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kittycatcomander · 11 months

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AU where SBI are villains, and Kristin is the villain wrangler making sure all the kids who get counseling in her office get a chance to meet who ever they want, even if they’re wanted dead by the hero commission.

Cue meet-cute(?) between Kristin and Phil, where she spends weeks tracking down the infamous “ Crowfather, killer of heroes and hater of the system” because some little kid wanted see him, and she stands tall and totally not terrified (/s) on a rooftop waiting for him.

And Phil is faced with this woman who spent hours and hours researching his routines not to arrest him but to let a little kid meet him, and he just falls for her.

So they exchange numbers, and everytime from there on out when Kristin has a kid who wants to meet The Blade or Orpheus or Nemesis she just casually shoots THE TOP VILLAIN a message, internally screaming, while Phil is kicking his feet on the air like a stereotypical teenager everytime his phone dings with a personalized ringtone.

Hero!Dream: I have finally confronted you, doer of evil! Today, our fight will be legend-

Crowfather!Phil: wait pause mate- OMG ITS HER 🥰🥰

Hero!Dream: wait wha-

Technoblade: I’ll take it from here

And so begins her getting really casual about the fact she personally texts the top villain.

I’m imagining some side stuff where she meets Tommy, a sidekick in desperate need of help (which she’s happy to provide), and a few others who’s relationship evolves with her over time.

Kirstin when first meeting the Blade: hooooooly smokes this guy is Dangerous, but if the kid wants to meet him… I’ll be prepared

Techno: uhhhhhh (struggling to interact with the receptionist, holds kids and swings them around gently like planes, lets them win fake fights)

Kristin: ok wait he’s like seven shaking puppies built like a brick house

She and Phil talk more and more as the arrangement continues, about everything and eventually life, and things shift from there. The first time that a villain tries hurting one of the kids also shifts their relationship…. especially since Kristin handles it as efficiently as she does.

There’s more, but in this AU I imagine Kristin to have a super dangerous power of her own (unregistered because teehee) that motivated her to work with troubled youth in need of help and kids working with a limited lifespan. I want her to be OP but just friendly and downplaying her ability since she was never in a situation to use it to the full extant.

Also there’d obviously be a CrimeBoys plot and adoption of Tommy into the family (bye bye Dream) which leads to her getting invited over to like. Family dinners and stuff, where the interactions are all completely cute and normal but undercut by her perspective reminding her of crimes they’ve all committed. Like-

“Phil, who had the most beautiful eyes but hands stained with the blood of approximately 3,791 people, passed her the salad with a bright smile. His son(?) continued the story of how he met a new friend. Kristin wasn’t sure if the story was in or out of masks, and she was scared to ask at this point.”

I especially want her to and Phil to reflect the two main approaches to changing the world, where you could either completely destroy the system in place (villains, anarchy) and forcefully restart, or you could tackle an issue at its lowest (if the world is full of corrupt people, change the people from a young age)

#Kristin #sleepy bois inc #superpowers #superhero au #supervillain au #tommyinnit #mcyt #tommy mcyt #technoblade #philza #wilbur mcyt #wilbur soot #sbi #sbi incorrect quotes #crime boys #dsmp techno #dsmp fanfic #philza minecraft #dsmp tommy

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sm0kebreaks · 1 year

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i know we love talking about what a cunt jon was in s1 and he was sure but i was reading the transcript of Alone and tbh without hearing the intonation it's easier to see why jon was being a bit extra cunty like

first of all they started the statement only for it to get fucked up and they had to restart using the tapes instead

naomi goes on for a bit about how shitty his tape recorder is and his laptop and how nobody respects the institute unprompted to where jon simply is like okay.. you dont HAVE to talk to me...

and then after the statement shes like cool now what and jon tells her what their next steps are going to be and what he thinks could help her (which yes is telling her seeking some grief counselling could help her deal with her fiancees death) to which she gets MAD at him for not having anything else to offer her!

like... at that point he wasn't even really being a cunt he was just matching her tone..

like imagine how frustrating it must have been at the start of his career as head archivist having to deal with the shit show the archives are and not having shit work so he has to use analog means to do his work he has martin who doesnt know what hes fucking doing because hes not qualified for his job and even if he was he wasnt a researcher and then on top of that you have people coming in and shitting on you and your place of work like.. come on... id be a cunt too

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team-avia · 1 month

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Been playing RL, loving it! Just curious, why does the diary track routes completed but not endings found? (Assuming I'm not missing something that does track that.) I've been trying to keep track so I know when I've found them all. I'm guessing that some "ends" don't count among the 21 endings you mention (like choosing the scholar path and going to the club fair and just refusing to join the student counsel, for example). So far I've only done routes for the Dimitrescu daughters, and I'm pretty sure that I have all of the proper endings for each of them.

