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Out Representative-elect Robert Garcia (D-CA) may not have been able to get sworn in yesterday due to Republicans’ inability to elect a Speaker of the House, but he has plans for when he finally can be sworn in.
When he takes his oath of office, he’ll swear on a copy of the Constitution, and, beneath that, an original Superman #1 comic from 1939, a photo of his parents, and a copy of his citizenship certificate.
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Garcia came to the U.S. from Peru with his family when he was five-years-old and has said that naturalization was “his proudest moment” and the reason he started a career in politics. His parents died in 2020 of COVID-19.
He was the youngest and first out LGBTQ+ person elected as mayor of Long Beach, California (a position he served in from 2014 to 2022). During his time as mayor, he worked with businesses to reduce their environmental impacts, filled vacancies on citizen commissions with diverse and female members, and worked to improve local infrastructure as well as financial opportunities for local artists and home-based business owners.
He’s also an avid comic book fan.
In November, he tweeted a photo of the Superman #1 comic along with Amazing Fantasy #15, in which Spider-Man first appeared, saying he didn’t know which one he would first check out from the Library of Congress.
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While many members of Congress will be sworn in on Bibles, they are not legally required to do so. Former Rep. – and current Minnesota attorney general – Keith Ellison (D-MN), who was the first Muslim person elected to Congress in 2007, was sworn in on a copy of the Quran owned by Thomas Jefferson.
Theodore Roosevelt wasn’t sworn in with any object after the assassination of William McKinley in 1901. And in 2014 Suzi LeVine was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein on a Kindle with a copy of the Constitution open.
“I wanted to use a copy that is from the twenty-first century and that reflects my passion for technology and my hope for the future,” she said at the time.
New members of the House can’t be sworn in until a speaker is elected. Yesterday, after three votes, no candidate for Speaker was able to get a majority of votes because of a faction of Republicans voting against Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). The Democrats’ candidate – Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) – got the most votes in each round of voting, and around 20 Republicans – including anti-LGBTQ+ Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Bob Good (R-VA), and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) – voted for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).
Jordan himself nominated and voted for McCarthy.
The House adjourned without a new Speaker elected.
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myrandomthoughtsblog · 10 months
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GWENPOOL IS AROACE I REPEAT GWENPOOL IS AROACE
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Being Karasuno's Manager
Miss Manager in a Polyship with the First Years
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Kageyama, Hinata, Tsukishima and Yamaguchi featuring Karasuno x second year fem! Manager
Warnings: light Swearing, I kept it PG and wholesome 🥰
A/N: ahhh this is the first of our second round of requests and the first of the pride series!!! This is an Anon request!
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Attention everyone 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
That means you YN-
I think I speak for all of us when I ask 👀
Are you doing ok? Like seriously
YN I love you but you do realize what you are getting yourself into right?
What being the manager for Karasuno wasn't enough of a challenge 😅
Seriously you absolutely angel, thank you for taking this on so yours truly could write it
Everyone remembers the scene where Tanaka first saw Kiyoko right?
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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That's the energy you gave the first day our precious bbys laid their eyes on you 😍
Seriously being all adorable and you think they wouldn't notice 🙄
Anyways, it's safe to say Hinata and Kags immediately stopped fighting
Tsukishima, for once, had absolutely nothing to say
And Yamaguchi, well he just stared 😳
Now these boys didn't act like a complete fool like Tanaka ok
Honestly they are fools everyday so no need to step their game up 🤚🏻
Anyways, you run into the gym to greet everyone and you smile as you see the precious first years 🥺
How freaking CUTE ARE THEY!!!
