#state of the union

[shedontlovehuhself]

[deebrisbyfish]

The nature of doing a strip like this means that I have WEEKS of strips written and drawn in the queue that were conceived or or drawn PRIOR to the events of January 20th. Prior to the flood of Executive Orders, chaos, and the purging of the American Government that we've all been witnessing. And by and large, I am okay with those strips. It is not my intention to spend my every waking moment making comics that focus on all of this. But I also had to take a moment to acknowledge it. As such, I know this strip will be divisive. Some will tell me that I am overreacting to the loss of civil liberties and the directed attacks at me and mine carried out by this administration. Others will tell me that my attitude here is too lax. That I should be raging MORE and LOUDER. But this strip is an honest representation of what my life and my fragile mental state have been since January 20th. I'm just struggling to hold on and keep moving forward. I'm struggling to justify still making comic strips or worry about my next werewolf novel. I'm struggling to not explode at everyone around me because of barely contained anxieties, anger and depression clawing at me 24/7. But I also have to hold on to some measure of hope that there will be a tomorrow and that I have to keep working towards that. That means going to work, writing, drawing, and moving forward. That means remembering that this comic is about the ins and outs of MY life, and that sometimes means strips like this need to exist as much as the sillier ones. And it means remembering that those silly little distractions from the cluster of our daily lives might be important for someone else. So, next week, regardless of the state of the world, Finding Dee will be a comic I drew over a month ago. it will be light-hearted and goofy and hopefully, it will give you a smile and a laugh. TODAY, it is this, and that's what it needs to be today. That's how I have to function. That's how I have to move forward. This is what I can do today. :)

[historyforfuture]

The country of freedom and ridiculous democracy.

The moment of the violent arrest of the economics professor of Emory University Caroline Fohlinin in the state of Georgia

After these scenes, there must be a position for all universities around the world to stand with the people of Palestine in Gaza. All hypocritical authorities and rulers who support the Nazi terrorist Israelis must be confronted.

[todaysdocument]

President George Washington’s First Annual Message to Congress

Record Group 46: Records of the U.S. SenateSeries: Presidential MessagesFile Unit: Presidential Messages during the 1st Congress

Fellow Citizens of the Senate, and House of Representatives.

I embrace with great satisfaction the opportunity, which now presents itself, of congratulating you on the present favourable prospects of our public affairs. The recent accession of the important State of North Carolina to the Constitution of the United States (of which official information has been recieved) the rising credit and respectability of our Country- the general and increasing good will towards the Government of the Union and the concord, peace and plenty, with which we are blessed, are circumstances, auspicious, in an eminent degree to our national prosperity.

In resuming your consultations for [complete document and transcription at link]

[eleanor-of-fuquitaine]

Katharine Hepburn's iconic movie outfits 4/?

What a wonderful waistcoat - STATE OF THE UNION (1948)

[flanaganfilm]

Did y’all see Bev Keane’s State of the Union rebuttal? Wild cameo…

[notyouraveragebozo]

3/7/2024

Joe Biden is SMOKIN'! VOTE BLUE The SOTU Speech was AMAZING in breadth and consideration. Meat was on those bones! Please GOOD People,... VOTE BLUE in 2024! Help boost - us all - into the Future! I am voting for Joe. I am going to fight for Joe, and I ask each of you, to stand with Joe, and his vision of a better world. This life is worth the living. There is beauty, wonder, and hope, wherever you set your eye. Why, in our short spans, must we focus such time and energy - on making bombs, bullets, and tears? We should be focusing on dancing shoes, guitars, and making - meals - to share - with friends and neighbors, knitting closer - more supportive - communities. Only the living - can work to make this world a better place. While We live and breathe,... let's focus on making smiles, gardens, and dreams, blossom and grow. NYAB says,... VOTE for Women's Choice 'to bear and to carry'. VOTE for Voting Rights security! VOTE for Safety in the schools and on the streets. VOTE for Environmental protections! VOTE for those to come after. VOTE for Working to find answers to problems. VOTE for a guy willing to work - more than - to cheat at golf. The answer is simple,... We need Joe - and Joe needs U.S! Semper fi!

[vitrified-vitriol]

[wallacepolsom]

Wallace Polsom, Time's Arrow IX; or, State of the Union (21 Jan 2025), paper collage, 18.4 x 33.8 cm.

[citizenscreen]

Director Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, and Spencer Tracy cast their ballots for the presidential election in a publicity shot taken on set of STATE OF THE UNION (1948).

[uharuz]

petition made by rashida tlaib to tell biden to call for a permanent ceasefire at the state of the union address in about 5 hours! as of posting this it needs just over 2,200 signatures to meet the goal so it's pretty close and it has an option for outside of the usa

[clonebrainrot]

This goes without saying but for the love of god don’t watch the state of the union address on March 4th he loves having people watch him. He had a terrible turnout for inauguration make it terrible viewership for the state of the union address as well.

Plus it really should be Elon giving the address, trump is just a useful tool.

I think almost all his cabinet members probably have more actual power than he does these days

[hillaryisaboss]

[twosides--samecoin]

Working on my in-game photography and fic every day, even if it's only research or a few words here and there. I'm very happy with my artistic growth this year.

The healthiest mindset I can come up with is that I'm in competition with myself. My opponent in the ring is my own limits and imagination - it's up to me to push myself to go bigger and better and learn something new. Nobody can wind up & land my haymakers for me. I have to be my own mentor, my own beta reader, my own biggest fan, my own clique, my own critic.

I can't appeal to everyone (and have had to suppress the want to prove myself; someone determined to keep their nose turned up is the ultimate carrot on the end of the validation stick), but I can certainly appeal to myself, even though I sit in a Venn diagram of self-carved niches. I don't fit in with screen archery tropes or fanfic expectations. I haven't yet found a beta reader/editor who's able to give the eviscerating critique I'm after (beta reading/editing as I understand it is more than "thumbs up no typos!! oooh fun scene!!"). Hell, fanfic is a tough hobby and can be an isolating culture - you'll have silent readers who love your work but are afraid of commenting, people who withhold kudos until the end in case you write something problematic and very opinionated readers who post about how they want/don't want writers to do certain things or tag a certain way. More private Discord cliques pop up as public fandom continues to fragment.

I can't control a lot that makes me anxious about fandom and being social on the internet, like whether or not I'm being iced out by a stranger or whether my stuff just never graces their feed. I worry all the time and self cringe at moments where I misread social cues/tone. Somehow we're on the "write a lot of words and we're accepting toward neurodivergence" website but it's difficult to connect with people authentically and convey what you really think. It's difficult feeling like I am always on the outskirts of the fandom, and have felt that way since I joined. It's been especially hard this year because my support system has fluctuated dramatically since moving to the USA.

I can only focus on my own art. Not fitting in, being too weird even for the weird people and going my own path is the story of my life. If no one gives you your flowers, you can always grow your own.

I think saying, "Fuck it, I'm done trying to impress others, I'm just gonna make the art & stories I wish to see" is paying off - I'm working on some portraits and visual storytelling for an FO4 modder. I'm gonna help evoke Emotions and Themes!! Plus I have my own mod shenanigans to tinker with. And the ficversary is coming up! ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡

Anyway nobody wants to hear me soapbox, so-

[newyorkthegoldenage]

A scene from State of the Union, a comedy with political significance by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse that opened on Broadway on November 14, 1945. This scene was photographed on November 13, 1945. From left, Ralph Bellamy, as Grant Matthews, a fighting, liberal industrialist; Myron McCormick, as Spike McManus, a newspaperman; and Ruth Hussey, Matthews' wife, Mary, in a scene from the new comedy. When adapted to film, it became a vehicle for Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.

Photo: Associated Press

[bidotorg]

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