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* "Sudan ceasefire starts precariously as continued fighting reported:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/air-strikes-hit-khartoum-seven-day-ceasefire-approaches-2023-05-22/

* "UN: Sudan conflict displaces over 1.3 million, including some 320K to neighboring countries:" https://apnews.com/article/sudan-conflict-military-paramilitary-displaced-un-787b00cb9203335dc834369aabb3b202

* "As more women forgo the hijab, Iran’s government pushes back:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-headscarf-hijab-protests-unrest-7cfce99b8841d6df5e8ad95ec8032b28

* "Anti-overhaul protests enter 20th week as compromise talks remain stalled:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-overhaul-protests-set-to-enter-20th-week-as-compromise-talks-remain-stalled/

* "Thousands in Jerusalem rally against budget, deals for ultra-Orthodox:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-in-jerusalem-rally-against-budget-deals-for-ultra-orthodox/

* "The State Of Israel:"

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* "France pension protest held on outskirts of Cannes Film Festival:" https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/france-pension-protest-held-outskirts-cannes-film-festival-99492995

* "Pakistan’s Imran Khan wins bail in multiple cases from anti-terrorist court:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistans-imran-khan-wins-bail-multiple-cases-anti-terrorist-court-bloomberg-2023-05-23/

* "Key aide of Pakistan's Imran Khan resigns amidst standoff with army:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-considering-banning-imran-khans-party-defence-minister-2023-05-24/

* "The Fugitive Princesses of Dubai:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/08/the-fugitive-princesses-of-dubai

* "Russian lawyer claims Putin is building settlements for conservatives looking to leave the US for 'ideological reasons':" https://www.rawstory.com/russian-lawyer-claims-putin-is-building-settlements-for-conservatives-looking-to-leave-the-us-for-ideological-reasons/

* "Life inside the South African gangs risking everything for copper:" https://www.ft.com/content/19973223-cda7-43c0-8ba5-ddd329fc9ff9?accessToken=zwAF-3NAn_Ggkc8ZlzIjzadDwNOLpd3TKfyf-Q.MEYCIQCdkXLApDF5LercBIVa5DHnMQA8t4Geek0BR_d5HLnjDwIhAItJ6AnaORpQmAUQHBHBj5RC3N5S6FP6_4oPCR5xKUNZ&sharetype=gift&token=ddc1c232-edc3-45e8-ac8a-fc676f0559dc

* "Jamaica’s break from British monarchy must bring about queer liberation, activists say:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/20/jamaica-republic-lgbtq-rights-kings-coronation/

* Looks like the opening salvo for political purges of schools and university and censorship to me. "Tory MP Miriam Cates thinks ‘cultural Marxism’ is ‘destroying children’s souls’. No, seriously:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/17/miriam-cates-cultural-marxism-national-conservatism-conference/

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* "The Counteroffensive:" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/06/counteroffensive-ukraine-zelensky-crimea/673781/

* "Ukraine restores power to Russia-occupied nuclear plant:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-switched-standby-russia-installed-official-2023-05-22/

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* How?!? "Conservative group Moms for Liberty claims Joe Biden is trying to turn kids trans and gay:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/moms-for-liberty-trans-gay-kids-joe-biden/

* "Joe Biden said “there are at least three” genders & shut down a conservative activist:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/01/joe-biden-said-least-three-genders-shut-conservative-activist/

* The Republicans continue to win their war against the environment and Humanity. "Supreme Court dramatically shrinks Clean Water Act’s reach:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/25/supreme-court-dramatically-shrinks-clean-water-acts-reach-00098781

* "Harlan Crow refuses to cooperate with Dem senators’ Supreme Court probe :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/23/harlan-crow-supreme-court-probe-00098401

* The Republican war on the Economy continues. Want to know how much Republicans hate America? This much apparently. "White House details ‘severe damage’ to the economy if debt ceiling crisis occurs:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-details-severe-damage-economy-debt-ceiling-default-occurs-rcna82743

* "Hayes: What the Republican debt ceiling threat is really about:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-what-the-republican-debt-ceiling-threat-is-really-about-175793221559

* "Saddled with Trump, unpopular policies, GOP toys with tanking economy under Biden:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/saddled-with-trump-unpopular-policies-gop-toys-with-tanking-economy-under-biden-175833157654

* "Hayes: ‘Deranged’ GOP debt plan would put these items on the chopping block:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-deranged-gop-debt-plan-would-put-these-items-on-the-chopping-block-176619589699

* Republicans don't want any further life saving vaccine research. When Republicans say the are pro-life, it looks like they mean pro-deadly virus life and on human type people. "White House Pushes to Save Key Covid Programs in Debt Ceiling Talks:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/us/politics/biden-debt-ceiling-covid.html

