#Mike Liddle

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Fischer-Z - So Long (1980) John Watts from: "So Long" / "Hiding" (Single) "Going Deaf for a Living" (LP)

New Wave

@Archive (left click = play) (320kbps)

Personnel: John Watts: Lead Vocals / Guitar Steve Skolnik: Keyboards David Graham: Bass Steve Liddle: Drums

Produced by Mike Howlett

Recorded: @ The Manor in Oxfordshire, England UK 1980

Single Released: on March 14, 1980 Album Released: May, 1980

United Artists Records

[worldofwardcraft]

The missing man.

May 16, 2024

At the Republican National Committee's spring donor retreat held at his Florida golf resort last week, Donald Trump mingled with a long list of potential running mates. Included were such reliable Trump toadies as senators Marco Rubio of Florida, J.D. Vance of Ohio and Tim Scott of South Carolina. Also in attendance were North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, South Dakota governor and puppy killer Kristi Noem, as well as New York congresswoman Elise Stefanik.

But little notice has been given to the fact that absent from this parade of flatterers and flunkies was Trump's former vice president, Mike Pence (pictured above leaving the MAGA formation). It's standard practice, of course, for presidents who are running for reelection to keep their vice presidents on the ticket. So why isn't Trump?

The answer to that is fairly straightforward: Pence refused to join in Trump's illegal fake electors plot to overturn the 2020 election and return him to office. It seems that when Trump incited thousands of armed rioters — some chanting "Hang Mike Pence!" — to attack the US Capitol in January 2021, that was the last straw. From then on, the once faithful veep was a committed never-Trumper. Said Pence later, "President Trump asked me to put him over the Constitution. But I chose the Constitution, and I always will."

Naturally, Trump never called Pence on or after January 6 to see if he was all right. And never apologized for putting his dependably loyal #2 in danger. Instead, Trump's response was about what you'd expect from a weak, petty individual who never forgets or forgives a slight. Last August, he wrote on his failing social media site:

WOW, it’s finally happened! Liddle’ Mike Pence, a man who was about to be ousted as Governor Indiana until I came along and made him V.P., has gone to the Dark Side. I never told a newly embolded…Pence to put me above the Constitution…He’s delusional, and now he wants to show he’s a tough guy.

Last year, Pence entered the presidential race himself, calling for a rejection of Trump's "siren song of populism" and for a return to the solid conservative policies of "limited government, free enterprise, fiscal responsibility and traditional moral values." But his words fell on deaf ears with a party mired in MAGA madness. He dropped out in October 2023.

And so it is that, with former VP Pence omitted from the Mar-a-Lago auditions, Trump's squadron of those who could serve as his campaign wingman has a noticeable vacancy.

[loveydovey-leviathan]

The link above is PSNA's (Palestina Solidarity Network Aotearoa) Newsletter No. 135. Highlights:

Whanganui District Council calls for immediate and permanent ceasefire here (NZ Herald) Whanganui Council calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza here (RNZ) Council upheld human rights supporting ceasefire in Gaza here (Stuff)

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A reminder our 2024 national meeting will be in Auckland on the weekend of 18/19 May. The venue is Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road, Grey Lynn. The keynote speaker will be Mazin Qumsiyeh from the Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability at Bethlehem University (see more about Mazin later in this newsletter).   To register to come please email our National Secretary Neil Scott at secretary@PSNA.nz to let him know you are coming and if you need help with travel costs or billets for the Friday/Saturday nights. Don’t let the cost be a barrier to you being with us.

DRAFT agenda for National Meeting Saturday 18 May 8.30am          Tea/coffee and registration 9.00am           Karakia and Mihi:                          Introductions (John Minto) 9.10am           Keynote Speaker Mazin Qumsiyeh from the Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability at Bethlehem University. 10.10am        Brief reports from PSNA National Chair John Minto and PSNA National Secretary/Treasurer Neil Scott 10.30am        Organising during the genocide and beyond (Chair Ava Mulla) discussing the strengths and weaknesses of our organisation in response to the genocide in Gaza

Local experiences around the country – the good the bad and the ugly! (everyone)

Creating a graphical timeline of the movement’s mahi in the last 7 months (This is a session where we roll out a large sheet of paper, and get each area from North to South to reflect the work they have been doing on the paper. The purpose of this session is to get everyone to think about what they have been doing, noting down or creatively expressing their contribution, what has worked, and what hasn’t including at national level. This will then provide us all with a collective picture of the movements footprint on this whenua, rather than just what is happening in our localities. Organisers can then speak to the meeting of their region’s work as everyone listens)

11.30am        MORNING TEA

11.45am        Setting the scene for us in Aotearoa New Zealand going forward (panel discussion with Chair Sophi Reinholt TBC)

Working/organising/co-ordinating with Palestinians and Palestinian groups (input from Palestinians Ahmed Saadeh, Yasser Abdulaal, Layan Khalil, Ahmed Saadeh, Maher Nazal, Billy Hania, Abdalla Gouda, Randa Abassi, Rand Hazou, Mayer Mustafa etc TBC)

Welcoming the influx of new people into solidarity with Palestine (Orlando Bright TBC)

What values should underpin the work of PSNA? (Bianca to introduce draft)

Improving public understanding of the Palestinian struggle (Janfrie Wakim TBC)

