Friday Morning Posting

* "Trump administration quietly releases Lebanon military aid:" https://apnews.com/ed82bdb9355544cabc43f2aa5a0de7e9

* "China warns U.S. over Uighur bill, raising doubts over early trade deal:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN1Y72P6

* "Trump Says Macron Took Back His Negative Comments: NATO Update:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-04/trump-and-other-leaders-arriving-for-final-day-nato-update

* "Trump makes at least 21 false claims at NATO meetings:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/03/politics/fact-check-trump-nato-trudeau-macron-stoltenberg/index.html

* "Footage appears to show world leaders joking about Trump at Nato summit:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/04/footage-appears-to-show-world-leaders-joking-about-trump-at-nato-summit

* "Russian transgressions met with increasingly weak US response:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/russian-transgressions-met-with-increasingly-weak-us-response-74613829762

* "Barr’s handpicked prosecutor tells inspector general he can’t back right-wing theory that Russia case was U.S. intelligence setup:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/barrs-handpicked-prosecutor-tells-inspector-general-he-cant-back-right-wing-theory-that-russia-case-was-us-intelligence-setup/2019/12/04/17e084dc-16a9-11ea-9110-3b34ce1d92b1_story.html

* "Trump team still stoking Ukraine story despite US intel warning:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-team-still-stoking-ukraine-story-despite-us-intel-warning-74613829997

* "'No choice': Pelosi proceeds with articles of impeachment:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/05/pelosi-reveals-plan-to-proceed-with-articles-of-impeachment-against-trump-076173

* "Democrats consider bribery, obstruction for impeachment articles against Trump:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-consider-bribery-obstruction-for-impeachment-articles-against-trump/2019/12/05/b2e89686-1776-11ea-9110-3b34ce1d92b1_story.html

* "Bi Lawyer Pamela Karlan Delivers 'Bitch-Slap' at Impeachment Hearing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/12/04/bi-lawyer-pamela-karlan-delivers-bitch-slap-impeachment-hearing

* "Trump asks Supreme Court to block subpoena for financial docs:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/05/donald-trump-subpoena-financial-records-076453

* "Karen McDougal, Who Claimed Trump Affair, Sues Fox News:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/us/fox-news-mcdougal.html

* "William Barr says ‘communities’ that protest cops could lose ‘the police protection they need’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/12/04/william-barr-police-protests-communities-race/

“Barr’s words are as revealing as they are disturbing ― flagrantly dismissive of the rights of Americans of color, disrespectful to countless law enforcement officers who work hard to serve their communities, and full of a continuing disregard for the rule of law,” Jeb Fain, a spokesperson for liberal super PAC American Bridge, told HuffPost, which first reported on the comments.

As attorney general, Barr has attacked liberal district attorneys who have pushed for police accountability in cities like Philadelphia and St. Louis and suggested that there should be “zero tolerance for resisting police.”

* "Bernie responds to Buttigieg’s recent remarks on college affordability: ‘He’s wrong’:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/bernie-responds-to-buttigieg-s-recent-remarks-on-college-affordability-he-s-wrong-74608197589

* "Georgia Gov. Kemp taps business executive Kelly Loeffler for Senate seat, with an emphasis on boosting Trump:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/georgia-businesswoman-says-shes-a-pro-trump-conservative-pushes-back-on-gop-criticism/2019/12/04/9acc9494-1609-11ea-a659-7d69641c6ff7_story.html

* "Rep. Denny Heck gives first interview after announcing retirement from Congress:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-denny-heck-gives-first-interview-after-announcing-retirement-from-congress-74605637718

* "DHS may require US citizens be photographed at airports:" https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/dhs-require-us-citizens-photographed-airports-67476028

* TW: Torture "Failures of torture program unexplained, Zubaydah still uncharged:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/failures-of-torture-program-unexplained-zubaydah-still-uncharged-74612806001

* "Australian government urged to expedite asylum claim of two gay Saudi journalists who are still in detention:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/04/saudi-arabia-gay-journalists-asylum-seekers-australia-detention-release/

* "Queer couples in Israel have found a loophole to have their same-sex marriages recognised despite not being legal:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/06/gay-israel-couple-get-married-portugal-same-sex-marriage-not-legal/

* "Gang of teenagers brutally beat gay couple with iron bars leaving one victim with permanent disfigurement:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/06/france-homophobic-attack-assault-hate-crime-la-parisien-sos-homophobie/

* "British University Tells Staff at Dubai Campus to Hide LGBTQ Identity:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2019/12/05/british-university-tells-staff-dubai-campus-hide-lgbtq-identity

* "Donald Trump, the most anti-gay and anti-trans president in recent history, is selling Pride t-shirts:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/06/donald-trump-selling-pride-themed-t-shirts-lgbt-trans-gay/

* "Transgender cyclist swamped with death threats after Donald Trump Jr ‘Twitter tantrum’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/06/donald-trump-jr-rachel-mckinnon-transgender-cyclist-death-threats-twitter/

* "Man attacked with snow shovel and box cutter in alleged homophobic hate crime attack:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/05/boston-hate-crime-snow-shovel-box-cutter-homophobic-attack/

* "Lambda Legal Takes Trans Youth Rights Battle to Appeals Court:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/12/05/lambda-legal-takes-trans-youth-rights-battle-appeals-court

* "Trans woman reveals she was detained at the airport for ‘being transgender’ in emotional viral video:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/05/trans-woman-detained-airport-emotional-video/

* "The little-known story of the nationwide queer protest which happened three whole years before the Stonewall uprising:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/06/queer-protest-pre-stonewall-gay-1966-armed-forces/

* "Queer former Google employees give damning indictment of tech giant after being fired at Thanksgiving:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/04/google-employees-lgbt-queer-federal-charges-tech-giant-fired-labor-law-thanksgiving-employee-activism/

* "Why Estonian pupils shine in global tests:" https://www.bbc.com/news/education-50590581

* "Don't Mess Around With Nancy:"

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* "Speaker Nancy Pelosi: I Don't Hate Anybody:"

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* "Meanwhile... Josh Brolin's Butthole Is Sunburned:"

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* "Astrid Weiske & Erica Atnip Queertangofestival Berlin 2014:"

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* My suspicion that my gum might be starting to infect proved correct, but I think we nipped it in the bud. Hooray or antimicrobial rinse! The swelling on the interior was completely gone by the time I finished errands and by now, (Nearly bedtime), the swelling in front is about the third of the size. At this rate, I expect it to be nearly healed heal by the end of weekend.

Reminder: I'm heavily scheduled for the next couple weeks and my body is really going through a chronic illness bad patch. I am doing my best getting Impeachment stuff up on time, but the rolling delays are unavoidable until I can start getting enough of the right kind of rest while not also fighting some pathogen.

* Was prepping this for posting Friday morning when we had an Internet outage. I gave up and went to bed. Apologies.

* 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

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

* 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 currently running 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

The dry food I was going to try (less urgent) is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

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

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