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Mary Flipse retweeted
Has the U.S. economy, historically, been better under Republican presidents or Democratic presidents?
A Republican financial analyst decided to find out.
His name? Bart Starr, Jr. (Yes, the son of THAT Bart Starr.)
The answer may surprise you.🧵
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The very policies Trump today abhors have in fact been far better for the millions of Americans who seek better growth, smaller deficits, avoidance of serious recessions, and his favorite, stock market appreciation.
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And now presenting… if another TV personality was ever as hypocritical as Tucker Carlson! 🍪 #Colbert
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A real “pro-life” movement would ban assault rifles while enacting Medicare for All, paid sick leave, universal childcare, and a living wage.
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President Biden has nominated Julie Su to serve as Secretary of Labor.
Julie currently serves as the Deputy Secretary of Labor and will continue to build a stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive economy that provides Americans a fair return for their work.
ALT President Biden and Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su.
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Do you have the courage to be still?
To stop consuming things that cause cortisol spikes, to place limits, and to give time for ourselves to (actually rest.)
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The payoff of the cortisol cycle is we get to avoid ourselves, our thoughts, and the deeper issues that cause us discomfort or pain.
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What we want to do is bring our bodies back into a parasympathetic state (or a rest and digest state).
This might feel scary at first. Or uncomfortable. We will need some 'detox' time where we spend some with ourselves and have boundaries around our time.
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As our threshold for stress goes up (and we don't recover from it and return to a healthy baseline) we need more and more stress to feel 'like ourselves.'
When we're not stressed we feel: empty, bored, or in need of distraction.
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This is all a subconscious, autonomic process.
Many of us don't even know we're addicted to this cycle because it's normal to us, or what we call life.
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When we're addicted to cortisol, rest actually feels uncomfortable. Being still feels uncomfortable.
Why? The body is in flight.
We're tired (from the stress) and wired (ready for the threat)
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Addiction to cortisol can look like:
- chronic patterns of high level conflict in relationships
- never being able to sit still (always going)
- over scheduling yourself
- finding yourself in 'drama' regularly
- lack of boundaries
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Sometimes we even say we want to leave or change things, but something keeps pulling us back.
Our own bodies.
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This is why so many people (seemingly) thrive in stressful situations.
Picture the workaholic, the person with the high pressure overly-demanding job, the person always in crisis or conflict, or the person stuck in a highly toxic relationships.
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At the same time, dopamine or the "feel good" chemical is released to in the brain.
Encouraging us to repeat the stressful behaviors that lead to more hits of dopamine.
We feel "alive."
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The body's stress response creates a chemical cocktail in the body. Noradrenaline, adrenaline, and cortisol are all released into the blood stream.
Our nervous system goes into a "flight" response. Which looks like going and going with no end in sight.
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Are you Addicted To Your Own Body's Stress Hormones?
Signs You're Running on Cortisol:
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