The movement – opportunities and challenges (Brandon Johnstone TBC)

12.45pm        Proposals for changes needed in PSNA structure and leadership – Neil Scott will introduce a discussion to be continued on Sunday morning with decisions and elections to take place) 1.15pm          LUNCH – provided at the conference venue 2.15pm          Workshops 1 – Networking with other groups (please choose one)

Working with Māori organisations (Te Otāne Huata TBC)

Religious groups – Christian, Islamic, Jewish etc (Kathleen Rushton/Steve Liddle/Ahmed Saadeh/Billy Hania/Rand Hazou TBC)

Trade Unions (Anna Lee, Mike Treen (TBC)

Student organisations (Layan Khalil TBC)

3.30pm          Plenary - report back from Workshop 1 3.45pm          Workshops 2 – Strategies for local organising for BDS (Please choose one)

Campaigning on our six BDS targets (Obela humus, Ahava beauty products, Sodastream, BP and Caltex, HP, McDonalds) – strategies and tactics Kathleen Cole, New Plymouth and Warren Brewer, Hawkes Bay, Julie Jones, Nelson)

Improving our work and reach on social media (Brandon Johnstone TBC)

Using UNSC2334 at local body level (Following the successful campaign to get ECAN to incorporate this into their procurement policy) (John Minto/Ava Mulla/Orlando Bright TBC)

 4.30pm          AFTERNOON TEA 4.45pm          Plenary – report back from Workshop 2 5.30pm          Reports

Reports from Kia Ora Gaza doctors returning from Gaza (doctors! TBC)

Update on progress with Freedom Flotilla to Gaza (Roger Fowler TBC)

Report back from First Global Anti-Apartheid Conference for Palestine (Layan Khalil and John Minto)

6.00pm          DINNER at conference venue            Sunday 19 May 9.00am          Understanding the struggle against colonisation in Palestine and its links to anti-colonial struggles in Aotearoa, Australia, West Papua, Western Sahara etc. A panel discussion led by Palestinians.

10.00pm        Palestine and the media – and future media training sessions – Don Carson 10.30am        Looking after ourselves and each other for the long term – Bex Silver (TBC) 10.45am        Confirming our statement of PSNA values and continuing the discussion from the previous day on PSNA structure and leadership positions 11.15am        Election of National Chair, National Secretary and National Committee (Chair Janfrie Wakim) 11.30am        FINISH 12.00pm        Media conference for Mazin Qumsiyeh at the venue. 2pm – Palestine solidarity rally in central Auckland – everyone welcome to join the Auckland crew!

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NATIONWIDE EVENTS

Saturday 11 May World keffiyeh day See here - https://www.instagram.com/keffiyehday?igshid=iyjrizrjb4hj   North Island Opononi – Gathering for Palestine Sunday May 12 1:30 pm Outside the Four Square, Opononi   Whangarei – Rally Saturday 11 May 11:00 am Whangārei Town Basin in front of Hundertwasser Building    Waiheke Island – Auckland Saturday May 11 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Ostend Market, Waiheke Island   Auckland Picket – US Consulate Friday 10 May 12:00 mid-day 23 Customs Street East   Auckland – Banners making session Friday 10 May & Saturday 11 May 10:00 am – late evening - Both days Corban Estate Art Centre, 2 Mt Lebanon Lane, Henderson Text Steve on 021 256 511 For further details Bring - Rip-stop fabric, Strong duct tape, Cable ties, Eyelets, prepare a scale drawing of your banner   Auckland – Rally and March Sunday May 12 2:00 pm Aotea Square, Queen Street   Hamilton - Rally Saturday 11 May 1:00 pm Flynn Park, Hamilton   Rotorua – Flags for Todd McClay Thursday 9 May 4:00 pm National MP Todd McClays Office - 1301 Amohau St, Rotorua   Napier - Rally Saturday 11 May 11:30 am Marine Parade Soundshell Roundabout   Hastings - Rally Sunday May 12 2:00 pm Hastings Town Clock – Hastings CBD   Palmerston North - Rally Sunday May 12 2:00 pm The Square, Palmerston North   New Plymouth – Flags on the Bridge Friday 10 May 4:30 pm Paynters Ave Bridge, New Plymouth   New Plymouth – Rally Saturday 11 May 1:00 pm The Landing, 1 Ariki Street, New Plymouth   Whanganui - Rally Saturday 11 May 11:00 am Riverside Market, Whanganui   Carterton Every Tuesday 12:00 midday Memorial Square.   Martinborough – Gathering for Palestine Every Wednesday 11:00 am The square at the top of Kitchener St, Martinborough   Masterton Every Sunday 9:30 am Town Hall Lawn   Featherston Every Saturday 11:00 am The Squircle (opposite the op shop).   Wellington No Rally this weekend   South Island Nelson – Rally Saturday 11 May Check out the Te Tau Ihu Palestine Solidarity Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TeTIPalestine/     Blenheim Saturday 11 May 11:00 am Blenheim Railway Station   Christchurch – Rally Saturday 11 May 1:00 pm Bridge of Remembrance, Cashel Street   Dunedin - Rally Saturday 11 May 2:00 pm Otago Museum Reserve to the Octagon, Dunedin   Invercargill - Rally Sunday 12 May 1:00 pm Wachner place Invercargill

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Lastly, copy and paste the email stated in the newsletter at our (NZ) state broadcasters TNZ and RNZ.

