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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 1 year ago
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George W. Bush, the infamously anti-gay and neoconservative former U.S. president who invaded Iraq on a lie, has criticized congressional Republicans for threatening to defund the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a largely successful African HIV-prevention program that he launched back in 2003. “There is no program more pro-life” than PEPFAR, he wrote.
Though PEPFAR is estimated to have saved over 25 million lives, its funding is set to expire on September 30. Congressional Republicans are falsely claiming that the program promotes abortion and using its re-funding as a bargaining chip in budget negotiations. Republicans have threatened to defund the entire federal government at the end of the month unless they’re allowed to slash military diversity programs and military aid to Ukraine and to increase anti-immigration measures at the U.S.-Mexico border.
“We are on the verge of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. To abandon our commitment now would forfeit two decades of unimaginable progress and raise further questions about the worth of America’s word,” Bush wrote in a Wednesday opinion article in The Washington Post.
Bush said that his Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, his White House chief of staff Joshua Bolton, and his senior policy advisor Michael Gerson had advised him to begin PEPFAR. Gerson reportedly told Bush that it would be “a source of national shame” if the U.S. didn’t try to help end the worldwide HIV epidemic.
Bush’s opinion article cited words that Gerson himself had written in defense of PEPFAR in November 2017: “Are Republicans in Congress prepared to squander a legacy of GOP leadership that has won the United States considerable goodwill around the world? Among evangelical Christians, what definition of being ‘pro-life’ does not include saving millions of lives from preventable disease and death?”
Adding his own thoughts, Bush wrote, “There is no program more pro-life than one which has saved more than 25 million lives. I urge Congress to reauthorize PEPFAR for another five years without delay.”
During his presidency, Bush backed a constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage, and used bans on same-sex marriage to help him win re-election in 2004. While he served, 27 states banned same-sex marriage.
Despite Bush’s anti-gay record, PEPFAR was “a sound investment in U.S. security,” Ben Plumley, the former CEO of the now-defunct international HIV organization Pangea, said in a now-deleted interview with Hornet.com. Plumley said the program “generated very significant goodwill towards the United States” and countered “the spread of radical Islam or radical anti-Western attitudes in sub-Saharan Africa.”
Plumley also noted that most HIV transmissions in sub-Saharan Africa are heterosexual, meaning that conservative Republicans could support PEPFAR without worrying about seeming too overtly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community.
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dreaminginthedeepsouth · 8 months ago
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Marcin Sacha landscape : Tuscany Fields
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"Contemplating a loving God strengthens portions of our brain — particularly the frontal lobes and the anterior cingulate — where empathy and reason reside. Contemplating a wrathful God empowers the limbic system, which is ‘filled with aggression and fear.’ It is a sobering concept: The God we choose to love changes us into his image, whether he exists or not.”
— Michael Gerson, quoted by Brian McLaren in A New Kind of Christianity (original source: The Washington Post) Quote for the DayAnamchara • The Website of Unknowing
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thenewdemocratus · 2 years ago
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PBS: Video: NewsHour: Shields and Brooks: Cold War Echos and Campaign Financing
Kire Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter I actually agree with Mark Shields on this.  Republicans, especially in the Senate, love to criticize President Obama when it comes to Ukraine.  They blame him for everything from Ukraine to earthquakes thousands of miles away in Asia and perhaps every other problem that has arisen during his presidency. Depending…
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flapapers · 2 months ago
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Campeonato Brasileiro 2024 - Flamengo x Red Bull Bragantino wallpapers
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ifreakingloveroyals · 1 year ago
