#psa;; thus it has been decreed

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I’m Baaacckkk

;; Sort of. I’m still trying to put together my blog and fixing up muse pages, decide what threads I wanna keep and such, but I am sort of here. I’ll at least be lurking more often while I am fixing up the blog.

Please read the rules as they have been overhauled and have warnings in them.

If after reading the new rules you no longer wish to interact, that’s ok. As my rules state, no offence taken!

Thanks everyone for your patience <3

[mysteriouslyjollyheart]

HAPPY PURIM!!

Today we begin celebrating the powerful divine intervention on behalf of Queen Esther & Mordechai and the overturning of the wicked plot of Haman. To celebrate this defeat of evil, Jews and Christian’s around the world celebrate the festival of Purim!

This is the Hebrew month of Adar where there is an open Heaven to petition the Almighty for favor and divine intervention in our lives! Just as Mordechai discovered the wicked plot of Haman to annihilate the Jewish people, The Lord is exposing wicked plots of evil people and is turning the table’s against them.

Just as Esther called corporate 3 day fast before she approached the King, believers around the world have been fasting and praying and believing God for His miraculous divine intervention with the Psalm 64 Decree. Today and during this month the story of Esther and the defeat of Haman aligns with and converges with the Psalm 64 where the Lord SUDDENLY shoots His arrow to expose and defeat those who plot crimes and attack the innocent!

Today around the world we ask you to petition the Most High God to destroy all evil plots against the innocent and to turn the tables on the wicked.

We know that many of you have been fighting battles behind the scenes that no one knows about. And we as a Global community have been fighting against evil agendas that have oppressed the innocent. Now is the time for Complete Victory!

“The time approached for the king’s order and decree to be carried out, the day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to overpower them. But, as it turned out, the opposite took place — the Jews overpowered those who hated them. Thus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the Jews assembled in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Achashverosh to attack anyone who tried to do them harm; and no one was able to withstand them; because all the peoples were afraid of them.”

Esther 9:1-2 CJB

Thus says the Lord: “In a time of favor I have answered you; in a day of salvation I have helped you; I will keep you and give you as a covenant to the people, to establish the land, to apportion the desolate heritages,”

Isaiah 49:8 ESV

“For thus says the Lord: “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children. I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with wine. Then all flesh shall know that I am the Lord your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Isaiah 49:25-26 ESV

“They support each other’s evil plans; they talk of hiding snares and ask, “Who would see them?” They search for ways to commit crimes, bringing their diligent search to completion when each of them has thought it through in the depth of his heart. Suddenly God shoots them down with an arrow, leaving them with wounds; their own tongues make them stumble. All who see them shake their heads. Everyone is awestruck — they acknowledge that it is God at work, they understand what he has done. The righteous will rejoice in Adonai; they will take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will exult.”

Tehillim (Psa) 64:6-11 CJB

credit to Radiant Israel

[dailychapel]

God my Champion, embolden me with the power of Your Holy Spirit when I am tempted to fear. Please strengthen me, help me, and hold me up with Your righteous right hand. These circumstances will not prevail against me, for You champion my cause. These troubles will be like grass that withers in the heat of the sun, for Your hand of blessing rests on me. Amen.

[Psa 18:2-16 NKJV] 2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. 4 The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. 6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, [even] to His ears. 7 Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry. 8 Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. 9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet. 10 And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind. 11 He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him [was] dark waters [And] thick clouds of the skies. 12 From the brightness before Him, His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire. 13 The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. 14 He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them. 15 Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At Your rebuke, O LORD, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. 16 He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

