#Kathy Brendan

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

Donald Trump has lately made clear he wants little to do with Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for the next Republican president that has attracted considerable blowback in his race for the White House.

“I have no idea who is behind it,” the former president recently claimed on social media.

Many people Trump knows quite well are behind it.

Six of his former Cabinet secretaries helped write or collaborated on the 900-page playbook for a second Trump term published by the Heritage Foundation. Four individuals Trump nominated as ambassadors were also involved, along with several enforcers of his controversial immigration crackdown. And about 20 pages are credited to his first deputy chief of staff.

In fact, at least 140 people who worked in the Trump administration had a hand in Project 2025, a CNN review found, including more than half of the people listed as authors, editors and contributors to “Mandate for Leadership,” the Project’s extensive manifesto for overhauling the executive branch.

Dozens more who staffed Trump’s government hold positions with conservative groups advising Project 2025, including his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and longtime adviser Stephen Miller. These groups also include several lawyers deeply involved in Trump’s attempts to remain in power, such as his impeachment attorney Jay Sekulow and two of the legal architects of his failed bid to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Cleta Mitchell and John Eastman.

To quantify the scope of the involvement from Trump’s orbit, CNN reviewed online biographies, LinkedIn profiles and news clippings for more than 1,000 people listed on published directories for the 110 organizations on Project 2025’s advisory board, as well as the 200-plus names credited with working on “Mandate for Leadership.”

Overall, CNN found nearly 240 people with ties to both Project 2025 and to Trump, covering nearly every aspect of his time in politics and the White House – from day-to-day foot soldiers in Washington to the highest levels of his government. The number is likely higher because many individuals’ online résumés were not available.

In addition to people who worked directly for Trump, others who participated in Project 2025 were appointed by the former president to independent positions. For instance, Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr authored an entire chapter of proposed changes to his agency, and Lisa Correnti, an anti-abortion advocate Trump appointed as a delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, is among the contributors.

Several people involved in Project 2025 didn’t serve in the Trump administration but were influential in shaping his first term. One example is former US Attorney Brett Tolman, a leading force behind the former president’s criminal justice reform law who later helped arrange a pardon for Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s son-in-law. Tolman is listed as a contributor to “Mandate for Leadership.”

The extensive overlap between Project 2025 and Trump’s universe of allies, advisers and former staff complicates his efforts to distance himself from the work. Trump’s campaign has sought for months to make clear that Project 2025 doesn’t speak for them amid an intensifying push by President Joe Biden and Democrats to tie the Republican standard bearer to the playbook’s more controversial policies.

In a statement to CNN, campaign spokeswoman Danielle Alvarez said Trump only endorses the Republican Party platform and the agenda posted on the former president’s website.

“Team Biden and the (Democratic National Committee) are lying and fear-mongering because they have nothing else to offer the American people,” Alvarez said.

HERITAGE PLAN BECOMES A POLITICAL HEADACHE

Behind Project 2025 is the Heritage Foundation, a 51-year-old conservative organization that aligned itself with Trump not long after his 2016 victory. Heritage is led by Kevin Roberts, a Trump ally whom the former president praised as “doing an unbelievable job” on a February night when they shared the same stage.

Heritage conceived Project 2025 to begin planning so a Republican president could hit the ground running after the election. One of its priorities is creating a roadmap for the first 180 days of the new administration to quickly reorient every federal agency around its conservative vision. Described on its website as “a movement-wide effort guided by the conservative cause to address and reform the failings of big government and an undemocratic administrative state,” Project 2025 also aims to recruit and train thousands of people loyal to the conservative movement to fill federal government positions.

One organization advising Project 2025, American Accountability Foundation, is also putting together a roster of current federal workers it suspects could impede Trump’s plans for a second term. Heritage is paying the group $100,000 for its work.

Many of Project 2025’s priorities are aligned with the former president, especially on immigration and purging the federal bureaucracies. Both Trump and Project 2025 have called for eliminating the Department of Education.

But Project 2025 has lately become a lightning rod for other ideas Trump hasn’t explicitly backed. Within “Mandate for Leadership” are plans to ban pornography, reverse federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, exclude the morning-after pill and men’s contraceptives from coverage mandated under the Affordable Care Act, make it harder for transgender adults to transition, and eliminate the federal agency that oversees the National Weather Service.

Its voluminous and detailed plans also run counter to Trump’s desire for a streamlined GOP platform absent any language that Democrats could wield against Republicans this cycle.

Roberts recently faced backlash as well for saying in an interview that the country was “in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”

Three days later, Trump posted to Truth Social: “I know nothing about Project 2025.”

“I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal,” he wrote.

In response to Trump’s social media post, a Project 2025 spokesperson told CNN in a statement it “does not speak for any candidate or campaign.”

“It is ultimately up to that president, who we believe will be President Trump, to decide which recommendations to use,” the spokesperson said.

Trump’s campaign has repeatedly said in recent months that “reports about personnel and policies that are specific to a second Trump Administration are purely speculative and theoretical” and don’t represent the former president’s plans. Project 2025 and similar policy proposals coming from outside Trump’s campaign are “merely suggestions,” campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita wrote in a statement.

VAST NETWORK OF TRUMP ALLIES

However, Trump’s attempts to distance himself from Project 2025 have already encountered credibility challenges. The person overseeing Project 2025, Paul Dans, was a top official in Trump’s White House who has previously said he hopes to work for his former boss again. Shortly after Trump’s Truth Social post last week, Democrats noted a recruitment video for Project 2025 features a Trump campaign spokeswoman. On Tuesday, the Biden campaign posted dozens of examples of connections between Trump and Project 2025.

CNN’s review of Project 2025’s contributors also demonstrated the breadth of Trump’s reach through the upper ranks of the vast network of organizations working to move the country in a conservative direction – from women’s groups and Christian colleges to conservative think tanks in Texas, Alabama and Mississippi.

New organizations centered around Trump’s political movement, his conspiracy theories around his electoral defeats and his first-term policies are deeply involved in Project 2025 as well. One of the advisory groups, America First Legal, was started by Miller, a key player in forming Trump’s immigration agenda. Another is the Center for Renewing America, founded by Russ Vought, former acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, who wrote for Project 2025 a detailed blueprint for consolidating executive power.

Vought recently oversaw the Republican Party committee that drafted the new platform heavily influenced by Trump.

In addition to Vought, two other former Trump Cabinet secretaries wrote chapters for “Mandate for Leadership”: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller. Three more former department heads – National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe, acting Transportation Secretary Steven Bradbury and acting Labor Secretary Patrick Pizzella – are listed as contributors.

Project 2025’s proposals for reforming the country’s immigration laws appear heavily influenced by those who helped execute Trump’s early enforcement measures. Former acting US Customs and Border Protection chief Mark Morgan and former Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief Tom Homan – the faces of Trump’s polarizing policies – contributed to the project, as did Kathy Nuebel Kovarik, one of the policy advisers pushing to end certain immigrant protections behind the scenes. The Project 2025 chapter on overhauling the Department of Homeland Security was written by Ken Cuccinelli, a top official at the department under Trump.

Some of Trump’s most contentious and high-profile hires are credited with working on “Mandate for Leadership,” including some whose tenures ended under a cloud of controversy.

Before Trump adviser Peter Navarro went to prison for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena as part of the House investigation into the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, he wrote a section defending the former president’s trade policies and advocating for punitive tariffs.

Other contributors include: Michael Pack, a conservative filmmaker who orchestrated a mass firing at the US Agency for Global Media after he was installed by Trump; Frank Wuco, a senior White House adviser who once promoted far-right conspiracies on his talk radio show, including lies about President Barack Obama’s citizenship; former NOAA official David Legates, a notable climate change skeptic investigated for posting dubious research with the White House imprint; and Mari Stull, a wine blogger-turned-lobbyist who left the Trump administration amid accusations she was hunting for disloyal State Department employees.

The culmination of their work, spread across 900 pages, touches every corner of the executive branch and would drastically change the federal government as well as everyday life for many Americans. In summarizing the undertaking, Roberts wrote in “Mandate for Leadership” that Project 2025 represented “the next conservative President’s last opportunity to save our republic.”

“Conservatives have just two years and one shot to get this right,” Roberts said. “With enemies at home and abroad, there is no margin for error. Time is running short. If we fail, the fight for the very idea of America may be lost.”

