“National Champions”

College football athletes—Three days before the college football national championship game, star quarterback LeMarcus James and teammate Emmett Sunday ignite a player’s strike — declaring they won’t compete until all student athletes are fairly compensated. With billions of dollars at risk and legacies on the line, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Now, with only hours until kickoff, their head coach and various power brokers must race against the clock to protect or destroy the prevailing collegiate athletics system.

I finished it with an unsatisfactory ending imo.

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War

As I watched the Zelensky interview, which I hope you all took the time to do, I think you might have seen what I did. War caused from a bully trying to take what he thinks is owed, even from years before, is just a reminder that some things never change. Personally I think Putin will not stop until he rallies other forces like him with similar agendas to force themselves on the smaller entities. The humbled strength I saw (and this is my personal opinion) should be rewarded, aided, and revered. War seems a constant everywhere in the world and we don’t learn from our mistakes. If you need a video reminding you what war is really like, watch “Band of Brothers”.

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The Sunday Whirl

It was so rainy I looked outside to see my yard turned into a branch of the ocean. The stone wall separating me from the channel bar had shifted slightly; as if that was possible! Downed scarred trees started to drift by in the darkened water. My eyes were seeing what my mind could not honor. All the magical charms of safety were laid upon the hearth in hope of safety. As my home collapsed and I too was adrift, I saw the amulets and magic disappear.

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Wordle 621

Excerpt from Claytoonz:

“Republicans have refused to call for Trump to end his campaign and he has four indictments with 91 criminal charges. Even Kevin McCarthy can’t muster up the courage or balls to call for criminal imposter George Santos to resign, who has been charged with 13 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and making false statements to Congress.

The reason there are criminal charges against Senator Robert Menendez and not for President Joe Biden is because there’s evidence against Menendez and NONE against Biden.”

http://claytoonz.com/2023/09/23/making-menendez/

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Sammiscribbles Weekend Writing Prompt

Tripping deftly over the slippery stones, Tom thought for a moment he had won the bet. It was the shallower edge of the river and he felt confident. Tom looked back over at the trickster on the other side whose sneer showed disappointment. He flicked his hand causing a maelstrom—“how do you plan to get back?”

Weekend Writing Prompt #330 – Maelstrom

MLMM Saturday Mix

She tried to not see them, furry gray fingers pulling at the bark, trying to widen the hole she slipped into. Soon it would succeed and she would once again be the slave. She wiggled back through the tree’s trunk, trying to keep away from those gray claws. She pleaded with the fairies to help her and then she was magically standing behind the grove of trees, well away from the gray thing’s grasp. Her wings suddenly repaired and she could fly! And she flew far away.

Puzzle This – Saturday Mix, 23 September 2023

Puppets

A falsehood floating here, seen as a sunny sky, no storm in sight. We have no hunch of the impending shower or the hate filled node under the façade. The crowd only reveres beautiful white clouds in a sea of blue, as their puppet strings manipulate them.

Photo Prompt

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/09/23/three-things-challenge-m460/PUPPET FALSEHOOD MANIPULATE

node

http://fivedotoh.com/2023/09/23/fowc-with-fandango-hunch/

RDP SATURDAY: SHOWER

Your Daily Word Prompt – #Revere- #YDWordPrompt September 23 2023