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gwydion* TW: Torture "Former British consulate worker tells of torture by China over Hong Kong:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-protesters-police-enter-final-phase-of-showdown-as-china-slams-us/2019/11/19/6b571fb2-0b10-11ea-8054-289aef6e38a3_story.html
* "U.S. Senate passes HK rights bill backing protesters, angers Beijing:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa/us-senate-passes-hk-rights-bill-backing-protesters-angers-beijing-idUSKBN1XT2VR
* "U.S. breaks off talks with South Korea over costs of military alliance:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/us-breaks-off-talks-with-south-korea-over-costs-of-military-alliance/2019/11/19/949773d8-0a9b-11ea-8054-289aef6e38a3_story.html
* "Trump's pullout from Syria allowed ISIS to gain strength, intel agency reports:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/19/trump-syria-isis-071499
* "House moves to avert shutdown, but border wall fight dominates spending talks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/19/house-moves-to-avert-shutdown-but-border-wall-fight-lingers-071575
* "Bolton and Trump Met Privately Over Withheld Aid, White House Official Testified:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/16/us/politics/impeachment-trump.html
* "$35 million in Pentagon aid hasn't reached Ukraine, despite White House assurances:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-11-19/documents-show-nearly-40-million-in-ukraine-aid-delayed-despite-white-house-assurances
* "Ukrainian gas executive cooperating in US probe of Giuliani:" https://apnews.com/196b3007d9db4747b55f9019f0f9da91
* "Adam Schiff's opening statement at November 19 public impeachment hearing:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/19/politics/adam-schiff-opening-statement-impeachment-nov-19/index.html
* "Jennifer Williams' opening remarks at impeachment hearing:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/19/politics/jennifer-williams-opening-remarks-impeachment-hearing/index.html
* "Read Alexander Vindman's opening statement in the impeachment hearing:" https://www.axios.com/trump-impeachment-hearing-alexander-vindman-opening-statement-0de5fcec-7ffd-49e4-9359-05057958fd9f.html
* "7 takeaways from Tuesday’s impeachment hearings:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/19/early-takeaways-alexander-vindmans-jennifer-williamss-testimony/
* "'Improper' and 'unusual': White House aides criticize Trump's Ukraine call:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/19/trump-ukraine-scrutiny-officials-testimony-071395
* "Impeachment witness says Ukraine ‘gradually came to understand’ Trump’s desired investigation was tied to aid, meeting:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/impeachment-witness-says-ukraine-gradually-came-to-understand-trumps-desired-investigation-was-tied-to-aid-meeting/2019/11/18/b6dd2cc0-0a47-11ea-8397-a955cd542d00_story.html
* "Republican-requested impeachment witnesses do Trump no favors:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republican-requested-impeachment-witnesses-do-trump-no-favors-73731141640
* "Impeachment witnesses coalesce on core story of Trump wrongdoing:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/impeachment-witnesses-coalesce-on-core-story-of-trump-wrongdoing-73731141669
* "‘Devin Nunes has no credibility:’ Rep. Jeffries on GOP attacks at impeachment hearings:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-devin-nunes-has-no-credibility-rep-jeffries-on-gop-attacks-at-impeachment-hearings-73726533551
* "Pence was cautioned that Trump Ukraine scheme was boon to Russia:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/pence-was-cautioned-that-trump-ukraine-scheme-was-boon-to-russia-73730629855
* "Public service, patriotism earns applause at impeachment hearings:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/public-service-patriotism-earns-applause-at-impeachment-hearings-73731141651
* "After White House meeting, Parnas said he was on a 'secret mission' for Trump in Ukraine:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/15/politics/parnas-trump-special-mission-ukraine/index.html
* "Supreme Court stops Trump financial documents from going to House on Wednesday:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/politics/trump-tax-documents-supreme-court/index.html
* TW: Sexual Assault "Judge denies Trump's request to dismiss Summer Zervos defamation case:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/19/politics/summer-zervos-trump-defamation-case/
* "Pete Buttigieg Slammed for 2010 Appearance at Tea Party Event:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2019/11/19/pete-buttigieg-slammed-2010-appearance-tea-party-event
* "The Brexit Party’s only Scottish MEP just quit over party’s selection of candidate who ‘declared war’ on LGBT community:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/19/brexit-party-louis-stedman-bryce-mep-scotland-resign-homophobia/
* "Brexit Party disown candidate who ‘declared war’ on LGBT community and wanted to bury ‘Christ-rejecting creatures’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/19/brexit-party-victor-farrell-candidate-glenrothes-disown-homophobia-general-election/
* "Tory general election candidate suspended after saying homosexuality isn’t ‘good for the human race’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/19/ryan-houghton-tory-general-election-candidate-suspended-homophobia-antisemitism/
