#trading acc management

[directactionforhope]

"Starting this month [June 2024], thousands of young people will begin doing climate-related work around the West as part of a new service-based federal jobs program, the American Climate Corps, or ACC. The jobs they do will vary, from wildland firefighters and “lawn busters” to urban farm fellows and traditional ecological knowledge stewards. Some will work on food security or energy conservation in cities, while others will tackle invasive species and stream restoration on public land. 

The Climate Corps was modeled on Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps, with the goal of eventually creating tens of thousands of jobs while simultaneously addressing the impacts of climate change. 

Applications were released on Earth Day, and Maggie Thomas, President Joe Biden’s special assistant on climate, told High Country News that the program’s website has already had hundreds of thousands of views. Since its launch, nearly 250 jobs across the West have been posted, accounting for more than half of all the listed ACC positions. 

“Obviously, the West is facing tremendous impacts of climate change,” Thomas said. “It’s changing faster than many other parts of the country. If you look at wildfire, if you look at extreme heat, there are so many impacts. I think that there’s a huge role for the American Climate Corps to be tackling those crises.”  

Most of the current positions are staffed through state or nonprofit entities, such as the Montana Conservation Corps or Great Basin Institute, many of which work in partnership with federal agencies that manage public lands across the West. In New Mexico, for example, members of Conservation Legacy’s Ecological Monitoring Crew will help the Bureau of Land Management collect soil and vegetation data. In Oregon, young people will join the U.S. Department of Agriculture, working in firefighting, fuel reduction and timber management in national forests. 

New jobs are being added regularly. Deadlines for summer positions have largely passed, but new postings for hundreds more positions are due later this year or on a rolling basis, such as the Working Lands Program, which is focused on “climate-smart agriculture.”  ...

On the ACC website, applicants can sort jobs by state, work environment and focus area, such as “Indigenous knowledge reclamation” or “food waste reduction.” Job descriptions include an hourly pay equivalent — some corps jobs pay weekly or term-based stipends instead of an hourly wage — and benefits. The site is fairly user-friendly, in part owing to suggestions made by the young people who participated in the ACC listening sessions earlier this year...

The sessions helped determine other priorities as well, Thomas said, including creating good-paying jobs that could lead to long-term careers, as well as alignment with the president’s Justice40 initiative, which mandates that at least 40% of federal climate funds must go to marginalized communities that are disproportionately impacted by climate change and pollution. 

High Country News found that 30% of jobs listed across the West have explicit justice and equity language, from affordable housing in low-income communities to Indigenous knowledge and cultural reclamation for Native youth...

While the administration aims for all positions to pay at least $15 an hour, the lowest-paid position in the West is currently listed at $11 an hour. Benefits also vary widely, though most include an education benefit, and, in some cases, health care, child care and housing. 

All corps members will have access to pre-apprenticeship curriculum through the North America’s Building Trades Union. Matthew Mayers, director of the Green Workers Alliance, called this an important step for young people who want to pursue union jobs in renewable energy. Some members will also be eligible for the federal pathways program, which was recently expanded to increase opportunities for permanent positions in the federal government...

 “To think that there will be young people in every community across the country working on climate solutions and really being equipped with the tools they need to succeed in the workforce of the future,” Thomas said, “to me, that is going to be an incredible thing to see.”"

-via High Country News, June 6, 2024

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Note: You can browse Climate Corps job postings here, on the Climate Corps website. There are currently 314 jobs posted at time of writing!

Also, it says the goal is to pay at least $15 an hour for all jobs (not 100% meeting that goal rn), but lots of postings pay higher than that, including some over $20/hour!!

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for trying to respect the privacy of someone who shittalked me?? Yesterday my (21NB) friend (22F) told me about another mutual friend (21M) who was shittalking me on his private acc. She was concerned because he was lying about some things I've done, most of which revolved around some Instagram username trades where I managed to trade one username for three, which he believed I might have pulled strings for because it was unequal and cheating. This is not true, the trade was very honest and I would show him the DMs to prove it, except I wouldn't know about his complaint because I don't follow his private acc.

Personally I don't think people should spread things from a private acc because thats a breach of trust, EVEN IF it's slander like this. So I basically told her that and said "Why did you tell me this?" and she said it was unfair that I was having lies spread about me. That's fair and I appreciate that she was trying to defend my honour or something but I told her that this put me in a really tough position, because now I know something I'm not supposed to, and what did she expect me to do, send the proof and thereby expose that his priv rants had got leaked? Even if it's the "right thing to do" I feel like it's wrong in some way. I wouldn't have known about the lies if it stayed private and we could go on with our lives happily.

Well she got kind of snappy with me over it and said that fine, she won't bother next time, and she gets why the mutual friend doesn't like me after seeing how I acted. Also called me ungrateful.

So now I'm wondering if I should have just let her tell me the lies without commenting about the privacy breach and just dealt with it on my own...

What are these acronyms?

[ace-antagonist-writes]

Maybe someday soon,

Word count: 3.7k

Summary: After your team’s plans literally go up in smoke, a tense car ride leads into a much tenser situation with a certain natural disaster. (Vash and Reader are both hopeless romantics)

A/N: First actual post on this acc and I’m here to help clear out my Trigun brain rot, might make a part 2 if anyones interested. Also, I wrote this with the OG/ Badlands designs in mind but you could probably imagine other Vash to this as well! (this is also unedited since i hate rereading my own work-)

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You’d think it was deadly for a human to run this hot. Maybe it was and maybe you’d drop dead from embarrassment if this would continue, who was to say?

The day had started any other way it had for the last few months. A lone desert horizon staring back at you as your little caravan traveled to a nearby city to take refuge before nightfall hit. Boredom hung over your head like a cloud of dust, so you began to look sound in the small enclosure. The van was high-strung with bated breath, the tension a cough away from popping poor Meryl’s temper. If you hadn’t been so terrified of the feisty woman, you could’ve snorted at the red vein barely visible on her cheek from your backseat angle. Desperate to find something else to focus on, your eyes drifted to Milly in the passenger seat blissfully unaware of the situation. You flashed her a smile when your eyes met in the mirror and she happily returned it before spacing off again on who knows what.

Now here came the hard part.

It was a wonder the silence had managed to dwell so long with the noisy blond and priest sitting beside you. Perhaps the two brain cells the three of you seldom shared–one of which you held on to the longest and the other bounced between the males– sparked together and formed a quiet game of who could outlast Meryl’s rage the longest. Nevertheless, your confidence held strong as you looked to cast a glance at Wolfwood in the opposite window seat. He was turned fully to the window, wispy stripes of dark hair obscuring most of his profile and hand holding up his chin. Thinking you were in the clear of not breaking into laughter looking at him you flicked your gaze onto the window.

Oh no. The two of you had formulated the same idea and were now staring at one another’s blank-faced reflection in the window. The dark tan of his skin pinched together and furrowed at the crease of his nose, clearly taken aback by the reflection as he struggled to re-straighten his face. You quickly turned your head as conspicuously as you could and placed your forehead on the warmed glass. A hearty smile had slipped its way across your face, what a goofball. It was embarrassing how attached you had gotten to everyone in such an objectively short time. Even with the scoldings included, you never once lost any amount of love for any of your friends. There was nothing you would trade for moments like this, despite having grated on Meryl’s nerves the entire morning before now. But to be fair, it was a bit of her fault as well for carrying a humanoid typhoon across No Man’s Land for this long. Insurance company be damned if you were in her place, the amount of times you’ve almost gotten stitched up would’ve put you into early retirement long ago.

