Selling my Bronica ETRS kit which was previous listed here https://www.reddit.com/photomarket/comments/13iovw2/susaca_bronica_etrs_kit_etr_135w_pano_back_and_a/ . Full disclosure I had sold it on eBay but the buyer believed the meter wasn't working and that it had light leaks. I accepted it back and can definitively show that both the meter is working and there were no light leaks even after deliberately leaving the dark slide out and rotating the camera in the sun. So please enjoy in this gallery that this is a fully film tested machine, ready for action.
https://imgur.com/a/dn32shi
I will also link my shots from last month that had more detailed photos of the lenses and accessories. https://imgur.com/a/RnMjnCR
This kit includes

• Bronica ETRS body
• (2) 120 Film Backs
• (1) 135 Wide PANO Back
  • This allows you to shoot 135 frames in a panoramic format, much less expensive than a Hasselblad X-Pan
  • 3d printed mask to place between
• 75mm f2.8 Zenzanon PE Lens
• 150mm f3.5 Zenzanon PE Lens
• Speed winder grip
• Accurate AE Prism Finder
• All caps and covers

Price is $999 shipped

When Paradox Pokemon were first found in leaks, I distinctly remember a very small minority being upset that you couldn't evolve your mons into their Paradox forms. That faded away pretty fast because it's obviously silly...
But what if? How would the meta be affected by all Pokemon who got Paradox forms becoming Eviolite compatible? (Let's assume Wigglytuff and Magnezone for Scream Tail and Sandy Shocks, and both Gardevoir and Gallade will be compatible.) How would this affect the meta game? Y'know, besides Eviolite Amoonguss and Suicune being horrible to fight against.

I am looking for a RP partner to play Muse A in this plot something to note is that this can be a F4F plot. I have lots more to talk about and what I’m looking for as muse A so, If you are interested please do message me.
A few quick things to consider are my RP requirements are
❗️Reply in 1-4 paragraphs per reply (or more I like long replies)
❗️Use Realistic face claims
❗️And please be in the CST time zone. Enjoy.
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Muse A, a wealthy bachelor from a prominent family, was preparing take over the hosting for the grand bi-yearly ball famously hosted by their family, where exclusive deals such as vacation homes and luxury cars were being auctioned off for charity. Where everyones identity was kept secret
Muse B best friend, and a family friend of the host. Offered muse B an invitation to the ball as her plus one, only because she got left behind by her boyfriend Last minute. Regardless, Without a doubt Muse B accepts and comes to find that her friend lends her an amazing dress to go to this masquerade ball. Grateful for such but felt out of place among the opulence, the only thing she could offer was to be on their prized possession on their arm of the rich friend.
And throughout the night, although miss B felt they looked the part. Rich and golden. She felt out of place knowing her real status. But With muse b being single and without a true date to the ball. Muse B stands by the dance floor and gazes at the loving couples dancing. Muse A immediately notices and is infatuated with muse B and ask her to a dance. They hit it off,
Muse A using their bachelor Charm to swallow muse B in. But she didn’t fall for it like most have when they knew of the tire identity of muse A. She wanted more valuable information, true information from the man behind the mask and they were able to laugh the night away about the silly yet luxurious event. But muse a was actually into what muse A was about. Finding out about this person. Muse B starts to like them more and more. And muse A finds Muse B to be the best thing to have come of the night and takes muse B away from the crowd to reveal their identity. But just as muse A finds themselves ready. Job pulls them away and Muse A disappears into the fog of people as the song ended.
Both muse A and muse B tried to leave the hopeful memory of the ball behind as it was almost like neither of them existed. But Determined to uncover the truth, Muse B embarked on a mission to find out who Muse A truly was before time ran out. They retraced their steps, seeking any leads that could lead them back to the person who had stolen their heart at the ball. With a combination of perseverance and sheer luck.
Will muse B find out who truly muse A is before time runs out? Or will they successfully find muse A and live the life of love and luxury?

For me it would definitely be a faster quick menu and as silly as it is, allowing sheiks mask to trigger the set bonus with the stealth armor

I remember in like 2012, when I couldnt buy games, that i came across a demo in Steam for a pixel art game loosely based around the Second World War (they didnt explicitly say you where fighting naz*s, but same guns, uniforms...) with isometric view. I think it was set after D Day or in Normandy in general, as it seemed to be cloudy all the time. The friendly soldiers wore green uniforms.
In the cutscenes they didnt use the isometric Styles, characters appeared on screen with pixel art waist up 2d models, not very detailed though, going more for a cartoon style.
The game had a very silly humour, I particularly remember the main character being very sarcastic.
The main area was a camp with lots of tents and soldiers going around. I recall there was a sheperd under a post yelling random lines. To the left, there was your boss' tent, which was a woman, i dont remember much else about her.
I also remember when you first start the game, your character wears rockabilly deliquent clothes, like Skinner in that episode of The Simpsons. Then, when you first enter your tent, he picks his green uniform.
To the right there was a beach full of enemies, where most of the missions took place. You could go up and down that beach, i recall there being one bunker, maybe two?
In the final mission for the demo, you raided a wharehouse, where you rescue an ally soldier wearing a green uniform and a gas mask, he didnt talk. He then becomes your partner (a joke was made about him not being "that kind of partner"). When you take him to the base, your boss tells you that shes putting you in a very dangerous and confidential mission, and then you couldnt play anymore unless you bought the game.
Ive tried to search through all my played games in Steam, as well as in the demo section, with no results. So, the game may not be in Steam anymore.

With nasal pillows I’ve successfully gotten to zero leaks (or down to about 2L/min at 95%), but it requires me to tape the ResMed P10 to my face with surgical tape; then also cover my mouth with special mouth tape.
This isn’t really ideal, obviously, since I don’t want to be a mummy every night. Should I just do a full face mask, or will the leaks be awful? Keep reading that full face masks leak much worse than nasal pillows.

Hi! i’m wondering if it would silly to start doing a hair mask once a week for hydration and also doing a bonding treatment like k18 or olaplex 3.. just trying to get the best version of my hair possible!
I have thick curly / wavy hair with some minor heat damage, i’ve never dyed my hair before however.

Listen, I get it. Weltman bent Woj over and fucked him silly when it came to Paolo and it was amazing to watch. They did an incredible job, but it’s fairly simple to create that thick of a smokescreen when you have the first overall pick in a draft where the order was very unclear at the time.
It’s frustrating when every report or rumor is met with a hundred comments saying how it isn’t true and LOL we don’t leak things etc instead of actually discussing the potential move and how it would impact the team. We get it, it was probably their agent or another org, but obviously WeltHam has to communicate with agents and other orgs so things could potentially get out. Whats the point of posting anything or even hanging around here if every report is immediately dismissed?

What was supposed to be a personal diary entry turned into a mess of current events and whatever else was swirling in my head. I made the mistake of writing in my diary during the early hours of my vyvanse and got this as a result lol. I just thought it was funny. Please don’t judge how I wrote everything. I write the way I speak, I’m not a professional and this is just my diary. Also I just thought it was interesting how I suddenly went down this path of trying to describe current events as though someone in the far future found my diary. I can’t exactly pinpoint a single reason why I wrote this, I just allowed my thoughts to lead the way and didn’t control them lol. Have fun reading this. Maybe someone can get something out of this even if it’s just a laugh.
“So much has happened this week. First of all, there were over 400 fires in Canada and according to google they started in late April in British Columbia and Alberta. They spread over the last few months and the smoke has now made its way over to N.Y.C. There was an air quality alert yesterday and I had to miss work (I drive around and do deliveries) because I was too anxious to go. I wasn’t sure of what exactly was going on and my anxiety took over and I shut down. Everything I had planned to do yesterday I didn’t do. I just walked Jax and even doing that was scary for me. Luckily my Mom has a bag of N95 masks that I didn’t know about and supposedly that’s the best mask to wear with all the smog and smoke in the air. I don’t know too much about air quality, but the AQI numbers yesterday went from 185 at about 2pm and climbed all the way up to 395 at 6pm and 7pm. It looked so orange and eerie outside. It mainly started to look that way on Tuesday. I didn’t think that much of it and didn’t know what was going on until after class. I was very busy with class and thought it was just weird weather, so I ignored it. When I looked outside at the window I noticed the sun looked like a weird red and orange color which spooked me, but I was too busy trying to beat traffic to get to class. During class it started to smell like smoke because we had the windows opened. My teacher said it was the brick oven pizza place next door, but I think it was the fires because it smelled that way when we got out of class as well. It looked so smoky outside it was scary, but people kept dismissing it because that’s what humans do because we live in a late stage capitalist society where things must go on no matter what. I got into my car and I’m a little ignorant when it comes to controlling the air in my car. All I know is how to turn on the fan or air conditioner and that’s it. Also, I can’t even remember the last time I changed the filter in there. I turned on the A.C. and about halfway through my drive I stared choking and coughing. I thought maybe I had just swallowed my spit wrong. I don’t have too clear of a memory of what happened. My mind is so occupied most of the time like others with all the things I have to do, and I don’t pay attention to what’s going on around me or how my body is feeling. It’s a problem among most. We don’t have the capacity for that which is silly, because at this rate we should know it’s logical to put our bodies and wellbeing first before anything in order to survive but when we’re pitted against these demands in order to keep our jobs and go to school which earns us money to survive and add abuse of power to that, we only have capacity for so much so naturally we worry more about our jobs and performance rather than our wellbeing which is why society is going down the drain. It’s very bizarre to realize ever since I was born society has been collapsing all around me and it’s happening at a more rapid pace currently. I refuse to lose hope because if I lose hope I have nothing. I hope we reevaluate as a society, but I don’t know if we truly ever will. Some people are preoccupied by the wrong things like celebrity gossip or some people are preoccupied by things out of their control and are not their fault, like they can’t pay off their student loans because their job doesn’t pay them enough and they’re about to be homeless and they don’t have a support system, because they had to cut ties with their family because their family was abusive or something. That’s just an example. It’s easy on the outside to say “they should do this this and this” but in an individualistic society, it’s humanely impossible to tackle multiple demands and more without a proper support system. It’s like say I had to cross the desert with a big bag of apples for work. Let’s give this task a deadline of 3 day. By foot it takes 3 days to get across the desert but that’s with no breaks or stops. By camel it takes 2 days even with breaks. Okay next, I have a Dad who can provide me a camel to make the commute faster, and I have a Mom to provide me food and water for the trip to replenish both me and the Camel. I may get hot from the sun, but the trip was easier thanks to the camel and the fuel. I take less breaks because I have fuel to replenish me along the way. I make it to my boss in 2 days to deliver the apples. I’m now promoted and can earn more. Now let’s say I didn’t have someone to provide those resources and I had to obtain them on my own. The trip would be delayed because of this, and because time is of the essence I decide to walk. I don’t have water or food to fuel myself because I didn’t have money to buy it. So, I take more breaks during my journey. I become dehydrated and this begins to make me ill forcing me to stop. 2 days have passed, and I still can’t make it across. I have no one around to help me up. I crawl on my knees and slowly my body begins to shut down. Fast forward, I die of dehydration because it’s day 3. My boss doesn’t have a clue of where I am. He finds out through the grapevine that I’ve passed away. He sighs and finds someone to replace me. I probably could’ve articulated this better but that’s pretty much how current society has been. Someone else could probably articulate this better than me, but you get the picture (I hope). I have a support system, but I’m trying to learn how to build my own and to build myself up so when my parents pass I’m not left alone to rot. I have faith if I educate myself enough that I’ll have knowledge which is very resourceful to have, but so is skill. But skill and knowledge don’t make it very far without a support system. This is why community is so imperative. I don’t know why I suddenly turned my diary entry into a think piece, but I just figured it’s important to document current events in case all evidence is erased or manipulated in the future. Maybe this information will be useful in the future. It doesn’t make sense to me why I felt urged to write this, but maybe in the future the dot will be connected.”

Hi all, I’ve been using my CPAP for five years but recently have been getting mask leaks all. the. time. I can tell I am more tired and have that bad sleep feeling when I wake up every morning. I have replaced every accessory on my machine to try to help but still having this issue. Do other people feel like the silicone on their Resmed masks feels different than it used to??? I feel like it is thinner and puckers more, which might be why I’m having issues. WHAT IS HAPPENING

Ladies and gentlemen of Morefolk, you all must be terribly confused. I've sent this message to your emails and your phones, which took quite a lot of time, so please listen to me. As you're all well aware, there have been a series of murders in this town of ours. Murders that have, up to this point, had their details kept private. For the "sake of investigation", as our police department puts it, the specifics of these crimes have been kept under wraps. Bullshit. All of it. It's all a load of bullshit. Our police aren't keeping this information secret for the security of the investigation. They're doing it out of cowardice.
Isn't it strange that, even in a small town like this where everyone is connected, nobody seems to know anything about the recent deaths? Ellie... Sasha... Claire... Jackie... all taken away from us. Yet, nobody has anything to say? Do you seriously believe that the husbands of the pregnant women that were slaughtered are keeping quiet because they're too "traumatized"? Or, perhaps they keep quiet due to some kind of nondisclosure agreement they have with the police, right? Wrong... all wrong. The police have BRIBED and BULLIED the husbands of the victims into silence.
It's come to my attention through my own investigation that this goes deeper than just the police force. They're being ordered around by an agency that remains unnamed even within the files I've managed to crack. All this is to say, this situation is much more than it seems on the surface. After finding what I've dug up, it's obvious to me why they're trying to keep the husbands quiet. You know what? Fuck that. I never trusted these damn cops. I knew something suspicious was going on. You all have a right to know the truth. Below is a leak of a transcript containing some very... interesting information. The police force is going to lie to you, they'll tell you that what I am about to expose is purely fabricated. They're cowards, all of them. I dare you to look into their eyes as they lie to your face, and tell yourself that you trust them. With that being said, allow me to grant you the real truth.
(Start of Transcript)
Detective Casper: "Alright, the date is February 17th, it's 8:45 AM. My name is detective Casper. Everything from here on out is on the record. Mister Middleton, I appreciate your willingness to speak about what happened last night. Typically we wouldn't... handle things this way. We'd have you cleared psychologically first, and this session wouldn't occur for a while longer. Unfortunately, this isn't a conventional situation. I hope you understand.”
Middleton: "Yeah... I do"
Detective Casper: "That being said... your voice is shaky, and your eyes are still red. Are you okay? Can you do this right now?"
Middleton: "Do I look okay to you? I'll be "okay" when that crazy bitch gets executed. You hear me?"
Detective Casper: "I hear you, and I promise you, the more help you give us, the closer we'll get to delivering justice. You're doing a brave thing here today, I hope you know that."
Middleton: "I'm not fucking brave. I couldn't do anything to stop that... that goddamn monster. I'm not brave. I'm angry. I just want that thing dead."
Detective Casper: "I know... I would too, trust me. You keep referring to the suspect in rather inhuman terms. Why is that? Was the suspect wearing a mask or some other form of concealing clothing that made them appear less human?"
Middleton: "You... you aren't going to believe me... I just know that thing couldn't have been human... it couldn't have been... it looked human but it just wasn't."
Detective Casper: "I apologize, I've gotten ahead of myself. Let's not focus on that right now. Let's start from the very beginning. Typically, criminals of this sort tend to "stalk" and "survey" the homes of their victims. They spend time figuring out the schedules and patterns of behavior of their victims. Did you notice anything strange before this tragedy happened? Maybe a car suspiciously driving past your house repeatedly? Perhaps someone consistently looking at your property? Anything at all?"
Middleton: "No, never. Everything seemed so... so normal. I swear, I didn't see anything like that."
Detective Casper: "I understand. Thank you. I would also like to mention, if at any time you require something to drink or eat during this interview, please tell me. We will be happy to accommodate you."
Middleton: "I'm okay, thanks. If... if I put anything into my stomach, I'm afraid I'll just vomit again. My throat already hurts enough as is..."
Detective Casper: "Understood. Once again, you're being very brave, please stay strong, for your wife."
Middleton: "Please... call her Jackie..."
Detective Casper: "Sure. Do it for Jackie, okay?"
Middleton: "Yeah... for Jackie...."
Detective Casper: "Alright, thank you, Mr. Middleton. Now, going forward, I'm going to ask you to describe the events that happened last night. If at any point in time you feel uncomfortable, we can take a break. Do you understand?"
Middleton: "I understand, I do...."
Detective Casper: "Very well, let's proceed. According to your call with dispatch, the events unfolded at or around 1:13 AM. Is this correct?"
Middleton: "That's correct."
Detective Casper: "Right, now then, could you explain what exactly happened that night? I will ask you to be concise, but I will refrain from interrupting you. I'm all ears, okay?"
Middleton: "Alright... well, Jackie and I were in bed, asleep. I remember waking up to the sound of thumping. I couldn't exactly place it, but I soon realized it was coming from underneath the bed. Jackie woke up right after that. I got out of bed and... I looked at the floor. There was a fucking hand... just, sticking out from under the bed. It was a woman's hand. This whole time, the thumping from under the bed just continued and continued..."
Detective Casper: Was there anything on the hand? Any jewelry, any identifying scarring or tattoo?"
Middleton: "No... nothing like that. It was just a pale hand. Jackie couldn't see it at the time, but she was already really freaked out by the bumping. I shouted at the person under the bed, I told them to come out. I heard a lot of shifting around, and the bumping immediately stopped. The hand stretched forward and clawed at the floor like it was dragging the rest of the body forward with it. I... oh Jesus..."
Detective Casper: "Are you alright?"
Middleton: "I can keep going... please. I can do this."
Detective Casper: "Very well, please continue."
Middleton: "It took a while for that... that thing to come all the way out. It... it looked like a nude woman, but it just... it was so off. It couldn't have been human. There's just no way."
Detective Casper: "How do you mean? What made it appear so inhuman to you?"
Middleton: "There was... a long, stitched-up gash on her abdomen. Her eyes were so cloudy and grey... and it looked like tears were leaking out of them. She was nearly bald, her head only had a few short hairs sticking out of it. Oh God, the smell... she smelled like utter shit... and the way she moved. She didn't stand up at first. She just laid on the floor and looked up at me... You have to believe me. That thing was not a human. It was something else... I'm not crazy. I swear on my life I'm telling the truth."
Detective Casper: "I believe you, I do. You're a great help to us right now. Here, take some tissues. It's okay. You're doing great. Take your time, alright?"
Middleton: "Thank you... I uhm.. I appreciate it. Please continue to believe me... What I'm about to say doesn't sound real, but, but... but it is. I promise it is."
Detective Casper: "I'm here for you. It's okay. Every detail matters."
Middleton: "Okay... Okay... She uh, she opened her lips while staring at me. She didn't move her mouth or... or move her lips or tongue. But she made this, just... this awful noise. It sounded like an infant crying. Just... that sound coming out from her lips, it isn't natural. It isn't human. The crying sounded... like if you took a recording of an infant crying and you looped it over and over again. It was the most horrific shit I've ever heard."
Detective Casper: "She didn't even move her mouth? You said it sounded as if the crying were coming from a recording. Did you happen to notice any audio-playing devices on her person?"
Middleton: "No... she was completely naked, she couldn't have hidden one anywhere. That... that sound... it was coming from her.."
Detective Casper: "I understand. Please, continue, if possible. What happened after that?"
Middleton: "I just... froze. I couldn't move a muscle. It was like I was having a sleep paralysis episode. My body was stiff as a rock, and she stood up and faced Jackie. Jackie must've been so scared... she couldn't move either. She just laid in bed, with a look of horror on her face... Oh God... I should've done something, but I just... I couldn't. I felt completely numb."
Detective Casper: "It's understandable, oftentimes we freeze up in horrifying moments. It isn't your fault."
Middleton: I know, but... this was different... This wasn't just me freezing up in fear, it was like... it was like nothing I've ever felt before. She, uh, she was standing next to Jackie, and... I... I think I'm gonna be sick. Please, can I just... take a break? Please?
Detective Casper: "Of course. We'll take a fifteen-minute recess. You're doing a fantastic job, you deserve a break."
(15 Minutes Pass)
Detective Casper: "Alright, we are now back in session. Mister Middleton, are you comfortable resuming where we left off?"
Middleton: "Yeah... I am. I still feel sick, but I have to do this. I do. That monster stood next to Jackie and... it just... it tore into her. It just dug its horrible fingers into her stomach and began ripping and clawing and just... it was so awful. There was so much screaming and so much blood... oh my God. Jackie... Our poor baby... he was supposed to be our baby... he was supposed to be alive. He was supposed to be named Jack. He was supposed to be alive and be our baby. And that fucking monster just... took him from us. It clawed its way inside and ripped Jackie open and tore out our child..."
Detective Casper: "Please, Mister Middleton, I know you must be hurting. Please, stay focused, or you'll upset yourself further. What did the suspect do with the child?"
Middleton: "She... She... she tore into her own abdomen... she tore her stitches apart and opened her own abdomen... her own womb... and she forced our baby inside of her... she fucking... she fucking... oh dear God..."
Detective Casper: "Mister Middleton, our forensics crew didn't recover any DNA that might belong to the suspect as of yet. From the sound of it, she should have bled quite profusely inside of the room, based on your description. Wouldn't you think so?"
Middleton: "I told you, she's not fucking human. She didn't even bleed. It was like... just an empty cavity in her abdomen. And she stuffed our baby in there... my wife is dead, my unborn baby is dead... you think a human could have done something like this?"
Detective Casper: "I think you're understandably upset by this event. I think that some details might be exaggerated or misunderstood in your head."
Middleton: "You don't... you don't believe me, do you?"
Detective Casper: "Look... we are taking everything into account. We are truly trying to bring justice for you, Jackie, and Jack. We really are. We are going to consider your account going forward in our investigation. Your help is appreciated, Mister Middleton."
Middleton: "Fine... believe me or don't. But mark my words. When you find the fucker that's responsible for this, you'll see that it's only a vicious creature. Don't try to reason with it. Don't try to arrest it. Put a bullet in its fucking skull? You understand me?"
Detective Casper: "Noted. Do you have anything more you would like to add to the record?"
Middleton: "Just... just kill it..."
Detective Casper: “Alright, this marks the end of the recording at 9:27 AM”
(End of Transcript)
Funny how the "official record" is still being kept secret, huh? These bastards know what they're doing. Every single interview with the husbands has consistent themes. No signs of forced entry into the home. Knocking under the bed. The man is unable to move. The descriptions of the woman and the sounds she makes. What she does to the poor mother and child... it's all consistent. Something horrible is happening in this town. The police, and whatever agency is contacting them, are suppressing this information. I am going to blow this whole thing wide open. I am going to find out what's going on, for the sake of our town.
Know that this is not the final leak I will spread. Know that I am urging each of you to embrace the truth. Know that I am calling on each husband they tried to threaten and bribe into silence to speak out. You all have a right to safety and transparency. This cannot continue, for the sake of our friends and family. Morefolk is a place of dignity, there's no room for gruesome murder and government corruption here. This will not be the last you hear of me.
Signing off for now,
-J

Some people are transphobic. I get it. They've never heard of trans people before and are thus susceptible to fall into a transphobic echochamber because they simply don't know any better.
What I don't get is that some people are actually progressive and start out as transgender allies, only to then suddenly become transphobic. Why is that? How can this be? Here are some examples of what I mean:
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Sall Grover, the creator of Giggle

When Sall Grover invented Giggle in 2020, she initially said that "trans-girls" were welcome and that their exclusion by the app was an unintended flaw of the software. But in 2021, she had suddenly become transphobic, calling trans women "males" and even manually kicking them out of her app. She then went on to appear in many Gender Critical spaces and working with LGB Alliance.
But, okay, perhaps she was just uninformed and couldn't know any better. But then, why were "trans-girls" even mentioned in the policy, in the first place?
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Markus "Notch" Persson, the creator of Minecraft

Markus "Notch" Persson originally created the 3D model of Steve for an unreleased game called Zombie Town. The model was then added to Minecraft on May 13, 2009, at 21:28 UTC. When designing the character, he had no race in mind, making Steve's race ambiguous. The same goes for Steve's gender. Notch made it very clear that Steve was never meant to represent manhood but humanity in general and that Steve uses they/them pronouns because they, like every mob in Minecraft (except for the Enderdragon), have no gender, which is why they always exhibit both biologically male and biologically female characteristics and any two mobs can breed with each other, including the villagers. He even explicitly confirmed that every character and animal in Minecraft is homosexual because there is only one gender, commenting: "Take THAT, homophobes!", on July 28, 2012.
On June 12, 2017, at 03:01, he called Zoë Quinn a "fucking cunt". On June 29, 2017, Notch said if you don't support the idea of a heterosexual pride month you should die. Then, on November 30, 2017, at 13:48 p.m., he tweeted: "It's ok to be white." Later, on March 11, 2019, Notch tweeted out transphobic things.
How could someone turn from so loudly against homophobes into a homophobe himself?
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Tatsuya Ishida, the creator of Sinfest

This is the first of a comic series called Sinfest. It came out on January 17, 2000, and started out as largely apolitical silly fun that with no serious message.
This all changed on October 3, 2011, when the tone changed and the comic suddenly became a work of feminism, depicting the patriarchy as omnipresent towers sending everyone subliminal messages that people don't notice at first because everyone was literally programmed into viewing those messages as normal. There's even a church of patriarchy forcing men to participate in misogyny! Even both God and the devil are being depicted as misogynistic! Note how messages like "BOYS DON'T CRY" are presented as part of the patriarchy while messages like "BREAK THE BINARY", "HEY GUYS IT'S OKAY TO CRY", "transgender", "genderqueer", "hir zie zir zhim", and "WHAT ARE YOU A BOY?" are presented as part of feminism and how the comic explicitly protests the gender binary and even points out how men are suffering from the patriarchy. It was at this point that the comic added the "TRANS STATE", a location on earth capable of instantly inverting people's biological sexes, clothes included. Oh look, it's a perverted creep invading a women's bathroom without pretending to be a different gender in any way whatsoever! The comic also pointed out other forms of discrimination, like racism for example.
But on April 28, 2019, the omnipresent misogyny was suddenly replaced with the so-called "trans ideology", diegetically explained by a shift in the gender matrix caused by neoliberalism and exegetically explained by trans rights being the left side of patriarchy. The trans community is depicted as forcing gender non-conforming people to transition, a common TERF rhetoric. Hormones are depicted as quickly, easily, freely, and readily available in pharmacies, another common TERF rhetoric. (Technically, the "gender pills" aren't called hormones in the comic. On the one hand, they make you behave in a gender stereotypical way. On the other hand, they are mandatory to take, even by cis people, and there's more than two kinds of pills so it's not all that clear what they are supposed to represent. Perhaps hormones only have psychological and no physical effects in the Sinfest universe?) Suddenly, xenogenders and neopronouns are depicted as a bad thing and the gender binary is depicted as a good thing. Trans women are depicted as ugly masculine creepy evil rapists. Trans rights activism is depicted as against going all of the evidence, while the actual science validating trans people is depicted as a religion now and any explanation as to how gender is more complicated is dismissed as word salad, just like Matt Walsh! And here's a mischaracterization of the C-16 bill, as was done one month prior by StoneToss. You can see women called "handmaids" wearing bonnets, a very unsubtle reference to the movie The Handmaid's Tale, which is loved by TERFs and white feminists. "brave and stunning" might refer to "Stunning and Brave", the first episode of the 19th season of South Park, which portrays transactivism as having gone too far. There's also the free speech argument worshipping Twitter, the attack helicopter joke, Potato Head, Xochi Mochi, comparisons to 1984, complaints about Disney having gone woke, usage of the word "groom", jokes about the community's inability to define "woman", accusations of the community sexualizing children, the Super Straights, cisgender detransitioners, Pepe the Frog, comparisons to fascism, the It's Ma'am meme, the word "mutilation", and even reptilian overlords! The comic also makes fun of trans-female athletes, furries, otherkins, littles, the mentally ill, the insect diet, transhumanism, Critical Race Theory, the vaccine, masks, voter fraud, and it just keeps going!!!!!!!!!! This would look exactly like crank magnetism if it wasn't for the fact that cis-homosexuality is still depicted positively for some reason!?
Multiple of those newer, transphobic Sinfest comics have won spots on AccidentalAlly for making the transgender community look totally badass. But this completely ignores that the comic has recycled practically all of those depictions from its previous criticisms against patriarchy, to the point where some jokes have been literally reused, only with the patriarchy as the butt of the joke being replaced with trans rights.
Tatsuya Ishida, the creator of this comic, appeared to be well-educated on all those transgender concepts back then. How could someone like this become so transphobic all of a sudden?
Or has he never been truly educated and just repeated arguments without really knowing what he's talking about like a parrot?
The comic went from apolitical to feminist to TERF. If it continues like this, it will suddenly become transmedicalist on November 21, 2026!? /j
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It just baffles me how even the most progressive and well-educated trans allies can suddenly become so transphobic to the point where they directly contradict their former selves! You'd think people like this would know better than to be susceptible to transphobic rhetoric but apparently not. Can I trust any ally to remain an ally at this point? Or do I have to fear that anyone who is not trans themself could be possessed by the Agent of transphobia at any time like in the Matrix movies?

Get ready for ACCENTS in Werewolf! This not quite creature feature has a group of archaeologists, led by Noel (Richard Lynch, Cromwell in Sword and The Sorcerer) and Yuri (Jorge Rivero, Dante in Day Of the Assassin) discovering the remains of a yetiglanchi, a Navajo Skin-Walker, in the desert outside Flagstaff. When a fight breaks out on the dig site, they discover that being scratched by the skeleton curses you with lycanthropy, something that someone unscrupulous could use to save their cash strapped dig. Luckily, Yuri fits the bill there. Meanwhile, in a less wolfish attempt to save the dig, they have invited writer Paul (Federico Cavalli, who seems to have mainly been a musician) to Flagstaff, where he's supposed to puff up the project to draw investors. Instead, he goes to a party, instantly starts swooning over the sole female working on the dig Natalie (Adriana Stastny, in one of her two acting roles on IMDB [the other is a cyborg movie from Albert Pyun, so it may be riffed one day too]). Yuri is creepo pervy for Natalie, though, so he instantly starts roid raging, and quickly starts conceiving plans to eliminate Paul and make money from lycanthropizing modern, man made werefolk. You know, that old chestnut.
What follows is, well, not great. Stastny and Cavalli are both multi-lingual, but neither is great with spoken English, which quickly undercuts any dramatic work they try to do. Jorge Rivero, a bodybuilder with a much bigger acting career in Mexico, plays all of his scenes with different hairdos and ceaseless rage. Richard Lynch occasionally seems to care. And even our old friend, the San Franpsycho himself (yes, I know he wasn't the actual killer in that movie) Joe Estevez turns in a lower quality performance than he does in Soultaker, maybe because this role was just too small. But if I had to cite one major problem with this movie, my issue of choice would be the special effects. The movie clearly loves its werewolves, and they're not terrible all of the time, but many of the mid-transformation stages range from kinda goofy to depressed widower single father Goofy (what the hell was with Goof Troop, anyway). Plus, there's not a lot of consistency with the final forms, either. I dunno if it was damage to costume or cosmetics, bad filming, or some weird intention, but when we finally the the wolfman getting wolfy, his face is inconsistent. And even when it's fairly stable, there's a weird clashing quality to it. This is supposed to be a very serious, tense movie, and it has essentially a serious, scary werewolf, but somehow that seriousness comes to look out of place and dumb.
Luckily, there's a gumball machine and a pile of spray painted lacrosse equipment who love when things look dumb, and this is a riff that takes the absolute fullest advantage of it. The guys are merciless about the special effects, the creature in particular, the film's long bouts of darkness, and the way it uses the transformations to stretch its length in ways that would make the old Universal movie blush. They excellently highlight that "serious to the point of silliness" issue, too. And they have plenty to say about the characters, ranging from their love of poking at Estevez, to their pointing out exaggerated traits like Yuri's psychopathic rage to Stasny's difficulty delivering the lines they gave her. This can be an issue, though, and is one big mark against this riff. There is a thick line of "Natalie is stupid" jokes throughout that are not gonna sit well with some folks. Its a little more glaring than normal because there is so much other crap to riff on in this movie, so going for the whole "this person speaks halting English so they're stupid" thing is grating. It would've been a lot more palatable if they had stuck to highlighting how foolish it was to give her the dialogue they did. When the guys aren't messing with that, though, there is a lot to like here, from their delight with the unnecessary and insane old man caretaker of Paul's house to the weirdness of Yuri's scheme to turn people into werewolves. And the movie's end credit roll itself is special, as the guys take the Fleetwood Mac song Tusk in a fun new direction.
Outside the theater, things are pretty weird and fun. We begin with Mike milking what must've been one of his then favorite impressions, until Crow is forced to bonk him out of it. Afterwards, a jailbreak interrupts breakfast time at Castle Forrester. In our first mid movie segment, the guys pull out a very Joel style gag, casting werewolf movies with silly caricatures, but take a very post Joel spin on it by having a traumatized Crow drag the joke to a halt. In the second segment, things get odd and musical, leading to wigs on Bots in the theater afterwards. If you want it really weird, though, an incident in the theater leads to a horrible fusion of man and bot for the third mid-movie segment, and carries through to the post movie segment, where Tom provides Mike some "Mike essence" of questionable origin, while Bobo screws up Pearl's own essence manipulation experiment.
When all things are considered, this is a GOOD riff, from a season that had a fair bit of them. It's probably not the best of the season, and frankly looks worse than some of the other movies despite being the then newest movie they had ever riffed, but when they're having fun with it, it's a lot of fun.
Get Werewolf if you like: goofy monsters, exaggerated characters, or the sight of dog trying desperately to lick his human's face despite a gorilla mask.
Skip Werewolf if you don't like: some skeeziness, some put down riffs, or very obvious twists.

I’m waiting for my diagnosis (which will still sadly take a while) and I’ve been doing some thinking in the meantime. The one thing I struggle to understand is masking. I understand it’s like being a completely different person around other people to conform to societal expectations, but I can’t really see that in myself. This leads me to believe it’s either so ingrained I don’t even notice it, or that I can’t mask because I’m always this awkward, wired, unable-to-small-talk-or-make-friends me… and I don’t know which is worse. So, I guess I’m asking for other people’s experiences to compare.
Thanks in advance and sorry if it’s silly, I’m just confused and a bit scared

I'm a new DM that's run one campaign in the past and I'm writing/planning my next one now. This one is trying to be very silly, with lots of dumb ideas and names and characters. I'm trying to go all-out comedy. I've got an idea that suits (but may also be appropriate in something a bit more serious, feel free to use it) and I need help fleshing it out.
I have a tourist town and there are a couple of fun parks around. It's the sort of town that families with children come to on holiday. One is a themepark that has wizards casting Mage Hand to push rollercoasters and ferris wheels around, and Floating Discs with chairs on them mounted to a central cog that spins them round very fast in a circle. Maybe prestidigitation to create a cool haunted house.
Another fun park is a magical zoo run by druids which has cages full of magical creatures. The usual type you'd find in the monstrous manual. Except that the PCs have a quest here, and upon investigation it turns out all the magical animals are just regular ones in disguise. Unicorns are just horses with a papier-mâché horn. Blinkdogs are just regular dogs that don't happen to be blinking right now. The "mimic" is just a regular chest. The Manticore is just a human walking around with a lion suit (or a lion that has a human mask taped on, I'm not sure which is sillier). The winged serpents etc etc etc.
My questions for you:
What silly rides/attractions would be an actual viable attraction in the wizard-run rollercoaster park?
What other animals would be particularly ridiculous in my fake zoo?
Do you have any other ideas for quirky theme parks in this town?
I'm trying to think of how a water-park might work, but can't think of a way to make it interesting or funny enough.
I live in a small town and don't go to theme parks ever, so I need ideas!

