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gwydion* "Shocked by the rise of the right? Then you weren’t paying attention:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/24/country-racist-elections-liberals-anti-racism-movement
"There are many differences between the places I’ve mentioned, but for now I’d like to focus on one thing that unites them: that the countries which keep producing these shocks are every bit as racist, xenophobic and discriminatory as their voting habits suggest. This is not some new virus; it’s a susceptibility to a chronic illness that has crippled us for years. Ethnic and racial plurality and migration as a lived experience are older than any nation state, but equality is a relatively new idea, and some don’t like it. People forget how recently African Americans couldn’t vote, and that Winston Churchill told his cabinet “Keep England White” was a good campaign slogan.
These electoral victories are, largely but not exclusively, the products of those age-old prejudices: not because everyone who voted for them was racist, but because all the racists who did go to the polls voted for them. The intensity of that racism is now growing, as the victors use their podiums and despatch boxes to amplify their bigotry, giving confidence and licence for people to spread their poison. Take Britain. In January 2016, 64% of people from an ethnic minority said they had been targeted by a stranger. That’s before Brexit, and already terrible. That proportion rose to 76% this year. Things were bad. They are getting worse."
* "The Text of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Resignation Speech:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/world/europe/theresa-may-resign-speech.html
* "Russian agitation seen in European politics as elections approach:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/russian-agitation-seen-in-european-politics-as-elections-approach-60228165618
* "Photos: Deadly Post-election Riots in Indonesia:" https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/05/indonesia-election-riots-photos/590134/
* "In a Possible First for Hong Kong, Activists Wanted by Police Gain Protection in Germany:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/world/asia/hong-kong-china-germany-activists.html
* "India election results 2019: Modi claims landslide victory:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/23/india-election-results-narendra-modi-bjp-victory
"The BJP’s president, Amit Shah, described illegal migrants in the country’s north-east as “termites” in one speech that was widely condemned by opponents.
Among the BJP candidates who won on Thursday was Pragya Singh Thakur, a Hindu nun and terrorism accused who is still facing trial for involvement in a 2008 bombing plot that killed six Muslims and injured scores of others."
* "The hidden lives of ‘housegirls’:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-48308502/the-hidden-lives-of-housegirls-in-kenya
* "Eritrea stands with Sudanese people - Afwerki sends delegation to Khartoum :" https://www.africanews.com/2019/05/20/sudan-s-president-bashir-steps-down-govt-sources/
* "He’s One of the Biggest Backers of Trump’s Push to Protect American Steel. And He’s Canadian.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/us/politics/hes-one-of-the-biggest-backers-of-trumps-push-to-protect-american-steel-and-hes-canadian.html
* "Trump announces $16 billion in aid to farmers impacted by trade war:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-announces-16-billion-bailout-farmers-hit/story?id=63227201
* "China says trade talks can't continue unless US addresses its 'wrong actions':" https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/23/china-says-trade-talks-cant-continue-unless-us-addresses-its-wrong-actions.html
* "Pentagon mulling military request to send 5,000 troops to Middle...:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-pentagon-idUSKCN1SS2XT
* "Trump Justice Department Crosses New Line, Charges Assange With Publishing U.S. Secrets:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-charges-wikileaks-julian-assange-with-publishing-classified-info
* "WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange charged with violating Espionage Act:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-charged-with-violating-espionage-act/2019/05/23/42a2c6cc-7d6a-11e9-a5b3-34f3edf1351e_story.html?noredirect=on
* "Trump administration attacks First Amendment with Assange charges:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-administration-attacks-first-amendment-with-assange-charges-60227653703
* I have deliberately said nothing much about Julian Assange, though I have read and posted pertinent news articles, because up until today my thoughts have been pretty fucking complex and hard to explain with appropriate nuance. Part of this is because I'm agnostic about a lot of this and I don't really trust much of anyone involved for pretty good reasons.
Today this changes. Rachel Maddow explains my position better than I can honestly, so I'm just going to leave this here.
