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[gwydion]

* "Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Is Freed, Says He Will Join Mass Protests:" https://www.npr.org/2019/06/17/733339713/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-is-freed-says-hell-join-mass-protests

* "Hong Kong leader suspends extradition bill amid protest pressure:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/15/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-extradition-bill-delay-protests-china

* "Egypt's ousted president Morsi dies during trial:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48668941

* "Former Egyptian president dies after court appearance:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/former-egyptian-president-dies-after-court-appearance-62137925890

* "U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/us/politics/trump-cyber-russia-grid.html

* "Kremlin Warns of Cyberwar After Report of U.S. Hacking Into Russian Power Grid:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/world/europe/russia-us-cyberwar-grid.html

* "Trump calls newspaper report on Russia power grid 'treason':" https://www.apnews.com/ed30a98cafa94ecab4e540ffbd16a385

* "Trump flips out over NYT report on new US aggression with Russia:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-flips-out-over-nyt-report-on-new-us-aggression-with-russia-62136901919

* "Trump administration to permanently end foreign aid for Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador:" https://www.axios.com/immigration-state-department-foreign-aid-guatemala-honduras-el-salvador-a15aeabc-76bd-4586-9362-fd3db210ec50.html

* "Trump's BFF Netanyahu gifts him a whole town...that doesn't exist:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-s-bff-netanyahu-gifts-him-a-whole-town-that-doesn-t-exist-62131269745

* "US sending 1,000 additional troops to Middle East amid Iran tensions:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/politics/us-additional-troops-iran-tensions/index.html

* "Iran Threatens to Exceed Some Limits of Nuclear Deal, and Trump Orders Deployment of 1,000 More Troops:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-deal-compliance.html

* "Iran meets Trump admin hostilities, increases nuclear production:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/iran-meets-trump-admin-hostilities-increases-nuclear-production-62140485589

* "Trump admin chest-pounding on Iran risks 'stupid mistake':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-chest-pounding-on-iran-risks-stupid-mistake-62138437767

* "Trump's Iran policy 'an unmitigated disaster':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-s-iran-policy-an-unmitigated-disaster-62130245943

* "Trump campaign parts ways with pollsters after leak:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/16/trump-campaign-parts-ways-with-pollsters-after-leak-1365908

* This continues to be terrifying. "Trump says supporters might ‘demand’ that he serve more than two terms as president:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-supporters-might-demand-that-he-serve-more-than-two-terms-as-president/2019/06/16/4b6b9ae2-9041-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html?utm_term=.c922c90dd5dd&noredirect=on

* "Supreme Court says person can be charged and tried in state and federal court for same conduct:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/politics/supreme-court-double-jeopardy-clause-case/index.html

* "Trump directs agencies to cut advisory boards by 'at least' one-third:" https://thehill.com/regulation/energy-environment/448678-trump-directs-agencies-to-cut-advisory-boards-by-at-least-one

* "Compromise with GOP becomes point of contention among Democrats:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/compromise-with-gop-becomes-point-of-contention-among-democrats-62138949771

* "Poverty in America gets rare airing at Democratic candidate forum:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/poverty-in-america-gets-rare-airing-at-democratic-candidate-forum-62138437687

* "High court dismisses challenge to findings of racial gerrymandering in Virginia:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-dismisses-challenge-to-findings-of-racial-gerrymandering-in-virginia-districts/2019/06/17/aa1f02d2-8618-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.6c5f4d1269f5

* "How Defective Guns Became the Only Product That Can’t Be Recalled:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-02-28/how-defective-guns-became-the-only-product-that-can-t-be-recalled

* "Police say black man killed in Memphis was sought in shooting:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-police-shooting-tennessee/two-dozen-police-hurt-in-memphis-street-clashes-after-marshals-kill-black-man-idUSKCN1TE1EY

* "This Latinx Millennial Helped Destroy Montana's Anti-Trans Law:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2019/6/17/latinx-millennial-helped-destroy-montanas-anti-trans-law

* "Trans Woman Accuses Chicago Police Officer of Sexual Assault:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/6/17/trans-woman-accuses-chicago-police-officer-sexual-assault

* "Seriously? This isn’t harassment? Seriously?:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2019/6/17/gay-man-attacked-mob-dc-three-arrested

* "Judge: Trans Starbucks Worker Didn't Suffer Harassment:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/6/17/judge-trans-starbucks-worker-didnt-suffer-harassment

* "Pastor Rants That the Rainbow Flag Is 'Accursed' & 'Should Be Burned':" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2019/6/17/pastor-rants-rainbow-flag-accursed-should-be-burned

* "Supreme Court Sends Oregon Wedding Cake Case Back to State:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/6/17/supreme-court-sends-oregon-wedding-cake-case-back-state

* TW: Hate Speech "Florida man arrested after calling for purge of gays, Jews, black people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/17/florida-man-arrested-purge-gays-jews-black-people/

* "YouTuber buys Michigan town, renames it Gay Hell to protest Trump:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/18/elijah-daniel-michigan-town-gay-hell-protest-trump/

* TW: Horrific Child Abuse and corpse desecration. "Lesbian couple admit to brutal murder of child who 'wanted to be a girl':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/18/lesbian-couple-admit-to-brutal-murder-of-child-who-wanted-to-be-a-girl/

* "Malaysia PM: Gays shouldn't get married because they can't have kids:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/17/malaysia-pm-mahathir-mohamad-gays-married-cant-have-kids/

* "NHS service leaks identities of patients living with HIV:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/17/nhs-leaks-identities-patients-hiv/

* "Pete Buttigieg Says It's ‘Almost Certain’ We've Had Gay Presidents:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/6/17/pete-buttigieg-says-its-almost-certain-weve-had-gay-presidents

My money's on James Buchanan.

* "Why Kink, BDSM, and Leather Should Be Included at Pride:" https://www.them.us/story/kink-bdsm-leather-pride

* "Britain's mixed-race GI babies want to know why they were given away:" https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/06/05/europe/gi-babies-britain-dday-gbr-intl/index.html

* "Police Terrorize a Family in Phoenix:"

* "Trump's Weird One-on-One With George Stephanopoulos :"

* I foraged today. I full changed the Bathroom box and scooped the office one I'm still grappling with the sofa situation. I really need that never to happen again.

My connectivity sucked and I lost a lot of work time. Sigh.

* "'Pose' Hits Its Highest Ratings and Lands Early Third Season Renewal:" https://www.advocate.com/television/2019/6/17/pose-hits-its-highest-ratings-and-lands-early-third-season-renewal

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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

* 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.

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Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resistbot.io/

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