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Study, Solidarity, Spirit, Struggle

The Anarkata Turn, pt. 2

Yesterday, Indigenous People’s Day, was also the one year anniversary since the publishing of Anarkata: A Statement. I reflect on the work of Afrofuturist Abolitionists of the Americas around the Statement. I think about my personal journey from the Black Lives Matter world to the universe of Black Anarchic Radicalism, and what the Anarkata Turn and can offer to BARs during this recent wave of anti-police/anti-cop demonstrations.

Reflection One

During the summer of rebellions, 2020, a group of Anarkatas set a table up on a street corner, hung an RBG/Pan African flag up, pulled out some bats just in case any transphobes wanted to pull up and act funny, then sat a riot shield with the sankofa/''go back and fetch it'' symbol on the sidewalk next to us. We started to plop items on the table to pass out: laundry detergent, tissue, water bottles, some food, and of course masks. We poured libations and played some rhythms on a djembe for the ancestors, and we laid a few reading materials called ''zines'' out, so people could learn about the mutual aid and revolutionary politics we was moving in. Folk started to come through, to grab the resources we were helping to redistribute in our communities. They would dance to the drum with us, chop it up, rap about radicalism with us, and express a shared belief that this was ''a good thing'' to do, and that we had to ''show up'' for ourselves, and that in the end ''we all we got.'' It was real good vibes, real ''kritical kickback'' type antics like my crew often does.

One day, a gentleman approached our distro table, curious to take some of the supplies for himself. Of course, we let him know he totally could because ''these things come from our labor anyway, so we should be sharing them among each other'' (as my comrade always says). The man noticed something on the table as he reached for detergent. ''Anti-capitalism,'' he said, referring to one of our zines. ''What's that?'' he asked.

''It's what we're doing,'' one of my SQuADsiblings said. The man did not respond favorably to that. ''Oh, you're trying to force something,'' he replied, seemingly upset. ''Well, no. You're completely free to take the items without reading our stuff.'' He was told. Which is true. One of our approaches is that we don't pressure folk about our politics. At the same time, we will make it clear how we roll and why and invite others to work through Black Anarchic Radicalism (BAR) with us. We try not to move ''like a Jehovah's witness'' (as one of my fellow cats often jokes), pulling a little ''bait-and-switch'' kind of thing where mutual aid is in forcefully in exchange for either some pamphlet or stated ideological persuasion. Yet, we don't move on a ''trojan horse” radicalism either, where folk are not told from the gate what we are about and why we stand in it.

The man proceeded to still argue with us, however. He compared us to dictators. He started to talk about how anti-capitalists have taken away people's autonomy before. He vibed with what we were doing, but he felt like we should have simply been building from ''love, like Jesus did,'' essentially asking us to remove the Black Anarchic Radical politics from the entire activity. This was not shocking to hear. Our people are often being told that it threatens our ''freedom'' when we move on a political wavelength that consciously and concretely pushes against the dominant system. This is why Black revolutionaries of all stripes often get perceived as people who are angry, vengeful, power-hungry, evil creatures (especially those of us who are disabled or trans). Our politics get called dictatorial, authoritarian, controlling, manipulative, despite all evidence to the contrary, in spite of the fact that it is mainstream ideology/systems which fits all those descriptions. Then, when bourgeois ideals do make room for our politics, they always limit us to abstract or affective, empty concepts like ''love'' or ''treating people fairly,'' to liberalize what we are about (that's what the man did).

Liberalism helps to manage revolution, to scare us from implementing the praxis which we understand helps in our collective journey to self determination. As an idealistic project, additionally, liberal thinking will always reduce things to an very limited version of what ''autonomy'' means. Abstractions like love are inspiring, but you cannot exactly implement a praxis that both challenges the enemy and upholds concrete steps for liberation with just love (especially not when ideas of love are commonly informed by patterns of submission, coercion, abuse, etc.) Unfortunately, there are some iterations of anarchism which also stumble into these same assumptions, so that the work which Black Anarchic Radicals do is re-interpreted as us trying to ''impose'' something on people because we move on revolutionary stuff.

The news media, and religious leadership, and entreprenegroes and celebrity/bag-chasing activists, they also push this same lie about Black (anarchic/autonomist) revolutionaries. We had a summer of rebellions, where Black people of many persuasions and backgrounds went and burned down precincts, attacked police, looted and redistributed the products, and destroyed property that we do not own yet that is the basis of our life at the brink of survival and destitution. All such activity was framed as having come from ''outside agitators'' and anyone who encouraged rebellious activity was accused of speaking about things that were not part of or in the best interests of the average Black person. So, Black radicals got painted as malevolent agents obsessed with "forcing an agenda" onto other Black people. People would even go so far as to recast our politics as ''white,'' like as if real Black politics can only ever be pacifist, boujie-aligned, heterosexist, transphobic, and pro-Amerikkka.

How we speak of Black freedom, autonomy must be taken out of a liberal/idealist narrative. At the end of the day, Black people do have an interest in anti-capitalist struggles. And we have our own deep and ongoing histories of participation therein. Some of us may not be as familiar with the exact details on why we have these radical tendencies, or why we need them based on the history and material conditions—but that does not mean these wavelengths don't exist. And those of us setting the record straight about these facts are not imposing anything, but rather we bring clarity where it is needed or asked for. A revolutionary is no more wrong for sharing the insights of Black radical tradition than a djeli/griot would be wrong for delivering sacred knowledge to their community. Both roles are necessary and should be understood as grounded in the life of our people.

I saw this proven during the demonstrations. A lot of people who even now don't consider themselves organizers felt activated by the economic and other violences they witnessed during the pandemic and from the police this year. They decided to lead rallies, speak outs, protests, and get in touch with mutual aid practice, and more. Some of them became frustrated with integrationist and reformist elements in the ''activist'' world, who seem to want to improve the system and pursue a seat at the master's table rather than burning the master's house and developing a better world in its place. Many people began to appreciate anti-cop/anti-prison struggle and its connections to struggles against colonialism, and sexism, and against transphobia, against ableism, and they even went so far as to call out the hypocrisy of the Left who leaves these questions unaddressed (despite their extreme importance to anti-capitalist struggle).

This did not happen at the same time or same pace or location for all aspects of this year of rebellions, but it did happen for many people, for reasons that Black people have a vested interest in: our liberation struggle. And as people developed in these political orientations, some of them encountered Black Anarchic Radicals, like my crew, who could help folk nurture their appreciation of our struggle. Having spent a bit more time in theoretical study and practical experience with revolutionary activity, BARs could support the age of rebellion by providing a somewhat more consolidated entrypoint to anti-capitalist thinking and practices. For me, ''Anarkata'' is how I help folk focus these political understandings, methods, and understandings, in a way that is:

1) intersectional, centering the most marginal, especially Black trans and disabled folk,

2) anti-hierarchical, confronting all forms of domination, especially the government/State system

3) Pan-African, fighting for all Black lives, throughout the globe

4) truly revolutionary, confronting capitalist and colonial society, practice, institutions through class struggle.

All of these stances have become somewhat relevant or important to Black political discussions in some way shape or form, due to the Black Lives Matter age, from 2014 til now. This is true even in the face of certain things about queerness, hierarchy, Black struggle, capitalism that have gotten watered down by the liberal organization which bears the name Black Lives Matter. I have directly witnessed that Black Anarchic Radicals, and the conscious relationship building, education, and support we bring to our communities, is aiding in the process of heightened revolutionary, in bringing clarity and setting the record straight about the real radicalism. That is why one of my fellow kitties once observed: “the 2020s will be the decade of wild things Man cannot house.”

Reflection Two

Now, Black Anarchic Radicals do not lord ourselves over anyone, by the way. We do not elevate ourselves above people, as if we are superior. Like Kwame Ture said, ''the job of the conscious is to make [people]... conscious of their unconscious behavior.'' When he said this, it was because he was acknowledging that the so-called ''unconscious'' (those who aren't considered ''woke'' or who don't see themselves as such) will strive for freedom. Our people will quickly mobilize against our oppression, like we have seen with these protests and uprisings. A cop kills a person and boom, folk are out in the streets, and social media really helps get that process going pretty quick. The role of a revolutionary, however, based on Ture's reminder, was to simply help those mobilized cultures of opposition get organized as revolutionary propositions. We are not imposing, but there is some coordination brought to the constellation of organic subversive activity. The Black radical traditions passed down by our revolutionary ancestors helps us to provide that, and it is important for no other reason than the fact that we have to somehow guard the lane against cooption. Our people's everyday anti-establishment tendencies are like fire within Black life; and bourgeois/colonial interests are constantly working to douse the flames. Soon as the master sees that the enslaved is ready for smoke, Man will do everything to keep his power, and the main way this happens is by preying on ignorance to our history, the mistakes and victories of the past, or our ignorance to what is really at the basis of our oppression. Distractions and promises for crumbs from the table can get real enticing unless we have a boundary drawn that helps us keep the radical energy, and consolidate toward autonomy instead of toward integration/assimilation. In short, there is nothing coercive or authoritarian or brainwashing or evil about certain folk helping to nurture the fires being used to burn the plantation; facilitating a more cohesive understanding of our struggle and what it takes to get free is extremely necessary and completely in line with – essential to – what real Black autonomy is about.

Throughout the BLM age, both within and against the BLM circuit, there was small-scale/localized community building that happened with this in mind. Many dedicated, loving people held ourselves and those around us to a truly revolutionary narrative and called us to a truly revolutionary practice. I remember how I got pulled into this journey.

I was a young, Christian pacifist. I was doing a lot of arts-based advocacy around educational inequity and environmental issues. It was my high school years. And then, one day, I saw a young man named Dorian Johnson crying out for the life of his friend Michael Brown, who the cops killed and left for dead in the streets. Something shifted for me, and I realized that I needed to look more to Black-centered politics outside of the advocacy world. There had long been a separatist bent in my spirit, but it was Ferguson, it was summer 2014, that moved me to listen to it more. I got involved in a Black nationalist organization not too long afterward, and I started to seriously move through the prison/police struggle in a newer, more focused way.

I wasn't necessarily abolitionist at the time, but I certainly understood that the carceral system and the courts were about “keeping poor Black people “in our place” (as my parents put it) — and not about solving crime.

I wasn’t necessarily a communist, but I understood that the capitalist economy was environmentally destructive at its root because of its focus on profits, and that it was the basis of Black people’s poverty (and wars and violence) all across the globe.

I wasn’t necessarily a feminist, but I understood that all kinds of labor in our community was unfairly being pushed onto women and other marginalized genders by cis/het men in our community, often without pay, all while respect and full leadership was being denied to these populations in order to help straight men feel better about their own suffering on the plantation.

I wasn’t necessarily an anarchist, but I understood that the government system was not a universal arrangement, that other systems existed outside of it, and that this current system was founded in Europe, on the bones of Indigenous people, and the backs of struggling enslaved African people in particular.

I had a loose, not fully formed constellation of understandings. I still carried it with me into my Black nationalist experience, as we organized phone zaps to yell demands at politicians, as we wrote letters, as we held conference calls, as we snitched on racists to their bosses to get them fired, as we organized relief campaigns in the wake of natural disasters, as we developed educational experiences about food justice and other topics. I have met plenty of Black nationalists who made a lot happen on limited political understanding too. As my understandings began to get informed by the practical work, I realized that I had some studies to do. The organization called itself Black nationalist, but none of us knew what that meant, really. I had to learn. During that time I encountered feminist insights and literature, socialist insights and literature, anti-colonial insights and literature, anarchist insights and literature, abolitionist insights and literature. Practical experience along with study helped my understandings consolidate into principles, and principles began to turn into methods and frameworks.

Eventually, I was being considered for leadership in the organization I was part of, most specifically as someone who could engage in political education. I was bringing Assata Shakur, Malcolm X, and Huey P. Newton into the equation, because I started to notice that, while the organization claimed to be Black nationalist, we needed to get to a cohesive basis on what that was supposed to mean. I wasn’t trying to force homogeneity, but I knew that we needed ideological unity to address all of the transphobia and misogyny and the liberalism/reformism that was present in the organization. I could relate to those people who didn’t show up with a fleshed out set of principles, methods, understandings about Black radical traditions — because I had not either — but it was also apparent that leadership in this organization wasn’t doing a good job helping facilitate that growth for people. I had matured into that process somewhat independently (with help from a few sibs); but a complementary process, an actual implementation of clear revolutionary ideas was missing overall.

This became apparent to me once the organization had to discuss whether we should distance ourselves from the BLM organization or continue to organize through that banner. Some felt like it would be a strategic mistake as BLM’s name had a lot of visibility we could use; other people in the organization thought we should because the organization had donations from white rich folk. Disagreement in activism is healthy and vital, but in our formation, the lack of ideological basis meant our disagreement was all over the place and got nowhere, so that some people (mostly straight men) began to identify BLM with right-wing narratives about George Soros and a “gay agenda,” while others (mostly straight women) began to link it to politicians and hopes for legislative or electoral gains for us. I realized then that Black nationalism could be simultaneously conservative and progressive, but still not revolutionary, and that gender issues were a central conflict in why that was a problem on either side. I tried to infuse our organization with more political education around both feminism and Pantherism, to address these issues and move us toward a more radical orientation, but ultimately I got burnt out by the cisgenderism/binarism of the organization and the role that played in its bourgeois ideological inertia.

While I had hoped that I could guard the lane against bourgeois tendencies, I could not effectively do so when I also lacked a thorough basis in revolutionary politics. Yes, I had been studying, and held certain leanings (feminist, anti-capitalist, anarchic, anti-prison), but as yet I had not grown into a materialist proposition to ground these oppositional modes of organizing. I might have been trying to educate about Black radical traditions in the organization, but I also lacked a firmer grasp of what they had to offer, and I lacked a community of folks to study with and arrive at those conclusions with. I also had my own contradictory willingness to build with other bourgeois institutions to some degree (such as nonprofits). This limited my capacity to explain and effectively challenge some of what I was seeing wrong in the Black nationalist organization I was part of.

When I left Black nationalism and moved into Black Anarchic Radicalism, I gained that community of revolutionaries, and it was this move out of political isolation that helped me grow in my principles, methods, understandings. It was Anarcho-Pantherists, Insurrectionists, Pan-Africanists, and Fourth Worldists who taught me, who I learned with and from, who I also began teaching. They introduced me to transfeminism and mutual aid and militancy. We learned about Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin, Marsha P. Johnson, Claudia Jones, and Lucy Parsons.

Studying with these revolutionaries helped to clarify why an abolitionist politic made the most sense for Black liberation. It moves us toward autonomy and self-determination when we take charge of our safety from the prisons/police who only exist to suppress us.

Studying with revolutionaries helped to clarify why womanism makes sense for Black liberation. It moves us closer to autonomy and self-determination when we center the overlooked, the vulnerable, the most disrespected, those at the bottom of hierarchy.

Studying with revolutionaries helped to clarify why disability justice makes sense for Black liberation. It moves us closer to autonomy and self-determination when we remember that all our bodies and brains are valid, that it is institutions which exclude us, that we are not failures deserving to be warehoused or killed, but people who get to take the resources we need to live our best lives.

Studying with revolutionaries helped to clarify why trans/queer struggle makes sense for Black liberation. It moves us closer to autonomy and self-determination when we understand that the basis of a community's power is not (hyper)sexual reductions, not making love nor romance either, or any visions of anatomy and biology taught to us by colonizers, but the material organization of society.

Studying with revolutionaries helped to clarify why Pan Africanism makes sense for Black liberation. It moves us to autonomy and self-determination when we remember that our bodily captivity would not be possible without the earthly captivity of our Homeland, and that liberation of both from military rule through communism is essential to the life of our people and our planet.

And studying with revolutionaries helped to clarify why communism makes sense for Black liberation. It moves us to autonomy and self-determination when we make sure that the means of production, how we use and move around the earth's resources, are not in the hands of a ruling few who can force us on a hamster wheel just to survive, all for some market and money that don't really exist.

Finally studying with revolutionaries helped to clarify why anarchism in particular makes sense for Black liberation. Because it moves us to autonomy and self-determination when, as Kuwasi Balagoon said it best, "the society as a whole not only maintains itself at an equal expense to all, but progresses in a creative process unhindered by any class, caste or party.''

Now I could integrate my experiential knowledge, and the principles, methods, understandings I already had and had gained – and merge with a vision of where our power lies, how to take it back. Understanding how oppression contradicts the root of our empowerment, and what would ensure our empowerment in its place, is what it means to harness a revolutionary proposition around our cultures of opposition. To know both what we are fighting against and what we fight for.

Reflection Three

Looking back, I am sure that if I had had a contingent of Black Anarchic Radicals with me, as I was rolling through the Black Lives Matter world, we could have shook things up in my old Black nationalist organization. We would have been able to struggle together with our kin about important ideological questions, and guard the lane against integrationist (both conservative and liberal) practices and thinking. Regardless of my own experience, however, I know for a certain that there were many Black Anarchic Radicals who did shake things up in the BLM world. I can tell from the events I witnessed in this uprising that many Black Anarchic Radicals have been helping make it clear that just because BLM called themselves “leaderful” and “decentralized” didn’t make them anarchist, or just because they had queer women leaders did not make them feminist or queer liberationists, and just because they were critical of socialism did not mean they weren’t actually bourgeois agents.

Even as Black Anarchic Radicals spend time setting the record straight like this, other Black Anarchic Radicals feel that an additional element is needed to further build the movement work we are nurturing. A complementary approach, something that augments, supports, elevates these necessary smaller-scale struggles and upheavals. This approach would add some more popular education and mass level activity to the equation. It would hold a mosaic of genuinely Black, anarchistic, and radical understandings, principles, methods in the air for interested people to look to, learn from, adapt, implement, challenge while they are building from/within/against the BLM age. This approach would help with making clear what anti-hierarchical, intersectional, material approaches to anti-colonial/anti-capitalist struggle looks like. More people will be thirsty to get that clarity anyway, and have been thirsty for it. Because Black people will be trying to take up anarchistic politics for themselves and on their own terms due to the material conditions of today:

''Surface level changes in the laws/politics and even cultural consciousness of global society have failed to fully guarantee us freedom, even if we have a few measures of safety. Over the last few decades, we have begun to experience a wider and wider gap between rich and poor all over the world, and mass environmental destruction, as well as steady genocides against our people through the corporations, prisons, police, hospitals, schools, and the military. Representation of our people within white systems/media has not promised us anything worthwhile at all, and often times our representatives betray the interests of the collective for their own benefit. And xenophobic narratives continue to be sown in our communities in order to divide us so we can throw our most vulnerable siblings under the bus and betray each other. Many legal protections are often denied anyway and even being rapidly taken away. All of this has left our people and the entire planet vulnerable to death and destitution. And meanwhile, the liberatory traditions that were so impactful in the 60s/70s, are still being suppressed and marginalized — labelled ‘terroristic’ and suffering widespread repression.''

That augmenting force, as I understand it, is what the Afrofuturist Abolitionists of the Americas have been calling ''Anarkata.'' But it goes by other names, and could shift and change moving forward as the struggle continues. The Afrofuturist Abolitionists of the Americas helped put out Anarkata: A Statement to give us a taste of that approach. As we read in the Statement: "The following document is ... intended to be a jumping off point for anarchic Black radicals to cohere our diverse thoughts together... We hope that [the Statement] is used to better inform and enrich the local Black anarchist work already taking place.''

Anarkata is not meant to be a label all Black Anarchic Radicals claim; and the Statement is not a sacred text speaking for all our experiences as revolutionaries. But both the term ''anarkata'' and the Statement are a launching pad for helping people begin to lean into a Black Anarchic Radical consciousness they may or may not have already been considering, but without the liberal/whitewashed confusion that the word ''anarchism'' has historically run into. This confusion is what we see, again, when the ''outside agitator'' narrative is thrown around to discredit Black unrest or when BLM uses the term ''decentralized'' while still being part of the nonprofit industry and holding onto a de facto hierarchy.

The ''Anarkata Turn'' is here to play a strategic and popular/mass-oriented role, to help Black Anarchic Radicals already doing the necessary work in our local/organic contexts of distinguishing fake anarchisms from the real deal. This fact is proven not just in my own experience, but in accounts that I have heard from individuals who are not part of the Afrofuturist Abolitionists of the Americas and do not build in our immediate circuits. Most specifically, it is kitties from the rust belt regions of the country who have reported being looked to for some sort of guidance or more clear insights about Black autonomy. Folk are coming to them for support in building radicalism away from the snares of nonprofits, historical ''Left'' organizations, and other institutions which claim to be Black-centered, or anti-hierarchical, or revolutionary but then end up failing the most marginal of Black, especially trans, disabled, incarcerated, immigrant,working/lumpen class individuals. This happened for my crew all throughout the summer of rebellion and it is a process I foresee happening again as more unrest and upheavals overtake this kkkountry at the hands of the Black masses.

I believe there were more organized and radical as well as intersectional (margin-centering) upheavals in this 2020 wave of BLM protests than the earlier wave precisely because of the sustained relationship building that Black Anarchic Radicals have continued to do. I also believe that if we merge that necessary local work with some degree of popular education and attempts to build some kind of mass-level autonomist culture, we can really push the struggle forward even more. That is what Anarkata means for me, in an age when anarchism is becoming increasingly relevant to Black rebellion and revolution, but is mystified in the popular imagination.

Reflection Four

When I'm out doin street work, and I'm building with folk in the shelters or who are housing insecure, and we are chilling and laughing, and we are learning together and thinking about our struggles with property, police, prisons. And we real and serious about some of the ways we can imagine addressing these contradictions. Where there is talks about riots, talks about taking over stuff — about re-appropriating spaces for ourselves. Talks about growing food, talks about educating our kids by our own authority. And talks about fighting rapists rather than bringing sexual assault narratives to police who do nothing about it anyway. Talks about developing safe houses and escape plans for domestic abuse victims. Talks about using susu practice specifically to orient resources toward our disabled and elderly community members who often get overlooked. Or talks about forming cooperatives to meet our material needs outside the boujie boss-worker relationship. When we rap about these things, an ''Anarkata'' wavelength, even if it doesn't speak to all aspects of my Black Anarchic Radical thinking and experience (for example, I am heavily influenced by Third Worldism and Wynterian counterhumanism), it helps me tie together helpful reminders about radical action in one place. So when we rap about these things, an ''Anarkata'' wavelength, even if it doesn't speak to all aspects of my Black Anarchic Radical thinking and experience, helps me push conversation towards Black autonomy and self determination. Especially for folk who might be completely unfamiliar with Black radical traditions altogether, an ''anarkata'' wavelength can help me say to folk that I'm connecting with that in whatever we do, however it looks, if we are wishing to move toward autonomy and guard the lane against integrationist failures, we will need a basis in four things: study, solidarity, spirit, and struggle.

We will need to actively develop cultures of learning that strive both to develop revolutionary consciousness while also striving to undermine hierarchy within us at every step. Study.

And our community work must be grounded in concrete, material support for the most marginal, from our own authority, by us, for us, from below. Solidarity.

Third, we will need to get somewhat consistent with routines and rituals for rest, recuperation, healing, and wellness because this allows for sustainability and nurturance as we participate in revolutionary activity. Spirit.

Finally, we must train for and practice various approaches to personal and community defense, striving to integrate militancy with care work and Black feminist/Disability justice as well as transformative frameworks. Struggle.

A taste of how to implement these four pathways (study, solidarity, spirit, struggle) can be seen in the Anarkata Praxis section of the Statement. It starts by first naming the organic, autonomist activity already happening among houseless Black trans and queer folk. It suggests that we ground ourselves in what communities are already doing, and it asks us to begin ''consolidating'' these ''cultures of opposition'' into a ''revolutionary proposition.'' This implies relationship building and ideological struggle, from below, but starting with those on the margins. The free initiative and leadership capacity already being catalyzed by Black trans women and other maGes in particular is highlighted first, from radicals or non-radicals, and it is suggested we support and unite there.

While doing this, making accommodations for disability, and helping to grow access and accessibility — these become foundational, essential. It is suggested that any spheres of activity that we move on as Black Anarchic Radicals be those affecting disabled Black folk, and that in all our revolutionary movement building, Disabled leadership, care work, and working to meet one another's needs is grounds for our radicalism. Mutual aid, which is now a buzzword, unfortunately, is brought into the equation. Rather than just being a crisis intervention tool, or just a replacement for charity, mutual aid is used in the same vein as ''survival pending revolution'' programs. With STAR and the Panthers as inspirations, mutual aid suggestions in the Statement has a focus on both solidarity economics and political education. Importantly, mutual aid arises from an understanding that the government's welfare programs are part of, as the BLA noted, the same ''protracted war'' (with the cops, prisons, hospitals, schools) against our people. Mutual aid in that sense is about demonstrating what we can/need to do in real time, helping us raise our understanding of why we need aid, and showing up for each other concretely (especially those being failed by the system the most).

It is while doing the above – engaging marginal cultures of intervention, community work, self-activity, accommodation, accessibility, and implementing mutual aid practice – that we then begin to talk about militant self defense. Self defense here is framed as guarding against both internal and external threats. The internal threats: bag chasers, entreprenegroes, clout chasers, boujie niggas, neocolonial puppets, sellouts, ''Black faces in high places,'' and all the abusers, the transphobes and homophobes, violence against children and in the home, predatory gang cultures that betray the proto-revolutionary roots of many Black street organizations. The external threats: of course, the nazis, KKK, neofascists, and related groups, but also the cops and all law enforcement, the military included. Each has to be addressed concretely and through frameworks and strategies, and the Praxis section names a few suggestions:

"... “keep the peace” brigades, domestic violence intervention, communal foster care, emergency shelter for abuse victims, localized emergency response crews, martial arts classes, armed QTGNC brigades, freedom schools that protect our kids from the school-to-prison pipeline, modern underground railroads, and communal arms training... police watch groups, self-defense brigades, martial arts classes, and community arms trainings... [s]ubterfuge...''

Clearly this is a holistic vision of defense, that can be expanded upon to address medicine and food concerns, childcare, and others. In this way, the Praxis section shifts away from the tendency toward fetishizing gun violence in revolutionary circles. But, the Praxis section of the Statement does not shy away from the question of armed struggle: it suggests the need to prioritize giving arms to non-cis men and marginalized genders over cis men. It also affirms the history of blaqillegalism, where Black folk have turned to means outside the law to pursue liberation, including theft and expropriation of resources from bourgeois institutions to return to the people (on some robin hood type antics), and riots, sabotage. The Statement speaks on armed struggle from a decentralized perspective, rather than a centralized and hierarchical approach; it also highlights why revolutionary leadership has to spread the capacity thereof to others, especially through political education.

Political education encompasses practical, theoretical, and experiential knowledge and can be gained through strategic mobilization or other direct action as well as study. In this decentralized complex, the Praxis section suggests free association, local approaches, horizontalism, direct democracy, cross-regional collaboration,integrated with flexibility to discern when more or less rigid formations have to be erected or disbanded based on material conditions.

None of these offerings are exhaustive but they are surely a wide-ranging account of multiple different Black Anarchic Radical methods, principles, understandings being put in conversation with each other. The point of suggesting these forms of praxis is so that, working together, we might catalyze revolutionary activity in the cohesive (rather than atomized) fashion that the simple reminders ''study, solidarity, spirit, struggle'' signifies. Too much revolutionary community work of today has fallen victim to the capitalist habit of isolating certain variables from the totality they operate in, reducing one factor to a consequential or inconsequential factor they may or may not play. Sometimes this is because people might take a preferred from of praxis they are more skilled for, comfortable with, etc. yet participate in it without linking or coordinating as part of a larger holism. The Anarkata Statement is therefore also asking Black Anarchic Radicals to correct some of our own subjective errors, idealist approaches we might be taking in our immediate work, because none of us have everything , and the atomized, isolated approach hinders our growth.

There are, of course, more ways to catalyze Black Anarchic Radical activity than have been pulled together in the Statement. The Statement is simply an offering. And it has proven useful during the summer of rebellions. When abusers got outed in movements, when Black cis men got called out for jumping a Black trans woman at a demonstration, when other Black trans women continued to be to be attacked during the uprisings, when the blue check and blavity blacks pulled up to shame rioters and push their opporcoonist bs, when Trump declared illegality of anti-fascism and anarchism, when militias began to invade protests to hurt and let out gunfire on our people, when the liberals came thru to push their Vote Biden and Kamala nonsense, when demonstrators throughout Africa and the Carribbean took to the streets against police brutality, ecocide, and other struggles abroad and in solidarity with us — the Statement and the Anarkata Turn in general helped provide a space to think about diverse Black Anarchic Radical perspectives on these issues.

Black Radical Traditions as a whole have enough responses to these things, to push us toward Black autonomy. People should ground themselves in these various Black revolutionary tendencies, getting familiar with them. And also, if you are looking for a certain political frequency that helps you pull Black revolutionary alternatives into conversation with each other, for the modern context of struggle, in a way that supports the local/on the ground struggle of Black anarchic radicals — that’s what Afrofuturist Abolitionists of the Americas’ work around ''Anarkata'' is here to help us do,

And we do it for nobody but the ancestors, the nomads, the priests, the pirates, and for the gworls, the street queens, the maGes, the rioters, the hood niggas, the single mamas, and all the wild Things that Man cannot house.

And for all those forgotten and unprotected

for all those who cannot love or live as themselves freely

all those who fought and died for our freedom,

for all our people, wherever we are, and our homeland, and our planet

and all beings, even those who aren’t human, and all those treated as less than human

for all those whose brains work different and whose bodies work different

and all those in prison or on the street

and for all power to all the people.

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/nsambu-za-suekama-study-solidarity-spirit-struggle

#literature #book club #anarchism #afrofuturism #police brutality

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⚡ astrobservations p.2 ⚡♌

🌟 houses

*this is a new theory i came up with but we might experience the energy of the opposite of our houses. for example, as a 1h venus person you may act more like a 7h venus where you avoid confrontation and value keeping the peace. as a 7h venus, you may act more like a 1h venus where you give more appericiation to your appearance and be more aggressive and argumentative.

as a 6h sun, you may find it more difficult to accomplish tasks at hand and be productive and it may feel like a burden to you, but you may easily get in contact with the astral realm and embrace your higher self.as a 12h sun, you may easily be productive and finish tasks and chores but struggle with surrendering to the divine, diving deep into spirituality or struggle to accept your gifts.

*mercury in 7h love to debate other people and share their ideas with other people

*jupiter in 5th gives excellent stage presence and abundance of creativity, its the ultimate performer and creator placement. people with chart ruler in 5h jupiter are often destined to become a creator/performer which can even mean being a tourist guide or a youtuber

*mercury in 5th people are never boring and they are extremely pleasant people who will make everything 5x more fun than it is. school work, chores, everything is funner with them!

🌟 synastry

*be VERY careful when getting into a relationship with 8th house synastry, especially if you are the planet person because you will most likely form an extreme attachment and obsession to the house person that will last for a very long time and can go into unhealthy lenghts. because you are the planet person and this is 8th house synastry we are talking about, the house person has immense power over you and they know it. they can see right through you. as the planet person, you want to be their one and only and feel they empower you, which makes you crave to be with them more because they give you power and their presence helps you get through anything. you will never forget about them and they become embeded in your subconscious. the house person will feel disturbed and triggered by you psychologically. but they become fascinated with the planet person. this makes an extremely transformative relationship. they bring out your true personality (especially if your sun is in their 8th house) to the surface and you trigger the heck out of them. the planet person usually finds the house person when the house person is at their rock bottom and sometimes vice versa.

*venus conjunct sun synastry has an effect where the venus person is widely known as the sun person’s sweetheart. the venus person becomes a magnefied and known person in the sun persons life, almost like a celebrity couple/duo while the sun person is known by the venus persons’ favorite people and inner circle mostly.

*12th house synastry is a BITCH i fucking hate it because it makes everything so blurry and unknown you have no idea wtf is going on but you also cant make your way out and you idealise the person a lot

6th house synastry is EXCELLENT because you’re involved in each others lives so much. more often than not, you spend majority of your time in a day together whether by hanging out or texting and the planet person usually reports the house person what are they doing during the day (like a random text of “im repairing a bike rn” or “im going to x, i’ll be back in awhile” etc) and you care about each other A LOT. the planet person can take a director role in the house persons life and they help each other a lot

mars conjunctions are wonderful synastries for sticking through thick and thin, it makes a very dynamic and sexy couple

with mercury in 7th house synastry, it’s IMPOSSIBLE for the love to remain as a secret if it’s a romance relationship. it will come out. one of you will admit it sooner or later

🌟 other

*wherever your mars is placed in, is where you’re not scared to take action or assert yourself. example: my pisces mars friends are not afraid of getting in dangerous waters likecliff diving, swimming in wild waves, going too deep in water etc. i, as a leo mars am not afraid of putting myself out there and performing

*sagittarius suns love to eat, while sagittarius moons have less appetite and desire to eat

*aries moons love themes of war, they have a warrior-like approach to most things

*aries-pisces people turn war and warriorhood into fantasy and make it dreamlike. (example: grimes’ (a pisces sun aries moon) WarNymph persona)

*i didnt observe this myself but read that mars opposite uranus people have deranges pasts with knives and it’s SO true.

*fire moons enjoy energetic and upbeat music, earth moons love chill music (like indie, lofi, can be r&b too maybe), air moons can enjoy techno music&rap, and i’m not sure about water moons cause i don’t have many water moons in my life but i’m thinking they would enjoy songs with lyrics or beats that make them feel something and songs with stories. i’ve seen that they tend to listen to music of all kinds. earth moons openly discriminate amongst genres and dgaf

*pisces placements have divine intelligence and are revolutionaries. this is rarely mentioned and pisces are often described as “airheads” which they are because of their giant imaginations and unique thought process but it’s a sign of intelligence. pisces people pick up on ANYTHING so quickly, absorb information like a sponge and analyze it themselves to form an opinion and understand it. their thoughts and opinions often dont make to other people or shock them. they will bring revolution and newness into whatever area they are working with. (example: einstein, rihanna, grimes (she’s literally trying to make the “ethereal techno” an official genre and creating avatars. revolution), billie eilish, kurt cobain (helllooo grunge king), paul mccartney, copernicus, aamir khan, steve jobs are all either pisces suns or risings

*sagittarians are similar in the sense that they like to discover new paths. they have the star quality (walt disney, britney spears, brad pitt, nicki minaj)

*it makes sense that the world’s most famous celebrity right now is a leo (kylie jenner)

*sagittarius and gemini risings have thick and pretty hair. it’s well styled and you want to run your hand through it. they’re physically advantaged

*aries suns and moons will just create trouble if they cant find it cause they love to throw themselves in tricky and dangerous situation as they feed off of it

*cancer moons get fucking poetic and dramatic at the slightest conflict, argument or emotional moment like they fucking channel the spirit of shakespeare. shhtoppp

*air sun, moon, mercury & venus dont like sadness, depression or traumatic memories so they will often program themselves to forget about heartbreaks or traumatic events and move on like they never happened or change the story and tell people different stories about what happened to convince themselves and twist reality.

*moon-saturn often naturally restricts food intake

most socialists/communists have taurus and sagittarius placements it’s INCREDIBLE

leo ic people are inherently and naturally charming af, thats because they are usually SHOWERED with love and affection as a child, they are often the only child and the golden child which obviously feeds someone with confidence for their life later on

libra moons will judge you on the inside if you are ugly sjdljsdf they dont like to be in aesthetically unpleasent spaces

#astrology #vivianstrology #astro #astrology observations #astrology notes #synastry #houses #sun #moon #venus #witchy #witchcraft #horoscope #zodiac #leo #gemini #libra #pisces #rising

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jobean12-blog · 4 years

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Top Shelf: Chapter 7- Love Lines & Soul Finds

Pairing: Bucky x reader (Bookstore/bartender AU)

Word Count: 2,966

Summary: You and Bucky go on your first date, make some plans and share much more than just your time.

Author’s Note: So, I’ve been thinking about this story a lot lately and I realize that it really is just a love story. There is nothing new or revolutionary about it, just two people falling in love in my favorite city. I know it’s slow moving but I’m so thankful for those of you that have been reading and sticking with me. I really appreciate it because believe me I have read and continue to read some really fucking incredible series out there that were and are so exciting and amazing in every way. People are so damn talented! Thank you again! Also, Gallow Green, Attaboy (the bar Bucky works at) and Harbs are all real places in NYC that I’ve been too and I can’t wait to go again ❤ Thank you all for reading, all my love❤❤❤

Warnings: fluff, super corny sweet Bucky, first date excitement, tiny angst (super tiny), Bucky to the rescue, implied sexy times, lots of kisses as usual :)

Previous Chapters

Chapter 1: Enchantment

Chapter 2: Cookie Crumble

Chapter 3: Sweet Anticipation

Chapter 4: Read Between the Limes

Chapter 5: Secrets on the Shelf

Chapter 6: Love Between the Covers

The rest of your day goes by quickly. Nat comes over to help you pick out your date night outfit as you both gush over your evenings “Do you think it’s bad that I can’t wait to see him again and I just saw him a few hours ago?” you ask, chewing on your bottom lip as you stare at her. With a scoff she throws a new dress at you, “try this on and stop it. You’re obviously head over heels for him and from what you tell me and what I saw he feels the same. Enjoy yourself.”

You shimmy into the dress, pulling at the hem and waist before twirling to face Nat, “yes?” She claps her hands and gives you thumbs up, “perfect, you look amazing.” Once your hair and makeup are finished you text Bucky to let him know you’ll be leaving soon. Nat walks out with you and you each hail a cab. “Have fun with Sam tonight!” you chime, giving her a wink. She rolls her eyes but can’t hide her smile, “thanks, I know he’s going to be working at the bar but I’m just excited to hang out again.” Pulling her in for a hug you tell her, “I so get it.”

When you reach the bookshop, you hop out of the cab, thanking and tipping the driver and all but skipping to the door. The bell chimes when you walk in, your eyes searching the front of the store for Bucky. He’s no where to be seen so you head to the reading nook at the back, your eyes lighting up when you find a single rose laying on the cushion with a note attached. “I’m still wearing the smile you gave me.”

“Oh Bucky,” you say into the silence, bringing the flower up to your nose. You hear his footsteps approach and turn to see him walking down the aisle toward you. You launch yourself into his arms, rose in hand and kiss him. “Thank you, thank you, it’s so beautiful.” “Not as beautiful as you. You look incredible, he states, kissing you again, this time letting his hands wander over your waist and hips. Any other words you had planned to say are silenced by his mouth on yours, the kiss quickly heating up.

He pulls away to breathe, his fingers twirling into your hair. “What time are out reservations?” you ask, failing to hide the want in your voice. “In like 20 minutes,” he pouts, “and it’s so nice out I figured we could walk there since it’s close.” Brushing your lips to his you ask, “does that mean we need to leave now?” Bucky gives you a small nod and squeezes your hand. “Ok. I’ve really been looking forward to this, so we better leave now before we don’t,” you say with a wink.

“I have too, let’s go!” Bucky agrees with one last kiss. The two of you walk hand in hand down the street, the city alive with the excitement over the change in weather, summer on the way. “I love this city,” you whisper into the wind, smiling at Bucky. “Me too, y/n. Even more so now,” he adds, watching you dip your head with a blush. He stops you in the middle of the street, pulling you in a for a sweet kiss, “mmmm definitely like it more now.”

He starts walking again, bringing your hand up to his lips as you practically float next to him. “Here we are,” he says, motioning to a sweet little spot tucked away in Chelsea. “I’ve never been here before!” you say with excitement. “Just wait until you see the outdoor seating in the back.” Smiling like an idiot you greet the hostess and follow her to the back, your breath catching as you take in the intimate seating area surrounded beautiful greenery and soft lighting. “Here are your menus, your waiter will be with you right away, welcome to Gallow Green.”

“Oh, Bucky! It’s so perfect!” you quietly squeal, looking around. “I had a feeling you would love it here, I’m glad it was a surprise, I was worried you might have been before.” Shaking your head, no you reach out to grab his hand, “thank you. This is already the best first date I’ve ever had.” Bucky’s smile widens and his eyes crinkle and you fall a little harder, hoping you don’t have actual hearts in your eyes.

“I’m so glad, doll. I know we did things a little backwards, but I want you to know I intended to take you out properly and all.” Instead of blushing at his own implication he says it with confidence, his eyes darkening as you hum and brush your foot up his leg. “Oh, it was worth it,” you assure him. Letting out a low growl only you can hear, he replies, “so worth it.”

The waiter comes over and neither of you notice until he clears his throat and smiles, asking if you would like drinks and to hear the specials. You order some drinks and Bucky recommends some appetizers. The conversation flows as easily as ever, Bucky asking you questions about your childhood and telling you more about his and the adventures with his grandparents. You learn that he spent many of his younger years with them, the bond they have extremely special and strong.

“So, I’m named after him, my mother knew it would make him so happy. Everyone calls me Bucky instead of James so no one gets confused, but I think we could have handled it.” He laughs, clearly caught up in a memory. You don’t push, giving his hand a reassuring squeeze while you give him the moment. “Grandpa would have loved you, you know,” he says, voice strained with emotion. Before you can answer he continues, “and grandma won’t stop asking when you’re coming over for dinner.”

You get up, Bucky’s brows furrowing in confusion until you circle your arm around his neck and sit in his lap, kissing him firmly before whispering in his ear, “thank you.” He hums against your lips, securing you against his chest as you two continue to whisper to each other, drawing the eyes of the other patrons.

Noticing the waiter approaching with your tray of food you reluctantly get up and sit back in your seat, Bucky’s eyes twinkling with amusement as the waiter smiles at you both. “Enjoy your meal, if you need anything just let me know.” Thanking him you dig in, tasting everything and loving it! “The food is so good!” you say through a mouthful. Bucky gives you a wink, taking a forkful off his plate and holding it up to you, “here, try this.” He brings the fork to your mouth, gently feeding you the bite, his eyes bright as he watches you chew. “WOW,” is all you manage to say.

The rest of dinner is a whirlwind of delicious food, perfect conversation, and soft touches. When you leave the restaurant Bucky throws his arm around your shoulder and pulls you close to his side, “want to have some really amazing dessert before heading back? I know a great place nearby.” You smile up at him, crooking your finger so he leans down for a kiss. “I bet I know where you’re going to take me,” you say against his mouth.

“Try me,” he counters, nuzzling his nose to yours. “HARBS!” you shout, maybe a little too loudly but you don’t really care. “OK FINE, you’re right!” he says, with a playful roll of his eyes. You come to a dead stop, standing still on the sidewalk, and looking at Bucky wide eyed. “Bucky, what am I going to get?!?! A slice of the Queen of cake or one of the Strawberry cake!?!?! I can’t eat two, they are huge!”

It takes Bucky a moment to realize you’ve stopped walking because you’re unsure of what slice of cake to get at Harbs. He laughs, jogging back to you and snaking his arm around your waist, “how about we get a slice of each and we can share them, this way you can have both!” Giggling into his neck you say, “oh yea, that makes sense.” He brushes his fingers along your jaw, gently drawing your eyes to his, “it does, doesn’t it.”

You smile up at him for the 100th time that evening and Bucky can feel those familiar words pile up, settling right on the tip of his tongue, both weightless and heavy. He recognizes the look in your eyes because it’s reflected in his own and before he can think on it any more he opens his mouth only to be interrupted by a loud, “hey asshole, watch where you’re goin’, can’t ya see I’m walking here.”

Bucky instinctively wraps his arms around you and blocks your body with his which makes you laugh into his shoulder. “I thought you grew up in this city, Bucky? Aren’t you used to this crap?” you ask him, eyes alight with laughter. His shoulders drop and he lets out a breath, “I did! I am, I was just…distracted,” he says, a light blush tinting his cheeks.

“He did kind of ruin our moment, huh?” Standing on your toes you leave a trail of kisses along his neck and jaw, effectively changing the mood. “Ready for some dessert?” you say before kissing his lips. “Like hell I am, maybe we should get it to go?” Twirling and pulling him by the hand you look over your shoulder with a sly smile, “I thought you’d never ask.”

The next day…

Monday morning hits you like a ton of bricks, the lack of sleep and previous nights fun catching up to you. Bucky left early, allowing you time to get ready for work and time for him to get home before opening the store. Even with the heaviness of the day you feel like you’re floating on air, your thoughts never far from Bucky and the perfect weekend you had.

“Nat, I swear. It was the perfect date. I feel like this can’t be real.” You walk and talk, making your way toward the building. “He’s too good to be true!” Nat chuckles in your ear, “I know what you mean, but he’s very real.” With a dreamy sigh you nod in agreement even though she can’t see you. “I bet you look like one of those walking hearts for eyes emoji’s right now,” she laughs, never one to stop teasing you. “Whatever, Nat! You’re gonna be right where I am before you know it. I can tell you really like Sam.” She doesn’t deny it, but you can feel her smile through the phone. “Whatever you say, y/n. Have a good day.”

Ending your call, you head into work, seeing that Bucky had sent you a text while you were talking to Nat. ‘Miss you already, doll❤ .’ You crash your phone to your chest, stopping dead in your tracks and doing a small happy dance. “Happy Monday to you too,” your coworker laughs, “someone must have had a good weekend.” You smile brightly and say, “something like that,” before walking to your desk.

You don’t get to see Bucky the for the next couple of days, work, errands, and life in general keeping you busy. He texts you every morning when he first wakes up and you two are in touch throughout the day. By the time Thursday rolls around you’re sick of work and decide you’re going to cut out early and visit him at the bookshop.

When you walk in you notice he’s speaking to someone, but you can’t quite see who it is behind his large frame. Your footsteps alert them both and Bucky turns to you, his face lighting up as he jogs over and crushes you to his chest. “Hi,” he whispers into your hair. “I’m gonna kiss you now even though my grandma is watching, I’ve been waiting all week!” You don’t get a chance to argue, his lips crashing to yours in a light but sweet kiss.

He grudgingly pulls away and walks you over to his grandma, her happiness at seeing you nearly mirroring his. “So good to see you again, y/n,” she says as she gives you a hug. “It’s lovely to see you too Betty!” With a twinkle in her eye she looks you both over, “Bucky and I were just talking about you, weren’t we? When are you available to come over for dinner?” Leaning into Bucky, you say, “what about Sunday?” “That sounds perfect and would you bring some of those delicious cookies you made?” Bucky agrees, “oh yes! And you should probably make an extra batch just for me!” Poking his side, you happily say “yes,” giving Betty one more hug as she explains she must leave so she isn’t late for her mahjong game.

As soon as his grandma is out of sight Bucky pulls you into the small room behind the counter, backing you against the wall, “I really hope we don’t get any customers.” You dip your fingers into his jeans and pull his body flush to yours, kissing him soundly. Your make out session is interrupted by the chime of the bell over the door, the loud chatter of a group of people cutting through the moment. “Shit, shit, shit,” Bucky whines.

Plastering on his best sales smile he walks out and greets the customers, quickly pointing them in the right direction. “Let me know if you need anything else.” You sneak out from behind the counter and pretend as if you’re searching for a book. “Excuse me sir, could you help me find something.” Bucky’s eyes darken as he stalks toward you. “Did you just call me sir?” he all but growls into your ear. You give his hair a little tug, a cheeky grin on your face as you say, “maybe I did.”

Right before he gets the chance to steal a few more kisses the people emerge from the aisle, books in hand. “I guess I have to go check them out,” he sighs, giving you a quick peck before doing just that. He finishes up, glancing at his watch, “we close in a half hour then I have a shift at the bar.” You wrap your arms around his neck, “are you working this weekend too?” He runs his hands over your ass and gives it a light squeeze, “Friday and Saturday again.”

“Well, maybe I’ll just have to come hang out at the bar. You know keep you company while you work. I could bring Nat; she’ll want to see Sam I’m sure.” Bucky kisses you, “that sounds,” another kiss, “perfect,” more kisses. “Mmm great, I’ll see you tomorrow night then.” After a few more heated moments you part, Bucky walking you out and waiting while you grab a cab.

No sooner does your ass hit the seat of the car that your phone pings, ‘can’t wait until tomorrow night😍.’ Your bubbly laugh is uncontrollable as you text him back, ‘me either,’ quickly opening Nat’s message and asking her if she wants to go to the bar with you.

Friday night…

“What do you think Nat?” you ask, as usual looking to her for advice on your outfit. “I love it and the color is amazing on you.” Touching up your lip gloss you smile at her in the mirror’s reflection, grabbing your bag with a “let’s go!”

The bar is packed and you text Bucky to let him know you’re there. In less than a minute, Sam is outside, greeting Nat with a sweet kiss and giving you a hug, “come on ladies, right this way.” Nat looks back at you and mouths, “nice,” as you move past the line.

As soon as you walk in you search for Bucky. You don’t see him behind the bar but continue following Sam to the other end, two open bar stools waiting for you. “Bucky’s grabbing something from the back but I can get you started,” Sam says smoothly. Nat tells him to make whatever he thinks you’ll like and Sam grins, kissing her cheek before moving behind the bar.

While you wait for your drinks and Bucky you and Nat gush over how cute Sam is. “Omg, I’m so excited. He seems so nice. And he has a great ass,” you laugh watching as Nat enthusiastically agrees. Just as you’re about to say something about Bucky a warm arm slides around your shoulders. The hairs on your arm stand up but not for a good reason as you turn your head and come face to face with a man you have never seen before.

“Can I help you,” you ask, tone unfriendly as you move out from under his arm. “Can I buy you a drink beautiful,” he asks, stepping into your personal space. “NO, thank you,” you say firmly, once again moving away from him. “Aw come on baby, you can’t tell me you didn’t come here looking for a good time tonight.” Your nose wrinkles in disgust, your mouth opening to tell him off.

“Hey buddy, didn’t you hear her when she said no thank you.” Now that’s a voice you recognize, spinning to see Bucky standing right behind you, his arms folded over his chest and his jaw clenched. “Who asked you, asshole,” the guy shoots back, clearly not taking a hint. “My boyfriend did, actually,” you say, wrapping your arms around Bucky’s middle and glaring at the guy. The guy scoffs, rolling his eyes and walking off while mumbling under his breath. You look up at Bucky, his eyes soft as he asks, “did you just call me your boyfriend?”

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rantheon · 4 years

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the bakarina anime is done! it’s just a drop in the ocean that is the otome isekai genre so these are some recs + what you need to know about them. i just listed most of my favs otherwise it’d be too long :p

in no particular order. includes some non-isekai ones too. needless to say most of these aren’t completed yet

my next life as a villainess: all routes lead to doom

using this to plug that there’s more bakarina content in the form of light novels, manga and 3 spin-offs

an observation record of my fiancee - a self-proclaimed villainess

told in the pov of prince cecil, whose fiancee bertia straight up tells him she’s a villainess of an otome game from her past life

if you ever wonder what jeord from bakarina might be thinking half the time, this is probably close. cecil is the same kind of prince who initially finds things bored and predictable until they met the mc

the things cecil would get up to for bertia? hoo boy

also the way the mangaka draws hair is addicting to look at

the villainess cecilia silvie doesn’t want to die so she decided to crossdress

the title speaks for itself~ after remembering an otome game she played in her past life, cecil (previously cecilia) is now the one capturing the hearts of the academy ladies instead

it’s fairly new so there’s not much of it yet :c but it’s pretty interesting

the original otome game had a whole rpg combat system going on and i’m hyped to see how it’s gonna lead the story

the Angelique vibes are strong in this one

the villainess wants to marry a commoner

isabella used to play an otome game in a past life, but she was really only interested in a side character named ursch. and then one day she finds him in her mansion garden

her past life self is such a mood - i too have 100% otome games in hopes of side characters getting hidden routes but alas

definitely deserves the ‘video game’ tag. isabella can see status screens and character stats/skills etc, and all the gacha rewards and grinding transferred over after her reincarnation. she’s the isekai female protag we’ve always wanted

seriously the main ship is too op for their own good aha

deathbound duke’s daughter

in a past life, erika only managed to finish 2.5/7 scenarios of an otome game thanks to an unlucky encounter with knife-kun. with the different flags of her impending doom approaching, she takes things into her own hands years before the game events start

very fantasy-oriented (the most on this list) and pretty action-packed, once you get past the game exposition in the first 3? chapters

the world building is brilliant, from the hafan mages to the aurelian alchemists, and there’s beasts and wands and spells and dnd stuff sprinkled in

the cast has quite interesting dynamics and interwoven plotlines, and they’re all dorky in their way :>

beware of the villainess

melissa remembers a novel from her past life and desperately tries to cut off contact with the male leads, but they still make her life hell & she rages

she’s just so done with everyone and you can’t help but relate to her

definitely the funniest on this list XD melissa and her reactions takes the cake but even the shit characters are hilarious in their own way

there’s also a lot of parodies to memes etc & best of all, there’s cussing. all the shits and fucks. a whole lot of it

it’s great

death is the only ending for the villainess

penelope wakes up as the villainess from a game she’d been playing in her past life, only right now it's on the hardest difficulty where death is literally everywhere. thus she tries, well, not dying

what’s cool about this is that penelope has access to the original game system. she can see menus, choice options etc. the male leads even have affection percentages floating above their heads :> which is always cool to see (and what i’m a sucker for)

but it’s definitely one of the darker ones on this list. iirc there’s depictions of violence, abuse, drugs and then some. just a fair warning

the daughter of albert house wishes for ruin

upon realizing that she’s the villainess from a past-life otome game, mary decides to stay as one. chaos ensues

i love this manga so much, everyone is so quirky and there’s something to laugh about on almost every page. the story almost feels self-aware of itself and just lets the characters do whatever. like ride bikes

addie is so cute ;o;

it’s definitely something everyone should experience

i’m a villainess daughter so i’m going to keep the last boss

one of the finished ones!

post-annulment, aileen pulls a Lisa Tepes and asks the demon king claude to marry her. he refuses. hijinks ensues

mostly on the fantasy side, as it builds on the world of the monsters

the cast is pretty fun! aileen’s smart, funny and pretty competent in her own right. plus she and claude are positively adorable together

milady just wants to relax

post-annulment, ronia decides to open a cafe in the countryside. it later becomes the frequent hangout of a beastmen mercenary group, who are intensely feared by the townsfolk

well... beastmen. that’s all you need to know /wink

okay, that aside, it’s just as chill as the title suggests. ronia slowly makes friends she can trust, and the beastmen find a second home in the only cafe that’s willing to accept them. it’s pretty wholesome

the banished villainess! living the leisurely life of a nun making revolutionary food

despite actively trying to change her ‘villainess from a past-life otome game’ fate since childhood, elizabeth gets annulled, her noble title stripped, and is sent to a church in a neighboring kingdom. she enjoys it more than expected, despite the appearance of the ever watchful leonid

there’s plenty of 21st-century food like sandwiches, cotton candy leonid’s muscles <3

the entire cast is lovable, and can chris get an f for all the heart attacks leonid keep giving him

seduce the villain’s father

yereninovica (or just yerenica) realizes that she’s in the world of a novel she read in her past life, but as the aunt of said novel’s mc. after thwarting a kidnapping that’s basically the mc’s origin story, she takes it upon herself to also prevent the tragic death of emperor belgoat

a bit different since it switches the roles around (side character x side character) and goes into the “parent generation” of the original work

there’s also an interesting bit where the world seems to recognize her as a hijacker, and where that takes her, we’ll see in due time :o:

plus the way yeni habitually calls him ‘father’ cracks me up every time

transferred to another world but i’m the savior of an otome game

after a ritual gone wrong, “yamada tarou” (fake name) is stuck in the world of an otome game. the only way back is with a magical ring, normally obtained after becoming the lover of one of the male leads. he of course says no i’m going adventuring but the game doesn’t like that

it’s absolutely hilarious - the leads treat our mc like a heroine, and there’s a lot of otome tropes that are called out on/parodied. like the seiyuus’ names oh my god

tarou’s reactions are great and his appraisal skill is the funniest thing alive

endo and kobayashi’s live commentary on the villainess

in modern japan, endo and kobayashi start their playthrough of an otome game, which becomes a bit glitchy and odd. they discover that siegward, a male lead in the game, can hear what they’re saying. they use this chance to finally give lisolette a happier ending

much of the story’s focus is on the characters slowly warming up to lisolette, and a bit on endo/kobayashi’s irl relationship. despite being the primary drive of the story, lisolette herself hardly moves the plot - if you know what i mean

regardless it’s undeniably adorable

tearmoon empire

no isekai, more of time travel? chronoskimming?

mia wakes up 10 years in the past after being sentenced to death. now afraid of guillotine-kun, she strives to solve the issues in her kingdom that had previously led to her doom

a bit similar to bakarina in terms of concept: avoid death flags, unknowingly recruits the people she meets into her little saintess cult. the misinterpretation is very strong, and in brilliantly funny ways

it has really fun narration ngl especially in the light novel

of course, i’ll claim palimony!

to prepare for her annulment, yulia starts scheming recording her fiance’s meetups with the heroine to use as evidence. if you’re gonna lose a suitor, might as well get some money out of it, right? along the way she gets involved with rudonik, one of the male leads

no reincarnation. rather than an otome game, the villainess story comes from a book written by a side character, and the “heroine” just decided to play it out in real life

the cast together is a riot, and it’s entertaining to watch yulia only think in profits and every connection she can make to achieve it

the villainess’ slow prison life began with her broken engagement

no isekai, just a plain old villainess

post-annulment, rachel is sentenced to imprisonment. which she enjoys and is thoroughly, hilariously prepared for

everyone’s a little afraid of rachel and for good reason. it’s better to find out yourself through the LN or manga, but let’s just say that even the king doesn’t want to deal with her XD

the holy grail of eris

now this one is interesting, putting the villainess trope into a mystery ghost story. that said, no isekai either

our innocent heroine constance attends a party and encounters scarlet, an executed villainess from ten years ago. a body possession and some public embarrassment later, they decide to team up to solve the mystery that might be behind scarlet’s death

i mean, ghost villainess? sign me up

+ some honorable mentions

i favor the villainess (the heroine goes for the villainess- girls? girls? yes)

a bellicose lady got reincarnated (a delinquent reincarnates as a heroine; what a concept :o unfortunately there’s not a lot of english content for it yet)

it seems i got reincarnated into a yandere otome game (i like that the mc actively makes it so that game can’t ever happen the way it should; plus, yanderes are always interesting to study)

inso’s law (modern isekai, and quite cute!)

the reincarnated young lady aims to be an adventurer / holy guardian tiger (similar to deathbound duke’s daughter in that there’s more of a focus on the fantasy aspect)

expecting to fall into ruin, i aim to become a blacksmith (so far the only one with a shounen tag that i like; its main charm is probably the cast and their interactions with each other eliza best girl)

since i’ve reincarnated as the villainess’ father i’ll shower my wife and daughter with love (big big wholesome vibes)

level 99 villainous daughter (severely op lady who takes no shit from the people looking down at her, and regularly thinks about blowing up the academy within the first 4 chapters? hell yeah)

may i please just ask one last thing? (post-annulment, the mc literally punches everyone in the room; it’s great)

this is getting long now oops

edit: i also made a visual-friendly personally-tagged-by-me bookshelf here!

#masterpost #otome isekai reviews #rip tags i'll just stick to the english titles #my next life as a villainess #an observation record of my fiancee - a self proclaimed villainess #the villainess cecilia silvie doesn’t want to die so she decided to crossdress #the villainess wants to marry a commoner #deathbound duke's daughter #beware of the villainess #death is the only ending for the villainess #the daughter of albert house wishes for ruin #i'm a villainess daughter so i'm going to keep the last boss #milady just wants to relax #the banished villainess! living the leisurely life of a nun making revolutionary food #seduce the villain's father #transferred to another world but i'm the savior of an otome game #endo and kobayashi's live commentary on the villainess #tearmoon empire #of course i'll claim palimony!#the villainess' slow prison life #the holy grail of eris #i favor the villainess #a bellicose lady got reincarnated #it seems i got reincarnated into a yandere otome game #inso's law #holy guardian tiger #expecting to fall into ruin i aim to become a blacksmith #since i've reincarnated as the villainess' father i'll shower my wife and daughter with love #level 99 villainess daughter #may i please just ask one last thing

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The way people eat has changed significantly over the past few decades amid rising awareness about the impact of commercial farming on our health, our lifestyles, and our environment. In recent years, there’s been a noticeable shift toward more animal-free, plant-based food options, and rising interest in transparency over food sources, especially in the Western world.

The “clean” meat industry has certainly been having a moment, with players such as Impossible Foods, Beyond Meat, and Israeli startups like Redefine Meat, Future Meat, and Aleph Farms, all having a stake in the future of plant-based and cultivated meat.

Could the dairy industry be the next frontier? Israeli food tech startup Remilk, a developer of animal-free dairy products through microbial fermentation, certainly thinks so.

Nearly 30 years after the famous “Got Milk?” campaign, dairy-free “milk” is extremely popular. The dairy alternatives market is projected to grow from $21.4 billion in 2020 to $36.7 billion by 2025, according to a global forecast report by Markets and Markets. The market is segmented by source type including soy, rice, coconut, almond, oats, and others, with the soy segment proving the most popular, especially for milk.

But Remilk hopes to be the first company the roll out real dairy products such as milk, cheese, and yogurt, without needing a single cow. The startup was set up in 2019 and produces lab-made, dairy-like food without the use of animals, using a unique, patented process to replicate the properties of the dairy proteins.

“Remilk was founded with the mission to stop using animals to produce our food because, as dairy lovers, we realize that giving up on milk is not an option,” Aviv Wolff, CEO of Remilk, tells NoCamels. “ But today’s milk comes with an unreasonable price tag. The dairy industry is destructive to our planet, our health, and our animals, and is simply not sustainable anymore.”

The environmental toll is undeniable. Dairy cows contribute significantly toward climate change through greenhouse gases. According to Helen Harwatt, a food and climate policy fellow at Harvard, “dairy is the second-highest emitting livestock product, accounting for 4 percent of all global emissions.” (Beef is number 1). In addition, dairy farming requires exorbitant amounts of water and grazing land, while also producing copious amounts of waste.

Remilk says its offerings are notably more sustainable and eco-friendly than traditional dairy production systems, requiring just one percent of the land, four percent of the feedstock, and 10 percent of the water to produce than comparable dairy products.

And the startup has attracted significant interest and financial backing from major players in the food industry. In December, Remilk raised $11.3 million in a funding round led by fresh.fund, an Israeli VC firm focused on early-stage startups, and included backers such as Israeli venture firm OurCrowd, ProVeg International, a food awareness NGO, as well as food manufacturers Hochland, a German dairy company, Tnuva, one of Israel’s largest milk and fairy companies (acquired Chinese conglomerate Bright Foods) and Tempo, a large Israeli beverage company.

Animal-free milk and dairy

Remilk says it makes proteins that are identical to dairy proteins through microbial fermentation, and developing a unique approach to lab-based dairy manufacturing that doesn’t compromise on taste, functionality, and nutritional value.

“In a very simple way, we take the gene that encodes for the milk protein,” Wolff explains. “The gene functions as an instruction book for the production of the protein it encodes. And so, we insert the gene into a microbe that we’ve developed and it instructs our microbe to produce the specific protein in a very efficient and scalable way.”

Microbial fermentation is not a new concept, but it is revolutionary in dairy production. Wolff tells NoCamels that microbial fermentation “has been used commercially since the 1980s to produce human insulin, growth hormone, enzymes, and various other proteins.”

Remilk utilizes this scientific process to “take the fermented proteins and formulate them into all kinds of dairy products that are identical to regular dairy products, with the same taste, texture, stretchiness, and meltiness.”

The results are products – milk, yogurt, cream and cheese – that are cholesterol-free and contain no lactose, antibiotics, or growth hormones.

And Remilk says they taste identical to real dairy. Remilk products are not yet commercially available, but eventually they aim to “replace cows as a whole by creating every dairy product out there,” Wolff says.

