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Reject imposed obligations, expectations, and roles.

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Hi!

03.03.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mobile phones aren't necessary, strictly speaking, as anyone who's ever lived without one can attest.
Technology feels like a trap.

03.03.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The part about how police may now instantly surveil everyone by tracking their mobile phones hit hard.
What countermeasures could thwart this?

Melissa Dykes
from Rex 84 and the Plan to Silence Dissent
Truthstream Media
x.com/truthstreamn...

03.03.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Have you heard "In a Lonely Place" by The Smithereens?
That's a good one.

03.03.2026 10:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like pages from the Epstein files.

03.03.2026 10:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Entropy always seems to find a way to win…

03.03.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

02.03.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We all know about Trump, but Johnson β€” Johnson *badly* needs an extended, involuntary stay at an in-patient psychiatric hospital.
And, by "extended", I mean about 10-20 years.
At least.

02.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Republican Party Lecture Series on Traditional Values
Part 9: Personal Responsibility (by Lindsey Graham)

02.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure who I'm worried about more β€” Tommy John has a long recovery process, but it's usually successful at least.
Spinal disc hernias? Especially in the thoracic spine? Not so much. This injury ended Prince Fielder's career, as I recall…

27.02.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™

27.02.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honey-flavored daytime cold medicine is the worst πŸ™

27.02.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Spittlelicks.

26.02.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can relate.

26.02.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pitching chaos.

26.02.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
alienation

Never allow an algorithm to choose your playlists.
Insist on genuine music, created by real artists.

Mixtape 2: Alienation [60 min]
open.spotify.com/playlist/51d...

26.02.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
ICE’s Warehouse Purchases Herald New Model for Immigration Detention - American Immigration Council ICE is purchasing commercial warehouses and retrofitting them into a national network of immigration detention centers.

Camps:

www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-buy...

25.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting.

25.02.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As psychological effects, both magick and nostalgia may (and do) inspire real, tangible effects β€” so they're both similarly "real", such as they are. Although they're both not really "true".
So to say.

23.02.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I understand nostalgia as a psychological effect, based on an affection for inaccurate memories or thoughts.
Likewise, magick is also a psychological effect β€” specifically, the psychological effects derived from a belief in magic.

23.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If nostalgia is not true, it is certainly real β€” at least, in the sense that "magick" is real.
Even if magic itself is neither true, nor real.
Artificial is also real.
So, maybe "Irreal Nostalgia"?
Or would that be redundant?

23.02.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Let's coin a new term: "Artificial Nostalgia"
What do you think?

23.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There was a brief time during the late 1970s-1980s when rock acts would fill arenas or even stadiums β€” but now is as it was before this time, with bands playing venues like The Knockdown Center in Brooklyn.
Capacity = 3,100.
We've reached the other side of this bell curve. For sure.

(2/2)

23.02.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just read that The Who's legendary Live at Leeds LP (1970) was recorded in the Student Refectory of Leeds University β€” which is basically a large *cafeteria*… with a *tiny* stage.
Capacity = 2,100.

(1/2)

23.02.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've heard "bird" before (in Britain, mostly) as slang for women, but never "fish" (although I've never been an underground lesbian, nor have I ever been in a position to ask about this sort of thing). TIL.
I think I prefer "bird".
The commercial I linked you to is one of my all-time faves, btw. πŸ˜€

23.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Their best option for this, IMO, is to produce a $40 million hit piece biopic of Trump.
I like your title for this project: "The Unintelligent Toddler", which conforms to the tradition of films titles like "The Conformist", and… "The Cremator".

23.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Johnnie Walker - Fish (2003, UK)
Johnnie Walker - Fish (2003, UK) YouTube video by The Hall of Advertising

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBJL...

23.02.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

But… how about "magick"?

23.02.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Now Spinning:
Pretenders - Live at the Santa Monica Civic (1981)
www.discogs.com/release/1352...

23.02.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia has targeted AI training data with millions of attack chain "articles":

AI models encode this data as "knowledge", and subsequent queries return propaganda.

But sure, we should continue blindly trusting the veracity of AI… right?

Source: Atlantic Council DFRLab

x.com/gOPwbi7qqtWe...

12.02.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0