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arcade-writing · 1 year

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-leans in here totally casual-

Would you.. perhaps, tell me about your Mysterio?

Name: Quintin Beck

Birthname: Vyacheslav Beck

Nickname: misty, magician, Quinn, Slava, Solomon

Other names: the great Mysterio

Age: 26

Body type: twunk

Height: 5'10 (6 ft in heels)

Sexuality: aromantic, pansexual

Religion: Jewish

He moved from Ukraine with his family when he was 11 to New York

+ his tattoos (both arms are the same) normal vs In the dark

Lore/ story facts:

Man of many talents! Has an engineering degree, a degree in fashion and costume making, did courses to be a magician and a degree in film and creative media

Went from making and designing backstage props at his local theatre to becoming the Tech guy and then, starting a small film business by himself. It didn't go very far but with his skills he was asked to work on other movies. He agreed, able to make a living for himself

Even had a short apprenticeship at Oscorp for engineering, meeting Mason and then joining together as a Duo. Mason Caring for him like a father. And still supporting him as a Villian.

That was until, Scout arrived. (My spidersona) Scout was asked to star in a short film about himself but discovered that there were cameras everywhere - hidden. Even in private spaces. All to figure out his identity and share it with the public. Once that came out he made it known to the public and they got sued. After all, a risk to his identity could be life threatening. Causing Quintin to be out of service despite being a bystander and due to the bad rep, struggled to get back into work due to it. After all, no one wanted ties with a problematic company.

Whilst he didn't harbour any Ill will on Scout it was already hard getting through the industry as it was. So, he decided to keep uplifting his own film business - but if he was to make it about the hero. He needed a villian.

He decided to take on the role of Mysterio and amaze all of New York as the newest Villian for Spider-Scout to face. Documenting it all. People loved it! To get so close to the life of a hero and a new enemy - it was exciting! As time went on he became inspired by Scout. He noticed there was a kinship in their interests. It become more civil between them. He's now basically a blogger - crafting shows of illusion and magic for the public.

(+ the lil colab we did together coz it looks so good✨)

Traits and small facts:

His favourite food? shakshuka. Always feels warm and well fed afterwards

His smile is always crooked but wide, he has 1 dimple on the right side of his face. He definitely emotes better with his hands than his face.

When he's Mysterio is like he's a completely different person. Confident and bold. Grand in everything he does. Speaking louder than New York itself. He feels so comfortable behind a mask.

Also as Mysterio, as he streams alot of his fights, he acts like a show host. A floating microphone with him to capture every word.

He cries so loudly. Hiccuping and sniffling. Lips wobbling as long streaks of tears down his face. Is easily moved to tears at a good film or a piece of music that really touches his heart

He's actually pretty good at lying, just doesn't like to. He likes being an honest genuine person unless it's necessary.

He expresses his joy very visually, a small squeal will escape him before he immediately starts to conceal it. Definitely a laugher - always letting out one in some way or another. Big smiles and jazz hands.

he's not one to get angry. He doesn't enjoy it nor strive to feel it. He's very good at keeping himself in check but when it does? He's so quite. For such a loud animated guy, he can become so stiff and quite. Firm in his words and forcing back a snarl. It's uncanny.

being nervous is almost his constant. He's shy. He's built like an extrovert but as the personality of a shaky dog. Abit anxious when it comes to social interaction because he fears he'll be too much too soon.

Despite his inability to feel romantic attraction, he is a hopeless romantic. He LOVES love. He thinks it's beautiful. He had to learn to stop mourning his lack of it and realize he can love in many ways. But that doesn't mean if someone asked for a fake date - he wouldn't make sure he's best fake date ever. Flowers? Fancy restaurant? You name it! It's a performance he won't fail at!

He does smoke, non nicotine tho, he smokes through a long pipe for aesthetic. The plant it's infused with dyes the smoke and makes it turn from a light blue to purple.

He uses this plant for other purposes for his magic tricks - it is a non addicting herb that was discovered that simply as the trick of changing smoke colour.

Songs I feel that relate to him:

https://youtu.be/zgI56IFtQto

https://youtu.be/UH48socoj28

https://youtu.be/smkbWP79fus

https://youtu.be/dPlg9viUdQc

#spidersona #my art #lets make the multiverse weirder #my mysterio #mysterio

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braindeacl · 3 years

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Splinter | Solomon & Eilidh

SETTING: The woods. TIMING: Current, early morning. PARTIES: @shroomsbysolomon & @braindeacl SUMMARY: Eilidh means to put an end to Solomon’s trail of death, permanently, but ideologies get in the way. WARNINGS: Drug use

Anger had driven him from his home. Rage had fueled the destruction he’d left in his wake all those miles from here. But it was fear that brought him back; heavy in his gait and thick in his throat. It was fear that coaxed him toward the coast, that sent sharp aches through his body and violent shivers up his spine. He’d been gone too long. What might have happened in his absence? No, no, he couldn’t rationalize it that way, he—

How was he to reconcile this?

It had taken several centuries to forget the first time, and he wasn’t sure how many more centuries he had to spare.

Lumbering through familiar forests, a sense of calm began to worm its way into his anxious mind. Perhaps he had strayed too far—this was his home, after all. His roots were here, in more ways than one. His thoughts drifted to soft lips, the snarling curl of a scar amidst a warm smile… sunlight streaming in through the window, all golden and peaceful. For a moment, blissful memory overtook the hate that had inspired his trip out west, cleansing his conscience of all the horrible things he’d done to those people—

As with all things, it was not meant to last. A sound snapped Solomon from his reverie, golden eyes darting to his left, where they fell upon a most peculiar figure in the distance. A beat of silence passed between them: the human-shaped silhouette, half hidden by foliage, stood small before the towering fae, all bark and thorns and lichen and antlers.

An uncharacteristic vocalization bloomed in the leshy’s throat, deep and growling. He recognized this one. He’d seen them out in his woods before, coming upon the bodies of the unfortunate souls he’d turned into hedge hounds… as well as the ones that the vines had refused to make hosts out of. Even after the first failed attempt, Solomon had persisted, not having any better explanation for his own existence and hoping that perhaps one would work out.

“What do you want?” he snarled, his ancient, unnatural voice pouring forth from the skull that adorned his head.

It started as an attempt to find answers. Searching for potential leads on the gateways that kept sprouting about White Crest. But the trail led nowhere. Might as well have fun heading back. Eilidh took to the forests, exploring what they had to offer. When Eilidh came upon the first body, she was a mixture of disturbed and intrigued. Just as the corpse was a mixture of flesh and plant. It had been hard to distinguish at first, the protruding vines blending in with the surrounding vegetation. But something felt off. On closer inspection, she noted the way the vines curled and twisted into a familiar shape. A human shape. Unlike most of the hedges she’d see in town, which were forced into poses by the cut of a blade, what lay before lacked any sort of obvious manipulation. This was simply how it grew to be. Out in the middle of the woods. Interesting. Further inspection confirmed a suspicion. Someone had been snipped of their true form, forced by powerful magic into this construction. Part of her wondered if this had been the fate of all the hedges she had seen moving about town. But unlike those, this was still. More plant than creature. Is this how all the hedges will end? One side winning out?

What started as a fascinating oddity became a repeated occurrence. Again and again. Sometimes it was like the forest floor was made of those bodies, for they looked one and the same. In perfect tandem. The harmony was almost beautiful. But the amount was becoming concerning. Whoever was the cause clearly had no plans on slowing down. How long until the forest was only corpses? She began to take the inspection seriously. Time was taken to observe the area, face obscured so she may not be observed as well. A plan began to formulate. She suspected fae, perhaps a nymph. An angry one. Her iron dagger was close at hand.