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27 January 2016 | Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Micael Bindefeld with winners Adina Krantz and Nadine Gerson during the presentation of Scholarships From Micael Bindefeld Foundation in Memory Of The Holocaust at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm, Sweden. (c) Michael Campanella/Getty Images
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isabelly-smelly · 5 months ago
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List of Pro-Palestinian Celebrities That I Have Been Working On
pro🍉 (❌ = problematic for unrelated reason, 🕊️= passed away)
reneé rapp
pedro pascal
bella ramsey
bella hadid
gigi hadid
dua lipa
melanie martinez❌(sa - “she didn’t say no” was response)
the weekend❌(misogyny - lesbian fetish)
towa bird
phoebe bridgers
lucy dacus
julien baker
beabadoobee
kehlani
hozier
melissa barreram
macklemore
cate blanchett
hari nef
julia fox❌(connections with kanye and drake)
mitski
SZA
nina lu
zendaya
victoria monét
rachel zegler
jenna ortega
clairo
chloe forero
miss rachel (toddler learning)
ariana grande❌(said her dream dinner date is jeffery dahmer)
ricky montgomery
angelina jolie
maisie peters
chani nicholas
nemahsis
chappell roan
frank ocean
ramy youssef
cardi b
halsey
eddy mack
saul williams
arooj aftab
michelle wolf
carice van houten
matt mcgorry
michael stipe
Jasmin Savoy Brown
Dame Vivienne Westwood
Neemz
amira jazeera
MUNA
Hedy Epstein
Hunter Schafer
Chance the Rapper
ishowspeed ❌ (treated his ex-girlfriend terribly)
Noname (rapper, poet, and producer)
shannon berry
nicola coughlan
bambie thug
zara larsson
AURORA
jonathan glazer
joaquin phoenix❌
lizzy mcalpine
coldplay (will champion, phil harvey, guy berryman, chris martin)
tyler the creator
björk
pink floyd (at least roger waters)
lauryn hill
chuck d
david bowie (loving the alien)🕊️
Malcom X🕊️
the strokes (Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr., Fabrizio Moretti, Nick Valensi, and Nikolai Fraiture)
earl sweatshirt
michael jackson (palestine, don't cry)🕊️
kid cudi
rage against the machine (zack de la rocha, tom morello, tim commerford, brad wilk)
lorde
FKA twigs
joji
ethel cain
Michael Jordan Bonema
lil peep🕊️
sean beam
liam cunningham
dianne guerrero
sean bean
tobias menzies
charles dance
carice van houten
emma d’arcy
madison pettis
lena heady
mxmtoon
joe alwyn
momona tamada
patrick spicer
mark ruffalo
halle bailey
chloe bailey
nicola coughlan
tom welling
kristen kreuk
rob delaney
kali uchis
louise xin (fashion designer)
isabela merced
joseph quinn
grace van dien
helana christensen
josh hutcherson
charli xcx
megan thee stallion (called for ceasefire at her concert 8/1/24, not sure if she talked about it before that because i only went to one concert)
hozier
not pro🍉 (“neutrality” = not pro 🍉, red text = signed letter for "israel")
taylor swift (no statement)
kanye west
oprah
dwayne johnson
lana del rey
selena gomez
rihanna (no statement)
adam sandler
lady gaga (performed in "israel")
beyoncé (no statement)
justin timberlake (performed in "israel")
noah schnapp
bon jovi (performed in "israel")
robbie williams (performed in "israel")
Brett Gelman
entirety of paramore (no statement)
chris pratt
justin bieber
hailey bieber
haley baylee (no statement)
natalie portman
madonna (performed in "israel")
kardashian family
Jenner family
jennifer lawrence
amy schumer
neil druckmann (admitted to "The Last of Us Part 2" being based on Israel's genocide against Gaza, except from a zionist's point of view)
bruno mars (performed in isnotreal)
mayim bialik
gal gadot
Jerry Seinfeld
Debra Messing
Bryan Lourd
Richard Lovett
Ryan Murphy
Zachery Levi
Sharon Osbourne
Tracey-Ann Oberman
George Lopez
Phil Rosenthal
Mekhi Phifer
Diane Warren
Haim Saban
Irving Azoff
Ynon Kreiz
Jody Gerson
Mark Hamill
Rick Yorn
Howie Mandel
Sherry Lansing
Rick Yorn
Tom Rothman
Julian Edelman
Antoine Fuqua
Jack Black
Aubrey Plaza
Tahj Mowry
Josh Peck
Ziggy Marley
Howie Mandel
Chris Pine
Billy Porter
Ben Savage
Jeremy Seinfeld
Bella Thorne
uncertain
billie eilish (wore ceasefire pin but doesn’t boycott - made videos for mtv israel)
laufey (connections to mitski- no statement)
hank green (historically hasn’t been pro🍉 but has donated recently)
olivia rodrigo (connections to Chappell roan - no statement)
dylan mulvaney (posted in support of palestine but has a few pro-israel friends & has partnered with pro-israel brands)
If you spot any typos, mistakes regarding celebrities listed, or have information about celebrities not listed, please either DM me or leave a comment on this post!!
As always, this blog stands with Palestine, Congo, and Sudan. PLEASE make sure to email your state representatives (if you live in the United States). If you do not know your representative (or how to contact them), you can use this website (which is the official U.S. House of Representatives website). My reposts on Tumblr are all about Isnotreal's genocide on Palestine (at least as of 6/16/2024). Make sure to amplify Palestinian voices and journalists as well (a list will be included below of some Palestinian journalists and groups/people supporting Palestine on Instagram).
