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* "Trump administration officially put hold on Ukraine aid same day as Trump call:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/26/politics/ukraine-aid-trump-call-omb/

* "Judge orders Pentagon and White House budget office to release Ukraine aid records:" https://www.axios.com/judge-orders-ukraine-aid-records-released-trump-impeachment-991bd47b-2f8a-43bf-bf41-3aee3eb0a546.html

* "Transcript shows OMB resignations over Trump hold on Ukraine aid:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/transcript-shows-omb-resignations-over-trump-hold-on-ukraine-aid-74149957904

* "House committee cites 'pattern of abuse' at OMB over Ukraine aid:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/house-committee-cites-pattern-of-abuse-at-omb-over-ukraine-aid-74152005527

* "Weissmann: There is no counternarrative to Trump's Ukraine scheme:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/weissmann-there-is-no-counternarrative-to-trump-s-ukraine-scheme-74150981941

* "Dems move rapidly on impeachment with first Judiciary Committee hearing:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/26/judiciary-committee-to-hold-first-impeachment-hearing-next-week-073991

* "Oversight panel sues William Barr, Wilbur Ross over 2020 census documents:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/26/oversight-committee-sues-barr-ross-over-2020-census-documents-073949

* "DOJ moves to halt judge’s ruling that McGahn must testify:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/26/doj-moves-to-halt-judges-ruling-that-mcgahn-must-testify-073923

* "Supreme Court blocks Trump’s financial records from immediate release:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/25/supreme-court-blocks-trumps-financial-records-from-immediate-release-073768

* "White House chief of operations Daniel Walsh is leaving:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-chief-of-operations-daniel-walsh-is-leaving/2019/11/25/e0771db6-0fe7-11ea-a533-90a7becf7713_story.html

* "Jared Kushner’s new assignment: Overseeing the construction of Trump’s border wall:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jared-kushners-new-assignment-overseeing-the-construction-of-trumps-border-wall/2019/11/25/b175cad4-0d63-11ea-a49f-9066f51640f6_story.html

* "U.S. Sends First Migrant To Guatemala Under Asylum Agreement:" https://www.npr.org/2019/11/22/781916151/u-s-sends-first-migrant-to-guatemala-under-asylum-agreement

"Well, his name is Erwin Ardon of Honduras. He arrived from El Paso on a plane, basically, by himself, a plane that normally brings back over a hundred deportees. And Guatemala's minister of the interior, Enrique Degenhardt, has said that there are three options for the returned Honduran and the others who may follow. One is to be sent to the jungle province of Peten - that's a very remote and underdeveloped area that's rife with drug trafficking. Two, they could be sent back to their homeland, be it Honduras or El Salvador. And three, they could choose to stay in Guatemala. And this is under a Central American migration pact that allows free travel between the countries of the region. This migrant, Erwin Ardon, elected to go back to Honduras."

* "Trump admin. chokes off asylum policy:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-admin-chokes-off-asylum-policy-74143301657

* "UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says he was ‘probably wrong’ to claim gay people cause ‘sexual friction’ in armed forces:"https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/27/uk-defence-secretary-ben-wallace-probably-wrong-sexual-friction-armed-forces/

And yet hecontinues to vote against LGBTQIA+ rights.

* "India passes ‘dehumanising’ trans rights bill despite immense pressure from queer activists:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/27/india-rajya-sabha-transgender-rights-bill-passed-gaysi-bharatiya-janata-party/

* "More than a quarter of UK adults would feel ashamed to have an LGBT+ child, shocking study says:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/27/one-four-adults-uk-not-proud-yougov-akt-study/

* "Scottish National Party quietly ditches manifesto pledge to support reforms to gender recognition laws:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/27/snp-manifesto-scottish-national-party-gender-recognition-act-lgbt-policies/

* "Trans woman made homeless as a teen becomes the first-ever transgender woman Rhodes Scholar:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/26/rhodes-scholar-trans-woman-transgender-scholarship-university-oxford-migration-tennessee-hera-jay-brown/

* "Human Rights Campaign: Trump Jr. Must Apologize for 'Vile' HIV Tweet:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2019/11/26/human-rights-campaign-trump-jr-must-apologize-vile-hiv-tweet

* "We Must Make Hate Crime Laws Better:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/11/26/we-must-make-hate-crime-laws-better

* "Justice Dept. Employees Say DOJ's Antigay Policies Sapping Morale:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/11/26/justice-dept-employees-say-dojs-antigay-policies-sapping-morale

* "Granddaughter of homophobic Westboro Baptist Church preacher Fred Phelps opens up about her abusive upbringing:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/27/westboro-baptist-church-megan-phelps-roper-fred-granddaughter-abusive-religion/

* "Republican politician will put restrictions on traumatising gay ‘cure’ therapy with support from Mormon church:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/27/mormon-church-converstion-therapy-gay-cure-utah-governor-gary-herbert/

* "Cop Says He Was Discriminated Against After Coming Out at Teen Event:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2019/11/26/cop-says-he-was-discriminated-against-after-coming-out-teen-event

* "Report: Antigay Priest Used Position to Sexually Abuse Other Men:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2019/11/26/report-antigay-priest-used-position-sexually-abuse-other-men

* "In bleak report, U.N. says drastic action is only way to avoid worst effects of climate change:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/11/26/bleak-report-un-says-drastic-action-is-only-way-avoid-worst-impacts-climate-change/

