Skeptical Shrink
@skeptical1.bsky.social
Psychologist | Gen X Lurker | Reader of Cereal Boxes | 12 Paw Household |Disobedient
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This one never gets old.
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5 things you can see👀
4 things you can touch✋
3 things you can hear👂
2 things you can smell👃
1 thing you can taste👅
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April 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This one never gets old.
Normalize coffee shops making coffee that tastes good without sugar.
April 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Normalize coffee shops making coffee that tastes good without sugar.
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"The abuse of the word 'antisemitism' is meant to generate a sense of plausibility, confuse opposition, and create more space for the actual phenomenon of antisemitism. And this misdirection is an integral part of the effort to replace a constitutional order with an authoritarian one."
Fascism places emotion over reason. Words become just tools to achieve the vision of the Leader. In our post-truth world, this takes the special form of the inversion of meaning: fascists call other people "fascists" and antisemites call other people "antisemites"
snyder.substack.com/p/antisemiti...
snyder.substack.com/p/antisemiti...
March 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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We should talk about this more often.
Let's just be clear about this--Reagan was not in any way a good president. And without him, we wouldn't be in this whole mess right now. 🧵1/
March 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We should talk about this more often.
An excellent way to view what’s happening
Trump, Musk, Bannon & Vance Are Moving The Overton Window To Normalize Nazis #ABlueView🧵1/3
The Overton Window is the changing range of ideas people are willing to consider & accept: eg, same sex marriage was once unthinkable but is now deemed normal. tinyurl.com/4y3s659v
The Overton Window is the changing range of ideas people are willing to consider & accept: eg, same sex marriage was once unthinkable but is now deemed normal. tinyurl.com/4y3s659v
February 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
An excellent way to view what’s happening
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Keith Haring died of AIDS aged 31 on 16 Feb 1990.
One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS.
#LGBTplusHistoryMonth
One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS.
#LGBTplusHistoryMonth
February 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) barged into House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office unscheduled on Wednesday and challenged him about Elon Musk's team gaining access to a sensitive payment system at the Treasury Department.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Two Dem lawmakers barge into House speaker's office in backlash against Musk
Reps. Judy Chu and Gwen Moore denounced DOGE's access to a vast government payments system.
www.politico.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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The time for action is now. Next it will be people who are disappearing. @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Government pages are disappearing from the internet.
It’s horrible, and people should post about every page they see gone.
Here is my in-depth report on OPM’s anti-trans purge, a 5p deadline for removing so-called “gender ideology” — and even the word “gender” — from gov’t sites.
It’s horrible, and people should post about every page they see gone.
Here is my in-depth report on OPM’s anti-trans purge, a 5p deadline for removing so-called “gender ideology” — and even the word “gender” — from gov’t sites.
Breaking: Disappearing websites, data among the chaos as Trump's anti-trans censorship begins
A stark picture presented across the federal government, with particularly concerning information coming out of the Census Bureau and CDC.
www.lawdork.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The time for action is now. Next it will be people who are disappearing. @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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This piece from @johnarchibald.bsky.social resonates like a church bell. One thing I am grateful for is my parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles did not live to see the hatred that has once again consumed our country.
January 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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January 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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What a life. Thank you for teaching us how to fight. It’s our turn now. Rest easy.
Breaking: Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, has died
Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, has died
She led the reproductive rights organization through some of its most turbulent times.
www.motherjones.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
What a life. Thank you for teaching us how to fight. It’s our turn now. Rest easy.
It’s all of us
After tomorrow there’s no excuse for any cis person to tsk tsk & pretend this is someone else’s fight. He’s starting his presidency by outlawing the humanity of some, which is outlawing the humanity of all.
🚨 Trump will instruct the federal government tomorrow via an executive order to not recognize that transgender people exist and exclusively recognize people as their sex assigned at birth.
www.thefp.com/p/trumps-day...
www.thefp.com/p/trumps-day...
January 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
It’s all of us
100%
January 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
100%
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Every time she comes up, I remind the world that Pamela Paul ordered a “too political” paragraph cut from a review I wrote of a trans positive middle grade book, then denied it in the press, said I was like Trump, then when confronted with proof she was wrong said “Let’s keep this to ourselves.”
News: Pamela Paul is out at New York Times Opinion
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Pamela Paul Is Out at the Times Opinion Section
A surprise departure that appears to be part of a shake-up.
nymag.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Every time she comes up, I remind the world that Pamela Paul ordered a “too political” paragraph cut from a review I wrote of a trans positive middle grade book, then denied it in the press, said I was like Trump, then when confronted with proof she was wrong said “Let’s keep this to ourselves.”
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Okay one more thing that’s important - FREE THERAPY for those impacted by the LA fires docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Pro Bono Therapy for Los Angeles Wildfires
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January 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Okay one more thing that’s important - FREE THERAPY for those impacted by the LA fires docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Definitely the most timely and thorough resource available
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January 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Definitely the most timely and thorough resource available
Polio is staging a comeback back and she’s bringing her besties M, M & R.
"I never gave up on you. I could see you were sending me little hints that you missed our time together: when you subscribed to Goop and started liking all those social media posts that were 'just asking questions' about vaccines."
Baby, It’s Me, Polio, and I’ve Missed You
Can I be vulnerable with you for a second? I always believed we’d get back together. Smallpox thought I was nuts. He kept telling me, “You’re delus...
buff.ly
December 16, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Polio is staging a comeback back and she’s bringing her besties M, M & R.
Seriously
December 12, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Seriously
So on the nose
“Every civilization carries the seeds of its own destruction, the same cycle shows in them all. The Republic is born, flourishes, decays into plutocracy.” - Mark Twain
“An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.” - Plutarch
“An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.” - Plutarch
December 8, 2024 at 8:01 PM
So on the nose
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Here's some numbers just in case anyone needs them. I know it doesn't feel like it but there's so much to live for. Reach out if you need it.
Trans lifeline 1-877-565-8860
Trevor project 1-866-488-7386
SAGE elder hotline 1-877-360-5428
Trans lifeline 1-877-565-8860
Trevor project 1-866-488-7386
SAGE elder hotline 1-877-360-5428
November 21, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Here's some numbers just in case anyone needs them. I know it doesn't feel like it but there's so much to live for. Reach out if you need it.
Trans lifeline 1-877-565-8860
Trevor project 1-866-488-7386
SAGE elder hotline 1-877-360-5428
Trans lifeline 1-877-565-8860
Trevor project 1-866-488-7386
SAGE elder hotline 1-877-360-5428
Next on my reading list…
November 16, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Next on my reading list…
Heroes
Many commentators say that vigilante groups are never the answer. But they clearly don't know about the masked Ecuadorian trio named “Acción Ortográfica Quito,” who roam the streets at night with a singular purpose: to correct all the spelling and grammar mistakes they find in graffiti.
November 16, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Heroes
An excellent take on parenting a trans kid amidst the present cruelty and chaos.
November 15, 2024 at 2:49 AM
An excellent take on parenting a trans kid amidst the present cruelty and chaos.
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When you sign up you can even transfer your data from Goodreads to StoryGraph!
November 13, 2024 at 6:20 PM
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