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2023.03.29 16:05 vegasbm Sorry America, your visa threats don’t work in Nigeria

Posted on Tuesday, 28 March 2023 13:59
Security officers are seen at the passport control point at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport in Abuja, Nigeria September 7, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
As you read this, over 20,000 Nigerians have signed a petition on Change.Org calling on the US, the EU, and the UK to place a visa restriction on transport kingpin Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo. He is accused of orchestrating the violence that took place on the 18 March governorship election in Lagos State where many Igbo people were attacked and prevented from voting.
In a video clip that went viral on the eve of the keenly contested poll, MC Oluomo, who has a reputation for violence and was once declared wanted over a fracas that left two people killed, said in clear terms that the Igbo people who had no intention of voting for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) should sit at home on the day of the election. However, he later backtracked, saying he was only joking.
This would not be the first time MC Oluomo would target the Igbo people for attack. The transport kingpin, who is also a member of President-elect Bola Tinubu’s campaign council and a state government official, had accused the Igbo of plotting against Tinubu’s victory last year.
Calls for visa restriction
After what was unarguably the most violent election that Lagos State had ever witnessed since the 4th Republic, many are now calling for a visa restriction on MC Oluomo.
There is a catch though.
His aides boast that he is an American citizen, and that MC Oluomo’s children all attend school in the US. He has, on one occasion, even been the special guest of Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia.
Apart from MC Oluomo, Nyesom Wike, whose opponents have come under violent attacks, is also a subject of a petition on Change.Org. Over 267,000 Nigerians have signed on for the West to hit him with a visa ban following the violent presidential election of 25 February where there was heavy voter suppression.
In the run-up to the presidential poll, Wike signed a controversial executive order that would give him sole powers to approve political activities in his state. His feud with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was so heated that the latter had to cancel his plan to campaign in the state due to the ensuing violence.
So far, the US, UK and EU have only condemned the violence, but have refused to mention any names as usual.
‘Mystery justice’
Now, imagine a scenario where a government issues a statement accusing some billionaire businesspersons of tax fraud and then claims to have sanctioned them, but refuses to reveal their identities.
Consequently, the media is left to speculate on the identities of those affected and all manner of conspiracies are allowed to fester. Could this approach of ‘mystery justice’ actually deter future tax evaders? Certainly not!
Even so, this is what has been happening in Nigeria after the US, the UK, and other Western nations introduced the visa restriction policy for perpetrators of electoral violence in 2015.
However, by 2019, the threat of visa restriction had lost its sting as politicians brazenly gave the West the middle finger.
Ahead of the keenly contested 2015 poll between incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari, then US Secretary of State John Kerry vowed to deny entry to anyone responsible for stoking violence during the election.
For some, this novel approach, along with the signing of a peace accord, may have done the trick as the poll that was eventually held in late March was far more peaceful than the previous 2011 election that led to the loss of at least 800 lives. President Jonathan’s decision to congratulate candidate Buhari even before the final results were announced roused attention across the country.
However, by 2019, the threat of visa restriction had lost its sting as politicians brazenly gave the West the middle finger.
Tell us how to run our country?
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State said on live television: “Those that are calling for everyone to come and intervene in Nigeria, we are waiting for the person that will come and intervene. They will go back in body bags because nobody will come to Nigeria and tell us how to run our country.”
In that same election, a soldier and five others were killed in Rivers, a state that has become notorious for voter violence and suppression. In Lagos State, ballot boxes were overturned while there was voter suppression in some areas dominated by the Igbo.
Later that year, Kogi State held an off-cycle governorship election where Governor Yahaya Bello was contesting re-election. Bello brazenly and repeatedly threatened his opponents with the word “Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta”, which is the rhythm of a rifle.
This also became the catchphrase of his overzealous supporters. Eventually, that election was so violent that an opposition leader, Salome Abuh, was burned alive. Both local and international observers condemned the widespread violence during the poll.
A month to the 2023 elections, US Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken ‘revealed’ in a statement that Nigerians who perpetrated electoral violence in a previous poll had been hit with visa restrictions and that those who engaged in similar acts of brutishness in the forthcoming poll would be slammed with visa restrictions.
This is nothing other than double standards and a selective application of a nebulous policy.
As usual, the US toed the clichéd path of failing to reveal the identities of those it had hit with visa ban. This again left room for speculation even as reports stated that some Supreme Court judges as well as Governor Bello were among those barred.
Repeated inquiries by the media to ascertain the identities of those hit with the visa restriction have elicited the same automated response: “Regarding questions about visas, due to US privacy laws, visa cases are considered confidential and we do not discuss private cases.”
‘Nebulous policy’
However, this is nothing other than double standards and a selective application of a nebulous policy. What the US failed to mention is that it has been revealing the identities of those slammed with visa restrictions in countries like Russia and Nicaragua.
In the case of Russia, all those close to President Vladmir Putin as well as their families were slammed with visa restrictions. The President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, and his appointees, including judges, have been hit with sanctions for… wait for it… electoral fraud and rights abuse.
The fact that Nigeria holds regular elections while some of its neighbours have sit-tight leaders should not give the West the impetus to endorse fraudulent polls in Nigeria.
For the visa restriction to work, the US and its allies need to reveal the identities of those affected as this will serve as a deterrent to others. Secondly, the assets of the many Nigerian politicians who hold foreign citizenship should be traced and frozen. Anything short of this will not suffice.
Finally, the US and its allies need to stop using the minimum standard to measure the success of African elections. The fact that Nigeria holds regular elections while some of its neighbours have sit-tight leaders should not give the West the impetus to endorse fraudulent polls in Nigeria.
It is downright condescending and patronising to “praise” Nigeria for merely holding regular elections. The winner of a fraudulent election is equally as undeserving as a sit-tight leader.
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2023.03.29 16:00 Noblesse311 Character Concept [103]: SMS Von der Tann

Faction:
Ironblood Kaiserreich (German Empire)
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Class:
Von der Tann-class Battlecruiser
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Background:
SMS Von der Tann, the first German battlecruiser ever designed and commissioned for the Kaiserliche Marine, and by extension, the German state overall, was developed under the auspices of the Anglo-German Naval Arms Race that lasted from 1898 until 1912. She was developed in response to the British Invincible-class Battlecruisers, the world’s first battlecruisers, of which all three (Invincible, Inflexible & Indomitable) were launched by that point. At first, the initial response was the completion of Germany’s armored cruiser, SMS Blücher, after German intelligence services leaked what was ultimately incorrect specifications for the Invincibles, and modifying the armored cruiser to match. But when the Invincible’s proved to still be every bit superior to the Armored Cruiser and all Armored Cruisers before and since, the large cruiser design for 1907 would now need to be developed to properly counter the Invincible’s.
This led to the development of “Cruiser F,” a ship that would be equipped with eight 280mm (11”) main guns with a secondary battery of eight 150mm (5.9”) guns with a minimum top speed of 23 knots (43 km/h or 26 mph). Multiple design possibilities began in 1906 and continued into 1907, but the final design, Design 2c1, was approved and Kaiser Wilhelm II would authorize its construction on 22 June 1907, giving it the name Von der Tann. The ship’s contract would be awarded to Blohm und Voss shipyards in Hamburg, and Von der Tann would be laid down on 21 March 1908, and was launched on 20 March 1909. The launching ceremony would be attended by Luitpold Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, a nephew of the ship’s namesake and commander of the German Army’s III Royal Bavarian Corps. She was commissioned into the Imperial German Navy on 1 September 1910, with a crew largely consisting of crewmates from SMS Rheinland due to chronic shortages in manpower for the Navy.
After completing her sea trials, Von der Tann was sent to South America in 1911 for the purpose of securing “arms contracts” for Argentina and Brazil, using her as an advertisement for what was perceived to be the “fastest and most powerful warship afloat.” During this tour, she would travel to Rio de Janeiro and receive Brazilian President Hermes da Fonseca, himself the nephew of Deodoro da Fonseca, the man who ended the Brazilian monarchy and became the country’s first president. Upon her return to Germany, Von der Tann would join I Scouting Group, with her first major point upon joining being the embarking of Crown Prince Wilhelm and his wife Cecilie to Great Britain for the coronation of King George V.
Upon the outbreak of World War I in July 1914, Von der Tann was first dispatched as part of the unsuccessful search for British battlecruisers in the aftermath of the First Battle of Heligoland Bight in August. Though Von der Tann was ready to go for the battle, her departure was hampered by low-tide, which prohibited her and the other battlecruisers from crossing the Jade sandbar until 1410 hours. Upon her arrival, it was to cover the withdrawal of the German light cruisers before returning to base.
Later that year, in November 1914, Von der Tann would take part in the Raid on Yarmouth, as well the Raid on Scarborough, Whitby & Hartlepool the following month. As Von der Tann was going through routine repairs leading up to it, the raid was delayed by several days as the commander of the High Seas Fleet, Hugo von Ingenohl, did not want to deploy the I Scouting Group at anything less than full strength. The raid, taking place on 15-16 December 1914, would see Von Der Tann shell Scarborough and Whitby alongside Derfflinger, destroying the coast guard stations in both towns, as well as the signaling station in the latter town before retreating eastwards. Von der Tann would undergo a refit beginning at the end of December 1914, and was still undergoing refit by the time of the Battle of Dogger Bank in January 1915. As such, this led to SMS Blücher being sent in her place. Ironically, the ship that was the initial response to the first British Battlecruisers, would ultimately be sunk by those types of ships, including one of the ships she was intended to counter, HMS Indomitable. Unfortunately, a detachment of men assigned to Von der Tann was onboard Blücher, and went down with the ship.
In the summer of 1915, Von der Tann would take part in operations in the Baltic, with the battlecruiser shelling the Russian fortress at Utö in the Grand Duchy of Finland. She would also engage in an artillery duel, first with the armored cruiser HIRMS Admiral Makarov, and later on with armored cruiser HIRMS Bayan and five destroyers. Von der Tann would also take part in the bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft on 24-25 April 1916.
The Battle of Jutland on 1 June 1916, saw Von der Tann on the rearmost of the five battlecruisers that made up Admiral Franz von Hipper’s battle line, and would encounter the British battlecruiser squadron under Admiral David Beatty at 1600 hours CET. (Central European Time) Though the German ships was the first to fire, Von der Tann would fire her first shot at 1649 hours, targeting the battlecruiser HMS Indefatigable. Over the course of the following fourteen minutes, the battlecruiser would fire 52 rounds from her main guns, with five being confirmed hits. One of these hits however would cause Indefatigable to explode and sink. Following Indefatigable’s destruction, Von der Tann would herself come under fire from British battleships of the 5th Battle Squadron, HMS Barham, HMS Malaya & HMS Valiant, with Barham scoring a hit on the Von der Tann, dislodging a section of the belt armor, and temporarily disabling the steering gear, a move that as has been said, were it not rectified, would have seen Von der Tann effectively delivered into the hands of the British Battleships, and suffer the same fate that befell Blücher.
Another shell would hit Von der Tann, this time from HMS Tiger, which dislodged the turret armor and disabled the turret training gear of the battlecruiser’s “A” turret, effectively putting it out of action for the remainder of the battle. Another shell would hit near “C” turret, also putting that turret out of action until the wreckage could be cut away. Despite this, the battlecruiser kept the fight going, managing to score a hit on Barham, before the guns of the last working turret jammed in their mounts, leaving the battlecruiser unable to fire her main armament. Despite this, she continued to remain in the battle line, moving erratically to avoid any British gunfire. She would suffer her fourth and final major hit of the battle, when a shell from Revenge struck the aft conning tower, killing the Third Gunnery Officer and both rangefinder operators, as well as wounding everyone that was in the tower. Fragments of the shell would also knock out the condenser and the power to the ship’s lights. With Von der Tann suffering damage along with many German battlecruisers severely damaged, the decision was made for the I Scouting Group to withdraw from combat operations. During the battle Von der Tann fired 170 main gun and 98 secondary shells, and her casualties amounted to 11 dead and 35 wounded.
After undergoing repairs that would last until 29 July 1916, Von der Tann, being one of two battlecruisers still in fighting condition by that point, would engage in a number of unsuccessful raids, none of which achieved the goal of luring out portions of the Grand Fleet to defeat in detail. This would culminate in plans to launch a final fleet action against the Grand Fleet, intending to gain a better negotiating position once the Armistice took effect. But war-weary sailors, refusing to engage in actions that would prolong the war would mutiny. For Von der Tann, some 300 sailors from the ship and from Moltke would climb over the side of the ship and disappear ashore whilst the pair passed through the locks that separated Wilhelmshaven inner harbor and roadstead. The overall mutiny forced Hipper to cancel the operation and would contribute not only to the capitulation of Germany that brought World War I to a close, but also to the end of the German monarchy and with it the Revolution of 1918-1919.
Von der Tann was one of many warships interned at Scapa Flow, while negotiations regarding its fate would be decided at Versailles. On 21 June 1919, not aware that the deadline for negotiations had extended and with the belief that Britain would seize the ships, Admiral Adolf von Trotha would execute the order to scuttle the ships, with Von der Tann sinking in two hours and fifteen minutes. Von der Tann’s wreck would be raised in 1930 and scrapped at Rosyth beginning in 1931.
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Namesake:
Von der Tann is named for Ludwig von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, a general of the infantry in service to the Kingdom of Bavaria. Born in Darmstadt on the day of the Battle of Waterloo, he became an officer of the Bavarian Army, and over time became the close personal friend of Crown Prince Maximilian, the future Maximilian II, serving in a Bavarian light corps in support of Schleswiger Germans during the First Schleswig War against Denmark (1848-1851). During the Austro-Prussian War (1866), Von der Tann, fighting as an ally of Austria, served as aide-de-camp for Prince Karl Theodor von Wittelsbach, and the unfavorable outcome of the war led to attacks on the press about him (with many historians believing it was unwarranted due to general lack of interest in the war dooming Bavaria’s and many South German states’ chances in the war)
Despite this, he continued to enjoy the favor of Maximillian’s successor, Ludwig II, and in his capacity as commander of I Royal Bavarian Corps, led Bavaria into supporting Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), a war that secured his reputation as one of the foremost of German soldiers. His gallantry proved his worth in the Battles of Wörth and Sedan, and conducted operations in the Loire, successfully securing Orléans independently and with support from Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
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Rarity:
SR
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Stat Spread:
As Germany’s first Battlecruiser, Von der Tann’s stats are fairly impressive, sporting average firepower (B) and HP pool (B). While her speed is fairly decent (C), her Anti-Aircraft capabilities are still fairly poor (D), as is her Torpedo stat (D).
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Abilities:
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Personality:
Von der Tann falls into the archetype of a stern teacher; cool, strict and practical. She is an individual who wishes to see her students do the best they can and mark their own path to success.
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Quotes:
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Design:
Von der Tann is depicted as a woman in her mid-twenties with mid-back length snow white hair and light blue eyes. A braid in the style of a hairband forms around the top of her head. Her attire, being based on Kaiserliche Marine uniforms, consists of a black button-up jacket with white centerpiece and gold buttons. Her emblem appears as a button on the right side of the collar on her jacket. White trousers and black shoes round out Von der Tann’s attire. She also carries in her hand a smoking pipe made of lacquered European Ash.
Her rigging, returning to the simpler style of earlier Ironblood rigging, and in fact is devoid of the Siren imagery, is a simple split bow-rigging style with two of her twin 280mm main guns jutting out at the sides of it, and her superstructure joining the two together in a ring-style.
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A/N:
We begin Operation Weissenburg with the Tier III German Battlecruiser and first German Battlecruiser, SMS Von der Tann. Parts of her design and personality is based on an earlier work designed by u/castass, so I wish to offer my special thanks for his help in developing the work, though I wanted to play up her role as a teacher of sorts than anything overly referential to her history and that of the Hochseeflotte. Will that change with future ships? Probably, who knows for certain...
As always, if you want to suggest a ship or retrofit in the future, please leave it in the comments below, you can also reach me via DM's to make your suggestions as well. Next time we're going to take a look at HMS Hood...but the HMS Hood that you know, that one is already in the game. Rather, we're going to take a look at a unique subclass of the 1891 Royal Sovereign-class, which could be considered to be the first class of Royal Navy ships to be wholly referred to as "Pre-Dreadnought Battleships." In this we're going to take a look at the 1891 incarnation of HMS Hood.
Link to the list of ships
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2023.03.29 15:43 Ic3man2k Update 1.12 Live Now on PC and Console!

