#and now that he has a felony he's more likely to get jail time for future crimes

[janeway-lover]

the luck ask worked! let’s go!

lmao IT DID

[a-hermit-pining]

LaDS as Exes

AN: I don't need sleep, I need answers.

Pairing: LaDS boys x fem reader

Ingredients: 75 % angst, 10% sulking, 15% comedy (by 👃🏻🩲)

My Fav: Zayne and Xavier (seriously why do you guys force me to write so much angst, I love hate it? 🫂)

Xavier:

Somehow friend-zoned. Again. Just like every lifetime.

He’s around a lot. At work, at your apartment, hell, the man’s still your neighbor. And of course, there’s the past lore.

You were engaged once. It just didn’t work out. Right person, wrong time. The kind of joke your shared story arc thrives on.

But Xavier holds onto the hope anyway.

He knows he’s your soulmate. Has always known. And if that means standing by your side as a friend while you love other people, while you build a life without him, so be it.

He’ll wait. He always does.

Because maybe next lifetime… the timing will finally be right.

(hug him rn 🔪🔪)

Rafayel:

You both have a daughter.

But becoming queen, reviving his kingdom, giving him your heart, had been your breaking point.

You loved Rafayel. But loving a sea god was not your forte. It wasn’t the life you wanted, and that hurt Rafayel more than he lets on.

He couldn’t understand why you left something so perfect. A throne beside him, a daughter between you, a kingdom rebuilt through sacrifice, and you still walked away.

He keeps your daughter. Raises her with so much love it’s almost painful. But part of him knows he’s holding onto her in the hopes that you’ll come back.

For her sake. For his.

He’s heartbroken that you refuse to let go of your world, when he once shattered his kingdom to make you his.

He has waited to long but now...now he has an endearing daughter. His anchor.

Zayne:

He was never there. Not really.

You sort of drifted apart during the end credits. Zayne loved his work—too much. He worked to take away other people’s pain. But somehow, he always managed to hide his own. Even from you.

Your marriage withered slowly. The silence grew heavier each time you sat alone, waiting for him to come home. The distance hollowed you out, until you both existed in separate worlds under the same roof.

And when you left, he got worse.

He doesn’t go home anymore. He works until he collapses in a back alley or some dingy cafe. He ends up in the ER more than once. You’re called in, rushed in, drenched in wanderer blood, to sit beside him while the machines beep steadily.

He punishes himself for failing you. For failing at everything.

And sitting next to him, in the chaos of the hospital, you feel the weight of it all. The unfairness of it.

(You might just have to pull a Caleb and abduct him to a secret island)

Sylus:

Divorce? That didn’t happen.

Sylus is still your boyfriend. He’s delusional, but come on, you’re both fooling no one.

The epitome of on-and-off.

"I’m going to kill you," you groan, waking up next to him for the fourth time this year. It’s February.

"Good morning, kitten," he drawls, already pulling you into his arms. He ignores your glare and peppers your face with kisses until you give up struggling.

The baby monitor crackles. Your son’s cry pierces the air.

"Your turn."

Sylus grins. He gets out of bed, sliding into your robe (tearing the shoulder seam. Again). He always stretches it out, just like he always stretches his way back into your life.

This is your life. Messy and chaotic. But it’s yours.

And Sylus? Yeah, he’s not going anywhere.

Caleb:

lmao no.

Hell nah. Caleb would rather commit a felony than accept being your ex.

Either:

He’s in jail. (Domestic terrorism was involved.)

You’re in his basement. (Voluntarily or otherwise.)

He’s in a psych ward, hallucinating a life where you’re still together.

There’s no clean breakup with Caleb. He’s the man who does not share. If you leave him. He’ll find you. If you try to run. He’ll track you down. And if you betray him. God help you.

Because Caleb isn’t letting you go. Ever.

[qqueenofhades]

There is no law that prevents a convicted felon from running for and becoming president, nor a law that bans someone from being president in prison. Also, if Trump gets incapacitated in someway, many ultra right republicans who equally despise trans people and immigrants and Muslims would happily take his place

And I ask, with all due respect, what is your point?

Do you think I don't know that?

Do you think I am somehow convinced that everything is hunky dory now and we don't have any work left to do?

Are you just determined to be the first of the gloom-and-doomers who show up like clockwork in my inbox, every time some consequence happens to Trump, to morosely insist that no consequences will happen to him? First it was "he'll win re-election." Then it was "the coup will succeed." Then it was "he will never be indicted." Then it was "2022 will be a red wave!" Then it was "he will never be tried." Then it was "he will never be convicted." Now we've moved on, within less than 2 hours of the first US President ever to be convicted of ONE felony, let alone THIRTY-FOUR, "he'll never be sentenced or face a real consequence or lose the election." The goalposts keep moving RIGHT along without even a single pause to acknowledge the difficulty and the value of the progress we have made thus far, and it makes me CRAZY.

Do you people realize how fucking rare it is, both in the world today and historically, for a former (and would-be future) head of state to be held to criminal account by a jury of 12 anonymous ordinary citizens? When that one person, Trump, is the center of the malignant fascist cancer that has spread through this country ever since 2016, and plenty of his cultists are still insisting that it's Trump or nobody for them? When we've actually reached the stage of holding him legally accountable for (some of) his crimes for the first time in his miserable misbegotten life? I suspect that most of you are so deep in the "America is totally broken and the system is useless and we can only Revolute!!!1" rabbit hole that you're bound and determined to argue away every step we take, however slow, as Meaning Nothing TM. Voting? Fake. Fighting to make real progress? Also fake. Everything is fake except our belief that everything is broken and we need the Keyboard Warrior Glorious Revolution!!! As long as you can keep inventing ever more contorted twists of logic to ignore everything else that's happened so far, this makes sense... or something. I guess?

Now we're onto "removing Trump won't matter :(" when a whole lot of people have been fighting day and fucking night to get all the privileged-princess Online Leftists to get off their Che Guevara cosplaying asses and cast a single fucking vote to keep us from full-on-sliding into fascism. A slide into fascism that, again, has been spearheaded and centered around Trump's toxic cult of personality and which is still tied to him in almost every way. Apparently holding him to account (again, which has never happened to him in his life) already doesn't matter because wah wah he won't suffer any consequences. If he loses this election he's probably going to jail for the rest of his life! We would have electorally defeated the greatest threat to the American democratic experiment in 250 years, and frankly a huge part of the fascist far-right hydra that is currently attempting a comeback around the world! This is, yet again:

THE FIRST TIME ANY AMERICAN PRESIDENT, EVER, HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES IN A COURT OF LAW BY A JURY OF HIS PEERS

and yet we're still hearing that nothing matters and no work has been done and removing him will have no effect???

Come on. Come on. I know it's tiring and it's slow and it doesn't go as fast as we want. But every single damn time the process goes another step, here you people are in my inbox insisting that we're still at zero progress and it means nothing, and lemme tell you, I am Tired of it. Come on. You don't have to jump up and down (my own feeling is glee and vindication but still not relaxation, I will not relax until he loses the fucking election and goes to jail), but you also don't need to keep myopically pretending that all the effort thus far by so many people means nothing. Come on.

[offender42085]

Post 1427

Mormon communities of the small towns of southern Utah are known for being tight. The inmate's large support network of family and friends, of which approximately 30 of whom were present in the courtroom for the sentencing.

Kyle Black Jessop, Utah inmate 266774, born 2005, incarceration intake November 2024 at age 18, released June 2025 to probation

Possession or use of a firearm by a restricted person, Possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute

In November 2024, an 18-year-old Kanarraville Utah man who reportedly shot his friend to death during a violent, drug-and-alcohol-fueled confrontation in July 2024 was sentenced to one year in jail followed by three years of probation.

Jessop was arrested the evening of July 17 after investigators responded to a report of a fatal shooting at a residence in Kanarraville that left 33-year-old Jonathan "JB" Brooks of Cedar City dead.

Early the next morning, Jessop was booked into Iron County Jail on weapons and drug charges.

As part of a negotiated plea agreement, Jessop pleaded guilty to two third-degree felonies: one count of possession or use of a firearm by a restricted person and one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Three other counts were dismissed in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

The prosecutor explained why homicide charges were not filed in connection with Brooks’s death.

“Ultimately, the defendant shot and killed his friend, JB. Based on the totality of the circumstances, the state did ultimately decide it could not meet its burden in regard to some type of homicide charge.” “There was evidence which suggested that the decedent (Brooks) experienced some type of mental episode in which he was very violent and threatening, the same type of behavior he had exhibited when he himself was charged a few weeks earlier in another matter that came before the court.”

The prosecutor said there was evidence that the catalyst for both of these violent outbursts were drugs that Brooks used just before each incident and were provided by Jessop. If drugs were not involved, the prosecutor said it's likely the "tragic outcome would not have occurred."

“The defendant acknowledges as much in his PSI (presentencing investigation) statement, which the state appreciated,” he added.

Jessop also was given a chance to address the court.

“Your Honor, I'm not a bad person,” Jessop said. “I have good intentions but I did make several mistakes, which I do sincerely regret. My worst mistake was getting involved with marijuana and alcohol and getting other people involved as well. These substances clouded my judgment and they led me step after step in the wrong direction, eventually leading to a situation that spiraled out of control and cost someone their life.”

Jessop said he spent years believing that marijuana and alcohol were harmless.

"But now I see just how wrong I was. I've had 124 days to think about the impact that they've had on the people around me, and the effect they've played in my life, and exactly how they’ve played a large part in me being here today.”

Jessop also mentioned his large support network of family and friends, approximately 30 of whom were present in the courtroom for the hearing. Some had written letters of support that had been placed on file with the court. Jessop indicated he has a job waiting for him as soon as he gets out of jail. 

Jessop’s defense attorney, also addressed the court, pointing to his client’s lack of criminal history and his cooperation with the police during the investigation.

“I’d like to remind the court that my client has never asked for bail. He's never asked to be released,” Burns said as he asked the court to impose a more lenient seven-month sentence (210 days) with credit for time already served.

“He is committed to substance abuse treatment,” Burns said of his client. “He thinks that is important, and he'd like to start that as soon as possible.”

In lieu of the zero-to-five-year prison terms associated with the third-degree felony charges, the Judge stayed those penalties and instead imposed a term of 360 days in Iron County Jail, with credit given for the four months already served. Jessop will also be eligible for good time, the judge noted.

Upon his release from jail, Jessop was placed on “zero-tolerance” probation for a period of 36 months, to be supervised by Adult Probation and Parole, the Judge ordered.

5u

[twopoppies]

Sorry to go back to Bg but I'm convinced Louis team was intending to let it fade into irrelevance until nobody remembered it until B's sugar daddy exposed her and he/his team did what they always do and overreact instead of using it and backdating the whole thing they went in the opposite direction and pushed to try and cover up the fact he had nothing to do with the kid for years. ( just like with larry,, there was no reason to do all that it just made people more interested in them) all they've done with it is made a bigger mess that's going to be MORE sus and make MORE people look deeper into everything when it finally ends or more likely gets exposed (disclaimer: i dont want him to be exposed it's just the fact is the bigger the lie the harder it is to keep 🤷‍♀️)

Yeah, I agree that Boobgate seemed to be the turning point. I don't think it was entirely an overreaction because they could have course-corrected if so. They haven't yet and it's been two years at this point. I really think there's some kind of legal issue he's trying not to get caught in. There's no way Sony would take the fall if the truth came out. It would all fall on Louis.

I'm not an attorney, but from what I can understand, falsely claiming to be a parent on a birth certificate can lead to serious legal consequences. At the federal level, there is no specific law criminalizing falsely signing a birth certificate, but this type of fraud can have various legal repercussions based on state laws.

False Information as Fraud: In California, knowingly providing false information on a birth certificate is considered a form of fraud, and the state may impose both civil and criminal penalties. California law treats falsely establishing paternity as perjury if done knowingly, which can be a felony with significant fines and potential jail time.

Paternity Presumption: In California, when a man signs a voluntary declaration of paternity, the law presumes he is the legal father. If he later claims he is not the biological father, he may face legal complications, especially if he signed the declaration while knowing he was not the biological parent. Depending on the state, this can be classified as a misdemeanor or felony offense with penalties including fines, imprisonment, or both.

Federal Involvement in Fraud Cases: If the false claim is part of a larger fraud scheme involving benefits, such as falsely claiming dependency benefits, federal charges could apply. For instance, fraudulently claiming a dependent on tax filings (if connected to a fraudulent birth certificate) could lead to charges for tax fraud or other federal offenses. I doubt Briana is filing taxes claiming Freddie as a dependent, but Tammi and Brett may be. Or Louis might be required to do it but isn't. I have no idea, but it's something to think about.

Consequences Beyond Criminal Penalties: Falsely signing a birth certificate can also have serious civil repercussions, especially in cases where paternity or custody rights are contested later. Courts may impose penalties, order repayment of child support or benefits fraudulently obtained (ie: requesting government assistance), and adjust parental rights or responsibilities (would this affect who has the right to care for Freddie and make decisions concerning his well-being?). Additionally, Louis' ability to keep his US Visa (thus being able to visit/tour/work in the US) could be compromised if he were found tp have committed fraud.

(If there are actual Family Law attorneys out there, please correct me if I'm wrong)

This is not to say he is stuck forever. But I think he needs to establish that he THOUGHT he was Freddie's dad for a long enough time to then have a DNA test and prove that he's not, but he can't appear to have known the whole time.

This, IMO, is why fans are better off just shutting up about it right now because constantly pointing out the pregnancy discrepancies, or how much he didn't do in those first five years, probably makes things more difficult for him.

[nectardaddy]

BITTER . . . kyotani “mad dog” kentaro + f! reader

                     𖥔    CHAPTER THREE : ROTTEN DOGS    𖥔

warnings : 17+ to read, language, crime, blood + violence, manipulation

a/n : a little short and might be a little boring but let me world build, it picks up after this trust

Kyotani runs a business through fear and dogged loyalty.

A business of bruised knuckles and broken bones, bloody noses and cracked lips. A fight club. In a dingy basement and a hushed reputation; nobodies and somebodies alike came there, and all for one thing - debt. 

Shady deals are always made under the table.

They came to him in debt, he fixed the problem - for a price. He put a leash on them, made them fight; if they won, he got a cut. “No strings attached” at first glance, but someone was quick to rat out anyone who ran. Now, people look at him in disgust, in a stirring anger that festers until they're a shell of the person they once were - a dog on a chain. Pawns. Nothing more. 

The “business” grew around him at a speed he couldn't comprehend. He remembered it used to be just guys beating the hell out of each other for no other reason than boredom. Now they beat the hell out of each other for cold, hard cash. Strangers, friends, and so called found family now intertwined themselves in a seedy business practice that would land them in prison - again. 

Now he uses it to his advantage.

He lies, cheats, steals, and manipulates. Finds people's darkest secrets and deepest fears, and pins it above them as a warning. He ruins their lives and doesn't lose a single moment of sleep over it. 

Kyotani is one felony away from his third strike; after that, he'll be put away for god knows how long. 

His first was arson. After a handful of misdemeanors and recklessness, he found himself lighting a car ablaze to prove a point. The only point he found was covering his tracks better.

He thought he learned his lesson, but then came the second: armed robbery. Did it for a friend who later ratted on him the second the police got him alone. But now the felon walks the guy like a dog because of a gambling addiction and a foreclosed house - karma was a bitch. Kyotani finds it funny to see him choke on his own spit and tears when he fights, laughs when he's kicked to the ground and pleads for the fight to stop. 

The guy hasn't won a single fight since he started, and won't. He'll forever be choking on the collar placed on him because the only thing rats do best is rot. 

He was close to getting his third when he got arrested the last time - the time that landed him in anger management. He likes to dabble in the fights himself, but more often than not he takes it too far. He starts seeing red when they taunt and tease him, and he loses himself completely amidst the blood and sweat.

Almost got nailed with attempted murder. But he talked his way out of it at the station (in all reality, he framed someone else for it who had run too far off leash). His only misstep was trying to punch a cop when the arrest took place - oink too much and he lands in jail again - so now he takes anger management because his crooked lawyer has a silver tongue. 

He's more cautious now with deals, doesn't hang around Iwa and the others now that police have sniffed them out, and keeps his own nose clean. 

He makes his dogs do the dirty work for him.

They only say yes because they're scared of him, terrified of what he'd do if they dared say no. They've seen the extent of his anger, a lack of words and a plethora of pain, so they grin and bear it when given a filthy order. Even coined the name “Mad Dog” for the sole fact they thought he was fucking crazy.

But the few that aren't scared of him, the ones that bark and scratch and bite right back, he keeps. He likes those types, reminds him of himself, and he keeps them close to the fold. Yahaba was one. Knew him from high school, used to hang around Iwa's group, but wound up in a load of debt from drugs and gambling. He was a lanky guy, selfish, arrogant, and a mouth that would one day get him killed. Kyotani likes that about him. Likes that he fights back and gnashes his teeth. Likes that he can't be controlled. 

But he's loyal nonetheless. 

Yahaba was a one man army. He knows a bit of everything about everyone - he's the whisper in Mad Dog's ear. From liars, to thieves, and snitches, Yahaba would always find out. And would always tell Kyotani. 

It's cold outside when Kyotani leaves his shitty apartment. He's got on layers, a worn out sweatshirt and an old leather jacket, but the cold eats right through them. But he doesn't have a far walk, so he sucks it up and keeps walking. 

It's almost seven, and at eight he starts his nightly ritual of watching others nearly kill themselves for money. He watches the cash jar slowly fill until it spills over with bets, watches nobodies and somebodies all gather for the same ruthless thing - a good old fashioned fight.

He never understood the appeal of watching fights. It was bloody and gruesome, but he found his target audience and leaned in further when money started flooding in. It all started just so he could let his anger out. To pour out his rage onto others who willingly wanted it to begin with. Though he imagined they never expected to be beaten to a pulp - but he did it regardless. It was fun to him, a game almost. Watching other's eyes dilate with fear once he landed the first punch was like a drug. 

And he simply couldn't get enough of it.

He leaves his apartment early, most days, to get to the abandoned warehouse down the street before anyone else. Despite his forthcomings, he enjoys the quiet before the storm. Likes the festering feeling in his gut before a good fight. Today isn't any different. 

He takes a pack of cigarettes from his pocket along with a lighter, and lights the first one he can get his hands on. The nicotine makes his shoulders drop and he sighs. 

Anger management was killing him. 

It was boring and stupid, he doesn't need some therapist telling him shit he already knows. He's well aware of his anger, and doesn't care in the slightest. He has an outlet for it, the only downside is that it's not legal. But he stays despite the feelings because truly anything is better than being locked up for twenty plus years.

There's a woman there that pisses him off, his “accountability partner,” who sits there and taps her foot until he wants to throw the very chair he sits in. Who snaps back at him without a care despite a look that could kill; and there's a disgusting voice in his head that claims he likes it. Likes how she fires back with venom, likes how he can tell she's holding herself back, and likes the fact that she absolutely hates him. 

He burnt his cigarette all the way down on his walk, and he flicks it to the ground when he goes to open the door. It stays unlocked, abandoned, empty, until it hits eight and then things start to pick up.

But it's seven and he only knows of one other person that would be here this early. And he's proven right once he makes his way towards the basement. 

His loyal little lap dog Yahaba. 

“Yaku's off the fucking rails.” The man's voice echoes in the empty room, wide and only filled with a makeshift ring in the middle. There's dried blood on the floor, some in specks and some in puddles. Looks like a crime scene in places, and probably is.

“Good for him.” The apathy in his words makes Yabaha roll his eyes. But still the other shoots him a look like he's lost his mind; Yahaba is almost certain that he has.

“No, not good for him.” He argues, “We're losing money.” 

Yaku wasn't a stranger to the brawls, nor was he a stranger to a leash. A year ago he was a dog on a chain, locked down by debt from drugs and liquor. But he was ruthless, blood thirsty, and itched to sink his teeth into others despite his stature. It paid off. Now the man is owned by no one, but comes to let off steam from a failed relationship and the need to draw blood. He beats others within an inch of their lives for fun, not for debt. 

There's a pause before Kyotani turns to get a good look at him, and he watches as the other keeps his gaze. He's sitting in a chair across the room with his phone in his hands, but closes it when Mad Dog finally looks at it. Yahaba was never one to back down - it would get him killed one day. “We?” The tone shift is palpable, and his eyes narrow at the man across from him. Once a dog, always a dog - and the other man knows it all too well.

He changes the subject. “He's talking to Kuroo.” 

Kuroo Tetsuro, a flashy guy in a suit with a devious backdoor business of selling drugs. A lot of the people under Mad Dog are here because of him, got too caught in his suave and finesse to realize they were being swindled. A pipeline from drugs to fighting. 

The blonde takes a chair opposite to Yahaba, and flips it so he straddles it. The screech of it echoes off the concrete walls, and neither of the men flinch at it. Leaning his arms against the back of it, he lets out a huff. “What's he stirring up?” 

“Kuroo wants his money.” The statement hangs in the air with a weight, both men can see it.

There's a peak in his lips at the words, like he wants to laugh. To giggle and chuckle at the sinking sentence in the room - but he doesn't. He only keeps the small smirk, and the other knows all too well what it means. Kyotani would fight today, and Yaku should start getting his will together. “I'll handle it.” 

“Are you sure you want to do that?” Caution in the man's voice makes Kyotani's smirk only peak a bit more. 

“The rat dug his grave, the least I can do is put him in it.” 

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[fmajorenthusiast]

What are Rocky Horror characters most likely to get arrested for?

OMG I LOVE IT YES CRAKXQRIQDIQFRIQ4F

Frank: Frank is royalty and therefore able to pardon himself LEFT AND RIGHT!!!! However! If he were not, these would be the charges!!! Frank would have MULTIPLE causes for a life sentence!!! First and foremost, he would be arrested for (at the very least we know of) second-degree murder!!! Which he committed completely shamelessly!!! He'd try to pretend that he was a Robin Hood in that scenario... but unfortunately he has never seen any versions of Robin Hood so he doesn't understand that that is DEFINITELY not how Robin Hood works!!! But that's not all!!! He'd also be arrested for physical abuse, assault and battery, and workplace violence!!! Specifically towards his servant Riff Raff!!! Using a deadly weapon such as a whip on somebody can be charged as a first (or third) degree felony! And that's ALSO a crime that can recieve a life sentence!!! And Frank DEFINITELY planned to whip him!!!! Also... he'd be arrested for unsafe/unfair work environments as well!!! Also a few sexual consent laws would get in there, too, given how he tried to trick Brad and Janet! Also petty theft but that's just the tiny little thing at the end to top it all off at this point!!! All in all, Frank is heading straight to prison and he's going to stay there for a long time!!!

Brad: Brad would get arrested for something SO stupid- like... something that he didn't even know was ILLEGAL!!! I have no idea how, but it is SO possible for him to get tricked into "getting his I.D refreshed by a real nice guy with a significantly cheaper renewal fee!!!".... and then he went to jail!!! It is objectively the most embarrassing experience of his LIFE!!! Janet is also completely embarrassed by all this and it even makes the news because this is.... so unusual and entertaining!!! He's visited in jail by everybody but most of them do laugh in his face!!! Magenta is SO amused and wants to know EVERYTHING!!! Eddie is wondering why he never thought of selling fake I.Ds before!!! Doctor Scott is telling him all of the stupid things that he did in his youth so that he feels a little bit better! Riff Raff is telling him how to avoid getting tricked! Janet is crying! His parents are also trying to teach him but in a more parental way!!! Frank is crying over the prison uniform that Brad has to wear! All in all, he's still Brad Majors and the situation was pretty clear, so he just got arrested for thirty days! But they were the most embarrassing and terrifying thirty days of his ENTIRE LIFE!!! He will never live this down, and in everyone else's defense, this is objectively funny!!!

Janet: Janet would get arrested for something RIDICULOUSLY small! That she shouldn't really be arrested for!!! But it's still somehow illegal!!! Like, she'd get scared walking down the street at night and decide to play really loud music and BAM! She was arrested!!! It wasn't for very long, since it was just a misdemeanor, but it was still really scary for her!!! Thankfully, everybody came to visit her!!! They helped her pass her jail time!!! None of them were mad and thankfully they all thought that it was ridiculous!!!! She was SO relieved to hear it!!! Doctor Scott was however ALSO surprised that Eddie HASN'T been arrested for this crime yet!!! He didn't know of this law before and now that he does, he wants to discuss this with Eddie, but he decides that he objectively cannot fight that battle at this point in time!!! Thankfully, Eddie knows tjat he's not getting QUITE that loud and finds it HILARIOUS that Janet was playing Little Mix 10 times louder than he was practicing his own heavy metal!!! It was DEFINITELY an experience!!!

Riff Raff: Riff Raff I have always loved you and I always will.... but you have in fact just committed treason!!! Killing a royal isn't just first degree murder, it's treason!!!! He made sure he had a SOLID SOLID SOLID alibi before he did it!!! He actually had to make sure that he had a solid alibi for MULTIPLE things!!! The whole "Rocky creation" thing was NOT approved or legal! (Though technically he WAS under the prince's orders so he could probably get away with THAT one!!!) He knows deep down however, that he'll spend the rest of his life INCREDIBLY thankful that the death penalty doesn't exist where he comes from!!! Also there is in fact a VERY high chance that not all of the drugs that he does are legal!!! He doesn't even know which but he does know that he's gotta get on finding THAT one out!!! Also he's more than willing to finish a bar fight if somebody else will do him the honor of starting it!!! If he were caught and arrested for any of these charges, he'd do his best to find a way out of jail!!! He would... NOT make it there!!! Too much brute force required!!! At least in THESE prisons!!! Either way, he's got a lot to get arrested for, but he's going to do EVERYTHING that he can to weasel his way out of it!!! He'd get visited by everyone, all TERRIFIED that he'll die in here, but he'd FULLY assure them that he can make it out of here!!! And he does!!! He does ask for help in the end, though!!! Brad makes a very terrified getaway driver, but he makes it happen! He really does!!!

Magenta: Well first and foremost we have the fact that Magenta would be arrested for aiding and abetting in treason!!! She was RIGHT on her brother's side for all of that!!! And she has no regrets!!! She would also be arrested for getting drunk in a bar and going a few steps too far!!! Like, she'd take all of her clothes off or something!!! Then, she'd also get her charges added to because, her being wasted as FUCK, she would NOT go down quietly!!! She would fully curse at the police officers and spit on them and that would DEFINITELY add to her charges!!! In the end, Riff would visit her and he'd basically give her all the details and they'd decide together whether the best course of action would be to bail her out or break her out!!! That answer would ENTIRELY depend on her behavior after the original crime was committed!!! She would be so perfectly frustrating and she is so grateful to be loved in that situation!!! Either way, the pair would tell everyone else that she'd been bailed out and then Rocky would find a wanted sign and then he'd swear to secrecy and that'd be the last of it!!! All in all, Magenta's got some fire inside of her and she'd DEFINITELY get arrested due to that!!! She'd get out soon enough, though!!!

Columbia: Columbia DEFINITELY gets into the most feminine physical fight in the world!!! Like, she and another girl pulling at each other's hair at a concert and slapping each other SO aggressively!!! In hindsight, Eddie realizes that he 100% definitely should have told her to get out of it before she gets sent to jail as he has ALSO been in this situation a great many times before!!! And he's been to jail and it's not fun!!! However, he was unfortunately so caught up in the excitement of it all and screaming, "GET HER! GET HER! GET HER, BABE! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" to even hear the sirens!!!! He apologizes SO profusely for that afterwards but she's not really one to talk given that SHE'S the one who got herself into this here jail here!!! She's SO ashamed of this and she WISHES she'd done better!!! Everybody visits her, though, and they ALL still love her!!! Riff Raff and Magenta say that they're proud to know that that fight is in her, and so does Frank!!! She's not proud of it, but a whole lot of her friends and her man sure are!!! So there's that!!!

Rocky: Rocky would get arrested for jaywalking!!! He's old enough to know that stealing is bad, so he'd never do that! But unfortunately nobody ever told him that you can't just cross the street whenever and wherever you would like!!! He's so indestructible that he's never had a reason to question that!!! He doesn't fear getting hit by a car!!! That won't even land him in the hospital!!! All of these factors are a slippery slope that lead to Rocky being arrested for jaywalking!!! Cue everybody at home screaming that they were all so stupid because he's too young to be left on his own!!! Either way, he has no idea where he is and he does NOT like this prison uniform that he's got! Nor does he understand what any of these people are saying to him!!! Rocky is objectively not stealthy enough to be broken out so he winds up just staying there for the time being!!! He grows to find it pretty fun by the end of those few days and he smiles and waves goodbye to all the cops!!! They all just look at each other and sigh! Only he could do this! But it's ADORABLE that he does!!!

Eddie: And here we do have the true prison veteran of the list!!! Bailed out too many times to count, we have Eddie!!! Eddie, who has been to jail for threatened violence, violence, armed robbery, theft, and street-fights!!! If anybody else ever gets arrested, Eddie will 100% give them tips on how to survive alright in there and pass the time!!! He doesn't enjoy his time in prison in the slightest, but he does have enough experience there to use it to help other people survive it!!! He's never broken out since Doctor Scott has always been able to bail him out if the sentence was too long!!! He didn't want it to make the news that his nephew was in jail when he was still teaching highschool and he loved him enough to get him out of there!!! Eddie sang in his cell all the time and he even got a few cops on his side because of that!!! And Columbia always came with Doctor Scott to bail him out!!! He always came back with at least one new prison story!!! He's certainly something else alright, but he's still Eddie! And that's gotta be enough!!!

Doctor Scott: And here we have our second installment of the "really solid alibi" club!!! He would also TOTALLY try and ride on the fact that he works for the government!!! That being said, he definitely stretches the rules a bit about what he's allowed to do whilst experimenting and he's also publicly revealed things on occasion that he should NOT be revealing to the public! At all! The government is working on a sonic transducer? And has been for a long time? He is NOT supposed to be admitting to that!!! It's top secret information, but somehow when he's talking to someone like Brad and or Janet, he somehow seems to COMPLETELY forget that he's actually signed things!!! Things that state that he's not actually supposed to REVEAL these things no matter the circumstance!!! If he were to get arrested, Eddie would totally bail him out!!! He totally owes him one at this point!!! There is one rule to this bail however!!! Doctor Scott is NOT to ask where the bail money came from!!! And at this point in his life, Doctor Scott is A-ok with that!!!

The Criminologist: The Criminologist would DEFINITELY go too far too fast in terms of his interest in a case that he either has or hasn't been assigned!!! And even if he HAS been assigned the case, he'll get carried away in trying to find out more about a person of interest's personal drama even if it objectively and undoubtedly has NOTHING TO DO with the case!!! Also sometimes he'll go after cases that he has discovered himself or in the news and not actually been assigned!!! Either way, nobody has the heart to tell him that, without being assigned and ordered to investigate, he is in fact stalking and he's going to be arrested for stalking!!! Even as he sits in jail he understands, from the deepest depths of his heart, that it is absolutely going to happen again! He isn't proud of it but at the same time it's definitely going to happen again! He's fully too curious for his own good sometimes! His entire jail sentence is spent repeating the phrase to everybody, "Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back!" Nobody actually has a clue as to how to respond to that one, but hey! It's a good enough reason for him!