* "Unprecedented charges against Assange:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/unprecedented-charges-against-assange-60220997973
* "Assange charges strike at first amendment:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/assange-charges-strike-at-first-amendment-60223557638
* "Faked Pelosi videos, slowed to make her appear drunk, spread across social media:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/23/faked-pelosi-videos-slowed-make-her-appear-drunk-spread-across-social-media/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9f93eefb5aae
* This is beautiful. "Pete Buttigieg takes on draft dodger Donald Trump:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/pete-buttigieg-takes-on-draft-dodger-donald-trump-60220997975
* "New Trump order 'a grotesque abuse': fmr DOJ counterintel chief:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-trump-order-a-grotesque-abuse-fmr-doj-counterintel-chief-60226117896
* "Trump giving his attorney general new power raises red flags:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-giving-his-attorney-general-new-power-raises-red-flags-60227653793
* "Wells Fargo, TD Bank have already given Trump-related financial documents to Congress:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/wells-fargo-td-bank-have-already-given-trump-related-financial-n1007181
* "GOP throws up impeachment shield around Trump:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/20/politics/trump-amash-impeachment-conclusion/index.html
* "Banker Accused of Arranging $16 Million in Loans to Manafort to Gain High-Level Trump Post:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/nyregion/stephen-calk-manafort-arrest.html
* "Trump antagonist Avenatti indicted for ripping off Stormy Daniels, extorting Nike:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/trump-critic-avenatti-indicted-for-ripping-off-stormy-daniels-extorting-nike-idUSKCN1SS2IZ
* "Mick Mulvaney aims to install ally as head of legislative affairs which could give him more control of agenda:" https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/22/mick-mulvaney-aims-to-install-ally-as-head-of-legislative-affairs.html
* "Republican senator wants U.S. Census to ask about criminal records:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-census-crime-idUSKCN1SS2E9
* "Deal struck to pass $19 billion disaster relief package without border funds:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/politics/disaster-relief-vote-senate/index.html
* "16-year-old boy is fifth migrant child to die recently after Border Patrol detention:" https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-migrant-child-death-border-patrol-custody-20190520-story.html
* "A 10-year-old migrant girl died last year in government care, officials acknowledge:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-children-death-a-10-year-old-migrant-girl-died-last-year-in-government-care-officials-acknowledge-exclusive/
* "GOP removes lawmaker's remarks from the record after dispute over border deaths:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-removes-lawmaker-s-remarks-record-after-dispute-over-border-n1008886?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
* "New calls to investigate string of migrant child deaths:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/new-calls-to-investigate-string-of-migrant-child-deaths-60220485980
* "Judge grapples with involvement of judiciary in House lawsuit over border wall:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/politics/house-lawsuit-national-emergency-declaration/index.html
It seems to me if they have so much extra money that they can afford to unconstitutionally misappropriate it for unwanted, ill-conceived, and unnecessary vanity projects, then congress should take double the amount misappropriated from every department 45 is stealing it from.
* "Border Patrol Agent Charged With Hitting Guatemalan Man With Truck Had Called Migrants “Subhuman” and “Savages”:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/05/border-patrol-agent-racist-texts.html
"Other examples the prosecutors give are equally offensive. In one, someone asks Bowen, “Did you gas hiscorpse or just use regular peanut oil while tazing?? For a frying effect.” To which Bowen responds, “Guats are best made crispy with an olive oil from their native pais.” In another, sent before the December 2017 incident, he complained that Border Patrol was a “failed agency” because “we are treated like shit, prosecuted for doing what it takes to arrest these savages….” (He said he would also miss the “chase of hunting down shitbags with your crew.”)"
