#judy chu

[kp777]

By Jake Johnson

Common Dreams

Jan. 6, 2024

"Billionaires attempting to influence politics from the shadows should not be rewarded with taxpayer subsidies," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.

Legislation introduced Tuesday by a pair of Democratic lawmakers would close a loophole that lets billionaires donate assets to dark money organizations without paying any taxes.

The U.S. tax code allows write-offs when appreciated assets such as shares of stock are donated to a charity, but the tax break doesn't apply when the assets are given to political groups.

However, donations to 501(c)(4) organizations—which are allowed to engage in some political activity as long as it's not their primary purpose—are exempt from capital gains taxes, a loophole that Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) are looking to shutter with their End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act.

Whitehouse, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee who has focused extensively on the corrupting effects of dark money, said the need for the bill was made clear by what ProPublica and The Lever described as "the largest known donation to a political advocacy group in U.S. history."

The investigative outlets reported in 2022 that billionaire manufacturing magnate Barre Seid donated his 100% ownership stake in Tripp Lite, a maker of electrical equipment, to Marble Freedom Trust, a group controlled by Federalist Society co-chairman Leonard Leo.

The donation, completed in 2021, was worth $1.6 billion. According to ProPublica and The Lever, the structure of the gift allowed Seid to avoid up to $400 million in taxes.

"It's a clear sign of a broken tax code when a single donor can transfer assets worth $1.6 billion to a dark money political group without paying a penny in taxes," Whitehouse said in a statement Tuesday. "Billionaires attempting to influence politics from the shadows should not be rewarded with taxpayer subsidies."

"We cannot allow millionaires and billionaires to run roughshod over our democracy and then reward them for it with a tax break."

If passed, the End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act would ensure that donations of appreciated assets to 501(c)(4) organizations are subjected to the same rules as gifts to political action committees (PACs) and parties.

"Thanks to the far-right Supreme Court, billionaires already have outsized influence to decide our nation's politics; through a loophole in the tax code, they can even secure massive public subsidies for lobbying and campaigning when they secretly donate their wealth to certain nonprofits instead of traditional political organizations," said Chu. "We can decrease the impact the wealthy have on our politics by applying capital gains taxes to donations of appreciated property to nonprofits that engage in lobbying and political activity—the same way they are already treated when made to traditional political organizations like PACs."

The new bill comes amid an election season that is already flooded with outside spending.

The watchdog OpenSecrets reported last month that super PACs and other groups "have already poured nearly $318 million into spending on presidential and congressional races as of January 14—more than six times as much as had been spent at this point in 2020."

Thanks to the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling, super PACs can raise and spend unlimited sums on federal elections—often without being fully transparent about their donors.

Morris Pearl, chairman of the Patriotic Millionaires, said Tuesday that "there is no justifiable reason why wealthy people like me should be allowed to dominate our political system by donating an entire $1.6 billion company to a dark money political group."

"But perhaps more egregious is the $400 million tax break that comes from doing so," said Pearl. "It's a perfect example of how this provision in the tax code is used by the ultrawealthy to manipulate the levers of government while simultaneously dodging their obligation to pay taxes. We cannot allow millionaires and billionaires to run roughshod over our democracy and then reward them for it with a tax break."

[floorcharts]

Who: Rep. Judy Chu (D-California)

Twitter: @RepJudyChu

When: July 2022

What: Assault weapons ban

Watch on C-SPAN

Read Congressional Record

[arcticdementor]

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[binging-asian-dramas]

Love Unexpected. 8

Story: 8

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 10🔥

Comparable to: Secret Garden (kdrama)

Rewatched, definitely have to be in the right mood to watch this one. Second time around it became high on a list of top cdrama romcom’s. The chemistry between main leads is everything in this. The storyline does waver a tad towards the middle and you sort of have to overcome the reason of disbelief that a tiny thing like the main female lead is a ass kicking machine but when it comes to a dramatic moment becomes a damsel in distress.

