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Gordano and Lysandus
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Postby Gordano and Lysandus » Sat Oct 02, 2021 9:55 am

Aww man, I wish I could drop my Republican congresswoman real bad.

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Postby Cybernetic Socialist Republics » Sat Oct 02, 2021 11:14 am

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Aww jeez, I'd love to, but I literally can't on account of someone's petty ignorance.

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Postby Latvijas Otra Republika » Sat Oct 02, 2021 11:34 am

Cybernetic Socialist Republics wrote:
Sarenium wrote:Discord me your intention to apply to have a character in this race with the link of the application


Aww jeez, I'd love to, but I literally can't on account of someone's petty ignorance.

Sounds like a line off of desperate housewives
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Postby Main Nation Ministry » Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:12 pm

Ok, Donal just killed a horse and scarred some girl for life.
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Postby Meelducan » Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:40 pm

Main Nation Ministry wrote:Ok, Donal just killed a horse and scarred some girl for life.

She will always remember the Horse Doctor
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Postby Main Nation Ministry » Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:47 pm

Meelducan wrote:
Main Nation Ministry wrote:Ok, Donal just killed a horse and scarred some girl for life.

She will always remember the Horse Doctor

Equine Veterinarian

I don't think Veterinarian are supposed to use guns?
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My overall account that I use for P2TM and even for international roleplaying! MNM is a mysterious and extremely dangerous dictatorship filled with supernatural oddities, demons, militarized soldiers everywhere, and a misanthropic nihilistic dictator who doesn't give a damn. It's basically if the SCP Foundation got mixed with 1984.

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Postby Meelducan » Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:54 pm

Main Nation Ministry wrote:
Meelducan wrote:She will always remember the Horse Doctor

Equine Veterinarian

I don't think Veterinarian are supposed to use guns?

There’s only two ways to put down a horse, lethal injection or shooting.

Many veterinarians view shooting as the most humane way of euthanasia as it’s faster than lethal injection, more cost effective and the horse ends up being in less pain. Horses are massive animals so it takes some time for it to be killed off by lethal injection.
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Postby Velahor » Sat Oct 02, 2021 2:26 pm

Meelducan wrote:
Main Nation Ministry wrote:
I don't think Veterinarian are supposed to use guns?

There’s only two ways to put down a horse, lethal injection or shooting.

Many veterinarians view shooting as the most humane way of euthanasia as it’s faster than lethal injection, more cost effective and the horse ends up being in less pain. Horses are massive animals so it takes some time for it to be killed off by lethal injection.


Shooting is also significantly cheaper. A sufficient dose of the standard euthanasia drug to kill a horse runs around $250.
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Postby Meelducan » Sat Oct 02, 2021 3:14 pm

Epic Durant moment
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Postby The Sarangtus Lands » Sat Oct 02, 2021 3:17 pm

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The Office of Speaker Thomas Volker, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.


"Look, I hope there won't be some wanna-be conservative feller gunnin' fer my seat onna the left. Yes, I said left. Now, this 'ere's justa hunch, but I think the fellers on the left-wing of the Republican Party, or even the mainstream like you, uh, ain't too happy with my ass. Y'all don't seem too pleased, for one. When I was born, Barry Goldwater ran n' won my home state. He was the first feller t' do it since the fall of reconstruction. I may not admire you or any main-stream, modern politician, but I can say for certain that I love me some Barry. Not nessicarily a libertarian mind y'all, but more of a conservative with a hint of southern hospitality. I'm glad that this here, uh, whoever the hell the President is...Tawney? Dick! Right, so President Dick Richardson won't give no damns 'bout some rank-n' file republican uh...breakin' ranks. But you mista speaker, very much so seem to give a damn. If I am proven wrong, please do let me know that the actions of one southern congresswoman apparently weigh for a fraction of a second on the most powerful man in the world. I'd be flattered to occupy his busy schedule as a passin' thought.

If the SRA passes through the House, well then that's good news for good people. They git their fifty bucks a month they so badly need. It don't even break the bank, unlike what that god-awful ARA you're throwing up at us poor congressmen n' wimmen. If y'all wanna propose firearm legislation that'll better protect homeowners that are killin' their home invaders at night, or if y'all are a thinkin' o' bannin' the teachin' of evo-I mean 'global warmin' inna schools, then I'm more than happy to be yer lil' ol lap dog n' roll on o'er for y'all. Now, I mostly just nod my skinny behind along with whatever y'all's a passin' through me. But, if there are issues that I see n' that my Cedar Grove clique fellers see, then I have to raise on up some concerns or just vote against bad bills. Wait? 'restore the faith inna congress?' You had better not be thinkin' of the evil CCA. I've made my position on that bill clear already and don't intend to change my mind onnit. It's set in stone, I'm afraid. Now, is this all y'all wanted to waste my time with or can I git g'annin to the movies? I'm goin' t' see thems news Star Wars movie."

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Newne Carriebean7
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Postby Newne Carriebean7 » Sat Oct 02, 2021 3:21 pm

The Sarangtus Lands wrote:
Newne Carriebean7 wrote:
The Office of Speaker Thomas Volker, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.


"Look, I hope there won't be some wanna-be conservative feller gunnin' fer my seat onna the left. Yes, I said left. Now, this 'ere's justa hunch, but I think the fellers on the left-wing of the Republican Party, or even the mainstream like you, uh, ain't too happy with my ass. Y'all don't seem too pleased, for one. When I was born, Barry Goldwater ran n' won my home state. He was the first feller t' do it since the fall of reconstruction. I may not admire you or any main-stream, modern politician, but I can say for certain that I love me some Barry. Not nessicarily a libertarian mind y'all, but more of a conservative with a hint of southern hospitality. I'm glad that this here, uh, whoever the hell the President is...Tawney? Dick! Right, so President Dick Richardson won't give no damns 'bout some rank-n' file republican uh...breakin' ranks. But you mista speaker, very much so seem to give a damn. If I am proven wrong, please do let me know that the actions of one southern congresswoman apparently weigh for a fraction of a second on the most powerful man in the world. I'd be flattered to occupy his busy schedule as a passin' thought.

If the SRA passes through the House, well then that's good news for good people. They git their fifty bucks a month they so badly need. It don't even break the bank, unlike what that god-awful ARA you're throwing up at us poor congressmen n' wimmen. If y'all wanna propose firearm legislation that'll better protect homeowners that are killin' their home invaders at night, or if y'all are a thinkin' o' bannin' the teachin' of evo-I mean 'global warmin' inna schools, then I'm more than happy to be yer lil' ol lap dog n' roll on o'er for y'all. Now, I mostly just nod my skinny behind along with whatever y'all's a passin' through me. But, if there are issues that I see n' that my Cedar Grove clique fellers see, then I have to raise on up some concerns or just vote against bad bills. Wait? 'restore the faith inna congress?' You had better not be thinkin' of the evil CCA. I've made my position on that bill clear already and don't intend to change my mind onnit. It's set in stone, I'm afraid. Now, is this all y'all wanted to waste my time with or can I git g'annin to the movies? I'm goin' t' see thems news Star Wars movie."

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Postby Main Nation Ministry » Sat Oct 02, 2021 3:32 pm

The Sarangtus Lands wrote:
Newne Carriebean7 wrote:
The Office of Speaker Thomas Volker, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.


"Look, I hope there won't be some wanna-be conservative feller gunnin' fer my seat onna the left. Yes, I said left. Now, this 'ere's justa hunch, but I think the fellers on the left-wing of the Republican Party, or even the mainstream like you, uh, ain't too happy with my ass. Y'all don't seem too pleased, for one. When I was born, Barry Goldwater ran n' won my home state. He was the first feller t' do it since the fall of reconstruction. I may not admire you or any main-stream, modern politician, but I can say for certain that I love me some Barry. Not nessicarily a libertarian mind y'all, but more of a conservative with a hint of southern hospitality. I'm glad that this here, uh, whoever the hell the President is...Tawney? Dick! Right, so President Dick Richardson won't give no damns 'bout some rank-n' file republican uh...breakin' ranks. But you mista speaker, very much so seem to give a damn. If I am proven wrong, please do let me know that the actions of one southern congresswoman apparently weigh for a fraction of a second on the most powerful man in the world. I'd be flattered to occupy his busy schedule as a passin' thought.

If the SRA passes through the House, well then that's good news for good people. They git their fifty bucks a month they so badly need. It don't even break the bank, unlike what that god-awful ARA you're throwing up at us poor congressmen n' wimmen. If y'all wanna propose firearm legislation that'll better protect homeowners that are killin' their home invaders at night, or if y'all are a thinkin' o' bannin' the teachin' of evo-I mean 'global warmin' inna schools, then I'm more than happy to be yer lil' ol lap dog n' roll on o'er for y'all. Now, I mostly just nod my skinny behind along with whatever y'all's a passin' through me. But, if there are issues that I see n' that my Cedar Grove clique fellers see, then I have to raise on up some concerns or just vote against bad bills. Wait? 'restore the faith inna congress?' You had better not be thinkin' of the evil CCA. I've made my position on that bill clear already and don't intend to change my mind onnit. It's set in stone, I'm afraid. Now, is this all y'all wanted to waste my time with or can I git g'annin to the movies? I'm goin' t' see thems news Star Wars movie."

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I need my character to have an interview with that ultra-Southern man. I have an intense thirst now.
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- How do you do fellow kids? You want to see something violent? - Artemis: Deimos Trafficking League (Horror/Mature)
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My overall account that I use for P2TM and even for international roleplaying! MNM is a mysterious and extremely dangerous dictatorship filled with supernatural oddities, demons, militarized soldiers everywhere, and a misanthropic nihilistic dictator who doesn't give a damn. It's basically if the SCP Foundation got mixed with 1984.

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Postby Yaruqo » Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:00 pm

Durant’s family motto send to be “Just keep digging.”
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Postby Cybernetic Socialist Republics » Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:12 pm

Main Nation Ministry wrote:
The Sarangtus Lands wrote:Liked and Retweeted by all of America

I need my character to have an interview with that ultra-Southern man. I have an intense thirst now.


ultra-Southern woman

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Postby Sarenium » Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:11 pm

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Postby Vaquas » Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:11 pm

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Character Application and Information Sheet


NS Nation Name: Vaquas

Character Name: Christopher Duncan Jr.

Character Gender: Male

Character Age: 30

Character Height: 6’3

Character Weight: 164 lbs

Character Position/Role/Job: Candidate in Wisconsin’s Special Senate Election (2021)
Republican Candidate in Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District (2020)
White House Deputy Communications Director (2018 - 2019)

Character Country/State of Birth: Wisconsin

Character State of Residence: Wisconsin

Character Party Affiliation: Republican Party

Main Strengths: Conservative media background and wolf administration cred, significant warchest gathered via 2020 grift run for congress and family money.

Main Weaknesses: History of controversial statements, sexual assault accusations, and a dropped domestic violence charge. Silver spoon background.

Biography: The son of Christopher Duncan Sr., a wealthy and prominent agribusinessman, and Emma Sylvester, the heiress to a moderately successful midwestern hotel chain, Christopher Duncan Jr. was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 14, 1990. The youngest of 4 brothers, he would perform averagely in school without much of note occurring during his adolescence, though he would involve himself in various extracurriculars and serve as President of his private high school’s teenage republicans club. Despite his lackluster record, he would be accepted into his father’s alma mater, Dartmouth, where he would complete a bachelor's degree in political science.

In 2012 he would involve himself in the Presidential campaign of [Not Rick Santorum] and serve as the former senator’s head of youth outreach. Upon Ron Mitter’s nomination and [Not Santorum]’s defeat, Chris would secure a position among Mitter’s staff in a similar capacity, making connections with Republican operatives that would serve him well in the years to come in spite of the campaign’s failure.

In 2013, Duncan would begin writing in various conservative publications and presenting himself as the voice of “new millennial conservatism”, attacking democrats for taking the youth vote for granted and encouraging college students to challenge “marxist brainwashing” that he asserted was taking place on campuses. In early 2015, he would accept a full time position at the National Review thanks to a former Mitter staffer, where he would write a number of articles attacking various actors on the left for everything from abortion advocacy to pushes for higher taxes, condemning the “Clifford Democrats” as being “Morally bankrupt and spiritually insecure” in one particularly strong article condeming comments made regarding abortion by the likely democratic candiate. It was around this time that Arnolf Wolf announced his candidacy for President.

