#anders Lincoln

[pupsmailbox]

hi me again.

do you have names similar to Buck or Callahan?

asking for a friend.

BUCK︰ aaron. ace. alan. alayna. alison. allie. amelia. ava. axel. babs. baja. bak. baker. baki. baqia. bash. basia. bass. basye. baz. bear. becca. beck. becka. beretta. bessie. bevis. beyza. biagio. bice. bijou. bijoux. bo. boaz. booker. boone. bosco. boyce. boyko. boyne. boys. bozica. bret. brock. bronco. brooks. burke. buse. bush. buster. busy. buz. buzz. cash. chea. clayton. colt. crash. cupid. damon. danner. delilah. delta. denim. diana. diesel. doe. draven. dublin. evelyn. fallow. felix. flat. franken. grayson. gunner. hunter. isabella. jake. janna. jayce. joe. john. kaitlynn. kamina. kevin. king. laura. lollia. lucky. lux. mace. maile. mary. moose. mycah. nike. nora. ranger. remington. rhett. ripp. rocket. sargent. sawyer. shooter. slide. striker. tabitha. tank. tesa. tucker. uda. walker. whitney. wolf. wyatt.

CALLAHAN︰ acey. adelaide. ahlia. alen. allan. allen. amelia. anders. asher. avary. bailey. beckett. bellamy. benjamin. bennett. brady. branigan. brennan. brina. brooklin. brooks. caelum. cailean. caillen. cailyn. calan. calhoun. callaghan. callan. callen. calloway. callum. calum. calvin. camira. canaan. cannon. carrington. carter. cayleen. caylin. celaeno. celie. celine. celyn. chailyn. chalina. charlotte. chelan. cheslyn. chilion. chisholm. cholena. clem. cleme. cleon. coilin. coleman. colin. colleen. collin. colm. colman. colon. conal. conifer. connolly. connor. corin. cullen. declan. deimos. delaney. donovan. dorie. driana. eleanor. elixir. ely. emerson. emma. emmett. eszti. evelyn. everett. exa. finley. finn. finnegan. finnian. finnigan. fletcher. griffe. griffin. harper. harrison. hudson. itai. jack. kalvi. kannon. kason. kelan. kellan. kieran. killian. kimmie. kincaid. kylan. lachlan. lady. larami. liam. lile. lincoln. macaulay. madigan. maeve. magdala. makena. matthias. melitta. melrose. mozelle. murry. oakley. oliver. ottie. owen. parker. ponk. quest. quinn. rorie. rowan. salomon. sawyer. seamus. sebastian. shanti. sloane. sophia. sullivan. talen. tetra. theodore. thursday. tryphena. vick. violet. wren. xil.

some might be closed so make sure to do your own research !!

[mosthomoeroticenemies]

The Contestants

Cherik (Professor X/Magneto) - X-Men

Fuffy (Faith Lehane/Buffy Summers) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Megop (Optimus Prime/Megatron) - Transformers

Curtwen (Curt Mega/Owen Carvour) - Spies are Forever

Thoschei (The Doctor/The Master) - Doctor Who

Perryshmirtz (Perry the Platypus/Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz) - Phineas and Ferb

Catradora (Adora/Catra) - She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Soukoku (Osamu Dazai/Chuuya Nakahara) - Bungo Stray Dogs

c!TnTDuo (c!Quackity/c!Wilbur Soot) - Dream SMP

Spy/Supervillain - Genghis Khan by Miike Snow

Batman/Joker - Lego Batman

Wrightworth (Phoenix Wright/Miles Edgeworth) - Ace Attorney

Batjokes (Batman/Joker) - Batman

Lawlight (L/Light Yagami) - Death Note

Bowiugi (Bowser/Luigi) - Mario

Stanarrator (Narrator/Stanley) - The Stanley Parable

Kidlaw (Eustass Kid/Trafalgar Law) - One Piece

Shuake (Goro Akechi/Akira Kurusu) - Persona 5

Cuttletavio (Craig Cuttlefish/DJ Octavio) - Splatoon

Gethan (Rupert Giles/Ethan Rayne) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Zosan (Roronoa Zoro/Sanji) - One Piece

ChellDOS (Chell/GLaDOS) - Portal

Jesus Christ/Judas Iscariot - The New Testament

Gwensuzie (Gwen Cooper/Suzie Costello) - Torchwood

Krisnix (Phoenix Wright/Kristoph Gavin) - Ace Attorney

Griffguts (Guts/Griffith) - Berserk

Hannigram (Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter) - Hannibal

Ghiralink (Ghirahim/Link) - Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Valvert (Javert/Jean Valjean) - Les Miserables

Abestache (Detective Abe Lincoln/Wilford Warfstache) - Markiplier Cinematic Universe

Sasunaru (Naruto/Sasuke) - Naruto

Jedediah/Octavius - Night at the Museum

Nami/Kalifa - One Piece

Gabv1el (V1/Gabriel) - Ultrakill

Kazumaji (Kazuma Kiryu/Goro Majima) - Yakuza

Zukka (Zuko/Sokka) - Avatar: The Last Airbender

Ineffable Husbands (Aziraphale/Crowley) - Good Omens

Billford (Bill Cipher/Stanford Pines) - Gravity Falls

Evelyn Deavor/Elastigirl - Incredibles 2

Jennifer Check/Needy Lesnicki - Jennifer’s Body

Kigo (Kim Possible/Shego) - Kim Possible

Sportarobbie (Sportacus/Robbie Rotten) - Lazy Town

Swan Queen (Emma Swan/Regina Mills) - Once Upon a Time

Hardenshipping (Magma Leader Maxie/Aqua Leader Archie) -Pokemon OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire

Westley/Inigo Montoya - Princess Bride

Sonadow (Sonic/Shadow) - Sonic the Hedgehog

Plabs (Plankton/Mr. Krabs) - SpongeBob SquarePants

Kylux (General Armitage Hux/Kylo Ren) - Star Wars

Johnchurch (Merle Highchurch/John Hunger) - The Adventure Zone: Balance

Basigan (Professor Ratigan/Basil of Baker Street) - The Great Mouse Detective

LonelyEyes (Elias Buchard/Peter Lukas) - The Magnus Archives

Johnjack (Jack Harkness/John Hart) - Torchwood

Blicy (Bloom/Icy) - Winx Club

Riddlebat (Batman/The Riddler) - Batman comics

Shin Soukoku (Atsushi Nakajima/Ryuunosuke Akutagawa) - Bungo Stray Dogs

Snowbaz (Baz Pitch/Simon Snow) - Carry On

Komahina (Nagito Komaeda/Hajime Hinata) - Danganronpa

Wonder Woman/Cheetah - DC

Spamvil (Jevil/Spamton) - Deltarune

Rk1000 (Connor/Markus) - Detroit: Become Human

John McClane/Hans Gruber - Die Hard

Fenders (Fenris/Anders) - Dragon Age 2

Vegekaka (Goku/Vegeta) - Dragon Ball Z

Rapple (Apple White/Raven Queen) - Ever After High

Billdip (Bill Cipher/Dipper Pines) - Gravity Falls

Radiostatic (Vox/Alastor) - Hazbin Hotel

Sirdust (Angel Dust/Sir Pretious) - Hazbin Hotel

Fengqing (Feng Xin/Mu Qing) - Heaven Official’s Blessing

Blitzer (Blitzø/Striker) - Helluva Boss

Martha May Whovier/Betty Lou Who - How the Grinch Stole Christmas

ZaDr (Zim/Dib) - Invader Zim

Sarumi (Fushimi Saruhiko/Yata Misaki) - K Project

Metadede (King Dedede/Meta Knight) - Kirby

Gandalf/Sauron - Lord of the Rings

Island Husbands (Ben Linus/John Locke) - Lost

Metromind (Megamind/Metro Man) - Megamind

Sherliam (Sherlock Holmes/William James Moriarty) - Moriarty the Patriot

Bujeet (Buford/Bajeet) - Phineas and Ferb

Grovyle/Dusknoir - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky

Shassie (Shawn Spencer/Carlton “Lassie” Lassiter) - Psych

Rayaari (Raya/Namaari) - Raya and the Last Dragon

Tycutio (Mercutio/Tybalt) - Romeo and Juliet

Sherliam (Sherlock Holmes/James Moriarty) - Sherlock

Obikin (Anakin Skywalker/Obi-Wan Kenobi) - Star Wars

Obimaul (Obi-Wan Kenobi/Darth Maul) - Star Wars

Oncelax (The Onceler/The Lorax) - The Lorax

Owen Harper/Mark Lynch - Torchwood

Lord Hater/Wander - Wander Over Yonder

Gelphie (Elphaba/Galinda) - Wicked

Cruellanita (Cruella de Vil/Anita) - 101 Dalmations

Angelo Lagusa/Nero Vanetti - 91 Days

Discotrain (The Conductor/DJ Grooves) - A Hat in Time

Klapollo (Klavier Gavin/Apollo Justice) - Ace Attorney

Wrightdot (Godot/Phoenix Wright) - Ace Attorney

Kaneda/Tetsuo - Akira

Sydney Bristow/Lauren Reed - Alias

Ellen Ripley/The Xenomorph - Alien

Zadison (Zoe Benson/Madison Montgomery) - American Horror Story: Coven

Sterling Archer/Barry Dylan - Archer

Y’all (The Poll Takers)/Me (The Poll Maker) - askeletonwar

Just Walk Out!/Papyrus - askeletonwar

Londo Mollari/G’kar - Babylon 5

Rampage/Depth Charge - Beast Wars: Transformers

Pinariz (Riz/Pina) - Beastars

Kunieda Aoi/Hildegarde - Beezlebub

Sebagrell (Grell/Sebastian) - Black Butler

Gus Fring/Walter White - Breaking Bad

Spangel (Spike/Angel) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Spuffy (Spike/Buffy) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Winteriron (Tony Stark/The Winter Soldier) - Captain America: Civil War

Stucky (Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes) - Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Carulia (Carmen Sandiego/Julia Argent) - Carmen Sandiego

Macavity/Munkustrap - Cats (1998)

Caius Marcius Coriolanus/Tullus Aufidius - Coriolanus

Dean Pelton/Dean Spreck - Community

Shadowghast (Caleb Widogast/Essek Thelyss) - Critical Role

Blumentrio (Caleb Widogast/Eadwulf Grieve/Astrid Becke) -Critical Role

Theopin (Lapin Cadbury/Sir Theobald Gumbar) - D20: A Crown of Candy

Hero/Villain - dannyphantom.exe

Clex (Superman/Lex Luthor) - DC

Babsquinn (Batgirl/Harley Quinn) - DC

Seavil (Jevil/Seam) - Deltarune

Rengoku Kyoujurou/Akaza - Demon Slayer

Mal/Uma - Descendants

Reed800 (Connor/Gavin Reed) - Detroit: Become Human

Ryokira (Akira/Ryo) - Devilman

Maxwil (Maxwell/Wilson) - Don't Starve

Nikki/Mackenzie - Dork Diaries

Gell/Frisky - Dot X

Dr. Horrible/Captain Hammer - Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Count Dracula/Jonathan Harker - Dracula

Joan Watson/Jamie Moriarty - Elementary

Zerxus Ilerez/Asmodeus - Exandria Unlimited: Calamity

Gratsu (Natsu Dragneel/Gray Fullbuster) - Fairy Tail

Gary/John - Faith

Peter Griffin/The Chicken - Family Guy

John Crichton/Scorpius - Farscape

Emiya Archer/Cu Chulainn - Fate Stay Night

Angeal Hewley/Genesis Rhapsodos/Sephiroth - Final Fantasy VII

Cidnero (Nero tol Scaeva/Cid Garlond) - Final Fantasy XIV

Willry (Henry Emily/William Afton) - Five Nights at Freddy’s

Victor Frankenstein/The Monster - Frankenstein

Cure Peach/Eas - Fresh Pretty Cure!

Haikaveh (Alhaitham/Kaveh) - Genshin Impact

Sugio (Sugimoto/Ogata) - Golden Kamuy

Nygmobblepot (Edward Nygma/Oswald Cobblepot) - Gotham

Mabifica (Mabel Pines/Pacifica Northwest) - Gravity Falls

Kagehina (Hinata/Kageyama) - Haikyuu!

[wutheringmights]

<shakily rolling into your inbox> Would you gift us with chapter commentary, please?

Your wish is my command:

Framing the past section around headlines was not my original plan. I wanted to do a repeating refrain of "This is how the war ended," but when it came time to actually write it, I was bored with it. Yeah, kinda thought about it too hard. So I went back to the drawing board.

I also considered framing the chapter around the passing seasons, but that seemed too boring. I wanted something with a bit more pizazz.

Plus, one of my favorite genres of fan work is in-universe media like newspapers and magazine covers. This is a pretty weak attempt at it, but at least I threw my hat into the ring.

I've been trying for a while now to imply that the original HW storyline is what was spread as propaganda to the people of Hyrule, but this is the first time I made it really, really clear.

So the engineer being assigned to the coast is a reference to how the DLC that features Toon Link is the one where there's suddenly an ocean. Very smooth of me lol

This chapter ended up being a bit of a dumping ground for all of the relationships I was ignoring in favor of writing about the brothers, ironically because I too was too consumed with the engineer and the child to write about anything else, which in turn really drove home how all-consuming their presence was for Link

The fun thing about Midna's scene is that her and Link going on nightly walks together was one of the very first ideas I had for CTB by virtue of it being inherited from when I thought I was going to write a romcom. Incredible that it took half a million words to finally get to it.

My favorite part of the past is the bit where Link writes all of the letters to the engineer. It's just a lot of fun to sit there and figure out what kind of bullshit he would spout to kinda apologize but not really. It was even more fun to punch him back down with Lincoln's brutal response. Just rereading it, I feel like you can tell I was having a blast.

I also had a lot of fun finding ways to show symptoms of Link's alcoholism getting worse without him realizing it. The constant headaches, the nausea, the shakey hands, the sensory sensitivity-- him experiencing all of this and going so deep into denial that he can't understand why his body is reacting that way.

It's been so long since I've managed to give Toto some screen time that I kinda forgot how much I like his character? He's just a guy, but I like that he's just a guy. But I don't think I made it too clear in the chapter that in their friend group, they were the least friends with each other. Link was closer to Anders, and Toto to Uri. They're being driven together by virtue of being the only ones left, moreso than I initially conveyed.

And, of course, I got to talk about Uri again. Again, Uri is always so interesting to handle because he is a character who we will never see in person and Link is too traumatized by the death of to think about in detail. Even now, Uri feels like a mystery. All we know about him is how Link feels about him.

And finally, Zelda. The thing about Zelda is that I feel like her goals are really transparent, but I always get comments from people who want there to be this moment where everything about her is spelled out. And, despite the fact that she monologues about her feelings here, I don't think this is exactly what everyone was hoping for. The more I read it over, I can see how she probably just got more confusing.

Also, I know I need to stop writing monologues. But have you considered that the monologues are sexy?

I feel like I should say something about how Zelda's relationship with Hylia, but it really speaks for itself. I will say that as much as I like how BOTW is so ambiguous with Hylia, I am a little bit more fascinated with the idea that "your god is real and they specifically hate you." Like, how are you supposed to cope with that? We should all be thankful Zelda isn't more fucked up than she is.

I should also say something about her thoughts on the engineer... so first, my goal with that relationship was always for it to be toxic from both ends, with the engineer trying to use her while she uses him-- which gets even more complicated when you consider all the ways Zelda echoes Link. Like Link, she sees parts of herself in the engineer. Unlike him, she wants to save be saved, so she in turn saves him. Link hates himself so much that he has to drag everyone else down with him.

In the era of everyone wanting Zelda to no longer be a damsel in distress, it's kind fun to give her the traditional goal of being saved by someone else, to then twist it around. She is begging to be rescued, but she won't fix anything herself.

This idea really goes against the popular depictions of HW Zelda, which is why I have iterated before that this Zelda is not Artemis. She's her own thing.

There was going to be more about how the war ended, but I decided to keep it for next chapter because (you guessed it) the word count got too long.

On to the present--

Congrats to everyone who said they wanted to see more of Spirit and Warriors talking shop. You really won with this chapter.

That being said, I always think that I never write what people want when they want it. Like I will write a chapter with a lot of action, so everyone says they want more action next. But then I follow it up with a chapter of people just talking, so I get a lot of people requesting more of that. But then, it's back to heavy action.

All that's to say that I feel bad that there wasn't more character drama this chapter

Also, I feel really bad for not including either Hyrule or Wind in this chapter. Those two are the characters people ask me to write more about the most. But unfortunately, the thing about juggling a large cast of characters is that some times you have to sit down and get a few of those characters out of the way for a bit so that we can focus on other things.

I don't want to make it sound like I was targeting those two on purpose. They just had the best excuse for not going on the Nephus mission.

Speaking of which, I feel terrible for constantly finding ways to leave Lana and Linkle out of the action-- and that's after I've talked so much about adding more women into the story to balance out the default nine dudes LU requires me to add. But again, there are so many characters that I have to find ways to leave some of them behind. And again, it was really easy to give them an excuse to not be in the main action. But It's probably a bad thing that they are easily excused. I should work on that.

And I know I can write scenes with a shit ton of characters talking together. I've done it plenty of times in CTB and other ensemble stories before it. But it's a lot of work, and when I need to focus on more important plot points, the last thing I want to juggle is balancing every scene so that everyone has something to do.

Sorry to belabor that point. Sometimes, I get really annoyed with how big the cast it when it's not even my fault.

It is my fault. I just want to complain.

I appreciate everyone who has their own version of Spirit going on more legendary adventures while he is wearing his OSHA mandated work uniform. I know the Heroes of Hyrule are not unionized, but I at least would like to make sure he is properly dressed with an adventure.

That being said, his Castle Guard uniform was partially inspired by the uniform for the Free Planets Alliance in the original Legend of the Galactic Heroes:

That is not a great photo, but I was envisioning something like this-- "this" being a more modern cut with clear nautical influences (cause the Castle Guard was probably originally a navy)

Also the crest on Spirit's uniform is Tetra's pirate emblem. Do not get be started about how I fucked up the crest of the New Hyrulean royal family back in chapter 6 and how I have been looking for some band-aid to place over that mistake so that it would look like I did it on purpose

I didn't expect the scene where Spirit talks to Four to be so polarizing. I didn't even think it was a significant moment when I wrote it. Yet I've seen a huge gambit of reactions, from people calling Spirit cruel or others saying that the moment was sweet. That being said, I am living for this. If there is one thing I want right now, it is for everyone's opinion on Spirit to be split.

Did you guys enjoy me trying to write about how machinery works? Honestly, I could have probably cut all that, but I did so much work establishing the mechanics behind the ganons in previous chapters that I felt like I had to go through with it.

My original plan was for Warriors's plan to involve taking Philo hostage from the start, but I changed it because writing a kidnapping scene would have been too much work. It still really bugs me. The way the chapter is written now feels really cheap, but again. I didn't feel like I had enough space.

I also ran into the fun problem of wanting to show the nuances of Philo and Icarius's relationship when one can't speak and the other would not speak Hylian. Legend saved my ass a bit with this one, but I don't know if all of the little details got through.

Speaking of which, I should talking the House of Nephus

So obviously, I wanted the House of Nephus to reflect the original brothers dynamic. The idea is that they are what Warriors, Spirit, and Time/Mask would turn into if both Spirit and Mask stayed.

Except, in practice, I had to give them their own distinct personalities so that they wouldn't be boring as fuck

Icarius and Philo got away with getting small but really effective changes. They both still feel like reflections of Spirit and Time respectively

But Nephus.... so my original personality for him was someone as jaded and mean as Warriors is at his worst. But he felt too much like Zelda or Impa. So I went back to the drawing board to find some character angle that would be really interesting and effective for how little screen time he will ultimately get.

My inspiration came from the Virginia Woolf seminar I was in when I first started working on CTB. I was thinking a lot about rich, British assholes; very specifically about the kind who are self-prescribed intellectuals who fetishize non-white cultures while maintaining the superiority of Western imperialism.

So with that in hand, I got rid jadedness and turned Nephus into a guy dripping with charisma but is unaware of how terrible of a person he is. And as a reflection of Warriors, he works thematically.

But you can make the argument that this is not the story for this kind of a character, especially when I have already gone through such lengths to clarify that Hyrule is an imperialist nation that echoes America. You can see me poking fun at it in some of the dialogue during this scene, but still.

(And it gets worse when you look at the subtext of how light vs dark magic is treated between Hyrule and Faovaria).

So, yeah. I deserve some criticism for this one. I know it. But I didn't change it because I just liked how immediately interesting Nephus was. I couldn't think of an alternative that would have been as effective as this affable evil. Sorry about that.

Another idea I had was that Nephus was going to be the Faovarian equivalent of the Hero of Hyrule, and he would even have his own dual blades of dark and light magic to prove it. I ended up not doing this because it was too heavy handed.

I originally was going to keep the swords, and I even realized that if I had planned things out a bit better, the dark magic sword could have been Ghirahim. I decided that it would have been too out of left field to have worked, but man. I have regretted since day 1 that I cut Ghirahim from the story. I'm sorry, Ghirahim.

And then I didn't even include the swords. Motherfucker.

That actually was a genuine mistake on my part, because the point of the swords would have been to give Nephus's speech on his religion more credence. We as the audience know that the goddesses exist. And yet... why does there seem to be more to the gods of this universe? Are Hylia and the Golden Three really just oracles? If Nephus has these cool swords, what other powers and weapons does Faovaria have within its borders? You know, just world building stuff.

I came up with too much story for the House of Nephus than what I will ultimately have space to include in CTB. I'll try to strategic so that you won't be annoyed with the lack of answers from some of the questions you probably have.

As important as Nephus is, he's ultimately not the main antagonist of the story. If I was willing to write 20 more chapters, I could do a lot more with him, Philo, and Icarius; but I would like to see the end of CTB someday lol

Originally, only Time, Spirit, and Midna were going to go with Warriors to meet Nephus. There was definitely going to be this bit where Spirit and Warriors were going to be like "oh fuck, he's hot" as Nephus flirted with them. Meanwhile, Time (a married man) would be sitting there like "really??? both of you have horrible taste??"

I am also realizing I forgot to write a moment where Warriors is horrified to realize that Nephus was going to make Philo sit there in pain instead of rushing him to a doctor. Fucking hell.

Also, that Nephus's spirit feels normal to Spirit is important. Not on a plot level, but thematically. Just hang on to that thought next time you think about the whole spirit sensing thing.

I always knew that CTB was going to evolve into a Triforce quest story. There's no way I could write about a guy who's supposed to be this brutal strategist and not let him realize he has an easy solve to everything. But I also didn't want this to be easy or feel cheap. It's why I went through all that effort to establish that getting those pieces would involving going up against the Royal Family and the Knights of Hyrule. It's going to be hard, and it will involve all the fighting and manipulating you expect CTB to have. It'll also involve moral dilemmas.

After all, we've been talking about the moral dilemmas presented by the Triforce since at least chapter 6 (remember when I said that there was so much set-up in that chapter for stuff that was for far later in the story? Hello, pay off!)

All that's to say that I am worried that people don't like this direction. I have gotten a few comments about how excited people are for Warriors's plan, but only time will tell if this ruined the story for some people.

And I know I worry a lot about ruining CTB. That's not a problem that's going to be solved any time soon, so let me have this one.

Finally, the chapter was going to go until Time's talk with Warriors. Decided to move it to next chapter because, you guessed it, space.

[valyrra]

characters on which I obsessed over throughout my life (which I can remember rn/random list), kinda wip

Vittorio Scaletta, Lincoln Clay, Alex Mercer, Akande Ogundimu, Siebren De Kuiper, Junker Queen, Gabriel Reyes, Rammatra, Moira O'Deorain, Micah Bell, Dutch Van Der Linde, Vaas Montenegro, Alucard (Hellsing), Garrus Vakarian, Thane Krios, Liam Kosta, Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor/AC:3), Edward Kenway (AC:BF), Illidan Stormrage, Khadgar, Vol'Jin, Garrosh Hellscream, Nathanos Blightcaller, Lich King (Arthas Menethil), Alcina Dimitrescu, Caleb Quinn (Deathslinger), Carmina Mora (The Artist), Albert Wesker, Ghostface (Billy Loomis/Danny Johnson/Jed Olsen), Homelander, Billy Butcher, Trevor Philips, Johnny Silverhand, River Ward, Solomon Reed, Jackie Welles, Adam Smasher, TF2 Scout, Grand Regent Thragg, Omni-Man, Bi-Han, General Shao, Kano, Sareena, Lord Raiden, Kung Lao, Geras, Sindel, Havik, Quan Chi, Liu Kang (tbh the whole mk rooster), Benny Gecko, John Hancock, The Ghoul, Nick Valentine, Alan Wake/Mr Scratch, Kylo Ren, Gendo Ikari, Vincent Fabron (Chamber), KAY/O, Varun Batra (Harbor), Tala Nicole Dimaapi Valdez (Neon), Erik Torsten (Breach) (Valorant), Fuse, Octane, Revenant (APEX), Jhin, Draven, Swain (before rework tf), Victor (LoL), Troll Warlord, Invoker, Anti-Mage (Dota2), Vergil, Nico, V (DMC), Halsin, Wyll Ravengard, Minthara, The Emperor (BG3), Draco Malfoy, Ominis Gaunt, Sebastian Sallow, Natsai Onai, Miguel O'Hara, Saitama, Ryan Lucan (LiS: True Colors), Anders, Zevran, Dorian (DA), Azog the Defiler, Ichiban Kasuga, Zhao Tianyou, Kratos (GoW), Frank Woods, Ghost (CoD), Negan, Anakin Skywalker, Captain Rex, Aemond Targaryen (HOTD), John 117 (Halo), Lash (DL

