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gwydion* "Member of Brutal ISIS ‘Beatles’ Cell Pleads Guilty in Hostage Cases:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/us/politics/isis-beatles-alexanda-kotey.html
* "New Zealand police were following extremist who stabbed 6:" https://apnews.com/article/police-new-zealand-islamic-state-group-2bbbbc9f3e4249fba2c519dda5e8f05f
* "Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What's stopping aid getting in?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/57929853
* "Museum chief is only candidate for Estonia's presidency:" https://apnews.com/article/europe-estonia-f2d1f04b715d7827afbe2c7c0d585865
* "Milan mayor says cladding melted in tower block blaze, as in London's Grenfell:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/milan-mayor-says-cladding-melted-tower-block-blaze-londons-grenfell-2021-08-30/
* "China limits teens to just three hours a week of online gaming in latest crackdown:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/31/chinese-teens-online-gaming-limited/
* "Heavily armed criminal group ties hostages to getaway cars after storming Brazilian city:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/30/brazi-crime-hostages-araatuba/
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* "Breakthrough Infections Less Likely to Cause Long Covid, Large Study Finds:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/01/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine
* "Australian state of Victoria extends lockdown until 70% receive first vaccine dose:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/31/australia/australia-new-zealand-covid-19-september-intl-hnk/index.html
* "Turkey's coronavirus cases hit three-week high:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-coronavirus-cases-hit-three-week-high-2021-09-01/
* "Philippines health workers protest neglect as COVID-19 strains hospitals:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-health-workers-protest-neglect-covid-19-strains-hospitals-2021-09-01/
* "The U.S. reaches a daily average of 100,000 Covid hospitalizations for the first time since the winter peak.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/us/delta-100000-covid-patients.html
* "America has wasted at least 15 million Covid vaccine doses since March, new data shows:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/america-has-wasted-least-15-million-covid-vaccine-doses-march-n1278211
* "Experts decry anti-vaccine, anti-mask conservative rhetoric as COVID-19 cases surpass 39 million:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/covid-19-cases-surpass-39-million-as-disinformation-counter-to-cdc-guidance-persists-119832645694
* "Education Department to probe 5 states with ‘unacceptable’ school mask bans:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/30/education-department-probe-unacceptable-school-mask-bans-507589
* "Florida grapples with COVID-19's deadliest phase yet:" https://apnews.com/article/business-health-florida-coronavirus-pandemic-7ed6d05626848aca4e2827681b315770
* "Florida changed its COVID-19 data, creating an ‘artificial decline’ in recent deaths:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article253796898.html
* "Covid News: Florida Withholds Funds From Schools That Defied Governor’s Mask Mandate Ban:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/30/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine
* "Ron DeSantis appeals mask mandate ruling as Florida Covid deaths set record:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/03/florida-covid-ron-desantis-appeals-mask-ruling-record-covid-deaths
* "Florida teachers on edge as mask war, COVID surge mark first weeks of school:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/florida-teachers-edge-mask-war-covid-surge-mark-first-weeks-school-2021-09-04/
* "Rep. Demings says Rubio ‘wants to be anywhere but Florida’ as clashes over COVID mandates escalate:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/covid-mandates-leading-to-violent-clashes-in-florida-and-beyond-discussed-by-senate-candidate-val-demings-119924293541
* "Texas district closes schools after covid kills two teachers in one week:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/09/01/texas-school-covid-teachers-dead/
* "Texas teacher trying to decide about Covid vaccine dies three days after testing positive:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/03/us/coronavirus-texas-teacher-deaths-trnd/index.html
* "When the New Covid Surge Struck, Mississippi Was Uniquely Unprepared:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/us/when-the-new-covid-surge-struck-mississippi-was-uniquely-unprepared.html
* "SC reports 3-day total of more than 16,000 new COVID-19 cases:" https://www.live5news.com/2021/08/30/sc-reports-3-day-total-more-than-16000-new-covid-19-cases/
* "For second day in a row, Tennessee sets COVID-19 hospitalization record:" https://www.newschannel5.com/rebound/for-second-day-in-a-row-tennessee-sets-covid-19-hospitalization-record
* "OSDH: Over 7,800 new cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma since Friday:" https://kfor.com/news/local/osdh-over-7800-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-oklahoma-since-friday/
* "Genesee County health officials receive death threat after issuing mask mandate:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/08/25/mask-mandate-genesee-county-death-threats/5592047001/
* "Should doctors prescribing 'snake oil' Covid treatments face consequences?:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-should-doctors-prescribing-livestock-medicine-for-covid-face-consequences-119916613656
* "AMA calls on doctors to immediately stop prescribing ivermectin for Covid:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/american-medical-association-calls-on-doctors-to-immediately-stop-prescribing-ivermectin-for-covid-120005189773
* "Instagram Userantivaxmomma Charged With Selling Fake Vaccine Cards:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/nyregion/fake-vaccine-cards-woman-charged.html
* This teacher cared so little about the health and safety of the kids in their care that they refused vaccination, then came to school symptomatic and took their mask off so they could infect them, knowing it could kill or permanently damage them. I don't understand how this isn't child abuse. As someone who taught for a living I'm furious that someone who hates children enough to risk harming them this way on purpose was allowed in the classroom at all. "CDC: An Unvaccinated Teacher Took Off Their Mask to Read Aloud. Half the Class Got COVID:" https://www.edweek.org/leadership/cdc-an-unvaccinated-teacher-took-off-their-mask-to-read-aloud-half-the-class-got-covid/2021/08
* "When school isn't safe: 'You feel like you are sending your child into a lion's den':" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/01/health/schools-parents-covid-teachers-wellness/index.html
* "At least 6 conservative radio hosts and anti-mask advocates have died from COVID-19 after bashing the vaccines:" https://www.businessinsider.com/conservative-radio-hosts-anti-maskers-death-covid-19-2021-9
* I suspect McSweeney speaks for many of us here. "Oh My Fucking God, Get the Fucking Vaccine Already, You Fucking Fucks:" https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/oh-my-fucking-god-get-the-fucking-vaccine-already-you-fucking-fucks
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* "Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America's longest war:" https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-islamic-state-group-e10e038baea732dae879c11234507f81
* "With final exit, U.S. joins list of countries unable to break Afghanistan's will:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/with-final-exit-u-s-joins-list-of-countries-unable-to-break-afghanistan-s-will-119838789679
* "Hayes: U.S. troops are finally out of Afghanistan—and it's remarkable:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-u-s-troops-are-finally-out-of-afghanistan-and-it-s-remarkable-119828037800
* "Afghan Women Sent Canada Requests for Help. When They Finally Got an Email Back, They Were Told The Evacuation Was Over.:" https://pressprogress.ca/afghan-women-sent-canada-requests-for-help-when-they-finally-got-an-email-back-they-were-told-the-evacuation-was-over/
* "Afghanistan’s Gay Men Fear Death as Taliban Judge OKs Stonings:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2021/8/23/afghanistans-gay-men-fear-death-taliban-judge-oks-stonings
