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Supreme Court, U.S FILED In The OCT 2 2022 Supreme Court ofthe United States RALAND J BRUNSON, Petitioner,

Named persons in their capacities as United States House Representatives: ALMA S. ADAMS; PETE AGUILAR; COLIN Z. ALLRED; MARK E. AMODEI; KELLY ARMSTRONG; JAKE AUCHINCLOSS; CYNTHIA AXNE; DON BACON; TROY BALDERSON; ANDY BARR; NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGAN; KAREN BASS; JOYCE BEATTY; AMI BERA; DONALD S. BEYER JR.; GUS M. ILIRAKIS; SANFORD D. BISHOP JR.; EARL BLUMENAUER; LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER; SUZANNE BONAMICI; CAROLYN BOURDEAUX; JAMAAL BOWMAN; BRENDAN F. BOYLE; KEVIN BRADY; ANTHONY G. BROWN; JULIA BROWNLEY; VERN BUCHANAN; KEN BUCK; LARRY BUCSHON; CORI BUSH; CHERI BUSTOS; G. K. BUTTERFIELD; SALUD 0. CARBAJAL; TONY CARDENAS; ANDRE CARSON; MATT CARTWRIGHT; ED CASE; SEAN CASTEN; KATHY CASTOR; JOAQUIN CASTRO; LIZ CHENEY; JUDY CHU; DAVID N. CICILLINE; KATHERINE M. CLARK; YVETTE D. CLARKE; EMANUEL CLEAVER; JAMES E. CLYBURN; STEVE COHEN; JAMES COMER; GERALD E. CONNOLLY; JIM COOPER; J. LUIS CORREA; JIM COSTA; JOE COURTNEY; ANGIE CRAIG; DAN CRENSHAW; CHARLIE CRIST; JASON CROW; HENRY CUELLAR; JOHN R. CURTIS; SHARICE DAVIDS; DANNY K. DAVIS; RODNEY DAVIS; MADELEINE DEAN; PETER A. DEFAZIO; DIANA DEGETTE; ROSAL DELAURO; SUZAN K. DELBENE; Ill ANTONIO DELGADO; VAL BUTLER DEMINGS; MARK DESAULNIER; THEODORE E. DEUTCH; DEBBIE DINGELL; LLOYD DOGGETT; MICHAEL F. DOYLE; TOM EMMER; VERONICA ESCOBAR; ANNA G. ESHOO; ADRIANO ESPAILLAT; DWIGHT EVANS; RANDY FEENSTRA; A. DREW FERGUSON IV; BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK; LIZZIE LETCHER; JEFF FORTENBERRY; BILL FOSTER; LOIS FRANKEL; MARCIA L. FUDGE; MIKE GALLAGHER; RUBEN GALLEGO; JOHN GARAMENDI; ANDREW R. GARBARINO; SYLVIA R. GARCIA; JESUS G. GARCIA; JARED F. GOLDEN; JIMMY GOMEZ; TONY GONZALES; ANTHONY GONZALEZ; VICENTE GONZALEZ; JOSH GOTTHEIMER; KAY GRANGER; AL GREEN; RAUL M. GRIJALVA; GLENN GROTHMAN; BRETT GUTHRIE; DEBRA A. HAALAND; JOSH HARDER; ALCEE L. HASTINGS; JAHANA HAYES; JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER; BRIAN HIGGINS; J. FRENCH HILL; JAMES A. HIMES; ASHLEY HINSON; TREY HOLLINGSWORTH; STEVEN HORSFORD; CHRISSY HOULAHAN; STENY H. HOYER; JARED HUFFMAN; BILL HUIZENGA; SHEILA JACKSON LEE; SARA JACOBS; PRAMILA JAYAPAL; HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES; DUSTY JOHNSON; EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON; HENRY C. JOHNSON JR.; MONDAIRE JONES; DAVID P. JOYCE; KAIALPI KAHELE; MARCY KAPTUR; JOHN KATKO; WILLIAM R. KEATING; RO KHANNA; DANIEL T. KILDEE; DEREK KILMER; ANDY KIM; YOUNG KIM; RON KIND; ADAM KINZINGER; ANN KIRKPATRICK; RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI; ANN M. KUSTER; DARIN LAHOOD; CONOR LAMB; JAMES R. LANGEVIN; RICK LARSEN; JOHN B. LARSON; ROBERT E. LATTA; JAKE LATURNER; BRENDA L. LAWRENCE; AL LAWSON JR.; BARBARA LEE; SUSIE LEE; TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ; ANDY LEVIN; MIKE LEVIN; TED LIEU; IV ZOE LOFGREN; ALAN S.LOWENTHAL; ELAINE G. LURIA; STEPHEN F. LYNCH; NANCY MACE; TOM MALINOWSKI; CAROLYN B. MALONEY; SEAN PATRICK MALONEY; KATHY E. MANNING; THOMAS MASSIE; DORIS 0. MATSUI; LUCY MCBATH; MICHAEL T. MCCAUL; TOM MCCLINTOCK; BETTY MCCOLLUM; A. ADONALD MCEACHIN; JAMES P. MCGOVERN; PATRICK T. MCHENRY; DAVID B. MCKINLEY; JERRY MCNERNEY; GREGORY W. MEEKS; PETER MEIJER; GRACE MENG; KWEISI MFUME; MARIANNETTE MILLER-MEEKS; JOHN R. MOOLENAAR; BLAKE D. MOORE; GWEN MOORE; JOSEPH D. MORELLE; SETH MOULTON; FRANK J. MRVAN; STEPHANIE N. MURPHY; JERROLD NADLER; GRACE F. NAPOLITANO; RICHARD E. NEAL; JOE NEGUSE; DAN NEWHOUSE; MARIE NEWMAN; DONALD NORCROSS; ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ; TOM O'HALLERAN; ILHAN OMAR; FRANK PALLONE JR.; JIMMY PANETTA; CHRIS PAPPAS; BILL PASCRELL JR.; DONALD M. PAYNE JR.; NANCY PELOSI; ED PERLMUTTER; SCOTT H. PETERS; DEAN PHILLIPS; CHELLIE PINGREE; MARK POCAN; KATIE PORTER; AYANNA PRESSLEY; DAVID E. PRICE; MIKE QUIGLEY; JAMIE RASKIN; TOM REED; KATHLEEN M. RICE; CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS; DEBORAH K. ROSS; CHIP ROY; LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD; RAUL RUIZ; C. A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER; BOBBY L. RUSH; TIM RYAN; LINDA T. SANCHEZ; JOHN P. SARBANES; MARY GAY SCANLON; JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY; ADAM B. SCHIFF; BRADLEY SCOTT SCHNEIDER; KURT SCHRADER; KIM SCHRIER; AUSTIN SCOTT; DAVID SCOTT; ROBERT C. SCOTT; TERRI A. SEWELL; BRAD SHERMAN; MIKIE SHERRILL; MICHAEL K. SIMPSON; ALBIO SIRES; ELISSA SLOTKIN; ADAM SMITH; CHRISTOPHER H. V SMITH; DARREN SOTO; ABIGAIL DAVIS SPANBERGER; VICTORIA SPARTZ; JACKIE SPEIER; GREG STANTON; PETE STAUBER; MICHELLE STEEL; BRYAN STEIL; HALEY M. STEVENS; STEVE STIVERS; MARILYN STRICKLAND; THOMAS R. SUOZZI; ERIC SWALWELL; MARK TAKANO; VAN TAYLOR; BENNIE G. THOMPSON; MIKE THOMPSON; DINA TITUS; RASHIDA TLAIB; PAUL TONKO; NORMA J. TORRES; RITCHIE