I know I'll get hate for bringing this up, but it is Honest Transgender.
Also, this is Agenda 47 NOT Project 25, that is a project organized by the Heritage Foundation referencing their "Mandate for Leadership"
Before we go in, if you are curious I highly recommend doing your own research through this as I have. Don't take all information from just Tik Tok, Reddit, your friends or family.
Now I'm referencing this straight from the horse's mouth as these are delivered verbally and written down from Trump:
1. Revoke Joe Biden’s cruel policies on so-called “gender affirming care”—a process that includes giving kids puberty blockers, mutating their physical appearance, and ultimately performing surgery on minor children.

1. Sign a new executive order instructing every federal agency to cease all programs that promote the concept of sex and gender transition at any age.
   
2. Ask Congress to permanently stop federal taxpayer dollars from being used to promote or pay for these procedures.
   

4. Pass a law prohibiting child sexual mutilation in all 50 states.

1. Declare that any hospital or healthcare provider participating in the chemical or physical mutilation of minor youth will no longer meet federal health and safety standards for Medicaid and Medicare—and will be terminated from the program.
   
2. Support the creation of a private right of action for victims to sue doctors who have unforgivably performed these procedures on minor children.
   
3. Direct the Department of Justice to investigate Big Pharma and the big hospital networks to determine whether they have:
   

- Deliberately covered up horrific long-term side-effects of “sex transitions” to get rich at the expense of vulnerable patients.
- Illegally marketed hormones and puberty blockers, which are in no way licensed or approved for this use.

1. Direct the Department of Education to inform states and school districts that if any teacher or school official suggests to a child that they could be trapped in the wrong body, they will be faced with severe consequences, including, potential Civil Rights violations for sex discrimination, and the elimination of federal funding.
   
2. As part of our new credentialing body for teachers, we will promote positive education about the nuclear family, the roles of mothers and fathers, and celebrating rather than erasing the things that make men and women different and unique.
   

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An honest critique: These are just my small thoughts in relation to what was brought forward
Wherein this there is an issue in my opinion isn't immediately stated amongst the bullets. It's the request from Congress to pass a bill so: The only genders recognized by the U.S. government are male and female—and they are assigned at birth.
Given it's a request to Congress though I figure it most likely won't mean much, that would mean that the number of each in the house and in the senate would need to lean both in favor which honestly there are people on both sides of the aisle who likely wouldn't vote for these kind of things anyways. To be honest this is a frivolous ask imo. But it didn't come from nowhere. This is unfortunately the response to the over reach from Progressive Leftists in policies/medical practices/social agitation/etc. I'm ngl, this community really does let the few speak for the many.
On the bright side birth certs can indeed be changed through individual state vitality records as can state IDs...as can passports....like most state side things can be changed. Honestly, it really only makes the most sense in regards to health insurance. That however is up to the individual
Section 1: - For puberty blockers this is fine. I'm sorry young people who are questioning, but you should be given time and not rushed through. This is life changing and for those on the FTM side even more permanent. Aside from that I also reference the 15 year study done in the Netherlands; "Development of Gender Non-Contentedness During Adolescence and Early Adulthood". This study was to track 2772 children ages 11 to their mid twenties (25) and the results are in after 15 years, only 4% of all children now adults tracked show that discontent. Majority of these kids ended up growing up and those feelings went away. Aside from that, children imo can not consent to permanent sterilization and sexual dysfunction. Which unfortunately is what puberty blockers do amongst other side effects. Not only that, but I find it kind of gross it's the same stuff they used for sex offenders to decrease testosterone as a way to lower the sex drive and prevent recidivism.
Section 2:

• That's fine, federal agencies shouldn't be doing that anyway, I would like to imagine most Americans above anything just want the Feds to do their fucking job. And not overthrow another election in Latin America (CIA). Or get in the way of the freedom of choice for American people no matter how demented on either side

Section 3:

• This is also fine, I wouldn't say it's on par with paying off the student loans of the elite which recently has been a thing. Then making everyone else who did/didn't go to college pay that in taxes by another lil percent. (The elites don't care, the elites get tax breaks, why raise taxes for elites? When they will just get a break when they go to file? I'll take the tax cuts, I like affordable testosterone vials!!! AND MONEY TO GET SOME STUFF OFF MY CHEST)

Section 4:

• I believe this is vague, but is really just falling in line with section 1.

Section 5:

• This again ties into section 1 and 3

Section 6:

• This is perfect. I have seen way too many interviews of detransitioners AND people who have transitioned. Usually it's in the cases of major surgeries, but they were kids who ended up not knowing entirely all the side effects. I'll be honest, I knew about more side effects from this stuff than my nurse practitioner informed me of after years of watching, researching and listening. A child/parent's of the child deserve the right to sue if there is mal practice. Whether they end up being trans or not. It is your life in their hands. Not something to fuck around with like experiments.

Section 7:

• Any attack on Big Pharma is a good day. It's honestly sad I've watched an interview before of the latter section here where a teenager was getting hormones illegally. I believe there are even posts on reddit of this exact thing happening. In regards to mal practice sure, there are doctors who look at patients like walking dollar signs. Not all, but those people do exist.

Section 8:

• Honestly, this is fine, being a transsexual/transgender isn't something children should be taught. it's something they'll eventually find out either through school or social media.

Also, it seems most people forgot that GSA (Gay Straight Alliance Club) clubs do exist. Especially in high school. Least from my experience and...they've been goin under Obama...Trump...Biden....and likely whoever comes next.
Section 9:

• I honestly believe this is something that should be taught. Not even to prevent trans people from anything, cis people need this ngl. I highly doubt it'll be taught en mass like "YOU MUST BE LIKE THIS". It's likely just showing that being traditional is ok and ngl in some communities they need that. The community I look at HARD for this is the black community. Being one of the MANY black children who grew up with no father. Boys who feel no other way about themselves should be shown how to be fathers and when they grow up if it isn't for them it isn't for them. The statistics of fatherlessness in the black community is abhorrent and depressing and has only ever gone further up since the 1960s. Back then it would've been in the 30 - 33% area. Currently 72% of all black children are born to single mothers, no father. This is in reference to the National Vital Statistics Report that is done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A child should never have to experience that and never understand what it is like growing up without a father for that specific male guidance. Being a black transman that figure would've meant a lot to me right now.

Minor pro and little anecdote:

• Transmen won't be part of the draft if that is ever the case. I almost forgot when I got my new state ID I had to sign that box for males that if there is a draft I will volunteer for Selective Service. "volunteer" lol. I did my time I'm not going back in! Even though it feels like half the LGBT community is in the US Navy. I thought they were joking about that before i joined. Never had I seen so many gay men and women and transwomen in one place. Transwomen were mostly on shore duty from what I saw. All very sweet and very chipper. They all had lil peps in their steps and an air of positivity about them. I was in the closet at the time, so it felt nice in a way seeing them happy knowing eventually I'd be happier too maybe.

Another thing: I wholeheartedly believe safe sex measures for those who could be attracted to the same sex, should be taught in sex ed as just another average sex thing.
The end:
If you made it this far thank you for reading some of what is honestly a rant, but I am just tired of people making things up, taking things out of context and scaring people, the top post of yesterday, it was just that. Fear and that is how I felt last election primarily taking in information from places like reddit, Tik Tok and such. I was a dumb kid who didn't look at policies or who people really were.
To those who hate Trump I get it, to those who loathe Biden I get it. Biden said gay marriage shouldn't be legalized in 2006. Trump said in...shit multiple interviews between CNN, ABC, and CBS that gay marriage is fine...why is it being brought up after legalization? Here's a CBSN quote 7 years ago from Trump regarding LGBTQ citizens and foreign beliefs.
"As your president, i will do everything in my power to protect our LG-BTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of the hateful foreign ideology believe me......\crowd cheers*......"And I have to say as a republican it is so nice to hear you cheering for what I just said."* This is a man from New York......when the fuck did New York become deep red? Why do people think he hates everyone when he literally grew up in a melting pot. That's like saying "You know nothing of Africans" to a white guy born in Uganda. Nonsensical.
Now lets shake it up, here's a quote from Biden in 2006 in regards to GAY MARRIAGE.
This is on the Meet the Press segment of MSNBC
MSNBC Anchor: "The President used his radio address yesterday and tomorrow in the Rose Garden to talk about a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage-"
Joe Biden:
"Now you know think about this....*Biden claps hands*, the world is going to Haiti's in a handbasket...we are desperately concerned about the circumstance relating to Avian flu, we don't have enough vaccines, we don't have enough police officers, and we're gonna debate the next 3 weeks I'm told: Gay marriage, a flag amendment and god only knows what else! I can't believe the american people can't see through this, we already have a law the defense of marriage act, we've all voted, not where I've voted, and others have said look, MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN AND STATES MUST RESPECT THAT! Nobody has violated that law, there's been no challenge to that law, marriage is between a man and a woman what's the game going on here?...eh-" Senator Joe Biden, 2006 election. Footage ends like that.
If he represents you....you're backing the wrong donkey. Any other Donkey would maybe be fine, but this donkey is long overdue for his final vet visit. It's time for Biden to retire from civil servitude. He's been in it since his 30s. I'm not here to promote Trump, but show you what he is saying and allow for another contrast that MSM will not show you. If you wish I implore you to seek information beyond your immediate social circles as i have. I used to be a raging Trump hater, but now I see who they both are and the ugly underbellies are exposed. Trump is a harsh and blunt businessman who should've brought in a better cabinet. Fuck VP Mike Pence, he said he didn't care about America and America will remember. the Dems never wanted Trump, so they attack him legally, pushing assassination currently which is too easy to prove between declassified documents showing communication of moving classified documents between Biden's DOJ and NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) to Trump's home. The FBI raid in plain polos with no police tags, informed to raid with approved use of deadly force. Biden is a hypocrite who lies which is why he could no longer run in the election of 1988 due to his lies of overachievement. Now though, he's a husk of a man at the whim to his cabinet.
Questions to think about:
Why is no one mentioning Joe Biden being against gay marriage in 2008 when he ran against the then elected Obama? THIS WAS BEFORE IT WAS LEGALIZED IN 2015. Why does no one mention Joe Biden holding a eulogy for a KKK member given the title "Exalted Cyclops" which was their term for top officers in local klans, former congressman Robert Byrd? Why does no one mention how he authored the crime bill with segregationists which led to mass incarceration of black men? Why does no one mention how he stated "Poor kids are just as bright as white kids"? Why does no one mention his statements in regards to black children...in regards now to black men like the ones at the HCBU Morehouse College.....I'd rather shit in my hands and clap than have this hypocrite in office. He doesn't represent the classical liberals and i watch the man everytime he does a press briefing or a rally....Both of them. It's his time to go, Biden needs to rest and retire a martyr or something, but it's just elder abuse at this point. Yeah we can talk about age limits, but this is more cognitive activity. Never thought I'd hear him talk about Jan 6th as the "errectionists" lawd I laughed.

Yes, it’s actually happening – Rishi Sunak has announced the date for the next general election, and it’s July 4.
The Tories have been sitting behind Labour in the polls for about a year and a half at this point, and Sunak has historically poor satisfaction ratings with the public.
So why did he decide this was the best time to call a vote?
For the Prime Minister, it might have been less a case of ‘things can only get better’ and more a case of ‘this is about as good as things are ever going to get’.
Yesterday morning, the Office for National Statistics announced that inflation had fallen around 0.9% from March to reach 2.3% – not a long way off from the Bank of England’s 2% target.
This may have been the moment when Sunak decided there was enough ground to run a campaign focusing on the area where the Tories have always been most comfortable: the economy.
Ultimately, Sunak might have calculated that it was the time to grit his teeth and plough ahead – if an electoral miracle is going to happen for the Tories, he may as well gamble on it happening in the next six weeks.

This post is long overdue as I just kept procrastinating to do this for the longest, but finally, it's here.
The start is kind of tricky to figure out but the end is very easy. The start is most likely going to be with Richard Nixon's inauguration on January 20, 1969 and the end will be the Paris Peace Accords on January 27, 1973. I know early-mid 1969 does kind of seem like a stretch to include the transition (although some are even willing to start the 1970s in 1968, so maybe not a stretch after all), unlike late 1969-1972/early 1973ish, as that period still screamed "60s" in many ways with Woodstock, the Moon Landing, and such, but I think even that period had enough "70s" things to exclude it out of the "core '60s" territory, especially by the time you hit the summer of '69.
I know most will disagree with the timespan but this is just my opinion. This is gonna be much longer so this will probably be done in two or three parts, one again.
Let's begin.
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The inauguration of Richard Nixon - January 20, 1969

After the chaotic year that was 1968, with the incumbent president Lyndon B. Johnson not running for a second time, Richard Nixon had narrowly defeated Hubert Humphrey, the incumbent vice president, in the presidential election. Nixon became the first non-incumbent vice president to be inaugurated as president, something that would not happen again until Joe Biden in 2021. I'd say this is appropriate to begin the transition into the tumultuous decade that was the 1970s.
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Sly and the Family Stone's 'Stand' album releases - April 1969

In the spring of '69, soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone released their fourth album Stand. Written and produced by lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, Stand! is considered an artistic high-point of the band's career. Released by Epic Records, just before the group's celebrated performance at the Woodstock festival, it became the band's most commercially successful album to date. This album was another sign of the 70s era that was beginning to emerge with its soul and funk rock sound.
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Lew Alcindor becomes the #1 pick for the NBA Draft - April 7, 1969

The 1969 NBA draft was the 23rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 7 and May 7, 1969, before the 1969–70 season. The first overall draft pick this year would be none other than Lew Alcindor (or later, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as we all know him as) from UCLA for the Milwaukee Bucks organization. This would be the changing of the guard for the National Basketball Association as the veteran Boston Celtics dynasty were about to come to an end while a new dynasty has officially been born.
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The Boston Celtics win the 1969 NBA Championship - May 5, 1969

After defeating the highly-favored Los Angeles Lakers team of Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, and Jerry West, the aging Bill Russell-led Boston Celtics team win the 1969 NBA World Championship Series to end off the 1968-1969 NBA season, acquiring win their 11th championship as an organization. This was a significant Finals series as this marked the end of the Bill Russell Celtics dynasty that began in 1956. This would be their final championship as a team as Russell would retire shortly after this playoff series.
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Star Trek ends with the "Turnabout Intruder" episode - June 3, 1969

"Turnabout Intruder" is the twenty-fourth and final episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Arthur H. Singer (based on a story by Gene Roddenberry) and directed by Herb Wallerstein, it was first broadcast on June 3, 1969. In the episode, a woman switches bodies with Captain Kirk and then tries to take over command of the Enterprise. This was the last original episode of Star Trek to air on NBC.
"Turnabout Intruder" not only marked the final appearance of all main and supporting cast members of the show but also the last appearance of regular background actors David L. Ross (Lieutenant Galloway), William Blackburn (Lieutenant Hadley and DeForest Kelley's stand-in), and Roger Holloway (Lieutenant Lemli and James Doohan's stand-in). The episode drew Nielsen ratings of only 8.8, in contrast to rival shows Lancer on CBS and The Mod Squad on ABC, which gained ratings of 14.7 and 15.2 respectively, a drop of over fifty percent since the show premiered. Cultural theorist Cassandra Amesley states that this episode is "agreed to be one of the worst Star Trek episodes ever shown" by Star Trek fans.
The original Star Trek series ending would be another shedding off of 60s culture.
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Brian Jones dies - July 3, 1969

Rolling Stones star Brian Jones passes away at the age of 27 in the summer of 1969 after reportedly drowning in his swimming pool. Long story short, a lot of theories would surface surrounding his death years later saying that he was killed. And more importantly, this would be the beginning of the "27 Club" deaths that would occur with 60s musical acts between 1969 and 1971.
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The Apollo 11 spaceflight to the moon - July 20, 1969

Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface six hours and 39 minutes later, on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later, and they spent about two and a quarter hours together exploring the site they had named Tranquility Base upon landing.
Humans walking on the Moon and returning safely to Earth accomplished Kennedy's goal set eight years earlier. In Mission Control during the Apollo 11 landing, Kennedy's speech flashed on the screen, followed by the words "TASK ACCOMPLISHED, July 1969". The success of Apollo 11 demonstrated the United States' technological superiority; and with the success of Apollo 11, America had won the Space Race.
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The Manson Family murders - August 8 to 10, 1969