[ladyaislinn-purewhite]

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In Conversation: Mads Mikkelsen

Bevor Sie Schauspieler wurden, haben Sie etwa ein Jahrzehnt lang Tanz studiert, unter anderem bei der Martha Graham Dance Company in New York. Wie lange waren Sie dort? Ich war ein halbes Jahr dort, vielleicht länger. Das war 1987, also war ich 21 Jahre alt. Es war der erste Ort, den ich außerhalb Dänemarks besuchte, und es war der größte Ort überhaupt. Ich erinnere mich, wie ich mit sehr wenig Bargeld in der Tasche durch den Lincoln Tunnel fuhr. Ich hatte eine Unterkunft, ich hatte ein Stipendium. Und alles war wie im Film. Es gab sogar Kinder, die an diesem kaputten Hydranten spielten. Ich kaufte mir Rollschuhe und so bewegte ich mich fort. Ich war wirklich ein Kind der 80er.

Wie war Ihr Leben, als Sie in Kopenhagen aufwuchsen? Mein Vater arbeitete als Gewerkschafter in einer Bank und meine Mutter war Krankenschwester in einem Arbeiterviertel. Und sie gehörten später im Leben eher zur Mittelschicht, vor allem mein Vater, der schließlich einen besseren Job in der Gewerkschaft bekam. Aber wir blieben immer in diesem Arbeiterviertel. Dort lebten wir.

Welche Ziele hatten sie für Sie? Es war eine andere Zeit, wie man so schön sagt. Die 80er waren seltsam, weil es nicht die Hippie-Zeit war, aber das Leben war bis zu einem gewissen Grad offen. Es hieß nicht: „Du musst dir eine Ausbildung zulegen.“ Zumindest nicht dort, wo ich herkomme. Ich war der Erste in meiner Familie, der auf die High School ging. Mein Bruder auch. Aber sonst ging niemand in meiner Schule auf die High School. Es war einfach nichts, was man tat. Ich kann mich nicht erinnern, dass sie frustriert waren, weil ich keinen richtigen Job bekam.

Ich habe alles gemacht. Putzen, Barkeeper – ich saß nie still. Und dann fing das ganze Tanzen an und ich verdiente etwas Geld, aber ich arbeitete nebenbei noch. Dann kam das Tanzen in Schwung. Das war eine Überraschung für sie und sie sahen mir gern zu. Natürlich war das für sie eine völlig andere Welt. Aber ich hörte sie nie sagen: „Wann suchst du dir endlich einen richtigen Job?“ Und dann wurde mein Bruder natürlich auch Schauspieler. Lars Mikkelsen ist ein Jahr älter als Mads und vor allem aus der dänischen Erfolgsserie „ The Killing “ bekannt. Den Amerikanern ist er wahrscheinlich am ehesten aus seiner Rolle als Putin-Ersatzpräsident Viktor Petrow in der dritten Staffel von „ House of Cards“ bekannt. Sie waren einfach unheimlich stolz auf uns.

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ANOTHER AU!? I know what you're saying... Gwen, you're nuts. But not only are you absolutely right, I think this one might be my most ambitious one yet. As a young nerd, there were two groups. The Marvel fans and the DC fans. And while the rivalry certainly has calmed down a bit, I was almost always torn. So, earlier in the week, I decided to do the one thing that every fanfic writer has tried at least once.

A Marvel/DC crossover.

But unlike the typical realm merger, to put it in Mortal Kombat terms, this is a universe where both properties coexist. For example, picture a group of people walking to a Big Belly Burger while listening to Just the Facts with J. Jonah Jameson. That's just a fraction. I have an ENTIRE starting cast as well.

Welcome... to Earth-812

JUSTICE LEAGUE

Bruce Wayne/Batman (Alex Organ/Edward Bosco)

Clark Kent/Superman (Talon Warburton)

Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (Grey DeLisle)

Dr. Bruce Banner/Hulk (Sean Chiplock/Lou Ferrigno)

Thor Odinson (Kyle Hebert)

Antoinette Stark/Iron Man (Erica Lindbeck/Andrew Bowen)

Steve Rogers/Captain America (Roger Craig Smith)

TEEN TITANS

Dick Grayson/Robin 1/Nightwing (Scott Menville)

Victor Stone/Cyborg (Khary Payton)

Kory Ander/Starfire (Kelly Rae Boyer)

Rachel Roth/Raven (Amanda Lee)

Garfield Logan/Beast Boy (Ben Schwartz)

Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle (Miles Luna)

Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Nathan Sharp)

Gwen "Joyce Delaney" Stacy/Ghost Spider (Avril Lavigne)

SINISTER SIX

Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (Bryan Cranston)

???/Joker (Jason Marnocha)

Dr. Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina)

Norman Osborn/Green Goblin (Steve Blum)

Howard Stark/Iron Monger (Jamieson Price)

Eduardo Dorrance/Bane (Danny Trejo)

MIDNIGHT SUNS

Dr. Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

Dr. Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn (Brina Palencia)

Dr. Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy (Venus Terzo)

Nanaue Shei'ark/King Shark (Fred Tatasciore)

Louise Lincoln/Killer Frost (Jennifer Hale)

Edalyn Brock/Venom (Stephanie Beatriz/Lzzy Hale)

Kara Danvers/Supergirl (Addie Amick)

Johnny "Blaze" Ketch and Dani Ketch/Ghost Rider 1 and 2 (Clifford Chapin and Erica Mendez)

Wade Wilson/Deadpool (James A. Janisse)

Eric Brooks/Blade (Christopher Judge)

SWORDS OF RAO

Zod (Liam O'Brien)

Faora (Lauren Babic)

Non (Keith Ferguson)

GAMMA FREAKS

Dr. Brian Banner/The Father (Jim Cummings)

Rick Jones/Red Hulk (Nolan North/Darin De Paul)

Emil Blonsky/Abomination (Ike Amadi)

CULT OF FLAME

Cletus Kassady/Carnage (Robert Englund/Jacob Craner)

Frances Barrison/Shriek (Cree Summer)

Mephisto (Alan Lee)

X-MEN

Professor Charles Xavier (Peter Capaldi)

James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Steve Blum)

Hannah Marie/Rogue (Meghan Black)

Remy LeBeau/Gambit (Christina Vee, but with a Cajun accent)

Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin/Colossus (Stefan Kapičić)

Illyana Rasputin/Magik (Anya-Taylor Joy)

UNAFFILIATED

Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard (Rob Zombie)

Max Dillon/Electro (Jamie Foxx)

Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin (Danny DeVito)

Dr. Joana Crane/Scarecrow (Kathleen Barr)

Waylon Jones/Killer Croc (Ron Perlman)

Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom (Lex Lang)

Erik Lensherr/Magneto (David Sobolov)

Frank Castle/Punisher (Thomas Jane)

Jason Todd/Robin 2/Red Hood (Jensen Ackles)

Flint Marko/Sandman (John DiMaggio)

Nick Fury (Karl Urban)

L. Thompsin Lincoln/Tombstone (Keith David)

Anastasia Kravenoff/Kraven the Hunter (Mariya Aranova)

Quinten Beck/Mysterio (Bruce Campbell)

Alexsei Systevich/Rhino (Paul Giamatti)

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Fandoms

GREY'S ANATOMY

Alex Karev

Andrew DeLuca

Atticus Lincoln

Derek Shepherd

Jackson Avery

Mark Sloan

Owen Hunt

CRIMINAL MINDS

David Rossi

Luke Alves

Spencer Reid

PEAKY BLINDERS

Alfie Solomon's

Arthur Shelby

Finn shelby

John Shelby

Michael Gray

Thomas Shelby

ÉLITE

Ander Munoz

Christian Varela

Guzman Nunier

Polo

Samuel Garcia

Valerio

Phillipe Von Triesenberg

Patrick Blanco

Benjamin Blanco

THE WITCHER

Geralt Of Rivia

Jaskier

THE GOOD DOCTOR

Shaun Murphy

Neil Melendez

Marcus Andrews

Crockett Marcel

Noah Sexton

CELEBRITIES

Jesse Williams

Harry Styles

Lewis Capaldi

Shawn Mendes

Tom Hiddleston

Jensen Ackles

Dylan O'Briën

Robert Pattinson

Chris Evans

Henry Cavill

Timothee Chalamet

Tom Ellis

Ben Hardy

VIKINGS

Ivar

Hvitserk

Rollo

Ubbe

Athelstan

Björn

Ragnar

NEW AMSTERDAM

Max Goodwin

Floyd Reynolds

Helen Sharpe

Lauren Bloom

BRIDGERTON

Anthony Bridgerton

Benedict Bridgerton

Colin Bridgerton

Simon Basset

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON

Aegon II Targaryen

Aemond Targaryen

Corlys Velaryon

Criston Cole

Daemon Targaryen

Jacaerys Velaryon

Leanor Velaryon

Lucerys Velaryon

Viserys Targaryen

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Get to know the Blogger

Thank you @paraparadigm for the tag!

