#united states department of temporal phenomena

[hunter-the-sad-skeleton]

Can't remember if I've already posted some of these, but hey, a lot more art for my Mandela Catalogue AU got done pog :3(Reblogs appreciated!) Edit: I LABELLED JUDAS WRONG, HIS NAME ISN'T 12, IT'S JUDAS I WAS HIGH ON SLEEP EXHAUSTION WHEN I DREW THAT

[peachiemilkytea]

Holy Mary’s Virtue’s

Synopsis:

You are the daughter of the Priest who owns Saint Gabriel church. But you moved out a long time ago. Freshly moved out of the family home and stuck in isolation. The United States Department of Temporal Phenomena had released to the tape explaining the alternate outbreak and commanded an quarantine. You were not to leave your house unless needed to.

At home wailing in your loneliness. The alternate and creator, Gabriel visits one night after being told his ants cannot kill you. Your purity is intoxicating. Intoxicating enough that Gabriel will feed you lies about himself being an Angel to protect you. God is nothing without his Holy Mary.

Warnings:

Religious themes, psychological warfare, deception, manipulation, death of characters, and etc.

I am aware of the Alex Kister allegations. They are so revolting and disturbing. I do not defend that creator in any means. I’m separating the art from the artist. I do not support Alex Kister and his decisions.

Chapters:

Pt 1 | Lockdown

Pt 2 |

Pt 3 |

[corelex]

Stanley-swap!

TMC!Stanley is now a human working as Employee #222 in the IT Department guided by a charismatic Narrator, Gabriel.

TSP!Stanley or 13 is now a non-human ally of the alternates and their leader, Alternate Raquel. He is in disguise as a United States Department of Temporal Phenomena agent to hijack their operations and steal children through their disposed TVs and mirrors.

[u5an5]

If what I’m going to say sounds familiar, it's probably because it's heavily inspired by this post and comments under, but

Guys. We really have to start to put more weight to names of things. Specifically USDTP.

United States Department of Temporal Phenomena. Temporal means ”relating to time” (it is also said to be “relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular.”, but not the topic rn). It implies that there's enough time fuckery happening to have it's own Department in the US government.

And you may say "It doesn't make sense, there's not any-" And I say

Wrong!!!

We actually get to see it a lot, with the most prominent example being Adam's age. (Ofc it's him, lately everything is abt him. Mandela #1 Special Boy himself)

Like, he’s said to be kidnapped as an infant. And it supposedly happened in 1992 (which is also coincidentally the year of divorce his parents took. Also, Mark killed himself this year. Exactly 17 days after their divorce to be precise).

But he's said to be born in 1988, which makes him 4 at the date of kidnapping (infancy is the first month after birth, but child can be called an infant up to second year). But in 2007 he's said to be still learning at high school (being 19), when Sarah, that's stated to be born a year after him, already graduated at the time.

Also Sarah.

Sarah whose birth date is said to be 1987. When in Exhibition we see a photo of her taken in 1982 (and she already looked at least a few years old). And BPS interviews from the MPD page happen somewhere in 2004. Which means it had to exist before that.

But how could it be created then if Sarah and Adam never met before 2007?

(In the interview with Wendigoon, Alex said that page “won’t have any more significance than what it already shown”, which I’m going to interpret as “anything that was on this page is canon, but there won’t be any new stuff related to it”. Plus he mentioned that ppl didn’t catch on all the stuff that was here, so).

And interviews (Interrogation?) with BPS members being here imply that they’ve been already caught (at least once if they somehow managed to escape/were released for some reason). In her interview on this page she said that Mark would be 30 this day (his exact date of birth is supposed to be July 24, 1974). Evelin’s interview from that page appears in Adams “In memorial” video for Jonah, which would suggest that an alternate that tampers with this video got it from this page.

A page that stopped being supported in January 2004.

(There is an annotation saying that “page not being supported since 2004” is false, but not about page being here since before 2004)

And the most obvious one and the one that most people seem to just ignore for some reason, even when they see it.

Supposedly, Vol.2 takes place during Winter Break of 2009. This year it falls between December 24th, 2009 and January 4th, 2010 (”How do you know it?”, you may ask. And I’ll answer you “From here*”). But in Vol.4, in a video made by Adam, Jonah’s date of death is stated to be January 13th, 2009 (and considering that Sarah didn’t say anything about that, we can assume that they both were convinced that it happened on this day of this month).

But literally moments later, in the same video, we see that user “XXxNOAHxXx” on December 13th of unknown year invited Adam to play Left 4 Dead 2 with them.

