#b 48

[batbaffle]

hmm. dick brings up a good point. they may not be directly killing anyone, but they are bringing people to their deaths nonetheless via capital punishment

[dailyayao]

[thedailyvio]

Day 281 - 287

WIP Below:

[oopsallmabari]

love not-yet-recognized mutual pining its like the romantic version of edging. planned to have this chapter end in a nice sweet moment that gets cut off b/c they're both embarrassed and they don't know why and now it IS still experiencing embarrassment for unknown reasons but it ends on matched feelings, mismatched communication, everyone loses!

[ourpokemonteamtournament]

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[izzyizumi]

{D I G I M O N} Adventure+02 ~ Koushiro{u} Izumi + A W K W A R D N E S S / (Moments of) C l u m s i n e s s (Especially around/in relation to MRS. IZUMI, Koushiro's A D O P T I V E {P a r e n t}) + (Continuing) Before & After "The" {R e v e a l}

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[galaxy-of-me]

GREAT PRETENDER SEASON THREE WE R SO FUCKING BACK

[vancomycin]

I am nothing if not a Carly Rae Jepsen evangelist

[f1prompts]

lestappen prompt based on that post about how charles tends to get quite touchy with himself around max. he does it subconsciously, but max notices. and once he starts picking up on it, he can't stop thinking about it. idk where to go with this so i'll leave that to whoever possibly chooses to pick up this prompt.

optional things i think could be fun: dual pov, maybe a/b/o?, smut

dnw: heavy angst

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[batbaffle]

heheheheheheheheh

[stromuprisahat]

Czech foreword to Machiavelli’s The Prince- and the Darkling

The four excerpts from foreword by Josef Hajný, that made me think about Aleksander the most:

For Machiavelli, the country is a deity and its will and interest is the suprema lex - the highest law.

His final words say the same:

“My name is Aleksander Morozova, but I have had a hundred names and I have committed a thousand crimes. I am not sorry. I do not repent! All I did, I did for Ravka! And now, I do this too. For Ravka!”

Rule of Wolves- Chapter 48

Therefore, politics and the art of governing do not develop in the ideal world of morality, but in the real world, which means that governing requires above all knowledge and mastery of the forces that move the world. A statesman is a person who knows how to plan his own options needed to master these forces and to use them for his goal. That is, not only to be as strong as an elephant, but also to be as careful as a fox. The art of a politician consists in being able to precisely define the goal and choose the means. Such is the logic of ruling the world.

...

In this work, man, like nature, directs his actions by immutable laws, not according to moral, but according to logical criteria, which leads him to ask himself questions not whether what he does is good or beautiful, but whether it is reasonable or logical, whether there is a connection between the means he uses and the goal he pursues.

The Fold, collaring of Alina, all those “horrible crimes” antis like to hold against the Darkling... He’s very much aware he can either be a “good” person, or a good leader. And chooses the later. 

He slumped back in his chair. “Fine,” he said with a weary shrug. “Make me your villain.”

Shadow and Bone- Chapter 21

Thus, moral responsibility is in the end, not in the means. They are worthy of condemnation if their choice is guided by libido, passion or fanaticism that has no goal. And the one who does not have a solid character, which does not allow him to follow the goal, determined by reason to achieve, also deserves contempt.

Destroying the Fold? Passion and fanaticism with no real goal.

Solid character? In whom? The ruling children? Without their plot armour, Ravka would be still in shambles. Not that it isn’t...

[eltristanexplicitcontent]

Hetch Hetchy Railroad in Black & White On30 Layout Tour with Steve Redeker

This guy is justifiably proud of his man cave. Historic b&w photos of Hetch Hetchy -- as beautiful scenery as Yosemite -- and he's built the model railroad in black and white with just a little "color pop" for contrast. It looks good! And he's quite an interesting explainer.

The real railroad ran from the Gold Country between Jamestown and Oakdale up along the Tuolumne River and up and over Poopenaut Pass to the Hetch Hetchy damsite, since it was that dam railroad. So perfect combining historical pictures with the b&w models -- this might be one of the the nicest On30 model railroads!

[snlbumpers]

Michael B. Jordan, 2023.

[celbrini]

I do like a race weekend recap graphic for 2 of my fav drivers after every weekend n id want to do that for hockey but I actually dont hate myself that much yk

[stvrlighttgabss]

math was fun until numbers got involved 😭