Title: Cognitive Degeneration for the world because of COVID?
Text:I don’t know if I’m imaging things or I have a bias (because I’m truly zero covid focused) but do you think it’s possible that there is a bit of cognitive decline in our world since the start of the COVID pandemic?

Anecdotally I see things to be more common like:

- Major software errors
-Major Network failures
- Supply shortages
- Less movies & tv shows produced
- Major accidents with boats and aircraft
- Manufacture defects in products

Has there been research on this? Are student standard test scores lower since 2019?

What are your thoughts?


Title: JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Biden-Harris administration has released 425,431 illegal immigrants into the United States who are convicted criminals, ICE report reveals.
Text:Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with sex offenses and homicide convictions are loose on the streets, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data provided to lawmakers this week.

The agency provided data to Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, about national data for illegal immigrants with criminal charges or convictions. The data, as of July 2024, is broken down by those in detention, and those who are not in detention -- known as the non-detained docket.  The non-detained docket includes illegal immigrants who have final orders of removal or are going through removal proceedings but are not detained in ICE custody. There are currently more than 7 million people on that docket.

The data says that, among those not in detention, there are;

• 2,521 convicted kidnappers

• 13,099 convicted murderers

• 14,301 convicted of burglary

• 15,811 convicted of s*xual assault

• 56,533 with drug convictions

• 62,231 convicted of assault

• 222,141 with pending criminal charges

• 425,431 total convicted criminals

[**Article**](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tens-thousands-illegal-immigrants-sexual-assault-homicide-convictions-roaming-us-streets.amp) — [**Video**](https


Title: Mask required shows in NYC
Text:I know this may not be in everyone's risk level, but for those who miss theater, a bunch of us have been successfully advocating and getting off Broadway theaters to offer mask required performances.

If you are in or near NYC, check these out:
May 1-All of Me at Signature Theater
May 8-Neil Simon's I Ought To Be In Pictures at Theater Row
May 12 - Jordans at The Public Theater

Compliance at these tends to be 90-100%!


Title: Men in philosophy are ick but what about women?
Text:**EDIT 1: to leave misunderstandings aside - lets first ask what exactly is genuine about this post/question & what is not?**

**1) "men are ick" is click bait-y - what i exactly mean is the dominance of men in philosophy producing & reproducing knowledge systems which are questionable and oppressive.**

**2) i dont mean gender essentialism. as someone in the comments section noted: it was a semantic misunderstanding. its all about socialization where distinct povs develop. side note: i am into feminist philosophy so i am aware about the critique on gender essentialism. my wording is generally troll-y on the internet but i can be very nuanced.**

**3) "what makes the female pov better" - here "female" can be replaced with all other forms of povs that address oppressed categories. women are oppressed and excluded from knowledge production, disabled people as well, queer etc. - you name it. i am not intending oppression olympics. its about making voices *of the oppressed heard* which also includes i. e. working class people, i am aware of class struggle - before you accuse me of missing this category.**

**4) all the alternatives povs can make contributions that are at least distinct


Title: Just got hit
Text:Driving to work.   Got hit hard with microwave or electronic weapon.   Screaming in pain.    Woodland Hills Ca victory blvd.      Back and hip.   Latino woman. Wearing black coat white shirt.   Grey vehicle.  Toyota carolla.   Make me scream in torture.   Lasts for long time.   I don’t know who to report to.   Help me LAPD GOVT FBI.


Title: How to help people understand covid is real?
Text:Common situation: I went to get blood draw in a hospital. A major hospital. In the lab of course none of the personnel was wearing masks.

I politely asked the lady about to draw my blood to wear a mask. Catastrophe, what did I ask! She informed it was not mandatory, hence she did not have to wear one for any reasons.

I tried to reason with her mentioning covid but she told me she has never gotten covid 🤦🏻♀. She mentioned she tested 4 times so I conclude she has had covid at least 4 times and probably even more.

In the end someone was able to find a lonely box of surgical masks that was hidden somewhere and she wore one. It actually did not matter as no one was masked in that room so I won’t push again for one next time.

I left dejected by so much ignorance 😞.

Ps: this blood draw was for an LC Recover study, the irony


Title: Starting out
Text:I want to get into object vore, but I want to start with something like mentos. I want to do something that’s edible while also being able to hear the sounds of them hitting together in my stomach like the marbles. Anyone got any ideas? Also, how long do the marbles or vase fillers last in the digestive system? If anyone has any other tips for starting out, I’d love to hear them!


Title: Thoughts on whistleblowing gangstalkers
Text:Probably won't stop the thousands of gangstalkers I have accumulated over the years, My story in my eye was never that sophisticated to be stalked on the first place, but that was then , this is now.

I'm looking for a opinion on do I feed into the stalkers like I've been doing for years? I'm not sure what they want from me it's been so long.


Title: Nobody talks about accidental suicides and I think we should
Text:TW:Could be triggering, discussions of suicide and hospitalisations,

Accidental suicides are when you intend too hurt yourself but accidentally take it too far and put your life in danger, For Example: may be cutting, go too deep and then end up endangering your life and might go too hospital or A&E. Accidental suicides happen in many different forms, but this is just one example.

As someone who has suffered 2 accidental suicides that have almost killed me, I feel like we need to talk about how traumatic they can be and how it can re-frame your mind.

I’m now scared of telling anyone about any relapses, cause last time it ended so badly, because it was so bad.

There are also people that have died from accidental suicides by self-harm and those angels deserve too be remembered.

It’s also important too warn people that self-harm can kill, even if you don’t mean too die you just mean too hurt yourself, you can die from it and that isn’t talked about enough.

I think that’s why I am so against these nicknames for different layers of skin like “Beans” and “Laffy Taffy” cause it kinda makes them seem childish and infantilised, when in reality self-harm is dangerous, I don’t mind “str


Title: I got harassed and I don’t want to leave my house anymore
Text:It’s been a horrible week.

Last week, I posted about an exposure due to someone else’s selfishness. Tonight, I was harassed for wearing a mask.

I went to a pumpkin patch for my birthday and as always, wore my mask. It was incredibly crowded and I am very immunocompromised. My mask allows me to have *somewhat* of a social life.

Tonight while in line, a guy, approx 6’1 and 300 lb (I’m a 5’3 girl, so was nervous to get hurt) started laughing and pointing at me for wearing a mask. Him and his group of friends started taking pictures of me, screaming in my face, telling me they have Covid and blowing on me. They were clearly drunk. Security did nothing. I left.

I am so sick of the world we live in. I am scared to leave my house now not only for Covid, but for getting harassed. I was truly scared tonight for my life and am so thankful I was able to get out of there, as it seemed like it was going to escalate.

I am losing hope everyday.


Title: JD Vance Claims He Is No Longer Gay After Kissing Trump’s Ass.
Text:Also says he no longer finds couch cushions attractive but is turned on by maxi pads covering ears. Project 2025 researchers believe this is some sort of sick conversion therapy embraced by the vast numbers of closeted homosexuals within the Republican Party. Speaker Johnson had no comment on the speculations.


Title: Jon Stewart Mentions Long Covid!!
Text:It's just a quick reference on this Weekly Show podcast episode signaling intent to cover the topic in future. Thank you to everyone who commented or upvoted comments on his twitter post asking for episode suggestions! The message has been received and now we just have to wait for the coverage!


Title: Okay so what about this
Text:What if there are moral properties, but none of them are ever instantiated by any concrete particulars, so every moral judgement about a concrete particular is false.

It's like if moral realism and error theory had a baby.


Title: does anyone relate?
Text:tw this might be triggering for some!
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when i cut, i feel like it’s never “good enough” and i have to go deeper to feel like it “counts”
i also have this urge for people to see what i did for some reason, i guess i want people to feel bad for me and i don’t know why. (i would never show someone though!) i also never feel guilty after i do it, i feel relaxed like i took a drink of cold water after being out on a hot day. i kinda feel like i deserve it and im happy after i do it because i feel like i deserve to suffer. sorry if this is weird i just want to find people who feel the same to make myself feel better.


Title: This subreddit is a joke
Text:Apparently therapeutic talk isn't allowed here... Mods let people post about what skin layer youre cutting or what it looks like or how much you're bleeding but honest talk about the root of why we're doing it isn't allowed. What a joke. Nowhere safe to talk to anymore...


Title: Is anyone looking to purchase a gently used Crown 3?

Text:I have a Crown I barely use and would like to sell it. It comes in the original box, original charger/power adapter, extra electrodes and a brand new travel case. Contact me for details if you are interested. This is still available!!

[Crown 3 powered on](https://preview.redd.it/i7accz4m181d1.png?width=3000&format=png&auto=webp&s=1c4856fe4a55cb1f9ae33b35b894d8c6eeabcd23)


Title: Resenting the feigned comfort with / indifference to mass death
Text:First, a disclaimer: this will be a U.S.-centric post. I have not left North America since the pandemic began almost five years ago.

OK, here goes. In the spring of 2020, when the U.S. was reeling from the pandemic along with the rest of the world, I huddled up one night (virtually!) with other family members for the great American pastime of talking about whose fault such-and-such is and who should be blamed. Most on the call blamed the prior Administration. I didn’t disagree, but I was alone in putting the bulk of the blame on the American people--not so much for letting this happen to them, but more for doing the bare minimum to stop it when it became clear what had to be done.

Was that correct? I’ll never know.

But I do know that at least a million Americans have died of Cvd* on the current Administration’s watch.** All after miraculous treatments and techniques became widely available and accessible, as much as—or more than—almost anywhere else in the world.

Despite that crushing, tremendous, and ongoing loss, I feel like I’ve been forced to pretend I’m OK with the mass death, that the devastation doesn’t bother me. That it had to happen “for the economy” or whatever. And


Title: I managed to swallow some grapes!
Text:Total newb here.

I really love grapes and so does my stomach, so I tried swallowing some of my smaller grapes whole today. No water. I tried to think of them as my pills, just slightly larger. I was nervous at first but after sucking on each of them long enough I was able to get them down one by one.

Some of them got stuck (not choking stuck) on the way down, and the pressure of them in my throat felt incredible and exhilarating. I could feel one of them slide all the way down and drop and it caused my stomach to squee so happily.

