#Disney Sidekick Polls

[disney-is-mylife]

Alas, with only 12 options, I had to leave out several possible candidates. I did not count most talking animals (Jiminy being the big exception because, well, he doesn't exactly LOOK like a cricket, does he?), nor did I count any robots, aliens, or superheroes/humans. This poll only features characters that are either magical themselves or could only exist in mythologies/fairytales.

(I also did not count any Alice in Wonderland characters, despite considering the Cheshire Cat, because none of them count as "companions" to Alice, more like weird residents she bumps into on her journey down the rabbit hole.)

And as for any other options.... honestly, I just ran out of space and wanted to include from as many eras of Disney animation as possible lol ^^"

Happy voting! ❤

Disney 20th Century Animal Sidekick Poll!!

Disney 20th Century (Other) Animal Sidekick Poll!!

Disney 21st Century Sidekick Poll!!

Disney (Other) "Magical" Companions Poll!!

[locitapurplepink]

Listen to these songs first then vote !

[hotvintagepoll]

Richard Haydn (The Sound of Music)—Richard Haydn scrungles because Uncle Max scrungles.

Don Knotts (The Incredible Mr. Limpet, The Ghost and Mr Chicken, The Reluctant Astronaut)—Just look at him. He's just a lil scrungly guy. Also he started entertaining as a ventriloquist, and there's nothing scrunglier than a ventriloquist. In all seriousness, Don Knotts' career is singularly unique. His speaking voice was iconic, and he used it to his advantage and played it up -- see also the included YouTube link to his small role in No Time for Sergeants [link]. He not only played second fiddle comedic character roles, but also played leading comedic character roles. He didn't need a sidekick for his movies but he could *be* the sidekick if needed. That's key to Scrungly Little Guy™ behavior, in my opinion. Knotts undoubtedly influenced many comedians and sitcom characters in both his lifelong film and TV career -- and I do mean lifelong, as his final role was in 2006, the year he passed away! In the 70s, he became a frequently used actor in live action Disney comedy films for kids like The Apple Dumpling Gang and appeared in many children's programs. Knotts was said to be one of the nicest guys in Hollywood, which is important for Scrungly Little Guy™ lore.

This is round 1 of the contest. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. If you're confused on what a scrungle is, or any of the rules of the contest, click here.

[additional submitted propaganda + scrungly videos under the cut]

Richard Haydn:

Don Knotts:

TBH, I was first introduced to Don knotts in things like three's company, the og Scooby-Doo cartoons, and later on that Disney chicken little movie. He's probably most remembered from his time on the Andy griffith show. But just look at him! Don't you just wanna put him situations?

When you say scrungly his face is just what immediately pops into my head

Don Knotts plays in most if not all of his filmography someone who is kinda dull-witted, afraid of his own shadow, or kind of cowardly. He is the scrungliest of scrungly people!  

[crossovershipstournament]

ROUND 3: SIDE 2: Jiminy Cricket (Pinocchio)/Timothy Q. Mouse (Dumbo) VS Megaman (Megaman)/Pit (Kid Icarus)

Propaganda for Jiminy Cricket/Timothy Q. Mouse:

This ask! So cute!

Also this ask~!

I swear to god, this has nothing to do with the Jimmy Timmy Power Hour thing, I came up with the ship separate from that. So like, as someone who grew up watching both movies, I was like "There are similar elements to these movies." "These two characters are kinda similar." "You know, I wonder how these two would interact, given their similar circumstances." "Yeah, they'd def bond over talks of the kids they watch over and such." "Perhaps the two would be besties." "Wait, both appeared in Dumbo's hat in the opening of The Mickey Mouse Club? Awesome!" "Hold on, maybe they could also be an interesting romantic couple." "I am writing stuff in my head and also a fic and doing art as we speak." "There are old Disney comics that have them interacting, I am on Cloud Nine right now." "This is my ship, I love them. They are both not straight. They're besties. They're trying their best." And here we are. I'd be more than happy to make art specifically for the polls if asked/contacted. Otherwise, I'd be happy to direct your attention to those old comics and stuff. And I'd be more than happy to also elaborate/talk more about 'em when asked.

#hi! my partner submitted Jimothy! please vote for them!

Cute art!

To the person who's drawn the cute chibified art of them, thank you for doing prop off gander today. I've been sick in bed all day and completely forgot.

So hi! Yes, hello. I came up with Jimothy several years ago and was the one to submit the prior propaganda to the blog. These two have been in so many scenarios in my mind, y'all have no idea. They are so small. They are both mentor figures (more or less). They, uh, small. Even outside the ship dynamic, I can imagine them being amazing friends. Did you know that prior to their Disney work, both of their original voice actors (Cliff Edwards for Jiminy, Edward Brophy for Timothy) were in a live-action film with Buster Keaton? That has nothing to do with the ship, that's just a fun fact. I would have more to say, but like I said, still sick. Please vote Jimothy.

More art!

TINY DAD SIDEKICKS

#OH THATS SUCH A CUTE SHIP ACTUALLY??? #TINY MENTORS..... AWWW..... #YEAH IM ON TEAM TINY MENTORS #VOTE JIMINY AND TIMOTHY

Uhm hi, please vote for Timothy and Jim…PLEASE!! They are literally so cute together :0) just two little dads living their best lives

Even more art!

#they are from the 40s…so old and in love Jimothy is a couple you can fit in your pocket. To be honest, I'm just glad they made it past round 1. This silly lil crossover ship I've made sure has grown over the years, huh. I'm super-glad that it's gotten so much love over the years. No matter what the outcome is, I love you guys.

#jimothy SWEEP

Propaganda for Megaman/Pit:

This ask, which includes the art used in the bracket image!

Oh my god. This one came immediately to mind. Idk how big the ship is now, but I remember like seeing it everywhere back when Super Smash Bros Ultimate was like popular on Tumblr/Twitter. I think it was originally a crackship cause both of them were in Captain N (a cartoon), but it’s like a serious thing now. Literally all it took was one interaction between them (there’s like dialogue you can get if you do some combination when you play as Pit) which is just Pit gushing about Mega Man. It’s cute. And honestly kind of iconic

#MEGAPIT ?? good for them #go back in time and tell kid me the ship he came up with on a whim would be in a tumblr bracket :'3

#megapit sweep!

#megapit nation let's pokémon go to the polls #let's give it for a wholesome and iconic crackship

#MEGAPIT NATION RISE. RISE. RISE #MEGAPIT

#MEGAPIT!!!1!

#MEGAPIT NATION RISE UP

#c'mon megapit nation #sure they may lose but let's get them some votes anyways!

