Quite literally “we have always been at war with Iran.”

First Draft: The Vote to Stop the War? Congress has a chance this week to block further US military action in Iran. Gavin Newsom says the A-word about Israel. And a clear victory for Democrat James Talarico in the Texas Senate primary.

“The Vote to Stop the War?”

Congress has a chance this week to block further US military action in Iran. Gavin Newsom says the A-word about Israel. And a clear victory for Democrat James Talarico in the Texas Senate primary.

Today’s First Draft:

What the inside of an ADHD person's brain looks like:

ADHD people screenshotting and bookmarking everything because they're afraid of losing ideas only to never look at them again because the archive is now its own overwhelming problem:

If you were outraged by the crimes against civilians on Oct 7th but not by the many more crimes against civilians *since* Oct 7th - just this week: kids being burned from head to toe; having their limbs amputated without anesthetic - then you don’t actually care about crimes against civilians.

(2) … If you factor in rejection-sensitive dysphoria, then even minor criticism or rigid control can trigger resistance. At the same time, structure provides a scaffold that supports the blind spots caused by executive functioning deficits, like planning or staying organized.

(1) It’s both because the rebelliousness comes from how our brains process control. With ADHD, differences in the prefrontal cortex make external demands and authority feel restrictive or even overwhelming for us…

Me trying to explain to someone that people with ADHD are rebellious and dislike authority but do better in structured environments:

ADHD people when they don’t have a daily routine:

ADHD means while I'm cleaning my room, I discover old drawings I did, then I think it's a shame I gave up art, then I look for my art ✍️ book, then I spend 3 hours learning the basics, then I quit bc l suck now, then I remember what I was doing to begin with but the motivation ran out and I bed rot.

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”

People with ADHD:

ADHD people stuck in waiting mode because they have a thing at 2pm:

ADHD people when they aren't immediately good at the hobby they've been hyping themselves up to try for the last few weeks:

An ADHD person’s brain when they have to learn something they aren’t interested in: