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maxwell-grant · 7 months

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I’ve noticed once or twice among the pulp hero’s a dude with a crystal ball mysterio helmet in a dark suit. I can’t help but notice that what the Orb look is baller, it’s really distinct from other pulp characters he’s getting grouped with. What’s this guys deal and why is he so different from other pulp dudes?

(Meme on the left by Questionposting)

Ethel Knapp, twenty, stood in her furnished room and peered at the gas jet. For ten minutes she had been peering at it, trying to summon the courage necessary to turn it on—without a lighted match above it. She had no money. She had come to Great City from her home in Ohio to work. She had no work. She had no way of returning to her mother and father. But she did have a way of saving herself from further hunger and humiliation.

The gas jet.

She raised her hand toward it. Startled, she paused. A faint rustling sound came into the room. Looking down, she saw an envelope creeping under the door. She took it up, bewildered, and opened it. Inside lay money— currency held together by a band of silver paper—banknotes totalling $200!

“I can’t bear to see suffering, Angel. I can no more help trying to alleviate it than I can help breathing. If there were any other way of taking money from those who hoard it, and giving it to those who desperately need it—if there were any other way than stealing, I’d take that way. But there isn’t.” - The Sinister Sphere

This is The Moon Man. Moon Man was created by C. Frederick Davies and appeared in 38 stories from 1933 to 1937 and was a cross between The Shadow and Robin Hood, a black-clad urban avenger with a unique costume who stole from the rich to provide for the poor and was viciously hunted by law enforcement and the criminal underworld for it, not helped by the fact that his true identity is that of Stephen Tatcher, the 25-year-old police sergeant and son of the police chief, engaged to the daughter of his worst enemy, a lieutenant constantly trying to get Moon Man in the electric chair.

There's three main things that set The Moon Man apart from the other costumed pulp heroes and Shadow imitators from his day: Number one is that, despite looking a lot like Mysterio, he actually had much more in common with Spider-Man than even The Spider himself, in that he was mostly an ordinary schlub driven to help others who had to constantly pull off precarious balancing acts to keep his job and his secret and his life. 2nd being that he is a far more socially conscious character than pretty much all of his contemporaries, dealing with economic inequality, white collar crime, and grey areas where business practices and law enforcement intermingle with criminality to trample the lower class. He's a Depression-era Robin Hood and the stories are dead serious about it.

And third is that The Moon Man is no gentleman thief or dark avenger: He does none of this for the sake of personal fulfillment or revenge, he isn't tabling fights with gangsters to occasionally do an afterschool special or make a half-hearted gesture at social commentary, this is just what he does as a baseline. He is far less preoccupied with fighting crime than he is saving people in bad circumstances, and the stories are highly preoccupied with the people he saves, and the circumstances that The Moon Man is saving them from. For a weird guy in a creepy mask who goes around in a black coat with a gun in hand, he's an unexpectadly compassionate and soft-hearted (even mopey at times) character.

A chuckle came from the silver‐headed man. “You’ve distributed the money, Angel?”

“Yeah. Got it out right away. And it certainly was badly needed, boss.”

“I know… You realize why I selected Martin Richmond as a victim, Angel?”

“I’ve got an idea he ain’t all he seems to be.”

“Not quite that,” answered the voice that came from the silver head. “He’s quite respectable, you know. Social position, wealth, all that. But there’s one thing I don’t like about him, Angel. He’s made millions by playing the market short, forcing prices down.”

“Nothin’ wrong in that, is there?”, Dargan asked.

“Not according to our standards, Angel; but the fact remains that short‐selling had contributed to the suffering of those we are trying to help. I’ve taken little enough from Richmond’s kind, Angel. I must have more— later."

Dargan peered. “I don’t quite get you, boss. You’re takin’ an awful chance—and you don’t keep any of the money for yourself.”

A chuckle came from the silver globe. “I don’t want the money for myself. I want it for those who are perishing for want of the barest necessities of life. What would you do if you saw a child about to be crushed under a truck? You’d snatch her away, even at the risk of your own life."

“Don’t think I’m questioning you, boss.” Dargan hastened to explain. “I’m with you all the way, and you know it"

"Yes, Angel,” said the Moon Man gently, “I know it. You’re the only man in the world I trust. You know what it is to suffer; that’s why you’re with me”.

The Moon Man lacked much in terms of budget or resources, partially because all of his money went to people in need, and he was under constant threat from the law and underworld alike, each more bloodthirsty than the other in how badly they wanted to mount his Argus helmet on a platter (he didn't even make the helmet himself, he mail-ordered it under his detective arch-enemy’s name). His father is a police chief with a weak heart, which adds an extra pressure to Stephen's secret in that it being revealed will not only lead to his father being fired, but likely dying from shock.

He picks hide-outs with creaky stairs as his main line of defense against intruders, his only line of defense is a gun, he pined over the love of a stubborn lady who initially detested his alter-ego, but eventually learned his secret and grew into a stronger person and even partner as they got engaged. And he only has one other ally he can trust:

He’d gone bad in the ring. A weakened arm made further fighting impossible. He found it just as impossible to find work. He’d drifted downward and outward; he’d become a bum, sleeping in alleys, begging food. Until, mysteriously a message had come to him from the Moon Man.

Some day Ned Dargan was going to fight again. Some day he was going to get into the ring, knock some palooka for a row, and become champ. And if he ever did, he’d have the Moon Man to thank for it…

His main sidekick from the start, scarred ex-boxer Ned Dargan, was rescued by Moon Man from homelessness and starvation, and he was frequently named “Angel” as it was Dargan’s job to distribute the money, the narrative often filling the reader on the background of the recipients to make them not just anonymous victims, but real people with problems readers in the Depression era would have likely identified with. When we first meet them, Dargan tells him about a steamfitter with a sick daughter who needs money to pay for his kid's treatment, and a pair of kids with a recently deceased mother whose uncles can't afford to take them in and who will go to an orphanage without help, and The Moon Man promises money for all of them.

The main issue with the stories is that they do get a bit repetitive, but they're also fairly short and quick to read, and the strength of the concept, the assertive characters, the compassion, and the class dynamics that usually remain subtext in these kinds of stories, here becomes much of the text itself.

The Moon Man had a remarkable amount of continuity and consistency for a pulp hero, and only picked up more and more enemies that would constantly frame and target him with no additional allies. In fact, circa the end of the run, both his fiancé Sue as well as Angel are well acquainted with the Moon Man’s secret identity by this point and constantly beg Stephen Thatcher to give up his double life, warning him of increasing danger from both the cops and the mob, and in the last story, Blackjack Jury, he's pressured to give up his identity for good by the two and by how precariously his father's job hangs on him being able to capture Moon Man. The story and the character's run ends without revealing what decision he took.