[Jer 5:1-31 NKJV] 1 "Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem; See now and know; And seek in her open places If you can find a man, If there is [anyone] who executes judgment, Who seeks the truth, And I will pardon her. 2 Though they say, '[As] the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely." 3 O LORD, [are] not Your eyes on the truth? You have stricken them, But they have not grieved; You have consumed them, But they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to return. 4 Therefore I said, "Surely these [are] poor. They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the LORD, The judgment of their God. 5 I will go to the great men and speak to them, For they have known the way of the LORD, The judgment of their God." But these have altogether broken the yoke [And] burst the bonds. 6 Therefore a lion from the forest shall slay them, A wolf of the deserts shall destroy them; A leopard will watch over their cities. Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces, Because their transgressions are many; Their backslidings have increased. 7 "How shall I pardon you for this? Your children have forsaken Me And sworn by [those that are] not gods. When I had fed them to the full, Then they committed adultery And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses. 8 They were [like] well-fed lusty stallions; Every one neighed after his neighbor's wife. 9 Shall I not punish [them] for these [things]?" says the LORD. "And shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this? 10 "Go up on her walls and destroy, But do not make a complete end. Take away her branches, For they [are] not the LORD's. 11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah Have dealt very treacherously with Me," says the LORD. 12 They have lied about the LORD, And said, "[It is] not He. Neither will evil come upon us, Nor shall we see sword or famine. 13 And the prophets become wind, For the word [is] not in them. Thus shall it be done to them." 14 Therefore thus says the LORD God of hosts: "Because you speak this word, Behold, I will make My words in your mouth fire, And this people wood, And it shall devour them. 15 Behold, I will bring a nation against you from afar, O house of Israel," says the LORD. "It [is] a mighty nation, It [is] an ancient nation, A nation whose language you do not know, Nor can you understand what they say. 16 Their quiver [is] like an open tomb; They [are] all mighty men. 17 And they shall eat up your harvest and your bread, [Which] your sons and daughters should eat. They shall eat up your flocks and your herds; They shall eat up your vines and your fig trees; They shall destroy your fortified cities, In which you trust, with the sword. 18 "Nevertheless in those days," says the LORD, "I will not make a complete end of you. 19 "And it will be when you say, 'Why does the LORD our God do all these [things] to us?' then you shall answer them, 'Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve aliens in a land [that is] not yours.' 20 "Declare this in the house of Jacob And proclaim it in Judah, saying, 21 'Hear this now, O foolish people, Without understanding, Who have eyes and see not, And who have ears and hear not: 22 Do you not fear Me?' says the LORD. 'Will you not tremble at My presence, Who have placed the sand as the bound of the sea, By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it? And though its waves toss to and fro, Yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it. 23 But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart; They have revolted and departed. 24 They do not say in their heart, "Let us now fear the LORD our God, Who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season. He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest." 25 Your iniquities have turned these [things] away, And your sins have withheld good from you. 26 'For among My people are found wicked [men]; They lie in wait as one who sets snares; They set a trap; They catch men. 27 As a cage is full of birds, So their houses [are] full of deceit. Therefore they have become great and grown rich. 28 They have grown fat, they are sleek; Yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the fatherless; Yet they prosper, And the right of the needy they do not defend. 29 Shall I not punish [them] for these [things]?' says the LORD. 'Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?' 30 "An astonishing and horrible thing Has been committed in the land: 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their [own] power; And My people love [to have it] so. But what will you do in the end?

[1Co 4:1-21 NKJV] 1 Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. 3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4 For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord. 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come from God. 6 Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other. 7 For who makes you differ [from another]? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive [it], why do you boast as if you had not received [it]? 8 You are already full! You are already rich! You have reigned as kings without us--and indeed I could wish you did reign, that we also might reign with you! 9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. 10 We [are] fools for Christ's sake, but you [are] wise in Christ! We [are] weak, but you [are] strong! You [are] distinguished, but we [are] dishonored! 11 To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. 12 And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; 13 being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now. 14 I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn [you]. 15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet [you do] not [have] many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you, imitate me. 17 For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church. 18 Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. 20 For the kingdom of God [is] not in word but in power. 21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

[cryptodictation]

EU car registrations drop less than half in March due to coronavirus | Economy

Entrance to a dealer in Colmenar Viejo.SANTI BURGOS / EL PAÍS

The registrations of cars (passenger cars and SUVs) in the EU plummeted 55.1% in the month of March, from 1.26 million vehicles to 567,308, as reported on Friday by the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA , for its acronym in English). The decline was greater in large markets, which in turn are the most affected by the advance of the coronavirus, with falls of 85% in Italy, 72% in France or 69% in Spain. With the advance of the covid-19 pandemic, the vast majority of European dealerships have been closed for the second half of the month, making it possible to forecast an even worse April.

