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xthelastknownsurvivorx · 3 years ago

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RWRB, A Comprehensive Timeline

I wanted to make an extremely detailed for rwrb since some of the ones currently floating around online are missing an event that I consider important or the dates of firstprince's texts/emails. But since it's comprehensive its also long as fuck so everything is below the cut. MAJOR SPOILER WARNING

All of the dates are either based on direct book information, the 2019-20 calendar, plus a couple of inferences on my part. The dates that are based more on speculation are marked with an asterisk*.

September 2019

Start of book

Flight to England

Royal wedding

The White House Trio and the HRH Prince Henry Fact Sheet

That weekend: Alex's solo trip to England

Saturday: Alex arrives and meets Henry at the stables, late night ice cream

Sunday: This Morning interview, Cancer Ward visit and the Medical Supply Closet

A Friday: Alex visits Rafael Luna

Alex forgets to meet June for dinner but they end up eating together for Family Pizza night

October 2019

Henry texts Alex for the first time

Over the next few weeks: back-and-forth banter over text, sharing snippets of their lives

Wed, Oct 30: extended texting about Henry's tie, "you are the thistle in the tender and sensitive arse crack of my life"

November 2019

Sun, Nov 17: Claremont campaign buttons, "tell shaan I said hi and I miss that sweet sweet ass"

Wed, Nov 27: The Great Turkey Calamity

December 2019

Sun, Dec 8: the bond marathon

A day or two prior to Christmas: Oscar arrives at the White House

Tues, Dec 24: Alex spends time with his dad, tense Christmas dinner, Alex calls Henry to spill about nutso family stuff, June teases Alex about making a new friend

A few days later: the White House Trio plans the New Year's Eve party

Tues, Dec 31: New Year's Eve party, Alex kisses Nora at midnight, first prince New Year's kiss outside in the garden

January 2020

Alex's sexuality crisis as he starts the final semester of college

Wed, Jan 8*: June forces Alex out on a run

Mon, Jan 13*: Alex starts his campaign job

Sat, Jan 18* or later: The Coming-Out Convo with Nora

Thurs, Jan 24* (night): Alex is late for his review session, he gets a little pissy over Henry kissing a mysterious blond then is sad when he realizes it's probably interference, then he calls Liam

Fri, Jan 25* or later: the state dinner, makeout session in the Red Room, then Alex invites Henry up to his room

February 2020

Sat, Feb 9*: The Charity Polo Match

March 2020

Mar 3-4: first emails about Paris fundraiser

Weekend of Mar 6-8: Paris shenanigans, "he forgets they don't spend the night so they do"

Weekend of Mar 27-29: New York birthday celebrations

April 2020

Alex learns about Henry's dark moods

The two of them talk about gay history

Zahra catches Alex with a hickey

Last names, Nixon, baby, Henry's family, Alex's high school experience, I miss you

The Texas binder and conversation with June

May 2020

Alex's final week of classes while Henry and Pez holiday in Wales and work on their philanthropy projects

Alex finishes his finals

Sat, May 16: Alex graduates summa cum laude from Georgetown, graduation party at the White House

Weekend of May 29-31: Super 6 karaoke night and after

June 2020

Sun, June 8: you are a dark sorcerer emails

Things get ugly with Richards leading the ticket

Alex misses DC Pride

Texas on the path to become a Battleground state

WASPy Hunter being an ass about flipping Texas

Mon, June 23: 3 Geniuses and Alex group chat

July 2020

Sun, July 6: Wimbledon and Henry's apartment

A few days prior to DNC: Richard's campaign rally at Vanderbilt

July 13-16: DNC

Tues, July 14: Zahra has a boyfriend, Luna is the independent that joined Richards, Henry visits Alex at the Berkman, "you are good"

Wed, July 15: Zahra discovers Alex and Henry in the hotel room

After the DNC: Alex comes out to his mom, Ellen makes a PowerPoint about it and kicks Alex off the campaign

August 2020

Sun, Aug 10: A Mass of Fools and Knaves email about Hamilton, "see attached bibliography" and "history huh", "shall I tell you that when we're apart your body comes back to me in dreams", they start to include quotes from the letters of gay historical figures, Henry's story about The Prince and the Sorcerer

Weekend of Aug 21-23: The Texas Lake House

Day 1: the White House Trio drives down and meet Henry, Oscar brings up Luna then Henry, "Alex is so in love he could die"

Day 2: Alex makes breakfast and reflects on loving Henry, they all go swimming, Alex thinks about roots, the I love you and the aftermath

Day 3: Henry is gone when Alex wakes up, the note in the kitchen the last message Henry sends him

Mon, Aug 30: Alex flies transatlantic and storms Kensington Palace

Tues, Aug 31: Alex and Henry talk it out, how long, "it had better be forever"

September 2020

Wed, Sep 1: (2 AM) The V&A night

Thurs, Sep 2: Henry gives Alex has signet ring, Alex returns home, Hometown stuff email

Sat, Sep 4: Henry comes out to Philip, metaphors about Buckingham Palace, list of things Alex loves about Henry

Mon, Sep 13*: Zahra is engaged, photos from the DNC of Alex and Henry leak, June offers to take the heat

Alex and Nora go on a date

Alex and Henry meet in a security car and kiss

Thurs, Sep 24: "Seria una mentira, porque no seria el"

Mon, Sep 27: Bad Metaphors about Maps email, THE SECRET IS OUT

Tues, Sep 28: Zahra takes Alex to London to see Henry and she reveals that Shaan is her fiance, Bea gives Alex some advice about Henry's grief

Wed, Sep 29: meeting with the queen, mural of Alex and Henry as Han and Leia

October 2020

Alex returns from London

Nora barrels in with the evidence against the Richards campaign

Bills, Bill's, Bills show transcript

Fri, Oct 2: Alex's Address from the White House

Alex and Luna talk

End of October: Alex and Henry's Royal photo Shoot, Bea spills the secret of the youth shelters

November 2020

Alex and Nora have a conversation about everything that happened and plans going forward, June gets her book deal

Tues, Nov 3: election night, Alex gives a speech, Texas goes blue and they win, Alex brings Henry to his childhood home

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kanmom51 · 3 years ago

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Bangtan bombs, packages & other official BTS content masterlist

JK log 18 Jul 2013 - Bangtan

BTB You're a holiday , such a holiday~ (Bee Gees - Holiday) - 3 Aug 2014

2014 AHL JK

Bangtan bomb Feb 2015

10 Star photoshoot making

Bangtan bomb 6 May 2016 - ISAC Feb 2016

Jin birthday surprise 10 Dec 2015 - Tae eureka moment

Tae’s reaction when JK says it was his mission as spy to ignore him...