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Weekly Reading Update (5/29/23)

Reviews and thoughts under the cut

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas (7/10)

It took me a while to finish this book, but I got through it. It was a solid 7 for me, which is what I typically give average books. I think it moved way to slowly, and really could not have cared less about Dorian's whole thing, but there were parts I liked. I really enjoyed Manon's perspective—the wyverns are just so cool—I liked Aedion, and Aelin's finale was pretty good, even if I wasn't a huge fan of the build-up. I like that the romance seems to be taking a turn towards a slow burn, which I prefer infinitely to the meet-and-get-together-in-one-book approach that Maas often uses.

Island of Silence by Lisa McMann (8/10)

The first book of The Unwanteds is firmly average. It's fun to read, but it lacks something that makes it stand out, especially considering when it was published. That all changes in Island of Silence. While the first half of the book is just okay and there are some character choices that irk me, the second half is just batshit insane. All sorts of things are happening, including some great worldbuilding developments, and there's a huge plot twist at the end. It definitely makes you want to read the next book!

Code by Kathy and Brendan Reichs (8/10)

I really enjoy the Virals series. It's a candy series for me; not exactly great quality but so much fun to eat. The mysteries in these books are always so well-planned and researched; it's obvious the Reichs put a ton of effort into writing these. If you ever want to know some facts about Charleston, just read these books. I'm a fan of Tory Brennan, she's a relatable and likable protagonist, and I loved that the romantic subplot was getting more attention in this one. My one major complaint is that Tory seems to be shifting more and more in not-like-other-girls. In the first book, she at least had one other girl she was friends with/looked up to. Now most of her female interactions are limited to her dad's well-meaning but frankly idiotic girlfriend and her school bullies, which doesn't really make for an incredibly feminist narrative.

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 4 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (10/10)

This book is after the main story has ceased and is a collection of short stories and extras that are basically just fanfiction. I loved it. It was cute, silly, and...steamy at times. I feel like after the third volume, which while great doesn't really have the time to delve into the main relationship, it's the perfect addition. It's pretty adorable to watch them become more comfortable around each other, and there's also some development for the secondary relationship and some side characters such as Liu Qingge and Yue Qingyuan. I enjoyed myself supremely.

Blood Bonds by J. Bree (CR, 51%)

I've made very little progress with this book since last week. I'm in no rush, and I've been craving a bit more substance. If you'd like to see my thoughts, check out the reading update from last week.

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (CR, 25%)

This book has been hyped to the moon and back, so I'm kind of nervous! So far, it's pretty good. I like that the main character, Violet, is clever and uses that to her advantage, though I do find her personality, which is very stubborn and sassy, very similar to most other YA/NA protagonists. It's really obvious who the love interest is supposed to be, but I like him so far, and I also like that there's no instalove situation going on, even if Violet (fairly) finds him attractive. The worldbuilding is incredibly interesting—the way the dragons work and the different types are just right up my alley. I suspect that while everything right now is revolving around Violet simply living through the next three years, there's something more under the surface (there have already been hints of historical revisionism!).

[noh07]

list of mixed name ideas (october 29, 2024)

i sorted them into three categories: androgynous, feminine and masculine.

in this list, there's any type of names (mostly for english-speaking people though): typical first names, noun names, mythology names, etc.

if you have more ideas of names for trans folks, writers, etc, just lemme know! (Can also be not-so-cool names for the writers, we need them for the asshole side characters :3)

i will update the list every time I have a lot of new name suggestions. you can find the newest list under the tag #updated name list on my profile.

(alphabetical list with 553 mixed names under the cut)

--- androgynous ---

Addie/Eddie

Aki

Alex

Alexis

Alli/Allie/Ally

Ares

Ari

Artemis

Aster

Azure

Bennie/Benny

Beverly

Billie

Blair

Charlie

Chrissy

Crimson

Edie

Eli

Ellori/Ellory

Emerson

Emi/Emmie/Emmy

Evie

Finn

Forest/Forrest

Frances/Francis

Gray/Grey

Hayden

Hunter

Jackie/Jacky

Jamie

Jess

Jessie

Jupiter

Lark

Lenny

Lori/Lorie/Lory

Lou

Louie

Mag

Maggot

Mars

Max

Mercury

Mika

Miko

Mizu

Neptune

Noah

Paris

Ollie

Quinn

Rafa

Reg

Robin

Ronni/Ronnie/Ronny

Saturn

Shilo/Shiloh

Skye

Val

Venus

Vin

Vinny/Vinnie

Wilson

--- feminine ---

Abby

Abigail

Adelaide

Adeline

Aileen/Eileen

Aimee/Amy

Alana

Alena

Alessia

Alexa

Alexia

Alexandra

Alice

Alissa

Alli/Allie/Ally

Alura

Amalia

Amber

Amelia

Amelie

Amity

Angie

Anna

Ann/Anne

Annie

Anastasia

Andrea/Andreea

Antheia

Arabella

Astra

Atlanta

Audrey

Aurora

Azura

Bailey

Becky

Bella

Belle

Bettie/Betty

Beverly

Billie

Brenda

Brie

Candace/Candice

Carla/Karla

Carolina

Caroline

Catherine

Celina/Selena/Selina

Celine/Selene

Charlotte

Christina/Kristina

Christine/Kristine

Claire

Clara/Klara

Chloe/Cloe

Cora/Corah

Daniela/Daniella

Danielle

Dalia/Daliah

Debbie

Debora/Deborah

Delilah

Diana

Dianne

Dora/Dorah

Eburia

Eda

Elena

Eleanor/Elenor

Elisa/Eliza

Elizabeth

Ella

Ember

Emerson

Emery

Emi/Emmie/Emmy

Emilia

Emilie/Emily

Emma

Euphemia

Euphoria

Esme

Esmeralda

Eva

Evie

Evelyn

Felicia

Fenya

Finya

Fia

Fiona

Francisca/Franziska

Freya

Gaia

Georgia

Gina

Ginny/Jeanie

Hanna/Hannah

Harmony

Heather

Hecate

Hera

Hestia

Hope

Iana

Irena

Irene

Iris

Isa

Isabel/Isabelle

Isabela/Isabella

Ivonne/Yvonne

Ivory

Ivy

Izzy

Janice

Jasmin/Jasmine

Jenna

Jenny

Jolene

Julia

Julianne

Julie

Juliet/Juliette

Katarina/Katharina

Kathy/Katy

Lana

Lara/Larah

Laura

Lauren

Laurel

Lena

Leia/Leya

Levina

Levinia

Lia

Liara

Lili/Lilli/Lilly/Lily

Lilian/Lilien

Lilith

Lisa

Livia

Liz

Lizzie/Lizzy

Loanne

Lola

Lorelei

Lori/Lorie/Lory

Louisa/Luisa

Louise/Luise

Luce/Luz

Lucy

Luna

Maggie/Meggie

Meg

Madeline

Maira/Myra

Margaret

Marge

Marla

Marlene

Maria/Mariah

Marie/Mary

Melanie

Melissa

Mellie/Melly

Mia

Michelle

Milly

Mina

Minerva

Minnie

Miriam

Mona

Naira/Nyra

Natalia

Natalie

Natasha

Nellie/Nelly

Nessie

Nina

Nora/Norah

Nori

Oliv/Olive

Olivia

Ollie

Paris

Pascale

Patricia

Paula

Peggy

Penelope/Pinelopy

Penny

Petunia

Philippa

Pia

Polly

Poppy

Ramona

Rebecka

Regina

Robin

Rose

Roxanne

Sara/Sarah

Sofia/Sophia

Sofie/Sophie

Stella

Stephanie/Stephany

Tara/Tarah

Tatiana/Tatyana

Tess

Tessa

Tia

Tiana

Tina

Valerie/Valery

Vanessa

Venus

Veronica

Victoria

Vivian

Viviana

Willow

Yana

Yasmin/Yasmine

Zoe/Zoé/Zoey

--- masculine ---

Aion

Alex

Alexander

Amon

Anthony

Anton

Arcturus

Ares

Ben

Benjamin

Bennie/Benny

Benson

Bill

Billie/Billy

Bob

Bobby

Brendan/Brendon

Brian

Bruno

Calvin

Carl/Karl

Chad

Chase

Chris

Chrissy

Christopher

Conan

Damian

Dan

Daniel

Dave

David

Davon/Devon

Dionysos

Don

Donald

Dorian

Dylan

Elia/Elijah

Elio

Eliot/Elliot/Elliott

Emerson

Emilio

Erion

Evan

Felix

Fred

Freddie/Freddy

George

Gian/Jan

Hannibal

Harald/Harold/Herald/Herold

Ian

Icarus

Jack

Jackie/Jacky

James

Jamie

Jimmy

John

Johnny

Jona/Jonah

Jonas

Jones

Julian/Julien

Julius

Jupiter

Justin

Kevin

Larry

Laurence/Lawrence

Lenny

Leo

Linus

Lori/Lorie/Lory

Louis/Luis

Louie

Lucc/Luke

Lucas/Lukas

Luigi

Marc

Marco

Mario

Mars

Max

Mercury

Michael

Mickey

Mike

Milo

Nathan

Neptune

Nick

Nico/Niko/Nikko

Noah

Oliver

Ollie

Orion

Paris

Pascal

Patrick

Paul

Pete

Peter

Philip/Philipp/Phillip

Raymond

Reg

Reginald

Regulus

Remus

Rob

Robbie/Robby

Robin

Ron

Ronald

Ronni/Ronnie/Ronny

Saturn

Sean/Shawn/Shaun

Sebastian

Sirius

Steve

Steven

Theodore

Tim

Toby

Tom

Tommy

Tony

Valentine

Victor

Wilson

Yan

Zach/Zack

Zeus

If you want me to add meanings, origins, etc., just tell me! ^^

[themousefromfantasyland]