#vote for the boys people!!! #let's get them as far as possible

Art Credit: Jiminy/Timothy pic from the Disney comics Megaman/Pit art by @/farraigeart

[yen-sids-tournament]

Greetings Greetings!

We are excited to start a second Tournament! That being said we were looking at some of the other similar tournaments and have a couple/few ideas we want to pursue, all of which we are hoping to eventually get to.

This would be similar to our first tournament. it would include the hybrid films like Mary Poppins which are mainly live action.

This would not be strictly romantic nor canon (but we would prioritize pairs from the same movie/franchise)

Time for the horses and cats to shine! Get us Meeko v Hei Hei! We want to see Gus (the mouse) face off against Cri-Kee!

This is where the comic relief or emotional support characters show up. Mushu, Gurgi, Dopey, Terk! And it would not necessarily be limited to one per movie initially.

It says what it is! Ignore the first movie, let's look at what happens after the Happily Ever After! (or in some cases, before)

Note, just because one of these wins, does not guarantee it will be the next tournament. The poll is mainly to gage interest.

[thevaudevilledemon]

Disney Duel 2; Round 5 of 15: The Hero the Disguise could not Hide

Yes, I'm putting the caveats in the poll options now, it just makes things easier, but yeah both combatants get their cuddly animal sidekick and their trusty steed.

[regallibellbright]

You know, I'm not even saying this because I have a stake in this, but for whatever reason when I saw this particular poll today, a memory returned to me and I decided it was storytime.

If you weren't aware, Disney's Beauty and the Beast had a stage version made a few years after the movie debuted, reusing all the songs from the film, re-adding the cut song "Human Again", and then adding some more numbers with Menken on music and Tim Rice replacing the late Howard Ashman on lyrics. (Primarily for the three leads of Belle, the Beast, and Gaston, since most of the movie songs are primarily by the sidekicks or chorus.) It's a fairly popular license for local and amateur theaters who want ticket sales from people bringing kids. (This will be important later.)

The stage version also added significant dance breaks to the two big obvious chorus numbers, "Be Our Guest" and "Gaston". I'm actually going to bring us in more than halfway through the latter, assuming this works right. (If not, skip to four minutes in.)

Yeah, you notice that whole elaborate sequence clinking beer steins together? Obviously pretty distinctive - while I wouldn't be shocked if the 2021 UK revival cuts it since it apparently pares down the dance sequences, those clinks are in the 1997 West End cast album's version.

If your choreographer is particularly ambitious, sometimes you end up with pretty demanding versions of this sequence.

If you happen to be an underfunded high school theater program (I know, that's redundant,) who could desperately use the ticket sales of a popular Disney musical adaptation to get young kids and their parents to come, your budget for props is probably nonexistent. Perhaps "extremely cheap ceramic cups we acquired just before dress rehearsals started and quickly spraypainted silver" low? Yeah, that sounds about right.

Since you're high school students, you don't all necessarily have the right amount of force down for something like, say, hitting the floor towards the end of the sequence and dramatically clinking the mugs on the stage in a cascade. Especially to get them making a noticeable sound, since, like, they're ceramic cups.

I mentioned that these were EXTREMELY CHEAP cups, right?

Yeah once a night every single dress rehearsal, every single performance, without fail, one of those damn cups would break off its handle from ONE of us, minimum, and it would fall to the unlucky chorus member and whoever else was closest to prevent it from careening offstage, making it look as unobtrusive as possible, and finishing out the scene and getting it to the stage crew who were already waiting with the hot glue gun. Every time.

Most of us were doing this (immediately after what was a VERY strenuous number for high school students) and promptly running to wherever we had our other costume stashed because most of us were in both this and "Be Our Guest" and it was maybe a scene and a half before the latter.

So yes. All of this is to say: Gaston is definitely the villain of this song, but in the stage version? The true villain is those fucking beer steins.

Villain Song Showdown Bracket C Round 2

Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) - Villain: Gaston

Oogie Boogie's Song (The Nightmare Before Christmas) - Villain: Oogie Boogie

Mod comment: Oogie Boogie's song is really catchy but Gaston uses antlers in all of his decorating so I don't know

[dreadart]

🎉SO EXCITED to show you guys the newest DreaDFul Portrait: Anastasia!! 🎉 (Scroll to see Belle and Aurora!) She had a few sidekicks that insisted on joining in, of course 😉... What do you guys think!? Who would you like to see next!? As always my Glorious Patreon goblins decide soon, and we’d love to have you be part of the poll!! 🖤🖤🖤 - - If you’d like to become a Goblin, Link in bio!! We’d love to have you! 🖤🖤🖤 - - #DreaDfulportraits #aurora #belle #anastasia #disneyprincess #disney #disneyprincessfanart #anastasiaromanov #nightcircusinspired #nightcircus #fanart #art #portraitart #cameojewelry #cameoart https://www.instagram.com/p/CE5DevUjIWi/?igshid=1amslggig0j1g

[whittlebaggett8]

The 10 characters fans think are most likely to die in ‘Avengers: Endgame’, Defence Online

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Will all of these heroes make it out of “Avengers: Endgame” alive? Fans don’t think so.

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Marvel/Disney

“Avengers: Endgame” is in theaters Friday, April 26, and we doubt all of our favorite heroes are going to make it out alive.

INSIDER surveyed 760 Marvel fans to find out who they believe is most likely going to die in the fourth “Avengers” outing.

People are most nervous about Captain America and Iron Man across the board. No one is expecting Captain Marvel to go anywhere.

We’re not expecting everyone to make it out of “Avengers: Endgame” alive when it comes to theaters Friday, April 26.

INSIDER polled 760 Marvel fans to see who they think is the most likely to die by the movie’s end. There are a lot of characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In creating our survey, we confined our choices to 32 survivors and fallen characters featured prominently on “Avengers: Endgame” posters.

As a result, Thanos was not included here as a voting option. (Personally, I don’t think he’s going to die. I could be totally wrong though!) We wanted to focus here on the heroes.

INSIDER asked fans to choose up to five surviving “Infinity War” characters they believe are most likely to die by the movie’s end. We then asked them to select the one individual character they don’t think will make it out alive. We then asked these two questions again with all 32 characters seen on the “Avengers” posters. INSIDER found that a lot of respondents decided to skip questions that involved characters who seemingly died in “Infinity War.” Because of that, this list is focused around the surviving characters fans think are most likely to be killed by the end of “Endgame.”

What do fans think?

They don’t feel good about anyone who is close to Tony Stark. Most people think Captain Marvel, the most recent hero introduced into the MCU, is definitely safe. Keep reading to see who fans think won’t make it out of “Endgame” alive ranked from least likely to most likely to be killed. At the end of our ranking, you can see the results of several questions laid out in graphs.

