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* As has been the case since January, the sort may be a little rough. News keeps moving fast, so some items may be already out of date.




* I think I need to say this again because of what is going on in my Tumblr notes. I am against the rape, torture, and murder of civilians, especially children REGARDLESS OF WHO IS DOING IT. Yes, that means Hamas. Yes, that means the IDF/Israeli government. It also means the US Military. It means ANYONE doing it.

I can be against it whoever is doing it.

Opposing Netanyahu for his horrific policies does not mean I hate Jewish people. Being against the things that were done to civilians on October 7 doesn't mean I hate all Palestinians, nor that I support genocide. I am very much against genocide whoever is doing it. See also my opinions on the Holocaust, what Russia is doing to Ukraine, the horrific shit my government and Canada's and Australia's did to indigenous people over centuries.

I can be against Netanyahu the way I am against Trump, Putin, and Viktor Orbán.

The Israeli government is a government. It is wrong and antisemitic to blame every Jewish person everywhere in the world for things they may not support and didn't have a say in unless they specifically support and/or voted for Likud or one of the right wing parties they coalition with. Jewish people inside and outside of Israel have been and are protesting war crimes the Israeli government has committed. It is possible to have a nuanced understanding of Israeli politics.

It strikes me as pretty weird to claim all Jewish people only have one opinion about everything and to call me antisemitic for opposing one particular politician for doing things that are harmful.

I do, in fact, want all hostages free, both the ones Hamas have and the ones the Israelis have. It sure looks to me and to a lot of people, including some rather vocal families of hostages, that Netanyahu has deliberately and repeatedly stood in the way of this happening for personal political gain and so that he can stay in power and out of jail for corruption he's credibly accused of.

My holding this opinion is very similar to my opinion of Donald Trump. Just saying.

I want Netanyahu out of power because that is the only way there is a chance of anything getting better in that part of West Asia. Which is the goal. I have been in favour of the two state solution since I was old enough to understand, which is longer than a lot of you have been alive, or at least longer than many of you have been old enough to follow the news. I have seen good and bad Israeli and Palestinian leaders come and go. I've seen Netanyahu break agreement after agreement over for decades whenever he's been in power. I don't trust him to make an agreement he will follow any more than I trust Trump to make one, especially when Netanyahu's personal agenda conflicts with that agreement, because that is how he has behaved over and over, including him not holding up his end of the ceasefire just recently.

My side is not that of one government, not even my own. My side is the greater good and the lets not murder children side. It pretty much always has been.

I'd love for the violence to be over. I'd love for everyone's kids to be safe. That's the side I'm on.

* "Israel fires on Lebanon after rocket attack in the heaviest exchange since the truce with Hezbollah:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-03-22-2025-32ca8fa2c5f6e887e1d51b9ffea6f836

* "Israel returns to war in Gaza with wider aims and almost no constraints:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-trump-iran-protests-bb504392b25e111e11a2ac1ecb8f4fc5

* "At least two people killed, 19 injured in Israeli strikes on Syria's Daraa:" https://archive.ph/u4Pr9

* "Al Jazeera journalist targeted in Gaza: 'If you're reading this, it means I've been killed':" https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/03/25/al-jazeera-journalist-targeted-in-gaza-if-you-re-reading-this-it-means-i-ve-been-killed_6739505_4.html

* "Israel Bombs Gaza’s Only Cancer Hospital as Genocide Continues to Escalate:" https://truthout.org/articles/israel-bombs-gazas-only-cancer-hospital-as-genocide-continues-to-escalate/

* "West Bank Palestinians displaced by Israel's military fear they'll never go home again:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/g-s1-54280/west-bank-displaced-palestinians-israel-idf-military

* "Palestinians in Gaza protest against Hamas for a second day:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5340645/palestinians-protest-hamas-rule-in-gaza

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* "EU says 'unconditional withdrawal' of Russia from Ukraine is a precondition to amend sanctions:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-says-unconditional-withdrawal-russia-ukraine-is-precondition-amend-sanctions-2025-03-26/

* Of course there are more conditions. "Kremlin says various conditions must be met before Black Sea security deal can be activated:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-various-conditions-must-be-met-before-black-sea-security-deal-can-2025-03-26/

* Putin is playing Trump like a harp as usual and Trump continues to negotiate the cutting up Ukraine without involving Ukraine in the talks.

* "In Ukraine call, Putin furthers his goals and cedes little to Trump, say analysts:" https://archive.ph/KLtTB

* "Russia and US to discuss Black Sea shipping and Ukraine peace in Saudi Arabia:" https://archive.ph/caisN

* "Putin wants Trump to formally recognize all land Russia has taken in Ukraine, Kommersant reports:" https://archive.ph/mFjIy

* "How Trump’s policies have helped Russia and furthered Putin’s goals:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-trump-s-policies-have-helped-russia-and-furthered-putin-s-goals/ar-AA1BHkRP

* "Trump administration halts program to track abducted Ukrainian children, lawmakers say:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-halts-program-track-abducted-ukrainian-children-lawmakers-2025-03-18/

* "As Trump cuts funding, Ukrainians wonder who will answer for kids abducted in war:" https://archive.ph/Ix1p2

* Things on Putin's wish list. "Musk Calls on US to Quit NATO, Stop Paying for Defense of Europe:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-09/musk-calls-on-us-to-quit-nato-stop-paying-for-defense-of-europe

* "Czech President Pavel was in Odesa as Russia pounded the city with drones:" https://archive.ph/pFgMa

* "3 people killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia despite truce talks:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-ceasefire-drones-zaporizhzhia-84dab972755f90ad7592a2a13758ed9c

* "Russian missile attack wounds 88 in Ukraine's Sumy, officials say:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-missile-attack-ukraines-sumy-injures-28-people-local-official-says-2025-03-24/

* "Western officials say Russia is behind a campaign of sabotage across Europe. This AP map shows it:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-europe-hybrid-campaign-d61887dd3ec6151adf354c5bd3e6273e

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* "In Syria, Being Wanted Went From Something to Fear to a Badge of Honor:" https://archive.ph/8PVpd

* "Can One Man Hold Syria Together?:" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/03/syria-assad-downfall-sharaa/682135/

* "Russia ships its Arctic oil to Syria for first time as sanctions limit buyers:" https://archive.ph/ePJe8

* "Erdoğan's endgame: outlawing the Turkish opposition:" https://www.metafilter.com/208141/Erdoans-endgame-outlawing-the-Turkish-opposition

* "Thousands join march in Turkiye’s Istanbul to protest mayor’s arrest:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/21/thousands-join-march-in-turkiyes-istanbul-to-protest-mayors-arrest

* "Huge pro-democracy protests grip Turkey after Erdogan rival is imprisoned: The detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is widely viewed as politically motivated.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/turkey-erdogan-protests-ekrem-imamoglu-prison-istanbul-mayor-rcna197925

* "Ministers unanimously vote no confidence in AG, beginning formal process to dismiss her: Justice minister claims Gali Baharav-Miara caused rift with government by blocking its policies; she says it ‘seeks to be above the law,’ wants unlimited power; demonstrations grow:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministers-unanimously-vote-no-confidence-in-ag-beginning-formal-process-to-dismiss-her/

* "The ‘ghost reporters’ writing pro-Russian propaganda in West Africa:" https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/3/20/the-ghost-reporters-writing-pro-russian-propaganda-in-west-africa

* "Greenland Solves Political Crisis Hours Before JD Vance Visit:" https://www.newsweek.com/greenland-solves-crisis-before-vance-visit-2051938

* "The Tech CEOs Who Want a DOGE for Canada:" https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/28/Tech-CEOs-DOGE-Canada/

Canadians! Do not follow us into the dark. If you aren't yet registered: https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=reg&document=index&lang=e

* "Canada aims for free internal trade that can offset any US tariffs, Carney says:" https://archive.ph/cGDGZ

* "No One Wants to Work? The Real Reason Boomers Are Wrong:"

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* "The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans:" https://archive.ph/xdRkf

* "As top Trump aides sent texts on Signal, flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-envoy-steve-witkoff-signal-text-group-chat-russia-putin/

* "Classified material laws and why experts say Signal chat raises concerns:" https://archive.ph/Tbe5c

* "Democrats call Trump intelligence officials' use of group chat "reckless, sloppy and stunning":" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-intelligence-committee-worldwide-threats-hearing/

* "Gabbard questioned on participating in Signal chat where war plans allegedly leaked:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-gabbard-questioned-on-participating-in-signal-chat-where-war-plans-allegedly-leaked

* "'Holy crap on steroids!': Top Trump officials exposed in shocking, sloppy military security blunder:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-holy-crap-on-steroids-top-trump-officials-exposed-in-shocking-sloppy-military-security-blunder-235260485849

* "Military plans group chat scandal fits pattern of Trump's embarrassing weakness on information security:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/war-plans-group-chat-scandal-fits-pattern-of-trump-s-embarrassing-weakness-on-information-security-235386437800

* "'Unheard of': Slotkin says Trump war plans breach endangers 'human beings':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-unheard-of-slotkin-says-trump-war-plans-breach-endangers-human-beings-235365957721

* "‘Sheer, unfettered, Olympian incompetence’: Hayes on the Trump war plans breach :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-sheer-unfettered-olympian-incompetence-hayes-on-the-trump-war-plans-breach-235364421753

* "Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal:" https://archive.ph/vWtKn

* "Pete Buttigieg: Trump Cabinet's use of Signal app for military ops is ‘highest level of f**kup imaginable’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/pete-buttigieg-trump-signal-security

* "Trump & Co Blame Journalist For Major National Security Slip Up:"

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* "Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online:" https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/pete-hegseth-mike-waltz-tulsi-gabbard-private-data-and-passwords-of-senior-u-s-security-officials-found-online-a-14221f90-e5c2-48e5-bc63-10b705521fb7

* "‘Four-alarm fire’: Passwords for Hegseth, Gabbard and Waltz reportedly found online:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-four-alarm-fire-passwords-for-hegseth-gabbard-waltz-reportedly-found-online-235480133798

* "Israel Supplied Intelligence in Airstrike Discussed in Signal Chat, Officials Say:" https://archive.ph/YDDHo

* "Allies wary of Trump admin's incompetence after scandal over military plan group chat:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/allies-wary-of-trump-admin-s-incompetence-after-scandal-over-military-plan-group-chat-235646533990

* "Judge orders government to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/g-s1-56821/signal-houthi-strike-chat-judge

* "Mike Waltz Under Fire After Leaving Venmo List Public: What To Know:" https://www.newsweek.com/mike-waltz-venmo-list-public-2051249

* "Trump officials shared military plans on a private app — 10 years after uproar over Hillary Clinton’s private server:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/10-years-hillary-clinton-server-trump-officials-military-plans-rcna197880

Republicans keep claiming Hillary having recipes and social stuff plus some things later designated sensitive on a private server is so much worse than inviting a reporter to a text chat on their private phones using a commercial app instead of a SCIF or the situation room, endangering the lives of military pilots and revealing an information source on the ground in Yemen.

Like, yes, she shouldn't have done that, but this is running a stop sign versus driving drunk at high speed the wrong direction on a highway.

They definitely knew they were doing the wrong thing because several of them attacked Hillary back in 2016 over her server and Matt Walz himself sent out warnings about Signal and threats against leakers days previously.

Why are the recipes "Lock her up" worthy, but this Republican clusterfuck isn't even worth a slap on the wrist?

* "What Rusting Russian Tanks Can Teach Us About the Pete Hegseth Group Chat:" https://archive.ph/GNe7C

* "Military plans group chat scandal fits pattern of Trump's embarrassing weakness on information security:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/war-plans-group-chat-scandal-fits-pattern-of-trump-s-embarrassing-weakness-on-information-security-235386437800

* "‘Where was the president?’: Hayes on Trump’s alarming absence amid war plans group chat:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-where-was-the-president-hayes-on-trump-s-alarming-absence-amid-war-plans-group-chat-235478085667

* "'F---ing liar': Sen. Duckworth rips Pete Hegseth; calls for his resignation over group chat scandal:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-f-ing-liar-sen-duckworth-rips-pete-hegseth-calls-for-his-resignation-over-group-chat-scandal-235500101599

* "‘Sound familiar?’: DHS staffer accidentally added reporter to email about ICE raids:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-sound-familiar-dhs-staffer-accidentally-added-reporter-to-email-about-ice-raids-235620421884

* "The Real Outrage About the Yemen Signal Group Is That It Called for Attack on Civilian Home:" https://theintercept.com/2025/03/26/signal-chat-yemen-strike/?

* "Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Signalgate, Trump’s tariffs, and defending the LGBTQ+ community:" https://www.advocate.com/news/elizabeth-warren-signalgate-trump-musk

* "Texting War Plans = Illegal:"

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* "Scoop: Senate Dems propose sprawling Signal chat probe:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/27/senate-democrats-signal-chat-probe

* "Sen. Mark Kelly shreds Hegseth for attack plans breach: ‘He crossed the line’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-mark-kelly-shreds-hegseth-for-attack-plans-breach-he-crossed-the-line-235747909799

* "Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials:" https://archive.ph/615Pj

* "Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen says U.S. Greenland visits meant to cause 'pressure':" https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/03/25/Denmark-Greenland-denounce-Usha-Vance-visit/6201742904783/

* "VP Vance and his wife change up trip to Greenland amid protests:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5338629/vp-vance-and-his-wife-change-up-trip-to-greenland-amid-protests

* "Former Denmark Ambassador Rufus Gifford responds to VP Vance's 'not a good ally' comments:" https://www.advocate.com/news/denmark-rufus-gifford-jd-vance

* They made no friends and influenced people to despise us even more. "JD Vance blasts Denmark in visit to Greenland with wife Usha as Trump administration eyes territory:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-usha-vance-visit-greenland-most-greenlanders-dont-want-to-join-america/

* "'This is shameful': Trump sows animosity and mistrust abroad, degrading Americans in the process:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-this-is-shameful-trump-sows-animosity-and-mistrust-abroad-degrading-americans-in-the-process-235758149579

* "Trump threatens a 25 percent tariff on countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/24/trump-tariff-venezuela-oil-00244832

How this will work with US companies using Venezuelan oil is a question.

* "Trump Says He Could Cut China Tariffs to Secure TikTok Deal:" https://archive.ph/DNx0x

* "Trump auto tariffs: President slaps 25% duties on car imports to US:" https://archive.ph/IWGvK

* "US decision to limit Canadian access to border-straddling library prompts outpouring of emotion:" https://apnews.com/article/canada-america-library-vermont-quebec-7c4851c705d18e0cc891c3ce085e15e4

* "US to end funding for childhood vaccines in poorest countries, document shows:" https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/trump-administration-end-funding-child-vaccines-developing-countries-new-york-2025-03-26/

So many people, particularly children will die.

* "Elon Musk won’t receive secret China briefings, Trump says:" https://archive.ph/zXhsc

This is why we need a robust media and why our out cry is helpful.

Stay Noisy.

* "Media reports prompt Trump to end plan to brief Musk on secret potential war plans for China:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/media-reports-prompt-trump-to-end-plan-to-brief-musk-on-secret-potential-war-plans-for-china-235108421909

* "How Elon Musk’s SpaceX Secretly Allows Investment From China:" https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-spacex-allows-china-investment-cayman-islands-secrecy

* "Map Shows Countries With Visa Warnings About US:" https://www.newsweek.com/travel-visas-germany-uk-usa-denmark-finland-2048695

* "Trump's transgender rights rollbacks prompt allies to adjust travel warnings:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/23/allies-issue-usa-travel-guidlines-transgender

* "If Trump didn’t sign the Alien Enemies Act proclamation, who — or what — did?:" https://archive.ph/N1ATk#selection-772.0-772.1

* "Trump floats sending Americans to foreign prisons. Civil rights groups say that would be illegal.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/21/trump-foreign-prison-threats-civil-rights-groups-027162

You know how I said sending Venezuela refugees to El Salvador for 'crimes' like having a soccer team tattoo and being gay by labeling them gang member terrorists was a trial balloon for summary deportation of anyone Trump wants to with zero due process?

It was.

It's the same tactic the right wing always uses to steal civil liberties. Trans people are a tiny percentage of the population, so a lot of people don't know any personally. Trans people = low hanging fruit for the right. So they demonize trans people accusing even our children of being sex predators for just existing, then use the hate they whipped up over lies to ban books and anyone LGBTQIA+ from public spaces and claim anyone who disagrees is a pedophile, so that the people who should be standing up to Christo-facists abandon principle by principle until it's to late and the Right comes for them.

This is the same sort of thing, Round up a bunch of Venezualan refugees and rendition them without legal justification or due process while demonizing them to whip up hate they can use to move the Overton window towards fascist autocracy so they can do this to anyone they want.

Poof all civil liberties are gone. Refugees = low hanging fruit to the right.

Stand up NOW while you still can.

* "US judge blocks Trump administration from fast-tracking deportations:" https://archive.ph/Kj8vX

* "Judge Rejects Trump’s Request to Allow Deportations Under Wartime Law:" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/judge-trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations/

* "Judge smacks down Trump DOJ: This court will not be ‘gaslit’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/judge-smacks-down-trump-doj-this-court-will-not-be-gaslit-235097157508

* "Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to resume deportations under Alien Enemies Act:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/26/alien-enemies-act-trump-denied-court-00252157

* "Why federal judges have few tools to rein in Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/why-federal-judges-have-few-tools-to-rein-in-trump-235126341779

* "Judge rebukes Justice Dept., raises due process questions in Alien Enemies Act deportation case:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-rebukes-justice-dept-due-process-alien-enemies-act-deportation-case/

* "We will deport you if we have evidence against you, and deport you if we do not :" https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/the-weekly-constitutional/69560/we-will-deport-you-if-we-have-evidence-against-you-and-if-we-do-not

* "Here are the names of the Venezuelans deported by the U.S. to El Salvador:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuelans-deported-el-salvador-names/

* "What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced:" https://time.com/7269604/el-salvador-photos-venezuelan-detainees/

* "Venezuelan migrant deported from U.S. to El Salvador has no criminal record, documents show:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuela-migrant-deported-el-salvador-no-criminal-record/

* "Deported soccer player wrongly accused of gang membership over tattoo, lawyer says:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/21/deported-soccer-player-venezuela-tattoo/82589688007/

* " Gay Venezuelan asylum-seeker ‘disappeared’ to Salvadoran mega-prison under Trump order, Maddow reveals :" https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-makeup-artist-deported-prison

I know I already posted the interview, but I want to remind people just how bullshit the Republican lies that these are all gang members are. This is WHY everyone needs do process. Yes, even people actually accused of crimes, because accusations aren't convictions. If he'd been allowed to go to his scheduled court hearing, he'd be here, not in mortal peril in a for profit prison with no over sight.

* "What the Hundreds of Venezuelans Trump Sent to El Salvador Are Up Against:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/venezuela-trump-deportation-el-salvador-prison-human-rights-cecot-due-process/

* "Why experts fear the men who were sent to El Salvador's megaprison may never make it out:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/venezuelans-deported-el-salvador-detention-abuses-rcna197125

* "“You’re Here Because of Your Tattoos”: The Trump administration sent Venezuelans to El Salvador’s most infamous prison. Their families are looking for answers. :" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/trump-el-salvador-venezulea-deportation-prison-cecot-bukele/

* "'Incredible’: Trump admin reportedly deports man over autism awareness tattoo:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-incredible-trump-admin-reportedly-deports-man-over-autism-awareness-tattoo-235625029616

* It also looks like we are sending refugees back to Venezuela where they will be in danger: "Venezuela reaches deal to accept deportation flights from U.S.:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuela-reaches-deal-to-accept-deportation-flights-from-u-s/

* "IRS close to finalizing data-sharing agreement with ICE, sources say:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/irs-close-finalizing-data-sharing-agreement-ice-sources/story?id=120063278

* "Rubio says U.S. may have pulled more than 300 visas:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/27/rubio-state-department-more-than-300-visas

* "Columbia University protester Khalil remains jailed while judge weighs case transfer:" https://archive.ph/4jD5z

* "Cornell student activist asked to surrender to ICE:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/momodou-taal-cornell-student-activist-surrender-ice-rcna197604

* "Federal judge orders ICE not to remove immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra:" https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/federal-judge-orders-ice-not-remove-immigration-activist-jeanette-vizguerra/

* "Visa renewal leads to Arizona ICE detention for Canadian actress:" https://www.azfamily.com/2025/03/21/visa-renewal-leads-arizona-ice-detention-canadian-actress/

* "Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her:" https://apnews.com/article/tufts-student-detained-massachusetts-immigration-6c3978da98a8d0f39ab311e092ffd892

* "‘Flatly authoritarian’: New video shows masked agents arresting Tufts student:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-flatly-authoritarian-new-video-shows-masked-agents-arresting-tufts-student-235484229584

The Secret police had their faces covered and grabbed her without identifying themselves. When challenged they eventually said what agency they were from but didn't show proof or give their names.

They did this terrible thing because of her political views in clear violation of her 1st Amendment rights.

* "US judge halts deportation of Turkish student at Tufts:" https://archive.ph/gzNXj

* "‘ICE kidnapped our neighbor’: Outrage at arrest of Tufts student spreads as lawmakers demand answers:" https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/03/28/ice-kidnapped-our-neighbor-outrage-at-arrest-of-tufts-student-spreads-as-lawmakers-demand-answers/

* "'Absolutely unconstitutional': attorney for abducted Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk speaks out on her detainment:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/-absolutely-unconstitutional-attorney-for-abducted-tufts-student-rumeysa-ozturk-speaks-out-on-her-detainment-235779653738

* Rubio's such a horrible person that he's proud of it. "Rubio confirms he revoked Tufts student's visa, says he pulls visas 'every day':" https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/03/27/tufts-student-deportation-court-order

* "Russian medical researcher at Harvard, who protested the Ukraine war, detained by ICE:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/russian-medical-researcher-harvard-protested-ukraine-war-detained-ice-rcna198528

She broke no laws in the United States and will be in danger if returned to Russia because of her opposition to their invasion of Ukraine.