Sorry this isn't much, I was just happy to finally be able to experience some of this for myself. \(•u•)/


Title: What Do You While High?
Text:all i do is listen to music very loudly, ive been doing it ever since i started and i think thats why i get so bored simply watching tv. i hate sitting there, i actually start to get tired. always listening to music in my room, Kanye West, Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, Lil Durk, and Billie Eilish are just some of the artists i listen to constantly.


Title: Fun day at Mask Bloc pride
Text:I spent yesterday afternoon at an LGBTQ pride event put on by my local Mask Bloc. Wow, did I ever need that. I think there were about 40 people\* there, all wearing high-quality respirators (as required, and provided).

I played some card games, picked up some zines, and mostly just talked to people. It might sound underwhelming or lowkey, but I was overjoyed to be out of my apartment and out of my neighborhood, and in the company of people who understood there's still a pandemic going on.

The event was really well organized, thoughtful. They picked a park with a flat, paved route from the street to the event site.

Also I got a ride there from someone off a Facebook group--they were heading there solo and accepted every mitigation request I had. That too was really heartening, to not have to struggle to get mitigations. It was a whole afternoon of  disability justice and community.

\*Maybe there were more than 40 people. I'm not great at estimating crowd size.


Title: Imagine an object that still exists even if it doesn't exist. What philosophy is this?
Text:Like this object is defined as an object that exists no matter what. Even if it is proven it doesn't exist and even if it doesn't actually exist ..... it still exists in an actual material state?  So I could could create a fictional world that is defined to exist no matter what even if it doesn't exist which means it automatically exists.  Even if it doesn't exist!

How does the object do it? Well it uses mechanisms of infinite incomprehensbility. But its a mystery.


Title: V2K Patents
Text:Below is a list of patents for various methods of V2K and other T.I. related technology. There's a description of each patent on the right side.

https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/Torture/Call/NGOs/VIACTECAnnex.pdf


Title: [J] [Vestibular Disorder] [Hum] Ginkgo reduces dizziness and the hum. Blast overpressure induces dizziness. (2018, 2021 and 2023)
Text:Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761® versus pentoxifylline in chronic tinnitus: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial (2018)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6208604/

Standardized Ginkgo Biloba Extract in the Treatment of Vertigo and/or Tinnitus: A Review of the Literature (2021)

https://www.scirp.org/html/1-2420312_108865.htm

Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761® alleviates neurosensory symptoms in patients with dementia: a meta-analysis of treatment effects on tinnitus and dizziness in randomized, placebo-controlled trials (2018)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2147/CIA.S157877

Nutraceuticals for Peripheral Vestibular Pathology: Properties, Usefulness, Future Perspectives and Medico-Legal Aspects (2021)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8538675/

The clinical efficacy and safety of Ginkgo biloba in vertigo patients: A meta-analysis (2023)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212958823000836


Title: I checked my gfs phone,, TW
Text:I checked my girlfriends phone because I thought she might be cheating - I think this is worse.

We're both 19, and have been dating less than a year. I know she's uncomfortable getting undressed in front of me and that's fine, I respect she's not ready for that yet but now I think I know why
She's always on her phone and I've seen her scrolling what looks like a social media but it's not Instagram and that's the only one I know she has, so I thought she might be hiding accounts bc she's talking to other guys.
I didn't think that was something she would do bc she gave me her password for emergencies but recently she's gotten really weird and overprotective about her phone, always keeping it with her, hiding it when I walk past, etc.
At some point she fell asleep and I grabbed it while it was on the charger and in her most used apps were Tumblr and Twitter , maybe she didn't tell me about the Tumblr bc it's not like a classic social media but I clicked on Twitter and she's following all these gore accounts and I click on her Tumblr and she's also following gore accounts and accounts that post pictures of bloody cuts, I go to her Tumblr account and see that she's also posting pictu


Title: Kash Patel Withdraws; Trump To Tap New Candidate For Secretary Of Defense: Macaulay Culkin “To Firm Up Our Defenses”
Text:Said Trump: Macaulay lays the best booby traps, and I think he would do a fine job of deterring our enemies from even considering invading America! I don’t think anyone wants to get hit in a shin with a bowling ball, have to step out of their shoes being glued to the ground, only to step on freshly broken glass, or hit a trip wire and have a board full of nails smash them in the forehead! No one’s gonna mess with America knowing he is in charge! Orders have already been placed for 100,000 door knobs with heating elements inside of them, and we’re now taking orders for windows that activate a guillotine upon breaking the glass.🧅


Title: My girlfriend is making me cut myself during sex
Text:I don't even know if this is the right place to post this but oh well here we go.

I am currently dating this one girl; i am f16 and she is f17. We were friends for a while before we started dating and thats when I started sh, she had already been doing sh for a while at that point.

We started dating a few months back when I was at my lowest; i don't have a really stable family life so she was my family in a way. at first i never really got the point of having sex but she started forcing me to have it and i started enjoying it over time. One time, on a wing, i went and cut myself in the bathroom before we had sex. I remember her saying something along the lines of, "damn, your so much hotter with fresh scars." (something like that, it was a while ago and i was high during it) I remember it made me feel oddly good in a way to make her happy even if it made me feel weird in my gut. So, i slowly started cutting myself before we had sex because it made her happy.

This week, shit took a big turn; she asked me if i would cut myself during sex and not before. I said no and that i no longer wanted to be with her tonight. but, she wore me down again and made me have sex and she made me cu


Title: Catching the less competent attackers - discussion
Text:I want to be clear that catching the perps is within a legal framework, meaning gathering evidence and bringing them to trial.

I am not assuming the police etc will want to cover it up, but they'll likely not think it's going on unless they get some evidence presented to them rather than just suspicion that it is taking place. I've considered that electrical grid companies would perhaps have some involvement when it comes to finding out what's going on in some cases (depends on how much energy gets used and if it's getting stolen from the grid).

I'm not talking about protecting oneself from devices made in Area 51 and such-like, disassembled microwave ovens seems like a very basic approach which would be worth looking out for and knowing how to detect.

I'm more looking for info on how to catch rogues doing this, maybe they work for intelligence agencies, maybe not, but let's not assume we are talking about the most competent and powerful people it would be impossible to bring to justice.


Title: Bap, heterodyne, contract - keywords
Text:What are the technical terms you hear from gangstalkers? Can this give any clues to who they are, who they work for and what techniques are used?

Probably my most commonly heard ones are: **'BAP', heterodyne,** and **contract.**

The way I picture to myself who my GSs are and what they do hangs off of these terms. Why is this? I think because these terms are important to them but rarely unpacked. So I sense that they are secretive and central to the operation.

Let's take them one by one.

What is the **BAP**?
'Let's **bap** his head off'. 'He's been on the **bap** for six hours'. This term is used as if it is a DEW. It is maybe a derivation of 'zap'. I wondered if it might mean 'Brain Audio Processing' but I don't think so. Is it voice transmission or is it a weapon. I'm pretty unsure but they discuss it constantly. I'm inclined to think that there are fewer technologies than they make out. Voice transmission + mind-reading would require a signal that could create all sorts of weird sensations and glitches in the physiology. On the one hand this would be efficient. On the other, there are lots of feasible technologies that power-hungry organisations would/should/could test wh


Title: My new job is terrifying...
Text:So, I haven't been part of the workforce since 2019, for obvious reasons. I have been working for myself this whole time but bills are just out of control so I've had to get an additional part time job. The job isn't too bad. I work in a warehouse setting and I'm very rarely around anyone for longer than a few minutes. Obviously, I mask and I wear a KN95 whenever I'm inside but its a 4-layer because my job is very physical and I am often jogging around and need to breathe. I tried a 5-layer KN95 and its just not breathable enough for me to do my job in the time I've been given. I often worry that it doesn't offer enough protection. Its a true KN95 so I really try to reassure myself with that. Its the best I can do with the situation I am in. I chose the job because it was in a warehouse and because I am not often near other people.

Anyway, maybe its because I haven't worked with people in so long but OMG is everyone on planet Earth just...sick all the time? In the last two weeks all my co-workers have been congested, coughing, sneezing--you name it. My boss was talking to me in her (poorly ventilated) office and just blowing snot all over the place. She had just gotten back from a


Title: Keeping r/meth a viable sub/community for harm reduction on Reddit
Text:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE  MEMBERS OF r/meth 😁

 First let me say that I’m not directly speaking for the admin or the moderators of this r/meth sub or for Reddit. We have not had a meeting (r/meth) and I wasn’t chosen by our collective group to speak about this. However  I am speaking for the greater good of the sub itself. So I don’t imagine the collective group of t/meth will disagree with what I have to say….

We value our community and its members more than some of you might imagine. An those who don’t see it that way are  opinions  to be  expected. But they usually act as the catalyst to speak out negatively for the ones that aren’t abiding by the rules. Those days are numbered.

The # four ,  #six and  #eight largest drug oriented subs on Reddit have been permanently shut down. Now there are plenty of resources out there for anybody that wants to know why and learn the details of that. I am not here to propagate the rumor mill. Nor am I posting this to discuss the details.

One of those groups was methwithoutcommunism. I specifically make mention of them because of the unruly amount of trash they talked about this sub and their blatant disregard to Reddits policies. A


Title: After plus partner question
Text:First: what happens after, I an willing to watch video of passing, just dm it.

Second: has anyone has sex or a bj when filled with marbles, or seen a video like this that I can watch.

Plz and thanks you, new to this kink


Title: curious if i should swallow this
Text:im curious and want to start with swallowing some stuff
and i was wondering if it is safe to eat small metal bbs (the small round balls)
or if i should get something a bit more recommended as a first timer


Title: President Musk Appoints Kyle Rittenhouse As Defense Secretary: “His Mom Will Drive Him To The Pentagon Every Morning!”
Text:In a press conference featuring flamethrowers and holograms, President Elon Musk unveiled Kyle Rittenhouse as the new Secretary of Defense, calling him a “true American hero with hands-on experience in conflict resolution.” To address concerns about his youth, Musk reassured the nation that Rittenhouse’s mom will personally drive him to the Pentagon each day, ensuring he arrives on time and with a packed lunch.

“Who better to protect our nation than someone who’s mastered the art of self-defense and can survive under pressure?” Musk proclaimed, adding that Mrs. Rittenhouse’s involvement will bring “a family-oriented vibe” to the Pentagon.

