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[gwydion]

* "Ukraine president warns Russia tensions could lead to 'full-scale war':" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/27/russia-to-charge-ukrainian-sailors-as-kerch-crisis-deepens

* "European court to rule on whether article 50 can be reversed:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/27/brexit-european-court-to-rule-on-whether-article-50-can-be-reversed

* "France returns 26 artworks to Benin as report urges restitution:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-france-art/france-returns-26-artworks-to-benin-as-report-urges-restitution-idUSKCN1NS1GH

* "Russia's chief of military intelligence, Igor Korobov, dies after illness:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/22/russias-chief-of-military-intelligence-gru-igor-korobov-dies-after-illness

"General Colonel Korobov, 62, reportedly started feeling unwell in mid-September, after a meeting with Vladimir Putin and a wave of criticism towards the agency for a series of failings, widely exposed in both Russian and foreign media, including the botched attempt to assassinate former GRU colonel Sergei Skripal and uncovering of an attempted cyber-attack on the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the Netherlands."

* "Scientist in China defends human embryo gene editing:" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/28/scientist-in-china-defends-human-embryo-gene-editing

* "Gunmen try to storm Chinese consulate:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46313136

* "U.S. senators ask White House to probe ZTE work in Venezuela:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-zte-exclusive/us-senators-ask-white-house-to-probe-zte-work-in-venezuela-idUSKCN1NX1WK

* "Trump Ramped Up Drone Strikes in America’s Shadow Wars:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-ramped-up-drone-strikes-in-americas-shadow-wars

* "Tensions over Trump and Khashoggi erupt in the Senate:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/28/pompeo-khashoggi-saudi-crown-prince-1023850

* "Jared Kushner pushed to inflate Saudi arms deal to $110 billion: Sources:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/kushner-pushed-inflate-saudi-arms-deal-110-billion/story?id=59418244

* The nonsense level makes my head hurt. It’s also terrifying that this person is in charge of anything at all,let alone our country. "Trump slams Fed chair, questions climate change and threatens to cancel Putin meeting in wide-ranging interview with The Post:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-slams-fed-chair-questions-climate-change-and-threatens-to-cancel-putin-meeting-in-wide-ranging-interview-with-the-post/2018/11/27/4362fae8-f26c-11e8-aeea-b85fd44449f5_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a81c874a5c80

* "Trump’s gut might be even smarter than his brain:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-s-gut-might-be-even-smarter-than-his-brain-1383275075827

* "Trump answers key Mueller questions on WikiLeaks and Trump Tower meeting:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/28/politics/trump-mueller-answers-wikileaks-trump-tower/index.html

* "Manafort’s Lawyer Said to Brief Trump Attorneys on What He Told Mueller:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/us/politics/manafort-lawyer-trump-cooperation.html

* "Republicans block Mueller protection bill from Senate floor vote:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/28/mueller-bill-senate-mcconnell-1023314

* "Judge orders Papadopoulos to report to prison on Monday:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/25/politics/papadopoulos-request-denied-must-report-prison/index.html

* "Unlike Nixon, Trump misconduct piling up in full public view:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/unlike-nixon-trump-misconduct-piling-up-in-full-public-view-1383368771987

* "Trump even more egregious than Nixon in attacking investigation:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-even-more-egregious-than-nixon-in-attacking-investigation-1383368771892

* "US agency opens case file on potential Whitaker Hatch Act violations:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/21/politics/matt-whitaker-2014-senate-campaign-donations/index.html

* Treason is a capital crime. 45 wants a man jailed and possibly killed for doing his job and obeying the law. "Trump appears to accuse Rosenstein of treason in tweeted meme:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/28/trump-rosenstein-treason-meme-1023315

* "Goodlatte: ‘It’s awfully tough’ for Ivanka Trump to comply with email standards:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/26/bob-goodlatte-ivanka-trump-emails-hillary-clinton-1017364

* Do Not Want. "Bill Shine to Get Paid by Fox News and White House Simultaneously:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/report-bill-shine-to-get-paid-by-fox-news-and-white-house-simultaneously

* "‘Fox & Friends’ Fed Script to Trump’s EPA Chief, Emails Show:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-and-friends-fed-interview-script-to-trumps-epa-chief-emails-show

