#foriegn affairs

[musiccokeandfrench]

I just want to know why the US didn't get Paul Whelan out too

[gem-de-lune]

Pluto In Aqua Transit (SM and Riize)

SM Entertainment

(For reference, the outside orange placements are the transiting placements, and the inside blue placements are the natal chart placements)

You can see that Pluto has actually been going through SM's 9th house for quite some time now. There have been some issues that were handled in a very stern and direct manner relating for foreign endeavors and what is "just" and "morally correct". In other words thing have been simmering and escalating up to this point to where SM began taking foreign markets much more seriously (because they had not in the past) but there seems to be a power struggle for the past 6-8ish years or so because of some strange delusions and ignorant expectations that could only be due to lack of foriegn market research. Basically, they thought they could market to foreigners without changing anything about the way they did ANYTHING.

SO with Pluto entering Aquarius, we are about to see some major upheaval. There's going to be a shift towards paying more attention to humanity in their work and affairs. They will have to gradually make a serious effort here to educate themselves- this will likely take a serious turn when Pluto starts passing over Mercury in 2ish years. This will be tough for them as a company in their practices and mentality. Very big note- they have this random Saturn return going on, too!!! And it's in Pisces, so you know delusions and just overall refusal to do what one knows they must do to better themselves, are a big major theme.

Time can be a little off here, so I am thinking it's more so happening in the 10th house? The breakdown of all this is public and uncomfortable. Also that Saturn is squaring Jupiter and sextile Venus all at once....it's not fun, it isn't pleasant. It actually messes with their money and profit overall- so they will have to change their ways or face some long-lasting consequences.

They are being given an opportunity here to grow and learn how to connect to a new audience, and they are basically just sitting there crying over it AND/OR choosing to be manipulative and find alternative ways out of their situation rather than facing it and instead of doing something that changes their outlook. And the worst part is that they know exactly what to do to complete this process of change, they just do not want to and are resisting needlessly. If they would take the proper steps, they have the opportunity for major foreign success. But it almost seems as though the company has let up on trying to be Hybe in terms of foreign success, and believe only foreigners can be popular in foreign countries- thus their abandonment of Super M and their debut of Dear Alice.

It's a shame because this is their big opportunity to finally gain mainstream rapport. They just would rather not change their marketing approaches.

Riize:

They have a much more inactive house that Pluto will be transiting in for their entire contract to be frank. There is still a lot of fresh and excited energy going on basically everywhere.

The most significant here is simply the transit through the 11th house itself, which is flipping from Capricorn to Aquarius. Capricorn is structured while Aqua is philanthropic and essentric. We are seeing their collective mindset change and transform from something they had rigidly been taught to expect- to something else that may be less accepting of shortcomings or things that do not serve a greater good purpose. In other words and imo, I think this may be an in relation to their fans and their company. The tower card REALLY popped out in my mind here bc Pluto is essentially about the same thing, breaking something down to rebuild on a better foundation. I think that is exactly what awaits Riize with this transit. They can do it bc they are still very new to the industry. They'll be fine and have plenty of time to rebuild anything that breaks.

Other things of note I'd mention is that they have some very strong determined vibes with a transit training Mars they will have next March? Idk if something will be going on around that time, but that transit will last like a few months, so likely March-July? I'm thinking of a 2nd-3rd Quarter Comeback around this time, which is in line with official plans. This will be an extremely significant one for them. It feels like going to war.

[willemdafinky]

I genuinely believe that the works of Akira Toriyama (Doctor Slump, Dragon Quest, and especially Dragon Ball) has just become a part of culture, not even pop culture just culture in general. If the President of France and the Ministry of Foriegn Affairs of China are mourning your death that’s how you know you’ve made such an impact.

[gcu-sovereign]

Whuh

Why tf do so many movies have this line in them?

Been trying to think of a way to explain to American audiences why the 9 dash line thing is so important to SEAsians and why it's justifiable to ban the Barbie movie for it, but the closest explanation I can give is this: imagine if this painting was in the Barbie movie with no explanation and we were all just supposed to accept it without comment

[victorysp]

Queen Beatrix Of Holland, Crown Prince Willem Alexander & Crown Princess Maxima Of Holland During Their State Visit To Brazil.State Banquet At The Ministry Of Foriegn Affairs In Brasilia . March 24, 2003.

