hopping onto the pizza train. this is so far the weirdest ones i've seen where i live. it's a cookie and cheese pizza. basically crushed oreos and cheese.

and this. crushed oreos and pineapple.

hey the first one i'd eat, looks yummy

the second-- i dont trust

hello! i'm new here and omg?! the amount of customization? holy shiiiiiii-

the music? omg *chef's kiss*

the whole demo gives off a sort of retro show feel? and it's honestly so amazing!!

can't wait to play as Z! woohoo

anajjfhqjsjj THANK YOU 🥹 and welcome!! Thrilled to have you here! ❤️

“I don’t mind a little turmoil, I have to tell you. I didn’t then, and I don’t now.”

That, in two short sentences, tells you pretty much everything you need to know about Richard Buxbaum, lawyer and activist.

At 88 93, Buxbaum is among the oldest professors still teaching at UC Berkeley, a place where turmoil has made some inroads over the years.

Do you remember the Free Speech Movement? Buxbaum does. He defended 773 activists arrested during the FSM between 1964 and 1965. Do you remember the Vietnam War? Buxbaum does. He schooled dozens of young Berkeleyans anxious to avoid conscription in how to claim conscientious objector status. Do you remember the Third World Liberation Front strike in 1969? Buxbaum does. He spent weeks helping to bail many arrestees out of jail and was lead co-counsel for 150 of them.

And, frankly, that doesn’t begin to encompass the turmoil Buxbaum, the Jackson H. Ralston Professor of International Law at Berkeley Law, has seen. He was born in Germany, and remembers the horrors of November 9 and 10, 1938, that accompanied Kristallnacht, when Nazis there went on a rampage, torching synagogues and vandalizing homes, business and schools of persons suspected of being Jews. At least 91 died.

Not long after that, the Buxbaum family packed up and headed for the United States. They would wind up in upstate New York, where his father, a doctor, worked on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. Buxbaum would go on to nearby Cornell University to get a law degree and then to Berkeley, where he earned an advanced law degree.

From there, at the very end of the Korean War, he was drafted into the U.S. Army where, once again, turmoil found him. As a native speaker of German, he was detached as a junior counsel to Heidelberg, where not much was happening — just the finalization of the treaty that ended the 10-year occupation of Germany by the allied nations of World War II. Buxbaum was on hand as his native country earned equal status among western nations.

“All I had to do,” he says, “was to make sure both sides understood what their treaty obligations were.”

Piece of cake.

Buxbaum came to Berkeley in 1961 to teach law. Over the next half-century, he would do that and more. He would live through history.

“Berkeley invited me back, and I got involved,” Buxbaum says. “I was teaching, but with the Free Speech Movement, Vietnam and the Third World Liberation Front, I wasn’t doing the kind of research I thought I’d be doing. But as an old lefty, I had a fair amount of sympathy for what the students were trying to do.”

One Piece Theory: Wano Spoilers

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Zoro is a member of the Shimotsuki family. More specifically, he's the grandson of Ushimaru. I know this theory isn't that much of a gotcha, since Zoro literally looks exactly like Ushimaru and a young Ryuma, but there's more to it than just the facial features, spiky hair, swordsmanship, and injured left eye.

We don't know about Zoro's past before he challenged the dojo in Shimotsuki Village. The village was founded by the swordsmith Shimotsuki Kozaburo after he illegally left Wano 55 years ago. He was the smith who created the Wado Ichimonji and Enma. Both of which are now in the hands of Zoro. A few years after Shimotsuki Village was founded, Kozaburo settled down and had a child named Koshiro, who we know as the head of the dojo and Kuina's father.

Other members of the Shimotsuki clan include: Yasuie and Toko. Both of which quickly befriended Zoro in Wano. Speaking of Wano, Ushimaru had been the daimyo of Ringo for many years before dying during the reign of Orochi and Kaido. Ringo is also where Zoro, Toko, and Hiyori stayed when Zoro was trying to get back the Shusui from Onimaru.

Onimaru, who has been the companion of Ushimaru, is 69 years old (nice). It is likely that Ushimaru would be a similar age if he were still alive. Unfortunately we don't actually know Ushimaru's date of birth or age at death, so we can't know for sure. However, 70 is a pretty typical age for a grandparent of a 21 year old. Garp is 78, so Zoro's gramps would probably be around a similar age. And we know for sure that Ushimaru isn't Zoro's father, because Oda said so in the SBS for chapter 1024. In that SBS, Oda also said that he might show Ushimaru's bloodline again later or he might just keep it a secret.

The other known member of the Shimotsuki family who I haven't talked about much so far is Ryuma. Ryuma is the sword god whose corpse and sword were stolen from Wano by Gecko Moria following Moria's defeat at the hands of Kaido. In his youth, Ryuma was just like Zoro, both in looks and in personality: he was also way too eager to fight and was kind of oblivious. We know that Ryuma's blade, Shusui, was the treasure of Wano and that it was given to Zoro after he defeated zombie Ryuma in Thriller Bark. But some time before he acquired Shusui, Ryuma used a sword that resembled the Yubashiri, another legendary sword that made its way into Zoro's possession.

We've seen that Zoro has had direct ties (and has gotten along well) with all of the known members of the Shimotsuki family, except for Ushimaru. We do know that Ushimaru is a direct descendant of Ryuma. This makes sense since they look and act so similar. With that same line of thinking, it would also make sense for Zoro to be in that bloodline. He clearly doesn't look anything like Kozaburo, Koshiro, or Kuina.

There are also some pieces of the puzzle that are missing on Ushimaru's end. For example, Zoro and Ryuma both wear their swords on their right side, suggesting that they're lefty's. We don't know if the same goes for Ushimaru; we just know that in the past there were times when he wielded two swords. Another missing piece is his birthday. Shimotsuki is an old Japanese word for November. Both Ryuma and Zoro have birthdays in November (the 6th and 11th, respectively), but we don't know when Ushimaru was born. We also don't know the birthday of Kozaburo, but none of the other known Shimotsuki's have birthdays in November (aside from Onimaru, oddly enough). The third missing piece is blood type. Kuina and Koshiro both have type S, Toko and Yasuie have type F, Ryuma and Zoro have type XF, and Kozaburo and Ushimaru's are unknown.