Over time, she noticed a pattern. Realization brought forth a path in her mind; a path that hopefully led her to the source. Following that trail of death, it brought her to the being before her. Massive in form. Something powerful. Maybe even ancient. She had seen such a sight before, lingering near the bodies, but for her was from a safe distance. Only a vague idea of what she would face. That luxury was lost as the being placed their sights on her, and she was able to fully behold what she had gotten herself into. Her hand immediately went to grab at the syringe of Bliss nestled near her chest. No more close calls, it was time to do this right. James was saying something, probably an attempt to stop her. She couldn’t hear. Didn’t want to hear. Fuck the consequences. Temptation gnawed at her hands and throat as she gripped the needle. The cravings willed it.

She stabbed it into her neck.

Only enough for one hit remained. Her lucky charm. Pressing down, the contents filled her, worming its way through her body. Too soon to fully take over, she waited. Staring. Something sent a shiver down her spine as she fully studied her target. Ancient knowledge banged in her head, wanting to be realized. Details previously lost came into focus: head replaced with skull, towering like a tree, horns outstretched like branches. Horns like branches. Horns. Familiarity caused her to gasp. This didn’t seem right; part of her was skeptical. But before that side could win, the other part willed her to proclaim, voice in awe, “Adharcach aon… Carson a tha thu…”

Staring the stranger down, Solomon could tell by the tone of her voice that she was overwhelmed by his appearance—not an uncommon reaction, truth be told, but something was different about it, this time. Something that reminded him of the way the humans used to react to seeing him many hundreds of years ago… shortly before they would begin to treat him like one of their gods.

He didn’t know the language that she spoke, but it sounded old, like the one he’d been taught growing up. Taking a step toward her, the leshy growled out a warning, though it was in the tongue of long-dead vikings. “Get out of my forest,” he commanded, “and do not return.” Not caring if she understood the language, he took another threatening step toward her. His long digits splayed out in a way that made them seem ready to attack, antlers angling down toward her.

“You are not welcome here,” he added in English, just for good measure.

Eilidh’s thoughts were still swimming in a pool of questions. Why had The Horned One taken on this form? Should she offer him something? Was this even real? An illusion? Did she get hit with something again and was seeing things? The being that stood before her was exactly as she had imagined him all these years, these centuries. The Horned God. She’d never thought she’d see him like this. Usually he could only be felt—in the leaves, the bark, the grass below—his presence permeating everywhere, everything. Her body was electrified at the sight.

She did not understand him. And he did not seem to understand her, which casted a heavy shadow of doubt above them all. But the way he spoke brought upon a memory she had thought was long lost. Momentarily transported back centuries ago, she recalled a man. A vampire. His voice carried the same rhythm, the same flow and pitch. The same forgotten song. Even then, in the encounter so long ago, it was understood what he spoke was old and long gone. How much older it has grown since. Whoever stood before her was very ancient, or was very good at pretending to be.

His image, who he appeared to be, was still causing confliction, contradictions, in her mind. Awe? Confusion? Anger? She wasn’t even sure whether to move, leave, or remain frozen. But in her pause, the drug was able to finally make its nest. It stole all those questions. Quieted her mind for a moment. Until the anger, no longer having competitors, was able to move to the forefront. Her body felt electrified for a different reason. Power.

Glamour activated, it was like her form suddenly struggled to retain its shape. It shifted and lurched this way and that. Fighting to be free from this humanoid container. Nothing about her looked the same for long. “ToUGh shIt.” Even her voice fought against her. “I’vE seeN wHat you’VE doNe, FUcker.” Her iron dagger was drawn, preparing for an attack. Fast clicking emanated from her. Teeth chattering. Too fast to be human. Then she was on the move. Not directly at the other being, but in the general vicinity. Here, then there, back again. Maneuvering through the trees as if she had ran through the area many times.

That spark of anger ignited, and it was fueled by something Solomon did not fully comprehend. There was a voice in his head that demanded sacrifice, that demanded he protect it, no matter the cost. He was compelled by something unseen, a phantom that haunted him—draped over him like a blanket made of shadow. It was warm, though, that wispy embrace… inviting. Solomon was beginning to lose himself in it. The heat bloomed and rose in his chest, the flame licked higher and burned brighter until it was white-hot, blinding him to reality.

All he knew was that he had to defend.

Golden orbs tucked away in black pits struggled to keep up with the rapid, erratic movements of his enemy, his large head jerking this way and that as he took a wary step back.

“I did what had to be done!” he bellowed, heart racing as she drew near. With a furious stomp, the leshy dug his trunk-like feet into the earth as roots erupted from them, racing through the soil in all directions, trying to create a protective circle around him. They lashed out of the ground wherever the stranger flicked into existence, reaching with the intent to strangle, but never quite quick enough. The glint of metal in his attacker’s hand sent a shiver of fear up his spine: he might have had very little understanding of what he was, but as a fae, he had discovered at a young age that iron was something he did not want to be injured with.

“This does not concern you!” the leshy tried again, focusing his attempts to get a handle on her to hold her still.

As Eilidh’s feet struck down, the ground below awoke. Roots shot out, cracking the soil, like nightcrawlers returning from a winter’s nap—wriggling, writhing, grasping—with only one goal. Stop her. But they only touched her shadow. Their attempts grew more powerful, more desperate, the closer she came to where the being stood, hidden behind a barricade. Coward. The sight alone would’ve culled any lingering wonder as to who the being was. This was no god. This could be killed.

This could be a meal.

Her teeth snapped in anticipation. Hard click of canines that wanted to bury into the other’s head. The thought was distracting enough to allow a root to knock on her heel. Almost enough to lose balance. Almost. Onward it went, the eternal game of cat and mouse—but who was which? In the repetition of actions, her mind wandered to the previous words. What had to be done. When humans uttered that phrase, a weak attempt at justification, it made her want to rip their throats. And they ironically would want to do the same to those who simply did what had to be done in order to survive, gore and all. Was the latter true in this case? Ever the curious soul, even with a tampered mind, she barked out. “FeEl FRee to eXplAIn yoUrseLf bEforeee I eAT yOu.” The chase continued, continued, continued; her energy seemingly never ending, the roots seemingly ever growing. Her patience, however, had a limit. Erratic feet found a singular goal, and she grew closer. When the roots became frantic, instead of retreating, allowing the stalemate to carry on, she pressed onward. Switching to the defense, her blade was in motion, aiming a slash at any root that dared to come near.

That rage was returning as Solomon failed again and again to catch her, to stop her—it was burning white hot in his skull, bleeding out to his chest and stomach, smothering him. He felt something catch, but just as quickly as it had made contact, it was gone. The leshy let out an infuriated wail that made the branches of the trees around them shiver in response, and doubled down on his efforts. Only now… now something was hurting him. Cutting into his roots, burning like the anger that was making him lightheaded.

Fear escalated to panic, threatening to overtake him until finally—there! Got her.

“The humans,” he moaned, the root that had managed to catch his attacker’s foot snaking around her ankle and working up her leg, “they hurt us. They come into my woods and cut them down—” The barrier fell away as Solomon emerged to face whoever this person was, his lithe body trembling with emotion. “—they kill the creatures I call my family, they burn our home to the ground!” One root had become many, each grasping at her and trying to hold her in place, recoiling in pain with each slash of her weapon. And yet Solomon still lamented, the anguish laced in his tone only fueled by her attempts to break free. “I must take back what they have claimed, I must show them—listen!—I must show them that they are not the center of all creation! Can you not understand that?”

