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    24 hours ago

    I had this thought the other night, that I’m remembering now, and it went something like: The world is being terrorized by the US empire (that part is nothing new). In addition, the combination of it being in decline and the persona of it subsequently being a spiraling narcissist (clinical definition of one) gives it a layer of disorienting and erratic that it would otherwise not have. Its decisions seem senseless at times because some of them are, while also having more thought out mechanics behind them because the head of the regime is just one person and the characteristics of the empire still exist underneath. These two priorities, the plodding and plotting empire and the erratic and self-interested narcissistic, are in a certain amount of contradiction, even as the one has helped create the other in leadership. Maybe a good example of internal contradiction.

    It’s like Trump is a psychological embodiment of the empire crashing out over being in decline. The worse its conditions get, the more erratic he gets, and the more erratic he gets, the more it accelerates the contradictions, creating a kind of feedback loop.

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    I need to study a lot for school in a short time, but it’s hard because I feel lonely. It’s impacting my studying. I keep thinking about these people that I was somewhat close to a year ago, but don’t speak to anymore. I want to be more social and go to gatherings to stop these feelings, but then I have less time for studying so I can’t win.

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    23 hours ago

    bruh we just had an ex-presidential candidate recommend a parlay on an instagram reel for the nfl in mexico 🥴

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    It seems Belgium is so irrelevant that Trump forgot to include us in his sanctions despite us sending someone to Greenland lol

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    2 days ago

    being sick sucks because you’re tired all the time but can’t get any sleep because the illness keeps you awake 😞

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    3 days ago

    Some dude with a fake account replied to an insta comment of mine calling me a cancerous left wing dog and told me to accept his follow request (I assume to insult me or something) so for fun I accepted and messaged him first but he won’t reply lol

    What is it with these fascist cowards

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    3 days ago

    The top gusano actually went through and gift Trump her fake award in one of the cringiest images ive ever seen.

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    4 days ago

    Damn, this is the best shirt and handbag I have ever seen in my life!

    Found on Rednote! Makes me want to consoooooom

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    4 days ago

    Fanon’s conclusion in Wretched of the Earth, that the global south should not strive to “catch up to” the European colonial and genocidal mentality is so obviously correct.