#Malls in Lagos

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Experience top-tier entertainment at the Banex Mall cinemas in Lekki, Nigeria. With state-of-the-art facilities, comfortable seating, and a diverse selection of movies, our cinemas offer a captivating and enjoyable experience for movie enthusiasts of all ages. From the latest blockbusters to timeless classics, our cinemas provide a clean, safe, and convenient environment for a memorable movie-going experience. Join us at Banex Mall cinemas in Lekki for an unforgettable outing with family and friends.

[uniwalexlimited]

URGENT REQUEST FOR JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP A SHOPPING MALL IN A BUSINESS AXIS OF IKEJA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, LAGOS STATE.

INVESTOR'S PROPOSED DESIGN: Forty-eight (48) units of 20/25 Square metres shop spaces on a SHOPPING COMPLEX of a Two Storey's Building. That's Sixteen (16) units of 20/25 Square metres each on Ground-floor, First-floor and Second-floor respectively.

PROPOSED PROJECT'S DURATION: Eighteen (18) months.

PROPOSED SHARING FORMULA RATIOS: 50% : 50%

PROJECT'S PROPOSED SITE = 2,000 - 3,000 Square metres.

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[afrologicinsect]

Malling ( For lack of better words)

[museincarnate]

THE END OF PEACE...

(The beginning of a grand story, told by museincarnate and @dragvnsovl)

Approximately a year after two Saiyans, Shuen and Torno, had managed to prevent the end of all of existence, at the hands of an ancient being called Svandur, peace had become somewhat commonplace, in the universe of Sol-Lago. A point of origin for the Paradox and Mighty Saiyan, the majority of their lives had been spent battling with one another; leaving them unaware of the universe around them. With a newfound, lasting peace, the duo took it upon themselves to explore their own universe, studying its vastness, and the beings that inhabited it.

However, briefly after their imprisoning of Svandur within the Eternal Hourglass, which once housed Kronus, who fused himself with Svandur to allow existence itself to be saved, the duo of Shuen and Torno had met a Lagomorph woman named Tater, and a Luparian named Tazz, who both quickly became essential parts of their lives, in their own ways; the former traveling with Torno and Shuen, on their researching expeditions across Sol-Lago, while the latter had taken to the company of Hakkona and Yujin: Torno's daughter and Shuen's son, who had both amicably ended their relationship with each other, after they had their second child together.

During one of Shuen, Torno and Tater's expeditions, Hakkona and Tazz had made plans to go to the mall together, while Yujin stayed home to take care of his daughter, Aitez; the two women having meant to go shopping together, but not managing to, partly due to how often small, criminal activities earned their attention, to be settled. Arriving to the mall, the Saiyaness had already managed to spot a sign near the entrance of one of the clothing stores on the upper floor, and quickly pointed up at it, so that the Luparian could see it, too!

"Tazz! They have a sale going on! I heard the clothes you can get there are pretty cute, and even compliment physiques like ours!" Obviously making a friendly compliment towards Tazz, the Buff Gal was moreso excited about apparel that fit her and Tazz's remarkable, muscular frames, while she'd already begun heading towards the escalator that connected the lower and upper floors to each other. "Come on, we have so many places to check out!" The Saiyaness's tail would seem to sway about rather giddily from the moment the duo entered the mall through its automatic doors, while Hakkona had to keep herself from excitedly taking the Luparian's hand.

Entering a mere few moments after the two women, however...

A hooded figure, with his face obscured from anyone's immediate view, kept his gaze locked upon them, while he'd trailed them since before they'd even reached the shopping center's doors. Pocketed hands kept most of his features further hidden from the wandering eyes of anyone around him, as he kept his movements and distance deliberately inconspicuous. The sway of the Saiyan woman's tail would draw further focus from the unidentified figure, as she and her wolf-like friend began their ascent of the moving stairs to the next floor; leaving him to wait until they'd reached closer to the upper floor, to step onto the contraption himself, and follow them even more.

Unaware of anyone near them, however, Hakkona would keep giddily ushering her Luparian gal pal towards the store, while she'd already started eyeing up a few clothing items that she thought would look nice on Tazz; hoping that she had a good understanding of her best friend's taste in fashion. When approached by an employee, and inquired about needing any assistance, however, the Buff Gal, for her sheer size and intimidating appearance... Clammed up; her cheeks turning pink, as she shook her head awkwardly. "U-Uh... Not at the moment, n-no! U-Unless you need something, Tazz?" Glancing at Tazz, Hakkona was practically begging her to help her escape the interaction, since she was rather socially shy, with strangers.