Did JK say he desires JM?

160703 [BANGTAN BOMB] BTS at 5th GAON CHART K-POP Awards

What Jimin said on 16 November 2016...

BTB Jin&Jimin M countdown Special MC from 17 Dec 2016.

Fire MV the making of - Jikook

Arguing with your bff as opposed to arguing with your bf

Global Vlive top 10 BTS

170110 [BANGTAN BOMB] Message to A.R.M.Y as 'Blood, Sweat & Tears' last day

KBS music bank comeback Feb 2017

Summer package 2017 - the dream catcher necklace incident

12 July 2017 Wings Japan tour documentary.

Can someone please explain to me what exactly JM is doing there???

the Wings Japan tour documentary

JK collapsing - Wings concert Santiago Chile 2017

The behind mission for the comeback show preview Vlive

When JK tried to feed JM

2018 summer package hidden cameras in rooms

BTS Sweet party Harajuku - what JK likes about JM...

Hobi the protector

2018 season greetings - were JK&JM holding hands?

Jimin nothing stronger & kookphoria links

Jikook right after JK’s RB

Summer package 2019

Japan Fan café magazine Vol. 7 2019

Season greetings 2020

Purple radio live comeback special

Bangtan Bomb Black swan VCR behind

Festa 2020 - Jikook and the rainy day fight

Festa 2020 - what JM, Tae & JK want to do with the other members

2020 season greetings - what JK is allowed to get away with when it comes to JM

Break the silence commentary

Dynamite Holiday Remix - fanservice?

Dynamite Holiday Remix - coming back to this moment

Winter package 2021 JM wearing JK’s sweatshirt?

Butter

Festa 2021 - JM’s wishes

Fix you - Jikook moments

Quiz on the block March 2021

Muster 2021:

Can we go back to this please? ;

JM’s sigh, JK’s grin ;

JK’s reaction to JM’s photocard

JK remembering Film out in Muster 2021

Another cute moment - JK’s JM sense

PTD & JK’s inner diva

PTD dance practice

BTS do have different work schedules at times...

Vmin Butter album opening

PTD project - latest “you are me I am you”

And yet again in unison

BTS Bubblegum talk - true translation of JM’s words

The not so hidden agendas behind the misinterpretations of the bubblegum talk

They (the editors) said it

OMG JK said “I love you” to Tae + stop the “JK never said I love you to JM” narrative

Tokopedia - JK saying “I love you, I love you” to Tae - actual meaning explained by K-army

Bangtan Bomb 29 Aug 2021 - SBS 2020 performance:

Link 1; Link 2; Link 3; Link 4

Jimin ain’t surprised JK focuses on his lips

BH editors are the biggest Jikook’s?

Bangtan Bomb 17 September 2021 JinJikook

Bangtan bomb Grammy’s 29 September 2021

BTS 5 years Seoul tourism ambassadors

3J’s BTB 3 October 2021

3J’s BTB Jikook pure happiness

[BANGTAN BOMB] Meeting with Megan Thee Stallion - BTS - 8 November 2021

JK’s powers of teleportation

BTB 28 October 2021 - BTS visit to the UN

BTB 28 October 2021 - JM’s finger heart

PTD online live concert - JK telling the haters what he thinks about them

Love yourself 4 year anniversary

2021 Season greetings teaser - is this a coincidence?

Suga merch launch clip - who’s there behind the camera JK?

JM merch launch clip - 7 year ongoing joke

JM merch launch clip - Jikook Jikooking

JM merch launch clip - I purple you

JM merch behind clip - his inspiration

JM merch behind clip - again with this?

AMA’s 2021 behind BTB

BTS MBTI test episode 1

BTS MBTI test

BTS MBTI test - JK hates talking on the phone and texting

BTS MBTI test - the perilla leaf saga with JK and JM

BTB Coldplay X BTS ‘My Universe’ MV Shoot

Army calendar 7 June 2022 episode 12 (1).

BTS “do you know me?” game by Constellar - Jikook and the falling star in Malta

BTS Xylitol ads

BTS honorary ambassadors for Busan Expo 2030

JK D’Festa Tokyo

Big hit Global auditions 2022 (BTS) message

Hobi Jack in the box party W Korea photos

Xylitol smile season 2

Jack in the box party - BTB

Most popular fic this year

Still Concubinage, but it's a long WIP, so that makes sense. If I look at those started in 2021:

by hits: Steamy Dumplings (89)

by kudos: Strategic Balance (14)

by comments: Strategic Balance (7)

by bookmarks: Icy Relations (5)

Least popular fic this year

The secret santa fic bc it's just been posted, so taking it out:

hits: Resting in a Dream (28)

kudos: Big Boys Don't Cry & Date (7 each)

comments: Resting in a Dream (3)

bookmarks: Resting in a Dream (1)

Favorite fandom to write for

Xillia, as usual 😄

Favorite character to write

Gaius and Wingul, as usual XD Though Leia's POV is very fun too!

Writing song inspiration

I still mostly only listen to Dreamcatcher and Wagakki Band (+ some random instrumentals).

A new kink you wrote by surprise

The Spicy Cocktail prompt got me to write food play XD Not exactly my thing, but in this context it was fun.

Something you discovered about writing

My inspiration/motivation is extremely season-dependant and that's something I hope to change this year.

Current number of WIPs

Posted and in dire need of updating: 3

In drafts: at least 5 projects, idk

Most memorable comment or review you got this year

IDK THEY'RE ALL GREAT DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE I treasure every single one of them and frequently go back to reread them 🥰

Favorite fic you read this year

I’ll make a rec post at some point because there’s too many, I can’t choose.

Favorite author you read this year

*waves at the Xillia Squad*

Longest fic you wrote this year

Concubinage obvs, with 43,504 words posted in 2021 (84,136 total so far) One-shot wise, Heroes (5,231 words). It seems to be a pattern that I am incapable of writing short things for secret santas 😂

Shortest fic you wrote this year

Like petals scattering in the void, 651 words.

How many fandoms did you write for this year

Xillia, Xillia, always Xillia

Favorite fandom event you participated in this year

OH BOY they were all fun! Rarepairs was great, but I gotta say I loved Spicy Cocktail for the sheer amount of shameless fun. I've really come a long way when it comes to spicy fics, and this definitely helped 😂

Also Xillia Week is great as always, tho this year I didn't really manage to participate in the way I wanted (too busy). I also feel there were less participants this year? Wonder what I can do to promote it better...

