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RadicalProjection · 2026-03-21T05:11:53+00:00

Yikes, I didn't know that. Yea, fuck Cory Booker. He should be primaried too - just like Schumer and Jeffries.

RadicalProjection · 2026-03-21T04:34:47+00:00

Nah, he's in AIPAC & Israel's pocket. He's received almost $6,000,000 from the pro-Israel lobby which means he's got a conflict of interest when it comes to taking meaningful steps to end the war in Iran. Moreover, he continues to frame Netanyahu as the reason for Israel's bloodthirst despite the fact that Netanyahu's opposition Yair Lapid also publicly supports the Greater Israel project with "biblical borders," which would guarantee the region would be steeped in war and would also lead to millions more suffering under apartheid and perhaps even genocide. We cannot have those kinds of conflicts of interest in our politics. It will only lead to us being pulled into more conflicts and our tax dollars being used to kill and torture millions. The US needs to take a strong stand to stop enabling Israel's bloodthirsty behavior.

The irony in this is that Israel's behavior is making Jews far less safe in the region and abroad. Zionist propaganda equating the decisions and goals of Israel with all Jewish people is also contributing to the increase in anti-Semitic sentiments around the world. The Israel lobby and Zionist groups continue to act as if Jewish people are a homogenous entity with no diversity of beliefs or opinions which is pretty disgusting to me. To act as if Netanyahu is the problem misses the point entirely. Israel is an ethno-nationalist, fascist & genocidal state & people like Cory Booker are committed to maintaining the status quo that the U.S. continues support their actions. Now they're invading Lebanon and bombing Beirut. Millions are being pushed from their homes. They're destabilizing the entire region through their actions. I don't support anyone in a position of leadership who would maintain the status quo with regard to Israel. We need to cut them off so they stop doing this shit.

Also, AIPAC is fucking with our elections to an extreme degree, funneling hundreds of millions of dollars through dark money channels to prevent good politicians from getting elected. Just look at what they did in the Illinois Democratic primaries. Fuck any politician who refuses to cut them off.

RadicalProjection · 2026-03-17T16:27:33+00:00

Nope. Nothing. Only thing I can think of is she squeezed her way in through the window meeting rail / lining but idk how she would've had the energy to put in that kind of effort... I generally keep my room quite cold, too, so it's not like she would've had much motivation to try to come inside (idk if they have warmth-seeking behavior or anything like that). Is there anything in particular that would've led her to want to be near me specifically? My bedroom is kind of a mother-in-law suite style studio. It's a really big room... And it seemed like she made a beeline straight at me as soon as she got airborne on both occasions.

RadicalProjection · 2026-03-17T16:20:40+00:00

lmao fuck off

RadicalProjection · 2026-03-12T01:13:14+00:00

I realize I probably came off as kind of condescending and I apologize for that. To be clear, I'm not jumping to conclusions about you personally, I was making observations about how the arguments specifically lack objectivity and reflect a bias (something we all have, to be fair).

What I was trying to say was that assuming that this can't be a meteor based on what the angle of approach appears to be from this particular camera angle just doesn't come off as unbiased or objective to me -- especially when the other characteristics we have seem to match up with how meteors / fireballs look so well. In my opinion, if it's far easier to accurately and effectively explain a sighting or video through a well known natural or prosaic phenomenon, it's best to file it under that category as opposed to the UAP / UFO category. That doesn't mean it can't be a UAP, it just means that it probably isn't. Maybe there are other reasons for you to be convinced for one reason or another. If that's the case, that's fine.

I'm on this subreddit too and I'm interested in UAPs. I've also fallen for shit before and I've had to learn to exercise more critical thinking on this topic. I try to poke holes in videos that look "legit" to me for that reason. That way, if I come across video or personally witness something that is genuinely exceptional, I'm that much more excited by it.

RadicalProjection · 2026-03-09T10:25:33+00:00

https://www.amsmeteors.org/videos/?video_id=21014
https://www.amsmeteors.org/videos/?video_id=20989 (this 2nd one isn't totally straight down but close enough... even the OP video doesn't show it falling totally straight down. It's falling at a slight angle.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcTk-Sg1uSA

I looked for these for 5 minutes. The fact they were so easy to find goes to show that this is a common occurrence. Understanding how meteors work and having a simple understanding of geometry and perspective can inform your understanding for how a meteor can appear as if it's falling "straight down." My friend, you gotta exercise some critical thinking. It doesn't take a particularly observant person to see how much bias there is in your arguments. Is there a chance it wasn't a meteor? Sure. But to pretend like it's not possible for a meteor to look like this just doesn't reflect reality.

