#ore sanders

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Phillip Jackson at HuffPost:

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would give federal and state officials more power to hold police departments accused of bad behavior to account. The Enhancing Oversight to End Discrimination in Policing Act, led by Warren and in the House by Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-Wash.), would strengthen the power of state attorneys general to launch investigations into police departments involved in civil rights violations if the Justice Department fails to act on them. The bill would also task the Justice Department with looking beyond “traditional law enforcement mechanisms” when providing reforms to selective police departments such as mental health support, civilian oversight bodies, and community-based restorative justice programs, according to Warren’s office.

Warren had introduced a version of the bill in 2020. This newest version of the measure would also revitalize the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, granting an increase in funding to pursue civil rights investigations into police departments and other government offices accused of discriminatory practices. It would increase funding for the civil rights division to $445 million per year over a 10-year period. (For scale, the 2023 budget for the division was $189.9 million.)

Warren first introduced her bill following the death of George Floyd in 2020. That earlier draft also called for Attorney General Merrick Garland to rescind a 2017 memorandum from his predecessor, Trump-era Attorney General Jeff Sessions, that limited the DOJ’s ability to initiate consent decrees on police departments — a key way of stopping bad behavior. (Garland rescinded that memorandum in April of 2021.)

Nine senators co-sponsored the bill: Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). Several civil rights organizations are backing Warren’s new bill, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Urban League and others.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and 9 other co-sponsors in the Senate are supporting the Enhancing Oversight to End Discrimination in Policing Act to strengthen police accountability. Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) is pushing this in the House.

[fazbears-warehouse]

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for my dear friend @jortstorm

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[aroaceswagcompetition]

MASTERPOLL 1

Vylad Ro'meave?(Minecraft) vs Abed(Community)

Phineas(Phineas and Ferb) vs Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)

Remus and Logan (Sanders Sides)vs Aya(I Just Wanna Be Single)

Shigaraki Tomura(BNHA) vs Georgia Warr (Loveless)

Kyle Broflovski(South Park) vs Shadow the Hedgehog(Sonic)

Marco Diaz(Star vs The Forces of Evil) vs Juno McGuff(Juno)

K1-B0(Danganronpa) vs Bubby(hlvrai)

Lydia Martin(Teen Wolf) vs Mihashi Ren (Ookiku Furikabutte)

Alucard(Castlevania (games)) vs Teardrop(BFDI / BFB)

Friday(Hello from the hallowoods) vs Victor Vale(Villains Book Series)

Test Tube(Inanimate Insanity) vs Cerise Hood(Ever After High)

Phosphophyllite (Phos)(Land of the Lustrous) vs Abe Takaya(Ookiku Furikabutte (Oofuri))

Yoo Sangah(Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint) vs Chell(Portal (Valve))

Barry (Pokemon) vs Paul (The Bible)

Ca Cupid(Monster High) vs Mera Chisato (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K)

Red Son(Lego Monkie Kid) vs Hearthstone Alderman(Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard )

Onceler(Lorax) vs Hastune Miku(Vocaloid)

Fei Hargreeves(The Umbrella Academy) vs Aled Last(Radio Silence)

Cher(Clueless) vs Asterix(Asterix and Obelix)

Sakuko Kodama5&Takahashi Satoru4(Koisenu Futari) vs Death(Puss in Boots:The Last Wish)

Double Trouble(She-Ra Princess of Power) vs Suitcase(Inanimate Insanity)

Childe(Genshin Impact) vs Patrick Star(Spongebob)

Fujisaki Nozomi(Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!) vs Howl Jenkins(Howl’s Moving Castle)

Mei (Monkie Kid) vs Ichika Hoshino (Project SEKAI)

Kujou Sara (Genshin Impact) vs Abbi Singh (The Imperfects)

Takashi Natsume (Natsume’s Book of Friends) vs Tails(Sonic)

Klavier Gavin (Ace Attorney) vs Chara (Undertale)

Bakugou (BNHA) vs Donatello,Mikey,Raph,Leo (TMNT)

Corey Riffin(Grojband) vs Robin Goodfellow (Na Daoine Maithe *The Good People *)

Katarina Claes (My Next Life as a Villainess) vs Satoru Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Tsunami (Wings of Fire) vs Toy Foxy (FNAF 2)

Thalia Grace (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) vs Katsuya Serizawa (Mob Psycho 100)

Zhu Chongba(She Who Became The Sun) vs Ling Chan (The Diviners)

Ruth (Covenant Webtoon) vs Mettaton (Undertale)

Percival King (Epithet Erased) vs PAC Man (Pac Man and The Ghostly Adventure)

Musa(Winx Club) vs Green Oak (Pokémon)

Link (Legend of Zelda) vs Moana (Moana)

Steve Morley (Sex Education) vs Ema Skye (Ace Attorney)

Zim (Invader Zim) vs Dewey Duck (Ducktales 2017)

Sonic(Sonic the Hedgehog) vs Mater(Cars)

Din Song and Li Na Wang (Wish Dragon) vs Floofty Fizzlebean(Bugsnax)

Hiro Hamada(Big Hero 6) vs Ena(The Ena Series)

Espresso Cookie (Cookie Run) vs Jiang Cheng (Mo Dao Zu Shi/The Untamed)

Percy(Legend of Vox Machina) vs Makoto Sunakawa(Ore Monogatari)

Shouto Todoroki(BNHA) vs Rey(Star Wars)

Giorno Giovanna (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) vs Kusanagi Nene (Project SEKAI)

Olivier Mira Armstrong(Fullmetal Alchemist) vs Blanche(Wikidot!Backrooms)

Kusuke Saiki vs Kusuo Saiki vs Kuriko Saiki (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K)

[tommyssupercoolblog]

This season of hermitcraft is for the plurals!! Everyone is plural this season. Everyone got that multiplicity rizz

Multiple Grian's who are all extremely different from each other, are addressed and treated as seperate entities sharing a body, and even come with skin changes when they switch out? Check

Mumbo, (according to Grian I believe?) possibly having an alter who like runs a store for him??? That turns into a money laundering scheme because of snails? Check

Characters doing things and not remembering them??? Like stealing ores without knowing it or not remembering something their alter "ego" did?? Check (or... possibly check. for the ores. "Check ???")

