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gwydion* "Human rights and the law in Indian-controlled Kashmir:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir-encounter-law/human-rights-and-the-law-in-indian-controlled-kashmir-idUSKCN1S60XU
* "King Vajiralongkorn: who is Thailand's new monarch?:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/04/king-vajiralongkorn-who-is-thailand-new-monarch
* "How Do You Save a Million People From a Cyclone? Ask a Poor State in India:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/world/asia/cyclone-fani-india-evacuations.html
* "Local elections 2019: Conservatives see huge losses in England – as it happened:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/may/02/local-elections-2019-results-votes-counted-live-news
* "Paid to carry a stranger’s baby - then forced to raise it:" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/surrogates
* "Trump urges caution as Bolton and Pompeo tease a military intervention in Venezuela:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/03/politics/trump-caution-bolton-venezuela/index.html
* "How a plot filled with intrigue and betrayal failed to oust Venezuela’s president:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/how-a-plot-filled-with-intrigue-and-betrayal-failed-to-oust-venezuelas-president/2019/05/03/4b46ca30-6db1-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html?utm_term=.213c93882189
* "California moves to keep Donald Trump off 2020 primary ballot:" https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/2/california-moves-keep-donald-trump-2020-primary-ba/
* "Trump, Putin discussed Venezuela, Mueller during hour-long call:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/03/trump-putin-phone-call-1300724
* "Trump contradicts top aides with reversal after Putin phone call:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-contradicts-top-aides-with-reversal-after-putin-phone-call-58832453619
* "Trump says he's not inclined to let former counsel McGahn testify...:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mcgahn-idUSKCN1S82AT
* "Nadler delivers ultimatum to Barr before holding AG in contempt:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/03/nadler-barr-in-contempt-1300548
* "Harris: Barr's non-response on suggestions from W.H. 'suspicious':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/harris-barr-s-non-response-on-suggestions-from-w-h-suspicious-58829381865
* "Harris: Enough in Mueller report for Congress to take next step:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/harris-enough-in-mueller-report-for-congress-to-take-next-step-58831429762
* "Harris: Senate Intel probe of Trump 'still a live inquiry':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/harris-senate-intel-probe-of-trump-still-a-live-inquiry-58831941790
* "Multiple Trump deadlines could force Democrats to drop the hammer:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/multiple-trump-deadlines-could-force-democrats-to-drop-the-hammer-58831429674
* "Cohen to prison Monday. Ex-officials say the 'rat' should watch his back.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/cohen-prison-monday-ex-officials-say-rat-should-watch-his-n1001666
* "Trump embattled on several fronts as oversight deadlines come due:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-embattled-on-several-fronts-as-oversight-deadlines-come-due-58831429716
* "Trump erases offshore drilling rules enacted after BP oil spill:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/02/offshore-drilling-rules-1404098
“The well control rule was one of the most important actions we took, as a nation, in response to the BP-style disaster at sea,” Earthjustice, League of Conservation Voters, Natural Resources Defense Council and the Wilderness Society said in a joint statement. “If the Trump administration’s final rule weakens these protections, as its proposed changes did, it will put our workers, waters and wildlife at needless risk. That’s irresponsible, reckless and wrong.”