* "Philippines senate president refers to Pride Month as one of the ‘seven deadly sins’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/20/vicente-sotto-philippines-pride-month-sin-rodrigo-duterte/
* "These Are the Trans People Killed in 2019:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/5/22/these-are-trans-people-killed-2019
* "20 Years Of TDOR's:" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2019/11/20-years-of-tdors.html
* "American Medical Assoc.: Ban Conversion Therapy for Adults and Kids:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2019/11/19/american-medical-assoc-ban-conversion-therapy-adults-and-kids
* "Supporting Trans Youth Is Scientifically Good for Them:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/11/19/report-supporting-trans-youth-scientifically-good-them
* "Queer✨| Philosophy Tube:"
* "Midwives, doulas could benefit births -- but not all women have access:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/16/health/midwives-doulas-every-mother-counts-wellness/index.html
* "Antibiotic resistant superbugs 'will kill 90,000 Britons by 2050':" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/07/antibiotic-resistant-superbugs-will-kill-90000-britons-by-2050
* "Mj Rodriguez & George Salazar: Suddenly Seymour:"
* "Superbug Scare & Escalating Protests in Hong Kong:"
* "Stephen Colbert: The Newest Zealander Visits PM Jacinda Ardern:"
* "Lt. Col. Vindman Claps Back At Republicans During Impeachment Testimony:"
* "Trump Holds Televised Cabinet Hearing While Volker And Morrison Testify:"
* "Stephen Colbert Learns How To Act Like A Kiwi In Wellington, New Zealand:"
* The cats are being sooooo labour intensive. Tavy peed in the middle of the sofa Monday night. We stayed up to get the car out of hock. When we got home, exhausted, someone had puked on my bed five times. luckily, Squirrel hadn't gone to bed quite, so I had help. we had to strip to the mattress and remake the thing. Tavy missed the box while I was asleep, then hit the sofa again while I was plating up my food. Three loads of laundry in like 24 hours. I've had to do so many this last week. The Imperial couple got the medicine finger and I've been watching the damned sofa like a hawk as I was out of clean and dry pee covers. I had to clean the bottom of the litter box even.
On the upside, the city received two bids for renovations, and they approved the project, so I am for real getting nearly everything fixed. I'm going to have properly working plumbing. I'll be able to stop worrying about the water heater. The doors are getting fixed. The dying microwave/hood and bathroom fans are going. The broken fake fireplace is leaving and i'm getting that space back.
It's going to be a nightmare moving and boxing up things to make renovation space, but it's going to be worth it. I love that I live in a city that invests in keeping elderly and disabled people in their homes.
*****
* 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
* "U.S. Senate passes HK rights bill backing protesters, angers Beijing:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa/us-senate-passes-hk-rights-bill-backing-protesters-angers-beijing-idUSKBN1XT2VR
* "U.S. breaks off talks with South Korea over costs of military alliance:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/us-breaks-off-talks-with-south-korea-over-costs-of-military-alliance/2019/11/19/949773d8-0a9b-11ea-8054-289aef6e38a3_story.html
* "Trump's pullout from Syria allowed ISIS to gain strength, intel agency reports:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/19/trump-syria-isis-071499
* "House moves to avert shutdown, but border wall fight dominates spending talks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/19/house-moves-to-avert-shutdown-but-border-wall-fight-lingers-071575
* "Bolton and Trump Met Privately Over Withheld Aid, White House Official Testified:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/16/us/politics/impeachment-trump.html
* "$35 million in Pentagon aid hasn't reached Ukraine, despite White House assurances:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-11-19/documents-show-nearly-40-million-in-ukraine-aid-delayed-despite-white-house-assurances
* "Ukrainian gas executive cooperating in US probe of Giuliani:" https://apnews.com/196b3007d9db4747b55f9019f0f9da91
* "Adam Schiff's opening statement at November 19 public impeachment hearing:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/19/politics/adam-schiff-opening-statement-impeachment-nov-19/index.html
* "Jennifer Williams' opening remarks at impeachment hearing:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/19/politics/jennifer-williams-opening-remarks-impeachment-hearing/index.html
* "Read Alexander Vindman's opening statement in the impeachment hearing:" https://www.axios.com/trump-impeachment-hearing-alexander-vindman-opening-statement-0de5fcec-7ffd-49e4-9359-05057958fd9f.html
* "7 takeaways from Tuesday’s impeachment hearings:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/19/early-takeaways-alexander-vindmans-jennifer-williamss-testimony/
* "'Improper' and 'unusual': White House aides criticize Trump's Ukraine call:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/19/trump-ukraine-scrutiny-officials-testimony-071395
* "Impeachment witness says Ukraine ‘gradually came to understand’ Trump’s desired investigation was tied to aid, meeting:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/impeachment-witness-says-ukraine-gradually-came-to-understand-trumps-desired-investigation-was-tied-to-aid-meeting/2019/11/18/b6dd2cc0-0a47-11ea-8397-a955cd542d00_story.html