* "Gay Afghan: The Taliban Killed My Boyfriend:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2021/8/26/gay-afghan-taliban-killed-my-boyfriend
* "Joe Manchin voted to advance the $3.5 trillion budget bill — now he says Democrats should press pause:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/02/joe-manchin-opposes-3point5-trillion-biden-democratic-spending-bill.html
* "Dem Obstructionists Are Bankrolled By Pharma And Oil:" https://www.dailyposter.com/dem-obstructionists-are-bankrolled-by-pharma-and-oil/
* "Guaranteed Income Is a Queer Justice Issue:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/8/26/guaranteed-income-queer-justice-issue
* "Out Rep. Mark Takano Introduces Four-Day Workweek Legislation:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/18/out-rep-mark-takano-introduces-four-day-workweek-legislation
* "Nearly 20% of LGBT Renters Owe Back Rent, Half of Those Fear Eviction:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/9/01/nearly-20-lgbt-renters-owe-back-rent-half-those-fear-eviction
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* "The hard-fought Texas voting bill is poised to become law. Here's what it does.:" https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/30/texas-voting-restrictions-bill/
* "Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/texas-gop-voting-cusp-governor-79749334
* "Judge orders Cyber Ninjas to preserve Maricopa vote audit records in lawsuit by The Arizona Republic:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/25/arizona-audit-judge-orders-cyber-ninjas-preserve-documents/5595991001/
* "Newsom has a huge cash advantage in California’s recall vote. It may mean nothing:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/31/california-governor-recall-election-gavin-newsom
* "Gay California Lawmaker Joins Grindr to Campaign Against Recall:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/9/02/gay-california-lawmaker-joins-grindr-campaign-against-recall
* "Rep. Bass: Conservative Elder becoming California gov. ‘a thought to cause nightmares’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/california-recall-election-speech-by-gavin-newsom-highlights-his-covid-19-leadership-vs-gop-run-states-120096325898
* On the Left. "kind of a version 0.9 beta rant:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1803906.html
* "Tucker Carlson Lays Into Bisexual Governor Because She Wed a Man:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/30/tucker-carlson-lays-bisexual-governor-because-she-wed-man
* "Brian Sims Reports Huge Campaign Haul for Penn. Lt. Governor Race:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/8/24/brian-sims-reports-huge-campaign-haul-penn-lt-governor-race
* "Corporations and trade groups are bankrolling the Sedition Caucus again:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/corporate-pacs-donations-republican-congress-members-sedition-caucus-trump-insurrection/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=3f267d69-d8e4-4798-b866-0c1d8dfd3f70
* "Rep. Madison Cawthorn falsely suggests elections are ‘rigged,’ says there will be ‘bloodshed’ if system continues on its path:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-madison-cawthorn-says-there-will-be-bloodshed-if-us-elections-continue-to-be-rigged/2021/08/30/297a9fa2-09c8-11ec-aea1-42a8138f132a_story.html
* "Rep. Swalwell: Madison Cawthorn should face consequences for 'bloodshed' warning:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rep-cawthorn-warning-of-bloodshed-if-fraud-occurs-in-future-elections-slammed-by-rep-swalwell-119920709627
* "Kurt Bardella: Democracy doesn't die in darkness, it's happening in broad daylight:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/republicans-influencing-school-boards-nationwide-part-of-wider-plan-experts-say-120176709741
* "January 6 committee to ask telecommunications companies to preserve phone records of members of Congress who participated in 'Stop the Steal' rally:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/30/politics/january-6-phone-records-members-of-congress/index.html
* "Jordan reveals multiple calls with Trump on January 6; investigation seeks phone records:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/jordan-reveals-multiple-calls-with-trump-on-january-6-investigation-seeks-phone-records-119839813624
* "Donald Trump and family among phone records sought by January 6th committee: CNN:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/donald-trump-and-family-among-phone-records-sought-by-january-6th-committee-cnn-119838789963
* "‘He’s scared’: Schiff on McCarthy reaction to Jan. 6 panel’s records request:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-he-s-scared-schiff-on-mccarthy-reaction-to-jan-6-panel-s-records-request-119915589511
* "McCarthy threatens companies that comply with Jan. 6 probe’s phone records requests:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/31/mccarthy-january-6-threaten-phone-records-requests-508166
* "Joy Reid critiques the Republicans threatening major companies if they cooperate with Jan. 6 select committee:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/kevin-mccarthy-and-other-republicans-threaten-major-companies-if-they-cooperate-with-jan-6-select-committee-120009797570
* "630 people have been charged in the Capitol insurrection so far. This searchable table shows them all.:" https://news.yahoo.com/most-arrests-capitol-riots-misdemeanor-225235647.html
* "Federal officials charge Lansing man in Jan. 6 siege at US Capitol:" https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/08/17/federal-officials-charge-lansing-man-logan-james-barnhart-jan-6-siege-us-capitol/8173456002/
* "The anti-vax lawyer representing January 6 rioters has suddenly gone missing:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/john-pierce-missing-lawyer/
* "Anti-LGBTQ+ 'Infowars' Host Charged in Capitol Riot:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/8/23/anti-lgbtq-infowars-host-charged-capitol-riot
* "'QAnon Shaman' pleads guilty to felony in US Capitol riot:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/03/politics/qanon-shaman-guilty-plea-insurrection-jacob-chansley/index.html
* "Scott MacFarlane report: Jan. 6 defendant was told 'wait for Trump's pardon':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jan-6-insurrectionist-jacob-chansley-could-face-approximately-4-years-scott-macfarlane-reports-120178757676
* "AP sources: Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally:" https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-887b2b3a4bcc3c667858765b1281c959
* "Second resident of Nebraska’s one-person town just a figment of Census Bureau’s imagination:" https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/second-resident-of-nebraska-s-one-person-town-just-a-figment-of-census-bureau-s/article_3dade4b8-8736-57af-9270-3a65973f5464.html
* "Officers And Paramedics Are Charged In Elijah McClain's 2019 Death In Colorado:" https://www.npr.org/2021/09/01/1033289263/elijah-mcclain-death-officers-paramedics-charged
* "Elijah McClain’s father tells Joy Reid ‘all Blacks in Colorado’ have a fear of police:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/elijah-mcclain-s-father-on-grand-jury-indicting-officers-medics-for-his-son-s-2019-death-120007237920
* "White Man Who Harassed Black News Anchor Almost Caused an Environmental Disaster in 2017:" https://www.theroot.com/white-man-who-harassed-black-news-anchor-almost-caused-1847596784
* "Proud Boys' Straight Pride Ends In Fights and Arrests:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/31/proud-boys-straight-pride-ends-fights-and-arrests
* CW: Abuse "Christian boot camp accused of ‘abuse’ and ‘targeting Black and LGBT+ teens’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/19/bethany-church-christian-boot-camp-homophobia-racism-joel-jonathan-stockstill-220i/
* CW: Suicide Mention "TikTok Presents Hate: Cheering Trans Suicides, Calling Gays Pedophiles:" https://www.advocate.com/media/2021/8/24/tiktok-presents-hate-cheering-trans-suicides-calling-gays-pedophiles
"The report, released Tuesday by the U.K.-based think tank Institute for Strategic Dialogue, examined 1,030 TikTok videos for various kinds of hatred, including white supremacy, Holocaust denial, terrorism, misogyny, and more, in addition to anti-LGBTQ+ activity. TikTok monitors and takes down such content but does so inconsistently, the institute notes."