[aseriesofvariousevents]

The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories

With this being such a diverse set of stories covering science fiction in a million different ways, it was bound to be a bit of a mixed bag, but, after finishing this, I came away with some new favorites and a newfound appreciation for the art of translation. To highlight a few standouts, “A Brief History of Beinakan Disasters as Told in Sinitic Language”, “Dragonslaying”, “New Year Painting, Ink and Color on Rice Paper, Zhaoqiao”, and “The Woman Carrying a Corpse” were by far my favorite stories of the collection. I also really enjoyed the five essays throughout and felt I had learned something new from each one. I loved having this opportunity to read more sci-fi from Chinese authors and even though I couldn’t necessarily “relate” (though I loathe the use of that term in this context) I felt like reading this had been a treat in its own right.

Favorite Quote: Most prefer to ignore the truth. The elites create a context. The masses accept it. 

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Editors: Yu Chen and Regina Kanyu Wang

Contributors: Anna Wu, BaiFanRuShuang, Cara Healey, Carmen Yiling Yan, Chen Qian, Chi Hui, Chu Xidao, Count E, Elizabeth Hanlon, Emily Xueni Jin, Mel “etvolare” Lee, Gigi Chang, Gu Shi, Jing Tsu, Judith Huang, Judy Yi Zhou, Ling Chen, Nian Yu, Rebecca F. Kuang, Ru-Ping Chen, Shen Dacheng, Shen Yingying, Wang Nuonuo, Xia Jia, Xiu Xinyu, Xueting Christine Ni, Yiling Wang, Zhao Haihong

[masoncarr2244]

SML Movie: Bowser Junior's Girlfriend

[tiredwitchplant]

The Library MEGA POST!

Hwello. This is a mega post of every information we have so far and where links to new information will be added. This is so chu can get to the information quickly and it will be more organized in this space.

Herbs

Wormwood

Mandrake

Lavender

Clary Sage

Belladonna

Yarrow

Pennyroyal

Patchouli

Culinary Herbs

Garlic

Basil

Dill

Rosemary

Thyme

Bay Leaf

Cinnamon

Ginger

Veggies and Fruits

Russet Potatoes

Apples

Pumpkins

Cranberries

Crystals

Black Obsidian

Amethyst

Tiger's Eye

Lapis Lazuli

Peridot

Bloodstone

Carnelian

White Moonstone

Chrysoprase

Miscellaneous

How to Use Rosemary

How to Use Basil

How to Use Lavender

How to Use Mandrake

Water and Plants

How to Celebrate Samhain!

Sources

Plant Witchery by Juliet Diaz

Complete Language of Herbs by S. Theresa Dietz

Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs Scott Cunningham

The Herbal Alchemist Handbook by Karen Harrison

The Modern Witchcraft Guide to Magickal Herbs by Judy Ann Nock

The Green Witch by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

Herb Magic by Patti Wigington

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine by Andrew Chevallier

The Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells by Judika Illes

Dictionary of Plant Lore by Donald Watts

The Magick of Food by Gwion Raven

The Complete Language of Food by S. Theresa Dietz

Nature Guide, Rocks and Minerals - DK Publishing

Guide to Crystal Grids- Transform Your Life Using the Power of Crystal Layouts - Judy Hall

Crystals- A complete guide to crystals and color healing - Jennie Harding

The Crystal Witch - Leanna Greenaway

The Crystal Bible - Judy Hall

The Zenned Out Guide to Understanding Crystals - Cassie Uhl

The Crystal Workshop - Azalea Lee

Crystals for Witches - Rituals Spells and More - Eliza Mabelle

More will be added as information is added to the little library. Remember you can support this library by tipping and maybe a pateron in the future.

