way too early prediction for 2024 presidential polls, let me know what u guys think
Hi guys, Democrat leaning independent from Ohio here trying to make some way too early predictions for 2024. *Ohio will not be competitive (<5%) presidentially.
I made 2 maps on 270towin First one Trump vs Biden Second one DeSantis vs Biden
Methodology for swing states: Added NC as a swing state as: 2020 margin ~74k (Trump) 2022 GOP senate margin with R Trump backed candidate ~114k, while Dems total got outspent 2:1 (October 2022 politico) Added Virginia as swing state as it was flipped +12 by Glenn Youngkin, a very similar candidate to non-Trump prospective GOP nominees like Ron Desantis.
Swing states
Arizona Cari Lake ( Trump backed) lost by <1% in an non presidential year election even though Mark Kelly won by ~5%, largest margin for Dem senator since DeConcini (1988). Lean R for both Trump vs Biden Lean R for DeSantis vs Biden
Wisconsin Dem governor won by 3%>, GOP senator won by 2%>, epitome of swing state I gave it blank since GOP is having convention, and primary debates there, but Dems had convention in Philly 2016, and in Charlotte in 2012 and lost both. So historical proof of those things actually working in swing states isn’t great. Third party candidate will be key here, stealing mostly from D but also lil bit from R. Trump vs Biden Lean blue for DeSantis vs Biden… Abortion
North Carolina Trump won by 75 k, Ted Budd ( Trump backed) won by 114k Recent party flipping and abortion bans seem to have raised Dem anger, Democratic Party got outspent in state 2:1 43.8 mil to 22 mil in TV ads, Beasley was herself up 9 mil against Ted Budd total 43.8 vs 31. Previously in 2020 Dems had spent 136M total vs 109M total from Republicans and lost that seat as well to TrumpThillis by <2%. Money didn’t help there since Cunningham was marred by extramarital affairs allegations. Lean R for Trump vs Biden since Democrats haven’t shown they can do it since ObamaHagan in 08. Lean D for DeSantis vs Biden due to abortion restrictions,will be interesting to see if part flip anger results in D surge and boost Dems to the W.
Georgia Walker lost close 3%> Kemp won by 8. Third party will be key, mostly taking from Trump. Lean D Trump vs Biden, proven now in 4/5 state wide races 1 presidential 3 senate 1 governor Solid R DeSantis vs Biden, no history of Dems competing (<5%) to non Trump Georgia GOP before 2018 since Clinton 92 and Miller 2000. *I personally find Zelle Miller 2000 crazy, cause top of ticket Al Gore(D) lost to Bush 2 by 12 while Miller(D) beat Mack Mattingly(R) in same election by 20! This was due to Georgia having 12 consecutive years of D governors at that time, Georgia folks must have really hated Al Gore.
Pennsylvania Shapiro won by 17 albeit against lunatic Mastriano who wasn’t even endorsed by many other state GOP leaders Fetterman won by 5 against Oz (who may or may not have been from state, although H Clinton was elected to senate from NY in 2000 after being in Washington DC from prev 8 and Little Rock, Arkansas for prev 17 before that and Chicago, Illinois for her first 27…. but anyways Oz got boned by Mastriano+” You, your doctor and your local politician comments”) Progressive Dems grassroots organizations will keep Biden ahead, while pro - fracking/usual GOP groups will be supporting GOP candidates to keep them closeish. Lean D Trump vs Biden Lean D Desantis vs Biden
Way too early * Virginia Flipped by Glen Youngkin by 12 pts in 2021. Youngkin (crt, life starts at conception, anti-climate change) (signed bill getting rid of state portion of Virginia grocery tax,funded HBCUs (by removing it from DACA recipients), removed college req for some state jobs, endorsed by only black governor in Virginia history, squeezed more margins out of Trump 2020 Appalachia counties(crt/inflation Dem flips?) This is the way too early part, if Youngkin gets in the race, largely cause he can’t run in 2025 for governor, and finishes 3rd to Desantis and Trump which I think he would… it might make Virginia more interesting iffff combined with Youngkin running, GOP are able to capture both the state senate and state house in the local elections of the state.
By the way MASSIVE LOCAL ELECTIONS in Virginia this year, all 40 of the state senate and all 100 of the state house of delegates are up. I don’t see any Dems/ Dem media talking about it. Youngkin at the root of it is a ‘life start at conception,’ Republican that will definitely sign a heartbeat bill or worse. If pro-choice folks want to protect any sort of reproductive rights in the entire south, the GOP cannot be allowed to get at least 1 of the houses.

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In my first post, I thought I covered basically everything that’s associated with SRK & his business Interests, however I seemed to have overlooked upon few key details about his businesses and other avenues of his earnings as well in a big way.
Here’s the breakdown of his other Business Investments/Earnings:
SRK Website:
I failed to find multiple supporting materials on this but based on a interview clip which I saw many years back and a supporting gossip post, I’m writing a gist of it. SRK actually launched his own website named www.SRKworld.com, a complete entertainment portal back in November 2000.
The company that owned and operated the portal was Aryan Informatics which was named after SRK’s son. Apart from SRK, Juhi was the other investor in Aryan Informatics.
SRK wanted to give updates on the website to his fans about his movies/promotions/events/fan interactions. Fans can also buy some of the merchandise, etc.
But due to occurrence of dotcom bubble in 2000 after few months of website launch and portal’s association with Bharat Shah, the website as well as the company viz. Aryan Informatics was sold to B4U, a leading Bollywood based entertainment TV Network.
Earning from the Movies:
In 2014, SRK charged about 30-40 Cr for starring in a film. But in recent years, SRK has started to partake in profits instead of taking any actor fees upfront. For his recent release Pathaan, Shah Rukh Khan didn’t charge any fees for the movie and yet took home a lion's share from the earnings. Actor reportedly had a deal of 60% profit sharing as his remuneration from the movie. Since Pathaan was made on a budget of 270 Cr and makers earned a total profit of Rs 333 Crore, SRK was paid 200 Cr as his share.
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SRK's recent release Pathaan is currently India's biggest blockbuster and Bollywood's second highest grosser of all-time.
Streaming Deals:
Not many people know about this but back in 2016, Netflix announced the mega deal with SRK a day after Amazon Prime Video’s launch in India. Amazon has stitched multiple deals with Indian studios including Dharma Productions, Vishesh Films, and T-Series on similar lines.
Netflix deal with SRK granted them the global streaming rights to the films in Red Chillies’ library, as well as any new movies from the production house that are slated for theatrical release within the next three years. Khan will also develop original content for the platform.
Transactional details about streaming rights were not shared with media outlets.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
We did go over all were the co-owners in this team. But I missed on sharing the shareholding pattern of the KKR co-owners:
SRK holds 55% of the team ownership & Jay Mehta/Juhi hold remaining 45% stake.
The KKR Shareholding pattern changed quite a bit over the years.
Knight Riders Sports Pvt Ltd, which runs KKR, had following shareholding pattern:
2008- Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd(RCEPL) had 9900 & Gauri 100 shares
2009- New shares were issued at Rs 10 per share price to RCEPL- 110,00,000 equity shares
Sea Islands Investment Ltd - 50,00,000 equity shares
Juhi Chawla Mehta - 40,00,000 equity shares
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KKR Co-owners clicked at regional Airport
2010- JCM sold to SIIL(Mauritius based company owned by Jay Mehta) about 40L shares at Rs 10 per share price.
2011 - ED found new shares allotment & sale unfair. Thus, transaction was subject to third-party auditing.
Auditors told KRSPL that price should have been 70-86 per share(for issue of 50L shares of KRSPL to SIIL) & sale of 40L shares from JCM to SIIL should've been 83-99 per share. As per CCI guidelines, 86 per share value was evaluated.
KKR’s Operations Snapshot:
Knight Riders Sports's operating revenues range is INR 100 Cr - 500 Cr for the financial year ending on 31 March, 2022. It's EBITDA has increased by 63.97 % over the previous year. At the same time, it's book net worth has increased by 20.70 %.
KKR’s Revenue Model:
KKR has been the first IPL team to turn profitable, they broke even in March 2012. They have emphasized on scaling up the brand merchandising and also build an official fan base on the Manchester United Model.
Currently KKR, third most successful IPL team, are the second-richest IPL team in the league with a net worth value of INR 740 crore. They are only behind Mumbai Indians (MI), who have a net value of INR 803 crore.