Steve Thatcher lowered his head as though stubbornly to butt an obstacle. A wild scheme— his! He knew it. But, also, he knew the world— cruel and relentless—and he could not stand by and do nothing to save those who were suffering. The mere thought of letting others perish, while nothing was done to save them, was unendurable.

Beyond the written law was a higher one to which Steve Thatcher had dedicated himself—the law of humanity.

And if he were caught? Would he find leniency at the hands of Gil McEwen and Chief Thatcher? No. He was certain of that. Even if McEwen and the chief might wish to deal kindly with him, they would be unable to. The Moon Man now was a public enemy—his fate was in the hands of the multitude. Steve Thatcher would be dealt with like any common crook—if he were caught.

He remembered Ernest Miller’s daughter, who must go to Arizona or die; he remembered Frank Lauder, who must be cared for; he remembered Bill and Betty Anderson, who must have help.

“It’s got to be done!” he said through closed teeth. “Damn it, it’s got to be done!”

He walked swiftly through the night - The Sinister Sphere

The Moon Man is public domain and has seen some usage in modern pulp stories, but (as far as I can find) never really with the same bite that makes these stories appealing, and it's not difficult to see why the character, despite a fairly respectable run and a striking costume, remained mostly obscure. He certainly wouldn't have had any kind of 50s paperback revival without being heavily edited or rewritten entirely just in case somebody was maybe trying to trojan horse any commie talk somewhere, in a character whose main mission statement was addressing economic inequality and getting in trouble with the police over it. And nowadays, with Mysterio being so popular and "Moon Man" taking on a wholly different noxious meaning online, The Moon Man would require a slight overhaul of costume and a complete overhaul of his name, and unfortunately that entails almost making him a different character

The Moon Man stories were adapted into a short comics run circa 1940-42 where they completely overhauled his costume and changed the names, titling him The Raven, but otherwise kept the stories mostly the same. I don't have much of anything to say about him, but there is one additional bit of strangeness that followed The Moon Man's largely unsuccessful transition to comics: The Moon Man was never published in Brazil, but there was a Brazilian superhero in 1962 (which still predates Mysterio) with the exact same name and headpiece. Created by artist Gedeone Malagola who, upon being denied the opportunity to publish his own Phantom stories, simply erased the character’s head, added a cape and used a penny to draw a translucent globe for a head, creating a new hero in turn named Homem-Lua (Moon Man). The character lasted for a couple of years as a back-up on fellow superhero Black Ray’s magazine, before it’s end.

The only detail given about his past is that he was born in Brazil, initially operating near his headquarters in São Paulo before becoming a globetrotter. He lacks explicit superpowers, but is feared by criminals around the world and considered to be an immortal who’s been active for over a century, as many supporting characters in the stories claimed that their grandparents had met the hero. A master of technology who flew around in a personalized jet and was able to call upon the aid of indigenous tribes around the world, who believed him to bear the mark of a godlike entity or be said an incarnation of said entity (as a plot point it's as racist as you'd expect, but also gets a bit funny when you consider how the most famous of moon-themed superheroes this side of Japan, Moon Knight, would pan out 15 years later)

He's mostly a fairly cut-n-dry Phantom clone with some oddities here and there, namely: In one adventure, despite the character being supposedly a human, it was said that all who gaze on his face would die. He was never unmasked in the entirety of his run, and he had no compunctions about executing his villains, whether it was by burying them under a stone idol, breaking dams and letting them drown in the ensuing floods, exploding them, or outright sinking daggers into their chests. It's a very stark contrast to the pulp Moon Man, who preferred to avoid conflict entirely and would only use his gun as a last resort. Ultimately, they bear no official connection, but the strangeness of sharing the exact same name and trademark headgear. It's as if one ends where the other begins.

In some ways, I'd argue the original Moon Man is the purest wish fulfillment pulp hero of The Great Depression, because although eventually he'd take on more bizarre villains, the bulk of his stories are about this regular guy who goes around patching up wounds left by the Depression in a case-by-case basis and (barely) outfoxing and surviving repeated attacks from the powers that be only because he hides his true face from the world. He has no extraordinary abilities or resources, but he makes do as best he can with a ticking time bomb hanging above him.

As unfortunate as the character's present circumstances may be I absolutely think he's got what it takes to be striking and memorable and resonant in ways a lot of his fellow costume avengers aren't, and hey, the guy's public domain, so, if anyone wants to take a shot at reviving him or simply plopping him into a story, add another weird chapter to his history, nothing's stopping you. I simply have to believe there's an audience out there who may fall in love with a well-meaning bleeding heart trying his best who, with nothing but theatrics and smarts and a fishbowl helmet for a head, is driven to fight capitalism instead of Spider-Man.

With a strange, uncanny knowledge the Moon Man selected his victims. Those victims had climbed roughshod to power; some within the law, and others outside the pale. And the Moon Man called on them with a very definite and grim plan— for he walked in the eternal danger of a double menace. If the silent figure had any face at all, it was the face of the man in the moon!

#replies tag #pulp heroes #the moon man #pulp fiction #c frederick davies #superheroes #brazilian comics #golden age comics

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zenaidamacrouras1 · 2 months

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If anyone needs a reason to vote for Joe Biden let me tell you why: He hires the best paper pushers and administrative staff to implement his programs. These people are god tier, and the president himself doesn't matter all that much to how the government runs.

Long version:

I work in policy, and part of my job is trying to make sure money for stopping climate change goes to union jobs, and that communities are included in decision-making and that low-income/marginalized communities get good investments as much as the rich communities, that there are strong worker and environmental justice protections. It's boring and often depressing and while my dad thinks I am ruining the world, I think I do good stuff, more or less.

And I am OLD and have worked in my field under Bush (cry), Obama, Tr*mp (cries harder) and Biden.

The Biden administration staff - from the lowest level intern people to the higher up political appointees - I have worked with have been the straight up best, most committed, most PASSIONATE about helping people of any administration listed. Also a lot of them are nice.

I think Obama's people were pretty solid, and they did care (memorable moment of having a protest with a bunch of people getting arrested outside the EPA and staff sneaking out and thanking them because they needed political cover to do their job) but maybe they never had the kind of ambitious programming to work with that Biden has.

Kind of what happened is that we passed two mega pieces of climate legislation (IRA and BIL if your nasty like that) and then a bunch of the people who worked on passing those bills got jobs in the Biden administration to help turn those fresh new baby laws into actual real policy and projects, which is really hard, guys, it's so hard. It's so many and so much and it never ends and we have this MOMENT.

