Independent Thinker

Blog that ranges from important stuff about being neuroatyical to miscellaneous theory material or stuff I don’t want on my other blogs.

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"Dom and Davion's Law" - Victims Before Influencers: Modernize Son of Sam Laws

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i am supposed to have the energy… to do stuff...?

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every? day??

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How I feel rn

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For clarification

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To that one guy who backed off of me that one time I was playing Worldcraft after I told them I was 14. Kudos to you. You did the right thing.

To all the grown men who continued to pursue me, called me their whore, and tried to get me on Skype or Snapchat so you could exploit me, fuck you with a cactus sideways.

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A lot of pop psychology gets thrown around and since I already have a headache, here's preventing you lot from making it worse.

Love-bombing: A manipulation tactic of increasing affection and grand gestures before or after doing something abusive, specifically to weasel one's way out of consequences.

What it is not: A streak of affection and generosity towards friends/loved ones.

Trauma-bonding: Knowingly traumatizing someone to take advantage of their vulnerable state, to then act like the "hero" or the one who cheers them up.

What it is not: Bonding over similar traumas.

Gaslighting: *Knowingly* convincing someone they cannot trust their own perception of a situation in pursuit of one's own narrative.

What it is not: Misaligned perception of events.

Narcissist: Someone afflicted with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, a traumagenic cluster B disorder, that struggles with self-obsession, paranoia, craving validity from the public, delusions of grandeur, and social disconnection.

It is not: Your rubbish ex that cheated on you.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

-Xanthe

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To my 25 - 35 year olds, you've reached the age where people around you are starting to give up on themselves because they think it's too late. Don't let that energy rub off on you. It's not too late.

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I became a tattoo artist at 49.

Married the love of my life at 50.

Got my Class A CDL at 59.

You've got time.

As long as you're breathing, you've got time.

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I will only be learning to drive this year. I’m 25. I wish I had learned sooner, but my anxiety made it so difficult, along with other problems. I’m still anxious, but I’m gonna try.

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Finally, when shame has been completely internalized, nothing about you is okay. You feel flawed and inferior; you have the sense of being a failure. There is no way you can share your inner self because you are an object of contempt to yourself. When you are contemptible to yourself, you are no longer in you. To feel shame is to feel seen in an exposed and diminished way. When you're an object to yourself, you turn your eyes inward, watching and scrutinizing every minute detail of behavior. This internal critical observation is excruciating. It generates a tormenting self-consciousness which Kaufman describes as, "creating a binding and paralyzing effect upon the self." This paralyzing internal monitoring causes withdrawal, passivity and inaction.

John Bradshaw, Healing the Shame that Binds You

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Merle Fossum and Marilyn Mason, Facing Shame

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Literatura- Based on the Strange Creature, Andrew Ditch

Infantil.

Twas deemed the faux feigning faker who fixed a fast farce and takes and grates, steals and keels for his own sake for which he drinks.

Congruently, he feasts upon fruits of others’ labor, labors only for that.

All areas were stumped, trumped with his lumpy animated corpse, overencanted, unenchanted, with passion to be hated. More to fumble and bumble about the pleb-taxed villa, perchance. Less than unaddressed was he. Nay, may he be scratched in the back of minds, press-printed upon cranium folds, and for the hopeful, morbidly lore curious, forbidden opium. Detrimind, one of a kind, he persists to make merry-swindled, angst-kindled, nary-mingled all’round his jumbo radius.

“I need dat help.”

He lunarticulates as fact that which is unverified., that being not unveiled. Help, for him, dictates acting the sounding siren round the clock- bewitchin, betwixting, bitching, and besnitching- violere d’amoure, sans flexibility of connotation (not that he was privy to slang, only swears.)

Fucker of a mother, it’s unclear if that observation is same-same literal and metaphorical. What is known, sin duda y más dura: his contributions to her fearlight passing are indisputable. Empathy he owns remains not intact as if it were forever nonexistent. This could not halt him, it never would; he jacked-off tragedy for comedy. Kinking and perversion of the natural order of parent-child and age be affixed to his fetish, it was expected, yet nevertheless brought more lament to stranger more than bloodtied. Though her now widowed husband blamed him, blamed this squatch, this mongrel, ‘buse or naught, whether he ought or not, banish the parallels. It was the father’s one last duty.