* Republicans did this knowing it would make people sick and might kill people because they believe corporations are people, but 99% of humans aren't. This is what deregulation means. The deliberateness of the harm can be seen in their persistence when they could easily revert to the old guidelines. "The FDA Killed a Rule That Could Have Prevented the Latest E. Coli Outbreak:" https://www.gq.com/story/fda-policy-ecoli-romaine

* "GOP Rep. Mia Love Rips Trump In Concession Speech, Calls Him 'Transactional':" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mia-love-concession-trump-transactional_us_5bfc2dfee4b03b230fa57463

* "NYT devalues Pelosi nomination win qualifying clause:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nyt-devalues-pelosi-nomination-win-qualifying-clause-1383368259936

* "Cox declares victory after adding to lead over Valadao in last contested Congressional race:" https://www.fresnobee.com/news/politics-government/election/local-election/article222265235.html

* "House Republicans unveil giant tax package:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/26/house-republicans-tax-package-1017368

* If Tim Scott is your Senator, now is an excellent time to protest Farr's appointment. If Jeff Flake is your Senator, please contact him to tell him to stand firm on his no vote pledge until Mueller is protected. Farr has a long history of racist voter suppression up to the present day.

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/

* "The NRA Just Reported Losing $55 Million in Income:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-nra-just-reported-losing-dollar55-million-in-income

* "Trump threatens government shutdown over border wall funding:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/28/trump-politico-interview-1023306

* "DHS Wouldn’t Take Mattis’ No for an Answer on Lethal Force:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/dhs-wouldnt-take-mattis-no-for-an-answer-on-lethal-force

* "Mexico denies deal with US on asylum seekers at border:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/24/trump-border-policy-asylum-seekers-mexico-agrees

* "Trump Administration Waived Background Check Requirements for Staff at Largest Detention Center for Migrant Children:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/11/tornillo-migrant-children-camp-background-checks.html

* "Trump 'temporary' detention camp for immigrant kids still growing:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-temporary-detention-camp-for-immigrant-kids-still-growing-1383370307700

* "No end set for immigrant kids' internment at 'temporary' camp:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/no-end-set-for-immigrant-kids-internment-at-temporary-camp-1383368771966

* Note: The Salvation Army is notoriously an anti-LGBTQIA+ hate group, so they may be "embarrassed" but the ideologies aren't that far apart. "Salvation Army Apologizes After Hells Angels Bell Ringers Don Racist Patches:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/salvation-army-walmart-hells-angels-white-supremacy_us_5bfc7d48e4b0771fb6bd38ca

* "Trump takes bid to restrict transgender troops to Supreme Court:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-transgender-idUSKCN1NS292

* "Paul Manafort's Double Flip, Trump's Climate Change Jibberish and Ivanka's Email Snafu:"

* "Australia's Glorious Giant Cow:"

* "Meet District Attorney Mark Gonzalez, Criminal Justice Reformer:"

* "James Corden Flunks Eddie Redmayne's Wizard Test:"

"James Corden Flunks Eddie Redmayne's Wizard Test" (Watch on YouTube)

* Squirrel gave me tire money for an early Solstice present. I spent nearly four hours, headachey from hunger in their tire smelling waiting room, but the young man found a discount combination that got me four of the cheapest tires for what by rights should have been the price of two. I lost forage window and onsite parking, but I am no longer taking my life into my hands every time I get behind the wheel. I desperately need realignment, but there is nothing for it.

* Missing Friend Update: He apparently let a member of the extended friend network know he was alive earlier Wednesday evening. Though he is not technically found, he is safe.

* BPAL: Krampus (2012) (Yule (LE)): Sinister red musk, black leather, dusty rags, and wooden switches. Just Below shoulder. https://www.ebay.com/itm/BPAL-Krampus-2012-Yule-Limited-Edition/302973983569

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

* Trans Helplines: https://www.translifeline.org/

* Espy is running to be the first black Senator from Mississippi since reconstruction against a woman who thinks lynching jokes and voter suppression are funny. Investing in him now is an investment in the future. Donate Here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/espy

* 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

* 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/

* 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

Comments

[conuly]

* Missing Friend Update: He apparently let a member of the extended friend network know he was alive earlier Wednesday evening. Though he is not technically found, he is safe.

This is good to hear ♥

[gwydion]

There have been two more contacts today. We won't consider him safe until someone actually lays eyes on him and can assess his condition, but we are hopeful.

[captain_havoc]

Hopeful news about the friend...! Hoping more will be coming soon.

[gwydion]

They found him late Thursday night! He is safe and being looked after!