1. Media Rights: BCCI shares 40-50% of their broadcasting income (TV & OTT streaming) to IPL franchises based on league finish. Trophy winner will get the biggest share of the pie.
2. Sponsorships: Sponsors have to cough up anywhere between ₹10-12 crore for their logo to be carried on the back of the KKR jersey and between ₹8-22 crore for the front. KKR earns about 20-30% of their revenue from their sponsors: MyFab11, Lux Cozi, Joy Personal Care, Money9, Jio, Royal Green, and Acko. Tire Company, Balkrishna Industries are the main sponsors of the team.
3. Stadium tickets and gate passes: Eden Garden has the capacity to host 80,000 people, is the third-largest cricket stadium in terms of seating capacity. Franchise also sells gate passes and adds more money to their wallet.
4. Merchandise Sale: KKR launched the ‘Shop KKR’ website to establish a strong connection with its fans. They sell trending products such as jerseys, shorts, caps, T-shirts, and keychains. In 2023, SRK launched the ‘Knight Club app’ to strengthen his team’s special bond with fans.
5. Prize Money: If KKR win the IPL trophy they receive about 20 Cr., for second place: 13 Cr, third place: 7Cr & 4th pace: 6.5 Cr. Half of the prize money is distributed among the players only.

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SRK with IPL Trophy in 2012
UK T20 Team[The Hundred]:
Even though there is no update on which particular team Knight Rider’s group are after. I’m certain they are most likely eyeing London Spirit. KKR CEO Venky Mysore implied that he might want to change the name of his to-be Hundred team. SRK also has a winter holiday home in London from many years. He visits UK with his family & friends around December end, every year. SRK's UK T20 team has to be London Spirit.
In fact, Lords cricket stadium [home ground of London Spirit] is about 1.5 miles from his London Mansion based in Park Lane, next to Hyde Park. Current London Spirit Ownership has 6 co-owners, who are mostly England Cricket Board Offcials.
Byju’s:
Though SRK has been signed up as brand ambassador, there are speculations that he also holds an undisclosed stake in Byju’s. Just like his investment in KidZania India, we don't know how much amount is invested. He’s definitely holding a minority stake.
KidZania India:
A Mexican edutainment brand's first project in Mumbai cost around Rs 100 crore and was launched in June 2013 at R City Mall in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area. The centre is spread over more than 70,000 square feet.
Another KidZania park is located at the Entertainment City in Noida with a standalone structure across three levels and 97,000sq.ft. Apart from Mumbai & Delhi-NCR, third park in Bengaluru will be opened soon.
SRK’s actual investment in KidZania India is unknown but he holds about 26% stake.
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SRK at KidZania India's first project launch in Mumbai
Endorsement Deals (Advertisements):
SRK started his endorsement journey back in 1988, when he signed up for Liberty Shoes since then he never looked back. After his TV stint won him recognition, SRK landed in Mumbai. One of his first assignments was an ad for Tata Tea. Interestingly, Khan returned to the same brand in 2013 with the Chhoti si shuruaat campaign for Tata Tea.
SRK is known to stick to quality brands for the longest time: his association with Hyundai has been about 25 years. He’s is often referred to as one of first employees of Hyundai India.
SRK’s endorsement associations with brands include Liberty, Hyundai, Byju's, Big Basket, Pepsi, Frooti, Whirlpool, Nokia, Dish TV, LUX, Denver, Airtel, Royal Stag, Sunfeast, Pan Vilas, Kent, Mitsbushi Air Conditioners, Goibibo, LML, Cinthol, Videocon, PharmEasy, Nerolac, DHFL, D'decor, Pepsodent, Jet Airways, Gitanjali Jewels, Colgate Palmolive, Signature, Sprite, Tata Tea, ICICI Bank, Streax, Omega, Hewlett-Packard, Hero Punch Power, Reliance Jio, Tag Huer, Belmonte, Mayur Suitings, Top Ramen, Bagpiper, Godrej, Emami and many more.
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SRK's recent brand endorsement deals
SRK's endorsement deal with brands such as Pan Vilas(they paid 20Cr back in 2014) was the biggest celeb endorsement deal of the time.
In the past, SRK might have been available for big national/regional brands but from past few years he's been eyeing foreign endorsement deals such as Dubai Tourism, Netflix, LG, Cadbury, FoodPanda, Burjeel Holdings, Disney+ Hotstar, Coca Cola(Thumbs Up), etc.
SRK's been brand ambassador for over 50 brands throughout his ad campaigns career. He said because of his earnings from ads and weddings, he was able to upscale his movie's production and execute the script in the manner it deserved. He charges around 4-10 Cr per day for Ads.
Why Brands prefer SRK?
According to a TAM report, he adds over 3% share of volume on TV with average visibility of 4 hours per day across all TV Channels. Based on another report, he rakes up to 6% share of television advertisement market.
SRK's been a pioneer and gold standard of brand endorsements. Thats why even esteemed global brands like Tag Huer have signed him up as brand ambassador for over a decade now. Recently, his son's luxury streetwear brand D'Yavol X was sold-out within hours even though the prices were high.
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Forbes India 2013 Cover emphasizing on Brand SRK
Director of Hasee Toh Phasee and ad filmmaker Vinil Mathew thinks SRK’s presence ensures maximum exposure. He says, “Shah Rukh Khan is the number one actor in the country. Any brand that wants to project itself as the number one product for its target group would want to associate with SRK. With him you also send across the message that you are the best just like him. It’s the best way to reach across the globe as well as to smaller towns. With him on board a brand wins the battle of perception.”
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A Still from SRK's movie Om Shanti Om(2007), an example of guerilla marketing, where both SRK & Shreyas argue in front of a SRK's huge Tag Heuer Billboard.
World Tours:
1997 – Asha Bhonsle’s Moments in Time Concert in Malaysia.
1998 - Shahrukh–Karisma: Live in Malaysia concert. & part of The Awesome Foursome world tour across the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States along with Juhi Chawla, Akshay Kumar and Kajol.
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Awesome Foursome Concert Performance by Shah Rukh Khan & Kajol - San Francisco, 1998
1999 - The Awesome Foursome world tour continued in Malaysia
2002 - Khan featured with Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Preity Zinta, and Aishwarya Rai in the show From India With Love at Manchester's Old Trafford and London's Hyde Park; the event was attended by more than 100,000 people.
2010- Khan performed alongside Rani Mukherji, Arjun Rampal and Ishaa Koppikar at the Army Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh
2011 - SRK joined Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in the Friendship Concert, celebrating 150 years of India–South Africa friendship in Durban, South Africa.
TEMPTATIONS:
2004: Khan started an association with the "Temptations" series of concert tours by singing, dancing, and performing skits alongside Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee, Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra, a stage show that toured 22 venues across the world. Also, The show played to 15,000 spectators at Dubai's Festival City Arena.
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Still from 2004 Temptations Tour featuring Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal, SRK, Priyanka Chopra, Rani Mukherjee & Preity Zinta
2008: Khan set up Temptation Reloaded, a series of concerts that toured several countries, including the Netherlands.
2012: Another tour was held with Bipasha Basu and others in Jakarta, Indonesia.
2013: Another series of concerts visited Auckland, Perth and Sydney.
2014: Khan performed in SLAM! The Tour in the US, Canada, and London, and also hosted the Indian premiere of the live talent show, Got Talent World Stage Live.
BONUS:
Paid Appearances:
According to Times of India, the actor also accepts fees to attend parties and events. In 2013, his rate was reportedly US$15,000, while according to Siasat, he now charges more than US$300,000 simply to appear for a limited time without giving a performance.
Performing Dance/Skits at the Weddings:
SRK earns a ton of money from heartthrob performances at weddings too. Various sources report that an SRK performance in the weddings range from Rs 4 to 8 crore. SRK is pretty picky due to his packed schedule and prefers to only accept opportunities from people he knows i.e. famous billionaire businessmen and celebrities.
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SRK reportedly received 250 event invitations in 2012, but only attended 10, while in 2013, he gave a 30-minute performance at a wedding at Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah hotel for US$1 million.
Future Plans:
SRK’s future business interests could be opening of restaurants and possibly foray into other sports like hockey, football, etc. Also, there is possibility of Knight Riders owning franchises in WIPL(for Kolkata) & Saudia Arabia once the T20 league is found and there’s sponsorship/broadcasting deal is in place. Also, there are chances of opening a fashion brand including clothing & cosmetics division with Suhana as face and manager.
Key Sources:
https://sea.mashable.com/entertainment/20635/heres-how-much-itll-cost-you-to-get-bollywood-star-shah-rukh-khan-to-perform-at-your-wedding
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3182511/how-much-does-shah-rukh-khan-charge-appear-events
https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/shah-rukh-khan-earns-spends-his-annual-earnings-of-125-crore
https://www.forbesindia.com/article/2012-celebrity-100/shah-rukh-inc/34627/1
Link to my first post of this topic:
https://www.reddit.com/BollyBlindsNGossip/comments/141qaka/curious_case_of_srk_his_business_ventures_journey/