Favorite fandom to read fic for this year

Aand that's another Xillia answer haha. I've more or less completely stopped reading for md*zs, tho I still follow a couple WIPs (I'm behind tho orz). otoh I read a few more different Tales, usually stuff from exchanges/events (& friends).

#yume fanfiction #ask meme #end of year round-up #im proud of my progress tbh #hoping 2022 is even better

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daluper · 4 years ago

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Run That Past Me Again

As someone who has been around a few years, (and counting), I’m used to the cycles of the year. And, as I get even more years in my rearview mirror, I realize that each season brings it’s own challenges and gifts … i.e., kicks in the tail and pats on the back. The changing of the seasons brings both a mourning, and grief, over the loss of the former, and an excitement in anticipation of the new; however, it can be the reverse as well because sometimes (now, perhaps?) we can be excited about shedding the old, yet fearful of the new. As we sang “Deck the Halls” last year, who could have predicted what was to come globally in (and for most all of) 2020? Good thing we didn’t know! What a rotten holiday season that would have brought! “Happy New Year, %&#@ it!” Maybe this year we’re saying “Auld Lang Syne, ya filthy animal!”

When I think about the cyclic nature of the year, or of the seasons of life, I think about author Robert Benson’s account of the cyclic nature of his own year … of how the events in his own life cycle around each year. In his story, “Planting Sweet Peas” (from his book Living Prayer) he takes his readers on a complete cycle of his own year, beginning with a yearly family ritual of planting sweet peas on Feb. 14 … Valentines’ Day … no matter what. “Even if” he says, “they have to brush the snow away.” You see, his grandmother always told him that if you want sweet pea blooms in May, you have to plant on Valentine’s day. So, that’s where his story begins, on Valentine’s day, because “On Valentine’s Day at our house, we plant sweet peas.” The narrative of the rest of the year as he experiences it flows beautifully, one event into another, until it cycles back around to the beginning. His story ends, as it began, as he says “On Valentine’s Day, we plant sweet peas.” The cycle is complete.

Can you identify with this kind of journey through the year?

I can. As a pastor, my year revolved around liturgical seasons. I might jump on the merry-go-round by saying something like “in July, I go on retreat to begin to prepare for Advent, one of the two busiest seasons of the Christian calendar year,” and take it from there until the cycle once again calls for me to say “in July, I go on retreat …..”

Where would you begin your yearly story? Many of us use this time of year for reflection on the past, and dreams of the future. That’s a good thing, because we’ve gotta start somewhere. But here is the biggest lesson, I believe, that we can learn and always remember: clocks and calendars are of humans, and seasons are of God. One is steady and predictable; one is full of the mystery of the unknown. There are things in our life story that are of clocks and calendars, and things in our life story that are seasons. There is a difference.

To everything there is a season, as the writer of Ecclesiastes tells us. Some seasons bring tears, some laughter. Some seasons bring losses over which to grieve, and some bring gain over which to rejoice. Some seasons bring wounding, some seasons bring healing. But all seasons of our life bring us something. Robert Benson, again, teaches us that it doesn’t matter how much ground we cover in these seasons, in these cycles, but instead what matters is the amount of attention we’ve paid, cautioning us that we must pay attention to the seasons that surround us … that we must live in the season in which we find ourselves. I think that’s wise counsel, and sometimes, for me, darn hard to swallow. Yet I know that the times I have grown the most is when I have fully lived in, and pushed through, a season (sometimes kicking and screaming and weeping and gnashing of teeth and licking emotional wounds).

Now, where did you say you would begin your yearly life story? Where would you hop on the merry-go-round? What are you mourning, and what are you celebrating?

Run that past me again … I want to hop on!

#seasons

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jadonsancho09 · 4 years ago

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momof7girls · 4 years ago

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CALIFORNIA WEEKEND FEBRUARY 2020

Reading the school calendar the beginning of this year brought to my attention that my girls would have a four day weekend from school in February. Valentines Day, Feb 14th, fell on a Friday and it was to be a teacher in-service day, no students. Then the following Monday, Feb. 17th, was President’s day and also a day off of school. I thought it the perfect opportunity to head over to California to visit with my oldest daughter and her girlfriend. So phone calls were made and approval was given from the other roommate for us to stay there three nights.

Then just five days before trip, plans were added. We were very fortunate to be offered a day in Disneyland. My youngest had a birthday coming up and she had been telling her CA grandparents how she wanted to go, and it just so happened that their daughter works at Disney. Between her and another co-worker they were able to get us all in for free! The only catch was we needed to be there Friday morning at 7:30am. After actually thinking I could get up at 1am or so and make that drive and arrive and do a full day at Disney, reality kicked in and I realized there was no way I could survive that. So after taking to my daughter in CA, we decided to come over Thursday after the kids got out of school, that way we only had an hour drive to Disney the next morning.

We arrived in CA safely Thursday night, made up beds, and went to sleep at a decent time, all excited for the next day. My one daughter who is 17 had never been to Disneyland before. We hit a little traffic, but the worst traffic was getting into the Disney parking garage. We were at the park right on time and ready for our awesome day to begin. Tayleigh’s grandparents joined us in our crazy Disney day, but did cut out a little after lunch. We kept going until the park closed at midnight. We rode tons of rides, and it was so fun! This was the first time in 25 years I was able to ride all the big rides because everyone was willing and old enough to do the bigger rides. I have been to Disney a few times since my honeymoon 25 years ago, but always rode the kiddie rides with my girls. I always seemed to have young ones with me. We rode Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Indiana Jones and Pirates of the Carribean to name a few. I am glad our day just included Disney and not California adventure, because then we were able to do so much in just that one park rather than trying to split our time between two parks.

Taylor had really wanted to go with us to Disney, but alas, work called and it was so last minute she wasn’t able to get the day off. We woke up Saturday morning ready to spend time with her and Cate. We had made some plans ahead of time, so it was nice. Saturday we decided to go to downtown Hollywood so the kids could see the Walk of Stars and also the Hollywood sign. Taylor decided it best if we all took public transportation rather than try to park two cars down there, so we parked at a Metro stop and bought our tap cards and put on enough fare to get us to downtown LA and back. I think this trip in itself was an experience for the kids. Some liked it and others found it to be an anxious experience. There had been interest in doing a Wax Museum as well, so I had looked it up ahead of time and determined it was something not too expensive and we could do it. So we spent around 2 hours in there. There were so many realistic wax celebrities. And I loved that they had props to in some of the areas so you could dress up and really feel a part of the movie or show they were portraying. And let’s not forget the big purple ball pit that was a huge hit for our crowd of people.

