Phil Smoke

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I live in Buenos Aires and write about philosophy, psychology, politics, and religion. I wrote a book philsmoke.substack.com/about

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The state of Vermont agreed to pay $175,000 in damages to a man who was pulled over for giving an officer the middle finger and arrested for disorderly conduct. What do you think? www.theonion.com/vermont-sett...

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Thinking today about my lawyer friend Jermaine, who —when I asked him legal research Qs while writing a dystopia—told me “Well, with a sympathetic judiciary, anything is possible.”

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Does biden know he's the president?

You gotta be fucking kidding me with this email

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strange women lying in ponds distributing swords actually sounds like a pretty decent alternative right now

"is" to "was" when Allah strikes him down?

Can we maybe get this bullshit updated?

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a thing i really sincerely believe is that both the center left and the left left have got to snap out of peacetime dilettantism and recognize that we are at war.

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reflecting on the immunity decision a bit, what the Court seems to be saying is that every element of the executive branch is at the President’s disposal, no matter what he wants to use it for. his motives don’t matter. the office is a weapon to be wielded however he sees fit.

Doing to others what should be done unto him

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for shooting Palestinian prisoners in the head. […] “Until then, we will give them minimal food to survive. I do not care about this,” Ben-Gvir added.

Ben-Gvir calls for executing Palestinian prisonerswww.middleeastmonitor.com Far-right Israeli National Security Minister and member of Benjamin Netanyahu's government, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has said he wants to kill Palestinian prisoners by 'shooting them in the head'.

Welcome newcomers I've been called the n word in print

it’s ok to be nihilistic for one day!!!!

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bringing this here because i've had it

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If only those college protestors had been protesting the correct way. Personally I blame them

GET THE FUCKING MUSKETS

We just may have to come to grips with the idea we have a king, like Charles I or James II or Richard II.

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This is fucking terrifying especially considering that they just made being unhoused illegal

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Not making any threats here, just thinking out loud as a historian — do they people brazenly pushing for impunity for the wealthy elites not know what traditionally comes next?

the combination of Ohio, Chevron, and Jarkesy is to tell the extraordinarily rich “there’s no one who can hold you accountable for anything if you can afford a lawsuit”

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I’ve texted so many friends: “Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” takes place on June 27th. Enjoy your day!” Heheheheheehehe. 🪨

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Anytime someone talks about a business closing locations these days I just google the name and “private equity” and you’re not gonna believe it but…

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usually 1-3 vinyl covered spring snakes

r/trepanning how much stuff is supposed to come out

Yep

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Biden is going all-in with the lies. Voters today will be shocked to hear that once, you were supposed to win voters. Now, it’s about hating some. Biden has spurred Florida & is giving the finger to everyone who hates genocide. And Netanyahu will STILL stab him in the back.

Biden spreads the LA protest propaganda to his 35M followers... x.com/POTUS/status...

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the "you and some buddies can steer a town in the right direction" theory of change

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Now that this post is doing numbers there's gonna be a lot of people saying why this will never work where they live, etc Don't become one of those people so convinced of your own powerlessness that you feel there's no options, these methods are proven to work

Do you need something to be mad at all the time? Want an excuse to bully people and start fights? Instead of taking this desire out on social media might I suggest an alternative: It's called your local city council meeting and we actually desperately need that energy there

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So fuck it try and fail and learn and grow and as long as you live through it then you'll be more useful in other stuff later. Fail forward! (4/4)

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Yes! Annoying the shit out of your local representatives in numbers is more effective than people think. I've given up hope for governmental change but city/state is an entirely different animal.

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People have forgotten how the cultivate the lost art of saying "none of my fucking business." And, as a deliberate design choice of the modern web, which loses money if people do this en masse. Engagement metrics don't go brrr if people go about their own serious business.

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Among the rubble, among the wreckage, among the destruction, among the blood, corpses, martyrs, body parts, tents, suffering, pain, fatigue, and illness, we convey to you our vibrant voice of freedom. Here we are, still alive, breathing, and living. 🇵🇸❤️🍉✌️

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remember when her husband genocided yemenis

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I will NEVER deactivate my account. I will be posting from HELL

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You, lowbrow: Doomscrolling social media sites. Me, refined: Veiwing high class cinema: