I keep all my ebooks neatly categorized in Calibre. I also keep track on Storygraph. I still register what I read once in a while, but don't bother with any of the reading streak pressure because it causes me anxiety. I love checking once a year and see that, despite the fact that my currently reading list never goes down. My read list is always growing (as well as my to-read list). So I decided to stop worrying and just enjoy whatever it is I'm reading at the moment without pressure.
Armed conflict is the legal proper term for war. War is a layman's expression. Armed conflict has more legal and ethical weight.
They are geolocked though. Not free world wide. Just for a small subset of the global west.
You don't have to miss it. It is still there and enjoyed by thousands of people everyday still.
But somehow more reliable.
It's possible to hold two thoughts at once. That both Iran is ruled by an authoritarian and retrograde regime. And, that Israel and the US are threatening the Iranian people with death in order to put a new authoritarian retrograde regime in power, but one that obeys Israel mandates.
Both things are true, and they both suck.
I'm "excited about buying a new vacuum cleaner" old. Because I already bought the rugs.
The world is also filled with governments that ordered the military to shoot civilians and are still comfortably in power. No country is immune to authoritarianism, the US is not exceptional.
Hey, what's up. Are you (or anyone in thes thread) feeling suicidal?
Talking openly helps to deal and cope with the feelings. But some people feel shame of mentioning these topics. You can find out if there's a help line local to you and call. You're reaching out, which is good. Find someone who is open to talk and unload that burden. Trust is hard to earn but it goes a long way to talk about feelings, even if they're uncomfortable.
Do you travel abroad with your birth certificate on you?
Not op, but most countries provide an ID that is not a passport. It needs a birth certificate. In my country that ID is far more authoritative than a passport and it even allows ingress to the country in case the passport is lost.
This ID issue is a very US thing. Most governments keep a tight registry of citizens and wouldn't have any doubt about who is and isn't a citizen.
But well, you see, he has the benefit heighten pattern recognition skills because penis.