stress), GH/somatotropin (which admittedly occurs naturally and is also safe in small doses and not pro-BB levels), insulin (again, safe at non pro-BB levels). So it's very difficult to say "a once-famous bodybuilder ruined himself with steroids" because if he had any level of fame in the past 40 years, steroids, particularly testosterone, were among the safer things he was taking.

And if you're talking about Rich Piana that syntholed-up motherfucker was into WAY more than steroids. Also synthol isn't a steroid or a PED really, though I guess if "performance" includes "simply looking bigger" then it could technically qualify.

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Naw, he (American) had a Spanish name. I think VICE did the doc. But he ALL fucked up.

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Well if we're going anecdotal, I'll direct you to older bodybuilders like Franco Columbu, Arnold, and Lou Ferrigno... all guys who obviously juiced, but not at the insane levels we began seeing in the late 80s (and continue today). If you want to see how the major drug use can pan out if done as well as possible, watch Dorian Yates and Ronnie Coleman. The only thing I've heard about Dorian is depressed testosterone... which is going to happen at 40-50 y.o. anyway, and I haven't looked too much in to Ronnie.

Regardless - the best way to take exogenous test is under a doctor's supervision, and that's currently not really allowed in today's environment. Unless, of course, you're a woman that wants to extreme cosplay as a man, in which case they'll hook you up. It's stupid. But with a doctor's care you could monitor your blood work to get out in front of any long term sides, and people wouldn't be inclined to get involved with the "wrong kind" of steroids.