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“The police spend very little of their time dealing with violent criminals—indeed, police sociologists report that only about 10% of the average police officer’s time is devoted to criminal matters of any kind. Most of the remaining 90% is spent dealing with infractions of various administrative codes and regulations: all those rules about how and where one can eat, drink, smoke, sell, sit, walk, and drive. If two people punch each other, or even draw a knife on each other, police are unlikely to get involved. Drive down the street in a car without license plates, on the other hand, and the authorities will show up instantly, threatening all sorts of dire consequences if you don’t do exactly what they tell you. The police, then, are essentially just bureaucrats with weapons. Their main role in society is to bring the threat of physical force—even, death—into situations where it would never have been otherwise invoked, such as the enforcement of civic ordinances about the sale of untaxed cigarettes.”

— An excerpt from Ferguson & the Criminalization of American Life by David Graeber (via actjustly)

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I am so excited to announce that I am teaching "Hypnosis… ONLINE!" at @charmedhypno 9th Aug 2025, 5pm EST. This online mini con is totally free so if you want to know how to do hypnosis over the internet, come along for my 90 minute class!

Register here or check the schedule here!

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If you are in a US or other place where abortion is being criminalized, or know people who are, the digital defense fund has talked to lawyers and doctors and care providers to give you some steps to take to protect your privacy.

Source.

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The Digital Deluge of Deception

In the grand theater of geopolitical machinations, Russia has emerged as the virtuoso of disinformation, orchestrating a symphony of deceit that reverberates across the digital landscape. With the deftness of a seasoned illusionist, the Kremlin has weaponized social media platforms, transforming them into conduits of chaos aimed squarely at the heart of Western democracies. This is not a mere skirmish of narratives; it is an all-out assault on truth itself.

The Art of Disinformation Warfare

Russia’s stratagem is as insidious as it is ingenious. By exploiting the boundless reach of social media, they have unleashed a torrent of falsehoods, half-truths, and outright fabrications designed to sow discord and undermine the very fabric of societal cohesion. This is not a new tactic; it is a modern iteration of age-old propaganda, now turbocharged by the virality of the internet. The Kremlin’s operatives, cloaked in the anonymity of cyberspace, craft narratives that are as alluring as they are mendacious, preying on the cognitive biases of unsuspecting netizens.

The Imperative of Unyielding Journalism

In this maelstrom of misinformation, the role of true journalism has never been more critical. It is the bulwark against the tide of deceit, the lighthouse guiding the ship of public discourse through the fog of falsehoods. Journalists who dare to call out lies and half-truths are the sentinels of democracy, armed not with swords but with facts, wielding the pen as a weapon of mass enlightenment. Their mission is not merely to report but to illuminate, to dissect the cacophony of claims and counterclaims with the scalpel of scrutiny.

Pre-Bunking the Naysayers

Critics may scoff at the notion of a disinformation campaign, dismissing it as paranoia or hyperbole. Yet, the evidence is irrefutable. From the manipulation of electoral processes to the fomenting of social unrest, the fingerprints of Russian interference are indelibly etched upon the annals of recent history. To deny this is to bury one’s head in the sand, oblivious to the storm that rages above.

A Call to Intellectual Arms

What, then, is to be done in the face of such an onslaught? The answer lies in vigilance and veracity. Citizens must cultivate a discerning eye, questioning the provenance of information and seeking out reputable sources. Social media platforms must bolster their defenses, deploying algorithms not to amplify outrage but to elevate accuracy. And journalists must continue to shine a light into the darkest corners of the digital domain, undeterred by the specter of censorship or reprisal.

Conclusion: The Unyielding Pursuit of Truth

In the end, the battle against disinformation is not merely a struggle for factual accuracy; it is a fight for the soul of democracy itself. As Russia continues its informational onslaught, the Western world must stand resolute, armed with the twin shields of skepticism and integrity. Only through the unyielding pursuit of truth can we hope to preserve the sanctity of our shared reality, ensuring that the light of knowledge triumphs over the shadow of deceit.

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Add something an thou wilt.

