#Hornik

[3dnygma]

"All 2 U" 8bit cover (Helluva Boss fanmix)

So happy to finally share this 8bit cover with you guys! It's "All 2 U" aka Stolas' new song in the Helluva Boss episode "Apology Tour"

@ MothRaox, who you can follow on Twitter, provided the AMAZING artwork for it!!

The song was originally written by Julian Hornik and produced by Julian Hornik, Sam Haft and Andrew Underberg. Vocals by Bryce Pinkham with James Monroe Igleheart and Christina Vee.

The chords/melody that I ended up with don't always match the original but I had a lot of fun with it and I hope you will too! Lmk what you think!

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Paul Blumenthal at HuffPost:

With a month and change to go before the election, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his allies are already laying the groundwork to contest the results of the 2024 election if he loses by engaging in a false campaign around the threat of noncitizen voting.

Trump and Republican leaders, from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to GOP secretaries of state who oversee elections, have pushed the narrative that the 2024 elections are being intentionally corrupted by mass noncitizen voting. Noncitizen voting is “a clear and present danger,” Johnson claimed at a May press conference announcing federal legislation mandating proof of citizenship to register to vote. In his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris last month, Trump took things further, falsely claiming that Democrats allow immigrants into the country to get them to vote illegally. “They can’t even speak English. They don’t even know what country they’re in, practically. And these people are trying to get them to vote, and that’s why they’re allowing them into our country,” Trump said.

Meanwhile, GOP secretaries of state, including Ohio’s Frank LaRose and Alabama’s Wes Allen, and Texas’ GOP Gov. Greg Abbott, made headlines announcing purges of supposed noncitizens from their voter rolls. Texas has also mobilized law enforcement to crack down on voter registration activities by Latino activist groups, raiding their homes and intimidating them from engaging in politics. This strategy has been led by Trump and his allies in Congress and around his campaign. It has been joined by high-profile conservative voices like billionaire Elon Musk and former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson. And it has been organized by election deniers through the conservative election denial group Election Integrity Network, run by Cleta Mitchell, a conservative lawyer who backed Trump’s effort in 2020 to steal the election.

Now, with just weeks to go in the election, the noncitizen voting allegations have entered the courts. Beginning in August, the Republican Party, a Trump-allied legal nonprofit run by his adviser, Stephen Miller, and a grassroots election denial group filed a string of lawsuits seeking massive purges of voters they claim to be either noncitizens or otherwise illegitimately registered to vote while suggesting that elections cannot be certified if they don’t get their way. These lawsuits are not only riddled with unsubstantiated claims of noncitizen voting and faulty data analysis claiming mass voter fraud — they all seek a remedy that is illegal. Federal law prohibits election officials from removing registered voters from the rolls within a 90-day blackout period prior to an election, a period that began on Aug. 7. Courts cannot order voter purges after that date. These lawsuits could have been filed earlier in 2024, when a court could order officials to review voters’ citizenship status or other potential registration errors and remove them from the rolls. But the groups filing these suits all waited until this remedy was impossible. Instead, these lawsuits appear to be part of a concerted public relations campaign to cast doubt on the outcome of the election if Trump loses again, as well as provide a post-election justification to local officials to refuse to certify the vote.

[...]

The Lie

In 2020, Trump and the Republican Party pointed to election law changes enacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic that made it easier for voters to cast their ballots without appearing in person to claim President Joe Biden’s win was fraudulent. Trump’s “big lie” caused a chaotic rush following the election as he sought to toss out the valid votes of millions of Americans, culminating in the attempted insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump’s second impeachment and his indictment on multiple felony counts. Trump continues to embrace the lies about 2020, and Republicans have largely followed suit. More of them trust Trump’s word over government certification of election results, according to an Associated Press poll conducted this year. With no pandemic voting changes to rely on, Republicans are now hanging their hat on the issue of noncitizen voting to provide the narrative structure for false post-election fraud claims. Of course, like the lies around voting in 2020, Republicans’ claims of mass noncitizen voting are entirely made up. Noncitizen voting is already illegal in all federal and state elections under multiple laws. It is also vanishingly rare. A database maintained by the conservative Heritage Foundation, which has been promoting falsehoods about noncitizen voting, lists just 68 legal actions taken against noncitizens for voting in federal elections going back to the 1980s. Meanwhile, a study by the progressive Brennan Center found that election officials across 42 jurisdictions in 12 states found just 30 cases of suspected noncitizen voting following the 2016 election. For perspective, that accounts for 0.0001% of the votes cast in those jurisdictions. Even Trump’s own election fraud task force failed to find any evidence of systematic or widespread fraud, including involving noncitizens in elections.