* "ICE detains University of Alabama doctoral student as government's college crackdown continues:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/university-alabama-doctoral-student-detained-ice-governments-college-c-rcna198320

* "Columbia student protester can’t be detained for now as she fights deportation, judge rules:" https://apnews.com/article/university-protests-palestinian-immigration-2d7bd689b013b8bb6300fd6ab54de933

* "A look at who has been detained or deported in a US crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters:" https://apnews.com/article/immigration-detainees-students-ozturk-khalil-78f544fb2c8b593c88a0c1f0e0ad9c5f

* Free Bystander training amoung other useful things. "Right to Be Training:" https://righttobe.org/upcoming-free-trainings/

* Shameful that we are doing this. Shameful and Cruel. These are refugees. "They did things ‘the right way.’ Now Trump is turning them into undocumented migrants | Opinion:" https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article302686929.html

* "Judge orders release of Venezuelan couple caught up in Trump gang crackdown:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/28/venezuelan-couple-release-00258414

Another bullshit illegal deportation attempt based on Government lies.

* "Courts smack down Trump's signature program; Americans instantly outraged over street snatchings:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/courts-smack-down-trump-s-signature-program-americans-instantly-outraged-over-street-snatchings-235756101583

* "Trump Administration Aims to Bring Back Detention Centers for Immigrant Kids:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-21/trump-administration-plans-detention-centers-for-migrant-children

* "DHS shuts down internal watchdog agencies that advocated for immigrants:" https://archive.ph/q7CP9

* CW: CSA. Cruelty is the point. "Legal groups helping immigrant children who survived sex trafficking, abuse sue to regain federal funding:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/hhs-federal-funding-cuts-sex-abuse-child-trafficking-immigrants-rcna198602

* "Immigrant Children as Young as 2 Years Old Are Now Expected to Represent Themselves After Federal Funding Cut, Attorneys Say:" https://www.latintimes.com/immigrant-children-young-2-years-old-are-now-expected-represent-themselves-after-federal-funding-579387

* "Immigrant advocates protest inhumane conditions in Baltimore ICE detention facility:" https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-immigration-ice-detention-facility-conditions/

* "'Soul of democracy': Hundreds protest ICE detaining workers:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/ice-arrests-spark-protest-at-tacoma-immigration-detention-center/

* "Liberals Have Been Waiting for This Moment Since Trump Took Office. They Need to Act Now.:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/03/donald-trump-news-rumeysa-ozturk-arrest-tufts-student-protest.html

* "'Felt like a kidnapping': Wrong turn leads to 5-day detention ordeal:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5335524/wrong-turn-bridge-detention-ordeal

* "Trump Team Claims it Made Billions Off a Gold Card That Doesn’t Exist:" https://newrepublic.com/post/193160/donald-trump-commerce-howard-lutnick-us-residency-gold-cards




* "Convicted of bilking investors, Nikola founder and Trump donor gets a presidential pardon:" https://apnews.com/article/nikola-trevor-milton-fraud-trump-pardon-3fcebb0a3820cecb205656f2dc3f6764

* "Concerns about espionage rise as Trump and Musk fire thousands of federal workers:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-espionage-doge-032d2eb798e4d9d97ea7c5d6dc2ecf93

* "Appeals court refuses to halt an order for the rehiring of thousands of fired federal workers:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-mass-firings-probationary-workers-b96a01e7460321df8b9d500f922ba257

* "Indeed report: Job applications from agencies targeted by DOGE surge:" https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/03/25/federal-work-DOGE-Trump-job/2641742910254/

* "Resistance is alive and well in the United States:" https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/resistance-alive-well-us/

* "47 signs spotted at anti-Trump/Musk protests:" https://www.reuters.com/pictures/47-signs-spotted-anti-trumpmusk-protests-2025-03-21/

* "Anti-Elon Musk protests held at Tesla dealerships:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/tesla-elon-musk-anti-trump-protests-rcna198708

* Do I smell desperation? "Musk deploys squandered credibility in desperate bid to hold ailing Tesla together:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/musk-deploys-squandered-credibility-in-desperate-bid-to-hold-ailing-tesla-together-235111493549

* "From Seattle to Miami, anti-Musk protesters gather at hundreds of Tesla locations:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-5343986/anti-musk-protests-planned-worldwide

* "Pam Bondi warns Jasmine Crockett to ‘tread very carefully’ in what she says about Elon Musk:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/23/bondi-jasmine-crockett-musk-tesla-protests-00244256

* "The FBI Is Investigating Attacks on Tesla as ‘Domestic Terrorism.’ Here’s Why That Matters:" https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-tesla-arson-domestic-terrorism-protests/

* Unlike protesting Tesla/Musk, this attack is actual terrorism. "Florida man accused of driving toward anti-Musk protesters at Tesla dealership is charged with assault:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-charged-assault-tesla-dealership-driving-car-protesters-rcna197746

* "Protesters in cities across the US rally against Trump’s policies, Project 2025 and Elon Musk:" https://apnews.com/article/50501-protests-project-2025-trump-state-capitols-ddd341171a54ba9b498cbfe7530e18ab

* "Trump Order Could Disenfranchise Millions of Voters :" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-voting-elections-executive-order/

The details are scary and blatantly unconstitutional, but I don't trust we still have rule of law.

It over rides the constitutionally protected right of states to run their election, throws out millions of legally cast votes, and puts the entire election in the hands of the President.

Basically, it's a way to let Trump and Republican successors finally put an end to free and fair elections while still pretending to hold them, like the other autocrats generally do.

They win this, Democracy is likely finished in the United States for my lifetime.

* "DOGE’s Supposed Savings Are About to Cost the U.S. a Lot of Money:" https://newrepublic.com/post/193093/irs-revenue-elon-musk-doge-cuts

The IRS collects taxes. If you decimate the IRS, they can't go after rich tax cheats, since that takes lots of hours of work by skilled auditors.

To give an idea of how much not collecting taxes from billionaires is going to cost, one of the people recently laid off by billionaire Elon Musk in the name of "efficiency" personally won back more than 8 million dollars over the years. (This isn't from this article, but from Msnbc reporting... last week? Maybe the week before. Anyway, it stuck in my head as illustrative).

Basically, IRS auditors make back way more money than it costs to pay them. The more money we invest in auditors, the more money rich people refuse to pay that they owe goes back into the treasury.

Every time Republicans cut the IRS budget and clain it's for cost saving, they are lying. It is always about the rich, who are already not paying their share getting to illegally pay even less, while people who actually work and pay their taxes get more and more of the social safety net ripped away from them.

* "DOGE stimulus checks: Here's why Americans may not receive the full $5,000 amount:" https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2025/03/28/doge-stimulus-checks-not-full-5000-dollars-amount-musk-trump/82704076007/
The original plan was to only give them to middle class and higher income people, instead of the people who's services are being cut as a result of the cruel and often illegal cuts.

Now they are saying maybe they will have to be smaller because they aren't really saving much money.

I will believe these supposed stimulus checks when I see them. It sounds a lot like lies they told to make killing Social Security go down easier as if a small one time payment most people on social security won't even get will make of for all the people becoming homeless when their rent money doesn't arrive.

* "Exclusive: DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-staffer-big-balls-provided-tech-support-cybercrime-ring-records-show-2025-03-26/?

* Originally, they announced they were shutting it because the judge told them they had to stop mining your private data. Stay noisy. It matters. "Acting Social Security chief now says he won't shut down agency after DOGE ruling:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/acting-social-security-chief-now-shut-agency-after/story?id=120046608

* "Social Security rushing service cuts at White House request, sources say:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/24/social-security-cuts-doge

They have postponed smashing Social Security until Monday on the grounds they did zero trainings, fired the people that would be writing the program that doesn't exist yet, so... Yeah.

There is a rush to do it as, if the agency is still functional on April 2, they will have to actually send people their money and the Republicans absolutely don't want to do that, hence them aiming for the 1st of the month.

UPDATE: They were forced to postpone until the 14th. Keep complaining.

* "Why DOGE is struggling to find fraud in Social Security:" https://archive.ph/iAMdN

Hint: The fraud rate is less than one percent and the dead people collecting checks are imaginary.

* Ya Think? "The Social Security Administration's many proposed changes are worrying advocates:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5320263/social-security-administration-changes-identity-office

* "10,000 Social Security Administration workers could accept buyout offer, former commissioner says:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-administration-voluntary-separation-incentive-payment/

* "Seniors won't complain if they miss a Social Security check, Lutnick says:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/21/social-security-lutnick-doge-checks

So the argument is, if you complain because you need your social security money for rent, electricity, etc. and they stole it, you are a fraudster who doesn't deserve it, and if you are rich enough not to need it so you wait and don't complain you doesn't need it and shouldn't get it, therefore no one should get the social security payments they earned and need to survive.

Welcome to Catch 22.

see also, this is why people who have never been actually poor in their lives should be allowed into positions of power where they can do this kind of harm.

I am completely fucked if my check doesn't come. They start assessing late fees for housing after seven days. The Bank fee for this auto-withdraw will likely overdraw my account. No gas, no electricity. My insurance will try to auto-withdraw mid-month causing bank fees to continue to grow exponentially. I am contractually required to have insurance on my apartment. I can't cancel it. I can't drive without gas or car insurance and I am disabled with very limited mobility. A bus pass costs about a months gas an requires lots of walking I can't do or someone else doing a lot of walking pushing my in a chair because my arms are fucked too.

No supplemental food or medical supplies or cleaning stuff or toilet paper or things the cats absolutely need. No credit card or other bill payments.

Not paying any bills for one month would dig me into a hole I could never get out of. With all the staff cuts and closures, how many months would it take to get reinstated? Will I automatically be labelled a fraudster and be denied reinstatement for the crime of being to poor to float all my bills for months?

* "Missed Social Security checks no big deal to Trump commerce secretary as attacks on agency escalate:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/missed-social-security-checks-no-big-deal-to-trump-commerce-secretary-as-attacks-on-agency-escalate-235110981853

* "Trump official doubts seniors would mind if their Social Security checks stopped:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-official-doubts-seniors-would-mind-if-their-social-security-checks-stopped-235096133996

I beg of you complain and/or protest now. People will die.

* Keep complaining. It's slowing them down. "Social Security backs off plan to cut phone services after backlash:" https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/mar/26/social-security-backs-off-plan-to-cut-phone-servic/

* "New Social Security clawback policy starts this week: What to know:" https://thehill.com/homenews/5215878-new-social-security-clawback-policy-starts-this-week-what-to-know/

This is usually mistakes, not fraud, sometimes on the part of the agency. Taking 100% means some people will be homeless.

* "Trump's Social Security check change could affect half a million Americans:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/26/trump-social-security-paper-checks-direct-deposit

The change in payment method is designed to harm the poorest and most vulnerable recipients, because of course it is.

* "‘It is wrong’: Warren sounds off on the Trump-Musk attack on Social Security:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-it-is-wrong-warren-sounds-off-on-the-trump-musk-attack-on-social-security-235367493850

* "Social Security official ended program for Maine newborns because he was ‘ticked’ at Mills:" https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/25/social-security-official-ended-program-for-maine-newborns-because-he-was-ticked-at-mills/

So he decided to not automatically register the social security numbers of newborns, forcing the exhausted parents to go through hoops for something that should be simple because he's a misogynist and transphobe

* ":" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trump-musk-dismantle-social-security

* "'Cycle of doom': Social Security degradation evident as Trump cuts and changes cause feedback loop:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-cycle-of-doom-social-security-degradation-evident-as-trump-cuts-and-changes-cause-feedback-loop-235384901689

* "Demonstrators rally against plan to cut 7,000 Social Security workers:" https://pix11.com/news/local-news/demonstrators-rally-against-plan-to-cut-7000-social-security-workers/

* "New political leadership: Regular Americans show how to stand up to Trump as political leaders fail:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-political-leadership-regular-americans-show-how-to-stand-up-to-trump-as-political-leaders-fail-235651653560

* Presumably because Republicans feel that they aren't killing women fast enough by denying them life saving health care in some states. "Anti-abortion groups aim to end Planned Parenthood funding and suggest Musk’s DOGE to get it done:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-medicaid-trump-planned-parenthood-supreme-court-c512ec676b99d521d240bedeb7f85574

* "About 200 people rally against potential cuts to Medicaid in downtown Yakima:" https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/about-200-people-rally-against-potential-cuts-to-medicaid-in-downtown-yakima/article_3766b3da-00b7-4df7-ae18-d22d1dae519d.html

* "Federal judge prevents Trump administration from dismantling CFPB:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5315118/cfpb-shuttering-trump-doge

* "Elon Musk throws weight behind merging FTC and DOJ antitrust units:" https://archive.ph/nkuBj

* "Trump's firing of FTC commissioners speaks volumes about his love for billionaires:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/trump-s-firing-of-ftc-commissioners-speaks-volumes-about-his-love-for-billionaires-235159621742

* "Trump's firing of FTC commissioners speaks volumes about his love for billionaires:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/trump-s-firing-of-ftc-commissioners-speaks-volumes-about-his-love-for-billionaires-235159621742

* "‘Elon Musk is playing with fire—but he’ll never get burned’: Michael Lewis:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-elon-musk-is-playing-with-fire-but-he-ll-never-get-burned-michael-lewis-234994245830

* "White House Reveals How Trump Could Buy More Bitcoin—Priming A Price Earthquake:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/03/22/white-house-reveals-how-trump-could-buy-more-bitcoin-priming-a-price-earthquake/

The goal is to drain the treasury of valuable assets to give Trump and a handful of his mega-donors by buying up their scam bitcoin. This will be a massive transfer of taxpayer money directly into the pockets of billionaires.

* This is NOT a coincidence: "Trump family crypto venture to launch a stablecoin:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/25/trump-family-crypto-venture-to-launch-a-stablecoin-00247455

* Now is a great time to tell your Senator's to oppose Cynthia Lummis' Crypto bill.

* Which was of course the goal. "Civil rights groups say push to dismantle Education Department will undo hard-won gains:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-department-of-education-closure-civil-rights-4c5f4e8347dd3318d2f23ad8632d7b74

* "Trump administration transferring student loan, nutrition programs out of Education Dept:" https://archive.ph/iytkd

The SBA is a lot smaller than the education Department and is already swamped. They have zero experience doing any of this.

Students Loans and Grants are how nearly everyone not born so rich they can pay cash upfront goes to college. Clogging this system to uselessness stops a whole lot of talented and hard working people from getting degrees.

Kids can't learn very well if they are too hungry to con concentrate. starving them of essential nutrients causes long term learning delays and health issues. This is designed to keep the children of the poor sick and poor and combined with strangling the student loan program is a way to deny them a life time of opportunities.

This is the rich pulling up the ladder of success after them to prevent everyone else achieving a decent standard of living.

* Bonus they are dumping this on the SBA while slashing it to ribbons as part of their plan to crush small businesses to help the Billionaires who bought Trump:

"Small Business Administration plans to slash staff by over 40 percent amid agency-wide reorganization:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/21/small-business-administration-job-cuts-00003736

* How to in post. "hey it's probably a really good idea to download a copy of your Master Promissory Note:" https://www.tumblr.com/becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys/778806373433720832

* "So What Exactly Is Going On With Student Loans?:" https://slate.com/life/2025/03/trump-news-department-of-education-order-means-chaos-for-student-loans.html

* "Latest Trump cuts put summer reading, mobile libraries and local museums in jeopardy:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/20/trump-order-library-museum-federal-employee-leave/82572108007/

* "'Deeply outraged': Mayor Justin Bibb slams Trump administration for cutting 553K pounds of food for Greater Cleveland Food Bank:" https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/greater-cleveland-food-bank-president-donald-trump-administration-cancel-order-mayor-justin-bibb-usda/95-fad2bf18-a66b-4c1f-8859-d3e22694e486

* They are obeying in advance. "Columbia bows to Trump administration, hoping to restore federal funding:" https://gothamist.com/news/columbia-bows-to-trump-administration-hoping-to-restore-federal-funding

* They are obeying in advance. "Legal community shaken by a powerful law firm's decision to give in to Trump's demands:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/legal-community-shaken-powerful-law-firm-paul-weiss-trump-rcna197490

* Perkins Coie is not and they are doing the right thing. If no one stands up now, no law firm is likely to ever stand up to Trump again. "Legal organizations alarmed over Trump’s targeting of Seattle law firm Perkins Coie:" https://www.opb.org/article/2025/03/16/seattle-legal-organizations-perkins-coie/

* "DOJ moves to boot federal judge from Perkins Coie case:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/21/doj-federal-judge-perkins-coie-case-00243928

* "One Firm Fights; One Firm Forfeits ft. Liz Dye:"

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* "Trump executive order targets law firm challenging anti-trans policies:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-targets-jenner-block

* This looks illegal on it's face. Apparently judges are agreeing "In back-to-back rulings, federal judges rule against Trump orders targeting law firms:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/g-s1-56890/law-firms-sue-trump

* "Major law firm strikes preemptive deal with White House:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/28/skadden-arps-trump-law-deal-028324

* ...And another law firm caves so that's 2 fought and won, one still fighting, and two caved in advance.

* "America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State: For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.:" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/05/trump-executive-order-lawlessness-constitutional-crisis/682112/

* "Judge says Justice Department attacked her character to ‘impugn the integrity’ of US judicial system:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-judiciary-executive-power-lawsuits-547ba740ad8689c8b8bd80291d2f4ad0

* "Trump appoints former personal attorney Alina Habba as US attorney for New Jersey:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-appoints-alina-habba-us-attorney-new-jersey/story?id=120099632

* "USDA halts millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/usda-halts-deliveries-food-banks-trump-00239453

You realize that without this, there will be hardly any protein, right?

Reminder: We have so much extra money that we have wasted 18.2 million dollars on Trump's golf outing as of last week. Why is that a better use of taxpayer money then helping farmers and feeding people?

* "School Lunches Should Be Free:"

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* "Protests Break Out Across US Over Plans To Change Postal Service:" https://www.newsweek.com/protests-plans-change-postal-service-2049406

* "US Postmaster General DeJoy steps down:" https://archive.ph/AGasQ

* Republicans decided we should no longer "waste money" on weather balloons used to track hurricanes in Tornado alley amoung other things. "National Weather Service Suspends Critical Service Again Amid DOGE Cuts:" https://www.newsweek.com/national-weather-service-suspends-critical-service-again-amid-doge-cuts-2048313

* "Fired National Park Service Staff Will Be Reinstated, but Long-Term Threats Loom:" https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21032025/todays-climate-fired-national-parks-workers-reinstated/

* "Protesters descend on Yosemite, Channel Islands and 91 other national parks:" https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/protests-national-parks-budget-20234508.php

* "Mount Rainier rally part of nationwide push to protect parks, federal workers:" https://www.king5.com/article/news/national/mount-rainier-rally-nationwide-push-to-protect-parks-federal-workers-washington/281-9fd675cc-5907-4965-82f2-dda739c1bca2

* "Protesters gathered outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park amid federal cuts:" https://www.wate.com/news/smoky-mountains/protesters-gathered-outside-great-smoky-mountains-national-park-amid-federal-cuts/

* "As Americans Protest Attacks on Public Lands, Trump Signals National Monuments May be Shrunk or Eliminated:" https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18032025/trump-administration-attacks-national-monuments-protests/

* "Kristi Noem to Trump’s Cabinet: I’m ‘Going to Eliminate’ FEMA:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/kristi-noem-to-trumps-cabinet-im-going-to-eliminate-fema/

* "Trump wants FEMA gone. But that could be its own kind of disaster.:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/kristi-noem-fema-donald-trump-rcna198190

* "“This man is not our boss” — EPA workers rally against DOGE cuts:" https://www.theverge.com/news/635710/doge-musk-trump-environmental-protection-agency-epa

* "EPA employees rally in Denver against President Trump’s job and funding cuts:" https://www.cpr.org/2025/03/26/epa-employees-rally-in-denver-against-president-trumps-job-and-funding-cuts/

* Yet they are purging all these extremely competent people at the top based entirely on skin colour or gender to make room for mediocre or worse white men."Hegseth Brings in Emotional Support Brother as Pentagon Aide:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-brings-in-emotional-support-brother-as-pentagon-aide/

* "Protestors outside Neal Dunn’s info session believe that Veterans Association cuts are unjust:" https://www.wjhg.com/2025/03/23/protestors-outside-neal-dunns-info-session-believe-that-verterans-association-cuts-are-unjust/

* "Veterans becoming face of Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/veterans-becoming-face-of-trumps-government-cuts-and-democrats-resistance

* "Another judge blocks the Pentagon from implementing Trump's transgender military ban:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-military-ban-injunction

* "BREAKING: Judge reinstates nationwide stop to Trump’s trans military ban:" https://www.advocate.com/news/trans-military-ban-injunction-reinstated

* "​Internet drags Pete Hegseth after he mocked judge who blocked Trump's trans military ban:" https://www.advocate.com/news/pete-hegseth-dragged-mocking-judge#rebelltitem5

* "Congress members denounce VA's end to gender-affirming care, demand answers:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/congress-members-condemn-va

* "Opinion | The DEI Purge Will Weaken Our Military:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/03/19/dei-pentagon-hegseth-trump-00236799

* "DOD removed pages that referenced the Holocaust, then restored at least one:" https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dod-pages-dei-holocaust/

* "Trump administration scrubs 'Golden Girls' star's Marine Corps contributions in latest DEI purge:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-bea-arthur-golden-girls-dei

* "These are the US military's diversity photos Trump doesn't want you to see:" https://www.aol.com/us-militarys-diversity-photos-trump-093001345.html

* Nearly all our Domestic Terrorists are Republican, so.... "Trump administration cuts national database tracking domestic terrorism:" https://archive.ph/dArH6#selection-558.0-558.1

* Mine's up in threeish years. "Trump’s Gender Order Won’t Affect Existing Passports — Unless They’re Renewed:" https://www.notus.org/whitehouse/trump-gender-sex-order-passports

* "Trump vs. Maine: State refuses anti-trans sports policies as federal agencies push to cut funding:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-vs-maine-explained

* "DO THIS: Oppose Trump administration move to ban trans health care coverage in the ACA:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/2030901.html

Direct Link to Comment: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/19/2025-04083/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-marketplace-integrity-and-affordability

* NYU Obeyed in advance. "‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentation:" https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/climate-of-fear-montreal-doctor-says-nyu-cancelled-her-presentation/

* I may have missed this, so I'm posting it. "CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.:" https://insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-news-cdc-orders-mass-retraction

* "U.S. health department plans to slash 10,000 jobs as RFK Jr. upends agencies:" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/27/rfk-jr-plans-10000-hhs-job-cuts.html

* I know I keep saying this, but so many people are going to die because of RFKJr's policies.

