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anika-ann · 3 years

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No Strings Attached - Pt.1

Y/N vs. The Mutual Crash

Type: Modern-college-professor AU x CHUCK, part of Attached series More info here and on the Attached masterlist

Pairing: professor!Steve Rogers x reader Word count: 2900

Summary for the series: When you literally run into a cute guy named Chuck in school hallway, you soon learn there is much more to him than meets the eye. Unfortunately for you, you learn the hard way.

What’s worse, the encounter sets events in motion you couldn’t imagine in your wildest dreams – and it make you question everything you know.

Warnings: for this chapter - tiny bit of 18+ nsfw smut in the beginning though it’s barely there, swearing, mention of a migraine... that’s it?

A/N: Just so I don’t spook you, we’ll start off easy… with a 2,9k chapter… enjoy and thank you if you’re giving this crossover a chance. You don’t need any knowledge of Chuck, not realy.

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Almost as soon as you woke up, there was a feeling in your gut; today was going to be strange. Strange in a way that you might not be entirely able to put a finger on, nothing all that special happening, but even though it was only half past six, you knew it was going to be one of those days.

Maybe it was the fact that you cautiously dropped a forehead kiss on Steve’s still sleeping form only to find out he was very much awake. His arms swiftly took a hold of your waist and pulled you on top of him, drawing a startled yelp from your lips, which he quickly silenced by a passionate good-morning kiss.

Maybe it was the fact that you nearly ended up being late.

You were not the only one waking up with a peculiar mood. After Steve’s kiss stole all air from your lungs, he was rolling the pair of you over, trapping you against the mattress, arousal evident, hands wandering and sneaking under your sleepshirt, trailing higher and higher until they reached one of his favourite playgrounds. The rest was history; it was quick and little sloppy but undeniably lustful. Still, it led to mutual satisfaction and to not having even remotely enough time to get ready for the day.

Maybe it was the e-mail Bucky sent yesterday at almost 10 p.m. informing his students that there would be a last-minute change of classroom, because special guests were coming to give a lecture. A lecture that started at 8 a.m.. You hated early morning classes; the only thing making them bearable was Bucky, because he was a damn good and funny professor.

God knew if the guests were about to be a blessing or a punishment. Either way, you had a hunch today was going to turn out kinda weird.

And you only had that confirmed as you rushed through the corridors, the home-made coffee in your opened thermo cup in hand—and suddenly it was gone.

Because you crashed into someone. Well, someone crashed into you. It was a mutual crash.

Point being – a hiss of pain escaped your lips, cup slipping from your fingers as the last remnants of coffee stained it, hands thrown in the air—only to slap the person’s shoulder in the process, because they happened to be in the way.

“Whoa!”

“Dammit!” you cursed, shaking your hand to distract yourself form the mild burn.

You eyed the puddle of brown liquid at your feet before your gaze moved up, noticing a few droplets on your jeans, and finally you fixed your gaze on your crashmate.

A relatively tall brunet stared at you, dark eyes wide, an apologetic expression on his face.

“I’m sorry!” you both blurted out at the same time.

Short awkward silence followed as you just kept staring at each other, unable to utter a word. And then you chuckled at the absurdity.

You noticed the guy’s lips curling up in a brief smile as you shook your head and went to find tissues in your backpack.

It wasn’t funny – more like annoying, actually. But you did find it funny. Maybe it was because you had a perfectly steamy morning quickie with your fiancé, making you giddy. Maybe it was because this guy, dressed in a grey shirt and black dress pants was kinda cute, the dark curls of his hair causing him to look rather endearing and charming at the same time and—he was smiling too. There was an air around him; a very friendly air.

“Oh, no, let me help!” he rushed to crouch by the offending puddle before you could even open your backpack and you swiftly lowered yourself too.

“It’s no problem, the cup was pretty much empty, luckily…” you mumbled, shooting him a forgiving smile. He met your eyes, one corner of his lips rising higher.

Oh no. He really was cute.

Now, after the mess with Daniel, you were wary of cute guys, even if it came to innocent flirting. But this one, your crashmate… well. There was something about him screaming ‘trust me’; with Daniel, when you looked back at your first encounter, everything screamed ‘smug jerk’.

The brunet reached for the pack of paper tissues you were holding and so you shrugged, handing him some. If he wanted to help, who were you to stop him? It was both yours and his fault.

“Well, I’m glad it wasn’t full and I didn’t go all Hugh Grant on you,” he uttered as you both worked.

You stared at his Converses for a full second and then it hit you, drawing a surprised laughed from you.

“Was that a Nothing Hill reference? Am I Julia Roberts in this scenario?”

He smiled unsurely at you, seeming rather embarrassed – but seeing your expression, he relaxed. “Yeah, but luckily, you’re not, because the cup was almost empty. Still sorry about the coffee though.”

Picking up the soaked tissues, you went to find the nearest trash can.

“Well, if I-“ didn’t let my fiancé fuck me raw when I was supposed to be getting ready for the day- “-was watching where I was going, this wouldn’t have happened, so we’re good,” you assured him.

“Are you sure that I shouldn’t, eh,” he pointed somewhere behind him vaguely in a sweeping gesture, smile a smidge shy, ”run to the cafeteria or something to buy you a fresh cup?”

Alert! A guy’s asking you out!

And alert it was; after the fiasco with Daniel, you made it a point to cut things off before they could develop into a sticky situation.

“Oh! That’s really nice of you…?”

You didn’t remember seeing him around before. New student? An exchange student? Because it always went so well with those…

“Chuck.”

“Right, Chuck. Nice to meet you,” you quickly uttered, introducing yourself as well. “But I don’t really--- I, eh-“

You gave up and just awkwardly showed off your left hand. The beautiful ring that once belonged to Steve’s mother – and goddammit, wasn’t it still making you feel all soft and fuzzy – sitting on your ring finger.

Chuck’s gaze zeroed on the jewellery for a moment and then it seemed that something clicked in his brain. He swiftly raised his hands in a no harm gesture, brief panic crossing over his face.

”Oh no! That’s not what I meant, though--- congratulations, but I really didn’t mean to ask you out or something-“ he babbled, hands clenching and unclenching, toying with the belt-loops of his pants the next moment.

You felt your cheeks heat up. Was he trying to cover for the fact that he was embarrassed for wanting to ask you out or had you totally misjudged this situation?

“-though this totally was a meet-cute if I’ve ever seen one and it’s not that you’re not good-looking, I mean attractive and beautiful, because of course you are-“

Oh god, he wasn’t cute.

He was an adorable disaster! You didn’t even care what the truth was at this point.

“-but obviously you’re engaged and I really wasn’t making a move or anything—and I’m gonna have to stop talking right now,” he finished breathlessly, closing his eyes with a self-depreciating smile, his chest rising and falling as he was trying to calm down.

Your cheeks burned from smiling so wide, a cackle fighting its way past your lips. Even if you didn’t want to laugh at him.

“Okay, Chuck. I think I get what you’re saying,” you assured him and because he was clearly adorable, he warily cracked one eye open as if to check if the embarrassing situation you two found yourself in went away. When he noticed your smile, his tense shoulders relaxed, both eyes opening.

“I’m glad. I’m sorry for embarrassing us both. I might as well be that guy from Nothing Hill…”

You laughed – like honestly, nearly having to clutch your belly, laughed. You couldn’t help it.

“Well, you’re charming enough. But I’m afraid I’m no movie star in hiding.”

“You’re cute enough to be one, no discussion here,” he said, his twinkling eyes gave your face a very quick once-over. Somehow, you found his compliment both funny and flattering. A lopsided grin appeared on his face, twisting into a grimace as he hesitantly raised his finger. “But, if we’re talking meet-cutes, I’m afraid I’m more of a Richard Gere here… I got a little bit lost. Point me the right direction, please?”

Whoa, he was stepping up, talking Pretty Woman now. You really liked that dorky comment though.

“Where you headin’?”

“2.34?”

You blinked in surprise, wondering if you heard wrong. Because that was where you were heading.

“Oh? Interesting…” you muttered, earning a curious head tilt from him. Glancing again at your jeans, you grimaced. Those stains had to go… guess direction would have to do. “Yeah, that one is a little tricky… and dumb. You have to go through 2.33. Not that there’s any badge on the door on anything.”

He gasped theatrically. “Tricky!”

“I know! It’s a test of our interhuman skills; can’t really finding without asking someone first. I’ll see you there, I suppose, gotta clean up the cup and… well, me.”

“I’m sorry, again. And thank you,” Chuck said politely, sending you a final smile.

“You’re welcome, Chuck.”

Here’s a thing about hunches: sometimes, they come true.

Being run down in a hallway was nothing too weird, oh no. Not even when a funny charming guy was involved.

Things only got weird when you entered the lecture hall and finally realized why was Chuck heading to the same room as you did. He stood next to Bucky at the professor’s stand, quietly talking to a stunning blond woman in a dress suit and glasses.

Feeling blood rushing to your head, setting your cheeks aflame in embarrassment, you went to find a seat, noticing everyone was sitting with a space of at least three seats between them and never behind. As if you were about to write an extremely important test. Great.

Could this day get any better?

Two taps sounded through the room as Bucky tried the microphone.

“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Well, good for some of us, at least,” Bucky stated, unmistakably finding you in the crowd as if he knew exactly how your morning went – at least the part before you left the apartment. You wanted to sink through the floor – and wasn’t that a familiar feeling under Bucky’s knowing gaze. “Find your seats, please, so we can start. We have some special guests from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today with us to present you a special program you can apply to, so… you know. Pay attention. They’ll tell you the rest.”

Oh, so you had run into a guy from Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Spectacular.

To be fair, he had been a dork. How were you supposed to tell he was important?! He was still pretty cute standing there.

Also: the blonde by his side? Yeah. You understood now why he reacted the way he did earlier. Because if he knew a woman like that, the idea he was trying to ask you out – or anyone, really – was laughable. Hell, you’d ask her out.

“Morning, my name is Charles Carmichael and this is my colleague, Sarah Walker,” Chuck started off pleasantly, if little nervous from having all eyes on him.

“Like your professor said, we’re here to present you… with an opportunity to get a training for special analyst in one of departments. And before you ask why we’re ambushing a history class when we’re looking to fill an analyst vacancy…”

Several people laughed and you did too – he sounded like the guy from the hallway, only a bit more presentable.

“-it’s because we really talk about this with pretty much every student on this university, so you can see we have a lot of presentations still ahead. Anyway, I’m gonna talk a bit about the program and about our ministry in general, so… yeah. Please listen carefully and watch carefully too. Spoiler: it’s important. Thanks.”

The lights dimmed and he started the presentation, slowly pulling you in and making you forget the incident in the hallway.

And despite his charming ways… the presentation was rather strange too.

It was just one of those strange days.

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You didn’t think there would be anything to add insult to the injury, to turn into the so-called cherry on top.

You were wrong.

Chuck, or Charles Carmichael, was an alright presenter. He remained a dorky character, only enough to hold all of the students’ attention, that was quite okay. It was the pictures that appeared in between those images that felt perfectly in place, that were… just weird. Like… a rose. A beach. New York skyline. Pictures that were not at all related to what he was talking about. He always played it off as a joke – supposedly placing them there to keep you on your toes – but there was something that just felt… off.

And during what you later found out was like the last third of the presentation, you felt a headache starting to build. Not a terribly intense one, but strong enough to be fairly annoying and insistent on bugging you, just above your eyebrows. You couldn’t remember your head ever hurting in such way.

Then things got worse; you indeed got a test to complete. The nice people from Ministry of Foreign Affairs told you not to worry about getting it wrong affecting your marks in your course, obviously, so you didn’t, not really.

But it was hard to ignore that it was the weirdest fucking test you had ever seen.

In each task, pick five of ten words you associate with the word in question, read the instructions. Which on its own could be considered strange, but… it was the supposedly associated words that truly confused the heck out of you.

For ‘rose’ there were clear answers like ‘thorn’ and ‘flower’. The rest of the offered words? Non-sense. Like—utter nonsense. Bulldog, Victoria, Sao Paolo, camp, mirror, Tower Bridge, eagle, heroin. You stared at the words, reading them over and over, the pressure in your forehead growing more vexing by the minute.

For some inexplicable reason, your mind kept on gravitating towards the Sao Paolo, eagle and heroin; surprisingly vivid images of each flashing behind your eyelids as you closed them to relieve the headache. The light was starting to hurt your eyes despite being rather low. It was irritating.

Deciding the stupid test didn’t matter, you went with the first thing that came to your mind for each question, finishing among the firsts. It was rather relieving to see everyone’s face as confused as you imagined your looked.

Leaving the class, you spared Chuck one last glance, finding him staring at you with eyebrows furrowed; brief glance at Bucky told you why, for he wore the very same expression. It seemed that you weren’t very good at masking your suffering. You attempted a lame smile, knowing that you were about to ditch the class that followed.

Catching up with Linda, one of the girls who were with you in Callahan’s class, you begged her to give him your apology; the headache was turning into a splitting damn migraine.

Linda shot you a compassionate smile and assured you she would vouch for you looking absolutely terrible and having no other option than leaving.

“Thanks,” you chuckled weakly, nails digging into your palms as a mild case of vertigo threatened to throw you completely off balance.

“Hey, do you want me to call someone? Take you to the infirmary?” Linda worried, sporting a textbook example of having concern written all over her face. “Not joking, you do look like you’re gonna pass out. Rogers’ gonna be out for blood if he finds out I talked to you and let you wander off in this state.”

The image of Steve stalking down the hallway with an exasperated expression on his face searching for your classmate seemed rather amusing; but that was unlikely to happen.

“Nah, he should be all sunshine. Lots of endorphins released this morning,” you mumbled, absently rubbing at your forehead.

You only realized what you said when a dramatic silence followed, soon broken by Linda’s snort of laughter. The shock of you blatantly revealing something like that in your compromised state helped you to focus a bit more, bringing some clarity to your vision.