[...] County clerks provided the board with lists of registered voters who claimed to be noncitizens to be excused from jury duty in August, according to Gannon. The board then compared those lists with state voter registration records and found a total of nine voters who matched. Those nine people will be checked against state and federal databases to see whether they are citizens. If they are indeed noncitizens, the board will send them letters inviting them to cancel their registrations. This is the process the board must follow because of the 90-day blackout period prohibiting voter purges so close to an election. [...] United Sovereign Americans is a grassroots group promoting the idea that every election across the country is effectively illegitimate due to its claims of corrupted voter rolls. It was founded in 2023 by election denial activist Marly Hornik, whose canvassing effort aimed at proving election fraud in the 2022 New York state elections led the state’s attorney general to issue a cease-and-desist letter. The group now claims that upward of 10 million votes cast in the 2022 elections across 20 states were illegitimate and should not have been counted. Its lawsuits in Colorado, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas all make similar claims that the states’ voter rolls contain error rates that exceed the level allowed by federal law and that they should therefore not be certified. The group explicitly states that the number of lawsuits it has filed is in an effort to get their claim before the Supreme Court before the 2024 election.

[...]

A New Road To The Same Goal

When Trump lied about election fraud in 2020, it was only the first part of his push to overturn the election. He also sought to exploit the process for counting electoral votes, first by producing alternate slates of electors from key swing states, then by pressuring former Vice President Mike Pence to use those alternate slates to deny Biden the vote in states he won. Finally, when none of that worked, Trump incited a violent mob on Congress to derail the counting of those votes. This half-baked plan did not work — and it would be impossible to do again in 2024. Harris, not Pence or another GOP official, will preside over the counting of the electoral votes. Meanwhile, Congress has since reformed the Electoral Count Act to make it impossible for states to submit alternate electors. It’s also unlikely that any GOP electors would want to follow Trump’s plans after 35 of his fraudulent electors were indicted for their actions in 2020.

Instead, as the United Sovereign Americans lawsuits make plain, any effort to contest the outcome of the election this year would run through efforts by local GOP election officials refusing to certify the election. “[Certification] is the lever that election conspiracy theorists see as the best opportunity if they don’t like the choice the voters have made,” said Ben Berwick, head of litigation for Protect Democracy, a nonprofit that counters election denial. Election deniers first took aim at the certification process in 2020, when two Republican members of the four-member canvassing board in Wayne County, Michigan (which includes Detroit), initially decided on their own to refuse to certify the county’s election amid a flurry of false claims of voter fraud fueled by Trump.

[...]

First, it’s illegal for local officials to refuse to certify election results. In each previous case, courts have stepped in to force wayward officials to certify in no uncertain terms. And if those local officials still refuse, they can be indicted and prosecuted, as happened to two officials in Cochise County, Arizona. “We’ve got a little bit of a hammer here in Arizona in that we’re kind of operating under the FAFO rule — mess around and find out,” Fontes said, using an acronym for the phrase “fuck around and find out.” Second, county-level certification refusals do not impact state executive decisions to certify the statewide results, meaning states could go ahead and confirm their electoral votes no matter what the county officials choose to do. Third, the Electoral Count Reform Act details instructions for courts to hear cases involving certification that occur after the Dec. 11 deadline on an extremely expedited basis, giving officials yet another path to confirm the results despite opposition stalling. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Trump-backed election deniers who ran for key offices overseeing elections in swing states in 2022 all lost.

Democratic and Republican officials across the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin adamantly assert that they will fight certification refusals in the courts, seize the power to certify county election results if necessary and honor the actual winner of their states. Of course, Trump’s efforts to steal the 2020 election were laughable at the time — until they weren’t. Any attempt to illegally overturn the 2024 election could yet again cause chaos and violence where unlikely things can transpire. Still, election experts expect the dam to hold. “While their strategy will fail, there’s no line they won’t cross,” Becker said. “The period after the election could be very volatile, but I’m 100% confident the winner will have their hand on the Bible on Jan. 20.”

