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* "Religious reformer Frank Schaeffer on ‘moron fringe’ evangelicals:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/christian-evangelicals-support-u-s-embassy-move-to-jerusalem-1237989955926

* "MSNBC’s Clint Watts on FBI informant: ‘Everything president says is false’:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-jr-allegedly-met-with-gulf-emissary-in-2016-on-election-1237966915891

* "Donald Trump Jr. and Trump aides were reportedly open to foreign help in 2016 election beyond Russia:" https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/5/19/17372344/donald-trump-jr-saudi-arabia-russia-meeting

* "MSNBC analyst Gabe Sherman: ‘This is a president with authoritarian instincts’:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-reportedly-pushed-postmaster-general-to-hike-amazon-rates-1237982787718

* "Bishop Michael Curry’s sermon of love perfect for Trump era:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/rev-barber-on-poor-people-s-campaign-bishop-michael-curry-1237976131847

* This debunks the latest Ableist NRA bullshit. "No, Oliver North—Ritalin Is Not Leading to School Shootings:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/no-oliver-northritalin-is-not-leading-to-school-shootings

* "This week in racism: Barbecuing while black:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/are-racist-incidents-on-the-rise-in-trump-era-1237987907750

* He’s so racist and awful that I’m surprised 45 hasn’t hired him for his legal team yet. "Mariachi Band Arrives at Apartment of Lawyer in Racial Rant:" https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYC-Lawyer-Aaron-M-Schlossberg-Racist-Rant-Viral-Video-483011351.html

* "Kidnappers threatened to murder Texas teen in text messages to mother:" http://www.newsweek.com/texas-teen-threatened-he-would-be-killed-after-being-kidnapped-mother-alleges-934806

* "A Black Student Says He Was Sexually Harassed and Assaulted by a White Classmate, but Only He Was Punished:" https://www.theroot.com/a-black-student-says-he-was-sexually-harassed-and-assau-1826042470

* "Trump administration’s abortion “gag rule” is a backdoor attack on birth control:" https://www.salon.com/2018/05/18/trump-administrations-abortion-gag-rule-is-a-backdoor-attack-on-birth-control/

* TW: Graphic Description of Sexual Assault. "Another woman accuses L.A. sheriff's deputy of sexual assault inside jail:" http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-deputy-sexual-assault-20180518-story.html

* "Straight Outta Stratford-Upon-Avon - Shakespeare's Early Days: Crash Course Theater #14:"

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* "How Do You Solve a Problem Like a Giant Floating Bog?:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/floating-island-bog-crow-wing-county-minnesota?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=jstor

* "Sarah Palin Advice - SNL:"

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* "Cut for Time: Friendship Song - SNL:"

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* "Donald Trump Robert Mueller Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Weekend Update on One-Year Anniversary of Robert Mueller Investigation - SNL:"

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* A delightful G-Rated thing about Bucky in Wakanda between Black Panther and Infinity War: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14707130/chapters/33987635

* "Sunday Sweets: Rainbow Connection:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2018/5/20/sunday-sweets-rainbow-connection.html

* I used all my money on housing and insurance March, and April it all went to housing and car things. I need the car to get around as I am disabled. I need to raise about $110 to finish catching up. If you'd like to chip in: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

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

* Want to help people on the Big Island of Hawaii? https://www.gofundme.com/hawaiinaturaldisastersrelief

* 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

* 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

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* Let us hope this works. "Vaccination method that wiped out smallpox gets unleashed today on Ebola:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/vaccination-method-that-wiped-out-smallpox-gets-unleashed-today-on-ebola/

* "Most Maps of the New Ebola Outbreak Are Wrong:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/05/most-maps-of-the-new-ebola-outbreak-are-wrong/560777/

* "International backlash after Venezuela poll:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44204632

* "Pompeo threatens US will 'crush' Iran through sanctions and pressure campaign:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/politics/pompeo-iran-speech/index.html

* Think there's any connection to that massive bribe China paid 45 for his resort in Indonesia last week? Look, I think the trade war was a terrible idea, but I also think the Emoluments clause needs to be enforced. "Trump Retreats From China Tariffs Amid White House Trade Discord:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-22/trump-retreats-from-china-tariffs-amid-white-house-trade-discord

* "Trump signs bill blocking consumer bureau auto-lending measure:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/trump-signs-bill-blocking-cfpb-auto-lending-measure-558281

* This is seriously concerning. "Justice Dept. to meet with lawmakers as controversy over FBI source swirls:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/politics/rod-rosenstein-christopher-wray-donald-trump-meeting/index.html