Lab-cultured milk

While Remilk has generated headlines recently, it is one of a few dairy-free dairy ventures out there.

BioMilk, an Israeli startup based in Ramat Gan, is one of these outfits. Founded in 2018, BioMilk is focused on three main development tracks: cultured milk from animals, cultured human breast milk, and high-grade human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs).

BioMilk currently holds patents for the production of cultured milk from animals within laboratory conditions and has a three-step process: first, they isolate the mammary cells, the ones whose job is originally to produce milk in their natural setting, inside of the mammal; second, they culture those cells in bioreactors and help them grow, enabling them to continue performing their original mission; three, the cells then secrete milk, which can be used for making everyday dairy products.

Meanwhile, Israeli researchers at Tel Aviv University are working to produce a product that looks and tastes like milk, but is made using yeast.

Professor Tamir Tuller from the Biomedical Engineering Department of the Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering at Tel Aviv University together with foodtech entrepreneur Dr. Eyal Iffergan, established the startup Imagindairy for this feat.

Imagindairy’s plan is not to produce a milk substitute like almond or soy milk, but a product “that will be identical to products that come from animals by introducing the yeast genome to genes that code for milk development in cows,” Prof. Tuller said in a university statement last month.

Gene expression is the process of turning information stored in “inanimate” DNA into proteins that are the ‘essence of life’ and are a major ingredient in every living thing that we know, from human beings to the coronavirus to cow’s milk,” he explained. Biotech companies have been harnessing the gene expression process to produce desirable proteins affordably. “This technology has been used for many years to produce medications, vaccines, and energy, and it is also used in the food industry,” he went on.

Imaginedairy is working with Tel Aviv University via Ramot, the institution’s technology transfer company.

#Israel #cow-free milk #Cruelty-free milk #ecology #environment

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itslikemagicbutbetter · 4 years

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Thoughts on science & my life

I don't know if anyone will read this anymore, but I thought I would write it anyway. As I write this, the last post on my blog was made just shy of two years ago, and even that was not true content. Yet I still have over 3000 followers--which is amazing--so it's possible that someone will see this.

A lot has changed in the world. And a lot has changed in my life, both in the ways that people who follow this blog would be interested in and ways they would not. It might be narcissistic to assume that anyone cares, but for the past few months, I have been in a very reflective and contemplative state, not always to my benefit, and I thought this might be a good outlet for it. If someone else can derive some interest or learn something from my situation, all the better.

So, I am in the final year of my undergraduate degree. I became interested and started learning about other fields beyond chemistry. After I worked in a structural biology lab, I wasn't sure if science research was what I wanted to do. I ended up leaving that to try social-cognitive psychology research, as psychology was a growing interest of mine and is my second major.

To be honest, I loved it, and if I could continue it in the current state of things, I would; but that isn't how things worked out, sadly. Now I am doing an organic chemistry-materials science for my senior honors thesis in chemistry. And I am excited to work on a project with more independence and responsibility. But I still have lots of regrets, and look forward to a very uncertain future.

When I came into college, I was set on pursuing chemistry research for my life. I wanted to get a PhD. That mindset did me more harm than good. To be honest, I'm not sure if chemistry is for me. I'm not sure if I love it enough. I'm not sure if I am cut out for graduate school. I'm not sure if I could get in or survive somewhere worth going. This blog was a hobby; real life is different. Now is a very awkward time to be going to graduate school, anyway. Schools are shrinking their cohorts, slashing their funding, et cetera. It makes me feel like a failure to have doubts, but I am not sure I can make the commitment to graduate school right now in my life.

Thankfully, I'm fortunate enough to live in an area with healthy pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries that hire chemists, even at the entry levels. So that's what I'll probably try while I try to figure things out. And maybe I'll like it enough to pursue it, or decide I really do want to go back to school for the PhD. Or that I hate it and want to try something else. I've thought about going into teaching, or patent law, or even science writing. Of course, none of these are easy or safe paths. But they're ways of leveraging my education in ways that don't involve being a lab monkey, and of writing and talking and thinking and learning about science, sharing with it other people, and contextualizing it in new ways, which is what I really have come to appreciate more than anything.

There are too many other things out there that I've become interested in, and in some ways that makes me regret my degree. I've become interested in things like history and politics and philosophy. I've had lots of time to read, and I've read some really great things, including some really great science writing. That's one thing I would really like to do, I think. Write really great science books. I think science writing is at its best when it cuts through all of these areas, becoming uncompromising on technicality, while placing science in the context of human existence. It makes it feel tangible, approachable, and at its peak just about lift off the page into the real world. Great books, great science books included, change the world and leave impressions on people, ordinary people, in the way that articles don't. I sincerely believe that, even in this day of ever-specialized knowledge.

And this'll probably get me crucified by the hardcore physical scientists among us, but that's part of why psychology excites me so much: because you can come at it from so many different angles. There's biological and chemical hardware that acts as the basis for a brilliant array of emotional, cognitive, and social outcomes, which in turn can affect that very same biology and chemistry. Psychologists borrow abstract concepts from philosophers and operationalize them into things that can be measured, if imperfectly.

That's what always excited me about biology and chemistry over physics and math, too. That sense of scrappy empiricism, trying to map out the properties of systems that are unknowably complex, each time, getting a little closer to understanding, and having to get comfortable with strange exceptions, flawed models, and so on. That’s still what I live for and what I want to represent in whatever I do. That’s one thing that I don’t regret my education for giving me. “Are DMF and oDCB miscible? Can’t find it in the literature? Well get a vial and find out!” Or on the psychology side of things: “No literature precedent for these variables interacting? Well, seems like we need to come up with a new manipulation. Wait, our results are completely not what we expected? Time to back up and test some more things.”

Anyway, that was a weird tangent, but writing this has been an invaluable meditative exercise. So thank you for bearing with me. I like thinking and reading and writing about these things. Science writing is one heck of a difficult field to crack into, though my understanding is that having written things to your name already helps, including a blog, so... I've been thinking about reviving this blog, or starting something new. I'm not sure exactly in what capacity. I'm probably not doing many new experiments of the kind that would go on this blog anytime soon given that I'm staying in my college town (though given that I live alone I am itching to try a few dead-simple extractions and crystallizations again, but nothing revolutionary or complex; don't tell my landlord). But I've got a few ideas for projects, and I'm not sure how any of them will land, so I just wanted to gauge interest. No promises. I'm a busy guy these days; I was hard-pressed to choose between writing this post and taking a much-needed nap. But it's something that's been nagging at me and I just wanted to put my thoughts on paper and get them out there, even if it isn't to anyone in particular.

#chemistry #science #psychology #college #what am i doing with my life #grad school #life thoughts #writing #god this was a mess #sciblr #science side of tumblr

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

For democracy, it’s a time of swimming against the tide (AP) The old Nicaraguan revolutionary, with his receding hairline and the goatee that he had finally let turn grey, spoke calmly into the camera as police swarmed toward his house, hidden behind a high wall in a leafy Managua neighborhood. Decades earlier, Hugo Torres had been a revered guerrilla in the fight against right-wing dictator Anastasio Somoza. In 1974, he’d taken a group of top officials hostage, then traded them for the release of imprisoned comrades. Among those prisoners was Daniel Ortega, a Marxist bank robber who would become Nicaragua’s elected president and later its authoritarian ruler. And on this hot Sunday in mid-June, amid a weekslong clampdown to obliterate nearly every hint of opposition, Ortega had his old savior arrested. In the last few months, the growing ranks of dictators have flexed their muscles, and freedom has been in retreat. The list is grim: a draconian crackdown in Nicaragua, with laws that now let the government paint nearly any critic as a traitor; a military takeover in Myanmar, with bloody repression that the United Nations says has left more than 850 people dead since Feb. 1 and more than 4,800 arbitrarily detained; a tightening grip by Beijing on Hong Kong, the semi-autonomous enclave where activists and journalists have been harassed and imprisoned under a sweeping national security law. 2020 was “another year of decline for liberal democracy,” said a recent report from the V-Dem Institute, a Sweden-based research center. “The world is still more democratic than it was in the 1970s and 1980s, but the global decline in liberal democracy has been steep during the past 10 years.”

Companies Target a New Market: The Stressed Out (WSJ) Drivers climbing into the new Lincoln Nautilus enter “a sanctuary,” Lincoln declares in the car’s ads. Seats offer massage, vents emit refreshed air and sound-dampening materials eliminate outside ruckus. Long before Covid-19 hit last year, rising stress was identified as one of Americans’ major concerns. Now, more than a year into the pandemic, consumers’ stress levels have been soaring. In June, nearly one-third of Americans reported experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression, according to a survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2019, only 11% of Americans reported such symptoms, according to a comparable survey from the National Center for Health Statistics. With so much of the population stressed out, more consumer product companies see soothing anxiety as an opportunity. Makers of everyday goods from cars and note paper to makeup, cereal and beverages are framing marketing messages and launching products to target worried consumers. Many consumers say they are receptive to mental health advice coming from companies. They are looking for support for their emotional well being, and many say they welcome products that promise to make them feel better. Younger consumers especially report having a new perspective on managing their mental health. Some 50% of consumers ages 18-24 reported that they have changed their approach to mental health, compared with 28% of people ages 57 to 75, an Ernst & Young survey of 1,001 U.S. adults conducted earlier this year found.

Residents in Florida Condos Fear They Could be Next (NYT) In the days since the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium complex in the town of Surfside, residents of other condos are increasingly worried that their homes could also be at risk. The Champlain Towers collapse has brought rattling uncertainty to the long line of high-rise residences that abut the South Florida coastline. At Crestview Towers in North Miami Beach, seven miles from the collapse in Surfside, residents had just hours to go in and recover their belongings on Friday, a week after an evacuation was ordered to make way for long-delayed repairs. A second condominium in the city also evacuated its residents last week, while a private engineering firm warned officials of dangerous conditions in a condominium in Kissimmee, south of Orlando. The problem was not only with residences: Miami-Dade County officials on Friday announced the full evacuation of the old Dade County Courthouse after an engineering survey identified safety concerns that warranted an immediate closure of the upper floors.

In Honduras, it’s raining fish (El Heraldo) “Sunny with a chance of fish...” In one area of northern Honduras, weather forecasters await the unlikely arrival of a kind of “fish storm” in the summer months, which allows locals to feast on small silver pesces. It’s a phenomenon with no clear scientific explanation. The most recent “Lluvia de Peces” (“Fish Rain”) happened in Yoro, the department along the country’s Caribbean coast, as the Honduran daily El Heraldo reports. Locals say it has been observed in parts of Yoro since the 19th century. After a strong rainstorm subsides, they go out with buckets to collect the fish—experts have compared them to sardines—and enjoy them collectively; in many places the bounty is distributed equally and it’s looked down on to profit from the harvest. Indeed, many in this religiously devout region see the bizarre event as a blessing. Many locals believe that the fish began to appear after Catholic missionary Manuel de Jesús Subirana prayed to God to alleviate the poverty he saw in Yoro when he arrived in 1858. It seems he got his loaves and fish, and then some.

Cubans Denounce ‘Misery’ in Biggest Protests in Decades (NYT) Shouting “Freedom” and other anti-government slogans, hundreds of Cubans took to the streets in cities around the country on Sunday to protest food and medicine shortages, in a remarkable eruption of discontent not seen in nearly 30 years. Hundreds of people marched through San Antonio de los Baños, southwest of Havana, with videos streaming live on Facebook for nearly an hour before they suddenly disappeared. As the afternoon wore on, other videos appeared from demonstrations elsewhere, including Palma Soriano, in the country’s southeast. Hundreds of people also gathered in Havana, where a heavy police presence preceded their arrival. Hundreds of people marched through San Antonio de los Baños, southwest of Havana, with videos streaming live on Facebook for nearly an hour before they suddenly disappeared. As the afternoon wore on, other videos appeared from demonstrations elsewhere, including Palma Soriano, in the country’s southeast. Hundreds of people also gathered in Havana, where a heavy police presence preceded their arrival. The protests were set off by a dire economic crisis in Cuba, where the coronavirus pandemic has cut off crucial tourism dollars. People now spend hours in line each day to buy basic food items. Many have been unable to work because restaurants and other businesses have remained on lockdown for months.

Gangs complicate Haiti effort to recover from assassination (AP) Gangs in Haiti have long been financed by powerful politicians and their allies—and many Haitians fear those backers may be losing control of the increasingly powerful armed groups who have driven thousands of people from their homes as they battle over territory, kill civilians and raid warehouses of food. The escalation in gang violence threatens to complicate—and be aggravated by—political efforts to recover from last week’s brazen slaying of President Jovenel Moïse. Haiti’s government is in disarray; no parliament, no president, a dispute over who is prime minister, a weak police force. But the gangs seem more organized and powerful than ever. While the violence has been centered in the capital of Port-au-Prince, it has affected life across Haiti, paralyzing the fragile economy, shuttering schools, overwhelming police and disrupting efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. “The country is transformed into a vast desert where wild animals engulf us,” said the Haitian Conference of the Religious in a recent statement decrying the spike in violent crime. “We are refugees and exiles in our own country.” Gangs recently have stolen tens of thousands of bags of sugar, rice and flour as well as ransacking and burning homes in the capital. That has driven thousands of people to seek shelter at churches, outdoor fields and a large gymnasium, where the government and international donors struggle to feed them and find long-term housing.

In symbolic end to war, U.S. general to step down from command in Afghanistan (Reuters) The U.S. general leading the war in Afghanistan, Austin Miller, will relinquish command on Monday, U.S. officials say, in a symbolic end to America’s longest conflict even as Taliban insurgents gain momentum. Miller will become America’s last four-star general on the ground in Afghanistan in a ceremony in Kabul that will come ahead of a formal end to the military mission there on Aug. 31. While the ceremony may offer some sense of closure for U.S. veterans who served in Afghanistan, it’s unclear whether it will succeed in reassuring the Western-backed Afghan government as the Taliban press ground offensives that have given them control of more territory than at any time since the conflict began. Biden acknowledged on Thursday that Afghanistan’s future was far from certain but said the Afghan people must decide their own fate. “I will not send another generation of Americans to war in Afghanistan with no reasonable expectation of achieving a different outcome,” he said.

Jordanian ex-royal court chief sentenced to 15 years for alleged plot (Reuters) A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a former royal confidant, Bassem Awadallah, and a minor royal to 15 years in jail on charges of attempting to destabilise the monarchy. The court said it had confirmed evidence backing the charges against the pair and that they had both been determined to harm the monarchy by pushing former heir to the throne Prince Hamza as an alternative to the king.

Frenchman starts hunger strike by Tokyo Olympic Stadium in desperate bid to see his kids (Washington Post) Frenchman Vincent Fichot began a hunger strike this weekend close to Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium in a desperate bid to regain access to his two young children, who were taken away by their mother three years ago and whom he hasn’t seen since. Japan is unique among developed nations in not recognizing the concept of joint custody. In practice, its courts almost always award sole custody to whichever parent is physically looking after the children at the time. The policy creates a cruel incentive for parents—flee a marriage with your children at your side and you will almost certainly win custody of them, without any enforceable obligation to grant the other parent access. Lawyers say that is exactly what happens in tens of thousands of Japanese families every year, and it’s exactly what happened to Fichot: When his marriage broke down and he sought a divorce, his Japanese wife simply took off with their nearly 3-year-old son, Tsubasa, and 11-month-old daughter, Kaeda. That was Aug. 10, 2018. “My children were kidnapped three years ago and since then I haven’t heard from them,” Fichot said in an interview on Sunday, on the second day of his hunger strike. “I don’t know where they are. I don’t know if they are healthy, or even that they are alive.”

6 dead in South Africa riots over jailing of ex-leader Zuma (AP) Rioting triggered by the imprisonment of former South African President Jacob Zuma escalated Monday as shopping malls in Johannesburg were looted, major roads were blocked by burning tires and the police and military struggled to contain the violence. The unrest started last week in KwaZulu-Natal province after Zuma was imprisoned for contempt of court. What began as fairly small-scale blocking of roads in Zuma’s home area intensified and spread to Gauteng, South Africa’s most populous province, including Johannesburg, the country’s largest city. At least six people have been killed and more than 200 arrested, according to a police statement issued Monday. Soldiers have been deployed to help the police.

Oh Deer (WSJ) North America’s got a deer problem. Having killed or removed pretty much all of their natural predators, white-tailed deer in the Eastern U.S. have exploded in population. Prior to European settlement, there were about two to four deer per square kilometer. Once that density passes eight deer per square kilometer, they eat everything, and that significantly harms the ecosystem, with songbird populations declining and native plant species in free fall. In some developed parts of the U.S., there are 50 to 114 deer per square kilometer.

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Immortality and 4 eons of misery

Day 6: Immortality or Passage of time/ History Au Word count: 3,775

Arthur doesn't know what deity he angered, but he was cursed with immortality. It wasn't all that bad, it had a lot of benefits. He can't die and he can't age. He only has to deal with the fact that he would have to watch everyone he knew and love grow old and die. He was sick of being immortal, he didn't know why so many wanted immortality, it's boring as fuck. You watch every mistake in history repeat over and over, you watch as everything changes around you while you stay the same, you watch everything move onto something new while you're stuck in time. It. Sucks.

However, he had a change of pace when he met a man in the Roman Empire. He wasn't really someone that stood out, but he was quite a charmer. The man, who introduced himself as 'Alfred', was cursed like him too, but his situation was slightly different. Instead of being immortal, his original consciousness is preserved whenever he dies and gets reincarnated.

Now, let us follow the duo's misadventures throughout history.

9th Century Somewhere in the Kingdom of Northumbria

"Wanna bet how long I last out here?"

"Hmm, three minutes. Four tops."

Alfred rolled his eyes, "What? You really think lowly of me, Arthur." The other man just nodded and pulled the younger man to the ground just as a volley of arrows soared above them. "Maybe even sooner if you continue to be an airhead in the battlefield." Arthur drew an arrow and shot another invader, "Why don't you go out there then? Show them the skills you learned in the Roman Empire, and actually be of some help to our forces." he told Alfred, who only rolled his eyes as he twirled his sword on the ground. "Eh, I'm not really in the mood to fight right now. Do you think they still have some food back in camp?"

"How am I supposed to know that? I would really appreciate being left alone right now." Arthur swore when an arrow planted itself on his thigh, "Damn, this is the fifth time today!" Alfred laughed, the archer only glared at him as he broke the shaft and pulled out the head from his thigh like he was picking a berry from a bush. His companion grimaced as he saw the bloody arrow head on Arthur's palm, "I should keep this as a memento." the archer shoved it into his shirt.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Alfred gagged at the disturbing sight.

"What's it to you? If you get to slack off, then I get to keep arrowheads."

"Sure, now I think you're some kind of loony who likes to keep weird things."

"Oh shut it, and get down!" Alfred ducked just as an ax zipped past their heads. Arthur rolled his eyes, "Just get out there and be the hero you think you are, and stop bothering me." he then shot down a man running towards them. Alfred tapped his chin, "Well, if I get to be the hero..." he grinned and shrugged his shoulders, "Ah, what the hell. Just remember the bet, Arthur. Seven pieces of silver and a free drink after all of this mayhem."

"Whatever, now leave me alone.”

Alfred laughed and picked up his sword, "Alright, you Danish bastards! Tremble before the mighty he—ACK!" an arrow lodged itself into his neck; he fell to the ground next to Arthur as he bled to death. The archer only raised an eyebrow, "Well, isn't that just a shame, you didn't even last one minute." he yanked the bloody arrow from the warrior's neck and used it to shoot down another enemy soldier, "Better luck next time, then." Arthur shrugged his shoulders as he took Alfred's sword and dove into the raging battle.

September 4, 1666 London, England

"I assume that you had nothing to do with this?"

"..."

"Arthur, don't tell me you actually caused this inferno."

"..."

Arthur's face was red from embarrassment, he was just borrowing a kitchen because he wanted to try baking. He accidentally left his baking unattended and fell asleep in the kitchen, the next thing he knew, he was inside of a burning kitchen. He got out—unharmed, but his clothes were burned— and ran into Alfred a few streets away.

Alfred laughed, "Arthur, you can't be serious!"

The other man glared at him, "Shut up old man. At least I didn't die drowning in a barrel of booze six decades ago."

"Oh, don't you dare bring that up. Also, you're way older than me."

"Oh, am I? I don't look a day over twenty."

"...Yeah, alright. Now shut up."

Arthur gave him a mischievous smirk, the older man only rolled his eyes. It was true, Alfred was already in his late 50's during that time. He could already feel his old bones creaking in protest whenever he would stand, walk or do anything. The two watched as the people of London tried to kill the flames of hell that ravaged through the city.

The fact that it had been a dry summer that year made the fire stronger, the little water the people had were thrown to pacify the flames. It was a useless feat, half of the city burned for almost a week before the flames ran out of fuel. There were casualties and a lot of property damage, and there was a shortage of water, all because Arthur fell asleep while baking bread.

Alfred invited Arthur to stay at his place for the meantime, little did he know of what was waiting for him when he got home.

"I hate you, Arthur. I hope you know that."

"Don't worry, the feelings are mutual."

The two of them stared up at the charred skeleton of Alfred's home; the fire did reach a few houses on the other side of the city.