Who took this survey?

Respondents to our “Avengers: Endgame” survey ranged in age from under 17 to 75 and older. The largest percentage of survey takers (41.2%) were between the ages of 18 to 24. 66.5% of respondents said they always keep up with the MCU films, and 343 of our survey takers said they live outside of the US and Canada. Our survey skewed male with 473 men and 248 women responding. There were 17 persons who preferred not to respond regarding their gender. Two preferred to self-describe.

10. Bruce Banner/Hulk —13.9%

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Bruce Banner, played by Mark Ruffalo, received 82 votes when asked by fans to choose up to five characters they thought were most likely to die in “Endgame.”

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Marvel

Banner was among some of the top characters when we asked fans to select up to five characters they thought might die in “Endgame.” However, only two respondents believed he will be the one character most likely to die by the movie’s end.

When INSIDER asked fans who may die out of 32 characters living or lost after the events of “Infinity War,” only one respondent out of 367 who decided to answer the question thought Hulk would bite the dust.

Our take: The Hulk probably isn’t going anywhere. Ruffalo said in 2012 he signed on for a six-film deal. “Endgame” will mark his official fifth film. He had a cameo in “Iron Man 3.” If the Hulk and Bruce Banner have patched things up in “Endgame” to work together, we’d love to see more of this new and improved Banner.

9. Thor — 14.2%

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Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth, received 84 votes when asked by fans to choose up to five characters they thought were most likely to die in “Endgame.”

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Disney/Marvel

The God of Thunder is definitely one of the most beloved characters in the MCU, but he’s not one fans seem overly concerned about.

Across the board, Thor was consistently near the very bottom when we asked fans to predict who they expected to die in “Endgame.” It didn’t matter whether or not the characters were confirmed alive after the snap or were among those who vanished. When fans were asked to choose up to five characters they thought were most likely to die in “Endgame,” Thor was positioned nine out of 16 possible responses.

Only eight respondents said they thought Thor was the one character most likely to die in “Endgame.” When we asked fans what characters they would be the most upset over losing, Thor was always one of the top four heroes.

Our take: We hope Thor doesn’t perish in “Endgame.” His popularity skyrocketed after the evolution of his character in the hilarious “Thor: Ragnarok.” Plus, according to Tessa Thompson, who plays Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s already talk of a fourth “Thor” movie. You can’t have that without Hemsworth, right?

“I heard that a pitch has happened for [another “Thor” film],” Thompson told the Los Angeles Times. “I don’t know how real that intel is, but I hear that the pitch has happened. I think the idea is Taika [Waititi, who directed ‘Ragnarok’] would come back.”

8. Pepper Potts — 15.8%

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Potts, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, received 93 votes when asked by fans to choose up to five characters they thought were most likely to die in “Endgame.”

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Disney/Marvel Studios

Fans don’t think things are looking too great for Potts. When we asked about the characters in all 32 of the “Endgame” posters released, fans were less concerned about Potts and more worried for other superheroes.

58 respondents said they would be most upset by her death when they were allowed to select up to five characters who could die in “Endgame.”

Our take: Paltrow’s days may be numbered in the MCU, but we’re not certain we’ll see her killed off. The actress confirmed in February to Variety she’ll be retiring from the universe after “Endgame.” A trailer for “Spider-Man: Far From Home” teased Potts will still be alive in the universe, and we know the movie takes place minutes after “Endgame.”

Paltrow said if she’s ever needed for a flashback scene or for a day, she’ll always be more than happy to step in for a day.

Read more: Fans are confused over when ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home�� takes place – but we already know the answer

7. Happy Hogan — 15.9%

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Happy, played by “Iron Man” and “The Lion King” director Jon Favreau, received 94 votes when asked by fans to choose up to five characters they thought were most likely to die in “Endgame.”

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Marvel

It was a little bit of a surprise to see Iron Man’s friend and personal assistant here. When we asked fans to select characters they thought may die in “Endgame” regardless of whether or not they were living or lost at the end of “Infinity War,” Happy moved far down the list.

Our take: We think Happy is going to be fine. He’s also in the “Spider-Man” sequel after all. As we noted, that movie takes place minutes after “Endgame.”

[TIE] 6. Wong — 19%

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Wong, played by Benedict Wong, received 112 votes when asked by fans to choose up to five characters they thought were most likely to die in “Endgame.”

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“Doctor Strange”

When we asked fans to select characters they thought may die regardless of whether or not they were alive at the end of “Infinity War,” Wong was way below the other superheroes.

Our take: This feels like a solid prediction. This could be it for Wong. If there’s a “Doctor Strange” sequel, does it need Strange’s sidekick to return? Maybe not, but it would a loss of a fun character. Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Mordo has already been teased as a potential villain and Strange will probably need all the help he can get to take him on.

[TIE] 6. Clint Barton/Hawkeye — 19%

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Hawkeye, played by Jeremy Renner, received 112 votes when asked by fans to choose up to five characters they thought were most likely to die in “Endgame.”

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Disney/Marvel

When asked about the 32 characters at large, less people believed Hawkeye was likely to die. Only eight respondents thought Hawkeye would be the one character most likely to perish out of the 32 character posters unveiled.

Our take: We already think Hawkeye likely lost his family after the events of “Infinity War.” It would be heartbreaking if the price of bringing back his family meant losing his own life. We’re crossing our fingers he’s OK since he’s reportedly getting his own show on Disney Plus.

4. James Rhodes/War Machine — 28.1%

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Rhodey, played by Don Cheadle, received 166 votes when asked by fans to choose up to five characters they thought were most likely to die in “Endgame.”

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Marvel

War Machine is high up on the list of “Infinity War” survivors people think may not make it out of “Endgame” alive. When thrown into the mix with the full 32 characters, he was ranked the 10th most likely by fans to die in the sequel when choosing up to five characters.

Only one respondent thought he was the likeliest out of all the characters to die.

Our take: If Iron Man’s not in the picture, we don’t expect to see a lot of his buddy Rhodey. If he survives “Endgame,” there’s always the chance he shows up briefly on other Disney Plus shows or movies. We could see War Machine dying, but is “Endgame” really going to be the Marvel movie that kills off all of the sidekicks?

3. Nebula — 33.6%

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Nebula, played by Karen Gillan, received 198 votes votes when asked by fans to choose up to five characters they thought were most likely to die in “Endgame.”

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Disney/Marvel Studios

Nearly 200 respondents think Nebula isn’t going to make it through “Endgame.” Nebula was also among the top six characters fans think are most likely to die out of the 32 characters featured on “Endgame” posters.

Our take: This is a good guess. If anyone has some unfinished business with Thanos it’s one of his daughters, Nebula. Over the course of her life, Thanos ripped her apart and made her more machine. She previously expressed her interest in destroying her stepdad. Nebula definitely seems like one of the candidates willing to risk her life to take out Thanos.

2. Tony Stark/Iron Man — 55.1%

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Tony, played by Robert Downey Jr. since 2008, received 325 votes when asked by fans to choose up to five characters they thought were most likely to die in “Endgame.”

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Marvel

Iron Man was never voted the most likely to die no matter how we asked this question. He was consistently the number one character fans would be the most devastated over if he were to die. That makes sense, the MCU started with Iron Man back in 2008.

Our take: We’re really nervous about Tony, especially after watching the first trailer for “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” Peter Parker doesn’t seem excited about wearing the suit anymore. Is it because the man who gave him the suit is gone? Robert Downey Jr.’s contract with the MCU is done after “Endgame,” but that doesn’t mean he can’t or won’t appear in more films. He’s truly been the heart of these movies.

Yes, Downey Jr. may take a break for some other movies. We wouldn’t be surprised if he takes the stage at Disney’s convention, D23, later this summer to announce he’s coming back for more.

1. Steve Rogers/Captain America — 74.6%

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Cap, played by Chris Evans, received a whopping 440 votes when asked by fans to choose up to five characters they thought were most likely to die in “Endgame.”

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Marvel

This was no contest. Fans think Captain America is a goner across the board. Even if all of the vanished “Avengers: Infinity War” characters return, fans still think Cap is the most likely to die.

As mentioned before, the most interesting aspect here is that fans said they would be more devastated to lose Iron Man over Captain America. Poor Steve.

Our take: We wouldn’t be surprised in the least if Captain America gives his life to bring back the fallen. The trailers for “Endgame” tell us the team will do “whatever it takes” to bring back their friends. At a press day for the film in early April, Chris Evans said the movie will complete Captain America’s story arc. That sounds pretty final.

Here’s a quick look at the results together.

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Note that 150 respondents decided to skip this question.

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Yutong Yuan/Insider

This really puts in perspective how many people think Cap is going to die.

We also asked fans which one survivor fans think are most likely to die in “Endgame.” The answers are mostly the same with a few differences at the bottom.

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150 respondents also declined to answer this question.

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Yutong Yuan/Insider

Hulk, and Hawkeye are no longer on this list. Instead, Rocket Raccoon and Okoye (“Black Panther”) appear.

We then asked fans which characters living or lost in “Infinity War,” they believe are most likely to die. Though the top answers are similar, some of the responses, like Loki, shocked us.

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373 respondents skipped this question so we didn’t want to base our list off of this data. We still thought it was interesting to share.

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Yutong Yuan/Insider

The additions on this list are Falcon, Gamora, Nick Fury, Bucky Barnes, Vision, and Loki.

Loki wasn’t even one of the characters who vanished in the Decimation at the end of “Infinity War.” He was just killed. So the fact that fans think we can possibly see him back and then killed again feels like a knife in the heart. The same goes for Gamora. Thanos threw her off a cliff in “Infinity War.”

Our take: If all of the characters who vanished and were killed on-screen in “Infinity War” do return in “Endgame,” I anticipate Vision, Bucky Barnes, Loki, and Nick Fury to survive. The first three have their own Disney Plus shows coming. Nick Fury appears in the trailer for “Spider-Man: Far From Home.”

We’ll have to wait until April 26 to see if fans called it. Until then, you can follow along with our “Endgame” coverage here.

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[disney-is-mylife]

Okay, sooooo I tweaked the rules from my last poll, mainly due to the fact that Cute Animal Sidekicks diminish..... preeeeetty significantly in the 21st century. Oh, there's definitely cute animals, but also cute/funny robots, aliens, magical creatures, etc etc....

But I still did at least keep to these rules:

NO Animal-Only or Animal-Dominated Movies (that means NO Dinosaur, Chicken Little, Zootopia; also Wreck-It Ralph since they're video game characters)

If there are mostly animals, the protagonist MUST BE/BECOME HUMAN (ie, Brother Bear & Princess and the Frog)

Okay, yes, I made Bolt the exception because honestly, that film does not get enough love dbkjsdkfs

Happy voting! ❤

Disney 20th Century Animal Sidekick Poll!!

Disney 20th Century (Other) Animal Sidekick Poll!!

Disney "Magical" Companion Poll!!

Disney (Other) "Magical" Companions Poll!!

[locitapurplepink]

Disney Princess Poll Results so far 21

I have so much fun making disney princess polls with you guys. Here's the list of winner from each poll posts that I've made

121. Favorite Sofia The First sidekick clio song ( My first flight vs Wings of a dream )

My first flight

122. Favorite disney princess round 13 (Belle vs Mulan)

Mulan

123. Favorite Princess Isabel's carnival dress (Flowers vs Butterflies)

Isabel's flower theme dress

124. Favorite disney princess round 14 (Rapunzel vs Mirabel)

Princess Rapunzel

125. Favorite flower theme dress for carnival (Elena's vs Isabel's)

Isabel's flower theme dress

126. Favorite Morgan's appearance (Teenager vs Kid)

Kid

[askaceattorney]

Hey, everyone!  It’s the Co-Mod here, with a quick announcement.  As you may have noticed, the Modthorne has been absent from this blog for a while.  Before you ask, no, she hasn’t gone to a foreign country to start her own ask blog; the main reason for this is that her computer is currently busted, but also so she can finish playing through SoJ and be more prepared to answer letters about that game.  She plans to return as soon she's able.

This is also the reason why we’ve left a few of your letters unanswered for so long -- since they were addressed to both of us, I didn’t want to post them without letting her add her responses to them.  Luckily, she gave me permission to go ahead answer them by myself for now, so without further ado...

Dear James CyberLink,

Aw, shucks, pal!  Thank you kindly!

My goal in impersonating the characters is to mostly do what the Mod did -- make them sound like real people, but let them keep their cartoon-y quirks.  That’s one of the great things about Ace Attorney: the characters are serious enough that you can relate to them, but silly enough to make you laugh until your stomach hurts.

Also, as you know, we’ve already started using gifs without backgrounds from two different sources, but if anyone knows where we can find others, please let us know!  I’d love to be able to do them all that way.

P.S. My image editing skills are pretty good, but not quite at the same level as the Mod’s.  We’ll just see how it goes when we reach the Hypnotoad letters.

