You could start by reading New Lives for Ancient and Extinct Crops. I recommend the other books by Paul E. Minnis, like Famine Foods. These books are academic, though - so don’t expect a fun and accessible science journalism read.

trust in government and politicians is pretty low rn

Policies inform how the law and system works. The DOJ can change that policy, but since it is essentially under the control of the sitting president, that won’t happen.

I think you misunderstand the power dynamic, the president controls the military and if he starts to arrest SCOTUS justices, I don’t think the SCOTUS rulings will matter any more, they won’t have any way to enforce their rulings that will stand up to the de facto power the president has.

The SCOTUS rulings are already being ignored by this administration on other decisions that were made by them, so you could say we’re already past that.

only Congress has that authority through impeachment, a sitting president is immune to indictment

did you watch the video with the exchange?

was going to say my yard produced as many ticks when it was a regularly mowed lawn as after it was turned into “gardens” …

Anyone have a link on how to best do this? I have a sort of wild yard situation happening and it would be nice to have some practical tips on how to guide it towards a meadow and away from the current situation of weeds (both annual and perennial).

I’m worried there is no “easy” way and it’s basically hand-weeding every square foot?

oh nice, I’ll have to find that so I can actually use the app, lol

is voyager limited to lemm.ee? like, you can’t set it up to use a different instance?

yes:

haha, I’ve never groked that he’s queer coded - but he does sorta have that closeted / repressed gay vibe, at least that sense that he’s massively insecure in his masculinity, the camp and kitsch of his style, etc.

por que no los dos?

ha, I was going to say it sounds like a teacher who is disappointed in their student 😄

I dunno, maybe they didn’t like you for some reason, or something about you didn’t fit their model of “normal”. I do think a lot of neurodivergent people can come across as immature or childish, which results in people responding to them as though they are children who just need to grow up or mature, not that they have neurological differences.

Anyway, yeah - sounds like you were dealt a shit hand, I’m sorry about that 😑

Have you tried telehealth? That can help with the drive. The wait is real, though - I waited over a year to see a psychologist only to end up too busy by the time I could see her to actually take on the treatment.

The usual suggestion is to pay out of pocket, since demand is so high and the number of good, credentialed psychologists is so low, but that’s advice for people with money (i.e. useless advice).

Is the current psychologist a PhD, what are their credentials? I just … the “you’re just not trying” screams uneducated or clueless to me, like some kind of old-school conservative mindset, like someone you go to more for folk wisdom than clinical insight. I dunno, it makes me wonder if I’m missing a lot of context or something because it’s almost hard to believe.

Apparently it’s not uncommon for primary care physicians to not see car accident victims. It can take years for them to get paid, and it’s a legal nightmare trying to navigate who should actually pay them, etc.

I’m not sure I’m OK, that’s part of why I would like to see a neurologist, I have to fly in a couple weeks and this could be a major risk … but my suspicion is that I’m totally fine. This is my third head injury, and second major concussion, so I’m a little more worried about lasting symptoms and the increased long-term risks (reading into it, it’s not looking good).

Mostly it’s just hard to work full-time when a conversation can leave me with a severe headache and unable to function.

However, from what I can tell, my symptoms are mostly mild and I don’t suspect a brain bleed or anything. The ER refused to give me a CT scan and didn’t do any other diagnostics, so they felt it was mild enough, too (or they just dismissed me as a woman, lol).

But really, I’m OK - thank you for your kindness and care 🥰

asking the real questions

… honestly it sounds like they don’t understand executive dysfunction if their response is that you’re just not trying …

all the more reason to ignore their perspective if it’s not an informed one

Sometimes people can have “subclinical” levels, and clinicians are sometimes trained to only see and treat the more severe end of the spectrum. They aren’t gatekeepers of reality, not being suicidal doesn’t mean you aren’t struggling with depression, it means you aren’t suicidal in your depression.

Evaluations especially are a context where they might have strict guidelines on what qualifies, when something reaches a relevant threshold, etc. - but those guidelines can and do change. Either way, you might just try seeing another psychologist, talk about your prior experiences and see what they think. Sometimes it helps to approach interactions with psychologists pragmatically, be clear with yourself and the psychologist about what your goals are, and that should help them help you.

And I hear you on autism testing, I’m avoiding diagnosis for the same reasons.

aww, so glad you had a great time! ✨💖

these are connected ideas, harder to non-exist a Nazi when they’re not open about being a Nazi