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28 votes
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US real estate agents compensation challenged in suit from Joe Biden Department of Justice
12 votes -
Minneapolis has a YIMBY message for America: Build more houses and get rid of suburban-style zoning and inflation will disappear
28 votes -
Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100
83 votes -
US Supreme Court case SEC v Jarkesy threatens the role of adminstrative law judges
14 votes -
Israeli spyware firm NSO demands “urgent” meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken amid Gaza war lobbying effort
22 votes -
Amazon is warning employees they risk undermining their own promotion prospects unless they return to the office (RTO) for three days a week, as was mandated by CEO Andy Jassy months ago
60 votes -
There are no laws against deepfake pornography in the US
30 votes -
New York Film Critics Circle names ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Best Film; Christopher Nolan Best Director
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Two documentaries about Twin Flames Universe. Is the Michigan based group a new cult?
Prime has the documentary "Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe" while Netflix is running "Escaping Twin Flames" which were produced by different investigative reporters but...
Prime has the documentary "Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe" while Netflix is running "Escaping Twin Flames" which were produced by different investigative reporters but take a similar approach to exposing this new group. Both rely on the testimony of ex members of the group to expose the founders power and control and how things changed when the group wasn't working out as they planned.
Apparently the group has a strong presence on facebook and there is also an entire reddit sub for its adherents.
I watched both of these multi part documentaries and was fascinated by the origin and rise of this group. The founders, Jeff and Megan (who now goes by Shaleia) are preying on the desperation of mostly female followers who are desperately seeking their 'one and only true love', their "twin flame". Using a technique of turning all hurts and pains inward the pair asserts they will help heal people who will practice their 'mirroring' technique.
But it starts to get really strange. Shaleia appears to be the one who started with the 'spiritual' aspect of the enterprise and Jeff appears to be the one with a fervent entrepreneurial bent who has turned it into a money making proposition.
They were living in a run down apartment when they began, but now a few years later, have bought a large home with a lake view in Michigan, with Jeff boasting about his Corvette and Porsche in the driveway. Even stranger, they have people living and working in their house to keep their enterprise running. There are shades of other religious communities with a strong 'messianic' leader that have started this way with Waco being mentioned in the documentary. Jeff even suggests, very strongly, that he may be the Christ.
The adherents pay for private or group facetime sessions with Jeff and Shaleia and are encouraged to take their video courses, which can be anywhere from $100 to $8,888. And those who have taken on the role of being life coaches under them are also encouraged to find more life coaches - it seems to be a combination of multi level marketing, religion and some kind of mass delusional 'teaching' to desperate and gullible people.
Jeff and Shaleia encourage people in their group to cut off relationships with anyone who is not supportive of Twin Flames, a sure sign of a cult, and there are several testimonials from hurting parents who are desperate to be back in touch with their children.
And in probably the strangest twist, when very few people were finding their "twin flame" to be responding, Jeff proclaimed that their twin flame already was part of the group - but since most of the group were women, he insisted that several of the women pair up and that one of them was now a "divine male", to the point of asking some to change their clothes, hair and go by a new male name.
It's all quite fascinating, and I couldn't believe that in an age where information on cults and cult activity is so easy to find, that so many people would be sucked into Twin Flames Universe and not see the control and manipulation going on in their lives.
Both are well worth watching but if you only have time for one, I'd recommend Prime's documentary - seems to be a bit more professionally produced.
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According to IRS leaked US data Warren Buffett sometimes privately traded stocks that Berkshire Hathaway was buying and selling
14 votes -
NYC budget cuts will close some composting programs
8 votes -
Leo P and King of Sludge of Too Many Zooz - Workin on a new tune in Herald Square station (2023)
8 votes -
$15 tolls likely for nation’s first congestion pricing program
13 votes -
Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools.
27 votes -
Sebastian Stan to play a young Donald Trump in Ali Abbasi film 'The Apprentice'; Jeremy Strong and Maria Bakalova also cast
8 votes -
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says trans kids are “children of God” "The way these Super PACS and my opponent went about their campaign was just mean, gross, and cruel."
22 votes -
Nom nom nom. What’s the deal with Cookie Monster’s cookies?
28 votes -
Our favorite outdoor adventure books for every US state
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Traders are betting that GameStop will jump 50% within two weeks
14 votes -
Not your grandma’s granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU ‘apartment buildings’
16 votes -
Maryland is making a $27.2 million investment in devices as part of an effort to ensure residents have the technology to access reliable, high-speed internet.
16 votes -
Charlie Munger dies at age 99
9 votes -
2023 Gotham Awards: ‘Past Lives’ wins Best Feature
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The US Supreme Court case seeking to shut down wealth taxes before they even exist, has potential to end existing tax worth hundreds of billions
33 votes -
Sarah Silverman hits stumbling block in AI copyright infringement lawsuit against Meta
45 votes -
Houston Public Library launches self-service book kiosk at Hobby Airport
9 votes -
Missiles fired from Yemen toward US warship that responded to attack on commercial tanker
15 votes -
In the face of mounting climate risks, the US insurance safety net is falling apart
42 votes -
Years ago, the all-white judges of a Louisiana appellate court decided, in secret, to systematically ignore petitions filed by prisoners, most of them black
83 votes -
Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency as striking workers halted the delivery of licence plates of new vehicles manufactured by the US automaker
29 votes -
‘Songbirds & Snakes’ reigns supreme over Thanksgiving stretch with $42m five-day; ‘Napoleon’ steps on Disney’s ‘Wish’ with $32m+
20 votes -
Is Los Angeles’ transit Olympics-ready?
13 votes -
Naïka – 1+1 [Acoustic Performance] (2023)
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NASA mission excels at spotting greenhouse gas emission sources
23 votes -
Inside OpenAI, a rift between billionaires and altruistic researchers unravelled over the future of artificial intelligence
20 votes -
Food that was eaten at the first Thanksgiving - American groundnut
17 votes -
Easton area lights up night sky with bonfire ahead of 116th Thanksgiving football game
8 votes -
A potentially fatal mystery illness in dogs is spreading in the US. It starts with a cough.
52 votes -
In Cold War II, the US risks playing the Soviet role
16 votes -
The Day After - Forty years ago my father scared 100 million viewers in America
24 votes -
Two people in vehicle that exploded at NY/Canada border crossing declared dead at scene
21 votes -
US National Transportation Safety Board calls on automakers to install speed-limiting tech in new vehicles
32 votes -
We went to Wasteland Weekend, a post-apocalypse themed LARP festival
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Tom Hardy, Austin Butler and Jodie Comer New Regency pic ‘The Bikeriders’ zooms over to Focus Features
5 votes -
Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO with new board members
47 votes -
Sam Altman will join Microsoft to lead a new advanced Al research team following his ouster from OpenAl, CEO Satya Nadella said
52 votes -
Cybersecurity firm CEO pleads guilty to hacking hospitals to boost his company's business
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Scientists have found a ‘sleeping giant’ of environmental problems: Earth is getting saltier
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‘Star Wars’ vet Dave Filoni named Lucasfilm chief creative officer
23 votes