#Despair

Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD

arghavan_salles

A few months back, I got pulled over by a cop. I was nervous, of course. But I knew, in that moment, that I didn’t need to fear for my

Dr. Mama Kam

KameelahRashad

Pandemic Reflections: In the last 7-8 months, my work has both shifted & intensified. The unrealistic expectations re: professionalism/productivity has contributed to burnout & despair. And, the request for a

1 dyke. 1 bike. You do the math.

SharpDressdDyke

Grew frustrated with yet more "why do people who regret or detransition seek out anti-trans groups all the time?" crap where the person didn't want to hear the answer: those

Courtney Cantrell || socially distant for 28 days

courtcan

TW: miscarriageMy 1st pregnancy ended in #miscarriage. It was almost 14 years ago, but it remains the most awful experience of my life so far.There's emotional pain, overwhelming grief, despair,

Yascha Mounk

Yascha_Mounk

Most Americans believe the upcoming election will be legitimate—unless their favorite candidate loses. So how can we determine if a) "we were robbed" or b) the election was legitimate?For @TheAtlantic

Graeme Wood

gcaw

Coronavirus is bad in New York. But just wait for Africa.Total ventilators by country:USA: 172,000Sierra Leone: 13South Sudan: 4Liberia: 3Central African Republic: 3https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/why-covid-might-hit-african-nations

To Will a Mockingbird

wharrison51

So I feel the need to pontificate a bit here. I (virtually) attended a Good Friday service last night. The message was fine, but I was put off a bit

No Good Cops, No Bad Protesters

tommykellyinla

In celebration (/s) of some of our city council trying to return to intense criminalization and sweeps, I'll be playing some of the greatest hits (read: most tragic) that I

Eric Stone

eriwinsto

Today: #akleg HD36 Republican candidate Leslie Becker was confronted by protesters at her event in Metlakatla, the state's only Native reservation — opponents outnumbered allies. A fiery afternoon. (THREAD) "You're

Tom Holland

holland_tom

An early night tonight, ready to get up early tomorrow to catch the tide, & build AN EVEN BETTER SANDCASTLE THAN LASY YEAR!!! https://twitter.com/holland_tom/status/1147052584521347077 A sign from the gods! A

100 Faces of the Syrian Revolution

100facesyrev

Waad al Kateab @waadalkateab (a pseudonym) is a journalist, filmmaker and activist, who shed light on daily life in a field hospital in East Aleppo in the documentary For Sama

Dana S. Pumpkins 🍁🍂🌔🕷🕸🩸🕯🎃

PhD_femme

people who aren’t in higher ed may be unaware of a really weird situation unfolding in academia right now colleges & universities (hereafter just colleges for brevity) are almost universally

Ri Syizel // FASTING SZN

syizel__

Anime ending yall simply can't skip cause issa feel time. A thread. Black Night Town - Akihisa KondoNaruto Shippuden 339All Itachi want is a peace, yet the world make him

Josh Greenberg

1JoshGreenberg

THREADHOW WE GOT HERE: PREFACEThis thread contains excerpts from the preface of “How We Got Here: The 2020 Political Crisis and the Future of Social Change.” The preface describes the

Sebastian Milbank 🥀🇬🇧

JSMilbank

The sheer levels of mental ill health amongst people of my generation and younger is so off the scales that there have to be major external causes, I suspect a

Raven Books

ravenbooks

Uplifting books as mentioned on @TodaySOR. First up, P.G Wodehouse, especially his Jeeves & Wooster series. The writing is exceptional, the humour is a delight, never mean, the plots are