I remember a faërie who brought me into a shimmering realm. The theory is that she is an ambush predator who strikes, bats her prey playfully only to move on. With her gift I must find my own way through the realms of Faërie, bearing within me the vision of one who is touched by the Faë.

Reblog this post to ask mutuals to tell you their weirdest theory about u

EDIT: Fair warning this post is cursed and predictions are 7/10 times correct, play at own risk

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Show some respect, people.

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STARTING TOMORROW

Scientists in weather and climate are live streaming for 100 hours to make their case to the American public.

They are live streaming, but engagement is necessary for it to work. SHARE THIS WITH PEOPLE, RECORD THE STREAM, POST CLIPS OF IT THAT ARE FUNNY, if you can tune in, PLEASE DO!

This is something that has to be heard by as many people as possible. Put it on in the background! See if you can get other people to watch it! Do whatever you can do support those who are trying to be supported! Anything and everything helps!

TUNE IN HERE

article I posted screenshots of here

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This is nauseating

Venezuelan prisoners held in bluebonnet prison (TX) who fear being sent to CECOT form SOS in the prison yard. Photo taken by Reuters who flew over the prison in a small plane after being denied entry to the prison by ICE.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/sos-migrants-held-texas-fear-notorious-el-salvador-prison-2025-04-30/

Please read the article. Do not let these people be swept under the rug and forgotten in two weeks. The injustice here is horrifying.

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You can't get what you want without asking for it. Tell America you want to get the traitors and criminals in the "First Felon Twice Impeached Russia First Administration".

You want investigations. You want hearings. You want consequences. You want resignations.

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Why Did They Come? with apologies to Art Spiegelman and Don Bluth

This is a reformatted and revised version of a cartoon essay I created originally for the web. I always wanted to bring this to print, and now I have. A 20-page self-published 'zine, full color, 100lb cardstock. Get a copy at the link below.

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so many of the transfems i know spent their time pre-transition performing a kind of lifelong exercise in self-deprivation, the goal of which was to find out exactly how little a person needed to live. they starved themselves, dressed carelessly, shunned friends, and hollowed themselves out so as not to be burdens on anyone but themselves.

i see it now, too, in the girls around me. i'll ask if they want care – a home-cooked meal, relaxed company, sex without the expectation of reciprocation – and they say no, no, thank you, i don't need it; what would you like, what do you want, because in their head they're still doing that awful calculus, still training themselves to disappear in the eyes of the people around them.

i don't think i'd have died without transition – not in the conventional sense, at least – but to take that leap, i had to stop thinking of myself as a human experiment in fuel-efficient living and start nurturing the anemic, atrophied flame of desire in my heart. i had to learn to eat well, to exercise, to style myself beautiful, but harder than that, i had to learn to ask the people around me to work on my behalf in order to enrich my life and give me the things i wanted.

and i did it; i learned. and it was agony, but courage is a muscle you can train, and every day i get better at accepting gifts with the hungry gratitude i never learned in my years and years as a sad, scared, lonely boy.

so be patient with the trans girls in your life. better than that: be proactive, attentive, generous; be forceful, if you have to, and learn to distinguish real discomfort from the terrified reflex of self-denial that so many of us once learned to rely on.

and if you are so lucky as to love a trans girl, you must insist upon her. you must insist upon her happiness, her comfort, her pleasure, and her rest, because she may still not yet know how to make those demands for herself. if you can devote any amount of energy to becoming an engine that nurtures the flame of even a single tgirl then there is a place for you in trans heaven, which as far as i'm concerned is the only one worth going to

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The IWW uses a lot of acronyms and terms you might not know, so the IWW Dictionary is here to the rescue! Today we're defining "class war."

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Here’s what Democrats did today February 27, 2025

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These men just stole the personal information of everyone in America AND control the Treasury. Link to article.

Akash Bobba

Edward Coristine

Luke Farritor

Gautier Cole Killian

Gavin Kliger

Ethan Shaotran

Spread their names!

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"Scott, who took the photo?"

"The bellhop. Weird guy. Red eyes, ruby in his forehead. Was really instant that we have sex right away and not use a condom"

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You can only eat 2 foods for the next 2 years (with no health repercussions)

Spin this wheel twice to figure out what they are!