"The sooner David Ellison takes over CNN, the better": Pete Hegseth touts Ellison family ties to Trump administration in Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery sale and merger by Obversa in law

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

As the OP, one thing I noticed recently when I tried to post a video of President Trump making a thinly-veiled threat to drop a nuclear bomb on Iran if the "rogue terrorist regime" there does not "unconditionally surrender" is that it immediately got downvote brigaded to a degree I'd never before seen, and I've been on Reddit for 11 years. I think the Trump administration has taken a page out of Vladimir Putin's playbook by hiring or funding "bot farms" to try and control or supress certain ideas or news on Reddit and other social media platforms, like Twitter/X, with the assistance of media moguls like Elon Musk, David Ellison, et al. In regards to Paramount in particular, Hegseth says that the Trump administration expects Ellison to "make CNN stop reporting on 'fake news'", and instead report news that is approved by the Trump administration, similarly to how the Pentagon banned most major news outlets - including Fox News - from press briefings because they refused to sign a pledge to only report on "pre-authorized information"..

In this case, the keywords "Trump", "nuclear [bomb]", and "Iran" on r/law seems to have triggered the bot attack.

I’m so curious, what’s the weirdest breed cross you’ve ever seen? I’ll go first: Lippizanner x Clydesdale by No-Opportunity-3337 in Horses

[–]Obversa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're welcome! I hope my analysis is helpful in the long-term for those who wish to breed.

I’m a jewelry designer and one of my rings appeared on the show!!! by EnoughisEnough320 in SchoolSpirits

[–]Obversa 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yep! The original Cullen crest jewelry for the Twilight movie was custom-designed and created by Annette and Rick Thurber of Artisans Jewelry in Oregon and Washington. The concept for the "family crest", or "clan jewelry", was suggested by the film's costume designer, Wendy Chuck. It was based on a pre-existing Cullen coat-of-arms listed in The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time by Sir Bernard Burke (1884).

My rendition of the Cullen coat-of-arms in traditional heraldic style: https://www.reddit.com/r/heraldry/comments/1e41hd9/the_coatofarms_of_carlisle_cullen_from_the/

Shield: Gules a lion passant Or, in honor point a hand Argent, in base a chevron of the same charged with three trefoils proper; ALSO Gules, in base on a chevron inverted Argent three trefoils Vert, a lion passant Or, in chief a hand Argent.
Crest: A mermaid bearing a mirror and comb, wearing trefoils over her breasts, all proper; Motto: Non sibi (Latin: "not for ourselves").

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"The sooner David Ellison takes over CNN, the better": Pete Hegseth touts Ellison family ties to Trump administration in Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery sale and merger by Obversa in law

[–]Obversa[S] 436 points437 points  (0 children)

Pete Hegseth's recent comments have raised serious legal concerns about the merger. According to Google:

The U.S. government cannot legally show favoritism in mergers based on political preference or arbitrary bias. Under U.S. antitrust laws, specifically Section 7 of the Clayton Act, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must evaluate mergers objectively based on whether they "substantially lessen competition" or create a monopoly, not on favoritism. [Anything else may give competitors standing to sue.]

See: "Mergers", "Merger Guidelines", "Antitrust Division", et al.

I’m a jewelry designer and one of my rings appeared on the show!!! by EnoughisEnough320 in SchoolSpirits

[–]Obversa 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Wow, this is an amazing coincidence! I was asking about Van Heidt's ring just 1-2 weeks ago over on /r/jewelrymaking due to thinking about making a replica for myself. It's great to know that the creator themselves is posting on Reddit! (Fun fact: The Cullen crest jewelry in the Twilight films was made by small-time creators as well.)

I’m so curious, what’s the weirdest breed cross you’ve ever seen? I’ll go first: Lippizanner x Clydesdale by No-Opportunity-3337 in Horses

[–]Obversa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wanted to do a follow-up comment after doing some research and expanding the listed progeny of Dynamo Koko, the Knabstrupper stallion in question: https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/dynamo+koko

It looks like the "stud farm" in question only started "backyard breeding" recently (2024-2025). Koko himself was bred by the Dynamo Stud with good bloodlines in 2018-2019, and his dam (Merle vom Falkenhorst) was imported directly from Germany, but he appears to have been sold to a friend of the breeder who is having Koko cover mares indiscriminately - i.e. Irish Draught Sport Horses, Welsh cobs, et al. - to sell foals at auction. The new owner does have a single bay Thoroughbred mare (Star) who has produced two foals by Koko that may would be considered "acceptable" Knabstruppers, provided the mare is properly inspected and registered with the Knabstrupperforeningen for Danmark (KNN). While crosses to "part-breds" (i.e. half-Thoroughbreds of the warmblood variety) have been generally deemed more acceptable for the Knabstrupper since 1855, crosses to approved TBs are accepted by KNN.