The Tate–LaBianca murders were a series of murders perpetrated by members of the Manson Family during August 9–10, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, United States, under the direction of Tex Watson and Charles Manson. The perpetrators killed five people on the night of August 8–9: pregnant actress Sharon Tate and her companions Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, and Wojciech Frykowski, along with Steven Parent. The following evening, the Family also murdered supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, at their home in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles.
On the night of August 8–9, four members of the Manson Family – Watson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Linda Kasabian – drove from Spahn Ranch to 10050 Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, the home of Sharon Tate and her husband, film director Roman Polanski. The group murdered Tate (who was 8½ months pregnant), and guests Jay Sebring, a celebrity hairdresser; Abigail Folger, heiress to Folgers Coffee; her boyfriend Wojciech Frykowski, an aspiring screenwriter; and Steven Parent, an 18-year-old visiting the guest house caretaker. Roman Polanski was not home as he was working on a film in Europe. Manson was a cult leader and aspiring musician who had tried to get a contract with record producer Terry Melcher, who had previously rented the house.
The following night, those four people, in addition to Manson, Leslie Van Houten and Steve "Clem" Grogan, committed two more murders. Manson had allegedly said he would "show them how to do it". Linda Kasabian drove the group to 3301 Waverly Drive. Manson left with Atkins, Grogan, and Kasabian in the car and told the others to hitchhike back to the ranch. Watson, Krenwinkel, and Van Houten killed the couple in the early morning hours of August 10.
The Tate–LaBianca murders "profoundly shook America's perception of itself" and "effectively sounded the death knell of '60s counterculture". Additionally, the ritualistic nature of the murders laid a foundation for the rise of the Satanic panic.
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The Woodstock festival - August 15 to 18, 1969

Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock. Billed as "an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music" and alternatively referred to as the Woodstock Rock Festival, it attracted more than 460,000 attendees. Thirty-two acts performed outdoors despite overcast and sporadic rain. It was one of the largest music festivals in history and became synonymous with the counterculture of the 1960s.
The festival has become widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history, as well as a defining event for the Silent and Baby Boomer generations. The event's significance was reinforced by a 1970 documentary film, an accompanying soundtrack album, and a song written by Joni Mitchell that became a major hit for both Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Matthews Southern Comfort.
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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! premieres on CBS - September 13, 1969

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is an American animated comedy television series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. The series premiered as part of the network's Saturday morning cartoon schedule on September 13, 1969, and aired for two seasons until October 31, 1970. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is the first incarnation of a long-running media franchise primarily consisting of animated series, several films, and related merchandise. This show played a huge impact on Generation X "70s kid" culture.
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The Brady Bunch premieres on ABC - September 26, 1969

The Brady Bunch was a new series that premiered on ABC for the 1969-70 fall season. It starts with the episode "The Honeymoon", which gives this description on Fandom:
"Michael Brady, an architect and widower with three sons (Greg, Peter and Bobby) marries Carol Ann Martin, a mother with three daughters (Marcia, Jan and Cindy). Mike and Carol have a chaotic backyard wedding, in which the boys' dog, Tiger, chases the girls' cat, Fluffy. Mike and Carol admonish their children, yelling at them to go catch their pets. The newlywed couple goes on a honeymoon later that day, while the children sit at home thinking that their parents hate them. While on their honeymoon, Mike and Carol realize that they were too hard on their children, and they decide to bring them along on the honeymoon. They also bring along Alice (the housekeeper), Tiger and Fluffy."
This show would give another huge sign to 70s culture as a whole.
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Sesame Street debuts - November 10, 1969

In the fall of 1969, “Sesame Street,” a pioneering TV show that would teach generations of young children the alphabet and how to count, makes its broadcast debut. “Sesame Street,” with its memorable theme song (“Can you tell me how to get/How to get to Sesame Street”), went on to become the most widely viewed children’s program in the world. It has aired in more than 120 countries.
The show was the brainchild of Joan Ganz Cooney, a former documentary producer for public television. Cooney’s goal was to create programming for preschoolers that was both entertaining and educational. She also wanted to use TV as a way to help underprivileged 3- to 5- year-olds prepare for kindergarten. “Sesame Street” was set in a fictional New York neighborhood and included ethnically diverse characters and positive social messages.
Taking a cue from “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In,” a popular 1960s variety show, “Sesame Street” was built around short, often funny segments featuring puppets, animation and live actors. This format was hugely successful, although over the years some critics have blamed the show and its use of brief segments for shrinking children’s attention spans.
From the show’s inception, one of its most-loved aspects has been a family of puppets known as Muppets. Joan Ganz Cooney hired puppeteer Jim Henson (1936-1990) to create a cast of characters that became Sesame Street institutions, including Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Grover and Big Bird.
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The 'David Bowie' album releases - November 14, 1969

Originally released in the UK, David Bowie's self-titled album would be his second studio album released, which would be titled under the genres of folk rock and psychedelic rock. Space rock was another genre that this album experimented with due to its only released single "Space Oddity", which came out in July 1969 to capitalize on the Apollo 11 Moon landing, received critical praise, and was used by the BBC as background music during its coverage of the event. That song is considered to be one of the most musically complex songs he had written up to that point, it represented a change from the music hall-influenced sound of his debut to a sound akin to psychedelic folk and inspired by the Bee Gees.
David Bowie has received mixed reviews in later decades, with many finding a lack of cohesiveness. Bowie himself later stated that it lacked musical direction. Debate continues as to whether it should stand as Bowie's first "proper" album.
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The Altamont Free Concert takes place - December 6, 1969

The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was a counterculture rock concert in the United States, held on Saturday, December 6, 1969, at the Altamont Speedway outside of Tracy, California. Approximately 300,000 attended the concert, with some anticipating that it would be a "Woodstock West". The Woodstock festival had taken place in Bethel, New York, in mid-August, almost four months earlier.
The event is remembered for its use of Hells Angels as security and its significant violence, including the stabbing death of Meredith Hunter and three accidental deaths: two from a hit-and-run car accident, and one from a drowning incident in an irrigation canal. Scores were injured, numerous cars were stolen (and subsequently abandoned), and there was extensive property damage.
The concert featured performances (in order of appearance) by Santana, Jefferson Airplane, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY), with the Rolling Stones taking the stage as the final act. The Grateful Dead were also scheduled to perform after CSNY, but shortly before their scheduled appearance, they chose not to due to the increasing violence at the venue. "That's the way things went at Altamont—so badly that the Grateful Dead, the prime organizers and movers of the festival, didn't even get to play," wrote staff at Rolling Stone magazine in a detailed narrative on the event, terming it, in an additional follow-up piece, "rock and roll's all-time worst day, December 6th, a day when everything went perfectly wrong."
Many people would mark this event to be the end of the cultural 60s.
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Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 releases - December 12, 1969

Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 is the debut studio album from Gary, Indiana-based soul family band the Jackson 5, released on the Motown label on December 12, 1969. The Jackson 5's lead singer, a preadolescent Michael Jackson and his four older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon, became pop successes within months of this album's release. Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5's only single, "I Want You Back", became a number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 within weeks of the album's release. The album reached number 5 on the US Pop Albums chart, and spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the US R&B/Black Albums charts. To date, the Jackson 5's debut album has sold estimated 5 million copies worldwide.
If none of the events that described previously had transitioned us into the 70s to any of you, then this certainly did.
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MAS*H releases in theaters - January 25, 1970

M*A*S*H (stylized on-screen as MASH) is a 1970 American dark war comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Ring Lardner Jr., based on Richard Hooker's 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. The picture is the only theatrically released feature film in the M*A*S*H franchise.
The film depicts a unit of medical personnel stationed at a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) during the Korean War. It stars Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt, and Elliott Gould, with Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, René Auberjonois, Gary Burghoff, Roger Bowen, Michael Murphy, and in his film debut, professional football player Fred Williamson. Although the Korean War is the film's storyline setting, the subtext is the Vietnam War – a current event at the time the film was made. Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau, who saw the film in college, said M*A*S*H was "perfect for the times, the cacophony of American culture was brilliantly reproduced onscreen".
M*A*S*H became one of the biggest films of the early 1970s for 20th Century-Fox and is now considered one of the greatest films ever made and also won the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, later named the Palme d'Or, at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.
This film was a another huge sign of 70s culture as it inspired the television series M*A*S*H, which ran from 1972 to 1983. Gary Burghoff, who played Radar O'Reilly, was the only actor playing a major character who appeared in both the movie and the TV series. Altman despised the TV series, calling it "the antithesis of what we were trying to do" with the movie.
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Paul McCartney announces his break from the Beatles - April 10, 1970