Dear AnthonyDeadman,

Thank you very much!  I've enjoyed visiting this blog for quite a while, too.  It’s been like my own personal Disney Land, just with Ace Attorney characters instead of Disney heroes and princesses.  It’s great to know that we’re keeping it entertaining, so thanks for that as well!

And if I could turn anything to gold, it’d probably be wasps.  They’re not very large, I know, but if it kept them from being alive, I’d be very satisfied.  I really dislike wasps.

Dear Rubia,

Being an American-born citizen, my preference goes to burgers, Big Macs being my favorite kind.  I also like just about any kind of noodles, but I doubt there’s anything much better than the lo mein served at a Chong’s restaurant.

Dear hoennese,

Thank you!  That’s good to hear.  It was the Modthorne’s idea to change the 3D sprites (the ones we can, that is), and it’s working out great so far in my opinion.  I know some of you will miss the old sprites, but we thought it would be nice to have the 3D sprites shown in the same style as the 2D ones.

Also, just to be clear, none of us created these sprites -- credit for their creation goes to No Comment and Meme?.  I agree that the animations are beautifully done.

Dear Infinity Sparks,

Ah, so the mystery number returns to the scene of the crime!

Let’s see...  If we convert the letters to numbers using a phone dial pad, it can spell KURKIS.  Switching two of the letters makes it KIRKUS, which is an American book review magazine that ended in 1980.  This could only mean one thing -- your true identity is...

Frank Sahwit!

There, I solved it!

(Previous Letter)

Dear gary-the-hot-soup,

I don’t really have much to add to what the Mod said about it, but there are a few extra details about Miles’s relationship with his father that are filled in by AAI2.  One is that Gregory thought about his son often, as indicated by one of his inner monologues, which is something along the lines of: “I wonder if my son would be interested in this.”

Another is that young Miles preferred to spend his time reading books rather than playing with other boys his age.  This makes it easy to imagine his father walking into his room every once in a while and asking something like, “Miles, don’t you think you’ve done enough reading for now?” and not even getting a response from him as he focuses intensely on whatever he’s reading.

In short, I imagine the two of them making a good makeshift family (which seems to be the only type there is in the Ace Attorney universe), with a few disagreements happening now and then, but also enough genuine love between them to make the precious moments they had together enjoyable.

Dear bluemagedanny,

I’d probably rather not, partly because it would take a very long time to find all of them, and partly because I doubt most people have a reason to search for them anyway.  The other Mods might have different opinions about it, though, so we’ll just wait and see.

Dear attackonfangurl,

Thank you very much!  This might be the most humbling letter I’ve seen since I started Co-Modding on this blog.  It makes me very happy to see how our imitations of some of the wackiest video game characters ever created can help make peoples’ days a little funnier...or a little weirder, in some cases.  Glad you and your siblings are enjoying it!

But don’t forget, it’s not just us who make this blog so much fun -- the submitters deserve just as much credit for it, if not more.  It would literally be impossible without all the letters sent by fans of the series, some of which are already hilarious before they even get an answer.  They’re the real reason for what this blog has become since it first started.

Also, just out of curiosity, is your third youngest sibling a Megaman fan?

(Video in Letter – Strong Language Warning)

Dear nintendogamemaster,

¿Que más puedo decir? El video lo dice todo.

Dear Anonymous,

The popularity poll, huh?  It makes a lot of sense from what I can tell -- Edgeworth and Phoenix are obviously the coolest anime attorneys in existence, and Maya and Gumshoe seem like the most memorable sidekicks in the series.  But what about...

Wait...no...NO...NO WAY!!  Athena didn’t even make the list?!?

THIS IS BLASPHEMYYYYYYYYYY!!!

-The Co-Mod

P.S. The rest of the unanswered letters from a few weeks ago have been added to the group to be answered on Sunday.  See you then!

[robertmcangusgroup]

The Daily Tulip

The Daily Tulip – International News From Around The World

Friday 24th March 2017

Good Morning Gentle Reader…. High clouds with the odd star peeping through the gaps greet us as my Friend Bella and I leave the comfort of the house this morning.. same cold wind as yesterday is our companion and makes me pull my jacket tight as we set out on the walk, beautiful day yesterday, cool but comfortable with negligible wind, until the evening that is.. it only seems to blow in the night...no matter the coffee will taste better when I get back...

EIGHT ARRESTED AFTER WESTMINSTER ATTACK KILLS 4, INJURES 40….  “Londoners will never be cowed by terrorism.” So said Mayor Sadiq Khan after a lone attacker plowed his vehicle into pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge yesterday, then stabbed and killed a policeman inside the gates of Parliament before being shot himself. Authorities haven’t released the attacker’s name, but say he was British born, known to them and inspired by international terrorism. Police have arrested eight people in connection with the attack, and Prime Minister Theresa May said the U.K.’s threat level will stay at “severe.”

GUATEMALA YOUTH GANGS KILL THREE POLICE OFFICERS…. Guatemala's interior minister said the attacks on police were probably in retaliation for Monday's raid on a youth detention centre. The authorities in Guatemala say there has been a series of attacks on police officers after riot police stormed a youth detention centre on Monday. Interior Minister Francisco Rivas said three officers had died as a result of the assaults. He said the attacks were probably in retaliation for the raid on the detention centre. It is controlled by the notorious 18th Street Gang, which is active across Central America. Mr Rivas said 13 suspected gang members had been arrested and many weapons recovered, including a grenade launcher, five assault rifles and several small-calibre weapons. 18th Street Gang members rioted, killing two guards and taking four hostages .  Riot police entered the youth detention centre on Monday and rescued four hostages The storming of the youth detention centre just outside Guatemala City was ordered after dozens of inmates rioted. They set mattresses alight, killed two guards and took four others hostage. Riot police entered the facility and rescued the hostages, but two of them died later. Members of violent street gangs make up the bulk of Guatemala's prison population and deadly conflict inside prison walls is not uncommon. The incident came less than two weeks after 40 girls died in a fire at a state-run children's shelter, also near Guatemala City. That fire, too, is believed to have started when a mattress was set alight.

US TO BAR MANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON MIDDLE EAST FLIGHTS…. Forget working on your laptop after takeoff. Airline officials have revealed that the U.S. government is planning an indefinite ban on electronics larger than a phone on inbound flights from certain foreign carriers, reportedly affecting eight countries including Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The ban won’t include approved medical devices, but all other larger electronics will have to go in checked luggage — and some worry that luggage theft may skyrocket. Officials said the ban was a response to an unspecified terrorism threat, and it’s expected to start today.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST PULLED FROM CINEMAS IN KUWAIT…. Emma Watson stars as Belle in the live-action remake. Beauty and the Beast has been pulled from Kuwaiti cinemas amid concerns from censors. The live-action remake of the classic animation makes LeFou, villain Gaston's sidekick, the first openly gay character in a Disney film. A board member at the National Cinema Company, which operates most of Kuwait's cinemas, said an edited version might be screened later this week. Disney is yet to comment on the move. Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast, has taken more than $350m (£282m) around the world and opened in Kuwait on Thursday, rated PG-13.