Phil O’Sullivan Head of News and Current Affairs Television New Zealand news@tvnz.co.nz

Mark Stevens Chief News Officer Radio New Zealand news@radionz.co.nz

Kia ora Mr O’Sullivan and Mr Stevens, As supposed news and current affairs for our state media outlets which should set the highest standards of journalism, please explain why your news is so Eurocentric, favouring Israel and sidelining Palestinians. You both use almost exclusively news from three European news agencies - AP, Reuters and the BBC - or from major US or UK based newspapers such as the Telegraph, the Times, the Washington Post or the New York Times. This reporting centres on Israeli narratives, Israeli reasoning, Israeli explanations and Israeli justifications for what they are doing to Palestinians. Israeli spokespeople are front and centre and quoted extensively and directly. Palestinian voices, when they are covered, are usually at the margins. On TV in particular Palestinians are most often portrayed as the incoherent victims of overwhelming grief. It's inevitable that when it comes to setting the agenda for how we perceive what’s going on in Palestine, Israeli versions of the “truth”, which are dominated by lies, are allowed to dominate. The last seven months is riddled with examples. Just two days after the October 7th attack on Israel, pro-Palestinian protestors were accused of chanting “Gas the Jews” outside the Sydney Opera House. The story was carried around the world through mainstream media as a nasty anti-semitic slur on Palestinians and their supporters. Four months later, after an intensive investigation New South Wales police concluded it never happened. The words were never chanted. However the Radio New Zealand website today still carries a Reuters report saying “A rally outside the Sydney Opera House two days after the Hamas attack had ignited heated debate after a small group were filmed chanting "Gas the Jews". Even if RNZ did the right thing and removed the report now the old adage is true: “A lie is halfway around the world before the truth has got its trousers on”. Despite reporting the pro-Israel lie you Four months later and the police report is not news but the damage has been done. Numerous other examples can be found in your reporting where Israeli lies are reported but the debunking of those lies is buried. The 40 beheaded babies, UNRWA staff involved in the Hamas-led attack of October 7th and many more examples of Israeli propaganda which were lapped up by western media, including RNZ and TVNZ, stand as testament to the failure of RNZ and TVNZ to report accurately and without bias to New Zealanders. TVNZ has been particularly appalling with the dreadful Q and A interview with the Israeli ambassador and the almost as bad interview with the Palestinian Authority representative where the journalist pushed, not once, not twice but three times a blatant lie to smear the Palestinian resistance. Just to be clear, Hamas has the same policy as New Zealand, the US and most of the world – support for a two-state solution based on 1967 borders. Putting Israeli lies in the mouth of a New Zealand journalist makes them no less odious. I’m looking forward to your response. (your name) 

[cavenewstimes]

Trump Called Him ‘Delusional.’ Now He Wants ‘Coward’ Mike Pence’s Endorsement.

“People are leaving now and they’re all backing me. I do not understand about Mike Pence. He ought to back me,” the previous president stated Weak,””delusional,””wimp,””liddle,” and”gone to the Dark Sideare all insults that Donald Trump has actually flung at his previous vice president, Mike PenceNow that Pence has left of the 2024 governmental race Trump quite desires his recommendation. Trump,…

[juarezesdeporte]

REPORTE MINERO

El Paso, Texas., martes 22 de agosto de 2023.-Informe del campamento de fútbol de UTEP 2023: alas cerradas y laterales

Se necesita un individuo con un talento único para jugar como fullback o ala cerrada en UTEP. En una jugada, son componentes clave del juego de bloqueo; en la siguiente, se les podría asignar la tarea de hacer una gran captura para mover las cadenas.

Nadie entiende ese desafío mayor que el entrenador de alas cerradas y fullbacks de UTEP, Drew Liddle.

“Las posiciones de ala cerrada y fullback en nuestra ofensiva son especiales porque les pedimos que hagan mucho”, dijo Liddle. “Todos los muchachos tienen entrenamiento cruzado. No importa si parecen un lateral o un ala cerrada. Se les capacitará para hacer cualquiera de las dos cosas. Es importante que puedan hacer ambas cosas. Contamos con que esos muchachos puedan poner sus manos en el suelo y ser físicos y luego ser atléticos y atrapar el balón en el espacio. Es realmente importante que lideren la carga de nuestra ofensiva”.

Una de las personas con las que los Mineros contarán para ese rol este año es el híbrido fullback/ala cerrada junior Julián López, quien depende en gran medida de Liddle para equilibrar su preparación.

“El entrenador Liddle nos ayuda a prepararnos para cada práctica bloqueando carreras”, dijo López. “Entonces también puede ayudarnos con el juego de pase, guiándonos en nuestras rutas y atrapando el balón. Eso realmente nos ayuda a tener una buena sensación”.

Ese trabajo realizado durante el campo de entrenamiento es aún más importante este año con la salida de dos engranajes clave de hace un año: TE Trent Thompson y FB James Tupou.

“Trent y James habían estado aquí desde que yo llegué, así que es un poco extraño que no estén aquí”, dijo López. "Siento que Zach (Fryar) y yo podemos dar un paso adelante y realmente asumir los roles que necesitamos para tener una buena temporada".

