#alan draper

[batfambrainrotbeloved]

Me when I remember I can (kinda) draw??

Featuring Gwen and Alan!!! (whom I resized so many time he looks fucked up but oh well)

[ultraozzie3000]

Through the Looking Glass

Above, from left: When Teddy Roosevelt announced in 1912 that he would run for president against his former VP, William Howard Taft, Brown Brothers sent photographer Charles Duprez to Oyster Bay to take this famous photo; President Taft and his wife, Helen “Nellie” Taft, in 1909; famed New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson warms up before a game, circa 1912.…

[goddesspharo]

GIRL. WHY WAS SHE BACK IN JAVI'S CAR LIKE, OH HE SUDDENLY IS OK WITH NO FINANCIAL BACKING? HOW DID HE BACK OUT OF WHAT I ASSUME WERE BINDING NON-COMPETE CONTRACTS? WHY WOULD SHE GO BACK TO THE DUDE WHO UNLOADED HIS OWN TRAUMA ONTO HER?! AKA SHE SHOULD HAVE JOINED THE WRANGLERS AND GOTTEN THEM FUNDING TO DO EXPERIMENTS AND HELP PEOPLE, HELP SOS ENDING NEEDS FIXING.

I think the ending during the Twisters credits basically implies that Kate secured independent funding (hence going back to NY with a pitch that Javi tried to mansplain to her right before she left to catch her flight) so they could dump the opportunistic team to legitimize the wrangler youtube channel with Sally Draper's diaper science, but where DOES Javi fit in? What does he bring to the wrangler team or Kate at this point? I'm sure the proprietary military tech that he inexplicably gave to Storm Par without getting court-martialed belongs to them now so Javi's just...gonna eat Takis and watch more people die from the distance, I guess? (I don't even dislike Javi, I just think he's so poorly written!) I guess we're supposed to infer that Javi wanted this tornado technology to work because all his friends died, but the dude also could not figure out why Kate was having a trauma response to tornadoes after she watched three people die in front of her while he was twenty miles away doing fuck all at the beginning??? It's extremely annoying writing because his motivations do not align with literally anything he does for the remainder of the movie; at no point does it make sense for him to be fine screwing over tornado victims. Honestly, I'm mad that Spielberg didn't ask Chung to release the Javi is a sociopath cut (that would've actually been an amazing movie) because maybe HE was the true spiritual successor to Cary Elwes in the original. Give me the friggin' Taking Lives twist!

All of this falls to the wayside, however, because you're too busy being BAFFLED by that airport scene. Did Lee Isaac Chung show Spielberg THE DAILIES because I'm sure then Spielberg would be like, "Hold up, the only thing with equal screen time to inexplicable character motivations for tornado science is you plugging this romance and thus it makes absolutely no sense that at the very last second you do a VAR check and decide that the two hour lead up didn't count and they shouldn't kiss." When Steven Spielberg cut the kiss between Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler in Jurassic Park, it didn't feel like they added the ending to a different movie in the last five minutes because the entire goddamn thing was not working towards that! (Except in our hearts, I guess. But still secondary to DINOSAURS and CHAOS!) His editor knew how not to fuck around!

[brokehorrorfan]

Play Misty for Me will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on November 19 via Kino Lorber. The 1971 psychological thriller features reversible artwork.

Clint Eastwood makes his directorial debut from a script by Jo Heims and Dean Riesner (Dirty Harry). Eastwood stars with Jessica Walter, Donna Mills, and John Larch.

The film has been newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative with Dolby Vision/HDR. Special features are listed below.

Disc 1 - 4K UHD:

Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Alan Spencer (new)

Audio Commentary by Critic Tim Lucas

Disc 2 - Blu-ray:

Audio Commentary by Critic Tim Lucas

Interview with Actress Donna Mills

Play It Again: A Look Back at Play Misty for Me

The Beguiled, Misty, Don and Clint

Video Essay by Film Historian Howard S. Berger

Trailers from Hell with Adam Rifkin

Stills Montage

Clint Eastwood Directs and Acts: Photo Montage

The Evolution of a Poster: Photo Montage

TV Spots

Theatrical Trailer and Teaser

Popular radio disc jockey Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood) repeatedly receives on-air phone requests from a sexy female fan to “play Misty for me.” When the woman, Evelyn Draper (Jessica Walter), orchestrates a rendezvous with Dave at his favorite nightspot, the two begin a torrid affair. But when Dave decides to end the relationship, Evelyn’s obsession turns to violence. Soon everything and everyone in Dave’s life becomes a target for Evelyn’s increasingly deadly campaign of terror.