TORRES; LORI TRAHAN; DAVID J. TRONE; MICHAEL R. TURNER; LAUREN UNDERWOOD; FRED UPTON; JUAN VARGAS; MARC A. VEASEY; FILEMON VELA; NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ; ANN WAGNER; MICHAEL WALTZ; DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ; MAXINE WATERS; BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN; PETER WELCH; BRAD R. WENSTRUP; BRUCE WESTERMAN; JENNIFER WEXTON; SUSAN WILD; NIKEMA WILLIAMS; FREDERICA S. WILSON; STEVE WOMACK; JOHN A. YARMUTH; DON YOUNG; the following persons named are for their capacities as U.S. Senators; TAMMY BALDWIN; JOHN BARRASSO; MICHAEL F. BENNET; MARSHA BLACKBURN; RICHARD BLUMENTHAL; ROY BLUNT; CORY A. BOOKER; JOHN BOOZMAN; MIKE BRAUN; SHERROD BROWN; RICHARD BURR; MARIA CANTWELL; SHELLEY CAPITO; BENJAMIN L. CARDIN; THOMAS R. CARPER; ROBERT P. CASEY JR.; BILL CASSIDY; SUSAN M. COLLINS; CHRISTOPHER A. COONS; JOHN CORNYN; CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO; TOM COTTON; KEVIN CRAMER; MIKE CRAPO; STEVE DAINES; TAMMY DUCKWORTH; RICHARD J. DURBIN; JONI ERNST; DIANNE FEINSTEIN; DEB FISCHER; KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND; LINDSEY GRAHAM; CHUCK GRASSLEY; BILL HAGERTY; MAGGIE HASSAN; MARTIN HEINRICH; JOHN HICKENLOOPER; MAZIE HIRONO; JOHN HOEVEN; JAMES INHOFE; RON VI JOHNSON; TIM KAINE; MARK KELLY; ANGUS S. KING, JR.; AMY KLOBUCHAR; JAMES LANKFORD; PATRICK LEAHY; MIKE LEE; BEN LUJAN; CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS; JOE MANCHIN III; EDWARD J. MARKEY; MITCH MCCONNELL; ROBERT MENENDEZ; JEFF MERKLEY; JERRY MORAN; LISA MURKOWSKI; CHRISTOPHER MURPHY; PATTY MURRAY; JON OSSOFF; ALEX PADILLA; RAND PAUL; GARY C. PETERS; ROB PORTMAN; JACK REED; JAMES E. RISCH; MITT ROMNEY; JACKY ROSEN; MIKE ROUNDS; MARCO RUBIO; BERNARD SANDERS; BEN SASSE; BRIAN SCHATZ; CHARLES E. SCHUMER; RICK SCOTT; TIM SCOTT; JEANNE SHAHEEN; RICHARD C. SHELBY; KYRSTEN SINEMA; TINA SMITH; DEBBIE STABENOW; DAN SULLIVAN; JON TESTER; JOHN THUNE; THOM TILLIS; PATRICK J. TOOMEY; HOLLEN VAN; MARK R. WARNER; RAPHAEL G. WARNOCK; ELIZABETH WARREN; SHELDON WHITEHOUSE; ROGER F. WICKER; RON WYDEN; TODD YOUNG; JOSEPH ROBINETTE BIDEN JR in his capacity of President of the United States; MICHAEL RICHARD PENCE in his capacity as former Vice President of the United States, and KAMALA HARRIS in her capacity as Vice President of the United States and JOHN and JANE DOES 1-100.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-380/243739/20221027152243533_20221027-152110-95757954-00007015.pdf

