Elizabeth McAlister, born on this day in 1939, is an American peace activist and former nun of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. She was married to Philip Berrigan (1923 - 2002), a fellow Catholic activist, and both were excommunicated from the Catholic Church. Of her 29 years of marriage to Philip, 11 of them were spent separated because one of them was in prison. On April 4th, 2018, McAlister and six other people (known as the Kingsbay Plowshare Seven) entered the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Georgia and performed symbolic acts of disarmament. On October 24th, 2019, McAlister was convicted on four counts in federal court in Brunswick, Georgia for entering and holding a symbolic disarming of the Trident submarine's nuclear weapons. In June 2020, McAlister was sentenced to time served, probation, and restitution. "True! The jail is tomb-like. But there was life there of which - to judge from his remarks - the priest knew nothing. There was hope that women built together in that tomb; there was love that they shared in a thousand small and large ways to make "the wilderness and dry land glad, the deserts rejoice and blossom" (Isaiah 35:1)."

  • Elizabeth McAlister

Once again I can’t copy the mega info on mobile

            • AncomCosmonaut [he/him,any]
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              3 years ago

              If you keep the diphenhydramine dose low, shouldn't be too big of a deal, but alcohol does potentiate it. And diphenhydramine is an extremely powerful deliriant in higher doses, and unless you're looking for that experience specifically, you almost certainly do not want to find out what it's like.

              Also, might be worth noting, that regular use (not even daily, but just using it a fair amount when you have hay fever) of diphenhydramine has been linked in several studies to a marked increase in dementia risk.

        • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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          3 years ago

          When they say "Do not mix with alcohol" they ain't lying. And operating a fork lift is just right out.

          • Multihedra [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            Catch me ‘zoned out riding around in my forklift :squirtle-jam:

      • AncomCosmonaut [he/him,any]
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        3 years ago

        *Edit, seems there might be some sketch stuff on the drug combination chart I linked, unforutunately. Might be a good quickref, but do your own research first. :/

        • vertexarray [any]
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          3 years ago

          that chart lists SSRIs and MDMA as "low risk and decrease"... I thought you're way more likely to get serotonin syndrome. Does that mean I can take E...?

          • AncomCosmonaut [he/him,any]
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            3 years ago

            Oh shit, it does say that. Honestly, there is some debate over whether or not SSRI's and MDMA can cause serotonin syndrome. But that's enough imo that it should be labeled at least as a caution, if not a danger, because serotonin syndrome is no joke. I've checked that graph against the medical consensus with other stuff before (like, verified that it was right), but I missed that. Not good. Gonna edit and ammend it. Thanks.

            • AlephNull [she/her]
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              3 years ago

              MD + SSRIs is a recipe for diminished effect at best, and awhole lot worse otherwise

              • AncomCosmonaut [he/him,any]
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                3 years ago

                Right. The question is whether SRRI's, having a stronger affinity for the same neurotransmitters just reduces the effectiveness of the MDMA to the point of being unnoticeable or causes actual neurotoxicity, and there seems to be evidence pointing to both. The chart I linked clearly takes the former position.
                Guess I'll remove the link just in case.