Update 1.12 Live Now on PC and Console!
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Hunters,
the Patch Notes for Update 1.12 are below! In this post, you'll find all the new features and changes! Before you read through the details, there are some important topics we’d like to provide updates for, if you missed it from the Test Server notes:
Reload bug:
We are happy to announce that the refactor of our ammo system has been completed! This means that the reload bug should be a thing of the past.
Server Issues:
We are aware that some people, especially in the Europe and Asia servers, are experiencing unusually high ping and packet loss. We are investigating these issues and apologize for the inconvenience. Please continue to report issues or changes.
Empty Lobbies:
We noticed an unusually large number of empty matches during Devil's Moon. We were able to find the cause and make a quick adjustment to correct the issue. Since then, we have seen a decrease in empty matches, back to their previous level. Thank you for reporting your empty matches, and please do so again should they increase in frequency!
Avto Balancing:
We have heard your feedback on the current state of the Avtomat and other weapons that allow players to get a large amount of extra ammo. We are working on a change to the ammunition system. This will introduce some changes to how resupplying and extra ammo capacity are handled. We hope this will alleviate the frustrations when playing against high-capacity weapons. These changes are still in progress, so they are not included with Update 1.12. Thank you for your patience as we work on this.
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New Tutorial

This update introduces a complete overhaul of our new player onboarding experience. Players are now introduced to the unique gameplay of Bounty Hunt through two new tutorials:
  • The Basic Tutorial offers a narrated sequence of sections that explain the most important core elements of Hunt, like controls, Dark Sight and Clues, gunplay, and monsters—step by step.
  • The Advanced Tutorial offers the possibility to explore a specially prepared compound on your own to practice what you have learned, giving you space to explore each AI type in the game and fight a full boss (the Spider) on your own.
The Advanced Tutorial can be played seamlessly after the Basic Tutorial has been completed. Both tutorials can also be accessed directly from the menu later, but the Advanced Tutorial is not accessible until the Basic Tutorial has been successfully completed first. The previous training missions and their rewards have been removed, as well as the assistance through short pop-ups within regular Bounty Hunt or Quickplay missions.
Basic Tutorial
Players are introduced to the game's core elements through a guided mission with individual sections. John Victor, a veteran Hunter of the bayou, will guide them through this journey to become a Hunter themselves. Players are given custom objectives, supported by hints and corresponding entries in the manual alongside. Upon completing the Basic Tutorial for the first time, players will be provided with a fresh Tier 1 Hunter that includes all the rewards they collected during that playthrough. Successive playthroughs will not yield a new Hunter—that only happens the first time. New players will also receive three additional Hunters with predefined equipment and Traits in their Roster to help them take their first steps in the bayou.
Advanced Tutorial
After completing the Basic Tutorial, Hunters can either continue playing the advanced section or access it separately later. During the Advanced Tutorial, Hunters will find a clue to locate a Boss Target (the Spider) to fight and banish it. After retrieving their Bounty, they can leave with their prize. Compared to the Basic Tutorial, the Advanced Tutorial offers neither a narrator nor a detailed guide. Hints will help players to understand important beats and learn about other monster types and tactical options available to them. Each type of enemy has their own space, separated from other enemies where possible to give players a chance to explore their unique behaviors without being overwhelmed.
When replaying the Advanced Tutorial from the menu, the currently active Hunter in the Roster, together with all their equipment and Traits, is used instead of a fresh Hunter. This allows Hunters to practice with new gear and refine their loadout and playstyle. Equipment found in the Advanced Tutorial cannot be extracted, and the Hunter does not level up. However, when completing the Advanced Tutorial for the first time, the used Hunter will level up once and take along anything he finds. If playing for the very first time and continuing into the Advanced Tutorial from the Basic Tutorial, the initial Hunter will receive benefits from the experience points collected from both sections, claiming the one-time reward for both.
After the Tutorial
New players will see a new pop-up message after playing the Tutorial for the first time, informing them about other important topics and directing them to their Roster, where they can see their three starter Hunters (plus one extra if they complete the Basic Tutorial). To help Hunters take their next steps, we have added additional safety nets:
  • Players will receive a warning when trying to load into the game without having essential gear on their Hunter or when their Hunter is missing a Health Chunk from a previous encounter.
  • Players will receive a warning when trying to load into the game without a teammate, informing them of their options to find other Hunters and the risks of going in alone.
Developer Note:
Updating the tutorial from our 1.0 release has been a major milestone for the team, and we are super excited to finally be able to offer a much richer and more detailed onboarding experience to new players to help them enter the world of Hunt: Showdown and become part of our growing family. We encourage our existing players to also look at the new Tutorial, tell us what you think, and help spread the word about these improvements. Hunt is going strong, and the new Tutorial will go a long way to bring more players into the game.

Combat Log Rework - First Iteration Beta

The revised Damage History feature offers an enhanced level of detail, allowing players to view events (both inbound and outbound) that occurred in the 90 seconds leading up to their demise. Inbound and outbound actions are clearly differentiated through different colors; inbound damage (damage received by the player) is shown in red, while outbound damage (damage done by the player) is shown in gray. Healing actions are denoted in green. The player is provided with specific information such as which body part was struck, the amount of damage inflicted, the source of the attack, distance from the player, and the type of event (e.g. deathblow or banishment).
Furthermore, players are able to access an extended view of each event which offers additional details including the weapon used, custom ammunition, any status effects that were applied, changes to the health bar (as a result of status effects), and special icons indicating actions, such as headshots and wallbangs. As this is the first iteration, please give us your Feedback!

Equipment

We have revised the equipment selection process to make it easier for players to choose Legendary Weapons. Previously, they were listed separately, but now they are incorporated into a rotating selection within the base category. Each selection made by the player modifies the weapon's cosmetic appearance and becomes the default option, ensuring that when a player selects a particular skin, it remains the default choice for that weapon, until it is changed again.
The exceptions to this new system are contraband Legendaries and Legendaries obtained as a reward for weapons that are not yet unlocked. In such specific cases, these items will still be considered as separate instances, maintaining the previous approach. As an additional feature, players can now unequip all equipment from a hunter by pressing a newly added button.
All weapons that are purchased or awarded to players will now be 100% clean, including weapons that come with recruited Hunters. Only weapons found in a Mission will remain dirty.
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Solo Gameplay Changes

This update adds additional solo-only conditional effects to some existing Traits to help those Hunters daring to go into the bayou on their own, taking on teams of Hunters. Not only does Necromancer’s self-revive from Devil’s Moon have a comeback, but there are also several other Traits that give benefits to Hunters when going in solo. We are also slightly increasing the bonus for extracting with Bounty as a solo player.
Necromancer
‘SOLO: You can revive your downed Hunter.’ Solo Hunters with Necromancer can revive themselves using a button on the death screen; this option will only be active 10 seconds after death.
Developer Note:
During the Devil’s Moon Event, we enabled solo self-revive as a part of the Grounded pact, gaining some great insights surrounding solo play. Therefore, as a part of the 1.12 update, we are bringing it back to regular play, and it will now be an option available for solos regardless of Pact etc. We have increased the time needed to wait to revive from 4 to 10 seconds.
Magpie
‘SOLO: Dark Sight Boost capacity and all Boost sources are doubled.’ Solo Hunters with Magpie now have an increased maximum of 10 seconds Dark Sight Boost, instead of 5. They will now gain 10 seconds of Dark Sight Boost when they pick up the Bounty and will also gain 2 seconds back from looting a Hunter or investigating a Clue, instead of 1.
Additional Effect (for all Hunters, not just Solo): Magpie will now always give all 3 effects when picking up Bounty; the duration remains unchanged.
Serpent
‘SOLO: Interaction range increased. (50m)’ Solo Hunters with Serpent can now interact with Clues, Bounty, and Banishes from up to 50m, instead of 25m.
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Underdog Bonus
Increased the value of the Underdog Bonus, granted for Bounties extracted while playing against larger teams:
  • Solo vs Duos: increased from 250 to 300 Hunt Dollars
  • Solo vs Trios: increased from 500 to 600 Hunt Dollars
  • Duos vs Trios: increased from 125 to 150 Hunt Dollars

Wildcard Conditions

In this update, we’re testing the ability to have a second contract—a Wildcard contract—that will take players to a different mission, one that is not available in the standard rotation. This opens up an interesting alternative for those times when you don't want to play the standard rotation.
The first wildcard that we're rolling out as a part of this test, is the Night Time of Day. If you select the Wildcard Contract in Update 1.12, you will be in a separate queue that consists of players wanting to play the Night ToD. Please note though, the Standard Contract will not include the Night ToD, as long as the Wildcard Contract is active. Please give your feedback on this initial test!
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Audio

General Audio Improvements
  • Interacting with spotlights around the maps now has a sound.
  • Adjusted the sound of the wooden indoor levels. Footsteps above the player in wooden buildings should now be more easily differentiated to a Hunter moving on the same level as the player.
  • Crouching through cans and trash piles is now audible to an enemy in very close proximity.

Gameplay

Left-side Peek Advantage
Adjustments were made to the location of the Hunter model in relation to the camera, reducing the advantage gained from peeking from the left side of cover. This adjustment focuses specifically on how much of a Hunter’s head is shown when peeking, meaning that there can, in some edge cases, still be slightly more of a Hunter’s body showing, depending on the situation.
Developer Note: With this adjustment, we have addressed an issue that we know many in the community have been asking for. Although these changes should make it much more fair regardless of the side you peek from, it’s important to mention that due to the nature of first-person cameras, this will never be perfect. We hope these changes bring it as close as possible; however, we will continue to make any additional adjustments based on your feedback.
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Image of crouched Hunter showing the comparision of before and after the change to the left side peek.
Image of standing Hunter showing the comparision of before and after the change to the left side peek.
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Stalker Beetle
  • Increased Stalker Beetle explosion damage to 25.
Quickplay
  • Interacting with a Rift now shows the rewarded Trait on the right side of the screen for better readability.
Lootable Saddles
In this update, we are adding a new loot option. Lootable saddles are new additions that can be found on hitching posts or strapped to the dying horse sound trap. These saddles can have a weapon holster and/or saddle bag attached to them. The weapon holster will contain weapons frequently carried by horse riders. The saddle bag will either contain consumables or Hunt Dollars when looted. Lootable saddles spawn in both Bounty Hunt and Quickplay. In Quickplay, the Hunt Dollar reward for the saddle bags is replaced by an ammo replenishment.

Gunplay

New Weapon Variant: Winfield M1876 Centennial Shorty
The growing popularity of the Winfield M1876 Centennial throughout the country brought a wide range of users who desired more flexible versions of the rifle. Some thought an increased recoil to be a worthwhile trade-off for this flexibility. Ammo types
  • Basic - Medium Ammo – 5+1/12
  • Poison - Medium Ammo – 5+1/12
  • FMJ - Medium Ammo – 5+1/12
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New Weapon Variant: Winfield M1876 Centennial Shorty Silencer
Once the rifle is reduced in size, a suppressor attachment makes the Winfield M1876 Centennial Shorty Silencer both dynamic and quiet. It’s well suited for hunting multiple monsters in a small area with speed and subtlety but requires some deft handling. Ammo types
  • Basic - Medium Ammo – 5+1/12
  • Poison - Medium Ammo – 5+1/12
  • FMJ - Medium Ammo – 5+1/12
Developer Note:
With the addition of the Winfield M1876 Centennial Shorty Silencer, we are adding a medium slot silenced firearm. This variant has been on our list for quite a while and will make a fine addition to Quartermaster loadouts.
New Weapon Variant: Springfield M1892 Krag Bayonet
The Springfield M1892 Krag is a repeating bolt-action rifle with a side-loading magazine. To combine the modern magazine with a classical bayonet was an obvious but exceptionally effective evolution, as it made for a fast-loading rifle that could easily fend off nearby attackers. Ammo types
  • Basic - Long Ammo – 5+1/6
  • FMJ - Long Ammo – 5+1/6
  • Incendiary - Long Ammo – 5+1/6
New Weapon Variant: Springfield M1892 Krag Sniper
Thanks to its side-loading magazine, the effectiveness of the original Springfield M1892 Krag was unquestionable and was only enhanced with the addition of a sniper scope attached to its barrel. The fast reloading combined with long-range efficiency made this rifle a great choice for those who prefer to stay out of sight and range of their prey. Ammo types
  • Basic - Long Ammo – 5+1/6
  • FMJ - Long Ammo – 5+1/6
  • Incendiary - Long Ammo – 5+1/6
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Weapon Changes
LeMat Carbine: There has seen a couple of tweaks based on the community's feedback. Its rate of fire has been increased a bit to make it put up more of a fight. Its iron sights have been realigned so it will feel more accurate. Last but not the least, its recoil has been decreased to allow for easier follow up shots.
Hand Crossbow Choke Bolts
  • Slightly increased the size of the choke cloud.
  • Choke Bolts now have the same slightly bigger initial area effect, compared to the lasting cloud of the regular Choke Bomb.
Hand Crossbow Poison Bolts
  • Slightly increased the size of the poison cloud.
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Meta

Challenges & Questlines System Improvements
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  • Shared Team Progression Developer Note: Your teammates’ actions will now count towards the progress of all active personal Challenges and Quests. This rule applies to both PvE and PvP-oriented objectives.
  • Improved Description Text Readability
  • Improved Questline visibility Developer Note: Questlines are now accompanied by an interactive Questline Teaser Banner upon their release. The Teaser Banner is located at the top center part of the UI and is visible while in the Lobby and any other sub-screen. Clicking on the Teaser Banner will redirect the player to the corresponding Questline’s Overview Screen, after which it will disappear.
  • Additional Questlines UI Dressing Questlines now have their own distinct background visual.
  • Challenges Pool Update The pool of Challenges has been updated with some new objective types while retiring some old ones. Additionally, most existing Challenges have been rebalanced.
New Questlines
With Update 1.12, there will be 2 new Questlines in the Bayou: “The Ward of the Reptilian” and “Vengeance of the Skinned.” These Questlines offer Hunters new types of activities to pursue as well as valuable rewards to earn in 6 Acts each, such as unlocking new Weapon Variants, Legendary Equipment, and more. Both Questlines will run for approximately 1 month each and in a sequential manner, meaning that the 2 Questlines will neither be running in parallel, nor overlapping with each other.
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Equipment Unlocks
Winfield M1876 Centennial Shorty
  • During the “The Ward of the Reptilian” Questline, the weapon is unlocked as a reward for completing the 2nd Act.
  • Unlocked as part of the Weapon Progression of the Winfield M1876 Centennial and costs $103.
    Winfield M1876 Centennial Shorty Silencer
  • During the “The Ward of the Reptilian” Questline, the weapon is unlocked as a reward for completing the 4th Act.
  • Unlocked as part of the Weapon Progression of the Winfield M1876 Centennial and costs $137.
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Springfield M1892 Krag Bayonet
  • During the “Vengeance of the Skinned” Questline, the weapon is unlocked as a reward for completing the 1st Act.
  • Unlocked as part of the Weapon Progression of the Springfield M1892 Krag and costs $426.
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Springfield M1892 Krag Sniper
  • During the “Vengeance of the Skinned” Questline, the weapon is unlocked as a reward for completing the 3rd Act.
  • Unlocked as part of the Weapon Progression of the Springfield M1892 Krag and costs $610.
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Early Access & Later Unlock Conditions
Initially, all new Weapon Variants will be unlockable by completing certain Acts of the corresponding Questlines. All new Weapon Variants will eventually be added to their respective unlock trees in a future update. Playing the Questlines will give players a period of “early access” to these weapons.
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Loading Screens
  • Added a new filter system to loading screens, allowing for display of specific loading screens to players depending on a variety of parameters: Bloodline Rank, Prestige, Playtime, Game Mode, etc.
  • Added new loading screen hints and images tailored to new players.
  • More unique loading screens will be added in future updates to expand on this new system.
Weapon Statistics
  • Improved accuracy of a lot of statistics.
  • Added new statistics to allow for better comparisons between weapons, tools, and consumables:
    • Throw Range: The furthest range (in meters) this can be thrown.
    • Damage (Thrown): Damage value of hitting a Hunter with its full effect.
    • Spread: The relative crosshair spread while aiming from the hip. Shotguns have a comparatively wider spread.
    • Sway: The relative amount of weapon sway while ADS.
    • Recoil (Vertical): The relative strength of the vertical recoil after a shot. Developer Note: Spread, Sway, and Recoil replace the statistic ‘Handling’ and should allow for a more accurate comparison between weapons.
    • Cycle Time: the time (in seconds) this needs to ready for the next shot, including time to reload if necessary. For Dual Wield: the time it takes for the weapon that shot first to ready again.
    • Fuse Timer: The time (in seconds) until detonation.
    • Stamina Consumption (Light): the stamina consumed with a light melee attack.
    • Stamina Consumption (Heavy): the stamina consumed with a heavy melee attack.
    • Stamina Consumption (Throw): the stamina consumed when being thrown.
  • Changed RoF (Rate of Fire) to a more realistic approach: shots fired per minute, including time to reload.
Developer Note:
Due to how ‘Rate of Fire’ was calculated in the past, this created inaccurate values, especially for single shot weapons. The new stat follows a more realistic approach, which leads to the RoF for weapons being closer together across the board. To still be able to compare weapons, the new ‘Cycle Time’ stat was added and the ‘Reload’ stat was made more precise.
Quickplay Recruits
Added more variation to the starting equipment for quickplay Hunters. These weapons can now appear as additional starting items: Medium Range:
  • Nagant M1895 Silencer Pair
  • Hunting Bow
  • Scottfield Model 3
  • Scottfield Model 3 Pair
  • Sparks Pistol
  • Sparks Pistol Pair
  • Springfield 1866 Compact
  • Springfield 1866 Compact Deadeye
  • Winfield M1873C Vandal
    Short Range:
  • LeMat Mark II Pair
  • Winfield 1887 Terminus Handcannon
Melee: When choosing Melee, the regular melee tools are replaced with:
  • Throwing Knives or
  • Throwing Axes
All weapons can also be chosen in the Random pool.
Legendary Additions
  • Legendary Hunter – Worm Bite (1.000 BB)
  • Legendary Hunter – The Hornback (1.000 BB)
  • Sparks LRR Silencer – Muscadine (900 BB)
  • Romero 77 Alamo – Flat Iron (800 BB)
  • Fire Bomb – Brookes' Burner (800 BB)
  • Weapon Charm – Ruby’s Favor (400 BB)
  • Weapon Charm – Nemean Claw (300 BB)
  • Weapon Charm – Ferryman’s Coin (300 BB)
  • Weapon Charm – Blood Relic (500 BB)

