Exacerbate

to make something worse; to make something more severe (often used in reference to feelings, illness or disease)

Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦

Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦

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Russians are expressing confusion regarding the diesel deal.

They state, "There's a significant fuel shortage in Russia, with long queues at gas stations and rising prices. Yet, we're going to sell diesel to the US? This will only exacerbate the shortages and drive prices even higher."

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Dissonance

1. a state of disagreement or conflict 2. a harsh, discordant combination of sounds; a lack of harmony among musical notes Note: Cognitive dissonance is defined as "the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change."

Roxyryoko

Roxyryoko

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Watching journal with witch and I feel sad about my dad’s passing. I had an opportunity to see him one more time before he got sick/quarantined but I didn’t stop by my moms because I hated the stranger that he had become. I couldn’t take the dissonance, especially in moments alone with him

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Tortuous

full of twists and turns (typically used to describe winding dangerous roads) excessively long and complex (typically describing a convoluted argument)

Så farligt ute på prairien!

Så farligt ute på prairien!

@cowboysangha.bsky.social

ICE deportations are slow & tortuous.
Arriving home, the México te Abraza program treats returnees as humans w/ financial help, a new ID, & medical checks.
I'll write up my aijado's experience after he rests. All on his flight were traumatized.
Note: IJ's can be thugs.
@gillianbrockell.com

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