On April 10, 1970, when promoting the release of his forthcoming solo album, Paul McCartney announces that he is taking a break from the Beatles, the legendary rock band he had been a part of for a decade. It wasn't that much of a surprise. The Beatles spent the better part of three years breaking up in the late 1960s—and even longer than that hashing out who did what and why. By the spring of 1970, there was little more than a tangled set of business relationships keeping the group together. Each of the Beatles was pursuing his musical interests outside of the band, and there were no plans in place to record together as a group. But as far as the public knew, this was just a temporary state of affairs. No one had yet gone on the record with a definitive break-up statement. Paul, for his part, hedged his bets.
By year’s end, Paul would file suit to dissolve the Beatles’ business partnership, a formal process that would eventually make official the unofficial breakup he announced on this day in 1970.
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The Kent State Massacre - May 4, 1970

In the spring of 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. The impact of the shootings was dramatic. The event triggered a nationwide student strike that forced hundreds of colleges and universities to close. H. R. Haldeman, a top aide to President Richard Nixon, suggests the shootings had a direct impact on national politics.
In The Ends of Power, Haldeman (1978) states that the shootings at Kent State began the slide into Watergate, eventually destroying the Nixon administration. Beyond the direct effects of the May 4, the shootings have certainly come to symbolize the deep political and social divisions that so sharply divided the country during the Vietnam War era.
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Jimi Hendrix passes away - September 18, 1970

On September 18, 1970, American musician Jimi Hendrix died in London at the age of 27. One of the 1960s' most influential guitarists, he was described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music."
Hendrix's death was reportedly due to him aspirating on his own vomit, later dying of asphyxia, while intoxicated with barbiturates. At the inquest, the coroner, finding no evidence of suicide, and lacking sufficient evidence of the circumstances, recorded an open verdict. Dannemann stated that Hendrix had taken nine of her prescribed Vesparax sleeping tablets, 18 times the recommended dosage.
Jimi Hendrix's death was another huge blow to 60s culture and he would be another number added to the new "27 Club" list of celebrities that would continue with none other than.....
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Janis Joplin passes away - October 4, 1970

On Sunday evening, October 4, 1970, Joplin was found dead on the floor of her room at the Landmark Motor Hotel by her road manager and close friend John Byrne Cooke. Alcohol was present in the room. Newspapers reported that no other drugs or paraphernalia were present.
According to a 1983 book authored by Joseph DiMona and Los Angeles County coroner Thomas Noguchi, evidence of narcotics was removed from the scene by a friend of Joplin and later put back after the person realized that an autopsy was going to reveal that narcotics were in her system. The book adds that prior to Joplin's death, Noguchi had investigated other fatal drug overdoses in Los Angeles where friends believed they were doing favors for decedents by removing evidence of narcotics, then they "thought things over" and returned to put back the evidence.
Noguchi performed an autopsy on Joplin and determined the cause of death to be a heroin overdose, possibly compounded by alcohol.
Joplin's death, just like Hendrix's, was a huge blow to the more optimistic culture of the 1960s, and the 27 Club list of celebrity deaths are continuing.
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Other events that also had an impact that happened around this time period (give/take) that I could not fit on this list:

• Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower passes away (March 28, 1969)
• Creedence Clearwater Revival's hit single "Fortunate Son" releases (October 1969), which was arguably the quintessential Vietnam War song.
• Pink Floyd's fourth album Ummagumma releases (November 7, 1969)

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And this will conclude the first part of this transition. Stay tuned for the second part to this.
I hope you enjoyed it and I would appreciate it if you would comment on these.

(I already postet this on exmuslim, this is a repost)
I'm really bored so I'm gonna debunk these "scientifical miracles" in the Quran :3
Table of contents:

1. Big Bang
2. Life from water
3. Moon refllecting light
4. Iron from heaven
5. Embryology
6. Meeting of seas
7. Sun moving in an orbit
8. Pain receptors
9. Ants
10. Spiders house
11. Heaven smoke
12. Everything in pairs
13. Seven atmospheres
14. Chest-tightening in hypoxic environments
15. Mountains have roots
16. Pure rain
17. All animals live in communities
18. Expansion of the universe
    
19. BIG BANG
    

"Do the disbelievers not realize that the heavens and earth were ˹once˺ one mass then We split them apart?" (Quran 21:30)
According to Muslims, this verse tells us about the Big Bang and because of that, is an evidence for Islam being the true religion.
But the problem is: It is stolen. This saying that "the earth and the sky were once together and than seperated" are found in many religions. As an example, the egyptian mythologie. The egyptian mythologie tells us about the sky and earth being together a block and than being seperated. Another example is the summerian mythologie, which says basically the exact same thing the Quran says. Earth and sky were together, than seperated.
And if you paid attention, you will notice that both of these mythologies (egyptian and summerian) were also located in the middle east. And both of these mythologies were older than Islam. Who can add up 1+1 should now see that Momo just stole from other mythologies around him and put them in Islam.

1. LIFE FROM WATER In the same verse as above, it goes on and says: "And We created from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?" (Quran 21:30)

This Verse, according to muslims, says that life oroginated from water. Now, this verse doesn't really say that life originated from water but rather says that we are created from water... Whatever I guess
Thales, an ancient greek scientist, already knew that. No big suprise. Momo just did his thing, he stole it and put it in his own religion.

1. MOON REFLECTING LIGHT

"...placing the moon within them as a ˹reflected˺ light, and the sun as a ˹radiant˺ lamp?" (Quran 71:16)
Now, I take these verses from quran.com and whenever something is in these ˹˺ things, I'm suspicious because the words under them isn't really in the arabic original text, so I'm not sure if these verse really says "reflected" in the original text. But I'm just gonna pretend like it says that but I also heard some people saying that ot doesn't say that so... Idk ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Now, even if the text does say that the moon just reflects light and not produces its own light, this still wouldn't be a big thing. Because again, ancient greek men got our back. Like Anaxagoras, he speculated that the moon reflects light.

1. IRON FROM HEAVEN

"And We sent down iron..." (Quran 57:25)
Now, if you don't know, iron wasn't on earth always but rather came trough Supernovas (explosion of stars). Now, 'hOw cOuLd a dEseRt mAN 1400 yEarS aGo kNoW tHaT??'. Like the other "miracles", people already knew that. But not in the way we do now. Basically, civilisations like the ancient egyptians, already knew that iron came from heaven through metorites. Like I'm not joking, the literal name for iron in ancient egypt was "metal of heaven".... Great miracle Momo, really, I'm impressed

1. EMBRYOLOGY

"...then We developed the drop into a clinging clot, then developed the clot into a lump ˹of flesh˺, then developed the lump into bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, then We brought it into being as a new creation." (Quran 23:14)
Now, this verse is allegedly a miracle because it is a good description of how babays are formed. Only problem, again, it is stolen. The original description comes from Gallen, again an ancient greek scientist. It's nearly the exact same thing as he said. And it also includes the mistakes Gallen make: 'clothed the bones with flesh' means that there are bones and the flesh comes afterwards, which is false.

1. MEETING OF SEAS

"And He it is Who has joined the two seas: one sweet and palatable and the other saltish and bitter; and He has set a barrier and an insurmountable obstruction between the two that keeps them apart." (Quran 25:53)
This verse shows that salt and fresh water in don't mix. Well, I've got some problems with that:
How you probably already expect, it was already known. As an example, Aistotle knew that fresh and salt water don't mix. Momo just took it. But the other problem is, that it's false. Well, if you look at salt and fresh water, they may seem like they don't mix. But they do mix. But Aristotle didn't know that and I guess Allah just knows as much as Aristotle knew.

1. SUN MOVING IN AN ORBIT

"And He is the One Who created the day and the night, the sun and the moon—each travelling in an orbit." (Quran 21:33)
This verse allegedly shows that the sun is in a orbit and moves, which is actually true. For those who didn't know, the sun doesn't stay in one place but moves trough space.
Now, if you read the verse and think rationally, you'll see what is really meant. From the perspectiv of Momo, it seemed like the sun orbits around earth. And that's what he wrote. You can see that because of the referemce with night and day.