Other hermits literally referencing DID/OSDD (although often incorrectly calling it multiple personalities which... isn't accurate but most people don't know that so I'll give them the benefit of the double) and diagnosing each other with it??? YES

I don't watch every single episode from every POV I just kind of pick and choose and casually graze on it but I've gotten so much plural energy just from what I've seen and fandom discussion/clips. Wild. What is going ON this is the sanders sides of hermitcraft

[notwiselybuttoowell]

Congressional Democrats call on Biden to disburse remaining IRA climate funds before leaving office

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called on President Biden in a letter Wednesday to ensure climate-related Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds are disbursed before he leaves office in January.

Markey and Ocasio-Cortez, who co-sponsored the original Green New Deal resolution in Congress, have been vocal backers of the Biden administration on environmental policy, joining the president at an Earth Day event earlier this year to celebrate the establishment of the American Climate Corps. They were joined on the letter by Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s successor in the House.

The letter is also signed by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 46 other House members, including Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva (D-Az.), and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), who has announced his candidacy to succeed Grijalva.

“To avoid future politicization or manipulation of climate programs, we ask that your agencies move expeditiously to disburse key climate and clean energy programs at the White House and the Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the General Services Administration, and the U.S. Postal Service,” the members wrote.

The members also wrote that they “support” the outgoing administration in releasing guidance for tax credits under the laws, some of which has not yet been published. While the letter does not identify those credits, the administration has yet to release guidance for hydrogen power tax credits or electric vehicle charger credits.

The letter does not mention President-elect Trump by name, but comes in the shadow of his denial of climate change and frequent disparagement of renewable energy. Trump has not signaled he will seek to reverse the IRA outright, but before the election, a coalition of vulnerable House Republicans called for him to consider preserving some of its tax credits for renewables in the event of a GOP trifecta.While a full repeal of the law is likely to be a complex process that would encounter pushback due to potential job losses in Republican districts, the White House and Republican Congress would have broader latitude in determining how funds are disbursed, including altering eligibility criteria.

[bearterritory]

#15 Bears Take Care of Oregon

Chelsea Spencer Earns Win No. 100 As Cal Head Coach

EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 15 California softball team hit five home runs en route to an 11-5 win over Oregon in both teams' Pac-12 opener at Jane Sanders Stadium.   It was the Ducks' first home loss of the season and the Bears' 16th road win.

Chelsea Spencer earned her 100th career win as head coach for the Golden Bears (21-2, 1-0 Pac-12) and Elon Butler had a career best 6 RBI in the victory, Cal's fifth win in a row.

The Ducks got on the board first when Ariel Carlson hit a two-out, solo home run off of Cal starter Randi Roelling. Cal had answered in all but one inning after the opposing team scored this season, but the Bears went down in order in the second frame against Oregon's Stevie Hansen.

After Roelling had a quick 1-2-3 inning in the second, the Bears did have the answer in the third inning. Kyndal Todd and Alyssa Herrera went back-to-back with solo home runs, making it 2-1 Cal.

The home run parade continued in the fourth as the Golden Bears went back-to-back again with a Butler 2-run laser and a Tianna Bell solo shot to give Cal a 5-1 advantage. Butler hit her ninth of the year the next time she came to the plate, a 3-run blast to right center and it was 8-1 heading to the home fifth.

Cal added three runs on three hits in the seventh and Haylei Archer got the final three outs in relief of Roelling to secure the victory over the Ducks (12-9, 0-1 Pac 12). Cal's five home runs were the most in a game so far this season.

[plethoraworldatlas]

A group of senators said Tuesday that under U.S. law, the Biden administration must cut off American military assistance to Israel unless the Netanyahu government immediately stops impeding aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip, where children are dying of starvation after months of incessant Israeli bombing and attacks on humanitarian convoys.

"The severe humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza is nearly unprecedented in modern history," the eight senators—led by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)—wrote in a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden. "Your administration has repeatedly stated, and the United Nations and numerous aid organizations have confirmed, that Israel's restrictions on humanitarian access, both at the border and within Gaza, are one of the primary causes of this humanitarian catastrophe."

The senators argued that the Israeli government's systematic obstruction of aid deliveries violates U.S. law, pointing specifically to Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The law states that "no assistance shall be furnished... to any country when it is made known to the president that the government of such country prohibits or otherwise restricts, directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian assistance."

Biden administration officials have admitted that Israel is impeding aid deliveries to desperate Gazans. But when asked last week whether Israel's actions amount to a "breach" of the Foreign Assistance Act, U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said he would "have to go back and look at the language of that text."

"It's not something that I've spent a lot of time looking at," he added.

[vinbee631]

3 - What Is This Feeling? (So Sudden and New?)  