Tanaka and Noya instantly notice the first years staring at you
Defensive IMMEDIATELY
"Hey 🙅 stop looking at our precious YN!"- Tanaka, blocking their view
"Our YN is to gorgeous for the eyes of commoners"- Noya
Please smack them 🤚🏻
Oop- Ennoshita beat you to it YN gotta be faster 😅
"Noya, Tanaka knock it off!!! Hi there I'm YN, I'm the second year manager! It's really nice to meet you"- you 🤗
Hinata 👉🏻😲
Tsukishima 👉🏻😶
Yamaguchi 👉🏻😰
Kageyama 👉🏻 "HI IM TOBIO KAGEYAMA AND YOU ARE SO PRETTY"
🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️
Please we all saw how blunt he was with Ushijima, would you expect anything less
"Leave YN alone Crappy-Yama! Like she'd ever want to associate with a tyrant like you!"- Hinata
"You wanna say that to my face! Oh wait, your too short"- Kageyama
"Like she'd ever want to deal with the likes of two idiots"- Tsukishima
Please Yams is still just staring at you
"You guys are cute"- you say giggling and skipping away
Honestly YN say less 🤚🏻
After your introduction to the boys, it essentially becomes a game of "who can grab YN's attention more"
"YN come watch me get this receive"- Hinata readying himself
"Why would YN want to watch you get hit in the face again?"- Tsukishima 🤨
"Hey YN can you help me with my serves?"- Yamaguchi
"No YN is helping me with my sets!"- Kags shouts
"YN seriously get a handle on things now!"- Daichi
You 👉🏻 🧍‍♀️ 😐
Eventually you get into a rhythm with the boys, who Daichi put you in charge of
You help Kags with his sets, Tsukishima with blocking, Yamaguchi with serving and Hinata with literally everything 😅
It's no wonder that you start to develop feelings for each on of them
You start hanging out with them together and seperate
You'd walk home with Hinata and Kags every night
Trying to keep them from killing each other 😅
Success rate ~75%
You'd have lunch with Tsukishima and Yamaguchi everyday
Not to mention your random trips to the vending machine wirh Kageyama
Your trips to Grandpa Ukai's with Hinata
And your support for Tsukishima with the third gym squad
Seriously, Kiyoko and Yachi had it easy compared to you YN 😅
But no matter what, you couldn't help but care for them all
You knew they all liked you, I mean seriously YN they aren't quiet about it
"YN I LIKE YOU ALOT"- Kageyama
"YN you are so special to me"- Yamaguchi
"YN your the best! I care about you so much!"- Hinata
"You're tolerable YN"- Tsukishima
And you had feeling for all of them
But 👀 there was just no way you could choose
Seriously I don't blame you at all 🥲
You've developed a close relationship with each one and even together
So one day, when your mopping about, Noya and Tanaka come to check on you
"YN HAS SOMEONE HURT YOU?"- Tanaka, panicking
"Was it that annoying guy from Johzenji? I'll kick his-" Noya.
"No no, I'm fine guys just conflicted"- You, sighing
"Run the meaning of conflicted by me again YN"- Tanaka
You 👉🏻😐😐😐
"She's confused! Right YN"- Noya
You 👉🏻😐 yep
"See and Ennoshita says I wasn't smart"- Noya
"I never said that. I said 'if youd use your brain in school as much as you do on the court you wouldnt have issues'"- Ennoshita says walking by
"Same thing"- Noya
N E WAYS
"So what are you so congested about YN?"- Tanaka
"Conflicted... conflicted!"- Noya
You 👉🏻 🤨how did these two make it to high school?
"So I have some guy issues..."
Triggering words YN 😬
"Boy? As in males?"- Tanaka
You👉🏻yes
"Issues? As in more than one?"- Noya
You 👉🏻 yes 😶
Tanaka and Noya just sare at you for a second, then it happens
"YN LIKES BOYS!!"- Tanaka 😱😱😱
"THIS DAY CAME WAY TO SOON"- Noya 😭
Please Ennoshita, Kinoshita and Narita just stare 😐
"THEY GROW UP SO FAST!"- Tanaka, seriously crying an entire river
"IS SHE EVEN OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE BOY PROBLEMS?"- Noya
"Well she's the same age as you idiots so yes"- Narita
"Can I tell you guys or am I just going to have to deal with this myself??"- You, angry bby
Ennoshita clamps his hands over Tanaka and Noya's mouths
"Proceed YN"- Kinoshita
"So I like these guys, and I know they like me..."