EURO RISES AFTER FRENCH CENTRIST CANDIDATE’S DEBATE PERFORMANCE…. The money’s on him. France’s five would-be presidents battled for hours last night in the first official debate, vying for the estimated 40 percent of undecided French voters. Front-runner Emanuel Macron was labeled the winner in a post-debate poll after he painted a picture of a confident, forward-looking France, while ultranationalist Marine Le Pen spoke darkly of an “explosion of insecurity, of violence.” Poll results sent the euro to nearly a six-week high as hopes grow that Macron will stay his centrist course.

FISH OIL DOES NOT BENEFIT BABY INTELLIGENCE, STUDY FINDS…. The decade-long study involved more than 2,500 womenTaking fish oil while pregnant does not improve the brain development of babies, new research has found. Fish oil has been marketed to women as a prenatal supplement. But a 10-year study of more than 2,500 pregnant women found it did not improve babies' intelligence, according to the Australian research. The findings suggested that fish oil might lead to slightly longer pregnancies, but that would require further research, the team said. "If a pregnant woman has a healthy, balanced diet, then the baby's brain development is not going to benefit from having these fish oil supplements," study co-author Dr Jacqueline Gould told The Daily Tulip.

Well Gentle Reader I hope you enjoyed our look at the news from around the world this, Friday morning…

Our Tulips today are very warm and red.....

A Sincere Thank You for your company and Thank You for your likes and comments I love them and always try to reply, so please keep them coming, it's always good fun, As is my custom, I will go and get myself another mug of "Colombian" Coffee and wish you a safe Friday 24th March 2017 from my home on the southern coast of Spain, where the blue waters of the Alboran Sea washes the coast of Africa and Europe and the smell of the night blooming jasmine and Honeysuckle fills the air…and a crazy old guy and his dog Bella go out for a walk at 4:00 am…on the streets of Estepona…

All good stuff....But remember it’s a dangerous world we live in ….. Be safe out there…

Robert McAngus

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2020 visions: Democrats eye presidential runs

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2020 visions: Democrats eye presidential runs

Democrats groan when you ask them about it. The party is still sifting through the wreckage of the last presidential campaign while trying to win the midterm elections in November. Nearly every competitive primary this year is cast as a replay of the factional battles of 2016: the establishment Hillary Clinton wing versus the progressives galvanized by Bernie Sanders.

But the 2020 presidential race is fast approaching and what happens this year will reverberate into a likely challenge against President Trump. And unless something major happens in the Russia investigation or the incumbent has second thoughts about another term, Republican insiders expect their nominee to be Trump.

The only hypothetical primary challengers on the horizon are Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who has alienated conservatives, and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who fell out of favor with GOP primary voters in his own state. Both will be out of office next year, as Kasich is term-limited and Flake is retiring. Speculation about a nominee other than Trump is “idle chatter” at this point, a Republican strategist told the Washington Examiner.

Democrats, on the other hand, may have a presidential field large enough to rival the Republicans’ 17-candidate scrum in 2016. Clinton seems unlikely to run after her second straight loss and the diminishment of her husband, former President Bill Clinton, in the #MeToo era. A new generation of party leaders is emerging. And a plethora of senators and governors are expected to at least consider a bid, perhaps including some who aren’t even in office yet.

Many Democratic operatives spoke to the Washington Examiner about the 2020 field on condition on anonymity in order to avoid alienating potential future clients. Nevertheless, their overall mood was optimistic about the talent level of their probable candidates and prospects for unseating the Republicans.

In a January Harvard/Harris poll, no Democratic presidential contender tested received more than 27 percent support. A subsequent SurveyMonkey poll found no one above 22 percent. At this very early stage, the race looks wide-open.

Joe Biden

The candidate at the top of the national surveys is former Vice President Joe Biden. The two-term Barack Obama sidekick is the closest thing to a frontrunner, although it is far from certain that he will actually run.

Democratic insiders believe that the fire in the belly — the presidential ambitions that led to Biden candidacies in 1988 and again 20 years later in 2008 — still burns. Biden considered a third campaign in 2016, but two factors weighed against it.

The first was personal tragedy. Biden was still mourning his son Beau when much of the early planning for a campaign needed to be done and he publicly questioned whether he or his family was ready to go through the rigors of what figured to be a competitive primary.

“Nobody has a right, in my view, to seek that office unless they are willing to give it 110 percent of who they are,” Biden told late-night television host Stephen Colbert in 2015, admitting that he was not yet ready to commit to that kind of effort after losing his son. Yet also around this time, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd described Beau as exhorting his father to run because the “White House should not revert to the Clintons and that the country would be better off with Biden values” — a plea it was later reported the elder Biden leaked himself.

The second major obstacle was the fact that the sitting vice president wasn’t the front-runner to succeed Obama as titular head of the Democratic Party. Clinton, the former secretary of state and runner-up in the 2008 primaries, was in the lead, and Biden was off to a late start competing with her for donors and staff. Rather than have what would have surely been his last campaign end in defeat, he deferred to Clinton.

Since Clinton lost to Trump, Biden has been in demand on the campaign trail. The heir to the establishment mantle, Biden has already notched a win against the Sanders wing of the party with his support of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., over progressive state Sen. Kevin de Leon. Feinstein finished more than 30 points ahead while de Leon barely advanced from California’s nonpartisan “jungle primary” to the general election.

“The Bernie people were pushing Kevin de Leon and he got 11 percent of the vote and barely got into the thing,” said Democratic strategist Brad Bannon. “Feinstein had the establishment support, especially Joe Biden. I’ve got to say that turned out pretty well for Biden.”

“I think he’ll run,” said a second strategist working on 2018 campaigns. “I’ll be pretty surprised, and a little disappointed, if he doesn’t.”

The case for Biden is that he can compete with Trump for working-class whites, bringing states such as Pennsylvania and Michigan back to the Democratic fold, without alienating younger and nonwhite voters. Biden has only become a more engaging and sympathetic figure since passing on 2016.

The main arguments against are age — he would be 78 when sworn into office — and a reputation for being “handsy” with women. He has never been accused of anything untoward, but he acquired this image in part based on effusive glad-handling captured on camera. Would a woman complain about his behavior now? Maybe neither matters in a race against Trump, a septuagenarian who has already been accused of sexual harassment, but Biden would have to make it out of the Democratic primary first.

