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Are you ready for some anecdotes about my hard-assed mother? This post has ’em! Are you ready for some child-rearing words of wisdom? This post has ’em! Are you ready for some solid info on qualified immunity? This post has it! Are you ready for some hard truths about policing in America? This post has ’em! Are you ready to call YOUR senators about the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act? This post is!
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Yao! TL;DR! But, it is so worth it. There are six categories of conservative and they are oh, so illuminating in explaining the dysfunction that they are forcing on us in order to wreck our democracy. Lots of food for thought in this one.
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The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is a comprehensive police reform measure that would help stop police from violating the Constitutional rights of Black Americans and improve policing for everyone. Call YOUR senator to help pass this bill.
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Part of the issue of autism is the use of interpersonal emotions. Autistic people don’t use them well. They have emotions, but understand their role in communication. But, there is a role of intrapersonal emotions in the meltdowns that autistic people and people with pathological demand avoidance have because we rely on our emotional reactions to make decisions.
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What factors determine whether a police officer shoots or not? Our brains are complex, but we can narrow it down to several factors: (1) race of the suspect, (2) priming of the officer to shoot, and (3) the possibility that the suspect is armed. With so many guns in society, police have to assume everyone is armed. It all adds up to ensuring that PoC are hurt first and worst by our violence prone policing.
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The inexplicable shooting of Daunte Wright is quite understandable if you understand how the brain works. Police culture sets up these police shootings, it is as simple as that. Here’s the psychological processes involved.
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Everybody is amazed at how effective the testimony of the pulmonologist, Dr. Tobin, was. The reason he was so captivating was because he used hypnotic induction techniques.
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April is Autism Awareness Month in the US. Here at Ye Olde Blogge, we do our part by posting what it is like being autistic and other insights that we have gathered over the years. Here’s an introduction and advice on how to handle friends, neighbors, and co-workers who are autistic or those who are having trouble accepting people with autism.
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I find it too upsetting to think about the murder of George Floyd for too long. It was just horrifically brutal. There was a casual deliberate depravity displayed by Chauvin over those nine minutes. But, at the same time, discussing it helps exorcise those ghosts.
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I know TL;DR, but there’s always a lot of symptoms and evidence to discuss when you’re talking diagnosing someone’s mental illness. So, I’ve put in lots of headings to help you skip around to the juicier bits.
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