Thank chu. Bye byes~

[girlactionfigure]

The 44 House members who voted to provide cover for Jew haters:

 Reps. Becca Balint (D-VT)

Don Beyer (D-VA)

Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)

Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)

Cori Bush (D-MO)

Andre Carson (D-IN)

Greg Casar (D-TX)

Judy Chu (D-CA)

Yvette Clarke (D-NY)

Danny Davis (D-IL)

Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)

Debbie Dingell (D-MI)

Veronica Escobar (D-TX)

Valerie Foushee (D-NC)

Maxwell Frost (D-FL)

Chuy Garcia (D-TX)

Robert Garcia (D-CA)

Al Green (D-TX)

Jared Huffman (D-CA)

Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)

Sara Jacobs (D-CA)

Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

Hank Johnson (D-GA)

Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)

Barbara Lee (D-CA)

Summer Lee (D-PA)

Jim McGovern (D-MA)

Gwen Moore (D-WI)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

Chellie Pingree (D-ME)

Mark Pocan (D-WI)

Katie Porter (D-CA)

Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)

Delia Ramirez (D-IL)

Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)

Rahsida Tlaib (D-MI)

Jill Tokuda (D-HI)

Lauren Underwood (D-IL)

Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)

Maxine Waters (D-CA) 

Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)

[luulapants]

Where California politicians stand on Palestine

The majority of Democrats in DC, despite their voter base being overwhelmingly in support of a ceasefire, refuse to disavow the genocide in Gaza or call for ceasefire.

They are able to do this, to disregard the outrage of their constituency, because they feel certain that no matter how many letters we send, we will show up and vote for them when the time comes. They are certain their actions have no consequences.

Senator Alex Padilla received about $31k from Israeli lobby groups. He refuses to call for a ceasefire. This was his going rate to enable genocide.

Senator Laphonza Butler was appointed in Oct 2023 after the death of Diane Feinstein, who was pro-Israel. No campaign finance info on file. She refuses to call for a ceasefire. Perhaps she's waiting for her payout.

12/52 California congressional representatives are Republicans. None have called for ceasefire. Palestinian genocide is core to the Republican platform.

Of the 40 Democrat representatives, only 11 have called for ceasefire. The following CA Democrat representatives have called for ceasefire. They were not swayed by money received from Israeli lobby groups.

Jared Huffman, 2 - not swayed by $1k from Israeli lobby groups this election cycle, down from 13.5k and 9.5k in the last two

John Garamendi, 8 - not swayed by $500 whole dollars from Israeli lobby groups, down from 5k and 15k

Mark Desaulnier, 10 - not swayed by $1k, down from 4k and 4.5k

Barbara Lee, 12 - not swayed by $13.5k, down from 27k and just 4k in 2020

Ro Khanna, 17 - not swayed by $12k, down from 45.5k and 23k

Judy Chu, 28 - not swayed by $1k, down from 7k and 10.5k

Tony Cardenas, 29 - not swayed by 35k, down from 70k and 38.5k

Jimmy Gomez, 34 - received nothing this cycle or 2020, not swayed by the $13.5k Israeli lobby groups gave in 2022

Robert Garcia, 42 - has received nothing from Israeli lobby groups since taking office in 2023

Maxine Waters, 43 - has received nothing from Israeli lobby groups in the past 3 election cycles

Sara Jacobs, 51 - not swayed by $9k, down from $26.5k in her first election cycle

The following CA Democrat representatives have refused to call for ceasefire. The approximate amount they've received from Israeli lobby groups since 2019 (the price it cost to buy their endorsement of genocide) is after each name and district number.

Mike Thompson, 4 (24k); Ami Bera, 6 (46.5k); Doris Matsui, 7 (9k); Josh Harder, 9 (159k); Nancy Pelosi, 11 (92.5k); Eric Swalwell, 14 (54.5k); Kevin Mullin, 15 (0 - 19-22 data missing); Anna Eshoo, 16 (34.5k); Zoe Lofgren, 18 (22k); Jimmy Panetta, 19 (14k); Jim Costa, 21 (127k); Salud Carbajal, 24 (27k); Raul Ruiz, 25 (24.5k); Julia Brownley, 26 (47.5k); Adam Schiff, 30 (205.5k); Grace Napolitano, 31 (8k); Brad Sherman, 32 (132k); Pete Aguilar, 33 (315.5k); Norma Torres, 35 (14.5k); Ted Lieu, 36 (122k); Sydney Kamlager, 37 (15.5k - 22 data missing); Linda Sanchez, 38 (36.5k); Mark Takano, 39 (17k); Nanette Barragan, 44 (69.5k); Lou Carrera, 46 (12.5k); Katie Porter, 47 (152.5k); Mike Levin, 49 (143k); Scott Peters, 50 (34k); Juan Vargas, 52; (208.5k)

The Republicans will be trash regardless, but we cannot let our Democrats skate by thinking there are no consequences for supporting a genocide. They are slaughtering people with your tax dollars, Americans. It's time to get serious. It's time to tell these people that they cannot have our votes for free. It's time to start talking about primary opposition and third party voting. It's time to start exercising our power as voting citizens.