So they are passionate. They have been dreaming for YEARS about what we could accomplish with some ambitious public money to fucking do stuff about climate change and workers rights. They are SO PRO BLUE COLLAR WORKERS. I love them. They get it. When they don't get it, they LISTEN.

I don't care if you vote for Biden, the man. Who even is he? I could care less. But vote for who ever is in charge of hiring for Biden. Vote for the staff at the Department of the Interior and the EPA and the Department of Energy and the people in charge of programming for flood preventing agricultural practices at the USDA and the people at the Department of Labor who want to bring people who've been caught up in the criminal justice system into special apprenticeship programs with wrap around care services so they can get a good job with dignity and wages to sustain a family.

They are fucking rock stars. And I am starting to really see some cool projects come out, for example, my region has seen a $30/hour an hour wage increase in environmental remediation jobs DIRECTLY DUE to Biden administration policies and the BIL. We have to be able to continue this work.

#US Politics #american politics #how to be a radical #but also really boring

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luna-rainbow · 1 year

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However, can organisations with ulterior motives realistically use the mental health law to put him in confinement? Yes, but it takes a lot of collusion and there are a lot of safeguards against this happening in real life, which may not apply in Marvel’s universe. /

I'm curious about this, i personally think they could institutionalize him just because it's the government... the government hates Bucky and they could do that to him just to fuck him over. now, when you said bucky doesn't have a mentally illness which requires to out him in a mental ward.. what does that mean? just asking because at the end of the day Bucky is mentally ill. it doesn't mean he's out of control but he is mentally ill...

Thanks for the ask and the opportunity to try and destigmatise mental illness a little bit.

Firstly, people with mental health problems do not all need to be locked up!!

The role of mental health institutions is NOT to keep individuals away from society. It is to start treatment that stabilises their symptoms enough so that they can function safely. For most individuals, the ideal outcome is that they function as a part of society in a capacity they are comfortable with, with or without support. The only way for people to do that is to...actually be a part of the community while trying to work through their issues. (There are some practical issues with this because lack of funding for supports and social barriers mean some people are stuck in situations which exacerbate their mental health but that's an entire paper and a half on its own.)

In reality, mental health institutions are high in demand, which means they are very selective about who they take on. Institutions pretty much only admit for the following criteria:

They are at a high risk of causing themselves harm (severe depression/anxiety, suicidal/self-harm risk, hypo/hypermania, active psychosis/delusions)

They are at a high risk of causing other people harm (active psychosis/delusions, mania)

It is very rare to get people institutionalised for a personality disorder, who unfortunately often end up in the forensic (criminal) system or the medical system when they do act out from their mental health issues.

It is also exceedingly difficult to get people institutionalised for a diagnosed organic brain problem that causes symptoms similar to mental health disorders: e.g. brain injuries, brain tumours, certain types of brain disorders - these can give you strange memory problems that shifts your sense of reality and you may act like you have delusions/psychosis.

Sadly, drug and alcohol use is often an exclusion which is unhelpful as many people self-medicate with drug and alcohol to help underlying mental health issues. E.g. people with PTSD end up in the medical system when they overdose to get themselves over an exacerbation.

Important aside here that the mental health system tends to be separate from the hospital/medical system, and it is also separate from the forensic/criminal system. Patients can be involuntarily institutionalised in any of the three systems, but for different reasons.

Being a super soldier who aggressively bashes people up when trying to complete an undercover mission doesn't get him a mental health diagnosis. Otherwise Steven Grant "on va voir" Rogers would've been locked up ages ago.

Armchair diagnosis time: if Bucky has a mental health disorder, it is related to PTSD and depression (maybe with a touch of anxiety). But he is socialising, seems motivated to engage with the therapy program, and wasn't displaying any active suicidal/self-harm behaviours apart from jumping out of a plane without a chute. In the real world, he's not going to get admitted to a mental health unit. He has NOT shown anything that suggests a psychotic disorder. His logic in TFATWS is...uh, questionable, but within the limits of bad scriptwriting stupidity, and he has shown a fairly good understanding of cause and effect. This is not someone you can call "mentally incompetent" either. And definitely no sense of a personality disorder there either.

If I had to justify some of Bucky's behaviours in TFATWS, I would probably say he's acting like someone with brain injury, exacerbated by mental health issues of PTSD/depression. I suspect that’s what you mean by calling him mentally ill but I’m pedantic with semantics.

Now, coming back to the first part of the question. Can the MCU gov lock Bucky up using the mental health provisions? Well, the CIA locked up Isaiah and lied about his death for decades...so yes, you can definitely write it in a way that's possible.

#bucky barnes #mental health #asks #bucky barnes meta

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https://jjie.org/2020/11/16/sex-offender-registration-doesnt-help-victims-hurts-young-offenders

Opinion: Sex Offender Registration Doesn’t Help Victims, Hurts Young Offenders

Jason was 14 years old when he met his first girlfriend, a 13-year-old neighbor of the foster family with whom he lived. After a few months of dating, his girlfriend’s mother walked in on the teenagers engaging in consensual oral sex and called the police. Jason was arrested and charged with child molestation. He was adjudicated delinquent in juvenile court and placed on the California Sex Offender Registry. Before he was old enough to drive, Jason was branded a sex offender on a public, searchable website.

Now in his 30s, Jason suffers from depression and has experienced homelessness. Despite earning a college degree, he cannot find steady employment. An internet search shows he is a registered sex offender.

Jason is like many others who struggle to lead a healthy adult life because of a juvenile adjudication based on unsurprising adolescent behavior. States across the country place children as young as 8 years old on sex offender registries for conduct that is otherwise developmentally normal.

Required by federal law, this label imposes barriers on young people’s access to education, employment and safe housing. It can devastate them psychologically with little benefit to the community.

Youth sex offender registration costs the public over $3 billion a year. Rather than investing in preventive programming and victims’ services, resources are routinely allocated to a carceral and punitive response. Meanwhile, research-backed social programming and community needs remain largely underfunded.

For example, in 2017 California spent $140 million to register and monitor 3,500 youth registrants. Yet that same year, the budget for prevention programs and victims’ services was only $46,000.

In addition to the high cost of registration, sex offender registries do not advance the public safety goals for which they were created. Only 3% to 5% of youth who commit sexual offenses are likely to reoffend, showing that registration wastes resources on individuals who pose little to no risk of future harm.

State rules hard to understand

Youth are required to register as sex offenders for a wide range of offenses, including consensual sexual relationships, sexting and public urination. These laws have a disproportionate impact on marginalized communities. Laws that criminalize consensual same-sex relationships disproportionately target LGBTQ youth. Racial bias in charging and sentencing can also lead to greater numbers of Black and brown youth on the registry.