@/wizard_bisan1
@/hindkhoudary
@/m.z.gaza
@/anat.international
@/palestine.academy
@/eye.on.palestine
@/ampalestine
@/byplestia
@/wael_eldahdouh
@/jenan.matari
@/thepcrt
@/blackforpalestine
@/jewishvoiceforpeace
@/palestinianyouthmovement
@/eid_yara
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retirement-home-rumble · 1 year ago
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Your Elderly Representatives:
Gravity Falls - Stanley and Stanford Pines
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Uncle Iroh
Muppets - Statler and Waldorf
Lord of the Rings - Gandalf
Dream SMP - Philza Minecraft and Technoblade
Discworld - Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg
Ace Attorney - Wendy Oldbag
Doctor Who - Wilfred Mott
The Magnus Archives - Gertrude Robinson
Batman - Alfred Pennyworth
Star Wars - Yoda
Critical Role - Chetney Pock O'Pea
Up - Carl and Ellie Fredrickson
The Owl House - Principal Hieronymus Bump
Just Roll With It - Old Man Earl
Splatoon - Captain Craig Cuttlefish and DJ Octavio
Half Life VR but the AI is Self Aware - Dr Harold Coomer and Bubby
Jojo's Bizzare Adventure - Joseph Joestar
Transformers - Ratchet
Cats - Old Deuteronomy
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Splinter
DuckTales - Scrooge McDuck
Ninjago - Sensei Wu
Undertale - Gerson
Amphibia - Hop Pop
Golden Kamuy - Hijikata Toshizou
The Good Place - Michael
Back to the Future - Doc Brown
X-Men - Magneto and Professor X
Zero Escape - Tenmyouji
Genshin Impact - Zhongli
Five Nights at Freddy's - William Afton
Welcome to Night Vale - The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home
Homestuck - Nanna Jane Egbert
Kingdom Hearts - Master Xehanort
The Adventure Zone - Merle Highchurch
RWBY - Maria Calavera
Hermitcraft - TinFoilChef
Full Metal Alchemist - Pinako Rockbell
Miss Marple - Miss Marple
Skullgirls - Black Dahlia
Yu Yu Hakusho - Genkai
Umbrella Academy - Five Hargreeves
Golden Girls - the Golden Girls
Breaking Bad - Mike Erhmantraut
Dimension 20 - Bishop Raphaniel Charlock
Final Fantasy - Emet-Selch
Warrior Cats - Yellowfang
One Piece - Dr Kureha
My Little Pony - Granny Smith
Spongebob Squarepants - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy
Stardew Valley - Grandpa
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Madame Razz
Bloodborne - Gehrman the First Hunter
Courage the Cowardly Dog - Muriel Bagge
Dragon Ball - Master Roshi
The Emperor's New Groove - Yzma
Mulan - Grandmother Fa
Death Note - Watari
Kung Fu Panda - Master Oogway
Christmas - Santa Claus
Plainview Discord Server - Funky Old
Token Tumblr Real Person - @theangstking 's cat, Lilly
Real Life Old Person - Betty White
EDIT: Results from all preliminaries have been updated
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weclassybouquetfun · 9 months ago
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We're getting that much closer to the end of film awards season with the holding of the BAFTA awards. No real surprises with Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Robert Downey Jr., Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER and ANATOMY OF A FALL taking some of the top honours.
Among the presenters were TED LASSO alums Nick Mohammed
who, as his character Mr Swallow, did a skit.
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and Hannah Waddingham who led the In Memoriam.
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The BAFTAs gave an opportunity for Hannah to reconnect with her fellow Emmy presenter Colman Domingo.
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- Phi Dunster partook in some pre-awards events and the BAFTAs afterparty.
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Putting this baby to work!
Phil Dunster and Taylor Gerson Zakhar Perez - can't wait.
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A BIT MORE TED LASSO ALUMS TIDBITS
Harriet Walters at the do.
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Hannah with Michael Sheen
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Kola Bokinni and Moe Hashim at Vanity Fair's pre-BAFTA party.
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Brett took part in the Valentine's Day ANATOMY OF A FALL live-read in L.A playing the prosecutor played winningly by Antoine Reinartz.
This man went beast mode the entire film.
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The live-read cast which includes Olivia Wilde.
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Jason Sudeikis, there is no where in the world your cast can go without being connected to the parties of your break-up drama.
