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Tinctures (opens the original)
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Empathy and Fiction (opens the original)
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Lately and unbelievable, ‘empathy’ has become a bad word. In the mouths of MAGA elites—Musk, Trump, etc.—who seem to be, actually, incapable of empathy. I bet they aren’t, but have so solidified themselves against it that, at this point, it’s tantamount to incapability. They must realize, though, that this lack of empathetic ability in themselves is a critical human deficiency, a soul item they do not possess. But rather than taking up activities in which people might grow empathetically, they c
October 3rd (opens the original)
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Rescue Squad (opens the original)
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Fun (opens the original)
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