gwydion | Entries tagged with foreign policy

* "Ethiopia just ended one war. Is another one beginning?:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-just-ended-one-war-is-another-one-beginning-2023-08-08/

* "The Taliban Won but These Afghans Fought On:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-resistance.html

* "Colombia begins a six-month cease-fire with its last remaining rebel group in hopes of forging peace-:" https://apnews.com/article/colombia-eln-guerrilla-peace-agreement-cease-fire-0a35f7f2e0e9b0818c8a2cd4b02ee3ff

* "German far right picks EU lead candidate, wants European anti-migrant ‘fortress’ :" https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-alternative-fur-deutschland-european-parliament-election-maximilian-krah-migration/

* "Thousands protest against Germany's far-right AfD party:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thousands-protest-against-germanys-far-right-afd-party-2023-07-29/

* "UK government threatens asylum seekers who refused to board ‘barbaric’ Bibby Stockholm barge:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/08/government-stockholm-bibby-barge-asylum/

* "Tory Splits Erupt Over Calls For UK To Quit European Court Of Human Rights:" https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/tory-splits-erupt-over-calls-120152751.html

* "Police drag autistic girl out of house ‘because she said officer looked like her lesbian grandmother’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/10/west-yorkshire-police-lesbian-autistic/

* "Two dead after Russian attack on Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/three-dead-after-russian-attack-ukraines-zaporizhzhia-zelenskiy-says-2023-08-09/

* "Ukraine’s elite forces rely on technology to strike behind enemy lines:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/06/ukraine-special-forces-alpha-counteroffensive/

* "Ukrainian Troops Trained by the West Stumble in Battle:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/us/politics/ukraine-troops-counteroffensive-training.html

* "Land mines left by Russian forces in Ukraine pose a deadly threat to Kyiv's military - and civilians in liberated territory.:" https://www.reuters.com/graphics/UKRAINE-CRISIS/LANDMINES/myvmgnqbavr/index.html

* "The Kakhovka Dam’s destruction by suspected Russian sabotage has made the Ukrainian land itself a casualty of war.:" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/07/ukraine-kakhovka-dam-destruction-gallery/674806/

* CW: Domestic Violence. "Rising domestic violence is a hidden front in Ukraine's war:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/rising-domestic-violence-is-hidden-front-ukraines-war-2023-08-03/

* "The Trump fraud case you forgot about: Scammy scheme lawsuit unnoticed among big cases:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/the-trump-fraud-case-you-forgot-about-scammy-scheme-lawsuit-unnoticed-among-big-cases-190314053542

* "Trump valet pleads not guilty in classified documents case; property manager’s arraignment postponed:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/10/trump-walt-nauta-00110658

* "People Are Lying To You About The Trump Indictment:" https://popehat.substack.com/p/people-are-lying-to-you-about-the?sd=pf

* "Newly revealed memo details fake elector plot to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss:" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/09/secret-memo-details-trump-plot-to-overturn-2020-loss-to-biden-report.html

* "Maddow: As states take lead on fake elector probes, Trump's role a likely endpoint:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-as-states-take-lead-on-fake-elector-probes-trump-s-role-a-likely-endpoint-190316101988

* "Trump judge in docs case makes misguided argument curiously similar to Fox News guest: Weissmann:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-judge-in-docs-case-makes-misguided-argument-curiously-similar-to-fox-news-guest-weissmann-190400581847

* "Trump's Twitter habit comes back to haunt him; Here's what a search warrant might reveal:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-s-twitter-habit-comes-back-to-haunt-him-here-s-what-a-search-warrant-might-reveal-190497349925

* "Elon Musk’s Twitter Delayed a Search Warrant for Trump’s Account:" https://newrepublic.com/post/174936/elon-musks-twitter-held-search-warrant-trumps-account

* "The Trump Conspiracy Indictment in DC Is Bad:"

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* "Judge in Trump Jan. 6 case issues order limiting use of "sensitive" material:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-protective-order-january-6-case-judge-hearing/

* "Judge emphasizes Trump 'not commit a crime,' 'try to influence a juror' in terms of release:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/-eye-popping-weissmann-stunned-at-judge-emphasizing-trump-not-commit-a-crime-try-to-influence-a-juror-in-terms-of-release-189940805938

* "'She knows who she is dealing with here': Judge sets limits for Trump; violation seems inevitable:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-she-knows-who-she-is-dealing-with-here-judge-sets-limits-for-trump-violation-seems-inevitable-190682693838

* "Trump objects to strict limits on sharing evidence in election interference case:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/07/trump-protective-order-response-00110188

* "'Cold dose of reality': Judge requires lawyer oversight of defendant Trump; dismissive of candidacy:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-cold-dose-of-reality-judge-requires-lawyer-oversight-of-defendant-trump-dismissive-of-candidacy-190684741921

* "Now it's serious: Special counsel's new focus could threaten Trump's piggy bank:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/now-it-s-serious-special-counsel-s-new-focus-could-threaten-trump-s-piggy-bank-190400069848

* "God’s Army Gathers in Fort Worth:" https://www.texasobserver.org/gods-army-gathers-in-fort-worth/

* "'Active club' hate groups are growing in the U.S. — and making themselves seen:" https://www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1188111769/active-club-hate-groups

* "Attacks at US medical centers show why health care is one of the nation’s most violent fields:" https://apnews.com/article/hospitals-workplace-violence-shootings-aa6918569ff8f76ff8a15b9813e31686

* "Vile scenes as gun-touting neo-Nazis storm Pride event demanding 'blood':" https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/107061/wisconsin-neo-nazis-blood-tribe-pride-lgbtq-protest

* "Illinois fights gun lobby to ban marketing guns to little kids:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/illinois-fights-gun-lobby-to-ban-marketing-guns-to-little-kids-190317637765

* "Given Montgomery’s history, it was no surprise Black people rushed to defend the dockworker, locals say:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/montgomerys-history-led-to-black-people-helping-dockworker-rcna98934

* "Let's talk about the Montgomery Docks....:"

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* "Trump judge orders lawyers to take ‘religious-liberty training’ from Christian ‘hate group’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/10/southwest-airlines-religious-liberty-alliance-defending-freedom/

* "Stephen Miller's group seeks to fight "racial preferences" with ... racial preferences:" https://www.lawdork.com/p/stephen-miller-america-first-legal-diversity

* "Hillsborough schools cut back on Shakespeare, citing new Florida rules:" https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/08/07/hillsborough-schools-cut-back-shakespeare-citing-new-florida-rules/

* "Censoring Shakespeare in schools is ‘a form of indoctrination’, scholar says:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/11/shakespeare-censor-florida-schools-indoctrination/

* "Did Florida Education Dept. Approve Climate-Denial Content Comparing Climate Science to Nazism?:" https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/florida-education-prageru-kids-climate-denial/

* "World Bank cuts off finance to Uganda over ‘deeply repressive’ anti-LGBTQ+ law:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/09/world-bank-uganda-lgbtq/

* "Venezuelan LGBTQ+ activists demand justice for 33 men arrested over sauna visit:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/12/venezuela-valencia-33-gay-men-detained-sauna/

* "Wearing a rainbow Swatch could land you with three years in jail in Malaysia:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/11/rainbow-swatch-malaysia-lgbtq/

* "Pop fans report ban on rainbow clothing at concert in China:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/07/china-lgbtq-concert-rainbow-a-mei/

* "Iraq to ban the words ‘homosexual’ and ‘gender’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/10/iraq-homosexual-ban/

* I wish the straight liberals would stop pretending he's an ally. He's not. Slightly less horrible is still horrible. "Pope says Church open to LGBTQ+ people but ‘there are laws’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/07/pope-church-lgbtq-laws-world-youth-day/

* "LGBTQ+ Scots ‘don’t realise their rights are being breached’ – but Human Rights Bill could help:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/10/human-rights-bill-equality-network-scotland/

* "John Nicolson MP warns Scotland faces ‘explosion of imported transphobia from US’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/12/john-nicolson-mp-edinburgh-fringe-imported-transphobia/

* "Growing number of Brits view trans people negatively, YouGov study finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/11/yougov-lgbt-attitudes-trans/

* Before you say "Duh," water is wet studies are essential for things like court cases and persuading lawmakers and people who are low information, etc.. "Almost no one who has top surgery regrets it, study says:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/10/top-surgery-study-regret-rate/

* "Trans people allegedly waiting up to 35 years for first appointment on NHS:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/07/nhs-wait-times-trans-healthcare-porterbrook/

* "Oklahoma Governor Orders State to Use Anti-Trans Definition of Gender:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/gender-definition-oklahoma

* "Indiana Trans Students Will Continue to Access Appropriate Facilities:" https://www.advocate.com/law/transgender-restroom-rights-indiana

* "Pennsylvania Trans Man Wins Court Case Over Name Change:" https://www.advocate.com/law/court-grans-trans-name-change

* "Teen suspect in O’Shae Sibley killing pleads not guilty:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/12/o-shae-sibley-killing-suspect-pleads-not-guilty/

* "Former Minister Admits to Murder of Detroit Trans Woman Kelly Stough:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/kelly-stough-murdered-pleaded-guilty

* "Transgender Woman Violently Attacked in Palm Springs, Video Shows:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/palm-springs-trans-woman-attacked

* "Illinois Anti-Trans Teen’s Story Exposed as False:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/illinois-ymca-wheeler-protest-transgender

* "Lesbian officer awarded $2.6 million after decades of discrimination:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/12/lesbian-ohio-highway-patrol-officer-discremination-lawsuit/

* "History-making trans rabbi wants young people to find joy and ‘spiritual connection’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/06/trans-non-binary-rabbi-elliot-kukla-lgbtq-youth/

* "Badminton England bans trans women from female competitions:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/11/badminton-england-trans/

* "Good Omens star David Tennant praises show’s message of inclusivity following religious backlash:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/11/good-omens-david-tennant-religious-backlash-inclusivity/

* "Barbie banned in Kuwait and facing censor review in Lebanon for ‘promoting homosexuality’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/10/barbie-ban-kuwait-lebanon-promoting-homosexuality/

* "COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-cases-hospitalizations-increasing-9a831de37210c53c1ee48a30ad2ee611

* "Climate change made July hotter for almost every human on Earth:" https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-heat-cause-global-warming-3d7d0ee31e022aab535adf57b54618ac

* "In Phoenix Heat, Ice-Filled Body Bags Are a Life-Saving Technology:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-26/in-phoenix-heat-ice-filled-body-bags-are-a-life-saving-technology

* "Portugal battles wildfires as temperatures soar, more than 1,000 evacuated:" https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230809-portugal-battles-wildfires-as-temperatures-soar-more-than-1-000-evacuated

* "Out-of-control wildfires still burn in Quebec:" https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2023-08-08/out-of-control-wildfires-still-burn-in-quebec

* "Maui fires live updates: Death toll rises to 55 as Hawaii battles blazes:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/maui-fires-live-updates-lahaina-rcna99396

* "Some Fire Survivors Say Flames Reached Them Before Evacuation Orders:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/lahaina-maui-fires-evacuation-orders.html

* "Lahaina’s historic and cultural treasures go up in smoke:" https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/10/hawaii-news/lahainas-historic-and-cultural-treasures-go-up-in-smoke/

* "What was lost in Lahaina, a glittering jewel of the Hawaiian Kingdom:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/lahaina-maui-lost-cultural-history-hawaii-kingdom

* "How the history of Lahaina compounds the tragedy of the Maui fire devastation:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/how-the-history-of-lahaina-compounds-the-tragedy-of-the-maui-fire-devastation-190602821670

* "Hawaii wildfires reduce parts of Maui to ‘smoldering, toxic mess’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hawaii-wildfires-reduce-parts-of-maui-to-smoldering-toxic-mess-190678085817

* Want to help the people of Maui?

Maui Food Bank: https://mauifoodbank.org/

Maui Humane Society: https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/

Center for Native Hawaiian Advancement: https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui

Hawai'i Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/local/hawaii/ways-to-donate.html

* "The Other Greenhouse Gas:" https://www.reuters.com/graphics/FOOD-WASTE/METHANE/gdpzwqwqovw/

* "It's hot out there. A new analysis shows it's much worse if you're in a city:" https://www.npr.org/2023/07/26/1190071137/its-hot-out-there-a-new-analysis-shows-its-much-worse-if-youre-in-a-city

* "How concrete, asphalt and urban heat islands add to the misery of heat waves:" https://www.reuters.com/graphics/CLIMATE-CHANGE/URBAN-HEAT/zgpormdkevd/

* "Minnesota cities can no longer mandate turf grass lawns:" https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/minnesota-cities-can-no-longer-mandate-turf-grass-lawns/

* "Hold Shell Accountable | Youth & Climate:"

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* "Twitter threatens legal action against nonprofit group that monitors hate speech:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/twitter-threatens-legal-action-nonprofit-group-monitors-hate-speech-rcna97265

* "‘Yeah that was too far’: Private Facebook chats for Gavin Wax’s Liberty Conservative littered with racial slurs, Holocaust jokes:" https://www.dailydot.com/debug/liberty-conservative-leaked-chats-gavin-was/

* "News Corp beats profit estimates on cost cuts, touts AI boost to future sales:" https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/news-corp-reports-9-fall-quarterly-revenue-2023-08-10/

* "Devs casually expose far-reaching loading bar conspiracy: 'People just don’t trust one that's too quick':" https://www.pcgamer.com/devs-casually-expose-far-reaching-loading-bar-conspiracy-people-just-dont-trust-one-thats-too-quick/

* "The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries:" https://karawynn.substack.com/p/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

* "The Brooklyn Boys:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-podcast/rachel-maddow-presents-ultra/episode-2-brooklyn-boys-n1299377

* "The Civil-Rights Showdown Nobody Remembers:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/07/the-civil-rights-showdown-nobody-remembers

* "New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver Dead at 71:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/sheila-oliver-dead71

* "The Ones We Sent Away:" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/09/disabled-children-institutionalization-history/674763/

* "Summer camp in California gives Jewish children of color a haven to be different together:" https://apnews.com/article/jewish-summer-camp-diversity-race-black-125bf76a5584890e981aa6ecb9d01e80

* "Saga Brief 21 – Interpreting the Past (Part 1) – Modern Perceptions of the Viking Age with Verena Höfig and Zachary Melton:" https://sagathingpodcast.wordpress.com/2021/04/18/saga-brief-21-interpreting-the-past-part-1-modern-perceptions-of-the-viking-age-with-verena-hofig-and-zachary-melton/

* "Story Corps - Still the One:"

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* "Everything Trans People Have In Common With The Knights Templar In The Public Imagination:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/modern-headline-about-young-trans

* I haven't written much about my doings lately. Enough has been going on, I forget what i've written and what I hadn't. The air outside is hot and muggy which is exhausting for me, and thus I've been even slower than usual about most things, needing more rest.

Friday a week ago, I learned that I've shrunk a full inch. I remember my mother shrinking. it was particularly obvious because while we spoke on the phone a great deal, we only saw each other every few years. They don't measure one often as an adult, so it was still a surprise. I had attributed my difficulty in reaching things to the deterioration of my arms. I think I also unconsciously associate shrinking with white hair, and the individual gray strands are still only visible in certain lights. I am fully aware of all the other deterioration. I started developing jowls this spring, for example, and I now am apt to fall over when i pick things up off the floor. I suspect i am ddeveloping the beginnings of a hump. Still, i hadn't thought about shrinking and an inch feels like a lot.

We are now two weeks in a row of no friday morning cleaner. Last time Tavy panicked when Forage delivery arrived because he KNOWS the cleanedr arrives first. He kept trying to enlist me to go search the bushes in case his cleaner was lost in there. This week, he took it more calmly.

We had a good time at the lake last Sunday, but made an essential error. We decided to try a different section and it was rockier and shallow for a much longer distance. My strategy is to hang on to a helper until in is just deep enough for me to drop down and move like one of those fish evolving to walk until it's deep enough to really swim. It took ages to get deep enough not to drag myself across rocks. The spot we'd picked for our base camp was nice though. Better sand, better view, better shade, less crowded. I'm never going in that way again, but we make keep picking it for picnics.

* Good Omens 2 Job and Buddy Holly: Spoilers, Obviously.

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* Dracula: How long did the captain suspect the first mate? https://www.tumblr.com/vickyvicarious/724662216121597952/there-were-two-lines-in-particular-that-stood-out?source=share

* Dracula and the SPCA: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/725257430383181824/yeah-the-animal-rights-thing-was-very-much-a-back?source=share

* "Middle-aged magical girl. She's been defending the Earth since the early 90s and she's very tired.:" https://www.tumblr.com/theabigailthorn/725164175075295232?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Delete the Data, Dan Backslide:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/725116027143372800/midnight-pals-delete-the-data-dan-backslide?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Sting:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/725212319794249728/midnight-pals-sting?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Pun Times:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/725478420733214720/midnight-pals-pun-times?source=share

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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.

* Want to help the people of Maui?

Maui Food Bank: https://mauifoodbank.org/

Maui Humane Society: https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/

Center for Native Hawaiian Advancement: https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui

Hawai'i Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/local/hawaii/ways-to-donate.html

* Want to help queer folk in Russia?

Queer Svit - https://queersvit.taplink.ws/ Helping LGBTQ+ and BIPOC аffected by the war and political repressions
Center-T - https://centre-t.com/english Helping transgender people in Russia
КилькоТ-Действие - https://boosty.to/kilkota
Delo LGBT+ - https://www.delo.lgbt/ || https://boosty.to/delolgbt

* BPAL Charity Fundraiser "TRIUMPH IN MY SONG:" https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/activism/triumph-in-my-song/

* Support the WGA. "Entertainment Community Fund:" https://entertainmentcommunity.org/

* "DIY Box Fan Air Filter Directions:" https://aghealth.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk261/files/inline-files/DIY%20Air%20Purifier%20Directions_English.Spanish_0.pdf

* Useful state of trans links for making an arguement that we are real and nead human and civil rights: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/722268284819570688/you-are-a-great-source-of-news-and-information-and?source=share

* Fundraiser to help some friends of a friend survive: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tara-candice-survive-unemployment

* Minoan miss needs funds to get around for training: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/1232423.html#cutid1

* Cool Blackwork Embroidery Patterns for Beginners: https://www.etsy.com/shop/thehaberdasheress/?etsrc=sdt

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

* I admit to having a wicked good time tormenting myself and other history geeks with my polls: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydpolls

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* "Supporters of Niger's coup march, waving Russian flags and denouncing France:" https://www.npr.org/2023/07/30/1190969703/supporters-of-nigers-coup-march-waving-russian-flags-and-denouncing-france

* "West African leaders meet over Niger coup, junta warns against intervention:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/west-african-leaders-meet-over-niger-coup-junta-warns-against-intervention-2023-07-30/

* "As regional bloc threatens intervention in Niger, neighboring juntas vow mutual defense:" https://apnews.com/article/niger-coup-west-africa-use-of-force-mali-burkina-faso-0b951ec77a89033c84e6f0972cc21b5f

* "Tens of Thousands of Israelis Protest Netanyahu Government's Judicial Overhaul:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-07-29/ty-article/tens-of-thousands-of-israelis-protest-netanyahu-governments-judicial-overhaul/00000189-a306-d00f-a7db-b39f9dbf0000

* "Masked, Unidentifiable Cops Beat Israeli Civilians With Impunity – How Long Can It Go On?:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-07-30/ty-article-magazine/.premium/masked-unidentifiable-cops-beat-israeli-civilians-with-impunity-how-long-can-it-go-on/00000189-a835-d00f-a7db-b9bfb10c0000

* "Spain election repeat more likely after expat vote count:" https://www.politico.eu/article/election-repeat-spain-likely-expat-vote-tie-parliament/

* "Parish council denies homophobia after rejecting seats for two people with LGBTQ+ links:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/29/parish-council-denies-homophobia-after-rejecting-seats-for-two-people-with-lgbtq-links/

* "New Barbie-themed anti-Tory ads spotted in London: ‘This Barbie is gagging to deport your grandma’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/01/barbie-tory-mps-liz-truss-jacob-rees-mogg-kemi-badenoch-suella-braverman/

* "Saudi football ‘sportswashing’ and using multi-million-pound deals to distract from human rights issues:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/28/saudi-arabia-lgbtq-jordan-henderson-allyship/

* "Let's talk about Putin, Russia, and Africa....:"

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* "How Russian colonialism took the Western anti-imperialist Left for a ride:" https://www.salon.com/2023/07/29/how-russian-colonialism-took-the-western-anti-imperialist-left-for-a-ride/

* "'Kill the gays' law in Uganda tests Biden admin with huge amounts of aid money at stake:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-kill-the-gays-law-in-uganda-tests-biden-admin-with-huge-amounts-of-aid-money-at-stake-189679685964

* "Kamala Harris Gives Fiery Speech About Florida Whitewashing History of Slavery:" https://www.advocate.com/history/kamala-harris-fiery-slavery-speech

* "Biden names CIA Director William Burns to his cabinet:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cia-director-william-burns-biden-cabinet/

* "Let's talk about Hunter, Archer, and an old video....:"

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* "Woman Who Brought Anti-LGBTQ+ SCOTUS Case Did Make a Wedding Website:" https://www.advocate.com/news/303-creative-website-previous

* "GOP's New MAGA: Make America Go Ass-Backward:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/gop-new-maga-america-backward

* "Ro Khanna: Democratic Lawmakers Must Take a Stand for Transgender Rights:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/ro-khanna-democrats-trans-rights

* "House of Representatives debate on trans healthcare descends into pure transphobia:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/31/house-of-representatives-debate-trans-healthcare/

* "Republican Lawmakers Look to Ban Pride Flags at Stonewall, Other National Sites:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/pride-flag-ban-stonewall-republicans

* "The Kids Online Safety Act Would Harm LGBTQ+ Youth, Restrict Access to Information and Community:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/kids-online-safety-act-lgbtq-youth?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

* "You Can Help Stop These Bad Internet Bills:" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/you-can-help-stop-these-bad-internet-bills

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* The Indivisible Guide: "A Practical Guide to defeating MAGA:" https://indivisible.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220104_Indivisible_%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Defeating%20MAGA.pdf

* Ohioans! Have you voted? If not, why not do it now? "Top 5 reasons to Vote NO on Issue 1 on August 8th:" https://www.acluohio.org/en/news/top-5-reasons-vote-no-issue-1-august-8th-0

* "From home rule to the initiative itself, Ohio would have never won many reforms under a 60% rule:" https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/07/31/from-home-rule-to-the-initiative-itself-ohio-would-have-never-won-many-reforms-under-a-60-rule/

* "Deacon: 'No' on Issue 1 to protect Ohio from greed, stop 1 county from blocking will of majority:" https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2023/07/29/reverand-ohio-issue-1-august-special-election-8-will-let-one-county-to-decide-for-all-others-vote-no/70440467007/

* "Tensions flare as California GOP gives Trump a boost by overhauling state primary rules:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-07-29/california-republican-primary-delegates-trump-desantis-presidential-election-2024

* "Let's talk about the Michigan elector claims getting strange....:"

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* "Let's talk about Rudy, truth, and the law....:"

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* "Arizona’s GOP Went All In on Trump’s Big Lie—Now It’s Broke:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/arizonas-gop-went-all-in-on-trumps-big-lienow-its-broke

* "Michigan Republican Party's bank accounts down to $93K, recording reveals:" https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2023/07/14/michigan-republican-party-bankruptcy-kristina-karamo-financial-problems-debt-clare-meeting-fight/70414759007/

* "'Exciting, blustering nutjobs': Money problems, chaos seen in state Republican Parties:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-exciting-blustering-nutjobs-money-problems-chaos-seen-in-state-republican-parties-189681221719

* "Julie Johnson Running to Be Texas's First Out Member of Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/julie-johnson-texas-lgbtq

* "California Voters to Decide Fate of State's Prop 8 Same-Sex Marriage Ban in 2024:" https://www.advocate.com/law/prop-8-california-voters-2024

* "Let's talk about Christie vs Trump....:"

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* "DeSantis's DiSastrous Campaign: Burning Cash, Firing Staff:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/ron-desantis-disastrous-campaign

* "Ron DeSantis Attacks Trump for Promising to Protect LGBTQ+ People From Terrorists:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/ron-desantis-donald-trump-ad

* "Ron DeSantis Campaign Staff, Supporters Allegedly Assault LGBTQ+ Activists:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/ron-desantis-staff-assault-activists

* "Trump’s campaign finances are strained as legal peril mounts:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-legal-bills-pac-defense-fund-campaign-filing-2024-36fe10e4988a56de34f120cff38e1552

* "Louisiana Republicans Overturn Veto on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Ban:" https://www.advocate.com/law/gender-affirming-care-louisiana-veto

* "Ohio Republicans Seek to Criminalize Drag Performers:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/ohio-tries-criminalize-drag

* "Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Outlaws Conversion Therapy on Minors:" https://www.advocate.com/law/michigan-conversion-therapy-ban

* "Inside the Party Switch That Blew Up North Carolina Politics:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/30/us/inside-the-party-switch-that-blew-up-north-carolina-politics.html

* "'Betrayal:' North Carolina lawmaker who switched parties was courted by GOP before election:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-betrayal-north-carolina-lawmaker-who-switched-parties-was-courted-by-gop-before-election-189670981895

* "Minnesota Mayor Told to Resign by LGBTQ+ Group Over ‘Sin and Brokenness’ Comments:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mayor-resignation-homophobia

* "North Carolina School Board Member Censured for Anti-LGBTQ+ Facebook Post:" https://www.advocate.com/news/censured-board-member-nc-airy

* "Ken Paxton doesn’t get to pick his jury:" https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2023/07/25/ken-paxton-doesnt-get-to-pick-his-jury/

* "Pro-Paxton group gives $3 million to impeachment trial judge Dan Patrick:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/18/ken-paxton-impeachment-dan-patrick/

* "Ken Paxton, impeached and suspended from office, raised $1.7 million in less than 2 weeks:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/17/ken-paxton-fundraising-impeachment/

* "Ken Paxton’s far-right billionaire backers are fighting hard to save him:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/24/ken-paxton-impeachment-dunn-wilks/

* "Ken Paxton will not testify at impeachment trial, defense attorney says:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/04/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-impeachment/

* "Gag order issued ahead of Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial after ‘inflammatory’ remarks:" https://apnews.com/article/texas-paxton-impeachment-c264530978d369c9a0fb4b7cbdc65305

* "Judge dismisses Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ lawsuit against CNN:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/29/judge-dismisses-trump-defamation-lawsuit-00108871

* "Georgia judge skewers Trump’s bid to derail potential charges:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/31/georgia-judge-trump-charges-fulton-county-00108968

* "Georgia Prosecutor to Give Donald Trump the Label He’s Deserved for Years: Racketeer:" https://newrepublic.com/post/174504/georgia-prosecutor-preps-devastating-racketeering-indictment-trump

* "Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election and block transfer of power:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-indicted-jan-6-investigation-special-counsel-debb59bb7a4d9f93f7e2dace01feccdc

* "Rep. Zoe Lofgren of January 6 Committee on Donald Trump’s Indictment:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-indictment-zoe-lofgren

* "Maddow: History's judgment looms as citizen Trump faces accountability:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-history-s-judgment-looms-as-citizen-trump-faces-accountability-189771333594

* "Ex-NYPD Boss Handing Over Trump Records to Jack Smith:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-nypd-boss-bernie-kerik-handing-over-trump-records-to-jack-smith?ref=home

* "'They knew to count on violence': Trump indictment shows willingness to seize power by force:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-they-knew-to-count-on-violence-trump-indictment-shows-willingness-to-seize-power-by-force-189773893815

* "'Have your ducks in a row': What to know about the judge in the Trump 2020 case:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-have-your-ducks-in-a-row-what-to-know-about-the-judge-in-the-trump-2020-case-189777477796

* This is the last week ones, but I couldn't remember if I posted them here. "Trump charged with new crimes in classified documents case :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/27/feds-add-new-charges-against-trump-in-classified-documents-case-00108667

* "Before Jan. 6, Mark Meadows joked about Trump’s election claims:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/22/mark-meadows-georgia-election-results-2020-fraud-claims/

* "Mike Lindell’s Pillow Talk With Trump Ends in a Bad Dream:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/mike-lindell-pillow-talk-trump

* "Patriot Front members to serve just three days in jail for plan to storm Idaho Pride event:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/23/patriot-front-sentenced-days-jail-lgbtq-pride-idaho/

* "United States tops 400 mass shootings in 2023:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/politics/us-400-mass-shootings/index.html

* "Lesbian Couple Gunned Down in Washington State Mass Shooting:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/lesbians-killed-washington-shooting

* "Translating the Language of the Border:" https://thebaffler.com/latest/translating-the-language-of-the-border-del-valle

* "‘I can’t die like this’: Video shows trans man beaten by deputy during stop:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-23/video-trans-man-beaten-la-county-sheriff-deputy

* "Tennessee Radio Station Owner Makes Racist Remark About Karine Jean-Pierre:" https://www.advocate.com/media/karine-jean-pierre-tennessee-radio

* "Texas A&M President Katherine Banks resigns amid fallout from failed hiring of journalism professor:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/21/tamu-president-resign-journalism/

* "Judge temporarily blocks Montana’s vaguely worded anti-drag bill:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/29/judge-temporarily-blocks-montanas-vaguely-worded-anti-drag-bill/

* CW: Antisemitism, Holocaust "Fox News Host: 'You Had to Be Useful' in Holocaust Death Camps :" https://advocatechannel.com/fox-news-greg-gutfeld-holocaust

* Remember to vote in all school board elections. "School board in Missouri, now controlled by conservatives, revokes anti-racism resolution:" https://apnews.com/article/missouri-school-board-drops-antiracism-resolution-9d857b0e316950b600684e0050b85229

* Republicans are winning their War on Education. "HISD to eliminate librarians and convert libraries into disciplinary centers at NES schools:" https://abc13.com/hisd-libraries-librarians-media-specialists-houston-isd/13548483/

* "Let's talk about Texas libraries....:"

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* They were going to round up librarians and charge them with felonies for having any books the fascist extremists in Arkansas did not like. "Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/29/arkansas-law-librarian-criminal-charges-00108883

* "Montana Libraries Divorce National Organization Over 'Marxist Lesbian' President:" https://advocatechannel.com/montana-libraries-marxist-lesbian-president

* "ACLU Warns New Jersey Library Not to Censor LGBTQ+ Book:" https://www.advocate.com/books/new-jersey-library-censoring-book

* CW: Rape. "Nonbinary Activist Says They Were Drugged and Sexually Assaulted:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/deni-todorovic-victim-sexual-assault

* CW: CSA. "Child rape charge for Alabama state employee who ran anti-abortion committee:" https://boingboing.net/2023/07/24/child-rape-charge-for-alabama-official-who-ran-anti-abortion-committee.html

* CW: Suicide, Domestic Violence. "Pregnant trans man killed by partner in ‘horrific’ murder-suicide in Florida:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/29/pregnant-trans-man-killed-by-partner-in-murder-suicide-in-florida/

* "More than 80 per cent of women working in football have experienced discrimination, study finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/28/women-football-discrimination-study/

* "Disabled lesbian explains why we all must come together to fight common enemy:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/31/disability-pride-month-lgbtq-fight-future/

* "Police called after boy with autism used cinema toilet with mum, because manager thought he was trans:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/27/cinemark-trans-toilet-police-called/

* "Ohio Man Has Epic Meltdown at Petco Over Gender-Neutral Bathroom:" https://www.advocate.com/news/gender-neutral-bathroom-ohio-petco

* "Abortion providers sue Alabama to block prosecution over out-of-state travel:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/abortion-providers-sue-alabama-block-prosecution-over-out-of-state-travel-2023-07-31/

* "Why does Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor think your health information is his business?:" https://www.adn.com/opinions/editorials/2023/07/22/editorial-why-does-alaska-attorney-general-treg-taylor-think-your-health-information-is-his-business/

* "Kenya could follow Uganda as East African nations wage war on LGBT rights:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-could-follow-uganda-east-african-nations-wage-war-lgbt-rights-2023-06-22/

* "Anti-LGBTQ crackdown worsens in Tanzania:" https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/07/11/anti-lgbtq-crackdown-worsens-in-tanzania/

* "Russia: Putin’s sweeping new trans ban is latest attack in global war on LGBTQ+ rights:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/25/russia-trans-gender-affirming-healthcare-ban-lgbtq-rights-global/

* "Ghana High Court Tosses Challenge to Draconian Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill:" https://www.advocate.com/law/ghana-anti-lgbtq-bill

* "Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov accused of ordering torture and murder of missing gay man:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/27/zelimkhan-bakaev-ramzan-kadyrov-chechnya/

* "Trans men entering Miss Italy in protest demand apology amid ‘continuous transphobia’ across country:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/27/trans-miss-italy-protestors-fight-against-trasphobia/

* "‘Unapologetically trans-inclusive’ Belfast Pride Parade set to be city’s biggest to date:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/29/unapologetically-trans-inclusive-belfast-pride-parade-set-to-be-citys-biggest-to-date/

* "Canadian couple win case against right-wing party that used photo of their newborn son in an anti-LGBTQ+ campaign:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/30/canadian-couple-win-case-against-right-wing-party-that-used-photo-of-their-newborn-son-in-an-anti-lgbtq-campaign/

* "Canada’s Unions are Organizing to Defend Workers From Far-Right Anti-2SLGBTQ+ Hate Groups:" https://pressprogress.ca/canadas-unions-are-organizing-to-defend-workers-from-far-right-anti-2slgbtq-hate-groups/

* "Investigation launched after two men stabbed by machete-wielding man in Australia’s LGBTQ+ mecca:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/30/investigation-launched-after-two-men-stabbed-by-machete-wielding-man-in-australias-lgbtq-mecca/

* "Labour attack on Scottish gender reform is ‘dishonest’ and ‘shameful’, say Scots politicians:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/25/labour-anneliese-dodds-gender-recognition-reform-scotland/

* "Rishi Sunak warned that trans schools guidance would put teachers in impossible bind and endanger children:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/29/rishi-sunak-trans-schools-guidance-psychologist/

* "Teacher and parent warn government must not ‘out’ trans pupils to unsupportive parents:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/30/teacher-and-parent-warn-government-must-not-out-trans-pupils-to-unsupportive-parents/

* "Estate agent jailed for vicious Birmingham attack on gay men with glass bottle and metal pipe:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/24/birmingham-usman-murtza-attack-gay/

* CW: Suicide. "Grimsby teacher’s inquest hears he took his own life after ‘vile homophobic abuse’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/29/inquest-finds-teacher-took-his-life-after-homophobic-abuse/

* CW: Suicide. "Helen Joyce Misquotes Bible, Suggests Rachel Levine Kill Herself:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/helen-joyce-misquotes-bible-to-say-rachel-levine-should-kill-herself

* "Kansas Republican AG Sues Democrat Governor Over Trans Drivers Licenses:" https://www.advocate.com/law/drivers-license-transgender-kansas

* "Tennessee Attorney General Obtains Confidential Medical Records of Trans Patients:" https://www.advocate.com/news/tennessee-ag-medical-records-transgender

* "Missouri Families Sue to Block Ban on Gender-Affirming Care:" https://www.advocate.com/law/missouri-transgender-lawsuit

* "Idaho Families Scramble to Stop Ban on Trans Health Care:" https://www.advocate.com/law/idaho-trans-youth-lawsuit

* "School Board Boots California Schools Chief From Meeting on Trans Policies:" https://www.advocate.com/news/california-superintendent-ousted-school-meeting

* "Texas Ag Dept. Shocked That Antidiscrimination Training Included Gender Identity:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/texas-anti-trans-discrimination-training

* "Puerto Rican Afro-Latina Trans Woman Chanell Perez Ortiz Fatally Shot:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/trans-woman-killed-puerto-rico

* "Florida Gay Man Brutally Attacked by Two Men Yelling Antigay Slurs:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/antigay-attack-miami-florida

* "Florida Reverends, Rabbi Slam DeSantis, Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/florida-reverends-rabbi-slam-desantis

* "Christian College Fires Gay Soccer Coach Over Instagram Stories:" https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-coach-fired-christian-college

* "Indiana Catholic School OK to Fire Staffer in Same-Sex Marriage: Appeals Court:" https://www.advocate.com/law/catholic-school-firing-upheld

* Neo-NAZI group continues its War on Children. "Moms for Liberty Outnumbered by LGBTQ+ Supporters Outside Youth Center:" https://www.advocate.com/news/moms-for-liberty-youth-center

* "TWIBS: The Transgenders Are Ruining… Military Enlistment Rates?!:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/fox-military-story-doesnt-add-up

* "No, Inclusive Church Was Not Hosting Same-Sex Wedding When It Caught Fire:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/church-destruction-claim-debunked

* "First Transgender NFL Cheerleader Stands Proud in Face of Hateful Trolls:" https://www.advocate.com/people/nfl-cheerleader-transgender-first

* "Coming out… again:"

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* "How ADHD affects me:"

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* "Revenge of the gaslit patients: Now, as scientists, they’re tackling Ehlers-Danlos syndromes:" https://www.statnews.com/2022/12/12/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-patients-turned-researchers/

* "Some Humans Create This Temporary, Alien Organ Which Has Baffled Scientists Until Now:" https://www.inverse.com/health/humans-create-temporary-alien-organ-baffled-scientists-until-now

* "We are in an 'era of global boiling' as nearly half of all Americans are under heat advisories:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/we-are-in-an-era-of-global-boiling-as-nearly-half-of-all-americans-are-under-heat-advisories-189546053685

* "Empty Office Buildings Are Being Turned Into Vertical Farms:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/empty-office-buildings-are-being-turned-into-vertical-farms-180982502/

* "Why pedestrian deaths in the US are at a 40-year high :" https://www.vox.com/23784549/pedestrian-deaths-traffic-safety-fatalities-governors-association

* "The ‘Darting Children’ That Helped Japan Win Its War on Traffic Accidents:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tobita-kun-japanese-road-safety-signs

* "Self-healing metal? It's not just the stuff of science fiction:" https://www.reuters.com/science/self-healing-metal-its-not-just-stuff-science-fiction-2023-07-19/

* "Elon Musk took

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* "Rare ‘Trojan’ world may share the same orbit as another planet :" https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/19/world/exoplanet-trojan-sibling-pds-70-scn/index.html

* "‘Zombifying’ worms are evolutionary oddballs, missing genes all other animals have :" https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/18/world/horsehair-worms-parasites-missing-genes-scn/index.html

* "An extraordinary fossil captures the struggle for existence during the Mesozoic:" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-37545-8

* "Kitchen shrine serpents and more fascinating new Pompeii discoveries:" https://news.yahoo.com/kitchen-shrine-serpents-other-fascinating-234506478.html

* "How Homophobia Impacted the NYPD's Search for a Serial Killer:" https://www.advocate.com/television/last-call-serial-killer-gay

* "Gay Serial Killer Suspect's Estate Turns Up Two More DNA Samples:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/herbert-baumeister-new-dna-victims

* "Jonathan D. Lewis, Gay Activist Against Prop. 8 and DADT, Dead at 64:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/activist-jonathan-lewis-obituary

* "Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman Actor, Dies at 70 After Private Bout of Cancer :" https://variety.com/2023/film/news/paul-reubens-dead-pee-wee-herman-1235683504/

* "Pee-wee Herman Actor Paul Reubens Dead at 70:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/paul-reubens-pee-wee-herman

* "Meet a new generation of Black American ‘cowboys’:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/for-freedoms-american-history-black-equestrians

* "When is Dinner, By State:" https://flowingdata.com/2023/07/25/when-is-dinner-by-state/

* "True Facts: Elephants:"

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* It was a little cooler Sunday, so we went to the Waterfall park instead to wade and have a picnic, and then came back for proper dinner and cake for Nearby Millennial's birthday. I was really fun watching goth Millennial messing about in the water and Newest Millennial continuing to fall in love with the PNW, much as I did when I first came west.

* Minoan miss needs funds to get around for training: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/1232423.html#cutid1

* I admit to having a wicked good time tormenting myself and other history geeks with my polls: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydpolls

* Contains Dracula Spoilers to the end of the book. "Four Times Jack Fakes a Death Certificate and One Time he Doesn't :" https://www.tumblr.com/animate-mush/724191083716820992/four-times-jack-fakes-a-death-certificate-and-one?source=share

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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.

* Want to help queer folk in Russia?

Queer Svit - https://queersvit.taplink.ws/ Helping LGBTQ+ and BIPOC аffected by the war and political repressions
Center-T - https://centre-t.com/english Helping transgender people in Russia
КилькоТ-Действие - https://boosty.to/kilkota
Delo LGBT+ - https://www.delo.lgbt/ || https://boosty.to/delolgbt

* BPAL Charity Fundraiser "TRIUMPH IN MY SONG:" https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/activism/triumph-in-my-song/

* Support the WGA. "Entertainment Community Fund:" https://entertainmentcommunity.org/

* "DIY Box Fan Air Filter Directions:" https://aghealth.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk261/files/inline-files/DIY%20Air%20Purifier%20Directions_English.Spanish_0.pdf

* Useful state of trans links for making an arguement that we are real and nead human and civil rights: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/722268284819570688/you-are-a-great-source-of-news-and-information-and?source=share

* Fundraiser to help some friends of a friend survive: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tara-candice-survive-unemployment

* Minoan miss needs funds to get around for training: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/1232423.html#cutid1

* Cool Blackwork Embroidery Patterns for Beginners: https://www.etsy.com/shop/thehaberdasheress/?etsrc=sdt

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

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* "Niger coup widely condemned, countries urge return to order:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/niger-president-says-democracy-will-be-saved-following-coup-2023-07-27/

* "Can Israel's Supreme Court Disqualify the First Law of Netanyahu's Judicial Coup?:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-07-24/ty-article/.premium/can-the-high-court-block-the-new-law-that-limits-its-actions-against-israeli-government/00000189-88a1-d5eb-abcb-f9e725150000

* "Netanyahu Government's Vindictive Anti-democratic Campaign Becomes Law:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/haaretz-today/2023-07-24/ty-article/.premium/netanyahu-governments-vindictive-anti-democratic-campaign-becomes-law/00000189-8821-d964-a789-9a2500390000

* "Protests rock Israel as it passes curbs on some Supreme Court powers:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-netanyahu-discharged-hospital-reuters-witness-says-2023-07-24/

* "‘Blood Everywhere’: As Israel’s Protests Ramp Up, the Police Crack Down:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-07-20/ty-article-magazine/.premium/blood-everywhere-as-israels-protests-ramp-up-the-police-crack-down/00000189-6eb8-d7ac-ab8b-ffbaa0c20000

* "Huge Protest March Reaches Jerusalem After 5-Day Trek From Tel Aviv:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/middleeast/jerusalem-protest-march-israel.html

* "Spanish election's nail-biting finish makes hung parliament likely:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-heads-close-run-polls-marked-by-spectre-far-right-2023-07-23/

* "Government urged not to house LGBTQ+ refugees on ‘barbaric’ migrant barge:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/28/bibby-stockholm-lgbtq-migrants/

* "British Prime Minister Sunak narrowly avoids wipeout in local polls:" https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-pm-sunaks-conservatives-win-boris-johnsons-former-parliamentary-seat-2023-07-21/

* "Susan Hall: Tory London mayor candidate is ‘hard-right’ Trump fan who wants trans women out of sports:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/20/susan-hall-tory-london-mayor-candidate-trump-gender-critical/

* "What the UK’s incoming flexible working laws mean for you:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/21/what-the-uks-incoming-flexible-working-laws-mean-for-you/

* "Russia attacks Danube grain export route vital for Ukraine:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-attack-odesa-destroys-grains-depot-injures-four-ukraine-military-2023-07-24/

* "Sea drones and the counteroffensive in Crimea:" https://www.reuters.com/graphics/UKRAINE-CRISIS/CRIMEA/gdvzwrmrlpw/

* "Judge knocks down Biden’s asylum policy as illegal border crossings dip:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/25/biden-asylum-policy-immigration-00108074

* "Pressured by Joe Biden, AI companies agree to guardrails on new tools:" https://indianexpress.com/article/world/joe-biden-ai-companies-agree-to-guardrails-on-new-tools-8854274/

I'll believe it when I see dramatic improvement. I suspect they are just trying to duck the creation of strict federal regulation, but I'd love to be wrong.

* "Biden will designate a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother:" https://www.npr.org/2023/07/23/1189664409/emmett-till-national-monuments-biden

* "Don't let the black and white photos fool you, the historic fight for civil rights is still happening:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/don-t-let-the-black-and-white-photos-fool-you-the-historic-fight-for-civil-rights-is-still-happening-189280837843

* Regulations are written in blood."After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung:" https://apnews.com/article/black-lung-silica-dust-coal-mining-west-virginia-be722098fcf2a20b16bd73ca12c06c7e

* "Judge says she's not ready to accept Hunter Biden's plea deal:" https://www.npr.org/2023/07/26/1190211798/hunter-biden-plea-tax-charges

* "White House shuts down possibility of Hunter Biden pardon:" https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-shuts-down-possibility-hunter-biden-pardon

* "Psaki on Hunter Biden probe: Biden values DOJ independence. I saw it firsthand.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/psaki-on-hunter-biden-probe-biden-values-doj-independence-i-saw-it-firsthand-189359173742

* "Trump vow to weaponize DOJ against Bidens trips up case against Hunter: Analysis:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-vow-to-weaponize-doj-against-bidens-trips-up-case-against-hunter-189369925589

* "Supreme Court clears path for Mountain Valley Pipeline construction to resume:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/27/supreme-court-clears-path-for-mountain-valley-construction-to-resume-00108076

* "This Is How Conservatives Manufactured an LGBTQ+ Rights Supreme Court Case:" https://www.advocate.com/law/303-creative-lgbtq-rights-scotus

* "McConnell’s Dream of a Segregated U.S. Is Being Realized:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/supreme-court-anti-lgbtq

* "SCOTUS Lets Trans Woman's Discrimination Suit in Virginia Go Forward:" https://www.advocate.com/law/supreme-court-transgender-woman-discrimination

* "US economic growth accelerated in 2nd quarter, exceeding expectations and quieting recession fears:" https://abcnews.go.com/Business/us-economy-expected-grown-slowed-dispelling-recession-fears/story?id=101664985

* "The Fed's hot pause summer gets an ice bath: Interest rates rise again:" https://www.npr.org/2023/07/26/1190093285/fed-federal-reserve-interest-rates-borrowing-inflation

* "One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology:" https://apnews.com/article/inflation-reduction-act-renewable-energy-policy-economy-d5b0a7f15659930c6c15f0d180b193e8

* "Jaime Colindres lived at the American Hotel in the 1990s and again for about five years in the 2010s.
LA Promised to Preserve Low-Cost Housing. These Tenants’ Homes Were Turned Into Hotel Rooms Anyway.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/meet-people-uprooted-by-american-hotel-los-angeles

* "Hotel workers kick off third wave of strikes in Hollywood, Pasadena:" https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-07-20/hotel-workers-third-wave-strikes-hollywood-pasadena

* "For fast food workers, organizing poses extra challenges:" https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/traffic-filipino-protests/fast-food-strike

* "French Film Guilds Pledge ‘Full Solidarity’ With SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strikes; SFA Leader Hopes to Host Event by End of Summer:" https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/french-film-guilds-pledge-full-145927765.html

* They are determined despite not being able to to find a scrap of credible evidence. "McCarthy: GOP’s Biden probes ‘rising to the level of impeachment inquiry’ :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/25/kevin-mccarthy-impeachment-inquiry-biden-00107955

* "Inside Kevin McCarthy’s secret promise to expunge Trump’s record:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/20/kevin-mccarthy-donald-trump-impeachment-expunge-promise-00107236

* "‘These people look pathetic’: Pelosi slams McCarthy on expunging Trump impeachments :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/23/pelosi-slams-mccarthy-expunge-trump-impeachments-00107727

* "House Democrats Introduce Gender-Neutral Laws Bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/democrats-push-gender-neutral-laws

* "LGBTQ+ Democrats push for America to stop funding Uganda over anti-homosexuality law:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/12/lgbtq-democrats-uganda-funding-robert-garcia/

* "Democrats Introduce Bill to Make PrEP Available to More Americans:" https://www.advocate.com/law/prep-drug-protection-bill

* "US senator JD Vance moves to ban all gender-affirming care for trans minors across the nation:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/21/gender-affirming-care-ban-jd-vance/

* "House Republicans Schedule ‘Mean-Spirited’ Hearing on Gender-Affirming Care:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/house-republicans-bigoted-care-hearing

* "National Anti-Trans Bans Loom: Will Democrats Surrender Trans Rights?:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/national-anti-trans-bans-loom-will

Now is an excellent time to tell your Democratic Congress Critters trans Healthcare is important

* "Heritage Foundation Says That Of Course GOP Will Use KOSA To Censor LGBTQ Content :" https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/24/heritage-foundation-says-that-of-course-gop-will-use-kosa-to-censor-lgbtq-content/

Some Democrats are siding with their effort to let the most conservative state censor us all for being queer on the Internet.

Please, please, please don't sleep on this.

* "Another action item, this one’s worse: KOSA:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1929643.html

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* The Indivisible Guide: "A Practical Guide to defeating MAGA:" https://indivisible.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220104_Indivisible_%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Defeating%20MAGA.pdf

* "Democrats say new Alabama congressional map shorts Black voters:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/alabama-lawmakers-clash-over-black-voters-redistricting-deadline-looms-2023-07-21/

* Republicans are strongly opposed to the rule of law. "Alabama Republicans refuse to draw a second Black congressional district in defiance of Supreme Court:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/alabama-gop-refuses-draw-second-black-district-supreme-court-order-rcna94715

* "Why Alabama Republicans may be plotting something bigger with defiance of Supreme Court:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/why-alabama-republicans-may-be-plotting-something-bigger-with-defiance-of-supreme-court-189197893875

* "Rudy Giuliani concedes he made false statements against 2 Georgia election workers:" https://www.npr.org/2023/07/26/1190173929/rudy-giuliani-georgia-election-workers

* "'You can't lie in the court of law': Trump's Big Lie hits brick wall in court:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-you-can-t-lie-in-the-court-of-law-trump-s-big-lie-hits-brick-wall-in-court-189364293995

* "‘I have been indicted,’ says suspect in Michigan vote machine tampering probe:" https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/i-have-been-indicted-says-suspect-michigan-vote-machine-tampering-probe

* "A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve:" https://capitalbnews.org/newbern-alabama-black-mayor/

* "‘Manchin is dreaming:’ What the third-party push gets wrong about America:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-manchin-is-dreaming-what-the-third-party-push-gets-wrong-about-america-189361733734

* RFK Jr. is the worst. Please do not vote for him. "RFK Jr. Clashes With Sean Hannity, Says U.S. ‘Pushed’ Ukraine War:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jr-clashes-with-sean-hannity-during-fox-news-town-hall-says-us-pushed-ukraine-war

* "DeSantis lets go of more than a third of campaign staff as reset continues:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/25/desantis-lets-go-of-more-than-1-3-of-campaign-staff-as-reset-continues-00108046

* Well that's on brand. "Canceled Documentary Details DeSantis’ Time at Gitmo, Including Allegedly Overseeing Forced Feedings:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/desantis-guantanamo-force-feedings-canceled-documentary-1234793826/

* Republicans aren't even pretending they aren't NAZIs anymore. "Mask Off: DeSantis Staffer Reportedly Shares Video of DeSantis and Giant Nazi Symbol:" https://newrepublic.com/post/174555/desantis-staffer-reportedly-shares-video-desantis-giant-nazi-symbol

* "DeSantis doubles down on claim that some Blacks benefited from slavery:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/22/desantis-slavery-curriculum/

* "Dictator-wannabe Donald Trump praises Xi Jinping as a "perfect" leader who rules "with an iron fist":" https://boingboing.net/2023/07/19/dictator-wannabe-donald-trump-praises-xi-jinping-as-a-perfect-leader-who-rules-with-an-iron-fist-video.html

* "People Aren’t Facing Up to the Horrors a New Trump Term Would Bring:" https://newrepublic.com/article/174535/people-arent-facing-horrors-new-trump-term-bring

* "The Potential Danger of a Trump Second Term:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/the-potential-danger-of-a-trump-second-term-189092933676

* "Let's talk about Trump's angry new rhetoric....:"

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* "Rep. Paul Gosar promotes another antisemitic site that praises Hitler and denies the Holocaust:" https://www.mediamatters.org/diversity-discrimination/rep-paul-gosar-promotes-another-antisemitic-site-praises-hitler-and-denies

* "McConnell episode alarms Senate GOP:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/26/mcconnell-abruptly-leaves-press-conference-after-feeling-light-headed-00108318

* "Texas A.G.'s PAC makes 'amazing' donation to Lt. Gov. presiding over his impeachment trial:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/ahead-of-texas-ag-s-impeachment-trial-his-pac-donates-millions-to-lt-gov-running-trial-189198917594

* CW: Sexual Abuse "Trump loses bid for new trial in E. Jean Carroll case:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/19/trump-loses-bid-new-trial-carroll-00107025

* "Timeline: Manhattan DA's Stormy Daniels hush money case against Donald Trump:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/timeline-manhattan-district-attorney-case-donald-trump/story?id=98389444

* "Rep. Schiff on Trump's Potential Third Indictment:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/psaki-to-gop-candidates-defending-trump-what-is-your-endgame-189186629934

* "Trump grand jury hears testimony from aide who was with him on Jan. 6:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-grand-jury-hear-testimony-aide-was-jan-6-rcna94998

* "Let's talk about Trump's legal team being surprised....:"

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* "Trump court schedule puts rule of law on the ballot; Alabama GOP already rejecting courts:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-court-schedule-puts-rule-of-law-on-the-ballot-alabama-gop-already-rejecting-courts-189196869576

* "Feds sought surveillance video from State Farm Arena in Trump probe:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/exclusive-feds-sought-surveillance-video-from-state-farm-arena/TWLKTY4KGFB25DUPSPZXUEDFL4/

* "Trump Tried to Delete Mar-a-Lago Security Footage to Thwart Investigators:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-carlos-de-oliveira-mar-a-lago-classified-docs-1234796376/

* "Why Jack Smith waited until now to charge Trump for secret Iran document flaunted on tape:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/why-jack-smith-waited-until-now-to-charge-trump-for-secret-iran-document-flaunted-on-tape-189453893613

* "Prosecutors looking at meeting at which Trump expressed confidence in voting security:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/prosecutors-looking-at-meeting-at-which-trump-expressed-confidence-in-voting-security-189277765722

* "I served on the Jan. 6 committee. Jack Smith is vindicating our work.:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-indictment-looming-jan-6-committee-zoe-lofgren-rcna96471

* "Six months. 28 mass killings in the US. That’s the worst yet, and all but one case involved guns:" https://apnews.com/article/mass-killings-record-gun-violence-0174103c37756fe4d247fd15cd3bc009

* "Derailing the defund: How SPD manipulated the media narrative around the 2020 protests:" https://www.realchangenews.org/news/2023/07/19/derailing-defund-how-spd-manipulated-media-narrative-around-2020-protests

* "Seattle police kept mock tombstone for Black man, Trump flag in break room, video shows:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/seattle-police-kept-mock-tombstone-for-black-man-trump-flag-in-break-room-video-shows/

* "Video Confirms that Officer Was Going 74 MPH, Did Not Have Siren Running When He Struck Pedestrian:" https://publicola.com/2023/07/20/video-confirms-that-officer-was-going-74-mph-was-not-running-siren-when-he-killed-pedestrian/

* "New Police Body Cam Data Exposes the True Scale of NYPD Violence Against Protesters:" https://www.wired.com/story/nypd-george-floyd-nyc-protester-settlement/

* "New York to pay $13 million to protesters arrested during George Floyd protests:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-pay-13-million-protesters-arrested-during-george-floyd-protests-2023-07-20/

* "A Trooper Issued More than 1,000 Fake Tickets. Connecticut Police Won’t Say Whether He Still Has a Job.:" https://archive.ph/jTv5E#selection-1661.0-1675.272

"A single state trooper logged 1,350 fraudulent traffic tickets into a Connecticut database meant to detect racial profiling. The finding is key to a damning new audit of the Connecticut State Police, which reveals pervasive trooper malfeasance, including at least 26,000 false tickets logged over seven years, that masked racial bias in the force’s policing. Now, the CSP refuses to discuss the audit — or even reveal if the most-prolific ticket faker still has a badge."

* "Why Do White Supremacist Groups Often Include Latinos? :" https://advocatechannel.com/white-supremacist-groups-latinos

* Don't forget to vote in school board elections, because they will remember. "Chaos at the School Board:" https://www.propublica.org/series/chaos-at-the-school-board

* "Florida Board of Education OK's Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies, Sanitized View of Slavery:" https://www.advocate.com/education/florida-schools-anti-lgbtq

"Among the new standards OK’d for teaching about slavery and racism is one that requires “instruction for middle school students to include ‘how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit,’” CNN reports. The NAACP issued a press release calling this “a sanitized and dishonest telling of the history of slavery in America.”

A policy on racially motivated massacres, which occurred in Florida towns and elsewhere in the 20th century, mandates inclusion of “acts of violence perpetrated against and by African Americans,” even though most of the violence was committed by whites against Blacks."

* "Florida tries to defend its revisionist history on slavery:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/7/21/2182564/-Florida-tries-to-defend-its-revisionist-history-on-slavery

* "Infamous right-wing online group's programming approved for Florida students:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/right-wing-online-group-s-programming-approved-for-florida-students-189279813581

* "Maxwell Frost rips new Florida curriculum as bid to ‘erase Black history’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/maxwell-frost-rips-new-florida-curriculum-as-bid-to-erase-black-history-189270597974

* "School district approves materials mentioning Harvey Milk after governor threatens $1.5 million fine:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/22/california-school-district-materials-harvey-milk-approve-fine/

* "VA: Youngkin’s Anti-Trans School Rules Prohibit Uncommon Nicknames:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/va-youngkins-anti-trans-school-rules-prohibit-uncommon-nicknames

* "They Checked Out Pride Books in Protest. It Backfired.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/us/pride-books-library-protest.html

* CW: Child Sexual Abuse. "Why Do Neo-Nazis Keep Getting Arrested For Child Sexual Abuse Material?:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/3akvbw/why-do-neo-nazis-keep-getting-arrested-for-child-porn

* "Infant deaths surge in Texas after abortion ban:" https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/07/infant-deaths-surge-in-texas-after-abortion-ban/

"The new grim statistics are only expected to worsen. Abortion bans and restrictions are known to increase infant deaths, maternal deaths, and maternal suffering. And the US already has the worst maternal and infant mortality rates of any other high-income country in the world."

* "Gender-Affirming Care Bans Often Modeled by Anti-LGBTQ+ Groups: Report:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/gender-affirming-care-bans-bills

* CW: Suicide. "80% of Transgender Americans Have Considered Suicide:" https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-alarming-suicide-rate

* "Breaking Down Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria:"

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* "Lesbian mums in Italy ‘living in fear’ as government strips names from birth certificates:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/26/lesbian-mums-italy-birth-certificates-giorgia-meloni/

* "Yandex CEO Charged Under Russia’s Anti-LGBTQ+ “Propaganda” Laws:" https://www.advocate.com/business/yandex-ceo-russia-propaganda-lgbtq

* "Matty Healy’s gay kiss stunt is white saviourism that could harm LGBTQ+ Malaysians, says singer" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/26/matt-healy-malaysia-lgbtq-rufus-sivaroshan/

* "Peru court offers same-sex marriage hope for LGBTQ+ couples:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/22/peru-same-sex-marriage-court/

* "Teen Pleads Guilty to Brutal Attack on Lesbian Couple:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/lesbian-couple-attacked-dublin

* "Suella Braverman suggests ‘trans ideology’ book as summer reading:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/21/suella-braverman-helen-joyce-summer-reading/

* "Labour ‘placating gender critics’ with latest U-turn – and trans members have had enough:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/26/labour-trans-anneliese-dodds-keir-starmer-gender/

* "Keir Starmer repeats anti-trans dogwhistle, claiming a woman is an ‘adult female’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/26/keir-starmer-labour-trans-adult-female/

* "Brianna Ghey suspect pleads not guilty to murder of trans girl:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/20/brianna-ghey-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-of-trans-girl/

* "Gay man hits back at ‘disgusting’ decorator who refused work due to Christian beliefs:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/27/bristol-gay-man-discrimination-painter/

* "The Right Is Using the Anti-Abortion Supreme Court Ruling to Attack Trans Care. Will It Work?:" https://www.advocate.com/law/dobbs-gender-affirming-care-transgender

* "In the war over transgender rights, Florida is ground zero. One woman’s battle to survive:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-07-20/transgender-laws-florida

* "Arlington Public Schools Say "No," Refuse To Comply With Anti-Trans State Policy:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/arlington-public-schools-say-no-refuse

* "Mum of 11-year-old at centre of trans bathroom ban case speaks out: ‘She’s just a person’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/20/wisconsin-trans-girl-mother-bathroom-ban-school-policy/

* "Judge blocks ‘hateful’ Arizona ban on trans girls playing sports:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/22/arizona-trans-girls-sports-ban-temporary-injunction/

* "What States Have the Most Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes? :" https://www.advocate.com/hate-crimes/hate-crime-lgbtq-states

* "Pro-LGBTQ+ church set on fire following video of visit by right-wing YouTuber:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/28/pro-lgbtq-church-firebombed/

* "Chris Rufo Claims Trans Acceptance Threatens Reality Itself:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/chris-rufo-claims-trans-acceptance-threatens-reality-itself

* "'Refugees in the USA': Transgender care bans cause families to pull up stakes:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/07/20/refugees-in-the-usa-transgender-care-bans-cause-families-to-pull-up-stakes

* "How Women’s World Cup players are defying FIFA’s Pride rainbow ban:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/28/womens-world-cup-lgbtq-pride-onelove-armband/

* "2023 Treatment Guide: Is it Time to Change Your HIV Regimen?:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment-guide/10-reasons-to-change-your-hiv-regimen

* "How Living with HIV is Criminalized:"

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* "Growing up gay with cerebral palsy: ‘Too gay for the disabled people and too disabled for the gays’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/25/emmett-de-monterey-cerebral-palsy-gay/

* "We are failing young people by not trusting them to be the experts about their own lives:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/28/young-people-experts-disability/

* "Colorado’s new right-to-repair law ensures tractor and wheelchair owners get the parts they need:" https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/25/colorados-new-right-to-repair-law-ensures-tractor-and-wheelchair-owners-get-the-parts-they-need/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jb251bHkuZHJlYW13aWR0aC5vcmcv&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAp5W8XviPTARKL9KycaPqUgz-13Q0sIePzadxd_ULg8Y6Rbc1jutI4xxn8YVgOiIxogdxuRzqzdIOzRoZH5kityHg9tP7rLF8AbbYZtTbdJXMUYX9dmqjcitsttnkEVFFhf6y_8-B_p05FpQu0CYmLMpu7vth4pEBuii5SCvje2

* "How can businesses support disabled employees?:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/27/how-can-businesses-support-disabled-employees/

* "Why our voices change as we get older:" https://theconversation.com/why-our-voices-change-as-we-get-older-208640

* "Reinventing the E.R. for America’s Mental-Health Crisis:" https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-medicine/reinventing-the-er-for-americas-mental-health-crisis

* I support harm reduction. "Harm Reduction: Young People in Appalachia and the South Are Addressing the Overdose Crisis:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/harm-reduction-young-people-overdoses

* "Climate Disasters Daily? Welcome to the ‘New Normal.’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/climate/climate-change-extreme-weather.html

* "Climate change role in July heatwaves 'overwhelming', scientists say:" https://www.reuters.com/world/climate-change-role-july-heatwaves-overwhelming-scientists-say-2023-07-25/

* "Gulf Stream shutoff could happen this century, scientists warn:" https://www.politico.eu/article/climate-change-gulf-stream-atlantic-ocean-global-warming-nature-ditlevsen-copenhagen/

* "What People With Disabilities Know About Surviving Climate Disasters:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-06-22/in-climate-disasters-people-with-disabilities-are-getting-left-behind

* "Let's talk about 80 million at 105 degrees....:"

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* "Maricopa County Medical Examiner at 106% capacity, bringing in coolers:" https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/maricopa-county-medical-examiner-at-106-capacity-bringing-in-coolers

* I mildly burned my feet on black top Tuesday a week ago in about a minute, and it's not nearly that hot here.

Be careful folks, and keep children and animals off pavement."Toddler receives second-degree burns to feet from hot playground in Castle Rock: "It's dangerous":" https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/toddler-receives-second-degree-burns-feet-hot-playground-castle-rock-dangerous/

* "Monsoon floods threaten India's Taj Mahal, but officials say the iconic building will be safe:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monsoon-floods-threaten-indias-taj-mahal-but-officials-say-the-iconic-building-will-be-safe/

* "Nova Scotia floods cause 'unimaginable' damage; four people missing:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/atlantic-canada-province-says-dam-could-breach-tell-residents-get-out-2023-07-22/

* "‘Concrete Coffins’: Surviving Extreme Heat Behind Bars:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/07/22/texas-heat-prison-louisiana

* "Texas charges prisoners 50% more for water as heat wave continues:" https://www.kut.org/health/2023-07-20/texas-charges-prisoners-50-more-for-water-for-as-heat-wave-continues

* "Tornado damage to Pfizer plant will probably create long-term shortages of some drugs hospitals need:" https://apnews.com/article/pfizer-factory-tornado-drugs-north-carolina-3ce4b4ee0be984f751e0173091a3cdd7

* "How Bricks Made From Invasive Seaweed Clean Mexico's Beaches:"

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* "Elon Sues The Lawyers That Forced Him to Buy Twitter:"

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* "X Isn’t a Super App. It’s Just Twitter:" https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-x-rebrand-elon-musk/

* "Elon Musk’s Twitter rebrand to ‘X’ is a total disaster. Here’s what’s happened so far:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/26/elon-musks-twitter-x-rebrand-disaster/

* "‘Mom, these bad men have me’: She believes scammers cloned her daughter’s voice in a fake kidnapping :" https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/29/us/ai-scam-calls-kidnapping-cec/index.html

* "Legends Summarized: The Epic of Gilgamesh:"

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* "Eating The Heart Of A King:"

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* CW: Child Abuse "The Dark Secrets Buried at Red Cloud Boarding School:" https://www.wired.com/story/marsha-small-red-cloud-boarding-school/

* "Clinging to the Enigma of Rock Hudson:" https://www.advocate.com/television/rock-hudson-documentary

* "Susan Love, Outspoken Lesbian Doctor and Breast Cancer Expert, Dies at 75:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/susan-love-dead-breast-cancer

* "Steven Pieters, Longtime HIV Activist Interviewed by Tammy Faye Bakker, Dies at 71:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/steven-pieters-obituary

* "Sue Johanson, Who Gave Witty Sex Advice, Dead at 92:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/sex-adviser-sue-johanson-dies

* "Cheri Pies, pioneering author of lesbian parent handbook, dies of cancer, aged 73:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/25/cheri-pies-lesbian-parent-handbook-dies-cancer/

* "Appreciation: Sinéad O’Connor was right all along:" https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-07-27/sinead-oconnor-dies-snl-catholic-church-protest

* "All the ways queer icon Sinéad O’Connor proved she was a fearless LGBTQ+ ally:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/27/sinead-oconnor-lgbtq-ally-irish-singer-dead/

* "Sinéad O’Connor risked it all to give voice to the powerless and call out the Catholic Church:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/27/sinead-o-connor-death-catholic-church-snl/

* Our movement must be intersectional. We must all have each other's backs. Leave no one's rights behind. "50+ Years Since Stonewall, 20 Years After Lawrence, We Still Fight Criminalization:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/lgbtq-criminal-justice-system

* "I’m a Luddite (and So Can You!):" https://thenib.com/im-a-luddite/

* Why people didn't come out in High School (Hate Speech, Bullying, Hate Crime, Child Abuse): https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/723812206710489088/i-figured-out-who-i-was-over-the-course-of-the?source=share

* "The Outsiders | Toxic Masculinity vs. Vulnerability:"

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* "The History of Gay Hollywood:"

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* "The Black Reclamation of the Body Snatchers:"

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* "RENT and the Mainstreaming of Queer Suffering:"

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* "Chuck Tingle Goes Mainstream...ish:" https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/92146-chuck-tingle-goes-mainstream-ish.html

* "“Horror Is Not a Celebration of Death, It Is a Celebration of Life”: Chuck Tingle Talks Camp Damascus:" https://www.tor.com/2023/07/11/horror-is-not-a-celebration-of-death-it-is-a-celebration-of-life-chuck-tingle-talks-camp-damascus/

* "Camp Damascus is a Hopeful Story of Queer Struggle and Survival:" https://gizmodo.com/camp-damascus-chuck-tingle-review-book-horror-queer-1850668427

* "The Foggy Dew - Sinéad O’Connor & The Chieftains, 1995:"

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* "Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U:"

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* "Sinéad O'Connor - I Am Stretched on Your Grave:"

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* Sunday was a trip to the Lake with Millennials. No rich children stole my crutch this time. We had a really good swim, but the current was above average strong and at some point I was like, "Oh shit! There's the swim boouy! We are in the middle of the boat lanes. We swam back. It was fine. They put in an outdoor shower this year, which is a huge help. After we showered we ate finger foods and chatted.

I stopped by the bathrooms on the way to my car and OMG! It was one of those things where there was a perfectly logical explanation from the perspective of the three of us already in the bathroom, but like opening a door into chaos for the other two people involved.

This bathroom is tiny. Three stalls on your left. Across from that a big metal communal urinal. The sink and mirror give an excellent view of the door and also a small bench they jammed in against the door wall. It's almost 6:30PM on a crowded hot weekend. it's a couple hours before sunset, so the park is less crowded than when we arrived 4ish, but people are still arriving and the bathroom is Trashed. The little beach strip is more mud then sand and people have been tracking water and black mud/sand in there for about ten hours and there is tp paper mache all over the ground and the toilets desperately need cleaning.

So I step out of the stall, just as a person is heading to the nasty ass urinal trench thing. Another guy is climbing up on the bench to change, because he understandably doesn't want to be barefoot on that floor and then put on shoes to drive home. Bench guy is soon full on pooh bear over my right shoulder as i wash my hands, which takes a while because the water keeps auto shutting off, so I have to stop and restart every few seconds. Perfectly framed over my left shoulder is the door, which swings open.

