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Hauntober Prompt 23: Stars

Stellar Sights

“Do you think there’s life out there somewhere?” Spoole asked as he stared out at the stars above, the sky twinkled like little lights like on a Christmas tree. The flannel blanket underneath had a slight roughness to it, but was comforting as he laid back on it.

“Yeah, probably so.” Josh replied as he took a sip from his mug. The drink provided some warmth on the cold night while they stargazed. Various opened snacks and treats scattered the blanket around them, most containers already pillaged and laid empty.

“Do you think we’ll ever meet another life form?” Spoole asked, pausing his stargazing to look over at his friend. A small lantern dimly lit the space between them.

“Probably not.” Josh answered with a shrug. In his mind there was no definite answer, but the odds weighted towards the more likely outcome of never meeting an alien lifeform. Seemingly satisfied with his answer he watched as Spoole turned his attention back towards the sky above.

“It’s cold out.” Spoole stated as he shivered from a light breeze, thankful it wasn’t more than just a breeze even though being out in the cold chilled him to the bone.

“You’re wearing a jacket aren’t you?” Josh asked with a hint of amusement in his voice.

“Yeah, but it’s a windbreaker. I thought it would be warmer.” Spoole answered as he sat up to zip his jacket. It was always a hassle to bring something heavier if it turned out to be warmer.

“Here.” Josh offered as he placed his jacket on Spoole. He had expected something like this to happen as he dug through his bag for another jacket. Pulling it out he put it on and zipped himself up, lying back on the blanket to watch the stars. The two gazed in silence as they tried to make out constellations in the clusters above.

“You could’ve given me the jacket in your bag.” Spoole stated, breaking the silence.

“Maybe, but you wouldn’t have warmed up as fast.” Josh explained as he turned to look over at his friend again. Grinning as he caught a small glimpse of a smile from the dim light.

“Thank you.” Spoole replied, appreciative for the thoughtfulness of his friend and for thinking ahead and being prepared. “You’re not going to get this jacket back by the way.” He joked, even though it practically swallowed him up it was very comfortable and well insulated.

“You’re lucky I have a closet full of these.” Josh smirked, he knew he’d get the jacket back eventually.

“Hey Josh?” Spoole asked.

“Yeah?” Josh answered.

“Can we go get some tacos now?” Spoole pleaded, sitting up. Even though they had several snacks they could never replace a hot meal.

“Yeah, you go get the car started and warmed up and I’ll clean up things here.” Josh offered, watching as Spoole quickly took off for the car and taking it as an agreement. “If there’s life out there I hope they have good taste in music.” Josh thought to himself as he took a moment to take in the stars one last time.

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17 year-old Sean Connery at the Hilsea Lido Pool in Portsmouth, England - 1947

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Deadpool #13 (Marvel, April 2025) April Pool's Day variant cover by Sean Galloway

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Sage Hodil and Emma Mae Weber at MMFA:

Right-wing media voices have disagreed over the legality, morality, and security of President Donald Trump’s potential acceptance of a gift offered by the Qatari government: a jet described as a “flying palace” to replace Air Force One. Some right-wing pundits are coming to Trump’s defense, but many have expressed their discomfort with the gift, calling it “disgraceful” and “skeezy.” 

Trump is poised to accept what may be the largest gift the US has ever received from a foreign government

Trump is expected to accept a luxury jet from Qatar, which is possibly the most valuable gift ever offered to the U.S. by a foreign government. Known as a “flying palace,” the super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet would replace Air Force One until just before Trump is set to leave office, and then it would be transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation. There are many questions about the legality of the gift, which some have characterized as a bribe. [ABC, 5/11/25; The Guardian, 5/11/25]

Legal experts warn that this gift would violate the Constitution's emoluments clause. The clause reads: “No Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.” Former White House lawyer Norman Eisen said in an interview with CNN, “It‘s so obviously, a violation of the emoluments clause.” [AP, 5/12/25, The Hill; 5/13/25; Constitution.congress.gov, accessed 5/14/25]

Right-wing media commentators are split on Donald Trump’s Emoluments Clause-violating plane bribe from Qatar.

See Also:

The Contrarian: Too much grift…even for MAGA Republicans?

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5 November 2013 | Queen Elizabeth II accompanies visiting President of South Korea, Park Geun-Hye during a ceremonial welcome at Horseguards Parade in London, England. South Korea's president Park Geun-Hye is on a state visit to the UK from November 5-7. (c) Sean Dempsey - WPA Pool/Getty Images

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Hauntober Prompt 12: Black Cat

Furosity

“You’d think more people would adopt black cats during Halloween, right Spoole?” Adam asks, looking over at his friend as he helped set up decorations for the adoption day. Black and orange streamers adorned the walls as paper mache pumpkins rested on the front counter out of reach of mischievous furballs.

“I mean I think that’d make sense, like I know there’s a superstition about black cats during October, but I don’t think that’s super common today?” Spoole shrugged as he placed a skeleton cat next to the adoption forms on the counter. “I’d be thrilled to adopt a black cat, I wouldn’t have to worry about their hair showing up on my dark clothes as much as with a white or gray cat.” He grinned gesturing towards Adams' dark colored ensemble with copious amounts of cat hair strewn about. 

“Oh shit I didn’t even think about that, they might show up a little bit but not as bad as what I look like now.” Adam laughs at himself as he notices the fur all over him. “I do not regret cuddling those cats one bit, how could you resist something like that unless you’re a psycho.”

Spoole hummed back in agreement as they finished up decorating the area. The decoration boxes were cleared away and the floor was swept leaving the area spotless as they finished up their volunteer duties. Donning their hoodies they stepped out onto the sidewalk, breathing in the crisp fall air.