After 12 years of trials and errors, Thomas Custer would finally rise and claim the presidency in a Post-Barnum era. With the nation being fundamentally changed in the past 8 years and with the effect of Barnum’s administration still very prevalent, like the still persistent Revelationist and Communard issues, Custer would need to uncharacteristically tread carefully to prevail in such a climate.
President Thomas Custer’s Cabinet
Vice President - Alfred A. Taylor
Secretary of State - Francis Cockrell
Secretary of the Treasury - Adlai Stevenson I
Secretary of War - John Potter Stockton
Secretary of the Navy - Arthur Sewall
Secretary of the Interior - Thomas Goode Jones
Attorney General - Jesse Root Grant II
Secretary of Sustenance - Sylvester Pennoyer
Secretary of Public Safety - Lyon G. Tyler (resigned May 1891), John R. McLean
(read about the campaigns against the radicals here) Left? Right? No, Custerite!
During his election campaign, the president promised a wide-range of groups things he would do in a future administration. Appealing to liberals, conservatives, nationalists, populists, militarists, anti-imperialists, and pro-reconciliationists, Custer would be flexible and non-partisan in his policies in order to fulfil such promises. Custer would first appeal to the anti-imperialist wing of his support by renegotiating to United States' promised port in the Congo during the Berlin Conference, crafted by Secretary Francis Cockrell, the United States would sell their land claims to the French on August 1889 for $1,250,000. The move would receive praise from anti-imperialists like Senators George Boutwell (F-MA) and Grover Cleveland (C-NY), and Representatives Edward Atkinson (C-MA) and John Wanamaker (P-PA), although opposition was brought in by some Commons and the old Barnumites like Representative William McKinley (F-OH).
Land designated for the United States (dark blue) were sold to the French Empire
Appealing to the pro-reconciliationists would be a harder feat than any of this. Ever since the end of the Civil War, stigmatism between the black and white communities in the south grew, it was further boosted by the barring policy of the Davis and Hamlin administrations which divided communities between whites and blacks to prevent violence. Forced integration was implemented by Custer with the Integration and Co-operation Act of 1889 which merged local segregated communities and forced some citizens living in those communities to live within the other group's area. Anti-reconciliationists like Senator Arthur Pue Gorman (C-MD) and Representative Benjamin Tillman (C-SC) opposed the bill, as they were elected within or with the backing of a white-only segregated community, though the pro-reconciliationists, which composed of both of the old pro and anti Barnumites, populists, salvationists, and progressives pushed the bill to pass Congress.
Capitol Building 1889
The act faced major scrutiny from both black and white anti-reconciliationists, which pushed it as dictatorial and a breach of their civil liberties. The case made it all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States in the case Jennings v. Gibbs, in which Florida county lawyer William Sherman Jennings sued Representative Thomas Van Renssalaer Gibbs (F-FL) for 'infringing on and decrying civil liberties' by his support of the act. Gibbs' lawyers sighted the act was to end possible future violence between the two groups and claimed it was for the overall wellbeing of the country and to the citizen as their move was paid for by the government itself and that it was within the government's authority to enforce such acts, while Jennings sighted the First Amendment, claiming to this act violated the right of petition the government as the citizens were more or less forced into integrating without a say. The court decided on June 10th, 1890, and sided 5-4 in favor of Gibbs, claiming that it was within the government's right to enforce such an act. Although the court did also sort of sided with Jennings, pushing that the citizens moved out of their communities must give their consent and approval of moving out. Justice Robert Roosevelt wrote the majority opinion: "It is within Congress' right to enforce such laws that they apply, although it is also important to receive the consent and approval of those being affect by the laws they apply, as without it is simple tyranny.". The Supreme Court just marked pro-reconciliation acts as constitutional.
Lawyer William Sherman Jennings and Representative Thomas Van Renssalaer Gibbs
With Custer getting the greenlight on reconciliation, he began to deal with those dissenting on his new laws. Some violence and unrest arose from anti-reconciliation protestors causing riots and clashes with the police, in one incident, an anti-reconciliation mob beat one police officer to death and threw in body in the streets. The incident shocked the nation and many demanded justice, this gave Custer the backing to enact another plan he had. In the span of June-August, thousands of anti-reconciliationist rioters were arrested and sent to 're-education facilities' to be 're-educated' about their beliefs, those re-educated would be release after a month and if they caused more dissent they would be thrown back into the facilities to be 're-educated' once again. No one exactly knows what happens in the facilities but rumors going from torture to brainwashing are common, but those released from the facilities never talk about their experience there. Although, anti-reconciliation violence has been significantly reduced ever since the program was created.
Custer's Politics for Dummies
The Presidential Cabinet has always been more or less been aligned with the president's beliefs, although in this case, with the president's beliefs all over the place, the cabinet would be quiet diverse. Some would have quite populistic beliefs like Treasury Secretary Stevenson and Sustenance Secretary Pennoyer, some would be traditionally conservative like Navy Secretary Sewall, War Secretary Stockton, and Secretary of Public Safety Tyler, and some would be considered more liberal like Secretaries Cockrell and Jones, and Attorney General Grant. This caused some division in the cabinet, with many members having different opinions on issues, like the admission of more states in the plain, with the more populistic members being for it and the conservative ones being against it. Vice President Alfred A. Taylor, who was often the most moderate within the cabinet, often had headaches due to the amount of bickering in the cabinet, privately saying, "I would rather have been the presidential cook than a member of this cabinet.". Taylor was known for serving delicious Tennessee Cornbread during cabinet meetings and public events, which were from his own recipe.
On the Congressional front, politics there too was starkly changing. The Radical People's and Christian Salvation Parties had faced a significant decline over the last election and were facing even complete dissolution. The bells did toll for the Salvationists, as on June 1, 1889, waiting for a train going from his hometown of Freeport, Illinois to Chicago, Senator Charles J. Guiteau was shot by an assailant who was connected to the Salvationists. The bullet did not puncture his heart though and he was immediately treated by doctors. The doctors, however, operated on him with unsterilized fingers and tools trying to find the bullet, and Guiteau contracted an infection which slowly weakened his health. Guiteau would pass away on June 30th, which ended a major figurehead for the Salvationists. With their main leader gone, the Salvationists and their party were now certainly going to fall, so once again they turned to the Populists to help, they proposed a merge of their parties, unlike the Visionary Alliance back in 1884, this move would be permanent. A joint Radical People's-Christian Salvation convention was called in D.C., in which they decided to form the Reformed People's Party which would incorporate both Populist and Salvationist agendas. All Salvationists and Populists would run on this party's banner starting on the 1890 midterms, causing a wave of new support of their joint movements to grow. Representatives like Jerry Simpson (RP-KA), Charles Tupper (CS-NS), and Marion Butler (RP-NC), and Senator John P. St. John (CS-KA), although notably the party leader Senator James B. Weaver (RP-IA) did not outright support the merger.
Representative Jerry Simpson and Senator John P. St. John.
Troubles also arose within the ruling party itself. With Custer's moves in office being controversial not only nation-wide but also within his own party. Many Commons were repulsed by Custer's appeal to nationalists and populists, like his push for isolationism, labor reform, free trade, and anti-gold standard policies, which saw as the reason why the current economy was entering a small recession. The Custer administration was also known as notoriously corrupt, though Custer himself was more blind to the issue than actually involved in it, it was well-known that politicians like Secretary Tyler were making backdoor deals with businessmen like J.P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie, even personally aiding in putting down worker strikes. Representative William Kissam Vanderbilt (P-NY) even once said, "The difference between a crafty serpent and a pro-big business politician? They have heels, I suppose.". These anti-reform and anti-Custerite politicians within the Commonwealth Party were called 'Reactionaries'. The reactionaries would included members like Senators Arthur Pue Gorman and John M. Palmer (C-IL) and Representatives like John Carlisle (C-KY). The reactionaries would form a major bloc within the party, often favoring militarism and traditional values in Congress, as seen from there opposition of the pro-reconciliation bills and their support for things like the gold standard and imperialism. But also from the other side of the spectrum are the people who see Custer as not reforming enough. Although they weren't as loud as the reactionaries and still mainly accept the situation, many still want more reform coming from the high office. The groups members included the likes of Representatives Samuel M. Jones (F-OH) and Charles N. Felton (C-CA), advocating mostly for internationalism, taxes, anti-corruption measures, and tariff reduction. Though more extreme politicians like Jones would call for monopoly busting, strong regulation, and direct elections.
Senator Arthur Pue Gorman and Representative Charles N. Felton would represent two very different sides of the same party
The Freedom Party had faced its largest split since the Federalist-Freedomite split during Henry Clay’s term. After the elections of 1888, the former Anti-Barnumites had taken control of most major positions in the main Freedom Party after the Conservative Freedom Party remerged with them. Staunch Anti-Barnumites like the pragmatic Representative Thomas Brackett Reed and stanch conservative Senator William Pierce Frye (F-MA) would all head their party in Congress. The remaining former Barnumites such as Representative William McKinley sought to amend the wounds between their counterparts and began the works to begin reconciling between the factions. Though many Freedomites were unsure about reconciling with the other faction, members like McKinley, Reed, and Representative Henry Clay Evans (F-TN) were influential in eventually mending their relations by the 1890 midterms, showing a mostly fully united party. This also was partly helped by the fact that former President Phineas Taylor Barnum would call for his old party’s unification, which had some mixed reactions in the party.
The aging former President P.T. Barnum who would later die on April 1891
(read here about the Military Crisis of 1890 here)
