#tyranny

[contemplatingoutlander]

According to James Madison, Americans in 2026 are living under "tyranny."

"The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny."

—James Madison

Let me get this straight. So, from James Madison's perspective, 250 years after Americans rebelled from British tyranny, we are living under home-grown "tyranny" because in the second Trump administration, "all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary" are "in the same [MAGA GOP] hands"?

Furthermore, "all powers" might remain in MAGA GOP hands for years to come if Trump and his sycophants succeed in "rigging" the 2026 midterms (e.g., using gerrymandering, voter suppression & intimidation, etc.).

James Madison must be turning in his grave.

________________ Sources: Quote meme (before edits); edited GIF:: 01 + 02; Shutterstock AI-generated James Madison Face Palm (my prompts & edits), based on this James Madison portrait.

[featherquillpen]

MAN I got emotional about Tyranny and Kattigan this episode.

Tyranny and Wick are close, but the thing about them is that Wick spent almost all of their relationship together believing that she needed to be redeemed, and that he could help her do that. And as we know from EXU: Calamity, believing someone needs to be redeemed and that you are the one to do it can come from a place of kindness and of utter arrogance and presumption at the same time. This plus the power of the contract that Wick wields over her has always been the poison in the chalice of their friendship.

Kattigan never believed that Tyranny was irredeemable filth, the way she beileved about herself. He never believed that she needed to be redeemed, much less by him. He believed that she was a child, a being new to this world, who needed to learn.

And in this episode, his faith in her, as a being who could change and grow and learn, as a person who didn't need to be saved or fixed, paid off. Tyranny understands his suffering and rage. She embodies that suffering and rage. He's not alone anymore, the way he was for all those years of searching for justice for his family. She's here. She will protect him. And she will help him make it right.

[halzune]

I'm very angry. You should be.

CRITICAL ROLE EP 30: Here in the Dark

[arcanearcherayz]

I never thought that Kattigan and Tyranny having a close of a moment would wrench tears from my eyes. The few times they had a moment it was shits and giggles. Now they know each other, truly know each other and it's painful and beautiful. They have each others back now

[galufs]

your radiance can you come collect your freak of a woman

[sicklyseraphnsuch]

She is a Demon. There is nothing wrong with her.

[inwytt]

Allegory of Patience Redemption

I love her journey so much 🥹