#hillary b

[klounbobr]

They’re doing their best!!

The og post

[peachfruitcake]

From early December

[syensy-art]

I forget if I posted this here forever ago so please have these three dorks. Should redraw this sometime :)

[babeypigeon]

sleepover shenanigans <33

some alts

[goldenteddie]

the hiller. and the brinner and the kevner

[felixblueprint420]

[brikevzine]

🌷 On second thought, make that application deadline the 22nd, the surprise is taking a bit longer to film than expected….

[trebol-negro]

Sorry I had to do it

[collageofnudes]

Viktoriia Aliko (Hillary C) by Pavel Kiselev (Павел Киселев)

[magicalcreeks]

I think about Kon’s brief friendship with Hillary and Robert sooo much. Kon desperately needed friends his age back in his Hawaii days.

It’s also sweet how they interact because they know he’s Superboy but they’re not fawning over him like everyone else usually does. They treat him as a normal lame kid who just happens to have superpowers.

[originalleftist]

This election feels like it has become a second chance, in more ways than one.

In 2016, we had a battle between the "old guard" of the Democratic Party and the progressive wing, and though the old guard won the primary, the divisiveness and bitterness of it, sometimes spilling over into open bigotry, nearly torn the party apart (I also think there is exactly zero to be gained from trying to rehash which side was more to blame for that, and will delete any comments doing so).

Then after Clinton became the nominee, we had a chance to elect the first female President. Instead, we lost to Donald Trump, and our country plunged into this ongoing existential threat.

Going back further, in 1968 a Democratic incumbent facing backlash from progressives against an overseas war dropped out, and instead of uniting behind an alternative, the party faced a divisive primary, riots at the convention (also held in Chicago, no less), and a loss in November to Richard Nixon.

Now, we have the Democratic incumbent dropping out ahead of the primary in Chicago- but the party has swiftly united around a strong alternative.

We had big donors and party insiders try to push Biden out, toss the primary results completely, and hold a "mini-primary" of insiders to pick a presumably corporate-friendly nominee- but instead all major wings of the party have swiftly united around a new nominee with a progressive voting record in the Senate to rival Sentors Sanders'.

Now, we again have a woman running for President against Donald Trump once again. And it remains to be seen if history will repeat... or if we will get it right this time.

So many people were dreading a rematch between Biden and Trump. But it seems that instead, Biden's withdrawal and Harris's extraordinarily strong campaign have given us a rare and precious chance to, in a sense, "rerun" some of America's (and the Democratic Party's) greatest failures.

Let's get it right this time.

[klounbobr]

Happy new year everyone!!

[peachfruitcake]

Hillary is very obsessed with video games btw!!

[syensy-art]

These three :) :(

[ID: A digital drawing of Kevin Woodings, Hilary B., and Ashley Parks from The Walten Files. Their designs resemble Mortality, Jolly, and Sad from Boozoo's Ghosts respectively. Kevin has blue and white fur and rabbit ears, a green chest, yellow eyes and sharp teeth, and a blue bowtie. Hilary has maroon fur, sheep ears, red bone arms, and a jester hat. Ashley has face paint resembling crying, a green and yellow full body outfit, and a sleeping cap. The three are hugging and holding hands while smiling. /end ID]

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

“America, I gave my best to you.”

August 20, 2024

Robert B. Hubbell

Watching the Democratic National Convention was an out-of-body experience—on many levels. The presentations before President Biden’s keynote speech plumbed a deep well of political experience, raw talent, future leaders, unbridled joy, and personal pain. The stories by hopeful couples and rape survivors devastated by Trump’s abortion bans were powerful and moving—unlike anything previously attempted at a national political convention.

There is much to discuss, but let’s skip to the end: Through the selfless act of President Biden, the Democratic Party is more energized and unified than anyone could have imagined or dared hope. If Democrats can defeat Trump a second time—and we have every reason to believe we will—it will be Joe Biden’s victory along with Kamala Harris’s.

President Joe Biden’s speech

In a wonderful speech with many great moments, Joe Biden’s valedictory statement will be the most remembered and quoted. He recited a verse from American Anthem by Norah Jones,

Let them say of me I was one who believed In sharing the blessings I received Let me know in my heart When my days are through America, America I gave my best to you.

And he acknowledged that he put the interests of the nation before his own in giving his best to America to the very last:

It has been the honor of a lifetime. I love my job, but I love my country more.

In a speech that could have rightly been only about himself, Joe Biden was gracious and generous in his support for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. President Biden said,

I promise I will be the best volunteer that the Kamala and Walz campaign have ever seen.

He praised Kamala Harris effusively, saying,

Selecting Kamala was the best decision I made in my career. She’s tough and has enormous integrity. She will be respected by world leaders because she already is. She will be a president who puts her stamp on America’s future.

When cheers of “Thank you, Joe” erupted from the floor, Joe Biden re-directed those chants to “Thank you, Kamala.”

Joe Biden is a mensch. He could not have acted more honorably or selflessly. Even in his valedictory speech, he did his best to ensure that Kamala Harris will defeat Trump.

President’s Biden’s speech was fiery, passionate and—at times—righteously angry. (A few readers worried that he was “strident” or “just angry.”) But in his righteous anger, Biden was speaking hard truths that must never be forgotten:

This is the first presidential election since January 6—a day on which we almost lost everything. Trump says he will be a dictator on day one. He means it. No commander in chief should bow down to a dictator. Trump is a liar. When Trump left office NATO was in tatters. Trump demonizes immigrants, saying that they will poison the blood of our nation.