* "US marshal claims he was fired for defending lesbian colleague from disgusting harassment:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/27/bobby-ledogar-marshal-lesbian-harassment-fired/
* "Supreme Court allows Texas’ 6-week abortion ban to take effect:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/01/supreme-court-texas-abortion-ban-508275
* "New Texas abortion law pushes women to out-of-state clinics:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-lifestyle-health-travel-texas-fbc505c3db4a08af51ba409a91ea161c
* "'Maddening': Hayes on GOP quest to ban abortion—and their lies along the way:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-gop-quest-to-ban-abortion-and-their-lies-in-overturning-roe-v-wade-120002117800
* "Abortion rights activists rally to help Texas women get access out-of-state:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/abortion-rights-activists-rally-to-help-texas-women-get-access-out-of-state-120020549695
* "Supreme Court looks away as Texas effectively bans abortion:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/supreme-court-looks-away-as-texas-effectively-bans-abortion-120020549546
* "Maddow: New Texas abortion law 'turns every anti-abortion zealot into a bounty hunter':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-new-texas-abortion-law-turns-every-anti-abortion-zealot-into-a-bounty-hunter-120019525534
* "What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots.:" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/texas-abortion-fight/
* "Judge Shields Texas Clinics From Anti-Abortion Group's Lawsuits:" https://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/1034254539/texas-abortion-planned-parenthood-law-judge-order-right-to-life
* "Sen. Warren: Congress could pass Roe v. Wade:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/texas-abortion-law-banning-abortions-as-early-as-six-weeks-into-pregnancy-denounced-by-sen-warren-120010309575
* "Barbara Boxer: Wake up America. This is a full-throated overturning of Roe:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/texas-abortion-law-how-biden-can-defend-rights-of-texas-women-discussed-by-experts-120094789665
* "‘Sidewalk con:' Hayes on why abortion law design is particularly egregious :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-why-texas-abortion-law-design-is-particularly-egregious-120090181757
* "What it’s like to work at a Texas abortion group right now:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/what-it-s-like-to-work-at-a-texas-abortion-group-right-now-120177221994
* "Why most Republicans won't defend the Texas abortion ban:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-why-most-republicans-won-t-defend-the-texas-abortion-ban-120173637854
* "One of the things that I think a lot of people are missing when they focus on the ‘abortion rights’ portion of the concept of 'overturning Roe v. Wade’ is that the Roe v. Wade decision wasn’t legally centered on the question of abortion per se but on the right to privacy.:" https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/661454503051231232/i-originally-wrote-this-post-as-a-twitter-thread
* Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/796848.html
* Even more Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas:https://wendelah1.dreamwidth.org/788132.html
* "Two High School Teens Wore The Same Outfits To Prove Dress Codes Are Sexist, And It Worked:" https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/teens-decided-test-double-standard-235257030.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=1_03&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACAOqttAlvpayohPJNT-cwgwpOxfe54lF9XzjsIEWHwMEbarKtqPdrGzGWWvNRX47aD1qdnB9XFNBpbmomAezVIjSP4Q2QwoEP_s2jnudlXiTaKC4gB2xXpb5cmLyQDMww2QRvUd-dD4Ejb0eGnGz_NZl49ifhUhrIme4fD7Am4H
* "Antigay Catholic Newsletter Threatens to Out More Priests via Grindr:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2021/8/23/antigay-catholic-newsletter-threatens-out-more-priests-grindr
* "Police name victim of ‘horrific’ suspected homophobic murder in London cemetery:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/27/london-cemetery-ranjith-kankanamalage/
* "Police accused of victim blaming for warning gay people to avoid dimly lit areas:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/01/met-police-victim-blaming-murder-gay-ranjith-kankanamalage/
* "Couple who were told by boss their trans son was ‘evil’ awarded £70,000 by employment tribunal:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/29/couple-boss-trans-son-evil-going-hell-khi-ro-peterborough-employment-tribunal/
* "Police officer who sent homophobic email to 55 colleagues allowed to keep his job:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/30/metropolitan-police-homophobic-david-bewick/
* "NHS is 'failing' trans men and non-binary people, Sajid Javid warned:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/02/sajid-javid-nhs-trans-men-healthcare/
* "Women's health law draws surge of support in wake of Texas anti-abortion vigilante law:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/women-s-health-law-draws-surge-of-support-in-wake-of-texas-anti-abortion-vigilante-law-120101445924
* "'This is a courts problem': Supreme Court flop on abortion law prompts calls for reform:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-this-is-a-courts-problem-supreme-court-flop-on-abortion-law-prompts-calls-for-reform-120104005730
* "‘This is not a drill’: Rep. Pressley urges action from ‘pro-choice majority’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-this-is-not-a-drill-rep-pressley-urges-action-from-pro-choice-majority-120090693969
* "Religious Groups Seek Right to Fire Workers for Grindr Use, Gay Sex:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/5/28/religious-groups-seek-right-fire-workers-grindr-use-gay-sex
* "High School Reportedly Forced LGBTQ+ Coaches Out for Being Queer:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/25/high-school-reportedly-forced-lgbtq-coaches-out-being-queer
* "FBI Report Finds Increase in Hate Crimes Against Transgender People:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/9/01/fbi-report-finds-increase-hate-crimes-against-transgender-people
* "Female Couple Shot to Death at Utah Campsite:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/8/20/female-couple-shot-death-utah-campsite
* "Washington Man Convicted of Murder, Hate Crime in Trans Teen's Death:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/8/30/washington-man-convicted-murder-hate-crime-trans-teens-death
* "TSA called police on trans kid who refused strip search. Her mum is suing:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/28/strip-search-trans-passenger/
* "Trans teen viciously bullied by transphobes, but he could be the one punished:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/29/tennessee-trans-bathroom-bill-bullying/
* "Mormon Apostle: Take Up 'Muskets' Against LGBTQ+ Equality:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/24/mormon-apostle-take-muskets-against-lgbtq-equality
* "Mormon university investigates man who defaced rainbow art, said 'f****ts go to hell':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/28/mormon-byu-university-homophobia-lgbt/
* "Students Walk Out In Protest After Gay Coach Forced to Quit:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/26/students-walk-out-protest-after-gay-coach-forced-quit
* "Gavin Grimm to Get Laughable Amount of Money in $1.3M Legal Payout:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/8/27/gavin-grimm-get-laughable-amount-money-13m-legal-payout
* "Questions, Allegations After Black AIDS Institute CEO Pushed Out:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/8/30/questions-allegations-after-black-aids-institute-ceo-pushed-out
* "Trans adults twice as likely to die as cis adults, eye-opening study finds:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/03/trans-cis-death-study-amsterdam-gender-clinci/
* "Johnson & Johnson HIV vaccine fails clinical trials in devastating setback:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/31/hiv-vaccine-johnson-clinical-trial/
* "This Region Has the Highest HIV-Related Death Rate in U.S.:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/8/25/region-has-highest-hiv-related-death-rate-us
* "Why the War Against HIV Rages in the South:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/8/20/why-war-against-hiv-rages-south
* "Report: Less Than Half of Americans Understand HIV:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/8/26/report-less-half-americans-understand-hiv
* "Britney Spears' attorney says singer 'will not be extorted' by her father:" https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-09-01/britney-spears-jamie-spears-conservatorship-fight
* "The Brain ‘Rotates’ Memories to Save Them From New Sensations:" https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-brain-rotates-memories-to-save-them-from-new-sensations-20210415/
* "For Some College Students, Remote Learning Is a Game Changer:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/health/covid-college-disabilities-students.html
* "Why Hooked on Phonics Was Way More Controversial Than You Remember:" https://tedium.co/2021/05/05/hooked-on-phonics-history/
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The World is basically on Fire/Melting. I'm putting stuff to do with it here.
* "Major flooding expected on Turkey, Wapsipinicon Rivers:" https://www.kcrg.com/2021/08/29/major-flooding-expected-turkey-wapsipinicon-rivers/
* "More heavy rain and floods in China:" https://www.scmp.com/video/china/3146859/heavy-rain-china-forces-thousands-evacuate-deluge-causes-flooding-and
* "Storm hits Spain, flooding towns, cutting electricity, rail services:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/storm-hits-spain-flooding-towns-cutting-electricity-rail-services-2021-09-01/
* "Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid:" https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-ida-louisiana-new-orleans-c43c2c68946ceb6100c2239534c6c290
* "These Images Show Just How Bad Hurricane Ida Hit Louisiana's Coastline:" https://www.npr.org/2021/08/31/1032737199/images-louisiana-hurricane-ida
* "'This is a long road ahead of us': Lack of electricity slows Hurricane Ida recovery:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-this-is-a-long-road-ahead-of-us-lack-of-electricity-slows-hurricane-ida-recovery-120021061673
* How to help Louisiana: https://auressea.tumblr.com/post/661189695761530880
* "After Ida, Small Recovery Signs Amid Daunting Destruction:" https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-09-01/in-idas-aftermath-no-quick-relief-in-sight-for-louisiana
* "Louisiana And Mississippi Were Overwhelmed By COVID-19 Cases. Then Ida Struck:" https://www.npr.org/2021/08/30/1032441006/storm-ida-covid-19-surge-louisiana-mississippi-hospitals-vaccines
* "Ida’s sweltering aftermath: No power, no water, no gasoline:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article253872203.html
* "More than 45 dead after Ida's remnants blindside Northeast:" https://apnews.com/article/northeast-us-new-york-new-jersey-weather-60327279197e14b9d17632ea0818f51c
* "Searches, sorrow in wake of Ida's destructive, deadly floods:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/cleanup-mourning-continue-ida-soaks-northeast-us-79809550
* "Wildfire expected to grow in intensity as it forces further evacuations in western U.S. :" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-lake-tahoe-wildfire-1.6159349
* "Caldor Fire prompts states of emergency in Nevada and California, with more than 50,000 told to evacuate the Lake Tahoe region:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/31/weather/western-wildfires-tuesday/index.html
* "Wildfire evacuees flood Lake Tahoe roads in rush to flee:" https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-lake-tahoe-57d7b821afacfac5ffd586bb897150d8
* "Firefighters battle wildfires, fatigue and Covid-19 as California braces for an extended fire season:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/03/weather/us-western-wildfires-friday/index.html
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* "Climate change: Families in Wales urged to plant more trees:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-58259637
* "One in three trees face extinction in wild, says new report:" https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58394215
* "Cats Take 'If I Fits I Sits' Seriously, Even If The Space Is Just An Illusion:" https://www.npr.org/2021/05/10/994262792/cats-take-if-i-fits-i-sits-seriously-even-if-the-space-is-just-an-illusion
* "Wild cockatoos observed using tools as ‘cutlery’ to extract seeds from tropical fruit:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/01/wild-cockatoos-observed-using-tools-as-cutlery-to-extract-seeds-from-tropical-fruit
* "Fallen tech star Elizabeth Holmes prepares to go on trial:" https://apnews.com/article/technology-entertainment-business-health-trials-6c0651bac5517bcfa9439e13a1337d10
* "O (No!) Canada: Fast-Moving Proposal Creates Filtering, Blocking and Reporting Rules—and Speech Police to Enforce Them:" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/o-no-canada-fast-moving-proposal-creates-filtering-blocking-and-reporting-rules-1
* "This Wasp Nest of Mine, I’m Gonna Let It Shine:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/08/paper-wasp-nest-fluorescent/619877/
* "During the Mexican-American War, Irish-Americans Fought for Mexico in the 'Saint Patrick's Battalion':" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mexican-american-war-irish-immigrants-deserted-us-army-fight-against-america-180971713/
* This happened to Squirrel and some roommates once, only without the murder. "Theodore Edward Coneys: The Denver Spiderman:"
* CW: Domestic Violence "The Lake Bodom Murders:"
* CW: Rape, Necrophilia, Cannibalism "Issei Sagawa: The Kobe Cannibal:"
* "Paralympian Robyn Lambird makes history as first non-binary medal-winner:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/31/paralympics-robyn-lambird-non-binary/
* "The Great Maple Syrup Heist:"
* "Ten Thought Patterns that Trip Up Former Bible Believers:" https://new.exchristian.net/2021/06/ten-thought-patterns-that-trip-up.html#.YS4Ic99lBPb
* "Ed Asner Dies; Show 'Lou Grant' Had Notable Gay Episode:" https://www.advocate.com/people/2021/8/29/ed-asner-dies-show-lou-grant-had-notable-gay-episode
* "Reviving a once-forbidden dialect: ‘All French is good French’:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/reviving-the-cajun-dialect
* "First full image of ‘new’ Vermeer with uncovered Cupid released by Dresden museum:" https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/first-look-at-new-vermeer-painting-as-whole-hidden-cupid-finally-revealed
* "Covid Truthers Claim Unvaccinated Sperm Will Be The Next Bitcoin:"
* "Come Visit The Colorado River:"
* "Get Vax-Free Seed At Gary's Man Seed Emporium:"
* "The ADDAMS FAMILY DOLLHOUSE is DONE! Final Projects and Tour!:"
* The exhaustion is still really bad, though a little better Saturday. I think part of it is damage from fire season, part is people endlessly waking me up, and part is a couple weeks of warm extremely muggy weather, which I don't deal with very well. It rained today which helped some. The Married Millieniels came to visit today, after caregiver Millennial and I did a ton of grocery shopping.
