Is my(30m) WW(31f) of 6 years, 4years married, a unicorn for reconciliation or is it all a ploy? DDAY was Christmas. Affair was physical for a few months while I was away for work last year. AP moved away but they kept in touch every couple of weeks/months over text message. She trickle truthed me for a few weeks after I found out but eventually caved and answered every single question I had in detail. Extremely remorseful and racked with guilt. Brought to tears everytime we discuss her actions and how it affected our family. Has taking 100% ownership for the damage and destruction she has caused. Did all the research for IC/MC on her own with scheduling and calling. Discovering a lot of her traumas she had growing up. Gives me all the space and reassurance I ask for. Supports every decision I make every step of the way. Never gets angry or frustrated with me when I’m triggered. Like I’m really fucked in the head right now because it only took her 3 days of an EA for it to turn into a PA and she obviously lied so much during that time. She is just capable of lying without showing any remorse or guilt. Confessed of a previous EA she had a few years ago that I never would have known about had she not told me. Passed a polygraph on any other PAs, which apparently there are none. I just don’t know what to believe or trust any more as she has shattered all of it. How do I test her? How do I ensure I’m making the best decisions for myself and my 2 year old son?

I was on the phone with Hubs tonight, as he's away for the month due to work. During the call, I got a cold email from someone who was essentially headhunting me. It was a kind of punch to the stomach, because I haven't worked in my industry since 2015, and I've been having trouble finding any other kind of work here that is sustainable both for my own health and for the family life balance. To keep things crystal clear, I am a scuba instructor, and taught from 2008 until 2015, shortly after our eldest was born. Here in Denmark the job prospects aren't great as the industry is very small, and we live at least an hour's drive from any potential dive centre I could work at. To boot, there's not enough demand for local diving here to warrant hiring many instructors on a full-time basis. I told Hubs about the email and how it made me feel a bit down, because clearly I have a career profile that is still attractive to the industry, but I can't just up sticks and move to Crete on a whim. He didn't like the notion that I gave up a hell of a lot to be with him. When I moved to Denmark to try things out with him, I didn't know that I would be here nine years later still. He was finishing up Officer School and I was courting job applications in the Caribbean. We both thought it a fine idea that he would be working one of the more intensive roles in the Navy, while I would be continuing my fleet-footedness around the globe. We would arrange to meet up whenever and wherever around the world worked, both being our best selves and having a common home base in Denmark for example. But then I got pregnant, and you can't teach diving while pregnant. So I rejected the offer I had in hand (I found out I was pregnant three days after receiving the offer) and we embraced the notion that we were going to become parents. Then I miscarried. Just long enough into it that we were emotionally invested. I found freelance work at a local centre in the capital, and the boss wanted me to run it while he continued with his other job. Then I got pregnant again, and I had to reject that offer because I would be going on maternity leave less than a year later. Hubs had the gall to say, 'I don't like how that makes me feel', when I said that I gave up a lot to be with him. I even said that it's a big price I paid, but I chose it, I made that decision and it's no one's fault or anything. But he only had to say how that made him feel. I so, so badly wanted to say that this wasn't about him, and all sorts of things. But I knew I had no eloquent way of doing so without it turning into some terrible argument. I travelled to ten countries between 2008 and 2013 as part of my work as an instructor, and loved the shit out of it. I was good at it too. What part of his brain conveniently assumed that this part of me just shut off? I've talked about trying to find a way back into the industry here for years. I still attend every training class I can and maintain my teaching status, even though it's been nearly nine years since I last certified someone. A part of me feels like I need to convince him that every day I get up in the morning and live my life here, with our kids, in our house, in Denmark, I am still choosing him and the life we have now. Because that's what I am doing. But the flip side is that the price I paid for it was literally everything else in my life that I had before meeting him. I am allowed to not paint the rosiest of faces whenever I'm starkly reminded that I did have a successful career with a clear trajectory before I met him. I did have a job that had beneficial aspects in regards to my neurodivergence. I had a career skill that was recession proof, mostly transferable, and that I had an unwavering passion to do. He often mentions how he wishes it were better for me in Denmark when looking for work or an education. Or trying to fit in better. Or whatever. Well, I did have that once upon a time, but fuck me for being unhappy because there's no moving the rest of the family one iota to get me back into the industry, even as freelance. So yeah, is it not enough for him that I uprooted every part of me in order to love him, that I must also ignore that I did this? Arghs. End rant. I miss my old life.

Hi gang!
I have been thinking for a bit about AI naval strength after seeing a lot of posts about the AI seeming overwhelming to some players.
I think one reason behind this issue is that most players tend to stick within their naval limit and upgrade their ships often. This means players have fewer ships than they could have because 1) they limit their navy size below what their energy economy could actually maintain and 2) alloys spent on upgrading ships cannot be spent on building new ships, while the upgrading might not be as cost effective as building new in terms of pure combat power. Meanwhile, the AI often keeps old ships unupgraded and just keeps building new one, thus having a numerical advantage.
Currently doing a megacorp run where my naval upkeep is 600/400 without tanking my energy economy, which is what go me thinking in the first place.
Since wars not only depend on navies but also logistics and deployment, it is difficult to provide any general advice, to say nothing of different difficulty levels. Still, I am curious what you guys think about upgrading vs. building and fleet management in general. What are your stray thoughts?

Any idea when these will be back in stock in Canada’ thanks folks :)

Hello there-
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I have an engagement ring that we want to use the old diamond in a new ring. I am looking for the accent stones to be emerald and lab grown diamonds. Does anybody know any reputable jewelers to consult with.
We are located in Pittsburgh, PA USA if by any chance you know somebody local OR something online that doesn't run a huge risk of the stone being stolen.
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Appreciate any insight. Thanks!

What’s normal speech for a 24 month old? My daughter is turning two in a few days.. she definitely says word but doesn’t finish them.
Example: da-dog, pa-potty, she will say cow clearly, mom, dad, be-baby, dri-drink, she says “game” fully for her puzzles. nan-banana Etc.
I guess I just don’t know what’s normal.. she definitely doesn’t put two words together. She does understand just about everything though.