Prodigal Sons and Daughters Alike

Roman and Janus had easily agreed to continue their self-led tour without Remus when it became clear he was antsy to check out his section of the school. While Janus and Roman had slightly different interests, the performing art wing had a large blend of different classes, meaning they’d likely be seeing a lot of each other.

Chapter title is still obvious at this point in the story, from Wicked. I think I dragged out the first day a bit too long but it's okay! You made it!

Roman and Janus had easily agreed to continue their self-led tour without Remus when it became clear he was antsy to check out his section of the school. While Janus and Roman had slightly different interests, the performing art wing had a large blend of different classes, meaning they’d likely be seeing a lot of each other.

As they worked together to find their classes, Janus’ mom and Roman’s father had the chance to talk about whatever they pleased. The boys wouldn’t have even noticed this fact as they directed each other around, but they realized after a moment that this interaction would give them as much time as they pleased to wander.

(They agreed on that particular observation silently and cheekily, grinning at each other as they rushed off to the closest classroom to them, their parents absentmindedly following along.)

It was such a big school! At least five times bigger than the boring public high school he would have previously been stuck in. Unlike that place, Roman felt he could wander the halls of Sanders Academy for days without getting bored!

The two students decided to take a quick detour to the section of ore classes. It was a little surprising that none of those teachers had shown up for orientation, but that meant they didn’t waste too much time there before moving on.

After that, it was straight to the auditorium and its surrounding classrooms. “There are a number of teachers hosting classroom- events? I guess?” Roman noted from a paper he pulled out of his labeled folder. “I can’t tell from the description exactly what that means, but a lot of these are teachers we have. We could start there?” 

“Well, the auditorium is right here. It wouldn’t surprise me if the bigger events were happening in there. We could start with that and then work our way around?” Janus suggested.

“Sounds like a plan! Let’s go!” Roman and Janus both rushed through the doors, slowing down only because of insistence from their (fondly) exasperated parents.

They were by far not the only students with the same idea, as the auditorium seats were quickly beginning to fill up. Luckily, there was still penty of room for Janus, Roman, and their parents in the third row, right at the end. 

Janus pointed out he was grateful to not have to step over other freshmen just to sit down, and Roman couldn’t help but agree with a small laugh. 

An announcement a few minutes later told them they were just in time for the first presentation, a group dance from some of the upcoming seniors. Apparently, it was their final project last year, and they had competed with the routine over the summer.

It was going to take an unfortunate amount of restraint on Roman’s part to not rush to the stage and copy their moves.

Janus rolled his eyes when Roman shared that with him. “I can’t say I agree, but your enthusiasm is- admirable, I suppose. Causing a scene would definitely get you some attention from upperclassmen and teachers alike, if that is what you are looking for.

Roman flushed, just a touch embarrassed. “I wasn’t actually being serious. I’m just… excited, alright?”

“And, I’m just teasing. Alright?” Roman rolled his eyes. “Yeah, sure, alright.”

Just as they directed their attention to the stage, the performance began. It was a smaller group than Roman expected, but it was the perfect size for the upbeat, yet personal song. It wasn’t a solo piece, every member played their part, but they each had a distinguishable moment, and then combined for the choruses.

It was magical.

And, when it was done, and the dancers settled with bright grins on their faces, Roman’s applause echoed loudly over everyone else’s. Or at least, it seemed so to Janus, who plugged one of his ears and rolled his eyes exasperatedly. 

Roman was nearly bouncing up and down in excited stims as the performers came offstage to talk to the kids that had gathered for the show. 

“Is it too self-centered to be proud of enthralling someone so deeply by my incredible performance?” Roman blinked up at the dancer that had addressed him directly with a teasing smile. Another picked up on his sarcasm and rushed over, throwing an arm around their shoulder.

”Your performance? So boastful, we can’t be encouraging this behavior in the babies! They’ll absorb it and all turn out like you!” Roman giggled a little, staring up (seriously, these seniors were tall) at the two in front of him. They seemed close.

“Whatever, anyway, nice to meet ya pipsqueaks. This your track?” The first one asked, tipping an imaginary hat and bowing to him. 

“Uh, y-yeah! I’m also doing dance!! And this is my friend Janus, he’s in the performing arts track,” he replied enthusiastically, making the second dancer looked like they wanted to pinch his cheeks. “I can speak form myself, but thank you Roman. It’s nice to meet you,” Janus added.

“You’re cute… not in the patronizing adult-y way but- sweet. It’s nice to see such eager kids. I’ll be looking forward to working with you in the future- uh… Roman! And, I’ll hope to see you around in the future, Janus! Nice” the first person proclaimed, patting themself on the back for their short-term memory skills. 

“Yeah, I’m looking forward to it, too, thank you! Uhm… what are your names? Can’t promise I’ll remember them in a week, but I’ll try!” The second person chuckled. “Same, man. The name’s Ryker, and this is Nolan. Welp, we’re doing a few more of these little performances throughout the day, so if you get bored and need some proper entertainment, feel free to come back! We’ll see you around!” 

Roman gave them an excited wave as the two joined the rest of their fellow performers back onstage. 

“Making more friends already? I hope you don’t get bored of me too quickly, if this is what you’re always like,” Janus teased. 

“I could never! You’re too cool for that. Besides, they’re like- adults. If I spent all my time trying to be friends with them and just being totally intimidated, I’d exhaust myself.”