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newstfionline · 4 years

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World refugee numbers rise (Foreign Policy) A new report by the United Nations refugee agency found that the number of refugees worldwide increased by 9 million in 2019, adding to a total of roughly 80 million people. Only 107,000 refugees were resettled in third countries, with Canada receiving the most with 31,100. The United States received the second highest number with 27,500 resettled in 2019.

Migrant farmworkers die in Canada, and Mexico wants answers (Washington Post) Each summer for the past five years, Aaron has traveled from his home in Mexico to Canada as one of the tens of thousands of temporary foreign workers who seed, tend and harvest the crops that keep the country fed. This year’s journey was unique. Flights were limited. There were temperature screenings and questionnaires before he took off and after he landed. On arriving in British Columbia this month, he was checked into a hotel for a 14-day quarantine. But in this year of the coronavirus, the precautions have not kept all of Canada’s migrant farmworkers safe. At least 600 have contracted covid-19, and at least two, both Mexicans, have died. Mexico, which provides nearly half of Canada’s migrant farmworkers, has become so concerned that officials said this week they’re hitting the “pause button” on plans to send up to 5,000 more to Canada until they’re satisfied the conditions that led to the deaths will be rectified—threatening a labor crunch for Canada’s already squeezed agricultural sector. The pandemic has highlighted Canada’s dependence on the 60,000 temporary foreign workers who arrive each year from countries such as Mexico and Jamaica as part of a federal government program, and without whom hundreds of thousands of tons of blueberries, asparagus stalks and grapes would wither on the vine.

DACA lives on (NYT) When this country started hearing a decade ago about Dreamers—people who came to the United States as small children without legal permission—many of them were in their teens or early 20s. These Dreamers are now full adults, with careers and families, and many have spent years anxiously wondering whether they would be thrown out of the only country they’ve really known. Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling, which barred President Trump from deporting the Dreamers anytime soon, came as a tremendous relief to them. “It feels amazing,” Vanessa Pumar, 31, an immigration lawyer who came from Venezuela at age 11, said. “I have been holding my breath. It feels like I can finally breathe.” Roberto G. Gonzales, a Harvard professor who has been studying DACA since it went into effect in 2012, calls it “the most successful immigration policy in recent decades.” Gonzales explains: “Within a year, DACA beneficiaries were already taking giant steps. They found new jobs. They increased their earnings. They acquired driver’s licenses. And they began to build credit through opening bank accounts and obtaining credit cards.”

AP-NORC poll: Majority of Americans support police protests (AP) Ahead of the Juneteenth holiday weekend’s demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, a majority of Americans say they approve of recent protests around the country. Many think they’ll bring positive change. And despite the headline-making standoffs between law enforcement and protesters in cities nationwide, the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds a majority of Americans think law enforcement officers have generally responded to the protests appropriately. Somewhat fewer say the officers used excessive force. The findings follow weeks of peaceful protests and unrest in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died pleading for air on May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly eight minutes. A dramatic change in public opinion on race and policing has followed, with more Americans today than five years ago calling police violence a very serious problem that unequally targets black Americans.

Atlanta police call out sick over charges in fatal shooting (AP) Atlanta police officers called out sick to protest the filing of murder charges against an officer who shot a man in the back, while the interim chief acknowledged members of the force feel abandoned amid protests demanding massive changes to policing. Interim Chief Rodney Bryant told The Associated Press in an interview that the sick calls began Wednesday night and continued Thursday, but said the department had sufficient staff to protect the city. It’s not clear how many officers called out. “Some are angry. Some are fearful. Some are confused on what we do in this space. Some may feel abandoned,” Bryant said of the officers. “But we are there to assure them that we will continue to move forward and get through this.”

Beware the trampoline (NYT) Sales of outdoor equipment has surged as families try to keep their children entertained while on lockdown. But that has led to a spike in injuries from bikes, scooters, and especially trampolines. Some E.R. doctors have begun referring to trampolines as “orthopedic fracture machines.” Many injuries occur when multiple children, especially a mix of older and younger ones, are jumping on a trampoline at the same time. That’s what happened to the daughter of our colleague Adam Pasick, who broke her tibia on a trampoline on Wednesday. Stay safe out there, kids!

Missing in Mexico (Foreign Policy) Families of people thought to have gone missing amid Mexico’s drug war surrounded a motorcade carrying President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in the state of Veracruz on Monday demanding he do more to bring their loved ones home. Some 61,000 people are estimated to be missing in the country, and relatives fear that austerity measures, which could see a 75 percent budget cut to a government agency that provides funding and support to families of the disappeared, will only make matters worse. While coronavirus-related lockdowns have stalled search efforts, gang violence and disappearances have continued.