….Speaking of the Humanoid typhoon,

Snapping out of your pondering state, you came to realize the silence had strangely returned. You glanced to your left, trying to spare a peek at your agitated driver to see if she was still ill-tempered. You got you answer with haste as her eyes raced to meet your curious ones peering at her through the side mirrors of the vehicle. It was like the devil himself snagged your heart out of your chest as your eyes spasmed trying to grasp at anything else within your range of view. How was someone barely up to your shoulder so scary?? The peeling leather of her seat is what dragged you back away from her wrathful glare, and even then you could’ve sworn the heat from it dug a hole through the sweat of your brow. Maybe it would be best if you didn’t follow your mind’s wonderings and left Vash in the back of your head. Yet as the harsh red of his mangy jacket appeared for a split second in your peripherals, you knew you were a goner. To make things worse, a subtle scraping made itself known alongside the white noise of the van. It was dull and flaky, not unlike the scratching of… a paint brush? Your noise scrunched up in thought as you looked for the source. Milly met you halfway when turning to her, casting a copy of your pensiveness right back as she peek over her shoulder. A honeyed eyebrow rose in a silent question before her gaze shifted up.

A loud clap sent a jolt through the backseat riders up and into a state of alert as Milly slapped a single hand over her mouth. Your own eyebrows kissed the beginnings of your hairline as you reared back in your seat a bit, slowly ascending your head to what she was turning an alarming shade of red at. On the way, you made eye contact again with the equally wired priest across from you. Only briefly sparring a single glance, you both looked up.

You don’t know whether it was due to the unbearable lack of entertainment or if it was just that funny, but only the lord knows how hard of a cacophonous laugh erupted from you either way. Poor, poor tall and lanky Vash sat stiff as a board between Wolfwood and you, caked in soot from the disaster the group had just come from. Wherever the dark graininess hadn’t settled, a brilliant red matching his iconic coat painted his sun-kissed skin. And his hair, the bristled blond strands smushed and sprang outwards, creating the illusion of an angry red pineapple as he slightly swished back and forth with the swaying of the van. Vash looked to be struggling more than you and the priest had–seeing as he had to stare at his reflection through the rearview mirror the entire time since you all had. However, all hell had broke loose upon your cracking up as Vash and Wolfwood burst into cackles and hollering. Tears poured out of all your eyes, soaking dried and dusty faces previously chapped from the heat. And if you had any sense left, you would’ve looked to see the expression on Meryl’s face beside the giggling Milly. Unfortunately, you didn’t get the chance and had to live on without knowing the exasperated smile inching across her face.

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"Why am I the only one in trouble?!" You found yourself wailing into the dark night as you trudged to the bar. "They laughed too Meryl!"

The woman's stride never paused as she walked in front of you with her back straight. Meryl scoffed back at you and dished out a single glance, "But who laughed first?"

"But-"

"Besides! We need someone sober enough to find the motel, and that will surely not be me after the little stunt you guys pulled in the last town!” She huffed a piece of her dark fringe away from her eyes and took a sharp turn, “I pray they weren’t set up with the company’s insurance plan, if so, this might be the last drinking session we can afford.”

You’d have to admit even though she was joking, you felt a little bad for Meryl. Maybe thats why for the rest of the way to the bar, you quietly sulked in front of the batch of traitors behind you. The two bubbly blondes and sleek priest were quiet as mice up until you all entered the bar– trying to camouflage into the darkness to avoid getting a ban on their drinking as well. Yet as soon as you all set foot in the bar, all four of your comrades hauled themselves to the bar and sparked the whole atmosphere of the room.

It was endearing in a way, even though you were a bit bitter you couldn’t be drunkenly stumbling over your words as you chatted the night away. But also if you had, you wouldn’t have been able to be fully enamored by a blond “maniac” who had managed to convince an equally drunk patron to dance with him on a table. You brought the back of your hand to your mouth and stifled the laugh building up in fear of being dragged up while sober enough to remember it happening.

However, all was in vain as you met a pair of teal downturned eyes looking straight at you. Vash was clearly plastered, but somehow managed to start working his way to you without stumbling out of his boots. His laughter made your brain work overtime to keep up with your heart running like a bat out of hell. You were certain that someone could hear the noise as you frantically darted your eyes around to divert your attention away from Vash. The drunken man was not even a foot away from you when he tripped on his way to you. And you could swear for a split second, a brown pair of dress shoes was the object in question. The blonde, dazed and confused, limply fell forward and clung to you tightly. You could’ve died at that single moment.

He was warm, and not in the way the sands were. It was such a comforting warmth that your mind blanked when he had wrapped his arms around you. The noise from the bar faded into a dull hum as Vash fully engulfed your senses. His right arm slightly twitches around you, as if trying to pull you impossibly closer. A rhythmic thumping pulsed inside your chest, and you prayed that he wouldn’t be able to feel it through layers of clothes and burning skin. Your breath hitched as he grazed the side of your neck, slowly moving up and stopping just below your ear. You were sick with anticipation and he slowly opened his eyes to look at you before speaking,

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“I really have to use the bathroom.”

Dear lord.

So here you were, holding up a blazing hot Vash who was thoughly struggling to find the ground beneath him. You tried not to look at him too long–you fear if you did you’d let him fall in the chilled sand after the stunt he’d pulled earlier. Your face was still scorched with the heat of embarrassment that should’ve been drunkenness. Nevertheless, you trudged forward and led the train of dazed insurance company workers, a buzzed priest, and a totaled outlaw. It seemed everyone lucked out since the walk wasn’t long at all, the rickety building coming up just short of 3 minutes away.

You reered your head around to shout the news, earning disgruntled groans and a half-hearted cheer from Milly. Old and tired wooden boards wailed underneath yours and Vash’s feet as you both stepped up at the same time. He losely threw his right arm out to reach the door handle, and even though he missed it by a wide mark, you appreciated the effort. Soft lights brighten and illuminate the small motel lobby as you all piled in. The front desk attendee was a pleasantly aged woman, gray wisps spiraling from under her hat and kissing the faint wrinkles of her forehead. You gave an exasperated smile as you lugged Vash forward, “Reservation for Stryfe?”

“Stryfe you say? Okay my dear, let me just look and see-” She leaned forward a bit towards the registry booklet, “Ah! There it is, let me get your keys sweetheart.”

You nodded as you felt a slight tug on your sleeve, glancing upwards you come face to face with a teary-eyed pout. A single brow of yours hitches up, signaling him to continue with whatever he was trying to get at.

“...I need to use the bathroom again.”

“You just went!”

“Please!!” The lanky man twisted you around the best he could, “You don’t want my bladder to explode do you??”

You bit your tongue to not mutter a yes and send the blonde into a crying fit, instead slamming your hand over the first key you saw presented. With a labored huff you turned to Milly, currently the least drunk of the trio bracing themselves against the wall, “Mills, you think you can manage getting you three to your rooms while I’m gone?”

To which she reply with a lazy salute and a “You can count on me!” before grabbing two other keys and darting off with Meryl and Wolfwood draped on her shoulders. What a sweet girl.

And now to deal with your not-so-sweet outlaw that you hurriedly pull to the room where he would be staying. You’d nearly dropped and lost the key in hand when he dramatically clutched his stomach and shouted in the long hallway. Scared out of your skin, you turn to him in fear he actually wasn’t playing with you earlier about the bladder situation; but were met with a sly smile at the shocked expression displayed on your face. You huffed and tugged at him again, trying not to indulge in his antics. Undeterred, he let out another shrill yell as you dragged him closer to his room,

“HELP, HELP! It’s Vash the Sta-mmph!”

