Play as the Debutante. There is more to being a Monarch than politics and charisma, you also have to look the part. First Impressions are important, and the court is full of watchful eyes and judging whispers. In this arena, the best offense is a good defense, and the armor of a Royal is Fashion. You are the Belle of the Ball, the best dressed, a trendsetter, and the leader of young high society. You’ve worked hard to make sure that whatever you’re doing is either already vogue, or about to be. Social Capital is your currency and it’s paid with lace gloves and a jeweled phone case.
Play as the Gilded Lily. Your kingdom is a great trading power. When people talk about your capital city they say the streets are paved in gold. They say that even the beggars on the street wear silk. You grew up with everything you could possibly want at your fingertips. Nothing is too expensive, nothing is too difficult for you to get. Money is power, and your family is one of the most powerful in the world. You pride yourself on your Midas touch turning any activity into profit, every interaction into a business deal. The world is a store, and you are the shopkeeper.
parents got a new cat they named lord montague and this morning i heard my dad in the other room say “i would have to advise against that decision, my lord” followed by a crashing sound
American oomfs pack her up please. No one this callous should work for the government. Also let us know what non Americans can do to stop this madness.
this strike won them a 5% pay increase and the right to talk during lunch, in case you needed a reminder that if capital had its way your worklife would be entirely dystopian
Seven months of searching for her lost son brought Bettersten Wade to a dirt road leading into the woods, past an empty horse stable and a scrapyard.
The last time she’d seen her middle child, Dexter Wade, 37, was on the night of March 5, as he left home with a friend. She reported him missing, and Jackson police told her they’d been unable to find him, she said.
It wasn’t until 172 excruciating days after his disappearance that Bettersten learned the truth: Dexter had been killed less than an hour after he’d left home, struck by a Jackson police car as he crossed a nearby interstate highway. Police had known Dexter’s name, and hers, but failed to contact her, instead letting his body go unclaimed for months in the county morgue.
GEE I WONDER IF THESE ARE RELATED
The decision to call the police was difficult for Bettersten. She did not trust them. In 2019, her 62-year-old brother died after a Jackson officer slammed him to the ground. The officer was convicted of manslaughter but is appealing.
Her family filed a wrongful death lawsuit accusing Jackson officers of excessive force and attempting to cover up their actions, and accusing the city of failing to properly train and supervise the officers. The city has denied the claims and said it isn’t liable for what happened. The officers’ lawyer said they acted responsibly and lawfully. A federal judge dismissed some of Bettersten’s claims; others remain pending in state court. Bettersten said her mother advised her not to call the police about Dexter.
The whole thing is worth reading, its not that long. But other key points: the coroner IDed Dexter within a few days and gave the info to the police to notify the family. After months of no info, officer in charge of missing persons retired. Within two weeks, the replacement officer notified her of the death and took her to fetch the body from a paupers field where coroner buried unclaimed bodies.
These fuckers are gonna tank like Romney in 2012 or Kerry in 2004
I mean getting people to like the idea of president Harris can’t be that hard right. She famously polled very well in the primaries in 2020… oh wait.
Tbf elections are always about the parties. Party loyalty is the primary determinate in elections. People get tribalism about it. That’s why campaigns focus so hard on “swing” voters because that’s the small portion of people who also are persuadable because they lack party loyalty.
Representative Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan, is the only Palestinian-American member of Congress. She was “censured” by the House on November 7th for speaking out against Israel’s genocide of Palestine.
Here is a list of the 22 Democrats who voted to censure her:
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)
Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.)
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.)
Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.)
Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.)
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine)
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.)
Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio)
Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.)
Rep. Kathy Manning (D-N.C.)
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.)
Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.)
Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.)
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.)
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.)
Rep. Kim Schrier (D-Wash.)
Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.)
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)
There were also 4 Republicans who voted against her censure:
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.)
John Duarte (R-Calif.)
Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)
Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)
If your Representative voted against the censure, please call to thank them! If your Representative voted for the censure, please call to say that you disagree, and that what they did does not represent what you want as their constituent.
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