Pre-order Play Misty for Me.

[kilowogcore]

Enjoy yer beauty now, young femboys, twinks, an' other beauties, fer one day you too will become a daddy!

I mean, unless you've got the right kind a' genes, or really take care a' yerself, or somethin' like that.

Okay, I'm gonna be honest, I ain't got the knowledge ta' say this is universally or even somewhat true, it's just what I thought of when I looked at these panels.

(Art sampled from "Alan Scott: The Green Lantern" Vol. 1 #6 by Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey, Jordi Tarragona, Matt Herms, Lucas Gattoni, Marquis Draper, Andrew Marino, and Katie Kubert)

[donnatroyprincessofthemyscira]

ComicList: DC Comics New Releases for Wednesday, May 24, 2023, by Charles LePage.

Action Comics #1055 (Cover A Sebastian Fiumara), $4.99

Action Comics #1055 (Cover B Rafa Sandoval Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Action Comics #1055 (Cover C David Talaski Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Action Comics #1055 (Cover D Bernard Chang AAPI Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Action Comics #1055 (Cover E Al Barrionuevo Card Stock Variant), AR

Action Comics #1055 (Cover F Sebastian Fiumara Foil Variant), AR

Batman Urban Legends Volume 5 TP, $29.99

Blood Syndicate Season One HC, $24.99

City Boy #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Minkyu Jung & Sunny Gho), $3.99

City Boy #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Inhyuk Lee Card Stock Variant), $4.99

City Boy #1 (Of 6)(Cover C Alexandre Tefenkgi AAPI Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99

City Boy #1 (Of 6)(Cover D Michael Choi Card Stock Variant), AR

City Boy #1 (Of 6)(Cover E Minkyu Jung Card Stock Variant), AR

DC Pride The New Generation HC, $19.99

DC RWBY #4 (Of 7)(Cover A Meghan Hetrick), $3.99

DC RWBY #4 (Of 7)(Cover B Mirka Andolfo Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Flashpoint #1 (Special Edition), $3.99

Green Arrow #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Sean Izaakse), $3.99

Green Arrow #2 (Of 6)(Cover B David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Green Arrow #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Marcio Takara AAPI Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Green Arrow #2 (Of 6)(Cover D Ejikure Card Stock Variant), AR

Green Arrow #2 (Of 6)(Cover E Sean Izaakse Design Card Stock Variant), AR

Harley Quinn #30 (Cover A Sweeney Boo), $4.99

Harley Quinn #30 (Cover B Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Harley Quinn #30 (Cover C David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), AR

Harley Quinn #30 (Cover D Nimit Malavia Card Stock Variant), AR

Justice Society Of America #4 (Of 12)(Cover A Mikel Janin), $3.99

Justice Society Of America #4 (Of 12)(Cover B Yanick Paquette Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Justice Society Of America #4 (Of 12)(Cover C Jay Hero Card Stock Variant), AR

Nightwing #104 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $4.99

Nightwing #104 (Cover B Amancay Nahuelpan Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Nightwing #104 (Cover C Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Nightwing #104 (Cover D Vasco Georgiev Card Stock Variant), AR

Nightwing #104 (Cover E Amancay Nahuelpan Foil Variant), AR

Poison Ivy Volume 1 The Virtuous Cycle HC, $24.99

Sandman Universe Dead Boy Detectives #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Nimit Malavia), $3.99

Sandman Universe Dead Boy Detectives #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Alex Eckman-Lawn Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Sandman Universe Dead Boy Detectives #6 (Of 6)(Cover Jill Thompson Card Stock Variant), AR