You slap a swift hand over his mouth and shove him into the newly opened door, locking it behind you. Red-faced, you shoot a dead glare at the spindly man currently splayed out in front of you. Vash’s lips twist into a playful wobbly smile as he stares up at you, only to shapely point downwards when you point to the bathroom door. His eyebrows crease his sunburnt skin in a sad attempt to imitate a kicked puppy–yet he relents and gives up when a vein makes itself present on your temple. Well after he’s settled into the bathroom, you lean against the wall to catch your breath for a brief second. How in the world was he this hopeless? You’d have to give it to him despite how agitated you were at his earlier stunt, his hopelessness was endearing in a way. A tired hand swiped the sweat from your brow as you flush faintly, god he would be the death of you. A muffled thunk from the other side of the bathroom door rips you from pondering about the culprit at hand. Hopefully Vash would be competent enough to figure out how to survive on his own until daybreak. You push off the wall and leave the room, starting off back down the hall to claim your room key so you can finally retire to bed.

The walk was ten times short without dragging drunken extra luggage on your shoulder throughout the halls. You stop at the front desk, which was now missing the woman attending it just a few minutes ago. It was eerily silent in the lobby, with no one being up and lounging about the area. At a sudden creak, your head swivels to a door not far away from the desk. Seemingly oblivious to your figure standing awkwardly behind the table, the young man glides to a drawer obscured front desk. He pulls out a booklet resembling the registration sheet the kind woman had checked form. The new attendee acknowledges your existence with a sparring glance,

“Name?”

The suddeness of his statement was enough to spike your nerves, “Ah! Oh, registration for Stryfe please! I’m here to pick up the fourth key?”

His eyes narrowed for a split second, “Four? There’s only three in the registry for Stryfe.”

“What?? Surely there must’ve been a mistake, there’s five of us with two sharing a room!” You mentally made a note to hide Meryl’s handover medicine if what the attendee said was true, that you would have to bunk with a clingy blond for the night. The man behind the counter just sighed tiredly at you,

“I’m sorry, but we don’t have any more openings left for the night. You’d have to sleep in one of the other reserved rooms.”

Your ears burned with embarrassment, “Can you at least tell me the other two room numbers?” Maybe you could bribe Wolfwood with the promise of another pack of cigarettes in exchange for a room to yourself.

Unfortunately, the attendee had made it his momentary pleasure to crush your pipe-dreaming. He slowly blinked at you, “Are you Meryl Stryfe?”

“...No?”

“Then I am sorry, we cannot disclose room patrons without consent of the booker themselves. Have a nice night.”

“You’ve gotta be joking me.”

“Not paid enough to do so, unfortunately.” He looked a good decade older as he muttered the statement to you through gritted teeth, “Have a nice night.”

And with that, your one-sided argument came to a close as you had no choice but to secede. In all honesty, you could pass out in the hallway and call it a day with all the walking going on. You wish you knew why this felt so nerve racking, he was your friend and the same went for you—or at least you hoped. Yet, the blonde had such a baffling way of turning your whole world upside down without even trying. It intimidated you just as much as it made your heart flutter. He was so breathtaking, enough to piss you off in a jealous haze if you weren’t his friend. You were set in stone on this revelation, and nothing would be able to shake that away from your perception of Vash. The door knob contrasts your warm palms as you open the frigid door.

Upon opening it, the world seems to instantaneously freeze when you come face to face with a half-dressed outlaw. You didn’t even have time to truly process his reaction, and dignity be damned at this point. Your eyes nailed themselves to Vash’s torso like they were meant to be there; and if you were actually cognitive, you would’ve chastised yourself for staring so shamelessly. But in all honesty, could you be blamed for looking?

Yes, you were hurt by the mangled skin of his body with pink skin coating the sunny canvas of his chest. And yes, you knew somewhere in the back of your mind you would shed tears for every one of them you hadn’t saw happen admits your journey together. But dear lord above, was he ethereal. The lankiness you normally associated with him was heavily disproven from what you could clearly see now. He was sturdily built—even with his arms frozen in a pose reaching for his backpack— and astonishingly lean. There were so many words you wished to say, to voice your unconscious fawning over him. You opened your mouth slowly and dazed,

“Vash, yo-”

“DON’T LOOK DON’T LOOK!” He shrieked out, arms flying up to cover anything they could.

Your hands sounded like gunshots as they collided against your eyes. Stupid, stupid! Everything that had echoed dully in your brain crashed together in a cacophonous tragedy as you came to your senses. And by the sounds of it, Vash found himself in the same predicament. Audible thrashes and shrill “eeks!” were the only way you could tell he still remained in the room. He quieted down a bit as he rummaged through his bag—for a shirt you predicted. There was no doubt in your mind he was sober from your shared mental breakdown, albeit one was far more vocal than the other. You felt ashamed in your actions, and were no better than a peeping Tom!

You scrambled to make an apology, something to atone for the embarrassing act you just committed against him. But before you could, he beat you to it.

“…I’m sorry you had to see that, I really am, it’s not a pretty sight and I’m sorry you-”

“That wasn’t what I was thinking at all,” You exhaled. “I was thinking about how pretty you were… in the…moonlight?”

It came out as a doubting question but the words you spoke couldn’t be any truer. Vash was extremely beautiful, far more than your words could ever tell.

…Meanwhile, he looked at you like you had just shot him in the foot at point blank range. His cheeks were a hazy flush and his eyes darted around your face crazily, looking at every single feature sitting upon it. You slightly shrunk under his intense surveying, a bit confused on what he was doing.

“Sooo, are you gonna say som-”

“YOU LOOK PRETTY TOO!” He jumped to cut you off and leaned forward a bit to accentuate his profession. The blush sitting on his cheeks flowed bashfully to his neck and chest—at least what wasn’t covered by his loose shirt— as he shifted nervously. “In the moonlight as well, I mean.” A cheeky smirk appeared after he spoke, as if he hadn’t fumbled as hard as you did.

What a tease.

“Is that why you were looking at me so hard? You liked what you saw as much as I did, hm?” You leaned forward a bit, mirroring his anxious actions.

“What’s not to like?” Vash’s smirk turned into a charming smile, “Women all across town would want a chance to get with the Humanoid Typhoon, you know!”

“Oh I know alright.” You roll your eyes in exasperation, “So what about me, I got a chance with Vash the Stampede?”

His face blew up in a furious blush again at your teasing tone, you got him. A snickered laugh bubbled from your chest as he tried to come up with something else so that he could win.

You can believe you were nervous to bunk with him for the night, did you seriously forget who he is? The laughter smothered all the attempts he made to make a jab at you, but you couldn’t focus on them anyway. Everything in your mind at the moment was swarming with him instead. Of his genuine laugh, of his jokes, of his lanky arms throwing themselves around you to give you a hug. Memories, thoughts, and words unspoken you always wanted to say just made you giggle all the more at him for just being. With all your heart, you wished he would have the same thoughts as you at least once.

And yet, if you weren’t so oblivious maybe you would’ve seen it.

Another lovestruck fool looking longingly at the one they fell head over heels for.

[ithinkabouttzu]

Wouldn’t trade it for the world

description: Easy mornings with George are a blessing, and you wouldn’t trade it for the world

A/n - Hey everyone! This is my first imagine and first post on this page ahhh 😭 Anyway please bare with me on any misspelling or if it just plain out sucks lol. it’s a short fluff but i hope everyone likes it (make sure to repost/like!!! help ya girl spread her acc ;)

word count : 527

warnings : Domestic George, FLUFFFFF

“y/n wake up darling” You hear a soft deep voice whisper, Waking you up from your slumber.

You smile, recognizing that sweet voice from anywhere,

“Ah there she is. Now cmon or we’re going to be late”

You hear again a little louder the second time. You slowly open your eyes, scrunching from the bright light coming through the window.

You turn your way to the voice, seeing the one and only George Luz by your nightstand.

“Please just five more minutes” you whine, turning your head into back into your pillow.

“Do i need to drag you out of bed. y/n please cmon.”