1. PAIN RECEPTORS

"Whenever their skin is burnt completely, We will replace it so they will ˹constantly˺ taste the punishment." (Quran 4:56)
According to muslims, this verse shows that the quran knew pain receptors existed and that they are in our skin... I don't think I have to debunk this? I mean, you could have asked a caveman "because of which body part we feel pain" and he would have showed the skin. Not because he knew about pain receptors. It was just what people thought

1. ANTS

"And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, “O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly.” (Quran 27:18)
"This verse is a miracle because it shows us that Momo knew that ants could communicate."
I'm really starting to think that Momo was a big fan of ancient greek men, esspecially Aristotle. Because, again, Aristotle already said before Momo even existed, that ants could communicate.
But besides that, this verse doesn't even make sense, it has some errors:

1. Ants can't speak, they can communicate trough chemical smells
2. Ants can communicate with eachother, but not like this. Never. Trough these chemical smells, they might give a warning signal, to indicate that everyone should go back to the nest, but they could never say something like it is shown in the verse.
   
3. SPIDERS HOUSE
   

"The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah is that of a spider spinning a shelter. And the flimsiest of all shelters is certainly that of a spider, if only they knew." (Quran 29:41)
Yeah, muslims say that this verse knew that the spiders house is the weakest house of all. Sometimes I really think if muslims are serious when they say something like this. Ask a 5 year old child "what animal has the weakest home" and he would guess the spiders home.
Also, just a side fact, spidersilk is stronger than steel. If you would take 1 pound of steel and 1 pount of spidersilk, the silk would be stronger.

1. HEAVEN SMOKE

"Then He turned towards the heaven when it was ˹still like˺ smoke..." (Quran 41:11)
At the begining of the universe, there was a "gas state". The universe had a lot of gas in it, which formed than stars and other things.
But first of all, the verse doesn't say gas, it says smoke. And now, some of you may think that this is just a small thing, but gas and smoke actually can be very different. Also, why didn't god just say gas? It would be than correct and us kafirs would have nothing to yap about.
Actually, there is a bigger problem with this verse, and this is the previous verse, i.e. the 10th. Because there, Momo- I mean Allah talks about the creation of mountains on earth. But this 'gas-state' of the universe I just mentioned already had finished long before earth even formed, let alone the mountains.

1. EVERYTHING IN PAIRS

"Glory be to the One Who created all ˹things in˺ pairs—˹be it˺ what the earth produces, their genders, or what they do not know!" (Quran 36:36)
So, idk why this is a miracle. In some websites I take these miracles from, I see this a lot. So, everything is in pairs? I mean, I'm pretty sure the Mexican Whiptail Lizard doesn't have a male pair. These Lizards are just females and their reproduction also happens without the need of sperm. There are actually more animals which have no sexual conterpart. And also, if everything has a pair, what would be the pair of a phone be? A tablet? A television?

1. SEVEN ATMOSPHERE

"It is Allâh Who has created seven heavens..." (Quran 65:12)
The Quran says that there are 7 heavens and some muslims like to claim that this 7 heavens concept actually represents the 7 atmospheres.
I said "some" muslims because this is a really dumb "miracle" and you wont hear it from someone who has a decent knowledge of Islam, but because I still hear it a lot from muslims, I wanted to include it in here.
You can debunk this verse with another Quran verse, which says that the stars are in the lowest heaven:
"And We adorned the lowest heaven with lamps ˹for beauty˺ and for protection." (Quran 41:12)
("lamps" means stars)
Planes fly at the lowest atnosphere so according to this verse, than planes actially fly next to the stars?
Bonus fact: the concept of 7 heavens is stolen from the summerian mythologie :3

1. CHEST-TIGHTENING IN HYPOXIC ENVIRONMENTS

"But whoever He wills to leave astray, He makes their chest tight and constricted as if they were climbing up into the sky."
Ypu probably know that if you climb a mountain or are generally in higher places, the oxygen gets less because the gravitational pull isn't as stong.
Basically, you breathe harder on higher places. And this verse "shows that 1400 years before, when no one knew it!!"
That's a lie, people knew that. Also, Momo and his people would also have experienced it themselves, because of the environment there.
Not to forget, it is also wrong. If you were climbing 'up into the sky' your chest doesn't gets tight. It just feels like that.

1. MOUNTAINS HAVE ROOTS

"...and made the mountains as pegs..." (Quran 78:7)
Mountains have "roots" which are under the earth. And according to muslims, the refference with 'pegs' seems to show that.
And tbh, I don't find a logical way to explain this. I- I think I'm gonna convert back to Islam! Now I understand that not my eyes, but that my heart was blind all along! ALLAH FORGIVE ME! "Aschhadu an la ilaha illa-lah wa-"
Aristotle enters chat
"I knew that" he said with his magnificent eyes and with his 6.5 feet tall body when he enetered the room. His smell immediately filled my head. His body, so attractiv like the sun for Icarus...
(I'm sorry, I only slept like 4 hours, my brain is playing dumb)
Jokes aside, Aristotle already proposed the idea of mountains having roots under the earth. So it was nothing new.
~Aristotle seemed satisfied with the truth out and he left the room. As he closed the door, he looked at me and gave me a little smirk... and he was gone... But I knew that he would come back... Eventually... In another time, another place, another "miracle", I would see him again...~

1. PURE RAIN

"And He is the One Who sends the winds ushering in His mercy, and We send down pure rain from the sky." (Quran 25:48)
When water steams from the ocean to the sky and joins into clouds, the bacteria, dust or any other thing gets left behind and it's only water. And the Quran says that the rain is pure. Boom, miracle.
Not really, ancient people already believed that the rain was clean. And I know that the verse means 'pure' and not 'clean'. But the word used for pure actually also translates to clean and by translating to 'clean', I'm actually doing Muslims something good:
Because rain isn't pure. "But you just said and even explained why rain is pure" Yeah, I did, but this was just about the becterias which were already in the water. Because while the clouds are on the sky and driven by the wind, they collect new things. Like bacteria, dust or any other impurity.

1. ALL ANIMALS LIVE IN COMMUNITIES

"All living beings roaming the earth and winged birds soaring in the sky are communities like yourselves."
The sources, where I find my scientific miracles, says: "Animals live in communities and have their own languages. This was known recently, however this was portrayed in the Quran 1400 years before it was discovered."
And if this islamic website says it, it gotta be true... I think I have to give up, Muslims won, bye atheism, hello Isla-
~With a sudden burst the door was open and he walked in... The one for whom I'd give my life, the one for whom I'd really sacrifice my son Isaak... "Hello again", his voice full of wisdom to advanced for his time... He said nothing, he just had a little smile on his face, that reminded the smile of an alone mother, getting to see her beloved child again after a hard day... He sat besides me, took a deep breath and started "The thought that animals live in communities comes from me. Of course not just from me. I'm sure many civilisations, many great people had that tought."
"Aris? Whither hast thou wandered? By the gods, reveal thyself! Ah, there thou art! What shadows have thou been chasing?" It was Plato, who was searching for his his student, but also his friend. Aristotle seemed rather angry about his appereance and I could see his expressions, telling him to go away. But Plato didn't seem to get it, he was more interested in the vynil.
"Lo, it hath been many moons since mine eyes have beheld such a sight. Behold, within its confines, a disc doth lie, a testament to times long past." He saw the disc in the vinyl, which skipped when I was listening. But I was too tired to care.
"Okay, Plato, I'm coming, could you just give us one more minute?" His eyes shined more anger than the sun light and warmth, so that even Plato understood he wasn't welcomed.
"Very well, very well! I'm going on my path!"
And with Aristotles pulling, he was let out the door. While Aristotle was again on hsi way to me, he also noticed the vinyl and the disc which skipped. He flipped it over... And sat a little closer... (Lovers Rock referece)
We talked some more, but because of Plato, he couldn't stay long, so he made his way. But before that... He pressed his lips to my cheek, and gave me a little kiss. From the point of his kiss, a warmth filled my body... And he was gone...
(If you really read all of that shit, I'm sorry. I'm currently writing this in school... With again, 3 hours of sleep👍, but this is the end of this... Weird shit) (I'm btw also a boy, so you just read a love story of gay Aristotle, yippie)

1. Expansion of he universe

"We built the universe with ˹great˺ might, and We are certainly expanding ˹it˺." (Quran 51:47)
This is maybe the miracle you will hear the most. And to debunk it, simply use one of their own arguemnts: wrong translation/meaning
Because the meaning of this verse changed, this verse can mean 2 things:

1. "We are certainly expanding it"

But also...