* "House Dems take pessimistic tone on debt as McCarthy pushes to ‘finish up’ talks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/24/debt-limit-talks-wednesday-kevin-mccarthy-00098564

* "Rich People’s Gain is Worth Less Than Poor People’s Pain:" https://doctorow.medium.com/rich-peoples-gain-is-worth-less-than-poor-people-s-pain-6c3631292841

* "From stakeouts to warrants: How federal investigators found more than 100 children cleaning slaughterhouses:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-investigation-into-slaughterhouse-cleaning-company-that-hired-children-60-minutes-transcript-2023-05-07/

* "'They Just Need a Safe Place to Be:' How Public Transit Became the Last Safety Net In America:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3wvq5/they-just-need-a-safe-place-to-be-how-public-transit-became-the-last-safety-net-in-america

* "Low-income tenants lack options as old mobile home parks are razed:" https://apnews.com/article/mobile-home-evictions-housing-homelessness-796097305c4ef90d7d98e1fee1489284

* "Silo creator Graham Yost on why struggling writers needed to go on strike:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/21/graham-yost-silo-writers-strike/

* "Why Writers Are On Strike:"

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* This is a little round about, but please bear with me.

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All the actors were amazed that they always got to go home at five. Shooting stopped on time! This hardly ever happens! They could make dinner plans even on a Friday and get proper sleep instead of Friday shooting running into Saturday to make up missed shots. Which I suspect means that all the tech side folk js too got to have personal lives and sleep. O.o For five years! Steady employment with a reliable schedule in TV! I bet it saved money too, to not have to pay over time, to not have all that standing around when they could be setting up the next shot which wastes everyone's time and money. People were happier and they weren't run as nearly ragged and they made five seasons of antifascist and anti-colonialist science fiction with characters and dialog that will live in my heart and mind until I die.

All because they let the showrunner show run and write with a staff of writers who could stay on the project long term. Stuff that got seeded in season one paid off in later seasons. The writers all knew the lore and backstories and the relationships and where things were going.

You can't make TV like that without writers. You can't make TV like that with minirooms and gig employees.

I know I keep harping on how important that the WGA wins and wins big on Tumblr. (I do things on it on the aggregate as well, but I don't trust a lot of the journalism because it tends to be slanted for the greedy ass corporations, so way less turns up there). This is why I care so much. Because tech crew got to drive home safe after a reasonable work day instead of falling asleep at the wheel and crashing. Because it was a huge benefit to the actors who got a chance to really practice their craft and still go home at night. Because the directors could focus on making the best show possible every week without mountains of extra hassle. Because things like B5 and Black sails and stranger Things and Umbrella Academy and pretty much every show I've loved intensely as an adult absolutely require a reasonably stable writer's room with writers paid well enough to live while they do it.

If WGA wins, everybody wins. The tiny sliver of profits it takes to make all this happen is negligible.

I hope SAG and DGA strike too. I hope they all stand together and stop the Capitalist horror that grinds up writers and tech folk like they were components and not utterly essential.

The WGA are not greedy; they are fighting for their livelihoods and their art and it infuriates me that people can't wait a little longer for all the ways it will make the world better if the Studios blink first.

* "Jewish Democrats call on McCarthy to censure Gosar over staffer’s reported beliefs:" https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4010382-jewish-democrats-call-on-mccarthy-to-censure-gosar-over-staffers-reported-beliefs/

* "George Santos Just Hired the Only Man He Can Trust:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/05/george-santos-just-hired-the-only-man-he-can-trust/

* "George Santos Is In Trouble:"

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* "FBI ‘Called Bluff’ on Jim Jordan Hearing, Says Ex-Asst. Director:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-called-bluff-on-jim-jordan-hearing-ex-asst-director-for-counterintelligence-frank-figliuzzi-says

* "Jordan’s FBI “whistleblower” may have lied under oath about funding from Trump ally: report:" https://www.salon.com/2023/05/23/jordans-fbi-whistleblower-may-have-lied-under-oath-about-funding-from-ally-report/

* Again? ""Nothing is off the table": Jim Jordan says he'll give a "hard look" at launching new Hillary probe:" https://www.salon.com/2023/05/22/nothing-is-off-the-table-jim-jordan-says-hell-give-a-hard-look-at-launching-new-hillary-probe/

* "House passes measure to block Biden's student debt relief program:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-vote-measure-block-bidens-student-debt-relief-program-rcna85974

* 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

* "Harris County must remove its elections chief under new legislation headed to Gov. Greg Abbott:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/23/texas-legislature-harris-county-elections/

This is the end of Democracy. They have given themselves the power to overturn any election not in their favor in the most populous county in the state because it's majority minority. If votes don't count, then all the people living there have been permanently disenfranchised, since there is no mechanism to undo this outside of a court system republicans have also fixed.

This is the fascist agenda at work.

