#grunman

[roseunspindle]

Edward accidentally becomes Furher

Silly idea that keeps coming back, where shit blows up, perhaps before the promised day, because political upheaval awaits no man/god/eldritch horror, or perhaps there is an invasion from some country, only it was done sneaky like, so a great deal of the brass has left central (perhaps for safer areas/or to actually fight in whatever war) but central is also under attack and the current highest ranking officers are majors alexander louis Armstrong and Edward Elric, now Armstrong in a goodman and an excellent soldier, but he does better with clear orders (and orders that don’t involve “kill everyone” would be nice) so when Ed shouts a random “hey Armstrong can you do such as such...” Armstrong obeys, because he has a clear direction, which means to the minds of many of the soldiers, that Ed, who is being his usual flashy self, is in charge and maria ross and Denny Brosh are on scene and they both keep calling him major elric and seem to also think Ed’s orders are for following, and in a scary invasion situation...the leader matters and having someone in a clear line of command and in charge is good and reassuring. 

So eventually, Mustang, who had been running things probably at the main part of the invasions hears about this and is both amused (take that fullmetal, you try being in charge!) and worried (are ed and al okay? they have armstrong at least...he knows they’ll do their best to keep central standing.

anyway, he ends up getting in communication with ed and by potential by passing a great deal of the chain of command they get the amestrian army actually organized to protecting the people of the country, repel invaders.

then of course, it’s court martial time...because “oh dear furher king Bradley died in the line of defense (cough he went up in a lot of fire cough) and a great many of the top brass were pretty much blatantly part of the invasion or had run away during it. 

So General Grumman is one of the few generals they actually have left and he does some quick promotions to actually have a tribunal council to charge the captured defectors and traitors. So Ed (who is hissing and spitting about it finds himself up to the rank of brigadier general (as he’d essentially served as one during the invasion on central no one argues) armstrong refuses a promotion though (ed whines that why can armstrong do that but he can’t but roy only pats him on the head) maria is raised to captain and denny is a 1st lieutenant now, Scheizka is a second lieutenant (she’d ended up as sort of Ed’s attaché) roy is a lieutenant general while grunman is furher at present. 

Only the hommunculi and father are not happy with events and try to push the promised day ahead and fail, though Grunman has a heart attack from age and stress, and roy is out of commission for awhile...

when he is finally fit for duty, Ed has been left as acting Furher (he didn’t want to run a damn country, he wanted to spend time with his now restored little brother Ed pretty much used father as equivalent exchange for Al.

Ed had tried to call Olivier armstrong down to be acting furher but she “would melt in she left briggs” according to her. 

Mustang could take command, but Ed has a better reputation that him and the goal was to de-corrupt the military and Ed is never going to be “corrupt” so... he happily takes his place as Lieutenant general again in support of Furher Elric. (Ed is never going to forgive this ultimate offense) 

of course ed does a good job (who are you calling so short and dumb he can’t even reform a country and start leading it towards demilitarization!!?)

(now if only the emperor of xing and the furher-president of amestris could stop having food fights during diplomatic dinners...)

https://www.pinterest.com/roseunspindle/fma-aus/fuhrer-edward-elric/

[fondsinformation]

Lahaina auf der Hawaii-Insel Maui - welche Zufälle?