Enamored by the candidate’s charisma and bombastic personality, Christopher cast aside his moral hesitations and penned a full throated endorsement of Wolf in the pages of the National Review, drawing significant criticism from more long time fixtures of the magazine and nearly getting himself fired after a public disagreement with senior writers at a public forum. Nonetheless, his early support for the candidate would come in handy as the Mainer picked up steam, with the Wolf campaign taking notice of the early support and bringing him on board as an advisor for youth and college outreach shortly before the Iowa caucus. Christopher was praised for his work on the ground in New Hampshire activating what support existed for his candidate in college towns, and soon after the victory there he began to develop a personal friendship with the much older Wolf. Christopher would stay on throughout the entirety of the campaign, and after an electoral college win that privately shocked him, he would move to Washington with the administration.

Despite his loyalty and the personal relationship between the two men, Wolf did not see fit to appoint Christopher to any of his choice roles, instead relegating him to various small positions within the West Wing for some time, which caused great distress. Ultimately, however, Chris would get his break in mid-2018, when the White House Press Secretary was let go, causing a complete reshuffle of the comms staff which resulted in his appointment as Deputy Communications Director. According to two books written during the Wolf Presidency, he would make a number of controversial statements about immigrants and BLM activists during his tenure, allegedly referring to Mexican migrants as “leeches” and supporting a “big ass electric fence” on the border in addition to calling Black Lives Matter activists “half-braindead sheep”. He would also allegedly make inappropriate comments about a member of the Fillipino President’s staff during a state visit, saying that she “looked like she’d give a good massage”. Despite calls from some in the press for him to resign in light of these revelations, Duncan would not publicly address the comments and President Wolf would slam the books as “liberal science fiction”.

Duncan would serve in this capacity until December 15, 2019, when he was unceremoniously and quietly forced to resign following the ascension of Richard Tawney to the Presidency, nominally as part of a small reshuffle but internally due to an accusation of sexual misconduct by another member of the white house staff. Angered by his dismissal and the early end of the Wolf experiment, Christopher would return to Wisconsin, hastily and against the advice of advisors launching a campaign for Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District under a mantle quite unlike his prior public persona. The campaign, which began with a viral ad showing Duncan firing at pictures of Democratic agenda items such as the “Green New Deal” with a rifle and saying “lets blow a hole through democratic bullshit”, became flooded with cash from clueless out of state donors despite the near impossibility of a win in the district. Duncan would pull multiple stunts throughout the campaign that raised his profile, and though he would win the primary handily, he would be crushed in the general election by a significant margin.

Now, with a special election for the Senate unexpectedly unfolding on short notice, Duncan has thrown his hat into the ring and abandoned his plans for a 2022 Gubernatorial run. Running on “America First Populism”, he has cited “law and order” and the growing economic crisis as the two largest problems facing America. Duncan holds a number of documented socially conservative positions and has promised to serve as a “patriotic constitutionalist” if elected to the United States Senate.

Other Info: Has been accused of sexual assault 3 times, once in college and twice in his capacity as the Deputy White House Comms director, has denied all 3 incidents. Domestic violence charge from a live-in girlfriend in 2013 was dropped due to lack of evidence. Married former Wolf staffer Diana Rustin shortly following his congressional loss.

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Postby Sarenium » Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:14 pm

Vaquas wrote:
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Character Application and Information Sheet


NS Nation Name: Vaquas

Character Name: Christopher Duncan Jr.

Character Gender: Male

Character Age: 30

Character Height: 6’3

Character Weight: 164 lbs

Character Position/Role/Job: Candidate in Wisconsin’s Special Senate Election (2021)
Republican Candidate in Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District (2020)
White House Deputy Communications Director (2018 - 2019)

Character Country/State of Birth: Wisconsin

Character State of Residence: Wisconsin

Character Party Affiliation: Republican Party

Main Strengths: Conservative media background and wolf administration cred, significant warchest gathered via 2020 grift run for congress and family money.

Main Weaknesses: History of controversial statements, sexual assault accusations, and a dropped domestic violence charge. Silver spoon background.

Biography: The son of Christopher Duncan Sr., a wealthy and prominent agribusinessman, and Emma Scheuster, the heiress to a moderately successful midwestern hotel chain, Christopher Duncan Jr. was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 14, 1990. The youngest of 4 brothers, he would perform averagely in school without much of note occurring during his adolescence, though he would involve himself in various extracurriculars and serve as President of his private high school’s teenage republicans club. Despite his lackluster record, he would be accepted into his father’s alma mater, Dartmouth, where he would complete a bachelor's degree in political science.

In 2012 he would involve himself in the Presidential campaign of [Not Rick Santorum] and serve as the former senator’s head of youth outreach. Upon Ron Mitter’s nomination and [Not Santorum]’s defeat, Chris would secure a position among Mitter’s staff in a similar capacity, making connections with Republican operatives that would serve him well in the years to come in spite of the campaign’s failure.

In 2013, Duncan would begin writing in various conservative publications and presenting himself as the voice of “new millennial conservatism”, attacking democrats for taking the youth vote for granted and encouraging college students to challenge “marxist brainwashing” that he asserted was taking place on campuses. In early 2015, he would accept a full time position at the National Review thanks to a former Mitter staffer, where he would write a number of articles attacking various actors on the left for everything from abortion advocacy to pushes for higher taxes, condemning the “Clifford Democrats” as being “Morally bankrupt and spiritually insecure” in one particularly strong article condeming comments made regarding abortion by the likely democratic candiate. It was around this time that Arnolf Wolf announced his candidacy for President.

Enamored by the candidate’s charisma and bombastic personality, Christopher cast aside his moral hesitations and penned a full throated endorsement of Wolf in the pages of the National Review, drawing significant criticism from more long time fixtures of the magazine and nearly getting himself fired after a public disagreement with senior writers at a public forum. Nonetheless, his early support for the candidate would come in handy as the Mainer picked up steam, with the Wolf campaign taking notice of the early support and bringing him on board as an advisor for youth and college outreach shortly before the Iowa caucus. Christopher was praised for his work on the ground in New Hampshire activating what support existed for his candidate in college towns, and soon after the victory there he began to develop a personal friendship with the much older Wolf. Christopher would stay on throughout the entirety of the campaign, and after an electoral college win that privately shocked him, he would move to Washington with the administration.

Despite his loyalty and the personal relationship between the two men, Wolf did not see fit to appoint Christopher to any of his choice roles, instead relegating him to various small positions within the West Wing for some time, which caused great distress. Ultimately, however, Chris would get his break in mid-2018, when the White House Press Secretary was let go, causing a complete reshuffle of the comms staff which resulted in his appointment as Deputy Communications Director. According to two books written during the Wolf Presidency, he would make a number of controversial statements about immigrants and BLM activists during his tenure, allegedly referring to Mexican migrants as “leeches” and supporting a “big ass electric fence” on the border in addition to calling Black Lives Matter activists “half-braindead sheep”. He would also allegedly make inappropriate comments about a member of the Fillipino President’s staff during a state visit, saying that she “looked like she’d give a good massage”. Despite calls from some in the press for him to resign in light of these revelations, Duncan would not publicly address the comments and President Wolf would slam the books as “liberal science fiction”.

Duncan would serve in this capacity until December 15, 2019, when he was unceremoniously fired following the ascension of Richard Tawney to the Presidency. Angered by his dismissal and the early end of the Wolf experiment, Christopher would return to Wisconsin, hastily and against the advice of advisors launching a campaign for Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District under a mantle quite unlike his prior public persona. The campaign, which began with a viral ad showing Duncan firing at pictures of Democratic agenda items such as the “Green New Deal” with a rifle and saying “lets blow a hole through democratic bullshit”, became flooded with cash from clueless out of state donors despite the near impossibility of a win in the district. Duncan would pull multiple stunts throughout the campaign that raised his profile, and though he would win the primary handily, he would be crushed in the general election by a significant margin.

Now, with a special election for the Senate unexpectedly unfolding on short notice, Duncan has thrown his hat into the ring and abandoned his plans for a 2022 Gubernatorial run. Running on “America First Populism”, he has cited “law and order” and the growing economic crisis as the two largest problems facing America. Duncan holds a number of documented socially conservative positions and has promised to serve as a “patriotic constitutionalist” if elected to the United States Senate.

Other Info: Has been accused of sexual assault 3 times, once in college and twice in his capacity as the Deputy White House Comms director, has denied all 3 incidents. Domestic violence charge from a live-in girlfriend in 2013 was dropped due to lack of evidence. Married former Wolf staffer Diana Rustin shortly following his congressional loss.

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Postby Dentali » Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:44 pm

Durant looks ridiculously elitist and out of touch with that bill
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Newne Carriebean7
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Postby Newne Carriebean7 » Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:48 pm

Dentali wrote:Durant looks ridiculously elitist and out of touch with that bill

Well, it's a compromise to her. She's able to show people that she's "doing something" after voting against the ARA, while also staying true to her staunchly anti-socialist mindset of "giving too many people too much money". I mean, maybe Durant could have at least increased the weekly payments to 100 dollars, but that might break the bank for her fiscal conservatism.
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Ex-Nation

Postby Dentali » Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:49 pm

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NS Nation Name: Vaquas

Character Name: Christopher Duncan Jr.

Character Gender: Male

Character Age: 30

Character Height: 6’3

Character Weight: 164 lbs

Character Position/Role/Job: Candidate in Wisconsin’s Special Senate Election (2021)
Republican Candidate in Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District (2020)
White House Deputy Communications Director (2018 - 2019)

Character Country/State of Birth: Wisconsin

Character State of Residence: Wisconsin

Character Party Affiliation: Republican Party

Main Strengths: Conservative media background and wolf administration cred, significant warchest gathered via 2020 grift run for congress and family money.

Main Weaknesses: History of controversial statements, sexual assault accusations, and a dropped domestic violence charge. Silver spoon background.

Biography: The son of Christopher Duncan Sr., a wealthy and prominent agribusinessman, and Emma Scheuster, the heiress to a moderately successful midwestern hotel chain, Christopher Duncan Jr. was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 14, 1990. The youngest of 4 brothers, he would perform averagely in school without much of note occurring during his adolescence, though he would involve himself in various extracurriculars and serve as President of his private high school’s teenage republicans club. Despite his lackluster record, he would be accepted into his father’s alma mater, Dartmouth, where he would complete a bachelor's degree in political science.

In 2012 he would involve himself in the Presidential campaign of [Not Rick Santorum] and serve as the former senator’s head of youth outreach. Upon Ron Mitter’s nomination and [Not Santorum]’s defeat, Chris would secure a position among Mitter’s staff in a similar capacity, making connections with Republican operatives that would serve him well in the years to come in spite of the campaign’s failure.

In 2013, Duncan would begin writing in various conservative publications and presenting himself as the voice of “new millennial conservatism”, attacking democrats for taking the youth vote for granted and encouraging college students to challenge “marxist brainwashing” that he asserted was taking place on campuses. In early 2015, he would accept a full time position at the National Review thanks to a former Mitter staffer, where he would write a number of articles attacking various actors on the left for everything from abortion advocacy to pushes for higher taxes, condemning the “Clifford Democrats” as being “Morally bankrupt and spiritually insecure” in one particularly strong article condeming comments made regarding abortion by the likely democratic candiate. It was around this time that Arnolf Wolf announced his candidacy for President.

Enamored by the candidate’s charisma and bombastic personality, Christopher cast aside his moral hesitations and penned a full throated endorsement of Wolf in the pages of the National Review, drawing significant criticism from more long time fixtures of the magazine and nearly getting himself fired after a public disagreement with senior writers at a public forum. Nonetheless, his early support for the candidate would come in handy as the Mainer picked up steam, with the Wolf campaign taking notice of the early support and bringing him on board as an advisor for youth and college outreach shortly before the Iowa caucus. Christopher was praised for his work on the ground in New Hampshire activating what support existed for his candidate in college towns, and soon after the victory there he began to develop a personal friendship with the much older Wolf. Christopher would stay on throughout the entirety of the campaign, and after an electoral college win that privately shocked him, he would move to Washington with the administration.

Despite his loyalty and the personal relationship between the two men, Wolf did not see fit to appoint Christopher to any of his choice roles, instead relegating him to various small positions within the West Wing for some time, which caused great distress. Ultimately, however, Chris would get his break in mid-2018, when the White House Press Secretary was let go, causing a complete reshuffle of the comms staff which resulted in his appointment as Deputy Communications Director. According to two books written during the Wolf Presidency, he would make a number of controversial statements about immigrants and BLM activists during his tenure, allegedly referring to Mexican migrants as “leeches” and supporting a “big ass electric fence” on the border in addition to calling Black Lives Matter activists “half-braindead sheep”. He would also allegedly make inappropriate comments about a member of the Fillipino President’s staff during a state visit, saying that she “looked like she’d give a good massage”. Despite calls from some in the press for him to resign in light of these revelations, Duncan would not publicly address the comments and President Wolf would slam the books as “liberal science fiction”.

Duncan would serve in this capacity until December 15, 2019, when he was unceremoniously fired following the ascension of Richard Tawney to the Presidency. Angered by his dismissal and the early end of the Wolf experiment, Christopher would return to Wisconsin, hastily and against the advice of advisors launching a campaign for Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District under a mantle quite unlike his prior public persona. The campaign, which began with a viral ad showing Duncan firing at pictures of Democratic agenda items such as the “Green New Deal” with a rifle and saying “lets blow a hole through democratic bullshit”, became flooded with cash from clueless out of state donors despite the near impossibility of a win in the district. Duncan would pull multiple stunts throughout the campaign that raised his profile, and though he would win the primary handily, he would be crushed in the general election by a significant margin.

Now, with a special election for the Senate unexpectedly unfolding on short notice, Duncan has thrown his hat into the ring and abandoned his plans for a 2022 Gubernatorial run. Running on “America First Populism”, he has cited “law and order” and the growing economic crisis as the two largest problems facing America. Duncan holds a number of documented socially conservative positions and has promised to serve as a “patriotic constitutionalist” if elected to the United States Senate.

Other Info: Has been accused of sexual assault 3 times, once in college and twice in his capacity as the Deputy White House Comms director, has denied all 3 incidents. Domestic violence charge from a live-in girlfriend in 2013 was dropped due to lack of evidence. Married former Wolf staffer Diana Rustin shortly following his congressional loss.

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Democratic Socialists

Postby Meretica » Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:51 pm

Newne Carriebean7 wrote:
Dentali wrote:Durant looks ridiculously elitist and out of touch with that bill

Well, it's a compromise to her. She's able to show people that she's "doing something" after voting against the ARA, while also staying true to her staunchly anti-socialist mindset of "giving too many people too much money". I mean, maybe Durant could have at least increased the weekly payments to 100 dollars, but that might break the bank for her fiscal conservatism.

She doesn't like the Leave-a-Penny-Take-a-Penny system, does she? XD

Also, question/suggestion for mods: Would it make things easier if there was a separate thread for Character submissions so that you could look at the pages more easily?

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Postby Newne Carriebean7 » Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:56 pm

Meretica wrote:She doesn't like the Leave-a-Penny-Take-a-Penny system, does she? XD

You should've seen her around Christmas time, she kept throwing garbage in the salvation army red buckets because they were "soliciting socialism".
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NS Nation Name: Cybernetic Socialist Republics
Character Name: Serah Kurian
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 44 (June 21, 1976)
Character Height: 5'7
Character Weight: 136 Pounds
Character Position/Role/Job: Candidate Wisconsin Senate Special Election (2021), Representative for Wisconsin's 8th (2013-), State Senator for Wisconsin's 2nd Senate District (2011-2013), State Assembly for Wisconsin's 2nd (2005-2011), Air Force Reserve (2000-), Aerospace Engineer (1999-2005)
Character Country/State of Birth: Wisconsin
Character State of Residence: Wisconsin
Character Party Affiliation: Republican (2004-), Reform (1999-2004)

Main Strengths:

Appeals to Evangelicals, independents, Suburban and Hawkish Voters
Strong social media following
Charismatic/Photogenic
Political brawler
Clever Opportunist

Main Weaknesses:

Despised by LGBT and anti-war voters
Narcissistic
Paranoid
Authoritarian
Cruel

Biography:

Serah Kurian was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin on June 21st, 1976 to Nisha and Isaac Kurian, an educated Indian Christian couple that immigrated to Wisconsin from Kerala, India. Soon She was born, her father, educated as an engineer, would relocate the family to Virginia, where her father accepted a very well paying job in marine engineering. She'd grow up both very privileged and assured in her intelligence. Serah, despite being an excellent student, would frequently get into conflicts with peers, though she'd usually come out ahead. She would, however, develop an internal feelings of insecurity and emptiness, usually quenched by praise from others. Originally. she intended to simply follow in her father's foot steps by pursuing a career in STEM, graduating with high honors in biological sciences. However, during her studies, she'd get baptized and adopt a strong evangelical Christian faith, which would be followed by feeling a calling to serve her country through the military and then politics.

As such, after graduating she joined the Air Force Reserve, being among the air force's first drone pilots, even as she worked for as a independent contractor in the aerospace engineer field outside of reserve duties. Her political career had began in 1999 with her joining the reform party to help (non-Buchanan) win the nomination of the party for the 2000 election. In state level politics she considered running as a reform candidate as a challenge against the republican in the uncontested Wisconsin 2nd state assembly seat, in 2002, but came to an agreement to an agreement with him that he'd run for the state senate seat and she'd get his support, as a Republican, in the assembly seat. So in 2004 she joined the Republican party and won the seat. During her tenure in office, she was a vocally conservative republican, insisting, that she was in fact, the most conservative of her caucus, despite being notably personable with democrats.

By 2010, she had begun aligning with the TEA party movement and primaried the state senator she had once made a deal with from his right and took his seat, taking advantage of low moderate turnout. It was at this point she was recognized nationally by the more conservative elements of the republican party as a rising star and would end up marrying a D.C. Lobbyist just before the primary season for 2012 began, though she'd keep her name. She'd run in brutal primary against her republican opponent, with both campaigns insinuating the homosexuality of the other, but Sereh would come out ahead ahead in the 2012 election. She's been a loyal republican partisan, since her only deviations being on childcare and family targeted welfare and benefit programs. She does however, take every opportunity she can to speak to the media and speak at events to raise her profile. Her political ambitions, obviously, are not limited to the house. She's wanted to run for the senate, in the hopes it could position her to one day be on a presidential ticket, but hasn't had any opportunities to do so without having to challenge an incumbent. With the passing of Jon Ronson, she's been given an excellent opportunity to slip into the senate, and has declared her intention to run for the seat.

