A little bit of everything all of the time

By an odd turn of events, the Imperial Princess at one point conducted business with Han Solo. By her reasoning, it was within the Empire’s interests to have allies in the underworld, especially after the prince’s campaigns against the other syndicates. She thus negotiated deals with Solo and allegedly took a ride in the Millennium Falcon herself to gauge its full capabilities.

It is widely agreed upon that Solo swiftly grew enamoured by the princess for her sharp wit and astounding beauty. He was eager to court her, and even the knowledge of her father’s potential wrath did not deter him. However, Princess Leia returned none of his affections as she had little interest in romantic ventures. Solo was likely nothing more than a source of entertainment for her, a means to an end for the Empire’s greater glory, and it is undoubtedly by that saving grace that Solo and his smuggling empire were not obliterated by the Imperial Prince.

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Would Vader commission a painting of Han Solo? I'd say heck no! But who's to say Han wouldn't get some paintings done of Leia for his private decorations? XD In any case, this one is based on Athena Scorns the Advances of Hephaestus by Paris Bordone; I adjusted Leia's pose so that she'd stand more upright compared to Athena in the painting.

Elizabeth Kirkman Fitzhugh, Militant Mary

It can also be found on Google Drive here and on Bluesky here.

Because Donald Trump and his Republican allies cut funding to disease prevention and control.

Why is measles back in America?

Because Donald Trump and his Republican allies, including RFK Jr, cut vaccine and measles prevention funding and programs.

Why is the New World Screwworm infecting cattle in Texas, when it had previously been eliminated from the area?

Because Donald Trump and his Republican allies, including Elon Musk, cut USAID funding, which in part worked to monitor and prevent screwworm outbreaks.

Why was there a flu outbreak in our armed forces?

Because Donald Trump and his Republican allies, including Pete Hegseth, cut vaccination requirements for our armed forces, putting all of them at risk alongside our military readiness.

What contributed to the Covid outbreak?

Donald Trump and his Republican allies cut funding to a pandemic prevention program in his first term because Barack Obama had created it.

Oh.

Things might actually be *bad* bad, huh?

Keep in mind that the lowest amount of time is more than double than even the harshest sentence given to anyone who participated in the attempted fascist coup on January 6th

my mom is in fact aware that dandelions exist. she temporarily forgot the name and there was some miscommunication.

the truth is actually weirder

she's aware dandelions look like this

she is familiar with this flower. she knows the name of this flower. she declines to believe, however, that these are also dandelions

she does not believe these are the same plant. I tried to explain, and she thought I was either misinformed or lying. so I asked her what exactly did she think the yellow ones were called?

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