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Song of the Lioness: Alanna: the First Adventure by Tamara Pierce

Dance of Death by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

I also just finished reading Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao and The Winter Prince by Elizabeth Wein

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But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)

Last show:

I've been rewatching Yellowjackets Season 1 in preparation for the new season!

Craving:

Salted Honey Pie (I make it + a homemade graham cracker crust, if anyone ever wants the recipe hit me up!)

What are you wearing right now:

Shorts, a tank-top and rainbow crocs! Yes it's still basically winter where I live...I have a high cold tolerance ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

How tall are you:

5'2

Piercings:

One in each ear.

Tattoos:

8!

Glasses? Contacts?

Glasses! My eyes are too dry for contacts

Last thing you ate:

Homemade tacos!

Favorite color:

Either dark seafoam green or sunrise/sunset orange

Current obsession:

My brain is constantly all over the place, but it's usually either Dragon Age or Elder Scrolls related

Any pets:

1 cat (he's my baby boy!), 3 dogs, some chickens and guinea hens!

Favorite fictional character:

Wei Wuxian, Serana Volkihar, Anders, Merrill, Basim Ibn Ishaq, Laura Kinney, Alanna of Trebond...lol I can't pick just one!

The last place you traveled:

Hmm, Massachusetts for a family member's funeral last year, otherwise I haven't been out-of-state.

Idk who else might want to do this, but for anyone else who I didn't tag, but who’d like to do it consider yourself tagged!

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total: 61 | female: 32 | male: 27 | tbd: 2 | private: 4 ( list under the cut )

Stephanie Acker. 24. homosexual not yet out. mikey madison fc. Make Up Specialist. Cosmetology assistant. Affiliate of Boutique Fresh Products. best friend of Angelica Ramirez ( @itsagraywcrld )

Veronica Allen. 33. bisexual. teyonah parris fc. Model. Glam Shell Modelling Agency. ex of Landon Wynter in Hollywood verse.

Veer Alvi. 31. bisexual. dev patel fc. Nightly News Network CEO. Media Millionaire.

Theo Anton. 50. heterosexual. andrew lincoln fc. Grace's Auction Authority President. Authenticator. uncle of Landon Wynter

Daniel Baker. 32. homosexual. david anders fc. Adult Star For Starduxxxe Studios: face of horror themed adult fare

Dawn Black. 29. homosexual. kristen stewart fc. Former Model. Adult Star for Starduxxxe Studios: where stylized adult entertainment brings more bang for the buck. Ex of Esmeralda Domingo.

Kurt Burrows. 33. bisexual. andrew west fc. Historian & Genealogist for NCHS (Night City Historical Society). half brother of Landon Wynter unknown at this time

Claudia Chen. 32. heterosexual. gemma chan fc. Actress. NYU Film friend of Landon Wynter in Hollywood verse.

Lavinia Cortez. 27. bisexual. sofia carson fc. Horror Host. Producer for Toxic Talk on the Frightful Follies Network.

Duncan 'The Scots Terror' Cloud. 45. tom hardy fc. Underground Fighter. Warrior Octagon.

Lucian Craven. 34. heterosexual. abel tesfaye fc. Owner of Diamond Casino. Severin Founder.

Lee Alonto Danger. 32. bisexual. manny jacinto fc. Adult Star for Starduxxxe Studios: the male face of the company

Esmeralda Domingo. 33. bisexual. shay mitchell fc. Executive & Acolyte. Diamond Casino. Severin. girlfriend of Landon Wynter (only in a default verse where he or she has no ship present).

Emeline Entwistle. 31. heterosexual. blake lively fc. Actress. canon ex of Landon Wynter

Tobias Fairchild. 38. bisexual. ed speleers fc. Producer. Head of Majestic Studios. Rival of Landon Wynter & Cosmic Vault Productions.

Holland Frost. 46. bisexual w/female pref. sarah paulson fc. Doctor of Technical Sciences & Gene Theory. Frost Synthetics. Outer District.

Jaime Garza. 35. bisexual. peter gadiot. Bar Owner. Neptune's Folly. Formerly Associated with Alejandro Silva's organization. selective muse

Munro Gordon. 38. bisexual. matt smith fc. Defense Attorney. Night City DA candidate. private muse ( @txnnesseehoney )

Natalie Hill. 31. bisexual. zoe kravitz fc. Tabloid Queen. Media brand Lipstick Gossip: where sex sells, lies are truth & celebrities get trashed. Former best friend of Jade Winthrope.

Susan Horowitz. 31. heterosexual. carlson young fc. Golden Girl of wealth. Owner of Ruby Casino. Rival to Lucian Craven. Obsessed w/ Landon Wynter since high school.

Jackson Hunter. 37. heterosexual. andrew garfield fc. Night City PD. Dabbler in Cat's Eye deals. PD partner of Dal Kang.

Charlene Jones. 44. bisexual. zoe saldana fc. Former Adult Star. Current Executive Producer at Starduxxxe Studios.

Dal Kang. 40. bicurious. gong yoo fc. Night City PD. Head of Corruption Crackdown Unit. PD partner of Jackson Hunter.

Alara Kaya. 28. bisexual. hande ercel fc. Dancer. The Pink Room: Erotic Dance Club. private muse ( @txnnesseehoney )

Ophelia Keal. 26. heterosexual. tilly keeper fc. Aspiring Actress. Socialite. friend of Frankie Hughes ( @stvrlyte )

Mark Lansing. 31. heterosexual. chace crawford fc. News Anchor for Nightly News Network. Film Agent (Hollwood verse only).

Camilla Luna. 28. lindsey morgan fc. Oceanographer. Ocean Ways Institute. fiancee of Lance Wynter in twin au. request muse ( all interactions take place prior to her accidental drowning )

Crystal Maddox. 25. bicurious. grace van patten fc. Venus Escort. Cousin of Jade Winthrope.

Gloria Mancini. 30. heterosexual. dakota johnson fc. Media Guru. Assistant Executive for Lipstick Gossip.

Cristobal Mardones. 48. heterosexual. pedro pascal fc. Gold & Gloss Loan CEO. selective muse

Natalya 'Talya' Mardones. 52. bisexual. salma hayek fc. Fashion Consultant & Design. Wife of Cristobal Mardones

Trent Miller. 43. heterosexual. anthony mackie fc. Glam Shell Modelling Agency CEO.

Talia Morgan. 40. bisexual. michelle rodriquez fc. Underground Fighter. Warrior Octagon.

Nadine Moore. 42. bisexual. freema agyeman fc. Doctor of Pathology. Dawn's Light Hospital.

Tabitha Nunes. 27. daniela nieves fc. Gold & Gloss Loan. Former Friend & Rival of Angelica Ramirez ( @itsagraywcrld )

Bijou Otieno. 36. lupita nyong'o fc. bisexual. Cat's Eye Black Market Madame. Voodoo Matron.

Karla Patterson. 52. bisexual. hallee berry fc. Madame of Venus. Sophisticated Escort Services. on again/off again with Ethan Wynter.

Selene Patterson. 27. heterosexual. tati gabrielle fc. NCHS (Night City Historical Society) Historian. best friend of Camilla Luna.

Miguel Perez. 26. bisexual. aron piper fc. Muertos Gang Leader. Enemy of Angelica Ramirez ( @itsagraywcrld )

Cassandra Porter. 36. bisexual. zazie beetz fc. Boutique Fresh Cosmetics. Youtube Beauty Guru. Infleuncer.

Angelo 'Bonecrusher' Reyes. 50. dave bautista fc. Warrior Octagon. Undefeated Underground Fighter.