France and Turkey spar over ship incident (Foreign Policy) Tensions between France and Turkey rose after French Defense Minister Florence Parly said a Turkish ship refused to identify itself and its mission after an approach by a French vessel on a NATO mission to check on suspected weapons smuggling to Libya. Turkish sailors donned bulletproof vests and took up positions behind light weaponry during the incident, according to Parly. “This act was extremely aggressive and cannot be one of an ally facing another ally who is doing its work under NATO command,” Parly said. Turkey called France’s claims “baseless.” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters that NATO is investigating the incident “to bring full clarity into what happened.”

Anger Surges in India Over Deadly Border Brawl With China (NYT) An Indian government minister has called for Chinese restaurants to be closed. Other Indian officials have suddenly put contracts to Chinese companies under review. And crowds of men are now smashing Chinese-made televisions in the street. A wave of anti-Chinese anger is cresting across India as the nation struggles to absorb the loss of 20 Indian soldiers beaten to death this week by Chinese troops in a high-altitude brawl along India’s disputed border with China. And the tensions are hardly easing. Sonam Joldan, a teacher in the Ladakh region near the India-China border, reported on Thursday seeing a line of 100 Indian Army trucks heading toward the front line, wending its way up the Himalayan mountains “like a caravan of ants.”

China charges Canadians with espionage (Foreign Policy) Chinese prosecutors announced today that they have charged two Canadians in Chinese detention with espionage. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been held by Chinese authorities since 2018 in what is seen as a reciprocal move by Beijing after the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei, by Canadian police. Meng is currently under house arrest in Vancouver while fighting a Canadian court battle to halt her extradition to the United States.

Singapore opens gyms, dining out as China outbreak steadies (AP) Singaporeans can wine and dine at restaurants, work out at the gym and socialize with no more than five people at a time as of Friday, when the city-state removed most of its pandemic lockdown restrictions. Getting back to business in Singapore came as China declared a fresh outbreak in Beijing under control after confirming 25 new cases among some 360,000 people tested. That was up by just four from a day earlier. Singapore’s malls, gyms, massage parlors, parks and other public facilities reopened their doors with strict social distancing and other precautions.

Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley (AP) For generations, the people of Fasayil herded animals on the desert bluffs and palm-shaded lowlands of the Jordan Valley. Today, nearly every man in the Palestinian village works for Jewish settlers in the sprawling modern farms to the north and south. The grazing lands to the west and east, leading down to the banks of the biblical Jordan River, have been swallowed up by the settlements or fenced off by the Israeli military. So instead of leading sheep out to pasture, the men rise before dawn to work in the settlements for around $3 an hour—or they move away. “Everyone here works in the settlements, there’s nothing else,” said Iyad Taamra, a member of the village council who runs a small grocery store. “If you have some money you go somewhere else where there is a future.” Palestinians fear communities across the Jordan Valley will meet a similar fate if Israel proceeds with its plans to annex the territory, which accounts for around a quarter of the occupied West Bank and was once seen as the breadbasket of a future Palestinian state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to annex the valley and all of Israel’s far-flung West Bank settlements, in line with President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan, which overwhelmingly favors Israel and has been rejected by the Palestinians. The process could begin as soon as July 1.

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince uses travel restrictions to consolidate power (Washington Post) The formal term in Arabic is mana’a al-safar, or “travel bans.” But the practical effect of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s policy of restricting journeys abroad by what appear to be thousands of Saudis is to intimidate those he regards as political threats. “This is hostage-taking as a tool of governing,” argued Khalid Aljabri, a Saudi cardiologist who lives in Toronto. Two of his younger siblings, Omar and Sarah, now both in their early 20s, were banned from travel in June 2017 shortly after MBS, as he’s known, became crown prince. MBS wanted leverage against their father, a former Saudi intelligence official named Saad Aljabri, hoping to force him home to face corruption allegations that Khalid says are false. An investigation shows that this practice of restricting foreign travel is much broader than generally recognized and is part of a larger system of organized repression in the kingdom. MBS has used these tools to consolidate power as he moves toward what some U.S. officials believe may be an attempt, perhaps this year, to seize the full powers of government from his ailing father, King Salman. The total number of Saudis who are subject to travel restrictions, according to Saudi and U.S. analysts, probably runs into the thousands. Those who are banned don’t usually know about their status until they go to the airport or try to cross a border post, where they’re stopped and told that exit is forbidden on order of the state security organization, which operates through the royal court. No formal, written explanation is typically given.