“I so didn’t need to know that. Good thing I have Callahan now and not him, I wouldn’t be able to look him in the eye. I’d be imagining him shirtless with a perfect case of bed hair. Gosh, you’re such a lucky bitch.”

“Don’t I know it,” you offered with another weak smile.

“I’m sure you do,” she hummed, lightly patting your shoulder. “Now you get home safe and get some rest.”

“Thank you, Linda. Really.” She only shrugged it off as if it was nothing. The friendly display brought an honest smile to your face and caused you to perk up enough to joke. “Oh, and Steve usually sleeps in a t-shirt, sorry to break it to you. But his bed hair is dreamy.”

“…I hate you.”

“No, you don’t.”

She would have if you added that the rumour about Professor Rogers being true. That he was indeed packing.

With a smirk at that thought alternating with a grimace whenever a sharp pain hit the back of your head, you headed home.

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Thank you for reading :-*

In case you missed one of my way too many announcements, in Chuck, every episode was named Chuck vs. Something. I decided to keep the theme and go against my usual not-so-frequent use of Y/N in my stories.

P.S. – if any of this felt familiar to Chuck fans, know, some of the plot is a big nod to episode 1x07 Chuck vs. the Alma Mater. It’s one of my faves for many reasons – the plot, hilarious lines, the LOTR references… Honestly, they had me at this scene (0:05 – 0:25 though you can watch the full 2 min, obviously)

Anika Ann out

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jacketpotatoo · 3 years

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Loki Episode 5: Thoughts and Ramblings

Yes, Loki is over. Yes, this should have been written a week ago. Yes, I need to write this anyway for continuity’s sake.

Anyway, Loki episode 5, the episode where we were introduced to a bunch of Loki Variants and Loki and Sylvie pretended to be cold in order to share a blanket - the sneaky frost giant bastards. I kid, I kid.

The opening was my favourite of all the episodes so far, that AMAZING score playing over the slowly turning camera, really bringing a sense of eerie vibes to the scene and showing off the set design. The transitions were so smooth as well gosh. It drew me right into the scene.

The Loki variants were an absolute treat and President Loki was great for the limited screen time he had - that scream threw me off guard. I loved kid Loki’s “I killed Thor” and alligator Loki and the scene where all the Lokis betrayed one another and Loki was so annoyed and his grumble “monsters” was simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking.

This episode was different where it felt like it had a self contained message, focus on the notion of change and the nature of Loki. It was sort of a question and answer within the same episode, the notion of Loki’s inability to change set as the lokis told their stories and the inevitability of their untrustworthy nature shown as they all brawled. This self contained story was explored amazingly through the lens of classic Loki (played spectacularly by the amazing Richard E. Grant) who essentially tried to change but his efforts were deemed useless as the TVA arrested him for wanting to see his brother (pause to cry). His conversation with Mobius was great, mobius’ entire character and existence proves to Classic Loki that it’s never too late to change and when he conjures up Asgard that final time, it’s beautiful and devastating. And it answers the question of “are Lokis forever cursed to be the outcasts, to be stagnant” with “no, we can change”.

The “glorious purpose” with the cackling laughter was amazing.

One issue I had with the episode was that Loki kind of took a backseat, very dangerous when you’re the titular character in the penultimate episode. I would have liked to delve more into his psyche in scenes other than romantic build up with Sylvie. At that point of watching, I was still very much not sold with their relationship, not due to thinking it’s gross or shit like that but because of how incredibly quickly it happened. Classic Loki stole the show and had a far more satisfying and compelling arc in that episode than the main character. I love side character love but with a series with such limited screen time, it’s detrimental to the development of the titular character.

Another issue I had was that Mobius kind of felt just thrown in there because he had to be. His parting with Loki was wholesome and I cried and everything but he really felt shoehorned in. Riding the car in to pick Sylvie up dues ex machina style, talking a bit to the other Lokis and then heading back to the TVA. It felt like he really just needed to appear for resolution’s sake then be elsewhere so he wouldn’t interfere with whatever was going to happen with Loki and Sylvie. Don’t get me wrong, I fricking love Mobius but mans felt kind of out of place.

Oh the Easter eggs with the Chris hemsworth voiced throg and thanos-copter were amazing and the fanart and memes were probably my favourite of the runtime of the series. It was great. I did enjoy this episode.

One question I have is why are all the variants only Lokis? I mean, it’s not a Loki-exclusive place, we’ve seen the whole ship and crew end up there and we saw that mobius was there. Why aren’t there variants of other characters or people and shouldn’t it be packed considering the TVA is constantly pruning people? They’re not exclusively pruning Lokis and the place looked pretty desolate. If the other people are somewhere else, why are all the Lokis clumped together?

Anyway, good episode, Classic Loki was the best. I’ll probably write my episode 6 thoughts tmrw or the day after. Thank you for 100 followers and I’m sorry for dropping a long text analysis post lmao

#Loki #Loki series #Loki spoilers #loki analysis #Loki meta #classic Loki #Loki episode 5 #marvel #mcu analysis #review #jp musings #loki review

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insanityclause · 4 years

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Sasha Lane, whose breakout performance in Andrea Arnold’s 2016 independent film American Honey arguably deserved Academy Awards attention, is heading to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Lane has reportedly joined the cast of Loki, the time-hopping Disney+ series that has Tom Hiddleston on board to reprise his role as the trickster god from the Thor and Avengers movies.

GoldenGlobes.com recently published a profile of the actress, and just before their interview segment of the piece begins, the author dropped a small nugget of news. The author states that Lane “will next appear in the superhero series Loki, starring Tom Hiddleston.” Since GoldenGlobes.com is not exactly known for breaking news – especially this type of high-profile superhero casting news that the trades scratch and claw each other to be the first to break – I’ve reached out to Lane’s representatives to get confirmation about this and will update this article accordingly if/when they respond.

But let’s assume for the moment that this Sasha Lane Loki casting news is legit. Marvel Studios guru Kevin Feige and the various productions he’s overseen in the past decade-plus have been exceptional at casting, and here is yet another example of them being able to attract another talented up-and-comer into the Marvel family. Her previous credits include Hellboy, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Hearts Beat Loud, and Daniel Isn’t Real, among others.

There’s no mention of what type of role Lane might be playing in the show (more on that in a second), but if true, she’ll be joining Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Owen Wilson, Richard E. Grant, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in the cast. Kate Herron (Sex Education) is directing the show, which will tie into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and address Loki’s struggle with identity. The series follows the version of Loki who stole the Tesseract during the events of Avengers: Endgame and subsequently travels to different time periods to evade capture and wreak his particular brand of havoc.

In the Golden Globes interview, which is largely focused on her work in the new Amazon adaptation of Utopia, Lane revealed that she has not been a voracious reader of comics. “To be honest, it’s never really sparked me,” she said. “I found a couple of graphic novels that were true crime murder mysteries and that was kind of cool, but I’ve never really had that kind of interest in them, though this one is obviously good.” Of course, a person doesn’t need to be steeped in comic book lore to deliver a great performance in a comic book movie or TV series, but I wonder if this could mean that Lane might be playing a brand new character in Loki who didn’t previously exist in the pages of Marvel Comics. I acknowledge that’s a big leap, but since there’s not much else to go on right now, why not speculate wildly?

#sasha lane #loki #you're welcome guys #we've suspected this for months

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anthearose · 4 years

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B A S I C

NAME: anthea rose thomas

NICKNAME(S): thea

AGE: 25

DATE OF BIRTH: 26 april 1995

GENDER: genderfluid

PRONOUNS: she/her but doesn’t mind they/them

F A M I L Y

MOTHER: dawn eddwards

FATHER: richard thomas

SIBLING(S): unknown

P H Y S I C A L

FACE CLAIM: cara delevingne

RACE/ETHNICITY: english, welsh,

NATIONALITY: english, has american citizenship

HEIGHT: 5 feet and six inches (5′6)

WEIGHT: 112 lbs

BUILD: slender, toned

SCARS: inside of arms from drug taking

HAIR: dirty blonde, medium length

EYE COLOR: blue

DOMINANT HAND: right

ACCENT: english

PHYSICAL DISABILITIES: none

MENTAL DISABILITIES: none

ALLERGIES: nuts

DISORDERS: none

FASHION: wears mostly black, has a ‘grunge’ style

NERVOUS TICS: lip biting

L I F E S T Y L E

HOME ADDRESS: evergreen dock, somerton, maine

RESIDES: small two bedroom apartment with roommate layla ferguson

BORN: london, england

RAISED: london, england

VEHICLE: chevy silverado, black

PHONE: iphone 11

LAPTOP/COMPUTER: macbook pro

PET(S): none

HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION: dropped out at 16, sat ged aged 20

COLLEGE EDUCATION: none

MAJOR: none

MINOR: none

CAREER: exotic dancer

EMPLOYER: dark sensations strip club

DIET: vegan

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: panromantic

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: pansexual

MARITAL STATUS: single

CHILDREN: none

LANGUAGES: english

PHOBIAS: isolation, enclosed spaces

HOBBIES: video games, guitar, reading

SOCIAL MEDIA: uses twitter and onlyfans mostly

F A V O R I T E

LOCATION: the beach

VIDEO GAME: call of duty, left 4 dead, gta v, mario kart (she will fight dirty)

MUSIC: varying, listens to a lot of rock music

SONG: rebel rebel - david bowie

TV SHOWS: friends, stranger things, how to get away with murder

MOVIES: labyrinth, the shining

FOOD: everything

COLOR: she’ll swear its black but it’s actually pink

C H A R A C T E R

MORAL ALIGNMENT: chaotic good

MBTI: enfp-a, the campaigner

ENNEGRAM: seven

TEMPERAMENT: sanguine

WESTERN ZODIAC: taurus

CHINESE ZODIAC: pig

PRIMAL SIGN: wombat

B I O G R A P H Y

tw for non-con & underage sex, prostitution, drugs and violence

Born and raised in the bustling city of London, Anthea, or Thea as she preferred, never really had it easy. Her father had left her mother long ago, only keeping in contact with his daughter through the occasional letter and birthday card. He lived in America and as Thea understood, he had some big fancy job with a large company. Thea always daydreamed about the day her father would burst through the door, scoop her up and rescue her from her miserable life. She dreamed of what it’d be like to live with him in his home and not have to worry about where her next meal was coming from. Of course, that never happened. Her mother was barely home, always out looking for ways to fuel her various addictions. It usually meant prostituting herself and for a long as Thea could remember, her mother would bring strange men home and be locked in her bedroom for hours at a time.

It didn’t take long for her to work out what was going on - by the time she was seven, Thea understood, especially when the men made advances towards her. But she knew how to look after herself, even at that age and every time they tried, she either replied with a biting comment or, more often than not, a sharp slap to the face. It was usually enough to get rid of them and send them sulking back to her mother so they could pay what she was owed before taking their leave.

Despite her unconventional home life, Thea got by. She often stole from local supermarkets to get the things she needed, but she cooked her own meals and appreciated the roof over her head. She wouldn’t say she was happy but she survived. Her mother spent her days sleeping with people for money or getting high in their tiny apartment.

When she was fourteen, her life changed. Her mother pulled her from school and gave her an outfit to change into before taking her to an apartment block she’d never been to. Thea was frightened, told her mother she wanted to go home but she was only led into a grimy apartment by a group of unfamiliar men while her mother waited outside. She heard her daughter’s pleas and cries for help but did nothing to stop what was happening. It was only when there was a fat wad of money in her hands that she took Thea out of the apartment and brought her home, telling her this was her life now. She told her Thea would have to get used to it or starve because she was leaving.

And just like that Thea was left alone, fourteen years old, no money and no job.

She was able to contact her father after several weeks. He immediately flew her to America, had her sign some forms she didn’t really understand, and told her she’d be living with him from now on. She was enrolled at a local high school and told to keep quiet about what happened in England. She didn’t understand why, not really, but made sure not to tell anyone. She kept her head down as much as she could. Life with her father wasn’t quite what she’d expected either. His job was different to what she’d imagined when she was younger. He didn’t work in a fancy office, he worked from home and had several people coming and going, purchasing things from him for a large amount of money at a time. It only took her a few weeks to realise her father, the man she’d always imagined would be her hero, a knight in shining armour, was a drug dealer. And an addict himself.

Thea stopped paying attention in school and in just two years since she moved to America, she was more depressed than ever. She dropped out of high school, even started taking drugs herself and fell in with what could be considered the wrong crowd. Maybe this was what she was destined to be. Maybe this was all there was for her. When her father was arrested for dealing drugs, she was placed in foster care. That had only lasted a couple of weeks before she ran away. Selling her body wasn’t really something she ever intended on doing but it was the only way she could get by. She had no education, no money and needed to do something. It was all she had left, the only thing she had any experience in. Granted, she hadn’t exactly been a willing participant back then and her mother had gotten the money, but it had happened. Thea had nothing left to lose.

She began to sell her body for sex. Thea hated every minute of it, but it paid. She had enough to rent a tiny apartment in an unpleasant neighbourhood, but it was hers. Sure, she still was hooked on drugs but she got by. It continued like that for several months when she was approached by a different sort of man. The people she usually slept with were often older, other addicts she was sure, and just looking for five minutes of fun. But this one was different - younger, kinder.

Thea didn’t trust him immediately. She had been looking after herself for as long as she could remember and her previous experiences told her men only wanted one thing. But she went back to his hotel room, unable to turn down the amount of money he was offering her. Thea was even more surprised when the young man didn’t immediately want her body and offered her food and a glass of wine.

She learned his name was Anthony and he told her he was planning on opening up a new business, a brothel of sorts. It was going to be legitimate, according to him, although not entirely legal and all of “his girls” would be well looked after. At first, Thea refused. She wasn’t stupid and she wasn’t prepared to put her life in danger for some fantasy that sounded far too good to be true. If she accepted she had no doubt she’d be trafficked and sold on the black market for unspeakable things.

