Not All of Monday and Tuesday.

[gwydion]

* TW: Suicide. "Activists fear shattered glass may obscure demands of Hong Kong protest movement:" https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-hong-kong-protests-violence-martyrdom-20190702-story.html

* "China says Hong Kong violence 'totally intolerable':" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/02/chinese-media-calls-for-zero-tolerance-after-violent-hong-kong-protess

* "Former Obama aide says Trump lied about past attempts to meet with Kim:" https://thehill.com/policy/international/451047-former-obama-aide-says-trump-lied-about-past-attempts-to-meet-with-kim

* "North Korean failure to denuclearize rewarded with Trump visit:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/north-korean-failure-to-denuclearize-rewarded-with-trump-visit-63081541574

* "Trump achieves zero for US security, hands Kim another victory:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-achieves-zero-for-us-security-hands-kim-another-victory-63080006001

* "Iran breaches uranium limits of 2015 nuclear deal:" https://www.axios.com/iran-uranium-stockpile-nuclear-deal-33374084-e9ed-4357-9cdb-fd5c29614bf2.html

* "Trump asks for tanks, Marine One and much more for grandiose July Fourth event:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/trump-asks-for-military-tanks-on-the-mall-as-part-of-grandiose-july-fourth-event/2019/07/01/e9d274ee-9adc-11e9-8d0a-5edd7e2025b1_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.6e8bc6577271

* I do not want tanks rolling into my nation's Capital. "The Latest: Tanks arrive in DC ahead of July 4 celebration:" https://apnews.com/2e98f1c80ef9449fa1d4a95ff63258c0

* "RNC Giving Out Tickets To Trump’s Hijacked Fourth Of July Celebration:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-fourth-hijacking-rnc-tickets_n_5d1a6e06e4b07f6ca5821251

* "'Baby Trump' balloon to crash the president's Fourth of July bash:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/02/baby-trump-balloon-fourth-of-july-1395398

* "Trump hijacks July 4 celebration:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-hijacks-july-4-celebration-63075397711

* "Trump of July: Big GOP donors get special treatment:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-of-july-big-gop-donors-get-special-treatment-63185477988

* "Study suggests Russian social media trolls had impact on 2016 election:" https://www.axios.com/russia-interference-trolls-impact-2016-election-eff627d5-f1b3-48fd-8745-449262880e16.html

* "House Democrats sue for Trump's tax returns:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/02/donald-trump-tax-returns-democrats-lawsuit-1394959

* "Democrats tee up another lawsuit for Trump financial documents:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/democrats-tee-up-another-lawsuit-for-trump-financial-documents-63196741817

* "Constitutional powers of Congress at stake in Trump tax fight:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/constitutional-powers-of-congress-at-stake-in-trump-tax-fight-63196741831

* "‘Surreal’: Ivanka Trump plays a prominent role in her father’s historic Korea trip:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/surreal-ivanka-trump-plays-a-prominent-role-in-her-fathers-historic-korea-trip/2019/06/30/98695704-9b58-11e9-b27f-ed2942f73d70_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4f34c56dca51

* "Mike Pence Cancels a Trip to New Hampshire, and a Mystery Ensues:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/us/politics/mike-pence-cancels-trip.html

* "Trump USDA climate science quash squanders US science leadership:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-usda-climate-science-quash-squanders-us-science-leadership-63079493616

* "Trump Consultant Is Trolling Democrats With Biden Site That Isn’t Biden’s:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/29/us/politics/fake-joe-biden-website.html

* "Joe Biden suggests homophobia was acceptable five years ago, audience disagrees:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/07/02/joe-biden-heckled-homophobia-acceptable-five-years-ago-audience-disagrees/

* "Julián Castro looks to broaden campaign with post-debate bump:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/julian-castro-looks-to-broaden-campaign-with-post-debate-bump-63193669827

* "Castro calls on career officials to resist Trump cruelty policy:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/castro-calls-on-career-officials-to-resist-trump-cruelty-policy-63195205556

* "Sen. Cory Booker: A Crisis of Silence Is Killing Trans Women of Color;" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/7/01/we-are-crisis-silence-and-its-killing-trans-women-color

* "Trump Administration ‘Misses Deadline’ to Print Census Forms:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/2020-census-trump-administration-misses-deadline-to-print-census-forms

* "Census to leave citizenship question off 2020 questionnaire:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/02/census-wont-include-citizenship-question-on-2020-questionnaire-1395933

* "The Treatment of Migrants Likely ‘Meets the Definition of a Mass Atrocity’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/29/opinion/immigration-children-detention.html

* "History Has Taught Us That Concentration Camps Should Be Liberated. We Can’t Wait Until 2020.:" https://theintercept.com/2019/06/29/concentration-camps-border-detention/

"It seems like our game plan is to focus on defeating Trump, and in the meantime, sue the administration until it incrementally agrees to start allowing kids to brush their teeth or wash their hands with soap. It just doesn’t seem to be enough. What if Trump wins again? Is our game plan then to wait four more years to hope we end these monstrous camps? Even if a Democrat wins, pledging to improve conditions, how can we hold them to account and demand that migrants be freed?

