Most recent unrolls from @ThreadReaderApp
Today, a court in Boston held President Trump's $100k fee for H-1B visas is illegal. But in December, a federal judge in D.C. declined to stop the same program. Both suits were brought by activists (one, a California-led coalition, the other, Chamber of Commerce). What gives? 
These decisions help illustrate how, while we may be almost 18 months into President Trump's second term, so many of his policies have been stymied in the courts. Similar claims but different conclusions are just the most recent example of the novel scrutiny to executive action
Going through Judge Sorokin's (Obama, D. Mass) opinion, I'm looking for how he treats issues compared to Judge Howell (Obama, D.D.C.). First, consular nonreviewability. Howell sidesteps-with a denial he need not address. Sorokin finds that this visa denial via fee isn't a denial
As we head into the launch of Monument of Triumph on June 9, 2026, we wanted to gather some important topics from our recent blogs in one centralized place.
Each post will have a link to where you can read more information. 🧵
Each post will have a link to where you can read more information. 🧵
The Director returns as the main way to navigate Destinations and to activities.
The Portal and various respective Ops categories have been incorporated into the Director at the bottom of the screen.
📰 bung.ie/42SDe31
The Portal and various respective Ops categories have been incorporated into the Director at the bottom of the screen.
📰 bung.ie/42SDe31
Activity difficulties have been overhauled in Monument of Triumph. Less math, more playing.
➕ Selecting a difficulty will always result in you hitting a default reward rank and reward tier.
📈 Modifiers now allow higher scores to be reached without increasing difficulty, to offset the cost of selected boons, and to provide a completely optional challenge.
💠 Ex: Play at Expert and add additional modifiers to earn Tier 4 gear without facing Champions.
📰 bung.ie/42SDe31
➕ Selecting a difficulty will always result in you hitting a default reward rank and reward tier.
📈 Modifiers now allow higher scores to be reached without increasing difficulty, to offset the cost of selected boons, and to provide a completely optional challenge.
💠 Ex: Play at Expert and add additional modifiers to earn Tier 4 gear without facing Champions.
📰 bung.ie/42SDe31
Kuleba: Ukraine currently has no real leverage over Trump, but must keep looking.
Trump lives in a world of great powers, where big states decide what they want and everyone else obeys. Ukraine lives in another world: we are fighting a great power. 1/
Trump lives in a world of great powers, where big states decide what they want and everyone else obeys. Ukraine lives in another world: we are fighting a great power. 1/
Kuleba: For Trump, Ukraine defeating Russia is like Venezuela defeating the United States.
It simply does not fit his worldview. And he personally sympathizes with Putin; he would like to govern America the way Putin governs Russia. 2/
It simply does not fit his worldview. And he personally sympathizes with Putin; he would like to govern America the way Putin governs Russia. 2/
Kuleba: With European populists, do not just react to slogans.
Scratch the surface and you often find something else: a Russian trail, a business trail, domestic interests. Ukraine has to work with the people and businesses that influence them. 3/
Scratch the surface and you often find something else: a Russian trail, a business trail, domestic interests. Ukraine has to work with the people and businesses that influence them. 3/
@cfs_research @DuaneStorey As for the Jason study-
Is this the right way to recruit to people?
Via social media and assessed by a questionnaire-no confirmation they had an infection, any infection let alone long COVID?
Is this the right way to recruit to people?
Via social media and assessed by a questionnaire-no confirmation they had an infection, any infection let alone long COVID?
@cfs_research @DuaneStorey @cfs_research then there’s the second study, again recruitment via social media and assessed via questionnaires?
This is a very low quality cross-sectional survey.
I wouldn’t plan to even commission a clinic based on those numbers.
This is a very low quality cross-sectional survey.
I wouldn’t plan to even commission a clinic based on those numbers.
@cfs_research @DuaneStorey @cfs_research those prevalence numbers lack any credibility at all. There is no “gold standard.”