Eilidh continued to slash—the resulting wails only fueling her frenzy. But it was her against an army; she could only hold them off for so long. The distinction between ground and root was lost. All below writhed: reaching, reaching, reaching. She would not back down. Until something forced her to. Attention could only be divided so many ways; a hand can only be in so many places. One of the roots darted out from such a place. Ensnared its prey. To the ground, she fell.

Is he… monologuing? She did technically ask for this. Nevertheless, she preoccupied herself with repeatedly stabbing the root snaked around her leg. More quickly followed. One replaced the battered root that had been encircling her shin. Others gripped her attacking arms, trying to slow her movements into less offensive blows. She bit into the barked flesh, ripping off pieces with her canines. Their hold diminished until her hand was free to send another flurry of stab, stab, stab, stab. Discarded bark littered the forest floor, revealing wooden innards. Weakened by her ambush, or discouraged by her hostility, the roots peeled away by the will of her hands. Freedom at last. She rolled, and when feet struck ground, she returned to a sprint. Intent on continuing the chase, waiting for the next opportunity to arise.

But with her predicament solved, his words started worming into her brain. Just as the roots had done to her body. Encircling. Ensnaring. Contorting her to a new position, a new viewpoint. What he said struck a chord with her. It did make sense. If Bliss had been stripped from within, she might have even felt sympathy. Or she might have discarded his words as bullshit. She wasn’t sure. The drug wiggled its way through her mind all the same, dancing with his words. James saw the look on her face; tried to remind her about something. Something she couldn’t bring herself to care about now. “Ya gOt A poINt.” She readily admitted, musing out loud. Sprint turned into a brisk jog as her legs lost some of their fire. “So tHOse bODiees ouT thErE. THat’s tHeem?”

Seeing her break free, Solomon fell into retreat. She was by far the toughest thing he’d encountered in quite some time, and he had apparently grown weak with such easy domination of his foes. Roots slithered back toward him, reforming into his body as he took a few steps back, waiting to see if she would come running at him again.

She did, and he continued to move back, lashing out again and again with the extensions of himself, paralytic thorns whizzing through the air as he tried to put her down a second time.

It wasn’t until he noticed the change in her body language and how her pace had slowed that he too allowed a moment of respite, grasping at a tree trunk as he passed it by, worn down from the constant effort of defending himself.

“Some of them,” he answered with a growl, pushing off of the tree to keep moving away from her, though it was certainly less energetic at this point. “Others are retaliation… for the centuries of destruction.” The wounds she had left him with were sapping his strength, and after a few more steps, the leshy dropped to one knee and leaned forward, a shudder running down his spine. “Please,” he groaned, “please, don’t… I have to care for this place.”

The tides were turning in Eilidh’s favor, and the cravings enjoyed that very much. Seeing him relent under the weight of his injuries, his actions. The excitement tingled down her arm, her fingers, shaking against the handle of her blade. But she did have standards. It seemed his soul was not as ripe for the picking as she hoped. Virtue could be found in his actions, at least from her type of sensibilities. Disappointing. She had been so close to finishing. He was practically on his knees, waiting to be eaten! She could still continue, just for sustenance instead of satisfying that side of her nature. But as he brought up the need to protect, to provide for the surrounding habitat, Eilidh remembered his own nature. Killing him would remove this forest its guardian.

She looked to James, her source of moral direction when in this state. He was cautiously eyeing the being, anger clear on his face, but the wink of sympathy in his eyes betrayed him. She recognized it easily, an expression he wore frequently. Always such a gentle soul. But his fleeting moment of empathy sealed the being’s fate. If Eilidh had watched longer, the two would have locked eyes. He would have motioned for her to carry on, frustration and anger and sadness at the other’s cruelty urging his damning hands. He would have sentenced his death. But instead, Eilidh looked away. Considered his importance to the flow of this environment. Considered further still the unreadiness of his soul. Perhaps in another time, another place, it would become much riper. Richer. Delicious.

“KeEP tHaat shIt ConTained to thOSe wHo HUrt tHiis PLace, or I’lL fiiiND yoU AGain.” Though some of her wished he would go against her words. Ripen his soul. Give her something to truly feast on. With that she started to leave. Footfalls as silent as James’ protest might as well have been, falling on deaf ears.

#splinter #chatzy #;— interactions #ft. solomon h.#glitch tag #drug use tw

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pinturas-gran-guerra-aire · 2 years

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1917 02 12 Zeppelin intercept - Simon Atack

I tried to improve the lighting and color to give it a more realistic night scene feel

Captain Hubert Soloman 33 Sqn. RFC. His attempted interception of a German Naval Air Service L30 class Zeppelin flying a Royal Aircraft Factory BE2C aircraft. Night of FEBRUARY 12th 1917. "Herbert Solomon, No.33 Squadron, patrolling [in B.E.12a 6317] at around 15,000 ft, saw a Zeppelin under shell fire near Beverley at 00.25 hr. The bursts were some 2,000 ft below the airship, which he estimated as at 20,000 ft. He found that his B.E.12a would climb no higher while he approached the raider, but nevertheless he fired three Vickers bursts on the remote chance of scoring a hit. After chasing for 20 miles out to sea without gaining ground, and getting low in fuel, he turned back to land at Elsham."Solomon, from New Zealand, would unfortunately die while flying a F.E.2b immediately after take off on an attempted interception of Zeppelins on the night of 19/20 October."The aircraft "took off normally and at about 200 ft dived steeply to the right, hit the ground with engine running , turned over and caught fire. Solomon was killed by the impact, but [H.] Preston, the observer, was thrown clear and escaped with a severe shaking. [A.A.B.] Thomson, the squadron commander, thought that the crash might have been caused by Solomon's clumsy, thigh-length 'fug-boots' fouling the controls."

#zeppelin #damn i am good

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chaosangel767 · 3 years

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Business Vs. Pleasure

Fandom: Obey me

Type: Angst - Does have a section of 18+

Pairing: Lucifer x Reader - ft. Beel and Belphie

When you entered Devildom you never meant to form relationships with the angels or brothers. It was a simple deal made with Lord Diavolo, to survive 1 year in Devildom and then go back to the human world. There wasn’t a reason to open your heart to your “coworkers” as you like to call them, cause after the year is up you will never see them again. The angels and Solomon started to work on your walls quickly and you let them in, after all they promised they would always visit you in the human world after the year is up and angels never lie. Right?

Slowly even though I told myself I wouldn't, I started to let the brothers close. They slowly made their way into my heart, even the proud, cold Lucifer. He started to take interest in you and even though your heart was fighting it, you ended up dating. Over time a majority of heart settled down and being with Lucifer was absolute heaven, and him marking you made the bullying at school stop. Though Lucifer was a perfect gentleman and a dream, you kept a part of your heart guarded because it always confused you as to why one of the most powerful demons in the realm fell in love with you, a human.

Y/n’s POV

Exchange Program

Dia: Remember that we have a party tonight everyone

to celebrate 6 months of the exchange program

Y/n: Yes I get to wear my new dress finally

Luci: The one Jack made for you?

Y/n: Yeah that one, he gave it to me last weekend

Asmo: Yeeeeees it's going to look so good on you

Levi: Do I have to go?

Dia: Yes Levi, and all demons and angels must be in their natural forms

Simeon: Sounds good

Solomon: 😑

Lucifer: Everyone be ready at 5pm

DO NOT BE LATE (Asmo and Belphie)

Y/n: 😊

Levi: 👍

Mammon:👍

Asmo:👍

Beel: 👍

Satan:👍

Checking the clock shows you have a few hours, so you decide to relax with a nice long bubble bath using some soaps that Asmo got you for your birthday last month. You let your body soak in the tub taking extra time on your hair and adding a facemask to make your face gorgeous. After a while of feeling pampered you get out and get in a robe, starting to dry your (h/l) (hc) and styling it. You add a few silver and ruby hair clips, before moving onto makeup. You do a natural smoky eye with light mascara and a deep red lip. Lucifer always says how good you look without makeup so you keep the rest of your face bare, not wanting to over do it.

