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    • Gary Wright II
      Gary Wright II published a blog post Stress & Addiction🧪 in the group Addiction and Substance Abuse Treatment
      Chronic stress (which we all have) + a deficient HPA axis = a biochemical recipe both addiction and metabolic disorders!
      • Gary Wright II
        Gary Wright II bookmarked How Alcohol Impacts Your Immune System - By Granite Recovery Centers in the group Addiction and Substance Abuse Treatment
        Granite Recovery Centers has published information on how the consumption of alcohol affects your immune system.
        https://www.graniterecoverycenters.com/alcohol-abuse/immune-system-impact/
        • Gary Wright II
          This #VeteransDay is the first since the end of 20 year unwinnable war in Afghanistan: 2,401 military deaths (1,921 from hostile action). 20,752 wounded in action. 18 CIA operatives killed. 1,822 civilian contractor deaths. Over $2.3 TRILLION was...
          • Gary Wright II
            "8 Struggles of Being a Highly Intelligent Person" - OMG This 7 minute video explains so much! It will help you better understand yourself, as well as others who have these problems. #MentalHealth...
            • Gary Wright II
              Self-Care: Catastrophizing - It's the source of much of my anxiety. As an engineer, our minds are supposed to imagine every possible outcome and prepare for them. But in life, that's overwhelming and self-destructive. Please pay attention to mental...
              • Gary Wright II
                in the group Geek Food
                Geek Food - One of my favorite new features in Python v3.10 is structural pattern matching. Very powerful! 🤯 PEP636 is a good tutorial on how to use it: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0636/
                • Gary Wright II
                  in the group Activism Resources
                  The abortion and anti-transgender cases are my highest priority, but two other cases at SCOTUS concern me: Shurtleff v. Boston is part of their plan for a theocracy, and Carson v. Makin is their plan for taxpayers to pay for religious education....
                  • Gary Wright II
                    Eye bones, huh? I never realized humans were missing their scleral ossicles until today, and I never thought about why other vertebrates have them.🤯 #STEM Here's the anatomy of eye...
                    • Gary Wright II
                      Artificial Life: What limits the length of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) on Earth is the stability of the molecule itself. The last thing you want is errors or mutations in genetic code. So while lots of data can be packed into that genetic sequence,...
                      • Gary Wright II
                        in the group Activism Resources
                        The Pandora Papers - A massive leak of 12 million files and a long investigation shows how and where the rich and powerful hide their offshore money. https://www.occrp.org/en/the-pandora-papers/
                        • Gary Wright II
                          in the group Computer Graphics & Animation
                          Animation School - This young man "Bad Normals" (LOL a 3d joke) from Estonia is amazing! He's using Geometry Nodes in Blender v3.0.0-alpha to create lightning effects.🤯 A much better way to do it!...
                          • Gary Wright II
                            in the group LGBTQIA+
                            With 64% of their voters supporting it, Switzerland becomes the 30th country to recognize same-sex marriages. Human rights should never be decided by a referendum, but I'll take progress where/how I can get it! 🏳️‍🌈
                            • Gary Wright II
                              in the group Activism Resources
                              Two phrases from two different mentors are stuck ringing in my head: "Enjoying the shade from trees I didn't plant" and "Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done." Just by awareness of those two thoughts, you can see the world through...
                              • Gary Wright II
                                Gary Wright II published a blog post Light Nodes in Blender in the group Computer Graphics & Animation
                                With the Cycles render engine in Blender, you can use nodes with lighting.
                                • Gary Wright II
                                  in the group Activism Resources
                                  Cause and Effect? Common causes of violence in communities: exposure to violence, shame, isolation, and inability to meet economic needs. Incarceration doesn't help people in any of those areas. In fact, it exacerbates all four of those issues!...
                                  • Gary Wright II
                                    in the group Activism Resources
                                    Prosecutors hold so much power, and so they are key to fixing racial disparities. I'm so grateful for Professor Angela J Davis, Wesley Caines, and Akhi Johnson for their excellent presentations on Race + Prosecution. ⚖️...
                                    • Gary Wright II
                                      Proactive vs Reactive - My latest life goal is for every problem I solve, to spend time addressing the root cause of the problem. For example: We have to react to these cruel laws being passed, but it's more safe and effective to replace those...
                                      • Gary Wright II
                                        Well, Hollyweird finally ran out of ideas and now they're just recycling mashups of old hit shows: 🙄 "Next Fall only on Fox! It's the Hungry American Idol Games - Watch @RyanSeacrest and David Archuleta wrestle in their underwear for a...
                                        • Gary Wright II
                                          Gary Wright II bookmarked Tagalog Language Resources in the group Philippines
                                          Tagalog.com has lots of great free resources for learning the Filipino language. 
                                          https://www.tagalog.com/
                                          • Gary Wright II
                                            Gary Wright II bookmarked Know Your Rights guide by National Lawyers Guild NLG in the group Activism Resources
                                            The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) has produced an excellent pocket-sized Know Your Rights guide in multiple languages for those who encounter law enforcement (especially FBI and Department of Homeland Security).
                                            https://www.nlg.org/category/publications/kyr/
                                            • Gary Wright II
                                              in the group Activism Resources
                                              BeauFTC always spouts wisdom, but if you watch nothing else he has posted, this 11 minutes using a spear analogy lays bare the problem with the progressive movements and describes how EVERYONE plays a role. We have to recalibrate our thinking if we...
                                              • Gary Wright II
                                                in the group LGBTQIA+
                                                The Notorious RBG! Just imagine what world would be possible if we were to actually have diversity on our judicial benches... I honestly don't understand why unrigging the courts is not a much more urgent priority when EVERYTHING in life depends on...
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                                                  Gary Wright II bookmarked Section 1033 Inventory of Military Surplus Transferred to Police in the group Activism Resources
                                                  Under Section 1033, over 8,000 police agencies received a total of $7.4 billion in surplus military equipment. They aren't properly trained to use it and it doesn't need to be in their hands, so we need to take back every bit of it! ⚖️
                                                  https://www.dla.mil/DispositionServices/Offers/Reutilization/LawEnforcement/PublicInformation/
                                                  • Gary Wright II
                                                    in the group News & Current Events
                                                    The #NSA #Upstream #surveillance program (as revealed by Edward #Snowden) violates both 1st and 4th Amendments, but a lawsuit just got dismissed for the 3rd time. This time the US government claimed "state secrets" and so 4th Circuit dismissed the...
                                                    • Gary Wright II
                                                      Gary Wright II bookmarked OBS Open Broadcaster Software in the group Computer Graphics & Animation
                                                      Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) is open source software for live streaming and recording video.
                                                      https://obsproject.com/