* "Stone Pages Archaeo News: World's oldest glue used from prehistoric times:" https://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/006080.html

* "Judge Rules "Presidents Are Not Kings," Meaning Don McGahn May Be Compelled To Testify:"

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* I had three phone calls in about half an hour early enough in my sleep cycle that my hair was still damp. the first one was some long obnoxious robo servey from my health plan I hung up in the middle of because Fuck them. Tavy and I had just drifted off again, when I'm flailing awake and Tavy is ejected from his spot and Livy is skittering away in alarm. Doctor reminder call, which I consider a real call, because I need all the help I can get. The Imperial couple and I resettle, drift off to sleep, Ring! Flail! Cat panic! It wasa real call too, a thing needing my approval to do with the renovation. It took an age to recover from that one. Sigh.

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

* This cracked me up: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/189324534618

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

* "How you can help Hurricane Dorian disaster relief:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/08/hurricane-dorian-disaster-relief-how-you-can-help

* A small, cheap thing to help climate change if you have little money to spare: https://onetreeplanted.org/products/amazon-rainforest-peru

* How to donate to Rainbow Road: https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate

* Here are a bunch of state level links to help people in immigrant detention: https://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/186058182962/woundability-this-4th-of-july-celebrate-the

* Angry about the concentration camps on our Southern Border? Here is a list of useful things you can do: https://medium.com/@togetherandfree/feel-helpless-amidst-the-horrific-immigration-news-youre-not-how-you-can-make-difference-today-108dc42de88e

* "More Organizations to Support Helping Kids in Concentration Camps:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/201920.html

Here is a massive list of things you can do to help refugees inside and outside of the 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/

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

* This is a cool person and the clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com

* HorrorMux is open for apping the next story, which is a Max Mad type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

Or possibly this: https://www.chewy.com/instinct-by-natures-variety-limited/dp/44654

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html

Behind Again.

* "Apple hands Russia a victory in Crimea with map change:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/apple-hands-russia-a-victory-in-crimea-with-map-change-74206789986

* "Trump Tax Records Reveal New Inconsistencies — This Time for Trump Tower:" https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-inc-podcast-trump-tower-tax-records-reveal-new-inconsistencies

* "Russia Inquiry Review Is Expected to Undercut Trump Claim of F.B.I. Spying:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/us/politics/fbi-trump-campaign-inspector-general.html

* "New revelations put Trump on shakier ground:" https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/27/politics/trump-impeachment-revelations/

* "Two OMB officials resigned in part over concerns about Ukraine aid hold, official testifies:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/11/26/two-omb-officials-resigned-voicing-concerns-over-ukraine-aid-hold-official-testifies/

* "Giuliani calls Trump to tell him he was joking about having an 'insurance policy':" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-giuliani-idUSKBN1Y12CF

* "Giuliani was in talks to be paid by Ukraine’s top prosecutor as they together sought damaging information on Democrats:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/giuliani-was-in-talks-to-be-paid-by-ukraines-top-prosecutor-as-they-together-sought-damaging-information-on-democrats/2019/11/27/636c3e86-112d-11ea-b0fc-62cc38411ebb_story.html

* "'The attorney to the mob boss':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-the-attorney-to-the-mob-boss-74201669986

* "U.S. Lacked Technology To Account For Separated Families:" https://www.npr.org/2019/11/27/783513721/new-report-says-u-s-lacked-technology-to-account-for-separated-families

* Things kept preventing me getting into bed. Including Tavy blerping all over it between when I carried food into the living room to take with meds and when I was ready to climb in. Which meant laborious striping to the mattress and remaking it by myself. Sleep ended up being a nap, basically.

I did manage to slide forage in before the Doctor. She ordered a massive number of x-rays. It involved lots of painful standing still, often in particularly nasty for my hips positions. So I'm in an alarming amount of pain and I went up a level on the pain management. I'm now thinking I should have gone up two. Don't worry, I'm not injured. It's prep for a rheum appointment. They haven't done x-rays in a few years and they want to document deterioration. I'm just happy they didn't also order an MRI. Those take for fucking ever and are boring.

I am for real a mess today and only managed about half of Tuesday's news. Thursday I need to do a bunch of baking. Friday and Saturday I have RL and will not be at the computer as much as usual. Posting may be sparse or sporadic.

* These are RL friends and good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

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

* "How you can help Hurricane Dorian disaster relief:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/08/hurricane-dorian-disaster-relief-how-you-can-help

* A small, cheap thing to help climate change if you have little money to spare: https://onetreeplanted.org/products/amazon-rainforest-peru

* How to donate to Rainbow Road: https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate

* Here are a bunch of state level links to help people in immigrant detention: https://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/186058182962/woundability-this-4th-of-july-celebrate-the

* Angry about the concentration camps on our Southern Border? Here is a list of useful things you can do: https://medium.com/@togetherandfree/feel-helpless-amidst-the-horrific-immigration-news-youre-not-how-you-can-make-difference-today-108dc42de88e

* "More Organizations to Support Helping Kids in Concentration Camps:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/201920.html

Here is a massive list of things you can do to help refugees inside and outside of the 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/

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

* This is a cool person and the clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com

* HorrorMux is open for apping the next story, which is a Max Mad type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

Or possibly this: https://www.chewy.com/instinct-by-natures-variety-limited/dp/44654

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html