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I'm fairly sure schiff would have liked that, too. Probably don't want to go blaming all groups involved when only one of them is actually doing what you're concerned about. Takes at least two to rise above, et al.

Though re: trump financial entanglements, noticed a claim floating around that part (most?) of the reason trump's been going hard for the AHCA is because the thing would be netting him a nice two million and change dollar tax credit. Anyone noticed confirmation of some sort on that? Being willing to push for killing healthcare for ~twenty four million citizens for a 2m check would be a hell of a thing. That's, what, putting a price tag of around a twelfth of a dollar per head on american lives and health? Always "nice" to have a politician do something that has an implied message saying I'm worth less than a dime to them :V

Though just for the record, if that's actually true, please take a moment to leave instructors as to how you're posting on the net. I'm sure that would be some kind of major scientific advance if we had replicable means of communicating with the undead.

I mean, if it's been done, lemme know. I mean, the idea sounds shit and could result in Mary Sue-ish 'i wish i was normal instead of badass' but whatever

Utterly and completely forgot names, but I've definitely ran into a handful of things like that over the years. Want to say someone was running a quest over on sufficient velocity or space battles themed like that at some point in the last year or two. Vaguely remember an old (like, from '02 or somethin', checking) bit of sailor moon fanfiction that indulged a bit... Nuke 'Em Till They Glow was the title, now that I hunt it down. Totally could be misremembering exactly what was happening there, because it's been more than a decade since I last read it, but eh. Actually think it's been getting relatively more common lately, generally as part of some sort of SI hook -- bodyswapped into a character they know is in for some trouble, usually proceeds to act like you might expect from someone with more foreknowledge than competency. Genre savvy character that's taking the piss out of things isn't particularly unknown, either. Uncommon, but not unknown.

... actually, now that I'm thinking on it, I recall a light/web novel with the unlikely title of "An Otome Game's Burikko Villainess Turned into a Magic Otaku" that would probably fit the general concept. Main character gets reincarnated into a rival in a female targeted romance game/dating sim, pretty promptly basically freaks the fuck out and proceeds to spend life doing everything in power to derail the game's plot hooks so she doesn't get exiled/murdered/etc. Surprisingly good read, iirc, unless I'm conflating it with another work with the same story hook. One of those mildly amusing/enjoyable tales where a character is fairly clueless about exactly how their efforts are backfiring.

... I could swear that's been 80% of matches since somewhere around '03, though...

Though for what it's worth (more than anyone with sane views on healthcare wishes it was), there's more than one way to flay apart our country's healthcare some more. The cat skinning comes later, when people previously only struggling to maintain access start having to look into alternate options for wound care and bandage access is slim :V

Donald Trump gave an interview to TIME. That last passage is pretty interesting.

Quote from: Donald Trump

Hey look, in the mean time, I guess, I can’t be doing so badly, because I’mh president, and you’re not.

Speaking of that, have a gander at it if everything not verifiably true was redacted. Not necessarily that the rest are lies, of course (though it being trump, there was plenty), just that everything blanked out is stuff that can't particularly be proven in one way or another. Dunno how much I'd recommend the rest of the site, but that bit's a hell of a thing. Bonus points being the interview was apparently supposed to be about truth, ha.

"It's inhuman," says the drowning woman to the space alien that despite appearances is not even remotely of homo sapiens stock. Well, yes, yes it is. I think by default most things a non-human does is inhuman, really :V

Excellent powers of observation, lady thrown into the sea to die. I'd give you a cookie but I don't think you'd be around long enough to enjoy it, and then I'd be out a delicious cookie to eat while I watch you drown :3

Pretty sure I actually linked to that... probably a dozen pages or so back, at this point

Good to see it's still being updated, though.