Shazam And The Seven Magic Lands TP (New Edition), $29.99

Static Shadows Of Dakota #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Nikolas Draper-Ivey), $3.99

Static Shadows Of Dakota #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Marcus Williams Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Static Shadows Of Dakota #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Clayton Henry & Marcelo Maiolo Card Stock Variant), AR

Tim Drake Robin #9 (Cover A Nikola Cizmesija), $3.99

Tim Drake Robin #9 (Cover B Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Unstoppable Doom Patrol #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Chris Burnham), $3.99

Unstoppable Doom Patrol #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Mikel Janin Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Unstoppable Doom Patrol #3 (Of 6)(Cover C Alan Quah Card Stock Variant), AR

Unstoppable Doom Patrol #3 (Of 6)(Cover D Dennis Culver Foil Variant), AR

DYNAMIC FORCES

Joker Year Of The Villain #1 (Cover B Blank Variant)(Ken Haeser Signed & Remarked Joker Sketch Edition), AR

[musispoedmacarsiv]

8 Eylül 2024 Jannik Sinner Taylor Fritz Maçı

*Arthur Ashe Stadyumu'nda saat 21:15'te başlayacak olan ABD Açık Tek Erkekler Final maçı. Fritz kariyerinin ilk Slam finaline ülkesinde çıkacak. ABD adına da önemli bir hasreti bitirme amacında olacak. Halihazırda 2009 Wimbledon finalisti Andy Roddick'ten sonra bir Slam finali gören ilk ABD'li erkek tenisçi oldu. Galip gelirse 2003 şampiyonu Roddick'ten sonra ABD Açık'ı alan ilk ABD'li olarak kayda geçecek. Dünya 1 Numarası Sinner ise Avustralya'da başladığı bu yılki serüvenini bir başka sert zemin Slam'i ile noktalamak ve kariyerinin 2. Grand Slam şampiyonluğunu tatmak isteyecek. Güzel bir heyecan yaşanması dileğiyle. Heyecanlı bir kapanış olsun. Başarılar iki oyuncuya da.

Her iki raketin de final yolu:

-Jannik Sinner-

#1. Tur = Mackenzie McDonald (2-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2)

#2. Tur = Alex Michelsen (6-4, 6-0, 6-2)

#3. Tur = Christopher O'Connell (6-1, 6-4, 6-2)

#4. Tur = Tommy Paul (7-6[7-3], 7-6[7-5], 6-1)

#Çeyrek Final = Daniil Medvedev (6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4)

#Yarı Final = Jack Draper (7-5, 7-6[7-3], 6-2)

-Taylor Fritz-

#1. Tur = Camilo Ugo Carabelli (7-5, 6-1, 6-2)

#2. Tur = Matteo Berrettini (6-3, 7-6[7-1], 6-1)

#3. Tur = Francisco Comesana (6-3, 6-4, 6-2)

#4. Tur = Casper Ruud (3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2)

#Çeyrek Final = Alexander Zverev (7-6[7-2], 3-6, 6-4, 7-6[7-3])

#Yarı Final = Frances Tiafoe (4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1)

*Eurosport 1'den naklen yayınlanacak olan maç.

*İlk set 6-3 ile Sinner'in oldu ve İtalyan raket 1-0 öne geçti. İlk oyunda servis kırarak başladı. 2-0'ı gördü. Ardında Fritz uyandı ve 2-2 ile dengeyi kurdu. Kendi servis oyununu alarak 3-2'ye de çevirdi ama Sinner sonraki 4 oyunda ağırlığını koydu.

*İkinci sette 6-4 ile gülen Sinner durumu 2-0 yaptı. Her iki isim de servis oyunlarını rahat ve hızlı biçimde kazandı. Standart bir tie-break serüveni olacak diye tahmin ederken son oyunda servis kıran Sinner daha fazla uzatmadı ve büyük avantajı cebine koydu.