* "US pulls back $12 billion in funding to state health departments:" https://archive.ph/oLqwH

* "$160M in WA health funding axed by Trump administration:" https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/03/27/160m-in-wa-health-funding-axed-by-trump-administration-cuts/

* "CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-pulling-back-11b-covid-funding-sent-health-departments-us-rcna198006

* NOTE: not all the grants. "NIH restores some long COVID grants:" https://cen.acs.org/policy/research-funding/NIH-restores-long-COVID-grants/103/web/2025/03

* RFK Jr.'s disinformation campaign is doing a massive amount of damage. "Growing measles outbreak in Texas pushes U.S. cases above 520:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/texas-measles-outbreak-grows-us-cases-rcna198557

Not vaccinating children who can be safely vaccinated is child abuse, in my opinion.

* "The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations:" https://www.propublica.org/article/measles-vaccine-rfk-cdc-report

* Because RFK Jr. lied about vitamin A, people are now damaging their children's livers rather than give the safe vaccines. "West Texas children treated for vitamin A toxicity as medical disinformation spreads alongside measles outbreak:" https://www.tpr.org/public-health/2025-03-27/west-texas-children-treated-for-vitamin-a-toxicity-as-medical-disinformation-spreads-alongside-measles-outbreak

* "Why I left my job leading public health messaging for the CDC: Public health policy must be guided by facts and not fantasy.:" https://archive.ph/rx1KR

* "The top FDA vaccine official is forced out, cites RFK Jr.'s 'misinformation and lies':" https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5344010/fda-peter-marks-rfk-jr

* "RFK Jr. to shut down HHS Office of Infectious Diseases & HIV Policy:" https://www.advocate.com/health/office-infectious-diseases-hiv-closing

* "The War on Poppers Started Long Before RFK Jr. Took Over HHS :" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/popper-drug-crackdown-rfk-lgbtq-1235299650/

* "POPPERS 101 and HIV/AIDS Dropped by CDC:"

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* And now for some bonus RFK Jr. body shaming and assholery: "RFK Jr. Tells Governor to His Face He Needs to Lose 30 Pounds:" https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-jr-west-virginia-governor-patrick-morrisey-weight-2052287

* EBT/SNAP is not HHS, but the Agriculture Department/USDA. "RFK Jr.'s food stamp plan fuels tension with USDA:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/27/rfk-jr-food-stamps-soda-usda-tension-00252045

* "Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism:" https://archive.ph/4nc3I

There is no link. It's been proved over and over.

We are not only wasting time and money on this we could be spending vaccinating kids in the middle of a measles epidemic, but we aren't hiring a scientist to run it, but a propagandist.

* "Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff:" https://apnews.com/article/voice-of-america-trump-a1ed0ad37917055a1565da5325bd4fd8

* "Radio Free Europe says Trump administration rescinded its grant termination order:" https://archive.ph/ccFBJ

* "Trump signs order to ‘remove improper ideology’ from Smithsonian museums and zoo:" https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-3-27-2025

* "Critics see Trump attacks on the ‘Black Smithsonian’ as an effort to sanitize racism in US history:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-black-history-smithsonian-dei-687fd306dc9c6d7611300d74fe49b8aa

* "Trump directs JD Vance to go after ‘woke zoos’ :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-directs-jd-vance-to-go-after-woke-zoos-235744325555

* "Donald Trump's Spiritual Advisor Faces Christian Backlash:" https://www.newsweek.com/paula-white-cain-christians-donald-trump-2050102

* "Trump has big dreams for the Kennedy Center but doesn't seem to know what it does:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-kennedy-center-audience-rcna197179

* "Trump calls on Polis to remove ‘purposefully distorted’ portrait of himself hanging in the Colorado capitol:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/24/trump-portrait-colorado-polis-00244561

* "Some underreported news and the return of Your Moment of Zen:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/2031467.html




* "Trump asks Supreme Court for OK to cut teacher-training money as part of anti-DEI push:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/26/trump-supreme-court-teacher-training-00251211

* "Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mass firings of probationary workers:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/24/trump-supreme-court-fired-probationary-workers-00244890

* "Supreme Court upholds Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns:" https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-ghost-guns-bf404db1d4ece56203c8748b2544dc02

* "Supreme Court takes up case claiming Obamacare promotes “homosexual behavior”: The Texas plaintiffs say requiring workplace insurers to provide PrEP violates their religious beliefs.:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/supreme-court-takes-up-case-claiming-obamacare-promotes-homosexual-behavior/

Once again Christians are claiming corporations are people have religious convictions and that their right to deny bodily autonomy for religious reasons are more important than mere human type people's right to bodily autonomy.

* "Is America a Kleptocracy?:" https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/25/america-kleptocracy-trump-musk-corruption/

* "Whipsawed by Trump’s tariffs, the US public is getting a lot more nervous about the economy:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-economy-consumer-confidence-tariffs-inflation-849d658cbab7992590a5a3bb3449aa52

* "Everything Owned by Nestlé:" https://wyomingllcattorney.com/Blog/Everything-Owned-by-Nestle

* "US likely to reach debt limit X-date in August or September, Congress’ scorekeeper predicts :" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/26/congress/us-likely-to-reach-debt-limit-x-date-in-august-or-september-congress-scorekeeper-predicts-00250525

* Scary Shit. "US House Speaker Johnson says Congress can 'eliminate' district courts:" https://archive.ph/FUgTk

* "Elon Musk’s Space Business Partner Is Poised to Take Over NASA:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/elon-musk-jared-isaacman-nasa-spacex-business-partner-1235301236/

* "Who Is Frank Bisignano? Democrats Grill Trump’s Social Security Pick At Confirmation Amid DOGE Cuts To Service.:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/03/25/who-is-frank-bisignano-democrats-grill-trumps-social-security-pick-at-confirmation-amid-doge-cuts-to-service/

* "Fallout coming for House GOP over Trump's rug pull on Stefanik:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/28/elise-stefanik-mike-johnson-trump-un-ambassador

* "Trump yanks Elise Stefanik’s Cabinet nomination, citing ‘very tight’ GOP majority:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-yanks-elise-stefanik-s-cabinet-nomination-citing-very-tight-gop-majority-235623493907

* "Jasmine Crockett mocks sports bans: 'Find the little trans child that is ruining your life':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/jasmine-crockett-transgender-sports-bans

* "Why anger has shifted from Trump's overreach to the Democrats' disunity and apathy:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trump-overreach-democrats-disunity-opinion

* As always, these are representative samples. There are way more out there.

Pressure both sides. Ask hard questions. Complain. Embarrass them. Keep pushing because we deserve better.

Stay Noisy.

* "Bernie Sanders, AOC rally crowd of 30,000 in Denver’s Civic Center:" https://www.denverpost.com/2025/03/21/bernie-sanders-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-denver-civic-center-trump/

* "Fourth Protest outside Rep. Pete Stauber’s office Demanding answers:" https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2025/03/20/fourth-protest-outside-rep-pete-staubers-office-demanding-answers/

* "Republican Senator Faces Angry Protesters, Questions in Red State:" https://www.newsweek.com/republican-senator-faces-protestors-questions-red-state-2048906

* "Nevada voters pack town hall to voice concerns about Trump policies:" https://knpr.org/politics/2025-03-21/nevada-voters-pack-town-hall-to-voice-concerns-about-trump-policies

* "‘Do your job’: Voters voice frustration after Nancy Mace declines town hall invite:" https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/do-your-job-voters-voice-frustration-after-nancy-mace-declines-town-hall-invite/

* "Protestors gather outside Rep. Buddy Carters’ office:" https://www.wsav.com/news/protestors-gather-outside-rep-buddy-carters-office/

* "Andy Barr knew Lexington town hall was locally organized. He still lied about attendees | Opinion:" https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/linda-blackford/article302754904.html

* "Democrat Confronted by Angry Protesters at Town Hall:" https://www.newsweek.com/democrat-confronted-angry-protesters-town-hall-2048388




* Our job for the next two years is to survive, to build grassroots resistance, to do all in our power to slow the republican Christo-fascist agenda, and to prepare for 2026 in case there is still Democracy.

We are trying to build a good list of resistance resources.

Please add more below if you have them.


* Trump 2.0 Indivisible Guide.  https://indivisible.org/resource/guide

* "Democracy 2025:" https://www.democracy2025.org/?utm_source=df-ad&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=21912407002&utm_content=721373734297&source=df-ad-gs&gad_source=1

* "Resisting Fascism in 2025 and Beyond:" https://www.prideandpagesbookclub.com/resisting-fascism-in-2025-and-beyond

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options:

Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/

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

"Congress. gov:" https://www.congress.gov/

ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives

Script to complain about Elon Musk/DOGE. I also suggest contacting your AG about data privacy. "Introducing Red State Scripts, Vol. 1:" https://homewiththearmadillo.blog/2025/02/10/introducing-red-state-scripts-vol-1/

* This tracks legislation: https://www.govtrack.us/

* "Vote Smart:" https://justfacts.votesmart.org/

* Useful organizing links and resources: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/771859083592613888/hater-of-terfs-ive-already-reblogged-a-link-to?source=share

* Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/

* How to render emergency aid in a riot: https://riotmedicine.net/static/downloads/riot-medicine_a5.pdf

* "How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely

* Avoiding Activist Burnout: https://www.tumblr.com/veluigi/771755723969478656/on-twitter-im-seeing-dozens-of-threads-from-black?source=share

* "ICE Raids Toolkit: Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests:" https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/

* Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/

* Free Bystander training amoung other useful things. "Right to Be Training:" https://righttobe.org/upcoming-free-trainings/




* "Democrats take hope from upset win in a GOP-leaning Pennsylvania state Senate district:" https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-democratic-party-donald-trump-election-094e907bd9af0d55a3ac76bb5e22d17c

* Voting has started for the April 1 special Election. Republicans have a wafer thin majority in the House of Representatives. "Democrats raise millions for Florida special elections in Trump territory:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democrats-raise-millions-florida-special-elections-trump-territory-rcna197311

* "Josh Weil shocks by raising more than $10M for CD 6 Special Election:" https://floridapolitics.com/archives/727090-josh-weil-shocks-by-raising-more-than-10m-for-cd-6-special-election/

* "Ahead of Wisconsin Supreme Court election, Elon Musk PAC offers cash for pledge: The group backing conservative candidate Brad Schimel is offering $100 to people who sign a petition against 'activist judges':" https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-elon-musk-cash-for-pledge

This was wildly illegal last time Musk did it, but he wasn't arrested and laws no longer apply to republicans, so here we are.

* "Wisconsin attorney general sues Elon Musk to block $1 million payment offers:" https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-elon-musk-trump-d75807980ac311b87606fb4ec58cc466

* "Wisconsin appeals court won’t stop Musk’s $1 million payments to voters after attorney general sues:" https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-musk-million-dollar-checks-43fa79215e16c333a1079a86cb9aab08

* "Special election to fill former Sen. Justin Eichorn’s seat set for April 29:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/03/25/special-election-to-fill-former-sen-justin-eichorns-seat-set-for-april-29

* "Have LGBTQ+ rights in Florida reached a turning point? Advocates have hope:" https://www.advocate.com/florida-lgbtq-hope

* "Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoes anti-DEI bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/kentucky-beshear-vetoes-anti-dei-bill

* "NJ Democrats for governor want to amend the constitution for abortion. Legal experts call it ‘unnecessary’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/23/nj-democrats-for-governor-want-to-amend-the-constitution-for-abortion-legal-experts-call-it-unnecessary-00244111

* "How Republican State Lawmakers Are Trying to Have It Both Ways on Lifesaving Abortions:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/03/abortion-exceptions-republicans-kentucky-texas-fetal-personhood.html

* "After reported deaths, Texas lawmakers file bills to clear confusion over medical exceptions to state's near abortion ban:" https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/deaths-texas-lawmakers-file-bills-clear-confusion-medical-exceptions-near-abortion-ban/

* "How Texas Republicans plan to keep cracking down on abortion:" https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/21/texas-abortion-fight-pills-travel-fund/

* "Transgender Texans refuse to be erased as Republicans try to make their existence illegal:" https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-transgender-community-under-attack

* "Texas Bill Would Require Photo ID to Buy Sex Toys Online, Calling Them 'Obscene Devices':" https://people.com/texas-bill-will-require-id-to-purchase-a-sex-toy-online-11703746

* "Florida bill to allow teens to work overnight hours on school days moves forward:" https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-senate-panel-advances-bill-to-further-roll-back-child-labor-restrictions/

* "Top Florida lawmaker has ‘personal concerns’ about a push to loosen child-labor laws:" https://archive.ph/hP1Wk

They want children to work all night on school nights to make up for all the people being deported.

Florida, please protest!

* "West Virginia lawmakers vote to overturn local protections for LGBTQ+ people:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/wv-gop-vote-overturn-lgbtq-protections

* "Utah becomes the first state to ban Pride and other flags on public schools and government buildings:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/utah-bans-pride-flags-public-buildings

* We are headed to an even scarier place. "GOP lawmakers in 10 states introduce bills to treat abortion as homicide:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-lawmakers-in-10-states-introduce-bills-to-treat-abortion-as-homicide/ar-AA1BPSFB

* "Youngkin vetoes bills that would have raised minimum wage, given paid sick leave to all and more:" https://www.wric.com/news/politics/capitol-connection/youngkin-vetoes-minimum-wage-paid-sick-leave-bills/

* "Mayor Michelle Wu - Making Boston A Home For Everyone | The Daily Show:"

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* "Demonstrators rally at site of Patrick Henry’s ‘Liberty or Death’ speech:" https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/demonstrators-rally-at-site-of-patrick-henrys-liberty-or-death-speech/

* "Parents call out school board member for anti-LGBTQ+ posts:" https://www.advocate.com/news/kentucky-school-board-member-homophobia

* "3 killed, 15 injured in shootout at 'unsanctioned car show' in New Mexico park:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-killed-14-injured-new-mexico-mass-shooting-rcna197615

* " Texas officials demand answers after video shows Austin police slamming transgender woman to ground :" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-woman-manhandled-austin-police

* "Minneapolis to pay $600,000 to settle with woman who says Derek Chauvin knelt on her neck:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-pay-600000-settle-woman-says-derek-chauvin-knelt-neck-rcna190312

* "'Ridiculous': George Floyd's girlfriend reacts to far-right effort to pardon Derek Chauvin:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/ridiculous-george-floyd-s-girlfriend-reacts-to-far-right-effort-to-pardon-derek-chauvin-235151429763

* "I’m an Incarcerated Nurse — Women’s Health in Prison Is Hell and Will Only Get Worse Under Trump:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/prison-health-incarcerated-nurse-trump-healthcare-america-1235299298/

* "The Succession Battle For A Prison Empire:" https://archive.ph/rkzWe#selection-736.0-736.1

* "'Nazis are not welcome in Austin' | UT students to protest controversial on-campus conference:" https://www.kvue.com/article/news/education/university-of-texas/natal-conference-ut-austin-campus-protest/269-26e25360-d2f7-4558-82e5-d2b7a6ef6e00

* "Texas A&M's drag ban blocked by federal court as judge cites free 'speech rights':" https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-am-drag-ban-blocked

* "Federal judge again blocks Iowa book ban; expected to rule on 'don't say gay' restrictions soon:" https://www.advocate.com/news/judge-blocks-iowa-book-ban

* CW: Rape. "Why Maids Keep Dying in Saudi Arabia: East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers.:" https://archive.ph/avdTi

* Every Republican against us accusation is a confession. CW: CSA "Minnesota anti-trans state senator, who touted Trump derangement syndrome, arrested for soliciting a minor:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/minnesota-justin-eichorn-arrested

* CW: Domestic Violence. "Rebecca Marodi murder: Wife accused of fatally stabbing fire captain detained in Mexico:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/rebecca-marodi-stabbing-wife-detained

* "Texas’ first abortion arrests stem from monthlong attorney general investigation:" https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/17/texas-abortion-midwife-arrested/

* "Notes from a gender clinician:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/gender-clinician-affirming-care

* "Hungarians protest Pride ban; Budapest mayor promises LGBTQ+ support:" https://www.advocate.com/news/hungarians-protest-pride-ban

* "Missing gay Arizona yoga instructor, Marcus Freiberger, found dead after blind date:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/missing-gay-yoga-arizona-dead#toggle-gdpr

* "Gay men's chorus member killed in suspected Texas road rage attack — family and police seek help:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/road-rage-gay-killing-texas

* "Mississippi restaurant gets lambasted for straight-couples-only offer:" https://www.advocate.com/news/mississippi-restaurant-lambasted-for-homophobia

* Gender Policing and Transphobia harm everyone. "Walmart fires 6'4" cisgender woman threatened by man who thought she was trans:" https://www.advocate.com/news/walmart-fires-mistaken-trans-woman

* "Texas is poised to make measles a nationwide epidemic, public health experts say:" https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/21/texas-measles-vaccine-new-mexico-oklahoma-us/

* "2 more cases of measles confirmed in Maryland:" https://wtop.com/health-fitness/2025/03/2-more-cases-of-measles-confirmed-in-maryland/

* "New Mexico measles cases continue to rise in SE corner:" https://sourcenm.com/briefs/new-mexico-measles-cases-continue-to-rise-in-se-corner/

* "An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/03/als-outbreak-montchavin-mystery/682096/

* How to fight your insurance company when they insist you take meds that don't work instead of a more expensive one that does: https://steptherapy.com/step-therapy-legislation-by-state/

* "Video: UW-led research links wildfire smoke exposure with increased dementia risk:" https://www.washington.edu/news/2024/11/25/video-uw-led-research-links-wildfire-smoke-exposure-with-increased-dementia-risk/




* "Over 25 million remain under red flag warnings with heightened risk of wildfires:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wildfire-warnings-continue-parts-country-strong-winds-persist/story?id=120030148

* "Most Texas wildfires are contained Saturday despite elevated threats, forest service says:" https://www.dallasnews.com/news/weather/2025/03/22/most-texas-wildfires-are-contained-saturday-despite-elevated-threats-forest-service-says/

* "Wildfires force mandatory evacuation order in western North Carolina:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/wildfires-force-mandatory-evacuation-order-western-north-carolina-120068816

* "Firefighters battle four uncontained wildfires, evacuations in effect:" https://www.wyff4.com/article/polk-county-wnc-wildfires-high-fire-danger/64243054

* "Wildfires in North and South Carolina fueled by drought, wind and fallen trees from Hurricane Helene:" https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-north-south-carolina-evacuations-af970ce0551007bfa0a5940aed58d68a

* "Aid rushes into Myanmar after earthquake kills over 1,600, ravages cities:" https://archive.ph/jsXsV

* "Myanmar junta accused of air strike even after quake:" https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250330-myanmar-junta-accused-of-air-strike-even-after-quake




* "'Magnets for human connection': Why Japanese ‘micro-forests' are transforming our cities:" https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/02/17/the-japanese-micro-forest-method-is-transforming-cities

* "Debunking Garden Watering Myths:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5JAeCFM8H9E

* "Scientists were in Antarctica when a giant iceberg broke free. Here’s what they found in its shadow:" https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/03/23/scientists-were-in-antarctica-when-a-giant-iceberg-broke-free-heres-what-they-found-in-its

* "This Fly Larva’s Butt Looks Like a Termite’s Head—and Termites Are Falling for It:" https://gizmodo.com/this-fly-larvas-butt-looks-like-a-termites-head-and-termites-are-falling-for-it-2000563456

* "This Apex Predator Was ‘King of the Ancient Egyptian Forest’ Then Mysteriously Went Extinct:" https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-apex-predator-was-king-of-the-ancient-egyptian-forest-then-mysteriously-went-extinct/

* "The Only Black Police Precinct in U.S. History: How Miami Was Policed During Segregation:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/black-police-precinct-history-miami

* "New photo from Pulse shooting shows exit blocked by refrigerator, which may have cost lives:" https://www.advocate.com/news/new-photo-pulse-exit-blocked

* "Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: This Is the Way We Rise:" https://kcts9.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/identity-poetry-activism-video/this-is-the-way-we-rise-american-masters/

* "Scientist’s ‘disturbing’ behavior, death threats at Antarctic base prompts probe:" https://interestingengineering.com/culture/scientist-disturbing-behavior-antarctic-probe-begins

* "TSA stops man with live turtle in his pants:" https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/tsa-stops-man-with-live-turtle-in-his-pants/video_29a3b6d1-67d9-5dfc-a44e-765beb8ebc5d.html

* "Passenger Allegedly Swallowed Rosary Beads and Attacked Crew Members During Mid-Flight Meltdown:" https://people.com/plane-passenger-allegedly-swallowed-rosary-beads-and-attacked-crew-members-11695552

* Thursday a week ago, I had thought I was likely going to crash again 2AMish as I woke up exhausted, headachy, with all my joints screaming at me, but it got better about 2-3, so I soldiered on and got the aggregate out. Friday, I was well enough to do almost bare minimum physio, which I'm counting as a win.

