#which blog is the sleeper cell ???

[nerice]

i wanna replay nier automata so badddd and in fact i can and i will after im done streaming nier replicant for a friend (in my weapon grinds era) the anime is so good it's nothing like the game it could never be you simply cannot replicate the experience of playing it the slow unraveling of information nier is a story that repeats itself etc etc the small banter during sidequests (ANEMONE.) the way the environment changes the way the ui and screen get increasingly fucked up during certain scenes or from interference the [everything abt route c] the moment yokotaro shoots you point blank and then flashes the game title 15hrs in because you just completed the prologue do you hear what im saying the anime does not compare but GOD DOES IT GET ALL THE BEATS RIGHT I WANT TO REPLAY SO BADLY

#best vg adaptation ever while still not coming remotely close am i making sense #all the small machine sidequest the nihilism and despair the ultimate message of hope THE ENDING WHICH. DONT EVEN TOUCH ME #i have to admit the c/d choice in original nier never meant that much to me despite being the biggest kaine stan on the planet #but when automata hits you with the c/d choice I FUCKING SCREAMED #((even though again my choice was fucking transparent as hell)) but the way it influences the final fight I AM SIMPLY. UGHGN #god the entire tower sequence though the way the pov switches during ascension like. these things you can never take out of vg into anime #but anime is sure activating every single sleeper cell in my body that has been dormant since 2017 #THE LIBRARY IN THE TOWER EMILS LUNAR TEARS FIELD THE [a girl who loved her grandma] GNHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH #also getting run over ass naked by a moose. game of all time #oh also fucing A2s spear handling. the taunt animation. U KNOW #nier blogging #sorry for my insanity its the yokotaro pay me in emotional damages rn

[theculturedmarxist]

It’s very hard to make sense of what Yevgeny Prigozhin thought he was accomplishing with his increasingly erratic behavior, particularly his attacks against senior members of the Russian military like defense chief Sergey Shoigu, where he’s gone from having an arguable basis for his complaints (it did look bad for Russia to pull out of Kharkiv and Kherson even though it was doctrinally sound and preserved Russian lives and materiel) to publishing complete fabrications to try to undermine leaders who controlled most of his resources.

What is even more bizarre is that Putin tolerated this public attack on the bona fides of the regular forces, for what has now been shown to be too long.

To give a very brief and hopefully not oversimplified recap of immediate events, Prigozhin accused the Russian regular forces of killing a lot of Wagner troops. He provided some film that didn’t even amount to evidence in terms of what it showed and even that was quickly dissected on social media as an obvious fake, as recapped even on Russian TV.

Prigozhin then announced his forces (at most 25,000, recall with limited supplies and materiel) were marching on Rostov, which is not only where a military base is located but also a center for conducting Ukraine combat operations. Prigozhin claimed to have taken control. The Western media is dignifying those statements but Twitter is casting a lot of doubt:

The multi-author Rybar blog also raised doubts as to what actually was afoot:

In other words, when you look at what Prigozhin has done, which so far has a high bluster-to-action ratio, it looks like weird form of hostage-taking, perhaps over-relying on the idea that because of his stature and having some men around him, Russian forces won’t engage with him because it will make the bad optics worse and probably kill some people, potentially including civilians.

However, recall also the West has been talking ad nauseam about an uprising versus Putin. So whether by action or design, Prigozhin’s move will serve as a trigger for Ukraine sleeper cells in Russia to swing into action. And again, Rybar suggested the Russian security forces had been put on alert for that type of operation BEFORE the Prigozhin gambit:

This gives the essence:

Or even shorter:

Now even if this rebellion is as weak as the tweets above suggest, it still makes for great bad press in the rest of the world, undermining Russia’s efforts to win friends and influence countries.

To keep this post from getting overlong relative to the high dynamism of current events, please see Simplicius the Thinker who catalogues in detail how Prigozhin’s recent rants about betrayal and battlefield failures are utter fabrications. Prigozhin has been so visibly overstating and more recently just making up “failures; that some Russia experts like Mark Sleboda were convinced that this was a big psyops to make Ukraine and the Collective West think Russia was weaker and more divided than it is so as to encourage them to continue to do stupid things like doggedly hold on to positions and even attack Russian lines. And that might even have been the earlier plan but then Prigozhin got the bit in his teeth.

Keep in mind that per Prigozhin, what he is attempting to do narrowly is not a coup. He’s not trying to overthrow Putin (or arguably not at this juncture). He is trying to get major changes in Russian military leadership to among other things advance his position and prevent Wagner from being integrated into the regular Russian force. The deadline for signing new contracts is July 1 and Prigozhin has refused to go along. But as far as Putin is concerned, destabilizing the military during a war might as well be a coup since it jeopardizes Russia, not just him.

And one has to wonder about his conduct in light of this RT story from last month, on the rumors circulating that Prigozhin was in contact with the Ukraine secret service, which was never really denied. Key section from Here are the Zelensky ‘treason’ quotes the Washington Post deleted:

WaPo: The documents indicate that GUR, your intelligence directorate, has back-channel contact with Evgeny Prigozhin that you were aware of, including meeting with Evgeny Prigozhin and GUR officers. Is that true? Zelensky: This is a matter of [military] intelligence. Do you want me to be convicted of state treason? And so, it’s very interesting, if someone is saying that you have documents, or if someone from our government is speaking about the activities of our intelligence, I would also like to ask you a question: With which sources from Ukraine do you have contact? Who is talking about the activities of our intelligence? Because this is the most severe felony in our country. Which Ukrainians are you talking to? WaPo: I talked to officials in government, but these documents are not from Ukraine, they are from… Zelensky: It doesn’t matter where the documents are from. The question is with which Ukrainian official did you talk?… WaPo: And I can read you what information exactly there is about Prigozhin and the GUR. On February 13, Kirill Budanov, chief of Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence, informed you about a Russian plan to destabilize Moldova with two former Wagner associates. Budanov informed you that he viewed the Russian scheme as a way to incriminate Prigozhin because “we have dealings” with him. You instructed Budanov to inform Moldovan President Maia Sandu, and Budanov told you that the GUR had informed Prigozhin that he would be labeled a traitor who has been working with Ukraine. The document also says that Budanov expected the Russians to use details of Prigozhin’s secret talks with the GUR and meetings with GUR officers in Africa…

Yours truly is not able to unpack this. Reading the entire section, it appears Zelensky was upset that the Post had this information and didn’t try denying its accuracy, and the Post patter made it seem likely these were among the 300 Discord leak documents the Post said it saw, curiously of which not all that many got beyond the Post. However, one might surmise that Prigozhin was trying to be a double agent and it had become way too public.

Again one wonders why Putin waited too long to act. Perhaps he and the military leadership viewed Prigozhin as a self-limiting problem, dependent on Russian logistics and so not capable of much independent action. But not much is far from “not any”. And they did nothing to check his outbursts or try to limit his reach. Maybe they thought his open warfare with and denigration of the regularly military (which BTW is very well paid, hence the continuing high number of enlistments) would unify them. That might be accurate, but if Prigozhin had not been authorized to engage in a monster psy-op, which he decided to repurpose late in them, how could they not see he was becoming wildly unhinged?

Even though Russia had the Chechens and the Donbass militias take the brunt of clearing Mariupol, so they are not the only forces Russia has for close quarters operations, it appears Wagner had a contract for Bakhmut (their lock on that gig was weird) and then that became the focus of Operation Meat Grinder. Prigozhin despite giving lip service to Surovkin, who I have read was the mastermind, was unhappy with the grinding and the resulting high cost to his men and had wanted to move faster. This may account for his regular lashing out at the leadership.

So it was impractical to displace Prigozhin during the Bakhmut operation. Putin may have delegated the leashing and collaring of Prigozhin to senior military and intel officers who overestimated their ability to contain him. Perhaps we’ll find out how this cockup happened. But per above, there will be a press tendency to depict the actions of Ukraine sleeper cells, which were already underway, to Russians. It will also be hard to pick that apart.

The fresh updates indicate that some of what is happening is more psychological than real. From the latest Rybar update:

But there are also reports of private jets departing Moscow and some more serious looking action:

Nevertheless, Simplicius the Thinker’s warning of last night still seems largely operative:

The thing is, despite the actual criminal proceedings being set in motion and various Russian regions going on heightened alert, as of this writing there is no proof at all that Prigozhin is actually marching any “column” of Wagner troops to Rostov or anywhere else. One would think the claimed 50km long column would be visible and documented from a variety of sources at this point.

Ultimately Prigozhin can’t go any distance. But a crazy guy in a mall with a machine gun and a belt of ammo can do a lot of local damage and create considerable trauma before he is subdued.

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[ladyluscinia]

You ever think about haunted fandoms?

Like - ok, so my knowledge of Teen Wolf from the mid 2010s is non-existent. I knew about the whole queerbaiting for a Teen Choice Award (?) thing but that was about it. I didn't watch it or know anyone who watched it. I didn't even curiously dip into the spn crossovers because I've never been into omegaverse (so much omegaverse 😬). And my knowledge of the Teen Wolf fandom was basically just seeing people say "oh god that was so toxic" and reference general ship wars and character bashing.

Basically, enough to understand that Here There Be Monsters but not, like, the faintest outline of which ships or opinions those monsters would be.

And now it's 2023 and Teen Wolf is dead 🤣 At least as dead as a fandom that big can get - lots of reader insert roleplays, incorrect quotes, and people in the depths of fanon that you get to when you haven't had original content in years. (I blog about Supernatural in 2023 - no hate 🫡) There was a surge of attention when a bunch of sleeper cell bloggers woke up and united in apparent hatred of the movie, but it doesn't seem to have lingered much.

Having fresh Teen Wolf opinions now feels like sailing out into a dangerous battlefield and there's fucking no one here, but via the power of the internet I can still see the shadows under the water (mainly AO3 tags and trends). I know in my bones that I'm trampling into age old discourse with every errant thought and there are people who would have eaten me alive in 2015 but I'm still not even sure for what ���� and at this point they are all either shipwrecks or long gone

It's fucking haunted here, lol

#it works out just fine because i'm not actually looking for the teen wolf fandom of yore or now 🤣🤣🤣 #but i do love the internet for preserving the wreckage 👀 #fandom culture #teen wolf #ladyluscinia

[peacefullpillows]

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Introduction:

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[obeiii-mee]

Hi! Im new to your page and i love your writing 💕 i have a request for demon brothers headcanons on how they treat MC after realizing they get anxiety from things like yelling/loud abrupt noises/ things like that? For example, they flinch, get quiet, or start fidgeting? Thank you!!!

Aww, thank you so much. That means a lot to me and I’m really glad you like my writing considering I have such a chaotic style lmao. Also, welcome to this mess of a blog. We give off ‘cult’ vibes but at least we have hot, fictional demons to make up for that.This was super sweet because I know for a fact every single one of them would be very understanding of MC’s anxiety of anything.

Enjoy!

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The Brothers with an MC that gets anxiety from loud/abrupt noises:

Lucifer:

-He may not get anxiety from it, but Lucifer definitely prefers a quiet atmosphere/environment where he can focus on his work

-Which makes living with his brothers a living nightmare because they don’t have the capability to shut the fuck up

-That being said, he catches on rather quickly that you do not feel comfortable around loud noises in general

-There’s a limit to what he can do but every time you feel like you need a bit of peace and quiet, know that you are more than welcomed into his office at any time of the day. Even if he isn’t there

-He definitely prioritises your mental as well as your physical well being seeing as living with demons can have a massive effect on your sanity

-He’s not judgemental about it either because, while he doesn’t understand why loud noises may cause you to be so anxious, he understands that humans are built differently to demons

-Lucifer has no chill at times and will tell all of his brothers off every time they make a big scene, whether in public or private

-He can be a tad overprotective at times but he means really well, especially if he sees you’ve gotten oddly silent for the past few minutes or has caught wind of you fidgeting during dinner

-I don’t know how much I stressed so far about the observation skills this man has but I will keep doing, he can spot you flinching at loud noises from a mile away

Mammon:

-I believe that he can read people really well and can recognise when a person is feeling a certain way

-But he’s still a complete dumbass so he might still miss a few clues hidden in your mannerisms

-Like, he realises you’re uncomfortable but he doesn’t understand the degree of it or why it exists

-You’ll have to be blunt about it and tell him about your deal with loud noises because otherwise he will be stressing about it for weeks on end

-Dating him as a result of your anxiety over loud noises can prove to be...difficult

-He’s a very boisterous and obnoxious being, everytime a particular emotion of his flares up, he gets significantly noisier

-Whenever he enters the room you happen to be in, you’re forced to cover your ears and flinch because he has a way of announcing his presence

-But he tries so incredibly hard to act calmer around you and he so hates it when he fails to do so because he knows how uncomfortable you get as a result of him screaming like an idiot

-His brothers usually blame him when you start fidgeting because they assume he’s the cause of your rising anxiety and he started to believe it as well

-He sees that look on your face and he is just gutted

-He is ready to get on his knees and start apologising profusely until you forgive him for being such a noisy bastard

-The times other things/people are the cause of you going weirdly quiet, he will use his threatening tactics

-“Listen ‘ere, you’re makin’ my human uncomfortable so if you don’t shut the fuck up, I won’t let you see the light of day again. Do ya hear me?!?!”

-He says to the godfather clock when the sound of it striking midnight startled you

Levi:

-He 100% understands

-He hates loud noises as well and they usually make him scamper back to his room lol a rat in hiding

-Levi is slightly more immune to them however seeing as his brothers do have a habit of raising their voices all the time

-But do not worry, human, for he will protect his Henry from the annoying sounds people in general make at the cost of his life

-Take shelter in his room, please

-He loves having you in there and usually you only have the noise of video games in the background

-If you’re there and an anime he’s watching is getting too loud, he will turn it down for you ahead of time

-Sometimes, he can be as noisy as his brothers, especially when he rages at one of his games

-Bu he’s so quick to shut up once he realises you’re there

-And then, like Mammon, would start apologising for being not only an ugly otaku but an obnoxious one at that

-So y’all end up comforting and cuddling each other because.....uh....mutual hatred for loud things?

-Also, he would decapitate his brothers for you if they crossed a line (like he’s not really a Yandere but he’s a demon with demonic instincts to protect I guess)

Satan:

-Much like his father eldest brother, Satan also prefers silence in general

-After all, it’s a lot easier to read when his brothers aren’t there to muck about the place and make too much noise

-Humans are very different to demons, especially psychologically speaking and he understand that

-That’s why he doesn’t question it when you follow him into the library to seek refugee from his siblings

-If anything, he’s rather happy he gets to spend some time with you so the two of you sit in silence, each of you doing your own separate thing

-He knows if something is bothering you again, he can probably notice you suddenly start fidgeting in public

-He’s very cautious with you when you are in this state as he deems you are at your most vulnerable

-One time, a teacher at RAD raised his voice too high while scolding you for not paying attention and that earned an involuntary flinch from you

-That guy was officially on Satan’s shit list from then on, just so ya know

-Overall, he’s very sweet and patient with you and absolutely does not mind spending an entire day with you indoors away from loud noises

Asmo:

-He has no problem with loud noises whatsoever

-If anything, he loves being in crowded public places like The Fall, since partying and socialising is one of his many talents

-Not to mention, he’s so used to own family being so loud it just doesn’t affect him that much

-However, when you first arrived and he noticed just how badly you reacted to loud noises, he started avoiding things like clubbing as if it were the plague every time he hanged out with you

-Asmo needs social contact but he is more than willing to spend time indoors with you if it makes you feel better

-Or going out shopping in a relatively quiet shopping centre

-I mean, getting his nails done with you by his side sounds absolutely amazing to him

-So as much as he loves making noises and spending time in rowdy places, he’s always going to make an exception with you

-Always

Beel:

-Beel is unbothered by noise

-Sure, he does like it better when his brothers aren’t fighting and things are peaceful around the house

-But, he’s not fazed by yelling, loud music, heavy things falling and thudding against the ground etc.

-He picks up on your anxiety riddled gestures the first time Lucifer has a go at his brothers in front of you

-Because you started fidgeting like crazy and in that moment he was the only one that saw it

-So Beel grabbed your hand and led you outside of the room and Lucifer was so caught up in the moment he didn’t even realise it

-Probably, maybe he just let it go

-Basically, Beel decides that he shall protect you, the tiny human in comparison with him, from any loud noises that might startle you

-He will do it, do not test him

-One time, Mammon was screaming because he was chased by the witches and it made you flinch enough for Beel to see

-A couple hours later, Mammon disappears completely and shows up at your door, looking absolutely traumatised but genuinely apologetic and says sorry

-Sometimes people forget Beel is a demon

Belphie:

-I’m gonna make a wild assumption and presume that if you are vulnerable to loud noises, you are very likely a light sleeper

-If that is the case, (apologies if you’re not) then Belphie would be very quick to notice because a lot of shit goes down at night time and most of the time, it’s loud

-Belphie doesn’t have a problem with it, he can sleep through anything, even his brothers and especially Lucifer

-But he definitely notices if you aren’t cuddled up to him any more, even if he was asleep, because you sat up in bed suddenly at a random noise at 3am

-Note: That was Asmo sneaking back into the house trying to be as quite as possible but tripping and breaking a window

-“You’ll have to get used to that. My brothers are idiots, they don’t know when to be silent.”

-He prefers quiet places like the attic so he can actually sleep, but again, could do so either way so it doesn’t matter to him

-But he is going to be...let’s say ...upset.... if you were to wake up from a nap session because of someone something

-“Make one more sound and I’ll rip your tongue out.”

-Even when you aren’t napping, he gets very angry when people get unnecessarily loud, especially with you reaction

-But that just gives him an opportunity to bring you to the attic or something so the two of you can actually chill by yourselves for a chance

-Beel is invited obviously, but Belphie is just as happy to be left by himself with you

-Ironic how much his feelings for you have changed, huh?

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So I really finished this by the end of the week. Hope this is actually some good because I spent all of my brain cells on an another giant request I’m working and the rest were used to write this. Thank you for sending me requests though guys! Now every time I get bored I can just answer your asks. Have a nice Monday!

Al~

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[exai]

was watching our weekly rugby game with my friend today and we started talking about tumblr and he revealed to me that he was responsible for the videogamebread blog, which i distinctly remember well as i was obsessed with the gifs on there? when he mentioned it i just got part of my brain Activated like some kind of sleeper cell and was like THAT WAS YOU????!!!! wild that i was personally extremely familiar with something he worked on YEARS before we even knew each other. actually unreal

[amairauthor]

A Nexus for the rest of us!

What is the Nexus?

In WandaVision, almost every episode has included a cryptic message in the form of an advertisement. These ads match the time and style of the episode and playoff some trauma that Wanda has experienced.

WandaVision Episode 1 - "ToastMate 2000"

ToastMate 2000 is an obvious reference to Wanda and her brother's trauma as children when missiles attacked their home. An attack that killed their parents, and the twins (Wanda and Pietro) were left with one unexploded missile, wondering if that would explode, killing them as well.

WandaVision Episode 2 - "Strucker Watch"

Strucker Watch is a reference to the experiments performed on Wand and Pietro. The experiments giving them each their powers.

WandaVision Episode 3 — "Hydra Soak"

Hydra Soak is a reference to the criminal organization Hydra, which Baron Strucker worked. Hydra is known for its ability to control other's minds and have little regard for the life of someone they may find powerful and will use them for their benefit, even if that means destroying them in the process.

"When you want to get away, but you don't want to go anywhere — Hydra Soak, find the goddess within."

All of this makes you wonder whether or not some sleeper cell of Hydra has returned.

WandaVision Episode 5 — "Lagos"

Lagos is a very blatant call out to an event from Captain America: Civil War. While on a mission in Lagos, Nigeria, Wanda accidentally killed several people when she diverted an explosion to save Captain America’s, played by Chris Evans, life. This explosion leads to the creation of the Sokovia Accords'. The creation of the accords prompted a severe divide between Captain America and Iron Man.

WandaVision Episode 6 — "Yo-Magic"

Yo Magic seems to take a different turn and appears to speak to Wanda’s current trauma. You know, the one that began with being put in a position to kill Vision to save the world. Then watching as Thanos rewound time, having to watch Vision be killed again by the Mad Titan. Then, she experienced the aftermath of defeating Thanos and discovering that the counterintelligence organization SWORD had Visions body taken apart in a lab to study.

This ad takes a darker and twisted turn contrasting with the idyllic world Wanda has created. There is one theory about this one that may introduce a new big bad:

“On Reddit, some fans are speculating that the commercial is hinting at the introduction of a villain to the series — particularly, the Marvel demon Mephisto. Throughout the series, several jokes about the devil are made, but especially in episode 6 when Pietro (Evan Peters) appears and tells Wanda's sons to "unleash hell, demon spawn." Some are predicting that Pietro is "the devil" Mephisto in disguise, and the shark is symbolic of how the villain will seek to use his magic against Wanda or her family.” ―Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping

The most recent commercial to date is from Episode 7:

WandaVision Episode 7 — "Nexus"

The Nexus could be about the place Tony Stark goes to stop Ultron from retrieving the nuclear codes during Avengers: Age of Ultron. But it is more likely in reference to the Marvel comics' multi-dimensional structure, and now the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This concept is most often referred to as the multiverse.

“The Nexus is a cross-dimensional gateway which provides a pathway to any and all possible realities, this includes realities between realities. It is unknown whether it was created by some being or just if it's the one place in the entire multiverse where all realities naturally intersect.” ―https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Nexus_of_All_Realities

The commercial parodies ads for medication like Zoloft or Prozac.  The slogan for the antidepressant is telling:

"Nexus: because the world doesn't revolve around you. Or does it?" ―WandaVision Episode 7, “Nexus” Commercial

In addition to referencing the Nexus, or sometimes referred to as The Nexus of all Realities, this commercial maybe referencing Wanda, known in Marvel Comics as one of several Nexus Beings.

“Nexus Beings are rare individual entities with the ability to affect probability and thus the future, thereby altering the flow of the Universal Time Stream… One nexus being alone supposedly exists on each of the parallel worlds of the Multiverse and personify the character of their respective realms and serve as the focal point or anchor of that reality.” ―https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Nexus_Beings  

With Quicksilver's introduction, played by Even Peters (Marvel Fox universe) instead of Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Marvel Cinematic Universe), some element of the Multiverse has already seemed to appear. Of course, that is if this new version of Pietro Maximoff is who he says he is.

Just one more thought, in the Nexus commercial, the ad warns that:

"you should not take Nexus until your doctor clears you to move on with your life." ―WandaVision Episode 7, “Nexus” Commercial

It makes me think about the title for the upcoming sequel to another Marvel Cinematic Universe feature film. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was announced in 2019 and featured none other than Elizabeth Oleson as Wanda Maximoff. At the announcement, Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Studios and primary creator and producer of the MCU, introduced Elizabeth Olsen. They talked about how WandaVision would tie directly into the new Doctor Strange movie slated for release in 2021 but has been pushed to 2022.

By Andrew J. Mair  

https://swhrecord.com/blog-spoiler-alert-1/f/a-nexus-for-the-rest-of-us

Sources:

https://x-men.fandom.com/wiki/Mutants https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/23/18274308/avengers-x-men-deadpool-disney-fox-timeline-marvel-movies-mcu-sony-spider-man https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a35552948/wandavision-commercials-easter-eggs-meanings-explained/ https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Agatha_Harkness https://www.cbr.com/wandavision-revealwandavision-residents-westview-outskirts-barely-alive/  

#MCU #wandavision #nexus #disney+ #wanda maximoff

[workersolidarity]

I really cannot emphasize enough how long I've been on blogs warning people that we were moving like a slow motion riot towards disaster in this country.

We are literally tumbling slowly towards a Civil War.

Let me make this much perfectly clear. We live in a Police State, and we have for a very long time. And if you're my age or younger, this is all you've ever known.

People living in Major Cities being Policed like a War Zone, especially black and brown folks, the LGBTQA Community, and our Nation's Immigrant Communities, are ANGRY, and they have been angry for a very long time.

Every time a Cop is caught on camera MURDERING a black man, and we all line up in Protest, they tell us to be Peaceful. They talk about having Patience. They want to talk about "dialogue".

What's the point of dialogue when it's no more productive than taking to a wall? What are we supposed to be being patient for? Another all white jury to find a Killer Cop innocent???

And why should we be Peaceful any longer, when nothing changes but the names and faces of the dead???

No, the time for Peaceful dialogue is over. The time for patience was over a LONG time ago.

In fact, the only thing that's actually surprising about these angry Protests and nightly Riots is that it took this long to reach this point!

To make matters worse, we've all been in death grip between low wages, excessive housing costs, rising food prices artificially kept at excessive cost by corrupt Government Regulations favoring super Corporations like Mansanto, DuPont and others; as well the endless mountains of debt incurred to attend College and in some places just to attend a decent fucking Highschool.

If you're the average Working Class American in a City in the Deep South, making barely more than the Federal Minimum Wage, then chances are your Employer might as well just cut the pretense and admit we're just there slaves except we're no longer even given enough to afford Housing, Food, and Utilities, and certain not enough to afford basic everyday necessities like clothes, shoes, and hygeine products, forget about trying to raise a FAMILY in that Economic Vice.

As if living in a Police State without basic necessities wasn't bad enough, we have two useless Political Parties, one of which is less an actual Political Party than it is a Fascist Organization infiltrating all levels of Government from local school boards to the Presidency and the Senate.

THIS IS NOT BY ANY MEANS DEMOCRACY

It doesn't resemble anything like a Democracy or Republic or whatever the hell they want to call it.

Then we now have roving openly Neo-Fascist Organizations operating throughout the Country with little to know resistance by Government and being openly encouraged by the President, his allies, and the nod and winks and more coming from so-called "Establishment" Republicans, whatever the fuck that means.

Not only that but these wannabe Fascists in the White House have their own State Television in FOX News.

But FOX wasn't Fascist enough for the Fascists so now they have new media sources popping up around the Wig in the White House.

The Fascists even have a whole network of Organizations supported by the wealthiest of the Ruling Class to support the ability of Fascists to Organize and Police to kill weaponless lawyerless Minorities.

With almost no pretext or attempt the shield their maneuvering these people have taken over or blocked from proper functioning most Congressional responsibilities, Regulatory Agencies meant to protect the Public from out of control greedy Corporations, and the Courts, meant to be our absolute last line of Defense against abuses.

So anyone acting "surprised" on TV with the violence in the streets, is merely being facetious.

We're on the edge of a major tipping point whether people yet realize it or not.

Just like how it only takes one person throwing a bottle at police or starting a dumpster fire to turn a "Peaceful Protest" into a Riot; it only takes one of these riots going from Glass Bottles, Fireworks, Dumpster Fires and Tear Gas; to Pipe Bombs, Molotov Cocktails, Assault Rifles, Snipers and Residential fires.

It may not be tonight or tomorrow, or even this particular wave of Protests, but we are teetering on the edge.

How long before openly Fascist Paramilitary Organizations and Neo-Nazi groups are firing on Protests at the side of Police Officers?

I'm sorry, but groups of disorganized cells of online chats hitting the streets and calling themselves Antifa or Black Bloc or Anonymous, are simply no match for the Paramilitary Organizations of Racists that have been collecting weapons, training community members, Organizing with like minded groups, and hiding out in Idaho or Utah waiting for a moment just like this to make their move and take over physical and Political Infrastructure of the Country openly.

This is why it was important to be Organizing among Socialists, Communists, Anarchists and sympathetic Civil Libertarian Groups. Instead people fell for bait and switch from Democrats and left it to Liberals to defend their Rights.

And look at the results! How's that working out for us??? Where are our Liberal and Democratic Party defenders now???

Oh right, they're hiding in the background or calling for Peaceful dialogue AGAIN.

We SHOULD have been Organizing from the moment we saw how Occupy Wall Street was abandoned by it's so-called Allies in the Democratic Party.

We SHOULD have abandoned ANY illusions we might have had when we saw Black Lives Matter Protests scrutinized and tarred by Democrats and in the Media in a way Fascists NEVER have been.

We should have known and we should have been preparing and Organizing just like the Fascists.

Now we're at the edge of a very different kind of conflict and we're ABSOLUTELY unprepared. How many Leftist Organizations have been storing assault rifles and building Pipe Bombs or training Sleeper Cells to rapidly arm and deploy on the streets of their Cities. We should have been Recruiting potential ally Organizations and getting ready to be a line of Defense for the Workers, Black and Brown families, LGBTQA Community and Immigrant Rights Groups.

All I see is a lot of kids playing with fire and NO FUCKING CLUE how to put it out or control it.

If Anarchy hits the streets, it's going to be the Fascists regain control of our Communities working with Military members, the National Guard and Police. Does ANYONE really think they're going to protect your Rights or your family's Safety????

It's good to see people pushing back for once, but I also see potential for disaster. You damn well better have a big fucking hose if you're going to start a big fucking fire.

#Protests2020 #protests2020 #protests #political protest #riots #protests and riots #blm #black lives matter #racist policing #racism #antifa #antifascist #antifascism #antifada #socialism #socialist #socialist politics #marxism #marxism leninism #marxist leninist #communist #communism #socialists #socialist movement #politics #police violence #violent protests #militarized police #militarized policing #disarm the police

[bebepac]

WIP 07.22.2020

Guess what day it is, guess what day it is WIP WEDNESDAY!!! LOL.  Is anyone else wondering where the heck this week went?  Because I really am.  I’m still a little whipped from working 6 days last week,  but this is what I’ve got going on. 

I’m also planning on redoing my tag list on my fics next week, to see if people want to be on and off and shifted around, If anyone wants to be officially perma-tagged as when I started this blog I didn’t know what TF that meant.  LOL.  Also if you are interested in my Ellie Fic,  Chapter 1 is done, so if you would like a tag on that please let me know,  I posted a little more below as a teaser.  

I totally worked on these in the wrong order as inspiration struck me, so the fic I have finished, is the one I for real started last.  Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.  Because in my mind that made perfect sense.  Blame it on the alcohol yo.

I am leading first with Pop’s Place, as this is the one that surprised some people ALOT with what Liam told Mia about Drake’s relationship he’s still currently in.... apparently.... 

First up: 

Mom’s Birthday

Pop’s Place Chapter 7

*still in the writing process*

"Did you show her the pictures?"

"You were right she didn't even look through them all. If she did she would have realized they were from last year."

"And how did she take it?"

"It really hurt her feelings. I wasn't planning on her crying.  We shouldn't have done this Mollie."

"Oh good grief Liam, don't be a baby and get a conscience now. You’re gonna reap all the benefits, if you play your cards right. The way he broke up with me here, IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!!!!! Neville even thought it was funny.  Drake has it coming.  Where are you?"

"I'm at her place. She went to get us some drinks."

"He was going to ask her to be his girlfriend, when he got home you know.  From the vibe I got, he was pretty sure Mia would have said yes. So you're welcome."

"Thank you Mollie."

"You know we wouldn't have been able to do this to him, if he cared about social media. I'm surprised he even has his cell phone, not that it's working. He's going to walk into a shit show when he gets back.  So if you want to make her yours, you better move fast."

"I'm invited to her Mom's birthday party."

"Get you some!"

"I intend to."

"Damn, she's in for a treat, you're great in bed you know, Liam Rys."

"Oh I know."

Liam quickly put his phone away when Mia came back out of  the house with their favorite apple juice.

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The Fight Within

Fast Forward Chapter 12

*still in the writing process*

 Are you happy with the way your life has turned out?"

"Yes My Love. I love you, and our children more than life." He gently touched her stomach. I can't wait to meet our second little girl."

She placed her hand on his. "Can we talk about children?"

"Of course."

"This is going to be our last baby Liam, I don't want any more children."

"Riley why? You are an excellent mother."

"I feel like my attention is so divided."

"Well I know we were both against having a nanny, maybe that would help."

"It won't because, I don't want any more children. We will have two babies in diapers again. Two breastfeeding again. Do you know how tiring it is? Especially when none of them start out wanting to take a bottle? And don't look at me like that Liam, you have always been helpful there. Diaper changes, nightly cuddles and snuggles,  but sometimes babies just want Mommy. Do you know how long it’s been since I’ve had more than 2 consecutive nights of more than 4 hours of constant sleep? After I give birth, I am going to get a tubal ligation or you're gonna get snipped.  And I can already tell by the look on your face Liam, you don't want it to be you."

"Riley, I carry the royal bloodline of Cordonia."

"So do our children.  When this child is born, I will have given you four heirs Liam."

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Chapter 1: Crown Princess Blues

Ellie (Ali) Rys: Hartfeld University Student

*finished*

She wondered how Nic was going to take the news.  

She walked out of the palace down the walkway to the practice arena.   That is where the Junior Guards were practicing. Being a Junior Guard was a stepping stone to get into the King’s Guard Academy, which Nicolai was planning on doing to follow in his father’s footsteps.  

She always went on Tuesdays when Nico, her mother’s guard, was training them.  

“Your Highness,” he greeted her when she walked in.  

“I wanted to see our future guards in action, that will help defend The Crown someday.”  

“We live to serve The Crown!”  The group chanted, bowing to Crown Princess Ellie.  

She nodded in return.  

“As you were.”  He saw Ellie’s eyes find Nic’s from across the room.  A large smile quickly crossed his face.   He could tell by Ellie’s eyes, which were Riley’s beautiful eyes, she was smiling too, but her mannerisms were just like her father’s.  King Liam had taught her to hide her true feelings very well. But Ellie’s eyes were her mother’s, and they were a dead giveaway.  

Nico immediately saw how his son Nic’s demeanor had changed, and the bright pink flush that was on his face.

After watching them spar for about 30 minutes,  He decided to get them a break, which gave Nic a little time to talk to Ellie.  They quickly disappeared into a secluded alcove.  Nic couldn’t wait to kiss Ellie as soon as he knew it was safe. She ran her fingers through Nic’s hair as she kissed him.  Their kiss was so brief.  Nic leaned in again.

Ellie pecked his lips again softly.  “Save some for later,”  she smiled at him.  

“There’s something I need to tell you. I picked a University.”  

“That’s great Ellie.  Let me guess where.”  

Ellie noticed Nic’s smile start to fade after time after time she said no.

“Ellie where are you going to university?”

“To America,  Hartfeld University.”

The color drained from Nic’s face.  “Break’s over, I have to get back.”  

He didn’t even kiss Ellie goodbye, he just walked away.   He walked away quickly because he didn’t want Ellie to see him cry.

“Nicolai, wait!” Ellie called after him, but Nic walked even faster.  Ellie sighed walking back in the direction towards the palace.      

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At Long Last

150 followers fanfic Giveaway

*still in writing process*

“Are you ready for bed my Love.”  

“Yes, I will be in a few minutes.”  Riley kissed Liam’s lips.  

“Excuse me?”  Jason said.

“We’re getting ready to go to sleep.”  Liam said, he tried to keep his voice level, as he didn’t know what Jason Brooks was getting at.

“Not in the same bed with my daughter you’re not.”  

Liam let out a surprised laugh.  He immediately felt Riley hit his arm.

“You’re serious.”  

“Yes the hell I am.  She’s not your wife yet, you’re not sharing a bed with her as long as I’m under this roof.”

“Dad this is his palace.”

“Jason you have lost your mind. Siri what are Cordonian jails like?”      

“I don’t give a flying fuck.  You’re not married to him yet Jelly Bean, and I want to keep your virtue intact.”  

Riley thought of all the things she had done with Liam… Yep… that virtue has been gone a long time ago.

She watched Liam and her father stare each other down.

Liam’s ears turned bright red, as he turned to Riley.  “My love.  I will have some things moved to your old suitor room.  I  will see to it that it is properly cleaned for you in the morning.”

Liam watched as Riley gathered some of her things, to take to the other room.

He slipped his arms around Riley’s waist.  “Maybe I can sneak down the hall and spend the night with you instead.”  

“Don’t even think about it, I’m a light sleeper.  Do you need any help with your things Jelly?”  

“I got it Dad.”

She settled in her room.   Liam sent her a selfie from the bed with him pointing to her side of the bed, where Chance was curled up.  “We miss you Love.”  

“Still want to marry me?”  

“Of course… but your dad is quite the character.”

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The Indescretions of the Father

Heroes and Villains Chapter 7

*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* earlier that day *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*

“Love you look upset, what's wrong?”

“Your father…”

“I know I was supposed to be at your confessional and at the last possible second he told me I would not be attending and it would be him instead.”

“That’s not what.. Your father said some really inappropriate things to me.”

“Like what?”  

She went over the things Constantine had said during the confessional about her body and lust.

“My father would never talk to a woman like that.  You have to be taking what he’s saying out of context Riley.  I know you are still upset about the task Riley.  I am too….”

“Are you saying you don’t believe me Liam?”

“No that’s not at all what i’m saying Love.  If you would just cal.…..”

“Don’t you dare tell me to calm down Liam Rys!!!!!!!  Your father is disgusting, and talked about you and me together, and he stared at me like I was a piece of ass Liam.”  

“Riley please….”  

“You know what, don’t bother coming by the next couple of nights, I don’t think my schedule can accommodate you this week anyway.”

Liam watched Riley walk away slamming the door behind him.

“He didn’t believe you Riley? How could he not believe you?  I’ve seen the way Constantine stares at you when he knows Liam isn’t looking. King Constantine is a dog.”  

“So you believe me?”

He stroked Riley’s cheek gently kissing her lips.

“Of course I believe you Riley.  I know you wouldn’t be this upset if it didn’t happen.  Prince Liam can’t see who his father truly is because he’s too close.  I’m sorry he hurt you.”

He hugged Riley.

“I know a place that makes the best american cheese burgers and chocolate milk shakes.  Go put your sweat pants on girl, we’re gonna go there and eat until our stomachs are full and happy.”  

“No Greek tonight then?”

“You can have some Greek Meat if you would like later.”

Riley laughed.

“That was dirty Nico.”  

“Yet you’re still laughing.”

Still in the pipeline:  Life of Riley:  Beach Vacation:  It’s in my brain,  just nothing concrete typed out yet.  

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What are you guys working on @burnsoslow @loveellamae @dcbbw @queenjilian @indiacater @hopefulmoonobject @bbrandy2002

Tagging some peeps that really expressed interest or had some very strong responses from the previous chapters of these. @hopelessromanticmonie  @atha68​ @queenwalton​ @debramcg1106 @axwalker @kingliam2019 @kimmiedoo5 @texaskitten30 @sanchita012 @mom2000aggie @gabesmommie1130 @marshmallowsaremyfavorite @marshmallowsandfire @jared2612 @cordonia-gothqueen @batgirlassociationofgothamcity @losingbraincellseveryday @mrsdrakewalkerblog @sadlibrahours @cordonianroyalty @blueaster-blog1@choicesficwriterscreations

#bebepac writes #pop's place #fast forward #heroes and villains #at long last #ellie rys #crown princess ellie #trr fanfic #trr fandom #trh fanfic #trh fandom #trr mc x drake #trh mc x liam #trr mc x liam #riley brooks #king of cordonia #queen of cordonia #cordonia

[redbladereviewing]

Shadow the Hedgehog: More Tragic than Edgy

Sonic the Hedgehog is one of my favorite franchises. Not because of its fast momentum based platforming or rockin’ soundtrack across all its games, but because of its large cast of iconic and recognizable characters and the stories they tell. Whether it’s the classic squad of Tails, Knuckles, Amy Rose, or the comic characters like Bunny Rabbot from Archie or Whisper and Tangle from IDW, or even the mad scientist Dr. Eggman and his humorously dark schemes, the cast of Sonic is what helps make the franchise so iconic. However, one character of the cast holds a strong and special place in my heart. A character that has a lot of strong tragedy attached to him, yet still remains strong of heart and soul. A character that so many writers have failed to understand despite him being pretty easy to figure out. That character (which you already know since it’s in the title of this blog) is Shadow the Hedgehog.

Shadow was created on the Space Colony ARK, a secret government science and research station in space, as part of Project Shadow. The purpose of Project Shadow was to act as the first step in achieving immortality, by creating a creature that could be immune to any disease and act as a base for cures to be created from. The project was led by Gerald Robotnik, the grandfather of Dr. Eggman. His purpose for running this project was to create a cure for his granddaughter Maria, who was sick with Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome (basically AIDS). The project required Gerald to research into the Chaos Emeralds, seven powerful gems which when combined can give its user immense speed and strength. Researching the power of the Emeralds led to Gerald creating Chaos Drives, little artificial shards of Chaos Energy that would be used as a battery by the Guardian Unit of Nations, aka GUN, for their robotic drone technology. It also led Gerald to discover the ruins of Angel Island where the Emeralds were located, along with an old mural depicting a powerful being of gold fighting against an evil force. This mural would become the blueprint that Gerald would use for Project Shadow, but all efforts to follow it failed. That is, until he gained assistance from an unlikely source. A powerful empire known as the Black Arms had traveled past Earth, and during their time near the planet they struck a deal with Gerald. Black Doom, leader of the Black Arms, would offer the genetic material that would help Gerald create The Ultimate Lifeform, in exchange for the Chaos Emeralds 50 years after completion of the project. Gerald agreed, and with the blood of Black Doom, he began creating what would become the Bio-Lizard, and Shadow the Hedgehog.

After Shadow’s creation, he was placed in the same area of the Space Colony ARK that Maria was quarantined since Shadow was created to be completely immune to all diseases. The two grew very close during their time together, growing into what would become a sort of brother/sister relationship. Maria would become the closest to family and love that Shadow would ever feel. However, when the United Federation caught word of Shadow’s creation and the deal that Gerald had made with the Black Arms, they immediately demanded that the project be shut down and all those involved would be either detained or executed for attempted treason. Gerald was immediately arrested, and Maria was shot dead after launching Shadow in an escape pod headed towards Earth. However, Shadow was found and put into cryogenic stasis and Gerald was imprisoned on Prison Island. Since the government still required his research for their experimental drone tech, they kept Gerald locked away and forced to create enough Chaos Drives for GUN to make effective use of and reverse engineer. This period of time had Gerald spiral into contempt and hatred for his captors, resulting in him reprogramming Shadow while he was in stasis with artificial memories to have the same contempt and hatred for humanity that he had. After Gerald was executed, Shadow was locked deep within Prison Island and would be almost forgotten by those that imprisoned him. That is, until the events of Sonic Adventure 2, where Gerald’s grandson Dr. Eggman found Shadow and intended to use him to conquer the world. However, Shadow’s own goal wasn’t to conquer the world, but to destroy it as an act of revenge for Maria. As a cruel act of forcing hatred onto his creation, Gerald had reprogrammed Shadow to destroy the world that took Maria from them both. However, this wouldn’t be what Maria wanted. What Maria really wanted was for Shadow to not let the tragedy on the ARK lead him to destroying all of humanity. So many more people existed on that planet than those that raided the ARK, and even a child like Maria knew that it wasn’t all of them that killed her. However, her grandfather gave in to his rage and spite as it stew away in a prison cell. He let his pain of losing his granddaughter lead him down a road of bloody revenge against the whole world, when the whole world wasn’t responsible for it. This was the ultimate theme of SA2, that even though humans can be cruel and terrible people, they all shouldn’t be judged for the mistakes and sins of isolated groups and individuals in it. This lesson would cost Shadow his own life, as he sacrificed himself to protect the world from being destroyed by the Space Colony ARK as it was crashing towards Earth like a giant meteor.

However, Sonic Heroes would reveal that Shadow was saved at the last minute by Eggman, as he intended to copy his grandfather’s work to make multiple copies of Shadow for his Eggman Empire. Shadow wasn’t on board with that, and reluctantly teamed up with GUN agent Rouge the Bat and a neglected robot named E-123 Omega who wanted to destroy Eggman for locking him away for too long. After they went through the events of Sonic Heroes, Shadow was left wandering the world, as he had lost his memories when he was found and resurrected from the dead. This would lead to Shadow’s own game, where Black Doom and his army of The Black Arms returned 50 years later to fulfill the end of the bargain that Gerald had made. Shadow doesn’t even know what Doom is talking about, but he reluctantly goes along with it in the hopes that he’ll be given proper answers on why he was created and what his purpose for existing is. Once he collects all seven of the Chaos Emeralds, Shadow is told that he was created to act as a sleeper agent for the Black Arms. To assist them, in conquering and enslaving Earth for their empire. Shadow, remembering the dying wish of his closest family Maria, rejected this plan and used the Chaos Emeralds to become Super Shadow. Using this power, he destroyed Black Doom and the Black Arms vessel The Black Comet with the Eclipse Cannon, a weapon that Gerald created as a means of stopping the Black Arms when they returned. With his memories back to him and having destroyed almost every remaining reminder of his past, Shadow leaves the ARK behind him and enlists in GUN. While this may seem like an odd decision since GUN was responsible for the ARK raid that killed Maria, Shadow was more focused on using them to assist in protecting the world that Maria could only ever see from the cold vacuum of space.

So what can be gleamed from all this? Well, Shadow’s backstory when you look into all the details is rather tragic. He was created with good intentions being put upon him, that his existence will lead to a greater future for humanity. However, that was thrown right out the window when one of his creators lost everything that mattered to him and reprogrammed him to be a weapon against the world, while his other creator always intended to use him as a weapon to destroy and control. He was forced into being a weapon of rage and revenge by his creators, with the only person who genuinely loved him for who he was dying right in front of him, and having lost so much in his life. Shadow lost everything to him, and he wasn’t even really sure of what he was meant to do. He knew that he was The Ultimate Lifeform, but that title is the only thing he really had to him. There was, however, one person that showed him that he wasn’t so strong: Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic was someone who was equal in speed and power to Shadow, even surviving an escape pod that was rigged to explode using an artificial Chaos Emerald created by Tails to teleport out of the explosion. Sonic is a carefree, relaxed, and strong of heart hero that Shadow as created in the image of. Remember that mural I mentioned Gerald finding when researching the Chaos Emeralds? That was the mural in the Knuckles boss fight in Sonic 3 & Knuckles. It depicted the final fight of that game with Super Sonic destroying Eggman’s Death Egg. Shadow was intended to be the Ultimate Lifeform, but he comes to find that he was really just created in the image of Sonic, the real Ultimate Lifeform. This discovery would lead to Shadow having grown to respect Sonic as an equal, but still wanting to prove himself as the stronger hedgehog with the playful rivalry they’d develop.

With all this said, you’d think Shadow would be seen as a really cool dude. Someone who is really strong but not keen on taking the spotlight as much. Kinda like the Black and White Rangers from the Power Rangers franchise. You’d be wrong, unfortunately. Shadow has not really been given the kind of respect that he deserves as many harsh critics of the franchise see Shadow as an “edgy tryhard”. This label is mostly attributed to Shadow’s game and the English localization that had Shadow saying damn, as well as the whole concept of Shadow using realistic looking firearms being an extremely ridiculous idea for a franchise that was mostly seen as a child’s game franchise. This criticism has stuck with Shadow for about 15 years now, with people still mocking and joking about Shadow being “edgy”, as if that’s an automatic bad thing.

The whole criticism of a character or franchise being edgy doesn’t really make sense to me. So something is edgy. So what? Why is it a bad thing if something wants to be darker than what you expect? People always throw edgy around at things to the point where even I don’t know what it means anymore. Regardless, with all that I’ve said about Shadow as a character and his backstory, I’m hopeful that I’ve shown some of you why this hedgehog is the coolest of them all. And perhaps in the future, I can go a bit further talking about what I see in him and what he means to me.

#sonic the hedgehog #character analysis #shadow the hedgehog

[creepingsharia]

FBI Report: Question the Islamberg Compound, You're a Potential “Domestic Extremist”

The FBI report used Wikipedia and Snopes among its references.

Do You Believe In "Conspiracy Theories?" An FBI Report Says You're A Potential Domestic Terrorist

Authored by Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper blog,

The FBI has released a 15-page document warning of the dangers of “anti-government, identity-based, and fringe conspiracy theories.” The law enforcement agency says that these are “very likely to motivate some domestic extremists to commit criminal, sometimes violent activity.” The document seems to recommend increased social media and web censorship.

The FBI assesses anti-government, identity-based, and fringe political conspiracy theories very likely motivate some domestic extremists, wholly or in part, to commit criminal and sometimes violent activity. The FBI further assesses in some cases these conspiracy theories very likely encourage the targeting of specific people, places, and organizations, thereby increasing the Iikelihood of violence against these targets. These assessments are made with high confidenced, based on information from other law enforcement agencies, open-source information, court documents, human sources with varying degrees of access and corroboration, and FBI investigations.

One key assumption driving these assessments is that certain conspiracy theory narratives tacitly support or legitimize violent action. The FBI also assumes some, but not all individuals or domestic extremists who hold such beliefs will act on them. The FBI assesses these conspiracy theories very likely will emerge, spread, and evolve in the modem information marketplace, occasionally driving both groups and individual extremists to carry out criminal or violent acts. Indicators that may lead to revised judgements or cause a change in the confidence level assoc iated with this assessment include a lack of conspiracy theory-driven criminal or violent activity in the near to long term or significant efforts by major social media companies and websites to remove, regulate, or counter potentially harmful conspiratorial content.

So what do they consider conspiracy theories? A few of the theories and topics mentioned in the document are QAnon, Pizzagate, the New World Order, various child-sex trafficking ring theories, and racial extremists. Interestingly, there is no specific mention in this document of Antifa and their theories, despite the fact that they’re decidedly anti-government and confirmably violent.

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The FBI document mentions numerous arrests, some of which were not widely publicized. The document also provided a list of conspiracy theories that they find particularly worrisome in Appendix B.

The conspiracy theories referenced in this intelligence bulletin have been categorized as anti­ government, identity-based, or fringe political because they assert secretive, malevolent acts either by an allegedly hostile and tyrannical federal government, by racial, religious, or social minority groups, or by political opponents.

Anti-Government

(U) NWO: A group of international elites controls governments, industry, and media organizations, instigates major wars, carries out secret staged events, and manipulates economies with the goal of establishing global rule.

(U) UN: The UN is being used by an evil global cabal to erode American sovereignty, strip away individual liberties, and bring foreign troops to American soil in order to replace democracy with global tyranny.”

(U) False Flags: The official story surrounding a given terrorist attack or mass shooting is a lie; the event was staged or conducted by the government to justify encroachments on civil liberties.

Identity-Based

(U) Zionist Occupied Government: Jewish agents secretly control the governments of Western states and are conspiring to achieve world domination.

(U) Islamberg: The small Muslim community near Hancock, New York known as Islamberg is a terrorist training camp; its residents, who pose as peaceful Muslims, are in fact Islamic radicals operating as a terrorist sleeper cell.

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Get that? If you consider the mysterious, terror-linked compound known as Islamberg to be a potential threat, the FBI considers you a domestic threat.

Read this extensive report on the Islamberg compound’s criminal activity and video of what appears to be jihadi training at the camp.

The FBI cited just nine cases supposedly related to conspiracy theories going back to 2012 in their report and numerous redacted sites and cases.

We cite a dozen or more cases of Muslims waging, plotting or being sentenced for jihadi activities in the U.S. every month in our monthly recaps. Read for yourself HERE.

#FBI #Legal #Sharia #Jihad #Terror #News #Politics

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What is a good thing about sleeping anyway?

"People who say they sleep as a toddler usually don't have a toddler." Leo J. Burke

I wholeheartedly believe supported learning experience. If you haven't tried anything, how does one know if it works or not? For several years I used to be curious to understand how my body skilled some nutritional and training interventions, and that I recently started trying easy ways to "penetrate" my systems using technology within the sort of tools and applications.

Being the most unaffected copy of yourself requires tons of trial and error. We, humans, are complex beings, and that we are all different on the within as we are on the surface, so what works on behalf of me may have the other effect on you. I also love the system-based scientific approach to biology and physiology, not "well that ought to be true because I read it during a magazine" or was endorsed by a star or athlete. What involves us within the sort of food, scenes, thoughts, muscle stimulation, and sounds determines what comes out—our behavior, performance, memory, and health. If we would like to return up with something useful / better, we'd like to enter something good / better. Three of the foremost critical areas you'll specialize in when it involves self-experiences and breakthroughs in your health are food, sleep, and stress... Why? Because even small changes in each of those areas can have immediate and exciting effects on your life. I will primarily specialize in the sector of sleep, and more specifically, I will be able to test natural and cheap methods supported science to enable me to enhance the standard and quantity of my sleep. I will be able also to examine some recommended technology to ascertain how effective it's. I have been using the sleep tracker for over a year now, and although it hasn't helped me get more sleep or better sleep, it's made me more conscious of the small I'm already getting and the way different situations affect my height and depth of rest. The info I will be able to collect also still will be useful on behalf of me to work out the effectiveness of the methods that I shall develop over the subsequent month. What is good at sleeping, anyway? Let's check out this from the opposite angle. What's bad about not getting enough sleep? It's quite direct effects like bad moods, lack of focus or other signs that you simply feel exhausted, like feeling emotional, hungry, and ragged. Sleep deprivation can have severe consequences for your long-term physical health. Here is that the frightening side of lack of sleep Stroke risk According to research, even without typical risk factors, like weight gain or having a case history, lack of sleep can increase the danger of stroke. Contributes to obesity Lack of sleep can cause you to gain weight! Really? Perhaps "if you postpone you lose" it seems like a true saying after hearing this. Sleep is essential if you would like to lose fat or maintain a slim body. Insufficient sleep can contribute to some less-than-ideal food options, including serving more food and looking for fast meals, because of some complex hormonal changes that happen once you aren't getting enough food. Sleeping for 6 hours or less seems to extend the assembly of the ghrelin hormone and reduce leptin, helping you balance food intake. Also, decreased sleep appears to be related to the division of unfavorable nutrients, which suggests that within the event of reduced caloric intake, more weight is going to be lost as a lean mass of body fat. It increases the danger of diabetes Studies have examined the connection between insufficient sleep and insulin resistance, a risk factor for diabetes. Among the healthy adolescents, the researchers found, their shortest sleepers had the very best insulin resistance, meaning that the body doesn't use insulin effectively. Other studies have examined fat cells, especially, and have found that lower sleep increases insulin resistance in these cells, even when caloric intake is restricted. Fuel amnesia You may know that on days once you are exhausted, you forget and not focus, but sleep deprivation can cause permanent cognitive problems. The less we sleep, the less we enjoy the memory storage characteristics of sleep. But lack of sleep can cause a deterioration within the brain, which can partially explain a minimum of some amnesia later in life. Bone damage Long-term sleep deprivation appears to contribute to osteoporosis. Loss of sleep reduces the body's secretion of the human somatotropin liable for strengthening the bones and repairing wear and tear. Your heart hurts The stress and stress caused by a scarcity of sleep can cause the body to supply more chemicals and hormones, which will cause heart condition. Lack of sleep can accelerate signs of skin aging because the body produces cortisol (stress hormone) which will break down collagen and weaken the skin's ability to repair in the dark. Finally, when our sleep suffers, our system also suffers, which makes us more susceptible to disease and infection. I always knew how important sleep was to my health, but I have never taken it seriously yet. Sleep science - it isn't as easy as spending longer in bed. To make changes, you would like to create and build achievable daily habits in your routine. However, what should these habits be? How does one know they're going to work? It's where I address the research project to assist me. I've talked tons about hormones here already and the way they affect us negatively thanks to lack of sleep but guess what? When it involves good sleep, the hormones are again... but this point, they're going to help us. Understanding which of them and the way to enhance them should be the key to improving our health. The hormones that make us sleepy The magical hormone liable for regulating sleep cycles is melatonin, which is, of course, released with darkness and tells our body to sleep. It not only controls your usual sleep pattern but also reduces stress and is additionally anti-oxidant, which suggests it slows down the aging process. Once we are younger, our melatonin levels are high, but unfortunately, we see a gradual decrease as we age. Many things can also eliminate natural melatonin production within the body. These include long flight disorder and shift work, but the foremost common cause is abnormal exposure to light after dark hours. Blue light is the most harmful emitting from cell phones, computer screens, and televisions. So yes, reading from an iPad before getting to bed is worse than reading an honest old book! Even awakening in the dark and checking the time on your phone can stop your body from producing melatonin instantly! Unfortunately, whether you've got been fighting for an hour or a second, the effect is that the same. The problems that have seem to be mainly thanks to our modern lifestyles, which differ significantly from how our ancestors wont to live. They weren't awake late using laptops or watching TV. Instead, they used light to make a decision when to sleep and when to awaken. Increased melatonin So, if melatonin is so excellent and its production will help me improve my sleep, the procedure that I will be able to take must answer the question: "What simple changes am I able to make to extend melatonin levels naturally? The straightforward answer could also be to use a dietary supplement. Still, the matter is that the utilization of Repetitive artificial melatonin can reduce my body's ability to supply it, so instead, I want to develop lifestyle habits that will maximize melatonin production without the necessity for outside help. What do I do? I always seem to sleep better after a hot shower just before bed (high and low blood heat appears to market drowsiness) and do so occasionally during the week. It's best if I throw some Epsom salts (which contain magnesium) that my body absorbs through the skin. Sometimes I will be able to use Betteryou Magnesium Spray, which I mainly use as a relaxant after training, but it's also useful for bedtime use to assist me to sleep. It appears that the body more readily absorbs magnesium through the skin instead of taking oral supplements. I regularly use Bulletproof Sleeping Mat for 20 minutes before bed. On most nights, I sleep in complete darkness (faster for dimming), even the slightest amount of sunshine can disrupt your mechanism and produce melatonin. Although there's no thermometer in my bedroom, I tend to sleep better when the weather may be a little cooler. Indeed, the perfect temperature for an honest night's sleep is between 60 and 67 degrees Fahrenheit. I regularly eat eggs, nuts/seeds, salmon, chicken, bananas, and oats, which are known to be a potent melatonin booster. I always eat a night meal that contains protein, fat or low-glycemic food in blood glucose to enhance tryptophan levels (tryptophan is an aminoalkanoic acid that promotes sleep that contributes to the assembly of serotonin, a brain chemical that helps us relax and is employed to form melatonin). I take a magnesium supplement after dinner and again before getting to bed. Magnesium is the most potent relaxing mineral available. However, it must be supported with proper nutrition for the body to soak up and use it. (Time for an additional blog) My phone, although it shouldn't be charged in my bedroom, is placed in airplane mode to avoid EMF which may disturb sleep. I now use the Lome timepiece that gently wakes me up with natural light rather than sound. What I'm not good at - what is going to I attempt to improve my sleep? Sometimes I will be able to impose a curfew on myself, but this never seems long, and that I find myself getting to sleep later. As I write this, I'm committing the last word sin of sleep. It's 11:30 pm, and that I drink coffee and stare at the pc screen! I will make a concerted effort to sleep at 10 pm nightly. It's going to be unrealistic to try to do this seven days every week, but I will be able to attempt to be as consistent as possible. Every hour of sleep before midnight is adequate to two hours after. Now, I do not skills correct this is often, but I've read it quite a couple of times, so maybe it's worth looking into it. I installed F.lux on my phone, iPad, and computer (it's free). Change the color on your screens, counting on the time of day. F.lux uses warmer colors after sunset to match the inside lighting. Although there are not any scientific studies to prove its success, the thought seems plausible and price the experiment. I have already got a pair of blue, orange glasses that block the sunshine but I admit I do not wear them that much. I downloaded "Pzizz" which is an app that claims to assist you in nodding off faster with a variety of soothing sounds and acoustic signals intended to help you relax and squeeze. I'm currently also researching other techniques supported by vocal neuroscience, and I am trying to experiment with a system developed by the brain. I will replace my coffee after dinner with herb tea (really yes!) Caffeine not only acts as a stimulant but also will start to release magnesium from my body. Getting an honest night's sleep seems to be an art and a science and that they are crucial to our health. With some simple strategies, we will all get top quality and cozy sleep that our bodies and minds deserve. There are not any shortcuts, and that we got to make sleep a priority. Our physical, mental and emotional health depends thereon. Take hold of your actions and surroundings, be consistent and allow us to enjoy Zzzzzzz.

#What is a good thing about sleeping anyway? #sleep #no sleep #sleep disorder #sleep deprivation #goodlife #goodnight

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~~~~A Girl and A God~~~~ Chapter 12- Safe

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A Girl and A God is a RATED M Loki Fanfic with an original character, Alexa, who is taken in by Tony Stark after the revelation of abilities of her own. There’s sex, romance, heartbreak, action, fluff, angst, all that good stuff. Full description in blog, and a jump-to-chapter list if you just want the smut or the cuteness bits. Enjoy <3 

Chapter Summary: The decision to release Loki from his cell for meals comes down to a vote, and someone forces Loki into a heartbreaking situation...

Contains: Some violence, a tad of cuteness at the beginning, mostly plot development

Word Count: 1,716

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Alexa opened her eyes to the sound of her musical alarm. She was always a light sleeper, so she didn’t need her alarm to be obnoxiously loud or annoying. It was very early morning, the sky just barely beginning to fade from dark to light.

Loki was still sound asleep. When Alexa sat up, he stirred and opened his eyes. He saw her and seemed to be flooded with the memories of the night before. A small smile spread on his waking face. “Good morning Petal”

That nickname never failed to make her heart soar. “Good morning Loki.” Alexa stretched and let out a sigh. “it’s time to go.”

“Ugh. Must you break the moment that quickly?” He complained as he sat up.

“I’m sorry. I don’t want you in trouble. Or me.”

“You know... if someone ever did see us, I could protect you. I could convince them.” He said with a tone of over-confidence, but then his tone softened. “You are safe with me, Petal.”

Alexa rolled her eyes. “Well, I’d rather prevent the need for that altogether. Let's go.” 

They walked to the cell quietly. Passing all the other doors was always the worst part, knowing them getting caught was as simple as someone waking up a bit earlier than normal, or hearing their footsteps.

Once they reached the cell and she punched in the code, he stepped inside once more.

“Maybe I’ll see you at breakfast…”Alexa hated locking him up, and he knew it. Before she shut the door, he reached out and gently ran his fingers along the side of her face. The corners of his mouth formed a small smile, but his eyes were heavy. He didn’t need to say anything. She knew what he was feeling.

As his arm fell back to his side, she shut the door.

A couple people were already at breakfast when she arrived, which made her feel as if they could have been easily caught. She made a mental note to leave earlier next time.

Alexa looked for Thor, hoping to ask him if he’d gotten the chance to speak with Tony.

After about 15 minutes, they walked in together, following the rest of the group. Before she could get Thor’s attention, Tony stood at the head of the table.

“Ok…” he said, clapping his hands together to get everyone’s attention. “So something has been brought to me and I want to know what you all think. We are thinking about allowing Loki to join us for meals. Who’s in?”

Alexa wilted. Why. Why did he only say that? He wants this to fail.

“Why would we do that?” “Do you really think that’s a good idea?” Several members said, looking at Tony as if he were stupid.

Before he could answer, Alexa got brave. She stood up. The room fell silent. “He saved my life. He deserves a chance to continue to prove himself.” Her words were as confident and strong as she could make them, but inside she was filled with anxiety and trying to hold back her tears. This was the only chance she’d get for a long time before she could try again. She couldn’t fail. She couldn’t fail him.

The group was quiet and looked at Tony, who motioned for her to sit. She did. After a moment, Tony sighed. “All in favor?”

There was a moment of no movement. Then to her relief, Thor raised his hand. She shot her up as well. Then Banner, then Peter, then Scott.

But that was all. Alexa realized she’d failed, and looked at Tony. Her stare was begging, as tears welled in her eyes. He looked at her curiously, then looked away as if he were thinking.

“Well it’s my cell and my vote counts for infinity so we’re gonna let him out. Just for meals, completely supervised.”

Protests rang out at the table, but Alexa couldn’t even hear them. She was overjoyed. Tony shut them up with, “if he does anything wrong we can put him back.”

“Unless he escapes” Clint was livid. He was heavily against Tony’s choice.

Tony replied, “he won’t. I’m going to put on a tracking bracelet that’s bound to his skin. I’ll be able to know where he is at all times, even if he shape-shifts or teleports or whatever in hell”

Oh. Alexa swallowed hard. He’d be able to see where Loki was during the night. Unless he didn’t check it… but there would always be a chance.

Clint was still pissed. He got up and left the table only after slamming his fists on it. It was awkwardly quiet as the door shut behind him. “Time to eat,” Tony said cheerily as if nothing was wrong. Alexa tried to catch his attention to mouth him a thank you, but he never looked her way.

He headed for the door, and she hoped it would be to collect Loki. During the next several minutes, she was looking at the door every 5 seconds. She could hardly eat. What was taking so long? Finally, she saw him walk in, next to Stark. She looked at him, but quickly realized…

Something was very, very wrong.

Loki looked upset, no, hurt. No… angry? But he was trying to hide it. He dished up some food and sat far away from her. His eyes stayed on his plate, and nothing else. He ate very little, and quietly. The whole room was quiet. People were glaring at him between their bites, but his eyes never were up to see them.

Fuck. What happened, what did Tony say to him? Or was he just acting, staying stoic to avoid the suspicion of others?

Alexa quickly finished her meal and headed back to her room to get ready for Lab time with Stark. She had some questions for him.

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Earlier That Morning

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Loki was waiting in his cell, hoping for the glorious sound of the keypad. He hoped Alexa would be allowed to retrieve him, but he knew the odds of that were low. Who was he kidding, he knew the odds of anyone even considering his release were low. Alexa was smart, but innocent to the way Stark operated. He wouldn’t release him, and even thinking he would be entertaining a fantasy.

His thoughts were interrupted by the keypad. As Stark walked in, Loki hid his surprise and raised his eyebrows at him with a look of disbelief.

“To what do I owe the pleasure?” Loki said smugly.

Tony looked down at him and leaned against the wall to his right. “Whatever you’ve been saying to the girl is stopping now. We all know you are using her to try to escape. That much is obvious. But she’s never had to deal with you before so she’s clearly falling hard for whatever shit you’re pulling.”

Loki looked at him. “As much as that sounds like me I’m actually not trying to trick the…”

“Sure Antlers” he cut him off. “So here’s what’s gonna happen…” He knelt down and locked a bracelet around Loki’s wrist before he could attempt to dodge him. It hurt like hell as it dug into his skin, but he didn’t show it. “You’re not going to speak to the girl. If you do, I’ll receive a happy little notification on here, and I’ll immediately be able to listen in.” Stark said, holding up his phone. “If you are anything but sarcastic, cold, and cruel, you’ll get a nice reminder of where you stand and who you are to this girl. It will feel something like this.”

A shock took over Loki’s body, radiating from his wrist. It was quick but extremely painful. His veins were on fire. It caused him to fall to the floor and curl up. He heard himself let out a yell and was covered in sweat immediately. He glared up at Stark, who continued, “Your scheme was actually working pretty well. The girl campaigned around for you to be allowed to eat with us. Unfortunately, I think not allowing it at this point would cause her to distance from us more than she already has. She’s valuable and I honestly believe she’ll grow into something great as long as we can keep helping her. But that requires her cooperation. If she thinks we are the meanies that locked her god friend in a cage and won’t let him out, that won’t go over so well.” Tony continued. “So, you are going to come to eat with us. Quietly and silently. You will meet any of her friendly advances with sarcasm and harshness. That shouldn’t be too hard, right?” He motioned for him to follow to breakfast. “Oh and honestly she’s a good kid. If you keep this up somehow I’ll just send her to a different facility in Japan or something anyways. Where she will be safe.”