* "Ohio Republicans try to change state rules to keep abortion off ballots:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ohio-republicans-try-to-change-state-rules-to-keep-abortion-off-ballots-176197701972

* "Let's talk about how there are no red states....:"

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* The Republican war on children continues. "Kentucky Republican Candidate: ‘Will Not Have Transgenders in School’ if Elected:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/kentucky-kelly-craft-transgenders

* "2024 Republican candidates: Who’s running and how bad would they be for LGBTQ+ rights?:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/25/2024-republican-candidates-lgbtq/

* "Republican Nikki Haley rants about trans women and Dylan Mulvaney on 2024 campaign trail:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/25/nikki-haley-2024-election-dylan-mulvaney/

* "9 Ways Vivek Ramaswamy Can Beat Donald Trump, According to Andrew Yang:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/05/17/vivek-ramaswamy-how-you-win-00097211

* "Twitter glitches plague Ron DeSantis’ much-hyped presidential announcement with Elon Musk:" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/24/twitter-glitches-plague-desantis-presidential-announcement.html

* "First day of DeSantis campaign not likely as threatening to Trump as he hoped:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/first-day-of-desantis-campaign-not-likely-as-threatening-to-trump-as-he-hoped-176656965515

* "‘Blood in the water for DeSantis’: Trump world embraces Tim Scott’s candidacy :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/22/trump-tim-scott-2024-00098292

* "DeSantis needs a new Republican lane. Elon Musk might be paving it. :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/24/desantis-musk-thiel-sacks-tech-00098555

* " DeSantis sees a path to the White House — 280 characters at a time:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/23/ron-desantis-to-launch-his-presidential-campaign-on-twitter-with-elon-musk-00098412

* "Scarred DeSantis staffers form a support group:" https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/552308-former-desantis-staffers-form-support-group/

* "DeSantis' cringeworthy strain for 'likeability' is contradicted by hostile policies:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/desantis-cringeworthy-strain-for-likeability-is-contradicted-by-hostile-policies-176248901845

* "Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid: Sad attempt to ‘export extremist, anti-LGBTQ+ agenda to the nation’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/25/ron-desantis-presidential-campaign-bid-florida-lgbtq-activists/

* "DeSantis faith in Musk for campaign launch results in humiliation; Trump gleeful:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/desantis-faith-in-musk-for-campaign-launch-results-in-humiliation-trump-gleeful-176650821634

* "Asked about pardoning Trump as president, DeSantis says he would be 'aggressive':" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/asked-pardoning-trump-president-desantis-aggressive/story?id=99609762

* "DeSantis attempts to redefine Trump to make room for himself on GOP's right wing:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/desantis-attempts-to-redefine-trump-to-make-room-for-himself-on-gop-s-right-wing-177058885852

* "Republican senator says gender-neutral bathrooms will lead to violence from ‘dads like me’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/illinois-neil-anderson-gender-neutral-toilets/

* "Texas House committee issues 20 articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/25/ken-paxton-impeachment-investigation/

* "House panel investigating AG Ken Paxton’s office; Paxton calls on Speaker Dade Phelan to resign:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/23/dade-phelan-ken-paxton-resign-intoxication/

* "‘Literal dumpster fire’: Infighting erupts among Texas Republican leaders:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-literal-dumpster-fire-infighting-erupts-among-texas-republican-leaders-177032773957

* "Florida State Guard could triple in size, gain military police-like arm:" https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/04/25/florida-state-guard-could-triple-in-size-gain-military-police-like-arm/

* "Unlicensed religious chaplains may counsel students in Texas’ public schools after lawmakers OK proposal:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/24/texas-legislature-chaplains-schools/

Republicans rammed it through because replacing licensed, trained counselors who've had background checks with untrained, unlicensed proselytizers is an emergency somehow, unlike mass shootings.

"Earlier this month, House Democrats also offered amendments to bar proselytizing or attempts to convert students from one religion to another; to require chaplains to receive consent from the parents of school children; and to make schools provide chaplains from any faith or denomination requested by students. All of those amendments failed."

"Worse, opponents say, the bill could deepen the state’s youth mental health crisis by providing students with unproven, lightly supervised and nonscientific counseling that treats common childhood problems, such as anxiety, as “sins” or issues that can merely be prayed away."

