Chris Waterguy – coaching neurodivergent professionals

Richard Hanania: Why I Changed My Mind. And Why You Should Too. I regret my vote for Donald Trump. I don’t regret admitting my mistake, writes Richard Hanania.

I think it's more likely he won't vote Trump, but I certainly won't be shocked if he again decides the woke are the greater threat.

open.substack.com/pub/bariweis...

He turned anti-Trump and anti-MAGA about a month into Trump's second term. Better late than never.

Now he's using all his skills as a troll to provoke MAGA and other racists on Twitter. I enjoy seeing it.

Small blessings.

Sometimes it's very distressing to be made out of meat. Hope you're doing okay.

Love to see it.

Getting out of the distraction vortex is a good thing. Unsubscribing from deeply unethical businesses is a good thing.

If I die, I want my remains to be scattered at the US Capitol. Do not cremate me.

I was getting bulk billed skin checks. Recently checked and it's $65.

That's enough to make many people delay.

How to Film ICE Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

granular, practical, well organized info here:

www.wired.com/story/how-to...

It's a shame that 90s style weird pizzas are so out of vogue because this one is SPECTACULAR. Pears, walnuts, blue cheese, olive oil drizzle, sage, salami (or prosciutto), and mozzarella. Before and after. SO GOOD.

One thing about teaching economics is that students don’t start at zero – they start at negative two, what with all the bizarre misconceptions that are circulating #TeachEcon

Lots of people getting this and no one knows why lol.

Ignoring it until and unless they give a good reason

(and I might still say no, because I want a small security attack surface)

Need help with your procrastination problem? Read my latest article in Psyche! psyche.co/guides/how-t... #academicsky #procrastination #productivity

I love this.

But also, pause and try a strategy. Laughs are good but beware of reinforcing your helplessness.

If I don't follow you back, it may be because I'm trying to focus less on US political outrages.

Trying to think global but act local.

There's little I can do from here, except support grassroots democracy in Australia and hope it spread
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A lot of my Bluesky feed is rage about the USA's politics, corruption and state violence.

I share the rage! Strength to your arm. Organise and oppose.

Lifesaving Poems: Tom Paulin’s ‘A Lyric Afterwards’ ‘A Lyric Afterwards’ was the poem in which I finally got Tom Paulin. I had been given a tape of him reading his poems for my birthday.  The A-Side was Seamus Heaney; Paulin wa…

Full poem:
anthonywilsonpoetry.com/2013/08/31/l...

If I understand poetry (which I probably don't) it's about illness, loss, grief and the transforming effect of a person's presence and memory.

"…when I see you
walking by the river, a step from me,
there is this great kindness everywhere:
now in the grace of the world and always."

A poem by Tom Paulin, "A Lyric Afterwards"

I haven't found a comfortable mask that actually seals well in my larger size.

But I really prefer not being sick, so if it's crowded or poorly ventilated, I wear my slightly uncomfortable mask and put up with it.

Conflicts that are decades old are the story of trauma, vengeance and striving for security.

You don't create peace by making people feel more endangered.

Giving it a listen. Thank you

One day, your brain will say “I feel better! I don’t even need these meds!” And it’s very important that you do not listen 😂

In the sixth month
of a disastrous reign in the house of money

in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us)

lived happily during the war

Triggers don't exist to punish us, although it can absolutely feel that way sometimes. Triggers point to our wounds & tell us where gentleness & care is needed inside. I know, the experience sucks. We don't have to love it. But we do have to understand what triggers are & aren't.

Classic example of accessibility measures benefiting more people than intended.

Reality: ADHD strategies work very well for many people and circumstances.

(Sleep-deprived, rushed, stressed or otherwise compromised? Your executive functions are compromised.)

But standard neurotypical strategies are often awful for people with ADHD.

Classic example of accessibility measures benefiting more people than intended.

I find that ADHD strategies work very well for a range of people and circumstances.

Sleep-deprived, rushed, stressed or otherwise compromised? Your executive functions are compromised.

(But standard neurotypical strategies are often awful for people with ADHD.)

What does that require? I'm guessing massive majorities in govt and extremely strict controls on capital, in a way we've never seen before.

(I support a significant inheritance tax, but even 40% would create a huge motivation evasion and avoidance which needs to be prepared for.)

"The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, but also the spirit is weak"

This thread is me sharing how I deal with prioritizing self care when I'm too fatigued or depressed to do self-care but I need to do self-care to stop being fatigued/depressed. Breaking it down to be as simple as possible in case you're on your last brain cell (and therefore most in need of it).