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dear-indies · 10 months ago
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full list of biden letter 2:
Aaron Bay-Schuck Aaron Sorkin Adam & Jackie Sandler Adam Goodman Adam Levine Alan Grubman Alex Aja Alex Edelman Alexandra Shiva Ali Wentworth Alison Statter Allan Loeb Alona Tal Amy Chozick Amy Pascal Amy Schumer Amy Sherman Palladino Andrew Singer Andy Cohen Angela Robinson Anthony Russo Antonio Campos Ari Dayan Ari Greenburg Arik Kneller Aron Coleite Ashley Levinson Asif Satchu Aubrey Plaza Barbara Hershey Barry Diller Barry Levinson Barry Rosenstein Beau Flynn Behati Prinsloo Bella Thorne Ben Stiller Ben Turner Ben Winston Ben Younger Billy Crystal Blair Kohan Bob Odenkirk Bobbi Brown Bobby Kotick Brad Falchuk Brad Slater Bradley Cooper Bradley Fischer Brett Gelman Brian Grazer Bridget Everett Brooke Shields Bruna Papandrea Cameron Curtis Casey Neistat Cazzie David
Charles Roven Chelsea Handler Chloe Fineman Chris Fischer Chris Jericho Chris Rock Christian Carino Cindi Berger Claire Coffee Colleen Camp Constance Wu Courteney Cox Craig Silverstein Dame Maureen Lipman Dan Aloni Dan Rosenweig Dana Goldberg Dana Klein Daniel Palladino Danielle Bernstein Danny Cohen Danny Strong Daphne Kastner David Alan Grier David Baddiel David Bernad David Chang David Ellison David Geffen David Gilmour & David Goodman David Joseph David Kohan David Lowery David Oyelowo David Schwimmer Dawn Porter Dean Cain Deborah Lee Furness Deborah Snyder Debra Messing Diane Von Furstenberg Donny Deutsch Doug Liman Douglas Chabbott Eddy Kitsis Edgar Ramirez Eli Roth Elisabeth Shue Elizabeth Himelstein Embeth Davidtz Emma Seligman Emmanuelle Chriqui Eric Andre Erik Feig Erin Foster Eugene Levy Evan Jonigkeit Evan Winiker Ewan McGregor Francis Benhamou Francis Lawrence Fred Raskin Gabe Turner Gail Berman Gal Gadot Gary Barber Gene Stupinski Genevieve Angelson Gideon Raff Gina Gershon Grant Singer Greg Berlanti Guy Nattiv Guy Oseary Gwyneth Paltrow Hannah Fidell Hannah Graf Harlan Coben Harold Brown Harvey Keitel Henrietta Conrad Henry Winkler Holland Taylor Howard Gordon Iain Morris Imran Ahmed Inbar Lavi Isla Fisher Jack Black Jackie Sandler Jake Graf Jake Kasdan James Brolin James Corden Jamie Ray Newman Jaron Varsano Jason Biggs & Jenny Mollen Biggs Jason Blum Jason Fuchs Jason Reitman Jason Segel Jason Sudeikis JD Lifshitz Jeff Goldblum Jeff Rake Jen Joel Jeremy Piven Jerry Seinfeld Jesse Itzler Jesse Plemons Jesse Sisgold Jessica Biel Jessica Elbaum Jessica Seinfeld Jill Littman Jimmy Carr Jody Gerson
Joe Hipps Joe Quinn Joe Russo Joe Tippett Joel Fields Joey King John Landgraf John Slattery Jon Bernthal Jon Glickman Jon Hamm Jon Liebman Jonathan Baruch Jonathan Groff Jonathan Marc Sherman Jonathan Ross Jonathan Steinberg Jonathan Tisch Jonathan Tropper Jordan Peele Josh Brolin Josh Charles Josh Goldstine Josh Greenstein Josh Grode Judd Apatow Judge Judy Sheindlin Julia Garner Julia Lester Julianna Margulies Julie Greenwald Julie Rudd Juliette Lewis Justin Theroux Justin Timberlake Karen Pollock Karlie Kloss Katy Perry Kelley Lynch Kevin Kane Kevin Zegers Kirsten Dunst Kitao Sakurai KJ Steinberg Kristen Schaal Kristin Chenoweth Lana Del Rey Laura Dern Laura Pradelska Lauren Schuker Blum Laurence Mark Laurie David Lea Michele Lee Eisenberg Leo Pearlman Leslie Siebert Liev Schreiber Limor Gott Lina Esco Liz Garbus Lizanne Rosenstein Lizzie Tisch Lorraine Schwartz Lynn Harris Lyor Cohen Madonna Mandana Dayani Mara Buxbaum Marc Webb Marco Perego Maria Dizzia Mark Feuerstein Mark Foster Mark Scheinberg Mark Shedletsky Martin Short Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mathew Rosengart Matt Lucas Matt Miller Matthew Bronfman Matthew Hiltzik Matthew Weiner Matti Leshem Max Mutchnik Maya Lasry Meaghan Oppenheimer Melissa Zukerman Michael Aloni Michael Ellenberg Michael Green Michael Rapino Michael Rappaport Michael Weber Michelle Williams Mike Medavoy Mila Kunis Mimi Leder Modi Wiczyk Molly Shannon Nancy Josephson Natasha Leggero
Neil Blair Neil Druckmann Nicola Peltz Nicole Avant Nina Jacobson Noa Kirel Noa Tishby Noah Oppenheim Noah Schnapp Noreena Hertz Odeya Rush Olivia Wilde Oran Zegman Orlando Bloom Pasha Kovalev Pattie LuPone Paul & Julie Rudd Paul Haas Paul Pflug Peter Traugott Polly Sampson Rachel Riley Rafi Marmor Ram Bergman Raphael Margulies Rebecca Angelo Rebecca Mall Regina Spektor Reinaldo Marcus Green Rich Statter Richard Jenkins Richard Kind Rick Hoffman Rick Rosen Rita Ora Rob Rinder Robert Newman Roger Birnbaum Roger Green Rosie O’Donnell Ross Duffer Ryan Feldman Sacha Baron Cohen Sam Levinson Sam Trammell Sara Foster Sarah Baker Sarah Bremner Sarah Cooper Sarah Paulson Sarah Treem Scott Braun Scott Braun Scott Neustadter Scott Tenley Sean Combs Seth Meyers Seth Oster Shannon Watts Shari Redstone Sharon Jackson Sharon Stone Shauna Perlman Shawn Levy Sheila Nevins Shira Haas Simon Sebag Montefiore Simon Tikhman Skylar Astin Stacey Snider Stephen Fry Steve Agee Steve Rifkind Sting & Trudie Styler Susanna Felleman Susie Arons Taika Waititi Thomas Kail Tiffany Haddish Todd Lieberman Todd Moscowitz Todd Waldman Tom Freston Tom Werner Tomer Capone Tracy Ann Oberman Trudie Styler Tyler James Williams Tyler Perry Vanessa Bayer Veronica Grazer Veronica Smiley Whitney Wolfe Herd
Will Ferrell Will Graham Yamanieka Saunders Yariv Milchan Ynon Kreiz Zack Snyder Zoe Saldana Zoey Deutch Zosia Mamet
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unshulf · 1 year ago
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Here’s my take on Deltarune’s later chapters.