Summer of 1701 Somewhere off the coast of Cuba, in the Atlantic ocean

"Alright! A bountiful haul, lads. " The captain of the crew cheered, his mates yelled with vigor alongside him. "Cap'n, all the ship's crew has been accounted for. Now all we 'ave to do is segregate 'em, which are goin' to be sold, and...'snuffed out'." Buck, the captain's first mate, reported. "Brilliant," his green eyes shone with malice and excitement. "Now, why don't you help out the lads over there with our reward?" he told the sailor, who immediately joined the crowd that surrounded the treasures and spices they acquired from the merchant ship they raided.

Arthur grinned as he approached the men who stood in line with their hands tied behind their back. "You lot are at the mercy of our hands, you either join my crew, get sold as slaves, or be loyal to the crown and die." He pointed his sword at the men, who whimpered under his steel gaze. However, one did not break. He had a disinterested look on his face, his blue eyes looked at Arthur with disappointment and shame. He didn't even look older than fifteen, but his eyes regarded the pirate like he had known him for years. A sudden realization hit him, "You have got to be kidding me." he muttered under his breath, the boy smiled when the pirate turned around, "It's been a while, Arthur." he greeted.

"Yes, it has been a while, Alfred." Arthur face palmed, he just had to meet him under these circumstances. "What was this boy doing on your boat?" he asked one of the men. "He's a stowaway! He isn't part of the crew, we caught him hiding with the cargo before you ransacked the ship." the man answered, fearing for his life.

"I didn't think that you'd become a pirate, Artie. You never struck me as the rebel type."

"Please, I know you have seen me doing dirty jobs back in Europe. Becoming a pirate wasn't that far off for me to do."

"Ah well, I'd really appreciate it if you can send me back home now. Mother's making my favorite dish for supper later."

Arthur sighed deeply, he did not want to deal with Alfred today. He dragged the boy by his arms, earning a yelp of protest as he was pulled away. "Consider yourselves lucky today." the pirate hissed at the captured crew, then he glared at Alfred, "Just so you know, I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing this because I am not in the mood to deal with your shenanigans."

"Whatever you say, buddy."

"Shut your trap, boy."

Arthur talked a bit with his crew, many were disappointed that they were going to lose the ship they captured, but were alright when they got to keep the stuff they stole. The captured crew and Alfred were sent back to a port in the Caribbean, and Arthur refused to answer his mates' questions about why they let the boat and crew get away.

It's nothing personal, really. He's just an old friend, after all.

Early 1780 Somewhere in South Carolina

"What? What got into you that made you side with those heathen rebels?"

"I beg your pardon, what made you side with the Crown? Just a couple of years ago, you were raiding ships for goods and treasure."

"Don't. Bring. That. Up. I dare you, if you speak of those days one more time, you'll have a bayonet shoved up your—!"

"Haha, don't test me, limey!"

Arthur and Alfred bickered back and forth, in a middle of a battle field. A small number of Revolutionary soldiers and British soldiers got lost from the main fight and ended up finding each other in an open field, where they began to shoot at each other. By some amazing coincidence, Alfred was leading the Revolutionary soldiers, while on the other side, Arthur was the captain of the British platoon.

They've been shouting back and forth for half an hour, their soldiers watching in confusion behind them. Another hour passed and the soldiers were already sick of watching their captains scream each other's heads off. They pulled their captains back into their respective ranks and left the field, silently vowing to never speak of this encounter to anyone, lest they embarrass their captains.

No blood was spilled on that field that day.

August 1880 Somewhere in the American Southwest

Arthur thought that it might be a great time to visit North America, the industrial revolution was also booming in the New World so he thought that maybe checking it out won't do any harm. The last time he was there wasn't really the best time to be an Englishman in America, so he hoped that things were better this time.

He was riding a train to California at the moment, the trains here in America are a bit different to the ones he rode back in Europe. The car he was in was fairly empty, he only heard the giggling of children a few seats away and the train's engine, not too much of a distraction from his reading. He was so focused in the novel he was reading that he did not notice an old man sit in front of him.

"Hey..."

Arthur did not budge.

"Hey, psst!"

No response.

"Arthur!"

The man snapped out of his fantasy, he looked in front of him. A man in his early 70's grinned at him, he wore a top hat that matched with the crisp suit he had on, a walking cane in his hands, a thick mustache hid his lips and spectacles sat atop the bridge of his nose. Arthur would say that he didn't know the man, but when he noticed the familiar blue eyes, he knew who the man was.

"Alfred?"

The old man chuckled, "Yep, where've you been, Artie? I haven't seen you since the Revolution." Arthur blinked, "Well," he closed the book in his hands," just here and there. I've been travelling a lot these days." Alfred nodded. "What about you?" the Englishman asked," What have you been doing here in the Colonies—er, I meant America?"

"Well," Alfred thought for a bit,"I got shot in the Revolution, but was reborn shortly after. When I turned...I guess I was thirty, probably older. Anyway, I fought in the Civil War," he raised the left leg of his trouser, revealing a wooden prosthetic leg," lost a leg, but it was worth it. And now, I'm a humble business man, selling goods and stuff."

The two of them ended up talking the whole train ride. It was pleasant to catch up with an old friend, especially if they've practically known you for about a thousand years.

Fall 1944 Western Europe

"Shot down in the middle of a dog fight, dragged yourself to the nearest Allied base, and refused medical assistance, claiming that "I'm the Hero, nothing can stop me." before you promptly collapsed to the ground." Arthur read the report on his clipboard without emotion, "You know, I'd be surprised if this was someone other than you, Alfred." he told the man lying on the bed, the pilot only stayed silent as he pouted. He really wished that some other field doctor was attending to him at the moment, preferably the nurse with a pretty face a few beds away. Arthur let out a soft laugh, "I sometimes wonder if you have some sort of death wish." he began to clean the wounds on the pilot's arm. Alfred winced, but refused to talk.

"Oh come on, this isn't anything compared to the days back in the trenches. You were wilder back then."

"..."

"You're awfully quiet today, Alfred. Don't tell me your tongue got shot off."

"..."

"Well aren't you just a ray of sunshine."

Arthur fell silent as he continued to clean Alfred's wounds. He heard the pilot mumble something, "What? Can you say that again, I'm afraid I didn't hear you." he said. Alfred was a little flustered, he felt a little embarrassed asking Arthur out for drinks, especially in the situation they were in.

"Can you...maybe,um...dammit..."

"Speak up lad, all I hear is gibberish."

"Remember that one viking raid, like several centuries ago?"

"...Oh, that one where you died just as you stepped into the battlefield?"

"Yeah, yeah, I get it. Anyway, since...since I lost that bet. Maybe...I don't know...do you wanna go out with me...I meant, do you wanna go drink with me, once all of this is over? My treat."

Arthur blinked, he had forgotten that wager between the two of them until Alfred brought it up. In all the years they have encountered each other, he couldn't remember on time where they actually just hung out like old friends, drinking their heads off, or talking casually about random topics. He did remember one time during the Great War, where Alfred shared his rations and talked with him when they were not being bombarded by the enemy. The American also saved his butt several more times that time, before ultimately sacrificing himself so that Arthur could escape from the enemy. He had been so caught up with everything that was happening at the moment, that he didn't even bother to recall the little things Alfred did for him in his past lives.

Alfred waited for the other's response, hoping that he didn't sound weird or anything. "Well, I suppose..." Arthur replied quietly, he stopped tending the pilot's wound for a moment. "Once all of this ends, we'll see."

"So, is that a yes?"

"Maybe..."

"I guess it is."

A couple of weeks later, Alfred died of blood poisoning. Arthur felt a bit bummed out because Alfred didn't get to treat him to a pub.

Spring 1970 A small town in the English Countryside

After the war, Arthur decided that he'll spend a few decades laying low. A small town in the southern part of England sounded like an excellent place to stay for a while. After settling down, he thought of ways to spend his time alone. The house he bought was isolated from the other homes, surrounded by wide field of wildflowers, a forest stretched from his backyard, and the little dirt road that passed by his home was rarely used by his neighbors. It was a perfect little paradise.

It did get a little bit lonely sometimes, he had no one to talk to. He didn't really know his neighbors that much, and the only person he could actually talk to was Alfred. He hadn't seen him since he died in the war, and—even though he might not admit it out loud—he missed him. He at least wished that they got to talk a bit longer, maybe even share a drink or two before he passed on. He didn't like thinking about Alfred, there was just something so wrong and right that Arthur felt whenever the man passed by his mind, something overwhelming blossomed in his chest. He was never really the smartest one out there, nor was he the best in identifying and expressing his emotions, so he was a little afraid of the new feeling he felt. He wanted to see Alfred, but at the same time, he didn't. It's quite confusing, but then he could fully understand it.

He was tending to his garden that afternoon, the spring had brought the best out of his roses and carnations. The sun was beating down on him, but it did not bother the Englishman. He knew how it felt to be burned alive, so a little sunshine was nothing.

"Hey!"

Arthur momentarily raised his head, he looked around and wondered if he had imagined someone calling out to him. He crouched down and continued to prune a rose bush.

"Artie! Hey!"

This time, Arthur looked at his garden fence. There, trying her best to hang on, was a girl about twenty years old. Her golden locks framed her flushed face, she wore a wide-brimmed sunhat and a pastel blue dress, and her ocean blue eyes shone with innocent happiness. The English man's face flushed, his mouth opened and closed before he could finally say out loud, "A...Alfred?"

"Yep. It's me, but I think you should call me Amelia."

"Uh-huh..."

He dropped his tools on the ground and stood up, he walked towards the girl behind the fence. "What...What are you doing here?" he asked, still trying to process everything around him.

"Well, I was just visiting the English Countryside when I ran into you. Isn't that an amazing coincidence?" she laughed, "I didn't know you lived here. Your last address was in London, back in the 1900's."

"I just...I just thought that settling down here was a great idea, after the war and all."

"Huh, not bad." Amelia soaked in the calming sunshine and environment, "It's kinda hot out here. Can I get a glass of water, and some shade? Can ya do that for an old friend, Artie?"

"Uh...yeah. Come on in." Arthur opened his garden gate and invited Amelia into his home. That day, the Englishman felt afraid for the very first time since he was cursed.

Present day Manhattan

"Are you gonna stay a bit longer?"

"Yeah, I don't think I'll catch my flight because of this bloody headache."

"Pfft, that's on you, dude. You shouldn't have drunk that much last night."

"I know, don't rub it into my face."

"It wasn't even as strong as the ones they made back in the Dark Ages." Alfred laughed. Arthur only groaned and threw a pillow at the American, "Shut up! You're making it worse." The other man only rolled his eyes, he retrieved a glass of water and placed it on the nightstand next to the bed Arthur was in. "You should drink that. I can't believe you still drink yourself silly, despite drinking the strongest mead and wine in the past." he shook his head. Nothing much happened that day, Arthur stayed in bed while Alfred spent his time in the living room, occasionally checking up on Arthur.

He watched the Englishman's sleeping form, wishing that he was brave enough to say what he had in his mind. He found himself slowly falling in love every time the two of them would meet. It all started back in the glory days of Rome, where he met Arthur in a bath house. Something about the man charmed Alfred, and he found out why later on that Arthur can't die. His situation was somewhat similar, so he was glad that he met someone who knows how boring it is being 'immortal'. Since then, he followed Arthur wherever he went. He would always find himself searching for the man, or sometimes, the world would bring him to Arthur. Then he found himself wishing to spend every life he has with the immortal man, he didn't care if what he felt was wrong, all he knew that he loved Arthur because he was him. He wished that the other man felt the same, but he was sure that Arthur only saw him as a friend.

Arthur woke up just as the sun set on the horizon, he blinked and remembered where he was. He was in Alfred's apartment in New York. The American's fragrance filled his nostrils as he breathed in the scent of his covers, his face reddened when he realized that he was in Alfred's bed. He drank the glass of water by the nightstand and popped a painkiller before heading out of the bedroom. He headed into the kitchen where he found Alfred making dinner. "Arthur, you're up. Just wait a little bit, dinner's almost ready." The American told Arthur. He felt his face warming up, he didn't know why Arthur just had to come into the kitchen half-awake with only his boxers and a half-buttoned up dress shirt. He wanted to kiss him right there and then for being too cute. The two of them ate dinner together, having small talk, and retiring for the night.

"I...it's your bed, I can just sleep on your couch. Besides, I'm not that tired yet."

"N...no, I insist. You're a guest, I can always sleep on the couch."

The two of them went back and forth, until Alfred suggested, "If...if you wanna,uh...share the bed...I...I wouldn't mind, really." he rubbed his neck nervously, he waited for Arthur to laugh and just sleep on the couch, but he received a very unexpected response.

"W...well, I...I'd love to. Just...just don't get close to me...or anything. It's...it's not really gentlemanly to refuse an offer after all." Arthur stuttered out.

In the end, they ended up sleeping on the same bed that night. The things that happened that night is a story for another time, however.

***

That one episode of Good Omens really drove me to write this fanfic. I've also spent some time in r/trippingthroughtime before writing this, so I guess that's why everything is so chaotic, and there are probably a couple of inaccuracies here and there. Also, is this late or something? I can't really identify what day it is anymore. Anyway, hope ya'll enjoyed the story.

#usuk #usukweek #aph america #aph england #fanfic #hetalia #Hello fellow astronomers

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The Record Begins With a Song Of Rebellion

First Draft Of the Capitalist Surrealist Writing Project. Steal and appropriate, critique and interrogate, with the author's full endorsement and permission. Looking (back)(for)wyrds After the Bush interregneum and the long, terrible, progress destroying Reagan years, the American empire had something like a moment of hope. Riding high on the peace dividend and a delusion of idealism among the donating classes, the economic aristocracy which in effect was the senior partner in “American Democracy” (and so duly represented in both parties) and the voter was a paternalized junior to be both petted and protected had selected the Clinton dynasty. The grand bargain between labour and capital against the state resulted in the bitter fruit of the Bush years, as Conservatives paternalists rightly mocked the Clintonian urge to middling action on domestic issues while gladly partnering with him to rob labour at large. While a wealth transfer had already been going on as part of a trend for the better part of a century, this phase in which a semi-coherent ruling class dynamic of the donating classes and the government service classes became visible. It is beyond satire now, but this was not always so visible, as racism, white supremacy, American exceptionalism, various fundementalist and conservative (as well as equally harmful, supposedly liberal versions of the same) religious beliefs; Turtle Island was rife with reasons for temporary cross class solidarity in order to oppose an other or to advance an idealistic goal.

And yet moments of class consciousness and solidarity have perenially emerged, from the “grassroots” as the insiders like to say. They frame the people as “the base” or “the grassroots” and narrowly target their interests to make people find conflict with each other. It is irrelevent (for this missive) whether this is a conscious, semi-conscious, or unconscious process; it is enough to notice it happening. Despite this, moments in the pre new-modern (to be defined later, promise~) politics that predate terms like Black Lives Matter or Trans Rights are Human Rights show that these movements represent an unbroken chain of revolutionary attempts at self-consciousness and conscience transformation that coincide and are just as important as any history of violence. The Ides of March, and the campaign of anonymous internet citizens against Scientology, represents such a moment. Occupy Wall Street was such a movement. “We’re Here, We’re Queer, Get Used To It!” was such a phrase. The many quotes attributed to names like Mandela and James Baldwin; the Black Panthers, the revolutionary feminists, the Hippie movement, down back to the (In the American mind) hoary days of yore when the Wide Awakes would march a brass band around the houses of pro slave Senators.

It is a poor yet accurate summation to say that the ‘present’ (a dubious notion) political reality is the sum of all of these and more; a reader can orient themselves to the history of late stage capitalism by the growth of the donating classes influence and the acceleration of their detachment from society at large. Moments which also impact this reality are the donating classes sense of pessimism about the future; the devaluing of nearly all forms of labour, the increasing visibility of law enforcement brutality; the list can be referenced in the moment to moment, wide eyed and angry reporting of self-matyring, news-junkie amateur journalists found anywhere online, the shocked and angry expressions of young activists at protests and the weary, numbed faces of the old. Up and down the class system, there has been a wide spread death of hope.

Enter the climate crisis.

Before climate consciousness achieved real steam, our escatological fears were (mostly) confined to the realm of human action or cosmic events unimaginable (and unrelatable) to the modern person’s experience of life. For decades, the effects of climate change were reported to a world told not to care. As Terrance Mkenna said, ““The apocalypse is not something which is coming. The apocalypse has arrived in major portions of the planet and it’s only because we live within a bubble of incredible privilege and social insulation that we still have the luxury of anticipating the apocalypse.”

The impact of this can and will be expanded upon, but it is safe to say that the bubble has been popped. Whatever finds popular currency within the dialogue around it, that the climate is changing rapidly in ways inemical to human society at large/at present is true by material impact; people everywhere have experienced some negative result of the changing conditions, and there is a rising anxiety in the classes who cannot afford an escape pod or fortress bunker that the people they’ve entrusted themselves to intend to withdraw to safety and abandon them, or even expose them to more harm in order to “make more of the earth’s carrying weight available in the reclamation” (this kind of talk is not alien to them, though this specific quotation is my own invention.

It is important to acknowledge that the bubble has popped. It is the exclamation on Capitalist Realism; it is the moment of awareness, that encounter with a death of hope, in which Capitalist Surrealism, our phenomenological experience of the Capitalist Real, is born. While this Surrealist stage is both uncomfortable and has deleterious effects on the human condition, it represents the chink in the armour of banality and inertia, and the diminishing politics of the powerful. The sense that anything, absolutely *anything,* can happen to you, is both incredibly terrifying, and when looked at squarely, an opportunity for radical freedom.

It is this radical freedom that we see ourselves invited to in the many facets of human expression and convention which have experienced an awakening of new consciousness (or the restoration of old ones. Beliefs, ways of interacting with the world, and surviving are no longer benefited by or even neutrally treated by their operating environment anymore; if the complete weight of propaganda in circulation at the moment could be translated into sound, it would present an impenetrable and unlistenable wall.

It is that environment that individual ideologies not sanctioned by the operating environment have struggled against; all of them now have new life and vigor because despite that wall, and the spectacle societies which generate them, the literal truth of material impacts trump all prior arguments. With awareness of most likely outcomes of the climate crisis on a sliding scale, we see radicalization and existential depression of all varieties spike; the answers they attempt to generate to these apparent conditions lack hope in broad but uneven spikes along that scale of awareness, with the suicidally depressed expert climatologist and the radical anarcho-primitivist sharing the same ontological space in orientation to that crisis.

This project, among other things, is an attempt to generate an alternative answer (what that project consists of is entirely based in literature and mutual aid, the oldest Christian platforms for emancipatory action.) Terms like Solarpunk and Cloud City Futures approach but fail to capture the spirit of an alternative answer, mostly with an appeal to the world of aesthetics, a dubious method for summoning change at best. Terminology alone, or even in tandem with education, is also not sufficient; the noise environment they enter into immediately drowns out the creators meaning, especially if these terms are successful and gain currency with the wealthy.

Rather, we must articulate the positive from all our apparent negatives: The apocalyptic futures we anticipate cannot begin actually describe the terrain of the future, and the apparancy of our material conditions impact on our lives is now drowning out the sound of the standing ideologies. This is a brave time, where people blaze trails for others to follow out of the collapsing structures of the past and into the dwelling places of the new future. Our experience of reality, though surreal, has now unlocked an awareness of an apparent power: making meaning.

It is with the tools of meaning-making that these, who are the heirs of their elders, queer and colour revolutionary and indigenous land defender and abolitionist, pioneer the hopeful vistas of the future. It is necessary that they *be* hopeful; it was the Buddha who taught that people deceived by Samsara may be “deceived” by the apparent gifts of pursuing enlightenment, the majority of which are ancillary incidentals not to be meditated on. The king calls his indolent heirs out of the burning palace with a promise of gifts; when they arrive, they protest the lack of gifts, but it is in his embrace of them we realize they are the gift, and their survival was worth the promise of chariots and ponies.

But there must also be chariots, and ponies; luxuries, and finery; the grim tools of “defense” and all the things the human animal finds comforting in their resting environment to assure them of its stability. In the Dao De Jing, (Though Mueller butchers the poetry,) the Sage articulates this and describes how to create it: “Let there be a small country with few people,

Who, even having much machinery, don't use it.

Who take death seriously and don't wander far away.

Even though they have boats and carriages, they never ride in them.

Having armor and weapons, they never go to war.

Let them return to measurement by tying knots in rope.

Sweeten their food, give them nice clothes, a peaceful abode and a relaxed life.

Even though the next country can be seen and its doges and chickens can be heard,

The people will grow old and die without visiting each other's land.” A.C. Mueller Translation, The Dao De Jing, Attributed to Lao Tzu

It is as naked an appeal to a return to the life of the community and the village as can be found. A return to idigenous ways of being, which speaks to the preservation of folk ways, while the reality that the sage is administering them (even if only by moral teaching) shows a potential for new ideas to be instanced; innovation is not a property innate to the colonizing and walled world, and memetic culture and the society of truth-telling through representation around it reflect callbacks to this desire. The political movement around Land Back, while perennial to the causes of indigenous people, crystalizes an actionable answer for individuals and collectives to support. Its cousins in other colour movements, many of them representing indigenous people displaced by imperialism in the first place, are also generative of positive futures; it is a fact of history that as the rights of people classified as “minorities” are raised, the general quality of life for all in society rises, with the exception of those who could never be touched but by the highest tides.

