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boppunkgreg · 2 months
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Roughing in the ties and base layer for the ballast.
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gendzl · 22 days
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every time I move my poetry books because I've run out of room, I manage to fit them Precisely into the selected space, and then 24 hours later I acquire additional poetry books and the pile on the floor starts up again.
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federer7 · 1 year
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June-July 1942. Washington, D.C. "Cashiers checking out customer purchases with Ration Book No. 1 at the Giant Food shopping center on Wisconsin Avenue. Giant Food Store is a self-service market chain handling all types and many varieties of food and household appliances."
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doublescribble · 2 years
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John Collins and Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Misha stumps for Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin.
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wausaupilot · 4 days
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UW-Stevens Point faculty, staff honored at University Awards
Outstanding faculty and staff members were recently recognized at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for their work during the 2023-24 academic year. The Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship and Service Award was given to Professor and Department of Political Science Chairwoman Jennifer Collins. She works closely with students and empowers them to explore new ideas and the world around…
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codywrestler · 7 months
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Jayson Ness (Minnesota) vs Collin Cudd (Wisconsin)
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antidrumpfs · 5 months
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Who voted to keep Santos in the House?
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REPUBLICONS:
Alford, Missouri
Arrington, Texas
Babin, Texas
Baird, Indiana
Banks, Indiana
Bean, Florida
Biggs, Arizona
Bilirakis, Florida
Bishop, North Carolina
Boebert, Colorado
Bost, Illinois
Brecheen, Oklahoma
Buchanan, Florida
Burchett, Tennessee
Burlison, Missouri
Cammack, Florida
Carl, Alabama
Carter, Texas
Cline, Virginia
Cloud, Texas
Clyde, Georgia
Collins, Georgia
Crane, Arizona
Davidson, Ohio
DesJarlais, Tennessee
Donalds, Florida
Duncan, South Carolina
Emmer, Minnesota
Ezell, Mississippi
Fallon, Texas
Finstad, Minnesota
Fischbach, Minnesota
Fitzgerald, Wisconsin
Fleischmann, Tennessee
Fry, South Carolina
Fulcher, Idaho
Gaetz, Florida
Gallagher, Wisconsin
Good, Virginia
Gooden, Texas
Gosar, Arizona
Graves, Missouri
Greene, Georgia
Griffith, Virginia
Hageman, Wyoming
Harris, Maryland
Harshbarger, Tennessee
Hern, Oklahoma
Higgins, Louisiana
Hill, Arkansas
Huizenga, Michigan
Hunt, Texas
Issa, California
Jackson, Texas
Johnson, Louisiana
Jordan, Ohio
Kelly, Mississippi
Kustoff, Tennessee
LaMalfa, California
Lamborn, Colorado
Lee, Florida
Lesko, Arizona
Loudermilk, Georgia
Luetkemeyer, Missouri
Luna, Florida
Luttrell, Texas
Mace, South Carolina
Massie, Kentucky
Mast, Florida
McCaul, Texas
McClintock, California
McCormick, Georgia
McHenry, North Carolina
Miller, Illinois
Miller, West Virginia
Mills, Florida
Moolenaar, Michigan
Mooney, West Virginia
Moore, Alabama
Nehls, Texas
Norman, South Carolina
Ogles, Tennessee
Palmer, Alabama
Perry, Pennsylvania
Posey, Florida
Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania
Rogers, Alabama
Rosendale, Montana
Roy, Texas
Salazar, Florida
Santos, New York
Scalise, Louisiana
Self, Texas
Sessions, Texas
Smith, Missouri
Smith, Nebraska
Spartz, Indiana
Stefanik, New York
Steube, Florida
Strong, Alabama
Tenney, New York
Tiffany, Wisconsin
Timmons, South Carolina
Turner, Ohio
Van Duyne, Texas
Van Orden, Wisconsin
Walberg, Michigan
Waltz, Florida
Weber, Texas
Williams, Texas
Wilson, South Carolina
Wittman, Virginia
DEMOCRATS:
Scott, Virginia
Williams, Georgia
Who voted "present"?
DEMOCRATS:
Al Green, Texas
Jackson, Illinois
Who didn't vote?
DEMOCRATS:
Jackson Lee, Texas
Ocasio-Cortez, New York
Phillips, Minnesota
REPUBLICONS:
Crawford, Arkansas
Johnson, Ohio
Kelly, Pennsylvania
McCarthy, California
Rodgers, Washington
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evita-shelby · 2 months
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The Question of Age
Tommy and Alfie never liked the age difference between their daughters and their husbands, and yet neither hoped things would take a turn for the worse sixteen years later.
Takes place in the It's Only a Paper Moon fic where Diane falls in love and married John 'Bucky' Egan, Allie, Rose and Robert Collins are @justrainandcoffee ocs.
Cw:angst, large-ish age differences, alzheimer's disease, death. I think i aged up Allie and Diane again lol both were born in 1923/22 i guess
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John Clarence Egan is not the man he wants for his little witch.
He is loud, American and left a string of broken hearts everywhere.
There was also his age, his girl was just too young for the man.
“And what age were you when you married your wife, treacle?” Alfie Solomons had joined on the side of the enemy here and welcomed John Egan into the family as if he were part of it too. “Exact same age the two of you eloped after knowing each other for what, six months?”
So he was being a hypocrite about this, what did it matter?
Diane was barely twenty-three and had met the infamous Major Egan of the Bloody 100th when she went behind his back and asked Churchill to send her where he couldn’t stop her. Churchill had sent her to the American Red Cross to spy for him at Thorpe Abbotts because no one trusts a Yankee.
Now the Prime Minister claims to be behind this fairytale romance in his toast to the new couple.
“He is taking her from me, to some place in fucking nowhere all across the ocean. Where the fuck is Manitowoc, Wisconsin anyways?” Tommy admits because that is something even Alfie would understand.
“We’ll get you a map then, my Rosie will be happy to help you pack and move there if you want to keep an eye on him.” The jew pats his shoulder and continues mocking him for his fatherly fears.
“If some stranger came for your Allie, you’d be sulking at her wedding too, Solomons.” Tommy points out and as luck would have it, sweet Allie is talking very animatedly with a man older than Bucky Egan. Some museum curator named Robert Collins who had been involved with the Monuments Men in Europe.
“For fuck’s sake, mate, she can’t be talking to him that way. He’s not even Jewish!”
It's not long when Tommy is sticking up for 40 year old Robert Collins at their wedding while Alfie sulks in a dark corner.
“Fuck you! You did this, Shelby.” Alfie curses as he pretends he is not hurting at seeing his little girl go with her now husband.
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1961
John Clarence Egan was a few months shy of forty-six years old when he dies of a heart attack.
He leaves behind an inconsolable Diane and their two daughters, Rosemary Gale and Elizabeth Eve. His best friend, Gale ‘Buck’ Cleven tries his best to console her as he’d lost his own wife six years prior and loved the man as much as she did.
“I’m sorry for your loss, Bucky was a good man.” Alfie Solomons is worse for wear especially after Rose’s death so recently. He’d come all the way here with Allie to give his condolences and comfort Di and her girls just as Di and Bucky had flown to Margate to kick Robert in the nuts and console Allie.
“He was, he will be missed.” Tommy admits solemnly. “I’m sorry for what Collins did to your girl, shouldn’t have stuck up for him at the wedding.”
“Who?” For a moment Tommy thinks Solomons is joking, but he sees the clear confusion in his face.
They had heard of his mind failing, forgetting the stove, the business and that Rose was gone.
“No one important, Solomons.” Tommy says and tries to change the conversation. “No one important.”
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goinggremlin · 8 months
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WIP: The Man Who Walked With Death
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Death finds his successor in a humble gravekeeper.
Genre: literary fiction, ~vaguely~ modern fantasy
Status: outlining/first draft
Tag: #project: tmwwwd
Setting: Woodhaven, a small fictional town in northern Wisconsin, current day
Summary: Death comes us for all. Matthew Harker knows this fact better than most, and he likes to think he's made his peace with it. But when, deep in the throes of a fatal overdose, Death himself offers Matthew a different path, he realizes he may have misjudged how ready he is to abandon being alive.
Warnings: copious amounts of death and discussions about it, drugs, brief instances of homophobia, suicidal ideation and other assorted mental health trials
Vibes/themes: the love was there - it didn't change anything, but it was there, and that matters. foggy forest mornings. losing religion, finding devotion. small town gossip. parable of the prodigal son. midnight bonfires. death as mercy. smiling dogs. the trials of godhood vs the drawbacks of mortality. messy love.
Brief Mood Playlist: das mädchen und der tod, oonagh // our way out, nico collins // alive, the scarlet opera // head up, broken back // six feet under, aeseaes // oblivion, bastille // one more light, linkin park
Characters:
Asher Moore (472, he/it): god of death. passionate about good food/drink, plants, and ensuring the dead pass over as peacefully as possible. desperately needs a hug and for someone to tell him he's doing the right thing.
Matthew Harker (32, he/him): son of Woodhaven's preacher, recovering addict, current gravekeeper of Holy Hill Cemetery. passionate about learning, organization, and making sure people feel wanted. enjoys reading on rainy afternoons and gives great hugs (mostly to Asher but he'll give you one if you ask).
Caine Slater (194, he/they/she): god of life. passionate about pestering Asher, good sex, and making sure life is worth living. always down to play videogames and cause a ruckus.
Mortimer the "Dog": Asher's Grim. passionate about getting petted, big sticks, and making the newly-departed smile. loves dancing, but he's not very good.
(photos in graphic via Unsplash, free to use | graphic made in Canva)
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boppunkgreg · 2 months
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Some (very little) progress this afternoon
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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN
March 22, 2024
HEATHER COX RICHARDSON
MAR 23, 2024
As expected, Trump’s team has reorganized the Republican National Committee’s donation system, arranging for maximum donations to go first to Trump’s presidential campaign, then to Trump’s Save America political action committee, and finally to the RNC to elect down ballot candidates. The Save America PAC pays Trump’s legal bills. So far in 2024 it has spent $8.5 million on them. In essence, this new flow means Trump is using the RNC to raise money that is then diverted to him. 
This morning, conservative lawyer George Conway suggested that “we should stop defiling the memory of the party of Lincoln by referring to the current organization” as the Republican Party.
Midnight tonight was the deadline for the continuing resolution that was funding much of the government, and the House finally passed the necessary appropriations bills this morning, just hours before the deadline, by a vote of 286–134. Democrats put the bill over the top, adding 185 yea votes to the 101 Republicans voting in favor of the bill. In a blow to House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), 112 Republicans joined 22 Democrats to vote against the measure.. 
As soon as the bill passed, Johnson recessed the House until April 9.
Because the deadline to prevent a government shutdown was so tight, the Senate needed to take the House measure up immediately. But Senate rules mean that such a quick turnaround needs unanimous consent, and right-wing senators refused to give it. 
Instead, Republican senators Ted Budd (NC), Mike Lee (UT), Ted Cruz (TX), and Rand Paul (KY) demanded votes on extremist amendments to try to jam Democrats into a bind before the upcoming election. If the amendments passed, the government would shut down for the purely mechanical reason that the House can’t consider any amendments until it gets back to work in April. So the Democrats would certainly vote against any amendments to keep the government open. But this would mean they were on record with unpopular votes in an election year. 
The demand for amendments was partisan posturing, but the delay was particularly nasty: Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), who was a key negotiator of the bill, needed to get back to Maine for her mother’s funeral. 
In the House, the passage of the appropriations bill and the recess prompted significant changes. Representative Kay Granger (R-TX) announced she is stepping down from chairing the Appropriations Committee. 
Another Republican representative, Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, announced he will leave Congress early, stepping down on April 19. Gallagher is chair of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and has voiced frustration with the current state of his party. His absence will shave the Republican House majority to just one vote, and the timing of his departure means he will not be replaced this session. Wisconsin law leaves any vacancy after the second Tuesday in April until the general election.
Representative Ken Buck (R-CO) announced last week that he, too, was leaving Congress early, complaining that “[t]his place has just evolved into…bickering and nonsense.” Today was his last day in the House. Before he left, he became the first Republican to sign on to the discharge petitions that would bring Ukraine aid to the floor even without House speaker Johnson’s support.
Despite the frustration of their colleagues, extremist Republicans are not backing down. After the appropriations measure passed, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told reporters she has filed a motion to vacate the chair to punish Johnson for permitting the bill to pass without more extremist demands. Her threat will hang over the two-week break, but it is not clear what the House will do with her motion; they might simply bottle it up in committee. 
Greene might not push a vote on the speaker right now in part because of pressure from her colleagues to cut it out. They understand that the extraordinary dysfunction of the House under Republicans’ control is hurting them before the 2024 election, and another speaker fight would only add to the chaos. There is also the reality that with such a small majority, Johnson would have to rely on Democrats to save his speakership if it were challenged, and a number of them have suggested they would vote to keep him in the chair if he would agree to bring a vote on aid for Ukraine to the floor. 
Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) told CNN that he would “make common cause with anybody who will stand up for the people of Ukraine, anybody who will get desperately needed humanitarian assistance to Gaza, and anybody who will work for a two state solution. I’m up for conversations with anybody.” 
The cost of Johnson’s withholding of assistance for Ukraine is mounting. Last night, Russia launched the largest barrages of missiles and drones since its war began at Ukraine’s power grid, leaving more than a million people without power and degrading Ukraine’s energy sector. The Institute for the Study of War assessed today that “continued delays in Western security assistance…are reportedly expected to significantly constrain Ukraine‘s air defense umbrella,” leaving Ukrainian forces unable to defend against missile attacks. Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky once again begged for aid, saying: “Russian missiles do not suffer delays in the way aid packages to our country do. Shahed drones are not affected by indecision like some politicians are.”
Ukraine has been using drones to attack Russia’s oil refineries, but Russia had a new problem today as a deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall claimed at least 60 lives. The Islamic State's Afghan branch, known as ISIS-K, which advocates for civilian mass-casualty events to weaken governments, claimed responsibility for the attack. 
Letters From An American
Heather Cox Richardson
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Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell bluntly warned Republican senators in a private meeting not to sign on to a bill from Sen. Josh Hawley aimed at limiting corporate money bankrolling high-powered outside groups, telling them that many of them won their seats thanks to the powerful super PAC the Kentucky Republican has long controlled.
According to multiple sources familiar with the Tuesday lunch meeting, McConnell warned GOP senators that they could face “incoming” from the “center-right” if they signed onto Hawley’s bill. He also read off a list of Senators who won their races amid heavy financial support from the Senate Leadership Fund, an outside group tied to the GOP leader that spends big on TV ads in battleground Senate races. On that list of senators: Hawley himself, according to sources familiar with the matter.
McConnell has long been a chief opponent of tighter campaign finance restrictions. But there’s also no love lost between McConnell and Hawley, who has long criticized the GOP leader and has repeatedly called for new leadership atop their conference. Just on Tuesday, Hawley told CNN that it was “mistake” for McConnell to be “standing with” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, in their push to tie Ukraine aid to an Israel funding package.
Hawley’s new bill, called the Ending Corporate Influence on Elections Act, is aimed at reversing the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision that loosened campaign finance laws – an effort that aligns the conservative Missouri Republican with many Democrats. Hawley’s bill would ban publicly traded corporations from making independent expenditures and political advertisements – and ban those publicly traded companies from giving money to super PACs.
In an interview, Hawley defended his bill and said that corporate influence should be limited in elections.
“I think that’s wrong,” Hawley told CNN. “I think it’s wrong as an original matter. I think it’s warping our politics, and I see no reason for conservatives to defend it. It’s wrong as a matter of the original meaning of the Constitution. It is bad for our elections. It’s bad for our voters. And I just think on principle, we ought to be concerned.”
According to a list of Senators obtained by CNN, McConnell singled out a number of lawmakers who benefited from his outside group over the last three cycles: Mike Braun of Indiana, Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Joni Ernst of Iowa, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Susan Collins of Maine, Steve Daines of Montana, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Katie Britt of Alabama, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Eric Schmitt of Missouri, Ted Budd of North Carolina, JD Vance of Ohio and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.
In 2018, Hawley benefited from more than $20 million from McConnell’s group.
McConnell’s office declined to comment.
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vcha-daily · 5 months
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Meet VCHA
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VCHA (비춰) is a pre-debut global girl group under JYP Entertainment. The group was created from A2K (America2Korea), the project survival show. The group consists of Lexi, Camila, Kendall, Savanna, KG, and Kaylee. They released a pre-debut single, ‘SeVit (NEW LIGHT)’ on September 22, 2023. They released a second pre-debut single, ‘Ready for the World‘ on December 1, 2023. VCHA will make their debut on January 26, 2024.
Name Explanation: VCHA means to illuminate, to give shine to fans around the world.
Learn more about the members under the cut!
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Name: Lexus Vang (Lexi)
DOB: Nov. 22, 2005
Position: Leader
MBTI: ISFP
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Official Color: White 🤍
Representative Emoji: 🦖
About:
She was the 1st member to be revealed.
– Lexi is ethnically Hmong.
– She was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA.
– She lives in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
– Lexi did ballet for 12 years.
– She can make a really good Hmong-style papaya salad.
– Her favorite number is 22.
– Her favorite seasons are fall and winter.
– She loves to draw and paint.
– She grew up listening to R&B, pop, KPop, etc.
– Lexi really looked up to Misty Copeland, a ballet dancer.
– She was in the K-pop cover group Prism Kru. She joined in 2019.
– According to the other members, Lexi is the funniest.
– Lexi is a skilled cook, occasionally triggering fire alarms.
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Name: Kiera Grace (KG)
DOB: Jun. 17, 2007
Position: Not confirmed
MBTI: Unknown
Zodiac: Gemini
Official Color: Pink 🩷
Representative Emoji: 🦄
About:
She was the 2nd member to be revealed.
– KG was born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
– She moved to Michigan, USA right after she was born and lived there until she was 13.
– KG moved to Los Angeles, California, USA in 2021.
– She is trained in musical theater.
– If she could open for anyone’s show, she would want to open for BLACKPINK.
– KG knows how to play the guitar, piano, and drums.
– Her favorite number is 12.
– Her favorite season is summer.
– Specialties: Singing & basketball.
– She enjoys playing football and basketball as well as skateboarding.
– Hobbies: Writing lyrics and playing the guitar.
– KG is not a natural blonde.
– Her role model is Taylor Swift.
– She started modeling at the age of 4 starting with Ford Models.
– Her original stage name was KG Crown (케이지 크라운) during her auditions.
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Name: Camila Ribeaux Valdes
DOB: Aug. 10, 2005
Position: Not confirmed
MBTI: INFJ
Zodiac: Leo
Official Color: Green 💚
Representative Emoji: 🦌
About:
She was the 3rd member to be revealed.
– Camila is ethnically Cuban.
– She was born in Barcelona, Spain.
– Camila is from Quebec, Canada.
– She speaks Spanish, French, and English.
– Her favorite number is 8.
– Camila picked number 8 as it’s her grandma’s favorite number.
– Her favorite season is fall.
– Both of her parents are musicians.
– Specialties: Painting, drawing, acting, baking, & eating sour candies.
– She can impersonate Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, and Shakira while singing.
– Her role model is Shakira. Camila got inspired to get into music and start dancing & singing because of her.
– A hobby of hers is writing.
– She participated in La Voix Junior (The Voice Junior) 2016 and was in the top 3.
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Name: Savanna Collins
DOB: Jul. 26, 2006
Position: Not confirmed
MBTI: ISFJ
Zodiac: Leo
Official Color: Orange 🧡
Representative Emoji: 🦦
About:
She was the 4th member to be revealed.
– Savanna was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
– She is half Venezuelan from her mom’s side and Trinbagonian from her dad’s side.
– Her favorite number is 18.
– Her favorite season is summer.
– Savanna’s favorite color is Green.
– She learns dances super quick.
– She can do handstands for a long time.
– A hobby of hers is gaming.
– Savanna has a collection of over 15 hats.
– Her role model is Michael Jackson because her dad would play a lot of his music around the house.
– Savanna was training to be a professional gymnast for 7 years, but she had to quit due to injury.
– She describes herself as the “swaggy dance teacher” of the group.
– Savanna has stated that she discipline from gymnastics which will help her in the Korean music field.
– She has a twin brother named Alonso and an older sister named Brianna Lauren (born 2001-2002).
– According to Camila, she describes Savanna as the most chill person and has a stylish, intricate hairstyle.
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Name: Kaylee Lee
DOB: Nov. 24, 2009
Position: Maknae
MBTI: ISTJ
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Official Color: Blue 💙
Representative Emoji: Unknown
About:
She was the 5th member to be revealed.
– She was born in Olympia, Washington, USA.
– Kaylee is fluent in both English and Korean.
– She is very adamant and has a plan for everything she does.
– Her favorite number is 24.
– Her favorite season is fall.
– She has a big collection of Harry Potter.
– Specialties: Eating, baking, talking, and writing.
– Her role models are TWICE, their song ‘TT‘ was one of the first songs she remembers listening to.
– Her mom was a muisc major.
– She enjoys writing and reading.
– Kaylee started training singing one week before the final audition and learned her performance three days beforehand.
– According to Savanna, Kayle is funny as she’s straightforward.
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Name: Kendall Ebeling
DOB: Jun. 1, 2006
Position: Not confirmed
MBTI: ISTJ
Zodiac: Gemini
Official Color: Black 🖤
Representative Emoji: 🐰
About:
She was the 6th and last member to be revealed.
– She is from Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
– Kendall is ethnically half Vietnamese and half Caucasian (American).
– Kendall has an older sister named Aimee (born 2003-2004).
– She attended a K-pop immersion in Korea and even got to perform with fellow classmates.
– Kendall has stated that music is her life.
– She did ballet for 5 years, as well as jazz, theater, and lyrical.
– Her favorite number is 4.
– Her favorite season is winter.
– Specialties: School, art, gaming, shaking pupils, and closing one eye without moving the other.
– She grew up listening to choral and gospel music.
– Kendall attended McLean Middle School. She was a part of the choir and was soprano 1’s 4th chair. Kendall was also a part of the cross country team.
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*Please note that all information comes from VCHA’s group page on kprofiles.com
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cmesinic · 5 months
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Ron Johnson is full of sh*t!
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wisco-warrior · 1 year
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Collin Richter
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
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