As time went on, the man continued to visit Thea and slowly gained her trust. She met with someone who already worked for Anthony several times too and in a matter of weeks, she accepted his offer. Without a glance back, Thea left and moved across the country to work. Anthony helped her get off the drugs, showed her what there was to actually live for, and her life changed. Her every need was catered for - her new home was the brothel itself and rent came straight from her earnings. All her groceries were provided for her and she was able to decorate her personal quarters however she pleased.

Usually Thea was fine when working. Most men just wanted a quick fuck and they didn’t care about anything else. Some of her clients wanted more unconventional things but Thea didn’t shy away from these, knowing they earned her more money. She didn’t care though - sex was just sex to her, and it paid. For the next three years, Thea lived and worked in Anthony’s brothel. Her regular clients bought expensive gifts, the brothel itself had armed security for the safety of the workers. It was the perfect job.

Well, almost.

Thea had one problem, and that was in the three years she’d been there, she’d fallen in love with Anthony. It was an unspoken rule in the business - don’t fall for the boss. He had a girlfriend, Courtney, but she rarely visited the brothel. She didn’t like to associate herself with the girls who worked there, which was just fine with Thea. She kept her feelings to herself and thought everything would be fine. She was usually the one who brought Anthony his morning coffee but on one particular morning, things were different. She noticed he seemed tense and was pacing back and forth in his office. There was something about his expression that had Thea stopping in her tracks. She was almost frightened. But then he’d stopped and grabbed her, holding her against the closest wall to kiss her.

This was everything she’d ever wanted and Thea gave herself to him easily. She wasn’t naive and didn’t really believe in happy endings but there had always been a part of her that had hoped Anthony would somehow realise her feelings for him and return them. Thea had fallen head-over-heels in love with him and had hoped he would get her out of the prostitution game for good. She didn’t want to sell her body anymore, not now she knew Anthony wanted her. Maybe she could help him run the brothel. She was nineteen and she knew the business well enough, right?

Wrong.

That night it was like it’d never even happened. Anthony didn’t look at her when he told Thea her clients were arriving. She was still in his bed and here he was, telling her to return to her room so she could work. Thea was confused but she assumed maybe it was due to Anthony’s relationship with Courtney. He couldn’t let anything be too obvious, right? Not if he was still in it, and maybe he was looking for a way of ending things with her before he swept Thea off her feet. She’d just have to wait.

What Thea didn’t know was that Anthony had been filming for weeks. He filmed the two of them in bed together, filmed Thea with her various clients and posted the entire thing on the internet. It wasn’t until one night, while she was with a client, that she found out. Courtney had burst in, grabbed Thea’s hair and pulled her straight off the bed, uncaring that she was naked. Thea was thrown against the wall and Courtney screamed at her. It was like she was throwing every insult under the sun at her.

Thea couldn’t remember much of the attack. Only that her client had left quickly and that when she woke, everything ached. Thea was still in her room, still naked, and beaten black and blue. She’d pulled on her robe and staggered to Anthony’s office to seek help. The sight that greeted her when she got there nearly made her throw up - Anthony taking Courtney on his couch, much like he had with Thea just the day before. They were celebrating something and when they saw Thea, both started laughing at the sight of her.

Thea learned of the videos Anthony had secretly taken and that the whole thing had been a set up. Courtney had learned of Thea’s feelings for him and together they had hatched a plan of revenge. Anthony had seduced her, recorded everything and uploaded it to the internet. The second attack was worse than the first. Thea wasn’t sure if it was because she was already so injured or whether it was because Anthony joined in. She’d blacked out at some point and this time when she woke up, she was in an unfamiliar alleyway, her belongings in a battered box beside her.

She was in hospital for several weeks recovering. Unemployed and now homeless, Thea knew she had to do something. She wouldn’t go back to that life. She wasn’t sure she’d survive a second time. So she left, moving from town to town, doing odd jobs here and there, stealing food to survive once again. She reached the small town of Somerton in Maine just before her 20th birthday and got a job at the local strip club. Although how she got the job, she wasn’t quite sure. In her interview she had been exhausted, fed up with rejection after rejection and when she was asked the typical “Why do you want to work here?” she had been a little too honest. She told the interviewer she had worked as a prostitute since she was sixteen and knew what it was like to be at rock bottom so if she could just serve drinks to the customers here, she’d be thankful because at least she wouldn’t feel disgusted with herself.

Somehow, it had landed her the job. For the first couple of months she served drinks behind the bar but she got to know everyone who worked at the club well. It wasn’t until one of the dancers told her that they were in complete control she began to think about what it’d be like to be one of them. She had been exploited for years and some may say this job was no different. But Thea saw it a different way - she was safe here, she knew that. And if these random men wanted to give her hundreds of dollars just for showing her body and dancing in skimpy outfits, then she’d argue they were really the ones being exploited. Not her.

That was how she got to where she was now. Five years had passed since she arrived in Somerton and she was settled. She had an apartment right on the coast, a roommate that she liked hanging out with and a job where she was in complete control. No one pulled the strings behind the scenes, no one was controlling her or took a cut of her money. She was safe, she was happy and Thea could only look forwards.

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Here are the Male performances that have made my top 25 for the 2019 films that I managed to see throughout the year. This will include some 2018 films by date but due to the UK release dates they were available for this list. I actually had 45 on the long list so to cut it down it was a very tough ask! Some amazing films and therefore performances in 2019!

Taron Egerton as Elton John in Rocketman from Paramount Pictures.

My Cinema 2019 list – here 2019 Films overall – here

25. Viveik Kalra – Blinded By the Light (Review)

I am a massive Bruce Springsteen fan which is certainly a good start when you see Blinded by the Light and Viveik Kalra gives a truly lovely performance in this film. Really capturing the magic of the Boss’ lyrics and highlighting just how life changing music can be, putting in the lyrics into very good scenes and moments.

24. Randall Park – Always Be My Maybe (Review)

I think I enjoyed this film more than I actually was supposed to and Randall Park was certainly a big reason behind that. He was brilliant in the leading role as the guy who had pretty much been friendzoned and works very hard to get out of that. His comedic timing worked so very well and you could not help but like his character.

23. Daniel Mays – Fisherman’s Friends (Review)

I don’t really feel like many people actually saw this film with it being quite a small British one. But I am pleased I managed to see it because it certainly brought to life the lovely true story of the group of Fishermen who ended up singing together on albums. Daniel Mays is the producer who comes across the group and feels they could make some money off them, but it ends up more than that and he shows some very good character development.

22. Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes (Review)

The Two Popes certainly wasn’t my idea of an interesting topic for a film, but the performances are truly outstanding that was something that I was expecting especially from Hopkins who can do nothing wrong when it comes to films. He was engaging enough from start to finish and really was believable in the role.

21. Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes (Review)

Following on from Hopkins it really was amazing to see Jonathan Pryce in this type of role as he is certainly one of my favourite actors. Working well as the pair he gets the slightly better and bigger role as it was the more difficult character to take on.

20. Bill Nighy – Sometimes Always Never (Review)

Another of my absolute favourite actors in a rather unseen film with Bill Nighy as the father searching for his missing son and in return neglecting everything else that is going on around him. Using scrabble as a way to connect and believing he has been reunited due to an online game. A very different type of role and very enjoyable to see him branching out to something different.

19. Kenneth Branagh – All Is True (Review)

I can totally appreciate how amazing Branagh was as William Shakespeare in this film as he also directed himself. I wasn’t a very big fan of the film overall but the performance really does deserve a lot of praise, I mean come on just look at how unrecognisable he is! You can tell how passionate he was about the story and bringing Shakespeare to life in a different way to performing in one of his plays.

18. Sam Rockwell – Jojo Rabbit (Review)

Is there any role Rockwell cannot do? I mean playing a Nazi is now added to his list, but not any Nazi, a Nazi that is willing to poke fun at the poor decisions and being what turns into an amazing role model for young Jojo. Everything around his performance is so good mixing emotions with comedy in key moments.

17. Tom Holland – Spider-Man: Far From Home (Review)

I really don’t think the world was emotionally ready for Far From Home, the first post-Endgame film from Marvel. Tom Holland’s Peter Parker was all of us in grief for the legend that is Tony Stark. In what is an impressive action film it packs so much emotion and we felt fully on the journey with Peter. Holland has really grown in the role and made it more than his own with a unique carefree style.

16. Nicholas Hoult – The Favourite (Review)

In a strange way it makes me sad that Hoult did not really receive enough credit for his pretty much perfect performance in The Favourite. The female performances are truly outstanding and it felt that he was just overlooked, so I am making sure he gets plenty of praise by having him rightly in this list!

15. Al Pacino – The Irishman (Review)

Sometimes I feel that due to my age and the years I really started getting into film that I still haven’t caught up and see the best of Pacino. His Jimmy Hoffa in The Irishman is an amazing performance and really makes me want to try and watch his better films as in recent years it has been rather mixed. He was outstanding on screen with De Niro and Pesci that is for sure!

14. Steve Coogan/John C. Reilly – Stan & Ollie (Review)

I have done this one as a double feature as Coogan and Reilly are both amazing and one would not be amazing without the other. The level of performance to truly become Stan and Ollie is amazing. You just have to see the scenes compared to the original clips to appreciate how much work was put into this lovely little film.

13. Clint Eastwood – The Mule (Review)

You may or may not know that Clint Eastwood is another of my favourites and lets face it he was pretty much the only actor around who could pull off this role. The old man who became a drug mule!

12. Archie Yates – Jojo Rabbit (Review)

Archie may not have had the biggest of roles in Jojo Rabbit but he was certainly stealing those scenes he was in, with perfect delivery and the innocence to really pull it all off. Amazing that this was his first ever film role and you have to look forward to him being cast in the Home Alone reboot!

11. Robert Downey Jr. – Avengers: Endgame (Review)

Everything had built up to this film and the moments within it and the character development for Downey Jr has been going on for so many years now with Tony Stark growing with each film. We would see another side to him throughout Endgame and it was an amazing performance to watch.

10. Robert De Niro – The Irishman (Review)

I feel De Niro has not actually been given enough credit for his performance in The Irishman you know as the actual Irishman. He has not received any award love and I personally feel it is such a shame, especially when you think it is best acting he has done in the past 20 years. Working so well with Pacino and Pesci!

9. Christian Bale – Vice (Review)

Unrecognisable for his role in Vice which was an incredible performance even if the film is not the best in terms of enjoyment factors. But it has also confirmed that I really watch just about anything with Bale in it, he pushes the boundaries in all of the right ways and that is why he is at the top of his craft.

8. Daniel Craig – Knives Out (Review)

The soon to be former James Bond has a complete change in roles, although we could say Logan Lucky was that turning point. In Knives Out he is a character you would never have thought he would play especially when he gives the unreal donut metaphor scene! Linking together with the very talented cast and quite frankly holding the film together as the detective.

7. Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory (Review)

Now I feel seeing Pain and Glory which was actually on as a Cineworld Unlimited Screening which I must add only had about ten people attend the cinema, which was a shame because Banderas is utterly outstanding in the leading role. A Spanish film which I throughly enjoyed from start to finish. Attempting to battle his demons as his life has come crumbling down around him.

6. Joe Pesci – The Irishman (Review)

I feel Pesci is truly outstanding in The Irishman and stole every single scene he was in, absolutely love that he came out of retirement to take this part. It’s actually different to the style of character he has played in the past which was an added bonus because his acting was then different, the silent assassin at times.

5. Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Review)

A true gem of a film and Grant works so well with Melissa McCarthy to bring to life the true story of Lee Israel who committed literacy forgery, he became her only friend. Grant was outstanding to watch as the over the top Englishman and I loved everything about his performance.

4. Taron Egerton – Rocketman (Review)

Isn’t is a shame for Taron Egerton that Bohemian Rhapsody and Rami Malek came out before his Rocketman performance as I truly believe because of that film he has not fully received enough praise for his turn as Elton John. Not only the acting performance but he recorded all of the songs himself as well. He is quickly becoming one of my favourite young actors.

3. Joaquin Phoenix – Joker (Review)

I don’t care what anyone says Phoenix is outstanding in Joker and his character development is on another level. When the casting was first announced he was always going to be amazing and that is shown within the film, he does not take on easy roles at all and that is confirmed with this one!

2. Adam Driver – Marriage Story (Review)

I don’t think a performance broke my heart as much as watching Adam Driver in Marriage Story. The layers and level of performance was amazing and on a totally different level. He had an amazing 2019 taking on so many different characters and I loved everything about this especially with the Losing My Mind scene as well!

1. Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit (Review)

Could only be on actor in the top spot for 2019 in my opinion and a very young actor with that 12 year old Roman Griffin Davis. Jojo Rabbit is his first ever film role and he completely nails every single thing throughout the film. The range and level of emotion he must show from start to finish really shows that he is a true star in the making. He can make you laugh and then cry in later scenes as he is attempting to come to terms with the war and wanting to be Hitler’s friend. I honestly think he deserves so much praise as what a way to make your film debut!

Which were you favourite male performances in 2019?

Top 25 – Male Performances in 2019 Here are the Male performances that have made my top 25 for the 2019 films that I managed to see throughout the year.

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here’s my oscar winners review that absolutely no one asked for (keep reading)

have i seen enough films of 2018 to actually be doing this? am i an actual film critic? no, of course not, but i’ve got lots of opinions and that’s why i’m posting this! in bold are the winners, in italics are my pick of what should’ve won, and if there was a category that i really knew nothing about, it will not be included. also we’re saving the best for last so if you want my hottest and fully developed takes you might as well go to the end of this post

Best Animated Short: Bao, Animal Behaviour, Late Afternoon, One Small Step, Weekends

i did not see any of the other animated shorts on this list but bao, which maybe says something, but i remember seeing this in theaters along with many other trailers/adverts while waiting to see bohemian rhapsody (wow...) and it was so, very emotional. perhaps it even took the spotlight of that whole movie experience? the animation was beautiful, the story was heart-wrenching, and i believe every parent and those who want to become a parent one day should take the time to watch this.

Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Incredibles 2, Isle of Dogs, Mirai, Ralph Breaks the Internet

well deserved, the animation in this movie was— and i’m being very serious when i say this— groundbreaking. in the least, it has shown animators that realism is not always the goal, and being experimental can certainly pay off. the concept this movie has with all the inter-dimensional spidermans joining our protagonist miles was genius, and when i realized that there would be multiples of them due to the multiple sets of intros we were given, it was hilarious and perfectly entertaining. i don’t think anyone can go into this movie and not enjoy it. i honestly thought incredibles 2 was going to win, just simply due to my lack of faith in the academy, but thankfully that did not happen. as far as the others, they were all definitely deserving of their oscar nomination, but the oscar win had to go to spider-verse.

Best Film Editing: Bohemian Rhapsody, BlacKkKlansman, The Favourite, Green Book, Vice

i mean... bohemian rhapsody? surely there’s something else... that was maybe even a little bit more deserving... than that. surely academy, surely you can do better. or can you? bohemian rhapsody had some of the worst editing in a major film that i’ve seen. i mean, did you just like how the movie made you FEEL, academy?! be honest you can say it. i loved we will rock you. but that’s not editing! i mean, this alone made me seasick: https://twitter.com/jesssetaylor/status/1097712834643984390. i would’ve loved to see the favourite win, as the editing in that movie represented it so well. the editing created a fully immersive experience, and the short, witty, snappy quips that were highlighted by the editing made the viewing experience all the more hilarious. the title sequences alone that were edited in gave me a purpose to watch the scenes a bit more closer than i initially would’ve; searching for the line that was given the status of the title for that section. i haven’t seen blacKkKlansman but if that had won, i wouldn’t have been mad about it, as i’ve heard great things. but ultimately, the favourite deserved this oscar.

Best Visual Effects: First Man, Avengers: Infinity War, Christopher Robin, Ready Player One, Solo: A Star Wars Story

i’m just glad avengers didn’t get this

Best Sound Mixing: Bohemian Rhapsody, Black Panther, First Man, Roma, A Star Is Born

now best sound mixing, i suppose i can understand. the sound in this movie WAS the movie. i felt like i was actually in concert, experiencing queen live, so i understand. it was very good. i could have seen ASIB taking this oscar as well, due to everyone raving about the music, but perhaps this was the one oscar that bohemian rhapsody actually deserved.

Best Sound Editing: Bohemian Rhapsody, Black Panther, First Man, A Quiet Place, Roma

nope, nope, nope. again, mixing i understand, but editing? all they did was edit in the songs mate... roma should have won this. the sounds in that movie made me feel like i was actually there, experiencing the water dripping down from the buildings, creating a puddle. washing the floor, witnessing a protest, being outside when i’m actually inside— watching the movie with my family. it was so realistic; i was completely taken. dissatisfied completely with this one!

Best Original Score: Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, If Beale Street Could Talk, Isle of Dogs, Mary Poppins Returns

nicholas britell i’m so, so sorry. everyone was talking about how great the score was for black panther, and while there were some good songs, i don’t think it deserved the oscar win. definitely deserved a nomination, but a win? i’m not so sure. if beale street could talk, now that was a score that was truly deserving of this. very disappointed that if beale street could talk’s only win was for regina king’s performance. it definitely at least deserved this oscar as well.

Best Production Design: Black Panther, The Favourite, First Man, Mary Poppins Returns, Roma

i definitely understand this win, black panther was breathtaking in terms of the beauty of the production. congratulations hannah beachler and jay hart! i would’ve been happy to see the favourite also win this category, but black panther deserved it!

Best Foreign-Language Film: Roma, Capernaum, Cold War, Never Look Away, Shoplifters

now, at first, BEFORE best picture was announced, i was confused as to why roma was even in this category. should a foreign-language film that is also nominated for best picture even be in this category? i mean, obviously it would win! and it did. i fully expected roma to win best picture (more on that later) but due to it not winning best picture, i’m very glad that it at least won best foreign-language film. but cuarón, just go ahead and give the oscar to yalitza aparicio!

Best Costume Design: Black Panther, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Favourite, Mary Poppins Returns, Mary Queen of Scots

again, the costume design was amazing in black panther, and this was a win that was very deserving. but would i have liked to see the favourite win? yeah, but that’s just my own selfish gay opinion— black panther winning was definitely the right choice

Best Cinematography: Roma, The Favourite, Never Look Away, A Star Is Born, Cold War

roma deserved this, period! the cinematography was immersive, it was emotional, it was everything that it needed to be. do i even need to say more?

Best Original Screenplay: Green Book, The Favourite, First Reformed, Roma, Vice

okay, i didn’t even see first reformed and i know that it should’ve won. i mean, first reformed should have been nominated for best picture. i also would have been completely happy with the favourite winning. roma, i should mention, i would not have wanted to win because cuarón really just stole a woman’s story and made it his own, completely disregarding the feelings of the woman it was based on

Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali (Green Book), Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman), Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Sam Rockwell (Vice)

i mean, best supporting actor? mahershala ali? he should be considered the lead actor of green book, but due to the movie just being terrible and racist and inaccurate, i guess he’s the supporting actor! other than that, i love mahershala ali so i’m just glad he got an oscar.

Best Supporting Actress: Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk), Amy Adams (Vice), Marina de Tavira (Roma), Emma Stone (The Favourite), Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)

well deserved! i would have loved to also see stone or weisz take this as well, but i think the fact that they were both nominated from the same movie just goes to show that this movie had amazing acting, which makes me happy. i’m glad if beale street could talk and regina king’s superb acting abilities are being recognized, as well, therefore i’m pretty happy with this.

Best Actor: Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), Christian Bale (Vice), Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born), Willem Dafoe (At Eternity's Gate), Viggo Mortensen (Green Book)

willem dafoe... maybe next year, huh? i don’t understand the appeal for rami malek winning. i used to love the man, but things he has done has shown his arrogance, so i’m a bit unsure of him recently. i’m not mad that he won, and it’s a great win for the MENA community (that i am apart of), so for that reason i’m satisfied.

Best Actress: Olivia Colman (The Favourite), Glenn Close (The Wife), Yalitza Aparicio (Roma), Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born), Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)

olivia colman you earned it, fair and square. this was the big win for the favourite last night. as the night got closer to this announcment, i was losing faith and just expected gaga or aparicio to go ahead and take it. and as it got even closer, i just thought aparicio would win. but olivia colman, whew. her acting was stunning in the favourite. her character consumed the movie, as she should have, and she depicted queen anne’s tragedy perfectly. yalitza aparicio’s performance in roma was very good, but i did not feel the emotion from her character as viscerally as i did from olivia colman’s performance. i really thought the night would go on with the favourite winning absolutely nothing, so thank god that they got this, because olivia colman was the clear choice! that film was fantastic, and i’m glad it got a least a little bit of recognition, even though it definitely deserved at least one other oscar (cough) best flim editing (cough). queen anne was hilarious, she was maddening, she was infuriating, she was miserable, she was everything. also sorry glenn close... maybe next time?

Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón (Roma), Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite), Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman), Adam McKay (Vice), Pawel Pawlikowski (Cold War)

okay cuarón, just give your oscar to yalitza aparicio. no? okay. well then, yorgos lanthimos you deserved it. the favourite was edited perfectly. the delivery of the lines was perfect. the panning from one character to the next, everything about it was done with eloquence. and don’t get me started on the music— every time viola d’amore concerto in a minor, rv. 397 i. vivace started playing just as weisz or stone did something to piss off the other, it was SO SATISFYING! of course i was only rooting for only one of them (especially by the end), but either way i felt what they were feeling in those moments. the music, the editing, the camerawork, the acting, the script... it all worked harmoniously in order to create the masterpiece that was the favourite. also, from a viola player, thank you for making the main theme a viola concerto, yorgos. also in a minor? that’s taste. this directing deserved an oscar win, not just a nomination.

Best Picture: Green Book, Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Roma, A Star Is Born, Vice

okay here we go... here we go. green book? GREEN BOOK? no. nope. literally any film besides this one please. okay let’s get started... green book is inaccurate, it’s a white savior story, it was a movie that was supposed to be about don shirley, the world class pianist, but instead is about this random fucking cab driver? and don shirley’s family have said that it was inaccurate and that it poorly represented actual events of shirley’s life. as a piano player... i am disgusted. also if you were going to give the oscar to a flim depicting racism... why not give it to blacKkKlansman? you know, the movie talking about racism that was actually created by black people and not just a team of white men? fuck you, green book! i fully expected roma to win, and oh, how wrong was i. roma deserved best picture. green book is a joke. i obviously would have liked to see the favourite win, because a gay movie about GIRLS! would have been nice to actually get some recognition. roma, the favourite, blacKkKlansman. these were the choices that should have gotten best picture. the others, eh. also why was black panther even in the nominations? like, seriously... that should have been replaced with if beale street could talk. and also, since they had ten slots anyway, first reformed should have gotten a nomination as well. this was by far the most disappointing win of the night AND confusing, for me personally (more confusing than bohemian rhapsody winning best film editing, which says something). just a terrible choice. this movie should not have even been nominated, but the academy is dumb. seriously though, NOT roma?

okay that’s it folks, those are my opinions. all in all, not a great oscars. some really good wins, though, like olivia colman’s win and spider-verse. also roma for best foreign. basically everything that was bolded and italics on this post were pretty good wins. but despite that, there were some VERY bad ones.

#oscars 2019 #i'm not sure that even one of my followers will care about this but i had to post it just to get my feelings out fhdjksg #it's fine. i don't care #but like where else was i going to post this if not my BLOG. you know?#also it's not like i had nothing better to do... i definitely should have been doing homework but also i just love movies #and have strong opinions #i did NOT proof read this by the way #memory

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The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017) Review

There is a scene in this film that takes place in the English city of Coventry out of all places, although the interesting thing is is that that scene wasn’t actually filmed in Coventry (believe me, I would know, I lived there quite some time!), but in London in fact. The question is why didn’t they just set the scene in London if they were filming there anyways. It wouldn’t have really changed much about the plot of the film. But setting part of your story in Coventry but then not actually being in Coventry (even though its only about 2 hours away from London) seems strange.

Plot: The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.

‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ is a semi-successful comedy action film that partially succeeds in both those genres, but at the same time fails on both as well. There are some great action sequences, especially one revolving around riding a boat through the canals of Amsterdam, but then there are other more mediocre ones with quite simple action choreography married with explosions that are rendered in very unrealistic CGI. On the comedy side of things, there is no denying that Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds with their wit and charisma manage for an entertaining comedy duo that are fun to watch on screen, but they are pulled down by a fairly mediocre script. I did chuckle a couple of times, but that was mainly not because of the line being funny, but more with the delivery of the the actors.

As I said earlier, the performances in some ways carry this film. Samuel L. Jackson is allowed to roam freely across the dessert of many a swear words, and you can see that he is enjoying the hell out of it.. And Ryan Reynolds gets to use his sarcastic tone that worked so well for him in last year’s ‘Deadpool’ in this film that is cause for some constant bickering between the two leads, from which they main comedy ensues. But then there is also Salma Hayek, who I would say stole the show as Samuel L. Jackson’s character’s overly violent wife who was very fun to watch, as she spends most of the film is a jail cell, but the way she dealt with the prison guards and her fellow inmate had me laughing non-stop. Also Elodie Yung, who I personally found to be quite a disappointing Elektra in the Netflix ‘Daredevil’ series, was actually fairly likeable as Ryan’s character’s love interest, although both her and Hayek were given very limited screen time, which was a shame. Then there is Gary Oldman as a tyrannical former Belarusian president Vladislav Dukovich, and he was great (obivously, I mean, it’s Gary fricking Oldman!), however it felt like he was in a different film. Yes, in terms of tone this film is a mess. At one point it tries to be very serious and even shocking with Oldman going into a serious monologue that is then followed by him shooting a child to then Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson yelling at each other with all different kinds of curses, and it just didn’t mesh well for me personally. Also, Richard E. Grant appears in this film. Don’t know why, he just does. All I can say is what a waste of such a good actor!

The first 20-30 minutes of this film do drag on a bit, as the plot progresses in a very dull form, however both Ryan Reynolds’ and Samuel L. Jackson’s characters get good introductions and are given fairly strong and believable motivations for them to then set off on their fairly harmless little road trip. However the film’s plot just drags on in a very uninteresting fashion, however after that 30 minute mark it starts to catch its drift more and then at the last half an hour is where the film has real fun. Also, one major technical aspect of this film was bothering me a lot throughout, and that was where in many scenes the lighting was ghosting and blurring out the characters, so when someone would be standing next to a window or some kind of source of light, the light would surround them and wash out there faces. It was weird, I didn’t like it!

Overall, if you are the fan of the two main cast members and you enjoy films like ‘Deadpool’ or any film in which Samuel L. Jackson is given the freedom in the cursing department, you can have a fairly enjoyable time at the movies with this one. However be prepared for a dull start, a very ‘meh’ script and an unnecessarily convoluted plot. But the thing is, this film was never marketed as a cinematic masterpiece. It is a throwback to those 90′s/80′s ‘buddy cop’ type films where you just go watch them to have a bit of silly fun. And this film delivers on that aspect. Comedy is a very subjective thing, so you’ll either enjoy it or find it boring. I personally stand in the middle spot. I enjoyed aspects of it, but I accept that it has quite a few problems.

Overall score: 6/10

TOP MOVIE QUOTE: “This guy single-handedly ruined the word motherf****r!”

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here’s my oscar winners review that absolutely no one asked for:

i’ve specified which films won and which were my personal choice, and if there was a category that i really knew nothing about, it will not be included. also we’re saving the best for last so if you want my hottest and fully developed takes you might as well go to the end of this post

also to preface: i’ve got a lot of opinions

Best Animated Short: Bao (WINNER, MY PICK), Animal Behaviour, Late Afternoon, One Small Step, Weekends

i did not see any of the other animated shorts on this list but bao, which maybe says something, but i remember seeing this in theaters along with many other trailers/adverts while waiting to see Bohemian Rhapsody (wow…) and it was so, very emotional. perhaps it even took the spotlight of that whole movie experience? the animation was beautiful, the story was heart-wrenching, and i believe every parent and those who want to become a parent one day should take the time to watch this.

Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (WINNER, MY PICK), Incredibles 2, Isle of Dogs, Mirai, Ralph Breaks the Internet

Best Film Editing: Bohemian Rhapsody (WINNER), BlacKkKlansman, The Favourite (MY PICK), Green Book, Vice

i mean… bohemian rhapsody? surely there’s something else… that was maybe even a little bit more deserving… than that. surely academy, surely you can do better. or can you? bohemian rhapsody had some of the worst editing in a major film that i’ve seen. i mean, did you just like how the movie made you FEEL, academy?! be honest you can say it. i loved we will rock you. but that’s not editing! i mean, this alone gave me vertigo: https://twitter.com/jesssetaylor/status/1097712834643984390. i would’ve loved to see the favourite win, as the editing in that movie represented it so well. the editing created a fully immersive experience, and the short, witty, snappy quips that were highlighted by the editing made the viewing experience all the more hilarious. the title sequences alone that were edited in gave me a purpose to watch the scenes a bit more closer than i initially would’ve; searching for the line that was given the status of the title for that section. i haven’t seen blacKkKlansman but if that had won, i wouldn’t have been mad about it, as i’ve heard great things. but ultimately, the favourite deserved this oscar.

Best Visual Effects: First Man (WINNER, MY PICK), Avengers: Infinity War, Christopher Robin, Ready Player One, Solo: A Star Wars Story

i’m just glad avengers didn’t get this

Best Sound Mixing: Bohemian Rhapsody (WINNER, MY PICK), Black Panther, First Man, Roma, A Star Is Born

Best Sound Editing: Bohemian Rhapsody (WINNER), Black Panther, First Man, A Quiet Place, Roma (MY PICK)

nope, nope, nope. again, mixing i understand, but editing? all they did was edit in the songs mate… roma should have won this. the sounds in that movie made me feel like i was actually there, experiencing the water dripping down from the buildings, creating a puddle. washing the floor, witnessing a protest, being outside when i’m actually inside— watching the movie with my family. it was so realistic; i was completely taken. dissatisfied completely with this one!

Best Original Score: Black Panther (WINNER), BlacKkKlansman, If Beale Street Could Talk (MY PICK), Isle of Dogs, Mary Poppins Returns

Best Production Design: Black Panther (WINNER, MY PICK), The Favourite, First Man, Mary Poppins Returns, Roma

Best Foreign-Language Film: Roma (WINNER, MY PICK), Capernaum, Cold War, Never Look Away, Shoplifters

Best Costume Design: Black Panther (WINNER, MY PICK), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Favourite, Mary Poppins Returns, Mary Queen of Scots

Best Cinematography: Roma (WINNER, MY PICK), The Favourite, Never Look Away, A Star Is Born, Cold War

roma deserved this, period! the cinematography was immersive, it was emotional, it was everything that it needed to be. do i even need to say more?

Best Original Screenplay: Green Book (WINNER), The Favourite (MY PICK), First Reformed, Roma, Vice

Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali (WINNER, MY PICK) (Green Book), Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman), Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Sam Rockwell (Vice)

Best Supporting Actress: Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) (WINNER, MY PICK), Amy Adams (Vice), Marina de Tavira (Roma), Emma Stone (The Favourite), Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)

Best Actor: Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) (WINNER), Christian Bale (Vice), Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born), Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate) (MY PICK), Viggo Mortensen (Green Book)

willem dafoe… maybe next year, huh? i don’t understand the appeal for rami malek winning. i used to love the man, but things he has done has shown his arrogance, so i’m a bit unsure of him recently. i’m not mad that he won, and it’s a great win for the MENA community (that i am apart of), so for that reason i’m satisfied.

Best Actress: Olivia Colman (The Favourite) (WINNER, MY PICK), Glenn Close (The Wife), Yalitza Aparicio (Roma), Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born), Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)

Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) (WINNER), Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) (MY PICK), Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman), Adam McKay (Vice), Pawel Pawlikowski (Cold War)

okay cuarón, just give your oscar to yalitza aparicio. no? okay. well then, yorgos lanthimos you deserved it. the favourite was edited perfectly. the delivery of the lines was perfect. the panning from one character to the next, everything about it was done with eloquence. and don’t get me started on the music— every time viola d’amore concerto in a minor, rv. 397 i. vivace started playing just as weisz or stone did something to piss off the other, it was SO SATISFYING! of course i was only rooting for only one of them (especially by the end), but either way i felt what they were feeling in those moments. the music, the editing, the camerawork, the acting, the script… it all worked harmoniously in order to create the masterpiece that was the favourite. also, from a viola player, thank you for making the main theme a viola concerto, yorgos. also in a minor? that’s taste. this directing deserved an oscar win, not just a nomination.

Best Picture: Green Book (WINNER), Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman (MY PICK), Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite (MY PICK), Roma (MY PICK), A Star Is Born, Vice

okay here we go… here we go. green book? GREEN BOOK? no. nope. literally any film besides this one please. okay let’s get started… green book is inaccurate, it’s a white savior story, it was a movie that was supposed to be about don shirley, the world class pianist, but instead is about this random fucking cab driver? and don shirley’s family have said that it was inaccurate and that it poorly represented actual events of shirley’s life. as a piano player… i am disgusted. also if you were going to give the oscar to a flim depicting racism… why not give it to blacKkKlansman? you know, the movie talking about racism that was actually created by black people and not just a team of white men? fuck you, green book! i fully expected roma to win, and oh, how wrong was i. roma deserved best picture. green book is a joke. i obviously would have liked to see the favourite win, because a gay movie about GIRLS! would have been nice to actually get some recognition. roma, the favourite, blacKkKlansman. these were the choices that should have gotten best picture. the others, eh. also why was black panther even in the nominations? like, seriously… that should have been replaced with if beale street could talk. and also, since they had ten slots anyway, first reformed should have gotten a nomination as well. this was by far the most disappointing win of the night AND confusing, for me personally (more confusing than bohemian rhapsody winning best film editing, which says something). just a terrible choice. this movie should not have even been nominated, but the academy is dumb. seriously though, NOT roma?

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Hi to all -

Kamala visits Guatemala

Well, this did not go well. Instead of a reception by crowds of fawning locals, she was met with signs demanding she 'go home' and 'Trump won', and suggesting she fix her own house, and stay out of the house of Guatemala. No one was buying her talking points about addressing the 'root causes' of immigration, legal or illegal. Well, she did not handle this graciously. The president of that nation noted that while he had cracked down on crime and other problems, Kamala is ignoring those issues in her own back yard. It is safer to walk in Guatemala than in many US cities. That is saying something since just a few years ago, Guatemala had the highest murder rate in South America.

Virginia

Judge James E. Plowman, jr. ordered the school that fired a teacher named Tanner, for expressing his views that allowing transgender men to compete in women's sports was discrimination against actual women, against his faith, and an offense to God, to reinstate the man. The judge said that Tanner had First Amendment rights to speak his views, and that the school acted in a way that was 'unnecessary and vindictive'. The school countered that they did not fire Tanner for his views, but because his expression of those views caused 'disruption'. The judge did not buy that poor excuse.

Kentucky

In Boone County, Judge Richard A. Brueggemann struck down the edicts of Governor Andy Beshears regarding Covid mandates. especially masks. This was a permanent injunction, not subject to appeal or review or reinstatement after making minor changes. All of these actions were declared 'unconstitutional' and void.

Now, these mandates were set to expire Friday, anyway, and the Governor did not plan to extend them. But this ruling is important as precedent for actions all over the nation.

TikTok

Trump revoked the right of TikTok to operate here, since it was an agent of the CCP. Biden just revoked this ban.

New Orleans

A man was filmed wandering down a residential street, trying door handles to see if he could enter. He appeared very drunk, and overweight. He went down one side, and up the other, as pedestrians watched, and moved away. Finally, someone opened their door, and this man lunged at the resident. The resident, however, was prepared, and armed. He shot this intruder, killing him. No charges will be filed, thanks in part to the clear video evidence.

Crypto Currency

This was the stuff used in the Colonial Pipeline hack. Crypto currency is not issued by governments, and governments hate this stuff - since they cannot control it, or steal it from citizens. Things like Bitcoin or Dogecoin are examples. Smaller scale things like coupons, bonus points, and rewards points are also examples of non-traditional currency. We should expect to see a lot more activity in alternative currencies.

Bill Gates

He will not give up on his plan to vaccinate everyone, whether they want it or not. He just gave a 'starter' payment of $100,000 to Hiroyaki Matsuoka of the Jichi Medical University to develop mosquitoes infected with vaccines to be released into populated areas, and 'vaccinate' just about everyone. If successful, a million-dollar grant will follow. Of course, if this can be done with medicines, it can also be done with poisons. Both the Japanese and Germans did exactly that back in WWII. Japanese biowarfare experiments killed at least 250,000 Chinese, and continued to kill people for generations. Germans flooded areas that would breed mosquitoes, and unleashed diseases on the locals. They also poisoned crops, affecting others.

Bill , who is not a doctor, is intent on reducing the world population by 15%, to 'save the planet'. Perhaps he might do well to remember that even though there are a lot more people on the planet today than a few years ago, food supplies and distribution has kept up, and in fact, more people are better fed today than at any time in known history. Most people do not live at subsistence levels today, when for most of recorded history, they did.

Bill is treading on dangerous ground. The unintended consequences could be beyond horrific. Back when I was a child, I lived overseas in a mosquito infested area. Every evening, the jeeps would come by spraying clouds of DDT, to control the mosquitoes. Of course, that effective chemical was banned a few years ago. Never mind that mosquito borne diseases kill ten times as many people than the DDT did. I, for one, do not want to breed 'genetically modified mosquitoes', even for good causes.

Burger King

Did I already say this one? Seems that Burger King wants to celebrate Gay pride month. So, they took some cheap shots at Chick-fil-A over their stance, and Sunday closings. Then, to top it all off, they said that Burger King will donate a sum of money to gay pride groups for every Chick-fil-A sandwich sold. Anyone hungry for a chicken sandwich?

Fargo, North Dakota

This hotbed of racial strife saw one 23-year-old Arther Prince Kollie attack 14-year-old Daisy 'Jupiter' Paulsen. She was stabbed 25 times, beaten and strangled by this man. Then, he stole her backpack and phone. He was later captured, and she later died of her injuries. Wonder how the judge will rule in this case?

In another incident, a young black man was yelling racial slurs at an Asian police officer. When confronted over his behavior, the man said that 'blacks cannot be racist'. Didn't we hear Obama make that same argument?

France

President Macron was doing a meet and greet with the public, when a man slapped him across the face, yelling bad things about Macron's policies. That is a serious insult in French culture, and, police took down this guy, and I think a couple of others with him, very fast. Guess the president is learning that at least some of the public does not agree with him.

New Handbook

Parents are getting concerned about Critical Race Theory in the schools. Many do not want their children indoctrinated with racism. Some have spoken up at school board meetings, and the board members have tried to shut them down. But, now, there is a new handbook for these parents, with instructions on how to fight this battle. It is called "Combatting CRT in your Community". It comes from Parents and Citizens for Renewing America. Bet the leftists are getting worried, and plotting in dark back rooms how to fight back.

Atlanta

During the riots that followed a police shooting of a man found dead drunk at Wendy's, where the Wendy's was burned down, there were also many other injuries. Eight-year-old Secoriea Turner was shot and killed, as she sat in her parents car. Her family is suing the city, the mayor, and others for negligence, for allowing the riots to proceed without intervention. They did not agree that 'armed vigilantes' should be allowed to run rampant in this city. This could be a real landmark case. If the parents win, mayors all over the place will not sleep well - like Portland and Seattle.

FBI Sting

Three years in the making, an FBI sting has sprung. This operation was known variously as 'Ironside', 'Greenlight', or 'Trojan Shield'. It involved undercovers selling encrypted satellite phones to criminals, which the FBI had the keys and codes for. This allowed them to track and monitor the activities of more than 300 criminal gangs, in 18 countries. More than 800 people were arrested, and literally tons of drugs, weapons and cash were seized.

Meanwhile, back at home, the ATF is trying to re-define some guns. For many pistols, you can purchase a 'stock', so that it can be fired like a rifle. This improves accuracy. The ATF, with their devotion to disarming Americans, but not others, wants to classify such weapons as 'short barreled rifles', and apply restrictions to their sale and use. These guys never give up trying to bypass the Second Amendment.

Fauci

He was planning to release his new self-praising book this November. It was to be called "Expect the Unexpected - Ten Lessons on Truth, Service and the Way Forward". The irony of this, in light of all the email revelations and his endless flip-flopping, was just too much for the major retailers. Amazon and Barnes and Noble have dropped this book like a hot potato.

Did you know that the 'excuse' to do all these mandates was based on a PCR test to show the presence of Covid. Sadly, the test was badly flawed, with up to 97% false positives. Add in the 'creative reporting' of deaths, (how anyone could sell a gunshot wound to the head as a Covid death really stretches the imagination), and the distortion of cheap, alternative cures to expensive experimental vaccines should have made more people skeptical. HCQ had been a proven anti-malarial drug for 60 years or so, and effective on Covid, used in a timely fashion, at a dose of 200mg daily for 10 days. But, to discredit this treatment, tests were conducted using 8800 mg, and that was a toxic dose. Add to that, all the new regulations banning this as an over-the-counter drug, and requiring a prescription, then barring doctors from prescribing it, and you have a genuine conspiracy. But I digress. The evidence against both Fauci and 'the cure' is overwhelming, except to the superstitious and gullible.

Seattle

Woke gone wild. The Seattle Department of Finance, in a rant produced by David Holmberg, called all cops 'white supremacists'. Cops took exception to this, as you can well imagine. How long can that city stand, divided against itself?