As the title suggests, I think Tears of the Kingdom completely destroys any consistency in the story of Breath of the Wild, and in turn the rest of the Zelda timeline, and is by nature pretty goofy. Allow me to explain my points. I do have to preface, I do not and never will on my own volition own a Wii, and thus have never played Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, or Skyward Sword. I realize that doesn't help my case at all as someone claiming any level of authority on Zelda lore, but this post aims to illustrate that the lack of knowledge I have on the lore of those games doesn't even matter.
One thing that has been floating around in the Zelda lore community over the past six years since Breath of the Wild released was the tapestry depicted the original battle between the hero and the great calamity, ten thousand years before the events of Breath of the Wild. It is often believed that this specific hero was a Zonai, due to his odd looks and green arm reminiscent of Rauru's. Problems arise when in Tears of the Kingdom, we see that the red hair of the hero in the tapestry, often attributed to the Zonai by the Barbarian armor set isn't actually a trait the Zonai had. From what we know of the Zonai, their hair was white rather than red, albeit we only get to see two of them. Moreover, they were scholars rather than warriors, building machines to work for them, comparable to those built by the Sheikah to do battle, although it is made clear in TotK that the Zonai gave machines a much greater presence in their lives than the Sheikah did, with the constructs (what the Zonai call their machines) working as soldiers and servants, rather than just soldiers.
The Barbarian set itself introduces some contrivance into the lore by indication that the Zonai came from and resided within the Faron region in the Southeast reaches of Hyrule. It's impossible to say whether or not there is any truth to this, because we only ever see two Zonai, but their ruins are all across Hyrule, underground and above. There very well may have been a point in time that the Zonai only lived within the Faron region, but they did not come from it. Historically, according to Tears of the Kingdom, the Zonai were an advanced civilization that came from the sky. Unfortunately, it's impossible to say what it means to say that the Zonai came from the sky. Would it make them aliens, like those seen in Majora's Mask? Were they like the people of Skyloft? If so, why was there no record of any large structures having been in the sky at any point from the founding of Hyrule to the Great Upheaval? Was the Faron region just unexplored by the Zora, Rito, Goron, or Hylian nations before the Zonai built a complex flying machine to fly them out of the region and into what is now Central Hyrule, and everyone there thought them to be gods when they landed? Forgiving me for calling it convoluted, but I think that explanation is indeed too convoluted to be correct. Unfortunately, taken at face value, it seems that the Barbarian set doesn't reference the Zonai at all, being that its description mentions warriors from Faron and the Zonai are specifically referred to as advanced scholar demigods from the sky. Rauru and Mineru themselves fight with magic instead of weapons, which seems to be within their regular abilities rather than granted by their secret stones, seeing as it is made clear that secret stones only amplify abilities rather than granting them, though this falls apart when applied to Ganondorf, whom I can guarantee did not have an innate ability to summon monsters and turn the moon red.
My point with all of this is that the hero seen in the tapestry of the great calamity cannot possibly be a Zonai, because the figure does appear to be a hero with red hair wielding a blade. The Zonai are shown to have done very little fighting of their own, and very little usage of swords (in fact, the only Zonai swords in-game belong to constucts) along with a lack of red hair and an unlikelihood of having created or worn the Barbarian armor set. Truthfully, none of that matters at all since if we account for the events of Tears of the Kingdom, the great calamity possibly didn't happen ten thousand years ago anyway.
Many Zelda fans have decided that the events of Tears of the Kingdom's memories occur ten thousand years before those of Breath of the Wild, and whether it's actually stated in-game, or the time between TotK's Imprisoning War and Link's triumph over Ganondorf is just stated to be "thousands of years" does make a pretty big difference, however if we assume the events are ten thousand years apart, unless upon being sealed away Ganondorf immediately manifested Calamity Ganon, I find it hard to believe that it happened in the first place. We know the original great calamity had to have happened during or after the reign of Rauru, due to the presence of Hyrule Castle in the tapestry. Along with the Divine Beasts, guardians, and towers also present in the tapestry, nowhere to be found anywhere within the present or past of Tears of the Kingdom, I think it is safe to say this casually accepted ten thousand year gap cannot be the case, and that TotK's Imprisoning War happens before the arrival of the great calamity. That's fine, but... If it's the same Imprisoning War as the one mentioned in prior Zelda games, more problems arise. There's the obvious issue that Ganondorf didn't get sent to any other realm, he just got placed under the castle, and then other issues like the presence of a Rito sage which would be impossible if we are to assume the Rito "evolved" from the Zora when the Great Sea showed up sometime after OoT, and there is no real reason not to believe that, seeing as the series' writers have confirmed it. The only way at all that the Imprisoning War of TotK happens after the entirety of the rest of the Zelda timeline, with the implication being that Hyrule fell to ruin and was rebuilt by the Zonai, who have never been present before in any Zelda game at all.
Another big issue arises on the topic of the Sheikah and their technology. This is one that has been debated for a while now. The question goes: After Breath of the Wild, what happened to the Sheikah towers, shrines, guardians, and Divine Beasts? It has only been a few years, and it seems like it would be difficult to fully get rid of them all in that time. The generally agreed answer is that they were removed and used to build the new towers present in TotK. This answer is really dumb. Those towers are significantly smaller than the ones in BotW. Shrines also contain vast underground areas that could not be "removed" or refilled within the span of a few years, and they contain the bodies of one-hundred and twenty-four possibly dead or alive mummified monks, which would no doubt constitute them as sacred places unfit to be destroyed. The Divine Beasts are also the only resting grounds for the Champions' spirits, a fact that pretty much everyone in Hyrule knows. Only two of the Champions even have memorials outside of the Divine beasts, those being Mipha and Daruk, and Daruk's memorial was defaced by Yunobo. For Revali and Urbosa, their Divine Beasts are the only memorial they have, and unfortunately all but Mipha seem to have undergone the third death. It seems odd, then, that the Divine Beasts were not also considered sacred and left undisturbed. In other words, it's a question that still remains unanswered, and I personally believe that's because it's a retcon. They weren't removed, the writers just want us to accept the new continuity they've designed in which they were never there.
Also, for another contradiction to Breath of the Wild, the Zonai are referred to throughout BotW as mysterious and unknown, pretty much only referenced in item descriptions. Tears of the Kingdom retcons all of that. Pretty much everyone recognizes Zonai ruins when they see them. Talk to most NPCs, they'll have something to say about the Zonai. Even Zelda knows a hell of a lot about them at the start of the game. Pretty much every major character has accepted that the Zonai founded Hyrule, when literally nothing in the previous game indicates that.
Finally, let's look at how Tears of the Kingdom contradicts its own lore. Possibly not inhabited by the Zonai, the Faron region contains imagery that makes it clear that the people there worshipped the dragons, specifically Farosh. The one implication that those are Zonai ruins comes with Mineru's quest, in which Link has to go around the Dracozu river looking for some explicitly Zonai armor. However, if they are Zonai ruins, issues associated with dragon worship become MUCH bigger, but even if they aren't, there are still issues with the concept of dragon worship. Put simply, if you eat a secret stone you become a dragon and lose everything, and that's universally agreed to be a bad thing. So, the dragons were people who ate secret stones. But that's forbidden... So why would they be worshipped by anyone...?
On the topic of secret stones, what's up with Ganondorf? He puts on a secret stone and suddenly becomes a demon king with the power to create red slime and spawn monsters and turn the moon red. Anyone else puts on a secret stone, they can make a gust of air, or roll fast, or move some water, or strike lightning. Why is it that Ganondorf suddenly becomes a deity when he wears one? Is it his connection with Demise, his innate abilities only manifesting as those of his original form? In that case, why is it that the Triforce only turns him into a pig guy? One seems vastly superior to the other. I just personally believe there is no good reason to make Ganondorf the Demon King, since he shows two feats throughout TotK's memories: leading a group of Gerudo who control a swarm of molduga with a pungi like snake charmers. And it's not Ganondorf who plays it. And making a puppet Zelda. That's it. It seems overboard to give him control of the moon. And it is the moon, it's not a puppet moon. You could say everything he makes, monsters included, are just puppets, but the issue is the extent of his power. Rauru is considered a god by Hyrule and the best he can do is sacrifice himself sealing one guy away. One guy. Ganondorf gets armies. Rauru gets to seal one guy and make an explosion and die. Yunobo gets to roll, but he can do that without the stone. Sidon gets to make a bubble. Again, he can do that without the stone. Riju gets to strike lightning, and she too can do that without the stone. Tulin gets to make gusts, but he too can do that without the stone. Sonia can rewind stuff, but Link can do that without a stone. Mineru gets to attach stuff to her construct body, something that I kid you not EVERY CONSTRUCT CAN DO. The stone doesn't let her have the body. She could already do that. The stone isn't even really what lets her attach stuff to it. Really, it does absolutely nothing for her. Period. So why does Ganondorf get armies and the power to manifest whatever he wants? That's silly. I'm sorry, really, it's goofy. Kohga can do all kinds of wacky stuff, if that guy got a secret stone I think Hyrule would legitimately be doomed, judging by the logic of Ganondorf and his silly rock. The would would transform into a giant spiked ball or something. Genuinely, the difference of power between the level of amplification on Ganondorf's abilities and the level of those amplified for everyone else is so drastic that I consider it contradicting to the game's lore, because once again, Rauru is considered a god and his power is dwarfed by Ganondorf's.
I'd love to hear your opinions, and I know someone's gonna say mine doesn't matter because I haven't played the Wii games, frankly I don't care, I included only a few references to them that pretty much every Zelda fan knows. Really, I'm not the most versed in Zelda lore and this is not in any way my attempt to appear as an authority on it, but I do think someone with authority on Zelda lore such as Zeltik should look at TotK through a critical lens because it's goofy. I've seen very little but praise posted about this game everywhere but this sub, and as someone who enjoyed playing it I personally do not think the praise is warranted.
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Edit: I was wrong about the ancient hero, myman is a Zonai. there's another armor set that confirms it if you do all the shrines and I was dumb for posting ancient hero slander without doing all the shrines. I'm sorry, Mr. Hero, you're a left-handed king and we love you.

COINTELPRO Techniques for dilution, misdirection and control of a internet forum - Reposting

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Reposting this, long read but relevant for the coming deluge of 💩
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1. COINTELPRO Techniques for dilution, misdirection and control of a internet forum
2. Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation
3. Eight Traits of the Disinformationalist
4. How to Spot a Spy (Cointelpro Agent)
5. Seventeen Techniques for Truth Suppression

