Maintaining pure discipline ~ Milarepa
https://justdharma.org/maintaining-pure-discipline/

#Milarepa #concealment #discipline #pretense

UNM produces #petrochemicalenergymajors; its endowment is largely fossilfuels. It is now presenting itself as an advocate of geothermal & has begun to offer a certificate in geothermal. The #pretense: NM can become 100% clean energy but continue to produce fossilfuels & sell them elsewhere

Quote of the Day “For the record, knowing when people are only pretending to like you isn't such a great skill to have.” — Chuck Palahniuk, Diary

“For the record, knowing when people are only pretending to like you isn't such a great skill to have.” — Chuck Palahniuk, Diary
#ChuckPalahniuk #Quotation #QOTD #Quote #Pretense #Friends #FakingIt

That long life shit, that #pretense to #immortality. We are immortal. Yeah, let it be boring. So you can work on realizing it. If it's a #birthright, and #Guru says that #happiness is a birthright, it's clear that we need help in #expressing our #rights! Funny but not laughing.

an ink and pencil sketch of a man trying on different masks. the masks are all different. there is a machine on the table with the masks. text in the image reads: "maskenfreiheit: the freedom we feel from wearing masks".

part of a series
(psychological)
#masks #masking #identity #sketch #drawing #dibujo #zeichnung #art #pretense #psychology #self #dessin

Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way Our election system is reaching a breaking point.

An important article, & I encourage you to give this a read. The GOP cheats:

" #ThatAsshole has been trying to teach the American people to #distrustelections since 2016, and many of his actions now are designed to create a #pretense for #claimingfraud later."

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Lorelei from the Kanto elite four with her tits framed in rope and lifting her skirt for the viewer.

The og Ice Queen #Lorelei celebrating #FreakyFriday!

#aigen #aihentai #hentai #pokemon #elite4 #glasses #bdsm #ropeplay #shibari #collar #rule34 #18+ #softcore #pretense #goonette #porn #cougar

so there's this guy who's really into going to clubs but i've never been to one. should i just pretend i like it too? I get many questions from young women, asking if they should pretend in various ways for their date or potential boyfriend, in order to secure the relationship / interest. I am always going to say pretending is a bad idea that u will pay twice the price for in the end. • Do u KNOW the deep satisfaction that comes from daring to show yr weird wild abnormal self... n being loved for that anyway??? I do. There's nothing better. It will heal yr damn SOUL. Being loved for a mask u show? U will feel more distant from yr happiness each day, until u are lost 2 yrself. @nineveh.a E link in bio

🎭 MASKS R LOVE-PROOF ✍🏽 #AskNini🙋🏾‍♀️🎙️ tellonym.me/nineveh.aka.... 💌 #Q&A #Questions #TransWoman #LGBTQ #Insight #Opinion #Wisdom #Curiosity #Pretense #Integrity #Love #Risk

how do u react when u realize someone is being fake with u depends on situation. If optional, ! leave. If mandated, I study them. If a stranger, l prepare mental n physical defense. If a loved one, my heart breaks. In any case, my guards rise. link in bio tellonym @nineveh.aka.nini

🎭 ACTIVATED ✍🏽 #AskNini🙋🏾‍♀️🎙️ tellonym.me/nineveh.aka.... 💌 #Q&A #Questions #TransWoman #LGBTQ #Insight #Opinion #Wisdom #Curiosity #Fake #Pretense #Manipulation

y do some sometimes pretend to like smth There could be a million answers to this, you've given me no context. We may as well ask why do ppl pretend at all? That too needs context; reasons can shift. link in bio Lonym @nineveh.aka.nini

🪛 EVERYONE HAS A REASON ✍🏽 #AskNini🙋🏾‍♀️🎙️ tellonym.me/nineveh.aka.... 💌 #Q&A #Questions #TransWoman #LGBTQ #Insight #Opinion #Wisdom #Curiosity #Pretense

My smile
Not a pretense
I take delight
In the beauty
In the chaos
In the light
In the dark
Admittance to
Life’s many plays
One ticket
To all the drama
Comedy
Tragedy
This stage offers
The greatest show on Earth

#RetroArtPrompt #pretense

I have no #pretense,
an open #book
of intense emotions,
an overflowing bath
looking to be dammed

#retroartprompt #pennedreveries
#poetry

We spoke, but I confess
to a #pretense of listening,
so much else to digest—
caustic side-eye,
flicker of a smirk,
a tone of condescension.

Yet you wonder
why we don't get on?

My guess?
You don't like it
that all
my rough edges
are worn
on the outside,
when yours
are tucked in.

#retroartprompt

Despite the facts, they'll
Maintain a pretense, lash out
In all directions.
#RetroArtPrompt #pretense #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity #resist
@artbyseranya.bsky.social

A photo I took in early 2014 or 2015 when Dale Chihuly's art exhibit came to my local library for about a month

Glass #pretense -

We see right through.

Sculpted to appear
strong, it is more fragile
than it looks.

#RetroArtPrompt (tomorrow's) #poem #poetry #writing #chihuly #glassblowing #art #photography

#RetroArtPrompt
10.9.2025: #Pretense
For your inspiration…

Have you ever pretended to be someone you’re not?

- If inspired, you can share anything you feel like: #art #photography #writing 🦋
- Tag me & #RetroArtPrompt
- I will #repost

DC and the Home Rule Act - Is it Hitting a Home Run With Residents? Home Rule Act - Congress Always has the Right to Step In...

thelegaledition.substack.com/p/dc-and-the...
Is the Home Rule Act in DC, Hitting a Home Run? Residents and businesses upset, needless display of military presence, when Red states have more crime per capita than DC.... #homerule #militarypresence #possecomitatus #trump #pretense #crime #policestate

Donald Trump’s talk of denuclearization is less a realistic policy than a performance. With no clear plan and little chance of success, his rhetoric serves more to project influence than to advance genuine arms control. @news.sky.com @politico.eu
#Bloviation #Nuclear #Pretense

She votes for all the felon's tax cuts for the rich; slashes to benefits for lower-/middle-class; trampling on human rights; & gives herself cover for her votes by saying yes but she's negotiated things for Alaska. Then *pretends* she didn't know she was negotiating w/ Lying Liar Liarson.
#Pretense

Freedom from the exhausting postures of pretense and denial ~ Sharon Salzberg
justdharma.org/freedom-from-the-exhaust...

#SharonSalzberg #denial #pretense #Buddha

He slipped into the government issued vehicle delivered last night. The GPS screen glowed as the engines hummed to life. He thought of the matron and her obvious #pretense. A cog, but not a player. Purveyor of information, though. Something he needed at any #cost. The engines silenced.

#2WordPrompt

is that guilt real or just an act?? Did I express guilt? Hm. Can't find that anywhere on my timeline today. Pls consider it an accident!

💃🏽 #AskNini🎙️https://tellonym.me/nineveh.aka.nini 💌 #Q&A #Questions #Insight #Answers #NiniJourney #TransWoman #Guilt #Pretense #Integrity #Beauty #Lighting #BlackandwhitePhotography

Original post on masto.ai

A #Venezuelan musician released a song critical of #Trump, then he was arrested by #ICE.

The Criminalization of Venezuelan Street Culture

#law #immigration #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfExpression #AlienEnemiesAct #pretense #FigLeaf #Bullshit #authoritarianism #tyranny […]

Original post on my-place.social

A quotation from **Ambrose Bierce**

> POLITENESS, _n_. The most acceptable hypocrisy.

**Ambrose Bierce** (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Politeness,” _The Devil’s Dictionary_ (1911)

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Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/53081…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #courtesy […]

Jewish organizations that #care about #antisemitism should condemn Trump’s administration lawlessness and authoritarian using #antisemitism #pretense! They are doing more harm to #antisemitism causes! @nytimes.com @wsj.com @meidastouch.com @msnbc.com @cnn.com @bloomberg.com @reesewaters.bsky.social

Wanted to Be
#Obligation #Monuments #Filth #Decay #Erosion #System #Power #Authority #Order #Legacy #Pretense

oooOOOO I know how this script goes -- just like WMD in 2003 being used as pretense for invading Iraq #pretense

This supposedly being about #fentanyl is a total ruse.

This is a direct attack on #Canadian sovereignty. #trumplies #pretense #bullies

Maintaining pure discipline ~ Milarepa
https://justdharma.org/maintaining-pure-discipline/

#Milarepa #concealment #discipline #pretense