Thursday's Post
Nov. 9th, 2019 07:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* "Sir Lindsay Hoyle to replace John Bercow as Speaker of the House of Commons:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/04/sir-lyndsey-hoyle-speaker-house-of-commons-john-bercow-replacement/
* "Equalities minister Liz Truss says no one wants to be hired as a ‘token gay’, wants to rebrand department as Ministry of Freedom:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/31/liz-truss-women-equalities-minister-token-gay-julia-hartley-brewer-talkradio/
* "Trump ordered to pay $2 million to charities over misuse of foundation, court documents say:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-ordered-to-pay-2-million-to-charities-over-misuse-of-foundation-court-documents-say/2019/11/07/b8f804e2-018e-11ea-9518-1e76abc088b6_story.html
* "Trump ordered to pay $2 million over scammy foundation 'charity':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-ordered-to-pay-2-million-over-scammy-foundation-charity-73104453667
* "Anonymous author depicts deep Trump admin dysfunction:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/exclusive-anonymous-author-depicts-deep-trump-admin-dysfunction-73093701889
* "Book: Trump recklessness sparked W.H. 'five-alarm fire drills':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/book-trump-recklessness-sparked-w-h-five-alarm-fire-drills-73095237949
* "Mueller interview notes obtained by CNN show Trump's push for stolen emails:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/02/politics/mueller-investigation-notes-trump-stolen-emails/index.html
* "Internal Mueller documents show Trump campaign chief pushed unproven theory Ukraine hacked Democrats:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/internal-mueller-documents-show-trump-campaign-chief-suggested-ukraine-hacked-democrats-during-2016-campaign/2019/11/02/cc8e461c-fd90-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html
* "A Former Trump Campaign Aide Said The Campaign Was "Very Happy" About The Release Of Hacked DNC Emails:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmaloop/rick-gates-trump-wikileaks-clinton-email-hack
* "Intel officials want CIA's Gina Haspel to defend Ukraine whistleblower:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/intel-officials-want-cia-director-gina-haspel-protect-ukraine-whistleblower-n1077771
* "'Campaign of lies': What George Kent told impeachment investigators:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/07/george-kent-impeachment-testimony-067428
* "Witness worried Trump quid pro quo 'injurious to the rule of law':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/witness-worried-trump-quid-pro-quo-injurious-to-the-rule-of-law-73103941577
* "Impeachment probe turns to Pence adviser who heard Trump’s call with Ukrainian leader:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/impeachment-probe-turns-to-pence-adviser-who-heard-trumps-call-with-ukrainian-leader/2019/11/07/9fd51c7c-00dd-11ea-8bab-0fc209e065a8_story.html
* "New York lawyer is source of $500,000 paid to Trump attorney Giuliani:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-giuliani-idUSKBN1XH29L
* "Chris Hayes on just what Giuliani and Barr were willing to do to help Trump:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-just-what-giuliani-and-barr-were-willing-to-do-to-help-trump-73091141574
* "NSC official who attended key Ukraine meetings to leave post:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/07/earl-matthews-nsc-ukraine-067363
* "Elizabeth Warren just promised to overturn Trump’s trans military ban on her first day in office:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/06/elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-trans-military-ban-presidential-election/
* Please don't, Michael Bloomberg. We are tired and there are too many already. Also, your policies are objectively bad.