Go on 👀
"But how do I choose? I like them all but in different ways! And I can't see being with one and not the others!"- you, dramatically collapsing on the table
"Have you told them this YN?"- Narita
Ennoshita is still holding Tanaka and Noyas mouths closed 🤚🏻
Out here doing God's work istg-
"I mean, how do you tell 4 guys you like them all and that you can't just date one of them??"- you, panicking at the disco
"Just be honest YN, that's all you can do. And if they don't like you, then they don't deserve you"- Ennoshita
You sigh as you resign yourself to the fate of coming clean
You decide to do it on your walk home with the boys
Once a week you walk home with all 4 of them, giving you the perfect opportunity to spill your guts
Once you pass Ukai's store you let it go
You stop, turn to face them and let it all out
"So I like all 4 of you but I can't possibly choose one of you over the other! There is just no way I could do that!"- you
Kags and Hinata 👉🏻😐😐
Tsukishima 👉🏻🤨
Yamaguchi 👉🏻👀
"And I know you guys like me but I can't go out with one of you knowing that I like all 4 of you alot! It just wouldn't be fair"- you 🥲
"Uhh Yn-" Kags
"Shh Tobio I'm not done yet"- you
"YN listen"- Yamaguchi
"Tadashi- just a minute, I need to say this! I care about all of you and just want to be wirh you. But I can't just be with one of you!"- you say sighing and deflated
"YN-" Hinata
"Sho please 🤚🏻 and now that I've said my peace, I'll leave you alone"- you say turning around, tears building ad you prepare to walk away
"YN you're a dumbass"- Tsukishima
You stop 🧍‍♀️ and turn to see all 4 boys looking at you, smiling
"YN we know you like all of us and we all like you"- Kageyama
"Yeah so we've decided instead of fighting for you, we'd all like to date you"- Hinata
"Well to the technical, you and Kageyama already fought may times over YN"- Yamaguchi
"Hey shut it!"- Kageyama
"🙄 YN maybe you should reconsider dating Kageyama and Hinata"- Tsukishima
You 👉🏻🥲 you- you guys really mean that 🥺🥺
"YN we know you can't choose and we'd never make you. It's not fair!"- Hinata
You👉🏻 really 🥺
You run up to each of them and hug them, kissing their cheeks sweetly!
"You guys are the best! I have the cutest boyfriends ever "- you say, standing back from them 🥰
Thus begins your polyship 💁‍♀️
I won't lie YN, it takes some work
Please when Kageyama and Hinata go on their two week friendship hiatus, it's awkward
But you figure out a great schedule that works well for you and you boys
Everyday, you walk to school with with you boys and home
You stop at Ukai's store and help them study
Please they need all the help they can get and Yachi can only do so much 🤚🏻
Heck you all even have an adorable group chat 🥺😍
Which will come in handy 👀
Because our precious YN has been asked to be a manager at the first year training camp with Tsukishima 🙌🏻
Please Tsukki is SO freaking smug 😏
"Why can't YN come with to the Team Japan Youth training?"- Kageyama
"Because she wasn't invited Kageyama"- Suga
"So what? I could smuggle her in!"- Kageyama
"She will be busy enough with me at the training camp"- Tsukishima
"I'm happy for you YN but I'll miss you"- Yamaguchi 🥺
"Oh bby- I'll miss you too"- you say hugging Yams
"What the hell Yn? I'll be in Tokyo! You'll just be at Shiratorizawa!"- Kageyama our jealous boi
"Is someone jealous Tobio?"- you 🙃
"YeAh ToBiO"- Tsukishima 😝
Surprisingly Hinata says nothing
That's odd, that's strange 🤨
And you only figure out why when you enter the first year camp to see Hinata next to Tsukishima
You go through a range of emotions
You👉🏻 😃😐🙁😠
Please you are so mad!
Daichi's lecture is nothing compared to a YN lecture 😅
Plus Tsukishima is MAD
He wanted time with just you but nope
Despite the setback, training camp goes relatively well
Or at least you THINK it does 🙃
Unfortunately you not only are dating 4 dummies BUT they are protective as well
In fact, here's a sneak peek into daily chats with your 4 knuckle heads 🙄
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Please this is the entire camp YN
And when you get back, Kageyama and Yamaguchi partially maul you with hugs, cheek kisses and tons of love 🥰
"YN never leave me again!"- Kageyama
"You left for Tokyo Tobio"- you 😐
"Next time you're coming with me!"- kags
"What makes you think you are going back?"- Hinata ���
"I know I am idiot"- Kageyama
"YN next time you can just stay here with me"- Yams
"She was fine with me"- Tsukki
"AND ME"- hinata
"Jesus YN look what you did now"- Daichi
You👉🏻🧍‍♀️ 😐 IM LITERALLY JUST EXISTING
"Too much YN reign it in"- Suga 🙃
Sorry YN, this is your life 🤣
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Midyear queer book recs: it's gay and it slaps part 3! Check out my previous posts for additional recs.
