Not Even Close to All of Last Week.
Aug. 4th, 2019 08:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* "How Foreign Donations, Poverty and Corruption Are Fueling Uganda’s Unregulated Orphanage Industry:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/a35wka/how-foreign-donations-poverty-and-corruption-are-fueling-ugandas-unregulated-orphanage-industry
* "Korean man smashes Japanese car in protest:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-49204622/south-korean-man-smashes-japanese-car-in-protest
* "Saudi Arabia allows women to travel independently:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49201019
* TW: Rape. "India's ruling party expels politician accused of rape:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/01/india-ruling-party-bjp-expels-politician-rape-kuldeep-singh-sengar
* "Panic and confusion as Rwanda closes border with DRC over Ebola outbreak:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/aug/01/rwanda-closes-border-with-dr-congo-over-deadly-ebola-outbreak-goma
* "Far-Right Extremists Are Threatening to Burn Down German Kindergartens for Taking Pork Off Their Menus:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/qvgdkq/far-right-extremists-are-threatening-to-burn-down-german-kindergartens-for-taking-pork-off-their-menus
* "Trump slaps tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese goods:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-slaps-tariffs-on-another-300-billion-of-chinese-goods-65261637719
* "McConnell under fire for blocking election security bills:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/mcconnell-under-fire-for-blocking-election-security-bills-65262149773
* "Ratcliffe withdraws from consideration for intelligence chief less than a week after Trump picked him:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ratcliffe-withdraws-from-consideration-for-intelligence-chief-trump-says/2019/08/02/9f3c42cc-b551-11e9-951e-de024209545d_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b87fabdab967
* It likely tells you something about my week that it took me until sunday morning to finish watching the Democratic debates. night Two round two was a bit less boring and annoying, I think because their were fewer mediocre white men bellowing nonsense no one particularly wanted to hear. I do agree with Joy reid that everyone goig after President Obama was terrible fucking idea for pretty obvious political reasons.
I consider Elizabeth Warren the winner of night one of round two, and Corey Booker winner of night two of round two.
I can NOT wait for the winnowing, because seriously, that will make the debates a lot less annoying.
* "El Paso mass shooting is being investigated as domestic terrorism and possible hate crime:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/el-paso-shooting-sunday/index.html
* "9 dead, 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-active-shooter/index.html
"The question has to be raised, why does Dayton have to be the 250th mass shooting this year?"
* "Trump Admin Separated 911 Children From Parents Since Judge Ordered End To Policy:" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/aclu-911-family-separations-minor-offenses
* "Faith leaders turned away from El Paso, Texas detention center:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/aclu-over-900-migrant-families-separated-at-border-in-last-year-65263173791
* "Black woman GOPer running for Baltimore mayor on Trump, Cummings:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-s-cummings-digs-test-black-goper-s-bid-for-baltimore-mayor-65264197512
* "NYPD officer who put Eric Garner in chokehold should be fired, judge says:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/02/daniel-pantaleo-eric-garner-nypd-officer-fired-judge
* "Meet the LGBT Russians who are smashing stereotypes and creating their own queer future:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/08/03/lgbt-russians-creating-queer-future/
"What is to be done? Fight! Don’t be afraid to be yourself! Yes, in spite of all the archaic relics that surround you,” Nedos agreed. “Express yourself, cry out in your own voice, announce your existence. That’s how it happens.”
* "‘Homophobic’ sisters who attacked man with hammer in Liverpool spared prison:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/07/31/homophobic-sisters-attacked-man-hammer-liverpool-spared-prison/
* "Bishop Defends Belief Anal Makes Gay Babies As Church Doctrine:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2019/7/30/bishop-defends-belief-anal-makes-gay-babies-church-doctrine
* "Heavy Metal Ban Defies Russian Law, Kisses on Stage:" https://www.advocate.com/music/2019/8/02/heavy-metal-ban-defies-russian-law-kisses-stage
* "Utah Supreme Court Will Now Allow Surrogacy for Same-Sex Couples:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/8/02/utah-supreme-court-will-now-allow-surrogacy-same-sex-couples
* "Attempt to Censure GOP Congressman After Officiating Gay Wedding Fails:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/7/30/attempt-block-gop-congressman-officiating-gay-wedding-fails
* "We Won't End The HIV Epidemic Until We Help The Most Vulnerable:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/stigma/2019/7/29/we-wont-end-hiv-epidemic-until-we-help-most-vulnerable
* "‘It Was Pandemonium’: Homeless Encampments Burned In Brush Fire In Sepulveda Basin:" https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/07/30/watch-brush-fire-in-sepulveda-basin/
* "The Aftermath of Robert Mapplethorpe's Censorship War:" https://www.advocate.com/art/2019/8/03/aftermath-robert-mapplethorpes-censorship-war
* The computer crashed and I lost a couple of hours of work. I'm trying to reconstruct.
