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Cake day: June 29th, 2023

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  • It’s a separate charge, with a distinct meaning, but yes it’s usually used because people are afraid to call it slavery. Human trafficking also includes coyotes (people who clients hire to smuggle them across borders).

    The Tates (allegedly but blatantly) trafficked people for the purpose of enslavement.

    The more I think about this the more I think we need to bring back calling a slaver a slaver. Not just for the blunt acknowledgement, but also for the distinctions between someone operating an unlicensed brothel where the workers are free to leave vs one where they aren’t, or between a farmer who hires undocumented labor without threatening deportation vs one who will call immigration enforcement when a laborer demands safe working conditions or leaves for a competitor, or between a coyote who leaves you once you’re in and a trafficker who keeps your passport.













  • They can help. My wife is currently undergoing DBT for trauma and the results have been very noticeable, including on her depression.

    And unfortunately the thing is, sometimes those answers do help. When I’m unemployed I fall into a depressive funk. When I don’t exercise I don’t have the mental energy I need to live my best life. I forget to drink water. These are low hanging fruit of mental health, and so they can be good to try first. You just need therapists who can do more than just that. No amount of exercise was going to do enough for my anxiety and abandonment issues, but CBT worked miracles for them.