Next time you hear someone claim ``It's all Trump's fault" - ask them how they know this, and will they offer the proof. Those conversations could be interesting. Of course, the answer will always be 'You is a racist'.

Rich

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The series takes place after the events of the movie "Avengers: Endgame". Taking advantage of the confusion of the Avengers, the god Loki stole the Tesseract magic cube, in which one of the Infinity Stones is imprisoned - the stone of space. Immediately after this, Loki is sent to the Office of Temporary Change (UVI) - the police organization that monitors the timeline and the multiverse. There, the god of cunning appears before the court and gets the opportunity to make a choice: to be erased for numerous crimes before time or to help UVI in the fight against a serious threat.

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Deep State Is Panicking Over President Trump’s Commutation of Roger Stone Because His Appeal Will Reveal RUSSIA NEVER GAVE EMAILS TO WIKILEAKS

Deep State Mueller, Weissman and Rosenstein came out to criticize President Trump’s commutation from going to prison, of Roger Stone which prevented Stone.

The reason they’re panicking is because they understand that Stone’s appeal will be heard and it’ll demonstrate that there never was proof which Russia also provided over the emails that are hacked to WikiLeaks and resisted at the DNC. This lie attracted to light will ruin the complete Russia collusion investigation scandal. On Friday President Trump commuted the sentence of Roger Stone allowing Stone to stay out of jail while he appeals the case he endured over the last year and a halfdozen. This activity sent shockwaves throughout the MSM and the State. Stone was a victim an investigation free of merit, of this Mueller witch investigation that prosecutors knew before the analysis opened was fraudulent. The Head of this Mueller Investigation made to frighten and remove President Trump from office, former FBI Director, Robert Mueller, supposedly released a statement to this commutation within an Op-Ed in the far-left Washington Post. Some suspect that Mueller’s accomplice, the Andrew Weissmann, drafter the accounts because Mueller does not seem to have the mental faculties to draft such an account because his testimony in front of the home last year indicated.

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The first three paragraphs of the op-ed of Mueller were as follows:

The job of the office — its report, indictments, guilty pleas and convictions of the special counsel — must speak for itself. But I feel compelled to respond both to wide claims which our investigation has been illegitimate and our intentions were improper, and also to claims that Roger Stone was a victim of our workplace. The Russia investigation was of paramount significance. Since he committed federal offenses stone was prosecuted and convicted. He remains a convicted felon, and appropriately so. Russia’s activities were a threat to America’s democracy. It was crucial that they be investigated and understood. The FBI had proof which the Russians had suggested which they might assist the campaign during the anonymous release of data harmful to the Democratic candidate. Along with the FBI knew that the Russians had done Beginning in July 2016, WikiLeaks released emails stolen by Russian intelligence officers by the Clinton effort. Clinton effort emails were released by other personas with false names — fronts to get Russian intelligence. The order specified lines of investigation for people to pursue, including coordination or any connections between the Russian government and individuals. One of the cases included Stone, an official about the effort throughout 2016 until mid-2015 and a supporter of this effort. Stone became a central figure in our investigation for two important reasons: He carried with people known to us to be Russian intelligence officers in 2016, and he contended progress understanding of WikiLeaks’ launch of emails.

Was Commuting Roger Stone Sentence The Perfect Thing To Do?

Former DAG, Rod Rosenstein, jumped to help the State — remember it was Rosenstein who created the Special Counsel based on no offenses with a range broad open — both unconstitutional: Stone is, allegedly wanted by the Mueller gang tainted behind the scenes coup leader, Andrew Weissman prior to a grand jury in New York. Crime and law reported:

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s onetime lead lieutenant Andrew Weissmann wants to visit Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone hauled before a grand jury in New York State. “Time to place Roger Stone from the grand jury to find out what he knows about Trump however would not tell,” the onetime prosecutor and present New York University law professor composed on Friday afternoon. “Commutation can not stop that.” Several legal and media figures surfaced after President Donald Trump announced he was commuting the sentence of his friend under the controversial presidential prerogative given by the founding charter of America. The U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 2 reads, in relevant part: [H]e shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the USA, but in cases of impeachment. “Roger Stone is currently a victim of this Russia Hoax the Left and its allies in the media battled for years in an attempt to sabotage the Trump Presidency,” the White House said in statement, that read like a Trump tweet, when announcing the commutation. “There was no collusion between the Trump Campaign, or even the Trump Administration, together with Russia. Such collusion was never anything other than a dream of partisans struggling to accept the result of this 2016 election”

Rosenstein, mueller and Weissmann are frightened. They are aware that when the appeal in his situation of Roger Stone has been granted, which it should be, he’ll be able to determine the information that Russia colluded with the Trump effort are untrue. The Russia collusion sham began with this Hillary campaign resisted the launch of emails in an effort. As we’ve reported, in June 2016, Ellen Nakashima, a Deep State favorite from the Washington Post, released a report which the Democrat National Committee (DNC) was murdered by Russia. The company which validated this was its President Shawn Henry and Crowdstrike confirmed the claims. In December 2016,” Ms. Nakashima followed her up reporting with all the outlandish claim that the CIA had determined that Russia murdered the DNC because Russia needed Trump to win the election. Nakashima reported the Intel Community had determined that Russia sent the emails . This position was bolstered from the Mueller gang in their own attempts to have President Trump eliminated from office. WikiLeaks did launch DNC emails related to John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Manager, from the months prior to the 2016 Presidential election that showed massive corruption combined with an elitist attitude from members of the Hillary Clinton group — all prepared to do anything it took to win the election. On earlier June 16, 2019 and March 8, 2020, we presented arguments against the Mueller gang assertion that Russians murdered the DNC. Cyber specialist Yaacov Apelbaum submitted an report with information essentially proving the DNC was not murdered by the Russians. Next, after years of being hidden by tainted lying Representative Adam Schiff at Congress, a variety of testimonies related to this Russia collusion sham were unveiled after Schiff received stress from Richard Grenell, the Acting Director of National Intelligence (ADNI) to release the transcripts. 1 transcript was out of Crowdstrike’s Shawn Henry who said under oath which Crowdstrike had no signs that Russia actually”exfiltrated” the emails from the DNC. The whole’Russia stole the DNC emails and sent them to WikiLeaks’ narrative was a fraud. Others reported the Russians stole Hillary’s emails have been a lie. https://twitter.com/realmajordan/status/1281943517032591360?s=20 Many people suspected that from the DNC a young guy working for the DNC from the name of Seth Rich emails at 2016 and shared with them. Mr. Rich was killed in Washington D.C. at July 2016 plus it was tagged a robbery, however, his wallet, phone and watch were found on his person when the police arrived in the scene. We reported many oddities surrounding his passing. (This is a link to an article concerning this subject.) The Mueller gang never interviewed Julian Assange out of WikiLeaks to determine who provided the DNC emails that were the origin of this Russia collusion sham to him and never seemed into the Seth Rich thing. Today Weissman wants to bring Russia collusion back up from the media through the Mueller op-ed? It’s clear the Deep State will do anything it can to hide the fact — which Russia never was involved materially within our 2016 election. It was a lie. Hillary and Obama were prepared to risk a war to encourage their lie.

from Rayfield Review News https://therayfield.com/deep-state-is-panicking-over-president-trumps-commutation-of-roger-stone-because-his-appeal-will-reveal-russia-never-gave-emails-to-wikileaks from The Ray Field https://therayfieldreview.tumblr.com/post/623555749590827008

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Deep State Is Panicking Over President Trump’s Commutation of Roger Stone Because His Appeal Will Reveal RUSSIA NEVER GAVE EMAILS TO WIKILEAKS

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Tuskegee: The Tuskegee Airmen’s legacy will possess flight as soon as extra with the originate of a brand new Air Drive jet. The Opelika-Auburn Recordsdata stories that the Air Drive is honoring the famed team of airmen with the naming of its new trainer jet – the Boeing T-7A. Defense drive officers closing year selected the T-7A as the following-skills trainer jet for the Air Drive. This might per chance per chance also be identified as the Purple Hawk and lift the identical crimson-tail markings. The all-dim Tuskegee aviators broke racial boundaries with their courage and aviation skills. They had been identified as the Purple Tails as a result of iconic crimson paint on the tail of their airplane.

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Anchorage: A new narrative says the express seen its top likely violent crime rate in 5 years in 2018. The Anchorage Day-to-day Recordsdata stories the express’s sexual assault rate rose 11% between 2017 and 2018 and stood at virtually four instances the national rate. Nonetheless the narrative, in line with crime records, confirmed property crime and vehicle thefts lower. There had been 47 homicides closing year, in comparison with 62 in 2017. The Alaska Department of Public Safety’s annual narrative on crime is in line with records supplied by guidelines enforcement companies that signify quite a lot of the express’s inhabitants. It used to be released Monday, as used to be the FBI’s national accept as true with a study crime that makes employ of the identical records.

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Phoenix: Natural world officers narrate fewer bald eagles had been born in the express this year despite a story selection of breeding areas for the 2019 season. The Arizona Sport and Fish Department says raptor biologists accept as true with counted 71 eagle nestlings this year, down from 87 hatched in 2018. The birds are safe nationally by the Bald and Golden Eagle Safety Act. The Arizona inhabitants has flourished since 1978, when 11 pairs had been counted in the express. There are now an estimated 74 grownup breeding pairs. Natural world specialists attribute the inhabitants’s leisurely restoration to the efforts of a committee constituted of Arizona Sport and Fish, different government companies, non-public organizations and Native American tribes.

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Brickeys: A convicted killer who baffled jail officers by reputedly vanishing used to be found Tuesday hiding beneath a gargantuan air waft hood on the jail roof. Authorities had suspected inmate Calvin Adams didn’t win it previous the electrical fence surrounding the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Brickeys, about 110 miles east of Diminutive Rock, in line with Arkansas Department of Corrections spokeswoman Dina Tyler. The fence can’t be cleave, is lethal if touched and has concrete at its scurry to prevent anybody from digging beneath it, she talked about. For bigger than a day, Adams’ whereabouts had been a mystery. “He can’t waft, and we don’t accept as true with the aliens plucked him out. So the effect is he?” Tyler talked about Tuesday quickly earlier than authorities found Adams’ hiding space. She talked about he used to be in moral health and will likely be moved to a most-safety express.

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Prolonged Seaside: Authorities are trying to procure a hit-and-hunch driver who struck a pony that used to be free on a Los Angeles-express minute-win entry to dual carriageway, leaving the minute horse a bit injured. The California Highway Patrol says a 10-year-extinct boy had been riding the pony Sunday at a home when he fell off, and the animal ran away. The CHP says the pony made its capacity onto westbound Order Route 91 in Prolonged Seaside, the effect it used to be clipped by a dim SUV. The motive force sped away. CHP Officer Marco Iniguez told the Los Angeles Instances that someone stopped to assist the injured animal, which suffered abrasions to its forelegs. The horse used to be evaluated by animal preserve a watch on officers and reunited with its proprietor.

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Denver: The City Council has authorized a $50,000 settlement with a journalist who used to be handcuffed and detained by police after she photographed them standing around a bare, handcuffed man seated on a downtown sidewalk. Denverite stories the council authorized the settlement leisurely Monday with Susan Greene, editor of The Colorado Self sustaining. Officers also will endure additional First Modification coaching. Denver police talked about Officers Adam Paulsen and James Brooks violated police protection in the July 2018 stumble upon, when they took Greene’s smartphone and positioned her in a patrol vehicle for approximately 10 minutes. Greene used to be exercising her First Modification rights to behold and narrative police exercise. The officers had been docked two days’ pay. Greene says the officers told her to “act cherish a girl.”

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Hartford: Thirteen communities all the contrivance by contrivance of the express are on faucet to receive $13 million in federal grants aimed at helping smaller cities modernize and rehabilitate housing. Gov. Ned Lamont and Connecticut Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno introduced the grants designed to assist enhance housing for low- and practical-profits people. Eligible projects want to be in a municipality with fewer than 50,000 residents and accept as true with a spotlight on bettering neighborhoods, inserting off blight and attracting economic trend. No doubt one of many projects is Mystic River Homes in Groton. The $1.5 million grant can assist pay for elevator replacements and a brand new fire machine pump, sizzling water machine upgrades and a brand new backup generator.

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Wilmington: A new historical marker recognizing a 1903 lynching will be unveiled all the contrivance by contrivance of a public ceremony Oct. 20, lower than three months after the distinctive used to be stolen from Greenbank Park. A resident seen the missing marker, which had very top been in the park for six weeks, on Aug. 1 and known as police. It had been erected in honor of the dim laborer George White, who died on the palms of a white lynch mob in 1903. Police are silent investigating who stole the signal, and Delaware Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,000 reward to anybody who offers records leading to an arrest and conviction. Within the interval in-between, a brand new marker even larger than the first one will be place up all the contrivance by contrivance of the dedication ceremony.

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Washington: A new narrative on school win entry to by the D.C. Policy Heart shows quite a lot of of college students can’t physically win to the college that might per chance per chance very top scurry neatly with their needs, WUSA-TV stories. Chelsea Coffin, director of the middle’s Education Policy Initiative and the behold’s author, examined faculties that rate the most enchancment for at-likelihood college students, defined as formative years who are homeless or receiving government assistance. She found most so-known as leveler faculties are farthest from the formative years who want them most. Coffin talked about quite a lot of of formative years dwelling east of the Potomac River don’t accept as true with the option of riding to college. Recordsdata from the deputy mayor of education shows formative years in Wards 7 and eight commute the longest to win to college, with routes averaging over an hour.