Here are the developer updates in visionOS 27 that caught my eye
This is a big release if you build spatial apps: RealityKit, Reality Composer Pro 3, Spatial Preview, foveated streaming, object tracking, immersive video, spatial web... It'll take days to list them all
This is a big release if you build spatial apps: RealityKit, Reality Composer Pro 3, Spatial Preview, foveated streaming, object tracking, immersive video, spatial web... It'll take days to list them all
RealityKit gets a lot more physical.
With visionOS 27, it adds physical space lighting, Projective Textures, real-time cloth simulation, Reverb Mesh for spatial audio, and efficient rendering for 3D Gaussian Splats (!!)
With visionOS 27, it adds physical space lighting, Projective Textures, real-time cloth simulation, Reverb Mesh for spatial audio, and efficient rendering for 3D Gaussian Splats (!!)
Reality Composer Pro 3 is a MAJOR update
With Live Preview (probably built on top of the new Spatial Preview API) it lets you see Mac edits on Apple Vision Pro instantly.
It also adds deeper Xcode integration, visual scripting, AI-assisted workflows, and richer scene iteration.
With Live Preview (probably built on top of the new Spatial Preview API) it lets you see Mac edits on Apple Vision Pro instantly.
It also adds deeper Xcode integration, visual scripting, AI-assisted workflows, and richer scene iteration.
So, I got to look to a pretty recent image thanks to a kind soul. As of May 22nd there are 203 T-80s left in Omsk. More than expected, but that's what happen when you rely on Copernicus and similar low res imagery.
There were 253 3 months ago, which fits with the previous estimate of ~15 T-80BVM per month.
Even more interesting, roughly half the remaning T-80s are T-80U/UDs based on their came scheme, there's even more piles of turrets (@T_90AK wink wink) and roughly 30 completely cannibalized and turretles T-80 hulls, likely to be converted to BREM-80s.
The U.N. is now attempting to redefine antisemitism out of existence.
Through its most famous appointed expert, the U.N. is erasing the term's meaning as hatred of Jews.
U.N. member states—UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Canada, Australia—must condemn this disgraceful distortion.
Through its most famous appointed expert, the U.N. is erasing the term's meaning as hatred of Jews.
U.N. member states—UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Canada, Australia—must condemn this disgraceful distortion.
2/ “Among Arabs and their supporters, it is sometimes said that Arabs cannot be anti-Semites since they themselves are Semites. This statement is meaningless. Anti-Semitism has never been concerned with anyone but Jews, and there is in any case no such thing as a Semite. Like the Aryan, he is a myth, and part of the same mythology.”
— Bernard Lewis
nybooks.com/articles/1986/…
— Bernard Lewis
nybooks.com/articles/1986/…
3/ “A common answer, given by or on behalf of Arabs, is that they cannot be anti-Semitic, since they themselves are Semites. The logic of this would seem to be that while an edition of Hitler's Mein Kampf published in Berlin or in Buenos Aires in German or Spanish is anti-Semitic, an Arabic version of the same text published in Cairo or Beirut cannot be anti-Semitic, because Arabic and Hebrew are cognate languages.”
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I would love to be a fly on the wall for this event happening today in Seattle, hosted by Seattle Revolutionary Youth.
What makes this group especially wild is that they openly try to recruit kids as young as middle schoolers.
As you can see from the framing, “Why is revolution inevitable?,” this is not exactly subtle. It looks like a gateway into much crazier politics and a pretty obvious attempt to groom young kids into radicals.
What makes this group especially wild is that they openly try to recruit kids as young as middle schoolers.
As you can see from the framing, “Why is revolution inevitable?,” this is not exactly subtle. It looks like a gateway into much crazier politics and a pretty obvious attempt to groom young kids into radicals.
I would also wager this is being held at a public library, which gives younger attendees the easiest possible cover story: “I’m just going to the library after school.”
These youth activist groups in Seattle routinely use libraries and other public spaces for events like this, which makes the whole thing look much more normal and accessible to kids than it really should be.
These youth activist groups in Seattle routinely use libraries and other public spaces for events like this, which makes the whole thing look much more normal and accessible to kids than it really should be.
And for anyone who wants a better sense of this organization, here are some of their past protests.
OMG!! I just finished talking with an ADHD teen.
The way they described executive dysfunction
made the entire room go silent.
They said:
The way they described executive dysfunction
made the entire room go silent.
They said:
“It’s not that I don’t WANT to do things…
it’s that my brain won’t fully let me start.”
Not physically stuck.
Mentally stuck.
Like:
• a pause button that never releases
• invisible resistance
• watching yourself freeze in real time
while fully aware the whole time.
it’s that my brain won’t fully let me start.”
Not physically stuck.
Mentally stuck.
Like:
• a pause button that never releases
• invisible resistance
• watching yourself freeze in real time
while fully aware the whole time.
Then they said something even more heartbreaking:
“The longer I avoid something,
the heavier it becomes.”
Because time doesn’t reduce the pressure.
It multiplies it.
Now the brain is carrying:
• guilt
• stress
• overthinking
• fear of failing again
So even tiny tasks
start feeling emotionally huge.
“The longer I avoid something,
the heavier it becomes.”
Because time doesn’t reduce the pressure.
It multiplies it.
Now the brain is carrying:
• guilt
• stress
• overthinking
• fear of failing again
So even tiny tasks
start feeling emotionally huge.
Last week, I looked at the architects behind Zimbabwe Rugby’s remarkable rise from the wilderness to Rugby World Cup qualification.
Today, the landscape has shifted.
Zimbabwe Rugby has announced a new high-performance and rugby committee structure, featuring a mix of familiar faces and new appointments that will help shape the next chapter of the Sables’ journey.
While some of the thinking behind these changes is still being investigated, and several questions remain unanswered, this is what we know so far: 👇🇿🇼🏉
Today, the landscape has shifted.
Zimbabwe Rugby has announced a new high-performance and rugby committee structure, featuring a mix of familiar faces and new appointments that will help shape the next chapter of the Sables’ journey.
While some of the thinking behind these changes is still being investigated, and several questions remain unanswered, this is what we know so far: 👇🇿🇼🏉
Firstly, the losses.
Zimbabwe Rugby will unfortunately bid farewell to one of the most experienced figures in the Sables setup.
Amid the uncertainty and behind-the-scenes developments currently unfolding at the ZRU, I am informed that Gert Smal has resigned from his position as Linouts Coach and Consultant.
For Zimbabwean rugby supporters, players and coaches alike, this will be a difficult pill to swallow.
A Rugby World Cup-winning coach with South Africa and one of the most respected minds in the game, Smal brought credibility, experience and world-class standards to the Sables environment. While he rarely sought the spotlight, many within Zimbabwe Rugby viewed him as the steady hand guiding the project from behind the scenes.
In conversations this week, one phrase kept coming up:
“He was the glue that held the team together.”
Replacing a coach of Smal’s calibre was never going to be easy. Replacing his experience, influence and rugby intellect may prove even harder.
The question now is simple:
Who steps forward to fill some very big boots? 👇🏉🇿🇼
Zimbabwe Rugby will unfortunately bid farewell to one of the most experienced figures in the Sables setup.
Amid the uncertainty and behind-the-scenes developments currently unfolding at the ZRU, I am informed that Gert Smal has resigned from his position as Linouts Coach and Consultant.
For Zimbabwean rugby supporters, players and coaches alike, this will be a difficult pill to swallow.
A Rugby World Cup-winning coach with South Africa and one of the most respected minds in the game, Smal brought credibility, experience and world-class standards to the Sables environment. While he rarely sought the spotlight, many within Zimbabwe Rugby viewed him as the steady hand guiding the project from behind the scenes.