Regardless, it's a great game, and I'm really enjoying playing it!

thank u!

we only decided to count the three endings per route. the other endings r false endings or considered soft restarts to the game, given to players either to trick them or have them quit the route if they decide they want to try another route.

gotta keep everyone on their toes haha

-bee

#mail 💌#beemod🐝

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tennessoui · 7 months

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I think I really lose braincells each time you post about couples counselling au - because I have never felt a characterization of Obi-Wan and Anakin fit *so much* to my own headcanon that it drives me crazy. The lack of communication? The desperate need to please (Anakin) the delusion of thinking you're giving someone complete access (Obi-Wan) while keeping them out. It is SO perfect, it's literally my favourite obikin fic, I am so invested in this au. The questions you have them answer at the end. When Obi-Wan said he's "happy to make the list as an obligation" because free time means a lot to an enslaved man. Kit. KIT *stick figure gore of me sinking my talons into your shoulders* When Anakin says he has nothing to hide from Obi-Wan but Obi-Wan never asks and he feels like he's getting away with something each time he learns something while Obi-Wan is like. He can ask me anything. KIT *BLOOD IN MY MOUTH*

ahhh thank you so much!!! i really love writing chapters and answering asks about this fic because i'm really attached to these versions of obi-wan and anakin like. their motivations are so interesting to me, especially at this part of the story, in the beginning, when all they are are motivations

anakin absolutely feels this need to please and be loved and the focus of his master's attentions. he also feels helpless in the face of thinking obi-wan will never let him in like that. he also is unhealthily controlling in small ways (checking and rechecking his closed door, for one, trying to have a say in what he eats out of concerns for his health) but he just loves him so much and he really experienced like.d devastation when obi-wan was temporarily dead that i feel like altered his motivations fundamentally, especially because he restarted his heart so.....probably a tiny part of him....illogically feels as if that's his heart now......

and obi-wan absolutely thinks he is so transparent for anakin!! he has let him in!!! more than he's ever let anyone in at all probably, but it's probably not that much. he's so practiced at keeping him out and hiding his real emotions that that's second nature. not to mention he feels betrayed in his own way at anakin marrying padmé --instead of just having an affair with her-- and he's trying to frantically detach himself before anakin leaves the order because he'll be devastated when that happens. not to mention he can also be shit at respecting boundaries (he reads the messages on anakin's phone when he's asleep)

and it's all just so interesting especially because there's so much narrative bias and just narrative inaccuracies where the narrator/POV character completely reads the other's reactions wrong, which makes the little questionnaire at the end have so much more weight because the counselor is 1000% right when she says that that's what's most important--how they feel about each other and their relationship after honest deliberation and reflection

#asks #couples counseling au #obikin #obviously i could talk about this forever too lmao #it's also been interesting writing so far because i don't want to imply that one character is wrong or not #like obi-wan isn't wrong to not want to share anything #but anakin isn't wrong to want more and to be worried about obi-wan's health #i dont think the projection of the story ends with obi-wan constantly volunteering information without being asked #because that doesn't feel like him #and it's ok to just not be that sort of person #it will involve them opening up clearer communications though #because that's healthy #but it's been a lot of thinking about ok #we don't want to magically change these two characters #or imply that to have a healthy relationship you have to fundamentally change yourself #but more like #if two people really want to be together because they're fucking insane about each other #how can we have that happen in the most healthiest way #etc etc #though to be clear i don't think they'll ever be completely healthy #like that would be a wittle bit boring in the end #but they'll be like. much better #started from the bottom now we're at 68 out of 100 on the healthiness scale #good job boys lets hit the showers

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russosafehaven · 1 year

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Setbacks - 14

Pairing: Jigsaw!Billy Russo x Fem!Reader

Content: Events of part 13 lightly referenced, Reader is in counselling with Curtis, Fluff, Happy ending <3

It had been months since Krista’s death, months since she’d manipulated you into it. The physical scars were all healed but the mental ones weren’t. Since the event a lot has changed. The Morales family took Amy in to live with them full time, you’d been working with Curtis and getting better. Billy had even restarted Anvil with the help of Frank, Curtis, Micro, Dinah, Karen and Matt.

When Anvil first reopened your mum had shown up looking for you. She had told you how selfish you were for running away but she was quickly removed off the premises by Billy. Who was also now your fiancé. With the help of Amy and Miles he had proposed. Though marriage wasn’t your ideal, the thought of marrying Billy made your heart flutter.

Sessions with Curtis had been odd at first, but once he found out you opened up easier if your were drawing? Well the two of you made a shit ton of progress together. It helped that Curtis had such a paternal feel about him. One that comforted you greatly.

After your most recent session you entered your apartment. It was Billy’s penthouse and you moved in almost instantly. Eager to cut all ties off with your last life. When you turned the lights on you saw Billy by the couch. He was in a hoodie and had quite the setup of snacks on the coffee table. Including a messily homemade cake. You walked over to him, taking the man into your arms.

As your eyes drifted down to the cake the words made you chuckle, ‘Happy 2 months clean baby’. You turned to Billy and gave him a messy kiss. Tears mixing with saliva as two of you revelled in the others touch. When you pulled apart for air, you picked out a piece of paper from your pocket and have it to Billy.

He unfolded it gently, careful as he didn’t want to tear it. On the paper was a drawing you’d done of him with Curtis. There’s were small sketches of Amy, Miles, Frank, the Liebermans and Curtis around him. As well as plants and a few cats

“Curtis asked me to draw what helped me wanna heal”

Billy hugged you tightly once again. The first time you met you were both broken and torn apart. The world your enemy. Together you put the pieces of the jigsaw back together, welding the cracks with gold making them stronger than ever. As if on cue your cats Salem and Aslan jumped up, rubbing against your bodies.

Apart you and Billy went through hell.

Together you survived.