Next you go over to the garment bag that held your dress your best friend Jack made. He was a world renowned fashion designer and promised you for your birthday he would make you a gorgeous dress. He had just sent it with Solomon the weekend beforehand you are excited to see it. Unzipping the bag you pull out the floor length dress and cape. The dress is sleeveless with the top part being a black beaded mesh and the skirt faded from black to a red Ombre. The cape was black and was attachable to the dress with a silver peacock feather encrusted with rubies. You put on the gorgeous dress, it fit perfectly and fell right to the floor. You attach the cape and go over to your jewelry box, there you get the silver and ruby necklace and earring set that Lucifer got you for your birthday last month. You add simple silver bangles to your wrist and grab some black heels before checking the time. It was almost 5 and you hear a knock at the door.

“Almost ready Y/n” Lucifer’s voice floated through the door. You walk over and unlock it to see Lucifer in a suit.

�� Yeah I just need my purse” you walk over to grab your black purse and make sure your DDD is inside. You turn around to find Lucifer waiting near the door on his phone. You get his attention when you walk over.

“Like my dress?” You ask spinning to show it off. He nods not even looking up, you roll your eyes before walking down to the front foyer. The other brothers were already there and you hear Asmo catcall you.

“Y/n that dress is so pretty” Asmo gushes as he spins you around to admire the dress. “Jack is so talented”

“Asmo stop spinning Y/n around, it's time to go.” Lucifer sounds annoyed as he opens the front door and offers me his arm . I take it and we all chat on the way up to the Demon Lord's castle. The angels and Solomon are already waiting in the dining room, we arrive a few minutes before 5.

“Sorry for keeping you waiting, Y/n had to take her time” Lucifer apologies as we walk in. We weren’t even late, what got him in such a bad mood? I see Simeon and Solomon staring at me as I walk in.

“Y/n you are so pretty” Luke jumps out of his chair and runs over to me to hug me. I blush and laugh before ruffling his hair. I see him pout a little before returning to his seat.

“Nonsense Lucifer, it's not 5pm yet, please come have a seat.” Lord Diavolo smiles standing up. “Y/n you look stunning, where did you get that dress?” He gives me a quick side hug as I pass.

“ My best friend made it for my birthday.” I smile, slightly blushing at the compliments. I sit between Solomon and Lucifer as dinner begins. Dinner passes quickly with all the laughing and chaos. After dinner we get led to the ballroom when Lord Diavolo claps his hands.

“Time to party everyone” He turns into his demon form and the brothers follow. Simeon and Luke both go into their angel forms and let their gorgeous white wings on display. You Feel a little insecure looking at the demons around you. Solomon notices your discomfort and places a hand on your shoulder.

“You look gorgeous Y/n, Jack would love it” He squeezes my arm just as Lucifer walks over.

“Dance with me Y/n?” He asks in a commanding manner. I nod and take his arm as he leads me to the dance floor. We dance for a couple songs before Lord Diavolo steps in.

“Lucifer, can I steal Y/n for a dance?” He asks, giving a grin to me. Lucifer sighs and nods letting me swing into Lord Diavolo’s arms. Lucifer leaves the dance floor and you dance with Lord Diavolo, smiling at his antics.

Solomon appears at the start of the next song taking over for Lord Diavolo. I laugh at his antics and look around not seeing Lucifer anywhere. The brothers all take turns dancing with me, until I land in Simeon’s arms. I dance with him before finally excusing myself to get a drink. I walk over to the table to grab a drink and look for Lucifer but don’t see him anywhere.

“Y/n” I hear Beel call my name and see him and Lord Diavolo walking over to me. I smile at them and wave.

“Hey guys, have you seen Lucifer anywhere? I haven’t seen him since we danced.” I ask as they approach me. They both shake their heads, I sigh.

“Want me to help you look? I want to let him know Belphie and I want to go home.” Beel asks me sweetly. I nod and give him a hug.

“That would help me so much, thanks Beel” Lord Diavolo laughs before walking off while Beel and I leave the dance to hunt for Lucifer. It took a little while but suddenly while we were in the West wing of the Castle we heard a loud moan and a banging sound. Exchanging glances Beel and I walk toward the sound. There is a door cracked open and when I looked in I died.

Lucifer’s POV

I had a complicated relationship with Y/n, I didn’t really find myself attracted to her at all, but I hated the thought of her with anyone else. She was a human that I was obligated to protect for a year and nothing more. I chose to go the easiest way of protecting her by marking her and being in a relationship with her. No one would bother her with my mark on her neck, I knew she had the wrong idea, but she should know better than to trust a demon.

She looked amazing tonight but when a set of twin Succubi came up to me while she was dancing I couldn’t help myself. Seeing her dance with my brothers was a perfect distraction for me to have some fun. I follow the succubi to a room in the west wing before having some fun.

Y/n POV - 18+ content here

I wince as I look in the room and see Lucifer in a compromising position while a second was kissing him. He was clearly enjoying himself and I just pull out my phone and take a small video of him groaning and kissing the succubi.

“You are so much better then Y/n, you're such a good girl” He groans and I stop the video and close the door, Beel just had his jaw dropped. I walked by him tapping him on the shoulder.

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“Come on Beel” I whisper, pulling him back to the ballroom. Tears were threatening to rundown my face and I tried to push the feelings away. He stops at the entrance to the hallway and turns to me.

“Y/n, are you sure you are okay?” Beel looks at me concerned. I shake my head and try to stop the tears starting to run down my face.

“Y/n what's wrong, Demon get away from her!” Luke calls as he comes running up and pushes Beel away from me.

“Luke it's okay, it's not his fault” I say, wrapping my arms around the demon. Simeon walks up to me.

“ What happened Y/n” He asked, looking from me to Beel, but while trying to voice what happened the emotions caught up to me and I collapsed against the wall. Simeon and Bell escort me into a living room and sit me on the couch. Luke crawls into my lap as I continue to cry.

“We found Lucifer cheating on Y/n with a couple of Succubi. He is down the hall” Beel explains as my neck starts burning really bad. I whimper and clutch my mark as we hear Lucifer yell loudly. Simeon stares down the hall wide eyed and looks back at me as I clutch my neck.

"Beel is my neck burning because Lucifer is cheating?" I asked, recognizing the burn as one that happens a couple times a week. Beel hangs his head in shame and nods not wanting to look at me. I feel my heart break with this realization.

"This isn't the first time you felt it is it?" Simeon asks softly sitting next to me and pulling me in for a hug, I shake my head, tears still falling. Luke looks furious and wraps his arms around me.

“ I am going to get Belphie and let Lord Diavolo know we are going home.” Beel says leaving the room. Simeon wraps his wings around me and softly hums as he holds me. I just held Luke and let everything out, knowing once again I had failed. I knew that I shouldn’t have fallen in love with a demon. Mixing business and pleasure never ends well. Now you have an image of Lucifer you never wanted to see and 6 months left of the exchange program before you can go home and forget.

“It’s okay Y/n, you're better off without him. I told you never to trust a demon.” Luke softly scolded me, but I could hear the sorrow in his voice as he cuddled up in my arms. Simeon kept his wings out, shielding me from the world so we were in our own little cocoon.

“Y/n wanna go home and cuddle?” Belphie’s voice cut through the air as he and Beel returned to the room. Simeon wipes my eyes and gives me a kiss on the forehead before lowering his wings. Belphie looked at me curiously and Beel looked worried.