My hopes of being super productive Friday night failed, alas, but for good reasons. The cats were doing Peaceable Kingdom in my bed, so I read most of Tidal Creatures while administering pettins on demand and cuddle naps for cats. I also had a bunch of small things needing doing I'd been in too much pain to handle around the Cat Asylum, which I spaced out in classic chronic pain fashion in between rests. Also I fell down a medieval history rabbit hole for about an hour. <.< >.>

Tonight was I was also migrating another function across to Killian laptop, and inevitably diving in and out of settings as I found things needing tweaking. This is why it generally takes several weeks to get a lap top going right, and this time having to use waterfox classic instead of standard waterfox meant I had to rethink job distributions, since a bunch of extensions don't work on classic. Limited utility means I need to switch some functions for other browsers. It's mostly sorted now, though I may need more tweaks.

Part of why Thursday worked out so well for me is I'm getting better at the new work flow pattern, so certain things can move a little faster.

So progress, basically, even though it feels like running on sand.

* Thursday this week, I had to stay up for painful x-rays and doctor prodding, as well as to have blood taken. The x-rays were incredibky painful as my hip joint are terrible right now and it's a lot of standing in fixed positions. My shoulder joint healed correctly. I have been released in the wild to do more at home physio. I am to focus particularly on inward motion, which means I will need to get creative. Sigh.

* So about a week and a half ago, a friend sent me NasalCrom to see if it could make a dent in my chronic sinus infection/sinusitis situation. It's really impressive, as it turns out. My sinuses have been slowly draining, which is not pleasant, but neither was several years of sinus headaches and the constant need to manually drain them 1-3 times a day depending on how much worse my allergies to Outside are making things. This, at least is progress towards an actual solution.

TMI after this point.
TMI after this point.: )

* New Tavy pics: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/778947425672019968/the-emperor-has-found-a-new-perch-from-which-to?source=share

* "DOGE Protestors Turn Their Focus on Tesla & Delayed NASA Astronauts Make It Home | The Daily Show:"

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* "GOP Pumps Tesla As Trump Admin Flubs JFK File Release & DEI Scrubbing | The Daily Show:"

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* "Jon Stewart on Which Speech Is Free and Which Will Cost You in Trump’s America | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump's Kennedy Center Takeover | Kristi Noem Taunts Canada | Taking Greenland:"

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* "Signalgate: Trump Tries To Dodge Explosive National Security Scandal | All Of Them Should Be Fired:"

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* "Hegseth's Sloppy Security Breach | Mike Waltz: Goldberg's Number Got "Sucked In" To My Phone:"

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* "Blame Mike Waltz | Trump Team's Sloppy Digital Footprints | The Fertilization President:"

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* "How Many Dildos Is Too Many? Texas Offers An Answer:"

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* "Consumer Watch: Delete Your DNA | Toys For Kidults | Tax Prep For Kids:"

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* "Survive the Apocalypse in Luxury at this Doomsday Prepper Ranch | The Daily Show:"

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* "‘Why I’m Misogynistic’ | Are The Straights OK?:"

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* "the idea of odysseus as, like, a military propagandist/PR officer is really fun for me in a fucked up way, given that he Did Not Want To Go To War In The First Place.:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/779357773890732032/to-me-this-also-fits-with-him-taking-neoptolemus

* "Tumultuous 1066:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2XdqjwPHWps

* "Worrisome War Wolves:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1o5nXucddGQ

* "Perilous Pazzis:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G0MaPqF_Cqs

* "Woeful WWI:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gRR2rKDo1IM

* "White House Easter Egg Roll Sponsors:"

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* "Resurrecting The Wooly Mammoth:"

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* "Styling the Whole World:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XDxRiYF-v8s

* "Take a look at the winning images from this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards:" https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/03/19/take-a-look-at-the-winning-images-from-this-years-british-wildlife-photography-awards

* "Sunday Sweets Springs In:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-springs-in-2025

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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.

* "Nationwide Economic Blackout: Boycott Dates for Target, Amazon, Others:" https://www.newsweek.com/nationwide-economic-blackout-boycott-dates-target-amazon-others-2037986

* How to fight your insurace company when they insist you take meds that don't work instead of a more expensive one that does: https://steptherapy.com/step-therapy-legislation-by-state/

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* As is custom now, Trump stuff sort is likely a little rough. I can not guarantee anything in the tariff section is up to date, because he changes it so fast and reactions from understandably furious trading partners are basically light speed at this point.




* "Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if ceasefire deal is implemented:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-03-15-2025-b54c0c11c4d7f0ca52653edb033c70f5

* "Israel's decision to cut power to Gaza hits the strip's water supplies:" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-14/israel-cuts-power-to-gaza-hits-water-supplies-hamas-ceasfire/105045700

* "Palestinians unearth fresh wounds as Gaza's al-Shifa hospital burials are relocated:" https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/bodies-buried-temporarily-gaza-hospital-during-israeli-raids-brought-cemeteries

* "Israel’s attacks on reproductive healthcare in Gaza ‘genocidal’: UN probe:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/13/israels-attacks-on-reproductive-healthcare-in-gaza-genocidal-un

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* "Putin on a ceasefire in Ukraine, Western companies and gas:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/what-has-putin-said-about-ukraine-ceasefire-deal-2025-03-13/

* "In rare meeting without U.S. ally, Western army chiefs meet to show Ukraine unity:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/rare-meeting-without-us-ally-western-army-chiefs-meet-show-ukraine-unity-2025-03-11/

* "Poland and Baltic nations welcome Macron’s nuclear deterrent proposal:" https://apnews.com/article/france-nuclear-deterrent-umbrella-russia-55e91ab65d13559dfc55dfe376ba5268

So many countries gave up their nuclear weapons trusting our promises to protect them.

* "Poland's President Duda calls for U.S. to deploy nuclear weapons in his nation:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poland-president-duda-us-nuclear-weapons-deploy/

* "Germany debates issue of nuclear weapons:" https://www.dw.com/en/germany-debates-issue-of-nuclear-weapons/a-71924424

* This is disgusting and shameful. "'Say thank you' Rubio tells Poland amid Ukraine Starlink spat:" https://archive.ph/hVrjR

* "Trump puts U.S. at risk with increasing reliance on Musk and Starlink:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-puts-u-s-at-risk-with-increasing-reliance-on-musk-and-starlink-234049093674

* "US senator accuses Trump of weakening Ukraine's defense, dismisses Musk 'traitor' insult:" https://archive.ph/d4euZ

* "'Serious mistakes': Kelly sounds alarm on Trump handling of Ukraine; Nails Musk on 'traitor' gibe:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-serious-mistakes-kelly-sounds-alarm-on-trump-handling-of-ukraine-nails-musk-on-traitor-gibe-234047557512

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* "Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen's Houthis, at least 31 killed:" https://archive.ph/bgr1S

* "Entire families killed during Syria's violence, UN says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-says-entire-families-killed-syria-military-operation-2025-03-11/

* "A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode:" https://www.reuters.com/graphics/CONGO-SECURITY/MAPS/movaykzaava/?




* Good! "Philippines' ex-President Rodrigo Duterte arrested at ICC's request over 'drugs war' killings:" https://archive.ph/1Ellj

* This includes commentary on the new Canadian PM, amoung other things. "Off the cuff news reactions:" https://sabotabby.dreamwidth.org/2648730.html




* We are seriously threatening to go to war with Denmark. "NATO Chief Smacks Down Trump on Greenland Grab:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/nato-chief-smacks-down-trump-on-greenland-grab/

* "Pentagon asked for military options to access Panama Canal, officials say:" https://archive.ph/KH6eM

We are planning to invade Panama, apparently. We HAVE access to canal. What we are planning to do is invade another country and occupy it because we are too cheap to pay a perfectly reasonable toll.

* "Donald Trump, who has been on a mission to strip transgender people of all dignity, complains ‘everything is transgender’: He made the bizarre remarks in front of the Irish prime minister.:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-everything-is-transgender

* "If our neighbor Canada hates us and Trump, what does that say for the rest of the world?:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/canada-world-hates-trump-vance

No one should trust us. Not even a tiny bit.

* "How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious
President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements. :" https://archive.ph/56bzU

* "Amid U.S.-Canada trade war, Trump makes some false or misleading claims to justify tariffs:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tariffs-canada-trade-fact-check/

* "Canada and EU announce retaliatory tariffs, escalating Trump’s trade war:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/canada-and-eu-announce-retaliatory-tariffs-escalating-trumps-trade-war

* "Ontario slaps 25% tax increase on electricity exports to US in response to Trump’s trade war:" https://apnews.com/article/canada-ontario-us-trump-tariffs-electricity-834dc3d9defd314923912f9bd8540e31

* "Trump Ag Secretary's Clucked-Up Advice On Eggs Has Critics Squawking: Brooke Rollins' idea to combat rising prices isn't going over very well:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brooke-rollins-eggs-backyard-chickens_n_67c676c9e4b044c440ed7fa7

Renters, especially in apartments aren't allowed to have chickens. A lot of cities and towns ban them even for home owners.

I literally know people who had to give away all their chickens when they moved into an apartment.

* It's almost like there might be consequences for starting a trade war for funsies. "Tesla, led by Elon Musk, warns of export retaliation due to new Trump tariffs:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/g-s1-53947/tesla-led-by-elon-musk-warns-of-export-retaliation-due-to-new-trump-tariffs

* "‘Big mad’: Trump is ‘emotional’ and ‘annoyed’ over trade war he started:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-big-mad-trump-is-emotional-and-annoyed-over-trade-war-he-started-234383429687

* This harms everybody. "US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself:" https://www.wired.com/story/air-monitoring-beijing-state-department-halted/

* It's all illegal, of course. Republicans absolutely do not care. "Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency’s programs gone:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-rubio-usaid-foreign-aid-bf442d62af67918a6fc5eee839074601

* "Judge Weighs USAID Classified Document Destruction Amid Trump Shutdown:" https://www.newsweek.com/judge-weighs-usaid-classified-document-destruction-amid-trump-shutdown-2043272

* "Court hands Trump third appellate loss in birthright citizenship battle:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/court-hands-trump-third-appellate-loss-birthright-citizenship-battle-2025-03-11/

* Lie Detector Tests have no validity, of course, which is why law enforcement loves them so much. "DHS administering lie detector tests to employees in effort to find leakers:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dhs-lie-detector-tests-employees-leakers-immigration-raids/

* "The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations:" https://apnews.com/article/alien-enemies-trump-immigration-deportations-21a62ede23b8c493b60d00a9c125722f

* "Federal judge blocks Trump's plan to target 'alien enemies' for deportation:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5246028/trump-alien-enemies-act-tren-de-aragua-deportation

This is just the tip of the spear. If he wins here, he will keep expanding it to remove anyone he doesn't like.

Normal deportation proceedings would work, but he's trying to establish a precedent.

* "Japanese Americans react to Trump's plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act:" https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/japanese-americans-react-to-trumps-plans-to-invoke-alien-enemies-act#google_vignette

* "Trump reportedly keen on law at root of disgraceful chapter in American history:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-reportedly-keen-on-law-at-root-of-disgraceful-chapter-in-american-history-234498629977

* "ICE Wastes $16M on Guantanamo Bay Operation as All Migrants Returned to US:" https://www.newsweek.com/ice-guantanamo-bay-migrants-immigration-waste-millions-back-usa-2044018

* "Judge says Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can't be deported from U.S. as protesters call for his release:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/demonstrators-take-nycs-federal-plaza-mahmoud-khalil-arrested-ice-rcna195602

* "Experts say Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder, can't be deported without due process:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/experts-palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil-deported-due-process/story?id=119756360

* "Federal agents are seen arresting Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil in a newly released video:" https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-trump-653771d9f168c490c49d6e45e37a0893

* "New Mahmoud Khalil complaint names Trump and Rubio, and alleges 'targeted, retaliatory detention':" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-mahmoud-khalil-complaint-names-trump-rubio-alleges-targeted-retali-rcna196378

* "White House allegedly asked for updates on arrest of activist Mahmoud Khalil, his attorney says:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/white-house-allegedly-asked-updates-arrest-activist-mahmoud/story?id=119811712

* "Trump admin loses in court as judge blocks deportation of Mahmoud Khalil:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-admin-loses-in-court-as-judge-blocks-deportation-of-mahmoud-khalil-234150981981

* "Exclusive: Wife of detained Palestinian Columbia student says she was naive to believe he was safe from arrest:" https://archive.ph/bG3jK#selection-1373.88-1373.102

* "98 protesters arrested at Trump Tower sit-in for detained activist Mahmoud Khalil:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/hundreds-protesters-stage-trump-tower-sit-calling-release/story?id=119762664

* Reminder: they arrested him without a warrant in the absence of a crime for voicing an opinion Trump doesn't like. "The detention of Mahmoud Khalil is a flagrant assault on free speech:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/the-detention-of-mahmoud-khalil-is-a-flagrant-assault-on-free-speech-234524741853

* "Mahmoud Khalil's lawyer: his arrest is 'test case' for how far Trump will go to repress political enemies:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/mahmoud-khalil-s-lawyer-his-arrest-is-test-case-for-how-far-trump-will-go-to-repress-political-enemies-234525253893




* "Elissa Slotkin delivers rebuttal to Trump:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/04/trump-joint-address-to-congress/democrats-respond-00212952

* The extreme corruption continues. "People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago:" https://www.wired.com/story/people-paying-millions-donald-trump-mar-a-lago/

* This is discrimination and damaging. "Trump signs executive action targeting public service loan program:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/nx-s1-5321313/trump-executive-action-public-service-loan-program

* "Trump order denies student loan relief to nonprofit workers engaged in ‘improper’ activity:" https://apnews.com/article/public-service-student-loan-forgiveness-trump-457a24f8dba3c52dfe58f1e72ba61fa4

* "Judge blocks Trump from enforcing 'chilling' order against law firm:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/g-s1-53422/judge-blocks-trump-law-firm

* "Former DOJ official blasts interim D.C. U.S. attorney’s hiring ban on Georgetown Law grads:" https://www.advocate.com/news/doj-official-slams-georgetown-ban

* "Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5325959/federal-employees-court-firing

* "A 2nd judge orders thousands of fired federal employees temporarily reinstated:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5325694/maryland-court-fired-federal-employees-trump

* "Federal judges order Trump to rehire thousands of fired probationary federal employees :" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/federal-judges-order-trump-to-rehire-thousands-of-fired-probationary-federal-employees-234392133708

* "'A sham': Federal judge blasts Trump admin on improper firings of federal workers; orders rehiring:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-a-sham-federal-judge-blasts-trump-admin-on-improper-firings-of-federal-workers-orders-rehiring-234398789993

* They are ignoring the court orders to stop. "Trump poised to launch new round of layoffs despite setbacks in court:" https://archive.ph/aVPti

* "Federal workers called back to the office — or is it a shuttered Subway?:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/federal-workers-called-back-to-the-office-or-is-it-a-shuttered-subway/ar-AA1APHKA

You know what would be easier and cheaper? Let people continue working remotely.

* "Tech 'solution' makes a fool of Trump again; Federal return to office order bungled:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/tech-solution-makes-a-fool-of-trump-again-federal-return-to-office-order-bungled-234403909936

* "A Wannabe Influencer Is in Charge of Defending DOGE Cuts:" https://www.thecut.com/article/opm-mclaurine-pinover-fashion-influencer-videos-doge-cuts.html

The cheek of it to fire so many hard working productive people and to have someone like this calling them lazy and incompetent. Every Republican accusation a confession.

* "Musk And Trump Are Trying To Break The Government So Billionaires Can Take It Over - Ezra Klein:"

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* "Judge orders urgent release of DOGE records, citing ‘unprecedented’ power and ‘unusual secrecy’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/judge-orders-doge-record-release-00223151

* "Top lawyer at IRS removed amid DOGE push for taxpayer information: Sources:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/top-lawyer-irs-removed-amid-doge-push-taxpayer/story?id=119769757

* "OPM to review potential risks from DOGE’s access to sensitive federal systems:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/opm-security-doge-access-00221620

* "Diverse groups opposing Trump-Musk agenda coalesce around date for nationwide protest:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/diverse-groups-opposing-trump-musk-agenda-coalesce-around-date-for-nationwide-protest-234497605740

* "‘The people hold the power’: Grassroots anti-Trump resistance outshines lawmakers:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-the-people-hold-the-power-grassroots-anti-trump-resistance-outshines-lawmakers-234483781748

* "Republicans struggle to answer for Trump, Musk to alarmed constituents back home:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republicans-struggle-to-answer-for-trump-musk-to-alarmed-constituents-back-home-234049093911

* "'I'm going': Tim Walz to hold town halls in Republican districts in wake of DOGE cuts:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-i-m-going-tim-walz-to-hold-town-halls-in-republican-districts-in-wake-of-doge-cuts-234266693990

* "States sue Trump administration over mass firings of federal employees:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5321864/trump-federal-employees-lawsuit-states

* "Md. Attorney General goes deeper on lawsuits against Trump administration, expects more to come:" https://wtop.com/maryland/2025/03/md-ag-brown-goes-deeper-on-lawsuits-against-trump-administration-expects-more-to-come/

* "Billionaires at Trump’s Swearing-In Have Since Lost $209 Billion:" https://archive.ph/dRz86

* "Musk Melts Down as Tesla Stock Price Plunges:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/musk-tesla-stock-price-plunge-1235292855/

* "Donald Trump Calls Tesla Boycotts Illegal:" https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-tesla-boycott-illegal-2042647

* "Trump turns White House into Tesla showroom as Musk gets ‘government bailout’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-turns-white-house-into-tesla-showroom-as-musk-gets-government-bailout-234149957918

* "Tesla turmoil ignites political proxy war:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/13/tesla-trump-white-house-musk

* "Trump says violence against Tesla is domestic terrorism:" https://archive.ph/fh80a

* "As Musk’s business empire falters, Trump summons a wave of conservative support:" https://archive.ph/8JNve

* "Tesla Reportedly Stops Cybertruck Deliveries Because a Massive Part Keeps Flying Off:" https://futurism.com/tesla-stops-cybertruck-deliveries-trim

* "Rep. Larson BLASTS The GOP For Blocking Elon Musk From Testifying:"

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* "Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-s1-5316227/trump-order-dismantling-education-department

* " Linda McMahon lays out Education Department’s ‘final mission’ :" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/04/linda-mcmahon-education-department-final-mission-00210057

Reminder: she's never taught or administered a school and is profoundly ignorant about the damage she is doing and doesn't care to learn.

* "Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down:" https://apnews.com/article/education-department-layoffs-job-cuts-linda-mcmahon-ce9f6a8a63972aede0d8fbdf057ab788

* "What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/education-department-layoffs-students-disabilities-rcna196114

This harms students with disabilities and anyone not born rich enough to pay for college up front. Cruelty is the point.

* "US judge temporarily halts Trump plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-department-of-education-lawsuit-teacher-training-d9f84633d57f4010e1c03fcdaf003db2

* "Trump fires 1,300 at Department of Education; programs expected to suffer with staff gutted:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-fires-1-300-at-department-of-education-programs-expected-to-suffer-with-staff-gutted-234164805699

* "Fired Education Department worker: 'We got the sense that we were disposable.':" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fired-education-department-worker-sense-disposable/story?id=119732001

* "Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division: Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/education-department-civil-rights-division-eroded-by-massive-layoffs

* "GOP voucher plan would divert billions in taxes to private schools:" https://archive.ph/1eNhg

This is about starving public schools which serve everyone in favor of private schools which can and do discriminate. This means concentrating the students who need the most support in schools that are having their funding cut at the same time to make it impossible to provide that support.

This is on purpose. Republicans have been trying to destroy public schools longer than I've been alive as the last thing they want is quality education for people who aren't white and also wealthy.

* "Elon Musk Teases Big Cuts to Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-cuts-social-security-medicaid-medicare-1235293407/

* "Social Security Backtracks on DOGE Phone Service Cuts After Media Report:" https://www.newsweek.com/doge-pushes-social-security-administration-cut-off-phone-service-report-2043708

This is why we need an independent media. This is why we need protests.

Why is this important? The Social Security Administration has a notoriously difficult website to use. It requires a special log in thing that most people do not have. (Including me.) Sometimes they will issue you one and not tell you what it is if you get it at an SSA office. They don't, say email it to you, which would be useless in any case for people who don't have internet access or have disabilities that make using the Internet extra hard, and for people who often are older than the internet and have little to no appropriate skills, or are home bound and can't get to library, or have had their local library cut and also just had the SSA office near them closed, or.... You get the idea.

Approximately 80% of people on Social security or applying for benefits use the phone service, because it actually works if you are patient, unlike the glitchy and difficult to access web site.

This cut is really about denying people who paid into the system getting access to the benefits they paid for.

It also really fucks up seniors and people with disabilities who need things like Medicaid and EBT on top of their Medicare as those programs often require a proof of income letter once or twice a year that must be issued within 1-3 months of turning in your paperwork. (Exactly details are state by state. My state is once a year up to three months. My state is super lenient because it's been unified Democratic rule for decades and it works at keeping citizens alive instead of trying to kill them off). So do a bunch of other programs for seniors and people with disabilities. I have to interact with this phone system 2-4 times a year, depending on which of my services need re-upping.

The knock on effects of the planned cuts would have been huge!

Stay noisy! Save lives!

* They are still planning more deadly cuts: "DOGE attacks on Social Security officials could have dire consequences:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/doge-social-security-cuts-service-rcna196118

See the part above about people needing to go in person for a lot of things like starting benefits, updating after name changes, etc.? Yeah.

* "Here’s a ‘dead’ person on Social Security in Seattle, with plenty to say:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/heres-a-dead-person-on-social-security-in-seattle-with-plenty-to-say/

They are basing these cuts on a debunked lie Musk and Trump keep telling because DOGE Minions are so incompetent they couldn't recognize a COBOL language error message, Cutting people off from benefits they deserve will kill them and there is significantly less than a one percent fraud/error rate.

* "Understanding Trump's War on Research Funding & The Future:" https://www.panaccindex.info/p/understanding-trumps-war-on-research

* "The US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say:" https://apnews.com/article/noaa-job-cuts-weather-forecasts-trump-doge-musk-7e35e9d5d757d8fc3f0f50b2bd71c87d

These cuts are essential to preventing the prediction and monitoring of extreme weather so more people will die.