Llenar el vacío de Thompson y Tupou será difícil, pero Liddle confía en que su grupo puede dar un paso adelante.

“Zach Fryar y Julian López, esos muchachos han hecho un muy buen trabajo en el campamento tratando de llenar ese vacío”, dijo Liddle. “Zach tiene mucha experiencia al regresar, ha jugado mucho fútbol. Julian es un tipo muy conocedor del fútbol. Él puede hacerlo todo. Si quisieras que jugara de centro, probablemente podría hacerlo y apuntar a todo bien. Él es así de inteligente. Realmente estoy buscando a esos dos muchachos para que marquen el tono del grupo. Marcus Vinson puede intervenir y desempeñar un papel y Judah Ezinwa es un tipo realmente atlético que puede hacer múltiples cosas. Desde el punto de vista de la experiencia, duele perder a James y Trent, pero creo que estamos en una buena posición con nuestro liderazgo y conocimiento del juego y no vamos a perder ningún ritmo del año pasado”.

Al estar en una posición en la que un bloqueo puede lanzar a alguien para un touchdown o también puede realizar su propia atrapada de touchdown, López ha cambiado su opinión sobre lo que le daría más satisfacción en 2023.

“Yo más joven querría la atrapada en el campo”, dijo López. “A mí, en este momento, me gustaría que el gran golpe (en un bloqueo) dejara a Deion (Hankins), Mike (Franklin) o uno de los otros corredores en el espacio”.

Esa mentalidad altruista de López le da a Liddle un tremendo orgullo.

"No sé si podría estar más orgulloso", dijo Liddle. “Especialmente muchachos como Julian y Zach, se preocupan mucho por cómo se desarrolla su trabajo. Si se trata de lanzar un gran bloqueo para un touchdown, estarán tan felices como cualquiera”.

Otro aspecto que puede ser un desafío para las posiciones es que muchas veces pasan desapercibidas, algo que a López no le molesta en lo más mínimo.

“No obtenemos toda la gloria que viene con el fútbol como los receptores, corredores y mariscales de campo”, dijo López. “Sabemos que nuestra familia nos está observando y que somos una parte muy importante de esta ofensiva. Todo comienza desde el frente con la línea ofensiva y nosotros estamos en las trincheras luchando junto a ellos”.

Jugar al unísono con la línea ofensiva requiere sincronización, pero también adaptar su estilo de juego.

“Todos nuestros muchachos son grandes, físicos y atléticos”, dijo López. “Podemos hacerlo en la caja o fuera del espacio. Estamos todos listos para explotar”.

Con las múltiples miradas que puede asumir la ofensiva de los Mineros, López y otros como Fryar, Marcus Vinson y Judah Ezinwa disfrutan de poder ser utilizados donde el cuerpo técnico los quiera.

“Es divertido que todos seamos partes intercambiables: yo, Marcus, Zach y Judah”, dijo López. “Todos podemos alinearnos como ala cerrada o en el backfield. Todos podemos separarnos. Podemos hacer cualquier cosa (el cuerpo técnico quiera)”.

López se graduó de Chapin HS y tener la oportunidad de prosperar frente a su ciudad natal lo hace aún más especial.

“Simplemente significa que el mundo podrá quedarse en casa y jugar frente a mi familia”, dijo López.

“Vienen a todos los partidos en casa e incluso van a algunos de los partidos más cercanos. Cuando era niño, siempre quise venir a jugar aquí en UTEP. Venir a los juegos fue muy divertido, ahora es divertido poder vivirlo”. No es una tarea fácil tener éxito en una posición multifacética, pero enfrentarse a un frente siete como el deporte de defensa de los Mineros diariamente en la práctica ayuda con esa preparación. “Nos preparan”, dijo López.

"Algunos días les ganamos, otros días ellos nos ganan a nosotros, pero estamos mejorando día tras día". Liddle rápidamente se hace eco de ese sentimiento. "Ni siquiera puedo expresar con palabras lo importante que es esa preparación para poder enfrentar a unos siete delanteros como el nuestro", dijo Liddle.

“Esos muchachos nos están brindando un gran trabajo día tras día, y eso nos hace a ambos mejores. Muchos muchachos en ambos lados del balón están avanzando en términos de físico y técnica. Hay muchos jugadores veteranos en la plantilla y López mejora su papel como líder emulándolos. “Como líder, es divertido que muchos muchachos mayores regresen”, dijo López.

“Toda la línea ofensiva tiene muchos juegos en su haber. Es divertido poder entrar (al juego) con ellos, recibir sus llamadas y actuar según las reglas (ofensivas). Tener una plantilla probada en batalla permite a López y al equipo fijar metas altas para la campaña de 2023.

“Queremos llegar a un juego de bolos y llegar al campeonato de conferencia”, dijo López. "Queremos ganar el juego de bolos este año". Otro tema en el vestuario han sido los jugadores altruistas. “Este no es el vestuario de una sola persona que trata sobre sí misma”, dijo López.

“Todo el mundo se preocupa por el equipo, ama al equipo y se lleva bien. Es simplemente divertido formar parte de un equipo”. Una forma para que los grupos de posición desempeñen su papel en que los Mineros alcancen sus objetivos es ser objetivos confiables para el QB Gavin Hardison, una vez llamado. "Gavin realmente se ha adaptado bien con muchos de los muchachos", dijo Liddle.