A recent report by Juvenile Law Center shows that 39 states place children on sex offender registries. The registration procedure and consequences vary widely from state to state. Youth can be required to register for their entire lifetime in some states, which dooms them to a life on the margins.

Indeed, once labeled a sex offender, the stigma remains regardless of how long the registration period lasts; web-based information and databases often remain online and accessible even if the period of registration has long since ended. These registration laws completely disregard the rehabilitative purpose of the juvenile justice system.

Today, approximately 200,000 individuals are on sex offender registries for offenses committed prior to age 18. Registered youth face harsh restrictions that regulate where they can live, work or attend school. Some states prohibit such youth from residing with other children in the home, which can preclude youth from living with siblings or their own children or partner’s children. Registration can also prohibit youth from living within a church or school zone, effectively prohibiting them from practicing their religion or receiving an education.

State registration laws are complex and difficult even for most adults to understand. Yet youth are expected to understand and comply with the numerous restrictions and reporting requirements, despite the many practical challenges of doing so. States require youth to update and verify their information regularly, including when any information has changed.

If a youth is traveling between states or even within counties in their own state, they may have to report or register. When they are unable to comply with the complex and untenable registration and reporting requirements, they can face fines, incarceration and extended registration.

Additionally, many states require information about registered sex offenders to be posted on a public website, made available at local police stations or disseminated to the youth’s communities. This community notification often results in humiliation and social ostracism—even vigilante violence in some cases—and imposes a negative self-image upon the youth.

Children on sex offender registries are four times more likely to report a recent suicide attempt compared to nonregistered children who have engaged in harmful or illegal sexual behavior. Stigmatization from sex offender labeling frequently deprives youth of vital sources of psychological support at the precise time they most need community acceptance. And, in many cases, that support is not publicly funded or accessible to those who need it.

The draconian practice of youth sex offender registration imposes an unending loop of barriers and obstacles on youth without improving public safety. It also needlessly shifts resources away from important services such as sexual violence prevention and victim assistance. That is why the time is now to abolish the harmful practice of placing youth on sex offender registries.

Malik Pickett, Esq. is a staff attorney at Juvenile Law Center, where he advocates for the rights of youth in the juvenile justice system through litigation, amicus  and policy advocacy efforts.

Emily Satifka, Esq. is a Zubrow Fellow at Juvenile Law Center where her work currently addresses the harms young people experience from sex offender registration, and inhumane conditions of confinement. Her legal career is focused on dismantling oppressive and violent systems through litigation, education and policy advocacy.

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sn4kep1t · 1 year

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solo / LXXXVIII

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the following content contains allusions to, mentions of, or mentions non-graphic examples of: homelessness, emotional/psychological abuse, anti-lgbtq discrimination, gender dysphoria, and severe depressive episodes as well as other examples of severe mental health symptoms. viewer discretion is advised.

if you entered the front door of the high school and immediately hung a right, you'd be walking down the hall to one of the auditorium's entrances-- specifically, the entrance to the orchestra pit. the piano was often brought between here and the practice room depending on the season. it was always scarier to play with a risk of someone hearing from afar, but that fear only followed akira through his freshman and sophomore years. there was no longer any regard for whoever ended up hearing viper's practice by the time he was in his senior year, oftentimes skipping classes just to play in the empty auditorium.

it was his only reprieve, after all. it was the only time he wasn't seen as the stinking hobo of his graduating class, nor the spastic weirdo, nor the potential violent criminal... hell, he loved the fact that a piano had its own voice so he wouldn't immediately be thought of by staff or strangers as the wrong gender entirely.

yes, the piano has its own voice. what a pianist brings is not a voice, but a stunning performance with that perfect tone at their disposal. expression never need lie in the notation alone when it came to a song. it's why even a performance of a funeral dirge, a swan song, a final musical farewell can be played in such a way that it's no longer so melancholy.

instead, it's furious and defiant.

dies iræ, dies illa solvet sæclum in favilla.

even after school ended, he'd often stay with the piano. oh, his parents had one at home, but he could never get a note in edgewise. the second he made a mistake, he had someone over his shoulder telling him every reason he fucked it all up.

"you're playing too loud. i can't hear the TV. yes, the news is more important than your bullshit." "why'd you cut your hair again? i can see it when you're sitting with your back to me like that. why'd you cut your hair again, huh?" "you need to hang around better people. i've set you up on a date with my coworker's son, and you are not going to make me look bad." "not this fucking shit again. you fucking listen, if you don't--"

"you hit another wrong note again. why even try? you won't be good enough to get on TV with it."

oh, how he loved to play at school. how he loved being able to take to the bench and, for once, uninterrupted, uninhibited and freely,

he could scream through his hands.

whatever song he played didn't matter. whatever sheets he had, be they classical pieces or sheet music for songs he'd heard off video game soundtracks, he'd bring an energy that showed the anger he harbored within.

crying himself to sleep the night before, viper's fingers hammered each key with force he couldn't bring to his words. swallowing his resentment from how he had to buy and make his own dinner far before moving out of his parents' house, even a waltz felt foreboding and imminent.

he knew his more profitable skill was strength. he knew it was more reliable, as well, and easier to ensure constant practice with. but he learned very fast that violence was a language spoken only in appropriate forums, under circumstances dictated by arbitrary laws of supposed decency-- he couldn't scream with his fists like he could with his fingers.

he missed being able to scream. he missed his voice. with it finally in his hands again, it was hard for viper to hold back tears when he could play a simple chord again after so much time and so much progress. he worried for a moment that it wouldn't feel as good to 'scream' as he used to, that all the rage had passed. there was no fire of defiance within him any longer. there was acceptance, and surely nothing else.

even so, he can feel it now as he continues his feverish practice with quite the dramatic step up in quality since his first time expressing himself for so long. he can feel the fire coming back. he can feel the screams, directed by his fingers, wailing from each string struck by the hammer; he could hear his screams, but instead of lamentations, there was now a triumphant, hoarse laugh. a victorious laugh.

with 88 keys, he could laugh in the face of every obstacle that tried to block him from this bright future. he could do it just like he'd begged for something better with the same tools before.

#solo ;#musings ;#READ CW BEFORE CLICKING UNDER THE CUT #ooc ; this was sitting in my drafts for a fuckin MINUTE so i utilized the energy i have before sleeping to finish it whoop :v

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diabolocracy · 1 year

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Absofuckinglutely hate how I can't freely experiment with drugs and my own fucking body because some asshats who don't even know me thinks drugs are bad and made it into a law. Instead I have to learn how to produce my own, grow my own, or find my own, all which hinges upon luck and whether or not I can find the things I need to do so.