It's two gentlemen, one of whom beelines for the urinal. The other freezes in horror and starts yelling, "Wrong bathroom! Wrong bathroom!" I have very long hair. I am wearing a mask because I'm in a small, poorly ventilated place. I have on a black tee and my trunks look like goth shorts. My sandals are of an ubiquitous style worn my any gender in my region in good weather. I'm very androgynous. I think it was my hair causing the initial panic, but his head turned to follow his friend's trajectory to the 2-3 person piss trench and he saw bench guy crouched pantsless behind me like a downhill skier doing the streak, as if he was possibly about to pounce on my back, and his cries of wrong bathroom got a lot more shrill. In my head I'm picturing the Guy in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas who walks in on hippies liking a guy's jacket. His oblivious friend is doing his business, the other guy is about to leave. I turn and head towards the poor panicky guy and am like: It's the right bathroom. I have long hair.

We have accidentally traumatized a guy who was clearly not ready for the PNW weird.

A couple millennials came back for dinner. Once we arrived, I realized just how fucked I was. I'd swum too long and my arms were DONE. Luckily, I'd dropped off New Millennial to get their car and a take 'n bake, so I could just lung and rest up. They ended up staying very late talking. I closed down the apartment for the night and went to bed.

I could have gotten up nineish, but I decided to read Camp Damascus in between pettins and supplemental sleep all day, which turned out to be a good call. I have this thing where I promise the Millennials that if they are ever stranded at one of the further bits of town they can call me and if I physically can, I will come get them. Bus service is even shittier out there and there's a severe lack of shelters to wait in. It was pouring down at a rate that was threatening to flood low lying areas. A Millennial was trapped at the back of beyond with a long drenching slog to the bus. Of course I went, but it turned into a a much longer trip than intended for reasons that were no one's fault. I got them home and reasonably dry though, and I'm not sorry.

It did eat and extra chunk of evening though, and I'm really chewed up from swimming. I am very glad I got the aggregate out Friday, because I'm not up to much posting this evening.

We plan to do lake swimming on Sundays all August, which will effect posting schedule.

* Minoan miss needs funds to get around for training: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/1232423.html#cutid1

* Secrecy in Dracula: https://www.tumblr.com/vickyvicarious/724040479037161472/your-meta-made-me-think-that-secrecy-sealing?source=share

* "A princess died in the Snow:" https://www.tumblr.com/seananmcguire/723388026724745216?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Little Longfellow War:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/723927370035265536/midnight-pals-little-longfellow-war?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Long Longfellow War:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/724022759803535360/midnight-pals-long-longfellow-war?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Escape Antics:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/724113850793869312/midnight-pals-escape-antics?source=share

*****
* 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.

* Want to help queer folk in Russia?

Queer Svit - https://queersvit.taplink.ws/ Helping LGBTQ+ and BIPOC аffected by the war and political repressions
Center-T - https://centre-t.com/english Helping transgender people in Russia
КилькоТ-Действие - https://boosty.to/kilkota
Delo LGBT+ - https://www.delo.lgbt/ || https://boosty.to/delolgbt

* BPAL Charity Fundraiser "TRIUMPH IN MY SONG:" https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/activism/triumph-in-my-song/

* Support the WGA. "Entertainment Community Fund:" https://entertainmentcommunity.org/

* "DIY Box Fan Air Filter Directions:" https://aghealth.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk261/files/inline-files/DIY%20Air%20Purifier%20Directions_English.Spanish_0.pdf

* Useful state of trans links for making an arguement that we are real and nead human and civil rights: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/722268284819570688/you-are-a-great-source-of-news-and-information-and?source=share

* Fundraiser to help some friends of a friend survive: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tara-candice-survive-unemployment

* Minoan miss needs funds to get around for training: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/1232423.html#cutid1

* Cool Blackwork Embroidery Patterns for Beginners: https://www.etsy.com/shop/thehaberdasheress/?etsrc=sdt

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

( Links Underneath: )

* Protests can work. "Clashes between police, protesters in Tel Aviv after Netanyahu pauses judicial overhaul:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-03-26/ty-article-live/senior-likud-members-hint-at-opposing-judicial-overhaul/00000187-1c81-d4ca-afff-1d89ee5b0000

* "Police using ‘excessive force’ at France protests, rights groups say:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/26/france-police-violence-protests-retirement/

* "French police counter protest violence; garbage strike ends:" https://apnews.com/article/france-macron-protests-pensions-retirement-police-3b441f92ebac633c89207e7dbd5fe697

* "South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, a struggle with lessons for us all:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/19/1163341684/south-korea-fertility-rate

* "Hong Kong's 'villain-hitting' ritual draws crowds:" https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-villain-hitting-whacking-tradition-cdc90e423d73ffbdb8872ea55f0d5ae4

* "Belarus says it will host Russian nuclear weapons to counter NATO:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-says-it-decided-host-russian-nuclear-weapons-after-nato-pressure-2023-03-28/

* "Why the Journalist Arrested in Russia Won’t Be Another Brittney Griner:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/31/russia-journalist-magazine-interview-00089877

* "Bolsonaro Returns to Brazil, Ending Self-Imposed Exile:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/world/americas/bolsonaro-returns-brazil.html

* "Oscar Pistorius, South African Olympian, is denied parole in his girlfriend's murder:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/31/1167450979/oscar-pistorius-parole-denied-south-africa-reeva-steenkamp

* "Tory immigration bill could be ‘death sentence’ for refugees with HIV, MPs warn:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/illegal-immigration-bill-small-boats-hiv-lgbtq/

* "Homophobia, racism and misogyny rife in England’s fire services, report finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/fire-and-rescue-service-england-homophobia-racism-misogyny/

* "UK's controversial voter ID law – what it means for trans and non-binary people:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/27/voted-id-trans-non-binary-uk/

* Good News! "Humza Yousaf winning SNP leadership is a 'relief', say queer members:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/27/humza-yousaf-snp-leadership-lgbtq/

* "New SNP leader Humza Yousaf promises legal challenge against Tory gender block:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/27/snp-leader-humza-yousaf-gender-recognition-section-35/

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* "Ukraine shuts 'post-apocalyptic' battlefield town to civilians:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-slams-putin-rhetoric-nuclear-weapons-belarus-2023-03-27/

* "Ukraine hits Russian-held city deep behind front as talk of counteroffensive grows:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-making-no-headway-bakhmut-avdiivka-ukraine-says-2023-03-28/

* "Queer Ukrainian soldier makes desperate plea for same-sex marriage to be legalised:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/ukraine-same-sex-marriage-demand/

* "Separated by war, a Ukrainian family balances safety, duty and love:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/ukraine-war-anniversary-families-frontline/

* "Soils of war: The toxic legacy for Ukraine's breadbasket:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/soils-war-toxic-legacy-ukraines-breadbasket-2023-03-01/

* "The 'Ukrainian Banksy' has remained in Kharkiv despite Russian attacks:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/25/1166093764/the-ukrainian-banksy-has-remained-in-kharkiv-despite-russian-attacks

* "How Russian Journalists in Exile Are Covering the War in Ukraine:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/13/how-russian-journalists-in-exile-are-covering-the-war-in-ukraine

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* "Can Harris’s Visit Shore Up U.S. Relations With Africa?:" https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/29/kamala-harris-africa-ghana-tanzania-zambia-visit-us-china/

* The guards decided to walk away, leaving people to burn to death rather then unlock them before leaving. As far as I'm concerned that's murder. "A deadly Mexico immigration center fire shows just a sliver of the abuse migrants see:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1166947456/ciudad-juarez-detention-fire-conditions-migrants-treatment

* "He came to D.C. as a Brazilian student. The U.S. says he was a Russian spy.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/29/russian-spy-brazilian-student-washington/

* "Reclaiming U.S. Industry:" https://prospect.org/economy/2023-01-24-biden-american-industrial-policy/

* "Activist group led by Ginni Thomas received nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/03/28/ginni-thomas-crowdsourcers-anonymous-donations/

* "The Silicon Valley Bank Contagion Is Just Beginning:" https://www.wired.com/story/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-fallout/

* "How Gen Z's changing priorities are changing the face of work:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/23/how-gen-zs-changing-priorities-are-changing-the-face-of-work/

* "30 People Tell Us What Homelessness Is Really Like:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/10/headway/homelessness-mental-health-us.html?unlocked_article_code=MMNnOmLwwCB0dGHQJjPQ06R6r7StFi73JHHnu7YKrLYOGUUr9C6E1Jg7olVznjw9l37B99MtDqufRe9omEm01Mx7hMfiGWxKKB1ZCfG7DqIETtU0mhEUm3BFSPUnv5IFOXblCr3k5G_9GNWGI4nPJ2NFV7tC6k4lr7ZRaAoCWfW9Y1hFNkgXF7768EsNWz2-RYdl2du6HmfRIO8FNIHkYADUA9CQy3TqTegpMOapAEd9NFlgLvCdRDSYevL3QCsadmEmHYrvMLqwrZn9tTr83W-UV1XC2qbNelcUnNLtviRg5QsDZM-gyATpiu9s2tHfLTEOZFYodHy9EXSZHbTNmSu3LFqsH78ggaw7tNNkOQhcgHdGIYVp3g&smid=url-share?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=emai

* The Republican War on Health Care continues. "Texas judge invalidates ACA promise of free preventive health services:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/03/30/affordable-care-act-judge-oconnor/

* "In clash with Bernie Sanders, Starbucks' Howard Schultz insists he's no union buster:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166277326/starbucks-bernie-sanders-howard-schultz-union-hearing

* "Sanders on Starbucks union busting: Even billionaires have to obey the law:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sanders-on-starbucks-union-busting-even-billionaires-have-to-obey-the-law-167098437792

* "Senate votes to repeal Iraq War authorization:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1165581083/aumf-iraq-war-senate

* "McCarthy demands meeting with Biden. White House: Show us your budget.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/28/mccarthy-biden-budget/

* "In Congress, little urgency to address gun violence with legislation:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/29/congress-little-urgency-address-gun-violence-with-legislation/

* "McCarthy dodges questions about assault weapons ban after Nashville school shooting:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republican-leader-dodges-questions-assault-weapons-ban-after/story?id=98236644

* "Rep. Jamaal Bowman confronts GOP colleague on guns:" https://www.salon.com/2023/03/29/theyre-all-cowards-rep-jamaal-bowman-confronts-colleague-on/

* "Biden won't veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-biden-senate-national-emergency-bill-f0e08810c28cc648a9b778a86d2dc7e1

* The Republican War on the Environment continues. "House Republicans pass marquee energy bill in rebuke of Biden:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/30/house-republicans-marquee-energy-bill-00089529

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* The Indivisible Guide: "A Practical Guide to defeating MAGA:" https://indivisible.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220104_Indivisible_%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Defeating%20MAGA.pdf

* "Texas GOP Proposes Bill To Allow Sec Of State To Overturn Election Results In State’s Largest Blue County:" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/texas-gop-proposes-bill-to-allow-sec-of-state-to-overturn-election-results-in-states-largest-blue-county

* "Ex-Fox News Producer Asks To Correct The Testimony She Gave In Dominion Case:" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/ex-fox-news-producer-asks-to-correct-the-testimony-she-gave-in-dominion-case

* "Here's what Fox News was trying to hide in its Dominion lawsuit redactions:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/dominion-releases-previously-redacted-slides-fox-news-lawsuit-rcna77257

* "New Fox emails: CEO says Trump fact-checks are ‘bad for business’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/new-fox-emails-ceo-says-trump-fact-checks-are-bad-for-business-167096901719

* "DeSantis’ Culture Warrior: ‘We Are Now Over the Walls’:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/24/chris-rufo-desantis-anti-woke-00088578

* "Three TikTok users go viral for their prank trolling Truth Social app:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tiktok-users-viral-prank-truth-social-app-rcna76371

* "A Trump rally, a right-wing cause and the enduring legacy of Waco:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/a-trump-rally-a-right-wing-cause-and-the-enduring-legacy-of-waco/

* "Trump 'Went to Waco to Bring Back Visions' of Cult Leader David Koresh, Democratic Rep. Says:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-waco-rally-david-koresh-cult-1234703923/

* "Trump, facing potential indictment, celebrates Jan. 6 insurrectionists at Waco rally:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-03-25/trump-invokes-jan-6-at-waco-rally-ahead-of-possible-charges

* "Donald Trump launches chilling attack on trans rights at Waco rally:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/donald-trump-trans-rights-2024-campaign/

* "Trump starts Waco rally with song by Jan. 6 prison choir :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-starts-waco-rally-with-song-by-jan-6-prison-choir-166950469655

* "Disney's Middle Finger To DeSantis Was A Love Note To Lawyers:" https://www.wonkette.com/disney-s-middle-finger-to-desantis-was-a-love-note-to-lawyers

* "Gay congressman Mark Takano on his global fight for LGBTQ+ rights:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/20/mark-takano-gay-congressman-lgbtq-japan/

* "George Santos Finally Admits He Is a Fraudster in Brazil:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/george-santos-finally-admits-hes-a-fraudster-in-brazil

* "Republicans let gay thirst trap lawmaker keep job after Instagram scandal:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/27/randy-mcnally-gay-instagram-thirst-trap/

* "Florida's ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Author Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/dont-say-gay-author-guilty

* "Leaked Emails Show GOP Lawmaker, Anti-Trans Activists Discuss Holy War:" https://www.advocate.com/news/north-dakota-anti-trans-emails

* "Gay Republican accused of encouraging paedophilia by GOP over same-sex marriage:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/gay-republican-chris-sander-same-sex-marriage/

* "Republican Lawmaker Asks Lesbian Colleague if She’s a Pedophile:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/rhode-island-republican-lesbian-colleague

* "AOC shuts down LibsOfTikTok founder in six epic seconds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/aoc-chaya-raichik-libs-of-tiktok/

* "Utah Republicans Try To Accuse Romney Of Treason In Upcoming Censure Vote:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/utah-republicans-try-to-accuse-romney-of-treason-in-upcoming-censure-vote/ar-AA19hgwP?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=a82419441e73440599fefba0decd9d1d&ei=8

* "Prosecutor oversight bill headed to Kemp; local control concerns dismissed - Georgia Recorder:" https://georgiarecorder.com/2023/03/27/prosecutor-oversight-bill-headed-to-kemp-local-control-concerns-dismissed/

* "Georgia bill is latest GOP effort targeting prosecutors:" https://apnews.com/article/georgia-prosecutor-district-attorney-remove-discipline-dd06c56d0d0672e38ef11f4c63dda468

* "OPINION: Fani Willis blasts GOP move to rein in local prosecutors:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/opinion-as-republicans-move-against-local-das-fani-willis-fights-back/XOGOZNJDHJDI3JFKKZVZOFOQWY/

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* "Trump hush money probe ends day without voting after appearance from ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker :" https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/27/politics/david-pecker-national-enquirer-trump-hush-money-investigation/

* "Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment/index.html

* "Sen. Rand Paul says Manhattan DA leading Trump investigation should 'be put in jail':" https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-rand-paul-says-manhattan-191533879.html

* "Right-wing host calls for military to execute Obama if Trump is indicted:" https://www.salon.com/2023/03/20/right-wing-host-calls-for-military-to-execute-obama-if-is-indicted/

* "Donald Trump facing criminal charges and Stormy Daniels is sipping champagne:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/donald-trump-indicted-stormy-daniels/

* "Hayes: Why Trump's indictment isn't actually some 'crazy departure from reality':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-why-trump-s-indictment-isn-t-actually-some-crazy-departure-from-reality-167327813552

* "‘Karma’: Exonerated Central Park 5 member reacts to Trump indictment:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-karma-exonerated-central-park-5-member-reacts-to-trump-indictment-167327813954

* "Trump's Lawyers Keep Crime-Fraud-ing:"

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* "Mike Pence must testify about conversations he had with Donald Trump leading up to January 6, judge rules:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/28/politics/mike-pence-grand-jury-testimony/index.html

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* "How Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt became a MAGA martyr:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/how-jan-6-rioter-ashli-babbitt-became-a-maga-martyr-167027269719

* "Two More Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters Have Fled Charges, Bringing Total to Six:" https://theintercept.com/2023/03/10/jan-6-capitol-riot-fugitives/

* "How the AR-15 became a powerful political, cultural symbol in America:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/ar-15-america-gun-culture-politics/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f001

* "Gun advocate Tucker Carlson furious at trans people carrying guns:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/25/gun-advocate-tucker-carlson-rants-about-tran-people-carrying-guns/

* "After Mass Shootings, Republicans Expand Access to Guns:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/us/nashville-gun-laws.html

* "Permit to buy handgun no longer required in North Carolina:" https://apnews.com/article/pistol-permit-veto-override-north-carolina-b9d0ee55bf658ca72043bd3f706b128f

* "Nashville shooter who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled school:" https://wtop.com/national/2023/03/suspect-dead-after-shooting-at-nashville-private-school/

* "4 big questions about the Nashville school shooting (and what we know so far):" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166804786/nashville-school-shooting-covenant-hale

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed for transphobic Nashville school shooting comment:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/marjorie-taylor-greene-nashville-school-shooting/

* "The right exploits Nashville shooting to escalate anti-trans rhetoric:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/03/30/nashville-shooting-transgender-shooter/

* "Republican Keith R Swank mercilessly trolled after inane school shooting tweet:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/keith-r-swank-arsewank-twitter/

* "'Pissed off at cowards and profiteers': Outrage grows over gun safety inaction:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-pissed-off-at-cowards-and-profiteers-outrage-grows-over-gun-safety-inaction-166957125535

* "Prevalence of mass shootings extends reach of gun violence across communities:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/prevalence-of-mass-shootings-extends-reach-of-gun-violence-across-communities-166959173767

* It’s only going to keep happening more often since people who were in school after the assault weapons ban lapsed, dramatically increasing the number of deaths, are now covering the mass murders. "Prevalence of mass shootings extends reach of gun violence across communities:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/slotkin-gun-views-are-changing-and-lawmakers-are-the-last-to-realize-167026757608

* "Hayes: The new attitude of GOP lawmakers is ‘American life is cheap’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-the-new-attitude-of-gop-lawmakers-is-american-life-is-cheap-167026757836

* "What do race and ethnicity mean? The US government is asking:" https://apnews.com/article/race-ethnicity-census-mena-hispanic-jewish-black-d25d02d3ec3e5f75aaa3ad8e6da331fe

* "Ron DeSantis Wants to Make It a Felony to Have an Undocumented Person in Your Home or Car:" https://newrepublic.com/post/171137/ron-desantis-florida-bill-felony-undocumented-person-home-car

* "TSA confirms plans to mandate mug shots for domestic air travel – Papers, Please!:" https://papersplease.org/wp/2023/03/15/tsa-confirms-plans-to-mandate-mug-shots-for-domestic-air-travel/

* "Irvo Otieno’s last days: How a mental health system ‘completely failed’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/25/irvo-otieno-mental-health-system-failures/

* "Idaho GOP Channels Trump With Plan to Bring Back Firing Squad:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/idaho-death-firing-squad-1234701499/

* "How one city ended prison gerrymandering:" https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/how-one-city-ended-prison-gerrymandering/

* A Cop City news round up with ways to help resisters: https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/713102785183383552?source=share

* How does this make sense let alone work? "Twitter now allows "non-toxic slurs" as long as the slurs are not hate speech:" https://boingboing.net/2023/03/24/twitter-now-allows-non-toxic-slurs-as-long-as-the-slurs-are-not-hate-speech.html

* "Church hosting drag event firebombed with Molotov cocktail by 'pathetic Nazis':" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/community-church-chesterland-drag-queen-story-time-bomb-attack/

* "Neo-Nazis threatened a drag show at a Cookeville bar. Now the bar is facing eviction.:" https://wpln.org/post/neo-nazis-threatened-a-drag-show-at-a-cookeville-bar-now-the-bar-is-facing-eviction/

* "Book Sanctuary Cities Like Chicago Are a Response to Book Bans, Censorship:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/book-sanctuaries-chicago-toronto-libraries

* "Florida fears Don't Say Gay could remain for decades:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/dont-say-gay-florida-lgbtq-one-year/

* "Opinion | The anti-LGBTQ lies at the core of Florida's newest law:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/desantis-signs-don-t-say-gay-law-built-anti-lgbtq-n1293471

* "Opinion | A Florida School Banned a Disney Movie About Ruby Bridges. Here’s What That Really Means.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/opinion/florida-school-disney-ruby-bridges.html

* "Arkansas House approves bill to hold libraries accountable for ‘obscene’ material:" https://arkansasadvocate.com/2023/03/15/arkansas-house-approves-bill-to-hold-libraries-accountable-for-obscene-material/

* "Library defies bigots who tried label LGBTQ+ kids’ books ‘criminal’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/29/louisiana-st-tammany-lgbtq-library-book-ban/

* "Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton song ‘Rainbowland’ banned by school:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/miley-cyrus-dolly-parton-rainbowland-wisconsin-school-ban/

* "TERFs and the Fascist Roots of Anti-Trans Movements:"

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* CW: Sexual Assault "Marilyn Manson Harmed MINORS? New Lawsuit & Case Updates:"

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* "Nation Convicts Man of 'Stealthing' Partner During Sex:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/law-crime/nation-convicts-condoms

* "Alabama 5th Grade Girls Basketball Team Denied Title After Beating Boys' Team, Sparks Outrage:" https://www.ibtimes.sg/alabama-5th-grade-girls-basketball-team-denied-title-after-beating-boys-team-sparks-outrage-69326

* "In India, These Trailblazing Female Stunt Bikers Rule the Road:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/india-female-woman-stunt-bikers

* "UK Athletics confirms ban on trans women on Trans Day of Visibility:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/uk-athletics-ban-trans-women/

* "Young Afghan women train as midwives for out-of-reach villages:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/womens-day-afghanistan/

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* "Idaho Is About To Be The First State To Restrict Interstate Travel For Abortion Post-Roe:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/idaho-abortion-bill-trafficking-travel_n_641b62c3e4b00c3e6077c80b

* "Idaho set to restrict interstate travel for abortions:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/idaho-set-to-restrict-interstate-travel-for-abortions-167095365802

* "How Florida uses a little-known law to punish abortion clinics:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/26/florida-abortion-law-ban-00088815

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* "UN urges Ugandan president to block 'disturbing' LGBTQ+ bill:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/23/uganda-lgbtq-bill-gay-law-ban/

* "White House suggests Uganda could face sanctions if LGBTQ+ ban becomes law:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/23/white-house-uganda-lgbtq/

* "Uganda passes bill making LGBTQ+ lives illegal and punishable with jail time:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/22/uganda-homosexuality-new-bill-illegal/

* "LGBTQ+ Ugandans ‘shaken, worried and scared’ after terrifying gay ban passes:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/24/uganda-lgbtq-anti-homosexuality-bill/

* "MPs urge government to help LGBTQ+ Ugandans fleeing anti-homosexuality bill:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/24/uganda-lgbtq-bill-uk-asylum-refugees/

* "LGBTQ+ Ugandans ‘shaken, worried and scared’ after terrifying gay ban passes:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/24/uganda-lgbtq-anti-homosexuality-bill/

* "Uganda's anti-LGBTQ+ bill result of insidious global push:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/25/uganda-lgbtq-bill-evangelical-christians/

* "Kamala Harris backs Africa's LGBTQ+ community in wake of cruel Uganda bill:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/kamala-harris-uganda-lgbtq/

* "Transgender Man's Killer Ordered to Rehab:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-killer-germany

* "Australian MP who spoke at Posie Parker rally suspended – but avoids being sacked:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/27/moira-deeming-australia-liberal-mp-posie-parker-kellie-jay-keen-minshull/

* "New Zealand minister won't apologise for saying 'white cis men' cause most violence:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/new-zealand-male-violence-marama-davidson-posie-parker/

* "Report attacking trans 'ideology' in schools could 'put kids in danger':" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/policy-exchange-trans-schools-report/

* "Man Convicted of Killing Boyfriend Over Grindr DMs Sentenced to Life:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/man-murder-grindr-messages-boyfriend

* "Homophobe found guilty of murdering gay man with hammer in cemetery:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/23/erik-fled-ranjith-kankanamalage-london-cemetery-hammer-murder/

* "Lesbian Project's first meeting met with joyful pro-trans protest: 'We are one community':" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/26/the-lesbian-project-the-dyke-project/

* "New poll confirms what trans people already knew about transitioning:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/26/majority-of-trans-people-are-happier-after-transitioning-survey-finds/

* "Idaho governor signs 'stigmatising' anti-trans bathroom bill into law:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/26/idaho-brad-little-bathroom-bill-anti-trans-law/

* "State Lawmakers Want to Ban Health Insurance for Trans Care:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/health-insurance-for-transgender-care-at-risk-in-tennessee-florida-wyoming-kentucky-and-arkansas

* He's declared gender affirming care illegal without any process because he's decided to lie that puberty blockers are somehow experimental, despite decades of them being in wide use. "Missouri AG seeks to restrict gender-affirming care for minors :" https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/politics/missouri-gender-affirming-care-trans-restriction/index.html

* "Conversion Therapy Ban Fails in a Missouri County Held by Democrats:" https://www.advocate.com/news/conversion-therapy-ban-fails-missouri

* "Iowa Gov. Signs Transphobic Gender-Affirming Care Ban and Bathroom Bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/gender-care-bathroom-ban-iowa

* "Kentucky forces through 'worst anti-trans bill in the US' – but the fight continues:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/kentucky-trans-healthcare-bill-ban-veto/

* "Colorado emerges as a refuge for transgender children and their families:" https://coloradosun.com/2023/03/25/transgender-children-colorado-health-safety/

* "Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Trans Bathroom Ban Bill Into Law:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/arkansas-transgender-bathroom-ban

* "Utah Governor Signs Conversion Therapy Ban Into Law:" https://www.advocate.com/news/conversion-therapy-utah-ban-governor

* "Buster Murdaugh Says He Wasn't Involved in Gay Student's Death:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/buster-murdaugh-stephen-smith

* "Georgia County Pays $1.2 Million to Fight Gender-Affirming Care Suit:" https://www.advocate.com/news/gender-affirming-care-lawsuit-deputy

* "Matthew Shepard’s father warns of history repeating itself with anti-trans hate:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/27/matthew-shepard-dennis-shepard-anti-trans-hate-warning/

* "It’s 1992 in Seattle, and it’s already about eradication :" https://solarbird.net/blog/1992/11/11/its-1992-in-seattle-and-its-already-about-eradication/

* "Transphobic Christian School Banned From Vermont Sports League:" https://www.advocate.com/sports/vermont-transphobic-christian-school

* "Women’s World Cup row brewing over pro-LGBTQ+ OneLove armbands:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/fifa-womens-world-cup-july-onelove-armband/

* "Mae Martin explains why they call out Dave Chappelle in new Netflix special:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/29/mae-martin-netflix-special-sap-dave-chappelle-trans-jokes/

* "NHS outed HIV service users in ‘distressing’ data breach:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/hiv-data-breach-nhs-highland/

* "ME/CFS: The Neglected Pandemic:" https://theotter.ca/me-cfs-neglected-pandemic/?fbclid=IwAR3bKosyhfHX0aKiuP2HgPmLwnWoxUTy8emkHbPM_KV5JsPBC5Mi88b2GoQ&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

* "As African kids died, doctors fought for ban on toxic Indian syrup:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/health-coughsyrup/

* "FDA approves first over-the-counter Narcan:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/29/fda-otc-narcan-spray-approval-00089376

* "How People With Dementia Make Sense of the World:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/03/dementia-caregiver-imposter-delusion-paranoia/673308/

* "Long Covid is associated with significantly increased risk of death, heart and lung problems, study finds:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/03/health/long-covid-health-consequences/index.html

* "The knowns — and known unknowns — of long Covid, explained:" https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19/2023/3/13/23627229/long-covid-science-symptoms-treatments

* "COVID-19 made pulse oximeters ubiquitous. Engineers are fixing their racial bias : Short Wave:" https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1156166554/covid-19-pulse-oximeters-racial-bias

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* "Snow has been a no-show for some traditionally wintry cities:" https://apnews.com/article/snow-winter-east-coast-climate-warm-0e20875c070df8c57a5f04f29749b9d0

* "Before disastrous flood, officials knew Pajaro River levee could fail but took no action:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-12/authorities-knew-the-levee-could-fail

* "Another storm is expected to bring more snow and flooding to California:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166720998/california-storm-snow-rain

* "Rolling Fork, the birthplace of Muddy Waters, has faced tornado and flooding concerns for years.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/25/us/rolling-fork-tornado.html

* "Philadelphia Monitoring Water Supply After Chemical Spill:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/26/us/delaware-river-latex-chemical-spill.html

* "The Mexican Firefighting Crew That Saves Lives Across the Border:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-southwest/the-mexican-firefighting-crew-that-saves-lives-across-the-border

* "Scientists fear a Great Toxic Dustbowl could soon emerge from the Great Salt Lake:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/10/us/utah-great-salt-lake-dust-pollution-weir-wxc/index.html

* "A train carrying ethanol derails and catches fire in Minnesota, evacuation lifted:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1166998646/minnesota-train-derailment-evacuation-fire-ethanol

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* "Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/03/26/1165779335/facing-floods-what-the-world-can-learn-from-bangladeshs-climate-solutions

* "Hit With Extreme Weather, Texas Cities Debate Cost of Adaptation:" https://undark.org/2023/02/07/hit-with-extreme-weather-texas-cities-debate-cost-of-adaptation/

* "Opinion: Don't call it a comeback: California's Tulare Lake never really went away:" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-03-29/tulare-lake-california-floods-storms

* "How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/18/climate/climate-change-cotton-tampons.html

* "Dow said it was recycling our shoes. We found them in Indonesia:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/global-plastic-dow-shoes/

* "The Electron Is Having a (Magnetic) Moment. It’s a Big Deal:" https://www.wired.com/story/the-electron-is-having-a-magnetic-moment-its-a-big-deal/

* "Scientists complete first map of an insect brain:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/insect-brain-first-map-complete-b2297867.html

* CW: Animal Death "In a Famed Kenyan Game Park, the Animals Are Giving Up:" https://undark.org/2023/01/04/in-a-famed-kenyan-game-park-the-animals-are-giving-up/

* "An Icelandic Town Goes All Out to Save Baby Puffins:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/icelandic-town-goes-all-out-save-baby-puffins-180981518/

* "Is There an Ethical Way to Kill Rats? Should We Even Ask?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/27/science/rats-rodents-trapping.html

* "Dwarf elephants? Giant rats? Strange island creatures at high risk:" https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/dwarf-elephants-giant-rats-strange-island-creatures-high-risk-2023-03-09/

* "First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years:" https://apnews.com/article/horse-horseback-riding-archeology-5caf7da564dbafad6aa50379b0927220

* "Were These Beetles Once as Valuable as Gemstones?:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/beetle-jewelry-status-symbol

* "Buried by the Ash of Vesuvius, These Scrolls Are Being Read for the First Time in Millennia:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/buried-ash-vesuvius-scrolls-are-being-read-new-xray-technique-180969358/

* "Did Christians Hate Vikings? Part Two: Crosses, Archaeology and Runes:"

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* "Michelangelo’s Illustrated Grocery List:" https://www.openculture.com/2023/02/michelangelos-illustrated-grocery-list-2.html

* "The Untold Stories of the Women Who Led Slave Revolts:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/women-led-slave-revolts

* "For the Enslaved Potter David Drake, His Literary Practice Was His Resistance:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/dave-the-potters-resistance-was-his-literary-practice-180981707/

* "NOT brothel candles:" https://fakehistoryhunter.net/2023/02/26/not-brothel-candles/

* "Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story:" https://apnews.com/article/great-lakes-shipwreck-discovery-ironton-91f6db8e3c42d37b2f8ade7b4df0a4bb

* "History’s Oldest Color Photos Show How The World Looked Like in the Early 1900s:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/oldest-color-photos-in-the-world/

* "Found: An 80-Year-Old Wedding Cake With a Tragic Past:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/historical-wedding-cake-topper

* "Chilean circus has fought LGBTQ discrimination for 54 years:" https://apnews.com/article/chile-circus-diversity-lgbtq-c608be081d6e2ca44e168c6c5af7bb8b

* "First trans man to medically transition became a monk after his heart was broken:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/laurence-michael-dillon-trans-man/

* "The incredible life of Roberta Cowell: Trans innovator, war pilot and racing driver:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/roberta-cowell-trans-woman-uk-history/

* "The Heroes of ACT UP Are Dying:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/heroes-act-up-are-dying

* "Paul O’Grady wanted police to apologise for 'homophobic' 1987 arrest:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/29/paul-o-grady-arrest-police-apology/

* "Suzy Eddie Izzard explains how Paul O'Grady helped her come out as trans:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/suzy-eddie-izzard-paul-ogrady-trans/

* "The Bizarre Origin of Florida Man:"

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* "A duo of 81-year-old women are on the adventure of a lifetime: Seeing the world in 80 days:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-81-year-old-women-are-on-the-adventure-of-a-lifetime-seeing-the-world-in-80-days/

* "In New York City, a Ukrainian Dance Company Finds Strength in Tradition:" https://www.vogue.com/article/the-ukrainian-dance-company-that-finds-strength-in-tradition

* "Pence Ordered to Testify | School Bans Dolly Parton’s “Rainbowland” | Gwyneth’s Rectal Ozone Therapy:"

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* "Fewer Guns Equals Fewer Shootings | DeSantis Steals T****’s Best Lines:"

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* "The Last of Us: The Tragic Potential of Queer Zombies:"

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* "Starship Troopers ~ Lost in Adaptation:"

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* "10 musical set pieces that went WAY TOO HARD:"

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* "Doctor Who casts trans actor Pete MacHale in new season:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/doctor-who-new-cast-pete-machale-trans/

* "The January 6th Prisoners Choir Had It Comin’:"

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* "True Facts Animal Awards: Best Worst Jumping and More:"

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* "Kevin Aymoz skated the performance of his life at the 2023 World Championships.:"

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* I am still on a weird sleep schedule and dealing with assorted bodily inconveniences. Monday, my medical social worker patched me through to the lady the state pays to sort out that thing where you are on Medicare and medicaid and your health care is meant to be covered, but they send you bills anyway. I was up to two bills as a second came over the weekend from my trip over the mountains in February. I was on hold long enough to bake a veggie roast, but she fixed it. (I had put it in just before sitting down to make phone calls. Luckily I had it on cooking timer which turns the oven off automatically. The timer went off right when she came back on the line. It was fine. I had stuff to do on the computer).

Seriously, Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) is magic. I have no idea how to fight these things myself and it's all exhausting.

All the filters have been cleaned except on the big air conditioner that stays in it's closet until it gets really hot, which I’m pretty sure I cleaned at end of season.. The dishes are all done except the one that held the roast leftovers I had for dinner. Mr bedding is clean and fresh. The Head Millennial is off and away. The cats had a great afternoon today watching birds and dog walkers with the window open. We are already into two of their favorite shows: Gazebo Birds and new fan favorite Mrs. Robin's neighborhood. The season premieres of other favorites such as The Hummingbirds, Butterflies, and that perennial crime drama: Murder of Crows. seriously cat TV is excellent here.

* I was worried enough about the state of my lungs to call it in first thing Monday morning. I was still testing negative for COVID, but my immune system can't fight it's way out of a wet paper bag and I catch anything and everything. I got the usual lung doctor, which is a massive help, on Tuesday morning, which was when they could squeeze me in. My file is basically the medical equivalent of war and Peace and having a person up on it who had been in close contact with my much missed already GP is a huge help. I get treated like an adult who is an expert on my own body instead of having to fight foe the basics. She knows how seriously I take antibiotics. Trusty me, it was a relief to see her.

So we did the usual routine tests. I am negative for COVID and the currently dominant strains of Influenza which is very helpful to know, but not surprising with my vaccine status. I was actually feeling better at this point. We set up the standard contingencies. We generally do this 4-6 times a year. I'm hard to diagnose because of the stunning collection of things wrong with me as a baseline.

They also took five vials of blood as part of my routine monitoring, which I need for the new GP In April. new is a relative term here. If I am remembering names correctly, I think he's the guy who's been subbing in for emergencies when my doctor ius off for years, but I am bad at names, so it's possible I'm wrong. Anyway, they need to test a tone of things every year unless my numbers are bad and then i do an extra three vials at the half year.

This literally took all morning and I was running on about 3 1/2 hours sleep, plus the draws always take a lot out of me. I got another 3-4 hours sleep before the alarm. The trip to the bathroom at that point was so debilitating, that there was nothing for it but to rest and try again in another hour. My body really, really thought lying still all evening was a good idea, but I'd promised squirrel laundry, assorted plants and animals rely on me to look after them, and I'd an online commitment that was important, plus other assorted things needing doing like eating, lungs, and assorted small household things.

I did all those things, but getting up was very much a mistake. I basically spent all evening struggling and mostly failing to keep water and meds down, so that was.... not good. As of Wednesday evening, I'm still futzing with laundry from yesterday. *fingers crossed that my body is stabilizing*

* The Pevensies’ trauma: https://www.tumblr.com/nsuenn/712999444920057856/ok-we-all-talk-about-the-pevensies-trauma-at?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Hot Takes:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/713065506943434752/midnight-pals-hot-takes?source=share

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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.

* "You can now sponsor refugees yourself. Here’s how.:" https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23569848/how-to-sponsor-refugees-welcome-corps-biden

* "LGBTQ Refugees Welcome campaign:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/lgbtq-refugees-welcome

* There's a new Indivisible Guide! "A Practical Guide to defeating MAGA:" https://indivisible.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220104_Indivisible_%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Defeating%20MAGA.pdf

* This is a long time friend of mine. They have secured future housing, but have spent everything in the previous fundraiser on gofundme to survive to this point and they need They need $5000 over the next couple months until their move in date.

Gofundme here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/hdykv-housing-crisis?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

You can also support them via their Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Kandrinchae/shop?fbclid=IwAR0E1PRHlG45LWhBfDtVpGigD1YUk9Njm-__SviL4W7C8JZUCppFc1oG9Gs%22

* My Oldest Continuous friend's Elder Cat is getting up there and her special diet and health care for kidney failure is expensive. Gigi is a sweet, extremely cuddly girl and could use extra help. :

SupportGigiInHerOldAge:" https://www.spotfund.com/story/18393388-9914-4f6c-9f99-876aa019bdee

They are also trying to GM for pay. They are an excellent GM. Here's where to sign up: https://startplaying.games/gm/1617744454089x564714756631343740

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

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* My body is very difficult for the last week and a half and no one is letting me sleep. (Pharmacy called me twice friday, for example, and I think that was the fifth or sixth pharmacy call waking me up in the last wee. Ilost track for obvious reasons. Every medical appointment requires three robo calls now and one appointment per week is a minimum for me. Plus all the car stuff and all the other calls waking me up, and Tavy's nightmare Monday and all the other things... No sleep. My eyelid is twitching right now.

* "Climate advocates urge World Bank overhaul as leader exits:" https://apnews.com/article/politics-climate-and-environment-world-bank-david-malpass-donald-trump-8e5da6c379e8452cc75f6b919a463889

* "Iranians are protesting their government on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution:"`https://www.npr.org/2023/02/11/1156305970/iranians-are-protesting-their-government-on-the-anniversary-of-the-islamic-revol

* "Despite Khamenei's amnesty, most protesters in Iran won't go free, advocate says:" https://www.npr.org/2023/02/14/1156115697/iran-amnesty-protests-arrests-khamenei

* "Death toll from Islamic State attack in Syria at least 53:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-islamic-state-attack-syria-53-97306662

* "Insecurity threatens Nigeria's democracy as voters elect a new president:"`https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/insecurity-threatens-nigerias-democracy-voters-elect-new-president-2023-02-17/

* What Netanyahu is trying to do is terrifying. "100,000 Israelis gather in Jerusalem to protest judicial overhaul amid mass strike:"`https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-13/ty-article-live/as-nationwide-strike-launches-across-israel-protesters-block-airport/00000186-495d-d80f-abff-6bdd90c30000

* "Israelis set to protest Netanyahu's judicial overhaul for seventh consecutive week:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-17/ty-article/.premium/israelis-set-to-protest-netanyahus-judicial-overhaul-for-seventh-consecutive-week/00000186-5e99-dba0-a5c6-5efd92720000

* "France braces for protests as Macron pushes forward with pension reform:" https://www.politico.eu/article/france-emmanuel-macron-braced-for-protests-pushes-forward-with-pension-reform/

* "South Africa invokes disaster law to tackle energy crisis:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-african-president-declares-state-disaster-over-power-crisis-2023-02-09/

* "Explainer: How will South Africa's 'state of disaster' resolve power crisis?:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/how-will-south-africas-state-disaster-resolve-power-crisis-2023-02-10/

* "Brazil pushes illegal miners out of Yanomami territory:" https://apnews.com/article/brazil-government-climate-and-environment-indigenous-people-a902ff2529068ccb7965e505f250f0f7

* "Ukraine to summon Hungarian envoy over 'unacceptable' remarks by Orban:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-summon-hungarian-envoy-over-unacceptable-remarks-by-orban-2023-01-27/

* "Moldovan prime minister announces government resignation:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldovan-prime-minister-announces-government-resignation-2023-02-10/

* "Moldova names new pro-EU prime minister after government falls amid Russian pressure:" https://www.politico.eu/article/moldova-government-resign-pro-european-union-natalia-gavrilita/

* "What is happening in Moldova, Ukraine's tiny European neighbor with a pro-Russian movement?:" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/17/what-is-happening-in-moldova-is-it-putins-next-target-after-ukraine.html

* "Facebook ran ads in Moldova for oligarch sanctioned by US:" https://apnews.com/article/technology-politics-united-states-government-us-department-of-the-treasury-russia-6277b515a552c980c262c72731dccdbe

* "India tax officers search BBC offices weeks after critical Modi documentary:" https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-income-tax-department-conducts-searches-bbc-offices-sources-2023-02-14/

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* "Government risks undermining plans to ban ‘no fault’ tenant evictions, say MPs - Committees:" https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/levelling-up-housing-and-communities-committee/news/186104/government-risks-undermining-plans-to-ban-no-fault-tenant-evictions-say-mps/

* "Tory MP Who Said Foodbank Users 'Can't Budget' Appointed Deputy Party Chairman:" https://ca.style.yahoo.com/tory-mp-said-foodbank-users-141545922.html

* "Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scotland's first minister:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/15/nicola-sturgeon-resigns-quits-lgbtq-trans/

* "SNP 'frontrunner' Kate Forbes has a troubling record on abortion and trans rights:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/16/kate-forbes-snp-trans-church-abortion/

* "UK strikes hit a 30-year high as inflation erodes pay:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/economy/uk-strikes-wages-inflation/index.html

* "Tory crackdown on gender reform suggests government might ‘take away rights altogether’, trans dad fears:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/10/freddy-mcconnell-trans-gender-recognition-act-grc/

* "Tory government would block Welsh gender recognition reform:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/10/tory-government-block-welsh-gender-recognition-reform/

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* Please, please, wear your mask! "The COVID-19 pandemic in 2023: far from over:" https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00050-8/fulltext

* Republicans continue to try to criminalize life saving medical care. "Idaho lawmakers introduce legislation to criminalize those who administer COVID vaccines:" https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/capitol-watch/idaho-lawmakers-introduce-legislation-to-criminalize-those-who-administer-covid-vaccines-legislature/277-2436a514-e7da-4b31-9762-f9be10300075

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* "Ukrainian president addresses UK parliament:" https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/02/08/volodymyr-zelensky-addresses-parliament-sot-intl-vpx.cnn

* "Romania says Russian missile flew over Moldova just outside NATO airspace:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/10/romania-moldova-russia-missiles-ukraine-nato/

* "Russia-Ukraine War: U.S. Says Restocking Ukraine With Ammunition Is Urgent to Allies:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/02/14/world/russia-ukraine-news

* "Russian diplomat says ties with US in 'unprecedented crisis':" https://apnews.com/article/politics-russia-government-united-states-moscow-cbc9e5e628564a6ac36caae94a082eb6

* "United States tells citizens: Leave Russia immediately:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/united-states-tells-citizens-depart-russia-immediately-2023-02-13/

* "Zelenskyy predicts Russian loss and warns Belarus against attack:" https://www.politico.eu/article/volodymyr-zelenskyy-predict-russia-loss-warn-belarus-attack-munich-security-conference/

* "Russia is draining a massive Ukrainian reservoir, endangering a nuclear plant:" https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155761686/russia-is-draining-a-massive-ukrainian-reservoir-endangering-a-nuclear-plant

* "Russian forces strike Ukraine, air raid sirens wail across the country:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-strike-ukraine-air-raid-sirens-wail-across-country-2023-02-10/

* "Russia's rare thermobaric rocket launcher taken out by Ukraine, video shows:" https://www.newsweek.com/russia-thermobaric-rocket-launcher-destroyed-ukraine-video-1781454

* "Russia may have lost an entire elite brigade near a Donetsk coal-mining town:" https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-may-have-lost-an-entire-elite-brigade-near-a-coal-mining-town-in-donbas-ukraine-says/

* " On the road from Donetsk, evacuation ends in heartbreak :" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-evacuation-picture/

* I’m so glad she escaped. "Russian TV Journalist Who Protested Ukraine War On Air Added To Wanted List:" https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-journalist-ukraine-protest-ovsyannikova-wanted-escaped/32063391.html

Want to help Journalists without Borders? https://donate.rsf.org/us/donate/~my-donation

* "Opinion | They clicked once. Then came the dark prisons.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2023/political-protest-new-generation-faces/

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* "US intercepts Russian bombers off Alaska for 2 straight days:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-intercepts-russian-bombers-off-alaska-2-straight/story?id=97260923

* "North Korea displays enough ICBMs to overwhelm U.S. defense system against them:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/08/north-korea-missile-capability-icbms-00081993

* "What we know about the unidentified object shot down over Alaska:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/11/politics/unidentified-object-alaska-military-latest/index.html

* "U.S. declassifies balloon intelligence, calls out China for spying:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/09/chinese-balloon-surveillance-program/

* "Congress unites to condemn China — but splits again over Biden — after spy balloon incident:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/09/house-passes-measure-condemning-china-for-spy-balloon-419-0-00082038

* "Chinese Spy Balloon: Legal To Shoot Down?:"

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* "Did the Pentagon use a jet to shoot down a hobby group's balloon?:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/did-the-pentagon-use-a-jet-to-shoot-down-a-hobby-group-s-balloon-163535429550

* "Biden says objects shot down over North America last week appear to not be part of China's spy balloon operation :" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/16/politics/president-biden-downed-objects

* "Outside of balloon spotlight, Chinese hacks threaten U.S. infrastructure, security:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/outside-of-balloon-spotlight-chinese-hacks-threaten-u-s-infrastructure-security-163391045627

* "After helping prince’s rise, Trump and Kushner benefit from Saudi funds:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/12/after-helping-princes-rise-trump-kushner-benefit-saudi-funds/

* "Democrat seeks documents about $2 billion Saudi investment in Kushner fund:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/15/democrats-jared-kushner-saudi-investment-documents/

* "Raskin calls for investigation into Kushner’s $2 billion Saudi deal:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/raskin-calls-for-investigation-into-kushner-s-2-billion-saudi-deal-163456581726

* "New details on how Trump, Kushner continue to profit off Saudi ties:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/new-details-on-how-trump-kushner-continue-to-profit-off-saudi-ties-163301445596

* "Apparent cyberattack forces Florida hospital system to divert some emergency patients to other facilities:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/03/politics/cyberattack-hospital-tallahassee-memorial-florida/index.html

* "Exclusive: Former top FBI official involved in Trump-Russia investigation under scrutiny by federal prosecutors for his own ties to Russia:" https://www.businessinsider.com/exclusive-fbi-charles-mcgonigal-trump-russia-grand-jury-oleg-deripaska-2022-9

* "New report raises questions about indicted former FBI spy chief's Russia contacts:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/new-report-raises-questions-about-indicted-former-fbi-spy-chief-s-russia-contacts-163531845694

* "Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s strange ‘woke’ rant reveals a big GOP problem:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/08/sarah-huckabee-sanders-sotu-response-biden-woke-ron-desantis/

* "One-on-One with Karine Jean-Pierre:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/one-on-one-with-karine-jean-pierre-163207237765

* "Biden to name Fed's Lael Brainard as top economic advisor, source says:" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/14/biden-to-name-feds-lael-brainard-as-top-economic-advisor-source-says.html

* "Black History Flag Flies Over Federal Building For First Time:" https://advocatechannel.com/black-history-flag-flies-over-federal-building-first-time

* "Supreme Court justices discussed, but did not agree on, code of conduct:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/09/supreme-court-ethics-code/

* "String of scandals prompts push for Supreme Court code of conduct:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/string-of-scandals-prompts-push-for-supreme-court-code-of-conduct-163067461908

* Some Republican Supreme Court justices insist that they are Lawmakers, not judges and the importance of their rulings means they can't be constrained by any ethical rules when changing law in accordance with their political beliefs.

My suspicion is the ethical constraint that most would chafe is an end to them being allowed to take bribes for access.

* "The Supreme Court Could Destroy the Internet. Really.:"

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* "Inflation eases again, but bringing prices further down will take work:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/02/14/inflation-easing-cpi-january/

* "Rick Scott pivots on Social Security Medicare after bipartisan backlash:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rick-scott-pivots-on-social-security-medicare-after-bipartisan-backlash-163605573683

* And yet they don’t examine the massive tax cuts they gave the rich. "Republicans take aim at food stamps in growing fight over federal debt:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023/02/16/food-stamps-gop-proposed-cuts/

* "Ohio train crash crisis highlights need for safety net GOP seeks to cut:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/ohio-train-crash-crisis-highlights-need-for-safety-net-gop-seeks-to-cut-163614277858

* "582,462 and Counting:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/business/economy/us-homeless-population-count.html

* "Striking HarperCollins Workers Reach Tentative Agreement With Publisher:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/books/harper-collins-strike-tentative-agreement.html

* "Temple University cuts tuition and health benefits for striking graduate students:" https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155762537/temple-university-grad-strike

Graduate student workers do a lot of the things professors do (grading, some teaching, particularly discussion sections, etc.), and being a grad student is incredibly expensive. Tuition is astronomically higher, and not always covered by grants, scholarships, etc.. The cost of books is massive even compared to undergraduates in the more expensive disciplines. (The books you need for things like advanced language classes and history cost almost as much as housing did for me in grad school per term). The same housing shortages and skyrocketing housing prices effect them as they do everyone else and on campus graduate housing tends to be super limited, especially if you have a spouse or family, which means dealing with expensive city housing markets).

I absolutely support the strikers. Universities use grad students and adjunct professors as a way to avoid paying for tenure track and tenured professors in the quantities they need. Seriously, given the geometric tuition inflation in my lifetime, most universities can afford to pay all their workers properly, they just chose not to.

* "Uber, Lyft drivers announce strike across Pittsburgh region:" https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/uber-lyft-drivers-announce-strike-across-pittsburgh-region/T7SE5T7GHJB7VOD4LG3J4VF34A/

* "Actors strike at California medieval-themed dinner theater:" https://apnews.com/article/california-los-angeles-business-strikes-409905e3e61b5611da872f4f25be8e96

* "Starbucks: A Grande Union Busting With Two Pumps of Racism:"

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* "Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' parents, sister sue Alec Baldwin over 'Rust' shooting:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/cinematographer-halyna-hutchins-parents-sister-sue-alec-baldwin/story?id=97006332

* "Chris Hayes: The real reason behind the Republican Party infighting:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-the-real-reason-behind-the-republican-party-infighting-163162693902

* "Plaskett: GOP using ‘weaponization’ panel to air conspiracy theories ahead of 2024:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/plaskett-gop-using-weaponization-panel-to-air-conspiracy-theories-ahead-of-2024-163164229889

* "Specificity key to advancing goals of public safety, police reform: Rep. Horsford:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/specificity-key-to-advancing-goals-of-public-safety-police-reform-rep-horsford-163170885872

* "Gay Dem Blasts Marjorie Taylor Greene for Going After Drag Shows at Hearing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-robert-garcia

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* "Democrats look for opportunities to secure democracy against GOP election deniers:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/democrats-look-for-opportunities-to-secure-democracy-against-gop-election-deniers-163463237813

* "Fox knew vote rigging claims were false, Dominion says, as network defends coverage:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/dominion-voting-systems-says-fox-knew-vote-rigging-claims-it-broadcast-were-2023-02-16/

* "Mehdi: Bombshell text evidence confirms Fox 'is not a news channel':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mehdi-bombshell-text-evidence-confirms-fox-is-not-a-news-channel-163603525730

* "On air vs. off air: How Fox News lied about the 2020 election:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/on-air-vs-off-air-how-fox-news-lied-about-the-2020-election-163603013893

* "Court brief exposes Fox News fear of fickle, Trump-supporting audience:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/court-brief-exposes-fox-news-fear-of-fickle-trump-supporting-audience-163611205944

* "Fox News exposed for disingenuous coverage of Trump's Big Lie:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/fox-news-exposed-for-disingenuous-coverage-of-trump-s-big-lie-163613253706

* "Who knew a far-right election denier would do Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs' bidding?:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2023/02/07/gov-katie-hobbs-ally-in-election-denier-rep-liz-harris/69881091007/

* "Nikki Haley Launches Her Campaign Beside Doomsday Antisemitic Pastor:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/nikki-haley-launches-her-campaign-beside-doomsday-antisemitic-pastor-john-hagee

* "Trump attacks Nikki Haley from the left on Social Security, Medicare:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-attacks-nikki-haley-from-the-left-on-social-security-medicare-163455557771

* "Nikki Haley stumbles over federal abortion ban issue:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/nikki-haley-stumbles-over-federal-abortion-ban-issue-163527749727

* "Trump Plans to Bring Back Firing Squads, Group Executions if He Retakes White House:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-death-penalty-firing-squad-executions-1234679447/

* "Trump Vows to Gut Transgender Rights if Reelected:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/donald-trump-transgender-rights

* "Big GOP donors plot to replace Trump in 2024:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/big-gop-donors-plot-to-replace-trump-in-2024-163050565957

* "California's Rep. Lee files to seek Feinstein's Senate seat:" https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-2022-midterm-elections-dianne-feinstein-barbara-lee-82e9988882c50b6514b7ee22f946a884

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* "'This is a lie': Sinema's office denies Santos' account of friendly exchange during State of Union:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/10/politics/sinema-santos-state-of-the-union/index.html

* "FEC orders Santos to formally declare his 2024 candidacy or 'disavow' post-midterm fundraising :" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/10/politics/fec-george-santos-campaign-fundraising/index.html

* "George Santos Reportedly Hires Lawyer Convicted of Brazilian Gang Killing:" https://www.advocate.com/news/george-santos-lawyer-gang-execution

* "Santos was charged with theft in 2017 case tied to Amish dog breeders:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/09/santos-charged-theft-2017-dog-breeders-00082091

* "House Democrats file resolution attempting to expel George Santos from Congress:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-santos-house-democrats-resolution-remove-from-congress/

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* "The First Gen Z Congressman Has Landed in Washington:"

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* If this is what he needed then I am very glad he was willing and able to do it. My thoughts are with him. "Fetterman checks into hospital to seek treatment for clinical depression:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fetterman-checks-into-hospital-to-seek-treatment-for-clinical-depression-163527749542

* White lawmakers are planning to end democracy for a majority black city so they can have their way with the city, much as happened in Flint Michigan only worse. "Controversial Bill in Mississippi:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/controversial-bill-in-mississippi-163208261638

* "Unnerving authoritarian patterns seen from right-wing U.S. governors:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/unnerving-authoritarian-patterns-seen-from-right-wing-u-s-governors-163312709674

* "First step to authoritarianism: attack the free press:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/first-step-to-authoritarianism-attack-the-free-press-163311173811

* This is terrifying in every country where it’s happening. "Authoritarian style attacks on judiciary expected as potential Trump indictment looms:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/authoritarian-style-attacks-on-judiciary-expected-as-potential-trump-indictment-looms-163312197935

* "Feds bust company using child labor to clean meatpacking plants:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/feds-bust-company-using-child-labor-to-clean-meatpacking-plants-163611717920

* "Portions of Georgia grand jury report cite suspicions of false testimony:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/portions-of-grand-jury-report-cite-suspicions-of-false-testimony-163534917814

* "FBI removes one document marked classified from former Vice President Mike Pence's home:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/10/politics/mike-pence-house-fbi-search/index.html

* "Trump team turns over additional classified records and laptop to federal prosecutors:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/10/politics/trump-classified-records-laptop/index.html

* "Trump lawyers turn over more classified material, including digital copies:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-lawyers-turn-over-more-classified-material-including-digital-copies-163170885625

* "Trump legal spotlight increasingly difficult for Pence to avoid:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-legal-spotlight-increasingly-difficult-for-pence-to-avoid-163169349927

* "Mark Meadows subpoenaed by DOJ special counsel in Jan. 6 probe:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/report-mark-meadows-subpoenaed-by-doj-special-counsel-in-jan-6-probe-163455045531

* "Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows received DOJ subpoena in January: reports:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-chief-of-staff-mark-meadows-received-doj-subpoena-in-january-reports-163464261634

* "What the DOJ special counsel might hope to learn from Mike Pence under subpoena:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/what-the-doj-special-counsel-might-hope-to-learn-from-mike-pence-under-subpoena-163067461596

* "‘He’s going to lose this’: Mike Pence’s chance of challenging DOJ subpoena:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-he-s-going-to-lose-this-mike-pence-s-chance-of-challenging-doj-subpoena-163049029764

* "Schiff: No excuse for Pence to do anything but cooperate with DOJ subpoena:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/schiff-no-excuse-for-pence-to-do-anything-but-cooperate-with-doj-subpoena-163161157968

* "'Wrongheaded on many levels': Lofgren knocks Pence foot-dragging on DOJ subpoena:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-wrongheaded-on-many-levels-lofgren-knocks-pence-footdragging-on-doj-subpoena-163391045695

* "Rep. Goldman: Pence is trying Trump's delay strategy in subpoena fight:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-goldman-pence-is-trying-trump-s-delay-strategy-in-subpoena-fight-163526725796

* "Four Takeaways From the Proud Boys Jan. 6 Sedition Trial So Far:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/us/politics/proud-boys-jan-6-sedition-trial.html

* "Elon Musk Is An Idiot (and so are Zuck and SBF):"

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* "Joe Rogan Can’t Figure Out Why People Think Elon Musk Is a ‘Right-Winger’ Now:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-rogan-cant-figure-out-why-people-think-elon-musk-is-a-right-winger-now

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene accuses gay former Twitter exec of sexualising children:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/08/marjorie-taylor-greene-yoel-roth-twitter-hunter-biden-hearing/

* "Extremist influencers are generating millions for Twitter, report says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/09/twitter-ads-revenue-suspended-account/

* "FBI says Baltimore County woman plotted to 'shoot up' BGE electric substations:" https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2023-02-06/fbi-says-baltimore-county-woman-plotted-to-shoot-up-bge-electric-substations

* "Molotov Cocktail Thrown at New Jersey Synagogue:" https://advocatechannel.com/molotov-cocktail-new-jersey-synagogue

* "Florida could soon have permitless carry. It’s not enough, some gun owners say.:" https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/02/07/desantis-permitless-carry-bill-gun-open-constitutional/

* "LGBTQ+ Activists Speak Out as Florida Considers Loosening Gun Access:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/permitless-carry-lgbtq-florida

* "New push for assault weapons ban, nearly five years after Parkland shooting:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/new-push-for-assault-weapons-ban-nearly-five-years-after-parkland-shooting-163206725800

* "Maxwell Frost: Gen Z is the 'mass shooting generation’ :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/maxwell-frost-gen-z-is-the-mass-shooting-generation-163380805669

* CW: Suicide. "Suspect has died of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after mass shooting at Michigan State University left 3 dead and 5 injured, police say:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/13/us/michigan-state-university-shots-fired/index.html

* "Suspect killed former partner, five others in Mississippi shootings, sheriff says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/02/17/mississippi-shooting-tate-county/

* "White House struggles to explain the fate of Title 42:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/06/public-health-emerdency-title-42-00081390

* "Lawsuit can proceed against Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse:" https://apnews.com/article/kyle-rittenhouse-legal-proceedings-kenosha-lawsuits-shootings-3bdc03586a45f1ebee16a3df8a5a4f63

* "How True Crime Exploits Victims:"

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* "Missouri man who killed 4 executed despite innocence claims:" https://apnews.com/article/missouri-state-government-california-homicide-94fe2fefa47faa618d3826c7f32e6f1d

* "Are Inmates Being Sentenced to a Painful Death?:"

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* "Yale Honors Black Girl Reported to Police For Spraying Lanternflies:" https://advocatechannel.com/yale-honors-black-girl-reported-to-police-for-spraying-lanternflies

* "Who’s Afraid of Black History?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/17/opinion/desantis-florida-african-american-studies-black-history.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Opinion

* "Gov. Greg Abbott tells state agencies to stop considering diversity in hiring:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/07/greg-abbott-diversity-equity-inclusion-illegal/

* "New College of Florida board trustee wants to replace president and fire all faculty and staff to eliminate ‘dogmatic wokeness’:" https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/new-college-of-florida-board-trustee-wants-to-replace-president-and-fire-all-faculty-and-staff-to-eliminate-dogmatic-wokeness-33448774

* I was super skeptical of the guy from the college board I saw interviewed recently claiming there was no contact and they just decided to gut the course independently. I feel vindicated in my skepticism. "Florida Officials Had Repeated Contact With College Board Over African American Studies:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/us/florida-college-board-african-american-studies.html

* "DeSantis retrograde war on education, social progress stirs protest in Florida capital:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/desantis-retrograde-war-on-education-social-progress-stirs-protest-in-florida-capital-163463237757

* "200 students stage walkout at Hillcrest High School in protest over Black History Month program:" https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/200-students-stage-walkout-at-hillcrest-high-school-in-protest-over-black-history-month-program/

* "North Dakota Bill Would Jail Librarians for Not Removing Certain Books:" https://www.advocate.com/news/north-dakota-library-jail-books

* "Right-Wing Group Targets LGBTQ+ Existence in Michigan Schools:" https://www.advocate.com/news/right-wing-targets-lgbtq-michigan

* "Libs of TikTok Targets 'Kinky Boots' Event:" https://www.advocate.com/news/chaya-raichik-unaware-kinky-boots#rebelltitem1

* "Former Mayor Pleads No Contest in Grindr Child Sex Crime Case:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/robert-jacob-child-sex-crime

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Male Staffer Who Accused CPAC's Matt Schlapp of Groping Sues GOP Operative:" https://www.advocate.com/news/matt-schlapp-gop-operative

* "Gay Man Sues Canada Over Sperm Donation Restrictions:" https://www.advocate.com/news/sperm-donation-canada-gay-men

* For Republicans, the Handmaid's Tale is aspirational. "Florida Wants Teen Athletes to Report Periods — Why?:" https://www.advocate.com/news/florida-teen-athletes-periods

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* I’m not holding my breath for this Supreme Court to side with the constitution and civil and human rights over their theocracy agenda. I’d love for this to work though. "Federal judge says constitutional right to abortion may still exist, despite Dobbs:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/06/federal-judge-constitutional-right-abortion-dobbs-00081391

* "Biden administration braces for ruling that could ban abortion pills:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/09/court-ban-abortion-pills-nationwide-00081946

* "Texas judge could end access to abortion medication mifepristone nationwide:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/texas-judge-could-end-access-to-abortion-medication-mifepristone-nationwide-163068485515

* "TX lawsuit could pull abortion drug off the U.S. market:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/tx-lawsuit-could-pull-abortion-drug-off-the-u-s-market-163206725797

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* "Focus on the Family Hates Your (Non-Straight) Family:"

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* "Egyptian Police Entrapping Queer Men Through Dating Apps: Report:" https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-egypt

* "Photographer Charged With Murder of LGBTQ Activist, Model Edwin Chiloba:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/edwin-chiloba-murder-suspect

* "India could legalise same-sex marriage. It would change these couples' lives:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/09/india-same-sex-marriage-supreme-court-ruling/

* "Slovenia becomes first eastern European country to recognise same-sex marriage:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/02/slovenia-same-sex-marriage/

* "Church of England votes to offer blessings to same sex couples:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/09/church-of-england-synod-votes-to-offer-blessings-to-same-sex-couples/

* "Protesters face off with bishops over paltry same-sex marriage blessings proposal:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/08/protestors-rally-against-church-of-englands-same-sex-marraige-law/

* "Doctors warn 'NHS is failing trans people' amid row over Tavistock gender clinic:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/09/tavistock-gender-clinic-closure-staff-open-letter-trans-healthcare/

* "91 Percent of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Failed in 2022:" https://www.advocate.com/news/anti-lgbtq-bills-failed-2022

* "Democrats kill off anti-trans bills targeting life-saving healthcare and trans kids:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/05/virginia-senate-democrats-trans-bills-healthcare/

* "Here Are the 21 States Trying to Ban Gender-Affirming Care:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/what-states-trying-ban-gender-affirming-care

* "Utah Gov. Signs Bill Banning Most Gender-Affirming Care for Youth:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/gender-affirming-care-utah-ban

* "North Dakota Bill Targets Nonexistent Trend of Students Identifying as Animals:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/students-identifying-as-animals-bill

* "Queer Prom Targeted by Far-Right Influencers and Lawmakers:" https://www.advocate.com/news/libs-of-tiktok-queer-prom

* "Trans pharmacist asked if she 'has a penis' during senate hearing speaks out: 'Dehumanising':" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/17/gwendolyn-herzig-trans-pharmacy-doctor-arkansas/

* "Baker Jack Phillips Loses Appeal in Trans Woman's Discrimination Suit:" https://www.advocate.com/news/jake-phillips-loses-appeal-transgender

* "Two men charged over tragic 2019 killing of Black trans woman Pebbles LaDime Doe:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/04/pebbles-ladime-doe-death-south-caroline-black-trans/

* "Gay Man Robbed, Beaten Beyond Recognition in San Francisco:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/gay-man-robbed-beaten

* "FBI Investigating Threats Against 3 LGBTQ+ Bars:" https://www.advocate.com/news/fbi-investigation-lgbtq-bar-threats

* "School District Rallies Behind Superintendent Targeted by Antigay Letter:" https://www.advocate.com/news/georgia-school-district-superintendent

* "Trans employee wins $20K settlement against Shake Shack:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/02/trans-employee-wins-20k-settlement-against-shake-shack/

* "World Athletics Seeks Stricter Rules for Transgender Women:" https://www.advocate.com/world/world-athletics-transgender-women

* "Feds Seek Input on National PrEP Coverage:" https://www.advocate.com/news/feds-seek-prep-coverage-input

* "Mpox Is Almost Gone in the US, Leaving Lessons & Mysteries Behind:" https://www.advocate.com/health/mpox-monkeypox-numbers-down-lessons

* "Ex-Mormons Have Started a Magic Mushroom Church:"

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* Yet more proof insurance companies are evil and we need free universal healthcare. "Trans doctor forced to spend life savings to keep clinic open and treat patients:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/09/trans-doctor-tiffany-najberg-life-savings-to-keep-clinic-open/

* "Seizure Drug Can Reprogram Donor Hearts to Last Longer Until Transplant:" https://www.laboratoryequipment.com/594420-Seizure-Drug-Can-Reprogram-Donor-Hearts-to-Last-Longer-Until-Transplant/

* "900% increase in babies born with syphilis in Mississippi may be part of nationwide trend:" https://www.livescience.com/900-increase-in-babies-born-with-syphilis-in-mississippi-may-be-part-of-nationwide-trend

* "An 82-year-old woman was found alive at a New York funeral home after she was pronounced dead hours earlier, police say:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/us/new-york-woman-found-alive-funeral-home/index.html

* "Opioid Tapering Disrupts Healthcare and Worsens Doctor-Patient Relationships:" https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2023/2/8/opioid-tapering-disrupts-healthcare-and-worsens-doctor-patient-relationshipsnbsp

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* "How search and rescue teams pull survivors from rubble:" https://www.reuters.com/graphics/TURKEY-QUAKE/SEARCH/klpygdjoapg/

* "Turkey-Syria quake: Death toll tops 41,000; First U.N. aid convoy enters Syria via new border crossing:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/14/turkey-syria-earthquake-updates-deaths/

Link to help Turkey: https://www.tumblr.com/star-burp/708846519515774976?source=share

White Helmets Syria: https://www.whitehelmets.org/en/

UN help for both countries: https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/turkiye-syria-earthquake-emergency

Queer relief fund for the 6 February Earthquake LGBTQIA+ and/or SW survivors: https://gogetfunding.com/queer-relief-fund-for-the-6-february-earthquake-lgbtqia-and-or-sw-survivors/

Doctors without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/donate?_gl=1*659c3c*_ga*NzkzMjQ0NzgxLjE2NzU4MzgzMzk.*_ga_C7EW6Q0J9K*MTY3NTgzODMzOC4xLjEuMTY3NTgzODQyMC4wLjAuMA..&_ga=2.197021998.387868859.1675838340-793244781.1675838339&_gac=1.52586970.1675838340.CjwKCAiAioifBhAXEiwApzCzthT21ylvvR7E5iLT-s-1Ob5DuAW4jst5eWVg1o0d89Pq6HwlGqUEPRoC-K0QAvD_BwE

* "Turkey’s Earthquake Response Is as Political as the Conditions That Increased the Devastation:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/turkeys-earthquake-response-is-as-political-as-the-conditions-that-increased-the-devastation

* "Devastation, loss and hope in Antakya after earthquake:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/earthquake-levels-city-antakya-southern-turkey/story?id=97034631

* "Syrian refugees starting over in Turkey are hit hard by the earthquake:" https://www.npr.org/2023/02/09/1155632055/syrian-refugees-starting-over-in-turkey-are-hit-hard-by-the-earthquake

* "Three people rescued from Syria rubble 110 hours after earthquake:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/three-people-rescued-syria-rubble-110-hours-after-earthquake-state-media-2023-02-10/

* "Survivors ever fewer in earthquake rubble of Turkey and Syria:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/survivors-ever-fewer-earthquake-rubble-turkey-syria-2023-02-12/

* "How Syria's war has hindered earthquake relief:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-syrias-war-has-hindered-earthquake-relief-2023-02-13/

* "Rescues dwindle in Turkey after earthquake as aid trickles into Syria:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/teenager-rescued-rubble-turkey-10-days-after-quake-2023-02-16/

* "A Crisis Within a Crisis in Syria:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/podcasts/the-daily/syria-turkey-earthquake-aid.html

* "A Dramatic Rescue From Turkey's Earthquake Epicenter:"

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* "What to know about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio:" https://www.npr.org/2023/02/16/1157333630/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment

* "Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train derailment:" https://www.npr.org/2023/02/14/1156567743/health-east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-chemicals

* "Ohio train derailment prompts evacuations, uncertainty:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ohio-train-derailment-prompts-evacuations-uncertainty-163303493603

* "Republicans use Ohio train disaster to pursue culture wars, ignore solutions:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/republicans-use-ohio-train-disaster-to-pursue-culture-wars-ignore-solutions-163379781729

* "Ohio Governor DeWine, FEMA Regional Administrator Sivak issue joint statement on East Palestine:" https://highlandcountypress.com/Content/In-The-News/Headlines/Article/Ohio-Governor-DeWine-FEMA-Regional-Administrator-Sivak-issue-joint-statement-on-East-Palestine/2/73/88183

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* "“Potential Environmental Nuclear Bomb”: The Disappearing Salt Lake:"

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* "When AI Art Becomes Exploitative and Unethical:"

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* "How Humans Domesticated Just About Everything:"

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* "19th century register gives glimpse into lives of free blacks in Pittsylvania County:" https://www.chathamstartribune.com/news/article_48c8c108-a88d-11ed-a5bc-a31f47080ded.html

* "How Robert Smalls sailed his crew and family to freedom during the Civil War:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-robert-smalls-sailed-his-crew-and-family-to-freedom-during-the-civil-war

* "First Black combatant of Civil War to be honored in Loudoun Co. battlefield cemetery:" https://wtop.com/loudoun-county/2023/02/first-black-combatant-of-civil-war-to-be-honored-in-loudoun-co-battlefield-cemetery/

* "History Thread: Robert Elliott and the Rhetoric of Liberty:" https://the-avocado.org/2023/02/14/history-thread-robert-elliott-and-the-rhetoric-of-liberty/

* "Boston’s only Black hospital was founded in 1908 — in the South End apartment building where I lived:" https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/02/09/historic-boston-plymouth-hospital-cornelius-garland-lisa-gordon

* "How Hollywood was Born Gay:"

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* "Wikipedia’s Intentional Distortion of the History of the Holocaust:" https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25785648.2023.2168939

* "The Little Known History of World War II's All-Black, All-Female Battalion:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/all-black-women-battalion-wwii-6888th?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a57267612e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_02_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-a57267612e-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=a57267612e&mc_eid=5723490053

* "James Dean: The Bi Hollywood Icon We Lost Too Soon:"

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* "50 Black Women in STEM You Should Know About:" https://medium.com/rediscover-steam/50-black-women-in-stem-you-should-know-about-f74bd23503fd

* "Jo-Raquel Tejada wanted to make it in Hollywood. She had to become Raquel Welch.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/raquel-welch-stealth-latina-tejada-changing-times-rcna71174

* "George Santos: Bring On The Ethics Investigation:"

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* "Meanwhile… Subway Is For Sale | Japan’s Monkey Mermaid Mummy | Pizza Delivery Squirrel Attack:"

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* "Rihanna Wins! | Are The Balloons Sent By Aliens? | George Santos Stole Puppies:"

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* "The Last of Us EP4: Building a Bond — Therapist Reacts!:"

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* "The Last of Us HBO EP5: The Importance of Great Role Models — Therapist Reacts!:"

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* "How Glass Onion Calls Out Capitalism:"

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* "Hogwarts Legacy release prompts more antisemitism allegations:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/10/hogwarts-legacy-antisemitism-goblin-artefact/

* "The Queer Joy of Everything Everywhere All At Once:"

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* "Everyone Everywhere Needs Waymond Wang:"

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* "I Don't See Color: Where Bucky's Apology Fails:"

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* "Boyz II Men (ft. Stephen Colbert) -- "I'll Make Love To You (But We Don't Have To)":"

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* "Captain Kirk Has A New Enemy In Space:"

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* "Vladagra Will Help You Launch Your Missile:"

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* "The Bright Side of Dylan's Journey:"

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* This is a long time friend of mine. They have secured future housing, but have spent everything in the previous fundraiser on gofundme to survive to this point and they need They need $6800 over the next three months until their move in date.

