Patrick Melrose

for poor sods like me who wants to watch Benedict's shows but have the misfortune of living in a non-US non-UK territory -addigni

[ghminerals]

Amethyst stalactite 28 cm. Complete all around. Artigas, Uruguay. Inquire for details

[trappedinavelociraptor]

#don't

[sailorsun546]

[elfwreck]

[weaselle]

the communication on this hellsite (affectionate) is an ecosystem

[skaldish]

To my international friends: If you ever wonder why Americans are the way they are, just remember that 1/3rd of all US citizens are in a cult that teaches them to suppress the activity of their prefrontal cortex, particularly when it comes to doubt, critical thinking, and differentiating emotional responses from personal values.

[skaldish]

1/3rd of Americans are Evangelical, and Evangelical Protestantism is a cult. We just don’t think of it as one because it’s so normalized. However, it follows the B.I.T.E. model of cult dynamics.

Evangelism teaches its followers to always maintain states of bliss and ecstasy for Jesus. What this does is condition the brain to always operate out of less-evolved parts; areas that are responsible for more primal emotions like euphoria, anger, and fear. Because of how we’ve evolved to survive, the brain will actually shut down our higher functioning—including critical thinking skills—in favor of these primal emotions, when they’re active.

Always feeling bliss = never questioning or feeling doubt. Evangelicals may actually fear the thoughts that do originate from their higher brain-parts because they think it’s the devil tempting them away from their religion. They’ll engage in self-indoctrination techniques to make this stop.

This creates a cognitive dissonance so great that many Americans have no separation between how they feel and what they believe. This is really bad because their minds have literally no defense against undue influence. They’ll vote for the dude who hyped them up enough. They’ll buy into the conspiracy theory that excites them the most. They’ll side with whatever gets the best reaction out of them, and getting a rise out of people is super easy to do.

Things like financial insecurity and low employment make this worse, too.

[skaldish]

And just to be clear, this kind of conditioning can happen to anyone, regardless of their intellectual capacity.

Cult conditioning has nothing to do with how smart or dumb people are. You can condition literally any brain with the right time and environment.

Counteracting undue influence is a skill, and like any skill, it needs to be taught.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Cult experts frequently point out that the smarter people are, the more susceptible they are to this once the initial hooks are in, and the harder they are to deprogram. This is because while this kind of conditioning does not rely on intelligence, the ability to rationalise does -- the smarter someone is, the better they can rationalise what they already believe, so if they’re committed to following their feelings, a smart person is much better at making it seem (to themselves as well as others) that they’re actually using logic and reason rather than making ad-hoc justifications after the fact.

Also, people who know (or believe) that they’re smarter than average tend to assume that this makes them harder to fool, conditon, or lie to. Which makes somebody much easier to fool, condition, or lie to.

[faint-petrichor-deactivated2026]

So I am from the US but now live in Argentina, and as The American(tm) I often get reasonably asked the question, "Why are Americans, you know, like that?"

The best and most immediate answer I could come up with, and the one I've stuck to, is telling people that America is a country defined by being a haven for cults and religious extremists since its inception. And people are always like "god that makes so much sense."

But you know, the wildest thing is if I tried to tell any given American this (which I have) chances are they'd be like, "No way, that's absurd." And I think the thing is, if you're an American and have lived most or all of your life in America, this is just your normal. But when you live somewhere that is less saturated with religious dogma, cults and anti-intellectualism, it's readily apparent.

[trapped--under--rice]

please behold the 24 Hours of Lemons race, in which you can only spend $500 total on a car to cross country race for 24 hours

named after the legendary 24 hour Le Mans race, Lemons rallies barely legal cars in an endurance race across America. had the privilege of sharing the freeway with this race and seeing the absolute art od this event

[friendly-neighborhood-patriarch]

This is so American I could CRY

[hogmilked]

oh this is nothing. some of my favorite lemons entries are:

an airplane stuck on a toyota minivan

this miata built by rocket scientists

the mr2 boat

the nyan cat bmw that i think actually played the song at all times

the homer simpson car built by uranium workers

this limo whose brakes caught on fire

the dumbest corolla and supra wearing funny hats

and so much more. 24 hours of lemons my beloved

[transarsonist]

The absolute metaphorical snarl that is a Limo modeled after the titanic called "unstoppable", whose breaks caught fire, is just, absolutely sending me

[letsboldlygomotherfuckers]

why do we bother with I hate my partner jokes when your boss is right there

[letsboldlygomotherfuckers]

I love my wife. my boss though? that ball and chain??

[letsboldlygomotherfuckers]

do you understand my vision

[letsboldlygomotherfuckers]

[placeholdername69]

Oh this is too fun

[leatherleaves]

Bestie, your brain, your VISION, ahead of your time

[letsboldlygomotherfuckers]

[letsboldlygomotherfuckers]

[sashaforthewin]

Wait, but this made them ACTUALLY FUNNY

[tiktoksijustthinkareneat]

I'm begging you to turn the sound on

[drtanner]

Spring.

[sage-nebula]

Spring.

[self-righteous-god]

Spring.

[troubleshootingspacekangaroo]

Spring.

[royalninja]

Spring.

[roboticutie]

✨️GOLDEN.......✨️

Mouse 🐁

[marlinspirkhall]

Everytime this crosses my dash my eyes light up because I know my favourite part is coming. Spring. Spring. Spring. Spring. Spring.

[catsofinstagram]

[ya-wn]

please for the love of god turn ur sound on

[iamprophet4profit]

*boston accent*  “It takes a pet like NO PRABLEM! Nat afraid at alll, Thats a great cat right there..”