#billy russo #billy russo imagine #billy russo x reader #ben barnes #the punisher imagine #x reader #billy russo fluff #billy russo angst #billy russo x yn

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sheetsonfire · 2 years

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Home To You | Part 1

Fandom: Chicago PD

Characters: Jay Halstead x Reader

Genre: Angst, hurt/comfort, fluff, romance

Warnings: mention of injuries

Word Count: 2489

Requested by jxbeizhe: The reader comes back from service with the army, she stayed longer than Greg and Jay, now deciding it was her time to come home. Since they saw each other last, Greg is now working in Intelligence with Jay, and Jay has been dating Erin. Jay doesn’t find out that the reader is back until he bumps into her leaving Greg’s office on the ground floor of the precinct. She had been smiling as she was leaving Greg’s company, not an unusual sight considering they were friends, but Jay still can’t help the pang of jealousy all within the 5 minutes of seeing the reader for the first time in years. To Jay’s surprise as well the reader has returned from service with a limp and a cane. What happened to the reader out there? And what will happen to her and Jay now that they are reunited once more?

Part 1

The L-train follows the curves of the track above the city’s bustle, the screech-rattle of the cars on the rails somehow brings you a comfort you never imagined it would. You look out over the sprawling streets to see everyone’s days in motion. The ordinary sights of people sharing conversation outside coffee shops, construction workers hollering as they work in symphony, and a CFD fire truck passing down below - it all makes you smile. You would have to stop by Firehouse 51 at some point, or better yet drop into Molly’s and see everyone there. You had finally made the decision to switch blistering heat, roaring rocket fire and a Ranger’s uniform for the city you had grown up in. Now it would be civilian clothing, Chicago’s varied and broad soundscape and the excitement for a new chapter of your life.

There was, however, a small caveat to your ‘decision’ to come home. You had decided that the tour you had just finished was going to be your last, yet it was still cut short by the fateful hand of an IED. The explosive device had surprised your small team of Rangers whilst out on a detail, you had all suffered various injuries. For you, it was the shrapnel to your right leg. The damage had required extensive surgeries to repair the bone and muscle just above your knee, going into your thigh. With the best work of surgeons, you had still come away needing regular physiotherapy, carefully managed pain medication and a cane to help you walk.

Yet, all things considered, you could cope with that; you were one of the fortunate to still have a life to live. After months of counselling concerning your time in Afghanistan, as well as occupational therapy about what would come next, you had got yourself to a place where you could make each day work. It had been as difficult as it had been described to you, adjusting to ‘civilian’ life again, and learning to rely on military support groups made you feel uncomfortable, a stark reminder of all that you had done. But it was an unfortunate necessity to be around people who had been in the same situation, something you could only reconcile and grow from going forward. If you couldn’t, then you’d take the breather and restart the next day.

Now that you were indeed a good few months into being back in Chicago, you had decided it was time to see familiar faces. Friends who hadn’t yet been witness to your return. You wondered if they would be upset that you didn’t make your existence known sooner, but on reflection, you don’t think you’d have been good to anybody before now.

You had let Hank Voight know you were back in town, and rather controversially Greg Gerwitz.

The controversy wasn’t because it was Mouse, the controversy was because of who it wasn’t. You had been avoiding Jay Halstead with all the best will in the world, deciding that you didn’t need to cause waves in his life after so many years of him being home and making a new life for himself. Last you heard he had a girlfriend, some detective in the same unit as him, it was better that you just let him be. Right?

So here you were, having got off the L, walking up to the steps of the 21st District with a nervous thrumming in your body. You hadn’t been here in 5 years, Hank had tried to get you to consider the Intelligence unit, but you had decided against it. Choosing to redeploy was right for you at the time, but you couldn’t help but think how different your life could have been. Now, you weren’t sure how someone like you could fit in with that type of work, especially with a physical impairment, not that you didn’t know desk work was a thing. Still, there was a lot left to consider.

Taking a deep breath you come to the top step, and a patrolman holds the door open for you, you thank her as you slip inside, eyeing Trudy Platt filling out a form at her desk, it makes you smile. Trudy had been one that you wanted to surprise, choosing to be entertained by her unfiltered reaction at your return. You take careful steps towards the desk, and come to a standstill in front of the sergeant, leaning slightly against your cane. You clear your throat loudly.

You immediately want to start laughing as Trudy lifts her head with a scowl, ready to chew out whoever was getting her attention in an obnoxious way. But her face immediately softens when she sees who it is,

“Oh my god, you’re alive.” She breathes, coming round the desk to give you a hug with haste.

Laughter escapes you now, chest filling with warmth as Trudy wraps her arms around you, it felt motherly, it felt like home.

“Yep, Sarge. I lived, sorry to tell ya I’m back to being a pain in the ass.”

She makes an indistinct noise of excitement and affection, squeezing you a little tighter.

“It’s good to see you back, kiddo.” She leans back to get a good look at you, still smiling that rarely seen smile around the District.

“It’s good to be back, Trudy. I was thinking we could catch up at Molly’s soon, or uh, I’ve got an apartment, you and Mouch could come over for dinner?”

You almost wanted to cry at Trudy’s clear happiness at seeing you, you clocked a few patrolmen out the corner of your eye gawking at their Sergeant’s uncharacteristic glee.

“You’re not gonna cook for us, we’re gonna cook for you. How about this Sunday? Mouch is off shift, and I’m free.”

You nod enthusiastically, touching her elbow in thanks, “I’d love that, Trudy. Thank you.” She nods approvingly, patting your shoulder before letting you readjust your position. Taking in your cane and knee brace, she finally asks.

“So, out with it, what happened?” The sergeant crossed her arms, disapproving that you got hurt where she couldn’t come and visit you or help you.

“IED.” You shrug, sighing. “Shrapnel messed up the bone and muscle, I can walk, maybe jog a little, but the movement is restricted. I’m doing alright all things considered. I’ve started looking for work, not quite sure what yet. Something First Responder related though.”