* "Texas Senate passes revamped school funding bill in last-minute bid to implement voucher program:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/22/texas-senate-school-voucher/

* "As legislative session ends, Texas ignores gun violence crisis for culture war issues:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/as-legislative-session-ends-texas-ignores-gun-violence-crisis-for-culture-war-issues-176245829951

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* "E. Jean Carroll adds Trump’s post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10M:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-rape-trial-carroll-536e9f38e84f42d53b0216293b848e08

* "Carroll moves to teach Trump lesson he failed to learn from loss in court:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/carroll-moves-to-teach-trump-lesson-he-failed-to-learn-from-loss-in-court-175833157524

* "Donald Trump criminal trial is set for March 2024; judge informs Trump what he can’t say about hush money case:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/politics/donald-trump-protective-order-hearing/

* "Prosecutors Sought Records on Trump’s Foreign Business Deals Since 2017:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/us/politics/trump-records-foreign-deals.html

* "DOJ's reported interest in Trump foreign business deals reframes scope of Mar-a-Lago probe:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/doj-s-reported-interest-in-trump-foreign-business-deals-reframes-scope-of-mar-a-lago-probe-175837765937

* "“Shocked at the stupidity”: Prosecutors obtain lawyer notes that blow up Trump’s Mar-a-Lago defense:" https://www.salon.com/2023/05/22/shocked-at-the-stupidity-prosecutors-obtain-lawyer-notes-that-blow-up-trumps-mar-a-lago-defense/

* "Trump employees moved boxes at Mar-a-Lago a day before visit from feds:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mar-a-lago-boxes-moved-trump-employees/

* "New reporting on documents moved at Mar-a-Lago suggests shape of case against Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/new-reporting-on-documents-moved-at-mar-a-lago-suggests-shape-of-case-against-trump-177068101886

* "Trump attorneys ask to meet with Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland on investigation:" https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/trump-attorneys-ask-to-meet-with-atty-gen-merrick-garland-on-investigation/

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* "Officers describe chaos, fear on Jan. 6 as judge weighs prison time for Oath Keepers’ Rhodes:" https://apnews.com/article/oath-keepers-sentencing-jan-6-stewart-rhodes-a33d6432875bd97fda41a60b4bb967f9

* "Oath Keepers to receive first seditious conspiracy sentences over Jan. 6:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/oath-keepers-to-receive-first-seditious-conspiracy-sentences-over-jan-6-176611397965

* "Man with Nazi flag who crashed U-Haul near White House praised Hitler:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/driver-white-house-crash-kill-biden-seize-power-nazis-rcna85905

* "Let's talk about what happened in DC....:"

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* "Pittsburgh confronts antisemitism as Tree of Life shooting trial nears :" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/20/tree-of-life-shooting-trial-pittsburgh/

* "The U.S. Left Them Behind. They Crossed a Jungle to Get Here Anyway.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/21/world/americas/darien-gap-afghan-migration.html

* "Florida judge blocks quick migrant release policy, raising concerns about overcrowding:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-judge-blocks-quick-migrant-release-policy-overcrowding-concerns-title-42-expiring/

* CW: Child Abuse, Child Death. "Child who died in Border Patrol custody ‘begged’ for medical help, her mother says:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/child-who-died-in-border-patrol-custody-begged-for-medical-help-her-mother-says

* CW: Child Abuse, Child Death. "Honduran teen dies in US immigration custody: ‘He wanted to live the American Dream’:" https://www.wbtv.com/2023/05/14/honduran-teen-dies-us-immigration-custody-he-wanted-live-american-dream/

* "Fox News runs with fake story about migrants displacing homeless veterans:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fox-news-runs-with-fake-story-about-migrants-displacing-homeless-veterans-175800901614

* "FBI misused surveillance authorities to investigate Black Lives Matter protesters :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/19/fbi-surveillance-black-lives-matter-protesters-00097924

* "Every state offers victim compensation. For the Longs and other Black families, it often isn't fair:" https://apnews.com/article/crime-victims-compensation-racial-bias-58908169e0ee05d4389c57f975eae49b

* "Investigation continues in death of Rasheem Carter:" https://magnoliatribune.com/2023/05/24/investigation-continues-in-death-of-rasheem-carter/

* "Civil rights groups warn tourists about traveling to Florida:" https://www.npr.org/2023/05/22/1177455149/civil-rights-groups-warn-tourists-about-traveling-to-florida

* "Hamburger Mary’s sues Ron DeSantis over Florida drag ban: ‘When does it stop?’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/ron-desantis-hamburger-marys-florida/

* "Florida school limits access to Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem after parental complaint :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/23/florida-school-inaugural-poem-ban-00098492

* This contains the full text of the banned poem if you scroll down: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/20/amanda-gormans-inaugural-poem-the-hill-we-climb-full-text.html

* "Florida school bans Amanda Gorman poem over one parent’s CRT fears:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/florida-school-bans-amanda-gorman-poem-over-one-parent-s-crt-fears-176202309953

* "Florida Mom Behind Amanda Gorman Book Ban Has Proud Boy Links:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-mom-behind-amanda-gorman-book-ban-has-proud-boy-links

* "Amanda Gorman’s Books Sky Rocket in Sales Despite Florida Book Ban :" https://variety.com/2023/politics/news/amanda-gorman-poem-banned-florida-1235623558/

