#the inaugural

[deadpresidents]

"It hurt to lose to Ronald Reagan. But after the election, I tried to make the transition as smooth as possible. Later, from my experience in trying to brief him on matters of supreme importance, I was very disturbed at his lack of interest. The issues were the 15 or 20 most important subjects that I as President could possibly pass on to him. His only reaction of substance was to express admiration for the political circumstances in South Korea that let President Park close all the colleges and draft all the demonstrators. That was the only issue on which he came alive."

-- Former President Jimmy Carter, on losing the 1980 election and the transition leading to the inauguration of Ronald Reagan, interview with TIME Magazine, October 11, 1982.

[lectorel]

The trolley problem: Here you are, at the scene of a disaster that someone set off long before you arrived. You could help, you could take action, but that would mean you also take on responsibility for the outcome.

Would you rather act to save people, knowing that by choosing who to help you are implicitly choosing who to let die? Or would you rather keep your hands clean by letting the disaster unfold on its own, regardless of how much worse it will be because you didn't act?

Half the people on this fucking site: the second, absolutely the second. How dare you ask me to compromise my shining moral purity for pointless complications like 'who's in charge of the government' or 'harm mitigation'.

[charlesoberonn]

[audreys-hepburn]

Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn as Joe Bradley and Princess Ann ROMAN HOLIDAY 1953 — dir. William Wyler

[rejectingrepublicans]

[1alchemistart]

some more doodles based on our fellas from ch 95 :D

also she bc i have not seen her in the bg of the last chapter SDLFJSDKL gave her a little dress and everything!!! if you don't know who she is, more info on this little canon background character under the cut:

so her first appearance as far as i know is in the concept art shown at the end of volume 2!! here she is

i don't know japanese so i can't read what the text above her head says, but iirc she was supposed to be anya's friend as well! might still happen, i hold out hope, i like her design.

in terms of CANON appearances though, she's a background character! doesn't appear as much as other recurring girls because the ones who have the most appearances thus far are the desmond fangirls, which she's not a part of, but some of her appearances are:

chapter 25 (arts and crafts chapter, she's in damian and anya's group)

and chapter 28 (george chapter, she's part of the dance)

not sure if she has more notable appearances besides that, but she still appears nonetheless! as far back as chapter 9, in fact, which speaking of, here's where she is in class:

and here she is during the bus arc (panel from chapter 70):

idk if she'll ever be friends w anya and becky but esp w the impending class switch I HOLD OUT HOPE FOR HER! I LIKE HER DESIGN SHE SEEMS NICE!!!

[eterniravioli]

well now you’re practically begging for a lestapiastri podium

[saywhat-politics]

Google donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund.

Other major tech companies and executives like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Meta both announced $1 million donations to the inaugural fund late last year.

[joshdonnas]

josh and donna + walk and talk throughout the seasons

season 4

[clowncarousel]

I can't believe it's been that long, I still remember seeing the comic being uploaded daily like it was yesterday, with that said:

HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE INAUGURAL DEATH OF MISTER SEVEN!!!

[doesephs]

jonathan sims in statement withdrawal

[rollercoasterwords]

i think it’s time that we release some manner of creature or beast

[diana-andraste]

Inauguration Day is coming. Getting out while the getting's good...

Dog With Suitcase, Kristoffer Albrecht, 1982

[bobwess]

It's time to push your current representatives to

Pass the "No Kings Act".

Whether they're Democrat or Republican.

[rejectingrepublicans]

Low ratings Trump. Only you can make it happen. Boycott the inauguration on tv.

[youreonyourown-kid]

Damn Jimmy Carter really said fuck y’all I’m not not living through this again