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Aug. 8th, 2013 11:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* The local government in a part of Hungary decided to shut down water to a Roma community to "prevent waste" for five days in the middle of a heat wave. They claim they weren't trying to kill or drive off the Roma Riiiiight. This is me giving them the side eye. The National government has stepped in to restore the water, luckily.
* It looks like the Egyptian military is cracking down on protests. This is going terribly wrong as I suspected it would when the military stepped in.
* Rail disaster updates: The Compostella accident really does look to be human error, in that the driver was on the phone and failed to decelerate due to the resulting distraction. The company who's train burned that town in Quebec is declaring bankruptcy. Want to bet it's to avoid liability?
* So it looks like Republican presidential endorsements were for sale in Iowa and the guy who brokered the bribes now works for Mitch McConnell:
* The Deficit is shrinking even faster than thought last week:
* "Audrey Mbugua Landmark Kenyan Case Update:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/08/audrey-mbugua-landmark-kenyan-case.html
* "DC's Jones Birth Certificate Bill Signed Into Law:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/08/dcs-jones-birth-certificate-bill-signed.html
* We need to start calling people on their geek on geek bullying, instead of this reflexive protection of the bullies.
* "The Possibility of Achieving Inclusive Conventions:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2013/06/the-possibility-of-achieving-inclusive.html
* My favorite part of the day is the bit when the cats and I lounge about in bed, me reading and them soaking up pettins between naps.
* Dragon Cave:
* It looks like the Egyptian military is cracking down on protests. This is going terribly wrong as I suspected it would when the military stepped in.
* Rail disaster updates: The Compostella accident really does look to be human error, in that the driver was on the phone and failed to decelerate due to the resulting distraction. The company who's train burned that town in Quebec is declaring bankruptcy. Want to bet it's to avoid liability?
* So it looks like Republican presidential endorsements were for sale in Iowa and the guy who brokered the bribes now works for Mitch McConnell:
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* The Deficit is shrinking even faster than thought last week:
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* "Audrey Mbugua Landmark Kenyan Case Update:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/08/audrey-mbugua-landmark-kenyan-case.html
* "DC's Jones Birth Certificate Bill Signed Into Law:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/08/dcs-jones-birth-certificate-bill-signed.html
* We need to start calling people on their geek on geek bullying, instead of this reflexive protection of the bullies.
* "The Possibility of Achieving Inclusive Conventions:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2013/06/the-possibility-of-achieving-inclusive.html
* My favorite part of the day is the bit when the cats and I lounge about in bed, me reading and them soaking up pettins between naps.
* Dragon Cave: