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PhD candidate. I rant about John Calvin a lot.
If your entire worldview is predicated on hierarchy, with a male God as the ultimate unquestioned authority and male pastors as the divinely “called” voices that speak on His behalf, you are going to develop power structures that MUST have a subject class in order to function.
February 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
If your entire worldview is predicated on hierarchy, with a male God as the ultimate unquestioned authority and male pastors as the divinely “called” voices that speak on His behalf, you are going to develop power structures that MUST have a subject class in order to function.
Pastors. They don’t use those exact words in fundamentalist churches, but women and girls are treated as *property* in those spaces. Men cannot violate a thing they *own.*
February 17, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Pastors. They don’t use those exact words in fundamentalist churches, but women and girls are treated as *property* in those spaces. Men cannot violate a thing they *own.*
God, that is such *absolute* horseshit. I would happily die defending my multicultural city because I care about *more people than those who look like I do and believe what I do.*
February 16, 2026 at 8:01 AM
God, that is such *absolute* horseshit. I would happily die defending my multicultural city because I care about *more people than those who look like I do and believe what I do.*
She is, in fact, impeccable.
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 AM
She is, in fact, impeccable.
And that right there is what made me go “Oh, this is real.” Evil *rarely* hides in ways that are *cool,* because it doesn’t have to.
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 AM
And that right there is what made me go “Oh, this is real.” Evil *rarely* hides in ways that are *cool,* because it doesn’t have to.
(That said, the unhinged nature of what has been published so far in these files is absolutely gobsmacking me with *how long* these fuckers were able to get away with it…and still are.)
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 AM
(That said, the unhinged nature of what has been published so far in these files is absolutely gobsmacking me with *how long* these fuckers were able to get away with it…and still are.)
One of the distinctions between conspiracy theories and actual conspiracies is that the latter will eventually have a whistleblower.
(Also, misogyny and the hierarchies of capitalism are, arguably, conspiracies against everyone but wealthy and powerful men.)
(Also, misogyny and the hierarchies of capitalism are, arguably, conspiracies against everyone but wealthy and powerful men.)
February 10, 2026 at 6:36 AM
One of the distinctions between conspiracy theories and actual conspiracies is that the latter will eventually have a whistleblower.
(Also, misogyny and the hierarchies of capitalism are, arguably, conspiracies against everyone but wealthy and powerful men.)
(Also, misogyny and the hierarchies of capitalism are, arguably, conspiracies against everyone but wealthy and powerful men.)
I truly hope y’all have your therapists on speed dial. Thank you for this work. I am so, so sorry.
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 AM
I truly hope y’all have your therapists on speed dial. Thank you for this work. I am so, so sorry.
Boy, do I understand. 🫂
February 9, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Boy, do I understand. 🫂
The most wholesome of footballs, honestly.
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The most wholesome of footballs, honestly.
It was a pleasure to hear you in person, even though the subject matter is not. Thank you for your grim determination.
February 7, 2026 at 10:12 AM
It was a pleasure to hear you in person, even though the subject matter is not. Thank you for your grim determination.
Octavia Butler *somehow* managed to never be a creep or a sex pest.
February 6, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Octavia Butler *somehow* managed to never be a creep or a sex pest.
I *research* conspiratorial thinking and this is fucking boggling me.
February 6, 2026 at 5:39 AM
I *research* conspiratorial thinking and this is fucking boggling me.
Agreed. I don’t WANT to sit through a video—I can read text so much faster than someone can speak.
February 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Agreed. I don’t WANT to sit through a video—I can read text so much faster than someone can speak.
Hey, I don’t know if it’s any encouragement at all, but based on cult research, it is unlikely that *you* can get your mom to change her mind. The stakes are too high—but a secondary or tertiary relationship sometimes *can* get through. I hope that happens for your mom. 💗
February 5, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Hey, I don’t know if it’s any encouragement at all, but based on cult research, it is unlikely that *you* can get your mom to change her mind. The stakes are too high—but a secondary or tertiary relationship sometimes *can* get through. I hope that happens for your mom. 💗
“Fragile Absolute” is still a banger.
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 AM
“Fragile Absolute” is still a banger.
Pup cuddles. Also dancing to very bass-heavy music. Sometimes laying flat on the floor with my legs propped up on a wall, just breathing for about five minites. 🫂💗
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Pup cuddles. Also dancing to very bass-heavy music. Sometimes laying flat on the floor with my legs propped up on a wall, just breathing for about five minites. 🫂💗
I love this framing. Thank you.
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I love this framing. Thank you.
I make an *incredible* Drunk Grilled Cheese—fresh sourdough, fuckton of butter, double gloucestershire chive cheese, truffle cheese, and muenster cheese for that perfect stretchy nonsense. But this *must* be cooked at 3am, while still sauced, and probably teetering in a single high heeled shoe.
February 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I make an *incredible* Drunk Grilled Cheese—fresh sourdough, fuckton of butter, double gloucestershire chive cheese, truffle cheese, and muenster cheese for that perfect stretchy nonsense. But this *must* be cooked at 3am, while still sauced, and probably teetering in a single high heeled shoe.
You absolutely do.
February 3, 2026 at 10:18 PM
You absolutely do.
Agreed. Restorative justice in general; execution for the worst crimes of the most powerful.
February 3, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Agreed. Restorative justice in general; execution for the worst crimes of the most powerful.
Conservatives literally cannot comprehend anything but hierarchical leadership.
February 3, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Conservatives literally cannot comprehend anything but hierarchical leadership.