* People will die. People like me will die. "DOGE Is Trying to Shutter Crucial Volcano Observatory Facilities:" https://www.notus.org/health-science/doge-alaska-volcano-observatory

* "The True Cost of Trump’s Cuts to NOAA and NASA:" https://time.com/7267889/climate-cost-of-trump-staff-cuts-noaa-nasa/

* Ignore the misleading headline. "Trump wants to use the ‘God Squad’ to increase logging, but it must follow strict rules:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-logging-endangered-species-god-squad-5ddbbd117a480cdc60f5bc5580cd72ef

They are ignoring the endangered species act so as to drive endangered species extinct looks like too.

* "EPA workers silenced as agency cancels hundreds of grants:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/epa-workers-silenced-agency-cancels-hundreds-grants/story?id=119715963

* "Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups: The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.:" https://newrepublic.com/post/192660/trump-fbi-charge-climate-organizations

It's not illegal to receive a government grant and there is zero evidence that any of these groups broke the law.

* "The FAA’s Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know:" https://archive.ph/pnaya

* "Musk Faces Complaint Over Efforts to Get FAA to Drop Verizon, Use Starlink:" https://www.pcmag.com/news/musk-faces-complaint-over-efforts-to-get-faa-to-drop-verizon-use-starlink

It is essential that Starlink loses this one.

Verizon has a contract they bid for and won fairly. Elon Musk arbitrarily cancelling it without any government authority and awarding his own company a no bid contract is illegal and corrupt on it's face in multiple ways.

This is also away to hijack our entire federal aviation system so he can hold it for hostage later, much as he did with the Ukrainian military.

* "Trump cuts environment program for low-income, minority communities:" https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250312-trump-cuts-environment-program-for-low-income-minority-communities

* "Trump administration issues funds to NYC housing nonprofits, with new strings attached:" https://gothamist.com/news/trump-administration-issues-funds-to-nyc-housing-nonprofits-with-new-strings-attached

* He knew that he was screwing over California, and he did it anyway for the optics and revenge. "Trump's 2.2 billion-gallon dump from California reservoirs just got even uglier:" https://www.sfgate.com/centralcalifornia/article/trump-california-reservoir-dump-kaweah-success-20209496.php

* "Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees:" https://apnews.com/article/hhs-employee-buyouts-kennedy-cdc-nih-medicaid-bf5a746518b2b3fe967ab95a8e2a1a65

* So people will go hungry. Children will go hungry. "USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/usda-cancels-local-food-purchasing-for-schools-food-banks-00222796

* This also really hurts small farmers. "USDA ends program that helped schools serve food from local farmers:" https://apnews.com/article/school-lunch-usda-trump-c1485f824573913fe9a734bbf1273e26

* "US senators to urge USDA to reinstate canceled local food programs:" https://archive.ph/jLnN2

* Which have a lot of salt. "Sen. Deb Fischer offers up ‘canned food’ as alternate to USDA food bank cuts:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/13/deb-fischer-canned-food-usda-food-bank-cuts-00228164

* "Donald Trump's policies are making our kids dumber, sicker, meaner, and scared:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trump-children-sicker-meaner-opinion

* "Harvard doctors sue Trump administration over censoring LGBTQ+ terms:" https://www.advocate.com/news/harvard-doctors-sue-trump-administration

* Transphobia harms everyone. "Trump officials kill federal research on safer period products over mention of transgender men:" https://www.advocate.com/news/usda-scraps-study-transgender-mention

* "RFK Jr. Reportedly Had a Call With Texans Helping Distribute Unproven Measles Remedies:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/rfk-jr-measles-outbreak-texas-cod-steroids-call-seminole-mennonite-community-hhs/

You know what would be way more effective than quack medicine? Vaccinating everyone who can be vaccinated.

* Case in point: "Measles cases linked to Texas outbreak grows to 259, with just 2 among fully vaccinated people:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/measles-cases-linked-texas-outbreak-grows-259-2/story?id=119799576

* "Trump adviser Alina Habba says veterans fired by DOGE are perhaps 'not fit to have a job at this moment':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/trump-adviser-alina-habba-says-veterans-fired-doge-are-perhaps-not-fit-rcna194721

Trump has a long standing disgust and hatred for veterans in general, but particularly ones with disabilities. This is why he appointed people who feel exactly the same to steal their jobs and their health care from them.

* "Federal judge dismantles Trump's trans military ban in explosive hearing:" https://www.advocate.com/news/judge-skeptical-trans-military-ban

* I am not convinced they will follow the ruling stopping this. "Pentagon says it will start kicking transgender people out of military this month:" https://www.advocate.com/news/trans-military-ban-moves-ahead

* "Trump's VA rescinds policy treating transgender vets with dignity (exclusive):" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-veterans-policy-rescinded

* "Veteran Chains Himself Outside White House to Protest Trump and Musk:" https://newrepublic.com/post/192559/veteran-chains-white-house-protest-trump-musk

* CW: Rape. We are in a constitutional crisis now. (See also Trump administration refusing to restore funding and rehire people, as well as the Military being ordered to ignore the ruling ordering them not to discharge all the trans soldiers). "Federal officials force transgender women into men’s prisons despite judge’s ruling against Trump’s order:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-women-forced-mens-prisons

* "Pam Bondi reshapes the DOJ around Trump's priorities:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/s-trumps-justice-department-now-rcna195289

* "Justice Chucks Paper Straws in Favor of Plastic Per Trump Order:" https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/justice-chucks-paper-straws-in-favor-of-plastic-per-trump-order

* CW: Domestic Violence. "DOJ official says she was fired after opposing the restoration of Mel Gibson's gun rights:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-official-says-was-fired-opposing-restoration-mel-gibsons-gun-right-rcna195287

* "Trump administration eyes cuts to Justice Department public corruption unit, people familiar say:" https://archive.ph/hnuLn

The only reason you would do this is if you were planning to bribe or otherwise allow the bribing of public officials by your allies.

* They are ending the case because most of the victims are black. "Justice Dept. says ending Louisiana petrochemical case helps ‘dismantle radical DEI programs’:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-louisiana-cancer-denka-chloroprene-epa-lawsuit-89b1f870816f65370eeb75ff269e9c0e

* This only helps our enemies. "Trump’s Justice Dept. ousts national security officials in latest purge:" https://archive.ph/99SjJ

* "They're Fabricating Criminal Prosecutions Now:"

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* This next batch may look small, but Trump is seizing control of the judiciary, persecuting political opposition, and removing checks that prevent Autocracy.

* He is calling openly for political prosecutions. "Trump pledges to ‘expose’ his enemies in political speech at Justice Department:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-visits-justice-department-e9091e3721adda4d3ed39bd15119a0d4

* "The GOP aim to shutdown democracy and 'replace it with techno-state dictatorship' warns Rep. Raskin:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/the-gop-aim-to-shutdown-democracy-and-replace-it-with-techno-state-dictatorship-warns-rep-raskin-234523205943

* "Trump demands 'accountability' for his pursuers in Justice Department speech:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-demands-accountability-his-pursuers-justice-department-speech-2025-03-14/

* They are criminalizing non-violent political speech. "Acting U.S. attorney for D.C. opens inquiries into Democrats, alleging possible threats to DOGE, Supreme Court justices:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/acting-u-s-attorney-inquiry-schumer-possible-threat-doge-supreme-court-justices/

* Luckily, push back is having an effect. "D.C. prosecutor drops bid to investigate Schumer for purported threat:" https://archive.ph/enoUV

* "D.C. U.S. attorney targets Ukraine whistleblower Rep. Vindman:" https://archive.ph/owxVo

* "Democratic senators request investigation of interim DC US attorney:" https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/democratic-senators-request-investigation-of-interim-dc-us-attorney/3862040/

Because what Ed Martin's doing is illegal and unethical.

* "Trump allies launch a bid to take control of a powerful Washington legal group:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-allies-bradley-bondi-control-dc-bar-association-rcna195253

They need to do this because Ed Martin is in danger of being disbarred for all the illegal and unethical things he is doing to persecute people Trump doesn't like.

* "Trump hones Justice Department as weapon of revenge; some dull edges remain:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-hones-justice-department-as-weapon-of-revenge-some-dull-edges-remain-234501189653

* "‘Lawlessness’: Hayes on the ‘terrifying’ abuse of power at Trump’s EPA, FBI:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-lawlessness-hayes-on-the-terrifying-abuse-of-power-at-trump-s-epa-fbi-234483781911




* "Supreme Court to decide whether states can protect LGBTQ+ youth from conversion therapy:" https://www.advocate.com/news/supreme-court-conversion-therapy-case
Conversion Therapy is torture. It has no validity, but it can lead to depression and suicide.

Republicans want to abuse children, knowing it's abuse for the pleasure of harming queer children.

* "Think Small: End Billionaires:" https://www.mind-war.com/p/think-small-end-billionaires

* "Two weak spots in Big Tech economics:" https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/06/privacy-last/

* "US stock market loses $4 trillion in value as Trump plows ahead on tariffs:" https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/investors-flee-equities-trump-driven-uncertainty-sparks-economic-worry-2025-03-10/

It's been suggested that doing the will he won't he with the tariffs, while extremely devastating for business, ordinary people, US Foreign Policy/trade relations, and the US Economy; would be an excellent way to manipulate the US stock market so that billionaires could buy up stocks at rock bottom prices.

I'm not saying that's what's happening, but it's the only logical reason anyone I've seen could think of to do what Trump is doing with tariffs.

I'm not suggesting Trump is bright enough to do this on his own, but I think their are a lot of very rich people who have bought their way into his inner circle who are

Again, that's speculation. I mean he could also be doing this for fun or because Putin told him to. Or all three.

* "Striking workers in WA could get unemployment insurance benefits:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/striking-workers-in-wa-could-get-unemployment-insurance-benefits/

* "Nestlé Purina workers in Pennsylvania on strike:" https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/11/koct-m11.html

* "Nestle Purina workers strike for better wages and benefits in South Whitehall Township:" https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/lehigh-county/allentown-area/nestle-purina-workers-strike-for-better-wages-and-benefits-in-south-whitehall-township/article_d28a8caa-f79b-11ef-86f9-bf0bc337c1b6.html

* Chuck Schumer betrayed us, rather than stand firm and force them to negotiate. Sigh. "Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high:" https://apnews.com/article/democrats-congress-chuck-schumer-government-funding-shutdown-43d1acea20c34ad28d848edc08ad6375

Here's who to primary:
Chuck Schumer
John Fetterman
Kirsten Gillibrand
Maggie Hassan
Catherine Cortez Masto
Jean Shaheen
Brian Schatz
Dick Durbin


Gary Peters is retiring
Angus King is a centrist independent, but caucuses Democrat.

If these are your critters, consider telling them how you feel.

* "Republicans say Medicaid is safe. But budget math says otherwise:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/10/1237260288/republicans-say-medicaid-is-safe-but-budget-math-says-otherwise

* "DC leaders in budget panic, saying Congress bill would financially devastate the city:" https://wtop.com/dc/2025/03/dc-leaders-in-budget-panic-saying-bill-in-congress-would-financially-devastate-the-city/

* "'Chuck Schumer's gotta go!' Dems face reckoning amid dire polls:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/-chuck-schumer-s-gotta-go-dems-face-reckoning-amid-dire-polls-234543173956

* "‘Chuck Schumer is not willing to be in the driver's seat’: Ameshia Cross on Sen. Schumer's leadership:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/-chuck-schumer-is-not-willing-to-be-in-the-driver-s-seat-ameshia-cross-on-sen-schumer-s-leadership-234544709839

* "House Republicans literally alter time to avoid responsibility for Trump wrecking the economy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/house-republicans-literally-alter-time-to-avoid-responsibility-for-trump-wrecking-the-economy-234171974002

* "Trump administration withdraws CDC director nomination just before Senate hearing:" https://apnews.com/article/dave-weldon-cdc-director-9a3d061832e2f0f644f2c58fbae36965

* "Transgender Rep. Sarah McBride calls out 'weird' obsession by Republicans in whose minds 'I appear to live rent-free':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/sarah-mcbride-gop-weird-obsession

* "'Have you no decency?': Republican calls Sarah McBride 'mister,' but Democrats wouldn't have it:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/republican-misgender-sarah-mcbride




* Our job for the next two years is to survive, to build grassroots resistance, to do all in our power to slow the republican Christo-fascist agenda, and to prepare for 2026 in case there is still Democracy.

We are trying to build a good list of resistance resources.

Please add more below if you have them.


* Trump 2.0 Indivisible Guide.  https://indivisible.org/resource/guide

* "Democracy 2025:" https://www.democracy2025.org/?utm_source=df-ad&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=21912407002&utm_content=721373734297&source=df-ad-gs&gad_source=1

* "Resisting Fascism in 2025 and Beyond:" https://www.prideandpagesbookclub.com/resisting-fascism-in-2025-and-beyond

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options:

Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/

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

"Congress. gov:" https://www.congress.gov/

ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives

Script to complain about Elon Musk/DOGE. I also suggest contacting your AG about data privacy. "Introducing Red State Scripts, Vol. 1:" https://homewiththearmadillo.blog/2025/02/10/introducing-red-state-scripts-vol-1/

* This tracks legislation: https://www.govtrack.us/

* "Vote Smart:" https://justfacts.votesmart.org/

* Useful organizing links and resources: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/771859083592613888/hater-of-terfs-ive-already-reblogged-a-link-to?source=share

* Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/

* How to render emergency aid in a riot: https://riotmedicine.net/static/downloads/riot-medicine_a5.pdf

* "How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely

* Avoiding Activist Burnout: https://www.tumblr.com/veluigi/771755723969478656/on-twitter-im-seeing-dozens-of-threads-from-black?source=share

* "ICE Raids Toolkit: Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests:" https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/

* Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/




* "Teen targeted by homophobic school board member now running for his job:" https://www.advocate.com/news/teen-challenges-school-board-homophobe

* Wisconsin! Please don't sleep on this election. Your future chance at free and fair elections as well as so many of your rights are on the line! "The Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Is a Referendum on Elon Musk:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/elon-musk-wisconsin-supreme-court-brad-schimel-susan-crawford/

* "Crawford, Schimel clash over Musk, Soros money in $59 million court raceRecord spending in Wisconsin Supreme Court race reaches $59M as candidates debate outside influence from billionaire donors Musk and: Soros.:" https://www.wisn.com/article/crawford-schimel-clash-over-musk-soros-money-in-59-million-court-race/64176457

The polls are incredibly tight and a Schimel win means Democrats lose their majority and Trump-Musk style court decisions will do terrible damage.

* "Governor Hochul Holds Roundtable with Workers Impacted by Federal Layoffs and Announces Expansion of New York’s “You’re Hired” Initiative to Recruit Impacted Workers :" https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-holds-roundtable-workers-impacted-federal-layoffs-and-announces-expansion-new

* "Protests erupt as bill allowing TN schools to refuse to enroll undocumented students moves forward:" https://www.wsmv.com/2025/03/11/protests-erupt-bill-allowing-tn-schools-refuse-enroll-undocumented-students-moves-forward/

* Texans, I beg of you to protest. Pull out the stops. "Texas Republican bill would make simply being transgender a felony:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/texas-republicans-transgender-lives-felony

* "Protesters unveil giant Pride flag in response to Utah's new bill trying to ban it:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/pride-flag-utah-protest

* "North Dakota Senate rejects resolution seeking to overturn marriage equality:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/north-dakota-marriage-equality-resolution

Watch your state level politics, folks, because protests and calls can do a lot there. Don't give up hope.

* "Andy Beshear lambastes Gavin Newsom for hosting Steve Bannon on podcast:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/beshear-lambastes-newsom-bannon

* "Wisconsin conservative admits he was wrong about his anti-trans beliefs — this was all it took:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/anti-trans-bill-wisconsin

* "Study: Long sentences for juveniles make reentry into society more difficult:" https://phys.org/news/2025-03-sentences-juveniles-reentry-society-difficult.html

Water is wet studies are essential for making arguments in court, to policy makers, and to people who haven't made their minds up yet.

* "Multiple D.C. LGBTQ+ bars pull Jack Daniel's orders over distiller's retreat from diversity & inclusion:" https://www.advocate.com/business/lgbtq-bars-pull-jack-daniels

I am old enough to remember the Coors boycott.

* "New German, Swiss, and Austrian guidelines recommend gender-affirming care, slam Cass Review:" https://www.advocate.com/health/europeans-recommend-gender-affirming-care

* "New report finds LGBTQ+ and intersex Americans faced much discrimination in 2024:" https://www.advocate.com/news/new-report-confirms-widespread-discrimination

* "LGBTQ+ youth feel safer online than in-person — and it's not close:" https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-youth-feel-safer-online

Water is wet studies are essential for making arguments in court, to policy makers, and to people who haven't made their minds up yet.

* "Who is MassResistance, the far-right group behind anti-marriage equality resolutions?:" https://www.advocate.com/news/who-is-massresistance-anti-lgbtq

* "Seven suspects charged with torture, killing of trans man Sam Nordquist appeared in court:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/seven-suspects-sam-nordquist-appear-court

* "Body of 'Julie Doe' in Florida identified as transgender woman Pamela Leigh Walton:" https://www.advocate.com/news/investigation-identifies-deceased-transgender-woman

* "Trump’s anti-trans agenda takes center stage at planned 'Detrans Awareness Day' events:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/republicans-celebrate-detrans-awareness-day

* Why are people still going on these floating plague ships? "Another norovirus outbreak on Princess Cruises ship sickens dozens of passengers and crew:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/norovirus-outbreak-princess-cruises-ship-coral-princess-sickens-dozens-passengers-crew/

* "Measles cases spike to 25-year high in Europe:" https://www.politico.eu/article/measles-cases-spike-to-25-year-high-in-europe/




* "“Cool” years are now hotter than the “warm” years of the past: tracking global temperatures through El Niño and La Niña:" https://ourworldindata.org/global-temperatures-el-nino-la-nina

* "A Mount Spurr eruption is ‘likely’ within weeks or months, scientists say:" https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2025/03/12/a-mount-spurr-eruption-is-likely-within-weeks-or-months-scientists-say/




* "The Global South’s Cleantech Revolution in Five Charts:" https://rmi.org/the-global-souths-cleantech-revolution-in-five-charts/?ref=fixthenews.com

* "Music industry’s 1990s hard drives, like all HDDs, are dying:" https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/09/music-industrys-1990s-hard-drives-like-all-hdds-are-dying/

* "There’s a bizarre animal in the deepest depths of the Pacific Ocean that looks like a toast rack – and it uses deadly hooks to kill its prey:" https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/harp-spnge

* "When an American Town Massacred Its Chinese Immigrants:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/10/when-an-american-town-massacred-its-chinese-immigrants

* "Dora Richter Lived:" https://epgn.com/2024/06/25/dora-richter-lived/

* "How the Boredom Epidemic ruined Hobbies:"

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* "Looking for the mysterious photographer who snapped occupied Paris and mocked the Nazis:" https://www.lemonde.fr/en/summer-reads/article/2024/09/09/looking-for-the-unknown-photographer-who-snapped-occupied-paris-and-mocked-the-nazis_6725386_183.html

* "Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva, fierce LGBTQ+ ally & progressive champion, dies at 77:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/arizona-congressman-raul-grijalva-dies

* "Sen. Alan Simpson was way ahead of his party when it came to LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/alan-simpson-remembered

I didn't agree with everything he did, but this and his work for Internment camp survivors is incredibly admirable.

* "Felice Picano, acclaimed gay author, has died at 81:" https://www.advocate.com/news/author-felice-picano-dies

* "WWII bomb disposal operation in Paris causes hours of travel chaos and Eurostar line closure:" https://apnews.com/article/france-paris-gare-nord-unexploded-bomb-d76871a93baee768df2a225922f12d89

* I am making progress on spinning up Killian Laptop. I downloaded a bunch of smaller programs, I finally convinced some browsers to sync. I've added some more accessibility extensions, and Saturday, I got a couple browsers set up with things so I could run some of the standard things I do everyday of him.

He's pretty fast compared to Klaus. The main problem I'm having is I can't get Waterfox to run on him. Our theory is maybe he's too old for modern iterations. I am trying earlier versions one by one, but I may be stuck with classic Waterfox, which is not supported and can't sync, so I keep having to stop to hand customize. I'll keep at it this week when I'm not in the aggregate crunch.

* In Cat News: Sunday Tavy discovered that Goth Millenial can also administer medication.

Livia also reached the end of her patience with a Thing the Emperor has been doing. The Empress is a peaceable animal by nature as long as you aren't live prey. She is more than twice his size, but she will generally give way as it's less hassle unless he pushes her too far.

Sunday, she decided she had had enough. For the last month or two, he's been peeing on everybody's favorite spot on my bed 5-6 times a week. I am a person with a clothes washer on it's last legs that can only use hot water. I can't wash multiple cat pads every night and he's also taken to running it to pee on the bed while I am getting ready for bed, so if he does it earlier, the cats are SOL for napping in the Best spot until I do the bed time laundry. Traditionally, he then gets really angry at the humans because Someone has Peed in the best spot!!!

This is Livia's favorite spot too. In fact, she sleeps there more than he does in winter as he decamps for his heated bed for most of his Night Napping.

Tavy's refusal to pee in the box has been inconveniencing her all this time. Sure, she has her second favorite spot: the bedroom window podium, which I tricked out for her in her youth, but a lot of cold seeps in on winter nights and though she is cold adapted, she would rather be a bit further from the window in the comfy spot in the elbow of the Pillow Mountain Range. She has a number of other popular spots, including the desk box, top of pillow mountain, and three other on bed locations. (She used to love sleeping on the sofa, but that is also covered in pee pads and Tavy pee by that time of night. In warmer weather there is also Living room Window box, but the emperor peed in the spare boxes, so I'm not bothering with a new one until the weather is good for window naps.)

