#supplanter

Kamala Harris has hit the Campaign Trail & named Gov. Tim Walz as her Running Mate, but she has yet to give a Press Conference or Mainstream Media Interview. She STILL hasn't offered any Policy Initiatives on her Campaign Website. This has lead some in The New Black Media to look at her Policy Offerings as VP. Sabrina Salvati of Sabby Sabs & Phil Scott of The Afrikan Diaspora Channel both looked at Kamala Harris' 2023 Speech at the Freedman's Bank Forum- for ideas of what a 'Harris- Walz Administration' may look like. In her Speech, Kamala gave a history of The Freedman's Bureau 'Freedman's Bank', Created in 1865. She spoke on why a Specific Bank for the Formerly Enslaved was necessary. She also talked about the Farms, Homes, & Businesses that Freedmen were able to purchase & build through Loans from Freedmen's Bank.

Unfortunately, 9Yrs after its inception, Freedman's Bank was Closed; due to mismanagement, & outright theft of Funds by Congressmen overseeing Bank Operations. Over 61,000 Depositors lost their Funds- estimated at over $3M (over $50M in today's Economy). Kamala sounded like she understood the plight of American Descendants Of Chattel Slavery & Our specific need for resources, but she shifted her narrative fairly quickly. She started by shifting a Black Specific Issue, to an 'All Lives Matter' Issue. Kamala transformed the necessity of a Freedman's Bank to jumpstart Reconstruction, into a need for EVERYONE to have access to (Freedmen) Resources. She starts by mentioning 'Minorities' & 'Marginalized Communities', but goes on to include Latinx, Native American, Asian, & Rural Communities in the Freedman's Bank Story.

Kamala went on to describe one of her Final Acts as a U.S. Senator. This was an Initiative that she helped to set up w/ the help of [Secretary of The Treasury] Janet Yellen, [Senators] Mark Warner, Chuck Schumer, & Corey Booker, plus Rep. Maxine Waters. The Initiative, was a plan to invest $12B in Community Institutions for 'Overlooked & Underserved Communities'... My 1st question is: How many of THOSE INSTITUTIONS are Owned & Operated by Indigenous Black Americans? I only know of ONE in My Community, & David Rockefeller has been invested in them for nearly 30Yrs... Harris says that currently, $8B has been disbursed to 162 'Community Lenders' Nationwide, & gave examples of how the Funds are being disbursed:

Native American Bank lent a Tribe $10M to fund an Opioid Addiction Treatment Facility on Tribal Lands in N. Dakota

Carver Bank, in Ga. loaned $500K to 'Black Owned Companies' to help them develop Low Income Housing

Hope Credit Union, in Ms. gave a $10K Loan to a 'Black & Woman Owned' Coffee Business to expand

Aid to Immigrant Communities, including some Asian Communities

Aid to 'Rural Communities'

Maybe it's just Me, but I find it curious how the Freedman's Bank Legacy is being 'repackaged'. Under Kamala Harris, a SPECIFIC INSTITUTION meant for American Descendants Of Chattel Slavery, is being usurped to advance EVERYONE; except the Blackfolk it was designed to help. The numbers don't lie. Native American Tribes get Billions a Year in 'Set Asides' & they don't pay Taxes, but Kamala thinks they should also collect $10M meant for Black American interests? Then she brags about Black Businesses that only received 5% of what Native Americans collected from a measure that was supposed to be for Blackfolk. Apparently, Kamala wasn't lying when she said that she wasn't going to do ANYTHING that would only benefit Black Americans.

Like Joe Biden, Kamala Harris talks to Black Audiences about Equity, but only offers Black Americans a small share of what Everyone Else gets. In 2022, The Biden-Harris Administration & Janet Yellen launched the Economic Opportunity Coalition, along w/ 20 Private Sector Leaders. The Goal was to provide & invest Billions in Capital to Community Lenders for 'Minority Owned Businesses'. To date, this Coalition has currently committed over $1.2B to Community Lenders in 'Minority & World Communities'. From what I saw, Puerto Rico & Guam represented 9 of the 13 Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) awarded Funding. Of the 218 Organizations receiving Technical Awards, 56 were 'MDIs' & 38 were Organizations based in Puerto Rico. True to Form, the Biden- Harris Administration blurs the lines on what a 'Black Owned' Business is; Indigenous Blackfolk, Afro Caribbeans, & Afrikan Immigrants have been lumped into the 'Afrikan American' demographic. Is this Coalition keeping track of how many Freedmen (Male & Female) are receiving Awards?