* "PEN America v. Escambia County School District:" https://pen.org/pen-america-v-escambia-county/

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* Planned Parenthood is being sued for a massive amount of money because they followed a court order. "Trump’s worst judge will hear a $1.8 billion attack on Planned Parenthood:" https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/5/24/23725897/abortion-planned-parenthood-matthew-kacsmaryk-supreme-court-medical-progress-medicaid

* "Judge from abortion pill case to hear $1.8B suit against Planned Parenthood:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/judge-from-abortion-pill-case-to-hear-1-8b-suit-against-planned-parenthood-177037381937

* "South Carolina 6-week abortion ban signed into law, providers file lawsuit:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/south-carolina-6-week-abortion-ban-heads-governors/story?id=99565825

* "How South Carolina Ended Up With an All-Male Supreme Court :" https://www.propublica.org/article/how-south-carolina-ended-up-with-all-male-supreme-court

* "More women sue Texas saying the state's anti-abortion laws harmed them:" https://www.wesa.fm/2023-05-22/more-women-sue-texas-saying-the-states-anti-abortion-laws-harmed-them

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* "Romania breaching LGBTQ+ couples’ human rights, European court rules:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/23/romania-same-sex-couples-echr/

* "South Korea: Human rights boss makes crude, homophobic ‘anal rupture’ claim in draft ruling:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/23/lgbtq-south-korea-human-rights-commissioner-homophobic-remark/

* Bet his mom is proud of him for being such a big strong man that he can beat up elderly ladies dementia for pleasure. "Woman with dementia, 86, beat up by thug and put in wheelie bin because he thought she was trans:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/23/woman-86-beaten-wheelie-bin-trans/

* "Tory MP Nick Fletcher wants pronouns taken out of all schools: ‘We’re confusing people’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/tory-mp-nick-fletcher-pronouns-schools-joshua-sutcliffe/

* "EHRC chair Kishwer Falkner under investigation ‘over bullying, transphobia and harassment claims’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/ehrc-chair-kishwer-falkner-kemi-badenoch/

* "Grassroots trans group uncovering EHRC ‘attacks’ and the UK’s well-connected anti-trans movement:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/trans-safety-network-ehrc-un-abuse-hate/

* "Christian teacher banned after misgendering student on This Morning and posting Islamophobic videos:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/23/joshua-sutcliffe-teacher-banned-misgendering-this-morning/

* "Florida Agencies Manipulated Research To Ban Trans Care And Coverage:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/florida-agencies-manipulated-research?fbclid=IwAR0aJIga-j58jQkP7N9kBOIGXPcpjf878Or2h_fgeaI9E5vIDHJ0mxHoHxk

* "Florida parents sue to block enforcement of state’s gender-affirming care restrictions :" https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4010677-florida-parents-sue-to-block-enforcement-of-states-gender-affirming-care-restrictions/

* "How it's going as a trans person in Florida:" https://www.tumblr.com/bibliomancer7/718065561652871168?source=share

* "The next target of the right’s campaign against woke companies: Fox News?:" https://www.vox.com/2023/5/22/23732777/fox-news-trans-bud-light-employee-handbook

* "Target to pull some LGBTQ items after ‘threats’ to employees:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/24/target-lgbtq-clothing-backlash-00098529

* "Target Pride artist responds after stores pull collection: ‘They haven’t contacted me once’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/target-pride-collection-erik/

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* "Ending Guardianship: How State Governments Take Away Our Right to Make Choices and How We Can Stop It:" https://autisticadvocacy.org/actioncenter/issues/choices/guardianship/#how-guardianship-works

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* "Extreme weather has killed 2 million people over past half century, U.N. says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/extreme-weather-killed-2-million-people-half-century-un-says-rcna85537

* "One in Three People Will Live in Dangerously Hot Areas by 2080:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-22/one-in-three-people-will-live-in-dangerously-hot-areas-by-2080?srnd=premium&sref=MIBMEEoj&leadSource=uverify%20wall

* "How global warming and a wet winter may impact the U.S. wildfire season:" https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/wildfire-season-2023-predictions-climate-change-snow-rcna85129

* "Flood watch issued for parts of B.C. already dealing with wildfires:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/flood-watch-heavy-rain-peace-fort-nelson-1.6851171

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* "Colorado River states announce breakthrough water sharing deal:" https://www.npr.org/2023/05/22/1177511800/colorado-river-states-announce-breakthrough-water-sharing-deal

* "On this day in 1892:" https://mississippitoday.org/2023/05/21/on-this-day-in-1892-ida-b-wells-column-exposes-lynchings/

* "'Queen of rock 'n' roll' Tina Turner dies at 83:" https://www.reuters.com/world/singer-tina-turner-dies-aged-83-2023-05-24/

* "Tina Turner was a fearless LGBTQ+ ally – long before it was popular to be one:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/25/tina-turner-lgbtq-ally-legacy/

