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None of this was done in secret. This has been in the works for decades. But when those of us who escaped the church cult tried to warn everyone this is their plan, we’ve been dismissed or had the seriousness of the issue downplayed. It’s real. It won’t be the whole military, but enough key people.

This is exactly the sort of thing I was taught growing up evangelical. It’s as insane as it sounds and way more widespread than you think. They’re trying to set up the Last Days prophecies around Israel to arrange conditions for Jesus to return.

Oh, they know that. They’re trying to set up conditions to force it.

New stupid scam alert. Scammers are now reaching out trying to get photos of your face to deep fake videos and con your friends and followers out of $$$ through counterfeit accounts. Fucking ridiculous.

Psychology says people who constantly apologize for things that aren't their fault aren't being polite. They grew up in an environment where someone else's bad mood was always their responsibility to ... That reflexive 'sorry' you can't stop saying was never about politeness — it was a survival strategy you learned before you had the language to name what was happening in your home.

"Psychology says people who constantly apologize for things that aren't their fault aren't being polite. They grew up in an environment where someone else's bad mood was always their responsibility to fix." share.google/LxDa6ftaoJmN...

In case anyone needs to hear this right now.

Escapism is OKAY. I know every day lately brings another insane headline, but you HAVE to rest your mind.

The human brain wasn't meant to process the overload of information we're used to now.

DO NOT feel guilty for protecting your peace. Ever.

US Supreme Court declines to hear dispute over copyrights for AI-generated material The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up the ​issue of whether art generated by artificial intelligence can be copyrighted under U.S. law, turning ‌away a case involving a computer scienti...

AI art will continue to be ineligible for copyright after SCOTUS refuses to hear the case brought by the same man whose previous appeal for patents was also rejected.

Yeah, shingles is still age gated here, too. I can’t get the vaccine for it even having HAD a shingles flare already while in my 30s. Gotta wait another decade and change.

I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after. Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds.

I support neither imperialism or dictatorship.

Sahar Delijani said it best:

I spent a year inside the content moderation workforce in Nairobi and Manila — the human cost of making AI 'safe' is a class story nobody wants to tell - Silicon Canals The people who teach AI the boundary between acceptable and unacceptable content earn $230 a month in Nairobi and Manila. The companies whose products depend on that labor are worth trillions. This is...

“the story of making AI ‘safe’ is fundamentally a story about class, about which humans absorb the costs so that other humans never have to think about them.”
siliconcanals.com/sc-d-i-spent...

EXTRACTING THE BRAIN CELL FROM @littendraws27.bsky.social

Right now, relocation assistance is only part of the equation. Equally if not more urgently needed are local rides, since people whose ids have been invalidated can't legally drive. Also, guess what, the DMV will charge you a full fee for reissuing your ID with the wrong/compliant markers

I am going to link to organizations that I know for sure are helping trans Kansans. This thread will develop slowly as I either know people or will vet them.

At this point we have not heard from anyone being helped via relocation resources. These exist, but I assume they are overwhelmed.

The entire millennial identity is being prepared and groomed for a version of the world that stopped existing by the time we reached it

we slammed into a horizon painted on a brick wall like fucking looney tunes

They did finally drop the age limits altogether, which is why I got it.

The elder millennial existence consists entirely of alternating geopolitical and financial crises

Artwork depicting 10 different types of orange cats. There is text that says "Seek & find" Second line has an unchecked box followed by "One braincell"

Artwork depicting 10 different types of tortie cats, from a tortie point, to a torbie, to a calico and standard tortie. There is text that says "tortitude"

Two new prints that I'll have with me at ECCC! Companion pieces to my "Anatomy of a Void" 👀
#artpost

I enjoyed it!

As white people who are queer and/or disabled, it’s really, really important that we don’t forget that we still get white privilege. Don’t get me wrong, our lives are quite hard, but every difficulty we face would multiply tenfold if we were not white, and many more difficulties would be added.

Take us with you ❤️

I mean, I’ve been going to cons since 2001 and I’ve never been attacked, or seen/heard it happen to anyone else in two and a half decades, so it’s not COMMON.

Most cons have security/safety, a code of conduct, and frown on that sort of behavior. It’s not impossible, but highly unlikely.

Hey, you. Yes, you. Stop looking over your shoulder. You on your phone there.

You can't fix anything right now by rubbernecking the cascading disaster.

Go for a walk. Clean your kitchen. Stay fresh.

Give some money to DWB if you have it to give. They're gonna need it.

It’s ok mother, we can just stay in bed today.

Got that from growing up evangelical and getting out. It sounds absolutely insane from the outside, but it’s what they raised us for. I was part of the whole “Joshua Generation” bullshit. Infiltrate all levels of govt to “win” it for Christ.

Also owns a private university and an airport and a ton of properties in Lynchburg, VA. Real Christians, also horrible people. People need to stop equating Christianity with automatic goodness. It’s been used as a weapon and an excuse to persecute others for centuries.

Naturalists