#leader of the commons

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Onwald mæg wel reccean se þe ægðer ge hiene habban con ge wiðwinnan.*

- Old English

He wields power well who can both hold and resist it.*

Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Privy Council, took on a leading role during the coronation service at Westminster Abbey of King Charles III. Many commentators agreed she stood out for doing such a sterling job in standing to attention and holding up a sword weighing around 3kg for a good part of the proceedings. She didn’t waver once.

It’s all the more surprising that the upward political trajectory of the MP from Plymouth had flatlined after she had a promising junior ministerial career before losing out twice in the Tory leadership elections to Liz Truss and later Rishi Sunak.

It was the ill-fated Truss in her brief stint as Prime Minister who had given the 50 year old Mordaunt the wooden spoon of political offices, Leader of the House of Commons, often seen as half-way house for a minister on his way down the greasy pole of ministerial politics. Sunak kept her in the same position after annoying Sunak loyalists for staying in the leadership race to the bitter end. In that position she has thrived somewhat for her debating skills and being good on her feet as well being loyal to the Prime Minister.

Little did anyone think - least of Mordaunt - that as Leader of the Commons she would also breathe life into the nondescript title of Lord President of the Privy Council. But in one of the more arcane details of that title is the right to hold the Sword of State in any royal coronation.

As Lord President of the Privy Council she was expected the wear the august robes of that office but chose instead for a more modest presentation of a blue dress with mute gold olive leaf trimmings. As Lord President of the Privy Council, Mordaunt exchanged the larger Sword of State, a steel blade with a silver-gilt hilt that symbolises royal authority, for the jewelled Sword of Offering, which the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby then placed in the King's right hand. Mordaunt later redeemed the sword by offering 100 newly minted 50 pence coins and carried the sword before the King for the rest of the service.

Symbolising the protection of good and the punishment of evil, the jewelled sword was used as a Sword of Offering at the coronation ceremony of George IV in 1821. It wouldn't appear again at a coronation ceremony until 1902 for Edward VII and it has been featured at all subsequent coronations since. The sword features partly blued and gilt steel decorated on both faces with national emblems, including roses, thistles and shamrocks, while the hilt and scabbard are decorated with numerous jewels such as diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds.

There is no question that Penny Mordaunt cemented herself in the public consciousness, with even Labour counterparts commenting that she looked 'damn fine' and 'stole the show'. Admiration for her sword-bearing skills at the coronation might just reignite her political fortunes especially if Sunak and his government are widely expected to lose the upcoming general election. She may be third time lucky at getting the chance to be the leader of the Tory party. In any case many would agree in watching her steadfast performance at the coronation, it really might be the case that the ‘Penny is mightier than the sword’.

#Old English #oe #quote #penny mordaunt #mordaunt #coronation #king charles III #leader of the commons #privy council #sword #sword of state #sword of offering #monarchy #britain #british monarchy #ceremony #ritual #politics

[phoenixyfriend]

Why must I be struck by the thought of dead (but only sleeping) Ahsoka with an army of terracotta (clone) soldiers

#I have weird thoughts in general about Ahsoka and the clones and symbolism and idealization and so on #ahsoka tano #phoenix talks #the clone wars #star wars #sw clones #clone troopers #and 'soldiers/representations of soldiers buried with a dead leader with the expectation that they will either rise from the dead #or will need an army in the afterlife' is a fairly common motif I think? (e.g. MCU Hela's got her zombie army) #but the terracotta army is the quickest shorthand for the sort of... vibe I'm imagining #IDK

[canisalbus]

translated by GT

Today I learned that the Pope has the right to appoint secret cardinals, and even the cardinals themselves may not realize that they now have a new position. Popes have the right to make the name public at any time, but if the Pope dies before the Cardinal's name is made public, the individual ceases to be a Cardinal.

Yes, Catholicism is weird.

But more importantly, there is only one person in the world who can prove that I am not a cardinal.

