To mark the occasion of @mtgreenee entering Congress, I’m going to delineate her history with QAnon, based on two livestream videos and her own tweets.

This thread will clarify why I believe it’s fair and accurate to describe Greene as a “QAnon follower” or “QAnon believer.”

One of the reasons people don’t know recovery happens through many avenues is because newspapers, TV, and film always promote 12-step recovery as the primary and only means by which one can recover. This is a big problem. 1/9

I also need to highlight that “self-care” is something specific to each individual. In all honesty I still have no idea what it is, what it looks like, or how I deploy it in my life. But I do know what is listed here 👇as self care would not work for me. 2/9

I completely understand that this is just one story focused on one person’s chosen (maybe) recovery path. But as most of us know, when you enter treatment, 12 step ideology will be preached 24/7. 3/9

if you don’t submit you will be labeled dishonest, closed-minded and unwilling. Often this starts a cascade leading down 2 paths. First, you assimilate into 12s culture, tc staff treats you well and gives you outstanding evaluations (which play a significant part in DC date) 4/9

Or the second pathway where you honestly admit 12s just isn’t for you (after all, this is a program of rigorous honesty right?). This path usually leads to public shaming, constant blaming of the patient for not “taking responsibility for cleaning his side of the street.” 5/9

Resignations in the news 12/21/2020 thru 12/25/2020

From Anon

Longtime executive at Maine Public retiring after 40

Rehoboth Beach Patrol Captain Submits

SEC Chief of Staff Sean Memon Announces Plans to Conclude

WVa Governor's Chief of Staff Mike Hall

The political chief at Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy is stepping

For some non-Covid news, and as a bit of recent political history, I’ve been released more than 100 pages of internal press office communications relating to the Home Office’s fried chicken box saga.

You may remember back in heady 2019 that there was an uproar after the government provided takeaway boxes with anti-knife crime messages to chicken shops around the country.

The campaign faced an immediate backlash, with critics questioning why fried chicken shops — stereotypically associated with young black communities — were being targeted by the Home Office for this campaign against knife crime.

The emails I’ve been released show that privately, officials admitted that the outcry risked angering the communities the campaign was trying to reach out to.

A briefing prepared by a Home Office official highlighted that they were “unsure what could be done publicly” to rebuff the criticism, and that the campaign’s focus on chicken boxes had created a perception that the campaign had “publicised racist stereotypes”.