What’s up everyone,
I couldn't wait to share this incredible story with you all because it’s thanks to this subreddit! After the AMA the MCPON a while ago, I slid in the MCPONs dms and he came to my rescue by wiping out a debt that had been haunting me since 2021.
Here’s the TLDR: I don’t know who else has had debts come up, but I think Millington has been going through old payments and seeing if anything wasn’t perfect. In 2018, my receipts weren’t submitted for a hotel I stayed in for six months. In 2021, the dfas started deducting my pay. The debt was for $11k, and my command helped me take care of it, but I EAS’d before it was finalized. The travel voucher was liquidated, but because I EAS’d, the debt was sent over before it was liquidated. That’s when nobody could help from the Navy’s side, and DFAS could only confirm that the debt was active. I probably talked to 100 people and the debt incurred interest to $14,000. The debt was sent to collections, even though it was for a liquidated travel claim I had all the materials for.
I went gone through countless hoops with a congressional inquiry, MNCC, DFAS, and a plethora of other pay personnel. But nothing seemed to make a difference, and I lived in a never-ending circle where nobody could help.
Then the MCPON had his AMA, and I was like fuck it, what’s the worst that can happen. He resolved my impossible debt situation in less than a week. I’m not bitter about the situation, and it’s kinda a funny story now lol
I can't express enough how grateful I am to the MCPON for hooking it up and wanted to spread some positivity to this sub.
Also, I’m pretty sure he scared the shit out of someone important at Millington because one of the head pay people called me, apologized, confirmed I still had the same banking information to pay me $1800, and gave me his direct number

What’s up guys, today I just got my business commercial auto loan from Navy Federal for 70k.
First off, I’m 22 years old so I wasn’t sure what I was expecting coming into this process… All I know is I had a goal in mind!
The process between commercial auto and business auto are just about the same besides registration, etc. The truck I wanted was 69,000 and they approved me for 70K. I was approved about a week ago and after turning in all the documents, they finally closed the portal and funded me the money in my business savings account today (june 6).
If anyone has any questions, I’d love to help because this was a process for me!!

How's it going everyone?
Quick background, Im 28 year old male and was active duty Navy for 8 years (SOF) and had separated in 2021 with no degree.
I just received the initial offer to continue through the hiring process after I passed the Logical Reasoning assessment for the GL-7 pay grade. I'am highly interested (and realistically only interested) in joining BORTAC or BORSTAR but cannot find a concrete answer or explanation on the process to become one.
Firstly, if any BORSTAR or BORTAC agent finds this, I'd like to speak offline if you are willing.
1) Ive heard that before you apply to go to selection, I will need to spend ONE year as a regular BPA but Ive also heard of spending TWO years. Does anyone know for sure if the waiting period is one or two years?
2) After that initial year (or two) what is the actual probability of getting a shot at selection? Is the probability based on my time as a regular BPA? such as performance reviews and evaluations?
3) I've also heard rumors of a program that fast tracts former SOF or certain military positions to bypass the initial year or two as a regular BPA. Is there any truth to this?
4) I do not want to sound arrogant or come off as entitled. I have no issues paying my dues and am dedicated to performing at my best as a regular BPA as others have before me. I am just looking for some additional information before I commit to this position.
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Thank you!

Im at a career crossroads, and im tired of being flimsy about it. The title is pretty to the point, but for some backstory, here you go.
I live in the northeast, and ive been an EMT for cumulatevely 4 years. Shortly after, I joined the Army as a medic in 2020, and this helped me reenroll in college after 6 years of being out of school (was suddenly homeless). Ive got most of my general education and all of my electives already accounted for at this point. I have ~$45k in college funds to use to pursue a degree.
Those who know, know that EMTs make unproportionately horrible pay. Working 126 hours in two weeks is not viable for you or your family if you somehow make a sliver of a living from it. PA school is the typical upward progression for an EMT or combat medic, but that's four years hidden behind numerous maybes. The college guidance counsellor suggested exercise science to carry me to PA, but if i miss my one shot, I'm fiscally back to square one. I know somebody will say something something hero selfless etc, but its going to be a hard sell to my family that theres no Christmas and i wont be home for it while giving somebody a $500 uber ride. I do want to do volunteer EMS after i figure it all out, but i dont want it to harm my family as it will right now.
Anyways, to the meat and potatoes of my question/ TL;DR
I am ambivalent towards staying in medicine as a whole. Im not in love with any plan right now. I just want a direction of a career where i can make $60k/yr at least without breaking my already goverment sponsored fucked back, or not being able to be with my family and missing moments all the time.
What i have right now is $40,000 to go to learning something to have my family living comfortably at the very least. My only passion is to not work 60 hours a week until im 70 years old. Any ideas on certifications, courses, or degree paths etc to get there?

Good afternoon AskDocs, I didn't want to do this..but I guess I will.
28M, 5'11", 195 lbs., caucasian, Navy Veteran. (US)
Primary Complaint: Diagnosed in 2018 with the comment from the VA ENT that (if you waited any longer you may have died) with a base of tongue tumor of which I complained about for a year prior with my Navy medical providers before knowing it was a tumor.
First Procedure (2018): Navy Hospital - Biopsy revealing benign, but weird results per the ENT team. Debulk was somewhat successful, tracheostomy in place.
Second Procedure (2018/19): Navy Hospital - Outpatient procedure, I forget the name but they stuck a needle through my neck to extract tissue. Same results as before.
Third Procedure (2019): TORS surgery at a civilian hospital for debulk and biopsy resulting in a collapsed lung and pneumonia. Feeding tube and ICU for a few weeks. Still benign but keeps seeming to grow back or persist.
Fourth Procedure (2022): TORS again at a new civilian hospital (Emory). Again, benign. The VA in Virginia, and now Georgia as well as EVMS and Emory all say the same thing - "What?"
Essentially, nobody knows what's going on or what caused my throat tumor but they all think it's genuinely weird, rare, and concerned that it will persistently grow back. I had complications in the last surgery where the cauterizations weren't healed and I had to come back after coughing up blood.
I should note I was decannulated in 2019 a month or two after the surgery that year.
(Suicide attempt in 2018 prior to my first surgery, but not prior to symptoms: Alcohol, Fetzima, and Acetaminophen resulting in ER using charcoal and whatever else).
Never a smoker, once a month light drinker (1 or 2 beers).
Current prescriptions: Fetzima 120 mg, Concerta 54 mg
Diagnosed Issues: Mild to Moderate OSA, GAD and MDD, Base of tongue tumor, visual snow.
After the decannulation in 2019 I was told to request an autoimmune panel from the PA/NP and I finally got one (A mix between COVID, moving, and the VA caused major delay).
My results are normal with some elevation in Liver Enzymes per my ENT who I don't have an appt with for another few months.
My concerns really are, what do I do? The tumor was and still is obstructing my airway and providers aren't sure if it's still affecting my sleep apnea of which hasn't seen improvement with use of CPAP or MAD since after my surgery in 2019 until I stopped seeing benefit in 2020. My fatigue has progressively gotten worse, but there is no sense of interest or urgency from anyone at the VA. I know it seems pretty clear cut to them, but I don't know how much longer I can go like this.
There is no clear diagnosis for my tumor. I have seen "cancer," I have seen hyperplasia, and so on but no consensus or leading hypothesis. I have a family history of High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, and various forms of cancer - my father had liver, colon, and lung which was terminal and my mother had skin and I believe breast and is still alive and well, thankfully. I was exposed to Asbestos in the Navy albeit briefly.
If there are any labs or reports you want me to post I will gladly do so.
Thank you!

