This is a good Soviet Union ISOT to the future timeline.(This is what I have so far :/)
The Red Star Rises Once More: Part Two
2003 Time Magazine cover chronicling the surreal summit between Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev and U.S. President George W. Bush.
After the re-establishment of ties over the Washington–Moscow Direct Communications Link after having avoided conflict with the West, Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev brushed up on world history with the help of the 2002 Russian Embassy staff in Washington. What he discovered was not to his liking; releasing that not a decade after his death the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics would collapse along with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact. Brezhnev decided that this was not allowed to happen and looked at the 2002 People’s Republic of China for inspiration and started to adopt China-style economic reforms, after stifling opposition to said reforms, by the year 2007 these reforms (known as the Brezhnevian Reforms) were doing wonders for the Soviet economy (though the USSR still had a lot of catching up to doing in terms of technology).
Thanks a lot. I love hearing things like this.It's excellent! both 1942&46!...are you going to extend to 1950 and beyond?. One thing, in 1950 FIFA decided to "convince" to the european teams to come, that from Brazil 1950 onwards, the world cup would have at least 3 first round matches for every team, to justify the trip to everywhere. Perhaps in this ATL 1942 this could be, or in 1950 ATL. It is really interesting the inclusion of Bohemia&Moravia
So what's actually the schtick of Inferno? It's clearly medieval Catholic Hell, but there's implications that it isn't really HellINFERNOView attachment 726574
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The ditch known as SUBAREA 010-02 is populated by people who used their words to exploit others' desires and fears — flatterers. As a representation of the lies they told in life, they are drowned in a massive obnoxious flood of excrement (determined through genetic analysis to be from different animals).
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SUBAREA 010-03 is reserved for simoniacs, those who rewarded church positions and important sacred objects to others in exchange for money. They are placed upside-down in hollow tubes scattered throughout the rock (a perversion of baptismal fonts), with fire burning their feet.
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The ditch designated as SUBAREA 010-04 is populated by those who made money off of peddling claims about peoples' futures, including astrologers, fortune tellers, and diviners. As punishment for frauding others by looking into the future, in one of the most ironic displays Inferno has to offer, their heads are twisted backwards so they are only forced to look behind them, and behind them only. Depicted above is a picture of one such Damned, taken at Base-Xibalba, the only outpost in the ditch.
It's time to talk about outposts. Of course, it's tough for living travellers to simply undergo one massive tour through Inferno, so various outposts have been constructed in such positions as to not disrupt the functions of Inferno; violating buildings always crumble within days. One can typically find supplies of food, water, and required equipment for traversing the next landscapes at an outpost.
It's more Dante's Inferno but perhaps as an actual location, either in the Earth, another dimension, or both.So what's actually the schtick of Inferno? It's clearly medieval Catholic Hell, but there's implications that it isn't really Hell
Yeah, I knew it was Dante's version of Hell, with Virgil and all, but what is it actually? There's more to it than meets the eye, and I don't think it's really Hell, or else Protestants and other non-Catholics wouldn't be in Hell (if that was the case, many pre-Catholicism Early Church leaders would be there, too)It's more Dante's Inferno but perhaps as an actual location, either in the Earth, another dimension, or both.
Photos from Alternate Worlds II (read FAQ first)
Concept art from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001). Showing the mobile fortress Arsenal Gear crashing into Lower Manhattan before halting at Federal Hall. (In reality, this is from the IDW Graphic Novel, showing this scene in particular. This segment was actually cut due to the...www.alternatehistory.com
I'd guess so, but in Catholic tradition to the modern day, they're part of a long line stretching all the way back to Jesus (an example of this being that Peter, one of Jesus's apostles, is considered the first Pope in Catholic canon), so this may be handwaved away by saying that they went to Paradiso? (...which I am also doing after I finish both Inferno and Purgatorio)Yeah, I knew it was Dante's version of Hell, with Virgil and all, but what is it actually? There's more to it than meets the eye, and I don't think it's really Hell, or else Protestants and other non-Catholics wouldn't be in Hell (if that was the case, many pre-Catholicism Early Church leaders would be there, too)
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Screen test of Tommy Wiseau as The Joker for 2018's The Batman, directed by Ben Affleck. Suggested for the role by Greg Sestero, an actor who Affleck had worked with in Argo and had recently been cast as Hal Jordan in the DCEU. Sestero and Wiseau had been friends for years prior, having worked together on several indie films. Wanting to give his friend his big break, he convinced Affleck to let Wiseau audition. Wiseau surprised Affleck, giving a chaotic performance that landed the part.