* "U.S. federal wall funding of US$1.57B yields 1.7 miles of fence:" https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/federal-wall-funding-of-1-57-billion-yields-1-7-miles-of-fence-1.1262220
* "FBI has seen significant rise in white supremacist domestic terrorism in recent months:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/politics/fbi-white-supremacist-domestic-terror/index.html
* "Harriet Tubman $20 bill no longer coming in 2020: Mnuchin says redesign postponed:" https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/22/harriet-tubman-20-bill-no-longer-coming-in-2020.html
* TW: Suicide "Thousands of Immigrants Suffer in Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention:" https://theintercept.com/2019/05/21/ice-solitary-confinement-immigration-detention/
* "Rachel Louise Snyder - "No Visible Bruises" and a Closer Look at Domestic Abuse - Extended Interview:"
* I didn't know this was a thing. "Meet the Democrats Who Want to Overturn Roe v. Wade:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/qv73y7/meet-the-democrats-who-want-to-overturn-roe-v-wade
* "Opioid Crackdowns Punish Chronic Pain Patients Without Fixing the Crisis:" https://talkpoverty.org/2019/05/17/chronic-pain-opioid-crisis/
* " BTAC Press Release Concerning The Muhlaysia Booker Murder :" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2019/05/btac-press-release-concerning-muhlaysia.html
* "The Spycraft Revolution:" https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/27/the-spycraft-revolution-espionage-technology/
* "The Human Consequences of Computational Propaganda:" http://www.iftf.org/disinfoeffects/
* "Thanks to Facebook, Your Cellphone Company Is Watching You More Closely Than Ever:" https://theintercept.com/2019/05/20/facebook-data-phone-carriers-ads-credit-score/
* I want to be composted. "Washington becomes first state to legalize human composting:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/washington-becomes-first-state-to-legalize-human-composting/
* I know this is from the daily show, but it contains a good, ordinary person explanation of WTF. "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - The U.S. and China's Fight Over 5G:"
* "Donald J. Trump: Commander-in-Beef - Nancy Pelosi Sparks a Presidential Tantrum:"
* "Is Ben Carson on His Way to Getting Fired?:"
* "Call Now To Help An Abandoned Pennsylvanian:"
* "Trump's Records Are In Merrick Garland's Hands:"
* "Trump Words That Start With "I":"
* "Stop Investigating Me! Or Else!:"
* I went to take the books to the time traveling drop, and the asshole catering van was blocking the drop zone, so I had to park and walk them over. The grocery store had a jungle of assorted mature flowering tomato plants out. I had no money, of course, but they had a bunch of varieties I like. No Thai Basil, alas. Let's hope the starts are still there next month. It is not that I actually need tomato plants, but....
Anyway. I'm posting this late because I tried to weed wack the news links. I made it all the way to Monday, but I'm not going to be able to finish. Staying up this late means I'll likely such tonight, but dealing with Friday and Monday's leftovers feels more manageable.
* So I rather liked the White Queen for all it's faults. The White Princess was such a terrible mess that even the stellar quality of the acting couldn't save it. I debated if I wanted to keep going, given lass season's debacle, but Catherine of Aragon lured me in. I want to say first off that the actresses playing Catherine and her principal lady (Is that Lina? I'm bad at names and IMDB is zero help.) are acting the shit out of their parts. I really like the who Lady in waiting and the Moorish soldier sub plot. I really like how they are playing up the cultural differences. The history though? *#$#&$%*$! I am so incredibly angry that they went with the deflowering that I'm not sure I can keep watching this mess, and that's not the only thing I'm really not happy with. I'm halfway through episode three. The Spanish Princess is going to be another Versailles level debacle, isn't it?
* I think the problem with "Reckless" is they tried to cross a spy thriller with "The Bridges of Madison County." It fucks with the pacing.
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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* They are changing the HUD rules to allow discrimination against trans folk. Here is how/where to complain: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/1643597.html
* Angry about the Republicans banning birth control and abortion inn several states? Consider protesting, donating, or volunteering:
Planned Parenthood
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/
The Center for Reproductive Rights
https://www.reproductiverights.org/
NARAL
https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/
The American Civil Liberties Union
https://www.aclu.org/
Access Reproductive Care: Southeast
https://www.arc-southeast.org
NNAF
https://abortionfunds.org/
the Yellowhammer Fund
https://yellowhammerfund.org/
Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund
https://msreprofreedomfund.org/
Women Have Options
http://www.womenhaveoptions.org/
* Want to help LGBTQIA+ folk escape 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
"There are many differences between the places I’ve mentioned, but for now I’d like to focus on one thing that unites them: that the countries which keep producing these shocks are every bit as racist, xenophobic and discriminatory as their voting habits suggest. This is not some new virus; it’s a susceptibility to a chronic illness that has crippled us for years. Ethnic and racial plurality and migration as a lived experience are older than any nation state, but equality is a relatively new idea, and some don’t like it. People forget how recently African Americans couldn’t vote, and that Winston Churchill told his cabinet “Keep England White” was a good campaign slogan.