*Üçüncü seti 7-5 bitiren Sinner maçı da 3-0 aldı ve kariyerinin ilk ABD Açık zaferini elde etti. Avustralya'yla birlikte bu yıl ve kariyerinin 2. Slam şampiyonluğu oldu. Yine dengeli bir set izledik ilk olarak. Fritz 7. oyunda servis kırmayı başardı ve skorborda girmek için geri sayıma geçti. Sinner büyük maç oynamanın tadını almış birisi olarak 5-3 sonrasında peş peşe 4 oyun aldı ve geri dönmeyi başardı. 10. oyunda servis kırarken rakibine set puanı bile göstermedi. Büyük bir mental güç örneği sergiledi adeta. Tebriklerimizi sunuyoruz.

[sporadiceagleheart]

Today's joy with Rachel Joy Scott Friday edits is Rest In Peace to those famous stars & angels Verne Troyer, Richard Griffiths, Alan Rickman, Richard Harris, Michael Gambon, John Hurt, Robbie Coltrane, Helen McCrory, Roberts Blossom, Billie Burke, Frank Sutton, Jim Nabors, Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Clara Blandick, Shirley Temple and baby Leroy, Paul Grant, Leslie Phillips, Robert Hardy, Timothy Bateson, Terence Bayler, Robert Knox, Sam Beazley, Paul Ritter, Dave Legeno, Peter Cartwright, Derek Deadman, Hazel Douglas, Alfred Burke, Jimmy Gardner, Elizabeth Spriggs, Bob Newhart, Tom Poston, Dean Martin, Mary Frann, Betty White, Rik Mayall, Brian Nickels, Jerry Reed, Matthew Perry, Raymond Burr, Mary Ann Jackson, Dorothy DeBorba, Mary Kornman, Mildred Kornman, Peaches Jackson, Peggy Cartwright, Darla Jean Hood, Jean Darling, Peggy Montgomery, Bob Barker, Lucille Ricksen, Michael Kenneth Williams, Pat E. Johnson, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Roger Lloyd Pack, Peter Frye, John Boswell, James Walker, Shirley Rosemary Stelfox, Shirley Jean Rickert, Janet Key, June Marlowe, Virginia Weidler, Jane Withers, Peter Michael Falk, Bruce Kirby, Mike Lally, John Finnegan, Robert Culp, Vito Scotti, Val Avery, Fred Draper, Alan Fudge, Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Richard Belzer, Richard Bull, Jerome Guardino, Bill Zuckert, Steven Gilborn, Ed McCready, Paul Carr, James Avery, Parley Edward Baer, Sherman Hemsley, Ellen Albertini Dow, Carl Reiner, Alan Wolf Arkin, Michael Jeter, Debbie Lee Carrington, James Caan, Ed Asner, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Paul Newman, Madge Sinclair, Robert Guillaume, Mary Ethel Gregory, Michael Landon, Katherine MacGregor, Kevin Hagen, Dabbs Greer, John Heard, Leonard Stone, John Candy, Victor Edwin French, Robin Williams, Peter Fonda, Geoffrey Palmer, Olivia Newton-John, Eve Arden, Rose Joan Blondell, Alice Ghostley, Darrell Zwerling, Dody Goodman, Lance Reddick, Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Anissa Jones, Bridgette Andersen, Dominique Dunne, Samantha Reed Smith, Heather and Judith Barsi, Fred Rogers, Olivia Twenty Dahl, Roald Dahl, Sofie Magdalene Dahl, Walter Elias Disney, Ruth Flora Disney, Denise Marie Nickerson, Louis XVII, Lois Janes, Marie Thérèse de France, Christopher Plummer, Eazy-E, Peter Cartwright, John William "Johnny" Carson,

[ulkaralakbarova]

Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, Tess takes over her office, her apartment and even her wardrobe. She creates a deal with a handsome investment banker that will either take her to the top, or finish her off for good. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Tess McGill: Melanie Griffith Jack Trainer: Harrison Ford Katharine Parker: Sigourney Weaver Mick Dugan: Alec Baldwin Cyn: Joan Cusack Oren Trask: Philip Bosco Ginny: Nora Dunn Lutz: Oliver Platt Turkel: James Lally Bob Speck: Kevin Spacey Armbriester: Robert Easton Personnel Director: Olympia Dukakis Alice Baxter: Amy Aquino Tim Rourke: Jeffrey Nordling Doreen DiMucci: Elizabeth Whitcraft Tess’s Birthday Party Friend: Maggie Wagner Tess’s Birthday Party Friend: Lou DiMaggio Tess’s Birthday Party Friend: David Duchovny Tess’s Birthday Party Friend: Georgienne Millen Petty Marsh Secretary: Caroline Aaron Petty Marsh Secretary: Nancy Giles Petty Marsh Secretary: Judy Milstein Petty Marsh Secretary: Nicole Chevance Petty Marsh Secretary: Kathleen Gray Petty Marsh Secretary: Jane B. Harris Petty Marsh Secretary: Sondra Hollander Petty Marsh Secretary: Samantha Shane Petty Marsh Secretary: Julia Silverman Jr. Executive: Jim Babchak Jim: Zach Grenier Dewey Stone Reception Guest: Ralph Byers Dewey Stone Reception Guest: Leslie Ayvazian Cab Driver: Steve Cody Dewey Stone Receptionist: Paige Matthews John Romano: Lee Dalton Phyllis Trask: Barbara Garrick Barbara Trask: Madolin B. Archer Hostess at Wedding: Etain O’Malley Bridesmaid: Ricki Lake Bitsy: Marceline Hugot Bridegroom: Tom Rooney Trask Wedding Orchestra: Peter Duchin Trask Secretary: Maeve McGuire Tim Draper: Timothy Carhart TV Weatherman: Lloyd Lindsay Young Bartender: F.X. Vitolo Clerk at Dry Cleaner’s: Lily Froehlich Heliport Attendant: Michael Haley Helicopter Pilot: Mario T. DeFelice Jr. Helicopter Pilot: Anthony Mancini Jr. Trask Receptionist: Suzanne Shepherd Rhumba Guy (uncredited): Matthew Bennett Staten Island Secretary (uncredited): Trish Cook Pretty Brunette Office Girl (uncredited): Priscilla Cory Cyn’s Aunt (uncredited): Marilyn Dobrin Trask Executive (uncredited): Kevin Fennessy Receptionist (uncredited): Anita Finlay Office Worker (uncredited): Tom Sean Foley Staten Island Ferry Commutor (uncredited): George Gerard Secretary (uncredited): Dhonna Harris Goodale Young Businessman (uncredited): Daniel Henning Office Party-Goer (uncredited): Eric Kramer Secretary (uncredited): Elisa London Secretary (uncredited): Karen Starr Petty Marshall Secretary (uncredited): Alison Wachtler Film Crew: Director of Photography: Michael Ballhaus Editor: Sam O’Steen Screenplay: Kevin Wade Costume Design: Ann Roth Makeup Artist: Joseph A. Campayno Makeup Artist: J. Roy Helland Art Direction: Doug Kraner Director: Mike Nichols Unit Production Manager: Robert Greenhut Set Decoration: George DeTitta Jr. Casting: Juliet Taylor Executive Producer: Laurence Mark Producer: Douglas Wick Hairstylist: Alan D’Angerio Gaffer: John W. DeBlau Production Design: Patrizia von Brandenstein Location Manager: Richard Baratta Supervising Sound Editor: Stan Bochner Transportation Captain: Tom O’Donnell Jr. First Assistant Camera: Florian Ballhaus Production Supervisor: Todd Arnow Boom Operator: Linda Murphy Still Photographer: Andrew D. Schwartz Assistant Costume Designer: Gary Jones Camera Operator: David M. Dunlap Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Lee Dichter Art Department Coordinator: Samara Schaffer Transportation Co-Captain: Louis Volpe Script Supervisor: Mary Bailey Assistant Art Director: Tim Galvin Production Coordinator: Ingrid Johanson Production Sound Mixer: Les Lazarowitz Music Editor: Patrick Mullins Sound Editor: Marshall Grupp ADR Editor: Michael Jacobi Property Master: James Mazzola Cableman: Mike Bedard First Assistant Director: Michael Haley Stunt Double: Vic Armstrong Original Music Composer: Carly Simon Stunt Coordinator: Jim Dunn Stunt Coordinator: Frank Ferrara Stunts: Phil Neilson Stunts: ...