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#I've heard of those #stuff is complicated as is and the rules and canon have varied a lot throughout history #don't quote me on this but I believe in order to be eligible to become a cardinal these days you have to be an unmarried catholic man #between the ages of 30 and 75 #and an ordained priest at minimum even though in practice all cardinals are bishops or archbishops #but I also think the pope as the sovereign leader has the power to appoint anyone at least in theory #and historically the requirements have been a lot looser popes would create cardinals pretty haphazardly #nepotism was exceedingly common every pope would want to surround himself with relatives friends and allies #at least a few popes allegedly made their lovers into (largely incompetent) cardinals back in the day #answered #anonymous #not that I know anything but everything I've read about the renaissance holy see has immense chaotic energy

[yrrtyrrtwhenihrrthrrt]

I live for the dynamic of "Both Goldenloin and Blackheart are very smart and competent in their respective fields but they are also both very fucking stupid"

#Ballister is a genuis but his Common Sense O' Meter is non-existent #Ambrosius is a pretty good tactical leader but don't ever ask him to spell or do a math problem or read a room or #nimona #ambrosius goldenloin #goldenheart #ballister blackheart #nimona graphic novel #ballister x ambrosius #blackloin

[ohitslen]

College (uni??) AU catering to my own interests as it should always be hehe :)

#projecting my major on Vash because them mfs who have changed from the med field majors to that one have some tragic things to tell #and also because I think that Vash would be such a wonderful designer I don’t know why it’s a gut feeling #Nai the law major because of course he would have you seen the guy #he would be a personal injury lawyer because lore #fun fact Nai rested for a semester after the incident with Vash while Vash took two.He never told Nai he would be changing majors #so it was a big big shock for him. they fought again but yk I’ll explain more on that if anyone is interested #as to Kni and WW I thought it’d be funny if they shared a common subject that required a lot of team assignments #and they can NEVER work out together. being an absolute nightmare to the rest of their group #separately they are great to work with. even if Kni can come off as too bossy sometimes he is actually a great leader #and WW would always deliver things on time exactly as it was asked from him #but Kni and WW just never really matched. Kni was too rude at times when WW made a mistake and WW would always clock him if he passed a line #like insulting his reasons for wanting to study security #one day Kni tells him at the beginning of a new semester where they both have unfortunately landed on a shared subject again #“you are not suited for that sort of job Wolfwood. you should simply give up and why don’t you go play role model to your little kids’’ #then WW beats him again and then is like hey yk what you’re kinda right. and changed majors and he feels so much more at home studying #education/teaching than security. he fucking hates some things but the end goal makes it worthy #Trigun Uni! AU #because I don’t know how differently a college and a uni work #trigun #vash the stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #trigun stampede #vashwood #trigun fanart #wolfwood #vash #Nai saverem #millions knives #lenssi draws #pen!

[druidonity2]

A lost little king, seeking advice from all corners of Azeroth, finds himself searching for this 'Loa of Kings'. He is surprised when he finds it's someone he's met before...

#world of warcraft #anduin wrynn #Vol'jin #Ugghh Anduin and Voljin are my favorite Alliance and Horde characters and I want them to talk so badllyy #LISTEN THEYVE GOT SO MUCH IN COMMON #Both were nearly killed by Garrosh and played a big role in the Pandaria story #Both lost their fathers too soon and were leaders too soon and have been betrayed by close friends #And both have had a peek into the Shadowlands in ways theyre probably still processing and could bond even over that #Anduin is questioning his ability to be a leader at all and Voljin is still figuring out who he is when he keeps stumbling into titles he #wasn't fighting for #Warchief and now potentially a full blown loa like #I just think theres alot they could speak on and that Anduin could use the perspective of someone like Voljin

[politemulch]

They are besties!

#pokemon #touhou #gym leader bugsy #bugsy pokemon #pokemon bugsy #wriggle nightbug #digital art #art #They have so much in common what the hey

[destinywillowleaf]

this might already exist (and if it does please send it my way i want to read it) but XY AU where language barriers exist.

