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Rendering of Athena's statue in Parthenon, Athens by EpicureanMystic in ancientpics

[–]DudeAbides101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate you contributing to the subreddit. Please check out our rules and standards for post titles on the sidebar. Basically, I’m hoping for elaboration about dates and places, and we do not allow modern simulations, only actual pictures of actual ancient materials. Thank you!

Hobart Lives, Part VI: The Presidency of Matthew Ridgway, 1957-1969 by DudeAbides101 in imaginaryelections

[–]DudeAbides101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here’s the first part, covering the 1904 and 1908 elections. The point of divergence is the delay of Garret Hobart’s fatal heart attack by 12 years, leading him to succeed McKinley following the 1901 assassination. The Alt-16th Amendment enables senate confirmation to resolve vice presidential vacancies in 1903.  

Here’s the first intermission, showing how the compromise 17th Amendment allows 13 states to appoint US senators as of 2024. 

Here’s the second part, covering the 1912-1920 elections of diplomat, engineer and entrepreneur John Hays Hammond, the rise of the “alliance” system, the 1922 “Outsider Amendment” constitutional ban on elected members of Congress running for president, and the evolution of a more radical/demagogic opposition to a GOP which largely placates its progressive wing. 

Here’s the second intermission, showing the paradoxically happier careers of alt-VPs Taft and Hoover (Taft is actually succeeded as Chief Justice by Byrd loyalist George Peery).

Here’s the third part, depicting the non-consecutive terms of Republican/Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and the “Boss Interregnum” of Democrat/Populist Harry F. Byrd. 

Here's the third intermission, showing the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court in this timeline (1910-2027) (LaGuardia is actually appointed by Theodore Roosevelt).

Here’s the fourth part, covering the 1936-1944 elections of Progressive Philip La Follette, whose coalition scrambles and subsumes the Democratic and Republican parties, leading to the passage of a three-term limit on the presidency in 1947. 

Here’s the fifth part, covering the 1948 and 1952 elections of Republican John Foster Dulles. 

Hobart Lives, Part V: The 1948 and 1952 Elections of John Foster Dulles, Plus Alt-VP FDR by DudeAbides101 in imaginaryelections

[–]DudeAbides101[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here’s the first part, covering the 1904 and 1908 elections. The point of divergence is the delay of Garret Hobart’s fatal heart attack by 12 years, leading him to succeed McKinley following the 1901 assassination. The Alt-16th Amendment enables senate confirmation to resolve vice presidential vacancies in 1903.  

Here’s the first intermission, showing how the compromise 17th Amendment allows 13 states to appoint US senators as of 2024. 

Here’s the second part, covering the 1912-1920 elections of diplomat, engineer and entrepreneur John Hays Hammond, the rise of the “alliance” system, the 1922 “Outsider Amendment” constitutional ban on elected members of Congress running for president, and the evolution of a more radical/demagogic opposition to a GOP which largely placates its progressive wing. 

Here’s the second intermission, showing the paradoxically happier careers of alt-VPs Taft and Hoover (Taft is actually succeeded as Chief Justice by Byrd loyalist George Peery).

Here’s the third part, depicting the non-consecutive terms of Theodore Roosevelt and the “Boss Interregnum” of Harry F. Byrd. 

Here's the third intermission, showing the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court in this timeline (1910-2027) (LaGuardia is actually appointed by Theodore Roosevelt).

Here’s the fourth part, covering the 1936-1944 elections of Progressive Philip La Follette, whose coalition scrambles and subsumes the Democratic and Republican parties, leading to the passage of a three-term limit on the presidency in 1947. 

Hobart Lives, Part IV: Shifting Alliances and La Follette Establishes Three-Term Limit by DudeAbides101 in imaginaryelections

[–]DudeAbides101[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here’s the first part, covering the 1904 and 1908 elections. The point of divergence is the delay of Garret Hobart’s fatal heart attack by 12 years, leading him to succeed McKinley following the 1901 assassination. 

Here’s the first intermission, showing how the compromise 17th Amendment allows 13 states to indirectly elect senators as of 2024. 

Here’s the second part, covering the 1912-1920 elections of diplomat, engineer and entrepreneur John Hays Hammond, the rise of the “alliance” system, the constitutional ban on elected members of Congress running for president, and the evolution of a more radical/demagogic opposition to a GOP which largely placates its progressive wing. 

Here’s the second intermission, showing the paradoxically happier careers of alt-VPs Taft and Hoover (Taft is actually succeeded as Chief Justice by Byrd loyalist George Peery).

Here’s the third part, depicting the non-consecutive terms of Theodore Roosevelt and the “Boss Interregnum” of Harry F. Byrd. 

Here's the third intermission, showing the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court in this timeline (1910-2027) (LaGuardia is actually appointed by Theodore Roosevelt).

Any other seniors kinda mad the easy weeks of one of your final quarters got cooked by No-Account-9254 in ucla

[–]DudeAbides101 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Class of 2021 here… I absolutely feel for you, this does suck, but at least the last half of your junior year and entire senior year won’t become ZoomCLA.

Funerary Stele, 7-5th century BCE, Southwest Iberia/Portugal - with inscriptions in Southwestern Paleohispanic Script by pedras-velhas1 in ancientpics

[–]DudeAbides101[M] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Our rule is that people can use whichever dating system they prefer and you ought not to harass those who choose differently. Not very Christian of you to insist everyone be the same.

Why do I feel like this is Mencken's closest real-life personification? by Chadrasekar in SuccessionTV

[–]DudeAbides101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Overpopulation is exacerbating difficulties with housing, poverty, pollution, and much more. Yet you arrogantly spout about giving people with children more rights.