Mina Miller Edison lived an incredibly inspiring life. She thrived in numerous aspects. Especially since she played many roles throughout her impressive lifespan. Highly educated, confident, ambitious and determined represent the characteristics that describe Mina.
She displayed a deep committed to her family. This includes being the loving wife to inventor, entrepreneur and American icon Thomas Edison. She was also a loving and dedicated mother.
In addition, Mina demonstrated a strong passion for her community with the endless organizations that she contributed a tremendous amount of time and energy.
Mina was born into an entrepreneurial family on July 6, 1865. As the Miller family continued to grow, Mina was the seventh of eleven children born to inventor Lewis Miller and Mary Alexander. Her parents had a love for education. Mina attended and graduated from Akron High School in Ohio. After high school, she went on to study at a home and day school in Boston.

Mina’s Father the Inventor and Founder

Mina Miller Edison was born into a family that was used to being in the spotlight. Lewis Miller was a successful inventor. He also became one of the founders of Chautauqua Institution. The Miller family spent summers in their home along Chautauqua Lake. Her families love for Chautauqua was passed down to Mina. Therefore, when she had a family of her own she brought them to her family home at Chautauqua Institition.

Mina’s father and husband both had a passion for inventing. However, what they chose to invent was different from one another. While Thomas concentrated on technology and electronics, Lewis focused on farm equipment. They shared the common goal of making life easier with their inventions.

Chautauqua Institution

Chautauqua Institution sets on the shores of beautiful Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State. The Institution was originally called the Chautauqua Lake Sunday School Assembly. It was founded in 1874 as an educational experiment in out-of-school, vacation learning by industrialist Lewis Miller and Methodist Bishop John Heyl Vincent. Hence, a place where spirituality meets continuing education.
“The original scheme was a Christian educational resort . . . [where] pleasure, science, and all friends of true culture should go side by side with true religion.”

Chautauqua Institution

We call Chautauqua County home which is also the birthplace of the National Historic Landmark, Chautauqua Institution. Chautauqua Institution is a 750-acre community on Chautauqua Lake that attracts 100,000 visitors each summer who explore spirituality, philosophy, cultural vitality and the arts.
President Theodore Roosevelt once called Chautauqua Institution: “the most American thing in America“.
The mission of Chautauqua Institution (or as locals call it, CHQ):

CHQ is dedicated to the exploration of the best in human values and the enrichment of life through a program that explores the important religious, social and political issues of our times; stimulates provocative, thoughtful involvement of individuals and families in creative response to such issues; and promotes excellence and creativity in the appreciation, performance and teaching of the arts.Each summer season celebrates four program areas: The Arts, Religion, Education and Recreation. A summer at Chautauqua is loaded with lectures, concerts, religious services and as well as amazing displays of literary and performing arts. Chautauqua Institution attracts world-class talent that performs ballet, theater, opera, symphony and dance. Click here to check out this season’s exciting events.

The Multiple Achievements of Mina Miller

Marriage to Thomas Edison

When Mina Miller met Thomas Edison, she was promised to her gentleman suitor, George Vincent, the son of Bishop Vincent. Edison learned that Mina would be staying the summer at Chautauqua, he arranged to spend time there to win her and meet her family. Thomas Edison’s hearing was badly compromised by this time from when he was a child so he taught Mina to send and receive Morse code. That summer, he used it to ask her to marry him. He tapped “Will you Marry Me?” on Mina’s hand, and she said “Yes.”
The next step was getting permission from Mina’s Father Lewis, to which Thomas wrote this:
“I trust you will not accuse me of egotism when I say that my life and history and standing are so well known as to call for no statement concerning myself. My reputation is so far made that I recognize I must be judged by it for good or ill. I need only add in conclusion that the step I have taken in asking your daughter to entrust her happiness into my keeping has been the result of mature deliberation, and with the full appreciation of the responsibility and the duty I have undertaken to fulfill. I do not deny that your answer will seriously affect my happiness, and I trust my suit will meet with your approval.”
This letter won the approval of Mr. Miller. The date for the wedding was set for February 24, 1886, hardly more than a year after they met. She was only 20 years old. Oak Place, the Miller home in Akron, was to be the site of the wedding. Father Miller and his Mary Valinda spared no expense in seeing that the nuptials were an occasion to be remembered.

Managing a Home Full of Staff and Children

When Mina and Thomas Edison got married she was much younger then her husband. She became the stepmother to his three children. Still being young herself she was not fully ready for motherhood. However, Mina Miller Edison took charge of the household. Often times Thomas was not around due to his work. This left Mina in charge of hiring the house staff as well as raising the children. Furthermore, she gave herself the title of “home executive”. Mina also held ownership of Glenmont. The home she shared with Thomas. Owning and managing her own home was the first of many successes for Mina.

Children of Her Own

Two years after their marriage Mina and Thomas added to their family with their first child, Madeleine. This started the same pattern of children Thomas had with his first wife. Their daughter was soon followed by two sons, Charles and Theodore.

Madeleine Edison

Madeleine was born on May 31st, 1888, the first child born to Mina. She was born in Glenmont, the Edison Family home in New Jersey. Madeleine married John Eyre Sloane. She married him in the Drawing Room at Glenmont on June 17, 1914. Madeleine and John had four sons, who happened to be Thomas Edison’s only grandchildren from either marriage.
Madeleine briefly ran for Congress in 1938, she sadly lost. During World War II she gave much of her time to blood drives for the New Jersey Red Cross. She also administered the Edison Birthplace in Milan, Ohio after her mother’s death. She died on February 14, 1979.

Charles Edison

Charles Edison was born into the Edison Family at the Glenmont on August 3, 1890. He married Carolyn Hawkins, whom he had met in 1912 then married on March 27, 1918. Finally, he became president of his father’s company, Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, in 1927. He ran the company until it was sold in 1959.
Charles is the best known because of his second career, in public service. In the mid-1930s he served in the cabinet of President Franklin Roosevelt. First as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, then as Acting Secretary. New Jersey voters elected him as their governor in 1940. He also founded a charitable foundation that now bears his name, the Charles Edison Fund. He died on July 31, 1969

Theodore Miller Edison

Theodore Miller Edison was the last to be born at Glenmont on July 10, 1898. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which he earned his physics degree in 1923. He was the only member of the Edison family to graduate from college.
Theodore did work for his father’s company after graduation. After starting as an ordinary lab assistant, he worked his way up to technical director of research and engineering for Thomas A. Edison, Inc. He eventually founded his own company, Calibron Industries, Inc. Also, he built his own smaller laboratory in West Orange. Theodore earned over 80 patents in his career. In 1925 he married Anna Maria Osterhout, a graduate of Vassar. He became an ardent environmentalist. Theodore lived in West Orange with his wife Anna until his death on November 24, 1992.

Mina’s Step-Children

With the marriage between Thomas and Mina, she took on his three children from the first marriage. Marion, twelve years old, Thomas, Jr. ten years old, and William Leslie eight years old. She continued to struggle with her relationship with her stepdaughter. Mina’s stepchildren did not take education as seriously as she did. They believed that Edison’s fame could make their future for them. Finally, due to this belief, Mina’s stepchildren went on to live less acclaimed lives as the other Edison children.

