Wait, he stopped??

None of my senators or representatives are on bsky...

Five weeks in, there's an emerging pattern in how the Trump administration moves to target federal employees. And it begins with Elon Musk bringing in tactics he's employed at his various businesses.

The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus. It was found with help from the community science app iNaturalist. By @jamesdoubek.bsky.social

Melissa's Rules to Win at Life

10. Are you alive today? Good, then you are winning at life. Congratulations! Keep it up. You can do this. 14/14

Melissa's Rules to Win at Life

9. The voices in your head lie, so don't listen to them. If you can't see the truth or drown out the voices, ask your Trusted Person to help you remember the truth. And believe them. They love you and will tell you what you need to hear. 13/?

Melissa's Rules to Win at Life

8. Think happy thoughts. I know this sounds stupid, but consciously train yourself to think positively, and you will stop drowning in negative thoughts.You won't magically be happy, but it can help retrain your brain and reset your focus. 12/?

Melissa's Rules to Win at Life

7. Some days are good and some days are bad. Neither will last forever. Everyone has both. 11/?

Melissa's Rules to Win at Life

6. It's OK to ask for help. It's hard as hell, but it's okay. I am worthy of being helped and so are you. (This is the hardest one for me.) 11/?

Melissa's Rules to Win at Life

5. Don't save the special stuff. Use that leather journal and fancy fountain pen. Eat off the fine china. Someday may never come, so enjoy it now. (I have a hard time with this one.) 9/?

Melissa's Rules to Win at Life

4. Hold on to the people who love and care for you, even if they don't agree with you, because these people tell you the truth you need to hear and hold you through the pain of living that truth. 8/?

Melissa's Rules to Win at Life

3. Ignore the people who don't matter. These are the people who don't care about you and have zero impact on your life. What they say or think about you doesn't matter. Don't give them control over your health or happiness. 7/?

Melissa's Rules to Win at Life

2. You want to do something. Will it hurt you? No. Will it hurt others? No. Okay, do it. If anyone is going to get hurt, maybe don't do it. 6/?

Melissa's Rules to Win at Life:

1. Don't be a dick. (OK, now I stole this one from Will Wheaton, but it is perfect, and I always credit him.) 5/?

So I present Melissa's Rules to Win at Life. Maybe they will help some of you too. 4/?

This happens with self care and mental health, too. If it isn't written down, I won't remember it. And since I struggle with depression, I have a list of rules that I try to live by to maintain my mental health. So I've decided to start this account with those rules. 3/?

I tell people all the time, "text me or I won't remember." and "If I didn't write it down, I won't get it done."

Seriously, my brain leaks information. 2/?

I have ADHD (with undiagnosed autism probably swirled in there), so I live and die by my ToDo list. It's a complex system of a notebook that I scribble notes and lists in all day and a series of digital calendar reminders that keep me ahead of deadlines. 1/?