[newswireml]

What The House GOP’s Targeting Of Ilhan Omar Is Really All About#House #GOPs #Targeting #Ilhan #Omar

A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. House GOP Poised To Oust Omar From Committee Slot A floor vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the House Foriegn Affairs Committee could come as soon as today after a flurry of late night activity to check procedural boxes. Almost every story covering this brouhaha claims the GOP’s power move is because of…

[rainbow-burst]

Just my fav lis chattin'

[ratanslily]

she descended from the staircase elegantly, draped in a saree. Her eyes searched frantically across the room.. for someone.. until they landed on you. Time seemed to stop and world blurred away as she approached you, with a smile as elegant as ever.

can i pls have a proper saree option @ playchoices

[slytherincursebreaker]

it gave me an idea base on the chapter in foreign affairs.

I read that chapter some dickwad just threw red paint at my MC if I find those bastards there will be blood…

Also Tatum is a good friend and my LI is Blaine Hayes…

Allison and Tatum are platonic like Harry and Hermione

I dont want to get flagged by Tumblr three times again its not blood its red paint

[jmojellybae]

Foreign Affairs is a standalone book. Honestly, what did we even accomplish? Settling our classmates petty problems for political points? Do you know how much potential this book had?

If they made MC the actual leader of Rutherland it would have been better. The college setting makes no sense. Why make up all these cool fictional countries with different people and culture if we never get to visit them?

If it were different, we could have traveled and played the political game with world leaders. Building alliances and making enemies...making choices that affect our country’s future. But alas, PB’s imagination doesn’t work like that.

This app is getting more and more disappointing every time new content comes out.

[partytwinjess]

[tyril-simp]

Pb really has no scope as to how much I do not give a single shit about my mom's reelection campaign and I will cause shit on purpose

[gcu-sovereign]

What suzerainty? The kind where we tied aid to Ukraine GIVING UP it’s nuclear weapons in the Budapest Memorandum to have its territorial integrity respected?

Last time I checked, the US had agreed to sending 40B$ in arms to ukraine all told, while western creditors had renegotiated the payment structure going forward of a mere 20B$ in Ukrainian debt (over the course of the last two years, the countrys total debt has increased to around 160B$, up nearly 90B(!!) since before the the war). Is there a place, in an ideal US foreign policy going forward, for any amount of arm shipments? Yes, most likely. But the current extent of arms aid—not just in absolute terms, but in comparison to nonmilitary foreign aid—is simply obscene. And yet any decrease is treated as synonymous with wholesale abandonment

[choices-bound]

Probably a coincidence but...

[mortemersgf]

Hi! Can I ask for headcanons of Blaine with a female s/o that's insecure?

** i’m using they/them pronouns for blaine since anon didn’t specify their gender. you can interpret it either way!

- with an insecure s/o, whether she is insecure about herself or the relationship, blaine will make it known to her that she is the only one for them.

- in comparison to his s/o, blaine is more outspoken and confident. while that’s the case, they’d never push her to do anything she’s uncomfortable with.

- blaine encourages her to be her authentic self always, no matter what others may think. at the end of the day, her life is her own and whatever she chooses to do with it is fine with blaine.

- there will be lots of encouragement and compliments from blaine. they adore their s/o and want her to know how they feel about her. plus, they just want to see her face light up in a smile.

- whenever their s/o tries an article of clothing outside of their comfort zone, blaine will encourage and compliment her to no end because she just looks so good in everything and anything??? how is that possible???

- blaine will wrap their arms around her as she checks herself out in mirror, still unsure. they’ll reassure her that she looks gorgeous, and of course, if she truly feels uncomfortable in the outfit, they won’t push her to wear it.

- if their s/o is feels especially down on a certain day, blaine is more than willing to sit her down and remind her of all that she is capable of. he’ll make comforting ardonian desserts and share it with her while a movie plays in the background.

- there’ll be lots of ritzy events with blaine being the first child of ardona. not only will they make sure their s/o is having a grand time, if they decide to pull a little prank or sneak out of the event early, they’ll bring her along.

- getting ice cream with blaine after slinking out of a stuffy ballroom? yea, dream date. they’ll drape their outerwear around their s/o’s shoulders, ruffling her hair as she eats her dessert.

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