These movements and moments of consciousness are their own inestimable goods, not mere ends for the would be conscious person to hijack for their goals. This is in fact a position inimical to the success of any of these movements; grifting starts at home, and it is the white leftist who is more easily conquered by the white liberal, since neither of them have conquered their own whiteness in the first place. But that supporting them generates positive benefits for all can only be argued against if you value the lives and comforts of some over others; those who value the general benefit first can see a clear path.

It is that clarity that gives meaning makers license to create the vistas of the future. It is the “Mandate of Heaven” that endorses the artists, a general operating license to create. Because the material impact of the present is louder than the noise of Capital, there an outburst of fertility and growth, the very seeds of hope, breaking out in the midst of this Surrealism. It is with the tools of meaning making, and the canvas of the crisis, that people escape the real.

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METICORE REVIEWS: IS THIS THE RIGHT WEIGHT LOST NATURAL SUPPLEMENT FOR 2021? (THE PURE TRUTH ABOUT METICORE AND METICORE SCAM)

I have actually bought Meticore weight lost supplement and in this review, I will be walking you guys through everything (including the good and bad sides) of Meticore so that you’ll be able to make an informed decision on whether or not to join hundreds of people using Meticore in 2021 .

All I ask is for a few minutes of your time because I will be going over very important things, including a scam that you won’t want to miss if you don’t want to lose your money to scammers while trying to pay for Meticore weight lost supplement.

Losing weight is one determination that always shows up in most people’s list at the beginning of each year. If you do not want to be in the category of people who always aspire to lose weight but fail to achieve that goal, then you have to get down to business.

How about I tell you of this nutritional supplement that aids weight loss, is completely vegetarian friendly, doesn’t come with any nutritional restrictions and is composed of 100% natural ingredients?

Well – that is the thing we’re going to talk about today – Meticore.

Meticore… What is it?

Meticore is a nutritional supplement available on Meticore.com

Meticore is an uncommon blend with a one of a kind nutritional supplement preparation that uses a scientific research to detect and help increase the fat burning ability of your body by raising the core temperature of your body and also boosting the cellular activity levels which is helpful in metabolic purpose.

A large portion of different enhancements accessible available put your body in a condition of ketosis, go about as a suppressant for your hunger, or even have alternate approaches to shed pounds. However, Meticore, in contrast to other people, raises your body’s center temperature, supports digestion and eventually upgrades the speed at which the body consumes fat.

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This is one of the most unique methods of supporting real weight loss results by simply enhancing metabolic function and inducing fat burning properties within the cells. Meticore’s unique value proposition is exactly why it is growing in popularity and has quickly risen to the top of all the weight loss diet pill supplements available in 2020 and soon to be 2021.

One of the main reasons why Meticore is unique, is due to the ingredients which consist of 6 superfoods and 2 vitamins that help in raising the body’s core temperature. And by doing that. Meticore can help your body improve its metabolism, thus resulting in faster weight loss.

Presently there are various types of weight reduction meds, ones work by straightforwardly handling the fat that you burn-through with your food, others are anorexiants which fill in as a hunger suppressant and others work in causing you to feel more full sooner.

At that point there are feast replacers — supplements that you’re proposed to take rather than your normal supper. Some others expect you to modify your supper design totally or eat just explicit nourishments for a specific period of time.

Meticore, adopts a through and through various strategy. It’s restrictive blend in a real sense turns up the warmth in your body, which thusly supports your body’s digestion, which again thusly causes your body to consume fat quickly.

The six superfood fixings that power Meticore can accomplish this. Not just weight reduction, Meticore is known to give you smoother skin and better hair too — attributable to the rich supplements, nutrients and minerals it is made out of.

Meticore has been used successfully by thousands of users with repeat orders and there have been zero side effects reported by anyone. You don’t have to take my word for it, you can see the positive reviews online for yourself.

Meticore is an enhancement intended to assist individuals with getting thinner. The center way of thinking behind Meticore is that the digestion is most firmly estimated by the “center internal heat level” of the users.

The site made for this enhancement clarifies that “low center internal heat level” causes the “unexplained” weight experienced by a large number of people everywhere on the world. On the differentiating side, a higher center internal heat level makes the digestion more successful, expanding weight reduction and wellbeing in individuals.

Much the same as numerous different supplements, one of the draws of Meticore is its 100% characteristic equation. This is extraordinary to hear. Really regularly, supplements zeroing in on client weight reduction incorporate dangerous or doubtful fixings. Numerous supplements in this area additionally incorporate energizers, which can cause enslavement and reliance in customers!

Meticore expands its simplicity of-reconciliation into the weight reduction cycles of purchasers by utilizing just the most normal, unadulterated, and deductively sponsored fixings conceivable.

Moreover, Meticore is evidently made utilizing “Great Assembling Practices” in a FDA-affirmed office. We should note here that this arrangement alludes to the office — not to the enhancement itself.

The FDA has never affirmed an enhancement for use by people in general, and this keeps on being the administrative association’s approach with respect to nutritional enhancements like Meticore.

There was a previous statement about consumer updates regarding scam complaints and the weight loss supplement ingredients that said, “Meticore is an all-natural metabolic booster that has become the new hype all across the fitness world, thanks to its effective weight loss properties. By pushing the body’s natural metabolism and speeding up the process of digestion to throwing all the toxic materials out of the body, Meticore supplement seems to fight all potential reasons for weight loss at the same time. For you trying to lose weight but with no positive results, this weight loss supplement can be of great help.”

Meticore: Who can use it?

Meticore is an eating regimen pill that professes to accomplish weight reduction by kicking off the digestion through raising internal heat level. As we age, our natural capacity to keep up proficient center body heat decreases.

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Studies have shown a correlation between core body temperature and metabolism, with low core body temperature as a likely culprit of a slowing metabolic rate. The manufacturers of Meticore assert both men and women can reverse this weight management problem with daily use of their supplement, which contains a potent formula of 6 high-quality nutrients designed to boost inner body temperature and supercharge your metabolism.

Any individual who is attempting to get fit and needs to have a slim body can utilize Meticore. It is designed to work on both men and women.

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At this point, it’s a well-known fact that there are a couple of things that individuals who battle with exorbitant and simple weight acquire share for all intents and purpose.

One of them is having a low center (endothermic) internal heat level notwithstanding constrained ability to burn calories. Indeed, examines show that the lower your center internal heat level, the more slow your digestion will in general be, and thus the harder it is to keep weight acquire under control.

As the authority Meticore.com item’s site says, numerous people don’t understand how having a low center internal heat level and decreased capacity of the digestion can influence what they look like and feel. So all in all, this implies that rectifying your low body center temperature would bring about a falling impact that will launch your digestion, subsequently setting off a fast, yet sound weight reduction, and perhaps and improve joint versatility, have a more peaceful rest, and significantly shinier hair.

The Meticore solid digestion uphold equation goes about as a morning metabolic trigger, reviving the metabolic rate to that of genuine recovery results and moving the manner in which the body produces energy dependent on fat consuming weight reduction fixings.

As per driving researchers and specialists, as people victory more candles on their birthday cakes and pile up more years on their driving licenses — their digestion continuously eases back down.

What’s more, in the event that you are pondering, this is additionally the specific motivation behind why shedding those abundance pounds can get trickier. Keeping up solid skin and irritation in the joints can likewise turn into a daunting task.

That is the place where the Meticore weight reduction supplement becomes possibly the most important factor as a low center internal heat level analyzer, yet a digestion sponsor that consumes fat utilizing a particular arrangement of regular fixings in accurate measurements intended to work ponders in the body.

METICORE: THE PRO AND CONS

Pros

· Revolutionary fat burner supplement

· Meticore help improve your digestion and metabolism

· Meticore help promote overall balance within the body

· Can boost energy levels in the body

· Helps you fall asleep faster and may improve your sex drive

· Losing fat may decrease the risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases

· Meticore help reduce inflammation in the brain, muscles, and joints

Cons

· To see the desired results, you have to use if for at least 90–180 days

· You can only order the product from the official online store here

· Refunds are only available for up to 60 days from product delivery

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METICORE: The Ingredients

Before we begin listing the actual ingredients of meticore, let’s talk about what it does not have.

Meticore doesn’t contain any stimulant. A stimulant is something like caffeine (found in coffee) that triggers your nervous system or stimulates it to give you a temporary boost of energy. While this may be good for people who like their coffee, it’s definitely not something you want in a diet supplement.

As mentioned to above, Meticore is not only a weight loss capsule. There are various other benefits that a person attains from consuming this nutritional supplement. The product claims that it doesn’t have any side-effects. It targets the leading cause of weight gain. It acts by increasing the core body temperature of an individual. This is by which the body weight of an individual diminishes.

Now to the question that is on everyone’s mind. What is this supposed magic pill made out of?

Meticore’s home grown fixings are full in a vegetarian lover case. We should investigate every one of them in the 250mg restrictive mix of the Meticore weight reduction supplement:

A. Fucoxanthin

B. Citrus Bioflavonoids (citrus aurantium fruit)

C. Moringa (moringa oleifera)

D. Ginger Rhizome (Zingiber officinale)

E. African Mango Seed (Irvingia gabonensis)

F. Turmeric Rhizome (Curcuma longa)

G. 10mcg of Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin)

H. 35mcg of Chromium (as Chromium Picolinate)

Permit me to give you an in-depth benefits of this ingredients that made up Meticore:

Fucoxanthin

It is something that is found abundantly in brown seaweed extract. In the past few years, fucoxanthin has gained quite a decent amount of prominence in the weight loss circles. Mainly because it targets the dogged fat tissue around your stomach, also known as the adipose tissue.

Likewise, fucoxanthin isn’t the lone fixing in Earthy colored Kelp Concentrate. It is likewise plentiful in Nutrients and minerals — which again help your body. Thus, it’s a success, win. Fucoxanthin is gotten from ocean growth. It is enhanced with nutrients and minerals that are extremely useful to the body.

Benefits to the body

· Fucoxanthin brings down the danger of cardiovascular illnesses.

· It secures against cerebrovascular illnesses.

· It has mitigating properties.

· Fucoxanthin lessens heaviness

· It expands digestion.

· This brings down the degree of cholesterol.

· It decreases the danger of malignant growth.

· Fucoxanthin fixes diabetes.

Citrus Bioflavonoids

Citrus bioflavonoids are found in oranges and grapefruit. These bioflavonoids help in the absorption of Vitamin C in the body.

Benefits to the body

· It has anti-aging properties.

· Citrus bioflavonoids reduce the growth of malign cancerous cells.

· It is rich in antioxidants.

· These citrus elements protect against infections.

· It improves blood circulation in the body.

· Citrus bioflavonoids enhance the functioning of the liver.

· It reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

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Moringa (moringa oleifera)

Moringa leaves contain seven times more Vitamin C than citrus fruits like oranges and have 15 times more potassium than fruits enriched with potassium like a banana.

It fights the free radicals in our body. Its benefits include a boost in energy, an improvement in the texture of your skin and your hair.

It is a super food that is rich in antioxidants. It also consists of iron, calcium, protein, and amino acids.

Benefits to the body

· Moringa oleifera is rich in antioxidants.

· Consumption of extracts of Moringa lowers blood pressure.

· It decreases the blood sugar level.

· Moringa leaves slows the growth of malign cancerous cells.

· It cures mental stress.

· Consumption of Moringa oleifera reduces blood cholesterol levels.

· It heals arthritis pain.

· This is also beneficial in curing stomach ulcers.

· It fixes breathing problems like asthma.

· Moringa leaf extracts help in weight loss.

· It cures stomach ulcers.

Ginger Rhizome (Zingiber officinale)

Ginger doesn’t simply work with the cold and influenza — it likewise contains calming properties. Like turmeric, ginger relieves your body as it experiences changes while you’re shedding those pounds. It contains a substance named gingerol, which is advantageous and has massive therapeutic properties.

Benefits to the body

· Ginger reduces inflammation.

· Ginger reduces nausea.

· Ginger cures osteoarthritis.

· The element gingerol cures migraines.

· Ginger lowers blood glucose levels.

· Ginger is rich in antioxidants.

· Ginger has anti-inflammatory properties.

· The element gingerol reduces body weight.

· Ginger is beneficial against osteoarthritis.

· Consumption of ginger lowers the risk of heart diseases.

· Ginger helps against chronic indigestion and improves the functioning of the digestive system.

· Gingerol reduces cholesterol levels.

· It acts against the production of cancerous cells.

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African Mango Seed (Irvingia gabonensis)

Irvingia gabonensis is a tree, native to West Africa. The fruit is similar to a mango and is used for food. The seeds are used to make medicine.

There is interest in using supplements containing Irvingia gabonensis for weight loss, lowering cholesterol levels, and improving control of diabetes. But there is limited scientific evidence to support these uses.

Benefits to the body

· It helps in lowering blood glucose levels.

· The extracts of African mango helps in reducing body weight.

· It helps in lowering high blood cholesterol levels.

· African mango consumption helps in the burning of fat.

· It lowers blood pressure.

· Another benefit of African mango is that it acts as an antioxidant.

· It is also suitable for the intestines.

Turmeric Rhizome (Curcuma longa)

Turmeric, (Curcuma longa), perennial herbaceous plant of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), the tuberous rhizomes, or underground stems, of which have been used from antiquity as a condiment, a textile dye, and medically as an aromatic stimulant.

Native to southern India and Indonesia, turmeric is widely cultivated on the mainland and in the islands of the Indian Ocean.

In ancient times it was used as a perfume as well as a spice. The rhizome has a pepperlike aroma and a somewhat bitter warm taste and has a strong staining orange-yellow colour. It is the ingredient that colours and flavours prepared mustard and is used in curry powder, relishes, pickles, and spiced butters for vegetables, in fish and egg dishes, and with poultry, rice, and pork.

In parts of Asia turmeric water is applied as a cosmetic to lend a golden glow to the complexion. Reputed to have anti-inflammatory properties, turmeric is sometimes consumed as a tea or in pill form for a variety of ailments, including arthritis and intestinal problems.

Benefits to the body

· It is a potent antioxidant.

· Turmeric prevents cancer.

· Consumption of curcumin enriched turmeric reduces skin diseases like psoriasis and eczema.

· It is beneficial against Alzheimer’s disease.

· Curcumin has anti-inflammatory properties.

· Turmeric reduces joint pains, especially arthritis.

· It improves the functioning of the liver.

· Turmeric helps with indigestion.

· It lowers the risk of heart diseases.

· Another benefit of turmeric is that it is proven to cure depression.

Vitamin B12

Benefits to the body

· It helps in the prevention of anemia.

· This vitamin helps in the formation of new RBC (Red blood cells).

· It prevents significant childbirth deformities like neural tube defects.

· Consumption of Vitamin B12 inhibits osteoporosis.

· It maintains a balanced level of serotonin production, which helps improve cases of depression.

· Vitamin B12 is beneficial for the brain as it prevents the loss of neurons.

· It plays a vital role in the boosting of energy.

· Consumption of Vitamin B12 decreases homocysteine levels, thus decreases the likeliness to develop heart diseases.

· Lack of Vitamin B12 in the body can cause hyperpigmentation, hair changes, discoloration of the nails, angular stomatitis, vitiligo, etc.

Chromium

In dietary supplements like Meticore, Chromium is found in the form of an element named Chromium picolinate.

Benefits to the body

· It supports lowering the levels of blood sugar.

· Chromium lowers terrible cholesterol levels.

· Consumption of this element enhances the losing of body mass.

· It helps increase muscle mass.

· Chromium helps in reducing hunger pangs.

The ingredient list doesn’t end here. Meticore also contains Chromium picolante (which regulates the body’s blood sugar), Vitamin B12 and Citrus bioflavonoids among other things.

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Our main concern about the ingredients in Meticore is the lack of dosing ingredients included on the website. There’s no shortage of reasons to consider these key ingredients potentially helpful to obese consumers, but truth be told most of the studies cited to support this thesis feature specific dosages, making it hard to judge this supplement based on these studies. However, one overwhelmingly obvious caveat here is the sheer rise and popularity in the Meticore weight loss pills as a go-to metabolism booster and fat burner in 2021.

After ending the 2020 calendar year in rising fashion, Meticore is off to a hot start in 2021 as the leading weight loss formulation to try today. Even right now there is a 90% discount off of suggested retail price on the official website at Meticore.com, where the 60-day money back guarantee is in place should the results not pan out to users favor.

DOES METICORE REALLY WORK?

Ordering Meticore as a weight reduction pill or diet pill would be a misnomer, since it is a finished supplement stuffed, energizer free dietary enhancement.

Its principle work is to shock your digestion and give it a strong lift, a work it appears to do really well.

Overweight individuals put on weight quickly or think that its hard to get thinner effectively even with activities and starvation counts calories. The guilty party for this is their moderate metabolic rate.

The slow metabolic rate happens because of the lower body temperature that most overweight people have when compared to leaner people.

Meticore aims to fix this by using a real science supported by actual medical evidence anyone can read online right now.

The ingredients in Meticore are designed to raise your body’s core temperature slightly. This results in an increase in activity at a cellular level — which triggers your metabolism.

When you take Meticore daily, it keeps your body’s temperature increases, thereby ensuring that your metabolism is running at a high gear, resulting in weight loss.

Meticore is based on the idea that overweight people have lower core body temperatures than skinny people.

Skinny people have higher core body temperatures, and that means their bodies are constantly burning energy. Your body needs to burn energy to produce heat, and it creates that energy through carbs, calories, and fat.

People who are overweight, meanwhile, have cooler internal temperatures, which means they don’t burn energy constantly. Their bodies tend to be cooler, and they don’t need to burn as much energy to maintain this cool internal temperature.

That means if a skinny person eats 3,000 calories per day and sits on the couch, their bodies will burn more energy at rest than if an overweight person ate the same amount.

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Why do overweight people burn less energy than skinny people? It comes down to how your body uses fat, muscle, and energy.

The most important thing to remember is that muscle burns more energy than fat. This gives leaner people a natural advantage when it comes to weight loss.

Meticore flip this idea on its head: by raising your core body temperature, someone who is overweight can purportedly burn as much energy as someone who is skinnier.

Have you ever wondered why some people can eat a five-course meal and not gain weight, while others eat vegetables all week with no benefits?

The secret comes down to body composition, including how muscle and fat use different energy.

Obviously, everybody wants to burn more fat without more exercise: we would all love to burn more weight while resting. Meticore gives you both.

With Meticore, you can purportedly do that, enjoying powerful weight loss results by boosting your internal body temperature.

In fact, the creator of Meticore claim you’ll lose so much weight taking the formula that you should start by taking one capsule every two days “if you lose weight too fast.”

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Another great element to add a feather into this rare metabolism boosting weight loss formula, is the easy to swallow Meticore pills that do not require the likes of complex smoothie recipes or not the best ever tasting fat burning drink mix powders, or even the need to go whole food herb shopping either.

There is no extra effort on any of these fronts to start enjoy the benefits of how Meticore capsules work to enhance low core body temperatures for optimal metabolic rate function.

As an initial move towards a better and sure way of life, Meticore speeds up the metabolic breakdown of greasy pockets in the body. It does this by directing the center temperature of the body, making a huge effect on its fat consuming ability.

Whenever this is accomplished, the all-around consolidated Meticore fixings work in ideal proportions to keep up the general strength of its clients. It has been discovered successful in improving heart well being, cerebrum work just as in keeping up glucose levels in its clients.

Because of these foundation benefits, the makers of Meticore don’t avoid considering it an across the board medical care supplement. Seeing positive online Meticore reviews is expanding the enhancement’s notoriety at a quick rate, making it trying for producers to endure its interest.

In the event that you are searching for something that could assist you with getting in shape securely and adequately, at that point Meticore weight reduction supplement may very well be the correct item for you. Anyway this is no sorcery pill and results may fluctuate from individual to individual.

Meticore isn’t only any eating regimen pill. There are a few different advantages that you can get from devouring this supplement. Recorded underneath are a couple of them:

· It will help in regulating healthy blood sugar levels

· It will enhance and support healthy metabolism

· It will help in keeping your brain and joints healthy.

· It will help in keeping your heart healthy.

When you consume Meticore, your body’s core temperature will be raised, which, in turn, will help you get rid of that excess fat. Consuming Meticore is not a big task at all. Unlike weight loss mix-drinks, you do not have to mix these pills with anything. All you have to do is pop one of these pills everyday, if you do this on a regular basis, you will achieve your weight loss goals very quickly.

IS METICORE WORTH INVESTING IN?

Meticore: Is It Worth It?

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The ingredients used in Meticore are known for their weight reducing abilities. And they come with no side effects, the science behind these weight loss pills are quite solid.

So if you’re an individual who is longing to get rid of that extra fat, then you should seriously consider choosing Meticore, it will help you achieve your weight loss goals in the most efficient manner and furthermore, there are other health benefits that you will get as well.

Given the way this supplement has grown in popularity since its release, you can be sure that this supplement is definitely worth it.

Meticore comes packed with benefits like:

Weight reduction

This is likely its most evident advantage. Meticore expands your body’s center temperature and improves your digestion, accordingly encouraging you shed those additional pounds.

It does as such in a totally non-obtrusive way and doesn’t create any results.

Stacked with Nutrients and Minerals

The fixings in Meticore give you a sound portion of B12 and a large group of different Nutrients. Along these lines, you not just will get more fit, you do it while retaining basic nutrients and minerals.

Liberated from Energizers, still energy boosting.

This is one of the vital features of this item. It doesn’t depend on energizers. So caffeine, taurine and whatever else that gives you that transitory shock of energy and afterward before you realize it make them crash with weariness — are not what’s in here.