In conversations this week, one phrase kept coming up:
“He was the glue that held the team together.”
Replacing a coach of Smal’s calibre was never going to be easy. Replacing his experience, influence and rugby intellect may prove even harder.
The question now is simple:
Who steps forward to fill some very big boots? 👇🏉🇿🇼
One of the most notable additions appears to be former Scotland international and South African-born Josh Strauss.
Strauss joins the Sables setup as Forwards and Lineout Coach, bringing extensive experience from the professional game and a reputation as a highly respected forwards specialist.
However, he is not a direct replacement for Gert Smal. From what I understand, the Technical Advisor/Consultant role has effectively been removed from the new structure.
That means Zimbabwe may potentially lose some of the strategic oversight, mentorship and rugby intellect that Smal brought behind the scenes. But there can be little doubt about Strauss’ credentials as a lineout and forwards coach.
The Sables gain a proven rugby mind — the question is whether anyone can truly replace everything Gert Smal brought to the table.
Strauss joins the Sables setup as Forwards and Lineout Coach, bringing extensive experience from the professional game and a reputation as a highly respected forwards specialist.
However, he is not a direct replacement for Gert Smal. From what I understand, the Technical Advisor/Consultant role has effectively been removed from the new structure.
That means Zimbabwe may potentially lose some of the strategic oversight, mentorship and rugby intellect that Smal brought behind the scenes. But there can be little doubt about Strauss’ credentials as a lineout and forwards coach.
The Sables gain a proven rugby mind — the question is whether anyone can truly replace everything Gert Smal brought to the table.
La muerte en combate de Lehbib Mohamed Abdelaziz por un dron de Israel lanzado por Marruecos desde el Sahara Occidental ocupado suscita varias reflexiones que, creo, son importantes.
Algunas las he comentado en otros tuits, pero creo que hay que desarrollarlas.
👇👇👇
Algunas las he comentado en otros tuits, pero creo que hay que desarrollarlas.
👇👇👇
1) Como he dicho ya, Lehbib no es un caído más en la guerra de liberación del Sahara Occidental contra la ocupación marroquí:
1º. Porque era hijo del anterior líder del Polisario, Mohamed Abdelaziz.
2º. Porque se barajaba su nombre como futuro líder del Polisario.
1º. Porque era hijo del anterior líder del Polisario, Mohamed Abdelaziz.
2º. Porque se barajaba su nombre como futuro líder del Polisario.
2) ¿Fue su muerte el resultado de una operación más de guerra... o hubo un seguimiento cuidado de Lehbib hasta tenerlo localizado y lanzar el dron que le mató?
Creo que lo segundo.
Y ello por dos razones.
👇
Creo que lo segundo.
Y ello por dos razones.
👇
My childhood friend covered me with himself, saved my life, and died in my arms. "I love you" were his last words. — Cobra, 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade fighter.
It was the hardest psychological moment for me. We were close to evacuation, but he didn’t make it.
1/
It was the hardest psychological moment for me. We were close to evacuation, but he didn’t make it.
1/
Cobra: When his mom found out what happened, she hit me really hard. My cheek was burning for 2 days.
She said “if not you, he would be alive.” But I didn’t ask him to do that.
Only his wife and daughter understood me.
2/
She said “if not you, he would be alive.” But I didn’t ask him to do that.
Only his wife and daughter understood me.
2/
Cobra: During shelling, my son looked at me and said, "Mom, I don't want to die, I'm still young”.
I started crying hard. They aren’t in Ukraine right now, and I don’t want them to be. I can visit them, but I don’t want them to live through this.
3/
I started crying hard. They aren’t in Ukraine right now, and I don’t want them to be. I can visit them, but I don’t want them to live through this.
3/
Here's what's new in visionOS 27
Siri AI on Apple Vision Pro: honestly feels like a sci-fi interaction. You can invoke it just by looking at it, and it can look your surroundings as well!