The Military's Resolve
The government would once again refused the military extremists' demands of increased power. As such, the 700 or so extremists would attempt to storm the White House, with others were sent to seize government buildings and offices against the capitol. The D.C. police was immediately called to hold back the group and a shootout immediately ensued outside the White House. 2 hours passed as the shootout continued and both rebels and police were shot dead, the White House received significant damage due to artillery brought by the rebels, with some rebels even entering the now evacuated building. As the 3rd hour mark hit, military loyalist finally arrived at the scene, led by Harrison Gray Otis and Arthur MacArthur, the 3,000 loyalists sent engaged the rebels who were now resorting to guerilla warfare. 3 more hours would pass as the loyalists would trek to find the rebels scattered around Capitol Hill, it finally cease as the loyalists would find and capture both Jacob H. Smith and J. Franklin Bell hiding in an abandoned building, the remaining rebels would surrender in the 7th hour. Over 500 people would die in the so-called "Battle of Capitol Hill".
Government loyalist in the outskirts of D.C. looking for rebels
The affair caused a uproar across the nation, with some siding the government claiming the military was being spoiled, while some supported the rebel's calls claiming the remaining restrictions were still ruining their careers. It also divided the military more, with some siding with the loyalists and some adhering to the rebel's calls. Fears began to rise of a second Civil War due to such divisions, as some Reactionary politicians began to support the militarist cause. Immediate calls within the government were pushing for appeasement to the militarists to avoid another rebellion. Thus negotiators began to work on something to ease the stress of the military resulting in quite the controversial move.
The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution would add 9 seats to the House of Representatives that would be designated for the military. Called the 'Military Representatives', 9 servicemen would be chosen from either branch of the military to serve as Representatives for the military's interests. The Representatives would be appointed by the president and approved by the Senate and members could be removed by the president during House elections. The amendment was ratified with astonishing speed, being ratified only two months after it was proposed on February 23, 1891 right before the 52nd Congress met on March 4th. Custer also personally backed the amendment, with others like Representative Thomas B. Reed and William Kissam Vanderbilt supporting it. The 9 Military Representatives were sworn in along with the other 349 normally elected Representatives. Despite the amendment being quickly ratified, it still faced major opposition from anti-militarists and especially the remaining Populists and Salvationists. Representative Henry Clay Evans about the amendment, "If this amendment were to pass, we would be nothing but lapdogs to the armed forces, always in fear of a military rebellion.". Senator Daniel W. Voorhees (P-IN) stated, "Giving any more powers to the military would strip our fairly elected government of independence and reason, as fear would now dominate our politics.". Speaker Alexander S. Clay (C-GA) would be ousted as Speaker by John Wanamaker after the midterms in an anti-Commonwealth vote, Clay would later state, "Was supporting the amendment to the Constitution the right action? I do not know that answer. Yet I know one thing. It was the only action there was."
Results of the 1890 House of Representatives Elections
Results of the 1890 Senate Elections
Tommy the Man
After the meltdowns of the past two years, Custer would focus in his domestic and foreign policy. Custer would continue his pro-reconciliation policies, achieving slow success across the south, with some forcefully integrated communities prospering and with some having being burnt to the ground. Both pro-labor and pro-business policies would be implemented, such as an 8-hour work day and a shorter work week, other than this, businesses would be usually deregulated and were given reigns in handling any of their practices, with businessmen such as J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and John D. Rockefeller emerging as powerful figures nationally, with their monopolies being wide reaching.
Cartoon mocking the rise of corporations and their growing power over politics
Custer's more reformist policies would deter some of his allies against him, as the likes of Public Safety Secretary Lyon G. Tyler, who disliked Custer's rowdiness in politics in general. Tyler basically had enough went Custer vetoed many legislations that were drafted by the Commons themselves. Tyler resigned as Secretary on May 1891, being replaced by the more moderate John R. McLean. Despite being bashed for his reforms, Custer would also be criticized for his more conservative policies too. A believer in laissez-faire economics and free trade, Custer would refuse to intervene in the economy even when it entered a recession during 1890-91. Custer would often get criticized for allowing big business to skyrocket out of control with their monopolies and trusts, though he would claim his concern was only of the workers' well being. Governor Nathan Goff Jr. (P-VA) would criticize Custer's domestic policies by stating, "Protectionism, direct elections, and internationalism are core things we need in this day and age, not only in Virginia but nationally, yet the president has rejected all of them.". Custer's domestic policies would see opposition from the new reformed populists, which called the Commonwealth Party the party of 'Business, Booze, and Boors'.
Custer, despite being a self-proclaimed 'isolationist', often had interest in foreign affairs yet couldn't act on them as fearing it would deter his supporters. When war broke out in South America in December 31, 1891, when Argentina, who is run by the dictator Nicholas Levalle who recently staged a coup against the government, and Bolivia invaded Chile and Paraguay (more on in the foreign events section), Custer privately sought intervention in favor of Chile and Paraguay to preserve their democracies. Yet Congress and the general public were staunchly against any intervention in South America as they saw as another foreign war. Anti-intervention sentiment grew even further when the Empire of Brazil intervened in favor of Chile and Paraguay on April 1, 1892, their force now being called the 'Continental Alliance', causing the scale of the war to increase and the death toll to grow. Though the public opinion was firmly sympathetic to the Continental Alliance, some in government sought to aid the 'Golden Alliance' of Argentina and Bolivia, as they saw helping them as a way to control their economy and politics, though yet again the majority rejected intervention. Custer did consult his cabinet on what to do on the matter, which Secretaries Sewall and Jones were in favor of intervention, though other like Secretary Cockrell and Attorney General Grant were against it which ultimately led Custer to not intervene for the time being. The US did sell highly demanded imports to both sides of the conflict, which yielded major profit.
- Major Foreign Events -
The War Down Even More South
High inflation, corruption, and bad worker rights in Argentina caused major unrest against the government. The Revolution of Park broke out against the government then run by the conservative National Autonomist Party on July 26, 1890. The rebels captured an arms and ammunition facility in the city and began to arm themselves as government began to apprehend them. The government forces were caught off guard by the now armed rebels and were forced to retreat, the rebels then turned to the Casa Rosada and the president, the revolutionaries successfully broke through the guards and stormed the building, forcing President Manuel Celman to resign. A revolutionary junta was put in place of the government as a new larger government loyalist force was organized to recapture the capitol, which led was by General Nicholas Levalle. The loyalist force successfully defeated revolutionary resistance in the capitol and entered the Casa Rosada, the revolutionary junta was defeat although President Celman had been executed and Vice President Pellegrini had fled the city. Levalle, seeing an opportunity, declared himself emergency president, even rejecting Pellegrini when he returned to the city. Over the past months, Lavalle would style himself with dictatorial powers over the Argentine government, which only fueled his ego.
General Nicholas Levalle of Argentina
Lavalle was a man who opposed the resolve of the border dispute between Chile in Patagonia which restricted Argentina outside the Pacific Ocean. In tandem, Bolivia's Gregorio Pacheco, who succeeded his very pro-Chile predecessor, had designs on Chile after Bolivia had lost the War of the Pacific, as well as Paraguay. Lavalle had secret meetings with Pacheco regarding their plan on Chile, later including Paraguay to the discussion, many meetings later and they decided on a plan to demand land from both nations. Their militaries were built up in the coming months to prepare for the incoming conflict. On December 26, 1891, Bolivia sent an ultimatum to Chile demanding their coastal provinces lost in the War of the Pacific to be returned, Argentina would back them the next day. On the 27th, Bolivia demanded full recognition of the control of the Chaco region from Paraguay, which Argentina backed the same day. Given until the 31st to respond, the Chilean and Paraguayan governments refused to respond to the ultimatums, so on the 31st, Bolivia declared war on Chile and Bolivia, Argentina would declare war on January 2nd.
The campaigns at first favored the 'Golden Alliance' of Argentina and Bolivia, which saw advanced in the north of Chile and southern Paraguay. By February, the Golden Alliance would be nearing the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion, which worried their neighbor to the east, the Empire of Brazil. Empress Isabel I was facing a waning popularity, especially after her father abolished slavery, and the public were firmly against the Golden Alliance. Fearing Argentina's and Bolivia's victory would shatter trust in her even more, she decided to intervene. An ultimatum was sent to Argentina, dictating to end the war or face a blockade, the Argentinians ignored the order. Brazilian ships would begin a naval blockade against Argentina, but oddly some ships were ordered to go dangerously close to the Argentina coast on February 25th. As the ships grew near, the Argentine coast guard were unable to recognize the vessels and assumed they were Chilean and open fired. Despite Argentina apologizing for the incident, the affair caused enough outrage in Brazil to secure that a war was a certain. Brazil declared war on both Argentina and Bolivia on April 1st, forming the 'Continental Alliance' with Chile and Paraguay. The war would rage on from April-August as many foreign nations watched, with both sides gaining the upper hand many times and thousands dead or wounded. By August, both sides would be exhausted by war and bloodshed and needed something to tip the scales.
Empress Isabel I of Brazil
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Kraken Robotics Inc. announces a $9.5 million contract to supply high-resolution seabed mapping sonar equipment to a navy in Asia-Pacific.
The customer cannot be named at this time.
Under the scope of the contract, Kraken will deliver its KATFISH™ high-speed minehunting solution.
The contract also includes a variety of support and sustainment options,