Noch als die Feuersbrunst in Lahaina auf Hawaii wütete tauchten Zweifel auf, ob denn dieser Waldbrand so unvermeidlich war. Lahaina - nach der Katastrophe Die Bilder und Videos von der Brandkatastrophe auf Hawaii haben eine bisher noch unbekannte Anzahl von Menschenleben gefordert und weltweit Erschütterung ausgelöst. Ursache des Dramas war offiziell ein gewaltiger Waldbrand. Doch es mehren sich Zweifel, ob - die Behörden angemessen auf die Gefahrenlage reagiert haben und - ob die Ursache wirklich ein Waldbrand - vielleicht sogar durch die Klimaerwärmung bedingt - war. Behörden-Maßnahmen - ein Fall von Inkompetenz? Larry Johnson zitierte am 17.08.2023 einige E-Mails, die er erhalten hatte. Darin wurde Kritik an der Kompetenz in den Behörden geübt, die nicht angemessen reagiert hätten: "Ich lebe auf Maui. Wir wissen, dass unsere Beamten lügen. Zeugen und die Medien haben bestätigt, dass der Notfallmanager des Bezirks die Katastrophenwarnsirenen in Lahaina absichtlich nicht ausgelöst hat. Ebenso blockierte die MPD absichtlich die Straßen, um die Menschen in der Stadt Lahaina zu halten! Die Menschen wurden angewiesen, sich in Sicherheit zu bringen." In einer anderen E-Mail hieß es: "Ich habe von 2003-2015 in Lahaina gelebt. Bis 2019 bin ich regelmäßig dorthin gereist. Ich habe dort viele Freunde und stehe mit vielen von ihnen in Kontakt. Diese Katastrophe wurde über 50 Jahre lang vorbereitet. Sie wäre zu 100 % vermeidbar gewesen, aber die Korruption und Unfähigkeit ist so groß, dass nichts unternommen wurde." Ein langjährig erfahrener Ermittler staatlicher Behörden schrieb: "Ich kann Ihnen mit Bestimmtheit sagen, dass die Reaktion hier nichts weniger als ein Zirkus ist. In der Notfallmanagement-Ausbildung, die ich absolviert habe (auch wenn das schon viele Jahre her ist), wurde uns gesagt, dass es EINE Person geben muss, die die Verantwortung trägt und die Ressourcen leitet, sobald ein Notfall ausgerufen wird. Hier haben wir das nicht gesehen - und ich denke, die Ergebnisse zeigen das. Man sagt uns, dass etwa 1.500 Menschen vermisst werden, aber Ihre Quelle spricht von 5.000." Der Schreiber deutete auch an, wovon einige Betroffene und Beobachter ebenfalls sprechen. In der zuvor zitierten E-Mail hieß es weiter: "Es gibt viele Verschwörungstheorien - von DEW/Mikrowellen, die das Feuer gelegt haben, über Oprah und andere reiche Leute, die das Feuer absichtlich gelegt haben, um sich Land anzueignen, bis hin zu der Vorstellung, dass dies alles ein abgekartetes Spiel ist, um Maui zu räumen, damit es in ein AI/15-Minuten-Stadtparadies umgebaut werden kann." B0BTXVVRKJ:leftDieser Möglichkeit widmete auch Michel Chossudovsky, emeritierter Professor für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, einen Beitrag auf GlobalReserch: "Multi-Milliarden-Dollar-Markt für 'Directed Energy Weapons (DEW)' für militärische und 'zivile Zwecke' (?). Wurden DEWs in Hawaii verwendet?" Nach Aussagen von Chossudovsky stellen Directed Energy Weapons (DEW)ein florierendes Geschäft dar. Der Markt habe 2022 5,3 Milliarden Dollar umgesetzt. Bis 2027 wird ein Wachstum auf 12,9 Milliarden Dollar erwartet. Den Markt dominieren die sechs bekannten Unternehmen aus dem Militär-Industrie-Komplex: Raytheon, Northrup Grunman, BAE Systems (plc), Boeing, Lockheed Martin und L3Harris Technologies. "Es gibt mehrere hochentwickelte Technologien für gerichtete Energiewaffen: Hochenergielaser (Hel), Hochleistungs-Hochfrequenzwaffen,  Schallwaffen, elektromagnetische Waffen. (Einzelheiten finden Sie in der Tabelle unten mit dem Titel 'Highlights des Directed Energy Market'). Während DEWs überwiegend für militärische Zwecke gedacht sind, sind sogenannte 'nicht-tödliche' und/oder 'weniger tödliche' gerichtete Energiewaffen auch für sogenannte 'Homeland-Security-Anwendungen' vorgesehen (siehe Tabelle unten). Der Beweis: Wurden auf Hawaii gezielte Energiewaffen eingesetzt? Bilder bestätigen das Ausmaß und die Art der Verwüstung und Zerstörung. (siehe Videos unten).  Sie weisen auch darauf hin, dass der entstandene Schaden nicht auf 'natürliche Ursachen' zurückzuführen ist.  Die Beweise deuten darauf hin, dass Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) eingesetzt werden könnten (noch nicht vollständig geklärt) und dass die Zerstörungsakte vorsätzlich erfolgten." (Verweise im Original.) Und er wirft die Frage auf: "Wie kann es sein, dass zwischen unbeschädigten Bäumen völlig abgebrannte Häuser stehen?" Hektische Bemühungen um Grundstückskäufe Im seinem Beitrag verweist Chossudovsky auf ein weiteres Indiz, dem sich Michael Snyder am gleichen Tag auf GlobalResearch widmete: "Lahaina: Warum gibt es so eine Hektik, Grundstücke aufzukaufen, die gerade bei den Bränden auf Hawaii niedergebrannt wurden?" "Können Sie sich vorstellen, eine Familie anzurufen, deren Haus gerade niedergebrannt ist, und ihr anzubieten, ihr Land zu einem Preis zu kaufen, der unter dem Marktwert liegt? Dies geschieht derzeit offenbar in großem Umfang auf Hawaii. Trauernde Immobilienbesitzer werden mit Anrufen von sehr gierigen Menschen bombardiert, und ich denke, das sagt viel über den aktuellen Zustand unserer Gesellschaft aus. Wir verehren materielle Besitztümer und finanziellen Gewinn, und die schiere Gier, die wir in diesem Moment erleben, ist absolut atemberaubend." B0BL4VR5MC:rightUm welche Beträge es geht wird vielleicht deutlich, wenn man weiß, dass ein durchschnittliches Haus in Lahaina zu Beginn des Jahres 2020 noch 600 000 gekostet hat heute für etwa eine Million Dollar gehandelt wird. Angesichts des menschlichen Leids und des vernichteten Vermögens hat auch viele Menschen empört, dass die von den Bränden betroffenen Haushalten nur eine einmalige Soforthilfezahlung in Höhe von 700 US-Dollar bekämen: "Politische Gegner und Kommentatoren bezeichneten die Summe als 'beleidigend' und verglichen sie mit der Hilfe im Wert von mehr als 113 Milliarden US-Dollar, die die USA und die Ukraine geschickt haben, um sich gegen eine anhaltende russische Invasion zu verteidigen." Nachtrag vom 02.09.2023: - Maui verklagt Stromversorger wegen Fahrlässigkeit - Jimmy Dore Show: Einwohner von Maui RICHTIG IN WUT - Jimmy Dore Show: Die Regierung errichtet einen schwarzen Zaun um Lahaina! Nachtrag vom 10.09.2023: Tulsi Gabbard: Milliarden für Ukraine – 700 Dollar und Landraub für Waldbrandopfer auf Hawaii     Lesen Sie den ganzen Artikel

[emptymanuscript]

Man... I really really hid the face claim for James’ father [Potential Daddy #1] from myself. 

I did have it on my hard drive (thank goodness because I am never finding this picture again, I have no idea where I even got it from besides some sort of menswear catalogue I passed by between 12/1/2006 and 8/13/2008). But I had it in the labyrinthine digital subfolder tree equivalent of: 

in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard.’ 

I had him early because Dr. Daniel Grunman was one of the potential main villains for Knights of Day. Depending on your certain point of view. And every time I have migrated anything, this picture has come along for the ride, slowly burrowing deeper into the drives.

That I had this as the picture for a man in his sixties I think both shows how much younger I was when I started all this and also shows a certain prescience. Because I totally know a scientist right now, who is in his sixties, but I swear he looks younger than me. Totally hateful ;) 

[prettywitchiusaka]

The little girl and her cat from Episode 27.