1. "We are able to extend/expand it"

And if you look at the most reliable tasfirs, they talk about it as the 2. one. Old tasfirs always understood this verse as "we are able to expand" and not "we are expanding". Tasfirs like Ibn Kathir or Jalal (the 2 most reliable tasfirs I think) and many more tasfirs talk about it in this way. But newer tasfirs, which came out AFTER the discovery of the expansion of the universe suddenly understood it differently. I wonder why...
I'm done, this took me days to write, not because it was hard but because I wrote it in school during recess. And I actually enjoyed writing this very much, I also wanna start another project, where I either debunk "prophecies" in Islam OR show things that are just wrong (like scientifically, historically etc). Again, I'm sorry because of this Aristotle love story thing :3
Btw. If there are still some "scientific miracles" which you couldn't find here, you could write them as a comment, so that I or maybe someone else could debunk it ;)

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Hi, I really want to get started with a Space Marine army and I picked the Imperial Fists as my chapter of choice. Now, I've had a quick look through my local ebay and found both a Space Marine Leviathan half for 140€ and a Bastion Strike Force for 150€. Which one would you pick as a starting point?
In the Leviathan box, I'm strongly drawn to the Dreadnought, all the characters and the Termies but I mean, the Bastion box is pure Fist goodness. Help me choose please!

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So I need some help diagnosing some problems with a 2d Two-Body simulator I have created. It uses just the gravitational attraction between two bodies to display the orbit of a satellite around a central non-moving body (Using Earth in my example).
I am finding the current orbit has some issues.
The first is that it's not matching my pre-calculated prediction. I was expecting a circular orbit at 360km but instead, I am getting a slightly eccentric orbit 186km-390km in altitude.
So saving that to the side, the altitude that it is reporting, the velocities doesn't match what it should be at those altitudes. So in the orbit, it's doing on screen at its lowest point it should be 7.619km/s and the highest it should be 7.856km/s. But on screen, it displays 4.2km/s to 8.8km/s which is a wildly larger orbit.
The second high thing is the time. I've set the fps to 60. But the simulation runs.....fast. Each pixel is one km so I would expect that on-screen it should take the full orbital period (90min-ish for both the preplanned and actual) but it's like two seconds. https://github.com/NZjeux26/GravitySim This is the link, I didn't want to post it all here since it'd take all the characters up. The code is quite messy since it's quite early on and I haven't done my tidy up.
My calculator for testing the simulation against: https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/orbital-velocity
You need to add the onscreen altitude to the diameter of the Earth, so 6371km + whatever height you are above.
I'm not sure if this is a math problem (the formulas and numbers I am using in the code) or a code problem (particularly with the screen and updating). I would appreciate any insight.

One month to the DLC so I decided to refresh my lore memories by watching some of the most recommended youtubers. What I noticed is that the consensus among them seems to be that Marika wasn't involved during the death of Godwyn but I clearly remember having the exact opposite vibe from playing the game years ago.
The most compelling proof of such claim seems to be some official Bandai Namco promotional text mentioning that Marika shattered the Elden Ring after going sort of crazy because of the many demigods "deaths". I never read this before so that's why I wasn't biased toward a specific theory, and I must admit that if this is a message from Miyazaki and his team then there is no discussion about the whole matter, but could it be just a "trap"? What I mean is, could this be only what the people from the world of ER thought? Like, suppose the truth about that night remains unknown, wouldn't this be just the logical explanation any observer would formulate? But we know much more so the conclusion could be different, right?
Let me put down some points:

• when I say Marika was involved, I could see it being both directly or not. The simplest solution would be that Marika provided the assassins (I know that the correct interpretation of their armor doesn't necessarily imply that) while Ranni the rest. The other option is that, considering also that this is a story inspired by Martin, Marika could have just set up the incident, how? By helping Ranni and the Numen find each other, or by having Godwyn and Maliketh exposed to facilitate the plans against them. Think of it as a role similar to Little Finger in GoT, if Marika got winds of the other parties intentions, then she could have simply played the facilitator role
• why would Marika want Godwyn dead? To answer this question, we should analyze what happened during the shattering. First of all, my theory is that Marika's aim was to ultimately destroy the ER and/or mess the Greater Will's plans (not arguing now the why). At a certain point during the age of the Erdtree she developed this idea but being aware that Godwyn would be an obstacle he had to die first. During the Shattering Marika instructed her children to claim the pieces of the ER, and there even was an attempt to form a council to prevent things going south but this utterly failed and we all know the results. Godwyn to me appeared as described as "the prince of Gold and Order", where other demigods all had their flows, even Miquella, he was instead the one people admired as a role model (your wannabe hero). Ultimately, I see Godwyn as somebody capable of keeping things in line while they worked out a solution for the shattering that didn't involve all out wars, hence why he had to be taken out of the picture
• even assuming that Marika went simply nuts after the death of her sons, we must admit that she was very lucid during the Shattering. Even I could have predicted how things would have unfolded between the demigods, no way she didn't suspect the same. At the very least Marika was of the idea that a new Order had to be born out of conflict
• after the demigods it was the Tarnished turn but this time it was a call from the Greater Will, would have it been hard to also predict this outcome? Clearly not, we have proof in fact that Tarnished are, surprisingly, usually faithful to the Erdtree. I was surprised, by the end of the game, by the fact that the Greater Will stops to cooperate even if we show no sign of ill intention towards them: the Erdtree remains closed, while the Two Fingers go silent. It felt like we were simply used to bring some sort of Order but ultimately they wanted to choose a proper empyrean candidate to ascend. That's why I think that if Marika wanted to try to oppose the Greater Will she knew she had to bet on a simple rogue tarnished. Only someone who hasn't their fate tied to gods can change things for good
• when Marika sends away Godfrey and his soldiers she clearly states that one day they'll be called back. Why would she say such a thing back then? I always interpreted this bit as her having already planned at this point for the Shattering and its consequences
• there is a piece of equipment stating that Marika betrayed Maliketh, what is it referring to? Is it an accurate translation? Because it could be referring to helping, both directly or not, the assassins in stealing the rune of death and then "throwing him under the bus", forever the one to blame for his incompetence. And seeing how Maliketh ended up I would say she clearly didn't support him despite how close they were

I was hoping the DLC would have focused on this period of time to clear things up, but clearly this isn't the case so we'll probably have to find the correct answer with the information we already have. Did I miss something? Is this version not as plausible as I imagine it to be?
Thank you for reading

Right before 10th started I thought I'd get into the hobby. I got my self some custodes and also some necrons so that I could have two armies to invite friends over to play. Life and stuff put that on hold but I'm now back into it. This list is what I have, plus another overlord and 3 more scarabs.
Where do I go from here and what detachment is best suited?
P.s I could 3d print some stuff if needed, but not planning to be "competitive" and literally printing a whole new army... For now.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + FACTION KEYWORD: Xenos - Necrons + DETACHMENT: Awakened Dynasty (Command Protocols) + TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1000pts + + WARLORD: Char1: Overlord + ENHANCEMENT: Phasal Subjugator (on Char1: Overlord) + NUMBER OF UNITS: 10 + SECONDARY: - Bring It Down: 1x2 - Assassination: 4 Characters +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Char1: 1x Overlord (120 pts): Resurrection orb, Warlord, Voidscythe Enhancement: Phasal Subjugator (+35 pts) Char2: 1x Plasmancer (65 pts): Plasmic lance Char3: 1x Royal Warden (40 pts): Close combat weapon, Relic gauss blaster Char4: 1x Skorpekh Lord (80 pts): Enmitic annihilator, Flensing claw, Hyperphase harvester
10x Necron Warriors (100 pts): 10 with Close combat weapon, Gauss flayer 20x Necron Warriors (200 pts): 20 with Close combat weapon, Gauss reaper
2x Cryptothralls (60 pts): 2 with Scouring eye, Scythed limbs 6x Skorpekh Destroyers (180 pts): 2x Plasmacyte, 6 with Skorpekh hyperphase weapons 6x Canoptek Scarab Swarms (80 pts): 6 with Feeder mandibles 1x Canoptek Reanimator (75 pts): 2x Atomiser beam, Reanimator's claws

