u/Fragrant_Bath3917

Ive been looking over this budget crisis with bated breath for a while (as an upstater) and it seems like Zohran has done it again.

This is mostly a response to how Steyer and Saikat are both flopping their primaries in the polls so far despite having basically unlimited self funding so I know it can’t be a funding or name recognition thing?

As a more general fantasy fan, having the protagonist being tied to our world too much has alway been a bit of a pet peeve of mine (especially system apocalypse or reincarnation stories). Any good RR stories out there where Earth is a non-factor and the protag has just always lived in a fantasy world with a system?

Also, I really prefer a book without an AI cover if possible. I hate slop.

I have tried this one story called ”Myth Seekers” that matched this description but I think I just got bored of it quickly.

Is this a big “Reddit is not real life“ thing? Any Georgians here who can help me understand what’s happening? Is she *actually* unpopular with Georgia Dems?

I use my laptop to write my fic and to submit it but occasionally use my phone to check my fic for hits (yay dopamine). I am not really an expert on how IP addresses work but have I accidentally been inflating my hits by checking on my phone (I am logged in on my phone fortunately)

I (first time player) am an Imperial Nightblade with the steed sign. I used to be reliant on stuff like Cold Touch, Snowball, and Weak Fireball earlier on, but around the time I finished the main quest (I was around level 17 when I did so), the level scaling kinda made those spells stop being worth much, especially when compared to my enchanted elf shortsword. The apprentice and journeyman level destruction and restoration spells I get at shops are almost always too magicka intensive for them to be worth much, and while custom spells have been a bit better in that regard, they still feel a bit underwhelming. But because all of the oblivion gates closed before I could get a sigil stone that fortified my magicka, I don't think I have any way to significantly increase it anymore (based on my USEP research at least). The reason I am so annoyed at this is that I am doing the Mage’s guild quest line right now and my inner roleplayer feels a bit weird that someone rising so quickly through the ranks of that guild doesn’t have that many strong spells to back it up. Is there any way I can make my magicka more sustainable or did finishing the main quest before I could get a magicka sigil stone screw me over?

(In regards to current relevant stats: I am currently level 20, have 142 max magicka, 71 intelligence (boosted by the apron of adroitness), 63 Willpower, 53 destruction, and 47 restoration.)

Edit: I tried soul stone enchantments but fortify magicka, intellegence, or wisdom, straight up weren’t options

I know for a fact that I’m thinking way too far ahead and overthinking in general, but it seems like the only serious progressive candidate running is someone who both isn’t polling as well as someone as popular as her should and doesn’t seem that interested in running for president anyway. I don’t exactly see any particularly progressive dark horses coming in (Khanna isn’t registering in the polls at all despite being everywhere), especially with how a lot of normie dems have already coalesced around Newsom and Harris. Should progressives even care about the White House that much if no active progressive runs? Are we gonna hope for a dark horse? Should we just focus on congress Instead? I think thinking about this too much is turning off the rational parts of my brain a bit.

Edit: Sorry I was really spiralling when I posted this despite knowing deep down the fact that this isn’t that big of a concern at this moment. Focus on the midterms and stuff.