Saturday night we enjoyed just staying at Taylor and Cate’s apartment, watching some TV and playing some games. There is this great on-line game called JackBox and you play it on a website through your phone or computer. You put in the game code and play against each other. We really enjoy playing that game. Sunday we wanted it to be relaxing since Taylor and Cate had to go back to work the next day and we had to drive back to Arizona.

So for Sunday we just had a movie planned. The new “Sonic The Hedgehog” movie was out so I was able to not only purchase the tickets online, but also two large tubs of popcorn. For this long weekend trip I had given each of my girls $20 and told them to spend it how they wanted, most spent it on souvenirs and food at Disney, but they knew they were to budget it as they pleased and they could also spend some of their own money if they wanted. I announced before we left AZ I was buying popcorn at the movies for everyone to share, and if they wanted more they needed to have money for that. Everyone enjoyed the movie together and hanging out at Taylor and Cate’s place for what could be the last time in that apartment because they want to move over the summer.

Monday Taylor didn’t have to go to work because of the holiday and Cate was able to work at home. Taylor found us a fun donut shop to go to and after me and the five girls had loaded up the van, Taylor and I went for donuts and I also got drinks for myself and the three that let us invade their apartment all weekend! And after I filled the girls up on sugar donuts I loaded them in the van and we headed back to Arizona. It was a great long weekend and full of lots of adventures.

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tomhollandnet · 6 years ago

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The Walt Disney Studios has unveiled its upcoming slate following the recent acquisition of the Fox film studios, including changes to previously dated films and a number of major additions.

After kicking off with the record-setting success of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame, The Walt Disney Studios’ 2019 summer slate includes Disney’s Aladdin on May 24, Fox’s Dark Phoenix on June 7, Pixar’s Toy Story 4 on June 21, Fox’s Stuber on July 12, and Disney’s The Lion King on July 19. Fox 2000’s The Art of Racing in the Rain moves up to Aug. 9, and Fox Searchlight’s Ready or Not will release on Aug. 23, while three films move to later dates: Ad Astra(9/20/19), The New Mutants (4/3/20), and Artemis Fowl (5/29/20).

The Studios’ 2019 slate rounds out with Fox’s The Woman in the Window on Oct. 4 and Ford V. Ferrari on Nov. 15, Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil on Oct. 18 and Disney Animation’s Frozen 2 on Nov. 22, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on Dec. 20, and Blue Sky Studios’ Spies in Disguise, moving from September to Christmas. Among early 2020 titles are Fox’s Underwater on Jan. 10, a new Kingsman movie on Feb. 14, and Call of the Wild on Feb. 21, followed by Pixar’s Onward on March 6 and Disney’s Mulan on March 27.

The updated calendar also sets release dates for major franchises Avatar and Star Wars. With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker bringing the original Skywalker Saga to its conclusion, three new as-yet-untitled Star Wars films will release on the pre-Christmas weekend every other year beginning in 2022. Four forthcoming Avatar films, expanding the vibrant world of Pandora, will release on the pre-Christmas weekend every other year beginning in 2021. In the holiday corridor for 2020, Fox’s West Side Story adaptation, directed by Steven Spielberg, will debut Dec. 18 in the pre-Christmas slot, with Disney’s Cruella opening Wednesday, Dec. 23, for the long holiday weekend.

#spies in disguise #onward #news

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gear-project · 6 years ago

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2019 Guilty Gear Calendar!!

Happy New Year (and Happy Birthday, Anji)!

Here’s hoping we get a new GG game this year!

[JANUARY] Jan 1st: Anji Mito (New Year’s Day) Jan 16th: <Celebrated> Tyr (Appreciate a Dragon Day) Jan 28th: Zato=ONE/Eddie (Daisy Day) This Month’s Jellyfish Pirate: Janis, the Cat and Mascot of the Jellyfish!

[FEBRUARY] Feb 8th: Jam Kuradoberi (Bubble Bath Day) Feb 9th: Chipp Zanuff/<Celebrated> Mizuha (Static Electricity Day) Feb 14th: <Celebrated> Valentine/Jack-O’/Aria (Saint Valentine’s Day) This Month’s Jellyfish Pirates: Febby who does the Laundry, Accounting, and Book-keeping! Also Leap the Administrative Director and Cook!

[MARCH] Mar 5th: Baiken (Multiple Personalities Day) Mar 14th: <Celebrated> Bedman (World Sleep Day) Mar 28th: Raven (Something on a Stick Day) Mar 31st: <Celebrated> Asuka R. Kreutz “That Man” (World Backup Day) This Month’s Jellyfish Pirate: March, head of Communications (despite the fact she doesn’t talk much).

[APRIL] Apr 7th: <Celebrated> Robo-Ky (National Robotics Week) Apr 20th: <Celebrated> Millia Rage (Easter) This Month’s Jellyfish Pirate: April, Helms-woman and ace pilot of the Airship!

[MAY] May 5th: <Celebrated> May (The day Johnny found her) May 9th: Testament (Lost Sock Memorial Day) May 11th: <Celebrated> Alternate Timeline Day (Twilight Zone Day) May 12th: <Celebrated> Fanny (International Nurses’ Day) May 14th: <Celebrated> Sol Badguy (Guilty Gear Foundation Day) May 31st: Sin Kiske (International “No Tobacco” Day) This Month’s Jellyfish Pirate: May, the Powerful Princess and 2nd in Command of the Jellyfish!

[JUNE] Jun 3rd: Ramlethal Valentine (Repeat Day Repeat Day) Jun 8th: <Celebrated> Ariels/Chronus (‘Big Brother’ is Watching Day) Jun 15th: Zappa (Power of a Smile Day) This Month’s Jellyfish Pirate: June, the Desk Manager and Aristocrat of the Jellyfish!

[JULY] Jul 1st: Leo Whitefang (Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day) Jul 26th: <Celebrated> ALL OR NOTHING! Day Jul 28th: <Celebrated> System Administrator Appreciation Day This Month’s Jellyfish Pirate: July, sword expert and combat professional!

[AUGUST] Aug 3rd: Izuna (National Watermelon Day) Aug 14th: Daisuke Ishiwatari/<Celebrated> Chimaki (Summer Romance Day) Aug 21st: Dr. Faust (National Senior Citizen’s Day) This Month’s Jellyfish Pirate: Augus, strong melee and grappling expert extraordinaire!