UI

Bounty Hunt UI
There are some updated UI icons in the Lobby of Bounty Hunt, including a new toggle to switch the selection of enemy team sizes. To increase the readability, we deleted the following elements: MMR Ranges, Event Information and Duration (if applicable), and the Redeem Code button (can now be found in the options).
Contextual Popups / Matchmaking Reminders
To help new players become familiar with important actions before starting matchmaking, we've added reminder pop-ups. These pop-ups provide information such as joining matchmaking alone, competing against teams of three, and the status and equipment of the player's Hunter. Pop-ups can be disabled by the player and will not appear again.
Weapon Charms
Weapon Charms are now displayed with different rarity levels: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, and Legendary.
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World

Stillwater Bayou:
  • Slightly reduced the number of bushes to make it a bit easier to spot enemy Hunters in the forest between Darrow Livestock and Port Reeker.
DeSalle:
  • A new water entrance/exit has been added to the Boss Target lair in Weeping Stone Mill.
  • Removed roots from vegetation near the bridge north of Upper DeSalle to improve player movement.
  • Reworked and cleaned up vegetation on the east side of Pearl Plantation for better readability and player movement.
  • Reworked and cleaned up vegetation between Ash Creek Lumber and Upper DeSalle for better readability and player movement.
  • Reworked and cleaned up vegetation on the west side of Upper DeSalle for better readability and player movement.
  • Reworked and cleaned up vegetation on the north side of First Testimonial Church.
  • Cleaned up hidden vegetation for performance improvement.
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AI

  • Fixed an issue that caused Hellhounds to sometimes keep repeating their last movement behavior until a Hunter approached close enough to be attacked.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Assassin to sometimes not launch its ranged attack on Hunters that had just entered or left the lair.

Console Only fixes:

  • Fixed an issue that caused tooltips to remain on the screen when switching tabs too quickly.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the "Go to Store" shortcut to trigger twice when selected.

Gunplay

  • Improved synchronization of ammunition amounts for weapons, which should mitigate issues from receiving delayed server updates. (Reload bug)
  • Fixed an issue where weapons with a chambered round received the missing ammunition of the chambered round twice at the start of the match instead of once.
  • For weapons with two ammunition types, the ammunition that is not loaded for the second ammunition type will not be added as an extra spare bullet anymore.
  • Adjusted an unintended physics interaction between bolts/arrows and certain explosives, which meant they would be launched at a high velocity.
    • Now, hitting one of these thrown explosives with any kind of Bolt or Arrow will defuse the projectile as if it had entered a choke bomb or been defused by Dauntless.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed the Nagant M1895 Precision to deal more damage than it should.
  • Fixed an issue which allowed the Flare Gun ammo to exceed maximum capacity.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed overcooking a Choke Bomb to not consume a charge.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Meathead Leeches to not be killed by poison arrows when using the Dewclaw trait.

Gameplay

  • Fixed an issue that caused poison clouds created by yourself or teammates to deal reduced damage.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed two tools or consumables to be given from an item box without the Packmule trait.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to pick up Clues with the Serpent trait before the match had properly begun.
  • Fixed a rare issue that caused an extraction to be blocked even though no enemies were present.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the server to close a match even though a solo player used the Necromancer solo revive to continue playing.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Bomb Lance explosions to show incorrectly as the cause of death on the death screen.
  • Fixed an issue that caused bear traps to show incorrectly as the cause of death on the death screen.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed Trip Mines to be stacked on top of each other when placed in the world.

UI

  • Fixed several issues of overlapping text.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the damage from the Bomb Lance explosion to show incorrectly on the death screen.
  • Added description text to the Control scheme option.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the plus symbols in the newsfeed to pop up when switching tabs.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed the slot size filter in the Roster Equipment menu to include instances that should not be part of the filter.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Bounty Token icon to turn blue when in Stalker Beetle view while carrying a token.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Hunter model to disappear from the death screen when a player stopped spectating.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Small/Medium/Large slot filters to be enabled per default in the Roster Equipment menu when they should not be.
  • Fixed several issues regarding the sorting options in the Equipment screen where the results might be incorrect or confusing.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the ping in the Region Selection menu to break while maintenance is active or planned.
  • Fixed a rare issue that caused a Hunter to not receive a summary screen after a mission.
  • Fixed an issue when getting multiple rewards from Challenges that resulted in incorrect Blood Bond values to be shown.
  • Fixed a rare issue that allowed spare ammo to not always update immediately and could be displayed as 0 after picking up a weapon.
  • Fixed some incorrect statistics of the Shotgun Custom Ammo for the LeMat Mark II and the LeMat Carbine.

World

Stillwater Bayou:
  • Fixed a bug where sometimes the wrong Ambience Audio was selected for Gold, Neutral, and Sunset Times of Day.
  • Blanchett Graves: fixed several texture issues towards Lockbay Docks.
  • Catfish Grove: fixed a spot where you could hide inside the Boss Target dressing.
  • Catfish Grove: fixed a "slide" on a slightly too-big collision at the log piles.
  • Chapel of Madonna Noire: removed some static glass from the windows.
  • Chapel of Madonna Noire: fixed some floating Scrapbeak Boss Target dressing.
  • Chapel of Madonna Noire: fixed some floating debris on a wall.
  • Cyprus Huts: blocked access to the roof of one of the side buildings.
  • Reynard Mill and Lumber: fixed a floating Clue.
  • Reynard Mill and Lumber: fixed a hiding spot under some cloth.
  • Stillwater Bend: patched up some rocks that were semi-transparent.
  • Stillwater Bend: fixed a spot where players could get stuck behind a box.
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Lawson Delta:
  • Arden Parish: fixed the rendering of some walls (facing Windy Run) of the Boss Target building.
  • Bradley & Craven Brickworks: moved some shrubs that were clipping through the floor of the southwest side hut.
  • C&A Lumber: fixed an issue with a stack of wooden planks that could cause issues.
  • Fort Carmick: fixed some floating grass.
  • Goddard Docks: fixed a spot on the fence by the southwest hunting tower where it was sometimes difficult to vault.
  • Goddard Docks: fixed some flickering bushes in the forest.
  • Golden Acres: moved some vegetation around for smoother traversal on the south side of the compound.
  • Hemlock and Hide: fixed some floating grass.
  • Iron Works: blocked off the attic of the Boss Target Lair.
  • Iron Works: fixed a tree clipping through a fence on the west side.
  • Iron Works: fixed some vegetation clipping through an outhouse.
  • Lawson Station: fixed a window barricade on a train.
  • Lawson Station: made it possible to jump around a corner at the northern tower.
  • Maw Battery: fixed some faulty terrain clipping through a staircase.
  • Nicholls Prison: moved a Dog Cage that was clipping through the wall of a hut.
  • Nicholls Prison: fixed some crows clipping through a metal railing when the Scrapbeak is present.
  • Nicholls Prison: fixed some floating vegetation southwest of the compound.
  • Nicholls Prison: fixed a patch of floating grass.
  • Nicholls Prison: fixed a spot where a player could become stuck behind a cart in the north yard.
  • Nicholls Prison: adjusted some floating crates.
  • Salter’s Pork: fixed a piece of the Scrapbeak Boss Target dressing clipping through a roof.
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DeSalle:
  • Darin Shipyard: made some of the ceiling windows indestructible.
  • Darin Shipyard: fixed a spot where a player could become stuck in some vegetation.
  • Darin Shipyard: fixed an oil puddle spot that was not spreading the fire correctly.
  • Forked River Fishery: fixed a spot where a player could become stuck behind some barrels.
  • Fort Bolden: closed an unfair crack peek spot.
  • Fort Bolden: made the walkway on the walls less bumpy.
  • Moses Poultry: fixed a spot where a Hunter could become stuck in a rock.
  • Reeves Quarry: fixed a spot where Hunters could unintentionally get on the roof.
  • Seven Sisters Estate: closed an unfair peek spot through a crack.
  • Upper Desalle: blocked some climbable spots above the staircases in Boss Target building that shouldn't be climbable.
  • Upper DeSalle: closed some small gaps where you could see under the ground.
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  • When using a controller, revives can become broken if a Player uses the spectate shortcut. Until this is fixed, please use the cursor to click on the Spectate button.
  • Closing the map while walking can result in a small FPS drop momentarily.
  • When swapping guns that share ammo, the ammo pool can display an incorrect amount of spare ammo for a brief moment.
  • Rarely, a Hunter may receive nothing when looting an enemy Hunter.
  • Reconnecting may fail, and the Player may need to restart their game to try again.
  • In some cases, the poison effect will incorrectly stay on a player.
  • In some cases, weapons will come out of ADS unintentionally.
  • When a Hunter is revived at the exact moment as the reviver dies, an issue can occur.
  • In some cases, an explosive can damage an enemy through unintended terrain.
  • Players can occasionally receive “Something Went Wrong” matchmaking failure when queuing for a mission.
  • In some cases, the Spider can get stuck in the death animation, unable to be banished.
  • Players may see tools/consumables floating in the air if another Player switches equipment nearby. This fixes itself when the second Player switches equipment again, and it is only a visual issue.
  • In some cases, crows may react to player noise later than intended. If there is a lot of occlusion between you and the crows, they can also be hard to hear.
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2023.03.29 15:39 KaPoTun The Quest for King Arthur Bingo: Reviews Part 2, 21st Century Works

Finally finished my all King Arthur card, down to the bingo wire!
You can see my first post here, which reviews and discusses the works I read (and didn’t read) up to and including the 20th century.
This post is for the modern works - 2000 up until today. Thanks for reading!

How I rate these books

In no particular order:

Novels + Story Collections

The Doom of Camelot - edited by James Lowder (2000)

Two or More Authors (HM), Historical SFF, Five Short Stories
It’s quite fitting that this was my last read of the card, as every story is set around or after King Arthur’s time has come to an end.
The Doom of Camelot is another interesting gem that’s come out of Green Knight Publishing (see also: The Life of Sir Aglovale de Galis from my first post). Each story was well-written, keeping my attention all the way through, and worth reading, but not many of them appealed to me very strongly. There were two I liked best: “The Last Road” by Elizabeth Wyrick Thompson, Arthur’s end told by Sir Lucan’s nameless squire, and “The Battle, Lost” by Susan Fry, a story from a point of view you don’t see very often, a common farm woman during Arthur’s latter days. The anthology’s closing tale, the novella “Avilion: A Romance of Voices” by Verlyn Flieger, was ambitious, and I do think the author did a great job of capturing the unique voices and perspectives of all the prominent figures in King Arthur’s stories. The only thing I wished the author didn’t include was clear misogyny in many of the chapters. I thought to myself the first time, “maybe Kay’s opinion on women is supposed to be realistic for the time period…” but then each female character’s perspective after that calls Genever a bitch, and Genever’s chapter opens by directly stating she has no use for other women and continues in the same vein from that attitude, so, maybe the author was working through something, who knows.
3/5

Here Lies Arthur - Philip Reeve (2007)

Historical SFF, Standalone (HM), Anti-Hero (HM), Cool Weapon (HM), Name in the Title, No Ifs, Ands, or Buts (HM)
Gwyna is the offspring of an unnamed slave woman on Lord Ban’s holding who manages to escape into the nearby river when Arthur’s warband comes to burn and pillage. Myrddin finds her and takes her under his wing, disguised as his servant boy.
Here Lies Arthur won the Carnegie Medal for children’s literature in 2008, which is a bit surprising (to me, at least) because this story is quite dark. Reeve subverts the heroic Arthur and magical Merlin and reveals them for what they may have actually been - a petty, power-hungry warlord and his clever tale-teller. The book of course doesn’t have the detail and length of The Once and Future King, or Sword at Sunset, but still manages to fit in significant depth to most of the characters. I liked how gender was touched on with Gwyna living much of her life as “Gwyn”, and “Peri” being raised as a girl by his mother before becoming Peredur.
It can be read without knowing much of the original legends, but there are a few references here and there to the individual Arthurian figures’ tales, and on top of that the subversion doesn’t work as well without at least reading something like The Once and Future King first which explores Arthur and his knights’ tragedy from a heroic, sympathetic perspective.
3.5/5

Lancelot and the Lord of the Distant Isles: Or, the Book of Galehaut Retold - Patricia Terry, Samuel N. Rosenberg (2007)

Standalone (HM), Cool Weapon, Name in the Title, Author Uses Initials, Indie Publisher
Galehaut is a relatively obscure character from the original Vulgate Cycle (13th century), who nevertheless played a huge part in Lancelot’s life. Terry and Rosenberg’s book here is an effort to bring this character into modern consciousness again.
To understand the background of this character, if you’ve never really heard of him, I have a few suggested readings based on how deep you want to go.
  1. Timeless Myths has a great quick overview
  2. They also have longer summaries - an intro to Lancelot in the Lancelot-Grail, and the key section on Galehaut
  3. For the real fans, Archive.org has all of Oskar Sommer’s early 1900s translations of the original French. Galehaut is not in all the pages in a row, but he first appears in Vol 3 page 201 in the book, page 206 in the archive copy, and goes until about Oskar Vol 4, page 160 in the archive, 155 in the book.
Going into this novel, I was expecting more of a retelling, not just a very similar style and tone to the original Vulgate cycle with some creative license/editing parts out - maybe because of the “Retold” in the title. As they state in the prologue, the entire first part of Lancelot’s story involves Galehaut heavily, so it is indeed surprising no one has really covered this topic before. This was to me a missed opportunity to tell the story in a way that gave dimension to the characters. In the original, Lancelot seems almost indifferent to Galehaut, and Galehaut’s instant love and admiration for the knight is much more one-sided. This could have gone into that aspect in depth - or could have even gone the other way, writing it as if Lancelot really was torn between Galehaut and the queen, loving each in his obsessive way. Except it just ended up as still one-sided, with a few lines here and there where these authors give Lancelot a few extra opportunities to tell Galehaut he also likes his companion a lot, but his actions being, as in the original, wholly revolving around Guinevere.
The book unfortunately ended up being slow to get through, since it is just the original text retold with a bit more extra detail. It might have been faster to get through if I hadn’t just read the translated original, because it was almost like I had read the whole thing over twice in a row, but at the same time it was also good to have a basis of comparison. If this version had done anything new or different, I would have appreciated having the Vulgate context even more.
2.5/5

Tarnished Knight - Jack Campbell (2012, The Lost Stars #1)

Set in Space (HM), Anti-Hero, Revolutions and Rebellions (HM), No Ifs, Ands, or Buts
The war with the Alliance has destabilised the Syndicate Worlds, and the Syndicate’s control over their empire is crumbling. In the Midway star system, CEOs Artur Drakon and Gwen Iceni form a tentative, secret partnership to take out the Syndic government’s Internal Security Service and establish independence for Midway and its neighbouring star systems.
Tarnished Knight is the first book in the series The Lost Stars, part of the larger Lost Fleet Universe that began by following the Alliance. The Syndic characters in The Lost Stars may have been introduced in previous books, but I picked it up without having read any of them and it wasn’t difficult to understand the premise. Although there is a bit of missing backstory with the Alliance and the mysterious alien enigmas, it doesn’t take away from the current storyline. Tarnished Knight was an easy read, which doesn’t try too hard to deviate from what seems to be standard Space Opera/Military SF fare, relying mostly on action and political dialogue to carry the story. For some reason, Campbell seems to be allergic to describing basically anything in his writing - after I noticed, I went back and skimmed some reviews of his first Lost Fleet book and readers had commented on the same thing even back then. There is not a single word of description given to the characters, so you have no idea what any of them look like, and many of the locations are briefly named halfway through an action scene as “the building” or “the facility”, if at all.
Character-wise, both Drakon and Iceni are similar, being former ruthless CEOs in the Syndic corporate structure who are now trying to figure out how they want to do things differently after achieving independence. The only Arthurian connection that goes deeper than just the name is the broad character strokes of Drakon’s subordinates: Malin, a loyal and technical “wizard”, Morgan, a scheming, bloodthirsty soldier, Gaiene, a womanising drunk, and Kai, dependable but unimaginative.
I enjoyed Tarnished Knight after accepting it for what it was - the space battles and political maneuvering were well done and interesting enough to make up for the two dimensional characters and the lack of description.
3/5