* "The Breaking of “Narrative Promises” Through the Lens of Supernatural, Marvel, & More:" https://www.themarysue.com/the-breaking-of-narrative-promises-through-the-lens-of-supernatural-marvel-more/

* "Hurt - Nine Inch Nails (Bardcore | Medieval Style Cover) Hildegard von Blingin':"

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* "Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It:"

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* "Sam Smith, Kim Petras - Unholy:"

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* Spoke to the Allergist today. They are plateauing me for the summer and are guaranteeing me treatment until September. This is good, as my lungs haven't been doing this well in Spring for years. I think it's peeling the trees and weeds away. Grasses remain a major problem. As I'm on Medicare, she's advocating for my transfer to a clinic by the hospital that will take it if they aren't full and my chances are good given the extreme severity of the grass allergy and my general improvement in other areas. They are full to bulging with patients already, especially with the influx from the closing clinic, but digits cruciform, yes?

This does not diminish my horror and distress for all the Medicaid patients and the people who are about to lose their jobs, but I for real was dreading the slow slide into allergy based ER visits that is near future if we stop treatment.

So I'm on maintenance for the Summer while we wait it all out.

* Thanks to a kind donation, the bills wil be up to date by early next week. Thank you all again for your help.

* My oldest continuous friend is trying to raise money to buy games for a Cat Rescue fundraiser. This cat rescue is no kill and places most cats in foster homes until they can be adopted. They are good people there and it's a huge number of cats many needing basic or more serious healthcare.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/318lgf6fa0?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR1smSQTz7deMSVUBsEg30AdhQ-zeAEHGXOcHXqVUILTlF2MqnIIW49SDVU

* Some Interesting Poison Ivy Thoughts: https://www.tumblr.com/allaboardthecolumboat/718353871863414784/im-glad-i-could-share-i-originally-got-into?source=share

* "Chess tournament put on hold briefly as White's bishops are having a schism:" https://www.tumblr.com/knowlesian/718061108513177600?source=share

* "The Story is Wrong:" https://www.tumblr.com/brigdh/717870485894037504/charminglyantiquated-a-short-comic-about-the?source=share

* "We don’t appreciate the fact that Bruce Wayne is a Kardasian level celebrity enough:" https://www.tumblr.com/seananmcguire/717956049256300544/we-dont-appreciate-the-fact-that-bruce-wayne-is-a?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Hungry Trees:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/718136484989894656/midnight-pals-hungry-trees?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Faust Love:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/718228107372445696/midnight-pals-faust-love?source=share

* "The Significance of Lucy’s Letters to Mina:" https://www.tumblr.com/fridge-full-of-feels/718337149559259137/i-cant-stop-thinking-about-the-significance-of?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.

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

* A resistance website for organizing and publicizing anti-censorship pro-education etc. rallies/protests/walkouts. "Walkout2learn:" https://www.walkout2learn.org/

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

* A very old friend and all around stand up guy wrote this. "Safest Family on the Block: 101 Tips, Tricks, Habits, and Hacks to Protect Your Family at Home, at School, and in the World:" https://www.amazon.com/Safest-Family-Block-Tricks-Protect-ebook/dp/B0C4JZ1QRX

* My oldest continuous friend is trying to raise money to buy games for a Cat Rescue fundraiser. This cat rescue is no kill and places most cats in foster homes until they can be adopted. They are good people there and it's a huge number of cats many needing basic or more serious healthcare.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/318lgf6fa0?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR1smSQTz7deMSVUBsEg30AdhQ-zeAEHGXOcHXqVUILTlF2MqnIIW49SDVU

* 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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* "'It's time to rise up,' Venezuelan general tells military officers...:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-military/its-time-to-rise-up-venezuelan-general-tells-military-officers-in-video-idUSKCN1SJ03W

* "Arson in Armidale: the mysterious tale hiding in plain sight this election:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/09/arson-in-armidale-the-mysterious-tale-hiding-in-plain-sight-this-election

* "Venezuelans Are In A Power Struggle — For Their Own U.S. Embassy (HBO):"

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* "The Forgotten People Living in Tents 7 Months After Hurricane Michael:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/8xzxx4/the-forgotten-people-living-in-tent-cities-7-months-after-hurricane-michael

* "Why rich convicts hire prison consultants:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48138441

* "The Big Blue Obstacle to Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform:" https://www.texasobserver.org/the-big-blue-obstacle-to-bipartisan-criminal-justice-reform/

* "Two steps forward and one step back won’t cleanse the Catholic Church:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/two-steps-forward-and-one-step-back-wont-cleanse-the-catholic-church/2019/05/11/9f0b06fe-7365-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.570e074eb46a

"However, even as he reshaped church law, the pope left its most fundamental features intact — bishops remain in charge, policing themselves and the church, and procedures for removing and punishing them remain uncertain. That was a bitter disappointment to victims of clerical sexual abuse, and it is likely to disappoint many of the church’s faithful, already disillusioned by a scandal that exploded nearly two decades ago."