So now we've gone over all the facts and circumstantial evidence, but it leaves us with a problem. If Ushimaru is in fact Zoro's grandfather, then how tf did Zoro end up in Shimotsuki Village? We know Kozaburo went there 55 years ago, but Ushi never left Wano (that we know of). I mean, it was illegal to leave the country and Ushi ended up being the daimyo of Ringo, so he probably didn't commit any major crimes. But maybe he did, who knows. Could Ushi's child have ended up leaving Wano with Kozaburo? We don't know if there were any other Shimotsuki's who ended up in the East Blue. Another possibility lies with Ryuma himself. Well, Ryuma's corpse. The fall of the Kozuki clan was 20 years ago. Zoro was born 21 years ago. Ryuma's corpse was stolen by Moria 23 years ago. Perhaps, Ushimaru's son or daughter was also taken (or escaped) at this time? If they did leave Wano at this time, then they would've had 2 years to find a partner, knock up or get knocked up, and then a few years to find the other known Shimotsuki's that left Wano, drop their kid off with them, and then leave or die.

Tbh considering the family ties of each of the other Strawhats (that we know of - *cough cough* Nami *cough cough* Franky), none of this would be super wild if it were true for Zoro.

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Anyways, that's the end of this theory. Sorry I didn't feel like proofreading. I'm always open to thoughts, ideas, and comments, so feel free to give your two cents. My next theory post will either be a mini theory about Franky or a big one about the influence of gods in One Piece.

RNC’s New Spokesman is a 28-Year-Old “Proud Religious Jew” Bikini Model

Andrew Anglin

Elizabeth Pipko

Them chosen ones is beautiful. They love our freedoms and protect our culture.

It’s time those lefties realize, we wouldn’t have nothing if it weren’t for the Jews.

Jews built this damn country.

New York Post:

This MAGA-loving bikini model is suiting up to support Donald Trump — trading the pool for the podium as she lends her ample assets to the Republican National Committee as a new spokeswoman. Elizabeth Pipko, a 28-year-old born-and-bred Manhattanite, told The Post she’s happy to trade her signature “New York uniform of dark black” for red, white and blue as she helps the rebranded RNC try to re-elect the former president in November.

“The things he’s been through have been unreal. A lot of people look at what he’s up against every day and see his real character,” the Sports Illustrated beauty gushed about Trump, 77. The RNC, which said it acts as “one unified operation” with the Trump campaign, underwent a major overhaul in March after the ouster of longtime chair Ronna McDaniel. New co-chairs Michael Whatley and Trump daughter-in-law, Lara Trump have since overseen a significant staffing shake-up that reportedly included some 60 axed employees. The committee’s current laser focus is on fundraising, beefing up what Trump calls “election integrity” and mounting the “most aggressive early voter turnout campaign ever” in the critical months leading up to the expected nail-biter election Nov. 5 as Trump leads President Biden in key battleground states in new polls. Pipko, the daughter of Jewish Russian immigrants who fled religious persecution, said she considers herself the embodiment of the American dream — and can’t wait to make “a difference. “This is one of the biggest elections in this country’s history,” said the self-described “proud religious Jew,” whose resume includes nabbing Ivy League degrees from Harvard and Penn universities and publishing three books.

It’s emblematic of what’s going on with the Republicans, who have entered late-stage boomerism.

They think this is funny.

They’re laughing.

They are just going to keep watching TV and eating while burning the world down, chanting the stupidest slogans they saw on TV.

No one is talking about the Trump campaign because it sucks and it’s boring and everyone knows it doesn’t matter. But the boomers are talking about it. Boomers are getting gassed up, really excited about new wars for the Jews. They really hate college students.

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Opera in Ruins.

"along this road the faraway jingle summer rain"

--@poem_exe

Goblins Drinking Beer.

"Left Hand Lost

the left hand is we always say the demon devil's side the left hand does the dirty work the shameful things you hide judas kissed the left cheek of christ it's satan's special mark there were no left-footed animals allowed on noah's ark left-handed people are impure they go against the grain left-handed children play with themselves and drive themselves insane

i was born left-handed but the nuns where i went to school they said it wasn't right so they broke me of it and now i'm right-handed just like i'm supposed to be and now i'm fine i'm just fine really really

but sometimes i get so low so low sometimes i get so depressed as though i lost a part of me that loved me the part that knew me best the child in me that cried to be cherished the side of me that tried to be my friend in the heart of me was living and loving but it perished and i'll never be completely me again

my right had fills the china teacups and needlepoints with old maid aunts my right hand clings to rosary beads and waters dying plants but it's never painted a picture nor has it run for president my left hand might have done these things if its roots had not been bent a sculptor a poet it might have been instead of a useless thing to decorate with bangles and bracelets and my mother's wedding ring

something it might have accomplished or nothing but now i'll never know oh my lost my left my natural hand my god i miss you so"

--Dory Previn, 1972 (Obligatory parasinistral link--term coined by yours truly [oh, look, Wikipedia had a big debate over removing my word: "The word 'parasinistral' was added to this article last November [2007]. After a thorough search on Google, I am of the opinion that the person who added this word, coined it on their own, and that it did not exist previous to that time. Now it's being used in many wikis, some blogs, and personal pages, and it's just a matter of time before it spreads further. So the word is actually being coined and perpetuated from here at WP. Supposedly, it describes a person who was forced to use their right hand in writing, but is otherwise a lefty. This situation is more common that many think, especially in non-Western countries, so I think there's a need for such a word [[my italics]]. I would like to allow it in WP, but I would have to defer to a linguist's validation and approval, to determine if it should be used and promoted here. Any other thoughts on this? Leon7 (talk) 14:26, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

If the word was made up by a Wikipedia editor, as you suspect, it would be a neologism and most definitely not permitted on Wikipedia. What makes you suspect it was first used here? --Escape Orbit (Talk) 15:44, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

I had a google myself. this blog here is dated 2003 and uses the term parasinistral alienation. The blog bears the same name as the Wikipedia editor who added the word, so your suspicions may be right. I tagged the addition of it at the time, but I don't think I realised the connection. I would suggest it is removed unless anyone can produce a good cite. But this may be a fascinating case of Wikipedia original research infiltrating the language.--Escape Orbit (Talk) 16:01, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

I have now removed mention of this. A good word, but Wikipedia is not here to define new words.--Escape Orbit (Talk) 18:24, 17 March 2008 (UTC))"] --Another.)