“Les digo a los muchachos todo el tiempo que tienen que estar seguros por dentro. Cuando esa pelota se te presente, debes poder atraparla, ganar más yardas y mover las cadenas. Estamos haciendo un buen trabajo en eso ahora mismo. Simplemente tenemos que seguir mejorando en ese aspecto”.

(Con información de UTEP Athletic Department)

[rjhamster]

Trump Slams ‘Liddle’ Mike Pence; China EVs Raise Spy Fears; Massive Missile Strikes in Ukraine

Breaking News from Newsmax.com Trump: ‘Liddle Mike Pence’ Has Turned to Dark Side Special: Perry Johnson on Verge of Making First Debate UK Fears China Will Use EVs to Spy on Citizens Russia Launches Massive Wave of Missile and Drone Attacks on Ukraine SPONSOR ADVERTORIAL GOP presidential candidate and outsider businessman Perry Johnson has announced he is on the verge of making the RNC…

[pdj-france]

ÉTATS-UNIS - L'ex vice-président républicain Mike Pence a annoncé dimanche qu'il n'excluait pas d'être témoin à charge si son ancien patron Donald Trump était jugé. Trump est accusé d'avoir orchestré un complot criminel pour tenter d'annuler sa défaite à l'élection présidentielle de 2020. Interrogé dimanche sur une émission d'information de CBS s'il serait un témoin contre Trump si l'affaire était jugée, M. Pence a annoncé qu'il n'avait "pas l'intention" de témoigner, mais ne l'a pas exclu. « Par contre les gens peuvent être sûrs que nous obéirons à la loi. Nous répondrons à l'appel de la loi, s'il se présente, et nous dirons simplement la vérité », a annoncé M. Pence, qui se présente contre Trump lors du concours de nomination présidentielle républicaine de 2024. M. Pence est devenu une figure centrale des dernières accusations criminelles de Trump le 1er août lorsqu'un acte d'accusation de 45 pages du ministère de la Justice a accusé l'ex président d'avoir illégalement tenté de s'accrocher au pouvoir après avoir perdu les élections de 2020 face au démocrate Joe Biden. Trump a plaidé non coupable de toutes les accusations le 3 août. Dans la perspective de la certification de la victoire de M. Biden au Congrès le 6 janvier 2021, M. Pence a supervisé les débats dans son rôle cérémoniel de président du Sénat des États-Unis. Il a subi d'énormes pressions de la part de Trump pour annuler le vote et a refusé. Certains des partisans de Trump qui se sont révoltés au Capitole des États-Unis ont scandé : "Pendez Mike Pence !" Cette pression incessante et les "notes contemporaines" que M. Pence a prises à la veille de l'émeute du 6 janvier 2021 sont fréquemment citées dans l'acte d'accusation de quelques jours auparavant. En temps venu, l'acte d'accusation fait référence à un appel téléphonique du 1er janvier 2021 au cours duquel Trump a réprimandé M. Pence pour ne pas avoir contribué au stratagème visant à annuler le résultat des élections. « Vous êtes trop honnête », lui aurait dit Trump. Le témoignage potentiel de M. Pence et ses notes pourraient devenir des éléments clés de l'accusation contre Trump lors du procès. Pour la première fois de la campagne primaire, Trump a attaqué M. Pence samedi. Il a nié l'avoir traité de "trop ​​​​honnête", l'a évoqué comme "délirant" et l'a appelé "'Liddle' Mike Pence". La campagne présidentielle de M. Pence n'a pas réussi à décoller jusqu'à dernièrement, et il risque même de ne pas participer au premier débat présidentiel républicain plus tard en août en raison d'un manque de donateurs. Il est bloqué à un seul chiffre, tandis que Trump est devenu le favori, ses sondages ont augmenté à chaque fois qu'il est inculpé.

[justiceheartwatcher]

Trump Slams "Liddle’ Mike Pence" Accuses Him of Going "to the Dark Side" in Truth Social Post; Risks Possible Wrath of Judge for Using His First Amendment Right to Defend Himself

[deblala]

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/trump-slams-liddle-mike-pence-accuses-him-going/

[demobatman]

pocketsized for your convenience!

[aceyanaheim]

me when a character is my age but also the younger in a a dynamic: he’s just a little guy uwu

[ariyadaivaris]

WWE205Live Hey guys!!  Here is my vote for a new #205Live General Manager. She’s smarter, and she listens a hell of a lot better than @WWEMaverick.  @RealMikeBennett @MariaLKanellis #WrestleMania #205MikeAndMaria #FreddieForGM #PutMeInTheMatch

[wolftozier]

tonights self indulgent au: zookeepers au

richie is a big cat keeper.... hes so gentle around these fucking giant ass cats and theyre literally the only animals that can make him human sized and FIGHT ME RICHIE TOZIER IS A CAT PERSON! 

eddie would be a vet... comes in and takes care of the animals! hes so soft with them as he’s stitching their liddle wounds back up and gives them treats and when hes visiting the zoo recreationally, u can find him cooing over the liddle possums and bats and marsupials (even if they do carry disease but theyre just so,,, cute)

stan and mike work with the birds.... ben is another big cat keeper... bev works with reptiles and her favourite is this python who is literally longer than she is... bill and georgie are not with the zoo,,, but they work at a wolf reserve....