* "LGBTQ Migrants Heading to the US From Honduras 'Are Not Going to Give Up on Their American Dream':" https://rewire.news/article/2018/10/19/lgbtq-migrants-heading-to-the-us-from-honduras-are-not-going-to-give-up-on-their-american-dream/

* "How This Trans Athlete Is Fighting Back After Being Banned by USA Powerlifting:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/wjvjnm/how-this-trans-athlete-is-fighting-back-after-being-banned-by-usa-powerlifting

* "Simply Having a Gay Straight Alliance Reduces Suicide Risk for All Students
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* "How Lesbian Potlucks Nourished the LGBTQ Movement:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-do-lesbians-have-potlucks-on-pride

* "A conservative Christian group is pushing Bible classes in public schools nationwide — and it’s working:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/a-conservative-christian-group-is-pushing-bible-classes-in-public-schools-nationwide--and-its-working/2019/05/08/f3bb490e-39e8-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4d4adc3ed837

* "Baby T. Rex Was an Adorable Ball of Fluff:" https://www.livescience.com/64936-t-rex-new-look-exhibit.html

* The tefla pads are here! Along with a supply of Melatonin! Tonight there will be good bandages!

Thank you benefactor!

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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.

* Angry about the Republicans banning birth control and abortion inn several states? Consider donating or volunteering:

Planned Parenthood
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/

The Center for Reproductive Rights
https://www.reproductiverights.org/

NARAL
https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/

The American Civil Liberties Union
https://www.aclu.org/

Access Reproductive Care: Southeast
https://www.arc-southeast.org

NNAF
https://abortionfunds.org/

the Yellowhammer Fund
https://yellowhammerfund.org/

Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund
https://msreprofreedomfund.org/

Women Have Options
http://www.womenhaveoptions.org/

* Want to help LGBTQIA+ folk escape repressive regimes? https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate

* Donate to HIAS to help refugees: https://act.hias.org/page/6048/donate/1

* Want to contribute directly to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services fund? "Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services:" https://www.raicestexas.org/

* Support Kids at the Border: http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/175022384240/support-the-kids-at-the-border

* The Rainbow Road and other ways to help Gay Refugees: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/160470723507/the-rainbow-railroad-is-helping-gay-men-escape

* Upset about the abuse of big cats by people who shouldn't be allowed to keep them? Big cat rescue is trying to change laws to protect wild animals. "Cat Laws:" https://bigcatrescue.org/cat-laws/

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not 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.

* This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/

* Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resistbot.io/

* This is a cool person and the swimsuits are being made from an ethical source. LGBTQIA+ swimsuits: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NerdyKeppie?ref=l2-shopheader-name§ion_id=24021616

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/1925021.html

* "Protests over Jerusalem leave 4 dead, hundreds wounded:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/15/middleeast/jerusalem-protests-friday-intl/index.html

* "UN Security Council to weigh resolution on Jerusalem:" http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/security-council-weigh-resolution-jerusalem-171217191838743.html

* "Britain First deputy leader released on bail:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/dec/15/britain-first-deputy-leader-jayda-fransen-released-on-bail

* O.o "National Butterfly Center Sues Trump Administration Over Border Wall:" https://www.texasobserver.org/national-butterfly-center-sues-trump-administration-border-wall/

* "Judge temporarily blocks new Trump rules on birth control:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-temporarily-blocks-new-trump-rules-birth-control-n830236

* "President Trump Lost a Fight to Allow Churches to Get More Involved in Politics:" http://time.com/5067035/president-trump-lost-a-fight-to-allow-churches-to-get-more-involved-in-politics/

* "Democrat Ruben Kihuen Won't Seek Re-Election Following Sexual Harassment Allegations:" https://www.npr.org/2017/12/16/571368835/democrat-ruben-kihuen-won-t-seek-re-election-following-sexual-harassment-allegat

* "Are police doing enough to find missing people in Toronto's Gay Village?:" http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/are-police-doing-enough-to-find-missing-people-in-torontos-gay-village/

* "New discoveries in Aswan including child burials, small Artemis statue:" http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/285343.aspx

* "Archaeologists uncover bittersweet end of 1,800-year-old Tiberias menorah:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-uncover-bittersweet-end-of-1800-year-old-tiberias-menorah/

* "Mexico Wipes Out Trump by Rolling Out ‘Trump’ Toilet Paper:" http://reverbpress.com/features/mexico-wipes-out-trump-trump-toilet-paper/

* The Empress Livia in her characteristic desk mest. The Emperor Octavian trying to figure out what she is playing with. http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/168664832927/the-empress-livia-in-her-characteristic-desk-mest

* As of Friday morning, Livia was comfortable enough to protest Tavy and I going to bed, by batting at my hand as I read as she wanted to play. Saturday morning her protest escalated to trying to knock the book out of my hand. We've started working on boundaries and social rules for both of them, since Tavy missed the ones that require more than one cat routinely sharing space. We actually got a good game of two cat wrigglers on even if Tavy is a little alarming to her in full on chase mode. I have started working on tailored versions of various cat games that take advantage of her play style. I think she'll grow into a first rate cat.

