1. The Devil's Advocate

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* Practice Carnal Existence* When I reflect on what it means to be an animal, what it means to connect with nature, and what it means to live off of the land, I keep coming back to this phrase: Carnal Existence* It naturally stems from vital existence, the second Satanic Statement* The idea that we celebrate the here and now rather than an imaginary afterlife* But the subjects are core to what it means to be a human animal, as noted in the seventh Satanic Statement* Survival* Protection* I would define Carnal Existence as those practices or set of skills and knowledge that celebrate your more primitive nature.* Building Shelter* Purifying Water* Creating Fire* Securing Food* Protecting yourself* Sexual Expression* This is echoed in the first 2 tiers of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs* Physiological Needs* Safety Needs* Only after you are capable of understanding your Carnal needs and achieving them successfully can you them truly appreciate your vital needs:* Intimacy and Friends* Esteem* Self-Actualization

2. Infernal Informant

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* Merrick Garland vows to target white supremacists as attorney general* https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/21/merrick-garland-white-supremacists-attorney-general-senate-judiciary-hearing* At his Senate hearing on Monday, attorney general nominee Merrick Garland will pledge to prosecute “white supremacists and others” who attacked the US Capitol on 6 January, in support of Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn his election defeat.* The pledge was contained in Garland’s opening testimony for the session before the Senate judiciary committee, released on Saturday night.* “If confirmed,” Garland said, ‘I will supervise the prosecution of white supremacists and others who stormed the Capitol on 6 January – a heinous attack that sought to disrupt a cornerstone of our democracy: the peaceful transfer of power to a newly elected government.”* Five people including a police officer died as a direct result of the attack on the Capitol, before which Trump told supporters to “fight like hell” against the result of the presidential election. Trump lost to Joe Biden by 306-232 in the electoral college and by more than 7m ballots in the popular vote.* More than 250 participants in the Capitol riot have been charged. As NPR reported, “the defendants are predominantly white and male, though there were exceptions.* “Federal prosecutors say a former member of the Latin Kings gang joined the mob, as did two Virginia police officers. A man in a ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt took part, as did a Messianic Rabbi. Far-right militia members decked out in tactical gear rioted next to a county commissioner, a New York City sanitation worker, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist.”* In his testimony, Garland made reference to his role from 1995 to 1997 in supervising the prosecution of the perpetrators of the Oklahoma City Bombing, a white supremacist atrocity in which 168 people including 19 children were killed.* Trump was impeached for a second time on a charge of inciting an insurrection but was acquitted after only seven Republicans joined Democrats in the Senate in voting to convict, 10 short of the majority needed.* “It is a fitting time,” Garland said, “to reaffirm that the role of the attorney general is to serve the ...