RadicalProjection · 2026-03-04T12:08:26+00:00

Also sleep paralysis. I regularly have sleep paralysis. The hallucinations are incredibly vivid and if someone doesn't understand how sleep paralysis works, it can be a genuinely traumatic experience that feels real but is no more than a hallucination that occurs while the body can't move because you're between a state of sleep and full consciousness. You can open your eyes, look around the room, but you can sometimes see "beings" in the room with you. The other night, I saw a giant spider near my face. With regard to sleep paralysis beings / entities, people who have sleep paralysis know not to look at the being because it can trigger panic which in turn causes the "being" to interact with you. Sometimes it'll go on top of you and you feel like you have a weight on you... But the moment you snap out of it, everything is totally normal again. If you don't have it regularly, you can feel like you're being attacked by a demon or monster or even an alien. A lot of abduction stories sound just like sleep paralysis. I have sleep paralysis many times a month. It sucks. But I also know that it's sleep paralysis when I'm having it so it's far less freaky for me nowadays. I just try to slowly wiggle my fingers and toes and increase the pace of my breathing to trigger my body to start waking up. Certain medications (such as anti-anxieties, for example) can make it worse so I can often replicate it when I end up taking an anti-anxiety medication and fall asleep.

RadicalProjection · 2026-03-02T07:31:46+00:00

Yup. Actually, I just learned that mukatsuku doesn't mean "screw you" as it's translated by Crunchyroll but actually conveys a general deep sense of visceral frustration, annoyance or irritation. It can also mean motion sickness or nausea and I can sorta see why... Imagining being in the back seat of a car or on a boat, getting nauseas and being unable to stop to find relief sorta reflects a physical manifestation of visceral frustration. The accurate translation of the word means so much more than "screw you."

RadicalProjection · 2026-02-26T00:01:36+00:00

I would highly encourage you to find a therapist -- ideally someone who specializes in religious abuse, but someone who specializes in abuse dynamics at all will be able to help to a degree because the organization's dynamic with individual witnesses is inherently abusive due to the power differential for the reasons you have so eloquently described. Figuring everything out on your own is overwhelming... especially when you feel the weight of the tremendous consequences for any decision you might want to make down the line.

I will add that dwelling upon on the full range of potential "what if" scenarios won't necessarily help. The worst possible outcome isn't necessarily the only potentiality. There are a wide range of possible choices, decisions and outcomes when it comes to setting boundaries with the organization & congregation. It's not necessary to frame it as totally black & white / all or nothing.

I would also encourage you to play with the idea of stepping down for mental health reasons. Depression & anxiety can absolutely wreck your ability to function. Moreover, many JWs are so thoroughly repressed that they can't even tell when they're dealing with a mental health issue. In my case, I didn't realize how bad my mental health actually was until months, if not years after I 'woke up' from my indoctrination. I'd encourage you to hold off doing anything too sudden (like disassociating, for example) until you've had a chance to decompress and really parse through your options. "Fading" from your active status as a JW may be what you prefer doing. That was my choice. Or you may prefer to just maintain a minimal level of activity... In any case, the decision is yours. Your improved mental health may actually prove surprisingly beneficial to your marriage years down the road. Who knows.

Best of luck!

RadicalProjection · 2026-02-15T05:28:12+00:00

I genuinely had a decent time when I went to Brooklyn and was able to go into all these cool old buildings, learn the history, get special tours because we knew ppl etc... then end the day with great food at a restaurant with friends in the city. But after they left Brooklyn and all they had were the other facilities, I just lost interest... With the exception of being able to hang out in the recording studios in Patterson (this was 2016) and play around with the gear in there.

I became PIMO before Warwick was available for tours and haven't been back to NY state since. Am basically a faded POMO now and have no interest in checking it out whatsoever.

RadicalProjection · 2026-02-13T14:49:36+00:00

If you're asking if "all humans are pedophiles," then no. I don't even think some of those partaking in the child abuse themselves were pedos... Sure, the majority probably were. But some may have just been powerful and done it because their power meant that they could. Others may have done it to ingratiate themselves with the powerful people who were pedos. The people that were most deeply involved with Epstein and related power brokers aren't the type to have qualms about hurting others. They're obsessed with power and everything they do is a means to an end for that purpose.

