@gretchenl.bsky.social
Clinical Psychologist
Seeker of meaning and authentic connection
Fan of science & reason; critical thinking saves lives
Studying Japanese so I can scream into the void in two languages (初級)
Seeker of meaning and authentic connection
Fan of science & reason; critical thinking saves lives
Studying Japanese so I can scream into the void in two languages (初級)
Good lord these authoritarians have a lot of emotional needs they offload onto strangers. The desperate need for admiration via a laugh is palpable.
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Good lord these authoritarians have a lot of emotional needs they offload onto strangers. The desperate need for admiration via a laugh is palpable.
Interesting. This morning I was wondering what his threats mean for secret service/FBI. Like, does FBI go knock on the door of the White House and tell the secret service to contain their guy? Half joking, but I work in psych and we get inquiries frm fed agencies when patients threaten gov officials
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Interesting. This morning I was wondering what his threats mean for secret service/FBI. Like, does FBI go knock on the door of the White House and tell the secret service to contain their guy? Half joking, but I work in psych and we get inquiries frm fed agencies when patients threaten gov officials
Wow!! We went from “maybe this week” to TODAY? Amazing 🙌🏼
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Wow!! We went from “maybe this week” to TODAY? Amazing 🙌🏼
Holy mother of internalized patriarchy & misogyny 😳
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Holy mother of internalized patriarchy & misogyny 😳
It was. Thus, it even rhymed 🤦🏻♀️
November 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It was. Thus, it even rhymed 🤦🏻♀️
How about a farewell? I believe saying “farewell” was once a thing among theobros…
November 16, 2025 at 6:28 AM
How about a farewell? I believe saying “farewell” was once a thing among theobros…
And the line between marketing and propaganda is…what? I’m leery of both, yet ideas do need to be communicated, often on a mass scale. Yet marketing is persuasion, and often involves conveying (at best) incomplete truth. This is where I lament humans not being rational creatures. I wish we were.
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
And the line between marketing and propaganda is…what? I’m leery of both, yet ideas do need to be communicated, often on a mass scale. Yet marketing is persuasion, and often involves conveying (at best) incomplete truth. This is where I lament humans not being rational creatures. I wish we were.
OMG, I still laugh regularly at “like this popular knapsack, with many different locations…” 😂🤣
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
OMG, I still laugh regularly at “like this popular knapsack, with many different locations…” 😂🤣
Oh interesting. I didn’t realize it was derogatory—or for Brooklynites in general. I thought it was a nickname for people who worked on the trolleys/serviced them, etc. I guess most nicknames from the past are demeaning…so I guess that makes sense.
November 2, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Oh interesting. I didn’t realize it was derogatory—or for Brooklynites in general. I thought it was a nickname for people who worked on the trolleys/serviced them, etc. I guess most nicknames from the past are demeaning…so I guess that makes sense.
What are we meant to think of the heroic Americans of Flight 93 on 9/11? They died refusing to be used by terrorists to destroy the White House (or US Capitol). So…that was valiant but this is…🤷🏻♀️
October 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What are we meant to think of the heroic Americans of Flight 93 on 9/11? They died refusing to be used by terrorists to destroy the White House (or US Capitol). So…that was valiant but this is…🤷🏻♀️
Raised fundamentalist Christian, seeing this tone policing is bizarre. Prior to college, I only heard the word “feminist” as a slur, and I can’t count the number of times it was equated with “baby killers.” So sure, call those who disagree with you a baby killer, but Nazi is over the line 🤔🙄
September 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Raised fundamentalist Christian, seeing this tone policing is bizarre. Prior to college, I only heard the word “feminist” as a slur, and I can’t count the number of times it was equated with “baby killers.” So sure, call those who disagree with you a baby killer, but Nazi is over the line 🤔🙄
What’s up with youngsters typing in full sentences with punctuation? I thought only old people like me did that? 🤷🏻♀️
September 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
What’s up with youngsters typing in full sentences with punctuation? I thought only old people like me did that? 🤷🏻♀️
Fair. I’ve been thinking about this all day. Time will tell whether the shooter was far left or far(ther) right. But the founder of a political org being murdered while he spoke at his own event? Ideology of the shooter doesn’t really matter in the framing of this as an assassination.
September 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Fair. I’ve been thinking about this all day. Time will tell whether the shooter was far left or far(ther) right. But the founder of a political org being murdered while he spoke at his own event? Ideology of the shooter doesn’t really matter in the framing of this as an assassination.
Will we ever find out what was discussed in the meeting during his first administration when Grassley & Feinstein were drained of all color and looked like they saw death itself? 🤞🏼
September 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Will we ever find out what was discussed in the meeting during his first administration when Grassley & Feinstein were drained of all color and looked like they saw death itself? 🤞🏼
The Men Who Stare at Totes
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September 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The Men Who Stare at Totes
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I’m so confused.
September 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I’m so confused.
I’d call this an extraordinarily difficult decision 🤔
August 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I’d call this an extraordinarily difficult decision 🤔
It’s like a man who beats his wife complaining that she once called him an ass. Yes, that sure did hurt his feelings. Can we focus more on his feelings please?
August 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It’s like a man who beats his wife complaining that she once called him an ass. Yes, that sure did hurt his feelings. Can we focus more on his feelings please?
I know this is separate from your point, but do you have the capacity to see how silly you sound given the asymmetry of tactics for multiple generations? You seem like an intelligent man. This is bonkers.
August 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I know this is separate from your point, but do you have the capacity to see how silly you sound given the asymmetry of tactics for multiple generations? You seem like an intelligent man. This is bonkers.
So when Rs are in power, they’re meant to not just fill any open SCOTUS seat, it has to be the EXACT extremist they want? While Dems offer a moderate (Garland), he doesn’t get a vote at all, and a right-wing extremist gets the seat instead. Rs are the party of “heads I win, tails you lose” 🙄
August 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
So when Rs are in power, they’re meant to not just fill any open SCOTUS seat, it has to be the EXACT extremist they want? While Dems offer a moderate (Garland), he doesn’t get a vote at all, and a right-wing extremist gets the seat instead. Rs are the party of “heads I win, tails you lose” 🙄
Yup. Once I realized Republicans are widely treated like an abusive husband (given the benefit of the doubt, she was asking for it, etc) and Dems are treated like the abused wife (how dare she voice discontent! What did she do to make him hit her?) the punditry finally made sense to me.
August 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Yup. Once I realized Republicans are widely treated like an abusive husband (given the benefit of the doubt, she was asking for it, etc) and Dems are treated like the abused wife (how dare she voice discontent! What did she do to make him hit her?) the punditry finally made sense to me.
They could have claimed it was a some kind of nutrient infusion to keep him “healthy and best able to serve the American people.” They’re not good at this.
July 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
They could have claimed it was a some kind of nutrient infusion to keep him “healthy and best able to serve the American people.” They’re not good at this.