As reported by the European manufacturers association, which describes the drop in registrations as “dramatic”, “with the containment measures in force in most markets since mid-month, the vast majority of dealerships were closed for the second half of March ”. Thus, just under 600,000 units were sold, compared to 1.26 million in the same period of the previous year.

If the photograph is enlarged to include the entire continent, not just the 27 EU countries, the image does not change too much. Incorporating those from the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, 853,077 cars were registered, a reduction of 51.8% compared to 1.77 million a year earlier.

Thus, the data for the first quarter show very negative comparisons compared to the same period in 2019. In the EU, 2.48 million cars were put on the street in the first three months, compared to 3.33 in the first section of 2019 , 25.6% less. The March collapse of 55% has been added to the falls of 7.5% and 7.4% registered in the first two months.

There was a drop in registrations in all European markets, with Italy leading the way. The country that suffered the most deaths from the pandemic and the one that registered the first cases registered 28,326 cars in March, 85.4% less than in March 2019, with which the quarterly figures show a drop of 35%, the highest of the continent. France is behind, with a reduction in March of 72.2%, to 62,668 units, and 34.1% in the quarter. Next, Spain, with a monthly reduction of 69.3% and a quarterly reduction of 31%. In the United Kingdom, one of the countries that later decreed the confinement of its population, sales fell 44.4% to 254,684 units, while Germany lost 37.7% in March.

The country with the lowest drop is Finland, with 0.9%, while the one that has maintained more relaxed confinement measures, Sweden, reduced its registrations in March by 8.6%. Only Cyprus and Lithuania grew slightly in the first quarter of the year.

The brands do not show positive data either. Volkswagen, the best-selling brand, placed 98,219 passenger cars and SUVs on the street, 47.5% less. It was followed by Mercedes-Benz, with 55,473 units (-36.8%) and BMW, with 55,041 units (-40.5%). Audi, with 51,398 units (-43.8%) and Yoyota, with 48,254 units (-36.6%), completed the top five positions.

Opening plans

In addition to the dealerships, which have remained closed, the drop in demand has also caused the paralysis of almost all production plants, which little by little, as the countries contain the outbreak, begin to plan openings. For example, the workers on the first shift of the Renault factory in Seville, where the gearboxes are manufactured, have returned to work this Friday within the schedule set by the management to recover activity after the application of a temporary employment regulation file (ERTE) due to the coronavirus crisis, among security measures such as the use of face masks and temperature taking.

The PSA Group plant in Vigo has also drawn up a protocol for preventive measures with a view to gradually restarting its activity, which has not yet a defined date. The protocol includes thermal imaging cameras at the entrances to take the temperature of the 7,000 employees, or the distribution of masks. The protocol has been described as “rigorous and demanding” by its head of human resources, Pedro María Rodríguez.

In addition, the factory management has agreed to include in the temporary employment regulation (ERTE) file that negotiates with the unions also permanent staff with part-time contracts, according to company sources. Until now, it only contemplated including full-time permanent staff.

Also the Nissan plant in Los Corrales de Buelna (Cantabria) will resume industrial activity on April 27, with a small percentage of staff that will operate two smelter lines to meet the few orders expected to arrive by that date.

The American Ford, meanwhile, has reported that “probably” will resume activity in Germany on May 4.

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[adventures-written]

Plancest

;; So some stuff has happened and I need to just say upfront.

I ship plantcest.

If that's a problem with you, please unfollow/block and get the heck outta here.

Don't be a dick to people who are just being a safe space.

And instead of jumping to conclusions, why don't we talk like adults? Oh, I forgot, this whole thing is like high school. Grow up kids :)

[adventures-written]

UPDATE

;; Hey guys. Just poking in here to say I'm going to be working on my blog this week updating rules and such. I might go 'private' for a bit, which would just mean I'm only going to interact with those I currently am mutuals with (this includes muns with side blogs that I've interacted with). This will be temporary until I feel comfy again.

