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* TW: Rape "South Korea's Gangnam rocked by rape scandals:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-48752003/south-korea-s-gangnam-rocked-by-rape-scandals

* "The Dalai Lama on Trump, women and going home:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48772175

* "Spain battles biggest wildfires in 20 years as heatwave grips Europe:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/27/hundreds-of-firefighters-tackle-blaze-in-north-east-spain

* "Angela Merkel seen shaking for second time in weeks:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/27/europe/angela-merkel-shaking-scli-intl/index.html

* "Trump Once Again Assails America’s Friends as He Opens Overseas Visit:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/world/asia/trump-g20.html

* "Trump on what he tells Putin: 'It's none of your business':" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/26/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-g-20-1384037

* "Trump hotel in Washington charged Secret Service $200,000 in president's first year:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/trump-hotel-washington-charged-secret-service-200-000-president-s-n1022641

* "The first Democratic debate night transcript, annotated:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/27/transcript-night-one-first-democratic-debate-annotated/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bc96c82a5d1d

* I watched the Democratic Debate part 2. It was too much yelling, often over each other and canned responses. I admit I spent a lot of time yelling at the TV, "Shut up, you're boring and you aren't answering the question," when most of the men were talking. Sigh. In my opinion, harris was the best in there, followed by Gillibrand. Just generally, the second hour was better than the first, even though I really was tired of the whole mess by then. I do wish that Andrew Yang had had more chances to speak. I should probably look up Marianne Williamson, as I literally have no memory of her before this.

I really, really wish they'd cut mics on them when they all start yelling over people.

* "Fact-checking the first night of the first Democratic presidential debate:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/politics/democratic-debate-fact-check-night-1/index.html

* "Fact checking Night Two of the first Democratic debate:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/fact-checking-night-two-first-democratic-debate-n1023566

* "Democrats Diverge on Economy and Immigration in First Debate:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/us/politics/debate-recap.html

* "7 big takeaways from the first Democratic debate:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/27/democratic-debate-results-1385018

* "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: "We Can't Just Say, 'Is Miami Going To Exist In 50 Years?'":"

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* "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'We Sent Kellyanne Conway A Subpoena This Morning':"

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* "Howard Dean - Reflecting on the Crowded Democratic Field and Beating Trump in 2020:"

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* "Debate: Rachel Maddow Presses Pete Buttigieg on South Bend Shooting:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/6/27/debate-rachel-maddow-presses-pete-buttigieg-south-bend-shooting

* "Julian Castro defends trans abortion rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/27/julian-castro-defends-trans-abortion-rights/

* Well fuck. "Justices: Federal courts can’t police partisan gerrymandering:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/27/supreme-court-gerrymandering-ruling-1385302

* "Supreme Court puts census citizenship question on hold:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-puts-census-citizenship-question-on-hold/2019/06/27/6b2a49cc-93cb-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f5a626ca3bf6

* My delay on mentioning the deaths of Oscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his nearly 2-year-old daughter Valeria is not a lack of caring on my part. I flat out couldn't easily find reliable reporting without images of their dead bodies in it. There are articles out there about how the American press shows the images of black and brown dead people but doesn't show dead white people. This is dehumanizing and othering. I debated with myself whether the news value of seeing an interview with weeping relatives was enough to overcome my scruples as far as non-historical dead people.

In the end, it simply isn't. I feel like if you can't feel horror an sympathy at their deaths and those of other people who died this week because they were denied a chance to legally ask for asylum at a port of entry because of illegal orders from 45 based entirely on cruelty and xenophobia, then sure, go google the picture. It's all over the internet.

I am furious my government is doing this. I am furious they are kidnapping and torturing children. I keep writing about these things because they matter. they should matter to all of us. Our government is murdering children in and out of detention to punish their parents for trying to legally flee to safety.

I just... Dammit.

So I'm not linking an article, but I care. I care a lot.

* "Alabama: pregnant woman shot in stomach is charged in fetus's death:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/27/alabama-pregnant-woman-shot-manslaughter-charge-marshae-jones

* TW: Rape. "Why E. Jean Carroll, ‘the Anti-Victim,’ Spoke Up About Trump:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/politics/jean-carroll-trump-sexual-assault.html

* "Transgender hate crimes rocket by 81% in the UK:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/27/transgender-hate-crimes-rocket-81-uk/

* I am so angry about this and also the proposed policy to force intersex athletes to have genital surgery. "Athletes like Caster Semenya could be forced to take gender dysphoria tests:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/28/caster-semenya-gender-dysporia-tests-iaaf/

* "Revealed: the trans military members living in fear under Trump's ban:" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/12/revealed-how-trumps-transgender-ban-has-forced-military-members-back-into-hiding

* "Pride flag vandalism backfires as church responds with 'act of loving defiance':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/27/pride-flag-vandalism-backfires-church-vows-hang-hundreds-more/

* TW: Suicide. "Report: Just One Accepting Adult Can Save an LGBTQ Young Person's Life:" https://www.advocate.com/youth/2019/6/27/report-just-one-accepting-adult-can-save-lgbtq-young-persons-life

* "Las Vegas Firefighters Investigate Arson at City's LGBT Center:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2019/6/27/las-vegas-firefighters-investigate-arson-citys-lgbt-center

* "Tammy Baldwin: Let Us Remain Inspired by Stonewall:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/6/27/tammy-baldwin-let-us-remain-inspired-stonewall

* "Video Shows Man Burning Pride Flags Outside Harlem Gay Bar:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2019/6/26/video-shows-man-burning-pride-flags-outside-harlem-gay-bar

* "US Presbyterian denomination ordains first non-binary minister:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/28/us-presbyterian-denomination-ordains-non-binary-minister/

* "Minnesota Republican lawmaker Dan Hall attended a gay ‘cure’ rally:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/27/minnesota-republican-lawmaker-dan-hall-attended-gay-cure-rally/

* "2020 Democratic Primary Debates - Night Two:"

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* "Name Dem Candidates:"

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* "Primarymon: Democratic Candidate Trading Cards:"

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* "Stephen Colbert Unpacks The First Debate Of The 2020 Campaign:"

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* "Dark Phoenix' Cast Tours London in a Double Decker:"

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* The carnations are excellent this year.: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/185899575412/the-carnations-are-excellent-this-year

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

Here is a massive list of things you can do to help refugees inside and outside of the Internment Camps: https://s-leary.tumblr.com/post/185783586806/so-youve-probably-seen-the-post-going-around

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

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not protest in person, here are some other options:

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/

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