Gofundme here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/hdykv-housing-crisis?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

You can also support them via their Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Kandrinchae/shop?fbclid=IwAR0E1PRHlG45LWhBfDtVpGigD1YUk9Njm-__SviL4W7C8JZUCppFc1oG9Gs%22

* Thursday was really bad mobility wise. Bonus points for hours of intermittent Internet connection. Monday was astonishingly difficult physically as well for no apparent reason. Tuesday was a touch better. We have dropped off the car for the procedure. Let's hope Medicare transport goes okay.

* The car ended up being $450.00. When they lifted the assembly out, they discovered the spark plugs were close to the end, so they just charged parts to replace them. I vaguely remember this being what happened more than a decade ago, last time they redid this part of the car, so was rather expecting it.

I have raised 100ish towards the bills I didn't pay in order to fix the car. I'll need to sort out the exact size of the hole once everything settled..

My chronic illness stuff remains stunningly bad. I was going to explain what's going on, but frankly, it exhausts me. We are at the trapped on the kitchen floor weeping because I couldn't find the safe for me spaghetti pot and then discovered I couldn't get up level Wednesday. Thursday was supposed to be full rest after I got the car back in the morning, but Ha! No! People kept calling me, and then it turned out I'd forgotten to sign my check so I had to go back to the mechanic before the 5 O'clock close.

(One of the things I love about Honest Mechanic is their super strict business hours. They are opened 8-5 weekdays. Everyone gets a full hour of lunch and is paid what they deserve for their skilled labor. Everyone is treated decently and they are never asked to work even a minute early or late. No bothering people when they are off the clock. Work/life balance encouraged. I will weep when the owner retires, though it will likely be okay with his son in his footsteps. I noticed tonight his son is about the age the father was when I first went there, and looks so like him they could almost be clones. I love when businesses are ethical in every respect).

As I'd already spent the gas to go downtown, I forced myself to do pharmacy and library, since medicare transport only does to and from doctor's appointments, so no errands happened Wednesday. I am already weepy tired, and in pain. We have one week of special girl cat food left, and I have concerns. I think there may be enough gas to last the month. We'll see.

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Gwydion

* A thing on Shaw Deadnaming Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Picard: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/709591413032189952/i-want-to-state-right-off-that-i-cant-speak-for?source=share

* I only agree with about 80% of this, but a lot of it is very good and the rest worth mulling and debating.
Contains Locked Tomb spoilers: "John is Ra and Alecto is Mehet-Weret:" https://chaos-has-theories.tumblr.com/post/686969277229727744/part-1-the-eye-of-john

* "What's happening to your body book for lyctors :" https://www.tumblr.com/yuck-pfaugh/709602095818571776?source=share

* "International Snow Sculpture Championships 2023: See the Incredible Winning Creations:" https://nicenews.com/culture/2023-international-snow-sculpture-championships/

* "In world where there is two types of tower-dwellers, a Princess is locked in a tower.:" https://www.tumblr.com/seananmcguire/708978195414859776?source=share

* I'd like to take a moment to appreciate how good the young actors are/have been on The Last of Us. So good and real and natural I never questioned it until listening to the creators talk about it.

* Alfred orients the Wayne Manor Staff: https://www.tumblr.com/seananmcguire/709087024924278784?source=share

* Time travel cop, fish & wildlife division: https://www.tumblr.com/magnesiumflare/709291424936607744?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Fuckenstein:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/708804745928802305/midnight-pals-fuckenstein?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: The Protocols of Hogwarts:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/708894743941300224/midnight-pals-the-protocols-of-hogwarts?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: A Field So English:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/709004466549129216/midnight-pals-a-field-so-english?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Legally Binding:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/709268715375558656/midnight-pals-legally-binding?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: The Real Victims:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/709340610840182784/midnight-pals-the-real-victims?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: more of this shit:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/709438054266552320/midnight-pals-more-of-this-shit?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Penguins on Parade:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/709619008102711296/midnight-pals-penguins-on-parade?source=share

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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.

Earthquake Relief:
Link to help Turkey: https://www.tumblr.com/star-burp/708846519515774976?source=share

White Helmets Syria: https://www.whitehelmets.org/en/

UN help for both countries: https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/turkiye-syria-earthquake-emergency

Queer relief fund for the 6 February Earthquake LGBTQIA+ and/or SW survivors: https://gogetfunding.com/queer-relief-fund-for-the-6-february-earthquake-lgbtqia-and-or-sw-survivors/

Doctors without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/donate?_gl=1*659c3c*_ga*NzkzMjQ0NzgxLjE2NzU4MzgzMzk.*_ga_C7EW6Q0J9K*MTY3NTgzODMzOC4xLjEuMTY3NTgzODQyMC4wLjAuMA..&_ga=2.197021998.387868859.1675838340-793244781.1675838339&_gac=1.52586970.1675838340.CjwKCAiAioifBhAXEiwApzCzthT21ylvvR7E5iLT-s-1Ob5DuAW4jst5eWVg1o0d89Pq6HwlGqUEPRoC-K0QAvD_BwE

* Want to help Journalists without Borders? https://donate.rsf.org/us/donate/~my-donation

* Where to order your free COVID tests. "COVID Home Tests:" https://special.usps.com/testkits

* "LGBTQ Refugees Welcome campaign:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/lgbtq-refugees-welcome

* Want to help Lucas Kunce beat Josh Hawley? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/pccc_2022_lucas_kunce_only

* "Alternative Library ~ New Home Fundraiser, organized by Alternative Library:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/alternative-library-new-home-fundraiser

* This is a long time friend of mine. They have secured future housing, but have spent everything in the previous fundraiser on gofundme to survive to this point and they need They need $6800 over the next three months until their move in date.

Gofundme here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/hdykv-housing-crisis?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

You can also support them via their Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Kandrinchae/shop?fbclid=IwAR0E1PRHlG45LWhBfDtVpGigD1YUk9Njm-__SviL4W7C8JZUCppFc1oG9Gs%22

* My Oldest Continuous friend's Elder Cat is getting up there and her special diet and health care for kidney failure is expensive. Gigi is a sweet, extremely cuddly girl and could use extra help. :

SupportGigiInHerOldAge:" https://www.spotfund.com/story/18393388-9914-4f6c-9f99-876aa019bdee

They are also trying to GM for pay. They are an excellent GM. Here's where to sign up: https://startplaying.games/gm/1617744454089x564714756631343740

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

( Links Underneath: )

* I was ready to post Tuesday, but exhaustion claimed me, and inevitably more news needed to be folded in.

* "Eritrea deploying new army units into Tigray, says regional government :" https://sudantribune.com/article267040/

* "Iran must release protesters' bodies:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63715994

* "Taliban bars Afghan women from public parks, funfairs in Kabul:" https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20221110-taliban-bars-afghan-women-from-entering-amusement-parks-in-kabul

* "A jailed Hong Kong lawyer defies Beijing's drive to subjugate the city:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/china-lawyers-crackdown-hongkong/

* "Jeremy Hunt’s austerity budget: necessity or political choice?:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/15/jeremy-hunts-austerity-budget-necessity-or-political-choice

* "I Emailed My Doctor 133 Times: The Crisis In the British Healthcare System:"

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* "U.K. nurses, struggling to pay bills, say strike is for future of health care:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/19/britain-nurses-strike-vote-inflation/

* "Eddie Izzard on selfish Tories, transphobes and her fight for fairness:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/08/eddie-izzard-labour-mp-trans/

* "Sheku Bayoh's sister received abuse after speaking at death inquiry:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-63676265

* "More than 70,000 UK university staff go on strike over pay and pensions:" https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/nov/24/more-than-70000-uk-university-staff-go-on-strike-over-pay-and-pensions

* "Scottish schools shut as teachers strike over pay:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-63734668

* "Ex-Russian spy flees to the NATO country that captured him, delivering another embarrassing blow to Moscow:" https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-ex-russian-spy-flees-to-the-nato-country-that-captured-him-delivering-another-embarrassing-blow-to-moscow-010049616.html

* "South Korea truckers strike again with auto, battery supply chains at risk:" https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/south-korean-truckers-go-strike-posing-risk-supply-chain-2022-11-23/

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* "What’s the Harm in Talking to Russia? A Lot, Actually.:" https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/11/22/russia-ukraine-war-negotiation-diplomacy-settlement-peace-ceasefire-armistice-putin/?utm_source=PostUp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Editors%20Picks%20OC&utm_term=58702&tpcc=Editors%20Picks%20OC

* "Zelenskiy: Ukrainian forces repel 100 attacks in Donetsk region:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-ukrainian-forces-repel-100-attacks-donetsk-region-2022-11-18/

* "Main units of Russia’s airborne forces likely redeployed to Donetsk, Luhansk directions:" https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3620840-main-units-of-russias-airborne-forces-likely-redeployed-to-donetsk-luhansk-directions.html

* "In Poland, a Warm Welcome for Ukrainian Refugees Wobbles:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/world/europe/poland-ukrainian-war-refugees.html

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* "Biden extends student loan repayment freeze as forgiveness program is tied up in courts:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/22/politics/student-loan-repayment-freeze-extended/index.html

* "SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett Urged to Skip LGBTQ+ Rights Case:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/11/21/scotus-justice-amy-coney-barrett-urged-skip-lgbtq-rights-case

* "'We Run Two Grocery Stores Where Everything is Free':" https://www.newsweek.com/we-run-two-free-grocery-stores-1734767?fbclid=IwAR3wPEqT1N4AOxWLVhSY61YgCRtYlYo7w0bmUv2coKnb3f-eptwS70LTUCU

* "These companies ran an experiment: Pay workers their full salary to work fewer days:" https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/11/15/1136039542/these-companies-ran-an-experiment-pay-workers-their-full-salary-to-work-fewer-da

* "Unions and Management Head Back to Negotiating Table as Strike Looms:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/11/22/unions-and-management-head-back-negotiating-table-strike-looms

* "Largest rail union rejects contract, stoking fears of a strike:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/21/1137640529/railroads-freight-rail-unions-vote-contract-strike

* "Congress holds first ever hearing on a congressional seat for the Cherokee Nation:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/18/1137534079/cherokee-delegate-congress-hearing-treaty-new-echota

* Have something you want to tell your Senators? If you can't safely contact them 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* "Prosecutors drop charges against DeSantis’ voter fraud suspect:" https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2022/11/21/tampa-illegal-vote-desantis-voter-fraud-arrest-charges-dropped-hillsborough/

* "Why 21% of Tennessee’s Black Citizens Can’t Vote:" https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-black-voters-disenfranchised

* "In election, support for abortion rights was about much more:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-inflation-health-religion-9c15e24b280fe9c65f4f0c3ab4febb2a

* "Ohio Republicans are trying to make it harder to vote on abortion rights :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ohio-republicans-are-trying-to-make-it-harder-to-vote-on-abortion-rights-154844229918

* "Election officials feared the worst. Here's why baseless claims haven't fueled chaos:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/14/1136537352/2022-election-how-voting-went-misinformation

* "Democrats slam Kevin McCarthy over his vow to remove them from committees:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-slam-kevin-mccarthy-vow-remove-committees-rcna58159

* "Schiff contends Republican House majority will 'be chaos' with a 'very weak leader':" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/schiff-bemoans-growth-crazy-caucus-house-gop/story?id=93616474

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene Was Promised GOP Will Investigate Pelosi, DOJ: Report:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/marjorie-taylor-greene-promised-doj-probe-nancy-pelosi-1234632355/

* "House of Horrors: The Marjorie Taylor Greene Congress Is Upon Us:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/11/gop-house-majority-kevin-mccarthy-marjorie-taylor-greene

********** Election results **********

* "Lisa Murkowski Wins Re-election in Alaska, Beating a Trump-Backed Rival:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/us/politics/lisa-murkowski-alaska-senate-race.html

* "CNN projects Rep. Mary Peltola will win race for Alaska House seat, thwarting Sarah Palin's political comeback again |:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/23/politics/peltola-palin-alaska-election-results/index.html

* "Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy reelected to second term:" https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/11/23/gov-mike-dunleavy-reelected-to-second-term/

* "Rep. Mary Peltola wins Alaska House race, defeating Sarah Palin:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-mary-peltola-wins-alaska-house-race-defeating-sarah-palin-155106373749

* "Mary Peltola (D) Wins Re-Election in Alaska House Race:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/mary-peltola-d-wins-re-election-in-alaska-house-race-155112005993

* "Blake Masters joins Kari Lake's hit song, 'I lost so you cheated':" https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2022/11/18/blake-masters-sings-kari-lake-song-lost-election-stolen/69661340007/

* "Two red counties in Arizona refuse to certify elections. That could backfire.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/two-red-counties-in-arizona-refuse-to-certify-elections-that-could-backfire-155013189525

* "Arizona will recount election results for Attorney General race:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/arizona-will-recount-election-results-for-attorney-general-race-155021381785

* "Rep. David Valadao wins reelection in endangered Central Valley congressional seat:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-11-21/2022david-valadao-rudy-salas-congress-central-valley

* "Rep. Karen Bass elected as next Los Angeles Mayor:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/rep-karen-bass-elected-as-next-los-angeles-mayor-154700357660

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* "Georgia counties scramble to meet new deadlines as Senate runoff looms:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/19/georgia-runoff-election-voting-law/

* "Georgia Supreme Court denies Republican bid to halt early voting in the Senate runoff Saturday:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/georgia-supreme-court-shoots-republican-bid-halt-early-voting-senate-r-rcna58554

* "Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker getting tax break in 2022 on Texas home intended for primary residence:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/23/politics/kfile-herschel-walker-texas-tax-break-georgia-runoff/index.html

* "Herschel Walker accuser comes forward with fresh relationship claims:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/22/herschel-walker-us-senate-abortion-relationship

* "Herschel Walker Says 'This Erection Is About the People' During Fox News Appearance:" https://www.thewrap.com/herschel-walker-says-this-erection-is-about-the-people-during-fox-news-appearance-video/

* "Herschel Walker claims Texas as his primary residence on taxes:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/herschel-walker-claims-texas-as-his-primary-residence-on-taxes-155108421803

* "Veteran GOP Strategist: Herschel Walker running for Senate 'was a ridiculous idea':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/veteran-gop-strategist-herschel-walker-running-for-senate-was-a-ridiculous-idea-155117637699

* "How Musk's Twitter takeover could endanger vulnerable users:" https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-tech-twitter/feature-how-musks-twitter-takeover-could-endanger-vulnerable-users-idINL8N3250CW

* "Elon Musk's Twitter Is 'Hellscape' for LGBTQ+ People, Critics Say:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/02/elon-musks-twitter-hellscape-lgbtq-people-critics-say

* "Trump snubs Twitter after Musk announces reactivation of ex-president's account:" https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-twitter-poll-showing-narrow-majority-want-trump-reinstated-2022-11-20/

* *headdesk* "Kanye West running for president in 2024 – with ‘ex-gay’ Milo Yiannopoulos:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/22/kanye-west-milo-yiannopoulos-presidential-campaign/

* "Lindsey Graham testifies before Georgia grand jury in election probe:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/22/lindsey-graham-georgia-grand-jury/

* "Manhattan Prosecutors Move to Jump-Start Criminal Inquiry Into Trump:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/nyregion/trump-bragg-stormy-daniels.html

* "Appeals court is dubious of Trump's arguments for special master review of Mar-a-Lago search:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/22/politics/appeals-court-trump-doj-mar-a-lago-docs

* "Supreme Court clears way for Trump tax returns to go to Congress:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/22/supreme-court-trump-taxes/

* "Prosecutors seek Mike Pence’s testimony on Jan. 6 grand jury probe:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/23/mike-pence-testimony-jan-6-grand-jury-00070778

* "Lessons from a World War II scandal that put the Justice Department to the test.:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/lessons-from-a-world-war-ii-scandal-that-put-the-justice-department-to-the-test-154852421830

* "Decision Fatigue:" https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2022/11/decision-fatigue.html

* "There Are No Lone Wolves:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/opinion/us-white-supremacy-violence.html

* This was the Trans Day of Remembrance. Another Republican Terrorist has attacked our community and killed our people. "Mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs:" https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/colorado-springs-club-q-mass-shooting/index.html

* "Tributes pour in after five people killed in horrifying mass shooting at gay bar:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/20/colorado-mass-shooting-tributes/

* "Suspect named after five killed in horrifying mass shooting at gay nightclub:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/20/colorado-mass-shooting-gay-club-q-anderson-lee-aldrich/

* "Chasten Buttigieg, Others Slam Lauren Boebert’s Massacre Statement:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/20/chasten-buttigieg-others-slam-lauren-boeberts-massacre-statement

Republicans call dehumanize us and call for our deaths and then pretend to be surprised when terrorists they encouraged actually do it.

* "Club Q Shooting Survivor: Where Will We Go to Feel Safe Now?:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/20/club-q-shooting-survivor-where-will-we-go-feel-safe-now

* "Club Q Shooting Comes Amid Increased Attacks on LGBTQ+ Venues:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/20/club-q-shooting-colorado-comes-amid-increased-attacks-lgbtq-venues

* "The Tragedy at Club Q, the Tipping Point, & the Bloodbath:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/2022/11/20/tragedy-club-q-tipping-point-bloodbath

* "Biden, Polis, and More Call Out Gun Violence, Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/20/biden-polis-and-more-call-out-gun-violence-anti-lgbtq-bigotry

* Because of course she did. "Marjorie Taylor Greene Uses Gay Club Mass Shooting to Lie About Drugs:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/20/marjorie-taylor-greene-uses-gay-club-mass-shooting-lie-about-drugs

* "3 Victims of Colorado Springs Gay Club Shooting Remembered:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/21/3-victims-colorado-springs-gay-club-shooting-remembered

* "Colorado LGBTQ+ shooting suspect charged with hate crime as bomb arrest emerges:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/21/colorado-springs-shooting-suspect-charged/

* "Photos: Who Were the 5 Victims of the Club Q Shooting?:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/21/photos-who-were-5-victims-club-q-shooting-colorado-springs#media-gallery-media-1

* "LGB Alliance condemned for shameful response to Colorado LGBTQ+ shooting:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/21/colorado-springs-shooting-lgb-alliance/

* "Club Q Victims, Heroes Identified by Colorado Springs Police:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/21/club-q-victims-heroes-identified-colorado-springs-police

* "Meet the Man Who Took Down the Club Q Gunman:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/21/meet-man-who-took-down-club-q-gunman

* "Army vet explains how he stopped Colorado shooter with help of trans woman:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/22/richard-fierro-trans-woman-colorado-shooting/

* "Mother of trans man killed in Colorado Springs shooting issues powerful plea:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/21/mother-colorado-springs-shooting-speaks-out/

* "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez links Colorado shooting to anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/21/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-colorado-springs-shooting/

* "Accused Colorado nightclub gunman grandson of longtime East County politician:" https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2022-11-20/accused-colorado-nightclub-gunman-grandson-of-longtime-east-county-politician

* "Sailor Who Heroically Intervened in Club Q Shooting Recovering in the Hospital:" https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/11/22/sailor-who-heroically-intervened-club-q-shooting-recovering-hospital.html

* "Herschel Walker Blasted for Anti-Trans Rants After Club Q Shooting:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/22/herschel-walker-blasted-anti-trans-rants-after-club-q-shooting

* "Gays Against Groomers Blames Gender-Affirming Care for Club Q Massacre:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/23/gays-against-groomers-founder-blames-gender-affirming-care-club-q-massacre

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene calls gay Democrat a 'groomer' after Club Q shooting:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/23/marjorie-taylor-greene-scott-weiner-club-q-shooting-colorado-springs-groomer/

* "Colorado Springs shooter denied bail after first appearance in court:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/24/colorado-springs-shooter-denied-bail/

* "Club Q shooter’s dad more worried about his child being gay than a murderer:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/24/colorado-springs-shooting-father-anti-gay-rant/

* "The Club Q mass shooter is trolling, he's a homophobic man according to friends and family:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/11/23/2137984/-The-Q-Club-mass-shooter-is-trolling-he-s-a-homophobic-man-according-to-those-who-know-him?_=2022-11-23T00:34:30.000-08:00

* "TV anchor sent disgusting homophobic abuse for covering Club Q shooting:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/23/colorado-springs-shooting-tv-anchor-receives-abuse/

* Lauren Boebert lies like a rug. "Lauren Boebert claims she's never said anything bad about LGBTQ+ people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/23/lauren-boebert-colorado-springs-shooting-anti-lgbtq/

* "Co-Owners of Club Q discuss aftermath of mass shooting:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/five-dead-18-injured-after-shooting-at-colorado-springs-lgbtq-club-154856005747

* "Club Q shooting: Fierro serves as rebuttal to right's bigotry toward queer spaces:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/club-q-shooting-fierro-serves-as-rebuttal-to-right-s-bigotry-toward-queer-spaces-155013189880

* "Ed Sanders, Club Q shooting survivor, recounts his experience:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/ed-sanders-club-q-shooting-survivor-recounts-his-experience-155018309974

* "Pulse Survivors, Community Send Support to Club Q in Colorado Springs:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/22/pulse-survivors-community-send-support-club-q-colorado-springs

* "Pulse survivor sends support to Club Q victims and issues urgent plea:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/24/pulse-survivor-brandon-wolf-plea/

* "How to Help Those Affected by the Club Q Tragedy:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/22/how-help-those-affected-club-q-tragedy

* "Mass Shootings Continue to Scar Colorado since Columbine in 1999:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/21/mass-shootings-continue-scar-colorado-columbine-1999

* "12 recent mass shootings that gained national attention:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/12-recent-mass-shootings-gained-national-attention/story?id=93851575

* "The Colorado attack is the 7th mass shooting in 7 days in the US:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/23/us/7-mass-shootings-7-days-trnd/index.html

* "Shooting at Walmart in Virginia Adds to Nation’s Grim Gun Toll:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/us/walmart-shooting.html

* "Man arrested in ‘executions’ of 4 at Oklahoma pot farm:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/22/oklahoma-hostages-killed-marijuana-farm/

* "Four Students Are Injured in Shooting Near Philadelphia High School:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/us/philadelphia-school-shooting.html

* "Police looking for help from public to solve shootings in West Palm Beach:" https://cbs12.com/news/local/police-looking-for-help-from-public-to-solve-shootings-in-west-palm-beach-november-18-2022

* "One death at a time, gun violence claimed more than 400 lives in just three North Texas counties:" https://www.keranews.org/news/2022-11-01/one-death-at-a-time-gun-violence-claimed-more-than-400-lives-in-just-three-north-texas-counties

* "Deported Trans Activist Murdered in the Street:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/07/deported-trans-activist-murdered-street

* "Inside One of America’s Deadliest Police Departments:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt1ll7JR5Lc

* DO NOT WANT!!!! "SFPD authorized to kill suspects using robots in draft policy:" https://missionlocal.org/2022/11/killer-robots-to-be-permitted-under-sfpd-draft-policy/

* "Cover-Up Over Killing of Gay Rapper Kevin Fret?:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/07/cover-over-killing-gay-rapper-kevin-fret

* CW: Rape. "DNA Evidence Links 1980s Murders of D.C. Lesbian, Another Woman:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/10/31/dna-evidence-links-1980s-murders-dc-lesbian-another-woman

* "Kentucky Student Arrested for Assaulting Black Student Worker:" https://advocatechannel.com/kentucky-student-arrested-for-assaulting-black-student-worker

* "Patrons Outraged Over Racist, Transphobic Show at Famous Leather Bar:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/03/patrons-outraged-over-racist-transphobic-show-famous-leather-bar

* "ACLU Tells Michigan Schools to Reverse Book Bans:" https://advocatechannel.com/aclu-tells-michigan-schools-to-reverse-book-bans

* "School District Pulls 7 LGBTQ+ Books From Shelves:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/08/wisconsin-school-district-pulls-7-lgbtq-books-shelves

* "Texas Rights Groups File Legal Complaint Over Ban on LGBTQ+ Books:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/22/texas-rights-groups-file-legal-complaint-over-ban-lgbtq-books

* CW: Rape "'Bondi Beast' serial rapist identified after almost 40 years:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-63699882

* CW: Sexual Assault. I believe the accuser. "Sex worker abused by Boy George blasts ‘hurtful’ I’m a Celebrity casting:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/06/boy-george-assault-victim-im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here-audun-carlsen/

* CW: Pedophilia "What Does it Mean To Be “Groomed”?:" https://thenib.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-groomed/

* CW: Sexual Harassment "'How Many Women Were Abused to Make That Tesla?':" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tesla-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-investigation-elon-musk-1234590697/

* "Gay Black Man Discovers He Can't Donate Sperm:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2022/10/24/gay-black-man-discovers-he-cant-donate-sperm

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* Georgians! Do not forget to vote! "Georgia Supreme Court reinstates six-week abortion ban:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/23/politics/georgia-abortion-ban-supreme-court/index.html

* "Arizona Will Not Enforce 1864 Abortion Ban... Until Next Year:" https://advocatechannel.com/arizona-will-not-enforce-1864-abortion-ban-until-next-year

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* "Dubbed torture, ID policies leave transgender people sterile:" https://apnews.com/article/transgender-sterilization-e2cd525389eb17bf5201fa0fcbabdbf3

* "Russia's State Duma Approves Bill to Ban 'LGBT propaganda':" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/24/russias-state-duma-approves-bill-ban-lgbt-propaganda

* "New Australian Commission Examines Infamous String of Antigay Murders:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/03/new-australian-commission-examines-infamous-string-antigay-murders

* "Tokyo Same-Sex Couples Start Receiving Partnership Certificates:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2022/11/01/tokyo-same-sex-couples-start-receiving-partnership-certificates

* "Trans Day of Remembrance vigil filled with heartfelt memories of lives lost in 2022:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/21/trans-day-of-remembrance-soho-square-event/

* "Trans woman who died after 1,000 days on NHS wait list remembered by sister:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/21/trans-day-of-remembrance-alice-litman/

* "Liberal Democrats quitting over party's controversial definition of transphobia:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/23/liberal-democrats-transphobia-definition-backlash-layla-moran/

* "British Airways drops archaic gendered rules for staff:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/11/british-airways-male-staff-to-wear-piercings-and-makeup/

* "‘Former detransitioner’ Ky Schevers on rebuilding her life after falling for ‘cult-like’ TERFs:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/11/ky-schevers-detransition/

* "The magical moment I realised I was definitely not a woman:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/20/trans-non-binary-coming-out-nancy-eves-just-like-us/

* I am terribly disappointed in Stephen Fry.

How exactly are we meant to compromise with people who want trans people dead, to harm children, who are also Neo-NAZI allied antisemites. What does half way on genocide look like exactly? Does he think half of all trans people including the children agree to be sacrificed to the bigotry of Neo-NAZI TERFs? Ought we agree to give up half our civil and human rights? Because none of this looks good to me.

* "Non-binary firefighter assaulted and choked by colleagues due to their gender:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/12/non-binary-firefighter-ottawa-canada-hate-crime/

* "Here Are the Trans Americans Killed in 2022 So Far:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/5/06/here-are-trans-americans-killed-2022-so-far

* "Transgender Day of Remembrance Honors Those We've Lost to Violence:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/11/20/transgender-day-remembrance-honors-those-weve-lost-violence

* "Meet 3 LGBTQ+ Scientists Putting Pride in STEM:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/18/meet-3-lgbtq-scientists-putting-pride-stem

* "Bills Introduced in Tenn. to Ban Drag Shows, Gender-Affirming Care:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/11/09/bills-introduced-tenn-ban-drag-shows-gender-affirming-care

* "Veteran Sues Defense Department Over Daughter's Gender-Affirming Care:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/11/22/veteran-sues-defense-department-over-daughters-gender-affirming-care

* Medical Discrimination kills. "Texas judge rules homophobia and transphobia in healthcare is absolutely fine:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/12/texas-judge-lgbtq-discrimination-healthcare-matthew-kacsmaryk/

* "Texas Appeals Court Dismisses Anti-Marriage Equality Official's Suit:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/11/04/texas-appeals-court-dismisses-anti-marriage-equality-officials-suit

* "Kansas School District OK's Anti-Trans Restroom, Sports Policy:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/11/08/kansas-school-district-oks-anti-trans-restroom-sports-policy

* "Florida's Medical Boards Disagree on Access to Gender-Affirming Care:" https://www.advocate.com/breaking-news/2022/11/04/breaking-floridas-medical-boards-disagree-gender-affirming-care

* "Queer Teen Accused of Stabbing Boyfriend to Death:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/10/12/queer-teen-accused-stabbing-boyfriend-death

* "Is a Gang in New York Murdering Gay Men?:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/10/gang-men-killing-gay-men-new-york-city

* "Gay Men Say They Feel Lucky To Be Alive After Being Drugged, Robbed:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/22/gay-men-say-they-feel-lucky-be-alive-after-being-drugged-robbed

* "Video: NYC Gay Bar Vandalized Three Times in a Week:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/21/video-nyc-gay-bar-vandalized-three-times-week

* Yet another Right Wing Terrorist. "Suspect Indicted for Setting Fire to LGBTQ+ Spaces in Manhattan:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/04/suspect-indicted-setting-fire-lgbtq-spaces-manhattan

* Republican Terrorists strike again. "Doughnut Shop Attacked With Molotov Cocktail After Drag Queen Event:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/03/doughnut-shop-attacked-molotov-cocktail-after-drag-queen-event

* "School Pulls Campers After Complaints Over Nonbinary Cabin Counselors:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/02/school-pulls-campers-after-complaints-over-nonbinary-cabin-counselors

* This is what Republicans want. "Cis Woman Mistaken as Transgender Records Being Berated in Bathroom:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/01/cis-woman-mistaken-transgender-records-being-berated-bathroom

* "Iran players remain silent during national anthem at World Cup in apparent protest at Iranian regime:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/football/iran-national-anthem-england-2022-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html

* "Families of migrant workers who died in Qatar are waiting for answers:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/18/qatar-world-cup-migrant-workers/

* Given that FOIFA is so strongly against human rights that they approve of the kadha system that has lead to so many deaths building their stadium in 120 degree heat is should be no suprise that they are taking such a strong official stance against LGBTQIA+ human rights as well. "World Cup Officials Won't Allow Players to Wear Pro-LGBTQ+ Armbands:" https://www.advocate.com/sports/2022/11/21/world-cup-officials-wont-allow-players-wear-pro-lgbtq-armbands

* "FIFA 'blackmailed' World Cup teams into ditching LGBTQ+ armband:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/22/fifa-qatar-world-cup-blackmail-onelove-lgbtq-armband-germany-dfb/

* "Belgium ordered to remove hidden ‘love’ message from World Cup shirts:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/22/fifa-belgian-love-jersey/

* "World Cup Security Denying Entry to Those Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights:" https://www.advocate.com/sports/2022/11/22/world-cup-security-denying-entry-those-supporting-lgbtq-rights

* "Disney Fires Bob Chapek, Rehires Bob Iger After 'Don't Say Gay' Mess:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/21/disney-fires-bob-chapek-rehires-bob-iger-after-dont-say-gay-mess

* "An HIV Therapeutic Vaccine, aka a Cure, Inches Forward:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2022/11/07/hiv-therapeutic-vaccine-aka-cure-inches-forward

* "This African Nation Just Hit an HIV Milestone:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/world-news/2022/11/10/african-nation-just-hit-hiv-milestone

* "Military Ban on People Living With HIV Faces Legal Challenge:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/10/military-ban-people-living-hiv-faces-legal-challenge

* "A Better Understanding of HIV's Effect on the Immune System:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/research-breakthroughs/2022/11/10/better-understanding-hivs-effect-immune-system

* "Some Good News From Florida: Orange County Shows Declining HIV Rates:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2022/11/09/some-good-news-florida-orange-county-shows-declining-hiv-rates

* Why are we doing more of this, instead of repealing all the Regan/Bush era laws? all this does is create stigma, discourage testing (thus increasing transmission), and ruin the lives of people for no reason. "Dem Governor Signs Bill Punishing HIV Transmission With Prison:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/law-crime/2022/11/09/dem-governor-signs-bill-punishing-hiv-transmission-prison

* "HIV myths busted: Everything you need to know about prevention options:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/14/hiv-myths-busted/

* "Ask Dr. D: Why Isn't My Monkeypox Spot Going Away?:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/ask-tell/2022/11/04/ask-dr-d-why-isnt-my-monkeypox-spot-going-away

* "New Orleans Teacher, Two Others Found Dead in Mexico City Airbnb:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/11/09/new-orleans-teacher-two-others-found-dead-mexico-city-airbnb

* "Police Investigating as Four People Fall Sick at LAX Airport:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/10/31/police-investigating-four-people-fall-sick-lax-airport

* "'Viral jambalaya': Early flu adding to woes for US hospitals:" https://apnews.com/article/science-health-covid-flu-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-4bb3180fce1ca15bb7bf4244d5c4085e

* "Children's health leaders call for emergency response as respiratory viruses continue to spread across the US:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/18/health/flu-rsv-spread-emergency-response

* "A Weird Trick to Get Doctors to Listen to You:" https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2022/11/4/a-weird-trick-to-get-doctors-to-listen-to-you

* CW: Eating Disorders "Hospitalizations for eating disorders grew in the pandemic. The problem isn't over, experts say:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/07/health/eating-disorders-pandemic-wellness/index.html

* "The global economics behind America's fentanyl problem:" https://qz.com/the-global-economics-behind-americas-fentanyl-problem-1849729612

* "Just Deal With It: Married Same-Sex Couples Deal Better With Stress:" https://www.advocate.com/love-and-sex/2022/11/03/just-deal-it-married-same-sex-couples-deal-better-stress

* "Please Don’t Lick the Psychedelic Toads, Man:" https://www.outtraveler.com/safety/2022/11/07/please-dont-lick-psychedelic-toads-man

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* "UN climate deal: Calamity cash, but no new emissions cuts:" https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-john-kerry-climate-and-environment-18f6e5cb8183c59ceaf0cf2408842e6c

* "Shocker, Most Middle Schoolers Learn Next to Nothing About Climate Change:" https://advocatechannel.com/shocker-most-middle-schoolers-learn-next-to-nothing-about-climate-change

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* "Earthquake Leaves Devastation, 56 Dead in Indonesia:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/11/21/earthquake-leaves-devastation-56-dead-indonesia

* "How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/08/how-to-move-a-country-fiji-radical-plan-escape-rising-seas-climate-crisis

* "The largest dam demolition in history is approved for a Western river:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/17/1137442481/dam-demolition-klamath-river-california-federal-regulators-salmon

* "Billionaires emit a million times more greenhouse gases than the average person, study finds:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/07/world/billionaires-greenhouse-gases-climate-intl/index.html

* "U.S. colleges talk green. But they have a dirty secret:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-pollution-universities/

* "Descend Into the Sewers With London’s Fatberg:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/london-fatberg-sewer-excerpt

* "The Car Safety Feature That Kills the Other Guy:" https://slate.com/business/2022/11/suv-size-truck-bloat-pedestrian-deaths.html

* "Local ride-hailing startups thrive in the towns that Uber forgot:" https://restofworld.org/2022/local-ride-hailing-startups-thrive-uber-didi/

* "NASA Spacecraft Finishes Its Close Encounter With the Moon:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/science/nasa-artemis-orion-moon-pictures.html

* "Virgin Boeing 747 to Launch Rocket Into Space:" https://www.outtraveler.com/airlines/2022/10/27/virgin-boeing-747-launch-rocket-space

* "Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Takes Off on Secret Mission:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/11/01/elon-musks-spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-takes-secret-mission

* "Debris from Space Shuttle Challenger Just Discovered in Ocean:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/11/11/debris-space-shuttle-challenger-discovered-underwater

* "How 'seafloor detectives' uncovered the secrets of the world's biggest underwater volcano:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/world/underwater-volcano-hunters-hunga-tonga-hunga-haapai-scn-hnk-spc-intl/index.html

* Late stage capitalist dystopia. "COMPANIES ALREADY INVESTING IN TECH TO SCAN EMPLOYEES’ BRAINS:" https://futurism.com/the-byte/companies-investing-tech-scan-employees-brains

* "Qatar World Cup: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "T**** Allowed Back On Twitter, Won't "Partake" In Special Counsel | Why Qatar Was A Bad Choice:"

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* "Are You Getting Scammed On Your Dating App?:"

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* "A Cloud Over The World Cup | New York's Massive Weed Stockpile:"

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* "Meanwhile… Belgium Has Too Much Cocaine | Musk Down $100 Billion In 2022:"

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* "Fine Points Cleveland Gets The #ColbertSmallBizBump With Help From “NCIS: Los Angeles”:"

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* "The President Of FIFA Feels A Lot Of Different Things:"

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* "Joe Biden Is Soft On Poultry And Soft On Crime:"

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* "Michael Shannon's Thanksgiving Album:"

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* Wednesday, both Millennials had assorted errands. We got them all, including mine, but they ate most of our spoons. Still, there are things that must be done for all of us before friendsgiving.

Notable thing that happened. At forage, I was waiting for a cart, leaning on crutch and line divider pole, burning spoons, my hips on fire. A family that turned up after me was waiting in line too. an able bodied person sharked the next cart that came in, and was stubborn about it being hers to me.

The check in lady politely but firmly made her turn it over to me because I was next. O.o

Number of places that I know staff will stop line jumpers is now officially two, the other being the Post Office.

The Imperial couple were So Good Wednesday. Tavy took turns which meant Livia got all the uninterrupted bed pets she wanted and Livia decided that even though there were two Millennials visiting, she was going to come out periodically for pets and treats. So brave. Techie Millennial saw more of her in a shortish visit than they possibly ever had.

Tavy DID get overstimulated, but he didn't bite anyone. he did hurt me, but it was an accident as he failed a dex roll and fell on me, at which point he understandably panicked.

When I got back from dropping people off, I walked in on them were running back and forth between my bedroom and Squirrel's door like they were doing a sprinting drill. Livia wore out first and sensible settled in her Happy Place wanting a nap. Tavy decided to do desk laps back and forth over two desks and laptop I was trying to work on until he too finally wound down to both Livia and my relief.

They spent the rest of the night, him in his special heated bed, her in her scratch box on my desk, rising for the occasional snack and/or love, then going right back to bed. I love it went we hang out together peaceably like we have the last few days.

* Chuck Tingle on Masking: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/701671748966432768/something-ive-been-curious-about-if-it-wouldnt

* Is this some sort of record? I woke up a few days ago with Goncharov suddenly all over my dash having been invented while I was asleep. By the time I woke up the next a whole developed fandom was there with gifs, analysis, discourse, posters, fanart, fanfic etc.. By evening mainstream media had found it. By 1:54 AM Tumblr was noticeable turning on it. It's now night three and there is a soundtrack and a ridiculously high number of fanFics on AO3.

I is the fundamentally creatively collaborative nature of Tumblr and the cultural sense of humor that have kept me there through good times and bad for so long.

* Re: The Locked Tomb:
I have thinking about what happens to planets after the spirit is killed and things like the fish on Canaan and odd seal behavior and the turnips on the ninth and the implications for why the ninth house was having so much trouble reproducing.

*shudder*

But it’s more than a low fertility rate. The animals etc. change slowly after. Humans are animals. I think it goes deeper than where necromancers come from. I keep thinking about the way the ninth house culture is in Gideon the Ninth. The way the pairs (and triad) were in Gideon. What we know about the seventh and fourth. The peculiarities of second, third, and eighth necromancy and their psychological implications. Some of the houses seem more effected than others, but I think it’s there in all of them.

I am thinking all sorts of half formed things about the differences between people raised on Thanargy dominant worlds vs. the Resettled.

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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.

* "How to Help Those Affected by the Club Q Tragedy:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/22/how-help-those-affected-club-q-tragedy

* List of educational, diverse, and/or long term playable toys for things like Toys for Tots. High value toys for 20 dollars or less.: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/44WV8EVUP1Y

* On SCOTUS possibly repealing the act that prevents white people from stealing native babies, robbing them of their culture. contains how to help links at bottom: https://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/701035342837547008

* How to help HarperCollins strikers: https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/700611167247368192/waterhobbit-shaelit-we-interrupt-this-lovely

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

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Watch on YouTube

* Seriously, let's fill this thing out. "The Biggest Trans Survey in the U.S. Is Under Way; Why It Matters:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/07/biggest-trans-survey-us-underway-heres-why-it-matters

* "Tory government cuts hundreds of millions in HIV funding:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/14/hiv-funding-tory-cut/

* "Disabled Americans Are Punished for Getting Married:"

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* "Greta Thunberg Says UN Climate Conference Is Failing the Planet:" https://advocatechannel.com/greta-thunberg-says-un-climate-conference-is-failing-the-planet

* "UN Climate Talks Reach Halftime with Key Issues Unresolved:" https://www.voanews.com/a/un-climate-talks-reach-halftime-with-key-issues-unresolved-/6832137.html

* "Zelensky Says Russian Invasion Threatens Global Climate Change:" https://advocatechannel.com/zelensky-says-russian-invasion-threatens-global-climate-change

* "Reeling from floods, Pakistan seeks climate compensation, debt relief:" https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/reeling-floods-pakistan-seeks-climate-compensation-debt-relief-2022-11-07/

* "COP27: 'We'd never seen this much water' - Pakistan flood survivors:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63218139

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* "Deadly Collapsed Bridge in India Had Recently Reopened After Repairs:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/10/31/deadly-collapsed-bridge-india-had-recently-reopened-after-repairs

* "19 Dead After Passenger Plane Crashes Into Lake:" https://www.outtraveler.com/safety/2022/11/07/19-dead-after-passenger-plane-crashes-lake

* "Tributes paid to gay Batman actor Kevin Conroy, tragically dead at 66:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/12/kevin-conroy-batman-animated-series-voice-actor-gay-death/

* "DefunctTV: The Final Jim Henson Hour:"

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* "How One Man Kept Water Cremation Illegal:"

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* "Naval Aviators Draw Giant Sky Penis Pointed at Russian Military Base=:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/11/07/naval-aviators-draw-giant-sky-penis-pointed-russian-military-base

* "The Monarchy: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Meanwhile… Don’t Lick Poisonous Toads! | Americans Slim Down Thanksgiving Plans:"

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* "Fox News Calls T**** A “Loser” | Is Meta Totally Zucked?:"

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* "GOP Points Finger At T**** For Disappointing Midterms | Warnock-Walker Race Goes To A Runoff:"

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* "CP Time - Black Governors:" https://www.cc.com/video/a8eojx/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-cp-time-black-governors

* "Louisiana Votes Against Banning Slavery:" https://www.cc.com/video/zhaebp/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-louisiana-votes-against-banning-slavery

* "Votedemic 2022 - Midterm Results:" https://www.cc.com/video/8qn7qy/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-votedemic-2022-midterm-results

* "So Much News, So Little Time - Legal Shrooms & More :" https://www.cc.com/video/wqpa5c/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-so-much-news-so-little-time-legal-shrooms-more

* I do not approve of the Ageism in here, but the topic doesn't get much coverage, so I'm posting with that caveat. "Ronny Chieng Teaches You About Asians - Veterans :" https://www.cc.com/video/q4ovhs/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-ronny-chieng-teaches-you-about-asians-veterans

* "CP Time - Black Superheroes:" https://www.cc.com/video/ngl36x/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-cp-time-black-superheroes

* I remember how angry I was when I saw the Stepford remake. "Why Don't Worry Darling Doesn't Work ...:"

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* "You're Wrong about Black Panther (2018):"

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* "The Traumatic Camp of "Mommie Dearest":"

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* "99 Unused Red Balloons:"

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* "Doug Mastriano’s Supporters Are Waiting For God To Intervene:"

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* "Starr Andrews GPF Skate Canada Free:"

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* Wednesday a week ago, I did extended errands with Head and Techie Millennial. One of the many, many things I appreciate about Head Millennial as a companion besides obvious things like high quality of conversation, is things like the following.

So we had to change plans at the last minute to pick up Techie Millennial at their place instead of the downtown bus station, which meant we were doing our downtown errands first, then going North to pick up techie for errands up that way. Techie's errand was time dependent and normally we would have been able to do our stuff in half an hour or so and even with the bit of commute, we'd be fine. It was one of those days though, where everything took two to three times as long as it ought to for reasons out of our control. Short errands that should be five minutes stretched and stretched. I ended up having to do a lot of extra standing. There was no close parking at forage, which burned time and spoons for me with the extra hobbling. (Luckily there was medium parking.) all this meant we hit rush hour on the highway going north. Sigh. Luckily the place Techie needed to go was open til 5:30, and we picked them up just before 5. It was fine.

So we get to the Ethical Grocery aka the good general grocery store. (Employee owned, excellent for workers, fair prices, Good selection.) I was fine, mostly, pain wise. My legs were okay, but I was tiring, since I blew my energy on things like standing in line and medium distance parking. I could shop free. Me to head Millennial: I'm trying to decide if I should use the electric cart. Head Millennial, a person who knows my level of stubborn and stoic: If you are even thinking about it, you need one. Me: sigh.

They were right, of course. I had very little left by the time we got home, and miles to go before I slept.

We had a great time after they finished working, eating frozen pizza and watching what We Do in the Shadows.

...and this is why election things didn't post Wednesday. I was exhausted. I had other online things I needed to do. There wasn't enough left for links to go up, only yet more link prep on breaking news. Thursday, I was so exhausted I kept falling back asleep and didn't make it online until well after midnight. Election results keep rolling out.

I am sorry.

* Monday: So what’s happening here is I’m trying very hard to get as many of last week’s results up as possible. Obviously, I don’t know local papers in every state, nor am I granular on state and local politics outside of the states I follow most closely.

The slowness on posting this stuff, is because I’ve been having the kind of week where my body keeps vetoing things and imposing naps.

I’m going to have to sleep sometime, so I don’t expect to finish or have the aggregate up today, judging from the volume I still need to plow through.

Again, one disabled person in fragile health doing this as a hobby. hard physical limits are hard physical limits.

* We stepped outside to take Head Millennial home Monday evening, and the air smelled weird and wrong. I was breathing like a fish out of water by the time we got to the car. The sky was the wrong colour. It didn't smell like Wildfire though it was definitely Fire.

We turned a corner and a pillar of smoke came into view. It was massive, but it didn't move ore spread noticeably at the base the whole time we could see it. My guess was something at the port, either a large ship or a building. We were close enough to see it was likely too close to the water to be any of the non-port things. It was still closer to Head Millennial's place than i like.

Nothing was on the print news, but the local paper is a rag with a strong bias and they make up quotes, so.... IDK. maybe we'll find out tomorrow.

It was disturbing, a pillar that big and high against a bright orange sunset with the darkening sky above an eerie greenish blue.

I am, at this point, pasted together with caffeine. I only had a couple of hours sleep and the pain is impressive. I will do what I can before the crash comes.

* "These Creepy Abandoned Churches Are Strangely Beautiful:" https://www.outtraveler.com/virtual-travel/2022/10/28/these-creepy-abandoned-churches-are-strangely-beautiful#media-gallery-media-8

* This place was still famous for being proverbially bad when I was growing up. Like used as a reference to mean the worst place you could possibly sent right up there with an infamous asylum in Norristown. On a lighter note, I learned a children's song about Willie Sutton as a kid. I still have no idea what his crimes were, but I can sing a song still about his skill at escape. "A Virtual Tour of Spooky Eastern State Penitentiary:" https://www.outtraveler.com/virtual-travel/2022/10/24/virtual-tour-spooky-eastern-state-penitentiary#media-gallery-media-6

* "‘A Perfect Coach’: Indigenous Actor Josué Maychi Taught Mayan Language To ‘Wakanda Forever’ Cast :" https://wearemitu.com/wearemitu/entertainment/josue-maychi-mayan-actor-language-wakanda-forever/?utm_source=facebook_wam&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=44879_josue_maychi_wakanda_forever&utm_term=&utm_content=new_article&fbclid=IwAR0uSyZakr7rd7wLfZ-4yBLyObp_dyJP4m-F5HdrpEI2i7Qq_8GXRPL7Szk

* Tumblr and Twitter as Mythology: https://nkjemisin.tumblr.com/post/700648661820014592

* The Late Traveler: https://dycefic.tumblr.com/post/679283678211375104/the-late-traveller

* Hob and the Baby Dream: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/700865395815596032/hob-holding-the-baby-nightmare-everybody-look

* Hob notices humans are frightened of Morpheus: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/700423623004078080/i-saw-your-comment-on-ao3-about-dream-knowing-hes

* The Midnight Society: JK Rowling hunts Daniel Radcliff: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1588195667666644992

* The Midnight Society: JK Rowling Hears Bad News: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1590462510368690176

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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.

* List of educational, diverse, and/or long term playable toys for things like Toys for Tots. High value toys for 20 dollars or less.: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/44WV8EVUP1Y

* On SCOTUS possibly repealing the act that prevents white people from stealing native babies, robbing them of their culture. contains how to help links at bottom: https://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/701035342837547008

* How to help HarperCollins strikers: https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/700611167247368192/waterhobbit-shaelit-we-interrupt-this-lovely

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

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* (I made a small start on the queer news, but it's tiny compared to the prepped link. Very little after that point went up. The backlog is daunting and this coming week turns out to also be a monster scheduling wise, plus the election coverage about to hit. We are in the midst of all hands on deck cleaning for an inspection, for example. See below.).

* "As unrest grips Iran’s schools, the government is going after children:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/01/iran-protests-children-hijab-amini/

* "Cleric killed in restive Iranian city, protests rage on:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iranian-human-rights-lawyers-criticise-clerical-leaders-amid-unrest-2022-11-03/

* CW: Child Murder "Children among 10 feared dead in Iran crackdown, Amnesty says:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/05/middleeast/iran-protest-crackdown-amnesty-international-intl-hnk/index.html

* "Iranians defy crackdown with fresh protests, as president dismisses US vow to ‘free Iran’:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/06/iranians-defy-crackdown-with-fresh-protests-as-president-dismisses-us-vow-to-free-iran

* "US and Saudi Arabia concerned that Iran may be planning attack on energy infrastructure in Middle East:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/politics/us-saudi-arabia-iran-energy-infrastructure-middle-east/index.html

* Well, fuck! "Israel election final results: Netanyahu, Jewish far right win power, fiasco for left:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2022-11-03/ty-article/israel-election-final-results-netanyahu-jewish-far-right-win-power-fiasco-for-left/00000184-3e80-daf1-abc4-7f9a53f40000

* Re: Netanyahu

I’ve stated some form of this over the years any number of times, but in the current climate, I should reiterate it.

My dislike of Netanyahu and his ultra-right positions is specific to Netanyahu because of his ultra-right positions, his corruption, his policies, etc.. His party and allies have policies I oppose, much in the way I oppose Trump and the Republicans, Rishi Sunak (and Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, and every Tory PM back to the much hated Thatcher which was about when I started following UK Politics in real time), Viktor Orbán, Jair Bolsanaro, and a host of other horrible extreme right wing politicians the world over to numerous to list.

This does not and should not be taken for anger at the Israeli left or Jewish people the world over who did not vote for a right wing party in the recent Israeli election. There is a reason my coverage of Israeli politics mostly originates from left leaning Israeli news sources like Haaretz.

There is far too much violent antisemitism in the world right now, far to many politicians of every stripe happy to stoke antisemitism for personal power, far too many antisemitic movements and the like. In my country one of the two political parties with any power proudly embraces it.

This I am furious about and very much wish to fight against.

Please don’t take the recent election in Israel as an excuse to do or say something that harms real people who have nothing to do with it or were actively wanting a better outcome.

It is important to separate a dislike of a particular person for political reasons from a wider attack on a large group living in many countries famously holding a wide variety of beliefs and opinions.

I try very hard to do that in this space.

* A relief! "Denmark election result keeps Social Democrats at the helm:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/02/denmark-election-result-keeps-social-democrats-at-the-helm

* A massive relief!!! "Brazil election: Anti-LGBTQ+ tyrant Jair Bolsonaro beaten by leftist Lula:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/30/brazil-election-lula-beats-jair-bolsonaro-lgbtq/

* "Why Bolsonaro’s stunning loss should give humans a glimmer of hope:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/31/jair-bolsonaro-lula-brazilian-election-amazon-putin-ukraine/

* *digits cruciform* "We Might Finally Be Free From the Madness of Bolsonaro:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/31/opinion/brazil-election-lula-bolsonaro.html

* Let’s hope things go well for democracy. "Trucks, Protesters Block Brazil Highways After Bolsonaro Rout:" https://www.barrons.com/news/trucks-protesters-block-brazil-highways-after-bolsonaro-rout-01667224207

* "Steve Bannon says Bolsonaro can't concede as he rails against Biden and CIA:" https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-bolsonaro-brazil-election-lula-1755696

* "Brazil's Bolsonaro signals cooperation with transfer of power, but does not concede election defeat :" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/americas/bolsonaro-brazil-elections-protests-intl-latam/index.html

* "Bolsonaro backers call on Brazil military to intervene after Lula victory:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolsonaro-backers-call-brazil-military-intervene-after-lula-victory-2022-11-02/

* "Rishi Sunak 'wants to gut trans rights from Equality Act':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/01/rishi-sunak-trans-equality-act/

* "New women's minister defends troubling voting record on women's rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/01/minister-for-women-maria-caulfield-abortion-clinic-vote/

* "Manston migrant centre like a zoo, says asylum seeker:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63481151

* "Dover petrol bomb attacker said he planned to ‘obliterate Muslim children’:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/02/migrant-centre-attacker-planned-to-obliterate-muslim-children-in-final-tweet

* "Russia’s security service works to subvert Moldova’s pro-Western government:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/28/russia-fsb-moldova-manipulation/

* "Russia Expected to OK Stricter 'Gay Propaganda' Law This Fall:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2022/10/17/russia-expected-ok-stricter-gay-propaganda-law-fall

* "Bi OnlyFans Creator Sentenced to Prison Over Using the Site:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/10/13/bi-onlyfans-creator-sentenced-prison-over-using-site

* "How Halloween revelry turned to disaster in South Korea:" https://graphics.reuters.com/SOUTHKOREA-STAMPEDE/CHRONOLOGY/zjvqjqmmlpx/index.html

* "North Korea fired the highest number of short-range missiles in a day, says South Korea:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/asia/north-korea-missiles-wednesday-intl-hnk

* "North Korea ICBM may have failed in flight, officials say; residents in Japan told to shelter:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-south-koreas-military-2022-11-02/

* "How Spain looked on as dozens were crushed to death at its border:" https://www.bbc.com/news/extra/z8i55dsu8w/spain-morocco-border

* "Czechs rally against rising extremism and voice support for Ukraine:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/czechs-rally-against-rising-extremism-voice-support-ukraine-2022-10-30/

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* "'Scrabble variants' now cause the majority of new Covid-19 infections in the US:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/health/covid-variants-dominant-bq/index.html

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* "For the first time, Iran acknowledges it sent drones to Russia:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/05/1134523148/ukraine-russia-war-iran-drones

* "Russia's hope for Ukraine win revealed in battle for Bakhmut:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russias-hope-for-ukraine-win-revealed-in-battle-for-bakhmut/2022/10/28/d81ceb7e-5692-11ed-ac8b-08bbfab1c5a5_story.html

* "Ukraine's 58th Brigade in the Heart of the Bakhmut Mire:" https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-s-58th-brigade-in-the-heart-of-the-bakhmut-mire-/6815660.html

* "Kyiv reels as 'massive' wave of missile strikes hit Ukrainian cities; wheat prices rise as grain deal stalls:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/31/ukraines-forces-repel-brutal-russian-offensive-in-donetsk-wheat-prices-rise-after-grain-export-deal-stumbles.html

* "Ukraine’s War Is Leading to a Nervous Breakdown:"

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* "Lions Rescued From Ukraine Find New Home:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/10/17/lions-rescued-ukraine-find-new-home

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* "US Announces New Sanctions on Iran for Bounty on Rushdie:" https://www.voanews.com/a/us-announces-new-sanctions-on-iran-for-bounty-on-rushdie-/6809948.html

* "Biden sends a stark warning about political violence ahead of midterms: 'We can't take democracy for granted any longer':" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/02/politics/biden-speech-democracy-dc/index.html

* "Seeing danger in GOP election-deniers, Biden appeals to Americans to support democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/seeing-danger-in-gop-election-deniers-biden-appeals-to-americans-to-support-democracy-152373317527

* "Dowd: Biden realized there isn't a sane GOP holding election deniers accountable:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/president-biden-s-speech-addressing-threats-to-democracy-particularly-from-maga-republicans-praised-as-midterms-push-152353861727

* "Rep. Raskin: ‘Joe Biden was trying to strike that tone as the leader of the whole country’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/president-biden-s-speech-on-attacks-and-threats-to-democracy-responded-to-by-rep-raskin-152356421932

* "Biden administration to provide over $13 billion in aid to help American families lower energy bills:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/02/biden-administration-to-provide-over-13-billion-in-aid-to-help-american-families-lower-energy-bills.html

* "More LGBTQ+ Spouses to Receive Survivors' Benefits, VA Announces:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/10/20/more-lgbtq-spouses-receive-survivors-benefits-va-announces

* "Rachel Levine Elected to National Academy of Medicine:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/10/21/rachel-levine-elected-national-academy-medicine

* "Conservatives Spew Transphobia at Already Anti-Trans Federal Agency:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/10/18/conservatives-spew-transphobia-already-anti-trans-federal-agency

* "Elie Mystal: Supreme Court pretended arguments in favor of affirmative action didn’t exist:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/supreme-court-weighs-race-based-college-admissions-don-t-seem-supportive-of-campus-diversity-152115269631

* "Supreme Court to Hear LGBTQ+ Rights Case Before End of Year:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/10/19/supreme-court-hear-lgbtq-rights-case-end-year

* "White House Press Secretary Sits Down for an Exclusive Interview:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/white-house-press-secretary-sits-down-for-an-exclusive-interview-151959621696

* I have concerns. "Fed hikes interest rates again, up 0.75 percentage points:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/02/fed-rate-hike/

* "'Ripped off': Katie Porter on how price-gouging companies are driving inflation:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-ripped-off-katie-porter-on-how-price-gouging-companies-are-driving-inflation-152360005651

* "Living Homeless in the Desert:"

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* "What I Learned Watching a Co-Worker Get Forced Out:" https://index.medium.com/what-i-learned-watching-a-co-worker-get-forced-out-2418ca86411

* "Pennsylvania court orders election officials to not count ‘undated’ ballots:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/01/pennsylvania-court-undated-ballots-00064549

* "Arizona, Michigan GOP ask voters to mail in ballots and use drop boxes as candidates and officials blast the practice:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/29/politics/kfile-arizona-michigan-gop-encourage-mail-ballots/index.html

* "Kristina Karamo seeks court order that could impact thousands of Detroit voters:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/10/28/kristina-karamo-lawsuit-detroit-votes/69598090007/

* "Lawyer in Karamo lawsuit targeting Detroit yells at judge, cites debunked film:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/03/hearing-karamo-lawsuit-targeting-detroit-voters/69616706007/

* "DeSantis Voter Fraud Unit Defends Arresting Former Felons:"

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* If people like this turn up at your door, close and lock it. Do not interact. "In the hunt for voter fraud, Republican door knockers are intimidating residents: officials:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/republican-door-knockers-intimidate-voters-while-hunting-voter-fraud-say-2022-11-03/

* "Election Officials Say Efforts to Intimidate Voters Are Widening:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/03/us/politics/voting-intimidation-democracy.html

* "Voter intimidation, election worker threats part of voting climate ahead of midterms:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/voter-intimidation-election-worker-threats-part-voting-climate/story?id=92505277

* "North Carolina reports possible voter intimidation, threats ahead of midterm elections:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/north-carolina-reports-possible-voter-intimidation-threats-ahead-midterms-2022-11-04/

* "Stacey Abrams - Fighting for Voting Access in Georgia:" https://www.cc.com/video/2hwoe3/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-stacey-abrams-fighting-for-voting-access-in-georgia

* "Justice Department says 'vigilante ballot security efforts' in Arizona are likely illegal:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/31/politics/arizona-voter-intimidation-doj/index.html

* "Americans face voter intimidation at the polls:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/americans-face-voter-intimidation-at-the-polls-151960645695

* "Judge limits ballot drop box monitoring in Arizona after intimidation claims:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/02/arizona-ballot-clean-elections-liburdi/

* If Republicans actually cared about ending voter fraud they'd stop committing it instead of stealing people's right to vote. "Milwaukee Election Commission official Kimberly Zapata could face charges accusing her of fraudulently requesting military ballots:" https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/03/mayor-says-milwaukee-election-worker-fired-over-ballot-fraud/69616108007/

* "Obama says democracy ‘may not survive’ in Arizona if Republicans win:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/03/obama-says-democracy-may-not-survive-if-arizona-republicans-win/

* "‘Let's not pretend’ that Republicans and Democrats share equal blame for election denial, DCCC chair says:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/30/sean-maloney-democrats-republicans-elections-00064138

* "The Five Scariest Statewide Republican Candidates You Haven’t Heard of:" https://newrepublic.com/article/168373/five-scariest-republican-candidates-statewide-office

* "In 5 key battlegrounds, most GOP state legislative nominees are election deniers, report finds:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/29/in-5-key-battlegrounds-most-gop-nominees-are-election-deniers.html

If they win, Democracy dies in those states.

Please, please, please vote the whole ticket.

* "GOP candidate Mark Finchem's lawyer proposed fake elector votes that "aren't legal.":" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/11/gop-candidate-mark-finchems-lawyer-proposed-fake-elector-votes-that-arent-legal/

"And this guy wants to be in charge of Arizona's elections."

* I am terrified. Literally every governor and secretary of state race we lose in this election is likely a state that will lose the right to free and fair elections, probably for a generation, possibly forever.

I am terrified because not enough Millennials and Gen z are early voting. We can't save democracy without you. We pretty much need all of you. If we don't save democracy there is zero chance of fixing any thing else in this country.

Yes, things are terrible and most democratic politicians haven't enough spine, but they are legitimately trying to fix things. Republicans are out right promising to crash the world economy if they win the house of representatives to force an end to the social safety net. They are openly promising that if they win in the states, they will fix it so republicans can never lose there again. They are promising a national abortion ban and a repeal of civil and human rights for queer folks. Kiss any attempt to stop the planet burning goodbye.

Fuckssake get out there and vote! This may be your last chance for it to count if Republicans win in your state. Vote because our lives depend on it!