Technically legal alternatives are there ('high spice') but they're even worse than, say, magic mushies. Nutmeg (myristicin), something I used for a year, was great... Until I ended up fainting one day from, I guess, using it too much, in spite of practicing harm reduction (no coffee while intoxicated, spacing use ~2 weeks between). I didn't even take as much as some do (kept to 1.5tbs per use).

Benadryl, if you take enough at one time, is a nightmarish hallucinogen. It can also increase the risk of dementia even if you use it how it's supposed to be used.

To my knowledge, none of the illegal hallucinogens (dmt, lsd, shrooms) are as nasty. Shrooms can help depression, there's fucking research for it. There are people who report a longterm positive effect after a trip that increased the quality of their life. I read an anecdote about some programmer who took shrooms and saw a menu wherein he literally turned off his fear of heights, an effect which persisted.

Why is this illegal? Because some people go into it and have a bad trip that might negatively effect them for just as long?

OTC and other legal medications can cause negative things too. Ibuprofen can cause an FDE, I had a friend whose kidneys gave out after they took Tylenol (which is indeed linked to kidney impairment with overuse). Recreationally--well, we all know the dangers of alcohol and cigarettes (but did you know the smoke that clings to your clothing is a carcinogen that effects the people around you?). Caffeine is an addictive stimulant that can result in dependency. Here's an antibiotic that can just kill you. Here's some more. Even the covid vaccination can cause, say, VITT. Sorry, not even that one's entirely safe! If your genetics are just the right way, even that can straight-up fucking kill you!

But so can pretty much every other chemical, drug, vaccine, or whatever else you can put into your body. Allergies can develop so suddenly that one day it's safe to eat shrimp and the next day you're on the floor unable to breathe and you don't know why.

Which is why it annoys the absolute shit out of me that I can choose to gamble with blistering rashes, kidney impairment, sudden death and bloodclots, but not the possibility of improving my mental health by shoving some shrooms in my mouth or dropping a tab of acid while being assured about the quality and safety of the product all because some uptight old man made a law criminalizing my poison of choice.

#Politics #Drugs

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This is a long one, but bear with me.

Reading Siddhartha Mukherjee’s book, The Gene: An Intimate History, I was first excited to read about something I love, how it came to be, and how it has altered life. However, I soon came upon information that made me physically nauseous.

In a chapter called: “Generation of Imbeciles Is Enough”, I first read these quotes:

“If we enable the weak and the deformed to live and to propagate their kind, we face the prospect of a genetic twilight. But if we let them die or suffer when we can save or help them, we face the certainty of a moral twilight.” -Theodosius Grigorievich Dobzhansky, Heredity and the Nature of Man

“And from deformed [parents] deformed [offspring] come to be, just as lame come to be from lame and blind from blind, and in general they resemble often the features that are against nature, and have inborn signs such as growths and scars. Some of such features have even been transmitted through three [generations].” -Aristotle, History of Animals

These quotes gave me a sense of nervousness. What was I about to read? I thought Siddhartha Mukherjee was going to jump straight to Naziism and the Holocaust, but no. That was later. First, was something a lot closer to home, literally. Virginia.

First, a quote from the previous chapter for context:

“Committees had already been formed to consider the sterilization of unfit men and women–epileptics, criminals, deaf-mutes, the feebleminded, those with eye defects, bone deformities, dwarfism, schizophrenia, manic depression, or insanity. “Nearly ten percent of the total population… are of inferior blood,” Van Wagenen suggested, and “they are totally unfit to become the parents of useful citizens… In eight of the states in the Union, there are laws authorizing or requiring sterilization.” In “Pennsylvania, Kansas, Idaho, Virginia…there have been sterilizaed a considerable number of individuals…”” –pg. 77

Now, let’s keep in mind these are statements made by one Bleeker Van Wagenen, who was the president of the American Breeders’ Association, according to Mukherjee. Basically what he is saying here is that certain men and women must be sterilized. However, who do you think it happened to mostly? Oh yeah, women. Now, let me be clear, I am not saying it did not happen to men as well. It did. HOWEVER, here’s this:

“In total, 7325 individuals were sterilized in Virginia under its sterilization law. Of those sterilized about half were deemed “mentally ill” and the other half deemed “mentally deficient.” Approximately 62% of total individuals sterilized were female. Some estimate the total number of sterilizations as high as 8,300 individuals” (Dorr 2006, p. 382). (from https://www.uvm.edu/~lkaelber/eugenics/VA/VA.html )

I’ll paraphrase from the chapter “Generation of Imbeciles Is Enough”, until I find a quote too good to leave out. Mukherjee starts with a woman named Emmet Adaline Buck (Emma). Her husband had either died or left, so she was left alone to care for her daughter. They both lived in severe poverty. Emma did her best to provide for herself and her daughter, but unfortunately the rumor mill took over. She was rumored to be a prostitute with syphilis who would drink away her money. So, what did Virginia do? Well, they arrested her (vagrancy or prostitution we don’t know for sure) and sent her to the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded, after doctors determined her to be “feebleminded”.

Mukherjee says,

“‘Feeblemindedness,’ in 1924, came in three distinct flavors: idiot, moron, and imbecile. Of these, an idiot was the easiest to classify–the US Bureau of the Census defined the term as a “mentally defective person with a mental age of not more than 35 months”‒but imbecile and moron were more porous categories. On paper, the terms referred to less severe forms of cognitive disability, but in practice, the words were revolving semantic doors that swung inward all too easily to admit a diverse group of men and women, some with no mental illness at all–prostitutes, orphans, depressives, vagrants, petty criminals, schizophrenics, dyslexics, feminists, rebellious adolescents–anyone, in short, whose behavior, desires, choices, or appearance fell outside the accepted norm.” -pg. 79

Emma was sent to the colony for the rest of her life in 1920, when her daughter, Carrie, was only 14. Before Emma was sent away, school records showed Carrie to be a good student. She was more of a tomboy. And she led a good life, even though impoverished. However, when her mother left, Mukherjee says:

“Carrie was placed in foster care. She was raped by her foster parents’ nephew and soon discovered that she was pregnant. Stepping in quickly to nip the embarrassment, Carrie’s foster parents brought her before the same municipal judge that had sent her mother, Emma, to Lynchburg.” –pg. 80

I’m sure we can all guess what happened next.

Yet, things got worse.

Carrie was sent before the board at the colony, and Dr. Albert Priddy had sinister plans. He believed that if people were ever to leave the colony, they would contaminate the gene pool. So, he wanted a legal order to sterilize a woman on the basis of “eugenics”. (Which is complete bullshit). So the case Buck v. Priddy was filed in Amherst County Circuit Court, according to Mukherjee. Priddy called many ridiculous witnesses to testify. In the end, the trial totaled at five hours, including a nice little lunch break. The decision? Priddy could sterilize Carrie Buck. The decision was appealed, sent to the Virginia Supreme Court, and the request to sterilize Carrie was yet again affirmed, Mukherjee says. Priddy died by the time the case went to the US Supreme Court, so the case officially became Buck v. Bell.

