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Two main elements from the same early morning photo shoot, intuitively placed together to begin the Surrealist/Dada-ist dialogue of apparent absurdity. The confounding of reason to allow something more direct to come through. Lines of emotive energy and text denoting the ever-presence of attempted conceptualization ... all on a quiet Summer morning's walk.
Title from the improvised "words" typed in randomly at high speed.
Created April 28, 2023.
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To the throw another thing into the mix ...
Music Link: "Girlfriend is Better" - Talking Heads, from their live, concert film, "Stop Making Sense". This is the song where the title of the film originated ... and which says it all ... for my intention here and David Byrne's in general.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE1Ro_wPGIU
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I hear such packaging is common in Canada. Not so used to seeing it around here.
cc 2003 Eden Politte
A little sneak preview of a brand new painting that's going up at Tasty next week for the "Fairytales & Fables" show.
I tricked my sister Roxie into modeling for me again! ♥
2010
Acrylic on unstretched, cut canvas
54 1/2 inches square
I came up with this drawing by first drawing a Grateful Dead bear in blackface. The synthesis of oppressive cultural imagery with an icon of an ostensibly harmonious, peaceful cultural movement was amusing in a twisted way, so I started brainstorming of what other kinds of symbols to pervert the bear with. The end product ends up resembling Buer, and I'm okay with that. It's an extra layer of hilarity.
The title was somewhat determined by the [America] theme of the show I made this piece for. Given the context of the show, the piece's reference to nazism(an oft-quoted quality of our political system according to some), nazism's concept of the Übermensch, and a shared last name, I got the random idea to reference Laurie Anderson's "United States". Specifically, I borrowed the titles from two songs from Anderson's work, "O Superman" and "Language is a Virus (from Outer Space)".
No real intended meaning aside from the humor that results from combining two extremes and then kinda cherrypicking references as they occur to me to add more layers to the initial gag. This was for art-nerd fun.
©Ashley Anderson
In God We Trust…buhahaha!
The cryptocracy (illuminati) are manipulating the minds of the masses. They use Revelation of the Method to program the group mind—the collective consciousness. Indeed, humanity must be prepared for the New Luciferian Age. They initiate you into group think—mass formation psychosis. It is a rite of passage in which you acceptance their plans for humanity. Welcome to the group! They use open and subliminal messages in order to condition society. They use their esoteric knowledge (the so-called deep secrets of Satan; Revelation 2:24 NIV) to move you toward their goals. They push society into every nook and cranny of immorality and filth. In the end this immorality dehumanizes society, thus breaking it down. They have dehumanized and killed millions of the unborn. In Canada they have been pushing Medically Assisted Suicides for ever expanding reasons, as they continually decrease the legal age and time limits. The value of life continually decreases. That’s why, when speaking about the (soon coming) Tribulation Period, the Bible says: “I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God.”
The transhumanist tiptoe, the luciferian tiptoe—both will come to fruition under the Antichrist. You will be able to become a super human (a god) when transhumanism is normalized and openly accepted. You will be able to openly live out your lusts when luciferianism is normalized and openly practiced. At that time ritualistic orgies, rape, and human sacrifice will be done out in the public square.
Revelation 9:21 “Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.”
Many people will take the Mark of the Beast (like many took the jab), because they have been demoralized. This ritualistic programming leads the public down a predetermined road, with a predetermined outcome; this not only dehumanizes us, but it also demoralizes us. Demoralized people end up being weak cowards. These people try to stay center of the road, as the road moves farther and farther down the road of depravity. This means: center also moves farther down the road—dragging you along with it. These people try to be virtuously nonjudgmental, yet they are immoral. They won’t stand up and speak for the truth, because they might get called a bad name. They don’t want to sacrifice their comfort or reputation to fight for the truth.
James 4:17 “So then, if we do not do the good we know we should do, we are guilty of sin.”
All such people have been unknowingly programmed into these symbolic ritual ceremonies. Yes, indeed! Satan, through the esoteric cryptocracy, has planted his seed, and his harvest is soon ripe.
Matthew 13:25 “But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed WEEDS among the wheat, and went away.”
“We can differentiate between types of initiations in two ways: types and functions.”
This is one of the reasons for/functions of initiations:
“It reveals a world open to the trans-human, a world that, in our philosophical terminology, we should call transcendental.” (Wikipedia: Initiation; read what it says under the subtitle: Psychological)
One day you will be initiated (baptized) into transhumanism (the Beast—666).
When Jesus Christ returns, He will say, “Collect the WEEDS and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.”