* "GOP floats Medicare changes while ducking details:" https://www.axios.com/2022/11/03/gop-floats-medicare-reform

* "Yes, some Republican senators really are talking openly about Social Security cuts:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/yes-some-republican-senators-are-talking-openly-about-social-security-cuts/ar-AA13K0K4?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b2fd7a3baaf5485b89016d7bbdf50c32

* "GLAAD Ads Remind LGBTQ+ Voters What's at Stake in Midterm Election:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/10/12/glaad-ads-remind-lgbtq-voters-whats-stake-midterm-election

* "Forward thinking, playing offense are opportunities for Democrats as midterms approach:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/forward-thinking-playing-offense-are-opportunities-for-democrats-as-midterms-approach-152243269571

* "Can Republicans fulfill their role in a multi-party democracy?:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/can-republicans-fulfill-their-role-in-a-multi-party-democracy-152370757778

* Elizabeth Warren Extended Interview:

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* "House GOP uses grade school trick to inflate pad report with 'filler and Fox News' :" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/house-gop-uses-grade-school-trick-to-inflate-pad-report-with-filler-and-fox-news-152618053708

* "Chris Hayes: If Republicans win, Trump will be the ‘shadow Speaker of the House’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-if-republicans-win-trump-will-be-the-shadow-speaker-of-the-house-152597061618

* "Judiciary Republicans hint at investigation into FBI, DOJ if they retake the House:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/04/1134449665/republicans-investigation-fbi-doj-midterms

* "3 Lies Republicans Are Using This Election| Robert Reich:"

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* "Pro-LGBTQ+ PAC Targets Pa. Republican Candidates Oz and Mastriano:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/10/27/pro-lgbtq-pac-targets-penn-republican-candidates-oz-and-mastriano

* "Column: A speech-impaired John Fetterman is better than a fast-talking Mehmet Oz:" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-10-30/john-fetterman-mehmet-oz-aphasia-debate

* "Dr. Oz's Campaign Is Stocked With Jan. 6ers:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/dr-oz-jan6-john-fetterman-donald-trump-1234620315/

* He doesn't even know where Pennsylvania IS! O.o "Pennsylvania by the sea: Mehmet Oz implies state has Atlantic coastline:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/01/mehmet-oz-pennsylvania-republican-candidate

* "Doug Mastriano ally Toni Shuppe has a plan to ‘stop the steal of 2022.’ It’s full of misinformation.:" https://www.inquirer.com/news/toni-shuppe-doug-mastriano-election-steal-pennsylvania-20221030.html

* "Exclusive with Josh Shapiro: "Our fundamental freedoms are on the ballot":" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/exclusive-with-josh-shapiro-our-fundamental-freedoms-are-on-the-ballot-151960645652

* "Mehmet Oz’s medical research was rejected in 2003, resulting in 2-year ban:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/11/01/oz-senate-doctor-research/

* "Oprah says if she lived in Pennsylvania, she’d vote for Fetterman over Oz in U.S. Senate race:" https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/oprah-winfrey-john-fetterman-mehmet-oz-pa-senate-race-20221103.html

* "GOP candidate Mark Finchem's lawyer proposed fake elector votes that "aren't legal.":" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/11/gop-candidate-mark-finchems-lawyer-proposed-fake-elector-votes-that-arent-legal/

* "How Democracy Is on the Line in 2022 & Beyond:"

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* CW: Rape "GOP candidate wants ‘community-level review’ on if rape victims can get abortions:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gop-candidate-wants-community-level-review-on-if-rape-victims-can-get-abortions-152599109733

* "How Doug Mastriano ended up in a Holocaust film that troubles scholars:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/02/doug-mastriano-holocaust-film-agenda/

* "Endorsement: Please, don’t give your vote to Lauren Boebert:" https://www.denverpost.com/2022/10/29/opinion-lauren-boebert-vote/

* "Lauren Boebert posts particularly vile Tweet and the backlash is brutal:" https://www.queerty.com/lauren-boebert-posts-particularly-vile-tweet-backlash-brutal-20221103

* "Indiana's Democratic Candidates Sign Contract to Protect Abortion Rights:" https://advocatechannel.com/indianas-democratic-candidates-sign-contract-to-protect-abortion-rights

* "Republican says party ‘will never lose another election’ in Wisconsin if he wins:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/02/wisconsin-republican-gubernatorial-candidate-tim-michels

* "Editorial: Vote for Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes to defend our democracy. Here's why.:" https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/2022/11/02/wisconsin-vote-for-mandela-barnes-and-tony-evers-to-defend-democracy/69588162007/

* "Ron DeSantis uses 'non-binary student' photo to push pathetic election campaign:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/03/ron-desantis-anti-lgbtq-non-binary-stock-photo/

* "Rep. Val Demings: Marco Rubio only likes to talk about crime when it is politically advantageous:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/florida-u-s-senate-candidate-rep-val-demings-demolishes-marco-rubio-s-attempts-to-campaign-on-crime-152489541804

* "Midterms candidates Chris Jones in Arkansas, Charles Booker in Kentucky have impressive ground game:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/midterms-candidates-chris-jones-in-arkansas-charles-booker-in-kentucky-winning-voters-by-focusing-on-forgotten-152605765559

* "Charles Booker touts abortion rights in Kentucky Senate bid:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/charles-booker-touts-abortion-rights-kentucky-senate-bid-92607940

* "Leading election denier is on the verge of leading Nevada's election system:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/01/trump-aligned-jim-marchant-midterm-election-00064357

* "Nevada's MAGA secretary of state candidate appears to be blatantly ignoring campaign finance law:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/11/jim-marchant-nevada-secretary-state-maga-trump-citizens-united-campaign-finance/

* "This Bisexual Kansas Legislator Wants to Get Stuff Done:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/10/18/bisexual-kansas-legislator-wants-get-stuff-done

* "‘Emasculating Vance Is Actually Part of Tim’s Effectiveness’:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/11/03/tim-ryan-senate-ohio-00064670

* "Tim Ryan on finding "gettable voters" in his quest for a Senate seat:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/tim-ryan-on-finding-gettable-voters-in-his-quest-for-a-senate-seat-152240709776

* "Abortion Is on the Ballot. Will It Help the Dems?:"

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* "Chris Hayes: The stakes of the New York governor's race between Zeldin and Hochul:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-the-stakes-of-the-new-york-governor-s-race-between-zeldin-and-hochul-152107077663

* "Raphael Warnock - The Georgia Senator on His Midterm Race:" https://www.cc.com/video/8rlhtb/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-raphael-warnock-the-georgia-senator-on-his-midterm-race

* "What makes Virginia’s most competitive congressional race so close?:" https://wtop.com/virginia/2022/11/what-makes-virginias-most-competitive-race-so-competitive/

* "Luria makes final case for democracy, vies for Black voters:" https://apnews.com/article/elaine-luria-2022-midterms-strategy-a36ffe96b8d1ec2654ed67cb93639a16

* "Democratic star Katie Porter fights against a conservative resurgence in O.C.:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-11-01/katie-porter-scott-baugh-california-congress-midterm-elections

* "Election Conspiracies Are Disrupting the Midterms:"

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* "N.J. Democrat once thought safe now in a close congressional race at campaign’s final week:" https://www.nj.com/politics/2022/11/nj-democrat-once-thought-safe-now-in-a-competitive-congressional-race-at-campaigns-final-week.html

* "GOP Candidate Said Elites Drink Blood, Sell ‘Baby Body Parts’ After Abortion:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/epzkdp/kristina-karamo-qanon-blood-body-parts

* "GOP rejection of democracy leaves force and violence as remaining governing option:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gop-rejection-of-democracy-leaves-force-and-violence-as-remaining-governing-option-152124997513

* "Paul Pelosi's alleged attacker charged with attempted kidnapping:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/31/justice-department-charges-depape-following-paul-pelosi-assault-00064282

* "Fears of Political Violence Following Attack on Paul Pelosi:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/fears-of-political-violence-following-attack-on-paul-pelosi-151959621741

* "What we know about David DePape, the man accused in the Pelosi home invasion, attack:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/29/what-we-know-about-david-depape-the-man-accused-in-the-pelosi-home-invasion-attack.html

* An elderly man was beaten with a hammer in an act of political terrorism. They are LYING when they say they are Law and Order candidates. Cruelty is the point. "Arizona GOP nominee Kari Lake mocks attack on Paul Pelosi at campaign event:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/arizona-gop-nominee-kari-lake-mocks-attack-paul-pelosi-campaign-event-rcna54960

* "Capitol Police cameras caught break-in at Pelosi home, but no one was watching:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/01/capitol-police-cameras-caught-break-in-pelosi-home-no-one-was-watching/

* "Fresh finger-pointing over Capitol Police's future after Pelosi home invasion:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/04/fresh-finger-pointing-over-capitol-polices-future-after-pelosi-home-invasion-00065064

* "Swalwell: Pelosi suspect’s social media looks like that of Ted Cruz, MTG:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/swalwell-pelosi-suspect-s-social-media-looks-like-that-of-ted-cruz-mtg-152105029931

* "The Facts About the Attack on Paul Pelosi, According to Prosecutors:" https://www.nytimes.com/article/pelosi-paul-nancy-attack-facts.html

* "Joy Reid: There’s a long history of gaslighting and toxic politics regarding Speaker Pelosi:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/paul-pelosi-assault-spawning-far-right-conspiracies-about-attack-decried-as-deplorable-152113733729

* "‘This is not normal, moral, human behavior’: Psaki on GOP response to Pelosi attack:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-this-is-not-normal-moral-human-behavior-psaki-on-gop-response-to-pelosi-attack-152228933737

* "Right-wing resists facts about extremist violence to preserve identity of victimhood:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/right-wing-resists-facts-about-extremist-violence-to-preserve-identity-of-victimhood-152128069582

* "Trump joins growing GOP effort to whitewash, lie about Pelosi attack:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-joins-growing-gop-effort-to-whitewash-lie-about-pelosi-attack-152227909623

* "Elon Musk tweets anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/31/elon-musk-paul-pelosi-conspiracy-theory-gay-lgbtq/

* "Hate speech increased on Twitter after Elon Musk takeover, study finds:" https://abcnews.go.com/Business/hate-speech-increased-twitter-elon-musk-takeover-study/story?id=92445797

* "Twitter reportedly limits content moderation ahead of midterm elections:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/twitter-reportedly-limits-content-moderation-ahead-of-midterm-elections-152243269649

* Do not trust twitter. "Elon Musk appears in over his head with purchase of Twitter:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/elon-musk-appears-in-over-his-head-with-purchase-of-twitter-152617541762

* "Musk's attempt at trolling AOC backfires | Boing Boing:" https://boingboing.net/2022/11/03/musks-attempt-at-trolling-aoc-backfires.html

* "Elon Musk to the Rescue: Big Lie Fanatic Escapes Twitter Ban:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/arizona-election-denier-mark-finchem-credits-elon-musk-for-overturning-twitter-ban

* "What changes has Elon Musk made at Twitter and what might he do next?:" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/04/mass-sackings-monetisation-elon-musk-twitter-changing

* "Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell and staffers:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/politics/swalwell-threat-plea/index.html

* "Adams County investigates white powder found on ballot as officials reassure voters the election is safe:" https://www.denver7.com/news/politics/adams-county-investigates-white-powder-found-on-ballot-as-officials-reassure-voters-the-election-is-safe

* "Barrack acquittal another blow to DOJ’s foreign influence crackdown:" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2022/11/04/barrack-acquittal-another-blow-to-dojs-foreign-influence-crackdown-00065258

* "Supreme Court Rules That Lindsey Graham Must Testify in Georgia Inquiry:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/01/us/politics/supreme-court-lindsey-graham-georgia.html

* "Trump files a suit against New York attorney general, and against advice:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/trump-files-a-suit-against-new-york-attorney-general-and-against-advice/

* "Judge rules in favor of assigning monitor to oversee Trump Organization:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/03/judge-rules-favor-assigning-monitor-oversee-trump-organization/

* "Key Trump insider given immunity to testify in Mar-a-Lago documents investigation:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/key-trump-insider-given-immunity-to-testify-in-mar-a-lago-documents-investigation-152373829657

* "Litany of Trump legal entanglements grows ever longer as Trump Org criminal trial begins:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/litany-of-trump-legal-entanglements-grows-ever-longer-as-trump-org-criminal-trial-begins-152127557527

* "Trump asks Supreme Court to stop IRS from turning over his tax returns to the House:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/31/politics/trump-supreme-court-appeal/index.html

* "Trump lawyers saw Justice Thomas as 'only chance' to stop 2020 election certification:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/02/trump-lawyers-saw-justice-thomas-as-only-chance-to-stop-2020-election-certification-00064592

* "Trump lawyers saw Justice Thomas as ‘key’ to post-election plan:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/emails-trump-lawyers-saw-justice-thomas-as-key-to-post-election-plan-152356421588

* "Trump loyalist Kash Patel questioned before Mar-a-Lago grand jury:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/03/kash-patel-grand-jury-trump/

* "Despite Eastman appeal, Jan. 6 committee accesses 8 disputed emails:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/30/eastman-appeals-jan6-committee-disputed-00064166

* "House January 6 committee gives Trump more time to turn over subpoenaed documents:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/04/politics/trump-january-6-subpoena-deadline/index.html

* "Capitol Police officer disputes claims that Oath Keepers were seen protecting him during Jan. 6 attack:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/capitol-police-officer-disputes-claims-oath-keepers-protecting/story?id=92432188

* "Oath Keepers spent over $400 at post-US Capitol riot feast at the Olive Garden, prosecutors say:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/politics/oath-keepers-olive-garden-january-6/index.html

* "New Report Sheds Light on Gun Violence in LGBTQ+ Lives:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/10/11/new-report-sheds-light-gun-violence-lgbtq-lives

* "Chris Hayes: The myth of crime as a big-city, blue-state problem:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-the-myth-of-crime-as-a-big-city-blue-state-problem-152230981820

* "Polly Klaas’s murder fueled the 90s crime panic. Her sisters fear ‘we’re repeating history’:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/22/polly-klaas-sisters-criminal-justice-mass-incarceration

* "Detectives in Breonna Taylor Killing Confess to Falsifying Warrant Evidence:" https://advocatechannel.com/detectives-in-breonna-taylor-killing-admit-to-falsifying-warrant-evidence-based-on-gut-feeling

* "Police Killed a Boy. His Friend Was Charged With Murder:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFjFze39Dcc

* "Video Shows Sheriffs Choking, Tasing Unarmed Transgender Woman:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/10/24/video-shows-sheriffs-choking-tasing-unarmed-transgender-woman

* "Comedian Eric André Files Lawsuit Against Atlanta Airport Police:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/10/20/two-black-comedians-file-lawsuit-against-atlanta-airport-police

* "I Spent Over 40 Years Working in Corrections. I Wasn’t Ready for Rikers.:" https://mailchi.mp/themarshallproject/i-spent-over-40-years-working-in-corrections-i-wasnt-ready-for-rikers

* "Ezra Miller Pleads Not Guilty to Burglary Charges in Vermont:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/10/17/ezra-miller-pleads-not-guilty-burglary-charges-vermont

* "Bi Actor Andy Dick Arrested on Felony Burglary Charge:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/10/21/bi-actor-andy-dick-arrested-felony-burglary-charge

* "Sheriff's office says antisemitic messages in Jacksonville were not crimes:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/us/florida-georgia-game-kanye-west/index.html

* "Pa. School District Allegedly Discriminated Against LGBTQ+ Students:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/10/09/penn-school-district-allegedly-discriminated-against-lgbtq-students

* "How The “No Child Left Behind” Act Failed on Every Level:"

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When this was passed teachers called it things like “children Left behind” because we could see it was designed to starve neighborhood schools so Republicans could close them, forcing busing to other schools and shifting funding even further away from the schools that need it into charter schools that can bar students who are poor, or not white, or who have limited English, or who have special needs.

This is about de facto segregation. It’s about starving public schools of funds. it’s about excuses to deprive the students with the biggest needs of an education.

All “Back to Basics” school “reforms” are about defending music, art, social studies, and sciences, because Republicans hate anything that keeps children from dropping out and/or teaches critical thinking. Science and social studies teach things like applying logic to real world problems, evaluating evidence, and thinking for yourself. The last thing they want is accurate history or modern science taught to children.

All Republicans want is to create an ignorant easily manipulable permanent underclass that votes for them. Quality Public education in anathema to them.

Republicans keep saying, “you can’t just through money at the problem,” yet never once in the history of this country have we tried funding the schools for the poor at the level we fund schools for the well off. we know objectively that 15-18 students is the sweet spot for class size at all grades. why not for once try paying teachers a living wage and hire enough of them to give every class room the same student/teacher ratios private schools have. How about instead of pennies per student per day we actually buy enough equipment and supplies so that all students get to do hands on science instead of only students who already have all the advantages? How about paying for proper maintenance on schools so the heating works and the pipes don’t bang and the roof doesn’t leak? How about money for computers and library books? How about desks and chairs so every student in every class gets one as well as a locker that closes and locks?

Can’t we try that just once?

Teaching pays about as well as Burger King and teachers owe student loans and need to pay for continuing ed and certification re-upping. They need supplies for themselves and students and a professional wardrobe and money for transportation and to pay off massive student loans, plus food, housing, medical stuff, etc.. out of what amounts to minimum wage.

Nobody goes into teaching expecting to get rich; they do it because they want to teach. Punishing them because the schools are falling apart and the textbooks are as old as they are is counter-productive. Actually funding the schools properly would let them do their jobs.

But no one ever ask teachers when they do “school reform.” It is nearly always imposed by people who’ve never taught based on ignorance and a deep refusal to look at the research.

* CW: Rape, Human Trafficking "Smooth Like Butter: The Slippery Underbelly of the Kpop Industry:"

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* "LGBTQ+ World Cup fans told hand-holding fine – but don't kiss:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/28/holding-hands-world-cup-no-public-affection-qatar-ambassador/

The World Cup should never have been held here. A whole lot of mostly guest workers literally died building that stadium, worked to death in the heat.

Their human rights record with LGBTQIA+ people is horrific and should be disqualifying.

* "Qatar journalist says LGBTQ+ people are ‘abnormal’ ahead of World Cup:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/31/qatar-journalist-lgbtq-abnormal-world-cup/

* "Wales footballers won’t be silenced when it comes to Qatar’s LGBTQ+ atrocities:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/02/wales-footballers-wont-be-banned-from-addressing-qatars-lgbtq-rights-record-officials-confirm/

* "Gay Qatari man won't let World Cup 'bury' LGBTQ+ atrocities 'in the shadows':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/05/qatar-gay-nas-mohamed-world-cup/

* "Gay men shot outside LGBTQ+ bar laid to rest as thousands take to streets:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/27/gay-men-shot-outside-slovakian-lgbtq-bar-laid-to-rest-as-thousands-take-to-streets-in-protest/

* "Czech MP comes out as gay after horrific Slovakia LGBTQ+ bar shooting:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/31/czech-mp-gay-jiri-navratil/

* "Malaysia police detain 20 people at LGBTQ+ Halloween party for 'cross-dressing':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/31/malaysia-halloween-party-raid-religious-police-sharia-law/

* "Irish law protecting trans people from hate crime 'too little too late':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/27/ireland-trans-hate-crime-violence-law/

* "Gay Palestinian Man Beheaded After Receiving Death Threats:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2022/10/07/gay-palestinian-man-beheaded-after-receiving-death-threats

* "Mexico celebrates as same-sex marriage becomes law of the land:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/27/same-sex-marriage-legalised-mexico/

* "Trevor Project Launches Services in Mexico:" https://www.advocate.com/youth/2022/10/11/trevor-project-launches-services-mexico

* "Former Cop Reveals Horrific Gay Bashings by Police:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/10/05/former-cop-reveals-horrific-gay-bashings-police

* "Gender law reforms pass first vote in Scotland with 'overwhelming' support:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/27/scotland-trans-gender-recognition-reform-vote/

* "Conversion therapy ban delayed by equalities minister Kemi Badenoch:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/31/conversion-therapy-ban-kemi-badenoch/

* "Grindr Faces Boycott After Gay CEO's Right-Wing Tweets Are Revealed:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/10/13/grindr-faces-boycott-after-gay-ceos-right-wing-tweets-are-revealed

* "Social Security Will Allow Users to Select Own Gender Marker:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/10/20/social-security-will-allow-users-select-own-gender-marker

* "South Carolina governor says he wants a statewide ban on same-sex marriage:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/29/south-carolina-henry-mcmaster-same-sex-marriage-ban-supreme-court/

* "Men who violently attacked gay couple escape jail thanks to kindness of victims:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/27/miami-homophobic-attack-avoid-jail/

* "2022 U.S. Trans Survey:" https://www.ustranssurvey.org/

* Why you should fill it out "The biggest transgender survey in the US is underway. Here's why it's important:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/02/us/us-trans-survey-2022-cec/index.html

* "If I say "the queer community", I am referring to the community of self identified queers. If you're not a self identified queer, then I wasn't talking about you!:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/699776198583238656

* Rightly so!!! CW: Rape, Murder, Cannibalism "Jeffrey Dahmer Halloween costumes banned by LGBTQ+ bars:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/31/jeffrey-dahmer-halloween-costumes-lgbtq-bars-wisconsin/

* "Heartstopper fans react to star Kit Connor being forced to come out as bisexual:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/01/kit-connor-bisexual-coming-out-fan-reaction/

It is wrong to bully people. It is extra wrong to bully teenagers.

No one owes you their coming out. People deserve to work stuff out without pressure.

What the fuck is wrong with people?

This isn’t a closeted anti-queer politician out to hurt us. This is a literal teenager who is just trying to live his life.

* "Kit Connor's coming out proves bi-erasure is rife even in LGBTQ+ community:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/02/kit-connor-biphobia-bi-erasure-bisexual/

* "The Outing of Kit Connor:"

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* "Why we should be watching the sun, not the clock:" https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/11/watching-the-sun-not-the-clock-sleep-body-clocks-daylight-saving-time

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* "Philippine death toll from storm Nalgae rises to 98, disaster agency says:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/asia/philippines-tropical-storm-nalgae-paeng-deaths-intl-hnk/index.html

* "Photos: The aftermath of tropical storm Nalgae in Philippines:" https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/11/1/photos-the-aftermath-of-tropical-storm-nalgae-in-philippines

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* "Greece: Dozens missing after boat carrying migrants sinks:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/greece-dozens-missing-after-boat-carrying-migrants-sinks/2022/11/01/52543176-59b9-11ed-bc40-b5a130f95ee7_story.html

* "What we know about India's deadly bridge collapse:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/india/india-gujarat-morbi-bridge-collapse-explainer-intl-hnk

* "We Need To Talk About The Latest SHEIN Scandal:"

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* "First wild bison born in UK for millennia after surprise pregnancy:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/21/first-wild-bison-born-in-uk-for-millennia-after-surprise-pregnancy

* "The Gruesome History of Real Life Vampire Hunting:"

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* "Ghosts Are Legally Real:"

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* "Recalling LGBTQ+ Stories in Hispanic Heritage Month:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/2022/10/14/recalling-lgbtq-stories-hispanic-heritage-month

* "Pioneering singer who recorded first gay country songs dies aged 78:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/01/patrick-haggerty-gay-country-singer-dies-aged-78/

* "Proud to be a Gay Icon: Angela Lansbury's Life & Legacy:"

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* "Bail Reform:"

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* "Stephen's Message To Young Voters | Dick Bigger, Jr. Is The Breakout Star Of This Election Season:"

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* "Dr. Oz Surfs PA's Coast | Taylor Swift Dominates The Charts | Elon Negotiates With Stephen King:"

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* "Votedemic 2022: Atlanta - Day 1:" https://www.cc.com/video/q0462s/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-votedemic-2022-atlanta-day-1

* "Votedemic 2022: Atlanta - Day 2 :" https://www.cc.com/video/rsdbd4/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-votedemic-2022-atlanta-day-2

* "Votedemic 2022: Atlanta - Day 3:" https://www.cc.com/video/9udze9/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-votedemic-2022-atlanta-day-3

* "Kosta La Vista Baby - Atlanta:" https://www.cc.com/video/3yu223/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-kosta-la-vista-baby-atlanta

* "Is Atlanta the Real-Life Wakanda?:" https://www.cc.com/video/ap288q/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-is-atlanta-the-real-life-wakanda

* CW: Self Harm, Eating Disorders. "The Harmful Drive for Queer Perfection:"

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* "DefunctTV: The History of the First Muppet Show, Sam and Friends:"

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* "5 Spooky Musicals That Are Totally UNHINGED:"

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* "Dr. Oz Is Surfin' PA:"

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* "Olive Garden Is The Perfect Place To Subvert Democracy:"

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* "This Is How Kari Lake's Comments Would Sound If They Were Actually Creatively Edited:"

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* "President Biden Midterms Address Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Weekend Update: Tammy the Trucker on Gas Prices and Definitely Not Abortion - SNL:"

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* "Vlad the Impaler vs Count Dracula. Epic Rap Battles of History:"

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* More attempts at Gothmas Phase II pictures: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/699602590803083264

* The emperor has been trying to break into one of the presents since it arrived, including an attempt to unwrap it the second I pulled it from the box. Turned out it was a massive bag of hand dried catnip. https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/699682102668673024/gothmashalloween-2022-the-emperor-has-been-tryingfr.

* Since the Pandemic started, I put out bowls of candy. each bowl has a handful of things. Adults are welcome too, and I usually give out a lot of candy. This year one person stole the bowl itself, and no one else came. I think the three families with kids have moved out, since i haven't seen or heard them playing since summer. I've noticed that the other people that usually decorate in the complex didn't this year. It's sad.

I did get reverse trick or treated and Squirrel and I split the loot. Weirdly, it was not the bowl thief.

* October is always really hard on my body and particularly so in the back half. Halloween week takes everything I have really. Samhein is the most important holiday of my year and it takes everything.

Wednesday my body hard vetoed Wednesday errands. I called Head Millennial in time for them to get public transport and make evening arrangements. I could barely walk and had the pain shakes. One days like this, it's best to just take ones meds and go back to sleep and home a nap will reset things. This was correct. When I tried again later, I was a functional level of awful. We managed to take in the Halloween specific exterior stuff and box it all up. I'll need to tweek the "Harvest Display" and do a day time sweep to be sure we got everything before boxes go back into storage. Halloweentown is in chaos, but that's another day's problem.

Head Millennial went above and beyond today. I love how fundamentally kind and trustworthy they are. we had dinner together and watched a movie we'd started a week ago, geeking out together about the high quality lighting design and mourning the death of banter in modern romcoms as well as how few productions are willing to pay for really artistic lighting. (I sited Black Sails as proof the art isn't lost, even though we might think it was looking at the newest Halloween and Got/house of the dragon. Head Millennial is very grumpy about Halloween franchise in particular.)

It sounds like Visiting Millennial has decided to move up here, so at some point in the future they will be Newest Millennial. There is much rejoicing.

NOTE for newer readers: I like to use sobriquets to prevent people chain tracking through blogs. It was always my instinct and I got stricter after that reporter found me through the blog of a friend who wasn't as careful after Skye was murdered. It was fine. She was nice and professional and my friend changed the post in case of future accident. My point is that a determined swatter could find me, but I like to make them work for it if they want my friends.

* Another disabled Elder Goth friend suggested there should be a "Retired Goth Bat sanctuary" for people like us. This delights me.

There is talk of Tee shirts.

Possibly next week.

I already want one.

* Thursday was the blue beast's mechanic appointment. They are always booked for weeks out this time of year. This meant very little sleep, but the coolant situation is sorted and I should be okay on the engine not melting for a while. *Knock wood*

Friday I just wanted sleep, but of they woke me up trying to strong arm me into a home health assessment. Thing is, it's an excellent service and an important one. My mother used them in her last year of life when her health was failing. They assess the person; they assess the needs; they help organize complex meds schedules; they hook people up with services. I support the program and said so to the lady, but I do not want one.

Why? She wanted to know. I do not need what they are offering and I don't like strangers in my home it's invasive. I don't need a dementia test. I have a home health aid. My meds schedule is, indeed, complex, but it's logical. (Think of it as a logic puzzle. Pills needing to be taken on an empty stomach need to go first thing in the morning. Ppills needing to be taken with food need to be at least an hour after empty stomach pills, and need to work with meal scheduling. Some pills can't be taken within two hours of each other, etc.. Some pills need to be taken multiple times a day. For a while I had a pill that needed to go four times a day, at least two hours after eating and an hour before eating. It was a nightmare, but I did it.) I do not want people tampering with the schedule, because every adjustment is a hassle and a half, and I have it down. The point is, it's my body deteriorating, not my mind, and I handle things just fine within my physical limits and I hate all the invasive monitoring that comes with living in this complex and that comes with being disabled. I minimize it where I can.

So I go to the bathroom, give Livia a come for pettins offer, reset my pillow prop system, and settle back in to try to sleep.

The phone rings. It's the system that pay for my caregiver. Mandatory home inspection. *deep sigh* I managed to wiggle out of this one so far because of the pandemic. It's so intrusive and I fucking hate that I don't get to have privacy because I'm disabled. I can't manage without Head Millennial, so I guess we're doing that Monday, plus the already scheduled social worker call Tuesday.

* "Here are the Spookiest Cities in America:" https://www.outtraveler.com/best-travel/2022/10/21/spookiest-cities-america

* "America's 15 Most Haunted Hotels:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/10/22/americas-15-most-haunted-hotels#media-gallery-media-16

* Events towards the end of Dracula from the viewpoint of the locals: https://uri59.tumblr.com/post/699674996605403136/random-sailor-at-the-sereth-river-this-night-is

* Ed as Blackbeard: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/699813146114818048/ok-i-just-have-to-ask-did-you-notice-ed-as

* Arden Powell at the The Midnight Society: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1585317897785647105

* Clive Barker vs JK Rowling at The Midnight Society : https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1586397640186466304

* Goblin detecting sword: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/699816725716287488

* I feel this in my bones: https://xkcd.com/2692/

* "You’ve been sentenced to 400 years for multiple murders. It’s been 399 years and your jailers are starting to get nervous.:" https://www.tumblr.com/elidyce/688193708499320832/writing-prompt-s-youve-been-sentenced-to-400

* "God of Arepo:" https://gallusrostromegalus.tumblr.com/post/699776328566800384

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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.

* "Plan Your Vote: 2022 Elections:" https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vote-2022-elections/index.html?language=english&state=WA

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

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* I only made it about midway into the 45 crime section of the rough sort and my backlog is alarming. It's Halloween week so no promises on the catch up, but I will do my best.

* "Inmates say guards fired tear gas after deadly blaze at Iranian prison:" https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/17/middleeast/iran-evin-prison-fire-survivors-guards-tear-gas-intl-hnk/index.html

* ""No going back": Gen Z at the forefront of the protests in Iran:" https://www.axios.com/2022/10/17/iran-protests-gen-z-mahsa-amini-death

* "Iranian schoolgirl ‘beaten to death for refusing to sing’ pro-regime anthem:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/oct/18/iranian-schoolgirl-beaten-to-death-for-refusing-to-sing-pro-regime-anthem

* "Official document describes scale of abuses in Ethiopia war:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/official-document-describes-scale-of-abuses-in-ethiopia-war/2022/10/21/3f4649d8-5159-11ed-ada8-04e6e6bf8b19_story.html

* "YouTube and Facebook letting Brazil election disinformation spread, NGO says:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/20/brazil-election-disinformation-youtube-facebook

* "UK PM Truss Resigns: Who Could Replace Her?:" https://www.voanews.com/a/uk-pm-truss-resigns-who-could-replace-her-/6798192.html

* "Liz Truss's pitiful legacy will be one of 'silence and inaction' on LGBTQ+ rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/20/liz-truss-resignation-lgbtq-reaction/

* I'm not holding my breath. "Next PM could 'unite country' by dumping Rwanda and banning conversion therapy:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/20/next-prime-minister-lgbtq-rights/

* "Baroness Liz Barker warns government could 'trash' anti-discrimination laws:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/20/baroness-liz-barker-government-equality-act/

* "Emily Thornberry calls for general election, warns Tories won't give up power easily:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/20/emily-thornberry-calls-for-general-election/

* "Penny Mordaunt is running for PM again and people are pointing out the obvious:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/21/penny-mordaunt-tory-leadership-race-prime-minister/

* "Tory hopefuls on LGBTQ+ rights: The bad, the ugly and the pathetic:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/21/tory-leadership-next-prime-minister-lgbtq/

* "Five simple reasons Boris Johnson shouldn't get a second chance:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/21/boris-johnson-tory-leadership-race-prime-minister-lgbtq/

* "Rishi Sunak's troubling anti-trans record proves he's unfit to be prime minister:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/22/rishi-sunak-tory-leadership-race-trans-comments/

* "Hayes: UK turmoil may forecast the fate of a GOP-led Congress—only worse:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-uk-turmoil-may-forecast-the-fate-of-a-gop-led-congress-only-worse-151190597764

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* "The COVID Data That Are Actually Useful Now:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/10/fall-winter-covid-cases-wave-data-predictions/671768/

* I stand by my aggressive attempts to not catch it. Get vaccinated. Wear your mask. "If you had COVID, several of your organs could be aging 3-4 years faster: Study:" https://abc7chicago.com/covid-long-haul-study-aging-faster-after-organs-kidney/12340213/

* "Omicron subvariants reflect a ‘viral evolution on steroids’:" https://news.yahoo.com/omicron-subvariants-reflect-viral-evolution-235030343.html

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* "U.S. confirms Iranian troops in Crimea training Russians on drones:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/20/john-kirby-russian-soldiers-should-not-agree-to-fight-in-ukraine-00062693

* "Zelenskyy warns Russia may attack major hydroelectric dam; Moscow orders arrest of rebellious TV reporter:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/21/russia-ukraine-live-updates.html

* "In bloody battle for Bakhmut, Russian mercenaries eye a symbolic prize:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/22/bakhmut-russia-ukraine-wagner-war/

* "Russian-backed forces make advances towards eastern Ukrainian town, says UK:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-backed-forces-make-advances-towards-eastern-ukrainian-town-says-uk-2022-10-14/

* "Russian, Ukrainian troops gird for major battle in Kherson:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-seeks-regain-ground-hits-ukraines-power-plants-91788544

* "The Battle for Control Over Ukraine's Internet:" https://time.com/6222111/ukraine-internet-russia-reclaimed-territory/

* "Putin tightens grip on Ukraine and Russia with martial law:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-declares-martial-law-in-annexed-ukraine-regions-b48b555f547ff6a1a59b1cad17d0e269

* "‘The army has nothing’: new Russian conscripts bemoan lack of supplies:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/20/the-army-has-nothing-new-russian-conscripts-bemoan-lack-of-supplies

* "Russian anti-war protest journalist Marina Ovsyannikova flees to Europe:" https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-anti-war-protest-journalist-marina-ovsyannikova-europe/

* "Analysis: The ripples of the war Russia says isn't a war:" https://apnews.com/article/analysis-ripples-of-russian-war-in-ukraine-f07f976de967ca248f79d32739757ee9

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* "White House taking every step possible to avoid direct Biden-Putin encounter at G-20:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/19/biden-putin-g-20-00062446

* "China plans to seize Taiwan on ‘much faster timeline,’ Blinken says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/18/china-seize-taiwan-plan-blinken/

* "President Biden calls for ‘not intimidating anyone who is at the polls’ in exclusive interview:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/president-biden-discusses-jan-6-committee-subpoenaing-donald-trump-and-calls-out-mega-maga-republicans-151264837820

* "'I’ll veto it': President Biden vows to protect women’s right to choose if GOP takes control of Congress:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/president-biden-vows-to-protect-women-s-right-to-choose-if-gop-takes-control-of-congress-151266373724

* "Pentagon will pay for service members to travel for abortions:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/20/pentagon-will-pay-for-service-members-to-travel-for-abortions-00062782

* "Supreme Court delivers one of two legal wins for Biden's student loan forgiveness plan:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/20/politics/student-loan-forgiveness-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett/index.html

* "Hayes: Why the price of gas could decide the fate of American democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-the-price-of-gas-could-decide-the-fate-of-american-democracy-151105605608

* "What We’ve Lost Playing the Lottery:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/24/what-weve-lost-playing-the-lottery

* If you do not vote Democrat in November, you are voting for this. "Republicans introduce 'cruel' measure to pass Don't Say Gay law across all of US:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/21/republicans-dont-say-gay-law-across-all-america/

* "The GOP push for a national anti-gay law and the attack on LGBTQ existence:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/the-gop-push-for-a-national-anti-gay-law-and-the-attack-on-lgbtq-existence-151192133739

* 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* Early voting has started in a lot of places both for in person and mail in ballots. If early voting is an option where you live, I beg you to do it the first chance you get. It really helps cut down on polling place congestion in November, and if the republicans have arbitrarilily disenfranchized you, it gives you a chance to fight it.

I voted Friday.

Please vote. I'm begging you. Vote the whole ticket. Vote in every race however small. This may be the last free and fair election in your state if Republicans win. Please don't let them. Lives like mine, your basic rights, democracy, and the survival of the planet depend on it. Do not let the ideal of the perfect smother the good. If there is no democracy, we have no chance of fixing any of this.

Vote. Our lives depend on it.

* "Who counts as Black in voting maps? Some GOP state officials want that narrowed:" https://www.npr.org/2022/10/18/1126287827/redistricting-supreme-court-louisiana-black-african-american

* "Louisiana GOP looks to redefine 'Black' to duck racial fairness in voting districts:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/louisiana-gop-looks-to-redefine-black-to-duck-racial-fairness-in-voting-districts-151117381601

* "Florida man's voter fraud charges dismissed in blow to DeSantis:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/florida-mans-voter-fraud-charges-dismissed-blow-desantis-2022-10-21/

* "Reid: Florida's saying votes aren't welcome if you're Black, brown, poor, not going to vote GOP:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/florida-voter-fraud-arrests-make-state-modern-version-of-jim-crow-151110725871

* "Right-Wing Leaders Mobilize Corps of Election Activists:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/us/politics/midterm-elections-challenges.html

* "Election workers need to be protected and, sometimes, protected against:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/05/election-workers-need-be-protected-sometimes-protected-against/

* "Election Workers Face an Obstacle Course to Reach the Midterms:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/us/election-workers-midterms-polls.html

* "Pro-Trump conspiracy theorists hound election officials out of office:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-nevada-washoe/

* "Election officials train for threats from 'stop the steal' conspiracy theorists:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/election-officials-train-for-threats-from-stop-the-steal-conspiracy-theorists-151203397519

* "Election offices add protection against Trump 'stop the steal' conspiracy theorists:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/election-offices-add-protection-against-trump-stop-the-steal-conspiracy-theorists-151202885702

* "Why the GOP seeks to stigmatize anything but same-day, in-person voting:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/republican-fixation-with-limiting-early-voting-explained-by-joy-reid-151195205969

* "Early voters in Arizona midterms report harassment by poll watchers:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/20/arizona-early-voters-harassment-drop-box-monitors

* "NM prepares for disruptive poll challengers - Rio Rancho Observer:" https://rrobserver.com/nm-prepares-for-disruptive-poll-challengers/

* "RNC Sues for Poll Workers’ Information in Clark County, Nevada:" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/rnc-sues-for-poll-workers-information-in-clark-county-nevada/

* "FBI warns of threats to Pennsylvania election workers:" https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2022/10/19/pennsylvania-election-worker-threats-fbi

* "Texas County Asks for U.S. Election Monitors as State Plans to Send Inspectors:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/20/us/politics/election-inspectors-harris-county-texas.html

* "Election administrators are under attack in Texas. Here’s what that means for the midterms.:" https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/17/election-administrators-harassment-david-becker/

* "Penultimate voter suppression:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2073851.html

* "Where Mark Kelly and Blake Masters stand on the issues:" https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2022/10/18/arizona-kelly-masters-decide-control-us-senate

* Please, please, please vote the whole ballot. "Democratic nominee for Maricopa County Attorney in Arizona exemplifies why down-ballot votes matter:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/democratic-nominee-for-maricopa-county-attorney-julie-gunnigle-on-potential-voter-intimidation-in-arizona-151196229877

* "The Overlooked Senate Race:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/north-carolinas-overlooked-senate-race

* "Proposal 3 on abortion access could leave questions for Michigan Supreme Court to decide:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/10/19/proposal-michigan-abortion-access-supreme-court/69568994007/

* "This Minnesota Race Will Show the Potency of Crime vs. Abortion:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/20/us/politics/minnesota-ag-keith-ellison-jim-schultz.html

* "Raphael Warnock goes there on the Herschel Walker abortion allegations:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/21/politics/raphael-warnock-herschel-walker-abortion-allegation-ad/index.html

* "Republican Sen. Ron Johnson faces Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in the Wisconsin Senate race:" https://www.businessinsider.com/ron-johnson-mandela-barnes-wisconsin-senate-election-2022

* "Ron Johnson Website and Video Urge Reporting of Suspected Election Problems:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/19/us/politics/ron-johnson-voter-fraud.html

* "Editorial: Election deceiver, science fabulist, billionaire benefactor. After 12 years, it's time to term-limit Sen. Ron Johnson:" https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/2022/10/12/ron-johnson-has-no-business-being-wisconsin-senator-any-longer-editorial/7888310001/

* "Rubio and Demings trade barbs on abortion and guns in Florida debate:" https://www.axios.com/2022/10/19/marco-rubio-vs-val-demings-debate-florida

* "Bad blood in Ohio Senate debate: 'I think I struck a nerve':" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/17/ohio-ryan-vance-pelosi-trump-00062220

* "Tim Ryan asks why Democrats ‘don’t smell blood’ and help him in Ohio:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/19/ryan-ohio-senate-vance-democrats/

* "Can Ex-Democrat Tulsi Gabbard Bail Out This Election Denier?:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/can-ex-democrat-tulsi-gabbard-bail-out-election-denier-don-bolduc

* "Five takeaways from what’s clearly the only debate between Maryland gubernatorial candidates Wes Moore and Dan Cox:" https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-cox-moore-debate-takeaways-20221013-jhu7m7k37fe5xlfyy5qlvrvxt4-story.html

* "Maryland's Wes Moore Vows to Protect LGBTQ+ Rights as Governor:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/9/29/marylands-wes-moore-vows-protect-lgbtq-rights-governor

* "Protesters outside Milwaukee GOP office denounce 'racist' ads:" https://wisconsinexaminer.com/brief/protesters-outside-milwaukee-gop-office-denounce-racist-ads/

* "As a TV doctor, Mehmet Oz embraced climate science. Now as a Senate candidate, he denies it.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/19/tv-doctor-mehmet-oz-embraced-climate-science-now-senate-candidate-he-denies-it/

* "The Uncomfortable Truths That Could Yet Defeat Fascism:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/opinion/midterm-democracy-crisis.html?unlocked_article_code=UnEcyALdqCIwdHQs_xQ4HvWIJqRxfj8MtFP-zrX01XhvkhNiLpqY7w5RN63IV6iTFg3f3i7YC1QL9xYPO1cyPD2_QZAzT_NpT670KMYehdeAC7sdRBXrPchu4R_zP6uSh2COL08ndJPKrW_CJ42cqD4AlX8LYlvxmxtSUceRkazXSir6YNmli1kVCqWXqtKgD67BurHgXnURQgXarbd51eaXkVzMjSTxxkQZL-kfcc1zPhqbTF7X4duAKLfsrcfwuu1aEbgYkU0Il94plYxcMohyC9NZSpj02_6azHi_Ujlypr1aUZxFIVh5UVqbFISgLg1-EB_8MAw9rD7NwDuSL9Uu&smid=share-url

* "Students troll homophobe Mike Pence with Pride flags as he prepares 2024 run:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/21/mike-pence-2024-presidential-run-protest-pride-flag/

* "Sorry, Ron DeSantis, You Are No Donald Trump:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/10/20/desantis-next-trump-00062662

* "Does Marjorie Taylor Greene represent the future of the Republican Party?:" https://www.npr.org/2022/10/19/1129516628/trump-republican-marjorie-taylor-greene-robert-draper-weapons-of-mass-delusion

* "Many Republicans Believe Having More LGBTQ+ Members of Congress Is Bad:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/9/28/many-republicans-believe-having-more-lgbtq-members-congress-bad

* "New Database Tracks Corporate Donations to Anti-LGBTQ+ Lawmakers:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/9/27/new-database-tracks-corporate-donations-anti-lgbtq-lawmakers-real-allies

* "Racist GOP appeals heat up in final weeks before midterms:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/15/racist-appeals-heat-up-final-weeks-before-midterms/

* "Trevor Noah on messages that foster resentment at the root of racist, grievance politics:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trevor-noah-on-messages-that-foster-resentment-at-the-root-of-racist-grievance-politics-151111237929

* "Trevor Noah on the insidiousness of American 'coded' racism:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trevor-noah-on-the-insidiousness-of-american-coded-racism-151111749931

* "'We don't live in the same world anymore': Trevor Noah on how fragmented media polarizes:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-we-don-t-live-in-the-same-world-anymore-trevor-noah-on-how-fragmented-media-polarizes-151111237958

* "Primary source for Trump-Russia dossier acquitted, handing special counsel Durham another trial loss:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/18/politics/durham-investigation-igor-danchenko-trial/index.html

* "Atlanta investigators can subpoena Lindsey Graham in 2020 election investigation, federal appeals court rules:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/20/politics/lindsey-graham-georgia-subpoena/index.html

* "Giuliani names Trump election deniers as witnesses in legal ethics case:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/16/giuliani-trump-election-deniers-witnesses-legal-ethics-dc-pennsylvania

* "Bannon Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for Contempt of Congress:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/21/us/politics/steve-bannon-sentence-contempt-congress.html

* CW: Rape "Trump appears for deposition in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/19/politics/trump-deposition-e-jean-carroll/index.html

* "Trump Organization assets should be frozen, New York attorney general asks court:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/13/trump-organization-tish-james-00061662

* "Sen. Lindsey Graham asks Supreme Court to block subpoena in Georgia probe:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-lindsey-graham-asks-supreme-court-to-block-subpoena-in-georgia-probe-151269445751

* "Aide tells FBI Trump ordered boxes moved at Mar-a-Lago :" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-trump-employee-tells-fbi-trump-ordered-mar-a-lago-boxes-be-moved-report-2022-10-12/

* "‘These are not souvenirs’: Intel on Iran, China among Trump's Mar-a-Lago docs:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-these-are-not-souvenirs-intel-on-iran-china-among-trump-s-mar-a-lago-docs-151269445877

* "Details of secret material seized from Trump focus concern on intelligence sources' safety:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/details-of-secret-material-seized-from-trump-focus-concern-on-intelligence-sources-safety-151275589917

* "Special master Dearie unhappy with Mar-a-Lago document progress: 'Where's the beef? I need some beef':" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/18/politics/special-master-dearie-mar-a-lago-beef/index.html

* "Supreme Court rejects Trump request on Mar-a-Lago documents:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/13/supreme-court-trump-mar-a-lago-classified-documents/

* "Judge: Trump signed court document that knowingly included false voter fraud stats:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/19/judge-trump-signed-court-document-that-knowingly-included-false-voter-fraud-stats-00062577

* "Fraud-related criminal trial against Trump Organization to start Monday:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/10/21/trump-organization-criminal-trial/

* "Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump, demanding historic testimony:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-subpoena-jan-6-committee-2d63a2ba74c1874ef6ef0d8ae6d788c1

* "George Conway: Trump Jan. 6 subpoena was like a ‘draft indictment’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/george-conway-trump-jan-6-subpoena-was-like-a-draft-indictment-151267909727

* "Oath Keepers Trial Rocked by Wacky Sexts Between Militia Boss and Lawyer:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/stewart-rhodes-kellye-sorelle-sexts-shown-in-oath-keeper-trial

* "American Terror: The Military’s Problem With Extremism In the Ranks:"

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* "Crush the Opposition, but First the Dissenters | Breaking The Vote:"

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* "Jeffco back-to-school supplies include buckets, kitty litter for kids to use bathroom during lockdowns:" https://www.denverpost.com/2019/08/21/jeffco-schools-buckets-cat-litter-lockdowns/

* "Biden turning to Trump-era rule to expel Venezuelan migrants:" https://apnews.com/article/biden-health-venezuela-donald-trump-mexico-409a67bb33d547bc5438a4d7160576f6?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_01&ref=Wake+Up+To+Politics-newsletter

* CW: Child Abuse, Child Murder. "The Rising Death Count at Youth Residential Facilities:"

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* "Why is the right suddenly interested in Native American adoption law?:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/23/why-is-the-right-suddenly-interested-in-native-american-adoption-law

* "‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’: KC area schools now ban these books and more:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/handmaid-s-tale-slaughterhouse-five-kc-area-schools-now-ban-these-books-and-more/ar-AA12EAiE

* "DeSantis' new education restrictions puts Florida teachers' certification on the line:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/desantis-new-education-restrictions-puts-florida-teachers-certification-on-the-line-151203909923

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* "What abortion ban with exception for ‘life of the mother' really means:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/what-abortion-ban-with-exception-for-life-of-the-mother-really-means-151108677535

* "Peril of abortion bans to women's health becomes dreaded reality:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/peril-of-abortion-bans-to-women-s-health-becomes-dreaded-reality-151203397690

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* "Never Enough? Why ADHD Brains Crave Stimulation:" https://www.additudemag.com/brain-stimulation-and-adhd-cravings-dependency-and-regulation/

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* "East Africa hit by drought, yet Kenya's Lake Turkana is flooding:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-63278497

* "‘Nature is striking back’: flooding around the world, from Australia to Venezuela:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/20/flooding-world-climate-crisis-australia-venezuela-nigeria

* "Flooding in Nigeria has killed more than 600 people, the government says:" https://www.npr.org/2022/10/17/1129399669/nigeria-floods-death-toll

* "Displacement and disbelief in flood-hit Rochester as residents survey the damage:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/20/displacement-and-disbelief-in-flood-hit-rochester-as-residents-survey-the-damage

* Lest you think I am exaggerating how bad the smoke is. This isn’t normal. This land is supposed to be all rain and fog right now. The world is burning. "Wildfire smoke chokes U.S. Northwest, residents don masks:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/wildfire-smoke-chokes-us-northwest-residents-don-masks-2022-10-20/

* "Seattle currently has the world's worst air quality as wildfires burn across Washington:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seattle-portland-currently-has-the-worlds-worst-air-quality-as-wildfires-burn-across-washington/

* "Washington wildfire caused by pyrotechnic, police seek tips:" https://www.yaktrinews.com/i/washington-wildfire-caused-by-pyrotechnic-police-seek-tips/

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* "Environmental Activists Are Being Murdered at an Alarming Rate:" https://advocatechannel.com/environmental-activists-are-murdered-at-an-alarming-rate-report-finds

* "Nuclear waste ravaged their land. The Yakama Nation is on a quest to rescue it:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/20/yakama-nation-nuclear-waste-cleanup

* "The Shitty Technology Adoption Curve Reaches Apogee:" https://pluralistic.net/2022/08/21/great-taylors-ghost/#solidarity-or-bus

* "The Troubling Thirst for Jeffrey Dahmer:"

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This captures exactly why I’m angry and won’t be watching the Netflix Show.

There were a lot of things I wanted to say about what it feels like when they do this kind of thing and it’s someone you loved who’s murder is being twisted and exploited. (Different murder, smaller scale, but it is an ugly ugly thing when they make this sort of entertainment about someone you loved).

My heart goes out to the families of the dead. To all the people who knew and loved those men who would still be alive today if the police weren’t racist and homophobic; if this person hadn’t decided to do these terrible things to them. To all the people who now have to watch people woobifying and thirsting for a man who literally was trying to make sex slaves to rape and murder. To all the peo0ple who are going to have to see countless people dressing as glorified versions of the man who did this to their friends, their family members, their lovers.

Real people, precious and unique, were violated on every level and murdered. Many of the people who loved them are still alive.

So much harm was done and is being done still. By the way media covered and still covers it. By the police who still mistreat people who aren’t straight/white/cis and ignore our deaths and disappearances. By killers still preying on our community.

I am so angry. I am angry every time it happens. It is still happening.

I will never be eloquent enough to convey to you the depths of my anger that it happened at all, that it is still happening in the 21st century, and that instead of something actually being done about it, it’s a joke, an entertainment, a Halloween costume.

It’s not funny or entertaining or cute or clever. It’s evil.

Thank you Mr. Somerton. Your research and understanding of the context is admirable. You have captured something of what it was like to live through that time and this trauma.

* "Speaker Pelosi Displayed Superhuman Composure During Jan 6 Attack On The U.S. Capitol:"

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* "Shocking Twist: Jan 6 Committee Votes To Subpoena The Former President:"

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* "Inside Amy Schumer | “Colorado”:"

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* "So Much News, So Little Time - Liz Truss Resignation & More:" https://www.cc.com/video/sssjc7/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-so-much-news-so-little-time-liz-truss-resignation-more

* "Meet The Flynnstones!:"

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* My arm is even worse than last week, but Friday it rained and we can all breathe again. It's time to start opening Gothmas prezzies, so here they are under the tree: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/698782942781112320/i-love-having-gothmas-presents-under-the-tree-for

* They ordered a burrito from taco bell and instead they gave me like 100$ worth of THC vape cartridges.: https://www.tumblr.com/allaboardthecolumboat/698056785089691648

* Death Curse: https://meg-moira.tumblr.com/post/644622280493760512/writing-prompt-s-may-you-have-a-life-of-safety

* The Sequel: https://meg-moira.tumblr.com/post/644962439024230400/the-witch-who-spoke-to-the-wind

* Dark sorcerer kidnaps a baby Princess: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/698989180300279808/drrove-writing-prompt-s-as-a-dark-sorcerer-you

* Humans as the Fae: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/698688660854407168/fracktastic-adulthoodisokay-dalekteaservice

* The Midnight Society vs JK Rowling: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1570836409015205891

* David Demchuk's Grandmothers and The Midnight Society: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1571521403706544132

* The Midnight Society: The Appeal: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1573072694475919360

* Laurell K. Hamilton vs Anne Rice at The Midnight Society: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1574464109524897792

* JK Rowling vs mermaids at The Midnight Society: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1574806607564656644

* Patricia Highsmith Meets Laurell K. Hamilton The Midnight Society: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1575567244825808896

* Laurell K. Hamilton vs JK Rowling at The Midnight Society :https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1575900106825474049

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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.

* "Plan Your Vote: 2022 Elections:" https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vote-2022-elections/index.html?language=english&state=WA

* "How to help Pakistan’s flood victims:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-to-help-pakistans-flood-victims

* "How to help victims of Hurricane Ian in Florida:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-to-help-victims-of-hurricane-ian-in-florida

* "A List of UK Trans Charities:" https://katymontgomerie.medium.com/a-list-of-uk-trans-charities-2e26fb4032fd

* How to help Puerto Rico: https://rubynye.tumblr.com/post/695979319094394880

* Important 2022 Senate Races and how to donate: https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/694338688722796544

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

* Fundraiser for final costs for a long time internet friend's mother: https://www.gofundme.com/f/annemarie-kergis

* Person in severe economic crisis: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-cover-bills-and-pay-down-debts?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

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* I didn't get even half the election stuff up, but I'm losing the bottom of the post, so here we are. The air quality remains terrible and I an drowning in prepped links. Sorry.

* "'The worst is yet to come': IMF issues stark recession warning:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/11/economy/imf-world-economic-outlook/index.html

* "Iranian journalist who broke news on Mahsa Amini pays heavy price:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iranian-journalist-who-broke-news-mahsa-amini-pays-heavy-price-2022-10-11/

* "Iran protests: Mahsa Amini's family receiving death threats, cousin says:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63200649

* "Amini's first name and the devaluing of Kurdish lives :" https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-718982

* "Internet freedom activists scramble to help Iranians evade Tehran’s digital crackdown:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/internet-freedom-activists-scramble-help-iranians-evade-tehrans-digita-rcna50232

* "Lula brands Bolsonaro ‘tiny little dictator’ in Brazil TV debate:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/17/lula-brands-bolsonaro-tiny-little-dictator-in-brazil-tv-debate

* "The far-right is trying to stack school boards. Vote in your city election to make sure schools are safe for all kids:" https://www.benandjerrys.ca/en/whats-new/2022/10/vote-in-city-elections

* "Eddie Izzard officially launches Sheffield MP bid:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/11/eddie-izzard-sheffield-central-mp-labour-party/

* "Scottish Greens cuts ties with Green Party of England and Wales over transphobia:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/18/scottish-greens-green-party-transphobia-england-wales/

* "Gwynedd council calls for abolition of title Prince of Wales:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/07/gwynedd-council-calls-for-abolition-of-title-prince-of-wales

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* "What comes after Omicron? New variants are emerging.:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/what-comes-after-omicron-new-variants-are-emerging

* "Medium COVID Could Be the Most Dangerous COVID:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/10/covid-symptoms-medium-term-post-infection-complications/671684/

* "US clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5:" https://apnews.com/article/science-health-business-covid-daaf1a4e5223d3b1251c4606b422ee0d

* "House report alleges Trump aides blocked public health officials from providing accurate Covid-19 information during pandemic:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/17/politics/covid-19-report-house-democrats-trump-health-officials/index.html

* "Report reveals greater extent of Trump admin interference in CDC than previously known:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/report-reveals-greater-extent-of-trump-admin-interference-in-cdc-than-previously-known-150916165763

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* "Would Lukashenko really throw Belarus into a war Russia is losing?:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/12/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-russia-ukraine-war-putin

* "Biden promises Ukraine 'advanced air defense systems' after Russian missile strikes:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/10/politics/biden-zelensky-advanced-air-defense-systems/index.html

* "Russian shelling cuts external power to Ukraine nuclear plant :" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-shelling-cuts-external-power-ukraine-nuclear-plant-kyiv-2022-10-17/

* "Ukraine says Russia has kidnapped two officials at occupied nuclear plant:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-russia-has-kidnapped-two-officials-occupied-nuclear-plant-2022-10-18/

* "Putin warns of further retaliation as Ukraine hit by massive wave of strikes:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/10/explosions-kyiv-ukraine-war-russia-crimea-putin-bridge

* "30% of Ukraine's power stations destroyed by strikes; Zelenskyy urges troops to take more Russian prisoners:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/18/russia-ukraine-live-updates.html

* "Scholar: Crippling Civilian Infrastructure Has Long Been Part of Russian Generals’ Playbook:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/10/14/civilian-infrastructure-putin-russia/

* "Explosion on 12-Mile Crimea Bridge Kills 3:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/08/world/russia-ukraine-war-news

* "Ukraine says it recaptured 1,200 sq km of Kherson region in ongoing counteroffensive:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-it-recaptured-1200-sq-km-kherson-region-ongoing-counteroffensive-2022-10-09/

* "Russia announces Kherson evacuation, raising fears city will become frontline:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/13/russia-announces-kherson-evacuation-raising-fears-city-will-become-frontline

* "Strikes Hit Staging Ground for Troops in Russia’s Border Region:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/16/world/europe/ukraine-russia-belgorod-donetsk.html

* "‘He joined the enemy’: a Ukraine soldier on fighting his father on Russian side:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/14/ukraine-soldier-confronts-father-fighting-russia-putin

* "Russian troops kill Ukrainian musician for refusing role in Kherson concert:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/16/russian-troops-kill-ukrainian-musician-yuriy-kerpatenko-for-refusing-role-in-kherson-concert

* "Russian women run Ukraine anti-war protests despite danger:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/russian-women-run-ukraine-anti-war-protests-danger/story?id=91378202

* "Russia’s antiwar movement goes far beyond street protests:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/18/russian-dissent-protest-ukraine-war/

* "Russia smuggling Ukrainian grain to help pay for Putin's war:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-business-lebanon-syria-87c3b6fea3f4c326003123b21aa78099

* "On the american left's love affair with failure:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1845936.html?view=6997424&posted=1#cmt6997424

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* "‘Enough is enough’: Dems rage at Saudis over oil cut, vow to block weapons sales:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/10/dems-rage-at-saudis-over-oil-cut-vow-to-block-weapons-sales-00061123

* "Biden administration to tap oil reserve again ahead of midterms:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/18/biden-spr-oil-reserve-release-fuel-prices-00062269

* "Biden acknowledges a 'slight recession' is possible, even if he doesn't think it'll happen :" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/11/politics/recession-joe-biden-cnntv/index.html

* "Biden issues a 2023 pledge to Dems: Hold on to Congress and I’ll sign abortion rights into law:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/18/biden-to-pledge-legalizing-abortion-on-roe-anniversary-if-dems-expand-majorities-00062268

* "‘Americans need to make their voices heard’: White House Press Sec. on Biden’s midterms message:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/biden-pledges-to-codify-abortion-protections-if-democrats-expand-house-and-senate-majorities-in-midterms-151030341670

* "Being good at your job is praxis:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/698527711939985409/being-good-at-your-job-is-praxis

* "1st lease sale to be held for offshore wind on West Coast:" https://apnews.com/article/business-california-rhode-island-providence-pacific-ocean-45834c87281b6f13acc9783b2d84f1e2

* "The Supreme Court's conservative majority wants to gut the Voting Rights Act—again:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/10/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-alabma-racial-gerrymandering-roberts-alito/

* "Clarence Thomas could be sole justice to rule on Trump Mar-a-Lago case:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/clarence-thomas-could-be-sole-justice-to-rule-on-trump-mar-a-lago-case-150431301954

* "Prices rose again in September, ensuring more interest rate hikes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/10/13/fed-inflation-september-cpi/

* "Mortgage rates hit 20-year high:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/13/homes/mortgage-rates-october-13-2022/index.html

* "Rubio backs bill that would raise drug prices; odd move for an election year in Florida:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rubio-backs-bill-that-would-raise-drug-prices-odd-move-for-an-election-year-in-florida-150355525945

* "Republicans introduce NATIONAL "don't say gay" bill:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1846111.html

* "Dollar General Claims It’s A Discount Store. It’s Not.:" https://perfectunion.us/dollar-general-prices/

* "Perspective | They’re in federal prison, and they’re done staying quiet:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/01/federal-prisoners-speak-out-report/

* "Federal Officials Trade Stock in Companies Their Agencies Oversee:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/government-officials-invest-in-companies-their-agencies-oversee-11665489653?mod=hp_lead_pos7

* 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* "Ron DeSantis Has Confused Floridians Arrested in Yet Another Disturbing Political Stunt:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/10/ron-desantis-florida-voter-fraud-arrests

* "New body cam footage sheds light on DeSantis ‘election integrity’ arrests:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/new-body-cam-footage-sheds-light-on-desantis-election-integrity-arrests-151026245638

* It needs to be for all or none. Making it easy to vote only in Republican counties is unfair."Anger as DeSantis eases voting rules in Republican areas hit by hurricane:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/14/ron-desantis-florida-hurricane-ian-voting-rules

* "Scholar: Challenges to Voters are Growing Before the Midterms – and Pose a Direct Threat to Voting Rights:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/10/12/challenges-to-voters-growing-before-midterms/

* "Eligibility challenged for hundreds of Cobb County, GA voters:" https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/10/06/cobb-county-georgia-voters-challenged

* "Truth Bomb From A Professor On MSNBC- "They Do Not Want Democracy. They Want White Rule.":" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/10/12/2128443/-Truth-Bomb-From-A-Professor-On-MSNBC-They-Do-Not-Want-Democracy-They-Want-White-Rule

* "Another way of laundering credentials and citations:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1845757.html

* "'I've gone too far to turn back': Maddow reveals threat to U.S. 'lost to history':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/-i-ve-gone-too-far-to-turn-back-maddow-reveals-threat-to-u-s-lost-to-history-150349893948

* "Across time and place, authoritarians share some common features:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/across-time-and-place-authoritarians-share-some-common-features-150445125911

* "What could happen if GOP candidates refuse to concede in races across the country?:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/arizona-s-kari-lake-is-just-one-of-hundreds-of-republican-election-deniers-on-the-ballot-this-fall-150907461660

* "McCarthy signals GOP-led House likely to oppose more aid to Ukraine:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/18/house-republicans-ukraine-mccarthy/

* If you do not vote for Democrats in November you are voting for this. "Chris Hayes: What a Kevin McCarthy-led Congress would mean for America:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-what-a-kevin-mccarthy-led-congress-would-mean-for-america-151025221619

* "GOP tips hand on House majority plan: cut popular programs, investigate Biden, sow chaos:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/gop-tips-hand-on-house-majority-plan-cut-popular-programs-investigate-biden-sow-chaos-151034949866

* "Warren: GOP 'loud and clear' on plan to blow up economy if they hold Congress:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/warren-gop-loud-and-clear-on-plan-to-blow-up-economy-if-they-hold-congress-150523461797

* "Trump, election denial, QAnon and Dan Cox: In Maryland, the GOP marginalizes itself:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/07/cox-qanon-trump-gop-maryland/

* "Calamitous GOP candidates keep control of Senate within Democratic reach through midterms:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/calamitous-gop-candidates-keep-control-of-senate-within-democratic-reach-through-midterms-150357061920

* "Some Republicans are saying ‘my Democratic opponent is demon-possessed’ during midterms push:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/election-deniers-pose-big-threat-to-midterms-as-some-republicans-accuse-democratic-opponents-of-being-demon-possessed-150615621666

* "Abortion on the ballot: here are the US states voting on the to choose:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/11/us-midterms-abortion-initiatives-california-michigan-kentucky-vermont-montana

* "‘Michigan could become Texas’ — Voters see stark choice on abortion referendum:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/17/michigan-abortion-referendum-00061952

* "Rep. Eric Swalwell premieres ad ‘Lock Her Up’ on what's at stake as abortion bans are enforced:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/abortion-bans-will-lead-to-women-s-arrest-as-depicted-in-new-ad-lock-her-up-premiered-by-rep-eric-swalwell-150897733915

* "Opinion | Republicans can’t keep getting away with racist and sexist comments:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/11/republicans-racism-sexism-tuberville-bolduc/

* "From Kanye to Trump: The mainstreaming of antisemitism on the American right:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/from-kanye-to-trump-the-mainstreaming-of-antisemitism-on-the-american-right-150898757725

* "Republican authoritarianism adds familiar antisemitic accompaniment:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republican-authoritarianism-adds-familiar-antisemitic-accompaniment-150915653617

* "Racist 'white replacement theory' runs parallel to conservative political issues:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/racist-white-replacement-theory-runs-parallel-to-conservative-political-issues-151035461935

* "Midterms see Democrats pit practical, small-ball politics against GOP demagoguing racism:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/midterms-see-democrats-pit-practical-small-ball-politics-against-gop-demagoguing-racism-150913605853

* "It’s a historic year for Black women candidates from Val Demings to Stacey Abrams and many more:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/black-women-are-running-for-competitive-races-in-historic-numbers-from-val-demings-to-stacey-abrams-and-more-151031365508

* "Two Democrats could be first lesbian governors in US history:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/18/lesbian-governor-gubernatorial-election-us-tina-kotek-maura-healey/

* "Behind Oz’s Crime Attacks Is a Play for the Philly Suburbs:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/us/politics/oz-fetterman-crime-philadelphia.html

* "Dr. Oz Staged a Photo With Someone Who Lost Family Members to Gun Violence:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/10/dr-mehmet-oz-staged-encounter-with-a-victim-of-gun-violence.html

* "Bolduc raises unsubstantiated possibility of 2022 election impropriety ahead of New Hampshire Senate contest:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/11/politics/new-hampshire-senate-don-bolduc/index.html

* "Republican Senate Candidate Don Bolduc Calls Embryo Disposal “Disgusting Practice,” Leaves Door Open on National Ban:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/10/don-bolduc-calls-embryo-disposal-disgusting-practice

* "Michigan governor debate features accusations of lies, with abortion front and center:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/13/michigan-governor-abortion-debate-00061810

* "School Board Candidate Posts Nazi Rainbow Flag Online:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/9/22/school-board-candidate-posts-nazi-rainbow-flag-online

* "Gay Democrat & Gay Republican Face Off for Congressional Seat:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/9/22/gay-democrat-gay-republican-face-congressional-seat

* "Moore and Cox shake hands, then gloves come off in lone debate:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/12/maryland-governor-debate-moore-cox/

* "Wisconsinites have a negative view of Sen. Ron Johnson. It may not hurt his reelection chances.:" https://www.wpr.org/sen-ron-johnson-wisconsin-reelection-republicans-democrats-mandela-barnes-polling

* "Blake Masters Is the Most Dangerous Candidate in America:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/blake-masters-arizona-republican-senate-nominee-is-the-most-dangerous-candidate-in-america

* "Woman says she had to press Herschel Walker to pay for abortion he wanted:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/11/herschel-walker-abortion-payment/

* "'Hypocrisy': Stacey Abrams rips Kemp response to Herschel Walker report:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-hypocrisy-stacey-abrams-rips-kemp-response-to-herschel-walker-abortion-report-150346309508

* "Walker, Warnock clash over abortion, trustworthiness at Georgia debate:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/10/14/walker-warnock-debate-georgia-senate/

* "Walker and Warnock square off in Georgia Senate debate:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/walker-and-warnock-square-off-in-georgia-senate-debate-150706757964

* "Stacey Abrams encourages GA voters to vote early to neutralize Kemp’s voter suppression policies:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/stacey-abrams-says-georgia-voters-must-vote-early-to-neutralize-kemp-s-voter-suppression-policies-150524997718

* "Warnock says Georgia Senate opponent Walker has a ‘problem with the truth’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/warnock-walker-georgia-senate-race-debate-sees-sparks-fly-150710853698

* "Scandals immaterial to Walker's supporters seeking Senate control:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/scandals-immaterial-to-walker-s-supporters-seeking-senate-control-150708293830

* "Joy Reid on why Herschel Walker is the 'perfect Black candidate' for Trump Republicans:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/joy-reid-on-why-herschel-walker-is-the-perfect-black-candidate-for-trump-republicans-150708805946

* "7 Times GOP Sen. Josh Hawley Has Been the Worst:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/9/26/7-times-gop-sen-josh-hawley-has-been-worst#media-gallery-media-1

* "Chris Jones running to be governor of Arkansas:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/chris-jones-running-to-be-governor-of-arkansas-150778437919

* "Ex-Republican congressman Riggleman appears in ad supporting Spanberger:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/10/spanberger-riggleman-campaign-ad/

* "Can Cheri Beasley build a winning coalition in North Carolina?:" https://19thnews.org/2022/10/cheri-beasley-north-carolina-senate-race-voter-coalition/

* "Five takeaways from the second Ohio Senate debate:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/17/politics/ohio-senate-debate-takeaways-tim-ryan-jd-vance/index.html

* "J.D. Vance Defends Texas Abortion Ban, Calls Rape ‘Inconvenient’:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vance-defends-texas-abortion-ban-calls-rape-inconvenient

* "Ohio Senate debate with Ryan, Vance descends into attacks:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-ohio-donald-trump-rob-portman-cleveland-4e6027437b2632eb244c805de200dda6

* "Ohio U.S. Senate nominee Tim Ryan: J. D. Vance is an absolute fraud wearing a tin foil hat:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/ohio-u-s-senate-race-democratic-nominee-tim-ryan-calls-out-gop-opponent-j-d-vance-as-absolute-fraud-150437957883

* "Fourteen members of Laxalt family endorse Democratic rival, Cortez Masto, in Senate race:" https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/fourteen-members-of-laxalt-family-endorse-democratic-rival-cortez-masto-in-senate-race

* "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home to avoid being served with subpoena, court record says:" https://www.npr.org/2022/10/02/1126453612/in-utah-trump-backed-independent-evan-mcmullin-challenges-incumbent-sen-mike-lee

* " Ken Paxton is America’s worst attorney general. He’ll win anyway.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/11/ken-paxton-worst-attorney-general-texas/

* "Texas AG Ken Paxton's legal troubles are a campaign issue. What's behind them?:" https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/2022/10/17/ken-paxton-legal-troubles-are-a-campaign-issue-in-2022-election/69547902007/

* "Tuberville, Greene slammed for racist rhetoric at Trump rallies:" https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2022/10/10/tommy-tuberville--marjorie-taylor-greene-push-racist-rhetoric-at-trump-rallies

* "Democrats call Sen. Tuberville’s comments about crime and reparations racist:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/10/tuberville-reparations-crime-black-americans/

* "“I’m Not Going To Say He’s Being Racist”: Fellow Republican Defends Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s Reparations Remarks:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/10/fellow-republican-defends-sen-tommy-tubervilles-reparations-remarks

* "Tuberville, Greene slammed for racist rhetoric at Trump rallies:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/11/republican-states-crime-rates-tuberville/

* "Mehdi: Openly racist Republicans like Tuberville face no backlash from GOP :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mehdi-openly-racist-republicans-like-tuberville-face-no-backlash-from-gop-150341701876

* "5 Takeaways From the Utah Senate Debate:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/us/politics/utah-senate-debate-lee-mcmullin.html

* "Fact check: Mike Lee's own texts contradict his debate claims about his effort to overturn the 2020 election:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/18/politics/fact-check-mike-lee-january-6-texts/index.html

* "The Problem of Marjorie Taylor Greene:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/magazine/marjorie-taylor-greene.html

* "Analysis | Welcome home, Marjorie Taylor Greene:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/10/greene-mccarthy-house-republicans-trump/

* "Los Angeles Confronts Racial Divide Anew After Leak of Racist Comments:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/us/los-angeles-city-council-race.html

* "Kyrsten Sinema Touts Friendship With McConnell as Popularity Dips:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/9/26/kyrsten-sinema-touts-friendship-mcconnell-popularity-dips

* "Governor voids territorial orders targeting Native Americans:" https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-native-americans-michelle-lujan-grisham-11b5023cc1557bae38a565d0b27fea6d

* "Trump's conspiracy theory collides with reality in another embarrassing Durham failure:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-s-conspiracy-theory-collides-with-reality-in-another-embarrassing-durham-failure-151034437792

* "Trump's Durham probe backfires, also damages national security:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-s-durham-probe-backfires-also-damages-national-security-151036485592

* "House inquiry: Trump charged Secret Service ‘exorbitant’ rates for hotel stays:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/house-inquiry-trump-charged-secret-service-exorbitant-rates-for-hotel-stays-150898245756

* "DOJ has witness who says Trump ordered moving of Mar-a-Lago boxes:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/doj-has-witness-who-says-trump-ordered-moving-of-mar-a-lago-boxes-150530629669

* "Report of Trump's hand in moving documents 'a game changer':" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/report-of-trump-s-hand-in-moving-documents-a-game-changer-150530117931

* "Expert: Reported Trump worker account on Mar-a-Lago boxes could mean obstruction of justice charge:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/trump-worker-allegedly-told-fbi-mar-a-lago-documents-boxes-were-moved-on-former-president-s-orders-washington-post-reports-150524997867

* "Investigators concerned Trump took documents on trips to New York, New Jersey:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/investigators-concerned-trump-took-documents-on-trips-to-new-york-new-jersey-wsj-150716485621

* "Mehdi: Kevin McCarthy among most ‘cowardly, duplicitous, hypocritical’ politicians:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mehdi-kevin-mccarthy-among-most-cowardly-duplicitous-hypocritical-politicians-150435397557

* "'Oh, wow!': Brian Sicknick's brother reacts to Trump subpoena by January 6 Committee:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-oh-wow-brian-sicknick-s-brother-reacts-to-trump-subpoena-by-january-6-committee-150622790002

* "Jan. 6 Committee raises specter of criminal referrals including for Secret Service members:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/jan-6-committee-raises-specter-of-criminal-referrals-including-for-secret-service-members-150624325778

* "Security or something else? Questions linger about Secret Service intentions toward Pence:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/security-or-something-else-questions-linger-about-secret-service-intentions-toward-pence-150626885610

* "Alex Jones ordered to pay almost $1 billion in damages after trial exposes his depravity:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/alex-jones-ordered-to-pay-almost-1-billion-in-damages-after-trial-exposes-his-depravity-150531141888

* "At Least 5 Killed, Including Off-Duty Police Officer, in Raleigh Shooting:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/us/raleigh-shooting.html

* "Kansas City Police Called Reports of Serial Killer Targeting Black Women 'Unfounded.' Then a Woman Escaped.:" https://jezebel.com/kansas-city-police-called-reports-of-serial-killer-targ-1849664650

* "Half of US broadcast network dramas are about cops:" https://qz.com/1872176/half-of-us-network-tv-dramas-are-about-cops/

* "Native Americans recall torture, hatred at boarding schools:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/native-americans-recall-torture-hatred-boarding-schools-rcna52470

* "Coiner of the term "critical race theory" brings banned books to voters:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/coiner-of-the-term-critical-race-theory-brings-banned-books-to-voters-150778949852

* CW: Abuse, Disordered Eating, Hate Speech. "The Bizarre Cult Who Mummified Their "God":"

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* CW: Rape. "Gay Comedian Reveals He Was Raped in a Sauna:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/9/20/gay-comedian-adam-kay-reveals-he-was-raped-new-zealand-sauna

* "New York judge rules in favor of polyamorous relationships:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/10/new-york-judge-rules-favor-polyamorous-relationships/

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* "Football boss quits over shameful ties to anti-LGBTQ+, anti-abortion church:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/04/essendon-football-club-ceo-andrew-thorburn-church-homosexuality/

* "Tokyo edges towards marriage equality – but LGBTQ+ campaigners aren’t happy:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/11/tokyo-same-sex-partnership-scheme/

* "Gay former monk has dream wedding after being forced to quit Catholic church:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/10/gay-former-monk-wedding-catholic-church/

* "Top surgery improves quality of life for trans people, according to science:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/30/top-surgery-trans-young-people-study/

* "Trans people share moving stories of how chest binding helped them find joy:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/30/what-is-chest-binding-trans-mermaids/

* "Trans women must sign up for US military draft under 'irrational' rule:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/11/selective-service-system-trans-women-us-military/

* "Christian teacher fired after hate campaign against queer 'propaganda':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/11/christian-teacher-fired-objecting-same-sex-parents-childrens-book/

* "Southern Baptists Votes to Expel LGBTQ-Affirming Church:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2022/9/21/southern-baptists-votes-expel-lgbtq-affirming-church

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* "‘Everything is saturated’: what’s driving the latest floods in eastern Australia:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/18/everything-is-saturated-whats-driving-the-latest-floods-in-eastern-australia

* "Homes inundated by swollen rivers in Australian floods:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/flood-warnings-as-southeast-australia-lashed-by-heavy-rain/2022/10/13/9b139a5c-4aad-11ed-8153-96ee97b218d2_story.html

A friend of mine who lives (luckily on high ground) in the area suggests donations if to this homeless shelter if you are moved to help. They can always use money and they are about to be even more necessary in the immediate aftermath: https://www.mcm.org.au/donate-now

* "Venezuelan rescuers search for missing as flood death toll grows:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelan-rescuers-search-52-missing-after-deadly-floods-2022-10-10/

* "Hundreds of homes are already underwater, and this river is expected to stay flooded through Thanksgiving:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/11/weather/florida-flooding-st-johns-hurricane-ian-climate/index.html

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* "This 100% solar community endured Hurricane Ian with no loss of power and minimal damage:" https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/02/us/solar-babcock-ranch-florida-hurricane-ian-climate/index.html

* "Murder, She Wrote star Angela Lansbury dies at 96:" https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63221326

* "Let’s not forget what Angela Lansbury did during the worst years of the AIDS epidemic:" https://www.queerty.com/lets-not-forget-angela-lansbury-worst-years-aids-epidemic-20221012

* Please don’t do this. It hurts real people. "Jeffrey Dahmer victim's mum heartbroken over people dressing as him for Halloween:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/17/jeffrey-dahmer-halloween-costume-victim-tony-hughes-netflix/

* "Crime Reporting:"

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* "Putin's Bridge Of Dreams Blown Up | Fox Backpedals On Kanye | Dr. Oz Poses With Hitler's Car:"

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* "Transgender Rights II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Vlad Gone Mad - Hackers Target U.S. Airport Websites:" https://www.cc.com/video/yf4h9b/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-vlad-gone-mad-hackers-target-u-s-airport-websites

* "The Amazing Racism - Tommy Tuberville, Kanye West & More:" https://www.cc.com/video/4srygd/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-the-amazing-racism-tommy-tuberville-kanye-west-more

* "Votedemic 2022 - Our Crumbling Election Infrastructure:" https://www.cc.com/video/oxtq48/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-votedemic-2022-our-crumbling-election-infrastructure

* "Gig Economy Upended, Votedemic 2022 & Fat Bear Scandal:" https://www.cc.com/video/j2opaq/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-gig-economy-upended-votedemic-2022-fat-bear-scandal

* "So Much News, So Little Time - Alex Jones Verdict & More:" https://www.cc.com/video/ntyah0/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-so-much-news-so-little-time-alex-jones-verdict-more

* "Trump's Truth Social Problems & Herschel Walker Prop Badge:" https://www.cc.com/video/dlr0ot/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-trump-s-truth-social-problems-herschel-walker-prop-badge

* "TikTok for Grownups & Wild Political Ads:" https://www.cc.com/video/3jgv8v/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-tiktok-for-grownups-wild-political-ads

* "Women's Charity - SNL:"

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* "We Got Brought - SNL:"

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* "Kim Jong Un Is Flexing His Fashion:"

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* "Fat Bear Week Scandal | Russia Launches Cyberattacks Against U.S. Targets:"

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* "Alex Jones Is Out A Billion | Walker Changes The Subject | Zuck Bets Legs Will Save His Metaverse:"

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* Monday morning over a week, the apartment smelt like a forest fire. I was really exhausted and struggling with lungs and sinuses all day. After midnight, the long absent breeze blew in from Alaska to clear the smoke away. Tuesday was much better.

