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May 3Liked by Justin Smith-Ruiu

This was hilarious — thank you so much. I’m dying here. No, I mean that litera

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May 3Liked by Justin Smith-Ruiu

I checked Jonathan Egid's writings on the issue of Zera Yacob, and he seems to lean to the side defending that he was the real deal, and his book not a forgery. I recommend Isaac Samuel's recent post for those interested in the debate https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-radical-philosophy-of-the-hatata

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I just read the Heller piece and wow—what a brilliant article. I’m honestly not sure if I even believe all of it. It seems…dare I say it…metafictional!? The activities of the Birds are just too cool, like, this is something that actually exists, that people do in 2024? Amazing. I’m going to go and perform my first Standard Protocol somewhere now.

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We should get you initiated into the practice!

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founding

Just tell me how!

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Will be in touch when an occasion arises!

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academic philosophy <spit>

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