[f4liveblogarchives]

Fantastic Four Vol 1 #236

Mon May 04 2020 [08:31 PM] Wack'd: IT'S A MILESTONE!

[08:32 PM] maxwellelvis: A triple-sized issue, eh? [08:33 PM] Wack'd: All your favorite Fantastic Four characters are here! Wyatt! Norrin! Agatha! Franklin! Namor! Willie! Impy! T'Challa! And, uh. I guess some other folks? [08:33 PM] maxwellelvis: I'm going to guess that's a double-sized Byrne story and then a regular-sized one by Stan and Jack. [08:33 PM] Bocaj: Ah yes captain america and reed richards in one place at one time in a time and place that isn't the ill received special avengers 300 roster [08:33 PM] maxwellelvis: That's the rest of the Marvel Universe heroes here to party. [08:33 PM] Wack'd: Yes. [08:33 PM] Wack'd: Why isn't Alicia on this cover. [08:34 PM] Wack'd: Or, like, any number of Fantastic Four repository players. [08:34 PM] maxwellelvis: Had to make room for Stan Lee. [08:34 PM] Wack'd: Also who's that guy in the suit? Is that...Collins, maybe? [08:35 PM] maxwellelvis: I just told you. [08:35 PM] Wack'd: Oh [08:35 PM] Wack'd: ...where's Jack? [08:35 PM] maxwellelvis: Either he's on the back or John Byrne knows which side his bread is buttered on. [08:36 PM] Bocaj: maybe he's behind the special triple sized sticker [08:36 PM] Bocaj: Like he got Mike Wachowski'd [08:36 PM] Wack'd:

Clint: I can't believe it... Wanda: Oh, Clint, I'm so sorry... Clint: I'M ON THE COVER OF *FANTASTIC FOUR*!

[08:36 PM] maxwellelvis: 🤣 [08:37 PM] Wack'd: Can't believe Bocaj beat me to essentially this same joke [08:37 PM] Bocaj: My secret is that I didn't bother putting in extra effort [08:39 PM] Wack'd: Anyway, let's start our first story, shall we? [08:39 PM] maxwellelvis: Indeed. [08:40 PM] Wack'd: Oh good, we're doin this

[08:40 PM] Wack'd: I think this is our first real, proper origin retelling. We got one in the late 70s but it was less a retcon and more "this is a recap issue, please don't kill us if we fudged some details" [08:40 PM] Umbramatic: welp [08:42 PM] Wack'd: I guess instead of "first to the moon" it was "make it further into space than anyone else"

[08:42 PM] Bocaj: Time keeps on slipping, slipping into the future [08:42 PM] Umbramatic: what is time [08:42 PM] Bocaj: I know that the Slott FF has the idea instead that the rocket was FTL and they were trying to get to a specific planet, which turns out to be full of assholes [08:44 PM] Wack'd: So here's egg on my face [08:44 PM] Wack'd: The dialogue from this scene is taken note-for-not from #1 [08:44 PM] Wack'd: This isn't actually retconning anything at all, except for that one narrative caption [08:45 PM] Wack'd: Oh, and the addition of some jargon

[08:47 PM] Umbramatic: CAPTAIN SPACE ICEBERG AHEAD [08:47 PM] Wack'd:

[08:49 PM] Umbramatic: this is intense [08:49 PM] maxwellelvis: Both version are pretty intense. [08:49 PM] maxwellelvis: I'm noticing the dialogue's been slightly rewritten on the new version. [08:50 PM] Wack'd: Very slightly, mostly just to add technical terms you'd expect a rocket crew to be using [08:50 PM] Umbramatic: aha [08:50 PM] Wack'd: All of the original lines are still there, though [08:50 PM] maxwellelvis: And to keep Ben's manner of speech more consistent [08:51 PM] Wack'd: Punctuation is a bit different [08:52 PM] Wack'd: OH SHIT, WE'RE DOIN' THIS

[08:53 PM] Umbramatic: oh. OH [08:55 PM] Wack'd: In this reality, Reed's a college professor, Sue's a housewife, and Ben and Alicia are married and running a tavern. All in a little town creatively named Liddleville. [08:55 PM] Bocaj: Our Town Founders made a decision there [08:55 PM] Wack'd: Our Town Founder is Josiah Liddle [08:56 PM] Bocaj: Lets cut the head off his statue [08:56 PM] Bocaj: Like in the Jetsons [08:56 PM] Wack'd: Oh, also, Alicia can see in this reality. Alicia offhandedly mentioning she saw something makes Ben real happy and he has no idea why [08:57 PM] Bocaj: Hmm. [08:57 PM] Wack'd: But I do! It's this creepy fucker

[08:57 PM] Umbramatic: oh boy! oh BOY! [08:58 PM] maxwellelvis: We're actually doing the "Perchance to Dream" thing, aren't we? [08:58 PM] maxwellelvis: Is THIS where B:TAS got that idea from? [08:59 PM] Wack'd: Pretty sure they stole it from For the Man Who Has Everything [08:59 PM] Wack'd: Which incidentally won't exist for another three or four years [08:59 PM] maxwellelvis: Wild how time works [09:00 PM] Wack'd: Another dream sequence, this time for Sue! And with much more dramatic changes [09:01 PM] Wack'd: This time, Ben's complaints about safety concerns are much more substantial, and Sue's accusation that Ben is a coward is more to do with time and money running out to do this experiment and less to do with, uh [09:01 PM] Wack'd: Commies [09:03 PM] Umbramatic: "I'm going to the one place free from capitalism... SPACE" [09:03 PM] Wack'd: Also this happens