* Wednesday, I collected Head Millennial and Techie Millennial downtown. We did errands and after techie Millennial worked on outside decoration while head Millennial dis assorted other things. This was a lot of excitement for Tavy, but also a confusion for both cats. Livia kept hearing it was quiet and coming out to see if they'd gone only to find one or more still there. The horror! Tavy did not know which of the three of us to follow around.

At one point Head Millennial went off to a local shop on break while techie and I were working on patio decoration. From Tavy's perspective, we all three went out the patio door and were doing something interesting, only Head Millennial had disappeared. He kept escaping to try to check the bushes. He was so concerned, Livia came out and was peering worriedly over his shoulder to try to work out what was upsetting him. we still have a bunch of interior stuff to finish, but most of the boxes are back in their closets, and at this point, exterior stuff is the priority, since the interior stuff stays up until the first week of January.

REMINDER: We are doing my Birthday party Saturday. an out of town friend arrives for it Friday intending to spend the weekend. I am going to be terribly busy and this will effect posting.

NOTE: I am super behind on the aggregate as the air quality issue is messing me up. This means news is going to me sporadic and often late. Apologies.

* I had hoped to post the aggregate before going offline for several days. Obviously, that didn't happen. I'm also dealing with terrible air quality and a massive amount of pain, and I just kept needing to go to bed early. I am doing my best to catch up on all the stuff that didn't get done here and elsewhere. Bare with.

Oldest Continuous friend, aka the Pseudo-Sibling, arrived safe Friday and we hung out all afternoon and Evening. Saturday's party was excellent. (Everyone vaccinated. Four of us Omicron boosted, the others careful maskers). Sunday, Head Millennial made Lasagnas and the three of us had a really nice dinner. I picked up the Pseudo-Sibling after my morning appointment and we hung out until it was time for them to go. A grand time was had by all except Livia, who gave up and decided to pretend the guest wasn't here as there was important cat business she was putting off.

Testing went as expected for the most part, but yielded interesting new data regarding the Cantaloupe incident. I am wildly, wildly allergic to grass. I was mildly allergic as a kid, but it was mostly a matter of itching when forced to sit on it, but living for years in Eugene surrounded by grass farmers and burn clouds, I started really getting sick. This is no surprise. Two previous allergists treated me for grass, weed, and tree allergies, but after my mother died there was no way to cover the copay, so I stopped getting treatment. Modern Medicare covers it free, so here I am.

Apparently, in a tiny percentage of adults allergic to the two types of grass I am wildly allergic two (as opposed to somewhat or mildly allergic to), the pollen can bind to the proteins in certain fruits and vegetables anfd one can get a very bad reaction. The most common of these sets of fruit and vegetables this can happen with in the case of my worst grass species is cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, and cucumber. My instinct not to test honeydew and watermelon was the correct one. The cantaloupe that nearly set me to the hospital was from the height of grass season, thus the very worst time to eat one. The good news is there's a chance I'll get melons and cucumber back if I eat them early in the season and the treatments are successful, as I'm not actually allergic to the foods themselves. It was the equivalent of me swallowing fistfuls of grass.

It is so like me to have a rare reaction.

In other allergy news, we knocked out the tree I was allergic to last go round, which just leaves grasses and a couple of weeds. I am still not allergic to cats, dogs, and mites. I am never allergic to indoor anything, which allergist usually never believe and insist on retesting. This doctor believed me and the results of testing. I am so allergic to perennial rye that the big raised ball of rash was still driving me crazy at bedtime even with all the meds. It was dramatically worse than the positive control and the other really bad grass, which barely itched by that point.

Weird thing that came out of it. My previous allergic apparently moved and now shares a practice with current allergist, but all the old records are lost. O.o

When I went out for my free birthday pumpkin chai, it looked almost like the Dustbowl from wildfire particulates. I had to go inside because they closed the drive thru for air quality. It was that bad. Seriously do you know how bad it has to be out there for Starbucks to start caring about health and safety? It's hard not to stare at the sun when it's that shade of red. It's mesmerizing.

In other news, I'm still behind on bills, but I do have money to sort out the car for winter. It will be tight, but I have hopes of November working out.

* My oldest continuous friend is running this. They are an amazing GM and it's an excellent premis. Trust me, it will be worth your time: https://startplaying.games/adventure/cl8z5uk6t000n09l885zn2z4f?fbclid=IwAR1AYySxY3q0rqYki_z3C3myk_PitoKzPxEkbeDSJKjGesUQeo67Ax2fkJs

* "The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex:" https://www.tor.com/2020/07/29/the-mysterious-study-of-dr-sex-tamsyn-muir/

* Humans and Aliens vs Food: https://iodhadh.tumblr.com/post/161207695888/repost-of-my-humans-as-aliens-story-snippet

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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.

* "Plan Your Vote: 2022 Elections:" https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vote-2022-elections/index.html?language=english&state=WA

* "How to help Pakistan’s flood victims:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-to-help-pakistans-flood-victims

* "How to help victims of Hurricane Ian in Florida:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-to-help-victims-of-hurricane-ian-in-florida

* "A List of UK Trans Charities:" https://katymontgomerie.medium.com/a-list-of-uk-trans-charities-2e26fb4032fd

* How to help Puerto Rico: https://rubynye.tumblr.com/post/695979319094394880

* Important 2022 Senate Races and how to donate: https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/694338688722796544

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

* Fundraiser for final costs for a long time internet friend's mother: https://www.gofundme.com/f/annemarie-kergis

* Person in severe economic crisis: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-cover-bills-and-pay-down-debts?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

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* "IMF warns of higher recession risk and darker global outlook:" https://apnews.com/article/business-economic-growth-international-monetary-fund-government-and-politics-1c893f6ed1dee8360d6467c2fbd9c7fe

* CW: Child Murder. "Thailand massacre: ex-cop kills 24 children in knife and gun rampage:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/least-20-people-killed-mass-shooting-thailand-police-2022-10-06/

* "Around the world, protesters take to the streets in solidarity with Iranian women:" https://www.npr.org/2022/10/03/1126603977/iran-mahsa-amini-solidarity-protests

* "Iran's Khamenei backs police over Mahsa Amini protests, may signal tougher crackdown:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-khamenei-says-protests-riots-were-planned-state-media-2022-10-03/

* "The Biggest Women-led Protest in Iran’s History:"

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* "‘Geniuses’ Versus the Guns: A Campus Crackdown Shocks Iran:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/world/middleeast/iran-protests-sharif-university-masha-amini.html

* "Burkina Faso coup fuels fears of growing Russian mercenary presence in Sahel:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/03/burkina-faso-coup-fears-growing-russian-mercenary-presence-sahel-north-africa

* "What you need to know about Brazil’s runoff election:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/04/brazil-2022-election-runoff/

* "Lula, Bolsonaro seek new allies for tight Brazil runoff:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/lula-bolsonaro-court-new-allies-competitive-brazil-runoff-2022-10-04/

* Terrifying. "Brazil election: ‘We'll vote for Bolsonaro because he is God’:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-62929581

* "Gay Tory MP Conor Burns sacked as a minister following misconduct complaints:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/07/conor-burns-sacked-as-trade-minister/

* "Nurses urged to strike for first time over pay:" https://www.bbc.com/news/health-63150632

* "Biggest rail strike in decades halts most trains in Britain:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/01/biggest-rail-strike-in-decades-halt-most-trains-britain

* "Met chief pledges to root out racists from police after further scandal:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/06/met-chief-pledges-to-root-out-racists-from-police-after-further-scandal

* "Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63175334

* "UN body votes to establish Russia human rights investigator, Moscow protests:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/un-body-votes-establish-human-rights-investigator-russia-2022-10-07/

* "Russian ally cancels Russian-led military drill on its land:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/09/russian-ally-cancels-russian-led-military-drill-on-its-land-00061081

* "Many dead in two separate boat disasters off Greek coast:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/06/lesbos-boat-capsizes-greece-migrants-kythira

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* "COVID rebound after Pfizer treatment likely due to robust immune response, study finds:" https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/covid-rebound-after-pfizer-treatment-likely-due-robust-immune-response-study-2022-10-06/

* "How a Chinese Doctor Who Warned of Covid-19 Spent His Final Days:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/world/asia/covid-china-doctor-li-wenliang.html

* "Covid-19 boosters could prevent about 90,000 US deaths this winter, but only if more people get them, analysis suggests:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/health/covid-boosters-deaths-winter/index.html

* "Covid death rates are higher among Republicans than Democrats, mounting evidence shows:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-death-rates-higher-republicans-democrats-why-rcna50883

* Extended Fauci Interview:

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* "Biden compares nuclear risk from Russia in Ukraine to Cuban missile crisis:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/biden-compares-nuclear-risk-from-russia-in-ukraine-to-cuban-missile-crisis-150103621718

* "Head of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been released, IAEA chief says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/head-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-has-been-released-iaea-says-2022-10-03/

* "Putin asserts control over Ukraine nuclear plant, Kyiv disagrees:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zaporizhzhia-plant-operate-under-russian-supervision-after-annexation-ria-2022-10-05/

* "Russia appoints notorious general to lead Ukraine offensive:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/08/russia-appoints-notorious-general-sergei-surovikin-ukraine

* "Zelenskiy says Ukraine forces liberated Arkhanhelske, Myrolyubivka in Kherson region:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-says-ukraine-forces-liberated-arkhanhelske-myrolyubivka-kherson-region-2022-10-02/

* "Refuting annexation, Ukrainian forces push on from Lyman toward Luhansk:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/03/lyman-luhansk-annexation-ukraine-offensive/

* "Ukraine reports rapid push back of Russian troops on two fronts:" https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-forces-break-through-russian-defences-south-advance-east-2022-10-03/

* "Russian Troops on the Run:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/briefing/russia-ukraine-war-advance.html

* "Ukraine reclaims even more territory; 2 Russians seek asylum after reaching Alaskan island:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/06/live-updates-latest-news-on-russia-and-the-war-in-ukraine.html

* "A rare glimpse of daily life in occupied Ukraine:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63076570

* The Russians did this last time too. "Ukraine war: Tortured for refusing to teach in Russian:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63037713

* "Ukrainian advance brings city of Sloviansk back to life:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/02/ukrainian-advance-brings-city-of-sloviansk-back-to-life-lyman

* "A more strategic Russian retreat signals long fight ahead in Kherson:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/05/more-strategic-russian-retreat-signals-long-fight-ahead-kherson/

* "Frustration with Ukraine war spills out on Russian state TV:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-state-media-4cae428dd9d30d994e109ffde6f2ece1

* "Russian woman behind on-air war protest reportedly escapes house arrest:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/03/russian-marina-ovsyannikova-ukraine-war-protest-escape-house-arrest

* "Musk suggests Ukraine should cede Crimea, draws rebuke from Zelenskyy:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/musk-suggests-ukraine-cede-crimea-draws-rebuke-zelenskyy-rcna50528

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* "‘Disaster:’ Connecting the dots between Brazil, Brexit and Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-disaster-connecting-the-dots-between-brazil-brexit-and-trump-149810245513

* "Why the Far-Right Is Fawning Over Strongmen:"

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* "North Korea fires 2 missiles toward sea as U.S. redeploys carrier near Korean Peninsula:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-fires-2-missiles-sea-us-redeploys-carrier-korean-peninsula-rcna50950

* "US warships, with South Korea and Japan, train to shoot down North Korean missiles:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-warships-south-korea-japan-train-shoot-north/story?id=91109679

* "What the OPEC oil cut could mean for the midterm elections:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/what-the-opec-oil-cut-could-mean-for-the-midterm-elections-150007877685

* "Biden offers mass pardon for those convicted of marijuana possession:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/06/biden-marijuana-decriminalization/

* "Pulse Survivor & VP Harris Speak Out Against Hate-Fueled Violence:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/9/16/pulse-survivor-vp-harris-speak-out-against-hate-fueled-violence

* "A shaken Supreme Court returns to chambers:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/02/damaged-supreme-court-returns-00059911

* Brace yourself for an end to voting rights, LGBTQIA+ Rights, affirmative Action, and environmental protection. "Supreme Court case selection suggests aggressive conservative agenda in new term:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/supreme-court-case-selection-suggests-aggressive-conservative-agenda-in-new-term-149823045999

* "The Onion tells the Supreme Court -- seriously -- that satire is no laughing matter:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/03/politics/the-onion-novak-supreme-court/index.html

* "Hear Ketanji Brown Jackson Use Progressive Originalism to Refute Alabama’s Attack on the Voting Rights Act:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/10/ketanji-brown-jackson-voting-rights-originalism.html

* "Opinion | The Roberts court should end its assault on the Voting Rights Act:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/07/roberts-supreme-court-voting-rights-act-assault/

* "Voting rights faces 'existential' threat in new Supreme Court term:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/voting-rights-faces-existential-threat-in-new-supreme-court-term-149823557825

* "Supreme Court won't intervene in MyPillow CEO's defamation case:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-mypillow-mike-lindell-defamation-case/

* "Trump goes to Supreme Court over Mar-a-Lago search and seizure of documents:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/politics/trump-supreme-court-mar-a-lago-appeal/index.html

* "What Trump's outreach to the Supreme Court is really all about:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/what-trump-s-outreach-to-the-supreme-court-is-really-all-about-149917765747

* "Why Black people feel Jackson's 'seat at the table' is ours, too:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/why-black-people-feel-jackson-s-seat-at-the-table-is-ours-too-150253637541

* "Justice Jackson begins work as the first Black Woman on the Supreme Court:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/justice-jackson-begins-work-as-the-first-black-woman-on-the-supreme-court-149706309874

* "Gas prices are starting to take off again. More increases are on the way:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/energy/gas-prices/index.html

* If you do not vote for Democrats this year, you are voting for this. "Senate Republican bill would repeal Democratic drug pricing law:" https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3678314-senate-republican-bill-would-repeal-dem-drug-pricing-law/

* "Young and Homeless in Rural America:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/magazine/rural-homeless-students.html

* I still don't understand how stealing federal money earmarked to feed impoverished children to build sports facilities for the rich isn't an arrestable offense. "Brett Favre reportedly misused funds for yet another volleyball gym:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/brett-favre-reportedly-misused-funds-for-yet-another-volleyball-gym-149811269736

* 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* "They Legitimized the Myth of a Stolen Election — and Reaped the Rewards:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/us/politics/republican-election-objectors.html

* "Challenges to U.S. democracy not unprecedented, but too big for quick fixes:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/challenges-to-u-s-democracy-not-unprecedented-but-too-big-for-quick-fixes-149823557688

* "Disturbing, hateful rhetoric from right sign of resurgence of fascism experts say:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/marjorie-taylor-greene-saying-democrats-want-republicans-dad-slammed-as-hateful-rhetoric-149818437928

* "Eric Holder: Vote up and down the ballot for candidates who will be Democracy Defenders:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/voting-rights-under-assault-via-supreme-court-arguments-and-state-level-gerrymandering-slammed-by-eric-holder-149903429920

* "The GOP’s Hatred of Cities Has Hit an Ugly New Low:" https://slate.com/business/2022/10/republicans-cities-darren-bailey-jd-vance-tom-cotton-donald-trump.html

* "Kevin McCarthy's quest to become Speaker of the House:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/kevin-mccarthy-s-quest-to-become-speaker-of-the-house-149706821836

* "Republican support from this key voting group is in jeopardy. Abortion is to blame.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/06/abortion-gop-women-ads-00060507

* "Joy Reid: Perhaps the crime to the GOP is not so much abortion, but not being a man:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/herschel-walker-abortion-allegations-show-gop-has-contempt-for-women-not-abortion-joy-reid-says-150105669558

* "Rep. Swalwell on new ad exposing Kevin McCarthy's dismal record on crime:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/democrats-fight-gop-midterm-scare-tactics-in-ad-exposing-kevin-mccarthy-s-dismal-record-on-crime-150103621791

* "Freedoms for LGBTQ+ Americans Are on the Ballot: Make A Plan to Vote:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/2022/9/20/freedoms-lgbtq-americans-are-ballot-make-plan-vote

* "DeSantis asked the feds for hurricane relief. But he’s long used their cash.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/03/desantis-federal-relief-cash-fund-priorities-00060020

* "Charlie Crist: DeSantis talks about freedom yet wants to attack women’s right to choose:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/democratic-florida-governor-nominee-charlie-crist-desantis-talks-about-freedom-yet-wants-to-attack-a-woman-s-right-to-choose-150007365839

* "Val Demings: Marco Rubio should pay a price for abstaining from vote on FEMA disaster aid:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/florida-democratic-nominee-for-u-s-senate-rep-val-demings-slams-marco-rubio-for-being-absent-from-vote-on-fema-disaster-aid-150008901980

* "Rep. Val Demings buckles down in Florida's Senate Race:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/rep-val-demings-buckles-down-in-florida-s-senate-race-150252613699

* If we lose, odds are that ends democracy in these states. "Republicans gain ground in Senate races in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/05/johnson-oz-gain-in-senate-polling-00060326

* "As TV doctor, Mehmet Oz provided platform for questionable products and views:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/03/mehmet-oz-senate-television-show/

* "Senate rival accuses Dr Oz of killing over 300 dogs as medical researcher:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/04/dr-oz-dogs-us-senate-pennsylvania-john-fetterman

* "John Fetterman's tattoos, under GOP attack, are memorials to his battle as mayor against gun violence he says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/john-fetterman-s-tattoos-under-gop-attack-are-memorials-to-his-battle-as-mayor-against-gun-violence-149907525893

* CW: Animal Death "Dr. Oz Follows Up Dog-Killing Report With Speech in Same Room as Hitler’s Car:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/10/dr-oz-adolf-hitler-car

* "Mehmet Oz’s ad dismays TV anchor Jim Gardner, while Doug Mastriano’s vision shows ... Russia?:" https://www.inquirer.com/politics/clout/jim-gardner-mehmet-oz-campaign-commercial-doug-mastriano-ron-desantis-20221007.html

* "Moore “absolutely exhausted” by “getting lectured by Republicans on patriotism.”:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/moore-absolutely-exhausted-by-getting-lectured-by-republicans-on-patriotism-150252613738

* "Democrats Worry as G.O.P. Attack Ads Take a Toll in Wisconsin:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/us/politics/mandela-barnes-wisconsin-senate.html

* "Ron Johnson, Tim Michels won't unconditionally commit to accepting 2022 election results:" https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ron-johnson-tim-michels-wont-unconditionally-commit-to-accepting-2022-election-results/article_9ec68ac2-bfd5-531b-b41b-8597ac43ccf8.html

* "Wisconsin Dem. U.S. Senate nominee, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, slams incumbent’s abortion stance:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/wisconsin-u-s-senate-race-analyzed-by-democratic-nominee-mandela-barnes-149644357825

* "Five Takeaways From the Wisconsin Senate Debate:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/us/politics/wisconsin-senate-debate-johnson-barnes.html

* "Attorney general candidate Eric Toney doesn't rule out prosecuting abortion in cases of rape, incest:" https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/10/03/toney-wont-rule-out-abortion-prosecutions-rape-incest-cases/10389792002/

* "Abortion, economy electrify contest between Spanberger, Vega:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/09/28/spanberger-vega-virginia-abortion-economy/

* "Spanberger’s New Ad Attacks Her Opponent’s Abortion Stance:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/us/politics/spanberger-abortion-ad.html

* "Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger runs to keep seat in Congress:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/virginia-rep-abigail-spanberger-runs-to-keep-seat-in-congress-149706821741

* "Budd, Beasley deadlocked in US Senate race as economic concerns weigh NC voters, WRAL News poll sho:" https://www.wral.com/budd-beasley-deadlocked-in-us-senate-race-as-economic-concerns-weigh-nc-voters-wral-news-poll-shows/20505174/

* "Cheri Beasley on her bid to flip a North Carolina Senate seat:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/cheri-beasley-on-her-bid-to-flip-a-north-carolina-senate-seat-150109765984

* "Former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum backs Kelly over former aide Schmidt in KS governor race:" https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article266749341.html

* "Herschel Walker's gay son says he 'destroyed lives' amid abortion scandal:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/04/herschel-walker-senate-trans-marriage-abortion-christian/

* "Walker’s team knew of an abortion allegation months before it surfaced:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/04/walker-campaign-abortion-midterm-election-00060312

* CW: Domestic Violence "Herschel Walker’s campaign in turmoil as adult son accuses him of violence, lying:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/herschel-walker-pledges-to-sue-over-abortion-claim/RLTO2CSSMJDS3MPG3SZEZLQAMM/

* CW: Domestic Abuse "New Attack Ad Targets Herschel Walker’s History of Domestic Abuse:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k84ze/herschel-walker-ex-wife-domestic-abuse-ad

* "Prospect of Senate control gives Walker special immunity from calamitous campaign:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/prospect-of-senate-control-gives-walker-special-immunity-from-calamitous-campaign-149916741923

* "Chris Hayes: Herschel Walker abortion report lays bare GOP hypocrisy :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-herschel-walker-abortion-report-lays-bare-gop-hypocrisy-149904965802

* "Reporter who broke Herschel Walker abortion story details his receipts :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/reporter-who-broke-herschel-walker-abortion-story-details-his-receipts-149907525876

* "Woman who said Herschel Walker paid for abortion also has child with him :" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/06/herschel-walker-abortion-mother-children

* "Herschel Walker Urged Woman to Have a 2nd Abortion, She Says:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/us/politics/herschel-walker-abortion.html

* "Christian Walker, Warrior for the Right, Now Battles His Father:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/us/herschel-walker-son-christian.html

* "The Herschel Walker story keeps getting worse for Herschel Walker.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/the-collapse-of-the-republican-pro-life-charade-150096965617

* "'He was pro-choice, obviously,' new report quotes woman who says Walker paid for abortion:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-he-was-pro-choice-obviously-new-report-quotes-woman-who-says-walker-paid-for-abortion-150013509642

* "Another day, another not great headline for Herschel Walker:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/another-day-another-not-great-headline-for-herschel-walker-150188613522

* "Racial context helps explain confounding aspects of Georgia Senate race :" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/racial-context-helps-explain-confounding-aspects-of-georgia-senate-race-150112325845

* "Conservatives stuck in 'zero sum' mindset see equality as white punishment: Heather McGhee :" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/conservatives-stuck-in-zero-sum-mindset-see-equality-as-white-punishment-heather-mcghee-150196293976

* "GOP rallies behind Herschel Walker after abortion bombshell:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/gop-rallies-behind-herschel-walker-after-abortion-bombshell-150253637538

* "This GOP Senate candidate just flip-flopped on election denialism. Again.:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/politics/don-bolduc-election-denialism-flip-flop/index.html

* "This Gay Former Federal Prosecutor Could Unseat a Decades-Long GOP Rep:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/9/20/gay-former-federal-prosecutor-could-unseat-decades-long-gop-rep

* "Gay Democrat Seeks Congressional Seat in a Deep Red Kentucky District:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/9/09/gay-democrat-seeks-congressional-seat-deep-red-kentucky-district

* "O'Rourke "We need solutions, not stunts":" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/exclusive-o-rourke-we-need-solutions-not-stunts-149706309867

* "Rep. Cori Bush on her new memoir ‘The Forerunner: A Story Of Pain And Perseverance In America’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rep-cori-bush-on-new-book-her-memoir-the-forerunner-a-story-of-pain-and-perseverance-in-america-150010437898

* "Cori Bush - "The Forerunner":" https://www.cc.com/video/dza056/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-cori-bush-the-forerunner

* "Republican Co-Chair Spouts Blatant Homophobia Against Pete Buttigieg:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/9/11/republican-co-chair-spouts-blatant-homophobia-against-pete-buttigieg

* "Trump didn't trust the government he ran, and the government didn't trust him: book:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-didn-t-trust-the-government-he-ran-and-the-government-didn-t-trust-him-book-149917253778

* "Trump entitlement developed as rich kid, far from his new blue collar base: book:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-entitlement-developed-as-rich-kid-far-from-his-new-blue-collar-base-149918277802

* "The misguided rationale behind Trump’s lawsuit against CNN:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/misguided-rationale-trumps-lawsuit-cnn-rcna50824

* "Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN May Be Ridiculous, but It’s Not Doomed:" https://newrepublic.com/article/168023/trump-defamation-lawsuit-cnn-singhal

* "National Archives says it still doesn't have all Trump White House records:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/01/politics/national-archives-trump-records-house-oversight-committee/index.html

* "Mar-a-Lago documents inadvertently published online — and undercut Trump’s privilege claims:" https://www.salon.com/2022/10/05/mar-a-lago-documents-inadvertently-published-online--and-undercut-trumps-privilege-claims/

* "‘What else might be out there at other properties Trump owns?’: Former CIA director on DOJ fears:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/department-of-justice-believes-trump-still-has-documents-he-should-not-have-150189637990

* "DOJ official has told Trump lawyers Trump has more documents: NYT:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/doj-official-has-told-trump-lawyers-trump-has-more-documents-nyt-150106693857

* "Trump lawyers deploy slow-down tactics but Trump's case doesn't improve:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-lawyers-deploy-slow-down-tactics-but-trump-s-case-doesn-t-improve-150012997793

* "Trump's Beatdown in the 11th Circuit (Cannon Rebuked):"

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* "Oath Keepers trial begins in highest profile Jan. 6 case to date:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/03/oath-keepers-trial-begins-in-highest-profile-jan-6-case-to-date-00060002

* "Oath Keepers trial, with rare charge and novel defense, focuses on intent:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/oath-keepers-trial-with-rare-charge-and-novel-defense-focuses-on-intent-149823045960

* "Oath Keepers caught on tape: Insurrection Act gave 'legal cover':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/oath-keepers-caught-on-tape-insurrection-act-gave-legal-cover-149806661747

* "Secret Service allegedly covered up details of Vice President Kamala Harris' motorcade accident:" https://www.salon.com/2022/10/06/secret-allegedly-covered-up-details-of-vice-kamala-harris-motorcade-accident_partner/

* "Ex-Oath Keeper Testifies In Jan. 6 Trial That Group Had Secret Service Contact:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oath-keepers-stewart-rhodes-secret-service_n_633f1957e4b0b7f89f49c761

* "Secret Service at center of several key unanswered Jan. 6 questions :" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/secret-service-at-center-of-several-key-unanswered-jan-6-questions-150110789905

* "High-level Proud Boys member pleads guilty to Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy charge:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/high-level-proud-boys-member-pleads-guilty-jan-6-seditious-conspiracy-rcna51103

* "Rep. Jamie Raskin: This is what a violent insurrection looks like:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-jamie-raskin-this-is-what-a-violent-insurrection-looks-like-150187077635

* "Federal judge blocks key provisions of New York's new gun-control laws:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/06/new-york-gun-control-blocked-00060756

* "Infowars lawyer, manager barred from bankruptcy case over conflicts:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/infowars-lawyer-manager-barred-bankruptcy-case-over-conflicts-2022-09-21/

* "Sen. Chris Murphy: I'm furious that Alex Jones put these parents through misery:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/alex-jones-defamation-trial-sandy-hook-families-gun-safety-fundraiser-discussed-by-sen-chris-murphy-150189637832

* "These Migrants Face Violent Attacks and Can’t Escape:"

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* "Ex-US army medic allegedly lured migrants on to flights to Martha’s Vineyard:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/03/marthas-vineyard-migrant-flight-perla-huerta

* "Air charter company used to transport migrants has ties to DeSanits, Gaetz Florida official says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/identity-of-perla-who-recruited-migrants-for-martha-s-vineyard-flight-identified-by-new-york-times-149818949845

* "Migrants in U.S. struggle for survival despite added burden of GOP political stunts:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/migrants-in-u-s-struggle-for-survival-despite-added-burden-of-gop-political-stunts-150192709935

* "Alabama prison strike enters second week: Here’s what we know:" https://www.al.com/news/2022/10/alabama-prison-strike-enters-second-week-heres-what-we-know.html

* "What an Alabama Prisoners’ Strike Tells Us About Prison Labor:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/10/01/what-an-alabama-prisoners-strike-tells-us-about-prison-labor

* "At Least 50 Groups in the U.S. Advocated Banning Books This Year:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/9/20/least-50-groups-us-advocated-banning-books-year

* "Judge Accused of Homophobia, Racism Wants Her Job Back:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/9/13/judge-accused-homophobia-racism-wants-her-job-back

* CW: Sexual Harassment "Money Rich, Morally Poor: Elon Musk:"

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* CW: Rape, Pedophilia "The Devil Behind the Camera: Girls Gone Wild:"

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* CW: Child Sex Abuse "Churches defend clergy loophole in child sex abuse reporting:" https://apnews.com/article/sex-abuse-catholic-church-mormon-5d78129a2fe666159a22ce71323f6da3

* I believe Anthony Rapp. "Kevin Spacey's thinks he’s a 'victim' of 'resentful' Me Too accuser, court hears:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/07/kevin-spacey-thinks-hes-a-victim-of-me-too-and-a-resentful-accuser-court-hears/

* "This Teacher Lost Her Job After Starting an OnlyFans:"

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* "Thousands of Italians march to protect abortion rights after Giorgia Meloni's win:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/29/italy-abortion-protest-giorgia-meloni/

* "Judge who voided Minnesota abortion limits blocks appeal bid:" https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/judge-who-voided-minnesota-abortion-limits-blocks-appeal-bid/

* "Demand for abortions in Michigan doubles among out-of-state residents:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2022/10/05/abortion-michigan-out-of-state-residents-ohio-tennessee-texas-kentucky/69539316007/

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* "UN officials demand Iran halts its planned execution of LGBTQ+ activists:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/30/iran-lgbtq-activists-execution-united-nations/

* "Same-sex couples from China are getting married in Utah over Zoom:" https://restofworld.org/2022/chinese-same-sex-couples-married-zoom-utah/

* "Bulgaria told to urgently tackle anti-LGBTQ+ hate by European human rights group:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/08/bulgaria-lgbtq-hatae/

* "Owner of Gun Used to Kill Queer Journalist Lyra McKee Jailed:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/9/14/owner-gun-used-kill-queer-journalist-lyra-mckee-jailed

* "LGB employees more likely to be bullied in workplace, according to science:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/30/bullying-workplace-study-gay-lesbian-bisexual/

* "Tory Party conference LGBTQ+ party ends with 'disgusting' homophobic abuse:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/05/tory-party-conference-lgbtq-homophobic-abuse/

* "Scotland puts Tories to shame with incredible plan to ban conversion therapy:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/07/conversion-therapy-ban-scotland-uk/

* "Nicola Sturgeon responds after JK Rowling called her a 'destroyer of women's rights':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/07/nicola-sturgeon-trans-rights-jk-rowling-bbc-today-show/

* "Police confirms supplying or wearing a chest binder is not child abuse:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/30/met-police-chest-binding-binder-child-abuse/

* "No, offering breast binders to trans kids isn't 'child abuse':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/28/breast-binders-child-abuse-telegraph/

* "Equalities watchdog admits asking trans people to prove their sex could break law:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/07/ehrc-scottish-gra-legal-sex-trans/

* "Judge: Antigay N.Y. Adoption Agency Can Turn Away Same-Sex Couples:" https://www.advocate.com/family/2022/9/12/judge-antigay-ny-adoption-agency-can-turn-away-same-sex-couples

* "Baker who took anti-LGBTQ+ fight to Supreme Court in new court case:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/07/jack-phillips-masterpiece-baker-lgbt/

* "California Will Ease Benefit Process for Vets Discharged Under DADT:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/9/19/california-will-ease-benefit-process-vets-discharged-under-dadt

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* "Tropical Storm Julia, A Flooding Hurricane Danger To Central America :" https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2022-10-07-tropical-storm-julia-hurricane-forecast-central-america

* "Cuban protests after Hurricane Ian fade but anger over shortages simmers:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuban-protests-after-hurricane-ian-fade-anger-over-shortages-simmers-2022-10-03/

* "Ian left a trail of destruction stretching from the Caribbean to the Carolinas. Here's a closer look:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/03/us/hurricane-ian-trail-destruction/index.html

* "Central Florida floodwaters rising after Hurricane Ian unleashed "unprecedented rainfall":" https://www.axios.com/2022/10/03/central-florida-floodwaters-rising-ian-record-rainfall

* "Nor’easter causes problems at Shore with more flooding and erosion expected through Wednesday:" https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey-philadelphia-noreaster-ian-flooding-shore-20221003.html

* "Death toll from Hurricane Ian surpasses 100 as the search for survivors continues in Florida:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/03/us/hurricane-ian-florida-recovery-monday/index.html

* "For flooded inland Florida, Hurricane Ian saved the worst for last:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/flooded-inland-florida-hurricane-ian-saved-worst-last-2022-10-06/

* "Why the Florida Fantasy Withstands Reality:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/hurricane-ian-florida-real-estate/671629/

* "Chile's Easter Island 'Moai' statues face irreparable damage after wildfire:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/chiles-easter-island-moai-statues-face-irreparable-damage-after-wildfire-2022-10-07/

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* "How food prices and the climate crisis brought famine to Somalia once more:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/06/first-edition-somalia-famine-climate-crisis

* "Where Protecting the Environment Gets You Killed:"

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* "Iraq's Dying Garden of Eden:"

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* "Facebook scrambles to escape stock's death spiral as users flee, sales drop:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/30/facebook-scrambles-to-escape-death-spiral-as-users-flee-sales-drop.html

* "Musk Twitter purchase would see return of Trump tweets to no one's benefit:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/musk-twitter-purchase-would-see-return-of-trump-tweets-to-no-one-s-benefit-150019141742

* "The Navy Accused Him of Arson. Its Own Investigation Showed Widespread Safety Failures.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/bonhomme-richard-fire-safety-lapses

* "Sacheen Littlefeather, actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s Oscar, dies aged 75:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/03/sacheen-littlefeather-actor-and-activist-who-declined-marlon-brandos-oscar-dies-aged-75

* "Judy Tenuta, ‘Love Goddess’ comedian known for her brash routines, dies at 72:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/judy-tenuta-love-goddess-comedian-known-brash-routines-dies-72-rcna51097

* "Museums: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Biden's October Surprise: Marijuana Pardons | More Lies From Herschel Walker:"

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* "Weekend Update: Velma Comes Out as a Lesbian, Artist Sells Urine for $500 - SNL:"

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* CW: Animal Death "Weekend Update: Dr. Oz Experiments Killed 300 Dogs, Planned Parenthood Opens Mobile Clinic - SNL:"

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* ""No One F***s With A Biden" | Buttigieg Claps Back At MTG:"

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* "The Right Stuff Dating App & Introducing Hate F**k - The Daily Show with Trevor Noah :" https://www.cc.com/video/ma26un/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-the-right-stuff-dating-app-introducing-hate-f-k

* "Kim Kardashian's Crypto Fine & Putin's Ukraine Annexation:" https://www.cc.com/video/3y5zki/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-kim-kardashian-s-crypto-fine-putin-s-ukraine-annexation

* "Fringe-Watching - Herschel Walker:" https://www.cc.com/video/lmxs3o/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-fringe-watching-herschel-walker

* "GOP Pretends T**** Isn't Racist | Ukraine Takes Back Territory After Russia's Annexation:"

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* "Nicole Kidman AMC Ad - SNL:"

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* "Weekend Update: Mitch McConnell and Herschel Walker on 2022 Midterms:"

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* "Herschel Walker's Girlfriend Kept Receipts | Is Elon Musk Doing Russia's Bidding?:"

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* "Gators Take Over Florida, Iran Protests & Musk vs. Twitter:" https://www.cc.com/video/3jzdov/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-gators-take-over-florida-iran-protests-musk-vs-twitter

* "Aaron Judge Breaks Record, "Best Before" Backlash & More:" https://www.cc.com/video/w392h2/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-aaron-judge-breaks-record-best-before-backlash-more

* "Herschel Walker's GOP-Backed Abortion Hypocrisy :" https://www.cc.com/video/bkfwvb/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-herschel-walker-s-gop-backed-abortion-hypocrisy

* "So Much News, So Little Time - Biden Marijuana Pardon & More :" https://www.cc.com/video/5vlo8i/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-so-much-news-so-little-time-biden-marijuana-pardon-more

* "Tesla Has Revealed Its New AI-Powered Robot:"

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* "Hallmark Introduces: The Herschel Walker Collection:"

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* "Be A Man And Drive The New Pontiac Schvantz:"

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* "So You Think You Won't Snap Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Herschel Walker: It Wasn't Me:"

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* Last Sunday, we went shopping. By we I mean Head Millennial, Techie Millennial, Techie's New Roommate, and me. It was insanely hot and muggy, which we had no way of guessing when planning the expodition the night before when it was a perfectly reasonable temperature for mid-September in this micro-climate. Yes, I know it's October. *shakes fist at the Koch brothers and every other rich person who bought climate denial during my life time to boost their profit margins*

But it had been early September sane temperatures for a week. We'd already ripped out the living room air-conditioning the previous weekend so we could start Gothmas Phase I. (All I've managed is most of the ornaments on one tree.) We were not expecting Surprise late July in Alabama. This means not only was the trip to the Good Grocery (Excellent Prices, Solid selection, Employee run) sticky hot, exhausting, and full of human obstacles, but the apartment common area was oven hot when we got home. It is supposed to be cool, windy, and sporadically rainy. Fucking Climate change.

Now it is Gothmas Phase II, of which I've managed the easy stuff not involving string lights and ladders, but it's enough to start lighting of an evening outside. head Millennial helped me get the gear out of the storage closest, then focused on hand making us lasagna to eat while watching our beloved resident Alien and sipping nice cold floats.

I have already spent two thirds of my food budget for the month and I have my birthday party to get food for mid October. Sigh. I did score eight dollars of fruit from the Market Garden before they closed for the season in the morning of their very last day right after open. I really miss the other fruit and veg stand as they generally stayed open through Halloween, but I really don't blame two people in their '70's for deciding that organizing produce from a bunch of small farms was too damned much.

For the record, the market garden is produce from one farm, super fresh, as it's harvested right there and placed on display throughout the day, but the selection is smaller than the one that was like a farmer's Market only every day and with one check out. Seriously, the Market garden is magical and really close to where I live now and they have a good selection given the size of their growing space. I just wish there were two options instead of one. It's not like there is any shortage of fresh fruit and produce in this place as we are a part off the country that supplies other areas with the same, so we are spoiled by good, reasonably cheap, fresh food. Also, the major artery for the west coast means more southerly fruit makes it up here quickly at reasonable prices.

I never forget we are incredibly lucky to be living were food is. I grew up in an area where the only biking distance food stores were a tiny corner store and a WaWa (convenience store). A real grocery store was an hour round trip not counting the actual shopping, and my Gran was living in a Germantown food desert because she wasn't willing to leave the neighborhood where she was born in 1889 and she had a bad arm, so my Mother and Grandmother took it in turn to take her grocery shopping once a week. I still measure food availibity in things like travel time and spoons and how much a person on foot could reasonably carry for how many miles, because those were the calculation of more than half my life and they still are for my Millennials.

Still, the tiny end of season selection and the last day sign made me sad.

Anyway, we have food. I've two meals worth of eggplant lasagna in my fridge and one in my stomach, and it's starting to look a bit Gothmasy around the Cat Asylum.

For those not used to the lingo, the Gothmas season starts September 1 and runs to Jan. 7. Phase one is interior Gothmas decorations like trees and Halloween Town. Phase 2 is exterior Halloween decorations, Phase 3: we leave everything up inside and pull the Halloween specific stuff from outside while leaving lights, gourds, etc.. Phase 4: yet more interior decorations and more lights everywhere. It is a disability friendly way to do things and is cheerful for the dark of the year. I got in the habit for my late longtime partner Skye as even though he was a happy atheist, the social bits of the winter holidays really mattered to him and he missed his family. It is all very, very Goth to look at since he only specifically theistic things were gifts from assorted relatives and these are black and purple Halloween trees decorated with things like science fiction and Halloween ornaments and Halloween Town stays up throughout. Phase 5: everything sorted and back in boxes, stowed away for next September.

We call it the Cat Asylum, because back just before the turn of the century, Skye and I took in two rescue cats with serious psychological and resulting behavioral problems. It is asylum both in the original sense of a safe place, a refuge; and in the sense that it could get pretty wild for the first few years. For the record, they both lived to their late teens despite health issues related to their abuse and abandonment. Mache recovered and was the best Queen I ever met and a wonderful, wonderful cat by every measure after the extremely rough first 2-3 years. hector suffered from nightmares, anxiety, panic attacks his whole life, but he got so much better and was loved his whole life after that first terrible year. his bad spells went from every day to only once in a while, and he had a really, really good life. It is still the cat asylum because the the current cats also have issues and this is a safe and supportive environment for them.

* Monday I was still exhausted and in pain from Sunday shopping and the weather changes. It was also still July in Alabama humid hot. Still we dropped of my car after squirrel's game so they'd have it Wednesday morning.

Tuesday, the temperature switched back to mid-September, which was much more manageable. The car... things were a lot worse than expected when they cracked the Beastie open. There is a small part that breaks about every half decade, one of many known design flaws for this make and model. So they did that and a few other small necessary things on top of the every ten month stuff that stops the engine from bricking itself. This car is in it's mid-twenties and was poorly designed to start with. Most of the important bits have been replaced over the years, but parts are harder and harder to find. Still we keep pasting it back together because I'll never likely have money for a replacement used car. This made the repair nearly twice as expensive as I expected.

Anyway, it turns out another system needs sorting out preferably in the next month or so before critical damage happens. This has been such an expensive year starting with last November car repairs and including things like the apartment electrical system, the oven dying, , other car repairs, my teeth, my surgery.... Sigh. I'll know how badly I'm fucked next week. I am sure I don't have 150 for replacing bits of the car's fluid system. I'm pretty sure I just spent the money for second Biggest bill on the extra bits and bobs today.

I really need this coming year to be both surgery free and less expensive. Could my body, my car, and my home stop falling apart for even a little while so I can catch my breath? I've had four surgeries in two years which i feel like is a lot.

If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

Bonus: My body threw a whole ass four hour tantrum which left me wrung out like a wet dish towel, but spasm aftershocks all night long meant there was no point in going to bed. Sigh.

* The barometer has been swinging wildly back and forth. The hot and humid is the worst thing for my lungs and general functioning. I remain exhausted and in a stupid amount of pain. My sinuses are a nightmare and need mitigation every couple of hours, my As is screaming at me. everything I eat makes me sick, which is a thing that happens when it is muggy hot. The trees on my street are very confused. some of them haven't started to turn, others have a few patches of orange, others are in full orange or red autumn mode, others still have already lost their leaves. We need a good cleansing rain from Alaska.

On the upside, I discovered I'd only spent half rather than two thirds of my food allotment for the month, and the third store actually had my special crackers. I think the global supply issues must be pretty bad right now what with Putin being the monster he is. Two of the four grocery stores in the last week had tons of empty shelves, and the better of them looked like pre-disaster panic shoppers had swept through some of the sections despite the only disaster here being the fact that we're a month into the rainy season, but it's barely even drizzled in couple of months. Oh and the wildfire smoke still blowing in over the mountains from the inland fires. We are protected here from the kind of disasters that destroy towns, but not from climate change itself, which is so obvious to anyone who's lived here a reasonable length of time that it is hard to grasp why it's not obvious to everyone.

* The air quality and extreme humidity remain a serious problem not just for me, but even people with properly working lungs. It often smells like burning and the sky is assorted shades of wrong still from inland fires. I know it's that and not a pathogen, because I am dramatically better when I'm under filtration for a while, but when I come out I start to stuff up again and itch. I can see a really dramatic difference in my lung function too. Something must have been burning very badly Saturday night. By morning it smelled like a tire fire.

Techie Millennial came over Saturday to visit and decorate trees. It was a good visit. Head Millennial called out, and was exhausted when they came in Sunday. I honestly think the air quality is a lot of the problem. We did not finish outside. There is still lighting that needs to go up inside and Halloweentown is all over the place, but it is so much more cheerful now, and we are getting people slowing down to look already.

Unfortunately, some of these people are dog walkers, to the Imperial couple's dismay. Sunday morning a fairly new to the complex German Shepard took serious exception to Tavy and the owner just let the dog stand there barking for a while. Sigh. Most of the dogs in this complex are really well behaved. People know how hard it is to find pet friendly housing in this town, so make an effort, but i feel like if your dog is that agitated because cats live in an apartment, maybe keep walking instead of standing around staring while you dog barks for seven minutes at a now empty window, while the cats that live there hide in terror. just saying.

I do not blame the dogs in these situations; I blame the humans.

* "Creepy Vintage Halloween Costumes From the 1900s to 1950s:" https://www.vintag.es/2022/10/creepy-vintage-halloween-costumes-1900s-1950s.html

* A cute Gotham thing: https://allaboardthecolumboat.tumblr.com/post/697395857179459584/you-fill-up-the-little-cup-youve-been-using-on

* A Different Riding Hood: https://unrealityshadow.tumblr.com/post/697414961664770048/sewickedthread-writing-prompt-s-little-red

* Duel with Lucifer: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/697248814868856832

* "The Second-String Sacred Band of Thebes:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/the-second-string-sacred-band-of?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=5&post_id=76457762&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email

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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.

* "Plan Your Vote: 2022 Elections:" https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vote-2022-elections/index.html?language=english&state=WA

* "How to help Pakistan’s flood victims:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-to-help-pakistans-flood-victims

* "How to help victims of Hurricane Ian in Florida:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-to-help-victims-of-hurricane-ian-in-florida

* "A List of UK Trans Charities:" https://katymontgomerie.medium.com/a-list-of-uk-trans-charities-2e26fb4032fd

* How to help Puerto Rico: https://rubynye.tumblr.com/post/695979319094394880

* Important 2022 Senate Races and how to donate: https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/694338688722796544

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

* Fundraiser for final costs for a long time internet friend's mother: https://www.gofundme.com/f/annemarie-kergis

* Person in severe economic crisis: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-cover-bills-and-pay-down-debts?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

( Links Underneath: )

* "For Iranian exiles, Mahsa Amini protests are a source of hope and pain:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/30/iran-protests-mahsa-amini-exile/

* "Iranian women have been rebelling against restrictions since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 – with renewed hope that protests this time will end differently:" https://theconversation.com/iranian-women-have-been-rebelling-against-restrictions-since-the-islamic-revolution-in-1979-with-renewed-hope-that-protests-this-time-will-end-differently-191463

* "Turnout key for Lula to clinch Brazil election in first round:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/turnout-key-lula-clinch-brazil-election-first-round-2022-09-30/

* "‘Lift this country up’: trans pioneer Erika Hilton seeks Brazil election win:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/28/lift-this-country-up-trans-pioneer-erika-hilton-seeks-brazil-election-win

* CW: Child Death "Olivia Pratt-Korbel: man, 34, arrested on suspicion of nine-year-old’s murder:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/29/olivia-pratt-korbel-man-34-arrested-over-of-nine-year-old

* "Fresh strikes set to paralyse British rail network:" https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/fresh-strikes-set-paralyse-british-rail-network-2022-09-30/

* "Indigenous Tribes Push Back Against Evangelical Missionaries:"

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* "Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre:" https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-bangladesh-myanmar-c5af9acec46a3042beed7f5e1bc71b8a

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* "Why I Still Wear a Mask:"

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* "US warnings against Putin's nuclear threats mark a sobering moment for the world:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/politics/us-warns-putin-nuclear-weapons-analysis/index.html

* "Russia to annex more of Ukraine on Friday at the Kremlin:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-business-treaties-01d56058eb6745c13d737bef44d269e6

* "Putin Suffers Most Humiliating Ukraine Defeat Yet:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-suffers-most-humiliating-ukraine-defeat-yet-around-key-city-of-lyman-in-donetsk

* "The Great Bluff: How the Ukrainians Outwitted Putin's Army:" https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-great-bluff-how-the-ukrainians-outwitted-putin-s-army-a-05d74f95-a5c5-482e-bb6a-837de8700fc9

* "Russians rebel as Putin drafts more people in battle for Ukraine:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/29/russia-putin-mobilization-protests-fury/

* "Russians Are Fleeing In Fear Of Being Drafted:"

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* "Russians flee Putin's desperate draft operation to bolster failing Ukraine invasion:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/russians-flee-putin-s-desperate-draft-operation-to-bolster-failing-ukraine-invasion-149574213755

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* Republicans are why we can't have nice things. "Biden administration scales back student debt relief for millions amid legal concerns:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/29/biden-administration-scales-back-student-debt-relief-for-millions-amid-legal-concerns-00059522

* "Biden’s hunger and nutrition goals confront November realities:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/27/bidens-hunger-nutrition-goals-november-00058938

* "Mortgage refinancing drops to a 22-year low as interest rates surge even higher:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/28/mortgage-refinancing-drops-to-a-22-year-low-.html

* "It’s Official: America Is an Oligarchy:" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/cbo-american-wealth-inequality/

* "'Obscene,' Says Sanders After CBO Reports Richest 1% Now Owns Over 1/3 of US Wealth:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/09/28/obscene-says-sanders-after-cbo-reports-richest-1-now-owns-over-13-us-wealth

* "Senate passes funding bill to likely thwart weekend shutdown:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/29/senate-avert-shutdown-00059485

* "Same-sex marriage puts Ron Johnson in a bind:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/29/ron-johnson-same-sex-marriage-00054000

* "McConnell, Schumer back bill to prevent efforts to subvert presidential election results:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/27/mcconnell-schumer-electoral-reform/

* 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* "How Propaganda Is Destroying Democracy:"

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* "American Monarchists:"

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* "Biden Says Social Security Is on ‘Chopping Block’ if Republicans Win Congress:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/us/politics/biden-social-security-republicans.html

* "One third of Republicans think more LGBTQ+ people in Congress would be a 'bad thing':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/28/one-third-republicans-think-more-lgbtq-people-in-congress-a-bad-thing/

* "Coca-Cola, Disney and Pfizer among companies funding anti-LGBTQ+ politicians:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/30/coca-cola-pfizer-disney-anti-lgbtq-politicians-database/

* "Buoyed by Abbott failures, GOP unpopularity, Beto O'Rourke musters campaign volunteer army:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/buoyed-by-abbott-failures-gop-unpopularity-beto-o-rourke-musters-campaign-volunteer-army-149647941537

* "In Minnesota, abortion key to Keith Ellison's 2nd term hopes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-minnesota-abortion-keys-keith-ellisons-2nd-term-hopes/2022/09/29/db3921fe-3fab-11ed-8c6e-9386bd7cd826_story.html

* "Warnock: Voting rights battle is why I know 'I still have work to do' in Senate:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/warnock-voting-rights-battle-is-why-i-know-i-still-have-work-to-do-in-senate-149560901860

* "GOP Senate Candidate's Home Site of ‘Aggressive’ Incident With Police in 2018:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-senate-candidate-don-bolduc-was-aggressive-with-police-in-2018-incident

* "Wisconsin Dem. U.S. Senate nominee, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, slams incumbent’s abortion stance:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/wisconsin-u-s-senate-race-analyzed-by-democratic-nominee-mandela-barnes-149644357825

* "Records contradict Majewski's account of military punishment:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-afghanistan-ohio-campaigns-only-on-ap-14b98ee6b4e8ff023729a4498ade2ac0

* "Donald Trump made transphobic jokes while preparing for Hilary Clinton debate:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/28/donald-trump-homophobia-transphobia-book-maggie-haberman/

* "Judge again sides with Trump in Mar-a-Lago documents fight:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/29/judge-again-sides-with-trump-in-mar-a-lago-documents-fight-00059644

* "Hayes: Trump judges remind us the rule of law is a 'human institution':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-trump-judges-reminds-us-the-rule-of-law-is-a-human-institution-149638725887

* "Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, testifies before Jan. 6 panel:" https://www.npr.org/2022/09/29/1125886442/ginni-thomas-wife-supreme-court-justice-testifies-jan-6

* "‘Who asked Ginni Thomas to call legislators in Wisconsin and Arizona?’ legal expert asks:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/ginni-thomas-meets-with-jan-6-select-committee-investigators-149567045727

* "Raskin: ‘Remarkable’ that Ginni Thomas still believes election was stolen:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/raskin-remarkable-that-ginni-thomas-still-believes-election-was-stolen-149640261728

* "Stone may join Bannon in club of pardoned Trump henchmen who commit more crimes:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/roger-stone-says-before-2020-election-trump-should-just-declare-victory-149404741794

* "Jurors must decide how much Newtown families suffering worth:" https://apnews.com/article/business-shootings-education-violence-school-0237a512275c9ede38d28ebb9bfee03c

* "Police uncertain if girl killed in shootout was abducted:" https://apnews.com/article/shootings-violence-california-2621bd124c235bdfc1d91759d9812545

* "California woman charged with killing man over cat dispute:" https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-california-obituaries-santa-ana-311387a2cf8ceec8fbe0e4e417a5f454

* CW: Child Abuse "Making Money off Children’s Pain: Family Vloggers:"

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* "Mali – Hundreds of Homes Destroyed by Floods in Mopti Region:" https://floodlist.com/africa/mali-floods-mopti-september-2022

* "People in Cuba protest over the island-wide blackout caused by Hurricane Ian:" https://www.npr.org/2022/09/30/1126189710/cuba-hurricane-ian-blackout-power-protests

* "Ian Becomes a Hurricane Again as It Takes Aim at South Carolina:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/29/us/hurricane-ian-florida

* "How to help victims of Hurricane Ian in Florida:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-to-help-victims-of-hurricane-ian-in-florida

* "Before, after images show Hurricane Ian storm surge completely destroyed some Sanibel Island, Florida hotels | CNN:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/30/us/hurricane-ian-sanibel-before-after/index.html

* "Hundreds of thousands of Florida homes lie in flood-risk areas not recognized by FEMA's flood maps, research group says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hundreds-thousands-florida-homes-lie-flood-risk-areas-not-recognized-f-rcna50002

* "Ian will likely hit South Carolina as a hurricane, forecasters say:" https://www.npr.org/2022/09/29/1125876027/hurricane-ian-east-coast-forecast

* "Florida’s Cape Coral real estate boom show reality of climate crisis era:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/florida-s-cape-coral-real-estate-boom-show-reality-of-climate-crisis-era-149560901564

* "Cost of losses, lack of insurance compound storm's devastation:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/cost-of-losses-lack-of-insurance-compound-storm-s-devastation-149645381986

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* "Mastriano Getting Desperate In PA | Frankie Lasagna Misses Judge's 61st Home Run:"

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* "Thinking Out Loud - Opportunistic Internet Arguers:" https://www.cc.com/video/giuhy6/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-thinking-out-loud-opportunistic-internet-arguers

* "Weather Reporters Are Risking It All During Hurricane Season:"

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* I am really struggling with my sinuses which fucks up my sleep, so this is short and a lot got left out. Apologies.

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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.

* "Plan Your Vote: 2022 Elections:" https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vote-2022-elections/index.html?language=english&state=WA

* "How to help Pakistan’s flood victims:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-to-help-pakistans-flood-victims

* "How to help victims of Hurricane Ian in Florida:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-to-help-victims-of-hurricane-ian-in-florida

* "A List of UK Trans Charities:" https://katymontgomerie.medium.com/a-list-of-uk-trans-charities-2e26fb4032fd

* How to help Puerto Rico: https://rubynye.tumblr.com/post/695979319094394880

* Important 2022 Senate Races and how to donate: https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/694338688722796544

* I am behind on my bills again. If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

* Fundraiser for final costs for a long time internet friend's mother: https://www.gofundme.com/f/annemarie-kergis

* Person in severe economic crisis: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-cover-bills-and-pay-down-debts?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

( Links Underneath: )

* "Death toll grows in Iran as Mahsa Amini protests continue for 10th night:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/26/death-toll-grows-in-iran-as-mahsa-amini-protests-continue-for-10th-night

* "Mahsa Amini's death is a 'tipping point', says U.S.-based Iranian journalist:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/mahsa-aminis-death-is-tipping-point-says-us-based-iranian-journalist-2022-09-27/

* "Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe cuts her hair in protest over death of Mahsa Amini:" https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/28/nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe-cuts-her-hair-in-protest-over-death-of-mahsa-amini

* "The far right is having a moment in Europe. Actually, everywhere.:" https://www.vox.com/world/2022/9/24/23366464/italy-elections-meloni-sweden-europe-far-right

* Italy has fallen to literal fascists, the direct heirs of Mussolini. One by one the lights go out in the West.

* "Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni's party:" https://apnews.com/article/elections-voting-italy-matteo-salvini-c251832f5b73063b2e20869a21f92efe

* "Italy election victors target era of political stability:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/giorgia-melonis-right-triumphs-italys-election-2022-09-26/

* "Liz Truss slammed for congratulating Italy's new 'fascist' PM Giorgia Meloni:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/27/liz-truss-giorgia-meloni-italy-prime-minister-backlash/

* "As Brazil’s election day approaches, fear of violence grows:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/27/bolsonaro-brazil-election-political-violence/

* "Bolsonaro's gun laws arm Brazil's brazen bank thieves:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolsonaros-gun-laws-arm-brazils-brazen-bank-thieves-2022-09-21/

* "Attacks on anti-Netanyahu protesters spike in run-up to Israeli election:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2022-09-25/ty-article/.premium/attacks-on-anti-netanyahu-protesters-spike-in-run-up-to-israeli-election/00000183-7554-db37-a383-7f7f5aa70000

* "Sweden's Moderates ask for more time to agree coalition after election win:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/swedens-moderates-ask-more-time-agree-coalition-after-election-win-2022-09-28/

* "U.S. ambassador: Finland and Sweden in NATO by Christmas:" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2022/09/22/u-s-ambassador-finland-and-sweden-in-nato-by-christmas-00058404

* "Europe ramps up energy security after suspected sabotage:" https://apnews.com/article/foreign-policy-sabotage-european-union-79e773da228816c1f6fdeb53211e61e9

* "17 dead, 24 wounded in school shooting in Russia:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/6-dead-20-wounded-in-school-shooting-in-russia/2022/09/26/e9375610-3d74-11ed-8c6e-9386bd7cd826_story.html

* "Russia gives citizenship to ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden:" https://apnews.com/article/edward-snowden-russian-citizenship-441ab3c037b91145d17f2de2237f834d

* "Royal Mail workers union calls for 19 days of strikes:" https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-postal-workers-union-calls-19-days-strikes-against-royal-mail-2022-09-27/

* "Liz Truss energy and tax plan ‘will give richest families twice as much support’:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/13/liz-truss-energy-and-tax-plan-will-give-richest-families-twice-as-much-support

* "Kwarteng: UK economy must expect more tax cuts and deregulation:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/25/kwarteng-uk-economy-must-expect-more-tax-cuts-and-deregulation

* "UK cuts taxes, boosts spending, accelerating pound's slide:" https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-liz-truss-62a86ff2e88ee60b3e8773419fe7d4d2

* "Jamaica Eyes a Break from Monarchy:"

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* "N.Korea fires two ballistic missiles ahead of Harris visit to South:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nkorea-fires-ballistic-missile-off-east-coast-skorea-2022-09-28/

* "A human rights lawyer pays the price of standing up to Xi's China:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/china-lawyers-crackdown-mainland/

* "Black Brazilians in remote 'quilombo' hamlets stand up to be counted:" https://widerimage.reuters.com/story/black-brazilians-in-remote-quilombo-hamlets-stand-up-to-be-counted

* "Why Chile Rejected the World’s Most Progressive Constitution:"

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* "Latest U.S. Military Package for Ukraine Suggests Shift in Focus to Long, Open-Ended War:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/28/world/russia-ukraine-war-news

* "Russia poised to annex occupied Ukraine after sham vote:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/occupied-ukrainian-regions-to-ask-putin-to-annex-them/2022/09/28/1f85b9da-3f02-11ed-8c6e-9386bd7cd826_story.html

* "Two Cities, Two Armies: Pivot Points in the Fight in Ukraine’s East:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/world/europe/ukraine-donbas-russia-lyman-bakhmut.html

* "Zelenskiy: Donetsk is Ukraine's top priority since it is Russia's top priority:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-donetsk-is-ukraines-top-priority-since-it-is-russias-top-priority-2022-09-26/

* "Ukrainians told to be ready to fight for Russia:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63049386

In their place I'd switch sides first chance I got, I suspect.