Ash is fluent in Japanese and has decent Galarian (Iris and Cilan helped fill in a lot of gaps from school).

Serena is Kalosian but went out of her way to learn Japanese after that summer camp.

Clemont is fluent in Kalosian, has passable Galarian, and knows enough Paldean and Japanese for challengers (but usually uses a translation tool anyway. which is currently stuck in the gym thanks to Clembot).

Bonnie only knows Kalosian and a couple random Galarian phrases.

i might make loose comic thoughts on it but like. ash shows up in kalos with 0 knowledge of the language aside from MAYBE a few basic things from Alexa like "hello" and "i want to battle". two people with wildly different accents trying to speak the same secondary language until serena shows up and can more effectively communicate some thoughts that get lost in translation. bonnie and ash half-miming to communicate early on but still getting equally excited about pokemon things. an extra layer of "ash does not know miette is flirting with him" cause she thinks he knows at least some kalosian. do you see my vision

#pokemon #anipoke #pokemon xy #ash ketchum #ash pokemon #serena pokemon #gym leader clemont #clemont pokemon #bonnie pokemon #i think gym leaders are probably required to know at least a few basics in other languages just in case foreign trainers show up #maybe not emphasized as much in kalos but somewhere like galar or paldea?? very much so. #there's totally more things that would be fun with language barrier stuff but i haven't watched most of kalos #(ash does pick up some in the end. it will not stop him from butchering the language later though.) #(still debating if galarian should be the default like english is in our world or if japanese could be the “common” language in their world

[dadsinsuits]

Jeremy Corbyn

#suitdaddy #suiteddaddy #suit and tie #suited daddy #men in suits #silverfox #suited grandpa #suitfetish #suitedman #suit daddy #suited men #buisness suit #suitedmen #british man #british men #member of parliament #house of commons #uk labour party #Labour leader #Jeremy Corbyn

[eskildit]

one of my most self indulgent predictions for Alecto is that silas is also in hell looking for colum. mostly because i just want to see harrow and silas forced to spend time together. theyd hate it it would be great.

#let’s all be honest they have a lot in common #two teenage religious leaders! baby popes! #harrowhark nonagesimus #the locked tomb #silas octakiseron #eskildit posts tlt #ok to rb

[gae-ta]

and worst part is that if (when) that nuclear powerplant in Zaporizhzhia blows there is a high chance there will be next to 0 consequences for russia from the rest of the west

like if the russians blew off a nuke then there’s no doubt ww3 would happen but mining a nuclear power plant and then blowing it to high heaven? same radioactive fallout but for some reason it will be treated as a different thing

#war in ukraine #sorry #i hate to be a gloomer but this shit is a real existential threat for everyone over here #and.. uh... i think it should be talked about more #like we NEED media and official news outlets to talk about it #but fuck me sideways i just don't know what i can do about it #like if all western leaders united and drew a clear red line then maybe... #but i don't see that happening unless this shit becomes common knowledge #and western media is just--- why the fuck ain't we talking about this?!

[just-sp-in-inginthevoid]

Senju would absolutely be Tenjiku's court jester because she would have the privilege of talking back to Izana without facing (much) consequences

Also she can be hilarious

#me seeing characters who never interacted in canon: ok but they would get along— #how the heck am i supposed to call this au where senju and izana meet around the time he was BD 8th leader. or after he found out he isnt #biologically a sano #(they have no idea who the other is - just two lonely beans meeting one another and realizing they have stuffs in common. they never share #details tho. dont like it. they become close somehow. its bc they understand loneliness) #itd be hilarious common #tokyo revengers #tok rev #tr #tokrev #tagging that as spoilers bc im growing more and more aware that they are anime only on this website #tr spoilers #tokrev spoilers #tokyo revengers spoilers #tr senju #senju kawaragi #senju akashi #tr izana #tokrev izana #izana kurokawa #senjus also s62s court jester in final timeline btw. i just know it trust me bro #also for the not-final timeline its kinda a fixit bc theres no way she lets emma get killed. and also mucho would absolutely recognize her #face and itd be fun to have a Mucho.exe is not working moment as senju and sanzu both deny having a sibling (when interrogated separately #AND when confronted together. 'ive never seen this person in my life officer.' '- you look like twins' 'doubles arent from the same #family. plus we don't have the same family name. see? not related. we're both only child' #Jester Senju also mean she could get along with the circus duo (Hanma&Kisaki) - only after bashing their head in for attempting/planning to #kill Emma tho #Jester Senju AU