* "Sunday Sweets: Modern Marvels:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2021/8/29/sunday-sweets-modern-marvels
* My oldest continuous friend's next project. "Goblingrief: A D&D 5e Adventure:" https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/482738549/goblingrief-a-dandd-5e-adventure?fbclid=IwAR0jBz9AdmIPSOk4KiCxiykxktX_ePCGTI0iCv9YFcnN2ENmdj5zna3LZnk
* ToS: Season 2 Rewatch:
- 3.2: The Enterprise Incident.
Kirk is cranky and assholish. he is refusing psychiatric tests and R&R. He orders them into the Romulan Neutral Zone, then Romulan Space without orders. They see what look like Klingon ships, but are really Romulan. Kirk says he'll blow the ship rather than surrender. The Romulans are interested in Spock. They give the feds an hour to surrender. he asks opinions. Command crew are shirty about the going into Romulan territory without orders.
The Romulans want Kirk and Spock to come over to parlay. They offer two hostages in exchange. The commander speaks to Kirk alone first. She wants to know why they crossed. Kirk lies it's instrument failure. she doesn't believe them. Then She questions Spock. They have the same ancestors. She tests the myth that Vulcans can't lie. "It is not a lie to keep a truth to oneself." She accuses them of spying on the cloaking systems. She says her methods of questioning won't work on Vulcans, but may damage or kill Kirk. Spock points out that "the strain of command" has gotten to Kirk. Kirk behaves erratically and yells, "That's a lie!" Thus explaining Kirk's previous assholery was meant to convince truthful Spock of his instability in preparation for this moment. Spock says what he thinks is true and the Romulans know Vulcans don't lie, so... Anyway, Spock states for the record Kirk is insane and they had no orders.
Kirk is facing espionage charges, but Spock's testimony exonerates the Enterprise crew. Scott refuses to surrender the ship and threatens to blow up the ship if they are boarded. Kirk accuses Spock of disloyalty. The Romulan questions Spock about being a Vulcan on Kirk's ship. Spock explains about being half Vulcan with a human mother. He stands on his duty. She tries to tempt him with his own ship to command. He points out that she's the one wanting a ship: The Enterprise. She keeps trying to turn him.
Kirk is injured by guards. They beam McCoy over. The Romulan invites Spock to dinner. He discovers which corridor is forbidden. he keeps playing with her. "It is illogical to assume all conditions remain stable." McCoy claims Kirk is insane, supporting Spock's testimony. Spock is now in command. Kirk attacks Spock. Spock puts him out with a supposed Vulcan death grip. McCoy pronounces Kirk dead.
The death is faked of course, and McCoy brings him back aboard the enterprise. Nurse chapel catches them. Kirk tells them to keep pretending he's dead. McCoy summons Scott. McCoy has altered Kirk to look like a Vulcan, which startles Scott. Scott gets him a Romulan uniform.
The Romulan commander plies him with Vulcan cooking, strong drink, and her seductive powers. Spock hasn't sent coordinates. Kirk pretends to be an escaped centurion and goes looking for intelligence. The Romulan tells Spock to lead a small group across to take the enterprise. He puts her off for an hour, making it look like he was seduced.
While she goes to change, Spock sends Kirk the location of the devise. The Romulan crew notice a transmission. Spock and the Romulan hand fuck. Spock claims to be moved "emotionally." The Romulan Captain cock blocks them and fingers Spock. The Comander works out they are stealing the cloaking devise. Kirk is caught, but claims to be looking for the spy. He drops his weapon as ordered, but attacks the guards, stealing the devise and beaming away.
The commander is betrayed and wants to know what is he that he could do this to her. "First officer of the Enterprise." Then he asks about "your present form of execution." Very gloriously Spock. Meanwhile Scotty tries to install the cloaking device while Spock stalls, and the Enterprise techs try to pinpoint his life signature. The Romulan Commander orders a boarding action on the Enterprise.
Spock demands the rite of statement according to Romulan tradition. He gives a long speech. Romulan and Vulcan life signs are almost the same. They manage to beam up Spock and the commander, then flee. The Commander orders the destruction of the Enterprise. Scotty gets the cloaking devise to work and they change course so they aren't hit. Spock sort of apologizes Vulcan wise and admits to being tempted without saying it directly. "It was the only choice possible. You would not respect any other." Seriously this whole exchange is beautiful. They put Kirk's ears and eyebrows back.
As bad as some of the season three scripts often are, this one was really good and I particularly appreciate both the subtly of Spock's dialog and the delicacy of Nimoy's performance are really impressive. the guest star playing the commander does some really lovely acting too and rises above the lack of subtly in some of her earlier dialog.
* Me watching Titans: https://tomsmith.bandcamp.com/track/rotten-robin
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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
The help links are at the bottom under the cut.
* Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/796848.html
* Even more Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://wendelah1.dreamwidth.org/788132.html
* How to help Louisiana: https://auressea.tumblr.com/post/661189695761530880
* "How You Can Help LGBTQ+ Afghans in Crisis:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2021/8/17/how-you-can-help-lgbtq-afghans-crisis
* Hey! Want to propose Washington State geographical features to be renamed? "Committee on Geographic Names:" https://www.dnr.wa.gov/about/boards-and-councils/board-natural-resources/committee-geographic-names
* My oldest continuous friend's next project. "Goblingrief: A D&D 5e Adventure:" https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/482738549/goblingrief-a-dandd-5e-adventure?fbclid=IwAR0jBz9AdmIPSOk4KiCxiykxktX_ePCGTI0iCv9YFcnN2ENmdj5zna3LZnk
* Want to help get Rand Paul out of the senate? Support Charles Booker:" https://secure.actblue.com/donate/cb-ads-dd-google-senate-launch?source=ads_ms_CHB_20210701-DD-GS-SenateLaunch_brandedkw-Natl-1865U-MF_a003-CHB-cbfuss-gstxt-txt&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxJqHBhC4ARIsAChq4auMxkyB4EqbiJYINuvQfZwWndHRj6juSW_B_MPhbIc8BhM8dJPkZbEaArBaEALw_wcB
* Want to help Chris Jones against Sarah Huckabee sanders in Arkansas? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/chrisjonesar
* Chicksaw bead artist and cool person has Kiamichi Beading suitable for non-native sale: https://www.instagram.com/kiamichi_beading/
* My oldest continuous friend made this. "Echoes of Kyrill:" https://www.dmsguild.com/product/366097/Echoes-of-Kyrill
* Mutual Aid Link Round Up: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/645696532415447040/popss-great-big-mutual-aid-masterpost
* Want to help the Asian Community?