You contemplate getting up, wishing to lay there forever. You finally raise yourself up in a sitting position and look at the eager boy.

“What are we even getting up for again?” You look at George with furrowed eyebrows.

“well..” He paused, showing his infamous grin.

“I wanted to spend time with you and you were sleeping. So I knew the only way to wake you up was to say we were going to be late somewhere.. “

“George!”, You look at him with a shocked expression. He looked down at the ground with a mischievous grin. “You’re unbelievable” You roll your eyes.

This was normal everyday George behavior, and as his girlfriend you have become used to his playful antics.

“A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do”, He replied back with a simple shrug.

You shift your position to the side of the bed, you look up at the playful boy. giving him your best angry eyes, Which turned into an eruption of laughter from George.

He could not take you seriously, and in all honesty, you could never look scary in his eyes. He pointed at you while giggling hysterically.

“How cute” He managed to laugh out.

You grunt in frustration making a turn towards your pillow and lunging it towards the boys stomach. Getting a sarcastic groan and a dramatic drop to the floor in return.

“You’ve injured me, y/n call an ambulance!” He exclaimed, giving his best cinematic skills.

He looked at you with overly dramatic eyes. “Please, save me with a true loves kiss” Now switching to his best British prince accent.

He reached his hand up to you in desperation, with the other hand on his stomach where the pillow was. You roll you eyes again at him, trying to hide your smile.

“I guess if i have to” You say with a huff. You move your legs off the bed and scoot yourself closer to his position on the ground.

You look at him with a sweet smile. Examining his soft features. You bend down, moving closer towards his face. Giving him a soft smile. Before lowering your lips onto his.

You feel his smile through the kiss, Savoring that feeling before removing your lips from his.“I’m saved!” He exclaimed, pushing his hands up to his chest. You look at him unable to hold back your laughter.

These sweet moments with George are always enjoyed, from his playful pranks to his late night serenades, and you wouldn’t trade it for the world.

[heyiwrotesomethings]

Ahh omgg I also have two accounts! I have only started to play this january so I don’t have many 5 stars. My alt acc became so lucky and good that it is now my main😭

Main: Acheron, Dan Heng Il, Ruan Mei, Dr Ratio, Fu Xuan, Himeko, Welt

Alt: Jingliu, Robin, Dr Ratio, Welt, Yanquing

Dan Heng Il was my first 5 star, I wanted him so bad. He is my main dps and I am quite happy about his build, even though he needs more crit dmg. I am working on a second set of relics for him.

I have many fav characters. It’s really hard for me to decide who is my favorite-

However Kafka, Jingliu, Acheron, Argenti and Firefly must be my favorite.

I also agree that I wish we could trade over characters to the other account. I would reslly need a Fu Xuan on my alt and Robin on my main.

Dan Heng II’s ult is so pretty. I’d like to pull for him someday too.

Now that I managed to nab Firefly and Ruan Mei, I’m trying to build a break team. Still don’t have a good light cone for Ruan Mei yet and I need to farm soooo many artifacts.

[sourcreammachine]

LIBERAL MANIFESTO 2024 SUMMARY

tldr: tinkering reforms to existing structures and services without bothering to fix the overall problems or their causes. literally less ambitions than their previous manifestos. their whole campaign is mostly just getting u to like ed davey by making him look silly

their five basic points:

small business aid

public service investment

deal with the shitwater

as much bilateral eurointegration as possible

democratic reform

💷ECONOMY

reverse tax cuts on the banks and raise business tax to the international standard, raise the tax on digital businesses

balanced budget pledge, but when possible, cut income tax for the poor via raising the personal allowance

expand the british business bank and reestablish the ‘industrial strategy council’ quango (a policy shared by labour)

abolish the two-child benefits cap, bedroom tax and WASPI discrepancy

consumer-side investment for green energy and climate projects, ten-year plan to insulate and heatpump low-income houses, minimum price guarantee for selling home solar to the grid

windfall tax on oil and gas

increase parliamentary oversight of the department of trade

establish a workers’ protection enforcement authority

“independent review” into a living wage — less of a pledge than seen in labour’s policy programme

keep zerohour contracts, right to request a contact after twelve months (not a full right to a contract), employment strategy ‘fit for the age of the gig economy’ (ie embracing it)

expand the soft drinks levy to sugary juice and milkshakes

🏥PUBLIC SERVICES

8000 more GPs

reform dental contracts to prevent practises going private

remove the medical requirement for gender recognition and recognise nonbinary identities

free school meals — only for families in poverty

free personal care for everyone under a national care agency regulator, increased and expanded carers' allowance with paid respite leave

five more hours of free childcare — only for disadvantaged families

'guarantee' gp access within 24 hours, nhs dental access for urgent care, and access to talking therapy — though not fully enumerating this target

toothbrushing lessons in schools

eliminate the prescription charge for mental health prescriptions and 'review the entire schedule of exemptions' for the charge — not abolishing this indefensible illness tax

refom the mental health act to expand rights, self-determination and patient choice

free sign language lessons for parents of deaf children

free ‘acces to’ period products 'for anyone who needs it' [clarification needed]

various provisions for a focus on cancer care

rejoin erasmus+

freevote on the right to die

🏠HOUSING

local authorities can end right to buy in their area

abolish leaseholding — but cap ground rents not abolishing long leases

ten new "garden cities", the failed nothing plan that helped nothing

abolish the land compensation act, letting local governments buy land at current value rather than speculated potential value

use-it-or-lose-it planning permission laws for 'developers who refuse to build'

local authorities can hike council tax by 500% on second homes and surcharge stamp duty (homebuying tax) on overseas buyers

community asset laws to "protect pubs... and other vital infrastructure" [actual quote]

🚄TRANSPORT

reinstate 2030 ban on new petrol cars, build more chargers (including on-street points)

create a railway agency to manage rail systems rather than nationalising the international humiliation that is the private franchise system

build northern powerhouse rail, review the cancellation of HS2-north, ten-year plan for electrifications, open HS1 to new operators to increase international rail

strategy to expand freightrail as much as possible with keen targets to move freight from road to rail

transport ministry scheme to build local authority lightrail, trams and tramtrains

subject private and business-class flights to VAT and supertax private jets, ban domestic flights under 150 minutes (weird, because that's basically all of them, aberdeen to london included)

👮FORCE

expand the national crime agency and its remit

surge funding for armed forces

don't establish the Rwanda concentration scheme

firewall between all public agencies and the home office to prevent the HO gobbling up personal data

'end the hostile environment' [clarification needed]

end loopholes that allow kleptocratic money laundering, seize frozen russian assets and give the money to ukraine

animal welfare bill, ban foie gras and "crack down on puppy and kitten smuggling"

continue to be the american empire's prettiest bitch

🌱CLIMATE

land use framework to restore biodiversity and prevent environmental waste, 'wild belt' to protect environments

sewage tax on water companies, prevent dumping in protected waters... by 2030

legal requirement for landlords to increase energy efficiency of their lorded properties

fully reinstate ban on fracking, ban new coal mines, eliminate fossil fuel subsidies

deposit return scheme for bottles and food containers

seed more seagrass meadows

🗳️DEMOCRACY

SINGLE TRANSFERABLE VOTE for parliament and for all councils

abolish the lords

make parliament elect the prime minister rather than buckingham palace, repeal the reinstatement of the prime minister's indefensible dictatorial ability to dissolve parliament at will

votes at 16 and abolish voter ID

constitutional convention to draft a new Federal Constitution

let european citizens vote, just like citizens of the so-called commonwealth can

cap donations to parties

make the ministerial code a legalised thing that can be enforced with actual consequences, mandate all ministers' instant messages about government business be archived

abolish police commissioners and end new combined authorities, give such powers directly to existing authorities

regulate tv debates under ofcom

an overseas constituency for overseas voters

🎲OTHER STUFF

recognise Palestine and demand immediate ceasefire, proscribe the IRG

disengage many partnerships with china

ban single use vapes

junk food telly adverts banned pre-watershed

make carer status and care leaver status protected characteristics under the equality act

post offices become community government and banking hubs, if u can still trust them

raise subtitle mandate to 80% of telly

levy gambling companies to 'fund research', rather than actually do anything about the international humiliation that is this country's ultra-lax gambling laws and gambling addiction epidemic

rewrite wedding laws, though not necessarily marriage laws

[twstgameplay]

TWST Brags: NRC Exams SSS! (Mod Furoido this time 🦈 )

Aarrgh- this took me so long, but now all 3 Octamods have achieved SSS~

Even Crowley looks like he can’t believe I finally did it lmao

Hehe, my scores~

Under the cut are the teams I used!

Fire Basic

I’m actually not sure if I got that with my first team or with the one second one after I maxed Dorm Idia alskalkd

Water Defense

This one was a pain in the ass to get, cuz my rng absolutely sucked every single time. I either got heal blocked, bad DMG rng or bad card order rng. Oh and there’s also the stupid game that for some weirdass reason kept resetting Floyd’s magic, specially if I tapped to go again with the same support, so if I wasn’t paying attention, I would start the battle and notice that I had Floyd’s Fire M2 instead of his Water M3– Funny(??) story is how every time I used Mod Jeido’s maxed out Trey my rng sucked even more than usual, so I stopped giving them coins and used another available maxed Trey lol

Flora Basic

Bless Anemone Keito’s maxed Rook, saved my ass here-

Cosmic Basic

Yes, that’s the same Rook as before~

Omni Defense

Ok, so this one has a really good story!

I had shit rng with Omni, my score was like what, 22k? Then I managed to get it to 23k after a lot of struggle, but it was still bad with me getting hit by disadvantageous magic or getting heal blocked at least once. So me and Mod Zuzu decided to play around and trade accounts, cuz my Cosmic rng wasn’t that bad and their Omni rng was fantastic-

So I gave them my code, but said that it would probably be better to get the account only after reset because I only had 1 BP left. Mod Zuzu said that it’s ok and it would be a waste to not try that one BP, so they took my acc and:

Thank you, Mod Zuzu, for beating Omni rng for me ��

~ 🦈

[trainingdummyrabbit]

Woe

9, 14, 27

uouoauhg... explodes of Quemstions(tm)

9- tell a story about your childhood this one is . really funny actually bc i thought abt several stories and Most of them revolve around pokemon in one way or another .. there Have been several different times i was directly responsible for a boom in pkmn card popularity in my school, subsequently causing them to get banned. one of those times, there was a kid who just. he just fucking sucked man. id bring stacks of my cards in my backpack bc i loved sharing and trading them, and he just. apparently snuck in and stole like half of them? at some point? and i Knew, because my favorite card was one of em, and it had been out of print for Years at that point, and when i confronted him, he said he 'got it at walmart.' which was obviously fucking bullshit but i was too much of a pansy to confront him about it. iwas still solidly in the Polite School Kid thing, yknow? and at some point one of my friends from a lower grade went 'hey. check this out.' and pulls out a fucking wad of cards he stole back from the guy??? INCLUDING all of my missing favorites. im honestly still kinda baffled to this day about it, but it doesnt matter bc my beloved is safe at home with me even to this day and i wouldnt trade her for the world. <33 (if youre curious. 2006 salamence ex delta species. her name is sally :])

14- what’s something you’ve always wanted to do but maybe been to scared to do? roleplay. i used to spend hours and hours and Hours rping literally everywhere at any chance i got, and for some reason i just... stopped? ive tried again a few times, but its never really managed t pick itself back up again... ''> > im. unfortunately Very picky about my own writing, and even more picky than that about the way im perceived, which doesnt really mix well... and then theres the active rping communities which are so alien and... weirdly strict? i always end up pushing myself too hard and exploding about it. metaphorically. outwardly its more like i just fucken disappear off th face of the earth KJNGKJD;; itried picking up an old forum acc i had about two or three weeks ago, and um. well... bbbbad timing on my part iguess... = = storytelling is still one of my biggest loves though, and i know im still deeply passionate about it, its just. ouhhhhh the struggles. oh and also cosplaying in public. id love to do that too one day, if i manage to find some friends willing within a country's radius maybe. i used to Love videos of people hanging out semi-incharacter in cosplay and just being dorks... idont really see those too often lately though :< sad..

27- any nicknames? a couple! most of them are variants of my normal name, like pika or piko or pikkles or smthn. nobodys called me those in a long time though.. my names already short n shrimple, so there hasnt rly been much need for it isuppose. a personal favorite of mine is 19, though. i used t be in a discord server w a loooot of people, and we started a joke of a 'number cult,' in which we would all call each other by numbers and kept a list of who claimed what. mine was 19 :] (since 9 was taken already.) that... lasted well over a year actually, im still 19 to a lot of people out there ithink. kind of a comforting thought.

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[piduai]

back in 2021 when i was studying to get into college i would stalk your acc everyday i kinda developed a parasocial relationship with fr sorry girl i just enjoyed your strong opinions and ur sense of humour anyway a year later i actually got into college i am doing what i wanted and all and for some reason i thought it somehow would fix all of my lonely problems but it didnt. ive always been weird but more than ever i dont think i can hide it anymore, i try being normal sooo hard but i feel like everyone can see through my act and they get weirdedout, like they can see that i am trying so hard when to them is so natural and the only girl i kinda made acquaitance with is thinking abt leaving so idk what to do. i truly envy normal people, i take no pride in being different i would trade all of my "uniquiness" to be able to fit in this world fr. sorry for venting, i remember you had a post kind of giving tips on how to ""survive" college but i cant seem to be able to find it. anyway thanks queen keep your head up.

congrats on getting into college, especially if it's something you like doing! i hope your academic career is going smoothly.

if you're in your second year of college you're what, early 20s? being 21 is as bad as being 14 but now you can legally take out a loan. being a weird loner at 21 is ^2 that. i think a lot of lonely teenagers have this college fantasy where they'll finally become social butterflies once they get their psych 101 schedule, but it's rarely the case; people don't change overnight. what i'm trying to say is that it's normal and fine even to feel that way - the disappointment, the frustration, the feeling of something lacking and of losing out. you're in a transactional period, not fully grown into your brain, so it's rather normal to feel bottomless despair in your situation. a lot of your problems will pass with age.

i can relate to your "i wish i was normal" bit so bad. a lot of boring losers on here who haven't stepped a toe out of normalcy their entire lives will talk about being proud weirdos because they play dungeons and dragons and have a porn addiction. god's #real strongest warriors know that there's nothing worse than deviating from the norm, a life of alienation you feel down to the bones. even if you mask exceptionally well and manage to blend in it doesn't go away, you know that you're abnormal and are the odd one out, and struggling with things that come naturally to the majority is downright humiliating. when i was younger i used to resent all of this, i resented not being like other people, resented being unable to be like everyone else, resented having to invest excruciating effort to not stand out like a sore thumb. but eventually you just have to come to terms with it, accept that there's something wrong with you, something that makes you different from most people you'll meet casually, and live with it. once you don't hate yourself for it anymore all you have to do is remember the scripts to follow during regular meaningless interactions and you're peachy. weird people have always existed, you're not the first or the last one, and they lived somehow so we can manage too.