[iww-gnv]

Nurses launched a 10-day strike Friday at Garfield Medical Center in Monterey Park, accusing hospital management of failing to address short staffing that they said could jeopardize patients, broken and substandard equipment,and inadequate safeguards to protect nurses from violent attacks. Members of SEIU 121RN, which represents hundreds of registered nurses at the Monterey Park hospital, are expected to strike through Aug. 27. The Friday kickoff of the week-and-a-half-long strike was joined by U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) and California Assemblymembers Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) and Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), who cheered alongside workers clad in purple shirts. “You deserve to have working medical equipment like defibrillators and cardiac monitors. ... You deserve to have safe working conditions where you don’t have to deal with patients who bring in knives and guns and other kinds of weapons. That’s not right,” Chu told the crowd to applause.

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[logophile-18]

If you live in the USA.

North Carolina - Alma Adams, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Nydia Velazquez, Valerie Foushee

New York - Jamaal Bowman

Missouri - Cori Bush, Emanuel Cleaver

Indiana- André Carson

Texas - Greg Casar, Joaquin Castro, Veronica Escobar, Al Green, Lloyd Doggett

Florida - Maxwell Alejandro Frost

Illinois - Jesús "Chuy" Garcia, Johnathon Jackson, Delia Ramirez, Jan Schakowsky, Lauren Underwood, Sen. Richard Dubin

Washington - Pramila Jayapal

California - Barbara Lee, Maxine Waters, Mark DeSaulnier, John Garamendi, Robert Garcia, Sara Jacobs, Jared Huffman, Judy Chu, Ro Khanna, Tony Cárdenas

Pennsylvania - Summer Lee, Mary Gay Scanlan

Minnesota - Ilhan Omar, Betty McCollum, Dean Phillips

Massachusetts - Ayanna Pressley, James McGovern, Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Michigan - Rashida Tlaib, Debbie Dingell, Daniel Kildee

New Jersey - Bonnie Watson Coleman, Donald Payne Jr.

Wisconsin - Mark Pocan

Maryland - Kewisi Fume, Jamie Raskin

Virginia - Donald Beyer, Jennifer Weston

Arizona- Raul Grijalva

Georgia- Henry "Hank" Johnson, Nike Williams, Sanford Bishop Jr.

Vermont - Becca Balint, Sen. Peter Welch

New Mexico - Gabe Vasquez

Louisiana - Troy Carter

Mississippi - Bennie Thompson

Alabama - Terri Sewell

Colorado - Diana DeGette

Oregon - Sen. Jeffery Merkley

This is a list of all the senators and represenatives (61 as of December 7th) that have voted against Biden's campaign of giving the Israeli people more weapons to fight innocent Palestinians.

A big old thank you for these sensible people, doing what they can. A ceasefire is the bare minimum.

[circusmania]

SIN Chapter 9

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Notes: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 10

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Let's try this again.

I woke up, gasping. A nightmare…

I slid out of bed and yawned. The floor creaked as I walked toward the bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror, god… I looked like a mess. My hair looked like a drenched mop. 

I ran my hand through my hair and flinched… argh… since when did I have a bump on my head? I must have bumped my head yesterday… or something. 

I did my business, brushed my teeth and got out. Opening the closet door, I put on a navy blue hoodie. My eyes landed on a pair of jeans. 

Good enough. 

I put them on and walked down the stairs. I heard the bustling and movements of my parents. I've always been a dependent person. I always clung to those close to me…kind of like my boyfriend-

“Hello? Don't make me repeat myself. Do you want a sandwich for lunch or not?” My mom brought me back to Earth.

“O-oh! Yes please, Mom!” 

She smiled. 

