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Some days you need a pick-me-up, some days you need a life preserver.

“For most of us,” writes Anna Borges, “self-care is a wide spectrum of decisions and actions that soothe and fortify us against all the shit we deal with.” You may already practice some form of self-care, whether it’s taking an extra-long shower after a stressful day, splurging on a ~fancy~ dinner, or choosing Netflix over that friend-of-a-friend’s birthday party. But when life gets so overwhelming that you want to stay in bed, some more radical care is crucial to maintain your sanity.
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Recommended by Hayes Brown, Heidi N. Moore, and 2 others.

Hayes BrownBUY THIS BOOK PLEASE AND THANK YOU YOUR FUTURE SELF WILL V MUCH APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE ANNA IS ONE OF THE BEST ON THIS SUBJECT https://t.co/C7omCsrn9k (Source)

Heidi N. MooreBrilliant thread from Anna, who has done such essential work on mental health (and has a new book out, which you should buy) https://t.co/FyfU68xBzi (Source)

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America's first presidential impeachment: A prize-winning author tells the story of the efforts by heroic citizens to preserve the victories of the Civil War by removing a bigoted president who ruled as if he were king.

When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and Vice-President Andrew Johnson became "the Accidental President," it was a dangerous time in America. Congress was divided over how the Union should be reunited: when and how the secessionist South should regain full status, whether former Confederates should be punished, and when and whether black men should be given...
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Recommended by Chris Hayes, Hayes Brown, Joy Reid, and 3 others.

Chris HayesI got the chance to review a fascinating, ambitious new history of the first presidential impeachent in the Times Book Review. I learned a ton and it really helped clarify some of my thinking on the Present Situation, so some thoughts below: https://t.co/degevmvBtr (Source)

Hayes BrownWe had the amazing author and historian Brenda Wineapple on to talk about Andrew Johnson and his Impeachment, the subject of her stellar book which y’all should read https://t.co/nDrkjvqOwN (Source)

Joy ReidAnother indispensable @michaelharriot thread; this one on the Trump before Trump: the first impeached American president, Andrew Johnson. (For a great book on this history, check out The Impeachers, by Brenda Wineapple). https://t.co/k3rK671Yk5 (Source)

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