• including training,
• spares
• and operational support.

Under the acquisition contract, Kraken will deliver its KATFISH towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar, Tentacle® Winch and Autonomous Launch and Recovery System (ALARS) in Q2, 2023.
Kraken’s equipment will be integrated onboard a vessel of opportunity selected by the customer.
Continuing to build off successful KATFISH deliveries with various NATO navies, this represents Kraken’s first KATFISH system sale in the Asia-Pacific region.
This contract follows the results of a successful in-country demonstration of KATFISH™ for the customer in Q1 of this year.
Kraken’s team worked in concert with a local survey company to complete a 200 km seabed survey that provided real-time ultra- high-resolution imagery and bathymetry of the seafloor along coastal waters.
Kraken is seeing continued opportunities for growth in all regions of the world as several trends are driving demand for Kraken’s synthetic aperture sonar technology. These include:

1. A heightened focus on maritime security and protection of subsea infrastructure.
2. An industry upgrade cycle and a gradual shift to smaller unmanned surface vessels for mine hunting. There are over 300 manned mine hunting vessels that are more than 20 years old and need to be upgraded over the next 5-10 years. Many of these will be replaced with smaller, unmanned vessels.
3. Strong growth in the commercial market from growing requirements for high resolution data for seabed surveys and subsea asset inspection in the offshore oil and gas and offshore wind sectors.

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ABOUT KATFISH
The KATFISH is a high-speed seabed survey system providing ultra-high resolution seabed imagery and bathymetry for defense and commercial customers.
The acoustic imagery and bathymetry collected by KATFISH systems provides customers with actionable intelligence about subsea assets and infrastructure such as subsea pipelines and fiber optic cables, as well as important hydrographic information about the safety of key transit routes for ocean going assets.
Kraken has integrated KATFISH to a variety of manned and unmanned vessels of opportunity, providing both standalone turnkey seabed mapping as well as optional integration to a customer’s combat mission management systems.
ABOUT KRAKEN ROBOTICS INC.
Kraken Robotics Inc. (TSX.V:PNG) (OTCQB: KRKNF) is a marine technology company providing complex

• subsea sensors,
• batteries,
• and robotic systems.

Our high-resolution 3D acoustic imaging solutions and services enable clients to overcome the challenges in our oceans - safely, efficiently, and sustainably.
Kraken Robotics is headquartered in Canada and has offices in North and South America and Europe.
Kraken is ranked as a Top 100 marine technology company by Marine Technology Reporter.
LINKS: www.krakenrobotics.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/krakenrobotics Twitter www.twitter.com/krakenrobotics Facebook www.facebook.com/krakenroboticsinc YouTube www.youtube.com/channel/UCEMyaMQnneTeIr71HYgrT2A Instagram www.instagram.com/krakenrobotics
For further information:
Stephen Griffin, Group Marketing Manager [email protected]
Joe MacKay, Chief Financial Officer (416) 303-0605 [email protected]
Greg Reid, President & CEO (416) 818-9822 [email protected]
Sean Peasgood, Investor Relations (647) 955-1274 [email protected]

KRKNF (ASK @ 0.43)
Kraken Robotics Inc. announces a $9.5 million contract to supply high-resolution seabed mapping sonar equipment to a navy in Asia-Pacific.
The customer cannot be named at this time.
Under the scope of the contract, Kraken will deliver its KATFISH™ high-speed minehunting solution.
The contract also includes a variety of support and sustainment options,

• including training,
• spares
• and operational support.