* "Russians are calling up the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense asking how to surrender, Ukraine says:" https://www.businessinsider.com/russians-calling-ukraine-hotline-ask-how-surrender-ukraine-mod-says-2022-9

* "Russians protested in dozens of cities against Putin's military draft:" https://www.npr.org/2022/09/24/1124939236/russia-protest-putin-mobilization-draft-ukraine-war

* "Russia: man shoots officer drafting residents for war in Ukraine:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/26/russia-man-shoots-commander-drafting-residents-for-war-in-ukraine

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* "Patrol spots Chinese, Russian naval ships off Alaska island:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/patrol-spots-chinese-russian-naval-ships-off-alaska-90550596

* "Biden administration awards $1.5 billion to fight opioid crisis:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/24/biden-administration-awards-1point5-billion-to-fight-opioid-crisis.html

* "W.H. Adviser Keisha Lance Bottoms joins The Sunday Show for exclusive interview:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/w-h-adviser-keisha-lance-bottoms-joins-the-sunday-show-for-exclusive-interview-149220933577

* "Senators push to reform police's cellphone tracking tools:" https://apnews.com/article/technology-new-york-criminal-investigations-federal-trade-commission-63451d232fb202009d71a2b59173b4c7

* "Electoral Count Reform Act gets its day in the Senate:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/electoral-count-reform-act-gets-its-day-in-the-senate-149220933585

* 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* "Alaska Rep. Eastman remains on ballot but could be disqualified after election:" https://www.anchoragepress.com/news/alaska-rep-eastman-remains-on-ballot-but-could-be-disqualified-after-election/article_71627796-3dce-11ed-9692-27b7f2444ca8.html

* "Cowboy for Trump Removed From Office For Jan. 6:"

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* "Democratic nominee for AZ Sec. of State, slams GOP opponent for having been at Capitol insurrection:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/democratic-nominee-for-arizona-secretary-of-state-adrian-fontes-slams-gop-opponent-for-having-been-at-capitol-insurrection-149167173800

* "Republican Party's failure to manage its extremists threatens U.S. democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republican-party-s-failure-to-manage-its-extremists-threatens-u-s-democracy-149330501867

* "Maddow: Endgame of GOP undermining elections is to evade accountability to voters:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/endgame-of-gop-undermining-elections-is-to-evade-accountability-to-voters-149332037939

* "The third rail Republicans can’t stop touching:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/22/republican-candidates-social-security-medicare-00058158

* "Caruso and Bass duel over LA corruption, crime and homelessness in mayor debate:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/21/caruso-and-bass-mayor-debate-00058204

* "Dr. Oz is getting dragged on Twitter for saying his Democratic opponent, John Fetterman, looks like he's 'kicking authority in the balls':" https://www.businessinsider.com/oz-gets-dragged-twitter-after-fetterman-insult-backfires-2022-9

* "Opinion | The Midterm Race That Has It All:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/opinion/house-republican-elections.html

* "The Republicans' J.R. Majewski problem is going to get worse:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/j-r-majewski-s-afghanistan-lies-show-bigger-gop-problem-n1299059

* "Democrat Cheri Beasley in a tight race for senator from deep-red North Carolina.:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/democrat-cheri-beasley-in-a-tight-race-for-senator-from-deep-red-north-carolina-149219397848

* McCarthy is promising that if Republicans win back Congress they will fire 87,000 people in order to stop rich people from getting audited when they cheat on their taxes. Which means zero consequences for billionaire tax cheats. They barely pay taxes now, so.... Yeah. "Just wait 'til next year :" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-tax/2022/09/26/just-wait-til-next-year-maybe-00058780

* "Meadows texts reveal direct White House communications with pro-Trump operative behind plans to seize voting machines:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/politics/meadows-texts-phil-waldron-seize-voting-machines-election-fraud/index.html

* ""Declassify, we do": Cohen says Jedi mind tricks don't work for declassification:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/-declassify-we-do-cohen-says-jedi-mind-tricks-don-t-work-for-declassification-149218373955

* "Ex-Jan. 6 committee aide: Roger Stone is 'one of the most important factors':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ex-jan-6-committee-aide-roger-stone-is-one-of-the-most-important-factors-149319237831

* "Trump's secret court fight to stop grand jury from getting information from his inner circle:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/politics/trump-grand-jury-court-fight/index.html

* "Jan. 6 panel is 'aware of' call between White House and rioter, Rep. Raskin says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/jan-6-panel-aware-call-white-house-rioter-rep-raskin-says-rcna49328

* "‘I hope you suffer’: Ex-D.C. officer confronts Jan. 6 attacker in court:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/27/kyle-young-jan6-fanone-sentence/

* "Sedition Trial of Oath Keepers Gets Underway:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/us/jan-6-oath-keepers-trial.html

* "The man who recruited migrants for flights to Martha's Vineyard says he feels betrayed:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/us/migrants-flight-marthas-vineyard-recruiter

* Sure looks like attempted murder to me. There is zero reason to park on train tracks. "Videos show train crash into Colorado police cruiser with woman inside:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/26/colorado-police-car-woman-hit-train/

* "How social-emotional learning became a frontline in the battle against CRT:" https://www.npr.org/2022/09/26/1124082878/how-social-emotional-learning-became-a-frontline-in-the-battle-against-crt

* CW: Rape "Trump bid to dodge suit from rape accuser heads to DC court:" https://apnews.com/article/new-york-lawsuits-manhattan-donald-trump-d3f257e2efe28a695286c8a1230c1790

* CW: Gender-Based Violence ""There's still so much to go": Attorney and professor Anita Hill on the fight against gender violence:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anita-hill-clarence-thomas-gender-violence/

* "Teen interest in long-lasting birth control soars after Roe:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-health-florida-4c89ab23748309a69cac57e43e96e2c7

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* "Why experts say the fall of abortion rights is a key sign of a troubled democracy:" https://michiganadvance.com/2022/09/25/why-experts-say-the-fall-of-abortion-rights-is-a-key-sign-of-a-troubled-democracy/

* "Nearly all abortions become illegal in Arizona:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/24/arizona-abortion-ban-law

* "‘This is why young voters are mobilized’: Reactions to AZ judge allowing near-total abortion ban:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/arizona-judge-rules-state-can-enforce-near-total-abortion-ban-as-midterm-elections-approach-149168197667

* Seriously, delete your period tracker apps and the like and make sure you avoid these places. "Crisis Pregnancy Centers: A Wicked Twist on Big Brother:"

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* "Cuba just voted to legalise same-sex marriage:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/26/cuba-same-sex-marriage-referendum-result/

* It creates a precedent that trans men aren’t men. Let’s hope it gets overturned. "Trans male prison guard banned from strip-searching Muslim inmate, court rules:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/28/trans-prison-guard-muslim-inmate-isaac-buhle-rufus-west/

* "Va. students walk out of classes in protest of Youngkin transgender policy:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/09/27/youngkin-virginia-transgender-student-policy-walkout/

* "Bi “Visibility” Is Good, but Bi Community Is Better:" https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a41284125/what-comes-after-bisexual-visibility/

* CW: Child Death. "The Wild (and Terrible) Legacy 4Loko Left Behind:"

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* "When’s the Perfect Time to Get a Flu Shot?:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/09/flu-shot-vaccine-timing-winter/671553/

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* "Cuba slowly begins to restore power after Hurricane Ian knocks out grid:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/cuba-slowly-begins-restore-power-after-hurricane-ian-knocks-out-grid-2022-09-28/

* "Ian swamps southwest Florida, trapping people in homes:" https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-ian-live-updates-6302894797cae989ff855030cf332a97

* "Damage from Hurricane Ian impacts South Tampa:" https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2022/09/29/damage-from-hurricane-ian-impacts-south-tampa

* "People trapped and over 2 million without power as Ian drenches Florida:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/people-trapped-and-over-2-million-without-power-as-ian-drenches-florida

* "On Hurricane Fiona:" https://www.aliciakennedy.news/p/on-hurricane-fiona

* "Swathes of land swamped in Philippines after typhoon:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-marcos-orders-aid-typhoon-struck-areas-five-reported-dead-2022-09-26/

* "Typhoon Noru leaves 6 rescuers dead in the northern Philippines:" https://www.npr.org/2022/09/26/1125053969/typhoon-noru-leaves-5-rescuers-dead-in-the-northern-philippines

* "Fires in Brazil's Amazon surge in September, worst month since 2010:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/fires-brazils-amazon-surge-september-worst-month-since-2010-2022-09-26/

* "Mexico Earthquake Sets Off Desert Tsunami In Death Valley Cave Containing World’s Rarest Fish:" https://iflscience.com/mexico-earthquake-sets-off-desert-tsunami-in-death-valley-cave-containing-world-s-rarest-fish-65486

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* "Barber slams Mississippi state gov.: ‘People are tired of washing their babies in poisoned water’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jackson-mississippi-water-crisis-blamed-on-state-leaders-ignoring-problem-149324357633

* "NAACP says Jackson's water problems are civil rights issue:" https://www.wfmj.com/story/47380435/naacp-says-jacksons-water-problems-are-civil-rights-issue

* "‘This is what a river should look like’: Dutch rewilding project turns back the clock 500 years:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/20/dutch-rewilding-project-turns-back-the-clock-500-years-aoe

* "Tourists Are Ruining Yellowstone:"

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* "DART probe hits bull’s eye on an asteroid and strikes a blow for planetary defense:" https://www.geekwire.com/2022/dart-probe-hits-bulls-eye-on-an-asteroid-planetary-defense/

* "Mind-bending NASA feat serves as inspiration for attempting important work:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mind-bending-nasa-feat-serves-as-inspiration-for-attempting-important-work-149331525542

* "Scientists have estimated how many ants there are on Earth. Clue: It's a lot:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/20/world/ants-twenty-quadrillion-earth-intl-scli-scn/index.html

* "Fire ant rafts form because of the Cheerios effect, study concludes:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/fire-ant-rafts-form-because-of-the-cheerios-effect-study-concludes/

* CW: Animal Death. This is heart breaking. "32 pilot whales have been rescued out of 230 stranded in Tasmania:" https://www.npr.org/2022/09/22/1124486698/tasmania-whales-rescued-australia

* "The Race to Document Prehistoric Art in a Coastal Cave in France:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cosquer-cave-art-underwater

* "The messages that survived civilisation's collapse:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220818-how-to-write-a-message-to-the-future

* "Was Loki Bisexual in Norse Mythology? (This is gonna get weirder than you think):"

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* "When Was The Viking Age?:"

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This captures perfectly the two biggest things I endlessly try to explain to people about Periodization .

1: Periodization is inherently arbitrary and depends on the specific thing you are studying and exist because things like papers, classes, and books need a beginning and end date. You can’t jam all of history into any of these things, so you need to draw some arbitrary lines, but a person studying Japanese History will draw a different set of line than someone studying say German theology than someone studying Central American archeology.

2. Periodization is only useful insofar as it’s giving you some degree of useful information to the people trying to study the same sorts of things, and the people doing it don’t take it to seriously.

* "A Tale of Two Times: Edo Japan Encounters the European Clock:" https://daily.jstor.org/a-tale-of-two-times-edo-japan-encounters-the-european-clock/

* CW: Child Death The Eastland disaster always rips my heart out. "The Forgotten Disaster of the SS Eastland:"

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* "A new label revives forgotten female composers' music:" https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2022/08/17/1117799706/a-new-label-exhumes-forgotten-female-composers-music

* "Rapper Coolio dies at 59:" https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-aud-ent-coolio-dies-59-20220929-tpe3g3xyt5d43nd6un5nypfqyq-story.html

* "Bolsonaro: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Haberman's Book Details Racist, Sexist Behavior By The Former President | Lizzo Makes History Cool:"

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* "Putin's Draft Is Going As Badly As His War | NASA Knows How To Celebrate!:"

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* "T**** Denies Watching TV During Jan 6 Insurrection | Italy's Far Right Is Ruining "LOTR":"

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* "So Much News, So Little Time - Trump Telepathy & More:" https://www.cc.com/video/u56ew4/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-so-much-news-so-little-time-trump-telepathy-more

* "New Darth Vader Voice & The British Pound Plunges :" https://www.cc.com/video/4idpa0/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-new-darth-vader-voice-the-british-pound-plunges

* "Ronny Chieng Teaches You About Asians - K-Pop:" https://www.cc.com/video/dbdv4k/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-ronny-chieng-teaches-you-about-asians-k-pop

* "Putin's Sham Referendum & Pre-Pandemic Traffic Returns:" https://www.cc.com/video/6tz18o/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-putin-s-sham-referendum-pre-pandemic-traffic-returns

* "The Former President's Secret Rich Friends:"

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* "Werner Herzog On The Emotional Cost Of Flying:"

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* "Midwestern Dad: The Only Ride Share That Tips You:"

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* My body is struggling with the wild swings between too hot and muggy and chilly that are typical of season change. It will even out when the rains settle in properly. I have hopes tomorrow may be the day from the feel of the air at dusk.

In the meantime, I am Frankensteining painfully about the cat asylum. Not only did the Wednseday errands wipe me out, but annoyingly, I had cascading torso spasms starting right at dinnertime. Which happens. I think barometric changeability spiking the AS pain and the late August meds change dovetailed. I think of these things as the "One thing too many" syndrome. I saw it early enough to start mitigation before the first wave hit and a hot epsom bath and the meds straightened me out, by about 9ish, which trust me is fast. Still, it is hard on the system.

I missed the market garden by a literal two minutes at errands end. Dammit.

* Weird History Geek Moment: Watching Lucy Worsley handle 14th Century Court rolls. Me flashing on all the time and energy I spent with magnifying glass, a bright light on a bendy thing trying to decipher the facsimiles of a different set sent by an archivist friend of my late advisers as a favor. The handwriting on the Walsham le Willows set looks so much better than the ones I worked with. She had way better lighting than I did in my dorm room and she still needed a magnifying glass too. It's just weird seeing anyone putting stuff from my specialty on TV.

The family they are studying... I had one like that too in my set. I was so relieved to see them still making trouble in the 1350's....

Unfortunately, she doesn't understand that a 'fine for brewing in breach of the assize' is a form of tax. No really. They didn't have a proper income tax system yet. They had a system for taxation to raise money for war, but it required a special vote in parliament at this historical period. They had rents for peasants. (I don't want to get into the issue of extraordinary poll tax votes here, as it's not relevant to the issue of taxation right before the coming of the Great Pestilence aka the first wave of the plague in England).

So you have these peasants who pay rents for their land in money, goods, and or labor (unfree peasants aka serfs pay rent in labour on top of the other stuff. Free peasants only pay money or in kind); but if you are the lord of the manor, how do you make money off other types of economic actively in the village? You do get fines when they break laws, right? You can fine them for taking rushes from the marsh or taking stuff out of the forests, but not everyone does that. You know what everyone needs? Bread and ale! So you pass a law making brewing and bread baking illegal and you assess a small fine for it.

You're likely picturing a tavern, but that's not how things work in a rural 14th century village. A lot of women take it in turn to brew ale, as they don't have preservatives yet, and it's hard work requiring equipment and ingredients, so generally it's your mid-level peasant women. In the sort of village I was working with you had approximately two batches a week. (The village she is talking about in the Black Death episode is bigger than my biggest village, so YMMV). When a new batch is ready you set out your benches and people come by to buy it for home or to drink there. Meanwhile, a different woman elsewhere in the village starts up a new batch for drinking at a later date.

You can tell which women are the most popular brewers by the size of the 'fine' aka tax on what they sold.

There was usually only one big bread oven (Not counting the manor house or monastery) for the village size I was working with, so whoever ran that paid the baking fine. Again, don't be picturing a bakery in the modern sense. People would mostly bring their own dough or at least grain and pay to get it baked, but any extra work the baker was doing was extra money so.... Yeah. You brought your dough and they baked it for you, because most homes just had an open fire pit and a hole to let the smoke out. So your baker had a bigger fine for baking than any of the alewives would.

It's an income tax, not a brewing moonshine in a hidden still, type situation.

So if there is dramatically more brewing going on the Autumn before the Great Pestilence arrived in England on the strength of rumors from france, compared to the previous years, it means they are running through ale batches faster, so more households are taking it in turn at a faster rate, so the fines would be higher and some of the infrequent alewives are likely taking noticeably more turns. You CAN see that sort of thing in the records, if you know how to look, but you need to take a longitudinal approach. One set of Court rolls can't tell you a damned thing about statistical change.

I'm not saying it didn't happen. (I haven't read these specific Court Rolls, which were just starting to be studied when I was finishing, and once I left academia I stopped reading this sort of article. They weren't published yet and I couldn't get my hands on them, basically, since the researches who did have hands on them rightly reserved first crack). I'm saying her methodology as described doesn't make sense. She's an early modern specialist who has said repeatedly in the episode this isn't her area. It's possible her consultants skipped a step explaining it to her, or she didn't understand and skipped a step. In either case, why didn't they edit it out or film an insert that wasn't inaccurate? Had they no fact checkers? How did they even get into Court Rolls at this depth if they had no specialists involved? I have questions.

The thing is? Most of the stuff in this one does make sense. I caught some small issues, like generalizations based on this specific court roll set that don't match practice in other villages (EX: some places fine male head of household and some fine the person doing the specific activity) and the like, but this is like 100X better than the crap the so called "History Channel" puts out about the middle Ages. I just... I have questions.

As always on these occasions, I would like to extend my condolences to any poor grad student forced by their research topic to read my research. *Shudder* Seriously, let's pour one out for the 14th century English peasant studies scholars and their embroidery lights and magnifying glasses.

* Aaaw, I missed Stanislav Petrov Day!

For those of you too young to know, once upon a time, in this case 1983, Stanislav Petrov saved the world from nuclear annihilation single handedly by using his head instead of believing malfunctioning instruments.

None of us would be here right now if he had followed procedures and started a nuclear war with the west.

* The Serpant Queen: I’m all in with the Catherine De Medici characterization, but I wish they hadn’t decided to go heavy handed mean girl with diane de Poitiers. Making her historically accurately subtle and intelligent instead of a cliche would have created a far more interesting product over all.

I agree that this is the best thing they’ve done in this line and worlds ahead of the White Princess and the Catherine one, which I rage quit over them having her brag about her deflowering when historically the whole point was she claimed to be a virgin later. (No offence to the York/Tudor series actors. It’s the writing that’s the issue).

I expect telescoping and small changes and character combinations and the like in my historical adaptions. I understand that fiction’s going to fiction. i understand anachronisms for humorous effect. What I do want is for the characters based on historical people to be recognizable interpretations of them, if you follow. The lion in winter is an example of doing that that. tight writing, all the people make sense as interpretations of the historical personages they represent, completely fictional scenario. The old Tudors series is a classic example of completely tossing out the actual personality of the main character Henry VIII in favor of something less interesting and relevant. (I can believe Johnathan Rhys Meyers is a generic king, but not that particular king, Throwing physicality out entirely, which they also did, he acts more like and Edward I than a Henry VIII),

The Serpent Queen version of Catherine de Medici is fascinating and a fair interpretation of the historical figure. (There are a bunch of ways to approach her, but anti-heroine is right up there on the short list). The do a lot of the same things with history the Borgias series did, as in we are watching fiction loosely based on historical stuff with a bunch of changes, telescoping, etc., but my concerns are things like how will they be handling Mary Queen of Scots, given them deciding to do Diane dirty on characterization.

It’s fascinating, beautiful designwise and way bolder than the previous STARZ Tudor stuff. I am watching it with more interest than I’ve had for anything like this in some time. I love them leaning in hard on Catherine’s self agendaed intelligence, and I think a lot of people complaining about her character design wouldn’t be if they were looking at a male anti-hero, but I also think there are valid complaints to be made in other areas.

Even if this is hands down the best entry in this series of series so far.

* The Reservation Dogs Season Two Finale ripped my heart out.

* Gomez and Morticia Addams meet Mr. and Mrs. Columbo: https://www.tumblr.com/allaboardthecolumboat/695338690643410944/ok-this-was-going-to-be-a-one-off-joke-but-my

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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.

* "Plan Your Vote: 2022 Elections:" https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vote-2022-elections/index.html?language=english&state=WA

* "How to help Pakistan’s flood victims:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-to-help-pakistans-flood-victims

* "A List of UK Trans Charities:" https://katymontgomerie.medium.com/a-list-of-uk-trans-charities-2e26fb4032fd

* How to help Puerto Rico: https://rubynye.tumblr.com/post/695979319094394880

* Important 2022 Senate Races and how to donate: https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/694338688722796544

* I am behind on my bills again. If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

* Fundraiser for final costs for a long time internet friend's mother: https://www.gofundme.com/f/annemarie-kergis

* Person in severe economic crisis: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-cover-bills-and-pay-down-debts?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

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* I'm too tired to finish. Sorry.

* "Inflation is spiking around the world – not just in the United States:" https://theconversation.com/inflation-is-spiking-around-the-world-not-just-in-the-united-states-187678

* "Ugandan Asians recall the trauma of fleeing their homes 50 years on:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-62390725

* "How many people cross the Channel in small boats?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-53734793

* I forgot this had happened again!!! "UK authorities charge man arrested at castle with crossbow:" https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-entertainment-arrests-royalty-178bb568c46c6abe431de4b41115af46

* "Prince Charles accepted £1m from family of Osama bin Laden, report claims:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/30/prince-charles-accepted-1m-from-family-of-osama-bin-laden-report-claims

* "Private Security in South Africa Comes at a Cost:"

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* "The curious case of the Covid-19 rebound:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/03/world/coronavirus-newsletter-intl-08-03-22/index.html

* "'Rebound' Covid infections after Paxlovid becomes focus of inquiry:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-rebound-covid-infections-after-paxlovid-becomes-focus-of-inquiry-145286725862

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* "Ukraine's army is waging its 1st major offensive against Russia to retake Kherson:" https://www.npr.org/2022/08/02/1115267046/ukraines-army-is-waging-its-1st-major-offensive-against-russia-to-retake-kherson

* "Using Nuclear Reactors for Cover, Russians Lob Rockets at Ukrainians:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/world/europe/ukraine-south-counteroffensive-nuclear.html

* "Shells hit power lines at Ukraine nuclear plant, fighting in east:" https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/shelling-hits-power-lines-ukraine-nuclear-plant-both-sides-trade-blame-2022-08-05/

* "Ukraine Builds a Case That Killing of P.O.W.s Was a Russian War Crime:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/world/europe/russia-ukraine-prisoners-killed.html

* "Russia’s ethnic minorities lament the war in Ukraine:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/2/racist-federation-russias-minorities-complain-of-racism

* "Ballet, busking, bathing: How Ukrainians are defying Russia by embracing 'normal life':" https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/30/europe/russia-war-ukrainians-embracing-normal-life-intl-hnk/index.html

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* "China cuts off vital US contacts over Pelosi Taiwan visit:" https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-asia-beijing-b252479810add6a225fa1e4a6d441983

* "U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul Kills Top Qaeda Leader, Ayman al-Zawahri:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/01/us/al-qaeda-leader-killed

* "What the killing of al-Zawahri says about U.S. capability and Taliban confidence:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/what-the-killing-of-al-zawahri-says-about-u-s-capability-and-taliban-confidence-145287237558

* "Russia is ‘cranking up dial to extract as much as it can’ via Brittney Griner sentence expert says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/brittney-griner-being-sentenced-to-9-years-in-russia-slammed-by-fellow-wnba-player-layshia-clarendon-145523781914

* "Biden signs new executive order on abortion rights: 'Women's health and lives are on the line':" https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/03/politics/joe-biden-abortion-executive-order/index.html

* "US proposes to increase refund protections for air travelers:" https://abc7.com/air-travel-refund-government-airlines/12097796/

* "Pete Buttigieg - The State of U.S. Infrastructure:" https://www.cc.com/video/6701q5/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-pete-buttigieg-the-state-of-u-s-infrastructure

* "Christian flag in speech battle flies, briefly, over Boston:" https://www.pressherald.com/2022/08/04/christian-flag-in-speech-battle-flies-briefly-over-boston/

* We now have the jobs back lost under 45. "Massive jobs surprise: US economy added 528,000 jobs in July :" https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/04/economy/monthly-jobs-report-preview-july/index.html

* "The Haves and the Have-Yachts:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/07/25/the-haves-and-the-have-yachts

* You can’t pay rent in chicken sandwiches. "Chick-fil-A store asks for ‘volunteers’ to work for chicken, not money:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/07/28/chickfila-volunteers-labor-drive-thru-chicken-north-carolina/

* "Rejected by courts, retirees take last shot to save pensions:" https://apnews.com/article/general-motors-co-congress-government-and-politics-703a3aa25278634996c0bc0414575767

* "Republican push to overturn Biden permitting rules passes Senate, with Manchin's support:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/04/manchin-republicans-biden-environmental-rules-00049911

* "Senate passes bill to help veterans affected by burn pits:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/02/politics/senate-vote-burn-pits/index.html

* "Sinema says she will 'move forward' on economic bill, putting Biden's agenda on the cusp of Senate approval:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/04/politics/chuck-schumer-economic-bill-saturday/index.html

* ...And they chickened out on taxing the rich. "With Sinema’s help, private equity firms win relief from proposed tax hikes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/08/07/inflation-reduction-act-sinema-private-equity/

* "Charles Blow: Republican opposition to climate bill is ‘purely partisan’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/charles-blow-republican-opposition-to-climate-bill-is-purely-partisan-145354821784

* 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* "Michels goes after Kleefisch in Wisconsin governor's race:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-wisconsin-donald-trump-campaigns-presidential-fc116b84f2648e70152fa5eb41f787bb

* "Six takeaways from Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Arizona and Washington primaries:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/02/politics/arizona-michigan-missouri-primary-election-takeaways/index.html

* "Kansas votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/03/kansas-abortion-vote-state-constitution

* "Kansas voters rebuke anti-abortion rights amendment:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/kansas-voters-rebuke-anti-abortion-rights-amendment-145435717544

* "Joy Reid: Victory for reproductive freedom in Kansas should make GOP nervous about midterms:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/kansas-voting-against-amendment-stripping-women-of-their-reproductive-rights-should-make-gop-nervous-about-midterms-joy-reid-says-145441861597

* "5 Takeaways From Ohio’s Primary Elections:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/us/elections/ohio-indiana-primary-elections-takeaways.html

* "Trump-endorsed Masters, Finchem win Arizona GOP nods for key races:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/03/masters-finchem-arizona-results-00049539

* "Election denier Kari Lake wins nomination in Arizona election she said was rigged:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/08/kari-lake-wins-arizona-election/

* "Racist former sheriff Joe Arpaio can't even get elected mayor of his own town:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/8/3/2114261/-Remember-racist-ex-sheriff-Joe-Arpaio-He-looks-headed-for-yet-another-electoral-defeat

* "Eric Schmitt’s dominating win and 6 other takeaways from Missouri’s primary election:" https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2022-08-04/eric-schmitts-dominating-win-and-6-other-takeaways-from-missouris-primary-election

* "Results from the top races of the Washington state primary:" https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/elections/results-washington-2022-primary-election-races/281-69a38705-eb53-4ad8-91eb-6ffe36f3e074

* "GOP's links to extremism surface in congressional primary:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-campaigns-race-and-ethnicity-be616cae0967ca6ee9c78ac1efee8e31

* "Herrera Beutler in trouble as Kent gains in WA’s 3rd District; Newhouse advances in the 4th:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/herrera-beutler-in-trouble-as-kent-gains-in-was-3rd-district-newhouse-advances-in-the-4th/

* "Indiana Rep. Walorski, 2 staffers killed in head-on crash:" https://apnews.com/article/indiana-legislature-south-bend-accidents-elkhart-31c849c90aff88a7cddc9e9a614a585f

* "Sen. Joe Manchin Demurs On Wanting Democrats To Stay In Power:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/07/sen-joe-manchin-demurs-on-wanting-democrats-to-stay-in-power

* "Young Black voters talk politics ahead of November's midterms:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/young-black-voters-talk-politics-ahead-of-november-s-midterms-145174597616

* "Stacey Abrams: ‘I am strongly pro-choice’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/stacey-abrams-i-am-strongly-pro-choice-145434181822

* "GOP candidate for Illinois governor said Holocaust ‘doesn’t even compare’ to abortion in resurfaced 2017 video:" https://news.yahoo.com/gop-candidate-illinois-governor-said-193953407.html

* "Hungary’s far-right PM Viktor Orbán speaks at CPAC summit – as it happened:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2022/aug/04/senate-sinema-climate-inflation-reduction-biden-democrats

* "As conservatives cheer far right messages at CPAC, Mehdi Hasan has another name for it: ‘Fascism’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/as-conservatives-cheer-far-right-messages-at-cpac-mehdi-hasan-has-another-name-for-it-fascism-145517125919

* "Joy Reid: Viktor Orban is a right wing dream for GOP trying to destroy our democracy from within:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/hungarian-autocrat-viktor-orban-receives-the-red-carpet-treatment-by-republicans-at-cpac-145522245758

* "The GOP is Viktor Orban’s party now:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/07/vicktor-orban-republican-party-cpac-dallas-new-fascism/

* CW: Sexual Assault "The FBI Confirms Its Brett Kavanaugh Investigation Was a Total Sham:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08/brett-kavanaugh-fbi-investigation

* "Will Ivana help Donald Trump with tax breaks from beyond the grave?:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/31/donald-ivana-trump-cemetery-golf-course-taxes

* "Federal grand jury subpoenas ex-Trump WH counsel Cipollone in 2020 election probe, source says:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/02/politics/pat-cipollone-grand-jury/

* "Arizona Officials Warned Fake Electors Plan Could ‘Appear Treasonous’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/us/politics/arizona-trump-fake-electors.html

* "Rep. Mondaire Jones: ‘Our democracy is in crisis’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-mondaire-jones-our-democracy-is-in-crisis-145519173576

* "Jan. 6 text messages wiped from phones of key Trump Pentagon officials:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/02/politics/defense-department-missing-january-6-texts/index.html

* "Homeland Security watchdog previously accused of misleading investigators, report says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/03/homeland-security-joseph-cuffari-watchdog-report/

* "Former White House ethics lawyer ‘strongly suspects’ orders to destroy texts came from White House:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jan-6-texts-of-secret-service-department-of-homeland-security-pentagon-officials-being-deleted-slammed-by-former-white-house-ethics-lawyer-145441861886

* "Sandy Hook lawyer: Jan. 6 panel asked for Alex Jones' texts:" https://apnews.com/article/shootings-austin-texas-lawsuits-75d521210f350d3e7c36c1a5aa6213dd

* "Jan. 6 rioter who wore jacket with his last name on it pleads guilty:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-rioter-wore-jacket-last-name-pleads-guilty-rcna41784

* "Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3M total over Sandy Hook lies:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/05/alex-jones-sandy-hook-damages-00050186

* "US to fill border wall gaps at open area near Yuma, Arizona:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/us-to-fill-border-wall-gaps-in-arizona-for-safety-reasons/2022/07/28/1ae2f346-0ead-11ed-88e8-c58dc3dbaee2_story.html

* "Georgia authorities release body camera footage after woman dies following fall from patrol car:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/30/us/georgia-brianna-grier-body-camera-footage-reaj/index.html

* "Feds charge 4 police officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid:" https://apnews.com/article/breonna-taylor-louisville-civil-rights-violations-merrick-garland-b137cccd940652c20e1294363cb01b72

* "Alec Karakatsanis - "Usual Cruelty":" https://www.cc.com/video/ratli7/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-alec-karakatsanis-usual-cruelty

* "New York prisons lift ban on book about Attica uprising:" https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article264093376.html

* "Life as a Trans Soldier:"

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* "Another Major Heat Wave Sweeps the U.S.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/us/heat-wave-northeast-records.html

* "August heat wave places nearly 80 million at risk from Texas to Northeast Megalopolis:" https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/tracking-heat

* "Man trying to burn spider with lighter sparked Utah wildfire, police say:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/02/utah-wildfire-police-man-burn-spider-lighter

* "As Western flames spread, California sees its largest 2022 fire:" https://www.npr.org/2022/08/01/1114828739/california-klamath-largest-fire

* "Record floods strand 1K people in Death Valley National Park:" https://apnews.com/article/floods-nevada-weather-government-and-politics-7e823cb4ab832c8a69587020c3a4eb2a

* "Floods strike new blow in place that has known hardship:" https://apnews.com/article/floods-storms-kentucky-21d5f1915034fcf4e02c85e5ac73b78d

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* "People Are Moving (Back) to This Deadly Wildfire Site:"

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* "How Clean Energy Is Increasing Worker Exploitation in DRC:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiThCK0-_b0

* "Village Tackles Speeding by Planting Thousands of Flowers Because Drivers Slow Down as They Pass By:" https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/village-tackles-speeding-by-planting-thousands-of-flowers-after-noticing-drivers-slowed-down-as-they-passed-them/

* "Elon Musk Has Officially Lost $69 Billion This Year:" https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-lost-69-billion?utm_campaign=trueanthem_manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1XWvakA53op5H0o8wZinWq0YvF5D9IW0ie6-AGh8SEwzH2MsPqlJizoIc&fs=e&s=cl

* "Following the Black Soldiers who Biked Across America:"

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* "Nichelle Nichols, trailblazing 'Star Trek' actress, dies at 89:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/31/entertainment/nichelle-nichols-star-trek-dies/index.html

* "Wellington Paranormal's reluctant star:" https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/105744477/wellington-paranormals-reluctant-star

* "Mental Health Care:"

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* "Meanwhile... Grandma's NSFW Headstone | A Candy Lover's Dream Job:"

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* "Meanwhile... The Rise Of The Necrobots | The Bittersweet Merger Of Spirit And JetBlue:"

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* "Joe Manchin's Surprising Climate Deal:" https://www.cc.com/video/mya63k/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-joe-manchin-s-surprising-climate-deal

* "Biden Resumes Border Wall & Ivana Trump's Golf Course Burial:" https://www.cc.com/video/7p75gr/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-biden-resumes-border-wall-ivana-trump-s-golf-course-burial

* "CP Time - The Black Roots of House Music:" https://www.cc.com/video/7n2b9n/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-cp-time-the-black-roots-of-house-music

* "Student Debt Is Following Americans to the Grave:" https://www.cc.com/video/oet983/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-student-debt-is-following-americans-to-the-grave

* "GOP Primaries, Kansas Protects Abortion & Alex Jones Trial:" https://www.cc.com/video/n41fe1/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-gop-primaries-kansas-protects-abortion-alex-jones-trial

* "Izzy/Ed / No Children / The Mountain Goats:"

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* So the tooth thing is a whole saga again. I went and got the root canal. After they were like, "We're putting in a temporary filling until you can get a crown." Me: When can I schedule the crown for? Them: We don't do that here and neither does your dentist. You can't chew anything until you get the crown as it's fragile and will crumble and we'll have to do another root canal. Good luck! Bye! Me: WTF!?!

Both my dentist and the Endodontist knew I had neither a previous crown or root canal, but I was supposed to have guessed two months ago that I would need a crown and that I needed to start searching for a new dentist that both did crowns and took Medicare right then, since there are basically no dentists taking new patients in my area and the wait lists are full since everything is scheduled out four months. I don't understand why they didn't tell me this when they told me I needed a root canal? I'd heard of crowns, had zero idea what one is or what it's for. I'm still not clear on what a root canal is. (I asked assorted different dental personal what a root canal is, including both dentists. I asked every time they asked if I had questions. None of the answers made sense and i think I would have done better if they'd used, say a picture of a tooth and pointed at things, but that's not how it works, apparently? Instead they say a few vague and confusing things that convey no information so there was nothing for it.) How was I supposed to guess that I needed to ask questions about crowns under that circumstance? Wouldn't it have been logical for them to say "You need both a root canal and a crown. You will need to find an endodonist and a new dentist, here are two lists of practices that do those things" rather than wait for someone who has said repeatedly they don't know anything about root canals to know what questions to ask?

So I'm basically fucked. I literally an not allowed to chew. I keep hurting myself moving my teeth wrong. There was a speck of grit in my mouth this evening (Wednesday) which may be the start of the temp filling crumbling. I have called all the dentists on the tiny list I wheedled them into giving me of dentists they work with, one of which doesn't exist apparently. The one who answered their phone says I should call back in a couple of months to see if there is room on their wait list then as they are scheduled four months out right now and they don't know any other practices taking new patients.

Everyday I call the answwering machines of dentists fruitlessly, leaving messages with zero hope that anyone will take me even if they do have slots as I know full well most dentists reject medicare out of hand even though it pays cash and is easier to get advance clearance for these things because of reasons unclear to me. My Social worker is on vacation. I hope to enlist her help when she gets back as she's a bulldog and can argue the medicare billing which I don't know how to do, but really, I'm fucked.

I have x-rays. I have excellent records. I literally had a cleaning in the last month. I just want the frigging crown, not all the new patient exam and x-ray stuff. I can't chew until we do this. I don't see how I can go the projected four to six months without crumbling the temp.

All the dentists knew this would be the case. Seriously, why the fuck did not one of them tell me to start looking for a dentist that does crowns two months ago? I don't understand why that deliberately kept this information from me knowing that getting a crown in less than four to six months would require a time machine or a miracle and that I needed a crown ideally within a week of the root canal? Am I missing something here?

* Wednesday we were meant to swim, but there was a COVID exposure in our friend group, and Head Millennial and I decided to just do errands instead. Several hours after I took Head Millennial home, my body through one of the grand tantrums where a bunch of things go wrong at once. I ended up puttering around for a while, but giving up and going to bed without accomplishing much.

Thursday I felt terrible to an extent where I am now playing the sick or recovering from a body tantrum game. The joys of chronic illness. I had wanted to post the Tuesday election results Wednesday noight. I simply was impossible. I'm sorry.

* Friday: I am 90% sure I figured out what's going on with my body and that it's a perfect storm of things that periodically go wrong going on at once, plus tooth rfelated disruptions meaning I keep ending up swalowing things that weren't really chewed and the whole mostly only eating once a day because I'm simply not well enough to make whole meals multiple times a day at this trather high pain level.

Normally, I'd do a real, dinner equivalent meal once I make it out of my room, as that's when my spoons and pain rtesistance are best case for the evening. I have dried fruit and nuts, and if I'm really hungry maybe a granola type bar as a mid-awake cycle snack, and then something easy and fairly light towards the end of the awake cycle for optimum coverage on my AS meds while I sleep. There is literally nothing on the snack list I can have mid wake cycle so it gets skipped. If I skip the smaller, later meal, I don't get the second AS meds dose. Without the mid-cycle snack, I'm often too tired and queasy to make and eat Last Meal. Missing the second dose fucks with my sleep and builds the general overall pain level higher which makes it even less likely I can manage Last Meal.... you see the problem. Yoghurt is crazy expensive. I should probably try to buy some this weekend anyway.

Adding to the whole pain situation I had Spasms, Wednesday after I took head Millenial home, which makes the pain situation worse and I had to take a PRN that interacts with something else to add muscle aches. That effect is mostly worn off, but it likely contributed to the pain snowballing effect. Then there's the sinus headache from allergen exposure outside Wednesday. Headaches make queasiness. The muscular part of my chronic pain (TMj,extreme spasms) also can cause queasiness. My inability to chew food contributes to queasiness.... You see where this is going. Oh, and I was taking the wrong dose of something by accident for over a month which can cause queasiness. I'm sure I'm forgetting something.

So I think I'm not sick, just in a perfect storm of chronic illness and tooth nonsense.

There is light at the end of the tunnel on the oven at least. I want to thank everyone who's contributed so far. We are at a point where, say not paying most of our electric bill could solve it, for example, if we are lucky and the price hasn't gone up in a monthish.

* Fundraising Friday and Saturday went swimmingly. As of this writing, I am waiting for money to move into my bank account so I can buy the oven.

I want to thank everyone who helped not only with the oven, but with the whole series of disasters that hit starting last November., I couldn't manage without all of you.

Thank you.

* "I Pledge Allegiance to Roller Coasters:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/i-pledge-allegiance-to-roller-coasters?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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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.

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* Headline Writer correctly anticipated my reaction. I'd love if there were progress, but I don't trust easily at this point. "Good news from Yemen! (Seriously.):" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2022/06/09/good-news-from-yemen-seriously-00037083

* "In Yemen, child soldiering continues despite Houthi promise:" https://apnews.com/article/politics-middle-east-sanaa-houthis-religion-5e62561f8070441412ed52d222c950e3

* "Brazil police: Items owned by missing men found in Amazon:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/backpack-laptop-found-pair-missing-amazon-85348983

* "Brazil: Suspect confesses to killing pair missing in Amazon:" https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-brazil-arrests-e0ea11382304677fa152d2e40268a49b

* "A British journalist's remains have been found in Brazil's Amazon, police say:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/17/1105997564/british-journalist-remains-found-brazil-amazon

* "Nigerian Officials Say Terror Group ISWAP Behind Church Massacre:" https://www.voanews.com/a/nigerian-authorities-say-terror-group-iswap-responsible-for-church-massacre-/6612480.html

* "French far-left firebrand puts Macron’s majority on the line in parliamentary vote:" https://www.politico.eu/article/gains-for-france-hard-left-in-parliamentary-election-first-round/

* "Colombia's police on highest alert over election violence:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombias-police-highest-alert-over-election-violence-2022-06-15/

* "UK govt orders Julian Assange's extradition; appeal planned:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/uk-govt-approves-extradition-of-assange-appeal-possible/2022/06/17/68f518c4-ee1f-11ec-9f90-79df1fb28296_story.html

* "U.K. vows more Rwanda deportation flights after legal setback:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/15/1105161913/u-k-cancels-first-flight-to-deport-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda

* "Congo official: Rwanda will have war if it wants war:" https://apnews.com/article/politics-africa-rwanda-uganda-e367c565d85e855f0b65d511c7bc8352

* "Congolese soldier killed in Rwanda, fighting with rebels picks up:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-soldier-shot-dead-rwanda-anger-flares-body-returned-2022-06-17/

* "Scraps of stale bread are keeping Afghans alive:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61805862

* "Danish-Canadian deal ends 49-year-old feud over Arctic isle:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/danish-canadian-deal-ends-49-year-old-feud-over-arctic-isle/2022/06/14/96921d18-ebc7-11ec-9f90-79df1fb28296_story.html

* "China Says It Has 'Zero Tolerance' for Racism Amid Malawi Fallout:" https://www.voanews.com/a/china-says-it-has-zero-tolerance-for-racism-amid-malawi-fallout-/6620798.html

* "How North Korea Cheats Their Sanctions for Absurd Profit:"

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* "Beijing warns of 'explosive' COVID outbreak, Shanghai conducts mass testing:" https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-reports-new-210-covid-cases-june-10-vs-151-day-earlier-2022-06-11/

* "The FDA authorizes COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/17/1105983004/fda-children-infants-covid-vaccine

* Sigh. "Florida only state not preordering toddler COVID-19 vaccines:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-florida-karine-jean-pierre-6b3272b50364855a58a5503aaf932b19

* "Fauci tests positive for virus, has mild COVID-19 symptoms:" https://apnews.com/article/biden-covid-science-health-infectious-diseases-c7773126776fe1ecaec8fb4a347544e7

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* "Leaders pledge arms and EU path for Ukraine in Kyiv visit:" https://apnews.com/article/eu-leaders-visit-ukraine-515075496ed9d6cfe3e4acde23b52f8e

* "Sanctions are hitting hard enough to hurt Russia, if not stop it:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/11/sanctions-are-hitting-hard-enough-to-hurt-russia-if-not-stop-it

* "Pope blasts Russian 'cruelty,' lauds Ukrainian 'heroism':" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-pope-francis-religion-nato-6e7e47890b64884ce5330bbfa39e8aea

* "Tough Questions for West as Ukraine Cities Teeter:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/12/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-eu.html

* "Russia is now in control of much of Severodonetsk, the epicenter of the battle for Ukraine's eastern Donbas region:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/europe/severodonetsk-control-mariupol-deaths-russia-ukraine-intl/index.html

* "Russia likely to seize all of Luhansk in coming weeks, U.S. official says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/11/ukraine-war-russia-luhansk/

* "Lysychansk bombarded by Russian artillery:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-61774948

* "Zelenskiy says the battle for Sievierodonetsk is taking a ‘terrifying’ toll on Ukraine:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/jun/13/russia-ukraine-war-russia-committed-war-crimes-in-kharkiv-amnesty-alleges-evacuation-routes-destroyed-in-sievierodonetsk-live

* "Ukraine war: Every bridge leading to key city Severodonetsk destroyed:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61786949

* "Ukraine war: Thousands of civilians trapped in Severodonetsk:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61816749

* "Lysychansk: Russia erasing history in Ukraine's 'dead city':" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61785806

* "Air strike kills four civilians in Ukraine's Lysychansk, more feared trapped- governor:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/air-strike-kills-four-civilians-ukraines-lysychansk-more-feared-trapped-governor-2022-06-16/

* "Russia makes ‘marginal gains’ near Severodonetsk:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/18/russia-ukraine-war-putin-news-live-updates/

* "Ukraine's 'unicorn' LGBTQ soldiers head for war:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-unicorn-lgbtq-soldiers-head-war-2022-05-31/

* "On the edge of embattled twin cities, an uncovered mass grave for civilians grows.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/world/europe/lysychansk-sievierodonetsk-ukraine-civilian-deaths.html

* "Russian army ramps up recruitment as steep casualties thin the ranks:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/16/russia-military-army-soldiers-recruitment/

* "What Relatives of Russian Troops Killed in Ukraine Think About the “Special Military Operation”:" https://slate.com/technology/2022/06/russian-soldiers-ukraine-families.html

* "Kremlin crackdown on dissent targets the Russians protesting Ukraine war:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russians-opposed-war-ukraine-face-battle-kremlins-crackdown-anti-war-p-rcna29981

* "Ukraine's besieged farmers fear war-time harvest 'hell':" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-besieged-farmers-fear-war-time-harvest-hell-2022-06-14/

* "Farmers in Odesa sound alarm over blockade: ‘It’s a question of survival’:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/30/we-need-to-lift-the-blockade-ukraine-farmers-unable-to-export-grain

* "War isn't funny but humor helps Ukrainians cope with trauma:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-comedy-clubs-6c9ccdf5ee098cd22eaeffe7c811da69

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* "US has not fully investigated own role in Yemen human rights abuses, watchdog finds:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/15/us-yemen-human-rights-abuses-gao-watchdog

* "Charter business thrives as US-expelled Haitians flee Haiti:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-travel-caribbean-2e5f32f8781a06e74ef7ea7ec639785f

* "Biden seeks to counter 'legislative attacks' on LGBTQ rights:" https://apnews.com/article/biden-congress-government-and-politics-gender-identity-82982ffff0c91415e29f1bb08a5c2f8c

* "Joe Biden applauded for finally taking action on anti-LGBTQ+ bills:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/16/joe-biden-lgbtq-executive-order-2/

* "Court rejects Trump-era EPA finding that weed killer safe:" https://apnews.com/article/health-climate-and-environment-government-politics-cancer-e1d47c554bc97537880f22c26c2eb229

* "Recession fears grow as Dow closes below 30,000 and mortgage rates spike:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/16/stocks-today-fed-rate-hike/

* Don't hold your breath. "Expert reveals what President Biden and the Democrats can do about gas prices:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/president-biden-and-the-democrats-attempt-to-address-rising-gas-prices-142213189558

* "This CNN Hero solves an often invisible problem by providing 'Undies for Everyone':" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/09/us/texas-rabbi-underwear-dignity-cnnheroes/index.html

* "The Self Made Myth: Why You’ll Never Be a Billionaire:"

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* "Inside the Blockade of Joe Manchin's Coal Profits:"

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* "Mehdi Hasan: How on Earth is Ted Cruz still in the Senate?:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mehdi-hasan-how-on-earth-is-ted-cruz-still-in-the-senate-142372421586

* "Senate negotiators announce a deal on guns, breaking logjam:" https://apnews.com/article/gun-laws-senate-bipartisan-agreement-59d553f3d1e35fdbe4930e4341e74efb

* ""If any measure can be taken to save one more life, isn't it worth it?":" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/-if-any-measure-can-be-taken-to-save-one-more-life-isn-t-it-worth-it-141967941808

* 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* "Competitive congressional districts are on the decline. New Hampshire bucks the trend:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/10/1104025539/new-hampshire-redistricting-competitive-districts-sununu

* "Court blocks Louisiana congressional map saying it suppresses Black voters:" https://www.axios.com/2022/06/06/louisiana-redistricting-map-voting-black

* "The Texas Plan:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1837932.html

* "Election standoff ends in New Mexico county after false fraud claims threw primary certification into question:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/politics/new-mexico-primary-results-otero-county-certification/index.html

* "New Mexico county commissioner who refuses to certify recent election results sentenced for role in January 6 attack:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/politics/couy-griffin-capitol-riot-new-mexico-plea/index.html

* "El Paso County coroner race: Candidates lay out priorities, experience:" https://gazette.com/elections/el-paso-county-coroner-race-candidates-lay-out-priorities-experience/article_d73ce9fe-dc56-11ec-8135-373c1a8f3b89.html

* "Election Deniers Are Everywhere — Including Your Local Races:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k9SsCxcLEE

* "Game Over for the Log Cabin Republicans:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1837738.html

* "Lesser-known candidates struggle for spotlight in Missouri Senate primaries • Missouri Independent:" https://missouriindependent.com/2022/06/13/lesser-know-candidates-struggle-for-spotlight-in-missouri-senate-primaries/

* "Rep. Karen Bass joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss L.A. mayoral race:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/rep-karen-bass-joins-jonathan-capehart-to-discuss-l-a-mayoral-race-141968965651

* "Florida GOP Candidate’s Bisexual Daughter Slams Mom in Viral Video:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/25/florida-gop-candidates-bisexual-daughter-slams-mom-viral-video

* "Mike Lee weathers intraparty attacks at Utah GOP debate:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-campaigns-utah-mike-lee-mitt-romney-d6ec17c00386377e8cb416df492ca863

* "'Far too late': Judge dismisses Brnovich's complaint against Hobbs over Arizona elections manual:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/06/17/arizona-judge-rules-secretary-state-katie-hobbs-over-attorney-general-mark-brnovich-elections-manual/7666518001/

* I had a fascinating poll Saturday. My best guess is it was Republican funded for the August primary by the party rather than a particular candidate. From the questions, they were clearly trying to figure out how much sway Drumpf still has, and what part of him still appeals if any. This being a blue state, where they are running against a Democratic Incumbent, there are four republicans representing a wide range. (We have two non-November elections: the smaller one I voted in months ago, and the August one. They are open Primaries and the too two go on the November ballot. It's all mail in and not a hassle). They had a whole section that seemed to be gauging the popularity of pro-Russian invasion extremist candidates vs. more moderate ones.

It was the most interesting poll I've taken in years and was worth Tavy and I being startled awake for.

* "Trumpism and election lies are spreading, plus 2 more takeaways from Tuesday's races:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/15/1105201132/nevada-south-carolina-primaries-takeaways-trump-laxalt-rice-mace-marchant

* "5 takeaways from Tuesday's elections in South Carolina, Nevada, Texas, Maine and North Dakota:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/politics/nevada-south-carolina-primary-takeaways/index.html

* "Black Gay Candidates Make History With Primary Wins in Texas:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/25/black-gay-candidates-make-history-primary-wins-texas

* "Lesbian Jamie McLeod-Skinner Wins Congressional Primary in Oregon:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/27/lesbian-jamie-mcleod-skinner-wins-congressional-primary-oregon

* "Trump gets a split decision in South Carolina as Rice is beaten, while Mace survives:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/14/1105009105/south-carolina-rice-fry-mace-arrington-trump-endorsements

* "Democrats are voting in GOP primaries. Did they sink Madison Cawthorn?:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/16/democrats-republicans-primaries-georgia-colorado-voting/

* "America’s Coming Age of Instability:" https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2022-01-20/americas-coming-age-instability

* "The Road to Trump Began With Reaganomics & the Loss of the Middle Class, Economist Says:" https://today.duke.edu/2019/01/road-trump-began-reaganomics-loss-middle-class-economist-says

* "The definition of truth:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1837157.html

* "Sen. Warnock asks ‘all remain vigilant’ as America grapples with Jan. 6:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jan-6-and-his-new-book-discussed-by-sen-raphael-warnock-142297669985

* "Donald Trump to testify in New York investigation into his business practices:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/08/donald-trump-testify-investigation-children-new-york-ag

* "Key Trump lawyer sought presidential pardon after effort to overturn election failed:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/16/jan-6-panel-trump-pressure-campaign-pence-00039996

* "DOJ criminally investigating plan for alternate Trump electors with focus on lawyers, report says:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/16/doj-criminally-investigating-plan-for-alternate-trump-electors-.html

* "New email reinforces Trump team saw ‘wild’ Jan. 6 unrest as leverage:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/16/eastman-chesebro-emails-january-6/

* "Panel sharpens focus on Trump's 'crazy' Jan. 6 plan:" https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-crime-presidential-elections-cdc64a3de7950e6f3291851b3c5d9b1a

* "It seems Eastman knew his plan was unconstitutional, illegal, unprecedented:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/testimony-confirms-eastman-plan-to-reject-election-results-was-unconstitutional-142298181811

* "There were no heroes in the Trump administration on Jan. 6:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/17/no-heroes-trump-administration-january-6/

* "Rep. Loudermilk should be ‘affirmatively sharing all the information he can’ expert says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jan-6-committee-tells-rep-loudermilk-man-he-gave-house-office-buildings-tour-to-threatened-democratic-lawmakers-142212165761

* "Jan. 6 panel calls Ginni Thomas to testify:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/16/jan-6-panel-leaders-prepare-to-call-ginni-thomas-00040208

* "Rep. Ilhan Omar continues to call for Justice Thomas’ impeachment:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-ilhan-omar-continues-to-call-for-justice-thomas-impeachment-142369861975

* "Chris Hayes: How ‘Team Normal’ enabled Trump and his Big Lie:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-how-team-normal-enabled-trump-and-his-big-lie-142126661873

* "Rep. Raskin on William Barr: Just telling the truth doesn't make you a hero:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jan-6-hearings-with-top-trump-aides-allies-providing-damning-evidence-discussed-by-rep-raskin-142132293914

* "Legal expert on why he believes Trump understood his actions were ‘illegal and corrupt’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/trump-reportedly-pushing-doj-to-support-false-claims-election-was-stolen-discussed-by-legal-politics-experts-142133829675

* "Proud Boys document shows detailed Jan. 6 plan to occupy government buildings:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/proud-boys-document-shows-detailed-jan-6-plan-to-occupy-government-buildings-142205509603

* "Anti-vaccine doctor sentenced to prison for Jan. 6 trespassing:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/16/simone-gold-sentenced/

* "Patriot Front Member’s Mom: ‘Pack Your Stuff and Get Out’:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/pack-your-stuff-and-get-out-of-my-house-says-patriot-front-members-mom

* "'Enough is enough': Thousands demand new gun safety laws:" https://apnews.com/article/congress-parkland-florida-school-shooting-gun-violence-shootings-public-opinion-06cd760edf8977716dba0c2b157a1a91

* This is a terrible idea. "Ohio’s new concealed carry law takes effect this week: What both sides are saying:" https://www.daytondailynews.com/crime/ohios-new-concealed-carry-law-takes-effect-this-week-what-both-sides-are-saying/WI6ERBQ3WZFNXK4Y7SGFKXODR4/

* "How We Can Stop Racist, Anti-LGBTQ+ White Supremacist Rage:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/5/24/how-we-can-stop-racist-anti-lgbtq-white-supremacist-rage

* "Police Fatally Shoot Armed Man at Duncanville Field House; Campers Unharmed:" https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/watch-gunfire-reported-outside-duncanville-field-house-campers-moved-to-rec-center/2990942/

* "Church shooting suspect was warned by ATF about missing guns:" https://www.al.com/news/2022/06/church-shooting-suspect-was-licensed-gun-dealer-warned-by-federal-agents-about-missing-guns.html

* "A Woman Who Spent Years Telling Sandy Hook Parents Their Kids Were Never Killed Explains Why She Did It:" https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/06/shooting-school-texas-uvalde-sandy-hook-conspiracy.html

* "Texas shooting records could be blocked by legal loophole:" https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-school-shooting-investigation-legal-loophole-68215709d6ee722466d225b7013cdec1

* "Why Black people are afraid of ‘crazy’ White people:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/why-black-people-are-afraid-of-crazy-white-people-141968453716

* "Buffalo Is Still Reeling From Racist Massacre:"

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* "Supreme Court rejects AG Brnovich's effort to restore Trump-era 'green-card' rule:" https://tucson.com/news/government-and-politics/supreme-court-rejects-ag-brnovichs-effort-to-restore-trump-era-green-card-rule/article_aa194a8a-ecc3-11ec-9b30-47e55b72c8ed.html

* CW: Suicide "Entertainment Media's History of Mistreating Young Women:"

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* CW: Domestic Violence "If I go back to Iran, my husband will kill me:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-61722849

* CW: Rape. "Former Myers Park HS student sues district for failing to prevent her sex assault:" https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/former-myers-park-hs-student-sues-district-failing-prevent-her-sex-assault/IA7WMO3CTNEGFM4AFH5M32NS5E/

* CW: Sexual Assault "Inside the Alleged Sexual Assault Cover Up in Charlotte Schools:"

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* CW: Rape. "New SBC President commits to move sex abuse reforms forward:" https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article262549262.html

* CW: Sexual Assault. "His lawyer says Kevin Spacey strenuously denies sex charges:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/16/1105458176/kevin-spacey-denies-sex-charges-bail

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein faces two indecent assault charges in UK:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/uk/uk-cps-harvey-weinstein-charged-intl-gbr/index.html

* I support the right of women to wear whatever the fuck they want. "French burkini ban challenged by Grenoble in top court:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61796421

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* "Lawmakers urge Google to fix abortion searches suggesting ‘fake clinics’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/06/18/google-abortion-clinic-searches-fake/

* "Abortion rights advocates blockade intersections near Supreme Court:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/06/13/abortion-rights-protest-supreme-court/

* "Florida abortion ban violates Jews' religious freedom, lawsuit says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/florida-abortion-ban-violates-jews-religious-freedom-lawsuit-says-2022-06-14/

* "Wyoming authorities search for a suspect believed to have set an abortion clinic on fire :" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/us/casper-wyoming-abortion-clinic-arson/index.html

* "Supreme Court: Rifts divide abortion views in Mississippi:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61803062

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* "Gay man stabbed to death because he wanted to use the men's bathroom:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/17/gay-man-killed-south-africa-bathroom-emmanuel-mouers/

* "Lesbian Murdered & Her Body Mutilated in Alleged Hate Crime:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/5/31/lesbian-murdered-her-body-mutilated-alleged-hate-crime

* CW: Child Abuse "Teen Savagely Beaten by Uncle for Wearing Rainbow Bandanna:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/5/23/teen-savagely-beaten-uncle-wearing-rainbow-bandana

* "Labour and Tory MPs unite to demand trans conversion therapy ban:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/13/trans-conversion-therapy-ban-debate/

* "Indian royal knows exactly what he'd say to Liz Truss about conversion therapy:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/15/indian-royal-amar-singh-conversion-therapy-liz-truss/

* "Gay Couple Attacked & Beaten for Cuddling Are Now Afraid to Leave Home:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/5/20/gay-couple-attacked-beaten-cuddling-are-now-afraid-leave-home

* "Children: The Victims of Broken, Bigoted, and Useless Laws and Rulings:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/5/25/children-victims-broken-bigoted-and-useless-laws-and-rulings

* "Oklahoma Governor Signs Anti-Trans 'Bathroom Bill' Into Law:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/5/26/oklahoma-governor-signs-anti-trans-bathroom-bill-law

* "Arizona Dept. of Education Attacked Over Resources for LGBTQ+ Students:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/26/arizona-dept-education-attacked-over-resources-lgbtq-students

* "Right-wing extremists ramp up anti-LGBTQ hate:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/right-wing-extremists-ramp-up-anti-lgbtq-hate-142206533870

* "How ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Diminishes Same-Sex Parents and Their Children:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/learning/dont-say-gay-parents-children.html

* "Ron DeSantis’s drag show comments foretell a vile trend:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/13/ron-desantis-weaponize-child-protective-services-over-drag-shows/

* "Lesbian Mom Removed From Child's Birth Certificate Fights Ruling:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/23/lesbian-mom-oklahoma-removed-childs-birth-certificate-fights-ruling

* "Mass. Senate Passes Bill Benefiting Victims of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell':" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/26/massachusetts-state-senate-passes-bill-benefiting-victims-dont-ask-dont-tell

* "Judge: Tennessee Can't Require Warnings on Trans-Inclusive Restrooms:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/19/judge-tennessee-cant-require-warnings-trans-inclusive-restrooms

* "Same-Sex Marriage Is Supported by More Americans Than Ever Before:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/6/01/same-sex-marriage-supported-more-americans-ever

* How to help Queer a youth center bigots burned: https://www.gofundme.com/f/warehouse-505-rebuild-after-fire-damage

* "Drag Queen Story Hour Isn't Going Anywhere -- But It's Getting Serious About Safety:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/drag-queen-story-hour-proud-boy-safety-1368900/

* "Ellensburg High School takes precaution against threats towards LGBTQ+ students:" https://cwuobserver.com/22140/news/ellensburg-high-school-takes-precaution-against-threats-towards-lgbtq-students/

* "A Gay Oral Roberts University Graduate's Painful Story:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/5/26/gay-oral-roberts-university-graduates-painful-story

* The Christians are calling for genocide again. "Pastor Who Wants Death Penalty for Gays Rails Against Pride Month:" https://www.advocate.com/pride/2022/5/27/texas-pastor-jonathan-shelley-who-wants-death-penalty-gays-rails-against-pride-month

* "Trans cyclist Emily Bridges speaks out after new rules bar her from racing:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/17/emily-bridges-trans-cycling-rules/

* "Meet Our 50+ Champions of Pride From Around the U.S. for 2022:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2022/6/02/meet-our-50-champions-pride-around-us-2022

* We weren't imaging it. "Largest study to date confirms overlap between autism and gender diversity:" https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/largest-study-to-date-confirms-overlap-between-autism-and-gender-diversity/

* CW: Disordered Eating "Optavia: The Truth About the MLM Diet That's Dangerous:"

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* "Authors Behaving badly: Baycon edition:" http://shelfreflections.com/authors-behaving-badly-baycon-edition/?fbclid=IwAR0Vv9cwD5BGD0TGv6T_GqGekflNbAZsJWjmsCy8t05gCDc0XPptaacLFSI

* "Dolly Parton donated $1 million to help fund the fight against infectious diseases in children:" https://abc11.com/dolly-parton-vanderbilt-university-medical-center-disease-research-covid-vaccine/11961832/

* "Covid is making flu and other common viruses act in unfamiliar ways:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/06/13/covid-flu-rsv-viruses/

* CW: Suicide. "Africa Daily, Does Kenya’s police force have a problem with suicide?:" https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0cbps6s

* "Falklands War: 'I thought I was the only one like this':" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61787269

* "Canada Moves to Decriminalize Possession of ‘Hard’ Drugs:" https://www.wired.com/story/canada-moves-to-decriminalize-possession-of-hard-drugs/

* I am angry and have a lot of questions. "Parents say calls came too late after children drank floor sealant at Juneau summer school:" https://www.ktoo.org/2022/06/15/juneau-summer-school-floor-sealant-parent-calls/

* "A 3D printed human ear has been successfully transplanted in a world-first:" https://interestingengineering.com/3d-printed-human-ear-transplanted

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* "Spain and southern France hit by second extreme heat event of year:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/13/spain-and-southern-france-hit-by-second-extreme-heat-event-of-year

* "India Isn’t Ready for a Deadly Combination of Heat and Humidity:" https://www.wired.com/story/india-deadly-combination-heat-humidity/

* "Deaths of 3 women in early heat wave raise questions, fears:" https://apnews.com/article/politics-chicago-heat-waves-climate-and-environment-a654df09a9598220bd5978e4f6dce4cb

* "Qatar accused of under-reporting heat deaths:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-61711468

* "Spain battles wildfires as it swelters in heatwave:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-battles-wildfires-it-swelters-heatwave-2022-06-18/

* "Flagstaff wildfire forces evacuations, steadily grows:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/flagstaff-wildfire-forces-evacuations-steadily-grows-85350021

* "Record flooding and mudslides force closure of Yellowstone national park:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/13/yellowstone-national-park-closure-flooding-mudslides

* "Yellowstone flooding forces 10,000 to leave national park:" https://apnews.com/article/floods-travel-montana-obituaries-evacuations-3753caa39435d9f3f45d8b582381a0c6

* "New satellite imagery shows flooding in Yellowstone altered the river's course:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/16/weather/yellowstone-flood-satellite-before-and-after/index.html

* "From the Field: Ethiopia’s worst drought threatens ‘deadly consequences’ for women:" https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1119512

* "'Only God can help': Hundreds die as Somalia faces famine:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-covid-health-africa-84b52bd508b9aa7a01a7976423d67a27

* "Key US baby formula plant closes again as ‘torrential storms’ cause flooding:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/16/us-baby-formula-plant-closes-again-flooding-abbott

* "Global food crisis looms as fertilizer supplies dwindle:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/global-food-crisis-looms-as-fertilizer-supplies-dwindle

* "The U.S. Drought Situation Is Getting Increasingly Desperate:" https://gizmodo.com/the-u-s-drought-situation-is-getting-increasingly-desp-1849022991

* "A drought so bad it exposed a long-ago homicide. Getting the water back will be harder than ever:" https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-05-06/climate-change-makes-it-harder-to-get-water-needed-to-end-california-megadrought

* "As California's big cities fail to rein in their water use, rural communities are already tapped out:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/05/us/california-rural-groundwater-crisis-climate/index.html

* "Drought-stricken US warned of looming 'dead pool':" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61669233

* "As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/07/climate/salt-lake-city-climate-disaster.html

* "Joshua Tree park closes trail so bighorn sheep can get water:" https://apnews.com/article/travel-trees-national-parks-9dd197db1ae2876ec1783535864e3696

* "UN: Climate shocks, war fuel multiple looming food crises:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-covid-politics-health-db55f62bceef70e7cb06f5395563f7be

* "The banks collapsed in 2008 – and our food system is about to do the same:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/19/banks-collapsed-in-2008-food-system-same-producers-regulators

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* "Energy Crisis Makes Green Transition an ‘Unprecedented Challenge’:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-24/energy-crisis-makes-transition-an-unprecedented-challenge

* "Plastic Recycling Doesn’t Work and Will Never Work:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/single-use-plastic-chemical-recycling-disposal/661141/

* "How does the land use of different electricity sources compare?:" https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-per-energy-source

* "Slow water: can we tame urban floods by going with the flow?:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/07/slow-water-urban-floods-drought-china-sponge-cities

* "Foaming at the mouth: the superworms making a meal of polystyrene waste:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/10/foaming-at-the-mouth-the-superworms-making-a-meal-of-polystyrene-waste

* "Why We Won't Raise Our Kids in Suburbia:"

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* "When Cars Kill:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/when-cars-kill-pedestrians

* "Judge gives initial OK to $1B deal in Florida condo collapse:" https://apnews.com/article/miami-florida-surfside-building-collapse-8a963a33562a041e011baf0da7fe871c

* "Supreme Court blocks Texas law on social media ‘censorship’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/31/texas-social-media-censorship-scotus-00036146

* "The U.S. Army’s Best Recruitment Tool Was a Video Game:"

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* "Firefox and Chrome are squaring off over ad-blocker extensions:" https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/10/23131029/mozilla-ad-blocking-firefox-google-chrome-privacy-manifest-v3-web-request

* "Regulators receive more than 750 complaints of faulty braking in Teslas:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/regulators-receive-more-than-750-complaints-of-faulty-braking-in-teslas

* "Facebook fails again to detect hate speech in ads:" https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/facebook-fails-detect-hate-speech-ads-85282119

* "EU lawmakers endorse ban on combustion-engine cars in 2035:" https://apnews.com/article/climate-european-parliament-union-and-environment-336524fead81e58eb755ba004880f201

* "One plug and done: E.U. to require common way to charge phones:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/one-plug-done-eu-require-common-way-charge-phones-rcna32282

* "India's mysterious gateway to the stars:" https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220530-jantar-mantar-indias-mysterious-gateway-to-the-stars

* "European star survey reveals celestial treasure trove:" https://apnews.com/article/science-business-3bf3e0a3e0c18cfd18397a8dc22b50cd

* "Reshuffled Rivers Bolster the Amazon’s Hyper-Biodiversity:" https://www.quantamagazine.org/reshuffled-rivers-bolster-the-amazons-hyper-biodiversity-20220607/

* "Plants Appear to Be Breaking Biochemistry Rules by Making 'Secret Decisions':" https://www.sciencealert.com/plants-are-making-decisions-about-how-much-carbon-to-release-breaking-biochemistry-rules

* "World's largest plant is a vast seagrass meadow in Australia:" https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/worlds-largest-plant-vast-seagrass-meadow-australia-85112313

* "San Diego Zoo welcomes 1st aardvark birth in years:" https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/san-diego-zoo-welcomes-1st-aardvark-birth-years-85442458

* "New restrictions on ships to protect whales coming soon:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/new-restrictions-on-ships-to-protect-whales-coming-soon/2022/06/10/53ef57f6-e8c9-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html

* "How Animals Perceive the World:" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/07/light-noise-pollution-animal-sensory-impact/638446/

* "Cockroach Reproduction Has Taken a Strange Turn:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/science/cockroach-sugar-sex.html

* "Bronx Zoo elephant named Happy isn't a person, court rules:" https://apnews.com/article/happy-the-elephant-personhood-ruling-e87eacdfa08ed4057255bf4b7623aaf4

* "Egypt displays trove of newly discovered ancient artifacts:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/egypt-displays-trove-newly-discovered-ancient-artifacts-rcna31091

* "A 3400-year-old city emerges from the Tigris River:" https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/university/news-and-publications/press-releases/press-releases/article/a-3400-year-old-city-emerges-from-the-tigris-river/

* "Miscellaneous Myths: Medea:"

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* "The Stargazers:" https://www.science.org/content/article/what-did-ancient-maya-see-in-stars-their-descendants-team-with-scientists-find-out

* "The Truth Behind Spain’s Mad Queen | Juana la Loca:"

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* "Renaissance synagogues being restored in Venice's ghetto:" https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-travel-italy-museums-religion-30e8f2f78572c62a6cdb6bebd837133d

* "The Social Contract:"

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* "The Life and Death of Julie D'Aubigny:"

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* "The former slave who became the world's first drag queen:"

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* "This forgotten women's prison helped cement Greenwich Village's queer identity:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/16/1098786259/hugh-ryan-queer-history-womens-house-of-detention?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews

* "Freedom riders' 1947 convictions vacated in North Carolina:" https://gazette.com/ap/freedom-riders-1947-convictions-vacated-in-north-carolina/article_b33c4c3c-90a3-52da-b64f-a805c8390206.html

* "Politics and the Star Persona of Katharine Hepburn:"

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* "The History of Kink and Pride:" https://thequeer-menace.tumblr.com/post/687150049100185600/the-history-of-kink-and-pride

* "Tech Monopolies:"

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* "January 6th Hearings Episode 2 Recap:"

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* "Sam’s Take: Rudy! A Documusical:"

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* "The Hell and Horror of Giving Birth While Black:"

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* "Meanwhile... Will iPhone Switch To USB-C? | Diners Lick A Restaurant Wall In Arizona:"

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* "Proud Boys Face Prison Time For Sedition:"

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* "January 6 Hearings: Investigating the Thing We All Saw:" https://www.cc.com/video/mhqgqh/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-january-6-hearings-investigating-the-thing-we-all-saw

* "Stocks Enter Bear Market & Kimberly Guilfoyle's $60K Speech:" https://www.cc.com/video/udg35v/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-stocks-enter-bear-market-kimberly-guilfoyle-s-usd60k-speech

* "The Daily Showography of Rudy Giuliani:" https://www.cc.com/video/pujuhd/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-the-daily-showography-of-rudy-giuliani

* This movie fascinates me and the talk of body horror and illness in there was particularly evocative to be given the recent medical stuff. "Annihilation - I'm So Sorry That You Have to Have a Body:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZKsltnGcZE

* "Vintage Sex Ed is CRINGE (but so are we):"

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* "Trope Talk: Space Horror:"

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* "The Robbers to go (Schiller in 10 minutes, English version):"

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* "CBS Has A New Smash Hit Sitcom: The Insurrectionists:"

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* "Timon And Pumbaa Know You Don't Need Assault Rifles:"

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* "The Muppets Introduce "The Jan. 6th Show":"

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* "Plizzanet Earth with Snoop Dogg – Iguana vs. Snakes:"

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* "Gay Bar (an OFMD fanvid):"

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* Tuesday was wild an exhausting. I got about two hours sleep. It was worth it though because they did the covered by Medicare stop gap filling replacement. This does not solve the I still need an expensive out of pocket root canal issue, but it buys a little time, and also lets me chew more things. Like a lot of things I still can't eat at all and others I have to chew carefully with only the other side of my mouth, but it means every meal isn't a game of pain roulette in which I am always the loser with a bonus chance of permanent damage that could eventually kill the tooth. Seriously, this is a win.

My social worker is calling around to see if there is a specialist who takes Medicare within the range of travel my car can handle, which just manages to include another town big enough for a decent hospital and similar amenities. I do not like risking taking it so far, as there is always a risk that it will be one trip too many for the elderly beast, but I also need that tooth.

I am not sanguine she will succeed in her mission. Still no word back from the local specialists about cost, sliding scale, and payment plans. It is likely going to be significantly more expensive than the oven if sliding scale isn't an option.

In other Tuesday news, I am healed enough from the surgery to safely bathe. I can not express how happy I am to be truly properly clean. It's another three weeks before I can restart physio or lift things much heavier than the tiny terror, but not having a dangerous infection and being able to do hydrotherapy for the pain is a big quality of life improvement.

Last Friday, the management sent a packet with revised complex rules, some of which were clearly aimed specifically at me. Sigh. The most prominent of these was a total flag ban. If they are willing to ban American Flags for Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, and July 4th, they can pretend they aren't singling me out for my Pride Flags. I hadn't hung them this year because of all the medical stuff. I was barely managing oatmeal making by the beginning of June. I think I will wait 'til next year to play Pride Flag chicken with Management, since I'm still not managing or barely managing a lot of basic things.

I am determined to test their resolve next year though, and I plan to take a flag spotting tour around the complex at the beginning of July this year with Head Millennial to take pictures.

Wednesday, we did the usual Wednesday errands, plus went to the... Okay, it's like a farmer's market, except it's a store without walls and some of it open air run by hippies that sells mostly local produce from small farmers, plus some stuff from small farms further south that don't grow up here and the like. Anyway, they sell a lot of plants and plant starts in their open air section. Also I rechecked the Co-op garden section in hopes of finding the three plants I haven't seen yet this summer that I like.

Because of the new rules, Head Millennial needed to take down some things he put up to make Gothmas season lighting easier to install that are now outlawed. He also needed to plant some starts we bought, and the thing about container gardening is, you move stuff around a lot depending on which things need more or less light and moisture, which things are in producing right now, etc.. I can't lift the planters without risking another trip to the surgeon, so he has to be the one doing it. Since he was moving stuff anyway.... The patio looks great. I did not get as much weeding done as I hoped, but that is clearly another day's problem.

According to my Social Worker 70-80% of the people in my small city who are cleared for an aid don't have one or don't have all their hours covered. I knew there is a serious world wide aid shortage, but wow! I'd probably feel guiltier, but I literally have no idea how I'd have managed the last couple weeks before surgery plus the week after at all without him. I'd likely have been subsisting on crackers, for example. Also, the reason my hours were immediately filled was because I hired out of my friend group. He wouldn't be working as an aid if I hadn't offered him a job, and he very much likes working here. He is thinking about maybe signing up for another client in addition, but I'm not stealing an existing aid from someone who otherwise wouldn't have one.

If you are reasonably able bodied and need a job, I'm willing to bet wherever you live there is a shortage too. Just saying. Some of these jobs are harder than others, but given how tight the labour market is, you can likely set firm conditions about commute distance, hours, and what level of care you are able to give. (Care giving jobs have a really wide range as far as how demanding they are physically.) Just make sure you stand firm on limits and boundaries. Don't get talked into an hour each way bus commute, for example.

Anyway, we are still playing catch up on all the things that didn't get done when I was so ill, because a whole bunch of extra things got added and I was able to do so little for myself, but the progress is visible.

* I apparently need a root canal if I want to save a middle molar I need for chewing on the more functional side of my mouth so that has to go ahead of the oven fundraising wise. I've no idea how much that will cost until the specialists can get back to me. We are still trying to save for a working oven, but it's less important than being able to chew. I don't know how much I actually need there as the price fluctuates. we were $5-600 short when it was on sale. I am disabled and medically fragile. Not having a working oven is messing with my nutrition, but again being able to use that side of my mouth is worse:

If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

* A word about Becoming Elizabeth, because there are things you probably ought to know before you decide to watch it. I'm too angry to watch a second episode, and here's why.

CW for a discussion of pedophilia, history, and why what STARZ decided to do here is incredibly disgusting

I was excited at the idea of a show that started with the reign of Edward VI, because most Elizabeth centric things start with the reign of her half sister Mary, and there is a lot of really interesting stuff in that bit of history that could make a cool show in the right hands. At the same time, I was wary because there are so many ways to really screw up an Elizabeth narrative and I get shirty the way I do about things like the movie Troy, and Braveheart. Like really, I have rants.

I was particularly wary, because a narrative starting here requires the writers to make some difficult decisions as to how they handle Thomas Seymour's behavior to Elizabeth. There are things we are fairly certain of and things we simply can't know for sure.

( Cut for RL Thomas Seymour's Molestation Situation: )

Yeah, so I won't be watching anymore of this pro-pedophile propaganda. I'm disgusted that I got tricked into watching it at all. If the casting had been age accurate it would have been obvious to everyone how gross this is.

* Friday I had a massive sinus headache. There were hardly any spoons to start with, plus it was forage delivery day. I managed to spill a whole glass of lemonade everywhere. while cleaning it up a jabbed a hard pointy corner into my wound. This was one extreme pain too many. I gave up an took a tramadol. No hallucinations, luckily, just normal opioid nastiness.

* The white nectarines we got Wednesday started to ripen and the first two were heavenly.

* "Unlearning the Ableism of Cookbooks and Kitchen Wisdom:" https://catapult.co/stories/gabrielle-drolet-minced-words-unlearning-ableism-cookbooks-kitchen-wisdom-cooking-accessibility-disability

* "Five Gay Picture-Book Prodigies and the Difference They’ve Made:" https://www.hbook.com/story/five-gay-picture-book-prodigies-and-the-difference-theyve-made

* "“I bet most of the people flipping out about drag queens and kids have no idea that their favorite classic children’s books were written by queer people 🧵”:" https://twitter.com/lindzamer/status/1534557941248020481

* "The 5 Weirdest Changes Demanded by Comic Book Editors:" https://www.fromsuperheroes.com/post/the-5-weirdest-changes-demanded-by-comic-book-editors

* Stede and the Thanatos Drive: https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/687082851766845440

* Can hobbits declare Bilbo Baggins dead twice: https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/686901664138051584/prokopetz-silver-tongues-blog

* "We Need A Third Size For Vitamins:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/we-need-a-third-size-for-vitamins

* "What We're Allowed To Say We Know About Venus Figurines:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/what-were-allowed-to-say-we-know?s=r

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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.

* "War in Ukraine! Support LGBTQ people.:" https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/s047412e502b6

* "DONATE TO EMILY'S LIST:" https://win.emilyslist.org/a/donate-to-emily

* How to Support the Women's Reproduction Protection Act: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/684465183144476672/womens-health-protection-act

* "These Organizations Accept Donations To Help People in Ukraine:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/01/where-to-donate-help-ukraine/

* "Russia-Ukraine War: Info and ways to help:" https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/

* "This is where you can donate to support LGBT+ Ukrainians:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/25/donate-support-lgbt-ukraine/

* "Support OVD-Info:" https://beste-glatisant.tumblr.com/post/677388506851606528/hi-ive-donated-to-the-ukranian-refugees-and-now

* Donate to Abortion funds: https://tuulikki.tumblr.com/post/685542978922692608/seacollectsrivers-theegoldfinch-theegoldfinch

* "Supporting Abortion Funds in the South:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/682207036936732672/supporting-abortion-funds-in-the-south

* Ways to help Trans Youth resisting Transphobic laws in Texas: https://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/677204004210688000

* Help LGBTQIA+ people escape Afghanistan: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lgbtq-afghan-refugees-rebuild-their-lives

* "The Rainbow Railroad:" https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/take-action

* Want to help Charles Booker beat Rand Paul? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/pccc_2022_charles_booker_only

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

( Links Underneath: )

* "Ex-soldiers ‘inspired by psychic to fight in Yemen’ go on trial in Germany:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/09/ex-soldiers-inspired-psychic-fight-yemen-trial-germany

* "How the U.S. Has Struggled to Stop the Growth of a Shadowy Russian Private Army:" https://www.propublica.org/article/wagner-group-russia-putin-private-army

* "Why France's legislative elections matter:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/why-frances-legislative-elections-matter-2022-06-07/

* "Weakened UK leader Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote:" https://apnews.com/article/boris-johnson-london-government-and-politics-d1bc8ce279ee43a8854c53c698bc0e57

* "Home Office misled refugees about UN involvement in Rwanda plans, court told:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/10/home-office-misled-refugees-about-un-involvement-in-rwanda-plans-court-told

* "Search narrows, pressure mounts in Amazon disappearance:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/brazil-sends-helicopters-to-search-for-2-missing-in-amazon/2022/06/09/1cf00672-e7ef-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html

* "Apparent human remains found where journalist, researcher went missing in Brazilian Amazon:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/disappearances-journalist-researcher-brazilian-amazon-spark-international-outcry/story?id=85315226

* "British tourist sentenced to 15 years in Iraqi prison for taking artifacts:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/07/british-tourist-iraqi-jail-sentence-artifacts/

* "Belgian king reiterates regrets for colonial past in Congo but does not apologize:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/africa/belgian-king-congo-regret-intl/index.html

* "Turkey wants to be called Türkiye in rebranding move:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61671913

* "One person dead, six with life-threatening injuries after car driven into crowd in Berlin:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/europe/berlin-vehicle-incident-germany-intl/index.html

* "Nigerian forces hunt for gunmen who killed 50 at church:" https://apnews.com/article/politics-nigeria-africa-82ef6217818c22fed8cf7470f095d86f

* "After four years, Murugappan family begin journey home to Biloela:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/08/after-four-years-murugappan-family-begin-journey-home-to-biloela

* "The Hinduization of India Is Nearly Complete:" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/05/narendra-modi-india-religion-hindu-nationalism/630169/

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* "Moderna says its new vaccine booster shows 'superior' response to omicron:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/08/1103659340/moderna-vaccine-booster-omicron

* Why? We are in the middle of a surge. "US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-travel-government-and-politics-air-af509c58df1c931caac6ecf957ea1aed

* "The U.S. has discarded over 82 million Covid vaccine doses, led by CVS and Walmart:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/covid-vaccine-doses-wasted-rcna31399

* "New vaccine may be option for troops with religious concerns:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-government-and-politics-business-religion-b8608af5a14ec95e98cf4b60e62a2b17

* "Covid and Race:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/09/briefing/covid-race-deaths-america.html

* "How DeSantis bullied the Special Olympics into betraying its own athletes:" https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-06-06/special-olympics-desantis-covid-on-vaccines

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* "Putin compares self to monarch, foreign fighters face death:" https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/russia-ukraine-war-putin-compares-self-to-monarch-foreign-fighters-face-death/L4CTO45XNDWH3HY6EX2PEXIBKY/

* "Zelenskyy asks U.S. corporate leaders to move companies out of Russia; Biden speaks to Poland's Duda:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/08/coming-winter-will-be-the-most-difficult-for-ukraine-zelenskyy-says-1000-mariupol-fighters-reportedly-sent-to-russia.html

* "Niacaragua authorizes entry of Russian troops, planes, ships:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/niacaragua-authorizes-entry-of-russian-troops-planes-ships/2022/06/09/bb3d4588-e849-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html

* "Canada imposes sanctions on Russian oil, gas and chemical industries:" https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2022/06/canada-imposes-sanctions-on-russian-oil-gas-and-chemical-industries.html

* "Breaking down the effectiveness of the latest sanctions on Russia:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/06/1103270266/breaking-down-the-effectiveness-of-the-latest-sanctions-on-russia

* "Masha Gessen Talks Russia’s War on Ukraine:"

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* "Russia pushes Ukrainian forces to outskirts of key eastern city:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/battle-ukraines-east-rages-zelenskiy-vows-retake-territory-2022-06-07/

* "Ukraine’s position has ‘worsened’ in fight for Severodonetsk:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/06/severodonetsk-ukraine-russia/

* "Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks, battle rages in east:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/explosions-rock-ukrainian-capital-kyiv-mayor-says-2022-06-05/

* "Ukraine round-up: Defiance in Mykolaiv and a wooden monastery ablaze:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61688829

* "Explosions heard in southern Ukraine city of Mykolaiv, mayor says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/explosions-heard-southern-ukraine-city-mykolaiv-mayor-2022-06-06/

* "Ukraine war: Severodonetsk and Lysychansk are dead cities - Zelensky:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61711028

* "‘Dead Cities’ Become the Flashpoint for the Fierce War in the East:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/09/world/europe/ukraine-weapons-sievierodonetsk-lysychansk.html

* "Ukraine war: Chemical plant hit as fighting rages in Severodonetsk:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61773356

* "Ukraine: UK justice ministry offers more support for ICC war crimes investigation:" https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/jun/06/ukraine-uk-justice-ministry-more-support-icc-war-crimes-investigation

* "UK seeks investigation into alleged Ukraine grain theft by Russia:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/allegations-russia-is-stealing-ukrainian-grain-must-be-investigated-uk-2022-06-07/

* "French experts collect evidence of possible war crimes in Ukraine's Chernihiv:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-experts-collect-evidence-possible-war-crimes-ukraines-chernihiv-2022-06-11/

* "US wins case to seize Russian superyacht in Fiji, sails away:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-sports-new-zealand-united-states-fiji-fca11dc9117214a679845e6ab4300e2b

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* "FBI seizes retired general's data related to Qatar lobbying:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/07/1103629580/fbi-seizes-retired-generals-data-related-to-qatar-lobbying

* "Biden Decision on Student-Loan Forgiveness Unlikely Until Later in Summer, Officials Say:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-decision-on-student-loan-forgiveness-unlikely-until-later-in-summer-officials-say-11654542674

* "Biden to waive tariffs for 24 months on solar panels hit by probe:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-biden-use-executive-action-spark-stalled-solar-projects-amid-tariff-2022-06-06/

* "Biden scraps Trump’s Air Force One paint scheme over cost:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/10/biden-trump-air-force-one-paint-scheme-00038775

* "Treasury Secretary Yellen expects inflation to 'remain high':" https://apnews.com/article/congress-janet-yellen-jerome-powell-business-government-and-politics-fbbfda135bb00b5b9f7b8e8cf800f68c

* "Amid crypto turmoil, senators propose sweeping oversight:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/crypto-turmoil-senators-kirsten-gillibrand-cynthia-lummis-propose-sweeping-oversight/

* Don't hold your breath for the Senate. "House passes gun control bill after Buffalo, Uvalde attacks:" https://apnews.com/article/congress-texas-buffalo-new-york-shootings-0d552cfe6c5a4fb8c83a151ea29d467f

* "House Republicans dig in as Dems pass gun package:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/08/house-democrats-gun-reform-goals-00038111

* "AOC Mocks Marjorie Taylor Greene With 'Apocalypse Now' Line:" https://www.thewrap.com/aoc-marjorie-taylor-greene-fragrant-apocalypse-now/

* 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* The law no longer applies to Republicans. "Republicans on Ohio Redistricting Commission ignore the supreme court order for new maps by Monday:" https://news.wosu.org/politics-government/2022-06-06/republicans-on-ohio-redistricting-commission-ignore-the-supreme-court-order-for-new-maps-by-monday

* "The Pithiest Critique of Modern Conservatism Keeps Getting Credited to the Wrong Man:" https://slate.com/business/2022/06/wilhoits-law-conservatives-frank-wilhoit.html

* "US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-covid-health-mexico-f0db5be3931d14a5cd5da3bdc200e930

* "It really is the 90s redux: they're bringing out Paul Cameron again:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1836571.html

* "Joy Reid: We have a political party selling demographic panic, rage, and alienation:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/gun-violence-exacerbated-by-lax-gun-laws-driven-by-gop-policies-critiqued-by-joy-reid-141568069802

* "The GOP put the P in Petty, Payback and Probes:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/the-gop-put-the-p-in-petty-payback-and-probes-141483589855

* "Poll finds majority of GOP believes in "Great Replacement" theory:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/poll-finds-majority-of-gop-believes-in-great-replacement-theory-141485125506

* "How the Proud Boys Gripped the Miami-Dade Republican Party:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/us/miami-republicans-proud-boys.html

* "Trump hits another snag: 6 takeaways from a big primary night:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/08/trump-primary-takeaways-00038010

* "6 takeaways from primaries in California, Mississippi and other states:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/08/4-takeaways-primaries-california-new-jersey-etc/

* "New Mexico's 2022 election begins: 4 takeaways from June 7 primaries:" https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/06/08/new-mexico-election-results-takeaways-primaries/7545658001/

* "Trump hits another snag: 6 takeaways from a big primary night:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/08/trump-primary-takeaways-00038010

* "Zinke seeks to join cast of GOP's dubious character candidates:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/zinke-seeks-to-join-cast-of-gop-s-dubious-character-candidates-141572677780

* "How Ryan Zinke Went Full Trump:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ryan-zinke-congressional-campaign-trump-fossil-fuels_n_629a62c4e4b090b53b853ba4

* "Former TV meteorologist sweeps the New Mexico GOP primary for governor:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/07/1102668968/new-mexico-governor-primary-election-lujan-grisham-results

* "GOP Miss. congressman faces run-off over support for Jan. 6 commission:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/08/gop-miss-congressman-faces-run-off-over-support-jan-6-commission/

* "Mississippi lawmaker with ethics woes forced into GOP runoff:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/gop-incumbents-face-house-primaries-democratic-california-85226657

* "Establishment candidates cruise to victory in New Jersey congressional primaries:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/08/establishment-candidates-prevail-in-new-jersey-house-primaries-00037987

* "Big, big millionaire money is almost entirely funding the Boudin recall - 48 hills:" https://48hills.org/2022/02/big-big-millionaire-money-is-almost-entirely-funding-the-boudin-recall/

* "The Chesa Boudin Recall Was a Fight to Protect the Status Quo:" https://theappeal.org/chesa-boudin-recall-loss/

* "Chris Hayes: The untold truth behind the San Francisco recall vote:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-the-untold-truth-behind-the-san-francisco-recall-vote-141564997658

* "Were The California Primaries A Blow To The Progressive Movement?:" https://fivethirtyeight.com/videos/were-the-california-primaries-a-blow-to-the-progressive-movement/

* "A liberal DA finds voters’ moods have changed even in San Francisco:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/06/cehsa-boudin-recall/

* "LA mayor candidate Bass calls out billionaire opponent Caruso as recent former Republican:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/los-angeles-mayoral-primary-race-between-bass-and-caruso-discussed-by-rep-karen-bass-141571141537

* "Thousands of Democrats are changing their voter registration in Lauren Boebert’s district ahead of the primary:" https://www.cpr.org/2022/06/07/lauren-boebert-2022-elections-democrats-unaffiliated-voters/

* I don't understand why a non-partisan group handing water to people in long lines is an arrestable offense, but 25 dollar bribes to vote for a particular candidate aren't, but here we are. "A pro-Herschel Walker gas giveaway fuels Democratic outrage:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/a-pro-herschel-walker-gas-giveaway-fuels-democratic-outrage/SPNKY7DUJJGQJFILJTXDRLYB64/

* "Exclusive: Michigan widens probe into voting system breaches by Trump allies:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-michigan-widens-probe-into-voting-system-breaches-by-trump-allies-2022-06-06/

* "‘We Build The Wall’ trial ends in mistrial; jury deadlocked:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/07/we-build-the-wall-trial-ends-in-mistrial-jury-deadlocked-00037860

* "Trump, adult children agree to testify in NY civil probe:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-adult-children-agree-testify-ny-civil-probe-document-2022-06-08/

* "Email reveals Trump campaign told fake electors in Georgia to use 'complete secrecy':" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/politics/georgia-trump-investigation-fake-electors-email/index.html

* "Rudy Giuliani faces ethics charges over Trump election role:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-district-of-columbia-new-york-pennsylvania-43c2247db01a49d254ed2cb89a6f964c

* "Trump allies entangled in investigation into Michigan voting machines breach:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-allies-entangled-in-investigation-into-michigan-voting-machines-breach-141653061999

* "Rep. Aguilar: 'A lot of connection' between Trump, Oath Keepers, Proud Boys during presidency:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/january-6th-select-committee-presenting-trump-s-efforts-to-stay-in-power-discussed-by-rep-pete-aguilar-141914181947

* "DOJ declines to charge Meadows, Scavino with contempt of Congress for defying Jan. 6 committee:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/03/doj-declines-to-charge-meadows-scavino-with-contempt-of-congress-for-defying-jan-6-committee-00037230

* "Louie Gohmert: It’s Unfair That Republicans ‘Can’t Even Lie to Congress’ or the FBI!:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/louie-gohmert-thinks-its-unfair-that-republicans-cant-even-lie-to-congress-or-fbi

* "Senior Pence adviser to testify before Jan. 6 committee:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/08/pence-adviser-testify-jan-6-committee-00038206

* "An infamous day. A search for answers. Will America tune in?:" https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-congress-united-states-impeachments-government-and-politics-334c3bc07da118c69025f99649f5d2f4

* "Capitol riot panel blames Trump for 1/6 'attempted coup':" https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-capitol-riot-hearings-live-updates-eefb79f2cffb705f04bf43ea164db20f

* "What we know about Trump's actions as insurrection unfolded:" https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-ivanka-trump-biden-presidential-elections-e8fc57e5de4fe00e848e63d923f7c758

* "Jan. 6 committee interviews head of Trump's Secret Service detail on day of Capitol attack:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/07/jan-6-committee-interviews-head-of-trumps-secret-service-detail-on-day-of-capitol-attack-00037748

* "Legal expert: Jan. 6 was a scheme not a crowd that spun out of control:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/january-6th-committee-presentation-thursday-shows-jan-6-was-a-scheme-legal-expert-says-141915717911

* "Hayes: Why Fox News doesn’t want to air the truth about Jan. 6:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-why-fox-news-doesn-t-want-to-air-the-truth-about-jan-6-141653573571

* "Capitol Officer Dunn: Jan. 6 hearings may 'shape the future of this country':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/capitol-officer-dunn-jan-6-hearings-may-shape-the-future-of-this-country-141742149803

* "Capitol officer recounts Jan. 6 'war scene' in her testimony:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-officer-recounts-war-scene-of-jan-6-in-testimony/2022/06/10/93b0d822-e876-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html

* "Mystal: GOP congressman who sought Trump pardons knew there would be legal consequences:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/january-6th-committee-saying-gop-congressman-sought-pardons-from-trump-discussed-by-elie-mystal-141917765669

* "Here’s everything we learned from the first January 6 hearing :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/here-s-everything-we-learned-from-the-first-january-6-hearing-141909573886

* "Hayes: Fox News coverage of Jan. 6 hearing was new ‘level of propaganda’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-fox-news-coverage-of-jan-6-hearing-was-new-level-of-propaganda-141909573961

* "DOJ raises stakes with sedition charges against Proud Boys ahead of January 6th hearing:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/doj-raises-stakes-with-sedition-charges-against-proud-boys-ahead-of-january-6th-hearing-141573189899

* "Proud Boys leader and top members charged with seditious conspiracy over January 6:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/politics/tarrio-proud-boys-charged-seditious-conspiracy-january-6/index.html

* "Justice Department expands Jan. 6 case with Proud Boys indictment:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/justice-department-expands-jan-6-case-with-proud-boys-indictment-141562949942

* "Michigan GOP hopeful Ryan Kelley charged in Jan. 6 riot, roiling primary:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-06-09/fbi-says-it-has-arrested-ryan-kelley-one-of-five-republican-candidates-for-michigan-governor

* "D.C. Proud Boy and bartender pleads guilty to felony in Capitol riot:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/06/03/proud-boy-pruitt-pleads-guilty-jan6/

* "A gunman who allegedly killed a retired judge had a list of targets, officials say:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/03/1103052315/wisconsin-shooting-targeted-attack-judicial-system

* "Suspect charged in Maryland workplace shooting that killed 3 people:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/09/us/maryland-shooting-columbia-machine/index.html

* "Second suspect in custody in South Street mass shooting; woman killed remembered as someone who ‘took care of people’:" https://www.inquirer.com/news/live/philadelphia-shooting-south-street-victims-suspects-20220606.html

* "Chris Murphy - Fighting for Gun Control Laws in the Senate:" https://www.cc.com/video/4ml4v7/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-chris-murphy-fighting-for-gun-control-laws-in-the-senate

* "Students of color push back on calls for police in schools:" https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-school-shooting-police-in-schools-755721618f268d6fc7039a8cb255d43a

* "Uvalde school police chief defends Texas shooting response:" https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-school-shooting-texas-education-shootings-33789221930cff7331f4279ec8625ba3

* "‘The blood of these children is on the hands of Texas Republicans’: Texas St. Rep. Crockett:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/texas-gov-rejecting-call-for-special-legislative-session-on-gun-violence-after-uvalde-slammed-by-texas-st-rep-crockett-141744709983

* "Buffalo shooting victim’s daughter: ‘We have a Congress that does not see humanity’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/buffalo-shooting-victim-pearl-young-s-daughter-slams-congress-for-its-failure-to-act-141657157952

* "Uvalde and Police "Duty":"

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* "How A Uvalde Teacher Says Goodbye To Her Beloved Students:"

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* "3 Arizona officers placed on leave after refusing to help drowning homeless man:" https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/3-arizona-officers-placed-on-leave-after-refusing-to-help-drowning-homeless-man

* "They Fled Danger for New York. When Will Their New Lives Start?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/magazine/ukraine-afghanistan-refugees-new-york.html

* "Grand Rapids officer who killed Patrick Lyoya charged with second-degree murder:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/09/patrick-lyoya-killing-michigan-schurr-police/

* "U.S. launches civil rights probe into Louisiana State Police:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-department-launches-civil-rights-probe-into-louisiana-state-police-2022-06-09/

* "His Clients Were Acquitted of Murder. Why Did They Get Life Sentences?:" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/05/acquitted-conduct-sentencing-jarrett-adams-richardson-claiborne/621015/

* "Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for cheating Stormy Daniels out of book proceeds:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/02/1102692689/avenatti-4-years-prison-for-cheating-stormy-daniels

* "White supremacists riling up thousands on social media, talking 'white boy summer.':" https://thegrio.com/2022/06/10/white-supremacists-riling-up-thousands-on-social-media-talking-white-boy-summer/

* CW: Pedophilia, Suicide. "‘Abuse, assaults and big profits’ - children’s homes staff speak out:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61709572

* CW: Pedophilia. "Simone Biles, other women seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar:" https://apnews.com/article/simone-biles-sports-larry-nassar-5aee7d6f66009dcae571249481a3558f

* "Ezra Miller accused of using 'violence, fear and drugs' to 'hold sway' over teen:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/09/ezra-miller-tokata-iron-eyes/

* "Miscarriage: 'We had to put baby’s remains in fridge':" https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61576787

* "Praise be: unburnable copy of The Handmaid’s Tale fetches $130,000:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/07/unburnable-the-handmaids-tale-margaret-atwood

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* "Poland, with near-total abortion ban, to record pregnancies:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-poland-womens-rights-7f2f2839c43e9655d3d898d1ddd4bbe8

* "DHS bulletin warns US could see more volatile threats fueled by election misinformation and upcoming Supreme Court abortion ruling:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/politics/dhs-bulletin-threats-election-misinformation-supreme-court-abortion/index.html

* "What Happened When I Tried to Change My Friend’s Mind About Abortion:" https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/06/abortion-domestic-violence-personal-story.html

* "Abortion rights advocates say they need more men's voices:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-health-religion-0eee539b231a3809015b02325524564e

* "Abortion rights protester locks neck to U.S. Supreme Court fence:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/abortion-rights-protester-locks-neck-us-supreme-court-fence-2022-06-06/

* "Warren wants Biden admin. ‘all hands on deck' for 'five alarm fire’ supporting reproductive rights:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/senate-democrats-seeking-executive-action-supporting-reproductive-rights-from-biden-discussed-by-warren-141743685560

* "Mississippi Teens Talk Sex and Abortion:"

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* "Taste the Rainbow…of Capitalism:"

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* "Killed for Being Gay in Australia’s LGBTQ Capital:"

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* "Pride march ends in violence as gang steal LGBTQ+ flag and attack crowd:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/10/karlsruhe-pride-germany/

* "Thailand makes history as first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex unions:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/08/thailand-southeast-asian-country-first-legal-same-sex-unions/

* "Stonewall boss: 'Census data proves trans people aren't replacing LGB people':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/08/trans-non-binary-census-data-canada-uk-stonewall-nancy-kelley/

* "Tories slammed for exploiting trans lives as UK lurches closer to Trump's America:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/08/conservative-party-transphobia-liz-truss-sajid-javid-trans/

* "Wales' first minister says, quite simply, that 'trans women are women':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/09/mark-drakeford-wales-first-minister-trans-women-sports/

* "Church of England asked to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flag from churches:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/10/church-of-england-lgbtq-pride-flag/

* "Reverend Richard Coles blasts 'frustrating' Church of England over LGBTQ+ equality:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/11/reverend-richard-coles-church-of-england-football-equality-marriage-jake-daniels/

* "Man with HIV died in prison because officials refused him life-saving medication:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/11/prison-hiv-hmp-chelmsford-thokozani-shiri-inquest/

* "LGBTQ+ teachers ‘failed’ by UK schools as six in 10 face discrimination at work:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/11/lgbtq-teachers-discrimination-schools-nasuwt/

* "Report: TV News Coverage of Anti-Trans Violence Woefully Inadequate:" https://www.advocate.com/media/2022/5/18/report-tv-news-coverage-anti-trans-violence-woefully-inadequate

* "DeSantis Event at Chelsea Piers Faces Backlash Over L.G.B.T.Q. Rights:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/11/nyregion/desantis-gay-nyc.html

* "Bills targeting LGBTQ+ Americans -- especially children -- continue to mount:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/bills-targeting-lgbtq-americans-especially-children-continue-to-mount-141484101805

* "Lawmaker points out glaringly obvious about Jesus Christ and homosexuality:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/09/ted-lieu-democrat-jesus-christ-homosexuality/

* "Of course Florida bigot Ron DeSantis is joining the drag queen witch hunt:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/10/ron-desantis-florida-governor-investigate-kids-drag/

* "A judge blocks Texas from investigating families of trans youth:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/10/1104343876/judge-blocks-texas-investigating-families-trans-youth

* CW: Suicide. "Trans teen attempted suicide after Texas governor's attack on families like his:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/10/trans-teen-suicide-greg-abbott/

* "ACLU Blasts Montana's Delay on Trans Birth Certificate Order:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/5/23/aclu-blasts-montanas-delay-trans-birth-certificate-order

* "Louisiana becomes 18th state to enact cruel anti-trans sports ban:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/09/louisiana-anti-trans-sports-ban-law-john-bel-edwards/

* "Indiana Lawmakers Override Governor to Enact Anti-Trans Sports Law:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/5/24/indiana-lawmakers-override-governors-veto-anti-trans-sports-bill

* "'Homosexuality' to finally be removed from Pennsylvania's crime code:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/10/pennsylvania-homosexuality-remove-crime-code/

* "Coeur d’Alene Idaho police arrest armed extremists protesting Pride event:" https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/06/11/coeur-dalene-idaho-police-arrest-armed-extremists-protesting-pride-event/

* "Right-Wing Anti-Vaxxer Threatens to 'Hunt' LGBTQ+ Supporters in Video:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/25/right-wing-anti-vaxxer-threatens-hunt-lgbtq-supporters-video

* "Texas preacher: Every single homosexual ‘should be lined up and shot in the back of the head’:" https://deadstate.org/texas-preacher-every-single-homosexual-in-our-country-should-be-executed/

* "Indiana School Reverses Decision to Deadname Trans Teen at Graduation:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/24/indiana-school-reverses-decision-deadname-trans-teen-graduation

* "High Schooler in Florida Comes Out During His Graduation Ceremony:" https://www.advocate.com/youth/2022/5/25/high-schooler-florida-comes-out-during-his-graduation-ceremony

* "Monkeypox can look different than what doctors thought. Here's what they're learning:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/06/03/1102945017/monkeypox-can-look-different-than-what-doctors-thought-heres-what-theyre-learnin

* "Monkeypox symptoms may be very mild, allowing it to spread 'under the radar' for some time:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/monkeypox-virus-may-spreading-undetected-years-europe-rcna31504

* "They Tried to Get PPE When We Needed It Most. Instead, They Got Ripped Off.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/ppe-covid-scams-fraud-nitrile-gloves

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* "Greek firefighters battle blaze near Athens for second day:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/greek-firefighters-battle-blaze-near-athens-for-second-day/2022/06/05/c9bb941a-e4c1-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html

* "Wildfire in southern Spain forces town evacuation; three hurt:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/wildfire-southern-spain-forces-town-evacuation-three-hurt-2022-06-09/

* "Multiple fires near Grapevine north of Los Angeles:" https://wildfiretoday.com/2022/06/11/multiple-fires-near-grapevine-north-of-los-angeles/

* "Agatha hits southern Mexico coast as strongest May hurricane:" https://apnews.com/article/floods-storms-travel-hurricanes-2c8a0250ba25275412d8d4564cc00c6d

* "Elon Musk's regulatory woes mount as U.S. moves closer to recalling Tesla's self-driving software:" https://fortune.com/2022/06/10/elon-musk-tesla-nhtsa-investigation-traffic-safety-autonomous-fsd-fatal-probe/

* "These love letters between 12th century nuns are hauntingly beautiful:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/12/love-letters-12th-century-nuns-hauntingly-beautiful/

* "The hidden history of “Hand Talk”:" https://www.vox.com/videos/23075393/hand-talk-pisl-missing-chapter-sign-language

* "Alec John Such, founding Bon Jovi member and bassist, has died:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/05/entertainment/alec-john-such-bon-jovi-bassist-death/index.html

* "Lakota elders helped a white man preserve their language. Then he tried to sell it back to them.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/native-american-language-preservation-rcna31396

* "School Police:"

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* "Bad Timing: 2022 NRA Convention:"

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* "How the NRA Went From Responsible Gun Organization to Politically-Motivated Liars:"

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* "Trans Youth Are Under Attack:"

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* "What’s Next For America’s Embarrassingly Weak Gun Laws?:"

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* "U.S. Sends Ukraine Missiles & Racist "Star Wars" Fans:" https://www.cc.com/video/vu4rn0/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-u-s-sends-ukraine-missiles-racist-star-wars-fans

* "The Queen's Jubilee, GOP Poll Worker Plot & Micro Robots:" https://www.cc.com/video/a3vtpn/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-the-queen-s-jubilee-gop-poll-worker-plot-micro-robots

* "Mass Shootings - Too Many Doors:" https://www.cc.com/video/1w5n9l/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-mass-shootings-too-many-doors

* "U.S.-North Korea Missile Missives & Ohio Trans Sports Bill:" https://www.cc.com/video/q3m4bi/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-u-s-north-korea-missile-missives-ohio-trans-sports-bill

* "Votedemic 2022 - Primary Race for the Mayor of L.A.:" https://www.cc.com/video/kqv73c/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-votedemic-2022-primary-race-for-the-mayor-of-l-a

* "Turkey Name Change, Stolen Ukrainian Grain & New NY Gun Laws :" https://www.cc.com/video/or1kf8/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-turkey-name-change-stolen-ukrainian-grain-new-ny-gun-laws

* "Roy Wood Jr. Examines Brooklyn's Gentrification Problem:" https://www.cc.com/video/kmfzes/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-roy-wood-jr-examines-brooklyn-s-gentrification-problem

* "Republicans Cry Foul as the January 6 Hearings Begin:" https://www.cc.com/video/dgomfe/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-republicans-cry-foul-as-the-january-6-hearings-begin

* "Gay Planet Earth: The Last Straight Man:"

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* I know it's been one disaster after another since November, but here we fucking are again.

The tooth thing that went wrong Tuesday that I thought was the usual bullshit turned out not to be. this meant no opioids for the surgical pain and thus at most two hours of super low quality sleep brought

So I went to the emergency dentist. It's bad. Apparently no one who does root canals takes medicare. I've no idea what it will cost as no one is open on Fridays. I left messages around. IDK. Given my lack of success with raising oven money, I doubt I can afford it.

I go back Tuesday before my surgical post surgical check and they will do what they can to save the tooth for now by trying to recap it. Odds are sixty forty on that. If I lose the bet I lose an essential middle molar I need for chewing on the more functional side of my mouth.

I injured myself rather badly trying to push the forage delivery box out of the way so I could leave the sofa. I will not know for a few days just how badly.

Now here's the real kicker. You know how I hate taking opioids because of that rare genetic thing that runs on my Mother's side of the family and the whole partially expressed gene thing that also triggers with anti-psychotics and at least some other psych meds? You know how I wanted off the oxy so bad I kept stretching between doses until I went into shock last Friday? And the whole switching to tramadol except for sleep Sunday and the barely taking tramadol mostly for sleep all week thing? Yeah, well the dentist was like you really need to take half an oxy so you can sleep. It'll be alright.

It is not. I've been getting weird little precursor warning sign things, like when I have a high fever, but nastier in tone. It was reminding me very much of the time they tried antidepressants for my post concussive syndrome, but it did nothing so they kept upping the dose and upping the dose until I had full spectrum hallucinations and paranoia? In that case I was rational and worked out pretty quick I was hallucinating and it was the anti-depressant.

So you know the thing that happened with my sensative to opiods relatives What does a hospital do when they have a violent person having an apparent psychotic break? They put them on anti-psychotics. What do anti-psychotics do to people with this rare ass genetic thing? Cause paranoia and hallucinations.

Yeah, so the half an oxy caused me to hallucinate today. It was only visual and I was rational, so that's good. It took about two hours for the blood level to drop enough to make it stop, but I'm super not enjoying the adrenaline surges and tachycardia.

I maybe managed about two hours of sleep later. At best. interrupted by what I think of as rotten orange dreams. This is a metaphor. This is how unpleasant sharp and vivid a rotting orange smells up close. Yeah. They aren't nightmares in the something scary sense, but fundamentally unpleasant in the something feels not right in my brain sense. They are the sort of dreams I get with a high fever, only the opioid version is nastier in flavor. it's hard to explain. so this was yet another impetus for taking as little oxy as I could get away with and just doing AS meds when I'm not trying to sleep most of this week, because even the tramadol has started giving me that kind of dream.

I suspect the issue here was that the last month before the operation it was incredibly hard to sleep without something to take the edge off the pain a little I was doing my in emergencies only three times a week and just making do with the very little sleep otherwise. (Normal, it's one or two tramadol at most in a month and only with things like, it hurts to much to move or U keep bursting into tears trying to make food because the pain is that bad or I'm being stabbed in the head headaches).

Add to this the post surgical meds and the oxy I had to take after for days to fend off shock and the tramadol I scaled down to as soon as I could begin to cope with the pain level and this is the most opioids I've allowed in my system since a botched surgery over a decade.

There are still two non-opioid techniques left in my quiver, but it is likely I will have to take a tramadol again between now and whenever it stops feeling like stabbing when I move in my sleep wrong, because Wednesday and Thursday night proved I can't yet get more than a couple hours of low quality sleep at best on just the AS meds. Long term insomnia also makes one hallucinate.

So I'm a mess. I'm going to be a mess for at least another week. links are backing up again, many of them urgent. Please be patient if I'm not up to the usual quality.

* I apparently need a root canal if I want to save a middle molar I need for chewing on the more functional side of my mouth so that has to go ahead of the oven fundraising wise. I've no idea how much that will cost until the specialists can get back to me. We are still trying to save for a working oven, but it's less important than being able to chew. I don't know how much I actually need there as the price fluctuates. we were $5-600 short when it was on sale. I am disabled and medically fragile. Not having a working oven is messing with my nutrition, but again being able to use that side of my mouth is worse:

If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

* The contingency worked, I think in part because I turned some sort of corner in the healing process over night. When I went to bed it very much still hurt. When I woke, barely a twinge. My teeth hurt way more than the incision area. IDK. Bodies are weird.

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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.

* "War in Ukraine! Support LGBTQ people.:" https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/s047412e502b6

* "DONATE TO EMILY'S LIST:" https://win.emilyslist.org/a/donate-to-emily

* How to Support the Women's Reproduction Protection Act: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/684465183144476672/womens-health-protection-act

* "These Organizations Accept Donations To Help People in Ukraine:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/01/where-to-donate-help-ukraine/

* "Russia-Ukraine War: Info and ways to help:" https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/

* "This is where you can donate to support LGBT+ Ukrainians:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/25/donate-support-lgbt-ukraine/

* "Support OVD-Info:" https://beste-glatisant.tumblr.com/post/677388506851606528/hi-ive-donated-to-the-ukranian-refugees-and-now

* Donate to Abortion funds: https://tuulikki.tumblr.com/post/685542978922692608/seacollectsrivers-theegoldfinch-theegoldfinch

* "Supporting Abortion Funds in the South:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/682207036936732672/supporting-abortion-funds-in-the-south

* Ways to help Trans Youth resisting Transphobic laws in Texas: https://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/677204004210688000

* Help LGBTQIA+ people escape Afghanistan: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lgbtq-afghan-refugees-rebuild-their-lives

* "The Rainbow Railroad:" https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/take-action

* Want to help Charles Booker beat Rand Paul? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/pccc_2022_charles_booker_only

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

( Links Underneath: )

* "More than 4,000 arrested in Amhara as Ethiopia cracks down on militia:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/may/30/more-than-4000-arrested-in-amhara-as-ethiopia-cracks-down-on-militia

* "Ethiopia set a world record for displacements in a single year: 5.1 million in 2021:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/05/28/1100469734/ethiopia-set-a-world-record-for-displacements-in-a-single-year-5-1-million-in-20

* "Eritrean troops shell town in north Ethiopia - U.N.:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/eritrean-troops-shell-town-north-ethiopia-un-2022-05-31/

* "Ethiopia’s new rift: Amhara vs Abiy:" https://www.theafricareport.com/210237/ethiopias-new-rift-amhara-vs-abiy/

* "Yemenis face daily struggle to survive in besieged Taiz:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemenis-face-daily-struggle-survive-besieged-taiz-2022-06-03/

* "‘How Are They Weapons? That’s Only a Flashlight!’:" https://www.wired.com/story/hong-kong-protests-things-they-carried/

* "Rights groups allege French arms makers complicit in Yemen war crimes:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/rights-groups-allege-french-arms-makers-complicit-yemen-war-crimes-2022-06-02/

* "US basketball star Brittney Griner still locked-up in Russia after more than 100 days:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/brittney-griner-basketball-wnba-detention-russia/

* "French legislative elections 2022: How does this post-presidential election work?:" https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2022/05/30/french-legislative-elections-2022-how-does-this-post-presidential-election-work_5984994_8.html

* "Colombia’s Trump May Be Headed for the Presidential Palace:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/world/americas/colombia-presidential-election-hernandez-petro.html

"Mr. Hernández once called himself a follower of Adolf Hitler, has suggested combining major ministries to save money, and says that as president he plans to declare a state of emergency to deal with corruption, leading to fears that he could shut down Congress or suspend mayors."

* "'Something magnetic about her’: French ex-chambermaid Rachel Keke runs for MP after labour battle:" https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220531-something-magnetic-about-her-french-ex-chambermaid-runs-for-mp-after-labour-battle

* This is not helping! "Nationalist Flag March returns to Jerusalem in all its ugliness:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-05-29/ty-article/nationalist-flag-march-returns-to-jerusalem-in-all-its-ugliness/00000181-1159-d3ed-a7a3-375fa3a50000

* "Canada's government moves to make selling or importing handguns illegal:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/30/1102084025/canada-bill-freeze-handgun-sales-imports

* CW: Child Death "Nurse at Birmingham hospital held on suspicion of poisoning after death of child:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/23/nurse-at-birmingham-hospital-held-on-suspicion-of-poisoning-after-death-of-child

* "I have asthma and was tear gassed twice - Liverpool fan:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-61623276

* "Woman tracks down her own stolen car before a police investigation:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61592910

* CW: Animal Abuse. "West Ham footballer Kurt Zouma ordered to do community service over cat abuse:" https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jun/01/kurt-zouma-cat-abuse-videos-west-ham-footballer

* "How Partygate could do for Johnson as Black Wednesday did for Major:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/29/how-partygate-could-do-for-johnson-as-black-wednesday-did-for-major

* "Carrie Johnson’s texts about ‘the gays’ at centre of new Partygate storm:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/carrie-johnson-text-gays-partygate-storm/

* "Rail staff are set for battle, but a post-Covid strike could run off track:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/29/rail-staff-are-set-for-battle-but-a-post-covid-strike-could-run-off-track

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* "‘We’re playing with fire’: US Covid cases may be 30 times higher than reported:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/01/us-covid-surge-cases-rate

* "Youngest Children Could Get Covid Shots in Late June, White House Says:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/us/politics/children-covid-vaccine.html

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* "EU leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by the end of 2022:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/30/1102083611/eu-agree-partial-russian-oil-embargo

* "UK Pledges Missiles to Ukraine; New US Ambassador in Kyiv:" https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/06/02/uk-pledges-missiles-ukraine-new-us-ambassador-kyiv.html

* "‘The west can change the outcome’: plea for heavy weapons on Ukraine frontline:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/31/plea-for-heavy-weapons-ukraine-frontline-mykolaiv

* "UK says Russia's gains in eastern Ukraine have been 'slow and costly'; Putin blames West for food, energy crisis:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/04/russia-ukraine-live-updates.html

* "Ukraine war latest: Russia controls a fifth of Ukraine:" https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-61656289

* "Russian troops storm city amid eastern Ukraine bombardments:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/29/russia-ukraine-bombardments-00035855

* "'I watched from afar Russia’s latest merciless assault on Severodonetsk':" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61634050

* "Russia holds most of Severodonetsk, center of Donbas fight, official says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/31/severodonetsk-luhansk-donbas-ukraine-russia-war/

* "Russia strikes ‘nitric acid tank’ at chemical plant in Ukraine’s Severodonetsk:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/russia-strikes-nitric-acid-tank-at-chemical-plant-in-ukraines-severodonetsk/

* "Russia Trying to Capture Key Donetsk Cities: Governor:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-06-02/russia-trying-to-capture-key-donetsk-cities-governor

* "Russians attempt to advance toward Lysychansk, avoiding fighting across the Siverskyi Donets:" https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3497872-russians-attempt-to-advance-toward-lysychansk-avoiding-fighting-across-the-siverskyi-donets.html

* "Lyman overtaken by Russians; French journalist killed in Severodonetsk area:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/30/russia-ukraine-war-news-live-updates/

* "Russian Military Is Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine, U.S. Says:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/russia-military-eastern-ukraine.html

* "Russian soldiers get prison terms in second Ukraine war crimes trial:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/31/ukraine-russian-war-crimes-second-trial-sentencing/

* "An ‘unprecedented’ effort to document war crimes in Ukraine. But what chance of justice?:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/28/ukraine-war-crimes-investigations/

* "Ukraine war: Stories of torture emerging out of Kherson:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61607410

* "Evacuation halted after French journalist killed by shelling in Ukraine's Luhansk region:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-journalist-killed-shelling-ukraines-luhansk-region-governor-2022-05-30/

* "A Russian Plane Crashed Into a House. Death Was Parceled Out Randomly.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/world/europe/ukraine-russia-chernihiv.html

* "Lviv commemorates 243 dead children in Ukraine war with school buses memorial:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/02/lviv-commemorates-243-dead-children-in-ukraine-war-with-school-buses-memorial

* "The Russian soldiers refusing to fight in Ukraine:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61607184

* "Zelenskyy predicts mass protests in Europe if Ukrainian ports not unblocked:" https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/06/2/7350155/

* "Tending Russia’s Dead as They Pile Up in Ukraine:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/world/russian-casualties-ukraine.html

* "Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra sell trophy to buy drones for Ukraine's military:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/kalush-orchestra-ukraine-eurovision-russia-war/

* "Amid Increasing Protests Against War, Moscow Mayor Warns Of Repercussions:" https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-mayor-protests-warning-ukraine/31730885.html

* "The Ukraine War Is Transforming the LGBTQ+ Rights Landscape in Europe:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/5/16/ukraine-war-transforming-lgbtq-rights-landscape-europe

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* "OPEC+ agrees on March output rise amid oil price rally, defying pressure from U.S., India:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/02/oil-opec-seen-sticking-to-output-policy-as-prices-hover-near-record-levels.html

* "Congress Launches a New Bipartisan Effort to End the War in Yemen:" https://theintercept.com/2022/06/01/yemen-war-saudi-arabia-congress-bipartisan-biden/

* "Biden talks gun control, extremism with New Zealand's PM:" https://apnews.com/article/biden-new-zealand-texas-buffalo-congress-9d696b199f104d83159c99bc09d420e5

* "What other countries could teach Ted Cruz about solving a gun crisis:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/what-other-countries-could-teach-ted-cruz-about-solving-a-gun-crisis-141195845617

* This disgusts me. "Nancy Reagan honoured by White House on first day of Pride, sparking outrage:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/02/nancy-reagan-stamp-backlash-aids-white-house-pride-month/

* Finally! "For years White House interns have not been paid. That will soon change:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/02/1102593139/white-house-interns-paid

* "Biden cancels all remaining student loan debt from Corinthian Colleges:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/01/biden-administration-student-loan-debt-00036572

* "Undoing Trump, EPA to empower states and tribes to oppose pipelines:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/06/02/undoing-trump-epa-empower-states-tribes-oppose-pipelines/

* "House panel advances package of new gun bills after latest mass shootings jolt nation:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-control-bills-house-judiciary-committee-protecting-our-kids-act/

* "GOP congressman shows off home gun collection during first gun reform hearing after Uvalde shooting:" https://www.salon.com/2022/06/02/congressman-shows-off-home-collection-during-first-reform-hearing-after-uvalde/

* "Rep. Jeffries: Why the gun violence crisis requires a ‘national solution’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-jeffries-why-the-gun-violence-crisis-requires-a-national-solution-141195845812

* "Hayes: The case for small, preventative actions against gun violence:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-the-case-for-small-preventative-actions-against-gun-violence-141355077516

* "Fred Guttenberg: We must end the gun industry liability shield:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fred-guttenberg-we-must-end-the-gun-industry-liability-shield-141392453830

* 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* "Florida Supreme Court locks in DeSantis-backed redistricting map:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/02/florida-redistricting-map-court-decision-00036740

* "Jail is the new threat facing election workers:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/politics/election-workers-jail-threat-ctzn/index.html

* "Lawyer Who Plotted to Overturn Trump Loss Recruits Election Deniers to Watch Over the Vote:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/us/politics/republican-poll-monitors-election-activists.html

* "They Insisted the 2020 Election Was Tainted. Their 2022 Primary Wins? Not So Much.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/republicans-voter-fraud-claims-2022.html

* "Transphobic Republicans win but key Trump ally loses in Republican primaries:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/25/republican-primary-election-texas-alabama-georgia-arkansas-trump-lgbt/

* "Lesbian Tina Kotek Wins Democratic Primary for Oregon Governor:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/17/lesbian-tina-kotek-wins-democratic-primary-oregon-governor

* Damnit! "Rep. Henry Cuellar finishes runoff 281 votes ahead of Jessica Cisneros:" https://www.houstonchronicle.com/home/article/Rep-Henry-Cuellar-finishes-runoff-281-votes-17217642.php

* "With 33-vote lead, Michelle Vallejo declares victory in South Texas congressional runoff:" https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/01/michelle-vallejo-ruben-ramirez-tx-15-south-texas/

* "Pa. GOP Senate race upended by court cases:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/31/mccormick-oz-supremecourt-recount-pennsylvania-00036128

* "Dave McCormick concedes Pennsylvania Senate GOP primary to Trump-backed Mehmet Oz:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/03/politics/dave-mccormick-concedes-mehmet-oz-pennsylvania-senate-republican-primary/index.html

* "Vote tally remains same after recount in 2 Buncombe County primary races:" https://wlos.com/news/local/vote-tally-remains-same-after-recount-in-2-buncombe-county-primary-races-nc-house-district-115-pratik-bhakta-sherry-higgins-district-attorney-todd-williams-courtney-booth

* "GOP Sen. Cynthia Lummis Issues 'Apology' After Transphobic Comments:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/16/gop-sen-cynthia-lummis-issues-apology-after-transphobic-comments

* "Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko heckled, exits stage during graduation speech in Glendale:" https://kjzz.org/content/1783754/republican-rep-debbie-lesko-heckled-exits-stage-during-graduation-speech-glendale

* "The Lesbian Who Could Replace Madison Cawthorn and More Primary News:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/18/lesbian-who-could-replace-madison-cawthorn-and-more-primary-news

Want to help Jasmine Beach-Ferrara flip a congressional seat? https://victoryfund.org/candidate/jasmine-beach-ferrara/

* "Some 2022 Colorado congressional candidates don’t live in the districts they’re running to represent:" https://coloradosun.com/2022/06/02/2022-colorado-primary-candidate-voting/

* "'Just the way it goes': DeSantis axes $3B from Legislature's budget in front of Republican leaders:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/02/just-the-way-it-goes-desantis-axes-3b-from-legislatures-budget-in-front-of-republican-leaders-00036893

* "Florida Democrats sense opportunity against DeSantis over soaring housing costs:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/31/politics/florida-affordable-housing-ron-desantis-democrats/index.html

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Bill Gates Will Force You to Eat Burgers Made in a ‘Peach Tree Dish’:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dgne3/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-bill-gates-will-force-you-to-eat-burgers-made-in-a-peach-tree-dish

* "In bizarre video, MTG assaults 'reality, science and the English language all at once':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-in-video-marjorie-taylor-green-assaults-reality-science-and-the-english-language-141230149523

* "Michael Sussmann Is Acquitted in Case Brought by Trump-Era Prosecutor:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/michael-sussmann-durham-fbi.html

* "Conway on blueprint to keep Trump in power: 'If that’s not a crime, nothing is':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/conway-on-blueprint-to-keep-trump-in-power-if-that-s-not-a-crime-nothing-is-141274693853

* "Ex-Trump aide Navarro indicted; Meadows won't be charged:" https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-peter-navarro-government-and-politics-subpoenas-8defd8645d6cb5cab67767650f6cc303

* "Secret Service were warned of security risk to Pence day before Capitol attack:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/03/mike-pence-capitol-attack-secret-service-donald-trump-security-risk

* "Pence aide warned Secret Service of threat against VP posed by Trump: report:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/pence-aide-warned-secret-service-of-threat-against-vp-posed-by-trump-report-141429317814

* "The Breaking Point Is Here—Again:" https://www.wired.com/story/buffalo-uvalde-shootings-breaking-point/

* "The Atrocity of American Gun Culture:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/06/the-atrocity-of-american-gun-culture

* "Citizens need to see the destruction military-style weapons wreak, surgeon says:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/31/1102097106/citizens-need-to-see-the-destruction-military-style-weapons-wreak-surgeon-says

* "Two Professors Found What Creates a Mass Shooter. Will Politicians Pay Attention?:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/27/stopping-mass-shooters-q-a-00035762

* "Nine killed and over 60 injured in Memorial Day weekend mass shootings:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/memorial-day-weekend-marked-dozen-mass-shootings-us-rcna31179

* "Shooters at large after 6 teenagers shot in downtown Chattanooga: Police:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/multiple-people-shoot-tennessee-police/story?id=85048571

* "Argument at Memorial Day festival leads to 1 person fatally shot, 7 others injured:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/29/us/oklahoma-festival-shooting/index.html

* "Tulsa gunman angry over pain after back surgery, police say:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/02/tulsa-shooting-news-medical-center/

* "Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: 'How much more carnage?':" https://apnews.com/article/biden-oklahoma-tulsa-shootings-gun-violence-5dc90ec2ab417708f9f023e642031c5b

* "After mass shooting, NYC explores gun detectors in subways:" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/after-mass-shooting-nyc-explores-gun-detectors-in-subways/articleshow/91935971.cms

* "Texas authorities say a teacher closed a propped-open door before the attack:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/31/1102316313/texas-uvalde-teacher-door-open-closed

* "Hayes: The bid to blame Uvalde shooting on ‘anything but the guns’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-the-bid-to-blame-uvalde-shooting-on-anything-but-the-guns-141274181560

* "Students should walk out of schools this fall until parents, leaders ‘do something’ Tim Wise says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/uvalde-massacre-victims-funerals-begin-this-week-as-calls-for-gun-reform-grow-141200453718

* "‘Where are the letters of resignation?’: Sandy Hook first responder asks of Uvalde law enforcement:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/new-york-times-timeline-of-mass-shooting-in-uvalde-texas-raises-stark-questions-about-failed-police-response-141203013607

* "Rep. Swalwell: Republicans are out of touch with the people in their own party who own guns:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/gun-reform-leaders-rep-eric-swalwell-and-parkland-shooting-survivor-david-hogg-discuss-legislative-activist-routes-to-ending-gun-violence-141358149652

* "What Happened to the Defund the Police Movement?:"

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* "Family devastated after Texas escapee kills man, grandsons:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fugitive-suspected-taking-truck-found-dead-85151243

* "Woman shoots woman at Chattanooga restaurant drive-through, say police:" https://newschannel9.com/news/local/woman-charged-with-shooting-woman-in-chattanooga-wednesday-evening-chattanooga-police-gun-violence-bullets-crime

* "Nearly 6 years later, man indicted in mother's death at sea:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/years-man-indicted-mothers-death-sea-84987093

* "Hinckley, who shot Reagan, says thanks after winning freedom:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hinckley-who-shot-reagan-says-thanks-after-winning-freedom/2022/06/02/b2fb9332-e26a-11ec-ae64-6b23e5155b62_story.html

* "The Books Getting Banned From Schools:"

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* "Dissecting the Manosphere:"

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* CW: Rape, Pedophilia. "Is Armie Hammer Going to JAIL? Australian BDSM Cult Update & Manson Intimidates Accuser? Case Review:"

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* CW: Domestic Violence. "The Amber Heard & Evan Rachel Wood Connection: Fact or Fiction?:"

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* CW: Sexual Assault. "Kevin Spacey to face 4 sex assault charges in Britain:" https://apnews.com/article/kevin-spacey-sexual-assault-charges-0a0a03d60026132d35df0d5bd906c2d7

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Kevin Spacey faces extradition to UK after being charged with sexual assault:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/kevin-spacey-extradition-sexual-assault/

* Cw: Pedophilia. "I was sexually abused as a nine-year-old boy. People said I ‘was asking for it’ because I’m gay:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/26/gay-survivor-child-sexual-abuse-patrick-sandford/

* CW: Pedophilia. "Woman Jailed After Molesting 13-Year-Old Gay Boy to Make Him Straight:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/5/17/woman-jailed-after-molesting-13-year-old-gay-boy-make-him-straight

* CW: Sex Abuse. "Distraught teen told of Cosby sex abuse, friend testifies:" https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/cosby-faces-sex-abuse-allegations-civil-trial-opens-85101851

* CW: Rape. "Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction upheld by appeals court:" https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-conviction-upheld-1dc4db0787bfd4a94268ef0ed6ea4803

* CW: Rape. "Rape victim: It felt like I was being investigated when I reported my assault:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61640054

* CW: Sexual Harassment "Woman Sues University After Alleging Golf Coach Outed Her:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/17/woman-sues-queens-university-after-alleging-golf-coach-outed-her

* CW: Rape. "JK Rowling 'demonises' trans inmates at prison where women raped by guards:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/31/jk-rowling-trans-prison-trans-reduxx-edna-mahan/

* "I get abuse and threats online - why can't it be stopped?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58924168

* CW: Domestic Violence. "Jury sides with Depp on lawsuit, Heard on counterclaim:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/01/depp-heard-lawsuit-verdict-00036449

* "Let’s Sue Big Polluters Under Oklahoma’s Wacko Abortion Law:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/lets-sue-big-polluters-under-oklahomas-wacko-abortion-law

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* "What The History Of Back-Alley Abortions Can Teach Us About A Future Without Roe:" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-the-history-of-back-alley-abortions-can-teach-us-about-a-future-without-roe/

* "The ‘Open Secret’ on Getting a Safe Abortion Before Roe v. Wade:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/04/opinion/sunday/psychiatrists-abortion-roe.html

* I don’t have a lot of faith in “de-prioritizing” abortion arrests. "Austin pushing to effectively decriminalize abortion ahead of ruling on Roe:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/30/austin-decriminalize-abortion-roe-00035791

* "If Roe v. Wade is overturned, two pathways will determine when Tennessee's abortion ban starts:" https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2022/05/31/two-legal-paths-could-determine-when-tennessee-bans-abortions/9914999002/

* "Empty clinics, no calls: The fallout of Oklahoma’s abortion ban:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/04/oklahoma-abortion-roe/

* "The Doctor Prescribing Abortions from Overseas:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/06/03/rebecca-gomperts-interview-abortion-00036742

* "In Florida, There’s a Growing Gap Between What People Say About Abortion and What They Do:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/06/03/florida-abortion-00035799

* "Amid abortion battle, DeSantis vetoes birth-control funding — again:" https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2022/06/05/amid-abortion-battle-desantis-vetoes-birth-control-funding-again/

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* "JK Rowling’s Patronus is a TERF:"

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* "Labour MP Stella Creasy insists JK Rowling is wrong and a woman can have a penis:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/28/stella-creasy-jk-rowling-trans-woman-penis-mark-jenkinson/

* "Attorney general Suella Braverman says schools have no obligation to affirm trans pupils:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/28/attorney-general-suella-braverman-trans-schools/

* "BBC says it's 'misleading' to call JK Rowling's trans views 'unpopular':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/28/bbc-says-its-misleading-to-call-jk-rowlings-trans-views-unpopular/

* "Labour MP calls for investigation into NHS 'blocking' trans pregnancy advice:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/02/nadia-whittome-labour-mp-nhs-trans-pregnanacy/

* "Trans girl assaulted by teen as friends hurled abuse because of her looks:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/31/lancashire-trans-girl-assault/

* "World's 'most influential' trans activist issues urgent rallying cry:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/05/emmett-schelling-texas-tent-lgbtq-time-influential-activist/

* "Texas Hospital to Resume Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/5/13/texas-hospital-resume-gender-affirming-care-trans-youth

* "GOP lawmakers renew attempt at transgender girl sports ban:" https://www.union-bulletin.com/gop-lawmakers-renew-attempt-at-transgender-girl-sports-ban/article_26e39101-c408-5b86-b648-984ee4d7c592.html

* "Ohio GOP pass Molest Girls Act of 2022:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1835471.html

* "Florida's Ron DeSantis asks medical board to ban trans youth healthcare:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/03/florida-ron-desantis-gender-affirming-healthcare-trans-youth/

* "South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster Signs Anti-Trans Sports Bill:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/17/south-carolina-gov-henry-mcmaster-signs-anti-trans-sports-bill

* "Police to finally end undercover bathroom stings after historic settlement:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/05/port-authority-police-lewdness-stings-ny-bathrooms/

* Republicans are now trying to make the sale of LGBTQIA+ books to minors illegal in stores. "GOP Politician Targets Barnes & Noble With Legal Action for Queer Book:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/20/gop-politician-targets-barnes-noble-legal-action-queer-book

* "Here Are the Trans Americans Killed in 2022 So Far:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/5/06/here-are-trans-americans-killed-2022-so-far

* "Trans Woman Nedra Sequence Morris Found Dead in Florida:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/5/17/trans-woman-nedra-sequence-morris-found-dead-florida

* "Gay Man Allegedly Beaten, Blinded by Family Speaks Out:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/5/13/florida-gay-man-allegedly-beaten-blinded-family-speaks-out

* "Teacher Free to Misgender & Out Students Following Trump Judge Ruling:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/19/kansas-teacher-free-misgender-out-students-following-trump-judge-ruling

* "Teacher Threatened & Transferred After Showing LGBTQ+ Pride Videos:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/12/glendale-california-teacher-threatened-transferred-after-showing-lgbtq-pride-videos

* "Restaurant’s Pride Flag Stolen for Third Time:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/19/connecticut-restaurants-pride-flag-stolen-third-time-blue-orchid-pan-asian

* "Surgeon Has Plans to Transplant a Uterus Into a Trans Woman:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2022/5/11/surgeon-india-has-plans-transplant-uterus-trans-woman

* "Georgia Modernizes HIV Disclosure Law:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/law-crime/2022/5/17/georgia-modernizes-hiv-disclosure-law

* "PrEP Use Has Not Increased Hep-C in Australian Gay and Bi Men:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment/2022/5/16/prep-use-has-not-increased-hep-c-australian-gay-and-bi-men

* "WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-pandemics-world-organization-smallpox-260f127f54016fca402e88f8bdb3ace3

* "Monkeypox: Summer festivals could become super-spreader events, warns WHO:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/01/monkeypox-gay-bi-men-summer-festivals-who/

* "Melatonin poisoning reports are up in kids, study says:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-poisoning-716dbfe4eb49fc4cc224d388d91e8dbf

* "Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways:" https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/25/viruses-that-were-on-hiatus-during-covid-are-back-and-behaving-in-unexpected-ways/

* "'We have got to show up for Wendy Williams like we showed up for Britney': People raise the alarm about host's legal battle with Wells Fargo:" https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/wendy-williams-wells-fargo-financial-guardianship/

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* "Miscellaneous Myths: The Book Of Invasions:"

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* "329 years later, last Salem "witch" Elizabeth Johnson Jr. is pardoned:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/salem-witch-elizabeth-johnson-jr-pardoned-329-years-later/

* "What the Vai Script Reveals About the Evolution of Writing:" https://www.sapiens.org/language/vai-script-evolution/

* "The Explosive History of Krakatoa:"

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* "The Hidden History of Black Catholic Nuns:" https://daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-history-of-black-catholic-nuns/

* Why didn't they use these ideas for the Met Ball? "Electrical Fashions:" https://daily.jstor.org/electrical-fashions/

* "Grand Illusions:" https://daily.jstor.org/grand-illusions/?preview_id=285654

* "Destroying Ancient Artifacts for Profit Is Nothing New:"

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* "Remembering the Unsung Egyptians Who Helped Discover King Tut’s Tomb:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remembering-unsung-egyptians-who-helped-find-king-tut-tomb-180980074/

* "The Black Panther Party: Crash Course Black American History #39:"

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* "The Man Who Took Down a $3 Billion Funeral Empire:"

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* "'00s Bisexual Chic:"

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* "Has Urine Therapy Gone Too Far?:"

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* "We Don’t Need a Sitcom About School Shootings:" https://slate.com/culture/2022/06/abbott-elementary-school-shootings-uvalde-sitcoms.html

* "Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/14/legendary-activist-urvashi-vaid-dies-63

* "Holocaust survivor who spoke about life as a gay woman in concentration camps dies:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/margot-heuman-holocaust-survivor-dead-gay/

* "Absurd Gun Debate as America Reels from Mass Shootings:" https://www.cc.com/video/wjtec5/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-absurd-gun-debate-as-america-reels-from-mass-shootings

* "Ronny Chieng Teaches You About Asians - Unsung Sports Heroes:" https://www.cc.com/video/3y69ks/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-ronny-chieng-teaches-you-about-asians-unsung-sports-heroes

* "SPRING/SUMMER FASHION TRENDS REVIEW but it's 1936:"

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* "Superbia: A Confusing History of a Failed Musical.:"

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* ""I Melt with You" by Modern English:"

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* "She’s Not A Grape | r/MenWritingWomen:"

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* "Do You Support Straight Marriage? | LGBTQ+ Tik Toks:"

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* Tuesday evening, Head Millennial came to do a bunch of per-surgery house prep, even though it was his day off. seriously a superstar. The cats DID NOT Approve of being locked out of my room because of the anti-infection protocol. They kept gathering in front of the door and staring with a deep look of betrayal. Then I needed a nap, and they were locked out, poor buttons. Squirrel came home to find alarmed cats congregating outside my door, possibly concerned i had crawled in there to die, given how injured I obviously am. They were very relieved when I emerged, but clearly knew something is up. They eventually wore themselves out and crashed hard around one AM, poor buttons.

I did manage to get the things needing doing done between when I got up from the nap and 5Am transport. Also my ID fell out in the Taxi, leading to later drama, but it was all right. The medicare card stayed in the book where I'd tucked it, and they were willing to check me in with that. I travel light to the hospital: comfortable clothes, assorted ID (sometimes paperwork they are likely to need, but not this time), a book for the long waits, and a mask. I don't bring any people, because really, I just want to read and what sort of monster drags extra people into a hospital waiting room to make them sit around for five or six hours, especially during a pandemic, unless they have to be there because of disorientation, dementia, mental health, or translation issues? (Some people do need a helper and that's okay. I don't.)

Everyone was really nice at the hospital. I still find the morning prayer announcement unnerving, though now it's more non-denominational and good thoughts instead of a formal prayer. In any case, being first cut of the day for that operating room, meant no delays. Surgery was routine and about an hour. They moved me out of acute recovery pretty quickly, as i was pretty clearly compose mentos and doing fine after the initial ten minutes, and the lady I was sharing the male nurse with was having a very bad time of it. (I really felt terrible for her).

Anyway, I had ice, juice, crackers and meds in the regular recovery station and Squirrel took me home. I ended up having to do a lot of phone bureaucracy and not just for the missing ID. (There has been an ongoing drama between the nebulizer people and my doctor that's been delaying shipments. I thought it was settled last week. Apparently it was not. This is why i stockpile meds. If I didn't, I'd be doing all this plus a particularly brutal allergy season without meds for the last two weeks. This is NOT the doctor's fault. Some of you may remember the resent drama with me trying to get a replacement machine awhile back and the ensuing nightmare with not being able to get treatments until I was hypoxic. Fun times! There was another medical equipment thing that was my fault, and I decided to sort out while I was at it and some pharmacy stuff and a thing i decided to sort since it was on the same paper with the transport phone numbers. The cab guy did eventually bring me the Id back, so that's okay. I took naps where i could.

Tavy has been alternating jealous/clingy and bitey for about two weeks when I started deteriorating rapidly. He's also been sassy with Head Millennial, which is in a sway a sign of how much he adores him This continues, though he's starting to calm down as of Thursday afternoon. Livia decided I was probably a doppelganger sent by the vet to trick her into a crate judging by my smell, so it was a rather tense time here at the cat asylum for a while. (If Livia hasn’t seen one of us for enough hours, she is wary that we might be doppelgangers. It’s a whole thing, but if it was just squirrel at work or me shopping, she usually decides we’re okay quickly. This time I was moving funny and smelled like hospital. It’s a reasonable concern.) Head Millennial took great care of me all evening. Went I got up for the 2:45 ice/meds, etc., I finally convinced Livia I probably was me and she got her proper bed pettins. The cats are still concerned, but cautiously optimistic.

