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hereticmasked.bsky.social
Ry Terran
@hereticmasked.bsky.social
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Exvangelical, atheist, DiY religious studies, cult studies, failed-apocalypse cringe-posting, weird shit, counter-extremism

School of Making Poor Life Choices

Only Slightly Doomed

She/They/bad at gender

My apologies for continuing to be relevant
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Probably also related:
Elon Musk tweet with an AI-generated video of a young woman: Grok Imagine prompt: She smiles and says “I will always love you”
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Good comic.

This is an accurate representation of my internal state when I'm creating things
Drawing of a person holding a giant pencil while making intricate landscapes and rainbows but also crude hearts and stars and skulls. The person is screaming.
October 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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I guess The Cure wasn't too thrilled with this use of their music
Homeland Security's video now removed "This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner"
October 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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They really stopped *just* short of posting this, and the fan base absolutely noticed and is cheering it on. The replies to the video are full of more nazi memes. It's 100 percent calculated and intentional.
Nazi fashwave meme showing a white family with a sonnenrad in the background and "embrace your race" plastered on top. It's in a blue and purple retro-futurist style similar to a recent video posted by the US Department of Homeland Security.
October 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Someone got very enthusiastic about line spacing
Chart that measures left wing terrorist incidents per year between 1994 and 2025. The numbers for each year range between 0 and 8. The chart is very tall, making it look dramatic.
September 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Listening to this episode now from @amandaknox.com and I'm really appreciating the discussion about how to process having a traumatic experience that permanently alters the course of one's life, sometimes in challenging ways but sometimes in ways that are good and wouldn't have happened otherwise
9/4/25 "Hard Knox" podcast episode This week Amanda responds to your questions and reflects on how public judgment can shape your identity, why dramatization can spark empathy, how wrongful convictions often stem from human error, and why surveillance culture makes private mistakes feel permanent.
September 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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A lot of people were making big claims about this account, and related accounts as having belonged to Robin Westman. The owner of the accounts has since posted on Reddit and Skibidi Farms (X account was suspended).

I don't recommend visiting Skibidi Farms; it's a lot of very awful content.
In a reddit post about a math game, someone asks the reddit account "spicycheesecurd" if they were the Minnesota shooter, and to respond if they are alive. 1 day ago, spicycheesecurd responded, "I am alive"
August 31, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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This sums up the people who are out there doing wild conspiracy theories about the events of yesterday.
A Twitter post mostly redacted, that leaves the words "Information is out there, and I'm too lazy to organize it."
August 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Is this the shirt?
White polo shirt with the Nine Inch Nails logo embroidered on it
August 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Sandwich police
Arrest this man
He threw a sub...
Police car labeled "sandwich police"
August 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Not my photo but I saved this because it made me laugh
Close up photo of someone's essay for school that ends with a smiley face emoji, which is crossed out in purple pen by teacher with the note "formal essays are never happy"
August 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Picture of a news report showing a popcorn factory with the caption "Popcorn Shortage Concerns"
June 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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"Work Light" is my gender
Online shopping cart checkout with a work light labeled "gifts for man" (I am not a man)
May 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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The "4 stages of simulation" meme referencing Baudrillard's philosophy Stage one: an illustration of a yellow chick Stage two: a yellow marshmallow peep Stage three: multicolored peeps flavored rice crispy treats Stage four: rice crispy flavored marshmallow peeps
April 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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In the second episode, a police officer played by Ashley Walters has to turn to his son for an explanation of the mysterious world of emojis. But worries that the codes used by the young conceal moral corruption are not new. Most people, I think, do not remember their childhoods well, but children have always existed in a stew of playground falsehoods and cruelties that their parents barely glimpse. Children smeared their peers long before they got phones.
March 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Me in the National Security team group chat
Homer Simpson holding a pig up to walk on the ceiling
March 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Interesting thread on the homeschool recovery subreddit. I had the Abeka "science" curriculum that said the Loch Ness monster was probably real, was a dinosaur, and is possibly still alive.
Weird lies from homeschool books So, I wrote another post looking for a more specific thing I remember from an Abeka science book. But now I'm curious about more weird nonsense in homeschool textbooks. So, what weird things have your textbooks taught you? When you post, please include the titles of the books and the edition. Plus what company it's from. If it's a secular homeschool curriculum, please also note that because I think it's important to point out that religious homeschooling isn't the only shit type. Side note: this is a bit of research because I'm writing a book about the cult I grew up, and it will include a chapter about homeschooling. Edit: y'all are awesome. I'm trying to respond to everyone to let you know that I appreciate your response. But I'm about to take a gummy, so we'll see how that goes. Lots of memories are being sparked. Do you think they're over there just copying from each other? "Hey Bob, I see Abeka said that the Lochness Monster is really a dinosaur. Add that to the new edition."
March 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Manic Pixie Tulpa Girlfriend, is this anything?
"Manic Pixie Tulpa Girlfriend" in the style of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles logo
January 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I especially appreciate this paragraph
That’s what it takes to make something meaningful that doesn’t yet exist in the world. No one walks in the world in your shoes. No one can contribute precisely what you can figure out and say in just those words that are your voice. Those are things that the mysterious connection between your brain, memories, and the world might bring into being.
January 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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We all have an emotional support dead famous guy, and who he is says a lot about you.
Franz Kafka in a suit and hat with a pet dog
January 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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This, but it's just all the absurd situations in the whole timeline of my whole life
Scene from the movie "Clerks" with the line "I'm not even supposed to be here today!"
December 19, 2024 at 2:44 AM
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"Don’t f-word with the Homeschool Illuminati" is my new catchphrase for wrangling terrorists
Highlight from Jason Kirk's novel that reads ‘Don’t f-word with the Homeschool Illuminati.’ While we hogtied a terrorist, I’m like, ‘Language.’”
December 11, 2024 at 11:04 PM
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Kids took over my top 5

My portion is banjos and mall goth metal
Pop music top hits on Spotify wrapped
December 4, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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Explaining to my followers why my posts aren't that good
Blue T-shirt that reads "this is what an awesome home schooler looks like"
November 30, 2024 at 11:07 PM
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Quote tweet with a movie that fucked you up
Cover for Disney's "The Brave Little Toaster"
November 30, 2024 at 6:21 PM