President Biden reminded us what is at stake in in 2024 and beyond:

All of us carry a special obligation. We saved democracy in 2020 and now we must save it again in 2024. In 2024, we need you to vote; we need you to keep the Senate, flip the House of Representatives, and need you to elect Kamala and Tim. They will continue to lead America forward. Our best days are not behind us they are in front of us. And on this hot August night, democracy has prevailed and must be preserved.

Biden recounted the story of his decision to run in 2020 because of Trump's handling of the white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Virginia. Biden said,

Hate was on the march in America. Old ghosts in new garments. Giving oxygen to old forces that had long sought to destroy America — “there are very fine people on both sides” was the response from their president — but in an America where honesty, dignity, decency and hate has no safe harbor, I knew I had to run.

But Biden said that he also ran “to rebuild the middle class”—which he did through the most far-reaching legislative agenda in sixty-years. He gave Kamala due credit for her assistance in achieving success.

In touting his own accomplishments, Biden took several large swings at Trump, saying,

Donald Trump promised infrastructure week every week for four years and he never built a damn thing!

Trump killed the strongest bipartisan border security bill in the history of the nation. He asked for Republican Senators to kill the bill in order to help Trump politically. He put Trump first and America last. Border encounters have dropped by 50% in the last few months--fewer than when Trump left office.

Biden also predicted that Trump would regret the words of Justice Alito in the Dobbs decision, saying,

Justice Alito wrote, “Women are not without electoral or political power.” No kidding! Donald Trump is going to find out the power of women in 2024.

I am running out of time to get this edition out the door, I will simply highlight additional notable comments:

More children die of gun violence than any other cause. It is time to ban assault weapons and demand universal background checks. Americans should have the freedom to love who you love. Women should have the freedom to choose. We must surge food assistance into Gaza now. We must deliver a ceasefire and end this war! Those protestors out in the street have a point—a lot of innocent people are being killed on both sides.

The program before Joe Biden’s speech

The choreography of speakers and pre-recorded stories in the run-up to Joe Biden’s speech was brilliant. I wish I could give credit to everyone who spoke because every speaker is deserving of recognition. Of particular note:

A surprise appearance by Kamala Harris to acknowledge Joe Biden’s speech on Monday. Her brief appearance gave us a prelude of the absolute joy and positivity she will exude when she gives her acceptance speech.

Jill Biden was genuine, generous in her praise of Kamala Harris, and loving in comments about Joe.

Ashley Biden was a revelation. Joe Biden’s daughter gave a moving tribute to the genuine love in the Biden family. She said she was confident Democrats will defeat Trump because “my father has shown us the way.” Beautiful!

Raphael Warnock is a force of nature. His speech was exhilarating.

Hillary Clinton—I had to step away from Hillary’s speech to attend an emergency Board meeting, but my wife and Managing Editor watched Hillary’s speech and writes,

Hillary’s speech at the Democratic National Convention was inspiring, emotional, and stirring. She made me proud to be a Democrat, and proud to be a woman. She convinced me that now is our time. Soon there will be a woman in the office of the President of the United States. And we will finally have broken through that glass ceiling. Thank you, Hillary. For everything. We will "keep on going!"

Other outstanding speeches included:

Shawn Fain, President of the UAW, who gave a rousing,  profane, in-your-face speech that called Trump a “scab” for laughing at Elon Musk’s firing of workers who tried to unionize at Tesla.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez continued her transformation into a party leader who is a team player while pushing the party to more progressive positions.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett was particularly effective in humanizing Kamala Harris. Crockett told a touching story in which Kamala Harris sensed Crockett’s emotional distress and asked, “What’s wrong.” Crockett broke down in tears as Kamala hugged her. It was their first meeting!

Steve Kerr, the coach of the NBA Warrior and USA Men’s Basketball Team was earnest, effective, plain spoken, and positive.

[ask-elland-n-will]

A house elf appeared next to the entrance to the Slytherin common room, snatched the vial and disappeared into thin air.

Reappearing in the kitchens, the being scurried to the girl sitting on the corner of the table with a prefect’s letter in her hand.

“Miss, Cooby brought it! Here, Miss!” Elf handed the vial to the girl and looked up at her, patiently waiting for her to take it from his hands.

“Ah, thank you, Cooby!” She replied, taking the potion from the elf and tucking it in the inner pocket of her robes.

A house elf broke into a sheepish smile, “Cooby is happy to assist Miss. Miss is always kind to Cooby.”

“Because we are friends, right?” the girl said, scribbling a message on the back of the prefect's letter, using a piece of charcoal.

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nice try, Will.

my full name is Annoying Bastard.

next question? :)

A.B.

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By the time William comes back from the Owlery, the vial of interest is already gone. Questioning his loyal first and second-year Slytherins yields no results. William already knew that he won't be able to use the potion to his advantage, but it is nice to get a confirmation: not that long after, a now-familiar owl drops a letter onto his head without as much as a warning.

"This owl shares its manners with its master," he grumbles.

Will is a bit surprised that the message is written in charcoal. Oh no, poor student, they must not have enough money for a quill that lasts more than a couple of letters! Poor thing, perhaps Will can look past the rudene— huh? Annoying Bastard?! Hmpf!

Dear charcoal-covered Annoying Bastard, Don't you think for a second that I won't inquire into the lists of students of all years in the entirety of this castle until I find somebody with your initials! Or your handwriting for that matter! Next question you say? How about your House and your favourite place and time for detention? I'm sure I can find you something suitable, so don't be shy, dear. Only the best of seats in the house for an Annoying Bastard such as yourself. With warm wishes, — William Abbott