#Matters of State

[angelasscribbles]

Cordonian Chaos: Matters of State Part 2 (Liam Abdicates)

Series: Cordonian Chaos

Fandom: The Royal Romance

Pairings: Liam x Riley

Premise: Eleanor never died, and Leo, Liam and Lena grew up together. This series is a chronicle of their sometimes dysfunctional sibling group chats.

Rating: MA

Warnings for this chapter: Mature themes

Word Count: 464

My other stuff: Master List.

Liam: Well, I did it. I abdicated.

Leo: Good for you!

Lena: I’m actually genuinely surprised you went through with it.

Liam: He wouldn’t let me marry Riley!

Lena: I hope you at least asked her first. Or you gonna be like Leo and give up the throne on a huge maybe?

Liam: This is different. Riley and I have been dating for two years.

Lena: Yeah, well. I still think Drake likes her.

Liam: They’re just friends.

Leo: Sure they are.

Liam: I love her. She loves me. I’m marrying her. End of story.

Lena: Leo abdicated for love and look where that got him.

Leo: Hey! It’s not my fault she decided to marry someone else!

Lena: Not just someone else, a fucking bartender!

Leo: So?

Lena: So how bad of a catch do you have to be to get elbowed out by a fucking bartender? On a cruise ship???

Leo: At least I never dated Neville.

Liam: Ouch!

Lena: Hey! I was fifteen and he wasn’t such an ass back then!

Leo: Still. You’re in no position to judge anyone else’s dating history!

Liam: Yeah, we have to question your taste and judgement.

Lena: I’m allowed one fucking mistake guys!

Leo: Tariq.

Lena: Fuck you, he comes off as a weirdo but he is fucking fantastic in bed!

Liam: Ew!! Why?

Leo: yeah, that’s just gross.

Lena: Well, I did manage to fuck Liv which you’ve been trying, and failing, to do for years so….

Leo: You had an unfair advantage.

Lena: Like what?

Leo: Boobs! She was in her “bicurious” phase!

Lena: And you’re still salty she never let you watch her with Madeleine.

Leo: Aren’t you?

Lena: No. I know what Madeleine’s got.

Leo: WHAT??? Lena, did you sleep with my exgirlfriend????

Liam: She did. I could hear them through the wall. It was the most traumatizing experience of my life!

Lena: Really? Because I fucking walked up on you and Riley in the hedge maze Liam! I need therapy now!

Leo: You did it in the hedge maze? Respect.

Lena: They’re fucking savages! They fuck everywhere!

Leo: Oh, I know. I can see his balcony from mine. And the pool.

Liam: What the hell? Why didn’t you say something?         

Leo: And take the chance that you stop, and I don’t get to see your girlfriend naked? No thanks.

Liam: How am I the only sibling that isn’t a fucking pervert?

Leo: Bad luck I guess

Leo: But back to Lena fucking my exgirlfriend.....

Lena: You were on a cruise ship somewhere. I thought you had moved on!

Liam: Actually, can we get back to the fact that I just abdicated??

Leo: Oh, snap! Lena, that means you have to be queen now.

Lena: Shit

Lena: I hate you both

[genuinelyshallow]

We will not forget those who supported Palestine. You are in our prayers❤️

[hussyknee]

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[demolition-queen]

Another baby was attacked by Israel. Torturing a baby? They're monsters, I hate all Israeli genocidaires and they supporters.

Zionism is a terrorism!

STOP zionism!

[asoiafreadthru]

A Game of Thrones, Eddard II

The king shook his head. “Well, now I know Jaime’s dark sin, and the matter can be forgotten.”

“I am heartily sick of secrets and squabbles and matters of state, Ned. It’s all as tedious as counting coppers.

“Come, let’s ride, you used to know how. I want to feel the wind in my hair again.”

He kicked his horse back into motion and galloped up over the barrow, raining earth down behind him.

[reasonsforhope]

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed a first-of-its-kind state law Monday aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ students from having their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression revealed by schools without consent.

The SAFETY Act prohibits schools from enforcing policies that forcibly out a student and shields teachers and other school staff from retaliation if they refuse to obey such policies. 

