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Okay, see, that’s one of the least weird things about all this. In most states, the governor is allowed to appoint people to temporarily fill elected positions should the seat become vacant due to death, resignation or other circumstances. This is emphatically temporary: the seat is only filled for either the remainder of term or until a special election can be held, which is often done within six weeks of the appointment. I’m a SC resident and believe that Graham’s seat isn’t any different: he was already up for reelection this year anyway, and I’m pretty sure there might be a special election held in a few weeks to fill his position if necessary.
Filling the seat is largely treated as ceremonial, since under normal circumstances the appointee wouldn’t be allowed to hold the seat for longer than a couple of months, but this case is getting more scrutiny because 1.) the appointee is literally Graham’s only close relative, with the appointment being treated like a memorial to Graham instead of an impartial political seat, and 2.) Republicans have been exploiting a lot of the procedures around appointments lately in order to try and maintain their grip on the government, and some folks think that they only put Graham’s sister up so that all of the “Vote Graham” signs around the area won’t confuse inattentive voter who then wouldn’t vote for the chosen candidate in the election proper. It’s a whole mess, but the appointment process itself isn’t actually the problem here
more specifically the Doctor was a meat eater and then had a run in w a group of aliens who wanted to eat humans and was so freaked out he stopped eating meat and then being vegetarian was continuously part of their characterisation (mostly in the EU) up until the ninth Doctor era bcos Russell T Davies consciously decided to walk it back
my personal feeling on this on a characterisation level is that there is a logic to the Doctor going vegetarian and then at some point during or post Time War going 'fuck it' and resuming eating meat. & i do also think the Doctor being a hypocrite w inconsistent morals is simply a part of their character.
which isn't to say i don't think they should make the Doctor vegetarian or vegan again, its just that while i was reminding myself what the canon situation is i found some people saying its out of character behaviour for the Doctor to eat meat and im like i see what you mean but unfortunately i think the Doctor just sucks
I feel like being able to visit all of time and space would probably make it a lot harder to maintain a strict vegan diet — like, sure that might work if you’re solely visiting Earth, but what about the rest of the universe? Is the Doctor really gonna risk offending The High Everstalk of Khlorophyll XI by rejecting the ceremonial dinner of bacon grilled fresh off the vine, and insisting on eating a vegetarian option that looks suspiciously like Aunt Ruthbega? There’s worlds out there where pain is spun into the sweetest candy-floss, worlds where wine-dark bloodtides break against spires of petrified sounds, and worlds where certain-tea is served alongside biscuits, jam and assorted abstract concepts to nibble on. The only dietary logic a Time Lord can be expected to adhere to is “whatever strikes their fancy”
Look, it's a little complicated because the souls of her beloved husband, along with their two daughters are all in the sword (after it was used to murder them by her husband's brother), so things might get a bit awkward in there for anyone else with amorous intentions towards her.
I'm not sure she's had any romantic partners due to the complications of that whole set up... but that was likely a few Crises/resets ago.
people wondering why sportsmates gets this much hate and i'll raise you this: you can't make them ugly freaks. they are designed to be as aesthetically pretty and safe as possible.
a mii could be your grandma or a talking hamburger or a three eyed mutant or peter griffin. a sportsmate could only ever be a beautiful, young, skinny person. same reason why xbox avatars never really stuck around.
Oracle stock has sunk to the ocean floor, and it's unclear what will bring it back afloat.
Quick insight: Oracle stock has now plunged 64% from its September 2025 all-time high, a brutal total market cap loss of almost $600 billion. The shares are down 50% over the past year.
The crash has vaporized a good deal of Ellison's net worth while he's backstopping his son David Ellison's big bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) from Paramount (PSKY).
Okay, so context: Larry Ellison is percentage-wise, the largest contributor for his son David's attempted purchase of WBD, his offering his personal guarrantee of £40bn in Oracle stock to make the deal go through (for legal reasons he had to be the largest donor, as that would lead to the poltiical issues of the Saudis etc. having the larger portion of the company).
But, as of today, Larry's company Oracle has cratered in value, loosing $600bn since last September, with YahooFinance not seeing any way for the company to regain its value.
This has led some to speculate that, if it seems that it's going to become a protracted legal battle (or Battles, as there are currently three different lawsuits potentially about to start, from 12 attorney generals, the WGA, and from Paramount's own shareholders) Larry may decide to just pay the $7bn reverse termination fee to just drop the deal to save money in the longer term, as due to David's previous (as many have called it, extremely stupid) deal that if the purchase wasn't completed by September 30th they'd be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars a quarter (roughly $7m a day) in fees to the shareholders.
Now, this is kind of speculation (kinda, Larry's money is draining so fast that some journalists are saying Oracle could be responsible for the next Wall Street Crash), but it's all dependant on if the OVERTLY crooked Trump FCC (who notably had staff who had doubts about the merger, only to be overruled by the heads of the department who received expensive gifts from David Ellison for doing so) from just pushing through the deal before the September deadline (because the Ellisons also offered Trump bribes for doing so).
If, best case scenario, the Ellisons call it quits and try to walk away?
WBD is divided in half like they were planning to do before Paramount sabotaged the Netflix deal, and then Paramount it would have to be cut to bits to cover the Ellisons' already SUBSTANTIAL debts. Thus leading to Netflix, Apple, Disney etc. to snatch up the parts they like for themselves.
I miss when ads were a single click and then they’re gone. Now every ad has a minimum of three phases where you watch a video, exit the still frame of fake gameplay, and then exit the app download. That doesn’t even touch on the ones that forcibly take you to another app after opening a tab in safari without you ever touching the screen.
I hate advertising. I hate that you can’t do anything without companies jumping down your throat with mostly bullshit ads. I hate that billboards exist. I hate that every company unanimously decided to make their ads longer and longer. I hate that ad blockers try to charge you money and there are in app purchases to remove ads. I hate that my attention has become commodified. I hate that there’s nothing I can do about it.
Please note, however, that this is more of a commentary about the incompetence of the US's current government and not a testament to the capabilities of random CD-i characters. Commerce secretary Morshu might be better than the MAGA equivalent, but I'd still rather have someone doing the job that isn't going to gyrate wildly while talking about my rupees
Listen -- you're a good defender and your pussy is fantastic, but that's not what our team needs right now. We're trading you to Greater Boston in exchange for someone who has a car.
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