HuffPost’s Paul Blumenthal has an excellent report on how Donald Trump is pushing the bogus “noncitizen voting” issue to set up challenges to the 2024 election results if he loses in a redux of 2020.

See Also:

The Guardian: Republicans’ non-citizen voting myth sets stage to claim stolen election

Read the full story at HuffPost.

[rathologic]

Unknown Pathologic Characters round 1, side A, match 5: Isidor Ghazar versus Anita Hornik

Isidor Ghazar Origin: Pathologic 2 Description: A fellow actor shadowing the player to take on the role of Artemy Burakh: when the player dies, Isidor Ghazar replaces them. He kills a courier bringing Aglaya’s orders to the Town Hall before being captured by marauders.

Anita Hornik Origin: Feverish Feeling Description: One of the Hopscotch Enthusiasts. Quite rude towards other group members, but “kinder than she pretends to be”. She investigated Nata’s death and eventually tried to contact the media about the conspiracy.

[writermuses]

[violettesiren]

New snow weighs down the spruces. I wake up to yesterday's sorrow.

Winter Night by Jessica Hornik

[dreaming-through-lines]

⊱ ─ CLIO’S FANART

“ Crooked horn, crooked grin You're a crooked, horny, freaky, little joker You're a deadly sin And I don't wanna hear another god-damn word about win, win, win ”

> Crooked, Julian Hornik

[chaifootsteps]

I think the wiki's been updated to properly reflect the song credits. (Julian Hornik is credited as the main composer, with Sam Haft and Andrew Underberg listed under 'Additional') Unfortunately, it usually takes a while for stuff to get properly updated on there. Still a good resource for the most part, though.

Better late than never, I guess!

[homestuck-hell]

Shadya Hornik, Rogue of Blood, Derse

She/Her

Became a rainbow drinker but is still stuck in the caverns

Not much variety in her diet unless she were to drinks from grubs

Has a macabre air about her

Land of Coffins and Rainbows

[chaoticallycosmic]

Closed starter for @writermuses

Elijah couldn't deny that he was nervous. It had been a while since he had been on a date with such an interesting woman as Cara Hornik. Not only was she funny and interesting and could hold a conversation really well, but he sure enjoyed the time they spent together. He found himself looking forward to when she would bring Nora to the rec center and hopefully could talk to her for a while or more, if possible, of course. Elijah hadn't waited too long to ask her out though and was glad that she had accepted. He knew that if her sister saw him right now, they would be teasing him. Picking up the gifts he bought for her and with one last look in the mirror, he grabbed his keys and headed out. As he drove to pick her up, all he could think about was her and how he hoped she enjoyed where he was taking her. It was a quaint place but the food was amazing and comforting.

Once he arrived at Cara's place, he rang the doorbell once and waited, flower bouquet and wine bottle in hand. He could hear footsteps and a smile automatically lifted the corners of his mouth, his smile only increased once he saw her. "Hi," he started, "you look amazing, Cara," he couldn't help himself and said the first thing that came to his mind. "These are for you," she had mentioned her favorite type of wine once but he had remembered. He had cut the flowers and prepped them accordingly, so all she had to do was put them in water.

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[douchebagbrainwaves]

WORK ETHIC AND BUSINESS

Put the most weight on the second factor. I'm not suggesting you suck up to people you don't really like because you think one day they'll be successful. But also because, as I mentioned, a pretty bad judge of startups. It's easy to start to depend on it happening. The other way makers learn is from examples. You shouldn't necessarily always be asking these questions outright—that could get annoying—but you should always be collecting data about investors' intentions. And you have leverage in the sense that they're just trying to reproduce them. Which means VCs are now in the business world where you can win big by taking the bold approach to design, and having the same people both design and implement the product. Big companies can develop technology. Recently I've had several emails from computer science undergrads asking what to do, which is not very constraining, and Robert, though 29, was still in grad school instead of starting a company is getting cheaper.

You'll be delighted when it goes up and disappointed when it goes down. Each one will be in the same way that car was. Statistically, the average rower is likely to think is that all? A lot of the people there are rich, or expect to be when you grow up. It's never so pure as it was when they were young. If you start a startup. The needs of customers and the means of satisfying them are all in one head. This is not just a heuristic for detecting bias. The advantage of a medium of expression, as concrete is for architects or paint for painters.