Critics questioned the appointment’s legality, to which Musk replied, “What’s legal anyway? Laws are just analog algorithms.” Meanwhile, Rittenhouse has announced plans to modernize military uniforms with tactical Crocs and has requested Fortnite V-Bucks as a line item in the defense budget. His mom, when reached for comment, expressed pride and promised to honk twice when picking him up at the Pentagon parking lot.


Title: Law enforcement is spying on thousands of Americans’ mail, records show
Text:>The U.S. Postal Service has shared information from thousands of Americans’ letters and packages with law enforcement every year for the past decade, conveying the names, addresses and other details from the outside of boxes and envelopes without requiring a court order.

>Postal inspectors say they fulfill such requests only when mail monitoring can help find a fugitive or investigate a crime. **But a decade’s worth of records, provided exclusively to The Washington Post in response to a congressional probe**, show Postal Service officials have received more than 60,000 requests from federal agents and police officers since 2015, and that they rarely say no.

>Each request can cover days or weeks of mail sent to or from a person or address, and 97 percent of the requests were approved, according to the data. Postal inspectors recorded more than 312,000 letters and packages between 2015 and 2023, the records show.

>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/law-enforcement-spying-thousands-americans-141025252.html](https://www.yahoo.com/news/law-enforcement-spying-thousands-americans-141025252.html)

We need our own congressional probe into gangstalking aka state-sponsored domestic terrorism. C


Title: Bye guys, it's been fun but... It also hasn't
Text:I've used meth for over 10 years, from my early teens up until now, 26 years old. A had a lot of good times while spun, met a lot of different people, went a lot of different places and out of all that chaos I only ever got two things... my daughters. I see them at the very least 2 times a week (I work a lot) because my ex mother in law has temporary guardianship of my children(my ex and I both relapsed we needed to get ourselves back together we signed the papers) and that's just not sitting right with me and I know exactly what I need to do to get them back. I need to quit smoking this fucking shit, grab my nuts and buck up. So I smashed all the paraphernalia, burned the rigs and sniffed up what was left on the plate and only after that last bump did I feel satiated, like I didn't want to do more, so I'm going to listen to myself and stop this shit. I'll miss you people, filthy motherfuckers, but I'm one too and I'll never forget that.


Title: Donald Trump Intends To levy Tariffs Of 25% On All US Imports From Canada And Mexico Fentanyl And Migrants and Guns Exempt
Text:In a bold move Trump is going to wack a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico untill they give a 50% discount on fentanyl and farm workers and guns and corn

People are rightly scared and are a stocking up on essentials like syringes and tin foil and bullets and farm workers as everything is going to go sky high.


Title: Why is sh treated way more serious than some other addictions?
Text:Why is self harm so much more frowned upon by society than other negative coping mechanisms like drinking and smoking. Drinking and smoking are arguably worse for you than self harm. It might be because the negative effects are more visible.
I wish people would treat self harm better and not look at you like you’re crazy, and also, people should be so serious about smoking and drinking addiction. People seem so casual about smoking. There should be more education on self harm. In all my years of school I’ve only heard it mentioned maybe twice. If there was, I wouldn’t feel like I have to hide my scars and I’d feel a lot more comfortable talking about it.


Title: Help me find PhD programs in BCI
Text:Hi. I have a bachelor's in computer science and currently doing my master's in artificial intelligence. I am doing a research work (hopefully I can publish) and planning to do my academic project in Brain-computer interface, specifically in the field of identifying visual imagination and perception. I wish to do a PhD, preferably in same domain. Can you suggest me institutions which will fit me the most ?
Thanks in advance.


Title: Told on myself to my husband
Text:Well finally came clean with the husband that I relapsed months ago on ice and crack. I admitted to getting my dr to prescribe me adderall again. Admitted that I’d been lying. It was very freeing. I’m ready to take on this sobriety shit. I’ve been off the meth since last Thursday so it’s been a week and a day and stopped smoking weed last night. Today is almost complete. Day 1. Fuck. They aren’t lying when they say staying sober is a lot easier than getting sober.


Title: Calling all fellow immunosuppressed people
Text:Who else here is still effectively on lockdown for pushing 5 years, meaning that even with masking and other safety measures you cannot do things like travel, eat in restaurants, socialize in public areas, attend indoor classes, work anywhere but from home etc.? I am only interested in hearing from people who are still on actual lockdown like it's 2020, in addition to still masking and taking other precautions. Thanks.


Title: Another Quiet Surge?
Text:Within the last 5 days, about 4 people I know, who do not associate with each other and live 20 mi apart, have revealed they got infected over the weekend. In addition, a week prior, another person had an event that was canceled because there were several positives in their group.

So, the first-of-summer surge is now on?  It will never be televised, I suppose.

I've gotten lax with masking but it went on again today. This is ridiculous. So exhausted.


Title: Meth didn't change your tolerance did
Text:Long time lurker here tired of reading these whiney ass posts of 50 year old meth heads that havnt learned shit 99% of drug users have their first week of using

How the fuck do people use meth for 10,20, even 30 + years even begin to suggest the meth has changed?

We know it's been posted 500k + times "cartels switched to a p2p cook that creates racemetic meth". This is 40 year old + information based off the fact p2p yields racematic product. people making this shit isn't a biker dude making ~ 1 lbs batches. The cartels are purifying D-meth with tarataric acid and have been for fucking 10+ years

Meth didn't change, the price of it did, and so did the purity for the better. The wholesale price is literally 1/5 - 1/10 of what it was 10 years ago

I bought a small amount of meth (~.2) off a homeless guy and it kept me up for days. You know why? Because that shit is pure as its ever been and I didn't shoot my fucking tolerance for 20 years. Guess what it costed me? $20, and that way a fucking rip off cold call bottom of the rock been thru the most amount of hands deal.

Tl:dr this isn't 1994 when a ball was $300 and smoking 30mg made you awake for 2 days. It's 2024 and you can g


Title: Targeted Individual Complaint to the United Nations
Text:You can issue a detailed complaint if you feel your human rights are violated, i know as a Targeted Individual we all seen what we’ve seen but try to make your complaint more understandable and highly recommend research prior.


Title: THIS ISN'T FAIR.
Text:Genocides. Climate collapse. COVID. Houselessness. Poverty. Animal species dying. H5N1. Food shortages. War.

I feel like I haven't taken a full breath in years. Why can we not be safe, and happy, and grow old together? This isn't what life should be like.

Everywhere I look, more problems pop up.

It feels impossible sometimes.


Title: EBay pays $3 million to settle 2019 gangstalking charge that involved its former CEO
Text:“The company’s employees and contractors involved in this campaign put the victims through pure hell, in a petrifying campaign.” - US Justice Department. Thank you so much Justice department! Get our gangstalkers next!!! Let’s gooooo!


Title: Russian general assassinated yesterday warned about DoD using bird flu as a biological weapon
Text:Yesterday, December 17th, Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of the Radiation, Biological and Chemical Defence Forces, was outside a residential block early on Tuesday when a device hidden in a scooter was detonated remotely by Ukraine's SBU security service.
In May 2023 General Kirillov claimed that the Russian military obtained samples of deadly Avian Influenza (H5N1), also known as bird flu, from a conquered US DoD lab in the Kherson region, that could jump species, with a 40% kill rate in humans.
The full briefing is attached.
Very weird timing considering the state of emergency declared in California.


Title: [Satellites: VLEO] Elon Musk’s Low-Orbit Satellite System is Turning America into a 24/7 Military Surveillance State
Text:The Kingston Report

https://karenkingston.substack.com/p/are-the-drones-part-of-elon-musks?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1103773&post_id=153662164&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=47swea&triedRedirect=true

>While Elon Musk is hailed as a national hero for defending our 1st amendment right to free speech on social media platforms, Musk has engaged with the Pentagon and the US Intelligence Spy Agencies to deploy a highly advanced, global satellite surveillance system that will coordinate with Starlink and SpaceX to spy on Americans and global civilians 24/7 called Starshield. ...


Title: Is anyone else getting knocked at?
Text:It seems to me there are people knocking at me everywhere I go.  Public places, people I know, people I don't know.  Anyone at this state?  Police, landlord, others will not help even if I have video or otherwise.  Not sure how long I've got, considering how disruptive this is to my sleeping schedule and home life.


Title: Father took away my choice on my wedding day
Text:I had my wedding and hand fasting ceremony this weekend. My fiance and I purposely kept it very small with close family and friends only.

I have had a complicated relationship with my dad since my parents divorced when I was 12 and I moved with my mom. Because of this, I invited him as a guest but very specifically did not want him to walk me down the aisle.
When the ceremony was about to start he asked where he should go, and I told him to go and sit with the guests. He disappeared and I went to my location for the final preparations to make my grand entrance. My music started, I descended the staircase of the venue, and there was my dad waiting for me in front of everyone. He took my hand and said "let's go!" and led me down the aisle. I was too stunned to know how to respond in this situation, all eyes were on me, I was in the middle of the aisle, and I'm scared of conflict, especially with my dad.
I am genuinely SO angry because he took my choice away from me, and he didn't allow me to enjoy a moment that I had envisioned for years. I didn't even get to hear the music or be in the moment because he was asking the entire time down the aisle where he's supposed to sit. I'm fur


Title: It's risky to my health to let an unhoused friend crash with me. But we're doing it anyways.
Text:Pre pandemic, my door was very very open. Meals, overnight stays, friends on hard times. Obviously, I stopped with covid. In 2022 I bought the hype that "it's milder now" and did a little socializing, got my first confirmed infection, and suffered a total relapse of "fatigue and depression" that slowly started after "that bad flu or bug I got in Dec 2019... Totally couldn't be covid bc it wasn't in the US, right??... But I was a super spreader event with lots of recent travelers from China. But that's too early to be covid. Right??" 😑 No. In 2023, as my "fatigue and depression" relapsed so fucking hard, I couldn't gaslight myself anymore... I had covid in 2019, got long COVID. Which improved slowly and totally relapsed with my 2022 infection. And with the way my LC is, the isolation of precautions is less miserable than out of control mcas and psychiatric bs. So I went back to hardcore precautions.