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html
https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate
https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/
* Cat Rescue Fundraiser: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/642429918533304320/design-a-tea-where-tea-leaves-dream-custom
* "The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund!:" https://secure.actblue.com/donate/midwestibf
* What to help fight for queer people in Africa? Try the Initiative Sankofa D’Afrique de l’Ouest www.ISDAO.org
* Organizations to help trans folk: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620857152453640195/about-us
* "How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely
* Master Post for how to help organizations fighting Police violence: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620861026680881152/oberynmartell-list-of-black-lives-matter-and
* How to donate to Doctors Without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/onetime.cfm?source=ADD200U0U00&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=googlepaid&utm_content=brand&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz8D9kYu46QIVqh6tBh2WogxQEAAYASAAEgK4FfD_BwE
* Register to vote: https://vote.gov/
* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey
* The Indivisible guide exists to help you organize effective resistance: https://indivisible.org/
* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely 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/
* 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/2108835.html
* "New Zealand police were following extremist who stabbed 6:" https://apnews.com/article/police-new-zealand-islamic-state-group-2bbbbc9f3e4249fba2c519dda5e8f05f
* "Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What's stopping aid getting in?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/57929853
* "Museum chief is only candidate for Estonia's presidency:" https://apnews.com/article/europe-estonia-f2d1f04b715d7827afbe2c7c0d585865
* "Milan mayor says cladding melted in tower block blaze, as in London's Grenfell:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/milan-mayor-says-cladding-melted-tower-block-blaze-londons-grenfell-2021-08-30/
* "China limits teens to just three hours a week of online gaming in latest crackdown:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/31/chinese-teens-online-gaming-limited/
* "Heavily armed criminal group ties hostages to getaway cars after storming Brazilian city:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/30/brazi-crime-hostages-araatuba/
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* "Breakthrough Infections Less Likely to Cause Long Covid, Large Study Finds:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/01/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine
* "Australian state of Victoria extends lockdown until 70% receive first vaccine dose:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/31/australia/australia-new-zealand-covid-19-september-intl-hnk/index.html
* "Turkey's coronavirus cases hit three-week high:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-coronavirus-cases-hit-three-week-high-2021-09-01/
* "Philippines health workers protest neglect as COVID-19 strains hospitals:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-health-workers-protest-neglect-covid-19-strains-hospitals-2021-09-01/
* "The U.S. reaches a daily average of 100,000 Covid hospitalizations for the first time since the winter peak.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/us/delta-100000-covid-patients.html
* "America has wasted at least 15 million Covid vaccine doses since March, new data shows:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/america-has-wasted-least-15-million-covid-vaccine-doses-march-n1278211
* "Experts decry anti-vaccine, anti-mask conservative rhetoric as COVID-19 cases surpass 39 million:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/covid-19-cases-surpass-39-million-as-disinformation-counter-to-cdc-guidance-persists-119832645694
* "Education Department to probe 5 states with ‘unacceptable’ school mask bans:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/30/education-department-probe-unacceptable-school-mask-bans-507589
* "Florida grapples with COVID-19's deadliest phase yet:" https://apnews.com/article/business-health-florida-coronavirus-pandemic-7ed6d05626848aca4e2827681b315770
* "Florida changed its COVID-19 data, creating an ‘artificial decline’ in recent deaths:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article253796898.html
* "Covid News: Florida Withholds Funds From Schools That Defied Governor’s Mask Mandate Ban:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/30/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine
* "Ron DeSantis appeals mask mandate ruling as Florida Covid deaths set record:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/03/florida-covid-ron-desantis-appeals-mask-ruling-record-covid-deaths
* "Florida teachers on edge as mask war, COVID surge mark first weeks of school:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/florida-teachers-edge-mask-war-covid-surge-mark-first-weeks-school-2021-09-04/
* "Rep. Demings says Rubio ‘wants to be anywhere but Florida’ as clashes over COVID mandates escalate:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/covid-mandates-leading-to-violent-clashes-in-florida-and-beyond-discussed-by-senate-candidate-val-demings-119924293541
* "Texas district closes schools after covid kills two teachers in one week:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/09/01/texas-school-covid-teachers-dead/
* "Texas teacher trying to decide about Covid vaccine dies three days after testing positive:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/03/us/coronavirus-texas-teacher-deaths-trnd/index.html
* "When the New Covid Surge Struck, Mississippi Was Uniquely Unprepared:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/us/when-the-new-covid-surge-struck-mississippi-was-uniquely-unprepared.html
* "SC reports 3-day total of more than 16,000 new COVID-19 cases:" https://www.live5news.com/2021/08/30/sc-reports-3-day-total-more-than-16000-new-covid-19-cases/
* "For second day in a row, Tennessee sets COVID-19 hospitalization record:" https://www.newschannel5.com/rebound/for-second-day-in-a-row-tennessee-sets-covid-19-hospitalization-record
* "OSDH: Over 7,800 new cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma since Friday:" https://kfor.com/news/local/osdh-over-7800-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-oklahoma-since-friday/
* "Genesee County health officials receive death threat after issuing mask mandate:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/08/25/mask-mandate-genesee-county-death-threats/5592047001/
* "Should doctors prescribing 'snake oil' Covid treatments face consequences?:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-should-doctors-prescribing-livestock-medicine-for-covid-face-consequences-119916613656
* "AMA calls on doctors to immediately stop prescribing ivermectin for Covid:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/american-medical-association-calls-on-doctors-to-immediately-stop-prescribing-ivermectin-for-covid-120005189773
* "Instagram User
antivaxmomma Charged With Selling Fake Vaccine Cards:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/nyregion/fake-vaccine-cards-woman-charged.html* This teacher cared so little about the health and safety of the kids in their care that they refused vaccination, then came to school symptomatic and took their mask off so they could infect them, knowing it could kill or permanently damage them. I don't understand how this isn't child abuse. As someone who taught for a living I'm furious that someone who hates children enough to risk harming them this way on purpose was allowed in the classroom at all. "CDC: An Unvaccinated Teacher Took Off Their Mask to Read Aloud. Half the Class Got COVID:" https://www.edweek.org/leadership/cdc-an-unvaccinated-teacher-took-off-their-mask-to-read-aloud-half-the-class-got-covid/2021/08
* "When school isn't safe: 'You feel like you are sending your child into a lion's den':" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/01/health/schools-parents-covid-teachers-wellness/index.html
* "At least 6 conservative radio hosts and anti-mask advocates have died from COVID-19 after bashing the vaccines:" https://www.businessinsider.com/conservative-radio-hosts-anti-maskers-death-covid-19-2021-9
* I suspect McSweeney speaks for many of us here. "Oh My Fucking God, Get the Fucking Vaccine Already, You Fucking Fucks:" https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/oh-my-fucking-god-get-the-fucking-vaccine-already-you-fucking-fucks
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* "Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America's longest war:" https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-islamic-state-group-e10e038baea732dae879c11234507f81
* "With final exit, U.S. joins list of countries unable to break Afghanistan's will:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/with-final-exit-u-s-joins-list-of-countries-unable-to-break-afghanistan-s-will-119838789679