“Oh, so you’re saying I’m simpler? I suppose being an easy friend is not necessarily an insult,” Janus continued with a smirk, as Roman whacked him lightly on the arm. “Terrible! You are terrible, I don’t know how I’m gonna put up with you,” he joked, laughing along with Janus.

“Alright, you two, you can continue teasing each other another time. What would you like to do next?” The pair perked up as Janus’ mom offered her firm suggestion to keep moving so that they wouldn’t run out of time. Immediately, they pulled out their folders and decided the best route to take so that they could visit every classroom they needed to, and a few they wanted to as well.

As the two of them ventured off together, comparing notes and combining schedules, their parents looked on with proud smiles. If this was how the rest of their schooling was going to go, any sense of worry they may have felt about leaving the boys here by themselves evaporated as fast as it had formed.

If Roman and Janus were already this close, were already looking out for each other and joking with each other and bonding- yeah, they were going to be just fine.

…

Eventually (and it was a very long eventually), the boys decided to meet up to grab something to eat before their parents had to leave. They only had an hour or so left, so it was the perfect opportunity to get their enthusiastic boys from dragging them around any further, and perhaps getting an actual goodbye from them before they left them to their devices for a whole semester.

Remus practically barelled into his brother when he spotted him, and the twins and Janus spent the majority of dinner excitedly reporting the most memorable parts of their self-led tours of the school. 

Oh, and eating something too, of course. But there was nothing particularly exciting about dinner, other than the fact it wasn’t the normal, inedible school food. 

“Well, boys,” The twins’ dad stood with a comically dad-like sigh, “I believe it’s time we started the drive home. Janus, it was very nice meeting you. I’m sure you boys are going to be great. Just remember to be careful, and to call your mothers. They’ll want to hear from you.”

“Of course, Pops, we won’t forget!” Roman chirped, running over to give him a hug. Out of the corner of his eyes, he noticed Janus doing the same with his mom.

“Yeah, yeah, we’ll stay out of trouble. And I promise to remember to text back at least half of the times you reach out to me!” Remus added, barelling into the two of them.

“I suppose that is mildly reassuring,” Their Pops responded dryly. “Alright, well, we love you boys very much. Have fun, I know this is something you’ve wanted for a long time, so make the most of it!”

“We will,” they promised in unison, watching as the three parents walked off and out the doors.

“I’m gonna miss them,” Remus said, perhaps the quietest he’d been all day.

“Yeah,” Roman agreed, “but we’ve all got each other. Now, should we go get to know the rest of our roommates?”

The other two nodded, and together, they walked back to their dorm, basking in the comfortable silence brought on by the bittersweet moment they’d just left. 

Janus was the first to fish his keys out of his pocket, and they were back. Although, there were a few noticeable differences from the last time they were in there, the biggest being the two boys sitting on the couches in the living room and talking about something they couldn’t overhear just yet.

Patton perked up when he noticed the door closing, and he nudged the other boy to get his attention. “Hey Remus! And, you must be… Roman and Janus?” Patton waved from where he was sitting on one of the couches, jumping up from his seat to greet them. “I ran into Remus earlier today, but it’s nice to meet you two!” 

“Good to see you’re still a ray of sunshine, Pat,” Remus noted with a grin. “And… you’re- Logan? Or Virgil?” 

The person on the couch gave a quick nod, standing as well to join the growing group. “I am Logan. It is nice to meet you. Unfortunately, I have not seen Virgil. I was hoping he would arrive now, or sometime soon.”

“Huh, maybe he just got caught up talking to his parents or something. We’ll probably see him later. Anyway, how was your first day? I know there were a lot of activities to choose from, but I dunno what was going on in the music wing!” Roman asked. 

“I- well, I did not participate in many of the self-led activities. In fact, I spent much of the time collecting some of my syllabuses early and determining the fastest routes to my classes in my schedule. What about you?” 

Remus scoffed. “Jeez, you don’t have to be so nerdy. I mean, yeah, this is school, but it’s not meant to be so- constricting. Like, it’s not public school.”

“I am aware of the distinction. Although, I am of the firm belief education should be best suited to a student’s needs and should not be centralized. The public school system is an excellent example of the opposite of an effective education, but so is assuming that being ambitious labels a ‘tryhard’ or a ‘nerd.’”

“Huh, I guess I never thought of it like that. I agree, though now I am tempted to use tryhard as a silly nickname for you.” 

“I cannot tell if you are serious, but please do not.” Remus laughed at that. “Nah, just messin’ with ya. I’ll find better nicknames for you soon, just you wait!”

“Don’t worry about him,” Roman reassured, whacking his brother gently on the back of the head. “He talks all big, but he’s a softie. Any nicknames he or I use are out of the kindness of our hearts and absolutely, definitely not for teasing purposes.” 

“I thougth you said sarcasm was my thing,” Janus teased, sparking a whole new conversation.

The five of them inevitably spent a while talking, getting to know each other and sharing their favorite childhood stories. After all, they were going to spend the rest of the year living together, there was a lot to learn so they could be best friends!

Just as Logan was about to suggest turning in for the night and talking more in the morning, the flow of conversation was interrupted by a knock on the door.

“Dr. Picani,” Logan noted as he opened the door, making the four boys in the living room perk up even more, “to what do we owe the surprise visit? I should hope we’re not in trouble for anything after only being here for a day.” Emile shook his head with a smile. “No, nothing like that, thank goodness. I just wanted to let you know that your sixth roommate is going to be a bit later to move in. I don’t have any details, but he’s not available to move in until the night before school officially starts, the staff and I figured you should know so you weren’t left wondering about an empty room.”