* "Gov. Jay Inslee introduces a bold new climate policy:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gov-jay-inslee-introduces-a-bold-new-climate-policy-58828869652
* This! "'Just vote for who you like':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-just-vote-for-who-you-like-58827333964
* "Trump Administration Files Formal Request to Strike Down All of Obamacare:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/health/unconstitutional-trump-aca.html
* "Florida legislators agree to limit felons’ voting rights. Critics call it a new poll tax.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/florida-legislators-agree-to-limit-felons-voting-rights-critics-call-it-a-new-poll-tax/2019/05/03/243839e2-6dcf-11e9-be3a-33217240a539_story.html?utm_term=.f0d669f8eb97
* "Florida GOP curtailing voting rights:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/florida-gop-curtailing-voting-rights-58828357552
* "I Left El Salvador to Protect My Family. It Didn’t Work.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/i-left-el-salvador-to-protect-my-family-it-didnt-work.html
* "John Kelly joins board of company operating largest shelter for unaccompanied migrant children:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-kelly-joins-board-of-caliburn-international-company-operating-largest-unaccompanied-migrant-children-shelter/
* "Facebook wades deeper into censorship debate as it bans 'dangerous' accounts:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/02/facebook-bans-far-right-alex-jones-1299247
* "What We Know About the Measles Outbreak in N.Y.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/nyregion/newyorktoday/nyc-news-measles-outbreak.html
* "Hitler was incompetent and lazy—and his Nazi government was an absolute clown show:" https://www.newsweek.com/hitler-incompetent-lazy-nazi-government-clown-show-opinion-1408136
* "Stephen Moore: From 'All In' To 'All Out':"
* "Rom Com Role Call w/ Charlize Theron & Seth Rogen:"
* The burn situation is really bad. I wish I could have gone to the hospital for it, but with burns that bad I couldn't have done an eight hour stint in the waiting room with n ice once the ice I'd brought with me had melted. I couldn't have lasted five minutes without ice, the pain was so bad, and with no AS meds to take the edge off of it. I wish there existed a place to get treatment in an emergency, but hospitals don't consider second degree burns an emergency, which means waiting in line for the usual eight with people coughing dangerous pathogens on me the whole time and that terrible burn pain. At least at home I had ice and tramadol. I'm treating it with antibiotic cream. The first degree burn is about the size of my spread palm. The three second degree burns are smaller, ranging in size from my thumbprint to a sunflower seed. I can tell its going to scar. Sigh.
I also hairlined the fragile toe the night I got burned. I'm still antibiotic sick. I am still covered in hives. My system is under so much stress I've been feverish for days, and the AS is extra bad the last few weeks.
It is bad enough I woke up craving magic soup, or that green curry soup the other good thai place makes. Spring rolls, pad woonsen jae, thai iced tea.... I couldn't eat any of it, of course, nit until the last dose of the antibiotic is out of my system, some time tomorrow, and even then, I can't be wasting money on luxuries. At last I finally got squirrel to empty the washer after I got burned, which dramatically cuts down the chance of my burning myself again cooking, since I can use the sink instead of trying to balance the sieve precariously on the divider with no hands so I can use both to pour the pasta. (This is how I got scalded last time and the time before. It's likely how I'll get badly scalded next time). It's still an act of courage to boil anything right now, but pasta with white sauce is one of the few things I can keep down on this antibiotic.
I am exhausted and is pain and incredibly queasy and I really need this course of antibiotics to be over.
*****
* 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
* "King Vajiralongkorn: who is Thailand's new monarch?:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/04/king-vajiralongkorn-who-is-thailand-new-monarch
* "How Do You Save a Million People From a Cyclone? Ask a Poor State in India:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/world/asia/cyclone-fani-india-evacuations.html
* "Local elections 2019: Conservatives see huge losses in England – as it happened:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/may/02/local-elections-2019-results-votes-counted-live-news
* "Paid to carry a stranger’s baby - then forced to raise it:" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/surrogates
* "Trump urges caution as Bolton and Pompeo tease a military intervention in Venezuela:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/03/politics/trump-caution-bolton-venezuela/index.html
* "How a plot filled with intrigue and betrayal failed to oust Venezuela’s president:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/how-a-plot-filled-with-intrigue-and-betrayal-failed-to-oust-venezuelas-president/2019/05/03/4b46ca30-6db1-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html?utm_term=.213c93882189
* "California moves to keep Donald Trump off 2020 primary ballot:" https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/2/california-moves-keep-donald-trump-2020-primary-ba/
* "Trump, Putin discussed Venezuela, Mueller during hour-long call:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/03/trump-putin-phone-call-1300724
* "Trump contradicts top aides with reversal after Putin phone call:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-contradicts-top-aides-with-reversal-after-putin-phone-call-58832453619
* "Trump says he's not inclined to let former counsel McGahn testify...:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mcgahn-idUSKCN1S82AT
* "Nadler delivers ultimatum to Barr before holding AG in contempt:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/03/nadler-barr-in-contempt-1300548
* "Harris: Barr's non-response on suggestions from W.H. 'suspicious':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/harris-barr-s-non-response-on-suggestions-from-w-h-suspicious-58829381865
* "Harris: Enough in Mueller report for Congress to take next step:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/harris-enough-in-mueller-report-for-congress-to-take-next-step-58831429762
* "Harris: Senate Intel probe of Trump 'still a live inquiry':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/harris-senate-intel-probe-of-trump-still-a-live-inquiry-58831941790
* "Multiple Trump deadlines could force Democrats to drop the hammer:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/multiple-trump-deadlines-could-force-democrats-to-drop-the-hammer-58831429674
* "Cohen to prison Monday. Ex-officials say the 'rat' should watch his back.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/cohen-prison-monday-ex-officials-say-rat-should-watch-his-n1001666
* "Trump embattled on several fronts as oversight deadlines come due:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-embattled-on-several-fronts-as-oversight-deadlines-come-due-58831429716
* "Trump erases offshore drilling rules enacted after BP oil spill:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/02/offshore-drilling-rules-1404098
“The well control rule was one of the most important actions we took, as a nation, in response to the BP-style disaster at sea,” Earthjustice, League of Conservation Voters, Natural Resources Defense Council and the Wilderness Society said in a joint statement. “If the Trump administration’s final rule weakens these protections, as its proposed changes did, it will put our workers, waters and wildlife at needless risk. That’s irresponsible, reckless and wrong.”
