The Lobster Shack @klausier - Tumblr Blog

Hey, not sure if you're on tumblr anymore but I think you may have been hacked/phished/whatever the 24$ rayban scam is. Hope, aside from that, all's well!

Damn! I haven’t interacted with anything rayban related! 😩 How do they do this????

I’m ok. Got diagnosed with EDS recently tho. Plus side I’m in occupational therapy for my hands and it might help me start drawing again.

catsbeaversandducks

By Jan and Odee

the-adventures-of-dave

Yeah, you got it spot on!

obscuritiesoffbeat

I don’t usually soap-box, but I’m going to for a hot sec since this has been on my mind:

Cults are getting better branding, prettier leaders, hipper-sounding cosmologies, and wider reaches due to social media. They’re not all deity-focused. Thoughtful, intelligent people can get sucked into them. Just…stay safe out there, guys. Do your research, look at all your options, and trust your gut, not groupthink.

obscuritiesoffbeat

I’m glad this is resonating with people.

I do want to emphasize, again, that cults (and toxic groups with cult-like attributes, I’m using this term pretty loosely) don’t usually look like what you’d expect. A lot of toxic and dangerous religious movements are tiny and you won’t find much about them via Google. Cultish non-religious movements are the same way.

Start-ups, multi-level marketing companies, activist groups, fan groups, political groups, and internet mystics who run retreats can all be cult-like and dangerous. Tune your BS detector, ask family, friends, and experts for advice.

Here are some warning signs:

Pressure – pressure to make quick decisions, to give (or pledge) considerable amounts of money, to move in with a group, to abandon family or cut off friends. Elevated Leaders – anyone claiming special insight, special powers, or that they aren’t human. Demanding special treatment (compared to other followers). Misuse of funds or money collecting at the top. physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse. Lack of accountability or oversight. Isolation – encouraging (or requiring) members to cut off family relationships, friendships with those outside of the group, leaving jobs, moving to isolated areas, taking away communication methods. Strong “us-vs-them” mentality. Vilification of ex-members. Love-bombing. Altered states of consciousness – long work hours, sleep deprivation, lack of access to adequate food or water. Otherwise unproblematic activities like meditation/prayer/chanting, but done for hours. Discouraging doubt – discouraging or punishing doubt and critical thinking.

(Source 1, Source 2, Source 3)

If these send up red flags for you or loved ones, here are some collected resources: one, two.

lesbyterianchurch

New favorite TikTok

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That's fricking hilarious

cozy-starz-deactivated20210213

As a person with iron deficiency this is accurate

badgertastic

Screaming “DAMMIT MAURICE” every time I get the wobbles from standing up too fast from now on.

official-cisphobe

here’s a random word generator–whatever word it gives you is now the thing you are the deity of

snippyschnapps

bro you’re. you’re Death bro…

iv0ry-keys

#it’s spite and no one is surprised

babypetals

#just wanna sit by the fireplace and read all day while watching the snow fall sigh

pro-gay

I'm about to have a seizure

#oh my god #was remixes r my new fave genre

poetrylesbian

I just made a meme that is so incredibly specific

poetrylesbian

#this bothers me so much #they should swap names a;lskjkdsl

valendyke

take my quiz and find out who you really were in a past life!

#Victorian orphaned newspaper boy #r we surprised tho

lakevida

gonna go ahead and decide that not liking pineapple pizza is homophobic. oh you hate having more fruit in your life? yeah i bet you do. tell me more about the fruits you don’t like. am i one of them

#pineapple on pizza is amazing

byjove

Me: *Removes my cat from my lap to do something else.*

My cat: Father is…evil? Father is unyielding? Father is incapable of love? I am running away. I am packing my little rucksack and going out to explore the world as a lone vagabond. I can no longer thrive in this household.

cryoverkiltmilk

The spiritual successor to Miette

manicgoblinnightmarewoman

Might I also add

shydestinybread

May i add the piece from artist Verbal Vomit

unyanizedcatboys

Glad to see we’re all in agreement that cats talk like disparaged victorian children

explorerrowan

I am so incredibly glad we finally moved on from “i can has”. Cats are clearly smart enough for advanced sentence structure and dumb enough to draw entirely incorrect conclusions about what they’re talking about.

dualclock

My cat, banging the cabnet door over and over and over: bang bang bang

Me: you will not earn what you desire by banging the cabinet door.

My cat: This is a test of wills, is it not? We shall see if your ability to put up with my incessant banging outlasts my eternal lust for snackie treats. Years of conditioning have hardened me for this purpose. bang bang bang

Me: ksst!

My cat, throwing herself to the ground like she’s been shot: Oh! Oh I have been assailed in my own home! Have mercy, have pity! Surely in the cruel darkness of your heart there is some mote of goodness that might stay your hand! Do not strike me, I pray you!

Me: ok

My cat, after waiting about 3 minutes: bang bang bang