#you should all be banned from future met galas

[artschoolglasses]

And to think I was concerned that everyone was just going to lazily show up in floral print.

Fucking wish people showed up in floral print. Instead of this bland-ass sea of beige.

I didn't hate beige outfits before tonight.

I hate them now.

#I cannot believe there was such a basic garden theme #and SO MANY PEOPLE showed up in fucking BEIGE #you should all be banned from future met galas #forever #I hate you all #met gala #artschoolrambles

[theroyalsims]

AL-SIMHARA’S CROWN PRINCE IBRAHIM DEALT A HUGE BLOW DAYS BEFORE BRINDLETON TRIP

Poor Crown Prince Ibrahim will be visiting Brindleton a sad and broken-hearted man.

Today, Al-Simharan news agencies report that His Royal Highness was dumped by long-time girlfriend, Lady Eduvina de Gavelle. Lady Eduvina and HRH have been together for over 2-years and rumours of their soon-to-be-announced engagement were all the rage in Al-Simhara prior to today’s big shocker.

Lady Eduvina is the youngest daughter of the Duke of Gavelle, and belongs to Glimmerbrooke’s incredibly wealthy and aristocratic Gavelle family. The pair first met at a charity gala and immediately hit it off. For some time, there were rumours that the Lady was “hand-picked” by King Phillip himself from a pool of potential future queens, and that the relationship was not at all a love match However, the couple stood the test of time, until today, that is. Reasons remain unclear why the break-up happened, but what is clear is that Eduvina was the one to pull the plug on their relationship.

(Above: The couple was last seen together attending a lake-side wedding in Newcrest last month.)

As it turns out, Al-Simharan royals, especially those who rank high in the line of succession, are prohibited from marrying locals (Al-Simharans), and are expected to wed foreign royals or at the very least, those who belong to the aristocracy. An expert on the Al-Simharan Royal Family shares:

“For the last 9 generations, all our queens have been foreign born Princesses. It has become an unwritten law that Kings or Crown Princes should marry foreign royals, or at the very least, someone who hails from the aristocracy, which is why it was such a shame that things have ended between The Crown Prince and Lady Eduvina. Rumour has it that she was already being groomed to become our Crown Princess, and that the Crown Prince would be proposing within the year. The break-up means that the Crown Prince will once again be under close scrutiny and immense pressure to land a royal bride somewhere. Another rather unique aspect of the Al-Simharan Royal Family is their complete ‘ban’ on commoners from entering The Family. The first fifteen men in line to the throne are prohibited from marrying commoners -whether locals or foreigners. Some may say it’s sheer classism and snobbery, and I for one intend to agree. However, the King gets away with it under the guise of ‘tradition.’ Besides, whatever he says goes.”

There, there, Crown Prince Ibrahim. Maybe your upcoming trip to Brindleton will help you forget, even for a little bit. For what it’s worth, we’re all really excited to see you in our shores. 

#ts4 #theroyalsims #ts4 royal #ts4 royals #ts4 royalty #ts4 royal family #ts4 royal story #ts4 royal legacy #ts4 romance #ts4 royal simblr #royal simblr #ts4 simblr #simblr #ts4 story #ts4 stories #ts4 storytelling #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #ts4 drama #ts4 edits #ts4 screenshots brindleton bay #the sims 4 #mystory

[anxiousnerdwritings]

hiya! it's me, the one and only knull anon!! ik you arent currently accepting requests or asks, and that's fine, but I recently written something for LexLuthor and I though I should share. this ask is in no way telling you to start posting again, or anything of the sort. remeber, mental health is always the most important thing! but I was thinking of you today and I was hoping you were doing good. so hopefully this piece will help improve your mood. again, you dont have to awnser this at all rn, only when you feel better!

ps, this has been spell checked by google so that's why it uppercase lol

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"How long do I have to wear this dress?"

"As long as the gala goes on, ___"

"Just call it a fancy party, or a luxurious gathering since its you-"

"Oh, do not get smart with me, ____"

Pulling at the top of your dress, you tried to loosen up the tightness of the neck area. It felt like a noose to you. Fortunately, the fabric was soft, extremely luxurious, and it covered every part of your body, excluding your hands and head.

Lex, on the other hand, was in some kind of fancy suit, that looked more expensive than the carpet in his penthouse. And his carpet was more expensive then your phone bill. Well, when you had a phone.

You didn't remember when he had found you, but you remember before. At least, bits and pieces of it. A home in a suburban neighborhood, a mom and a dad, a normal looking life for a kid like you. However, after a few months ago, it was far from normal.

You were given the finest things people would want in life, in return for… hanging out with lex luthor. It sounded weird at first, but you soon realized it wasn't a joke.

You werent treated as a prostitute, and not as a lover either: you weren't even legal. If you had to guess the relationship between you and Lex, it would have to be a father and daughter kind of relationship. Which also could explain why he wanted you to call him dad.

Back to this "gala", Lex actually would ban you from going to any party at all and left you with guards at all parts of the penthouse you were stationed at, sometimes even leaving you with Mercy. 

You didn't really know why he was letting you go out to this gala, but you had a few ideas. For starters, this gala was not just for anyone, it was for extremely rich people who had nothing better to do then sit around in a room. Which also explained the reason why everything looked the price of a liver.

Another possible reason was that a close colleague of your "dad" had seen you walking around in the penthouse. You never saw who it was but Lex advised you to stay out of sight when people were visiting.

Fortunately he didn't get as mad as you expected him to which was a good thing to be honest. He wasn't the type to tell you, more just reprimand you in a voice that just spelt disappointment. 

Anyway. It wasn't good to think of when he was angry with you. Right now you had to focus on the people who were trying to figure out who you were. 

Sticking close to Lex was easy, since he was 6 feet tall. Easily. And the fact that people wouldn't approach you when you were next to him. Only the people who you actually recognized either from voice or appearance were brave enough to even look in your direction.

The night was almost over when a man approached the two of you. At this point your feet were getting sore and when you asked Mercy for the time, she responded that it was almost 12: lex would definitely send you to bed as soon as you got home again. 

However, the man who approached the two of you was familiar. It only took a few seconds of going through your memories and seeing Lexs face turn to slight annoyance to realize this was Bruce Wayne.

He walked up to the two of you and smiled down at you. 

"Well, I didnt know Lex had a child. What is your name?"

You were about to respond when Lex interrupted you. "Their name is ____. And unfortunately, we were just about to leave. I hope that whatever you were going to ask can wait until later?"

Wayne's smile faltered a little, before it turned neutral. "Unfortunately, no, but it is a quick question. And one that I need to speak with you in private?" He looked at you, before speaking again, "No harm meant."

You were about to respond again, when Lex motioned to Mercy. "Mercy, could you take ____ back to the limo? I will be just a moment- oh, and do not let her out of your sight."

Mercy nodded, and taking your hand, she led you back to the elevator where the entrance was. All while everyone was focused on the two of you.

Wayne was the first to speak. "Shes not yours, is she?"

"____ is my daughter, and I hope you would have the decency to not spew this to the media. You dont seem the type of man to feed the media with info, especially not of a, young girl."

Wayne looked offended, and didnt even try to hide it in his face. "No. If anything, I was wondering why you, of all people, would be taking care of a child."

Lex did not seem offended. "Oh, but you have so many children, I thought it was a necessity." Lex leaned in a little towards Wayne and whispered, "And to be quite honest with you, it is none of your concern."

Wayne simply glared at Luthor before Lex started moving away from Wayne. 

"Well, I'm sorry to say but I believe I've kept ____ waiting for long enough. I'm afraid I must go."

He didnt wait for Wayne to say anything he simply stormed off to the elevator and left.

Wayne did nothing but walk over to the windows, where he was able to get a clear view of Mercy holding your forearm and opening the limo door while a few more guards stood near you. Lex appeared soon after with his own guards and ushered you in the car. 

Lifting his hand towards his ear, he commed his own children.

Whispering, he said "All of you better be following that limo when I get down there."

He heard Dick chuckle. "Oh, dont worry Bruce. I think the 4 trackers on that thing will be enough."

Bruce didnt say anything as he watched the limo drive off into the distance. Figuring it was time to dip, he left his wine glass empty at a table and left the room, and trying to figure out who was the strange girl he had just met.

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oof so now as I paste this here from google docs I feel like an asshole by sending you this so I just want to remind you that you can awnser this whenever you want! I might send in some more in the future but I want you to prioritize mental health over tumblr! your health matter, both physically and mentally! and dont forget it! with lots of love,

- knull anon

Sorry I didn’t see this sooner! This is really good!💖💕 I love the idea of Lex Luther and Bruce Wayne beefing over poor Reader. Having two extremely rich, intelligent and determined people duke it out just appeals to me for some reason.

Don’t feel bad, thank you for sending this in while I was gone🥰💚. It was nice.

#anxious answers #knull anon

[kickassviv]

Pernille Harder: "I first dared to say that I would be the best in the world when I got away from Denmark"

Danish national team leader Pernille Harder was only a fan of the women's soccer World Cup. However, due to her high profile on and off the field, she left her mark on the tournament. Berlingske has met her for a conversation about love, homophobia, the fight for equality and the ambition to become the best in the world. And about two parties that got the national team leader out of the chair.

Credit to @magdaerikssons for the article and disclaimer, google translate was used to translate into English.

Is there a Danish "Liebes-Spionin", a love spy who helps the Swedish women's team against a victory?

That's how the German newspaper "Bild" speculated about the Danish national team leader and Wolfsburg player Pernille Harder in the heat during the just over the World Cup in women's football in France.

The newspaper had noted that the "Bundesliga's best player with a good knowledge of Germany" was constantly found among the Swedish players because of the girlfriend and defender Magdalena Eriksson. Eriksson plays daily for the London club Chelsea.