You see, to wonderlove yet wanderlust was where, intransitively by morality, the humanesque thing sat, should his throne not be spoiled with defecation. It was known: he possessed such hyperobsession with the untruth of his condition (denial of scholar-professed diagnosis, his allistic psychopathy beside a strong shitzoeffect, that is to say, all was combined with a potent philia for waste and its containment products) it was, subconsciously or consciously but certainly dismisconsciously, regulated to regulate, whilst a synthetic syndicate and risen above subjugate, to the point his kindred-unenthused, unlitfused, conmused, and overtused- altered from his ficticual altar, become and recome thrustedly tossed as threadbare rags former to achieving and archiving peaks of his pleasure for anunpicturesque petite period. Exhausting the system was mild play. Exalting one’s self was delusion-way. Excruciating for all was no hallucination, sans exception.

Should companionship be uncompensated and unattainable, for that matter, he’ll not craft tunicate for his self-inflicted wounds. Rather, per his will, will thrill with self-fornication, arise with innapropriate, intricate, illegal detail, “storied” with the innocent.

Roasted, toasted, burnt of the mosted will be his fate, as writ in the old lore of the stars. Led, lodged in a hollowsweep on hallowseve into the pigeonhole of time’s unbeknownst vast, empty expanse. All for obtaining such Opus Mortis and greed for spoil that trapped many a high king. It was said this crittering creature should give up the ghost in a ditch, so that there may be called for no effort funneled into burying him, vita or post-vita. Neverthemore, the obligate to occur overlooks the conjuring of a post in place prognosticating: Sic Sempus Tyrannis, Lumpus vel Rex.

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Finally, when shame has been completely internalized, nothing about you is okay. You feel flawed and inferior; you have the sense of being a failure. There is no way you can share your inner self because you are an object of contempt to yourself. When you are contemptible to yourself, you are no longer in you. To feel shame is to feel seen in an exposed and diminished way. When you're an object to yourself, you turn your eyes inward, watching and scrutinizing every minute detail of behavior. This internal critical observation is excruciating. It generates a tormenting self-consciousness which Kaufman describes as, "creating a binding and paralyzing effect upon the self." This paralyzing internal monitoring causes withdrawal, passivity and inaction.

John Bradshaw, Healing the Shame that Binds You

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🚨Senate Bill Seeks Felony Charges for Transition Care

Senate Bill 1905

seeks to make providing gender transition related medical care a felony and to prohibit public funds from going to organizations that provide or support such care.

The measure was introduced for the 2026 legislative session and has been referred to committee. It has not become law yet.

The bill would prohibit any transgender associated procedures, medications, treatments, hormones and pharmaceuticals for any person in Oklahoma. The prohibition would apply to both minors and adults.

Under the proposal, any person who provides such care would be guilty of a felony. Physicians and other licensed providers who violate the ban could face professional discipline and potential malpractice liability.

The bill authorizes the Oklahoma Attorney General to pursue criminal and civil enforcement actions.

The measure would also bar state agencies and programs from using public funds to pay for or reimburse transition related care. The restriction would apply to Medicaid, the state employee health plan and other forms of state funding.

The proposal includes an exception for mental health counseling intended to align a person with their biological sex at birth.

Senate Bill 1905 was authored and introduced by Republican State Senator Shane Jett of Oklahoma. Link to the bill in the comments.

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What the fuck Senate?

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ALERTA! ALERTA! MINNEAPOLIS ANTIFASCISTA! Friday!

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elon musk did a nazi salute twice at the inauguration, and republicans are defending him.

trump revoked executive order 11246, which prohibited discrimination.

trump put all dei employees on leave to be fired.

trump blamed the dc plane crash on dei.

trump banned all lgbtq+ flags from being hung in government buildings.

trump ordered the pentagon to cancel celebration of mlk jr. day, black history month, women's history month, holocaust remembrance day, asian american pacific islander heritage month, lgbtq+ pride month, juneteenth, women's equality day, national hispanic heritage month, national disability employment awarenessmonth, and national american indian heritage month.

trump proposed removing all palestinians from gaza, turning the area into a vacation resort called “riviera of the middle east”.

trump posted an ai generated video showing what he hopes to turn palestine into, with a large golden statue of himself in the middle of it.

trump rolled back biden’s executive order to lower prescription drug costs for people using medicare and medicaid.

trump is attempting to ban tylenol for pregnant people because he’s convinced acetaminophen, a word he can’t even pronounce, causes autism and adhd. tylenol is the only safe and approved pain medication for pregnancy. he would rather pregnant people suffer than have autism and adhd.

trump rescinded the $35 cap on insulin, and prices are expected to rise to $1500 a month.

trump ordered the national institutes of health to cancel their review panels on cancer research.

trump ended the guidelines to prevent ai misuse. the guidelines prevent many things, but notably it prevents production of ai child pornography.