and i know that the self-consciousness makes you think that everyone can sniff you out like a hound but the truth is that most people don't really care about you, they have their own lives to worry about. and it's a good thing, great in fact! if you just exist quietly but try to blend in (as in, don't behave in erratic or abnormal ways and don't create trouble) THE meanest thing people will passingly may think of you is "oh she's a bit awkward/shy/unfriendly" like i promise you those around you don't secretly look at you and go like... wtf.... look at that FREAK walking here..... gross..... because they simply don't care. like i think that strangers are much more benevolently indifferent than we're giving them credit for.

as for practical advice you never asked for, the good old "go to a place many times and you'll meet someone" method typically works. actually the best would be to join some sport of your liking, it doesn't have to be like, competitive or anything, swimming or badminton are good. but if you're bad at that maybe try chiller hobbies, like maybe your uni has some kind of clubs? anime/manga clubs, reading clubs, whatever you like. usually the people you meet at those particular clubs suck, but it kind of works like lesbian dating - they can introduce you to their friends, which can be nice encounters. there's also the option of frequently volunteering at events or getting a part-time job, stuff like bartending can introduce you to a lot of young people, especially if you're in a student town, but barista/waitressing can work too.

the problem with all of the above is that it does require you to be proactive, which is i think a difficult feature if your sense of self is fluctuating and you're being eaten alive by shame/self-doubt/self-hatred/insecurity. it's very hard to live that way. first and foremost you need to stand solid on who you are, to learn to accept your own quirks, to accept that you have to put up with hardships others will never know, and to respect yourself. different doesn't mean worse, or even bad. you're not a bad person. bad people don't have this kind of thoughts, they live life guilt free while demeaning and stomping on others. so even if you're a bit unusual you're still a decent person, you're deserving of dignity and respect and kindness, of good things, of connection, of love. meaningful encounters are rare, but they happen! keep searching, there is no other way. there are other people like you. i wish you the best of luck!

[bigenderteruki]

OH YEAH i forgot to say but i recently managed to get a toyhouse acc, im currently making wiki profiles for my mp100 ocs so ppl know what the fuck im talking abt

Here it is -> https://toyhou.se/mementomorrie

Only mie and riza are up atm, and a test profile i did for my original story character millie. Ill probs make a post when nemu n shio are up but the rest will be silently added i think

[minhie]

somehow i managed to log into my old padlet acc the other day n was able to retrieve boards where i stored artwork other pp made of my original characters !!!!!!!!! i did the math n there were like nearly 1400 of them !!!!!!! ╰(*°▽°*)╯ (i know; JARRING !!!)

IM PRETTY SURE THERE R WAYYY MORE BUT I LOST ACCESS TO SOOO MANY OF THEM esp the early ones !!!!

SOME OTHER I NEVER GOT TO SEE !!!!!!! (i swea I TRIED TO REPLY TO ALL MSGS but some people jst decided to send vr inappropriate stuff to me when i was like 14 !?!!?!? so i stopped reading msgs from strangers completely so long ago !!!!!!)

lowk made me miss that old one phase when i was SOOO active in the art community (!?!!??) n actively did trades w other artists n got alotta (fan)art from other people !!!!!! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

sometimes i wonder to what state could i have grown my acc to if i didnt stop drawing !!!!!!!! (but.. DONT GET ME WRONG !!!! i totally dont care ab my follower/like count anymore LOL !!! but it DID FELT SO COOL BACK THEN.. when i was completely ignorant of "privacy" n "online safety" n legit tagged my exact location on my posts LOL) o(*￣▽￣*)ブ

tho.. I DONT REGRET ANY OF MY EXPERIENCES !!! n i do sincerely appreciate every single artwork ive received !!! ο(=•ω＜=)ρ⌒☆

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The Evolution and Importance of B2B Trade in the Global Market

Business-to-business (B2B) trade has long been the backbone of the global economy, facilitating transactions between companies and driving industrial growth. Unlike business-to-consumer (B2C) models, where businesses sell directly to end consumers, B2B trade involves the exchange of goods, services, or information between businesses. This model encompasses everything from raw materials suppliers to manufacturers, wholesalers, and even service providers like IT and logistics companies.

As the global market has evolved, so too has B2B trade. The rise of digital technology has transformed the way businesses interact, making it easier, faster, and more efficient to conduct trade across borders. In today’s interconnected world, B2B platforms have become essential tools for companies looking to expand their reach, find new suppliers or buyers, and streamline their operations.

The Role of B2B Trade in the Global Economy

B2B trade plays a critical role in the global economy by enabling the flow of goods and services across borders. It supports the supply chain, which is essential for the production and distribution of virtually all goods, from consumer electronics to industrial machinery. Without B2B trade, businesses would struggle to access the materials and components they need, leading to inefficiencies and higher costs.

One of the key advantages of B2B trade is its ability to facilitate large-scale transactions. Companies often purchase goods in bulk, leading to significant cost savings. This bulk purchasing is particularly important for industries that rely on economies of scale, such as manufacturing and retail. By buying in large quantities, businesses can lower their per-unit costs and pass these savings on to their customers.

Additionally, B2B trade allows companies to specialize in their core competencies. For example, a technology company may focus on research and development while outsourcing manufacturing to a third-party supplier. This specialization leads to higher quality products and services, as companies can leverage the expertise of their partners.

Digital Transformation in B2B Trade

The digital revolution has significantly impacted B2B trade, with online platforms becoming a central component of the industry. These platforms provide a digital marketplace where businesses can connect, negotiate, and transact with one another, often without the need for intermediaries.

One of the most significant benefits of digital B2B platforms is the access they provide to a global network of suppliers and buyers. Companies no longer need to rely solely on local partners; they can source materials and components from anywhere in the world. This global reach not only expands the potential customer base but also increases competition, leading to better prices and terms for buyers.

Furthermore, digital platforms offer tools that make the trade process more efficient. Features like automated matching algorithms, real-time inventory management, and integrated payment systems simplify the buying and selling process. These tools help businesses save time and reduce the risk of errors, such as overstocking or double-ordering.

Another key advantage of digital B2B platforms is the transparency they bring to the trade process. Companies can easily compare prices, quality, and delivery times from different suppliers, making it easier to make informed decisions. This transparency also helps build trust between trading partners, which is essential for long-term business relationships.

Challenges in B2B Trade

Despite its many advantages, B2B trade also comes with its own set of challenges. One of the primary issues is the complexity of managing large-scale transactions, particularly when they involve multiple parties across different countries. Each country has its own regulations, tariffs, and standards, which can complicate the trade process.

Another challenge is the need for accurate and timely information. In B2B trade, even small delays or errors can have significant consequences, such as production halts or missed deadlines. Companies must invest in robust supply chain management systems to ensure they have the data they need to make informed decisions.

Security is also a critical concern in B2B trade, particularly when it comes to protecting sensitive information. Companies must safeguard their trade secrets, customer data, and financial information from cyber threats. This requires a combination of technological solutions, such as encryption and firewalls, and best practices, like employee training and regular security audits.

Top 5 B2B Platforms

The growth of digital B2B trade has led to the rise of numerous online platforms, each offering unique features and benefits. Below are the top five B2B platforms that have made a significant impact on the industry:

TradeKey.com

Overview: TradeKey.com is a leading B2B platform that connects millions of buyers and suppliers around the world. It offers a wide range of products and services across various industries, including manufacturing, agriculture, and consumer goods. TradeKey.com is known for its user-friendly interface, extensive product listings, and strong focus on quality assurance. The platform also provides valuable tools for managing trade, such as secure payment gateways and trade protection services.

Key Features: Global reach, verified suppliers, industry-specific marketplaces, and a strong emphasis on buyer protection.

Alibaba.com

Overview: Alibaba.com is one of the largest B2B marketplaces in the world, offering a vast selection of products across multiple categories. It caters to businesses of all sizes, from small startups to large multinational corporations. Alibaba.com is known for its comprehensive product listings, competitive pricing, and robust trade assurance program. The platform also offers various services, such as logistics support and financing options, to help businesses streamline their trade processes.