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COINTELPRO Techniques for dilution, misdirection and control of a internet forum..
There are several techniques for the control and manipulation of a internet forum no matter what, or who is on it. We will go over each technique and demonstrate that only a minimal number of operatives can be used to eventually and effectively gain a control of a 'uncontrolled forum.'
Technique #1 - 'FORUM SLIDING'
If a very sensitive posting of a critical nature has been posted on a forum - it can be quickly removed from public view by 'forum sliding.' In this technique a number of unrelated posts are quietly prepositioned on the forum and allowed to 'age.' Each of these misdirectional forum postings can then be called upon at will to trigger a 'forum slide.' The second requirement is that several fake accounts exist, which can be called upon, to ensure that this technique is not exposed to the public. To trigger a 'forum slide' and 'flush' the critical post out of public view it is simply a matter of logging into each account both real and fake and then 'replying' to prepositined postings with a simple 1 or 2 line comment. This brings the unrelated postings to the top of the forum list, and the critical posting 'slides' down the front page, and quickly out of public view. Although it is difficult or impossible to censor the posting it is now lost in a sea of unrelated and unuseful postings. By this means it becomes effective to keep the readers of the forum reading unrelated and non-issue items.
Technique #2 - 'CONSENSUS CRACKING'
A second highly effective technique (which you can see in operation all the time at www.abovetopsecret.com) is 'consensus cracking.' To develop a consensus crack, the following technique is used. Under the guise of a fake account a posting is made which looks legitimate and is towards the truth is made - but the critical point is that it has a VERY WEAK PREMISE without substantive proof to back the posting. Once this is done then under alternative fake accounts a very strong position in your favour is slowly introduced over the life of the posting. It is IMPERATIVE that both sides are initially presented, so the uninformed reader cannot determine which side is the truth. As postings and replies are made the stronger 'evidence' or disinformation in your favour is slowly 'seeded in.' Thus the uninformed reader will most like develop the same position as you, and if their position is against you their opposition to your posting will be most likely dropped. However in some cases where the forum members are highly educated and can counter your disinformation with real facts and linked postings, you can then 'abort' the consensus cracking by initiating a 'forum slide.'
Technique #3 - 'TOPIC DILUTION'
Topic dilution is not only effective in forum sliding it is also very useful in keeping the forum readers on unrelated and non-productive issues. This is a critical and useful technique to cause a 'RESOURCE BURN.' By implementing continual and non-related postings that distract and disrupt (trolling ) the forum readers they are more effectively stopped from anything of any real productivity. If the intensity of gradual dilution is intense enough, the readers will effectively stop researching and simply slip into a 'gossip mode.' In this state they can be more easily misdirected away from facts towards uninformed conjecture and opinion. The less informed they are the more effective and easy it becomes to control the entire group in the direction that you would desire the group to go in. It must be stressed that a proper assessment of the psychological capabilities and levels of education is first determined of the group to determine at what level to 'drive in the wedge.' By being too far off topic too quickly it may trigger censorship by a forum moderator.
Technique #4 - 'INFORMATION COLLECTION'
Information collection is also a very effective method to determine the psychological level of the forum members, and to gather intelligence that can be used against them. In this technique in a light and positive environment a 'show you mine so me yours' posting is initiated. From the number of replies and the answers that are provided much statistical information can be gathered. An example is to post your 'favourite weapon' and then encourage other members of the forum to showcase what they have. In this matter it can be determined by reverse proration what percentage of the forum community owns a firearm, and or a illegal weapon. This same method can be used by posing as one of the form members and posting your favourite 'technique of operation.' From the replies various methods that the group utilizes can be studied and effective methods developed to stop them from their activities.
Technique #5 - 'ANGER TROLLING'
Statistically, there is always a percentage of the forum posters who are more inclined to violence. In order to determine who these individuals are, it is a requirement to present a image to the forum to deliberately incite a strong psychological reaction. From this the most violent in the group can be effectively singled out for reverse IP location and possibly local enforcement tracking. To accomplish this only requires posting a link to a video depicting a local police officer massively abusing his power against a very innocent individual. Statistically of the million or so police officers in America there is always one or two being caught abusing there powers and the taping of the activity can be then used for intelligence gathering purposes - without the requirement to 'stage' a fake abuse video. This method is extremely effective, and the more so the more abusive the video can be made to look. Sometimes it is useful to 'lead' the forum by replying to your own posting with your own statement of violent intent, and that you 'do not care what the authorities think!!' inflammation. By doing this and showing no fear it may be more effective in getting the more silent and self-disciplined violent intent members of the forum to slip and post their real intentions. This can be used later in a court of law during prosecution.
Technique #6 - 'GAINING FULL CONTROL'
It is important to also be harvesting and continually maneuvering for a forum moderator position. Once this position is obtained, the forum can then be effectively and quietly controlled by deleting unfavourable postings - and one can eventually steer the forum into complete failure and lack of interest by the general public. This is the 'ultimate victory' as the forum is no longer participated with by the general public and no longer useful in maintaining their freedoms. Depending on the level of control you can obtain, you can deliberately steer a forum into defeat by censoring postings, deleting memberships, flooding, and or accidentally taking the forum offline. By this method the forum can be quickly killed. However it is not always in the interest to kill a forum as it can be converted into a 'honey pot' gathering center to collect and misdirect newcomers and from this point be completely used for your control for your agenda purposes.
CONCLUSION
Remember these techniques are only effective if the forum participants DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THEM. Once they are aware of these techniques the operation can completely fail, and the forum can become uncontrolled. At this point other avenues must be considered such as initiating a false legal precidence to simply have the forum shut down and taken offline. This is not desirable as it then leaves the enforcement agencies unable to track the percentage of those in the population who always resist attempts for control against them. Many other techniques can be utilized and developed by the individual and as you develop further techniques of infiltration and control it is imperative to share then with HQ.
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Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation
Note: The first rule and last five (or six, depending on situation) rules are generally not directly within the ability of the traditional disinfo artist to apply. These rules are generally used more directly by those at the leadership, key players, or planning level of the criminal conspiracy or conspiracy to cover up.
1. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. Regardless of what you know, don't discuss it -- especially if you are a public figure, news anchor, etc. If it's not reported, it didn't happen, and you never have to deal with the issues.
2. Become incredulous and indignant. Avoid discussing key issues and instead focus on side issues which can be used show the topic as being critical of some otherwise sacrosanct group or theme. This is also known as the 'How dare you!' gambit.
3. Create rumor mongers. Avoid discussing issues by describing all charges, regardless of venue or evidence, as mere rumors and wild accusations. Other derogatory terms mutually exclusive of truth may work as well. This method which works especially well with a silent press, because the only way the public can learn of the facts are through such 'arguable rumors'. If you can associate the material with the Internet, use this fact to certify it a 'wild rumor' from a 'bunch of kids on the Internet' which can have no basis in fact.
4. Use a straw man. Find or create a seeming element of your opponent's argument which you can easily knock down to make yourself look good and the opponent to look bad. Either make up an issue you may safely imply exists based on your interpretation of the opponent/opponent arguments/situation, or select the weakest aspect of the weakest charges. Amplify their significance and destroy them in a way which appears to debunk all the charges, real and fabricated alike, while actually avoiding discussion of the real issues.
5. Sidetrack opponents with name calling and ridicule. This is also known as the primary 'attack the messenger' ploy, though other methods qualify as variants of that approach. Associate opponents with unpopular titles such as 'kooks', 'right-wing', 'liberal', 'left-wing', 'terrorists', 'conspiracy buffs', 'radicals', 'militia', 'racists', 'religious fanatics', 'sexual deviates', and so forth. This makes others shrink from support out of fear of gaining the same label, and you avoid dealing with issues.
6. Hit and Run. In any public forum, make a brief attack of your opponent or the opponent position and then scamper off before an answer can be fielded, or simply ignore any answer. This works extremely well in Internet and letters-to-the-editor environments where a steady stream of new identities can be called upon without having to explain criticism, reasoning -- simply make an accusation or other attack, never discussing issues, and never answering any subsequent response, for that would dignify the opponent's viewpoint.
7. Question motives. Twist or amplify any fact which could be taken to imply that the opponent operates out of a hidden personal agenda or other bias. This avoids discussing issues and forces the accuser on the defensive.
8. Invoke authority. Claim for yourself or associate yourself with authority and present your argument with enough 'jargon' and 'minutia' to illustrate you are 'one who knows', and simply say it isn't so without discussing issues or demonstrating concretely why or citing sources.
9. Play Dumb. No matter what evidence or logical argument is offered, avoid discussing issues except with denials they have any credibility, make any sense, provide any proof, contain or make a point, have logic, or support a conclusion. Mix well for maximum effect.
10. Associate opponent charges with old news. A derivative of the straw man -- usually, in any large-scale matter of high visibility, someone will make charges early on which can be or were already easily dealt with - a kind of investment for the future should the matter not be so easily contained.) Where it can be foreseen, have your own side raise a straw man issue and have it dealt with early on as part of the initial contingency plans. Subsequent charges, regardless of validity or new ground uncovered, can usually then be associated with the original charge and dismissed as simply being a rehash without need to address current issues -- so much the better where the opponent is or was involved with the original source.
11. Establish and rely upon fall-back positions. Using a minor matter or element of the facts, take the 'high road' and 'confess' with candor that some innocent mistake, in hindsight, was made -- but that opponents have seized on the opportunity to blow it all out of proportion and imply greater criminalities which, 'just isn't so.' Others can reinforce this on your behalf, later, and even publicly 'call for an end to the nonsense' because you have already 'done the right thing.' Done properly, this can garner sympathy and respect for 'coming clean' and 'owning up' to your mistakes without addressing more serious issues.
12. Enigmas have no solution. Drawing upon the overall umbrella of events surrounding the crime and the multitude of players and events, paint the entire affair as too complex to solve. This causes those otherwise following the matter to begin to lose interest more quickly without having to address the actual issues.
13. Alice in Wonderland Logic. Avoid discussion of the issues by reasoning backwards or with an apparent deductive logic which forbears any actual material fact.
14. Demand complete solutions. Avoid the issues by requiring opponents to solve the crime at hand completely, a ploy which works best with issues qualifying for rule 10.
15. Fit the facts to alternate conclusions. This requires creative thinking unless the crime was planned with contingency conclusions in place.
16. Vanish evidence and witnesses. If it does not exist, it is not fact, and you won't have to address the issue.
17. Change the subject. Usually in connection with one of the other ploys listed here, find a way to side-track the discussion with abrasive or controversial comments in hopes of turning attention to a new, more manageable topic. This works especially well with companions who can 'argue' with you over the new topic and polarize the discussion arena in order to avoid discussing more key issues.
18. Emotionalize, Antagonize, and Goad Opponents. If you can't do anything else, chide and taunt your opponents and draw them into emotional responses which will tend to make them look foolish and overly motivated, and generally render their material somewhat less coherent. Not only will you avoid discussing the issues in the first instance, but even if their emotional response addresses the issue, you can further avoid the issues by then focusing on how 'sensitive they are to criticism.'
19. Ignore proof presented, demand impossible proofs. This is perhaps a variant of the 'play dumb' rule. Regardless of what material may be presented by an opponent in public forums, claim the material irrelevant and demand proof that is impossible for the opponent to come by (it may exist, but not be at his disposal, or it may be something which is known to be safely destroyed or withheld, such as a murder weapon.) In order to completely avoid discussing issues, it may be required that you to categorically deny and be critical of media or books as valid sources, deny that witnesses are acceptable, or even deny that statements made by government or other authorities have any meaning or relevance.
20. False evidence. Whenever possible, introduce new facts or clues designed and manufactured to conflict with opponent presentations -- as useful tools to neutralize sensitive issues or impede resolution. This works best when the crime was designed with contingencies for the purpose, and the facts cannot be easily separated from the fabrications.
21. Call a Grand Jury, Special Prosecutor, or other empowered investigative body. Subvert the (process) to your benefit and effectively neutralize all sensitive issues without open discussion. Once convened, the evidence and testimony are required to be secret when properly handled. For instance, if you own the prosecuting attorney, it can insure a Grand Jury hears no useful evidence and that the evidence is sealed and unavailable to subsequent investigators. Once a favorable verdict is achieved, the matter can be considered officially closed. Usually, this technique is applied to find the guilty innocent, but it can also be used to obtain charges when seeking to frame a victim.
22. Manufacture a new truth. Create your own expert(s), group(s), author(s), leader(s) or influence existing ones willing to forge new ground via scientific, investigative, or social research or testimony which concludes favorably. In this way, if you must actually address issues, you can do so authoritatively.
23. Create bigger distractions. If the above does not seem to be working to distract from sensitive issues, or to prevent unwanted media coverage of unstoppable events such as trials, create bigger news stories (or treat them as such) to distract the multitudes.
24. Silence critics. If the above methods do not prevail, consider removing opponents from circulation by some definitive solution so that the need to address issues is removed entirely. This can be by their death, arrest and detention, blackmail or destruction of their character by release of blackmail information, or merely by destroying them financially, emotionally, or severely damaging their health.
25. Vanish. If you are a key holder of secrets or otherwise overly illuminated and you think the heat is getting too hot, to avoid the issues, vacate the kitchen.
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Eight Traits of the Disinformationalist
1) Avoidance. They never actually discuss issues head-on or provide constructive input, generally avoiding citation of references or credentials. Rather, they merely imply this, that, and the other. Virtually everything about their presentation implies their authority and expert knowledge in the matter without any further justification for credibility.
2) Selectivity. They tend to pick and choose opponents carefully, either applying the hit-and-run approach against mere commentators supportive of opponents, or focusing heavier attacks on key opponents who are known to directly address issues. Should a commentator become argumentative with any success, the focus will shift to include the commentator as well.
3) Coincidental. They tend to surface suddenly and somewhat coincidentally with a new controversial topic with no clear prior record of participation in general discussions in the particular public arena involved. They likewise tend to vanish once the topic is no longer of general concern. They were likely directed or elected to be there for a reason, and vanish with the reason.
4) Teamwork. They tend to operate in self-congratulatory and complementary packs or teams. Of course, this can happen naturally in any public forum, but there will likely be an ongoing pattern of frequent exchanges of this sort where professionals are involved. Sometimes one of the players will infiltrate the opponent camp to become a source for straw man or other tactics designed to dilute opponent presentation strength.
5) Anti-conspiratorial. They almost always have disdain for 'conspiracy theorists' and, usually, for those who in any way believe JFK was not killed by LHO. Ask yourself why, if they hold such disdain for conspiracy theorists, do they focus on defending a single topic discussed in a NG focusing on conspiracies? One might think they would either be trying to make fools of everyone on every topic, or simply ignore the group they hold in such disdain.Or, one might more rightly conclude they have an ulterior motive for their actions in going out of their way to focus as they do.
6) Artificial Emotions. An odd kind of 'artificial' emotionalism and an unusually thick skin -- an ability to persevere and persist even in the face of overwhelming criticism and unacceptance. This likely stems from intelligence community training that, no matter how condemning the evidence, deny everything, and never become emotionally involved or reactive. The net result for a disinfo artist is that emotions can seem artificial.
Most people, if responding in anger, for instance, will express their animosity throughout their rebuttal. But disinfo types usually have trouble maintaining the 'image' and are hot and cold with respect to pretended emotions and their usually more calm or unemotional communications style. It's just a job, and they often seem unable to 'act their role in character' as well in a communications medium as they might be able in a real face-to-face conversation/confrontation. You might have outright rage and indignation one moment, ho-hum the next, and more anger later -- an emotional yo-yo.
With respect to being thick-skinned, no amount of criticism will deter them from doing their job, and they will generally continue their old disinfo patterns without any adjustments to criticisms of how obvious it is that they play that game -- where a more rational individual who truly cares what others think might seek to improve their communications style, substance, and so forth, or simply give up.
7) Inconsistent. There is also a tendency to make mistakes which betray their true self/motives. This may stem from not really knowing their topic, or it may be somewhat 'freudian', so to speak, in that perhaps they really root for the side of truth deep within.
I have noted that often, they will simply cite contradictory information which neutralizes itself and the author. For instance, one such player claimed to be a Navy pilot, but blamed his poor communicating skills (spelling, grammar, incoherent style) on having only a grade-school education. I'm not aware of too many Navy pilots who don't have a college degree. Another claimed no knowledge of a particular topic/situation but later claimed first-hand knowledge of it.
8) Time Constant. Recently discovered, with respect to News Groups, is the response time factor. There are three ways this can be seen to work, especially when the government or other empowered player is involved in a cover up operation:
a) ANY NG posting by a targeted proponent for truth can result in an IMMEDIATE response. The government and other empowered players can afford to pay people to sit there and watch for an opportunity to do some damage. SINCE DISINFO IN A NG ONLY WORKS IF THE READER SEES IT - FAST RESPONSE IS CALLED FOR, or the visitor may be swayed towards truth.
b) When dealing in more direct ways with a disinformationalist, such as email, DELAY IS CALLED FOR - there will usually be a minimum of a 48-72 hour delay. This allows a sit-down team discussion on response strategy for best effect, and even enough time to 'get permission' or instruction from a formal chain of command.
c) In the NG example 1) above, it will often ALSO be seen that bigger guns are drawn and fired after the same 48-72 hours delay - the team approach in play. This is especially true when the targeted truth seeker or their comments are considered more important with respect to potential to reveal truth. Thus, a serious truth sayer will be attacked twice for the same sin.
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How to Spot a Spy (Cointelpro Agent)
One way to neutralize a potential activist is to get them to be in a group that does all the wrong things. Why?
1) The message doesn't get out.
2) A lot of time is wasted
3) The activist is frustrated and discouraged
4) Nothing good is accomplished.
FBI and Police Informers and Infiltrators will infest any group and they have phoney activist organizations established.
Their purpose is to prevent any real movement for justice or eco-peace from developing in this country.
Agents come in small, medium or large. They can be of any ethnic background. They can be male or female.
The actual size of the group or movement being infiltrated is irrelevant. It is the potential the movement has for becoming large which brings on the spies and saboteurs.
This booklet lists tactics agents use to slow things down, foul things up, destroy the movement and keep tabs on activists.
It is the agent's job to keep the activist from quitting such a group, thus keeping him/her under control.
In some situations, to get control, the agent will tell the activist:

• "You're dividing the movement."

[Here, I have added the psychological reasons as to WHY this maneuver works to control people]
This invites guilty feelings. Many people can be controlled by guilt. The agents begin relationships with activists behind a well-developed mask of "dedication to the cause." Because of their often declared dedication, (and actions designed to prove this), when they criticize the activist, he or she - being truly dedicated to the movement - becomes convinced that somehow, any issues are THEIR fault. This is because a truly dedicated person tends to believe that everyone has a conscience and that nobody would dissimulate and lie like that "on purpose." It's amazing how far agents can go in manipulating an activist because the activist will constantly make excuses for the agent who regularly declares their dedication to the cause. Even if they do, occasionally, suspect the agent, they will pull the wool over their own eyes by rationalizing: "they did that unconsciously... they didn't really mean it... I can help them by being forgiving and accepting " and so on and so forth.
The agent will tell the activist:

• "You're a leader!"

This is designed to enhance the activist's self-esteem. His or her narcissistic admiration of his/her own activist/altruistic intentions increase as he or she identifies with and consciously admires the altruistic declarations of the agent which are deliberately set up to mirror those of the activist.
This is "malignant pseudoidentification." It is the process by which the agent consciously imitates or simulates a certain behavior to foster the activist's identification with him/her, thus increasing the activist's vulnerability to exploitation. The agent will simulate the more subtle self-concepts of the activist.
Activists and those who have altruistic self-concepts are most vulnerable to malignant pseudoidentification especially during work with the agent when the interaction includes matter relating to their competency, autonomy, or knowledge.
The goal of the agent is to increase the activist's general empathy for the agent through pseudo-identification with the activist's self-concepts.
The most common example of this is the agent who will compliment the activist for his competency or knowledge or value to the movement. On a more subtle level, the agent will simulate affects and mannerisms of the activist which promotes identification via mirroring and feelings of "twinship". It is not unheard of for activists, enamored by the perceived helpfulness and competence of a good agent, to find themselves considering ethical violations and perhaps, even illegal behavior, in the service of their agent/handler.
The activist's "felt quality of perfection" [self-concept] is enhanced, and a strong empathic bond is developed with the agent through his/her imitation and simulation of the victim's own narcissistic investments. [self-concepts] That is, if the activist knows, deep inside, their own dedication to the cause, they will project that onto the agent who is "mirroring" them.
The activist will be deluded into thinking that the agent shares this feeling of identification and bonding. In an activist/social movement setting, the adversarial roles that activists naturally play vis a vis the establishment/government, fosters ongoing processes of intrapsychic splitting so that "twinship alliances" between activist and agent may render whole sectors or reality testing unavailable to the activist. They literally "lose touch with reality."
Activists who deny their own narcissistic investments [do not have a good idea of their own self-concepts and that they ARE concepts] and consciously perceive themselves (accurately, as it were) to be "helpers" endowed with a special amount of altruism are exceedingly vulnerable to the affective (emotional) simulation of the accomplished agent.
Empathy is fostered in the activist through the expression of quite visible affects. The presentation of tearfulness, sadness, longing, fear, remorse, and guilt, may induce in the helper-oriented activist a strong sense of compassion, while unconsciously enhancing the activist's narcissistic investment in self as the embodiment of goodness.
The agent's expresssion of such simulated affects may be quite compelling to the observer and difficult to distinguish from deep emotion.
It can usually be identified by two events, however:
First, the activist who has analyzed his/her own narcissistic roots and is aware of his/her own potential for being "emotionally hooked," will be able to remain cool and unaffected by such emotional outpourings by the agent.
As a result of this unaffected, cool, attitude, the Second event will occur: The agent will recompensate much too quickly following such an affective expression leaving the activist with the impression that "the play has ended, the curtain has fallen," and the imposture, for the moment, has finished. The agent will then move quickly to another activist/victim.
The fact is, the movement doesn't need leaders, it needs MOVERS. "Follow the leader" is a waste of time.
A good agent will want to meet as often as possible. He or she will talk a lot and say little. One can expect an onslaught of long, unresolved discussions.
Some agents take on a pushy, arrogant, or defensive manner:
1) To disrupt the agenda
2) To side-track the discussion
3) To interrupt repeatedly
4) To feign ignorance
5) To make an unfounded accusation against a person.
Calling someone a racist, for example. This tactic is used to discredit a person in the eyes of all other group members.
Saboteurs
Some saboteurs pretend to be activists. She or he will ....
1) Write encyclopedic flyers (in the present day, websites)
2) Print flyers in English only.
3) Have demonstrations in places where no one cares.
4) Solicit funding from rich people instead of grass roots support
5) Display banners with too many words that are confusing.
6) Confuse issues.
7) Make the wrong demands.
8) Compromise the goal.
9) Have endless discussions that waste everyone's time. The agent may accompany the endless discussions with drinking, pot smoking or other amusement to slow down the activist's work.
Provocateurs
1) Want to establish "leaders" to set them up for a fall in order to stop the movement.
2) Suggest doing foolish, illegal things to get the activists in trouble.
3) Encourage militancy.
4) Want to taunt the authorities.
5) Attempt to make the activist compromise their values.
6) Attempt to instigate violence. Activisim ought to always be non-violent.
7) Attempt to provoke revolt among people who are ill-prepared to deal with the reaction of the authorities to such violence.
Informants
1) Want everyone to sign up and sing in and sign everything.
2) Ask a lot of questions (gathering data).
3) Want to know what events the activist is planning to attend.
4) Attempt to make the activist defend him or herself to identify his or her beliefs, goals, and level of committment.
Recruiting
Legitimate activists do not subject people to hours of persuasive dialog. Their actions, beliefs, and goals speak for themselves.
Groups that DO recruit are missionaries, military, and fake political parties or movements set up by agents.
Surveillance
ALWAYS assume that you are under surveillance.
At this point, if you are NOT under surveillance, you are not a very good activist!
Scare Tactics
They use them.
Such tactics include slander, defamation, threats, getting close to disaffected or minimally committed fellow activists to persuade them (via psychological tactics described above) to turn against the movement and give false testimony against their former compatriots. They will plant illegal substances on the activist and set up an arrest; they will plant false information and set up "exposure," they will send incriminating letters [emails] in the name of the activist; and more; they will do whatever society will allow.
This booklet in no way covers all the ways agents use to sabotage the lives of sincere an dedicated activists.
If an agent is "exposed," he or she will be transferred or replaced.
COINTELPRO is still in operation today under a different code name. It is no longer placed on paper where it can be discovered through the freedom of information act.
The FBI counterintelligence program's stated purpose: To expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, and otherwise neutralize individuals who the FBI categorize as opposed to the National Interests. "National Security" means the FBI's security from the people ever finding out the vicious things it does in violation of people's civil liberties.
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Seventeen Techniques for Truth Suppression
Strong, credible allegations of high-level criminal activity can bring down a government. When the government lacks an effective, fact-based defense, other techniques must be employed. The success of these techniques depends heavily upon a cooperative, compliant press and a mere token opposition party.
1. Dummy up. If it's not reported, if it's not news, it didn't happen.
2. Wax indignant. This is also known as the "How dare you?" gambit.
3. Characterize the charges as "rumors" or, better yet, "wild rumors." If, in spite of the news blackout, the public is still able to learn about the suspicious facts, it can only be through "rumors." (If they tend to believe the "rumors" it must be because they are simply "paranoid" or "hysterical.")
4. Knock down straw men. Deal only with the weakest aspects of the weakest charges. Even better, create your own straw men. Make up wild rumors (or plant false stories) and give them lead play when you appear to debunk all the charges, real and fanciful alike.
5. Call the skeptics names like "conspiracy theorist," "nutcase," "ranter," "kook," "crackpot," and, of course, "rumor monger." Be sure, too, to use heavily loaded verbs and adjectives when characterizing their charges and defending the "more reasonable" government and its defenders. You must then carefully avoid fair and open debate with any of the people you have thus maligned. For insurance, set up your own "skeptics" to shoot down.
6. Impugn motives. Attempt to marginalize the critics by suggesting strongly that they are not really interested in the truth but are simply pursuing a partisan political agenda or are out to make money (compared to over-compensated adherents to the government line who, presumably, are not).
7. Invoke authority. Here the controlled press and the sham opposition can be very useful.
8. Dismiss the charges as "old news."
9. Come half-clean. This is also known as "confession and avoidance" or "taking the limited hangout route." This way, you create the impression of candor and honesty while you admit only to relatively harmless, less-than-criminal "mistakes." This stratagem often requires the embrace of a fall-back position quite different from the one originally taken. With effective damage control, the fall-back position need only be peddled by stooge skeptics to carefully limited markets.
10. Characterize the crimes as impossibly complex and the truth as ultimately unknowable.
11. Reason backward, using the deductive method with a vengeance. With thoroughly rigorous deduction, troublesome evidence is irrelevant. E.g. We have a completely free press. If evidence exists that the Vince Foster "suicide" note was forged, they would have reported it. They haven't reported it so there is no such evidence. Another variation on this theme involves the likelihood of a conspiracy leaker and a press who would report the leak.
12. Require the skeptics to solve the crime completely. E.g. If Foster was murdered, who did it and why?
13. Change the subject. This technique includes creating and/or publicizing distractions.
14. Lightly report incriminating facts, and then make nothing of them. This is sometimes referred to as "bump and run" reporting.
15. Baldly and brazenly lie. A favorite way of doing this is to attribute the "facts" furnished the public to a plausible-sounding, but anonymous, source.
16. Expanding further on numbers 4 and 5, have your own stooges "expose" scandals and champion popular causes. Their job is to pre-empt real opponents and to play 99-yard football. A variation is to pay rich people for the job who will pretend to spend their own money.
17. Flood the Internet with agents. This is the answer to the question, "What could possibly motivate a person to spend hour upon hour on Internet news groups defending the government and/or the press and harassing genuine critics?" Don t the authorities have defenders enough in all the newspapers, magazines, radio, and television? One would think refusing to print critical letters and screening out serious callers or dumping them from radio talk shows would be control enough, but, obviously, it is not.