* "Gov. Jay Inslee introduces a bold new climate policy:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gov-jay-inslee-introduces-a-bold-new-climate-policy-58828869652
* This! "'Just vote for who you like':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-just-vote-for-who-you-like-58827333964
* "Trump Administration Files Formal Request to Strike Down All of Obamacare:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/health/unconstitutional-trump-aca.html
* "Florida legislators agree to limit felons’ voting rights. Critics call it a new poll tax.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/florida-legislators-agree-to-limit-felons-voting-rights-critics-call-it-a-new-poll-tax/2019/05/03/243839e2-6dcf-11e9-be3a-33217240a539_story.html?utm_term=.f0d669f8eb97
* "Florida GOP curtailing voting rights:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/florida-gop-curtailing-voting-rights-58828357552
* "I Left El Salvador to Protect My Family. It Didn’t Work.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/i-left-el-salvador-to-protect-my-family-it-didnt-work.html
* "John Kelly joins board of company operating largest shelter for unaccompanied migrant children:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-kelly-joins-board-of-caliburn-international-company-operating-largest-unaccompanied-migrant-children-shelter/
* "Facebook wades deeper into censorship debate as it bans 'dangerous' accounts:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/02/facebook-bans-far-right-alex-jones-1299247
* "What We Know About the Measles Outbreak in N.Y.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/nyregion/newyorktoday/nyc-news-measles-outbreak.html
* "Hitler was incompetent and lazy—and his Nazi government was an absolute clown show:" https://www.newsweek.com/hitler-incompetent-lazy-nazi-government-clown-show-opinion-1408136
* "Stephen Moore: From 'All In' To 'All Out':"
* "Rom Com Role Call w/ Charlize Theron & Seth Rogen:"
* The burn situation is really bad. I wish I could have gone to the hospital for it, but with burns that bad I couldn't have done an eight hour stint in the waiting room with n ice once the ice I'd brought with me had melted. I couldn't have lasted five minutes without ice, the pain was so bad, and with no AS meds to take the edge off of it. I wish there existed a place to get treatment in an emergency, but hospitals don't consider second degree burns an emergency, which means waiting in line for the usual eight with people coughing dangerous pathogens on me the whole time and that terrible burn pain. At least at home I had ice and tramadol. I'm treating it with antibiotic cream. The first degree burn is about the size of my spread palm. The three second degree burns are smaller, ranging in size from my thumbprint to a sunflower seed. I can tell its going to scar. Sigh.
I also hairlined the fragile toe the night I got burned. I'm still antibiotic sick. I am still covered in hives. My system is under so much stress I've been feverish for days, and the AS is extra bad the last few weeks.
It is bad enough I woke up craving magic soup, or that green curry soup the other good thai place makes. Spring rolls, pad woonsen jae, thai iced tea.... I couldn't eat any of it, of course, nit until the last dose of the antibiotic is out of my system, some time tomorrow, and even then, I can't be wasting money on luxuries. At last I finally got squirrel to empty the washer after I got burned, which dramatically cuts down the chance of my burning myself again cooking, since I can use the sink instead of trying to balance the sieve precariously on the divider with no hands so I can use both to pour the pasta. (This is how I got scalded last time and the time before. It's likely how I'll get badly scalded next time). It's still an act of courage to boil anything right now, but pasta with white sauce is one of the few things I can keep down on this antibiotic.
I am exhausted and is pain and incredibly queasy and I really need this course of antibiotics to be over.
*****
* 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