Miranda Royce. 29. bisexual. nicola peltz fc. Fashion Designer. Glam Shell. Daughter of Holland Frost.

Elyse Saetan. 32. bisexual. prang kannarun fc. Owner of Fusion Implosion & Chef.

Yuri Sage. 25. bicurious. jennie kim fc. Escort for Venus.

Marigold Sinclaire. 34. bicurious. amanda seyfried fc. Failed Starlet. Telemarketer.

Alejandro Silva. 40. bicurious. diego luna fc. Owner of The Coast Car Dealership. Car Meet Street Racing Promoter. family friend of the Mendoza's ( @ixonmaiden @deathlycombinations )

Giselle Steele. 30. bisexual. ana de armas fc. Model. Glam Shell Modelling Agency. wife of Alejandro Silva (verse&plot dependant)

Calvin Sterling. 42. heterosexual. ben mckenzie fc. Cat's Eye Black Market. Bijou Otieno's Hired Gun.

Feng Tao. 59. homosexual. tony leung fc. Owner of The Pink Room: Erotic Dance Club. Head of the Viper Syndicate.

Yue Tao. 34. bisexual. meng'er zhang fc. Manager of The Pink Room: Erotic Dance Club. Daughter of Feng Tao.

Derek Thorton. 33. heterosexual. dylan o'brien fc. Cat's Eye Black Market. Illicit Trades In Protection & Killer services. private muse ( @txnnesseehoney )

Maya Tran. 40. bisexual. maggie q fc. Cosmic Vault Productions Affiliate. Celebrity assistant & publicist. Assistant to Landon Wynter in Hollywood verse.

Archibald Tumblety. 54. bisexual. daniel craig fc. Producer. Starduxxxe Studios Owner.

Vivienne Wilcox Violet. 26. heterosexual. zaria simone fc. Adult Star for Starduxxxe Studios: female face of the company.

Jade Winthrope. 30. heterosexual. shailene woodley fc. Night City PD Forensic Analyst.

Marius Wright. 48. heterosexual. omari hardwick fc. Former Underground Fighter. Owner of Warrior Octagon.

Aiden Wynter. 22. heterosexual. felix mallard fc. Photography Major. Son of Landon Wynter & Eloise Gray. exclusive muse ( @itsagraywcrld )

Benjamin Wynter. 21. homosexual. christopher briny fc. Street Artist. Son of Landon Wynter & Eloise Gray. exclusive muse ( @itsagraywcrld )

Ethan Wynter. 54. heterosexual. keanu reeves fc. Hitman. Business Partner of The Pink Room: Erotic Dance Club. Adopted brother of Julian Wynter. Uncle of Landon Wynter.

Florence Anton Wynter. 56. bisexual. michelle gomez fc. Author. Freelance Web Writer. Mother of Landon Wynter.

Julian Wynter. 58. heterosexual. greg kinnear fc. Executive Producer. Majestic Studios. Father of Landon Wynter.

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Sicherheitspaket schleift Grundrechte

Anlasslose Kontrollen und Ausgrenzung "Fremder"

Das zur Zeit in der Abstimmung befindliche sogenannte "Sicherheitspaket" von Innenministerin Faeser kratzt erheblich an verschiedenen unserer Grundrechte. Nicht nur in der Asyldebatte bestimmt inzwischen die AfD die Parolen und alle laufen hinterher. Auch bei den Aufgaben der Polizei sieht es so aus: Wenn die AfD fordert, dass ausländisch aussehende Menschen auf Volksfesten und demnächst auch in die Einkaufsviertel der Innenstädte keinen Zutritt haben dürfen, dann macht das "Sicherheitspaket" der Ampel daraus: Menschen sollen künftig ohne Verdacht einfach so von der Polizei kontrolliert und durchsucht werden, z.B. um eventuelle Messer sicherzustellen.

Wer nicht kontrolliert werden will, muss zu Hause bleiben

Die Polizei, deren Aufgabe die Strafverfolgung sein sollte, wird zum Ersatzgeheimdienst, der mit Schleierfahndung präventiv tätig werden kann. Der Polizeibrief der Alliierten von 1948 genau gegen diese Vermischung der Aufgaben, der davor zu einer Gestapo geführt hatte, sollte uns mahnen so einen Weg nicht wieder zu gehen. Kurioserweise sind es gerade wieder Sozialdemokraten, die die Gefahr für die Demokratie nicht sehen wollen.

Aus bisher "beschränkten Gebieten", wie Grenzgebiete, Teile der Verkehrsinfrastruktur, wie Bahnhöfe oder besonders kriminalitätsbelastete Orte und begründete besondere Waffenverbotszonen, soll jetzt das ganze Land zur Spielwiese für Racial Profiling, Durchsuchungen in der Öffentlichkeit und andere Schikanen werden. Bestimmte Menschengruppen werden damit stigmatisiert und ausgegrenzt - genau das ist die Absicht der AfD.

Viele NGOs, darunter die Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte, Pro Asyl und 20 weitere haben in Stellungnahmen ihre Ablehnung zu den beiden Gesetzespaketen artikuliert. "Jede dieser Neuerungen hätte eine eigene Anhörung verdient", sagte die Juristin Sarah Lincoln von der Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF) gegenüber Netzpolitik.org.

Auch die Streichung von Sozialleistungen für bestimmte Flüchtlingsgruppen kann nur zur Obdachlosigkeit und Verelendung führen. Insgesamt werden durch die neuen Gesetze viele Grundrechte eingeschränkt, so dass - in einigen Jahren - das BVerfG diese Vorschriften wieder für nichtig erklären wird. Aber bis dahin werden viele Menschen Opfer, auch False Positives durch fehlerhafte Gesichtserkennung oder allein wegen ihres "ausländischen Aussehens". Alles dies spielt den neuen Nazis in die Hände ...

Mehr dazu bei https://netzpolitik.org/2024/anhoerung-im-innenausschuss-harte-kritik-am-ueberwachungspaket/ und https://netzpolitik.org/2024/ueberwachungspaket-ampel-will-anlasslose-personenkontrollen-und-durchsuchungen-fast-ueberall/

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Amid condition concerns, Stateville moves prisoners

Outcry over welfare hastens transfers from century-old facility near Joliet

The decommissioned Bravo House of the quarter unit section of Stateville Correctional Center was built in 1929.

Dozens of men have begun to be transferred out of Stateville Correctional Center just north of Joliet as debates continue over the condition of the century-old prison and Gov. JB Pritzker’s plans to rebuild it in the coming years.

So far, 75 people in custody have been transferred out of Stateville, Illinois Department of Corrections spokesperson Naomi Puzzello said Wednesday.

Those men went to prisons across the state, according to Anders Lindall, a spokesperson for American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31, which represents many employees at the maximum-security correctional facility.

The transfers mark a significant step and a slight speed-up in plans regarding Stateville and other Illinois prisons as advocates for those who are incarcerated and employees at prisons have raised a broad range of sometimes differing concerns.

A federal judge earlier this month ordered most Stateville inmates be moved out by Sept. 30 after civil rights lawyers argued the conditions were too hazardous.

As of the end of June, IDOC reported Stateville’s total population was 568.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood came about five months after the Pritzker administration said it planned to rebuild Stateville in Crest Hill and Logan Correctional Center in downstate Lincoln as part of a nearly $1 billion project.

Outcry over the welfare of those incarcerated at Stateville and at other Illinois prisons grew louder among advocates this summer after the June death of 51-year-old Michael Broadway, who died in Stateville during a severe heat wave.

Advocates put at least part of the blame for Broadway’s death on the heat and squalid conditions inside the prison.

Those conditions include poor ventilation, visible mold, rodent infestations and unsanitary drinking water.

Broadway’s autopsy report has not been released.

As IDOC has begun moving those at Stateville to other facilities, state officials have continued working on plans to demolish and rebuild the prison.

The Illinois Department of Corrections and the state Capital Development Board, which oversees the design and construction of state facilities, have tapped the Chicago engineering and construction firm CDM Smith to assess the Stateville site, Puzzello said in an email.

That firm found the site “can accommodate two new correctional facilities,” Puzzello said, in line with the department’s proposal to put both Stateville and Logan, which is a prison for women, at the same general location.

Before Wood ordered officials to move most people out of Stateville by the end of September, state officials had said they were not expecting to wind down operations at the maximum-security prison until at least that month, if not later, and that the rebuilding plans would take three to five years.

Civil rights lawyers representing people incarcerated at Stateville filed the motion in July for a relatively quick transfer or release of people at Stateville as part of 2013 litigation over the prison’s conditions.