Head Millennial came in the evening to take care of me. He did a wonderful job. The mashed potatoes are plentiful. I have lots of pre-cut fruit. He took care of assorted small stuff I couldn't handle myself, including watering plants, cat things, laundry folding. (I did two loads of laundry Tuesday because everything needed to be pristine.) He was a superhero. There is no way i could have handled any of this without him. He set me up with last meds and fresh ice for bed before leaving.

I am of course heavily drugged still, but I've had at least two worse surgeries than this, and a different one of the same severity in the same region of the body. (The removal of Herberton, a tumor colony the approximate size and shape of my brain.) I'm being very good about doing my anti-blood clot and post-op pneumonia exercises, and I'm doing fine as long as I don't move much or worse bend over *shudder* Money for food I don't have to cook or oven replacement is welcome as I'll likely be ready for better food by the weekend. (I am currently living on fruit, crackers, and mashed potatoes and am thinking about maybe some soup later). Expected recovery is five weeks, which is no surprise at all, as I’ve been here before. The first week is the rough bit, with the first couple days the worst.

The quality of news prepped after Tuesday may be low and somewhat redundant as frankly the Ukrainian things are mushy in my head. I do apologize for this, and hopefully by the time the next aggregate goes up, i will be way more together.

* Friday, Livia got her appetite back and I actually saw her playing. By Saturday, Tavy had transitioned out of "Human Must Be Guarded At All Times" mode into normal for Tavy mode. So far no signs of infection. I did go into shock Friday because I pushed a little to hard and am characteristically apt to stretch too long between pain meds doses. (Long time readers will know about the bad reaction a lot of people on my mom's side of the family have to both opioids and anti-psychotics. I luckily didn't inherit the full on version of it, but opioids are legitimately unpleasant for me to take. Imagine the taste of holly bark and the smell of diesel fumes mixed with crushed snake in a metal garbage can in July. Now imagine that smell/taste combination was a feeling in the back of your head mixed with a generalized malaise and you, too, would go as long as you can bear between oxycodin doses.)

This is so much more manageable than pre-surgury was. Sure, I need a stupid amount of sleep with very little warning and if I move wrong it feels like the Ides of march, but most of the time, it's just itchy and exhausting instead of my body endlessly screaming that Something Is Wrong 24/7 and almost as exhausting. On the scale of surgeries I've had this is only the forth most dire. Trust me, this was very worth it.

Round of applause for Head Millennial, without whom the whole last month would have been impossible.

* Sunday, I did too much and am really not well. In Cat News, Livia gave Head Millennial the blinky eyes while still managing to glare at him.

* We are trying to get a working oven. I am disabled and medically fragile. Not having a working oven is messing with my nutrition. I need about 600.00ish:

If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

* "Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”: Just the Gay Parts:" https://www.flavorwire.com/459904/walt-whitmans-song-of-myself-just-the-gay-parts#:~:text=I%20mind%20how%20once%20we,till%20you%20held%20my%20feet.

* This this on evolution approaches poetry: https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/686168346164609024/bitternest-elodieunderglass

* "50 Times Cat Owners “Set A Trap” To Catch Them And It Was Successful:" https://www.boredpanda.com/cat-trap-is-working-pics/?utm_source=conuly.dreamwidth&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic

* "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for people who actually like Pride and Prejudice.:" https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/686170664130969600/jomiddlemarch-palis-delon-mryddinwilt

* "Story Time Sweets:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/5/29/story-time-sweets

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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.

* "War in Ukraine! Support LGBTQ people.:" https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/s047412e502b6

* "DONATE TO EMILY'S LIST:" https://win.emilyslist.org/a/donate-to-emily

* How to Support the Women's Reproduction Protection Act: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/684465183144476672/womens-health-protection-act

* "These Organizations Accept Donations To Help People in Ukraine:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/01/where-to-donate-help-ukraine/

* "Russia-Ukraine War: Info and ways to help:" https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/

* "This is where you can donate to support LGBT+ Ukrainians:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/25/donate-support-lgbt-ukraine/

* "Support OVD-Info:" https://beste-glatisant.tumblr.com/post/677388506851606528/hi-ive-donated-to-the-ukranian-refugees-and-now

* Donate to Abortion funds: https://tuulikki.tumblr.com/post/685542978922692608/seacollectsrivers-theegoldfinch-theegoldfinch

* "Supporting Abortion Funds in the South:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/682207036936732672/supporting-abortion-funds-in-the-south

* Ways to help Trans Youth resisting Transphobic laws in Texas: https://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/677204004210688000

* Help LGBTQIA+ people escape Afghanistan: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lgbtq-afghan-refugees-rebuild-their-lives

* "The Rainbow Railroad:" https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/take-action

* Want to help Charles Booker beat Rand Paul? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/pccc_2022_charles_booker_only

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

( Links Underneath: )

* "Thousands of detained Uyghurs pictured in leaked Xinjiang police files:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/24/thousands-of-detained-uyghurs-pictured-in-leaked-xinjiang-police-files

* "Escaping the Taliban: The Last Way Out of Afghanistan:" https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/escaping-the-taliban-the-last-way-out-of-afghanistan-a-d1f4132a-bfe0-4417-8b47-69227910dca0

* CW: Suicide. "Girl tried to kill herself after strip-search by Met officers, mother says:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/24/girl-tried-to-kill-herself-after-strip-search-by-met-officers-mother-says

They strip searched an innocent underage autistic girl, cutting off her underwear while she was on her period for the pleasure of watching adult male officers.

I don’t understand why this isn’t being prosecuted as sexual assault, but here we are.

* "Germany: Fake doctor gets life in prison for patient deaths:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/germany-fake-doctor-gets-life-in-prison-for-patient-deaths/2022/05/25/631a1040-dc1c-11ec-bc35-a91d0a94923b_story.html

* "New Australian leader Albanese makes whirlwind world debut:" https://apnews.com/article/biden-tokyo-japan-china-australia-b7c1a81270503250ab60019e29761fe7

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* "Brain fog after Covid: New research says neurological impact could last more than a year:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/brain-fog-long-covid-symptoms-can-last-year-study-finds-rcna29834

* "What's ailing long COVID patients? A new federal study looks for clues:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/05/24/1100505822/whats-ailing-long-covid-patients-a-new-federal-study-looks-for-clues

* "CDC: New Omicron Subvariant Takes Over as Dominant Coronavirus Strain:" https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2022-05-24/cdc-new-omicron-subvariant-ba-2-12-1-takes-over-as-dominant-coronavirus-strain

* "Scientists identify ‘trigger molecule’ for Covid-related changes to smell:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/25/scientists-identify-trigger-molecule-for-covid-related-changes-to-smell

* "1 Million Deaths, 13 Last Messages:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/20/opinion/one-million-covid-deaths-texts.html

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* "Along Ukraine’s northern border with Russia, fears of a new invasion:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/24/urkaine-russia-border-war-chernihiv/

* "Severodonetsk: Battle for key road as fighting reaches Ukraine city:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61578156

* "Former lawyer now a sniper on front lines in Eastern Ukraine along with other volunteer fighters:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukrainian-nationalists-izyum-1.6463544

* "Too late to evacuate civilians in face of Russian attack, says Luhansk official:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/24/ukraine-too-late-to-evacuate-civilians-in-face-of-russian-attack-says-luhansk-official

* "Ukraine: 200 bodies found in basement in Mariupol's ruins:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-kyiv-0c74a0c16b834732b81e460450da3131

* "Ukraine war: Bodies of 44 civilians found as battle for Izyum rages:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61396800

* "Alleged Wagner Group fighters accused of murdering civilians in Ukraine:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/25/wagner-group-fighters-accused-murdering-civilians-ukraine-war-crimes-belarus

* "Scars of war seem to be everywhere in Ukraine after 3 months:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-moscow-d01152d589a482b52f1072ce9886fbe1

* "The flow of Ukrainian refugees has changed direction in Poland. And so has aid relief:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/23/1100085358/medyka-ukrain-refugees-border-humanitarian-aid

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* New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern:

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* Federal only and an extremely minor reform. "Biden has a new executive order on policing, 2 years after George Floyd was killed:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1101080553/biden-has-a-new-executive-order-on-policing-2-years-after-george-floyd-was-kille

* "7 Million Bad Student Loans With No Way Out, for Anyone:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/business/student-loans-default-forgiveness.html

* "“I’ve Been Called Names, Sworn At, and Just SCREAMED At”:" https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/05/rude-hostile-customers-bad-behavior-public-rudeness-isolation-stress-why.html

* "Hard hit by COVID-19, Black Americans are recovering slowly:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/hard-hit-by-covid-19-black-americans-are-recovering-slowly

* This is part of a larger voter suppression bill. "Prepare to say goodbye to Missouri’s presidential primary election:" https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/prepare-to-say-goodbye-to-missouri-s-presidential-primary-election/article_c981dbea-1403-5baf-90e2-c4f14bf5c7d5.html

* "Kemp and Raffensperger will win Georgia GOP primaries, CNN projects, as voters reject Trump-backed challengers:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/politics/georgia-alabama-primary-election/index.html

* "Herschel Walker, Raphael Warnock to face off in crucial Georgia Senate race:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/herschel-walker-raphael-warnock-face-crucial-georgia-senate-race-rcna30185

* "Katie Britt, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate runoff:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-alabama-senate-primary-7ced0db0eba85c701ecfe098a2a1a47d

* "Sen. John Boozman clinches Republican nomination in Arkansas:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/sen-john-boozman-clinches-republican-nomination-in-arkansas

* "Texas AG Ken Paxton defeats George P. Bush in GOP primary in bid for re-election:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/ken-paxton-wins-re-election-defeating-george-p-bush-texas-ag-race-rcna30191

* "Seven years later, still no trial for Texas AG Ken Paxton:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-dallas-houston-ken-paxton-62273089acc4feb70dd64349bc398f5d

* "Why the Cuellar-Cisneros race is far from over:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/25/cuellar-cisneros-garcia-cruz-texas-00035145

* "Recount announced in Pennsylvania Senate race as Mehmet Oz’s lead over David McCormick narrows:" https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/live/pa-republican-senate-primary-recount-mehmet-oz-david-mccormick-20220525.html

* "Opinion: Colorado, stop rewarding fringe candidates:" https://coloradosun.com/2022/05/24/colorado-elections-misinformation-partisanship-opinion/

* "How Trump’s Fear of Getting Pied May Come Back to Cream Him:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-donald-trumps-fear-of-getting-pied-may-come-back-to-cream-him

* "FBI counts 61 'active shooter' incidents last year, up 52% from 2020:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-counts-61-active-shooter-incidents-last-year-up-52-2020-2022-05-24/

* "Ominous texts. An earlier shooting. What we know about the Texas elementary school massacre that killed 21 people:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/us/uvalde-texas-elementary-school-shooting-what-we-know/index.html

* "‘Why are we willing to live with this carnage?’ Biden pushes to tighten gun laws after Texas school shooting:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/24/biden-to-address-uvalde-texas-elementary-school-shooting.html

* "Kamala Harris on Texas shooting: "Enough is enough":" https://www.axios.com/2022/05/25/harris-texas-shooting

* "After Texas shooting, Conn. senator begs for gun compromise:" https://apnews.com/article/senator-chris-murphy-pleads-for-action-on-gun-violence-641fb7c7244ff497c7f9c4c1bc96366c

* "Will Congress act on guns after Sandy Hook, Buffalo, Uvalde?:" https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-gun-politics-0a290e15634cf11aa0faa53ed44caeb0

* "'You are doing nothing': O'Rourke accosts Abbott at press conference on shooting:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/25/beto-orourke-challenges-abbott-on-gun-violence-at-uvalde-press-conference-00035149

* "Just after Texas shooting, California Senate passes Texas-style bill targeting assault weapons, ghost guns:" https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Just-after-Texas-shooting-California-Senate-17196406.php

* "Guns are banned during Trump's upcoming speech at the NRA conference:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1101181842/nra-trump-speech-guns-banned-houston

Republican politicians must be kept safe by gun bans, but 'pro-life' Republicans insist elementary children don't deserve the same safety.

* "Donald Trump and Fellow GOP Monsters Will Still Attend NRA Event in Texas on Friday:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/donald-trump-greg-abbott-ted-cruz-nra-texas-post-shooting

* "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls out ‘pro-life’ Republicans after Texas school shooting:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/25/texas-school-shooting-aoc-buttigieg-gun-reform/

* "Why America's gun problem is worse than any other country, by the numbers:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-america-s-gun-problem-is-worse-than-any-other-country-by-the-numbers-140837957712

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Crtters? 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* "‘I feel powerless’: Asylum seekers lament Title 42’s extension:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/23/migrants-decry-title-42-as-absurd-excuse-as-it-stays-in-place

* "Why Juvenile Curfews Don’t Work:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/07/31/the-curfew-myth

* "Rural Texas official arrested, charged with stealing cattle:" https://apnews.com/article/texas-crime-arrests-theft-2bf54c441f9dbf13fe0e2e03d09d2f78

* "I Study the Online Spaces That Spawned the Buffalo Shooter. Here’s What People Misunderstand About Red-Pilling.:" https://slate.com/technology/2022/05/red-pill-buffalo-shooter-online-hate-groups-research.html

* CW: Pedophilia. "LGBTQ+ child sexual abuse survivors are being blamed for their own abuse:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/24/independent-inquiry-child-sex-abuse-report-lgbtq/

* CW: Sexual Harassment "Florida Democratic Leader Accused of Sexually Harassing Man:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/10/florida-democratic-leader-accused-sexually-harassing-man

* CW: Pedophilia, Incest. "Josh Duggar sentenced in child pornography case:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/entertainment/josh-duggar-sentenced/index.html

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* "Oklahoma governor signs the nation's strictest abortion ban:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-health-texas-oklahoma-ad37e8db8a0f3fd9f4fcd215f8a3ed0a

* "Ex-girlfriend says anti-abortion Oregon GOP House nominee paid for her abortion:" https://americanindependent.com/oregon-republican-house-nominee-primary-mike-erickson-abortion-6th-congressional-district/

* "Louisiana Senator: Our Maternal Death Rates Are Only Bad If You Count Black Women:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/bill-cassidy-maternal-mortality-rates

* "An ex-priest, a flier and the arrest that legalized protests at Md. homes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/05/24/maryland-protest-law-berrigan-brothers-rumsfeld/

* "Mothers pass torch to daughters in abortion's forever war:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-politics-health-new-york-db506efe62562b9a44ab4b8377f6627a

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* "5 Things SCOTUS Justices Alito and Thomas Said About Marriage Equality:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/12/5-things-scotus-justices-alito-and-thomas-said-about-marriage-equality#media-gallery-media-1

* "Florida teen covertly criticized “Don’t Say Gay” law in graduation speech to slip by principal:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/05/florida-teen-covertly-criticized-dont-say-gay-law-graduation-speech-slip-principal/

* "The State Farm hatefest on Twitter tonight:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1834102.html

* Droplet transmission doesn't care about your sexual orientation. "Monkeypox found in three more countries as experts insist virus is not a 'gay disease':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/25/monkeypox-cases-gay-bisexual-men/

* "'They're not trying to die': How drug checking aims to protect users in a messy market:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-22/overdoses-drug-checking-aims-to-protect-users

* CW: Suicide "Desperate to leave: Sailors face lack of options when trying to quit the Navy:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/navy-desertions-doubled-suicide-concerns-sailors-feel-trapped-contract-rcna28516

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* "The town at the center of California’s climate refugee crisis:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/22/california-homelessness-climate-wildfire-refugee

* "Low-Cost Gel Film Can Pluck Drinking Water From Desert Air:" https://news.utexas.edu/2022/05/23/low-cost-gel-film-can-pluck-drinking-water-from-desert-air/

* "Last call: New York City bids an official farewell to its last public pay phone:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1100931534/last-pay-phone-new-york-city-public-nyc

* "Why are there continent-sized 'blobs' in the deep Earth?:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220510-why-are-there-continent-sized-blobs-in-the-deep-earth

* "Stop plucking the endangered 'penis plant', urges Cambodian government:" https://thethaiger.com/news/regional/cambodia/stop-plucking-the-endangered-penis-plant-urges-cambodian-government

* "Grunt, hoo, pant, scream: Chimps use complex vocal communication:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/grunt-hoo-pant-scream-chimps-use-complex-vocal-communication-2022-05-19/

* "Dolphins Recognize Each Other By Tasting One Another's Urine:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dolphins-recognize-each-other-urine_n_628bc86be4b0415d4d7adccd

* "In a faceoff with Elon Musk, the SEC blinked:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/24/in-a-faceoff-with-elon-musk-the-sec-blinked.html

* "Escape From the Gilded Cage:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/escape-from-the-gilded-cage-180980029/

* "Women, Men, and Classical Music:" https://daily.jstor.org/women-men-and-classical-music/

* "Herbalife: Shaken or Scammed:"

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* This is so cool! "Hot Wheels launches first remote-controlled wheelchair toy:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/07/business/hot-wheels-wheelchair-toy-trnd/index.html

* "Crypto Celebs Silent As Market Melts Down | Billionaires Get Ready To Trip At Davos:"

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* "Crypto Crash Drags Down Celebrity-Endorsed NFT Prices:"

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* "Meanwhile... Endangered Penis Plant Is NSFW | Kid Goes Viral For Tee-Ball Dance:"

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* "Fashion in the Age of Pirates (& making an Our Flag Means Death historically accurate cosplay):"

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* "Fox News Doesn't Understand Star Trek:"

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* CW: Eating Disorder ""Heartstopper" and Queer Optimism:"

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* "Crypto.com Made A New Matt Damon Ad:"

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* "True Facts: Sea Stars:"

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* "The Platypus Conspiracy:"

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* "Damselfly and Beetle:"

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* "Modern Classics Summarized: Stranger In A Strange Land:"

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Once during a long move that involved driving up and down the I-5 corridor in the late ‘90′s, my partner at the time wanted me to pick a sampling of 20th century Classic Science Fiction, so he could better understand the history of the field. (He liked science Fiction and fantasy, but he grew up with the mass market paperbacks of the ‘70′s and ‘80′s, whereas I was exposed to a much broader range through my father.)

We did okay with folks like Bradbury and Silverberg (They have their issues, but still are readable), but he insisted we tackle Asimov. I tried to talk him out of it. I didn’t know about the rapes yet at this point, but his short fiction, non-fiction, and essays were way better than his long form fiction where stiff writing and a refusal to even attempt to characterize women as whole people really make it tough going, but Skye thought he should at least read Foundation because it got referenced a lot. It... did not go over well.

He asked for Heinlein next.

Me: Are you sure? I mean really, really sure?

He was sure. I picked this one on the grounds that there were things in there still referenced in the culture at the time, and really, they are pretty much all offensive in the same ways to one degree or another. (I remember as a tween wanting to hit the author after I read Podkayne of Mars ).

At least I had an amusing time watching Skye’s face as he took in how utterly fucked up and gross the whole thing was.

As bad as the summary makes it sound, the book is so much worse. For years after all one of us would have to say was “Erect Nipples,” in response to something sexist and poorly written, and the other would either crack up or nod knowingly depending on context.

* "The Transphobes Can’t Transphobe:"

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* "It's A Baby | Gender Reveal Fails:"

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* Tuesday night was my last AS pill until after surgery. Sigh. Wednesday was day two of people waking me up for long, necessary medical conversations. i also had to stay up for an appointment. The pollen count was high and there was much cleaning here at the Cat Asylum in advance of next week. There will be very little quality asleep until this is over.

* We are trying to get a working oven. I am disabled and medically fragile. Not having a working oven is messing with my nutrition. I need about 600.00ish:

If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

* I love this movie so much. "John Cameron Mitchell’s Shortbus Still Stimulates After 15 Years:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2022/3/03/john-cameron-mitchells-shortbus-still-stimulates-after-15-years

* Sumerian dog jokes: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1505646738627088389.html

* "Hollywood’s No 1 penis-maker: ‘Chris Hemsworth keeps his next to Thor’s hammer!’:" https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/28/hollywoods-no-1-penis-maker-chris-hemsworth-thors-hammer-prosthetic-schlong

* "Indiana Jones and the Porcelain Throne:" https://nowiknow.com/indiana-jones-and-the-porcelain-throne/

* "Every Batman Movie And The Real-World Fears They Highlight:" https://www.slashfilm.com/807028/every-batman-movie-and-the-real-world-fears-they-highlight/

* "Blackbeard's No Kill Rule In Our Flag Means Death Might've Been Real:" https://screenrant.com/our-flag-means-death-blackbeard-no-kill-rule/

* On Mary Bonnet in Our Flag Means Death: https://notebooks-and-laptops.tumblr.com/post/685188736318865408/you-know-there-are-so-many-ways-they-could-have

* "Let Me Save You Some Time: On Transitioning Like You're Opening A Candy Bar In A Crowded Movie Theater With A Really Loud Wrapper:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/let-me-save-you-some-time-on-transitioning?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo1NjUyNDU5NiwiXyI6IlFhcSt1IiwiaWF0IjoxNjUzNTI4MTEwLCJleHAiOjE2NTM1MzE3MTAsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.viIbzQGFiV4JDC66JcM2VguSDFfrsCiGMEXS1bdk3XY&s=r

* "33 Men Represent Their Country's National Dress in Male Beauty Pageant:" https://mymodernmet.com/mister-global-pageant-costumes-2022/

* "Idyllic vintage photographs capture the rustic rural life in Victorian England, 1857:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/rural-victorian-england-photos-william-grundy/

* "Photographer's 3,200 Undeveloped Film Rolls Hold History of Rock 'n' Roll:" https://petapixel.com/2022/03/20/photographers-3200-undeveloped-film-rolls-hold-history-of-rock-n-roll/

* "This Life-Size Crochet Skeleton Is So Intricate, The Stomach Even Has Half-Digested Food In It:" https://www.boredpanda.com/life-sized-anatomically-correct-crocheted-skeleton-shanell-papp/?utm_source=conuly.dreamwidth&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic

* "Artist Uses Leaves And Flowers To Create Mesmerizing Bird Portraits:" https://www.boredpanda.com/plant-flower-birds-hannah-bullen-ryner/?utm_source=conuly.dreamwidth&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic

* "You are the Chosen One. The Dark Overlord is currently trying to seduce you to their cause. To their great surprise, you accept almost immediately because you absolutely loathe your job and your companions.:" https://caffeinewitchcraft.tumblr.com/post/679083663093383168/writing-prompt-s-you-are-the-chosen-one-the-dark

* Gene O’Neil at The Midnight Society: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1510291264805085191

* JK Rowling's Failed movie at The Midnight Society: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1514352150209445888

* Stephen King of The Midnight Society Checks on Rowling: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1510732633369575427

* On that Antisemetic Potterverse Game: https://twitter.com/della_morte_/status/1504943008650829834

* "JK Rowling's Antisemitic Game at The Midnight Society:" https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1505219831829708804

* "I Know What It Sounds Like But My Liege Lord Just Happens To Be Exemplary In Form and Countenance:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/i-know-what-it-sounds-like-but-my?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo1MzYwMjc4MSwiXyI6Im1CaDVoIiwiaWF0IjoxNjUxODIwNDg5LCJleHAiOjE2NTE4MjQwODksImlzcyI6InB1Yi01Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.7QXqToks_SA9Gsdk0EOhYTOROEYxB8ItYeSmSdrqf0g&s=r

* "Sunday Sweets In Black & White :" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/4/10/sunday-sweets-in-black-amp-white

* "Sunday Sweets: Fun and Fondant Free:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/3/27/sunday-sweets-fun-and-fondant-free

* "Sunday Sweets: Stained Glass:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/4/3/sunday-sweets-stained-glass

* "Sunday Sweets: Flowery Praise:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/5/1/sunday-sweets-flowery-praise

* "Sunday Sweets Finds A Rainbow:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/4/24/sunday-sweets-finds-a-rainbow

* "Spring Sweets:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/3/20/spring-sweets

* "Sunday Sweets Kicks It Old School :" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/5/14/sunday-sweets-kicks-it-old-school

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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.

* "War in Ukraine! Support LGBTQ people.:" https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/s047412e502b6

* "DONATE TO EMILY'S LIST:" https://win.emilyslist.org/a/donate-to-emily

* How to Support the Women's Reproduction Protection Act: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/684465183144476672/womens-health-protection-act

* "Supporting Abortion Funds in the South:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/682207036936732672/supporting-abortion-funds-in-the-south

* "These Organizations Accept Donations To Help People in Ukraine:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/01/where-to-donate-help-ukraine/

* "Russia-Ukraine War: Info and ways to help:" https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/

* "This is where you can donate to support LGBT+ Ukrainians:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/25/donate-support-lgbt-ukraine/

* "Support OVD-Info:" https://beste-glatisant.tumblr.com/post/677388506851606528/hi-ive-donated-to-the-ukranian-refugees-and-now

* Ways to help Trans Youth resisting Transphobic laws in Texas: https://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/677204004210688000

* Help LGBTQIA+ people escape Afghanistan: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lgbtq-afghan-refugees-rebuild-their-lives

* "The Rainbow Railroad:" https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/take-action

* Want to help Charles Booker beat Rand Paul? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/pccc_2022_charles_booker_only

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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* "Sri Lankan president ‘Gota’ clings on to power despite violent protests and new PM:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/14/sri-lankan-president-gota-clings-on-to-power-gotabaya-rajapaksa

* "Israel begins demolition in contentious West Bank village following court ruling:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-begins-demolition-in-west-bank-village-following-court-ruling-1.10793859

* "An independent probe points to Israeli gunfire in the death of a journalist:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/16/1099078960/independent-probe-points-to-israeli-gunfire-in-death-of-journalist

* "Turkey says it is ready to discuss NATO membership with Finland, Sweden:" https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220514-live-fighting-rages-in-donbas-russian-forces-appear-stalled

* "Why Politics is Toxic for Australia’s Women:"

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* "Lebanon election: Hezbollah and allies lose parliamentary majority:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61463884

* "A tale of two Sao Paulos:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-27440864

* "COVID-19’s hidden, heartbreaking toll: millions of orphaned children:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/covid-19-hidden-heartbreaking-toll-millions-of-orphaned-children

* "Gas theft on the rise as prices continue to increase:" https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2033032771823

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* "4 questions about long Covid experts wish they could answer:" https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/23057643/long-covid-symptoms-treatment-definition-test-diagnosis-research-common

* "Shanghai to end Covid lockdown and return to normal life in June amid economic slowdown:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/shanghai-to-end-covid-lockdown-and-return-to-normal-life-in-june-amid-economic-slowdown

* "North Korea’s Covid outbreak continues to spiral.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/world/asia/north-korea-covid.html

* "COVID Positivity Tops 20% in Hot NYC Neighborhood as 5th Wave Intensifies:" https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/covid-positivity-tops-20-in-hot-nyc-neighborhood-as-5th-wave-grows/3678355/

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* "Ukraine has won the battle of Kharkiv, analysts say, as Kyiv warns of ‘long phase of war’:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/14/ukraine-has-won-the-battle-of-kharkiv-analysts-say-as-kyiv-warns-of-long-phase-of-war

* "Russia shells frontline positions as fighting focuses on Donbas city:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/russians-and-ukrainians-battle-around-izium-as-sweden-joins-finland-in-nato-bid

* "Ukraine says mission at Mariupol steel mill is complete:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-kyiv-moscow-6dc968ea8d353132bd8b8cb58b04734c

* "Inside Mariupol’s besieged steel plant, a symbol of bravery and terror:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/12/ukraine-mariupol-steel-plant-last-stand/

* "‘I’m too old for this’: the harrowing flight from Donetsk’s perilous border towns:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/15/im-too-old-for-this-the-harrowing-flight-from-donetsks-perilous-border-towns

* This is Child Abuse and Ableism. "Disabled children 'dumped' in Ukrainian institutions:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-61325277

* "Ukraine refugees staying with UK hosts not cleared by criminal record checks:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/14/ukraine-refugees-staying-with-uk-hosts-not-cleared-by-criminal-record-checks

* "The War in Ukraine, as Seen on Russian TV:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/06/technology/russian-propaganda-television.html

* "Ukraine's Jewish Community Fights Back Against Russia's Invasion -- and Against Putin's Lies:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/ukraine-jewish-community-russia-invasion-resistance-1351070/

* "After escape from Moscow, Pussy Riot begins tour to support Ukraine:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/12/pussy-riot-tour-escape/

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* "Former AG Eric Holder's new blueprint to win the voting rights fight:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/former-ag-eric-holder-s-new-blueprint-to-win-the-voting-rights-fight-140049477625

* 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* "GOP tries to downplay draconian abortion bans ahead of midterms:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/gop-tries-to-soften-messaging-on-abortion-140069957695

* "Leading GOP candidates in Pennsylvania were in Washington on Jan. 6:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/15/leading-gop-candidates-pennsylvania-were-washington-jan-6/

* "Pennsylvania Senate race rocked by late twists, from John Fetterman's stroke to Kathy Barnette's meteoric rise:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/pennsylvania-senate-race-faces-late-twists-john-fettermans-stroke-kath-rcna28925

* "Trump Endorses Far-Right Gubernatorial Candidate Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania GOP Primary:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-endorses-doug-mastriano-pennsylvania-gop-primary-1353250/

* "Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Barnette marched alongside Proud Boys on Jan. 6, report says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-us-senate-hopeful-barnette-marched-alongside-proud-boys-jan-6-report-2022-05-16/

* "Doug Mastriano aide who blocked media at campaign event was at Capitol on Jan. 6:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/doug-mastriano-aide-blocked-press-campaign-event-was-capitol-jan-6-rcna29014

* "State invalidates Georgia Senate candidate’s Republican primary run:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-moves-to-invalidate-georgia-senate-candidates-republican-primary-run/H4OUSIMDUFGHJORHJAZW7DR3UI/

* "After Roe leak, abortion becomes hot election issue in N.H. and elsewhere:" https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/05/13/maggie-hassan-new-hampshire-nh-abortion-election

* "A Fracture in Idaho’s G.O.P. as the Far Right Seeks Control:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/15/us/idaho-republican-primary-little-mcgeachin.html

* "Idaho Republicans reckon with extremism in political spectacle primary:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/idaho-republicans-reckon-with-extremism-in-political-spectacle-primary-140159045675

* "Missouri Senate primary highlights rise of violent rhetoric on the right:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/13/missouri-republicans-violent-rhetoric-eric-greitens

* This is terrorism. "Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket was a racist hate crime, police say:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/15/us/buffalo-supermarket-shooting-sunday/index.html

The shooting occurred in a food dessert and the grocery store will be closed for some time. Want to help the people living there?

https://rootedinloveinc.com/donate-to-our-cause/
https://donate-usa.keela.co/mental-health-and-food-support

* "Buffalo Shooting: Suspect Lied to Evade a State Red Flag Law:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/16/nyregion/shooting-buffalo

* "Site of Buffalo shooting a community hub with deep roots:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/site-of-buffalo-shooting-a-community-hub-with-deep-roots-140159045860

* "Buffalo massacre: How racist messaging became mainstream on the American right:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/buffalo-massacre-how-racist-messaging-became-mainstream-on-the-american-right-140143173990

* "Buffalo gunman cited same racist ideology pushed by right-wing media:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/buffalo-gunman-cited-same-racist-ideology-pushed-by-right-wing-media-140146245848

* "Violent, terroristic racists are a recurrent problem with no simple solution:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/violent-terroristic-racists-are-a-recurrent-problem-with-no-simple-solution-140160069588

* "Reporters tread carefully with attention-seeking racists, extremist online communities:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/reporters-tread-carefully-with-attention-seeking-racists-extremist-online-communities-140160581547

* "California churchgoers detained gunman in deadly attack:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/15/church-shooting-california-00032598

* "Border Patrol disbands units accused of covering up abuse:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/12/border-patrol-disbands-critical-incident-teams/

* "San Francisco Police Are Using Driverless Cars as Mobile Surveillance Cameras:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7dw8x/san-francisco-police-are-using-driverless-cars-as-mobile-surveillance-cameras

* "U.S. police trainers with far-right ties are teaching hundreds of cops:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-police-extremism/

* "Who Writes the Rules for Cops?:" https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a38941594/lexipol-bruce-praet-police-policy-guidelines-handbooks/

* "How 5 Convicted Murderers Banded Together to Get Out of Prison:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/07/nyregion/sing-sing-prison-exoneration.html

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* "GOP Is Wasting No Time Pushing Dystopian Post-Roe Laws:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-are-wasting-no-time-pushing-dystopian-post-roe-v-wade-laws

* "Abortion rights are in peril in Kansas and the U.S. Shock and outrage won’t change that. - Kansas Reflector:" https://kansasreflector.com/2022/05/11/abortion-rights-are-in-peril-in-kansas-and-the-u-s-shock-and-outrage-wont-change-that/

* "After Roe decision, Idaho lawmakers may consider restricting some contraception:" https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article261207007.html

* "With fear and fury, thousands across U.S. rally for abortion rights:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/05/14/dc-bans-off-our-bodies-protest/

* "Abortion rights protests take place across the US:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/14/us/gallery/abortion-rights-protest/index.html

* "Negative Shapes:" https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/930891.html#cutid1

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* "Texas court rules state can investigate trans kids' parents for 'child abuse':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/13/texas-trans-child-abuse-supreme-court/

* "Judge blocks Alabama restrictions on certain gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/14/politics/judge-blocks-alabama-transgender-law/index.html

* CW: Suicide. "Nearly half of LGBTQ youth seriously considered suicide, survey finds:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096920693/lgbtq-youth-thoughts-of-suicide-trevor-project-survey

* CW: Suicide. "Hundreds of Suicidal Teens Sleep in Emergency Rooms. Every Night.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/08/health/emergency-rooms-teen-mental-health.html

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* "AP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams:" https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-environment-san-diego-dams-d0836a1fdfc46a5f1ea6c6a4a8b8df96

* "The Scientists Fighting for Parasite Conservation:" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-scientists-fighting-for-parasite-conservation/

* "Birds Are in a Tailspin Four Years After Fukushima:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/birds-are-tailspin-four-years-after-fukushima-180955134/

* "Michigan profs push 'pee for peonies' urine diversion plan:" https://apnews.com/article/science-sports-michigan-flowers-ann-arbor-0429300defa54cbade3d73c294d47e4b

* "Where anonymity on Twitter is a matter of life or death:" https://restofworld.org/2022/where-anonymity-on-twitter-is-a-matter-of-life-or-death/

* "The Constitution Doesn't Say That!:"

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* "Fashion Cafe: The Failure When Fashion and Food Collide:"

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* CW: Suicide. "The Heaven's Gate Cult: Truth and Tragedy:"

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* "The Scientology Scammer: Reed Slatkin:"

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* CW: Rape, Pedophilia. "Modeling Schools: The Nightmare Before Runway:"

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* "Avon: Makeup, Bribery, and the Beginning of the End:"

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* CW: Elder Abuse. "The Truth Behind Timeshares and Travel Clubs:"

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* "The Wild Life of Alan Kippax and His MLM Business in Motion:"

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* "Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Was it Preventable?:"

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* "Obama and the Myth of Black Excellence:"

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* Tyra Banks:

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* CW: Sexual harassment, Hate Speech "Abercrombie and Fitch's Disturbing Secrets:"

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* "What We Know About North Sentinel Island:"

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* "A Deeper Look at National Parks and Their Conspiracy Theories:"

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* "More than 300 languages are spoken along this NYC street:" https://archive.ph/1Vynv#selection-4444.0-4444.1

* "Grenada: Confronting my family’s slave-owning past:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61315877

* "Artifacts seized from US billionaire returned to Israel:" https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/artifacts-seized-us-billionaire-returned-israel-83602117

* "Spain probes private taxidermy museum with 1,000 animals:" https://apnews.com/article/oddities-spain-taxidermy-museum-investigation-6a35dc2e4570b0d83f6a18d4123ea429

* "Dog allegedly abandoned at shelter after owners decided he was "gay":" https://www.newsweek.com/dog-allegedly-abandoned-shelter-after-owners-decided-he-was-gay-1690037

* "Baby giraffe born with leg disorder is fitted with orthotic at San Diego Zoo Safari Park:" https://abc7.com/baby-giraffe-fitted-with-brace-san-diego-zoo-animals/11847286/

* "Meanwhile... Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza Returns | Florida's Gators Are Thirsty:"

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* "Weekend Update: Ukraine Wins Eurovision, 7,000 NYC Rat Sightings Reported - SNL:"

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* "Dracula to go (Stoker in 7 minutes):"

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* "Three Daughters - SNL:"

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* "Irish Play - SNL:"

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* "Old Enough! Longterm Boyfriends! - SNL:"

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* "Are You Hardcore With Your Salads? Try The Slayer Spring Mix:"

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* "Circus Mircus - Lock Me In - Georgia 🇬🇪 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2022:"

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* "Citi Zēni - Eat Your Salad - Latvia 🇱🇻 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2022:"

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* I was recently discussing how conservative TV Shows are when it comes to abortion and have been for some time, and I referenced how when I was a kid the sit-com Soap aired a scene where three women sat around a kitchen table in the middle of the night having an adult conversation about whether one of them should have an abortion.

Me: in the end she decided to keep it, which turned out to be a mistake.

Millennial *makes a perfectly reasonable guess about how it might have been a mistake.

Me: Oh no! Nothing like that. The baby turned out to be possessed because the father was this priest she was in in an on again off again relationship with and the whole thing turned into an Exorcist parody for a bit.

Millennial : !!!

Me: Yeah, the plots on Soap were Just Like That.

Millennial: O.o

* We are trying to get a working oven. I am disabled and medically fragile. Not having a working oven is messing with my nutrition. I need about 600.00ish:

If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

* I did not have “half of Dracula Daily thinks Stoker was writing about sentient boobs and not their “gentle breasts” as in their tender hearts because usage has changed in a century and a quarter” on my bingo card for May 16th, but here we are.

I get it, I really do. Most people do not get read 19th century lit as bedtime stories from the age of three. I grew up weird. I automatically switch idiom, but for people who don’t have eccentric teachers for parents, this is bizarre and hilarious.

I am mostly just boggling that something about the reread surprised me as much today as things have been surprising the new readers all along. I am filled with delight in the unexpected and real amusement at the pictures their reading of it has put in my head.

* "Eurovision fans blown away by San Marino 'cowboy stripper' same-sex kiss:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/13/eurovision-san-marino-gay-kiss/

* "All the iconic and mind-blowing moments from an unforgettable Eurovision:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/14/eurovision-best-moments-italy/

* "12 mind-blowing facts about the Eurovision Song Contest you probably never knew:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/14/eurovision-song-contest-history-facts/

* "Trans Heartstopper star Yasmin Finney joins cast of Russell T Davies' Doctor Who:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/16/yasmin-finney-heartstopper-doctor-who-russell-t-davies/

* "Old photos of daredevil bikers racing in motorcycle chariots, 1920-1930:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/motorcycle-chariot-races-photos/

* Our Flag Means Death: People like us: https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/684490133624569856

* "How it actually turned out.:" https://twitter.com/PossumTV/status/1524744593908301825

* "Discworld Pushed Me Left:" https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/684204398190231552

* "Pride and Prejudice Two: Elizabeth Has A Gun:" https://magnesiumflare.tumblr.com/post/684466081064173568

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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.

* "War in Ukraine! Support LGBTQ people.:" https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/s047412e502b6

* "DONATE TO EMILY'S LIST:" https://win.emilyslist.org/a/donate-to-emily

* "Supporting Abortion Funds in the South:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/682207036936732672/supporting-abortion-funds-in-the-south

* "These Organizations Accept Donations To Help People in Ukraine:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/01/where-to-donate-help-ukraine/

* "Russia-Ukraine War: Info and ways to help:" https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/

* "This is where you can donate to support LGBT+ Ukrainians:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/25/donate-support-lgbt-ukraine/

* "Support OVD-Info:" https://beste-glatisant.tumblr.com/post/677388506851606528/hi-ive-donated-to-the-ukranian-refugees-and-now

* Ways to help Trans Youth resisting Transphobic laws in Texas: https://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/677204004210688000

* Help LGBTQIA+ people escape Afghanistan: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lgbtq-afghan-refugees-rebuild-their-lives

* "The Rainbow Railroad:" https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/take-action

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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* "Sri Lanka president declares state of emergency after day of protests:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/anti-government-protest-strike-sri-lanka-shuts-schools-businesses-2022-05-06/

* "‘I saw my son’s body on Facebook’:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-india-61327821

* "Path to victory: the seats that will decide the 2022 federal election:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/06/path-to-victory-the-seats-that-will-decide-the-2022-federal-election

* "Clive Palmer's Big Piss Billboards Are Copping A Very Deserved Facelift Across Australia RN:" https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/clive-palmer-uap-billboards-defaced/

* "French Greens, leftist Mélenchon form alliance ahead of parliamentary elections:" https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220502-french-greens-far-left-leader-m%C3%A9lenchon-form-an-alliance-ahead-of-parliamentary-elections

* "In the Philippines, grass-roots campaign takes on the Marcos juggernaut:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/06/philippines-election-leni-robredo-marcos/

* "Philippines election: 'Politicians hire me to spread fake stories':" https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-61339293

* "Tiny Loans Were Going to Solve Global Poverty. Then Big Money Got Involved:" https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-microfinance-banks-profit-off-developing-world/

* "Powerful blast at Havana hotel kills at least 9, injures 40:" https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/strong-blast-havana-hotel-kills-people-injures-40-84548952

* Universal Basic Income Petition. "European Citizens' Initiative:" https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/683566200335286272

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* "Here’s why people with allergic asthma are at lower COVID-19 risk:" https://www.sciencenews.org/article/covid-asthma-allergic-immune-response

* "Nearly 15 million deaths related to covid-19, WHO estimates:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/05/05/covid-excess-global-deaths-nearly-15-million/

* "Covid's toll in the U.S. reaches a once unfathomable number: 1 million deaths:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/covids-toll-us-reaches-1-million-deaths-unfathomable-number-rcna22105

* "Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-pandemics-public-race-and-ethnicity-6d512d62a6aadf9f1777bc4a4e0f29a9

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* "The AP Interview: Belarus admits Russia's war 'drags on':" https://apnews.com/article/belarus-alexander-lukashenko-ap-interview-9bc1f6524eb65841b924883705684b7f

* "EU takes major step toward Russian oil ban, new sanctions:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-global-trade-moscow-europe-c6c7a1960b88c363ce5f3eaf0ea07dcd

* "Russia accuses Israel of backing ‘neo-Nazis’ in Kyiv as diplomatic row grows:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/03/russia-accuses-israel-backing-neo-nazis-kyiv-diplomatic-row-grows

* "Biden call with Zelenskyy says ‘America is not forgetting Ukraine’ expert explains:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/russian-forces-continue-brutal-assault-on-azovstal-steel-plant-in-mariupol-139492421741

* "U.S. provided intelligence that helped Ukraine sink Russian warship:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/05/us-intelligence-ukraine-moskva-sinking/

* "Why the battle for Mariupol is important for Vladimir Putin.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/world/putin-war-mariupol-ukraine.html

* "Evacuation operations continue from Mariupol with 40 civilians rescued on Friday – as it happened:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/may/06/russia-ukraine-war-rescue-operations-to-resume-in-mariupol-hellscape-un-says-amid-rumours-russia-wants-to-claim-city-for-victory-day-live

* "A grinding artillery war in Ukraine:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/briefing/a-grinding-artillery-war-in-ukraine.html

* "Britain says Russia deploys 22 battalion tactical groups near Izium:" https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-says-russia-deploys-22-battalion-tactical-groups-near-izium-2022-05-04/

* "Missiles hit power stations in Lviv and along crucial railways in central and western Ukraine.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/world/europe/lviv-ukraine-russia-missiles.html

* "Ukraine: Intense shelling as troops battle to regain Kharkiv region:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61364217

* "In battered Kharkiv, cold, dark basements are the last safe refuge:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/07/ukraine-kharkiv-basement-refuge/

* "In Ukrainian villages, whispers of collaboration with the Russians:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/04/ukraine-collaborators-chernihiv-fear-paranoia-villages/

* "Trans Ukrainians being forced back into closet as Putin's bloodthirsty war rages on:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/06/gay-alliance-ukraine-russia-war-trans/

* "War in Ukraine! Support LGBTQ people.:" https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/s047412e502b6

* "Odesa locks down over fears of Putin's saboteurs on painful anniversary:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/odesa-fears-russian-saboteurs-may-2-euromaidan-protests-anniversary-rcna26865

* "Wives of Mariupol soldiers dispersed by police at Kyiv protest:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/06/wives-mariupol-soldiers-dispersed-police-kyiv-protest-ukraine-russia

* "'They thought they were safe.' AP investigation reveals 600 likely died in Mariupol theater airstrike:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/they-thought-they-were-safe-ap-investigation-reveals-600-likely-died-in-mariupol-theater-airstrike

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* "White House names Karine Jean-Pierre as first Black and openly LGBTQ+ press secretary:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/06/karine-jean-pierre-white-house-press-secretary-lgbtq/

* "U.S. Supreme Court's Alito cancels conference appearance after abortion ruling leak:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-courts-alito-cancels-conference-appearance-after-abortion-ruling-leak-2022-05-04/

* "'Inflation is much too high': Powell puts the hammer on price spikes:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/04/fed-inflation-new-era-economy-00029928

* "U.S. added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/06/u-s-jobs-april-inflation-00030647

* "How the NCAA Avoided Paying its Players:"

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* Illegal lies employers tell: https://thewynne.tumblr.com/post/683722366774280192

* 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* Republicans decided to ignore the ruling so as to run out the clock on the grounds that Republicans are by definition above the law. They are likely going to get away with it. "Ohio Redistricting Commission reconvenes with looming court-ordered deadline:" https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2022-05-04/ohio-redistricting-commission-reconvenes-with-looming-court-ordered-deadline

* "J.D. Vance, with a Trump boost, clinches Senate GOP primary in Ohio:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/03/ohioans-head-polls-senate-primary-tests-trumps-sway/

* "A mole hunt, a secret website and Peter Thiel's big risk: How J.D. Vance won his primary:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/03/jd-vance-win-ohio-primary-00029881

* CW: Rape. "GOP candidate who told women to "enjoy" rape suffers surprise loss:" https://www.newsweek.com/robert-regan-gop-candidate-told-women-enjoy-rape-loses-race-michigan-1703331

* This is where I am on this. "Madison Cawthorn Thrusting His Naked Body on Another Man’s Face Doesn’t Tell Us Much About His “Gayness”:" https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/05/madison-cawthorn-video-leak-lingerie-election-republicans.html

* "In the Georgia governor’s race, Perdue tries to push Kemp on abortion.:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/05/us/midterms-primary-elections

* "The Jolt: Leaked audio reveals David Perdue’s post-Trump runoff strategy:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/the-jolt-leaked-audio-shows-david-perdues-post-trump-runoff-strategy/AF3WSBMB2BD4FDWJQTLT5KRW3I/

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified to run for re-election, Georgia official says:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/06/trump-marjorie-taylor-greene-reelection-georgia-judge-raffensperger

* "Attorney reacts to judge approving Marjorie Taylor Greene’s re-election bid:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/attorney-reacts-to-judge-approving-marjorie-taylor-greene-s-re-election-bid-139486277645

* "A glaring omission from Trump’s Pennsylvania rally speech: Abortion:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/06/glaring-omission-trumps-pennsylvania-rally-speech-abortion/

* "Senate Candidate Praises Trump’s 'Awesome Idea' to Buy Greenland During Debate: 'He's a Deal Guy':" https://www.mediaite.com/politics/senate-candidate-praises-trumps-awesome-idea-to-buy-greenland-during-debate-hes-a-deal-guy/

* "Chris Hayes: What to do when the system isn’t working:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-what-to-do-when-the-system-isn-t-working-139398725599

* "DHS watchdog says Trump's agency appears to have altered report on Russian interference in 2020 election in part because of politics:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/donald-trump-russian-interference-election-politics/index.html

* "Donald Trump’s dangerous view of state violence:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/02/donald-trumps-dangerous-view-state-violence/

* "Former defense secretary says Trump proposed bombing Mexico:" https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2022/05/06/esper-new-book-trump-bomb-mexico-drugs-haberman-newday-vpx.cnn

* "Defense Secretary Esper: Trump wanted to ‘quietly’ bomb Mexico:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/defense-secretary-esper-trump-wanted-to-quietly-bomb-mexico-139483717813

* "Rep. Raskin: Esper revelations show Trump’s ‘fascination with violence’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-raskin-esper-revelations-show-trump-s-fascination-with-violence-139486277506

* "$750,000 settlement reached with DC attorney general in case involving funds used in 2017 Trump inauguration:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/trump-organization-inauguration-funds/index.html

* "Court denies Trump effort to pause $10,000 daily fine for contempt:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-contempt-court-denies-halt-10000-dollar-daily-fine/

* "Donald Trump Jr. met with the House January 6 committee on Tuesday:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/04/politics/donald-trump-jr-january-6-committee/index.html

* "Rudy Giuliani backs out of interview with Capitol attack committee:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/05/rudy-giuliani-house-january-6-committee-interview-donald-trump

* "Jan. 6 was worse than you remember. It must define our politics.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/07/jan-6-was-worse-than-you-remember-it-must-define-our-politics/

* "Who was the Oath Keepers leader talking to from Trump’s inner circle on Jan. 6?:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/who-was-the-oath-keepers-leader-talking-to-from-trump-s-inner-circle-on-jan-6-139397189634

* "New report says officials ignored social media companies' warnings about Jan. 6:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/facebook-parler-reportedly-gave-advance-warning-to-government-officials-about-jan-6-139404357583

* "Pacific Northwest court case endangers tribal rights nationwide:" https://indiancountrytoday.com/opinion/pacific-northwest-court-case-endangers-tribal-rights-nationwide

* "Texas governor says the state may contest a Supreme Court ruling on migrant education:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/06/1097178468/texas-governor-says-the-state-may-contest-a-supreme-court-ruling-on-migrant-educ

* "How a Polarizing Best Seller Became Required Reading for Orthodox Jewish Women:" https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/04/orthodox-judaism-laura-doyle-the-surrendered-wife/629663/

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* "Louisiana Republicans advance bill that would charge abortion as homicide:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/05/louisiana-republicans-advance-bill-that-would-charge-abortion-homicide/

* "The long, scary history of doctors reporting pregnant people to the cops:" https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2022/04/self-induced-abortion-herrera-texas-murder-hospital/

* "Next battle over access to abortion will focus on pills:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-health-south-dakota-07c1bcbcb3f6b466100acedb28723069

* "What the end of Roe v. Wade would mean for Texas’ past, current and future abortion laws:" https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/03/texas-abortion-law-roe/

* "Senate Republicans' circulate draft abortion talking points on Roe decision:" https://www.axios.com/2022/05/03/senate-republicans-abortion-talking-points

They are claiming that doing what a consistent clear majority of American voters want by keeping 50ish years of settled law is in place is "radical" while throwing out settled law, nullifying the ninth and fourteenth amendments of the Us Constitution, and stripping away the basic human rights to bodily autonomy and privacy from approximately half of the citizenry while vowing to use that to strip away human and citizen rights from other minority groups they don't like is somehow not radical in comparison to keeping the statis quo..

* "8 legal reasons to hate Justice Alito's draft opinion on abortion:" https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/roe-v-wade-overturned-supreme-court-abortion-draft-alitos-legal-analys-rcna27205

* "Crowds protest at Supreme Court after leak of Roe opinion draft:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/05/03/protests-roe-v-wade-supreme-court/

* "Harris on GOP’s anti-abortion push: ‘How dare they’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/03/kamala-harris-supreme-court-abortion-00029813

* "VP Kamala Harris delivers remarks at gala hosted by abortion rights group Emily’s List:"

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* "See protests grow across the country as the Supreme Court deals with Roe v. Wade leak:" https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2022/05/04/1096525936/see-protests-grow-across-the-country-as-the-supreme-court-deals-with-roe-v-wade

* "LAPD, protesters clash downtown after rally against overturning of Roe vs. Wade:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-03/downtown-los-angeles-roe-wade-protest

* "This is a giant step backwards for women as free people in America:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/draft-of-supreme-court-decision-that-would-overturn-roe-v-wade-slammed-by-planned-parenthood-ceo-139232325580

* "Joy Reid: McConnell’s stolen right-wing Supreme Court poised to rip away 50 years of rights:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/supreme-court-opinion-draft-showing-intent-to-overturn-roe-v-wade-sparks-calls-for-immediate-action-from-democrats-139232325805

* "Warren: Plan of GOP extremists was always to ‘blast Roe v. Wade to pieces’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/warren-plan-of-gop-extremists-was-always-to-blast-roe-v-wade-to-pieces-139226693724

* "Traister: Democrats' stance on abortion is popular—they should talk about it. :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/traister-democrats-stance-on-abortion-is-popular-they-should-talk-about-it-139310661825

* "Why Stacey Abrams ‘converted’ to an unequivocal abortion rights supporter:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-stacey-abrams-converted-to-an-unequivocal-abortion-rights-supporter-139311685902

* "Why the right doesn’t want to talk about abortion:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-why-the-right-doesn-t-want-to-talk-about-abortion-139321413788

* "Experts depict the grim reality of a post-Roe America:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/supreme-court-overturning-roe-v-wade-would-criminalize-women-undermine-women-s-health-experts-say-139314245903

* "Women driving ‘a thousand miles’ to access reproductive rights decried by Sen. Duckworth:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/republicans-obsessing-over-supreme-court-roe-v-wade-decision-draft-leak-discussed-by-sen-duckworth-139316805670

* "Alito's draft opinion for overturning Roe v. Wade cites 17th century misogynist:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/supreme-court-justice-alito-s-draft-opinion-for-overturning-roe-v-wade-cites-17th-century-misogynist-multiple-times-139401797952

* "Women who fought for US abortion rights in the 70s call for mass global protests:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/08/women-who-fought-for-us-abortion-rights-in-the-70s-call-for-mass-global-protests

* "Abortion Rally Draws Thousands in Houston:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/07/us/abortion-rights-rally.html

* "Abortion-rights protesters rally in U.S., spurred by draft Supreme Court opinion:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/supreme-court-draft-abortion-opinion-sparks-protests-both-sides-debate-2022-05-03/

* "The Fight for Roe:" https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2022/05/photos-abortion-rights-supporters-protest-usa/629757/

* "Alexis McGill Johnson - Planned Parenthood's CEO on Abortion:" https://www.cc.com/video/60d2bb/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-alexis-mcgill-johnson-planned-parenthood-s-ceo-on-abortion

* "Burn It All Down:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1832770.html?view=6950722&posted=1#cmt6950722

* "Oklahoma GOP governor signs 6-week abortion ban modeled after Texas law that allows civil enforcement:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/oklahoma-heartbeat-act-abortion-governor-stitt-signs/index.html

* "DONATE TO EMILY'S LIST:" https://win.emilyslist.org/a/donate-to-emily

* "What Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Mean for Marriage Equality:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/03/what-scotus-overturning-roe-v-wade-could-mean-marriage-equality

* "Joe Biden warns LGBTQ+ kids will be next after Roe v Wade:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/06/joe-biden-roe-v-wade-lgbtq/

* "‘Roadmap to take away rights’: Plaintiff in case legalizing same-sex marriage on Roe draft opinion:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/supreme-court-draft-opinion-overturning-roe-v-wade-roadmap-to-take-away-rights-obergefell-says-139491397944

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* "Queer Nigerians stage defiant protest as government tries to ban ‘crossdressing’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/03/nigeria-lgbt-trans-crossdressing-bill/

* "19 States Plan to Offer Refuge to Trans Youth & Families:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/03/19-states-plan-offer-refuge-trans-youth-families

* "Tennessee governor signs cruel bill banning trans athletes from competing in collegiate athletics:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/07/tennessee-trans-sports-ban-college-bill-lee/

* "‘It’s Been a Nightmare’: Man Lived for Six Years With a Penis Grafted to His Arm:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/malcolm-macdonald-lived-for-six-years-with-a-penis-grafted-to-his-arm

* We had six hours of homework most nights starting from 2nd grade it was abusive and counter productive. "The Real History of Homework:"

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* "What Happened to Jilly Juice? (It's Not Good):"

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* CW: Sexual Assault"How The Cruise Industry Played Us All:"

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* "The Sad Truth About the Supplement Industry:"

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* "Drones Have Transformed Blood Delivery in Rwanda:" https://www.wired.com/story/drones-have-transformed-blood-delivery-in-rwanda/

* "Garbology: How to spot patterns in people's waste:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220429-garbology-how-to-spot-patterns-in-peoples-waste

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* "Ocean animals face a mass extinction from climate change, study finds:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/04/28/mass-marine-extinction-event-science/

* "‘We are living in hell’: Pakistan and India suffer extreme spring heatwaves:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/02/pakistan-india-heatwaves-water-electricity-shortages

* "Heat wave sparks blackouts, questions on India's coal usage:" https://apnews.com/article/science-business-environment-india-heat-waves-c55052c758ef86e1a51b709426594abe

* "Backed-up pipes, stinky yards: Climate change is wrecking septic tanks:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/04/12/backed-up-pipes-stinky-yards-climate-change-is-wrecking-septic-tanks/

* "Our food system isn’t ready for the climate crisis:" https://www.theguardian.com/food/ng-interactive/2022/apr/14/climate-crisis-food-systems-not-ready-biodiversity

* "How New York City Plans to Soak Up the Rain:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-14/the-impossible-battle-to-flood-proof-new-york-city

* "Sinkholes: The Hidden Terror Beneath Your Feet:"

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* "Why Yellowstone is One of the Most Monitored Volcanoes:"

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* "Canopy Soil Is an Exciting Frontier in Forest Science:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/canopy-soil-pacific-northwest

* "Animal crossing: world’s biggest wildlife bridge comes to California highway:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/09/wildlife-bridge-california-highway-mountain-lions

* "Cherokee Nation Members Can Now Gather Plants on National Park Land:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cherokee-nation-members-can-now-gather-plants-on-national-park-land-180979965/

* "The French town where the lighting is alive:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220407-the-living-lights-that-could-reduce-energy-use

* "The Centuries-Old Fish Ladder That Feeds Maine's Lobster Industry:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fish-ladder-maine-lobster-industry

* "Amazon tribes turn the tables on intruders with social media:" https://apnews.com/article/climate-spacex-technology-entertainment-business-62848dbcffc7df4892233414d359a025

* "Illegal loggers in Vietnam train as jungle tour guides:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/illegal-loggers-vietnam-train-jungle-tour-guides-2022-04-25/

* "How to resurrect a coral reef:" https://www.vox.com/recode/23016412/coral-reef-restoration-climate-change

* "Scientists Discover Method to Break Down Plastic in Days, Not Centuries:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/akvm5b/scientists-discover-method-to-break-down-plastic-in-one-week-not-centuries

* "How the Shipping Industry Sails through Legal Loopholes:" https://hakaimagazine.com/features/how-the-shipping-industry-sails-through-legal-loopholes/

* "Muons spill secrets about Earth’s hidden structures:" https://www.sciencenews.org/article/muon-subatomic-particle-volcano-pyramid-physics

* "Jellyfish invade northern Italian port of Trieste:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/jellyfish-invade-northern-italian-port-trieste-2022-04-28/

* "Program helps Congo families protect endangered gorillas:" https://apnews.com/article/science-travel-business-animals-wildlife-ebf52eb254f1dc867fe5d98288e5ff69

* "Grindr users' precise location data was sold to the highest bidder for years:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/04/grindr-sold-data-location/

* "NFTs Are Legally Problematic ft. Steve Mould & Coffeezilla:"

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* "Tech Support Scams Need to be Stopped:"

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* "Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and will privatize company:" https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/elon-musk-buys-twitter-for-44b-and-will-privatize-company/XP2WOVZCARHGHJ6JPIPB7WP42A/

* "Musk's Twitter ambitions to collide with Europe's tech rules:" https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-boris-johnson-technology-business-online-safety-f687d652d41678e25575ba67119bba6b

* "Workers discover ‘unprecedented’ Phoenician necropolis in southern Spain:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/26/unprecedented-phoenician-necropolis-osuna-spain

* "A woman bought a sculpture at Goodwill for $34.99. It actually was a missing ancient Roman bust.:" https://phys.org/news/2022-05-woman-bought-sculpture-goodwill-ancient.html

* "Renaissance Antics – History Hijinks:"

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* "The Curious Tale of the Voynich Manuscript:"

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* "Sex Educators React to Sex History of Yore!:"

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* "History Summarized: Poland:"

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* "The Tragic Life of The “Monster” of The Palace | Eugenia Martínez:"

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* "Tulips and Onion Futures: The Gold and Silver you never knew:"

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* "Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet: The True History Behind Our Flag Means Death:"

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* "Exploring The Willard Asylum's History:"

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* "The Black Aerialist Who Dazzled Gilded Age Paris:" https://www.messynessychic.com/2022/04/19/the-black-aerialist-who-dazzled-gilded-age-paris/

* "The History of The Boycott:" https://thenib.com/boycott-history/

* "The History (and Return) of Company Towns:"

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* "Here's 9 LGBTQ+ Directors from Old Hollywood and the Lives They Lived:" https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2022/4/21/heres-9-lgbtq-directors-old-hollywood-and-lives-they-lived#media-gallery-media-9

* "11 (Fortunately) Retired Girl Scout Badges:" https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/retired-girl-scout-badges

* "Her Comics were Everything Jim Crow America Never Wanted Black Women to Be:" https://www.messynessychic.com/2022/03/18/her-comic-strip-characters-were-everything-jim-crow-america-never-wanted-black-women-to-be/

* "Kindertransport: Saving children from the Holocaust, 1938-1939:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/kindertransport-historical-photos/

* "Looking at the Worst Towns in America: Sundown Towns:"

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* "The Wartime Spies Who Used Knitting as an Espionage Tool:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/knitting-spies-wwi-wwii

* "Now We Know Their Names:" https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2022/02/america-lynching-history-reckoning/621320/

* "The Dark Past of the Hollywood Blacklist:"

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* "Lee Grant Overcame the Blacklist and Won an Oscar:"

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* "There Were Lesbian Books in the 1950s?:"

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* "Emmett Till: Crash Course Black American History #34:"

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* "The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Crash Course Black American History #35:"

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* "Why JFK's Casket Stayed Closed:"

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* "The Real Life Silent Hill: Centralia:"

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* I really loved her as a kid. "Ruth Gordon's Unique and Defiant Journey to Oscar:"

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* "See the bold buildings that sprang up after South Asia regained independence:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/04/23/1088675284/photos-see-the-bold-buildings-that-sprang-up-after-south-asia-regained-independe

* "How Women—and Their Hair—Transformed South Korea:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/women-hair-wigs-south-korea

* CW: Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Eating Disorders "The Life and Death of Judy Garland:"

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* "How Murderer John Wayne Gacy Ruined a Young John Casey’s Life:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/4/27/how-murderer-john-wayne-gacy-ruined-young-john-caseys-life

* "Yuba County 5:"

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* "A Black Women's History of Pinup and Burlesque:"

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* "These Pet MLMs are Selling Untested Supplements:"

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* "Why Is Florida At War With Arithmetic? | Tucker's Testosterone Doc Is Too Stupid To Ignore:"

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* "Abortion Ruling: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Weekend Update: Roe v. Wade Leaked Draft Opinion, Vladimir Putin to Undergo Cancer Surgery:"

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* "Weekend Update: Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Overturning Roe v. Wade:"

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* "Israel Condemns Russia's Anti-Semitic Claims & Trash on Mars:" https://www.cc.com/video/m5vsny/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-israel-condemns-russia-s-anti-semitic-claims-trash-on-mars

* "Republicans Duke It Out in the 2022 Ohio Primary:" https://www.cc.com/video/9b0ues/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-republicans-duke-it-out-in-the-2022-ohio-primary

* "Roe v. Wade Overturned?:" https://www.cc.com/video/qhdgmx/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-roe-v-wade-overturned

* "SCOTUS Leak Speculation & Archaic Abortion Laws:" https://www.cc.com/video/nbj8kp/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-scotus-leak-speculation-archaic-abortion-laws

* "CP Time - The History of Black Jockeys:" https://www.cc.com/video/oahthc/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-cp-time-the-history-of-black-jockeys

* "Are Progressive Reboots Any Good?:"

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* "The Tucker Testicle Tanner Is The Perfect Way To Re-Juice Your Carlsons:"

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* "It's A Covid Celebration:"

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* "Rescue Dog Rescue with Oscar Isaac:"

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* "The Understudy - SNL:"

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* "Blue Bunny - SNL:"

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* "Chain Gang - SNL:"

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* "Hello Birmingham - Ani DiFranco:"

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* Monday I stayed up to get the aggregate out and for phone bureaucracy reasons. I have so many things I need to go before I go into semi-seclusion on May 26th. Assuming I don't get moved up, surgery is June 8th. I can't afford to catch anything, not even a cold, in advance of it of I spend all Summer in this hell awaiting another opening. Yes, head Millennial will still be working, but I am going full infection prevention at that point, so no grocery shopping even masked. No visitors except Head Millennial, who strictly masks in public for my protection in regular life. Windows open and masks when Millennial is here except for quick sips, that sort of thing. Squirrel's work has strict infection prevention protocols, he's triple vaxxed and is strict about masking when he's around Not Us. Given he didn't give me COVID last January, I am not that worried, but still, we will be careful, especially as thing like rhinovirus can linger on surfaces.

When I woke, my body was terrible for a host of reasons, all of them predictable, all made worse by the ongoing health crisis, but none life threatening, just ranging from nuisance to obnoxious. (For example: I lose two options for heading off/dealing with torso spasms, for example because the drugs are dangerous right now. This means for spasms I am left with things like bananas for limb spasms, hot epsom bath for body spasms, etc.. none of these are as fast or sure as meds. Ah well.) I think I counted like 6 things wrong when I woke up. My policy on these occasions is to do what I can to head off big things, which trying to sort out as many small ones as I can peel off. It's... time consuming and really unpleasant.

Still I schlep on. It's what my family has always done.

* We are planning to use most of Squirrel's tax rebate to get a working oven, but the dishwasher is also broken. (The dishwasher is a safety thing because I am medically fragile. Not having a working oven is playing havoc with my nutrition.) My share of the oven plus fixing the dishwasher will likely be in the $600-700 range.

(I am disabled and queer in at least three senses of the word and on a fixed income).

Why not all of his tax refund? he’s in a medical insurance gap and is having an emergent health crisis. He couldn’t have paid for both things anyway.

If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

* Re: the slow catch up. I am still slow from the covid booster, plus it is allergy season, plus the whole ongoing medical crisis, plus my ongoing attempts to properly cover both the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Abortion ban news, which are understandably labour intensives. As you can see, I am making progress. I made it well into the history section this time, with the Aidan laptop back log. Why are their things after the 1970's section? Because I pull out time sensitive things lower in the sort and because i scroll a bunch of stuff, particularly comedy and political comedy and about a third of the fluffier stuff every day or two off Klaus. Klaus and Aidan have mostly different jobs, but they do intersect where it comes to the aggregate post and a few other places, in part as a back up so I don't lose 2/3rd done aggregate posts.

Look, I have a lot of both in put and output going on and this is how work flow shook out after the last computer death a little over a year ago. Trust me, I have a system, which mostly works with my brain design and physical challenges.

If the balance seems weird the next week or two and there is a clump of older, lighter stuff, that is my finally gnawing through the back log. Knock wood.

* Timely. "ILU-486:" https://amandaching.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/67/

* All I really want to watch lately is queer people having adventures and Korean zombies. Why does no one make something with both?

In related news, yes, I watched Heartstopper. It reminded me a lot of the YA Book Boy Meets Boy, even though there is more stress around coming out and social acceptance in this. It is sweet and fluffy and happy for the middle and high schoolers who get to have something so warm and fluffy to watch.

Also in related news, I thought I was out of of Korean zombies, but I found another one hiding on Tubi. It means commercials (Yuck), but it also means I have Korean historical drama zombies to watch before bed. (I have seen Train to Busan, Peninsula, Seoul Station, Alive, All of Us are Dead, kingdom, and the kingdom prequel. I just started Rampant. Other suggestions? At this point I will happily branch out into other quality Asian zombies.

Similarly, Queer People Having Adventures suggestions? I have seen Black Sails. Trust me, my Byzantine Black Sails exegesis is still out there. I have seen Our flag. I have seen a TON of classic queer cinema. I watched Torchwood. Over and Over. Genres: historical drama, comedy adventure, Science Fiction, fantasy. suggestions?

* Bailey and Rowling at The Midnight Society: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1522978030062239744

* Gobbits: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/683653354177560576/limnaia-prismatic-bell-pens-and-paperbacks

* Mad Max and Blackbeard: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/683655725319340032/it-may-also-be-worth-pointing-out-that-the-main

* The importance of the talent show subplo ib Our Flag Means Death: https://chucktaylorupset.tumblr.com/post/681290680024334336/it-is-actually-extremely-important-to-me-that

* "Vico Ortiz Talks 'Our Flag Means Death,' Being a Non-Binary Actor & Working with Taika Waititi:" https://remezcla.com/film/vico-ortiz-interview-our-flag-means-death-non-binary-taika-waititi/

* I loved Wilderpeople. "How Taika Waititi Expresses His Love for New Zealand in ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’:" https://collider.com/taika-waititi-hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-love-for-new-zealand-why-its-good/

* "Not Jared Leto: Meet Frederik Robertsson the Met Gala 2022 Standout:" https://www.out.com/fashion/2022/5/02/not-jared-leto-meet-frederik-robertsson-met-gala-2022-standout

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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.

* "War in Ukraine! Support LGBTQ people.:" https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/s047412e502b6

* "DONATE TO EMILY'S LIST:" https://win.emilyslist.org/a/donate-to-emily

* "Supporting Abortion Funds in the South:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/682207036936732672/supporting-abortion-funds-in-the-south

* "These Organizations Accept Donations To Help People in Ukraine:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/01/where-to-donate-help-ukraine/

* "Russia-Ukraine War: Info and ways to help:" https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/

* "This is where you can donate to support LGBT+ Ukrainians:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/25/donate-support-lgbt-ukraine/

* "Support OVD-Info:" https://beste-glatisant.tumblr.com/post/677388506851606528/hi-ive-donated-to-the-ukranian-refugees-and-now

* Ways to help Trans Youth resisting Transphobic laws in Texas: https://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/677204004210688000

* Help LGBTQIA+ people escape Afghanistan: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lgbtq-afghan-refugees-rebuild-their-lives

* "The Rainbow Railroad:" https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/take-action

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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