The unproduced Into the Woods Adaptation with Jim Henson Company Animatronics

By Erin McCarthy | Dec 24, 2014

[...]

The show won three Tonys, but Hollywood didn’t come knocking until a few years later. In the early ‘90s, the Jim Henson Company and Storyline approached Sondheim and Lapine with a movie adaptation of the musical that would mix live actors with Henson creatures as the show's animals. The duo signed on, and Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel—who wrote City Slickers and A League of Their Own—penned the script.

Sondheim also wrote two new songs for the project, which he included in Look, I Made a Hat, the second volume in his books of collected lyrics. The first was a new opening number, “I Wish.” While the Broadway show’s first song featured the main characters singing about their wishes, the film version expanded the song to include villagers who sang of their wishes (“I wish my well was filled with beer,” “I wish my son-in-law would disappear,” “I wish my cow could go with me to school”) as they went about their business, and featured a narrator doing a voiceover.

The second new song, "Rainbows," was for the Baker and his Wife and “occurs a bit later,” Sondheim writes in Hat, “when the Baker is despairing about his inability to have children and the wife is trying to conceal her impatience with his pessimism.”

[...]

Sondheim.com, a fansite dedicated to the lyricist/composer, got a peek at a version of the script in 1994, and wrote that “The story basically follows that of the show's first act, although the story unfolds in a different manner, without a narrator or a Mysterious Man”:

Several confusions of the play have been fixed. For example, Rapunzel is no longer related to the Baker, nor does she give birth to twins, so the question of why the family curse didn't affect her has been erased. At the end of the first “act,” the Giant rises from his fall and goes on a rampage, allowing the rest of the story to unfold more-or-less as it did in Act II of the play. The intricate back stories of the Baker's father and the witch's mother have been deleted, eliminating "No More" and changing a bit of "Last Midnight." There is no "second bean," so the Baker's wife's scenes with Cinderella are fairly different. Finally, at the very end of the movie the wife reappears, having tricked the Giant into thinking she was dead. Strangely, there has been no effort to integrate “Children Will Listen” into the action. Rather, the camera just switches to a shot of the witch singing the song against a backdrop of Rapunzel's tower, followed by a montage of the survivors going about their lives after the giant.

“Although there will certainly be more work done on the script before it becomes a film,” the site concluded, “what we've seen is certainly promising, and will definitely be entertaining, even if it's not the Into the Woods we all know and love.”

Two readings of the script were held in Los Angeles: The first included Martin Short as the Baker, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the Baker's Wife, Neil Patrick Harris as Jack, Mary Steenburgen as his mother, Kathy Najimy and Janeane Garofalo as Cinderella’s stepsisters, Cynthia Gibb as Cinderella, Rob Lowe as her prince, Christine Lahti as the Witch, Daryl Hannah as Rapunzel, and Michael Jeter as the Giant. At the second, Robin Williams played the Baker and Goldie Hawn was the Wife; Cher played the Witch, and Steve Martin played the Wolf. Carrie Fisher and Bebe Neuwirth were the stepsisters, Moira Kelly played Cinderella, and Kyle MacLachlan was her prince. Brendan Fraser played Rapunzel’s prince. Elijah Wood was Jack and Roseanne Barr was his mother. The cast was rounded out by Danny DeVito playing the Giant. In 1995, Rob Minkoff, co-director of The Lion King, signed on to direct.

Source:

@ariel-seagull-wings @thealmightyemprex @the-blue-fairie @piterelizabethdevries @theancientvaleofsoulmaking @mask131 @princesssarisa

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NYC mayor Eric Adams indicted after federal corruption investigation

Eric Adams, the retired police captain who was elected New York City’s 110th mayor nearly three years ago on a promise to curb crime, has been indicted as part of a federal corruption investigation, people familiar with the case said.

Media sources say the mayor could appear in court as early as Thursday morning local time for arraignment.

With the unsealing of the indictment, which was reported separately by the Associated Press and CBS, he will become the first sitting mayor of New York City to face criminal charges.

After the news broke, Adams issued a video statement indicating that he had not been informed of the indictment. He said:

“I always knew that if I stood my ground for New Yorkers that I would be a target – and a target I became. If I am charged, I am innocent and I will fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit.”

In a speech recorded at his official residence, Adams acknowledged that some New Yorkers will question his ability to run the city while he fights the charges, but he vowed to stay in office. He also said:

“I have been facing these lies for months … yet the city has continued to improve. Make no mistake. You elected me to lead this city and lead it I will.”

Avi Small, a spokesman for Governor Kathy Hochul, who has the power to remove Adams from office, said in a statement to the Times that the governor is aware and will monitor the situation. Small said:

“It would be premature to comment further until the matter is confirmed by law enforcement.”

The news comes after some of the governor’s closest aides and advisers came under federal investigation as city prosecutors began probing his inner circle.

Talking about the mayor resignation

The Adams-related developments come less than a month after federal agents searched the homes of high-ranking officials from the Adams administration. Agents seized devices from the home of the New York Police Department commissioner.

According to the New York Post, police set up barricades outside Gracie Mansion, where the mayor resides. According to the publication, City Hall staff learned Wednesday morning that Adams was about to be indicted, leading to panic throughout the day. The US Attorney’s Office in Manhattan declined to comment.

Earlier this week, when asked if he was going to resign over the investigations, Adams flatly rejected the idea and said he looked forward to running for re-election and eventually being sworn in for a second term.

If Adams resigns or is removed by the governor, his duties will be assumed temporarily by New York Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who will have three days to call a special election, which must be held within 80 days.

As ABC News previously reported, the investigation into the New York City mayor was at least in part about whether Adams and his campaign solicited illegal donations from Turkey by pressuring the fire service to rush through an inspection of the new Turkish consulate. Investigators were also looking into whether Adams received upgrades on Turkish Airlines flights.

Adams’ attorneys, Brendan McGuire and Boyd Johnson, said they conducted their own investigation along the lines federal prosecutors are considering and concluded the mayor had done nothing wrong.

Read more HERE

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“The Baxters” will premiere March 28 on Amazon Prime Video. Based on the bestselling novels by Karen Kingsbury, the faith-infused family drama series stars Roma Downey and Ted McGinley.

The series follows Elizabeth and John Baxter, played by Downey and McGinley, and their five adult children. The 10-episode first season revolves around their daughter Kari (Ali Cobrin), who discovers her professor husband Tim (Brandon Hirsch) is having an affair with one of his students. Kari must find comfort in her family and faith to discover if love is a choice or if her marriage can be redeemed.

Kingsbury’s novel series has encompassed more than 25 titles since its debut in 2002. Downey has had the book under option for over a decade.

“Since the day Roma Downey asked for my blessing in making the Baxter family literary series into a televised show, I have dreamed that it might find a home on Prime Video,” Kingsbury said. “Many millions of readers are going to be thrilled over this news. It is a dream come true.”

Masey McLain, Josh Plasse, Cassidy Gifford, Reilly Anspaugh and Emily Peterson round out the Season 1 cast. Guest stars Kathie Lee Gifford, Jake Allyn, Damien Leake and Orel De La Mota join the previously announced cast.

LightWorkers Media, Will Packer Media and Haven Entertainment produce “The Baxters.” Jessie Rosen serves as showrunner. Downey, Josen, Will Packer, Kevin Mann, Brendan Bragg and Jaime Primak Sullivan executive produce, while Karen Kingsbury and Rick Christian are consulting producers.