Before you ask, yes, we tried keeping the boxes clean. He pees in the boxes to mark them after a change, then goes right back to the sofa if no one is sitting on it, and sometimes when they are. I'd have to scoop each box myself after every use, a thing I can't do with my lungs and arthritis. I miss when he used to pee in the tub or the sink. I could just run a little water after each use, but he doesn't anymore.

Anyway, Sunday night, Livia was camped in the Best Bed Spot and was Not Moving, because if she did, he'd just pee on it after a token sit to establish dominance. he tried all of the passive aggressive tactics. Which she ignored, and when he got physical, she yelled at him and wapped him a good one. He knows he can't win a physical fight, so he is asleep in his desk bed as of this writing and she is enjoying the Best Bed Spot in peace for the first time since he started the regular bed wetting.

Good on her.

* "ICE Detention: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Trump Tanks Stocks, Exhausts Wall Street | Erasing "Women" From The Internet | The King's Playlist:"

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* "Trump Trade War Wipes $4T Off The Stock Market | Rebrand Your Tesla | RFK Jr. On Measles:"

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* "Beer Will Cost More Under “Chaotic” Tariffs | Trump: Khalil Detention Is The First Of Many To Come:"

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* "Au Revoir, Champagne | EPA Is Abandoning The Environment | Vandalizing Teslas:"

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* "Meanwhile... Packing Peanuts Are Not Food | Banana Technology | Carolina Reaper World Record:"

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* "A room full of witnesses | Rose B. Simpson: Journeys of Clay | Exhibition Insights:"

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* "Ceaser's Camp 49BC:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P2PFY7iQNVw

* I wish I could debate some of these with him at a party. "Manic Monarchs:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hUkHg1A1W5o

* "Dashing Dolphins:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9hZRMAR3w1E

* "Charging Cavalry:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ww5_UiO09Ks

* "Ludicrous Ludwig II:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nXalZ_6m5Fg

* "True Facts: How Snakes Move:"

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* "How to play the accordion with Betsy and ‪[profile] dinosaurdinnertheatre1792‬ :"

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* "King Charles' Radio Show: An Affront To Donald Trump?:"

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* "Amazon's Deepening Relationship With The Trumps:"

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* "Is It Worth It?:"

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* "The Ballad of Tommy & Joey:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KPmAbERDy5A

* "The Red God Chronicles: The Folly of King Runas:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e5VB-DDHfk0

* "The Red God Chronicles: The Tragedy of Rudolf:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nF1Al07sQ3M

* "The Red God Chronicles: The Defiance of the Fae Queen:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JBVglBFW5GU

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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.

* "Find Non-US Alternatives: Discover alternatives to the mainstream products, services, and companies typically found in the United States and Russia, sourced from other regions.:" https://www.bankrupttrump.org/

* "Nationwide Economic Blackout: Boycott Dates for Target, Amazon, Others:" https://www.newsweek.com/nationwide-economic-blackout-boycott-dates-target-amazon-others-2037986

* Save The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Explainer and directions here with link to government comment form: https://www.tumblr.com/veluigi/776960165468684288/action-item?source=share

Direct Link to Form: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/25/2025-03014/removal-of-national-environmental-policy-act-implementing-regulations

* Indigenous led organizationtrying to save endangered species that just lost Federal funding. "The Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance:" https://www.bnga.org/

* What to do if you are an adult who is losing your gender affirming care from your physician: https://www.tumblr.com/anonymousalchemist/774948824033673217

* Help Lambda Legal Continue their fight: https://support.lambdalegal.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app30130a?df_id=6680&mfc_pref=T&6680.donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=D3311163DF16F06EEA5520010BAF90B5&_gl=1*n53ras*_gcl_au*MTMxNDYxNjc0LjE3MzgxODExMzg.*_ga*MTY0NDY4OTM4NC4xNzM4MTgxMTM4*_ga_290ZG8GMP3*MTczODE4MTEzOC4xLjEuMTczODE4MTIwMi41OC4wLjA.

* Glad Law is fighting for trans service members. Want to help? https://givebutter.com/donatetoglad?utm_src=webheader&_gl=1*1qhxi1q*_ga*NDM3MjM0Mzk1LjE3NDEwMDk5NDA.*_ga_PCJHHSV2G7*MTc0MTAwOTk0MC4xLjAuMTc0MTAwOTk0MC4wLjAuMA..

* "Donate to the ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/now

* "Vote Smart:" https://justfacts.votesmart.org/

* "Resources for California fire victims were scattered. So I created this site to help.:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/california-disaster-recovery-resources

* "Where your donations to L.A. fire victims will do the most good:" https://www.advocate.com/news/donate-los-angeles-fire-victims

* "Democracy 2025:" https://www.democracy2025.org/?utm_source=df-ad&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=21912407002&utm_content=721373734297&source=df-ad-gs&gad_source=1

* "Resisting Fascism in 2025 and Beyond:" https://www.prideandpagesbookclub.com/resisting-fascism-in-2025-and-beyond

* "Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/anti-donald-trump-charities

* Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/

* "LGBTQ+ Victory Fund:" https://victoryfund.org/

* Where to protest the censoring and erasure of transfolk on the Stonewal Uprising monument if you can't go in person. Select no and leave a comment.: https://www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm

* "Palestine Children’s Relief Fund:" https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-recovery

* ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives

* Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/

* "The Black Consumer Advisory:" https://naacp.org/campaigns/black-consumer-advisory

* Want to help Virginia get a Democratic Governor? "Support Abigail's Campaign for Governor of Virginia!" https://secure.actblue.com/donate/blu-asfg-2025-gs-dd?refcode=BLU_ASFG_DD_GS_NT_NTL_Q1_01&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAt4C-BhBcEiwA8Kp0CcaXXWdWpVI1uyoauFCRFgrY9hsEMA4pbxF_TO6ZPHAdhNzOmcwHTxoC8lgQAvD_BwE

* Post Joann's fabric Resources: https://www.tumblr.com/omgthatdress/777133232259989504/quilted-twins-florida-based-quilting-shop-with-a?source=share

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*  I had more Millennials at once than we've had in months over Wednesday evening, which was fun.

After they left, I unfortunately left the computer open while I went to do lungs.  When I got back, I discovered the Emperor had done something mind boggling destructive to the aggregate scaffolding formatting, that could only be undone laboriously, by hand.

Luckily, I had taken an impression of the current naked scaffold Right after the Sunday post, so what I'm doing is putting things like the divider lines back in and then posting it without most of the news I have prepped as it will be much simpler to start over with a clean scaffold.

As a result, my plan to spend several hours doing news postings wednesday evening got bumped in favour of dealing with the mess the Emperor made of the Aggregate.

Apologies.

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* "Israel sends tanks into West Bank for first time in decades, says fleeing Palestinians can’t return:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-ceasefire-hostages-02-23-2025-1c2dc86afd2e05888d5d588f462e898b

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* "30 fact checks to mark 3rd anniversary of Russia's invasion in Ukraine:" https://www.snopes.com/collections/ukraine-war-trump-putin-zelenskyy/

* "On the third anniversary of Russian invasion, Ukraine supporters march through Detroit:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2025/02/23/rally-for-ukraine-downtown-detroit-amid-trump-russia-putin-peace-talks/79847462007/

* "Photos: Hundreds rally in Boston to mark 3 years since Russia's invasion in Ukraine:" https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/02/24/boston-ukraine-protest-photos-russia-trump

* "Amid growing Russian, US pressure, world rallies in support of Ukraine:" https://kyivindependent.com/the-world-rallies-in-support-of-ukraine/

* There are plenty more protests and articles about them. I'm just posting a selection.

* This is shameful for my country. "UN passes resolutions condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine despite US opposition:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/24/united-nations-ukraine-resolutions-00205744

* "5 signs that a U.S.-Europe split is widening:" https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5307012/europe-nato-us-ukraine-russia-eu

* Rightly so. I am not a fan of Macron's just generally, but he is on the right side of history and we are on the wrong one on this issue. "Trump, Macron display stark differences on Ukraine despite friendly veneer:" https://www.reuters.com/world/macron-arrives-white-house-ukraine-talks-with-trump-2025-02-24/

* "A flawed peace deal would not end the war in Ukraine:" https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/2/24/a-flawed-peace-deal-would-not-end-the-war-in-ukraine

* Us asking this is disgusting beyond words. "US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters:" https://kyivindependent.com/us-threatens-to-shut-off-starlink-if-ukraine-wont-sign-minerals-deal-sources-tell-reuters/

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* "Syria's new president invited to emergency Arab League summit in Egypt:" https://www.reuters.com/world/syrias-new-president-invited-emergency-arab-league-summit-egypt-2025-02-23/

* "Merz's conservatives push for quick coalition talks after German election win:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/merzs-conservatives-push-quick-coalition-talks-after-german-election-win-2025-02-24/

* "International reaction to German election:" https://www.reuters.com/world/international-reaction-germanys-election-2025-02-23/

* "German reactions to election result:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-reactions-election-result-2025-02-23/

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* "U.S. slips to new low in international corruption index:" https://www.axios.com/2025/02/11/us-record-low-international-corruption-index

* "Trump says Canada, Mexico tariffs on schedule despite border, fentanyl efforts:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-mexico-step-up-fentanyl-border-talks-this-week-avoid-trumps-tariffs-2025-02-24/

This is an essential step in the Republican plan to destroy the US economy for the pleasure of harming ordinary people. There is no sense or reason for doing this beyond the joy of watching the country burn.

* "How Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum could hit you at the grocery store:" https://www.npr.org/2025/02/20/nx-s1-5300051/tariffs-steel-aluminum-cans-food-groceries

* "Trump signs order pausing enforcement of foreign bribery ban:" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/10/trump-doj-foreign-corrupt-practices-act-pause.html

* "Trump rescinds order on rights abuses with US-supplied weapons, sources say:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-rescinds-order-rights-abuses-with-us-supplied-weapons-sources-say-2025-02-24/

* "The Trump administration is putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600:" https://apnews.com/article/usaid-trump-musk-foreign-aid-firings-a3af8ce6ef17878b718c8e2ed3bf98e4

* "How the U.S. is betraying LGBTQ+ communities worldwide:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/foreign-aid-freeze

* "USAID freeze opens door to Russian influence in Eastern Europe:" https://www.politico.eu/article/usaid-freeze-russia-influence-eastern-europe-georgia-ukraine-moldova-belarus-ngo-media/

* "Judge warns Trump administration to comply with court order on foreign aid payments:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/foreign-aid-funding-state-department-022736

* "ICE lets local officials stop immigrants on the streets as task force program is back:" https://newjerseymonitor.com/2025/02/24/ice-lets-local-officials-stop-immigrants-on-the-streets-as-task-force-program-is-back/

How do they know who is an immigrant? Sure looks like racial profiling to me.

* "The hidden world of Chicago ICE arrests:" https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/23/immigration-detentions/

* "Judge blocks Trump immigration policy allowing arrests in churches for some religious groups:" https://apnews.com/article/dhs-immigration-agents-churches-trump-7c12f2509966dadeba98e920578f24c2
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* I wish it were so. "Tesla Takeover: How the Protests Against Elon Musk Signal a National Turning Point:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/elon-musk-tesla-takeover-protests-1235276235/

* "Anti-Trump activists reach new heights, perform new feats (so to speak):" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-taunted-with-fake-video-of-him-kissing-elon-musk-s-feet-over-cuts-at-hud-232839749894

* "At town halls, Republicans feel the heat from Trump and Musk's firing and cutting spree:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/town-halls-republicans-feel-heat-trump-musks-firing-cutting-spree-rcna193164

* "Democrats not immune from voter wrath as pressure to impede Trump mounts:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/democrats-not-immune-from-voter-wrath-as-pressure-to-impede-trump-mounts-232839749757

* "Trump says he has directed U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost :" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-treasury-stop-minting-penny-rcna191421

* "Donald Trump Declines to Endorse JD Vance as 2028 Republican 'Successor':" https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-declines-endorse-jd-vance-2028-successor-2029106

* "The Dunning-Kruger Presidency:"

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* "Liberal Redneck - More MAGA Madness (and the DOGE Problem):"

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* "Trump and Elon Musk are floating 'DOGE dividends.' Low-income Americans might not get the benefits.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/trump-elon-musk-doge-dividends-low-income-americans-rcna192994

* "Mass firings continue across nation’s health agencies:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/16/mass-firings-health-agencies-00204570

* "Top FDA food safety official's resignation letter warns firings will backfire on RFK Jr.:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-food-safety-james-jones-resigns-warning-rfk-jr/

* "Can RFK Jr. Really Take Away ADHD Medications?: The Trump administration is calling for a report “assess[ing] the prevalence of and threat" of several drugs, including stimulants like Adderall:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/adderall-adhd-rfk-jr-medication-ban-1235276940/

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* "These little-known bank accounts allow Americans with disabilities to save and invest:" https://apnews.com/article/able-account-disabilities-savings-439fe21204ff443a1c0d907a112b99a0

* "US House Republicans advance Trump's tax cut plan:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-republicans-set-vote-trumps-tax-cut-agenda-2025-02-25/

People like me will die. This is the goal, of course.

Republicans want to remind you that this extreme life threatening cruelty is essential to pay for the massive tax cuts they want to give a handful of billionaires.

If you have Democratic Senators, call to stiffen their spines and get them to stand firm in unity. If you have Republican critters focus on how it will harm their base. If you can get your Republican Congress person to vote against this budget, it will be incredibly helpful, as the margin is small. Say whatever you need to say to sway them.

Either way, tell them you will never vote for them again if they pass this budget.

* "House GOP narrowly passes Trump budget blueprint that threatens Medicaid:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/house-gop-narrowly-passes-trump-budget-blueprint-that-threatens-medicaid-232923205765

* "Senate Republicans say House budget won’t fly with them:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/26/senate-republicans-reject-house-budget-00206244

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* Our job for the next two years is to survive, to build grassroots resistance, to do all in our power to slow the republican Christo-fascist agenda, and to prepare for 2026 in case there is still Democracy.

We are trying to build a good list of resistance resources.

Please add more below if you have them.


* Trump 2.0 Indivisible Guide. https://indivisible.org/resource/guide

* "Democracy 2025:" https://www.democracy2025.org/?utm_source=df-ad&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=21912407002&utm_content=721373734297&source=df-ad-gs&gad_source=1

* "Resisting Fascism in 2025 and Beyond:" https://www.prideandpagesbookclub.com/resisting-fascism-in-2025-and-beyond

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options:

Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/

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

"Congress. gov:" https://www.congress.gov/

ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives

* Script to complain about Elon Musk/DOGE. I also suggest contacting your AG about data privacy. "Introducing Red State Scripts, Vol. 1:" https://homewiththearmadillo.blog/2025/02/10/introducing-red-state-scripts-vol-1/

* This tracks legislation: https://www.govtrack.us/

* "Vote Smart:" https://justfacts.votesmart.org/

* Useful organizing links and resources: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/771859083592613888/hater-of-terfs-ive-already-reblogged-a-link-to?source=share

* Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/

* How to render emergency aid in a riot: https://riotmedicine.net/static/downloads/riot-medicine_a5.pdf

* "How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely

* Avoiding Activist Burnout: https://www.tumblr.com/veluigi/771755723969478656/on-twitter-im-seeing-dozens-of-threads-from-black?source=share

* "ICE Raids Toolkit: Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests:" https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/

* Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/

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* "Gov. Evers: “I want Wisconsin to become the first state in America to start auditing insurance companies over denying healthcare claims”:" https://www.wispolitics.com/2025/gov-evers-i-want-wisconsin-to-become-the-first-state-in-america-to-start-auditing-insurance-companies-over-denying-healthcare-claims/

* I am incandescent with fury. I also notice MSNBC refused to post Rachel Maddow's pointed comments about this. "New MSNBC Bloodbath of Non-White Anchors After Joy Reid Forced Out:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-msnbc-bloodbath-of-non-white-anchors-after-joy-reid-forced-out/

* "Rachel Maddow calls out MSNBC for axing non-white hosts: ‘That feels indefensible’:" https://www.advocate.com/news/maddow-criticizes-msnbc-firing-anchors

* "Don Lemon tells 'racist' Megyn Kelly to 'go f**k yourself' for mocking Joy Reid's firing:" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-racist-megyn-kelly

* CW: Domestic Violence. "Wife accused of fatally stabbing fire captain was convicted of killing her first husband:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/fire-captain-stabbing-suspect-husband

* On people using small dicks as insults: https://www.tumblr.com/alatheacadabra/776299818992730112?source=share

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* "Fabric And Craft Retailer Joann To Go Out Of Business, Close All Of Its Stores:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joann-stores-closing-out-of-business_n_67bcddf9e4b0086412e16abd

Joann's is irreplaceable. Vulture Capitalism: Why we can't have nice things.

* "Millions of popular granola bars sold across the U.S. recalled due to ‘potential presence of metal':" https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/millions-of-popular-granola-bars-sold-across-the-u-s-recalled-due-to-potential-presence-of-metal/3679069/

* "Colombian police catch a man smuggling packets of cocaine under toupee:" https://apnews.com/article/colombia-cocaine-wig-drug-trafficking-methods-213436a6d8a232058e692c2a1145f5f3

* "Student Sparks Fire While Trying to Hide His 'Inflatable Girlfriend' From His Roommate:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/student-sparks-fire-while-trying-to-hide-his-inflatable-girlfriend-from-his-roommate/ar-AA1zx5Gw

* I was exhausted, but stayed up anyway for phone bureaucracy Monday. It was good I did. I was able to score a cancellation doctor's appointment for a concerning thing that happened with my foot over the weekend. I did in fact need medication and it will be weeks of treatment, but solvable.

While I was waiting to go, I did some other calls and some aggregate stuff. All the people I left messages with actually called back in the course of about an hour in the afternoon, which never happens. I'm used to call backs being an average of three days, but occasionally with a couple weeks as outlier.

Both the appointment and calls were very worth the lack of sleep.

Laundry experiments continue. The human laundry load went without a hitch. I ended up spending Monday evening wearing boxers and a cape as the fifth disability friendly shirt had gone walk about and the rest were in the wash. Tavy had pissed the bed again, possibly as part of his too many things protest and/or upset over me getting ready to go to the Doctor, a thing he is anxious about for the last year. The big bed cover and two sofa pads cleaned up fine. The messier one he complete befouled on the sofa will need to run back through, but we have enough pads that should be viable as long as he doesn't do something outrageous.

I think we can hold out like this for a few months as long as the hot water doesn't start leaking.

The New used laptop is now in Pennsylvania, on it's second attempt. I am still pissed that UPs didn't even attempt to deliver it despite the address being correct. Sigh. I think we've been at this since early January, one way or another. My heart constricts every time the screen on Edward goes randomly black. I worry each time I reboot Klaus that this time he won't wake back up. I am at the batch deleting stuff off Klaus in hopes of getting him to last longer stage as memory shrinks with this kind of hard drive failure. Still, we are hanging on for now.

* "Content Moderation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* I do not approve of the rape "joke," but so much in there is well argued and important, I decided to offer it anyway. Skate at your own risk. "Jon Stewart Reworks Trump & Elon’s Sweeping DOGE Budget Cuts | The Daily Show:"

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* "Fed Workers Can Ignore Musk Email | A Living Cringe Meme | Trump Licks Feet In Viral AI Video:"

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* "Sassy Senators:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vD-xzhKfGss

* "Roman Senate:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RHN9mqPmiUo

* "Roman Emperors:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HayvQJ_tG08

* "Medieval Manliness:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8zNsAAYND1M

* "Medieval Melodrama:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UalUttUnylQ

* "The Hearty Hundred Years War:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kR2KmkJEWms

* "Pirates:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/54ogVscQhBA

* "Interview with a Vampire:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/68MMjU-oAe0

* CW: Rape. "I Did Not Enjoy Reading Wicked:"

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I read this book in the '90's when there was all the buzz, and I had pretty much this same experience. I tried to like it, but things like the tiger scene made that impossible.

Nothing against all the people who love/d it, but I had exactly these problems myself.

* "Macron Knows How To Talk To Trump:"

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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.

* What to do if you are an adult who is losing your gender affirming care from your physician: https://www.tumblr.com/anonymousalchemist/774948824033673217

* Help Lambda Legal Continue their fight: https://support.lambdalegal.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app30130a?df_id=6680&mfc_pref=T&6680.donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=D3311163DF16F06EEA5520010BAF90B5&_gl=1*n53ras*_gcl_au*MTMxNDYxNjc0LjE3MzgxODExMzg.*_ga*MTY0NDY4OTM4NC4xNzM4MTgxMTM4*_ga_290ZG8GMP3*MTczODE4MTEzOC4xLjEuMTczODE4MTIwMi41OC4wLjA.

* "Donate to the ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/now

* "Vote Smart:" https://justfacts.votesmart.org/

* "Resources for California fire victims were scattered. So I created this site to help.:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/california-disaster-recovery-resources

* "Where your donations to L.A. fire victims will do the most good:" https://www.advocate.com/news/donate-los-angeles-fire-victims

* "Democracy 2025:" https://www.democracy2025.org/?utm_source=df-ad&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=21912407002&utm_content=721373734297&source=df-ad-gs&gad_source=1

* "Resisting Fascism in 2025 and Beyond:" https://www.prideandpagesbookclub.com/resisting-fascism-in-2025-and-beyond

* "Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/anti-donald-trump-charities

* Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/

* "LGBTQ+ Victory Fund:" https://victoryfund.org/

* Where to protest the censoring and erasure of transfolk on the Stonewal Uprising monument if you can't go in person. Select no and leave a comment.: https://www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm

* "Palestine Children’s Relief Fund:" https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-recovery

* ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives

* Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/

* "The Black Consumer Advisory:" https://naacp.org/campaigns/black-consumer-advisory

* "These little-known bank accounts allow Americans with disabilities to save and invest:" https://apnews.com/article/able-account-disabilities-savings-439fe21204ff443a1c0d907a112b99a0

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* Extremely Behind. Sorry.




