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wellspring

a horrible place that innocent teens are sent to to be tortured and "changed".
they make you work in the GARDENS!!
they make you muck stalls.
they have icky food that makes you rather have a food fight.
makes your parents go insane.
makes you wanna cry, but NOOO you have to suck it up!!
you have been a bad little girl,
your goin to wellspring!!!
NOOOO!!!! anywhere but wellspring!!
by held captive666 April 3, 2009
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WellSpring Consumer Healthcare

a privately held company focused on the development, manufacturing and marketing of consumer healthcare products
WellSpring Consumer Healthcare, a developer and marketer of leading over-the-counter and personal care brands, today announced the acquisition of a portfolio of well-recognized and trusted over-the-counter (OTC) skin care brands from Bayer AG
by SPrice1980 April 27, 2023
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WellSpring Consumer Healthcare

a developer and marketer of leading OTC and personal care brands in first aid, digestive health, and therapeutic skincare in the U.S. and Canada.
WellSpring Consumer Healthcare Acquires Iconic OTC Skin Care Brands from Bayer
by SPrice1980 April 27, 2023
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Poisoning the Wellspring

A sophisticated form of "poisoning the well" conducted by dominant, hegemonic groups against subordinate or non-hegemonic groups. It involves preemptively discrediting an entire position, community, or field of inquiry by labeling it as "pseudoscience," "conspiracy theory," "flat-earthism," or similar pejorative tags, regardless of the actual validity of the arguments. This is done through legal, rhetorical, or institutional means to protect the status quo and dismiss challenges without engagement. It's a power move, not a truth-seeking one, designed to cut off dissent at the source by making its proponents seem inherently ridiculous or dangerous before they can even speak.
Example: "When the independent researchers presented data on the drug's side effects, the pharmaceutical giant didn't debate the science. They launched a full envenenando a nascente campaign, funding articles that lumped the researchers in with anti-vaxxers and crystal healers. Suddenly, anyone questioning the drug was 'anti-science,' and the actual data was never examined." Poisoning the Wellspring
by Abzugal January 30, 2026
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