All 4-5 star reads spanning a wide range of styles, genres, and pairings all with happy endings (other than "They Both Die at the End," but that's built into the title). Mostly adult vs. ya but not entirely, and you know what a fan I am of loving and supportive relationships, so you can expect that too.
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Special shout out to "A Marvellous Light" for being so beautifully written and romantic and "Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead" for being such a vividly accurate portrayal of mental health. And you know what? Shout out to my own book "The Play's the Thing: a Shakespeare Mix-up," which is a queer retelling of Shakespeare's works focused on the (not so) tragic Danish boyfriends of Hamlet and Horatio. :) Check it out on Amazon or free on Kindle Unlimited!
Now go forth and read some fabulous LGBTQ+ books, and always feel free to recommend me more!
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sometimesraven · 3 months
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TODAY'S THE DAAAAAAAY!!!
From today all the way through until January 1st you can grab the ebook of RECKLESS TRUTH on Smashwords FOR FREE. ABSOLUTELY FREE. NOT A PENNY. ZILCH. NADA. If you've been thinking about getting yourself a copy but unsure about it, or you wanted to get a copy for someone else, now's the time!
GET YOUR FREE COPY HERE
About Reckless Truth
When they were children, their brother was stolen and their mother killed. Elyan and Lydia Moore have dedicated their lives to finding out what really happened that night, and where their brother was taken – but the truth will throw them into chaos they could never predict.
Genre | Contemporary Science-Fantasy, LGBTQ+ 
POV | Third Person Limited
Target Audience | New Adult
Themes | Grief, trauma, found family, self-discovery, death, love, identity, anger and kindness
Warnings | Violence, abuse, brainwashing, sexual themes
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lily-chen-supremacy · 2 years
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me watching heartstopper:
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acesincomics · 1 year
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Exciting news! Vernestra Rwoh is an aromantic asexual Jedi Knight from The High Republic novels and comics.
Vernestra was confirmed to be aromantic and asexual by creator Justina Ireland back in 2021.
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I love shows like The Owl House or The Two Princes (which is a podcast but shut), where the main characters are queer as fuck, but their main problems aren’t related to their sexualities. Yes, there is a mention of homophobia in TTP, but it’s not their biggest problem. It’s not even an obstacle. They’re just like “yeah, we know ppl aren’t ready to accept gay marriage, but honestly fuck them bc we saved the world twice and were in love”
It’s honestly a nice escape for their audiences, who are also most likely queer themselves and face discrimination bc of it, or fear they will. Seriously, in a fantasy world full of demons and witches and whatnot, homophobia should honestly be the least of your worries, and I’m glad the creators of these shows have acknowledged that.
I would honestly love to see more fantasy based shows/movies where the protagonists main problem isn’t the fact that they’re gay af, but instead having to save the world from some evil creature. And, yes, it’d be nice to not see any homophobia in shows/movies based in our world, it’s sadly unrealistic and honestly makes more sense in fantasy settings imo. Especially if it’s not a common thing to see 2 dudes kissing, but it’s honestly not the weirdest thing these ppl have seen. And yes, I know there’s plenty of books where there’s basically no cishet characters and virtually no homophobia, but it’s honestly more refreshing to see that in shows/movies bc it’s hard to find shows/movies that have any LGBTQIA+ representation in them.
But, that’s just my opinion, I guess.
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goodiecornbread · 1 year
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Danuary, day 14
That time he was our super queer-o at the Met Gala, bringing attention to David Wojnarowicz and the importance of queer representation.
Outfit made by Jonathan Anderson, styled after David Wojnarowicz's panting, "Fuck You F*ggot Fucker." His clutch showed a print of Wojnarowicz's piece "Untitled (One Day This Kid...)."
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newx-menfan · 1 year
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Interesting analysis of Prodigy’s appearance in X-Factor…if anyone wants to give it a read.