She listens intently, mulling over your words. “Well, you know I’ll help you with anything, alright? If you need me to put in a good word or want some contacts, I’m your gal.”

“You are absolutely my gal, Sarge.” You wink, so happy to be back with the people you knew loved and cared for you most.

“I was gonna say hi upstairs if that’s alright, but uh is Mouse around? I heard he has his own little office down here.”

Trudy nods in the direction of a doorway leading down some steps,

“I’ll show you.” She starts walking, and motions to another officer to take over the desk for a minute.

“Great, thanks.” You start moving, taking a glance at the gated stairs that lead to Intelligence’s bullpen, stomach clenching nervously at who would be up there.

You can’t hide forever, dumbass. An internal voice supplies, knowing eventually you’d have to look Jay in the eyes.

A few steps and a corridor later you come to a door that leads into a room, Trudy pushes the door open to reveal a space full of shelves of files and a small wall of monitors with various data, footage and images on it. At the desk facing said electronic wall is the recognisable mop of hair on Mouse’s head. “Why does nobody ever knock-” He grumbles, turning to complain at whoever had just intruded his space, but stops short when a) He sees Trudy’s scowling face and b) Your amused one

“Holy shit, she’s here.” He grins, standing to bring you in for a tight hug.

“I’m here.” You mumble between soft chuckles into his shoulder.

Trudy’s lips upturn ever so slightly, still irritated by Mouse’s tone,

“I’ll be at the desk if you need anything, Y/N.”

“Of course, Sarge, thanks.” You hold up a thumb of approval, keeping your laughter to a minimum until the door closes behind her.

“It’s so good to see you, man.” You grin, ruffling his hair, “You doing okay?” You query, knowing Mouse always found it harder than you or Jay to adjust to being away from military duty.

“Yeah, I’m alright… it has its days, but I like working here for the moment.” You nod, listening to his words, taking in his own space.

“This is a nice little spot, huh?” You remark, flicking one of the Star Trek bobbleheads on his desk.

“It is when nobody is busting into here without knocking.” He muses, you roll your eyes, prodding him in the shoulder.

“Hey, I have a license to intrude, I haven’t seen you in freakin’ years, dude.”

“You are the only one with a license, not even Jay is allowed to just intrude.”

You swallow at the mention of Jay’s name, it doesn’t escape Greg’s attention.

“You spoken to him at all?” He raises an eyebrow, arms folded as he leans against his desk, pulling the chair out for you to sit and rest your leg.

“Thanks.” You say softly, sighing as you continue to answer the question. “I haven’t, he doesn’t know I’m here. Unless you…?”

He holds his hands up immediately, “Hey, I kept you a secret as you requested.”

You smile sheepishly in thanks, it now hits you that you would more than likely see Jay Halstead, for the first time in years, today. You’re rubbing absentmindedly at your aching leg, trying to quieten the nervous adrenaline that thrums through you. Serving together had been simultaneously the best and most challenging experience of your adult life, both of you could never seem to get the timing right and though it wasn’t an entirely negative parting of ways, it still felt that it was something lost.

You and Mouse chat for a while, catching up on things as you glance at the clock on the wall. You hum, preparing to get yourself up,

“I guess I should go up there, huh? If nothing else Hank will want to see me.” You lift yourself out of the chair, finding a good grip on your cane you start to move towards the door. Mouse opens it for you,

“You want me to come up too?” He queries.

You shake your head, “Nah, it’s okay. The others will be up there, I told Adam last time I’d bring him something back from my final tour.”

“Oh yeah, what did you get?”

You pat your jacket pocket, pulling out something small. Mouse snorts,

“A rock?”

“Yep, a very nice sandy rock.”

“He should be honoured.”

“Damn straight.”

“So, going solo?”

“Yeah, yeah, I don’t want to get you in trouble for being in on the secret.”

“You absolutely sure? I can take him, he’s older and slower now.”

The joke has you chuckling loudly, giving Greg a one-armed hug as you shuffle out into the hallway.

“Oh, I will use that line as an ice breaker.”

“Gee, thanks, what happened to not getting me in trouble?”

“Needs must, and that one was too good to not share.”

Greg shakes his head in fake offence, “You are still trouble, Y/N.”

“Oh don’t I know it, bud, don’t I know it… Listen, if I don’t say goodbye or whatever, you wanna meet for drinks or something soon?”

“100%, I’ll text you.”

“Sweet, alright, well wish me luck.”

“Good luck, remember when in doubt, whack him with the cane.”

“I will absolutely do that.” You give Greg one last wave and turn to make your way back up the corridor Trudy had led you down, Mouse shutting the door as you go.

You’re still giggling to yourself as you walk, not noticing the man approaching who had heard you leaving Mouse’s office with laughter. Taking a quick glance at your phone you end up walking into the warm, rigid, frame of the approaching man, the corridor was not exactly roomy enough to simply pass one another. You stumble back, trying to right yourself, but firm and gentle hands grip your arms, one hand moves to your back to stop your descent and the clatter of your cane.

You feel a little embarrassed for not looking where you were going, ready to apologise to whoever had caught you traipsing in the hall,

“Y/N?” His voice is deeper now, but there’s still that curious youth, he had really filled out since you’d seen him last, strong muscular arms, a jawline and stubble that matured his baby face. Despite the change in depth, Jay’s voice was as comforting as ever, and your skin fizzled with goosebumps. His detective badge hung around his neck, green eyes intense and a storm of emotion.