[raggedyanndy]

Happy Black History Month!

Here is the bibliography from my paper on the Civil Rights Movement and labor unions, in case you're looking for some reading ideas!

Baptist, Willie, and Jan Rehmann. Pedagogy of the Poor: Building the Movement to End Poverty. Teachers College Press, 2011.

Bates, Beth Tompkins. Pullman Porters and the Rise of Protest Politics in Black America, 1925-1945. Chapel Hill, 2001.

Botson, Jr., Michael R. Labor, Civil Rights, and the Hughes Tool Company. Texas A&M University Press, 2005.

Bynum, Cornelius L. A. Philip Randolph and the Struggle for Civil Rights. University of Illinois Press, 2010.

Draper, Alan. Conflict of Interests. ILR Press, 1994.

Honey, Michael K. Going Down Jericho Road. W.W. Norton & Company, 2007.

---. Southern Labor and Black Civil Rights. University of Illinois Press, 1993.

King, Martin Luther, Jr. “All Labor Has Dignity.” Edited with introductions by Michael K. Honey. Beacon Press, 2011.

Laurent, Sylvia. King and the Other America: The Poor People’s Campaign and the Quest for Economic Equality. University of California Press, 2018.

[batfambrainrotbeloved]

chapter 12 said something about damian going bird watching…. is he gonna realize how many pigeons are robots….

You will simply have to wait and see <33

But until then Damien is an excuse to insert as many pigeon facts as my heart desires and have it be plot relevent

[samiamack]

I really think that Tim would be the only one who could sympathize with Danyal’s struggles with unmasking. Because Tim does/did a similar thing to Danyal with all his different disguises(Alan Draper, Caroline something, etc) I think he’d pick up on the mask that Danny is and see Danyal after Damian coaxes Danyal to drop the mask and it blows up in his face. Though I do think it would take a couple occurrences for Tim to realize. I think Tim would be the second person to meet Danyal after Damian.

this just in: danny fenton is just as much of a mask as Brucie Wayne? - another danyal al ghul au

Turns out, being placed in a civilian family who have no knowledge of your background is actually detrimental to the health and development of a child assassin due to lack of proper support! Surrounded by strangers in a foreign city, Danyal Al Ghul does as assassins do best. He hides. Espionage is one of many teachings one learns in the League, and it only takes half a day for Danyal to construct a new persona to hide behind: Daniel Fenton.

By the time dinner rolls around, Danyal al Ghul is safely and securely tucked behind the face of Danny Fenton; brand new adoptive child of the Fenton family who came from overseas. A shy, quiet little boy with a thick accent and curly hair, with brown skin and blue eyes, and an avid interest in the stars. The best fictions are always cobbled together in a little bit of truth, it's some of the only truth he ever lets through. He apologizes in a meek voice for his behavior early, he didn't mean to be rude, and he watches the three of them eat it up with coos.

Lies roll like silk against his lips, he struggles to meet their eyes and offers them his weakest, shyest smile. It's too easy. It's easy to go from there.

Danny Fenton, adoptive son, shy and awkward and unconfident but friendly. Who struggles in his classes and isn't the brightest, but tries his hardest. He makes bad jokes and has a quick tongue and a sarcastic mouth. He wants to be an astronaut. He's got the best aim in school, and is a terrifying dodgeball player. He's one of the least athletic kids in his grade.

It's like playing two truths and a lie, but there's only one truth, and the rest are lies. It's easy to pretend when he knows it's insincere.

Danyal Al Ghul, grandson to the Demon Head. Deadly, trained assassin. Has spilled blood, has had blood spilt from. Environmentalist, animal activist. He loves the stars. He owns a calligraphy set. A sharp tongue, an even sharper blade. He's clever, quick-witted, he would be top of his grade if he tried harder. He purposely doesn't.

He misses his family. He misses his mother, and he misses his brother. Mother visits a few times a year, so few times that he can count it on both hands. He cherishes every visit, as brief as they are. It helps remind him who he is.

