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Don't worry about me -- I'm just a puppet.
Currently suffering in the Divided States of Omelas
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pfp: Mechamaru from 'Jujutsu Kaisen'
banner: Illustration of Plato's Cave
Currently suffering in the Divided States of Omelas
Opposed to apartheid/segregation in all forms π
pfp: Mechamaru from 'Jujutsu Kaisen'
banner: Illustration of Plato's Cave
Pinned
I've worked in mental health for a very long time, and no matter what population is being served, a universal truth is always made clear:
No amount of therapy or medication can rival the effects that POVERTY has on a person's overall well-being.
Any deficit in the bottom 2 is especially damaging.
No amount of therapy or medication can rival the effects that POVERTY has on a person's overall well-being.
Any deficit in the bottom 2 is especially damaging.
Followed so fast I think I fractured my finger...
February 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Followed so fast I think I fractured my finger...
Hey, Bone Sandals, you there? Got a potential candidate for you.
February 4, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Hey, Bone Sandals, you there? Got a potential candidate for you.
That's part of the plan for recruiting them, in my opinion. To make them the "human shields" for whenever any form accountability is directed at ICE.
Yeah they about to throw them two Hispanics UNDER THE BUS for killing oh boy in Minnesota π€£
February 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM
That's part of the plan for recruiting them, in my opinion. To make them the "human shields" for whenever any form accountability is directed at ICE.
My expectations were beneath the floor because it's Marvel, but I gave it a shot because of Yahya, and it didn't disappoint. This was such a brilliantly constructed love letter to the craft of acting, to big dreams, to unlikely friendships, and how they often help us to become our authentic selves.
February 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
My expectations were beneath the floor because it's Marvel, but I gave it a shot because of Yahya, and it didn't disappoint. This was such a brilliantly constructed love letter to the craft of acting, to big dreams, to unlikely friendships, and how they often help us to become our authentic selves.
Never seen the full movie before, but had I not seen a YouTube clip of this scene the other day, I wouldn't have gotten this reference!
February 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Never seen the full movie before, but had I not seen a YouTube clip of this scene the other day, I wouldn't have gotten this reference!
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The 21 House Dems who voted for the partial appropriations bill today, again despite no guarantee a single dollar will be used as intended
February 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The 21 House Dems who voted for the partial appropriations bill today, again despite no guarantee a single dollar will be used as intended
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OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE DARKER THAN THEY APPEAR
February 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE DARKER THAN THEY APPEAR
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AGREED!
- signed a journalism professor
- signed a journalism professor
Newsrooms across the world should be treating the Epstein files as a top-tier story.
If coverage is being sidelined, that editorial choice is worth paying attention to.
If coverage is being sidelined, that editorial choice is worth paying attention to.
February 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
AGREED!
- signed a journalism professor
- signed a journalism professor
Therese Lee recently did a breakdown/analysis on a study out of Asia that showed how a society with too many unpartnered, aimless men (aka "surplus men") will eventually become the "bare branches" that will burn that society to the ground. Them DYING seems to be the only way to deal with them.
ICE is a Way to Deal With Surplus Males
YouTube video by Therese
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February 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Therese Lee recently did a breakdown/analysis on a study out of Asia that showed how a society with too many unpartnered, aimless men (aka "surplus men") will eventually become the "bare branches" that will burn that society to the ground. Them DYING seems to be the only way to deal with them.
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βThey couldnβt break me by arresting me, so they doctored an image to show the world a false iteration of that time to make me look weak.β β Nekima Levi Armstrong, the pastor & attorney arrested in #MN recently by 47βs Corrupt DoJ Chief. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
βThey Couldnβt Break Meβ: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo
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February 3, 2026 at 6:42 PM
βThey couldnβt break me by arresting me, so they doctored an image to show the world a false iteration of that time to make me look weak.β β Nekima Levi Armstrong, the pastor & attorney arrested in #MN recently by 47βs Corrupt DoJ Chief. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
GET 'IM, KIDS!!! FUCK 'IM UP!!!
February 3, 2026 at 6:42 PM
GET 'IM, KIDS!!! FUCK 'IM UP!!!
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There are reports that the recent Epstein files include cannibalism. I havenβt reviewed them myself yet, thereβs a large volume.
Over a decade ago, a Mexican model who escaped one of his parties made similar claims to press. She was not taken seriously. But she was arrested and then disappeared.
Over a decade ago, a Mexican model who escaped one of his parties made similar claims to press. She was not taken seriously. But she was arrested and then disappeared.
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
There are reports that the recent Epstein files include cannibalism. I havenβt reviewed them myself yet, thereβs a large volume.
Over a decade ago, a Mexican model who escaped one of his parties made similar claims to press. She was not taken seriously. But she was arrested and then disappeared.
Over a decade ago, a Mexican model who escaped one of his parties made similar claims to press. She was not taken seriously. But she was arrested and then disappeared.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
America is teeming with sociopaths who, instead of becoming mass shooters, prefer to use the ballot box to kill people instead.