So I actually postponed this post for a while because I wanted to have the dialogue sprites ready for it, but I never really got around finishing them.
Because of that, I will only post the overworld sprites.
Now all of this is technically subject to change as I had some new ideas as of recently, but I will write down the current concepts either way.
Chapter 3’s main bosses are Michael “Pink-Rook” Tenna (otherwise known as Peter) and Michael “Blue-Rook” Tenna (otherwise known as Baker). They have a brotherly rivalry sort of dynamic and I did base them a bit after the Left and Right Twix commercials in a way, as they tend to try to be different but end up doing essentially the same thing. Peter has a cliché French accent while Baker has a cliché German accent.  CH3’s secret boss is Mike An, who in the light world is the middle, half-circle piece of the TV’s antenna. He is the third brother (also the oldest one technically) who will go into retirement very soon after receiving a phone call from a mysterious someone during one of his radio shows. He would appear more in the story than Spamton does.
Chapter 4’s main boss is Bowoman, who is best described as a fraud, as there is no Bowman/Bow Woman chess piece. In a family dynamic she would be best described as the strange, distant cousin. Her lightworld counterpart is the tall sink within Sans and Papyrus’ house, as this chapter takes place there.  CH4’s secret boss is Times New Roman (or shortly referred to as Roman), who in the lightworld would be an old newspaper featuring an article of the disappearance of a specific someone. He takes on the role of secret boss similarly as Jevil, by not making direct contact with the Lightners unless they go to his place specifically.
Chapter 5’s main boss is John “Bishop” Baptiste. While he poses no threat, his patience does break when the Lightners disturb the peace of his church. His Lightworld counterpart is the bowl filled with the “sick” fruit juice.  CH5’s secret boss is Sabarter, the other Bishop, whose ways have been corrupted by one of the Knights. Her Lightworld counterpart is a broken Church Chalice. Similarly to Mike, she appears frequently throughout the story.
Chapter 6’s main boss is The Knight, whose lightworld counterpart is Gerson’s Hammer, while CH6’s secret boss is the other Knight, being Gaster. I will say as much that Gaster will only appear if the previous secret bosses have been defeated, though otherwise, not much to say about the Knights or the chapter as I haven’t conceptualized it that much. Same goes for Chapter 7, where I didn’t go further than the main boss being the Vessel, who represents the Pawn chesspiece.
Anyhow, I will see if I can put some work into this later on.
Currently, due to school and my focus being put onto original projects, my posts will continue to be really inconsistent, so, I want to apologize beforehand.
See ya.
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christianity-crucible · 1 year ago
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“More than one in 10 Americans — around 40 million of us — stopped attending church in the last 25 years,” reported Christianity Today. “There’s no denying the decline in church attendance.” But there is denying it. Focus on the Family argues that stories about evangelical church decline are a “myth” promoted by liberals and that “liberal churches are hemorrhaging members” while “biblical churches are holding strong,” growing or even exploding. In May, the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest evangelical denomination, reported losing 457,371 members from 2021 to 2022, its “largest single-year numerical drop in more than 100 years,” according to the SBC’s Lifeway Research. “In total, Southern Baptist churches have suffered membership declines of about 3% annually the past three years.” “Despite what you may hear, conservative, evangelical churches are, in fact, growing.” Yet in July, Focus on the Family again promoted its contrary claim: “On the surface, it may appear that Americans are leaving the pews in droves. And there is some truth to that. However, that’s not the whole truth. Some churches are losing members. But it is actually the more liberal churches that are dying. … Despite what you may hear, conservative, evangelical churches are, in fact, growing.”