“I didn’t tell him yet what happened, Lord Diavolo and the others know we are leaving and we are taking you home. No one knows why, I just said you got really sick.” Beel explained. I nod and Luke climbs off my lap so I can stand up. I get woozy and almost fall over until Simeon stabilizes me. My neck starts to burn again and I wince at the pain cupping the mark again. Simeon walks me over to Beel and Beel scoops me up and carries me all the way to the House of Lamentation.

Thankfully we didn’t meet anyone and once we made it back, Beel went into my room and got out some sweatpants and an oversized t-shirt for me to wear. I change while the boys wait outside in the hall. I take off my makeup and put away my accessories. I make sure to hang up the beautiful dress and open my door. Meanwhile Beel fills Belphie in and Belphie gets really mad, hugging me tight and trying not to shift back to his demon form. I crawl into my bed and Beel starts to brush out and play with my hair. Beel and Belphie whispers to me about how much Lucifer screwed up and that I deserve better. I let my emotions out and cry, feeling safe between the twins. I feel my neck pulsing, but thankfully the burning stops. Tomorrow, I will be strong and move on, but tonight I just needed to heal.

After a while I start to feel myself get drowsy and I feel Belphie wrap me up in a blanket. I feel him rub my back and hum softly continuing to lull me deeper into sleep. I let out a few more whimpers before falling into a fitful sleep.

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The Brothers and MC as things me and my friends say (pt. 13) ft. Solomon

MC: Scream hetero

MC: iN THE JINGLE BELLS TUNE

Solomon: H E T E R O

MC: *laughing*

Solomon: hetero hetero/you are fucking straight

Solomon: You like dick/ you're a she

Solomon: or pussy if a he

MC and Solomon: Y A Y

MC: hetero, hetero/ you are fucking straight

Solomon: Be an ally, or a foe/ you're straight just so you know

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100 min mix of boom-bap tracks for the winter. Tracklist: - • Gho$tFrieza - Gotham Snow [Prod. Gho$tFrieza] - 00:00 • WestSide Gunn x Conway - Fendi Seats [Prod. Big Ghost Ltd.] - 01:36 • Big Twins x Twiz The Beat Pro - Live to Die [Prod. Twiz The Beat Pro] - 04:03 • Ghostface Killah - The Center of Attraction Ft. Cappadonna [Prod. Adrian Younge] - 07:07 • KA - Destined [Prod. KA] - 09:21 • Roc Marciano - Tek to a Mack [Prod. Roc Marciano] - 12:33 • Prodigy - Twilight Ft. Havoc [Prod. Sid Roams] - 16:33 • Apollo Brown x OC - Fantastic [Prod. Apollo Brown] - 19:59 • Blue Sky Black Death x Holocaust - Killer Moth [Prod. Blue Sky Black Death] - 21:32 • Conway - Blakk Tape [Prod. Daringer] - 23:39 • WestSide Gunn - Albright Knox Ft. Chase [Prod. Daringer] - 26:03 • Cyrus Malachi - Solomon's Temple [Prod. Chemo] - 28:43 • Conway - To the Streets [9mm Version] [Prod. Mil] - 33:55 • KA - That Cold and Lonely [Prod. KA] - 36:50 • Roc Marciano - We Ill [Prod. Roc Marciano] - 38:59 • Ghostface Killah - The Catastrophe Ft. Masta Killa & Killa Sin [Prod. Adrian Younge] - 41:39 • Big Twins - The Project Kid [Prod. Havoc] - 44:26 • WestSide Gunn - Over Gold Ft. Meyhem Lauren [Prod. Daringer] - 47:18 • AG Da Coroner - I95 Ft. Bodega Bamz [Prod. V Don] - 49:15 • Meyhem Lauren - Narcotics Anonymous Ft. Heems [Prod. Buckwild] - 51:57 • Wu Block - Comin For Ya Head Ft.Styles P & Raekwon [Prod. Vinny Idol] - 55:33 • AG Da Coroner - Death Camp Ft. Lord Nez & Big Twins [Prod. Stu Bangas] - 59:23 • Prodigy x The Alchemist - LMDKV [Prod. The Alchemist] - 62:45 • Roc Marciano - Warm Hennessy Ft. Hus [Prod. Arch Druids] - 65:04 • WestSide Gunn - Omar's Coming Ft. Roc Marciano & Conway [Prod. Daringer] - 68:14 • RetcH - Cheap Work [Prod. H.N.I.C.] - 70:05 • Da$H - Figgaz [Prod. Sulaiman & L.S. Conn] - 71:28 • Willie the Kid x The Alchemist - Bad Mistake Ft. The Alchemist [Prod. The Alchemist] - 73:05 • Big Twins x Twiz The Beat Pro - TNT - Bobby Flay Ft. Ras Kass [Prod. Twiz The Beat Pro] - 74:58 • $ha Hef - Predicate Felon [Prod. H.N.I.C.] - 78:08 • Da$H - EPOD [Prod. Antwon Carrera] - 79:21 • Army of the Pharaohs - Broken Safeties [Prod. Vanderslice] - 81:39 • RetcH - Bad Luck [Prod. Thelonious Martin] - 85:35 • RetcH - Affiliation [Prod. Antwon Carrera] - 88:10 • Snowgoons x Savage Brothers - Run Run [Prod. Snowgoons] - 89:50 • The Godfathers - Wolf Eyes Ft. Mr. Hyde [Prod. Necro] - 93:03 Download: https://www.mediafire.com/?z5opd8ow6zqwc09

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These real estate players have raised a bundle for Biden

From left: RXR Realty’s Scott Rechler, Chicago real estate mogul Neil Bluhm, Joe Biden, Adler Group’s Michael Adler, L.A.-based developer Jeff Worthe (Credit: Getty Images, Adler Group, iStock)

Scott Rechler is a self-described “longtime Biden supporter.”

But the RXR Realty CEO is one of dozens of real estate powerhouses who have raised big money for the former vice president’s 2020 presidential campaign.

In a Friday news dump on Dec. 27, Joe Biden’s team released a list of 259 “volunteer fundraisers” — individuals who had raised at least $25,000 for the campaign. In addition to the world of entertainment and politics, numerous real estate players dot the list.

An analysis by The Real Deal identified at least 35 people who have significant real estate industry ties, including Los Angeles developer Jeff Worthe, head of Worthe Real Estate Group; and billionaires Neil Bluhm, the Chicago real estate mogul who is now managing director of Walton Street Capital; and George Marcus, founder and chairman of Marcus & Millichap.

David Birdsell, a professor at Baruch College’s Marxe School of Public and International Affairs in New York, said the number of contributors could have been far higher.

“I think it is significant that only 35 people in this industry have raised $25,000 or more” for Biden he said, while noting that the real estate industry traditionally skews Republican.

Biden’s backers The three-dozen industry movers on Biden’s $25,000 and up list come from across the U.S.

Some of the others include Miami investor Michael M. Adler, whose Adler Group has developed and acquired more than 20 million square feet of industrial, office and retail space, and over 8,000 residential units. Another big name is Thad Wong, who co-founded @properties, Chicago’s dominant residential brokerage. The firm was No. 1 in the city with $6.54 billion in sales, according to a TRD March 2019 ranking.

Wong and Bluhm each hosted separate fundraisers for Biden at their homes in September. At the event in his downtown Chicago home, Bluhm introduced the former vice president, telling guests that rival presidential candidates Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders “don’t represent the Democratic Party” he supports, adding he thought Biden had the best shot at defeating President Trump.

