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steph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 1h

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Caleb R. @cartoonist2001.bsky.social · 16d

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Remedios Varo @remediosvaro.bsky.social · 2h

Woman Leaving the Psychoanalyst
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19734

"Woman Leaving the Psychoanalyst" by Remedios Varo depicts a cloaked figure with ethereal, swirling hair, symbolizing transformation and introspection. Carrying a translucent mask and a fishbowl, the artwork delves into themes of identity and self-discovery, hallmarks of Varos' imaginative surrealism.

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 9h

Just rereading The Symposium and was reminded of the wonderful fact, which I had forgot, that even the ancient Greeks had drama in their fanfic communities about who would top and who would bottom. All men are brothers, human nature is eternal.

‘Achilles, the son of Thetis, however, they honoured and sent to the
Isles of the Blest.48 For when he found out from his mother that if he
killed Hector he too would die, but if he did not kill him he would
return home and live to old age, he nevertheless dared to make the
choice of standing up for his lover Patroclus49 and avenging him; thus
180a he also died, and died for his sake. (Aeschylus actually talks nonsense
when he asserts that it was Achilles who was the lover of Patroclus:
Achilles was not only more beautiful than Patroclus but also more
42 As Apollo into Aeneas at Iliad 20.110. 43 ‘those in love’, in Greek hoi erontes; see eran.
44 philia; see philein. 45 eros. 46 psuche. 47 arete.
48 In Greek myth, islands in the legendary far west of the Greek world where after death specially
favoured mortals, notably some of the heroes, pass a blissful afterlife, rather than having a
phantom existence in the Underworld like everyone else.
49 Homer in the Iliad did not make Achilles and Patroclus lovers, but Aeschylus represents them
as such in Myrmidons, a lost tragedy from which a few quotations survive.
The Symposium (‘The Drinking Party’)
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beautiful than all the rest of the heroes, and still beardless; and according
to Homer he was much younger.50)

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steph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 21d

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Organdy @organdy.bsky.social · 14h

when I get your sorry ass im gonna make you pay by plate

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steph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 16h

that's just exactly what it was like to be socialized into communist beliefs by internet cliques. I think the only good outcome is sticking with it beyond the asinine fandom war stuff and developing actually actionable commitments

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steph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 16h

one likes to imagine that in his legendary and admirable retreat from posting he embraced a less inflammatory and militaristic idea of countercultural communism

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steph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 16h

I still think he's one of the funniest and most charismatic persons I ever saw online but I definitely did not see past that in 2017 and embraced some horrible habits of thought and speech as a result

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steph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 16h

was failing to sum this up earlier. he's a fascinating character because his affect was like totally cool and funny in a recognizable mode of twitter celebrity but his beliefs were genuinely unpalatable and insane. I think he was one of the only persons who made ML seem like an attractive identity

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perry dimes @prdgm.bsky.social · 16h

this is the only type of friend i need. some ride or die shit

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steph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 18h

Pingas Ah Um

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steph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 19h

honestly tho I think jargon heavy marxism is one of the easiest things to understand across languages

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steph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 19h

ILL sent me a Guy Debord bio in its french edition. fake francophones when a real texte comes at them

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sweet kerry eleanor @leavingtheparty.blog · 20h

They blame my newfound crystal skull for all the eerie and even horrible things happening in town.

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steph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 21h

yea!!

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steph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 21h

when you're trying to talk some real shit and they give you that protein stare

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 23h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

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steph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 21h

if you're not doing professional work with books they're a terrible substitute for personality and if you're working with them professionally you have to permanently sacrifice childhood enchantment

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