“You know, I feel like if we dressed up the cats in little Halloween costumes and posted pictures online we’d have more people come out.” Spoole suggested as they approached his car parked on the curb. 

“I’ll tell you what, you dress up those cats in costumes and I’ll be happy to take their pictures for you. If I’m feeling nice I might even supply some first aid to your wounds afterwards.” Adam chuckled at the idea pretending to ignore his friend's unamused face. “Listen I agree it would probably get some people out to see the animals, but I have experience dressing up cats in costumes and those two rarely mix well.” 

Spoole rolled his eyes in response as he slipped behind the wheel and closed his car door. “That’s a risk I’m willing to take if it gets those adorable, precious, and sweet cats in a good home.” 

“I’m not saying we shouldn’t do it, just that we’ll need some protective gear, you know I want those kitties to go to a good home too.” Adam replied as he buckled in. “Let’s go to Petsmart and get stocked up, but if they don’t have any cute cat costumes we’re heading to a different store, sound good?” He asked, sticking out his hand towards Spoole.

 “You’ve got yourself a deal Ellis.” Spoole grinned as he grasped Adam's hand and shook it, sealing the deal.

“Good, we’re going to need to stock up on a hell of a lot of treats for this.” Adam grinned as they pulled out and onto the main road.

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Today's the day to take out the garbage not recycle. LFG! 🇺🇸

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So I FINALLY watched Ultraman Rising with my mom & we loved it!!! I was able to fill my mom in on everything I know about Ultraman which isn’t much since it was really rare to be able to watch the show in America!!! We loved it I can’t believe the played Ultraman No Uta & did the original transformation sequence!!! I LOVED IT!!! I REALLY HOPE THEY MAKE A SEQUEL!!! THEY JUST GOT TO!!! So here’s a gif I made!!!

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Team DSM - firmenich celebrate at podium as stage winners & Lorenzo Milesi as the the first red jersey leader after the 78th Tour of Spain 2023, Stage 1 a 14.8km team time trial stage from Barcelona to Barcelona on August 26, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photos by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

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Js got home from a water park and now I’m feeling like writing a Josh Futterman fluff fic with gn!reader going to a water park or pool.

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Rucking Fotten has Possessor and Infinity Pool apparel available through Sunday, June 11. The line includes T-shirts ($33), long sleeves ($43), all-over print tees ($55), and shorts ($50, pictured below). They’ll ship in 6-8 weeks.

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Reed McMaster at MMFA:

Right-wing media falsely accused Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker of supporting violence against Republicans following his April 27 speech calling on Americans to protest congressional Republicans and the Trump administration.

Pritzker’s speech focused on the need for Americans to use their constitutional rights and demonstrate publicly against the Trump administration’s actions

Giving a speech in New Hampshire, Pritzker called for “mass protests” of the Trump administration and declared that Republicans “cannot know a moment of peace.” “It’s time to fight everywhere and all at once,” he added. “Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now.” He did not call for any violence, however, and instead declared that Republicans “must understand that we will fight their cruelty with every megaphone and microphone that we have.” [The Guardian, 4/28/25]

Pritzker specifically said he wanted Republicans to be called out verbally and voted out of office, without mention of violence. He said, “We must castigate them on the soap box and then punish them at the ballot box.” [YouTube, NBC Chicago, 4/27/25]

Pritzker’s endorsement of protest was the culmination of his speech detailing the Trump administration’s attacks on the economy and civil rights. The Democratic governor called for pushback against the Trump administration’s attacks on health care, federal workers, autistic people, and women and LGBTQ people in the military. [The Washington Post, 4/27/25]

The right to protest is protected under the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. As the American Civil Liberties Union explains, “The First Amendment protects your right to express yourself and to testify before, petition, and protest the many branches and agencies of the local and federal government.” [ACLU, 8/15/24]

The right-wing faux outrage machine went on overdrive this week, as they falsely accused Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker of making a call for “violence” against Republicans and the Trump Regime during a Sunday speech in front of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.

See Also:

The Advocate: Illinois governor says don’t blame trans kids for losses by ‘do-nothing Democrats’ in fiery speech

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Noah Dowe and Pete Tsipis at MMFA:

Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Sean Strickland recently described being transgender as a “mental fucking illness.” Now, right-wing media is cheering him on, joining a larger trend of right-wing media platforming UFC fighters and figures who spread hateful rhetoric and conspiracy theories.

During a pre-match press conference on January 18, Sean Strickland launched into an anti-trans rant after a reporter asked him about his history of bigoted anti-LGBTQ comments. Strickland described being transgender as “a mental fucking illness” and called the reporter asking the question “an infection” and “the enemy.” [Bloody Elbow, 1/20/24]

Strickland has a well-documented history of making bigoted and sexist remarks. The former UFC champion has said that “society should never accept” trans people, that “the collective man group” needs to “elect somebody who is gonna put women back in the kitchen,” and that he would have “failed as a man” if he reared a gay son. [Twitter/X, 12/27/21, 10/26/23, 6/28/23] 

UFC President Dana White defended Strickland at the post-match press conference, saying, “If you get your feelings hurt that bad, you probably shouldn’t ask." He also said the fighter was “baited in that question.” Asked if he gives “a long leash” to fighters to say what they want, White responded, “I don’t fucking tell any other human being what to say, what to think. … Free speech, brother. People can say whatever they want and believe whatever they want.” [MMAJunkie, 1/21/24]

Right-wing media rush to the defense of UFC fighter Sean Strickland's bigoted anti-LGBTQ+ remarks.