I sat next to my father, he was submerged in his newspaper. I grabbed the bowl of cereal that had already been made.

“Hm. Remember that church down the street?” My father spoke.

I assumed he was speaking to my mother, so I stayed quiet. 

“Yes.” My mother sighed. “What about it?”

“It burned down.”

My mother gasped to fill the silence that rested in the kitchen.

“Did… oh dear… what happened?” 

My father shrugged. “No one knows. Could've been an accident… or something else.”

My mother leaned against the counter and placed a hand on her face.

“Did that priest, oh… what was he called again?”

“Father Pierre.”

My mother looked toward me, and my dad only spared me a glance.

How… did I remember his name? I must've read his name on those pamphlets that he kept passing around…

“I hope you weren't fooling around with him…” I shook my head.

My father cleared his throat.

“Regardless, there were no bodies found amongst the rubble. So, he could still be alive.”

My mother shook her head and turned her back to finish whatever she was doing. I finished my cereal and put my bowl into the sink. My mom handed me a paper bag, which I stuffed into my backpack.

“Well, I'm off to school!” I put on my shoes and my mom kissed me on the cheek.

“Be safe, hun.”

“I… will.” I smiled, waved them goodbye and shut the door behind me. 

Sighing, I walked off the porch and commenced my walk toward my school. As I walked, I passed the burned-down church. Ashes filled the air and a strange sense of guilt overcame me. 

Ugh… I quickly power-walked away. My school came into view, Cheshire High. The smell and feeling quickly vanished as I saw my three friends. 

Omar, Judy and Vanessa.

Judy Presley never missed a trend. She always put her light brown hair in a ponytail with a white bow, wore perfect matching season clothes, and had well-made makeup. She even had matching baby blue eyes to go with her looks. I'm honestly surprised she'd rather hang out with us than the more popular kids. 

Next to Judy was Vanessa Kareem, Judy's BFF (as she calls it). Vanessa and she have always been friends. She was pretty much the spitting image of Judy except for her black silky hair that was in a grunge haircut, her blue eyes, and her much paler skin.

And finally, my best friend, Omar Thomerson. We're practically convinced we were best friends in our past lives. I've always thought of him as the geek in our friendship. He's always been obsessed with any fantasy fiction he can grab on. Greek mythology, science-fiction, astrology, you name it. He has dark brown hair with a shag haircut, freckles, and brown eyes. His typical wear is a worn-out hoodie and cargo pants.

Wow… I'm getting some sort of déjà vu.

I quickly ran toward them, catching Judy's attention. 

“Hello everyone!”

“Hi, buddy! How have you been?” Omar asks.

I shrug. “The same, nothing new.”

“Except for that church being burnt to a crisp,” Judy says.

“Yeah, my bus passed by it this morning. The windows were open and that horrid smell crept in… ugh!” Vanessa adds.

I nodded. “To be honest, that church and its priest always rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe it's for the best…?” It felt wrong to say that.

They all nodded in unison. 

“I guess God wasn't on his side.” Omar shrugged. 

No one laughed. Something hung above our heads.

“Well, shall we get going?” Judy asked while pointing to the school. 

We nodded and followed her. I put my hand in my pocket and — wait a second. 

I stopped walking and reached into my pocket to pull out a paper. It was folded and incredibly creased. I don't remember having written anything. I carefully opened it. Remarking that the paper had a small splatter of red on it, paint perhaps. Judy likes to paint, maybe she slipped this into my pants when I didn't notice?

The handwriting was messy, and I could tell that the message was written in a hurry. However, I noticed that it was MY handwriting. 

I read the message. 

Each word that I read made it seem like I was unlocking new passageways in my brain. And suddenly, it clicked, well, more like it flashed in front of my eyes. 

Everything that had happened moments ago… everything that I had forgotten… Marcus. 

What… why can't I remember what happened yesterday? What are my parents' names? Why… can't I remember anything from this timeline?

Maybe because there was no yesterday. Yesterday was when Marcus kidnapped me and then… Uhm… Killed me. I looked back at the paper, that splatter of red… blood… my blood.

I checked my head for the bump, and sure enough, it was there.

I sighed, remembering the gruesome scene I was forced to bear. 

What about Judy? Omar? Vanessa? 

They were just going about their day when they knew of it all. It's not their fault, but anger couldn't help but rise in me. What would Marcus show himself as now? My neighbour? My friend? My teacher?? 

I grimace at the thought. 

The bell rang and shivers went down my spine that urged me to run to class. But I stopped. What even was the point anymore? It wouldn't matter anyway, since my whole life is a lie. 

I ended up walking to class. My teacher left me off with a warning, but was disappointed with my first impression… on the new kid.

“Marcus…” I blurted out like AN IDIOT.

I hoped Marcus didn't hear it, but he did, he gave me a big smile. And it wasn't a nice one. 

We both took our seats, I sat next to Judy, and he sat in the back. 

It's like a repeat, except in this timeline, Judy and I aren't dating. Suddenly, Judy starts to whisper to me. 

“What's with this guy? He's so … depressed, looking.” Word for word. 

I debated on agreeing with what she said, but that would eventually lead to Judy having to switch seats with Marcus. 

“Shh, Judy, we're in class,” I told her. 

I couldn't see her face, but I could feel her confused expression. Either way, It didn't stop her from continuing to talk. God… have I ever noticed how annoying she was?

“Judy! Since you can't help but disturb your peer, switch seats with Marcus.”

I grimaced as Judy tried to defend herself. 

Marcus took his stuff and sat next to me, I didn't look at him. Out of the corner of my eyes, I could see Marcus displaying his many poems that I complimented last time… last time. 

It's making me question what exactly am I accomplishing by faking this. I need to change something… I need to put an end to this timeline, permanently. 

I felt staring, I turned to see Marcus looking at me. It doesn't seem like he knows I know yet. Mm… his staring reminds me of those gorging red eyes… they were thankfully covered by his bangs right now. 

“Do you need something?” I asked, trying to mask any hatred. 

He looked at me, a bit confused. I held my breath. For a second, he didn't smile, and I thought I had blown my cover. However, he quickly returned to his normal demeanour. My shoulders relaxed as he simply replied: 

“No.”

I turned back to face the teacher. Their voice drowned itself as my brain deemed whatever they were teaching unimportant. Questions started to rise like alerts in my head. 

How old am I really?

What else do I remember besides my name?

What else is there beyond this town?

All these questions continued to rise, just like bile…-

Before I could process what was happening, my head turned, and I threw up on the floor. I could hear chairs screeching as students stood up to avoid the vomit. Then, a cold hand lifted my hair from my face.

“Marcus, please take him to the nurse's office.” My teacher said nonchalantly.

I feel the same hands grab my shoulders and lift me to my feet. He, Marcus, makes sure I don't walk into the colourful puddle as we walk out of the class. I fight the urge to flinch away as he walks me into the nurse's office and makes me sit on the bed. 

The nurse comes out, she smiles when she sees me.

“You again? You practically live here! This is the 3rd time this week only.”

I have never seen this woman in my entire life. 

She wiped my mouth clean as Marcus loomed over my shoulder. She then put a pill in my hand.

“Make sure you eat something before taking it.” She turned to Marcus. “Young man, if you please, watch over him for the time being.” 

Marcus nodded and we watched the nurse leave. He crouched down in front of me, I backed away instinctively. 

“Feeling better? You've been acting off all morning… Do you not recognize your boyfriend?”

My heart stopped, and I couldn't tell if he was joking or not, so I played it off with a muffled chuckle. He chuckled as well and kissed my cheek. 

“I thought I'd surprise you by applying to your school… but it seemed like you're the one who surprised me first.”

I guess in this timeline, he's my boyfriend, a huge step from the other timeline. I fought the urge to not back away when Marcus caressed my face. 

The bell suddenly rang, there was no way class went by that fast.

I stood up. “I'm feeling better… thanks … Marcus.” 

I walked over to the door and reached for the doorknob.

“Woah, woah, where do you think you're going without me?” He holds my hand.

I don't say anything as he opens the door himself. I noticed a trashcan near it, I swiftly dropped the pill in it. I can't trust anything.  