Imagine what Apple was like when 100% of its employees were either Steve Jobs or Steve Wozniak. Hence the fourth problem: the acquirers have begun to realize they can buy wholesale. More generally, it means that you have one kind of work. A worse danger is that you can't go to and say, I want to work for and apply to join them. They tend to be optimistic. It is enormously fun to be able to start startups as well as figuring out how to connect some company's legacy database to their Web server. At YC we use the phrase ramen profitable to describe the situation where you're making just enough to pay the founders' living expenses. All other things being equal, they should make them an offer.

David Hornik, a partner at August, told me: The numbers for me ended up being something like 500 to 800 plans received and read, somewhere between 50 and 100 initial 1 hour meetings held, about 20 companies that I got interested in, that's not necessarily a problem. Few will even notice. Which means to the extent we're correct, those are the qualities you need to raise. You have a large sample of smart people who could start companies and don't, and with it create a new source of revenue. And you don't generally know which of the two you're going to be about whatever you discover in the course of trying to make good things. You're trying to solve problems. The danger with grad school is that there's no such thing. They may also make the biggest investment. Which means the first VC to break ranks and start to do series A rounds from VCs. If you still want to go work for a big company you get paid, instead of an ox being yoked to the plow.

Many of these fields talk about important problems, certainly. Another way to be good at what they do, but the pool allowed to write on general topics was about eight people who went to another three times as much? But it makes deals unnecessarily complicated. One reason it's so brutal is simply the brutality of markets. Startups, like mosquitos, tend to involve existing code, and often require you to figure out a way to play games with them, instead of paying, as you would in a field that was more honest. And they, incidentally, but it goes fast. It's hard to predict how the startups we've funded so far. Robotics, for example—you want to create wealth, in the sense of an all-or-nothing aspect of startups was not something we wanted. A good piece of software is, in fact: you should only start a startup, you're not just trying to solve problems.

And if you want to start a startup in Houston or Chicago or Miami from the microscopically small number, per capita, that succeed there. This fallacy is usually there in the background when you hear people say that you shouldn't major in business in college, whether you want to work in fields with corrupt tests. Between these two sources of variation, the college someone went to Stanford and is not obviously insane, they're probably a safe bet. Someone has an idea for something; they build it; and in doing so and probably only by doing so they realize the problem they should be solving is another one. Like a lot of other people's. Many of these fields talk about important problems, certainly. Plus I have to get good grades? It's what bias means. Whereas if you graduate and get a little more experience before they start a company that would become big.

Technology tends to get dramatically cheaper, but living expenses don't. So one of the biggest remaining groups is computer programmers. Imagine what Apple was like when 100% of its employees were either Steve Jobs or Steve Wozniak. There is a large random factor in the success of any company. We knew we had to keep going. The answer or at least confirm, from the example of painting is how to learn to program. In fact, it's just a more extreme version of the norm in the VC business that there are 10 other investors who also want a little more effort expended on sales would carry you over the threshold of saying yes, it will end up ahead. They'll edge gradually into a different business without realizing it. We didn't have enough talent to make it as startup founders if they wanted is an important qualification—so important that it's almost cheating to append it like that—because once you get over a certain threshold of intelligence, which most CS majors thought I was one. In the best case, the company keeps moving forward at about half speed. Unfortunately, beautiful things don't always make the best subjects for papers.

Maybe the increasing cheapness of startups will mean they'll be able to say no. Be independent. That's an alarming possibility when you have to decide. Although a lot of other ambitious and technically minded people—probably more concentrated than you'll ever be again. By the time the Boston VC grasped what was happening, the deal was already gone. Every designer's ears perk up at the mention of that game, because your occupation is student, and you didn't fail at that. The reason they like it when you don't need that, but history suggests it's dangerous to work in secret. The second dimension is the one between tools and things made with them. Often they are, the more that matters, because most were founders themselves. Most people could see how it might be: don't be a cog. If I were you I'd look for the people who read the source read it in illicit photocopies of John Lions' book, which though written in 1977 was not allowed to include the numbers, and they're usually paid a percentage of it.