* "Michael Bloomberg moves to enter presidential race:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/michael-bloomberg-moves-to-enter-presidential-race-73094725505
* "Sen. Sherrod Brown: Those Who Embolden Trump "Will Not Look Good In History":"
* "Senator Sherrod Brown's Desk Was Once Occupied By A Kennedy:"
* "Jeff Sessions plans Senate run – despite Trump:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/jeff-sessions-plans-senate-run-despite-trump-73093701597
* "Nearly 100 LGBT candidates win on US election day in continuing ‘rainbow wave’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/07/rainbow-wave-lgbt-candidates-us-elections-danica-roem/
* "Indianapolis Elects Four Openly Queer Council Members:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/11/06/indianapolis-elects-four-queer-council-members
* "Smugglers are sawing through new sections of Trump’s border wall:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/smugglers-are-sawing-through-new-sections-of-trumps-border-wall/2019/11/01/25bf8ce0-fa72-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html
* TW: Sexual Abuse "Second Person Claims They Told Rep. Jim Jordan About Abuse by OSU Doctor: Lawsuit:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/second-person-claims-they-told-rep-jim-jordan-about-abuse-by-ohio-state-university-doctor-lawsuit
* "First billboards advertising same-sex marriage launch in Northern Ireland:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/06/northern-ireland-billboards-same-sex-marriage-gay-couples-humanists-uk/
* "Daycare centre rejected twin boys because they have two gay dads:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/05/twin-boys-gay-dads-swiss-daycare-rejected/
* "Woman punched in the face in ‘homophobic attack’ could suffer permanent damage to her sight:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/06/homophobic-attack-bournemouth-police-woman-sexuality-anti-gay/
* "Tory politician refuses to give money to Pride, says LGBT people are ‘misguided by a powerful ideology’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/07/tory-politician-wiltshire-pride-salisbury-mary-douglas-counsellor-lgbt-anti-gay/
* "Brexit Party candidate refuses to deny homosexuality is a sin in train wreck interview:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/04/brexit-party-timothy-vince-tim-farron-gay-sex-sin-bbc-sunday-politics/
* "Second Judge Voids Trump Rule Allowing Health Care Discrimination:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2019/11/07/second-judge-voids-trump-rule-allowing-health-care-discrimination
* "Buttigieg Slams Trump Adoption Decision as 'Huge Step Backward':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/11/04/buttigieg-slams-trump-adoption-decision-huge-step-backward
* "Nikki Araguz Loyd, Trans Rights Activist, Dead at 44:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/11/07/nikki-araguz-loyd-trans-rights-activist-dead-44
* The Neo-NAZIs are at it again. "We regret to inform you the straights are at it again… Alt-right Straight Pride parade will return this month:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/01/straight-pride-parade-alt-right-texas-supper-happy-fun-america/
* "The Politics of Caring for Our Queer Elders:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/10/30/politics-caring-our-queer-elders
* I’m not getting my hopes up just yet. "Researchers believe they’ve found the cure for HIV/AIDS:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/08/hiv-cure-aids-american-gene-technologies-food-drug-administration/
* "Trump's GOP Defenders Are Backed Into A Corner:"
* "Trump's Border Wall Is Remarkably Easy To Penetrate:"
* "Kevin Aymoz (FRA). FP. Int. de France de Patinage 2019:"
* "Free Program Yuzuru Hanyu Skate Canada International 2019:"
* "Shcherbakova's historic two quads win Skate America title:"
* "Nathan Chen FS - 2019 Skate America"
* "Jason Brown FS - 2019 Skate America:"
* Trans lecture went really well. The group sent good, mostly next level questions, which meant we didn't have to spend much time on myth-busting and 101. We ended up chatting with one of the students for well over an hour after. I was too tired to forage and was up most of the day, but it was so worth t.
I didn't have time to post Thurday's Dreamwidth digest before I left. Ooops. I'm going to be out Saturday night with a friend. I'll do what I can catch upwise Sunday.
* Watching Shoma Uno at Internationaux de France was the most painful thing I've seen in figure skating since Debi Thomas at the Calgary Olympics in ‘88. He's one of the very best skaters in the world. I don't understand how someone at his level is working without a coach. He is so much better than that performance and I wept for him.