*Honestly…I don’t know HOW I feel about that plot point, if I am being honest.
It’s obvious Williams ending was rushed and she was hurried to explain how Prodigy died. Would more care have been made if there had been less pressure to tie up all the loose ends? Probably.
On the “Battle of the Atom” podcast, Williams more or less admits writers and editors were making changes to the last issues (basically more or less saying the same things Kelly Thompson/Sina Grace/Jeff Lemire have said over the years about lack of control writers really have with the X-Men line).
It’s not like real world stories HAVEN’T popped up in X-Men before- Chance’s church in Fallen Angels Vol.1 was very clearly based off of the Unification Church. Magneto is a concentration camp survivor….just to name a couple examples.
Still- using the name “Buck” Thatcher, essentially making it a very clear it is meant to be Ed Buck…felt and feels a little bit questionable, since we don’t know how the family members of the victims would feel about this…
When reading this issue the first time back in 2021, I did find myself thinking about Rosenberg’s representation of Wolfsbane’s death as an allegory for violence against trans people a few years ago…and the question of whether comics SHOULD be the space to talk about honestly a pretty complex and sensitive issue…
But I do also see the other side of it- in a world where there’s a LOT of debate about LGBTQIA+ rights- isn’t it important to talk about the reality that LGBTQIA+ identities often face a higher likelihood of being victims of violence?
(https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/nation/study-finds-lgbtq-people-much-likelier-to-be-crime-victims)
(https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/ncvs-lgbt-violence-press-release/)
But I also see fans feeling tired of every LGBTQIA+ story focusing around depression, violence, death, suicide, and repression…
The originally planned but ultimately shelved story of Anole killing himself, IS, I think a good example of this problem. Anole HAS been pretty positive representation and the idea of using Victor’s death as a wake up call for Elixir when looking at it now- IS pretty problematic…
I am personally GLAD editorial cut the Anole story and I prefer the direction D+W took instead with Academy X.
I personally didn’t find the issue as graphic as many were critiquing it for online, when it first came out…but I do feel a tad bit uncomfortable that it is based on a real case, in a situation where again, you don’t know how people close to the victims would feel about it being incorporated in fiction….
While I definitely don’t think Williams meant any harm with issue #10…I think the reality is there isn’t a clear answer on this issue of representation, other than if you ARE going to tell these kinds of stories…make sure you are doing it in the most sensitive way possible.
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It was a mundane, unanimously supported bill on liquor taxation that saw state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh take to the mic on the Nebraska Legislature floor last week. She offered her support, then spent the next three days discussing everything but the bill, including her favorite Girl Scout cookies, Omaha’s best doughnuts and the plot of the animated movie “Madagascar.”
She also spent that time railing against an unrelated bill that would outlaw gender-affirming therapies for those 18 and younger. It was the advancement of that bill out of committee that led Cavanaugh to promise three weeks ago to filibuster every bill that comes before the Legislature this year — even the ones she supports.
“If this Legislature collectively decides that legislating hate against children is our priority, then I am going to make it painful — painful for everyone,” the Omaha married mother of three said. “I will burn the session to the ground over this bill.”
True to her word, Cavanaugh has slowed the business of passing laws to a crawl by introducing amendment after amendment to every bill that makes it to the state Senate floor and taking up all eight debate hours allowed by the rules — even during the week she was suffering from strep throat. Wednesday marks the halfway point of this year’s 90-day session, and not a single bill will have passed thanks to Cavanaugh’s relentless filibustering.
Clerk of the Legislature Brandon Metzler said a delay like this has happened only a couple of times in the past 10 years.
“But what is really uncommon is the lack of bills that have advanced,” Metzler said. “Usually, we’re a lot further along the line than we’re seeing now.”
In fact, only 26 bills have advanced from the first of three rounds of debate required to pass a bill in Nebraska. There would normally be two to three times that number by mid-March, Metzler said. In the last three weeks since Cavanaugh began her bill blockade, only three bills have advanced.
The Nebraska bill and another that would ban trans people from using bathrooms and locker rooms or playing on sports teams that don’t align with the gender listed on their birth certificates are among roughly 150 bills targeting transgender people that have been introduced in state legislatures this year. Bans on gender-affirming care for minors have already been enacted this year in some Republican-led states, including South Dakota and Utah, and Republican Governors in Tennessee and Mississippi are expected to sign similar bans into law. And Arkansas and Alabama have bans that were temporarily blocked by federal judges.