Cause and effect.

"It is true that after his death Thomson's Corolianus was spliced with Shakespeare's to become the version favored on the British stage for many years..." --Percy Adams, introduction to: The Plays of James Thomson (1979)

"Oh, yeah, like when a clown dies."

Benjamin “lefty” Ruggiero in 1965. Lefty Ruggiero (born Benjamin Ruggiero; April 19, 1926 – November 24, 1994 was an American mobster in the Bonanno crime family. He is well known for his friendship and mentorship of FBI undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone. When Pistone's operation was ended on July 26, 1981, the FBI intercepted and arrested Ruggiero on August 29, 1981. In November 1982, Ruggiero was sentenced to 15 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy; he was released in April 1993 before his death from cancer.

WOR TASK 003: Character File

BASICS

Full Name: Bastien Uriel Fiore

Pronunciation: BAS-tee-ehn Fee-or-ay (today i learned it’s hard to spell italian pronunciation phonetically)

Aliases, if any: n/a

Date of Birth: November 20th

Age: 33

Gender: cisgender male

Nationality: Italian/Israeli

Religion, if applicable: n/a- his mother is Jewish, his father is Catholic, but despite pressure from both sides he’s never considered himself to be religious.

Parents’ names: Ada Margolin & Elio Fiore

Siblings: Isaac, Abigail, Carina, Marietta- he’s the middle child.

Current relationship status: ... Single

Previous relationships: Nothing notable- he’s dated a few people but none of them lasted for longer than six months. He’s a busy man and not very relationship-oriented.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 6′2″

Build: Fairly muscular. 

Hair colour: Brown

Eye colour: Brown

Glasses/contacts: He wears contacts most days, but has glasses, as well. 

Tattoos: A chef’s knife on the inside of his right bicep- what kind of chef would he be if he didn’t have a kitchen-related tattoo?- and the Roman numerals for his niece’s date of birth on his left shoulder.

Piercings: None currently. When he was in culinary school he lost a bet to a friend and had to get one of his nipples pierced- though he took it out after six months. (Yes, he has photos, no, he’s not going to show you.)

Typical clothing style: Pretty plain, honestly. A white or black t shirt and jeans is his go to outfit. He often wears button ups with the sleeves rolled up, as well.

Distinguishing features (scars, birthmarks, freckles, etc): A lot of burn scars on his wrists and forearms, a few scars on his hand from accidentally cutting himself when preparing ingredients.

Dominant hand: He’s a lefty.

HEALTH

Health issues or illnesses, if any: Nothing serious or notable.

Allergies, if any: Cats.

Exercise habits: He tries to workout every day- tries being the operative word. He doesn’t always have the time.

Dietary habits: I mean... he’s a chef. He eats well.

PERSONALITY

Accent: If you asked him to describe his accent, he’d say it’s terrible. Though his Italian accent is more dominant (and even that has faded somewhat in his time in Russia speaking only English), there’s still a hint of an Israeli one, and he thinks it’s the worst combination.

Speech style: He talks at a fairly average speed, and he’s pretty soft-spoken, he rarely raises his voice.

Most used word or phrase: “Well,”

Do they curse?: Occasionally.

Any secrets?: Not really? He’s fairly open-book.

Top priority/ies: Keeping this job- he sends money home when he can, his father recently (finally) retired and Bas wants to help support his father the same way his father supported him.

Most treasured possession: His copy of Sinatra’s album It Might as Well Be Swing on vinyl. Fly Me To The Moon is his favourite song.

Addictions, if any: None anymore. He used to smoke (it meant he got smoke breaks at work), but gave it up when his niece was born.

Phobias: Heights.

Compulsions/ habits: He has a habit of picking at his cuticles, and he picks scabs, which is why he’s got a bunch of small scars all over his hands and arms.

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Jung personality type: ESFJ

Moral alignment: True neutral bordering on neutral good

Primary intelligence type(s): Interpersonal, bodily-kinesthetic

Love language(s): Acts of service, gifts

Hogwarts house: Gryffindor

PERSONAL

Job title: Chef de partie/ roundsman- his responsibilities shift daily.

Education level: Culinary school (so... college?)

Languages spoken: Italian, Hebrew, English, along with the bastardized mix of Italian and English that was standard in his restaurant’s kitchen.

Special skills: Cooking, haha.

Hobbies: Collecting vinyls, a bit of gardening (he likes to grow his own herbs, but that hasn’t really been possible in Russia).

If the 2016 election marked the revitalization of the long-dormant Democratic left, the 2018 election was a lot more complicated.

The months-long primary season brought some significant successes. In some of the most staunchly Democratic areas of the country, voters decided to go in a new direction, and in more than 10, they chose progressive women of color who are openly combative with the establishment of both parties. First came democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning victory against House Democrat Joe Crowley, who had been previously seen by some of his House colleagues as a future House speaker. That victory was followed by progressive Boston city councillor Ayanna Pressley’s upset over longtime House Democrat Mike Capuano, and open primary victories by democratic socialist Rashida Tlaib in Michigan and Somali-born trailblazer Ilhan Omar in Minnesota.

These wins served as confirmation that the ideas made popular by the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign had a real constituency, and that the Democratic left was here to stay.

In addition to progressives beginning to push out more moderate Democrats in safely Democratic seats, some of those issues that Sanders ran on—such as Medicare for All and a rejection of corporate PAC money—were mainstream positions in the party by the time November 2018 rolled around. A National Nurses United union poll in October found that 52 percent of Democratic candidates said they supported Medicare for All, and Beto O’Rourke—hardly a Maoist revolutionary, despite what the New York Times might think—made a wholesale rejection of PAC money a central focus of his U.S. Senate race. He very nearly became the first Democrat to win a statewide race in Texas in 20 years, and is already being mentioned as a potential Democratic candidate in 2020.