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Wellington: A church that for the time being meets at a excessive school is tantalizing by shopping a previous strip membership to relief its providers and products. The Palm Seaside Put up stories officers at NewSound Church are in negotiations to amass the Double Dee’s Ranch building that used to be as soon as owned by a man accused of mob ties. It closed leisurely closing year. Pastor Josh Mauney told the Put up that the church is having a undercover agent to amplify “whether or not on this effect of dwelling or one other.” The church used to be established in 2018 and meets at Wellington High Faculty. The ex-strip membership offers 20,000 square feet of condominium. It's listed for $9 million and has been on the market since November 2018.

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Atlanta: Order officers narrate 82% of seniors graduated on time from excessive school in 2018-2019, the very top fragment on narrative. The nationwide graduation rate used to be 85% in 2016-2017, the most fresh records accessible. Georgia’s graduation rate has traditionally lagged each and each national and regional graduation charges. Order officers narrate Georgia’s graduation rate has risen from 70% in 2012. Among Georgia’s 181 school districts, the express Department of Education says 71 seen graduation charges of 90% or extra, whereas 24 districts seen graduation charges of 95% or extra. Federal guidelines requires the express to calculate a four-year graduation rate. Order Superintendent Richard Woods says he salutes the lecturers and college students “doing the on-the-flooring work that leads to will enhance in our graduation rate.”

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Honolulu: Officials narrate a reduced birthrate has larger inhabitants and economic implications for the express now and in the break. Hawaii Public Radio stories fresh records shows the selection of babies born in Hawaii has been declining for a decade, following a national trend. Hawaii’s fresh birthrate is 10% lower than in 2008. The industrial outcomes consist of stories by no lower than two Oahu hospitals of decreases in work shifts for maternity ward nurses and a wonderful purchase in new nurse hiring. Officials narrate the decrease in the selection of babies might per chance per chance also consequence in a drop in the amount of Hawaii employees and taxpayers in the break. Officials narrate the express’s inhabitants has reduced lately as the selection of oldsters leaving outpaces new arrivals.

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Boise: A U.S. District Court docket accept as true with has rejected a man’s quiz of to brush off an environmental team’s lawsuit towards him regarding suction dredging for gold in Idaho rivers without required federal permits. Chief U.S. Justice of the Peace Expend Ronald E. Bush ruled Monday that the Idaho Conservation League has standing to bring the citizen enforcement lawsuit towards Shannon Poe of Harmony, California. Bush wrote that Poe in plenty of years admitted in online posts to dredging Idaho rivers whereas recognizing the must build permits and his defiance to kind so. The Idaho Conservation League sued in 2018, contending Poe used to be violating the federal Natty Water Act by dredging in serious habitat for federally safe steelhead, salmon and bull trout. The lawsuit asks Bush to impose civil penalties that can surpass $50,000 a day.

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Metropolis: The annual encampment at Citadel Massac Order Park will be held Oct. 19-20. The Illinois Department of Pure Sources and the Increased Metropolis Convention and Mates Bureau sponsor the match in Metropolis that offers visitors a gamble to trip existence as it used to be at Citadel Massac in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Citadel Massac used to be a defense drive outpost along the Ohio River for France, Britain and the early United States from 1757 to 1814. The match will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 19 and 9 a.m.-4: 30 p.m. Oct. 20. The competition will function mock defense drive battles and tactical demonstrations by reenactors on the Citadel Massac grounds. Day to day will initiating with a “Posting of the Colours” and terminate with a defense drive retreat ceremony.

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Indianapolis: Sixteen college students had been hospitalized as a precaution Monday after they had been mistakenly injected with insulin all the contrivance by contrivance of a tuberculosis pores and skin test, in line with college officers. The Metropolitan Faculty District of Lawrence Township says the college students from the McKenzie Heart for Innovation & Technology had been taken to hospitals for commentary after being injected with a “minute dosage” of insulin by Neighborhood Neatly being Community personnel. The tuberculosis pores and skin test requires an intradermal injection of liquid – 0.1 milliliter of a purified protein by-product known as tuberculin – in the lower share of their arm, in line with the Centers for Disease Alter and Prevention. The district says it’s working closely with Neighborhood Neatly being Community “to procure out the explanation for the error.”

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Hiawatha: The metropolis’s police division is in conjunction with cameras to its handguns. Hiawatha Police Chief Dennis Marks told KCRG that the brand new cameras can assist be particular that that a elephantine recording will be fabricated from any incident when officers pull their weapons. Marks says physique cameras might per chance per chance also additionally be obscured by palms or objects all the contrivance by contrivance of confrontations, but an officer’s gun is out entrance the effect it isn’t at likelihood of be blocked. Marks says all 14 elephantine-time officers and the division’s two reserves will employ the brand new cameras. The gun-mounted cameras trace $500 apiece. Marks says they had been paid for with forfeiture cash and donations.

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Independence: A runner used to be killed by lightning as he used to be about to total a 50-kilometer hunch in southeast Kansas. Organizers of the FlatRock hunch talked about in a Fb submit that 33-year-extinct Thomas Stanley, of Andover, used to be struck Saturday whereas competing in the hunch on the Elk City Order Park, about 150 miles southwest of Kansas City, Missouri. KSN-TV stories hunch director Carolyn Robinson says many runners and officers tried to give Stanley CPR and first-relief but had been unsuccessful. Robinson says his better half used to be introduced the medal he would accept as true with obtained. The couple had three formative years. His household described him in a commentary as a “devoted husband, father, and friend.” Stanley worked for the nonprofit Kansas Management Heart, which offers management coaching.

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Louisville: The metropolis’s zoo has spent thousands on a sinkhole about as broad as a football field, but it indubitably silent hasn’t settled on an extended-time-frame thought for the divulge. Louisville Zoo Director John Walczak says the zoo is weighing how very top to tackle the sinkhole, which opened in March in an undeveloped zoo share. Walczak says the zoo has spent about $125,000 on the sinkhole, which now sits about 60 yards broad, 90 yards long and 50 feet deep. Costs accept as true with integrated fencing, engineering, surveys and different responses. The sinkhole closed the zoo for 10 days and trace it thousands in income since then by shutting down a put collectively scramble. Walczak says it might per chance well also trace a tiny bit $500,000 to transfer the favored scramble.

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Baton Rouge: The express’s traditionally dim university machine has been selected to amass part in a CIA recruitment program. The Southern University Arrangement has signed an agreement with the Central Intelligence Agency that sets up the framework for the team trend effort. The agreement enables the CIA to work with Southern’s 5 campuses and their employees on evaluation room workshops, curriculum trend and student recruitment activities. The company also will kind a campus advertising and marketing campaign. Southern says the recruitment effort is share of the White Dwelling Initiative on Historically Shaded Faculties and Universities, which is working with plenty of colleges on the partnerships with the CIA.

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Portland: A Pine Tree Order native who’s on the International Self-discipline Build says she wasted no time attending to work. Jessica Meir tweeted Tuesday that she used to be already conducting research within 36 hours of her arrival on the condominium place closing week. She shared images that had been snapped Tuesday by a fellow astronaut of her third session watching crystals rising in microgravity. The Caribou, Maine, native used to be share of a multinational crew that capabilities a Russian and the first condominium traveler from the United Arab Emirates that blasted off closing week. Meir served as a flight engineer and copilot of the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft. Meir will be engaged on experiments starting from studying gravity’s attain on the human physique to protein crystal state to radiation’s attain on folks.

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Annapolis: Substances of surveillance video showing the lethal attack internal a newspaper’s areas of work are so upsetting to search that the recording would “unduly prejudice the jury,” a defense lawyer told a accept as true with Tuesday, whereas a prosecutor talked about the video is “the most necessary proof in the case.” Elizabeth Palen, an lawyer for Jarrod Ramos, targeted on share of the recording that shows for poke one of many 5 victims who died in the attack on the Capital Gazette newsroom searching for to win away the newsroom after she used to be wounded. Palen described it as “inflammatory” and “inherently upsetting to search” and talked about silent images must be historical as a change. Anne Colt Leitess, the express’s lawyer who is prosecuting the case, told Expend Laura Ripken she couldn’t assume of any case guidelines to counsel proof must be “dumbed down and neutered.”

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Worcester: The University of Massachusetts Scientific Faculty and the Veterans Administration accept as true with introduced plans to construct a 53,000-square-foot veterans outpatient hospital on campus. The hospital in Worcester expected to initiating in 2021 will consist of 65 examination, consultation and process rooms; radiology, echocardiology, physical and occupational therapy facilities; a scientific lab; and a pharmacy. Ryan Lilly, director of the VA Fresh England Healthcare Arrangement, says the announcement comes after years of not easy work and planning to meet the needs of veterans in and around Worcester County. John Collins, chief executive officer and director of VA Central Western Massachusetts, says combining foremost care and medical specialties in a single facility will enhance win entry to and the coordination of care.

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Auburn Hills: Motorists traveling by contrivance of this Detroit suburb had been stupefied to search a pornographic video taking part in on an digital billboard. Auburn Hills police narrate the video performed on the billboard along Interstate 75 in Oakland County for approximately 30 minutes Saturday night earlier than the photos had been removed. Many folks known as 911. Chuck McMahon says he seen the video and puzzled if the billboard used to be advertising and marketing for a strip membership. Investigators squawk WDIV-TV that two folks it appears broke into a minute building on the positioning and loaded porn on a computer connected to the billboard. Two males carrying hooded sweatshirts had been seen on safety video. Police are asking the final public to assist determine them.

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Sartell: It took 9-year-extinct Kade Lovell longer than expected to total his 5K hunch – but very top because he used to be busy accidentally winning a separate 10Okay hunch. Lovell’s mother turned into insecure when he didn’t tainted the terminate line of the Francis Franny Flyer 5K in Sartell on Sept. 21. She drove along the 5K route searching for to procure him and used to be “bawling” when no person else seen him, both. Kade says a girl told him to relief going when he approached the 5K flip, so he did, despite his confusion. Scoot organizers told Kade’s mother he carried out in first space, and he or she thought they supposed in his age team. Nonetheless he received first space total. He carried out in barely over 48 minutes – a minute faster than the 40-year-extinct 2nd-space contestant.

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Carrollton: Acclaimed guitarist and singer Taj Mahal is headlining a blues and gospel competition this weekend, and organizers narrate he selected the checklist of performers. The Mississippi John Difficulty Homecoming Competition will be held Saturday and Sunday in Carroll County. Difficulty used to be born in Mississippi in 1893 and commenced taking part in guitar as a toddler. He worked on farms and for the railroad and had a short recording career earlier than the Despair. He turned into current in people music circles about a years earlier than he died in 1966. His granddaughter, Mary Frances Difficulty-Wright, is president of the inspiration organizing the competition. She tells the Greenwood Commonwealth that Mahal used to be 19 when he met her grandfather at a people music competition in Newport, Rhode Island. Difficulty turned into a mentor, teaching Mahal in regards to the music industry.

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St. Louis: A videographer who collapsed from a coronary heart attack in the visiting dugout at Busch Stadium is alive, thanks in share to a St. Louis Put up-Dispatch journalist. The videographer, 64-year-extinct Mike Flanary, used to be in the Chicago Cubs’ dugout Sunday earlier than the game the Cardinals eventually received 9-0 to clinch the Nationwide League Central title. Flanary collapsed and used to be briefly and not using a pulse. The Put up-Dispatch stories that baseball writer Derrick Goold had CPR coaching as a formative years and rushed to assist. The Cubs’ coaching employees and EMTs performed additional medical procedures earlier than Flanary used to be taken to a medical institution. Flanary used to be in serious but stable condition. He had suffered a coronary heart attack and a stroke. The stadium doctor on responsibility, David Tan, says Goold’s CPR “potentially saved” Flanary’s existence.

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Billings: Officials narrate hemp is rising in recognition as a cleave amongst farmers in the express. The Billings Gazette stories that statistics released by the Montana Department of Agriculture present 277 farmers are now licensed by the express to develop hemp. Department Director Ben Thomas estimates there are between 70 and 78 square miles on which hemp is being grown. Officials narrate Montana used to be rising hemp earlier than the 2018 federal farm invoice loosened regulations, and hobby has grown since then. Officials narrate about 65 farmers attended a fresh assembly of hemp growers, even when very top one had grew to become a income up to now. Farmers narrate they are attracted to promoting hemp and extracting oil from flowers to promote in the rising marketplace for CBD products.

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Terrytown: The City Council is tantalizing by barring anybody from feeding geese and different wild critters internal metropolis limits. The western Nebraska council has scheduled a third and closing studying and vote Thursday on a proposed ordinance. Violators would face fines of $5 for every and each offense, but court fees might per chance per chance also elevate the punishment nearer to $60. The proposed ordinance says feeding wild animals and waterfowl is detrimental to the animals as nicely as being a public health and safety hazard. Venerable Terrytown Mayor Kent Greenwalt has been feeding geese on the banks of Terry’s Lake for years, and he told the Scottsbluff Megastar-Herald the ordinance doesn’t win sense. He says it wouldn’t preserve geese off the lake and wouldn’t preserve folks dwelling all the contrivance by contrivance of the lake from feeding them.

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Las Vegas: The express has released a vehicle plate honoring the victims and survivors on the 2-year anniversary of a massacre at a music competition. The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday made accessible “Vegas Tough” charitable license plates. The plate has a dim and gold coronary heart-formed designate and as well says “Forever Tough.” One of the most cash raised will scurry in direction of the Vegas Tough Resiliency Heart. A morning time memorial and an night studying of victims’ names had been amongst occasions held to designate the Oct. 1, 2017 shooting. A gunman in a excessive-rise hotel suite opened fire on a crowd attending the Route 91 music competition, killing 58 folks. It's thought of the deadliest shooting in contemporary U.S. historical previous.

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Harmony: Fresh limits are now in attain for a category of toxic chemical substances in the express’s public drinking water offers, representing about a of the nation’s toughest standards. Fresh Hampshire Public Radio stories the criteria, which took attain Tuesday, require local water utilities to test for four forms of the compounds identified as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances each and each quarter. If they procure a degree over the following year that’s above the express’s new limits, these utilities will want to modify to a decided water supply or manufacture costly medication programs. The express Department of Environmental Companies and products obtained $6 million in the brand new express budget to relief minute programs in complying with the brand new guidelines all the contrivance by contrivance of this foremost year. Some cities are tantalizing by submitting scurry neatly with or refusing to comply without extra funding.

