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Tessa Fights Robots (Philosophy, Health, Spirit) · Aug 11, 2026

Politically Homeless: A Love Letter to My Peeps

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Tessa Lena · Tessa Fights Robots (Philosophy, Health, Spirit)

That’s it. I’ve had it with divide and conquer.

Yes, I am just one person in a tired, angry, stressed out world but in this polarized world that tries to yell at you the minute you get out of line, I stand with you, my friend.

My IRL social circles and my Substack audience are ethnically, religiously, politically, and ideologically diverse. And I am going to keep it this way.

It’s very 20th-century-like. It’s sweet. It’s functional. It’s happy, low-key. It’s like that non-stressful place from a long time ago where we could argue about things for an hour—then switch the topic, have a laugh together, and raise a drink to everyone’s health.

YES, I AM GONNA KEEP IT THIS WAY.

I’m a living, thinking, feeling being whose emotions and opinions are my own. Not any political party’s own, not any pundit’s own, not even my peers’ own—my own.

My world is a world where we’re all unique, where we don’t need opinion bosses or classification robots in our heads to color-code our thoughts. I cannot be c…

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