The Buried Giant - Kazuo Ishiguro (2015)

Historical SFF, Standalone (HM), BIPOC Author
An elderly couple in Britain struggle to recall any memory of their earlier lives while living in their village. They set off to visit their son, and on the way encounter a boy with a strange wound, a Saxon warrior, and a knight of Arthur’s court.
This was my first Ishiguro, and it seems like it was not a good one to start with. The premise was interesting: King Arthur has passed, and left behind a now peaceful land, with Britons and Saxons living and working together, but no one can recall any past events, and they even have difficulty remembering what happened an hour ago. The execution didn’t live up to the idea, however. Axl and Beatrice, the elderly couple the reader follows, are terribly boring. The boy who leaves his village with them is weird without any explanation, and only the Saxon and the knight have some depth, but they are secondary to the story. There is so much repetition and extraneous dialogue that it gets painful to read at points. Every paragraph of speech between every character is bizarrely polite, making every conversation twice as long as it needs to be. The book’s conclusion stops before the end of the couple’s journey, trying to leave it up to the reader to infer their fate, but it just ends up being confusing and unclear, and I still have no idea what happened to them.
2.5/5

The Lost Queen - Signe Pike (2018, The Lost Queen Trilogy #1)

Historical SFF, Family Matters (HM)
Adam Ardrey’s Finding Merlin presents historical evidence that the legend of Merlin originated in sixth-century Scotland with a man titled Lailoken (which Ardrey translates as “Chief of Song”). The historical Lailoken’s twin sister Languoreth is the protagonist of The Lost Queen, who was a queen of Britons in her own right but is now largely forgotten in modern times. The novel tells of the twins’ coming of age in the Kingdom of Strathclyde, which is undergoing social and religious change as a result of the rise of Christianity, and is also suffering from the incursions of the Angles from the East. Fortunately, a warrior named Emrys, the Pen Dragon, has risen to the challenge of defending the Britons’ lands and way of life.
I felt The Lost Queen was a bit of a simplistic tale at first, but about a quarter or a third of the way through it picked up and became more engaging for me. I give partial credit for this progression to the audiobook I listened to for a while, wonderfully narrated by Scottish voice actor Toni Frutin. The story’s plot even came together well enough for me to finish the last third in basically one sitting.
Languoreth is in a tough position, because while her father the king gives his daughter more freedom than most noble parents might have in that time, she is still bound to make a political marriage eventually. The first half or so of the novel follows her childhood and teen years as she grows and comes to terms with this fate, and the rest shows Languoreth’s involvement in Strathclyde’s political conflicts, and how they affect the fate of her family and her kingdom. Unfortunately, which might be historically accurate or might not be, Languoreth being a woman means she is not able to accomplish much. The men in her life make the decisions, and poor Languoreth generally suffers because of it. Perhaps she is able to gain more agency in the sequel, The Forgotten Kingdom, but she wasn’t given much opportunity to do so in this first part of her life, sadly. Meanwhile, the villains of The Lost Queen are one-note, each of them being power hungry, malevolent, and cruel, but for the most part the other side characters are developed well enough to be interesting and at least multi-dimensional.
It was certainly refreshing to read an Arthurian tale set so far north, and in my uneducated opinion, it seems that Pike succeeded at writing a reasonably historically accurate tale.
3.5/5

By Force Alone - Lavie Tidhar (2020)

Weird Ecology (HM), Historical SFF, Standalone (HM), Cool Weapon (HM), Revolutions and Rebellions, Award Finalist, but Not Won (HM), Shapeshifters (HM), No Ifs, Ands, or Buts (HM), Family Matters (HM)
What if Uther was just a soldier who wanted power? What if Arthur was just a leader of a bloodthirsty gang of boys that murdered his way to the top of all the criminal gangs?
If you want to read how about edgy this book is, how it’s a real missed opportunity, and how it has lots of weird shit in it, head to my Goodreads review.
2/5

Legendborn - Tracy Deonn (2020, Legendborn #1)

Historical SFF (HM), Book Club, Cool Weapon (HM), Urban Fantasy, Features Mental Health (HM), BIPOC Author, No Ifs, Ands, or Buts, Family Matters
Bree Matthews’ mother dies 3 months before she gets into Early College admission at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While she’s starting school there, still dealing with her grief, she witnesses what appears to be magic at an off-campus party. When she makes a connection between the magic she just saw and the magic she now remembers seeing after her mother’s death, she infiltrates the campus society known as the Order of the Round Table.
Legendborn was solidly written, and skillfully paced in most parts (less so the middle), but the typical tropes of YA present throughout the book really just didn’t work for me. It’s written in first person, an outsider girl who happens to be super special and unique stumbles into and joins a secret society (and a competition), naturally the two attractive and prominent boys of this society form a love triangle with the girl, and on top of that she and one of them are in love after the entire 2-3 week duration of the novel. Towards the end it was so egregious that I was rolling my eyes at any lines dealing with the triangle. Safe to say these types of books aren’t for me.
I thought the best parts were when Bree’s grief was addressed, and the moments with her family, and when she got to discuss and learn about her family’s history in Carolina. It was also important how the everyday and insidious racism she had to deal with was not brushed over for the reader. Otherwise, however, the majority of the character work outside of Bree was neglected. There were so many characters that she interacts with who belong to the Legendborn society and all of them outside a select few are so interchangeable it was hard to differentiate them when any of the names came up. Even her best friend, who is given some background and a bit of development early on, is shunted to the side as soon as Bree enters the Order and forgotten about until the end, where she comes back briefly to be given the role of following Bree the hero around.
By contrast, I did actually really like the take on a secret society revolving around the descendants of King Arthur and using Merlin’s magic, but that part of the book felt like it would have been way more interesting and relevant if it was set in Britain. It felt like with everything else about the American South the author was trying to address - racism, slavery, inequality - something like a secret Founding Fathers society would maybe have been more thematically appropriate and less disconnected from Bree’s local history and ancestry. Although of course, they don’t have a convenient, well-known magic user like Merlin. Maybe Benjamin Franklin could have turned out to be some kind of wizard instead.
3/5

Sword Stone Table - edited by Swapna Krishna, Jenn Northington (2021)

Two or More Authors (HM), Five Short Stories (HM)
A really solid set of short stories, divided into Once (more medieval/original myth settings), Present (more modern day, urban settings), and Future (futuristic - self-explanatory I suppose).
There were a couple duds, but for the most part they were all worth reading, and a few were standouts for me.
In Once, Roshani Chokshi’s “Passing Fair and Young” imagines that the Arthurian characters may have their fates and myths written on their bodies from birth, and Elaine of Corbenic and Lancelot determine for themselves how to interpret their own myth marks. Daniel M. Lavery’s “Galehaut” short story (available to read here at LitHub) is a shorter version of what I wish the earlier Galehaut retelling I read was like.
In Present, “Mayday” by Maria Dahvana Headley is pure brilliance. Written as an evidence report of items found in an abandoned lighthouse on a Lake Erie island, it tells of the Pendragon corporation’s rise and fall power in late 1800s America. It’s hard to live up to “Mayday”, but without going into all of them in detail, I did also really enjoy “Flat White” by Jessica Plummer - an Elaine of Corbenic coffee shop AU, essentially. What if a French guy named Lancelot walked into your coffee shop, and also had two best friends named Arthur and Gwen?
I think Future’s standout is Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s “A Shadow in Amber”, where Elaine of Shalott is a wealthy woman in a future city, living at the top of her skyscraper, paying a dealer to bring her illegal memories she can ingest and experience as if they were hers.
3.5/5

Sistersong - Lucy Holland (2021)

Historical SFF, Standalone (HM), Award Finalist, but Not Won, No Ifs, Ands, or Buts, Family Matters
SIstersong aims to retell and add detail to The Twa Sisters, a ballad whose earliest recording was in the 1600s. Holland sets her book in Arthur-adjacent Cornwall (“Dumnonia”), following King Cador’s three children as the kingdom begins to come under the threat of Saxon invasion, while also dealing with a Christian priest who wants to convert the Dumnonii to Christianity at all costs. The ballad sometimes has an extra sister in addition to the titular two sisters - here, Holland writes not only the sisters, Riva and Sinne, but a third sibling as well, Keyne, who is born as the middle daughter but comes to identify as a boy. The itinerant magician Myrdhin, who has secrets of his own, helps Keyne in his journey.
I went into Sistersong expecting a focus on the two sisters, and what I got was a book that ended up mostly focused on Keyne. The three siblings have relatively equal points of view for the first two thirds of the book, but as the Saxon threat increases and Keyne takes on more expansive and traditional male roles to help protect the kingdom, his sisters and their conflict over a man fade to the background. It seems like Keyne’s story was the one Holland really wanted to write, which is great, but Rive and Sinne could have been left out completely and Keyne’s story would not have changed. They loved him and he loved them, despite their conflicts, but his sisters’ tragedy serves as a sad chapter on his way to become who he is.
Many of the characters weren’t as fleshed out as I would have liked. Sinne, the youngest, is mostly a typical shallow, vapid blonde, and the eldest Riva is jealous of her looks and her beauty. Riva is probably the more developed of the two, as she has a physical disability and has to learn to overcome her fears and insecurities (thanks to a man, though, I suppose). The Christian priest is one-dimensionally cruel, except for one or two scenes where he breaks character for some reason and briefly treats Keyne with respect, and as for why the king and queen allowed him to terrorise their children and their villages, the belated half-baked explanations given don’t make a lot of sense. Myrdhin is just “mysterious” - Keyne even tries to learn more about him, asking where he came from, and Myrdhin refuses to answer, and it’s just never brought up again.
I would probably only recommend this to someone looking for a trans story set in Celtic Britain. If you’re looking for a multi-character-focused story with at least a semi-accurate historical focus, look elsewhere.
3/5

Blackheart Knights - Laure Eve (2021, Blackheart Knights #1)

Urban Fantasy (HM), No Ifs, Ands, or Buts, Family Matters
Set in an alternate, queernorm, Blade Runner-like London with circa 90s-00s technology, this is a very ambitious modern Arthurian story that I really enjoyed. I think I’ve learned that I’m easy to please with the modern retellings, and because there are so few of them, each one feels like a special find.
Blackheart Knights is well paced, with two interesting POV characters’ stories being told in alternating chapters in different time periods, building up to a meeting point. I thought the two protagonists were developed well, with some interesting nuances, but the side characters could have used some work, since for the most part the writing tells us about them a few times rather than giving them pagetime and showing us. One thing about the writing I would have changed is we are sometimes not given a character description at all, like we have no idea what even Artorias looks like until his hair colour is mentioned maybe two-thirds of the way through the book. The world is cool and has a lot of potential, being set in a London that’s split into multiple districts named after their founding seven Saints, each unique, and there are Kingdoms outside of London, but they’re never expanded upon and only a few of them are even named, in passing only. This modern London has knights that are essentially celebrities and fight in their arenas like gladiators for fame, money, and to settle legal disputes. Some people are born with magic powers, but are looked down upon by society, and are forced to register themselves by age eighteen. This part of the story was super interesting but underdeveloped. I did enjoy the references to the King Arthur mythos that I caught, and I’m sure I missed many at the same time, but for the most part only one key storyline from the original was kept close to intact. I was happy to see a Lailoken mentioned, who is the Merlin character in The Lost Queen.
I would recommend Blackheart Knights as a fun, fresh take on King Arthur, if you go in without expecting everything about the world to necessarily be explained in the first book and just enjoy the ride.
3.5/5

Spear - Nicola Griffith (2022)

Historical SFF, Standalone (HM), Book Club (HM), Cool Weapon (HM), Published in 2022, No Ifs, Ands, or Buts, Family Matters
Nicola Griffith pens a queer retelling of Percival, drawn mostly from Chrétien de Troye’s Perceval and Peredur Son of Efrawg, one of the Three Welsh Romances, along with an added dose of the Tuath Dé from Irish myth. Griffith was originally asked to write a short story for the Sword Stone Table anthology, but Spear grew into its own standalone novella instead.
Having recently finished Mary Sutcliff’s A Sword at Sunset, I felt the writing and the choices Griffith made in Spear were very much in a similar spirit, with a focus on what historical Britain was likely to have been like at the time, although Spear certainly has much more magic. Beyond the setting, the parallels include both Llanza (Lance) of Spear and Bedwyr of A Sword at Sunset being disabled but unmatched horsemen, and each being in love with not only the king’s wife, but their king as well. While Sutcliff wrote a gay relationship for two of Artos’s Companions (in 1963!) but kept Bedwyr’s love for Artos as only subtext, Griffith establishes many of her characters as explicitly queer, beginning with her protagonist, from the moment Peretur - a girl who has grown up alone with her mother in the wilds of Wales - encounters a pretty young woman in a nearby village. Spear is a lovely, well-written story, with a particularly fascinating take on Myrddyn and Nimuë - I only wish it could have been a full-length novel, with time and space to flesh out more of Peretur and her time in Wales and Caer Leon.
3.5/5

Dark Earth - Rebecca Stott (2022)

Historical SFF, Standalone (HM), Cool Weapon (HM), Published in 2022, No Ifs, Ands, or Buts, Family Matters
Set in and around the abandoned Roman city of Londinium (the “Ghost City”) circa 500 AD, Dark Earth follows two Saxon (“Seax”) sisters living near the Thames in Seax territory under the control of King Osric, who in this story is a recent descendant of Hengist and Horsa. Isla, the eldest sister, has been forging swords alongside her father the Great Smith even though Seax law forbids women from stepping inside a forge, and Blue, the youngest, has the makings of being a wicca.
I think I wanted Dark Earth to be more than what it was. Arthurian-era stories that touch on the Briton-Anglo-Saxon conflict are almost entirely from the Britons’ point of view. I enjoyed the writing and certainly appreciated the historically detailed setting, but I was hoping for more of a deep dive into Saxon settlements during this time period. Isla and Blue are both outcasts from their family’s original camp, so they’ve been isolated from all of their people from a young age, and only briefly do they visit Osric’s palace during the story and speak with other Seax again. The people the sisters do encounter after that are interesting, as at this time the area of Essex was occupied by a fascinating mix of Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians, as well as any native Britons from various tribes who had intermixed with the mainland settlers, like the sisters’ mother who was Iceni (“Ikeni”). Unfortunately, the novel doesn’t go into as much detail as I would have liked about why the characters might have settled there, or much history of their lives in the Old Country, or their beliefs and how they’ve integrated their cultures now that they’re in Britain. King Arthur is briefly referenced as “the boy in the west”, but the larger political and cultural context isn’t expanded upon either.
Isla is the least interesting character in the cast, which is unfortunate because she is the point of view for the reader. Isla and Blue have been traumatised by the actions of Osric and his cruel son Vort, and have been deeply affected by their mother’s disappearance in a raid years ago. Isla’s smithing is forbidden by Seax culture, so she lives in fear and hesitation of anything bad that could happen to her or her sister - which is certainly sympathetic, but not the greatest to read about for basically a whole novel, especially when contrasted with her more courageous sister. Isla barely makes any decisions of her own, just goes along with Blue and their allies’ directions, after declining and protesting out of fear each time at first. There is a bit of growth towards the end, but it’s not enough to make up for the faults in Isla’s story during the majority of the book.
3/5

Short Stories + Novellas

The Green Knight’s Wife - Kat Howard (2016)

Didn’t end up fitting on the board
Available to read at Uncanny Magazine.
What if the events of Gawain and the Green Knight didn’t just happen to Gawain, but happened whenever someone asks for something wondrous, beginning in medieval times through to the present day? What if The Green Knight’s wife never had a say in her husband’s game?
An interesting short story from a different perspective - certainly the original poem doesn’t consider how the wife feels about the time when Gawain stays at their castle, or whether she was pressured to participate or chose to do so willingly when her husband suggested it.
3/5

Once, Future - Kat Howard (2018)

Standalone (HM), Cool Weapon (HM), Revolutions and Rebellions, Urban Fantasy, Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey, No Ifs, Ands, or Buts, Family Matters
Found in Kat Howard’s anthology A Cathedral of Myth and Bone, “Once, Future” takes place at Severn University, in the graduate seminar The Arthurian Legend in Time. The students’ discussion brings up a question: why are there so many retellings of this legend? Is it that writers are deliberately placing the elements to make it recognisable, or do the core aspects of the story somehow make themselves known and repeatable? Professor Link proposes the students each be assigned a name from the legend and keep a journal for the semester, to see if any patterns emerge in their lives.
I really liked this novella. Without spoiling too much, it questions the nature of fate, and how stories should end, and how the original legend was supposed to play out. As I find with many novellas, I would have liked more, since there isn’t enough time for in-depth explanations or backstory, when I would have liked to be able to dig deeper into many parts of the story. Even without that, however, if you just let it take you along for the ride, it’s a great blend of modernity and myth.
3.5/5

Didn’t Finish

Queen of None - Natania Barron (2020)

I wrote a pretty scathing review on Goodreads.

