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gwydion* I keep saying his lies and nonsense have real world consequences. They used 45's claim that rocks are the same as rifles and his threat to order the army to illegally shoot refugees to literally murder peaceful protesters. Real human beings died so 45 could work up race hatred in his base to help Republicans win elections. "Trump's Remarks Are Already Being Used To Justify Shooting Protesters:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/matthewchampion/trump-mexico-migrant-caravan-rocks-firearms-nigeria
* "The Pentagon has prepared a cyber attack against Russia:" https://www.publicintegrity.org/2018/11/02/22421/pentagon-has-prepared-cyber-attack-against-russia
* None of this makes any sense to me from a foreign policy perspective. "Trump set to reimpose all Iran sanctions lifted by Obama:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/02/politics/pompeo-iran-sanction-exemptions/index.html
* Can we take a moment to appreciate that 45 is metaphorically a White Walker in the "sanctions are Coming" meme he's so proud of? He's decided to brand himself as the ultimate nihilistic evil for some reason.
* "Court denies Trump's request to appeal ruling allowing emoluments case to proceed:" https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/414585-court-denies-trumps-request-to-appeal-ruling-allowing-emoluments
* "Dining club emails reveal Kavanaugh's close ties to Trump's solicitor general:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/brett-kavanaugh-eureka-club-noel-francisco-emails
* "Secret waiver clears possible Trump Russia Rosenstein replacement:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/secret-waiver-clears-possible-trump-russia-rosenstein-replacement-1360763459688?v=railb&
* "White House is worried Secy. Zinke broke federal rules: Report:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/white-house-is-worried-secy-zinke-broke-federal-rules-report-1360659011700?v=railb&
* "Trump official picks bad time to oppose minimum wage out loud:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-official-picks-bad-time-to-oppose-minimum-wage-out-loud-1360762948001?v=railb&
* "Oprah Winfrey campaigns with Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams:"
* "Obama boosts Abrams, bashes Kemp on voting rights in Georgia speech:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/02/obama-2018-midterms-georgia-stacey-abrams-959430
* Only if we win, so vote! "As Dems Prepare Investigative Barrage, Key White House Lawyer Jobs Remain Vacant:" https://www.npr.org/2018/11/02/662112853/democrats-say-house-majority-would-mean-investigative-barrage-not-impeachment
* "John Brennan endorses Democrat Beto O'Rourke in Texas Senate race:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/midterms-2018-4-days-november-6-n930251
* ""Fartenberry": Professor claims he was threatened for liking a social media post mocking a GOP Congressman:" https://www.newsweek.com/congressman-chief-staff-allegedly-threatened-professor-vandalized-fartenberry-1197840
* I don't understand how this isn't a violation of the 1st Amendment as it's a government official using government resources to destroy someone's life in retaliation for liking something on Facebook, which is pretty clearly a protected activity. "“Fartenberry” yard sign prank causes quite a stir:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-fartenberry-yard-sign-prank-causes-quite-a-stir-1360669763890?v=railb&
* "Republicans Have a Secret Weapon in the Midterms: Massive Voter Suppression:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-have-a-secret-weapon-in-the-midterms-voter-suppression
* "Court rejects Kemp's attempt to block new citizen voters:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/court-rejects-kemp-s-attempt-to-block-new-citizen-voters-1360763459741?v=railb&
* "Brian Kemp’s Voter Suppression Tactics Take a Hit in Court:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/brian-kemp-voter-suppression-georgia-751346/
* "Trump: 'The fake news is creating violence':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-fake-news-creating-violence-n930576
* "FBI confirms suspicious package sent to Tom Steyer:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-packages-steyer/fbi-confirms-suspicious-package-sent-to-tom-steyer-idUSKCN1N72DU
* "Michael Cohen Says Trump Repeatedly Used Racist Language in Private:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/11/michael-cohen-trump-racist-language
* "Trump insults of African-Americans follows recognizable pattern:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-insults-of-african-americans-follows-recognizable-pattern-1360767043695?v=railb&
* "Michael Cohen speaks out with new accusations of Trump racism:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/michael-cohen-speaks-out-with-new-accusations-of-trump-racism-1360765507953?v=railb&
* "Trump reverses claim that US would shoot rock-throwing migrants:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/02/politics/donald-trump-rock-throwing-migrants/index.html
* "How Trump’s controversial anti-immigrant video skirts rules for political ads:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-controversial-anti-immigrant-video-skirts-rules-political/story?id=58912789
* I am sad, but unfortunately not surprised. "Professional mermaids say 'merverts' are making their lives a hassle:" https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/professional-mermaids-merverts-cosplay-dress-up-13358424.php
* "Arizona cancels vaccine program after backlash from parents who don't vaccinate:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2018/10/18/arizona-course-vaccines-canceled-after-parental-backlash/1149710002/
* "OPSO: Man says ghost planted meth on him after he was attacked with axe:" https://www.knoe.com/content/news/OPSO-Man-says-ghost-planted-meth-in-home-after-he-was-attacked-with-axe-495058491.html
* "Tracing Modernism's Roots in Tuberculosis Hospitals:" https://www.citylab.com/design/2018/10/how-tuberculosis-epidemic-influenced-modernist-architecture/573868/
* "Oprah's New Favorite Thing: Campaigning In Georgia:"
* "A Nation Of Immigrants Is Being Told To Fear Immigrants:"
* "James Corden & Ariana Grande Visit an Escape Room:"
* Re: My Choice of Sources for News Links: I’m not posting the anonymous ask I just got as it is a nonsense libelous conspiracy theory.