Made out of every normal fixing

Meticore is made altogether out of normal plant-based fixings. This gives it an edge over other substance loaded eating routine enhancements. Also, is likely the motivation behind why the enhancement hasn’t had any detailed results.

Made in a FDA affirmed office

Meticore is created in a FDA endorsed office and has a GMP (Great Assembling Practices) accreditation. Along these lines, you realize that the container you get contains exceptionally sterile and immaculate pills.

Accompanies a 60-day Unconditional promise to get your money back

Unconditional promises are serious stuff. The maker winds up losing cash if an item is returned and the whole item goes to squander. Nonetheless, the makers at Meticore actually have sponsored their item with not a 15-day, neither a 30-day — yet an entire 60 days of Unconditional promise. This says a lot about the certainty that the makers have behind their item.

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Losing weight can cause big health, self-esteem and lifestyle benefits. Some benefits of weight loss can be: improved cholesterol levels, decreased risk of heart disease, decrease risk of certain cancers, lowered blood pressure, decreased joint pains, amongst other benefits.

It can help your lifestyle by increasing and improving your mobility, helping to decrease your sleep apnea making your energy levels higher during the day and your rest better during the night.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF METICORE?

Weight loss supplements such as Meticore can help people achieve their goal to lose weight in a faster and easier manner than with diet and exercise alone.

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Some of the potential benefits and features as listed on the official Meticore website are:

• Made in a FDA approved facility

• Works equally effectively for both men and women

• Manufactured under strict quality control and supervision

• Minimal to no risks of side-effects

• Made from 100% natural ingredients

• Long-lasting results

• Non-GMO

• No Stimulants

• Not tolerance forming

• Ideal product for vegans

• 100% money-back guarantee

Note: Individual results may vary. Meticore is not suitable for children, pregnant women, and people with any chronic illness or metabolic disease. In case you belong to any of these groups, contact a doctor first.

· Meticore is safe and reliable.

· The root problem of weight accumulation is targeted.

· Effective and efficient

· It consists of original and natural elements.

· Meticore helps the body to burn fat and produce energy.

· It fastens the burning of calories.

· Meticore diminishes hunger cravings.

· This weight loss pill cures indigestion.

· Meticore has no side effects.

· It helps in maintaining blood glucose levels.

· This capsule prevents any diseases of the nervous system.

Here are the most remarkable advantages of Meticore.

Weight: Clearly, the most unmistakable advantage of the enhancement is weight reduction. Numerous individuals battle to shed pounds. The purpose for this may be a moderate digestion. It can keep your body from changing fat substance in food over to energy. The most ideal approach to improve digestion is to expand your center temperature. With Meticore, you will have the option to do that with little.

Lifts Energy: Other than assisting you with getting thinner, it will likewise furnish you with a lift in energy for the duration of the day. This is because of the improved metabolic capacity of your body. With more energy, you will have the option to play out each undertaking all the more successfully. In this way, you can spend more hours working out in the rec center. As you work it out in the rec center, you can see quicker weight reduction results.

Quicker Digestion = More slow Maturing: As you age, your digestion eases back down. Be that as it may, since Meticore may help improve your digestion, it will in general have an enemy of maturing impact on your body. Furthermore, the fixings remembered for the enhancement have been appeared to possibly bring down glucose and cholesterol levels in the body. Subsequently, this aides in keeping up your general wellbeing, which can improve your everyday routine and help you experience longer.

Advances In general Wellbeing: The enhancement shows extraordinary outcomes with regards to by and large wellbeing. It is its proficiency and viability that makes it worth a purchase. You can generally go to activities and diet, however the viability of this normal will in the long run decline. However, with Meticore, you don’t need to stress over that. It has various advantages for the body. This incorporates actuating the liver to adjust lipid and cholesterol levels. Its mitigating properties may likewise help calm muscle or joint torment.

Characteristic Fixings: Meticore is made with just normal fixings. Thus, you can be guaranteed that you will get in shape normally. It is protected to utilize and will work quietly to assist you with diminishing your weight. Envision losing those difficult to shed pounds while you are resting. Isn’t so extraordinary?

Meticore: Is Meticore a Scam?

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I do not consider Meticore to be a scam.

Meticore is one of the most popular weight loss supplements in the world right now, and along with popularity comes great responsibility and accountability.

The Meticore scam threat is real online as shady characters and bad apples attempt to con unsuspecting consumers into buying cheap Meticore pills based on fake reviews. Nearly all of the negative reviews about Meticore deal with user complaints regarding this very issue. Between fake Meticore supplement offers and fraudulent Meticore Amazon listings on the world’s biggest marketplace, customers of Meticore are not happy with the fraudsters found online.

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The god news is that; this has an easy remedy regarding where to buy real Meticore tablets online. To date, the only verified option to buy Meticore weight loss pills for boosting low core body temperature is on the official website at Meticore.com. While it may seem more trustworthy to buy Meticore on Amazon, you will be getting a dubious product that is literally a cheap imitation knockoff with god knows what inside.

Even when searching for Meticore on Amazon.com, consumers will fake listings like “Meticore Advanced Diet Pills Supplement for Weight Loss” or even “Meticore Weight Management Pills, Meticore Metabolism Supplement Booster” — which is ultimately a sad state of affairs to even know those are allowed to exist but luckily as a smart shopper and concerned consumer you take the necessary steps of conducting invaluable due diligence that puts the odds in your favor.

And, as stated, the easiest solution is to order directly from the official company website to ensure customers get the real Meticore pills, free of side effects and guaranteed to have the actual ingredients list revealed above.

The “Meticore Trick” isn’t something executed by the producers of Meticore themselves. It is a result of knockoffs being sold online on different sites with god understands what stuffed in the containers.

How would you shield yourself from such tricks?

It’s entirely essentially and the makers have made it just for you.

The item is just accessible on the producer’s true site — Metricore.com and no place else. They wish to control the yield and deal with the quality and henceforth are doing this.

Wherever else you discover selling this item and they’re without a doubt selling a knockoff.

Not to fail to remember, the 60-day unconditional promise money back from the producer applies on the item. Yet, this assurance applies just when you make a buy from the authority site. The 2-month unconditional promise should alone persuade you about the maker’s absolute certainty behind their item.

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Fortunately, perusing this will help illuminate clients on the most proficient method to appropriately purchase Meticore supplement as it is very simple to evade the entirety of the tricks and questionable snares arrangement online by those attempting to take honest buyers cash. All anybody needs to do to guarantee they are utilizing the authority detailing of the Meticore solid digestion uphold item is to just purchase from Meticore.com.

This basic, clear methodology wipes out the entirety of the shopper disarray and client mayhem, as none of those other phony Meticore offers will return with any unconditional promise, discount strategy or conviction to the extent item uprightness concerning virtue, power and by and large quality.

The authority Meticore organization and official Meticore site is immediate in saying they don’t enroll their enhancement on Amazon or Ebay or some other commercial center stage. So those Meticore Amazon postings on the world’s greatest commercial center at Amazon.com are without a doubt tricks just as the entirety of the false offers found on Ebay and so forth.

Why you should buy Meticore now?

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Weight-loss supplements are probably one of the most widely sold products in the healthcare industry. With so many varieties out there and with varying individual results, here is what makes Meticore pills worth giving a try at least once:

• A Reliable Product

Meticore comes from a company that holds a reliable position in the market. The manufactures are not new in the industry and Meticore is an extension to their existing product line. All of the previous products were quite successful in the market and attracted a lot of positive online reviews. Looking at the success graph of the previous products, similar expectations can be associated with Meticore supplement.

• Uses Only Natural Constituents

Unlike many other weight loss products available in the market, Meticore metabolism boosting supplement is made from all-natural constituents. This makes it a side-effect free supplement, allowing users to lose weight in a healthy and safe manner.

• A Much Better Alternative to Extreme Dieting and Exercise

With regards to getting more fit and looking great, individuals some of the time resort to outrageous estimates like accident diets and weighty activities. The issue with these techniques for weight reduction is that the weight frequently returns not long after they are halted.

This happens because these methods do not address the underlying issue behind weight gain. With Meticore diet pills, consumers can expect a steady and long-lasting weight loss because it tackles the main trigger that causes weight gain in the first place. All of this can improve overall health while allowing the liberty to enjoy delicious foods and light exercises.

• Effective and Efficient

Meticore makes the body use its natural capability to burn fat. As this metabolic activity is part of the physiological make-up, the results delivered by Meticore are long-lasting.

• An Easy to Direct Supplement

Meticore is a very easy to use supplement. All that needs to be done is to swallow the recommended dosage of the capsules with water. No measurements, droppers, etc. required. The bottle is also very travel friendly and can fit right into your hand bags so you don’t miss out any dosages while on the go.

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It is quite simple not to get duped into buying cheap Meticore pills by visiting the Meticore.com website to order directly. The two-month window to try the Meticore weight loss supplement essentially risk free is a big plus in terms of whether or not this is an actual scam or side effect riddled formula.

Once making a safe, secure and direct from the company purchase online at Meticore.com, the onus is now on the product to work or not. For that, let’s wrap up this Meticore review, especially now that you know how to diligently avoid fake, cheap or tainted diet pills under the guise of the trendy Meticore brand name.

Meticore: Its Scientific Evidence

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The creators of Meticore have not run any clinical preliminaries or logical examinations on their recipe. Notwithstanding, a few investigations have been performed on the fixings inside Meticore, that are completely referred to and situated on the authority site on Meticore.com for simple truth checking confirmation purposes.

By and large, a portion of the fixings are connected with certifiable weight reduction benefits, while others need more exploration. In a prior, presently obsolete Meticore survey on November 30, 2020, it expressed, “Meticore is a powerful weight reduction uphold arrangement that depends on the most recent logical discoveries on what prompts weight acquire and what makes it intense to shed it. Subsequently, this enhancement is one of its sort.

Truth be told, it professes to be the solitary recipe in the market that handles this most recent logical answer for empowering fat softening.”

To begin with, the facts demonstrate that stout individuals will in general have a lower center internal heat level than skinnier individuals. As referenced above, muscle consumes more energy than fat, and that implies individuals with fit muscle consume more energy than individuals with an equal measure of greasy tissue.

It gives less fatty individuals a preferred position with regards to digestion and calorie consuming. It’s the motivation behind why a few people can eat a 3,000 calorie feast and not put on weight, while others eat a 1,500 calorie dinner and put on weight.

It’s likewise evident that your body needs to consume energy to raise your center temperature. Your body gets energy from the nourishment you eat — like carbs and calories. On the off chance that it cannot get energy from food sources, at that point your body consumes fat. In case you’re in an endurance circumstance, for instance, your body will consume fat to keep your center internal heat level up, encouraging you stay alive.

In non-endurance circumstances, this equivalent system assists with weight reduction. There is considerably more logical proof to survey with respect to the authenticity of Meticore diet pills, yet weaving back to fixing the obsolete issues first.

The non-complete Meticore research in a prior outline expressed it could “It upgrades your center internal heat level and, with it, quickens your metabolic working as well, It empowers common fat liquefying, which encourages you hit your weight reduction objectives and The enhancement likewise helps your energy levels so you are coordinated for the duration of the day.”

Notwithstanding, it neglects to clarify why the Meticore weight reduction diet pill fixings work couple with each other because of their strong measurement sums and extraordinary detailing.

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Numerous individuals take turmeric day by day for weight reduction, joint wellbeing, and different advantages. Specialists show that taking 70 to 2,400mg of turmeric every day could prompt weight reduction and backing sound irritation.

Truth be told, this investigation broke down weight reduction and turmeric research across 1,700+ patients and found that turmeric was related with critical decreases in BMI, weight, and different components. Despite the fact that Meticore contains a moderately low portion of turmeric, it’s conceivable that turmeric supplements the impacts of different fixings in Meticore.

In spite of the fact that Meticore markets itself as an exceptional eating regimen pill, it’s not the main weight reduction help to raise internal heat level to consume fat. Indeed, a significant number of the most well-known eating regimen pills raise internal heat level to quicken fat consuming.

They’re called thermogenic diet pills, and they contain fixings like caffeine and cayenne to help fat consuming. In spite of the fact that Meticore doesn’t contain caffeine or cayenne, it professes to contain different fixings that raise center internal heat level, and that could mean simpler fat consuming.

The creators of Meticore refer to 20+ examinations on the Meticore deals page, including a portion of the investigations connected previously. It’s conceivable the fixings in Meticore could assist you with getting more fit, consume fat for energy and accelerate metabolic rate work as promoted.

What’s more, indeed, in spite of the fact that you might have the option to discover higher dosages in less expensive enhancements, there is no denying exactly how well this sound digestion boosting support recipe has been for a great many Americans and people far and wide effectively in only a couple brief months.

Also, the exclusive recipe comprises of a portion of simply 250mg — which is a lot of lower than contending equations.” It is indistinct with respect to which weight reduction diet pill for boosting digestion and raising center internal heat levels was stacked in examination, the 8-fixing mix has been appeared to all independently convey alluring medical advantages when utilized consistently all alone.

The Meticore formulators are inflexible they have dialed in the ideal proportion of these six old detoxifying super-food supplements alongside two extra nutrient impetuses.

For most, by just assuming one Meticore weight reduction pill every day will supply the body with an appropriate establishment for reactivating an elite digestion that consumes fat and gives an ideal biological system to keeping body weight under control. The best part is, the Meticore supplement cost is entirely reasonable and feasible for those battling with weight the board and age-related metabolic log jam.

In spite of the fact that, there have been no logical tests run on Meticore so far, this is genuinely normal among supplements that depend on prominent superfoods and natural concentrates best in class. In any case, you should realize that there have been various examinations and tests directed on the fixings utilized. These examinations and tests are accessible on their site.

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This is one of the first questions anyone in the supplement industry should have before purchasing and trying a new product. Meticore’s patented formula comes packed in gel capsules. The capsules are completely vegetarian, which is great news for consumers who don’t eat any meat.

Another important factor to consider when taking Meticore is that it should be taken consistently over a relatively long period of time. Meticore’s official site advises consumers to take the supplement twice daily for over one month. I’d recommend waiting at least a month or more before expecting significant results, but some users make noticeable differences within weeks of use.

Who’s Behind Meticore?

This is an intense inquiry to reply. The authority site incorporates next to no data concerning the specific organization behind the recipe, exploration, and creation of the enhancement because of copycat me too items.

Notwithstanding their being genuine Meticore shopper cautioning alarms online deserving of exploring more into, nonetheless, we do realize that it is being given and facilitated by a grounded stage in Digistore24, Inc.

This organization has effectively sold and promoted a few exceptionally promoted supplements in the business, and is one who praises all discount demands and has a responsive client assistance pass to assist with any inquiries or concerns.

There is one bit of contact data for the group behind Meticore accessible on the authority item site. Purchasers can email them at the accompanying email address:

Email: [email protected]

Meticore: What is the cost? Any Meticore Discounts?

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Before anything else, I’d like to reiterate that Meticore is currently being offered through the manufacturer’s official website only and the rates below are from there.

Not only that, but yes for a VERY LIMITED TIME, the products are heavily discounted.

The clincher with Meticore supplement are the astonishing value packages and limits that are being offered on its buy. In spite of the fact that its customary costs are adequately reasonable to find a way into any family spending plan, the limits offered are quite rewarding.

The makers produce the enhancement in little clumps so there is positively no assurance that it stocks would keep going long at such astounding costs. Subsequently, we encourage you to pick up the pace with your requests and don’t pass up a major opportunity the uncommon limits that will be substantial for a brief time frame.

In addition to these discount offers, the manufacturers of Meticore diet pills also provide customers with a solid 60-day money back guarantee. Customers will get a full refund on their purchase if the supplement does not show promised results — no questions asked. To learn more about refunds check their official website.

This completely secures them from any monetary loss if they have any Meticore complaints. Moreover, there are no hidden fees attached to the Meticore pills and all purchases require a one-time payment only.

The manufacturers are entirely against the policy of auto-shipping and rebilling therefore they don’t impose such policies on their valued customers.

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Meticore comes with a 60-days refund policy. You can return the bottles (even if empty) and request a complete refund on your purchase.

In the event that you attempted Meticore and in the event that it didn’t prompt important weight reduction inside the initial two months, at that point you can demand a discount. Be that as it may, the producer keeps the first transportation expense ($10 per bottle).

The shipper store Digistore24 is liable for handling every one of your sets of valid Meticore pills. Your charge card charging explanation will have “Digistore24” referenced against your buy sum. All extra redesign buys are reflected independently in the exchange. In the event that you face any questions, connect with the satisfaction group at [email protected].

The Meticore items are transported around the world. In the greatest cases, the Meticore organization attempt to send the item on the date of procurement. If there should arise an occurrence of postponement, Meticore will send the item most recent by the following date of procurement.

The Meticore satisfaction group dispatches all requests on the entire days of the week and on the US occasions and postal occasions also.

To let the Meticore clients monitor their shipment continuously, the organization and shipper stage give a following connection and a shipment notice when their bundle leaves the office. It allows clients to follow their travel and get continuous updates regarding where their Meticore offer is.

The coordination are overseen well yet don’t stop for a second to connect with Meticore straightforwardly on the off chance that you actually face any worries.

Please take note that the average shipping time is:

• 5 to 7 days for delivery within US and Canada

• 1 to 2 weeks for delivery to any international destination

Meticore honors all refunds in case the client is unsatisfied with the product. The customer should ensure that to get a complete refund, he or she needs to:

• Return all the bottles be it empty, full, or partially empty. He also needs to return any free or bonus bottles in the order.

• The return should reach them within 60 days from the date of purchase.

• The return parcel should have the original packing slip.

In case the original packing slip is not attached there should be a separate note inside the package with the following details:

Order id of Digistore24 found on the receipt.

• Full name

• Full address where the shipment is received

• Email address

• Phone number

Refunds are not possible if:

• You do not include all the bottles, whether empty, full, or partially full, and any gift and bonus bottles.

• You do not state the details of the order or the details are not readable.

• They do not receive the return within 60-days from your purchase date.

The customer will have to bear all the return shipping expenses. Once the fulfillment center receives the package, we go ahead and process the refund. In standard cases, it will take 3–5 working days for the refund to get reflected in your bank account.

Address for the physical return of the product

Meticore: 1301 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry, IL 60050.

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International shipping involves a lot of costs, and thus they will not refund the shipping cost for your order if your shipping address is outside of the US. We will only refund the cost of the bottle if you meet all the policies as stated above. The international orders may be liable for customs charges which are non-refundable.

If you order through the official Meticore website at Meticore.com, you agree to oblige to all our terms and conditions as per their manufacturer’s policy.

Exploit Your Weight Loss with Meticore Supplement — User Guide:

It is significant for all planned clients to recollect that regardless of its different claimed benefits, Meticore fat killer is a medical services supplement and not a drug for an ailment. In spite of the fact that it can give a critical degree of help to the weight reduction measure, it is ideal to go with it with sufficient degree of active work and appropriate eating routine for the most ideal outcomes.

Furthermore, as all people have altogether different body arrangements, the rate at which Meticore influences everybody may shift incredibly. While a few clients may rush to achieve their weight reduction targets, others may take somewhat more. In this manner, contingent upon the body structure, fat organization, level of actual work and diet individuals react distinctively to Meticore diet pills.

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Here are a few tips that can help users to reap maximum outcomes with Meticore capsules:

• Adding protein to the diet

Proteins form up an essential part of a balanced and healthy diet. One property of proteins that make them worthy of more weightage in daily diet is their ability to boost metabolic rate. According to research, an adequate level of proteins can boost metabolism by 15% to 30%. As opposed to this, carbohydrates and fats do this by 10–15% and 0–3% respectively. Proteins can be obtained from eggs, beans, lean beef, white-meat poultry, yogurt, seafood etc. Including these foods in the diet will ensure a healthy weight loss process, while maintaining the body’s nutrient requirements.

• Increase water intake

Who knew drinking more water could also reduce weight? According to many researches, a proper water intake increases the metabolic rate by 10–30% within an hour of consumption. Furthermore, increased fluid intake helps in curbing hunger pangs contributing a great deal into the weight loss efforts.

• Make sure to get adequate sleep

An adequate amount of deep sleep is very important for the body to help t repair and rejuvenate itself. A lack of sleep also affects neurotransmitters that control the signals for calorie intake of the body. Moreover, inadequate sleep is scientifically proven to impact food choices of individuals. The more sleep deprived anyone is, the more likely they are to crave carbohydrates and high calorie foods. In addition to weight gain, inadequate sleep can lead to other health problems like insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and increased hunger pangs.

• Always keep healthy food around to satisfy cravings

It is very natural to feel hungry when starting a new dietary pattern. In order to support this process, experts recommend keeping healthy foods nearby for times when hunger strikes. Carrots, nuts, granola bars are just some examples of healthy snacking options.

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Note — Pregnant women, lactating mothers, people with a history of heart diseases or other serious ailments should first consult their physician before starting on Meticore or any other supplement.

Having a perfectly thin and lovely body is a fantasy that we as a whole have. Arriving anyway is a long cycle that requires genuine devotion and backing. While commitment comes from the inside, the help should start from outer sources.

This is the place where Meticore weight reduction comes in. It gives clients the truly necessary push to enter the weight reduction cycle. It reestablishes the common metabolic breakdown of greasy stores in the body and paces up the weight reduction measure.

Meticore doesn’t just assistance decrease weight of its clients, yet in addition causes them detoxify their bodies. This guarantees enduring energy levels, rejuvenated faculties and a reestablished and slimmer body.