Cavanaugh’s effort has drawn the gratitude of the LGBTQ community, said Abbi Swatsworth, executive director of LGBTQ advocacy group OutNebraska. The organization has been encouraging members and others to inundate state lawmakers with calls and emails to support Cavanaugh’s effort and oppose bills targeting transgender people.
“We really see it as a heroic effort,” Swatsworth said of the filibuster. “It is extremely meaningful when an ally does more than pay lip service to allyship. She really is leading this charge.”
Both Cavanaugh and the conservative Omaha lawmaker who introduced the trans bill, state Sen. Kathleen Kauth, said they’re seeking to protect children. Cavanaugh cited a 2021 survey by The Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ youth, that found that 58% of transgender and nonbinary youth in Nebraska seriously considered suicide in the previous year, and more than 1 in 5 reported that they had attempted it.
“This is a bill that attacks trans children,” Cavanaugh said. “It is legislating hate. It is legislating meanness. The children of Nebraska deserve to have somebody stand up and fight for them.”
Kauth said she’s trying to protect children from undertaking gender-affirming treatments that they might later regret as adults. She has characterized treatments such as hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery as medically unproven and potentially dangerous in the long term — although the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychiatric Association all support gender-affirming care for youths.
Cavanaugh and other lawmakers who support her filibuster effort “don’t want to acknowledge the support I have for this bill,” Kauth said.
“We should be allowed to debate this,” she said. “What this is doing is taking the ball and going home.”
Nebraska’s unique single-chamber Legislature is officially nonpartisan, but it is dominated by members who are registered Republicans. Although bills can win approval with a simple majority in the 49-seat body, it takes 33 votes to overcome a filibuster. The Legislature is currently made up of 32 registered Republicans and 17 registered Democrats, but the slim margin means that the defection of a single Democrat could allow Republicans to pass whatever laws they want.
Democrats have had some success in using filibusters, which burn valuable time from the session, delay votes on other issues and force lawmakers to work longer days. Last year, conservative lawmakers were unable to overcome Democratic filibusters to pass an abortion ban or a law that would have allowed people to carry concealed guns without a permit.
Cavanaugh said she has taken a page from the playbook of Ernie Chambers — a left-leaning former legislator from Omaha who was the longest-serving lawmaker in state history. He mastered the use of the filibuster to try to tank bills he opposed and force support for bills he backed.
“But I’m not aware of anyone carrying out a filibuster to this extent,” Cavanaugh said. “I know it’s frustrating. It’s frustrating for me. But there is a way to put an end to — just put a stop to this hateful bill.”
Chambers praised Cavanaugh’s “perseverance, gumption and stamina to fight as hard as she can using the rules” to stand up for the marginalized, adding, “I would be right there fighting with her if I were still there.”
Speaker John Arch has taken steps to try to speed the process, such as sometimes scheduling the Legislature to work through lunch to tick off another hour on the debate clock. And he noted that the Legislature will soon be moving to all-day debate once committee hearings on bills come to an end later this month.
But even with frustration growing over the hobbled process, the Republican speaker defended Cavanaugh’s use of the filibuster.
“The rules allow her to do this, and those rules are there to protect the voice of the minority,” Arch said. “We may find that we’re passing fewer bills, but the bills we do pass will be bigger bills we care about.”
Chambers said this is a sign that Cavanaugh’s efforts are working. Typically, the Speaker will step in and seek to postpone the bill causing the delay to allow more pressing legislation such as tax cuts or budget items to move forward.
“I think you’re going to start to see some of that happen,” Chambers said. “I think if (Cavanaugh) has the physical stamina, she can do it. I don’t think she shoots blanks.”
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myown-ace-space · 1 month
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am I really asexual if I don't own a yellow beanie? 😔
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Polyship with Daichi and Suga
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Sawamura Daichi x Sugawara Koshi x GN! reader
Warnings: none!
A/N: This is the request from @alreadyinsane! This is also the final request from the pride series!