You realise you’ve not said a word yet, simply staring at him dumbfounded when his small snort of laughter brings you back. You laugh awkwardly.

“Jay… hey.”

“Hey… wow, I - when did you get back? I thought the tour wasn’t supposed to be over for months yet?”

“Ah, well, an IED made that decision to retire me early.” You jiggled your cane in your hand, fully aware that Jay was still holding on to you. You clear your throat, and he finally releases you. It would be so easy to immediately pry about your injury, but he knew that wasn’t always the best course of action. He decides you’d share with him if and when you were ready.

“I’m so sorry, Y/N, that’s rough…I, god, sorry there’s so many questions. What are you doing here?” You’re inclined to believe that Jay meant at the District, but you know his expressions well and you see jealousy flicker to the forefront. You were pretty sure he meant “Why are you seeing Mouse before me?”

“Well, I’ve been back a while, and I decided it was time to see old friends.” You smile tightly, a sadness creeping in that you really were hoping would stay at bay. “I was just about to head up and see you guys.”

He nods, keeping his comments to himself for now, “Well, I can come with, I can bother Mouse later.” You were pretty sure that now meant, “I can interrogate Mouse later on about why you didn’t want to see me.”

“Sure, that would be good. I’ve missed everyone.” You smile a little more sincerely now, bracing yourself for everyone’s curiosities and seeing Jay’s partner, now girlfriend.

As you watch Jay head up the corridor with you closely behind, you can’t help but hear the words you wished you’d said a moment ago ringing in your head.

“I missed you, Jay.”

End of Part 1

#home to you #jay halstead x reader #anon request #one chicago #chicago pd

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leveloneandup · 2 years

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The road to the Equal Pay CBA is storied and long. The Players had been fighting for equality for 2+ decades when they decided to completely revamp their union in 2016. These photos from 2017 bargaining are part of a series of look backs we will share in that journey.

Saturday, 2.4.17 - NYC - the first day of a restart to bargaining with the PA’s new labor counsel and Executive Director (Not pictured: ~20 in-person sessions in Portland, DC, and Chicago between NYC and Dallas)

3.31.17 - Dallas - players meeting to prep for negotiations that USSF demanded to occur DURING USWNT camp

4.1.17 - Dallas - Since USSF was forcing negotiations to occur during the time that players would generally recover between training sessions, all PA members decided to show up in solidarity.

4.1.17 - Dallas - late night negotiations; in-person negotiations with all PA members and USSF representatives continued in-person through the 2nd

4.3.17 - Dallas - Christen and Kelley negotiating final terms with USSF executives over the phone

4.3.17 - Dallas - all 7 members of the 2017 CBA committee

4.3.17 - Dallas - even though we had more work to do to achieve Equal Pay for Equal Work, there was much relief and joy to have a deal in principle that was ratified by the PA's members and USSF on 4.4.17

2017-2021 CBA signed by PA officers Christen Press, Becky Sauerbrunn and Meghan Klingenberg

#in every one #christen press #becky sauerbrunn #meghan klingenberg #megan rapinoe #kelley o'hara #alex morgan #sam mewis #uswnt #uswnt players #equal pay #cba

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kalisbaby · 1 day

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I think I might be becoming slightly agoraphobic again. I have the opportunity to leave the house this morning and literally did not take it.

I say slightly because I can go outside easy but, outside of running errands, I don't ever leave the house and, like today, I come up with excuses to not do it. But I am so bored and so exhausted and am literally wasting away in here.

I need to take a moment away from social media so I don't even up in a panicked state and end up practically living in my room for years on end AGAIN.

I keep saying it but I truly need to restart my counseling sessions. There's days where I'm doing excellent and then there's days, like today, where I'm not doing bad but I definitely could be doing better.

Also I miss my friends. I miss having friends. Like real world friends. My online friends are amazing, and I love them down, but texts aren't enough. Phone calls aren't enough. Sharing friends with my siblings aren't enough.

I need my own wb social circle that I can be myself with that's just for me.

I'm rambling. Sorry.

I'm gonna take the rest weekend some of the beginning of next week off from social media and try to find something to make me happy and whole.

#i speak #personal shit #enjoy my queue

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skyseoroundtable · 1 month

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thetreetzar · 6 months

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asks 1-49

(no pressure I just thought youd enjoy answeing all of them bc I certainly do, also im genuinely curious)

Thank you!

This is a lot, so I'll put it under a cut

1. I kind of get freckles in the summer

2. I like tea and coffee. I like milk and sugar in both, but really only like coffee if it has loads of sugar.

3. Talking in Your Sleep from the FNAF movie

4. Not sure how I sleep. I seem to wiggle around. Once managed to very nicely unbury a blanket and correctly position it in my sleep

5. I sometimes will have stuffies on my bed

6. I prefer drawing silly little doodles

7. 1-3 blankets. Need a weighted blanket and then I'll have a quilt/blanket or two if it is cold

8. Favorite bands/artist are The Longest Johns, Uamee, and Hozier

9. My birthday is July 19th

10. I am 5 feet tall

11. My eyes are blue/green/grey-ish but I just say blue on my ID

12. My mutuals (especially June), My in-person friends, and Tom Scott

13. Changes in routine, not being able to live on my own, the future, <hj>the kids at my school</hj>

14. I like blue

15. I love winter and snow and the cold (I overheat too easily for other seasons)

16. I would love to have tattoos. Maybe like a trans thing on my thigh and definitely some nonsensical little guys

17. I think piercings would be fun. I have kind of thought about angel bites/fangs, industrial/helix, eyebrow, and septum. (I would not turn down those spin for a free piercing things)