See the first-look clip below.

[nightsidewrestling]

D.U.D.E Bios: Kathleen Mulrennan

The Clurichaun Princess of C.R.C Kathleen Mulrennan (2020)

Kirby's cousin, Hywel's niece, and Uinseann's daughter, Kathleen. An Irish-Catholic woman living in Wales and a confidant, energetic and jovial mother. Kathleen makes her own ring gear.

"Drink and fight, like true Irish folk."

Name

Full Legal Name: Kathleen Líadan Eithne Medb Mulrennan (Née Rhydderch)

First Name: Kathleen

Meaning: Anglicized form of 'Caitlín', the Irish form of 'Cateline', the Old French form of 'Katherine', from the Greek name 'Aikaterine'.

Pronunciation: KATH-leen

Origin: Irish, English

Middle Name(s): Líadan, EIthne, Medb

Meaning(s): Líadan: Possibly from Old Irish 'Líath' meaning 'Grey'. Eithne: Possibly from Old Irish 'Etne' meaning 'Kernel, Grain'. Medb: Original Irish form of 'Maeve', meaning 'Intoxicating'

Pronunciation(s): LYEE-dan. EH-nya. MEDHV

Origin(s): Irish. Irish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish. Irish Mythology

Surname: Mulrennan (Née Rhydderch)

Meaning: Anglicized form of 'Ó Maol Bhréanáin', which means 'Descendant of a follower of Saint Brendan' in Irish (Rhydderch: From the given name 'Rhydderch' from the Old Welsh name 'Riderch', derived from 'Ri' 'King' and 'Derch' 'Exalted')

Pronunciation: muhl-REHN-ann (HRUDH-ehrkh)

Origin: Irish (Welsh)

Alias: Clurichaun Princess, Kathleen Mulrennan

Reason: This is Kathleen's ring name

Nicknames: Kat, Kathy

Titles: Mrs, Ma'am

Characteristics

Age: 44

Gender: Female. She/Her Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: Welsh. Irish-Welsh Mix Dual Citizenship ROI-UK

Ethnicity: White

Birth Date: April 30th 1976

Symbols: Clurichauns, Alcohol, Crowns

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Religion: Irish-Catholic

Native Language: Welsh

Spoken Languages: Welsh, Irish, Scottish (Scots Gaelic), English

Relationship Status: Married

Astrological Sign: Taurus

Theme Song: 'Christian Woman' - Type O Negative (1994-)

Voice Actor: Kerry Condon

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Tullahought, Kilkenny, Ireland

Current Location: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Hometown: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Appearance

Height: 5'3" / 160 cm

Weight: 140 lbs / 63 kg

Eye Colour: Brown

Hair Colour: Blonde

Hair Dye: None

Body Hair: N/A

Facial Hair: N/A

Tattoos: (As of Jan 2020) 10

Piercings: Navel, Ear Lobes (Double, Both)

Scars: None

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Smoker, Social Drinker

Illnesses/Disorders: None Diagnosed

Medications: None

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Allies: (As of Jan 2020) The Rhydderch Clan

Enemies: (As of Jan 2020) None

Friends: Maeve Pritchard, Deirdre Llewellyn, Bridget Griffiths, Rosaleen O'Sullivan, Aisling O'Hannigan, Caoimhe O'Hannegan, Eithne O'Hannigan, Haf McFarlane, Tydfil McFarland, Olwen McDermott, Gwen McCracken, Branwen McCormick, Llinos McConnell

Colleagues: The C.R.C Locker Rooms / Too Many To List

Rivals: None

Closest Confidant: Fachtna Mulrennan

Mentor: Uinseann Rhydderch

Significant Other: Fachtna Mulrennan (45, Husband)

Previous Partners: None of Note

Parents: Uinseann Rhydderch (74, Father), Odharnait Rhydderch (75, Mother, Née MacCarthy)

Parents-In-Law: Fearchar Mulrennan (75, Father-In-Law), Aamu Mulrennan (76, Mother-In-Law, Née Moffett)

Siblings: Sean Rhydderch (41, Brother), Wyn Rhydderch (38, Brother), Haf McFarlane (35, Sister, Née Rhydderch), Tydfil McFarland (32, Sister, Née Rhydderch)

Siblings-In-Law: Yvette Rhydderch (42, Sean's Wife, Née Plamondon), Ragnhild Rhydderch (39, Wyn's Wife, Née Perreault), Keaton McFarlane (36, Haf's Husband), Keith McFarland (33, Tydfil's Husband), Porsche Nielsen (42, Fachtna's Sister, Née Mulrennan), Amator Nielsen (43, Porsche's Husband), Amandus Mulrennan (39, Fachtna's Brother), Prunella Mulrennan (40, Amandus' Wife, Née Ottosen), Primrose Paulsen (36, Fachtna's Sister, Née Mulrennan), Caelestis Paulsen (37, Primrose's Husband), Andeolus Mulrennan (33, Fachtna's Brother), Queen Mulrennan (34, Andeolus' Wife, Née Poulsen), Rainbow Randrup (30, Fachtna's Sister, Née Mulrennan), Constans Randrup (31, Rainbow's Husband), Catellus Mulrennan (27, Fachtna's Brother), Rhoda Mulrennan (28, Catellus' Wife, Née Thorsen), Reverie Winther (24, Fachtna's Sister, Née Mulrennan), Desiderius Winther (25, Reverie's Husband), Cyriacus Mulrennan (21, Fachtna's Brother), Rosamund Mulrennan (22, Cyriacus' Wife, Née Fisker), Rochelle Mulrennan (18, Fachtna's Sister)

Nieces & Nephews: Walker Rhydderch (21, Nephew), Henriika Rhydderch (22, Walker's Wife, Née MacColuim), Velvet Rhydderch (18, Niece), Unni Rhydderch (15, Niece), Talfryn Rhydderch (12, Nephew), Ragna Rhydderch (9, Niece), Queenie Rhydderch (6, Niece), Samson Rhydderch (3, Nephew), Pacey Rhydderch (18, Nephew), Ogden Rhydderch (15, Nephew), Naomi Rhydderch (12, Niece), Madonna Rhydderch (9, Niece), Lachtna Rhydderch (6, Nephew), Kal-El Rhydderch (3, Nephew), Jane McFarlane (15, Niece), Idalia McFarlane (12, Niece), Hall McFarlane (9, Nephew), Gael McFarlane (6, Nephew), Fallon McFarlane (3, Niece), Easter McFarland (12, Niece), Dalton McFarland (9, Nephew), Cadell McFarland (6, Nephew), Barbara McFarland (3, Niece), Primula Hansen (22, Niece, Née Nielsen), Eligius Hansen (23, Primula's Husband), Donatianus Nielsen (19, Nephew), Rowena Nielsen (16, Niece), Emerentius Nielsen (13, Nephew), Sable Nielsen (10, Niece), Felinus Nielsen (7, Nephew), Saffron Nielsen (4, Niece), Florentinus Nielsen (1, Nephew), Sapphire Mulrennan (19, Niece), Genesius Mulrennan (16, Nephew), Saylor Mulrennan (13, Niece), Gerontius Mulrennan (10, Nephew), Scarlett Mulrennan (7, Niece), Honoratus Mulrennan (4, Nephew), Sela Mulrennan (1, Niece), Honorius Paulsen (16, Nephew), Serenity Paulsen (13, Niece), Ignatius Paulsen (10, Nephew), Shanene Paulsen (7, Niece), Jordanes Paulsen (4, Nephew), Shania Paulsen (1, Niece), Liberatus Mulrennan (13, Nephew), Sharon Mulrennan (10, Niece), Liberius Mulrennan (7, Nephew), Shayla Mulrennan (4, Niece), Maurus Mulrennan (1, Nephew), Sherlyn Randrup (10, Niece), Modestus Randrup (7, Nephew), Sherry Randrup (4, Niece), Natalius Randrup (1, Nephew), Sibyl Mulrennan (7, Niece), Nazarius Mulrennan (4, Nephew), Sienna Mulrennan (1, Niece), Onuphrius Winther (4, Nephew), Sierra Winther (1, Niece), Pastor Mulrennan (1, Nephew)

Children: Eachann Mulrennan (24, Son), Daffodil MacDaniel (21, Daughter, Née Mulrennan), Calanthe Mulrennan (18, Daughter), Baggi Mulrennan (15, Son), Abel Mulrennan (12, Son), Zinnia Mulrennan (9, Daughter), Yolanda Mulrennan (6, Daughter), Xerxes Mulrennan (3, Son)