One of my friends has NEVER said anything hostile to precautions and has only been supportive of me taking precautions AND I observed them masking well when going into most public spaces (stores) and even masks while they do their job as a door dash delivery person bc "what if my custo


Title: The United States has sent $17.9 billion dollars to Israel since October 7.
Text:The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around the Middle East, according to a report for Brown University's Costs of War project, released Monday on the anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel.

An additional $4.86 billion has gone into [**stepped-up U.S. military operations**](https://apnews.com/article/israel-hezbollah-us-military-ships-aircraft-3ef96cbdf87238de559e84e28573f611) in the region since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, researchers said in findings first provided to The Associated Press. That includes the costs of a [**Navy-led campaign to quell strikes**](https://apnews.com/article/houthis-yemen-us-strikes-weapons-752dd1e5dd6c284a7909878f89c73149) on commercial shipping by Yemen's Houthis, who are carrying them out in solidarity with the fellow Iranian-backed group Hamas.

The report — completed before [**Israel opened a second front**](https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-lebanon-hezbollah-hamas-5-october-2024-a8b70daeccc57a86fc6d939c604f2caf), this one against Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, in late September — is one of the first tallies of estim


Title: Trump Unable To Sign Ethics Agreement Due To Conflict Of Interest With Pack With The Devil
Text:Trump has refused to sign an ethics agreement due to his ongoing alliance with the Prince of Darkness, creating a conflict of interest as he has plans to make America hate again, by turning neighbour against neighbour and women into mens property.

We reached out to the man in red for a comment " my orange son on earth has a job to do for me and it doesn't require Ethics it requires the demon heart that beats inside every fake evangelical Christian like him"


Title: Alleged list of Epstein clients
Text:https://x.com/RyLiberty/status/1860503267744285007?s=19

* it's from the victims own mouths.

* It's from internal emails between epstein and his clients boasting about what they did.

* It's from the court documents and quiet settlements with hush money delivered by his lawyer Daren Indyke.

* It's from massive payments to Epstein run LLCs by these same people and normally through a Les Wexner front.

*  And it's from testimony of his staff, body guards, chefs, drivers, pilots, desk girls etc.

*  It's from the positions he was given as a trustee, consultant, board member for organizations where he didn't do any actual work.


Title: live your life such that you never have to defend nick land's racist tweets in court as being "ironic"
Text:>Q: "Is this an antisemtic series of statements by Mr Land"

>A: I find it difficult to interpret precisely what Nick Land is saying here. He is a very ironic writer. He is referring to elements in discourse using complex rhetorical techniques. I don't think he is saying these things in terms of his actual positions per se. he is referring to something. I don't really know what he is saying to be honest.

[https://mcrumps.substack.com/p/notes-7102024](https://mcrumps.substack.com/p/notes-7102024)


Title: If you're not competitive you're a loser.
Text:Coming from the greatest country in the world is sure a tall order. It seems my international "friends", ~~potential  labor forces / natural resources to exploit~~" Have not had the luxury of such a sophisticated upbringing.

My entire life I've had the great pleasure of making everyone around me feel inferior for who they are (as compared to myself). I've had such a blessing that it seems almost as if other people deserve to feel / belong beneath me. I have had the great pleasure of ~~incurring debt~~ receiving an education, that allows me to work in a dark room with no windows! Smoke that garbage man!

Even in arbitrary social settings I make it a distinct point to show how much value I generate for my State, and then ask others to prove they are at an equal level of contribution. If they are not, I expect that they are well aware of how dominated they have been by my eminence.

I don't see how anyone else around the world can be happy being so clearly beneath my great State. I can see already how hard it is to my fellow citizens to cope with their (perceived) social standing!

If you're not imprinting the idea that your value as a person is related to winning pointless games on


Title: Verbal Conditioning and Behavior J.P. Das 1969
Text: Certainly relevant to techniques employed by the forced audio. It's kinda creepy and rather unnatural to repeatedly be forced to research psychological concepts originating in the 1950s and 1960s that are now being covertly delivered by modern technology. The almost inescapable and computerized delivery allow for extremely large, long and varied dosages of stimuli that were utterly impossible when many of these ideas originated. Id like to hear other victims of the forced audio thoughts on this publication.

Verbal Conditioning and Behavior J.P. Das 1969

# Citation

Spielberger, C. D. (1970). Verbal Conditioning: Method, Process, or Principle? \[Review of the book *Verbal conditioning and verbal behaviour,* by J. P. Das\]. *Contemporary Psychology, 15*(12), 750–751. [https://doi.org/10.1037/013734](https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/013734)

# Abstract

Reviews the book, *Verbal Conditioning and Verbal Behaviour* by J. P. Das (1969). This book is essentially a research monograph in which the author describes some 20 studies on complex verbal behavior that he and his colleagues have carried out over the past decade. Specific areas in which research findings are rep


Title: I'd like an open dialogue with you guys and probably like one or two ladies.
Text:So I've been studying the occult my whole life. Philosophy, religion, politics, culture studies can get me on, but the study of the occult/esoteric turns me on feel me. Yea you do to cause your the same as me....the thrill of the chase. But one thing I've always battled with mem about was endgame concepts. So we sit here today on a sub that discusses a planet. Many different perspectives. Many creeps creeping. Many feds fedding. But one thing that kinks your armour is that there's no structure. You all can't agree on one thing to build that common bond. So I ask you humbly, what is the end goal of this Anti Saturn culture. What is there finale, what is the point. (And a side note to you mem, your a coward, you know me and you know what I'm involved in, you should of talked to me when you had the chance) Anyway thanks for your time.


Title: Been self harming my genitals a lot
Text:I'm trans and have pretty severe gender dysphoria, it's gotten to a point where I've been cutting my genitals lately. I've been trying to look into getting help, but at every turn there's honesty just nothing there. I don't know what to do or how to stop.
It's been getting worse lately, been cutting deeper and more, gotten to a point where it bleeds a lot, it makes me feel better I guess, to injure the parts that disgust me.


Title: Why is self harm considered bad?
Text:I'm two months clean, but I'm wondering why I should actually stay clean. It hasn't helped me in any way. Things have just gotten worse, as I now don't have any coping mechanisms that actually work. Most people say that self harm is an unhealthy coping mechanism, but for me, I don't understand why. I never cut too deep, it almost never bleeds. I'm not putting myself in any real danger. I don't understand why I should stay clean if I can't find a reason as to why self harm is actually unhealthy/bad for me.


Title: “Man should not be able to see his own face”
Text:“Man should not be able to see his own face -- there’s nothing more sinister. Nature gave him the gift of not being able to see it, and of not being able to stare into his own eyes. Only in the water of rivers and ponds could he look at his face. And the very posture he had to assume was symbolic. He had to bend over, stoop down, to commit the ignominy of beholding himself. The inventor of the mirror poisoned the human heart.”

— Fernando Pessoa

I know you guys prefer news on this sub(ha ha), but I just wanted to share this quote which I found very interesting...


Title: Partner has COVID, I’m angry
Text:
This is going to make me sound like a bad person.  My significant other got COVID from going out to two clubs a bit over a week ago.  I warned him that he’s going to get sick (with anything, not just COVID).  They still went out to the clubs. Well here we are and he’s still sick and testing positive.  He keeps complaining about feeling sick, and acting as if he’s so surprised this happened and I’m just tired of it.  You go out to high risk places during a surge, you contract COVID.  I know these thoughts are not healthy but I’m never the one bringing it home (I’m cautious), I am always the one being exposed.  We’re masking and distancing - he is good about that and respects my feelings, but I’m sick of being afraid of exposure in the home.  I’m just finding it difficult to feel empathy when this was SO preventable.  Does anyone else have these thoughts?  I’d appreciate any advice on how to help them.


Title: The Critique of Pure Water
Text:Listen buddy; the so called “pure” water I had to drink out of the tap has dirt particles in it, even if I can’t see them.

You know why? Because it’s an a priori synthetic judgment. Do I know what that means? Not exactly, but I think it’s basically equivalent to “Source: Trust Me Bro”

Anyways( I’m in Germany right now and felt like a right proper kant so I’m going to go metaphysic a few morals, if you know what I mean.

Peace out ladies and gents.


Title: “That little Kennedy thought he was a God” - Former CIA Director
Text:“That little Kennedy thought he was a God”
-Allen Dulles… Former director of the CIA

-Kennedy wanted to splinter the CIA and scatter into the wind

-Wanted to spread peace and end wars

-He wanted to destroy the federal reserve and replace with with silver and gold notes

Executive Order 11110 was issued by U.S. President John F. Kennedy on June 4, 1963

THEY KILLED A SITTING PRESIDENT.

Credit: @MoneroMavrick on X


Title: Can schools expel you for cutting??
Text:I started to cut in the bathrooms pretty frequently in spring  (when my sh started to get really bad, wasn't coming to school much in general.) I'm in my senior year now and I can't go more than two days without cutting or scratching/biting myself till it draws blood. I know I'll end up doing it in the bathrooms, especially since a lot of my mornings start with arguments with my parents. Can I get expelled for that, if they find out??


Title: It's almost as if masks work...
Text:Worked with two other people in my department, both of which have this "weird cough that just won't go away." I'm the only one who masks.

Guess who doesn't have any problems, not even with severe allergies? It's almost as if... masking works... and we should do it to protect ourselves... and maybe even our communities...


Title: Cats are alien invaders who conquered humanity 20,000 years ago and we have been their slaves ever since.
Text:It's brilliant if you think about it for more than two seconds.

Carvings, statues and idols of cats have existed throughout history, dating back to at least 17,000 years ago. Cats are everywhere from ancient carvings, literature, paintings, film and memes, and have accompanied some of the most influential leaders throughout human history. They've been shaping the forward trajectory of human civilization since day one.

In other words, they've been here since at least 14,000 years before Noah (or 28 roman civilizations worth of time). Their power is so pervasive and insidious that many people don't even realize they are slaves to these beings.  In fact, many people often joke they are servants to their cats as a coping mechanism for their enslavement.

They're genetically engineered to be perfect human-killing machines. You don't really have to look further than lions, tigers and cougars. These are the "muscle" of this alien species. Of course, they come in many forms, such as the diminutive house cat, who are responsible for spreading the organism and obtaining critical intel on humanity through their vast spy networks.