BTW Covid was an initiation into the Great Reset, and the Great Reset (Build Back Better) is a transitioning into the New World Order—2030: you’ll own nothing, and you’ll be happy (Just think: a nuclear war would fast track their Great Reset agenda). Do you see how covid has charged society thus far? The authoritarian tiptoe! Look at what’s currently happening in China. Do you get it? Do you choose to see it, or do you turn a blind eye and willfully fall into the trap of ritualistic cognitive dissonance (evil)?
Evil gains more of a foothold as wickedness increases, thus normalizing it.
Truth and freedom go hand in hand: if you lose one, you lose the other.
Authoritarianism thrives on lies and control.
If we trust in God, we will walk in His light.
John 8:12 “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’”
In God we trust?
Smoking and littering. Subconscious justification/rationalization of known undesirable behavior(s). Cognitive theory. Vintage matte processing.
'..I look up high to see only the light,
And never look down to see my shadow.
This is wisdom which man must learn.'
Excerpt from the 'Song of the Flower' written in 1914 by Khalil Gibran (1883-1931)
"I left my innocence at the tower;
all I can do now is with words empower." -Tomitheos
Taken on September 11, 2011
9/11 Tribute
Copyright © 2011 - 2018 Tomitheos Poetry / Self-Portrait Photography - All Rights Reserved
O’Brien “You are a slow learner, Winston."
Winston “How can I help it? How can I help but see what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four."
O’Brien “Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once.”
― George Orwell, 1984
This image is "political" and "pandemic" related and is "tagged accordingly".
How did we get here....
Mass Formation Psychosis - Dr Robert Malone...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=INHpQL9fgto
Breggins Sued By Dr Robert Malone...
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www.americaoutloud.com/breggins-prioritize-free-speech-ab...
Or...Mass Atrocity...
unlimitedhangout.com/2022/11/investigative-reports/covid-...
TOP READS...
Pandemia by Alex Berenson
The Real Anthony Fauci by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A Plague Upon Our House by Dr. Atlas
RIGGED by Mollie Hemingway
Turtles All The Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth by Anonymous
The Moth In The Iron Lung by Forrest Maready
Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and The Forgotton History by Suzanne Humphries MD (Author), Roman Bystrianyk (Author)
SUBSTACK READS:
(Some articles are open & some are locked for "subscribers" only)
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substack.com/@markcrispinmiller1
substack.com/@amidwesterndoctor
We’ve all been there when you feel discombobulated and out of sync with the world. You just can’t think straight. All the words you want to use are tantalisingly out of reach. What do you do?
I personally would go for wrapping a duvet around my head and reciting the lyrics to Rick Astley’s ‘Never going to give you up’ until it either worked and I was back in the room or I ended up a confused puddle on the floor. I hope this lady makes it through…
‘I can’t think straight’ is an eminently frameable A4 in size and has been created using the magic of acrylic paint, paint pens, pencil, letter stamps and imagination. Drop us a line if you need her in your life or she’ll be on our new website (www.id-iom.com) in due course.
Cheers
id-iom
Buitenkunst, 2013.
An object that could mean anything depending on the context.
Design & build time approx 5 min
This image is "political" and "pandemic" related and is "tagged accordingly".
"Is it a rainbow or an evil skeleton?"
YES.
When you believe in things that you don't understand and you suffer....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CFuCYNx-1g (1972)
New data from UK...
alexberenson.substack.com/p/urgent-covid-vaccines-will-ke...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/syste...
SUBSTACK READS:
(Some articles are open & some are locked for "subscribers" only)
substack.com/@margaretannaalice
substack.com/@markcrispinmiller1
substack.com/@amidwesterndoctor
Cognitive theory (psychology) is the study of how the brain processes data in the formation of beliefs and opinions and hence behavior based on those beliefs and opinions. Examples are such things as voting, financial decisions and social beliefs. Cognitive theory explains how we come to have our opinions and beliefs and why they differ among individuals. “Do not drink the Kool-Aid” , i.e., doing your own research and generally being a bit skeptical of conventional wisdom is the greatest way to combat its influence. (Look it up👌)
With flying vehicles we can save you from the flood
Why look me this way?
.......
Every time the prophecy failed you
Only strengthened your belief in us
Now we are here！
and you guys acting like we interrupt your perfect pathetic miserable lifes！
no more!
We are done here, let's bail.
Folks, this one has been planned for a long, long time but only now have I been able to make it.
I'm going to be taking a long break from photography, other than the occasional bird shot here and there. As much as I love photography, my career development has been suffering due to not being able to concentrate on it. Hopefully I can come back to photography after some time.