Kamala's Speech at the 'Freedmen's Bank Forum' completely ignored the Descendants of the Freedmen Community, & Our History of adversity. Despite her disregard of Us, she says this Initiative was created to 'Realize the Vision of Freedmen's Bank'. I see This as a blatant Disenfranchisement of the Black Community that Freedmen's Bank was Chartered to serve. On top of her disingenuous empathy for Black Americans, She has the audacity to call this act of Economic Racism- 'Economic Justice'; & she does it w/ a straight face. I thank Sabrina Salvati & Phil Scott for uncovering this particular Policy Measure. Kamala Harris' lack of Policy on her Campaign Website tells Me that she doesn't want Us to know her Plan for the next 4Yrs. She has been called a Leftist & 'the most Progressive Senator in Congress', but her Policies are as Moderate as Joe Biden's.

I fully understand that the Economic Opportunity Coalition (EOC) isn't Freedmen's Bank. If it was presented as a Measure that stood on its own merit, I probably wouldn't have much to say about it. If we're being honest, it falls in line w/ many other Policies of the Biden-Harris Administration. The Fact that Kamala Harris used the Freedmen's Bank Forum to push this Measure, is mean spirited & an insult to Our Ancestors. There's a Legion of Blackfolk & Afrikan Americans trying to certify Kamala's 'Blackness', but she has yet to affirm their claim. She had a chance to refute Donald Trump's assertion, but only offered more rhetoric. The Truth is, SHE'S NOT BLACK! Kamala's Record shows that she spent her Professional Career disenfranchising Us. As District Attorney, she targeted Blackfolk for Arrest on petty Quality of Life Crimes. As Attorney General & as a U.S. Senator, Kamala supported decriminalization of Illegal Border Crossings & the surge of Illegal Immigrants into Black Communities throughout California.

The Black Population in San Francisco, Oakland, Richmond, & Berkeley has dropped by 50% on her Watch. Kamala vacated over 1,000 Criminal Charges against OneWest Bank, George Soros, & Steve Mnuchin- for 'Foreclosure Violations' that cost Hundreds of Black Californians their Homes. Her action allowed Soros to sell OneWest for Billions, while Mnuchin moved on to become Secretary of The Treasury. At the Same Time, she kept Black Inmates imprisoned past their Release Date & denied others Parole; citing the need to maintain a Prison Labor Force (i.e. Convict Leasing). Black Women are siding w/ her, but Harris abandoned the Mitrice Richardson Case after winning her Senate Seat. Kamala also had a hand in stripping the Estate of Nina Simone away from her Surviving Family & awarding All Rights to Sony Music Entertainment. We're supposed to certify this Woman as 'Black', but she has a Legacy of Anti-Black (Aryan) behavior. Her latest act of disenfranchisement is actually Par for The Course.

Some question why Kamala Harris is getting so much heat from Black America? The Short Answer is- She rides on the Coattail of The Black Experience, but does NOTHING for Us Culturally, Socially, or Politically. What's her Black Agenda again? At This Point, We really can't blame Kamala for being consistent. We need to look at the Blackfolk & Afrikan Americans trying to shame us into Falling in Line w/ her Agenda; whatever THAT is...

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Aww, thank you. I hope you and your loved ones are happy and safe.

💜- top 3 favorite lines

Gunmar wouldn’t care about music and pottery and five-year-old half-trolls who cried because they weren’t weapons, no matter how much anyone said they were.

From The Doctor, the Changeling, and their Super-Soldier Son, this really helps to sum up Nomura’s character: she’s selfish. She doesn’t care about humanity, especially not as a whole, but she does care about art and J-1M. And she won’t let anyone hurt Jim, not anymore. (And, like, she might kill for art as well, but J-1M is > art, and eventually Barbara is also > art)

The plaque indicated that everything Jim had ever known was a well-constructed lie, now crumbling away like brittle stone.

I remember being proud of this metaphor from Supplanter.

While Toby and Jim still had the same eyes, Claire's were that same black-and-purple that Toby would see in nightmares where Claire hadn't survived the portal.

Normally I just give Claire Shadow Staff-related trauma, but in And We Go, Hand in Four-Fingered Hand I decided to add in the idea that Toby and Jim also have some trauma from the ultimate portal. This is either romantic (since Jlaireby) or me torturing them, and I’m not entirely sure which. Maybe it’s both.

💍- your most underrated story

The Shadows Inside Me I may have gone onto my AO3 and then sorted by comments, then picked the one with the lowest that I still think people should have liked based solely on the tropes involved

⭐️- how do you get your inspiration?

...I wish I knew.