“Mr Bluhm is right,” Sanders later responded in a statement to CNN. “The Democratic Party I represent is the party of the working class — not billionaires.”

Biden’s campaign did not explain the timing of its Dec. 27 disclosure — the list’s release was not required — and did not respond to questions from TRD about whether there were any potential conflicts among its contributors.

“At a national level you’re going to see much less concern for taking real estate money than you might in New York City, where it is such a hot-button issue,” Birdsell said. Corporate money and financial-services money caused greater alarm, he said.

Barry Gosin, the CEO of Newmark Group was also on the list; as was Bruce Mosler, chairman of global brokerage at Cushman & Wakefield; Bob Clark, CEO of Chicago-based development and construction firm Clayco; Martha Karsh, co-founder of Beverly Hills-based Clark & Karsh — an architecture, design and development firm — and Stewart W. Bainum Jr., chairman of Maryland-based Choice Hotels International, which franchises more than 7,000 hotels in 40 countries.

Tom Hendrickson, a North Carolina real estate investor and developer, is another top bundler. Hendrickson confirmed he had raised funds for Biden but declined to comment further, when contacted over LinkedIn.

David R. Topping, a Miami-based partner at ABC Properties, said he was a lifelong Republican who decided to back Biden, after supporting Trump in the last election. “I’m delighted to ask other friends of mine who have been lifelong Republicans to join also,” he said.

Mitchell Berger, a founder of the Florida law firm Berger Singerman, was also on the list. The firm has a significant real estate practice group and has helped negotiate hotel acquisitions, in addition to representing firms like New York-based Terranova Properties and private prisons operator Geo Group. Thomas Safran, whose Safran & Associates is a prolific developer of luxury and affordable housing in Southern California, is another.

Q4 fundraising haul

On Jan. 2, Biden’s campaign announced it had raised $22.7 million in the fourth quarter. The figure was more than previous months and was $1.5 million ahead of what Warren took in. But he still lagged former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigeig; and was far behind the $34.5 million Sanders collected.

And unlike Sanders, who released a $2.5 trillion housing plan in September, Biden has yet to offer a comprehensive housing plan. He has stated previously that he wants to make it easier to build denser affordable housing near public transportation, has pledged to increase the energy efficiency of low-income housing and has said he wants to house all formerly incarcerated people.

Katherine Kallergis contributed reporting. Write to Sylvia Varnham O’Regan at [email protected]

NameCity, StateDetails Pennie AbramsonPotomac, MDWife of Gary Abramson, who is a partner in Tower Companies, a family-owned real estate development firm. Michael M. AdlerCoral Gables, FLCEO of Adler Realty Investments. Robert ArbourLos Angeles, CAPresident at Triple Net Equities. Stewart W. Bainum Jr.Fulton, MDChairman of Choice Hotels International. Mitchell W. BergerFt. Lauderdale, FLFounder and co-chair of Berger Singerman. Neil BluhmChicago, ILReal estate and casino magnate. Estrellita & Daniel BrodskyNew York, NYDaniel Brodsky is a real estate developer. Sean BurtonLos Angeles, CACEO of Cityview, a multifamily and mixed-use developer. He is also president of the L.A. Board of Airport Commissioners. Bob ClarkChicago, ILCEO of Clayco, a construction and building company. Charlie DiradourRichmond, VAPresident of Lion’s Paw Development. Joseph L. FalkMiami, FLPublic policy advisor who advocates to government on behalf of mortgage brokers. William H. FreemanNashville, TNChairman and co-founder of Freeman Webb, a real estate investment firm. Barry GosinBedford Corners, NYLongtime CEO of Newmark Group. Jeffrey GuralNew York, NYReal estate developer, chairman of GFP Real Estate LLC. Tom HendricksonZebulon, NCReal estate investor and developer. Martha KarshBeverly Hills, CACo-founder of Clark & Karsh, an architecture, a design and development firm. Alan LeventhalBoston, MAFounder, chairman and CEO of Beacon Capital Partners, a real estate investment firm. Jeffrey and Randi LevineNew York, NYJeffrey Levine is founder and chairman of Douglaston Development. George M. MarcusPalo Alto, CAFounder and chairman of Marcus & Millichap. Bruce E. MoslerNew York, NYChairman of global brokerage at Cushman & Wakefield. Patrick MurphyJupiter, FLExecutive vice president of his family's company, Coastal Construction. Pascal NardelliPittsburgh, PAPresident of CastleBrook Development. Richard OllerPhiladelphia, PAC0-founder and CEO of GoldOller Real Estate Investments. Scott H. RechlerGlen Head, NYCEO of RXR Realty. Tom SafranLos Angeles, CAHead of affordable housing developer, Safran & Associates. Joe SchockenMercer Island, WAChairman of Broadmark Realty Capital. James Costos & Michael SmithLos Angeles, CASmith is an interior designer. Arthur SolomonProvidence, RIReal estate investor. David A. SteinbergMiami, FLReal estate lawyer, partner at Gerson Preston. Steven Swig & Mary Green SwigSan Francisco, CASteven Swig is chairman of the board of the Swig Co., a real estate investment firm. David R. ToppingCoral Gables, FLPartner at ABC Properties. Peter Shields & Ace WernerArlington, VAAce Werner is a real estate broker at Weichert, Realtors. Bob WislowChicago, ILChairman & CEO of Parkside Realty. Thad WongChicago, ILCo-founder of @properties. Jeff WortheSanta Monica, CAHead of Worthe Real Estate Group.

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USS San Diego (CL-53), Light Cruiser, WWII by photolibrarian

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Name:San Diego Namesake:City of San Diego, California Builder:Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation’s Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts Laid down:27 March 1940 Launched:26 July 1941 Sponsored by:Grace Legler Benbough Commissioned:10 January 1942 Decommissioned:4 November 1946 Reclassified:CLAA-53, 18 March 1949 Struck:1 March 1959 Identification: Hull symbol:CL-53 Hull symbol:CLAA-53 Code letters:NCDF ICS November.svgICS Charlie.svgICS Delta.svgICS Foxtrot.svg Honors and awards:Silver-service-star-3d.pngSilver-service-star-3d.pngSilver-service-star-3d.png 18 × battle stars Fate:Sold for scrapping, December 1960 General characteristics (as built)[1][2] Class and type:Atlanta-class light cruiser Displacement: 6,718 long tons (6,826 t) (standard) 8,340 long tons (8,470 t) (max) Length:541 ft 6 in (165.05 m) oa Beam:53 ft (16 m) Draft: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) (mean) 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) (max) Installed power: 4 × Steam boilers 75,000 shp (56,000 kW) Propulsion: 2 × geared turbines 2 × screws Speed:32.5 kn (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h) Complement:796 officers and enlisted Armament: 16 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber Mark 12 guns (8×2) 16 × 1.1 in (28 mm)/75 anti-aircraft guns (4×4) 8 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks Armor: Belt: 1.1–3 3⁄4 in (28–95 mm) Deck: 1 1⁄4 in (32 mm) Turrets: 1 1⁄4 in (32 mm) Conning Tower: 2 1⁄2 in (64 mm) General characteristics (1945)[1][2] Armament: 16 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber Mark 12 guns (8×2) 4 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 13 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks Service record Part of:Fast Carrier Task Force Operations: Solomon Islands campaign Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign Mariana and Palau Islands campaign Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign Awards:18 battle stars The second USS San Diego (CL-53) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, commissioned just after the US entry into World War II, and active throughout the Pacific theater. Armed with 16 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal DP anti-aircraft guns and 16 Bofors 40 mm AA guns, the Atlanta-class cruisers had one of the heaviest anti-aircraft broadsides of any warship of World War II.

