Not Even Close to Caught Up.

[gwydion]

* "Trump to now focus on trade deals after USMCA passage:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/19/house-passes-usmca-delivering-win-to-trump-088204

* "Maria Butina, convicted of being a foreign agent in US, to host RT show:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/17/media/maria-butina-rt-tv-show-intl/

* "Trump Administration Battles New Sanctions on Russia:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-administration-battles-new-sanctions-on-russia

* She's mourning her dead husband. This is her first holiday season without him. 45 told her he’s in hell. "Lawmakers blast Trump after president insults late lawmaker Dingell:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-dingell-idUSKBN1YN26F

* "White House defends Trump as 'counter-puncher' after he suggests late Michigan congressman in hell:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-press-secretary-president-trump-suggested-late/story?id=67821688

Republicans need to explain the necessity of "counter punching" right now against a man who's been dead for months.

* Putin speaks up for his asset. "Putin says Trump won’t be removed on ‘trumped-up charges’:" https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-says-us-president-donald-trump-wont-be-impeached-on-trumped-up-charges/

* "The case for and against impeachment:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/18/case-against-impeachment/

* "Trump impeached in historic rebuke:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/18/trump-impeachment-wednesday-house-vote-086512

* "Pelosi downplays threat to withhold impeachment articles from Senate:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/19/pelosi-withhold-impeachment-articles-senate-087936

* "Trump warned us about who he was:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-trump-warned-us-about-who-he-was-75400261585

* "Key impeachment witness told to leave Ukraine before Pompeo visit:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/19/politics/pompeo-taylor-ukraine/index.html

* "Expect Trump to seek revenge for impeachment: fmr. Trump employee:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/expect-trump-to-seek-revenge-for-impeachment-fmr-trump-employee-75408453975

* "‘This is Trump’s party:’ Chris Hayes on GOP showing at impeachment vote:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-this-is-trump-s-party-chris-hayes-on-gop-showing-at-impeachment-vote-75314757907

* "Chris Hayes on ‘striking’ difference in tone between Clinton and Trump impeachments:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-striking-difference-in-tone-between-clinton-and-trump-impeachments-75315781535

* "Schiff says Pence’s office may have purposefully misled panel about contents of his Zelensky call:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/schiff-says-pences-office-may-have-purposefully-misled-panel-about-contents-his-zelensky-call/2019/12/17/aaea3526-20fd-11ea-86f3-3b5019d451db_story.html

* "Schiff: Americans should see evidence Pence has made classified:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/schiff-americans-should-see-evidence-pence-has-made-classified-75320901577

* "White House working to feature Trump’s House allies in impeachment trial:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/17/house-gop-senate-trial-086795

* "Democrats push for airing of evidence at Senate impeachment trial:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/democrats-push-for-airing-of-evidence-at-senate-impeachment-trial-75324997936

* "Schiff: House to assess Senate trial fairness before next steps:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/schiff-house-to-assess-senate-trial-fairness-before-next-steps-75320901558

* "Schumer: Opponents of impeachment witnesses don't want the truth:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/schumer-opponents-of-impeachment-witnesses-don-t-want-the-truth-75405381701

* "Why doesn’t McConnell want witnesses at Trump’s trial? Because he’s guilty.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/19/why-doesnt-mcconnell-want-witnesses-trumps-trial-because-hes-guilty/

* "Paul Manafort’s fraud case in New York was dismissed, blocking local prosecutors’ effort to undercut a potential Trump pardon:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/paul-manaforts-fraud-case-in-new-york-was-dismissed-blocking-local-prosecutors-effort-to-undercut-a-potential-trump-pardonrdon/2019/12/18/413d334a-21a1-11ea-86f3-3b5019d451db_story.html

* Note: I taped the debate, but I was running a post-apocalyptic dungeon crawl and doing the MUSH equivalent of paperwork documenting the two week mini-plot, so I focused on catching up on impeachment stuff. I will get to it after I have time to properly watch it.

* "Congress sends spending deal to Trump, ending shutdown threat:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/19/senate-moves-to-avoid-shutdown-with-passage-of-spending-deal-087898

* "Congress Agrees to Fund an Additional $300 Million to End HIV:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/stigma/2019/12/18/congress-agrees-fund-additional-300-million-end-hiv

* "First in POLITICO Playbook: Mark Meadows to leave Congress, plus what McConnell will say on impeachment:" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2019/12/19/mark-meadows-to-leave-congress-plus-what-mcconnell-will-say-on-impeachment-487938

* "Senate confirms 12 more Trump judicial nominees:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/19/senate-judge-confirm-trump-087982

* "Court voids Obamacare mandate — but not the whole law:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/18/court-finds-obamacare-mandate-unconstitutional-sends-case-back-to-lower-court-087389

* "How a court ruling undermining Obamacare became a 2020 time bomb:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/how-a-court-ruling-undermining-obamacare-became-a-2020-time-bomb-75400773943

* They are holding him to punish him for being a trafficking victim. "Advocates Push for Release of Trans Man Detained By ICE:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/12/18/advocates-push-release-trans-man-detained-ice

* "It’s official: Northern Ireland has finally signed same-sex marriage into law:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/20/northern-ireland-same-sex-marriage-signed-law-valentines-day/

* "The new lesbian mayor of the Colombian capital Bogotá just married her senator girlfriend:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/18/bogota-elected-lesbian-mayor-claudia-lopez-colombia-capital-city-married-girlfriend-senator-pictures/

* "Anti-trans ‘gender critical’ views not a protected characteristic under the equalities act, judge rules:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/19/maya-forstater-gender-critical-views-not-protected-equalities-act-judge-james-tayler/

* "Reverend Richard Coles told his late partner ‘is in Hell and he will follow’ by online trolls:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/19/rev-richard-coles-david-abuse-hell/

* "Author J.K. Rowling Rushes to the Defense of Transphobe:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/12/19/author-jk-rowling-rushes-defense-transphobe

* "Trans woman left in tears after friends told her to ‘come without the dress and wig’ to a queer bar:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/20/trans-woman-manchester-dress-wig-connor-lea-wilson/

* "Man charged for savagely strangling a trans woman to death with her own hair extension:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/20/nikki-kuhnhausen-david-bogdanov-trans-hair-vancouver-washington/

* "Florida man jailed over threat to ‘take a gun and wipe the whole gay community out in Tampa’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/19/man-jailed-threat-take-gun-wipe-out-whole-gay-community-tampa/

* "Iowa Man Gets 16 Years For Burning Rainbow Flag:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2019/12/20/iowa-man-gets-16-years-burning-rainbow-flag

* "Let's Talk About Putin's Deadly Silence on HIV in Russia:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/stigma/2019/12/19/lets-talk-about-putins-deadly-silence-hiv-russia

* "Big Moments From the Sixth 2020 Democratic Debate & Trump's Post-Impeachment Spin:"

* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - The Black Community's Mental Health Treatment Crisis:"

* "Rudy Giuliani Is America's Greatest Crime Fighter:"

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* "Rudy Giuliani Is America's Greatest Crime Fighter:"

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* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

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

* 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

* The Indivisble guide exists to help you organize effective resistance: https://indivisible.org/

* Want to support Christy Smith in the primary for Katie Hill's seat?: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_ca25

* 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/

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

* HorrorMux is currently running 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

The dry food I was going to try (less urgent) is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

Or possibly this: https://www.chewy.com/instinct-by-natures-variety-limited/dp/44654

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html