General Grunman, the coolest old man in the military!

You know, I might just get Greg Ayres to sign this if I ever get the chance.

He was just too good for this world! Or maybe he just fell for the wrong woman, take your pick.

[schrijverr]

Professor Elric?

After The Promised Day Edward is sent on a miliary mission to Hogwarts where he will teach Alchemy to his students. He is told not to interfere with their business, but he has a hard time not getting involved with this weird Voldy prick.

On AO3.

Ships: none

Warnings: none

Chapter 4 out of 10.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

“Nothing, there is absolutely nothing on Amestris.” Hermione sighed as she sat down at their table in the library.

“However, I did find some things on Alchemy.” she said as she put down several heavy books that shook the table, simultaneously waking and scaring the crap out of Ron.

“Well, what did you find?” Harry asked.

Hermione said: “What Colonel Elric told us about circles was not a lie, you can find it in any basic Alchemy book, but there is nothing about Alchemy without a circle. That means that he has either incredibly powerful wandless magic or he knows of an Alchemy so rare that it’s not even a footnote. What is also suspicious is that there is nothing about this human transmutation and nowhere in any of these books is Alchemy called a science, it’s referred to as magic everywhere.”

Ron let his head plonk on the table and groaned: “This year sucks. We need to worry about our O.W.Ls and if that wasn’t enough the Ministry has decided to stick in an inside man and on top of that there is a suspicious new teacher about a completely new subject, who also seems to hate magic, which is also strange.”

“Yeah.” Harry agreed, but Hermione frowned and asked: “What did you just say?”

Ron gave her a look and said: “That this year sucks?”

“No, I heard that.” she replied, “But what did you say about Colonel Elric hating magic? Why do you think that?”

Ron shrugged uncomfortably and said: “Well, he used witch as an insult and he doesn’t want his subject to be referred to as magic, so I just thought he must hate magic, you know.”

“Oh my god, Ron, that’s brilliant.” Hermione exclaimed, making Ron blush, “He was very strict about it not being magic, how didn’t I think of that?” she was silent for a moment, then she quietly asked: “But why would you want to teach at a magic school if you hate magic?”

~

Edward looked over his class, they were all decked out in work out clothes and they all looked like they rather be anywhere else. Good, he thought as he eyed them some more, here they would find out who was cut out for this.

“Okay everyone, I want you to find an empty spot and to repeat what I do. We’re going to start with a light warming up.” he yelled.

He himself had also changed out of his normal outfit, which consisted of a long brown coat and a black three piece suit without a suit jacket and with a white shirt and a pair of gloves. ((A/N: What he wears in FMAB when he asks Winry to marry him)) He was now wearing his uniform pants with his old combat boots and a long sleeved T-shirt, plus gloves of course.

He started with some basic exercises that everyone could follow, then he gave them a moment to rest before he ordered them to run laps around the classroom. That was met with a lot of protest, but when he simply replied that they could do it or leave and never come back, they started running.

He kept looking until most of them were on the brink of collapsing. He yelled that they could stop and gave them water to drink. He eyed them sadly and said: “Well, we have a lot of work to do, but I don’t think I can push you a lot more today, so when everyone has gathered his bearings we‘ll do some cooling down stretches.”

He only got a few groans and thumbs-ups in return, but he didn’t blame them. Once a minute had passed a boy groaned: “I hope you realize we’re not the army. I just want to get through school, man, and I can’t afford to drop this subject.”

Edward gave them a grin, he probably thought it was a fun grin, but he did not realize that his face was kind of scary, he had small scars everywhere and his eyes just turned creepy without his consent, so it just looked like he was planning to murder them all. He then said: “Well, then I suggest you toughen up and solve that riddle I gave you, because I’m not teaching kids who won’t be able to handle a transmutation.”

He ignored some of the heavy swallows that followed and started with the cooling down stretches when that was all done he sat down at his desk and said: “I know we’re basically done here, but I’m not allowed to let you go, so just sit down and catch your breath or something.”

Hermione decided that this was her chance to get some information out of her teacher, so she stuck up her hand. When Edward opened his eyes he saw her and nodded to signal it was okay to start talking. She asked: “Sir, I hope this doesn’t come across as rude, but I did some research on Alchemy in the library and I couldn’t find anything on Alchemy without a circle even though I heard that someone saw you do it.”

Edward silently cursed that kid in hallway and gave him a look, the boy coward a bit and he couldn’t help but let his gaze soften. The kid had blond hair and a soft face, he reminded him of Al. He then turned his attention back on Hermione and said: “That doesn’t surprise me. It is almost impossible to do, very rare. In the entirety of Amestris only five people can do it, including me.”

Curiosity took over and Hermione asked: “How did you learn to do it?”

A dark expression took over his face, he didn’t like to be reminded of his mistake, it didn’t matter that he’d set it right. His brother had suffered for years because of him, such a thing he couldn’t easily forget. That all didn’t mean that he was going to share it with a group of teenagers who didn’t know him, so he settled on saying: “I made a mistake and I paid dearly. I learned from it.”

Hermione was about to ask more about it, but before she could he cut her off: “If you ask me more about it I will not allow you back into my classroom, is that clear?”

She swallowed thickly and nodded. Then she said: “Sorry, sir. I didn’t mean to upset you, but would it be okay if I asked about something else?”

He wanted to tell her no and to shut up, but he found that he couldn’t. He himself had been in her place, he had done research and only found more questions, he hated when someone didn’t answer him just because, when they could’ve helped him. He wasn’t about to be that person, so with a bit pain he said: “Sure, go ahead.”

“Could you tell me a bit about Amestris, because it doesn’t exists in our library.” she asked.

