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Do the apologist test

In a new detoxification and especially defermentation phase. Veer and I notice that when the yeast cultures in the body weaken, your sense of smell always increases sharply. You suddenly smell all sorts of things, amazing really. My theory is that the yeasts attach themselves to the lymphatic system and thus also clog your finer nasal ducts. If you approach yeast as an entity, it would have motive for that too: yeasts like nothing better than sugars and hollow calories, and a functioning nose gets in the way of that feast. They put yeast in so many things for a reason – really check it out, in soups, in crisps, everywhere you look they shove yeast in. In things that really don’t need yeast.

Recall then that on the RIVM site, it was reported that the government is training yeasts that can manufacture ‘new forms of THC and Opiates’. Dwell for a moment on the possibilities such trained yeasts present for breeding a lukewarm disinterested masses. No no, not a conspiracy theory – pure science.

Right at this moment you can take the apologist test on yourself. After all, an apologist will now say: it won’t be all that bad, will it? They’re not that evil, are they? Um, who are not that evil? The guys who brought us Abu Graib and Guantanamo Bay?

No, if it is technically possible and there are no laws against it then we are screwed. And that’s the case. There is no law about trained yeasts in food.

For this reason, I cannot take very seriously the people talking about nanotechnology in those vaccinations. I can understand their concerns, but the idea that the parasite needed that vaccination to reach them is very amateurish. Believe me that is a joke to them – what that corona time was in reality was a test to see how good their grip on humanity is.

You know the phenomenon: you ask a simple physics question, like ‘how can three steel towers collapse demolition-style from two planes’ and you get the answer: ‘Covfefe’ and a confused look. And a millisecond later, you are blocked or your listener is googling for a new kitchen appliance.

In psychology, such a reaction is also called ‘cognitive dissonance’. The consequences of a particular idea are so profound that a person can only push the thought away, But what is cognitive dissonance called on such a massive scale?

Dissonance is organised substantially by country, really – if you go asking around in Turkey, 99% of all people believe that 911 was an inside job. Here it is exactly the opposite. Anyone who doesn’t care about that belongs in a mental hospital, I think. I’m serious – anyone who simply doesnt care about being manipulated and propagandised should commit him or herself to an environment where such level of control is standardised.

It’s good to see my old teacher KRS One (who is from New York) thinks it was an inside job. He has a lot of courage, this fellow lion, and we should applaud him for that:

Castles Get Kicked in the Bricks each Summer

Let’s face it: some backpacks just carry your stuff. This one tells your entire life philosophy in one ridiculous, multilingual joke. Imagine strolling into a museum, a bus stop, or your ex's new wedding—with a bag that declares, in ten languages, that castles are always the losers of summer.

Why? Because deep down, you know:

  • Tourists always win.
  • History has a sense of humor.
  • And you, my friend, are not carrying your lunch in just any nylon sack—you’re carrying it in a medieval meltdown on your shoulders.

This backpack says:

  • “I’ve been to four castles, hated three, and got kicked out of one for asking where the dragons were.”
  • “I appreciate heritage sites, but I also think they could use a bit more slapstick.”
  • “I’m cute, I’m moopish, and I will absolutely picnic on your parapet.”

It’s absurd.
It’s philosophical.
It holds snacks.

In short, it’s not just a backpack—it’s a mobile monument to glorious collapse.

And honestly? That’s what summer’s all about.

Philosophy thirts

Feeling surveilled? Alienated by modernity? Accidentally started explaining biopolitics at brunch again? Then it’s time to proudly declare your loyalties (and your exhaustion) with our iconic “I’m with Fuckold” shirt.

This tee is for those who’ve:

  • Said “power is everywhere” in a non-BDSM context.
  • Tried to explain Discipline and Punish to their cat.
  • Secretly suspect the panopticon is just their neighbour with binoculars.

Wearing this shirt is a cry of love, rebellion, and post-structural despair. It says:
“Yes, I’ve read Foucault. No, I will not be okay.”

Stay tuned for more philosophical shirts and backpacks, as we at Benders are working on an entire collection that will make even the ghost of Hegel raise an eyebrow.

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