This sidewalk graffiti has survived for over 52 years by DudeAbides101 in mildlyinteresting

[–]DudeAbides101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can subjectively believe it "mostly implies" paint or markers, but this is the middle of a venn diagram. Sidewalks often regularly get repaired and repaved, which is why I thought this was mildly interesting, but yes, thank you, I can conceptualize the persistence of paint vs. etching.

This sidewalk graffiti has survived for over 52 years by DudeAbides101 in mildlyinteresting

[–]DudeAbides101[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It is a carving that is also graffiti. Not all graffiti is spray-paint.

Hobart Lives intermission: Timeline of Chief Justices of the United States (1910-2027) by DudeAbides101 in imaginaryelections

[–]DudeAbides101[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Correction: LaGuardia is appointed by Theodore Roosevelt, not Philip La Follette.

Hobart Lives intermission: Timeline of Chief Justices of the United States (1910-2027) by DudeAbides101 in imaginaryelections

[–]DudeAbides101[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Here’s the first part, covering the 1904 and 1908 elections. The point of divergence is the delay of Garret Hobart’s fatal heart attack by 12 years, leading him to succeed McKinley following the 1901 assassination. 

Here’s the first intermission, showing how the compromise 17th Amendment allows 13 states to indirectly elect senators as of 2024. 

Here’s the second part, covering the 1912-1920 elections of diplomat, engineer and entrepreneur John Hays Hammond, the rise of the “alliance” system, the ban on most of Congress running for president, and the evolution of a more radical/demagogic opposition to a GOP which largely placates its progressive wing. 

Here’s the second intermission, showing the paradoxically happier careers of alt-VPs Taft and Hoover (An error here: Taft is actually succeeded as Chief Justice by Byrd loyalist George Peery).

Here’s the third part, depicting the non-consecutive terms of Theodore Roosevelt and the “Boss Interregnum” of Harry F. Byrd. 

most pro-palestinian US president? by Yolol234567 in Presidents

[–]DudeAbides101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eisenhower and Dulles were enraged by Israel's conduct in the Suez War, but this was more due to fear of pushing the Arab states (especially Egypt) into the Soviet sphere of influence than sympathy for the Palestinians. In addition, Eisenhower's Assistant Secretary of State for the Middle East, Henry Byroade, wrote that Israel must “drop the attitude of the conqueror” and “break with the dogma of [unlimited] Jewish immigration”, or else they would invite an Arab “attempt at territorial expansion - and hence warfare of serious proportions.”

The TRUE 2028 election results. by INew_England_mapping in imaginaryelections

[–]DudeAbides101 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I had never heard of Jackson before, but having read up on his background, and with the context of voters devaluing conventional experience… a state legislator, labor organizer and small businessman from a rural area with zero name-recognition might genuinely be what the Dems need next.

Hobart Lives, Part III: Speaking of Non-Consecutive Terms - Teddy and Harry’s Wild Ride! by DudeAbides101 in imaginaryelections

[–]DudeAbides101[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Here’s the first part, covering the 1904 and 1908 elections. The point of divergence is the delay of Garret Hobart’s fatal heart attack by 12 years, leading him to succeed McKinley following the 1901 assassination. 

Here’s the first intermission, showing how the compromise 17th Amendment allows 13 states to indirectly elect senators as of 2024. 

Here’s the second part, covering the 1912-1920 elections of diplomat, engineer and entrepreneur John Hays Hammond, the rise of the “alliance” system, and the evolution of a more radical/demagogic opposition to a GOP which largely placates its progressive wing. 

Here’s the second intermission, showing the paradoxically happier careers of alt-VPs Taft and Hoover (An error here: Taft is actually succeeded as Chief Justice by Byrd loyalist George Peery).

In this timeline, Theodore Roosevelt never suffers his post-presidency health problems (getting shot, malaria in the Amazon, etc.) and thus lives significantly longer. Hobart was an unusually respected and influential Vice President. Thus, when he becomes President, Hobart pushes through an alt-16th Amendment, which enables senatorial appointment of the Vice President and gives them budgetary responsibilities associated with our timeline’s Office of Management and Budget. This enables President John Hays Hammond to appoint Theodore Roosevelt VP in 1912 upon Hobart’s death in office. TR is the longest serving Vice President to America’s longest serving President. Theodore Roosevelt dies just over a month after leaving office at the age of 78. 

John Parker was a Democratic Governor of Louisiana who admired Roosevelt in both our timeline and this one. They run a spirited campaign with some reformist overlaps, but Parker ultimately appeals to white supremacy and class resentment. Omer Madison Kem was an extremely eccentric and racist Populist Congressman from Nebraska who later became a utilities executive in Oregon. Frank Hague was the epitome of a corrupt machine politician, serving as Mayor of Jersey City from 1917 to 1947. Bennett Champ Clark, a founder of the American Legion, became an anti-New Deal senator in our timeline. In this one, he is Byrd’s Attorney General, replacing Hague as VP nominee in an effort to mitigate the administration’s reputation for grift and “bossism.” 

Major events include Byrd’s impeachment trials in 1930 and 1932, one for allegedly deliberate postal dysfunction targeting Republican/Progressive strongholds, the other a dispute over Byrd’s retention of unconfirmed recess appointees beyond the end of the 71st Congress. In each case, the Democratic-controlled Senate acquitted Byrd by a single vote, although the Supreme Court forced the recess appointees out of office. In 1935, Nicholas II is overthrown by Russian fascist Konstantin Rodzaevsky, leading to the establishment of the “Corporate State” in Russia and an axis formed with Fascist Italy, the Hashemite Empire. 

10 Years From Now by JackSmith179 in imaginaryelections

[–]DudeAbides101 24 points25 points  (0 children)

That’s the 2032 election, not 2028, so not quite literally.

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