These electoral victories are, largely but not exclusively, the products of those age-old prejudices: not because everyone who voted for them was racist, but because all the racists who did go to the polls voted for them. The intensity of that racism is now growing, as the victors use their podiums and despatch boxes to amplify their bigotry, giving confidence and licence for people to spread their poison. Take Britain. In January 2016, 64% of people from an ethnic minority said they had been targeted by a stranger. That’s before Brexit, and already terrible. That proportion rose to 76% this year. Things were bad. They are getting worse."
* "The Text of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Resignation Speech:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/world/europe/theresa-may-resign-speech.html
* "Russian agitation seen in European politics as elections approach:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/russian-agitation-seen-in-european-politics-as-elections-approach-60228165618
* "Photos: Deadly Post-election Riots in Indonesia:" https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/05/indonesia-election-riots-photos/590134/
* "In a Possible First for Hong Kong, Activists Wanted by Police Gain Protection in Germany:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/world/asia/hong-kong-china-germany-activists.html
* "India election results 2019: Modi claims landslide victory:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/23/india-election-results-narendra-modi-bjp-victory
"The BJP’s president, Amit Shah, described illegal migrants in the country’s north-east as “termites” in one speech that was widely condemned by opponents.
Among the BJP candidates who won on Thursday was Pragya Singh Thakur, a Hindu nun and terrorism accused who is still facing trial for involvement in a 2008 bombing plot that killed six Muslims and injured scores of others."
* "The hidden lives of ‘housegirls’:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-48308502/the-hidden-lives-of-housegirls-in-kenya
* "Eritrea stands with Sudanese people - Afwerki sends delegation to Khartoum :" https://www.africanews.com/2019/05/20/sudan-s-president-bashir-steps-down-govt-sources/
* "He’s One of the Biggest Backers of Trump’s Push to Protect American Steel. And He’s Canadian.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/us/politics/hes-one-of-the-biggest-backers-of-trumps-push-to-protect-american-steel-and-hes-canadian.html
* "Trump announces $16 billion in aid to farmers impacted by trade war:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-announces-16-billion-bailout-farmers-hit/story?id=63227201
* "China says trade talks can't continue unless US addresses its 'wrong actions':" https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/23/china-says-trade-talks-cant-continue-unless-us-addresses-its-wrong-actions.html
* "Pentagon mulling military request to send 5,000 troops to Middle...:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-pentagon-idUSKCN1SS2XT
* "Trump Justice Department Crosses New Line, Charges Assange With Publishing U.S. Secrets:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-charges-wikileaks-julian-assange-with-publishing-classified-info
* "WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange charged with violating Espionage Act:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-charged-with-violating-espionage-act/2019/05/23/42a2c6cc-7d6a-11e9-a5b3-34f3edf1351e_story.html?noredirect=on
* "Trump administration attacks First Amendment with Assange charges:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-administration-attacks-first-amendment-with-assange-charges-60227653703
* I have deliberately said nothing much about Julian Assange, though I have read and posted pertinent news articles, because up until today my thoughts have been pretty fucking complex and hard to explain with appropriate nuance. Part of this is because I'm agnostic about a lot of this and I don't really trust much of anyone involved for pretty good reasons.
Today this changes. Rachel Maddow explains my position better than I can honestly, so I'm just going to leave this here.