Two days before Berlingske meets Harder in the French city of Rennes, a picture of her and her boyfriend, both wearing Swedish national team jerseys, went viral on social media, not least in South America:

“It's a little crazy. I've gained 10,000 new followers on Instagram and I haven't even posted the picture myself. Many are from South America. I don't know what it is about homophobia down there, but it obviously means a lot of two female soccer players openly dare to show their love, ”says Harder, who also notes that she has lost no followers because of the picture.

It's 38 degrees hot, and the blue-and-yellow fans are trying to hide in the shade of bars and cafes before heading out to the stadium where the double world champion Germany, with some of Harder's teammates, waits.

Commander's Tour de France as the roe Instead of just being upset that it missed out on Denmark's participation, Harder has been taken to the World Cup as a Swedish roigan. The qualification smoked on the floor, among other things, as Denmark, due to a conflict between the national team and DBU, could not place teams against Sweden in the fall of 2017 and therefore lost 3-0 at the desk.

Now, instead, she is undertaking her own personal Tour de France in cities such as Nice, Paris, Rennes and Lyon. To support her girlfriend, who otherwise beat Denmark in the World Cup qualification, and to become smarter in her sport:

“It gives me another perspective to be here as a fan. I sense what the football gives off the field to all the fans. When you play a final round, you don't think so much about it off the field. But now I realize how big it all has become with fan march, etc., and that makes me want to put even more heart into it on the track in the future, "says the 26-year-old star, while the Swedish fans agree a new kind of song.

Harder and Eriksson have been together for five years. The Dane has not been exposed to homophobia or hate emails herself, but decided in the spring of 2019 to go actively into the debate on homophobia. This happened after FCK star Viktor Fischer was met by homophobic calls.

In a broadcast on TV 2, Harder openly talked about how she had previously fallen in love with a guy, but fell for Magdalena when they both played in Linköping:

'I didn't really think much about it. It just came very naturally. You have to be with the one you love. I have always felt that if there is something I want, then I do it and do not go into what other people think. And then I also have a good family that totally doesn't care who I love, just like it is pretty normal in the women's soccer world, "says the Wolfsburg player.

According to Harder, in the men's football »a front figure is missing. There are certainly gay and bisexual men in men's soccer too, but they obviously dare not stand out because the tone is different in the dressing room and among the fans. That is a sorry trend. You have to be proud of the one you love '.

More edge in women's football Courage to step up in the homophobia debate, Pernille Harder shares with female U.S. national team leader Megan Rapinoe, who up to the World Cup declared that her team would not accept an invitation from President Donald Trump if they returned home with the World Cup trophy. In addition, Trump was too homophobic and condescending to women:

"There are several in women's football who dare to have an opinion, although that may not be the opinion that other people think one should have. And so it gives something more edge. After all, not one of the really big men's team players actually does. Maybe just with the exception of Zlatan, ”Harder points out. Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimović has, among other things, commented on the Swedish immigration debate.

A party in Basel In addition to the fight against homophobia, Harder's main theme is gender equality. And here we are approaching the canceled match against Sweden and the football conflict with DBU.

Instead of looking back at the conflict, Harder first takes a mental detour to Switzerland. In 2018, the FC Basel football club held an anniversary party that got Harder out of the chair.

Before the party, the club had decided that the gentlemen should attend a gala party with a three-course menu, while their female counterparts were asked to sell the ticket and were literally eaten off with a sandwich:

“It's incredible that it can still occur today. But that's why it's so important that we have enough self-respect to say. And that women know what value we have. If we don't, they just do it again. And that is exactly why we had to take that fight with DBU, 'says Harder.

Similarly, Harder and teammates from Wolfsburg said when the club in 2017 asked the women's team to postpone their championship party until it became clear if the club's men's team avoided relegation.

When the women's team won "The Double" again the following year, no-one was thinking of issuing a ban - even if the men again fought relegation.

The conflict between the national team and the DBU was primarily about the remuneration of the women's team players. A sub-agreement between DBU and the Players' Association was landed in October 2017. But negotiations are soon on a long-term agreement, so that the national team is in control if Denmark should be able to arrange the European Championships in 2025 at home.

And here too the national team leader is ready to make demands. However, she fully agrees that in the future there will also be a difference between women's and men's salaries and bonus schemes, simply because Denmark does not have a women's league that can afford to pay the domestic players sufficiently in salary.

This is why DBU has to step in with scholarships, and then "there is something else you can't get," Harder points out.

The decisive point, however, is not the money, but that the national teams - regardless of gender - must have the same conditions for all the matches:

“Now just take the planes. Now we have to go to Georgia soon and play the European Championship qualifier. It is such a match that we risk playing a draw and thus lose important points to qualify for the European Championships in England. So it's mega important. But we are definitely traveling over there with two stops where we have to get up at 05:00 in the morning. DBU should, therefore, charter an aircraft. After all, they do this to the gentlemen, and so does the German and Swedish Football Federation for their wives, ”Harder points out.

Of other differences, the leader mentions that, unlike the gentlemen, the women travel without a cook and only occasionally have a volunteer analyst who can help understand and illustrate the tactics of the opponents. According to Harder, it is also not OK that the national team has only 18, and not 23, players with:

"It's a problem when we have to play 11 against 11. Then the physical therapist has to get into the field. There, I think we can demand equality and that it must be completely the same regardless of gender. And it's not, ”Harder points out.

The conflict was not the main problem Although the conflict is still filling, it is definitely not the whole story of why Denmark is not on the field in France:

“We simply weren't ready physically after the summer holidays in 2018, when we were going to play against Croatia and Sweden. Before the two matches went well. But we have learned from that and have now got a new physical trainer in Peter Krustrup. "

Harder is also confident that Peter Møller's new director of football, Peter Møller, will address the women's case to the DBU board.

She is aiming for Denmark to qualify for the European Championships in England in 2021, just as she hopes that Denmark can secure the European Championships in 2025:

"It will be crazy for Danish football, but we can learn something from them down here about how to set up fan zones and use modern, hard-hitting discos rather than always horn music for the matches," the national team leader says.

Although the level in France is high, Harder is not intimidated on behalf of Danish women's soccer: “We have a good team, and now we work with physics. This is where we need to put in. We are already fully involved in the technical, football and tactical aspects. "

According to the leader, a number of new talented players are also emerging, such as Emma Snerle from Fortuna Hjørring.

Harder welcomes the high viewership of the World Cup, which has seriously given women's football its popular breakthrough. In England, the fight against the United States was the most-watched TV show of 2019:

"I also don't understand if people can't see the exciting thing in eg. the battle between France and the United States. There are 40,000 at the stadium, high pace, chances, and fighter will. Now I have also seen men's football at the stadium several times, so it is not because I think 'hold it up, where does it go 100 times stronger', 'notes Harder.

Football camp in Ikast As we speak, several fans pass by in national team jerseys with women's names on their backs and no longer just men's stars such as Mbappé, Messi and Müller.

As a child, Harder had only one possible role model, Brazilian Marta, but it was now United gentlemen David Beckham and Ryan Giggs who hung in the children's room. Back in the nineties and nineties, there was also no opportunity to attend a girls' soccer camp.

That's the main explanation that, a few years ago, Harder and her sister and cousin decided to start a girls soccer camp:

“I want to pass on some of what I have learned both on and off the field. I even train the girls some of the time and give presentations. And this year I also had my mental trainer who gave parents some tips on how to be good parents. "

The world's best is the goal In 2018, Pernille Harder was named the second best Danish footballer ever to be Europe's best. The first to achieve this honor was Allan Simonsen in 1977. But despite the lack of World Cup, the goal remains to be the world's best footballer.

“I know it might not be very Danish with the Janet Act and all that. And I also dared to say it out loud first when I moved away from Denmark. But why is it so dangerous to say that I want to be the best in the world? One must dare to put words into one's dreams. And the worst thing that can happen is only that I don't reach it, but then I have pushed myself to do my utmost. "

The dream, which she first put into words when she came to Sweden, was born in Ikast. “Recently, I found a style that I wrote when I was ten years old. And there I wrote that I would be the world's best in ten years, 'says Harder.

The road over there is provisionally over Wolfsburg, where this year the club has invested in five to six new players to be able to conquer the Champions League trophy, which lost after another defeat to Lyon.

But Harder, whose contract expires in 2021, is open to trying her hand at a new country and league - also to learn a new language.

"German is doing very well," laughs Harder and continues:

"Although I do not always have a say in whether the pronoun should come in the middle or at the end."

During the World Cup, there have been rumors that Real Madrid are looking for the striker. As one of the last major clubs in Spain, the "king's club" now also enters women's soccer. Before the World Cup, the women's match between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid set a spectator record in Spain with over 60,000 on the limbs.

“We must say that both Denmark and Germany are behind. In England and Spain, they are targeting a professional league, where big men's clubs also invest in women's soccer. It would be optimal if we also did it at home. But it is clear that e.g. FC Midtjylland does not have as much money as Manchester United, so it will cost in the beginning, 'says Harder, pointing to FC North Zealand as a men's club, which is now also focusing on women's football.

On the team with Magdalena? A new club change could also open for the girlfriend couple Harder and Eriksson to put an end to the long-distance relationship, which is, however, facilitated by a direct flight connection from Hanover to London:

“Right now we are each running our own race. But we are about to be where we can again play on the same team. Defenders are slowing down a bit, but Magdalena has become one of the key players on Chelsea's team entering the Champions League semi-final, "Harder points out.

If the pair are on the same club team, there will also be no danger of the relationship being put to the test in a Champions League match between Chelsea and Wolfsburg:

“None of us can stand to lose. I want to win everything. Also in ludo against children. And so will Magda. If she loses cards to me, she won't talk to me for the rest of the day, 'says Harder, laughing.

But in France, the couple both get something to laugh at. Magda and the other Swedish players secure a bronze medal at the World Cup. Yet another image of the couple kissing each other goes around the world. Although Pernille Harder has not been on the field, much has been noticed by the Dane during the World Cup.

#pernille harder #magdalena eriksson #denmark wnt #hardersson

[obscurewatch]

[PARIS LORE] I found unused interactions for Luna

In the game files I found unused voicelines for Luna that seem like they're interactions with the playable heroes that you can't hear in game for now as far as I know. So, since these can't be heard in game at the moment, this technically constitutes a leak, right? I hope we don't get banned for this :S 

Video made by Discord user Snowflake#5979 from my discord server !

- Déjà de retour, Mme Guillard ? Contente de vous voir.

- Vous demandez souvent « Les Saisons de l’amour ». Ce titre doit avoir de l’importance pour vous.

- Vous me rappelez quelqu’un. Un autre moine, qui était venu me voir chanter.

- Bonjour, cousin. Le chat grimpe sur le mur et scrute.

- Le cabaret Luna est un havre où les omniaques peuvent être eux-mêmes.

- Quelle rareté ! Je n’avais jamais vu une créature comme vous.

- Oh, qu’il est mignon.

- (amusée) Vil flatteur.

- Si vous continuez à me regarder comme ça, je vais devoir vous demander de partir.

- La sortie est par là, très chère.

- Un cow-boy ! Je n’en avais vu que dans des films. Vous êtes loin de chez vous, dites-moi.

- C’est rare de rencontrer un humain que la réussite d'un omniaque ne trouble pas. - Je ne vous effraie pas, au moins ?

- Vous me dévisagez, ma jolie. Vous aimez ce que vous voyez ?

Here's the translation and my guess as to who she's saying these to

- Back already Mme Guillard ? Happy to see you (to Widowmaker)

- You often ask for « Les Saisons de l'amour » (The Seasons of love). This song must mean something to you. (to Widowmaker?)

- You remind me of someone. Another monk, who came to hear me sing. (to Zenyatta, about Mondatta)

- Good day cousin. The cat climbs on the wall and watches. (Cousin? This sounds like a secret phrase with a hidden meaning, this is not a french saying)

- Cabaret Luna is a haven where omnics can be themselves. (???)

- Such rarity ! I've never seen a creature like you. (to Winston/Hammond or a future hero?)

- Aw, he is so sweet. (to Hammond in response to something Hammond had his mech say for him?)

- Oh you flatterer (addressed to a man). (to Reinhardt? Maybe McCree?)

- If you keep on looking at me this way, I'm going to have to ask you to leave. (to Zarya? Maybe Torbjörn?)

- The exit is right this way, my dear (addressed to a woman). (Zarya?)

- A cow-boy ! I've only ever seen cowboys in movies. You're far from home, aren't you. (to McCree)

- It is so rare to meet a human unfazed by a successful omnic. I am not scaring you, right ? (Genji?)

- You're staring at me, gorgeous(addressed to a woman). Do you like what you see ? (???)

As far as I can tell, the heroes involved in those interactions don't have voicelines to go with Luna's but if someone out there has access to the gamefiles as well, feel free to make sure ! Together we are strong !

So Mondatta came to see Luna. She sounds like a proud advocate for omnic rights, it makes sense that Mondatta met her. Perhaps she's part of whatever movement Mondatta was the leader of. Her cabaret seems to be a refuge for omnic revolutionaries too, I wonder if the revolutionary movement of Paris is part of something bigger, something that might be linked to whatever Mondatta was doing.

Widowmaker is a regular there apparently, she seems to always ask for the same love song, perhaps her and Gérard's favorite, proof that she still has feelings for him and is mourning him, her own way. In Masquerade, before heading to Monaco, she was in Paris. She took a flight from Paris to Nice as the boarding pass in Château Guillard indicates, Masquerade took place during the winter time (the carnival in Venice happens in February) so apparently she spends the winter in Paris and she goes to Luna's Cabaret quite often to listen to the same song over and over again. Poor Amélie.

I wonder who the "rare creature" is. I doubt it's Winston. There isn't a lot of super-intelligent talking gorillas/scientists out there (I assume) but he was part of Overwatch and as such he probably got such a media exposure that anyone would instantly recognize him. It could be Hammond, but "creature" doesn't feel right. He's very clearly an animal not a "creature". An animal 10 times the normal size he should have but an animal still. Perhaps this voiceline is for a future hero, one that would better fit this creature description.

I wonder who Luna is calling "cousin" too. An omnic? She would probably call him brother. Cousin sounds like she considers that person as part of her "family" but they're not that close, so perhaps a pro-omnic human? Either way, this person seems to be in on a secret Luna has, this cat stuff is suspicious.

Luna has 4 voicelines about cats.

- Good day cousin (addressed to a man). The cat climbs on the wall and watches. (unused)

- The cat climbs on the wall and watches. From this height he's not afraid to fall.

- If you followed the cat, you're in the right place my friends.

- Like a cat, one can tame me and I always land on my feet.

On the left, real promotional poster for the cabaret Le Chat Noir from 1896, on the right a poster that can be seen in Luna's cabaret as well as in the bakery.

I wonder what the arrow near the omnic cat's tail could mean. Maybe it has to do with the whole "following the cat" thing. Maybe you have to follow the arrow on the poster to get somewhere secret.

Following the cat, a cat watching from up high, climbing the wall, this all sounds like the type of things a secret society would say. Coded phrases. It makes all the more sense when you take into account the omnic revolution that is brewing.

https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/22904915

"Expect traffic delays and increased security presence near the Maison Marat over the weekend. A grand gala is being held to celebrate the recent passage of controversial omnic rights legislation."

You better believe this new omnic rights legislation isn't the kind that grants omnics any more rights, very likely the opposite. Otherwise, why would omnics organize themselves in secret revolutionary groups?

"Paris is a city of hidden gems, search out the speakeasies and hidden places as you roam the city. The right word might get you into a place you never knew existed. "

Maybe "the right word" has to do with cats. And mustn't be told to the door with all the graffitis, but to Luna directly? I can't think of a voiceline involving cats, or of anyone from our current roster of heroes who would feel like joining omnic revolutionaries. Well, except Sombra maybe. Ultimately, I think we're on the wrong track if we think using voicelines in different parts of the map will get us anywhere.

Back in the day, on Dorado, Bastion used to have a special voiceline when he would get close to a screen showing that the system had been hacked by Sombra as if he had gotten hacked as well. That was neat. Perhaps some heroes have special voicelines after they played a song on the piano or after they interacted with Luna or the door in a certain way. Time will tell I'm sure. Someone is bound to randomly notice something , like always.

Seeing as how those interactions Luna has with heroes haven't made their way into the game for now, I wouldn't be surprised if whatever the developers are teasing about the map won't be added to Paris until a further patch !

Bonus lore :

The police woman's voice that can be heard around the police station has 12 voicelines, 6 are just pure walkie talkie static and the other 6 are :

-Toutes les unités disponibles à l'Hotel Beau Ciel. Une cellule de la résistance omniaque s'y cache. Soyez prudents.

-Code 5. Suspect Jamison Fawkes repéré. A toutes les unités disponibles.

-Suspect repéré dans la librairie Carpentier. Voss, omniaque féminin d'1m60.

-Code 5. Suspect Mako Rutledge repéré. Le suspect n'est pas seul.

-Agent Bilodeau, répondez.

-Prêt

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-All units available to the Beau Ciel Hotel. A pocket of omnic resistance is hiding there. Be careful.

-Code 5. Suspect Jamison Fawkes spotted. To all available units.

-Suspect spotted inside the Carpentier bookstore. Voss, female omnic, 1m60.

-Code 5. Suspect Mako Rutledge spotted. The suspect is not alone.

-Agent Bilodeau, respond.

-Ready

Voss means fox in northern german. What a fantastic name. So badass and unique. Maybe she's the female omnic whose mugshot we can see in the police station

The bottom right one has a cross? That’s odd

Bilodeau is a french family name that comes from the name Billaud which may come from germanic word Biliwald meaning (likeable, gentle).

The french police seems to be using this system of communication so Code 5 simply means "Relay this information".

They're smart enough NOT to get too close to Junkrat and Roadhog, they're just relaying the information of their presence ^^

That's all I have for today !

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A thousand thanks to Snowflake for making the video !

I hope I didn't do a major oopsie by revealing these unused voicelines and spoiled something :S

#overwatch #paris #map #luna #cabaret #voicelines #interactions #heroes #widowmaker #mccree #omnics #for real voss is such a badass name I hope she becomes a playable hero at some point

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Let’s talk about double standards (DISCLAIMER: IF YOU ARE IGNORANT AND ONLY READ PIECES OF WHAT I HAVE WRITTEN, DON’T READ IT ALL AND CERTAINLY DON’T WRITE REPLIES SAYING I’M AN IDIOT ETC BECAUSE I WILL CLAPBACK WITH RECEIPTS BEING THE SAVAGE THAT I AM)

Ok firstly, I originally was gonna write this on Tuesday but in rehearsals for a production at the moment so it got pushed back and Thank God I did because I did not expect this week to be so...eventful to say the least. I swear I will write a positive blog positive in the near future instead of talking about serious issues. Double standards exist and they are shit. The fact that people can bat a blind eye to one person’s situation but crucify someone else’s situation is BULLSHIT. We’ve all seen the events involving James “I think I can sing” Charles and Tati Westbrook exposing him for sexually manipulating heterosexual people. I think this is absolutely DISGUSTING. If someone is straight, they are straight. If someone is exploring their sexuality then LET them, but don’t manipulate someone for your own sexual gratification. Whilst I have a feeling that James Charles will continue to have a career after this even though that predator label is gonna definitely hang over his head, I ask this. WHY WEREN’T PEOPLE THIS QUICK TO “CANCEL” JEFREE STAR AFTER NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF HIM BEING RACISTS! And this is coming from someone who doesn’t believe in the cancel culture. I just don’t understand how we let one person slide but not the other. Make it make sense! That’s all I ask. 

