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Richard Saville-Smith PhD

@dranamorphosis.bsky.social

Mad studies in conversation with psychiatry & religious studies. Also #Celt #indyref2 #psychedelics. https://independent.academia.edu/RichardSavilleSmith Isle of Skye Book: Acute Religious Experiences: Madness, Psychosis & Religious Studies (Bloomsbury)

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Sure

22.11.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm deeply upset and troubled about all the people who are currently losing money on crypto during the current crash.

The love of money may be the root of all evil, but I'm still happy to patronize you with my concern about that root getting smaller every day

22.11.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Since January, a dynamic has emerged:

β€’ DHS has repeatedly appealed to Christianity and scripture to justify its mass deportation efforts

β€’ Some of the fiercest *critics* of DHS’ actions β€” to the point of protests and arrests β€” have been Christian clergy religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...

22.11.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2

I guess 'shotgun wedding' has been superseded by developments in weapons technology...

22.11.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fucking hell... and I thought if was about Scotland getting to the world cup and then I saw...

22.11.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If Vance’s entire world was burning down around him, he would still stand there with a smug, self-satisfied look on his face and tell you he’s winning.

22.11.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2592    πŸ” 390    πŸ’¬ 159    πŸ“Œ 24

Should be the billionaire's mascot

21.11.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I like the way Loomer just thinks out loud (but doesn't actually nail the 'problem')

21.11.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Donald Trump is so gay. The evidence has been mounting, but this...(as in the whole event, not just this pic)

21.11.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does this apply to all the civilian staffers in the White House?

21.11.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe read again?

21.11.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

dataset and capacity to form it into opinions, we get to places we didn't know existed. I'm sure the AI bubble will burst, but right now it's a fabulous resource - just maybe not for undergraduates answering questions set by teachers. And, this is not really about literacy, that's the smartphone!

21.11.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"I just wanted to write the best essay I could.” Interesting that these are the thoughts of the many many people in the Trump administration. Perhaps the issue is not AI so much as a lack of the self confidence to assert moral clarity. I use AI as a partner in a Socratic dialog. Drawing on the vast

21.11.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This latest bit of egregious distraction must have been in the pipeline before Trump's about face on the Epstein files. He forgot to tell them?

20.11.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But, but, but Trump told everyone America was in the best shape ever, thanks to his amazing leadership. ThisπŸ‘‡is totally shocking. How is anyone to believe Trump ever again???

20.11.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of McTominay's balletic overhead kick from Scotland's match against Denmark

Photo of McTominay's balletic overhead kick from Scotland's match against Denmark

Photograph of a male dancer, with a leg outstretched, body leaning back, with a football photoshopped in (he is performing as Lord Darnley in Scottish Ballet's recent production of Mary Queen of Scots).

Photograph of a male dancer, with a leg outstretched, body leaning back, with a football photoshopped in (he is performing as Lord Darnley in Scottish Ballet's recent production of Mary Queen of Scots).

Very good work from Scottish Ballet here (from their Facebook account)

19.11.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

@dittemunch.bsky.social Thanks for the follow, your book looks fabulous!

20.11.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Or just move them to a minimum security Club Fed and give them a puppy and yoga classes.

19.11.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 13768    πŸ” 3462    πŸ’¬ 855    πŸ“Œ 231
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I've always been dissatisfied with "WEIRD" (Henrich et al 2010), the acronym is too forced and it doesn't identify the actual problems very well. So, me and AI have been spitballing. What do you think about this: HYPERS - it slightly shifts the focus to the researcher not the subject, but that's ok?

19.11.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can add a couple of points to that after last night?

19.11.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe every reporter who did nothing is part of the problem. If the media boycotted Trump he'd die.

19.11.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you use AI? Do you routinely ask it to critique its own responses. It can be delightfully eye opening. Just ask...

18.11.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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every museum should have a Trump figure, and not roped off from the public

18.11.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 458    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5

Sure, they get to the fence then the some cows stand on each other's shoulders and the rest of the herd simply march into America

17.11.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

JD, it would surely be one of the biggest mistakes of your life to stay silent when you have the opportunity to help so many who have been abused. Your silence might also be misunderstood as complicity.

16.11.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting. I wonder if a different perspective would emerge in a postgraduate context liberated from the question/answer format? I use AI in a Socratic dialog and we get to places which had not occurred to either of us.

16.11.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure but only in a hyper-partisan world. There are lots of words you've abandoned like justice, equity, fairness, democracy, but it's not all about language. If you prefer the current shit-show to the basic morality which made America you'll just have to continue in your own smugness.

15.11.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Change is possible

15.11.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yet another sunny day on Skye, the forecast says it's going to be sunny 'till March...

15.11.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The point of view of the pariah state, where justice has been converted into a racist expedition and/or a personalised vendetta to protect an aged pedophile who now has a predilection for strong men! Kinky.

14.11.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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