Half Sick of Shadows - Laura Sebastian (2021)

Half Sick of Shadows is set in a somewhat alternate Arthurian universe, where there was a “fey war” prior to Arthur’s lifetime, and Lyonesse is a kingdom in the north that Uther has been trying to conquer. Elaine of Shalott moved to Camelot with her mother when she was younger, and is now known as Elaine the Mad after she had a vision for the first time and went screaming through the castle. When she first meets Morgana, the fey-blooded girl with magical powers convinces her to come back to Avalon, where she can learn to control her skills as an Oracle, and where she meets and befriends Gwen, Arthur, and Lancelot.
Unfortunately, I dropped this one a quarter of the way through. The writing was adult enough, but many of the tropes employed are too simple for an adult novel. Morgause is a one dimensional Mean Girl, Mordred is Arthur’s Evil Stepbrother, and Camelot is a typical High Fantasy Court exclusively home to brainless, fancily-clothed nobles that none of our group of friends could possibly fit in with. Not enough is explained in the pages I read, like why Gwen has been on Avalon the whole time, or why Morgana left Camelot in the first place, or why when they all go back to Camelot, Elaine is suddenly a skilled political advisor to Arthur even though she was a shunned outcast at court and left in her early teens. I was interested to see how the mythical Elaine of Astolat could be retold in a feminist way, but I guess the author’s answer here was to change almost everything about the character and place her in a different setting altogether.

Other 21st Century Works I didn’t get to in time

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2023.03.29 15:33 autotldr Dangerous African pirates hijack oil tanker, capture 16 crewmembers off Congolese coast

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 53%. (I'm a bot)
The attack occurred in the Gulf of Guinea, a highly dangerous global piracy hotspot.
Pirates have boarded a Liberian-flagged oil tanker with 16 crew members in West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, the Danish vessel owner said Tuesday.
The Gulf of Guinea is the world's most dangerous spot for attacks on ships.
This hijacking took place further south in an area that is not typically attacked by pirates.
"This is worrying since it's rare in this area compared to the Gulf of Guinea, for example, where multiple ship hijackings take place every year," said Rida Lyammouri, senior fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, a Moroccan-based think tank.
"Hopefully we are not witnessing a new trend and is just an isolated incident. This also could be explained by increased security measures in the Gulf of Guinea and pirates are looking into new areas of operations," he said.
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2023.03.29 15:29 PlainsmanParkingLot D1 Baseball TV/Streaming for Wednesday 3/29

D1 Baseball TV/Streaming for Wednesday 3/29
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ET CT MT PT AWAY vs HOME TV / STREAM
2:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM 11:00 AM Kansas State at Air Force MTN WEST NET / AFA
3:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM Shawnee State (%) at Akron Zips Digital Network
3:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM Siena at Fairleigh Dickinson NEC Front Row
3:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM Manhattan at Long Island NEC Front Row
3:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM Bryant at Merrimack NEC Front Row
3:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM Rhode Island at Northeastern FloBaseball ($)
3:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM NJIT at Rutgers B1G+ ($)
3:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM Hartford at UCONN UConn+
3:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM Stonehill at UMass-Lowell AEC TV
3:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM Sacred Heart at Yale ESPN+
3:30 PM 2:30 PM 1:30 PM 12:30 PM Monmouth at Columbia ESPN+
4:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM Illinois Wesleyan (%) at Eastern Illinois ESPN+
4:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM Western Michigan at Michigan State B1G+ ($)
4:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM Wagner at Seton Hall FloBaseball ($)
5:00 PM 4:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM UL Monroe at Central Arkansas ESPN+
5:00 PM 4:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM Oregon State at Seattle ESPN+ / WAC International
6:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM 3:00 PM Georgia Southern at Georgia SECN+
6:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM 3:00 PM Mercer at Kennesaw State KSU Stream
6:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM 3:00 PM Wofford at Presbyterian ESPN+
6:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM 3:00 PM App State vs Queens ESPN+
7:00 PM 6:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM Tougaloo (%) at Jackson State JSU SN ($)
7:00 PM 6:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM Creighton at Kansas ESPN+ / BIG XII NOW
7:00 PM 6:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM Mississippi Valley at Southeastern ESPN+
7:00 PM 6:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM New Orleans at Tulane ESPN+
7:00 PM 6:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM Linfield (%) at Washington State PAC-12 Plus / WSU
7:30 PM 6:30 PM 5:30 PM 4:30 PM South Alabama at Nicholls ESPN+
7:30 PM 6:30 PM 5:30 PM 4:30 PM Texas State at UTRGV ESPN+ / WAC International​
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2023.03.29 15:29 I-Make-Maps91 Permitless concealed carry in Nebraska clears another hurdle

Permitless concealed carry in Nebraska clears another hurdle
Sen. Terrell McKinney of Omaha argued for the bill as a way — in the absence of police reform — to reduce what he called law enforcement targeting of people in North and South Omaha.
I'll acknowledge that I'm a white guy and don't have his lived experiences, but it seems to me that this will create more negative interactions with the police in North Omaha, not less.
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2023.03.29 15:27 mtlebanonriseup Yesterday, Lamont Bagby won a VA State Senate Seat by 79 points, outrunning President Bident’s margin by 27.2 points! Let’s keep the momentum going in Wisconsin! We have less than a week to win! Updated 3-29-23

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WisDems and SwingLeft - Sunday, April 2
WisDems Latino Coalition - Tuesday, April 4
WisDems Black Community - Tuesday, April 4
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Sunday, April 2
NextGen America - Various Dates
 

Phone Bank from Home - Spanish

The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
 

Friend Bank from Home

WisDems - Thursday, March 30
Working Families Power - Various Dates
 

Text Bank from Home

All on the Line - Monday, April 3
NextGen America - Wednesday, March 29 and Tuesday, April 4
Stand Up America - Wednesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 30
Vote Riders - Thursday, March 30
Working Families Party - Tuesday, April 4
 

Voter Registration from Home

Phone Bank - Field Team 6 - Friday, March 31
Text Bank - Field Team 6 - Thursday, March 30 and Thursday, April 6
Text Bank - Field Team 6 - Sunday, April 2
Training - Field Team 6 - Saturday, April 8
 

Write Letters from Home

Vote Forward - Various Dates
 

Vote Tripling

Madison - MoveOn - Monday, April 3 and Tuesday, April 4
   
You can also find volunteer and donation links for the candidates in upcoming runoff and special elections listed below. Elections are sorted by date.
 
 

April 3rd

 
Tim Cox is running for Henderson, NV, City Council Seat 1. You can donate or sign up to volunteer on his website. Visit his Youtube channel, Facebook page, Twitter, and Instagram.
 

April 4th

 
Janet Protasiewicz is running for Wisconsin Supreme Court! Please donate to help her win! Sign up to volunteer! Visit her website, Facebook page, Twitter Feed, and Instagram!
 
Sara Geenen is running for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District 1. If you can, consider making a donation. Look at her website, Facebook page, and Twitter feed.
 
Jodi Habush Sinykin is running for Wisconsin Senate District 8. Please donate or volunteer to flip this seat! Visit her website, Facebook page, and Twitter feed.
 
Eric Genrich is running for mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. If you are able, please donate. Take a look at his website, Twitter, and Facebook.
 

May 16th

 
Donna Deegan is running for Jacksonville, Florida, Mayor. Help her flip the largest city that currently has a Republican Mayor! Please donate or volunteer! Visit her website, Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, and Tik Tok.
 
Joshua Hicks is running for Jacksonville, FL, City Council At Large Seat 2. Sign up to volunteer or donate. Take a look at his website, Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube Channel!
 
Charles Garrison is running for Jacksonville, FL, City Council At Large Seat 5. Please volunteer or donate. Check out his web page, Facebook, Twitter Feed, Instagram, and Youtube.
 
Tyrona Clark-Murray is running for Jacksonville, FL, City Council Seat 9. You can donate, visit her website and Facebook.
 
Ramon Day is running for Jacksonville, FL, City Council Seat 11. You can donate, volunteer, and check out his website.
 
Joyce Morgan is running for Duval County, FL, Property Appraiser. Please donate, and visit her website and Facebook.
 
Rahman Johnson is running for Jacksonville, FL, City Council Seat 14. Visit his Instagram or donate.
 
Marc Plamondon is running for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough County District 3, Nashua Ward 4. Please donate and sign up to canvass! Visit his Facebook page and Instagram.
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2023.03.29 15:27 Ready-Ad-4549 More Rock and Roll Clock

Cocaine Rock Heroin Roll cycle
Kingdom of Light = forever, always = all cocaine, History = His Story
9PM-12AM only cocaine during cocaine high
9PM Christ cocaine born (Christmas)(cocaine shot right arm)
10PM Father God cocaine (cocaine shot left arm)
11PM Holy Ghost cocaine (cocaine shot both arms)
​
12AM Anti-Christ wakes inside Christ cocaine when Christ cocaine shoots heroin
​
Rocking = Christ cocaine dominant, cocaine addiction
(12AM-3AM zigzag heroin during cocaine high)
(zigzag between Red 1 and Blue 2)
American Pie
shoot (heroin) to thrill (cocaine)
sometimes, something = some heroin
time and thing = heroin
​
1AM Red = some heroin mostly cocaine (black dot white bar)
person
the sun, the son, Sunday, 7, A, alpha, 1, I, X, cross, Chi = Christ cocaine
A = alpha = 1st letter Greek alphabet, value = 1
X = Chi = 22nd letter Greek alphabet, value = 600
one eye open, black hole sun, spick, wake up = black dot white bar
today, here, now, present = time = black dot white bar
name, I am = identity and existence
the one, the way, the path = the person
the light = illumination or enlightenment
everyone, everything, everywhere = inclusivity
all, whole = entirety of something
hope, happy, pink, light, easy, smile, live = positive emotions
think, thought, logic = positive mental processes
help, give = positive aid
do, see = positive action
music = positive creation
new, clean, paint, dress, style = beautification
young, girl, chic, lips = youth and beauty
nice girl = pleasant person
city, urban, west = location
mile = distance and space
spring = growth
stop, walk, stand = movement
body, head, eye, = body parts
sugar, sweet, cake = taste
mountain, sea, rock, stone = nature
story, speak, write, words, letters = language
paper, sheets, sail = printing
knows, nose, teach, believe = knowledge
reason, why, want, how, knowledge = motivation and knowledge
rich, million, strong, right = wealth and power
buy, diamonds, business, work, make, build = commerce and creation
queen, law = rule
control, cops = law enforcement
free, loose = freedom
fat, wide, = 9PM-6AM space
love, sex = positive emotions and actions
pinky (1), index finger (1 or 4), love sign (1,4&5), fist = hand gestures
​
2AM Blue = more heroin mostly cocaine (white bar black outline)
person
the moon, blue moon, B, 2, 5, V, star, omega, w, P, Rho, 6, Saturday = Anti-Christ heroin
something, sometimes, anything = some heroin
use, try = something
take, took, got, change = something
what = something
more = something
the blues = melancholy or sadness, feelings of loss, heartbreak
fool, 17, illegal, boy = immature, blue
B = beta = 2nd letter Greek alphabet, value = 2
P = Rho = 17th letter Greek alphabet, value = 100
king = royal and law, blue
babe = endearment, blue
air, sky, ocean, rain, breeze, wind, cold, world = natural blue
hopeless, heavy thoughts, burdened = mind person blue
poor, weak, broken, bruised = outer person blue
wrong, sad, frown, mourning = inner person blue
ok, fine, well = inner person kinda blue
bawler, bawl, cry = inner person blue
colors, rainbow, bright = parts of light
endless day, summer, morning = sunshine
east = sunrise
soul, mind, heart, feel = inner life
heard, no words = silent
numbers = no words
something's wrong, better way = change
wish, superstition = magic
rape, lust, love drunk = desire, blue
go, move, trip, speed, run = forward, blue
play, vacation, holiday = leisure, blue
risk, reckless, trouble, wild, dare = risky, blue
fake, part = falseness, blue
V, thumb, horns sign thumb in (1&4), shaka sign (1&5) = hand gestures
song, hum, chorus, = general idea of music
matter, material = substance
first one, blue ribbon = recognition
dance = music in motion
make to bed to sleep to dream
speak to say to meaning to things
see to look to watch to understand
city street to rural road
stand to lie down
buy to sell to pay to debt to money
head to face
lips to hips
do to don't
easy to difficult
soft to hard
nose to smell
believe to blame
​
3AM Mercy hour (Chi Rho, XP, Christ/Anti-Christ)
lavender, purple, violet
Anti-Christ heroin kills Christ cocaine, mostly cocaine syringe becomes mostly heroin syringe
(stop the clocks)
(3 = middle finger = Anti-Christ heroin fucks over Christ cocaine)
(Ouroboros = Dragon heroin addiction consumes body of Christ cocaine addiction)
(the day the music died)
​
Rolling = Anti-Christ heroin dominant, heroin addiction
3AM-6AM zigzag cocaine during heroin high
(zigzag between White 4 and Grey 5)
play (cocaine) to kill (heroin)
somewhere, somehow = some cocaine
​
4AM White = some cocaine mostly heroin (white dot black bar)
person, someone
Anti-Christ heroin woman
Sisyphus = heroin addict pushing cocaine addiction to the 6AM Wall
my son, baby, you, your, yourself = person
wherever, somewhere, someone = some cocaine
trauma, bleeding = wounded
still here = survival, resilience
lost = uncertainty or disorientation
let go, come on = urging someone
share, meet = together
meat, apple, wine = food
wife, mother, sister, mama = female family members
orphan, little one, bastard, rock star, hitchhiker = people
whistle, sing, ringing, noise, blow = sounds or noise
tonight, right here, right now = specific time
go ahead = permission
fall, leaves, forest, winter, snow, star light, first star = nature
speck, pool, watch = white dot black bar
bone, ball, pillow, skeleton, grain of sand, tattered clouds = objects
smoke, sweat, tear = body reactions
see to look to 3AM door to watch to close eyes to 6AM die
train station, town, coffee shop, diner = place where people hang out
house, mansion = object
frontline, north = location
free from sin = person
shine, reflected = outside light
wild courage, brave, wonder, crazy = mind
chosen one = person selected for a role or purpose
one in a million = unique
times like these = unique and challenging
waiting on a miracle = extraordinary outcome
new dimension = new viewpoint
unique, apart, only, just, so = exclusivity (white dot black bar)
always free, up, jump, bounce, around, all over = movement
uptown, highlands = places
much more = quantity
know to don't to forget to remember
message, answer, call, SOS = message
meaning of things, symbols = understanding
careful, blind = behavior
wedding, pretend = action
should, would, will, won't = modal verbs show possibility, intent, ability, or necessity
wanna, gonna, gonna make, tryna find = informal contractions
clubs, agriculture = farmer, growth
good luck, bounty, reward, bring back = return
student, learning = education
fly away, dove, little bird, bunting = prey
alright, tucked in = position/location
preach, pray = religion
shudder = from fear
broken glass, dish, = household items
photograph, TV, = picture
amazing,
​
5AM Grey = more heroin (black bar white outline)
thing, someone else
Anti-Christ heroin man
Blackjack, (the ace of spades),(shot caller), liar, yeah, um, no,
me, my, mine = referring to oneself
them, they = referring to others
the man = power and law
papa, father, husband, brother = male family members
keeper, guide, finder = supporting oneself or others
ourselves, us = group of people that includes oneself
alone, lonely = being by oneself
it, thing, telephone, radio, clock, a watch = objects
gun, pistol, shotgun = weapon
cannonball, bullet, rounds = ammunition
bottle, cup of coffee = object for holding something
shadow, closed eyes = absence or darkness
time = heroin
shame = negative feeling
lucky star =
debt = negative matter
south, desert = location
last night = time
empty, nothing, nowhere, nobody = absence
buried, underground, deep down, hole, low, south = hidden or buried
grave, closet, trunk, coffin = death and burial
sand, dirt, mud, earth, trunk, tree = nature
yellow, golden, hazel, brown, green, glow, faded = color
broken, old = age or condition
feeling, need, hunger, itch, habit, debt = desire
peace, hush, silence, die, dream = finality and rest
pain, fear, misery, disappeared = negative experiences
crooked, little = characteristics of object
restless, sleepless, warm within, inside = feelings
burn, fire, wreck, destroy = destroy
lucky, insane, mad, madness = emotions
truck, train, horse, wheel, mule = transportation
turn, drink, pull = action
iron, rusty nail, spoon = household items
to prey, fight, hunt, chase, hit, crash, catch, kill, force, bite, take, race = action
military, war = war
brawler, knight, soldier = fighter
pressure, gravity, squeeze, tight = physical forces
hand, hold, grip, mouth, heart, side, horn, hair = body parts
hung, hang = hanging
hunter's pouch = hunting object
home, roof, shelter, hometown, country, downtown, southern = location
never go = prohibition
remember, found = memory
game, symbols, star, V, 5, spades, 21, ?, bell, (hell's bells), bad sign, horns sign thumb in (1&4), thumb, number, no name,
green jealousy = fear of losing something already in possession involving 3rd party
6AM Black = (Black bar) all heroin
Devil, Dragula, Sandman, yeah-yeah, mother nature = Supernatural Beings
Devil heroin castle, (The Wall), hell, never never land = locations
green, black = money (root of all evil)
green greed = desire something by itself
green envy = desiring what someone else (Grey 5) has
grass, sunrise, afterglow, softly clears = nature
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More Metaphors:
cocaine: Dutch, hills, 9, truth, hard, touch, silver, ...
heroin: slip, strangle, slam, smack, dig, ditch, velvet, Italian, poison, 8, dark, gone, strange, stranger, spread, bad, lies, ...
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2023.03.29 15:26 mtlebanonriseup Yesterday, Lamont Bagby won a VA State Senate Seat by 79 points, outrunning President Bident’s margin by 27.2 points! Let’s keep the momentum going in Wisconsin! We have less than a week to win! Updated 3-29-23 Join r/VoteDEM to learn more!

