#CRS reports

[govtshutdown]

CRS Report R48214

Overview of Continuing Appropriations for FY2025 (Division A of P.L. 118-83)

The Congressional Research Service breaks down the first part of the continuing resolution extending Federal funding until Dec. 20th.

[utilitycaster]

"welcome back to Exandria Unlimited: Divergence. We've just been crying our asses off" yeah that is the vibe

[kogglyuffs]

hi roguefort fans, its me again

[sparring-spirals]

Ahhh, Bell's Hells. Never change your absolutely batshit way of dropping deeply baffling information on people and then breezing past it while they reel in shock <3

never ever <3

[acharliek]

I love incorporating my niche interests into AUs lol

VM summer camp au coming to a fanfic site near you at an indeterminate date in the future

[andi-o-geyser]

“oh the gods are bad the gods are bad” i actually realized i dont give a fuck. crazy concept i actually realized i do not give a fuck lmaooo. people have lived not liking or worshipping the gods for so many fucking years its actually CRAZY like people honestly just go about their day to day lives. they believe or they don't! big whoop! they just care about the price of milk and if the world isn't ending!!

[shellem15]

Anyways--do you think Asmodeus picks his champions based on how much they remind him of his siblings?

Cause like, obviously Zerxus The Redemption Paladin has Everlight parallels. But also Asmo quite explicitly compared him to the Dawnfather with the whole arrogance thing, not to mention the whole paternal projection/condescension thing he's got going on.

And also, Teven Klask kinda fits this model too in a weird way??? Like, his stern demeanor and big ego is also kinda Dawnfather??? From a very outsider perspective that is, like if all you knew about him was the temple at Hearthdell. (Obviously Teven is nothing like the Dawnfather in actuality). He fits the model very loosely, but I don't get the vibes that he's one of Asmo's favorites anyways so maybe there's more leeway.

Also, both Zexus and Teven are big strong paladins, and I'm just gonna say, Dawnfather in his most classical depictions (not talking baby boi Ayden, here) matches that description pretty well.

Asmo, buddy, I think your obsession is showing.

[strawbie-doodle]

devastating hit to chetney x ashton nation

[neinofthem]

things that i want to be spoiled for:

if/when essek shows up, how long he’s there for, how big of a role does he play

new character art

if the intro is updated

no plot details or anything specific please. please. please.

[scattergoriesofevil]

Sam Riegel, Episode 87: I can ritual cast! I could have been doing this THE WHOLE TIME.

I would like to see more people play wizards on this show. Someone sitting down for C4 with a spell book and nothing left to lose.

[govtshutdown]

CRS Report R48176

FY2025 Appropriations Status: In Brief

An update from the Congressional Research Service posted on Sept. 30th, the end of the Fiscal Year.

[rainbowcaleb]

if they go to Aeor I will scream. you will hear me. it does not matter where on this globe you are located.

[utilitycaster]

Eh, I doubt this will stop them but I'll cover the alleged hypocrisy since they appear to be harassing other people as well before going to bed.

[description: reblog from harassing-little-hypocrite. The real question is why was the little hypocrite so upset about Imodna in the first place? There is only one answer to that question, and the little hypocrite refuses to give any reasonable alternative. Sure, it made sense to criticize Imodna before, it really left a lot to be desired. But now, there is a new ship that, at best, has all the problems Imodna had. Why is the little hypocrite a fan of one ship but has never stopped shitting on the other? What is different about them, really?]

I assume "little hypocrite" is referring to me, because it was a reblog of my post, but given the URL it might be the poster talking about themselves in the third person like Elmo does. Who can say, really.

Anyway, I agree, Imodna does leave a lot to be desired. I'm not upset; I think it's boring but it also only comes up for like two minutes every other episode.

What's different about Fearne and Ashton: To be clear, I don't consider this an OTP, I don't have strong investment in it being endgame, I absolutely don't expect it to be monogamous, and honestly if it jumped straight into Undying Devotion To Each Other next episode instead of making out and having more interesting conversations I'd be immediately turned off. But right now? They've had a conversation of substance, they discussed their goals in concrete ways, they've had a silly flirty thing going on with the stealing game throughout the campaign (even when I thought the fanon of the ship sucked - which I still do - I felt a hookup would be fun but anything deeper would be contrived), and, perhaps most crucially, they can express frustrations with each other. My issue with Imodna has always been that they have the same boring-ass conversation in slightly different configurations over and over, the two potentially interesting conflicts they had fizzled out like a cheap whoopie cushion, and god, I'm so bored. Fearne and Ashton have conflict. That's the main thing I've wanted from Imodna - I've said that repeatedly - and they've failed to deliver. That's the difference.

Anyone can look through my blog and find plenty of other F/F ships I've enjoyed greatly; I happen to dislike this particular one. There's plenty of straight ships I think suck as well. It's deeply irresponsible to co-opt the language of social justice over stupid fandom wank; you sure aren't helping lesbians in any material way through this, that's for certain, if this is what I considered fun I'd develop literally any other hobby, and it does not really worry me what you think of me given that you don't know me in real life and as such have no basis to pass such judgments with authority.

It's interesting that for a ship where so many shippers seem desperate for more approval from the fandom, multiple Imodna shippers like you are simultaneously out here asking the question "what if I made myself as unpleasant as possible?" (I know you say you find it leaves a lot to be desired, but given that you're specifically mad that I like a different ship more than Imodna...yeah, sure.) Not sure if you're the old fandom bottom-feeder or a new one, but man, people who were neutral on Imodna have begun to sour on it because it's getting a reputation for being the ship of choice for clowns like you, and it's only going to keep getting worse, and people who prefer other things are going to just keep blocking you and write meta and fic for their ships and you'll get less and less.

[astrid-beck]

Matthew Mercer didn't have to make Astrid disguised as a man that one time but he did. It's the little things.

[bloodresin]

I scrolled back 9 years into this blog a couple days ago and I regblogged a post, 8 or 9 years ago, about Sicily and another image of a specific cathedral. not knowing 6 years later I would go to Sicily and also go to that specific cathedral (unknowingly also. never knew the name of the place or what city/country it was in - just thought it was pretty) which just happened to be within walking distance of my hostel in Palermo and also take a picture of the same damn area of the same cathedral.

[alovesreading]

leave it to me to make a fic i wrote my whole personality… BUT isn’t she stunning?!?!?!