I mention it because of my sincere bafflement as to why someone reading my journal, in which I hardly ever use the Wall street journal for anything as I don’t read it, it’s not a preferred source for a variety of reasons, and is hardly ever relevant to my interests, would bother writing in a long attack on them to me based on what looks like stuff they or someone else in the Conspiracy Theory Swamps made up. It seemed addressed to me as if I liked them and was in some way a partizan. O.o
Like, I wish they hadn’t been anonymous so that I could directly ask them what they were thinking and why they chose to target me with them. I am pretty sure I liked to the WSJ at some point in the past because I literally couldn’t find whatever it was somewhere else, but really? Why not put this energy into engaging with someone who actually would be relevant to the fantasy they subscribed to.
For the record, I’m super poor, which means I have to rely on free articles and I’m guessing most of my readers are the same. If I had money to buy a subscription to any paper in the country at all, I’d pick the Washington Post and/or the Seattle Times. I’d pick the Post because I think they are the best at what they do right now. I used to take both my local paper and the Seattle P-I, back before the P-I and the Times became one thing. My local paper is terrible and literally makes up quotes, is unreliable as to facts, and has a serious editorial bias. They also are big on vicctim blaming and wentfull on character assassination on him even though he was about as innocent as it’s possible to be and literally worked for them. Did I mention they area shitty employer? well that too. I vowed never to give them another penny for any reason as a result. I love and support local papers and believe they are incredibly important. I thought I’d always be a local paper subscriber, but not to this particular one. If the PI hadn’t been so expensive that I had to drop my subscription, I’d still be reading the PI/Times. I miss being as up on state politics as I used to be, but my financial situation is going to be incredibl precarious for the next few years.
So anyway, if I had money to online subscribe to the Post? I’d do it, but I don’t. As a result, I try to save my free articles for the most important things. Same with other limited access things like the NYT, Wired, Vanity Fair, etc.. I do my best to choose the most reliable source out of a set covering an issue that doesn’t involve pay walls. I carry a whole tiered list in my head, and while I can’t always get the best, I do try for the best I can reasonably get. I don’t link things like the Daily Mail, the Sun, mic.com, the New York Post, though I will occasionally end up with their links in the comments, which I can’t help. This is also why sometimes I will link different versions of the same basic news item. They generally have different takes or different secondary information/context/etc., or it might be a situation where a reader might prefer one source over another. Do you want just the basic facts or do you want it in a larger political historical context for example.
I thought I’d mention how I do my selection since it occasionally comes up and this weird anon thing reminded me I should probably explain why I do things the way I do.
I can not 100% know anything close to all the English Language news outlets in the world. I don’t even try. When I’m forced to sample from an unfamiliar outlet, I do try to google search them for bias and reputation, but that’s not going to be perfect. If I sample something you know isn’t a good source, feel free to let me know and I’ll look deeper into it. I can’t reasonably go back and dig that source out of everything I’ve posted across social media all the way back to the mid-oughts, but I can amend going forward, as I have on past occasions when such things were pointed out to me.
I do my best, and with me especially as I’m not a journalist, remember to look skeptically at anywhere you get links and news. We all have selection bias, whether in history, journalism, or in life. I do this because I have time and interest to try to share things going on the world with people who are busy and can’t possibly keep up. I am one disabled person in frail health. Do not take what I post as anything close to everything out there. I do my best, but again, one person with particular interests and biases. What you see here is whatever I managed to find that dayish.
