Stories Sold Cheap

shortest possible story is that he he got arrested and hospitalized after walking around outside at night, MAYBE having 'an episode', MAYBE he was drunk, maybe he was high, maybe he was just being loud, who knows. Dude was outside at night in boxers and cowboy boots and that's all he did to "invite" police interaction.

But cops claimed he assaulted them so he gets arrested. Then goes to the hospital. Then goes back into custody.

And then he's not heard of for a while, then days later says he's out and okay. But facing FELONY charges!

Almost a year later, Lil Nas X is out of a mental health rehab program, looking good, saying he feels really good, and seems to be on the way up after all of this. I'm really happy for him. I hope he has good genuine support in his life through family, friends, and folks rooting on him that he can count on.

I am really disappointed but not surprised how quickly a lot of media support for him disappeared, especially queer papers. An interview from before the police incident really highlighted how many people wanted him to fail and wanted to see him fall, including certain pockets within communities that should have has his back.

and a big fuck-you to religions where their entire thing is being community-focused.

Most people who believe in pacifism also still believe in national and personal self defense, a la Ukraine and Iran. They just want to eliminate the need for it...which is why the UN is supposed to exist, to resolve these things.

The UN can't do it because of the Security Council, where a group of nations have veto power but others don't, and because they lack their own military. But when there's a level playing field, they have had some success as well.

At minimum about 4.5 thousand people liked this without reblogging it.

Progress.