when sean hannity asked trump about the economy, he said “i don’t care”, after campaigning with the economy as his main talking point.

trump has withdrawn the us from the world health organization.

trump is ordering health agencies to stop reporting on bird flu and halt publications of scientific reports.

trump’s epa is reversing the ban on asbestos, which causes deadly and rapidly-spreading cancer if exposed.

trump has pardoned over 1500 people who stormed the capitol on january 6th.

trump is refusing to swear in adelita grijalva, who promised to release the epstein files.

trump changed denali back to mount mckinley.

trump signed an executive order to rename the gulf of mexico to gulf of america.

trump shut down cbp one, an app which granted legal entry to 1 million+ immigrants.

trump has discussed introducing a “gold card”, which would allow the wealthiest people to buy us citizenship for $5 million usd.

trump is allowing ice raids at churches and elementary schools.

trump announced plans to declare a national emergency at the us-mexico border.

trump signed an executive order to expand the use of the death penalty.

trump is considering freeing diddy.

trump disbanded the school safety board that works to prevent school shootings. it was comprised of survivors, educators, and gun violence prevention advocates and formed after the school shooting in parkland.

trump has threatened to invade panama to claim the panama canal.

trump withdrew from the paris climate act.

trump revoked all protections for transgender troops in the us military.

trump rescinded executive orders made by biden that benefited and protected women, lgbtq+ people, black americans, hispanic americans, asian americans, native hawaiians, and pacific islanders.

trump bombed iran 3 times without congressional approval.

trump is attempting to make it legal to refuse to hire or fire pregnant women.

trump pardoned 23 individuals convicted under the freedom of access to clinic entrances (FACE) act for their anti-abortion activism, including oftentimes violent protests at abortion clinics.

trump signed an executive order allowing deportation of foreign students who they believe express support for hamas or hezbollah.

trump announced that the us government will from here on out only recognize male and female as sexes. intersex is not legally recognized anymore.

trump is shutting down the lgbtq+ youth suicide hotline in july.

trump has told all schools and universities that they have two weeks to end all diversity initiatives, or he will cut federal funding. (as of feb 19, 2025)

trump told harvard to stop accepting immigrant students.

trump fired the staff of the federal aviation association after a deadly plane crash in dc.

trump has fired the heads of the tsa and coast guard, and gutted a key aviation safety advisory committee.

trump denied disaster relief funding for north carolina after tropical storm helene.

when asked about the epstein files by a female reporter, trump leaned in and said, “quiet, piggy.”

a newly released epstein document includes a letter that jeffrey wrote to larry nassar, alleging that donald trump “shares [their] love of young nubile girls.”

in georgia, a black woman named adriana smith is being kept alive on ventilators because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she died. she is legally brain dead. this was an exact plot in multiple episodes of the handmaid’s tale.

ice agents in minneapolis threw tear gas into the car of a family who had three children, including an 11-year-old autistic son and a 6-month-old baby. the baby stopped breathing and had to be rushed to the hospital. the family were not protesters, and they are u.s. citizens.

the state of louisiana just rolled back desegregation laws because of a petition from the department of justice.

the trump administration removed the federal government’s memorial to victims of gun violence. they took down 120 portraits of dead americans, including police officers and children.

the supreme court weakened the clean water act's limitations on raw sewage discharge into our water in a 5-4 ruling.

the official white house twitter account posted an “illegal alien deportation” asmr video where they did closeups of chains and the sound of ankle chains hitting the metal stairs of the airplanes deportees were being loaded onto.

on truth social, trump posted, “LONG LIVE THE KING!”.

at CPAC, a republican group called the “third term project” held a rally to support changing the constitution so trump can run for a third term. on their posters, they’re photoshopping his face onto julius caesar’s, seemingly forgetting what happened to julius caesar.

the trump administration paused health communications to prevent the fda from announcing food recalls.

the trump administration will not renew biden-era grants worth $1 billion that were aimed at boosting mental health services in schools.

the u.s. has surpassed 1,000 measles cases for the first time in five years, with 96% involving unvaccinated individuals or those with unknown vaccination status. rfk jr. has repeatedly claimed that measles can be treated with vitamin a.

republicans on tiktok are recreating elon’s salute to prove that it “wasn’t a nazi salute”, and they’re either doing it completely wrong because they know if they replicate it then it will actually be a salute, or they’re doing the proper salute and posting it online.

google and apple maps now display the gulf of mexico as “gulf of america”.

rfk jr. wants to ban SSRIs and put everyone on them into labor camps.