Marion Estelle Edison

Marion was the first born of Thomas Edison’s children. She was born on February 18, 1873, and gained the nickname “Dot” as a child after Morse Code. In 1895 she married Karl Oscar Oeser, a German army lieutenant. They lived in Germany through the First World War. Unfortunately, her marriage ended in divorce in 1921. Finally, she then returned to the United States, where she died on April 16, 1965.

Thomas Alva Edison Jr

Thomas Alva, Junior, was born on January 10, 1876. He had the nickname “Dash” after Morse Code like his sister. He went on to marry stage actress Marie Louise Toohey in 1899. However, the marriage ended within a year. He next married Beatrice Heyzer. Thomas Jr sold the use of his name to advertise “quack” medicines and dubious inventions. His father disapproved of this and eventually asked him to change his name. Thomas Jr. briefly went by the name of Thomas Willard. His efforts at inventing and starting a mushroom farm failed. Finally, he died on August 25, 1935.

William Leslie Edison

William Leslie was born on October 26, 1878. He went to school at St. Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire. Then also attended J.M.Hawkins School on Staten Island. He later studied at the Sheffield scientific school at Yale. William soon married Blanche Travers. William Edison served in the military during the Spanish-American War in 1898. He also served again in the First World War. Like his brother he turned to farm life, breeding chickens. Finally, he died on August 10, 1937.

Chautauqua Institute and Mina’s Influence

Mina’s father’s love for Chautauqua was passed down to his daughter. Mina dedicated herself to many organizations locally. She supported many land and wildlife conservation. Often times Mina would donate her own funds to projects for Chautauqua. Mina became a trustee of the institute. Others involved in Chautauqua held Mina in high regards. Also much like her father, Mina continued her involvement with her beloved Institute until her passing in 1947.
Mina was active in many different organizations and clubs including:

• The American Red Cross
• The Chautauqua Association
• West Orange Community League (President From 1912-1919)
• National Audubon Society
• Chautauqua Bird and Tree Club
• The John Burroughs Association
• The Daughters of the American Revolution
• The School Garden Association of America

The Thomas Alva Edison Foundation

After Thomas Edison passed away, Mina started The Thomas Alva Edison Foundation in his memory. The foundation combined both Thomas’s and Mina’s passions. Mina’s love for education and Thomas’s love for science. However, later on, the nature of the foundation changed. It was no longer dedicated to advancements in science and education. Finally, it became a foundation aimed at preserving Thomas Edison’s name and accomplishments

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Dear [agent name],
Ever since the imperial navy conscripted her lover Isa, Amira has found solace in serving her persecuted Goddess and oppressed community. When a half-drowned girl called Thea washes ashore, Amira is quick to help her. But Thea has a secret – she’s the heir to empire, on the run from a usurper.
When soldiers hunting Thea arrive in Amira’s village, her deception is revealed. The villagers are killed, and Thea and Amira – the only survivors – flee for their lives. Pursued by the enemy, they’re rescued by a force loyal to Thea and her cause; only to find Isa, Amira’s long lost lover, among their ranks.
Thea wants Amira’s help to regain her throne, pledging to rule for the good of all. Isa wants Amira to abandon the princess and come with her to forge a future free of empires. And Amira? She wants safety for the faithful and revenge upon their murderers. Her judgement clouded by old love and new affection, she must choose between the unsure promise of reform and the blood-soaked certainty of revolution before the usurper crushes them all.
A COVENANT OF SALT is a YA fantasy with crossover potential complete at 90,000 words, blending the character dynamics from Tasha Suri’s THE JASMINE THRONE with the revolutionary romance of Nina Varela’s CRIER’S WAR. It is a standalone book which could serve as the first part of a duology.
My day job is with [employer], but my real passions – aside from writing – are reading about semi-obscure parts of 19th century history and fencing with (a blunt) broadsword. The Jewish inspiration for elements of the book’s worldbuilding is reflective of my heritage.

Hi all, my first attempt and a different take not on this subreddit both unfortunately didn't quite work for agents. Therefore, I've re-attacked!
I'd be very grateful for any and all feedback, but have a few specific questions I'd be especially interested in thoughts on:
1) I've cut agent personalisation, on the advice that unless there's something that genuinely makes it personalisation (rather than just 'here's your MSWL repeated back at you'), it's a waste of words. That seems sensible to me; does it match your experience?
2) Is it sufficiently clear we're dealing with a love triangle in paragraph 3?
3) Do I need to be more explicit that Thea and Amira grow closer to one another in paragraph 2 to set up paragraph 3, or can the reader infer that fleeing soldiers together + shared traumatic experience provided ground for mutual trust despite dissimilar backgrounds? I'm concerned that adding words about their friendship growing might make the query too long/turn it into telling the book rather than selling the book.
4) Do agents prefer queries talking about crossover potential into adult, or would it be better to stick to straightforwards YA?

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• Google Play
• Hilton Honors
• Hot Topic
• iTunes from anywhere but the US
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Amazon.ca	50%	50%
Amazon.co.uk	50%	50%
Amazon.com	70%	55%
Amazon.de	50%	50%
Amazon.es	50%	50%
Amazon.fr	50%	50%
Amazon.it	50%	50%
Amazon.jp	30%	30%
Arrow Films	65%	60%
Barnes & Noble	50%	50%
Baskin Robbins	60%	60%
Best Buy	60%	60%
BJ's (not BJ's restaurant)4	60%	NA
Bloomingdales	50%	50%
Burger King4	60%	NA
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eBay	70%	70%
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Five Guys4	60%	NA
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Gyft	70%	70%
Half Price Books	50%	50%
HBO4	70%	NA
iTunes4	60%	NA
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Target	50%	50%
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I dunno ah. Pero never ako nambully sa buhay ko, since ako ang madalas mabully, pero yung anak ko, nakupo, kahit mas matanda sakanya or mas malaki na bata pinapaiyak.
Minsan papahiramin nya ng toy. Tas pag natuwa na yung bata bigla nyang kukunin tas pag umiyak, tumatawa sya. Ako naman pinagsasabihan ko anak ko at sinasabi na bad yun. Pero uulitin nya. Kaya minsan pag may nagaapproach sakanya na bata natatakot na lang ako e. Baka inaway na nya.
Btw, 4 years old palang anak ko, pano pa kaya pag nagschool na sya. Iyak tawa na lang ba ako. Bakit kaya ganun? May past kaya ang asawa ko sa pambubully ng di nya sinasabi? 🥹

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A recent property boundary survey revealed that part of an addition to my neighbor's home is on my property. This is not new construction - it predates my ownership of my house, and may predate the neighbor's ownership (although the house was built by/ has been in their family for several generations). My guess is the addition is 40-50 years old. What can be done to remedy this issue? This in Pittsburgh PA.

Rotten Tomatoes: 72% (58 reviews) with 6.30 in average rating

Critics consensus: While it plays too much like a sizzle reel of DC's greatest hits to fully stand on its own two feet, The Flash has enough heart and zip to maintain a confident stride.

Metacritic: 60/100 (26 critics)
As with other movies, the scores are set to change as time passes. Meanwhile, I'll post some short reviews on the movie. It's structured like this: quote first, source second. Beware, some contain spoilers.

