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Ron Filipkowski
‪@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social‬
JFC

[ponchi101]

What is he talking about?

[mmmm8]

He's saying he didn't get enough oxygen during birth

[Owendonovan]

How much more of this crap that these idiots are pulling out of their butts before it's enough? (see how I got around swearing there?)

[ponchi101]

How much more of this crap that these idiots are pulling out of their butts before it's enough? (see how I got around swearing there?)

Therefore, your suspension is suspended...

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[Suliso]

For various reasons my company is giving everyone one extra vacation day this year. The funny part is that it show up as a negative vacation day taken in the HR system

[ponchi101]

Look at the problems that Harley Davidson has. Their bikes are so reliable, they don't break down. So their parts sales are very small and generate little revenue. And because the bikes are so strong, bikers don't buy a third or fourth (a lot of bikers have two).
And HD is almost at the edge of bankruptcy, just because they are so good.

Imagine if lightbulbs lasted forever. Where would GE, Phillips, and a lot of other companies would be?

[Suliso]

Yes, kind of. Albeit light bulbs do last longer if you don't switch them on and off constantly.

[ashkor87]

I know Americans dont speak English, they speak American but still..
I always squirm when someone says Hegseth is Secretary of Defense.. it should be Secretary FOR Defense.. he is the President's secretary, not the Defense Department's Secretary.
In India we always say 'Minister FOR foreign affairs' which is correct.

[skatingfan]

I know Americans dont speak English, they speak American but still..
I always squirm when someone says Hegseth is Secretary of Defense.. it should be Secretary FOR Defense.. he is the President's secretary, not the Defense Department's Secretary.
In India we always say 'Minister FOR foreign affairs' which is correct.

Different countries took different parts of the British titles for themselves. The British use 'Secretary of State for', and the US just removed part of the title. In Canada we also use of, and not for in the titles of our cabinet ministers - Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Leah McElrath
‪@leahmcelrath.bsky.social‬

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When you’re in a relationship with a malignant narcissist—as we all are now with Trump—it’s important to stay out of emotionally reactive mode and instead to observe and act with detachment.

Emotional reactivity draws you into their defensive structure, and you can take in their toxic projections.

Examples of taking in their toxic projections can include things like feeling or behaving more angry, paranoid, aggressive, sadistic, destructive, and otherwise unlike yourself.

You might notice you’re lashing out more at others or directing the feelings inward, which can lead to suicidal ideation.

If you battle to reject the projections without being aware of what’s happening, you can come to feel constantly irritable, foggy-headed, panicky, and drained without knowing why. You can even become physically ill.

Malignant narcissists don’t change, but they can change you, if you’re not careful.

Detachment helps.

The most effective way to detach is to end contact altogether. While we can limit our exposure to Trump, we don’t have that option.

We can, however, practice not being emotionally reactive and observing instead—“he’s doing that thing he does again”—and then act rather than react.

To face what’s ahead, we need to be able to act out of clarity and not to take in projections or be in a continually emotionally reactive state.

Detachment and observation take conscious practice, but they are critical and worth the effort.

The first step is gaining awareness (which you now have).

I want to be clear I’m not using “narcissist” as a pejorative du jour or referring to traits we all have to some degree.

Trump has a pattern of behavior going back decades evidencing a severe form of pathology often called “malignant narcissism.”

Many other mental health professionals have agreed.

If you’ve never been in a personal or professional relationship with a malignant narcissist, their behavior can feel crazy-making.

But it’s predictable if you have—and predictability serves to our advantage because it makes remaining in a detached observational state easier. It just takes practice.