Siri AI on Apple Vision Pro: honestly feels like a sci-fi interaction. You can invoke it just by looking at it, and it can look your surroundings as well!
This includes app windows but also physical objects
I miss the times when I lived in the french alps, being able to use my own panoramas as visionOS environments is a delightful new feature
THE 7 POLITICAL BLOCKS IN RIVERS STATE
By @nyerishii
Rivers State was created on Saturday 27th May 1967 by Gen. Yakubu Gowon. After the creation of Bayelsa in 1996,the state divided into 7 political blocks namely; Ikwerre/Etche,Orashi, Kalabari, Igbani, Andoni,Okrika and Ogoni.
By @nyerishii
Rivers State was created on Saturday 27th May 1967 by Gen. Yakubu Gowon. After the creation of Bayelsa in 1996,the state divided into 7 political blocks namely; Ikwerre/Etche,Orashi, Kalabari, Igbani, Andoni,Okrika and Ogoni.
IKWERRE/ETCHE BLOCK
Ikwerre:
•3 GOVERNORS
-Celestine Ngozichim Omehia
-Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi
-Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike
•1 DEPUTY GOVERNOR
-Dr. Frank Adele Eke
•2 SPEAKER OF RSH OF ASSEMBLY
-Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi
-Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule
Ikwerre:
•3 GOVERNORS
-Celestine Ngozichim Omehia
-Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi
-Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike
•1 DEPUTY GOVERNOR
-Dr. Frank Adele Eke
•2 SPEAKER OF RSH OF ASSEMBLY
-Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi
-Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule
•4 CHIEF JUDGES OF RIVERS STATE
-Justice Iche Ndu
-Justice Prince N. C. Agumagu
-Justice Diary Wotubo Okocha
-Justice Chibuzor Simeon Amadi
Etche:
•1 Deputy Governor
-Dominic U. Anucha
-Justice Iche Ndu
-Justice Prince N. C. Agumagu
-Justice Diary Wotubo Okocha
-Justice Chibuzor Simeon Amadi
Etche:
•1 Deputy Governor
-Dominic U. Anucha
Oh dear, Peter Elston rather appears to be back-pedalling after his tweets in recent days regarding Mark McDonald – Letby’s layman-barrister.
Perhaps he is pretending not to know what reverse-instructed means, or perhaps he may have paymasters who are not too happy with him.
Of course confirming that McDonald was never instructed is a little awkward for their whole narrative – two press conferences, the endless documentaries, podcasts and interviews – when Shoo Lee or any of the numerous “experts” claiming Letby’s innocence cannot possibly have seen the babies’ data-protected medical records if McDonald was not instructed, despite him claiming to have handed them round like a box of chocolates.
@VeraBaird @ccrcupdate
#innocencefraud 1/15
Perhaps he is pretending not to know what reverse-instructed means, or perhaps he may have paymasters who are not too happy with him.
Of course confirming that McDonald was never instructed is a little awkward for their whole narrative – two press conferences, the endless documentaries, podcasts and interviews – when Shoo Lee or any of the numerous “experts” claiming Letby’s innocence cannot possibly have seen the babies’ data-protected medical records if McDonald was not instructed, despite him claiming to have handed them round like a box of chocolates.
@VeraBaird @ccrcupdate
#innocencefraud 1/15
On Thursday 4th June Elston posted that “the first solicitor ‘reverse instructed’ by [McDonald]” was sacked and was worrying that the new one did not have “conduct of the case”.
If McDonald had been instructed by Letby’s legal team then he would have no need to reverse-instruct any solicitor. However there are at least three solicitors that McDonald has apparently used since first claiming he had been instructed by Letby in September 2024.
Elston was McDonald’s right-hand man at the first press conference. 2/15
If McDonald had been instructed by Letby’s legal team then he would have no need to reverse-instruct any solicitor. However there are at least three solicitors that McDonald has apparently used since first claiming he had been instructed by Letby in September 2024.