Offside, outside of the store, the hooded figure's pocketed hands had balled themselves into slight fists, as he walked away from the proximity of the two women; remaining, however, within a range that he could still see them, while he acted as though he was looking at other stores.

[octuscle]

I know this is a huge ask but you wouldn’t happen to have two suitcases for Lagos would you? My coworker and I are here on business and lost ours. The big meeting is coming’s up and we smell like sweat. Please help if you can. 😅

Lagos… Exotic… No, I don't have a suitcase, but I can offer two large duffel bags. They look very robust. And smell like Lagos smells… Like crude oil and car exhaust. Like market hall and harbor. Sorry, them. Or none.

What are you going to do? It's the middle of the night. All the stores are closed, so you try your luck with the duffel bags. But you have no luck. The contents are clean, everything neatly folded. But unfortunately, they are completely unsuitable for your meeting. Hi-Viz clothing. Work boots. T-shirts, jockstraps. Rough socks. Nothing that goes with a suit. And everything is way too big for you. Well, at least the boxer shorts for sleeping fit to some extent. And you have a clean t-shirt as an undershirt now, too. The rest you will have to see tomorrow, when the stores downstairs in the lobby and in the shopping mall are open.

You sleep restlessly. Very restless. You wake up several times because you have an almost painful hard-on. At 06:00 you can't take it anymore. You have to jerk off. And that goes fast. Because your reflection in the bathroom knocks you out. You are a Nigerian giant. With a huge cock. And you cum loads of cum into the sink.

Nice! You just look very nice. You can hardly get enough of your reflection. Your cell phone vibrates. A message from your colleague "Dan uwa kana ina? Ba mu hadu a dakin motsa jiki ba?" That's Hausa. Your native language is actually Igbo, but you understand it quite well. Still, you answer in English "Bruh, give me five more minutes and I'll be with you."

Akono is a freak. He was at the gym on time at 06:00 and warmed up on the cross trainer. You have to skip the warm-up today. At 08:00 you'll meet the two white guys from headquarters in London. And then it's off to the oil fields. Hopefully this time there will at least be fellows to have fun with. It can be lonely in the evening on the oil rig. Good to know that at least Akono can handle the beast between his legs.

The pics of your new Nigerian you found @blackmusclecake

[moneeb0930]

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[alaba75]

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[mariacallous]

Eight years ago, in this space, a survey of the first hundred days of the initial Trump Presidency described just how “demoralizing” the Administration had already proved for any citizen concerned with the fate of liberal democracy. In both rhetoric and action, Donald Trump had undermined the rule of law, global security, civil rights, science, and the distinction between fact and its opposite. As we noted,

The hundred-day marker is never an entirely reliable indicator of a four-year term, but it’s worth remembering that Franklin Roosevelt and Barack Obama were among those who came to office at a moment of national crisis and had the discipline, the preparation, and the rigor to set an entirely new course. Impulsive, egocentric, and mendacious, Trump has, in the same span, set fire to the integrity of his office.

Trump never concealed his motives or his character. He came to office in 2017 celebrating the illiberalism of Andrew Jackson and William McKinley and waving Charles Lindbergh’s banner of “America First.” At the Inauguration, he took in the spotty attendance on the Mall and instructed his press secretary to declare the crowd the “largest ­audience to ever witness an Inauguration—­period.” Trump went on from there, demagogue and fantasist, striving to ban travellers from predominantly Muslim countries and to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Media-drunk, he tweeted at Kim Jong Un, Hillary Clinton, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, while hate-­toggling between CNN and MSNBC. He appointed Michael Flynn, a QAnon favorite, as his national-security adviser––until he regretfully had to fire him three weeks into the term. He amused himself by antagonizing close European allies and declaring nato “obsolete.”

There were many more moments of chaos and cruelty to come, but now we know that Trump’s first term, his initial attempt at authoritarian primacy, was amateur hour, a fitful rehearsal. The reflexes and ambitions were all there; he just didn’t know yet what he was doing. His victory over Clinton had been a shock, so when he frantically prepared for office he threw together a motley staff of bug-eyed ideologues, silver-haired establishmentarians (who “looked the part”), and family members and retainers who hoped to profit from the job while getting off on all the super-cool trappings of power. As a result, his first term was characterized by an ambient contempt for him inside his own Administration. His first Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, was reportedly convinced that Trump was a “moron,” and both the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, and the chief of staff, John Kelly, eventually concluded that the Commander-­in-Chief was, in a word, a fascist.

Trump still managed to exact plenty of damage, yet the feuding in his midst, along with the episodic flashes of congressional opposition, popular protest, and resistance in the courts, forestalled some of his fondest ambitions from being realized. Time ran out. He lost reëlection. His insurrection failed.

But he was not done.

