#us government notes

[er-cryptid]

[gremlin-pattie]

diversity win! the catgirl who leaked your classified files is a trans polyam lesbian

[noven-warsh]

Holy shit the "be gay, do crimes" phrase just got real

[froginaskinsuit]

The pure patriotic energy from General John Macnamara makes me, a queer Australian teenager, wish to enlist in the American Army, tattoo an eagle onto my forehead and buy ten guns while chugging straight fryer oil

[bonefall]

Would Midnight be patient with my fellow discalculia girlies... I love her but am So So Pathologically Bad at math

Midnight teaches advanced algebra to cats, you'll be fine. She'll conjure up a fractal for you, color each part of the equation, show how each part interacts and what it looks like when you change it

She'll take you out to the beach and explain the wind and the tide, compare them to each axis on the formula she showed you, and modify one factor. The wind dies down and the sea becomes as smooth as glass.

"Smoothness for the-waves you-see?" She waits for you to nod, never rushing you along, even the most casual questions are genuine, "Excellent! For this is example of maths I-teach. Nature it-will-happen. Simpleness it-being. You-will-understand."

[astersofthesky]

Maybe the reason why yotsuba Light and pre-kira Light is so vastly different im personality that is more genuine and is because yotsuba Light had L that kept him from feeling that mind-numbing boredom that pre-kira Light experienced prior to getting the death note.

Pre-kira Light literally had nothing to keep him entertained and that he was too powerless to change the broken justice system, so he's more closed-off and serious, literally just living through the motions like a dead man.

On the other hand, yotsuba Light met someone who's not just on par with his intelligence, but also one insufferable enough to annoy him that never made any dull moment possible with L around. Aside from that, yotsuba Light is literally working alongside the world's greatest detective helping him solve the world's hardest case that involved the justice system, so yeah, yotsuba Light really will take L's side of "justice" because detective L is legal whereas Kira's actions are not.

[ablizmal]

watari’s internally all like “why doesn’t L ever get out and get to know other people?” when he didn’t do SHIT about L avoiding socializing with others when he was a kid.

fucker just watched L and didn’t interfere or help at ALL except when it came to molding L into the justice system’s greatest weapon

[chibrary]

source: charles' facebook series: gp3, 2016

(Translation from @baku2017: "Well I see that everyone is enjoying their holidays, Charles has run away sailing and for dad swimming pool with his duck.......not chained.. of course.")

[madfoolish]

[deepspacedukat]

Ask/part 2: The Senate. Likely going to have to split this one up

The Senate is the supreme governing body of the Empire. The consciousness of the republic. They make the laws, ratify them, determine and execute foreign policies, and have complete control over the appropriation of resources. They elect everyone: Praetors, the Chairman, the Proconsul, and even other Senators. Though the Senator position is often inherited as Senators strongly favor chosen successors. Unlike the Praetor, Senators do not have to be full-Romulan, however a majority are.

Other than inheritance, candidacy requires either a Romulan or naturalized citizen with a distinguished career of service to the Empire and/or a long, honorable lineage.

There are hundreds of Senators at a time. Each appointed for life until retirement or removed. Each Senator represents a province, and their power is based on which province they represent. Provinces can be areas within Romulus or Remus, or within Romulan Space itself.

The Senate favors those who represent core worlds.

Normally, Senators live in the provinces they represent, even if they spend most of their time on Romulus itself.

The Senate is divided into coalitions. Which are groups of like-minded Senators. Coalitions can have considerable power over decisions and polices, if they are in favor. However, despite their advantages, coalitions are quick to change. On a weekly basis for some. Though there are several stable coalitions (usually quite large and often with smaller ones contained within). 4 major coalitions are talked about in D’era. Which I will send in another ask.

Quite a bit of political intrigue and infighting. As you can imagine.

Ooooooohhhhhhh!!! *scribbling notes rapidly*

This is so fascinating! Forgive me if I don't have anything too coherent to add, I'm simply absorbing the information and turning it lovingly in my brain.

Thank you so much for your hard work on this!! I really really appreciate it, and I know a bunch of other people who enjoy learning about Romulus do too! Thank you!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[er-cryptid]

Foreign and Domestic Policy

-- the Constitution gives Congress the power to make foreign and domestic policies

-- domestic policies      -- for home territory      -- includes:           -- welfare           -- healthcare           -- education

-- foreign policies      -- how the US deals with other countries      -- includes:           -- diplomacy           -- alliances           -- treaties           -- trade           -- defense

[voids-ideas]

The moment when I realized that my political views were "drastic" was when we were discussing the death penalty and my argument against it was "I don't trust a state to have the power to create a category of people worthy of death and not twist that definition to eliminate groups of their convenience" and the people around me looked at me with a face like: Wtf are you saying?

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads / storygraph

The Poisons We Drink

YA urban fantasy

a girl who brews powerful potions is coerced into making potions to interfere with D.C.’s most influential politicians in an attempt to stop a dangerous Witcher Registration Act from passing, and will do anything to protect her sister after their mother is killed

bi MC, nonbinary love interest

arc from netgalley

[firewoodfigs]

hngnghgh listening to fearless/speak now tv makes me wanna write an eden AU so bad... like yor is flunking miserably because she has three arubaitos (part-time jobs) to juggle outside of school and is well on her way to getting expelled and loid overhears her conversations with her teachers and very kindly extends : ) a helping hand : )

[pinkautist]

the anti-american rhetoric is so exhausting. you guys think we're stupid but fail to realize why. your lack of sympathy for those of us (read: the majority) being hurt by the system helps the people who hurt us.

[angryorbit]