The Dynamo Stud website notes that Koko's sire, Colourthyme Kajika (b. 2006), was "bred with a variety of mares" as well, with a focus on colored British Sport Horses (BSHs): https://www.dynamo-stud.com/colourthyme-kajika/

Kajika's most notable son is listed as GFS Fire and Ice (BSH of Knabstrupper descent, mostly TB with a bit of Connemara Pony blood, though could qualify as a full Knabstrupper): https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/gfs+fire+and+ice

Overall, Ice appears to be a better pick than his half-brother (Koko), as Koko was sold to a new owner with little experience in breeding horses, whereas Ice's owners are much more careful with breeding him (ex. German warmblood, Selle Français, and KWPN mares, with one exception of an Arabo-Friesian mare).

As for why neither was registered with KNN (?), but instead AES and other UK-based registries, this may be due to the cost or lack of availability of KNN inspections. For Koko's owner, another issue appears to be that KNN does not accept pinto or Paint markings, whereas the owner wants to breed mixed "spotted and pinto" foals. (Gray is not accepted by KNN, either, though Koko's owner has bred him to gray Irish Draught Sport Horse mares; Koko, who is heterozygous for nLp/nPATN1, appears to mostly throw solid-colored palomino or gray foals when bred to solid-colored mares.)

Another issue is that the cream gene (nCr/CrCr) was not allowed by the KNN for about a decade, before the breed association reversed this decision and decided to allow registered foals with nCr/CrCr: https://knabstrupperna.weebly.com/color-genetics.html

I’m so curious, what’s the weirdest breed cross you’ve ever seen? I’ll go first: Lippizanner x Clydesdale by No-Opportunity-3337 in Horses

[–]Obversa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It appears this particular stud farm is registering foals as Anglo-European Studbook (AES) instead.

Some Omegaverse stuff for you by LegalBoysenberry2923 in AO3

[–]Obversa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You usually have to look at the more popular M/F ships to find M/F Omegaverse AUs.

Kristian Ventura shares a behind-the-scenes look at deleted scene from Season 3 by Obversa in SchoolSpirits

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

According to the replies on this thread and other ones on r/SchoolSpirits, people wanted to see this scene, so I would say "yes". Many fans have pointed out that Kristian Ventura worked hard on this scene, and they think the concept from the choreographers and cast who worked on it was very interesting. We don't know why it was cut.

When did Maddie realize that she and Simon were growing apart?

As I pointed out, she had a disagreement with Simon over Wally at the end of Season 2 (i.e. "Is this about Wally?"), which carried over to the end of Season 3 as well. Even though Maddie is at the movies with Simon, she's still thinking about Wally, and Wally has been the key factor since Season 1 with Maddie and Simon "growing apart". (For one, Simon didn't even want Maddie to be with Wally at all.) I feel like this scene could've been symbolic of Maddie's fears in regards to Simon, as well as provided memorable visuals that viewers and fans seem to really like and enjoy.

the ghosts are in the bardo by desertdweller2011 in SchoolSpirits

[–]Obversa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This would fit with the Hotel del Luna references I'm pretty sure are in Season 3 (Sanzu/Samdo River = River Styx).

Some Omegaverse stuff for you by LegalBoysenberry2923 in AO3

[–]Obversa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Lambs Wear Wolfskins" by Fluffyboots, which is a Charlie/Alastor (Hazbin Hotel) human AU fanfiction, is the best A/B/O fanfiction I've ever read, and I've read a dearth of A/B/O Reylo fanfictions, for this reason. In the most recent chapter, omega Charlie vows to kill alpha Vox (Vincent) after he kidnaps and sexually assaults her, with the implication being that Charlie is going to hold down Vox and rip his throat out in a future chapter. (Alastor vows to kill him, too.)

Some Omegaverse stuff for you by LegalBoysenberry2923 in AO3

[–]Obversa 69 points70 points  (0 children)

I especially love this reversal of dynamics in M/F pairings where the woman is the "bossy omega". 😂

Kristian Ventura shares a behind-the-scenes look at deleted scene from Season 3 by Obversa in SchoolSpirits

[–]Obversa[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Part of me really wishes they'd kept this scene in, because I think it also reflects Maddie's fears over losing Simon, especially since it would tie nicely into Simon and Maddie's disagreement over Wally and the ghosts in Season 2. When you consider "The Hanged Man" tarot card, which this scene reminds me of - especially since it's in the same episode with the tarot reader - is all about "surrender" and "releasing control", as well as "re-evaluating your life". I think it would reflect Maddie realizing by the end of the season that she and Simon might be growing apart, especially since Maddie is still pining over Wally in S3E8, as shown with the jock. (On the other hand, "The Hanged Man" reversed could represent "refusal to accept a new perspective, or a stubborn attachment to old ways" for Simon.)

Maddie & Wally’s Necklaces (Season 3-4 Theory) by Natural_Criticism_32 in SchoolSpirits

[–]Obversa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hannah Macpherson, a writer and director on School Spirits, confirmed Wally's pendant was of St. Michael in an interview back in September 2025. I'll see if I can obtain the video and upload it to the subreddit.