During his four-year interregnum at Mar-a-Lago, Trump gazed down the fairways and concluded that Joe Biden was too diminished to win again. On this, he was right and the Democratic leadership deluded. What’s more, Trump resolved to be himself, only more so: Trump Unbound. While the commentariat saw his increasingly bizarre improvisations at the lectern as no less disqualifying than Biden’s confusion during the fatal debate, Trump kept faith with his dominant source of inspiration––retribution. With a wink, he denied any knowledge of Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s vision for the ­exercise of executive power, but few doubted that he would enact its plans. For would-be advisers and Cabinet officers, obedience was the sole qualification. The Administration is now stocked with the greasily obsequious. Rank incompetence also seems no impediment to employment. How else to explain Pete Hegseth’s move from the weekend desk at Fox News to the big office at the Pentagon? And in what other Administration would bulbs as dim as Howard Lutnick or Peter Navarro be called upon to craft the future of the world’s largest economy?

The record of failure after a hundred days is, at once, astonishing and predictable. With no evident purpose, Trump has alienated Europe, Japan, Mexico, and Canada, further undermined NATO, and made even more plain his affection for Vladimir Putin. He has sanctioned his benefactor Elon Musk to hoist a chainsaw and commit mayhem against government agencies that save countless human lives. With evident pleasure, Trump has deported more than two hundred ­people (nearly all of whom have no criminal record) to a Salvadoran gulag. With his tariff proposals, he managed to destabilize the global economy in a flash, perhaps the worst own goal in history. As part of his revenge campaign, he has waged a war of intimidation against dozens of scholarly, commercial, and legal institutions. Some, like Columbia University, Amazon, and Paul, Weiss, have caved, choosing the path of obedience over principle. Shari Redstone, of Paramount, would rather trash the independence of “60 Minutes,” the most respected investigative outlet on television, than resist the absurd attacks of Trump and his lawyers.

The enduring emblem of this Administration and its duplicity is undoubtedly $TRUMP, a meme-coin scheme that has brought many millions of dollars in profits to the President and his fellow-investors. Few seem to mind. Trump has normalized Presidential corruption. If one were forced to choose two representative events in the life of this Administration so far, they would surely be the White House meetings with the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, and, six weeks later, with the Salvadoran President, Nayib Bukele. In the first, Trump treated a moral hero as an ungrateful scoundrel. In the second, he treated a sadistic dictator as a soulmate. It is hard to recall a scene in the Oval Office more revolting than that of Trump’s smiling request to Bukele to build five more prisons, because “the homegrowns are next.”

In recent weeks, there have been encouraging signs of opposition to Trump, on the streets and in the courts. Cory Booker, Chris Murphy, Alexandria Ocasio-­Cortez, and Bernie Sanders are among the clearest voices of dissent on Capitol Hill. But accommodation and cowardice remain the norm. “We are all afraid,” the Republican senator Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, said to a gathering in Anchorage. No doubt. The threat of retaliation is no joke, but the Senator’s plaintive cry does not exactly meet the demands of the moment. This is not primarily a matter of competence or a clash over policy. The Trump Administration is carrying out a coördinated assault on first principles. “The limits of tyrants,” Frederick Douglass said, “are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.” The President will persist in his assault until he feels the resistance of a people who will tolerate it no longer.

[mightyflamethrower]

Democrat Owner of Original Obama 'Hope' Picture Now Backs Trump

It has been said that all politics are local. On one level, that means that politically speaking, what happens at the grassroots level matters more than what happens on a state or national level. Perhaps a better interpretation of that particular saying is that one does not wake up until he is personally bitten on the backside by problems that one thought only plagued other people. 

And that is okay. For many people, enough birds have to come home to roost and leave their droppings all over the place to effect a change of heart. Better late to the party than never. Such is the case of  Allison Huynh. Huyhn is a former Democratic fundraiser and donor whose efforts pumped millions into the party. 

She is now a Trump supporter.

Huynh recently told Fox News that Biden has been "asleep at the wheel," adding:

He's allowed Big Tech as well as the looters to take over Silicon Valley. San Francisco has been the science experiment that's gone awry. I wake up in the morning, there's no grocery stores to go to, and there's no malls to take my teenage girls shopping to. The streets are not safe, there are more fentanyl users and dealers than high school students in our once-great city.

Like many people, Huynh and her ex-husband, a Google programmer, were true believers in the Obama vision and raised stacks of cash for the campaign. Hey, I was a believer, too, at one point. But the reasons she offered above, combined with the Biden administration's approach to business have not exactly made her a newly minted member of the GOP, but an independent who even visited Mar-A-Lago for a Trump fundraiser. 