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Ahh the daisugayn ship is finally coming
I've been waiting for this one 🥰
Mostly because I love writing for Daichi and Suga
Suga is like the opposite of Daichi but they work so well together
And imagine add YN 🤚🏻 oh boy
Ok so I see this as one of the few polyships that you could get away with in secret
Like Daichi and Suga don't feel the need to brag about their relationship to others
Unless 👀 they are jealous
Which THANK GOD there isn't a super dramatic person writing these headcannons 😃
So we are going to do these a little different than we normally do
You, Daichi and Suga have already been together for a while now
And nobody knows
Because you all act normal around each other
I mean, Daichi and Suga argue like a married couple constantly, thats no different in private
"I just don't see why you don't put more trust in me"- Suga
"😐🙄 Literally you are the leader of them!"- Daichi
"I'll have you know I'm a GREAT upperclassmen"- Suga says
"You literally make fun of the other teams more than Tanaka and Noya"- You add
"YN WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON"- Suga, offended
Please that's literally your life YN 🤣
You guys walk home together, at together and somehow manage to keep things somewhat stable at Karasuno
Your relationship doesn't really get in the way much because we just know Daichi and Suga are professionals
Until they aren't...
Because one thing can be said about Suga and Daichi 👀
They can be petty af 💅🏼
And their true pettiness comes to shine when they go to summer training camp
Now Daichi and Suga are level headed
But when it comes to Kuroo and Akasshi 😬
They most definitely are not 🙃
"YN it's so good to see you again! When are you going to transfer to Nekoma?"- Kuroo says smirking
Daichi 👉🏻😐😑
"Oh YN! How good to see you again. I'm looking forward to seeing you around camp" Akaashi says waving at you
Suga 👉🏻😐🙄
You smile and wave at the boys as you go about your business getting the teams gear together
Suga and Daichi are brooding in the corner
"Can you believe Kuroo? Like YN would ever go to Nekoma!"- Daichi says
"Akaashi can stop the nice guy crap anytime"- Suga adds
You are completely clueless to your partners frustration
But never fear YN, there is more awkwardness to come 🙌🏻
We all know the training camp for Karasuno doesn't go the best 😬
And it only gets worse the more Kuroo and Akaashi push Daichi and Suga
While our precious angels are running up the hill, Kuroo comes and asks you if you can help the third gym squad later
Suga and Daichi reach the summit, see Kuroo and INSTANTLY run back down the hill 😅
Daichi and Suga pull up behind you as your talking to Kuroo
"Oh hey! Kuroo was just asking me if I could help with their practice later-"
Please you don't even get the final words our before you see Daichi and Suga glaring at Kuroo
Akaashi walks up and asks Kuroo is he asked you to join them
"Well YN what do you say?"- Kuroo asks
"I'd love to-"
"YN is helping US with our synchronized attacks!"- Daichi interrupts
You 👉🏻👀 I am?
"Yeah we need YN more than you do!"- Suga says putting his arm around you
Please they are both so possessive 😅
"Come on YN, let's go"- Daichi says grabbing your arm and pulling you away
Suga walks backwards, literally making this gesture at Akaashi and Kuroo 👇🏻
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Kuroo just smirks and Akaashi watches you be dragged away
"Will you two stop being so weird!"- you say
"YN they are doing it on purpose!"- Daichi adds
"How? They literally have no clue we are dating"- you say to Suga and Daichi
"Well still. They know it bothers us when they talk to you like that"- suga
You 👉🏻😐🙄 omg
"Listen, you two are so important to me and I care about you. I wouldn't be dating you if I didn't. So stop this weird possessive caveman act please?"-you
"We will stop when they stop hitting on you!"- Suga adds
You 👉🏻😐 I can never have nice things
If that statement isn't hard facts 😅
Because what's about to happen next will shock not only the whole camp but you as well
Because Kuroo isn't going to give up easily and let's just say, Akaashi isn't one to be deterred either
At the end of the days practice matches, Kuroo manages to catch you alone without your entourage
"Hey Yn"- he says
You look up, smiling amd returning the greeting
"I was wondering if you'd be able to help toss for Akaashi so Bokuto and I could work on our spikes and blocks"- he asks
"Umm well I'm about to help Karasuno with their-" you start to say when it all breaks down
"WHAT DID I SAY KUROO?"- Daichi says losing his ever loving mind
He snatches you away, holding you close
Akaashi approaches
"Kuroo was just asking YN for help"- he says
Ope 👀
"You two have been all over our YN and it stops here!"- Suba says coming up besides you
Kuroo and Akasshi 👉🏻🤨 you're YN???
