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32 | she/they | queer ☂ | poly 🥰 Hello! I am Elaina. I'm prety cool, and so is my blog. I'm an open book, so if you have any questions, ask!

[prunsel]

if you've ever pet more than a few dogs you'd Know what dog residue is

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sometimes people experiencing psychosis and/or mania will come up to you on the street and talk in confusing or upsetting ways. your job is to either have a regular human-to-human conversation with that person or politely leave. your job is not to call 911. do not call 911. you might kill that person if you call 911.

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I don't even have the energy to screenshot and respond to your tags- what the actual fuck is wrong with you? "the cops are scared and rightfully so" "mental health calls are the scariest for cops" OH so this isn't about the safety of psychotic & manic people this is about piggy feelings?

and no, actually, this is not USA specific and no, actually, people from other countries should not ignore this post. police violence and sanism weren't invented in the US and they are certainly not unique to here. if you (or anyone) thinks that this bullshit doesn't happen elsewhere then you are not listening.

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cops r Some Guy with a Gun

do we want Some Guy with a Gun in this situation? answer is usually "NO"

[uncivilliberties]

This is legitimately useful reframing. A while ago I started replacing the word "cop" in my vocabulary with "a man with a gun." It really puts things into perspective.

This homeless person is making me uncomfortable. Should I call [a man with a gun]?

My neighbor is having a loud party. Should I get [a man with a gun] involved?

There are some teenagers skateboarding. Do you think [a man with a gun] would get rid of them for me?

It makes it very clear what you're saying. I can call a man with a gun to threaten or hurt someone mildly inconveniencing me. You're not calling the cops, you're calling A MAN WITH A GUN into a situation that does not warrant a firearm handled by a volatile lunatic who will not be held accountable for his actions.

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[birdbigbutch]

you stole dog blood

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[velvetys]

Everything used to be 20 dollars and now that I finally have 20 dollars everything is now 200 dollars

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why i never

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[now more experienced] why i sometimes

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[creekfiend]

How autoimmune conditions can unexpectedly drive mental illness

Antibodies mistakenly attacking the brain are linked with conditions including schizophrenia, dementia and OCD, prompting a revolution in ho

it may interest some of you to know that there is likely an autoimmune/inflammation component of many mental illnesses that we do not fully understand yet. the immune system and the nervous system are very connected both to each other and to all our other systems in ways that, again, we do not fully understand

reminder that psychology is both a very new and also a very SOFT science. if someone in psych is confidently positing that science understands the way the brain functions and malfunctions, they don't know enough to know how little they know. we do NOT understand the brain like we act like we do.

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[pastelparrotlet]

Life is about eating warm bread and biking to the library and making friends with bugs you find in the yard!

[markovchaingang]

we must protect the sanctity of divorce

[slutdge]

"make an account to-"

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[what-even-is-thiss]

This post is ancient and stupid but I still laugh whenever I see it

[saywhat-politics]

Trump, MAGA fury as Spencer Pratt drops to third in LA mayor race

President Donald Trump called elections in California "crooked" after Spencer Pratt fell into third place in the LA Mayoral race

President Donald Trump and prominent voices in the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement have voiced their fury with California's elections after Spencer Pratt dropped into third place in the Los Angeles mayoral race.

The slow vote-counting process in California has been under scrutiny since primaries were held last week, in which right-leaning candidates held leads over left-leaning rivals in the initial count in the mayor and governor elections.

In recent days, Pratt—a registered Republican with a nod of approval from Trump—has seen his lead over Nithya Raman, a Democratic City Council member, fall away, as they compete to join incumbent Karen Bass, also a Democrat, in a run-off election in November.

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TADC SPOILERS!!!!

Drawing below ↓

What could have been

But never will

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i want her to be free

isnt she lovely?

[spiralatria]

this 'being really tired after work' thing is really getting in the way of this 'pursuing my artistic hopes and dreams' thing has anyone else noticed this