* "Unprecedented charges against Assange:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/unprecedented-charges-against-assange-60220997973
* "Assange charges strike at first amendment:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/assange-charges-strike-at-first-amendment-60223557638
* "Faked Pelosi videos, slowed to make her appear drunk, spread across social media:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/23/faked-pelosi-videos-slowed-make-her-appear-drunk-spread-across-social-media/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9f93eefb5aae
* This is beautiful. "Pete Buttigieg takes on draft dodger Donald Trump:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/pete-buttigieg-takes-on-draft-dodger-donald-trump-60220997975
* "New Trump order 'a grotesque abuse': fmr DOJ counterintel chief:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-trump-order-a-grotesque-abuse-fmr-doj-counterintel-chief-60226117896
* "Trump giving his attorney general new power raises red flags:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-giving-his-attorney-general-new-power-raises-red-flags-60227653793
* "Wells Fargo, TD Bank have already given Trump-related financial documents to Congress:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/wells-fargo-td-bank-have-already-given-trump-related-financial-n1007181
* "GOP throws up impeachment shield around Trump:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/20/politics/trump-amash-impeachment-conclusion/index.html
* "Banker Accused of Arranging $16 Million in Loans to Manafort to Gain High-Level Trump Post:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/nyregion/stephen-calk-manafort-arrest.html
* "Trump antagonist Avenatti indicted for ripping off Stormy Daniels, extorting Nike:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/trump-critic-avenatti-indicted-for-ripping-off-stormy-daniels-extorting-nike-idUSKCN1SS2IZ
* "Mick Mulvaney aims to install ally as head of legislative affairs which could give him more control of agenda:" https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/22/mick-mulvaney-aims-to-install-ally-as-head-of-legislative-affairs.html
* "Republican senator wants U.S. Census to ask about criminal records:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-census-crime-idUSKCN1SS2E9
* "Deal struck to pass $19 billion disaster relief package without border funds:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/politics/disaster-relief-vote-senate/index.html
* "16-year-old boy is fifth migrant child to die recently after Border Patrol detention:" https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-migrant-child-death-border-patrol-custody-20190520-story.html
* "A 10-year-old migrant girl died last year in government care, officials acknowledge:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-children-death-a-10-year-old-migrant-girl-died-last-year-in-government-care-officials-acknowledge-exclusive/
* "GOP removes lawmaker's remarks from the record after dispute over border deaths:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-removes-lawmaker-s-remarks-record-after-dispute-over-border-n1008886?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
* "New calls to investigate string of migrant child deaths:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/new-calls-to-investigate-string-of-migrant-child-deaths-60220485980
* "Judge grapples with involvement of judiciary in House lawsuit over border wall:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/politics/house-lawsuit-national-emergency-declaration/index.html
It seems to me if they have so much extra money that they can afford to unconstitutionally misappropriate it for unwanted, ill-conceived, and unnecessary vanity projects, then congress should take double the amount misappropriated from every department 45 is stealing it from.
* "Border Patrol Agent Charged With Hitting Guatemalan Man With Truck Had Called Migrants “Subhuman” and “Savages”:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/05/border-patrol-agent-racist-texts.html
"Other examples the prosecutors give are equally offensive. In one, someone asks Bowen, “Did you gas hiscorpse or just use regular peanut oil while tazing?? For a frying effect.” To which Bowen responds, “Guats are best made crispy with an olive oil from their native pais.” In another, sent before the December 2017 incident, he complained that Border Patrol was a “failed agency” because “we are treated like shit, prosecuted for doing what it takes to arrest these savages….” (He said he would also miss the “chase of hunting down shitbags with your crew.”)"