So caveat emptor.
* I have been going out and feeding the Kaiju kitties I am meant to be sitting and giving them the pettins, stealing their poop, etc.. I'm managing to get around okay, though slower and more awkwardly. I didn't bother with even the mild PRNs for sleep after the second night as it's manageable. I am at that annoying stage in the healing process where I forget and accidentally wiggle my toes periodically. Ouch. The foot cast thingie really does help as i'm not constantly re-injuring or irritating it or having to jam the foot into a shoe. The whole being retired thing is helping as I'm not constantly on it while I'm trying to heal.
I was too tired and achey to forage today, so I slept in and switched the apartment over to Gothmas Phase three configuration, in which I remove all of the exterior Halloween specific stuff, which involved me in cast on a ladder which is an incredibly dangerous combination. I leave the lights up and rearrange all the free gourds I accumulated to give me cover for not taking the lights down with the HOA so it all looks like a "Harvest Display" instead of me just carrying on with Gothmas until early January because that's how I roll. The exterior stuff I took down is now in the usual box and bin in my closet. Tavy was nonchalant about most of the boxing and spent in in my bed, emerging only once for an abortive attempt to "help" to the dismay of every one involved. He's seen enough to know that boxing isn't nearly as exciting as unboxing and apt to get one stepped on. Livia came during last year's Gothmas phase 3, so boxing is still both alarming and exciting, but she sensibly mostly watched the proceedings from my office desk where shewas out of the way but could waltch, though she did come stand in the patio doorway to watch the great untangling.
They are very good kitties, really.
This was nearly all of today's spoons, but it means I can rest on decorations until after Friendsgiving.
* I am reading "The Yorshire Tragedy" and I can easily see why they leave it out of the cannon even though Shakespeare's name is printed on it.
(Don’t bother, it’s awful and the main character’s behavior makes no sense.)
* Snerk: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1057256706537897984.html?
* 3ish days; no bids. BPAL: Krampus (2012) (Yule (LE)): Sinister red musk, black leather, dusty rags, and wooden switches. Just Below shoulder. https://www.ebay.com/itm/302936589763?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.
* Naral https://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/donate/supportnaral/#.W7nPzmNRfIU
* Planned Paranthood: https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/onlineactions/hkv0R7LN0E-Q-U5mXFaXRA2?sourceid=1004272&ms=4NALz1800K1N1A&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4I2IxID03QIVA7bACh3CCwHWEAAYASAAEgKlD_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
* "Resources for Male Victims of Abuse:" http://butlerbookbinding.tumblr.com/post/178933672694/resources-for-male-victims-of-abuse
* Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab is doing a fundraiser for legal defense of refugee children in ICE detention. https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/activism/deliver-them-from-the-hands-of-the-wicked/
* Donate to HIAS to help refugees: https://act.hias.org/page/6048/donate/1
* Want to contribute directly to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services fund? "Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services:" https://www.raicestexas.org/
* Support Kids at the Border: http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/175022384240/support-the-kids-at-the-border
* 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
* I was asked for a list of important races one might donate money to if one had money to donate.
Beto O'Rourke, Senate Race, Texas: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/betofortexas-ads-ms-gl?refcode=ads_180705_dd_google_search_ad001_tc_kw&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3L3mh-3_3QIVgXp-Ch2FXAyoEAAYASAAEgL-zfD_BwE
Kyrsten Sinema, Senate Race, Arizona: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ks-gen-search?refcode=gs_postpri_1808_ks&amount=25.00&recurring=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsP3yp-3_3QIVAqvsCh1U7AYTEAAYASAAEgKAUvD_BwE
Bill Nelson, Senate Race, Florida: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nelson_search?refcode=ads_google_nat_search
Jacky Rosen, Senate Race, Nevada: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jr-ads2?refcode=ads_google_d2d_nat&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2_L3zu3_3QIVgYd-Ch2JDQ_wEAAYASAAEgJAlvD_BwE
Heidi Heitkamp, Senate, is currently losing in North Dakota and can for sure use the money: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/hh4nd?refcode=ads_google_nat_d2d&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwbHtxu7_3QIVBNbACh0RZQmNEAAYASAAEgLnrvD_BwE
Abigail Spanberger, House of Reps, Virginia: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/spanberger_website?refcode=landing
Ammar Campa-Najjar, House of Reps, California: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/campacampaign
J.D. Scholten, house of Reps, Iowa: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/scholten4iowakickoff
Stacey Abrams, Governor Race, Georgia: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-stacey-searchdtd?refcode=ads-180625-gs-natl-sdtd-search-ad2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhZXw3e3_3QIViONkCh0XoguaEAAYASAAEgIdIfD_BwE
Andrew Gillum, Governor Race, Florida: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gillum-primary-win?refcode=website&_ga=2.10258421.1582336703.1539312722-966284395.1539312722
Tony Evers, Governor Race, Wisconsin: https://tonyevers.com/
If you have more close race or endangered Candidates you think should be on the master list, please let me know.