A game that came out in November 2009. 

I refuse to believe it’s all just a coincidence.

[missr3n3]

omg type 6 alt havers unite???? omg??? eyes emoji??? what are they like? what are their defining characteristics? i need to know. eye emoji eye emoji

ok i have a little mini-fic i wrote that's basically the department of temporal phenomena giving an overview of type 6s that i'll link below (keeping in mind they're not 100% reliable narrators tho), but to give an even more abridged description:

type 6s are all the "sleeper agent" alternates like adam. they all got "activated" (referred to in-universe as "reversion") in chapter 11 of cut down the altar! in addition to adam, i've also got an oc named delilah sharpe that i sometimes mention as basically a more average kind of type 6

much to alt!gabriel's displeasure, they pretty much all decided to hold onto their humanity rather than fall into the alternate hivemind, and as a result they're not officially considered a threat to humanity, and following the end of cdta! they've been slowly getting re-introduced to society.

physically, they all have varying grayish skin tones, and in general have lost most color from their bodies. it even mildly affects the clothes they wear. they all have black sclera and white eyes, as well as very small horns (u can kind of see delilah's, but adam's are completely covered by how fluffy his hair is)

many have a gloomy disposition, partially from guilt a lot of them have from their alternate instincts hurting those around them pre-reversion, and partially from mourning the loss of the humans they truly thought they were.

anyway uh. this was supposed to b abridged i think? here's that mini-fic i mentioned for further reading:

[shmorp-mcdurgen]

What would happen if the alternates of your au are attacked or made a capture operation? There is an organization ("United States Department of Temporal Phenomena"), although there is not much information about it in the canon, I suspect that they are very interested in seeking to eliminate these beings, possibly even capturing them for their investigation… I don't know sounds very (scp)

They would absolutely not go down without a fight, especially Mark, Thatcher, and Adam. Mark would definitely kill anyone that got anywhere close to him, and Thatcher would make anyone deaf before attacking them. Adam would probably do sneak attacks and take people out one by one

[analoghorrorexplained]

Random Analog Horror Fact

The United States Department of Temporal Phenomena was established in 1981

[minus-starcatcher-beyond]

Hey Adam, I’ve heard that the United States Department of Temporal Phenomena is currently patrolling out here on the streets to hunt for alternates.

The again, would you consider those guys to be reliable?

Adam shook his head.

“No. They seem.. untrustworthy. Saw some of their PSAs on T.V… there’s something suspicious going on with them... Don’t completely rely on them.”

[portfoliyothings-blog]

Disciplinary Research Guide

Disciplinary Journal Article: The Expounding Boundaries of Black Politics

Todd Shaw is the Associate Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of South Carolina.  Dr. Shaw is also the newest president of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists.  He is well-educated and passionate about  urban politics, public policy, citizen activism, and social movements.  This expertise led him to offer poignant insight on black politics in the introductory chapter of The Expanding Boundaries of Black Politics, the eleventh volume of the National Political Science Review.  Dr. Shaw’s purpose of writing this specific essay was to start a conversation about how contemporary black politics are expanding with the times and various intersections of identity.

Shaw uses clear and concise language to establish his audience, purpose, and context within the first few paragraphs of the essay.  Because the book, itself, is a symposium of essays dealing with topics like “AIDS, Context, and Black Politics”, “Remembering Maleesa”, and “Race, Class, and the Political Behavior of African American Young Adults”, the audience is for current and aspiring Black political scientists or students, like me, interested in politics in general.  There are a few purposes at play in the piece.  Dr. Shaw aims to inform, start a dialogue, and demonstrate knowledge.  Whenever he introduces a complex theory or idea, he is sure to define the concept for the readers, which I appreciate as someone just beginning to build my political science vocabulary.  The most intriguing section is the section in which he breaks down the three generations of Black politics.  This is where the conversation becomes more interesting because he brings the research questions that have been considered for decades to the forefront of current discourse about how African American politics are changing at this very moment.  This is especially important for up and coming political scientists interested in black politics because there must be an acknowledgement of the foundation in order for us to truly understand the present and future of black politics in the world.   He outlines the progression of the “initial empowerment and incorporation generation” to the “racial and economic impact generation” to the “cross cutting class and social cleavages generation” (7).  It is up to this next wave of political scientists to answer the questions of the current generation and create our own questions that will affect generations to come.