The early word on The Flash calling it one of the greatest superhero movies ever made was pure hyperbole. But in the bumpy recent history of the DC Extended Universe, it’s certainly an above-average entry.

-David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

Miller's the Flash goes back in time to change the future and connects with Michael Keaton's Batman. But the movie, after a smart and playful first half, gives itself over to comic-book bombast.

-Owen Gleiberman, Variety

In its best moments, “The Flash” touches on something new and exciting, but too often, its the past that tugs on, keeping it from speeding ahead.

-Kate Erbland, IndieWire: B–

The Flash is an ambitious superhero movie that largely pulls off its tale of two worlds, two Flashes, and two Batmans. The superhero fan service is strong with this one – perhaps too strong at times – but it never fully overshadows Barry Allen’s genuinely tragic and heartfelt story of grief. Though the visual effects aren’t always the best and the third act is a bit overwhelming, strong performances and a refreshing earnestness keep The Flash on track and running circles around many of the recent DC Universe movies. If this is the truly last stop on the Snyderverse express, then it’s a respectable way to go out.

-Joshua Yehl, IGN: 7.0 "good"

What it amounts to is a movie that spends all its time racing from one poorly-thought out story element to another, from one only modestly satisfying nostalgia shout-out to another, and with only questionable results. How fitting, yet how disappointing: “The Flash” has the runs.

-William Bibbiani, The Wrap

This is not a movie with any new ideas or dramatic rethinking, and – at the risk of re-opening the DC/Marvel sectarian wound – nothing to compare with the much-lauded animation experiment in the recent Spider-Man films. The intellect in this intellectual property is draining away.

-Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian: 2/5

The movie’s stronger underlying themes, like the importance of living in the present and learning to let things go, are overshadowed by the multiversal gymnastics. And as much good stuff as the "The Flash" features, including a nifty scene where Barry slo-mo saves a slew of falling babies in entertaining fashion, the film can't help but get tripped up by the same old hurdles.

-Brian Truitt, USA Today: 3/4

Maybe nerd culture was a mistake. The first and last 10 minutes demonstrate the winning superhero saga this might have been, but the middle two hours are devoted to sloppy, shameless fan service.

-Alonso Duralde, The Film Verdict

The hype is real. DC’s The Flash may not be the greatest comic book movie ever made, but it comes damn close. Easily the best in the genre since Spider-Man: No Way Home, this fresh, invigorating, and hugely entertaining summer treat is as good as it gets when it comes to cinematic takes on superheroes.

-Pete Hammond, Deadline

The Flash ends on a purposefully open note (and a pretty good joke), so that if the film succeeds at the box office, Miller's Barry can run again another day. If it doesn't, the precedent is set for a full continuity reset. Whatever DC movies await us in the future, let's hope they avoid multiverses. It's well-trod territory at this point, even for a speedster.

-Christian Holub, Entertainment Weekly: C+

Merging Looper and Looney Tunes makes for some jarring transitions between time-travel melodrama and power-mishap shenanigans. That’s never more clear than in the movie’s tail end, wherein Muschietti, who seems like a slick Spielberg-acolyte crowdpleaser in the J.J. Abrams mode, struggles with whether The Flash is an emotional cautionary tale, a universe-resetting franchise play, or just a zany sci-fi farce, subject to channel-flipping multiverse gags. You can feel The Flash wishing it could steal a glimpse into the audience and revise itself on the fly accordingly; no wonder early screenings apparently hedged on an ending until the last possible minute. Fandom has created a culture where a fun, zippy movie can’t stop looking back over its shoulder.

-Jesse Hassenger, Paste: 7.0

While I have a few complaints and there are a couple of head-scratching loose ends, "The Flash" is still a funny, emotional, action-heavy crowd-pleaser that ranks among the best DC movies ever made.

-Ben Pearson, /FILM: 7.5

Oddly, The Flash being so brilliant actually gives DC a bit of a headache. The studio’s new head honcho, James Gunn, is currently planning a much-publicised reboot of its comic book movie universe that may not include the Scarlet Speedster. Throw in Miller’s even more publicised personal problems and a poorly received film could have provided the perfect opportunity to have him (and the bad press) jog off into the sunset. Given the critical buzz and potential box office bump, that looks unlikely now. The Flash’s future is starting to look a lot sparkier than his past.

-Alex Flood, NME: 4/5

This feels like the definitive Flash movie.

-Mike Ryan, Uproxx

This much-beleagured cinematic universe has finally hit upon a winning film, and one that will be forever tainted. It’s not the most tragic thing regarding the person whirling at the center of it all — not by a long shot. But it is a reminder that you can make a superhero movie that seeks to unite all worlds but can’t quite reckon with the one outside the theater. And it’s proof that you can always run as fast as your superhuman intellectual property can manage, but there are things that you simply aren’t able to hide.

-David Fear, Rolling Stone

The Flash clearly wants its audience to get caught up in the excitement of multiverse adventures, returning superhero favorites, and fun antics of Barry Allen, to the point that they never consider that the time travel aspects make absolutely no sense, and only hurts the larger story in the way that it’s handled here. Thankfully, those antics are enjoyable and hard not to get excited about, but unfortunately, this isn’t a story that holds together on a narrative level. Cameos and fan service are fine to have, but the story has to be there to back them up, and it’s not quite there with The Flash.

-Ross Bonaime, Collider: C+

One of the most spectacular and frustrating mixed bags of the superhero blockbuster era, "The Flash" is simultaneously thoughtful and clueless, challenging and pandering. It features some of the best digital FX work I've seen and some of the worst. Like its sincere but often hapless hero, it keeps exceeding every expectation we might have for its competence only to instantly face-plant into the nearest wall.

-Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com: 2.5/4

Even despite being saddled with the baggage of the DCU’s failures, that the story that works in The Flash manages to shine through the noise is no small feat. The bitter irony, of course, is that even its artistic victories are tempered by the film being released in the shadow of Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which hits nearly every story beat and big swing for nostalgia attempted here, but with exponentially more finesse, grace, and emotional power. Nothing Batman or Supergirl do in The Flash to save the world is more effective than what Barry does to save it with a hug and a can of tomatoes.

-Justin Clark, Slant: 2.5/4

Considering how “The Flash” makes many of its characters face death and inevitability throughout, “The Flash” should not feel as hollow as it does. But you can’t blame Barry for it. He’s just a high-energy tour guide here, as everything around him becomes a blur leading us to the next reference. It has taken so long for a feature-length “The Flash” to finally hit theaters, and he’s too late. Barry is barely the lead character of his own movie.

-Nick Allen, The Playlist: C

It’s clear that DC doesn’t really know what it’s paying tribute to, other than the knowledge that other comic book movies exist. The Flash, much like Barry himself, has been stranded with no real sense of history, and no real sense of the future, either. It does the best it can.

-Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent: 3/5
PLOT
Barry Allen / The Flash travels back in time to prevent his mother's death, which traps him in an alternate reality without metahumans. Barry enlists the help of his younger self, an older Batman and the Kryptonian castaway Supergirl in order to save this world from the restored General Zod and return to his universe.
DIRECTOR
Andy Muschietti
WRITER
Christina Hodson
STORY
John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein & Joby Harold
MUSIC
Benjamin Wallfisch
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Henry Braham
EDITOR
Jason Ballantine & Paul Machliss
RELEASE DATE
June 16, 2023
RUNTIME
144 minutes
BUDGET
$220 million
STARRING

• Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / The Flash
  
• Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman
  
• Sasha Calle as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl
  
• Michael Shannon as General Zod
  
• Ron Livingston as Henry Allen
  
• Maribel Verdú as Nora Allen
  
• Kiersey Clemons as Iris West
  
• Antje Traue as Faora-Ul
  
• Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne / Batman
  

There has been a lot of discussion about Cornel West because of his announced campaign. With a wide variety of reactions. But one reaction I've noted is people who do know how stupid splitting the vote is, but say that he is championing progressive causes or that he is very progressive.
Now he acts Progressive. He says certain buzzwords. But is he? Or is he really just a crank who has gone right?
Splitting the Vote for Trump
This campaign is nothing new for Cornel West. From his own mouth

Brother Bernie and Brother Trump are authentic human beings in stark contrast to their donor-driven opponents.

In the 2016 campaign, he was praising Trump over Clinton.And then endorsed Jill Stein. You don't have to like Clinton, to know how high the stakes were. And of course, as we now all know the stakes were high. 3 Supreme Court Justices, hundreds of lower federal judges, endemic corruption, criminalisation of immigrants, rise in hate crimes, and Trump utterly botching the crisis that happened under his watch, Covid killing over a million Americans.
But lots of people made that mistake as well. However, he is doing it all over again, after all this shit happened.
And Now Trump is even worse. He is explicitly campaigning against democracy itself because of his grudge about losing, he has made a campaign promise to invade Mexico, Ukraine will almost certainly get cut off reviving the Russian invasion and he explicitly wants to purge the Federal government of all non-loyalists, including bureaucratic roles. Cornel West has no hope of winning, all he is doing is taking away Democratic votes.
DeSantis, Chris Rufo and Cornel West
However, Cornel West doesn't just have an unfortunate past of praising Donald Trump. He also has a current history of praising Ron DeSantis and working with evangelical right-wingers, and their education causes.
Recently he wrote an Op-ed
DeSantis’s Revolutionary Defense of the Classics

By Cornel West and Jeremy Wayne Tate
Gov. Ron DeSantis just gave a welcome boost to the classical-education movement. He signed legislation allowing high-school students to qualify for Bright Futures scholarships, a state fund for college education, by submitting scores from the Classic Learning Test instead of the SAT alone.
This move will likely be portrayed, wrongly, as partisan and conservative. But the greatest works of civilization have always been about spurring—not preventing—radical change. They teach us about the revolutionary ideas of the past and help us better understand the present. The richest ideas of what it means to be human are those that have stood the test of time.
Many of the seminal works of literature, history, philosophy, science and theology were revolutionary in their respective ages. Turn the pages of Galileo Galilei’s “Two New Sciences” and you’ll experience the alteration of humanity’s view of itself in relation to the heavens. By disproving the then-common belief that the planets revolved around the Earth rather than the sun, Galileo laid the foundation for modern science. Isaac Newton, swept aside what remained of the Old World’s scientific superstitions—only to find himself upstaged two centuries later by Albert Einstein’s “Relativity.”
Like revolutionary ideas today, the ideas of yesterday were provocative and, in many cases, much more consequential. Galileo was put on trial because he upset the status quo. In the 13th century, Bishop Stephen Tempier of Paris condemned key works of theologian Thomas Aquinas for being too radical. Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn and civil-rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. were imprisoned for their views. In colonial America, James Madison and his co-authors feared printing their names on the Federalist Papers, so they hid under aliases. Even the most mild-mannered of philosophers stirred trouble for thinking against the grain. Plato watched his great teacher Socrates put to death for his teachings.
Revolutionary figures of the past give us insight into the present and allow for reflection on the consequences of their choices. Julius Caesar, one of antiquity’s most recognizable leaders, teaches us the cost of revolution through his histories. By crossing into Rome with his armies, he ended the republic and created the Roman Empire, a crime for which he paid with his life. But in his firsthand descriptions of the often-brutal tactics he employed to achieve political transformation, he left behind deep insight. Caesar’s direct and simple prose conveys the reality of going to war—all without reference to contemporary conflicts.
That’s one of the virtues of the classics: They are a means of considering what is true without invoking the blind partisanship that encourages thoughtless action. There is nothing we need more today than the cultivation of reason and understanding.
That’s why Mr. DeSantis’s support of classic education has universal merit that transcends partisanship. Education based on values, logic and discipline isn’t Republican—it’s timeless.
Mr. West holds a chair at Union Theological Seminary and serves on the board of academic advisers of the Classic Learning Test. Mr. Tate is founder and CEO of the Classic Learning Test.

In this article, he praises DeSantis for introducing the Classic Learning Test (CLT) to Florida schools. He has a lot of fancy words about the various historical thinkers who went against the grain. Sounds nice. I wonder how Ron DeSantis is treating free inquiry in Florida?
But in reality, this is really just a handout to an incredible niche test used by a handful of Evangelical right-wing schools. The CLT dates all the way back to ... 2015. It's just a way for Republicans to spend education money fattening the pockets of the CLT advisors to provide these tests, and to push students away from real universities to ones that teach them nonsense. And the guys profiting from this, is Cornel West's co-author on this article who started the test and Cornel West himself.
But also, pushing the 'Western Classics' didn't happen in a vacuum. Ron DeSantis pushed the CLT, as part of his plot to get rid of African American Studies and other 'woke' courses that are part of the AP studies.

TALLAHASSEE — In February, when Gov. Ron DeSantis went after the College Board’s new Advanced Placement course on African American studies, he hinted that Florida might do without the organization’s courses and tests.
Two months later, Republican state lawmakers are preparing to head in that direction.
Using their budget proposal and a bill (HB 1537) that’s viewed as the Florida Department of Education’s legislation, the House and Senate are looking to pivot from the College Board’s Advanced Placement courses and SAT exam to other alternatives.
For the SAT, the state is considering a “classical and Christian” exam alternative called Classic Learning Test. It would be used as an optional graduation test requirement and to determine Bright Futures scholarship eligibility, as well as a college entrance exam at Florida’s public colleges and universities. Schools would have the option to administer the SAT, ACT or Classic Learning Test starting next school year.
For AP, the chambers have agreed to spend millions creating Florida-based alternative courses and tests, asking state universities and colleges to help establish the materials. A third-party organization would help create the exams.

