I'm Still Not Caught Up on News, but I'm getting closer.

[gwydion]

* "‘Perfect conditions’ gave deadly edge to storms:" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/perfect-conditions-gave-deadly-edge-to-storms-met/articleshow/64022381.cms

* "An ethnic cleansing campaign may be underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a VICE News investigation reveals:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/437zep/an-ethnic-cleansing-campaign-may-be-underway-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-a-vice-news-investigation-reveals

* "Hobby Lobby's Smuggled Artifacts Will Be Returned To Iraq:" https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/01/607582135/hobby-lobbys-smuggled-artifacts-will-be-returned-to-iraq

* "House Republicans nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/02/politics/nobel-peace-prize-republicans/index.html

* "Trump's doctor says Trump bodyguard 'raided' his office, took files:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-doc-says-trump-bodyguard-lawyer-raided-his-office-took-n870351

* "Trump claims immunity, asks court to toss foreign payments suit:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-emoluments/trump-claims-immunity-asks-court-to-toss-foreign-payments-suit-idUSKBN1I31Y6

* Rudy Giuliani is now claiming on 45's behalf that 45 was lying about pretty much everything he's said about Stormy Daniels, Micheal Cohen, and associated financials. 45 continues to contradict Giuliani, because of course he does. There's a ton of reporting, but frankly, the bit I care about is the outcome Re: campaign finance and associated, and we're not there yet, so I'm not bothering tossing up the links.

* "Conway’s husband shares link to FEC rules on personal loans after Giuliani admits Trump paid back Cohen:" http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/385988-conways-husband-shares-link-to-fec-rules-on-personal-loans

* "Ex-White House ethics chief: Trump just admitted filing false financial disclosure:" http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385994-ex-white-house-ethics-chief-trump-just-admitted-filing-a-false

* "Giuliani: I Don’t Believe That Michael Cohen Was Wiretapped:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/giuliani-i-dont-believe-that-michael-cohen-was-wiretapped

* "Mueller focusing sharply on ties between Roger Stone and former Trump campaign official Rick Gates:" https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/03/mueller-focuses-on-links-between-roger-stone-trump-campaign-aide-gates.html

* "Robert Mueller files request for 70 blank subpoenas in Paul Manafort’s Virginia case:" https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/robert-mueller-files-request-for-70-blank-subpoenas-in-paul-manaforts-virginia-case

* "Trump’s Legal Team Lacks Security Clearances Needed for Mueller Negotiations:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-02/trump-lawyers-said-to-lack-security-clearance-amid-mueller-talks

* "Nixon White House counsel: It could be obstruction if Trump team leaked Mueller questions:" http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/385610-nixon-white-house-lawyer-it-could-be-an-act-of-obstruction-if

* "Rod Rosenstein fires back at reports of impeachment drafts:" https://www.axios.com/rod-rosenstein-fires-back-at-reports-of-impeachment-drafts-606c41ce-90dd-4c73-8058-bbc8ec21417b.html

* "Michael Cohen Hit With New Taxi Taxes, Owes New York $282,000:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-01/michael-cohen-hit-with-new-taxi-taxes-owes-new-york-282-000

* Fucksake. "The Cambridge Analytica power players set up a mysterious new data firm — and they could use it for a 'Blackwater-style' rebrand:" http://www.businessinsider.com/cambridge-analytica-could-rebrand-emerdata-2018-5

* "Trump's former Health secretary now thinks repealing the individual mandate will increase costs:" https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/01/tom-price-changes-mind-says-repealing-individual-mandate-will-raise-costs.html

* "EPA whistleblower says Pruitt 'lied' to Congress:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/exclusive-epa-whistleblower-pruitt-bald-faced-lied-congress/story?id=54827538

* "Another Top EPA Official Is Leaving, Sources Say:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-03/another-top-epa-official-is-said-to-exit-amid-deepening-scrutiny

* "Mike Pence just gave Joe Arpaio a boost in Arizona — and it could lead to disaster for Senate Republicans:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/02/politics/mike-pence-joe-arpiao/index.html

* Rev. Patrick Conroy rescinded his forced resignation. Looks like Paul Ryan gave in and is not replacing him with an Evangelical as planned.