Zimbabwe on the brink (Foreign Policy) Three female opposition activists in Zimbabwe have been forced to remain in prison following a bail hearing on Monday as they face charges of fabricating allegations of being abducted, tortured, and humiliated by police. The charges against the women are widely thought to be politically motivated, while the U.N. called on the authorities to “urgently prosecute and punish the perpetrators of this outrageous crime.” The case against the women, one of whom, Joana Mamombe, is a member of Parliament, comes at a tense time in the country as inflation has risen to 785 percent. The price of bread and sugar has surged by 30 percent over the past week, evoking memories of the hyperinflation seen in 2008 that rendered the country’s currency worthless. Economic crisis and rising public anger have led to mounting speculation that a coup could be in the works. The national security council of Zimbabwe dismissed the rumors in a press conference last week, saying they were being fueled by allies of the late Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe.

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notwerewolf-art · 9 months

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mr pokemon

#realpokemon #rodney meng #pkmn irl #metrart

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realpokelypse · 10 months

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rodney meng -- 5

“Sohan Tewari. I know you from online. I think I’m in love with you. Will you marry me? Let’s run away together.”

…

You stand there, staring at him, eyes squinted and jaw slack. You say the only words you could possibly muster.

“Get out of my house.”

“Huh?”

Jesus fucking Arceus, what? His words are starting to catch up to you. You thought this whole encounter might be something along those lines, possibly, in some universe, but not so upfront. Not “will you marry me.” Good fucking lord. His face is etched with confusion, like he had not even realized that something was wrong until this very second. “Nope, nope, get out of my house. How the fuck did you get here?”

“Zoe let me—”

You interrupt him. “Just kidding. I don’t care. Get out of my house.” What the fuck. You can’t even tell what expression you’re making. Something baffled. Frustrated. A little flattered? No, shut up.

“Please, just— just hear me out! I have this whole speech…”

You take a step towards him. “…You had a speech and that’s what you opened with?” It’s hard to look menacing when you’re so confused. “Get out of my house.” You start to push him out physically.

He holds his hands up in front of him, defensive. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m really sorry,” he sputters.

You open the door behind him. He steps backwards onto the welcome mat.

“Can I come back later?”

“Leave before I call the cops.” You click the door shut. He’s gone from your sight. You don’t take your hand off the handle.

It was an empty threat. You and he probably both know that the Jennies are largely a farce. They can’t even fight cultists or underground crime organizations better than the average middle schooler.

Fuck, are you going to have to find a way to lock your door? That's embarrassing. You lean your back against the door, sliding to the floor. You're going to need to find something to barricade it with. Possibly. You don't know if he's still out there.

You glance around the living room-slash-entrance. There's your mock-set of keys hanging from a hook on the wall. (They're just for fun). There's a little folding chair by the couch, that's a good idea. There's Zoe in her room... but you're kind of upset with her right now, actually. Bart, your Gulpin, is asleep in the corner of the room. He looks a little bit like a bean bag when he's not awake.

