1. The Devil’s Advocate
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- Supremacy is not granted it’s earned
- Definition: the state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status.
- I have never understood an ethnicities position of being superior over others ethnicity, simply because they are X and not Y
- Swap out for religion, gender, sexuality, etc.
- As a Satanist supremacy is not granted because of how or where you were born, but rather what you bring to the table.
- We require those we look up to to be able to deliver the goods so to speak
- We demand that if you claim supremacy that you prove it.
- Satanists are not inherently better than any other religious individual, we have an honest assessment of our strengths and faults, which prevents one from having an overblown ego or innate sense of superiority
- Now, this may not be present in every Satanist in their First Phase, but it is an inevitable result of exposure and experience to life, objective reality and self-assessment
- A First Phast Satanist is simply thrilled they found Satanism, and believe that because the founder was near his Self-Actualized peak, then any Satanist should be there.
- The truth is, Anton LaVey was a flawed human, and a bad businessman. Even with that, he lives in infamy and created a religion and organization that stands alone against the world championing individuality and empowerment.
- What can you do with the acknowledgement of being a Satanist?
- When I see white supremacists front their superiority, I laugh. When they ask me about my wolfs hook, I proudly reply, I am not a White Supremacist, I am an ISupremacist, and the difference from them to me is that I can prove it through my real world achievements.
- Rather than focusing on others and trying to drag them down, I focus on myself and work to lift myself up higher towards self actualization.
2. Infernal Informant
Time Stamp: 24:59
- Here are all the executive orders President Joe Biden has signed so far
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/29/all-executive-orders-president-joe-biden-has-signed/4308740001/
- Jan. 20
- Executive order rescinding Trump’s 1776 Commission, a panel Trump established as a response to the New York Times’ 1619 Project, a Pulitzer Prize-winning collection that focused on America’s history with slavery.
- Executive order revoking Trump’s plan to exclude noncitizens from the census.
- Executive order prohibiting workplace discrimination in the federal government based on sexual orientation and gender identity and directing federal agencies to ensure protections for LGBTQ people are included in anti-discrimination statutes.
- Executive order creating a COVID-19 response coordinator who will report directly to the president.
- Executive order revoking Trump’s 2017 Interior Enforcement Executive Order, which broadened the categories of undocumented immigrants subject for removal, restarted the Secure Communities program and supported the federal 287(g) deportation program.
- Executive order launching a government-wide initiative directing every federal agency to review its state of racial equity and deliver an action plan within 200 days to address any disparities in policies and programs.
- Executive order extending the pause on student loan payments and nationwide restrictions on evictions and foreclosures.
- Executive order creating an equitable data working group to make sure federal data reflects the country’s diverse makeup and direct the Office of Management and Budget to allocate more federal resources to underserved communities.
- Executive order canceling the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline to move oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, rescinding Trump’s approval of a project long criticized by environmentalists.
- Proclamation ending construction of Trump’s signature wall on the U.S.-Mexican border by proclaiming the “immediate termination” of the national emergency declaration Trump used to fund it.
- Proclamation reversing Trump’s ban on travel from predominantly Muslim countries.
- Proclamation declaring a National Day of Unity on Jan. 20, 2021.
- Memorandum directing the Office of Management and Budget to make recommendations to modernize regulatory processes.
- Memorandum extending the deferred deportation of Liberians through the end of June 2022.
- Memorandum to strengthen Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals for certain undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children.
- Jan. 21
- Executive order to identify supplies and accelerate the production of supplies needed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, including the vaccines and personal protective equipment.
- Executive order stating support for reopening schools, calling on the secretary of Education to work with elementary and secondary schools on how to reopen and stay open.
- Executive order calling on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue guidelines on COVID-19 for workplaces and establish an enforcement program for violations that put workers at risk.
- Executive order to require mask-wearing on certain modes of transportation and for international travelers to the U.S. to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before traveling.
- Executive order encouraging acceleration of the production of treatments for the coronavirus and expansion of access to therapies.
- Executive order establishing a COVID-19 testing board to increase test supply and bring manufacturing of tests to the U.S.
- Executive order directing the government to examine and prevent inequities in health care and services for communities of color and other marginalized groups, establishing within Health and Human Services a COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force.
- Executive order enhancing data collection and sharing among governmental agencies to strengthen public health infrastructure.
- Memorandum directing FEMA to cover states’ costs for the National Guard to assist in pandemic response.
- Jan. 22
- Executive order restoring collective bargaining power for federal employees, and directing the Office of Personnel Management to provide recommendations for achieving a $15 minimum wage for federal workers.
- Executive order promoting assistance from federal agencies to individuals, families and small businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Jan. 25
- Executive order reversing the Trump administration policy to ban transgender people from serving in the military.
- Executive order committing to investing in American companies and closing loopholes “that allow companies to offshore production and jobs while still qualifying for domestic preferences.”
- Proclamation to suspend the entry of noncitizens to the U.S. who were present in certain regions in the 14 days prior to their attempted entry, including: the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom (excluding overseas territories outside of Europe), the Republic of Ireland, the Federative Republic of Brazil, and the Republic of South Africa.
- Jan. 26
- Executive order directing the phase-out of private prisons by not renewing contracts from the Department of Justice. The order does not apply to other federal agencies, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- Memorandum condemning racism and xenophobia against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and instructing the Department of Health and Human Services to consider best practices to mitigate language in guidance that could further racism.
- Memorandum directing agencies to mitigate racial bias in federal housing policies.
- Memorandum recommitting the government to respecting tribal sovereignty.
- Jan. 27
- Executive order elevating climate change as a national security concern and committing to the goal of conservation goals.
- Executive order establishing the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
- Jan. 28
- Executive order to strengthen the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid by directing agencies to review any policies that may hinder access to the ACA and recommending the opening of a three-month enrollment period for uninsured Americans.
- Memorandum reversing the Trump administration’s “Mexico City Policy” that blocked funding to groups that include abortion services or information in their family-planning programs, and suggesting the reconsideration of policies that “impose undue restrictions on the use of Federal funds or women’s access to complete medical information.”
- History of Executive Orders
- Earth is about to lose its second moon, forever
- https://www.space.com/farewell-minimoon-so-2020
- Earth’s second moon will make a close approach to the planet next week before drifting off into space, never to be seen again.
- “What second moon,” you ask? Astronomers call it 2020 SO — a small object that dropped into Earth’s orbit about halfway between our planet and the moon in September 2020. Temporary satellites like these are known as minimoons, though calling it a moon is a bit deceptive in this case; in December 2020, NASA researchers learned that the object isn’t a space rock at all, but rather the remains of a 1960s rocket booster involved in the American Surveyor moon missions.
- This non-moon minimoon made its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 1 (the day before NASA identified it as the long-lost booster), but it’s coming back for one more victory lap, according to EarthSky.org. Minimoon 2020 SO will make a final close approach to Earth on Tuesday (Feb. 2) at roughly 140,000 miles (220,000 kilometers) from Earth, or 58% of the way between Earth and the moon.
- The booster will drift away after that, leaving Earth’s orbit entirely by March 2021, according to EarthSky. After that, the former minimoon will be just another object orbiting the sun. The Virtual Telescope Project in Rome will host an online farewell to the object on the night of Feb. 1.
- NASA learned that the object has made several close approaches to Earth over the decades, even coming relatively near in 1966 — the year that the agency launched its Surveyor 2 lunar probe on the back of a Centaur rocket booster. That gave scientists their first big clue that 2020 SO was man-made; they confirmed it after comparing the object’s chemical makeup with that of another rocket booster, which has been in orbit since 1971.
- Godspeed, minimoon 2020 SO. We built you. We abandoned you. And now, you abandon us.
- What Happens as the Moon Moves Away from the Earth?
- https://public.nrao.edu/ask/what-happens-as-the-moon-moves-away-from-the-earth/
- Question(s): The Earth’s moon is moving away from Earth by a few centimeters a year. Will it break free from Earth’s gravitational influence before our Sun turns into a red giant and fries the inner planets of our solar system?
- Purely a hypothetical question; if the Moon was to break away from the gravitational pull of Earth now, would it be drawn into its own orbit around the Sun or get drawn into the Sun or get flung out of the solar system all together. — David
- Answer(s): Laser ranging measurements of the change in the distance from the Earth to the Moon tell us that the Moon is moving away from the Earth at a rate of about 3.78 cm per year. Calculations of the evolution of the Earth/Moon system tell us that with this rate of separation that in about 15 billion years the Moon will stop moving away from the Earth. Now, our Sun is expected to enter its Red Giant phase in about 6 to 7 billion years. So, the answer to your first question is that the Sun will engulf the inner planets as its outer layers expand during its Red Giant phase before the Moon will stop moving away from the Earth.
- As for your second question, the fate of the Moon after being extracted from its orbit around the Earth depends upon exactly what the mechanism was that caused it to be removed from the Earth/Moon system. In general, though, I suspect that if the Moon broke away from the Earth it would end-up drawn into the Sun.
- Jeff Mangum
3. Creature Feature
Time Stamp: 53:37
- Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
- https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/leap-of-faith-william-friedkin-on-the-exorcist/33da179a71cbf924
- Log Line: A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, Leap of Faith explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin’s mind’s eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography as told by the man himself. The film marks the sixth feature documentary from Alexandre O. Philippe (78/52, Memory: The Origins of Alien), continuing his thoughtful analysis of iconic genre films.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10681070/, 7.6/10
- https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/leap_of_faith_2019, 92% Certified Fresh, 82% Audience Score
- It focuses on the art and design of storytelling
- User Review
- Excellent, informative, eye opening revealing, educational, historical doc on a film masterpiece!
- Anyone that’s ever watched 1973’s “The Exorcist” knows clearly it’s one of the best movies ever made and much has been said and discussed about it with thoughts, theories and influences. This latest “Shudder” exclusive doc filmed in 2019 is an excellent spot on a must see for any film historian buff or fan of the film! Interviews are given with director William Friedkin shown are clips and old behind the scenes film footage of the movie and other works and liked films of William. Plus he gives insights and revealing info that much of the public never knew the way he made the film and he even mentions his differences with writer William Peter Blatty. Also he mentions how other films, and culture influenced his making plus he talks of how fate and faith was all wrapped up in the outcome and success of the film. The art world and past radio works even helped influence the score of the film. Overall really packed with much info from William a must watch for any film or pop culture buff as it sheds light on one of the greatest movies ever made.
- -blanbrn
- Discuss the strength of an artist’s eye, how it’s not bound to one medium.