Jhe'stil

Mediocre Scrabble player. Anti-capitalist. Lae'zel's bruise.

[Jhe'stil @jhestil]

🧵 Starting a thread to share resources disproving the myths around “obesity” and highlighting the ways this myth has been shaped and reinforced by a racist, sexist, classist, ableist society. #obesity #haes #fatjustice #fatliberation 1/

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@EBasilion @MarkLRuffalo ADHD and Autism are not caused by trauma.

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@RepFeenstra Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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@DahliaKurtz These are Syrians and the IDF killed them.

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@OurielOhayon Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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@JustLuai Do you have functional eyeballs?

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@Partisangirl The performance was a reference to the Greek Pantheon- as the Olympics originated in Greece. Not Christianity or a painting of the Last Supper.

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@camhigby She was voted in by the people she represents in a fair election. That is how democracy works.

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@sibelefausto @TTMACHELE @RnaudBertrand Because many people WERE persecuted for racial reasons, and continue to be oppressed.

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

Powerful words by 102 years old philosopher Edgar Morin, one of France's most revered intellectual figures, as well as a Jewish WW2 resistant who fought as a lieutenant in De Gaulle's France combattante.
https://t.co/SJXMywTXb5
Here are his words on Gaza: "I am both astonished and outraged by the fact that those who represent the descendants of a people who were persecuted for centuries for religious or racial reasons... That the descendants of this people who are today the decision-makers of the State of Israel, that they could not only colonize an entire people, partly drive them out of their land and seek to expel them for good... But also, after the massacre of October 7, engaged in a real massive slaughter on the populations of Gaza and continue, incessantly, hitting civilians, women, and children.

And to see the silence of the world, the silence of the United States, protectors of Israel, the silence of the Arab states, the silence of the European states who claim to be defenders of culture, humanity, human rights.

I think we are living through a horrible tragedy because we are also powerless in the face of this thing that is unleashing. At least, I say: bear witness! The only thing that remains if we cannot resist concretely is to testify. Let's resist in our minds, let's not be fooled, let's not forget, let's have the courage to face things head-on."

[Jhe'stil @jhestil]

@DahliaKurtz Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow]

Childless cat lady. Saves universe from aliens.

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

Stop calling it a war, what is happening in Gaza is not a war, it is a genocide and ethnic cleansing campaign.

[Jhe'stil @jhestil]

@crvonseggern But why? Why wouldn’t you just eat something else?

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This is the most Gen X thing I’ve ever read 😂

[Jason Helmes @anymanfitness]

Just finished this book - Bad Therapy by @AbigailShrier

This is one of the most eye-opening books I've ever read. It's a must read for any parent, any teacher, and should be required reading for any school administrator as well.

The book dives into trying to figure out why kids are having so many mental health problems, when there are so many resources devoted to improving mental health outcomes.

Anxiety, depression, suicide, etc are all higher than they've ever been with kids, even though their lives are arguably better than ever before. It just doesn't make sense.

A few key takeaways from the book:

A constant attention on how kids are "feeling" or "thinking" is causing negative outcomes.

Constantly ruminating on your emotions and how you feel negatively impacts your mental health. If all you do is focus on your emotions, you are destined to be anxious or depressed.

We incessantly ask kids how they're feeling, if they're happy, how their mental health is, etc, and this is creating kids who think they're fragile instead of resilient.

Trying to solve every problem for kids has caused a generation who can't do anything for themselves.

We (Gen X) were told to "suck it up" or "you'll live" or "rub some dirt on it" all the time. Many of us came to the conclusion this is "bad parenting" because our feelings were neglected, and we vowed not to do this to our own children.

Because of that, kids immediately over-dramatize everything that happens to them, making mountains out of molehills, and thinking the world must revolve around their emotions and feelings.

You develop confidence and strong mental health by doing things, not by thinking or via therapy.

You can't think your way out of anxiety. You don't gain confidence by analysis of your thoughts or mental health issues.

You gain confidence and eliminate anxiety by doing gradually more difficult tasks, excelling at them, and realizing you are a competent, capable person.

The non-stop attention therapy gives to these small, common emotions we all feel blows them out of proportion to their seriousness (not talking about genuine disorders here, just normal anxieties that millions of people go to therapy to try to avoid).

One of the best ways to decrease your happiness is to chase it.

Our society constantly tells kids they should be "happy" and asks them if they are.

Happiness isn't a state you should be in 24/7. That's not realistic. Joy and bliss aren't permanent states - they are fleeting.

Contentment, stillness, and being even-keeled are much better goals to aim for mentally.

The happiest, most well adjusted kids come from families with loving parents that have strict rules for the household.

This one really set off the confirmation bias in me... I feel really blessed we have 2 well adjusted middle school kids who do great in school, are very respectful and well mannered, and we barely even need to parent them.

But for years, we were very strict with them. Bedtimes, family rules, how we do things, etc. The in-laws and lots of friends thought we were totalitarian.

In reality, we just had high standards. And it's really paying off right now. I found it really interesting that strict rules equals happy kids. Makes sense, though, as kids need to know what their boundaries are.

Constantly surveying school-age kids about their mental health causes more issues than it solves.

Mental health resources is big money. Districts need to validate all the resources allocated towards mental health, and they often do that via surveys.

Asking kids non-stop questions like:

- Have you thought about self harm?
- Have you thought about suicide?
- Have you been so anxious you can't get out of bed?

Etc, etc puts into their heads the idea that themselves, or many of their peers are broken and cannot function properly in the real world.

It normalizes situations that would be incredibly rare at any other time in history.

There's a lot of other takeaways, too, but I'll stop there.

It's a fantastic book. Go pick it up and read it. This isn't an affiliate thing or a promotion thing at all. I just really enjoyed it, and it will further shape the way I parent moving forward.

[Jhe'stil @jhestil]

@BubblesToBurst Nothing. It’s to terrorize us.

[Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays]

For many trauma survivors, suicidal ideation isn't a desire to cease existing-- it reflects a desire to escape a physical body or a social environment that make actual "living" impossible.

It's paradoxical, but that desire to "die" is actually a desire to truly "live."

[Karim is reading A Farewell to Arms @shift_in2_turbo]

What if, and hear me out, we housed homeless people in vacant apartments?

[🌪Anayka🌪 @anaykashe]

Honestly what is gunna be done about Palestine? Like are they just waiting until they all just die and then what? Give them a remembrance day? Pretend like no one knew? Like wtf I don’t know a lot about history but is Israel extremely powerful or smthn? Why cant they be stopped?

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@parsnipslut @whoreby_parker This did not happen

[Alex Vitale @avitale]

When rich people say they want "free markets," this is what they really want.