The motion, from the firm Loevy & Loevy, described, among other things, bad-smelling drinking water and “bird feathers and excrement” covering floors, beds and sinks.

In granting the lawyers’ request for a preliminary injunction, the judge found “a probable risk of irreparable harm from falling concrete” in many areas.

“Our anticipated timeline for transfers of individuals in custody is in line with the order issued by the court.

Our priority is ensuring the safety and security of everyone involved during the transfer process, which prevents us from disclosing the specific date of transfer for individuals or groups,” Puzzello said earlier this month.

“There are no plans to depopulate Logan Correctional Center until the rebuild is complete,” she said in an email Wednesday.

Lindall of AFSCME said individuals transferred out of Stateville in the past few weeks were expected to go to Shawnee Correctional Center, Centralia Correctional Center, Western Illinois Correctional Center, Danville Correctional Center, Big Muddy River Correctional Center, Graham Correctional Center and Jacksonville Correctional Center. All of those are medium-security prisons except for Jacksonville, which is minimum security.

IDOC has indicated to AFSCME that transfers of about 35 to 45 people will continue twice per week to other minimum-, medium- and maximum-security facilities, Lindall said.

Advocates for people who are incarcerated rallied outside the Illinois government’s main building in Chicago last month to protest prison conditions and called attention to Broadway’s death.

Broadway was a graduate of the Northwestern Prison Education Program, and the protest attracted dozens of advocates, friends and family members.

Stanley Howard, who spent 16 years on death row and was later exonerated by Gov. George Ryan, said unlivable prison facilities need to be closed down.

“It’s inhumane. We can do better. Shut it down,” Howard said at the rally.

At a service for Broadway at the House of Hope venue in Pullman, friends and family celebrated Broadway’s accomplishments while also preparing to fight against the prison conditions he experienced.

“The reality is that he’s gone, but has brought a lot of people together to try to close Stateville, to try to make conditions better. And I know that again, Michael’s legacy, if it could be anything, is that his passing will cause the closure of Stateville, his passing will then bring light to the criminal justice system,” Jimmy Soto, a former classmate of Broadway in the prison education program, said after the service in early July. Soto was incarcerated for more than 40 years after being wrongfully convicted and was released from prison last year.

AFSCME, the main union speaking out about Stateville’s rebuilding process, has an overlapping but different set of concerns. Lindall said the union is worried about employee safety as IDOC sends people in custody to medium-security facilities that he described as understaffed.

The union has supported building a new prison while arguing that the current Stateville be repaired but remain open during construction. The union also has expressed concerns about potential service disruptions and how people being transferred to facilities that are much farther away from the Chicago area will receive visits from family and friends.

“Yes, a new Stateville is needed, but there’s a way to do it without this kind of disruption,” Lindall said.

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Die militärische Lage im Nahen Osten bleibt angespannt und komplex. Während die Terrororganisation Hamas die Fortführung von Verhandlungen zu einer Waffenruhe im Gazastreifen ablehnt, zeigen die USA, wie wichtig ihnen die Situation am Horn von Afrika ist, indem sie ihre Militärpräsenz ausbauen. Hamas und der Verhandlungsstillstand Die Hamas hat am Sonntag klar signalisiert, dass sie keine neuen Verhandlungen bezüglich einer Waffenruhe und der Freilassung von Geiseln wünscht. Stattdessen insists durch die Organisation, dass ihre Vorschläge auf einem von US-Präsident Joe Biden im Mai vorgelegten Plan basieren. Dies bedeutet, dass die Hamas auf eine Umsetzung ihrer Forderungen drängt und eine Entscheidung von den Vermittlern verlangt, die auf diesen US-Vorschlägen basiert. US-Militärintervention in der Region Um der sich zuspitzenden Situation im Nahen Osten entgegenzuwirken, verstärkt das US-Verteidigungsministerium seine militärische Präsenz. Verteidigungsminister Lloyd Austin hat die Verlegung eines U-Bootes mit Lenkflugkörpern angeordnet und die Einsatzgruppe um den Flugzeugträger Abraham Lincoln beschleunigt. Diese Maßnahmen sollen die Stabilität in der Region erhöhen und als Antwort auf die zunehmenden Aggressionen von Seiten des Iran dienen. Angriffe aus dem Libanon Ein weiterer besorgniserregender Aspekt ist der erneute Raketenangriff auf Israel aus dem Libanon. Rund 30 Raketen wurden in der Nähe der Stadt Naharija abgefeuert, wobei glücklicherweise keine Verletzten gemeldet wurden. Die schiitische Hisbollah gibt an, dass der Angriff militärischen Zielen galt und steht damit in direkter Verbindung zu den Kämpfen im Gazastreifen. Dies zeigt, dass die Spannungen nicht nur auf Gaza beschränkt sind, sondern auch andere Nachbarländer involvieren. Bedeutung der internationalen diplomatischen Bemühungen Die Vorbereitungen für eine neue Verhandlungsrunde, die für Donnerstag angesetzt ist, müssten weitere Fortschritte erzielen, um die gewalttätigen Auseinandersetzungen zu deeskalieren. Bisher hat es nur eine einzige Feuerpause im November gegeben, bei der Geiseln im Austausch für palästinensische Häftlinge freigelassen wurden. Die jüngsten Anstrengungen der USA, Ägypten und Katar, die Gespräche wieder in Gang zu bringen, zeigen, dass die internationale Gemeinschaft weiterhin hinter einer diplomatischen Lösung steht. Schlussfolgerung Zusammenfassend wird die angespannte Lage im Nahen Osten sowohl durch interne Konflikte als auch durch internationale Interventionen geprägt. Während die Hamas an ihrer Position festhält, zeigen sowohl die USA als auch die internationalen Akteure eine klare Bereitschaft, Einfluss auf die Situation zu nehmen, um eine Eskalation zu verhindern. Das weitere Vorgehen bleibt abzuwarten. Reuters/dpa/AFP/saha

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Hey out of curiosity, I know most of the main cast in CTB is pulled from either Legend of Zelda game canons (Princess Zelda, Lana, Ganondorf in name, etc) or Linked Universe, but out of your original characters (especially Kat, Marigold, and the various Knights of Hyrule), did u give any of them symbolic or referential names?

Oh boy do I got the fun post for you:

Lincoln is straight up my Linksona. Just think of him as another version of the character Link

Marigold is supposed to be the typical red-headed love interest for a Link-like character; even her name is meant to fit right in with characters like Malon, Marin, and Midna.

Warriors's last name was originally going to be Warton, but I changed it to Walton when I learned that it meant "noble."

Meemaw is a reference to the Bertolt Brecht character Mother Courage (from his play Mother Courage and Her Children; I had just finished reading it for a seminar class when CTB first came to me). The characters even share a first name: Anna

Similarly, Kat is based off of Mother Courage's daughter, Kattrin; a famously silent-due-to-truama character

Kat's siblings also share names and fates with Mother Courage's sons: Eli is Eilif, and Cheddar is Swiss Cheese (yes, that's his real name)

Orlanda was named for Virginia Woolf's famous character Orlando; originally, I was going to have Orlanda be nonbinary, but changed my mind when I realized it wouldn't be a good idea to make your sacrificial character your nonbinary representation.

Shigeo's name was originally just going to be Shig, as a reference to Shigeru Miyamoto, but I changed it when I started to rewatch Mob Psycho 100. Shigeo is meant to be a homage to a common original character type I kept reading in Warriors-centric fics: the young Sheikah guy for Warriors to have a romance with. However, Shigeo was never envisioned with a romantic relationship in mind. He was always meant to be this cool, older guy type. However, I did almost have Warriors have a crush on him, then deleted that concept for space.

Gaudin was named after a French criminal for no reason. Genuinely, I just liked the name.

Anders was originally going to be named Betolt in honor of Brecht, but that felt heavy handed.

Jakucho is just meant to be the old woman version of the general Impa character to match the badass young woman version that is actually in Hyrule Warriors. Her name means "silent, lonely listening." I liked how it related to her role as Warriors's mentor/therapist.

Impa's real name, Chiyo, means "thousand generations, thousand worlds." I like how it related to the idea that she's always wanted to assume the same role as her ancestors.

I originally picked their surname Miyashita because the site I was on said it translated to something like "temple below the earth," which would reference the Kakariko Well. Checking now, it actually means "(one who lives) below the shrine," which makes way more sense in retrospect.

Ayane has no special name meaning, but her character... you do realize she's just Mask, right?

General Whitestone's name came from me asking myself what would a highly suspicious white guy in charge be called?

The name Nephus translates to "a God's son who will also become a God." Do I mean that literally? Who knows. At the very least, I wanted a snappy, but impressive-sounding name.

