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Dec. 9th, 2018 06:52 am* "'Dark day': migrant rescue ship Aquarius ends operations:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/07/dark-day-migrant-rescue-ship-aquarius-ends-operations-mediterranean
* "Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer elected Merkel's successor as CDU leader:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/07/annegret-kramp-karrenbauer-elected-merkels-successor-as-christian-democrat-leader
* TW: Pedophilia. "Former archbishop Philip Wilson acquitted of covering up child sexual abuse:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/06/former-archbishop-philip-wilson-acquitted-of-covering-up-sex-abuse
* "In potential blow to Manafort, Supreme Court unlikely to change double jeopardy rule:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/potential-blow-manafort-supreme-court-unlikely-change-double-jeopardy-rule-n944891
* "Trump to name former Fox anchor Heather Nauert as next UN ambassador:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/06/heather-nauert-un-ambassador-pick-trump
* "Trump calls Tillerson 'dumb as a rock' and 'lazy as hell':" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/07/trump-tillerson-dumb-lazy-1051485
"When the president would say, ‘Here's what I want to do, and here's how I want to do it,’ and I'd have to say to him, ‘Well, Mr. President, I understand what you want to do but you can't do it that way. It violates the law, it violates the treaty, you know,’” Tillerson said during comments at a fundraiser in Houston."
* "Trump confirms he will nominate William Barr to be attorney general:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-confirms-he-will-pick-william-barr-as-his-next-attorney-general/2018/12/07/6e8d28ba-fa2d-11e8-863c-9e2f864d47e7_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.abcd5e9f3ef1
* "The Justice Department Still Hasn't Told The Government Accountability Office That Jeff Sessions Quit:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisgeidner/justice-department-sessions-whitaker-gao
* Remember that children in poverty rely on School lunches for nutrition. "Trump administration finalizes rollback of Obama-era school lunch regulations:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-finalizes-rollback-school-lunch-regulations-championed/story?id=59661517
* "Ilhan Omar shuts down right-wing pastor who says Congress is becoming ‘Islamic republic’:" https://thinkprogress.org/ilhan-omar-response-right-wing-pastor-says-congress-will-look-like-islamic-republic-7afd53e4fac7/?fbclid=IwAR0a2FRX7sgZtIeD7uyAq8HQmF9jy5aOB5DF8VIeWeDlZjL6aC7PRJ1wC3s
* "Self-professed neo-Nazi James A. Fields Jr. convicted of first-degree murder in car-ramming that killed one, injured dozens:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/jury-set-to-begin-deliberations-in-james-a-fields-jr-car-ramming-trial/2018/12/06/65d38748-f9b3-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a860188fd61c
* "A Prominent White Supremacist Is An EMT In Virginia. Now The State Is Investigating Him.:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-supremacist-emt-alex-mcnabb_us_5c0aeed4e4b0a606a9a8a967
* "Hannah Gadsby Full Speech: "The Good Men" & Misogyny:"
* "Number 24- Rest In Power and Peace, Keanna Mattel:" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2018/12/number-24-rest-in-power-and-peace.html
* "16 Things That Should Never, Ever Have Been Opened:" https://www.buzzfeed.com/jamiejones/things-that-should-never-ever-have-been-opened
* "GE Big Boys - SNL:"
* "Trump Brothers Bedtime Cold Open - SNL:"
* "Khal Drogo's Ghost Dojo - SNL:"
* "Weekend Update: Trump Calls for End to Mueller Probe - SNL:"
* "Them Trumps - SNL:"
* Saturday, I dragged my self up after a few hours sleep and was dressed and coherent ontime. They had to cancel for an emergency a home, so I went back to bed, except my body staged one of it's nasty little full on rebellions, which is painful and exhausting. Rgis cost me the whole afternoon, and so I slept all evening, then watched most of the newish stage production of Winter's Tale with the cats. I am, honestly, still not great, and am taking what measures are possible to sort things out physically, but this is to be expected.
I am taking measures to save my tumblr, but honestly this whole process is stupid and draining and fundamentally pointless. It would have been so much easier for everyone involved(admin and users) to simply not do any of this.