* "Planned Parenthood Sues To Block Trump's 'Radical Shift' In Family Planning Program:" https://www.npr.org/2018/05/02/604153496/planned-parenthood-sues-to-block-trumps-radical-shift-in-family-planning-program

* "Iowa passes 'fetal heartbeat' abortion ban, most restrictive in U.S.:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iowa-abortion/iowa-passes-fetal-heartbeat-abortion-ban-most-restrictive-in-us-idUSKBN1I3257

* I went to bed early(ish) in hopes it would help. Alas the smoke detector screamers followed by loud moterized landscaping equipment made more than six hours of sleep impossible. I read a bunch of a delightful new ILL (An m/m supernatural romance anthology with at least two writers I already like very much, one of them local, and a first story that was excellent by someone i'd never heard of and who's books I clearly now need to read), watched the rest of an ILL movie i was not enjoying despite a deep fondness for the people acting the three lead rolls in other projects, did some start of the month financial things, and gave many cat pettins. I managed to spill an alarming amount of an oil when i was getting reading for shopping. I haven't done that in years, but I'm shaky today.

I went Downtown to put money down on a Bill, and to order a case of something I'm apt to use a lot of over the summer. It's expensive, so I was expecting to be only necessities otherwise, but they couldn't order it from the Supplier. I'm planning to ration and try again in August. I foolishly forgot my shopping list, so also forgot the ketchup I like that they sell which is low sodium and sugar. I raided their frozen food section for a few things and also bought most of the starts I want for this year. I hit the bargain grocery store to see what useful things they had and got a bit more than i strictly should have, but I still have half the allotment left for necessary things, so I should be all right. (Those two stores require a northern loop, and so are better done in a separate trip. Between Tuesday and today I used two tanks of gas, but it's too early to stress about that yet. I've also forgotten how much I still owe Honest Mechanic, but that also is Monday's problem. I have sorted all the things that would cause the whole edifice to collapse by the 10th. How ugly things get later in the month depends on how well the imp lots sell.

It was too early to wake Squirrel for help, which meant carrying all the things in myself. They are put away. I've been poor my whole life except for the first bit of High School between the move and when my little sister got sick, so having a full larder feels like safety to me. the starts are distributed. I'd still like a common basil, as the cats devoured the one I had inside, and maybe another tomato plant or two (and more potting soil and another stand and another big container to replace the dying one, but the world won't end without them), but the garden is mostly squared away for the year. There will inevitably be more forage starts to fill in the gaps.

I am exhausted and queasy, but I feel like today was productive.

* ...And the battery mouse died. Luckily a cord mouse came with a gift laptop, so I at least have a working mouse, but it means I can't switch back and forth to spread functions out. Sigh. On a day I'm still trying to catch up three days of news.

I drove all the way to the secular second hand store, found a mouse for a dollar fifty, Forced myself to grocery shop again, this time at the worst time of evening when the shops are full of loose toddlers and people who insist on blocking the whole aisle instead of staying to the left or right so people can pass, to wait in a half hour long check out line, because the stores share a shopping center and I only have gas for one northern loop plus Monday forage, only to get home to discover the mouse doesn't work with machines made this century. Wrong sort of plug. I hurt and I'm queasy and exhausted and I feel like I've been sparring.

* I used all my money on housing and insurance March, and April it's all went to housing and car things. I need the car to get around as I am disabled. I need to raise about $400 to stay afloat. If you'd like to chip in: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* I am still a month behind on my bills and about to be a month and a half behind due to a housing/car crisis. Ebay BPALs for sale: https://www.ebay.com/sch/lethran/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=



BPAL: KOITO AND SASHICHI 2014 (Lupercalia, Shunga, Novel Ideas): https://www.ebay.com/itm/302718930707?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

BPAL: 42 Imp Lot (26 Limited Edition and Discontinued, 16 General Catalog): https://www.ebay.com/itm/302722115550?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

BPAL: 43 Imp Lot (24 Limited Edition and Discontinued, 19 General Catalog): https://www.ebay.com/itm/302722094295?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649



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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.

* "Help us stop the humanitarian crisis on Manus:" https://www.asrc.org.au/donate-now/

* "RISE (Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees):" https://www.givenow.com.au/riserefugee/donate

* How to help Rohingya refugees: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/world/asia/rohingya-aid-myanmar-bangladesh.html?emc=edit_nn_20171012&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=50784086&te=1&_r=0

* Help fight for Net Neutrality restoration: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/170010496350/democrats-are-just-one-vote-shy-of-restoring-net

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* Trans Lifeline is one of those organizations you can call at (877) 565-8860 in the US and in Canada (877) 330- 6366.

* The Trevor Project has a 24 hour hotline geared toward helping our youth, and you can call it at 1-866-488-7386

* Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.

* This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/

* Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resistbot.io/

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/1925021.html

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com