Likewise, Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum—black gubernatorial candidates running campaigns centered around economic and racial justice in the former Confederate states of Georgia and Florida, respectively—came up short in their own campaigns. But they rejuvenated state Democratic parties that had spent years losing with milquetoast centrism, built an infrastructure for the future, and undoubtedly pushed Democratic candidates over the finish line in downballot races, helping the party take back the House of Representatives.

But it wasn’t all good news. Abrams and Gillum outperformed the bland moderates who ran for governor before them, but they still lost, though the GOP was undoubtedly aided by heavy voter suppression. And while a majority of House candidates clearly supported Medicare for All, those numbers skewed heavily toward candidates in solidly Democratic or solidly Republican districts, and away from competitive seats.

It’s rare that elections provide a clear mandate to any one political party, let alone one ideological strain of that party. But with that ambiguity has come more questions, and a growing debate about where the Democratic left should focus their energy in the coming years. Should it focus on taking out insufficiently progressive Democrats in primaries, or maintaining an all-of-the-above strategy to try to win purple and red seats as well?

Being that this is a debate about politics and strategy on the left, you can probably imagine that not everyone agrees on the best course of action. But while it’s clear that lefty candidates will continue to run everywhere, how progressive organizers and a batch of new groups spend their limited time and resources could decide how successful the left insurgency in the Democratic Party ultimately is.

“We’re going to be heavily focused on blue districts [in 2020], but we believe these ideas resonate everywhere,” Justice Democrats executive director Alexandra Rojas told Splinter. “What’s important is having credible people deliver that message.”

Following the 2016 primary and general election catastrophe that resulted in the election of Donald Trump, there was a burst of new energy in the Democratic Party, but particularly on the left. New campaign organizations, such as Justice Democrats and the Sanders-affiliated Our Revolution, were created to groom and promote candidates who shared a passion for a progressive agenda, such as Medicare for All, aggressive action on climate change, and racial justice.

From the start, these new progressive groups—unlike traditional Democratic campaign organs such as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which prioritized swing districts—adopted an approach of endorsing candidates all across the country, in everywhere from the safest Democratic districts to their most ruby red Republican counterparts, essentially regardless of how much of a chance the candidate actually had at winning the primary or general election. It was the manifestation of one of the core arguments of the Sanders campaign: That the Democratic retreat to the coasts had caused it to ignore entire swaths of the country, and that only unabashed support for social democracy and grassroots organizing could change the party’s fortunes.

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General Election Voters Guide

Vote November 6, 2018

(By and for somewhat Lefty Queers and Allies to that effect).

October 27, 2018 Updates in Blue.

Prepared by: Phil Buiser, Chris Fajardo, Marc Valera, Ella Gabriel, Gabriela Garbim, Zac Hug, Ryan Quinn, Jay Marcus, Kevin Kelly and (updated to include) Ed Center.

Below is the combined effort of 9 10 queer people of varying race, sexualities, and gender identities. We split up the work of researching the various judgeships and candidates and assessor jobs over the course of a few weeks, consulted relevant publications, and where possible, the words and records of the candidates themselves. Then we spent quite a while discussing them debate team style and wrote them up here. As always, we encourage you to vote your conscience. Also your ballot may vary from ours in some cases as we’re mostly West Hollywood and Los Angeles/Hollywood based.

The below offers a perspective that’s fairly liberal, definitely blue state, and skewing toward LGBT rights a little heavier than others. Notably, this year we were lucky enough to gain the help of two immigrant queer types who are both green card holders. They can’t yet vote, but contributed invaluably to this document and honestly we’re prouder of them than we are of any turd you can’t convince to go and vote on November 6th. Seriously, get those kids out there.

New this year is a cheat sheet here at the top with a quick view of our picks. Our somewhat windy analysis follows.

QuickView of The Candidates we Chose:

Governor: Gavin Newsom (D)

Lieutenant Governor: Ed Hernandez (D)

Secretary of State: Alex Padilla (D)

Controller: Betty Yee (D)

US State Representative: Adam B. Schiff (D)

Treasurer: Fiona Ma

Attorney General: Xavier Becerra (D)

Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara (D)

United States Senator: Dianne Feinstein (D)

State Senator, 26th District: Ben Allen (D)

50th District State Assembly: Richard Bloom (D)

The Judiciary:

For the Judiciary, we advocate a NO vote on Justice Carol A. Corrigan for her nonsensical and partisan take on Prop 8 (She IS, in fact, the one you’ve seen go by on the socials). Update on October 27: We have also updated our take on Justice Willhite and can’t advocate a HARD yes for him, but a “vote your conscience.” See this link for details. For ANY OTHER JUDGE, we were fine with a YES vote, much in line with this article from the LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-endorsement-justices-20181004-story.html.

Races where Judges are running against each other:

Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 60: Holly L. Hancock

Judge of the Superior Court, Office No.4: A. Veronica Sauceda

Judge of Superior Court, Office No. 16: Patricia (Patti) Hunter

Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 113: Javier Perez

City and County Races:

School Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony K Thurmond Marshall Tuck

(UPDATED October 27, 2018 - see below for details)

County Assessor: Jeffrey Prang

County Sheriff: Jim McDonnell

Member State Board of Equalization, 3rd District: Sigh, probably Tony Vazquez, but we legit nearly voted Republican on this one.

Ballot Measures:

STATE MEASURE 1: YES

STATE MEASURE 2: YES

STATE MEASURE 3: YES

STATE MEASURE 4: YES

STATE MEASURE 5: NO

STATE MEASURE 6: NO

STATE MEASURE 7: YES

STATE MEASURE 8: NO

STATE MEASURE 10: YES

STATE MEASURE 11: YES

STATE MEASURE 12: YES

City Amendment B: YES

City Amendment E: YES

LAUSD Charter Amendment EE: YES

County Measure W: YES

ANALYSIS & RESEARCH ON CANDIDATES BELOW:

FOR ANALYSIS/BIOS OF THE JUDICIARY RACES, CLICK HERE.

FOR ANALYSIS/RESEARCH OF EACH OF THE BALLOT MEASURES, CLICK HERE.

