#this seems fair

[vsynthtournament]

300 VOCAL SYNTH TOURNAMENT ROUND 1 BRACKET 147

(VOTE TO SAVE) Kogane Oyupo vs. Hatsune Miku

Kogane Oyupo

Hatsune Miku

Voting ended onMay 13

[completeoveranalysis]

Kurogane's face: 10, Nick: 0

This is generous towards me and I appreciate that greatly. 

[xhxhxhx]

the 9th Circuit found the states’ due process arguments much more persuasive than their religious discrimination arguments

The Government has not shown that the Executive Order provides what due process requires, such as notice and a hearing prior to restricting an individual’s ability to travel. Indeed, the Government does not contend that the Executive Order provides for such process. Rather, in addition to the arguments addressed in other parts of this opinion, the Government argues that most or all of the individuals affected by the Executive Order have no rights under the Due Process Clause.

[...]

The procedural protections provided by the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause are not limited to citizens. Rather, they “appl[y] to all ‘persons’ within the United States, including aliens,” regardless of “whether their presence here is lawful, unlawful, temporary, or permanent.” Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678, 693 (2001). These rights also apply to certain aliens attempting to reenter the United States after travelling abroad. Landon v. Plasencia, 459 U.S. 21, 33-34 (1982). The Government has provided no affirmative argument showing that the States’ procedural due process claims fail as to these categories of aliens. For example, the Government has failed to establish that lawful permanent residents have no due process rights when seeking to re-enter the United States. See id. (“[T]he returning resident alien is entitled as a matter of due process to a hearing on the charges underlying any attempt to exclude him.” (quoting Rosenberg v. Fleuti, 374 U.S. 449, 460 (1963))). Nor has the Government established that the Executive Order provides lawful permanent residents with constitutionally sufficient process to challenge their denial of re-entry. See id. at 35 (“[T]he courts must evaluate the particular circumstances and determine what procedures would satisfy the minimum requirements of due process on the re-entry of a permanent resident alien.”).

[...]

Even if the claims based on the due process rights of lawful permanent residents were no longer part of this case, the States would continue to have potential claims regarding possible due process rights of other persons who are in the United States, even if unlawfully, see Zadvydas, 533 U.S. 693; non-immigrant visaholders who have been in the United States but temporarily departed or wish to temporarily depart, see Landon, 459 U.S. 33-34; refugees, see 8 U.S.C. § 1231 note 8; and applicants who have a relationship with a U.S. resident or an institution that might have rights of its own to assert, see Kerry v. Din, 135 S. Ct. 2128, 2139 (2015) (Kennedy, J., concurring in judgment); id. at 2142 (Breyer, J., dissenting); Kleindienst v. Mandel, 408 U.S. 753, 762-65 (1972). Accordingly, the Government has not demonstrated that the States lack viable claims based on the due process rights of persons who will suffer injuries to protected interests due to the Executive Order. Indeed, the existence of such persons is obvious.

whereas

The States argue that the Executive Order violates the Establishment and Equal Protection Clauses because it was intended to disfavor Muslims. ...

[...] 

The States’ claims raise serious allegations and present significant constitutional questions. In light of the sensitive interests involved, the pace of the current emergency proceedings, and our conclusion that the Government has not met its burden of showing likelihood of success on appeal on its arguments with respect to the due process claim, we reserve consideration of these claims until the merits of this appeal have been fully briefed.

hmmm

[vernonfielding]

I was tagged by my favorite @fezzle for this music game. Thanks, Z! I’m not going to tag anyone else though because I’m way too lazy to figure out who’s already been tagged.

Rules: Put your entire music library on shuffle, post the first ten songs that come up, tag ten other mutuals.

Gangnam Style (PSY). Ha what a way to start. This was on a playlist for running years ago but I don’t know when I last listened to it.

The Things I Say (Joanna Newsom). Yes please!

The Killing Moon (Echo & the Bunnymen).

Gold Dust Woman (Fleetwood Mac).

Kiss from a Rose (Seal). lol

Killing Me Softly (Fugees). A cover. I’m OK with that.

Solitary Man (Johnny Cash).

Modern Jesus (Portugal. The Man)

Control (Broken Bells). Not my fave Broken Bells but it’ll do.

Sign in the Window (Bob Dylan). Also not my fave Dylan but sure.

[iriswestsallen]

petition for at least 5 CS sex scenes every time they mention deadfire

[veliseraptor]

attackfishscales replied to your post “Loki and Thor being introduced to Les Mis the musical”

Also Javert dies by falling off a bridge. Crap, I'm going to make myself cry.

this is important. painful and also important.

[itsumonkisu]

Random facts about itsu's canon backstory

Itsu was first raised by Eluned. She was found by the woman on a travel home from retrieving fabrics being imported from Belvast.

The Tuathan King and Queen of Tara at the time were unable to bear children, so they adopted two girls, Noitceles and Itsu.

Itsu killed Noitceles in order to ascend to the throne. She was the widowed King's favourite, so the whole ordeal was kept under wraps (in the 4kids version, Noitceles is banished). **This is based on the events between Mary Tudor and Queen Elizabeth and the issue of the British monarchy during King Henry VIII's rule

She, herself, adopted several children. one of whom was Ethur Mac Cuill the Second.

She is Eirawen's grandmother.

[shieldhumanresourcesdept]

 starkinternalaffairs said: Our roads really are horrible though. It takes me two hours to get home from my uni accom and that’s only about 45 miles.

  o.O I can get 45 miles in 45 minutes, sooner if there's no police presence to enforce the speed limits.. Maybe you need to send someone over here and teach us how to make real tea, and we can send someone over and teach you how to organize roads and manage traffic flow?