Reposting this, long read but relevant for the coming attacks
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1. COINTELPRO Techniques for dilution, misdirection and control of a internet forum
2. Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation
3. Eight Traits of the Disinformationalist
4. How to Spot a Spy (Cointelpro Agent)
5. Seventeen Techniques for Truth Suppression

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COINTELPRO Techniques for dilution, misdirection and control of a internet forum..
There are several techniques for the control and manipulation of a internet forum no matter what, or who is on it. We will go over each technique and demonstrate that only a minimal number of operatives can be used to eventually and effectively gain a control of a 'uncontrolled forum.'
Technique #1 - 'FORUM SLIDING'
If a very sensitive posting of a critical nature has been posted on a forum - it can be quickly removed from public view by 'forum sliding.' In this technique a number of unrelated posts are quietly prepositioned on the forum and allowed to 'age.' Each of these misdirectional forum postings can then be called upon at will to trigger a 'forum slide.' The second requirement is that several fake accounts exist, which can be called upon, to ensure that this technique is not exposed to the public. To trigger a 'forum slide' and 'flush' the critical post out of public view it is simply a matter of logging into each account both real and fake and then 'replying' to prepositined postings with a simple 1 or 2 line comment. This brings the unrelated postings to the top of the forum list, and the critical posting 'slides' down the front page, and quickly out of public view. Although it is difficult or impossible to censor the posting it is now lost in a sea of unrelated and unuseful postings. By this means it becomes effective to keep the readers of the forum reading unrelated and non-issue items.
Technique #2 - 'CONSENSUS CRACKING'
A second highly effective technique (which you can see in operation all the time at www.abovetopsecret.com) is 'consensus cracking.' To develop a consensus crack, the following technique is used. Under the guise of a fake account a posting is made which looks legitimate and is towards the truth is made - but the critical point is that it has a VERY WEAK PREMISE without substantive proof to back the posting. Once this is done then under alternative fake accounts a very strong position in your favour is slowly introduced over the life of the posting. It is IMPERATIVE that both sides are initially presented, so the uninformed reader cannot determine which side is the truth. As postings and replies are made the stronger 'evidence' or disinformation in your favour is slowly 'seeded in.' Thus the uninformed reader will most like develop the same position as you, and if their position is against you their opposition to your posting will be most likely dropped. However in some cases where the forum members are highly educated and can counter your disinformation with real facts and linked postings, you can then 'abort' the consensus cracking by initiating a 'forum slide.'
Technique #3 - 'TOPIC DILUTION'
Topic dilution is not only effective in forum sliding it is also very useful in keeping the forum readers on unrelated and non-productive issues. This is a critical and useful technique to cause a 'RESOURCE BURN.' By implementing continual and non-related postings that distract and disrupt (trolling ) the forum readers they are more effectively stopped from anything of any real productivity. If the intensity of gradual dilution is intense enough, the readers will effectively stop researching and simply slip into a 'gossip mode.' In this state they can be more easily misdirected away from facts towards uninformed conjecture and opinion. The less informed they are the more effective and easy it becomes to control the entire group in the direction that you would desire the group to go in. It must be stressed that a proper assessment of the psychological capabilities and levels of education is first determined of the group to determine at what level to 'drive in the wedge.' By being too far off topic too quickly it may trigger censorship by a forum moderator.
Technique #4 - 'INFORMATION COLLECTION'
Information collection is also a very effective method to determine the psychological level of the forum members, and to gather intelligence that can be used against them. In this technique in a light and positive environment a 'show you mine so me yours' posting is initiated. From the number of replies and the answers that are provided much statistical information can be gathered. An example is to post your 'favourite weapon' and then encourage other members of the forum to showcase what they have. In this matter it can be determined by reverse proration what percentage of the forum community owns a firearm, and or a illegal weapon. This same method can be used by posing as one of the form members and posting your favourite 'technique of operation.' From the replies various methods that the group utilizes can be studied and effective methods developed to stop them from their activities.
Technique #5 - 'ANGER TROLLING'
Statistically, there is always a percentage of the forum posters who are more inclined to violence. In order to determine who these individuals are, it is a requirement to present a image to the forum to deliberately incite a strong psychological reaction. From this the most violent in the group can be effectively singled out for reverse IP location and possibly local enforcement tracking. To accomplish this only requires posting a link to a video depicting a local police officer massively abusing his power against a very innocent individual. Statistically of the million or so police officers in America there is always one or two being caught abusing there powers and the taping of the activity can be then used for intelligence gathering purposes - without the requirement to 'stage' a fake abuse video. This method is extremely effective, and the more so the more abusive the video can be made to look. Sometimes it is useful to 'lead' the forum by replying to your own posting with your own statement of violent intent, and that you 'do not care what the authorities think!!' inflammation. By doing this and showing no fear it may be more effective in getting the more silent and self-disciplined violent intent members of the forum to slip and post their real intentions. This can be used later in a court of law during prosecution.
Technique #6 - 'GAINING FULL CONTROL'
It is important to also be harvesting and continually maneuvering for a forum moderator position. Once this position is obtained, the forum can then be effectively and quietly controlled by deleting unfavourable postings - and one can eventually steer the forum into complete failure and lack of interest by the general public. This is the 'ultimate victory' as the forum is no longer participated with by the general public and no longer useful in maintaining their freedoms. Depending on the level of control you can obtain, you can deliberately steer a forum into defeat by censoring postings, deleting memberships, flooding, and or accidentally taking the forum offline. By this method the forum can be quickly killed. However it is not always in the interest to kill a forum as it can be converted into a 'honey pot' gathering center to collect and misdirect newcomers and from this point be completely used for your control for your agenda purposes.
CONCLUSION
Remember these techniques are only effective if the forum participants DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THEM. Once they are aware of these techniques the operation can completely fail, and the forum can become uncontrolled. At this point other avenues must be considered such as initiating a false legal precidence to simply have the forum shut down and taken offline. This is not desirable as it then leaves the enforcement agencies unable to track the percentage of those in the population who always resist attempts for control against them. Many other techniques can be utilized and developed by the individual and as you develop further techniques of infiltration and control it is imperative to share then with HQ.
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Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation
Note: The first rule and last five (or six, depending on situation) rules are generally not directly within the ability of the traditional disinfo artist to apply. These rules are generally used more directly by those at the leadership, key players, or planning level of the criminal conspiracy or conspiracy to cover up.
1. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. Regardless of what you know, don't discuss it -- especially if you are a public figure, news anchor, etc. If it's not reported, it didn't happen, and you never have to deal with the issues.
2. Become incredulous and indignant. Avoid discussing key issues and instead focus on side issues which can be used show the topic as being critical of some otherwise sacrosanct group or theme. This is also known as the 'How dare you!' gambit.
3. Create rumor mongers. Avoid discussing issues by describing all charges, regardless of venue or evidence, as mere rumors and wild accusations. Other derogatory terms mutually exclusive of truth may work as well. This method which works especially well with a silent press, because the only way the public can learn of the facts are through such 'arguable rumors'. If you can associate the material with the Internet, use this fact to certify it a 'wild rumor' from a 'bunch of kids on the Internet' which can have no basis in fact.
4. Use a straw man. Find or create a seeming element of your opponent's argument which you can easily knock down to make yourself look good and the opponent to look bad. Either make up an issue you may safely imply exists based on your interpretation of the opponent/opponent arguments/situation, or select the weakest aspect of the weakest charges. Amplify their significance and destroy them in a way which appears to debunk all the charges, real and fabricated alike, while actually avoiding discussion of the real issues.
5. Sidetrack opponents with name calling and ridicule. This is also known as the primary 'attack the messenger' ploy, though other methods qualify as variants of that approach. Associate opponents with unpopular titles such as 'kooks', 'right-wing', 'liberal', 'left-wing', 'terrorists', 'conspiracy buffs', 'radicals', 'militia', 'racists', 'religious fanatics', 'sexual deviates', and so forth. This makes others shrink from support out of fear of gaining the same label, and you avoid dealing with issues.
6. Hit and Run. In any public forum, make a brief attack of your opponent or the opponent position and then scamper off before an answer can be fielded, or simply ignore any answer. This works extremely well in Internet and letters-to-the-editor environments where a steady stream of new identities can be called upon without having to explain criticism, reasoning -- simply make an accusation or other attack, never discussing issues, and never answering any subsequent response, for that would dignify the opponent's viewpoint.
7. Question motives. Twist or amplify any fact which could be taken to imply that the opponent operates out of a hidden personal agenda or other bias. This avoids discussing issues and forces the accuser on the defensive.
8. Invoke authority. Claim for yourself or associate yourself with authority and present your argument with enough 'jargon' and 'minutia' to illustrate you are 'one who knows', and simply say it isn't so without discussing issues or demonstrating concretely why or citing sources.
9. Play Dumb. No matter what evidence or logical argument is offered, avoid discussing issues except with denials they have any credibility, make any sense, provide any proof, contain or make a point, have logic, or support a conclusion. Mix well for maximum effect.
10. Associate opponent charges with old news. A derivative of the straw man -- usually, in any large-scale matter of high visibility, someone will make charges early on which can be or were already easily dealt with - a kind of investment for the future should the matter not be so easily contained.) Where it can be foreseen, have your own side raise a straw man issue and have it dealt with early on as part of the initial contingency plans. Subsequent charges, regardless of validity or new ground uncovered, can usually then be associated with the original charge and dismissed as simply being a rehash without need to address current issues -- so much the better where the opponent is or was involved with the original source.
11. Establish and rely upon fall-back positions. Using a minor matter or element of the facts, take the 'high road' and 'confess' with candor that some innocent mistake, in hindsight, was made -- but that opponents have seized on the opportunity to blow it all out of proportion and imply greater criminalities which, 'just isn't so.' Others can reinforce this on your behalf, later, and even publicly 'call for an end to the nonsense' because you have already 'done the right thing.' Done properly, this can garner sympathy and respect for 'coming clean' and 'owning up' to your mistakes without addressing more serious issues.
12. Enigmas have no solution. Drawing upon the overall umbrella of events surrounding the crime and the multitude of players and events, paint the entire affair as too complex to solve. This causes those otherwise following the matter to begin to lose interest more quickly without having to address the actual issues.
13. Alice in Wonderland Logic. Avoid discussion of the issues by reasoning backwards or with an apparent deductive logic which forbears any actual material fact.
14. Demand complete solutions. Avoid the issues by requiring opponents to solve the crime at hand completely, a ploy which works best with issues qualifying for rule 10.
15. Fit the facts to alternate conclusions. This requires creative thinking unless the crime was planned with contingency conclusions in place.
16. Vanish evidence and witnesses. If it does not exist, it is not fact, and you won't have to address the issue.
17. Change the subject. Usually in connection with one of the other ploys listed here, find a way to side-track the discussion with abrasive or controversial comments in hopes of turning attention to a new, more manageable topic. This works especially well with companions who can 'argue' with you over the new topic and polarize the discussion arena in order to avoid discussing more key issues.
18. Emotionalize, Antagonize, and Goad Opponents. If you can't do anything else, chide and taunt your opponents and draw them into emotional responses which will tend to make them look foolish and overly motivated, and generally render their material somewhat less coherent. Not only will you avoid discussing the issues in the first instance, but even if their emotional response addresses the issue, you can further avoid the issues by then focusing on how 'sensitive they are to criticism.'
19. Ignore proof presented, demand impossible proofs. This is perhaps a variant of the 'play dumb' rule. Regardless of what material may be presented by an opponent in public forums, claim the material irrelevant and demand proof that is impossible for the opponent to come by (it may exist, but not be at his disposal, or it may be something which is known to be safely destroyed or withheld, such as a murder weapon.) In order to completely avoid discussing issues, it may be required that you to categorically deny and be critical of media or books as valid sources, deny that witnesses are acceptable, or even deny that statements made by government or other authorities have any meaning or relevance.
20. False evidence. Whenever possible, introduce new facts or clues designed and manufactured to conflict with opponent presentations -- as useful tools to neutralize sensitive issues or impede resolution. This works best when the crime was designed with contingencies for the purpose, and the facts cannot be easily separated from the fabrications.
21. Call a Grand Jury, Special Prosecutor, or other empowered investigative body. Subvert the (process) to your benefit and effectively neutralize all sensitive issues without open discussion. Once convened, the evidence and testimony are required to be secret when properly handled. For instance, if you own the prosecuting attorney, it can insure a Grand Jury hears no useful evidence and that the evidence is sealed and unavailable to subsequent investigators. Once a favorable verdict is achieved, the matter can be considered officially closed. Usually, this technique is applied to find the guilty innocent, but it can also be used to obtain charges when seeking to frame a victim.
22. Manufacture a new truth. Create your own expert(s), group(s), author(s), leader(s) or influence existing ones willing to forge new ground via scientific, investigative, or social research or testimony which concludes favorably. In this way, if you must actually address issues, you can do so authoritatively.
23. Create bigger distractions. If the above does not seem to be working to distract from sensitive issues, or to prevent unwanted media coverage of unstoppable events such as trials, create bigger news stories (or treat them as such) to distract the multitudes.
24. Silence critics. If the above methods do not prevail, consider removing opponents from circulation by some definitive solution so that the need to address issues is removed entirely. This can be by their death, arrest and detention, blackmail or destruction of their character by release of blackmail information, or merely by destroying them financially, emotionally, or severely damaging their health.
25. Vanish. If you are a key holder of secrets or otherwise overly illuminated and you think the heat is getting too hot, to avoid the issues, vacate the kitchen.
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Eight Traits of the Disinformationalist
1) Avoidance. They never actually discuss issues head-on or provide constructive input, generally avoiding citation of references or credentials. Rather, they merely imply this, that, and the other. Virtually everything about their presentation implies their authority and expert knowledge in the matter without any further justification for credibility.
2) Selectivity. They tend to pick and choose opponents carefully, either applying the hit-and-run approach against mere commentators supportive of opponents, or focusing heavier attacks on key opponents who are known to directly address issues. Should a commentator become argumentative with any success, the focus will shift to include the commentator as well.
3) Coincidental. They tend to surface suddenly and somewhat coincidentally with a new controversial topic with no clear prior record of participation in general discussions in the particular public arena involved. They likewise tend to vanish once the topic is no longer of general concern. They were likely directed or elected to be there for a reason, and vanish with the reason.
4) Teamwork. They tend to operate in self-congratulatory and complementary packs or teams. Of course, this can happen naturally in any public forum, but there will likely be an ongoing pattern of frequent exchanges of this sort where professionals are involved. Sometimes one of the players will infiltrate the opponent camp to become a source for straw man or other tactics designed to dilute opponent presentation strength.
5) Anti-conspiratorial. They almost always have disdain for 'conspiracy theorists' and, usually, for those who in any way believe JFK was not killed by LHO. Ask yourself why, if they hold such disdain for conspiracy theorists, do they focus on defending a single topic discussed in a NG focusing on conspiracies? One might think they would either be trying to make fools of everyone on every topic, or simply ignore the group they hold in such disdain.Or, one might more rightly conclude they have an ulterior motive for their actions in going out of their way to focus as they do.
6) Artificial Emotions. An odd kind of 'artificial' emotionalism and an unusually thick skin -- an ability to persevere and persist even in the face of overwhelming criticism and unacceptance. This likely stems from intelligence community training that, no matter how condemning the evidence, deny everything, and never become emotionally involved or reactive. The net result for a disinfo artist is that emotions can seem artificial.
Most people, if responding in anger, for instance, will express their animosity throughout their rebuttal. But disinfo types usually have trouble maintaining the 'image' and are hot and cold with respect to pretended emotions and their usually more calm or unemotional communications style. It's just a job, and they often seem unable to 'act their role in character' as well in a communications medium as they might be able in a real face-to-face conversation/confrontation. You might have outright rage and indignation one moment, ho-hum the next, and more anger later -- an emotional yo-yo.
With respect to being thick-skinned, no amount of criticism will deter them from doing their job, and they will generally continue their old disinfo patterns without any adjustments to criticisms of how obvious it is that they play that game -- where a more rational individual who truly cares what others think might seek to improve their communications style, substance, and so forth, or simply give up.
7) Inconsistent. There is also a tendency to make mistakes which betray their true self/motives. This may stem from not really knowing their topic, or it may be somewhat 'freudian', so to speak, in that perhaps they really root for the side of truth deep within.
I have noted that often, they will simply cite contradictory information which neutralizes itself and the author. For instance, one such player claimed to be a Navy pilot, but blamed his poor communicating skills (spelling, grammar, incoherent style) on having only a grade-school education. I'm not aware of too many Navy pilots who don't have a college degree. Another claimed no knowledge of a particular topic/situation but later claimed first-hand knowledge of it.
8) Time Constant. Recently discovered, with respect to News Groups, is the response time factor. There are three ways this can be seen to work, especially when the government or other empowered player is involved in a cover up operation:
a) ANY NG posting by a targeted proponent for truth can result in an IMMEDIATE response. The government and other empowered players can afford to pay people to sit there and watch for an opportunity to do some damage. SINCE DISINFO IN A NG ONLY WORKS IF THE READER SEES IT - FAST RESPONSE IS CALLED FOR, or the visitor may be swayed towards truth.
b) When dealing in more direct ways with a disinformationalist, such as email, DELAY IS CALLED FOR - there will usually be a minimum of a 48-72 hour delay. This allows a sit-down team discussion on response strategy for best effect, and even enough time to 'get permission' or instruction from a formal chain of command.
c) In the NG example 1) above, it will often ALSO be seen that bigger guns are drawn and fired after the same 48-72 hours delay - the team approach in play. This is especially true when the targeted truth seeker or their comments are considered more important with respect to potential to reveal truth. Thus, a serious truth sayer will be attacked twice for the same sin.
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How to Spot a Spy (Cointelpro Agent)
One way to neutralize a potential activist is to get them to be in a group that does all the wrong things. Why?
1) The message doesn't get out.
2) A lot of time is wasted
3) The activist is frustrated and discouraged
4) Nothing good is accomplished.
FBI and Police Informers and Infiltrators will infest any group and they have phoney activist organizations established.
Their purpose is to prevent any real movement for justice or eco-peace from developing in this country.
Agents come in small, medium or large. They can be of any ethnic background. They can be male or female.
The actual size of the group or movement being infiltrated is irrelevant. It is the potential the movement has for becoming large which brings on the spies and saboteurs.
This booklet lists tactics agents use to slow things down, foul things up, destroy the movement and keep tabs on activists.
It is the agent's job to keep the activist from quitting such a group, thus keeping him/her under control.
In some situations, to get control, the agent will tell the activist:

• "You're dividing the movement."