Sam and Tucker are Danny's best friends. They've never met Danyal, but Danyal's met them.

It becomes routine to become Danny Fenton. As familiar and as easy as pulling on a shirt in the morning. Danyal wakes up and is always first to the bathroom in the mornings; stares at himself in the mirror until he can finally see Danny staring back at him. At night, he locks his door and sheds the mask.

Dying throws a wrench in his mask; splits a crack straight through the porcelain. He's able to smooth it over with sandpaper and liquid gold, but it's a little hard keeping his ghost form under wraps. It instinctively wants to shift to show his true self. Danyal can't have that, he's spent four years as Danny Fenton, he'll spend another four as him as well. Even if the feeling of the hazmat suit in his ghost form feels restrictive, like a too-small shirt suctioned to his skin that needs to be peeled off.

He'll live. Er-- well, you know what he means. It's frustrating however, trying to keep his Danny Fenton mask up even as Phantom - fighting in the air is something he needs to get used to, and the sudden propping of powers throws him off. But he is nothing if not adaptive, and he hates that he needs to slow his own skills down in order to keep pretenses up in front of Sam and Tucker.

The first time Danyal summons a sword when he's alone, is one of the few times Danyal gets to grin instead of Danny. He's fighting Skulker, and from an invisible hilt he draws a katana from thin air. It startles them both. Skulker takes a step back at the smile that spreads across his face.

They're both silent as Danyal examines his new sword.

"Do you know what people like me do to people like you, poacher?" Danyal finally asks him, the accent he began to hide a few months in slipping through. He drops all pretense, dragging the flat end of the blade slow and appreciatively against his palm. It's a good make, and when he cuts it through the air, it slices through like butter. He looks up at Skulker with a smile; "are you ready to find out?"

When Sam and Tucker ask about why Skulker seems so skittish around Danny now, Danny shrugs at them and says with a playful smile; "I don't know, I guess I kicked his butt too hard after our last fight." and he watches as Sam rolls her eyes exasperatedly, and Tucker snickers with his own joke.

By the time he reunites with Damian before their 15th birthday, Danyal is buried beneath so many layers of Danny Fenton that his brother will need a shovel to dig him out. He's not sure what he'll find.

[nodynasty4us]

President Biden just has to play safe, not try to hit winners but return the ball over the net, to prevail in 2024. The Democratic base may find such a strategy insipid and uninspiring, but he should resist incentives to appease them. Biden owed his victory in 2020 to independent voters and Democratic House and Senate candidates did better than anyone expected thanks to these voters in 2022. In 2024, Biden and the Democrats can flirt with their base but had better remember to save the last dance for those who brought them to the party.

Alan Draper, former professor of government, in The Hill

[antonio-velardo]

Antonio Velardo shares: Tiger Woods Joins PGA Tour Board in Concession to Player Demands by Kevin Draper, Alan Blinder and Lauren Hirsch

By Kevin Draper, Alan Blinder and Lauren Hirsch With the addition of Woods, players will outnumber independent directors, giving them the final say in the tour’s plan to form a partnership with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. Published: August 1, 2023 at 10:47AM from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/x0uLnfK via IFTTT

[kilowogcore]

What's that? You're a bunch of US fighter pilots training to violate the airspace of a sovereign nation and take out a nuclear site? Yeah, I'm on not-Iran's side there.

You're a superhero fighting against a terrorist organization that wants to… house everyone? Yeah, gonna side with the Flagsmashers.

You're the over-violent US Marshall violating the ever-shrinking Indian Territory to track down and murder a gang of outlaws? You get the idea.

(Art sampled from "Alan Scott: The Green Lantern" Vol. 1 #6 by Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey, Jordi Tarragona, Matt Herms, Lucas Gattoni, Marquis Draper, Andrew Marino, and Katie Kubert)

[fuojbe-beowgi]

"Pressured by U.S., PGA Tour and Saudi Fund Drop Key Part of Golf Deal" by Alan Blinder, Lauren Hirsch and Kevin Draper via NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/sports/golf/pga-tour-liv-saudi-merger-deal.html?partner=IFTTT