This is a lie that evangelicals had been telling for a while but the evidence now clearly shows evangelical churches are now also in decline and have been for years. (According to one account, evangelical decline just started later than main Protestant denominations'.)
“White evangelicals should panic,” wrote the late Michael Gerson, who decried the great dechurching in a 2019 column: “About 26% of Americans 65 and older identify as white evangelical Protestants. Among those ages 18 to 29, the figure is 8%. Why this demographic abyss does not cause greater panic — panic concerning the existence of evangelicalism as a major force in the United States — is a mystery and a scandal.” Focus on the Family promotes panic about many cultural trends. Why no panic about evangelical church trends?
Turns out evangelical leaders *are* panicking. Which is part of the reason they are trying to de-emphasize their anti-LGBTQ bigotry -- to where some LGBTQ people only find out how hateful their church is toward them *years* after they started attending.
But with churches closing all over, evangelicals often feel they can't afford to reject anyone -- which is why many evangelical churches now are unwilling to admit to new parishioners that they are non-affirming.
(I wonder how clear Tim Keller's Redeemer Presbyterian Church ever was about that to new members?)
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It would be super cool to see your voice claims for the characters!
VOICE CLAIMS WOO!
Okay okay so this is a very long list, because I’m indecisive, and originally I would’ve loved to make this a video but alas I do not how to edit, nor do I own my computer, so it’ll have to wait
I was debating if I should of just sent my Google doc here of everything (because that doc has even more then I’m sending here) but I decided to just- copy and paste some of it so apologizes in advance for the length!
This list is very extensive and I’ve pulled voices from ALL over the place, I haven’t even watched all these shows, most of this I’ve just seen through clips and went “omg it’s perfect” so it’s a mess I’m sorry akdjsjd
Long post ahead!! (Italicized font are the ones I especially like the most)(I’ve also included links to some of these if you’ve never heard them)
UNDERTALE
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•Gregory (Over the garden wall)- Colling Dean
•Jessica (Craig of the creek)- Lucia Grace Cunningham
•Chihiro (spirited away English dub)- Daveigh Chase
•chowder (chowder)- Nicky jones
•niki yang, BMO (adventure time), Candy (gravity falls)
Flowey
•Yakko Warner (animaniacs) -Rob paulsen
•Richard Horvitz
Toriel
•Sigourney weaver
•little foots mother (land before time)
•Kala (Tarzan)- Glenn close and Kat cressida
•freya (god of war)- Danielle bisutti
Napstablook
•Sadness (Inside out)- Phyllis smith (although maybe a tad pitched down. But only a smidge)
Sans
•Herb (BoJack horseman)- Stanley Tucci
•Bob (bobs burgers)-H. Jon Benjamin
•Moist Cr1tikal (the YouTuber)
•Revtrosity (also a YouTuber)
•Red guy (DHMIS) -Joseph pelling
Papyrus
•Jacksepticeye (you all know who that is.)
•Scudworth (clone high)
•Skeletor (he-man) (I think this one speaks for itself)
•revtrosity (YouTube)
Monster kid
•Darwin Watterson (Gumball)
•Steven universe- Zach Callison (specifically young steven)
•Wybie (Coraline)- Robert Bailey Jr
Grillby
•Jack Skellington (nightmare before Christmas)- Danny elfman and Chris Sarandon
•Wirt (over the garden wall)- Elijah wood
Gaster
•Narrator (the Stanley parable) kevan Brighting
•bubo (bubo)- James dijit
•knight lautrec (dark souls)
•Sasha barbicon (titanic adventure out of time)
Undyne
•Jasper (Steven universe)- Kimberly brooks
•kuvira (legend of Korra)- Zelda Williams
•Yunan (amphibia)
Alphys
•Peridot (Steven universe) -Shelby Rabara
•Lara Jill Miller
Mettaton
•ENA (ENA)- Gabe V and Lizzie freeman
Mettaton Ex
•Alaska thunderfuck (hieeeee)
Burgerpants
•Hiccup (HTTYD)- Jay baruchel
•Randell(monsters inc)- Steve Buscemi
Asgore
•Mufasa (lion king)
•Aslan (Narnia)- Liam neeson
Asriel
•Lewis (meet the robinsons)
•kubo (kubo and the two strings)- art parkinson
•yes hear me out: Max (camp camp) -Michael Jones
Hyperdeath Asriel/Adult asriel
•Anakin (Star Wars)
Chara
•Connie (Steven universe)
•Kristofferson (fantastic mr fox)- Eric chase Anderson
•Marcy Wu (amphibia)
•Demetri (cobra Kai the karate kid saga continues)
•Ronno (Bambi)
Temmie
•Happy (Fairytail)- Tia Ballard