Amber Heard who I at one point like and supported has been exposed by Johnny Depp and his camp in a $50 million lawsuit for lying about being abused in their marriage, using said lie to boost her career and actually being the abuser within the marriage. When finding this out, I was horrified and disgusted by this. When the events surrounding the end of Johnny and Amber’s marriage came to light, I was confused. My reason for being confused was due to the fact that Johnny was with Vanessa Paradis who I love for 14 years. They had two children and their relationship was barely in the news and even when they spilt, it was pretty quiet. Well...with the exception of rumours circulating that Johnny was having an affair with Amber since they got together not too long after his split with Vanessa. My thoughts were “well he was with Vanessa for so long and she hasn’t said anything about Johnny period. This is odd. I raise an eyebrow at that and remained confused until THAT video came out of Johnny appears to throw a bottle in Amber’s direction. That in combination with Johnny’s erratic behaviour made me think “whoa he really did that”. The public opinion of Johnny went down drastically, people were quick to hate him but he was still getting film roles. Controversially but nevertheless his career was effected minor. For Amber to use an accusation like that to boost her career, become part of the Me Too movement and be a UN ambassador is disgusting, Amber, you disgust me. The fact that Amber is not having her career effected by this is a perfect example of A) how people stay silent about women being abuses and how men getting abused does not get taken seriously and B) double standard. There should not be different rules depending on gender, or race. Keep that same energy. I seriously hope that Warner Bros will remove her from Aquaman 2.

Mel Gibson, a known racist and abuser only had his career effected for a couple years until he makes Hacksaw Ridge and it gets critical praise and several award nominations including Oscars and now he has been cast as Santa Claus. The person who told his girlfriend after beating her whilst holding their child “I hope you get raped by a pack of niggers” and told her that she “fucking deserved it” is playing Santa Claus. And yet when Chris Brown who took accountability for his incident, has a charity that primarily helps women who are victims of domestic violence but does not put this in the public eye got crucified  in the public eye, blackballed, lost endorsements that probably would have earned him $20 million, had stores refusing to stock his third studio album Graffiti, got banned from the UK and is continuously persecuted TO THIS DAY about it.

And if someone is gonna write a response saying “what about Karruche” Those allegations were proven to be false and she has even admitted this herself and Iyanla Vansant exposed her and her manager for using her show as a way for boost her career as they tried to control her spiritual healing...on a show about spiritual healing. Also side note, we’ve seen how quick the LAPD were to arrest Chris when that girl made up that lie about holding her at gun point. If there was any truth to K***** accusation, A) he would have been arrested immediately and B) he would have been back on probation. Charlie Sheen is another example of someone with a domestic violence incident and this happened at the time when he was the highest paid actor on television, making $1.8 million, before he eventually got fired from Two and A Half Men in 2011. Charlie Sheen did have his career effected minor but he gets a roast on Comedy Central and all is forgiven. Ozzy Osbourne has allegedly admitted to choking Sharon in the past but not an eye lid batted because it’s Ozzy right? Sean Penn allegedly abused Madonna, a well known fact but sue Lee Daniels for saying this in an interview despite this being a well known fact.

R Kelly when the tape was released continued to be one of the biggest artists at the moment, racked up number 1′s and only got his Times Up moment a few months ago. After years of sexual abusing young POC women for over 20 years and there being mounds of evidence, remaining defiant and unapologetic and pretty much hiding in plain sight with dubbing himself The Pier Piper of R&B. Meanwhile you have Elvis who married Priscilla when she was a teenager but still gets honoured on TV specials. And I'm not trying to shit on Elvis to bring R Kelly up because I have been VERY vocal on my dislike for R Kelly and how I hope he gets jail time.

Recently I saw a tweet surfacing “celebrating” five years since Solange attacked Jay Z at the Met Gala. I love Solange but this shit should not be celebrated at all. I thought then and now, if Jay Z had even pushed her back in self defence, the backlash he would have gotten, would have been insane. When Bow Wow and his ex girlfriend got arrested and Bow Wow’s mugshot showed him with scars on his face, people made memes. Again double standards, if she had scars or a bruise on her face, everyone would be saying “FUCK BOW WOW, HE’S AN ABUSER” but...no smoke for his ex girlfriend huh? Wow. 

I’ve just had enough of double standards and that’s the tea. Just start supporting POC beauty gurus like Jackie Aina and Alissa Ashley because they deserve all the love and support.

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The Mystery of Oliver Queen & Felicity Smoak (2/5)

Wow. Woooooow. The response for the first part of this leaves me stunned. I’m beyond thrilled that you guys like this concept. So, without further ado, here’s the next installment of the mystery ;)

If you missed the first part, here’s the link to the previous post:

Chapter 1

The Mystery of Oliver Queen & Felicity Smoak

Summary: It started with a series of photographs at the Met Gala. From then on, everyone became obsessed with the potential love story surrounding award-winning actor Oliver Queen and the brilliant CEO Felicity Smoak. Follow along as the media, and the world, try to put together just exactly what is going on between the secretive pair. 

Chapter 2: Spotted in Starling

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Taking a break from the promotional tour for his critically acclaimed movie, set to debut later this fall, Oliver Queen is seen arriving in Starling City Friday morning. Sources say Mr. Queen has no scheduled press or filming obligations in the city, so one might wonder what his reasons for a visit are. He has been romantically linked to the famous CEO of Smoak Technologies, Felicity Smoak, in recent months and it is no secret that Smoak Technologies is headquartered in Starling City. Could it be that Oliver Queen is pausing to spend some time with his Ms. Smoak before jetting off once again for the remainder of his press docket?  

October 2018

A knock at her propped glass door lifted Felicity's gaze from her phone, though the smile she wore still lingered.

"Ms. Smoak," Her young assistant said, leaning through the doorway. "Kara Danvers, your three o'clock, is here."

Setting her phone down, Felicity rose from her seat and smoothed out her grey twill dress. "Thank you, Anna, send her in please."

Moments later, a stylish but nervous blonde tentatively stepped through her door. With a relaxed smile, Felicity met her halfway and with an extended hand. "Kara, pleasure to meet you. My PR head, Iris West, speaks very highly of you and your work for CatCo."

Kara simply starred at Felicity for a beat, mouth slightly parted and hand clutching the straps of her shoulder bag tightly. "Oh wow. You're like everything I hoped you would be." Kara finally breathed as she blindly reached out to shake Felicity's hanging hand. "Oh my gosh. That's so rude of me. I'm Kara, but wait, you already knew that. It's really such an honor to meet with you."

Felicity laughed. "This is so weird. I feel like I'm looking into a mirror. I'm usually the one babbling." She joked with a smile, hoping it put Kara a little more at ease. "How about we get this going?" Felicity offered, motioning them over to the pair of perpendicular couches.

It took them a moment to get settled as Kara arranged her recording device and flipped open her note pad. Pushing her thick rimmed glasses up the bridge of her nose, Kara was all business as she lifted her gaze to Felicity and hit record on her phone. "Embarrassing introduction aside, I want to thank you so much for agreeing to the interview. I know how important every appearance is to you."

"Of course. When you're in the position I am, unfortunately the image I portray matters even more. I only want the truth out there, and CatCo is one of the best at translating the truth."

"That's an excellent place to start. Can you tell me how you've navigated your rise to the top in an industry that's so male dominant?"

"It hasn't been easy. And it still isn't, unfortunately. But, I'd like to think that the work my team an I have produced over the years speaks far louder than my gender or any other superficial quality it might be labeled with. I've faced criticism and doubt all along the way, but this is my dream and I fought for it."

The whole time, Kara nodded along, clearly enthralled. So, it took her a moment to speak up again once Felicity finished her answer. "Tell me more about that. Not many of us are familiar with your life before Smoak Technologies, but you were quite successful even then."

"I always joke that I peaked when I was young." She laughed. "On paper, my successes seems like a fairy tale: the daughter of single Vegas cock-tail waitress becoming three-time Nevada State Mathletics Champion, starting MIT at sixteen on full academic scholarship, and graduating at nineteen with two Master's degrees. But, it was very lonely. It was me and my mom against the world while I was simultaneously rebelling against my mom like any other teenager. I've always loved what I do, and that ultimately made the difference back then. Discovering new things, solving problems, that's what has always driven me to keep going."

"Well, you must have had time for fun, though? Any fun memories from your childhood?"

"That depends on the answer you're looking for, I guess." Felicity joked. "I was still a bit of a trouble-maker, just in my own way. Technically, I'm banned from the Bellagio and Ceasar's Palace for card-counting. Frequently, because I loved to tinker with things and find out how they worked, my mom would come home from late nights at the casino and find our appliances completely disassembled." She recalled, her gaze far away and a ghost of a smile playing over her lips at the memories of a very different time.

"That's really cute, actually." Kara observed with a soft laugh. "And, would you say it's all been worth it? Especially off the massive success of the implant with two more fully-functional patients."

Lifting her gaze to Kara, Felicity pondered the question for a moment. "Yes." She finally claimed with a soft smile. "It was hard. There was a lot of doubt. There were days I wanted to give up. Times when I was told I would never make anything of myself. A lot of denied proposals. But, it was worth it. And not because of the money or fame. I have the chance to make the world better, quality of life better, give little girls with big dreams the belief they need to go out there and take hold of their futures. That's priceless and it's those thoughts that keep me going when there are bad days."

