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gwydion* An pro-Assad group in Lebanon is threatening to kidnap folks from Sunni dominant countries friendly to the free Syrian Army. Saudi Arabia and Qatar have told their nationals in Lebanon to evacuate.
* Police in South Africa shot at least 18 miners striking for better wages. It may go up as there's no word on the wounded.
* My State continues to burn, along with twelve others. Our fire is 25% contained. Folks are losing everything including their livesock. The drought and high winds are helping the fire move fast. It's suspected to be mad made and spread from a construction site.
For folks not familiar with geography out here, I'm further North. Unlike with il_volpe and the catastrophic Colorado fires, I can not see it from my apartment, nor am I in any danger. I mention this as it's easy for people in smaller states (and countries) to see the name of a state and not grasp the size of things out here.
* On the Police shooting of Milton Hall:
* Paul Ryan being a Hypocrite on Stimulus: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#48697119
* How to tell Mitt Romney is desperate: He's hard selling 13 year olds on Gaia.
* John Stewart on Republican Voter Suppression in Pennsylvania: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-16-2012/daily-show--democalypse-2012---cockblock-the-vote
* John Stewart on Republican Voter Suppression in Ohio: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-16-2012/democalypse-2012---cockblock-the-vote---ohio-s-voting-laws
* "Being Trans Is No Longer Considered A Mental Illness:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/08/being-trans-is-no-longer-considered.html
“We know there is a whole community of people out there who are not seeking medical attention and live between the two binary categories. We wanted to send the message that the therapist’s job isn’t to pathologize.”
* "On the FRC shooting:" http://www.sparkindarkness.com/2012/08/on-frc-shooting.html
* It's hot enough to seriously fuck with my sleep. Poor Squirrel has to put up with me walking around in my underwear. (I'm traditionally a nudist at home, but compromise when I have a roommate I'm not fucking. Normally I go with tee shirt and underwear, but I'm hard put not to strip entirely.) The cats are miserable, of course, especially the Senior Beasties. (Mache has an incredibly thick undercoat; Hector is a long hair). It's the cat reenactment of melted watches around here. Hector is mostly starving himself, of course, so I had to lock him up so I could eat. The Butt followed him into exile, thinking Hector must be getting something good in there. He was wrong, poor thing. In this heat, they get extra goosh rations to help with hydration, Hector is still losing weight. They do better after dark, once the temperatures drop a little. Approximately two hours after sun down, everyone wants to cuddle at the same time which causes it's own problems.
* I needed to take my Rifle Coat in to be dry cleaned as I sat on some gum in it. I tried the place over by the liquor store as the previous place told me not to come back as they don't like my kind there. The cleaning cost a quarter of the other place. I'm kicking myself for not noticing this cleaner until right before I moved since it's a couple of blocks from my old place (Literally on the most direct route between the two apartments). Fast, cheap, polite, and not judgey FTW!
* Snerk: http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp08162012.shtml
* Now to spread the word: http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=853
* The Clutch:
* Police in South Africa shot at least 18 miners striking for better wages. It may go up as there's no word on the wounded.
* My State continues to burn, along with twelve others. Our fire is 25% contained. Folks are losing everything including their livesock. The drought and high winds are helping the fire move fast. It's suspected to be mad made and spread from a construction site.
For folks not familiar with geography out here, I'm further North. Unlike with il_volpe and the catastrophic Colorado fires, I can not see it from my apartment, nor am I in any danger. I mention this as it's easy for people in smaller states (and countries) to see the name of a state and not grasp the size of things out here.
* On the Police shooting of Milton Hall:
* Paul Ryan being a Hypocrite on Stimulus: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#48697119
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* How to tell Mitt Romney is desperate: He's hard selling 13 year olds on Gaia.
* John Stewart on Republican Voter Suppression in Pennsylvania: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-16-2012/daily-show--democalypse-2012---cockblock-the-vote
* John Stewart on Republican Voter Suppression in Ohio: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-16-2012/democalypse-2012---cockblock-the-vote---ohio-s-voting-laws
* "Being Trans Is No Longer Considered A Mental Illness:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/08/being-trans-is-no-longer-considered.html
“We know there is a whole community of people out there who are not seeking medical attention and live between the two binary categories. We wanted to send the message that the therapist’s job isn’t to pathologize.”
* "On the FRC shooting:" http://www.sparkindarkness.com/2012/08/on-frc-shooting.html
* It's hot enough to seriously fuck with my sleep. Poor Squirrel has to put up with me walking around in my underwear. (I'm traditionally a nudist at home, but compromise when I have a roommate I'm not fucking. Normally I go with tee shirt and underwear, but I'm hard put not to strip entirely.) The cats are miserable, of course, especially the Senior Beasties. (Mache has an incredibly thick undercoat; Hector is a long hair). It's the cat reenactment of melted watches around here. Hector is mostly starving himself, of course, so I had to lock him up so I could eat. The Butt followed him into exile, thinking Hector must be getting something good in there. He was wrong, poor thing. In this heat, they get extra goosh rations to help with hydration, Hector is still losing weight. They do better after dark, once the temperatures drop a little. Approximately two hours after sun down, everyone wants to cuddle at the same time which causes it's own problems.
* I needed to take my Rifle Coat in to be dry cleaned as I sat on some gum in it. I tried the place over by the liquor store as the previous place told me not to come back as they don't like my kind there. The cleaning cost a quarter of the other place. I'm kicking myself for not noticing this cleaner until right before I moved since it's a couple of blocks from my old place (Literally on the most direct route between the two apartments). Fast, cheap, polite, and not judgey FTW!
* Snerk: http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp08162012.shtml
* Now to spread the word: http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=853
* The Clutch: