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May. 1st, 2019 05:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* "Mozambique in 'dire humanitarian need':" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48096148
* "Japan's Emperor Akihito abdicates:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48020703
* "Venezuela's Maduro claims to have defeated 'coup,' as rival Guaido urges more protests:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/01/americas/venezuela-guaido-maduro-intl/
* "Don’t call it a coup. Venezuelans have a right to replace an oppressive, toxic regime.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-call-it-a-coup-venezuelans-have-a-right-to-replace-an-oppressive-toxic-regime/2019/04/30/145770f0-6b69-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.67edec16eb1e
* "Trump admin muddles through chaotic response to Venezuela turmoil:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-muddles-through-chaotic-response-to-venezuela-turmoil-1515306051802
* "Trump Pushes to Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/us/politics/trump-muslim-brotherhood.html
* "Schumer presses for election security boost after Mueller report:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/30/chuck-schumer-election-security-1293068
* "Democrats accuse Trump ally Erik Prince of lying to Congress, refer case to Justice Dept. for possible prosecution:"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/schiff-says-house-will-make-a-criminal-referral-of-trump-ally-erik-prince-for-possible-perjury/2019/04/30/fca8a4de-6b49-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.700d4b127742
* "Trump sues Deutsche Bank, Capital One to block House subpoenas:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/29/trump-sues-deutsche-bank-capitol-one-1292575
* "Senate Dems call on DOJ watchdog to investigate Barr:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/30/william-barr-investigation-mueller-1293214
* "House Democrats set the stage for a Barr standoff:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/29/house-democrats-barr-mueller-report-1292182
* "Mueller wins again with appeals court ruling against Stone associate:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/29/robert-mueller-roger-stone-associate-court-ruling-1292498
* "Breaking: Mueller complained to attorney general:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/breaking-mueller-complained-to-attorney-general-1515239491635
* "Mueller expressed displeasure to Barr over handling of report:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mueller-expressed-displeasure-to-barr-over-handling-of-report-1515305539916
* "Rosenberg on Mueller Barr letter: 'You don't go to paper lightly':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rosenberg-on-mueller-barr-letter-you-don-t-go-to-paper-lightly-1515305539870
* "New York probing Trump's finances in wake of Cohen testimony:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-york-probing-trump-s-finances-in-wake-of-cohen-testimony-1515306051777
* "Trump says NRA ‘under siege’ by New York investigation:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/trump-says-nra-under-siege-by-new-york-investigation/2019/04/29/87642374-6ae0-11e9-bbe7-1c798fb80536_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.6eb8b777b850
* "Trump’s campaign manager gave a paid speech in Romania, prompting ethics concerns:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/what-was-trump-campaign-manager-brad-parscale-doing-in-romania/2019/04/29/33072280-5628-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a249da40c11c
* If you can not protest Stephen Moore's nomination to the Fed Board to your senators 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/
* "Dying man to Congress: GoFundMe's not a health care plan:" https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/04/30/ady-barkan-als-testimony-congress-medicare-for-all-orig.cnn
* "Rep. Jayapal on historic Medicare hearings in House:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-jayapal-on-historic-medicare-hearings-in-house-1515238467765
* "Cory Booker swipes at Bernie Sanders over restoring voting rights for felons in prison:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/30/politics/cory-booker-bernie-sanders-felons-voting-rights/index.html
* This is alarming. "Trump calls for changes to toughen path to asylum:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/29/troops-mexico-border-pentagon-1292502
* "Twitter Won't Treat White Supremacy Like ISIS Because It'd Have to Ban Some GOP Politicians Too:" https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3xgq5/why-wont-twitter-treat-white-supremacy-like-isis-because-it-would-mean-banning-some-republican-politicians-too
* "How Race Made the Opioid Crisis:" https://bostonreview.net/forum/donna-murch-how-race-made-opioid-crisis
* TW: Rape. "A school bus driver raped a 14-year-old. He won’t spend a day in prison.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/04/30/school-bus-driver-raped-year-old-he-wont-spend-day-prison/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f1352b54e075
* "The Limits of History: Crash Course History of Science #46:"
* "Between the Devil and the Green New Deal:" https://communemag.com/between-the-devil-and-the-green-new-deal/
* "The Great Deformation: Why Income Inequality Has Become Intractable:" https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2019/04/the-great-deformation-why-income-inequality-has-become-intractable.html
* "Open letter on climate-related financial risks:" https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2019/april/open-letter-on-climate-related-financial-risks
* "Medieval people were surprisingly clean (apart from the clergy):" https://aeon.co/essays/medieval-people-were-surprisingly-clean-apart-from-the-clergy
* "The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3:"
* "Sunday's 'Game Of Thrones' Bonus Scene:"
* "Joe Biden Is Making Donald Trump Nervous:"
* "Trump Calls Himself 'The Youngest Person':"
* "Paul Rudd & James Corden's Wildly Inappropriate Kids Duo:"
* "Car Crash at Cory Booker's Campaign Event & Joe Biden's Bungled "Union Man" Speech in Pennsylvania :"
* "Why Are Black Women Voters Leaning Toward Joe Biden?:"
* "The Harry Potter Film Rewatch Project: #7 Harry Potter and the Long Battle:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/the-harry-potter-film-rewatch-project-7-harry-potter-and-the-long-battle/
*****
* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* "Books for low-income kids who don't have enough books Needed:" https://delight.dreamwidth.org/156856.html
* Want to help LGBTQIA+ folk escapr repressive regimes? https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate
* 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
* The Rainbow Road and other ways to help Gay Refugees: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/160470723507/the-rainbow-railroad-is-helping-gay-men-escape
* Upset about the abuse of big cats by people who shouldn't be allowed to keep them? Big cat rescue is trying to change laws to protect wild animals. "Cat Laws:" https://bigcatrescue.org/cat-laws/
* 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
* "Japan's Emperor Akihito abdicates:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48020703
* "Venezuela's Maduro claims to have defeated 'coup,' as rival Guaido urges more protests:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/01/americas/venezuela-guaido-maduro-intl/
* "Don’t call it a coup. Venezuelans have a right to replace an oppressive, toxic regime.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-call-it-a-coup-venezuelans-have-a-right-to-replace-an-oppressive-toxic-regime/2019/04/30/145770f0-6b69-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.67edec16eb1e
* "Trump admin muddles through chaotic response to Venezuela turmoil:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-muddles-through-chaotic-response-to-venezuela-turmoil-1515306051802
* "Trump Pushes to Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/us/politics/trump-muslim-brotherhood.html
* "Schumer presses for election security boost after Mueller report:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/30/chuck-schumer-election-security-1293068
* "Democrats accuse Trump ally Erik Prince of lying to Congress, refer case to Justice Dept. for possible prosecution:"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/schiff-says-house-will-make-a-criminal-referral-of-trump-ally-erik-prince-for-possible-perjury/2019/04/30/fca8a4de-6b49-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.700d4b127742
* "Trump sues Deutsche Bank, Capital One to block House subpoenas:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/29/trump-sues-deutsche-bank-capitol-one-1292575
* "Senate Dems call on DOJ watchdog to investigate Barr:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/30/william-barr-investigation-mueller-1293214
* "House Democrats set the stage for a Barr standoff:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/29/house-democrats-barr-mueller-report-1292182
* "Mueller wins again with appeals court ruling against Stone associate:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/29/robert-mueller-roger-stone-associate-court-ruling-1292498
* "Breaking: Mueller complained to attorney general:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/breaking-mueller-complained-to-attorney-general-1515239491635
* "Mueller expressed displeasure to Barr over handling of report:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mueller-expressed-displeasure-to-barr-over-handling-of-report-1515305539916
* "Rosenberg on Mueller Barr letter: 'You don't go to paper lightly':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rosenberg-on-mueller-barr-letter-you-don-t-go-to-paper-lightly-1515305539870
* "New York probing Trump's finances in wake of Cohen testimony:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-york-probing-trump-s-finances-in-wake-of-cohen-testimony-1515306051777
* "Trump says NRA ‘under siege’ by New York investigation:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/trump-says-nra-under-siege-by-new-york-investigation/2019/04/29/87642374-6ae0-11e9-bbe7-1c798fb80536_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.6eb8b777b850
* "Trump’s campaign manager gave a paid speech in Romania, prompting ethics concerns:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/what-was-trump-campaign-manager-brad-parscale-doing-in-romania/2019/04/29/33072280-5628-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a249da40c11c
* If you can not protest Stephen Moore's nomination to the Fed Board to your senators 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/
* "Dying man to Congress: GoFundMe's not a health care plan:" https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/04/30/ady-barkan-als-testimony-congress-medicare-for-all-orig.cnn
* "Rep. Jayapal on historic Medicare hearings in House:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-jayapal-on-historic-medicare-hearings-in-house-1515238467765
* "Cory Booker swipes at Bernie Sanders over restoring voting rights for felons in prison:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/30/politics/cory-booker-bernie-sanders-felons-voting-rights/index.html
* This is alarming. "Trump calls for changes to toughen path to asylum:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/29/troops-mexico-border-pentagon-1292502
* "Twitter Won't Treat White Supremacy Like ISIS Because It'd Have to Ban Some GOP Politicians Too:" https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3xgq5/why-wont-twitter-treat-white-supremacy-like-isis-because-it-would-mean-banning-some-republican-politicians-too
* "How Race Made the Opioid Crisis:" https://bostonreview.net/forum/donna-murch-how-race-made-opioid-crisis
* TW: Rape. "A school bus driver raped a 14-year-old. He won’t spend a day in prison.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/04/30/school-bus-driver-raped-year-old-he-wont-spend-day-prison/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f1352b54e075
* "The Limits of History: Crash Course History of Science #46:"
* "Between the Devil and the Green New Deal:" https://communemag.com/between-the-devil-and-the-green-new-deal/
* "The Great Deformation: Why Income Inequality Has Become Intractable:" https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2019/04/the-great-deformation-why-income-inequality-has-become-intractable.html
* "Open letter on climate-related financial risks:" https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2019/april/open-letter-on-climate-related-financial-risks
* "Medieval people were surprisingly clean (apart from the clergy):" https://aeon.co/essays/medieval-people-were-surprisingly-clean-apart-from-the-clergy
* "The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3:"
* "Sunday's 'Game Of Thrones' Bonus Scene:"
* "Joe Biden Is Making Donald Trump Nervous:"
* "Trump Calls Himself 'The Youngest Person':"
* "Paul Rudd & James Corden's Wildly Inappropriate Kids Duo:"
* "Car Crash at Cory Booker's Campaign Event & Joe Biden's Bungled "Union Man" Speech in Pennsylvania :"
* "Why Are Black Women Voters Leaning Toward Joe Biden?:"
* "The Harry Potter Film Rewatch Project: #7 Harry Potter and the Long Battle:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/the-harry-potter-film-rewatch-project-7-harry-potter-and-the-long-battle/
*****
* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* "Books for low-income kids who don't have enough books Needed:" https://delight.dreamwidth.org/156856.html
* Want to help LGBTQIA+ folk escapr repressive regimes? https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate
* 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
* The Rainbow Road and other ways to help Gay Refugees: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/160470723507/the-rainbow-railroad-is-helping-gay-men-escape
* Upset about the abuse of big cats by people who shouldn't be allowed to keep them? Big cat rescue is trying to change laws to protect wild animals. "Cat Laws:" https://bigcatrescue.org/cat-laws/
* 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