Kara smiled wistfully, nodding in appreciation. "That's really amazing." She shared quietly. Peering down at her notepad, she hesitated before lifting her gaze back up to Felicity. "Have you ever thought about sharing this success with someone? Not to say that having a companion is necessary, but I-"

"Trust me, I know what you mean." Felicity interrupted with an understanding smile. "I may have a certified genius level IQ, but I am human too. It's not wrong to want your own personal cheerleader, someone that helps you through those tough days when your own determination isn't enough." She shared with a wistful smile.

Nodding, Kara leaned forward a little. "And, is there someone special in your life?"

Biting her lip, Felicity shook her head knowingly with a laugh. "Are you asking about someone in particular?"

Pushing her glasses up on her face, Kara shrugged with a nervous laugh. "Guilty. This is more my own personal curiosity. This one can be off-the-record..."

Felicity shook her head with a smile. "No, no need for that. On-the-record is fine."

Kara perked up a little, brushing her hair back. "So, he was spotted here last Friday. Is he your someone special?"

"I'm honestly flattered. Not only is he attractive, talented, and legitimately famous, but he's very kind and intensely loyal. At least, that's what I know from the few times we've met." She said with a laugh. "His appearance here, though, is merely a coincidence. The public seems to forget that he's is originally from Starling. My company was actually born from a sub-division of Queen Consolidated. So, if he's in the city, it's likely that he has family business. Or maybe he was just feeling nostalgic." She offered with a shrug.

Slumping a little, Kara's lips twisted into a small pout. "So, no one special at the moment?"

Glancing away, Felicity curled her lips together before looking back with a shake of her head. "Not really."

Huffing out a frustrated sigh, Kara nodded solemnly as she peered contemplatively at her notes again. "One final question, since the bio-stimulant chip has been proven successful in two more patients already, what are the next steps for Smoak Tech?"

Straightening in her seat, a brighter smile curled her lips. "Of course, the obvious answer is that we're going to continue to push the implant. It's still far from being where we want it in terms of marketability. But, we've actually been looking into expanding into the renewables sector too. We have ideas for both solar and wind energy, just on different fronts. These ideas are very new, but at the same time they're essentially adaptions of our current technology, so we're hoping to have an announcement of a full plan within the next year."

"Wow, that's a very different direction, but just as admirable as any other project Smoak Tech has already taken on. I fully believe you'll do great things." Kara complimented before leaning over to shut off the phone on the glass coffee table next to them. "Thank you so much, Felicity. This was incredible. You really are amazing." Kara said, holding out her hand.

Grasping it, Felicity gave her a big smile. "No, thank you. The interview wouldn't have been good if you didn't ask the right questions. You are really great at what you do." She complimented as they stood from the couches.

"Even though I asked about you and Oliver Queen?" Kara cringed.

Felicity shook her head with a soft laugh. "Don't worry, we're all human so I won't hold your curiosity against you. Just, don't always trust what those other hokey tabloids say." Felicity offered with a smile as they reached her door.

"Excellent advice." Kara confirmed with a soft laugh, pushing her glasses up on her nose. "I'll get working on this piece as soon as I return to National City. And, you already have your time booked for the photoshoot, so we should be able to get this out as scheduled for the November issue. We'll send you the article to preview before-hand, of course."

"I can't wait to see it. Thank you again, Kara."

Tags: @tdgal1 @miriam1779 @almondblossomme @hope-for-olicity @muslimsmoak @wherethereissmoak @memcjo @1106angel @stephswims @samwinter09 @trueromantic1 @blondeeoneexox @sadfangirl05 @artreider @olicityandklaroline @ olicityotp-always

#Famous!Olicity AU #olicity fanfiction #arrow fanfiction

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Congrats on 600!! 💖💖💖

How about Bakugou? For your lovely event 🥰

Hi there!! Thanks so much for your kind words 🤧 Bakugou huh? Y’all are out here coming with my FAVES

First Impression: this dude was hella MEAN and I actually wanted to punch his face 😭 (that’s if I had a death wish 💀) I have no idea when he ended up being one of my faves on the show?? I think it was around season 3.

Would we vibe?: Hmmm, i think he would tolerate me at first. It will also take me a while to get comfortable around him. Someone has to be with me (like Mina or Kirishima) to lighten the mood because I CANT HANDLE AWKWARD SILENCES. Bakugou would legit bark at me with some shit like “you gonna talk to me or just sit there all night??” 😭 I feel like once we find some common interests (like hitting the gym) it should be fine. I might push his buttons for shits and giggles lol

Best Dressed or Hot Mess at the Met Gala?: Hmmmmmmmm I feel like Bakugou will be best dressed. He has high standards for himself and that WILL include looking ✨dashing✨ on the Met Gala red carpet. Will he stick with the theme? Probs not unless it’s one he’s really interested in or excited for. Bakugou will hate the photographers at the Met Gala tho. Those guys yelling Bakugou’s name for the best pose and he will legit lose it with them 😂 Anna wintour would ban him from future events whoops

Team Left Twix or Right Twix?: Right Twix (again this is completely random lol)

THANK YOU FOR THE ASK ☺️

Alolo’s 600 Celebration 🍾

#imagine if Bakugou was my gym buddy tho?!? #I will straight up DIE #but no pain no gain 😩 #alolo 600 #alolo answers #ruemensukuna

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New York sues Trump, alleging his charity engaged in 'illegal conduct'

Donald Trump used his charity foundation as a company chequebook, the New York law suit alleges. Photo: AP "This resulted in multiple violations of state and federal law," Underwood wrote in the legal complaint. The White House and the Trump Organisation did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Trump has been president of the foundation since he founded it in 1987. In late 2016, he had promised to shut down the Trump Foundation but could not while the Attorney-General's investigation continued. Underwood was promoted to the position of Attorney-General only weeks ago, succeeding Democrat Eric Schneiderman after he resigned following allegations that he had physically abused several romantic partners. Underwood was a career staffer, not an elected official. She has promised not to seek election for a full term as Attorney-General later this year. Ivanka, Donald Jr and Eric Trump are listed in the law suit. Photo: Supplied Underwood declined to comment on the case beyond issuing a written statement. "As our investigation reveals, the Trump Foundation was little more than a book for payments from Mr Trump or his businesses to nonprofits, regardless of their purpose or legality," Underwood said in the statement. Underwood said she had sent letters to both the IRS and the Federal Election Commission, identifying what she called "possible violations" of tax law and federal campaign law by Trump's foundation. Underwood has jurisdiction over the Trump Foundation because the charity is based at Trump Tower in Manhattan and registered in New York State. Trump's children Donald Trump jnr, Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump were also named in the lawsuit because they have been official board members of the Donald J. Trump Foundation for years. Under the law, Underwood said, board members are supposed to scrutinise a charity's spending for signs that its leader - in this case, their father - was misusing the funds. President Donald Trump, pictured at his Mar-a-Lago resort, allegedly used his charity to pay off fines the resort incurred. Photo: New York Times But in reality, Underwood wrote, the three Trump children exercised no such oversight. The board had not actually met since 1999. "The Foundation's directors failed to meet basic fiduciary duties and abdicated all responsibility for ensuring that the Foundation's assets were used in compliance with the law," Underwood wrote. She asked the judge to ban each of the three from serving as a director of a New York nonprofit for a year. It was not clear if any of the three are serving currently on the board of any such charities: Eric Trump, for instance, stepped down from the board of the Eric Trump Foundation after the 2016 election, and the charity was renamed Curetivity. Although Trump's name is on the foundation, in recent years most of its money was not actually his. Trump did not give any donation to the Trump foundation between 2008 and 2015 - instead, its largest benefactors in recent years have been wrestling moguls Vince and Linda McMahon, who gave $US5 million total in 2007 and 2009. Linda McMahon was later appointed by Trump as head of the Small Business Administration. The McMahons have declined to answer questions about the reasons for their gifts. The foundation was set up to distribute royalties from Trump's book. Photo: AP The lawsuit shows that the Trump Foundation - which Trump founded to give away some of the royalties from his 1987 book The Art of the Deal- looked, on paper, like other tax-exempt nonprofits. It filed annual reports with New York state and the IRS. It listed directors and donations. But behind the scenes, Underwood said, the foundation was essentially one of Trump's personal chequebooks- a pool of funds that his accounting clerks knew to use whenever Trump wanted to pay money to a nonprofit. By law, Trump wasn't allowed to buy things for himself using the charity's money, even if he was buying them from nonprofits. At one point, during a deposition, a New York state investigator asked Allen Weisselberg - a Trump Organisationemployee who was also listed as treasurer for the Trump Foundation - if the foundation had a policy for determining which specific payments the foundation was allowed to make. "There's no policy, just so you understand," Weisselberg said. The interviewer asked if Weisselberg had understood he was actually on the board of the Trump Foundation, and had been for more than a decade. "I did not," Weisselberg said. With no outside oversight over Trump's use of foundation funds, Underwood said, the future president had repeatedly used his charity's money to help his businesses, and himself. Twice, for instance, Trump used the charity's money to settle legal disputes that involved his for-profits businesses. In 2007, he settled a dispute with the town of Palm Beach over code violations at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club. The town agreed to waive outstanding fines if Mar-a-Lago gave $US100,000 to a charity. But the donation, to an organisationcalled Fisher House, came instead from the foundation, Underwood said - after Trump wrote a note to Weisselberg. "Allen W, DJT Foundation, $100,000 to Fisher House (Settlement of flag issue in Palm Beach)," said the note, which is included in the lawsuit. Donald Trump and then partner Melania Knauss attend a charity event in 2004. Photo: Stuart Ramson/AP In addition, in 2012, a Trump golf club agreed to pay $US158,000 to settle a lawsuit with a man who was denied a $US1 million hole-in-one prize during a tournament at the club. The Trump Foundation paid the money instead of the club, Underwood said. Both of those payments were first reported by The Washington Post. In March, after the Attorney-General's investigation was underway, Trump repaid his foundation all $US258,000, plus more than $US12,000 in interest, Underwood said. Underwood also listed several smaller instances of what she called "self-dealing," meaning Trump using foundation money to help his businesses. The charity paid $US5,000 to put an ad for Trump hotels in the program for a charity gala. It paid $US32,000 to satisfy an obligation of a Trump company that manages a New York estate. It paid $US10,000 to buy a portrait of Trump, which was later found hanging in the sports bar at Trump's Doral golf resort. Underwood said Trump had already repaid amounts spent by the foundation, plus penalty taxes totaling more than $US4,000. Loading In the case of the portrait, she said Trump's golf club had now paid the foundation the "fair rental value" of using the foundation-owned painting as decoration. The value: $US182. IRS rules also prohibit tax-exempt foundations from aiding political campaigns. But Underwood listed two instances where Trump's foundation had seemed to do so. In August 2013, Trump donated $US25,000 from his foundation to a Florida political group aiding the re-election of state Attorney-General Pam Bondi, a Republican. Around the same time, Bondi's office was considering whether to join an ongoing lawsuit by Schneiderman, then the New York Attorney-General, alleging Trump had defrauded students at his now-defunct "Trump University". Afterward, the Trump Foundation omitted any mention of Bondi's political group - called And Justice for All - from its annual report to the IRS, and instead said the $US25,000 donation had gone to a nonprofit in Kansas with a similar-sounding name. Underwood said Trump's staff blamed confusion among accounting clerks for spending the foundation's money, instead of Trump's own. As for the incorrect IRS filing, Underwood wrote, "the Foundation has no credible explanation for the false reporting of grant recipients". Loading After The Post reported on this donation to Bondi's group in 2016, Trump repaid the $US25,000 and paid a penalty tax of $US2,500 for an improper political gift. But Underwood alleged that the campaign Trump's foundation helped most was his own. In January 2016, Trump skipped a debate among Republican candidates because he was feuding with Fox News, the debate's host. Instead, Trump held a televised fundraiser for veterans - drawing millions from wealthy friends and small-dollar donors, and giving much of it to the Trump Foundation. Underwood said that, afterward, "the Foundation ceded control over the charitable funds it raised to senior Trump Campaign staff." She cited emails in which Corey Lewandowski, Trump's then-campaign manager, directed which veterans' charities should receive money. At one point, Lewandowski emailed Weisselberg to ask if the Trump Foundation's money could be ready to distribute during Trump's last campaign events before the Iowa caucuses: "Is there any way we can make some disbursements [from the proceeds of the fundraiser] this week while in Iowa? Specifically on Saturday," Lewandowski wrote, in an email cited by Underwood. Loading At one point, the lawsuit says, Trump actually gave out an oversized $US100,000 "Trump Foundation" cheque to a charity at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The problem: nobody appears to have told the Trump Foundation. "This 'check' was given out (see video). This is not one of the charities we've cut a check to yet. Are there other charities like this?" wrote Jeff McConney, a Trump Organisationstaffer, in an email to Lewandowski cited in the lawsuit. The cheque was later cut. In 2016, Trump sought to excuse his foundation's actions in a letter to the New York attorney general, saying that the Iowa fundraiser was a charity event. "This statement was false," Underwood wrote, "because, in reality, the Fundraiser was a Trump Campaign event in which the Foundation participated." She wrote that Trump had repeatedly signed charity documents saying that nonprofits like his were not allowed to become involved in political campaigns. "Mr Trump's wrongful use of the Foundation to benefit his Campaign was willful and knowing," she wrote. As President, Trump has repeatedly called for the repeal of the Johnson Amendment, a 1954 tax code provision that imposed the ban on political activity by nonprofit groups. Washington Post Most Viewed in World Loading Morning & Afternoon NewsletterDelivered MonFri. https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/north-america/new-york-sues-trump-alleging-his-charity-engaged-in-illegal-conduct-20180615-p4zlkm.html?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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                                                              JUNE       2018