Governor: Gavin Newsom

Ah! In the age of Trump, at least it’s still great to be a Californian. We live in a state where we can kick off a voter guide by saying: Former SF mayor Gavin Newsom is the clear choice to carry on Jerry Brown’s progressive legacy and expand on it. Newsom is pro-environment, pro-LGBT and women’s rights, and anti-gun. As SF mayor, he challenged state and federal prohibitions and was aggressive in the fight to begin same-sex marriages, proving that he’s been a reliable progressive advocate from the start. In his own words, he’s running to be “the head of the resistance.”

Keep in mind that, aside from driving policy, the governor (like the president) appoints State Supreme Court and Court of Appeals justices. Newsom is likely to appoint justices who will be judicious and liberal-leaning, while his opponent, Republican John Cox, would likely adopt the conservative plan to flood courts with Federalist Society lackeys. California has been a leading check on the Trump administration, and Cox would reverse that stance in addition to derailing the progress Jerry Brown has brought to California. To keep California progressive, and to keep California as a check on Trump, elect Gavin Newsom governor.

Lieutenant Governor: Ed Hernandez (D)

The fact that this race is listed second on the ballot gives it an air of importance, but it really should be listed dead last. Why? Because lieutenant governor does absolutely nothing. It’s where politicians fill a seat while they’re in between jobs, like, say, between being SF mayor and running for higher office. The only way the lieutenant governor becomes relevant is if the governor is incapacitated. And for that reason, we must take this race seriously. Because, well, pipe bombs for God’s sake.

Despite its seemingly low stakes, this race has split Democrats. Both candidates are Dems, thanks to California’s primary system, and both have solid progressive endorsements. But we’re giving the edge to Ed Hernandez, “whose work with underserved communities and poor patients on Medi-Cal ultimately sparked his interest in state government.” He was elected and served in the State Assembly and State Senate, where he just termed out. His opponent, Eleni Kounalakis, served as US ambassador to Hungary under President Obama, who has endorsed her in this race, along with other prominent Democrats like Kamala Harris. But Kounalakis is a major Democratic donor, and we’re a little suspicious that may be the reason that so many elected Democrats have endorsed her. Endorsements aside, Kounalakis has never held elected office, so Ed Hernandez is the better pick to fill in as governor, if necessary. Again, as we always say, we’re willing to be wrong. Vote your conscience.

Secretary of State: Alex Padilla (D)

If you’ve consulted this guide in past elections, you’ll remember that we’ve voted for Padilla several times before. In fact, that’s why he’s the incumbent. He’s vocal about the need for transparency in how money changes hands in government, he’s a big civil rights advocate, endorsed by all the gay groups you want him to be, he’s a big DREAM Act supporter, and he’s more obsessed with voter accessibility than one could ask for--up to an including the support of automatic voter registration. Basically, Padilla wants you to vote and be an American and a Californian, no matter who you are. We’re in.

The other guy, Mark Meuser, is pretty mum on civil rights, except to say that we “really need to clean up California’s voter rolls.” He’s also spent time insisting that we need less dead people voting. Who needs dog whistles when we have Mark Meuser? Knock it off, Mark, those are not actual problems in the real world.

Controller: Betty Yee (D)

The controller oversees the state’s bill-paying, including payrolls for state government and the California State University system. The office also audits state agencies and departments as well as lower levels of government, such as school districts, cities, and water authorities. The controller also sits on about seventy boards and commissions, a range of financing authorities, and the boards of the state’s two largest public employee pension systems. Think of all the meetings she/he has to sit through!

Betty Yee is the incumbent, currently finishing up her fourth year on the job, where she has built a track record that is universally endorsed. Yee was instrumental in calling out the corruption and nepotism problems with the Board of Equalization, leading to Governor Brown stripping the board of most of its power. Yee has not only shown a dedication to making a positive impact, but her actions back up her intentions.

Yee’s opponent, Roditis, is a businessman/CFO who has little public service history, no statewide name recognition, and comparatively few donors. His muddy vision of what he would like to do in office makes us wonder if he even knows how the position actually works.

US State Representative: Adam B. Schiff (D)

Adam Schiff is the incumbent and is currently serving his ninth term in the US House of Representatives. He is the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, where he’s been a crucial check on Trump and House Republicans who have tried to interfere with the investigation of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election. His opponent, Nalbandian, is a Republican businessman who has never served in the government before, openly campaigned for Trump in 2016, believes in all of Trump’s ideologies, and thinks he can turn this country around. Yeah, nope. Nice try, Nalbandian. We’re wif Schiff!

Treasurer: Fiona Ma

This is the state’s banker—the head person who manages the state’s investments and administers the sale of state bonds and notes. The treasurer serves on several commissions, mostly related to marketing bonds, and pays out state funds that are spent by the state controller. Fiona Ma is a CPA with experience in tax law and balancing budgets. She speaks often of accountability and transparency, which seem pretty vital for anyone dealing with large sums of money. She’s worked at the local and state level during the course of the Great Recession. Some issues she wants to focus on include affordable housing programs, alleviating high student loan debts, making quality affordable healthcare more accessible (she was born with a preexisting health condition), investing in first responders (her hubby’s a firefighter), and protecting the environment. She also has the support of her majesty, Senator Kamala Harris, among others, and has spoken up plenty about equal rights for woman, people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ folks, vets, and the homeless. As a member of the Board of Equalization, she was instrumental in sparking an investigation into a scandal involving nepotism and improper use of civil servants for political purposes by her fellow board members. The scrutiny culminated in a 2017 law that stripped the Board of Equalization of nearly all of its duties and staff, leaving it with only the core duties required under the state Constitution.

Greg Conlon, on the other hand, seems bitter and disappointed in big government. He speaks a lot about fixing California’s “broken economy” and “getting the job done”. He served as an Air Force pilot, so I imagine some vets will relate to him, but most of the time he just comes across as a begrudging old white man who didn’t get his way. If only we had more of those! Also, he wants to change the state constitution so that the controller and treasurer are appointed by the governor, rather than the people. Maybe that’s because this is his third run for treasurer and he’s never received more than 40% of the vote. Burn.

Attorney General: Xavier Becerra (D)

Becerra led California into suing, or joining other states in suing, the Trump administration seventeen times in 2017 alone and more than forty times total since being appointed, which is reason enough to get our vote. But looking at what those 2017 lawsuits include tells you what’s important to him: four suits against Trump’s immigration policies, including a suit over his efforts to end DACA; a suit over Trump’s ban on our transgender brothers, sisters, and friends serving in the military; a suit against a policy that would allow insurance companies to withhold coverage to women for birth control; and eight suits over the softening or dissolving of environmental regulations, earning him the title “The Planet’s Lawyer” from grist.com.

Bacerra has earned a shit-ton of endorsements from people we’re fond of including Kamala Harris and Jerry Brown, as well as the California Legislative Black and Latino Caucuses, which represent two of the population’s most vulnerable to violence and injustice suffered at the hands of law enforcement. As our sitting attorney general, Becerra has had a direct hand in shaping the behavior of law enforcement agencies, so endorsements from these caucuses should mean something to all of us. He’s also endorsed by the LA Times, which calls their endorsement a “monumentally easy call” for the above reasons, but also because Bailey, Becerra’s opponent, is a political asshole running on a platform that has California generally standing down against Trump administration policies across the board. He favors the “Three Strikes” law mandating a twenty-five-years-to-life sentence for people committing their third felony, including felonies as minor as drug possession and dealing. The “Three Strikes” law is a disaster. It inherently discriminates by race, and it feeds the prison-industrial complex, causing mass incarceration. Bailey’s endorsements alone are a big fat fuck no: the NRA and California Pro-Life, to highlight two. And oh, yeah—he’s facing twelve counts of judicial misconduct from the State Commission on Judicial Performance. Charming.

Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara (D)

The Insurance Commissioner’s job is to oversee the state agency that enforces insurance laws and investigates health care fraud. Therefore, whoever sits in this chair will have Californians’ backs against large insurance companies. We like Sen. Ricardo Lara, the first openly gay person of color to serve in the State Senate. Lara has spent his entire legislative career being a strong consumer advocate, and he is part of a new wave of progressive Democrats, endorsed by Sen. Kamala Harris and more aligned with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom than Gov. Jerry Brown. He is a supporter of the “Health4all” coalition, which proposes to expand Medi-Cal to all income-eligible California residents, regardless of their immigration status. And he believes the state needs a universal health care system, now that the Trump administration is trying to tear down Obamacare.

Meanwhile, Steve Poizner, tech entrepreneur, held the position as a Republican from 2007-2011. Poizner strongly opposed illegal immigration back when he ran for governor, and he blamed undocumented immigrants for many of the state’s problems. He believes the state should get more involved in the new market of cyber insurance and climate insurance. Both candidates agree on the need to deal with the growing threat of wildfires, by making sure companies pay off on claims and educating residents on the need to make sure they keep their home insurances up to date after they make improvements. In recent, polls, Poizner had a slight lead with many voters still undecided. We’ve decided on Lara.

United States Senator: Dianne Feinstein (D)

Well, the good news is that the Dems are gonna win this battle between an outspoken progressive and a little old lady who’s had the job for decades and has done . . . mostly all right. Feinstein is endorsed by the LA Times, Obama, Biden, Kamala Harris, and Barbara Boxer, and a boatload of congressmen and congresswomen. That establishment backing has her up on DeLeon by twenty-four points. But geez, we wish she was more progressive. For example, she’s not for single-payer health care, and she’s been for the death penalty.

DeLeon, on the other hand, who is the California State Senate president pro tem, got the endorsement from the state Democratic party by calling them all up and asking for it, while Feinstein took it for granted from Washington. There’s a LOT to like about DeLeon. He’s the son of an immigrant, progressive in all those progressive-y good ways, and hungry to take on idiot Republicans in Congress.

So what’s a progressive voter to do? For the most uninspiring of reasons, we’re going with DiFi. Seniority matters in the Senate, and Feinstein is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the top Democratic leadership. We’d like to wait until we have a Democrat in the White House, and let Kamala Harris gain a little more seniority in Senate (or get Kamala Harris in the White House!), before California gives up Feinstein’s influential seat among Democratic Senate leadership.

State Senator, 26th District: Ben Allen (D)

Allen has held this position since 2016 and is universally endorsed as a force for positive change. His opponent, Baron Bruno (cool name!), is currently a real estate agent who uses a lot of CAPITAL letters on his website. While he did offer to “work until his fingers bleed,” Bruno’s anemic experience seems to be the only thing needing medical attention. Keep your day job, Bruno.

50th District State Assembly: Richard Bloom (D)

He’s running unopposed, and he knows it, judging by the grammar, punctuation, and monotony issues on his website. So it’s either a vote for him or a vote abstained. We give him our vote, as we have in the past. Liberal groups uniformly favor him and conservative groups uniformly dislike him, and that’s a formula we can believe in. A few fun highlights from his agenda: reforming the state’s film tax credit program to stem the tide of entertainment industry jobs fleeing to other states and countries; protecting bobcats; and educating people on how to understand and use the Affordable Care Act. Tiny red flag—he had to pay a fine a while back for not reporting four campaign contributions he received in the final days of his 2014 election campaign, but this failure is widely accepted as negligence as opposed to deception. We bloom for Bloom. There, we said it. But only because we always say it.

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UPDATED OCTOBER 27, 2018 to Marshall Tuck

As happens from time to time when we publish this list, various people reach out and talk to us about personal experiences with candidates. In this case, we asked San Francisco’s own, our good friend Ed Center (whom we would have added to this debate team were he closer) to provide his reasoning. And...we were convinced. His notes are here in blue:

Marshall Tuck is the candidate with an actual track record of improving schools for low-income, black, and Latino kids. He is willing to make tough decisions that are unpopular with the status quo: more school options for poor families, bonus pay for teachers in low-income neighborhoods, giving principals leeway to hire the faculty they want. He’s the smartest person I’ve ever talked to about education policy. This is a tough one for me because I like Thurmond and I want to support a candidate from humble means. Thurmond is a career politician with his eyes on the next prize. I would vote for him for senator. But because he’s politically ambitious, he refuses to go against the teachers union which is a big force in maintaining the status quo for poor, black and Latino students. Tuck helped to turnaround a group of underperforming schools in LA under Villaraigrosa. In doing so, he was very supportive to teachers but upset the union by doing things like giving bonus pay. The union said you can’t do that, we have a contract that lays out salary structure and he said, fine, what are you going to do when I tell the LA Times that you won’t let me pay teachers MORE? I’ve heard him lay out his plan for education in CA and I believe in that plan. I think he’s he best choice for CA students.

Our Original Notes: This was a tough pick. If the LA Times’s assessment of the race is credible, both Thurmond and Tuck would be admirable choices, although they give the slight nod to Thurmond. As do we. Both are running on a platform focusing on low-income and at-risk youth, but Tuck served as president of a chain of charter schools and as a CEO in different educational organizations, and while that doesn’t mean he can’t sympathize with the problems of low-income and at-risk communities, Thurmond is in a better position to empathize with those communities, having grown up poor in Philadelphia and then working within challenged communities as a social worker. Assuming all other relevant attributes between Tuck and Thurmond are equal—which they inevitably are not, but nothing we’ve been able to find point to a significant difference in their administrative abilities—we say go with the guy who’s been there over the guy who’s been assessing it from afar. Additionally, Thurmond’s massive list of endorsements includes Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, and Maxine Waters—plus the California Black and Latino Caucuses, which, again, represent communities who are more vulnerable than most to a problemed education system.

County-Assessor: Jeffrey Prang

Jeffrey Prang is the incumbent and we agree with the LA Times that we should vote to give him a second term. Basically, he’s done a much better job than his predecessor so we should re-elect him so he can keep up the good work. The assessor’s main job is to determine the value of newly built, improved, or purchased properties and business assets. The office also decides on requests to reduce property valuations and hears appeals of the decisions made by its appraisers. Its decisions help determine how much county residents pay in property taxes each year. And the other guy listed his official middle name as “Lower Taxes” on the ballot (no really, look at your ballot) and in all of the press materials. We have NO idea who that works for, because it is legit crazy as hell.

County—Sheriff: Jim McDonnell

The county sheriff is one of the most powerful elected officials in the county, as they influence state policy, run the county jail system, and have the power to find alternatives to incarceration. So pay attention. We do NOT endorse the Democratic Socialist suggestion that you just write in whatever joke candidate you want. (For real, don’t.) This is a runoff election from June and pits the incumbent, McDonnell versus Villanueva, a recently retired deputy. In his time as county sheriff, McDonnell has been able to make some positive changes, especially considering that the last sheriff was sent to prison. McDonnell has much more experience than Villanueva, having had opportunities while on the force to manage large teams and more recently in his role in the past four years as county sheriff. Villanueva, on the other hand, never rose within the ranks of the LASD. Given his past work experience and performance, McDonnell just edges out Villanueva.

Member State Board of Equalization, 3rd District:

TOSS UP, but, sigh, probably Tony Vazquez (D)

Okay, this race is REAL bummer. The State Board of Equalization is a long story and kind of a mess we’ve talked about before. It was established in 1879 to ensure statewide fairness in property tax assessments, but over time the board really turned on its mandate to tamp down on corruption and by 2017 the board was bonkers corrupt and after a criminal investigation (led by Betty Yee!) Jerry Brown signed a bill that stripped the board of its powers and scaled it back from 4,800 employees to 400. So, what will Tony Vazquez or G. Rick Marshall be in charge of when we elect them? The board’s home page now says, “The State Board of Equalization administers Property Tax, Alcoholic Beverage Tax, and Tax on Insurers programs.” So, that’s a five-member board stuck more or less with its original constitutional powers to review property tax assessments, plus a few other things that have become relevant since 1879, like insurer tax assessment, alcohol excise tax, and pipeline taxes. So, it’s important that they not be corrupt. You see where this is going, yes: Tony Vazquez, the Democrat, is a longtime Santa Monica councilman and was the first Latino mayor of Santa Monica. He’s endorsed by some mainstream Democrats like Antonio Villaraigosa, Alex Padilla, and Maxine Waters (as well as a Santa Monica car dealership and a Mexican restaurant!). But there’s a noticeable brevity to his list of endorsements, because . . . you guessed it, he’s under investigation for corruption! He apparently claimed no income for several years during which his wife, a school board member, made votes that favored two businesses that had employed Vazquez as a contractor. And neither of them disclosed the conflict of interest. COME ON! And then, on the other side of the ticket, there’s G. Rick Marshall, who appears to be on the stubborn side of the small-government, fewer-taxes brand of Republicanism. That’s not a good match for California, a progressive state that believes in leveling taxes for worthy programs and investments. Marshall could bring to a screeching halt programs that make California a progressive leader. There doesn’t appear to be a hero in this story, but democracy is sometimes about picking the least worst option, and in this case, we still think that’s Vasquez, because if the current investigation finds him to be corrupt, he’ll be removed from office and we’ll get someone else who maybe won’t screw up the way taxes are collected because of some “survival of the fittest” bullshit. But again, COME ON!

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NAME: Viridian Maxwell NICKNAME:  Verdie REASON FOR NAME: Viridian is a shade of green. Viridian’s kind are born from creative energy, each associated with a different color. The Oren in her brother’s name also means green.  BIRTHDAY: As a human, November 19 (She started as a self insert, so the day before mine) AGE: Over 2000, but appears 19-25 GENDER: Female PLACE OF BIRTH: The Pocketverse Etre, and again as human in Boston Massachusettes PLACES LIVED SINCE: The general Multiverse

PARENTS’ NAMES, BACKGROUNDS, AND OCCUPATIONS

NUMBER OF SIBLINGS: Her “older brother” Oren Orion, and a human younger sister. RELATIONSHIP WITH FAMILY: Estranged. HAPPIEST MEMORY: Reuniting with Orion after discovering her non-human origins.  CHILDHOOD TRAUMA: Most of the time spent with her human mother. As a dimensional being, she was never a child but the fall of Etre, once she remembered it, was a huge source of trauma.  CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN: In various lifetimes, she doesn’t talk about them.  RELATIONSHIP?: Single

PHYSICAL

HEIGHT: 5′11 WEIGHT: 170-ish BUILD: Muscular/athletic  NATIONALITY: N/A DISABILITIES: None, although her state of being leaves her with a constant dysphoria. She’s not human, but because she’s lived as a mortal she yearns for humanity and so feels like she doesn’t fit or belong anywhere no matter what world she’s in. She also suffers from anxiety, more-so during her time as a normal human.   COMPLEXION: Pale FACE SHAPE: Long DISTINGUISHING FACIAL FEATURES: Bright green eyes and very thick brows. HAIR COLOR:  Brown EYE COLOR: Green, sometimes glowing. GLASSES/CONTACTS: None STYLE OF DRESS: Sweats and tank tops, ripped jeans and baggy tops athletic/comfortable HEALTH: Healthy, and has a healing ability. GROOMING: Hygenic but not meticulous.  JEWELRY, TATTOOS, PIERCINGS: None ACCENT:  None/Newscastor  PHYSICAL HABITS: Lip biting, clutching at her clothes, scratching at her hair/scalp, especially when its short. 