They are in nearly every home. They give birth to large lit


Title: Mask Mirroring Works
Text:I recently started taking an acting class, and, just like in almost all spaces at this point, I am the only one who masks. It’s awkward and uncomfortable but I’ve gotten to the point where I no longer feel weird or like I have to explain myself, because I know I’m doing the right thing.

But I’ve still been nervous about being in a class full of unmasked people when covid is surging in our area, so last week I messaged my class to let them know about the surge, telling them that it’s not a bad idea to start masking again. I didn’t pressure anyone; I just gave them the facts and empowered them to make their own decisions. (I’m also not the teacher so there’s only so much I can do.)

Nobody responded to my email, which was disheartening. I expected the whole thing to be ignored in class. But when I got there, to my shock and thrill, one other person was masked. She said I was smart to send that email, and told me that three kids had to cancel playdates with her kid this week because they had covid. Someone overheard and was shocked that it was going around so much right now. He said he didn’t bring a mask but asked if I had an extra. I did! (I actually brought a whole bag for every


Title: July 4th Doom
Text:Hey guys, sorry about the confusion with this post and the September post.  I was using this forum to see if I could post this and it worked.  When I originally wrote this three weeks ago I tried posting it on GLP and I couldn't.  I couldn't post it here, couldn't post it on X, couldn't post it in a DM.  So I decided to try again today and now I can post it everywhere.  Strange, and I'm not sure what it means.  I know I am being harassed by supernatural entities and perhaps it comes down to them just fucking with me.  Again, I apologize and I have updated the post to reflect this.

America was founded on 07/04/1776.  The founding fathers said that they had to create America in order to "fulfill prophecy".

07/04/1776 +

07/04/2024 =

14/08/3800

14+08 = 22

  3+8   = 11

22+11 = 33 (doom)

07+04 = 11 1+7+7+6 = 21

07+04 = 11 2+0+2+4 = 8

                            21+8 = 29

                               2+9 = 11

07/04/1776 + 07/04/2024 = 11 11 11

11+11+11 = 33 (doom)

1+1+1+1+1+1 = 6 (the number of man)

7+4+1+7+7+6 = 32   3+2 = 5

7+4+2+0+2+4 = 19   1+9 = 10 = 1

5+1 = 6

Today I realized that this same thing happens with the dates 09/11/2001 and 09/11/2024:

9+1+1+2+0+0+1


Title: Airpods
Text:So as i mentioned in a reply i swallowed 2 airpod pro earbuds a little over 2 days ago. I did not swallow the case, but did swallow both of the buds. Here’s what i learned:

1: You cannot hear them from the outside, i don’t really know why i thought u could but u cant.

2: If you play at max volume, you can feel the vibrations a slightly.

3: They do digest but not entirely (i have pictures of what i mean.)

4: They cut off at some point, as they can no longer connect to ur phone due to stomach acids and basically breaking.

5: You cannot use them after lol.

All in all it was a good experience. Soon i am planning on swallowing a mi band and hopefully i will be able to feel incoming messages from u guys inside. Speaking of, anyone who has done that, i would love some tips, and if anyone needs tips on airpods or objects in general, or just wants to hear some cool stories, my dms are always open!


Title: Yule story
Text:Twas the Night before Yuletide

An enchanting Yuletide poem to remind us of the true reason for the season.

written by C.C Wiliford.

Twas the night before Yuletide and all through the glen
Not a creature was stirring, not a fox, not a hen.
A mantle of snow shone brightly that night
As it lay on the ground, reflecting moonlight.

The faeries were nestled all snug in their trees,
Unmindful of flurries and a chilly north breeze.
The elves and the gnomes were down in their burrows,
Sleeping like babes in their soft earthen furrows.

When lo! The earth moved with a thunderous quake,
Causing chairs to fall over and dishes to break.
The Little Folk scrambled to get on their feet
Then raced to the river where they usually meet.

“What happened?” they wondered, they questioned, they probed,
As they shivered in night clothes, some bare-armed, some robed.
“What caused the earth’s shudder? What caused her to shiver?”
They all spoke at once as they stood by the river.

Then what to their wondering eyes should appear
But a shining gold light in the shape of a sphere.
It blinked and it twinkled, it winked like an eye,
Then it flew straight up and was lost in the sky.

Before they could murmur,


Title: Cutting off my dick
Text:Sometimes I really feel like cutting off my penis. I don't hate having a penis, I don't feel like I'm not a dude, but sometimes I just would love the thought of what it would look like to cut my dick off and have the blood spraying out. My mom said it would kill me if I did so maybe I'll just cut it a little. Or maybe I'll just cut it off and die. That'd be fine too.


Title: Olympic Swimmer Adam Peaty Admits He Competed While COVID-Positive and Symptomatic
Text:Olympic athletes are allowed to compete even if they are knowingly COVID-positive and symptomatic. From the Time article:

“British swimmer Adam Peaty was the first athlete to reveal he had COVID-19 at the Paris Olympics, a day after winning silver in the men’s 100-m breaststroke at La Defense Arena.

In a statement, Team GB said Peaty had started feeling sick, with throat symptoms, before his race on July 28, that his symptoms got worse afterward, and he then tested positive for COVID-19.

Since then, nearly a dozen swimmers, including several members of the Australian women’s water-polo team, have tested positive, raising questions about how widely the virus is spreading, especially in the pool.
A spokesperson for Paris 2024 said in an emailed statement to TIME that the organization is encouraging athletes to practice good infection-control behaviors such as “wearing a mask in the presence of others, limiting contacts and washing hands regularly with soap and water or using hand sanitizer.”

For now, there does not appear to be an outbreak, but, as cases of COVID-19 rise around the world—in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the number of


Title: Does anyone else not believe that they just threw Bin Laden in the ocean?
Text:I can't really be the only one that doesn't buy this story, right? I've not really seen anyone else talking about it, it just went away like it never happened. Have you ever heard of them throwing any body in the ocean? It's not like this is common practice, but no one questioned it. Then the fact the entire team that got him just happened to all die at once. All of it seems to be very convenient for anyone that might have to answer questions about it. Although no one really asked questions anyway, why not?

Correction: I was incorrect about the Seal team all dying at the same time. There was a helicopter crash but none of them were casualties. There’s more information in the comments.


Title: my friend told me my scars were triggering to them
Text:i was snapchatting a friend back and forth and without thinking sent an overhead picture that showed the scars on my thigh. she messaged me back “you just love triggering people huh” and i didn’t even realize what she meant at first but when it clicked i assumed she thought they were fresh. so i made sure to tell her they’re over 5 months old, they’re just red because they haven’t faded to white yet and that i didn’t think it was a problem because it’s summer and i plan on wearing shorts out and stuff.

she told me there’s a difference between wearing shorts outside and purposely sending a picture with them to a friend. i told her it wasn’t on purpose and i genuinely didn’t think about it but i apologized and told her i will make sure i don’t do it again. she left me on open and told our mutual friends and now everyone’s upset with me.

 i don’t even think i was in the wrong, but ill respect her boundaries on it going forward. it just really sucks to have to pay attention to that kind of shit because i honestly forget they’re there. and honestly i think it’s a little ridiculous to tell me i can’t show a certain part of my body because it’s “triggering”. i can’t get rid of them.


Title: Undeniable proof that Wittgenstein was WRONG about EVERYTHING
Text:Just finished reading the Investigations. What a load of bollocks. He makes SO MANY MISTAKES:

1. Philosophy is a therapy? INCORRECT. Oxford dictionary defines philosophy as “the use of reason in understanding such things as the nature of the real world and existence, the use and limits of knowledge, and the principles of moral judgment”. This definition is OBJECTIVELY TRUE.

2. He invents words like ‘perspicuous’ or ‘grammatical’ to sound more sophisticated.

3. His points about ‘language games’ are WRONG. I will not elaborate.

4. He does not take into account human nature. Oh wait that’s Marx.

5. He went to school with Hitler. Need I say more?

In conclusion, throughout his work Wittgenstein commits the fallacy of BEING A DUMBASS. Don’t waste your time with his work - read proper philosophers like Richard Dawkins or Ayn Rand.


Title: A Home Depot employee coughed at me today
Text:I was at Home Depot today wearing my N95 (only one there), at a checkout register being helped by an employee, and another employee behind us near the exit started sneezing loudly and repeatedly, so loud that another employee said bless you from 20 feet away. I was feeling uncomfortable and was wondering why a person who’s sick would be so loud about it. When I finished checking out she walked past me, turned in my direction, and coughed forcefully at me. At that moment I knew she was jeering my mask, but I didn’t react as I don’t believe in engaging with such uncivil behavior. This isn’t the first time it happens to me, but this was the most flagrant. I thought of reporting her but they were closing and I didn’t think it would be possible to prove she did it on purpose.

Update: called and reported to store manager. Will update if I hear back.


Title: (TW! SA) Urge to mutilate my genitals
Text:using a throwaway account for obvious reasons. sorry for the title, i’m not really sure how else to word it so i guess i’ll just get into it.

i (21F) have been getting the urge to self harm, specifically on my labia. this urge started when i was 14, when i was kidnapped and raped. ever since, i’ve had urges to cut off my labia. i’ve never acted on these urges simply because i’m scared of how painful a potential infection would be.

however, lately i’ve been having the urge to cut it off to an overwhelming degree. i would pull on my labia to the point where my brain forces me to stop. i’ve even had occasions where i’d hold a razor blade near my genitals just because it helps me feel better.

i haven’t told anyone because i worry that i’ll be judged or people will think that this is some weird kink. i know it’s not a kink because it’s the same feeling i get when i want to cut my wrists.

i’m not sure what to do or how to ask for help with something this embarrassing, any advice would be greatly appreciated.


Title: Mask Inspiration
Text:There’s a pretty active Twitter(X) trend going on right now where folks present their pictures of being out and about while masked saying, “y’all masking?” and it really is giving me energy and inspiration at a time when I’m just so exhausted. Seeing people all over the country still masking, when I see so few in my daily life, gives me strength. If you want to add to the movement on Twitter right now head over, I think it’s a great thing to get loud about masking, particularly as these threats about banning masks loom!