The new law makes California the first state to ban outing policies, according to the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus.

Chris Ward, a San Diego Democrat who first introduced the bill in the California Legislature, said in a statement Monday that the SAFETY Act combats a rise in politically motivated attacks on queer and transgender students nationwide. 

"While some school districts have adopted policies to forcibly out students, the SAFETY Act ensures that discussions about gender identity remain a private matter within the family,” Ward said. “As a parent, I urge all parents to talk to their children, listen to them, and love them unconditionally for who they are."

The law’s enactment came nearly a year after Tony Thurmond, the state superintendent of public instruction, said he was forcibly removed from a local school board meeting where he was opposing a district's proposed outing policy, which was eventually blocked in court. 

“Our teachers can now focus on teaching the critical academic skills that our students need to succeed, not on policing the gender identities of children,” Thurmond said in a statement Monday."

-via USA Today, July 16, 2024

[troythecatfish]

[tomi4i]

" Self Defense "

[gryficowa]

I came to mention that Marvel is owned by Disney and Disney supported Israel, so we are boycotting Disney

I'm giving you an additional reason to boycott (And I'm angry that Pixar's movie about emotions, the continuation of the previous movie, was a success, even a bomb, which means that Disney got the money)

So in short, Marvel belongs to Disney, and Disney supported Israel financially and even bragged about it, so if you type "Disney support Israel" on the Internet, you will see his message and how he brags about it)

So fuck Disney, not for "Woke", but for supporting Israel, for censoring the creators, for recording in the area next to labor camps during the filming of "Mulan", fuck him for everything

TOH proved that diversity is not Disney's problem and right-wing conservatives call it "Woke" I give depth to the characters, the problem is queerbaiting and paying for anti-LGBT+ organizations

Disney is a disgusting capitalist company that only thinks about making money (Pocahontas and how much they romanticized white crimes and antagonized the tribe because they are angry and aggressive towards innocent white colonizers… And this romance, which is problematic, because it was based on a book by a man who distorted the facts and the real Pocahontas gave him a hard time for what he wrote in the book)

This movie proved that Disney counts on money, not on quality and creative freedom (Because "Beauty and the Beast" won an Oscar, it must get it too, fuck the fact that the movie is distasteful to those who learn about this girl's story)

Disney has so much shit on its conscience that it's no wonder it gave money to the colonizer

So yes, boycott the movie not only because of the characters depicting Israel, but also because Marvel belongs to Disney

[angelasscribbles]

Cordonian Chaos: Matters of State Part 1 (Leo Abdicates)

Series: Cordonian Chaos

Fandom: The Royal Romance

Pairings: Liam x Riley

Premise: Eleanor never died, and Leo, Liam and Lena grew up together. This series is a chronicle of their sometimes dysfunctional sibling group chats.

Rating: MA

Warnings for this chapter: Mature themes

Word Count: 222

A/N: Once again partial credit/blame goes to @21-wishes

My other stuff: Master List.

Leo: Guys, I just abdicated.

Lena: How’d that go?

Liam: WHAT????

Leo: As well as could be expected.

Lena: Did dad shit?

Liam: WHAT????

Leo: I mean he wasn’t happy, but it’s his own damn fault. He told me I couldn’t be crown prince and marry Katie.

Liam: You’re not kidding? You seriously just abdicated???

Leo: Yes, Liam, keep up.

Lena: You can’t be surprised, Li. Leo has never been that….committed to the idea of being king.

Liam: That’s true.

Leo: What do you mean?

Lena: I just mean you never took our classes seriously, you ditch out on shit at every opportunity and you lack some pretty basic skills necessary for ruling.

Liam: That’s true too.

Leo: Hey!

Lena: I’m sorry, it’s true.

Liam: It is.

Leo: Fuck you both!!

Lena: So when are you getting married?

Leo: Don’t know, haven’t asked her yet.

Liam: Wait, wait, wait! You abdicated the throne for a woman who hasn’t even said YES yet?

Leo: She will.

Leo: Probably.

Lena: Leo, you just met her.

Leo: So?

Lena: 🙄

Liam: Shit, Leo. Dad is blowing up my phone!

Leo: Yeah, cuz you’re crown prince now. You’re welcome.

