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May. 11th, 2019 05:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* "Two Russians convicted for coup plot in Europe:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/09/europe/montenegro-attempted-coup-charged-intl/index.html
* "Indigenous Waorani win landmark legal case against Ecuador gov't:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/indigenous-waorani-win-landmark-legal-case-ecuador-gov-190426221504952.html
* "Cuba forced into rationing as US sanctions and Venezuela crisis bite:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/11/cuba-forced-into-rationing-as-us-sanctions-and-venezuela-crisis-bite
* "Experts see Russia fingerprints on North Korea's new missile:" https://apnews.com/20afeea785634442b8300ba2fab0c002
* "U.S. warns merchant ships of possible Iranian attacks; cleric...:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-guards-idUSKCN1SG0PX
* "Rudy Giuliani Plans Ukraine Trip to Push for Inquiries That Could Help Trump:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/us/politics/giuliani-ukraine-trump.html
* "White House Follows Through With Tariff Hikes On Chinese Imports:" https://www.npr.org/2019/05/10/722047926/white-house-follows-through-with-tariff-hikes-on-chinese-imports
* "Maria Butina Says She Was 'Building Peace.' That's Not How The Feds See It:" https://www.npr.org/2019/05/10/721479139/maria-butina-says-she-was-building-peace-that-s-not-how-the-feds-see-it
* "Democrats subpoena Trump's tax returns in escalating fight with White House:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/10/house-democrats-subpoenas-trump-tax-returns-1317459
* "More contempt citations ahead for Trump advisers: senior U.S. Democrat:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-congress-mueller/mueller-wont-testify-next-week-says-house-judiciary-chair-idUSKCN1SG1ZE
* Don't hold your breath. They'd need a veto proof majority. "Jerry Nadler introduces act to pause statute of limitations on presidential federal offenses:" https://www.axios.com/house-judiciary-act-pause-statute-limitations-presidential-federal-offenses-146fa5eb-ff05-430b-a07a-5243f30e4cc6.html
* "McGahn rejected Trump plea to deny obstruction Mueller detailed:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mcgahn-rejected-trump-plea-to-deny-obstruction-mueller-detailed-59426885557
* "The Lawfare Podcast Bonus Edition: Jim Baker on the Russia Investigation:" https://www.lawfareblog.com/lawfare-podcast-bonus-edition-jim-baker-russia-investigation
* "Trump era pressures a test of courage for battle-hardened Baker:"http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-era-pressures-a-test-of-courage-for-battle-hardened-baker-59427397543
* "Baker: Trump attacks could make law enforcement 'hesitant':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/baker-trump-attacks-could-make-law-enforcement-hesitant-59423301822
* "Counterintel elements of Trump-Russia probe remain in a black box:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/counterintel-elements-of-trump-russia-probe-remain-in-a-black-box-59424325655
* "House passes Trump-opposed disaster-relief bill with more funding for Puerto Rico:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-urges-republicans-to-vote-against-disaster-relief-bill/2019/05/10/defc4f8e-7315-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1a03f83bc7eb
* "Pentagon shifting $1.5 billion to border wall construction:" https://apnews.com/fde3f382fb1943e69d773eaac9f75eb1
* "HUD says 55,000 children could be displaced under Trump plan to evict undocumented immigrants:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/10/hud-says-children-could-be-displaced-under-trump-plan-evict-undocumented-immigrants/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c9295008f894
“Tens of thousands of deeply poor kids, mostly U.S. citizens, could be evicted and made homeless because of this rule, and — by HUD’s own admission — there would be no benefit to families on the waiting list,” said Diane Yentel, president and chief executive of the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
* "Alabama bill would criminalize false rape accusations:" https://www.al.com/politics/2019/05/alabama-bill-would-criminalize-false-rape-accusations.html
"Kathleen Connolly, director of the Alabama Coalition Against Rape, said this bill would deter people from reporting sex crimes, which are already one of the most under-reported crimes.
