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gwydion* "Drought takes terrible toll in Ethiopia:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34770831
* Donald Trump is claiming that Starbucks having read and green Christmas coloured cups proves they somehow hate Christmas. No really. Look it up. He also says he will force people to say "Merry Christmas" if he is elected. Somehow? There is no War on Christmas.
* The Republican Agenda Includes Literal Death Camps for LGBTQ People: Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, and Ted Cruise were speakers at an anti-gay event hosted by a man known for explicitly calling for death camps for homosexuals, an activity he did at length. The main thrust of the event was in fact demands to round us all up and kill us, and as they spoke after this torrent of hate instead of leaving the hate rally, they clearly all three endorse killing us all in the Christian theocracy death camps.
* "GOP on wrong side of veterans with VA privatization plan:"
* The child is white so they are treating it as a murder, unlike in the Tamir Rice murder where there are still no arrests. "$1 million bond set in death of 6-year-old Louisiana boy:" http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/09/us/louisiana-child-shooting/index.html
* "McCaskill proud of Missouri University activists:"
* "Tona's Trans Awareness Month Truth Telling:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2015/11/tonas-trans-awareness-month-truth.html
* "This trans woman wants to ‘widen the bandwidth of gender’ by keeping her beard:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/07/19/this-trans-woman-wants-to-widen-the-bandwidth-of-gender-by-keeping-her-beard/
* Do not be taken in by the news from Seaworld. It's pure PR. They are shutting down the current whale show with tricks in one of the three parks, but rather than release the prisoners, they are still planning to keep them imprisoned in small tanks and are claiming this will be "more like their natural environment" which is the open see where they swim a hundred milews or more a day. Riiiiiight. Exactly the same.
* "Racism in the WWE - Ricky Velez:"
* "Missouri Racism: The College Years:"
* "A Pricey Oversight in Afghanistan:"
* "It's Time to Free Jeb Bush:"
* "The War on Christmas Continues: Donald Trumps vs. Starbucks:"
* Hector Update: He's still a little clumsy and occasionally falls in a fish tank. He's still less clumsy than squirrel's lump, who has not had a stroke, so it's clear improvement. Today he relearned how to howl, which is exhausting for me, but a sign of improved health. After the stroke he was reduced to very soft sounds in very limited range. Today he reached full volume and I thing he has most or all of his vocalizations back. He's still way too thin, barely grooming and so dirty and bedraggled, and scary fragile, but no longer looks like he's on death's door. Normally, I would bathe him, but I don't want the stress of it to give him another stroke.
* I'd like to thank whichever of you it was that recommended Havemercy. It was delightful and gripping, despite my dislike of Rook and his homophobia. I really liked the M/M romance and the way it was full of little Checkov's guns that were nigh invisible until the last fifth or so which I mostly spent impressed by how much crucial information was slipped in without looking like it had anything to do with the central mystery. All four PoVs wove together really well in the final half, and the long interpersonal build really meant that loses meant something. This book was put together beautifully and even though I guessed the interpersonal twist very early, I admit to missing the big twist and solution despite all the clues until it was right on top of me, which is a rare and beautiful thing. the book plays fair with both the mystery and it's solution, but the wealth of naturally flowing detail meant the clues did not stand out. I want more of these to read right away, hopefully fleshing out and centering on some of the other tantalizingly interesting characters that were not PoV this time, because I want to know more about the secondary characters and more about the world.
Did I mention there were steampunk dragons? There were totally steampunk dragons.
* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help
* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
* Donald Trump is claiming that Starbucks having read and green Christmas coloured cups proves they somehow hate Christmas. No really. Look it up. He also says he will force people to say "Merry Christmas" if he is elected. Somehow? There is no War on Christmas.
* The Republican Agenda Includes Literal Death Camps for LGBTQ People: Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, and Ted Cruise were speakers at an anti-gay event hosted by a man known for explicitly calling for death camps for homosexuals, an activity he did at length. The main thrust of the event was in fact demands to round us all up and kill us, and as they spoke after this torrent of hate instead of leaving the hate rally, they clearly all three endorse killing us all in the Christian theocracy death camps.
* "GOP on wrong side of veterans with VA privatization plan:"
* The child is white so they are treating it as a murder, unlike in the Tamir Rice murder where there are still no arrests. "$1 million bond set in death of 6-year-old Louisiana boy:" http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/09/us/louisiana-child-shooting/index.html
* "McCaskill proud of Missouri University activists:"
* "Tona's Trans Awareness Month Truth Telling:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2015/11/tonas-trans-awareness-month-truth.html
* "This trans woman wants to ‘widen the bandwidth of gender’ by keeping her beard:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/07/19/this-trans-woman-wants-to-widen-the-bandwidth-of-gender-by-keeping-her-beard/
* Do not be taken in by the news from Seaworld. It's pure PR. They are shutting down the current whale show with tricks in one of the three parks, but rather than release the prisoners, they are still planning to keep them imprisoned in small tanks and are claiming this will be "more like their natural environment" which is the open see where they swim a hundred milews or more a day. Riiiiiight. Exactly the same.
* "Racism in the WWE - Ricky Velez:"
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* "Missouri Racism: The College Years:"
Get More: Comedy Central,Funny Videos,Funny TV Shows
* "A Pricey Oversight in Afghanistan:"
Get More: Comedy Central,Funny Videos,Funny TV Shows
* "It's Time to Free Jeb Bush:"
Get More: Comedy Central,Funny Videos,Funny TV Shows
* "The War on Christmas Continues: Donald Trumps vs. Starbucks:"
Get More: Comedy Central,Funny Videos,Funny TV Shows
* Hector Update: He's still a little clumsy and occasionally falls in a fish tank. He's still less clumsy than squirrel's lump, who has not had a stroke, so it's clear improvement. Today he relearned how to howl, which is exhausting for me, but a sign of improved health. After the stroke he was reduced to very soft sounds in very limited range. Today he reached full volume and I thing he has most or all of his vocalizations back. He's still way too thin, barely grooming and so dirty and bedraggled, and scary fragile, but no longer looks like he's on death's door. Normally, I would bathe him, but I don't want the stress of it to give him another stroke.
* I'd like to thank whichever of you it was that recommended Havemercy. It was delightful and gripping, despite my dislike of Rook and his homophobia. I really liked the M/M romance and the way it was full of little Checkov's guns that were nigh invisible until the last fifth or so which I mostly spent impressed by how much crucial information was slipped in without looking like it had anything to do with the central mystery. All four PoVs wove together really well in the final half, and the long interpersonal build really meant that loses meant something. This book was put together beautifully and even though I guessed the interpersonal twist very early, I admit to missing the big twist and solution despite all the clues until it was right on top of me, which is a rare and beautiful thing. the book plays fair with both the mystery and it's solution, but the wealth of naturally flowing detail meant the clues did not stand out. I want more of these to read right away, hopefully fleshing out and centering on some of the other tantalizingly interesting characters that were not PoV this time, because I want to know more about the secondary characters and more about the world.
Did I mention there were steampunk dragons? There were totally steampunk dragons.
* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help
* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com