Cornel West's own books would likely be in the firing line of Florida schools for writing about the Black experience in a way that wasn't completely stripped of all real history.
And who else is on the CLT Board?
Christopher Rufo, listed as Senior Fellow, The Manhattan Institute. Rufo was also appointed by DeSantis to destroy Florida's New College.. So he isn't just a think tanker, but directly on DeSantis's payroll.
Also included is Kevin Roberts, the President of the Heritage Foundation.
If you look at the photo the CLT board posted, its literally just a sea of White Republicans.
So Cornel West has no problem writing a public article praising Ron DeSantis for helping free inquiry, as he tries to get rid of any books about LGBT people or Black people and working alongside Chris Rufo, the guy who managed the Right Wings Critical Race Theory panic. Seems bad.
Ask yourself. If a Biden appointee to Education Secretary had this kind of background of supporting the privatisation of schools, and of hanging around figures like these, would you be cool with it? No of course not.
The People's People Grift
You might also note from his announcement that he isn't running for the Green Party, which already has ballot lines in many states. But for the People's Party.
Said People's Party is headed up by Nick Brana, and has been championed heavily by Jimmy Dore.
Both Nick Brana and Jimmy Dore have been credibly accused of sexual harassment and assault.
And this is what the People's Party online presence looks like
https://twitter.com/marionumber4/status/1665768271637782532
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fx32IR5WAAQTjzf?format=jpg&name=large
Very left-wing. Totally not a right-wing grift.
In terms of the other track record of the People's Party, they aggressively solicited donations and promised that they would run dozens of candidates in the 2022 midterm. They didn't run a single one. Wonder where all that money went?
So the bright spark from all of this is that likely the People's Party will grift all the donations sent in, and not use it to actually get ballot access outside of the handful of states they have access to.
His Platform
Cornel West's website right now, is pretty limited. But one issue caught my eye in particular

End the Wars Bring our troops home and invest those trillions of war dollars into American communities. Support veterans, stop all foreign military aid, close the bases, disband NATO, and ban nuclear weapons globally.

Stop all foreign military aid and disband NATO. You know, while Russia is aggressively invading Ukraine. Yet another Leftist that is pro Imperialist invasion by a Neo Tsar.
What wars? Bring the troops home from where exactly. Biden already left Afghanistan and Iraq a couple of years ago.
And I wonder what magical spell he has in mind, to get Russia, China, North Korea, India, Pakistan, and Israel to consider giving up their nuclear weapons.
More of the Company he keeps
Other assorted people, he hangs out with
He is of course a constantly returning guest on Bill Maher.
https://twitter.com/cassiepmillestatus/1138583273242857472

I wish "Milo Yiannopoulos, Gavin McInnes, and Cornel West walk into a bar..." was the beginning of a joke, but I'm sorry to report that it is actually real life

He decided the prime place to announce his candidacy is on ... Russel Brand. Who went full anti-vaxx and Pro Russia.
https://twitter.com/CornelWest/status/1666114005877010432
https://twitter.com/themattdimitri/status/1543780892241543171

Hate group founder Gavin McInnes asks Cornel West to name an American fascist West: There's a spiritual fascism inside all of us... as a Christian I see it inside of myself Candace Owens: The Klan were Democrats West: Yes, they were [As if MLK had no idea of that history of Dems]
Candace Owens: They tried to blame me for a mass shooting in New Zealand, saying that this person got radicalized by my ideas of Black conservatism in America The Christchurch New Zealand Mosque shooter stated in his manifesto Owens was the "person who radicalized [him] the most"

Reportedly he went on this because Gavin McInnes was offering money to do it, which other figures turned down

I gave Matthew this footage. I have the full segments for both appearances. At the time McInnes was begging liberals to go on this show offering them $5000 an appearance - Dave Packman, Sam Seder and Ana Kasparian all reported McInnes offered them money.

Selling out for $5,000. I guess we know his price to sit down with a Nazi, on two separate appearances.
Conclusion
So if you consider everything. At best, he is incredibly naive and easily taken in by Right-wingers which makes him utterly unsuited to any political position, let alone President. And more likely, he just doesn't give a fuck, and is cashing out. While also being a crank.

There has been a lot of discussion about Cornel West because of his announced campaign. With a wide variety of reactions. But one reaction I've noted is people who do know how stupid splitting the vote is, but say that he is championing progressive causes or that he is very progressive.
Now he acts Progressive. He says certain buzzwords. But is he? Or is he really just a crank who has gone right?
Splitting the Vote for Trump
This campaign is nothing new for Cornel West. From his own mouth

Brother Bernie and Brother Trump are authentic human beings in stark contrast to their donor-driven opponents.

In the 2016 campaign, he was praising Trump over Clinton.And then endorsed Jill Stein. You don't have to like Clinton, to know how high the stakes were. And of course, as we now all know the stakes were high. 3 Supreme Court Justices, hundreds of lower federal judges, endemic corruption, criminalisation of immigrants, rise in hate crimes, and Trump utterly botching the crisis that happened under his watch, Covid killing over a million Americans.
But lots of people made that mistake as well. However, he is doing it all over again, after all this happened.
And Now Trump is even worse. He is explicitly campaigning against democracy itself because of his grudge about losing, he has made a campaign promise to invade Mexico, Ukraine will almost certainly get cut off reviving the Russian invasion and he explicitly wants to purge the Federal government of all non-loyalists, including bureaucratic roles. Cornel West has no hope of winning, all he is doing is taking away Democratic votes.
DeSantis, Chris Rufo and Cornel West
However, Cornel West doesn't just have an unfortunate past of praising Donald Trump. He also has a current history of praising Ron DeSantis and working with evangelical right-wingers, and their education causes.
Recently he wrote an Op-ed
DeSantis’s Revolutionary Defense of the Classics

By Cornel West and Jeremy Wayne Tate
Gov. Ron DeSantis just gave a welcome boost to the classical-education movement. He signed legislation allowing high-school students to qualify for Bright Futures scholarships, a state fund for college education, by submitting scores from the Classic Learning Test instead of the SAT alone.
This move will likely be portrayed, wrongly, as partisan and conservative. But the greatest works of civilization have always been about spurring—not preventing—radical change. They teach us about the revolutionary ideas of the past and help us better understand the present. The richest ideas of what it means to be human are those that have stood the test of time.
Many of the seminal works of literature, history, philosophy, science and theology were revolutionary in their respective ages. Turn the pages of Galileo Galilei’s “Two New Sciences” and you’ll experience the alteration of humanity’s view of itself in relation to the heavens. By disproving the then-common belief that the planets revolved around the Earth rather than the sun, Galileo laid the foundation for modern science. Isaac Newton, swept aside what remained of the Old World’s scientific superstitions—only to find himself upstaged two centuries later by Albert Einstein’s “Relativity.”
Like revolutionary ideas today, the ideas of yesterday were provocative and, in many cases, much more consequential. Galileo was put on trial because he upset the status quo. In the 13th century, Bishop Stephen Tempier of Paris condemned key works of theologian Thomas Aquinas for being too radical. Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn and civil-rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. were imprisoned for their views. In colonial America, James Madison and his co-authors feared printing their names on the Federalist Papers, so they hid under aliases. Even the most mild-mannered of philosophers stirred trouble for thinking against the grain. Plato watched his great teacher Socrates put to death for his teachings.
Revolutionary figures of the past give us insight into the present and allow for reflection on the consequences of their choices. Julius Caesar, one of antiquity’s most recognizable leaders, teaches us the cost of revolution through his histories. By crossing into Rome with his armies, he ended the republic and created the Roman Empire, a crime for which he paid with his life. But in his firsthand descriptions of the often-brutal tactics he employed to achieve political transformation, he left behind deep insight. Caesar’s direct and simple prose conveys the reality of going to war—all without reference to contemporary conflicts.
That’s one of the virtues of the classics: They are a means of considering what is true without invoking the blind partisanship that encourages thoughtless action. There is nothing we need more today than the cultivation of reason and understanding.
That’s why Mr. DeSantis’s support of classic education has universal merit that transcends partisanship. Education based on values, logic and discipline isn’t Republican—it’s timeless.
Mr. West holds a chair at Union Theological Seminary and serves on the board of academic advisers of the Classic Learning Test. Mr. Tate is founder and CEO of the Classic Learning Test.