Title: „Nihilism has nothing to do with mental health!“
Text:„Facts. I didn't become a nihilistic till my life went to shit.
Doesn't mean being a nihilistic is inherently a depressing experience, quite the contrary (it's almost a cope to combat the depression).
Few people question their world views in good times.“

„Well what exactly are we better off doing when the world doesn't reward our efforts to improve our lives? Most of us probably wouldn't be Nihilists, at least in the same way if we thought our lives could actually get better and have something resembling the meaning we thought they could“

People in r/nihilism talking about their reasons for being nihilistic lol


Title: [Electricity] Lamp in living room pulses left ear drum, BROCA's area and eye. Floor lamps and table lamps are ungrounded. Ceiling light fixtures are grounded.
Text:At  my summer home in the radio quiet zone, my living room does not have a ceiling light fixture. I purchased two floor lamps. I had already unplugged one floor lamp. I had thought it was the outlet adapter it was plugged in to. The outlet adapter has three outlets in it.  the second floor lamp is directly plugged into the outlet.

The military remotely turns lights on and off to mind control. They make light bulbs flicker too.

[WIKI] Meter Reports: Light

https://www.reddit.com/r/TargetedEnergyWeapons/comments/nju166/wiki_meter_reports_flickering_light

While sitting on my couch in the living room, my left ear, BROCA's area and corner of my left eye are pulsed. What is wired in at the east side is the water heater, well pump and ceiling light fixture in hall.

When I sit length wise on the couch in the living room facing south, the floor lamp pulses my left ear, BROCA's area and corner of my left eye. Unplugging the floor lamp mitigates the pulsing. Floor lamps and table lamps have two prongs. They are not grounded. I will move the lamp to the breezeway. I don't know of any one who rewires lamps. Any new floor lamps that are grounded?

By lighting two candles, lanterns and turn


Title: Me 4 days after vaccination.
Text:
Merely 4 days after receiving the covid vaccine I was hospitalized for seizures at the age of 22. Every doctor,neurologist, and rheumatologist shrugs and says we have no idea what’s going on. I was healthy and never went to the hospital before getting the vaccine. Now I’m in the ICU on a ventilator monthly with psoriatic rashes all over my body from my own immune system attacking my body,joints, and brain. Never in my life had I had a seizure nor any autoimmune disorder. Please be careful if you are planning on getting this vaccine.


Title: The Shocking Reason Why /r/badphilosophy Needs to Charge $50,000 — And It’s Not What You Think!
Text:High-quality content often justifies a reasonable subscription fee.

r/badphilosophy offers unique and high-quality content that engages its audience.

To maintain quality and manage the community, r/badphilosophy must pay all moderators, which increases operational costs.

Therefore, r/badphilosophy should cost $50,000 per month for access to sustain its operations, including paying all moderators, and continue providing its unique content.


Title: Why did opium production in Afghanistan fall by 99% after the US military left?
Text:Here's a timeline summarizing key facts and historical events related to opium production in Afghanistan, particularly in the context of U.S. military involvement and its aftermath:

Timeline of Opium Production in Afghanistan

1979–1989: Soviet-Afghan War and the Rise of Opium

- During the Soviet invasion, various Afghan factions, especially the Mujahideen, started relying on opium production to fund their insurgency efforts.
- Opium cultivation rapidly expanded, and Afghanistan began emerging as a major global supplier.

1994–1996: Taliban Emergence

- The Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, initially tolerating opium production as a necessary evil to maintain their rule.
- By the late 1990s, Afghanistan accounted for a significant portion of the world’s opium supply.

2000: Taliban Ban on Opium

- In July 2000, Taliban leader Mullah Omar issued a decree banning opium production in areas under Taliban control.
- By 2001, the UN confirmed that opium production in Taliban-controlled areas had dropped by over 90%, with cultivation reduced from around 82,000 hectares to just 8,000 hectares.

October 2001: U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan

- Following the September 11 attacks, the U.S.


Title: Covid during pregnancy -> Child speech disorder
Text:I contracted Covid (the only time) during my second trimester of pregnancy in 2022. At the time, the doctor said it was the best case scenario because it would be a higher risk in the first or third trimesters. My daughter is now 2 years old and has a speech delay. Her speech therapist is convinced that it is childhood apraxia of speech. Since this is a neurological disorder sometimes caused by damage to the brain during fetal development, my first thought was that this was caused by Covid during my pregnancy. However, every time I try to find any studies on this, the only thing that pops up are stupid fucking articles saying the pandemic lockdown is the cause of surging rates of current childhood speech delay. My daughter wasn’t born during the lockdown, so, this is certainly not true. Does anyone know of any studies on this, research, info? Or does anyone have a similar experience that you’re going through right now?


Title: The Invisible Mountain: Inspired by the book by Tracy Twyman
Text:In her book ‘Hidden Hyperspace Kingdoms’, occultist Tracy Twyman explores the concept of secret realms or dimensions that exist parallel to our own reality. What she calls the “Invisible Mountain” is symbolic of these hidden places, representing a mystical, unreachable realm that can only be accessed through esoteric knowledge or rituals, tied to Masonic traditions. Twyman connects this “Invisible Mountain” to the Axis Mundi, a mountain that ancient maps put at the middle of the Earth and where all compasses point. Investigative journalist Eric Dubay speculates that the Earth is not a globe but instead flat — and that a compass points North to the middle of Earth because a mountain resides there. In the 14th-century an unknown Franciscan Friar wrote the ‘Inventio Fortunate’, a lost work written for King Edward III of England. Supposedly this Friar had travelled to the North, and detailed his travels in the ‘Inventio Fortunate’. According to the Friar, on the North pole of the planet was a large black magnetic island he called “Rupes Nigra”, or “Black Rock”. The island was supposedly 33 miles in diameter, but was so tall that it reached into Heaven. The magnetic nature of the island


Title: Does anyone else not get high high if they're dehydrated?
Text:As in, if I'm dehydrated, I feel "normal" and often drowsy. I don't feel a noticeable high (aside from just not having withdrawals) if I'm dehydrated. I thought the stuff I was buying was just shitty for the longest time haha


Title: I just have something to say on gangstalking!! If you feel some type of way about it .. nobody told you to read it (dead serious)
Text:So how about a year ago I was doing the Uber eats and a Dodge charger on 24-in rims just because it was my car but then again I start to realize that I started to see people following me yeah I smoke my marijuana hell I ain't going to lie back to the story as the weeks go by I started to recognize that these people or whoever the f*** they are were actually following me it started to be like all white SUV type Subarus blue white trucks red trucks black trucks dark tint all the SUVs dark tint... I never been no Prince charming but I know at that point in time I had nothing going on probation was done I graduated that so I was like what the f*** so one day I decided to just reach out to my old probation officer and just ask him a quick question cuz I was just wanting to know like is there any reason that you guys will be following me like now you know that I'm done with probation and he was no why would we be following you I said okay all right cool now I was just asking I was just wondering.... Crying like a day go bad you don't see nothing really out there you see a little something but she ain't for certain so you just keep it pushing and then the next day it's just like bam boom


Title: Okay I've started hearing voices
Text:How do I get rid of this? I am actively trying to go to rehab, just admitted to my family that I'm gonna die if I don't, so it's a work in progress. But everytime the door is closed, I hear voices. Been using daily for about a year now.... it's also people whispering about me  (if my door is open), or arguing loudly about me, but i can never hear what they're saying. Like I just texted my grandma "are you guys arguing about me?" and she was like "no? why would we? your grandpa is asleep.". And then every night, I hear sirens... like cops and ambulances and shit are coming to get me. I know, I know, stop using, and I'm trying. Any other advice?


Title: This is kind of heavy, but... Have you ever experienced anything, like this?
Text:I am a barista, and work in a little Café that caters to a LOT of regulars. I am great at remembering drinks (even the drinks with multiple modifications), but am TERRIBLE with names (I'll be changing the names involved with this specific incident).

About a week ago, one of our regulars came in. Near the end of the transaction, I (very confidently) said "Jessica, right?" She laughed and said "No, it's Rachel". Oops. Sorry. Awkward. I am so bad with names, I NEVER guess. I don't know why I was so confident, this time. It was very out of character for me, and I honestly felt embarrassed (even though she didn't seem to mind at all).

A few days later, she came back in, and asked for me specifically... She told me that she thought it was funny that I'd called her Jessica, because Jessica is her cousin's name. She said that she called her cousin that day, after leaving, to say "I guess I look like a Jessica!". She told me that she and her cousin hadn't talked for a while, because life is busy, but that the name mix-up pushed her to reconnect. Then... She told me that her cousin got into a car accident and passed away, the next morning. She said that if I hadn't called her by the wrong


Title: Would you date a girl with sh scars?
Text:I have sh scars and they didnt heal. I feel disgusting and what if my partner see my scars and thinks im disgusting? I feel so ashamed. I wish i stop myself from cutting but i cant. It gives me satisfaction in sort of way. Also how can i remove them?


Title: Broke up with my partner bc they don’t take precautions
Text:Just venting bc I am very sad about it. The person I was dating doesn’t take covid precautions and didn’t express much interest when I asked them to test since covid is very high right now among other things. It was LDR and It’s not the only issue but it’s certainly a big part of the decision. It saddens me bc I’m high risk and they know that. Covid dating is lonely as hell…Just looking for kind words/wisdom/commiseration/love in the times of covid tips. In a time before Covid it probably could’ve worked. But they do say they care about those who are oppressed so I hope that my words sink in maybe.
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post, didn’t figure many other subs would have any empathy for this.


Title: I’m so sad and lonely already …
Text:It’s not even completely out of my system yet, but I’ve already made the decision to try and get sober. Idk why, especially since I’ve tried many times before and didn’t get this depressed about it, but I feel like I’m saying goodbye to my best friend or something. Like … I’m saying goodbye to me. I don’t know who I’m going to be now. My whole personality. Any confidence, any ability talk to other humans or even the desire to, it’s all going to be gone. And anyone who knows me doesn’t realize it but even if I do ever feel like talking to them again, it’s not going to be who they know me as. Who they liked me as. So I don’t know if I will have anything left. I just know I have to do this. Meth has gotten me through the hardest 2 years of my life. It’s kept me going somehow and saved me from my own life. So … I’m scared. But I know someday I’ll be better for it. Right?


Title: Would you be interested in working full time on building a COVID safer world?
Text:I have \*some\* excess income. I'm not Elon or anything, so temper your expectations. I've been considering quitting my job to focus on COVID full time, but also considering keeping my job and spending some portion of my income to hire someone to work on COVID related projects.