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

[Rebecca Solnit: photographer unknown]

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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

January 10, 2025

Heather Cox Richardson

Jan 11, 2025

Today the Department of Labor released the final jobs report of Joe Biden’s presidency. The nation added 256,000 new jobs in December, a number significantly higher than economists expected. That brings the total number of jobs created under Biden to 16.6 million and makes Biden’s the only administration in history to have created jobs every month. Under the Biden administration, the nation has also had the lowest average unemployment rate of any administration in 50 years, ending at 4.1%.

Dan Primack of Axios reported that the U.S. gained more jobs during Biden’s four years than it did under President Donald Trump, Barack Obama, or George W. Bush.

In a statement, Biden noted that when he took office, economic forecasts projected that it would take years for the country to recover fully from the effects of the coronavirus shutdown. In fact, the U.S. economy has grown faster and created more jobs than any other country with an advanced economy. Working-age women are now employed at record levels, and the gap in employment between Black Americans and their white counterparts is at the lowest level on record. The administration has brought the inflation of the early recovery back down almost to target levels, while incomes have increased about $4,000 more than prices. The administration, Biden said, has “achieved the soft landing that few thought was possible.”

CNBC economist Carl Quintanilla quoted Matt Peterson of Barron’s, who wrote: “It looks a lot like U.S. consumers are happy with the way things are...[a]nd so are the markets.... The only one who doesn’t seem to be happy with the way things are is Trump.”

Brian Platt of Bloomberg reports that Trump’s threats of tariffs against Canada already have Canadian officials drafting plans for retaliation. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau told CNN yesterday that Trump is talking about annexing Canada to divert attention from how significantly his tariff plans would raise consumer prices.

As Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo noted late last year, MAGA was never an ideological movement so much as a vehicle to pull together different constituencies in order to get Trump elected president. Since members of those constituencies have little in common, that effort centers around creating a false world that demonizes Democrats and insists they have created a dangerous world that is biased against MAGA. The only one who can stand against them, the story goes, is Trump, who is being persecuted for his defense of his supporters. That narrative has helped MAGAs to find common ground in their defense of Trump and his cronies and their support for Trump’s vows to retaliate against those he considers his enemies.

That impulse appears to be stronger than ever after Judge Juan Merchan sentenced Trump today in the New York election interference case in which a jury found Trump guilty of 34 felonies for covering up payments to an adult film actress to keep her quiet about their sexual encounter before the 2016 presidential election. Merchan said that he could not impose a punishment without encroaching on the presidency, so in an unusually light sentence, he released Trump without restrictions. As legal analyst Joyce White Vance explained, Trump knew he would not get jail time or a fine, but wanted to avoid the sentencing itself because just a month after the sentencing, the designation of convicted felon will become permanent.

Although a unanimous jury convicted him, Trump insisted the trial was “a political witch hunt…done to damage my reputation so that I’d lose the election…. The fact is I’m totally innocent.” He seemed to think that ratings should override reality, telling the judge: “I got the largest number of votes by far by any Republican in history,” he said, “and won, as you know, all seven swing states—won conclusively all seven swing states.”

Trump’s version of the case appeared to be convincing to MAGA pundits and lawmakers, who echoed his calls for retribution. Trump’s lawyer Mike Davis warned: “Right now the Democrats think they’re the hunters. And guess what? On January 20th at noon, they’re going to become the hunted.” Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), and Ronnie Jackson (R-TX) all echoed Trump. “Trump will win in the end and America wins in 10 days when we get Trump back!!” Jackson posted on X.

MAGA supporters have embraced Trump’s attacks on Democrats and on the government, most notably with their fact-free attacks on the Biden administration's handling of natural disasters—first the terrible flooding in North Carolina, when the right wing spread the lie that government officials were stealing people’s land, and now the terrible fires in Los Angeles that have been fueled in large part by the climate change that cut rainfall since last May and brought an unusually hot summer.

While local, state, and federal officials are doing their best to battle the Los Angeles fires in raging winds and dry conditions, Trump and his allies are lying to create the belief that the Democratic government is to blame for the fires. Trump lied that there is a shortage of water because Democratic governor Gavin Newsom refused to divert water to the area. Others claimed—falsely—that Democratic Mayor Karen Bass cut the budget for the Los Angeles Fire Department, when in fact a 7% increase in funding came through negotiations outside the budget.

They have blamed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts for the blazes because the Los Angeles Fire Department is headed by Kristin Crowley, an LGBT woman who came up through the ranks in the department over twenty years. And Trump sidekick Elon Musk agreed with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that the fires are part of a “globalist plot” to trigger “total collapse” in the United States. “Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!” Trump posted.

In reality, firefighters are hard at work, with crews from both Canada and Mexico working along with Californians to suppress the fires.

Trump’s false version of reality has been a potent weapon against the Democrats, and he is promising to continue constructing that false reality: this week he has said he would replace the head of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), who is responsible for collecting the documents that establish the historical record of the actions of the national government. The archivist’s predecessor was the person who pursued the classified documents Trump took from the White House to Mar-a-Lago, and Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt he would make sure that he had a loyalist in that position.

But it is an open question whether Trump’s false reality will be as convincing when he is back in the White House as it has been when he was sniping from outside. Trump has promised a number of conflicting things to the different constituencies in MAGA, and it is not clear that he can deliver them. And if he does, it’s not clear the American people will want what he is delivering.

Trump says he will nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services; more than 18,000 physicians have signed a letter warning that he is “unqualified” and “actively dangerous” to the health of Americans. Trump’s plan to elevate him to a position that impacts Americans is “a slap in the face to every health care professional who has spent their lives working to protect patients from preventable illness and death.”

Trump has vowed mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and the reinstatement of Title 42 to close the border to migrants, but as Biden and others repeatedly pointed out when Trump complained about Biden’s ending it, Title 42 is part of a 1944 public health law that can be invoked only to stop disease from coming into the U.S. Once the government declared the coronavirus pandemic over, Title 42 had to go. Yesterday, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz of the New York Times reported that Trump’s advisors, led by Stephen Miller, are searching for a disease to invoke to reinstate Title 42. They have even considered invoking the old trope that immigrants might bring an unknown disease.

But, unlike non-emergency immigration law, Title 42 does not impose penalties for those who try to cross the border repeatedly, a reality Trump used to great effect against Biden as border encounters soared when people made multiple attempts. Now those numbers will be on Trump’s account if he uses Title 42 going forward.

In the meantime, the Biden administration today extended temporary protected status for about a million immigrants from El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela who meet certain criteria. Their protection will be extended for 18 months under a 1990 law that stops the deportation of immigrants to countries at war or suffering from natural disasters. The new protection does not cover immigrants from 13 other nations who currently have protected status.

Nick Miroff, Maria Sacchetti and Marianne LeVine of the Washington Post noted that when he was in office before, Trump tried to end protections for Salvadorans and others, saying they came from “sh*thole” countries, and that he is expected to let protections expire during his second term.

When he was running for office, Trump pledged he would end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 24 hours, a vow Russian president Vladimir Putin has dismissed. Yesterday, Trump told reporters that Putin wants to meet with him and that they are setting that meeting up; the Kremlin denied that statement was true and noted it would be more appropriate to meet after Trump takes office.

Today the Treasury Department under Biden imposed new sanctions on more than 180 vessels, many of them in Russia's “shadow fleet” that carries oil, as well as on dozens of oil traders, oilfield service providers, insurance companies, and energy officials in an attempt to reduce the money Russia can realize from energy exports. The United Kingdom and Japan also imposed additional sanctions.

According to U.S. Ambassador to China R. Nicholas Burns, the Biden administration is also making a last effort to try to stop China from supplying Russia with equipment that it can use in its war against Ukraine. The U.S. is warning China that it is aligning “with the most unreliable agents of disorder in the international system.”

Trump may or may not be able to turn his promises into reality, but it is clear that some of his supporters’ plans will not go over well with the majority of Americans, especially as Trump fills his Cabinet with billionaires and spends his time next to the richest man in the world, who spent more than $250 million on Trump’s election.

Today, Ben Leonard, Meredith Lee Hill, and Kelsey Tamborrino reported in Politico that the Republicans on the House Budget Committee, chaired by Representative Jodey Arrington (R-TX), have made a list of more than $5 trillion in budget cuts they could make to fund Trump’s deportation plans as well as his tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. Options include cuts to Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act (more commonly known as Obamacare), the Inflation Reduction Act’s investment in combating climate change, and the supplemental nutrition programs formerly known as food stamps.

For decades now, there has been enough wiggle room in our system to paper over the gulf between image and reality. That slack may continue.

But at least in some places, reality is catching up to the fake stories. During the 2016 presidential campaign, right-wing media spread the lie that leading Democrats were operating a child sex-trafficking wing out of Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington, D.C. Those lies convinced a man to drive from North Carolina to the restaurant with an assault rifle to stop the crimes, only to discover the story was a hoax. He pleaded guilty to carrying a gun across state lines and assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to four years in prison. This week, two North Carolina police officers shot the same man after he pulled a gun on them during a traffic stop. He later died from his injuries.

Yesterday a New York State appeals court refused to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the electronic voting systems company Smartmatic against the parent company of the Fox News Channel for the lies that channel’s hosts told about Smartmatic rigging the 2020 presidential election. Smartmatic is suing for $2.7 billion.

And today the figure the “Pizzagate” conspiracy was designed to put into the highest office in the land, and that the Fox News Channel hosts’ lies were intended to keep there, officially became a convict.

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

[unitedwestand2025]

Judge Roberts, First I would like to remind you of why we formed this country. When our old government waged war against us we created the Declaration of Independence. We had a revolution because our government was “cutting off our Trade with all Parts of the World: For imposing Taxes” or tariffs “ on us without our Consent: For depriving us, in many Cases, of the Benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended Offences” “ in a neighboring Province, establishing therein an arbitrary Government” ‘’ abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with Power to legislate for us in all Cases whatsoever. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.”” “He has excited domestic Insurrections amongst us.”  What led us to REVOLT then are the very things Trump and his administration are doing to us now.