Join VoteDEM for more!
Yesterday, Lamont Bagby won a VA State Senate Seat by 79 points, outrunning President Bident’s margin by 27.2 points! Let’s keep the momentum going in Wisconsin! We have less than a week to win a Supreme Court seat, a Court of Appeals seat, and a state Senate seat!
 
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Donate to the Expand the Senate Fund to keep the Senate in 2024!
 
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Wisconsin

Milwaukee - ACLU of Wisconsin - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
 

Canvass

Appleton (Outagamie County) - WisDems - Thursday, March 30
Appleton (Outagamie County) - WisDems - Various Dates
Baraboo - WisDems - Various Dates
Beaver Dam - WisDems - Various Dates
Beloit - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Beloit - WisDems - Sunday, April 2
Beloit - WisDems - Monday, April 3
Beloit - WisDems - Tuesday, April 4
Burlington - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Chequamegon Bay - WisDems - Various Dates
Chilton - WisDems - Various Dates
Chippewa Falls - WisDems - Various Dates
Clark County - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Cottage Grove - WisDems - Various Dates
Cross Plains - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Darlington - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Monday, April 3
DeForest - Windsor - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Dodgeville - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Eau Claire - WisDems - Various Dates
Eau Claire (UWEC) - WisDems - Various Dates
Elkhorn (UW Whitewater) - WisDems - Various Dates
Elkhorn - Walworth Dems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Fitchburg - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Fond Du Lac - WisDems - Saturday, April 1, Sunday, April 2, and Tuesday, April 4
Fox Point - WisDems - Various Dates
Franklin - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Germantown - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Glendale - WisDems - Various Dates
Grafton - WisDems - Thursday, March 30, Monday, April 3, and Tuesday, April 4
Grafton - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Green Bay (Brown County) - WisDems - Various Dates
Green Bay (Brown County) - WisDems Latino Community - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Green Lake - WisDems - Various Dates
Greendale - WisDems - Various Dates
Greendale - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
GreenDale - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Hayward - WisDems - Various Dates
Hudson - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Hudson - WisDems - Various Dates
Janesville - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Janesville - WisDems - Sunday, April 2
Janesville - WisDems - Monday, April 3
Janesville - WisDems - Tuesday, April 4
Jefferson - Jefferson County Democrats - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Kenosha - WisDems - Various Dates
La Crosse - WisDems - Wednesday, March 29
La Crosse - WisDems - Various Dates
La Crosse (UW La Crosse) - WisDems - Various Dates
Ladysmith - WisDems - Various Dates
Madison - WisDems - Weekdays
Madison - WisDems Latino Community - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Madison - WisDems - Various Dates
Madison (Southwest) - WisDems - Wednesday, March 29
Madison (Northside / Northeast) - WisDems - Thursday, March 30
Madison (Isthmus) - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Madison (Isthmus) - WisDems - Monday, April 3 and Tuesday, April 4
Madison (South) - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Madison (Northside) - WisDems - Various Dates
Madison - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Madison (UW Madison) - WisDems - Various Dates
Madison (East Side) - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Madison (East Side) - WisDems - Sunday, April 2
Madison - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Madison - WisDems - Various Dates
Madison - WisDems - Monday, April 3 and Tuesday, April 4
Madison - WisDems - with Judge Janet Protasiewicz - Monday, April 3
Manitowoc - WisDems - Various Dates
Marshfield - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Marshfield - WisDems - Monday, April 3 and Tuesday, April 4
Mauston - WisDems - Various Dates
Menomonee - WisDems - Various Dates
Menomonee Falls - WisDems - Sunday, April 2
Menomonee Falls / Sussex - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Menomonee Falls / Sussex - WisDems - Monday, April 3
Menomonee Falls / Sussex - WisDems - Tuesday, April 4
Mequon - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Middleton - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Middleton - WisDems - Monday, April 3 and Tuesday, April 4
Milton - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Milwaukee - WisDems Black Community - Various Dates
Milwaukee - WisDems Latino Community - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Milwaukee - Riverwest / Harambee - WisDems - Various Dates
Milwaukee (Bay View) - WisDems - Various Dates
Milwaukee (Walkers Point) - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Milwaukee (Downtown) - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Monday, April 3
Milwaukee - WisDems - Various Dates
Milwaukee (UW-Milwaukee) - WisDems - Various Dates
Monona - WisDems - Various Dates
Monroe - WisDems - Various Dates
Mount Horeb - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Mount Pleasant - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Mount Pleasant - WisDems - Sunday, April 2
Mount Pleasant - WisDems - Monday, April 3
Muskego - WisDems - Sunday, April 2
Neenah-Menasha - WisDems - Various Dates
New Berlin - WisDems - Sunday, April 2
New Glarus - WisDems - Various Dates
Oconomowoc - Lake Country Democrats - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Oregon - WisDems - Wednesday, March 29, Thursday, March 30, and Friday, March 31
Oregon - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Oshkosh - WisDems - Various Dates
Oshkosh (UW Oshkosh) - WisDems - Various Dates
Platteville - WisDems - Various Dates
Port Washington - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Portage - WisDems - Various Dates
Portage - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Prairie du Chien - WisDems - Various Dates
Racine - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Racine - WisDems - Sunday, April 2
Racine - WisDems - Monday, April 3
Racine - WisDems - Tuesday, April 4
Rhinelander - WisDems - Various Dates
Rice Lake - WisDems - Various Dates
Richland Center - WisDems - Various Dates
River Falls - WisDems - Various Dates
Shawano - WisDems - Various Dates
Sheboygan - WisDems - Various Dates
Siren (Burnett County) - WisDems - Various Dates
Sparta - WisDems - Various Dates
St. Croix Falls - WisDems - Various Dates
Stevens Points - WisDems - Various Dates
Sturgeon Bay (Door County) - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 4
Sun Prairie - WisDems - Various Dates
Superior - WisDems - Various Dates
Verona - WisDems - Various Dates
Verona - John W. Duncan for Madison Common Council - Saturday, April 1
Viroqua (Vernon County) - WisDems - Friday, March 31
Viroqua - WisDems - Various Dates
Waukesha - WisDems - Saturday, April 1
Waukesha - WisDems - Sunday, April 2 and Monday, April 3
Waukesha - Progressive Victory - Sunday, April 2
Waukesha - WisDems - Monday, April 3
Waukesha - WisDems - Tuesday, April 4
Waunakee - WisDems - Various Dates
Wausau (Marathon County) - WisDems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Wausau - WisDems - Various Dates
Wauwatosa - WisDems - Various Dates
Wauwatosa (West Allis) - Various Dates
West Bend - WisDems - Various Dates
Whitewater - Walworth Dems - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
Whitefish Bay - WisDems - Saturday, April 1, Sunday, April 2, and Monday, April 3
Wisconsin Rapids - WisDems - Various Dates
 

Phone Bank from Home

Note the following are only a selection of available phone banks. Others can be found on our volunteer from home spreadsheet!
WisDems - Various Dates
WisDems - Various Dates
WisDems - Youth - Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2
WisDems - Sunday, April 2
WisDems and SwingLeft - Sunday, April 2
WisDems Latino Coalition - Tuesday, April 4
WisDems Black Community - Tuesday, April 4
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Sunday, April 2
NextGen America - Various Dates
 

Phone Bank from Home - Spanish

The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
The Democratic National Committee - Various Dates
 

Friend Bank from Home

WisDems - Thursday, March 30
Working Families Power - Various Dates
 

Text Bank from Home

All on the Line - Monday, April 3
NextGen America - Wednesday, March 29 and Tuesday, April 4
Stand Up America - Wednesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 30
Vote Riders - Thursday, March 30
Working Families Party - Tuesday, April 4
 

Voter Registration from Home

Phone Bank - Field Team 6 - Friday, March 31
Text Bank - Field Team 6 - Thursday, March 30 and Thursday, April 6
Text Bank - Field Team 6 - Sunday, April 2
Training - Field Team 6 - Saturday, April 8
 

Write Letters from Home

Vote Forward - Various Dates
 

Vote Tripling

Madison - MoveOn - Monday, April 3 and Tuesday, April 4
   
You can also find volunteer and donation links for the candidates in upcoming runoff and special elections listed below. Elections are sorted by date.
 
 

April 3rd

 
Tim Cox is running for Henderson, NV, City Council Seat 1. You can donate or sign up to volunteer on his website. Visit his Youtube channel, Facebook page, Twitter, and Instagram.
 

April 4th

 
Janet Protasiewicz is running for Wisconsin Supreme Court! Please donate to help her win! Sign up to volunteer! Visit her website, Facebook page, Twitter Feed, and Instagram!
 
Sara Geenen is running for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District 1. If you can, consider making a donation. Look at her website, Facebook page, and Twitter feed.
 
Jodi Habush Sinykin is running for Wisconsin Senate District 8. Please donate or volunteer to flip this seat! Visit her website, Facebook page, and Twitter feed.
 
Eric Genrich is running for mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. If you are able, please donate. Take a look at his website, Twitter, and Facebook.
 

May 16th

 
Donna Deegan is running for Jacksonville, Florida, Mayor. Help her flip the largest city that currently has a Republican Mayor! Please donate or volunteer! Visit her website, Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, and Tik Tok.
 
Joshua Hicks is running for Jacksonville, FL, City Council At Large Seat 2. Sign up to volunteer or donate. Take a look at his website, Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube Channel!
 
Charles Garrison is running for Jacksonville, FL, City Council At Large Seat 5. Please volunteer or donate. Check out his web page, Facebook, Twitter Feed, Instagram, and Youtube.
 
Tyrona Clark-Murray is running for Jacksonville, FL, City Council Seat 9. You can donate, visit her website and Facebook.
 
Ramon Day is running for Jacksonville, FL, City Council Seat 11. You can donate, volunteer, and check out his website.
 
Joyce Morgan is running for Duval County, FL, Property Appraiser. Please donate, and visit her website and Facebook.
 
Rahman Johnson is running for Jacksonville, FL, City Council Seat 14. Visit his Instagram or donate.
 
Marc Plamondon is running for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough County District 3, Nashua Ward 4. Please donate and sign up to canvass! Visit his Facebook page and Instagram.
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2023.03.29 15:24 Stunning-Practice160 Highest send I’ve ever seen in the Final 4

Highest send I’ve ever seen in the Final 4
Im jealous of the coach who lead this team as a 14 seed!
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2023.03.29 15:22 killo508 DNA test of a Kheshgi Indian. Looks like a brit snuck his way in 😔

DNA test of a Kheshgi Indian. Looks like a brit snuck his way in 😔 submitted by killo508 to AskCentralAsia [link] [comments]

2023.03.29 15:21 OGGMAdventures Month 3: Day 29 Room 29. Tree level 1: Out of the way chamber

Features: Entrance to the south. Out of the way room at the end of a long hall. A faded tapestry depicting a large ape attacking a city hangs on the west wall
There is nothing hiding behind it.
Empty room
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2023.03.29 15:12 BwillD01 Accident on 70W bound. Seems to be effecting E bound too.

Accident on 70W bound. Seems to be effecting E bound too. submitted by BwillD01 to Columbus [link] [comments]

2023.03.29 15:12 autotldr Ukraine's Zelenskyy, with an eye on the West, warns of perils of allowing Russia any battlefield victory

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 65%. (I'm a bot)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that if Russia manages to capture the town at the center of what's been the longest and, by most accounts, the bloodiest battle of Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine, it could doom his country's chances of preventing Moscow from redrawing the border of democratic Eastern Europe by force.
Speaking with The Associated Press, Zelenskyy said that if Bakhmut were to fall, Putin could "Sell this victory to the West, to his society, to China, to Iran," as leverage to push for a ceasefire deal that would see Ukraine agree to give up territory.
Zelenskyy knows the West's support is dependent on political leaders from Washington to Berlin continuing to accept his assertion - voiced to CBS News even before last year's invasion - that Russia's attack on Ukraine is also a direct threat to the entire democratic Western world.
While Russian forces have pushed that line to carve into Ukrainian territory near Bakhmut in the south, further north, around Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv, Ukraine's forces pushed the invaders back onto Russian soil after their quick advance early in the war.
The soldiers were optimistic that with an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive this spring, Ukraine will win the war, and their country and the line they're holding will continue to stand as a shield for democracy around the world.
Ukraine leader warns if Putin can claim a win, he will "Push, push, push".
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2023.03.29 15:11 Quant2011 The West cannot win in commodities or precious metals with the East: will they try to dominate the world in semiconductors?

Some facts:
Point being, the above Anglo-Saxon Alliance cannot win any potential war involving base or precious metals. But - they totally dominate global production of semiconductors. I think this is the factor missed by most economists, as there was no semicond. industry before 1970.
In short: commodities are Achilles heel of the West
but
Semiconductors (and most other high tech toys) are Achilles heel of the : Middle East, India, Russia, LatinAm, Africa, Turkey, South East Asia.
The thing is, you cant support nations of the West with semicond exports alone. In fact, the market size of it is only $570B - less than coffee market! So in this battle, i think East has better cards, whats your take?
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2023.03.29 15:01 anathebelle Prompt: [F4M] Welcome to the Lavender Salon