Edward hadn’t expected that, but he didn’t mind talking about his homeland, no matter how shitty it had been. “Well, if it’s any help, England doesn’t exist in the whole of Amestris libraries and I should I know I’ve been in hundreds.” he said, “But Amestris is landlocked, it was founded in 1550 and it has about 50.000.000 people living in it. It is run by the military and the most powerful man is the Fuhrer, currently we have Fuhrer Grunman, before him we had Furhrer King Bradly. We are not as popular as a whole since we are quite prone to starting wars, but we have been making peace since the coup from last year.”

The gears in Hermiones head were turning as she tried to process all of this information. She asked: “If our countries don’t know each other, why are you here?”

He supposed that was a fair question that he couldn’t answered, so he told her: “Sorry, but that’s classified. You could ask Albus, see if he’s willing to answer. And would you look at the time, class is over. Dismissed.”

Everyone filled out of the room, Hermione looked like she wanted to stay behind, but Edward had already disappeared. She sighed and followed her classmates.

Once she was also walking away Edward watched her retreating back. She was one curious girl, intelligent, sure, but also curious, way too curious. He had to watch out for her questions, who knows why she wanted that information.

~

Edward was sitting in the teachers lounge. He hadn’t been all that social since he had arrived and he knew that was bad, Winry would scold him, she would get Al in on it too or Hawkeye, he smiled fondly at the image. So he had decided to go there for a change and talk to the other staff.

When he got there only two others were there, Umbridge and McGonagall. Since he already had a strong dislike of Umbridge since the dinner fiasco he decided to sit next to McGonagall. She raised one eyebrow at him when he did so. He explained: “I finally got a bit used to the castle and I realized how rude I’ve been, sorry. How has your first week been so far?”

That seemed to amuse her and she answered: “Pretty good so far, although there has been some unrest amongst the students with everything that happened last year.”

“Oh, yeah. I’ve been meaning to ask that. What exactly happened last year?” Edward asked.

McGonagall was about to open her mouth to answer when she was interrupted by her colleague. Umbridge said: “Someone lied last year and some papers decided to believe him before doing some looking themselves. They have changed their stand point, but some people just can’t let go.”

Edward gave her an unimpressed look and said: “You know that doesn’t clear anything up, like, at all.”

Next to him McGonagall snorted, Edward was really starting to like her. Umbridge herself gave him an offended look and she said: “Harry Potter claimed You-know-who is back, but he died a long time ago. He speaking utter nonsense.”

McGonagall came to this Harry Potter boys defense: “He saw him, Dolores. He was there when it happened, why would he lie? And it’s not just that or have you forgotten that a student died last year?”

“Whoa, wait a minute hold up.” Edward interrupted their argument, “Someone died last year? At school?”

“Yes, Cedric Diggory. He died during the Triwizard Tournament, but not on school grounds.” McGonagall said.

“What’s the Triwizard Tournament?” Edward asked.

“You really know nothing of this world, do you.” Umbridge said.

Edward shrugged: “That isn’t something new honestly. Before the letter we received at HQ from Albus we had never heard of England and thought wizardry was bullshit, so you can imagine the culture shock.”

Umbridge ignored most of what he had said in favor of saying: “So you really don’t know anything about You-know-who?”

“No!” he exclaimed, “Why do you keep thinking that? I’ve never heard of the guy and his name is super dumb, I don’t know him, he shouldn’t assume that I do. He’s not that big of deal.”

“Not that big of a deal?” McGonagall asked, “Maybe he never reached across the border, but he’s inflicted his fair share of terror here, he lead the Wizarding War.”

“Sorry, still don’t know him.” Edward said, “How was he beaten?”

“By Harry Potter, he’s fifth year here at Hogwarts. The Dark Lord tried to murder him as a baby, but the spell rebound and he was assumed dead.” McGonagall said.

“He was dead, not assumed.” Umbridge corrected.

McGonagall gave her a look, but before they could start arguing Edward said: “This dude failed in killing a baby? Do you know how weak babies are?”

“The spell rebound because Harry was protected.” McGonagall explained.

Edward shrugged: “He relies too much on magic. He could’ve just thrown the baby out of the window. He probably wouldn’t even know what do to when you point a gun at his face or when he finds a bomb in his house, he definitely would lose to someone with a sword and a bit of skill.”

Both were silent and just looked at him, he shuffled a bit and said: “What? Just pointing it out there.”

McGonagall sighed and said: “It’s okay. It just feels wrong to see someone so young think so easily of violence.”

Edward wanted to get so mad, he wanted to yell at them that he wasn’t a kid, hadn’t been for a long time. He had seen much worse, what was one death when you had seen someone try to wipe out an entire country in a day or the survivors of Ishval or the soldiers who hadn’t made it lying in the streets of Central? But he didn’t say any of those things, they didn’t need to know that. He just shrugged and said: “I’m an army man, can’t help it.”

Then he walked away, he had a class to teach and he had to get away from that room. Wizards were so dumb, just so dumb. They relied so much on Magic, because they didn’t have any people who couldn’t use it. If Amestris relied so much on Alchemy they never could’ve gotten where they were.

He rubbed his face again and went over the conversation again. He suddenly realized that McGonagall hadn’t talked about an army or a task force to beat this You-know-who just a baby. They had relied on a baby to beat this evil dude. God, what were they dumb, but it had given him something to look up in the library, the Wizarding War, interesting.

