Harrogate Psychological Services
harrogatepsych.bsky.social
Harrogate Psychological Services
@harrogatepsych.bsky.social
Counselling psychologist with a side of ADHD assessment. Liberation psychology & anti-capitalist frameworks because only we will save us.
Still masking and offering virtual sessions!
https://harrogatepsych.com/
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I remember @nurssseha.bsky.social from way back when he was posting on bluesky as staff in Gaza’s operating rooms, then he & his entire family became refugees.
October 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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A very timely post. Well worth a read if you're wondering why this kind of research uspets the autistic community so much
October 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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7 HOURS LEFT.

I will carry the flame for these six families & a camp until the last spark of life leaves me.

I am not asking you to commit to the same, although you should.

Just a little help with their food, water, shelter, blankets, NEWBORN items.

590/1000…
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
October 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Prominent climate scientist, @katharinehayhoe.com, argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality.'
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...

💯 ... The other side has done that a long time ago.
Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC Radio
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.
www.cbc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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One of those days I’m worried I typed the wrong thing- Mohammed has 11 family members to take cate of and they need a warm place for the winter
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mohamed. Mohamed was studying to be a software engineer before this. He’s now trying to take care of his whole family including his siblings Farah, 23, Fatena, 22, Aseel, 19, Hala, 18, Lama, 15, Leen, 13 and Karem, 7 and his niece Ghazal, 3.
October 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Canadian educators:

Join @arquives.ca for online workshops exploring 2SLGBTQIA+ primary sources and resources, along with guidance on integrating them into your teaching practice.

More info and free registration: arquives.ca/activating-q...

#QueerHistory #CanadianHistory #TransHistory 🌈🗃️ 🌈🎓 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
October 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Sometimes you say sorry because you mean it.

Because you forgot.

Because you care.

Because you want to do better.

Not because you’re masking.

Not because you’re small.

But because compassion still lives in you, even after everything.
October 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Fund Me Fridays is back!

In honor of Link, who remains unjustly banned, I will be reposting mutual aid links under this thread.

Drop your links and let’s meet some needs!
October 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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This is actually the thing that worries me most about AI. It's "there is no such thing as society" implemented as software solution. Needing to ask people for help, advice, or information is part of how we build and maintain social and professional bonds.
Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.
Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence
Both the general public and academic communities have raised concerns about sycophancy, the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) excessively agreeing with or flattering users. Yet, beyond isolat...
arxiv.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Unban Link.
tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where users could feel safer, but inconsistent moderation quickly eroded trust.

When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.
Bluesky’s CEO meltdown: How leadership continues to fail its most marginalized users
tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where systemically marginalized users could feel safer, but…
plutopsyche.medium.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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racketmn.com/elevated-acc... - People are in motion EVERYWHERE...
Meet the Volunteer Pilots Flying Patients From Red States to Reproductive Care - Racket
Removing barriers to bodily autonomy, one prop plane flight at a time.
racketmn.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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I want to send you a FREE signed copy of one of my books.

Lots of food insecure people are about to lose SNAP benefits. Donate $36 or more to any food insecure person and I will mail your FREE signed copy anywhere in the continental US. Email your receipt to [email protected]!
October 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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This is a piece of dream work with ancient dreaming:
many more of us dream of beloved and just communities, dream of better lives for all children and all future beings. Of an earth healed and regarded as alive and sacred. And to move toward these dreams perhaps we need visions of being surrounded by holy generativity, creative fires, Divine love
And Their Wings Touched Each Other — What A Shrink Thinks
I need to take a breath sometimes. I need a birds-eye, angel-eye, cosmic-view sometimes. Just for a moment, so I can keep going.
www.whatashrinkthinks.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Canada continues to aid the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
In the middle of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Canada 1) contracted to buy missiles from an Israeli company and 2) planned to send Canadian troops to Israel for training on how to use them.

Absolutely unconscionable and an egregious violation of international law.

www.readthemaple.com/canadian-for...
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Wow, this book sounds good! 😜
This "remarkable book...deserves to be read widely... the clarity of argument, the power of the players quotes, and the accessibility of Kalman-Lamb and Silva’s writing made the book easy to read and fascinating to think about."

Hugely grateful for this review in @leisurestudies.bsky.social.
October 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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So excited for this conversation on KING OF THE NORTH with the great @sifill.bsky.social and @jessehagopian.bsky.social on Monday at 7:00 EST. Join us!
October 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Take a moment and smile at the life you’ve lived.

The memories you’ve made.

You don’t do it enough.
October 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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It’s Black History Month - so here’s some history, my late grandfather💙

“He also served as chairman of the Birmingham Racial Attack Monitoring Movement Unit, the West Midland Fair Housing Action Committee, & the People's National Party's United Kingdom branch.” jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2011...
Stephen Batchelor - octogenarian still serving his community
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine:LIKE MOST little boys who grew up in rural Jamaica, as a child, Stephen Batchelor climbed trees, and even fell off sometimes, picked plums, star apples, and jack fruit, as w...
jamaica-gleaner.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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The conditions at the Broadview ICE facility are getting worse. This is why we keep coming back.

Our neighbors are not alone. You can join us in demanding transparency + accountability at 1930 Beach Street.
October 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Australian giant cuttlefish.
October 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Harrogate Psychological Services does NOT engage with AI/LLMs for many reasons; however, this is definitely one of the most prominent. And to think, my college's big talk this year was all about AI being the cat's pajamas. 🙄

www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...
New study: AI chatbots systematically violate mental health ethics standards
Researchers at Brown University found that AI chatbots routinely violate core mental health ethics standards, underscoring the need for legal standards and oversight as use of these tools increases.
www.brown.edu
October 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Just a reminder that the bar exam replaced apprenticeships in large part because of racism, even though the data said apprenticeships produced better lawyers.
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Incompetent leadership and greedy management can and will ruin anything and anyone.
October 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM