I see the behavior of Michael stans in this moment and understand the blind eye MAGA takes to Trump & Epstein a little more.

we now know sexual activity has a profound effect on the psyche as well as that sex is also about power and is a powerful tool for control and exploitation. so we should be moving away from the differentiation but it's taking a while

I know, I'm just adding my opinion to the mix as to why people make that difference. I do think it's because sex is thought of as merely a bodily activity and sex with a body that's not developed for it seems deviant and wrong whereas using a body that's ready seems somehow natural

This was pre-AI bots, but I think you only need a certain number of instigators before other people who’ve heard these shallow defenses of one of their favorite guys just start repeating the same arguments for you

Same exact shit happened with Johnny Depp. Barely refer to the trial and someone whose entire online presence seems to revolve around defending him pops in to shout you down. It makes you think there’s a balanced discussion happening when it’s actually a bunch of astroturfed talking points repeated

my low-level conspiracy theory is that there was (and maybe still is) a huge network of provocateurs that poison any discussion of MJ by name searching him. It happened like clockwork on Twitter and they’d all have the same list of rebuttals, excuses or degradations of the victims ready to go.

I have a suspicion most people differentiate between an 8-yead-old ans a 14-year-old merely because of their bodies - a 14-year-old body may be "ripe" for sexual use, and we conflate that with corresponding mental maturity. But it's not there

I didn't have the language to describe what I felt when at 14 an adult was talking dirty in my ear on the bus, I only knew it scared me to death. I don't think 14-year-olds necessarily know it's wrong. They certainly don't feel empowered to object or even question

tell them how much younger his wife was. I saw that gave some tankists pause once, and it was the only thing that could

why do you guys insist on embarassing yourselves? you look like illiterate idiots whose understanding of politics and history never deleoped past the kindergarten level of "this guy bad therefore that guy good"

ествствено тия дето ги влача с часове и искам 5-6 подсказки изобщо не ги поствам...

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it's not greed, it's literally how capitalism works - it's a system predicated on endless growth. once you can no longer grow your customer base, you start raising prices to achieve growth

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гледам някой вече се е познал, имам мютнат коментар под поста. не се хабете, пропагандата на ИДФ не се брои за информация. а вие си оставате пропаднали човешки същества с черни сърца

не знам каква морална развалина трябяа да си, за да намираш оправдания на Израел

Israeli soldiers using sexual assault to force Palestinians out of West Bank, report says Experts say attacks, also carried out by settlers, are leading girls to quit school and enter early marriages

of course they do..
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“The power lie is a different kind of deception. People already know it’s not true, so there is no way to contradict it, to persuade people otherwise. The appeal is that, as a believer, you can be part of it, sharing the power by accepting the falsehood is true.” — @caroloff.bsky.social #UrbanTruth

sheer luck

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"The steelmaker, hotelier and airline mogul J.R.D. Tata praised Gandhi’s ‘refreshingly pragmatic’ approach: the trains ran on time, strikes ceased, markets rose. Two thousand union leaders were imprisoned and wages were frozen."

ако ви е интересен този брутален период от съвременната история на Индия, "Крехко равновесие" от Рохинтън Мистри е безстрашен и много увлекателен роман по темата, преведен абсолютно великолепно от @vilervale.bsky.social

прострелват се в крака въоръжените до зъби американци, ние в нашата немилитаризирана култура си вкарваме автогол или сами си подливаме вода :)

докато рових, се натъкнах на факта, че тъга също е сродна дума на тегля, което не знам защо никога не ми беше хрумвало!

а иначе може би е обикновен пренос - понеже на везната предметът го дърпа земната тяга надолу, значението на тяга/тегло се е обогатило и с действието, извършвано на везната

теглилка е от тегля, а не обратното

my examples are far from non-existent!

Yes, Israel is destroying Lebanon's breadbasket. This is why I have been saying that Israel's goal is to destroy Lebanon itself.

Play Shuffalo: Monday, April 20, 2026 Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

half a minute and zero hints, motherfucker

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