“It’s not solving a new problem,” Connolly said. “It is a problem if someone makes a false report, and that’s rare. It’s an effort to silence men and women who are coming forward about sexual assault. It’s an effort to make them afraid to come forward.”
According to RAIN three out of four sexual assaults go unreported. According to a 2010 study by the University of Massachusetts between two and 10 percent of rape allegations are proven false."
* "Alabama bill would make false rape allegations a crime:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/alabama-bill-would-make-false-rape-allegations-a-crime-59422789508
* "Indya Moore Makes History Again:" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2019/05/indya-moore-makes-history-again.html
* "Denver voters approve decriminalization of ‘magic mushrooms’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2019/05/08/denver-voters-apparently-reject-decriminalization-magic-mushrooms/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9013808fa58f
* "Where Trump Stands On 'Shooting Immigrants':"
* "Meanwhile... It's Exorcism Fest At The Vatican!:"
* The not really a bandage stuck in the worst part of my wound when I woke up today. Fucking liars. Really, the 1st degree stuff is healing up well, and most of the second degree stuff is on it's way. It's just that one section the size of a thumb print I am deeply concerned about. Sigh. If it's not noticeably better by Monday, I'll see if they can find me a cancellation appointment at the Doctor.
Dinner went sideways in a way that made huge fucking mess and rendered it inedible. It was forage food and it came apart in the pot into a glutinous mess instead of cooking. I'm goin to assume it was them, not me, but it set me back another half hour and it was more time on my feet. After I cover tonight I really need to do boxes. I may need to up pain meds for that because bending uses too many abdominal muscles. Fuck, fuck, fuck.
* "Gay Of Thrones S8 E4: The Ass of the Starks (with Kumail Nanjiani):" https://www.funnyordie.com/2019/5/7/18531449/gay-of-thrones-s8-e4-the-ass-of-the-starks-with-kumail-nanjiani
* "Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 4 Review:" http://chrysreviews.com/index.php/2019/05/07/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-4-review/
*****
* 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
* "Indigenous Waorani win landmark legal case against Ecuador gov't:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/indigenous-waorani-win-landmark-legal-case-ecuador-gov-190426221504952.html
* "Cuba forced into rationing as US sanctions and Venezuela crisis bite:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/11/cuba-forced-into-rationing-as-us-sanctions-and-venezuela-crisis-bite
* "Experts see Russia fingerprints on North Korea's new missile:" https://apnews.com/20afeea785634442b8300ba2fab0c002
* "U.S. warns merchant ships of possible Iranian attacks; cleric...:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-guards-idUSKCN1SG0PX
* "Rudy Giuliani Plans Ukraine Trip to Push for Inquiries That Could Help Trump:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/us/politics/giuliani-ukraine-trump.html
* "White House Follows Through With Tariff Hikes On Chinese Imports:" https://www.npr.org/2019/05/10/722047926/white-house-follows-through-with-tariff-hikes-on-chinese-imports
* "Maria Butina Says She Was 'Building Peace.' That's Not How The Feds See It:" https://www.npr.org/2019/05/10/721479139/maria-butina-says-she-was-building-peace-that-s-not-how-the-feds-see-it
* "Democrats subpoena Trump's tax returns in escalating fight with White House:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/10/house-democrats-subpoenas-trump-tax-returns-1317459
* "More contempt citations ahead for Trump advisers: senior U.S. Democrat:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-congress-mueller/mueller-wont-testify-next-week-says-house-judiciary-chair-idUSKCN1SG1ZE
* Don't hold your breath. They'd need a veto proof majority. "Jerry Nadler introduces act to pause statute of limitations on presidential federal offenses:" https://www.axios.com/house-judiciary-act-pause-statute-limitations-presidential-federal-offenses-146fa5eb-ff05-430b-a07a-5243f30e4cc6.html
* "McGahn rejected Trump plea to deny obstruction Mueller detailed:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mcgahn-rejected-trump-plea-to-deny-obstruction-mueller-detailed-59426885557