Just a rant. I’ve been working in an industry where it’s super common to make good friends with the people you work with and you stay friends even when you don’t work together anymore.
Over the last 4 years I’ve lost out on no less than three jobs to actual friends of mine and it’s so so frustrating!! At no point was there any backstabbing or shadiness and everyone had good intentions, but it’s so annoying to work in a specific industry where you know so many people all the time.
The first time was an internal promotion where it was just me and the friend applying - we were both in the same role so it was the natural thing to do and she was successful. The second time was again an internal promotion and it was me, the same friend from the first time, and someone else, and the third candidate got the job. Then, a few weeks ago, a job popped up somewhere else entirely so I thought oh perfect! No risk of fighting my colleagues for it - but then even though I was an “exceptional candidate”, a friend who JUST moved back into the area was hired and I wasn’t! Thought for sure I wouldn’t have to be fighting off anyone I knew for it and we didn’t even know the other person had applied so it’s just such a scream into a pillow feeling by this point.
Just needed a rant about being the perpetual bridesmaid to all of my friends, who are wonderful at what they do and very much deserved the opportunity. I’m just ready for it to be my turn!! Has this happened to anyone else?
TLDR - friends keep being hired over me, even in the complete fluke of at an entirely different company, in a different city, that neither of us currently live in. So frustrating to deal with.

Hello
We're back with another black standing analysis post. This time, it's B Block's turn for a look-see.
There have been quite a few developments over in B Block, both inside and outside the ring. My heartfelt well-wishes go out to Francesco Akira. I hope you recover quickly and completely. However, his exit from the BOSJ has changed the landscape of B Block considerably. It's not quite as flat as A Block is, and we've seen a contention elimination even before this past show, but nonetheless there's still a lot to be said, so I'll say it all.
First, a bit of admin. Usually, I don't start looking at ties until the 2nd last day. However, because of the forfeit results for Akira's remaining matches, my dataset has shrunk just enough to start taking draw results into account for the odds in this post, so do note that those are included. However, I still won't be going into detail on ties until the next post.
Also, I'm making a change to my draw calculations. For this tournament, I'll be giving draw results for each match a half weight in each person's chances of winning, so the more ties a certain outcome will need, the less weight it'll hold in the final number. For those of you who don't care about the math and just care about the number, it means that a person will have a lower number if they rely too much on draws to qualify.
Lastly, as usual, you may also view my BOSJ 31 results summary page here. I'm manually updating it as we go along the tournament. It contains the schedule of the matches, results, and a summary of the top 20 best matches of the tournament (based on CageMatch Ratings).
With all that out of the way, let's have a look at the standings

B Block Standings

Name	Faction	Score	Record	Status
Robbie Eagles	TMDK	10	5-2	In
Taiji Ishimori	BULLET CLUB	8	4-2	In
KUSHIDA	Main Unit	8	4-2	In
Drilla Moloney	BULLET CLUB War Dogs	8	4-2	In
Hiromu Takahashi	Los Ingobernables de Japon	8	4-2	In
DOUKI	Just 5 Guys	8	4-3	In
SHO	HOUSE OF TORTURE	8	4-3	In
Ninja Mack	Pro Wrestling NOAH	4	2-4	Very Slim Odds (<0.1%)
Francesco Akira	UNITED EMPIRE	4	2-7	Out (Forfeit)
Dragon Dia	Dragongate	0	0-6	Out

Like I said, we've already had some contention eliminations in B Block, and the field isn't as flat as A Block's (1 10-point difference between the top and bottom of the block, vs A Block's 4-point difference). However, there are still 7 guys with 8 points and above, but even that isn't as level as it may seem. What do I mean? Well, let's get into it, starting with our sole block leader ...

1) Robbie Eagles

• 10 pts: 5 wins, 2 losses
• 51.8% to go to the playoffs:
  • 31.2% as #1
  • 20.6% as #2
• Best Wins: KUSHIDA [8], Moloney [8], SHO [8]
• Worst Losses: Ishimori [8]

Up first, we have the man who benefited the most from Akira's forfeits. Zooming to the top of B Block is Robbie Eagles, who, thanks to Akira's forfeit and his own win over Dragon Dia on this past show, became the first person in the tournament to hit 10 points and is the reigning block leader of B Block.
Even disregarding the gimme from Akira, Eagles would still be in a strong position. He has a number of strong wins over current top contenders, and only a single loss of consequence, which isn't terrible in a format that takes the top two winners. The forfeit win also means that he has less matches left to worry about, so that's both less physical strain on himself and less variability in his chances. Overall, Akira dropping out was a good thing for Eagles.
All Eagles has to worry about now are his two remaining matches. However, they will not be easy. Up next will be a real test as he takes on Hiromu Takahashi on the next show. After that battle, he'll have a bit of a break before facing Douki on the last day of B Block competition. Can Eagles make his first journey past the block phase of a BOSJ? He'll have to beat some tough opponents in the next week to do it, but he's pretty damn close.

2) Taiji Ishimori

• 8 pts: 4 wins, 2 losses
• 27.5% to go to the playoffs:
  • 15.8% as #1
  • 11.7% as #2
• Best Wins: Eagles [10], DOUKI [8]
• Worst Losses: KUSHIDA [8]

Taiji Ishimori holds on to a solid second place spot in B Block, and that's mainly because he's the only one in B Block with at least 8 points who has beaten block leader Robbie Eagles. That means that if he can close the gap with Eagles, he'll be in prime position to take the #1 spot in the block, and considering he's still got a match to give behind Eagles, it's a solid possibility.
But where will that victory have to come from? Well, his next two opportunities will come from Bullet Club brothers. He takes on the War Dogs' Drilla Moloney on the 26th, and House of Torture's Sho on the 28th. These all-Bullet Club matches don't tend to go too hard, but they are also incredibly unpredictable, so anything goes for Ishimori. Lastly, he'll have to take on his perennial rival here in New Japan for his final match: Hiromu Takahashi. It's a funky final phase for Ishimori, but he certainly has the tools to make it through. It's just a matter of putting it all together, and Ishimori can make it out of the blocks for the first time since 2018.

3) KUSHIDA

• 8 points: 4 wins, 2 losses
• 26.4% to go to the playoffs:
  • 11.3% as #1
  • 15.1% as #2
• Best Wins: Ishimori [8], Hiromu [8], SHO [8]
• Worst Losses: Eagles [10], Moloney [8]

The former BOSJ winner has racked up an impressive record here in this year's tournament, especially considering his performance last year. He went on a hot streak to start this year, acquiring several strong wins. However, he's faltered in the past few shows, and his two losses could prove fatal to him at the close of the block phase. His loss to Eagles means he's much more likely to come in second, but that's alright in this format. Still, he need to keep pace if he wants his shot.
So who does that mean for Kushida? Well, because he's dealt with most of the top of this block, his last few matches will be against relatively low-performing wrestlers. The only 8-pointer he has yet to face is Douki, and that'll happen on the 28th, while his other two matches will be against people at the bottom of the block: Ninja Mack on the 26th and Dragon Dia on the 31st. It seems like an easier road than some of the others, but wild things can happen in the final days of these tournaments. Kushida better be careful, lest he gets spoiled.

4) Drilla Moloney

• 8 points: 4 wins, 2 losses
• 26.4% to go to the playoffs:
  • 13.5% as #1
  • 12.9% as #2
• Best Wins: KUSHIDA [8], DOUKI [8]
• Worst Losses: Eagles [10], SHO [8]

It was a rough start for the Drilla, dropping his first two matches to significant opponents. However, like his nickname, the man has broken through the ranks, winning his last 4 matches, and even taking out Akira from the competition altogether. He now sits within an arms-reach of the playoffs. Still, those losses do haunt him, especially the one to Eagles, and he'll need some extra help to make it out.
If he wants big wins, though, he'll certainly have the opportunity to get them, because his next two matches will be doozies. First up is Hiromu on the 26th, followed by Ishimori on the 28th. If he can win both of those matches, He's pretty much guaranteed to make the playoffs. After that, he'll just have to wrap up his tournament against the crowd favorite Ninja Mack.