* "Hayes: U.S. troops are finally out of Afghanistan—and it's remarkable:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-u-s-troops-are-finally-out-of-afghanistan-and-it-s-remarkable-119828037800
* "Afghan Women Sent Canada Requests for Help. When They Finally Got an Email Back, They Were Told The Evacuation Was Over.:" https://pressprogress.ca/afghan-women-sent-canada-requests-for-help-when-they-finally-got-an-email-back-they-were-told-the-evacuation-was-over/
* "Afghanistan’s Gay Men Fear Death as Taliban Judge OKs Stonings:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2021/8/23/afghanistans-gay-men-fear-death-taliban-judge-oks-stonings
* "Gay Afghan: The Taliban Killed My Boyfriend:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2021/8/26/gay-afghan-taliban-killed-my-boyfriend
* "Joe Manchin voted to advance the $3.5 trillion budget bill — now he says Democrats should press pause:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/02/joe-manchin-opposes-3point5-trillion-biden-democratic-spending-bill.html
* "Dem Obstructionists Are Bankrolled By Pharma And Oil:" https://www.dailyposter.com/dem-obstructionists-are-bankrolled-by-pharma-and-oil/
* "Guaranteed Income Is a Queer Justice Issue:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/8/26/guaranteed-income-queer-justice-issue
* "Out Rep. Mark Takano Introduces Four-Day Workweek Legislation:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/18/out-rep-mark-takano-introduces-four-day-workweek-legislation
* "Nearly 20% of LGBT Renters Owe Back Rent, Half of Those Fear Eviction:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/9/01/nearly-20-lgbt-renters-owe-back-rent-half-those-fear-eviction
* Have something you want to tell your Senators? If you can't safely 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/
* "The hard-fought Texas voting bill is poised to become law. Here's what it does.:" https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/30/texas-voting-restrictions-bill/
* "Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/texas-gop-voting-cusp-governor-79749334
* "Judge orders Cyber Ninjas to preserve Maricopa vote audit records in lawsuit by The Arizona Republic:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/25/arizona-audit-judge-orders-cyber-ninjas-preserve-documents/5595991001/
* "Newsom has a huge cash advantage in California’s recall vote. It may mean nothing:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/31/california-governor-recall-election-gavin-newsom
* "Gay California Lawmaker Joins Grindr to Campaign Against Recall:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/9/02/gay-california-lawmaker-joins-grindr-campaign-against-recall
* "Rep. Bass: Conservative Elder becoming California gov. ‘a thought to cause nightmares’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/california-recall-election-speech-by-gavin-newsom-highlights-his-covid-19-leadership-vs-gop-run-states-120096325898
* On the Left. "kind of a version 0.9 beta rant:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1803906.html
* "Tucker Carlson Lays Into Bisexual Governor Because She Wed a Man:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/30/tucker-carlson-lays-bisexual-governor-because-she-wed-man
* "Brian Sims Reports Huge Campaign Haul for Penn. Lt. Governor Race:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/8/24/brian-sims-reports-huge-campaign-haul-penn-lt-governor-race
* "Corporations and trade groups are bankrolling the Sedition Caucus again:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/corporate-pacs-donations-republican-congress-members-sedition-caucus-trump-insurrection/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=3f267d69-d8e4-4798-b866-0c1d8dfd3f70
* "Rep. Madison Cawthorn falsely suggests elections are ‘rigged,’ says there will be ‘bloodshed’ if system continues on its path:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-madison-cawthorn-says-there-will-be-bloodshed-if-us-elections-continue-to-be-rigged/2021/08/30/297a9fa2-09c8-11ec-aea1-42a8138f132a_story.html
* "Rep. Swalwell: Madison Cawthorn should face consequences for 'bloodshed' warning:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rep-cawthorn-warning-of-bloodshed-if-fraud-occurs-in-future-elections-slammed-by-rep-swalwell-119920709627
* "Kurt Bardella: Democracy doesn't die in darkness, it's happening in broad daylight:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/republicans-influencing-school-boards-nationwide-part-of-wider-plan-experts-say-120176709741
* "January 6 committee to ask telecommunications companies to preserve phone records of members of Congress who participated in 'Stop the Steal' rally:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/30/politics/january-6-phone-records-members-of-congress/index.html
* "Jordan reveals multiple calls with Trump on January 6; investigation seeks phone records:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/jordan-reveals-multiple-calls-with-trump-on-january-6-investigation-seeks-phone-records-119839813624
* "Donald Trump and family among phone records sought by January 6th committee: CNN:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/donald-trump-and-family-among-phone-records-sought-by-january-6th-committee-cnn-119838789963
* "‘He’s scared’: Schiff on McCarthy reaction to Jan. 6 panel’s records request:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-he-s-scared-schiff-on-mccarthy-reaction-to-jan-6-panel-s-records-request-119915589511
* "McCarthy threatens companies that comply with Jan. 6 probe’s phone records requests:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/31/mccarthy-january-6-threaten-phone-records-requests-508166
* "Joy Reid critiques the Republicans threatening major companies if they cooperate with Jan. 6 select committee:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/kevin-mccarthy-and-other-republicans-threaten-major-companies-if-they-cooperate-with-jan-6-select-committee-120009797570
* "630 people have been charged in the Capitol insurrection so far. This searchable table shows them all.:" https://news.yahoo.com/most-arrests-capitol-riots-misdemeanor-225235647.html
* "Federal officials charge Lansing man in Jan. 6 siege at US Capitol:" https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/08/17/federal-officials-charge-lansing-man-logan-james-barnhart-jan-6-siege-us-capitol/8173456002/
* "The anti-vax lawyer representing January 6 rioters has suddenly gone missing:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/john-pierce-missing-lawyer/
* "Anti-LGBTQ+ 'Infowars' Host Charged in Capitol Riot:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/8/23/anti-lgbtq-infowars-host-charged-capitol-riot
* "'QAnon Shaman' pleads guilty to felony in US Capitol riot:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/03/politics/qanon-shaman-guilty-plea-insurrection-jacob-chansley/index.html
* "Scott MacFarlane report: Jan. 6 defendant was told 'wait for Trump's pardon':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jan-6-insurrectionist-jacob-chansley-could-face-approximately-4-years-scott-macfarlane-reports-120178757676
* "AP sources: Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally:" https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-887b2b3a4bcc3c667858765b1281c959
* "Second resident of Nebraska’s one-person town just a figment of Census Bureau’s imagination:" https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/second-resident-of-nebraska-s-one-person-town-just-a-figment-of-census-bureau-s/article_3dade4b8-8736-57af-9270-3a65973f5464.html
* "Officers And Paramedics Are Charged In Elijah McClain's 2019 Death In Colorado:" https://www.npr.org/2021/09/01/1033289263/elijah-mcclain-death-officers-paramedics-charged
* "Elijah McClain’s father tells Joy Reid ‘all Blacks in Colorado’ have a fear of police:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/elijah-mcclain-s-father-on-grand-jury-indicting-officers-medics-for-his-son-s-2019-death-120007237920
* "White Man Who Harassed Black News Anchor Almost Caused an Environmental Disaster in 2017:" https://www.theroot.com/white-man-who-harassed-black-news-anchor-almost-caused-1847596784
* "Proud Boys' Straight Pride Ends In Fights and Arrests:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/31/proud-boys-straight-pride-ends-fights-and-arrests
* CW: Abuse "Christian boot camp accused of ‘abuse’ and ‘targeting Black and LGBT+ teens’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/19/bethany-church-christian-boot-camp-homophobia-racism-joel-jonathan-stockstill-220i/
* CW: Suicide Mention "TikTok Presents Hate: Cheering Trans Suicides, Calling Gays Pedophiles:" https://www.advocate.com/media/2021/8/24/tiktok-presents-hate-cheering-trans-suicides-calling-gays-pedophiles
"The report, released Tuesday by the U.K.-based think tank Institute for Strategic Dialogue, examined 1,030 TikTok videos for various kinds of hatred, including white supremacy, Holocaust denial, terrorism, misogyny, and more, in addition to anti-LGBTQ+ activity. TikTok monitors and takes down such content but does so inconsistently, the institute notes."