[dafuqfacts]

#f11f #tiger #fighterjets #fighter #jet #usarmy #usa #airforce #grunman #aircraft #shoot #down #dafuqfacts #dafuqposts #dafuq #facts #facts💯 #dyk #dafuqpost #awesome #amazing #shocking #history #l4l #shoutout #intagram #intalikes #instapic #picoftheday #share #didyouknow

[frogadir]

kdjahagshdhdgsc when grunmans like why dont we ACCIDENTALLY blow up the tower bradleys in

[that-catholic-shinobi]

FMA Roy after the Promised Day

Roy never gets his sight back. The cane frustrates him but more often than not he can simply rely on Hawkeyes arm when he's somewhere unfamiliar. Ishval is restored. A year later he married Riza. They move to a small cottage on the outskirts of Central. Two years later Grunman retired and he is elected Fuehrer. Riza is appointed as his bodyguard. Roy tries to collect his 520 Cenz but Edward keeps to word and he never sees the money again. Then Hawkeye becomes pregnant. Roy has never been happier than when he holds his son in his arms. Riza tells him that the baby has his hair and nose, and her eyes. "Good. I'd want him to have yours anyway. They see more than mine ever did." They name him Maes. Between raising the baby and running the country Roy is kept busy and more happy than he feels he has any right to be. When Maes comes of age he becomes a state alchemist. Not with flames though, that alchemy will die with him and Riza. Roy is so proud. They visit Maes grave often, and Gracia. And Edward occasionally, who now has a kid of his own. And he says the most odd thing while discussing alchemy. One is all, and all is one." Roy doesn't quite get it, but keeps it in Ishval is now run independently. Xing has a new emperor, Ling. Scar officiates Alphonse and Mei Changs wedding. Life continues. Roy finally grasps what Ed said that one day. "One is all, and all is one" When Maes comes for a visit one day. Ed was still teaching him things this late in life, and he was only middle aged. One is all, and all is one. It's a terrible day for rain when Roy is sitting on the couch, enjoying a cup of tea when Maes comes through the door. He hugs Riza and says. There's a familiar sound of a wallet being opened and a photograph removed. "Mom, you gotta see my new girlfriend. She's the most beautiful thing in the world and I can't stop thinking about her..."

[fondsinformation]

Lahaina auf der Hawaii-Insel Maui - welche Zufälle?

Noch als die Feuersbrunst in Lahaina auf Hawaii wütete tauchten Zweifel auf, ob denn dieser Waldbrand so unvermeidlich war. Lahaina - nach der Katastrophe Die Bilder und Videos von der Brandkatastrophe auf Hawaii haben eine bisher noch unbekannte Anzahl von Menschenleben gefordert und weltweit Erschütterung ausgelöst. Ursache des Dramas war offiziell ein gewaltiger Waldbrand. Doch es mehren sich Zweifel, ob - die Behörden angemessen auf die Gefahrenlage reagiert haben und - ob die Ursache wirklich ein Waldbrand - vielleicht sogar durch die Klimaerwärmung bedingt - war. Behörden-Maßnahmen - ein Fall von Inkompetenz? Larry Johnson zitierte am 17.08.2023 einige E-Mails, die er erhalten hatte. Darin wurde Kritik an der Kompetenz in den Behörden geübt, die nicht angemessen reagiert hätten: "Ich lebe auf Maui. Wir wissen, dass unsere Beamten lügen. Zeugen und die Medien haben bestätigt, dass der Notfallmanager des Bezirks die Katastrophenwarnsirenen in Lahaina absichtlich nicht ausgelöst hat. Ebenso blockierte die MPD absichtlich die Straßen, um die Menschen in der Stadt Lahaina zu halten! Die Menschen wurden angewiesen, sich in Sicherheit zu bringen." In einer anderen E-Mail hieß es: "Ich habe von 2003-2015 in Lahaina gelebt. Bis 2019 bin ich regelmäßig dorthin gereist. Ich habe dort viele Freunde und stehe mit vielen von ihnen in Kontakt. Diese Katastrophe wurde über 50 Jahre lang vorbereitet. Sie wäre zu 100 % vermeidbar gewesen, aber die Korruption und Unfähigkeit ist so groß, dass nichts unternommen wurde." Ein langjährig erfahrener Ermittler staatlicher Behörden schrieb: "Ich kann Ihnen mit Bestimmtheit sagen, dass die Reaktion hier nichts weniger als ein Zirkus ist. In der Notfallmanagement-Ausbildung, die ich absolviert habe (auch wenn das schon viele Jahre her ist), wurde uns gesagt, dass es EINE Person geben muss, die die Verantwortung trägt und die Ressourcen leitet, sobald ein Notfall ausgerufen wird. Hier haben wir das nicht gesehen - und ich denke, die Ergebnisse zeigen das. Man sagt uns, dass etwa 1.500 Menschen vermisst werden, aber Ihre Quelle spricht von 5.000." Der Schreiber deutete auch an, wovon einige Betroffene und Beobachter ebenfalls sprechen. In der zuvor zitierten E-Mail hieß es weiter: "Es gibt viele Verschwörungstheorien - von DEW/Mikrowellen, die das Feuer gelegt haben, über Oprah und andere reiche Leute, die das Feuer absichtlich gelegt haben, um sich Land anzueignen, bis hin zu der Vorstellung, dass dies alles ein abgekartetes Spiel ist, um Maui zu räumen, damit es in ein AI/15-Minuten-Stadtparadies umgebaut werden kann." B0BTXVVRKJ:leftDieser Möglichkeit widmete auch Michel Chossudovsky, emeritierter Professor für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, einen Beitrag auf GlobalReserch: "Multi-Milliarden-Dollar-Markt für 'Directed Energy Weapons (DEW)' für militärische und 'zivile Zwecke' (?). Wurden DEWs in Hawaii verwendet?" Nach Aussagen von Chossudovsky stellen Directed Energy Weapons (DEW)ein florierendes Geschäft dar. Der Markt habe 2022 5,3 Milliarden Dollar umgesetzt. Bis 2027 wird ein Wachstum auf 12,9 Milliarden Dollar erwartet. Den Markt dominieren die sechs bekannten Unternehmen aus dem Militär-Industrie-Komplex: Raytheon, Northrup Grunman, BAE Systems (plc), Boeing, Lockheed Martin und L3Harris Technologies. "Es gibt mehrere hochentwickelte Technologien für gerichtete Energiewaffen: Hochenergielaser (Hel), Hochleistungs-Hochfrequenzwaffen,  Schallwaffen, elektromagnetische Waffen. (Einzelheiten finden Sie in der Tabelle unten mit dem Titel 'Highlights des Directed Energy Market'). Während DEWs überwiegend für militärische Zwecke gedacht sind, sind sogenannte 'nicht-tödliche' und/oder 'weniger tödliche' gerichtete Energiewaffen auch für sogenannte 'Homeland-Security-Anwendungen' vorgesehen (siehe Tabelle unten). Der Beweis: Wurden auf Hawaii gezielte Energiewaffen eingesetzt? Bilder bestätigen das Ausmaß und die Art der Verwüstung und Zerstörung. (siehe Videos unten).  Sie weisen auch darauf hin, dass der entstandene Schaden nicht auf 'natürliche Ursachen' zurückzuführen ist.  Die Beweise deuten darauf hin, dass Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) eingesetzt werden könnten (noch nicht vollständig geklärt) und dass die Zerstörungsakte vorsätzlich erfolgten." (Verweise im Original.) Und er wirft die Frage auf: "Wie kann es sein, dass zwischen unbeschädigten Bäumen völlig abgebrannte Häuser stehen?" Hektische Bemühungen um Grundstückskäufe Im seinem Beitrag verweist Chossudovsky auf ein weiteres Indiz, dem sich Michael Snyder am gleichen Tag auf GlobalResearch widmete: "Lahaina: Warum gibt es so eine Hektik, Grundstücke aufzukaufen, die gerade bei den Bränden auf Hawaii niedergebrannt wurden?" "Können Sie sich vorstellen, eine Familie anzurufen, deren Haus gerade niedergebrannt ist, und ihr anzubieten, ihr Land zu einem Preis zu kaufen, der unter dem Marktwert liegt? Dies geschieht derzeit offenbar in großem Umfang auf Hawaii. Trauernde Immobilienbesitzer werden mit Anrufen von sehr gierigen Menschen bombardiert, und ich denke, das sagt viel über den aktuellen Zustand unserer Gesellschaft aus. Wir verehren materielle Besitztümer und finanziellen Gewinn, und die schiere Gier, die wir in diesem Moment erleben, ist absolut atemberaubend." B0BL4VR5MC:rightUm welche Beträge es geht wird vielleicht deutlich, wenn man weiß, dass ein durchschnittliches Haus in Lahaina zu Beginn des Jahres 2020 noch 600 000 gekostet hat heute für etwa eine Million Dollar gehandelt wird. Angesichts des menschlichen Leids und des vernichteten Vermögens hat auch viele Menschen empört, dass die von den Bränden betroffenen Haushalten nur eine einmalige Soforthilfezahlung in Höhe von 700 US-Dollar bekämen: "Politische Gegner und Kommentatoren bezeichneten die Summe als 'beleidigend' und verglichen sie mit der Hilfe im Wert von mehr als 113 Milliarden US-Dollar, die die USA und die Ukraine geschickt haben, um sich gegen eine anhaltende russische Invasion zu verteidigen." Nachtrag vom 02.09.2023: - Maui verklagt Stromversorger wegen Fahrlässigkeit - Jimmy Dore Show: Einwohner von Maui RICHTIG IN WUT - Jimmy Dore Show: Die Regierung errichtet einen schwarzen Zaun um Lahaina!     Lesen Sie den ganzen Artikel