Liam: Fuck you

Liam: Sincerely

Leo: Better answer it before he sends Bastien to your room to drag you to his office.

Liam: I hate you

[genuinelyshallow]

[eamour]

don’t ever feel bad for knowing about the law but not being able to properly use it to your advantage. don’t blame nor bash yourself for having forgotten the functioning of the law and how it operates.

when neville wanted to manifest a divorce with his first wife — who he had fallen out of love with — in order to be in a relationship with the woman who he actually had feelings for, he admitted that he had no clue on how to do it. yes, he was pretty much wondering about the how. how was he gonna approach her? what was he gonna tell her? in which way could his desire be realised? he was struggling mentally, and probably emotionally as well.

so, what did he do? he completely turned his back on the outer world and abandoned himself to the law. neville practiced to fall asleep to the assumption that he was already together with the woman of his dreams and exercised this repeatedly and consistently. he remained persistent with his claim until his deepest desire materialised itself into his physical reality for him to witness.

within one week of accepting his assumption to be true in a state akin to sleep, he was ready to perceive his manifestation with his own senses. his desire appeared in a way which he didn’t even think of or believed in!

neville did not intervene or interfere with the contents of his world without. all he did was to feel his wish fulfilled, live in the end and think from his desire. in his mind, he was already experiencing what he wanted and wished for. he had faith in the unseen and trusted his imagination. and most importantly, his circumstances did not matter to him! all because he was ready to see beyond his human body and finally free himself from the limitations of his senses.

it may be difficult to look at life from a lens that doesn’t feel like it belongs to you, but neville didn’t look at his life from his body's eyes either. he looked at his life from his mind's eyes. see, the law works nonetheless. it doesn’t stop applying to you because it’s you or because you didn’t imagine "well" or long enough. the law's ability to realise your desires depends entirely on the naturalness of your feeling in regards to your desire. it’s possible to bring anything to life. if there's an ability to desire, there’s an ability to imagine. and after all, imagination creates reality.

"never blame, only resolve." — neville goddard

with love, ella.

[demolition-queen]

Today they are doing the same to Rafah. Israel is bombing Rafah. They are even worse than the Nazis...

[irenespring]

I will return to not stanning politicians tomorrow but watching Kamala Harris destroy Donald Trump is like a religious experience to me. She's leading him into traps to distract him into saying nonsense about crowd sizes, pointing out how he is an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon, and just nailing every question.

I am smiling So Much after a really shitty day.

Now I understand why some people start riots when they win at sports.

This is the woman who made Brett Kavanaugh cry and she is here to break Trump like he's a glass at a Jewish wedding.

[reasonsforhope]

It was a really, really good political news day today in the US (4/4/23)

For anyone who hasn't heard, not only did Trump get arrested, but also:

-We found out that the legal case against him in this prosecution (stormy daniels hush money case) is SIGNIFICANTLY stronger than people had speculated. Like, wow do they have receipts.

-In fact, the evidence was so entirely there that the new question on prime time news (well, at least on msnbc lol) is "Hey, why didn't the federal courts prosecute him for this already???)

-Trump FAILED UTTERLY in his attempts to rally mass protests and demands for "death and destruction" if he was arrested. There was no violence at the arrest at all, and as for Trump supporters? They failed to show up in any kind of numbers--reportedly only about a hundred people were protesting the arrest

-We (aka Judge Janet Protasiewicz) WON what is widely considered to be the most consequential election of 2023, a Wisconsin state supreme court election that handed control of the state supreme court to the left

-Because of that election win, it is now extremely likely that abortion will be legal in Wisconsin, and that Wisconsin won't be able to throw out electors in the 2024 presidential election

-ALSO bc of this, Wisconsin, the most gerrymandered state in the country, will probably get nonpartisan, accurate maps, which COULD FLIP THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in 2024

-In Chicago, Brandon Johnson, union organizer and former teacher, won the election for mayor, in a decisive win progressives, esp for meaningful criminal justice reform and investment in mental health (whereas the other guy was campaigning on hiring hundreds of new cops and being super tough on crime)

[jdsquared]

Anybody with a pulse is better than what they’ll do to this country.