She notes that Biden is driving tech start-ups offshore and making it difficult for would-be entrepreneurs to succeed. Huynh says Biden does this by "legislating and suing emerging technology companies, startup companies, and just regular entrepreneurs who are funding their business." She adds that Trump, by contrast, backs business owners and wants lower taxes for new tech companies.

Huynh is so disenchanted with Biden and the new incarnation of the Democrat Party that she is dumping her left-wing memorabilia. That collection includes a rocking chair owned by none other than JFK and the original Obama "Hope" piece by Shepard Fairey. You know the one. You saw it everywhere during Obama's campaigns and reign. She says the rocker cost her $10,000 at auction, while the artwork set her back over $1 million.

On one hand, it would be easy to say to Huynh "Glad you finally figured it out. The rest of us have been treading shark-infested waters for the last four years." On the other hand, this is one of the things that will be necessary to help unseat Biden in November and begin the long process of draining the proverbial swamp. Members of the Leftist elite have to be driven to a place where their backs are against the wall and can either admit that the emperor has been parading around in the altogether, or they can go down in flames with the rest of us.

It might be tempting to tell Huynh and people like her, "Too little, too late," but what she needs right now is for someone to get her a beer and a welcome packet.

[dertaglichedan]

Democrat Owner of Original Obama 'Hope' Picture Now Backs Trump

It has been said that all politics are local. On one level, that means that politically speaking, what happens at the grassroots level matters more than what happens on a state or national level. Perhaps a better interpretation of that particular saying is that one does not wake up until he is personally bitten on the backside by problems that one thought only plagued other people. 

And that is okay. For many people, enough birds have to come home to roost and leave their droppings all over the place to effect a change of heart. Better late to the party than never. Such is the case of  Allison Huynh. Huyhn is a former Democratic fundraiser and donor whose efforts pumped millions into the party. 

She is now a Trump supporter.

Huynh recently told Fox News that Biden has been "asleep at the wheel," adding:

He's allowed Big Tech as well as the looters to take over Silicon Valley. San Francisco has been the science experiment that's gone awry. I wake up in the morning, there's no grocery stores to go to, and there's no malls to take my teenage girls shopping to. The streets are not safe, there are more fentanyl users and dealers than high school students in our once-great city.

Like many people, Huynh and her ex-husband, a Google programmer, were true believers in the Obama vision and raised stacks of cash for the campaign. Hey, I was a believer, too, at one point. But the reasons she offered above, combined with the Biden administration's approach to business have not exactly made her a newly minted member of the GOP, but an independent who even visited Mar-A-Lago for a Trump fundraiser. 

[banexmall]

Explore Banex Malls in Lekki

If you are living in Lekki and looking for best luxury malls in Lekki then you should search about Banex mall,

Banex Mall is a group headquartered in Lagos and is regarded as the largest mall in Nigeria. The mall consists of about 140 spaces with retailers doing business with popular quality brands. It ranges from medical, clothing, house provisions, and many more. The Malls in Lekki offer variety to the people as they come for shopping.

A lot of people are coming to the mall and so there is a provision for parking areas. The person can keep his vehicle in the parking zone. The parking space makes shopping interesting. No need to worry about parking your vehicles.

Banex Mall offers accessibility and it includes commuting methods, appropriate parking space, public transport facilities, and much more.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Igor Bobic and Liz Skalka at HuffPost:

Former President Donald Trump spoke for over an hour in a rambling press conference on Thursday, making dozens of false and outrageous claims in an effort to wrest the spotlight away from Vice President Kamala Harris’ surging 2024 presidential campaign. Addressing reporters at his ritzy Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, the GOP presidential nominee insisted his campaign was the one drawing large, enthusiastic crowds on the campaign trail — even though Harris’ rallies attracted tens of thousands this week — and claimed that the vice president wasn’t “smart enough” to take questions from the media as he was doing. “She’s not smart enough to do a news conference,” Trump said.

Trump also claimed he was willing to do three debates with Harris: Sept. 4 with Fox News, Sept. 10 with ABC News, and Sept. 25 with NBC News (the announcement required a clarification from Trump’s campaign regarding the host networks). Both campaigns had agreed to the Sept. 10 debate when President Joe Biden was still the presumptive nominee, but Trump canceled when Harris replaced Biden. Harris’ campaign hasn’t said whether it’s agreed to all three dates.

Harris, meanwhile, hasn’t done a sit-down with reporters since Biden exited the race and endorsed her for the nomination. But she’s marginally improved on Biden’s position in the polls, and Democrats, at least, appear enthused to have a candidate besides the president. “The honeymoon period is gonna end,” Trump said of Harris’ standing in the race. “She’s got a little period, the convention is coming up [...] Everything she’s touched has turned bad.” It was the first time Trump took questions from reporters since Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday. Trump called both Harris and Walz too liberal and dangerous to run the country.