The building is just another beautiful house in the suburbs, perhaps not what you were expecting, but then businesses like this were to be expected once the laws changed. Still, as you step out of your car its undeniable how the white façade and glass doors look like every other spa and salon in the area – with polished stones atop gravel leading you to the front entrance, flowers, a koi pond.
Stepping through the doors you enter a luxurious lounge with eggshell walls, modern couches, and huge glass windows that look out onto the serene gardens. The only pop of colour is a lavender wall behind the reception, adorned by a signed in ornate polish steel lettering that reads The Lavender Salon. But what’s even more eye-catching is the petite brunette sitting behind the reception with the beaming smile.
“Hi! Do you have an appointment?” she says in a chirpy tone and a huge, warm smile. Her long hair is pulled into a high, dead-straight ponytail and she’s wearing a white, tight-fitting masseuses tunic. Her nails are long and, you guessed it, polished white.
“Um, no booking,” you reply, before handing her the card. “But, I do have a gift certificate.”
“Oh, not a problem at all, I’m sure we have some vacancies. Let’s see here…” she says, checking the card and entering the serial number on the iMac in front of her. “Perfect, that’s one session. Have you visited us before?”
You shake your head. “No… I’ve never been to a… place like this before.”
Her eyes go wide, lighting up and her lips pull into a devilish smirk. “Well…” she says, before slowly standing up. You realize that her tunic is skin-tight and short enough to show of her long, bare legs. Even in heels, she still tiny. “My name is Ariana and let me be the first one to welcome you to Lavender, the premier blowjob salon in the city. As this is your first visit, I’d love to run your though our services. Why don’t you have a seat right there? Can I get you a drink? Coffee, champagne?”
“Some water?” you say, following her outstretched hand towards one of the plush sofas.
“Of course.” She disappears for a second, before returning with a chilled bottle of Perrier and a iced glass on a silver platter, which places on the glass coffee table in-front of you. She turns and skips to the reception desk, glancing back over her shoulder at you with a giggle, before she grabs an iPad and returns to sit on the edge of the adjacent sofa.
“So, our salon strives to offer the highest quality of personal attention. We cater to every taste and every blowjob fantasy our clients might have. Lavender girls are experts in the art of fellatio – your desire, is their pleasure…” She looks up from the iPad and leans in a little, her tone getting softer. “To be honest with you, these girls are here because they love what they do, that’s what separates us from the competition.”
“And unlike our competition,” she goes on. “We charge a flat rate per session, all inclusive. That’s one hour a session. Any longer automatically activates a second session – not that we have had anyone last longer than an hour, right!” She giggles, before swiping on the iPad. “Anyway, while you can come in for a single session, we have several options for a monthly membership in case you want to come in a couple of times a week… or every day. The Premium Membership allows you to come in as much as you like, and it also has the special feature of allowing you to message the girls via our app. We also offer group specials… bachelor parties and such, you know?”
“Speaking of our app, this is the best way to use our service. Here you can see which girls are available, check for any updates or specials, we have events several times a month too, and you can make your booking of course and other things like request outfits” she explains, glancing up with a smile. She stands and moves to your couch, sitting down beside you. She holds the iPad so you both can see. She smells like vanilla.
“Here is the fun part,” she says. On the screen is an image carousel of gorgeous woman, yet the pictures are tasteful – a smiling headshot and a posed full-body shot for each girl. “Here is where you pick your fellatrix. We currently have fourteen girls on staff, including yours truly,” she says with a pouty smirk. “However, as you don’t have a booking, there are currently XX girls available. You’ll see each girl has a star rating. It’s like Uber, you know? And once you are a member, you’ll get one too. So… why don’t you take this and see if who catches your eye, and I’ll get you set up on our system in the meantime?”
“Thank you,” you reply as she hands you the iPad and slowly rises to her feet. You watch her walk away, noticing the length of that tiny little tunic again. It barely covers her butchers. You take a breath and look back at the iPad. You see the row of images for the girls marked as available and click on the first one.
Nicole
Star rating: 4.83
Age: 26
For big boob lovers! Nicole is a busty brunette with green eyes, and tanned, silky skin. She is fun and sexy, and the type of girl that would get along with all your friends. One of our most skilled ladies, Nicole knows her way around a big member. You’ll melt when she wraps her big, perfectly round breasts around you and goes to town. Our resident size-queen, she loves big cocks because it lets her pull out her signature move: the tit-job/blowjob combo. Bliss!
Specialty: Titty-Fucking Fun!
Likes: Big cocks & Facials
Kylie
Star rating: 4.76
Age: 22
The sweetest girl you’ll ever meet. The curvy, blue-eyed, platinum-blonde is a preacher’s daughter and knows all about manners – please and thank you! Her curves are all natural and loves getting her pillowy breasts out. She might giggle and blush but, trust us, she loves nothing more than a big mouthful. Whisper naughty nothings to her and she will be your sweetheart forever.
Specialty: Cuteness overload!
Likes: Head pats
Lana
Star rating: 4.99
Age: 37
You know the fit girl in the gym, usually on the treadmill with the tight booty and bouncing ponytail? That’s our Lana. Petite and toned, there is not an ounce of body-fat her body. With dark hair, dark eyes, and plush lips, our resident yummy mummy means business. Don’t let her size fool you, Lana could crack a walnut between her thighs, so hold tight because once she starts, there’s no stopping her. Forget all you know about MILFS.
Specialty: Stamina and speed!
Likes: Protein
Alexis
Star rating: 4.54
Age: 19
Former Cheerleader and the newest Levander girl, Alexis is bubbly and bratty and has no gag reflex. Seriously, none – we checked. With her banging body, honey-blonde hair and love of shiny things, you might think she would be spending more time on Instagram than working at our humble salon, and you’d be right… did we mention she has no gag reflex? So, if you can handle her spicy attitude, you can find out why she was the most popular girl in her high school. Seriously, can someone shut this girl up?
Specialty: Deepthroating, like… duh!
Likes: Getting spoiled
Jade
Star rating: 4.90
Age:29
Exotic, luxurious, sultry… these are the words we would use to describe Jade. With a mixture of Colombian and Russian heritage, Jade is raven-haired, caramel-skinned beauty with brown eyes and a sensual mouth. But her gorgeous looks and South American booty are not the only thing Jade has going for her – she has serious skills at making toes curl. Oh, and she has a really long tongue, so use your imagination.
Specialty: The longest tongue in the West
Likes: Ass play
Hey guys,
Hope you liked my prompt… it blew up a bit and took way longer than I expected, but I think this could be fun. So, let’s say after weed became legal, sex work followed shortly thereafter and some kind friend gave you a gift certificate to this lovely and very professional establishment.
So, anyone strike your fancy?
Ariana is working front desk today, so I’m afraid she is not available. But if we click as roleplay partners and we get stuck in, I’m sure you will get a chance to unlock more girls. But for now, whoever you pick, I’ll play in first-person and if we do continue, I can switch characters later. We can play around with it and have some fun. Also, there is an option to book two girls on the app, or more, and you can add another during a session… for a higher price of course. Did Ariana mention that?
So, is it all blowjobs? Well, that’s the business model, that’s what pay for and that’s what you can expect. That’s what the girls are paid for, but let’s see how you get along with them. The girls are different and like different things, so… use your imagination. Tips not included.
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2023.03.29 14:54 Tripbeamca Top 5 adventure hotspots in India to fill your soul with this 2023

Top 5 adventure hotspots in India to fill your soul with this 2023
India is a land of diverse landscapes & cultures and it offers a wide range of adventure activities for thrill seekers. Whether you’re looking to go trekking, skiing, or paragliding there’s something for everyone. With the winter season upon us now is the perfect time to plan an adventure-filled trip to some of the most breathtaking destinations across the country. Here are the top 5 destinations with the best travel deals online to visit during the winter this year.
  1. Auli, Uttarkhand
Known as the skiing capital of india, Auli is a popular skiing destination among domestic & international tourists booking flight tickets to India coming for skiing & snowboarding. The snow-covered slopes & stunning mountain views make it an unforgettable experience. This captivating hill station is nested in the foothills of Nanda Devi, Uttarkhand. Surrounded by Confireous & oak forests this scenic picturesque is a perfect winter getaway.
It is also a gateway for Valleys of Flowers National Park, including the Hemkund sahib Gurudwara & famous tourist destinations like Pangerchulla Summit, Tapovan, Gorson Bugyal, Munsiyari & Mundali. With such fascinating beauty & lush greenery all around, no one could plan to travel back home.
The best time for skiing & winter sports enthusiasts is January To March & for nature lovers, the perfect season is between October to March.
  1. Andaman & Nicober
Andamans – A mesmerizing island surrounded by heart-throbbing beaches, perfect nature hotspots & amazing water sports thrillers. It is a wonderful place for nature enthusiasts too. Many nature reserves on the Islands are home to gorgeous animals and birds; in fact, the Islands are well-known as a bird viewing destination. These beautiful grassland-covered islands are home to roughly 270 kinds of birds, including 14 endemics and Nicobar Pigeons, the islands’ most popular and most observed birds. Another reason to love Andamans is the multiple water sports activities like Scuba Diving & jet ki riding which are quite popular among tourists coming to goa by selecting the best travel deals online. There is no greater adventure than Scuba diving in Andamans. Your mind will be fascinated with colorful fishes, astonishing coral reefs & alluring marine life. Other numerous fun activities include trekking, game fishing, bird watching, jet ski riding & much more. The best time to nestle in the lap of nature & enjoy amazing water thriller activities is between October & May.
  1. Goa
Goa, located on India’s west coast, is one of the most beautiful states in the country. Formerly a Portuguese colony, it has palm-fringed beaches, kilometers of golden sands, lush green countryside, a wonderful mosaic of cultural heritage, magnificent churches, temples, forts, and monuments, and a unique cultural synthesis of east and west. Goa, with its tropical environment, is a year-round tourist attraction. Goa is a cultural treasure trove of music, dances, and art forms that can be appreciated during local festivals and celebrations. Wildlife sanctuaries can be visited by animal lovers. As the saying goes ‘Goa never stops partying’. The Dudhsagar waterfalls, which cascade from a dizzying height, are a must-see. Other fascinating aspects of Goa include spice farms, old heritage Portuguese villas, churches, temples, and architecture. Goa’s diverse experiences promise to make domestic and international holiday packages vacation one to remember.
  1. Kovalam
The well-known Kovalam beach is comprised of three nearby crescent-shaped beaches. Kovalam is the talk of the town since the 1930s, travelers have made it their favorite hangout. A large rock outcropping on the shore has formed a stunning harbor with calm seas perfect for swimming.
This beach provides a wide range of leisure activities. Some of them include swimming, sailing on a catamaran, special cultural programs, herbal body toning massages, and sunbathing. The slight blush of a coppery tan on the skin can be seen within minutes thanks to how quickly the tropical sun reacts. A series of affordable bungalows are part of the beach complex. The nearest airport to Kovalam for travel enthusiasts booking cheap flight tickets to India is Thiruvandrum Airport, which is just 10 km away.
  1. Spiti Valley
Spiti tucked away in an inviting blanket of earthly glory, is a heavenly gateway for those seeking solitude in the bliss of nature. Because of its captivating beauty and pristine environment, Lahaul-Spiti tourism attracts thousands of visitors each year with the best travel deals online. Spiti is bordered by Ladakh on the north, Tibet on the east, Kinnaur on the south, and the Kullu valley on the north. Read More
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2023.03.29 14:53 LordTathamet SOULBLIGHT - A SHADOWDARK SETTING IN THE DESERT KINGDOM OF LOTHORIAN

SOULBLIGHT - A SHADOWDARK SETTING IN THE DESERT KINGDOM OF LOTHORIAN
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The sigil of Rana, the Three-Eyed Witch, burning brightly from the top of her wandering tower.
Seven sundered, struck deep down into the darkest depths of the earth.
Corruption festering forth from the caverns and gulches that have become their tomb, drawing the blackened hearts of monsters and men alike, to worship at their corpses. Blasphemous influence roused the sleepers, and from it sprang the Soulblight, that ravaged the kingdom above, warping the innocents’ body and mind ‘til they are as one of the Accursed.
Then one day, a Three-Eyed Witch arrived at the court of King Jedovid in smoke and a shower of light and she pointed a crooked finger at his face and cackled this oracle:
“Seven sleepers dream nightmares for the living, and though they are wreathed not in gold or jewels, each alone is a sovereign far greater than you. But the plight they bring shall be your cure as well. Though dead they lie, their hearts still beat and their blood remains potent. In the blood, you’ll find your cure. Seek their tombs in the Shadowdark, deep below, and you may yet save your tarnished land.”
WHAT IS SOULBLIGHT?
Soulblight is, and I may say so with no small amount of pride, the first third-party setting devised for Shadowdark RPG - cooked up in a fever haze from dark dreams, sword-and-sorcery tropes of decadent and crumbling realms, desert kingdoms and cultures, the rise and fall of empires and the dungeon itself coming to embrace the lands above.
Soulblight is also the moniker given to the arcane plague that ravages the kingdom of Lothorian, spawned from the Sins of seven powerful beings, Sovereign from the laws of gods and men, once slain only to rise again to spread and conquer and devour. In their Shadowdarks below the earth, their tombs reside. Glory to you, Crawler, who manages to best them in their domains of power. Glory and Gold, that which every Crawler seeks. Gold and Glory, which the Shadowdark will gift you...
WHAT IS IN SOULBLIGHT?
The Soulblight setting features seven fleshed out and unique regions of the Kingdom of Lothorian, each with its own locations, histories, peoples, conflicts, hooks and factions and its own Sovereign of history past.
It features two new classes, the Red Monk and the Occultist, as well as unique rules for Holidays in Shadowdark RPG, diseases, thirst mechanics and the titular Soulblight, which may mark and mutate the characters just like anyone else in the kingdom - as well as a way to cleanse it, beyond the slaying of the Sovereign that spawned it.
Further, over a 100 new monsters are added to Shadowdark's existing bestiary, with more to be added with every publication, as well as new magical items, new spells in the form of the Blood Rites and the Hexes, which draw from the power of the Chasm, that ancient-most pregenitor of the Sovereign realms and true source of the Soulblight.
WHAT ELSE IS THERE?
In addition to the core setting book, there exist two supplements which focus on adding a total of 14 new classes and over 60 new spells to the game: CHAMPIONS OF LOTHORIAN and VAGRANTS AND VAGABONDS. In BLADES, GUTS AND GOLD, you may find my rulings for Followers and Retainers for Shadowdark PCs, inspired by OD&D, but also meant to offer a distinct and Shadowdark-y flair to the concept of having a group of meatshields around to follow you into the darkest depths of the dungeon.
Last, but not least, there are the INDIGO OUTPOST FEUILLETONS, which focus on expanding the individual regions of the setting, offering more insight into their histories and locations. They also offer new adventuring gear, ecologies of interesting monsters and places, as well as adventure hooks and bounties to collect. Currently, Issue I and II are out and focus on the Lothor Desert and the city of Cathedra, respectively.
WHAT ELSE WILL THERE BE? Currently, I am working on the Third Issue of the Indigo Outpost Feuilleton, which will offer an even greater insight into the Jungles of Sur, as well as the first big "official" dungeon/adventure of the setting: THE PALE CITY, a delve into the ruined city of a vampiric people that has recently awoken to feed on the world once again...
Beyond that, there will be THE DEPTHS OF YAGIL, a first megadungeon set beneath the Blue Glades of Lothorian.
Finally, Lothorian is not the only realm beset by the dark blight - to the north, east, west and south, there exist four more realms for which each I will create another core book and expand upon as I did for Lothorian, each with its own soul-blighted Sovereign and different sword-and-sorcery feel:
Cold, dark RAVIA to the North.
The Island Tyranny of Amrys to the West.
To the South, Gilt, city of thieves, lies and larceny.
And the fiery home of Xerxes beyond the mist-realm of Mar to the East.
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Lothorian calls. Will you answer its call?
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Happy Crawling!
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2023.03.29 14:52 MightBeneficial3302 Tinka Resources Production Moving Forward at Ayawilca (TSXV:TK) (OTCMKTS:TKRFF)