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 ***** Childish Gambino has the song of the summer with the brilliant ‘This is America’.  I am so reminded of Jean Luc Goddard and also the Talking Heads when I watch the video and yet it is so on point today. . Donald Glover is the star of the year with the fab season of Atlanta. The coat of many colors with the FUBU shirt episode was a beautiful reminder of thy child, thy self. The turn as host and musical guest on SNL was a triumph, best show of the season. His role in Ron Howard’s movie, Solo will only make him burn brighter!!

***** Arrested Development came back for season 5. We have wonderful things in there from seasons past to make us smile and new catchphrases to carry on in the future. This is just the first half of the season and the binge went by fast. We will have to be content with great new Arrested memories like APB (ah, poor Buster), hour mouth, peanut pockets, trophy cobbler, break up cactus, will he won’t he  and Strum! I laugh just thinking about them. I was particularly fond of the Howard family get together, Rance Howard was a national treasure. I was thrilled to see Kyle Mooney in the mix.

***** Days alert: I saw it coming.. Mexico?? Of course, Teresa had to be back.. Hooray!! ..It is time for Sonny’s new lover to go…. It is also time for John and Paul to get Shane and go get Chloe.. well, they did not get Shane but they got her. That was fast!!… Is Abby pregnant by Stefan??**We’ll miss ya Joseph Campanella.

***** Goodbye to The Americans!! Oh how I will miss ya.

***** Benedict Cumberbatch and Jennifer Jason Leigh have given us Patrick Melrose.

***** Well, Roseanne tweeted her racist rhetoric and got her show booted off ABC. If it can bring down Roseanne, we still may see it take down the President. It will cost the network plenty ( like 60 mil not counting the rerun revenue). Reruns were yanked by CMT, Paramount and TV Land. She was also dropped by her talent agency ICM partners. She blamed Ambien but the company issued a statement explaining that racism is not a side effect of Ambien.  I feel bad for the rest of the cast and crew but bye bye Roseanne!

***** I am hearing good things about Robin, the Robin Williams doc from Dave Itzkoff.

***** Ric Ocasek has separated from Paulina Porizkova.

***** What is this NFL no kneeling bullshit? I get that it is a business and we all have to adhere to our employer’s rules but it is very sad. How is that silent peaceful protest hurting anyone? Who needs football anyway? C’mon, America, no more football!! Some believe free speech is only for them.

***** The latest accused of sexual misconduct: Morgan Freeman** Weinstein has been indicted!!!!!

***** New money got its chance to buy a piece of old money at the Rockefeller auction at Christie’s. The private collection broke records with a take of $832 million which will go to charity.

***** TV cancelled shows all over the place. The list includes Designated Survivor, Kevin Can Wait, Scorpion, 9JKL, Alex Inc., Deception, Taken, Rise, Great News, Me Myself and I, Quantico, The Mayor and The Exorcist. Last Man Standing will move to Fox, Project Runway will move to Bravo and Brooklyn 99 will move to NBC. There should be more of this moving.. C’mon somebody take Last man on Earth and Me , Myself and I. LA to Vegas is on the bubble, please keep that one going.

***** The podcast Cocaine and Rhinestones with Tyler Mahan Coe sounds interesting.

***** Sears has not made a profit since 2010. They are closing hundreds more stores this year.

***** Who do you think you are? Is back with Molly Shannon, Jean Smart, Jon Cryer, Hillary Duff, Megan Mullally and Laverne Cox.

***** Can’t wait to see the new doc  The gospel according to Andre’ about Andre’ Leon Talley.

***** Black Rhinos have returned to Chad. Fifty years ago poaching had wiped them out.

***** Lung cancer is a trend with more women than men being diagnosed. It has become more common than breast or ovarian cancer.

***** The interior department wants to end the ban on hunting black bears, wolves and coyotes and their young.

***** Before the 2016 election the FBI had a codename for their Russian interference investigation: Crossfire Hurricane. The Stones have a little touch on everything.

***** Oliver North is the new face of the NRA.

***** Word is that over a 30 year period, there have been 27 complaints against Charlie Rose.. Ugh!** The Kennedy Center Honors has rescinded the Honors award and the Mark Twain prize from Bill Cosby.

***** Iowa has made the strictest abortion laws. They want no abortions once the heartbeat can be detected. The American civil liberties union and Planned Parenthood have filed complaints.

***** Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The press was telling us that 2 people fell in love and we all showed up. This actually did seem to bring people together. Harry and Meghan are 17th cousins.

***** Great to see Joel Mchale back to his green screen zaniness. It seems like old times on Netflix and with a little help from Jim Rash and Alison Brie.

***** There seems to have been some shading from the government on the actual death toll in Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria has an official tally of 64 dead but estimates are saying that it could be 70 times higher. Most deaths happened after the actual threat and could have been prevented. How many people have to suffer or die before we get these clowns out of office?

***** Scary clown is in the habit of pardoning whoever he pleases. Why the hell would anybdy want to pardon Rod Blagojevich?

***** The 71st Cannes film fest has honored Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters.

***** The Boys in the Band has been restaged starring Tuc Watkins, Zachary Quinto and Jim Parsons.

***** It seems the Black Cube operatives who worked for Weinstein have been trying to get dirt on former Obama administration officials and their spouses. Guess who set that in motion?

***** Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield say that policies advocated by the Trump administration and the repeal of Obama care would raise their rates up to 64%.

***** The Met gala had some fab fashion with a theme of Heavenly bodies/Catholic imagination. The best dressed according to me were Lily Collins, Zoe Kravitz, Frances McDormand, Mindy Kaling, Rosie Huntington Whitely, Arianna Grande, Amal Clooney, Gigi Hadid, Rita Ora, Donatella, JLo, Tiffany Haddish, Scarlett Johansen, Janelle Monae, Blake Lively, Gabrielle Union, Liu Wen, Sienna Miller, Emilia Clark, Miley Cyrus, Virgil Abloh, Emily Ratajkowski, Stephen Colbert, Cynthia Erivo, Mary J. Blige, Trevor Noah, Michelle Williams, Lena Waithe, Alek Wek and Jasmine snders. The worst dressed to me were Katy Perry, Kris Jenner, Anne Hathaway, Selena Gomez, Claire Danes, Sarah Paulson, Ariana Rockefellar, Greta Gerwig, Tracee Ellis Ross and Helen Lasichanh. 2Chainz proposed again to Nakesha Ward at the ball.