* "The Lawfare Podcast Bonus Edition: Jim Baker on the Russia Investigation:" https://www.lawfareblog.com/lawfare-podcast-bonus-edition-jim-baker-russia-investigation
* "Trump era pressures a test of courage for battle-hardened Baker:"http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-era-pressures-a-test-of-courage-for-battle-hardened-baker-59427397543
* "Baker: Trump attacks could make law enforcement 'hesitant':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/baker-trump-attacks-could-make-law-enforcement-hesitant-59423301822
* "Counterintel elements of Trump-Russia probe remain in a black box:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/counterintel-elements-of-trump-russia-probe-remain-in-a-black-box-59424325655
* "House passes Trump-opposed disaster-relief bill with more funding for Puerto Rico:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-urges-republicans-to-vote-against-disaster-relief-bill/2019/05/10/defc4f8e-7315-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1a03f83bc7eb
* "Pentagon shifting $1.5 billion to border wall construction:" https://apnews.com/fde3f382fb1943e69d773eaac9f75eb1
* "HUD says 55,000 children could be displaced under Trump plan to evict undocumented immigrants:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/10/hud-says-children-could-be-displaced-under-trump-plan-evict-undocumented-immigrants/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c9295008f894
“Tens of thousands of deeply poor kids, mostly U.S. citizens, could be evicted and made homeless because of this rule, and — by HUD’s own admission — there would be no benefit to families on the waiting list,” said Diane Yentel, president and chief executive of the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
* "Alabama bill would criminalize false rape accusations:" https://www.al.com/politics/2019/05/alabama-bill-would-criminalize-false-rape-accusations.html
"Kathleen Connolly, director of the Alabama Coalition Against Rape, said this bill would deter people from reporting sex crimes, which are already one of the most under-reported crimes.
“It’s not solving a new problem,” Connolly said. “It is a problem if someone makes a false report, and that’s rare. It’s an effort to silence men and women who are coming forward about sexual assault. It’s an effort to make them afraid to come forward.”
According to RAIN three out of four sexual assaults go unreported. According to a 2010 study by the University of Massachusetts between two and 10 percent of rape allegations are proven false."
* "Alabama bill would make false rape allegations a crime:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/alabama-bill-would-make-false-rape-allegations-a-crime-59422789508
* "Indya Moore Makes History Again:" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2019/05/indya-moore-makes-history-again.html
* "Denver voters approve decriminalization of ‘magic mushrooms’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2019/05/08/denver-voters-apparently-reject-decriminalization-magic-mushrooms/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9013808fa58f
* "Where Trump Stands On 'Shooting Immigrants':"
* "Meanwhile... It's Exorcism Fest At The Vatican!:"
* The not really a bandage stuck in the worst part of my wound when I woke up today. Fucking liars. Really, the 1st degree stuff is healing up well, and most of the second degree stuff is on it's way. It's just that one section the size of a thumb print I am deeply concerned about. Sigh. If it's not noticeably better by Monday, I'll see if they can find me a cancellation appointment at the Doctor.
Dinner went sideways in a way that made huge fucking mess and rendered it inedible. It was forage food and it came apart in the pot into a glutinous mess instead of cooking. I'm goin to assume it was them, not me, but it set me back another half hour and it was more time on my feet. After I cover tonight I really need to do boxes. I may need to up pain meds for that because bending uses too many abdominal muscles. Fuck, fuck, fuck.
* "Gay Of Thrones S8 E4: The Ass of the Starks (with Kumail Nanjiani):" https://www.funnyordie.com/2019/5/7/18531449/gay-of-thrones-s8-e4-the-ass-of-the-starks-with-kumail-nanjiani
* "Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 4 Review:" http://chrysreviews.com/index.php/2019/05/07/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-4-review/
*****
* 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