*****
* 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/
* Want to complaint about Betsy DeVos's plan to coddle college rapists? https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/29/2018-25314/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex-in-education-programs-or-activities-receiving-federal#open-comment
* "Trump’s New Wall to Keep Out the Disabled:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/opinion/trumps-disability-public-charge.html
They are soliciting public comment on these draconian regulations until December 10th here: https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=USCIS-2010-0012-0001
* 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
* "Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer elected Merkel's successor as CDU leader:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/07/annegret-kramp-karrenbauer-elected-merkels-successor-as-christian-democrat-leader
* TW: Pedophilia. "Former archbishop Philip Wilson acquitted of covering up child sexual abuse:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/06/former-archbishop-philip-wilson-acquitted-of-covering-up-sex-abuse
* "In potential blow to Manafort, Supreme Court unlikely to change double jeopardy rule:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/potential-blow-manafort-supreme-court-unlikely-change-double-jeopardy-rule-n944891
* "Trump to name former Fox anchor Heather Nauert as next UN ambassador:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/06/heather-nauert-un-ambassador-pick-trump
* "Trump calls Tillerson 'dumb as a rock' and 'lazy as hell':" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/07/trump-tillerson-dumb-lazy-1051485
"When the president would say, ‘Here's what I want to do, and here's how I want to do it,’ and I'd have to say to him, ‘Well, Mr. President, I understand what you want to do but you can't do it that way. It violates the law, it violates the treaty, you know,’” Tillerson said during comments at a fundraiser in Houston."
* "Trump confirms he will nominate William Barr to be attorney general:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-confirms-he-will-pick-william-barr-as-his-next-attorney-general/2018/12/07/6e8d28ba-fa2d-11e8-863c-9e2f864d47e7_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.abcd5e9f3ef1
* "The Justice Department Still Hasn't Told The Government Accountability Office That Jeff Sessions Quit:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisgeidner/justice-department-sessions-whitaker-gao
* Remember that children in poverty rely on School lunches for nutrition. "Trump administration finalizes rollback of Obama-era school lunch regulations:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-finalizes-rollback-school-lunch-regulations-championed/story?id=59661517
* "Ilhan Omar shuts down right-wing pastor who says Congress is becoming ‘Islamic republic’:" https://thinkprogress.org/ilhan-omar-response-right-wing-pastor-says-congress-will-look-like-islamic-republic-7afd53e4fac7/?fbclid=IwAR0a2FRX7sgZtIeD7uyAq8HQmF9jy5aOB5DF8VIeWeDlZjL6aC7PRJ1wC3s
* "Self-professed neo-Nazi James A. Fields Jr. convicted of first-degree murder in car-ramming that killed one, injured dozens:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/jury-set-to-begin-deliberations-in-james-a-fields-jr-car-ramming-trial/2018/12/06/65d38748-f9b3-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a860188fd61c
* "A Prominent White Supremacist Is An EMT In Virginia. Now The State Is Investigating Him.:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-supremacist-emt-alex-mcnabb_us_5c0aeed4e4b0a606a9a8a967
* "Hannah Gadsby Full Speech: "The Good Men" & Misogyny:"
* "Number 24- Rest In Power and Peace, Keanna Mattel:" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2018/12/number-24-rest-in-power-and-peace.html
* "16 Things That Should Never, Ever Have Been Opened:" https://www.buzzfeed.com/jamiejones/things-that-should-never-ever-have-been-opened
* "GE Big Boys - SNL:"
* "Trump Brothers Bedtime Cold Open - SNL:"
* "Khal Drogo's Ghost Dojo - SNL:"
* "Weekend Update: Trump Calls for End to Mueller Probe - SNL:"
* "Them Trumps - SNL:"
* Saturday, I dragged my self up after a few hours sleep and was dressed and coherent ontime. They had to cancel for an emergency a home, so I went back to bed, except my body staged one of it's nasty little full on rebellions, which is painful and exhausting. Rgis cost me the whole afternoon, and so I slept all evening, then watched most of the newish stage production of Winter's Tale with the cats. I am, honestly, still not great, and am taking what measures are possible to sort things out physically, but this is to be expected.
I am taking measures to save my tumblr, but honestly this whole process is stupid and draining and fundamentally pointless. It would have been so much easier for everyone involved(admin and users) to simply not do any of this.
*****
* 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/
* Want to complaint about Betsy DeVos's plan to coddle college rapists? https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/29/2018-25314/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex-in-education-programs-or-activities-receiving-federal#open-comment
* "Trump’s New Wall to Keep Out the Disabled:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/opinion/trumps-disability-public-charge.html
They are soliciting public comment on these draconian regulations until December 10th here: https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=USCIS-2010-0012-0001
* 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