* On Sandor Clegane: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/168674264262/is-there-any-validity-to-any-aspect-of

* "Weird Science: A Guide to the Romance of Bunsen and Beaker:" http://www.toughpigs.com/weird-science/

* "The Cold Never Bothered Sunday Sweets, Anyway:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2017/12/17/the-cold-never-bothered-sunday-sweets-anyway.html

* The Exorcist. So the thing is, I'd be perfectly happy with Marcus/Peter, because I'd love to see an older gay male couple supporting each other through change and vulnerability and PTSD, especially outside of an AIDS context. That would be amazing and a sort of representation we don't get to see. I'd also be perfectly happy with Marcus/Tomas, because it really fits well with their arcs separately and together and let's face it, that would be incredibly sexy. Also, how many bi Latino men does one see in media in a starring role? So that would also be some representation we don't often see. I'm also completely cool with Bi/Pan Marcus if it's handled right. There is a shortage of good bi representation, and given how sensitively they've handled a whole host of things this season, I'm willing to give them a measure of trust not often afforded. I'd actually be there for Marcus/Tomas/Mouse if that's one of the choices, again, if they handle the bisexuality well. I am going to be incredibly fucking furious if I'm being queer baited.

I am going to miss the Kim family SO MUCH. I am mourning them as a group and not just the terrible loss they suffered. I want more Verity. I want more Rose. I want more Truck being a valued and loved part of the family. I want Shelby and Verity helping the younger ones heal. I am going to miss them.

And I really want to know what Father Bennet's been doing for the last three months, because Whoa!

I am also going to be furious if this ends here, because it's clearly perfect for a triptych and there are Waaaay to many unanswered questions.

* The Walking Dead. I was bored with the saviors from th supposed eeny meeny miny moe cliff hanger. I really needed that whole plot to be done ages ago and they have stretched it into the second half of a second year. sigh.
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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.

* "Help us stop the humanitarian crisis on Manus:" https://www.asrc.org.au/donate-now/

* "RISE (Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees):" https://www.givenow.com.au/riserefugee/donate

* How to help Rohingya refugees: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/world/asia/rohingya-aid-myanmar-bangladesh.html?emc=edit_nn_20171012&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=50784086&te=1&_r=0

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* Trans Lifeline is one of those organizations you can call at (877) 565-8860 in the US and in Canada (877) 330- 6366.

* The Trevor Project has a 24 hour hotline geared toward helping our youth, and you can call it at 1-866-488-7386

* Resistance links for the tax cuts for the rich: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/166977878817/fullhalalalchemist-the-gop-is-aiming-for-a-65vc

* Scripts for resisting the Tax Bill: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/168175070608/the-tax-bill-just-passed-the-senate-heres-what

* Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.

* This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/

* Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resistbot.io/

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/1925021.html

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

* New Hampshire Primary results: Rep: Trump 10, Kasich 3, Cruz 2, Bush 2. Dem: Sanders 13, Clinton 9

* "FBI Arrests Every Corrupt Politician In Texas City:" http://countercurrentnews.com/2016/02/fbi-arrests-every-corrupt-politician-in-texas-city/

* "IOC Relaxes Rules For Trans Athletes Without GRS:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2016/02/ioc-relaxes-rules-for-trans-athletes.html

* "Flint Police Are Lying To People Saying They Are Bringing Water Filters Then Arresting Them:" http://countercurrentnews.com/2016/02/flint-police-water-filters/#

* "Satanists Have Trolled A Major City Into Submission:" http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/02/05/3746252/the-hilarious-story-of-how-satanists-trolled-a-major-city-into-submission/

* "Donald Trump and Ted Cruz Vie for the Torture Vote:"

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* "Sunday Sweets for J.R.R. Tolkien's Birthday:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2016/1/3/sunday-sweets-for-jrr-tolkiens-birthday.html

* Zimbabwe has joined Ethiopia in disaster level drought People and animals are dying. Want to help? https://www.wfp.org/help

* Help the poisoned children of Flint Michigan. "Water Crisis:" https://www.cfgf.org/cfgf/GoodWork/FlintArea/WaterCrisis/tabid/855/Default.aspx

* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan

* Want to help finance Hector's cat food and my meds/medical co pays? Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:" http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general

* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com