“She picked a radical left man,” Trump said. “He’s got things done that he’s … he has positions that are just not, it’s not even possible to believe that they exist. He’s going for things that nobody’s ever even heard of, heavy into the transgender world, heavy into lots of different worlds having to do with safety. He doesn’t want to have borders. He doesn’t want to have walls. He doesn’t want to have any form of safety for our country.” Trump said he wouldn’t change anything about his campaign or attacks now that he’s running against Harris. “I haven’t recalibrated strategy at all. It’s the same policies — open borders and crime. I think she’s worse than Biden,” he said.

During his press conference, which ran just short of 90 minutes, Trump compared the crowd size at the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, to the audience for Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “I Have A Dream” speech on the National Mall, where about 260,000 people showed up. “Nobody’s spoken to crowds bigger than me,” he said. “If you look at Martin Luther King, when he did his great speech, and you look at ours, same real estate, same everything, same number of people, if not, we had more. And they said he had a million people, but I had 25,000 people.” Trump also falsely claimed that “nobody died” during the attack on the Capitol by hundreds of his supporters seeking to overturn the 2020 election he had lost. At least seven people died in connection to the riot, including several Trump supporters.

[...] Trump gave a head-scratcher of an answer to a question about whether he believed the Federal Drug Administration should restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which survived a right-wing attack before the Supreme Court earlier this year. Some conservatives want the FDA to regulate the pill out of circulation in a future GOP presidential administration. “You could do things that would supplement. Absolutely,” Trump said. “And those things are pretty open and humane.” He added: “But you have to have a vote. The people are going to decide.” Harris’ campaign responded to Trump’s press conference with sarcasm, calling it “very good” and “very normal.” “He hasn’t campaigned all week. He isn’t going to a single swing state this week. But he sure is mad Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are getting big crowds across the battlegrounds,” the campaign said in a press release. “The facts were hard to track and harder to find in Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago meltdown this afternoon.”

DonOld Trump’s chaotic and unhinged presser at Mar-A-Lago yesterday was the same old bullcrap of greatest hits mixed with new lies and delusions, such as falsely stating that he had more crowds than Martin Luther King Jr., baselessly stated that “no one died” on Janauary 6th, 2021, and hinted that he could regulate mifepristone out of existence.

4 more years of DonOld would be embarrassing.

[yourreddancer]

Heather Cox Richardson 10.29.24

Heather Cox Richardson 10.29.24

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump offered Americans his closing argument in the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, October 27, at Madison Square Garden. At a rally that evoked a Nazi rally at the old Madison Square Garden on February 20, 1939, Trump’s warm-up acts set the terms of Trump’s final pitch to voters by calling Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean” and railing against “f*cking illegals.” They called Vice President Kamala Harris “the Antichrist” and “the devil,” and called former secretary of state Hillary Clinton “a sick son of a b*tch.” When Trump took the stage about two hours late, he echoed the warm-up acts, and then reiterated that he believes fellow Americans are “the enemy within.”  

The racism and fascism Trump’s MAGA Republicans displayed at Madison Square Garden is usually expressed within their media bubble, where it passes for normal conversation. The backlash against it among people in the real world appears to have shocked the Trump campaign so much that the candidate is running away from his own closing argument. 

On Monday, Trump felt obliged to tell an audience in Georgia, “I’m not a Nazi.” The Trump campaign has made it a point never to apologize and never to explain, but on Monday it broke that rule, trying to distance itself from performer Tony Hinchcliffe’s comments about Puerto Rico. 

This morning, Trump announced he would hold a press conference at Mar-a-Lago. He showed up more than an hour late for the assembled press, then began the event by undermining faith in the election, claiming the campaign is going “very well; there are some bad spots in Pennsylvania where some serious things have been caught or are in the process of being caught,” although it was unclear what he meant. 

He went on to deliver such a litany of lies that CNN cited them as a reason to cut away from the speech. Trump chose not to acknowledge the offensiveness of the Madison Square Garden event, saying ““The love in that room, it was breathtaking—and you could have filled it many many times with the people that were unable to get in.” 

Tonight, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris offered her own closing argument to the American voters. Once again taking her campaign directly to Trump, she held a rally at the Ellipse near the White House, where Trump spoke to his supporters on January 6, 2021, before sending them off to the U.S. Capitol to stop the counting of the electoral votes that would make Joe Biden president. 

More than 75,000 attendees in the Ellipse and standing on the Mall near the Washington Monument waved flags and held up signs with “USA” printed on them as Harris spoke in front of a backdrop of the White House, on a stage with a line of American flags. 

