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“Embrace diversity. Unite- or be divided, robbed, ruled, killed by those who see you as prey. Embrace diversity or be destroyed.” - Octavia Butler. Parable of the Sower #booksky
293 new reasons why your depression is a result of genetic variations and not your own poor character. dailygalaxy.com/2025/01/is-d...
Is Depression in Your Genes? Scientists Discover 293 New Genetic Links
This research, published in the journal Cell, not only deepens scientific insight into depression’s biological foundations but also opens doors to more personalized and effective treatments.
dailygalaxy.com
Doom scrolling is great right now because The Doom is always fresh. It used to be The Doom would get stale after a day or 2 but now the horrors are unending 😊
Plan for my mental health day tomorrow ✨Sandwiches with a friend ✨Play the Sims 4 ✨Read my book ✨Cry
Really wish my dog understood “it’s too cold to go on a walk, you will not like it” rather than begging until I bundle up just to walk for two minutes until she gets too cold and returns home.
From Toni Morrison's "Racism and Fascism" inthesetimes.com/article/toni... "Fascism talks ideology, but it is really just marketing — marketing for power. It is recognizable by its need to purge, by the strategies it uses to purge, and by its terror of truly democratic agendas...." [1/7]
Toni Morrison on Fascism and Censorship
In this reprint of "Peril" and "Racism and Fascism," Toni Morrison warns of the creative depths of fascism's reach.
inthesetimes.com
About to work on a self-care plan for myself tomorrow. My depression and anxiety have really been fucked lately, and I'm not about to let Trump steal any more of my joy. Never forget that TRUMP STARTED THE TIKTOK BAN, he didn't save it. It's a stunt. Fuck Trump, take care of yourself ❤️
I used to love reading dystopian fiction in high school. Reaaaaally not enjoying living through dystopian reality as an adult.
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