Key Features: Extensive product range, trade assurance, integrated logistics and payment services.

GlobalSources.com

Overview: GlobalSources.com is a Hong Kong-based B2B platform that specializes in connecting buyers with verified suppliers, primarily in Asia. The platform is particularly popular among businesses looking for high-quality electronics, fashion, and home products. GlobalSources.com is known for its rigorous supplier verification process, which ensures that buyers can trust the products they are purchasing. The platform also hosts trade shows and virtual events to help businesses connect in person.

Key Features: Supplier verification, industry-specific trade shows, and focus on high-quality products.

IndiaMART.com

Overview: IndiaMART.com is one of India’s largest B2B marketplaces, offering a wide range of products and services across various industries. The platform is particularly popular among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to source products domestically and internationally. IndiaMART.com is known for its extensive product listings, user-friendly interface, and strong customer support. The platform also offers a range of tools to help businesses manage their trade, such as lead management and payment protection services.

Key Features: Extensive domestic and international reach, SME-focused tools, and strong customer support.

ExportHub.com

Overview: ExportHub.com is a B2B platform that focuses on connecting buyers and suppliers in the export industry. The platform offers a wide range of products, including machinery, chemicals, and textiles, and caters to businesses looking to expand their reach into new markets. ExportHub.com is known for its user-friendly interface, extensive product listings, and strong focus on customer service. The platform also offers various tools to help businesses manage their trade, such as trade analytics and export documentation support.

Key Features: Export-focused services, extensive product listings, and strong customer service.

Conclusion

B2B trade is a vital component of the global economy, enabling businesses to connect, collaborate, and grow. As digital technology continues to evolve, B2B platforms will play an increasingly important role in facilitating these transactions, making it easier for companies to find the partners they need to succeed. Whether you’re a small business looking to expand your reach or a large corporation seeking new suppliers, these top B2B platforms offer the tools and resources you need to thrive in the global market.

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Pawan Hans Sale: Cayman Islands company in winning bid allegedly fronted for notorious businessman from Zimbabwe

On 16 May, these reporters published in The Wire and NewsClick an article investigating the antecedents of a consortium of three companies that came together to set up Star9 Mobility Solutions Private Limited, which was announced as the winner of the auction to acquire Pawan Hans Limited, the public-sector helicopter service provider. The article pointed out that little information was available in the public domain about the Cayman Islands registered Almas Global Opportunity Fund (AGOF), the largest stakeholder in Star9 Mobility.

Described as Zimbabwe’s “Queen Bee,” Tagwirei is an adviser to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and is said to be close to the ruling ZANU-PF (Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front). In a report in the Daily Maverick, a South African newspaper, former Zimbabwean Finance Minister Tendai Bitihas described Tagwirei as a person who controls that country’s food industry, 60% of its gold mines, two of its largest banks, and its sole gold refinery. Announcing the imposition of sanctions on Tagwirei in August 2020, the then US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described him as a “notoriously corrupt businessman” who had assisted “senior Zimbabwean government officials involved in public corruption.”

How Almas Global acted for Tagwirei

From 2019 onwards, Sotic International Ltd, a Mauritius-registered trading company, went on a “mine-buying spree” in Zimbabwe, reported the Financial Times. Sotic was Tagwirei’s holding company where his accumulated wealth was allegedly hidden. In July 2021, The Sentry, a US-based anti-corruption not-for-profit organisation, released a report on Tagwirei’s alleged illegal activities (including money laundering), in which AGOF’s role has been elaborated on. According to The Sentry and various reports published by Bloomberg and the Financial Times in 2021, AGOF holds the majority stake in Sotic on behalf of Tagwirei.

The Sentry reported that Capital Horizons, a Mauritius based financial advisory firm with Magalingam Reddy and Shaan Kundomal at its helm, advised and helped Tagwirei create a complicated corporate structure to avoid scrutiny by banks and regulators. On the advice of Shaan, in October 2019, Sotic issued 9,000 convertible debentures to AGOF. Capital Horizons then arranged a subscription agreement and an assignment deed between Tagwirei and AGOF, which then sent $8.4 million to Sotic to acquire a 65 per cent stake in the company.

The chart above has been extracted from the report by The Sentry. It describes AGOF’s links with Sotic International.

AGOF’s representative refused to comment on the transaction to Bloomberg and stated: “As per the legal obligations which the fund has to abide, it cannot comment on any of its relationships in any manner whatsoever. We can confirm that the fund is committed to being responsible in all its legal and compliance obligations as a financial entity and adheres to all local and international laws.”

Interestingly, this is the same stand that AGOF took in the National Company Law Tribunal while refusing to disclose its source of funds and its subscribers or actual beneficiaries, which was elaborated on in our earlier article. In a subsequent email response to Bloomberg, AGOF said it has investors from the Persian Gulf, Latin America and India but refused to disclose their identities citing legal restrictions.

Amardeep Sharma, the managing director of AGOF, responded to the Financial Times, stating: “There is no relationship between the subscriber and the investee company in fund investments, and the fund cannot assign assets to individuals. To the best of my knowledge, does not control Sotic.”

AGOF supported Tagwirei even after US sanctions

On 5 August 2020, the US government sanctioned Tagwirei for utilising “his relationships with high-level Zimbabwean officials to gain state contracts and receive favoured access to hard currency, including US dollars.” In turn, Tagwirei allegedly “provided expensive cars to senior government officials.” An audit report prompted a parliamentary inquiry in 2019, which revealed that the Zimbabwean government had failed to account for about $3 billion disbursed under agriculture programmes championed by President Mnangagwa and largely financed by Sakunda Holdings. Soon after the US sanctions, the government of the United Kingdom also imposed sanctions on Tagwirei.

After sanctions were imposed by the US government, Tagwirei and the Zimbabwe government made various moves. The Sentry has disclosed a letter sent by Sotic in August 2020 to the directors of AGOF and another entity called Pfimbi Limited (that holds Sotic’s 35% of shares) to consider a proposal to set up a Zimbabwe-based subsidiary that would hold Sotic’s mining assets. The letter added that this was on account of the “negative press” received and because of the “increased international scrutiny” on Sotic.

In December 2020, the Zimbabwean government announced the formation of a public-private partnership company, Kuvimba Mining House Limited, that would hold some of Zimbabwe’s most valuable gold, platinum, chrome and nickel mines. The revenue generated by this firm was to be used to revive the country’s moribund economy and create a “safer platform” that would avoid the effects of the US sanctions.

Shareholding Pattern of Ziva Resources, Published by the Sentry

The Zimbabwean government-owned Herald quoted the country’s Finance Minister saying that the government holds 65% of Kuvimba through various government funds and other entities, while 35% is with Ziwa Investments, the Zimbabwean subsidiary of a Mauritius-registered company named Quorus. The government in Harare vehemently denied that Tagwirei had any involvement with Kuvimba.

The Sentry report noted that, surprisingly, the name of Kuvimba did not appear in the company registry of the government of Zimbabwe. Ziwa Investments, too, did not appear in the company records of the Mauritius government. However, an entity named Ziwa Resources did appear in the Mauritius government’s records. Interestingly, 65% of Ziwa Resources was owned by Almas Global Opportunity Fund, and the rest was in the hands of the Zimbabwe-registered Pfimbi Resources, whose directors were Tagwirei and his wife. It also turned out that Quorus and Ziwa Resources had the same directors, and they were closely associated with Tagwirei.

Infographic published in The Sentry’s report explains AGOF’s connection with the US sanctioned businessman in 2021.