Children-In-Law: Aurora Mulrennan (25, Eachann's Wife, Née MacDonald), Grant MacDaniel (22, Daffodil's Husband)

Grandkids: Eija Mulrennan (4, Granddaughter), Gordon Mulrennan (1, Grandson), Gregor MacDaniel (1, Grandson)

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: Kilkenny, Ireland

Trainer: The C.R.C Wrestling School, Uinseann Rhydderch

Managers: Fachtna Mulrennan

Wrestlers Managed: Fachtna Mulrennan

Debut: 1994

Debut Match: Kathleen Rhydderch VS Odharnait Rhydderch. Kathleen won via pinfall

Retired: N/A

Retirement Match: N/A

Wrestling Style: Technician / Powerhouse

Stables: The Rhydderch Clan (1994-)

Teams: No Team Names

Regular Moves: Back Body Drop, Bearhug, Bearhug Into A Thrust Spinebuster To The Ring Post, Big Boot, Chokehold, Corner Clothesline, Flying Clothesline, Rebound Clothesline, Arm Twist Ropewalk Chop, Over The Top Rope Suicide Dive, Reverse STO, Running DDT, Running Elbow Drop, Running Leg Drop, Running Leg Drop To An Apron-Hung Opponent Sleeper, Sidewalk Slam, Snake Eyes, Standing Dragon, Arm Drag, Dropkick, Headscissors Takedown, Knee Lift, Running Crossbody

Finishers: Ropewalk Diving Elbow Chop, Heart Punch, One-Handed Clawhold, Elevated Powerbomb, Triangle Choke, Chokeslam, Tombstone Piledriver, Figure-Four Leglock, Flying Forearm Smash

Refers To Fans As: The Fans, The Family

Extras

Backstory: Kathleen Mulrennan (Née Rhydderch) of the C.R.C (Welsh Wrestling League / Cynghrair Reslo Cymru) owning Rhydderch Family. When Uinseann dies Kathleen will have a 1/40th ownership of the promotion. Kathleen is a 'Clurichaun Style' (Technician mixed with Powerhouse) trainer. She's a quarter-Welsh and three quarters-Irish

Trivia: Nothing of Note

[nicxxx5]

book wish list

hi! this is different from my typical posts ig but if there's one thing i love it's making lists! here is my wish list for books that i want to get as of now

The Hate U Give; Angie Thomas

I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter; Erika L. Sanchez

You're Welcome Universe; Whitney Gardner

Leah on The Offbeat; Becky Albertalli

Picture us in the Light; Kelly Log Gilbert

The Red Scrolls of Magic

The Music of What Happens; Bill Konigsberg

Cupid Painted Blind; Marcus Herzig

The Dangerous Art of Blending In; Angelo Surmelis

Mexican Whiteboy; Matt de la Pena

Ball Don't Lie; Matt de la Pena

Bloom; Kevin Panetta

We Contain Multitudes; Sarah Henstra

This is Kind of an Epic Love Story; Kheryn Callender

Been Here All Along; Sandy Hall

You Asked For Perfect; Laura Silverman

The Music of Dolphins; Karen Hesse

Silence; Deborah Lytton

Accidental Love; Gary Soto

Every Day; David Levithan

Me Before You; Jojo Moyes

Artemis Fowl; Eoin Colfer

Unspoken; Sarah Rees Brennan

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell; Chris Colfer

Snakehead: Alex Rider; Anthony Horowitz

Fablehaven; Brandon Mull

Virals; Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs

His Dark Materials: Northern Lights (or the Golden Compass); Philip Pullman

The Last Apprectice/The Spook's Secret; Joseph Delaney

Disney After Dark: Kingdom Keepers; Ridley Pearson

The Thing About Jellyfish; Ali Benjamin

Pan's Labyrinth; Guillermo del Toro

History is All You Left Me; Adam Silvera

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heros; Edith Hamilton

Starfish; Akemi Dawn Bowman

Mosquitoland; David Arnold

Challenger Deep; Neal Shusterman

The Ghosts we Keep; Mason Deaver

The Passing Playbook; Isaac Fitzsimons

The Tragedy of Heterosexuality; Jane Ward

Holding up the Universe; Jennifer Niven

All the Bright Places; Jennifer Niven

Renegades; Marissa Meyer

The Female of the Species; Mindy McGinnis

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder; Holly Jackson

Such a Fun Age; Kiley Reid

She Gets the Girl; Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derric

Kisses and Croissants; Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

Red, White and Royal Blue; Casey McQuiston

The Librarian of Auschwitz; Antonio Iturbe

The Rise of Kyoshi; F.C. Yee

The Shadow of Kyoshi; F.C. Yee

Love and Olives; Jenna Evans Welch

The Midnight Library; Matt Haig

The Spanish Love Deception; Elena Armas

Every Word You Never Said; Jordon Greene

When We Were Lost; Kevin Wignall

The Gravity of Missing Things; Marisa Urgo

We Are The Ants; Shaun David Hutchinson

Iron Heart; Nina Varela

Coming up for Air; Nicole B. Ryndall

Unmasking Autism; Devon Price

Planting a Seed; Kate Gaertner

Period Power; Maisie Hill

Disibility Visibility; Alice Wong

Queerly Autistic; Erin Ekins

We're Not Broken; Eric Garcia

Divergent Mind; Jenara Nerenberg

Loveless; Alice Oseman

I Was Born for This; Alice Oseman

there is for sure some that i am missing so there will definitely be a part 2 to this at some point

[mad-maximoff]

The Cast of QoW

(This casting is for my Wattpad novel Queenpin of Wales. Same username as it is here❤️)

Catherine Zeta-Jones as herself (obvi)

My OC Myla Blue Fehr

Bowen O’Brien is played by McConor McGregor

Kathy Fehr is played by Sarah Paulson

Brian Fehr is played by Brendan Fraser

Flynn Jones is played by Jaeden Martell

Pedro Pascal plays himself

Cate Blanchett plays herself

Svetlana Warshac played by Lana Del Rey

Elliot Fletcher plays himself

[ghosttownwherenoonegoes]

Who are all your favourite actors/actresses? If you don't mind sharing ❤️

Hmmm... I don't really have any favourite actors or actresses because I don't follow the industry beyond the franchises and characters portrayed, but actors like Evan Peters, Song Seung-Heon, Bruce Campbell, Joseph Quinn, Brendan Fraser, Eddie Murphy, Tim Curry and John Malkovich spring to mind. And for actresses, uhh... Definitely Kathy Bates!!! Also Angela Bassett, Sarah Paulson, Jenna Ortega, Lupita Nyong'o, Go Ara... I can't really think of anyone else I especially enjoy. And even then, I wouldn't say I go out of my way to watch their filmographies but if they're in something, I'll at least consider watching it with a bit more weight than I otherwise would .💓

What about you, nonnie?🥹

[wondereads]

May Reading Wrap-Up

Reviews and thoughts under the cut

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik (10/10)

I love this book so much! I reread it for my book club, through which I recruited to of my friends to the cause. This was my first time rereading since reading The Golden Enclaves, and the foreshadowing is just so insane. El and Orion drive me nuts, I can't possibly be normal about them. This has to be one of my favorite fantasy worlds with tons of great worldbuilding and an incredibly interesting language and physical effort-based magic system. READ THIS BOOK!!

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas (7/10)

It took me a while to finish this book, but I got through it. It was a solid 7 for me, which is what I typically give average books. I think it moved way to slowly, and really could not have cared less about Dorian's whole thing, but there were parts I liked. I really enjoyed Manon's perspective—the wyverns are just so cool—I liked Aedion, and Aelin's finale was pretty good, even if I wasn't a huge fan of the build-up. I like that the romance seems to be taking a turn towards a slow burn, which I prefer infinitely to the meet-and-get-together-in-one-book approach that Maas often uses.

Broken Bonds by J. Bree (7/10)

This is technically a reread as well. I really enjoy the premise of this story, even though the plot isn't very strong. It's a great wish-fulfillment romance, especially for anyone who likes a heaping dose of angst. The substance is...nonexistent, but I still enjoyed it and sped through it.

Savage Bonds by J. Bree (8/10)

The second in the series, this one gets into it a little more. It feels like things actually happen in this book, and the cliffhanger is much better! There's significant developments in the romance, and a lot of the previously one-dimensional characters get some death. There's definitely still a lot of round-aboutness and frustration, but it's improving.