Mad dummy
•Blitzo (Helluva boss)- Brandon rogers
Gerson
•Yule (Mune: guardian of the moon)- (it’s the large green old guy)
That’s it for the Classic cast so far, I’ll make a seperate post this with my picks for the Environmentalshift au and other miscellaneous voices at a later time. This took forever
Maybe someday I’ll turn this into a video. So it’s easier
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are-they-z · 1 year ago
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Supporters of #NoHostageLeftBehind Open Letter to Joe Biden - Part 2/2
Gabe Turner
Gail Berman
Gary Barber
Genevieve Angelson
Gideon Raff
Grant Singer
Greg Berlanti
Guy Nattiv
Hannah Fidell
Hannah Graf
Harlan Coben
Harold Brown
Henrietta Conrad
Howard Gordon
Iain Morris
Imran Ahmed
Inbar Lavi
Jackie Sandler
Jake Graf
Jake Kasdan
Jamie Ray Newman
Jaron Varsano
Jason Fuchs
Jason Biggs & Jenny Mollen Biggs
Jason Segel
JD Lifshitz
Jeff Rake
Jen Joel
Jeremy Piven
Jesse Itzler
Jesse Sisgold
Jill Littman
Jody Gerson
Joe Hipps
Joe Quinn
Joe Russo
Joe Tippett
Joel Fields
John Landgraf
Jon Bernthal
Jon Glickman
Jon Liebman
Jonathan Baruch
Jonathan Groff
Jonathan Tropper
Jonathan Marc Sherman
Jonathan Steinberg
Jonathan Tisch
Josh Goldstine
Josh Greenstein
Josh Grode
Julia Lester
Julie Greenwald
Karen Pollock
Kelley Lynch
Kevin Kane
Kevin Zegers
Kitao Sakurai
KJ Steinberg
Laura Pradelska
Lauren Schuker Blum
Laurence Mark
Laurie David
Lee Eisenberg
Leslie Siebert
Leo Pearlman
Limor Gott
Lina Esco
Liz Garbus
Lizanne Rosenstein
Lizzie Tisch
Lorraine Schwartz
Lynn Harris
Lyor Cohen
Mandana Dayani
Maria Dizzia
Mara Buxbaum
Marc Webb
Marco Perego
Mark Feuerstein
Mark Shedletsky
Mark Scheinberg
Mathew Rosengart
Matt Lucas
Matt Miller
Matthew Bronfman
Matthew Hiltzik
Matti Leshem
Dame Maureen Lipman
Max Mutchnik
Maya Lasry
Meaghan Oppenheimer
Melissa Zukerman
Michael Ellenberg
Michael Aloni
Michael Green
Michael Rapino
Michael Weber
Mike Medavoy
Mimi Leder
Modi Wiczyk
Nancy Josephson
Natasha Leggero
Neil Blair
Neil Druckmann
Nicole Avant
Nina Jacobson
Noa Kirel
Noah Oppenheim
Noreena Hertz
Odeya Rush
Oran Zegman
Pasha Kovalev
Paul Haas
Paul Pflug
Peter Traugott
Rachel Riley
Rafi Marmor
Ram Bergman
Raphael Margulies
Rebecca Angelo
Rebecca Mall
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Rich Statter
Richard Kind
Rick Hoffman
Rick Rosen
Robert Newman
Rob Rinder
Roger Birnbaum
Roger Green
Rosie O'Donnell
Ryan Feldman
Sam Trammell
Sarah Baker
Sarah Bremner
Sarah Treem
Scott Tenley
Seth Oster
Scott Braun
Scott Neustadter
Shannon Watts
Shari Redstone
Sharon Jackson
Shauna Perlman
Shawn Levy
Sheila Nevins
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Simon Tikhman
Skylar Astin
Stacey Snider
Stephen Fry
Steve Agee
Steve Rifkind
Susanna Felleman
Susie Arons
Todd Lieberman
Todd Moscowitz
Todd Waldman
Tom Freston
Tom Werner
Tomer Capone
Tracy Ann Oberman
Trudie Styler
Tyler James Williams
Vanessa Bayer
Veronica Grazer
Veronica Smiley
Whitney Wolfe Herd
Will Graham
Yamanieka Saunders
Yariv Milchan
Ynon Kreiz
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ludrii · 2 years ago
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Do you base your Mettaton only on canon or do you have any favorite headcanons borrowed from fandom. Like, do you have any voices (voiceactors etc) that you think are perfect for him?
I'm not just asking about MTT, but about other UT/DR characters as well!
I mostly (try to) base him on canon, although I have so many headcanons about him now that he's basically my own character haha. Mostly stuff taken from my dreams or own ideas tho, I don't really tend to borrow unless it fits my very specific vision that I developed for him. But I do have a few headcanons that I borrowed from others. Like the plug tail. Or that he tastes make-up, nailpolish and hair products to test their quality. Or that his eyes flash red when he's angry. Or that he's aro and pansexual, although idk if I borrowed that.. I think it's actually my own. I just didn't really think about it until I saw other people bring it up as well. Hm. Or that he can feel ALL of his mechanics cause he like. literally became his body. Or that he's ticklish. Those two may or may not correlate. Or cooling fans. Sort of like the ones computers have. As in, instead of blushing his fans start to whirr to try and cool him down. I've seen it in some fanfictions and since it appeared in one of my dreams too it's basically canon to me.