San Diego was one of the most decorated US ships of World War II, being awarded 18 battle stars, and was the first major Allied warship to enter Tokyo Bay[3] after the surrender of Japan. Decommissioned in 1946, the ship was sold for scrapping in December 1960.

Construction

Launching of USS San Diego, 26 July 1941 San Diego was laid down on 27 March 1940 by Bethlehem Steel in Quincy, Massachusetts, sponsored by Grace Legler Benbough (wife of Percy J. Benbough, then-mayor of San Diego), launched on 26 July 1941, and acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 10 January 1942, Captain Benjamin F. Perry in command.[3]

Service history 1942–1943 After shakedown training in Chesapeake Bay, San Diego sailed via the Panama Canal to the west coast, arriving at her namesake city on 16 May 1942. Escorting Saratoga at best speed, San Diego barely missed the Battle of Midway. On 15 June, she began escort duty for Hornet in operations in the South Pacific. Early in August, she supported the first American offensive of the war, the invasion of the Solomons at Guadalcanal. With powerful air and naval forces, the Japanese fiercely contested the American thrust and inflicted heavy damage; San Diego witnessed the sinking of Wasp on 15 September and of Hornet on 26 October.[3]

San Diego gave antiaircraft protection for Enterprise as part of the decisive three-day Naval Battle of Guadalcanal from 12–15 November 1942. After several months of service in the dangerous waters surrounding the Solomon Islands, San Diego sailed via Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, to Auckland New Zealand, for replenishment.[3]

At Noumea, New Caledonia, the light cruiser joined Saratoga, the only American carrier available in the South Pacific, and HMS Victorious in support of the invasion of Munda, New Georgia, and of Bougainville. On 5 November and 11 November 1943, she joined Saratoga and Princeton in highly successful raids against Rabaul. San Diego served as part of Operation Galvanic, the capture of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. She escorted Lexington, damaged by a torpedo, to Pearl Harbor for repairs on 9 December. San Diego continued on to San Francisco for installation of modern radar equipment, a Combat Information Center and 40 mm antiaircraft guns to replace her obsolete 1.1 in (27 mm) batteries.[3]

1944 She joined Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher’s Fast Carrier Task Force at Pearl Harbor in January 1944 and served as an important part of that mighty force for the remainder of the war. Her rapid-fire guns protected the carriers against aerial attack. San Diego participated in "Operation Flintlock", the capture of Majuro and Kwajalein, and "Catchpole", the invasion of Eniwetok, in the Marshall Islands from 31 January to 4 March. During this period, Task Force 58 (TF 58) delivered a devastating attack against Truk, the Japanese naval base known as the "Gibraltar of the Pacific."[3]

San Diego steamed back to San Francisco for more additions to her radar and then rejoined the carrier force at Majuro in time to join in raids against Wake and Marcus Islands in June. She was part of the carrier force covering the invasion of Saipan, participated in strikes against the Bonin Islands, and shared in the victory of the First Battle of the Philippine Sea on 19–20 June. After a brief replenishment stop at Eniwetok, San Diego and her carriers supported the invasion of Guam and Tinian, struck at Palau, and conducted the first carrier raids against the Philippines. On 6 and 8 August, she stood by as the carriers gave close air support to Marines landing on Peleliu, Palau Islands.[3]

On 21 September, the Task Force struck at the Manila Bay area. After replenishing at Saipan and Ulithi, she sailed with TF 38 in its first strike against Okinawa. From 12–15 October, the carriers pounded the airfields of Formosa while San Diego’s guns shot down two of the nine Japanese attackers in her sector and drove the others away; however, some enemy planes got through and damaged Houston and Canberra. San Diego helped escort the two crippled cruisers out of danger to Ulithi. After rejoining the fast carrier force, she successfully rode out the typhoon of 17–18 December, despite heavy rolling of the ship.[3]

1945 In January 1945, TF 38 entered the South China Sea for attacks against Formosa, Luzon, Indochina, and southern China. The force struck Okinawa before returning to Ulithi for replenishment.[3]

San Diego next participated in carrier operations against the home islands of Japan, the first since the Doolittle Raid of 1942. The carrier force finished the month of February with strikes against Iwo Jima.[3]

On 1 March, San Diego and other cruisers were detached from the carrier force to bombard Okino Daijo Island in support of the landings on Okinawa. After another visit to Ulithi, she joined in carrier strikes against Kyūshū, again shooting down or driving away enemy planes attacking the carriers. On the night of 27–28 March, San Diego participated in the shelling of Minami Daito Jima; on 11 April, and again on 16 April, her guns shot down two attackers. She helped furnish anti-aircraft protection for ships damaged by suicide attacks and escorted them to safety. After a stop at Ulithi, she continued as part of the carrier force supporting the invasion of Okinawa, until she entered an advanced base drydock at Guiuan, Samar Island, Philippines, for repairs and maintenance.[3]

San Diego arrives at Yokosuka Naval Base, 30 August 1945 She then served once more with the carrier force operating off the coast of Japan from 10 July until hostilities ceased. On 27 August, San Diego was the first major Allied warship to enter Tokyo Bay since the beginning of the war, and she helped in the occupation of the Yokosuka Naval Base and the surrender of the Japanese battleship Nagato. After having steamed over 300,000 mi (480,000 km) in the Pacific, she returned to San Francisco on 14 September 1945. San Diego gave further service as part of "Operation Magic Carpet" in bringing American troops home.[3]

Decommissioning and sale San Diego was decommissioned and placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet on 4 November 1946, berthed at Bremerton, Washington. She was redesignated CLAA-53 on 18 March 1949. 10 years later, she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register, on 1 March 1959.[3] Sold in December 1960 to Todd Shipyards, Seattle, WA.

Awards

USS San Diego (CL 53) memorial, April 2012. USS San Diego (CL-53) received 18 Battle Stars[4][5] for service in World War II, placing her among the Most decorated US ships of World War II.

Following is a list of the campaigns participated in:[6]

Guadalcanal Capture Buin-Faisi-Tonolai Raid Santa Cruz Islands Guadalcanal (Third Savo) Rennel Island Jan. New Georgia-Rendova-Vaugunu Buka-Bonins Strike Gilbert Islands Occupation Kwajelein-Wotje Truk Attack, February 16–17, 1944 Saipan-Pagan Attacks Southern Palau Islands Southern Palau Islands, Philippine Islands Assaults Okinawa Attack Formosa Attacks China Coast Attacks Iwo Jima, Feb. 15 To March 16, 1945 Okinawa Assault And Occupation March, 17 To June 11, 1945 Philippine Liberation #reconditioning #batteries car battery, #battery, rechargeable aa batteries, rechargeable batteries, battery charger, car batteries, nimh battery, battery doctor, battery reconditioning, battery repair, battery desulfator @BatteryReconditioningNew Home http://bit.ly/2I9sVzc

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Ep166 - Mike Mack Intrv, Avengers Endgame Review, Game of Thrones Review, John Singleton passes

Playlist by @DJLostNFound

DJ Db405 - Motarama ft. Fre$h Jay, Parris Chariz

Dru Bex - Body Blows ft. James Gardin, Poetics

Xavier Sorrow - Thank God ll ft. Joey Vantes, Ruslan

KB - Hold Me Back

Miles Minnick - It’s Baad (Remix)

Dee-1 - People Don’t Want That Real

L. Dejuan - Okay Okay

Quinten Coblentz - Forever ft. Lord Badu

Solomon Headen - With My Friends

Donelle Valentine - Who We Be

WhoIsChill - Couture

Sajan Nauriyal - Peace

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Episode 198 - Southern Vangard Radio

