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Mar. 11th, 2014 02:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* I haven’t written about the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, mostly because nearly everything I’ve seen in the press is speculative. It seems cruel to me to speculate in a way that verges on disaster porn in a situation like this when so many people are waiting to hear what happened to people they care deeply about. I’m mostly writing now as I am worried that the release of the details of the men traveling on Iranian and stolen passports has me concerned about the sort of racialized speculation I will wake up to tomorrow. Let’s try not to get ahead of the facts, okay? I know uncertainty is hard for people, but I think it is kinder to wait until more is known before finger pointing.
* "The Real Welfare Queens:" http://inthesetimes.com/article/16362/the_real_welfare_queens
* "Right-wing columnist urges GOP to abandon outreach: ‘Colorblind conservatism’ is futile:" http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/03/right-wing-columnist-urges-gop-to-abandon-outreach-colorblind-conservatism-is-futile/?onswipe_redirect=no
* I have trouble believing that the authors of this list have ever had good sex. "Things to do instead of sex:" http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/8827706/School-releases-pamphlet-with-sex-alternatives
* "30,000-year-old virus is revived:" http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26387276
* "Flu viruses derive from a global selective sweep in the 1870s:" http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/03/flu-viruses-derive-from-a-global-selective-sweep-in-the-1870s/
* "Climate Change Behind Trapped Heat in Oceanic Depths:" http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/6223/20140303/climate-change-behind-trapped-heat-oceanic-depths.htm
* "Today, sex workers oppose criminalization of clients:" http://prostitutescollective.net/2014/03/03/today-sex-workers-oppose-criminalisation-of-clients/
* "Annie Is Black, And The Pointed White Hoods Come Out:" http://www.transgriot.blogspot.com/2014/03/annie-is-black-and-pointed-white-hoods.html
* "Dear Christina Fallin:" http://nativeappropriations.com/2014/03/dear-christina-fallin.html
* "Meet The American Pushing Homophobia in Uganda:" https://medium.com/the-nib/483631c1cb4d
* "The Forces Behind The 'Religious Freedom' Movement That Exploded Last Week:" http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/religious-freedom-origin-story
* "Handbook for Homophobes:" https://medium.com/the-nib/10c94dfbb76b
* "CeCe McDonald: Rebuilding Her Life After 19 Months in Prison:"http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2014/03/03/cece-mcdonald-rebuilding-her-life-after-19-months-prison
* Yesterday we brought in another car load and a half from the storage unit. I managed to sort and absorb a massive amount of miscellanea. This cull is particularly brutal. I am going to be getting rid of books along with a massive amount of mementos. (I found a birthday check I lost in 1993 from my long dead Grandmother in a card. I found love letters, and wedding invitations, and cards. Nearly all must go). I hate selling books, but it must be done. I have enough books for a whole other apartment this size full of bookshelves, library style, and am unlikely to live anywhere larger. It is still a little like slicing off bits of flesh. Some of these were parent's or grandparents, and I started buying books for myself in lower school.
Today Hector was particularly nightmare prone and I kept having to wake up and calm him down. About halfway through the sleep cycle I had that thing where I could barely turn over for the pain. Apparently I sprained my ankle yesterday at some point. (High pain threshold + plush constant widespread pain= i hurt myself all the time without noticing.) I ended up doing the serious muscle relaxant thing and lounging in bed with hector watching Boardwalk Empire thing. (I'm in season 3. Please don't tell me things I haven't seen yet). I am picking at the book boxes, sorting and moving things about.
* TW: Spiders, Eye Stuff. "At first I wasn’t sure what I was looking at. Once I got it, I couldn’t believe it.:" http://omgne.ws/at-first-i-wasnt-sure-what-i-was-looking-at-once-i-got-it-i-couldnt-believe-it/
* "Objects of Intrigue: Mickey Mouse Gas Mask:" http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/object-of-intrigue-mickey-mouse-gas-mask
* "Polish movie posters:" http://imgur.com/a/GhPcE/noscript
* "Sunday Sweets: Art Nouveaucakewrecks.com:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2014/3/9/sunday-sweets-art-nouveau.html
* Grimm: I I am really angry they didn't tell Wu. I hate when the plot is pushed by refusal to share important information. I hate that they let Wu doubt himself and that ignorance is doing him serious harm. I hate that when they finally decide to develop Wu beyond the stereotypical emasculated comedy Asian trope he's been to this point that they seem to be planning to stick him in the plot box. I'd love to be wrong, but I expect to be furious next week.
