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How to spot when you’re in a cult
―― Tuesday November 29, 2022 ――

Print: [Zine PDF][Zine Mirror][Alternate Zine – In Order][Alternate Zine – Two per page, print front and back, flip on short edge] How to recognize that you’re in a cult seems so obvious and therefore unnecessary to ask that most people never even bother to do so. Consequently, it should not be a surprise so many...Read the rest

 
 

“Disability is great”
―― Friday November 18, 2022 ――

Do support your disabled friends and community, but for example, if an artist is doing a commission for you, listen to them very specifically about how the payments are going to work. The USA’s policy toward disabled people, like many people, is best described as “eugenics… but make it a little less obvious”, so the...Read the rest

 
 

A better world was possible (a better world still is)
―― Wednesday November 9, 2022 ――

Tumblr @avramchajabeing a jew studying preholocaust european jewish history is just mourns over what could have been, mourns over what could have been, mourns over what could have been, mourns over what could have been, mourns- @meirmakesstuffWWII alternate history stories always go “What if the Nazis won.” WHAT IF THE JEWS LIVED? @kanguinThat’s actually such...Read the rest

 
 

Fat disabled people, gender, and sexuality
―― Wednesday October 26, 2022 ――

Tumblr @corporealphantomReminder that fat disabled people exist and have a sexuality. Reminder that fat disabled people can be queer. They can be bi, pan, lesbian, gay, ace. They can be trans. They can be loud and provocative, or gentle and soft. Fat disabled people can be desired and can also desire. They can be saucy,...Read the rest

 
 

Please stop doing this. Queen Mab may be bound by clever wordplay, but conservatives are not the fey. The devil may be forced to keep his promises, but Christian Nationalists are not restrained by the same integrity as Old Scratch. “Oh-ho! They didn’t think through their own rules, hmm? What fools! Don’t they even know...Read the rest

 
 

Gwen Snyder on common cult dynamics
―― Sunday August 21, 2022 ――

Originally tweeted by antifascist, organizer, writer, bitchmedia contributor Gwen Snyder (@gwensnyderPHL) on August 21, 2022. The Caleb Maupin stuff is horrifying, and horrifying in part because several of his cult tactics are often used by a number of left and “progressive” folks/organizations who seek to exploit young idealists and exploit their labor for profit and...Read the rest

 
 

When it comes to The Satanic Temple, there’s always more
―― Sunday August 14, 2022 ――

The Satanic Temple uses people—uses them up and discards them (or worse). If you think you’re different, look at what happened to those who came before. TST will use any weakness you give them and hurt you with it later: your housing, mental health, even the death of your pet. Some of you may even...Read the rest

 
 

A TikToker spent two minutes talking about why The Satanic Temple can’t help you get an abortion and doesn’t deserve your support. TST threatened to sue her. But when it comes to The Satanic Temple, there’s always more and it’s always worse. Note: As of Nov. 23, 2022, the Temple has filed a lawsuit against...Read the rest

 
 

Footnotes: The Satanic Temple in the courts
―― Tuesday July 5, 2022 ――

Doug Misicko and Cevin Soling on the record in court depositions and testimony The following are the available court depositions of Doug Misicko (a.k.a. “Doug Mesner”, “Lucien Greaves”) and Cevin Soling (“Calvin Soling”, “Malcolm Jarry”) in matters concerning “The Satanic Temple”, which alternatively means the for-profit United Federation of Churches, LLC, dba The Satanic Temple;...Read the rest

 
 

A former member of The Satanic Temple made TikTok videos critical of the Temple and myths of its abortion-access loophole. Then, TST threatened to sue her.Read the rest