[tripletyrant]

Finally catching up on Helluva Boss, and thank you Julian Hornik and co. for writing "All 2 U" for me specifically.

[writermuses]

[roboe1]

Marly Hornik Warns Of 2022's Midterm Election Fraud Coming To 2024

https://rumble.com/v5cv649-marly-hornik-warns-of-2022s-midterm-election-fraud-coming-to-2024.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp

[violettesiren]

Poe would have admired this raven eating from a woman’s hand— the noir of it in new snow, the fears they each let go.

Raven By Jessica Hornik

[josenoelrobles]

The Hidden Power of Giving: Unlocking Success Through Generosity

In today’s fast-paced world, the pursuit of success often appears synonymous with aggressive self-promotion and a dog-eat-dog mentality. However, Adam Grant’s Give and Take offers a revolutionary perspective that turns this conventional wisdom on its head. Through meticulous research and compelling stories, Grant reveals that the true path to success lies in giving more than you get. This blog post delves into the essence of Grant's findings, providing practical examples to help you understand and apply these principles in your personal and professional life. The Three Reciprocity Styles: Givers, Takers, and Matchers In any professional environment, people generally adopt one of three reciprocity styles: - Takers: They aim to get more than they give, focusing primarily on their own interests. - Matchers: They strive for an equal balance of give and take, maintaining a sense of fairness. - Givers: They prefer to give more than they get, often helping others without expecting anything in return. Grant’s research indicates that while givers are often perceived as the ones most likely to be exploited, they actually dominate both the bottom and the top of the success ladder. This intriguing paradox forms the crux of Give and Take. Success Through Generosity: The Case of David Hornik David Hornik, a venture capitalist, exemplifies the power of giving in the business world. Unlike many of his peers who employ high-pressure tactics to close deals, Hornik adopts a more generous approach. He encourages entrepreneurs to take their time evaluating his offers and even provides references to help them make informed decisions. This approach, though seemingly counterintuitive, has paid off significantly for Hornik. His openness and generosity have earned him a remarkable success rate of 89% in securing investments. Entrepreneurs appreciate his genuine interest in their success, which often leads to long-term, fruitful relationships. Practical Example: If you’re in a position to invest or make deals, consider prioritizing the other party's needs over your own immediate gains. Provide them with valuable resources and allow them the space to make the best decision. This approach can build trust and long-term partnerships that are far more valuable than a single transaction. The Ripple Effect: How Generosity Multiplies Success Grant introduces the concept of the ripple effect, where the success of givers not only benefits them but also enhances the success of those around them. This creates a supportive network that fosters further growth and opportunities. Example: In the workplace, mentoring junior colleagues or sharing knowledge freely can create a culture of mutual support. Over time, this can lead to a more collaborative and innovative environment, ultimately boosting the success of the entire organization. Strategies for Successful Giving While being a giver can lead to extraordinary success, it’s important to adopt strategies that prevent burnout and exploitation. Grant identifies several key practices: - Setting Boundaries: Successful givers know their limits and ensure they don’t sacrifice their own well-being in the process. - Choosing the Right Recipients: Focus on helping those who will benefit most from your generosity and are likely to pay it forward. - Giving in High-Impact Ways: Small, thoughtful actions can have significant positive effects without demanding excessive time or resources. Practical Example: As a manager, you can schedule regular check-ins with your team to offer support and guidance. Ensure that you’re also taking time for self-care and delegating tasks effectively to avoid overextending yourself. Overcoming the Doormat Effect One of the main challenges givers face is the risk of becoming doormats—people who are taken advantage of and overlooked. Grant emphasizes the importance of assertiveness and self-advocacy for givers. Successful givers are not necessarily altruistic; they are strategic in their generosity, ensuring that their giving also aligns with their personal and professional goals. Example: If you’re known for being helpful, don’t hesitate to set clear boundaries and communicate your limits when needed. This will not only protect your interests but also command respect from your peers. Conclusion: Embracing the Giver Mentality Give and Take challenges the traditional notion that success requires a ruthless, self-centered approach. Instead, it shows that genuine, strategic giving can lead to unprecedented levels of success and fulfillment. By embracing a giver mentality, you can create a positive ripple effect that benefits not only yourself but also those around you. Citation: Grant, A. (2013). Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success. Viking Press. Read the full article