Mukherjee states:

“Right from the onset, the case was clearly neither about Buck nor Bell. It was a charged time…. The roaring twenties stood at the tail end of a historic surge of immigration to the United States. Between 1890 and 1924, nearly 10 million immigrants–Jewish, Italian, Irish, and Polish workers–streamed into New York, San Francisco, and Chicago, packing the streets and tenements and inundating the markets with foreign tongues, rituals, and food. And as much as class anxiety had driven the eugenic efforts of England in the 1890s, “race anxiety” drove the eugenic efforts of Americans in the 1920s.” –pg. 82

Other eugenicists, like Priddy and Bell, worried that the many immigrants coming to America would “precipitate a ‘race suicide’”. Movies swayed public opinion heavily. For example, Mukherjee writes about the movie Tarzan of the Apes. Mukherjee, after describing the plot of the movie in light of the eugenics movie, ends with this statement describing Americans’ thoughts: “If a white man raised by jungle apes could retain the integrity of a white man in a flannel suit, then surely racial purity could be maintained in any circumstance.” –pg. 83

Is this sounding familiar yet?

In the end, the Supreme Court did not take much time to reach a decision: Carrie Buck would be sterilized. Mukherjee gives a quote from Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.:

“It is better for all the world, if instead of waiting to execute degenerate offspring for crime, or to let them starve for their imbecility, society can prevent those who are manifestly unfit from continuing their kind. The principle that sustains compulsory vaccination is broad enough to cover cutting the Fallopian tubes.” –pg. 83

So. Why did I write all this? Why bring this up? Well, it’s simple. Women’s bodies have not been under their own control in this country, ever. It’s not up to us.

Why is it that women in America use to be sterilized for being poor, feminist, orphaned, rebellious, or even dyslexic? But now they cannot decide to get an abortion without the possibility of a life sentence in prison (in some states)?

Because the people who overturned Roe v. Wade do not actually care. They could have done many things to help women, help teen pregnancies, help rape victims, help victims of incest, help the impoverished. But, no. They don’t want to do that. They think like this:

Get raped by a foster parent’s nephew? Too bad.

Cannot afford food? Sucks.

Cannot chase your dreams? Whoops.

Traumatized by being forced to carry your rapist’s child? You shouldn’t have enticed him.

In all, I hope I don’t get raped again. But the probability of getting revictimized is all too high for me to hold onto that hope.

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Legitimate Loopholes: Moving Shroom Laws in the Nation's Money

Recently, Washington, D.C. has surfaced as a hotspot for the exploration of psychedelic materials, specially miraculous weeds, frequently referred to as "shrooms." Because the conversation around the therapeutic and recreational utilization of psychedelics gets energy worldwide, the Section finds it self at the lead with this national and legal shift. Here, amidst the monuments and corridors of power, a different kind of exploration is underway—one that goes to the depths of mind and particular transformation.

Appropriate Landscape:

One of the very interesting areas of the shroom scene in D.C. is their unique appropriate status. While federal law classifies psilocybin, the psychoactive element within magic weeds, as a Routine I controlled material, D.C. it self has decriminalized the possession and usage of entheogenic plants and fungi. Which means that people found with little amounts of shrooms for private use are unlikely to face criminal charges. However, it's important to notice that expansion, circulation, and large-scale possession still stay illegal below federal law.

Cultural Change:

The popularity and normalization of psychedelic materials like shrooms represent a substantial national change in D.C. and beyond. After banished to countercultural activities and subterranean circles, psychedelics are increasingly being embraced by way of a broader spectrum of society, including specialists, artists, and religious seekers. The District's varied citizenry and gradual attitudes towards drug policy have contributed to the flourishing with this subculture, with areas creating across the provided exploration of modified states of mind and personal growth.

Healing Potential:

Beyond recreational use, there's a growing fascination with the healing possible of shrooms for treating emotional wellness problems such as depression, panic, and PTSD. Study done at institutions like Johns Hopkins School and Imperial University London indicates encouraging benefits, demonstrating the capability of psilocybin to produce profound mystical activities and promote long-lasting psychological benefits. In D.C., there is a robust community of practitioners, healers, and integration specialists who are adding psychedelics to their practice, giving led periods and help for those seeking therapeutic and transformation. shrooms Dc

Neighborhood and Damage Decrease:

As interest in psychedelics is growing, so also does the need for training and harm reduction initiatives. Companies like Psychedelic Society of D.C. and DanceSafe offer sources, workshops, and fellow support sites directed at marketing secure and responsible psychedelic use. These grassroots attempts enjoy an essential role in fostering a lifestyle of respect, mindfulness, and damage reduction within the psychedelic community, ensuring that persons can investigate altered states of mind in a loyal and educated manner.

Seeking Forward:

Whilst the landscape of psychedelics in D.C. is changing rapidly, you can find still many challenges and uncertainties ahead. Legalization efforts keep on to get momentum, equally at the neighborhood and federal levels, with advocates moving for broader use of psychedelic therapy and research. However, regulatory hurdles and stigma persist, posing limitations to the widespread popularity and integration of psychedelics into popular society. None the less, the growing curiosity and enthusiasm surrounding shrooms in the Region signal a profound shift in attitudes towards consciousness, mental wellness, and the nature of reality itself.

In the center of the nation's capital, amidst the hustle and bustle of political living, a quiet innovation is underway—one that attracts us to explore the depths of our own minds and the interconnectedness of most things. As the psychedelic renaissance unfolds, D.C. stands as a beacon of wish and chance, supplying a view in to a future wherever therapeutic, transformation, and self-discovery are within reach for all who seek it.

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Legal Advocacy for Wrongfully Convicted Persons - Robert S. Stewart, Jr Virginia

Legal advocacy for wrongfully convicted persons in US prisons is an important and necessary aspect of the criminal justice system. There are several organizations and initiatives dedicated to providing support and assistance to individuals who have been wrongfully convicted. Robert S. Stewart, Jr Virginia provides a detailed legal analysis behind the efforts to control this pervasive issue.

Introduction

Wrongful convictions are a grave injustice that can have devastating consequences for individuals and their families. In the United States, countless innocent people have been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. This blog post sheds light on the issue of wrongful convictions, explores the challenges faced by wrongfully convicted persons, and highlights the importance of legal advocacy in seeking justice.

