#a glimmer of hope

[z0mbiefvcker]

ah gosh ! oh golly ! cole sprouse has suddenly possessed me to make my blog lisa frankenstein themed again ! aw shucks !

[diamondseaside]

i really need to universe to like. throw me a bone

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Adam Zyglis, Buffalo News

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A Glimmer Of Hope

 Once again, we have averted disaster only hours after there appeared to be no prospect for victory. Lurching from crisis to crisis is no way to govern because—sooner or later—one of the crises will not be averted. But there is a valuable lesson in what happened on Saturday:

When push came to shove, nearly 60% of Republicans in the House voted in favor of sanity and order over insanity and chaos.

Even better, 80% of all members of the House voted in favor of sanity and order, while only 20% voted in favor of a senseless shutdown.

          Reflect on those numbers: 80% vs. 20%. Those percentages map neatly onto a widely applicable pattern in life where most natural phenomena demonstrate breakpoints at the 80% vs 20% dividing line. We should not be shocked that 20% of the members of the House would vote in favor of a government shutdown. We should be comforted by the fact that 80% of all House members—and 60% of all Republicans—voted in favor of the rational path forward.

          Until the moment of the successful vote on the continuing resolution on Saturday, the media devoted 80% of its attention to the 20% outliers in the House. The over-emphasis on a small minority of irrational Republicans distorted the reality of the situation in the House and unnecessarily heightened anxiety in a situation that was already anxiety producing enough.

          Here’s my point: When it came time on Saturday for Republicans to declare whether they were part of the chaos caucus or the reality caucus, they chose the latter. When the masks finally dropped away, we learned that there is more ground for hope than most of us assumed. Getting to “Yes” on Saturday was an ugly process. But the fact that we got to “Yes” should give us hope that there remains a central core of rational legislators around which a functioning Congress can be built. It is a small glimmer of hope, but we should welcome any possibility of progress that comes our way.

[Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter]

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

original webstripe: kit killer, deadbeat dad, incel

doppelganger webstripe: just a guy who loves hanging out with kits

so you're saying there's a chance

[daltongraham]

Warnock won Georgia, by a hair. Now we control the Senate and fuck Manchin.

Don't even try to tell me one vote doesn't matter.

[letsbealone-together]

These Christmas lights cure at least 10% of my depression.✨

[dapper-lil-arts]

Best redeemed Unicorn poll... the Sequel

[hibiscuit-rose]

im almost done this series so imma post a bunch

these were all done in summer 2023 (and before i figured out how to screenshot netflix)

anyway catra is a silly cat meow

[garbanzes]

"take care of each other"

my take on the theme "family", for the @/spopfutureszine (twt/ig). there's a lot I could say about this, but I think you get it. and yes I translated the title into first ones writing lol please take note

[thepeacefulgarden]

[creekfiend]

finishing getting the guest room set up for SHIP VISIT TOMORROWWWWW glimmer was very helpful

[lucky-whispers]

I imagine being in twisted wonderland and asking for some sort of cultural dish, and then it'd just taste *Wong*... Like- it's twisted wonderland. It's now yuu's world, so why would it taste the same? Like the same way certain dishes are prepared differently regionally, it would probably have different ingredients right?

Yuu, randomly one day: "You know what I miss the most? Tamales. I really want tamales."

Ace and Deuce, wondering what the fuck they are going on about: "Yuu...just go buy some."

Yuu, about to cry: "Really?"

*Cue both boys immediately finding tamales for Yuu the next day*

Yuu, about to take a bite: "I don't know what to say, I haven't had some in so long,- oh."

Deuce: "What's wrong Yuu?"

Yuu, crying because this doesn't taste at all like home:

Ace: "Did you grab the wrong thing??"

Deuce: "I don't know! I just asked the worker for tamales and she handed me these!"

Idk just a random thought

[saltpepperbeard]

i have been ✨Restored✨

[robo-milky]

SR Glimmering Soirée! Epel

[Fanevent - @starry-night-rose ]

Summon:

"A ball with Royal Sword Academy joining? It’ll be a chance for us to show them what we’re made of!”

[Voicelines Below]

Groovy: [Locked]

Summon Line: Looking at the decor, I’m actually kind of excited. The flowers everywhere make me feel a bit more at home.

Home: Do I look cool?

Home Idle 1: From stutterin’ and stumblin’ to sweepin’ through the dancefloor, Deuce is doin’ a mighty fine job as a prince!

Home Idle 2: …You think I dance good? Thanks! I’m glad the extra lessons from Vil paid off…

Home Idle 3: ‘Belle of the Ball’? I’m not interested in the crown or anything dainty like that, but the sceptre seems kind of nice.

Home Idle Login: Events like these are alright, but it’s just not the same as a hoedown back home. I can teach you some line dancing… if you want. Follow my lead!

Home Idle Groovy: [Locked]

Home Tap 1: I got grease on my cape earlier, but Malleus cleaned it up in an instant with a spell. I wonder if I could ask him to teach me…

Home Tap 2: It was fun catching up with Kalim after a while. Dancing together kind of reminded me of the VDC all over again.

Home Tap 3: I wonder if I could give Harveston better rep by copying Azul’s example.

Home Tap 4: I thought the food provided would be like in Pomefiore, but guess not. The steak’s actually filling, but everyone keeps taking me to the macarons…

Home Tap 5: My hair’s already tied… I don’t need you to brush out of my face!

Home Tap Groovy: [Locked]

Alternate Lines

“Cloche invited me to step out with him for some air… That’s progress, right?”

“Don’t look at me! As if I’d ever be some kinda ‘Belle’!”

[ellieloves2draw]

Hi!! For the swap au, could I see Great Witch Katherine and/or Princess (Monster Slayer) Shelby? (<- nature wives enjoyer)

yah yah yah here you go!! sorry about the wait!

[chimchiri]

Trixie likes to make Starlight laugh. She also likes to tease and embarrass Twilight.

This is an absolute win.