With Meticore, shedding pounds turns into a feasible objective. It assists clients with boosting their certainty and oversee their lives.

Because of these points of interest, the enhancement is taking off the racks more than ever. To get hold of your jug presently, request now from the authority Meticore site and get the item conveyed directly at your doorstep.

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We as a whole realize that weight reduction is no cakewalk, and it is consistently more difficult than one might expect. An individual attempting to shed pounds actually needs to go through different forfeits and bargains to shed overabundance weight. Magazines and persuasive stories may have romanticized weight reduction altogether too much. Following exacting weight control plans and exhausting activity systems can be burdening, and it’s more regrettable when you don’t notice any outcomes from it.

Individuals who are battling with weight reduction are consistently watching out for simpler approaches to get in shape. This has prompted different weight reduction supplements that will assist you with getting in shape and keep up your general well-being. Normal enhancements are a boon to individuals who are battling with weight reduction.

So in the event that you are mulling over setting out on being solid and accomplishing your weight objectives in 2021;

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Here are 10 reasons why using Meticore in 2021 is a great option to act as a catalyst to bolster your new year new look:

Less Joint torments: On the off chance that you are battling with being overweight, you precisely understand what we are discussing. Being overweight can put a great deal of strain on your joints, particularly your knees. Despite the fact that every one of us needs to bear a touch of mileage in our joints, overweight individuals assemble additional strain on the joints alongside the overabundance weight. Characteristic weight reduction supplements have powerful fixings that are a rich wellspring of mitigating properties, lessening the pressing factor in your joints. They ease manifestations of joint pain and backing joint torments.

Deny Pressure: A requesting position can add to your feelings of anxiety taking off the rooftop yet so does an undesirable eating routine. On the off chance that you experience pressure initiating food, you will see that most food that adds to pressure likewise adds to being overweight. While the food that reduces pressure likewise encourages you in shedding abundance weight. Normal weight reduction supplements are an extraordinary craving regulator. The high level equation of common weight reduction supplements is made with a brilliant proportion of solid food and flavors that help control your hunger and lessens undesirable longings.

Say goodbye to occasional sensitivity: Would you say you are inclined to occasional hypersensitivities? It turns out you can accuse a portion of your developing weight. Putting on weight can pressure your respiratory framework and adrenal organs, which may demolish your sensitivity and asthma. Getting in shape implies that you will have the option to wake and smell your espresso. Say goodbye to your last to hypersensitivities.

Express Hello to yummy food: many exploration recommends that being overweight influences your taste affect-ability. Abusing your taste buds with undesirable food can effectually affect your taste affect-ability? So to make the most of your food and relish each nibble, you should pursue getting more fit.

Improve your sex drive: Having some room blues of late? In overweight men, there is an outstanding decrease in testosterone levels, which influences them antagonistically. Ladies battling with weight or fat gathering around the paunch have raised a pressure chemical called cortisol. Both of these meddle with sexual excitement alongside other medical conditions. Additionally, losing the overhang will permit you to feel surer when naked and increment your sexual cravings.

Gain Certainty: We are altogether mindful the being overweight or large can negatively affect our confidence and certainty. Getting in shape isn’t just about inclination 5 pounds lighter, yet it gives you a feeling of power over your life, and the outcomes demonstrate it. Recall being sluggish isn’t the explanation you are fat, however being fat is the reason you are lethargic. So right now is an ideal opportunity to make positive strides towards your general prosperity, pursue accomplishing your weight objectives, and assume responsibility for your life.

Feel Empowered: Subsequent to shedding a couple of pounds, you will consequently feel more stimulated and accomplish regular work without any difficulty. Regular weight reduction supplements have characteristic energy promoters and will help you stay dynamic for the duration of the day.

Upgrade your Temperament: When you begin shedding overabundance weight, you will see less strain on your body and brain. One of the critical advantages of shedding pounds isn’t calorie consumes however endorphins and dopamine. There is an eruption of upbeat chemicals in your body that will normally upgrade your disposition.

Inhale Better: Put down a murmur of alleviation! Thinning down normally will improve your oxygen productivity. You won’t get gasping for air by climbing a couple of steps or strolling a couple of meters; you will have the option to inhale better.

Abatement the Danger of Cardiovascular Infections: Heftiness is supposed to be a huge contributing component to numerous cardiovascular illnesses; it is connected to disease as well. In any case, on the off chance that you can lose at any rate 5% of your body weight, you can diminish irritation and decrease the odds of cardiovascular illnesses. Normal weight reduction supplements are stuffed with fixings that help decrease aggravation normally.

Live More: A more slender you is corresponding to a sound you. Individuals battling with weight don’t know about the cost it takes on their life expectancy. A couple of exploration additionally recommends that corpulence can abbreviate the life expectancy to as long as 14 years. So on the off chance that you pursue being sound and losing overabundance weight, you may receive the rewards and stretch out your life as long as two years.

Last Decision — Is Meticore Ideal for you?

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So, the appropriate response is yes — it is a fair enhancement and the great many surveys online legitimize all the cases set forth by the producer.

The long answer?

Meticore is anything but an enchantment pill. Thus, don’t expect getting more fit for the time being after you start its utilization. It’s a dietary enhancement and you’ll start seeing continuous weight reduction.

Simultaneously, we suggest doing some lively strolling, attempting to eat somewhat better, on the off chance that you can and keeping a tab on your weight.

Meticore raises your center temperature which in the end expands your metabolic rate. Thus, you use food quicker than you were doing previously.

The fixings in Meticore likewise will continuously start the way toward flushing out the poisons from your body — the ones you newly ingest from your food and the ones you’ve collected from previously. Insufferable from it being a totally characteristic item, Meticore is now miles in front of other weight reduction pills. Add to it the way that it is totally energizer free, yet supports your energy normally make it a shared benefit.

We are stating that being overweight may impact how individuals see you and how you see yourself. Weight reduction isn’t simple, however you need to keep at it until you accomplish your weight objectives. Numerous normal enhancements are accessible on the lookout, guaranteeing you get in shape normally, protected with no unsafe results. They work best when they are upheld with light exercise and diets.

All things considered, Meticore works and is beneficial for you. Check it out

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In overdose and most specifically when a rival has ended up being dried, physical adverse effects can be harmful. Hyperthermia adhering to amphetamine consumption likely eliminated Tom Simpson on Mont Ventoux in 1967. Some proof suggests that persistent stimulant misuse was a contributory consider the death of 1998 Tour de France winner Marco Pantani.

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SARMs have similar impacts to reduced doses of testosterone, but to a lower extent. An additional one of the primary benefits of SARMS is that, unlike testosterone, a lot of them do not obtain exchanged 5α-DHT. On top of that, they do not appear to go through aromatization into estrogen which can decrease the event of negative effects such as gynecomastia. At the very least in pet research studies, SARMs have shown to partially attain this, with substances such as S1 and S4 binding to androgen receptors with high affinity and also demonstrating tissue selectivity.

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The fantastic adventures of Takeru Takaishi

Chapter 3: Takeru's amazing (ruined) plan

{In which Takeru’s marvelous plan to save the revolutionaries doesn’t work quite as predicted and one Ken Ichijouji steals his thunder when it comes to speeches}

When Osamu told his little brother to stop working on the pepper field to join the henchmen, Ken was hesitant, but couldn't think on a good excuse to decline. It was too exhaustive to work 18 hours per day, seven days per week, on one of Yamanaka's farms, after all. And the payment of 50 cents of royale per hour was far from being enough to buy food and other necessary things from the shops controlled by Yamanaka. Since most of the population of Turtle Island worked on his farms, most of the people were indebted to him and couldn't leave their jobs; those who tried to escape without paying their debts were hunted by his henchmen and murdered as examples.

However, there was one opportunity for a simple worker to gain a bigger remuneration: to become a henchman. The problem was that a henchman's job was to assure that workers remained productive and obedient, to collect taxes and other payments and to severely punish those who didn't fall in line. That was the job Osamu had chosen. His alleged reason for working for Yamanaka was to pay their family's debt and save enough money to buy a good boat, so he and his brother could start a travelling business. For Ken, that excuse wasn't good enough. Nevertheless, it was difficult to say no to Osamu.

For that reason, he was following his brother and the other henchmen up the hill to fight the revolutionaries. Osamu insisted for Ken to carry a shotgun like his, but Ken took a small pistol instead. He wasn't planning to fire it, but his brother wouldn't like to hear that.

“Just you wait until you shoot someone for the first time, Ken. You'll see there's nothing difficult about it,” Osamu told him.

“Have you ever... killed people...?” Ken asked.

“I do my job,” Osamu said back. “If everybody just did what they were supposed to do, they wouldn't have to be punished. Honestly, it's their own fault if they get killed.”

“Was it Mom's and Dad's fault...?” Ken muttered.

Osamu turned to face him. His angry expression made Ken step back.

“Stop bringing them up!” Osamu ordered. “They shouldn't have tried to run from paying their debt! They should've paid it! If it wasn't for their transgression, maybe I wouldn't have to do this kind of job in the first place! I'm the one who provides for you, so show me some respect!”

“I do work on the farm...” Ken murmured, looking down.

“You can barely buy bread with your payment!” Osamu stated. “Which is why you should join me as a henchman already! I'll show you how there's no big deal about it!”

Ken shivered, but didn't say anything else. Osamu wouldn't listen to him, anyway.

Right before they entered the woods, someone came from among the trees. It was a young man with spiky red hair and black eyes. He stood in front of the group of 80 people and gave them a severe look.

“You should turn back right away!” the stranger told them. “You are dealing with forces you don't comprehend and your insistence on fighting the revolutionaries will bring-”

Osamu shot the stranger on the forehead before he could finish his sentence. Blood splattered from the bullet injury as the man fell on his back, completely still.

“WHAT DID YOU DO?” Ken shouted.

“I did my job,” Osamu replied, coldly.

“You just killed someone!” Ken cried. “How can you act as if that's normal?! What's the matter with you?!”

“You better stop disrespecting me, Ken! Or else!” Osamu said in a threatening tone.

However, they noticed shrieks coming from the large group around them; those men and women who usually bragged about not being scared by anything were all pointing to the stranger who had been killed not long before. Ken and Osamu turned to that direction and saw the red-haired man standing up. The bloody hole on his forehead expelled the bullet and then closed itself. He tried to wipe away some of the blood on his face, but he just spread it more.

“You're still here...?” the stranger had a confused voice. “I had never come back so fast... please, don't kill me again, otherwise-”

The henchmen discharged their weapons on the stranger as if there was no tomorrow. Maybe because they probably thought there would be no tomorrow for them if they didn't kill that thing, whatever that was.

“I-I-I must've missed the shot earlier,” Osamu muttered, shaking from head to toes, “yeah... t-that's what happened... but now we definitely killed that guy!”

“OH MY GODDESS, WHAT THE HECK?!” various people shouted, pointing at the man soaked in his own blood, who was once again rising to his feet. The henchmen tried to shoot again, but realized they were out of munition.

“You all are really inconsiderate people, you know that?!” the stranger shouted, furious. “It's my third resurrection today! THIRD! I can't wait for you to die and go to the Underworld! All the people you've killed are waiting for you there! And then, you'll understand the pain you've inflicted on so many others!”

“U-Underworld...?” Osamu asked in a weak voice. “Is he talking about Hell...? D-Did that thing come from H-Hell?!”

“It's a demon!” Someone yelled. “He's going to kill us and drag us to Hell!”

“Do you see now that you're dealing with forces you don't understand?” the red-haired man inquired. “Leave the revolutionaries alone or face the consequences!”

The henchmen all screamed and ran away. Ken was the only one left behind. He fell to his knees, shaking. What had he just witnessed?

“Nooooooooo!!!” a cry came from the woods, followed by an elegant blond man running in the direction of the person who was soaked in his own blood. “Koushiro! You ruined everything! You were supposed to deliver the inspiring speech I wrote and make them see the errors of their ways!”

Five more people followed the well-dressed young man down the hill.

“Well, our group escaped safely and those dreadful henchmen are gone,” a woman with orange hair and a gentle smile said. “The way I see, everything turned out fine. Cheer up, Takeru!”

“But my beautiful speech was never heard!” Takeru cried. “I knew I should've been the one to deliver it!”

“If you had done that, you'd be the one shot on the head,” an older blond man with a grumpy face told the younger one, “unlike Koushiro, you can't come back to life. You would've died pointlessly!”

“You don't have to be so matter-of-the-fact, Yamato...” the woman with orange hair said.

“The special protection I created worked perfectly!” a beautiful lady with shiny purple hair announced in a proud voice while approaching Koushiro.

“About that, Miss Miyako...” Koushiro murmured, taking from under his shirt what looked like a deformed piece of armor, “... you'll probably have to fix it...”

“That's easy!” Miyako dismissed. “But, tell me, how did you do that trick of faking being shot in the head? It was quite impressive, I must say.”

“I was actually shot in the head multiple times,” Koushiro told her. “I died twice.”

“Yeah, right!” Miyako laughed.

“It's true, Miyako,” a young man with dark pink hair said, “if we look around, we'll certainly find pieces of Koushiro's-”

And, at that moment, his eyes locked with Ken's. Cold sweat ran down Ken's forehead. The revolutionaries had discovered him! What would they do to someone that had stood by their enemies' side? Ken tried to remember terrifying stories about how vengeful the revolutionaries were. But the truth was that he had never actually heard any story like that. When the common folk talked about the revolutionaries, they always used the words “good-for-nothing” and “hiding among the trees.” Maybe Ken shouldn't worry too much about his fate, after all.

“There's still one henchman left!” the pink-haired guy shouted, pointing a finger at Ken, startling almost everyone else.

“You mean you hadn't seen him?” the teenager with dark hair and green eyes asked.

“Iori, you had seen him and didn't alert us?!” Miyako was alarmed.

“I thought he had surrendered or something!” Iori adopted a defensive tone. “How did nobody else notice a person kneeling on the ground?!”

“I don't know... he has kind of an unremarkable face, I guess...” the one with pink hair said.

Unremarkable? Ken couldn't accept that insult! Sure, he had trouble standing up to his beliefs and confronting people, but that didn't mean... in truth, that probably meant he was an unremarkable person. Understanding that made him depressed. Especially because the ones calling him unremarkable were the good-for-nothing revolutionaries that did nothing more than hiding among the trees all day!

“That's kind of a mean thing to say about someone, Daisuke,” the woman with orange hair told the man who had insulted Ken.

“Sora, we don't have to be nice to one of our enemies!” Yamato pointed out. Then, he got closer to Ken and pointed his shotgun to his face.

Reassessing his previous conclusion, Ken decided that maybe he should worry a bit about the revolutionaries. Or at least about the blond grumpy one pointing a shotgun to his face like some maniac.

“Wait, no! He's an ally! Or, better said, he's going to be an ally!” Koushiro shouted. The young man covered in blood ran to Ken's direction and put himself between him and Yamato. “I had a vision of him... erhm... it's kind of a random vision, actually... you were all on a ship... or a boat... and Mr. Takeru was looking at the moon and wondering in loud voice what surprising developments the trip would bring...”

“That is indeed something I do every time I travel...” Takeru admitted, looking up at the dark sky while striking a dramatic pose. Or at least that was what Ken thought he wanted to do as the younger blond man ran his fingers through his hair, shook his head slowly and then pointed at nothing specific in the dark sky. “Because life... is the greatest mystery of all...”

Ken wasn't sure what was happening. Were those fools really the revolutionaries? Even though nobody ever gave too much credit to them, Ken had always assumed they had to be minimally competent to be considered a threat to Yamanaka. But upon encountering that group, he couldn't help but wonder how they hadn't been wiped out yet? Maybe Yamanaka's men were even more incompetent than them. To realize that his oppressors weren't actually a mighty unit but a bunch of incompetent morons that could be taken down with minimal organization and effort was a bit underwhelming.

Koushiro turned to face him, like all the others were doing. But, unlike the other revolutionaries, there was no glimpse of preoccupation in his eyes, as if he was sure that Ken wasn't a threat. Koushiro intrigued him, not only because of his unexplainable resurrections, but mainly because he had the air of someone who knew a lot more than he was willing to share. It took him a few seconds to realize that the others were expecting him to say something. Unsure about what to do, Ken stood up and raised his hands above his head, as a sign that he wasn't dangerous.

“Listen, my name is Ken...” he hesitated, remembering that revealing his family name would denounce him as the brother of someone who certainly had killed several revolutionaries, “I never wanted to work for Yamanaka as a henchman... I worked on one of his farms, though... but what other choice did I have if not working for him in a way or another? He owns everything on Turtle Island! I never wanted to become a henchman, but I was coerced into joining their group anyway! I never killed anyone, though! But if I were to kill a person... it would be the bastard who had my parents murdered because they tried to run from their debts!”

Against his will, Ken let a couple of tears escape his eyes. It was never easy to remember what had happened to his family. If his parents hadn't been caught trying to escape, his predicament certainly wouldn't have been so bad. Maybe his brother wouldn't have become a murderer for the sake of taking care of him.

Yamato put down his shotgun. The threatening aura he had been exhibiting had vanished. In his blue eyes, Ken thought he had seen a glimpse of sadness and compassion.

“My parents were also killed because of debt...” Daisuke said. He approached Ken and put a hand on the newcomer's shoulder, in solidarity. “They were good people... they didn't deserve that... nobody deserves that!”

“My family is alive, but we've been persecuted too. We tried to own a small business... our goal was to sell things for affordable prices... but it got shut-down by force by those men...they broke everything we owned... Yamanaka doesn't like anyone defying his monopoly...” Miyako muttered, also approaching Ken.

“For as long as Yamanaka stays alive, everybody on Turtle Island will continue to suffer!” Sora stated, clenching her fists. Ken was taken aback by the intensity in her voice. It was if those terrible things had happened to her. Perhaps they had, to some extent.

Ken was starting to understand that the revolutionaries were normal people, just like him and everybody he knew. Of course, they suffered because of Yamanaka as well. That should make them the most motivated people to fight him. And thanks to Koushiro, who had dispersed the henchmen, there was no better time to fight that horrible man.

“Let's go kill Yamanaka!” Ken proposed. “His henchmen ran away and, from what I heard, there's only a weird monk protecting him right now! This is the best chance we'll ever have of killing him! Let's do it!”

The revolutionaries exchanged concerned looks. Koushiro paled and looked down.

“Do you think we're foolish enough to listen to someone who was our enemy a couple of minutes ago?” Iori inquired.

“We gave our comrades time to flee, our mission was accomplished!” Yamato reminded the others. “We should reunite with them now! There's no need to do anything unnecessary”

That comment ignited Ken's fury. Was it unnecessary to fight? Was it unnecessary to free Turtle Island from that tyrant?

“Oh, right! Go hide in the woods again! That's all you revolutionaries do, right?” Ken accused. “It's not like you ever bothered about helping anyone!”

“That's not true!” Sora interjected. “We've been recruiting new people and organizing our forces to prepare-”

“For how many decades have the revolutionaries been preparing?” Ken wasn't willing to back down. “How many people have died due to your inaction? How many have lost their loved ones because you weren't ready to fight? You are all a bunch of useless spineless good-for-nothings!”

Nobody contested Ken's accusations, as if deep down they already knew all that. Ken was disappointed. If they at least tried to argue, maybe he could understand the reasons for someone to stay still on the face of injustice. And then, maybe, he would have an excuse for his own life-long inaction. But the truth was that there was no excuse and it was time for Ken to take responsibility for his future instead of letting himself follow the flow. Even if he was alone, he had the moral obligation to at least try to do the right thing.

Ken was about to turn around and head towards Yamanaka's mansion when Sora suddenly spoke:

“You're right!”

Ken stopped moving. Did he hear that right? Did his unremarkable words have an effect on someone else?

“Sora, no!” Yamato protested.

“He's right! This is our best chance! We might never get one like this again!” she stated.

“It's not intelligent to invade that place without a plan!” Yamato insisted. “We should at least head back to our comrades and plan an attack!”

“That would give Yamanaka's henchmen time to regroup,” Miyako said. “This window of opportunity won't open again! We should strike now!”

“I don't like the idea of listening to an enemy but... I'll accept anything to bring justice to Yamanaka's victims!” Iori murmured, angrily.

“To me, it would be stupid to lose this chance! Think about all the people we could save if Yamanaka's rule ends tonight!” Daisuke had hope in his voice. “We can do this! We can win!”

“It's a bit sudden... but I'm all for this new development!” Takeru exclaimed. “In the end, my words really inspired transformation!”

“You mean Ken's words,” Miyako corrected him. “Nobody listened to your speech.”

Takeru had a mortified expression. Then, he looked at Ken with rage so deep that it should only be directed at the most despicable of creatures.

“It seems that there's no stopping you...” Yamato sighed. Then, he turned to Koushiro and asked: “You said we would all be on a ship, right? Does that mean that none of us is going to die tonight?”

“That's correct,” Koushiro confirmed. “You will all survive... I probably won't, though...”

“Why do you say that?” Sora asked, worried.

“That monk that is protecting Yamanaka is not an ordinary person... he's the one responsible for most of my deaths for the last centuries...” Koushiro informed the others. “He won't stop until he kills me for good.”

“Who on Earth is that monk?” Daisuke questioned. “Another demon?”

“An old enemy?” Takeru wondered. “A nemesis?”

Koushiro hesitated for a few seconds before answering:

“My best friend.”

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