Blood Bonds by J. Bree (8/10)

I pushed through this one last night so I could include it in the post. I will say that I hit a block with this one. It starts out with a ton of action and then it just kind of stalls in the middle. Oleander expresses frustration about being protected and doing nothing, and I was right there with her. Honestly, a lot of the action is starting to feel recycled in this book; the Resistance has like one plan of attack. The huge upside is Oleander's bonds. We're finally getting to properly know them, and North in particular has a miraculous redemption arc. As of right now, my favorites of them are Gryphon and Atlas. The reason this book is an 8 instead of a 7 is an absolutely crazy, jaw-dropping, insane plot twist at the end.

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (7/10)

Suzanne Collins really wrote a book from the perspective of her most horrible villain and it worked. Collins does a great job of balancing reader investment with reminders about Snow's true personality, and it was so interesting to see the Games be shaped to what they are in the original trilogy. That being said, I did find it very slow; there was a lot of unnecessary detail that really slowed down the plot, especially in the third part.

Island of Silence by Lisa McMann (8/10)

The first book of The Unwanteds is firmly average. It's fun to read, but it lacks something that makes it stand out, especially considering when it was published. That all changes in Island of Silence. While the first half of the book is just okay and there are some character choices that irk me, the second half is just batshit insane. All sorts of things are happening, including some great worldbuilding developments, and there's a huge plot twist at the end. It definitely makes you want to read the next book!

Code by Kathy and Brendan Reichs (8/10)

I really enjoy the Virals series. It's a candy series for me; not exactly great quality but so much fun to eat. The mysteries in these books are always so well-planned and researched; it's obvious the Reichs put a ton of effort into writing these. If you ever want to know some facts about Charleston, just read these books. I'm a fan of Tory Brennan, she's a relatable and likable protagonist, and I loved that the romantic subplot was getting more attention in this one. My one major complaint is that Tory seems to be shifting more and more in not-like-other-girls. In the first book, she at least had one other girl she was friends with/looked up to. Now most of her female interactions are limited to her dad's well-meaning but frankly idiotic girlfriend and her school bullies, which doesn't really make for an incredibly feminist narrative.

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 4 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (10/10)

This book is after the main story has ceased and is a collection of short stories and extras that are basically just fanfiction. I loved it. It was cute, silly, and...steamy at times. I feel like after the third volume, which while great doesn't really have the time to delve into the main relationship, it's the perfect addition. It's pretty adorable to watch them become more comfortable around each other, and there's also some development for the secondary relationship and some side characters such as Liu Qingge and Yue Qingyuan. I enjoyed myself supremely.

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (9/10)

This book has been hyped up to the moon and back, so I was a little nervous going in, but I really enjoyed it! This book was packed to the brim with action, and I loved the romance. It is fundamentally a fantasy romance with the romance taking precedence over logic occasionally, but it was just so enjoyable to read. There's always something going on, I absolutely loved the worldbuilding, and the dragons, both their magic and personalities, were engaging and likable. Also, Yarros does a great job foreshadowing twists without over-compensating, which is an issue I run into frequently. I refrained from giving this book a 10/10 for two reasons. First, it is pretty cliche, and second, while I liked Violet and her skills, her personality is kind of cookie-cutter for NA romantasy protagonists.

[stlhandyman]

Supreme Court, U.S FILED In The OCT 2 2022 Supreme Court ofthe United States  RALAND J BRUNSON, Petitioner,

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HOYER; JARED HUFFMAN; BILL HUIZENGA; SHEILA JACKSON LEE; SARA JACOBS; PRAMILA JAYAPAL; HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES; DUSTY JOHNSON; EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON; HENRY C. JOHNSON JR.; MONDAIRE JONES; DAVID P. JOYCE; KAIALPI KAHELE; MARCY KAPTUR; JOHN KATKO; WILLIAM R. KEATING; RO KHANNA; DANIEL T. KILDEE; DEREK KILMER; ANDY KIM; YOUNG KIM; RON KIND; ADAM KINZINGER; ANN KIRKPATRICK; RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI; ANN M. KUSTER; DARIN LAHOOD; CONOR LAMB; JAMES R. LANGEVIN; RICK LARSEN; JOHN B. LARSON; ROBERT E. LATTA; JAKE LATURNER; BRENDA L. LAWRENCE; AL LAWSON JR.; BARBARA LEE; SUSIE LEE; TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ; ANDY LEVIN; MIKE LEVIN; TED LIEU; IV ZOE LOFGREN; ALAN S.LOWENTHAL; ELAINE G. LURIA; STEPHEN F. LYNCH; NANCY MACE; TOM MALINOWSKI; CAROLYN B. MALONEY; SEAN PATRICK MALONEY; KATHY E. MANNING; THOMAS MASSIE; DORIS 0. MATSUI; LUCY MCBATH; MICHAEL T. MCCAUL; TOM MCCLINTOCK; BETTY MCCOLLUM; A. ADONALD MCEACHIN; JAMES P. MCGOVERN; PATRICK T. MCHENRY; DAVID B. MCKINLEY; JERRY MCNERNEY; GREGORY W. 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BENNET; MARSHA BLACKBURN; RICHARD BLUMENTHAL; ROY BLUNT; CORY A. BOOKER; JOHN BOOZMAN; MIKE BRAUN; SHERROD BROWN; RICHARD BURR; MARIA CANTWELL; SHELLEY CAPITO; BENJAMIN L. CARDIN; THOMAS R. CARPER; ROBERT P. CASEY JR.; BILL CASSIDY; SUSAN M. COLLINS; CHRISTOPHER A. COONS; JOHN CORNYN; CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO; TOM COTTON; KEVIN CRAMER; MIKE CRAPO; STEVE DAINES; TAMMY DUCKWORTH; RICHARD J. DURBIN; JONI ERNST; DIANNE FEINSTEIN; DEB FISCHER; KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND; LINDSEY GRAHAM; CHUCK GRASSLEY; BILL HAGERTY; MAGGIE HASSAN; MARTIN HEINRICH; JOHN HICKENLOOPER; MAZIE HIRONO; JOHN HOEVEN; JAMES INHOFE; RON VI JOHNSON; TIM KAINE; MARK KELLY; ANGUS S. KING, JR.; AMY KLOBUCHAR; JAMES LANKFORD; PATRICK LEAHY; MIKE LEE; BEN LUJAN; CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS; JOE MANCHIN III; EDWARD J. MARKEY; MITCH MCCONNELL; ROBERT MENENDEZ; JEFF MERKLEY; JERRY MORAN; LISA MURKOWSKI; CHRISTOPHER MURPHY; PATTY MURRAY; JON OSSOFF; ALEX PADILLA; RAND PAUL; GARY C. PETERS; ROB PORTMAN; JACK REED; JAMES E. RISCH; MITT ROMNEY; JACKY ROSEN; MIKE ROUNDS; MARCO RUBIO; BERNARD SANDERS; BEN SASSE; BRIAN SCHATZ; CHARLES E. SCHUMER; RICK SCOTT; TIM SCOTT; JEANNE SHAHEEN; RICHARD C. SHELBY; KYRSTEN SINEMA; TINA SMITH; DEBBIE STABENOW; DAN SULLIVAN; JON TESTER; JOHN THUNE; THOM TILLIS; PATRICK J. TOOMEY; HOLLEN VAN; MARK R. WARNER; RAPHAEL G. WARNOCK; ELIZABETH WARREN; SHELDON WHITEHOUSE; ROGER F. WICKER; RON WYDEN; TODD YOUNG; JOSEPH ROBINETTE BIDEN JR in his capacity of President of the United States; MICHAEL RICHARD PENCE in his capacity as former Vice President of the United States, and KAMALA HARRIS in her capacity as Vice President of the United States and JOHN and JANE DOES 1-100.  