[destroyscythe-heck]

Here he is all grown up!

His name is Maui and he still takes a pat like no phrawblem

But he’s still giving you the stink eye because he’s actually a New York bodega cat at Willy’s Deli in Brooklyn and you know how New Yorkers are about Bostonians

That’s a great cat right there

Also his whittle white peety paws 😍😍😍

[chipper-smol]

A dragon who decides to hoard mint and various types of mint plants (and not knowing that mint has the mushroom’s blessing of inevitability were ever its planted) can go one of two ways.

1: The dragon is absolutely horrified as the mint engulfs and takes over its den. Its gold? Mint. Its gems and goblets? Mint. Its stores of wine? Mint. No matter what they do they can’t get rid of it.

2: The dragon is delightfully ecstatic as the mint engulfs and takes over its den. It’s a self growing hoard. No matter what any adventurers or knights do, they can’t get rid of it.

[chipper-smol]

✨✨✨ ヽ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ ✨✨✨

[anonymoushouseplantfan]

[Blind Gossip] You already know that this attractive woman was on a TV show. That is what gave her the celebrity to advance her station in life via marriage to a man in a famous family. What you don’t know is the extent of her career goals. While she said she would give up acting […]

I had to double check and make sure this wasn’t another April Fool’s Joke. LOL, maybe my dream of a Meg-ita musical will finally come true.

[addigni]

Hi everyone! This is the first time ever that I’m attempting to make an artbook, I call this one Redbeard. Why Redbeard, because everything inside is about bbc sherlock and johnlock xD 

anyway in its content, I will include almost all of my sherlock artworks, plus photoshop tutorials on how I created those artworks, commentaries and more.

Printing a book is expensive which is why I’m using Kickstarter to get the funds!

Support my Artbook!

It’s always been my dream to make an artbook but I never do because I’m always critical of my art and no one will want it and then I succumb to my own fears. But not this time, I’m just gonna go all in and there’s no harm in trying  

I hope you support my project! Please help me to  signal boost this by reblogging and sharing this project on other social media. Every reblog helps! :D

Thank you so much! Have a wonderful day

Link to My Kickstarter 

[savedbyholmes]

Expenses for my mom

On Tuesday my mom was rushed down to a hospital an hour and a half away. They thought she had a stroke but it turns out she has an infection somewhere around her brain. They aren’t certain. when I arrived this morning things had taken a turn for the worse and she was sent to ICU and placed on a ventilator and I don’t really know if she’s going to make it.

Any and all money will go towards gas money to see her, any bills for her, and any funeral expenses if it comes down to that.

Please this is really important to me. My mom is my rock, she’s really all I got and I’d like to be able to see her without worry of running out of gas. This is really important to my mom is really important to me.

If you can please Donate if not please share.

[savedbyholmes]

Please. I have to meet with the funeral director on Monday and I have to pay for services rendered.

Please, anything can help.

[addisbeesquad]

Patrick Melrose

S01E01: Bad News (google drive)

S01E02: Never Mind (google drive)

Keep reading

[addigni]

S01E03: Some Hope (google drive)

[addigni]

S01E04: Mother’s Milk (google drive)

[addigni]

S01E05: At Last (google drive)

[addisbeesquad]

Patrick Melrose

S01E01: Bad News (google drive)

S01E02: Never Mind (google drive)

Keep reading

[addigni]

S01E03: Some Hope (google drive)

[addigni]

S01E04: Mother’s Milk (google drive)

[somespicyshrimp]

destroy the idea that gay people are better than bi/pan ones because they ‘picked a side’ or because bi people are greedy, more likely to cheat, etc.

destroy the idea that bi/pan people are better than gay ones because ‘hearts not parts’ or because they fall in love with ‘souls instead of just bodies’.

my attraction is not narrow-minded or shallow because it’s exclusive to women. your sexuality is not greedy or selfish because it isn’t exclusive to one sex.

no one’s sexuality is superior and no one’s is lesser. don’t be an asshole.

thanks for coming to my ted talk

[addisbeesquad]

Patrick Melrose

S01E01: Bad News (google drive)

S01E02: Never Mind (google drive)

Keep reading

[addigni]

S01E03: Some Hope (google drive)

[addigni]

Includes rewards of all previous tiers! Plus, you get to give requests as to what you want me to draw. I will pick one of your request every week and sketch it out. Hey everyone! If you like my art and you would like to support me, you can do so by becoming a Patron on my Patreon

Keep reading

[addisbeesquad]

Patrick Melrose

S01E01: Bad News (google drive)

S01E02: Never Mind (google drive)

@patheticmortal-wtchemicaldefects @gryssenielsen @duskybatfishgirl @alexxphoenix42 @silentauroriamthereal @lillabaloo @sobeautifullyobsessed @teaismyremedy @myfavouriteenglishstuff @rox712 @martynkonol @simpleanddestructivechemistry

[savedbyholmes]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 22/? Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Rape/Non-Con Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Sherlock Holmes & Sebastian Moran Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Jim Moriarty, Sebastian Moran, Mycroft Holmes Additional Tags: Fuck Or Die, Angst, Rape/Non-con Elements, Rape Aftermath, Virgin Sherlock, Moriarty Made Them Do It, Anal Sex, Forced Orgasm, no forgiveness, Fingering, Sherlock Whump, Stalking, Protective Mycroft, BAMF Mycroft Summary:

After being captured by Moriarty, Sherlock gives the only thing he has to keep John alive, however the consequences of his actions are more severe than he ever could have thought.