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Here's the final part to the Fleetwood Mac deep dive.

Watch the Silver Springs Video: 1997 "The Dance" vs. 2003's Boston Show https://www.tiktok.com/@m0dser/video/7437140094764469536:

Official 1997 Silver Springs Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDwi-8n054s

THE SOURCES:

Fleetwood Mac Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac

1997 Interview for Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fleetwood-mac-back-on-the-chain-gang-243176/5/

Lindsay + Stevie's Relationship Timeline: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-09-10/stevie-nicks-lindsey-buckingham-relationship-timeline

Reddit timeline breakdown by an amazing user: https://www.reddit.com/r/FleetwoodMac/comments/12yd1ab/that_silver_springs_the_moment_stevie_nicks_knew/

Various Stevie Nicks Quotes: http://www.inherownwords.com/lindsey.htm

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The Stevie Nicks + Lindsay Buckingham lore runs DEEP. Here's part 3.

THE SOURCES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fleetwood-mac-back-on-the-chain-gang-243176/5/

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-09-10/stevie-nicks-lindsey-buckingham-relationship-timeline

http://www.inherownwords.com/lindsey.htm

https://www.tiktok.com/@michellegomez.simppp/video/7477581755222936840

https://www.reddit.com/r/FleetwoodMac/comments/12yd1ab/that_silver_springs_the_moment_stevie_nicks_knew/

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Fleetwood Mac lore runs DEEP and today we're breaking it down from the beginning.

Part 1: Peter Green creates a band, does some bad drugs, and quits the band. The guitarist does some bad drugs, quits the band and joins a cult. The rest of the band keeps touring and putting out albums every six months because apparently there were also good drugs at the time.

Part 2: The new guy has an affair with Fleetwood's wife so the band breaks up and Fake Fleetwood Mac takes over. The OG Fleetwood Mac sues their manager for their name. They settle out of court and hire Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks and record an album titled "Fleetwood Mac" which does really well. Like, chart-topping well. They're facing increased pressure to create a follow up hit and all of their personal relationships start to fall apart. They decide to air their dirty laundry and create Rumours which does even better than their other smash hit. They got a grammy and charted for 30

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Green_(musician)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Spencer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_McVie

https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a42977664/fleetwood-mac-timeline/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_elm_md_pmx_hybd_mix_us_20071786260&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20076302534&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtpLABhC7ARIsALBOCVp66ZaJM2lsCY1Twljnoj8GemOzPt-Vec6ZdLa0yVmv2MWffDuLgNwaAozqEALw_wcB

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Fleetwood Mac lore runs DEEP and today we're breaking it down from the beginning.

Part 1: Peter Green creates a band, does some bad drugs, and quits the band. The guitarist does some bad drugs, quits the band and joins a cult. The rest of the band keeps touring and putting out albums every six months because apparently there were also good drugs at the time.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Green_(musician)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Spencer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_McVie

https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a42977664/fleetwood-mac-timeline/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_elm_md_pmx_hybd_mix_us_20071786260&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20076302534&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtpLABhC7ARIsALBOCVp66ZaJM2lsCY1Twljnoj8GemOzPt-Vec6ZdLa0yVmv2MWffDuLgNwaAozqEALw_wcB

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There's been an uptick in far-right/christo-fascist content on almost all of my various feeds lately. I've personally got a VERY niche "far left"/"abolitionist" social media feed, but recently this wildly problematic propaganda has been sneaking into every corner. But it's not just me.

Trump appointed a grifter to sell "prayer" that would heal your illnesses and give you wealth for the ridiculously egregious cost of $1000. This person is an official white house representative being paid very well by our hard earned tax dollars. Mark Wahlberg and Gwen Stefani are selling a subscription based prayer app. A pastor sold "God Coin" crypto scheme and rug pulled his supporters.

Spoiler alert: God's grace isn't hidden behind a paywall.

Independent Journalist to support: https://www.propublica.org/

Activist to support: Bree Newsome: https://x.com/breenewsome?lang=en

More Progressive Pastors to support: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/28/us/politics/black-pastors-biden-gaza-israel.html

THE SOURCES:

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/03/31/trump-white-house-faith-advisor/

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gwen-stefani-teams-catholic-app-193050197.html

https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/03/paula-white-house-faith-passover-video-supernatural-blessing-prosperity-gospel-exodus/

https://baptistnews.com/article/trumps-faith-adviser-selling-seven-easter-blessings-for-1000-gift/

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The four common phases of political evolution are:

That's sad,

That's fucked up,

Fuck this shit,

How do we get free?

Original source was removed but here's a repost from another great creator: https://www.instagram.com/ijeomaoluo/p/C9VPQIZPE5z/?img_index=10

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Today I'm sharing a few techniques that can help to build a healthier relationship with me and my screens.

Putting a rubber band or hair tie around your phone is a cheap and super effective way to increase your mindfulness of your usage.

20-20-20 rule. Every 20 minutes, take a 20 second break looking at something 20 feet away.

Having an alternative available builds the muscle of doing other activities rather than scrolling every single time our hands are idle.

Turn off notifications. Delete apps you don't want to spend so much time on. Set screentime limits. Use an app to gamify your habits. Don't use your phone as an alarm clock. Put your phone on grayscale.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness strategies, and somatic therapy may help in certain circumstances, as well.

The main resource: https://www.addictioncenter.com/behavioral-addictions/screen-addiction/

More techniques: https://nosidebar.com/phone-addiction/

And one last resource: https://www.helpguide.org/mental-health/addiction/smartphone-addiction

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"Screen use is a complex phenomenon with a continuum of behaviors ranging from severe use to complete abstinence. Some forms of use are safer than others and this should be discussed with children upfront. Remember that use and unhealthy use aren’t the same as addiction." - Kevin Y Xu , Tiffany Tedrick, Jessica A Gold

Screen Use and Social Media “Addiction” in the Era of TikTok: What Generalists Should Know: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10743327/

Differences in Screen "Addiction" in the Past 15 Years: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10815312/

Children's screen "addictions": https://www.nicklauschildrens.org/campaigns/safesound/blog/why-are-kids-so-addicted-to-screens

Addiction Center insights on screen addictions: https://www.addictioncenter.com/behavioral-addictions/screen-addiction/

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Lately, I’ve found myself using the internet less like a learning machine with limitless potential and more like a hypnosis machine slowly stealing my limitless potential.

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Instead of worrying about flawlessly juggling all the balls in your life, try to figure out if any of the glass balls are replaceable, or if you have any backup to help you balance or tidy or judge which balls need to be gently set down for a while.

And if you step on some glass and feel some pain -You feeling pain isn’t a signal of failure but a reminder you’re human. 

Is it possible to lower the stakes? Can you downgrade a glass ball from needing perfection to just needing completion? Can you put on a pair of shoes to protect yourself from these inevitable drops? Through boundary setting, therapists, community aid, etc.

You feeling overwhelmed is a sign you’re paying attention, which is more than most people can say. Society has a way of telling us we’re doing a bad job no matter how well we’re doing, so let’s do better at reclaiming our agency over that feeling. Arbitrary timelines aside, what really matters? Socially mandated achievements aside, what do you really want?

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