I. Understanding Wrongful Convictions

Wrongful convictions occur when individuals are found guilty of crimes they did not commit. These cases often involve errors in the criminal justice system, such as mistaken eyewitness identification, false confessions, unreliable forensic evidence, or prosecutorial misconduct. Robert S. Stewart, Jr Virginia emphasizes that the consequences of wrongful convictions are far-reaching, as innocent individuals are stripped of their freedom, reputation, and sometimes even their lives.

II. The Challenges Faced by Wrongfully Convicted Persons

Loss of Freedom: Wrongfully convicted persons endure the anguish of being imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. They are separated from their loved ones, deprived of their basic rights, and subjected to the harsh realities of life behind bars.

Stigma and Reintegration: Even after being exonerated, wrongfully convicted individuals face significant challenges in reintegrating into society. The stigma associated with their wrongful conviction can hinder their ability to find employment, housing, and rebuild their lives.

Emotional and Psychological Impact: The psychological toll of wrongful convictions is immense. Innocent individuals may suffer from trauma, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of their wrongful imprisonment.

III. The Role of Legal Advocacy

Legal advocacy plays a crucial role in seeking justice for wrongfully convicted persons. Dedicated organizations and initiatives work tirelessly to investigate cases, uncover new evidence, and challenge flawed convictions. Here are some key aspects of legal advocacy:

The Innocence Project: The Innocence Project, a renowned non-profit organization, has been at the forefront of exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals through DNA testing. They also advocate for criminal justice reform to prevent future injustices.

The National Registry of Exonerations: The National Registry of Exonerations collects and analyzes data on wrongful convictions, providing valuable insights into the causes and patterns of these injustices. Their research contributes to policy discussions and reforms in the criminal justice system.

The Center on Wrongful Convictions: The Center on Wrongful Convictions, based at Northwestern University School of Law, provides legal representation to wrongfully convicted individuals. They investigate cases, litigate appeals, and work towards overturning wrongful convictions.

The Innocence Network: The Innocence Network is a collaborative network of organizations and individuals dedicated to exonerating the wrongfully convicted. They provide legal support, investigative resources, and advocacy to those who have been unjustly imprisoned.

IV. Seeking Justice and Reform

Efforts to address wrongful convictions extend beyond individual cases. Advocacy groups and legal professionals like Robert S. Stewart, Jr Virginia work towards systemic reforms to prevent future injustices. Some key areas of focus include:

Eyewitness Identification: Implementing best practices for eyewitness identification procedures can reduce the risk of misidentification, a leading cause of wrongful convictions.

Forensic Science Reform: Robert S. Stewart, Jr Virginia cautions that ensuring the reliability and accuracy of forensic evidence is crucial. Improved standards, transparency, and independent oversight can help prevent wrongful convictions based on flawed forensic analysis.

Recording Interrogations: Recording custodial interrogations can protect against false confessions and provide valuable evidence in criminal cases.

Prosecutorial Accountability: Holding prosecutors accountable for misconduct and ensuring ethical practices can help prevent wrongful convictions resulting from prosecutorial errors or misconduct.

Conclusion

Robert S. Stewart, Jr Virginia stresses that wrongful convictions are a grave injustice that can shatter lives and erode public trust in the criminal justice system. Legal advocacy is essential in seeking justice for wrongfully convicted persons and preventing future injustices. By supporting organizations dedicated to exonerating the innocent and advocating for reforms, we can work towards a more just and equitable criminal justice system. Together, we can ensure that no innocent person suffers the devastating consequences of a wrongful conviction.

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Final Journal, Blog 1: Regulating Sex Work - A Path to Safer Work Environments

Introduction:

For generations, sex work has been a contentious and mocked profession. However, an increasing number of voices call for a shift in strategy toward regulating sex work rather than criminalizing it. The purpose of this blog is to investigate the potential benefits of regulating sex work, with a focus on establishing safer work environments for sex workers.

Historical Context:

Many civilizations have historically criminalized sex labor, maintaining a cycle of shame, discrimination, and violence against sex workers. Regulators contend that a more comprehensive approach is required to address the numerous concerns of sex employment. Sex work has a long history, reaching back to ancient Egyptian and Greek communities. Attitudes toward sex labor changed over time, with shifts occurring during the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Protestant Reformation. In the 18th century, sex work was common in the United States, leading to negative perceptions. The Mann Act of 1910, World War I, and the Great Depression all had a negative impact on sex workers. Although the phrase "sex work" was coined in 1978, disagreements persist. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified sex workers' marginalization, inequality, and criminality.

"The term 'amateur prostitute' or simply 'amateur' entered the debate almost overnight. Despite the ambiguities of the term there was general agreement that it applied to a young woman engaging in promiscuous sexual activity for 'free'"- (Bland 1985:202)

Safety and Health Concerns:

Sex workers are also more likely to suffer from poor mental health, social marginalization, and violence, including homicide, which is an all-too-common cause of death for sex workers. Faced with these health dangers, there is a need to protect and support sex workers' health and lives. One of the key reasons for regulating sex work is to safeguard sex workers' safety and health. Sex workers in regulated conditions can receive regular health checks, contraception, and protection against sexually transmitted infections. This not only protects the workers' well-being, but it also benefits public health.

“Hygiene has to do with the maintenance of health, and hygienic practices are those by which freedom from disease is sought.”- (Hawkes, pg. 97)

Reducing Exploitation:

Putting rules in place is a key way to make things better for sex workers and protect their rights. By making specific laws for the industry, like setting a minimum age, requiring clear agreement, and ensuring fair work conditions, we're really cutting down on the chances of bad stuff happening, like exploitation and trafficking. These rules act as a kind of warning to stop any unfair practices and make sure that the rights and well-being of sex workers are taken seriously. It's about making sure everyone knows what's expected, respecting the independence of those in sex work, and creating a fair and secure environment.

Promoting Community Inclusion

The regulation of sex work helps to integrate sex workers into the larger community. When sex work is no longer regarded as a criminal offense, people in the industry are more likely to seek help from social services and feel more comfortable reporting crimes against them.

“A sex worker deserves a billion times more respect, than the mystical fraudsters of the society, such as astrologers, psychics and tarot card readers.”

― Abhijit Naskar

Conclusion:

Exploring the complex world of sex work, and supporting its regulation emerges as a key strategy. By looking at history and focusing on safety, we see the need for a big change. Making clear rules, like setting ages and fair conditions, helps stop unfair treatment and makes workplaces safer. Also, letting sex work be legal in communities is crucial for fair treatment. With the challenges of COVID-19 making things tougher, it's even more important to have clear rules and treat sex workers with respect. This journey asks everyone to work together and think about how to create places where the rights and dignity of sex workers are respected.

Bibliography:

"History of Prostitution." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Date of Last Modification,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_work

(February 2023). Sex Workers Health: Time to Act. The Lancet Public Health. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(23)00006-3/fulltext

Hawkes, Gail (1996) A Sociology of Sex and Sexuality, Philadelphia: Open University Press.