Logan nodded. “Well, thank you for letting us know. It is appreciated.”

“I trust you five will be available to help him move in and make him feel welcome when he does arrive, yes?”

“Of course!” Patton piped in, sliding in next to Logan. “I can even give him a tour before classes start if he needs it!”

“That sounds like a great idea!” Dr. Picani agreed. “We’ll have to see if he’ll be up for a tour so early in the morning, but you can definitely ask! I’m sure I’ll see you boys around this week, so if you have any other questions, just let me know!”

A chorus of “thank you”s followed him out the door that Patton swung shut behind him. “That’s kind of a bummer for Virgil,” Patton frowned sympathetically. “I hope he’s still excited for school, even though he’s missing the fun freshman stuff.”

“I wonder why he’s moving in so late. Do you think something happened to him?” Remus questioned. 

Roman shrugged. “He could just live really far away, or have a busy summer schedule. God knows I can relate to that.”

“I will admit I am curious as well, but his personal problems are not mine to make guesses on,” Logan concluded. “Anyway, I believe I will be heading to bed now. There may not be a strict class schedule tomorrow, but some good sleep would benefit everyone.”

The others agreed, some more begrudgingly than others, but they all bid their goodnights and wandered off to their own rooms. Some spent more time organizing their rooms and making them a lot more livable, while others did actually retire early like they promised.

Initially, Roman worried he wouldn’t be getting any sleep that night, but the comfort he felt with his brother right next door, and his three new friends (with a fourth on the way) sleeping soundly just feet from him as well, he was able to get some rest. 

[undeadsides]

THE SIDES INTRODUCTION!

Divider credit: BenKeiBear and Anlain-Aishang

Note: my sides used to have older names, based off of how I used to hoard names. I used to hoard only names that started with "M"s, so I thought it'd be fun to give all my sides "M" names. I changed them so they could be different and because I do not hoard only "M" names anymore, but you might still see their old names floating around. My sides also use different pronouns, because I use many, many pronouns.

The name "Undead Sides" is a play on "Sanders Sides". However, I don't want to reveal my last name, so instead I used my common username on most socials: IncrediblyUndead.

Undercut are my sides, some information on their relationships, and other silly facts.

(Through out this, I will be referring to myself in 3rd person & using random neopronouns)

EGOTISM — Memphis, he/she

[Plain text: egotism in all caps in pink]

Logo: a hand-held mirror. It's a charm on Memphis' phone.

Memphis represents Revenge's egotism, confidence, (maybe unhealthy amounts of) self-love, and selfishness. She only cares about himself (& Revy) and is willing to do anything to get what Revenge deserves— whether that be through normal conversation or manipulation (... it's usually manipulation). He has a very black and white way of thinking, viewing Revenge and herself as better than those around them, along with thinking they can do no bad or make mistakes.

(Imagine a fusion of Roman and Janus, but if they were much more extreme in their self-confidence and selfishness, & you've got yourself a Memphis)

IMPULSE — Maddox (Madds), it/its

[Plain text: impulse in all caps in red]

Logo: an explosion (similar to the 💥 emoji), placed on both sides of its combat boots.

Maddox represents Revy's impulsivity, controlling a lot of xyr anger issues and violent thoughts. It makes quick judgements, before hearing the full story, and will hold grudges til the ends of the earth. It also represents a lot of Revenge’s self-perseverance, thinking that its actions are helping protect ore. Despite its aggressive and unsympathetic nature, Madds cares heavily for those it finds pleasant (or "not as annoying as everyone else", as it puts it) and will jump in harms way to protect them.

PARANOIA — Payne, xe/xyr/xyrs

[Plain text: paranoia in all caps in orange]

(Used to be: Mercury/Mercs) (also pretend thats yellow and not orange)

Logo: a weird wiggly swirl on xyrs choker.

Payne represents Revenge's paranoia, fear, and overall distrust of others. Xe controls a lot of Revy’s schizophrenic symptoms and intrusive thoughts, but does NOT represent pups schizophrenia. In a case of “ducking out” (something that is impossible in FMP), Payne’s removal would not get rid of Revy’s schizophrenia, but rather cool down a lot of Revy's fear. Payne has a lot of the same goals as Maddox, wanting to protect Revenge, but rather than wanting to beat the shit out of everything, xe would rather run away to get to safety. Payne also has very black and white thinking. Xe holds people xe finds dear as close as possible, while pushing anyone else as far as possible.

COMPASSION — Finnick, he/him

[Plain text: compassion in all caps in green]

(Used to be: Melvin)

Logo: clasped hands as a patch, over his heart, on his battle jacket.

Finnick represents Revy's compassion and care for everyone and the planet earth, along with xyrs low/no empathy. He tends to be objective, wanting to hear everyone’s side of the story and be fair, even when the situation doesn’t call for it. Despite looking unemotionless and sounding monotone, he is often referred to the “nicest” side out of the bunch. He can be overbearing at times with his care and tends to focus in the solution part of a problem, rather than the emotional part.

CREATIVITY — Wentz, or Xx_w3ntzz_xX, he + any neopronouns

[Plain text: creativity in all caps in light blue]

(Used to be: Medusa)

Logo: N/A, as a perler bead necklace.

Wentz represents Revy’s creativity, (potentional) logic, and love for horror, morbid topics, and sexual topics. Nya controls a lot of Revy’s infodumping and hyperfixations and love for research. He doesn’t recognise how his actions or interests can affect others, being loud and annoying and overtalking about not-so-acceptable topics, like what decomposing does to the human body or fetishes; though, nya doesn’t mean any harm. Woof tends to be sensitive to rejection, or what woof assumes to be rejection.

FATIGUE — Nyx, ey/em/eir

[Plain text: fatigue in all caps in purple]

(Used to be: Maven, they/them)

Logo: multiple Zs (similar to the 💤 emoji) as a pin on eirs beanie.

Nyx represents Revenge's fatigue and apathy, controlling a lot of xyr executive dysfunction and general tiredness, however, Nyx does NOT represent Revy's CFS/ME (in the same way Payne does not represent schizophrenia). Nyx tends to be disinterested in everything around em, more focused on emself. Opposite of Memphis though, who’s focused on herself due to viewing himself as inherently Better, Nyx is focused on emself because ey have no energy to care for other people.

My sides are all based on the colour of the rainbow, just like the Sanders Sides are. I do not have an indigo side (which is plot relevant in Flush My Psyche) and I/my self-inserts am the "orange" one.

Some tidbits:

All the sides, minus for Nyx, use canes that are decorated to fit themselves. Memphis' is focused on design and how it looks, rather than usability; Maddox's is falling apart, due to how often it hits things with it; Wentz's cane is decorated in stickers and charms; Finnick's cane has spikes near the bottom and a few political stickers; and Payne's cane has the occassional band sticker.

Nyx uses a wheelchair and occassionally crutches.

The concept of "dark sides" and "light sides" do not exist, as I never viewed any part of me as inherently evil or bad and wasn't raised catholic. (In fact, I'm actually an atheistic satanist so... there would be no way.)

Maddox and Payne could be viewed as on other sides of the same spectrum, both wanting to protect Revenge, but having different ideas on how to do that. They could also represent Fight or Flight: Maddox being fight, Payne being flight.

Maddox and Payne also have similar goals in mind: protect Revenge, any means necessary. Madds and Payne get along better than any of the sides.

Madds and Finnick tend to butt heads a lot— Madds wants to spring into action (usually, a violent action), while Finnick would rather wait until all facts and feelings are known and then make a judgement about action. They argue a lot about what's the best option in any scenario.

(Despite arguing, they will still drop everything for each other, even if they won't admit that outloud. Or know it, themselves.)

Despite Memphis', Nyx's, and Madd's standoffish behavior, the other sides still treat them with respect and care— often to their dislike (or indifference, in Nyx's case).

Nyx falls asleep anywhere and everywhere. It is no surprise to see the sides standing around em, like a shield, as ey sleep in public.

Wentz likes to type, and speak, in "scene speak". How co speaks in it is unknown. But co does it!

Wentz loves to gift people things! ... usually they're realistic and detailed paintings of Their Death. (In FMP, Wentz paints one of these gifts for c!Thomas... He doesn't appreciate it much.)

Wentz is an early 2000s scenester, Payne is a stereotypical myspace emo, and Finnick is a cripplepunk.

(They are these things because I am a cripplepunk scenemo)

Nyx dresses is comfy clothes and usually with lots and lots of layers, as ey has a hard time regulating eir body tempature. Plus, since ey is sleeping everywhere, it's important ey feels comfortable enough to sleep.

Memphis wears ""skimpy"" clothing, often with crop-tops and even smaller miniskirts. Her signature outfit is a tight, bright pink miniskirt, bright pink bra, a neon pink fluffy oversized coat, and fluffy pink knee-high platforms. He loves to go all out and be the center of attention.

Madds wears, like, the "mean, emo big brother" in any disney movie outfits. It especially enjoys wearing shorts that reaches its knees and a hoodie, because there is something desperately wrong with it. (Joke)

Memphis is the tallest side, Wentz is the shortest.

Wentz was the most recent side created! The other sides were made back in middle school or my freshman year of high school, while Wentz was made late 2019 - early 2020.

The sides used to have different traits, before I decided on their current ones:

Anxiety -> Delusion -> Paranoia

Morality -> Compassion

Logic -> Fatigue

Confidence -> Egotism

Violent Thoughts -> Impulse

Payne, Finnick, & Nyx used to be my only sides as I was trying to match the sides' traits in Sanders Sides, but later realised they're my sides and can be whatever I want.

None of my sides represent any of my disabilities or neurodivergencies, because I am uncomfortable with the concept of them "ducking out" & therefore removing my symptoms and traits. (Which is why Payne and Nyx do not represent schizophrenia or CFS/ME, respectively, but rather "control" them— in the same way Remus does not represent Intrusive Thoughts, but Creativity, and simply controls c!Thomas' intrusive thoughts)

(Using Remus is a bad example, as his character jumps around a lot.)

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Roberta Flack

Roberta Flack, cantante e pianista statunitense, è una delle più grandi protagoniste dell’R&B di cui ha influenzato notevolmente la variante quiet storm.

Vincitrice di quattro Grammy Award, è stata la prima artista a vincere il prestigioso premio musicale per il Miglior disco dell’anno per due edizioni consecutive, nel 1973 con The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face e con Killing Me Softly with His Song nel 1974.

Dal 1999 ha una stella che porta il suo nome nella Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Nata a Black Mountain, Carolina del Nord, il 10 febbraio 1937, è cresciuta in una famiglia numerosa che amava la musica, sua madre era organista della chiesa metodista dove ha iniziato a esibirsi.