*****
* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* "How you can help Hurricane Dorian disaster relief:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/08/hurricane-dorian-disaster-relief-how-you-can-help
* A small, cheap thing to help climate change if you have little money to spare: https://onetreeplanted.org/products/amazon-rainforest-peru
* How to donate to Rainbow Road: https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate
* 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 Max Mad type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr 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
* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047
Or possibly this: https://www.chewy.com/instinct-by-natures-variety-limited/dp/44654
* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html
* "Equalities minister Liz Truss says no one wants to be hired as a ‘token gay’, wants to rebrand department as Ministry of Freedom:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/31/liz-truss-women-equalities-minister-token-gay-julia-hartley-brewer-talkradio/
* "Trump ordered to pay $2 million to charities over misuse of foundation, court documents say:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-ordered-to-pay-2-million-to-charities-over-misuse-of-foundation-court-documents-say/2019/11/07/b8f804e2-018e-11ea-9518-1e76abc088b6_story.html
* "Trump ordered to pay $2 million over scammy foundation 'charity':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-ordered-to-pay-2-million-over-scammy-foundation-charity-73104453667
* "Anonymous author depicts deep Trump admin dysfunction:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/exclusive-anonymous-author-depicts-deep-trump-admin-dysfunction-73093701889
* "Book: Trump recklessness sparked W.H. 'five-alarm fire drills':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/book-trump-recklessness-sparked-w-h-five-alarm-fire-drills-73095237949
* "Mueller interview notes obtained by CNN show Trump's push for stolen emails:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/02/politics/mueller-investigation-notes-trump-stolen-emails/index.html
* "Internal Mueller documents show Trump campaign chief pushed unproven theory Ukraine hacked Democrats:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/internal-mueller-documents-show-trump-campaign-chief-suggested-ukraine-hacked-democrats-during-2016-campaign/2019/11/02/cc8e461c-fd90-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html
* "A Former Trump Campaign Aide Said The Campaign Was "Very Happy" About The Release Of Hacked DNC Emails:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmaloop/rick-gates-trump-wikileaks-clinton-email-hack
* "Intel officials want CIA's Gina Haspel to defend Ukraine whistleblower:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/intel-officials-want-cia-director-gina-haspel-protect-ukraine-whistleblower-n1077771
* "'Campaign of lies': What George Kent told impeachment investigators:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/07/george-kent-impeachment-testimony-067428
* "Witness worried Trump quid pro quo 'injurious to the rule of law':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/witness-worried-trump-quid-pro-quo-injurious-to-the-rule-of-law-73103941577
* "Impeachment probe turns to Pence adviser who heard Trump’s call with Ukrainian leader:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/impeachment-probe-turns-to-pence-adviser-who-heard-trumps-call-with-ukrainian-leader/2019/11/07/9fd51c7c-00dd-11ea-8bab-0fc209e065a8_story.html
* "New York lawyer is source of $500,000 paid to Trump attorney Giuliani:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-giuliani-idUSKBN1XH29L
* "Chris Hayes on just what Giuliani and Barr were willing to do to help Trump:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-just-what-giuliani-and-barr-were-willing-to-do-to-help-trump-73091141574
* "NSC official who attended key Ukraine meetings to leave post:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/07/earl-matthews-nsc-ukraine-067363
* "Elizabeth Warren just promised to overturn Trump’s trans military ban on her first day in office:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/06/elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-trans-military-ban-presidential-election/
* Please don't, Michael Bloomberg. We are tired and there are too many already. Also, your policies are objectively bad.