INTELLECT

LEVEL OF EDUCATION: Various bits and pieces of different degrees, usually art or communication related. She’s never stayed anywhere long enough to finish one.  LEVEL OF SELF ESTEEM: Low, usually has to talk herself up TALENTS: She can paint, not a genius but fairly talented as far as academics are concerned. (barring an aversion to math) She can follow orders well and she’s a hard worker when focused on a singular thing. She was, at one point, considered the strongest on Etre which lead her to claiming the title of Paper Tongue (twice) but she doesn’t think of that as an achievement.  SHORTCOMINGS: not aggressive, lacking in leadership ability, inarticulate, often looks like she had no idea what she’s doing.  STYLE OF SPEECH: Casual, fumbling. Stutters, uses slang.  ARTISTIC/MATHEMATICAL:  Artistic MAKES DECISIONS ON EMOTION OR LOGIC: Logic, unless she’s under a lot of stress.  LIFE PHILOSOPHY: Humanity/life is something worth fighting for. Even the ugly parts./Death is necessary and makes life more meaningful. Immortality is not something you should want/Stay strong but silent. Don’t make waves, but don’t give in.   RELIGIOUS STANCE: Atheist CAUTIOUS/DARING: Cautious EXTROVERT/INTROVERT: Introvert LEVEL OF COMFORT WITH TECHNOLOGY: Good to moderate, having snippets of experience with futuristic tech. 

RELATIONSHIPS

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Pansexual PAST RELATIONSHIPS: As a human, none. A few during her travels in the multiverse. She doesn’t talk about them. PRIMARY REASON FOR BEING BROKEN UP WITH: Being found out as inhuman or simply having to leave a universe too soon. Her relationships never last long enough for personal flaws to get in the way. PRIMARY REASON FOR BREAKING UP WITH PEOPLE: Having to leave them behind, or not wanting to disrupt their world’s serious of events. (or not being allowed to) LEVEL OF SEXUAL EXPERIENCE: Beginner, despite having lived so long. STORY OF LOSS OF VIRGINITY: I haven’t thought about it but she was probably red as tomato the entire time. MOST COMFORTABLE AROUND WHO: Orion OLDEST FRIEND: Also Orion HOW DO THEY THINK OTHERS PERCEIVE THEM: Helpless, doesn’t know what she’s doing. Childish.  HOW DO OTHERS ACTUALLY PERCEIVE THEM: Basically that, they can tell she tries and means well though.

VOCATION

PROFESSION: RETIRED dimensional being who’s still roped into doing jobs. Usually some kind of artist if Etre isn’t funding her stay somewhere.  PAST / CURRENT OCCUPATION(S): Same as above, as well as other odd jobs.  PASSIONS: Art, and Humanity in general. Studying the different worlds she visits.  ATTITUDE TOWARDS CURRENT JOB: "I keep telling you people I AM RETIRED”  ATTITUDE TOWARDS CURRENT COWORKERS/BOSSES/EMPLOYEES: “Stop calling me.” SALARY: Either limitless funds or nothing, It depends on their mood. 

SECRETS

LIFE GOALS: Secretly? To live the rest of her normal human life in her retirement, ending in a normal human death.  DREAMS: Same as the above.  GREATEST FEARS: Remaining Immortal forever. Remaining immortal and alone.  MOST ASHAMED OF: Her own neediness and desire for help. The desire she still has for a normal human family and parents to take care of her.  COMPULSIONS: Looking after people, particularly kids, even when she knows she’s not supposed to be interfering.  OBSESSIONS: Food, arcade games/ claw machines  SECRET HOBBIES: She collects notebooks and diaries, they’re all saved up in Etre but she hardly ever looks at them after their finished.  SECRET SKILLS: Can pick locks. Her powers are usually secret.  CRIMES COMMITTED: whenever her job calls for it. what’s a law mean in comparison to saving the multiverse? WHAT THEY MOST WANT TO CHANGE ABOUT THEIR CURRENT LIFE: To be human, more importantly to be content with being human, and to live a normal life, and for her brother to understand that want. WHAT DO THEY MOST WANT TO CHANGE ABOUT THEIR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: Nothing, tho at the height of her power she could shape shift, despite wanting to be human she misses that. 

DETAILS

DAILY ROUTINE: If she’s settled in a place then: Sleeping in. Then coffee and reading the news preferably on a phone or tablet. Whatever dayjob she has, or if Etre is footing the bill she might wander around and sketch or journal, if the place is friendly. By night she probably has some mission. She’s not always lucky enough to be sent to worlds that are so hospitable, however. NIGHT OWL OR EARLY BIRD: Night owl LIGHT OR HEAVY SLEEPER: Heavy FAVORITE FOOD: Pizza, and most breakfast foods. LEAST FAVORITE FOOD: Cocoanut FAVORITE MOVIES: Sci-fi LEAST FAVORITE MOVIES: Romance FAVORITE MUSIC: Alternative rock/singersongwriter/coffeeshop type stuff  LEAST FAVORITE MUSIC: Country

COFFEE OR TEA: Coffee  CRUNCHY OR SMOOTH PEANUT BUTTER: Either LEFTY OR RIGHTY: Righty FAVORITE COLOR: Red CUSSER: Sometimes SMOKER/DRINKER/DRUG USER: No BIGGEST REGRET: Pushing her brother away before he disappeared. Dispatching of the last batch of her kind that became corrupted.   PETS: None, she’d love a dog but doesn’t stay in one place long enough.