* 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? 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/
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* This is a cool person and the swimsuits are being made from an ethical source. LGBTQIA+ swimsuits: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NerdyKeppie?ref=l2-shopheader-name§ion_id=24021616
* 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.comn
* "The Pentagon has prepared a cyber attack against Russia:" https://www.publicintegrity.org/2018/11/02/22421/pentagon-has-prepared-cyber-attack-against-russia
* None of this makes any sense to me from a foreign policy perspective. "Trump set to reimpose all Iran sanctions lifted by Obama:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/02/politics/pompeo-iran-sanction-exemptions/index.html
* Can we take a moment to appreciate that 45 is metaphorically a White Walker in the "sanctions are Coming" meme he's so proud of? He's decided to brand himself as the ultimate nihilistic evil for some reason.
* "Court denies Trump's request to appeal ruling allowing emoluments case to proceed:" https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/414585-court-denies-trumps-request-to-appeal-ruling-allowing-emoluments
* "Dining club emails reveal Kavanaugh's close ties to Trump's solicitor general:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/brett-kavanaugh-eureka-club-noel-francisco-emails
* "Secret waiver clears possible Trump Russia Rosenstein replacement:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/secret-waiver-clears-possible-trump-russia-rosenstein-replacement-1360763459688?v=railb&
* "White House is worried Secy. Zinke broke federal rules: Report:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/white-house-is-worried-secy-zinke-broke-federal-rules-report-1360659011700?v=railb&
* "Trump official picks bad time to oppose minimum wage out loud:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-official-picks-bad-time-to-oppose-minimum-wage-out-loud-1360762948001?v=railb&
* "Oprah Winfrey campaigns with Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams:"
* "Obama boosts Abrams, bashes Kemp on voting rights in Georgia speech:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/02/obama-2018-midterms-georgia-stacey-abrams-959430
* Only if we win, so vote! "As Dems Prepare Investigative Barrage, Key White House Lawyer Jobs Remain Vacant:" https://www.npr.org/2018/11/02/662112853/democrats-say-house-majority-would-mean-investigative-barrage-not-impeachment
* "John Brennan endorses Democrat Beto O'Rourke in Texas Senate race:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/midterms-2018-4-days-november-6-n930251
* ""Fartenberry": Professor claims he was threatened for liking a social media post mocking a GOP Congressman:" https://www.newsweek.com/congressman-chief-staff-allegedly-threatened-professor-vandalized-fartenberry-1197840
* I don't understand how this isn't a violation of the 1st Amendment as it's a government official using government resources to destroy someone's life in retaliation for liking something on Facebook, which is pretty clearly a protected activity. "“Fartenberry” yard sign prank causes quite a stir:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-fartenberry-yard-sign-prank-causes-quite-a-stir-1360669763890?v=railb&
* "Republicans Have a Secret Weapon in the Midterms: Massive Voter Suppression:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-have-a-secret-weapon-in-the-midterms-voter-suppression
* "Court rejects Kemp's attempt to block new citizen voters:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/court-rejects-kemp-s-attempt-to-block-new-citizen-voters-1360763459741?v=railb&
* "Brian Kemp’s Voter Suppression Tactics Take a Hit in Court:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/brian-kemp-voter-suppression-georgia-751346/
* "Trump: 'The fake news is creating violence':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-fake-news-creating-violence-n930576
* "FBI confirms suspicious package sent to Tom Steyer:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-packages-steyer/fbi-confirms-suspicious-package-sent-to-tom-steyer-idUSKCN1N72DU
* "Michael Cohen Says Trump Repeatedly Used Racist Language in Private:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/11/michael-cohen-trump-racist-language
* "Trump insults of African-Americans follows recognizable pattern:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-insults-of-african-americans-follows-recognizable-pattern-1360767043695?v=railb&
* "Michael Cohen speaks out with new accusations of Trump racism:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/michael-cohen-speaks-out-with-new-accusations-of-trump-racism-1360765507953?v=railb&
* "Trump reverses claim that US would shoot rock-throwing migrants:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/02/politics/donald-trump-rock-throwing-migrants/index.html
* "How Trump’s controversial anti-immigrant video skirts rules for political ads:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-controversial-anti-immigrant-video-skirts-rules-political/story?id=58912789