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NASA completes final tests of alien hunting James Webb Space Telescope NASA has completed testing on the JWST which ensures it will be able to withstand the launch and operate fully when it is in Earth’s orbit. The space agency said there were two significant tests, which shows that all the internal electronics are performing as they should be and that it will withstand the pressure when it is being blasted into orbit. The testing took place at Northrop Grunman, in Virginia, which took a total of 17 days. Engineers ran a full scan, known as a “comprehensive systems test”, which ensures electrical function for the entire of JWST. They then re-ran the tests to compare data sets. NASA said: “After thoroughly examining the data, the team confirmed that the observatory will both mechanically and electronically survive the rigours of launch.” Jennifer Love-Pruitt, Northrop Grumman’s electrical vehicle engineering lead on the Webb observatory, said: “It’s been amazing to witness the level of expertise, commitment and collaboration across the team during this important milestone. “It’s definitely a proud moment because we demonstrated Webb’s electrical readiness. “The successful completion of this test also means we are ready to move forward toward launch and on-orbit operations.” Following the comprehensive systems evaluation, technicians began the ground segment test. This test allows experts to “simulate the complete process from planning science observations to posting the scientific data to the community archive”. READ MORE: Asteroid Apophis to pass Earth this week “Commands were then relayed through the Deep Space Network emulator to the observatory at Northrop Grumman.” NASA hopes to launch the JWST on October 31 this year. Scientists are optimistic the JWST will help unravel the mysteries of the Universe and potentially find alien life. The infrared machine is so powerful it will reach back to the furthest realms and the earliest moments of space and time. And the JWST, which is named after NASA’s second administrator, James Webb, who served from 1961 to 1968 and who played a major part in the Apollo missions, has the capability of scanning thousands of planets for alien life – even though those planets are thousands of light-years away. As well as seeing further into space it will accurately measure the content of water, carbon dioxide and other components in the atmosphere of an exoplanet – a planet outside of our solar system – as well as tell scientists more about the size and distance these planets are from their host stars. if(typeof utag_data.ads.fb_pixel!=="undefined"&&utag_data.ads.fb_pixel==!0)!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function()n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments);if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)(window,document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js');fbq('init','568781449942811');fbq('track','PageView') Source link Orbem News #alien #completes #Final #hunting #James #NASA #Space #telescope #Tests #Webb

[airmanisr]

Grunman F9F Blue Angel One by Willard Womack Via Flickr: The first time I ever saw the Blue Angels, way back in 1955, number one was flying this plane.