[add1ctedt0you]

One of my unpopular opinion is that we have been robbed of jiang cheng and jin zixuan' friendship

#They would be so fun/awkward /cringe together lol #I think they were friends of sort #They have a lot in common! #They want jyl's happiness #They love jl #They both like dogs #They are sect heir who can understand each other's burdens #They are grown with bad parents with a lot of issues and have adopted/ half brother #They are awkward kids lol #So I imagine them taking care of jl while jyl rests #And they talk shit of every sect leaders and then decide to buy new clothes #They would be so much fun with their bitchy faces and bitchy opinions #i will die on this hill #jc is in some way also jzx's widow in canon for a reason guys #jin zixuan #Jiang cheng #Mdzs

[insinirate]

sth for the bird app

#cause i received some fanart that at the time i thought was a common RL hc #then found out it was a scene directly lifted from tb af with my design and it killed me instantly #anyway not trying to stir the pot on like 2 year old disc horse #its just a clarification my crinkly freaks story doesnt take place in the same universe #bark art #valued #red leader #tord

[druidonity2]

Anduin and Nanamo would be friends I think.

#world of warcraft #ffxiv #anduin wrynn #nanamo ul namo #Dont ask me where they found a grocery cart #the following tags has minor nanamo FFXIV spoilers in it #LOOK OKAY BOTH OF THEM HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON AND NEED FRIENDS #Nanamo is a leader over a city just as Anduin and she too struggles with the expectations and the want to be a good and right leader #To the point she often disspears and goes undercover away from her position to pretend to be someone else #Like Anduin does with Jerek #asdiuasda i want them to hang out

[stevenose]

I need to know about cowboy steve’s horse. what color is it? their name? are they grouchy towards everyone else who comes too close but takes a liking to reader? I must know

first of all let me start by admitting i was not a horse girl so this is based off of minimal research ok. you’re gonna have to give me some suspension of disbelief here 🫶🏻

my SAFE answer is a black american quarter horse that he’s had since he was very young and they’ve gone on adventures together <3

but my INSANE thought is he has a black mustang that he caught and trained himself - which in turn has made him highly desirable as a hire. he is known widely for having achieved in doing so and he is extremely cocky about it. but also his horse is incredibly intelligent and a bastard and will buck steve off to embarrass him 🫶🏻 reader knows of him because of this, as he’s talk of the town, and he mentions being very good at training and curbing aggression many times while reader is bent over his lap

nonetheless, in my head his horse’s name is trigger because that was roy roger’s horse’s name and my grandma loved him 🫶🏻

with reader i think trigger is rather standoffish at first because he can immediately tell that something is off with steve when you’re around. which at first is certainly some irritation and frustration. but once steve gets a little more sweet with you trigger becomes your bff and will kick anyone that messes with you in the face 💖 he would probably warn steve of any danger you’re in before steve even knows. slay bestie

#i think steve training a mustang would equate a sport with him that he is very determined with and throws himself into #major headcanon also is that his father and him severed ties because of steve’s rambunctiousness - his father as in the show is a + #community leader with influence and money and steve did not like him. so once he left he had to forge a path #and came across trigger and decided to make him his project. trigger is sort of a reflection of him. if you will #so they find some common ground and learn from each other and steve realizes he would be rather good as a cowboy #so. that’s where i’m at #excellent question bri!!!! #stevenose posts #ns/fw #steve x reader #cowboy!steve