[09:03 PM] Umbramatic: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH [09:04 PM] maxwellelvis: It's a nice touch that in those first two panels, the Thing is more leathery, like he was in the early comics, and it's only when Reed starts stretching that he looks more rock-like [09:04 PM] Wack'd: Yeah, I liked that too [09:05 PM] Umbramatic: oooh [09:05 PM] Wack'd: So Reed, Johnny, and Ben meet up at Ben's tavern to discuss these dreams, and whaddayknow, they've all been having them [09:06 PM] Wack'd: Tragically, Ben's dreams give him super-strength, but no rock skin. Dream!Ben is scared to ask Alicia to marry him--but he doesn't know why. [09:08 PM] Wack'd: Reed then goes to work, where he's having problems with his dickhead boss.

[09:09 PM] Wack'd: Reed decides to try and work out what's up with these dreams, dozes off, bonks his head, and realizes when he wakes up that he is actually a superhero, and the Puppet Master is responsible for all this. [09:10 PM] Umbramatic: wha [09:11 PM] Wack'd: Reed, trying to figure out why he doesn't have stretching powers, makes the very smart and scientifically motivated decision to stab himself in a vein and bleed out in his office. [09:12 PM] Umbramatic: oh [09:12 PM] Umbramatic: i diagnose you with dead [09:13 PM] Wack'd: It's okay though! Turns out he's a robot and the blood is all fake. So are the bodies of Ben, Sue, Johnny, Alicia and Franklin. [09:13 PM] Umbramatic: ...IS DOOM IN ON THIS TOO?! [09:13 PM] Wack'd: It takes Reed no time at all to convince his friends and family of this and go confront Phillip. [09:14 PM] Wack'd: Wow, uh, you're ahead of me here, Umbra [09:14 PM] maxwellelvis: Lucky guess [09:14 PM] Umbramatic: damn this is the second thing i've predicted tonight [09:14 PM] Wack'd: Phillip apparently just wanted to give Alicia the life he thought she wanted, but Reed points out he doesn't have the tech to do this all on his own. [09:15 PM] Wack'd: Phillip, it turns out, has made the very smart and not-at-all-suicidal decision to mind control Doctor Doom [09:15 PM] Umbramatic: oh this is gonna be goooooooooooooooooooooood [09:15 PM] Bocaj: Oh geeeeeeeeeeeez [09:16 PM] maxwellelvis: This should be good. [09:17 PM] Wack'd: Of course this is Doom we're talking about. He doesn't make mistakes, he just lets people figure things out for stupid ego reasons.

[09:18 PM] Wack'd: God, the fact that this isn't an illusion, the Four, Franklin and Alicia are trapped in tiny robots, is a lovely extra layer of bonkers. [09:18 PM] Bocaj: Amazing [09:19 PM] Wack'd: ALSO "LIDDLEVILLE" ISN'T A SMALL TOWN JOKE, IT'S LITERALLY LITTLE [09:19 PM] Wack'd: INCREDIBLE [09:20 PM] Wack'd: Anyway, Reed asks Doom what his next move is, and Doom...doesn't have one [09:20 PM] Wack'd: He's just gonna leave them like this [09:20 PM] Wack'd: Forever [09:21 PM] Umbramatic: DOOM: "I don't know, I never thought I'd get this far.” [09:21 PM] maxwellelvis: The fact that he's resisted the urge to play Godzilla now that they know he's the one who orchestrated this shows he has way more willpower than I [09:22 PM] maxwellelvis: Assuming the shock of dying in robot bodies wouldn't wake them up. [09:23 PM] Wack'd: They do have one ace in the hole--Phillip! After all, Phillip's in this mess because he mind-controlled Doom, but he's not an idiot, surely he has an escape hatch. [09:23 PM] Wack'd: Well turns out he did. Doom turned it off. [09:23 PM] Umbramatic: oh [09:23 PM] maxwellelvis: Womp womp [09:23 PM] Wack'd: Reed examines it through and tries to see if he can get it to work anyway. [09:24 PM] Wack'd: Ben, meanwhile, is taking all this really hard. [09:25 PM] Umbramatic: aw... [09:26 PM] Wack'd: He's also decided to stay in Liddleville. The world has other superheroes now, and he's earned a normal, idyllic life. [09:26 PM] Wack'd: (The fact that Doom turned off all the fake villagers does not seem to be something he's noticed.) [09:27 PM] Umbramatic: Ben: The Last Man On Fake Earth [09:28 PM] Wack'd: So! Here's the plan. Turns out Doom built a real miniature particle accelerator at Reed's fake miniature college because Reed would spot a fake. [09:28 PM] Wack'd: So all they have to do is get it to spit out some cosmic rays. Easy. [09:28 PM] Umbramatic: excuse me what [09:29 PM] Wack'd: To which part? [09:29 PM] Umbramatic: the first bit mainly [09:29 PM] Wack'd: Yeah uh [09:30 PM] Wack'd: Doom wanted to taunt Reed with some cool science he couldn't play with to make Reed miserable [09:30 PM] Umbramatic: omg [09:30 PM] Wack'd: But he also knew Reed would know if it was a fake cool science [09:30 PM] Umbramatic: that's deliciously petty [09:30 PM] Wack'd: It issssssss [09:30 PM] Wack'd: So, as they're debating who gets a power up first, Ben has a change of heart and demands to go first. [09:31 PM] Umbramatic: Ben: This is insane. ...I’m in. [09:33 PM] Bocaj: Hahah [09:33 PM] Wack'd:

