You may remember that three years ago, I made this headcanon regarding a nationalized American rail network under the Progressive Party. Since then, I've revised it greatly to make it a bit more realistic.
One thing that doesn't change is that the 2ACW is still averted (I'm mainly going off the Kaiserredux mod here) after George Norris won the 1936 election and righted the boat.
Anywho, let's begin:
Prelude
With Huey Long and Jack Reed satisfied by a relief bill and William H. Murray, leader of the Old Democratic Party, arrested, President Norris turned to other matters. Chief among them was reviewing the United States Army, namely the debate over doctrine; ultimately, Leslie McNair's reforms involving massed artillery strikes was chosen.
Among Norris' priorities, however, was completely restructuring American society. He termed his reforms "capitalism with socialist characteristics", a fancy way of saying "social democracy". His biggest achievement was abolishing the archaic Electoral College, with all future presidential elections decided by the popular vote. But what usually gets lost among his achievements is the reorganization of the entire government.
One of the lesser examples was renaming the various departments to "administrations". For example, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) was renamed the "United States Justice Administration" (USJA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was renamed the "United States Agricultural Administration" (USAA, not to be confused with the United Services Automobile Association), and the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) was renamed the "United States Transit Administration" (USTA).
Formation of the United States Transit Administration
The formation of the USTA coincided with the nationalization of almost all forms of transportation in the United States. Each sub-administration was as follows:
- United States Highway Administration (USHA), responsible for the highway system
- United States Bus Administration (USBA), responsible for all bus services, both city and long-distance
- United States Mass Transit Administration (USMTA), responsible for all streetcar and subway operations
- United States Shipping Administration (USSA), responsible for all trucking and maritime trade, both ocean and river; this included nationalizing United States Lines and Matson, and all
The Snapchat Murders / Voice Of The Devil / Down The Hill (Abby and Libby 2017 Delphi Indiana)
This case is very infuriating because two wholesome girls were taken before their prime. The girls were able to film the perpetrator and record his voice. The case remains unsolved.
Lengthy Preamble
Due to the high volume of disrespectful, careless comments and deplorable actions, I would like to add a disclaimer. Whatever you say and do, please do so with care and thoughtfulness. Aim to avoid lurid sensationalism and make your goal actually help. The best help you can give is to share the flyers and send real tips to the police. Lastly, share the story and keep the girls alive in the hearts of the public.
Suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Sharing side-by-side photos of suspects, altering original photos, and naming random people hinders the investigation. A person of interest who fits the sketch description and has a connection to Delphi should be turned in via tip line and not the public. Failing to adhere slows the investigation, hurts the family and could cause legal actions by the innocent people being defamed and dragged into a murder investigation. The family are very involved in this case, the people are real and this isn't a story meant for your entertainment so out of common human decency please do not write fan fiction, makeup horribly theories, go on dark tourism, or pester the family. Your actions always have consequences. Please, see my conclusion for tips on how to turn in an effective tip.
Abby's mother works at a resort outside of Delphi and people will ask her blunt questions about the case not even realizing she is the mother of Abby. Libby's sister takes the brunt of a lot of inappropriate questions and interests. The girl's grandfather says the family discusses the case daily so this is something very raw to them even four years later. Please, do not accuse or demand information from anyone involved in the case. Nobody has the right to info from them. Lastly, do not badger the family for personal details such as where they are living now. I've seen this several times throughout the research for the case and I don't know if people realize it or not but it's just damn creepy. Leave them alone and if they feel like sharing they will.
Four years is a long time so please keep that in mind when reading family statements and memories. Memories fade and traumatic events make them even mor
... keep reading on reddit ➡I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB
Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"
I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual
So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes
r/unclejokes for dirty jokes
r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC
r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes
Punchline !
Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub
Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat
Do your worst!
How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?
Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.
But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.
They were cooked in Greece.
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
Now that I listen to albums, I hardly ever leave the house.
Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?
Merry Weather's blog about True Crime. 'The Snapchat Murders - Voice of the devil'
I spent a long time yesterday trying to share this brilliant blog. I tried to copy and paste its entirety but unfortunately it would have taken over 4 posts in parts. It's huge!
I haven't seen one as thoroughly detailed. The blog creator obviously spent a lot of time and effort in putting it together. Very well researched and covers a lot, before and after the murders of Abby and Libby and so much more. It's definitely worth a read and the sources provided are helpful on their own. I'd really advise checking it out.
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE TAKEN FROM THE BLOG:
The Story (Short version)
February 13th, 2017 (Monday), the weather was unseasonably warm and according to historical weather websites, it was about 40 degrees with a low around 20 degrees. Abigal William and Liberty German (Abby and Libby), were two teens that were off from school. No snow days had been used that year so it was just a fun day off by the school to use up the time. They had just enjoyed a pizza sleepover together and had convinced their family to let them go hiking in a normal spot that was a common and well-known teen hangout called Monon High Bridge trails. The trails were east of their hometown of Delphi, Indiana where they lived in a very small tight-knit town. The kind of place where everyone left their doors unlocked. It was about 1:45 pm when they started to hike and enjoyed taking nature photos and talking with each other about things. Libby posted a photo of Abby to Snapchat on the bridge part of the trail around 2:07 pm. A haunting image that marks the last moment the girls were seen alive.
*After this, the girls vanished and neither girl arrives at the pickup place when they were supposed to. When the family decided something was wrong the police, the town, and other officials began to search for them. Nobody suspected foul play and a large force of people searched for the girls. Most assumed they had gotten hurt hiking, walked home, or had lost track of time. The official search force stopped around midnight but volunteers stayed and chose to look for them through the night. The next morning the search began again in full force only to halt around noon with the despairing news that the girls had been found but not alive. The girl's cause of death has never been released publicly but
... keep reading on reddit ➡Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"
Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
And now I’m cannelloni
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
But that’s comparing apples to oranges
And boy are my arms legs.
Put it on my bill
He lost May
Heard they've been doing some shady business.