***** The new slogan from our first lady: Be Best

***** Are Emma Stone and Justin Theroux a thing?

***** Trump has withdrawn from the Iran deal.

***** Buddy Guy has a new cd with help from Jeff Beck, James Bay and Mick and Keith. Buddy id also a guest on Letterman’s My next guest needs no introduction.

***** There are 11 investigations into Scott Pruitt.

***** The ins and outs at the White House: Ty Cobb is out and Emmet Flood is in.

***** The Tony nominations are out with Mean Girls, Sponge Bob square pants, Angels in America, The Band’s visit, Carousel, My Fair Lady and Harry Potter and the cursed child leading the pack.

***** John McCain has a memoir and will retire soon. He and his family are also riding out the heartless comments that came from the White House who seem pleased that he may die sooner rather than later.

***** It’s stripe season. I have never seen people wear so many stripes.

***** R.I.P. Allan D. Smith,  Anne V. Coates, Scott Hutchison, Big T, Kristin Harmon Nelson, Peter Mayer, Margot Kidder, Clint Walker, Patricia Morison, Philip Roth, Tom Wolfe, John Bain, Joseph Campanella and Paul Bloch.

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KAILA ‘WINTER’ BETTENCOURT

Age & Birthdate: June 13th, 1993 (22) Birthplace: Paris, France Location: Saint Laurent Occupation: Socialite Gender: Female Sexuality: Bisexual Length of Time in Montreal: Eleven years Faceclaim: Carlson Young

trigger warnings: mental illness, overdose, drugs, mention of death

Winter was the third out of four children to be born into the Bettencourt family; a family of international prestige. Her parents, Marina Spencer-Churchill and Louis Bourbon-Bettencourt both hailed from some of Europe’s most reputable families. Winter possibly received the worst end of the stick when it pertained to her place in the family. Often feeling like the odd one out, she wasn’t the eldest nor the youngest and to make matters worse her two oldest sisters seemed to be the best of friends, due to spending several years together before Winter ever even came along. At a young age she found herself, off on her own, spending most of her time with the horses they kept on the ranch. The rest of her time was spent locked away in her room conjuring up enough imaginary friends in her mind to make her feel even slightly less lonely than usual. This upbringing proved to be quite dangerous for the Bettencourt daughter when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of four, it was unheard of at the time for a child so young to be diagnosed so easily but Winter had clear-cut symptoms. For a short while her siblings spent more time with her, her parents even made a point to give her extra attention, not that they had the time to show any of their children much attention at all. The Bettencourt’s were a busy family, with the father serving as minister of foreign affairs and in the near future serving as prime minister of France from 2002-2005 and the mother being a highly admired diplomat and socialite they were lucky if they were home to watch their children get tucked in never mind have genuine family bonding moments.

Once Winter was old enough to attend school she learned, it wasn’t her – she wasn’t this pariah to stay away from like she’d felt her entire life. People wanted to spend time with her, they wanted to befriend her. With every year she passed it seemed as though she obtained even more friends, it became so clear that at the age of nine she was easily the most popular girl in school that her siblings had to speak up. Telling her there was a reason they were so underrated that they only spoke to a small group of people and left it at that – people were always out to befriend people of ‘higher rank’. The Bettencourt’s were a high-profile family across the world, everyone knew who they were, after all their ancestors were not only notable but honorable figures in history; from Winston Churchill to Louis XIV of France. Despite this well known fact Winter didn’t heed her siblings warnings and continued to befriend any and anyone she felt was good enough to be friends with her. Yes, the young girl who’s self esteem was six feet below had sky rocketed far past what anyone could’ve imagined. During her last year in primary school she came to a upsetting conclusion, her siblings were right. She was being used simply for the prospect of attention that came with others being seen with a Bettencourt child, when one of her close friends announced how on social media during a online argument, "I have a Bettencourt by my side, my father tells me that’s better than having a Swiss army knife in a fist fight”. After that, Winter immediately cut ties with all of her quote unquote friends, leaving her back in the same position she was before entering school – alone.

When she was eleven, just a couple months into her first year in middle school the family picked up and left everything they knew for Canada. It was an odd move, no doubt, but it would prove to be an excellent choice on the parents parts, at least for a short while that is. Initially, Winter was probably the only one out of the children who was on board for the move, the rest worried about leaving their friendships behind in France while little ol’ winter had no friendships to worry about. She feared, she may stay a loner even after the move but had high hopes that things would turn around for herself and boy did they ever. Middle school was the one-eighty she needed to regain some sort of confidence in herself and her ability to pick those to keep around her, she got advice from her mother who seemed to have much more time on her hands to spend with her daughters, specifically Winter. The two were as close as it could get, they frequently had mother-daughter days and as soon as Winter turned thirteen her mother began bringing her to events, every weekend it was a new event the two would fly all over the world together, from Cannes to Los Angeles and as Winter grew older the events became more prestigious before she knew it she was attending White house galas and palaces all over the world to meet kings and queen who looked at her as worthy of their time.

Everything wasn’t dandelions and roses though, yes, the move had it’s perks but during New York Fashion Week Winter met a knew crowd of people, people nearly eight years older than her were helping her sneak into local bars and strip clubs. One night a bartender realized who she was, having been a big fan of all her father had done while he was apart of the political world. The bartender immediately called the police, knowing a young girl of that age had no business and a place like that. She was hauled to her parents hotel by two police officers, after the incident when viral on the media circuit Winter was punished and banned from attending any more Fashion Week events until she was of age. This was only the start though, Winter was a on a path that only got darker as time went on. During highschool she was almost instantly catapulted into popularity after making it onto the cheerleading team as a flyer, she befriended many people but more prominently she befriend four people who’d become her best friends before she could even bat her eyes. To say the five of them together raised hell would be quite the understatement. During highschool Winter went so off the rails that her grades plummeted so much so that she was kicked of the cheerleading team during her junior year.  Her parents believed that would be the kick in the butt she’d need to get her act together but instead her behavior worsened. She began staying out for days at a time with no word on her whereabouts, skipping weeks at a time of school. Things got so bad that one of the guys she’d been dating at the time had to admit her into the hospital one night after she’d overdosed on cocaine. The world got out quickly, media outlets across the world picked on up the story headlining “We call her Winter for a reason” and “Bettencourt daughter found snorting snow.” Her mother specifically didn’t take this lightly, she immediately started searching for rehab facilities to check Winter into, she was still a minor for several more months and so she felt it was the only time she had the chance to turn her daughters life around.

After spending eight months in rehab Winter checked out on her eighteenth birthday on her own accord, the doctors advised her otherwise but she was an adult now and could make up her own executive decisions. Thankfully while in rehab she was allowed a tutor and so she graduated right on time, freeing her up to attend college. The problem she faced with many universities she wanted to attend was she now had a reputation as a “bad girl” as well as a bewilderingly low grade point average. She did come across one dean who was able to get over her past or should we say get on top of it? Winter was accepted into one of the best university around with on one expectation; that she sleep with the dean as frequent as he pleased, a obstacle Winter had no problem going through. After two years in college she withdrew from the college, not because of the deal she’d made but because her grandfather’s will had finally been settled after some many years, her family tried to fight his initial wishing to reward Winter with his entire life’s earnings by insisting she was to immature to handle that much power and money and that it should be placed on hold until she reaches a certain age but they came up short, as their was no lawful way to hold off giving what was rightfully hers to a twenty-one year old. After the entire debacle Winter cut ties with her family for about a year holding resentment for their lack of faith in her and their attempts to take what was her from her. She’s only recently began talking to her youngest sister again and has been in contact with her father once in the last month.

❝ i learned a long time ago, don’t listen to what others tell you to do. people are only out for themselves, me included.

Winter is in the simplest form a “bad girl”, she does what she wants when she wants and she sure as hell as the means to do so. She can be friendly and loving but only to those she cares about, if she doesn’t care about you or feels she has no use for you – well my friend i’m sorry to say but she’ll do one of two things; ignore you existence or make you wish you didn’t exist all together. She’s mean, vindictive, and all around a bitch but only when provoked…or bored. Normally you’ll find her at body shots as she’s the owner of the place, she bought the club last year with some of her grandfather’s will money, probably not an investment he expected but then again he knew how much of a wild hearted party girl she was and still is. She’s the type to be in a knew relationship every week and you’ll never expect when she’s gonna drop you because she makes you feel like your at the top of the world and then suddenly she stops calling. On a lighter note, she’s quite the animal lover, you’ll notice the second you step foot into her penthouse when three dogs and two cats run up to give you kisses.

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Why ISIS, Obama and John Kerry Don’t Want You To Hear This Leaked Audio

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On September 30th, 2016 the New York Times quietly released a leaked audio recording of Secretary of State John Kerry meeting with multiple factions within Syria. The revelation of the audio is that Obama knowingly armed jihadists in the area to overthrow Assad and destabilize the Middle East.

The new audio confirms the claim that incoming National Security Advisor and former DIA director Michael Flynn has made publicly for quite some time, saying arming ISIS was “a willful Washington decision.”

Then there are others within the pentagon who leaked a report that said the same that the U.S. supported and backed “moderate rebels” to overthrow Assad other ex-intelligence officials backed the report.

These claims shed light on the 2012 presidential order that authorized U.S. support for “moderate rebels.”

2012: WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, U.S. sources familiar with the matter said.

Obama’s order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence “finding,” broadly permits the CIA and other U.S. agencies to provide support that could help the rebels oust Assad.

