Beyond Stories

Here's a quote from the movie "V" for Vendetta... artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up. " My exploration isn't into the shallow truth of facts, or even the pristine truth of logic, but the truth's that peek out from the finger that points to the moon, and knows what a map really is. That's what beyond stories means. What is the truth that lies beyond the stories? What is the truth that lies beyond dogma? Someday, I will start posting explorations into what the soul can know, what is beyond the stories? Until then I will give hints with the reblogs that I do! Love, peace, joy and purpose.....

[zephyr93]

Gobsmacked! Supernatural Sightings After a Flood

[zephyr93]

How Do We Heal a Divided Nation? Indonesia Offers Clues

David Korten | July 16, 2025 Introduction A disturbing film, a forgotten history, and a deeply personal journey through Indonesia helped my wife Fran and me better understand both the horror and hope that dwell in the human spirit—and what that might mean for healing the divisions we now face in the United States. Many

David Korten | July 16, 2025 Introduction A disturbing film, a forgotten history, and a deeply personal journey through Indonesia helped my wife Fran and me better understand both the horror and hope that dwell in the human spirit—and what that might mean for healing the divisions we now face in the United States. Many

[maeamian]

If you saw me agreeing with being annoyed about wasted helium in a fictional context and were like "I bet she has some more helium based anger in her life" good news LAPD fucked up a raid on a medical facility they thought was a pot farm and flat out ruined thousands of gallons of the stuff.

[lazeecomet]

Oh I'm really annoyed about this. My old coworkers serviced MRI machines and what the officer did was so incredibly stupid

Takes gun (metal) into a room that says NO METAL ALLOWED

Gun then gets yoinked into the MRI

Cop hits the FUCKING ESTOP which dumps all the helium out of the cooling loop for the magnets and DESTROYS THE MAGNETS IN THE PROCESS because it's the fucking EMERGENCY STOP

cop takes the gun and leaves (forgets to take bullets)

So yeah they better fucking sue for damages they broke the MRI with their stupidity

And that is such a waste of helium. I use a helium leak checker for work so we do spray the stuff around to look for bad seals and it takes MONTHS to get though a 10 liter bottle

[maeamian]

If you want to piss off an MRI tech simply google up "Police MRI Incident" on your favorite search engine and read them headlines til they have an aneurysm

[why5x5]

I heard about this on the radio this mornong. The facility has filed a federal lawsuit.

Imaging center drug raid goes awry after cop's gun is sucked into MRI scanner

A new lawsuit alleges that the LAPD staked out an imaging center due to its higher than usual energy consumption and a “distinct odor” of ca

[firebendinglemur]

he could have killed himself or anyone else in the room, too. the evaporated helium/nitrogen can suffocate and kill a person if the emergency release vent tube is blocked (say, by an ice plug, because it's a fucking cryogenic)

[queer-as-city-folk]

Reblog to open a rail line from your blog to the person you reblogged this from

[fearthefuzzybear]

our beautiful rail line... (so far)

[zephyr93]

Fire Portrait

[ijustlaughalot]

Visit Original Link

[thenarddog]

[createdd]

I will never understand why this Christmas song goes so hard.

[constantlycomic]

OKAY MOTHERFUCKERS LISTEN UP

BECAUSE THIS SHIT IS NOT CAROL OF THE BELLS

IT IS CHRISTMAS EVE/SARAJEVO 12/24 AND IT IS SO MUCH FUCKING MORE THAN CAROL OF THE BELLS.

so during the bosnian war (which was this nasty-ass conflict in bosnia and herzgovina) there was this badass cello-playing motherfucker named vedran smailovic. He was from Sarajevo, was upset about all the shit and nastiness that came about through this war (this was full-on brother-killing-brother shit!) that he went around to bombed-out, blown up buildings and funderals––where he was at risk of FUCKING SNIPER FIRE––and playing the cello. This guy was so set on providing one tiny spot of beauty in a seriously nasty war he was risking being fucking SHOT OR BLOWN UP.

AND THIS IS THE GUY WHO INSPIRED THIS SONG.

He’s why there’s the calm cello part at the beginning before everything gets all violent-sounding. It’s THEMATIC.

THAT’S WHY THIS CHRISTMAS SONG GOES SO FUCKING HARD.

[ifyouknowmeirlgoaway]

WHY ISN’T MORE CHRISTMAS MUSIC LIKE THIS?????

[warriormaggie-deactivated201810]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedran_Smailovi%C4%87

There’s the wikipedia article about him and yes…true story…

[vivat-grendel-deactivated202509]

It’s also important to understand that Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 was not originally a Trans Siberian Orchestra song. It was originally recorded by Savatage, a metal band, for their concept album “Dead Winter Dead,” and when some Savatage members formed TSO, they adopted that song as a TSO song because yeah it’s fucking amazing.

[breelandwalker]

Friendly reminder that this exists.

Friendly reminder that Vedran’s performances also included a pile of rubble that used to be a fountain IN THE CENTER OF A TOWN SQUARE WITH NO COVER.

When asked years later why he’d down something so apparently suicidal, he shrugged and replied that it was his way of proving that “the spirit of humanity was still alive in that place, despite all evidence to the contrary.”