In October 2021, the Financial Times quoted AGOF’s representative saying that Tagwirei doesn’t own shares in the fund anymore and that Almas was trying to get out of its investments in Zimbabwe. In a detailed recorded interview to this reporters on 27 May, Amardeep Sharma said that AGOF is still trying to exit its investments in Zimbabwe.

How much did the Indian government know?

On 16 May, the day we published our investigation into the antecedents of the buyers of Pawan Hans, various publications and websites reported that the privatisation of Pawan Hans had been “put on hold” by the Indian government. The reports added that the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) in the Ministry of Finance was conducting a legal examination of an adverse order against AGOF by the NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal) that our previous report covered in detail and that the “letter of award” to the winning bidder, Star9 Mobility, would be issued only after the examination was concluded.

On 18 May, it was reported that AGOF would challenge the NCLT order in the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), saying that the NCLT order was “abrupt and a bit premature.” The Economic Times quoted the fund’s spokesperson as saying, “AGOF is a fund with a pristine reputation.”

Almas Global’s reputation, however, may not be as pristine as it claims

This is not the first time a disinvestment exercise of the Government of India has come under scrutiny after completion of the process because of allegations against the reputation of the winning bidder. In January this year, the government had pulled the brakes on the privatisation of Central Electronics Limited (CEL) after its employees’ union moved court against the sale of the company to a little-known firm.

Did the government violate its own norms?

There are two government documents that suggest that allowing the sale of Pawan Hans to Star9 Mobility would constitute a violation of government rules.

The first is in an Office Memorandum issued by the Government’s Ministry of Disinvestment in 2001 (the ministry was shut down and merged into the Finance Ministry in 2004 as an independent department, which is now named the Department of Investments and Public Asset Management or DIPAM). The memorandum, which is included as a part of a DIPAM document titled “Guidelines for Qualifications of Bidders” applies generally to all disinvestments of government owned enterprises.

The memorandum (No. 6/4/2001-DD-II dated 13 July 2001) states that “any conviction by a Court of Law or indictment/adverse order by a regulatory authority that casts doubt on the ability of the bidder to manage the public sector unit when it is disinvested, or which relates to a grave offence” would disqualify a bidder in the disinvestment of a public sector enterprise. The memorandum adds that an appeal against such an adverse order would not overturn the disqualification as long as the appeal is pending.

On this ground alone, the order by the NCLT appears to fit the criteria of being an adverse order by a regulatory body that casts doubt on the ability of Almas Global to manage Pawan Hans. That Almas Global has announced that it will appeal the order before the NCLAT should not affect its potential disqualification. According to the procedure laid out in the memorandum, the government has to send a show-cause notice to Almas Global asking why it should not be disqualified from bidding for Pawan Hans.

Then comes the issue of financial eligibility. The government has not yet clarified whether Star9 Mobility was an eligible bidder before it was declared the winning bidder. The preliminary information memorandum for inviting expressions of interest in the “strategic disinvestment” of shares of the government of India in Pawan Hans stated that “Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) registered with (the Securities and Exchange Board of India) SEBI as per SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 are eligible to participate in the bid provided the concerned AIF has obtained “all statutory approvals” from the relevant ministry in the government of India, the Foreign Investment Promotion Board, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the Reserve Bank of India and so on.

An excerpt from the Preliminary Information Memorandum of Pawan Hans Limited. The document lists the eligibility criteria for the IBs

An additional criteria for AIFs is the definition of its net worth. While the bid conditions demanded that the collective net worth of the winning bidder be more than Rs. 300 crore, in the case of the Star9 Mobility Consortium, the net worth requirement had to be entirely covered by Almas Global’s net worth, as we detailed in our previous article. In clarifications that have appeared in the media quoting anonymous government officials, it has been reported that Almas Global provided documentation of its net worth being Rs. 691 crore.

However, the eligibility criteria state that in the case of an AIF, “net worth shall be substituted by maximum permissible investment limit for that particular AIF in a single investee entity.” This limit would be “considered as per independent chartered accountant/statutory auditor’s certificate not older than 3 months” from the date of the issue of the preliminary information memorandum.

Almas Global Opportunity Fund claims to be an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF). However, as of the night of 26 May, Almas Global’s name cannot be found in SEBI’s list of registered AIFs. How then did the government allow a non-registered AIF to participate in the bid? How did the government arrive at a figure for Almas Global’s maximum permissible investment limit? Who was the independent chartered accountant/statutory auditor that issued a certificate of this investment limit for Almas Global? Was the “statutory auditor” determined based on the statutes of the Cayman Islands (where Almas Global is registered), or as per India’s statutes?

As of 26 May 2022, Almas Global Opportunity Fund is not among the registered AIFs on the SEBI’s website

We sent ten questionnaires by email at noon on 25 May to the following individuals for a response:

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia

Secretary, Civil Aviation, Pradeep Singh Kharola

Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman

Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Pankaj Choudhary

Finance Secretary Dr TV Somanathan

Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari (who, along with Sitharaman and Scindia is a member of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs that approved Star9 Mobility’s bid for Pawan Hans)

Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, Ministry of Finance, Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Captain Sanjay Mandavia of Big Charter

Sumit Sawhney of Maharaja Aviation

Amardeep Sharma of Almas Global Opportunity Fund

Response from Amardeep Sharma

At around 4 pm on the same day, Amardeep Sharma, who is based in Dubai, responded by contacting one of the authors over the phone. Sharma said that Almas Global Opportunity Fund has received the necessary regulatory clearances for the Pawan Hans deal, and that the fund has nothing to do with Tagwirei of Zimbabwe. Sharma added that he is confident of acquiring a controlling interest in Pawan Hans Limited, and that he would make it into a better company and employ many more people. Sharma said being from a small town in India (Korba, Chhattisgarh), he is a patriot, and wants India to receive foreign investments.

In a subsequent written response Sharma added the following statements :

“Almas Capital Limited is the 100% management shareholder and the Fund Manager of Almas Global Opportunity Fund. Almas Global Opportunity Fund has around USD 550 million worth of assets under management, and it has invested across the globe including exposure in the Indian markets. It has a substantial amount of liquid assets (market securities). I would disagree ,..Almas Global opportunity fund is more than 4 years old, a broad-based, well-diversified fund, and has invested across the globe in multiple asset classes, which has huge exposure in India.

I am not part of Almas Capital Limited or Almas Global Opportunity Fund anymore. Almas Global Opportunity Fund has two directors as required by the Cayman Islands. Almas Capital Limited manages the Fund. Vishal Rana is the director of Almas Capital Limited. AGOF has no relationship with Mr Kudakwashe Tagwirei, as he is not a subscriber of the Fund. The Fund has stringent compliance and code of conduct policies for its subscribers. We are in the process of exiting from Ziwa resources. We have not and cannot disclose the subscribers’ names as such information is confidential. We are a private fund. We are not a Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) company or fund, so we don’t have to be registered with SEBI. The Foreign Portfolio Investment Companies get registered with SEBI.”

After his written response, Sharma consented for an interview via video-conferencing. The full edited transcript of our interview with Sharma will be published shortly in The Probe.

Ministry of Civil Aviation seeks response from DIPAM

While we did not receive any answers to the questions we sent to government officials and ministers, at around 10:20 am on May 27, one of the authors was CC-ed on an email sent by an official in the Ministry of Civil Aviation to officials in the DIPAM and to employees of SBI Capital Markets. (SBI Capital Markets has been appointed as the transaction adviser for the entire process of disinvestment of Pawan Hans) The email forwarded to the DIPAM and SBI Capital Markets officials has the questionnaire sent by one of us to the secretary of the ministry of civil aviation and read:

“Reference trailing email, it is requested to furnish requisite information on the questionnaire…urgently”

No information was furnished by DIPAM or by SBI Capital Markets until publication. This article will be updated as soon as we receive further responses.