In this article, he praises DeSantis for introducing the Classic Learning Test (CLT) to Florida schools. He has a lot of fancy words about the various historical thinkers who went against the grain. Sounds nice. I wonder how Ron DeSantis is treating free inquiry in Florida?
But in reality, this is really just a handout to an incredible niche test used by a handful of Evangelical right-wing schools. The CLT dates all the way back to ... 2015. It's just a way for Republicans to spend education money fattening the pockets of the CLT advisors to provide these tests, and to push students away from real universities to ones that teach them nonsense. And the guys profiting from this, is Cornel West's co-author on this article who started the test and Cornel West himself.
But also, pushing the 'Western Classics' didn't happen in a vacuum. Ron DeSantis pushed the CLT, as part of his plot to get rid of African American Studies and other 'woke' courses that are part of the AP studies.

TALLAHASSEE — In February, when Gov. Ron DeSantis went after the College Board’s new Advanced Placement course on African American studies, he hinted that Florida might do without the organization’s courses and tests.
Two months later, Republican state lawmakers are preparing to head in that direction.
Using their budget proposal and a bill (HB 1537) that’s viewed as the Florida Department of Education’s legislation, the House and Senate are looking to pivot from the College Board’s Advanced Placement courses and SAT exam to other alternatives.
For the SAT, the state is considering a “classical and Christian” exam alternative called Classic Learning Test. It would be used as an optional graduation test requirement and to determine Bright Futures scholarship eligibility, as well as a college entrance exam at Florida’s public colleges and universities. Schools would have the option to administer the SAT, ACT or Classic Learning Test starting next school year.
For AP, the chambers have agreed to spend millions creating Florida-based alternative courses and tests, asking state universities and colleges to help establish the materials. A third-party organization would help create the exams.

Cornel West's own books would likely be in the firing line of Florida schools for writing about the Black experience in a way that wasn't completely stripped of all real history.
And who else is on the CLT Board?
Christopher Rufo, listed as Senior Fellow, The Manhattan Institute. Rufo was also appointed by DeSantis to destroy Florida's New College.. So he isn't just a think tanker, but directly on DeSantis's payroll.
Also included is Kevin Roberts, the President of the Heritage Foundation.
If you look at the photo the CLT board posted, its literally just a sea of White Republicans.
So Cornel West has no problem writing a public article praising Ron DeSantis for helping free inquiry, as he tries to get rid of any books about LGBT people or Black people and working alongside Chris Rufo, the guy who managed the Right Wings Critical Race Theory panic. Seems bad.
Ask yourself. If a Biden appointee to Education Secretary had this kind of background of supporting the privatisation of schools, and of hanging around figures like these, would you be cool with it? No of course not.
The People's People Grift
You might also note from his announcement that he isn't running for the Green Party, which already has ballot lines in many states. But for the People's Party.
Said People's Party is headed up by Nick Brana, and has been championed heavily by Jimmy Dore.
Both Nick Brana and Jimmy Dore have been credibly accused of sexual harassment and assault.
And this is what the People's Party online presence looks like
https://twitter.com/marionumber4/status/1665768271637782532
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fx32IR5WAAQTjzf?format=jpg&name=large
Very left-wing. Totally not a right-wing grift.
In terms of the other track record of the People's Party, they aggressively solicited donations and promised that they would run dozens of candidates in the 2022 midterm. They didn't run a single one. Wonder where all that money went?
So the bright spark from all of this is that likely the People's Party will grift all the donations sent in, and not use it to actually get ballot access outside of the handful of states they have access to.
His Platform
Cornel West's website right now, is pretty limited. But one issue caught my eye in particular

End the Wars Bring our troops home and invest those trillions of war dollars into American communities. Support veterans, stop all foreign military aid, close the bases, disband NATO, and ban nuclear weapons globally.

Stop all foreign military aid and disband NATO. You know, while Russia is aggressively invading Ukraine. Yet another Leftist that is pro Imperialist invasion by a Neo Tsar.
What wars? Bring the troops home from where exactly. Biden already left Afghanistan and Iraq a couple of years ago.
And I wonder what magical spell he has in mind, to get Russia, China, North Korea, India, Pakistan, and Israel to consider giving up their nuclear weapons.
More of the Company he keeps
Other assorted people, he hangs out with
He is of course a constantly returning guest on Bill Maher.
https://twitter.com/cassiepmillestatus/1138583273242857472

I wish "Milo Yiannopoulos, Gavin McInnes, and Cornel West walk into a bar..." was the beginning of a joke, but I'm sorry to report that it is actually real life

He decided the prime place to announce his candidacy is on ... Russel Brand. Who went full anti-vaxx and Pro Russia.
https://twitter.com/CornelWest/status/1666114005877010432
https://twitter.com/themattdimitri/status/1543780892241543171

Hate group founder Gavin McInnes asks Cornel West to name an American fascist West: There's a spiritual fascism inside all of us... as a Christian I see it inside of myself Candace Owens: The Klan were Democrats West: Yes, they were [As if MLK had no idea of that history of Dems]
Candace Owens: They tried to blame me for a mass shooting in New Zealand, saying that this person got radicalized by my ideas of Black conservatism in America The Christchurch New Zealand Mosque shooter stated in his manifesto Owens was the "person who radicalized [him] the most"

Reportedly he went on this because Gavin McInnes was offering money to do it, which other figures turned down

I gave Matthew this footage. I have the full segments for both appearances. At the time McInnes was begging liberals to go on this show offering them $5000 an appearance - Dave Packman, Sam Seder and Ana Kasparian all reported McInnes offered them money.

Selling out for $5,000. I guess we know his price to sit down with a Nazi, on two separate appearances.
Conclusion
So if you consider everything. At best, he is incredibly naive and easily taken in by Right-wingers which makes him utterly unsuited to any political position, let alone President. And more likely, he just doesn't care, and is cashing out. While also being a crank.