#realpokemon #choose your own adventure #pokemon #cyoa #rodney meng #bart the gulpin

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notwerewolf · 1 year

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100 likes and i release rodney realpokemon meng scar map & full reference

#realpokemon #rodney meng

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realpokemon · 1 year

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(via @voltswitchr)

hello Rodney “RealPokemon” Meng.

have you had to take care of any other gulpins/swalots at your job (not including bart obviously)? if so, did they differ from bart in any notable ways other than personality? notable physiological variation? im specifically talking about outliers NOT related to shiny color variations.

we've had a few gulpin pass through, but it's mostly died down since flare grunt pokémon rehabilitation came and went. bart is definitely a runt, and he's way paler than some other gulpin, but it's pretty easy to tell any given gulpin apart by the size of their back spot and their comb length. same goes for all pokémon, variation-wise

#pokemon #unreality #pkmn irl

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reisemeister · 6 years

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Ein Segeltagebuch Teil 2

Tag 8: Es geht weiter! Heute machen wir uns auf den Weg ins Paradies! Es geht in die Tobago Cays. Ein Ort, den man quasi nur per Boot erreichen kann und der ein einziger Karibiktraum wie aus dem Bilderbuch ist. Türkises Wasser so weit das Auge reicht, weiße Sandstände an winzigen Inseln, große Riffe mit tausenden bunten Fischen und das Highlight: jede Menge Schildkröten! Wir schnorcheln an drei verschiedenen Orten, und sehen dabei mehrere Schildkröten, eine sogar zum Anfassen nah, wandern auf einer kleinen Insel auf einen Aussichtspunkt und genießen alles in vollen Zügen. Da wir unterwegs wieder einen Barrakuda gefangen haben wird am Abend erneut der Grill angeschmissen. Paradiesisch!

Tag 9: Leider können wir aufgrund des straffen Zeitplans nicht länger bei den Tobago Cays bleiben. Hier hätten wir es noch länger ausgehalten! Stattdessen geht es in einem gemütlichen, kurzen Törn auf die Insel Mayreau. Dies ist Christians und Sarahs Lieblingsinsel, weil sie dort viel Kontakt mit den Einheimischen haben. Das merkt man sofort. Wir sind in aller Frühe losgesegelt, damit wir rechtzeitig zum katholischen Gottesdienst um 9.00 Uhr auf Mayreau sind. Auf dem Weg zur Kirche halten wir alle paar Meter an, weil Christian die Einheimischen begrüßt und kurz mit ihnen schnackt. Jeder scheint ihn hier zu kennen. Der Gottesdienst ist spannend. Es wird viel gesungen und der philippinische Pfarrer hat eine sehr angenehme Art. Eine schöne Weise, eine Kultur kennenzulernen.

Nach der Kirche wandern wir in die Nachbarbucht. Dort gibt es einen wunderschönen Strand. Den können wir allerdings nur kurz genießen, weil es bald wie aus Kübeln anfängt zu gießen (wenn es in der Karibik regnet, dann richtig). Also setzte wir uns in einer kleinen Strandbar unter das Dach und trinken ein lokales Bierchen. Die kleine Tochter der Besitzerin scheint uns spannend zu finden und hat keine Berührungsängste. Schon bald zeigt sie uns Zaubertricks, zieht an Lars’ Ohren und erzählt uns, was für riesige Nasen wir doch hätten… Hazel heißt sie. Und wenn wir nicht wieder zurück an Bord müssten, würden wir sicherlich noch länger mit ihr spielen.

Am Abend werden wir an Land von den Einheimischen bekocht. Es gibt Fisch und Meeresschnecke. Die Fechterschnecke (Conch) wird drei Mal gegart und dann in einem schmackhaften Sud angerichtet. Ihr Fleisch schmeckt lecker, ein bisschen wie Hühnchen oder Schwein. Nach dem Abendessen gehen wir noch in eine Bar im Ort. Der Besitzer ist gut bekannt mit Sarah und Christian und normalerweise trommelt er gerne mit ihnen und ihren Gästen auf seinen Djembes. Diesmal allerdings ist er so stoned, dass er sich nur nach mehrmaligem Bitten mit seiner Trommel zu uns setzt und leider wenig von seinem Können weitergeben kann. Trotz seines Zustandes klingen sein Trommeln und Gesang noch recht gut.