Under the acquisition contract, Kraken will deliver its KATFISH towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar, Tentacle® Winch and Autonomous Launch and Recovery System (ALARS) in Q2, 2023.
Kraken’s equipment will be integrated onboard a vessel of opportunity selected by the customer.
Continuing to build off successful KATFISH deliveries with various NATO navies, this represents Kraken’s first KATFISH system sale in the Asia-Pacific region.
This contract follows the results of a successful in-country demonstration of KATFISH™ for the customer in Q1 of this year.
Kraken’s team worked in concert with a local survey company to complete a 200 km seabed survey that provided real-time ultra- high-resolution imagery and bathymetry of the seafloor along coastal waters.
Kraken is seeing continued opportunities for growth in all regions of the world as several trends are driving demand for Kraken’s synthetic aperture sonar technology. These include:

1. A heightened focus on maritime security and protection of subsea infrastructure.
2. An industry upgrade cycle and a gradual shift to smaller unmanned surface vessels for mine hunting. There are over 300 manned mine hunting vessels that are more than 20 years old and need to be upgraded over the next 5-10 years. Many of these will be replaced with smaller, unmanned vessels.
3. Strong growth in the commercial market from growing requirements for high resolution data for seabed surveys and subsea asset inspection in the offshore oil and gas and offshore wind sectors.

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ABOUT KATFISH
The KATFISH is a high-speed seabed survey system providing ultra-high resolution seabed imagery and bathymetry for defense and commercial customers.
The acoustic imagery and bathymetry collected by KATFISH systems provides customers with actionable intelligence about subsea assets and infrastructure such as subsea pipelines and fiber optic cables, as well as important hydrographic information about the safety of key transit routes for ocean going assets.
Kraken has integrated KATFISH to a variety of manned and unmanned vessels of opportunity, providing both standalone turnkey seabed mapping as well as optional integration to a customer’s combat mission management systems.
ABOUT KRAKEN ROBOTICS INC.
Kraken Robotics Inc. (TSX.V:PNG) (OTCQB: KRKNF) is a marine technology company providing complex

• subsea sensors,
• batteries,
• and robotic systems.

Our high-resolution 3D acoustic imaging solutions and services enable clients to overcome the challenges in our oceans - safely, efficiently, and sustainably.
Kraken Robotics is headquartered in Canada and has offices in North and South America and Europe.
Kraken is ranked as a Top 100 marine technology company by Marine Technology Reporter.
LINKS: www.krakenrobotics.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/krakenrobotics Twitter www.twitter.com/krakenrobotics Facebook www.facebook.com/krakenroboticsinc YouTube www.youtube.com/channel/UCEMyaMQnneTeIr71HYgrT2A Instagram www.instagram.com/krakenrobotics
For further information:
Stephen Griffin, Group Marketing Manager [email protected]
Joe MacKay, Chief Financial Officer (416) 303-0605 [email protected]
Greg Reid, President & CEO (416) 818-9822 [email protected]
Sean Peasgood, Investor Relations (647) 955-1274 [email protected]

PNG.VN (ASK @ 0.55)
Kraken Robotics Inc. announces a $9.5 million contract to supply high-resolution seabed mapping sonar equipment to a navy in Asia-Pacific.
The customer cannot be named at this time.
Under the scope of the contract, Kraken will deliver its KATFISH™ high-speed minehunting solution.
The contract also includes a variety of support and sustainment options,

• including training,
• spares
• and operational support.

Under the acquisition contract, Kraken will deliver its KATFISH towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar, Tentacle® Winch and Autonomous Launch and Recovery System (ALARS) in Q2, 2023.
Kraken’s equipment will be integrated onboard a vessel of opportunity selected by the customer.
Continuing to build off successful KATFISH deliveries with various NATO navies, this represents Kraken’s first KATFISH system sale in the Asia-Pacific region.
This contract follows the results of a successful in-country demonstration of KATFISH™ for the customer in Q1 of this year.
Kraken’s team worked in concert with a local survey company to complete a 200 km seabed survey that provided real-time ultra- high-resolution imagery and bathymetry of the seafloor along coastal waters.
Kraken is seeing continued opportunities for growth in all regions of the world as several trends are driving demand for Kraken’s synthetic aperture sonar technology. These include:

1. A heightened focus on maritime security and protection of subsea infrastructure.
2. An industry upgrade cycle and a gradual shift to smaller unmanned surface vessels for mine hunting. There are over 300 manned mine hunting vessels that are more than 20 years old and need to be upgraded over the next 5-10 years. Many of these will be replaced with smaller, unmanned vessels.
3. Strong growth in the commercial market from growing requirements for high resolution data for seabed surveys and subsea asset inspection in the offshore oil and gas and offshore wind sectors.

​
https://preview.redd.it/fxz0shaim73b1.png?width=705&format=png&auto=webp&s=b232eaad220ee7b170ccf3b879bab1cbb2557ad4
ABOUT KATFISH
The KATFISH is a high-speed seabed survey system providing ultra-high resolution seabed imagery and bathymetry for defense and commercial customers.
The acoustic imagery and bathymetry collected by KATFISH systems provides customers with actionable intelligence about subsea assets and infrastructure such as subsea pipelines and fiber optic cables, as well as important hydrographic information about the safety of key transit routes for ocean going assets.
Kraken has integrated KATFISH to a variety of manned and unmanned vessels of opportunity, providing both standalone turnkey seabed mapping as well as optional integration to a customer’s combat mission management systems.
ABOUT KRAKEN ROBOTICS INC.
Kraken Robotics Inc. (TSX.V:PNG) (OTCQB: KRKNF) is a marine technology company providing complex

• subsea sensors,
• batteries,
• and robotic systems.

Our high-resolution 3D acoustic imaging solutions and services enable clients to overcome the challenges in our oceans - safely, efficiently, and sustainably.
Kraken Robotics is headquartered in Canada and has offices in North and South America and Europe.
Kraken is ranked as a Top 100 marine technology company by Marine Technology Reporter.
LINKS: www.krakenrobotics.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/krakenrobotics Twitter www.twitter.com/krakenrobotics Facebook www.facebook.com/krakenroboticsinc YouTube www.youtube.com/channel/UCEMyaMQnneTeIr71HYgrT2A Instagram www.instagram.com/krakenrobotics
For further information:
Stephen Griffin, Group Marketing Manager [email protected]
Joe MacKay, Chief Financial Officer (416) 303-0605 [email protected]
Greg Reid, President & CEO (416) 818-9822 [email protected]
Sean Peasgood, Investor Relations (647) 955-1274 [email protected]

Weekly Round Up: May 22nd - May 28th
Previous thread: May 15th - May 21st
If in case you missed any news, official posts, SNS mentions, milestones, or if you're curious to know what the sub has been talking about lately, this round up is a compilation of all of that and more. How can you find the weekly round up? There's a link on the /bangtan's sidebar, as well as a link to the archive of past round-up posts in the wiki index.

TL;DR

WE ARE BULLETPROOF: With the lack of new releases, it may seem that the fandom may have had a time to breath-
j-hope makes a triumphant return with a smile that will surely brighten your day, as well as giving thanks to those who have supported him as he completed the first part of his military service. RM & JK left comments congratulating him on the weverse post. RM went as far as to leave a new comment on the original farewell IG post as well.
In the meantime, the members have been keeping us busy with SNS updates this week. RM continues his daily IG stories. V was having a whale of a time in Cannes, France, being there to attend a Céline event. Jimin headed to WB London to check out the Harry Potter movie exhibition. JK went live on Weverse (with his glasses) for a chill night hangout, but otherwise our maknae & eldest hyung have stayed quiet online.
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IDOL: SUGA, now back on the Asia continent, started & completed the Jakarta, Indonesia leg of his tour despite the awful heat & having a cough. The tour will be on another well deserved 4 day break before he performs in Yokohama, Japan on June 2.
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BTS IN THE SUB: A deceptively quiet week...
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STILL WITH YOU: It's now 583 days until they are past the edge of cold winter. But until their snowpiercer comes to pick us up, let's stay here a little longer...

