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gwydion* "Perils of eroded civic knowledge forewarned by fmr Justice Souter:"
* Re: Al Smith Dinner. Trump told a couple of jokes and then descended to character assassination and insults without bothering to make any jokes at all. The Republican majority audience booed loudly the whole second half. It's like he didn't understand that the point of this is gentle ribbing and joke making, but rather took it as a chance to insult Hillary Clinton as grossly as possible in a venue where she had to sit still and smile instead of arguing back as in a debate. Hillary Clinton's jokes didn't all land, but she was clearly actually trying to do jokes, as one does at things like the Al Smith Dinner or the Correspondent's dinner. She got scattered boos now and then, but she actually did seem to do pretty well over all. She was also a pretty good sport throughout.
* Today Donald Trump pledged only to abide by the election results if he wins. We can't let him win, Folks. Not if we want to still have a Republic. Not if we want to slow the slide towards a Dystopian police state.
* "Why You Shouldn't Ignore Your Local Elections:" http://www.refinery29.com/2016/09/122587/grace-helbig-how-to-vote-tips-video?utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=end&utm_campaign=h2
* "America's First Female Sheriff Got Her Job After a Man Tried to Screw Her Over:" https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/americas-first-female-sheriff-got-her-job-after-a-man-tried-to-screw-her-over
* "Donald Trump Hints at a Not-So-Peaceful Transfer of Power:"
* "Black Eye on America - The Struggles of African-American Journalists-:"
* "Stephen Reacts LIVE To The Third Presidential Debate:"
* "Marsha P. Johnson Sparks the Stonewall Riots:"
* More people than expected showed up, so we needed my office chair and I made 5 different pots of different flavours of tea and a separate meal for a vegan guest. I take my tea seriously. They are like, "What tea do you have? Me: What tea do you want? Them: ? Me: I don't have Earl Grey, but if you name a thing you want there is a good chance I'll have something like it.
I am a tea dragon. <.< >.>
* This year's gift pumpkin: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/152101552652/this-years-painted-gift-pumpkin
* "The Paintings used in ‘Black Sails’ (Part 11):" http://sagestreet.tumblr.com/post/151123972062/the-paintings-used-in-black-sails-part-11
* I had so much fun reading Feedback. Every time, I think Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant can't possibly get any better, she finds a whole new level. This is a book I always wished I could read without knowing it. Delightful protagonist voice, very inclusive cast (Non binary character! No one writes on binary people!), politics, and zombies. Perfection!
*****
* Hurricane Matthew has been catastrophic for the people of Haiti. 800 or more are dead and 60,000 or more displaced. Want to help?
Haitian local charities: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154561836757433&set=a.84340697432.97916.713622432&type=3&theater
Doctors Without Borders: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/country-region/haiti
Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/donate/disaster-relief?donationProdId=prod12750029&scode=RSG00000E017&gclid=COnZ5tmJys8CFRBEfgodzWoPXQ
* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan
* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com
* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:" http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general
* 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
* Re: Al Smith Dinner. Trump told a couple of jokes and then descended to character assassination and insults without bothering to make any jokes at all. The Republican majority audience booed loudly the whole second half. It's like he didn't understand that the point of this is gentle ribbing and joke making, but rather took it as a chance to insult Hillary Clinton as grossly as possible in a venue where she had to sit still and smile instead of arguing back as in a debate. Hillary Clinton's jokes didn't all land, but she was clearly actually trying to do jokes, as one does at things like the Al Smith Dinner or the Correspondent's dinner. She got scattered boos now and then, but she actually did seem to do pretty well over all. She was also a pretty good sport throughout.
* Today Donald Trump pledged only to abide by the election results if he wins. We can't let him win, Folks. Not if we want to still have a Republic. Not if we want to slow the slide towards a Dystopian police state.
* "Why You Shouldn't Ignore Your Local Elections:" http://www.refinery29.com/2016/09/122587/grace-helbig-how-to-vote-tips-video?utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=end&utm_campaign=h2
* "America's First Female Sheriff Got Her Job After a Man Tried to Screw Her Over:" https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/americas-first-female-sheriff-got-her-job-after-a-man-tried-to-screw-her-over
* "Donald Trump Hints at a Not-So-Peaceful Transfer of Power:"
* "Black Eye on America - The Struggles of African-American Journalists-:"
* "Stephen Reacts LIVE To The Third Presidential Debate:"
* "Marsha P. Johnson Sparks the Stonewall Riots:"
* More people than expected showed up, so we needed my office chair and I made 5 different pots of different flavours of tea and a separate meal for a vegan guest. I take my tea seriously. They are like, "What tea do you have? Me: What tea do you want? Them: ? Me: I don't have Earl Grey, but if you name a thing you want there is a good chance I'll have something like it.
I am a tea dragon. <.< >.>
* This year's gift pumpkin: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/152101552652/this-years-painted-gift-pumpkin
* "The Paintings used in ‘Black Sails’ (Part 11):" http://sagestreet.tumblr.com/post/151123972062/the-paintings-used-in-black-sails-part-11
* I had so much fun reading Feedback. Every time, I think Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant can't possibly get any better, she finds a whole new level. This is a book I always wished I could read without knowing it. Delightful protagonist voice, very inclusive cast (Non binary character! No one writes on binary people!), politics, and zombies. Perfection!
*****
* Hurricane Matthew has been catastrophic for the people of Haiti. 800 or more are dead and 60,000 or more displaced. Want to help?
Haitian local charities: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154561836757433&set=a.84340697432.97916.713622432&type=3&theater
Doctors Without Borders: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/country-region/haiti
Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/donate/disaster-relief?donationProdId=prod12750029&scode=RSG00000E017&gclid=COnZ5tmJys8CFRBEfgodzWoPXQ
* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan
* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com
* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:" http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general
* 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