* "Republican-requested impeachment witnesses do Trump no favors:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republican-requested-impeachment-witnesses-do-trump-no-favors-73731141640
* "Impeachment witnesses coalesce on core story of Trump wrongdoing:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/impeachment-witnesses-coalesce-on-core-story-of-trump-wrongdoing-73731141669
* "‘Devin Nunes has no credibility:’ Rep. Jeffries on GOP attacks at impeachment hearings:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-devin-nunes-has-no-credibility-rep-jeffries-on-gop-attacks-at-impeachment-hearings-73726533551
* "Pence was cautioned that Trump Ukraine scheme was boon to Russia:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/pence-was-cautioned-that-trump-ukraine-scheme-was-boon-to-russia-73730629855
* "Public service, patriotism earns applause at impeachment hearings:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/public-service-patriotism-earns-applause-at-impeachment-hearings-73731141651
* "After White House meeting, Parnas said he was on a 'secret mission' for Trump in Ukraine:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/15/politics/parnas-trump-special-mission-ukraine/index.html
* "Supreme Court stops Trump financial documents from going to House on Wednesday:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/politics/trump-tax-documents-supreme-court/index.html
* TW: Sexual Assault "Judge denies Trump's request to dismiss Summer Zervos defamation case:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/19/politics/summer-zervos-trump-defamation-case/
* "Pete Buttigieg Slammed for 2010 Appearance at Tea Party Event:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2019/11/19/pete-buttigieg-slammed-2010-appearance-tea-party-event
* "The Brexit Party’s only Scottish MEP just quit over party’s selection of candidate who ‘declared war’ on LGBT community:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/19/brexit-party-louis-stedman-bryce-mep-scotland-resign-homophobia/
* "Brexit Party disown candidate who ‘declared war’ on LGBT community and wanted to bury ‘Christ-rejecting creatures’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/19/brexit-party-victor-farrell-candidate-glenrothes-disown-homophobia-general-election/
* "Tory general election candidate suspended after saying homosexuality isn’t ‘good for the human race’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/19/ryan-houghton-tory-general-election-candidate-suspended-homophobia-antisemitism/
* "Philippines senate president refers to Pride Month as one of the ‘seven deadly sins’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/20/vicente-sotto-philippines-pride-month-sin-rodrigo-duterte/
* "These Are the Trans People Killed in 2019:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/5/22/these-are-trans-people-killed-2019
* "20 Years Of TDOR's:" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2019/11/20-years-of-tdors.html
* "American Medical Assoc.: Ban Conversion Therapy for Adults and Kids:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2019/11/19/american-medical-assoc-ban-conversion-therapy-adults-and-kids
* "Supporting Trans Youth Is Scientifically Good for Them:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/11/19/report-supporting-trans-youth-scientifically-good-them
* "Queer✨| Philosophy Tube:"
* "Midwives, doulas could benefit births -- but not all women have access:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/16/health/midwives-doulas-every-mother-counts-wellness/index.html
* "Antibiotic resistant superbugs 'will kill 90,000 Britons by 2050':" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/07/antibiotic-resistant-superbugs-will-kill-90000-britons-by-2050
* "Mj Rodriguez & George Salazar: Suddenly Seymour:"
* "Superbug Scare & Escalating Protests in Hong Kong:"
* "Stephen Colbert: The Newest Zealander Visits PM Jacinda Ardern:"
* "Lt. Col. Vindman Claps Back At Republicans During Impeachment Testimony:"
* "Trump Holds Televised Cabinet Hearing While Volker And Morrison Testify:"
* "Stephen Colbert Learns How To Act Like A Kiwi In Wellington, New Zealand:"
* The cats are being sooooo labour intensive. Tavy peed in the middle of the sofa Monday night. We stayed up to get the car out of hock. When we got home, exhausted, someone had puked on my bed five times. luckily, Squirrel hadn't gone to bed quite, so I had help. we had to strip to the mattress and remake the thing. Tavy missed the box while I was asleep, then hit the sofa again while I was plating up my food. Three loads of laundry in like 24 hours. I've had to do so many this last week. The Imperial couple got the medicine finger and I've been watching the damned sofa like a hawk as I was out of clean and dry pee covers. I had to clean the bottom of the litter box even.
On the upside, the city received two bids for renovations, and they approved the project, so I am for real getting nearly everything fixed. I'm going to have properly working plumbing. I'll be able to stop worrying about the water heater. The doors are getting fixed. The dying microwave/hood and bathroom fans are going. The broken fake fireplace is leaving and i'm getting that space back.
It's going to be a nightmare moving and boxing up things to make renovation space, but it's going to be worth it. I love that I live in a city that invests in keeping elderly and disabled people in their homes.
*****
* 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