Vasileios means "royal or kingly". His middle name, Orionides, implies that he's the son of a great hunter.

Icarius's name is meant to be reminiscent to that of Icaurs, the famous mythological figure.

Philo means "lover or friend." A very cute name for a not-so-cute boy.

You probably have realized that the House of Nephus characters are heavily Greek/Roman coded. Originally, they were going to be Russian coded, but then the line about Faovaria being unable to attack some other kingdom due to their harsh winters would have fallen into question.

Faovaria's symbol being an octopus is a reference to how the octopuses symbolized immortality in ancient Greece.

Both of those were super off-topic. Sorry lol

I'll end with a fun fact you shouldn't look too deep into: the empire name Faovaria is derived from Farore. This was due to a concept I changed my mind about. Genuinely, it's not relevant anymore. Do not incorporate it into your theories, or something.

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De 7 beste Batman verhalen door Norm Breyfogle

Vorige week, op 27 februari, zou wijlen Norm Breyfogle 62 jaar zijn geworden. Helaas overleed deze geweldige tekenaar veel te vroeg in 2018. Wie mij volgt op Instagram heeft vast al gemerkt dat ik een zeer grote fan ben van het tekenwerk van Breyfogle. Ik was nog maar 8 of 9 jaar toen ik zijn werk ontdekte. Tot dan kende ik enkel het wat bravere, traditionele Batman artwork van Jim Aparo en co. Het dynamische werk van Breyfogle, met zijn expressieve gezichten, originele lay-outs en handig gebruik van schaduwen en contrasten zorgden voor een boeiende, herkenbare en unieke stijl. Reden genoeg om eens in de 7 beste Batman comics van Norm Breyfogle te duiken! 👉

7. "Nachtvogels" (Batman Special 4, Baldakijn Boeken, 1989)

We verkennen een typische, lange nacht in Gotham City. Terwijl we op de achtergrond een heel radioprogramma volgen, moet Batman het hoofd bieden aan drugsdealers, de door de dood geobsedeerde Kadaver en natuurlijk ook de Corrosive Man. Een soort alternatieve versie van de Toxic Avenger. Het tragische lot van die laatste schurk is ook prima geschreven en doet denken aan de klassieke horrorfilms van Universal. En natuurlijk is er ook nog die cover 😍. Eén van de allercoolste ooit. Nog steeds. 

6. "De Angst" (Batman 22, Baldakijn Boeken, 1990)

In dit verhaal maken we kennis met een nieuwe slechterik: Cornelius Stirk. En jongens, dat is écht wel een bijzonder en angstaanjagend figuur. De krankzinnigheid van Stirk straalt van Breyfogle's pagina's af. Hij illustreert op behendige wijze Stirk's gave om via mentale projectie van uiterlijk te veranderen, van een mooie vrouw tot Abe Lincoln en zelfs Jezus! De kleine 9-jarige Levi vond dit destijds écht een angstaanjagend verhaal. 🙈 

5. "Symbolenstrijd" (Batman 38, Baldakijn Boeken, 1991)

Het tweede verhaal in deze comic, na het ook niet onaardige ‘Straatdemonen’, is eigenlijk een soort voorbode voor de échte terugkeer van de Joker in Batman 39 (de Amerikaanse Batman 450 en 451). Vreemd genoeg is dit eigenlijk het enige echte Jokerverhaal dat Norm Breyfogle ooit tekende. Maar hij maakte het meer dan de moeite. Vaak zien we niet meer dan een paar demonische ogen en een waanzinnige glimlach tussen een hoop schaduwen. Maar dan volgt natuurlijk die befaamde spread als hoogtepunt. 

4. "Anarky in Gotham City" (Batman 29, Baldakijn Boeken, 1990)

Yes, het debuut van Anarky! Schrijver Alan Grant liet zich flink inspireren door ‘V for Vendetta’, maar Breyfogle gaf het personage toch een eigen charme met die felrode mantel en hoed en dat onbeweeglijke gouden gezicht. Weer een somber verhaal zou je denken, maar Grant en Breyfogle zorgen in dit nummer zowaar voor enkele momenten met geweldige humor. Iets wat we niet al te vaak zien in een Batman comic.  

3. "Identiteitscrisis" (Batman 45 en 46, Baldakijn Boeken, 1991)

Batman neemt het in dit verhaal op tegen de Scarecrow. En net als eerder het geval was bij Cornelius Stirk, slaagt Breyfogle er hier als geen ander in om de door angst veroorzaakte hallucinaties van de Scarecrow te tekenen. Maar het hoogtepunt van dit verhaal is natuurlijk het debuut van Tim Drake als de nieuwe Robin. Het nieuwe pak werd ontworpen door Neal Adams, maar het heeft er eigenlijk maar zelden zó goed uitgezien als door Norm Breyfogle in deze climax.

2. "Koorts" (Batman 20, Baldakijn Boeken, 1989)

Misschien wordt dit verhaal soms wel wat te weinig naar waarde geschat. Natuurlijk is er de ‘first appearance’ van Scarface. Maar wat mij het meest is bijgebleven is de rauwe sfeer van de straten van Gotham. Hier geen gevechten tegen kleurrijke slechterikken, maar wel de doffe ellende van dealers en drugsverslaafden. Ik zou zelfs durven stellen dat ik dankzij deze comic nooit iets heb moeten weten van harddrugs. 

1. "De Modderbende" (Batman 27 en 28, Baldakijn Boeken, 1990)

Naast de vaak sombere verhalen van Alan Grant en Norm Breyfogle, vol maatschappelijke problemen en straatgeweld, mag er natuurlijk ook wel eens wat meer typische comicbook pret zijn. En hoe. In dit verhaal duiken álle verschillende Kleigezichten uit het verleden op. Breyfogle onderscheidt zich hier ook weer door het warm uitbeelden van de ontluikende romance tussen Preston Payne (Clayface III) en Lady Clay, die vrede vinden in elkaars sijpelende armen. En dan is er natuurlijk ook nog die prachtige geschilderde middenplaat 🤩

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Anders Parker Live Preview: 12/14, Undertow

BY JORDAN MAINZER

Over the past few decades, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Anders Parker has transformed from making 4-track lo-fi fuzz rock (early Varnaline) to troubadour-land. It's the latter he's become known for, save for a short stint in the now defunct noise rockers Space Needle and a couple collaborations with Jay Farrar. Parker's latest album The Black Flight, released through his own label Recorded & Freed, is his most straightforward, yet personal album. Recorded as minimally as it was written, the acoustic guitar record is inspired by his great uncle Leslie, a fighter pilot in WWI who died during a dogfight. Its references to war, let alone "The Great War" specifically, are general, a humanistic emphasis on what drives us to do the things we do, how we remember, and how we're remembered.

Behind The Black Flight is a sentiment Parker shared about the album: "I hope that humanity someday finds a way to free itself from the seemingly endless impulse to kill each other." On opener "Don't Let Them Get You Down", he explores what compels people to join war: "I'm heading for the action / I'm looking for a fight / I need my satisfaction / Want to shoot out all their lights." The 10-plus-minute title track, built around intense strums and arpeggiated plucks, sports uneven structures and varying levels of repetition and intensity, as if to mirror the simultaneous predictability and unpredictability of violence. That is, though the individual battles may be different, it's a tale as old as time: Why we fight is often ambiguous, and, "the list of names is never done." Parker further pays tribute to those who survive and how they're shaped mentally for the rest of their lives on blues dirges "Killin' Man" and "A Way Back Home". Those who analyze war, he posits, still don't have the ability to capture the sheer absurdity of it all.

Thankfully, on a few tracks, Parker delves into what keeps us alive. Though fighting is nightmarish, he uses the positive connotations of dreams, too, the opportunity to fulfill our goals and desires existing beyond the scope of a surrealistic pillow. "I can't move the mountain looming, but I can climb a thousand miles," he sings beautifully on closer "A Permanent Wave", the lightness of his picking allowing echo and space to fill the void, the musical representation of tangible potential. And fluttery and sheepish but no less serious are "Northern Girl" and "One Last and Lonely Night", songs where love, or even just lust, are balms in a violent world. War or not, we're all gonna die, says Parker, so pick your side of the mountain and start climbing.

Parker is currently on an Undertow tour, playing at folks' houses throughout the country, including tonight in Chicago at 8:00 PM. The show is happening in the 60625 zip code (somewhere around Ravenswood, Lincoln Square, or Albany Park), and its location won't be revealed until you purchase tickets. At the time of publication, there are 25 tickets available.