Trump violated his oath of office to uphold the constitution by not allowing due process for all people, birthright citizenship and wants to run for a third term as president. His priority to make him and his cronies rich while taking away our rights. The Whitehouse said “Long live the king” and he has made $TRUMP. Per Chris Murphy (CT), "The President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through crypto coin scam in exchange for favors." His admin is CORRUPT and manipulates markets by buying before he announces what he will do, then selling stock before he says he has changed his mind. All of this done while our 401k plummet, there is video of Trump in the oval office congratulating the 1% on all the money they are making in the markets. I do not want the US economy to be Trumps’s seventh chapter 11 bankruptcy. ENOUGH of the RICH special interests influencing government. You have only to look at Elon and unelected official tearing apart our government while firing the IGs that were investigating him before the election.

Elon Musk & DOGE have illegally gone through our data. 14 states have had our AGs petition for what was searched and it was illegal. He & his DOGE employees need to be brought up on charges. Whistleblower Daniel Berulis has come forward saying after DOGE breaks into depts like NLRB then there are Russian IPS taking data.  Elon and his DOGE staff should be arrested and if applicable should be charged with acts of espionage and TREASON. Their assets should be frozen and if convicted all their money goes to fixing what he broke. 

He is VIOLATING THE LAW because he has always violated the law and our judges have repeatedly let him get away with it. He was convicted 34 felonies. This judge gave him unconditional discharge with NO jail time or large fines. He was convicted of an insurrection by the Colorado court. This DOES violate the 14th amendment and is brought up in the Declaration of Independence. However, the Supreme Court FAILED THE AMERICAN PUBLIC and the oath they made to uphold the CONSTITUTION when they granted Trump immunity. KINGS are above the law not presidents. NOT holding him to the law has gotten us to this place & he keeps getting WORSE. Using masked men that do not identify themselves, do not state any crime a person is being charged with then without due process sent to a neighboring province of El Salvador not subject to our laws. This is kidnapping and its illegal. Some of these people are green card holders and some US citizens have also been taken too. Many of these people, per a 60 minute piece, are not criminals at all. Since they have citizenship in Venezuela and other countries this also violates international laws and subject to International Criminal Court. Even after repeated US court orders the president not only has not brought back people, he continues to deport more under these Nazi tactics. These actions are in blatant disregard for rule of law and YOU the supreme court. I would also like to know if the Trump administration threatened to pull broadcasting licenses if networks discussed these events?  Since recently Bill Owns left CBS because of Shari Redstone, majority shareholder of Paramount Global that owns CBS wants to sell Paramount. She needs Trumps FCC head to approve a deal in the next month and Trump has opened an investigation on 60minutes now. Bill did not want Presidential oversight on news so he left. The president’s actions of intimidation is a way to suppress our first amendment rights is deplorable. Mexico is not going to let this alt right propaganda into her country to infect the minds of her people. She is enacting legislation to fine companies 2-5% of their profits if they put out disinformation or lies like Fox has been found to have done in the past. The European Union is fining Elon Musk for 1 Billion dollars for disinformation, purposeful lies being spread on X. The US needs to create such a law. This is how this administration is infringing on all our constitutional rights by intimidating the press to only print what he wants to hear, not the truth. The FBI recently arrested a WI judge, talk about intimidation. Revoke his presidential immunity to stop this from continuing.

On February 27th, 2025, five former Secretary of Defense generals wrote an ”Appeal to the Congress from Former Secretaries of Defense.” They were concerned with the dismissal of “several senior U.S. military leaders” followed by the dismals of JAG in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. “Mr. Trump’s dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the President’s power.” They asked the “House and the Senate to hold immediate hearings to assess the national security implications of Mr. Trump’s dismissals.” They “asking them to do their jobs” but the majority led republican congress basically did NOTHING.

Three NY prosecutors including Hagan Scotten resigned. He said “No system of ordered liberty can allow the Government to use the carrot of dismissing charges, or the stick of threatening to bring them again.“ “any assistant U.S. attorney would know that our laws and traditions do not allow using the prosecutorial power to influence other citizens, much less elected officials, in this way. If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then ‘’ eventually the system will give.   Scotten, a previous co-worker of yours, had the courage and integrity to stand up against intimidation of this administration. He did the right thing and declined breaking the law. How many have to fall on their sword Roberts before you do your job and revoke presidential immunity of a man 233 medical professionals found to be a “sociopath” in an open letter published in NY Times Oct 2024?

Trump has promised 1 Trillion to the military, our navy is building up in the middle east, congressmen on military budget committees are buying stock in companies that supply our military equipment like candy. Trump is calling the rich resources of Canada “the 51st state.”  This is in violation of 1945 United Nations Charter & General Assembly Resolution 2625.   He seems to want to create a war just like Putin did to steal resources in the Ukraine, who we promised to support in the Budapest Memorandum. All while JD Vance, Waltz, Hegseth and many others are violating the Espionage Act by inappropriately using Signal which is putting our military at risk. An independent council should be created to investigate and prosecute.  If treason was committed by staff or Trump they should be charged with this offense.

Trump’s executive order says what he and Pam Bondi say is law. This is a violation of the separations of powers because it bypasses congress. If Trump doesn’t comply w/ Alien Enemies Act to bring back ALL those deported & stop future deportations then Judge James Boasberg of DC needs to send this matter to the Supreme Court so you can REVERSE presidential immunity. His continued disobedience to the courts is causing us a constitutional crisis and if the Supreme Court does not act we will have a second “trail of tears.”   

Judge Roberts if you are being leveraged into NOT upholding the Constitution then step down. We are already being called authoritarian by the European Parliament and we are listed as an unsafe country to travel to. We need you to immediately reverse Trump’s immunity, hold Trump and Bondi in contempt then prosecute them. You can use US Marshals & call upon the previous Secretaries of Defense to pick up these corrupt officials and hold an independent counsel to investigate Elon, DOGE employees and those involved in Signal-gate with Espionage Act violations up to TREASON. If it is within your power have the dept heads, who are sending out masked men, held and investigated, we the people demand you put forth some effort to protect us from this corrupt administration. Know if you fail to act NOW its not just going to throw the US into a depression, it will end in people starving around the world while we enter WW III. The stakes could NOT be higher.  Judge Roberts you can uphold your oath and the constitution that NO Man is above the law. Stop the reign of lawlessness and corruption that runs rampant in this administration. Will you be the man that allowed Hitler 2.0 to plunge us into war? Or will you choose to be the hero that upheld the constitution and stopped this? Choose now which side of history you are going to be on Roberts and know the 99% and future Nuremberg Trials will JUDGE YOU for your choice. I am not a lawyer but a concerned citizen, one of the 99% If others agree with my letter please send your own to: The Supreme Court of the US, 1 First Street, NE, Washington DC 20543 [Demand they reverse immunity]

[tealconverse]

Back in February, I had the innocent idea of rewatching all of season 1 of Big Hero 6: The Series while sick. Good idea, right?

Well, it was spun into one of the most entertaining conversations I’ve had with my friends!

Me: After the last ep I need to go back and rewatch up until Failure Mode

Glob: i might as well have these eps tattooed to my eyelids so i will have even more things to say about these

Me: I never plan on getting tattoos but. An “Unbelievable” tattoo would go hard

Do you see our mistakes? I do!

Enjoy this! (Under cut)

Big Hero 6 Discord presents: Awful Tattoo Ideas!

(Blame @gelatinous-globster for this)

-Full back tat of Tadashi exploding

-Knuckle tats that say HAMADABROS

-NBB chest tat. It should have "Everybody do the noodle” across his face in papyrus font (Alternatively: the words would be across the collarbones)

-Globby sleeve of just busts, headshots, and lines he says

-Face tat that says “everybody do the noodle” (Complete with ketchup and mustard tears!)

-Steamer tramp stamp

-Supersonic Sue/Stu face tat (Glob’s contribution: “you know face paint tigers? like where your face becomes the tiger's face? im thinking it's like that”)

-Obake face tat but it’s just his scar

-”Yummy” tattooed on the other cheekbone with “delightfully fruitful” on the other cheekbone (in the most obnoxious font ever)

-Richardson Mole knee tat

-El Fuego on the other knee

-”Yummy” across your knuckles

-Bluff Dunder thigh tat (in full color, with roses)

-Krei tat on the other thigh (with the tulips he gave Aunt Cass. There should be a buddy guard shooting him, too. It's a whole illustration, same as Bluff's)

-Ned Ludd neck tattoo. Him from the waist up emerging aesthetically from the shoulder and holding out his staff across the throat. Bessie is right over the adam's apple.

-Yama ankle tat, and the toe knuckles (?) on the according foot spell out “YAMA”

-Felony Carl on the opposite ankle of Yama. Toe knuckles say “CARL”

-An upgrade chip tattoo on your neck (this one is actually pretty sick, thanks Kuro)

-Heathcliff chest tat

-Karmi in Beast Mode on the forehead

-Tadashi running into the fire scalp tat (Only for bald people)

-Boss Awesome back tat, where his face is on the back of the head, his body is on the back, and his arms are on the back of the arms. every time you flex, he's doing it too (Also bald person exclusive. Bummer!)

-“It’s Fredzilla time!” On the back of the neck. Every time you get a haircut, the barber/hairdresser has to see it

-Di and Chris calf tats (Di is brandishing a nanoreceptor and Chris has cupcakes)

-Callaghan (specifically in the jail cell) on the small of the back

-Chief Cruz in a tutu. On the jaw. You lift your chin and come face to face with Cruz

-Mr Sparkles’ toupe skull tat (another one reserved for bald people)

-Very tiny ones of the two scientists from the movie who are voiced by Dan and Phil on the sides of your wrists

-Felony Carl with mayoi chest tattoo, shoulder to shoulder

-The arm that doesn’t have the Globby sleeve has the kabuki mask monologue from that random police officer in the movie

-High Voltage fish on the back thighs

-High Voltage humans on each shoulder

-”Yummy” on the inner thigh

-Bolton Gramercy on one of the inner thighs

-Mini-Max with rose on one elbow

-NBB with stickers on the other elbow

-Granville on the inner elbow

-Yum Le'bouche on the other inner elbow (you move your arm and it looks like he’s talking)

Glob: "mr sparkles womb tattoo" is kind of foul even for my standards

Me: A womb tat of Mr. Sparkles face is horrendous

Glob: i was moreso thinking him in a "draw me like one of your french girls" pose but the image of his face just real stretched out is so funny

This went on for 48 minutes.