18. The last person I've texted is my dad

19. My best (and longest) friend is Momo. I've known them since September 2014.

20. I miss Toys R Us, ketchup chips, and some friends I've lost touch with

21. My day has been good. I am making progress in cleaning

22. I got maybe like 6 hours of sleep last night

23. Aliens probably exist somewhere in the universe

24. I don't remember when the last time I cried was, but I'm pretty sure it had something to do with my parents arguing and my brother and I being in the middle of it (my parents are restarting marriage counseling soon, don't worry)

25. I liked 2005-2010, it was nice being a little kid

26. Childish things I like include kids meals, the fun stuff made for babies, baby snacks like the puffs and Cheetos

27. I like too many books, but Louise Jenson is a great author, Because Internet was great, and I'm currently reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series

28. How am I? Absolutely terrified of graduating high school and being a Real Adult™️ 😀

29. Oh it can take forever for me to decide things. My strategy is that if it passes peer review and/or still seems like a good idea after a week or two than I should do it

30. I am looking forward to duck club on thursdays

31. I can't wait to get top surgery! (Hope to get it before 26 so I can still be on my parent's insurance)

32. If I could go anywhere, I'd go to Toys R Us/Canada and to visit my friends and mutuals

33. I sleep with the door closed because my cat Loki is not to be trusted

34. I like roses (trans flower) and sunflowers (tasty seeds)

35. I derive great serotonin from my mutuals <3

36. I like my middle name, now that I've chosen it myself

37. I love all animals

38. I don't think I have any proper phobias, just a lot of anxiety

39. It is easy for me to stay up late, however I can no longer be fine staying up late and getting up early the next day

40. I haven't really been to the beach. I prefer partly cloudy, like sunny but not hot or too warm

41. My favorite cartoon is Natural Habitat Shorts

42. Five of my favorite blogs are @one-time-i-dreamt @alltimemathhater @70snasagay @hrkrkrwpfrbrbrlablblblblwhitooap @shiftythrifting (sorry if being tagged in this annoyed anyone)

43. I have a younger brother

44. Probably my friends and mutuals are the last people I've said "I love you" to

45. I'd die for my pets, friends, and mutuals

46. I need a weighted blanket and probably also a snack when I'm sad

47. I have both my cell and landline numbers memorized

48. I feel I could trust my friends Momo and Vennie with my life

49. The last text I sent is asking where my dad parked

Thank you for the ask, and for reading this far if you have

#<3 #asks

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triforceoffungi · 1 year

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OKAY, I make my return to tumblr and if you cannot tell by my reblogs I have recently rewatched Atla, watched Lok, and read the Kyoshi novels. And I. Am. Insane. I love this franchise so much and there is a frick ton of stuff I will ramble about tomorrow or something but TONIGHT.

Korra. (Spoilers Ahead )

Easily one of my favorite Avatars, I like her more than Aang and as much as Kyoshi. Don’t get me wrong ! Aang is an amazing Avatar and super cool character, but Korra is just so GOOD.

I know a lot of people dislike her because of her attitude in the early season and because of her losing connection to her past selves. And I totally get it she annoyed the fuck out of me in the first two seasons because she was brash and loud and maybe a little too invested in dating Mako. But at the same time I couldn’t help but adore her, she was so very human. She made mistakes, she acted like a hot headed 17 year old (which she was !) and that made her so appealing to me. Its also what made her character arc so amazing.

Her arc is super similar to Zuko’s (minus the redemption) she goes from a loud, rambunctious, kind of irritating teenager to someone who was very wise. She learnt from her mistakes and grew past her trauma, and in doing so she became an amazing Avatar. With her newfound and very impressive spiritual connection and trying to choose peace over fighting Kuvira ( which isn’t something her younger self would have done ), season four just really shows how much growth she has had as a person. Which would not have been so incredible if she hadn’t been so childish and dislikable at first. ( not too dislikable though she always had her charm )

On another note, her restarting the Avatar cycle is a terrible thing. Not her fault of course, she couldn’t do anything to prepare for a powerful spirit like Vaatu. But it makes me sad that she will never be able to connect and talk with her past selves. She is completely and utterly alone. As terrible and sad as this is though, I think it helps her grow as an Avatar, she is forced to do things on her own, unable to seek advice from Aang, Roku, Kyoshi, anyone. She is forced to carve her own path as the Avatar with no guidance. But she does it ! She becomes amazing and she brings the Air nomads back. The physical and spirit worlds are joined together again for the first time in a thousand years. She started a new era without the counsel of her past selves and I think it has turned out amazing. Now I wish there was some way for her to reconnect, for her sake and because I want Aang to see that his people are back. But sadly I don’t think that can ever happen. Even if it can’t, I like to believe that the past incarnations of the Avatar are still watching over her somehow.

My thoughts are super frazzled now and I hope thats all legible but my main point is Korra is super cool and doesn’t deserve all the hate she gets just because she isn’t Aang or Kyoshi or Yangchen

#avatar the last airbender #atla #legend of korra #lok #korra #Korra is super duper very cool #I may or may not talk about the whole right avatars for their time thing #but thats for tomorrow when i am not falling asleep where i sit

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ilovedthestars · 1 year

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10 lines tag game

@alex-van-gore tagged me! Thanks alex :)

“Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway ❤️”

It was actually really interesting to notice the patterns in my first lines. I left out a bunch that were very short and generic first lines which are followed by a longer and more interesting sentence (second line tag game when??), which seems to be a thing I do a lot. But I think a lot of the ones I did pick have a similar vibe.

