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parri.bsky.social
PhD student (psychology). Licensed psychotherapist, left coast, left handed, leftist, boomer. Likes: philosophy, psychology, nature of consciousness, archeology, anthropology, quantum physics, art, science, yoga, every Star Trek iteration, cats.
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Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

#Disability Women have a higher risk for long covid. Estrogen may play a role. A new study shows non-menopausal women between the ages of 40 and 54 had a significantly higher risk of developing long covid than men. Read in The Washington Post: apple.news/APYHIHtJWQOm...

Reduced life expectancy by two years. 17 million Americans with Long Covid. Est. 250 million Americans with one or more new cognitive dysfunctions. The pandemic is ongoing. Stay up to date with your vaccinations, wear a mask, circulate outside air inside, and limit your exposure to crowds.

“This study reports the deepest record of microplastic ingestion, indicating it is highly likely there are no marine ecosystems left that are not impacted by plastic pollution.”

This man isn’t just ignorant, he’s dangerous.

#caturday

The video! 😱

You may ask yourself…how did we get here? 😵‍💫

Must read!!! Especially if you want to understand the people you don’t understand.

Why don’t I have an emoji on iOS for dumpster fire?

Ophelia Redpath b.1965. British surrealist painter. "Evening Out" Oil on canvas. #oilpainting

Because nothing says woke more than what straw you are sucking on

"We have a spoonful of plastic in our brains. Sars-Cov-2 infects the brain. The long-term consequences of this one-two punch are horrific but easily foreseen: more early-onset Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and dementia. More chronic illness." www.donotpanic.news/p/plastic-br...

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

When you actually don’t want to read further than the headline. 🧪 “Today in Science: Newfound asteroid may hit Earth in 2032”

“Most individuals find collective responsibility…more threatening than individual responsibility. There always seems to be more to gain by blaming others…We do not want to become more conscious of our interdependence; we all have enough pain of our own as individuals.” Arthur D. Colman