Elston was McDonald’s right-hand man at the first press conference. 2/15
McDonald has no public access which means he cannot act for Letby directly, and he can’t act for her in a professional capacity.
And without instruction from Letby’s legal team he wouldn’t be able to get access to the babies’ medical records, so goodness knows what he sent to Lee and all the other ‘experts’ he claims. 3/15
And without instruction from Letby’s legal team he wouldn’t be able to get access to the babies’ medical records, so goodness knows what he sent to Lee and all the other ‘experts’ he claims. 3/15
Take it from someone who's run in several elections: No matter how unscrupulous a candidate might be, committing fraud in America at a big enough scale to rig an election above a tiny town council race is laughably impossible.
Let's look at what it would actually take. 1/
Let's look at what it would actually take. 1/
Imagine you wanted to rig a House race.
Even the closest ones are settled by several thousand votes (way more for Senate races). I won one in 2020 by just 1%, and a total margin of 5,000 votes.
That's the lowest number a serious fraudster would have to shoot for. 2/
Even the closest ones are settled by several thousand votes (way more for Senate races). I won one in 2020 by just 1%, and a total margin of 5,000 votes.
That's the lowest number a serious fraudster would have to shoot for. 2/
So if you wanted to take advantage of lax photo ID, you'd have to find ≈5,000 people willing to impersonate a real voter at the polls (a felony offense). And hope no more than a handful of those real voters tried to vote (in which case authorities would notice a pattern). 3/
During one session in my clinic, a 17-year-old ADHD teen explained executive dysfunction better than most textbooks I've read.
1. They said:
1. They said:
"I don't have trouble doing the task. I have trouble entering the task."
That sentence immediately got everyone's attention.
That sentence immediately got everyone's attention.
2. Most adults assume the struggle starts with motivation.
The teen disagreed.
They often wanted to:
• start the homework
• clean their room
• study for the test
• answer the message
The intention was already there.
The teen disagreed.
They often wanted to:
• start the homework
• clean their room
• study for the test
• answer the message
The intention was already there.
pilar.von.oldenburg@aktionsosleben.de
Papst verurteilt Abtreibung in Spanien scharf
Sehr geehrter Herr Dopfer,
in seiner Ansprache vor den Abgeordneten des spanischen Parlaments hat Papst Leo XIV. die Abtreibung scharf verurteilt.
Die gegenwärtige spanische Regierung unter
Papst verurteilt Abtreibung in Spanien scharf
Sehr geehrter Herr Dopfer,
in seiner Ansprache vor den Abgeordneten des spanischen Parlaments hat Papst Leo XIV. die Abtreibung scharf verurteilt.
Die gegenwärtige spanische Regierung unter
Ministerpräsident Pedro Sánchez treibt Maßnahmen voran, die den Zugang zur Abtreibung weiter ausweiten und sogar ein Recht auf Abtreibung in der Verfassung verankern sollen.
Der Papst sagte:
„Welche Zukunft haben unsere Gesellschaften, wenn
Der Papst sagte:
„Welche Zukunft haben unsere Gesellschaften, wenn
das Leben nicht mehr als grundlegender Wert anerkannt wird? Kann eine Gemeinschaft, die das ungeborene Kind, den alten Menschen, den Kranken, den still Leidenden oder denjenigen, der ganz auf die Fürsorge anderer angewiesen ist, ausblendet, als wirklich gerecht
1 HILO EL CATOLICISMO SOBREVENIDO DE PODEMOS
Algunos se extrañarán del título pero no se extrañen es la forma de actuar de @PODEMOS , “ lo que diga la USAID” y ahora toca catolicismo.