We walked over to my friends, who were just oddly standing in the hallway.

“Ohhh~! Who's this?” Vanessa remarks while Judy squints.

“Woah! You already romanced the new kid?” Omar playfully punched my shoulder.

They were all fake… all except Judy, who was giving Marcus dirty looks. For some reason, Judy always seemed to be the bad guy. Hmm… I think I have an idea. Judy could be the only person that I have on my side.

“Judy! Oh, god! I just remembered I need to talk to you about something super top secret!”

“Wh-” 

I grabbed her arm. “Talk to you later Marcus, Omar and Vanessa! Try to get to know each other!”

I dragged her away to the library, but she pushed me into a nearby janitorial closet. 

“What are you doing?” She asks as she narrows her eyes. “Want to tell me why you're dating that weirdo? Or perhaps why you threw up in class?”

“I… Judy.” I sighed and shook my head. “Listen, I know about everything.” She tenses. “Marcus, the timelines… uhm… are you ok?”

Judy's eyes were like two big white saucers. She grabbed my arms, I thought she was about to shake me.

“You're… you… how?” 

“Long story… but Judy, how can I put a stop to this?”

She shook her head. “I'm… I'm…not sure. I would say to try to kill Marcus, but that's quite literally impossible.” Judy said, with no reaction. “I've tried.”

“You… are like… weirdly… okay with all this gorey shit…” I remembered the scene I had seen of her body swinging peacefully in that art room. 

“I stopped caring long ago.” She looked me in the eyes. 

How long is long ago?

“Until we come up with something, try to act the best you can. We can't let Marcus find out.” 

I nodded and we both exited the closet. 

“Can we tell Omar and V-” She quickly shushed me. 

“Everybody in this school is his eyes. You can't say this stuff out loud”

I looked around, everyone was minding their own business. But… it was wiser to just believe Judy.

Marcus patiently awaited my return with Omar and Vanessa. 

“Done talking so soon?” Marcus strolled toward me. 

“It's not any of your business, now, is it?” Judy snapped at him and crossed her arms.

Marcus looked at me and I bit my lip.

“Judy… don't talk to my boyfriend like that. Can't we all just get along?” She scoffed and turned her head away. 

God, she was good at this.

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I didn't get a chance to talk with Judy for the last 3 weeks. Marcus always seemed to be around me. I sigh. If I remember correctly, in the last timeline, something was… different. 

This must be the first time that the church isn't here. Marcus is stronger… like he just broke through a barrier. If I hadn't found that note, Marcus could've easily messed with my emotions. 

Either way, the only way to stop these loops is to kill Marcus. No more waiting. However, 3 people stood in my way.

Omar, Judy and Vanessa. 

They are like a force field around Marcus. A force field that messes with me and my emotions. As long as they are there, they will mess with my perception of normality. Whether intentionally or not, they are always making me think that perhaps I'm the crazy one. That perhaps the nightmare 3 weeks ago was just a bad dream. I can't risk forgetting everything and succumbing to him. 

I was thinking of sparing Judy since she's the only one who's actually trying to make a difference, who's actually still fighting. But, something is telling me that she would prefer to be dead than continue living. 

I pull at my hair in frustration. Thinking about how I'll feel after taking the life of my three best friends isn't making anything seem better. 

Though, those aren't my 3 friends anymore… Just shells of what they used to be. If they were in my position, they would do the same.

I'm sure of it.

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What if? V (female) x Johnny Silverhand

Hey yall, here's a bit of a story of Female V and Johnny where they have a happy ending with each other! Hope you enjoy my lovies! Thank you all for your support, I love chu all! you are awesome! Don't forget to like, follow, and obey! :3 :P

"Johnny......I won't be able to see you again if we do this." "Why don't I just wait it out, I'm going to die anyway and I've done all I could."

"It's okay V, this body was yours to begin with, I'm just a passenger."

"Dammit Johnny, I can't lose you!" V held back her tears, not wanting to appear weak.

"It's time" Alt spoke to both of them, V slamming her fists onto the holographic table in anger, not wanting to go yet.

