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ALLATONCENESS

what if "collapsing" is just what changing looks like sometimes?

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Emi Ruff
Feb 17, 2026
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<<FYI, this essay mentions some of the latest updates from the Epstein case files, and therefore has references to different crimes against children and innocent adults,, including trafficking, sale, eugenics practices, and various aspects of medicalized torture; I don’t normally do content warnings, because the world is what it is, but this warranted one. Oh, and like most people processing this moment of insanity, things are moving quickly and I’m in a weird headspace, so sorry for the inevitable typos …>>

Detroit (photo by Emi Ruff)

“They’ve got your attention
And they’re not giving it back
They’ve got our attention
And they really, really hate Disney
They’ve got my attention
And I think I love it
”

“Allatonceness” by Arab Strap (2024)

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