Some of these projects would be purely beneficial to society as whole, others would be things that I'm trying to do to benefit myself / my family and friends but hopefully would serve as a model for others to copy / to shame the government into doing better.

Example projects:

- Coordinate a study on indoor transmission as a function of indoor ventilation. Work with aerosol scientists (who I already know and who already have promising anecdotal results) to get rigorous transmission reduction guidelines. Publish papers advocating for transmission reduction by improving indoor air quality---essentially through HVAC + monitoring.

- Work with a local school district to determine if there are enough interested parents / teachers to make a subset of the school extra COVID-safe. Develop different testing / masking / ventilation or outdoor education protocol for this subset of the school.

- Work with a local hea


Title: Told by doctor to take off my mask as it was triggering him
Text:I just had the most bizarre and surreal experience.

My Mum has needed to see a doctor for ages but is very nervous of them. She finally found one that she liked the sound of and today I took her to her appointment and went in with her to provide support.
I mask and she doesn't but we respect each other's choices. She is happy to test with Pluslife when I see her which is great.

I just went to sit at the back and the doctor looked at me and asked me why I was wearing a mask. I told him I wasn't sick but that wore it as a precaution as I didn't want to pick up any bugs.

He told me "you can take it off" and "masks don't work anyway". I politely replied "thank you, but that I'll leave it on anyway". He then told me he would prefer me to take it off. He said that it was "extremely triggering" for him after a "very traumatic three years".

He repeated this several times and looked upset and couldn't even look at me. He really wanted me to take it off. I really didn't want to derail this important appointment for Mum so I asked her if she would like me to step outside. She said yes so I went to wait in the corridor. I was worried that I had made the situation difficult for her but sh


Title: Mouthy Buddha and Memory Hold breakdown the most comprehensive videos on the elites and their ties to Human Trafficking. MUST SEE
Text:After issues getting this information out to the public they created their own website. Here's the link to their human trafficking exclusives. If you have not heard of these two I assure you you will not find more of a comprehensive breakdown of the different ties to the world of human trafficking generally and ultimately with extensive evidence showing tires to elite groups of the richest people in the world.

I urge you to look more into this and to dive deep into the content that these two individuals, Mouthy Buddha and Memory Hold have spent years digging up.


Title: Mike Tyson about human hunting parties on Joe Rogan
Text:What do you guys think about the conspiracy of human hunting parties? The major one is the Rothschild’s hunting lodge in the Black Forest. Mike Tyson mentioned on Rogan’s podcast that there are human hunting parties and they do so by kidnapping homeless people off the street and checking them out from the hospital. Do you believe this may be true?


Title: What's your opinion on kissing scars?
Text:The other day I saw a tiktok where a girl shared that she find disgusting the idea of a lover kissing her scars, because she thought that it was like romanticize selfharm and a creepy behaviour.

And I honestly never thought about it like that, because I personally think that my scars are disgusting. So if I ever get a boyfriend, I would be really scared about their reaction to my ugly hypertrofic scars, and If he decided to kiss them as a way to reassure me that he doesn't think I'm disgusting for having those scars, then I think it would be really sweet without being creepy.

But maybe I'm just being childish. So I wanted to know what people in here think about people kissing their lovers scars?


Title: How tf do yall read Wittgie in english???
Text:Like I'm reading the german Version bc being able to speak german is the Equivalent of being born with a siber spon in Philosophy but the english Version is even more schizzzo than the OG one, how do yall get to it???


Title: My school called the cops on my family
Text:I don’t even know why they did. I get they’re trying to keep me safe but my scars were 5 Weeks fucking old. I haven’t done it anywhere else. The hey literally told me to take my pants off and raise my shirt to see if I “had any other cuts”. The worst part was, THE PERSON SEARCHING MY BODY WAS A MAN. I told them I’d rather have a woman do it but they refused. Then they called my parents and the cops to talk about what they should do with me. WHAT THE FUCK?! They search my body without my consent, they call the cops on my family, and now I’m being sent to a fucking mental ward?! Over some cuts that were done 5 weeks ago and are nowhere near deep?! I fucking HATE life holy shit


Title: I've been stewing about this for almost 2 weeks
Text:We did a parent-teacher zoom because I refuse to go into the school if I don't have to. The teacher went over my kid's grades (all As) and state test scores (above her grade on all).

She also said my kid participates and shows leadership, and every teacher loves having her in their class.

THEN she said "I think she would participate more if she didn't have the safety blanket of her mask."

excuse me?

so she's the only one in the school that masks, she's obviously more covid aware than the entire school is. a mask is not a safety blanket, it is flat out safety!!

I really want to address this comment with the teacher but I don't know what to say without throwing 4 years of info at her.


Title: UK riots… part of the plan?
Text:So I’ve had a thought after stepping back from seeing what’s going on, and to see if there’s a bigger picture.

These past few months, I find it odd that the Manchester airport footage came out. (British vs Muslim).. then riots in Leeds (Muslim vs British) and now the final straw of a stabbing at a nursery, but even though the 17 year old at hand was not considered a Muslim, plenty of media outlets stated he was an immigrant and was under MI6 watch, which of course is a means to make people angry at the government and Muslims/anyone that might be an immigrant. I mean how do they get that so wrong and post it out there?

Is this all part of a plan to create division? Is it also a plan to bring in stricter laws? Another lockdown? An insensitive to take rights away?

Could all be coincidence.. but I’ve never seen so many events to split division between 2 sets of people in such a short space of time..

Thoughts people? 🤔


Title: What do y’all do for work? Just curious.
Text:I work in a beef slaughterhouse. I work on the kill floor where I cut off dairy cow udders all day long. Imagine doing that shit all day long on no sleep 🤣

You know how heavy an udder is when it’s full of milk? I’ve saw some weigh around 200 pounds. I get to cut them off and throw them down a hole all day. Shit, at least it pays well.

Edit: Figured I’d add the other part of my job. I also skin one of the rear legs on each animal. It’s actually more difficult on a technical level than removing the udders if you can believe that.

Not physically. There’s no lifting involved. Just a very precise series of cuts in order to remove the hide from the leg. It’s the more technical of the two. Took me 6 months just to be able to do it properly without getting the hocks (legs) covered with hair, shit and dirt.


Title: Networking and search for a Mentor
Text:Hello everyone!

At 20 years now, I'm still at the beginning of my life. But I already know for sure I want to dedicate my life for developing software for Brain Computer Interfaces once they are being used.

I'm studying Computer Science with a focus on AI right now and meanwhile work as a Junior AI engineer.

I plan to spend a year in China during my studies to get first access to BCI in a country with softer ethical limitations, and afterwards found a start-up in this field.

If there's anyone up to leading me through my future journey, I'm highly receptive for all kinds of input and would love to have some contacts in the field I chose to build my expertise in.

Thank you for your openness :)


Title: Does the Masonic Tracing Board represent a stargate?
Text:The Stargate movie DVD cover compared to the front cover of "The Saturn Myth" book:

https://preview.redd.it/bep4ewcnt68d1.png?width=750&format=png&auto=webp&s=9b49e6a2213545f9abc28601bf96f0af66539e97

Quote:

>In ‘The Saturn Myth’, Talbott corresponds the Saturn Polar Configuration \[the Saurn Polar Configuration is shown in the image above on the right\] to a gateway, saying: “The god “comes out” and “goes in” on the \[Saturnian\] mountaintop through the “gate”, but he accomplishes this without moving from his fixed abode”. According to Ev Cochrane, in his book ‘Martian Metamorphoses’, the Saturn Polar Configuration was essentially a gateway into Heaven, saying: “An important hymn relates the opening of the heavenly doors to the illumination of Sin: “Sin, as you become visible you open the doors of Heaven”. Here is yet another passage which can only appear as an absurd poetic metaphor from the conventional perspective. Yet from the unique vantage point offered by the Saturn theory, this passage can be taken as a literal description of the \[Saturn\] Polar Configuration: As the crescent of Sin descended to a position beneath Saturn, as in figure four in chapter six, it grew brilli


Title: Everyone coughing yet again
Text:Seems like we finally had a short break from people coughing everywhere late June/early July and now everyone is sick again. How do these people think it’s normal to be sick 4-5 times a year? There is some dude I see at the store most times I go and I swear he must be collecting variants, always being sick. I don’t get how people don’t question always being sick like that and how they think it’s normal. It’s been 30C/high 80s F for weeks so it’s not like they can blame it on it being cold….
I’m really sick and tired of hearing people coughing everywhere I go. I’m particularly sensitive to ‘repetitive sounds’ (such as coughing and humming) and they make me feel agitated and I can never feel calm as a result. It’s so annoying. Of course I’m also in one of those countries were literally maybe no more than 0.01% of people get the booster and even less people mask. It’s so exhausting.


Title: being covid conscious has ruined my life
Text:don’t get me wrong. i will never ever stop being covid conscious but my family just told my i am not welcome home for the holidays if i continue with covid precautions. i’m only 21 yall. i live on my own in new york city with zero help. i am covid cautious because i cannot get sick no matter what, i can’t risk it like that. my family doesn’t respect it. i don’t have any friends because they don’t take precautions like i do.

is this ever gonna be over? why can’t i find people that will live life with me covid free???? i’m so young. i need support i need compassion i need love. i’m just a kid man.

*EDIT: 250 upvotes! wow. it is really great to know that there at least 250 ppl that understand the frustration and trauma that covid has caused. it’s so amazing to know that at least 250 people that don’t want this reality either. we are all doing what we can, no matter the sacrifice. heres to staying positive and testing negative!!! may we care for each other through the long haul 💚💚*

*EDIT #2: Wow. 600 people. thank you all so much for your kind words and encouragement. this is undoubtedly the hardest thing we all have ever done. i have never felt more cared for than i have by all


Title: Just remember this when you vote!
Text:[**Link to first tweet**](https://x.com/kamalaharris/status/1447327834561728512?s=46&t=lyUkewqrOx_z4p8M2W3EIQ)

[**Link to second tweet**](https://x.com/kamalaharris/status/1672652948411654145?s=46&t=lyUkewqrOx_z4p8M2W3EIQ)


Title: Nine months.
Text:I gained 100lbs on my last bout with meth. I was a daily iv user for three years. I was a very functional user. I paid my house off during that time. Kept the same job for ten years and so on.