May we all be as brave and stalwart in protesting violence and injustice as Vedran “The Most Bad-Ass Cellist Ever” Smailović.

Also, despite what some articles may say, Vedran was not an old man when this happened. He’s only in his early 60s today, which would have made him no older than 37 when he was playing in the ruins of Sarajevo. Never let anyone tell you it’s only old men who can make a difference.

[zephyr93]

Pay attention to the concentric rings of your actions, there are things worse than death....

[manticoreimaginary]

How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled

An NPR and PBS Frontline investigation reveals how the oil and gas industry used the promise of recycling to sell more plastic, even when they knew it would never work on a large scale.

“…less than 10% of all plastic has ever been recycled”

God, it’s all so depressing.

[zephyr93]

Plastic.... Just stop.

[thebookisalwaysbetter]

Dash & Lily

Calling all book lovers - 

 You must watch “Dash & Lily” on Netflix! It’s absolutely incredible and perfect for the holiday season. There’s wonderful book references throughout the series and magnificent bookstores featured. Go check it out!

[zephyr93]

I’ve always been a fan of finding your family in books........ 

[its-me-satine]

Dash & Lily (2020)

[zephyr93]

#christmasmagic

[its-me-satine]

(Lily) "I believe in you, Notebook Boy".

Dash & Lily (2020)

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[zephyr93]

“I don’t care what you believe, just believe in something!!” Shepherd Book in Serenity!

[hvitserkk]

[zephyr93]

Father Beocca warrior priest

[quasi-normalcy]

What Happened After My 13-Year-Old Son Joined the Alt-Right

A Washington family's nightmare year.

[sweetslittlefactory-moved]

Guys, this is such an important article to read. I’m deadass considering reading the article and recording it so that it is more accessible and more people can be exposed to it. It’s a long one, yes, and there’s some uncomfortable subjects, but it’s absolutely worth the read. I daresay it’s an essential read, especially for adults. It touches not just upon how the alt-right indoctrinates kids, but how we, as adults, create an environment in which they are vulnerable. And that has to change. 

In order to foster humanity in children, we must first treat them as humans.

[hashtagloveloses]

Take it from climate reporters, indigenous women, and environmental watch groups: the Amazon fire is not just another climate change disaster, it’s the Brazilian president actively fucking the entire world.

[nipuni]

@ApibOficial donation

Survival International

Amazon Watch

Rainforest Concern 

SOS Amazonia 

[fear-the-0ld-bl00d]

[zephyr93]

we can do better than this

[sieunies]

google just made me so emo

[felicitysmoak-queeen]

oh my god I can’t stop crying

[beingbreannaleigh]

From a strictly marketing standpoint. This is the best ad of all time. Like…well fucking done Google.

[lustik]

Embroidery inspired by Heather Everitt.

Etsy Shop.

[dreamlightasafeather]

IF YOU NEED TO CALL 911 BUT ARE SCARED TO BECAUSE OF SOMEONE IN THE ROOM, dial and ask for a pepperoni pizza. They will ask if you know you’re calling 911. Say yes, and continue pretending you’re making an order. They’ll ask if there’s someone in the room.

You can ask how long it will take for the pizza to get to you, and they will tell you how far away a dispatcher is.

Here is an example video

[t-pose-to-assert-gayness]

Reblog to literally save a life

[anotherdayforchaosfay]

I’ve done this.  I’m alive because of this. 

My flat-mate’s date for the night was almost as drunk as her.  She had passed out in her room and locked the door.  He refused to leave because he wanted to have sex.  He also demanded food because he was dealing with “whiskey dick”.  He didn’t like the lack of food in the fridge.  I called 911, did the stuff stated above, and he was getting PISSED about how long the “order” was taking.  He took my phone, demanded they “hurry the fuck up”.  Police arrived two minutes later, arrested him, and helped me file a police report.  Pressing charges wasn’t necessary because he had warrants on him from THREE different states for the very thing he planned to do to me.  Several months after this happened one of the officers informed me he was charged with two felonies because he crossed stay lines, and will be serving no less than 35 years in prison.  The officer ripped into my flat-mate about her bringing home complete strangers, while drunk, knowing full well this shit could happen. 

This was 14 years ago.  

Do the pizza order, do it as calmly as you can.  The dispatcher I spoke to said things like this:

“If he’s drunk say you want mushrooms.”  I said I want extra mushrooms.

“If he’s threatening you with sexual assault say you want onions.”  I said I want onions.

She went like this with different toppings and sauces for a description of him, like pineapple if he’s blonde, black olives if he’s tall, extra large if he’s tall, etc.

They’ve heard this sort of coded call before.  They’re trained for it.  They will understand what you’re saying.  Order the pizza.

[torios]

Really though. I’m in training for dispatch and this was one of the first things they taught us. Pretend you’re talking to a friend or relative, pretend you’re ordering pizza, we’ll figure it out. We’ll word questions so you can answer in an easy, casual way. Please, just make the call and we will do everything we can to help you.

[skelatal-remains-deactivated201]

Reblog to save a life