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Choosing Life Over Drugs: Why and How to Avoid Them

Introduction

In a world where we're bombarded with messages and images glamorizing drug use, it's essential to understand the profound impact drugs can have on our lives and society as a whole. Choosing a drug-free lifestyle is not just about obeying the law; it's about safeguarding your health, happiness, and future. In this blog post, we'll delve into the reasons why avoiding drugs is crucial and provide practical tips on how to stay drug-free.

The Consequences of Drug Use

Health Risks: One of the most compelling reasons to avoid drugs is the severe health risks they pose. From addiction and overdose to long-term physical and mental health issues, drugs can wreak havoc on your body and mind.

Legal Consequences: Many drugs are illegal, and getting caught in possession or distribution can lead to criminal charges, fines, and imprisonment. A criminal record can have lasting negative impacts on your life.

Social Isolation: Drug use can alienate you from family and friends who may not support or understand your choices. It can also lead to social stigmatization and isolation.

Financial Toll: Maintaining a drug habit is expensive, and it can drain your financial resources, leading to debt, poverty, and even homelessness.

Impact on Mental Health: Drugs can have detrimental effects on your mental health, exacerbating issues such as anxiety, depression, and paranoia.

Education and Career: Drug use can derail your educational and career aspirations. It can lead to poor academic performance, job loss, and hindered professional growth.

Tips for Staying Drug-Free

Educate Yourself: Understand the risks associated with different drugs. Knowledge is a powerful tool in making informed decisions.

Peer Pressure: Be prepared to face peer pressure, and have strategies in place to resist it. Surround yourself with friends who support your drug-free choices.

Healthy Coping Mechanisms: Develop healthy ways to cope with stress, anxiety, and peer pressure. This could include exercise, mindfulness, or seeking professional help when needed.

Open Communication: Maintain open and honest communication with your family and friends. They can provide valuable support and guidance when you're facing challenges.

Set Goals: Set and pursue personal goals that are meaningful to you. This can give you a sense of purpose and direction, making it easier to resist temptations.

Seek Support: If you're struggling with drug use or addiction, don't hesitate to seek help from a healthcare professional or support group. You don't have to go through it alone.

Positive Role Models: Look up to individuals who have successfully chosen a drug-free path. Their stories can be a source of inspiration and guidance.

Conclusion

Choosing to avoid drugs is a decision that can positively impact every aspect of your life. It's a commitment to your health, your future, and your well-being. While the allure of drugs may seem strong at times, remember the profound consequences they can bring. Surround yourself with a supportive community, educate yourself about the risks, and develop healthy coping mechanisms. By doing so, you'll not only protect yourself but also contribute to building a healthier, safer, and more vibrant society for everyone.

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Good morning! I hope you slept well and feel rested? Currently sitting at my desk, in my study, attired only in my blue towelling robe, enjoying my first cuppa of the day. Welcome to Too Much Information Tuesday.

Psychopaths tend not to procrastinate.

Ecstasy was patented in 1913 as a diet pill.

Alcohol helps you speak foreign languages better.

Most of your depression is caused by over-thinking.

Walmart loses an estimated $3 billion every year to theft.

Approximately 101 boys have been named Severus since 2010.

The Romans brought the practice of armpit-hair removal to Britain.

Fake people have an image to maintain. Real people just don't care.

50% of Internet users will quit waiting for a video to load after 10 seconds.

A 10-second kiss can pass on 80 million bacteria. (But kiss me anyway!)

‘Sausage guitar’ is urban slang for air guitar played on a stretched-out penis.

Most Brits have said, "I love you" to three or fewer people. (Knew I wasn’t normal!)

A correctly fitted sports bra can improve a female athlete’s performance by up to 7%.

A YouGov survey found that 35% of Britons say they are just too tired to lead a healthier lifestyle.

Actors in ancient Rome often held a low social status, similar to that of slaves and prostitutes.

There's a reason you always have room for dessert, your stomach expands in contact with sugar.

Penetration parties are events where safecracking enthusiasts meet to practice and refine their craft.

HBO's 'Succession' hires wealth consultants, who advise the writers and crew on how the very wealthy live.

Most of the problems in your life are due to two reasons: you act without thinking, or think without acting.

Just over half a century ago, marrying someone of a different race was still a criminal act in 16 states across the US.

Psychology says: You don’t really need someone to complete you. You only need someone to accept you completely.

Most people aren't actually anti-social. They choose to be alone because they hate spending time with stupid people.

The happier you are, the less sleep you require to function in everyday life. Sadness increases the urge to sleep more.

In 1850, a cult gave 600 acres in Pennsylvania to God. It was later repossessed by the state because God did not pay his taxes.

In 2020, Mathdaniel Squirrel won Name of the Year, beating Courvoisier Dingle, Beanbag Amerika and mathematician Dr. Reason Machete.

Despite Guinness beer's strong association with Ireland, Nigeria is actually the second-largest consumer of Guinness worldwide, surpassed only by the UK.

Texas A&M University offers a comprehensive course on Texas Barbecue, covering its history, cooking techniques, diverse flavorings, seasonings, and various BBQ types.

On July 11th, 1979, NASA's first space station, Skylab, crashed to earth, scattering debris across Western Australia. A local council issued NASA a $400 fine for littering.

The Beatles’ album ‘Rubber Soul’ inspired the Beach Boys to write the album ‘Pet Sounds’, which in turn inspired the Beatles to write ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’.

Death rates drop during economic downturns. People drive less and get into fewer accidents, leading to cleaner air. People also have less money to spend on cigarettes and alcohol.

It is possible to be allergic to orgasms. Sufferers of postorgasmic illness syndrome (mostly men) experience flu-like symptoms after orgasming. Scientists believe it may be caused by an allergy to one's own semen.

In 1979, a woman named Elvita Adams attempted to commit suicide by jumping off the Empire State Building. She jumped from the 86th floor, but was blown back onto the 85th by a strong gust of wind. She survived.

According to a recent Russian law, it’s only ‘champagne’ if it is produced in Russia. Otherwise — and even if it comes from the Champagne region of France — it’s just ‘sparkling wine’. (Copyright infringement.)

There was a rumour, perpetuated by Pentagon tour guides, that a hotdog stand in the middle of the courtyard lead to the Pentagon’s most top-secret meeting room and the USSR never had any fewer than two missiles aimed at it.

Around the 4th century BC, an ancient Greek prostitute named Phryne dodged a death sentence by baring her breasts to an all-male jury, asserting that it would be sacrilegious to destroy something so divinely beautiful. (I suspect some of my mates could get away with murder!)

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