5) Hiromu Takahashi

• 8 points: 4 wins, 2 losses
• 25.9% to go to the playoffs:
  • 14.7% as #1
  • 11.2% as #2
• Best Wins: SHO [8]
• Worst Losses: KUSHIDA [8], DOUKI [8]

The last of the guys with 4-2 records in B Block is Hiromu. While his score keeps him in the top half of the block, closer inspection reveals that it's not an incredibly strong position. He has some tough losses, including to Kushida, while all of his wins come from the bottom half of the block. He has yet to acquire any really significant wins to help break potential ties.
So you know what that means? That's right. It means that he'll be having a gauntlet for his final stretch of matches, with all of them being against current contenders. It'll be Robbie Eagles on the 26th, Drilla Moloney on the 28th, and Taiji Ishimori on the 31st. He's had prior history with all of them, and they've all been in top form this tournament, so he's got his work cut out for him in the toughest final matches of the Block. Do you believe in Hiromu?

6) DOUKI

• 8 points: 4 wins, 3 losses
• 11.2% to go to the playoffs:
  • 3.5% as #1
  • 7.7% as #2
• Biggest Wins: Hiromu [8]
• Worst Losses: Ishimori [8], Moloney [8], SHO [8]

Next up is Douki. At 8 points, this is Douki's best ever performance in a BOSJ. However, there's a significant drop-off from Hiromu to him, despite them having the same point total, and that's because of the Akira drop-out. It's given both DOUKI and the #7 guy a win ahead of time. However, while on the surface it seems to have leveled things out, what it hides is the fact that they have less time to make up ground. Their score-ceiling is down to 12 points (as opposed to 14 for everyone above them), which is only just enough to hit that magic 12-point total typically needed to make it past the blocks. thus, he has little room for error, almost needing to win his next two matches in addition to needing a lot of help as he has lost some major matches (Bullet Club has been the bane of Douki's tournament).
So what does Douki have to do to hit 12? Well, first he has a long break from tournament competition, as he was supposed to face Akira on the next show. Instead, his next tournament match will be against Kushida on the 28th, followed by Robbie Eagles on the last day. It'll be a technical test of Douki's skills. Will he pass the exam, or will Douki Chokey?

7) SHO

• 8 points: 4 wins, 3 losses
• 7.3% to go to the playoffs:
  • 1.5% as #1
  • 5.8% as #2
• Biggest Wins: Moloney [8], DOUKI [8]
• Worst Losses: Eagles [10], KUSHIDA [8], Hiromu [8]

The final 8-pointer is the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion himself, Sho. Despite being the junior champ, Sho has not had a great performance in this year's tournament. Losses to Eagles, Kushida, and Hiromu are all terribly damaging, and will make it difficult to qualify for the playoffs, even if he does make 12. He'll need all of them to falter badly if he wants to win this tournament.
As for himself, he needs to stay on track. His next match will be against the winless Dragon Dia, so that should be a very winnable match for him. After that, he closes his tournament early, because his final match was supposed to be against Akira on the final block day. Instead, his final block match will be against Taiji Ishimori on the 28th. We'll see if Sho can climb out of this hole he's dug for himself.

8) Ninja Mack

• 4 points: 2 wins, 4 losses
• 0.002% to go to the playoffs as #2
• Biggest Wins: Eagles [10]
• Worst Losses: Ishimori [8], Hiromu [8], DOUKI [8], SHO [8]

The last wrestler (technically) left in contention is Noah's Ninja Mack. He had some spectacular wins to begin this tournament, beating current block leader Robbie Eagles in his first BOSJ match, but consecutive losses to the biggest names in this tournament have sent Mack plummeting down the block. It'll take a miracle for Mack to make the playoffs.
His remaining matches will still certainly be spectacles, though, I'm sure. Kushida on the 26th, Dragon Dia on the 28th, and Drilla Moloney on the 31st. Regardless of how it turns out, though, Ninja Mack has certainly caught eyes from around the world, so at the very least, he'll have that to take away from the tournament.

9) Francesco Akira

• 4 points: 2 wins, 7 losses
• Eliminated from contention (forfeit)

It's an unfortunate situation for young Akira. while his early performance wasn't really something to write home about, it's still a shame that he isn't able to close the tournament on his own terms. Get well soon, Francesco.

10) Dragon Dia

• 0 points: 0 wins, 6 losses
• Eliminated from contention

Finally, we have Dragon Dia. While his last minute inclusion in this BOSJ as a replacement was an honorable one, he has yet to put together anything to show for it. At this point, I think his only real goal is to not close this tournament on a goose egg, and maybe spoil someone on the way out.
His next matches aren't too momentous, as he faces two guys in the bottom of the block. That being said, if he can win his next match against the IWGP Jr. Champion Sho, then that may make this whole journey worth it. After that will be Ninja Mack, who's hanging by a thread himself and will likely be eliminated from contention by that point. However, his final match against Kushida may be his biggest opportunity left. If he can prove himself against a former ace of New Japan's Junior division, it would be a huge deal for him. Let's see if he can do it.

What's Next?

The next show will be another double-block day for the BOSJ. With Akira out, only 4 B Block matches are scheduled for the show. the biggest ones will be the top 2, as they feature guys very much still in contention. The first is Ishimori vs Moloney, who are practically neck-and-neck in this race, and the second is Hiromu vs Eagles, the ace vs the block leader. We'll also have Kushida vs Ninja Mack and Sho vs Dragon Dia in a pari fo 8-pointer vs outsider matches. Can Robbie extend his lead, or will there be a massive pile-up at the 10-point mark? A lot can go down for B Block on this next show.
That'll be all for this post. I'll be rounding up the A Block summary for this past show shortly. Fortunately, we have a bit of a break until the next show, so I'll have some time to breath.
Until then, thanks for reading! See you next post.

There has yet to be any videos to come out and take the internet by storm in recent years. What’s the last song to get 1B views ? Why is engagement so low compared to 10 years ago ? Why aren’t viewers as excited to watch YouTube as 10 years ago ? Why does every comment section have the same comments as the top comment ? There’s no way we have 4k rendering with ”top of the line” gaming and all of the technology we need to make “the best videos” yet there’s videos out today that do nearly half as good as a decade ago. I will forever believe YouTube views are fake, or inflated at the very least. Nobody races to be first comment anymore, nobody searches for new channels, your channel can get suppressed or blacklisted before you even hit 100 subs, there’s just so much hindering creators from finding the correct audience, there’s a huge disconnect between creators and viewers, viewers can’t even find what they want to watch half the time.. if you can’t find a certain type of content you’d assume it’s an open market.. nope, it’s so niche you’re the only person in a world full of 8 billion people who seems to like your video. 18 million new channels during Covid ? New creators or just new channels ? You mean to tell me 18 million people post low quality content to the point where none of it gets recommended ? For a bunch of nerds y’all ain’t too smart and just believe whatever sounds good to you, 90% of this community can’t even agree on if the algorithm exists or not, let alone how it works. But for some reason everybody will just take “I make shitty videos” for an answer.. if 90% of content is shitty, don’t you think shitty creators could help support each other ? YouTube isn’t promoting shitty content to shitty creators who also make shitty content ? So you mean to tell me you think I’d much rather watch a 4k video just because it’s high quality over a 720p video that actually is about something that interests me ? I wonder why I never find any good content that I’m interested in.. I just find a bunch of copycats that all somehow get similar views. If 400 people make a video about MLK why did all 400 get 632k views ? why haven’t I found any of these big creators when they were smaller ?? YOU KNOW I WONT EVEN SEE YOUR CONTENT UNTIL YOU BLOW UP ??? WHY CANT I HELP YOU BEFORE YOU GO VIRAL ?? BECAUSE YOUTUBE RIGGED, THATS WHY !! It’s not about what the viewer likes, it’s about what YouTube wants the viewer to like. That’s why it takes me 4 hours to find a YouTube video, I used to sit in front of YouTube all day, now I just post about how shitty the platform has become. The biggest YouTubers stopped posting AND WE STILL CANT GET VIEWS ??! THEY MUST BE FAKE

Since I been doing it on survivor I have
Wins: 27
Draws: 7
Losses: 26
Is there a way to calculate this myself? I know how the system works but nowhere online does it tell you how much points any of these categories give or take from you
Some help would be appreciated!