Other Info:

Two daughters born in 2013 and 2014

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NS Nation Name: Cybernetic Socialist Republics
Character Name: Irvin Thornton
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 40 (Born January 20th, 1981)
Character Height: 6'2
Character Weight: 190 Pounds
Character Position/Role/Job: Governor of California (2019-), Lieutenant Governor of California (2019-2015), Mayor of San Jose (2015-2011), Silicon Valley Corporate Attorney (2006-2011),
Character Country/State of Birth: Georgia
Character State of Residence: California
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic

Main Strengths:

Appeals to Urban/Suburban Professionals, youth, precariat and racial minorities.
Favorable with Green and Big Tech.
Charismatic 21st Century Communicator
Effective Technocratic/Progressive Synthesizer
Credible China Hawk

Main Weaknesses:

NIMBYs
Small Landlords/Business owners
Opposed by Fossil Fuel Industry
Accused of Careerism
Nativists
Strong Anti-trust advocates

Biography: Born to a lower middle class family in Atlanta, Georgia. Always being a curious and heavily opinionated student, he'd take up debating in high school, which, along side his strong grades, would win him a scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania for pre-law politics and economics. It was during his high school debate days, in regional competitions, that he'd first come to know his future wife, Irma Caballero, daughter of famous Cuban Defector Boxer Manuel Caballero. While each year he'd attempt to ask for a date, Irma would brush him off with an expletive or two. They'd end up meeting again in a national university debating competition in 2001, with both in their second year, in which Irma would relent and accept a date. Discovering an alignment in goals and beliefs, they quickly built a romance, with the intention of marrying after both had finished their undergraduate degrees. In the mean time, both with regularly communicate over email and visit each other as much as they feasibly could, with Irma taking up a job as a flight attendant to better facilitate travel opportunities. As planned, when both graduated in 2003, they'd marry, moving into a house in a San Jose Suburb. During this time, Irvin would go to law school at Stanford, Irma's now alma mater, while Irma remained employed as a Flight Attendant and simultaneously aggressively worked her way up the ranks of her union, the AFA-CWA. During this time, Irvin was very active in establishing connections in San Jose municipal politics, silicon valley tech companies and national organizations. After his graduation, he'd find a job as a San Jose law firm that specialized in facilitating Tech companies interactions with the municipal government and enlist in the Naval Reserve, becoming an intelligence officer.

In 2011, he'd end up running for and winning, The Mayoralship of San Jose, receiving strong financial backing from industry leaders looking to put a fresh, diverse face to much of their tech industry friendly agenda, though he managed to balance his over reliance on them with his wife's growing position within the labor movement directing a significant amount of support his way. In office, he was most notable for his deployment of what would come to be known as the 'Santa Clara model' in managing the city finances. Since his time at Stanford, he'd been working with business, community and labor groups to track how much of city and country spending cycled back into tax revenue, particularly when it came to procurement. Through this work, a system was developed that adjusted potentially higher costs of procuring goods and services locally, with the amount of tax revenue that'd be returned to both the city and county for doing so. In summary, the aim was ensuring that a buy local tact was taken by the San Jose government where economically feasible, combined with efforts to establish reciprocal purchasing agreements with fellow municipalities in Santa Clara where doing so would be mutually beneficial for county finances. This would be combined with property tax and social service adjustments that'd always be accompanied with tax incentives for San Jose firms and individuals to buy locally. By promoting these policies along side environmental policies, a functionally 'fiscally conservative' effort to tackle San Jose's debt could be promoted as a progressive agenda. It was also during this period that wrote a book tackling the necessity of reestablishing a sufficient manufacturing chain in the United States for the purpose of enduring both climate change and the possibility of a great power conflict with China. Building an image as a progressive mayor, while also being largely successful at avoiding stepping on the toes of neither public sector unions or silicon valley benefactors, gave him space to make a run for lieutenant governor, a position he was able to win without much difficulty. His Run for lieutenant governor also helped him avoid having to address specifics on a police reform agenda that he launched an exploration into in late summer of 2014.

His role as lieutenant governor, would be to essentially research and promote the application of the 'Santa Clara Model' to the whole of the state's finances. From this position, however while still being a 'triangulating' politician, the anchor point of his triangulation would shift decisively left. To begin with, soon after reaching the governorship, he signaled support for single-payer healthcare as a means of saving the state of California as an economy, money and preventing money unnecessarily leaving the state. Then, when the (not-Sanders) Campaign gained momentum in the second half of 2015, he provided a somewhat low-key endorsement of (their) platform. Ultimately, however, he was unconvinced of the feasibility of the (not-sanders) campaign largely due to the fact that it begun like a protest campaign rather than a campaign to win. By the National convention, however, he was given an opportunity to speak, with the view that he'd be able to convince (not-Sanders) supporters to stay with the party. He gave a speech where he outlined the ways that he saw that elements of the (not-Sanders) would be beneficial to the nations' competitiveness in the 21st century, with a more memorable portion concluding with "If that's what Democratic Socialism is, sign me up", though he was nonetheless careful to ensure that he got across the importance of rallying (not-Sanders) supporters behind the nominee, but by this time he had serious doubts about the strength of (their) campaign.

After the 2016 primaries, Irvin, with the added credibility of his wife having recently been elected as VP of the AFA-CWA, was able to pull significant chunks of the best talent behind the (not-sanders) campaign into his political orbit, if not directly working for him, working for allies in the California State legislature and friendly county democratic parties. In the immediate aftermath of the 2016 election, he was ready to present a narrative that insisted the importance of a developing an agenda that pursued 'populist' ends, through 'technocratic' means. By the start of 2017 he was gearing up for a run at Governorship to come after a term-limited governor. By this time, he'd lost chunks, but certainly not all, of his tech industry backers, notably, those with interests in the 'platform economy' disproportionately remained stead fast. With most, though not all, of the California Democratic Party establishment now arrayed against him in the 2018 race, he faced an uphill battle and two strong opposing campaigns representing the (not-clinton) and (not-obama) wings of the party who, alongside typical attacks, sought to demobilize his left wing support by making constant reference to his past as a corporate lawyer and deriding him as an opportunistic careerist. As a consequence, despite securing a spot in the general election, in the 'jungle' primary, Irvin would end up finishing second to the republican candidate. The progressive caucus in the state race would also see minimal gains in primaries and a significant number of progressive figures across the country would grow see his campaign as a talent and money sink that limited progressive gains in democratic primaries across the country at the federal level, though his supporters contest this interpretation. The measure of progressive disillusionment was compounded by his running a general election campaign that struck a surprisingly moderate tone, that which strictly unnecessary to win given that massive democratic advantage in California, was adopted as part of a truce with the party establishment.

In alignment with the partisan advantage in California, Irvin was also able to ride the 2018 blue wave to a very strong electoral victory in a high turn out election, including the best result for a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Orange County since 1978, at roughly 48%, along with becoming the first African-American Governor of California. The first part of 2019 was spent implementing a budget that included many of his recommendations as Lieutenant Governor, with the notable absence of the single payer healthcare program he'd been campaigning on since the end of 2015, in an apparent compromise with centrists in the California democratic party. In general, due to having connections that indicated that (not-Sanders) would make a second run at the presidency, Irvin figured he could buy back progressive disappointment by providing (not-Sanders) an endorsement at a later date, freeing him up for more centrist governance in the mean time. However, the partial collapse of the health insurance industry in 2019 gave him the space he needed to come back around on health care, opening with a proposal for single payer and successfully being able to negotiate a public option that included the bailout and purchase of a network of hospitals and clinics across California, including winning the right to suggest that this was functionally a 'pilot program' for single payer.