"Hey, we had a good run and.....if I had another chance at life.....I would never leave you" Johnny cooed, his metal hand caressing her cheek softly.

"You were such a fucking asshole when I first met you, but.....overtime I got used to your stubborn rocker boy self" V chuckled, holding onto his hand that was on her cheek.

"I guess I could say the same about you." "Waking up in a female body, and having tits was fucking amazing." "And having a vagina too, it was like fucking paradise." "I also remember when you told me that you wanted to fucking kill me, and look at you now, clinging to me and begging me not to go" he laughed.

"Shut up you dick bag" V shook her head, giving him a small chuckle.

"I'm going to miss you Valerie" was the last thing Johnny said as V got into the tub and closed her eyes.

"Beginning extraction" Alt said as she began to disentangle Johnny's engram from V's nervous system. "When you wake up V, you will feel your synapses tingling, it'll go away in a few weeks" Alt told her, the sight before V disappearing.

"Argh!" V screamed as she woke up in Mikoshi, the alarms blaring everywhere. "Johnny....Johnny!!" V screamed, not hearing or seeing him. "Fuck, fuck, fuck!" V growled as she got out of the water and rushed past the guards, using every last bit of strength she had to survive.

"Ma'am, you alright?" A trauma team medic asked as he looked at V's wounds.

"I'm fine, leave me the fuck alone!" she growled, pushing the man away as he tried to patch up her head wounds.

"If I don't patch you up, you'll bleed out" the medic growled.

"V?" familiar voices could be heard around V, her eyes glancing up to find her friends surrounding her.

"What happened?" "You alright?" River asked, kneeling down beside her.

"Yeah, it looks like a whole fucking can of beans exploded in your face" Judy chuckled.

"What happened to Johnny?" Kerry questioned worriedly, not really caring much about V's well-being.

"I'm fine guys, thanks....and Johnny's gone Kerry" V sighed sadly, standing up on her own two feet and allowed the tears to drip down her cheeks. "I'm going home."

As V pushed past her friends, she headed home to her Megabuilding apartment, heading inside and walking over to her bathroom mirror to see her face covered in cuts and bruises, "Ahh!" she screamed loudly, punching the glass violently, cutting her fingers in the process. "Fuck....Johnny...." She cried, washing her hands and deciding to head to bed to forget the whole ordeal she had to go through. "Johnny.....".

_Two Months later_

"Hey Misty, what's up?" V chuckled, walking into her store with a happy strut.

"Hi V, how are you feeling?" Misty smiled, pulling her into a hug.

"I'm fine, just taking a bit of a break and thinking about moving out of the city to another state" V shrugged, accepting the hug from Misty.

"I'm glad you're doing fine, but before you think about moving to another state, Vik and I have a surprise for you."

"Misty you know I hate surprises."

"I know, but trust me you'll love this!" Misty smiled cutely, grabbing a hold of V's hand and began to drag her out to the back to Vik's clinic.

Obliging, V followed Misty, hating that she had to be dragged to this 'surprise.' "Please tell me that it's a unicorn."

"Oh ha, ha V, no it isn't but....it's something even better" Misty chuckled, letting go of V's hand and pointing down to the clinic.

"Okay, I guess I'll go down myself" V huffed, slowly walking down the stairs, opened the door, and stopped in her tracks hearing a familiar voice.

"Are you sure I'm going to be able to look like my old self?"

"Yes, but don't be doing any unnecessary upgrades to your new body okay?" Vik chuckled, pouring a glass of whiskey and handed it to the man that was in front of him.

V slowly continued down the stairs, her heart racing, her hands reaching the metal gate and opened it quickly.

"Hey V, look who's here" Vik smiled softly.

The mysterious man that was in front of Vik turned around slowly, a big smirk plastered onto his face, "Valerie, do I still look like a rocker boy?" Johnny chuckled, downing the glass of whiskey Vik had given him.

"Johnny!" V screamed, running towards him and nearly jumping on him as she hugged him.

Johnny gasped when he got bear hugged by her, but ultimately hugged her back, taking a deep breathe in. "I told you that I would never leave you" He hummed, pulling her chin up and then pressing a deep kiss against her lips.