With the recent release of audio of John Kerry admitting it, we finally have some verifiable proof direct from the bull’s mouth – the U.S. knowingly armed terrorists.

“I’ve argued for use of force. I stood up. I’m the guy who stood up and announced we’re going to attack Assad because of the weapons, and then you know things evolved into a different process.” 

Kerry further admitted that NATO allies Turkey and Saudi Arabia were financing ISIS. This explosive revelation was also exposed by journalist Serena Shim, who tracked NGO trucks going in and out of the Turkish border. For more on that check out our two interviews with Serena Shim’s mother, one on audio, and another text based.

Another now widely known fact thanks to Wikileaks is that the Turkish President Erdogan’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak and family bought and sold ISIS oil through Powertrans, a Turkish energy company. Another dot to connect is something Zerohedge outed in 2013 – Bilal Erdogan using his ships in Syria.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has even talked about Turkey’s involvement with ISIS oil in 2015 when Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber.

Paul Vallely, a retired Major General of the U.S. Army also alleged Turkey’s responsibility in creating ISIS.

Turkey and Ukraine were also the two countries that helped facilitate the false flag attack on Syria, the chemical warfare attack that a source sent me leaked emails about then went viral and were posted everywhere within days including on the Dailymail and Yahoo.

Pulitzer prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh also pinned the Sarin gas crime on Washington’s proxies, and the rebels themselves threatened the West that they would expose what really happened if they were not given more advanced weaponry within one month – more on that in a minute, but first some background on what Kerry said in the audio.

@I_am_Phoenixa @SeraphimNero @ghostofoplib @aLLcLipsbrO Remember when I had that USB that had proof of a Syria #Falseflag w/ emails? #LOL.

— AKilluminati (@An0nKn0wledge) October 8, 2014

“The problem is that, you know, you get, quote, ‘enforcers’ in there and then everybody ups the ante, right? Russia puts in more, Iran puts in more; Hezbollah is there more, and and Saudi Arabia and Turkey put all their surrogate money in, and you all are destroyed.” Kerry, said in the leaked audio.

He also admitted that the U.S. is financing and training Hezbollah. In fact, major banks got caught knowingly funding Hezbollah. In 2012, a Senate report alleged that HSBC helped fund terrorists, Iran, and Mexican drug cartels – allowing them to launder money. A whistle-blower, Everett Stern, CEO of Tactical Rabbit, alleged similar claims, saying that banks like HSBC not only know, but have admitted to doing business with companies that finance terrorists. More on the way they finance terrorist later.

“Hezbollah are not plotting against us (the United States)”, and that, “Hezbollah are being targeted by the opposition who we (the US) are arming and training,” Kerry, said.

Then there is the video by Storm Clouds Gathering investigating who armed and trained ISIS titled “The Covert Origins of ISIS.“

In that video, Storm Clouds Gathering exposed a video of a FSA (Free Syrian Army) commander Abd Al-Baset Tawila with direct ties to Al-Nusra aka Al-Qaeda.

In the video, Commander Tawila threatens the international community demanding they give the FSA anti-tank/aircraft weapons and admits that the FSA has ties to the radical extremist Al-Nusra group that is labeled as a terrorist organization by the west.

“Regarding the factions that the West wants to classify as terrorist organizations – the Nusra Front – we believe that we can conduct a dialogue with them.

Interviewer: About what?

Abd Al-Baset Tawila: About the shape of the future state, about the possibility of establishing a state that will suit everybody. We should cooperate and conduct a dialogue. It is no secret that we have ties with everybody, even the brothers in the Nusra Front, and we cooperate in many places.”

Tawila is then questioned further ” Can you specify who [prevents you from getting these weapons]?,” the interviewer asks.

“Uncle Sam,” he replies. (FULL TRANSCRIPT)

Interviewer: Who set this timetable?

Abd Al-Baset Tawila: The superpowers.

Interviewer: They set a timetable for the revolution?

Abd Al-Baset Tawila: Yes.

Interviewer: So what you are saying is that these countries want to control the timing of the victory of the revolution or the toppling of the regime?

Abd Al-Baset Tawila: Yes.

Interviewer: What is their aim?

Abd Al-Baset Tawila: Various agendas and schemes. I do not know all the details of these schemes, but I can tell you that it is difficult for us to overcome the timetable set for the revolution. Let me give you some evidence. The weapons and ammunition that the FSA receives do not include anti-aircraft or anti-tank weapons. We are unable to confront these [tanks and aircraft] here.

If we had received the quantity and type of ammunition we needed in the battlefield from the outset of the revolution, this regime would not have lasted more than a month or two.

Interviewer: Can you specify who [prevents you from getting these weapons]?

Abd Al-Baset Tawila: Uncle Sam.

Kerry’s off the record conversation was with two dozen ‘Syrian civilians’, all from U.S. backed opposition-linked NGO’s in education and medical groups working in ‘rebel-held’ areas in Syria. This opposition included ‘rescue workers,’ ambassadors from the White Helmets, a pseudo-NGO which serves as Washington and London’s primary PR front in pursuit of a “No Fly Zone” in Syria.

The leader of the White Helmets, Raed Salah, was denied entry into the U.S. at Washington’s Dulles International Airport and deported, due to “extremist connections” while on his way to receive a humanitarian relief award at a gala dinner hosted by USAID. When someone intervened on his travel ban was it John McCain or John Kerry?

Even more evidence on the subject is the infamous picture of John McCain with the FSA in 2012, seen below. The only problem with this photo is that it’s now known that the picture if real was (1) with ISIS press officer Abu Mosa who was killed in August 2014,  and (2) if Mosa was there, the speculation that the other person in the photo was ISIS leader Abu Al-Baghdadi – pictured in the back left of the photo – may also be true.

When one of John McCain’s staffer’s laptop was hacked by the Ukranian CyberBerkut group, an ISIS beheading video was exposed as being staged.

Many experts called several videos of ISIS staged, saying that the lighting doesn’t add up and looks like a studio. They even alleged that James Foley’s video was a fake, not saying that he wasn’t murdered but that the execution didn’t happen on camera.

6 Reasons Why James Foley Beheading Video Could be Fake

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However, McCain himself denies these allegations of the hack and picture in a press release and claims that the photos are doctored and the hack is fake. The original photo is below so let’s trace its origin using photo forensics.

According to photo forensics the photo above did touch photoshop, foreseeable in its metadata. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the photo is fake – it just means that it did touch photoshop. Photos touch photoshop for a number of reasons including lighting.  Take note, there are two other photos of McCain with al-Baghdadi in a room of people – if this is a photo hoax it is a very sophisticated one.

However even if the above photo is a fake photoshop, as McCain asserts in his press release, the new Kerry audio leak confirms that the U.S. did indeed support the rise of ISIS to ultimately destabilize the Middle East.

Washington, D.C. ­– U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement on a new conspiracy theory spread online by Russian Internet trolls:

“Vladimir Putin’s army of Internet trolls has come up with another nutty conspiracy theory to try to attack me for standing strong against Russian aggression in Ukraine. Their latest crazy allegation is that they hacked into one of my staffers’ laptops during a recent trip to Ukraine and discovered video evidence that I staged ISIS beheading videos in a TV studio.

“This is just the latest lie spewing daily from the Kremlin’s well-funded Internet propaganda operation, as was recently exposed by The New York Times Magazine. I have little doubt that last year’s widely debunked allegation that I met with ISIL in Syria – including crudely doctored photos depicting me with ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – originated in Russia. Just last week, these same Russian propagandists attacked Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), a strong supporter of a free Ukraine, by forging a letter from him purportedly trying to tell the Ukrainian prime minister how to run his government.

“Whether it means being sanctioned by Vladimir Putin or the target of his wild conspiracy theories, I will always be proud to stand up for freedom and human rights for the Russian people and against Putin’s deadly aggression in Ukraine.”

As four-star U.S. General Wesley Clark said back in, 2007, there was an insider plan to overthrow and invade seven countries within five years, and that plot has failed but was clearly carried out to a large extent. Now John Kerry has confirmed what we have already known – the U.S. military action and support for “moderate rebels” Syria wasn’t about helping the Syrian people – it was about regime change and overthrowing Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad. But did we really need John Kerry to admit it? Another U.S. General Retired Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney has also previously come out alleging that, “the U.S. helped build ISIS by backing the wrong types of people.”

In 2015, Yousaf al-Salafia a Pakistani ISIS commander was captured and confessed to receiving funds routed through the U.S. to recruit militants to fight in the Syrian civil war.

An unconfirmed report, also from 2015, claims an Israeli General captured in Iraq confessed to an Israel-Isis Coalition.

On the U.S. side of things, how was all this accomplished? For that answer, we turn to the Panama Papers and a whistle-blower, Lt. Scott Bennett, who alleges the U.S. used 19,000 offshore Swiss bank accounts to fund terrorist organizations in his report Shell Game. The Panama Papers leak revealed the CIA was using offshore Panama accounts to fund gun running – code named Operation Goldfinger. Further, the CIA was running arms smuggling teams in Benghazi when the consulate was attacked. Just like with Operation Fast Furious another gun smuggling operation in Mexico where the weapons made their way into the U.S. The weapons they smuggled into Libya probably made their way into the hands of Al-Qaeda in Syria so that’s just further weapons that were given to terrorist. That we can not account for.

Reuters had reported in 2012 that the FSA’s command was dominated by Islamic extremists, and the New York Times had reported that same year that the majority of the weapons that Washington were sending into Syria was ending up in the hands Jihadists. For two years the U.S. government knew that this was happening, but they kept doing it. Then in June of 2014 the Telegraph reported Al-Nusra merged with ISIS at the border between Iraq and Syria.

One solution to all of this proposed by Hawaii Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is literally called the “Stop Arming Terrorists Act.” Now let’s see who objects.

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