February 3, 2026 at 11:35 AM
America is teeming with sociopaths who, instead of becoming mass shooters, prefer to use the ballot box to kill people instead.
The kind of people that Trump & MAGA want in America:
February 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
The kind of people that Trump & MAGA want in America:
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Really? KLAN? Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem? KLAN?
What in the JK Rowling is this timeline?
What in the JK Rowling is this timeline?
February 3, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Really? KLAN? Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem? KLAN?
What in the JK Rowling is this timeline?
What in the JK Rowling is this timeline?
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βI think itβs very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.β
~Oscar Wilde
~Oscar Wilde
February 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
βI think itβs very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.β
~Oscar Wilde
~Oscar Wilde
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February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
From the very beginning, America has made no effort whatsoever to hide its two-tiered justice system β one in which the ultra-wealthy are PROTECTED and NOT BOUND, while everyone else is BOUND and NOT PROTECTED. A country this flagrant and grotesque doesn't deserve to be saved.
About the Epstein files: if nobody is punished, the only point of the release is to show us that the rich can do any evil, disgusting thing they want and no one will do anything about it. And of course thatβs already true, but to put it all out there with ZERO consequences is to laugh in our faces.
February 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
From the very beginning, America has made no effort whatsoever to hide its two-tiered justice system β one in which the ultra-wealthy are PROTECTED and NOT BOUND, while everyone else is BOUND and NOT PROTECTED. A country this flagrant and grotesque doesn't deserve to be saved.
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Diary of a CEO is a podcast that peddles misogyny dosguised as men's mental health advice... and that's the least harmful thing about it
youtu.be/1MteYHkWnyc
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If Linkedn Was A Person That Made A Podcast...
YouTube video by Foreign Fridays
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February 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Diary of a CEO is a podcast that peddles misogyny dosguised as men's mental health advice... and that's the least harmful thing about it
youtu.be/1MteYHkWnyc
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Regardless of the work they do prior to an election, in a winner-take-all system, 3rd parties win by earning 51% or more of votes. That's it. The folks who get anything lower get nothing. Other countries use proportional representation, which is more effective in a society.
January 31, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Regardless of the work they do prior to an election, in a winner-take-all system, 3rd parties win by earning 51% or more of votes. That's it. The folks who get anything lower get nothing. Other countries use proportional representation, which is more effective in a society.
Incorrect. 3rd parties cannot succeed in a winner-take-all election system. This is why I said the election system itself is fundamentally-flawed. Every 4 years, half the population is PISSED at the other half. A nation that is struggling for one reason or another can't continue doing that forever.
January 31, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Incorrect. 3rd parties cannot succeed in a winner-take-all election system. This is why I said the election system itself is fundamentally-flawed. Every 4 years, half the population is PISSED at the other half. A nation that is struggling for one reason or another can't continue doing that forever.
Excuse me. I meant to say ANOCRACY.
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Excuse me. I meant to say ANOCRACY.
The problem is not purity politics β the problem is a fundamentally flawed majoritarian (winner-take-all) election system that does not allow for proportional representation. Presenting two (and ONLY two) unremarkable choices every 4 years is a damaging form of autocracy (aka semi-democracy).
Im gonna need yall to get the entire fuck on with that metaphor because its low level thinking. Saying "better candidates" is a very broad term and goes into purity politics territory.
2016 candidate-wise: choosing between metaphorically dying swiftly by being executed and dying slowly in hospice care was not "the easiest layup of choices." When voters ask for better candidates, both parties say "NO!" Simply doing what ur told by Dems also shows a lack of critical thinking.
January 31, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The problem is not purity politics β the problem is a fundamentally flawed majoritarian (winner-take-all) election system that does not allow for proportional representation. Presenting two (and ONLY two) unremarkable choices every 4 years is a damaging form of autocracy (aka semi-democracy).
2016 candidate-wise: choosing between metaphorically dying swiftly by being executed and dying slowly in hospice care was not "the easiest layup of choices." When voters ask for better candidates, both parties say "NO!" Simply doing what ur told by Dems also shows a lack of critical thinking.
Let's talk 2016 to present day...
Folks mumbled and complained that voting between Hillary and Trump was so hard when the reality is it was the easiest of layups of choices. Thats the problem...lack of critical thinking from voters.
Folks mumbled and complained that voting between Hillary and Trump was so hard when the reality is it was the easiest of layups of choices. Thats the problem...lack of critical thinking from voters.
True. But consider this:
"If you vote in the primary for a candidate that Black people have told you that they will not vote for (because that candidate has escalated systemic harm against Black people), and then Black people don't vote on election day? You have no right to complain."
Or...
"If you vote in the primary for a candidate that Black people have told you that they will not vote for (because that candidate has escalated systemic harm against Black people), and then Black people don't vote on election day? You have no right to complain."
Or...
January 31, 2026 at 8:48 PM
2016 candidate-wise: choosing between metaphorically dying swiftly by being executed and dying slowly in hospice care was not "the easiest layup of choices." When voters ask for better candidates, both parties say "NO!" Simply doing what ur told by Dems also shows a lack of critical thinking.