[Here, I have added the psychological reasons as to WHY this maneuver works to control people]
This invites guilty feelings. Many people can be controlled by guilt. The agents begin relationships with activists behind a well-developed mask of "dedication to the cause." Because of their often declared dedication, (and actions designed to prove this), when they criticize the activist, he or she - being truly dedicated to the movement - becomes convinced that somehow, any issues are THEIR fault. This is because a truly dedicated person tends to believe that everyone has a conscience and that nobody would dissimulate and lie like that "on purpose." It's amazing how far agents can go in manipulating an activist because the activist will constantly make excuses for the agent who regularly declares their dedication to the cause. Even if they do, occasionally, suspect the agent, they will pull the wool over their own eyes by rationalizing: "they did that unconsciously... they didn't really mean it... I can help them by being forgiving and accepting " and so on and so forth.
The agent will tell the activist:

• "You're a leader!"

This is designed to enhance the activist's self-esteem. His or her narcissistic admiration of his/her own activist/altruistic intentions increase as he or she identifies with and consciously admires the altruistic declarations of the agent which are deliberately set up to mirror those of the activist.
This is "malignant pseudoidentification." It is the process by which the agent consciously imitates or simulates a certain behavior to foster the activist's identification with him/her, thus increasing the activist's vulnerability to exploitation. The agent will simulate the more subtle self-concepts of the activist.
Activists and those who have altruistic self-concepts are most vulnerable to malignant pseudoidentification especially during work with the agent when the interaction includes matter relating to their competency, autonomy, or knowledge.
The goal of the agent is to increase the activist's general empathy for the agent through pseudo-identification with the activist's self-concepts.
The most common example of this is the agent who will compliment the activist for his competency or knowledge or value to the movement. On a more subtle level, the agent will simulate affects and mannerisms of the activist which promotes identification via mirroring and feelings of "twinship". It is not unheard of for activists, enamored by the perceived helpfulness and competence of a good agent, to find themselves considering ethical violations and perhaps, even illegal behavior, in the service of their agent/handler.
The activist's "felt quality of perfection" [self-concept] is enhanced, and a strong empathic bond is developed with the agent through his/her imitation and simulation of the victim's own narcissistic investments. [self-concepts] That is, if the activist knows, deep inside, their own dedication to the cause, they will project that onto the agent who is "mirroring" them.
The activist will be deluded into thinking that the agent shares this feeling of identification and bonding. In an activist/social movement setting, the adversarial roles that activists naturally play vis a vis the establishment/government, fosters ongoing processes of intrapsychic splitting so that "twinship alliances" between activist and agent may render whole sectors or reality testing unavailable to the activist. They literally "lose touch with reality."
Activists who deny their own narcissistic investments [do not have a good idea of their own self-concepts and that they ARE concepts] and consciously perceive themselves (accurately, as it were) to be "helpers" endowed with a special amount of altruism are exceedingly vulnerable to the affective (emotional) simulation of the accomplished agent.
Empathy is fostered in the activist through the expression of quite visible affects. The presentation of tearfulness, sadness, longing, fear, remorse, and guilt, may induce in the helper-oriented activist a strong sense of compassion, while unconsciously enhancing the activist's narcissistic investment in self as the embodiment of goodness.
The agent's expresssion of such simulated affects may be quite compelling to the observer and difficult to distinguish from deep emotion.
It can usually be identified by two events, however:
First, the activist who has analyzed his/her own narcissistic roots and is aware of his/her own potential for being "emotionally hooked," will be able to remain cool and unaffected by such emotional outpourings by the agent.
As a result of this unaffected, cool, attitude, the Second event will occur: The agent will recompensate much too quickly following such an affective expression leaving the activist with the impression that "the play has ended, the curtain has fallen," and the imposture, for the moment, has finished. The agent will then move quickly to another activist/victim.
The fact is, the movement doesn't need leaders, it needs MOVERS. "Follow the leader" is a waste of time.
A good agent will want to meet as often as possible. He or she will talk a lot and say little. One can expect an onslaught of long, unresolved discussions.
Some agents take on a pushy, arrogant, or defensive manner:
1) To disrupt the agenda
2) To side-track the discussion
3) To interrupt repeatedly
4) To feign ignorance
5) To make an unfounded accusation against a person.
Calling someone a racist, for example. This tactic is used to discredit a person in the eyes of all other group members.
Saboteurs
Some saboteurs pretend to be activists. She or he will ....
1) Write encyclopedic flyers (in the present day, websites)
2) Print flyers in English only.
3) Have demonstrations in places where no one cares.
4) Solicit funding from rich people instead of grass roots support
5) Display banners with too many words that are confusing.
6) Confuse issues.
7) Make the wrong demands.
8) Compromise the goal.
9) Have endless discussions that waste everyone's time. The agent may accompany the endless discussions with drinking, pot smoking or other amusement to slow down the activist's work.
Provocateurs
1) Want to establish "leaders" to set them up for a fall in order to stop the movement.
2) Suggest doing foolish, illegal things to get the activists in trouble.
3) Encourage militancy.
4) Want to taunt the authorities.
5) Attempt to make the activist compromise their values.
6) Attempt to instigate violence. Activisim ought to always be non-violent.
7) Attempt to provoke revolt among people who are ill-prepared to deal with the reaction of the authorities to such violence.
Informants
1) Want everyone to sign up and sing in and sign everything.
2) Ask a lot of questions (gathering data).
3) Want to know what events the activist is planning to attend.
4) Attempt to make the activist defend him or herself to identify his or her beliefs, goals, and level of committment.
Recruiting
Legitimate activists do not subject people to hours of persuasive dialog. Their actions, beliefs, and goals speak for themselves.
Groups that DO recruit are missionaries, military, and fake political parties or movements set up by agents.
Surveillance
ALWAYS assume that you are under surveillance.
At this point, if you are NOT under surveillance, you are not a very good activist!
Scare Tactics
They use them.
Such tactics include slander, defamation, threats, getting close to disaffected or minimally committed fellow activists to persuade them (via psychological tactics described above) to turn against the movement and give false testimony against their former compatriots. They will plant illegal substances on the activist and set up an arrest; they will plant false information and set up "exposure," they will send incriminating letters [emails] in the name of the activist; and more; they will do whatever society will allow.
This booklet in no way covers all the ways agents use to sabotage the lives of sincere an dedicated activists.
If an agent is "exposed," he or she will be transferred or replaced.
COINTELPRO is still in operation today under a different code name. It is no longer placed on paper where it can be discovered through the freedom of information act.
The FBI counterintelligence program's stated purpose: To expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, and otherwise neutralize individuals who the FBI categorize as opposed to the National Interests. "National Security" means the FBI's security from the people ever finding out the vicious things it does in violation of people's civil liberties.
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Seventeen Techniques for Truth Suppression
Strong, credible allegations of high-level criminal activity can bring down a government. When the government lacks an effective, fact-based defense, other techniques must be employed. The success of these techniques depends heavily upon a cooperative, compliant press and a mere token opposition party.
1. Dummy up. If it's not reported, if it's not news, it didn't happen.
2. Wax indignant. This is also known as the "How dare you?" gambit.
3. Characterize the charges as "rumors" or, better yet, "wild rumors." If, in spite of the news blackout, the public is still able to learn about the suspicious facts, it can only be through "rumors." (If they tend to believe the "rumors" it must be because they are simply "paranoid" or "hysterical.")
4. Knock down straw men. Deal only with the weakest aspects of the weakest charges. Even better, create your own straw men. Make up wild rumors (or plant false stories) and give them lead play when you appear to debunk all the charges, real and fanciful alike.
5. Call the skeptics names like "conspiracy theorist," "nutcase," "ranter," "kook," "crackpot," and, of course, "rumor monger." Be sure, too, to use heavily loaded verbs and adjectives when characterizing their charges and defending the "more reasonable" government and its defenders. You must then carefully avoid fair and open debate with any of the people you have thus maligned. For insurance, set up your own "skeptics" to shoot down.
6. Impugn motives. Attempt to marginalize the critics by suggesting strongly that they are not really interested in the truth but are simply pursuing a partisan political agenda or are out to make money (compared to over-compensated adherents to the government line who, presumably, are not).
7. Invoke authority. Here the controlled press and the sham opposition can be very useful.
8. Dismiss the charges as "old news."
9. Come half-clean. This is also known as "confession and avoidance" or "taking the limited hangout route." This way, you create the impression of candor and honesty while you admit only to relatively harmless, less-than-criminal "mistakes." This stratagem often requires the embrace of a fall-back position quite different from the one originally taken. With effective damage control, the fall-back position need only be peddled by stooge skeptics to carefully limited markets.
10. Characterize the crimes as impossibly complex and the truth as ultimately unknowable.
11. Reason backward, using the deductive method with a vengeance. With thoroughly rigorous deduction, troublesome evidence is irrelevant. E.g. We have a completely free press. If evidence exists that the Vince Foster "suicide" note was forged, they would have reported it. They haven't reported it so there is no such evidence. Another variation on this theme involves the likelihood of a conspiracy leaker and a press who would report the leak.
12. Require the skeptics to solve the crime completely. E.g. If Foster was murdered, who did it and why?
13. Change the subject. This technique includes creating and/or publicizing distractions.
14. Lightly report incriminating facts, and then make nothing of them. This is sometimes referred to as "bump and run" reporting.
15. Baldly and brazenly lie. A favorite way of doing this is to attribute the "facts" furnished the public to a plausible-sounding, but anonymous, source.
16. Expanding further on numbers 4 and 5, have your own stooges "expose" scandals and champion popular causes. Their job is to pre-empt real opponents and to play 99-yard football. A variation is to pay rich people for the job who will pretend to spend their own money.
17. Flood the Internet with agents. This is the answer to the question, "What could possibly motivate a person to spend hour upon hour on Internet news groups defending the government and/or the press and harassing genuine critics?" Don t the authorities have defenders enough in all the newspapers, magazines, radio, and television? One would think refusing to print critical letters and screening out serious callers or dumping them from radio talk shows would be control enough, but, obviously, it is not.

I mean “A-sexualised” in the sense that they have stopped having any honest sexual expressions - I do not believe you can “become” asexual as in the LGBT+ asexual. I am queer. You cannot “become” queeLGBT+.
Off the bat I am a queer woman.
I will not be speculating on the sexualities of ANYONE - I will ONLY be speaking about how they CHOOSE to present their sexuality/sensuality to the public.
Now that all that is out of the way…
There’s a reason Kim has no sex factor.
There’s a reason Kylie & Kendull show more love and affection to the women in their lives than the men they date.
There’s a reason Khloe can’t get more than a deadbeat low level sports dude.
There’s a reason Kris is the only only with an OUNCE of sexual charisma.

The KarJenner daughters never actually learnt sex - or sexiness/sensuality. It’s always been a facade to get attention, and once they are old enough to actually learn about sex/sensuality it triggers their imposter syndrome . We are watching it live in Kylie.

They only learnt to sell themselves to an audience of millions (who would therefor never all agree to love them..) in exchange for attention.
They have never learnt what makes them feel sexual/sensual - their sexuality was never about them, it was about strangers.
This has this left them repulsed AND controlled by male attention. I would be repulsed too if my entire body was badly surgically morphed into a sex symbol for people I didn’t know - while being aware that was my only way to succeed compared to my sisters.
It’s also left them insecure and unsure of what actually makes sexiness or sensuality. They’ve spent their lives catering to randos online, they haven’t developed their own “energy” “vibe” or “sensuality”
It’s so shallow and uncomfortable that it’s clearly become performative. They don’t feel sexy. You can tell by looking that them. I hate to admit that Kris has the most “sensual energy” out of all of them.
For Example, some people ooze sensuality. (Yes- I can hear that and I know it sounds weird.)
I’ve never seen Angelina in BDSM or foot fetish ware (cough Kourtney cough cough) - but she is a symbol of sensuality.
Ditto for women like Mila Kunis, Beyoncé, Megan Fox (RIP) and J-Lo. They may not be your type, but there’s no denying that they have a sensual energy.
They don’t have to leak tapes or act like incestuous adult film stars with their sisters on instagram to be sensual. They are sexy/sensual because they are confident adult women who know & respect themselves intimately.
The KarJenners - simply put - do not.
Their entire livelihoods have been built off of pretending to be sex symbols - often before they knew what sex was (Kendal and Kylie). Now that they’re adults they have built no other traits that would actually make them sensual or sexual. They aren’t confident, they aren’t self motivated, they aren’t compassionate or grounded or interesting. They’re just bodies, that are clearly unsure of how to keep acting.
They grew up in a mask, and never learnt how to actually be adult women. Just caricatures. And it really, really, shows.
Realising this has made me pitty them (but not enough to stop disliking them).
They must be the most publicly documented example of what a toxic matriarchy (under the patriarchy) leads to.
The worlds most pathetic & public attempt to claw for the validation that clearly was never nurtured from within.
They only feel comfortable showing love to other women because they are pathologised (by Kris) to misunderstand sensuality and male attention.
Therefor, women are the only safe companions. The only ones they aren’t destroying their bodies for, and can actually be a 3D person with. Not a weird, anxious, badly sexualised “sex symbol”. This is why the seem so much more comfortable with women than the men they date.

Again- this doesn’t constitute queerness. Straight women can dislike men and still be straight.