I always wondered how concentration camps lasted for so many years during the Holocaust, but now that we have our own, I see how. It’s a mix of fear, indifference, and lack of political will. We see the consequences of doing nothing, but it seems as though we’ve put all of our eggs into the basket of a far-off election. And I just don’t feel good about it."

* "Years Ago, the Border Patrol’s Discipline System Was Denounced as “Broken.” It’s Still Not Fixed.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/border-patrol-discipline-system-was-denounced-as-broken-still-not-fixed

* "Seven migrant deaths reported in 'extreme heat' at U.S. border:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-death/seven-migrant-deaths-reported-in-extreme-heat-at-u-s-border-idUSKCN1TQ0D7

* "Ocasio-Cortez details 'horrifying' conditions at migrant detention facility:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/01/aoc-border-facility-horrifying-cbp-officers-tweets?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

* "Women Held In Border Patrol Custody Say They Were Told To Drink Water From Toilets:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/immigrants-drinking-toilets-water-aoc-border-patrol

* "Rep. Nadler: Border agency heads should be prosecuted for abuse:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rep-nadler-border-agency-heads-should-be-prosecuted-for-abuse-63080005869

* "Rep. Nanette Barragán: 'They were begging for help':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-nanette-barragan-they-were-begging-for-help-63075397646

* "Federal judge blocks Trump policy keeping asylum seekers detained:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/02/politics/judge-blocks-asylum-seekers-detained/index.html

* The Republican War on Our Own Military continues. "Trump Wants To Withdraw Deportation Protections For Families Of Active Troops:" https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/736362986/trump-wants-to-withdraw-deportation-protections-for-families-of-active-troops

"It's going to create chaos in the military," said Margaret Stock, an immigration attorney who represents recruits and veterans in deportation proceedings. "The troops can't concentrate on their military jobs when they're worried about their family members being deported."

* "Trump says more deportations ahead after Independence Day:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-more-deportations-ahead-after-independence-day-n1025516

* "Trump Administration Hits Some Immigrants In U.S. Illegally With Fines Up To $500,000:" https://www.npr.org/2019/07/02/738059913/trump-administration-sends-out-notices-of-500-000-fines-for-those-in-u-s-illegal

* "Public pressure on border officials grows as Trump stokes cruelty:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/public-pressure-on-border-officials-grows-as-trump-stokes-cruelty-63197765505

* "Conditions at El Paso migrant facility so bad agents feared riots, DHS report says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/dhs-warned-may-border-station-conditions-so-bad-agents-feared-n1025136

* "A judge just permanently blocked Trump from using $2.5 billion in military money for his border wall:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/06/border-wall-funding-blocked-trump-gilliam/

* "New HIV diagnoses reach 18-year low in Australia:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/07/03/hiv-australia-18-year-low/

* "LGBT employees paid £6,700 less a year than straight colleagues:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/07/02/lgbt-employees-paid-less-than-straight-pay-gap/

* "India's first openly gay prince celebrates Pride in New York:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/30/india-gay-prince-celebrates-pride-new-york/

* "Big-Name Republicans File SCOTUS Brief Against Anti-LGBTQ Bias:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/7/02/big-name-republicans-file-scotus-brief-against-anti-lgbtq-bias

* "New York LGBT community hosts alternative Pride march:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/30/new-york-lgbt-community-queer-liberation-march-pride/

* "Trans Filmmakers Attacked While Making Film on Anti-Trans Violence:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/7/02/trans-filmmakers-attacked-while-making-film-trans-violence

* "Illinois introduces ‘affirming and inclusive’ protections for trans youth:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/07/01/illinois-transgender-students-youth-executive-order/

* "Japan grants refugee status for homophobic persecution for first time ever:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/07/02/japan-grants-refugee-status-homophobic-persecution-first-time/

* "Scientists Say Chemical Found in Spinach Is Basically a Steroid, Should Be Banned for Athletes:" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb9nnm/scientists-say-chemical-found-in-spinach-is-basically-a-steroid-should-be-banned-for-athletes

* Monday: Bullshit robo calls kept waking Tavy and I up. The best I got was almost 45 minutes of sleep in one stretch before the alarm forced me up for forage. I got at best 4-4 1/2 hours sleep total. Then it got worse.

Tuesday: I took a much needed rest day. After consultation with the Emperor Octavian we decided to read most of an Ian Pears novel (the Last Judgement), take a nice long nap together, then read the rest.

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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.

Angry about the concentration camps on our Southern Border? Here is a list of useful things you can do: https://medium.com/@togetherandfree/feel-helpless-amidst-the-horrific-immigration-news-youre-not-how-you-can-make-difference-today-108dc42de88e

"More Organizations to Support Helping Kids in Concentration Camps:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/201920.html

Here is a massive list of things you can do to help refugees inside and outside of the Camps: https://s-leary.tumblr.com/post/185783586806/so-youve-probably-seen-the-post-going-around

* 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/

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