The ship says that it is my client. (Ship’s Unit, on ao3)

There was something in my head. (i thought i’d lost, on ao3)

Remember, ART said, it is vital that you are not discovered. (Operation Parsec, on ao3)

In the files it gave me, Murderbot 1.0 described Pin-Lee as “the CombatUnit version of a lawyer.” (As Your Legal Counsel, on ao3)

I didn’t know why the prisoner was important. (Acceptable Mission Cost, on ao3)

This time when I restarted, I wasn’t on Preservation Station, or in a cubicle, or back on my last company survey. I was lying on the platform of ART’s MedSystem. (This is from a wip with the working title “Lies”)

No one knows who brought the file back first. (carry us to freedom, on ao3)

“Dr. Belmonte,” the executive says, tapping a stylus against the small display surface in her hand. (Polite, on ao3)

The client had been arguing with the company representative for twenty minutes already, and I was getting tired of having to keep my face in the standard neutral expression. (Deployment Center, my first ever pubished murderbot fic! on ao3)

When it’s over, SecSystem shuts me down, and I think that will be the end of everything. (From a very angsty wip which is just a bunch of really short snips between Ganaka Pit and murderbot going rogue.)

i never know who to tag in these things, so no pressure: @ineedlelittlespace @elexuscal @cephaliarch @specialagentartemis @hummus-tea Also if you see this and are sad that you haven't been tagged yet, i am tagging YOU

#not included: the two different published fics that i apparently have where the first (or second) line is “something is wrong”#very creative of me XD #i needed to fill in with a couple wips and it turns out basically none of my wips have real 'first lines' lol #i start drafting in the middle and add an intro later #which may contribute to how these all sound pretty similar--short statement that sets up the actual stuff that's gonna happen #i don't tend to do knockout punch first lines #just give me a couple paragraphs to get warmed up lol #tag game #stars fic

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warduke · 9 months

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August always makes me want to fix my lateness, sleep schedule, smoking schedule, inability to make myself focus for long, restart exercising and reading, pick up efforts to organize my workplace, get back to working on projects I've been daydreaming about forever, and go back to counseling. Truly the college student's new year's.

I think I need to choose only one of those, though. Because it hasn't worked any previous august

#weird time of year

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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 1 year

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The Biden White House launched its first major broadside in response to incoming House Republicans likely to spearhead aggressive oversight of the administration.

A top lawyer for the President pledged in letters to those members that the administration would operate in good faith with them. But he also said that oversight demands made by congressional Republicans during the last Congress would have to be started over.

In respective letters to Reps. James Comer (R-Ky) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), White House Special Counsel Richard Sauber said that the Biden administration had no immediate plans to respond to a slew of records requests that both men made the past several weeks. In those letters, obtained exclusively by POLITICO, Sauber described such requests as constitutionally illegitimate because both Jordan, who is expected to chair the House Judiciary Committee, and Comer, who is expected to head the Oversight Committee, made them before they had any authority to do so.

“Congress has not delegated such [oversight] authority to individual members of Congress who are not committee chairmen, and the House has not done so under its current Rules,” wrote Sauber, one of the White House’s top oversight lawyers.

Sauber did not rule out satisfying the requests once the next Congress is sworn in. But his letter nevertheless represents the first volley in what is likely to be a contentious and potentially litigious two years between House Republicans and the Biden White House. More narrowly, it is an apparent effort to shield the administration from a hail of potential subpoenas in early January by describing them as an abuse of the normal process of congressional oversight.

In a Nov. 18, 2022, letter to White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, Jordan had warned that if his requests for documents from the administration remained outstanding at the beginning of the 118th Congress, “the Committee may be forced to resort to compulsory process to obtain the material we require.”

On Thursday, Comer sharply criticized the administration for its letter saying it would not immediately satisfy his records request.

“President Biden promised to have the most transparent administration in history but at every turn the Biden White House seeks to obstruct congressional oversight and hide information from the American people,” the congressman said in a statement. “Just before dawn at 4:33 a.m., the White House informed us they will not provide the answers we have been seeking for the American people on important issues such as the border and fentanyl crises, the energy crisis, botched Afghanistan withdrawal, COVID origins, and the Biden family’s influence peddling. Why is the Biden Administration hiding this information? Republicans are undeterred by the Biden Administration’s obstruction and will continue pressing for the answers, transparency, and accountability that the American people deserve.”

White House officials, who briefed POLITICO, point to long-standing practice, going back to President Ronald Reagan’s administration , that ranking members in the minority do not jump-start the accommodations process on formal investigative requests. Sauber’s letter tells Jordan and Comer they should not expect records requests to be satisfied before they take their committee’s respective gavels.

Congressional oversight is a normal function of Congress. Yet with the razor-thin margin in the House and little expectation of major legislative breakthroughs with Democrats in control of the Senate and White House, investigations of the Biden administration are expected to be a top priority for Republicans.

Among the issues that Jordan and Comer have pledged to investigate are the federal government’s use of criminal and counterterrorism resources with respect to school board meetings, the drawdown of troops from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, and the business dealings of the president’s son Hunter Biden. They have pinpointed 42 administration officials who they want to testify before Congress.

Comer, in a Dec. 6 letter questioning the administration’s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, demanded that the White House provide responsive material “no later than December 20, 2022.” In joint Dec. 13 letters to several administration officials relating to the origins of COVID-19, Jordan and Comer demanded materials by no later than December 27, 2022.