"That's right! YN is dating me AND Suga"- Daichi shouts
The entire gym 👉🏻 *silence*
Kuroo and Akaashi 👉🏻😳😲
Tanaka and Noya 👉🏻👁👄👁 huh??
Nekoma 👉🏻👀😶
Asahi and Ennoshita 👉🏻🤨🤨
Kiyoko 👉🏻 I knew it 🙄
You 👉🏻😃 well this is awkward
"So back off of YN before you feel our wrath!"- Suga adds
"Suga why did you say that. Now it sounds weird"- Daichi adds
"What it's a warning!"- Suga says
"Is it really tho?? It's not like you are that scary Koshi"- you say
Suga 👉🏻😐 betrayed by my own partners
You just smile and look to Kuroo and Akasshi
"I'd love to help you but unfortunately I can't tonight. Maybe tomorrow?"- you say
Kuroo and Akaashi 👉🏻👁👄👁 sure
Daichi and Suga look so smug as they both hold your hand and turn to walk away
"I'm not dramatic YN"- Daichi
"You two really need to learn to be less dramatic"- you
Am I the drama??
"You literally just outted us in front of the entire training camp"- Suga
"I said what needed to be said"- Daichi says looking away
You just smile and kiss your boys on the cheek
Please YN you are so lucky 😫
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janet-snakeholt · 2 years
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I'm so glad we've had two queer coming of age stories/rom coms in the same(~ish) week (Heartstopper and then Crush). And they're both really good and wholesome (and not sad or tragic)
And i'm especially happy for young queer people who get to have that now instead of the crumbs we had.
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sometimesraven · 11 months
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Writeblr Re-Introduction
Hi! I’ve been part of  Writeblr for a while now but I consolidated everything into my main blog here a while back so I thought it was about time I dids this again!
About Me
Name: Raven
Pen Name: Raven Elliot O'Connor
Age: 25+
Pronouns: they/xe
Location: UK
I'm a self-published author and you can read about my debut series here! I'm tag and ask game friendly and am also willing to answer asks in character. I'm queer, mentally ill, neurodivergent and disabled so a lot of what I write reflects that, because I want to see myself on the page and hope others will find value in it too.
About My Writing
Genre/s:
Urban Fantasy, LGBTQ+ Romance, and uh... fanfic XD
Demographic:
Young/New Adult
Themes:
Found family, interpersonal drama, trauma recovery/coping, magic and mystery
Current Projects:
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The Truth Saga
When they were children, their brother was stolen and their mother killed. Elyan and Lydia Moore have dedicated their lives to finding out what really happened that night, and where their brother was taken – but the truth will throw them into chaos they could never predict.
The Truth Saga is my debut NA series combining Urban Fantasy with interpersonal drama and romance. It's an indefinite series in which the books will be written in such a way that readers can jump in wherever and not be too lost/be able to figure out the story so far as they go. If you like a diverse cast, queer representation, characters who come alive on the page, and realistic depictions of trauma and mental illness without demonising it, you'll love this. The first book in the series, Reckless Truth, is available now from Amazon, Itch.io and Gumroad
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The Magiverse
Everyone knows the Magi exist. Some say the foundations of our greatest cities were built upon the bones of ancient Magi; others that they are simply freaks of evolution. One thing most agree on: they’re dangerous. But most of them are just kids, desperate for a place to belong -- and that's where the Shelter comes in. Deep within the confines of a troubled town, a small group of displaced Magi live and love and hide just like everyone else.
The Magiverse is a YA Urban Fantasy project focusing on a group of lost and displaced young adults in their journey to self-acceptance. It is about the grief and fear that comes with living in a world not built for you, and the love and trusting relationships we form regardless. Every forseeable novel will be completely standalone and follow a different group of characters! If you likefound family, queer identity and commentary on the societal demonisation of mental illness wrapped in a bundle of supernatural drama, you'll love this!
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