“One week from today, you will have the chance to make a decision that directly impacts your life, the life of your family, and the future of this country we love,” she said. “[I]t will probably be the most important vote you ever cast. And this election is more just than a choice between two parties and two different candidates. It is a choice about whether we have a country rooted in freedom for every American or ruled by chaos and division.” 

Harris outlined Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and noted that he is “unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance, and out for unchecked power.” She continued: “Donald Trump has spent a decade trying to keep the American people divided and afraid of each other. That is who he is. But America, I am here tonight to say: that is not who we are.” She called for Americans “to turn the page on the drama and the conflict, the fear and division.”

The vice president described herself as “someone who has spent most of my career outside of Washington, D.C.,” a former prosecutor who cares that all people are treated fairly and that those who “use their wealth or power to take advantage of other people” are held to account. 

She promised to “work every day to build consensus and reach compromise to get things done…. [to] work with everyone—Democrats, Republicans, and Independents—to help Americans who are working hard and still struggling to get ahead.” She vowed to lower costs by delivering tax cuts to working people and the middle class, ban price gouging on groceries, lower the cost of prescription drugs, provide down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers, and build millions of new homes. 

She promised to fight for a child tax credit and to lower the cost of child care, as well as allowing Medicare to cover the cost of home aides for seniors.

She promised to “fight to restore what Donald Trump and his hand-selected Supreme Court Justices took away from the women of America.” “[W]hen Congress passes a bill to restore reproductive freedom nationwide,” she said, “as President of the United States, I will proudly sign it into law.”

She promised to “work with Democrats and Republicans to sign into law the border security bill that Donald Trump killed.” She promised to “remove those who arrive here unlawfully, prosecute the cartels, and give border patrol the support they so desperately need. At the same time,” she said, “we must acknowledge we are a nation of immigrants.” She vowed to “work with Congress to pass immigration reform, including an earned path to citizenship for hardworking immigrants like farmworkers and our Dreamers.”

“As Commander in Chief,” she said, “I will make sure America has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world.… I will strengthen—not surrender—America’s global leadership,” and stand with America’s allies because “our alliances keep American people safe and make America stronger and more secure.” 

While Trump offers “more chaos, more division, and policies that help those at the very top and hurt everyone else,” Harris said, “I offer a different path. And I ask for your vote. And here is my pledge to you: I pledge to seek common ground and commonsense solutions to make your life better…. I pledge to listen: To experts, to those who will be impacted by the decisions I make, and to people who disagree with me…. I pledge…to approach my work with the joy and optimism that comes from making a difference in people’s lives. And I pledge to be a president for all Americans. And to always put country above party and self.”

“I love our country with all my heart,” she said, “And I believe in its promise. Because I’ve lived it…. And I see the promise of America in all of you…. I see it in the young people who are voting for the first time who are determined to live free from gun violence and to protect our planet, and to shape the world they inherit.

“I see it in the women who refuse to accept a future without reproductive freedom, and the men who support them. I see it in Republicans who have never voted for a Democrat before but have put the Constitution of the United States over party. I’ve seen it in Americans, different in many respects, but united in our pursuit of freedom, our belief in fairness and decency, and our faith in a better future.” 

“Nearly 250 years ago, America was born when we wrested freedom from a petty tyrant. Across the generations, Americans have preserved that freedom, expanded it, and in so doing, proved to the world that a government of, by, and for the people is strong and can endure. And those who came before us—the patriots at Normandy and Selma, Seneca Falls and Stonewall, on farmlands and factory floors—they did not struggle, sacrifice, and lay down their lives only to see us cede our fundamental freedoms…only to see us submit to the will of another petty tyrant. 

“These United States of America: we are not a vessel for the schemes of wannabe dictators. The United States of America is the greatest idea humanity ever devised: a nation big enough to encompass all our dreams, strong enough to withstand any fracture or fissure between us, and fearless enough to imagine a future of possibilities. 

“So, America, let us reach for that future. Let us fight for this beautiful country we love. And in seven days, we have the power—each of you has the power—to turn the page and start writing the next chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told.

“I thank you all,” she said. “God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.”

In Las Vegas, Nevada, today, the Harris campaign placed a giant political advertisement on the Sphere, the music and entertainment venue owned by the same family that owns Madison Square Garden. The globe showed stars and stripes, pictures of Vice President Harris, the words “Harris-Walz,” “November 5,” “Vote for Freedom,” 

[keanuquotes]

​EARTH IS AN ANAGRAM FOR HEART, U FUCKING IDIOTS

I.

This is all wrong.