rfk jr. is now claiming that tylenol during pregnancy and circumcision both cause autism.

multiple state legislators are drafting bills to allow the punishment for abortion to be the death penalty.

andy ogles drafted a constitutional amendment to allow trump to be president for a third term.

the us senate confirmed russell vought, one of the main authors of project 2025, will lead the white house budget office.

nancy mace repeatedly used the t-slur during a congressional meeting, three times were out of spite.

andy biggs introduced a bill to abolish osha and completely eliminate federal workplace safety protections.

georgia republican congressman mike collins called for the deportation of new jersey born mariann budde, the bishop who urged trump to “have mercy” on the lgbtq+ community and immigrants during a service at the national cathedral.

florida republican anna paulina luna has introduced a bill to add trump to mount rushmore.

new york republican claudia tenney introduced a bill to make trump’s birthday a federal holiday.

west virginia republican delegate lisa white has introduced house bill 2712, which would remove rape and incest as exceptions for abortion, even for minors. you can call her at (304) 340- 3274 or email her at [email protected] and let her know your opinion on that.

there is a bill named the SAVE act which would require americans to provide their birth certificate, passport, or other citizenship documents every time they vote, and would require the last name on their driver’s license to match that of their birth certificate. this would prevent married women who have changed their last name from voting.

the u.s. government is considering suspending habeas corpus, which protects people from unlawful detention and ensures you receive due process.

bill h.r.1161, which is available publicly on congress.gov, would authorize trump to enter into negotiations to acquire greenland and to rename it to "red, white, and blueland".

six states (arizona, idaho, iowa, kansas, mississippi, and north dakota) are planning on challenging obergefell v. hodges, which would end same-sex marriage nationwide. about a dozen more states have representatives are also considering filing similar resolutions.

a bill to ban the mRNA vaccine has passed out of the house committee.

amazon revoked protections for lgbtq+ and black employees.

the cdc has removed their hiv prevention page.

the cdc has cut back their foodnet program, which is required to surveil foodborne pathogens. this could leave the country more vulnerable to foodborne illness outbreaks.

the united states state department has officially changed its “travelers with special conditions” page which previously said “lgbtqi+ travelers” to “lgb travelers”, completely getting rid of the tqi+.

every single republican told us we were overreacting. trump swore he had nothing to do with project 2025 yet continues implementing details outlined in it. not a single person has the right to tell us we’re being dramatic anymore.

hope “cheaper eggs and gas” was worth it.

EDIT: i removed the “trump refused to swear on the bible” point because it was being taken as me being an offended christian. i’m not christian, im agnostic. the reason i included it in the first place is because he’s the first president in history to ever refuse to swear on ANYTHING. meanwhile his “conservative christian” followers had no issue with this, and decided to continue to scramble for excuses instead of admitting he may not be as religious as he claims he is. i figured taking that point out entirely is probably better than filling this with an explanation in the middle of the other important issues.

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Hey just a quick check in- now that musk is like severely imploding on trump and their severed ties

Yall won't forget this part right?

Yall won't forget he's still a massive scumbag right? That he's still a nazi right? That won't get lost in translation right???

(I don't THINK it'll get forgotten but I really want to remind people that just because Musk is now bashing trump for all the shit we've known about him for awhile that we don't forget he was complicit. If anything his bashing and airing out trumps laundry makes it worse, because he KNEW all that and still worked with him.)

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Even if ICE retreats from Minnesota, the system has to go.

Even if Kristi Noem is impeached, the system has to go.

Even if ICE is defunded, the system has to go.

Even if the right withdraws, the system has to go.

Even if Trump dies, the system has to go.

Even if a liberal is elected president, the system has to go.

Any institution that lets fascism rise is one that's fundamentally broken.

We have the unique opportunity to change the foundations of the US for the better and we can't waste it.

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They have to go.

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The US is bombing my home country Venezuela.

Venezuela has been in a dictatorship as long as I have been alive. Since 1998. My parents are happy about a coup and hope Maduro dies or gets arrested, which yes. Fuck Maduro, fuck Chavismo. But I've read way too much about the history of US dipping their hands into South America, installing puppet states, fucking everything up and this is not a win. Even if Maduro dies or gets arrested, the US just wants the country's resources without more pretense of negotiations, they are not magically going to fix everything, there is a corrupt reason for this to be happening that is yet to unfold and I'm so tired. Fuck Trump.

I wish I could find better words to explain this to non-venezuelans, or Venezuelans of an older generation who are just tired of failed "socialism" and beelined straight to far right borderline extremism as if that was better. For now my family back home is safe and I wish every person in Caracas the same.