[prettywitchiusaka]

There’s something about the idea of a happily married, retired Roy that, I don’t know why, makes me laugh.

No, not at the prospect of Roy being happy (for a change) and moving onto a new chapter in his life. I’m laughing at the idea of the military (not Grunman) and the Government trying to convince Roy to re-enlist...and getting greeted with a shotgun courtesy of Riza.

Gov.’t Shmuck: We’d like for your husband to re-enlist, Mrs. Mustang. We think it’d be a great opportunity to help expand the State Alchemist program.

Hawkeye (Shotgun in hand ready to shoot): Get off my lawn!

[schrijverr]

Professor Elric?

After The Promised Day Edward is sent on a miliary mission to Hogwarts where he will teach Alchemy to his students. He is told not to interfere with their business, but he has a hard time not getting involved with this weird Voldy prick.

On AO3.

Ships: none

Warnings: none

Chapter 6 out of 10.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Umbitch was really getting on Edwards nerves. She had been on his trail like a bloodhound ever since he’d shown up. She wanted to know what the limitations of Alchemy where, what he knew about Amestris, if he knew You-know-who and how he taught. She had been aching to get inside his classroom, but so far he had managed to keep her out. It seemed like his luck had ran out, he knew he shouldn’t have told those fifth years he was a muggle, ever since that she had been unrelenting and now the day had come.

“Good morning class, as you can see we have a guest. Why she insists on coming I don’t know, but she is here to disrupt so expect this lesson to be a bit different that usual.” He began.

He nodded at Umbridge before turning back to his students and saying: “We have been studying Alchemic arrays for some time now. This will be the last theoretical lesson before we move on to doing Alchemy in the classroom. When I call on you, you will come forward and draw the array I tell you on this table. I will show it to the class and we’ll collectively decide if it is correct, if it is I will use it to transmute some of the materials I have here.”

“Hermione, could you please draw an array to transmute the rust of this iron dagger?” he asked.

The girl drew the perfect circle, which he knew she would. She was very smart, liked to study and just generally knew her stuff. Once the class had also determined it was the correct transmutation-circle he preformed transmutation. He didn’t do it often, so there were still a few gasps when the rusted iron dagger came out in perfect shape.

“Okay, next. Neville, could you draw an array to change this heap of chalk into some crayons for the board?” he said.

While the boy was drawing he looked at Umbridge, she was writing on her notepad while mouthing words to herself. It seemed harmless, but he had heard the stories, once she was comfortable in your classroom she would attack you with questions. He didn’t have more time to think about it, because Neville was done drawing.

He showed the array to the class and asked: “Draco, what do you think of Neville's array?”

Draco studied the array, he was like Hermione in academics although he was more of a prick about knowing things, though it was a close call. He had pulled a few stunts in his time in Edwards classroom, but he had also soon realized that without his friends here it was pretty useless to pit everyone against him, so he had quickly learned to shut up and he has been even pleasant after. After he’d studied it for a moment he said: “I can’t find a fault.”

“And you would be correct with that. This array is perfect, well done Neville and Draco.” he said, he was proud of Neville, the boy seemed to struggle a bit and he had made a mistake in the array last lesson, which is why he had asked the boy about it now.

Before he could transmute Umbridge cleared her throat, he shot her an unimpressed look, which she completely ignored. She asked: “Aren’t you going to give point to their houses for their job well done?”

He pretended to think about it then he said: “Are you asking me to take part in a house culture you created to pit students against each other and base their initial judgments upon which causes discrimination on yet another factor within this school and prevents friendships, because honestly I don’t feel the need to. They get praise when they do well and they learn, that is the reward in my classroom. I read the contract, nowhere does it state that I am required to give or take housepoints. Now, can I go on with my lesson or are you planning on interrupting even longer?”

Umbridge stayed quiet and Edward took that as a sign that she wouldn’t interrupt for now and went on. He did the transmutation and put the crayons by the board, he had been running low. Then he said: “Hannah, could you draw a basic array.”

They went through two more arrays before Umbridge felt the need to interrupt again. He had needed something from the table in the corner and he had walked over there to grab it. She said: “I’m curious, Mister Elric. Why don’t you use accio?”

“You are not curious, you just want to point out that I am a muggle.” he said with a sigh, “I honestly don’t see the need for you to dance around these things, just ask ‘hey, heard you were a muggle, is that true?’ so much easier and faster.”

She was taken aback by this, but quickly recovered sadly enough. She said: “I don’t see the need for your rudeness, Mister Elric. As a teacher of a magical subject it is quite concerning that you aren’t a wizard yourself. Are you even fit to teach?”

“There are a few things I want to address about that statement. Firstly, I don’t like you, so that will be Colonel Elric to you, secondly, Alchemy is science not magic, I will not be swayed on that point and thirdly, I am capable of doing what I teach, which is more than I can say for you, so I don’t understand the cause for your concern.” Edward told her.

“Colonel Elric, I will not be addressed like that.” she spat.

Edward shrugged: “My classroom, my rules. You don’t want to be addressed like you address me then there is the door. Have a good day.”

“You cannot kick me out, I am the High Inquisitor.” she said offended.

“I know, if it’s any help I call my commanding officer General Bastard, so it’s nothing personal. Or you could think it is, I never really got along with him.” this of course was a lie, he and Roy had become pretty good friends and it was now some kind of friendly nickname, but she didn’t need to know that.

She opened and closed her mouth a few times before she could gather her bearings, then she said: “I will not be kicked out, Colonel, but I do have a few more questions. How did you become a Colonel at, what was your age again?”

Edward rolled his eyes, ugh, this again, he was getting tired and he just wanted to get her out of his clssroom.