I’ve seen a number of posts complaining about critiquing this last season and while my opinion is no more or less valid than anyone else’s, I want to explain why I think it’s correct and right to critique the third season. We deserved better.
I won’t say that this is as bad as the last season of Game of Thrones, Lost, or any other big show that had a disaster of an end season but it wasn’t good, and it should have been great. The virtues and quality of the previous seasons does not absolve this season of the many flaws and shortcomings that shouldn’t have been present.
The first season of the show was the best season of tv I’ve ever watched. The second was not as great as the first but still good. In both 1 and 2, I genuinely laughed out loud and cried.
In 3, instead of clever dialogue and witty comments, we got penis jokes and poop-eh. The “emotional” parts felt stale and forced.
Major plot points happened off screen, were underdeveloped, or completely unaddressed, and that, to me, is an insult to the viewers because the directors and writers made a conscious choice to make longer episodes, with more fluff, less real content, and intentionally did not shoot scenes that are essential to the plot, appropriate to pacing, and character development.
In one scene we see Nate berate a play from West Ham and demean them. We never again hear or see any insight about him as a coach or how the team he coaches views him as a coach. They only ever allude to him being good at strategy and winning. That’s it. The opportunity the writers had to show the west ham reaction to his coaching style vs Richmond and Teds would have been far more interesting than most of the side plots.
One of Nate’s character arcs is his confidence. He goes from kit boy to assistant coach, to coaching a major football club. He struggles with confidence throughout and whether he deserves the positions he’s in. We see him be genuinely surprised when Ted remembers his name and asks his suggestions as a kit boy, struggle to get a table at his favorite restaurant as an assistant coach, and be unsure about his relationship with Jade as coach of West Ham. We don’t get to see how he conducts a practice, or a halftime speech. The writers only gave him relationship challenges in season 3. We don’t see him struggle with the confidence required in the responsibilities of coaching or making game time decisions that he would be solely responsible for. I think the Jade relationship is valuable but it was a waste that that was the primary focus of ~80% of his plot and screen time.
Nate coming to terms with Rupert’s immorality, and his eventual resignation get maybe a few minutes of screen time over a couple of episodes and the resignation itself we are never even shown. Does Nate struggle with the decision? Was Rupert mad? Did Nate resign in person or in a letter? Did Rupert belittle him to his face? How did the team respond? How did Nate respond in the moment? Did he let the team know or did he leave that to Rupert? Was his relationship with the team close enough that they even cared? We will never know because the writers did not care to show us.
Richmond players went from physically attacking west ham players in a game after watching what Nate did to the believe sign, to going to the restaurant and asking him to come back. At no point between these two actions do we see the team talk about Nate. No progression of team members changing their mind about him, no team members having differing opinions, no lingering resentment, nothing other than Beard, who is immediately shamed by Ted into accepting him. No rationale presented as to why everyone just flipped a switch and changed their minds, just hatred and then skip to full acceptance and desire for him to come back. We missed out on a Roy and Nate confrontation, or even a Trent and Nate confrontation about being the source for the story about the panic attacks.
The arc with Zava being a foil to what Jamie would eventually become was useful but took way too long. Ton of build up, disproportionately low payoff.
I love Keeley but her side plot was poorly written and had little, if anything, to do with the rest of the show. Keeleys character and side-plot would have been much more tied in with everything else, had her firm’s primary client been richmond, or, more interestingly, west ham. If west ham had been her primary client we could have seen Rupert demand an apology statement instead of Jack, we could see the competing motivations of wanting to have a successful independent PR firm, while potentially losing their biggest client if refusing to give in to their demands, while also highlighting the hypocrisy of Rupert being a terrible human being.
That being said, I think the commentary on blame, leaked nudes, forced apologies, and standing up for yourself is very important and I applaud the writers for putting this in. I also applaud the Colin plot line and the interactions with Trent and Isaac. These moments were some of the truly poignant and memorable portions of the season.
The Jamie and Roy relationship was cute but suffered from the longer episodes, and was made to feel more silly than wholesome at times.
The longer episodes threw off the pacing of the show and forced the show much more into a dramady instead of the wholesome comedy show with hard hitting wisdom it was previously.
The line “it was never about me” very much seemed to set the theme to the last season as Ted felt more like a side character in his own show, which was an odd choice as he was the most magnetic, charismatic, and engaging (whether it be for humor or emotional impact) character on the show in the previous seasons. If the main characters progression involves becoming less interesting and clamping down on all the attributes that make them them, to the point that they are an accessory to the plot, that’s bad writing. They significantly reduced the cleverness and wholesome optimistic dialogue and instead increased the silliness and absurdity in other characters.
The fortune telleoracle lady plot line felt weird and out of place in this show.
Ted saying “fuck you” to his mom was a weird scene and if a man from Kansas ever said that to his mother, he’d likely receive a very different response than what Ted did. I think it was important for Ted to confront his mother but this felt out of character.
There are other things I’m sure but these were the big ones. I’m sure there will be disagreement. To be clear, I’m not saying people can’t or shouldn’t enjoy this season, just that it wasn’t as good as it should have been and that the writing was not at the level of the previous seasons. There were moments of brilliance but they were far too few and disjointed.

Hey everyone,
I'm currently living in Ontario, Canada in a city that's getting heavily slammed by the wildfires. Like, SUPER bad. Rating 10+ on the air pollutant scale until around 1pm when it starts to go down slightly.
Yesterday was when it really began. I woke up at 5:30am short of breath and had to take my inhaler. It was yellow and dusty outside the window. Thankfully, I have a HEPA machine in my bedroom already so I couldn't smell the smoke. But I knew something was still wrong, because generally I don't have to take my inhaler immediately like that.
On a normal day, I take Symbicort twice daily (morning and night). Yesterday, in total I had to take my inhaler 5 or 6 times. I never left the house. I found that even after sitting at my desk, I'd get gradually tighter in my chest until it became uncomfortable. My throat was also itchy and I got a mild headache later in the night. I never smelt the smoke though until I opened my apartment door, and WOW. It smelled so strongly! It was so bad! I can't imagine where I'd be now without my filter, because going downstairs and upstairs just to pick up mail (all indoors) did a number on my lungs.
Last night/this morning, I kept waking up. Around 3am I woke up with dull, aching lower chest/lung pain whenever I would exhale. I took my puffer, and it did not seem to help the aching (but it helped the tightness). Weirdly, I've not been wheezing or coughing at all during this.
The aching has sort of persisted throughout today. Especially if I nap--when I wake up, the pain will be a lot stronger. It's not sharp, and if I had to rate it out of 10 I'd give it a 4/10. It's just dull, and heavy feeling. And persistent. It definitely lessens when I'm sitting up, but still lurks there. And again, the inhaler doesn't really seem to do anything for the pain.
An hour ago, I contacted a registered nurse using a telehealth platform. She was super sweet and helpful. I actually originally contacted her to ask if an N95/KF94 mask would make my asthma manageable if I wore it at work tomorrow. After a few minutes, it turned into her asking me about my chest pain. By the end of the conversation, she said I may want to see a doctor as soon as I can about it. She sent me links to an urgent care clinic 20 minutes away, and the hospital ER that's 5 minutes from me.
I called the urgent care clinic, but unfortunately they had closed early due to a high volume of patients (fair). Which, for tonight, only leaves me with the ER. I always feel really guilty and weird going, which I KNOW is silly, but I always hesitate when it comes to that. And to be fair, last time I visited (year ago) it was walking pneumonia so it was good I went. It's just, the pain isn't super excruciating. And allegedly, my SPO2 is 95-96% (I used my brother's pulse oximeter). I worry I'm overreacting and will waste everyone's time there. If I do go too, I likely won't be able to go into work tomorrow as wait times are very high here in Ontario at the ER currently and I wouldn't get any good rest if I go.
My other option is to not go to the ER tonight and go to work tomorrow. I work at an animal hospital. I'm allergic to animals, but I'm always fine as long as I wear a regular surgical mask my whole shift. However, my coworker told me that the smell of smoke is noticeable even indoors there. I have lots of N95s and KF94s at home though, so I'm wondering if wearing one would negate it? And also, if I stay entirely indoors and refuse to walk any dogs outside, will I be fine? I don't know.
A THIRD option too is that I don't go to work tomorrow and I go to the urgent care clinic when it opens first thing. It would mean I still likely won't make work. I just don't know how urgent this situation really is.
Does anybody have any suggestions? My anxiety-brain is being stupid and I can't think straight about things. Thanks!
EDIT: I kinda wanted to add after reading my own post that some of the reasons I feel like I need to go to work is because I have no sick days, and because I've missed a lot in the past due to, well, being sick. Legitimately sick. I just get ill a lot, for some reason. So whenever I feel I need to get work, I get filled with a ton of guilt and anxiety.

