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Stephanie Booth
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OG blogger from Switzerland. Cats. Pink. Judo. Chalet. People. Singing. ADHD.

https://climbtothestars.org
Has Google Calendar recently removed the ability to drag the end of a meeting to change its length? Not working anymore for me in MacOS Safari…
February 12, 2026 at 9:36 AM
houseofeffie.substack.com/p/was-neil-g...
The danger of a single story?
Was Neil Gaiman smeared? Part 5: They're Extorting Neil Gaiman
Disclaimer: My substacks are my opinion only.
houseofeffie.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Julius, you have a cat flap 😅
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People with video/audio editing skills: I have two recordings of a conference I gave. The audio on the better video is really crap. The audio on the other is better but not great. I've seen that with iMovie I can grab the audio from one video recording and stick it on the other. (1/2)
February 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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When we analyse these obviously pathological public personalities I’m always astonished that ADHD is never mentioned. Of course it’s not the only problem but when you rewind to “pre-crazy” behaviors there are pointers. And untreated, it’s a risk factor for worse stuff…
293: Trump and Fascist Dementia — Conspirituality — Overcast
As Trump surges his Gestapo and threatens to annex new territory, his brain is collapsing. He’s sundowning on Truth Social, nodding off in meetings, slurring words, slurping at the saliva pooling in his mouth. His insults and aggressions are as constant and predictable as his arms are, reaching out for handholds. Up until this point, discourse on the mental health of this decrepit fascist leader has used the kid gloves of psychology, psychoanalysis, and psychiatry, in which even the most informed analyses were constrained by the fact that experts were interpreting his inner states. For our part, we’ve compared his fate to that of charismatic cult leaders at the end of the line—and we’ll do more of that today. Now a new posse of clinical commentators on IG and TikTok have made it all much more biological: we are witnessing, they say, the predictable signs of fast-progressing dementia. Show Notes Goldwater Rule vs Duty to Warn, American Academy of Psychiatry and Law World Health Organization: Dementia Signs…
overcast.fm
February 1, 2026 at 12:10 PM
overcast.fm/+AA1NfSr4WjQ
When we analyse these obviously pathological public personalities I’m always astonished that ADHD is never mentioned. Of course it’s not the only problem but when you rewind to “pre-crazy” behaviors there are pointers. And untreated, risk factor for worse stuff…
293: Trump and Fascist Dementia — Conspirituality — Overcast
As Trump surges his Gestapo and threatens to annex new territory, his brain is collapsing. He’s sundowning on Truth Social, nodding off in meetings, slurring words, slurping at the saliva pooling in his mouth. His insults and aggressions are as constant and predictable as his arms are, reaching out for handholds. Up until this point, discourse on the mental health of this decrepit fascist leader has used the kid gloves of psychology, psychoanalysis, and psychiatry, in which even the most informed analyses were constrained by the fact that experts were interpreting his inner states. For our part, we’ve compared his fate to that of charismatic cult leaders at the end of the line—and we’ll do more of that today. Now a new posse of clinical commentators on IG and TikTok have made it all much more biological: we are witnessing, they say, the predictable signs of fast-progressing dementia. Show Notes Goldwater Rule vs Duty to Warn, American Academy of Psychiatry and Law World Health Organization: Dementia Signs…
overcast.fm
February 1, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Does anybody kno what tree this is?
January 31, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Après ces semaines en mode survie, je respire à nouveau depuis peu (et aujourd’hui aussi il y a un rayon de soleil, mais pas de mal de gorge!)
Rayon de soleil et mal de gorge – Climb to the Stars
Il y a du soleil et j’ai pu manger sur le balcon. On est de nouveau dimanche, une semaine de plus s’est écoulé. Déjà le 18 janvier. Depuis le début de l’année, j’ai deux foi…
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January 29, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Reposted by Stephanie Booth
"The randomness is the difference between a regime based on terror and a regime that is plainly repressive. A regime based on terror...deploys violence precisely to reinforce the message that anyone can be subjected to it."
M. Gessen: “It’s only natural that our brains struggle to find logic in what we are seeing. There is a logic, and this logic has a name. It’s called state terror.” [nytimes.com]
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
Minneapolis has made it plain.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The more I think of it, the more it’s clear that the fact blog posts (or Discourse topics for that matter) have a TITLE is a major source of friction compared to the Socials. Explains why I keep ending up writing something on Facebook which « should be a blog post ». Looking for research on that.
January 25, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Reposted by Stephanie Booth
Mortality rates:

Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K

Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)

More people have died in ICE detention centers already in 2026 than will die from mifepristone all year. These politicians are extremely dangerous to women.
Rep. Chris Smith: "The abortion pill -- mifepristone -- is baby poison ... we now know that the abortion bill -- we've long expected this -- is extremely dangerous to women" (this is a lie)
January 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Reposted by Stephanie Booth
Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... if you haven’t listened to this podcast, you should.
BBC Sounds - The Missing Cryptoqueen - Downloads
Podcast downloads for The Missing Cryptoqueen
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 8:44 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... if you haven’t listened to this podcast, you should.
BBC Sounds - The Missing Cryptoqueen - Downloads
Podcast downloads for The Missing Cryptoqueen
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 6:54 PM