[SEPTEMBER] Sep 2nd: Justice (National Blueberry Popsicle Day) Sep 8th: Answer (International Literacy Day/Bury the Hatchet Day) Sep 9th: Kliff Undersn (Chrysanthemum Day) Sep 12th: <Celebrated> National Video Games Day This Month’s Jellyfish Pirate: Sephy, the Ship’s Kind Doctor!

[OCTOBER] Oct 16th: <Celebrated> Leopaldon/Gig/Judgment (National Boss Day) Oct 18th: Potemkin (Health and Sports Day) Oct 24th: Johnny Sfondi/<Celebrated> Venom (National Billiards Day) Oct 25th: <Celebrated> National Comic Book Day Oct 26th: Bridget (Coming Home Day) Oct 31st: Slayer (Halloween) This Month’s Jellyfish Pirates: Octy, Crow’s Nest Navigator specialist! And of course don’t forget about Johnny, the Captain!

[NOVEMBER] Nov 9th: <Celebrated> CHAOS NEVER DIES! Day Nov 11th: <Celebrated> Dr. Paradigm (National Education Day) Nov 20th: Ky Kiske (Feast of Christ the King Day/Absurdity Day) Nov 25th: I-No (Elimination of Violence against Women Day) This Month’s Jellyfish Pirate: Novel, the Ship’s Engineer and Weapons designer!

[DECEMBER] Dec 5th: Kum Haehyun (Prohibition Repeal Day) Dec 17th: <Celebrated> A.B.A. (Paracelsus’ Birthday) Dec 25th: Axl Low/Dizzy/Elphelt Valentine (Christmas Day) This Month’s Jellyfish Pirate: Dizzy, the Ship’s Administrative Coordinator (on indefinite leave).

PLEASE NOTE: –As always NEW Characters may be announced as the Year goes on, Dates may be altered/adjusted as information is revealed! –Characters that have no Birthdays may get one, and Characters with Birthdays may have theirs corrected as needed! –Other Holidays are just personal fun/preference/Optional! –Also Note that this List may not go in to effect until after it is posted! Meaning some holidays will go in to 2020!

#GG Birthdays List

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adisneydreamingdarling · 3 years ago

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Wondering what time of the year to go to Disney? As a young girl we always went at Christmas time because it wasn't as busy as other times of the year. In the early 2010s I always took my daughter the months of Jan and Feb because again, it was the slowest time. ENTER 2020 that threw everything off! More recently, there is NO time that is a Disney "Downtime". The parks are as packed as ever. SO in order to plan more effectively, you should look at the season Calendar to get a good idea about when you think the large crows MAY be less or to make sure it's a group of people or event that will jive with your family.

These may help:

1. Crowd Control - For 2022 here is a general overview of a "crowd" predictor that may be helpful.

2. Official Disney Events -

EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival — March 2 to July 4, 2022

Disney H2O Glow After hours run May 28 - Aug 27

EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival — March 2 to July 4, 2022

Disney After Hours Boo Bash (Magic Kingdom) — August 10 to October 31 2022

Disney Very Merriest After Hours (Magic Kingdom) — November 8 to December 21 2022

EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays (EPCOT) — November 26 to December 30 2022

Holiday Celebrations at Disney's Animal Kingdom — November 12 to December 30 2022

Holiday Celebrations at Disney's Hollywood Studios — November to December 2022

EPCOT International Festival of the Arts — Mid-January 14 - February 21 2023

3. Are you the running type? There are multiple Marathons at Disney...

- runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend — March 31 to April 3, 2022...this one has a different theme each year that incorporates a run and fun activities!

- Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend — Jan. 4 to 8, 2023...huge action packed weekend with fun runs, kids runs and distances.

- Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend — November 4 to 7, 2022....participants celebrate the run the next day at the food and wine festival!

- Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend — Feb. 23 to 26, 2023

3. Did you know there are "unoffical" themed days? Here are a few I found.

- "Dapper Days" are days that people dress their best to go to the parks. Think the "Main Street Trolley Show" at Magic Kingdom, a barbershop quartet or Kentucky Derby comes to Disney.

Sat April 30, 2022 EPCOT with Flower & Garden Festival!

Sun May 1, 2022 Disney's Hollywood Studios

- "Gay Days" - June 2 - June 5 2022

Gay Days at Disney is one of the biggest PRIDE celebrations in the country. There are a variety of activities ans events around the Orlando area. For a full listing check out this website

- Bats Day - You heard that right BATS like the flying, mysterious creature...they inspire the culture of this day. Inspired by Goth culture, think Disney meets Dracula but not in the Halloween sense. For more information check out the website...

There are some unoffical days that have been present in the past like Rave Day at Disneyland and Harry Potter Day at Magic Kingdom however, I haven't found any updates about those returning to the parks in 2022.

Disneyland - I don't post much about Disneyland BUT of course in typical LA style, Disneyland has a lot of events surrounding "Disney After Dark" which have themes as well and special GLO features/performances. As you would assume Disneyland has different events and different calendars than Disney World. You can find some of those listed here:

Hope this helps with your planning. There is ALWAYS more to do at the parks other than "just" a theme park. With the specialized days, if it's your thing...there is a cool sense of community.

#disneyland #disneylove #disneymagic #snowwhite #disneyig #magickingdom #disneyphoto #thehappiestplaceonearth #instadisney #disney #fun #trip #visit #myhappyplace #disneyparks #disneypic #cool #travelling #disneyworld #waltdisneyworld #love #adventure #happy #disneylife #disneyxmas #disneyaddict #visiting #intags #disneyside #amazing

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Can Republicans Vote In Iowa Caucus

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Can Republicans Vote In Iowa Caucus

Former Massachusetts Governor Takes Narrow Victory In First Republican Party Vote To Determine Who Will Challenge Barack Obama In November

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney hugs his wife Ann at his Iowa Caucus night rally in Des Moines.

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA // Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney may have won the inaugural contest to determine who will be Barack Obama’s main challenger in this year’s US presidential elections.

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Obama campaign warns of ‘extremist’ Republicans. Read article

But his victory in the Iowa caucuses by the narrowest of margins – eight votes out of 122,255 ballots cast – shows that his Republican Party is anything but certain about what kind of candidate it wants to challenge Mr Obama in November.

Mr Romney may consider himself to have the advantage, and the millionaire businessman will certainly try to paint himself as the only candidate with broad enough appeal to mount a serious challenge to Mr Obama.

Nevertheless, his hair-breadth’s victory mirrors a party that is hardly united in passion behind him. His appeal appears to lie in the cold-blooded perception that the economy would be safe in his hands were he president.

Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator, who took a surprising second place in Iowa, will continue to appeal to America’s religious conservative voters as the campaigns move to other states. His focus on family values helped him in Iowa where the evangelical Christian vote is a significant bloc.

“In many ways, Iowa is about who has to quit,” Mr Muller said.

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The Iowa Caucuses Are Separated Out For Democrats And Republicans And They Each Do Things Pretty Differently

The process of “caucusing” on both sides takes roughly an hour or so in the evening.

For the Republicans, the process is generally considered to be simpler. Those in the caucus meetings are called activists, and they gather in groups to make their campaign. This is all in preparation for the final pitch. It can be pretty informal at times with candidates’ names written on pieces of paper, or some opting for a more formal . The votes are counted by chosen representatives and then sent along to Iowa’s GOP headquarters where the final numbers are kept.

For the Democrats, it’s not that simple.

First of all, there are no secret ballots for the Democrats and those attending Iowa caucus gatherings will be asked to physically move to a section of the room devoted to their candidate.

Some end up in uncommitted groups if they can’t make a decision. At this point, groups must have at least 15% of the people that came to that caucus location in their group to remain in the running. This is called being “viable.”

If a group isn’t considered viable at that point, attendees can either move to a group that is or try to convince others to join them. Once all the low-performing candidates have been weeded out and each group accounts for at least 15% of the room, delegates are awarded. The more support a candidate has during a caucus, the more delegates they are allocated.

The Iowa Caucuses Are On: Republicans Say Early Political Trips Reinforce Plans For 2024 Caucus

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Mike Pompeo rattled off a list of his accomplishments as Secretary of State under former President Donald Trump, touted his Midwest roots and took nearly an hour of questions from a roomful of eager Iowa Republicans.

“We put America first, and we got it right,” he told the group of about 100 people who sipped coffee and finished plates of eggs and toast at the Machine Shed restaurant in Urbandale Friday.

It was part of Pompeo’s two-day swing through Iowa to help support the party in a state where Republicans nearly swept the board in the last election cycle and no major candidates have yet announced their intentions for the next one.

In the lead-up to the 2020 election, all eyes are on Iowa. Get updates of all things Iowa politics delivered to your inbox.

The subtext of his visit, however, is not 2022 but 2024.

Pompeo has hinted at a possible run for president, and his early forays into Iowa are yet another data point signaling the Republican presidential shadow primary has already begun.

“I see a lot of cameras in the back. I think there’s going to be some big announcement,” Pompeo joked, alluding to as much. “We’re in Iowa and all.”

Two other potential contenders — GOP Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Tim Scott of South Carolina — have also announced trips to Iowa next month. Others, like former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, visited the state to help Republicans campaign late last year.

Iowa Democrats Want To Be Fair To Candidates But Also Have A Clear Winner The Result Is A Mess

The funny or perhaps maddening aspect to all this is that the Iowa caucus results barely matter to the true way Democrats choose their nominee: national convention delegates.

This year, Iowa has 41 of those pledged delegates — about 1 percent of the national total. And since they’re allotted proportionally based on the above results, it’s tough for any candidate to rack up a big lead there.

But the caucuses’ big impact on the race has little to do with delegates anyway. It’s all about the perceptions of the political world. The media, party insiders, donors, activists, the candidates themselves, and even voters elsewhere look at what can be relatively small differences in Iowa results — and come to conclusions about which candidates have “won” or “lost.”

You’ll notice that in our hypothetical precinct results, though, we got three different results for who “won”:

For the pre-realignment total, Sanders had the most votes.

For the final vote total, Biden had the most.

For state delegate equivalents, Sanders and Biden were tied.

Of course, the result didn’t change that much; Biden and Sanders were the top two candidates and are close to each other in all three metrics. But the state delegate equivalent formula means that discrepancies from the vote total may — will — be introduced in each those 1,600-plus precincts. If one candidate ends up being systematically disadvantaged by these discrepancies, a different metric could mean a different “winner.”

Dc Dispatch: Biden Signs Rural Mental Health Bill Republicans Vote Against Jan 6 Commission

The U.S. Capitol.

Ahead of the July 4th holiday, members of Iowa’s congressional delegation led the passage of a veteran’s mental health bill, visited Iowa in a glimpse of what the 2024 caucus cycle might look like and voted on whether to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Here’s what you missed in D.C. this week:

Biden signs rural mental health bill named for Iowa veteran

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a bill to establish new mental health programs for rural veterans. Rep. Cindy Axne, a Democrat, was the bill’s sponsor. Reps. Ashley Hinson, Randy Feenstra and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, all Republicans, joined her as co-sponsors on the legislation.

The bill is named for Sergeant Brandon Ketchum, an Iowa native and Army veteran who died by suicide in 2016. Ketchum was turned away by the Iowa City Veterans Administration Medical Center when he sought in-patient care.

“Brandon asked for help but was turned away because of a lack of resources,” Axne said in a May speech on the House floor. “We must make sure — in his memory and for the sake of others still serving — that when our soldiers return home, they can get the treatment they need.”

House votes to create select committee on Jan. 6 insurrection

Iowa’s senators attend GOP event in Sioux Center

Grassley also spoke in favor of the 60-vote filibuster rule in the Senate. He argued that the filibuster is the only way to ensure bipartisanship in Washington.

House passes INVEST in America Act

Iowa Caucuses Explained: What They Are Why They Don’t Really Matter And Why We Care Anyway

After months of media hype and TV debates and the ups-and-downs of polling, the long political warmup is over. The race for the presidency will finally get under way Feb. 1 when real voters make real choices in Iowa, the first state on the complicated U.S. election calendar. The Iowa caucuses are quirky, different for each party, and attract international attention. Adrian Morrow and Paul Koring explain what’s going on

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign event in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

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The Iowa Caucuses Are More About Gaining Momentum In The Race Than Predicting A Nominee

Did you know that every president since Jimmy Carter has been in the top three at the Iowa caucuses? Yes, it’s true. Well, save for when Tom Harkin of Iowa ran back in 1992. But, this is all to guide you to my point, that the Iowa caucuses are more of a mechanism to sort of speed the race up. It’s a way to gain momentum, rather than a solid predictor of who is going to be the nominee for each party, and go on to win the presidency.

Gop Anger At Barack Obama Washington Hillary Clinton Dc Republicans The Establishment

Iowa’s record-setting Democratic turnout in 2008 has been attributed in part to an unpopular president and a party’s frustration at being locked out of the White House for eight years.

Republican George W. Bush’s job approval was just 34 percent at the end of his term. A GOP groundswell is possible now that the tables are turned, and a Democrat with 44 percent approval occupies the White House.