Tinka Resources Production Moving Forward at Ayawilca (TSXV:TK) (OTCMKTS:TKRFF)
Since initiating its 2022-2023 drill program Vancouver-based exploration and development company, Tinka Resources (TSX-V: TK), has completed 7,000 metres (across 21 holes) The Project of the 11,000-metre resource definition-expansion drill program is located 200 km northeast of Lima.
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On Monday, the Company announced exceptional drilling results in the South Ayawilca region. Go to the Company’s Monday March 6th Press Release for extensive results.
Key highlights of recent South Ayawilca drill holes
  • Hole A23-212:
  • 145.2 metres at 10.9% zinc from 158.2 metres depth, including:
  • 29.3 metres at 20.2% zinc from 158.2 metres depth, and
  • Hole A22-208:
  • 4.6 metres at 32.4% zinc from 105.2 metres depth; and
  • 9.9 metres at 9.7% zinc from 142.1 metres depth; and
  • Hole A22-206:
  • 37.8 metres at 10.5% zinc from 153.5 metres depth, including:
  • 23.4 metres at 15.2% zinc from 168.0 metres depth
  • Hole A23-215:
    • 5.2 metres at 11.2% zinc from 144.4 metres depth; and
    • 4.1 metres at 33.6% zinc from 190.0 metres depth have results pending.
True thicknesses of the mineralized intercepts are estimated to be at least 70% of the downhole thicknesses.
In depth drill results and discussion are available in Tinka’s Monday March 6th Press Release
Dr. Graham Carman, Tinka’s President, and CEO stated: “Hole A23-212 is without doubt, Tinka’s best hole at Ayawilca in terms of thickness and grade of the zinc mineralization. The hole intercepted a continuous zone of massive sulphide mineralization grading 11% zinc over an interpreted true thickness of approximately 100 metres. Next steps for the project, following completion of the drill program, include an update of the mineral resource estimates and the evaluation of alternatives to fast track Ayawilca towards development.”
Ayawilca has the potential to become the largest primary zinc producer in South America and one of the top 10 zinc producers globally, according to a preliminary economic assessment from October 14, 2021.
The latest drill results shared in a January 24 news release come from the West Ayawilca area of the project. Highlights include hole A22-207, which returned 6.77% zinc, 21 g/t silver, and 0.33% lead over 132.5 metres starting from 193.9 metres, including 11.48% zinc, 39 g/t silver, and 0.57% lead over 45.2 metres. This hole was designed to follow up on A22-200, which returned 12% zinc over 44.9 metres and remains one of the best intercepts drilled in this zone.
Another hole, A22-203, returned 8.27% zinc over 49.8 metres starting from 186.8 metres downhole.
“These new drill results from West Ayawilca add to the confidence in our geological model and reaffirm the zinc grades within the limestones,” commented President and CEO Dr. Graham Carman in a news release. “The grade of the zinc mineralization is consistently high both within the basal limestone replacement zones and the overlying breccia‐hosted sulphide bodies…Several additional holes will further test the vertical and horizontal extents of the breccia‐hosted mineralization.”
Tinka previously reported drill results for hole A22-202 that intersected 20% zinc over 38.9 metres from 170.5 metres, including 42% zinc over 10.4 metres from 193.3 metres. Dr. Carman described this intercept as a “potential game changer” for the Ayawilca project, which hosts one of the most significant zinc-silver resources held by a junior company.
Based on a mineral resource estimate from August 2021, the project’s Zinc Zone holds indicated mineral resources of 19 million tonnes grading 7.15% zinc, 16.8 g/t silver, and 0.2% lead. Inferred mineral resources add 47.9 million tonnes grading 5.4% zinc, 20 g/t silver, and 0.4% lead. In addition, the Tin Zone has an estimated 8.4 million tonnes of inferred resources grading 1% tin.
Tinka is working on completing its drill program at Ayawilca, which is scheduled progress until April 2023. With two drill rigs on site – one at Ayawilca West and another at South Ayawilca – the project is being advanced with funding from a private placement that closed last year.
The company announced in May that it had raised $11.12 million in aggregate gross proceeds. Tinka issued more than 50 million common shares at $0.22 each. Nexa Resources, currently the largest zinc producer in Latin America, took part and now owns 18.2% of Tinka. Compañia de Minas Buenaventura SAA also participated and held 19.3% of the company’s outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis.
Production at the Zinc Zone is expected to start in 2025. The underground mine is projected to have a 14.4-year mine life, producing 43.5 million tonnes at an average rate of 8,500 tonnes per day and a grade of 5.56% zinc, 14.5 g/t silver, and 0.20% lead.
With much upside production potential at Ayawilca, Tinka will undoubtedly help fulfill the growing demand for zinc, which has been identified as a critical mineral throughout North America.
Zinc is vital in keeping people healthy and achieving a low-carbon future. The metal is used in many sunscreens as it shields our skin from the sun’s UV rays. It is also used to coat structural materials, such as iron and steel, to protect cars, buildings, and solar panels from rust. The eco-friendly metal is 100% recyclable, and zinc’s lower melting point allows less energy to be used in its production than other metals, such as copper.
Moreover, according to an article published by Future Market Insights, the global zinc oxide market is expected to reach US$7.3 billion by 2032, with a compounded annual growth rate of 6.4% from 2022 to 2032.
Tinka has designed a mine plan to minimize its environmental impact in preparation for future production. The company will use 40% of the tailings as underground backfill and dry stack tailings and use 100% of the waste rock.
In addition to implementing sustainable mining practices, Tinka is committed to maintaining positive relationships with its stakeholders and community partners. For the past ten years, the company has supported three rural communities near its Ayawilca project. Tinka invests in the health, employment, training, and education of San Pedro de Pillao, San Juan de Yanacocha, and Huarautambo communities. The company hopes its initiative will help generate economic growth in these communities.
Tinka also owns 100% of its Silvia project, actively exploring copper‐gold skarn mineral deposits. The 295-sq-km property was acquired in 2021 from BHP Peru and is owned by Tinka’s subsidiary, Darwin Peru SAC.
A trench sample from Silvia returned 46 metres grading 1.9 g/t gold and 0.8% copper, including 6 metres grading 12.8 g/t gold and 2.7% copper.
The project, for which a drilling permit is still pending, sits adjacent to Ayawilca and 80 km south of Antamina mine, one of the largest copper mines in Peru. The country ranks as the world’s second-largest copper producer after Chile, producing 2.2 million metric tonnes of metal in 2021.
With multiple projects strategically placed in a central mining hub, Tinka has the potential to make significant discoveries and continue returning impressive results.
Follow Tinka’s latest activities by subscribing to the Company’s email list.
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2023.03.29 14:51 MightBeneficial3302 Tinka Resources Production Moving Forward at Ayawilca (TSXV:TK) (OTCMKTS:TKRFF)

Tinka Resources Production Moving Forward at Ayawilca (TSXV:TK) (OTCMKTS:TKRFF)
Since initiating its 2022-2023 drill program Vancouver-based exploration and development company, Tinka Resources (TSX-V: TK), has completed 7,000 metres (across 21 holes) The Project of the 11,000-metre resource definition-expansion drill program is located 200 km northeast of Lima.
https://preview.redd.it/l81os4xbdoqa1.png?width=457&format=png&auto=webp&s=7430a38e6e53826a7fcd50e6750282fbba08636c
On Monday, the Company announced exceptional drilling results in the South Ayawilca region. Go to the Company’s Monday March 6th Press Release for extensive results.
Key highlights of recent South Ayawilca drill holes
  • Hole A23-212:
  • 145.2 metres at 10.9% zinc from 158.2 metres depth, including:
  • 29.3 metres at 20.2% zinc from 158.2 metres depth, and
  • Hole A22-208:
  • 4.6 metres at 32.4% zinc from 105.2 metres depth; and
  • 9.9 metres at 9.7% zinc from 142.1 metres depth; and
  • Hole A22-206:
  • 37.8 metres at 10.5% zinc from 153.5 metres depth, including:
  • 23.4 metres at 15.2% zinc from 168.0 metres depth
  • Hole A23-215:
    • 5.2 metres at 11.2% zinc from 144.4 metres depth; and
    • 4.1 metres at 33.6% zinc from 190.0 metres depth have results pending.
True thicknesses of the mineralized intercepts are estimated to be at least 70% of the downhole thicknesses.
In depth drill results and discussion are available in Tinka’s Monday March 6th Press Release
Dr. Graham Carman, Tinka’s President, and CEO stated: “Hole A23-212 is without doubt, Tinka’s best hole at Ayawilca in terms of thickness and grade of the zinc mineralization. The hole intercepted a continuous zone of massive sulphide mineralization grading 11% zinc over an interpreted true thickness of approximately 100 metres. Next steps for the project, following completion of the drill program, include an update of the mineral resource estimates and the evaluation of alternatives to fast track Ayawilca towards development.”
Ayawilca has the potential to become the largest primary zinc producer in South America and one of the top 10 zinc producers globally, according to a preliminary economic assessment from October 14, 2021.
The latest drill results shared in a January 24 news release come from the West Ayawilca area of the project. Highlights include hole A22-207, which returned 6.77% zinc, 21 g/t silver, and 0.33% lead over 132.5 metres starting from 193.9 metres, including 11.48% zinc, 39 g/t silver, and 0.57% lead over 45.2 metres. This hole was designed to follow up on A22-200, which returned 12% zinc over 44.9 metres and remains one of the best intercepts drilled in this zone.
Another hole, A22-203, returned 8.27% zinc over 49.8 metres starting from 186.8 metres downhole.
“These new drill results from West Ayawilca add to the confidence in our geological model and reaffirm the zinc grades within the limestones,” commented President and CEO Dr. Graham Carman in a news release. “The grade of the zinc mineralization is consistently high both within the basal limestone replacement zones and the overlying breccia‐hosted sulphide bodies…Several additional holes will further test the vertical and horizontal extents of the breccia‐hosted mineralization.”
Tinka previously reported drill results for hole A22-202 that intersected 20% zinc over 38.9 metres from 170.5 metres, including 42% zinc over 10.4 metres from 193.3 metres. Dr. Carman described this intercept as a “potential game changer” for the Ayawilca project, which hosts one of the most significant zinc-silver resources held by a junior company.
Based on a mineral resource estimate from August 2021, the project’s Zinc Zone holds indicated mineral resources of 19 million tonnes grading 7.15% zinc, 16.8 g/t silver, and 0.2% lead. Inferred mineral resources add 47.9 million tonnes grading 5.4% zinc, 20 g/t silver, and 0.4% lead. In addition, the Tin Zone has an estimated 8.4 million tonnes of inferred resources grading 1% tin.
Tinka is working on completing its drill program at Ayawilca, which is scheduled progress until April 2023. With two drill rigs on site – one at Ayawilca West and another at South Ayawilca – the project is being advanced with funding from a private placement that closed last year.
The company announced in May that it had raised $11.12 million in aggregate gross proceeds. Tinka issued more than 50 million common shares at $0.22 each. Nexa Resources, currently the largest zinc producer in Latin America, took part and now owns 18.2% of Tinka. Compañia de Minas Buenaventura SAA also participated and held 19.3% of the company’s outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis.
Production at the Zinc Zone is expected to start in 2025. The underground mine is projected to have a 14.4-year mine life, producing 43.5 million tonnes at an average rate of 8,500 tonnes per day and a grade of 5.56% zinc, 14.5 g/t silver, and 0.20% lead.
With much upside production potential at Ayawilca, Tinka will undoubtedly help fulfill the growing demand for zinc, which has been identified as a critical mineral throughout North America.
Zinc is vital in keeping people healthy and achieving a low-carbon future. The metal is used in many sunscreens as it shields our skin from the sun’s UV rays. It is also used to coat structural materials, such as iron and steel, to protect cars, buildings, and solar panels from rust. The eco-friendly metal is 100% recyclable, and zinc’s lower melting point allows less energy to be used in its production than other metals, such as copper.
Moreover, according to an article published by Future Market Insights, the global zinc oxide market is expected to reach US$7.3 billion by 2032, with a compounded annual growth rate of 6.4% from 2022 to 2032.
Tinka has designed a mine plan to minimize its environmental impact in preparation for future production. The company will use 40% of the tailings as underground backfill and dry stack tailings and use 100% of the waste rock.
In addition to implementing sustainable mining practices, Tinka is committed to maintaining positive relationships with its stakeholders and community partners. For the past ten years, the company has supported three rural communities near its Ayawilca project. Tinka invests in the health, employment, training, and education of San Pedro de Pillao, San Juan de Yanacocha, and Huarautambo communities. The company hopes its initiative will help generate economic growth in these communities.
Tinka also owns 100% of its Silvia project, actively exploring copper‐gold skarn mineral deposits. The 295-sq-km property was acquired in 2021 from BHP Peru and is owned by Tinka’s subsidiary, Darwin Peru SAC.
A trench sample from Silvia returned 46 metres grading 1.9 g/t gold and 0.8% copper, including 6 metres grading 12.8 g/t gold and 2.7% copper.
The project, for which a drilling permit is still pending, sits adjacent to Ayawilca and 80 km south of Antamina mine, one of the largest copper mines in Peru. The country ranks as the world’s second-largest copper producer after Chile, producing 2.2 million metric tonnes of metal in 2021.
With multiple projects strategically placed in a central mining hub, Tinka has the potential to make significant discoveries and continue returning impressive results.
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2023.03.29 14:51 MightBeneficial3302 Tinka Resources Production Moving Forward at Ayawilca (TSXV:TK) (OTCMKTS:TKRFF)

Tinka Resources Production Moving Forward at Ayawilca (TSXV:TK) (OTCMKTS:TKRFF)
Since initiating its 2022-2023 drill program Vancouver-based exploration and development company, Tinka Resources (TSX-V: TK), has completed 7,000 metres (across 21 holes) The Project of the 11,000-metre resource definition-expansion drill program is located 200 km northeast of Lima.
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On Monday, the Company announced exceptional drilling results in the South Ayawilca region. Go to the Company’s Monday March 6th Press Release for extensive results.
Key highlights of recent South Ayawilca drill holes
  • Hole A23-212:
  • 145.2 metres at 10.9% zinc from 158.2 metres depth, including:
  • 29.3 metres at 20.2% zinc from 158.2 metres depth, and
  • Hole A22-208:
  • 4.6 metres at 32.4% zinc from 105.2 metres depth; and
  • 9.9 metres at 9.7% zinc from 142.1 metres depth; and
  • Hole A22-206:
  • 37.8 metres at 10.5% zinc from 153.5 metres depth, including:
  • 23.4 metres at 15.2% zinc from 168.0 metres depth
  • Hole A23-215:
    • 5.2 metres at 11.2% zinc from 144.4 metres depth; and
    • 4.1 metres at 33.6% zinc from 190.0 metres depth have results pending.
True thicknesses of the mineralized intercepts are estimated to be at least 70% of the downhole thicknesses.
In depth drill results and discussion are available in Tinka’s Monday March 6th Press Release
Dr. Graham Carman, Tinka’s President, and CEO stated: “Hole A23-212 is without doubt, Tinka’s best hole at Ayawilca in terms of thickness and grade of the zinc mineralization. The hole intercepted a continuous zone of massive sulphide mineralization grading 11% zinc over an interpreted true thickness of approximately 100 metres. Next steps for the project, following completion of the drill program, include an update of the mineral resource estimates and the evaluation of alternatives to fast track Ayawilca towards development.”
Ayawilca has the potential to become the largest primary zinc producer in South America and one of the top 10 zinc producers globally, according to a preliminary economic assessment from October 14, 2021.
The latest drill results shared in a January 24 news release come from the West Ayawilca area of the project. Highlights include hole A22-207, which returned 6.77% zinc, 21 g/t silver, and 0.33% lead over 132.5 metres starting from 193.9 metres, including 11.48% zinc, 39 g/t silver, and 0.57% lead over 45.2 metres. This hole was designed to follow up on A22-200, which returned 12% zinc over 44.9 metres and remains one of the best intercepts drilled in this zone.
Another hole, A22-203, returned 8.27% zinc over 49.8 metres starting from 186.8 metres downhole.
“These new drill results from West Ayawilca add to the confidence in our geological model and reaffirm the zinc grades within the limestones,” commented President and CEO Dr. Graham Carman in a news release. “The grade of the zinc mineralization is consistently high both within the basal limestone replacement zones and the overlying breccia‐hosted sulphide bodies…Several additional holes will further test the vertical and horizontal extents of the breccia‐hosted mineralization.”
Tinka previously reported drill results for hole A22-202 that intersected 20% zinc over 38.9 metres from 170.5 metres, including 42% zinc over 10.4 metres from 193.3 metres. Dr. Carman described this intercept as a “potential game changer” for the Ayawilca project, which hosts one of the most significant zinc-silver resources held by a junior company.
Based on a mineral resource estimate from August 2021, the project’s Zinc Zone holds indicated mineral resources of 19 million tonnes grading 7.15% zinc, 16.8 g/t silver, and 0.2% lead. Inferred mineral resources add 47.9 million tonnes grading 5.4% zinc, 20 g/t silver, and 0.4% lead. In addition, the Tin Zone has an estimated 8.4 million tonnes of inferred resources grading 1% tin.
Tinka is working on completing its drill program at Ayawilca, which is scheduled progress until April 2023. With two drill rigs on site – one at Ayawilca West and another at South Ayawilca – the project is being advanced with funding from a private placement that closed last year.
The company announced in May that it had raised $11.12 million in aggregate gross proceeds. Tinka issued more than 50 million common shares at $0.22 each. Nexa Resources, currently the largest zinc producer in Latin America, took part and now owns 18.2% of Tinka. Compañia de Minas Buenaventura SAA also participated and held 19.3% of the company’s outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis.
Production at the Zinc Zone is expected to start in 2025. The underground mine is projected to have a 14.4-year mine life, producing 43.5 million tonnes at an average rate of 8,500 tonnes per day and a grade of 5.56% zinc, 14.5 g/t silver, and 0.20% lead.
With much upside production potential at Ayawilca, Tinka will undoubtedly help fulfill the growing demand for zinc, which has been identified as a critical mineral throughout North America.
Zinc is vital in keeping people healthy and achieving a low-carbon future. The metal is used in many sunscreens as it shields our skin from the sun’s UV rays. It is also used to coat structural materials, such as iron and steel, to protect cars, buildings, and solar panels from rust. The eco-friendly metal is 100% recyclable, and zinc’s lower melting point allows less energy to be used in its production than other metals, such as copper.
Moreover, according to an article published by Future Market Insights, the global zinc oxide market is expected to reach US$7.3 billion by 2032, with a compounded annual growth rate of 6.4% from 2022 to 2032.
Tinka has designed a mine plan to minimize its environmental impact in preparation for future production. The company will use 40% of the tailings as underground backfill and dry stack tailings and use 100% of the waste rock.
In addition to implementing sustainable mining practices, Tinka is committed to maintaining positive relationships with its stakeholders and community partners. For the past ten years, the company has supported three rural communities near its Ayawilca project. Tinka invests in the health, employment, training, and education of San Pedro de Pillao, San Juan de Yanacocha, and Huarautambo communities. The company hopes its initiative will help generate economic growth in these communities.
Tinka also owns 100% of its Silvia project, actively exploring copper‐gold skarn mineral deposits. The 295-sq-km property was acquired in 2021 from BHP Peru and is owned by Tinka’s subsidiary, Darwin Peru SAC.
A trench sample from Silvia returned 46 metres grading 1.9 g/t gold and 0.8% copper, including 6 metres grading 12.8 g/t gold and 2.7% copper.
The project, for which a drilling permit is still pending, sits adjacent to Ayawilca and 80 km south of Antamina mine, one of the largest copper mines in Peru. The country ranks as the world’s second-largest copper producer after Chile, producing 2.2 million metric tonnes of metal in 2021.
With multiple projects strategically placed in a central mining hub, Tinka has the potential to make significant discoveries and continue returning impressive results.
Follow Tinka’s latest activities by subscribing to the Company’s email list.
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