* "U.S. federal wall funding of US$1.57B yields 1.7 miles of fence:" https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/federal-wall-funding-of-1-57-billion-yields-1-7-miles-of-fence-1.1262220
* "FBI has seen significant rise in white supremacist domestic terrorism in recent months:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/politics/fbi-white-supremacist-domestic-terror/index.html
* "Harriet Tubman $20 bill no longer coming in 2020: Mnuchin says redesign postponed:" https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/22/harriet-tubman-20-bill-no-longer-coming-in-2020.html
* TW: Suicide "Thousands of Immigrants Suffer in Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention:" https://theintercept.com/2019/05/21/ice-solitary-confinement-immigration-detention/
* "Rachel Louise Snyder - "No Visible Bruises" and a Closer Look at Domestic Abuse - Extended Interview:"
* I didn't know this was a thing. "Meet the Democrats Who Want to Overturn Roe v. Wade:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/qv73y7/meet-the-democrats-who-want-to-overturn-roe-v-wade
* "Opioid Crackdowns Punish Chronic Pain Patients Without Fixing the Crisis:" https://talkpoverty.org/2019/05/17/chronic-pain-opioid-crisis/
* " BTAC Press Release Concerning The Muhlaysia Booker Murder :" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2019/05/btac-press-release-concerning-muhlaysia.html
* "The Spycraft Revolution:" https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/27/the-spycraft-revolution-espionage-technology/
* "The Human Consequences of Computational Propaganda:" http://www.iftf.org/disinfoeffects/
* "Thanks to Facebook, Your Cellphone Company Is Watching You More Closely Than Ever:" https://theintercept.com/2019/05/20/facebook-data-phone-carriers-ads-credit-score/
* I want to be composted. "Washington becomes first state to legalize human composting:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/washington-becomes-first-state-to-legalize-human-composting/
* I know this is from the daily show, but it contains a good, ordinary person explanation of WTF. "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - The U.S. and China's Fight Over 5G:"
* "Donald J. Trump: Commander-in-Beef - Nancy Pelosi Sparks a Presidential Tantrum:"
* "Is Ben Carson on His Way to Getting Fired?:"
* "Call Now To Help An Abandoned Pennsylvanian:"
* "Trump's Records Are In Merrick Garland's Hands:"
* "Trump Words That Start With "I":"
* "Stop Investigating Me! Or Else!:"
* I went to take the books to the time traveling drop, and the asshole catering van was blocking the drop zone, so I had to park and walk them over. The grocery store had a jungle of assorted mature flowering tomato plants out. I had no money, of course, but they had a bunch of varieties I like. No Thai Basil, alas. Let's hope the starts are still there next month. It is not that I actually need tomato plants, but....
Anyway. I'm posting this late because I tried to weed wack the news links. I made it all the way to Monday, but I'm not going to be able to finish. Staying up this late means I'll likely such tonight, but dealing with Friday and Monday's leftovers feels more manageable.
* So I rather liked the White Queen for all it's faults. The White Princess was such a terrible mess that even the stellar quality of the acting couldn't save it. I debated if I wanted to keep going, given lass season's debacle, but Catherine of Aragon lured me in. I want to say first off that the actresses playing Catherine and her principal lady (Is that Lina? I'm bad at names and IMDB is zero help.) are acting the shit out of their parts. I really like the who Lady in waiting and the Moorish soldier sub plot. I really like how they are playing up the cultural differences. The history though? *#$#&$%*$! I am so incredibly angry that they went with the deflowering that I'm not sure I can keep watching this mess, and that's not the only thing I'm really not happy with. I'm halfway through episode three. The Spanish Princess is going to be another Versailles level debacle, isn't it?
* I think the problem with "Reckless" is they tried to cross a spy thriller with "The Bridges of Madison County." It fucks with the pacing.
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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* They are changing the HUD rules to allow discrimination against trans folk. Here is how/where to complain: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/1643597.html
* Angry about the Republicans banning birth control and abortion inn several states? Consider protesting, donating, or volunteering:
Planned Parenthood
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/
The Center for Reproductive Rights
https://www.reproductiverights.org/
NARAL
https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/
The American Civil Liberties Union
https://www.aclu.org/
Access Reproductive Care: Southeast
https://www.arc-southeast.org
NNAF
https://abortionfunds.org/
the Yellowhammer Fund
https://yellowhammerfund.org/
Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund
https://msreprofreedomfund.org/
Women Have Options
http://www.womenhaveoptions.org/
* Want to help LGBTQIA+ folk escape 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