Bernie Sanders

The junior senator from Vermont had never actually run as a Democrat for anything until the 2016 presidential primaries against Clinton, despite being a member of their Senate caucus. He had previously been the nominee of small third parties and was elected to both houses of Congress as an independent.

Sanders has nevertheless left his mark on the party. Liberal primary candidates seek his endorsement and rely on organizations that grew out of his campaign. Even establishment Democrats now tout “Medicare for All” — the socialist lawmaker’s preferred nomenclature for government-run, single-payer healthcare — and a $15 minimum wage, fearing his followers and impressed by his strong showing with independents and millennials.

The perception that Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz favored Clinton over Sanders in the primary process, bolstered by leaked emails, has done lasting damage to the DNC’s fundraising and hurt other party organs’ efforts to shape primary fields this year.

What doomed Sanders’ campaign against Clinton was that he was never able to compete with her among minority voters, who are not numerous in Vermont. Overwhelming black support is one factor that separated Obama from failed progressives such as Sanders and fellow Vermonter Howard Dean.

Appearing in California days before the state’s June 5 primary, Sanders tried to rectify that. He appeared at a rally with Black Lives Matter, as activist Shaun King extolled his involvement in the 1960s civil-rights movement. “Don’t tell me it is irrelevant, it is an origin story,” King said.

Sanders spoke out against the “dysfunctional, destructive” criminal justice system that leads to the mass incarceration of African Americans and other people of color. He said he hadn’t always been familiar with the extent of the problem, but vowed he was “learning fast.” On the same trip, he protested for a $15-an-hour wage for Disney workers in Anaheim.

Yet 2018 has so far been a mixed bag for the Bernie Democrats. Progressive congressional candidate Lara Moser forced a runoff in her Texas district after a clumsy attempt by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to undermine her, but then lost in the second round of voting. Sanders’ former Iowa campaign chair Pete D’Alessandro finished third in a congressional primary of his own.

If Sanders isn’t a perfect kingmaker, there are also questions about whether he can become king without a binary choice between himself and Clinton. His support is slipping in the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire, where he won 60 percent of the vote against Clinton but is now running third in some polls. Despite his youthful support base, Sanders will turn 79 before the 2020 general election.

Elizabeth Warren

One candidate who could threaten Sanders’ status as a progressive hero is Warren, D-Mass., who ran on many of the same themes without embracing the socialist label and was a crusader for financial regulations in the dark days of the Great Recession. She has suggested she won’t run, but is up for reelection this year, six years removed from unseating Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., an early Tea Party hero.

In a fundraising appeal to MoveOn.org supporters this month, Warren told progressives that her example was one they could emulate. “I was 62 years old when I decided to run for the U.S. Senate for the first time. I was a professor and policy wonk, who made fighting for middle-class families my life’s work,” she wrote. “My Republican opponent had a 65% approval rating, $10 million in the bank, and Wall Street on speed dial ready to help him win. The only way we had a shot at winning was to build the biggest grassroots campaign in Senate history.” (She also benefited from Obama being at the top of the ticket.)

Warren hasn’t hesitated to pick fights with Trump, even on his home turf of Twitter. The president is “playing a political game” by saying he can pardon himself, she tweeted this month. Trump is practicing “right-wing ideology disguised as health policy” she wrote about new abortion funding restrictions announced by the administration. Trump in turn calls her “Pocahontas,” a less subtle version of the nickname she acquired for claiming Native American heritage while teaching at Harvard: “Fauxcahontas.”

During the heated debate over Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ confirmation, Warren turned a rebuke from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., into a battle cry. “She was warned,” McConnell said after invoking a Senate rule against Warren. “She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.” Now the catchphrase “She persisted” appears on t-shirts.

Warren has been active on the campaign trail this year. She helped her protege Katie Porter, a UC-Irvine professor, advance to the general election for California’s 45th Congressional District, a Democratic pickup opportunity. “Elizabeth Warren really went to bat for her,” Bannon, the Democratic strategist, said.

When Warren opened the year sitting on $12.8 million in cash, which was more than all of her would-be Republican challengers had combined, it naturally raised questions about whether all of the money was for her reelection in Massachusetts. She insists that she is not looking past her Senate seat. Nevertheless, she could persist.

Kamala Harris

Harris is a freshman senator, having just been been elected by California voters in 2016. The former prosecutor has already attracted a national following by grilling Trump nominees and executive branch officials at Senate hearings. She is a 53-year-old African-American woman with a knack for digital fundraising who is already being talked about as a presidential possibility, and is already being compared to Obama.

When Mike Pompeo, currently the secretary of state but then a Republican congressman nominated to become CIA director, appeared before her in committee, she questioned him on climate change and gay marriage. “He probably found her a tougher customer than [North Korean dictator] Kim Jong Un,” joked a Hill Republican.

Harris has deployed her online army on behalf of her fellow Democrats. She has raised $3 million for Democratic senators up for reelection this year. She boosted Democrats in California’s nonpartisan primary this month, helping her party make it to the general election ballot in several contests where that outcome seemed far from certain.

There are two knocks on Harris. One is that she risks losing support at home if she too quickly shifts attention to the national scene. The second is that something from her “tough on crime” days will emerge to contradict her progressive bona fides.

Gavin Newsom

If not Harris, another Californian might make a run for the White House: Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a former San Francisco mayor who is now heavily favored to beat Trump-endorsed Republican John Cox for governor in November. Too soon? Ronald Reagan and Jerry Brown both ran for president halfway through their first terms as governor (both also lost).

“He is in a unique position to be, like Jerry Brown, to be a kind of ‘George Wallace’ of the liberal/blue state cause,” said James Taylor, professor of political science at the University of San Francisco, in reference to California’s resistance to Trump-era federal edicts on immigration and other issues. “California is well-positioned to provide national leadership to a fractured Democratic Party after Bernie and Hillary.”

Taylor recalled former California Gov. Gray Davis, who was replaced by Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, as a cautionary tale. “He dreamed of being POTUS more than California governor and took his eye off the state’s major concerns and it rendered his ambitions ‘stillborn’ to use an ancient term,” he said.

Newsom has denied any interest in the presidency.

Eric Holder

If there is anyone who can rival Biden’s connection to Obama, it is the 44th president’s attorney general. Holder and Obama are partnered on an initiative to win back state legislative seats that are crucial to the congressional redistricting process. This project would accomplish two important Democratic goals: it would try to reverse the Obama-era hemorrhaging of Democrats in down-ballot races as well as what supporters view as Republican gerrymandering, improving the Democrats’ chances of holding the House.

