If it makes you feel better, political bombshells don’t work anymore because nothing will ever phase the Republican voters enough to turn against their own politicians. Nothing, ever.

The irony is not lost on me

Gender affirming surgery for trans women often includes bone shaving in various locations because your skeleton does not substantially change in response to your hormones. Hormone treatment does not affect your skeleton.

Also, in the same way that it is easier for people who have lost weight to put that weight back on because they already have those extra fat cells, people who lose muscle mass will have an easier time gaining muscle back because they already have those extra muscle cells.