TRACK 1: Mad House
[Intro: Announcer]
Ladies and Gentleman
To those among you who are easily frightened
We suggest you turn away now
To those of you who think they can take it
We say welcome to the mad house
[Verse: Rihanna & Announcer]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, oh, oh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, oh, oh (Mad house)
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Come on, come on, come on in
Come on, come on in (Mad house)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, oh, oh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, oh, oh
(Welcome to the mad house)
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Come on, come on, come on in
Come on, come on in
TRACK 2: Wait Your Turn
[Intro]
It's just the way the game is played
It's best if you just wait your turn
[Bridge]
The wait is over, the wait is over
The wait is over, the wait is over
The wait is over, the wait is over
The wait is over, the wait is over
[Verse 1]
I pitch with a grenade
Swing away if you're feeling brave
There's so much power in my name
If you pop off and you say it
Stadium gon' do the wave
I'm such a fucking lady
You don't have to be so afraid
'Cause I got room up on my team
You can play but hold up
[Refrain]
It's just the way the game is played
It's best if you just wait your turn
[Chorus]
It's getting crowded over here
But babe, the wait is over
Sometimes it takes a thousand tries to win
The wait is over
Fumble, don't you fumble, that's a flag on the play
Babe, if you don't wanna then you don't have to wait
But together, we gon' be taking over
[Refrain]
It's just the way
The game is played
It's best if you just
Wait your turn
[Verse 2]
So you don't wanna wait?
I hate to hear that, such a shame
'Cause if you play it sideways, ain't no timeout in my game
They already underway
I know you want to win
And you wish I would let you in
Get in line over here
You can play but hold up
[Refrain]
It's just the way the game is played
It's best if you just wait your turn
[Chorus]
It's getting crowded over here
But babe, the wait is over
Sometimes it takes a thousand tries to win
The wait is over
Fumble, don't you fumble, that's a flag on the play
Babe, if you don't wanna then you don't have to wait
But together, we gon' be taking over
[Refrain]
It's just the way the game is played
It's best if you just wait your turn
[Verse 3]
Baby put the work in like a champion
But the crowd is screaming with their hands way up
Couldn't be with no one else, you're the only way I'll win
Baby got the whole world standing up
Damn, I'm glad I picked ya, took a chance on love
Babe, you're up
The time is now and now the wait is over
[Bridge]
The wait is over, the wait is over
The wait is over, the wait is over
Just wait your turn
The wait is over, the wait is over
The wait is over, the wait is over
Just wait your turn
[Chorus]
It's getting crowded over here
But babe, the wait is over
Sometimes it takes a thousand tries to win
The wait is over
Fumble, don't you fumble, that's a flag on the play
Babe, if you don't wanna then you don't have to wait
But together, we gon' be taking over
[Refrain]
It's just the way the game is played
It's best if you just wait your turn
[Outro]
Just wait your turn
The wait is over, the wait is over
The wait is over, the wait is over
TRACK 3: Hard
[Intro: Rihanna, Jeezy]
Yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah (Ah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ah yeah yeah yeah (Ah yeah yeah yeah, haha)
Ah yeah (Ah yeah) ah yeah (Ah yeah, ah yeah)
Ah yeah (Ah yeah) yeah (Yeah)
Ah yeah (Ah yeah) ah yeah (Ah yeah)
Ah yeah (Ah yeah) yeah (Yeah)
[Verse 1: Rihanna, Jeezy]
They can say whatever, I'ma do whatever
No pain is forever, yup! You know this (Young!)
Tougher than a lion, ain't gon' needa try it
I live where the sky ends, yup! You know this (Young!)
Never lying, truth-teller
That Rihanna reign just won't let up
All-black on, blacked-out shades (Shades)
Blacked-out Maybach
I'ma rock this shit like fashion
As in, going 'til they say stop (Hold up)
And my runway never looked so clear
But the hottest bitch in heels right here (Here)
No fear, and while you're getting your cry on
I'm getting my fly on
Sincere, I see you aiming at my pedestal
I better let you know
[Chorus: Rihanna, Jeezy]
That I, I, I, I'm so hard (So hard)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard (Too hard)
That I, I, I, I'm so hard (So hard)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard (Too hard)
That I, I, I, I'm so hard (So hard)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard (Too hard)
So hard (Yeah!) so hard (Yeah!)
So hard (Yeah!) so hard (Yeah!)
[Post Chorus: Rihanna, Jeezy]
Brrah, ah (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
That Rihanna reign just don't let up
Brrah, ah, ah (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
That Rihanna reign just don't let up
Brrah, ah (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
That Rihanna reign just don't let up
So hard (Yeah!) so hard (Yeah!)
So hard (Yeah!) so hard (Yeah!)
[Verse 2: Rihanna, Jeezy]
All up on it, know you wanna clone it
Ain't like me, that chick too phony (Young!)
Ride this beat, beat, beat like a pony
Meet me at the top, top, top getting lonely (Young!)
Who think they test me now?
Run through your town, I shut it down
Brilliant, resilient
Fan mail from twenty-seven million (Young!)
And I want it all
It's gonna take more than that, hope that ain't all you got
I need it all (Hold up!)
The money, the fame, the cars, the clothes
I can't just let you run up on me like that
All on me like that, yeah
I see you aiming at my pedestal
So I think I gotta let you know
[Chorus: Rihanna, Jeezy]
That I, I, I, I'm so hard (So hard)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard (Too hard)
That I, I, I, I'm so hard (So hard)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard (Too hard)
That I, I, I, I'm so hard (So hard)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard (Too hard)
So hard (Yeah!) so hard (Yeah!)
So hard (Yeah!) so hard (Yeah!)
[Verse 3: Jeezy]
It's go hard or go home, back to your residence
Soon the Red Dogs give the block back to the presidents
I used to run my whole block like Obama them
You ain't gotta believe me, go ask my momma them
Couldn't even come in my room, smelled like a kilo
Look like me and two of my boys playing casino
Count the style I keep in my bag, they can't afford it
Tell 'em "Give me back my swag," they tryna clone it
See my Louis chucks, Louis flag, Louis frames
Louis belt, what that make me, Louis Mane?
I'm in the all-white party wearing all black
With my new black watch, call it the heart attack
Cardiac arrest, Carti'ac a wrist
Yeah, they say they hard, they ain't hard as this
Hard: the one word describes me
If I wasn't doing this, you know where I'd be to 'em
[Bridge: Rihanna, Jeezy]
Where them girls talking trash? Where them girls talking trash?
Where they at? Where they at? Where they at?
Where them bloggers at? Where them bloggers at?
Where they at? Where they at? Where they at?
Where your lighters at? Where your lighters at?
Where they at? Where they at? Where they at?
So hard (Yeah!) so hard (Yeah!)
So hard (Yeah!) so hard (Yeah!)
[Chorus: Rihanna, Jeezy]
That I, I, I, I'm so hard (Yeah!)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard (Yeah!)
That I, I, I, I'm so hard (So hard)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard (Too hard)
So hard, so hard (So hard)
So hard, so hard (Too hard)
[Outro: Rihanna]
That I, I, I
TRACK 4: Stupid In Love
[Intro]
Stupid in love
Oh
Stupid in love
[Verse 1]
Let me tell you something
Never, have I ever, been a size ten in my whole life
I left the engine running
I just came to see, what you would do if I
Gave you a chance to make things right
So I made it, even though Katy, told me that this would be nothing but a waste of time
And she was right, mmm
Don't understand it, blood on your hands
And still you insist on repeatedly trying to tell me lies
And I just don't know why, oh
[Chorus]
This is stupid, I'm not stupid
Don't talk to me, like I'm stupid (Stupid in love)
I still love you, but I just can't do this
I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid
[Verse 2]
My new nickname is "You Idiot" (Such an idiot)
Mmm, that's what my friends are calling me when
They see me yelling into my phone
They're telling me, "Let go, he is not the one"
I thought I saw your potential
Guess that's what made me dumb
He don't want it, not like you want it
Scheming and cheating, oh girl, why do you waste your time?
You know he ain't right
You're telling me this, I don't wanna listen
But you insist on repeatedly tryna tell me lies
And I just don't know why
[Chorus]
This is stupid, I'm not stupid
Don't talk to me, like I'm stupid (Stupid in love)
I still love you, but I just can't do this
I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid
[Bridge]
Tryna make this work
But you act like a jerk
Silly of me to keep holding on (Oh)
But the dunce cap is off
You don't know what you've lost
And you won't realize
Till I'm gone, gone, gone
That I was the one
Which one of us is really dumb?
Oh, no, no, no
I'm not stupid in love
[Chorus]
This is stupid (No, no), I'm not stupid (No, no, no)
Don't talk to me, like I'm stupid (Like I'm stupid)
I still love you, but I just can't do this
I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid
[Outro]
I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid in love
TRACK 5: ROCKSTAR 101
[Intro]
I told ya, I told ya
I told ya baby, baby
Uh, uh, I told ya, baby
Uh oh
Uh, uh, I told ya, baby
Uh, uh, I told ya, baby
Uh oh
Uh, uh, I told ya, baby
Uh oh
Uh, uh, I told ya, baby
Uh oh
Uh, uh, I told ya
[Verse 1]
Got up in the club, posted in the back
Feeling so good, looking so bad
Rocking this skirt, rocking this club
Got my middle finger up, I don't really give a fuck
Rocking these diamonds, I'm rocking this chain
Make sure you get a picture, I'm rocking my fame
[Pre-Chorus]
To be what you is you gotta be what you are
The only thing I'm missing is a black guitar
[Chorus]
I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
Hey baby, I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
Hey baby
Big cities (Big cities)
Bright lights (Bright lights)
Sleep all day (All day)
Long nights
Baby, I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
Hey baby, I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
Hey baby, it's big cities (Big cities)
Bright lights (Bright lights)
Sleep all day (All day)
Long nights (Long nights)
Baby, I'm a
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Hey, hey, hey
[Verse 2]
Six-inch walker, big shit talker
I never play the victim, I'd rather be a stalker
So baby take me in, I'll disobey the law
Make sure you frisk me good
Check my panties and my bra
Wild'n out, a crazy house
With my white jacket on
Won't you come and sign me out?
[Pre-Chorus]
To be what you is you gotta be what you are
The only thing I'm missing is a black guitar
[Chorus]
I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
Hey baby, I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
Hey baby
Big cities (Big cities)
Bright lights (Bright lights)
Sleep all day (All day)
Long nights
Baby, I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
Hey baby, I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
Hey baby, it's big cities (Big cities)
Bright lights (Bright lights)
Sleep all day (All day)
Long nights (Long nights)
Baby, I'm a
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Hey, hey, hey
[Bridge]
Hey
I'm rocking out tonight
'Cause I can't wait 'til tomorrow
I'ma live my whole life in the night
'Cause I ain't got time to borrow
I'm rocking out tonight
Why wait 'til tomorrow
I'ma live my whole life in the night
[Chorus]
I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
Hey baby, I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
Hey baby
Big cities (Big cities)
Bright lights (Bright lights)
Sleep all day (All day)
Long nights
Baby, I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
Hey baby, I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
Hey baby, it's big cities (Big cities)
Bright lights (Bright lights)
Sleep all day (All day)
Long nights (Long nights)
Baby, I'm a
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Oh, baby, I'm a
Hey, hey, hey
TRACK 6: Russian Roulette
[Verse 1]
Take a breath, take it deep
"Calm yourself", he says to me
If you play, you play for keeps
Take the gun and count to three
I'm sweating now, moving slow
No time to think, my turn to go
[Chorus]
And you can see my heart beating
You can see it through my chest
Said I'm terrified, but I'm not leaving
I know that I must pass this test
So just pull the trigger (Trigger, trigger, trigger)
[Verse 2]
Say a prayer to yourself
He says, "Close your eyes
Sometimes it helps"
And then I get a scary thought
That he's here, means he's never lost
[Chorus]
And you can see my heart beating
Oh, you can see it through my chest
Said I'm terrified, but I'm not leaving
Know that I must pass this test
So just pull the trigger
[Bridge]
As my life flashes before my eyes
I'm wondering, will I ever see another sunrise?
So many won't get the chance to say goodbye
But it's too late to think of the value of my life
[Chorus]
And you can see my heart beating
No, woah, you can see it through my chest
Said I'm terrified but I'm not leaving, no
Know that I must pass this test
And you can see my heart beating
Oh, you can see it through my chest
Now I'm terrified, but I'm not leaving, no, no
Know that I must pass this test
So just pull the trigger (Trigger, trigger, trigger)
TRACK 7: Fire Bomb
[Intro]
Yeah, whoa
[Verse 1]
Gunfire left a hole in the tank, losing gasoline
Fire is on my trail and he's after me
Hope it don't get here before I get where I'm goin'
I gotta get where I'm goin'
Take off my mask to breathe
You could've been a part of a masterpiece
Fluid in the brakes was the last to leak
That's the thing
[Pre-Chorus]
Where I'm goin', I don't need my brakes (Brakes)
Can't wait to see your face
When your front windows break
And I come crashing through
[Chorus]
The lovers needa clear the road
Oh, oh
'Cause this thing is ready to blow
Oh, oh
I just wanna set you on fire
So I won't have to burn alone
Then you
Then you'll know where I'm comin' from
Fire bomb
Fire bomb
[Verse 2]
Seems cold, but baby, no, it doesn't have to be
Microwaving our metal tragedy
Watching it burn and it's beautiful and it's blue
And it's pitiful when it's through, it's the other half of me
I didn't do it, you lit the match for me
Now we're flying from the blast, baby
That's the thing
[Pre-Chorus]
Where we're going, we don't need no brakes (Brakes)
Can't wait to see your face
When your front windows break
And I come crashing through
[Chorus]
The lovers needa clear the road
Oh, oh
'Cause this thing is ready to blow
Oh, oh
I just wanna set you on fire
So I won't have to burn alone
Then you
Then you'll know where I'm coming from
Fire bomb
Fire bomb
[Bridge]
Baby, we were killin' 'em
They couldn't handle the millionth degree
We were criminals
'Cause we were burning, the world called the police
Fire department, ambulance
You can call me crazy
'Cause I believe the only move for me and you is to go out blazing
[Chorus]
The lovers needa clear the road, oh, oh
'Cause this thing is ready to blow, oh, oh
I just wanna set you on fire
So I won't have to burn alone
Then you, then you'll know where I'm comin' from
Fire bomb, fire bomb
TRACK 8: Rude Boy
[Chorus]
Come here, rude boy, boy, can you get it up?
Come here, rude boy, boy, is you big enough?
Take it, take it (Yeah), baby, baby (Yeah)
Take it, take it (Yeah), love me, love me
Come here, rude boy, boy, can you get it up?
Come here, rude boy, boy, is you big enough?
Take it, take it (Yeah), baby, baby (Yeah)
Take it, take it (Yeah), love me, love me
[Verse 1]
Tonight, I'ma let you be the captain
Tonight, I'ma let you do your thing, yeah
Tonight, I'ma let you be a rider
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, babe
Tonight, I'ma let it be fire
Tonight, I'ma let you take me higher
Tonight, baby, we could get it on, yeah, we could get it on, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Do you like it?
Boy, I want, want, want whatchu want, want, want
Give it to me, baby, like boom, boom, boom
What I want, want, want is what you want, want, want
Nah, nah-ah
[Chorus]
Come here, rude boy, boy, can you get it up?
Come here, rude boy, boy, is you big enough?
Take it, take it (Yeah), baby, baby (Yeah)
Take it, take it (Yeah), love me, love me
Come here, rude boy, boy, can you get it up?
Come here, rude boy, boy, is you big enough?
Take it, take it (Yeah), baby, baby (Yeah)
Take it, take it (Yeah), love me, love me
[Verse 2]
Tonight, I'ma give it to ya harder
Tonight, I'ma turn ya body out
Relax, let me do it how I wanna
If you got it, I need it, and I'ma put it down
Buckle up, I'ma give it to ya stronger
Hands up, we could go a little longer
Tonight, I'ma get a little crazy, get a little crazy, baby
[Pre-Chorus]
Like it?
Boy, I want, want, want whatchu want, want, want
Give it to me, baby, like boom, boom, boom
What I want, want, want is what you want, want, want
Nah, nah-ah
[Chorus]
Come here, rude boy, boy, can you get it up?
Come here, rude boy, boy, is you big enough?
Take it, take it (Yeah), baby, baby (Yeah)
Take it, take it (Yeah), love me, love me
Come here, rude boy, boy, can you get it up?
Come here, rude boy, boy, is you big enough?
Take it, take it (Yeah), baby, baby (Yeah)
Take it, take it (Yeah), love me, love me
[Bridge]
I like the way you touch me there
I like the way you pull my hair
Babe, if I don't feel it, I ain't faking, no, no (Oh no)
I like when you tell me 'kiss you there'
I like when you tell me 'move it there'
So giddy-up, time to get it up
You say you a rude boy, show me what you got now
Come here right now
Take it, take it, baby, baby
Take it, take it, love me, love me
[Chorus]
Come here, rude boy, boy, can you get it up?
Come here, rude boy, boy, is you big enough?
Take it, take it (Yeah), baby, baby (Yeah)
Take it, take it (Yeah), love me, love me
Come here, rude boy, boy, can you get it up?
Come here, rude boy, boy, is you big enough?
Take it, take it (Yeah), baby, baby (Yeah)
Take it, take it (Yeah), love me, love me
Love me, love me (Love me, love me, love me, love me)
Take it, take it, baby, baby
Take it, take it, love me, love me
Love me, love me (Love me, love me)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Take it, take it, baby, baby
Take it, take it, love me, love me
TRACK 9: Photographs
[Intro: Rihanna]
Here's a little story I've gotta tell
'Bout this boy I know so well
Back in the day was cool and all
Fell in love, I fell in love
Thought he was the one for me
Other boys I could not see
And look what happened to our love
I'm like how could it be?
[Verse 1: Rihanna & will.i.am]
It shoulda been me and you
It coulda been you and me
But boy, you broke my heart and now I'm standing there
It shoulda been me and you
It coulda been you and me
Now all I got are these photographs
[Chorus: Rihanna & will.i.am]
All I've got, all I've got
All I've got are these photographs
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you
[Verse 2: Rihanna]
Now baby, it's killing me
I'm saying it's killing me
The fact that you ain't around
Baby, I'm falling down
I need me a remedy
Been looking for remedies
I need you to be around
Baby, I'm hurting now
I know you're a better man
When I was your girl
This land is a better land
When you're in my world
Today will be better, babe
If it were like yesterday
So happy and lovely
Hey, hey, hey
[Chorus: Rihanna & will.i.am]
All I've got, all I've got
All I've got are these photographs
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you
[Refrain: Rihanna]
All I've got are these photographs
I remember when I used to make you laugh
I don't wanna be stuck in the past
But you're all that I have, that I had
And I don't wanna lose what we built this far
This is me and you, you're my superstar
I'd give anything, baby, here's my heart
My heart, my heart
[Verse 3: will.i.am]
My heart don't stop, my heart be beating over
My loving never stop, even though that it's over
Girl, I've been reminiscing when I play that Casanova
Way back when we was kissing on your grandmama's sofa
Girl, I got us lovey-dovey on my photo album
I got them pictures back when I was rocking Calvin Klein
You had your Guess jeans on, looking sexy, oh no
Girl, why could it not be the one?
[Bridge: Rihanna & will.i.am]
Why? Why? Why?
Why couldn't I be the one?
(Why? Why? Why?)
Why couldn't you be the one?
(Why? Why? Why?)
Why couldn't you be the one?
(Why? Why? Why?)
[Chorus: Rihanna & will.i.am]
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you, you, you
Is nothing without you, you, you
Is nothing without you
[Outro: Rihanna with will.i.am]
All I've got, is nothing without
All I've got, is nothing without
All I've got, all I've got are these photographs
TRACK 10: G4L
[Verse 1]
I lick the gun when I'm done
'Cause I know that revenge is sweet
So sweet
This is a gang, ladies thang
Baby bang, tell me what you need, oh
Any motherfucker wanna disrespect
Playing with fire finna get you wet
How it feel down there on your knees
[Pre-Chorus]
I got this
Girls like a soldier
Trip and it's goin' down, down, down
[Chorus]
I'm ready to roll
Girl, I'm with you
If they get you, they get me
So come on, let's go
Bitch, I'm with you
If you with it, you with me
You know I'm down
Down for life
Load it, reload it and let's go
Gangsta for life
'Til the day that I die
Yeah, I promise I'm standing high
'Cause you know that I'm down
You know I'm down
Gangsta for life
[Verse 2]
We drivin' by with them headlights off
We know where you stay
Know what you did, we don't play that shit
Nigga we don't play, no
Everybody cried when you did your dirt
Acting like a bitch finna get you hurt
Breaking lives down to their knees, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
I got this
Girls like a soldier
Trip and it's goin' down, down, down
[Chorus]
I'm ready to roll
Girl, I'm with you
If they get you, they get me
So come on, let's go
Bitch, I'm with you
If you with it, you with me
You know I'm down
Down for life
Load it, reload it and let's go
Gangsta for life
'Til the day that I die
Yeah, I promise I'm standing high
'Cause you know that I'm down
You know I'm down
Gangsta for life
[Bridge]
Guns (Check), Girls (Check)
Come on, we ain't done yet
Got a lot to handle
We ain't takin' over the world yet
We're an army
Better yet, a navy
Better yet, crazy
Guns in the air
Guns in the air
Guns in the air
Can't hurt us again when you come around here
We got our guns, got our guns
We got our guns, got our guns
We got our guns in the motherfuckin' air, oh
[Chorus]
I'm down for life
Gangsta for life
I'm down for life
Gangsta for life
You know I'm down
Down for life
Load it, reload it and let's go
Gangsta for life
'Til the day that I die
Yeah, I promise I'll stand and fight
'Cause you know that I'm down
You know I'm down
Gangsta for life
[Outro]
I lick the gun when I'm done
'Cause I know that revenge is sweet
TRACK 11: Te Amo
[Verse 1]
Te amo, te amo
She says to me
I hear the pain in her voice
Then we danced underneath the candelabra
She takes the lead
That's when I saw it in her eyes, it's over
[Chorus]
Then she said te amo
Then she put her hand around me waist
I told her no
She cried te amo
I told her I'm not gonna run away
But let me go
My soul is awry
Without asking why
I said te amo
Wish somebody'd tell me what she said
Don't it mean I love you?
Think it means I love you
Don't it mean I love you?
[Verse 2]
Te amo, te amo
She's scared to breathe
I hold her hand, I got no choice, uh
Pulled me out on the beach, danced in the water
I start to leave
She's begging me and asking why it's over
[Chorus]
Then she said te amo
Then she put her hand around me waist
I told her no
She cried te amo
I told her I'm not gonna run away
But let me go
My soul is awry
Without asking why
I said te amo
Wish somebody'd tell me what she said
Don't it mean I love you?
Think it means I love you
Don't it mean I love you?
[Bridge]
Listen, we can dance
But you gotta watch your hands
Watch me all night
I’m moving through the light
Because I understand
That we all need love
And I'm not afraid
To feel the love, but I don't feel that way
[Chorus]
Then she said te amo
Then she put her hand around me waist
I told her no
She cried te amo
I told her I'm not gonna run away
But let me go
My soul is awry
Without asking why
I said te amo
Wish somebody'd tell me what she said
Don't it mean I love you?
Think it means I love you
Don't it mean I love you?
Think it means I love you
[Outro]
Te amo, te amo
Don't it mean I love you?
TRACK 12: Cold Case Love
[Verse 1]
On my roof
Dark and I'm burning a rose
I don't need proof
I'm torn apart and you know
What you did to me was a crime
Cold case love
And I let you reach me one more time
But that's enough
[Pre-Chorus]
Your love was breaking the law
But I needed a witness (Oh-oh, oh)
So wake me up when it's over
It don't make any difference (Oh-oh, oh)
Will it ever be solved
Or am I taking the fall?
Truth was there all along
Tell me, how did we miss it?
[Chorus]
We opened up a cold case love
And it got the best of us
And now prints, pictures and white outlines
Are all that's left at the scene of a crime
Of a cold case love
[Verse 2]
Should've investigated
But love blinded eyes, couldn't see (No)
And then I tried to cage it
But your love ain't the kind that you can keep
Release me now 'cause I did my time
Of this cold case love
My heart's no longer cold and confined
I've had enough
[Pre-Chorus]
Your love was breaking the law
But I needed a witness (Oh-oh, oh)
So wake me up when it's over
It don't make any difference (Oh-oh, oh)
Will it ever be solved
Or am I taking the fall?
Truth was there all along
Tell me, how did we miss it?
[Chorus]
We opened up a cold case love
And it got the best of us
And now prints, pictures and white outlines
Are all that's left at the scene of a crime
Of a cold case love (Oh, oh, oh-oh)
[Bridge]
We lost our way
Took this too far
Now I'll never find the pieces of my heart
We've lost enough looking for a truth
That was here all along, no
[Chorus]
A cold case love
And it got the best of us
And now prints, pictures and white outlines
Are all that's left at the scene of a crime
Of a cold case love
We opened up a cold case love
And it got the best of us
And now prints, pictures and white outlines
Are all that's left at the scene of a crime
Of a cold case love
Love
TRACK 13: The Last Song
[Verse 1]
Here we are
Midair off of the cliff
Staring down at the end again
But then again, maybe we're finally on
The road that's headed away from all your complaining
Of hearing the same song
But baby, we'll hear it when I'm gone
[Chorus]
It's time to turn on the last song
Oh-oh
The last song
Oh-oh
[Verse 2]
What if you wasted love and our love in time disappeared?
And the sad song ends up being the last song you'll ever hear
It was ours
But I'd do it again, holding hands with my friend again
But then again, maybe we gave our all
A song we'll never forget
Baby let 'em play it, maybe it'll save the world
They gon' miss hearing it when it's gone
[Chorus]
But it's time to turn on the last song
Oh-oh
The last song
Oh-oh
[Verse 3]
What if we left every moment that we could spare?
And the perfect song ends up being the last song you'll ever hear
You'll never know when the songs gonna play
The last song you'll hear is the one you made
Your song was beautiful
That's why I started singing it
But this song is our song, it's playing 'til the end
Even if it's the last song
[Chorus]
The last song
Oh-oh
The last song
Oh-oh
[Outro]
What if you wasted love and our love in time disappeared?
And the perfect song ends up being the last song you'll ever hear
TRACK 14: Hole In My Head
[Intro: Justin Timberlake]
Let's go!
You got a hole in my head
You got a hole in my head, girl
You got a hole in my head
You got a hole in my head, girl
You got a hole in my head
You got a hole in my head, girl
[Verse 1: Rihanna]
No use, your lips keep moving
But I got a couple of screws loose
Them other boys talkin' about me
They say I'm bad news
And probably best for you to keep this short
It's my time to interrupt
Gonna take a lot to start me up
I don't think you wanna deal right now
And not with me (With me)
Don't start with me (With me)
I got a, got a, got a gun on me
I don't think you really wanna run your mouth
'Cause I was feelin' watered down
You're gonna drown
[Pre-Chorus 1: Rihanna]
All over your radio, see me in the stadium
I'll spin your body
Imma run to let these ladies know
Watch your tone around me
Don't push my buttons
You don't really wanna see me get wild
G-G-get wild
[Chorus: Rihanna]
I got a hole in my head
A hole in my head
Sometimes I get crazy and I ain't scared of nobody
Don't look at me funny like you ain't hear what I said
I got a hole in my head (My head, my head)
I got a hole in my head (My head, my head)
I got a hole in my head (My head, my head)
Don't look at me funny like you ain't hear what I said
I got a hole in my head (My head, my head)
[Verse 2: Rihanna]
Buckle up, I ride this like a fast car
Suck it up, don't even try to act hard
And you can try to run but you won't get very far
And you can try to hide but I know where you are
Let loose, I see right through you
You got a hole in your head too
And I knew it the very moment I met you
So I hope you got your swagger up
You know just what I love
Gonna take a lot to work me up
I don't think you wanna do it right now
And not with me (With me)
Don't start with me (With me)
I got a, got a, got a attitude on me
And I don't think you really wanna run your mouth
'Cause I was feelin' watered down
Baby might drown
[Pre-Chorus 2: Rihanna]
Catch me on your mind baby
Don't waste my time baby
Now watch me wine
You can take that as a sign baby
So left and right with me
Now push my buttons
You see me go wild
Go, go wild
[Chorus: Rihanna]
I got a hole in my head
A hole in my head
Sometimes I get crazy and I ain't scared of nobody
Don't look at me funny like you ain't hear what I said
I got a hole in my head (My head, my head)
I got a hole in my head (M-my head, my head)
I got a hole in my head (M-my head, my head)
Don't look at me funny like you ain't hear what I said
I got a hole in my head (My head, my head)
[Post-Chorus: Rihanna]
(Oh, oh)
Sometimes I go crazy
(Oh, oh)
Watch me, watch me
(Oh, oh)
Sometimes I go crazy
(Oh, oh)
[Bridge: Justin Timberlake & Rihanna]
(Uh, uh, break it down) Oooh
I hear voices in my head, they go "Oooh"
I hear voices in my head, they go "Oooh"
I hear voices in my head, they go "Oooh" (Oh)
Uh, now go "Oooh"
I hear voices in my head, they go "Oooh"
I hear voices in my head, they go "Oooh"
I hear voices in my head, they go "Oooh" (Oh)
Now go...
[Chorus: Rihanna]
I got a hole in my head
A hole in my head
Sometimes I get crazy and I ain't scared of nobody
Don't look at me funny like you ain't hear what I said
I got a hole in my head (My head, my head)
I got a hole in my head (M-my head, my head)
I got a hole in my head (M-my head, my head)
Don't look at me funny like you ain't hear what I said
I got a hole in my head (My head, my head)
[Outro: Justine Timberlake & Rihanna]
You got a hole in your head
You got a hole in your head, girl
You got a hole in your head
You got a hole in your head, girl (Oh)