Talento precoce, a nove anni già suonava il pianoforte classico, strumento nel quale eccelleva al punto e, a quindici aveva già ottenuto, per meriti, una borsa di studi alla Howard University diventando la più giovane studentessa della scuola.

Laureatasi a 19 anni, la prematura morte del padre, l’aveva costretta ad accettare un lavoro come insegnante di musica e inglese prima a Farmville e poi a Washington dove di sera si esibiva nei locali notturni prima di venire notata da un impresario.

Il suo album d’esordio, del 1968è stato First Take, registrato in sole dieci ore, e rimasto in prima posizione per cinque settimane nella classifica statunitense vincendo il disco di platino.

Nel 1971 ha partecipato al leggendario film-concerto Soul to Soul di Denis Sanders, che ha visto protagonisti Wilson Pickett, Ike & Tina Turner, Santana e altri mostri sacri della musica che si sono poi esibiti per il 14° anniversario dell’indipendenza del Ghana. 

Nel 1972 il singolo The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, compreso nella colonna sonora del film Brivido nella notte di Clint Eastwood, disco più venduto dell’anno, è rimasto al primo nella classifica statunitense per sei settimane. L’anno seguente è stato premiato con due Grammy Award, come Miglior Canzone e Miglior Album dell’anno.

Insieme a Donny Hathaway, con cui ha collaborato fino alla morte di lui, ha realizzato successi come Where Is the Love del 1972, vincitore di un Grammy e The Closer I Get to You del 1978, entrambi dischi d’oro che hanno venduto milioni di copie. 

Killing Me Softly with His Song certificato doppio platino, le ha portato ancora due Grammy come Miglior Disco dell’anno e come Miglior interpretazione vocale pop femminile.

Il 1974 ha visto la luce di Feel Like Makin’ Love di nuovo al numero uno in classifica, l’interpretazione di Freedom nella colonna sonora del film Huckleberry Finn e di When We Grow Up con un giovanissimo Michael Jackson nello special televisivo Free to Be…You and Me.

Tra i grandi cantautori con cui ha collaborato spicca Bob Dylan che l’ha coinvolta nella Rolling Thunder Revue, i live sono poi stati inseriti nel film Renaldo and Clara del 1978 in cui ha interpretato il ruolo di una cantante ospite ai concerti del menestrello del rock.

Nel 1982, ha cantato Making Love di Burt Bacharach, traccia dell’omonimo film.

Nel 1983, sempre Eastwood che non ha mai smesso di seguirla, ha voluto che incidesse la musica finale del film Ispettore Callaghan: il caso Scorpio è tuo. Ha continuato a sfornare dischi e colonne sonore di film e serie tv, nel 1987, ha prestato la sua voce alla madre di Michael Jackson nel cortometraggio di Bad. Oasis del 1988 ha raggiunto la prima posizione nella classifica R&B e il remix di Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes) è stat0 primo nella classifica dance nel 1989.Nel 1991 si è ritrovata di nuovo nella Top 10 degli Stati Uniti con una cover della canzone scritta Set the Night to Music, eseguita in duetto con Maxi Priest.Nel 1999 ha tenuto un tour in Sud Africa a cui ha partecipato Nelson Mandela.Nel 2009 è stata inserita nella North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.Dopo una lunga assenza, nel 2012 ha pubblicato Let It Be Roberta, un album di cover dei Beatles.All’età di 80 anni ha registrato Running, canzone nei titoli di coda del documentario 3100: Run and Become con musica e testi di Michael A. Levine.

Ha fatto parte dell’Artist Empowerment Coalition che sostiene il diritto di artisti e artiste a controllare le proprie proprietà creative ed è stata portavoce dell’American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Ha creato e diretto il programma della Hyde Leadership Charter School nel Bronx, chiamato The Roberta Flack School of Music che fornisce istruzione musicale gratuita a studenti svantaggiati.

L’11 maggio 2017 ha ricevuto la laurea honoris causa in Arti dalla Long Island University. 

Nel 2021 è stata una delle prime ad essere ammesse nella Women Songwriters Hall of Fame e l’anno successivo è stata onorata con il DAR Women in American History Award e le è stata dedicata una cabina telefonica dei pompieri di Capitol Hill a Washington.

Nel 2022 ha smesso di esibirsi perché afflitta dalla SLA.

Il 24 gennaio 2023, la serie PBS American Masters le ha fatto un omaggio per la sua carriera e nello stesso anno è stata insignita con un dottorato onorario dal Berklee College of Music.

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Here Are the Dem Senators Who Voted Against the Laken Riley Act

It’s a commonsense law, but some Democrats still like slobbering over illegal aliens who are raping, killing, and stealing from our citizens. Joe Biden’s open border policies have created havoc nationwide as the scum of the Earth has trickled in, terrorizing communities. We’re going to get these people out. Every federal resource will and should be allocated to finding and deporting these people. No price tag’s too high—this is a national security priority. Find the illegal and boot the illegal. Adios. 

One way to ensnare criminal aliens is to make sure federal immigration officers do it. The Laken Riley Act requires such officials to detain any illegal alien busted on theft charges. The law is named after the Georgia nursing student who was murdered while out on a run in February. She was killed by an illegal, José Antonio Ibarra, who should have been detained after getting arrested for shoplifting. The law has climbed the first legislative hurdle, surpassing the 60-vote threshold for cloture. The law advanced on an 84-9 vote. Here are the Democrats who voted ‘no’ (via Fox News): 

The Laken Riley Act defeated the legislative filibuster during a procedural vote on Thursday, amassing more than 60 votes to advance it to a final vote.   The measure sailed past the filibuster by a margin of 84-9. Democrats who voted against it were Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Andy Kim, D-N.J., Ed Markey, D-Mass., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.  The immigration bill was quickly re-introduced in the new Congress by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., in the Senate and Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., in the House once the new Congress began.  "Today’s vote on the Laken Riley Act is an important step forward in making our country safer, but there’s still more work to be done to get this commonsense legislation across the finish line," Britt said in a statement after the vote.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced he’d vote to advance the bill, with Sen. John Fetterman (D-NY) co-sponsoring the legislation. The Pennsylvania Democrat warned that if several Democrats couldn’t see how this law is reasonable, it would be another reminder of why his side lost the 2024 elections.  

The law sailed through the House, with 48 Democrats joining Republicans to send this to the Senate, but a staggering number of liberals still support illegal alien mayhem:

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Rowaida Abdelaziz at HuffPost:

A group of Democratic senators led by Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter Tuesday night to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to shut down four private detention centers. The letter, first reviewed by HuffPost and signed by Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), targets facilities in New Mexico, California, Louisiana and Virginia. All of the facilities have faced serious complaints over treatment of detainees. Contracts for two of those facilities are up for renewal this week.

“We do not support a system that detains people in inhumane conditions that result in long-term medical issues, psychological trauma, and sometimes death. We urge that these facilities be shut down, in a step towards building an immigration system that welcomes and respects migrants,” read the letter. The letter, addressed to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Patrick Lechleitner, the acting director of ICE, also demands immigration officials to hand over a list of all public and private ICE detention facilities as well as a timeline for ending contracts at those four facilities. “After reports of inhumane conditions, including sleep deprivation, dirty drinking water, and psychological trauma, independent watchdogs and other experts have recommended that the Biden administration close the worst of these facilities,” Warren said. “This would be a meaningful step toward ending the federal government’s reliance on private detention centers.”

10 Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), sent a letter calling for the closing of the inhumane ICE detention centers. It's also why ICE should be abolished.

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Dakar, Sanders senza rivali, prima vittoria per Baciuska

🔴🔴 Dakar, Sanders senza rivali, prima vittoria per Baciuska

Il ritorno a Bisha per completare la tappa marathon di 48 ore ha richiesto un passaggio di quasi 90 chilometri attraverso le dune grigie, che hanno messo a dura prova molti concorrenti. Auto e camion si sono poi immersi in spettacolari canyon, dove le strette piste hanno permesso al lituano Rokas Baciuska di mostrare tutta la sua agilità. Sul fronte moto, la gara si è conclusa con un percorso che…

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Senator Welch and Four Other Senators Add Support for Ending US Designation of Cuba as Sponsor of Terrorism    

On December 18, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (Dem., VT) sent a letter to President Biden adding support for U.S. ending designation of Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism. His letter was also signed by Senators Jeffrey Merkley (Ore., Dem.), Bernie Sanders (VT, Ind.), Ron Wyden (Ore., Dem) and Chris Van Hollen (Md, Dem.). [1] The letter stated the following: “We urge you, in your remaining days in…

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Stavroula Pabst

Nov 20, 2024

The Senate today is set to vote on a measure that, if passed, would block $20 billion worth of arms sales to the state of Israel.

The Senate vote is the first of its kind regarding weapons to Israel, according to advocates supporting the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval, which were introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in September.

The JRDs are co-sponsored by Sens. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) have subsequently endorsed them.

“Clearly what is happening in Gaza today is unspeakable, but what makes it even more painful is that much of this has been done with U.S. weapons and American taxpayer dollars,” Sanders said in a Nov. 19 press conference held with Merkley, Welch, and Van Hollen ahead of the vote.

Sanders said the U.S. could not stand by while Israel violated human rights with American made weapons including “the loss of 43,000 and rising Palestinians, many of whom are women and children and non-combatants, not at all connected to Hamas,” and “over 100,000 children and innocent bystanders who have been severely injured, including amputation.” Welch added that the Leahy Law, which makes the sale of such weapons to foreign forces that violate human rights illegal, demands they block the sale.

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Early on in the hearing, Kennedy and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the ranking member of the committee, engaged in a heated exchange as Wyden tried to nail down Kennedy's stance on the measles vaccine.

"Is measles deadly, yes or no?" Wyden asked Kennedy, who didn't directly answer the question. Kennedy contended again that he wasn't anti-vaccine.

Wyden pressed Kennedy about his comments on a 2023 podcast in which he said, “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.”

“Mr. Kennedy, all of these things cannot be true. So are you lying to Congress today when you say you are pro-vaccine?” Wyden said

At another point, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., grew fiery as he challenged Kennedy on some of his past statements.

“Did you say that Lyme disease is highly likely, a materially engineered bioweapon? Did you say Lyme disease is a highly likely militarily engineered bioweapon?”

“I probably did say that,” Kennedy said.

Bennet then asked Kennedy about his past comments supporting abortion rights. When Kennedy began to quibble, Bennet interrupted.

"This matters!" he said, his voice rising. "This is a job where it is life and death ... for families all over this country."

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., noted that as Kennedy contended before the committee that he didn't oppose vaccines, Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group he founded, was selling onesies online Wednesday that read “Unvaxxed Unafraid” and “No Vax. No problem.”

Kennedy, Trump's nominee to be health and human services secretary, also stumbled under questioning from a GOP senator on Medicaid.