Principia Discordia

8/ Cain, ever the lorekeeper of questionable modules, elaborated:

“It’s a D&D adventure—very heavily inspired by various gothic novels, with the vampire Strahd as the main antagonist.”

He paused, then raised the stakes with a flourish of cursed backstory.

7/ K:

“I don’t even know what Curse of Strahd is.
I just think it’s funny that someone who’d go by implied aristocracy is racisly—racistly?—complaining about the problematic implications of eating anything that isn’t unbuttered bread.”

And thus the dough was kneaded, and the lesson began to rise.

6/ Cain answered:
“In my limited experience, the game's Strahd von Zarovich, Baron of Barovia, is far more likely to say ‘Roll to save against this, you fucking pleb’
than care about the soft vector of Japanese imperialism via gyoza.”

And behold, even imaginary vampires had better priorities.

5/ Then he added, drifting into the deeper wisdom of carbohydrate mysticism:
“Unless checks notes his lordship is above requiring palatable nutrients.
Aristocracy is self-sustaining—like mold… or most takes on social media.”

4/ Thus he introduced the ancient art of Concern-Fu, practiced only on the internet.

Pope Kevin, patron saint of Sarcastic Bread, pondered this online interchange & remarked:

“Lord Ravenloft needs a refresher on the history of every society that has ever existed, I suppose.”

3/
But then Lord Ravenloft emerged from the algorithmic fog:

“Do you ever worry about Japan’s long-standing xenophobia,
toxic patriarchal masculinity, and fascism problems
when supporting their ethnic cuisines? I do. A lot.”

2/
Below this, the screenshot of a Corgi spoke the hunger-truth:

“My problem with gyoza is that they normally come in an order of about 6,
but what I really need is 100 of them.”

Thus the Corgi revealed the First Noble Truth of Internet Appetite:

Enough is never enough unless it is too much.

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1/
Episkopos Cain posted a screenshot and declared:

“Bluesky is certainly one of the social media sites of all time.”

Such a statement may sound empty, but it contains the whole of modern esoterica:

acknowledgment without endorsement, praise without content, nihilism with a Like button.

THE PARABLE OF THE GYOZA & THE GOTHIC LORD

As recorded by Telarus, KSC, Floating Librarians of Mu
on Pungenday, The Aftermath 36, YOLD 3191.
A Thread 🧵 (1/??)

Before doing any sort of metaphysical work, reconnect with your breath to align your mind (intent) & body (physicality) - which were never seperate to begin with.

Pranayama - The Art of Breath by Philip H. Farber share.google/mf2VnveQB2W0...

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And that’s the pattern, isn’t it? Every time authority swells like a toad on its own fumes, reality, law, or sheer Discordian chaos knocks it sideways. The cosmos has a way of whispering:
“Play tyrant long enough and Eris herself starts rearranging your paperwork.”

12/

Overreach tried to plant its flag in the schoolyard that day, and the Court booted it straight into the cosmic compost heap. A fine reminder that even Leviathan occasionally remembers its manners when kicked in the shins hard enough.

11/

Take West Virginia v. Barnette (1943) — the moment the Supreme Court basically stood up, slapped the state’s hand away from the children, and declared:
“No official gets to decide what’s patriotic, lawful, or right in your own damn soul.”

10/

Historical correction comes in two flavors:

1. the slow, grinding gears of the courts,

2. and the chaotic, apple-tossing, paradigm-shattering HOLY DISCORDIAN SHOVE delivered by the People when they’ve had quite enough.

Both have precedent. Both have teeth.

9/ So here we stand: a citizen child, a shattered car window, and agents behaving like deputized poltergeists with poor impulse control. Overreach? No — this is federal cosplay of tyranny, the kind that makes Lady Justice put her blindfold back on just so she doesn’t have to watch the clown show.

8/ And in Terry v. Ohio (1968), limits were placed on stop-and-frisk to protect due process. These precedents stand for the idea that citizens are not fair game for federal ambushes.

