#reconcilation

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hi! any recs of exes to lovers? maybe they find each other years later or some time later after the last break up and blaine kind of moved on and there's angst but with a happy ending? thanks

This is a really popular trope. There are many on our reunited!Klaine tag - some really great stories. ~Jen

This is a very popular one:

Reprise by Calliope_Melpomene  Read at:  [PDF]

During Kurt’s senior year at NYADA, a life-changing event causes him to take a leave of absence and what was supposed to be a short stay turns into years. His life certainly isn’t what he expected, but he’s not exactly unhappy. His name is not lit up in lights on Broadway, but he’s involved in community theater and LGBTQ groups in Columbus and has friends who love him and casual lovers. But turning 35 has made him restless and he’s longing for the life he had before. Burt talks him into taking some classes at Ohio State University to finish his degree and start focusing on himself again. What Kurt finds on the OSU campus is much more than he bargained for.

and a more recent one:

Everything we can't forget by @gleefulpoppet

Years ago, Kurt and Blaine had it all—until they didn’t. Young and in love, they married too fast, divorced too painfully, and moved on in the only way they knew how: separately. Time passed. They each married again, but those marriages came and went, quieter endings this time. Two years later, now in their early thirties, they’ve been talking again—texts at first, then late-night phone calls, the kind where it’s easier to blurt things they don’t mean to say aloud, but are the truths waiting to set them free. When a song stirs something raw in Kurt, he makes a call that changes everything. But this time, they’re not boys playing house. They’re men choosing each other, with eyes open, hearts bared, and a real understanding of what “I’m never saying goodbye to you” really means.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Medicaid, ACA, climate measures on GOP chopping block

The menu of potential spending offsets has been circulated by House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington.

Ben Leonard, Meredith Lee Hill and Kelsey Tamborrino at Politico:

House Republicans are passing around a “menu” of more than $5 trillion in cuts they could use to bankroll President-elect Donald Trump’s top priorities this year, including tax cuts and border security. The early list of potential spending offsets obtained by POLITICO includes changes to Medicare and ending Biden administration climate programs, along with slashing welfare and “reimagining” the Affordable Care Act. Five people familiar with the document said those provisions are options to finance Republicans’ massive party-line reconciliation bill or other spending reform efforts, including those being spearheaded by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. The people, granted anonymity to discuss closed-door negotiations, said that the list originated from the House Budget Committee, chaired by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas). Republicans involved in the reconciliation plans have been generally targeting the listed programs for several months, but internal GOP fights over trillions of dollars in potential cuts are just beginning. The overall savings add up to as much as $5.7 trillion over 10 years, though the list is highly ambitious and unlikely to all become law given narrow margins for Republicans in the House and Senate. Cuts to Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and the country’s largest anti-hunger program would spark massive opposition from Democrats and would also face some GOP resistance. House Speaker Mike Johnson can’t afford any Republican defections if he wants to pass a package on party lines. Even proposed cuts to green energy tax credits, worth as much as $500 billion, could be tricky — as the document notes, they depend “on political viability.” Already 18 House Republicans — 14 of whom won reelection in November — warned Johnson against prematurely repealing some of the IRA’s energy tax credits, which are funding multiple manufacturing projects in GOP districts. A House GOP source said that the “document is not intended to serve as a proposal, but instead as a menu of potential spending reductions for members to consider.” Johnson and GOP leaders are hunting for trillions of dollars in cuts, with lawmakers estimating Trump’s domestic policy agenda — including tax cuts and border security proposals — costing as much as $10 trillion over the coming decade. Johnson, with scores of House Republicans this week to chart the way forward, and groups of GOP members are set to meet with Trump in Florida this weekend. In addition to Medicaid and ACA cuts, the document floats clawing back bipartisan infrastructure and Inflation Reduction Act funding.

[...] Also on the chopping block are President Joe Biden’s climate policies, which are estimated to yield as much as $468 billion. That includes Trump’s repeated promise to repeal Biden’s “EV mandate,” as well as discontinuing “Green New Deal” provisions from the bipartisan infrastructure law and green energy grants from the IRA.

Medicare, PPACA, and climate change combatting initiatives could be on the chopping block, according to House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-TX).

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HuffPost: Big Cuts To Medicaid Reportedly On The Menu For House Republicans

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This isn't the end, Brother

[inheartofwinter]

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Side Story: Draught of Living Death

The first thing he sees is his mother’s smile.

“Good morning, love. Finally awake?” His mother’s hand gently combs through his black curls – the same hair as his mother’s.

He rubs his eyes, disbelieving. Why is she here? Isn’t she dead?

“What’s wrong? Does your head still ache?” His mother frowns.

Now that she mentioned it, he can indeed feel a migraine. His head is throbbing, but nothing a Headache Remedy can’t fix.

As if reading his thoughts, his mother smiles and Summons a blue vial. He blinks, surprised. Why is she doing this?

His mother shakes her head and laughs. “Don’t be so surprised. I know I can be a bit tough on you, but you’re my son. I don’t wish you unnecessary suffering.”

 He purses his lips. Sometimes he has to wonder what her definition of “necessary” is.

His mother sighs and pushes the vial into his hand. “Just take the potion and go downstairs when you’re ready. Your father is waiting for us to have breakfast together.”

“Breakfast together?” Now that is a word he hasn’t heard for a while.

“Things have finally settled at his work. He won’t need to leave so early in the morning anymore.” His mother’s smile is one of a smitten maiden in love. 

He envies his parents’ feelings for each other. They argue so often, yet always stick together against all hardship. He thinks those feelings make them miserable, but maybe it’s all in his head. He still doesn’t truly believe they love him, but their love for each other, on the other hand, he has never doubted.

 “Are you talking about me? You’re not badmouthing me, are you?” His father pops in from the open doorway. There’s an easy smile on his face which softens his sharp features. He hasn’t seen that expression of his father for ages.

“Not, but it would serve you right if we did,” says his mother. Her tone suggests she doesn’t mean it even a little.

His father scratches his head apologetically. “I know I hadn't been very attentive to you. It had been crazy, the things people kept saying to me. It was hard to maintain my position. I never meant to neglect you.” 

“What’s changed?” he asks. His throat is hoarse.

His father pulls both his mother and him into a hug. “Everything. After what happened, I realise I might not have time to make up for you later.”

His eyes suddenly become blurry. Next to him, his mother is sobbing. His father pats her back comfortingly.

Is this a dream? How long has he been waiting for this moment?

“It doesn’t matter”, he decides, basking in his family’s warmth. Who cares if it is a dream or reality?

For @microficmay Day 5 Prompt: Dreams & Reality. Rating: T. Who is the narrator depends on you. I didn't manage to incorporate Day 5 prompt with the next chapter of this fic, so I wrote a side story instead.

[jerseydeanne]

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle thought Oprah interview would help

During his new documentary series The Me You Can't See, the Duke of Sussex, 36, said the day before the explosive Oprah interview aired, th

[zenwords]

Reconciliation may ask us to listen to one another deeply. It may ask us to see each other with more mercy and tenderness. It may mean acknowledging the past and then starting anew.

— Jack Kornfield

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[thejollywriter]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Lena’s long night continues at the DEO for an interrogation by Supergirl. It doesn’t go the way either of them anticipate.