The thought of Alexa being sent away sent Loki into a rage. “She is more safe with me then she would ever be with you in your entire lifetime!” Loki spat his venomous words at him. He couldn’t contain himself. Without looking back, Stark gave him another shock. Loki fell to his knees, breathing rapidly. The shocks were like hot nails digging into his skin. His wrist was red around the bracelet where it held its grip. He tried to remove it, but that was another type of pain entirely... as if he were trying to rip out his own muscle. Suddenly, Tony saw him clawing at the device and double-clicked the button. 2 shocks shook him to his core. It was one of the worst pains he had ever felt in his life. He almost passed out and heard himself scream.

 Tony kneeled down and looked at Loki as he panted and held back tears. “I would have gone less harsh but…” Tony shrugged. “Considering you’re literally trying to manipulate young girls I thought this would be fine.”

“I will rip out your eyes you bloody…” Loki spat at him between his panting.

 “Ah ah ah…” Stark interrupted him, holding up the button for Loki to see. Loki fell silent, glaring at him viciously.

“Better” Stark said, and roughly brought Loki to his feet and the two headed to the meal room.

#locixoc #Loki #lokilove #lokioc #loki fanfiction #lokifanfiction #loki feels #lokicute #A Girl and A God #Fanfiction #fanfic #loki fanfic #loki x oc

[tessatechaitea]

Inferior 5 #2

How is this not an Ambush Bug comic book?

Brother Power the Geek!

I immediately realized this was Brother Power the Geek because I'm constantly looking for references to Brother Power the Geek in DC comic books. Also, I'm sticking with my guess that the mysterious guy in the hazmat suit is Ambush Bug. It might also be Jonni DC except the shape isn't exactly right. Unless she's no longer round because her body updates along with the DC logo. Hazmat Bug leaves Brother Power to meet up with Jenny Shanker, Billy's canvas-headed little sister. She doesn't have a red X on her face so maybe she's not super terrible. She just has a creepy smile. And instead of repeating nursery rhymes about cats lying about their winter wear, she simply repeats names. Not great but definitely not as scary.

Billy is currently making friends with either a parademon or a roided out Ambush Bug.

Billy winds up possessing Ambush Bug Hulk and loping off into the desert talking about kittens and pie. I could have worded that differently so that it sounded super dirty. Billy Ambush Bug attacks Justin (the kid from Metropolis who is probably Merry Maker), Lisa (who must be The Blimp?), and her weird friend Helen who must be White Feather. Awkward Man and Dumb Bunny are probably off making out behind the record store right now. Later, we'll see Dumb Bunny with a look of shame on her face and Awkward Man trying to catch a glimpse of himself in every window he passes to see if he's physically changed in the way he feels he has after losing his virginity. You know how long I looked at my naked self in a mirror after I lost my virginity? Probably pretty long because I was fucking hot in my twenties. I mean at fifteen!

Okay, I guess I don't have to pretend Helen is human to save her reputation among her friends. I was just trying to keep a secret for once in my life.

You know how people will sometimes tell you something but then they give you a list of certain people that can't know the information they've just told you? Yeah, fuck that. I don't keep a data base in my head of who can know what things I've been told. I've told everybody I know straight up: "If you have information you don't want somebody else to know, don't fucking tell it to me. Because I will fuck up. Like that time my friend Brent told me how his girlfriend Simone had a dream where she had me hide in the closet so that I could watch them have sex. And then at a beer festival where we were all hanging out, I brought up the dream to Simone. And then Simone looked at Brent like she was going to flay him alive. And I just kept drinking my beer and thinking, 'Well, Brent, you should have known better!'" Hazmat Ambush Bug calls off Billy Ambush Bug because his threats against Justin and Lisa do not cause any meta-genes to activate. I mean metal-genes. Just because the characters in this story from 1988 don't know that the mega-genes are actually metal-genes, it doesn't mean I have to pretend ignorance. Lisa explains to Justin that there are only five kids in Dangerfield, Arizona, and the fifth one keeps getting killed. Justin is the new fifth one and he seems to be so sub-par that Hazmat Ambush Bug's boss has decided not to have him killed. So Billy Ambush Bug heads off to put his canvas bag back on his stupid head.

I can smell the sex all over them!

And then a revelation: Billy and Jenny Shanker might be Brother Power's children! Meanwhile, the Dominator trying to create a sleeper cell to renew the invasion of Earth has Justin's mother (who isn't as dead as I thought, I guess?). Contrary to what Hazmat Ambush Bug believed, the Dominator thinks that Justin's metal-gene was activated by the encounter with Billy Ambush Bug. But since he doesn't care about anything happening in Dangerfield, Arizona, he ignores the new information. Which he'll probably regret later because the Inferior 5 are going to rise up and save the world! Probably by accident. In the Peacemaker back-up, we learn that Peacemaker's helmet can talk. Or Peacemaker's head wound received during Crisis on Infinite Earths makes him think it can talk. Either way, he's leaving Russia to go investigate Dangerfield, Arizona. But he won't be going alone! Unbeknownst to him, KGBeast is tracking him! Inferior 5 #2 Final Thoughts: All you need to know about me as a comic book fan is that I prefer Keith Giffen's art to Jim Lee's or David Finch's or Tony S. Daniel's or Bryan Hitch's or John Romita Jr's (but, I mean, who doesn't in that case, amirite?!). And I also like the way Giffen tells a story. He doesn't give it all over easily. He doesn't explain every single thing in narration boxes. He lets the characters talk and he lets the action play out and he doesn't give a shit if the reader has to put in a little work to figure out what's going on. I despise people who want easy to read stories! Which is good because those people probably like Scott Lobdell and I'm happy to be a person who despises fans of Scott Lobdell.

#Inferior 5 #DC Comics #DC #Jeff Lemire #Keith Giffen

[weepylucifer]

alright babes. i have written a great deal on this blog about paradise lost. i’ve told of demon buddies and their love for each other. i’ve said “i skipped the sin and death stuff because it is stupid”. but i’m ready now, bros and femmes and i hope you’re ready too. i hope you’re damn well ready to hear why john milton was the most bonkers motherfucker to ever pen a bible fanfic. i hope you’re ready bc you’re going to hear about lucifer’s forehead child.

(tw incest, tw body horror, tw general absolute insanity)

so we start out, in media res, with satan trying to escape hell, right. he gets to hell’s gates and not only are they locked, there are two beings there, standing guard, and at least one of them is ready to throw the fuck down.

there is this creature who is half woman, half snake, all grisly. there are a dozen hellhounds gnawing on her shredded womb. there is furthermore this menacing dark shape just menacing the absolute fuck out of everybody else present.

the dark shape confronts satan, whips out this huge dark arrow that is not yet a scythe at this point bc those haven’t been invented yet. satan whips out his spear that is not yet a pitchfork bc ditto. they get ready to throw hands. then the snakewoman is like “dad stop. don’t fight with your son, bc you will die”

satan is like “i’m anyone’s dad??? when did that happen” and the snakewoman now takes us on a flashback. hop on in, we’re travelling to the kingdom of heaven, where incest, forehead children and heylel “lucifer” satan are considered normal things to have around.

so the snakewoman reveals that she is none other than the angel, now gruesomely transformed by the fall, that sprang from lucifer’s forehead fully formed back in the good old days. bc that happened. not as like, a thing he planned on happening. he was just minding his business and suddenly a fully formed adult angel woman springs from his forehead, probably accompanied by a killer migraine, and she’s just beautiful.

apparently no one in heaven considered this abnormal. why is this a thing lucifer can do? why is he, who at that point was a normal, not even overly rebellious angel, able to beget life? you know like zeus? like athena sprang from the forehead of zeus? why does lucifer, who, again, is just an angel at this point, have powers ascribed to a greek deity? only god and john fucking milton know because it is never explained.

and does he fuck her?

yes, of course.

he fucks the forehead being.

who is technically his daughter?

let me reiterate: no one in heaven found this abnormal. this is not the thing he fell for. it’s not the thing she fell for either. he fucks her bc according to milton, she reminds him of himself, and he is vain as we all know. if he could fuck his clone, he would, and she’s the closest thing there is at hand.

so she gets pregnant, right, and therefore doesn’t really participate in the war on heaven. still, she’s totes with him in spirit, and therefore god slam-dunks her into hell and transforms her into a snakewoman. she is now Sin. her spawn pops out right there, and he is Death.

death also tries to fuck and/or kill his mom, which is where the hellhounds come from. to me, having gotten used to the friendly neighborhood discworld death, this is extremely jarring.

so she’s like “so that’s me right now. this is my brother-son who’s also your son and grandson.” INCEST IS GROSS AND WEIRD.

so satan is like “i need to distance myself from this situation” and sells them some shit about how he wants to make the whole earth the playground of sin and death, aka those two guys. they unlock the gates for him and he nopes the fuck out of there which really is understandable at that point.

no one in heaven found this abnormal. i feel like i can’t stress this enough.

and of course lucifer would go against god’s rule later with the argument that angels are “self-raised, self-begot” and don’t owe their existence to god at all!! he had proof in the form of his own forehead child! why did god let this occur? why did god give this one (1) angel this weird power to sire forehead children? why did no one ever question this, considering no other angel has ever displayed this ability?

did god want the rebellion? did god want the devil to be? is this one outwardly unassuming abnormal angel with weird forehead powers and vaguely sourced rebellious thoughts some sort of sleeper cell, some sort of ticking time bomb created in a scheme to manufacture His own antagonist?

who the fuck knows!! it doesn’t add up, is all i know, and i gotta wonder what the fuck compelled milton to think that any of this was a good idea

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