* "US marshal claims he was fired for defending lesbian colleague from disgusting harassment:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/27/bobby-ledogar-marshal-lesbian-harassment-fired/
* "Supreme Court allows Texas’ 6-week abortion ban to take effect:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/01/supreme-court-texas-abortion-ban-508275
* "New Texas abortion law pushes women to out-of-state clinics:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-lifestyle-health-travel-texas-fbc505c3db4a08af51ba409a91ea161c
* "'Maddening': Hayes on GOP quest to ban abortion—and their lies along the way:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-gop-quest-to-ban-abortion-and-their-lies-in-overturning-roe-v-wade-120002117800
* "Abortion rights activists rally to help Texas women get access out-of-state:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/abortion-rights-activists-rally-to-help-texas-women-get-access-out-of-state-120020549695
* "Supreme Court looks away as Texas effectively bans abortion:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/supreme-court-looks-away-as-texas-effectively-bans-abortion-120020549546
* "Maddow: New Texas abortion law 'turns every anti-abortion zealot into a bounty hunter':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-new-texas-abortion-law-turns-every-anti-abortion-zealot-into-a-bounty-hunter-120019525534
* "What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots.:" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/texas-abortion-fight/
* "Judge Shields Texas Clinics From Anti-Abortion Group's Lawsuits:" https://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/1034254539/texas-abortion-planned-parenthood-law-judge-order-right-to-life
* "Sen. Warren: Congress could pass Roe v. Wade:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/texas-abortion-law-banning-abortions-as-early-as-six-weeks-into-pregnancy-denounced-by-sen-warren-120010309575
* "Barbara Boxer: Wake up America. This is a full-throated overturning of Roe:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/texas-abortion-law-how-biden-can-defend-rights-of-texas-women-discussed-by-experts-120094789665
* "‘Sidewalk con:' Hayes on why abortion law design is particularly egregious :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-why-texas-abortion-law-design-is-particularly-egregious-120090181757
* "What it’s like to work at a Texas abortion group right now:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/what-it-s-like-to-work-at-a-texas-abortion-group-right-now-120177221994
* "Why most Republicans won't defend the Texas abortion ban:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-why-most-republicans-won-t-defend-the-texas-abortion-ban-120173637854
* "One of the things that I think a lot of people are missing when they focus on the ‘abortion rights’ portion of the concept of 'overturning Roe v. Wade’ is that the Roe v. Wade decision wasn’t legally centered on the question of abortion per se but on the right to privacy.:" https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/661454503051231232/i-originally-wrote-this-post-as-a-twitter-thread
* Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/796848.html
* Even more Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas:https://wendelah1.dreamwidth.org/788132.html
* "Two High School Teens Wore The Same Outfits To Prove Dress Codes Are Sexist, And It Worked:" https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/teens-decided-test-double-standard-235257030.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=1_03&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACAOqttAlvpayohPJNT-cwgwpOxfe54lF9XzjsIEWHwMEbarKtqPdrGzGWWvNRX47aD1qdnB9XFNBpbmomAezVIjSP4Q2QwoEP_s2jnudlXiTaKC4gB2xXpb5cmLyQDMww2QRvUd-dD4Ejb0eGnGz_NZl49ifhUhrIme4fD7Am4H
* "Antigay Catholic Newsletter Threatens to Out More Priests via Grindr:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2021/8/23/antigay-catholic-newsletter-threatens-out-more-priests-grindr
* "Police name victim of ‘horrific’ suspected homophobic murder in London cemetery:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/27/london-cemetery-ranjith-kankanamalage/
* "Police accused of victim blaming for warning gay people to avoid dimly lit areas:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/01/met-police-victim-blaming-murder-gay-ranjith-kankanamalage/
* "Couple who were told by boss their trans son was ‘evil’ awarded £70,000 by employment tribunal:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/29/couple-boss-trans-son-evil-going-hell-khi-ro-peterborough-employment-tribunal/
* "Police officer who sent homophobic email to 55 colleagues allowed to keep his job:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/30/metropolitan-police-homophobic-david-bewick/
* "NHS is 'failing' trans men and non-binary people, Sajid Javid warned:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/02/sajid-javid-nhs-trans-men-healthcare/
* "Women's health law draws surge of support in wake of Texas anti-abortion vigilante law:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/women-s-health-law-draws-surge-of-support-in-wake-of-texas-anti-abortion-vigilante-law-120101445924
* "'This is a courts problem': Supreme Court flop on abortion law prompts calls for reform:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-this-is-a-courts-problem-supreme-court-flop-on-abortion-law-prompts-calls-for-reform-120104005730
* "‘This is not a drill’: Rep. Pressley urges action from ‘pro-choice majority’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-this-is-not-a-drill-rep-pressley-urges-action-from-pro-choice-majority-120090693969
* "Religious Groups Seek Right to Fire Workers for Grindr Use, Gay Sex:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/5/28/religious-groups-seek-right-fire-workers-grindr-use-gay-sex
* "High School Reportedly Forced LGBTQ+ Coaches Out for Being Queer:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/25/high-school-reportedly-forced-lgbtq-coaches-out-being-queer
* "FBI Report Finds Increase in Hate Crimes Against Transgender People:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/9/01/fbi-report-finds-increase-hate-crimes-against-transgender-people
* "Female Couple Shot to Death at Utah Campsite:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/8/20/female-couple-shot-death-utah-campsite
* "Washington Man Convicted of Murder, Hate Crime in Trans Teen's Death:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/8/30/washington-man-convicted-murder-hate-crime-trans-teens-death
* "TSA called police on trans kid who refused strip search. Her mum is suing:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/28/strip-search-trans-passenger/
* "Trans teen viciously bullied by transphobes, but he could be the one punished:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/29/tennessee-trans-bathroom-bill-bullying/
* "Mormon Apostle: Take Up 'Muskets' Against LGBTQ+ Equality:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/24/mormon-apostle-take-muskets-against-lgbtq-equality
* "Mormon university investigates man who defaced rainbow art, said 'f****ts go to hell':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/28/mormon-byu-university-homophobia-lgbt/
* "Students Walk Out In Protest After Gay Coach Forced to Quit:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/26/students-walk-out-protest-after-gay-coach-forced-quit
* "Gavin Grimm to Get Laughable Amount of Money in $1.3M Legal Payout:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/8/27/gavin-grimm-get-laughable-amount-money-13m-legal-payout
* "Questions, Allegations After Black AIDS Institute CEO Pushed Out:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/8/30/questions-allegations-after-black-aids-institute-ceo-pushed-out
* "Trans adults twice as likely to die as cis adults, eye-opening study finds:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/03/trans-cis-death-study-amsterdam-gender-clinci/
* "Johnson & Johnson HIV vaccine fails clinical trials in devastating setback:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/31/hiv-vaccine-johnson-clinical-trial/
* "This Region Has the Highest HIV-Related Death Rate in U.S.:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/8/25/region-has-highest-hiv-related-death-rate-us
* "Why the War Against HIV Rages in the South:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/8/20/why-war-against-hiv-rages-south
* "Report: Less Than Half of Americans Understand HIV:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/8/26/report-less-half-americans-understand-hiv
* "Britney Spears' attorney says singer 'will not be extorted' by her father:" https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-09-01/britney-spears-jamie-spears-conservatorship-fight
* "The Brain ‘Rotates’ Memories to Save Them From New Sensations:" https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-brain-rotates-memories-to-save-them-from-new-sensations-20210415/
* "For Some College Students, Remote Learning Is a Game Changer:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/health/covid-college-disabilities-students.html
* "Why Hooked on Phonics Was Way More Controversial Than You Remember:" https://tedium.co/2021/05/05/hooked-on-phonics-history/
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The World is basically on Fire/Melting. I'm putting stuff to do with it here.