A la izquierda española siempre le ha fascinado EEUU
vozpopuli.com/espana/gira-mo…
Algunos se extrañarán del título pero no se extrañen es la forma de actuar de @PODEMOS , “ lo que diga la USAID” y ahora toca catolicismo.
A la izquierda española siempre le ha fascinado EEUU
vozpopuli.com/espana/gira-mo…
2 @PODEMOS lleva años siendo el representante del CAPITALISMO WOKE YANQUI en España.
La ley del "solo si es si" traducida del inglés directamente, y aprobada sin revisar, llevó a la excarcelaciòn de 121 violadores elpais.com/espana/2023-09…
La ley del "solo si es si" traducida del inglés directamente, y aprobada sin revisar, llevó a la excarcelaciòn de 121 violadores elpais.com/espana/2023-09…
3 Cuando @PODEMOS descubrió a Blackrock se puso a su servicio liderando la "presunta lucha por los alquileres"
Mientras Blackrock compraba TODO y tú no podías comprar nada.
El “no tendrás nada y serás feliz” de la Agenda 2030
Mientras Blackrock compraba TODO y tú no podías comprar nada.
El “no tendrás nada y serás feliz” de la Agenda 2030
Nativa o extranjera...¿La misma clase obrera?
Como anunciamos hace unos días, lanzamos un nuevo documento donde buscamos realizar desde las coordenadas marxistas un primer acercamiento a la cuestión de la inmigración y su intervención desde el comunismo.
Como anunciamos hace unos días, lanzamos un nuevo documento donde buscamos realizar desde las coordenadas marxistas un primer acercamiento a la cuestión de la inmigración y su intervención desde el comunismo.
En nuestro documento partimos del principio de que la consigna «Nativa o extranjera, la misma clase obrera» debe ser problematizada.
Esta consigna clásica busca combatir la división del proletariado local con el migrante que el fascismo inocula a través del racismo.
Esta consigna clásica busca combatir la división del proletariado local con el migrante que el fascismo inocula a través del racismo.
Pero esta consigna, verdadera en su abstracción, puede volverse falsa si no se comprende en su forma concreta. Y este es el objetivo de nuestro documento: comprender cómo se produce la explotación y superexplotación del migrante en el capitalismo español.
9 of my favourite cheap, studied and easily accessible supplements when it comes to better mental health.
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It’s George.
No matter who you are, at some point, you will probably struggle with a "light" mental health issue, whether that's called minor depression, anxiety and so on.
This is totally normal since, in this day and age, we face the following conditions that create the perfect storm for them:
-Everyone grew up in a less-than-ideal environment.
No matter how loving or well-intentioned someone’s parents or caregivers were, the upbringing everyone receives is almost always imbalanced in one way or another.
This is totally normal and this imbalance tends to create both vulnerabilities and strengths.
It’s just that you’ll always be aware of your weaknesses, but you’ll have to discover your strengths.
As a side note, a very foolish attempt to engineer a “perfect” childhood will simply produce a fragile individual rather than a resilient human being with normal flaws.
Paradoxically, some degree of overcorrection is itself a natural part of psychological development.
-Most of the structure of modern life is profoundly unnatural both for our biology but for our minds as well.
From the fact that you can no longer operate at a basic human level and have to master 90 different things just to survive, to overstimulation, constant noise 24/7, high caloric malnutrition, isolation, chronic stress, material overconsumption and the fact that you have to sit in a chair for hours on end, all these create an environment our nervous systems were never designed to handle.
No matter who you are, at some point, you will probably struggle with a "light" mental health issue, whether that's called minor depression, anxiety and so on.
This is totally normal since, in this day and age, we face the following conditions that create the perfect storm for them:
-Everyone grew up in a less-than-ideal environment.
No matter how loving or well-intentioned someone’s parents or caregivers were, the upbringing everyone receives is almost always imbalanced in one way or another.
This is totally normal and this imbalance tends to create both vulnerabilities and strengths.
It’s just that you’ll always be aware of your weaknesses, but you’ll have to discover your strengths.