Except for George H. W. Bush, no party has kept the White House three terms in a row since World War I, Goldford noted. Republicans believe that the “two-terms-and-you’re-out dynamic” points to a GOP victory in the general election, he said.

WHERE IN IOWA?: Track presidential campaign visits across the state

Curl: President Trump First Ever To Win Republican And Democratic Caucuses In Iowa

A perfect storm had rolled in just in time for the state’s first-in-the-nation vote on the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. A newly, apparently untested app meant to ease communication among precinct chiefs during the caucuses failed completely, with the app designers blaming “coding issues.” A failsafe backstop — having precinct chiefs simply phone in the results to the state party headquarters — also failed, with workers being too busy to answer the calls.

The whole mess was a terrible start for Democrats vying to replace President Trump in the White House. Memes immediately exploded across the internet, with one being repeated often: The Democrats want to run the country, but they can’t even hold a caucus in the cornfields.

For the record, the Republicans also held their caucuses in Iowa on Monday. While they garnered little media coverage, Trump blew out his primary rivals, winning more than 97% of the vote over former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld and former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh, who each came in with about 1% each.

In many ways, Trump won both caucuses. And he knew it. He took to Twitter early to needle Democrats for their pathetic efforts in Iowa.

“The Democrat Party in Iowa really messed up, but the Republican Party did not. I had the largest re-election vote in the history of that great state, by far, beating President Obama’s previous record by a lot. Also, 97% Plus of the vote! Thank you Iowa!” Trump wrote first thing in the morning.

Countdown To Iowa: A Caucus Guide For What To Know About America’s First Vote

Caucuses are only the first stage in key voting states’ selection process and provide a litmus test for which party candidates could fare well in the primaries

Explainer: how the confusing Iowa caucuses actually work

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The Iowa caucuses are a unique political institution that play a crucial role in the American primary process. However, they aren’t particularly intuitive to understand or follow.

What time do the caucuses start?

The caucuses start at 7pm local time on Monday, but campaigns encourage their supporters to show up half an hour early.

How do the caucuses unfold?

Very different rules govern the Democratic and Republican caucuses:

Republicans have a relatively straightforward process, in which they cast secret ballots in their precinct caucuses – church halls, school buildings.

Can unregistered voters take part?

Any Iowan who will be over the age of 18 at the time of the presidential election can participate. Attendees can register on the night at the caucuses and can switch their party affiliation there as well. This means a Democrat can go to the Republican caucuses and vice versa. Four years ago, 121,503 people showed up to the 2012 Republican caucuses. Democrats have traditionally had higher turnout and, in their last competitive caucus in 2008, 239,872 people attended.

What happens then?

A simple guide to the Hawkeye state caucuses.

How are delegates decided?

Where will the candidates be on the night?

Once The Voting Is Over Its Time To Translate Those Results Into Delegates

Delegates, after all, are the point of presidential primaries and caucuses. It’s delegates, not the sheer number of votes, that political parties count to determine who will be their nominee.

After the alignments, the viable candidates will be allocated what’s called “State Delegate Equivalents,” according to their performance at that site.

These delegates, through a process involving Democratic Party math and the state convention, will eventually correlate to the number of national delegates a candidate gets at the national conventions.

The Iowa Democratic Party doesn’t declare a winner, but historically the person with the most SDEs has been considered the winner. However, with the first- and second-round results being reported out this year, it’s conceivable candidates could have more opportunities to spin the results in their favor.

Registered Republican voters show up at their caucus site, hear some speeches and vote for their preferred candidate. The votes are counted and the delegates are elected to the county convention based on the proportion of support a candidate receives.

Despite several state Republican parties canceling their 2020 primaries because an incumbent is running for reelection, Iowa Republicans will hold their caucus on Feb. 3.

The Difference Between A Republican And Democratic 2020 Caucus Experience

IOWA — Precinct locations throughout Siouxland are geared up to open their doors for caucus-goers Monday night.

The process of caucusing can be confusing since it differs so much from a primary vote.

There are many Democratic candidates to choose from, 11 to be exact, and Democratic caucuses different from Republican.

Democrats have an open vote.

For comparison: during the primaries, you simply vote but in the caucus, you have a discussion and then vote.

You physically vote with your body, and you move to certain parts of the room to show which candidate you support.

So, after each campaign makes its pitch, Democrats split up into “preference groups”, which support a specific candidate. But, unless a “preference group” is made up of at least 15% of the people at that caucus, the group isn’t viable.

Those supporters can choose to re-align and support another candidate that’s still “viable” and what some may not know is that undecided could be one of those viable groups

“If a group of undecided people align together and they are above 15%, then yeah, they have to stay with that group of undecided,” said Theresa Weaber-Basye, Co-Chair for Precinct 10. “And they could make their decision further down the road as to where their vote will go.”

While the Democrats have a large ballot of candidates to choose from, it’s different for the Republicans.

Votes are then counted and winner takes all.

To learn more about how a caucus works,

Iowa Is Not The Only State That Conducts Caucuses Instead Of Primaries

Caucuses are different from primaries for a number of reasons. You do not simply show up, check a box, and leave with an “I voted” sticker.

The process can take hours, as voters gather at a venue to hear out supporters of various candidates, debate issues, and ultimately come to a conclusion about which person will make the best presidential nominee. Voters select delegates who will represent them at the party’s annual convention in the summer.

When voters arrive at the venue, which can be anywhere from a high school gymnasium to a restaurant, supporters of certain candidates break off into groups, including groups for undecided voters. Then voters, who are typically activists and very politically engaged, will plead their case to everyone about why their preferred candidate is the best choice.

With a large field of candidates and a diverse spectrum of ideology in the Democratic race, this could take all night. On Monday night’s Iowa caucuses, the process stretched into the next day due to the errors in reporting the results. By Tuesday afternoon, Iowa’s results still hadn’t been released.

Most caucuses have a threshold to earn delegates, meaning that a candidate might need 15% or more of the votes to be awarded delegates. For instance, Ted Cruz earned eight delegates in the 2017 Iowa caucuses, while Donald Trump and Marco Rubio each earned seven, respectively.

The states with caucuses are:

Iowa

The US territories conducting caucuses are:

What Are The Iowa Caucuses And How Do They Work All You Need To Know

The midwestern state is the first to vote in the presidential primary race. So what are caucuses, and how do they work? Here’s your guide to the night

The Iowa caucuses take place on Monday 3 February, kicking off the long process of nominating a Democratic presidential candidate who will eventually take on Donald Trump in November’s US election.