7/ Historical reminder: In Wong Kim Ark case (1898), the Supreme Court held that a U.S. citizen, born in the country, cannot be deprived of rights by government whim.

6/ We must remember: the Constitution and laws were written to restrain the powerful, not to bless arbitrary seizures. When we let this kind of arrest go unchecked, we invite tyranny to the doorstep.

5/ When agents roll up on a minor, shred a car window, whisk him away without transparency—it doesn’t matter how you dress it up, it’s overreach. It’s the law’s ghost haunting its own halls, with no respect for due process.

4/ And mark this: Oregon enforcement operations have spiked, more than 550 % in one month, according to trackers. This isn’t an isolated act—it’s a pattern.

3/ What is this but a grotesque display of power: federal officers acting with the gusto of highwaymen, not public servants. ‘Obstruction’? ‘Interference’? The real interference is from those who blur the line between law‐enforcement and lawless fear-mongering.

ICE arrests McMinnville High School student during Friday lunch period Family told local news the 17-year-old is a U.S. citizen.

2/ This young man was off campus, driving his father’s car at the school’s lunch hour, asserting his citizenship—and still agents broke his window, disregarding his rights.

www.opb.org/article/2025...

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1/ Folks, we’ve roused the beast—when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) smashes a car window and drags off a 17-year-old U.S. citizen while he’s just out for lunch, we’re witnessing not enforcement, but raw intimidation.

All the ones who don’t have the same reality tunnel as us do not seem ignorant, or deliberately perverse, or lying, or hypnotized by some mad ideology, they just have a different reality tunnel. Every reality tunnel might tell us something interesting about our world, if we’re willing to listen. 2/2

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We’re all looking from the point of view of our own reality tunnels. And when we begin to realize that we’re all looking from the point of view of our own reality tunnels, we find that it is much easier to understand where other people are coming from. 1/2

Alt-text: A person in vivid forest-creature cosplay leans around a tree trunk. They wear an enormous crocheted hat shaped like a neon green and purple mushroom cap, with long dangling tendrils. Their face is painted in bright purples and greens with dotted patterns that give them an otherworldly, bioluminescent look. Long orange hair spills down over a layered outfit in greens and purples. Pale mint text over the image reads: “You won’t be creeped out by the creepy thing in the forest if you’re the creepy thing in the forest.” The scene blends whimsy, spookiness, and self-embracing weirdness. Generated with Bluesky AltText, a CustomGPT.

You won’t be creeped out by the creepy thing in the forest if you’re the creepy thing in the forest.

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Jean Seberg in 'Saint Joan' (1957)

Alt-text: A Far Side–style cartoon shows a lineup of rhinos wearing numbered racing blankets—11, 41, 7, and in front, 23. The rhino labeled 23 stands proudly while two officials present a huge gold trophy marked “1st PLACE” to its handler. Other handlers look on from their respective rhinos in resigned disbelief. The absurdity of rhino racing, combined with the deadpan award ceremony, gives the scene its classic Larson-esque surreal charm. Generated with Bluesky AltText, a CustomGPT.

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Alt-text: In a beige, wood-paneled 1970s-style office full of people typing quietly, a robed wizard sits at a desk pretending to be a normal employee. He has a long white beard, oversized sunglasses, and a shiny cone hat covered in mystical symbols. His pink robe sparkles with colorful gem-like decorations. He types on a typewriter that also glows with gemstone lights, next to an old rotary phone. Above him, gold text reads: “Me at work acting like this dimension makes sense.” The surreal clash of drab office life and full cosmic wizard energy gives the scene its delicious, dimensionally-disoriented humor. Generated with Bluesky AltText, a CustomGPT.

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Me at work acting like this dimension makes sense.
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12/x Pick another grid, and the same chaos will appear differently ordered and disordered.

Reality is the original Rorschach.

Verily! So much for all that.

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