Abuse we experience in adulthood is often framed as a "choice" someone has made because they didn't escape-- as if coercion & deception don't exist, or every human isn't vulnerable to them. We're ALL vulnerable to coercion & deception-- especially so if we believe we aren't.

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Suicidal ideation, self-harm habits, & other "escape hatch" thoughts & behaviors often function as emotional regulation for trauma survivors who didn't have the safety or support to learn non-harmful tools once upon a time. Shaming that is cruel & misses the f*cking point.

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He's a literal GOP operative who was president of his college's Republican chapter and has a podcast where he calls women whores and doesn't know that the Noah's ark story, if true, wouldn't be evidence that Islam is wrong. WaPo is just a propaganda rag too toxic to line a birdcage with.

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For Carrie Frances: 🎂 ❤️

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Happy Birthday @atrupar.com The world needs more people fighting to make democracy work for everyone, not just the powerful at the expense of the rest of us. Aaron is truly one of the good guys doing vital work. Buy him a birthday coffee: ☕️ buymeacoffee.com/atrupar

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