As for the voice.. In Mettaton's case, I got a rather complex, VERY specific headcanon voice for him (mostly based on what he sounds like in my dreams) and I haven't heard anyone sound close enough to it. As for the other UT characters, I conducted a research (stole other people's headcanons basically xD), and made a list of voice(actor)s for them, behold:
Flowey: Kotetsu from Kamisama Kiss (Josh Grelle) Toriel: Kala from Tarzan (Glenn Close) Sans: Patrick Seitz. Papyrus: Alan Oppenheimer Undyne: Lalaco Godspeed from Space Patrol Luluco (Monica Rial) Alphys (not really but eh,): Lara Jill Miller Mettaton (ex) (take with a grain of salt, it's the closest I found to my headcanon anyway): Zarbon from Dragon Ball Raging Blast (J. Michael Tatum) (also James Carter Cathcart kinda) Asgore: King Frederic from Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (Clancy Brown) Asriel - young: Armin Arlert from Attack on Titan (Josh Grelle) - adult: Xbalanque from SMITE (Josh Grelle)
Burgerpants: Sanji from One Piece Film: Gold (Eric Vale) Bratty: Kobayshi from Miss Kobayshi's Dragon Maid (Lean Clark) Catty: Junko Enoshima from Dangaronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School (Jamie Marchi) Snowdin shopkeeper: Shion Kananomori from Psycho-Pass (Lydia Mackay) Gerson: Kaseki from Dr. Stone (Kenny Green)
They're colour coded so you can see where exactly I stole what from where, and to hear it too, if you want:
Green (timestamps) Flowey - 0:00 Undyne - 2:11 Mettaton - 3:47 Snowdin shopkeeper - 7:34 Gerson - 8:30 Bratty - 9:04 Catty - 9:30 Burgerpants - 10:03 Asriel (adult) - 10:36 Asriel (young) - 11:09
Red Toriel - 0:24
Blue Alphys - 0:22 Mettaton #2 - 0:35 Asgore - 1:32 Papyrus - 2:49 Sans - 3:01
As for the DR characters.. Dunno, I didn't really look into it. When it comes to Spamton, my headcanon voice(actor) for him is Alex Rochon ig. For the others- L Void cuts it for me just fine. Especially for Queen, Susie and Kris. Although for Berdly and Jevil it'd be Revtrosity instead.
I can't bother with links there, too lazy.
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eiyutan-no-mikoto · 2 years ago
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HEROESTALEのキャラクター名を英語に訳すと……?(括弧の中は英語以外でのスペリング)
キャラ・フリードリヒ
アズリエル・ドリーマー
ハナ・エリザベス
エドワード・ブチャラティ
ビアンカ
葛城金次郎
アビゲイル・トルストイ
キム
アンダイン・ウンディーネ
アル��ィス
ライム
ガーソン・ゲルソン
アズゴア・ドリーマー
トリエル・ドリーマー
W.D.ガスター
W.D.サンズ
W.D.パピルス
グリルビー・サラマンダー
メタトン / メティー
セラフ・ドリーマー
ギルベルト・イルズィオーン
アントニオ・トルストイ・カツラギ
ミカエル・ドリーマー
ウリエル・ドリーマー
東条フリスク
東条ダグラス
↓↓↓(Name translated)
Chara Friedrich
Asriel Dreamer
Hannah Elizabeth
Edward Bucherati
Bianca
Kinjiro Katsuragi(きんじろう かつらぎ)
Abigail Tolstoy(Абигайль Толстой.)
Kim(김)
Undyne Undine
Alphys
Lime
Garson Gerson
Asgore Dreamer
Toriel Dreamer
W.D.Gaster
W.D.Sans
W.D.Papyrus
Grillby Salamander
Mettaton / Metty
Seraph Dreamer
Gilbert Irzion(Gilbert Ilusion)
Antonio Tolstoy Katuraghi(Антонио Толстой Катулаги/あんとにお・とるすとい・かつらぎ)
Michael Dreamer
Uriel Dreamer
Tojo Frisk(とうじょう ふりすく)
Tojo Douglas(とうじょう だぐらす)
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gazetadoleste · 13 days ago
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Flamengo vence Juventude e encurta diferença para o líder
Rio de Janeiro – O Flamengo brilhou no Maracanã e derrotou o Juventude por 4 a 2, em partida marcada pelo grande desempenho de Gerson. A vitória mantém o time carioca na 4ª colocação, mas reduz a distância para o líder Botafogo, que ainda joga na rodada. Os gols do Flamengo foram de Michael, Gabigol, Arrascaeta e Plata, enquanto Gilberto e Edson Carioca marcaram para o Juventude. O Flamengo…
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