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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 2d

Don't forget that your homeless neighbors, the people living in the streets & out of their cars around you that you see every day, are part of your real world community.

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 3d

Let's turn off the Earth, this is peak humanity.

sadvil 😎 @sadvil.bsky.social · 3d

A great weekend to share Jeff Bridges making a perfect joke

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 3d

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 4d

a cartoon of alice from alice in wonderland saying " thank you "

ALT: a cartoon of alice from alice in wonderland saying " thank you "

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 4d

#BipolarStrong

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · Mar 30

I've written a lot about living with bipolar 2 but the diagnosis blog post is still the most vulnerable I've ever been.

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#WorldBipolarDay

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“When I find ground to rest my feet on, I will lay my weapons down”

As the flames rose, the rational voice in my head told me that it was getting late and I should go inside. The louder voice in my head kept whispering, “But I don’t want to go inside. It’s still ea…

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 4d

I'd like the internet to know that I took off my eye makeup as soon as I got home from a 4 hour cocktail workshop tonight.

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 4d

5 years since my Bipolar 2 diagnosis, 2 since adding ADHD to the mix. My brain is a battle zone but I'm grateful for every day.

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 4d

#BipolarStrong

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · Mar 30

I've written a lot about living with bipolar 2 but the diagnosis blog post is still the most vulnerable I've ever been.

beingberrak.com/when-i-find-...

#WorldBipolarDay

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“When I find ground to rest my feet on, I will lay my weapons down”

As the flames rose, the rational voice in my head told me that it was getting late and I should go inside. The louder voice in my head kept whispering, “But I don’t want to go inside. It’s still ea…

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 4d

Bringing this back to the feed for #WorldMentalHealthDay

Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · Apr 4

I dove into my experience of getting an #ADHD diagnosis in addition to my bipolar 2 diagnosis with context in this blog post: bit.ly/49lRaTT

Still Bipolar Strong, now complete with ADHD

I’m still Bipolar Strong because I keep showing up to life and advocating for myself. And the battles I lose don’t keep me down for long. It’s exhausting, but I’m here.

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 4d

I'd originally taken today off work to go swimming in Cyprus, which fell through with all the moving expenses.

I still kept the PTO for some self-care, errands, and an actual Friday night out with my bestie. #PocketsOfJoy

Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 4d

New hair, new season of life, same old shenanigans

Selfie of Berrak with her face resting in her palm

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Travis @someforeignfield.bsky.social · 5d

For context, several thousand US military personnel have rotated through Israel during this genocide. Whether THAAD battery personnel or working on the JLOTS (the "pier") or helping build out Israeli Air Force bases, our boys have been involved in the day to day operation of the genocide machine

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5d

“The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza…”

US sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor ceasefire deal in Gaza

The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and privat...

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Bishop Whitewind @bishopwhitewind.bsky.social · 5d

Hey you guys remember that time Donald Trump decided that if you're mentally ill he can send you to a concentration camp and no one will ever see you again. You guys remember that? I'm just thinking about that for no reason.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 5d

A fringe group wants the field of psychiatry to regress back to the days when stereotypes and prejudices resulted in mental illness diagnoses for marginalized populations.

In a new reported piece, @evanurquhart.bsky.social examines Genspect's call for the re-psychopathologization of trans identity.

Hate Group Calls for Re-Labeling Transness as Mental Illness — Assigned

A fringe group with no expertise pushes the field of psychiatry to regress to a pre-scientific, prejudice-soaked view of trans people. It coincides with the far-right political agenda.

www.assignedmedia.org

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 6d

I don't know how I missed this Broken Arrow meme the first time but yes.

🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman (Horrifying) @josie.zone · Jan 25

The state of things

BROKEN ARROW meme:

MOST PEOPLE
ON PLANET EARTH
You're out of your mind.
THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT
Yeah.
Ain't it cool?

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 6d

L-I-N-G-O already exists.

This is like when they turned "Words with Friends" into a board game.

The Verge @theverge.com · 7d

Jimmy Fallon wants to turn Wordle into a TV show

Savannah Guthrie will host the show, which NBC is piloting.

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 6d

Just got the estimate for the cost of the dental work that my mom needs and phew, guess I need to get my Etsy shop updated.

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 6d

Sometimes I don't think my meds make that much of a difference, especially when I'm going through a rough period. And then I (unintentionally) go a couple of days without taking them and go "ohhhhh right, no, this is horrible, my brain is mean, how did I live like this?"

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Andrew Notarian (he/him) @anotarian.bsky.social · 9d

I used to be the guy on Twitter reminding people that contractors like me do not get back pay. “And then also contractors experience permanent economic harm because they don’t get back pay.” Thanks to OMB Circular A-76 far more of the federal workforce is contractors than you know.

The 51st @51st.news · 9d

ICYMI, the federal government is still shut down.

Here's what that means for the people of D.C.

The federal government has shut down. Here’s what it means for D.C.

You can’t legally get married, for one, and the city’s economy will take a hit.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 7d

I need people to stop referring to conversion "therapy" as something that's been discredited or doesn't work. That's like saying torture is "discredited" or doesn't work. That they don't work for their stated purpose is secondary to the fact that they DO work for their REAL purpose:

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 7d

Cool.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 8d

Spotify is partnering with ChatGPT

• Will personalize music and podcast recommendations

• Available on an opt-in basis

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 7d

One of these days my nervous system will not register a simple phone call to make an appointment as a threat.

Today is not that day.

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Shalesha @shalesha.bsky.social · 26d

“This isn’t the America I know”

Black People:

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 8d

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law

“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

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Bob @definitelyjustbob.bsky.social · 9d

I don't think I've ever done this, so I thought I'd explain what I do and why I think we should be doing it for everyone who is homeless or at risk of homelessness and need more than just financial assistance to get and stay housed. My program is called HUD-VASH, and we're proof of concept. 1/8

VA.gov | Veterans Affairs

Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.

www.va.gov

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Berrak 🥂 @berrakbiz.bsky.social · 9d

You're closer to being homeless than you can probably imagine but sure, go off with your compassion fatigue bullshit.

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 9d

Reading about Democrats who agree with Trump's plan to forcibly commit homeless people

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