Jax  //  Powerful  //  Bold  //  Empathique

Meaning of the name Jax (short form of Ajax): “Strong Eagle” or “I cry for the Earth” 

The Greek name Ajax is used for two Trojan warriors in ancient literature. The two Trojans were war heroes renowned for their audacity, courage and expertise in combat. Ajax Telamon lead the Greek army into battle after the greater famed Achilles left. Ajax Oileus, known as Locrian Ajax or Ajax the Lesser, was the son of Oileus, King of Locris and lead the Locrian contingent into battle.

Another Greek variation is Aias (EYE-us)

Meaning of the name Jax (derived from Jacques): “Supplanter

Jacques is the French variation of the name James, which derives from Jacob. Jacob is a patriarch of the Old Testament Bible or Jewish Torah. He is the grandson of Abraham, God changed his name to Israel and he became the father of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel.

Meaning of the name Jax (short for Jackson): “God is gracious”.

Jackson/Jaxon literally means ‘son of Jack’, the name Jack is a colloquial nickname of the original John. John is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus in the New Testament of the Bible, he is known as ‘the disciple whom Jesus loved’.

Gender: Male

Pronunciation: ah-KEE-vah

Origin: Hebrew variant of the name Akiba

Meaning: Supplanter

The adulation of Henry Kissinger following his death is dark, but not unexpected. This celebrated 'Nobel Peace Prize' Winner, was a bonafide War Criminal @ the time he was awarded. He was given this Award 4 'Ending the (ongoing) Vietnam War', but he was personally responsible 4 the death of Hundreds of Thousands of Vietnamese, Cambodians, Laotians, & East Timorians. He actually extended this 'Police Action', causing unnecessary deaths on Both Sides. Kissenger then went on 2 cause War & Destruction across Afrika & Latin America; destabilizing Governments & supporting ruthless Dictators... We can thank Kissenger 4 the current Illegal Immigrant Crisis.

We can also thank Henry Kissenger 4 'Waking The Sleeping Giant' of China. Richard Nixon dispatched Henry Kissenger 2 China; he set up the historic Meeting between Richard Nixon & Mao Zedong in 1972. The American Public were told that The U.S. was Opening Diplomatic Relations w/ The People's Republic Of China, but Henry Kissinger was negotiating 4 American Business Interests. In 1979, China's GDP was 1% of The U.S. GDP. By 2000, China's GDP grew 2 $7 Trillion. As of 2020, it is $17 Trillion. We can correlate China's rise 2 Economic Greatness w/ the creation & growth of America's 'Rust Belt'.

Henry Kissenger obviously had help from the likes of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, & George H. W. Bush (41); but I credit him as the 'Point Man' in China. The current tension between the 2 Nations began w/ his initial efforts 2 'open' China, 2 Corporations eager 2 break American Unions & cut salaries. The 95% jump in China's GDP/ U.S. GDP over the last 45Yrs ($13 Trillion just over the last 20Yrs); compared w/ the near destruction of America's Middle Class is pretty hard 2 miss. In their recent Summit, Xi Jinping told the Biden Delegation that 'The World is big enough 4 both of Us'. Multinational Production in China has become so large, China is not afraid of Real Competition... Now that's how 'Superior Men' walk.

Henry Kissenger is literally The Architect of America's Billionaire Class. His Foreign Policy actions crippled American Workers, while rewarding Corporate Boardrooms exponentially. The numbers don't lie- We see the disparity between Worker & Executive salaries rise dramatically after 1979- when The U.S. Officially recognized The People's Republic Of China. Joe Biden is likely the 'last hurrah' 4 This Generation; his blatant warmongering has Young Adults thinking twice. As the Next Generation takes Power, We have 2 B mindful that past generations were also idealistic. America's Future Leaders need 2 focus internally. We need 2 reevaluate America's Foreign Policy of interfering- does it really work 4 American Citizens?

Kissenger lived 100Yrs & by all accounts, had a very productive Life. He literally Worked until he Dropped... I wonder how a man that escaped Nazi Germany could do the things that he has, then I remember what his Generation of 'Surivors' did in Palestine. In that light, Kissinger was par 4 The Course.

I’m guessing you’re talking about Supplanter? If not then I can do something else for you.

Originally, I was going to have the Tribunal to wonder if Jim was a changeling. Jim would then counter it with “and if I was a changeling? The changelings were your children, once!”

The Tribunal wouldn’t like his answer, and would send him to the Deep for this. However, I couldn’t find a good lead-up to this, so I decided to subtly call back to baby James Jr. instead.