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-380/243739/20221027152243533_20221027-152110-95757954-00007015.pdf

[ulkaralakbarova]

Reunited after 15 years, famous chef Sasha and hometown musician Marcus feel the old sparks of attraction but struggle to adapt to each other’s worlds. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Sasha: Ali Wong Marcus: Randall Park Keanu Reeves: Keanu Reeves Harry: James Saito Veronica: Michelle Buteau Jenny: Vivian Bang Brandon: Daniel Dae Kim Tony: Karan Soni Ginger: Charlyne Yi Judy: Susan Park Quasar: Tsutomu Shimura Chloe: Casey Wilson 12 Year Old Sasha: Miya Cech 12 Year Old Marcus: Emerson Min 14/16 Year Old Sasha: Ashley Liao 14/16 Year Old Marcus: Jackson Geach 16 Year Old Veronica: Anaiyah Bernier Mr. Tran: Raymond Ma Mrs. Tran: Peggy Lu Barry: Simon Chin Denise: Panta Mosleh Kathy: Karen Holness Fast Food Cashier: Steven E. Rudy Paparazzi #1: Eddie Flake Paparazzi #2: Brian Cook PFA Doorman: Chris Hlozek Photographer: Neil Webb Southie’s Bartender: Nevin Burkholder Reporter: Sonia Beeksma Saintly Fare Host: JayR Tinaco Marty (Suits ‘n Stuff Salesman): Sean Amsing Server #1: Latonya Williams Server #2: Marco Soriano Simon (Tom Ford Salesman): Oliver Rice Waiter: Jason Canela Goat Guy: Peter New Coat Check Person: Byron Noble Another Reporter: Tyler McConachie Kitchen Worker (Enrique): Emilio Merritt Uber Driver: Jagen Johnson Uber Passenger: Yaroslav Poverlo Food and Wine Presenter: Ellen Ewusie Dim Sum Worker #1: Yue Lan Zheng Dim Sum Worker #: Tana Yu Dim Sum Worker #3: Rachelle Yu Dim Sum Worker #4: Chi Ying Cheng Dim Sum Worker #5: Xiao Qing Li “High Society” Lead Singer: Chelsea D.E. Johnson “High Society” Band: Kenan Zeigler-Sungur “High Society” Band: Adam Farnsworth-Lautsch “High Society” Band: Ashton Sweet Omar: Omar Khan Sous Chef: Juno Kim Maximal Patron: Kipp Glass Ramona (uncredited): Maddie Dixon-Poirier Elegant Guest (uncredited): Marcella Bragio Server (uncredited): Johnny Walkr Jr. …: Esther K. Chae Film Crew: Producer: Erin Westerman Director: Nahnatchka Khan Co-Producer: Michael Golamco Producer: Nathan Kahane Producer: Randall Park Producer: Ali Wong Editor: Lee Haxall Casting: Rich Delia Director of Photography: Tim Suhrstedt Costume Design: Leesa Evans Unit Production Manager: Brendan Ferguson Music Editor: Andrew Silver Sound Mixer: Mark Noda Art Direction: Cheryl Marion Music Supervisor: Trygge Toven Original Music Composer: Michael Andrews Stunt Double: Jackson Spidell Executive Producer: John Powers Middleton Production Design: Richard Toyon Music Supervisor: Toko Nagata Co-Producer: Brady Fujikawa Production Manager: Adrienne Sol First Assistant Director: Matt Rebenkoff Second Assistant Director: Lorie Gibson Stunt Coordinator: Dan Shea Associate Producer: Joanne Byon Assistant Art Director: Cherie Kroll Supervising Sound Editor: Becky Sullivan Set Designer: Angela O’Sullivan Set Designer: Austin Chuqiao Wang Set Decoration: Elizabeth Wilcox Assistant Set Decoration: Michael A. Billings Script Supervisor: Kristin Rapinchuk Music Editor: Ryan Castle Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Mark Paterson Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Jeremy Peirson Costume Supervisor: Janice MacIsaac Assistant Costume Designer: Kelsey Champion Makeup Department Head: Naomi Bakstad Makeup Artist: Megan Harkness Assistant Makeup Artist: Danielle Fowler Assistant Makeup Artist: Tanya Hudson Hair Department Head: Anne Carroll Visual Effects Producer: Guy Botham Visual Effects Producer: Rebecca West Visual Effects Supervisor: Jiwoong Kim Visual Effects Supervisor: Ricardo Marmolejo Visual Effects Supervisor: David Lebensfeld Visual Effects Supervisor: Grant Miller Visual Effects Producer: Matthew Poliquin Visual Effects Producer: Evan Davies Set Decoration Buyer: Audra Neil Movie Reviews:

[alexlacquemanne]

Mars MMXXIV

Films

Le Petit Baigneur (1968) de Robert Dhéry avec Louis de Funès, Andréa Parisy, Franco Fabrizi, Robert Dhéry, Colette Brosset, Michel Galabru, Jacques Legras et Pierre Tornade

Coup de foudre (1983) de Diane Kurys avec Isabelle Huppert, Miou-Miou, Guy Marchand, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Robin Renucci, Patrick Bauchau et Jacques Alric

Agence matrimoniale (1952) de Jean Paul Le Chanois avec Bernard Blier, Michèle Alfa, Julien Carette, Marcelle Praince, Madeleine Barbulée et Anne Campion

Les Suffragettes (Suffragette) (2015) de Sarah Gavron avec Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw, Anne-Marie Duff, Meryl Streep et Natalie Press

Titanic (1997) de James Cameron avec Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Frances Fisher, Danny Nucci, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton et Suzy Amis

Boléro (2024) d'Anne Fontaine avec Raphaël Personnaz, Doria Tillier, Jeanne Balibar, Emmanuelle Devos, Vincent Perez, Sophie Guillemin, Anne Alvaro et Alexandre Tharaud

Le Coup de l'escalier (Odds Against Tomorrow) (1959) de Robert Wise avec Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Ed Begley, Gloria Grahame, Will Kuluva, Kim Hamilton et Mae Barnes

Sister Act, acte 2 (Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit) de Bill Duke avec Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Maggie Smith, Mary Wickes, Lauryn Hill, James Coburn et Jennifer Love Hewitt

Le Discours d'un roi (The King's Speech) (2010) de Tom Hooper avec Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Michael Gambon, Timothy Spall, Jennifer Ehle et Derek Jacobi

Downton Abbey (2019) de Michael Engler avec Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Maggie Smith, Allen Leech, Brendan Coyle, Rob James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt et Tuppence Middleton

Dune, deuxième partie (Dune: Part Two) (2024) de Denis Villeneuve avec Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken et Léa Seydoux

Katia (1959) de Robert Siodmak avec Romy Schneider, Curd Jürgens, Pierre Blanchar, Antoine Balpêtré, Françoise Brion, Monique Mélinand, Michel Bouquet et Bernard Dhéran

Séries

Maguy Saison 1, 2

Crise cardiaque - Aux armes mitoyens ! - Le prix concours - Fou et usage de fou - Le péril John - La position du démissionnaire - Changer de look, quel souk ! - Échec aux maths - Ni fête, ni à faire - Maguy lave plus blanc - Un ami qui vous veut trop de bien - En avant l'amnésique - Connu comme le loulou blanc - Pour le meilleur et pour le Pierre - Play black - Médecin malgré elle - Juste a rigolo - L'entre deux mères - Cœur de pierre - La plus belle girl - L'homo, ça pince - C'est grève, docteur ? - La marche funeste - Un mari classé ex - Électrode à la joie - Le vide par le nettoyage - Héla ! Elle est là - A votre bunker, messieurs dames - Souvent l'infâme varie - Fossiles et marteaux - Recherche sosie désespérément - Macho effroi - La comtesse aux pieds noirs - L'humour en héritage - L'amère porteuse - Hip hip hip Oural - Ça déménage à trois - Papy fait de la résidence - L'envers du jeu - Silence, hospitalité ! - Des flics et des claques - Une Maguy… démagogue - Épouse et maire - Fiançailles aïe ! aïe ! aïe ! - Tiens-toi à Caro

La croisière s'amuse Saison 2, 3, 4

La Fête à bord - Meurtre au large - La Fête des mères - Tiens mon frère - Mais vous êtes toujours jeune - La Sérénade - Sauve qui peut ! - Du rythme, toujours du rythme - Un peu de cœur, que diable ! - La Perfection - Bizarre, bizarre - Sacré Gopher ! - Les Amis - Ah ! C'est la fête - Qui est le maniaque ? - Amis et Amours - La Proposition : première partie - La Proposition : deuxième partie - Un trait de génie - Folie double - Boomerang

The Grand Tour Saison 4, 1

Seamen - Virée à l'Italienne

Les Simpson Saison 2

Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera - Le Saut de la mort - Simpson et Delila - Simpson Horror Show - Sous le signe du poisson - Le Dieu du stade - Mini golf, maxi beauf - La Fugue de Bart - Tous à la manif - Toute la vérité, rien que la vérité - Un poisson nommé Fugu - Il était une fois Homer et Marge - Tu ne déroberas point - Jamais deux sans toi - Fluctuat Homergitur - Une vie de chien - Un amour de grand-père - Le Pinceau qui tue - Mon prof, ce héros au sourire si doux - La Guerre des Simpson - Un pour tous, tous contre un - Le sang, c'est de l'argent

Affaires sensibles

La malédiction du triangle des Bermudes - Les Brigades rouges : la fin de l'exil ? - Qui a eu la peau du tramway ? - Le « Grand smog » de 1952 : Londres asphyxiée - 1972, le rapport Meadows : premier cri d’alarme pour la planète - Le roi maudit de Pyongyang - Mediapart, l’indépendance en bandoulière - Jeffrey Epstein, le prédateur de la Jet Set - Front National : petit meurtre en famille - Ku Klux Klan : histoire d'une Amérique de la haine - La rumeur d'Orléans : l'histoire d'un délire antisémite - Les zones d'ombre de l'affiche rouge

Coffre à Catch

#157 : Goldust ne vieillit pas! - #158 : Prochain arrêt : Night of Champions 2009! - #159 : Christian ECW Champion 2.0 ! - #160 : Extreme Rules avec Dimby !