* I am sad, but unfortunately not surprised. "Professional mermaids say 'merverts' are making their lives a hassle:" https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/professional-mermaids-merverts-cosplay-dress-up-13358424.php
* "Arizona cancels vaccine program after backlash from parents who don't vaccinate:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2018/10/18/arizona-course-vaccines-canceled-after-parental-backlash/1149710002/
* "OPSO: Man says ghost planted meth on him after he was attacked with axe:" https://www.knoe.com/content/news/OPSO-Man-says-ghost-planted-meth-in-home-after-he-was-attacked-with-axe-495058491.html
* "Tracing Modernism's Roots in Tuberculosis Hospitals:" https://www.citylab.com/design/2018/10/how-tuberculosis-epidemic-influenced-modernist-architecture/573868/
* "Oprah's New Favorite Thing: Campaigning In Georgia:"
* "A Nation Of Immigrants Is Being Told To Fear Immigrants:"
* "James Corden & Ariana Grande Visit an Escape Room:"
* Re: My Choice of Sources for News Links: I’m not posting the anonymous ask I just got as it is a nonsense libelous conspiracy theory.
I mention it because of my sincere bafflement as to why someone reading my journal, in which I hardly ever use the Wall street journal for anything as I don’t read it, it’s not a preferred source for a variety of reasons, and is hardly ever relevant to my interests, would bother writing in a long attack on them to me based on what looks like stuff they or someone else in the Conspiracy Theory Swamps made up. It seemed addressed to me as if I liked them and was in some way a partizan. O.o
Like, I wish they hadn’t been anonymous so that I could directly ask them what they were thinking and why they chose to target me with them. I am pretty sure I liked to the WSJ at some point in the past because I literally couldn’t find whatever it was somewhere else, but really? Why not put this energy into engaging with someone who actually would be relevant to the fantasy they subscribed to.
For the record, I’m super poor, which means I have to rely on free articles and I’m guessing most of my readers are the same. If I had money to buy a subscription to any paper in the country at all, I’d pick the Washington Post and/or the Seattle Times. I’d pick the Post because I think they are the best at what they do right now. I used to take both my local paper and the Seattle P-I, back before the P-I and the Times became one thing. My local paper is terrible and literally makes up quotes, is unreliable as to facts, and has a serious editorial bias. They also are big on vicctim blaming and wentfull on character assassination on him even though he was about as innocent as it’s possible to be and literally worked for them. Did I mention they area shitty employer? well that too. I vowed never to give them another penny for any reason as a result. I love and support local papers and believe they are incredibly important. I thought I’d always be a local paper subscriber, but not to this particular one. If the PI hadn’t been so expensive that I had to drop my subscription, I’d still be reading the PI/Times. I miss being as up on state politics as I used to be, but my financial situation is going to be incredibl precarious for the next few years.
So anyway, if I had money to online subscribe to the Post? I’d do it, but I don’t. As a result, I try to save my free articles for the most important things. Same with other limited access things like the NYT, Wired, Vanity Fair, etc.. I do my best to choose the most reliable source out of a set covering an issue that doesn’t involve pay walls. I carry a whole tiered list in my head, and while I can’t always get the best, I do try for the best I can reasonably get. I don’t link things like the Daily Mail, the Sun, mic.com, the New York Post, though I will occasionally end up with their links in the comments, which I can’t help. This is also why sometimes I will link different versions of the same basic news item. They generally have different takes or different secondary information/context/etc., or it might be a situation where a reader might prefer one source over another. Do you want just the basic facts or do you want it in a larger political historical context for example.
I thought I’d mention how I do my selection since it occasionally comes up and this weird anon thing reminded me I should probably explain why I do things the way I do.
I can not 100% know anything close to all the English Language news outlets in the world. I don’t even try. When I’m forced to sample from an unfamiliar outlet, I do try to google search them for bias and reputation, but that’s not going to be perfect. If I sample something you know isn’t a good source, feel free to let me know and I’ll look deeper into it. I can’t reasonably go back and dig that source out of everything I’ve posted across social media all the way back to the mid-oughts, but I can amend going forward, as I have on past occasions when such things were pointed out to me.