* "What Israeli Soldiers’ Videos Reveal: Cheering Destruction and Mocking Gazans:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/world/middleeast/israel-idf-soldiers-war-social-media-video.html

* "Israel Has Created a Medical Apocalypse in Gaza:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/fourteen-patients-evacuated-besieged-gaza-hospital-ministry-says-2024-02-19/

* "Palestine Children’s Relief Fund:" https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-recovery

* Verified charities to help Palestinians: https://cleolinda.tumblr.com/post/737312194805612544

* Fundraisers for Gaza: https://www.tumblr.com/el-shab-hussein/742344297699999744/hi-if-its-okay-i-saw-you-were-boosting?source=share

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* "The US vetoes an Arab-backed UN resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza:" https://apnews.com/article/un-israel-palestinians-gaza-ceasefire-resolution-vote-350c86ef261bf1a00a2515cf22764de5

* "UK parliament descends into chaos over Gaza ceasefire vote:" https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-parliament-descends-into-chaos-over-gaza-ceasefire-vote-2024-02-21/

* "Large Antigovernment Protest Returns to Tel Aviv, as Criticism of Netanyahu Mounts:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/world/middleeast/tel-aviv-protest-netanyahu-israel.html

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* "Analysis: A key withdrawal shows Ukraine doesn’t have enough artillery to fight Russia:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-avdiivka-war-063ab1bd47a500ad4a815b12f3d1386d

* "Ukrainian workers describe fleeing the Russian-occupied nuclear power plant:" https://www.npr.org/2023/06/04/1180030838/ukraine-s-nuclear-workers

* "The Danger Lurking Just Below Ukraine’s Surface:" https://www.wired.com/story/ukraine-mine-problem/

* "Russian Chopper Pilot Who Defected to Ukraine Found Dead in Spain:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-chopper-pilot-who-defected-to-ukraine-found-dead-in-spain




* "Most of Russia’s opposition is either dead, in exile abroad or in prison at home. What happens now?:" https://apnews.com/article/navalny-russia-opposition-putin-8554f74e229c451f96956939b05d2a99

* "US to announce ‘major sanctions package’ on Russia following Navalny death:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/20/russia-sanctions-navalny-putin-00142183

* "More than 400 detained in Russia at events in memory of Navalny, rights group says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/over-110-people-detained-across-russia-rallies-memory-navalny-rights-group-2024-02-17/

* "Maddow: The world needs Russian dissidents against growing threat of Putin aggression:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-the-world-needs-russian-dissidents-against-growing-threat-of-putin-aggression-204522053892

* "Biden will email 153,000 student loan borrowers: I’m canceling your debt:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/21/biden-student-loan-borrowers-00142343

* "Federal appeals court revokes Obama-era ban on coal leasing:" https://www.npr.org/2024/02/21/1233039539/federal-appeals-court-revokes-obama-era-ban-on-coal-leasing

* "Supreme Court tells Marjorie Taylor Greene’s anti-mask lawsuit to kiss off:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/02/supreme-court-tells-marjorie-taylor-greenes-anti-mask-lawsuit-to-kiss-off/

* "The Supreme Court leaves in place the admissions plan at an elite Virginia public high school:" https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-virginia-school-admissions-asian-discrimination-bdac4a3d720c0355f9da1c9539b05c2d

* "Sam Alito Launches Broadside Against Marriage Equality in Homophobic Juror Case:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/02/sam-alito-marriage-equality-homophobic-juror-scotus.html

* "'Absolutely absurd': White House connects Ukraine losses to House GOP stalling on aid:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/white-house-connects-ukraine-losses-to-house-gop-stalling-on-aid-204594245983

* "FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company:" https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-burisma-fbi-informant-lying-6969656f6012780a23a4b8841ce2689b

* "10 Republicans who treated the Biden bribery claim like gospel:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/21/10-republicans-who-treated-biden-bribery-claim-like-gospel/

* "'Grow a little bit of a spine': AOC rejects immigration crisis framing by duplicitous GOP:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-grow-a-little-bit-of-a-spine-aoc-rejects-gop-crisis-framing-duplicitousness-on-immigration-204848197566

* We are almost out of time to stop this. Please contact your critter in the House. "Kids Online Safety Act gains enough supporters to pass the Senate:" https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/15/24073878/kids-online-safety-act-new-senate-support

* 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/
To get your Critters' numbers to call direct: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

* 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

* It is possible Wisconsin is about to have their first free and fair election in years. "Wisconsin dumps GOP-manipulated maps to better reflect voters' will:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/wisconsin-dumps-gop-manipulated-maps-to-better-reflect-voters-will-204520005771

* "CPAC Panel Singles Out Michelle Obama and Kamala Harris … for Some Reason:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/cpac-cat-fight-panel-michelle-obama-kamala-harris-1234973931/

* "Michigan Republicans plan dueling conventions for presidential nomination as turmoil continues:" https://apnews.com/article/michigan-gop-presidential-convention-nominating-c39147c98073eea712611648b31345b8

* "Goat rodeo: Michigan GOP reeling in chaos as empowering election denier backfires:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/goat-rodeo-michigan-gop-reeling-in-chaos-as-empowering-election-denier-backfires-204683845627

* Presidential Primaries are ongoing:

Republicans: South Carolina votes 2/24/24

Michigan: All vote 2/27/24

Know your state's schedule and where to vote. Make sure you and your friends are registered. If you are voting in person, plan how to get there.

If you live in an open primary state consider voting strategically. Otherwise, vote your heart in the primary. Remember how all those votes for Sanders and Warren pushed Biden and the party platform further left?

Remember to vote in all the races, not just the top of the ticket even if it's in a separate primary (as it is in my state). Who runs congress, your state, and your local government really matters. In some states this is a separate primary. Check the rules for your state.

Never, ever sleep on a chance to vote.

Remember, it is always better to vote for someone who will listen to us than to let someone who is actively trying to kill us.

* "Rep. Rashida Tlaib urges Michigan Democrats to vote against Biden in the primary:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/rep-rashida-tlaib-urges-michigan-democrats-vote-biden-primary-rcna139360

* "Biden calls Putin a 'crazy SOB,' hits Trump for Navalny comparison:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-calls-putin-crazy-sob-hits-trump-navalny/story?id=107433543

* "Trump allies prepare to infuse ‘Christian nationalism’ in second administration:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/20/donald-trump-allies-christian-nationalism-00142086

* "Trump won’t rule out 16-week abortion ban, but won’t commit either:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/16/trump-16-week-abortion-ban-00142007

* "Christian nationalists await Trump's return with plans to undo sexual revolution: report:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/birth-control-gay-marriage-likely-targets-as-christian-nationalists-plan-for-trump-s-return-report-204597317923

* "Christian extremists poised to overtake Trump agenda:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/christian-extremists-poised-to-overtake-trump-agenda-204769349565

* "Trump wants to fire thousands of government workers. Liberals are preparing to fight back if he wins:" https://apnews.com/article/biden-2024-government-regulations-democrats-6badc3b424b9eff3ba51e0ec35a8d824

* "Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at ‘Sneaker Con,’ a day after a $355 million ruling against him:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-sneakers-sneaker-con-philadelphia-4de093eda6f8d1c68baf8fe8095f777b

* "Anti-Trans Policies Draw Scrutiny After 16-Year-Old’s Death in Oklahoma:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/us/oklahoma-transgender-law-teen-dead.html

* "Oklahoma Republicans Passed a Bathroom Bill. Now a Trans Kid Is Dead.:" https://newrepublic.com/post/179161/oklahoma-nonbinary-teen-nex-benedict-dead

* "Nex Benedict: Human Rights Campaign demands federal investigation into non-binary teen’s death:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/23/nex-benedict-hrc-investigation-demand/

* "New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Regrets Implying Israel’s Right To Destroy Gaza:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/ny-gov-hochul-regrets-implying-israel-right-to-destroy-gaza




* "Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud ruling:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-civil-fraud-verdict-engoron-244024861f0df886543c157c9fc5b3e4

* "Trump Guilty of Civil Fraud in New York:"

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* "Concerns grow that legal losses could make Trump desperate, even more open to corruption:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/concerns-grow-that-legal-losses-could-make-trump-desperate-even-more-open-to-corruption-204523589929

* "Judge denies Trump's request to delay enforcement of $355M fraud case penalties:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-asks-judge-delay-penalties-civil-fraud-case/story?id=107433418

* "Trump's new legal debts could have catastrophic 'domino effect' on existing debts:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-faces-catastrophe-as-new-legal-debts-could-have-domino-effect-on-existing-debts-204765765975

* "'Trump would sell this country for a dollar': AOC highlights stakes of Trump's desperation:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-trump-would-sell-this-country-for-a-dollar-aoc-highlights-stakes-of-trump-s-desperation-204844101882




* "More than 60 anti-LGBTQ attacks or threats against religious venues in 18-month period:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/22/religious-institutions-anti-lgbtq-attacks-threats-churches-glaad-adl/

* "Alex Jones Estate Liquidation Gets Sandy Hook Families’ Vote:" https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/sandy-hook-families-vote-to-liquidate-alex-jones-bankrupt-estate

* "Michigan State Police were sent into cash-strapped towns to help. Beatings, complaints and lawsuits followed.:" https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/02/michigan-state-police-were-sent-into-cash-strapped-towns-to-help-beatings-complaints-and-lawsuits-followed.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fpolice

* "Michigan State Police trooper pleads to beating handcuffed Saginaw man, agrees to stop being cop:" https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2024/01/michigan-state-police-trooper-pleads-to-beating-handcuffed-saginaw-man-agrees-to-stop-being-cop.html

* "Transgender teen killed after first date was stabbed and cut 37 times, report says:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/17/jacob-williamson/

* "Connecticut pastor found with crystal meth during traffic stop, police say:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/connecticut-pastor-herbert-miller-crystal-meth-traffic-stop-police/

* CW: Domestic Violence "Imprisoned mom wins early release but same relief blocked for some other domestic violence survivors:" https://apnews.com/article/women-resentencing-law-illinois-crystal-martinez-941e5aefbdcbc844863957f0dd33529d

* "Neo-Nazis March Through Downtown Nashville in the Middle of Black History Month:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/neo-nazis-march-through-downtown-nashville-in-the-middle-of-black-history-month?ref=home

* "Virginia sued over Glenn Youngkin’s anti-transgender student policies:" https://www.advocate.com/news/aclu-sues-virginia-model-policies

* "Florida school asks parents for permission to have book by an African American author read to students:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-school-asks-parents-permission-african-american-author-read-st-rcna138685

* CW: Rape "Maryland man charged for allegedly raping and robbing trans women he targeted on dating app:" https://www.advocate.com/maryland-man-charged-rape-trans

* CW: Domestic Violence."Divorce rates reach 50-year low amid cost of living crisis, sparking concern for domestic violence victims:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/24/divorce-rate-england-2022/

* "Masturbation abstinence is popular online. Doctors and therapists are worried:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1198916105/mens-health-masturbation-abstinence

* "Protestors rally for sex workers’ Bill of Rights which would end police raids on gay bars:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/23/strippers-bill-of-rights/

* "Tory peer says trans youth should be discouraged from transitioning ‘until their late twenties’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/23/trans-transition-house-of-lords-debate/

* Republicans continue to win their war on bodily Autonomy. "Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are 'children' under state law:" https://www.npr.org/2024/02/20/1232815486/alabama-supreme-court-frozen-embryos

* "Major Alabama hospital stops IVF treatment after court rules embryos are children:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/21/embryos-children-uab-alabama-00142508

* "IVF in red states under threat as Alabama Supreme Court says embryos are children:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/ivf-in-red-states-under-threat-as-alabama-supreme-court-says-embryos-are-children-204679237699

* "Biden slams ‘outrageous’ Alabama court ruling that frozen embryos are ‘children’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/23/joe-biden-alabama-supreme-court-ruling-frozen-embryos-children-ivf/

* "Republicans left sputtering as anti-abortion zeal runs amok, puts IVF at risk:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/republicans-left-sputtering-as-anti-abortion-zeal-runs-amok-puts-ivf-at-risk-204765765929

* "'This was intentional': AOC calls out Republicans trying to hide from reproductive rights backlash:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-this-was-intentional-aoc-calls-out-republicans-trying-to-hide-from-reproductive-rights-backlash-204846661740

* "The Enshittification of Online Leftist Discourse:"

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* She is a lot kinder to south Park than I would be. "When You're Starting To Run Out of Jokes...:"

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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.

* People have been asking for ways to help trans people in West Virginia, given the scary shit going on there. So far this organization is suggested. I'm keeping an eye out for more ways to help. If you have suggestions, please let me know. "Fairness West Virginia:" https://fairnesswv.org/donate/

* To track more general LGBTQIA+ Legislation: https://www.lgbtmap.org/

* An organization for the parents of trans youths: https://transparentusa.org/

* "2024 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/2024-trans-girl-scouts-to-order-cookies

* "World Central Kitchen:" https://wck.org/

* "Palestine Children’s Relief Fund:" https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-recovery

* Verified charities to help Palestinians: https://cleolinda.tumblr.com/post/737312194805612544

* Fundraisers for Gaza: https://www.tumblr.com/el-shab-hussein/742344297699999744/hi-if-its-okay-i-saw-you-were-boosting?source=share

* "Library of Congress Launches New Website for Americans to Share COVID-19 Stories:" https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/library-of-congress-launches-new-website-for-americans-to-share-covid-19-stories/s/d5739534-fec6-4e13-9f16-68d6117ee94b

* "We’re looking for English-speaking neopronoun users (aged 18+) to participate in a paid linguistics study.:" https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/741780492503990272/kirby-conrod-is-a-cool-linguist-whos-done-neat

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* The last few editions, I've been tinkering with how to sort and group items. The changes are fairly minor and I hope won't cause too much confusion. Let me know if it does.

This should have gone out Monday A, but I was tired.

* "Costs divide rich, poor countries ahead of WHO pandemic treaty talks:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/global-pandemic-bats-treaty/

* "Guatemalan justice ‘being used politically’ against president-elect: OAS:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/1/guatemalan-justice-being-used-politically-against-president-elect-oas

* "Met Police deny targeting ‘woke’ issues after Mark Rowley interview in The Telegraph:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/29/met-police-woke-causes-mark-rowley/

* "The Culture War Funded by Russian Roubles:" https://bylinetimes.com/2022/03/09/the-culture-war-funded-by-russian-roubles/

* "10-Year-Old Ukrainian Boy Thrown Off Bridge in Germany for Not Speaking Russian:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/10-year-old-ukrainian-boy-thrown-off-bridge-in-germany-for-not-speaking-russian




* "In wartime Ukraine, going back to school means preparing for air raids and huddling in shelters:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/01/europe/ukraine-war-back-to-school-intl/index.html




* "Canada issues advisory to warn LGBTQ+ people travelling to the US:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/29/canada-travel-advisory-travel-us/

* "Let's talk about Canada, the US, and red states....:"

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* "US regulators might change how they classify marijuana. Here’s what that would mean:" https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-federal-regulation-reclassifying-health-b0b5fc3d34a83d2c95db1665f8149d42

* "Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su: How Bidenomics is fueling union power:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/acting-labor-secretary-julie-su-how-bidenomics-is-fueling-union-power-192115269748

* CW: Rape "Hollywood's Toxic Underbelly with Maureen Ryan:"

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* "VFX Workers At Walt Disney Pictures Seek Unionization With IATSE:" https://deadline.com/2023/08/vfx-workers-at-walt-disney-pictures-seek-unionization-with-iatse-1235529565/amp/

* "Labor Strife Grows Ahead of Labor Day:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/labor-strife-grows-ahead-of-labor-day-192194117574

* "SAG-AFTRA Seeks Approval for Second Strike Against Video Game Companies:" https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-seeks-video-game-strike-approval-1235711251/

* "Some Republicans seek retribution for Trump prosecutions:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/some-republicans-seek-retribution-for-trump-prosecutions-192157253787

* "‘Kids Online Safety Act’ will deliberately target trans content, senator Marsha Blackburn admits:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/04/kids-online-safety-act-target-trans-lgbtq-content/

* "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

* "Wisconsin’s new liberal Supreme Court justice hasn’t heard a case but Republicans may impeach:" https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-impeach-redistricting-0215233d279092e7236c992957bbe935

* "Let's talk about impeachment in Wisconsin....:"

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* "Republicans threaten to impeach Wisconsin justice before she has ruled on any case:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/republicans-threaten-to-impeach-wisconsin-justice-before-she-has-ruled-on-any-case-192114757804

* "Gay Republican Richard Grenell Urges Texas GOP to Lift Ban on Log Cabin:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/richard-grenell-texas-log-cabin

* "Mississippi Poised to Elect First Gay Legislator Ever:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/mississippi-first-out-legislator

* CW: Sexual Harassment "Vivek Ramaswamy Sued By Former Employees Claiming His Company Pressured Them Into Violating Securities Laws:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/willskipworth/2023/08/18/vivek-ramaswamy-sued-by-former-employees-claiming-his-company-pressured-them-into-violating-securities-laws/?sh=c561a832dbd2

* "Vivek Ramaswamy enriched himself while costing small investors their life savings:" https://boingboing.net/2023/08/31/vivek-ramaswamy-enriched-himself-while-costing-small-investors-their-life-savings-must-watch-5-min-video.html

* "Vivek Ramaswamy's "cold, cultural civil war":" https://www.publicnotice.co/p/vivek-ramaswamy-rise-explained

* "Pro-DeSantis Super PAC All but Gives Up on Nevada and Super Tuesday States:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-desantis-super-pac-never-back-down-ends-voter-canvassing-in-nevada-california

* "Ron DeSantis Is Afraid of Questions From a 15-Year-Old:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-president-candidate-ron-desantis-is-afraid-of-questions-from-15-year-old-quinn-mitchell

* It's a matter of standing not on the rights or wrongs of the case. "Federal judge dismisses Florida lawsuit seeking to have Trump declared ineligible for presidency:" https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/09/01/federal-judge-dismisses-florida-lawsuit-seeking-to-have-trump-declared-ineligible-for-presidency/

* "The Christian home-schooler who made ‘parental rights’ a GOP rallying cry:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/08/29/michael-farris-homeschoolers-parents-rights-ziklag/

* "DeSantis tells Biden: Keep your IRA money :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/30/desantis-refuses-biden-climate-ira-money-00113397

* "Let's talk about Paxton, perks, and impeachment in Texas....:"

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* "Let's talk about Paxton's polling predicament prior to proceedings....:"

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* "Prosecutors seek hard time for Joe Harding, but also acknowledge mitigating factors:" https://floridapolitics.com/archives/632415-prosecutors-seek-hard-time-for-joe-harding-but-also-acknowledge-mitigating-factors/

* "Journalism fails miserably at explaining what is really happening to America:" https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/media-2020-election-trump-authoritarianism-20230827.html




* "Judge rejects Navarro’s ‘executive privilege’ claim for defying Jan. 6 committee:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/30/navarro-trump-privilege-ruling-00113486

* "Let's talk about Navarro and signs....:"

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* "Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming Georgia election workers, judge rules :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/30/judge-rules-giuliani-is-liable-for-defaming-georgia-election-workers-orders-sanctions-00113462

* "New York AG seeks immediate verdict in fraud lawsuit against Trump:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/new-york-ag-seeks-immediate-verdict-in-fraud-lawsuit-against-donald-trump

* "When Elon Musk Fought Jack Smith's Search Warrant for Donald Trump:"

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* "Trump pleads ‘not guilty’ in Georgia racketeering case:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/31/trump-georgia-not-guilty-plea-00113612




* "US judge to sentence two more Proud Boys for Jan. 6 attack at Capitol:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-judge-sentence-two-more-proud-boys-jan-6-attack-capitol-2023-09-01/

* "Two ex-Proud Boys leaders get some of longest sentences in Jan. 6 Capitol attack:" https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-proud-boys-sentencing-seditious-conspiracy-5c8bf8a8e5dc6381e7387e31e554cee6

* "Proud Boy who said he was ‘changed man’ shouted ‘Trump won’ after judge left:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/proud-boy-who-said-he-was-changed-man-shouted-trump-won-after-judge-left-192111173772

* "Holocaust denier Capitol rioter and Enrique Tarrio ally joins Leave Our Kids Alone:" https://www.vpsreports.com/post/holocaust-denier-capitol-rioter-and-enrique-tarrio-ally-joins-leave-our-kids-alone

* "Leave Our Kids Alone calls LGBTQ+ community a “gay Jew mafia”:" https://www.vpsreports.com/post/leave-our-kids-alone-calls-lgbtq-community-a-gay-jew-mafia

* "Leave Our Kids Alone promotes Nazi-style book burnings:" https://www.vpsreports.com/post/leave-our-kids-alone-promotes-nazi-style-book-burnings

* "Shampoo king wants to become a war lord with a "quite sizable compound":" https://boingboing.net/2023/08/24/shampoo-king-wants-to-become-a-warlord-with-a-quite-sizable-compound.html

* "Political violence in polarized U.S. at its worst since 1970s :" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-politics-violence/

* "Neo-Nazi leader establishes training site in Maine:" https://wgme.com/news/local/neo-nazi-leader-establishes-training-site-in-maine-former-us-marine-christopher-pohlhaus-springfield-white-supremacists-camp-moores-road-bluttstamm-blood-tribe-physical-fitness-drills-weapons-training

* "Dozens of Miles City residents mailed CD containing 'neo-Nazi' propaganda:" https://www.ktvq.com/neighborhood-news/miles-city-custer-county/dozens-of-miles-city-residents-mailed-cd-containing-neo-nazi-propaganda

* "Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar responds to anti-Semitic flyers found in Macon:" https://www.41nbc.com/rabbi-elizabeth-bahar-responds-to-anti-semitic-flyers-found-in-macon/

* "LGBTQ-friendly restaurant defiant after Nazi graffiti and arson attacks: ‘We’re not going anywhere’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/04/la-restaurant-sorry-not-sorry-swastika-vandalism-attacks/

* "Tulsa School District Bombarded With Bomb Threats After Right-Wing Influencer Post:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tusla-school-district-bomb-threats-libs-tiktok-1234814986/