Messieurs les jurés

L'Affaire Lusanger - L'Affaire Hamblain - L'Affaire Savigné Montory

Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie Saison 3

Meurtres au Pensionnat

Kaamelott Livre V

Corvus corone - La Roche et le Fer - Vae soli

Commissaire Dupin

Un cadavre disparait

Castle Saison 5

Après la tempête - Nuageux avec risques de meurtre - Œil pour œil - Meurtre dans les Hamptons - Sans doute possible - Tueur intergalactique - Rock haine roll - Seuls dans la nuit - Pas de pitié pour le père Noël

Alfred Hitchcock présente Saison 4, 5, 7

La Gentille Serveuse - La commère - Flic d'un jour

Top Gear France Saison 9

Ceux qui partent en Allemagne - Ceux qui infiltrent la police - Ceux qui revivent leurs années tuning

Inspecteur Barnaby Saison 23

La fin du monde - Secrets et mensonges

Les Brigades du Tigre Saison 2

Collection 1909 - L'Auxiliaire - Les Compagnons de l'Apocalypse - Le Défi - La Couronne du Tzar - De la poudre et des balles

Meurtres au paradis Saison 13

Une vie gâchee

Spectacles

Billy Cobham & George Duke Band Live At Montreux Jazz Festival (1976)

Deux sur la balançoire (2006) de Bernard Murat avec Jean Dujardin et Alexandra Lamy

Billy Idol In Super Overdrive (2009) Live from Congress Theater, Chicago

Bungalow 21 (2024) de Jérémie Lippmann et Sarah Gellé avec Mathilde Seigner, Emmanuelle Seigner, Michaël Cohen et Vincent Winterhalter

Livres

Une enquête du commissaire Dupin : L'inconnu de Port Bélon de Jean-Luc Bannalec

Kaamelott, tome 2 : Les Sièges de Transport d'Alexandre Astier, Steven Dupré et Benoît Bekaert

Kaamelott, tome 3 : L'Énigme du Coffre d'Alexandre Astier, Steven Dupré et Benoît Bekaert

Deux sur la balançoire de William Gibson et Jean-Loup Dabadie

J'écris mon premier roman de Louis Timbal-Duclaux

[hallmark-movie-fanatics]

New in August - Hallmark Movies Now

All Summer Long (2019) Starring Autumn Reeser, Brennan Elliott, and Christopher Russell Hallmark Channel / Summer Nights

Christmas Joy (2018) Starring Danielle Panabaker and Matt Long Hallmark Channel / Countdown to Christmas

How to Fall in Love (2012) Starring Eric Mabius, Brooke D'Orsay, Kathy Najimy, and Jesse Hutch Hallmark Channel

Northpole: Open for Business (2015) Starring Lori Loughlin, Bailee Madison, and Dermot Mulroney Hallmark Channel / Countdown to Christmas

A Summer to Remember (2018) Starring Catherine Bell and Cameron Mathison Hallmark Channel / Summer Nights

Christmas on the Air (2017) Starring Catherine Bell and Eric Close Hallmark Movies & Mysteries / The Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas

A Very Merry Mix-Up (2013) Starring Alicia Witt and Mark Wiebe Hallmark Channel / Countdown to Christmas

Sharing Christmas (2017) Starring Ellen Hollman, Bobby Campo, and Cynthia Gibb Hallmark Channel / Countdown to Christmas

Love at the Shore (2016) Starring Amanda Righetti and Peter Porte Hallmark Channel / Summer Nights

When Calls the Heart (2023) New season ten episodes uploaded every Thursday.

August 3

The Wedding Veil Expectations (2023) Starring Lacey Chabert, Kevin McGarry, Alison Sweeney, and Autumn Reeser Hallmark Channel / New Year New Movies

Love and Sunshine (2019) Starring Danica McKellar and Mark Deklin Hallmark Channel / Summer Nights

When Calls the Heart, Season 10 Episode 1 'Carpe Diem'

August 10

The Wedding Veil Inspiration (2023) Starring Autumn Reeser, Paolo Bernardini, Carlo Marks, Kacey Rohl, Lacey Chabert, and Alison Sweeney Hallmark Channel / New Movies New Year

A Summer Romance (2019) Starring Erin Kraków and Ryan Paevey Hallmark Channel / Summer Nights

When Calls the Heart, Season 10 Episode 2 'Hope Springs Eternal'

August 17

The Wedding Veil Journey (2023) Starring Alison Sweeney, Victor Webster, Lacey Chabert, and Autumn Reeser Hallmark Channel / New Movies New Year

When Calls the Heart, Season 10 Episode 3 'Oh Baby'

August 24

The Wedding Cottage (2023) Starring Erin Kraków and Brendan Penny Hallmark Channel / Spring Into Love

When Calls the Heart, Season 10 Episode 4 'Great Expectations'

August 31

Family History Mysteries: Buried Past (2023) Starring Niall Matter and Janel Parrish Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Game, Set, Love (2022) Starring Davida Williams and Richard Harmon Hallmark Channel / Fall Into Love

When Calls the Heart, Season 10 Episode 5 'Life is But a Dream'

And more new movies added every Thursday.

[bisexualshakespeare]

[ID: several photos of a book with excerpts highlighted. They reads: In 1995 Columbia Pictures and Jim Henson approached James and me with a plan to make a movie of the show, using Henson creatures as the animals. A script was written by Low- ell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, and two readings were held in Los Angeles, fol- lowed shortly by one of those periodic studio shake-ups where a new platoon of executives replaces the old one, eager to throw out all projects begun before their arrival in order to demonstrate the freshness of their re- thinking. The readings, therefore, were as far as the production went. I wrote two songs for the project before the axe descended, however. (/end highlight)

The opening number would have been this: The camera looks down onto a small, charming storybook village from centuries ago. It swoops around and finally down behind the royal palace and into the village streets.

Stop taking away our rainbow, Don't tell me it's all in vain. Why would you expect a rainbow? I think you enjoy the pain. You chip away long enough At every dream we've made, Things soon will go wrong enough That more than dreams are going to fade. Don't say they just last a minute, That rainbows are only air Don't tell me there's nothing in it- We've got to have hopes to share. The longer we love each other, More and more it seems Love isn't enough. We need some dreams.

(highlight) The first reading of the movie script had, among others. Martin Short as the Baker, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the Wife, Neil Patrick Harris as Jack, Mary Steenburgen as his Mother, Kathy Najimy as Florinda, Janeane Garofalo as Lucinda, Cynthia Gibb as Cinderella, Rob Lowe as her Prince, Christine Lahti as the Witch, Daryl Hannah as Rapunzel and Michael Jeter as the Giant.

The second reading was even more star-studded: Robin Williams (the Baker), Goldie Hawn (the Wife), Cher (the Witch), Carrie Fisher (Lucinda), Bebe Neuwirth (Florinda), Moira Kelly (Cinderella), Kyle MacLachlan (Cin- derella's Prince), Brendan Fraser (Rapunzel's Prince), Elijah Wood (Jack). Roseanne Barr (Jack's Mother), Danny DeVito (the Giant) and Steve Martin (the Wolf). All that and Jim Henson, too. I wish... /end ID]

Finding out that Jim Henson approached Stephen Sondheim to make a partially-puppet movie of Into the Woods and that a table read included Cher as the witch, Robin Williams and Goldie Hawn as the Baker and his Wife, Kyle MacLachlan as Cinderella’s Prince and Steve Martin as the Wolf has sent me into mourning for this timeline.