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NEW RELEASES

A quiet week...
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MEGATHREADS

Date	Thread
230526	SUGA - Agust D Tour in Jakarta Megathread - Day 01
230527	SUGA - Agust D Tour in Jakarta Megathread - Day 02
230528	SUGA - Agust D Tour in Jakarta Megathread - Day 03

NEWS & INFORMATION

Date	Thread
230523	[Notice] 『SUGA / Agust D TOUR 'D-DAY' in JAPAN』VIP Seat Sound Check Event Information
230523	[Notice] Information for fans while BTS member j-hope performs his mandatory military service
230523	Reuters: South Korea's HYBE signs deal with China's Tencent Music
230525	Sports Kyunghyang: FESTA to celebrate the 10th anniversary of BTS' debut
230525	K Channel: Jeonnam Women's Award, 2023 'BTS J-Hope Scholarship' delivered
230526	Beta News: [Breaking News] Army leaves without permission to see BTS Jin... Disciplinary committee opens, 'results closed'
230527	Colde: Colde 콜드 - 다시는 사랑한다 말하지 마 Don’t ever say love me (Feat. RM of BTS) Youtube Premieres 23 05 29 9PM (KST)

OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE

Date	Thread
230522	[Teaser] 365 BTS DAYS (Korean Expressions Calendar)
230522	morningKall: [BTS POP-UP : SPACE OF BTS in SYDNEY] SPECIAL PROMOTION ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 Get your FREE Sydney Exclusive merch with purchases over certain amounts!
230522	Weverse Shop Global: Pre-order BTS 10th Anniversary Postage Stamp (form June 13, 9am KST, for local delivery in S. Korea only)
230524	iMe Indonesia: SUGAㅣAgust D TOUR 'D-DAY' IN JAKARTA [Official Merchandise Sales Notice]
230526	The Planet Bastions OST now available on Weverse Shop Global
230526	BTS Island: In the SEOM on Instagram: Just One Day compilation

OFFICIAL MEDIA

Type	Date	Link	Thread
SUCHWITA	230522	EP. 11 SUGA with Lee Nayoung	Thread
Teaser	230523	[Official Trailer] 365 BTS DAYS (Korean Expressions Calendar)	Thread
Teaser	230524	'BTS Solo Documentaries' In Cinemas Worldwide Official Trailer	Thread
Video	230525	BTS PRESENTS EVERYWHERE💜 #2023FESTA	Thread
Teaser	230525	【BTS Island: In the SEOM】 Pt.2 New Chapter Teaser	Thread

OTHER OFFICIAL CONTENT

Date	Thread
230523	Dispatch: JIMIN (BTS), "ICN INT Airport Departure"
230524	Dispatch: SUGA (BTS), “Departing for Solo Tour Concert"
230527	Dispatch: V·JIMIN(BTS), "ICN INT Airport Arrival"

OFFICIAL SNS

Date	SNS	Link	Thread
230522	IG	Instagram Stories Compilation (RM: 2 & Jimin: 1)	Thread
230522	IG	V in Cannes Instagram Stories Compilation	Thread
230522	TWT	SUGA Agust D D-DAY Calendar	Thread
230522	IG	Jimin on Instagram	Thread
230522	TWT	Today’s Bangtan with SUGA @ SUCHWITA EP. 11 with Lee Nayoung	Thread
230523	IG	SUGA on Instagram	Thread
230523	IG	V on Instagram	Thread
230523	IG	V in Cannes Instagram Stories Compilation	Thread
230523	IG	Instagram Stories Compilation (RM: 3 & j-hope: 1)	Thread
230524	WV	j-hope on Weverse	Thread
230524	WV	Weverse Compilation (j-hope post & comments by RM & JK)	Thread
230524	IG	RM’s comment on j-hope’s Instagram post (old post bidding farewell 5w prior)	Thread
230525	IG	Instagram Stories Compilation (RM: 1)	Thread
230525	WV	Jungkook Weverse Live	Thread
230526	IG	Instagram Stories Compilation (RM: 1)	Thread
230526	TWT	Today’s Bangtan with SUGA @ SUGA / Agust D ‘D-DAY’ Tour - Jakarta Day 1	Thread
230526	IG	V in Cannes Instagram Stories Compilation	Thread
230527	IG	Instagram Stories Compilation (RM: 4)	Thread
230527	WV	Jimin on Weverse	Thread
230527	IG	Jimin on Instagram	Thread
230527	IG	V on Instagram	Thread
230527	WV	Weverse Compilation (Jimin: 1 & V: 1)	Thread
230527	TWT	Today’s Bangtan with SUGA @ SUGA / Agust D ‘D-DAY’ Tour - Jakarta Day 2	Thread
230528	IG	Instagram Stories Compilation (RM: 2 & V: 1)	Thread
230528	IG	SUGA on Instagram	Thread
230528	TWT	Today’s Bangtan with SUGA @ SUGA / Agust D ‘D-DAY’ Tour - Jakarta Day 3	Thread

CF & PARTNERSHIPS

Date	CF/Partnership	Thread
230524	Samsung Indonesia	Wondering how cOOOl GalaxyS23 Ultra 5G can give you an epic result? ... You can borrow for free Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G for the concert...
230524	Samsung Mobile	SUGA of BTS, Thank you for sending this epic selfie! 💜 This is THE Galaxy! 😉

ARTICLES

Date	Publisher	Article	Thread
230523	Fashions Addict	Cannes 2023 : Happy Birthday Miss Campbell (V at Naomi Campbell’s birthday party)	Thread
230526	Guinness World Records	Jimin from BTS reaches one billion streams on Spotify in record time	Thread

SNS MENTIONS

NOTE: Entries with 💜 have new content directly involving BTS

Date	💜	Link	Thread
230523	💜	Vogue Thailand Contributing Editor Nichapat Suphap on instagram (with V)	Thread
230523	💜	Park Bogum on Instagram with V	Thread
230524	💜	Actor Ma Dongseok Instagram Story (feat. SUGA)	Thread
230527		Longtime BTS Producer EL CAPITXN posts Instagram story about updating Ddaeng credits	Thread

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MILESTONES

Type	Date	Thread
Spotify	230522	Jimin's “FACE” has surpassed 500 million streams on Spotify
Melon	230522	“VIBE (feat. Jimin of BTS)” has surpassed 2 million unique listeners on Melon
Melon	230522	“DNA” has surpassed 6 million unique listeners on Melon, their 3rd song to achieve this! (Spring Day, Boy With Luv, DNA)
iTunes	230522	Angel Pt. 1 has achieved #1's in +100 countries on iTunes!
Spotify	230523	Jimin has now surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify across all credits. He's the fastest K-Pop soloist in history to reach this milestone.
Tour	230523	SUGA of BTS "D-Day Agust D" earns the highest-grossing tour by an Asian soloist in US history, with $30.2 million from 151,000 tickets sold in 11 shows.
Billboard	230524	"The Planet" debuts at #1 on this week's World Digital Song Sales chart. It’s the group's record extending 34th #1 hit.
Spotify	230524	"We are Bulletproof : the Eternal" has surpassed 200 million streams on Spotify, their 61st song to achieve this!
Oricon	230524	Oricon Music: BTS's "Butter" won the Best Foreign Film Award for the 2nd year in a row following last year's "Dynamite" (by the Japan Music Copyright Assoc)
Spotify	230525	“Run BTS” has surpassed 300 million streams on Spotify!
Albums	230525	"Epiphany" has now sold over 500,000 units in the US.
Japan	230526	“Stay Gold” has been certified RIAJ gold in Japan with over 100,000 downloads, their 4th song to do so!
UK	230526	Angel Pt.1 debuts at #82 on this week UK Official Singles Chart
Albums	230527	BTS has now sold over 500,000 total album units in the US in 2023.