* "The Real Welfare Queens:" http://inthesetimes.com/article/16362/the_real_welfare_queens
* "Right-wing columnist urges GOP to abandon outreach: ‘Colorblind conservatism’ is futile:" http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/03/right-wing-columnist-urges-gop-to-abandon-outreach-colorblind-conservatism-is-futile/?onswipe_redirect=no
* I have trouble believing that the authors of this list have ever had good sex. "Things to do instead of sex:" http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/8827706/School-releases-pamphlet-with-sex-alternatives
* "30,000-year-old virus is revived:" http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26387276
* "Flu viruses derive from a global selective sweep in the 1870s:" http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/03/flu-viruses-derive-from-a-global-selective-sweep-in-the-1870s/
* "Climate Change Behind Trapped Heat in Oceanic Depths:" http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/6223/20140303/climate-change-behind-trapped-heat-oceanic-depths.htm
* "Today, sex workers oppose criminalization of clients:" http://prostitutescollective.net/2014/03/03/today-sex-workers-oppose-criminalisation-of-clients/
* "Annie Is Black, And The Pointed White Hoods Come Out:" http://www.transgriot.blogspot.com/2014/03/annie-is-black-and-pointed-white-hoods.html
* "Dear Christina Fallin:" http://nativeappropriations.com/2014/03/dear-christina-fallin.html
* "Meet The American Pushing Homophobia in Uganda:" https://medium.com/the-nib/483631c1cb4d
* "The Forces Behind The 'Religious Freedom' Movement That Exploded Last Week:" http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/religious-freedom-origin-story
* "Handbook for Homophobes:" https://medium.com/the-nib/10c94dfbb76b
* "CeCe McDonald: Rebuilding Her Life After 19 Months in Prison:"http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2014/03/03/cece-mcdonald-rebuilding-her-life-after-19-months-prison
* Yesterday we brought in another car load and a half from the storage unit. I managed to sort and absorb a massive amount of miscellanea. This cull is particularly brutal. I am going to be getting rid of books along with a massive amount of mementos. (I found a birthday check I lost in 1993 from my long dead Grandmother in a card. I found love letters, and wedding invitations, and cards. Nearly all must go). I hate selling books, but it must be done. I have enough books for a whole other apartment this size full of bookshelves, library style, and am unlikely to live anywhere larger. It is still a little like slicing off bits of flesh. Some of these were parent's or grandparents, and I started buying books for myself in lower school.
Today Hector was particularly nightmare prone and I kept having to wake up and calm him down. About halfway through the sleep cycle I had that thing where I could barely turn over for the pain. Apparently I sprained my ankle yesterday at some point. (High pain threshold + plush constant widespread pain= i hurt myself all the time without noticing.) I ended up doing the serious muscle relaxant thing and lounging in bed with hector watching Boardwalk Empire thing. (I'm in season 3. Please don't tell me things I haven't seen yet). I am picking at the book boxes, sorting and moving things about.
* TW: Spiders, Eye Stuff. "At first I wasn’t sure what I was looking at. Once I got it, I couldn’t believe it.:" http://omgne.ws/at-first-i-wasnt-sure-what-i-was-looking-at-once-i-got-it-i-couldnt-believe-it/
* "Objects of Intrigue: Mickey Mouse Gas Mask:" http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/object-of-intrigue-mickey-mouse-gas-mask
* "Polish movie posters:" http://imgur.com/a/GhPcE/noscript
* "Sunday Sweets: Art Nouveaucakewrecks.com:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2014/3/9/sunday-sweets-art-nouveau.html
* Grimm: I I am really angry they didn't tell Wu. I hate when the plot is pushed by refusal to share important information. I hate that they let Wu doubt himself and that ignorance is doing him serious harm. I hate that when they finally decide to develop Wu beyond the stereotypical emasculated comedy Asian trope he's been to this point that they seem to be planning to stick him in the plot box. I'd love to be wrong, but I expect to be furious next week.