I wonder how many of the “principled progressives” who didn’t vote at all in the 2024 US general election because Harris wouldn’t call the Gaza genocide a “genocide” have since noticed that the Gaza genocide hasn’t in fact stopped, but also that the US is now being sold for parts by a criminal mob, and people are being rounded up into concentration camps.

Please, vote.

Voting in the general election is not about eloquently and precisely expressing your viewpoint; often, it is nothing more than #HarmReduction. Don’t let your disappointment stop you from choosing the less-bad candidate (and HOLY SHIT was that choice clear as crystal in 2024).

#purityCulture #vote #uspol

Pluralistic: Shopping isn't politics (21 May 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/21/purity-culture/

This article explores how exposure to purity culture relates to heightened sexual shame among trauma survivors, with attention to differences between childhood and adulthood exposure and between genders.

Interest for psychology enthusiasts lies in how religious socialization frameworks can shape self-perception and trauma recovery, highlighting the nuanced ways belief systems interact with identity and shame.

Article Title: Purity culture exposure linked to higher sexual shame in trauma survivors

Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/purity-culture-exposure-linked-to-higher-sexual-shame-in-trauma-survivors/

#PurityCulture #SexualShame #TraumaRecovery #ReligiousSocialization #PurityCultureImpact #SexualViolence #PsychologyResearch #GenderDifferences #ReligiousBeliefs #InternalizedShame

Pluralistic: William Gibson vs Margaret Thatcher (17 Mar 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/17/technopolitics/

Pluralistic: Three more AI psychoses (12 Mar 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/12/normal-technology/