We should be talking about how there’s a nine-year-old smiling somewhere.

We should be saying the names of all the people we have loved and never known like those words are a magic spell, because they are.

I don’t want to hear another word about Trump until you have whispered the names of all ~50,000 species of trees in my ear.

Sext: there are so many flowers you haven’t seen.

II.

The world comes to us in terms of death,

140 characters at a time.

I don’t want to talk about it.

I want to lie in what little grass remains

and try to fit your heart inside of mine.

But soon there is no grass,

and the function of the heart is transportation.

Soon, there is no grass anywhere,

and love is not enough.

I don’t know how to stop the flight of a tomahawk,

I’m busy building houses out of colored sand.

I am such a useless thing.

III.

None of this belongs to me or anyone.

I was simply born with more eyes

than could be made comfortable,

I was born with blood.

I wonder if it is possible to bury myself. Each day

more than the day before, I wonder

how much blood is in the Earth.

It is time we move, uproot

our budding bodies from the blood-soaked Earth,

it is time to go.

And if there’s not somewhere for us to go

then we’ll make somewhere,

we’ll move as one toting bags of dirt, a

nd we’ll fucking bury them.

We’ll bury them in Mar-a-Lago and

we’ll bury them in Washington, and

we will bury them in the shopping malls.

We’ll bury them in the oil fields

and in Baton Rouge, and in the Gulf of Mexico.

We will bury the borders and we will bury

the aircraft carriers and we will

even bury skyscrapers: we have earth enough

for this.

We will bury this Earth in earth and

I will love you while we wait

for blood to grow.

CATEGORY 5 TROPICAL DEPRESSION

​it sounds like

it’s raining outside

but i think

it just sounds like that.

i ran out of food yesterday but

i don’t want to leave the house.

the phrase “tropical depression”

makes me imagine

conor oberst

in a hawaiian shirt.

the phrase “i love you”

makes me imagine

a time when you won’t.

i woke up ten minutes ago.

the world is still blurry.

i like it better like that.

​SO MUCH GOOD HAS HAPPENED AND

almost none of it was me.

there are entire forests which are single

organisms, hundreds of trees joined

only at the root.

guess what they look like?

they look like regular forests.

they’re fucking beautiful.

everyone i love

looks the same

when i am looking

at the sky,

✱✱✱

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June Gehringer is a co-founder of tenderness, yea. She tweets @unlovablehottie and she loves u, like, a lot.

[andresbravo2003]

I was at the Lago Mall (Alone with my iPhone because I’m 20 and I’m fine and safe) to find something interesting at these stores (Including PCs, Smartphones and Consoles - Even for the blurry camera)

[semieze]

Lift Installation in Lagos: Modernizing Urban Mobility with Smarter Vertical Solutions

As Lagos continues to evolve into a major global metropolis, the demand for modern infrastructure and vertical mobility solutions has never been more urgent. With population density increasing and real estate expanding vertically rather than horizontally, the role of elevators—commonly referred to as lifts—has become crucial in both residential and commercial developments. Brands like Swift Rise have helped redefine lift installation in Lagos, addressing the unique challenges of this bustling city while bringing world-class elevator technology to the heart of Nigeria.

Why Lift Installation Is Essential in Lagos

Lagos is a rapidly growing urban hub, and this transformation is reflected in its skyline. High-rise apartment complexes, office buildings, hotels, malls, and medical facilities are becoming more common throughout the city. With this architectural growth comes the need for efficient vertical transportation.

Here are several reasons why lift installation is not just a convenience—but a necessity—in Lagos:

Population Density: With over 20 million residents, Lagos is one of the most populated cities in Africa. Vertical construction helps make the most of limited land, and lifts are vital for accessibility and mobility within these high-rise structures.

Urbanization Trends: As the city continues to modernize, developers are focused on maximizing space through upward expansion. Multi-story buildings require reliable elevators to be functional and compliant with building regulations.

Accessibility: For the elderly, people with disabilities, and families with young children, lifts make buildings inclusive and accessible. In Lagos, where infrastructure development is accelerating, accessibility is becoming an important consideration in both private and public buildings.

Time Efficiency: In a city known for its fast pace and traffic congestion, saving time is a priority. Efficient lift systems reduce waiting times, improving flow within buildings and enhancing user experience.

Types of Lifts Commonly Installed in Lagos

The type of lift chosen for a building depends on the structure’s purpose, height, usage frequency, and budget. Here are the most common types of lifts being installed across Lagos:

1. Passenger Lifts

These are the most common elevators, designed to carry people between floors. In residential buildings, they range from small two-person lifts to large capacity elevators in luxury high-rises. In commercial and corporate settings, speed and capacity are key priorities.