Prudence in procurement and healthcare wouldn't be the only thing addressed in Irvin's first budget, to deal with the homelessness crisis, Irvin aggressively pursued policies to improve density and ensure the municipalities zoned effectively, implementing a whole swath of reforms that aligned with the interests of developers in California. Reflecting an inclination that was present in his time as mayor of San Jose, he showed little interests in addressing the consequences of gentrification beyond it's economic effects on existing residents, largely ignoring lobbies that made complaints about how the 'character' of neighborhoods would change, focusing almost solely on ensuring that existing residents wouldn't be priced out, or would be at very least be compensated. As a rule, Irvin's policy concerns were centered almost entirely on numbers, statistics and results, 'flourish is for speeches', he'd regularly say. This would also be reflected in his staunch opposition to expanded rent controls, actively working to replace existing rent subsidies and controls with a 'universal housing voucher' that tracks average rents and creates a discount on rent or a rebate from it to encourage shopping for lower rents and avoid subsidizing increases. as of the 2019 budget, this program has seen only partial implementation. He's also been a strong proponent of California High-Speed Rail, but with health care being the focus of his first year in office, extra support would be limited. Despite governing, toward the center, Irvin was fully willing to put his weight behind a takeover of the California Democratic Party by it's progressive wing, pushing a former endorser of (not-clinton) but currently progressive aligned candidate for the chair over the line.

When it came to question of the 2020 presidential campaign, he kept his cards close to his chest. With the progressive wing split between the campaigns of (not-Warren) and (not-Sanders), Irvin delayed picking a side, not minding the possibility that a split convention that could potentially allow him to 'parachute' in as a compromise candidate. Along with applauding the popularization of a 'universal basic income', his main input was a strong belief that the progressive wing would be best served by unifying behind a singular candidate some time soon after Iowa and New Hampshire. In the meanwhile Irvin's main concern was using the alignment of the presidential primary with the state assembly primaries and the increased turnout of interested progressives it'd bring to vastly strengthen the size of the progressive caucus in the California state legislature . To that end, he was able to secure endorsements from both the (not-Sanders) and (not-Warren) campaign for progressive challengers to centrists, alongside piggy backing on both candidates' operations in California.

With (not-Sanders) doing significantly better than (not-Warren) in both Iowa and New Hampshire, his people begun softly pressuring the (not-Warren) campaign to unite and align behind (not-Sanders), while also leaning on progressive organizations to aid (no-Sanders) in Nevada in the hope that a blow out win there would serve to finally push (not-Warren) out of the race. With a win still not forcing (not-Warren) out and increasing signs that plus an endorsement from Irvin would be insufficient to put (not-Sanders) close to a victory in South Carolina, Irvin decided he'd avoid the embarrassment and simply endorse (not-Sanders) after the South Carolina Primary. In the immediate aftermath of the (not-Sanders) defeat in the South Carolina Primary, Irvin, along with a swath of allies and prospective allies in the California, officially endorsed the (not-Sanders) campaign, while desperately, to no avail, trying to get (not-Warren) to drop out behind the scenes in exchange for a Cabinet and/or VP nod. (not-Warren) would ultimately stay in until after super Tuesday despite these efforts.

Come Super Tuesday, (not-Sanders), while getting routed more or less everywhere else, would secure a blow out win in California, something Irvin's progressive supporters would continue to insist could not have happened without him. More importantly for Irvin, this primary would see the decisive victory of the progressive wing for control over the democratic caucus in the state. When asked if he had concerns that the caucus could be leaning too far left, Irvin insisted that "In our system, it's easier to pump the brakes than pump the pedals." However despite this victory in California, it was becoming increasingly clear that not only would the (not-Sanders) campaign be able to do well enough to win the primary outright, the possibility of a brokered convention started to disappear to. At this point, Irvin had no interest in tying himself too closely to a sinking campaign, increasingly shifting his rhetoric towards how much Diehl's rhetoric and proposals had shifted in response to the 'strength' of the (not-Sanders) campaign. With Diehl's victory imminent, Irvin began lobbying for Karris to be picked by Diehl, hoping to scoop her out of the senate seat, either to consult with the 'California Democratic Party and end up placing his wife in the seat, as the first Hispanic senator, or an old stateswoman on the understanding that they wouldn't run for re-election in 2022.

Unfortunately, despite helping getting Karris the VP nod, his effort to open up the seat simply didn't come to fruition due to Diehl's loss in the general election. However despite the national loss, the 2020 election lead to the completion (though, in the senate, to a lesser extent) of his 7 year project to shift the California Democratic Party left enough that he'd have to pump the brakes in it's agenda instead of pump the pedals. Now, he'd have a lot more space to carry out the full breadth of his agenda and position himself as the de-facto leader of opposition against the Richardson administration. Naturally, this would be for the purpose of winning a second term as governor of California, but ultimately, his eyes remained fixed to the aim of winning the presidency in 2024.

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Has a Son and a Daughter, born in 2004 and 2005 respectively.

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NS Nation Name: Cybernetic Socialist Republics
Character Name: Irma Thornton (née Caballero)
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 39 (Born August 5th, 1981)
Character Height: 5'10
Character Weight: 165 Pounds
Character Position/Role/Job: International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) [2018-], International Vice President of the AFA-CWA [2016-2018], Communications Chair of the AFA-CWA [2007-2016], Flight Attendant [2001-2007], Amateur Boxer [1996-2012]
Character Country/State of Birth: Florida
Character State of Residence: California
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat


Main Strengths:

Widely liked by Unionized workers, Suburban and young women.
Strong racial minority appeal
Effective Negotiator
Steadfast Leader
Very High stamina for retail politics.

Main Weaknesses:

Mild Bullying tendencies
Opposed by labor intensive industries
Moderately disliked by 'intersectional feminists'
Significantly opposed by 'immigration skeptic' workers
Limousine Liberalism.
Sweary in person.