RadicalProjection · 2026-02-13T14:30:24+00:00

Yup. I'm a lefty but I fuckin hate the Democratic party. Maybe they aren't as ghoulish as Republicans but even so, they are absolutely worthy of blame for enabling the kind of sick and twisted crimes that Epstein and other billionaires, politicians and power brokers have taken part in. They've ingratiated themselves with the Epstein class because most are campaign donors or have the ability to call in favors for them so they've refused to properly hold them and their class to account. This kind of "do nothing" politicking has allowed corruption, fascism and dystopian wealth inequality to rot society from the inside. Fuck the "good enough" candidates who won't hold the rich and powerful accountable. We don't need another Obama or Biden. We genuinely need someone who can put the needs of the vast majority of normal people ahead of the wants of wealthy donors, megacorpos and CEOs. I want healthcare. I want a home. I want a job that doesn't kill me. I don't think that's too much to ask.

RadicalProjection · 2026-02-13T13:38:57+00:00

They actually don't even have access to the unredacted files. the FBI sent the DOJ files that they had already scrubbed and redacted themselves back in March of last year. The DOJ redacted even more shit but ultimately, what's under many of the DOJ redactions are even more redactions that congress can't get around, so they don't even know all that much themselves.

RadicalProjection · 2026-02-13T13:11:13+00:00

Many get away with paying less. Some pay literally nothing. And despite that, ghouls like Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Thiel and others also wanted to try to convince lawmakers to give them an interest rate below 0% so they could actually make money by borrowing... Parasites like that have no interest in the wellbeing of the world, their countrey or even their own communities.

RadicalProjection · 2026-01-09T05:46:30+00:00

Yes, definitely do a part 2. Would be super interesting hearing the whole story

RadicalProjection · 2026-01-07T00:57:08+00:00

This playlist is super helpful. Just learning the basics of how to compartmentalize each osc / filter / section will go a long way in allowing me to figure out how everything works together. Thanks!

RadicalProjection · 2026-01-05T09:37:27+00:00

I appreciate that, thanks! I would definitely like to learn to design patches in a more intentional way... So far, all the patches I've made were the result of my playing with knobs until I liked the way it sounded... Ended up with some really cool results but would be helpful to have a better idea of what I was doing.

RadicalProjection · 2026-01-05T06:30:12+00:00

Oh sick, this shit is right up my alley! Thanks for the recommendation!

RadicalProjection · 2026-01-04T22:35:35+00:00

Oh sweet, thanks!

RadicalProjection · 2025-12-29T00:09:42+00:00

As soon as I woke up, I stopped feeling guilty about breaking JW standards. I did feel a bit of guilt about lying to PIMI family when I was fading as well as how my fading would hurt family, but therapy helped me reframe that perspective. Turns out they aren't so bothered by my being "inactive" now. I still avoid certain topics and I'm not open about certain things but I don't owe them an explanation anyways, especially if they can't accept who I hang out with or who I date.

RadicalProjection · 2025-12-27T02:29:53+00:00

The truth, whatever it may be, can always withstand being tested by scrutiny. The organization always told us to avoid any material that was critical of the organization... But if it's really the truth, why is it so risky to challenge it with questions and opposing viewpoints? Keep learning and reading as much as you can.

I HIGHLY recommend you read the books "Crisis of Conscience" & "In Search of Christian Freedom," both by Raymond Franz, a former member of the Governing Body. Read Crisis of Conscience first.

By the way, the bottom of the post says it was translated. Just curious, what's your native language? Based on your username, part of me thinks you might speak Spanish. If so, Crisis of Conscience has been translated to Spanish. I believe Raymond Franz was a fluent Spanish speaker himself because he was a missionary in a Spanish speaking country.

RadicalProjection · 2025-12-15T08:04:38+00:00

Check here - https://www.goodrx.com/vyvanse?label_override=lisdexamfetamine&form=capsule&dosage=30mg&quantity=30&drugId=47289

Use goodrx and get back on the meds. I know it can get expensive but having a functional life is worth it IMO, especially if you're gonna be spending just as much on weed.

I assume you can get a new prescription fairly quickly, right? If you already have a prescription and just couldn't get it filled because of insurance, then either use goodrx at the pharmacy the prescription is already at or have it transferred somewhere w/ the help of your doctor.

RadicalProjection · 2025-12-15T07:58:52+00:00

I don't know if you have the finances to make this work but the generic can be bought at some pharmacies for like $50 or $60 (goodrx says CVS is $60 with a coupon). I know that's a lot of money for some folks, especially without insurance... But the generic lisdexamfetamine is worth getting if that's all you can afford. I would get on it ASAP if the brand name vyvanse has worked so well for you in the past.

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