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 198! Ohhhhhh, don’t fret, folks - we know this week isn’t your regularly scheduled program here at SVR - life just plain got in the way this week. Doe & Meeks had to handle a ton of fam & work biz this week that prevented them from dropping that regular twice a week goodness that you’re used to. Not to fret, we reached out to friend of Southern Vangard Radio, the one and only Randall Moore of The Wrecking Crew All-Stars & Techniques Radio to help us pull together DJ Jon Doe’s set from his appearance on Techniques Radio at the end of January. This thing is CHOCKED FULL of new hip-hop, and it’s all radio-edit / clean to boot - you can play this around the young ones, parents, grandparents, pastor - well, we’ll let you choose who you play it around, but you get what we mean. Anywho, there’s also an interview and freestyle session with Atlanta’s own Klok & Dager, a group comprised of MC’s Syd Vicious & Mondo Blade. They have a super dope LP out now called “The Good Fight”, make sure you cop that today and tune in NOW to that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK

Recorded live January 24th, 2019 @ WREK 91.1 FM / Techniques Radio, Atlanta, GA

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"Representin' Lovely" - Solomon Childs & Tone Spliff ft. Inspectah Deck & Realio Sparkzwell

"Worlds Apart" - Lee Ricks & BigBob

"Rakim Meets The D.O.C." - G. Huff

"Guilty" - A.J. Munson ft. Ruste Juxx & M-Dot

"Reaganomics" - B Leafs ft. Elzhi, Ras Kass, M-Dot & Large Pro (prod. B Leafs)

"They Wanna Know" - NapsNDreds X Nottz ft. Vinnie Paz

"First Brick" - Rasheed Chappell (prod. Kenny Dope)

"Dirty Pen Game" - J Scienide x DNA (prod. Slang Hugh)

"Wishin'" - Solomon Childs & Tone Spliff

"Come With The Weak Sh*t" - StaHHr & Crazy DJ Bazarro

"Deep Shadows" - White Owl (prod. Bombeardo)"

T.O.O.L." - Raw Wattage ft. Large Professor (prod. Large Professor)

Talk Break Instrumental - "ToBeChopSoul!!!!" - 9th Wonder

"Grand Opening" - Department H

"Sauce 4 Da Floss" - NapsNDreds X Nottz ft. Fred The Godson

"Zodiac Killah" - DJ Nu-Mark ft. Method Man

"Give & Take" - Maverick Montana x Finn ft. Rigz

"Dart Brigade" - Ras Beats ft. Supreme Cerebral

"Phantom of the Opera" - Big Twins (prod. Alchemist)

"Blindfolds" - NapsNDreds X Nottz ft. Neenah

"Scribez" - Jamil Honesty X Hobgoblin ft. Jay Royale & DJ Grazzhoppa

"Get It How You Live It" - Buffalo Joe

"Pokey" - Primo Jab ft. Ras Kass (prod. godBLE$$beatz)

"Class Is In Session" - Explizit One ft. Ruste Juxx, King Magnetic & Illa Ghee (prod. Explizit One)

"Sag 73" - Ray Foges

"N.R.4.S" - Solomon Childs & Tone Spliff ft. Recognize Ali & Sadat X

Rob Viktum - “Putin Platter” (Inst.)

“King Author” - Klok & Dager (Sad Vicious & Mondo Slade)

Interview & Freestyle - Klok N Dager (Syd Vicious & Mondo Slade)

Talk Break & Freesyle Instrumentals - "Jump Ball" - Foul Mouth

Talk Break & Freesyle Instrumentals - "Never Be The Same" - Foul Mouth

SOUNDCLOUD

https://soundcloud.com/southernvangard/episode-198-southern-vangard-radio/

APPLE PODCASTS

https://itun.es/us/QyyX9.c

GOOGLE PODCASTS

http://bit.ly/svrgooglepodcasts

SPOTIFY PODCASTS

http://bit.ly/svrspotifypodcasts

MIXCLOUD

https://www.mixcloud.com/southernvangard/episode-198-southern-vangard-radio/

YOUTUBE

https://youtu.be/3vGmvm0JvMQ/

#SoundCloud #music #Southern Vangard #Hip-Hop/Rap #SolomonChilds #ToneSpliff #InspectahDeck

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flushthethrone · 5 years

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(Southern Vangard)

Episode 198 - Southern Vangard Radio

Recorded live January 24th, 2019 @ WREK 91.1 FM / Techniques Radio, Atlanta, GA

southernvangard.com

@southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube

twitter/IG: @jondoeatl @southernvangard @cappuccinomeeks

"Representin' Lovely" - Solomon Childs & Tone Spliff ft. Inspectah Deck & Realio Sparkzwell

"Worlds Apart" - Lee Ricks & BigBob

"Rakim Meets The D.O.C." - G. Huff

"Guilty" - A.J. Munson ft. Ruste Juxx & M-Dot

"Reaganomics" - B Leafs ft. Elzhi, Ras Kass, M-Dot & Large Pro (prod. B Leafs)

"They Wanna Know" - NapsNDreds X Nottz ft. Vinnie Paz

"First Brick" - Rasheed Chappell (prod. Kenny Dope)

"Dirty Pen Game" - J Scienide x DNA (prod. Slang Hugh)

"Wishin'" - Solomon Childs & Tone Spliff

"Come With The Weak Sh*t" - StaHHr & Crazy DJ Bazarro

"Deep Shadows" - White Owl (prod. Bombeardo)"

T.O.O.L." - Raw Wattage ft. Large Professor (prod. Large Professor)

Talk Break Instrumental - "ToBeChopSoul!!!!" - 9th Wonder

"Grand Opening" - Department H

"Sauce 4 Da Floss" - NapsNDreds X Nottz ft. Fred The Godson

"Zodiac Killah" - DJ Nu-Mark ft. Method Man

"Give & Take" - Maverick Montana x Finn ft. Rigz

"Dart Brigade" - Ras Beats ft. Supreme Cerebral

"Phantom of the Opera" - Big Twins (prod. Alchemist)

"Blindfolds" - NapsNDreds X Nottz ft. Neenah

"Scribez" - Jamil Honesty X Hobgoblin ft. Jay Royale & DJ Grazzhoppa

"Get It How You Live It" - Buffalo Joe

"Pokey" - Primo Jab ft. Ras Kass (prod. godBLE$$beatz)

"Class Is In Session" - Explizit One ft. Ruste Juxx, King Magnetic & Illa Ghee (prod. Explizit One)

"Sag 73" - Ray Foges

"N.R.4.S" - Solomon Childs & Tone Spliff ft. Recognize Ali & Sadat X

Rob Viktum - “Putin Platter” (Inst.)

“King Author” - Klok & Dager (Sad Vicious & Mondo Slade)

Interview & Freestyle - Klok N Dager (Syd Vicious & Mondo Slade)

Talk Break & Freesyle Instrumentals - "Jump Ball" - Foul Mouth

Talk Break & Freesyle Instrumentals - "Never Be The Same" - Foul Mouth

SOUNDCLOUD

https://soundcloud.com/southernvangard/episode-198-southern-vangard-radio/

APPLE PODCASTS

https://itun.es/us/QyyX9.c

GOOGLE PODCASTS

http://bit.ly/svrgooglepodcasts

SPOTIFY PODCASTS

http://bit.ly/svrspotifypodcasts

MIXCLOUD

https://www.mixcloud.com/southernvangard/episode-198-southern-vangard-radio/

YOUTUBE

https://youtu.be/3vGmvm0JvMQ/

#SoundCloud #music #Southern Vangard #Hip-Hop/Rap #SolomonChilds #ToneSpliff #InspectahDeck

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