The primary race is made up of a series of contests called primaries and caucuses that take place in all 50 states plus Washington DC and outlying territories, by which the parties select their presidential nominee from the candidates who are running.

The goal in these contests is for candidates is to amass support from voters that translates into a majority of delegates, whose job it is to nominate a presidential candidate at the party conventions in July and August.

When it comes to choosing a presidential candidate, Iowa traditionally goes first. Though Iowa has relatively few delegates, it is highly influential because it gives Americans their first chance to see what support the candidates have, and a win could provide a vital boost in momentum, as it did for Barack Obama in 2008.

Democratic and Republican caucuses will take place on Monday evening, but because Trump does not face any serious competition from his challengers for the nomination, all eyes will be on the Democratic contenders this year.

County District State Convention And National Convention Delegates

Total pledged delegates 41

A total of 11,402 county convention delegates are elected according to the procedure described above across 1,678 precinct caucuses and 87 satellite caucuses. They will then go to their local county convention on March 21, to choose 2,107 district and state delegates who are pledged to support presidential candidates according to the proportional state delegate equivalents result of the caucuses. These elected districts and state delegates will subsequently go to the district conventions on April 25 and state convention on June 13 . In total, 41 pledged national convention delegates are elected for the 2020 Democratic National Convention with their pledged support being determined proportionally to the presidential candidate’s total number of SDEs won statewide and in each of the state’s four congressional districts; but only for those presidential candidates who manage to qualify by winning at least a 15% share of the SDEs statewide or in the specific district. Meaning that all presidential candidates winning less than a 15% share of SDEs statewide and in CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4, will win 0 pledged national convention delegates.

Why Does Such A Small Homogeneous State Get Such An Oversized Role

Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status is the end result of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, which was marred by conflict in the convention hall, and racial and Vietnam War protests and violence in the streets. Party leaders decided to turn away from a top-down process of selecting nominees and instead move toward a voter-driven process that was viewed as more democratic. Iowa had long held caucuses, but the state’s months-long delegate selection process resulted in it being selected to go first. Republicans soon followed suit.

The caucuses have long drawn criticism. They take place at a set time in the evening, so they preclude the participation of some Iowans, such as night shift workers. The new Democratic satellite caucuses are designed to address this.

The number of participants is dismally low. In 2016 — a contest when both the Democratic and Republican nominations were up for grabs — fewer than 358,000 Iowans caucused, less than 16% of those eligible to vote.

To put that number in perspective, more than 8.5 million Californians voted in the two parties’ 2016 presidential primaries, or 47.7% of the state’s registered voters. Iowa caucus supporters argue that it is critical for candidates to be able to make their case to voters in person, and in states that don’t require massive media buys.

Democrats increasingly worried about the prospect of Bernie Sanders winning their nomination are pushing harder to block him, galvanizing his backers in the process.

Presidential Caucuses Are Complicated Why Do Some States Use Them

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As the 2020 presidential nomination season kicks off in February, it won’t start with a primary — where voters go to their polling place and cast a secret ballot — but with caucuses. While the vast majority of states hold primary elections, a few use these more complicated events to show their preferences for candidates.

In recent years, some states have ditched caucuses for primaries, but Iowa, Nevada and Wyoming are holdouts. So why choose a caucus?

Party caucuses have been used in various forms in the United States since the 1800s to address a range of political topics. In Iowa’s case, caucuses not only allow activists and voters to make a case for their preferred candidate, but also to talk about issues that could be incorporated into the state party platform, said Dennis Goldford, a political science professor with Drake University in Iowa.

They also attract enthusiastic party members. Caucusing requires passion and a strong connection to a particular candidate, in contrast to the simple and private act of marking a ballot in a primary. “ make candidates and potential candidates talk to voters as real, live, individual human beings,” Goldford said. Candidates meet with voters in a more personal way, he added, rather than using them as “campaign props.” Especially in early caucus states, a relatively small group of people wields a lot of power to influence average voters around the country.

Are The Iowa Caucuses Predictive Of Who Will Win The White House

Maybe. But probably not. Among Democrats, the winner of the caucuses has won the nomination in seven out of the 10 contested races since 1972. But only two candidates — Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama — have gone on to win the White House. Among Republicans, the caucus winner has won the nomination in three of eight contested contests, but only won the White House once: George W. Bush in 2000.

The caucuses definitely have had their moments, allowing candidates to prove theirviability. Among the top examples is Obama in 2008. His ability to win the caucuses — beating John Edwards and Hillary Clinton in an overwhelmingly white state — helped dispel doubts that the United States could elect a black president.

Record Turnout Means Big Numbers For Everyone Not Just Trump

More than 180,000 Republicans caucused Monday night, shattering the 2012 record of 121,503 people. According to entrance polling from The New York Times, 45% of those Republican caucusgoers were participating in the process for the first time.

Many predicted record turnout primarily would benefit Trump, suggesting Trump would inspire people who had not previously been engaged in the political process.

And that held true — to a degree.

Thirty percent of those first-time caucusgoers were supporting Trump. But Rubio and Cruz also benefited, earning 22% and 23% of those voters respectively, effectively stopping Trump from running away with it.

“Even though the Trump people were able to bring some new voters to the polls, they just couldn’t overcome a groundswell of Republicans who now have a good reason to go out and vote,” said Bryan English, Cruz’s state director, noting Cruz’s attractiveness to the GOP base.

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Star Wars Movie and TV Release Date Calendar

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The future of Star Wars is secure. The end of the Skywalker Saga didn’t mean the end of the story of the galaxy far, far away. It just meant countless new possibilities, both on the big and small screens. In fact, Disney has already announced more than a dozen live-action and animated projects that explore other corners of the Star Wars universe, from adventures starring the brave X-wing pilots and clone troopers on the front lines of countless wars to tales of bounty hunters and even the Sith. And plenty more in between!

This post is where we’ll keep track of all the upcoming Star Wars movie and TV releases as they’re announced and release dates are set. Hit the links in each entry to read articles that tell you more about what you need to know about all these new Star Wars adventures!

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Upcoming Star Wars Movies

Rogue Squadron

December 22, 2023

Director: Patty Jenkins

Disney confirmed during an Investors Day presentation in Dec. 2020 that the first Star Wars movie to follow The Rise of Skywalker is Rogue Squadron, a movie that “will introduce a new generation of starfighter pilots as they earn their wings and risk their lives in a boundary-pushing, high-speed thrill-ride, and move the saga into the future era of the galaxy.”

Wonder Woman‘s Patty Jenkins will direct, making her the first woman to helm a Star Wars movie. We’re very excited about this!