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Atlantic City: Will the fourth time be the charm for the previous Atlantic Membership on line casino? The Boardwalk property, which has been shuttered since January 2014, has been offered to a Fresh York company. Florida accurate estate company TJM Properties introduced Tuesday that it offered the previous on line casino to investment and building company Colosseo Atlantic City. The possess trace used to be not printed. TJM has been making an are trying for years without success to promote the property – and win the deal stick. Three previous gross sales accept as true with fallen by contrivance of. Company president Rocco Sebastiani says he plans to hunch the building as an 800-room, non-playing hotel after conducting predominant renovations. The Atlantic Membership formerly did industry as Steve Wynn’s Golden Nugget earlier than a series of possession adjustments.

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Aztec: A historian is leading a group to undercover agent the historical inscriptions on the ceilings of 900-year-extinct ruins in northwestern Fresh Mexico. Fred Blackburn and his group will behold lengthy messages – or graffiti – left on the Aztec Ruins Nationwide Monument to clarify how others seen the engineering surprise. Blackburn needs to know the stories of those folks and add historical context to their inscriptions in as many instances as conceivable. The Aztec Ruins Nationwide Monument is fabricated from 400 masonry rooms and is an ancestral pueblo building that dates assist to the 11th to 13th centuries. White settlers named it after mistakenly believing it used to be built by Aztecs from central Mexico.

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Fresh York: The mission to rehabilitate a key subway tunnel between Big apple and Brooklyn is on purpose to be carried out even sooner than expected. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday talked about the L put collectively renovation is now expected to be accomplished by April, a year after it began and earlier than the 15-month projection of how long it would possess. The normal thought to restore injure precipitated by Superstorm Sandy in 2012 known as for a shutdown of the East River tunnel, but in January Cuomo known as that off in prefer of the brand new thought, which very top requires work on nights and weekends. The L line is for poke one of many metropolis’s most crowded. There are about 400,000 rides every single day, and bigger than half struggle by contrivance of the tunnel.

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Corolla: Quite a lot of wild horses had been running free by contrivance of the village because a hurricane and flooding accept as true with damaged their barrier island habitat. The Virginian-Pilot stories Typhoon Dorian and a subsequent rainstorm accept as true with damaged fencing and flooded areas the effect the animals are customarily refrained from human contact. At the least 9 wild horses and a wild mule enter the Outer Banks village of Corolla everyday. They're corralled and returned on a in vogue basis to their a ways flung beaches north of Corolla. The fence used to be in-built the 1990s to relief wild horses out of the village and off N.C. 12 so that they don’t win hit by autos. Corolla Wild Horse Fund chief running officer Jo Langone says specialized equipment and abilities will be valuable to restore the fence.

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Bismarck: An accidental gunshot on the Bismarck Gun Sigh precipitated moderately a terror over the weekend, but no person used to be injured. Sigh officers squawk KXMB-TV that the gunshot Saturday morning used to be an accident and that it’s unclear if a supplier or a buyer used to be to blame. One supplier nearest to the incident used to be requested to leave the pricetag. Sigh officers narrate here's the third time in 50 years of the match that a gun used to be accidentally discharged.

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Akron: A sweat-stained jersey LeBron James wore whereas taking part in excessive school basketball and all the contrivance by contrivance of his first Sports Illustrated magazine quilt shoot as a teen in 2002 is being auctioned. The online auction list says the gold mesh jersey from the NBA critical person’s days with the St. Vincent-St. Mary Preventing Irish in Akron facets inexperienced lettering with the be aware “Irish” and number 23, the identical number he’d later wear for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Goldin Auctions says James gave the jersey to its fresh proprietor, an unidentified vendor who attended the college. The auction condominium says 5% of the proceeds will scurry to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Reputation in Springfield, Massachusetts. The auction runs until Oct. 19. Early bidding reached $37,000.

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Oklahoma City: Order Licensed expert Overall Mike Hunter is warning Oklahomans that a fresh federal court ruling in Colorado doesn’t mean women people might per chance per chance also originate up going topless in public. Hunter released a commentary Monday following a fresh 10th U.S. Circuit Court docket of Appeals choice regarding public nudity. The federal court has jurisdiction over federal instances from Colorado, Kansas, Fresh Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming. Hunter says the ruling used to be explicit to a Colorado ordinance and doesn’t at as soon as invalidate different local and express felony guidelines. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by two women people towards Citadel Collins over a metropolis ordinance that prohibited women people from going topless in public. The case helped gas a Free the Nipple circulation that has integrated shows of public nudity.

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Portland: The Portland Police Bureau spent $15.7 million on time beyond guidelines in 2018. A story released Tuesday by the metropolis auditor concluded the bureau must enhance time beyond guidelines administration to prevent officer fatigue. The auditor talked about PPB might per chance per chance also lower the search records from for time beyond guidelines by using records and nicely timed stories, inserting limits on the interval of time beyond guidelines officers can work and taking preserve a watch on of the time officers work on contracts for so much of employers. KOIN stories that records shows one patrol officer worked a 97-hour week at one point. As nicely as to his in vogue shifts, he picked up additional shifts to quilt employees shortages, testified in court and did different time beyond guidelines work.

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Harrisburg: A tax on beer offered on the express’s breweries and brewpubs is in attain, and some are passing along the higher trace to customers. The Pittsburgh Put up-Gazette stories the employ tax of about 1.5% that began Tuesday is technically a tax on the brewer for using its accept as true with products at its industry. One brewer tells the paper the tax will quantity to a pair of dime on a $6 pint. The tax degree depends upon on multiplying a quarter of all retail gross sales by the local gross sales tax. The gross sales tax is 6% in quite a lot of the express but 7% in the Pittsburgh express and eight% in Philadelphia. That capacity the brand new tax is effectively 1.5%, 1.75% and a pair of%. A invoice surroundings the tax rate used to be enacted in June.

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Providence: The express has been awarded virtually $3.5 million in federal funding for addiction medication. The express’s congressional delegation introduced the grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Companies and products. It’s supposed to amplify the medication capacity of Medicaid providers for substance employ dysfunction medication and restoration providers and products. U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, says the funding can assist be particular that providers and products are there when valuable. Behavioral health providers will receive telemedicine providers and products and technical assistance in billing and administration. The grant can even enable the express to recruit and put collectively new providers. There had been 314 overdose deaths in Rhode Island in 2018.

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Orangeburg: Quite a lot of dozen school bus drivers refused to hunch their routes after announcing a newly consolidated school district cleave their pay without investigate cross-check. The Instances and Democrat of Orangeburg stories about 50 drivers went to the Orangeburg County Faculty District on Monday, announcing they wouldn’t work until the dispute used to be settled. The college machine canceled some routes just correct earlier than school ended Monday, leaving quite a lot of of college students stranded at school until fogeys or others might per chance per chance also possess them up. The college machine says it is now paying drivers for the accurate time they work and not the expected time to total a route. The trade came after three districts consolidated over the summer season. Bus driver Thomas Moorer says his paycheck went from no lower than $1,000 to $500.

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Box Elder: The metropolis lawyer is being paid $100,000 to resign, but government officers are not disclosing the reason. The Rapid City Journal stories the Box Elder City Council authorized the cost in July all the contrivance by contrivance of a closed session. The newspaper says it tried for weeks to win a duplicate of the separation agreement between Box Elder and previous City Licensed expert Kristi Vetri but obtained tiny bigger than assembly minutes, which don’t mumble the the explanation why Box Elder paid Vetri to resign. Vetri, who didn't acknowledge to the newspaper’s quiz of for comment, used to be Box Elder’s metropolis lawyer since April 2018.

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Nashville: The express Department of Neatly being is working to prevent the unfold of rabies by raccoons by contrivance of the distribution of vaccine packets lined with fishmeal. Per the division, the packets will be distributed by helicopter and airplane starting Thursday, by contrivance of Oct. 20. The baiting program takes space in cooperation with the U.S. Agriculture Department along Tennessee’s borders with Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. The vaccine products are safe, but the USDA Natural world Companies and products program says residents might per chance per chance also silent issue formative years to leave bait on my own. Baits also must be faraway from the effect a pet might per chance per chance also eat them. Using gloves or a towel, residents might per chance per chance also silent toss them into a wooded or fencerow express. While there is never a injure in touching undamaged baits, they've a noteworthy fishmeal scent.

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Galveston: The Texas History Heart at Rosenberg Library has begun a mission to win extinct records new yet again. The Galveston County Day-to-day Recordsdata stories archivists in leisurely September began packing up and shipping sure copies of the Galveston Tribune to the University of North Texas in Denton. There, each and each online page of the newspapers will be photographed and digitally preserved in the university’s Portal to Texas History, a free public archive that now contains bigger than 7 million Texas newspaper pages. The historical previous middle obtained a $25,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Companies and products to originate up the preservation mission, says Lauren Martino, the library’s special series supervisor. Founded in 1880, the Galveston Tribune used to be the metropolis’s afternoon newspaper until 1963, when it used to be offered and combined by The Day-to-day Recordsdata.

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Salt Lake City: Zion Nationwide Park officers narrate an endangered California condor chick has left the nest and grown wings gargantuan adequate to waft for the first time in park historical previous. The southern Utah park talked about in a social media submit closing week that a team of visitors seen the toddler condor stretch its wings and leave the nest Sept. 25. Park biologists later confirmed the sighting. The 4 1/2-month-extinct chick is Zion’s first a hit hatchling. At the least two chicks had been born on the park, but they've died earlier than they had been extinct adequate to waft. Park rangers accept as true with nicknamed the chick “1K” because its birth marked 1,000 condors hatched as share of a inhabitants restoration program. California condors are making a return in the wild three an extended time after nearing the brink of extinction.

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Burlington: A team on the University of Vermont is going to be helping the Federal Aviation Administration behold the safe operation of drones all the contrivance by contrivance of instances of catastrophe. The university introduced Monday that its Spatial Diagnosis Laboratory has joined the FAA. Spatial analysis lab director Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne says that all the contrivance by contrivance of failures, airspace might per chance per chance also additionally be crowded with drones – “from the fire division, express and federal companies, the media, even the person down the boulevard who needs to shoot a YouTube video.” So UVM will be working alongside 23 of the area’s leading research institutions and 100 industry and government partners to assist the FAA habits the research and testing mandatory to win felony guidelines that preserve the skies safe.

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Norfolk: A new narrative suggests economic exercise in the Hampton Roads plot continues to develop and can race up additional. The moral records is share of the 2019 Order of the Build Epic released Tuesday by Worn Dominion University. As soon as a year, ODU’s Strome Faculty of Industrial assesses the plot’s economic system. The expansion stems in share from increased federal spending in the defense drive-heavy plot and a persisted expansion of the coastal tourism industry. The narrative didn't paint a splendid image: Non-public-sector job creation lags the same metropolitan areas, and younger folks are making an are trying for jobs in other areas. But every other divulge is a necessary wage gap between ladies and men people. The median profits for ladies people with bachelor’s levels used to be 67.5% of that of males with the identical education degree.

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Tacoma: Federal prosecutors narrate bushes thieves had been to blame for a fireplace in Olympic Nationwide Forest closing year. An indictment unsealed Monday says Justin Wilke and Shawn Williams had been searching for to comprehend a mountainous leaf maple tree in August 2018, but it indubitably had a bees’ nest. They decided to burn the nest with gas, then tried unsuccessfully to douse the fire with their water bottles. The following blaze burned 3,300 acres of public land. Wilke used to be arrested Monday. The U.S. Licensed expert’s Order of job talked about Williams is in custody in California. The indictment talked about Wilke beforehand offered stolen maple blocks to a Tumwater mill for $13,000, falsely representing that the wood came from non-public land. The wood is prized for making instruments.

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Charleston: Order Neatly being Department records unearths hepatitis C instances in Kanawha County accept as true with soared to the very top numbers in years, months after a program offering shipshape needles used to be suspended. The Charleston Gazette-Mail stories bigger than 1,100 new persistent instances of the illness had been recorded in the express’s largest county in 2018. Native hospital director Letitia Tierney says the express is nearing a hepatitis C outbreak and a capacity HIV outbreak due to needle sharing. Officials didn’t at as soon as originate HIV numbers. The county suspended its free needle change program in March 2018 after Charleston police talked about they’d attain tighter regulations. The program had been credited with helping lower hepatitis C instances.

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Madison: A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that running a riding mower whereas inebriated carries the identical penalties as riding a vehicle whereas intoxicated. The ruling Tuesday came in the case of a northern Wisconsin man who used to be arrested for drunken riding in 2017. Police pulled Keith Shoeder over whereas he used to be running a riding mower on the streets of Rhinelander after leaving a tavern. Shoeder appealed his conviction of fourth offense drunken riding. Shoeder argued that the price must be disregarded, contending that the riding mower used to be an all-terrain vehicle and not a motorcar and that subsequently he used to be not field to the identical penalties. Nonetheless the Third District Court docket of Appeals disagreed. It upheld an Oneida County Circuit Court docket ruling announcing a riding mower is a motor – not an all-terrain – vehicle.

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Cheyenne: Officials narrate a federal Department of Veterans Affairs medical institution in the metropolis now bans smoking on its property. The Wyoming Tribune-Eagle stories the director of the Cheyenne Veterans Affairs Scientific Heart says the trade that took attain Tuesday brings it in line with the insurance policies of different VA medical facilities and clinics. The Cheyenne facility is for poke one of about 140 VA facilities nationwide instituting the ban. The reliable says some veterans and employees are not pleased in regards to the ban, and administrators are trying to accommodate them. The heart plans to present smoking close alternatives in conjunction with nicotine change patches and over-the-counter remedy. A facility nurse who works on employee health says employees searching for to quit can possess a free class to assist them.

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