Holder, the first African-American attorney general, was a frequent target of Republicans and was once held in contempt of Congress. He has already visited New Hampshire and has made no secret that he is “thinking” about running for president, once telling NBC News that Biden told him not to wait for his decision.

“The president and other members of his administration have tried to use race as a wedge issue to divide the American people, and it is something that I think is reprehensible,” Holder, 67, said in Manchester. He would need a major assist from Obama in raising money and putting together an organization that would rival what some of the other candidates could assemble.

Howard Schultz

If you are going to have a massive presidential field, then you need a billionaire to disrupt it. Republicans had Trump in 2016. Maybe the Democrats will have former Starbucks CEO and executive chairman Howard Schultz.

Schultz was noncommittal about running after stepping down from the coffee giant this month, saying there were other things he could do as a private citizen. But he has been outspoken about political issues and often had to deal with contentious subjects at the helm of Starbucks.

Unfortunately, little of what Schultz has had to say recently sounds like it would fit in with a Democratic Party that is increasingly invested in Medicare for All and universal employment. “Both parties, President Obama, President Bush and now President Trump, both members of Congress, are complicit in their reckless approach to the amount of debt,” he said, warning that a company with such loose spending practices would be approaching “insolvency.”

“I don’t drink coffee,” quipped a Democratic consultant when asked about Schultz.

Cory Booker

The Washington Post described Booker, a senator from New Jersey, as having the “highest upside” of any 2020 Democrat. A solid orator with a reputation for working across party lines, the African American former mayor of Newark has been considered a rising star for years.

“We in this nation have work to do,” Booker said in a recent well-received speech. “Let us march. Let us march to organize. If we go together, we will bring this country forward.” He was dispatched to Alabama to campaign in a special Senate election that resulted in newly minted Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, showing the breadth of his appeal.

“America, marching onward” is not a bad campaign slogan for Democrats in the Trump era. Booker has nevertheless lost some of his bipartisan aura as he has tried to keep up with his fellow Democrats to protect his Left flank.

At the same time, Booker has been pilloried by liberals for taking contributions from pharmaceutical companies — many of which hail from New Jersey — and being too business-friendly in general.

“Well, we put a pause on even receiving contributions from pharma companies because it arouses so much criticism and just stopped taking it,” Booker told NPR last year. He has tried to make up for it by standing up to Trump appointees at televised hearings, with one particularly contentious exchange with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen about the president’s “shithole country” remarks, accusing her of “amnesia” and being “complicit.”

The question is whether Booker can rev up the base while maintaining some of his pragmatic nice-guy image.

Kirsten Gillibrand

It would be easy for Gillibrand to remain in the shadow of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. But New York’s junior senator has been making waves.

Having been active on women’s issues through her tenure, Gillibrand has become one of the leading #MeToo voices against sexual harassment and assault on Capitol Hill. She was instrumental in getting Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., to resign amid groping allegations as part of a flood of Senate women coming out against him. And she has been part of the liberal reappraisal of Bill Clinton, having said he should have resigned during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Gillibrand has had to endure some liberal backlash on both counts, having taken on powerful Democrats. Pressed by Joy Behar from “The View” on whether Franken was entitled to a hearing on the accusations against him, Gillibrand replied, “He’s not entitled to my silence, Joy.”

The 51-year-old had been pushing legislation to combat sexual assault in the military long before the Harvey Weinstein story shined a spotlight on Hollywood and Washington, D.C. Nonetheless, even some liberals have labeled her a political opportunist and have pointed to more conservative positions she once took on guns and immigration.

Many other Democrats are said to be pondering their 2020 chances: former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, whose winning 2006 campaign was considered a prototype for Obama’s in 2008; former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, whose 2016 bid to become a progressive favorite fizzled after Sanders surged; and former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a top Clinton ally, to name a few.

“Few,” however, is not a word likely to be associated with Democratic presidential candidates in the near future.

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SIDE 2A: ROUND 2: Jiminy Cricket (Pinocchio)/Timothy Q. Mouse (Dumbo) VS Luca Paguro (Luca)/Maisie Brumble (The Sea Beast)

Propaganda for Jiminy Cricket/Timothy Q. Mouse:

This ask! So cute!

Also this ask~!

I swear to god, this has nothing to do with the Jimmy Timmy Power Hour thing, I came up with the ship separate from that. So like, as someone who grew up watching both movies, I was like "There are similar elements to these movies." "These two characters are kinda similar." "You know, I wonder how these two would interact, given their similar circumstances." "Yeah, they'd def bond over talks of the kids they watch over and such." "Perhaps the two would be besties." "Wait, both appeared in Dumbo's hat in the opening of The Mickey Mouse Club? Awesome!" "Hold on, maybe they could also be an interesting romantic couple." "I am writing stuff in my head and also a fic and doing art as we speak." "There are old Disney comics that have them interacting, I am on Cloud Nine right now." "This is my ship, I love them. They are both not straight. They're besties. They're trying their best." And here we are. I'd be more than happy to make art specifically for the polls if asked/contacted. Otherwise, I'd be happy to direct your attention to those old comics and stuff. And I'd be more than happy to also elaborate/talk more about 'em when asked.

#hi! my partner submitted Jimothy! please vote for them!

Cute art!

To the person who's drawn the cute chibified art of them, thank you for doing prop off gander today. I've been sick in bed all day and completely forgot.

So hi! Yes, hello. I came up with Jimothy several years ago and was the one to submit the prior propaganda to the blog. These two have been in so many scenarios in my mind, y'all have no idea. They are so small. They are both mentor figures (more or less). They, uh, small. Even outside the ship dynamic, I can imagine them being amazing friends. Did you know that prior to their Disney work, both of their original voice actors (Cliff Edwards for Jiminy, Edward Brophy for Timothy) were in a live-action film with Buster Keaton? That has nothing to do with the ship, that's just a fun fact. I would have more to say, but like I said, still sick. Please vote Jimothy.

More art!

TINY DAD SIDEKICKS

#OH THATS SUCH A CUTE SHIP ACTUALLY??? #TINY MENTORS..... AWWW..... #YEAH IM ON TEAM TINY MENTORS #VOTE JIMINY AND TIMOTHY

Uhm hi, please vote for Timothy and Jim…PLEASE!! They are literally so cute together :0) just two little dads living their best lives

Propaganda for Luca Paguro/Maisie Brumble:

There's something cute about a girl who loves sea monsters getting to befriend/be a couple with a sea monster boy. This feels like a modern take on the whole classic "disney x non-disney" crossover ship.

Art Credit: Jiminy/Timothy pic from the Disney comics Luca/Maisie art by @/kannra-orhara