#belied

[dk-thrive]

Along with the rage, the sorrow, there is, almost unbelievably—and I must say to myself again and again—at least an equal measure of grace that lives alongside them: it counters, moves among, surrounds, and suddenly reforms them—a momentary synthesis. And there is no fall from that place because that place is always there, everywhere—high and low, long and wide—if we just remember, if we just have faith. And if it doesn’t seem to be within us, if we for a time lose that refining power, it certainly is around us—

—Michael Thomas, The Broken King: A Memoir (Grove Press, August 5, 2025)

[kenny-the-blink]

They're literally dating guys

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Sign this petition plz

And while you're here maybe read this fic!

[kenny-the-blink]

This fic: a summation

[kenny-the-blink]

BeeLindy fans I summon thee

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Had the vision of Beeber singing repeat stuff by bo Burnham

[moneymasteryhubonline]

China’s nuclear restraint rhetoric belied by rapidfire buildup

China’s new arms-control white paper offers a revealing snapshot of how Beijing pairs declaratory restraint with a rapidly expanding nuclear arsenal to shape its strategic narrative with the US. The document, published this month reaffirms China’s “no-first-use” (NFU) pledge and its refusal to deploy nuclear weapons abroad or threaten non-nuclear states, portraying itself as a responsible nuclear…