* "Jeff Sessions revealed this week that he would begin inflicting terror across America -- but nobody paid attention:" https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/jeff-sessions-revealed-week-begin-inflicting-terror-across-america-nobody-paid-attention/

* Well, shit. "Supreme Court rules employers can ban class action lawsuits in arbitration:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/supreme-court-upholds-employers-right-to-require-arbitration-to-settle-workplace-disputes-600923

* "Paulette Jordan Wins Idaho Democratic Governor's Race Primary:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2018/05/paulette-jordan-wins-idaho-democratic.html

* *facepalm* "Texas lieutenant governor blames abortions and violent video games for school shootings, but not guns:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/20/us/texas-lieutenant-governor-dan-patrick-reasons-for-school-shootings/index.html

* "Border Control Agent Detains Two U.S. Citizens After Overhearing Them Speaking Spanish at a Gas Station:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/u-s-citizens-detained-by-border-control-in-montana-for-speaking-spanish.html

* "Black Oaklanders rally around racially charged barbecue incident that became a viral video:" https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2018/05/black-oaklanders-rally-around-racially-charged-bbq-incident-that-became-a-viral-video/

* "Massive cookout draws crowds to Oakland Park where white woman called cops on black family's barbecue:" http://www.newsweek.com/massive-bbqing-while-black-event-held-park-where-white-woman-called-cops-black-937198

* "Two Babylonian Lullabies (BM 122691 and OECT 11 002) :" Two Babylonian Lullabies (BM 122691 and OECT 11 002)

* Today was forage. I dragged myself out after heavily disrupted sleep to discover the cottony tree bukake season had started and they were drifting about in the warm breeze like snow flurries. The cherry blossom drifts are completely gone, I noticed, but soon there will be drifts of cottony allergens everywhere. the flurries were enough to thicken my lungs and it is punishingly hot when one steps out of the shade. The cats are not pleased with the fans, but I need them, being prone to heat exhaustion ever since the Incident in Atlanta in 1987. Livia is actually doing better with the fans and will come and drape herself on me for pettins with the air conditioner running and will sleep on my desk, the fans in the living room window being half a room away. Hector had a horror of them and generally spent the first week of them in terror before settling down. Livia, just avoids them, so I have hopes she'll get used to the air filter and air conditioner at least, as I need them to sleep. Tavy just is careful not to be where the wind ruffles his fur, since that's the part that he hates. For her it is clearly the sound, as the filter is where the air can't get her, but it still upsets her.

Anyway, I was forced to go North again, this time for meletonin, which I can't really afford, but without it, I can't get back to sleep after noises, bathroom trips, other disruptions. normally they have cheap one month supplies. Today it was three month supply, but only double what they normally charge at cheap grocery for a third of the pills so it was worth it. Forage was fast, but not particularly productive, though they did have some lettuce, which is good as I have enough mature in the garden for another half week if I stretch with accent greens, but the younger plants aren't large enough to cull yet and I want to make sure the adults are healthy enough to seed a second crop. It looks like the supply chain is rebounding, so that's good.

There were a ridiculous number of things waiting for me in the library, including an exciting ILL, "The First Actresses." The Terror needs to go back tomorrow unfinished (one week loan and I had the ILLs to do over the weekend), and I am really looking forward to the 17th century Actresses. A bunch of the Oscar nominees freed up at at once, plus a bunch of books I got them to buy and some other high demand stuff. My room is packed with library delights, really.

I did manage to get the forage away before inevitable collapse, and after lungs I did manage to make food, do dishes, and glue the busy box back together. I am not making much headway on the Spring Fire Inspection Cleaning, though I am doing small bits between tasks. Let us hope I am less floppy tomorrow night, because it HAS to get done then. We'll be sleeping in clothes Wednesday for the firemen. Poor cats. It is terrifying for them, but so is evacuation and at least they now segregate it so it's just our floor and wing instead of the whole building going off all day in our apartment.

Addendum: I am making slow progress, but progress all the same by doing tiny small cleaning steps between long rests. (the classic spoonie trick). This is freaking the cats out, as I keep moving around and making sounds they don't expect including the power screwdriver at one point, and just generally changing stuff and the schedule of expected events is in flux and nowhere is safe, poor wee buttons.

* I used all my money on housing and insurance March, and April it all went to housing and car things. I need the car to get around as I am disabled. I need to raise about $120 to finish catching up. If you'd like to chip in: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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

* Want to help people on the Big Island of Hawaii? https://www.gofundme.com/hawaiinaturaldisastersrelief

* 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

* 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 or paypal.me/Gwydion

* 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