Thanks to my friends for entertaining me while I was severely ill (I had a common cold, which probably made this entire conversation funnier than it is now)

I hope everyone enjoyed our stupidity, if anyone but said friends have read this far! If anyone would like to draw the poor human that has to endure this, I would love to see it! /j

(Also, there’s an honorary tattoo of 6D on the ear he requested as I was making this post)

[captaincarriekathryncoffee]

This will be the one and only time I talk about politics on this platform. People of all walks are free to follow or unfollow as they wish.

I was never very invested in politics, always tried to see both sides of an issue, and never even voted until this election.

But it’s because I’ve educated myself, and because I really believed in a candidate that I thought had a chance that I decided to.

I know a lot of very divisive policies were on the line here.

Take a particularly divisive one-for example I would not choose get an abortion myself. But I do consider myself pro choice, because I don’t think it should be up to ‘state’s decisions’ if a 10 year old girl is raped and gets pregnant, or if someone desperately wants a child but the pregnancy isn’t viable and the only option is pregnancy termination or to die from sepsis, and a doctor faces jail for providing care.

And yes these cases sadly have already happened, they’re no longer hyperbole.

I’m in a pretty privileged place where yes things maybe won’t affect me that much.

But I also work in a Medicare funded field. If Medicare funding is cut well then what happens to my job down the line?

My partner works in a state funded special education program.

If the department of education is eradicated-which is a promise Trump has made in project 2025-then what happens to his job that he’s gotten a degree and worked for years for?

I have Hispanic family members.

What happens if/when the proposed ‘mass deportations’ happen? Doesn’t matter if you’re legal, illegal, 1st or 10th generation per his opinions. Someone could say ‘hey you don’t look like you should live in America’ and that’s that.

Is that taking it to the extreme? Perhaps. But it’s still unfortunately a real possibility.

At his last rally his supporters fully called Puerto Rico ‘a floating pile of garbage’. He is talking about people.

Also, this is a man who literally has substantiated felony and abuse charges against him. He would not be allowed to get a job in a McDonald’s in America but he can be president.

I see something wrong with that.

The way I see it is under a liberal government, you’re free to disagree on things.

No one is forcing anyone to be gay, or trans, or to get an abortion if you don’t want it. Just… don’t “approve” of these things, whatever, that’s fine. No one is forcing you to be religious or not to be, to agree or disagree with anything you don’t wish to.

People can be angry, sure, but your fundamental rights remain the same.

But under a conservative government, a choice can quickly become a crime. And that’s what I think is deeply unfair.

I don’t think this is the end of the world by any means.

I hope to god it’s all talk and that nothing earth shattering will actually happen.

But I’m frankly disturbed that so many people don’t see the warning signs of a nation that is about to get even more divided by hate.

Ultimately I will never hate an individual because of the choice of candidate they made.

Can I be disappointed? Yes. Deeply.

I don’t understand how people chose him now and I never will. But ultimately everyone does what they think is right.

We will simply have to see how this all plays out for America.

[qqueenofhades]

As much as I love hearing trump getting more charges and would love nothing more than him to get sent to prison, I fear that when he eventually goes to trial, they’re will be some crazy maga nut who could watch him kill their mother and would still claim he’s innocent.

Honestly, I am... not totally sure what y'all want me to say here? I get the fear, believe me, but also, after every Trump indictment, just like clockwork, a lot of Gloomy the Doom Men pop up to pre-emptively insist that it doesn't mean anything, it won't go anywhere, he won't actually be punished, etc. I'm not saying this is that, but it does happen every time, and I just... don't know what I'm supposed to do about it? Is this part of the whole "The System Doesn't Work and Therefore We Are Justified in Not Participating" thing that the online leftists habitually do, or what? Honest question. First it was he'll get re-elected, then it was he will never leave power, then it was the Republicans will win in 2022, then it was he will never get indicted, etc. The goalposts keep shifting so any progress we do make on holding him to account (which is far more than has ever happened to any other American president, including actual war criminal George W. Bush) somehow is "meaningless" and I just?? Don't get it??

First of all, jury selection is a thing, and aims to weed out those who, in this case, are either too vehemently against Trump or too vehemently for him. They want the exact sort of mushy middle voter of which there are far too many in this country, who can be persuaded one way or the other but doesn't have ironclad previous biases. Also, they must have done a good job selecting jurors so far, given that all the grand juries have returned indictments, and at least one of them (the one in NY) had someone who was a fan of conservative talk radio/right wing politics. So if by this you mean one rogue juror will preclude a guilty conviction, that is something that can actually be planned for and prepared, and as I said, all the grand juries seated to hear evidence against Trump so far have returned indictments.

Also, this case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is an Obama appointee and has been willing to sentence J6 defendants harshly in the past. She is widely regarded as competent, fair, and firm, and will not grant any of the bullshit delays that Aileen Cannon the Trump-stooge judge will bend over backward to find for him in the Mar-a-Lago docs case in Florida. So there's a strong possibility this one goes to trial before May 2024, and the judge in this case is neither a Trump judge or a slobbering Trump partisan: indeed, quite the opposite. So I don't think we can assume that she will be so incompetent as to not manage her own trial and/or jury.

Anyway, yes. We don't know what will happen, but similar to the Espionage Act charges he got hit with last time (themselves meriting of a stiff prison sentence) Trump is facing yet more high-level felony charges that come with serious jail time. So how about for now, we don't automatically assume that what will be the most watched and covered trial in a generation will fall apart because of a simple and easily avoidable mistake that even I, a non-lawyer, know how to fix, much less a team of extremely experienced prosecutors who know this has to be absolutely fucking watertight and then some? It will be better on your mental health for the long run and arguably also much more accurate.

[xplrvibes]

Im a fairly new fan of Sam and Colby and I don't really know anything about them. Whats their lore and why did they start?

I apologize for the delay in this response, anon. It's been a hectic few days for me and this has been sitting half finished in my drafts until I had time to come back to it.

I will give you the cliff notes version of their origin and lore behind a cut, but before I do, I want to point you in the direction of a podcast they did about a year or so ago. You can find it on youtube by searching "Iced Coffee Hour Sam and Colby." It's 3 hours long (yes, seriously), but it is broken down by chapters so you can skip over some of the sub-topics that don't seem appealing to you if you'd like.

Anyway, they go into great detail in that podcast as to their origins, so it's a pretty good listen if you've got the time. Their beginning starts at around 13 minutes in.

Ok, now for the high level rundown:

Sam and Colby met when they were 14, in band camp at school. They both had a crush on the same girl, and commiserated over being too shy and nervous to approach her. They became friends and started helping each other build up their confidence by doing what I like to call "stupid teenager shit," like going up to strangers in the local mall (that they would eventually be banned for life from) and just generally trying to act like nothing embarrassed them. It was all very fake-it-til-you-make-it of them, if you ask me - but it worked. They decided to take their act on the road (the road being Vine) and started filming what they were doing for social media.

They cultivated a following, met some people who would become future friends in the process (Jake Webber being the most notable) and eventually decided to take their act on the road again (literally this time) and moved to LA immediately after their high school graduation.

They struggled in LA for a while, especially after Vine died, and had some rough times. Eventually, they got in good with a group of friends that included Elton Castee (another Viner) who had a popular youtube channel called TFIL. Elton had them and another mutual friend, Corey Scherer, join them for a few filming trips for TFIL and the videos were a hige success for all involved. They subsequently decided to move into a content house together as they got along very well, both personally and professionally.

That house would become known as the Traphouse.

The Traphouse was - well, a traphouse lol. Aside from Elton, the rest of the inhabitants were 21 and didn't care about anything other than making it big and partying hard. Around this time, snc started to film themselves exploring abandoned locations - something they had previously just done for fun - and named their brand and their urbex content "xplr." This, combined with the content they were churning out as part of the Traphouse collective, helped them really start to branch out and become extremely popular.

Elton eventually moved out of the house (that's a story in and of itself) and Jake Webber moved in. This became the version of the Traphouse and Trap Boys that most people know and remember. The house became more wild, legendary...and gross. Seriously, that house was a disgusting mess by the end of that run.

Anyway, January of 2019, snc get arrested for illegal trespassing in Florida while filming a video. Fans found out before they even got out of jail and went absolutely nuts. It trended on twitter, people hogged up the jails phone lines trying to bail them out - the whole nine yards. Sam was able to bail himself out right after booking but Colby's the type of fella who never throws out his fake ids once he stops having need of them, so he got to spend the night in lockup like the good little felonious king he is and got initiated into a local prison gang in the process. He did all this in a Justin Bieber shirt.

This is all important to the lore because over the years, this incident would become something of a holiday in the snc world. Every January 16th, we all get together and put aside our differences to celebrate what's known as the "jailiversary." Snc usually play along, especially our jail bird Colby. They've released merch with their mug shots to coincide with the anniversary and fans makes edits and memes and jokes that they reply to.

A good time is usually had by all.

Anyway, you would think felony charges for illegal trespassing and possession of fake ids would have been a damper on their career - but nope. They exploded. Seriously, that arrest led them down a path that culminated in them winning a Teen Choice Award, like it was insane. They were everywhere that year. The arrest was a metamorphosis in their career.

Due to the legal troubles they were in (they got out of it, don't worry), they had to switch their content as they could not be seen doing anything illegal on a youtube channel in the middle of a court case for doing illegal things - so, for lack of anything better to do, they started taking their friends to haunted hotels.

And hence, the paranormal era was born.

By this time, they had moved out of the traphouse and into separate apartments - but Sam and Colby's apartments were right next door to each other, with Jake just down the hall. The "apartment era," as it's known, was a time of great highs for their careers but they didn't seem to enjoy living in them, and within a year, snc had bought a Hawaii themed house in LA and the Trap Boys announced they were moving back in together in March of 2020.

Only notable thing that happened that month.

So yes, they moved in together at the beginning of the pandemic. They got locked in together and couldn't travel to make content, so their channel started suffering. Personal problems between snc and Jake and Corey started to come to the surface, and Jake and Corey moved out after only a year in the house. Snc tried to flip formats to a more travel and bucket list style content called 25x25 - great concept, awful timing and even worse execution. It flopped, they panicked, and by the summer of 2021, they had abandoned the 25x25 idea and returned to the paranormal.

The second paranormal era somehow did better than the first and they were soon having a second, even more explosive explosion of popularity. They eventually abandoned the LA house after some...shall we call them, issues with repeatedly being robbed there, and moved to Vegas with Sam's then-girlfriend, Katrina.

Their Vegas era seemed very isolated and didn't really last all that long. It was in Vegas where Colby was diagnosed with cancer in January of 2023. He underwent surgery and chemotherapy and during that process, Sam became his primary caretaker and the two of them sort of disappeared for a while, while they hunkered down and dealt with that. Sam also broke up with Katrina during that time, which caused A LOT of drama. Like, a lot. They had been together for 8 years, and the fans seemed to believe this was a fairytale romance for the ages that would end in marriage and a soccer van full of little musicians and philosophers. When that dream was killed, people were mad.

Sam and Colby eventually started coming back to LA more and more, and Sam started seeing someone named Katelyn. This was made public about 6 months or so after his breakup with Kat, and the fans were Not Happy. They were even less happy when Colby started dating Katelyn's friend Malia, because Colby had always been the hot single one that they all fantasized and wrote reader inserts about, and now he was off the market and no longer theirs.

Things got very ugly. Very very ugly.

Anyway, Sam and Katelyn broke up, Katelyn did some dumb shit afterwards - including talking about Colby's private life in a group chat full of fans and then posting pics of her and Sam canoodling even thoigh it had been made public by then that they were broken up (by the way, thia relationship was a hot mess express and had never been publicly confirmed by Sam until he had to publicly announce the breakup but that's a whole other bag of nails). Sam made it very clear that he was no longer dating her and was going to be single for a while (spoiler alert: he wasn't single for a while at all) but Colby and Malia were so entrenched with each other by this point that Malia and Katelyn's friendship seemed to fall apart after this. Malia and Colby are still together and while most people have accepted that Malia is a) here to stay, b) loves Colby and makes him happy and c) seems like a nice enough girl with no agenda, she does still occasionally get pockets of shit from people who cannot move on.

And...I think that gets us to the here and now.

Which I now realize is far more than what you asked for but you got the whole history lesson cause I didn't know where to stop, so...congrats? You're welcome? I'm sorry? Whichever salutation you want, you've got it. 🤣

Anyway, let me know if you have any other questions!

[ilikepjo24]

Atla characters as more unhinged tweets!

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Azula: @LastAirbenderXD remember when you almost died, lol? Imagine dying 🤣

Aang: EXCUSE ME?! WAS MY ENTIRE LIFE WORTHLESS TO YOU?!!!!

Toph: Yea like, wtf bro? Chill...

Zuko: @FireLordAzula lol remember when your friends turned on you cause you tried to hurt me? Lol funny times.

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Sokka: @HelloZukoHere hook me up with ur mom pls

Zuko: no

Sokka: Okay then, set me up with your sister

Zuko: no

Azula: yes.

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Azula: @WackAPow for christ Mas can we stay at the South Water Tribe?

Sokka: ofc babe but why exactly?

Azula: well Fire Nation has very high security so Santa can't come to my house to give me presents :(

Katara: buddy- Santa doesnt-

Zuko: DON'T RUIN IT FOR HER

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Azula: Guys me and Zuko were playing adopt me last night and someone scammed zuko of his mega neon turtleduck. HE WAS SOBBING FOR OVER 45 MINUTES

Zuko: I worked for hard to get Mr. Ducky :(

Suki: I'll get u a new one don't worry babe

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Toph: GUYS I JUST SCAMMED SOME DUDE OF A MEGA NEON TURTLEDUCK NAMED MR DUCKY IN ADOPT ME LAST NIGHT. LOL

Zuko: it was you...

Zuko: loser I know where u live

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Sokka: me and aaang just got matching friendship bracelets yesterday. what have you been doing?

Azula: cheating on you

Sokka: WHAT

Suki: yes she has (;

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Aang: I JUST GOOGLED MYSELF AND I HAVE COMMITTED LIKE A BUNCH OF FELONIES. I'M GOING TO JAIL GUYS!

Katara: dw I'll just you out sweetie

Azula: lucky...

Sokka: LUCKY?! YOU WANNA GO TO JAIL.

Azula: well no since you won't bother to bust me out 🙄

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Azula: guys Mai is so weird and emo like I bet half that backstory is made up like she's so useless

Mai: LOL I BEAT YOU AT TAG AND NOW YOU'RE SALTY BTCH

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Katara: @HideUrGFs wanna go to concert w me?

Suki: YES PLEASE ANYTHING FOR YOU KAT

Katara: we're gonna have to bring somebody else tho

Suki: ok.. T_T

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Azula: ngl the Kyoshi Warriors kinda scare me

Ty Lee: yea ngl its kinda part of the job...

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Suki: women are 🔛🔝 like I swear they are so hot

Ty Lee: fr I turned down being nobility to join a pack of lesbians

Suki: men are so pre-war era 💅

[lucydixon]

Firestarter, Chapter 16

10k Znation x Original Female Character

Summary: Exhausted and short two people, the gang hits up a country club and winds up misplacing Murphy

CW: Swearing, Cannon typical violence, Zombie apocalypse typical weapons, Violence, Death

Country Club Drama

“Do you think we’ll ever see them again?” Cassandra asked a few hours into the drive, unable to bear the tense silence any longer.

“Mack and Addy?” Warren asked, smiling sadly “My heart says yes, but my mind?” She shook her head “My mind says no.”

“I was kinda hoping they’d make it with us to the promised land.” Doc frowned.

Despite having thought that they’d never cross paths again the last time the couple had parted ways with the rest of them, Torch couldn’t help but feel like there was no keeping this group apart. There was something, almost otherworldly about their ability to find each other over and over again. She didn’t know how long it would be, but she knew that they hadn’t seen the last of Mack and Addy.

Nobody spoke until the truck rolled to a stop in front of a roadblock.

“Now what?” Warren sighed tiredly

“Heads up everybody”

“I hate roadblocks.” 10k whined and Torch laughed while he shot her a halfhearted glare.

“Can’t you just push that thing out of our way?” Murphy grumbled

“Can you?” Torch flicked the back of his ear “There's gotta be ten cars in that mess.”

“No thanks,” Warren ignored the girl’s annoyed stare. “I’d like to hold on to this truck.”

She opted to drive in through the downed fence lining the road, navigating through the long grass in an attempt to find a way around the blockage.

“This golf course has seen better days,” Doc commented.

“This is so sad,” Murphy gazed out the window and shook his head. “I learned to play in prison. Always wondered if it'd be like to hang out with the real country club types.”

10k side-eyed him and the man scoffed.

“What about you Firestarter?” Murphy turned to Torch just to annoy the boy “You look like you’ve spent some time in a cell.”

“Been known to commit a crime every now and again,” She shrugged far too casually “Difference ‘tween me and you thought is I ain’t never been dumb enough to wind up in the pen.”

“You weren’t even old enough to wind up in jail.” Cassandra shook her head and chuckled.

“Never really got caught for nothin’.”

“What kind of crimes?” 10k asked, surprised for some reason despite there never having been a normal thing to come from her mouth in all the time he’d known her.

“Let’s just say, if there was still cops ‘round n’ they were a little better at their jobs, I might have a couple warrants.”

“In how many states?” Murphy asked, grinning.

Torch just shrugged, smirking with that mischievous glint in her eyes.

“Are we talkin’ felony or misdemeanor?” Doc asked, trying to get a little bit more out of her. “You’ve gotta give us somethin’ here girl.”

She turned her lighter over in her hands before flicking it on and off.

“Guess and maybe I’ll tell ya if ya get any of ‘em right.”

“Arson!” Murphy exclaimed, uncharacteristically excited as he jabbed a finger in her direction. “You’ve definitely committed arson.”

“That ain’t no secret.” The girl rolled her eyes, “Course I have.”

“Okay,” Doc nodded thoughtfully, “Theft?”

“May have dabbled.” Torch shrugged, leaning back in her seat until the side of her leg was flush against 10k’s “That’s all y’all are gettin’ outta me.”

It eased 10k’s surprise a little to know that she’d already told him about the theft. It was the first time that she’d dropped a bomb like that without leaving him feeling like he didn’t know her.

That little nagging voice telling him that he’d never be able to catch up got a little quieter.

“Think that bridge is gonna hold the truck?” Doc ended the conversation when Warren stopped in front of it.

“Guess we’re gonna have to test it out.” She shrugged, killing the engine and hopping out.

They all followed and walked up to the bridge, tentatively stepping out onto the weathered wood.

“Seems solid.” Doc hopped up and down.

10k looped an arm around Torch’s waist and pulled her off the railing when she climbed halfway up, rocking back and forth to see if it swayed.

“I’m testin’ it!” She grumbled, squirming a little, but ultimately not putting up much of a fight.

“We’re not driving over the railing.” 10k told her once he’d set her back down, trying to be serious.

“Well, what if Warren swerves and we whack it?” Torch retorted, only half annoyed.

Before they could argue any further, Citizen Z’s voice crackled through the satellite phone on Warren’s belt.

“Delta X-ray Delta, this is Citizen Z, calling all cars.”

“Delta X-ray Delta, back at you.” Their leader spoke into the receiver.

“Hello, uh. It’s good to hear from you. It’s been days and I worry.”

Torch let out a soft scoff.

“Thanks mom,” Warren chuckled. “Any news on Mack and Addy?”

“No, uh. Nothing yet.” they could hear the unease in his voice “Maybe they’re just off grid somewhere and can’t make contact.”

“Maybe?” Warren frowned

“How’s Murphy?”

“Murphy’s pissed.” He grabbed the phone out of her hand. “Where the hell is that lab you keep talking about?” He started walking away from them “And have you found that witch doctor that almost killed me? Doctor Merch?”

“I’m still working on that.”

“And you call yourself the NSA?” Murphy grumbled “Quit looking at porn and find the Quack. We’ve got business to settle.”

He flicked the phone off and cut the transmission.

“Uh, oh” Cassandra drew all of their attention to the swarm of dead golfers flooding out from the brush.

“I got the one on the right.” Warren fired a shot while 10k picked off as many as he could until they both ran out of Ammo.

“Look, some Clubs!” Cassandra snatched one out of the grass and Torch was quick to follow along with the rest of them, feeling the weight of it in her hand.

“Ah yeah” The girl twirled it before swinging at a skull, watching the explosion of gore “This’ll do.”

She wouldn’t mind hanging onto one of them.

Torch swung again and the force of the blow cut through the top of the nearest Z’s head and sent a chunk of brain matter in Murphy's direction.

The man shrieked and speed walked further into the tall grass.

“Make a run for the clubhouse!” Warren shouted, leading them there and holding the door open as they rushed in.

“Where’s Murphy?” Doc asked.

“Who gives a fuck” Torch rolled her eyes and panted “they ain’t gonna eat him. He’s safer out there than we are in here. Saw him run off.”

The dead were surrounding the building, smacking the windows and clawing at the doors.