BT21 CFs & Partnerships

Date	Thread
230522	LINE FRIENDS US: on Instagram: Did your heart just melt too? 😍 These soft and fluffy babies surely brighten the day! 💕 BT21 BABY Bean Dolls ✨
230525	LINE FRIENDS US on Instagram: Chill with BT21 💦 There’s nothing like a refreshing glass of ice-cold drinks to keep you cool 🥛
230526	LINE FRIENDS Japan 公式 on Instagram: BT21｜sequence MIYASHITA PARK⚡️

MISC

Date	Thread
230522	Bangtan Scholars on Instagram: 𝗕𝗧𝗦: 𝗔 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 📚
230523	SFGATE: BTS rapper Suga pranked by front-row fan at Oakland concert
230523	Jon Batiste names Kim Taehyung as his celebrity inspiration
230524	BTS was a question on Good Mythical Morning
230525	Apple Music: Jimin: Springtime Sounds playlist
230526	Spring Day was #7 on Music Bank today!
230527	Spotify: My Top 5: BTS Songs
230528	Adora who did the chorus vocals for SDL, sang a bit of the song on her recent livestream

SUBREDDIT

Community Posts

• BTS Time Capsule 2022
• 2022 /bangtan Census Results
• WANTED: More Moderators for /bangtan
• bangtan History: Did you know that bangtan had a BTS design contest? The winners had their designs on 2 billboards in LA's historic Hollywood and NY Times Square! Thanks to reddit Community Funds!

TOP DISCUSSION POSTS

Agust D Tour

Upvotes	Submitter	Thread
198	neonaverse	ARMYs who met BTS (not during a concert), what were they like in person?
91	mcfw31	Breakdown of BTS' albums that have charted on the top 10 of the Billboard 200
55	Similar-Judgment4188	what are your favourite collabs that BTS and the members have done
51	cosyacademic	What's your Hogwarts House and who's your bias?
42	whoamisb	Best Tae pic for use on a birthday cake?

WEEKLY THREADS

• Weekly /bangtan Room (방탄방) - May 27, 2023
• Weekly House of A.R.M.Y (아미의 집) - May 24, 2023

FANART

Here are past week's top 5 fanart posts from our sister subreddit, /heungtan.

Submitter	Art	Thread
vindyamiriel	I made little tangerines and Shookys to give out at the theater showing of the Agust D concert.	Thread
sleepysleepykitty	on the street 🦋	Thread
RiriTheUnicorn	Haegeum Fanart I did	Thread
Direct_Signal7668	Mang cookies made by my sweet friend	Thread
maerlyn8	BTS is/in Art: Here are some edits from the last couple of weeks. Let me know what you like best!	Thread

Check out the other top posts for the week here!
If there's anything missed or needs changing, feel free to let me know! :)

I just bought a brand new, Triumph Tiger 900 GT on Tuesday. Was a little bored at home this evening and decided to take it on a ride around Manhattan with the GF. I knew to watch out for cops because of the holiday weekend, so we were riding within the speed limit, but didn’t think to watch out for cops in this way...
On the way back up to Inwood, I decided to take the Cloisters exit before we called it a night to enjoy the view of the GWB with the nice weather. Gf and I were riding on the Margaret Corbin Dr loop (a one-way street) around the Cloisters, took the Eastbound turn that feeds into the southbound lane of Fort Tryon Pl at around 12:35 am. We were following speed limit—15 mph—and traveling in the correct direction of traffic.
Sorry for small size--wanted to add extra map for context
Two unmarked police vehicles came speeding in the wrong direction—westbound on the stretch of Margaret Corbin Dr just southwest of the Cloisters—at such a high speed that I, my GF, and bystanders could hear screeching of tires over the sound of loud music playing from a nearby parked car seconds before either car was within line of sight.
Both vehicles were moving at such a high speed, that neither driver had enough reaction time to come to a complete stop before reaching the northbound curve of Margaret Corbin Dr, approximately 250 ft. The first vehicle was able to swerve to our left without hitting us, but still could not come to a stop in a controlled manner (black sedan – unknown plates). The second vehicle (silver sedan – NY plates HTK7897) was driving close behind first vehicle, did not have enough reaction time to brake, nearly hit first vehicle, instead swerved into our direction, and hit the motorcycle head on after skidding uphill on an approximate 7% grade for roughly 150 ft. Using those estimates, it is safe to assume that both vehicles were traveling at least 55-mph in a 15-mph zone that is known to have many pedestrians, even at night.
As a result of the head-on collision, my right leg slammed into the front fairing of motorcycle, the bike tipped over onto my left leg, overall leaving me with just some scratches and bruises. The force of the impact did cause some tension in my lower back, and it remains to be seen if there will be any lasting damage. My GF was thankfully able to jump off without injury. Bike was damaged in following ways:

• Front wheel misaligned as it took the brunt of the impact with the front bumper of the silver sedan
• Left handguard scraped against pavement
• Left, driver foot peg scraped against pavement
• Left, passenger foot peg scraped against pavement
• Left gear shift selector potentially damaged because of the drop
• Potential damage to transmission because of weight applied incorrectly to gear selector
• Potential damage to electronics

After the bike tipped over, 3 officers came out of each vehicle. Two officers helped to pull me up from the ground, and asked if I needed medical attention. I wasn’t able to answer clearly at the time as I hadn’t had enough time to recover from the shock of the incident. They asked if I could walk, I was able to, and so they presumed I was physically fine. They asked if there was any damage to the bike, and began to inspect the bike. I directed their attention to the likely places that the bike had damage because of the direction it fell.
I asked why they were going the wrong way on a one-way street, and they said they were responding to shots fired in the area, and suggested that their intension was to continue going the wrong way (north) on the west side of the Cloisters up Margaret Corbin Dr.
Within minutes the officers of the black sedan got back in their vehicle and sped off, and I was not able to retrieve plates, names, or badge numbers for any of those officers involved.
The officers in the silver sedan that hit the bike, did stick around and continued to take pictures and inspect the bike. They said that a police report would be filed, and because they were around long enough, I was able to get names and badge numbers for those officers:

• Reynosa: 2922
• Harrington: 16533 (driver of vehicle)
• Parker: 16351

I aired my frustration that this was the second time within a month that I’ve had an interaction with the NYPD in which they’ve damaged my motorcycle—both times in which the vehicle was being operated completely legally, while fully insured, registered, plated, and while wearing full gear.
The officers suggested that the incident was my fault for driving in “such a dangerous neighborhood as Washington Heights at night” and that I was the one that needed to be more careful.
I inquired as to how I was going to be reimbursed for the cost of repairing and replacing all of the affected parts, and they told me I would have to file an insurance claim with my own insurance even though they were at fault.
They once again asked if I needed medical attention and I again said no. Officer Harrington then gave me his business card and told me to text him for updates on the police report. They then left.
A group of bystanders were in the south parking lot of the eastbound section of Margaret Corbin Dr and witnessed the entire incident. There was roughly 15 people total that saw the event and they themselves were nearly victims of the incident since the police were speeding within feet of where they were standing.
I talked with them for a few minutes to confirm they did in fact see everything that happened, and I was able to get a phone number from one of the witnesses. The officers in the silver sedan drove back around and seemed to be uncomfortable with the fact that I was speaking to bystanders and came back to ask me if I needed medical attention.
The bystanders all encouraged me to take them up on the offer, but then I asked if NYPD would pay for the ambulance ride, and they said no. They also said that they would have to have the bike towed if I decided to take an ambulance ride and I rejected that idea. As the interaction continued, the officers became more agitated that I was suggesting NYPD ought to compensate me for the incident.
I have good reason to believe that their body cams were turned off during the initial incident, and the reason they came back to check up on me is so they could turn them back on and have me on camera refusing medical attention.
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So… I’m not really sure where to go from here. Lawyer? Any tips, any suggestions? I have a couple of ideas where to start, but I’m just curious if any of you have had to deal with something like this before.
Thanks in advance for your help

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