zephorah

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[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

Let’s be real. Roe would not have fallen without Trump. And the erosion of the 3 branch system would not have gotten this far. With DEMs.

But that’s what they do. While eroding the working class through continued subsidies to the rich. It’s why the middle class is dead. Yea, Reagan started that death but the Dems just took their payments and quietly kept things moving, between every Repub term, bringing us to the present state of the billionaire class, lack of middle class, and a country where 60% of the population lives paycheck to paycheck.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 18 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It’s the most cognizant thing I think I’ve heard him say. The “fuck” pulls it together and makes him sound almost normal.

Almost.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago

I’m not a witch, I'm your wife!

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago

This never surprises me and that’s just sad.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago

I came here to say Dungeons & Dragons. People of all ages and walks of life play.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, but I wish this admin could be trusted to get him looked at, honestly, in person, by a professional.

But we can’t. We can only look on in horror as he presents like someone who could have Alzheimer’s.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 24 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

He is Biden’s age, a year or two makes little difference. Alzheimer’s runs in Trump’s family too.

Biden presented with the standard waxing and waning of dementia. He probably was aok some days. That’s how it works. Dementia onset is more like a picture that gets hit by the sun part of the day, when it’s sunny, not a total erasure. A gentle fading.

Alzheimer’s, however, presents with anger, erratic behavior, and paranoia on the trajectory of a downward spiral. Aggression is a hallmark.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is how you know your relative has drunk the koolaid. They sound like this, a parrot, repeating what someone else told them to say.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

I think the better statement would be both are emotional, which is simply part of being human.

The difference is women are taught very early to regulate and cope.

Ofc none of this is 100%, nothing involving people is 100%, but emotional regulation, coping, and patience within your emotions is something women have more practice with.

I’m not saying no woman ever has bankrupted the family savings to buy a positive emotion inciting vehicle, but the numbers there would be…less.

Practice matters.

 

This came up in my health care forum.

Right now, you can legally detain someone medically when they are a danger to themselves or others for up to 72hrs. The details vary by state, but this is how we lock down individuals trying to suicide or someone mentally off the rails making threats of violence.

This variation on that law would also make opposition to Trump qualify.

Civil commitment can follow as with individuals who have profound mental illness and are not safe to be out in the world.

This is the loudest scream that democracy is dead short of hauling people out into the street and shooting them.

It’s important to note the police are currently the people who bring individuals in for the 72hr mental health holds.

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