I do my best, and with me especially as I’m not a journalist, remember to look skeptically at anywhere you get links and news. We all have selection bias, whether in history, journalism, or in life. I do this because I have time and interest to try to share things going on the world with people who are busy and can’t possibly keep up. I am one disabled person in frail health. Do not take what I post as anything close to everything out there. I do my best, but again, one person with particular interests and biases. What you see here is whatever I managed to find that dayish.
So caveat emptor.
* I have been going out and feeding the Kaiju kitties I am meant to be sitting and giving them the pettins, stealing their poop, etc.. I'm managing to get around okay, though slower and more awkwardly. I didn't bother with even the mild PRNs for sleep after the second night as it's manageable. I am at that annoying stage in the healing process where I forget and accidentally wiggle my toes periodically. Ouch. The foot cast thingie really does help as i'm not constantly re-injuring or irritating it or having to jam the foot into a shoe. The whole being retired thing is helping as I'm not constantly on it while I'm trying to heal.
I was too tired and achey to forage today, so I slept in and switched the apartment over to Gothmas Phase three configuration, in which I remove all of the exterior Halloween specific stuff, which involved me in cast on a ladder which is an incredibly dangerous combination. I leave the lights up and rearrange all the free gourds I accumulated to give me cover for not taking the lights down with the HOA so it all looks like a "Harvest Display" instead of me just carrying on with Gothmas until early January because that's how I roll. The exterior stuff I took down is now in the usual box and bin in my closet. Tavy was nonchalant about most of the boxing and spent in in my bed, emerging only once for an abortive attempt to "help" to the dismay of every one involved. He's seen enough to know that boxing isn't nearly as exciting as unboxing and apt to get one stepped on. Livia came during last year's Gothmas phase 3, so boxing is still both alarming and exciting, but she sensibly mostly watched the proceedings from my office desk where shewas out of the way but could waltch, though she did come stand in the patio doorway to watch the great untangling.
They are very good kitties, really.
This was nearly all of today's spoons, but it means I can rest on decorations until after Friendsgiving.
* I am reading "The Yorshire Tragedy" and I can easily see why they leave it out of the cannon even though Shakespeare's name is printed on it.
(Don’t bother, it’s awful and the main character’s behavior makes no sense.)
* Snerk: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1057256706537897984.html?
* 3ish days; no bids. BPAL: Krampus (2012) (Yule (LE)): Sinister red musk, black leather, dusty rags, and wooden switches. Just Below shoulder. https://www.ebay.com/itm/302936589763?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.
* Naral https://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/donate/supportnaral/#.W7nPzmNRfIU
* Planned Paranthood: https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/onlineactions/hkv0R7LN0E-Q-U5mXFaXRA2?sourceid=1004272&ms=4NALz1800K1N1A&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4I2IxID03QIVA7bACh3CCwHWEAAYASAAEgKlD_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
* "Resources for Male Victims of Abuse:" http://butlerbookbinding.tumblr.com/post/178933672694/resources-for-male-victims-of-abuse
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* Support Kids at the Border: http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/175022384240/support-the-kids-at-the-border
* 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
* I was asked for a list of important races one might donate money to if one had money to donate.
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Tony Evers, Governor Race, Wisconsin: https://tonyevers.com/
If you have more close race or endangered Candidates you think should be on the master list, please let me know.
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Date: 2018-11-04 07:03 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2018-11-04 09:28 am (UTC)I am, by the way in the school of thought that thinks Edward III ought to be in cannon. It's uneven, rather like King John, but it fits in well with the earlier histories stylistically and there is clearly a reason a lot of Shakespeare scholars argue for inclusion.
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Date: 2018-11-08 09:36 am (UTC)The whole WSJ thing...I almost wonder if someone should turn them around and verbally push them in the direction of the site where people actually read that sort of thing on the regular, as it most likely isn't anywhere on this one? Fwiw WSJ is increasingly opening more articles up to free reading but still has limits and swings too far right to do much more than bore or incense me much of the time.
As to the WaPo, I need to make a top level/sticky so I can stop doing this one on one across all of DW...if you use a browser that supports extensions (don't know if Edge supports this one, though, so you might want to try with Firefox or Chrome) you could install this add-on and read the WaPo until you can't take it anymore - no limits.
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Date: 2018-11-08 11:01 am (UTC)I'll give it a try.