Ask box will always be open to anyone, but won't necessarily result in threads with people I don't follow.

I may also drop some threads/clear stuff out to start fresh. Anything I have muse for I'll keep. But I'm always open to new plots and things so just because something is dropped does not mean I don't want to do anything with you!

Anyway, I'll update more as I get rules and stuff down.

[adventures-written]

;; So some IRL stuff is happening that might make me a bit scarce or focused on smaller things for a bit. I did finish all of my drafts and queued them up. I have some ask prompts to tackle, but I am not sure if I will manage to get through them before my activity comes and goes. 

That being said, please feel free to send in prompts or poke the muses as those will be the things that have my attention the most when I can get on.

All my drafts are in the queue and should post 4 drafts per day and then 4 other items (art, prompts, etc). I queued 8 things/day for the next week or so in total. I didn’t want to just spam with my drafts and I also wanted to ensure I had some spacing between their postings. They are in no particular order so I apologize if something you wanted is towards the end of the queue.

I can’t discuss what’s going on, but don’t worry I’m safe. Just super stressed out.

Hoping to try and be on either way, but this is a just in case measure I decided to take.

As always, have fun and poke the beans if you so wish! <3

I will probably schedule this post for the day crowed too.

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PSA

;; I was going to be here to try and work on my drafts but I’m not sure now. There’s some hate bouncing around because people can’t be adults or talk apparently. I’m not sure what I wanna do so I’m just gunna keep being quiet until the hate dies down or I make a new blog or whatever.

Discord is available to mutuals and I’m always lurking on mobile anyway if anyone wants to talk.

Hiatus status officially active. Should make some anons happy.

[adventures-written]

Just a friendly reminder that my Knives does NOT like any other version of himself or Vash. Stampede Vash, fine, perfect. Another Stampede version of him? Perhaps we could work together.

Manga Knives, Manga Vash, 98 Knives, 98 Vash....

All of them he dislikes no matter where they are in their series and feels they are inferior to the Stampede counterparts. ESPECIALLY end manga!Knives/Vash.

So you have been warned if you approach him as such cause he will not be happy. x’D

[adventures-written]

;; I went through my inbox and cleared everything out (except for one positivity thing) to start fresh. So please feel free to send things to the ask box.

I’m going to try and get myself organized tonight with drafts and figure out what I want to keep and what I want to drop. Always open to new plots if things get dropped. I will likely be queueing everything as, with how busy work is, I likely won’t be able to get on as frequently as I would like to.

Just a small update as to where I’m sitting at with coming back right now.

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PSA

;; Life’s gotten pretty hectic so my semi-hiatus activity might actually become a reality. I will be slow with replies, but I’m always lurking so poke the DMs! Sorry for the short notice, but there’s a lot of moving parts over the next few weeks so I’m not sure how much I will get on! I hope you’ll still be here when things calm down vwv

[adventures-written]

PSA

;; I’m not getting notifications for Reblogs! So if you respond to a thread for now, can you please @ me so I hopefully don’t miss it! I caught 3 threads so far that I wasn’t getting notifications for!

[adventures-written]

;; A quick PSA

If you wanna send me 1 promot, cool. If ypu wanna send me 10 prompts? Also cool! Send as many as you want cause prompts are my favorite thing and I love getting creative with them! There is never a limit!

[adventures-written]

;; How do personal blogs think it’s OK to reblog RPs? That’s grounds for an instant block friend. DO NOT REBLOG MY RPs UNLESS YOU ARE APART OF THEM!

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;; Before I forget, this week is gunna be another weird one where I may or may not be on a whole lot. I will probably be quite tired most days too. Hoping these issues get resolved soon...

[adventures-written]

;; Ok, all my drafts I had muse for are DONE and in the queue. I did drop a number of them (a lot for people who are not active anymore but if you come back and see this and wanna continue something, LET ME KNOW!!!). I am still struggling with some of my muses and life is still happening so things will be slow going.

Feel free to reach out with new things and such.

The queue will post two drafts per day and two misc (art or rp prompts) around those (4 posts/day). As always, I'll be lurking!