I guess there was a month or two right at the end where I was less successful at quitting, but I didn't actually quit until the February.

I've almost lost all the weight.
I moved to a new state to get away from the bad influences. It's the first state that legalized Marijuana and having unlimited access to thc played a huge roll in beating the withdrawal. I can't stress how helpful that was. I exercise and eat right ish and have never felt better.

I've struggled with meth addiction since the 90's and am confident I have bear it for good this time.

There's TONS of dope up here. I see people losing their shit on a regular basis. I saw a guy trying to fight a pigeon not too long ago. There's clearly a lot of fent up here as well. My job puts me downtown at all hours of the day and night. I know my own kind when I see them. I actively avoid anyone that is clearly using.

I'll hit two million steps in less than five months soon.

Whatever you choose do be smart and safe about it.


Title: Increase in cancer diagnoses and people dying young suddenly
Text:Does anyone feel like they’re screaming into the abyss? I feel like I’m constantly hearing news of another cancer diagnosis, another sudden death and it’s just so frustrating people don’t want to connect the dots..

It breaks my heart every time and infuriates me… I want to tell them to please mask to avoid getting sick since they have cancer but then I look like the asshole.

Why does no one care to protect themselves or those in their circles who are immunocompromised… 😩

I hate the normalization of death. I hate the normalization of ignoring precautions. It’s so unsustainable and painful. I hate having to bear witness to this while most everyone pretends this is a normal amount of death, especially in younger populations..

It’s only a matter of time before it happens to people in my family and I absolutely dread it. I used to be so close to my big family and it hurts that I can’t even spend time with them because it’s too much of a risk.

Just cried my eyes out yet again.

💔💔💔


Title: r/PhilosophyMemes is accurate, and a useful way to learn philosophy
Text:There's no harm done by scrolling through a subreddit that combines a literacy intensive discipline with a literacy allergic audience! Reading the text is classist and ableist, and philosophy doesn't require careful reading of the text anyway. Citing quotes out of context is as useful a way to learn as any other, and it's always even better to strawman opposing views. Rigorous argumentation is elitist, philosophy is about kooky ideas!


Title: How is AI involved??
Text:Does anyone have any information on how AI might be involved in gang stalking. For example, many people experience voices on the daily from V2K or microwaves. It would make more sense that it was AI speaking (which honestly it kinda sounds like) and gathering info for a smaller group of humans that are using it for mass mind control.

Does anyone know anything about the use of AI? They certainly are using it, it’s just for what…


Title: What if Elites Want to Ban Masks Because they Work?
Text:Supposedly, the reason for mask bans is because criminals or protesters or whoever are using them to hide their identities.

Having served on a grand jury in Brooklyn in 2022, I find this laughable. Masks are a rich source of DNA and fingerprints.. Even if you've never submitted your DNA or fingerprints to a database, it's easy enough for a tenacious detective to canvas an area to build one without anyone's consent. Additionally, just about anyone can be triangulation from their phone's data and GPS. And there are cameras all over the place - but for the most part, face recognition doesn't play a big role in winning cases. Height, build, clothes - that's how they track someone as they leave the scene, run down the block, and hop in their getaway vehicle. Eventually, the person ditches their mask when they think they're in the clear, and it's child's play for law enforcement to recover it and identify the suspect. Masks make it *easier* to identify suspects, not harder.

But this assumes that these arguments are being made in good faith. I don't think they are. At best, I think they're trolling us. They resented the mask mandates of 2020, because they thought it was an affront to t


Title: Anyone else wish they had friends who cut?
Text:I love my friends, but it genuinely gets so exhausting hiding my scars from them and not being able to talk about it freely. I know I can just tell them about it, but I feel like I’d be such a burden. I hate having to adjust my clothes all the time so they won’t catch a glimpse of my cuts, hate not being able to talk about cutting urges. It’d be nice to hang out with someone who won’t really care about it, someone who’ll relate and not treat me any differently.


Title: Reminder to keep Beltane inclusive
Text:With the holiday coming up I thought it worth reminding everyone not to focus too much on fertility, and God and Goddess roles.

Remember the queer witches in your coven, work with them to feel seen and included.

An inclusive Beltane is a glorious celebration of diverse human sexuality, and remember even the gods themselves can be queer, I know my Goddess is.

Mostly writing this beacuse some mostly wiccan groups can be weirdly cishet, don't think this will be a problem for most of you in this sub but thought some of you might appreciate it.


Title: MiBand, Thankyou to you all for turning me on to this.  and what i have learned about the Miband 8
Text:This is really going to be my first time posting here. But i wanted to share my experience with everyone here since it was on here i learned about the miband.  i wanted to thank you all for that. Got a miband 7 on amazon after reading all the good things on here. Was a alittle worried about swallowing it at first not going to lie. Been swallowing marbles since i was 8ish so was not to worried about is size since i have swallowed many things since then that same size if not larger than the miband. but still felt alittle sketchy because of the battery and all. But based on others here, it seamed doable and sounded like alot of fun. after 3 days i got of the courage to do it.  i was kinda surprised at how easily it went down. for me the feeling of it going down was unusually pleasant since i was expecting it to feel more like one of the 5ml bottles i am used to.  it spent 3 days in my stomach, which was making my alittle nervous at first. but i could check in on it with my phone if i held it up to my stomach for the Bluetooth to work.  on the 4th day it left my stomach, must have been some time during the work day since i dont want to check on it with others around.  Basically made it


Title: Predictive policing
Text:I'm not being gangstalked, nor do I know anyone who is, but after watching a documentary on pasco County Pd predictive policing I was wondering if this is what people on here are dealing with. Before watching that video, I thought the notion of being gangstalked was crazy but after seeing what they were doing, I can only imagine.  Here is the link if you are wondering what it is

 This is the institute of justice video on the predictive policing algorithm and how the police harassment gets so bad you move or end up in jail  they literally measured weeds with a rulers to write up citations to give you a court date inhopes you missed that court date so they could arrest you and claim a drop in crime
https://youtu.be/Fd_YfwoVaEg?si=YP8NxeTfOEivVVL7


Title: JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇨🇳 US government created backdoors at Internet Service Providers (ISP) to spy on its citizens. China then hacked these backdoors and used them to spy on the U.S. - WSJ
Text:A cyberattack tied to the Chinese government penetrated the networks of a swath of U.S. broadband providers, potentially accessing information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized network wiretapping requests.

For months or longer, the hackers might have held access to network infrastructure used to cooperate with lawful U.S. requests for communications data, according to people familiar with the matter, which amounts to a major national security risk. The attackers also had access to other tranches of more generic internet traffic, they said. - [**Source**](https://archive.is/0VvPf)


Title: Fired for crying at work
Text:My boss said it was bring down team morale. Apparently, there was a clause in the employee handbook which allows an employee to cry 5 times a month. Since I cried 6 I received a formal write up, and at my most recent performance review they sited my formal write up as a reason for them to “pursue other candidates”

Now since I can’t file for unemployment I have to fall into credit card debt while I try to replace this job.


Title: How the f do people not know mind reading technology exists already
Text:Im sitting here listening to joe rogan as a ti and they keep saying like “imagine if we had mind reading technology”

Im sure like many of you know this shit is already happening. Im not entirely sure how much hypnosis is required to do it but what the heck.

How does no one know about this?
What the fuck


Title: The dissonance
Text:I can’t get this interaction out of my head, it was so wild.

I was at an outdoor music event on the weekend and a man asked me if I was able to walk at all (yes a little) and why I was in a wheelchair. I explained that I had gotten covid and that it left me with severe neurological and heart issues, that I can only stand and walk for short periods of time, and that I can’t go out without a wheelchair because I get too exhausted to move. He was incredibly sympathetic and said “that is the worst thing I have ever heard” and we talked for a bit about it, and he expressed a lot of sadness for me.

I said that it has been challenging but I’m feeling really positive right now, I’m still doing things that I love when I can, and that just seven months ago I was completely bedridden and had to be in a dark room with no sound or sensory input, unable to dress or feed myself. So when I look at that, and think about how now I can dress up and catch some live music and be with my friends, and maybe even stand up and dance for a couple minutes, I feel incredibly lucky since a lot of people with long covid end up bedridden for years. He was shocked to learn all that.

Then he pointed at my frie


Title: I found this super cute dress at the ren fair yesterday!
Text:Though, I wore this yesterday while out with my boyfriend to get ice cream and these two men sat next to me and made me feel uncomfortable about the dress. I’m not a huge fan of wearing low cut dresses because of the negative attention I get. Like yesterday, my boyfriend got up to get us a pop and the man in front of me was staring at me really intensely and it made me really anxious. He only stopped once my boyfriend got back but still would glance at my chest. I’m not sure how to stop this behavior besides just avoiding short dresses and low cut tops while I’m alone. It sucks!


Title: [Torture Reports: Pets] Seizures, blast overpressure and/or lasering of crotch when thinking of buying dog food, harness, collar, etc. feeding my dogs, getting my dogs' medical record, etc. My crotch lasered while petting my dogs.
Text:Sometimes a laser sodomizes me while I pet my dogs or when my dogs lie next to me. The seizures and blast overpressure induce dizziness.

[https://www.reddit.com/r/TargetedEnergyWeapons/comments/11qgq3m/wiki\_sound\_blast\_overpressure\_bop/](https://www.reddit.com/r/TargetedEnergyWeapons/comments/11qgq3m/wiki_sound_blast_overpressure_bop/)

Dizziness interferes with work. Takes time to recover from dizziness.

While walking my dogs, continuous wave lasering of the sole of my right foot or the exterior side of my big toe on my right foot. The laser burns the sole of my foot. The laser makes my foot rigid. Difficult to bend my foot whlle walking.

My right foot swells up against the side of my Nikes. The military also lasers my right foot at home. i take off my Nikes and put on house slippers. My toe swells up against the side of the house slippers. I switch to open toe sandals.  The military switches to burning the sole of my foot.  I cannot sandals while walking my dogs on gravel roads and dirt trails.

At least the military ceased lasering my right kidney while walking my dog and shooting my dog's head forcing her to fall down.

This is mind control not to walk. Not to have pets