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Christians keep stealing shit from other esoteric traditions when St Barbara is right there.

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Also. How fucking terrifying is Gemma's entire life? Everything that Helly was experiencing in season 1 Gemma is experiencing in every single life. One innie is forever at the dentist. One trapped in this hellish marriage cosplay. One in a constant near-crash scenario. The innies don't get anything else. They don't even get to have their own hair. And Gemma never gets to leave. She comes out of these rooms in pain or fear and never knowing what is happening to her in these rooms. There's no escape for her in any life that she has, except for Ms. Casey, the only innie who's expressed some happiness where she was and the only place where she gets to see Mark, and even then she doesn't know and gets forced back into the elevator. She's stuck in these rooms where these white men are playing these constant mind games with her and beating her down and there's just never a chance of her getting to leave and it's just so painful she is literally just stuck in Hell.

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So you’re telling me he’s outside weeping for his wife every night and she’s inside trying to find a way back to him. Okay. Cool. Haha yeah that’s fine. I’m gonna go ballistic

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USA people! Buy NOTHING Feb 28 2025. Not anything. 24 hours. No spending. Buy the day before or after but nothing. NOTHING. February 28 2025. Not gas. Not milk. Not something on a gaming app. Not a penny spent. (Only option in a crisis is local small mom and pop. Nothing. Else.) Promise me. Commit. 1 day. 1 day to scare the shit out of them that they don't get to follow the bullshit executive orders. They don't get to be cowards. If they do, it costs. It costs.

Then, if you can join me for Phase 2. March 7 2025 thtough March 14 2025? No Amazon. None. 1 week. No orders. Not a single item. Not one ebook. Nothing. 1 week. Just 1.

If you live outside the USA boycott US products on February 28 2025 and stand in solidarity with us and also join us for the week of no Amazon.

Are you with me?

Spread the word.

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Wait is reghabi eating frosting????

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one time when I was a barista I was telling my coworker that I suddenly really missed cows. I used to work with cows all the time back home and then I moved away and suddenly it had been four years and nary a cow.

15 minutes later this old guy came up to the counter with his address written on a napkin & he said “me and my wife have a whole herd of dexters and a couple of new calves. come on over any time”

so after work I was like ok fuck it & I drove to the address and I parked at at the gate & I walked down the driveway to the barn and this woman was like “oh my husband told me you might stop by! come see our cows” and she introduced me to every single cow. made my whole week.

thank you cow couple

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ashes to ashes, dust to dust, reeses to pieces

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Funniest moment of the episode to me was Devon's "WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?" When Reghabi ran out of mark's basement. Can you fucking imagine her life rn. Shitty husband. Newborn baby. Go to your brothers house to discuss corporate espionage. He yells at you and then collapses foaming at the mouth. Some random fucking woman runs out of his basement yelling at you like a coach on the sidelines of a football game. And you're bisexual.

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for me internet friendships are “we don’t talk all the time but I see you’re online and it makes me happy” and I really hope it’s like that for everyone

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"You're losing blood" no I know exactly where it is. The floor. Don't ever underestimate me.

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obsessed with the Helena and Irving parallel and what it says about the aspects of our identity we think are fundamental (but aren't)...

Like Outie Irving assumes his Innie is just as radically anti-Lumon as he is. He assumes his hatred of Lumon is something ingrained in his personality! That's why he stays up at night drinking coffee and making paintings, because he hopes that when his innie dreams about the testing floor, he'll say "okay bet" and start exploring. That's what Outie Irving would do, after all. But he miscalculated! His hatred of Lumon isn't inherent--- his desire for meaning and art and spirituality is inherent. That's what his hatred for Lumon is built on. But in a world where there's no meaning outside of Lumon propaganda, of COURSE his innie would become ridiculously devoted to the company.

And Helena!! She is the corporation, that's her whole identity. She presumably assumed that Helly would be just as pro-Lumon as she is. But she miscalculated too! Her devotion to the company isn't inherent, her headstrong and entitled nature is what's inherent! And in a world where she's denied any agency whatsoever, that manifests as rebellion.

It's the same dynamic flipped on its head. They both sent their innies in there with opposite intentions--- one to take down the company, one feed the company's expansion--- only to realize that rebellion and devotion aren't inherent characteristics. Their innies have become the exact opposite of their outie selves, while still being exactly the same!! Because even though your personality is inherent, the values you hold are determined circumstantially. OUGH IT'S SO GOOD.

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you quit your dangerous espionage brain surgery procedure. you go out to eat. you run into your boss. she disrespects your dead-not-dead wife. it pisses you off so much you resume your dangerous espionage brain surgery procedure. the first thing you remember is fucking your boss. the second thing you remember is hallucinating your dead-not-dead wife while fucking your boss. your sister interrupts you to tell you about the woman who only existed to get pregnant she had a crush on. you have a stroke and die. rip mark scout king you were having a hell of a day

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grief is so crazy like what if i forget what her laugh sounds like. does she know i loved her. i miss her so much. i catch myself doing things she used to do. i wish i could call her. i miss her so much. i do a crossword puzzle. i cry while washing the dishes. does she know i loved her? my heart feels like a hummingbird. i miss her so much. what if i forget what her laugh sounds like. what if i forget.

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I am consuming a media and you are going to hear about it

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the orpheus and eurydice of it all makes me sick

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This is an interesting thing. Looks like testimonies of people who left the MAGA movement- how they got into it and why.

Leaving a cult is really hard, so I really respect the people who are speaking from this place.