As a side note, a very foolish attempt to engineer a “perfect” childhood will simply produce a fragile individual rather than a resilient human being with normal flaws.
Paradoxically, some degree of overcorrection is itself a natural part of psychological development.
-Most of the structure of modern life is profoundly unnatural both for our biology but for our minds as well.
From the fact that you can no longer operate at a basic human level and have to master 90 different things just to survive, to overstimulation, constant noise 24/7, high caloric malnutrition, isolation, chronic stress, material overconsumption and the fact that you have to sit in a chair for hours on end, all these create an environment our nervous systems were never designed to handle.
-Your genes no longer match your environment.
Your genes, shaped over thousands of generations in very different environments, no longer perfectly match the modern world we live in.
Variants in genes such as COMT, MTHFR, and MAO have received a lot of attention in recent years for their links to mood, focus, and stress resilience.
It’s important to remember that these variants are not simply “defects.”
Many of them likely played useful roles in ancestral environments.
For example, certain low-activity variants in the MAOA gene are associated with higher impulsivity, irritability, or difficulty concentrating in today’s settings.
In the context of hunter-gatherer or high-threat environments, however, the same traits may have conferred advantages, such as quicker reactions, higher drive, or greater willingness to take risks in hunting, competition, or defense.
Similar trade-offs exist with other genes.
The COMT Val158Met variant influences dopamine levels in the prefrontal cortex, with different alleles potentially favoring either stress resilience (“warrior” strategy) or cognitive performance in stable conditions (“worrier” strategy).
MTHFR variants affect folate metabolism and may have offered advantages related to fetal viability or cancer protection in certain historical dietary contexts, even while increasing risks in others.
In short, what feels like a liability today was often an asset yesterday.
-We are trying to pathologize as many things as we can for profit.
In some contexts for example, not experiencing problems such as anxiety and depression can be problematic.
These feelings and situations by themselves should not be pathologized out of a certain context.
Let’s say that my mom has to undergo a routine surgery in a month.
Not feeling the tiny bit of anxiety or worry is as pathological as feeling anxiety to the point of me not being able to eat, sleep or focus on work.
And this is of course without even mentioning issues suchas that technological innovation has reached the point of quite literally driving some people mad and inducing psychosis.
Your genes, shaped over thousands of generations in very different environments, no longer perfectly match the modern world we live in.
Variants in genes such as COMT, MTHFR, and MAO have received a lot of attention in recent years for their links to mood, focus, and stress resilience.
It’s important to remember that these variants are not simply “defects.”
Many of them likely played useful roles in ancestral environments.
For example, certain low-activity variants in the MAOA gene are associated with higher impulsivity, irritability, or difficulty concentrating in today’s settings.
In the context of hunter-gatherer or high-threat environments, however, the same traits may have conferred advantages, such as quicker reactions, higher drive, or greater willingness to take risks in hunting, competition, or defense.
Similar trade-offs exist with other genes.
The COMT Val158Met variant influences dopamine levels in the prefrontal cortex, with different alleles potentially favoring either stress resilience (“warrior” strategy) or cognitive performance in stable conditions (“worrier” strategy).
MTHFR variants affect folate metabolism and may have offered advantages related to fetal viability or cancer protection in certain historical dietary contexts, even while increasing risks in others.
In short, what feels like a liability today was often an asset yesterday.
-We are trying to pathologize as many things as we can for profit.
In some contexts for example, not experiencing problems such as anxiety and depression can be problematic.
These feelings and situations by themselves should not be pathologized out of a certain context.
Let’s say that my mom has to undergo a routine surgery in a month.
Not feeling the tiny bit of anxiety or worry is as pathological as feeling anxiety to the point of me not being able to eat, sleep or focus on work.
And this is of course without even mentioning issues suchas that technological innovation has reached the point of quite literally driving some people mad and inducing psychosis.