If you like these types of images, Handy Andy Pandy on flickr does a new altered reality shot every day. The guy is full of amazing ideas so check out his photostream!
"Jet Fuel" and "Office fires" did not bring the towers and building 7 down. Stop believing the lies of the media.
*I did not take this photo. I only did the photoshop wording.
Take time to watch this video
Cognitive Dissonance: HDR (from single RAW) - Sony DSLR-A200 with Takumar 1:1.4 50 mm Super-Multi-Coated - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
(Image: Jared Rodriguez/Truthout)
Image paired with the story:
Hillary Clinton in Winnipeg: An Exercise in Cognitive Dissonance
www.truth-out.org/news/item/28926-hillary-clinton-in-winn...
Does Donald Trump TRULY UNDERSTAND Why Some African Americans Continue Struggling In 2017?
I am curious to learn if Renegade Republican Donald Trump, as well as many of my American neighbors, TRULY UNDERSTAND why significant numbers of perfectly healthy American newborns who begin life with a perfectly healthy, clean hard drive mounted above their shoulders...
...mature into depressed, angry, frustrated sometimes violent teens and adults engaging in homicidal and/or suicidal (NY Times May 18, 2015 - Rise in Suicide by Black Children Surprises Researchers) behaviors that frequently harms or seriously impairs the Quality of Life for their peaceful neighbors and community?
medium.com/@AveryJarhman/does-donald-trump-truly-understa...
medium.com/@AveryJarhman/lets-talk-kendrick-lamar-gangs-g...
Peace.
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"America’s Firm Resolve to End Childhood Abuse and Neglect”
Greetings. Currently I am focused on assisting my responsible, caring, concerned American neighbors with SHARING credible evidence of America's MUCH IGNORED, oppressive, unjust African American Child Care HEALTH CRISIS that I, as well as a growing number of my caring, concerned, responsible American neighbors believe is impeding our American neighbors of African descent from experiencing the equality and respect all peaceful, reasonably responsible Americans are entitled to enjoy.
Please join US!
Are you familiar with America's current HEALTH CRISIS, aka America's #T_H_U_G_L_I_F_E Culture of African American Child Abuse & Emotional Neglect/Maltreatment the late American story-TRUTH-teller Tupac Shakur, as well as many of his urban story-truth-teller peers, including a number of Mr. Barack “My Brother’s Keeper” Obama and Mrs. Michelle "Girl Power" Obama White House guests and friends, vividly describe in their American artistry or public interviews?
*"The Hate U Give Little Infants Fvvks Everyone"* ~Tupac Shakur
Are you aware of the #A_F_R_E_C_A_N remedy for the potentially life-scarring #T_H_U_G_L_I_F_E CHILD CARE HEALTH CRISIS experienced, *through no fault of their own*, by significant numbers of American newborns, infants, toddlers, children and teens?
Are you aware before he discovered how to properly promote his #T_H_U_G_L_I_F_E Child Abuse *AWARENESS* concept, Tupac was brutally murdered by *OTHER* suicidal/homicidal thinking emotionally or mentally ill victims of America's Culture of African American Child Abuse, Neglect and Emotional Maltreatment!
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Please click the following link to visit Avery Jarhman’s Signature Page - 'Recognizing America’s 1960s-2017 African American CHILD CARE HEALTH CRISIS: Resources & Evidence' - where I share SHARE credible evidence describing or portraying America’s MUCH IGNORED, oppressive, unjust African American Child Care HEALTH CRISIS I believe is impeding my American neighbors of African descent from experiencing the equality and respect all peaceful, reasonably responsible Americans are entitled to enjoy.
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Peace.
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"America’s Firm Resolve to End Childhood Abuse and Neglect”
Philosophy
Cross was on display at Prestonwood Baptist Church, North campus in Prosper, for the Good Friday evening service. Captured with Zeiss Planar 50mm f/1.4 lens for EOS cameras.
Cognitive Dissonance:
"The state of conflict someone experiences after making a decision, taking action, or being exposed to information that is contrary to prior beliefs, feelings or values."
(Gerrig et al, 2009)
i shared a dark suspicion that the life we were
leading was a lost cause, that we were all actors,
kidding ourselves along a senseless oddyssey
it was the tension between those two poles --
a restless idealism on one hand and
a sense of impending doom on the other
that kept me going
edit: i know, i know. it's too blinding, too small of text, too yellow, too tacky, too contrasted, overly edited, etc. i don't care. i like what i've done with it and when it comes down to it, that's all that matters. thanks for the opinions, but no one is changing my mind on this one :)
quote © by hunter s. thompson, photo © by juliette e. lacour