Biography:

On August 5th, 1981, Irma was born the fourth child and only daughter to Isabella and Manuel Caballero. Her mother, a sharp confident woman that worked as a flight attendant and her father, a famous Cuban Boxer who defected to the united states primarily to build a career in professional boxing in the United States. Growing up with three older brothers, she always felt pressure to be smarter and more assertive to be noticed. By middle school and particularly in high school, this lead her to succeed in academics as well as become the captain of her school debate team. But debating wasn't her only competitive pursuit, at first to the chagrin of her father, but later pride, Irma picked up Boxing, just as her 3 older brothers did to minimal success. However, despite her skill, she promised to both her parents and herself that she'd limit her self to amateur boxing and otherwise be utterly focused on her intellectual pursuits. It would be in her High School debate team competitions when she'd first come into contact with Irvin Thornton, someone who, based on her pasts interests, her parents felt that she might be willing to get into a relationship with, while being in their estimation, a mature, intelligent individual that would make something of himself. Irma, while happy to accept her parents guidance when it came to developing her talents, was not particularly interested in follow their relationship advice and was, genuinely hostile the few times a year she'd see him during high school.

Consistently a leader in her community and school, while being in accordance with her own mother's dreams for her, Irma would end up going to Stanford for Political Science which coincided with the Caballero's moving to the Bay Area, for the purpose of starting a family business in the region under the management of her 3 older brothers who by then had given up on boxing in favor of pursuing educations in business. Irma, in contrast would through her university years be a dominant force in amateur boxing, to the point her parents gave their blessing for her to, upon the conclusion of her undergraduate degree, pursue a professional boxing career should she want. However, during a national university debating competition in 2001, Irma would yet again come in contact with Irvin Thornton and out of boredom, Irma relented and gave him the date that he'd first asked for about 6 years previous. During that date, they had, among other things, a discussion that lead both to realize that they had a lot more in common with their view of the world and their dreams for the future than they thought.

Irma, at that point, decided that she'd follow in her mother's footsteps into the flight attendant profession, but for the purpose of getting herself into a labor organizing position rather than pursuing a career in management, with the side benefit that it made it easier to visit Irvin between their extensive and constant email communication. Using her mother's connections and her non insignificant fame, she was able to get herself an inflight position during the summer, with the intention of taking part time administrative positions during school. But 9/11 gave her an opportunity to start wedging her way into minor roles in the AFA, as she made enforcing safe conditions for flight attendants her key points of advocacy. After graduating from Stanford in 2003, as they had planned, Irma and Irvin would marry, and as wedding gift, the new couple would be helped purchasing a suburban home in San Jose, from which Irma and Irvin could commute to work and Stanford respectively. Rather than a pursue a professional career in boxing, Irma would instead drop amateur boxing to put the whole of her energy, aside from still keeping in shape, if for no other reason than exercise, in trying to push ahead in her labor organizing career. In 2007 this would pay off, as she would be selected as Communications Chair for the AFA-CWA in her airline. In this capacity she did significant work advocating for flight attendants wages, pensions and benefits when they faced threat's during the 2008 financial crisis, establishing an excellent rapport and gaining her supporters.

In August of 2009, when the IOC decided that women's boxing would be a part of the 2012 Olympics, Irma decided that she would return to amateur boxing to 3 more years, part as passion and part as a way to feed her name recognition. Despite remaining in shape and still only being in her late 20s, Irma found herself significantly out of practice to begin with, but by 2011 she was good enough to win 'gold' in the light heavyweight category, but despite this success, her capacity to compete and even qualify for Olympics against up and coming stars, was still somewhat in question. Nonetheless, she was able to return to the prime performance that had once had her consider being professional boxer and managed to secure gold in the 2012 Olympics before retiring from boxing once and for all.

Irma would continue to serve ably in her position as a communications chair while simultaneously playing a significant role in organizing strikes and the threats of strikes to protect flight attendants, while also establishing closer ties across the labor movement. She also deftly found ways to help her husband's political career through vouching for his trustworthiness to other parts of union leadership despite his employment as a corporate lawyer. This proved vital to both his efforts to secure the mayoral-ship of San Jose and the Lieutenant governorship, while also aiding in his pivot into the left. Come 2016, Irma would be appointed international vice president of the AFA-CWA, making her clearly next in line for the union's vice presidency. by late 2018, in the lead up to the 2018-2019 government shutdown, Irma, a long time advocate for AFA-CWA to play a leading role in the labor movement as a whole for political purposes rather than simply protection of members, Irma was able from her position help convince large swaths of airline workers who were working without pay during the shut down, to refuse to show up, an action that certainly help accelerate the end to the shutdown and vastly increase her national profile as a union leader. She was also have to help leverage this profile to give Irvin the slight edge he needed to become the democratic nominee for the governor's race, which made his rise to the governorship all but completely inevitable.

As First Lady of California, she has worked constantly to ensure that labor and progressive forces in general remained aligned with Irvin despite his turn to moderation in the first half of his term as governor. Originally hoping to find her way into a seat left vacant by Hamala Karris ascending to the vice presidency, the Democrat's loss in 2020 complicated her future, even as the election represented a triumphant win for state level progressives in California. Now, her options include running for the chair of the AFL-CIO in it's august elections or remaining steadfast in trying to secure herself a Senate seat, even as she remains focused on her current position in the labor movement, supporting her husband as Governor and by extension is preparation for a 2024 presidential run.

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Postby Louisianan » Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:58 pm

Newne Carriebean7 wrote:
Meretica wrote:She doesn't like the Leave-a-Penny-Take-a-Penny system, does she? XD

You should've seen her around Christmas time, she kept throwing garbage in the salvation army red buckets because they were "soliciting socialism".
Literally anything to the left of Durant: *exists*
Durant: COMMUNISM

Please be serious :eyebrow:

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Postby Meretica » Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:59 pm

Newne Carriebean7 wrote:
Meretica wrote:She doesn't like the Leave-a-Penny-Take-a-Penny system, does she? XD

You should've seen her around Christmas time, she kept throwing garbage in the salvation army red buckets because they were "soliciting socialism".
Literally anything to the left of Durant: *exists*
Durant: COMMUNISM

Me: Durant, that makes Regan communist.
Durant: Nuh-uh.
Me: Uh-huh.
Durant: Nuh-uh.
Me: Uh-huh.
Durant: Nuh-uh.
Me: Uh-huh.
Durant: Nuh-uh.
Me: Uh-huh.
Durant: Nuh-uh.

Hours Later:
Durant: Nuh-uh.
Me: If Reagan's not communist, then what is he?
Durant: A Democrat.

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