Alicia: ben you dingus i literally sculpt real people with pinpoint accuracy, you've seen my work, and also we've touched each other...a lot... Ben: Yeah I know but I got that danged body dysmorphia

[09:33 PM] Bocaj: Aww [09:34 PM] Umbramatic: awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww [09:34 PM] Wack'd: I joke because I love [09:35 PM] Wack'd: Ben/Alicia 4ever [09:35 PM] Umbramatic: ye [09:35 PM] Umbramatic: (though i felt the body dysmorphia part) [09:37 PM] Wack'd: With their powers restored, all they have to do is fight a bunch of miniature robots, scale the walls of their fake city, climb up to Doom's workstation... [09:37 PM] Wack'd: Aaaaaaand he took the battery out. [09:37 PM] Wack'd: Now the workstation can only turn left 😛 [09:38 PM] Umbramatic: -gasp- [09:39 PM] Wack'd: So! New plan. Use the Liddleville river to flood Doom's office, stick some live electrical wires in there, and hope the alarm goes off. [09:39 PM] Wack'd: No dice. [09:39 PM] Wack'd: They're gonna have to find Doom and bring him to them. [09:40 PM] Wack'd: And since Reed and Ben have fairly limited top speeds, and Johnny's flame can run out without rest, this task falls to Sue. [09:41 PM] Wack'd:

Reed: No! I can't permit you to go against Doom alone! Sue: Please, Reed! Must we go through this every time a dangerous task falls to me? I've proven time and time again that I can handle myself in an emergency situation. I'm the only one who can go. And you know it.

[09:42 PM] Wack'd: Sue puts up a good fight against Doom, pelting him with force fields, but she's still as big as a fingernail, and all he really has to do is put a cup on her like she's a bug he's found. [09:43 PM] Wack'd: But the goal is accomplished. Doom is going to check and make sure the other three aren't making any trouble. [09:43 PM] Wack'd: Just like they wanted. [09:43 PM] Bocaj: Good job Sue [09:43 PM] maxwellelvis: Was this inspired by the 1967 Fantastic Four cartoon intro?  [09:45 PM] Wack'd: ...hahahaha it coulda been! [09:45 PM] Wack'd: Oh hey, that's where this meme comes from

[09:46 PM] Umbramatic: this was a meme? [09:49 PM] Wack'd: 106k notes on Tumblr [09:51 PM] Wack'd: AND SO! Doom does not blindly stride into this childish trap, and then electrocute himself. [09:51 PM] Wack'd: He angerly fires some energy beams at the childish trap because he feels insulted. [09:51 PM] Wack'd: And then Reed, Johnny, and Ben use their powers to trip him into the childish trap. Which electrocutes him. [09:52 PM] Bocaj: Wow [09:52 PM] Bocaj: bad show doom, good show reed, ben, johnny [09:52 PM] Wack'd: This somehow instantaneously shunts everyone back into their real bodies. [09:53 PM] Umbramatic: welp [09:54 PM] Wack'd: Also, Doom is now in a stasis coma in his suit. [09:54 PM] Wack'd: To ensure he stays that way, the Four decide, well... [09:55 PM] Wack'd:

[09:57 PM] maxwellelvis: I must admit I am curious to see how he gets out of this one eventually [09:59 PM] Bocaj: If you die in Liddletown you die in real life [09:59 PM] Wack'd: Anyway, the quote-unquote "brand new story by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby" is a rejected script for the 1978 animated series, adapting Doctor Doom's first appearance. [09:59 PM] Wack'd: It is also not available here. So I am going to write it off as no big loss and move on. [10:02 PM] Wack'd: I did like this story, though! I think it coulda stood to spend a little less time on the mechanics and a little more time on how everyone felt about this situation, but overall it's really good.

[clownwzrd]

i hope will gets an actual apology from mike (: maybe a liddl kiss but he needs an actual apology season 3 mike aint it

[the-angry-pixie]

And after Will gets out of the car, he does a shy smile and hugs Mike and Mike can suddenly no longer breathe or think straight. Our poor disaster bi son. Not that it matters cause S3 never happened so Will never moved away. Maybe if he went to New York on a summer vacation though.

(referring to this post)

Omg Anon you just killed me ded with that “shy smile” shit. That is absolutely perfect and what makes Will so different from someone like Billy. He enters looking all cool and hot and boner-erecting.

And then he just… breaks into a shy smile and waves dorkily and is like “hi guys!”

Heh heh I see what you did there. Absolutely IMPOSSIBLE for liddle Mikey to think straight around Will from here on out. 😏😏

p.s. I’ve kind of decided that this universes older!Will kind of looks like Eric Stoltz from Some Kind of Wonderful.