Common Interest Article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/01/my-president-was-black/508793/

My President was Black by Ta-Nehisi Coates

In this article, Coates discusses the cultural and political significance of former President Barack Obama’s presidency.  He starts by outlining the  all of the culture that the Obamas introduced to the White House, and in some ways, to white America and its government.  There were obvious connections between President Barack and his love for hip-hop music.  Through the final White House lawn concert and the many artists that have performed within the House walls, it is clear that Black culture stood in the limelight.  This put our music and art under praise and scrutiny.  While this is all fine and the representation was more than welcomed, Coates also critiques President Obama’s “color-blind” policies and attitude.  This is a good article because it acknowledges President Obama: the cultural phenomenon, and President Obama: the Black president of the American people.  Coates analyzes President Obama’s childhood and how his upbringing led to his success in politics as the first Black president of the United States.  Because of who he is, a lot is expected from him by different groups of people.  We want him to make us proud, give back, and change the world for the better.  

Key Terms of Political Science

Political Science

1.The branch of knowledge that deals with systems of government; the analysis of political activity and behavior.

2. The study of politics and the way that political power is used in a country.

3. The theory and practice of government and politics at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Example: The study of democracy or this class in general.

Political Institution

1. A system of politics and government.

2. Organizations which create, enforce, and apply laws.

3. A social organization that is in power.

Example: The supreme court of the united which applies laws.

Civil Liberties

1. The basic rights that all citizens have to do or say what they want, as long as they do not break the law or affect other people’s rights.

2. The freedom of a citizen to exercise customary rights, as of speech or assembly, without unwarranted or arbitrary interference by the government.

3. The freedoms people have a right to in a society.

Example: The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights which guarantees citizens the right to practice whatever religion they please. Government, then, cannot interfere in an individual's freedom of worship.

Political Power

1. An authority held by a group within a society that allows for the administration of public resources and implement policies for society.

2. The term "authority" is often used for power perceived as legitimate by the social structure.

3. Power may be acquired as a means of governmental direction or in opposition to a government group.

Example: The President of the United States has a large amount of political power regarding policies and laws in the United States.

Social Contract

1. Unwritten and tacit agreement said to exist among the members of a community or group that guides individual behavior and establishes personal rights and responsibilities.

2. Social contract is deemed essential for any organized group behavior and, in democratic societies, is embodied in the national constitution.

Example: As a U.S. citizen, you have “signed” a social contract.

Systems Theory

1. The transdisciplinary study of the abstract organization of phenomena, independent of their substance, type, or spatial or temporal scale of existence.

2. It investigates both the principles common to all complex entities, and the (usually mathematical) models which can be used to describe them.

3. This could be a single organism, any organization or society, or any electro-mechanical or informational artifact.

State of nature

1. The real or hypothetical condition of human beings before or without political association.

2. A wild primitive state untouched by civilization.

3. The idea of life without a government.

Example: The emergence of human society when man was savage and lived in hordes.

Failed State

1. Failed states can no longer perform basic functions such as education, security, or governance, usually due to fractious violence or extreme poverty.

2. Within this power vacuum, people fall victim to competing factions and crime, and sometimes the United Nations or neighboring states intervene to prevent a humanitarian disaster. However, states fail not only because of internal factors.

3. Foreign governments can also knowingly destabilize a state by fueling ethnic warfare or supporting rebel forces, causing it to collapse.

Example: Somalia, a country where an internal militant struggle for power leaves a low life expectancy and a low infant survival rate. It also has the worst rating regarding refugees and human rights.

Constitutionalism

1. The idea often associated with the political theories of John Locke and the founders of the American republic, that government can and should be legally limited in its powers, and that its authority or legitimacy depends on its observing these limitations.

2. This idea brings with it a host of vexing questions of interest not only to legal scholars, but to anyone keen to explore the legal and philosophical foundations of the state.

Example: The division of powers between the legislative, judicial, and executive branch in which each have specified and limited powers.

Legitimacy

1. Generally, this is the perception of something as rightful and appropriate, regardless of whether it is liked, but there are three specific:

2. Traditional legitimacy is justified by historical myths, legends, and long-standing practice. The motto for this legitimacy is this is just how things are around here. For example, the authority kings and queens have is based on traditional legitimacy. People usually don’t question the succession of the throne. “When practices persist for a long time, people often see respect for them as part of their identity.” This legitimacy is upheld with “with rituals, symbolism, appeals to old foundations.”

3. Charismatic legitimacy is justified by the magnetic appeal of a leader or her ideas. In a political context, charisma refers to that specific quality of leaders that draw people into their ideas. Examples of people who led with this legitimacy include Jesus, Muhammad, Martin Luther King and Adolf Hitler. Their ideas, including equality, freedom, or salvation. are also charismatic ideas that keep people engaged.