Republicans on the House Judiciary criticized the White House on Thursday for not engaging directly with them on the matter of records requests.

“Does leaking a story and sending a letter at 4:34 a.m. sound like ‘good faith’ to you, @JoeBiden?” the House Judiciary GOP twitter account posted. “No. It shows how scared you are of important congressional oversight, particularly one where your administration targeted parents protesting at local school board meetings.”

The likely ascension of Jordan, one of the harder-lined conservatives in his party, to the chair of the Judiciary Committee could, in particular, set off major political fireworks. He’s viewed within the party as one of its most effective political bulldogs. But he has also taken stances to diminish the reach and scope of congressional oversight. Jordan has refused to comply with a congressional subpoena related to his conversations with the Trump White House around the Jan. 6 insurrection, and he spearheaded a 2019 letter to oversight Democrats lambasting “partisan” subpoenas issued as part of the first impeachment of President Donald Trump. His charge that Attorney General Merrick Garland called parents “terrorists” for attending school board meetings has been revealed as false.

The Biden White House had largely stayed quiet about House Republicans’ oversight efforts, save when pressed by them during congressional hearings. But that changed after the election. In a statement, a spokesperson for the White House counsel’s office, Ian Sams, likened the subpoena threats to “political stunts,” suggesting House Republicans “might be spending more time thinking about how to get booked on Hannity than on preparing to work together to help the American people.”

Sauber’s letter tries to forge a middle path, albeit one that restarts the clock on the era of GOP oversight.

“Should the Committee issue similar or other requests in the 118th Congress,” Sauber writes, “we will review and respond to them in good faith, consistent with the needs and obligations of both branches. We expect the new Congress will undertake its oversight responsibilities in the same spirit of good faith.”

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ongreenergrasses · 2 years

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What to do if you’re an Alaskan who needs an abortion

First, abortion is still legal in Alaska. There are no trigger laws in effect. There is also no immediate legislative action seeking to change this right. In Alaska, abortion is legal throughout the entire pregnancy. The abortion must be performed by a licensed physician, and you also must be a resident of Alaska for 30 days prior to the procedure (source). You are also required to receive counseling before obtaining an abortion. There are 3 abortion clinics in the state, located in Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Juneau. If you cannot afford an abortion, Medicare is required by law to cover the cost of a “medically necessary” abortion, and Planned Parenthood, which oversees all 3 clinics, also has payment plans and sliding scale fees.

Alaska was one of 4 states to make abortion legal before Roe v. Wade. In 1972, voters overwhelmingly supported an amendment adding the right to privacy to the state’s constitution. Through this amendment, abortion was legalized, as medical care and decisions are protected as private under the State Constitution.

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the right to abortion again in 1997, stating that “reproductive rights are fundamental, and that they are encompassed within the right to privacy expressed in article I, section 22 of the Alaska Constitution.” The Supreme Court ruling also states that “these fundamental reproductive rights include the right to an abortion”.

What happens now?

There is still a very real threat to abortion and reproductive rights within Alaska. Governor Mike Dunleavy has already mentioned that he will be introducing an amendment when the legislative session restarts in November that could remove constitutional protections for abortion in Alaska. However, passing an amendment this way requires support from 2/3rds of both the state House and Senate, as well as support from the majority of participating voters the next election. It is extremely unlikely this amendment will ever be seen by voters.

However, this November, Alaskans have the chance to vote on holding a constitutional convention. The possibility for a constitutional convention is put on the ballot every 10 years, and if voters agree to hold one, it is the most direct (and likely) way to amend the constitution.

This process will take time if voters ask to hold one, with final amendments to the constitution potentially not being ratified until 2026, but many anti abortion groups are already pushing hard to hold a constitutional convention, as they see it as the best way to ban abortion within the state. The constitutional convention can address a number of topics, most notably the PFD, which is why support has been growing, but it is almost certain to become contentious and could put abortion on the chopping block.

What can I do?

It is very difficult to change the State constitution, so preventing or banning abortion will not be easy. However, a constitutional convention is the most likely way that abortion protections could be removed. Educate yourself on the issues before voting in November. Anti abortion groups are heavily supporting a constitutional convention, and the question is left entirely up to voters in November whether or not one will be held. Consider voting “no” to holding a constitutional convention, and contact your state legislators to express your support for abortion rights in Alaska. Additionally, vote for candidates that will protect abortion rights for the US House and Senate.

Abortion within Alaska remains safe and legal. However, the challenges and unique remoteness of the state can make it extremely difficult for people in villages or who are off the highway system to access the 3 remaining abortion clinics. If you decide to go outside the state for an abortion due to these barriers, Washington has robust protections and as many Alaskans know, the main way to access any destination in the Lower 48 is to go through Seattle, so there are many flights each day that can get you there.

I have also seen a lot of posts recommending that Alaskans go to Canada for abortions if necessary. The closest clinic is in Whitehorse, and there are no direct flights. Another option is to drive, but again, if you are coming from a village or from off the highway system, this is not a viable option. Alaskans also need to present a passport for entry into Canada. I am from the Interior so I am not qualified to speak for all Alaskans, but Canada seems to be a far more inaccessible option due to its remoteness, difficulty of access, and additional costs of getting a passport and paying out of pocket for an abortion at the Whitehorse clinic. I would highly recommend going to Seattle instead.

#abortion #abortion access #abortion rights #reproductive rights #Alaska #I’ve seen a truly terrifying amount of misinformation going around about what’s happening in ak and that helps absolutely no one so I made #a post instead #.txt

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