*****
* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* Here are a bunch of state level links to help people in immigrant detention: https://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/186058182962/woundability-this-4th-of-july-celebrate-the
* 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/
* This is a cool person and the clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com
* HorrorMux is open for apping the next story, which is a 1994 Lost Boys type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr/Angel if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available
* 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
* "Korean man smashes Japanese car in protest:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-49204622/south-korean-man-smashes-japanese-car-in-protest
* "Saudi Arabia allows women to travel independently:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49201019
* TW: Rape. "India's ruling party expels politician accused of rape:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/01/india-ruling-party-bjp-expels-politician-rape-kuldeep-singh-sengar
* "Panic and confusion as Rwanda closes border with DRC over Ebola outbreak:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/aug/01/rwanda-closes-border-with-dr-congo-over-deadly-ebola-outbreak-goma
* "Far-Right Extremists Are Threatening to Burn Down German Kindergartens for Taking Pork Off Their Menus:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/qvgdkq/far-right-extremists-are-threatening-to-burn-down-german-kindergartens-for-taking-pork-off-their-menus
* "Trump slaps tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese goods:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-slaps-tariffs-on-another-300-billion-of-chinese-goods-65261637719
* "McConnell under fire for blocking election security bills:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/mcconnell-under-fire-for-blocking-election-security-bills-65262149773
* "Ratcliffe withdraws from consideration for intelligence chief less than a week after Trump picked him:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ratcliffe-withdraws-from-consideration-for-intelligence-chief-trump-says/2019/08/02/9f3c42cc-b551-11e9-951e-de024209545d_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b87fabdab967
* It likely tells you something about my week that it took me until sunday morning to finish watching the Democratic debates. night Two round two was a bit less boring and annoying, I think because their were fewer mediocre white men bellowing nonsense no one particularly wanted to hear. I do agree with Joy reid that everyone goig after President Obama was terrible fucking idea for pretty obvious political reasons.
I consider Elizabeth Warren the winner of night one of round two, and Corey Booker winner of night two of round two.
I can NOT wait for the winnowing, because seriously, that will make the debates a lot less annoying.
* "El Paso mass shooting is being investigated as domestic terrorism and possible hate crime:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/el-paso-shooting-sunday/index.html
* "9 dead, 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-active-shooter/index.html
"The question has to be raised, why does Dayton have to be the 250th mass shooting this year?"
* "Trump Admin Separated 911 Children From Parents Since Judge Ordered End To Policy:" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/aclu-911-family-separations-minor-offenses
* "Faith leaders turned away from El Paso, Texas detention center:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/aclu-over-900-migrant-families-separated-at-border-in-last-year-65263173791
* "Black woman GOPer running for Baltimore mayor on Trump, Cummings:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-s-cummings-digs-test-black-goper-s-bid-for-baltimore-mayor-65264197512
* "NYPD officer who put Eric Garner in chokehold should be fired, judge says:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/02/daniel-pantaleo-eric-garner-nypd-officer-fired-judge
* "Meet the LGBT Russians who are smashing stereotypes and creating their own queer future:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/08/03/lgbt-russians-creating-queer-future/
"What is to be done? Fight! Don’t be afraid to be yourself! Yes, in spite of all the archaic relics that surround you,” Nedos agreed. “Express yourself, cry out in your own voice, announce your existence. That’s how it happens.”
* "‘Homophobic’ sisters who attacked man with hammer in Liverpool spared prison:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/07/31/homophobic-sisters-attacked-man-hammer-liverpool-spared-prison/
* "Bishop Defends Belief Anal Makes Gay Babies As Church Doctrine:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2019/7/30/bishop-defends-belief-anal-makes-gay-babies-church-doctrine
* "Heavy Metal Ban Defies Russian Law, Kisses on Stage:" https://www.advocate.com/music/2019/8/02/heavy-metal-ban-defies-russian-law-kisses-stage
* "Utah Supreme Court Will Now Allow Surrogacy for Same-Sex Couples:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/8/02/utah-supreme-court-will-now-allow-surrogacy-same-sex-couples
* "Attempt to Censure GOP Congressman After Officiating Gay Wedding Fails:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/7/30/attempt-block-gop-congressman-officiating-gay-wedding-fails
* "We Won't End The HIV Epidemic Until We Help The Most Vulnerable:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/stigma/2019/7/29/we-wont-end-hiv-epidemic-until-we-help-most-vulnerable
* "‘It Was Pandemonium’: Homeless Encampments Burned In Brush Fire In Sepulveda Basin:" https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/07/30/watch-brush-fire-in-sepulveda-basin/
* "The Aftermath of Robert Mapplethorpe's Censorship War:" https://www.advocate.com/art/2019/8/03/aftermath-robert-mapplethorpes-censorship-war
* The computer crashed and I lost a couple of hours of work. I'm trying to reconstruct.
*****
* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* Here are a bunch of state level links to help people in immigrant detention: https://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/186058182962/woundability-this-4th-of-july-celebrate-the
* 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/
* This is a cool person and the clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com
* HorrorMux is open for apping the next story, which is a 1994 Lost Boys type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr/Angel if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available
* 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