“We’ve got company” Cassandra palmed another club, eyeing the hallway and the Z’s spilling into the room.

Warren dropped one while 10k fired golf balls with his slingshot and Torch tore her way around the room.

“There’s too many!”

“No there ain’t!” The girl retorted, still swinging when 10k grabbed her and dragged her along after them into the kitchen “We’re gonna get stuck in here if we pussy out!”

Nobody paid her any mind and all she could do was grumble under her breath when they all made it into the room and slammed themselves against the door.

“This isn’t gonna hold much longer” Warren grunted, trying to hold it shut

“Better in here than out there.” Doc muttered, shaking his head.

“I could go up in the ceilin’ and come out the other side,” Torch proposed, looking up at the tiles above them “pick a few of ‘em off n’ get ‘em away from the door.”

“No.” 10k shook his head immediately, “That is not happening”

“I’m just sayin’” She grunted, struggling to keep her boots from sliding on the kitchen floor “if ya just let me take a few more of ‘em out, we wouldn’t be in this mess”

“I wasn’t just gonna leave you out there!” He exclaimed

“Not the time!” Warren scolded them both.

Gunfire sounded outside and they all jumped, sharing startled looks as the dead were being slaughtered just outside the door. When it stopped, it was quiet for a full minute save for their heavy breathing.

“You can come out now” A voice came from the next room over.

“That was not Murphy.” Doc hissed.

“It wasn’t a Z either.” Warren held her ear against the door “Alright, get ready.”

They all raised their weapons and burst out of the room to find three armed strangers. There were two men, one much older than the other, and a woman with blood smeared across her face.

“It’s all clear.” The younger one assured them, holstering his gun.

They all relaxed a little and Warren sighed, lowering her own weapon.

Torch kept her hand resting on the hilt of her buck knife and scowled at them. When 10k tried to step out in front of her, she didn’t let him.

“Good timing.”

“Don’t get too relaxed.” The woman glanced out the window “There are still more outside.”

“We got another guy outside too.” Doc nodded.

They all stood around the window and watched Murphy playing golf outside while the dead walked around as if he wasn’t there. The group that had been traveling with him wasn’t surprised in the slightest, but the strangers looked shocked.

“I don’t believe it.” One breathed.

When Murphy finished, he waltzed over to the clubhouse resting his club over his shoulder.

“Little risky don’t you think?” The younger man asked him, still looking baffled.

“No,” Murphy scoffed “the Zs love me. Who the hell are you?”

“Brett Zimmerman” The man answered “This is Henry and Janice.”

“Roberta Warren,” Their leader made their introductions “That’s Cassandra, Doc, 10k and Torch. And the fool golfing with the jacket is Murphy.”

“You’re just jealous they like me better.”

The group of survivors was treated to a meal and heavy-handed drinks by the three strangers who were a little too curious about Murphy and his miraculous talent. Torch slammed back her drink the second it was poured and let the older man pour her another one.

10k looked startled next to her and took a small sip of his own drink.

“What?” She shrugged, “I ain’t got watch today.”

“Hey,” Warren warned when she took a big sip “Take it easy. We don’t know how long till we’ll have to run.”

“Two drinks ain’t gonna keep me from killin’ Zs.” She rolled her eyes. “I won’t have another one, ‘kay?”

“Mhmm,” The woman hummed, looking unconvinced.

Torch tuned out Murphy’s yapping as soon as he started going on about the bites and just overall being incredibly stupid with the amount of information he was divulging to the strangers.

It wasn’t until she started to feel bleary-eyed and dizzy that she looked up from her plate, blinking at 10k, who looked like he was as exhausted as she’d suddenly found herself.

“Shit, maybe I shoulda-” She started to say, but her head hit the table before she could finish and she was out cold.

“Torch”

“Torch, wake up.”

The girl gasped for air, sitting up abruptly and whipped her head from side to side, finding most of her group on the floor right along with her.

“What the-” She went to rub her face, but found herself handcuffed to 10k and Doc. “Ah, fuck.”

“Uh, guys?” Cassandra whimpered at the end of the chain, cowering away from the Z she was joined to at the wrist.

“Damn” Torch breathed, looking around frantically for anything they could use as a weapon. Until 10k yanked her arm up along with his to grab an umbrella and hand it to Cassandra before pulling himself, and Torch to their knees so they could give the girl a little bit more range of motion.

Once the Z was dead, they all sat there breathing heavily, waiting for the adrenaline to die down.

“Okay,” Warren muttered, “how do we get out of these?”

“Uh,” 10k looked around before nodding to the metal bar that Warren was cuffed to “Can we bust that rail?”

“Well, if we can’t, it ain’t gonna be for lack of trying.” Doc sighed.

“I got it.” Torch dragged 10k’s hand to the floor and grabbed a golf-T despite her eyes still feeling heavy.

They all watched as she held 10k’s wrist in between her knees and used the T to pop the lock easily. He looked back at her wide-eyed.

“Do I even wanna know where you learned that?”

“Probably not.” She rested her now free hand on his shoulder and winked at him before working on the other side to get Doc free, then the others, struggling to keep her eyes open.

Once they could stand, they all stomped off towards the car.

“What happened to us?” 10k asked, rubbing his eyes.

“I believe we got roofied.” Doc shrugged. “Drugged with Rohypnol”

“Course.” Torch huffed, still beyond tired “Imma kill those fuckers when we find ‘em.”

“Where’s Murphy?” Cassandra looked around once they reached the bridge.

“The others are gone too.” 10k grumbled.

The battery in the Tahoe was dead, so they found themselves popping hoods up at the roadblock, wasting time while Murphy got further away.

Torch was propped up against the side of a Limousine, trying to wake herself up. She’d been fine for a few minutes inside, but now she was dizzy and felt like she was gonna pass out.

“Torch.” 10k called over to her, frowning when he saw her cradling her head with one of her hands “Hey”

He tried one more time before going over and crouching on the ground next to her so he could see her face.

“Hey,” he brushed her hair out of her face, not liking how pale she looked “Are you okay? You don’t look so good.”

“M’fine.” She muttered stubbornly, but her words came out slurred “Just dizzy.”

“Doc!” 10k shot to his feet looking around wide-eyed for the old man, who rushed over. “There’s something wrong with Torch!”

Her knees buckled and he grabbed her, gently lowering her to the ground.

Doc tilted her head back to try and figure out what was wrong, but she was out and snoring softly before he could ask her a single question.

“What’s wrong with her?” 10k looked panicked “why is she sleeping?”

“How much of that whiskey did she drink?” Doc almost looked amused

“She drank the first glass really quickly.” He said slowly.

“First glass?”

“Yeah,” the boy frowned. “She had another one.”

“No wonder she’s out.” Doc scoffed, standing with a grunt “I’m surprised she even woke up earlier. No need to worry kid, she’ll sleep it off.”

“What do I do?” 10k’s brows pulled together.

“Nothing we can do.” He shrugged “We load her up in the trunk once we get the battery fixed up and wait till she wakes up.”

When Torch woke up hours later, it was alone and with a pounding headache.

She sat up, groaning and clutching her head, blinking at the empty vehicle she found herself in with a furrowed brow.

The last thing she remembered was standing by the roadblock.

Just as she was starting to wonder if she’d been left behind or something, her eyes landed on a piece of paper with messy handwriting on it.

‘Coming back, stay here.

-10k’

She chuckled to herself before stretching out in the back and taking inventory of what she had left in her bag. She’d forgotten about the stuff she’d stolen from the bear ladies and laid it all out in front of her, reading labels as she went.

There was a decent amount of antibiotics and a few bottles of Oxy that Doc would surely appreciate.

Before she could finish, A white van screeched to a stop outside and before she could even get a glimpse out the window, the trunk was being opened and she was fumbling to get her gun out in front of her, still a little clumsy and sluggish.

She relaxed when she found 10k staring back at her, seemingly unbothered that she’d been aiming her gun at him.

“You’re awake” He grinned at her.

“Where’d y’all go?” Torch frowned, lowering her weapon and looking past him wondering where everyone else was.

“We’re switching cars.” he told her, grabbing the last of his stuff from the truck “I’ll tell you in the van.”

Torch just shrugged and shoveled the bottles back into her bag before following him into the back of the van.

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COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, From here across the pond, the sentence of Donald Trump by this “acting” judge, as you have made clear, confirmed everything you have been saying. It was less of a judgment against Trump than a confirmation of how corrupt the American legal system has become.

For more than a year, all we read here in Europe was how horrible Trump was and that there was no way he would be elected president. This sentence in New York was more of a sentence against the legal system. This judge just wanted to call Trump a felon, and the conviction confirmed there was never a case to begin with.

Thank you for your independent analysis. It is highly respected on this side of the pond.

BP

REPLY: Indeed, the sentencing of Trump was really the final verdict on the New York legal system. The sentence with no jail or probation for the incoming president confirmed that this case was a joke and should have been dismissed. The fake acting judge Juan Merchan should be disbarred, for he only brought down the gavel on the New York legal system as a whole, disgracing the United States worldwide.  NYC is now the laughing stock of the world, demonstrating you better not have any contact with anyone whose headquarters are in NYC. There is tremendous risk to do business in NYC for the courts are the most corrupt in the country.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Justices Arthur F. Engoron, and Juan Merchan have shown the world that the American legal system is far too often weaponized for political purposes.  How could a judge sentence Trump legally when BY law required one-year supervised release? That would be, as president, he would have to report routinely, and if they did not like something, he would be instantly thrown in prison for the term of supervised release.

Technically, since Trump is a felon, Trump will walk away from this trial and into the White House in less than two weeks, but the New York system will walk into infamy after this day. Merchan did this solely for the pleasure of the Democrats getting something – the label felon, which we will now hear every time.

The case has long been denounced by every objective legal observer I know and have read. Even some of Trump’s critics have concluded this case was legally absurd. CNN’s senior legal analyst Elie Honig denounced the case as legally flawed and unprecedented, and then Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., called it total “bullshit.”

What was the most outrageous aspect of this case was the sheer arrogance of NY and how they do not care they are above the law. Alvan Bragg took this case that was based on a non-crime and breathed life into a long-dead misdemeanor. He breathed life into making his own version of the law when only the people make laws, crafting a novel and totally unconstitutional unfounded theory. By using federal violations that were never charged, denying a due process right to a trial, Bragg turned a misdemeanor into dozens of felonies and essentially tried Trump for federal offenses in a state court. The mere fact that the appellate court did not step in demonstrates that NYC cannot be trusted.