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I just finished rdr2 after years of playing (yes the 1st playthrough, yes it took me that long, no it is not a complicated story, but it is a boring one so doesn't matter), and despite being spoiled on several things I cried so hard. I love Arthur so so so much, and no amount of spoiler or preparation could have made it easier for me honestly.

Also I knew that I would have to take another horse for the last mission, but I DIDN’T KNOW that this was the last mission.

Those mf killed my fucking horse.

May you rest in peace Cherry (yes she was named Cherry and was the best girl)

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looking at myself in the mirror after reading smut

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How it feel to finally accept and embrace the cringe of reading x reader fics

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Wish me luck, for I am about to watch Thor Love & Thunder for the first time because I want to binge the last mcu movies that I did not want to watch since the franchise has gone to shit (looking at you quantumania and multiverse of madness...).

BUT I am still deeply attached to Marvel and have (some) hope left for the future...

Also I think the hardest part will actually be to watch all the tv series I've missed because beside DDBA I haven't watched a single season from phase 5.

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My only piece of advice to girls and young women is that you have to become financially independent no matter what it takes. Do whatever you need to do to become financially independent in this world and don’t ever let it go for anybody.

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every now and then I am reminded to my great chagrin that my mother is funnier than I am

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"Your love language is what you were deprived of as a child" actually no you're allowed to want, prefer and like things without everything tracing back to some dormant unprocessed trauma. You can just say you want to bounce on it without having to explain how as a child you always wanted - but never got - a trampoline.

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Hey. Why isn’t the moon landing a national holiday in the US. Isn’t that fucked up? Does anyone else think that’s absurd?

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Weird how “masturbating and falling asleep in the late afternoon” isn’t regarded as a cherished summertime tradition

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I love you PBS I love you NPR I love you public libraries I love you wikipedia I love you project gutenberg I love you librivox I love you libby I love you hoopla I love you openlibrary I love you internet archive I love you resources that make information free and accessible to the public

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dear usamerican high schoolers looking for a way to resist fascism: sit through the pledge of allegiance.

no getting up. no looking at the flag.

everyone will be looking at you. you'll be sweating like a fucking hippopotamus. your teacher will sternly tell you to get up. you'll feel stupid and that maybe its not worth it because you're just a kid in a classroom. but I'm here to remind you that there are no real life consequences to detention. there are however real life consequences to resisting a thoughtless performance of nationalism.

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I want to be a lady of the court and seduce the crown prince and turn him into my little dumb toy

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Superman cast share their hopes for their characters' future

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A friend of mine from around here who is Very Christian and has never had a Jewish friend before was asking me some stuff about antisemitism today, and it made me realize that the ways people talk about various types of bigotry and racism are so designed to stump people about the nature and purpose of systems of oppression. "Why do people hate the jews so much?" is such a common refrain and while there have been many books and articles written pulling apart all the important contextual and historical things that can help people understand antisemitism SPECIFICALLY, what I ended up saying to my friend was this:

"Something to understand about antisemitism is it isnt just ideological. The expulsion of jews from various countries was very often a method of "legally" seizing their wealth when the church needed money. It has been historically an incredibly convenient source of both a group of people to blame and also an easy way to just... Be able to steal from people, lmao. It has served very concrete material purposes for churches and governments throughout history. Sometimes you have to approach asking those questions from a different angle because it often isnt about the hatred so much as it is about ... Redirecting energy and attention, right, like upholding structures that benefit those in power. The hatred is convenient because it allows those in power to take actions that would not be tolerated if the group in question were not considered to be Exceptional in their inhumanity. Like the undocumented immigrants now, asking "why do they hate the immigrants so much" isnt always a productive avenue of thought because the hatred is usually just... Useful. Rather it is more helpful to ask "Who does it benefit for these people to be treated this way" -> "what do they need to make the general public believe about that group of people in order to justify this treatment". I think sometimes we are made to think hatred of jews is special and rooted in something different than other hatred... It's not. I mean all types of racism etc are unique. But it very much is about justifying actions that benefit a ruling class in all instances, imo."

And she like totally got it!!! She was like "OH I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT LIKE THAT BUT THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE THANK YOU" I am very proud of myself lol :')

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Considering Jason Todd died in 1988 and came back 2005; does he know 9/11 happened?