* "Michael Bloomberg moves to enter presidential race:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/michael-bloomberg-moves-to-enter-presidential-race-73094725505
* "Sen. Sherrod Brown: Those Who Embolden Trump "Will Not Look Good In History":"
* "Senator Sherrod Brown's Desk Was Once Occupied By A Kennedy:"
* "Jeff Sessions plans Senate run – despite Trump:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/jeff-sessions-plans-senate-run-despite-trump-73093701597
* "Nearly 100 LGBT candidates win on US election day in continuing ‘rainbow wave’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/07/rainbow-wave-lgbt-candidates-us-elections-danica-roem/
* "Indianapolis Elects Four Openly Queer Council Members:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/11/06/indianapolis-elects-four-queer-council-members
* "Smugglers are sawing through new sections of Trump’s border wall:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/smugglers-are-sawing-through-new-sections-of-trumps-border-wall/2019/11/01/25bf8ce0-fa72-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html
* TW: Sexual Abuse "Second Person Claims They Told Rep. Jim Jordan About Abuse by OSU Doctor: Lawsuit:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/second-person-claims-they-told-rep-jim-jordan-about-abuse-by-ohio-state-university-doctor-lawsuit
* "First billboards advertising same-sex marriage launch in Northern Ireland:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/06/northern-ireland-billboards-same-sex-marriage-gay-couples-humanists-uk/
* "Daycare centre rejected twin boys because they have two gay dads:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/05/twin-boys-gay-dads-swiss-daycare-rejected/
* "Woman punched in the face in ‘homophobic attack’ could suffer permanent damage to her sight:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/06/homophobic-attack-bournemouth-police-woman-sexuality-anti-gay/
* "Tory politician refuses to give money to Pride, says LGBT people are ‘misguided by a powerful ideology’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/07/tory-politician-wiltshire-pride-salisbury-mary-douglas-counsellor-lgbt-anti-gay/
* "Brexit Party candidate refuses to deny homosexuality is a sin in train wreck interview:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/04/brexit-party-timothy-vince-tim-farron-gay-sex-sin-bbc-sunday-politics/
* "Second Judge Voids Trump Rule Allowing Health Care Discrimination:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2019/11/07/second-judge-voids-trump-rule-allowing-health-care-discrimination
* "Buttigieg Slams Trump Adoption Decision as 'Huge Step Backward':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/11/04/buttigieg-slams-trump-adoption-decision-huge-step-backward
* "Nikki Araguz Loyd, Trans Rights Activist, Dead at 44:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/11/07/nikki-araguz-loyd-trans-rights-activist-dead-44
* The Neo-NAZIs are at it again. "We regret to inform you the straights are at it again… Alt-right Straight Pride parade will return this month:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/01/straight-pride-parade-alt-right-texas-supper-happy-fun-america/
* "The Politics of Caring for Our Queer Elders:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/10/30/politics-caring-our-queer-elders
* I’m not getting my hopes up just yet. "Researchers believe they’ve found the cure for HIV/AIDS:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/08/hiv-cure-aids-american-gene-technologies-food-drug-administration/
* "Trump's GOP Defenders Are Backed Into A Corner:"
* "Trump's Border Wall Is Remarkably Easy To Penetrate:"
* "Kevin Aymoz (FRA). FP. Int. de France de Patinage 2019:"
* "Free Program Yuzuru Hanyu Skate Canada International 2019:"
* "Shcherbakova's historic two quads win Skate America title:"
* "Nathan Chen FS - 2019 Skate America"
* "Jason Brown FS - 2019 Skate America:"
* Trans lecture went really well. The group sent good, mostly next level questions, which meant we didn't have to spend much time on myth-busting and 101. We ended up chatting with one of the students for well over an hour after. I was too tired to forage and was up most of the day, but it was so worth t.
I didn't have time to post Thurday's Dreamwidth digest before I left. Ooops. I'm going to be out Saturday night with a friend. I'll do what I can catch upwise Sunday.
* Watching Shoma Uno at Internationaux de France was the most painful thing I've seen in figure skating since Debi Thomas at the Calgary Olympics in ‘88. He's one of the very best skaters in the world. I don't understand how someone at his level is working without a coach. He is so much better than that performance and I wept for him.
*****
* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* "How you can help Hurricane Dorian disaster relief:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/08/hurricane-dorian-disaster-relief-how-you-can-help
* A small, cheap thing to help climate change if you have little money to spare: https://onetreeplanted.org/products/amazon-rainforest-peru
* How to donate to Rainbow Road: https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate
* 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 Max Mad type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr 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
* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047
Or possibly this: https://www.chewy.com/instinct-by-natures-variety-limited/dp/44654
* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html