Tag 10: Es wird Zeit, den Rückweg anzutreten. Von nun an geht es wieder gen Norden. Die erste Station auf dem Rückweg ist erneut Bequia. Hier springen wir noch einmal ins Wasser und genießen die wunderschöne Unterwasserwelt beim Schnorcheln.

Tag 11: Diesmal überspringen wir St. Vincent nicht sondern machen an einer Mooring in der Wallilabou Bucht fest, in der Fluch der Karibik gedreht wurde. Kaum haben wir festgemacht kommen auch schon drei Boatboys, die uns Schmuck von ihren kleinen Motorbooten aus verkaufen. Wir kaufen das eine oder andere Armband und dann geht es auch schon los. Rein ins Dinghi, rauf auf den Steg, rein in den Jeep, ab in die Berge. Wir machen eine gut fünfstündige Tour über die Insel, dabei sitzen wir alle zusammen auf der Ladefläche des Jeeps, der unter seiner Last die steilen Berge hinauf ächzt und bewundern die unglaubliche Schönheit dieser Natur. Kaum zu glauben, wie grün diese Insel ist! Es geht bergauf, bergab durch mehrere kleine Dörfer, in denen wir weißen auf der Ladefläche eine riesige Attraktion sind. Uns wird permanent zugewunken und hinterhergerufen. Wir halten auf einer Obstfarm, essen Guave direkt vom Baum, birnenförmige Pflaumen (keine Ahnung, was genau das für Früchte waren, aber sie waren lecker) und frische Tangerinen und Grapefruits. Highlight des Ausflugs ist ein Besuch eines großen Wasserfalls. Es ist heiß und wir freuen uns über die Abkühlung! Kaum zu glauben, mit welcher Kraft das Wasser unten auftrifft. Wenn man sich genau unter den Strahl stellt, muss man seinen Kopf vor dem Druck des prasselnden Wassers schützen. Glücklich und voller Eindrücke geht es am Abend zum Essen bei Einheimischen Freunden von Sarah und Christian. Zurück auf der Fürrit bittet uns der freundliche, britische Nachbar, ob wir unser Boot wohl ein wenig fester machen könnten, unser Katamaran habe sein Boot schon zwei Mal gerammt. Alle Leinen werden kontrolliert und nachgezogen. Es scheint, als sei die Moorig ein wenig locker. Um nichts zu riskieren, bittet uns Christian, in der Nacht nacheinander Wache zu halten. Doch zunächst schauen wir selbstverständlich zusammen Fluch der Karibik. Danach übernehmen wir die erste Schicht von 23-2.30 Uhr. Zum Glück bleibt alles ruhig.

Tag 12: Als es am nächsten Morgen um 6.30 losgehen soll für die lange Überfahrt nach St. Lucia zurück in die Rodney Bay, sind wir nach der durchwachten Nacht noch ziemlich schlaftrunken. Die 8 Stunden Törn werden zum Glück sehr entspannt und wir können sogar zwischendurch nochmal ein wenig die Augen schließen. Unterwegs wird, wie könnte es anders sein, ein weiterer Barrakuda gefangen. Der wird diesmal allerdings filetiert, in Knoblauchmarinade eingelegt und abends in der Pfanne gebraten. So schmeckt er noch besser!

Tag 13: Es geht zurück nach Martinique. Kaum zu glauben, wie schnell zwei Wochen umgehen können. Wir lassen uns an Land bringen, um in einem Waschsalon unsere gesamte Wäsche durchzuwaschen. Am Abend sitzen wir ein letztes Mal gemütlich zusammen und trinken einen Abschieds-Rumpunsch. Einerseits sind wir traurig, dass diese schöne Zeit nun schon wieder vorbei ist, gleichzeitig blicken wir aber auch voller Vorfreude auf unsere nächste Station. Nach der Reise ist bei uns eben im Moment auch immer vor der Reise…

Tag 14: Wir verlassen die Fürrit und schlafen eine Nacht in einem Airbnb Zimmer auf Martinique bevor es am nächsten Morgen los geht in unser nächstes Abenteuer!

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