4. Rational-legal legitimacy is justified by rules that are presented as logical, systematic, and evenly applied. Authority is given by means that are generally understood as rational. For example, Elections in democracies demonstrate rational-legal legitimacy. They give authority to an elected leader due to the process that selected her or him. (Parsons, Craig, 2016, Introduction to Political Science, 1st ed. Pearson Publishing 127-128)

Job Opportunities

1. Law Careers

2. Private Practice

3. Corporate law offices or public sector institutions

4. Consumer advocates, judges, or district attorneys

Journalism Occupations

1. Domestic or International policy journalists

2. Political Correspondent for News Outlets

3. Editors or News Directors

Teaching Positions

1. History, social studies, or government teachers

Undergraduate Organization & Honor Societies

- Howard Public Interest Law Society

Maintain awareness at the Law school about important social, economic, and political issues affect the general interest of humanity while increasing opportunities and networks between public interest related employers and students.

- Howard Society of Future Diplomats

To foster an active global citizenry and effective outcome-based dialogue within the Howard University community by creating an environment where gain perspective into diplomacy.

- Howard University Political Science Society

To serve the needs of all students interested in the professional, social, and academic aspects of politics. HUPSS accomplishes this by offering resources to enrich the education of students by building meaningful relationships and by establishing a sense of political community within the department.

[missr3n3]

cut down the altar!

01/11/2010 Pamphlet responding to the Type 6 evacuation across the east coast of the United States

Type 6 Alternates and You!

A Helpful Resource for the Type 6 in Your Life

Produced by the Department of Temporal Phenomena

1) What are alternates?

Alternates are a newly discovered humanoid species that appear to have originated in the southeastern region of Wisconsin. Little is known about the other 5 alternate types, possibly due to avoidance of populated areas.

2) What is a Type 6?

Type 6 alternates are the most human-like of all known alternates. They are distinguished by their life cycle, appearance, and behavior patterns.

3) Spotting a Type 6:

Birth date between 1987-1990

No alternate characteristics prior to adulthood

Grayish skin tone

Black sclera (may appear bloodshot during acute distortions)

Bio-luminescent white irises

Elliptical pupils

Small horns under or slightly protruding from scalp

4) Why do Type 6s look human during adolescence?

Though not known for certain yet, the current prevailing theory is that alternates leave infant or toddler Type 6s with human families as a method of preventing predators from picking off their young.

5) Why is a Type 6's metamorphosis so painful?

Like many creatures, Type 6s will undergo a process of metamorphosis once they reach adulthood. This change completely destroys and remakes every cell in their bodies. Unlike similar creatures, Type 6s do not enter any form of stasis during this process and remain fully conscious the entire time. It is suspected that this is an unintended trait stemming from their human mimicry.

6) What is the mental link?

Through some form of electromagnetic sensitivity by way of their horns, Type 6s are able to communicate with each other in a seemingly telepathic manner. This effect only works between Type 6s, so they will not be able to read your mind. In addition, Type 6s must be near one another for the effect to work.

7) Why do Type 6s bleed from the eyes?

Many Type 6s experience symptoms of chronic acute distortions. Most commonly, these manifest as bleeding from tear ducts, but it can also include the emergence of black claws, overly sharp incisors, and, in rare cases, faint redness around the pupils. Chronic acute distortions occur in response to stressful or threatening stimuli.

8) What can be done to manage chronic acute distortions?

Ensure the Type 6 is attending its regularly scheduled counseling sessions.

Provide the Type 6 with a stable, safe living space.

Allow the Type 6 to engage in self-soothing behaviors, such as hiding in corners and speaking through technology.

9) Are there any risks associated with keeping a Type 6 in my home?

Type 6s have shown little to no hostility towards humans, and in fact frequently show protective behavior around humans they are close to. Though they have their own particular needs that must be met, Type 6s as a whole are no more threatening than a domesticated animal.

10) What should I do with an injured Type 6?

Type 6s have remarkably fast-acting regenerative abilities. If a Type 6 is injured, leave it be. It can regenerate faster than any treatment medical professionals could provide.

11) Are Type 6s legally considered people, or animals?

Much research is still being done regarding how Type 6s relate to the human race.

[analoghorrorexplained]

Random Analog Horror Fact

The phrase found on the United States Department of Temporal Phenomena’s crest reads “tempus fugit” which, when roughly translated from Latin, means “time flies”