* "Major flooding expected on Turkey, Wapsipinicon Rivers:" https://www.kcrg.com/2021/08/29/major-flooding-expected-turkey-wapsipinicon-rivers/
* "More heavy rain and floods in China:" https://www.scmp.com/video/china/3146859/heavy-rain-china-forces-thousands-evacuate-deluge-causes-flooding-and
* "Storm hits Spain, flooding towns, cutting electricity, rail services:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/storm-hits-spain-flooding-towns-cutting-electricity-rail-services-2021-09-01/
* "Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid:" https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-ida-louisiana-new-orleans-c43c2c68946ceb6100c2239534c6c290
* "These Images Show Just How Bad Hurricane Ida Hit Louisiana's Coastline:" https://www.npr.org/2021/08/31/1032737199/images-louisiana-hurricane-ida
* "'This is a long road ahead of us': Lack of electricity slows Hurricane Ida recovery:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-this-is-a-long-road-ahead-of-us-lack-of-electricity-slows-hurricane-ida-recovery-120021061673
* How to help Louisiana: https://auressea.tumblr.com/post/661189695761530880
* "After Ida, Small Recovery Signs Amid Daunting Destruction:" https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-09-01/in-idas-aftermath-no-quick-relief-in-sight-for-louisiana
* "Louisiana And Mississippi Were Overwhelmed By COVID-19 Cases. Then Ida Struck:" https://www.npr.org/2021/08/30/1032441006/storm-ida-covid-19-surge-louisiana-mississippi-hospitals-vaccines
* "Ida’s sweltering aftermath: No power, no water, no gasoline:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article253872203.html
* "More than 45 dead after Ida's remnants blindside Northeast:" https://apnews.com/article/northeast-us-new-york-new-jersey-weather-60327279197e14b9d17632ea0818f51c
* "Searches, sorrow in wake of Ida's destructive, deadly floods:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/cleanup-mourning-continue-ida-soaks-northeast-us-79809550
* "Wildfire expected to grow in intensity as it forces further evacuations in western U.S. :" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-lake-tahoe-wildfire-1.6159349
* "Caldor Fire prompts states of emergency in Nevada and California, with more than 50,000 told to evacuate the Lake Tahoe region:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/31/weather/western-wildfires-tuesday/index.html
* "Wildfire evacuees flood Lake Tahoe roads in rush to flee:" https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-lake-tahoe-57d7b821afacfac5ffd586bb897150d8
* "Firefighters battle wildfires, fatigue and Covid-19 as California braces for an extended fire season:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/03/weather/us-western-wildfires-friday/index.html
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* "Climate change: Families in Wales urged to plant more trees:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-58259637
* "One in three trees face extinction in wild, says new report:" https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58394215
* "Cats Take 'If I Fits I Sits' Seriously, Even If The Space Is Just An Illusion:" https://www.npr.org/2021/05/10/994262792/cats-take-if-i-fits-i-sits-seriously-even-if-the-space-is-just-an-illusion
* "Wild cockatoos observed using tools as ‘cutlery’ to extract seeds from tropical fruit:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/01/wild-cockatoos-observed-using-tools-as-cutlery-to-extract-seeds-from-tropical-fruit
* "Fallen tech star Elizabeth Holmes prepares to go on trial:" https://apnews.com/article/technology-entertainment-business-health-trials-6c0651bac5517bcfa9439e13a1337d10
* "O (No!) Canada: Fast-Moving Proposal Creates Filtering, Blocking and Reporting Rules—and Speech Police to Enforce Them:" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/o-no-canada-fast-moving-proposal-creates-filtering-blocking-and-reporting-rules-1
* "This Wasp Nest of Mine, I’m Gonna Let It Shine:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/08/paper-wasp-nest-fluorescent/619877/
* "During the Mexican-American War, Irish-Americans Fought for Mexico in the 'Saint Patrick's Battalion':" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mexican-american-war-irish-immigrants-deserted-us-army-fight-against-america-180971713/
* This happened to Squirrel and some roommates once, only without the murder. "Theodore Edward Coneys: The Denver Spiderman:"
* CW: Domestic Violence "The Lake Bodom Murders:"
* CW: Rape, Necrophilia, Cannibalism "Issei Sagawa: The Kobe Cannibal:"
* "Paralympian Robyn Lambird makes history as first non-binary medal-winner:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/31/paralympics-robyn-lambird-non-binary/
* "The Great Maple Syrup Heist:"
* "Ten Thought Patterns that Trip Up Former Bible Believers:" https://new.exchristian.net/2021/06/ten-thought-patterns-that-trip-up.html#.YS4Ic99lBPb
* "Ed Asner Dies; Show 'Lou Grant' Had Notable Gay Episode:" https://www.advocate.com/people/2021/8/29/ed-asner-dies-show-lou-grant-had-notable-gay-episode
* "Reviving a once-forbidden dialect: ‘All French is good French’:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/reviving-the-cajun-dialect
* "First full image of ‘new’ Vermeer with uncovered Cupid released by Dresden museum:" https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/first-look-at-new-vermeer-painting-as-whole-hidden-cupid-finally-revealed
* "Covid Truthers Claim Unvaccinated Sperm Will Be The Next Bitcoin:"
* "Come Visit The Colorado River:"
* "Get Vax-Free Seed At Gary's Man Seed Emporium:"
* "The ADDAMS FAMILY DOLLHOUSE is DONE! Final Projects and Tour!:"
* The exhaustion is still really bad, though a little better Saturday. I think part of it is damage from fire season, part is people endlessly waking me up, and part is a couple weeks of warm extremely muggy weather, which I don't deal with very well. It rained today which helped some. The Married Millieniels came to visit today, after caregiver Millennial and I did a ton of grocery shopping.
* "Sunday Sweets: Modern Marvels:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2021/8/29/sunday-sweets-modern-marvels
* My oldest continuous friend's next project. "Goblingrief: A D&D 5e Adventure:" https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/482738549/goblingrief-a-dandd-5e-adventure?fbclid=IwAR0jBz9AdmIPSOk4KiCxiykxktX_ePCGTI0iCv9YFcnN2ENmdj5zna3LZnk
* ToS: Season 2 Rewatch:
- 3.2: The Enterprise Incident.
Kirk is cranky and assholish. he is refusing psychiatric tests and R&R. He orders them into the Romulan Neutral Zone, then Romulan Space without orders. They see what look like Klingon ships, but are really Romulan. Kirk says he'll blow the ship rather than surrender. The Romulans are interested in Spock. They give the feds an hour to surrender. he asks opinions. Command crew are shirty about the going into Romulan territory without orders.
The Romulans want Kirk and Spock to come over to parlay. They offer two hostages in exchange. The commander speaks to Kirk alone first. She wants to know why they crossed. Kirk lies it's instrument failure. she doesn't believe them. Then She questions Spock. They have the same ancestors. She tests the myth that Vulcans can't lie. "It is not a lie to keep a truth to oneself." She accuses them of spying on the cloaking systems. She says her methods of questioning won't work on Vulcans, but may damage or kill Kirk. Spock points out that "the strain of command" has gotten to Kirk. Kirk behaves erratically and yells, "That's a lie!" Thus explaining Kirk's previous assholery was meant to convince truthful Spock of his instability in preparation for this moment. Spock says what he thinks is true and the Romulans know Vulcans don't lie, so... Anyway, Spock states for the record Kirk is insane and they had no orders.
Kirk is facing espionage charges, but Spock's testimony exonerates the Enterprise crew. Scott refuses to surrender the ship and threatens to blow up the ship if they are boarded. Kirk accuses Spock of disloyalty. The Romulan questions Spock about being a Vulcan on Kirk's ship. Spock explains about being half Vulcan with a human mother. He stands on his duty. She tries to tempt him with his own ship to command. He points out that she's the one wanting a ship: The Enterprise. She keeps trying to turn him.
Kirk is injured by guards. They beam McCoy over. The Romulan invites Spock to dinner. He discovers which corridor is forbidden. he keeps playing with her. "It is illogical to assume all conditions remain stable." McCoy claims Kirk is insane, supporting Spock's testimony. Spock is now in command. Kirk attacks Spock. Spock puts him out with a supposed Vulcan death grip. McCoy pronounces Kirk dead.
The death is faked of course, and McCoy brings him back aboard the enterprise. Nurse chapel catches them. Kirk tells them to keep pretending he's dead. McCoy summons Scott. McCoy has altered Kirk to look like a Vulcan, which startles Scott. Scott gets him a Romulan uniform.
The Romulan commander plies him with Vulcan cooking, strong drink, and her seductive powers. Spock hasn't sent coordinates. Kirk pretends to be an escaped centurion and goes looking for intelligence. The Romulan tells Spock to lead a small group across to take the enterprise. He puts her off for an hour, making it look like he was seduced.
While she goes to change, Spock sends Kirk the location of the devise. The Romulan crew notice a transmission. Spock and the Romulan hand fuck. Spock claims to be moved "emotionally." The Romulan Captain cock blocks them and fingers Spock. The Comander works out they are stealing the cloaking devise. Kirk is caught, but claims to be looking for the spy. He drops his weapon as ordered, but attacks the guards, stealing the devise and beaming away.
The commander is betrayed and wants to know what is he that he could do this to her. "First officer of the Enterprise." Then he asks about "your present form of execution." Very gloriously Spock. Meanwhile Scotty tries to install the cloaking device while Spock stalls, and the Enterprise techs try to pinpoint his life signature. The Romulan Commander orders a boarding action on the Enterprise.
Spock demands the rite of statement according to Romulan tradition. He gives a long speech. Romulan and Vulcan life signs are almost the same. They manage to beam up Spock and the commander, then flee. The Commander orders the destruction of the Enterprise. Scotty gets the cloaking devise to work and they change course so they aren't hit. Spock sort of apologizes Vulcan wise and admits to being tempted without saying it directly. "It was the only choice possible. You would not respect any other." Seriously this whole exchange is beautiful. They put Kirk's ears and eyebrows back.
As bad as some of the season three scripts often are, this one was really good and I particularly appreciate both the subtly of Spock's dialog and the delicacy of Nimoy's performance are really impressive. the guest star playing the commander does some really lovely acting too and rises above the lack of subtly in some of her earlier dialog.
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