2. Goods/Service Lifts

Typically found in warehouses, factories, and some commercial properties, goods lifts are designed to move heavy loads rather than people. They're also useful in hotels and hospitals for moving supplies discreetly.

3. Home Elevators

Increasingly popular in upscale residential areas, home lifts provide added comfort and accessibility in multi-story private homes. These are often compact, quiet, and energy-efficient.

4. Hospital Lifts

These specialized lifts are designed for medical environments. They are larger in size to accommodate hospital beds and medical equipment, and include hygiene-focused features.

5. Panoramic/Scenic Lifts

Often installed in shopping malls, hotels, and premium office buildings, these glass lifts not only provide function but also enhance the aesthetics and appeal of a structure.

Challenges of Lift Installation in Lagos

While the demand is high, installing lifts in Lagos comes with its own set of challenges. Understanding and mitigating these issues is key to successful and sustainable projects:

1. Power Supply Inconsistencies

Frequent power outages in Lagos can impact lift performance and reliability. Modern installations must include backup power systems, such as UPS or diesel generators, to ensure continuous operation.

2. Building Regulations and Permits

Navigating Lagos' building codes and obtaining necessary permits can be complex. Lift installation must comply with local safety standards, structural requirements, and accessibility regulations.

3. Traffic and Logistics

Delivering lift components through the busy streets of Lagos can be difficult due to traffic congestion and poor road conditions in some areas. Planning for delivery and staging is essential.

4. Maintenance Infrastructure

A lift is only as good as its maintenance. Finding trained technicians, spare parts, and reliable service providers can be challenging. That’s why choosing a reputable installation partner is critical for long-term performance.

5. Humidity and Climate

The coastal climate in Lagos can affect metal components and electronic systems. Using corrosion-resistant materials and weather-appropriate designs helps extend the life of the equipment.

Key Considerations Before Installing a Lift

Before beginning a lift installation project in Lagos, developers, building owners, and property managers should take the following into account:

1. Building Assessment

Conducting a structural assessment is essential to ensure the building can support the lift system, especially in retrofitting older properties. Shaft size, pit depth, and headroom are all critical technical factors.

2. User Traffic Analysis

Understanding how many people will use the lift, and at what frequency, helps determine the right size, speed, and number of lifts needed. Overcrowded elevators are inefficient and unsafe.

3. Energy Efficiency

Energy consumption is a major cost driver. Modern lifts are designed to be energy-efficient, with regenerative drives and smart control systems that reduce power usage.

4. Safety Features

Look for systems with essential safety features like emergency stop buttons, automatic rescue devices, fire-rated doors, and alarm systems. Compliance with international safety standards like EN81 or ASME is a plus.

5. Maintenance Plan

Consider the long-term service and maintenance agreement during installation. Regular inspections and preventive maintenance are crucial for ensuring smooth operation and avoiding costly repairs.

Emerging Trends in Lift Technology

Lift installation in Lagos is not just about catching up with global standards—it’s about adopting innovative technologies that make vertical transport smarter, safer, and more efficient. Here are a few notable trends:

Touchless Controls: In a post-pandemic world, many buildings are shifting to touchless systems like smartphone-based elevator calls or gesture-controlled panels.

Smart Elevators: These systems use AI to predict traffic patterns, reduce waiting time, and optimize power usage.

Green Solutions: Eco-friendly lifts with energy regeneration systems and low-emission components are gaining popularity, especially in LEED-certified buildings.

Voice-Activated Systems: Integrating voice technology for calling lifts or selecting floors adds convenience and enhances accessibility for users with disabilities.

The Role of Professional Installation Services

Choosing the right company to handle your lift installation project in Lagos can make all the difference. From engineering design to safety compliance and long-term support, a professional installation team ensures your investment is secure.

A reputable service provider will offer:

Site Evaluation and Technical Consultation

Custom Design Solutions Based on Your Building

Skilled Technicians for Installation

After-Sales Support and Maintenance Contracts

Warranty and Safety Compliance

Partnering with professionals also ensures the lift is installed according to local regulations and can integrate with other building systems such as fire alarms and security networks.

Conclusion: Elevating Lagos, One Building at a Time

As Lagos grows upward, lift installation is no longer an option—it’s a requirement for modern, functional, and inclusive architecture. From high-rise apartments to hospitals and luxury homes, elevators are transforming how people interact with their built environment.

Whether you’re a developer, architect, facility manager, or homeowner, understanding the intricacies of lift installation in Lagos helps you make informed decisions that enhance both convenience and safety. With advances in technology and a growing network of skilled professionals, there’s never been a better time to invest in vertical mobility solutions that meet the city’s rising demands.