“Seventeen.” he replied, “And the whole story is a bit long, so I’ll give you the bullet points. I had to provide for me and my brother, so I became a State Alchemist at twelve. The State can be pretty dumb, they were convinced no child could pass their test and therefore an age restriction wasn’t necessary. I passed, being a State-Alchemist gives you a rank as Major. Are you following me so far? Good. I went on missions and discovered a conspiracy then last year we held a coup and overthrew the corrupt government. The then General Grunman came into power, he was the boss of my boss in the east. Everyone who helped with the coup got a big promotion. So, I am indeed a Colonel at seventeen.”

Everybody was quiet, they had expected a lot, but not this. Umbridge looked quite pale, which honestly, was to be expected, she herself was a government official and she was standing in front of a boy who had helped to overthrow his government at sixteen.

When she had recovered enough she immediately went in for emotional trauma: “Why did you have to provide for you brother at twelve.”

A dark look passed over his face, but he decided what the hell I’m in this hellhole now, might as well make her uncomfortable with my Tragic PastTM. So he said: “Well, it’s not really twelve, bit earlier really. Our dad is out of the picture, my mom died when I was five, but Grandma Pinako took us in. She’s the grandmother of our friend Winry, but her kids are dead too and she has a shop to run, so she didn’t really have the time or money for three kids. After that we lived with our teacher for a while, but she once she was done teaching us we had to leave. You might have had the luxury of a support system, but don’t assume everyone had.”

It was again quiet in the class. Edward wasn’t a private person per say, you could conclude that after the amount of times he had told people, strangers and friends alike, about his human transmutation back home, but he wasn’t someone who shared a lot without reason or prompting, especially not with his classes. He had learned and these people didn’t know him at all, he was a blank slate. He rather fill it with how awesome he was instead of how sad of a life he had lived.

“Well, was that all? Because you just wasted fifteen minutes of my class. In those fifteen minutes my students could have become a little smarter, broadened your tiny magic minds a bit more, but you just prevented that. Congratulations, you fail as a teacher.” he said.

Umbridge didn’t stay quiet, she protested: “‘Magic minds’ ,as you like to call them, aren’t small. You are generalizing.”

He raised one eyebrow and mustered his best unimpressed look as he said: “I find that hard to believe and I could argue that based on how you think I am incapable because of my age and non-magic background or I could generalize even more and ask you, if you look at the entire wizarding world, can you tell me how much it would collapse if magic were to suddenly disappear?”

Then he turned back to the board and wrote down CDR under each other before turning back to the class and asking: “Now, who can tell me what these letters stand for and why they are important?”

~

They were dismissed and an unhappy Umbridge walked out of the classroom. Hermione was the last one left and she made her way over to Mister Elrics desk. She bit her lip and said: “I know you don’t like to talk after you’ve dismissed us, but aren’t you worried about losing your job?”

He stopped rummaging in his back to give her a smile. “I’m sorry if I worried you there, but Umbridge is an annoying shit who loves power a bit too much. I know her type, but I also know her limitations. She can try to sack me, but I’ve been send over here to make a bridge between our countries, the Ministry doesn’t want to see me go and besides that, I don’t need this job, it might surprise you, but being a Colonel in a military state pays pretty good. I am planning to donate the money I earn here to some kind of charity and to give it some to friends who need it more than me.”

“Oh, now I feel kind of stupid.” Hermione said with a blush.

“Never feel stupid, you probably hear this a lot, but you are very smart. Alchemy is very hard and so far you are picking it up faster than I hoped. You’re going to see me around, but I do want to give you a bit of wisdom. Don’t doubt yourself and never dumb yourself down, you are picking up Alchemy, do not forget it. You are a wizard and from what I see and hear there is a war coming up, use what you learn, because wizards don’t know what to do when they’re faced with muggle solutions.” Mister Elric looked at her intently.

She nodded that she had understood and said: “When you’re giving wisdom like that it’s hard to remember that you’re just seventeen. My friend has two brothers who are your age, but have half the maturity.”

He laughed and thought, thanks it’s the trauma, but he said: “Yeah, I get that pretty often. Hey, you wouldn’t know a good wizard charity, would you?”

“Well, I am the founder of S.P.E.W., it’s for the freedom of house-elves, you should read about them, it’s horrible how wizards treat them.” Hermione said, “but if you think it’s dumb you could donate to St. Mungo’s, it’s the hospital, they could always use some money.”

“S.P.E.W., I’ll keep it in mind, thanks.” and he smiled at her again, then he said: “It’s getting late you’re going to have to run of you want to be in time for you next lesson.”

She paled a bit and cursed as she bid her goodbye and ran out of the classroom. She had so much to tell Ron and Harry at their next DA meeting.

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[shanastoryteller]

Hi! I remember you saying that you have a lot of ask in you inbox before when you couldn't answer and the like and I was wondering if you are done with those and if its ok for me to ask you some headcanon about Edward staying in the military after the promised day?

oh friend i’m SO BAD at answering asks and i have Many but always feel free to send me things :) just like, don’t expect me to do anything in a timely manner ever

so ed in the military after promise day:

i think the thing is, for ed, is that he knows he’s famous but he’s never stayed in one place long enough to realize he’s influential

he’s a symbol as much as a person, an ideal of honesty and loyalty and strength that people aspire towards. not that ed knows this of course. he’s busy.

but i can see ed staying in the military because he’s asked, because riza goes to him and says, ‘we need a little help.’ people don’t know how to feel, about grunman and roy and all these sudden changes and confusing stories.

they need someone they can trust. someone who’s of the government but who’s known to not be ruled by it. someone who fights for them, not against them.

the fullmetal alchemist.

so ed’s role would be doing all these awful pr things that he hates, but is oddly good at. ed’s good at reading people and very kind and likes kids. he’s a good public face for the military, and he’s the one they push. then as he starts dealing more with people he realizes how much he matters to them, how much power he really has inside the military with his reputation and people he knows and the things he can do.

and ed becomes what he thought he never would be - a career military man. he doesn’t care about rank, not really, because even as he rises in ranks, they all call him the same thing, even though he’ll never perform a transmutation again - an alchemist