* "Democrats push for investigation of Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s firebrand schools superintendent:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ryan-walters-oklahoma-schools-impeachment-investigation-democrats-rcna102407

* "Library That Kicked Out Moms for Liberty Group Suffers Third Bomb Threat:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/davis-library-bomb-threats

* "Bomb threats made to north suburban, Lake County public libraries :" https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wilmette/ct-wlm-bomb-threats-tl-0824-20230818-gbeszyadcjc57hzcgoxd4klgm4-story.html

* "Oklahoma School District Inundated With Bomb Threats After Libs of TikTok Tweet:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/libs-tiktok-oklahoma-bomb-threats

* "New Jersey Families Evacuated From Drag Queen Story Hour Event Amid Bomb Threat:" https://www.advocate.com/news/princeton-drag-queen-bomb-threat

* "In the last decade, an estimated 40 million Americans lived within 1 mile of a mass shooting:" https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/08/us/americans-living-near-mass-shootings-statistics-dg/

* "Man pleads guilty to hate crime charge after pledge to ‘slaughter’ LGBTQ+ people in US:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/31/adam-michael-nettina-hate-crime-guilty-maryland/

* "Jacksonville shootings: What we know about the racist killings:" https://apnews.com/article/deadly-shooting-florida-store-race-bd2bf9591f40903a923dbd8a46d8fb97

* "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn more racist killings:" https://apnews.com/article/deadly-shooting-florida-store-race-washington-king-51edd341db7fe2374cb69970840ef76f

* "Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy uses racist Jacksonville shooting to talk about trans people:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/28/vivek-ramaswamy-trans-jacksonville-shooting/

* "Two people killed Thursday morning in Peoria on heels of mass shooting:" https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/crime/2023/08/31/two-people-shot-in-peoria-il-after-mass-shooting-injured-six/70727834007/

* "Neo-Nazi group NSC-131 holds anti-immigration protest outside Woburn hotel:" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/28/metro/neo-nazi-group-nsc-131-holds-anti-immigration-protest-outside-woburn-hotel/

* "3 of 5 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death want separate trials:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/3-5-former-memphis-officers-charged-tyre-nichols-102373137

* "How a small-town feud in Kansas sent a shock through American journalism:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/08/26/marion-county-newspaper-police-raid-what-really-happened/

* "A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance around the country:" https://apnews.com/article/constitutional-sheriffs-5568cd0b6b27680a28de8a098ed14210

* "When Wizards and Orcs Came to Death Row:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/08/31/dungeons-and-dragons-texas-death-row-tdcj

* "Savannah picks emancipated Black woman to replace name of slavery advocate on historic square:" https://apnews.com/article/savannah-square-renamed-calhoun-slavery-susie-taylor-8acd983fc1175f077c7162400890dc57

* "Texas anti-porn bill violates First Amendment free speech laws, judge rules:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/01/texas-anti-porn-bill-hb-1181-injunction/

* "Florida LGBTQ+ ‘safe places’ program under threat from Republican lawmakers:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/04/florida-safe-places-program-republican-lawmakers/

* "The GOP’s Drag Bans Aren’t Meant to Be Good Laws. They’re Meant to Cause Chaos.:" https://newrepublic.com/article/175296/gops-drag-bans-arent-meant-good-laws-theyre-meant-cause-chaos

* "Texas drag performances ban has been blocked by a federal judge:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/31/texas-drag-performances-ban-blocked/

* "Tennessee DA Threatens Pride With Unconstitutional Anti-Drag Law, Gets Sued:" https://www.advocate.com/drag/tennessee-drag-law-enforcement

* "Officials fail to shut down local Pride under Tennessee’s anti-drag law: ‘You can’t touch our Pride’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/03/tennessee-drag-ban-blount-county-pride/

* "Don’t Say Gay, or He, or She, or They Florida schools under DeSantis are in a panic over pronouns.:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/08/dont-say-gay-or-he-or-she-or-they-in-florida-schools.html

* "A Queer Teacher in Edgewood Picked a Fight He Couldn’t Win:" https://www.texasobserver.org/a-queer-teacher-in-edgewood-picked-a-fight-he-couldnt-win/

* "School district cancels Batman book talks after author says the word ‘gay’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/29/batman-book-talk-cancelled-gay/

* CW: Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse "Proud Boy Adam Kiefer of Leave Our Kids Alone was convicted of willful cruelty to a child:" https://www.vpsreports.com/post/proud-boy-adam-kiefer-of-leave-our-kids-alone-was-convicted-of-willful-cruelty-to-a-child

* CW: Child Abuse. "Maryland Parents Charged With Murder Over Death of Transgender Teenager:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-teen-death-neglect

* CW: Abuse "Why Would You Do THIS?! | r/InsaneParents:"

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* "Boston marriage licences no longer require gender identification:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/30/boston-marriage-licences-gender/

* Every time, I beg, please can we stop with these things? "Gender reveal party goes horribly wrong after stunt plane crashes, killing pilot:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/03/gender-reveal-party-plane-crash-mexico/

* "Texas highways are the next anti-abortion target. One town is resisting.:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/01/texas-cities-abortion-trafficking/

* "Gender-Affirming Surgeries Have Risen, Likely Due to Better Insurance: Study:" https://www.advocate.com/news/gender-affirming-surgeries-rise

* Republicans are using the same group of fake experts to steal our human and civil rights. https://genderanalysis.net/2023/08/florida-ahcas-anti-trans-expert-g-kevin-donovan-stated-in-deposition-that-hes-never-been-a-member-of-the-american-college-of-pediatricians-hate-group-the-groups-financial-records-indica/

* "Texas Is Now the Most Populous State With a Trans Health Care Ban: Here’s the Full List:" https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-gender-affirming-care-ban

* "Alabama Trans Health Care Ruling Is a Worrying Omen for a Future SCOTUS Decision:" https://theintercept.com/2023/08/22/trans-health-care-alabama-supreme-court/

* "Challengers to Alabama's felony ban on trans care for minors will seek full appeals court review:" https://www.lawdork.com/p/alabama-trans-care-ban-en-banc-review-planned

* "Texas court passes ‘cruel ban’ on gender-affirming care for minors:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/31/texas-court-law-gender-affirming-care/

* "Missouri’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is officially in effect:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/31/missouri-ban-gender-affirming-care-minors/

* "Confronting a pair of dangerous arguments as trans people remain under attack:" https://www.lawdork.com/p/dangerous-arguments-and-anti-trans-laws

* "Andrew Bailey is Proud of Misleading the Public and Terrorizing Trans Kids:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/andrew-bailey-is-proud-of-misleading-the-public-and-terrorizing-trans-kids

* "Transgender patients sue the hospital that provided their records to Tennessee’s attorney general:" https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-transgender-patient-records-vanderbilt-f188c6c0c9714575554867b4541141dd

* "Gay doctor flees Louisiana due to anti-LGBTQ+ laws: ‘I don’t have a choice’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/03/gay-doctor-louisiana-anti-lgbtq-laws-jake-kleinmahon/

* "Evidence Undermines ‘Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria’ Claims:" https://archive.ph/J2EyW

* "First Man Faces Death Penalty for 'Aggravated Homosexuality' in Uganda:" https://www.advocate.com/news/uganda-aggravated-homosexuality-death-penalty

* "Dozens Arrested for Attending Gay Wedding in Nigeria:" https://www.advocate.com/news/nigeria-gay-wedding-arrests

* "Trans women arrested and ‘forced to confess’ in India:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/29/india-trans-women-arrested/

* "Russian government unveils online form for users to report LGBT content:" https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/09/01/russian-government-unveils-online-form-for-users-to-report-lgbt-content

* "LGBTQ+ safety under threat in Sydney after hateful attack on Pride event:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/03/sydney-pride-event-lgbtq-attack/

* "Activists take over Sydney’s Oxford Street to protest anti-LGBTQ+ attacks and demand queer-safe spaces:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/04/lgbtq-sydney-protest-queer-safe-spaces/

* "Australia’s first female PM calls for ‘love and respect’ when asked tired ‘what is a woman’ question:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/28/australia-julia-gillard-trans-question/

* "Man arrested over alleged harassment after anti-LGBTQ+ Cork library protests:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/28/cork-city-library-arrest-protest-harassment/

* "New Zealand mayor calls out groomer sign at Pride event as ‘bigotry masquerading as concern’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/01/new-zealand-groomer-graffiti/

* "Canadian parents rally against new anti-LGBTQ+ education policy:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/28/saskatchewan-education-policy-lgbtq-students/

* "Grant Shapps: What is the new defence secretary’s record on LGBTQ+ rights?:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/31/grant-shapps-defence-secretary-lgbtq/

* "Suella Braverman orders review to stop police ‘fraternising’ with LGBTQ+ people at Pride:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/02/suella-braverman-police/

* "Anti-trans activists target queer theatre company with ‘nasty’ abuse over new LGBTQ+ play:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/01/london-play-anti-trans-activists-jock-night/

* "Sarah Jane Baker found not guilty of inciting violence over ‘punch TERFs’ Trans+ Pride speech:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/01/sarah-jane-baker-not-guilty-punch-terfs/

* "Kansas judge rules trans people’s birth certificates don’t have to be altered:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/01/kansas-trans-birth-certificates/

* "Nebraska governor signs anti-trans bill defining men and women by reproductive organs:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/01/nebraska-anti-trans-bill-sex-at-birth/

* "Florida and Texas universities excluded from list of LGBTQ+ friendly schools:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/01/florida-texas-universities-lgbtq-friendly-list/

* "Alaska board of education votes to limit trans girls’ participation in sports:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/01/alaska-trans-girls-sports/

* "Brigham Young University Adds Explicit Ban on 'Same-Sex Romantic Behavior' to Honor Code:" https://www.advocate.com/education/byu-anti-lgbtq-honor-code

* "Transgender Sorority Sister Wins in University of Wyoming Case:" https://www.advocate.com/law/wyoming-sorority-trans-lawsuit-dismissed

* "Hate Crime Charges in Stonewall Monument Flag Desecration:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/stonewall-monument-vandalism-arrest

* "Homophobia Rears Its Head at Chili Cook-Off at California County Fair:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/chili-cook-off-homophobia-california

* "Inside the New York Times’ trans coverage: ‘I wonder if people at the top fully believe in trans people’s humanity’:" https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/new-york-times-trans-18214925.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL29waW5pb24vYXJ0aWNsZS9uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy10cmFucy0xODIxNDkyNS5waHA=&time=MTY5MzUxMDg0MjM4MQ==&rid=OGU4ZGRlMjAtYjIwMy00ZmU3LThmNDgtOWJhZGVkYjRlNjc1&sharecount=Mg==

* "Jamie Reed’s Allegations Are Not Even Partially Confirmed:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/jamie-reeds-allegations-are-not-even-partially-confirmed

* "Indeed offers trans employees $10,000 to help relocate to safer states:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/30/indeed-trans-employees-relocation-scheme/

* "WI: 3 Sets of Parents Attempt to Drive Trans Child Off a Sports Team:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/wi-3-sets-of-parents-attempt-to-drive-trans-child-off-hs-sports-team

* "Trans chess master found ‘home’ in the game and ‘a place for interacting despite our differences’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/31/trans-chess-player-morgen-mills-home-community-fide/

* "Why are so many disabled people gay?:"

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* "What to Know About the New Covid Variants:" https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-variant.html

"The variant was identified in China in February 2023 and was first detected in the United States in April. It is a descendant of the Omicron variant XBB.1.9.2 and has one notable mutation that helps it to evade antibodies developed by the immune system in response to earlier variants and vaccines. That advantage may be why EG.5 has become the dominant strain worldwide, and it could be one reason Covid cases have been rising again.

That mutation “may mean that more people are susceptible because the virus can escape a little bit more of that immunity,” Dr. Pekosz said."

"Data released this week on X (formerly Twitter) by scientists in China showed that BA.2.86 is so different from previous versions of the virus that it easily escapes antibodies produced in response to earlier infections — even more than EG.5 does. The data (which have not yet been published or peer-reviewed) suggest that the updated vaccine will be less effective against it, too."

Wear your mask.

* "In a Decaying Queens Fortress, It’s One Man Versus 47 Kinds of Mosquito:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/nyregion/nyc-mosquitoes-west-nile.html

* "Giant worms go wandering in man’s innards, cause dangerous traffic jam:" https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/08/giant-worms-go-wandering-in-mans-innards-cause-dangerous-traffic-jam/

* I feel this in my marrow. "When I Was 6, a Doctor Botched a Routine Surgery. Here’s How It Changed My Life.:" https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/08/hernia-surgery-kids-complication-rate.html




* "Why Protestors Blockaded Burning Man:" https://advocatechannel.com/burning-man-protest-blockade

* "Tens of thousands at Burning Man told to conserve water and food after heavy rains leave attendees stranded in Nevada desert:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/02/us/burning-man-storms-shelter-black-rock-city/index.html

* "Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms:" https://apnews.com/article/counting-extreme-heat-deaths-7125ad9a5289625bd9ca312945996399

* "How wildfires are threatening the Mediterranean way of life:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/02/greece-fires-2023-rhodes/

* "Greece sends 100 extra firefighters to a massive northeastern wildfire as it burns for a 13th day:" https://apnews.com/article/greece-wildfires-massive-blaze-europe-77c0e818372ab86f11f2196f07237c54




* "A heat wave killed hundreds in Chicago nearly 30 years ago:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/07/10/chicago-heat-wave-1995/

* "127-year-old water main gives way under NYC’s Times Square, flooding streets, subways:" https://apnews.com/article/water-main-break-times-square-a896d33258b86d4a77050b542413785b

* "America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/28/climate/groundwater-drying-climate-change.html

* "The Secret Life of the 500+ Cables That Run the Internet:" https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/features/the-secret-life-of-the-500-cables-that-run-the-internet/

* "Judge tears apart Republican lawsuit alleging bias in Gmail spam filter:" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/judge-tears-apart-republican-lawsuit-alleging-bias-in-gmail-spam-filter/

* "Instagram Is Blocking LGBTQIA+ Accounts:" https://www.advocate.com/business/instagram-shadowbanning-lgbtq-content

* "Elon Musk: A smart businessman or an ‘impetuous narcissist’?:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/02/elon-musk-x-corp-twitter-bruce-daisley/

* "The Crane who Fell in Love with a Human:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/07/23/feature/the-crane-who-fell-in-love-with-a-human/

* "We Did Not Evolve to Be Selfish—and Humans Are Increasingly Aware We Can Choose How Our Cultures Can Evolve:" https://www.pressenza.com/2023/08/we-did-not-evolve-to-be-selfish-and-humans-are-increasingly-aware-we-can-choose-how-our-cultures-can-evolve/

* "Göbekli Tepe: The Place That Rewrote History:"

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* "Karahan Tepe: The Mysteries of The Oldest Known Settlement:"

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* "Did Vikings Really Prefer Axes to Swords? A Brief Look at Some Blades:"

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* "History Summarized: The Splendor of Kyiv:"

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* "The largest mass sedition trial in American history churns on. One final twist calls into question whether the Justice Department will see the case to the end.:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-podcast/rachel-maddow-presents-ultra/episode-7-rinse-repeat-n1300745

* "In the wake of the sedition trial’s collapse, Justice Department prosecutor John Rogge travels overseas and uncovers a bombshell.:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-podcast/rachel-maddow-presents-ultra/episode-8-ultra-vires-n1300884

* "Bill Richardson, former N.M. governor who worked to free Americans held abroad, dies:" https://www.npr.org/2023/09/02/1197430962/bill-richardson-former-new-mexico-governor-and-diplomat-dies-at-75

* Sometimes when other Olds are complaining about young people and their phones, I think about the Student Union at my first college in the days just before email happened to ordinary people.

It was a very small school and the student union was basically a very large basement, with an eatery, a mail room, and a bunch of seating areas. The mail room was central and four times a day they delivered mail. You might ask, "How was there enough mail to deliver four times a day, when the post office delivers once a day?" Most of it was junk. You got the real mail once a day and the rest was fliers and things for activities, messages from Profs or other students, that sort of think. Most of it went right into the conveniently placed recycling bins.

I admit, like everyone else, I'd turn up for the big distribution of outside mail as you had to catch package delivery when the window was open, and given the poor taste and nutritional value of the crap in the cafeteria, something edible from home was a Big Deal.

Four times a day though, the students would gather if they weren't in class in the seating areas closest to the mail boxes. Some benighted souls would hover, hover, right in front of their boxes, listening excitedly for the squeak of the sort cart and the rustle of the student workers on the other side, eyes fixed on the tiny box window.

These people knew perfectly well that the other three deliveries were 80-90% junk mail. They sat or stood, desperate as baby birds waiting for the worm anyway.

People haven't changed, they are just waiting for a ping instead of a squeak and rustle.

Human nature is human nature. I think a lot of people from before email and texts are forgetting that they too have run to the mailbox when they saw the USPS truck or mail person put stuff in, or dove for the letters lot hoping for something good, or hovered by a campus mail slot knowing odds were it was all or mostly trash. I try not to forget that, even though I stopped hovering after a week or so, even though if I check my email more than once a day it's a lot, even though I don't text. Who the fuck are we too judge? We've all done the analog version even if we aren't currently doing the digital and I feel like a lot of people who were email users but not frequent texters are pretending we all didn't refresh email like 8 times a day in the '90's.

* Saturday we wore ourselves out with necessary errands. I needed algae wafers for the plecoes and some special girl food to tide Livia over. They had her shreds but not her kibbles there. (As I bought the last two bags of kibbles at the local last month, she likely has about a month of kibbles left, but with today I think the bird flu may have fucked the cat food supply and for Livia, the choice is a small number of turkey dominant limited ingredient foods or going back on the even more expensive prescription stuff. There are three more places I could try left, but gas is low and two of them are further out and one is super expensive.

All this is made worse by Livia having what is likely a psychiatric crisis, but could be early signs that her renal system may be failing again. Let us hope it's psychiatric, because that won't kill her and I think she's doing a little better tonight. There have been a lot of visitors and schedule disruptions, plus me being sick. That's a lot of stress for a cat who super extra is bad at change and gets stressed easily. Her urine remains normal, but her high anxiety behaviors aren't that different from the behaviors the time she almost died when she was a little over a year old, so I worry. She was eating almost normally tonight, so I'm still in the likely stress camp. *fingers crossed*

Anyway, OTC was right next to the way too hot pet supply store. I somehow miscalculated the tax again and also forgot surgical masks, of which I have nearly run out. @$&#!

The good cheap ethical grocery is right there, so I used the motor cart because most of me wasn't working well at this point. Inevitably, I forgot some things, but there were tiny oranges on sale and I have partially restocked some essentials.

My nails are doing almost okay for the first time in ages, so Goth Millennial painted them a subtly sparkly purple for me, just in time for social stuff with some of the Millennials.

I'm still not really caught up from all the spring car repairs. I am already seeing way more things I can't not buy like gas, litter, and probably kibbles and we are moving into the super expensive part of the year (September-January), where I have a bunch of extra things I can't not do like the oil/radiator thing my car now needs every six months, tabs, housing tax, Gothmas season). I had such high hopes when the COLA went up in January, but between the car and the extra electrical costs... yeah.

I'm not drowning. Not yet. It's been two straight years of everything breaking. I could sure use a year of nothing breaking. This was the first summer since the start of the pandemic I didn't need surgery in the summer. Let's hope the car and apartment follow suit.

* Me watching remastered Frankenstein 1931: Elizabeth, why are you trying to marry a gay man with no interest in you even if he did propose when you have offers from men actually attracted to you?

Much Later, Elizabeth: Something is coming between us!

Me: It's his preference for playing with men's bodies!

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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.

* "US Patent Bureau call for comment on AI:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2286373.html

* 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

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

* 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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* "Austria’s Sebastian Kurz charged with making false statements:" https://www.politico.eu/article/sebastian-kurz-charged-on-suspicion-of-making-false-statements/

* "Secret Messages Document Moscow Contacts with Staffer of Far-Right AfD:" https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-secret-messages-document-moscow-contacts-with-staffer-of-far-right-afd-a-0040e526-39d7-4f22-8bc1-6772bc2d840a

* "A top Russian general linked to the head of a rebellious mercenary group is reportedly dismissed:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-general-surovikin-dismissed-ukraine-wagner-036326ed0279a0c85600ef435e59a076

* "Russian mercenary chief and mutineer Prigozhin killed in jet crash, state media say:" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-08-23/jet-crash-in-russia-kills-10-wagner-chief-prigozhin-passenger-list

* "'Revenge served cold' suspected in plane crash death of Putin warlord:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-revenge-served-cold-suspected-in-plane-crash-death-of-putin-warlord-191489605556

* "The new educational programme in Russia:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1932940.html




* "Ukraine forces raise national flag in Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia region:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-forces-raise-national-flag-robotyne-zaporizhzhia-region-2023-08-23/

* "Turbulent Waters: How the Black Sea Became a Hot Spot in the War:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/world/europe/black-sea-russia-ukraine.html

* "Let's talk about Russia and who they don't want to face....:"

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* "Fox blames Biden for failing to stop Tropical Storm Hilary at the border: "they let it right in":" https://boingboing.net/2023/08/21/fox-blames-biden-for-failing-to-stop-tropical-storm-hilary-at-the-border-they-let-it-right-in.html

Remember when Republicans used to claim Obama had a time machine and super powers on the regular? Now they are claiming Biden controls the Weather.

* "Let's talk about government shutdowns, continuing resolutions, and more....:"

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* Republicans continue to wage their war on the American Economy that started with Reagan. "House Freedom Caucus rolls out demands to avoid shutdown:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/21/house-freedom-caucus-potential-shutdown-00112068

* "More than 31K Arkansans lost Medicaid coverage for procedural reasons in July:" https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2023-08-09/more-than-31k-arkansans-lost-medicaid-coverage-for-procedural-reasons-in-july

* "More than 82,000 Arkansans lose Medicaid coverage in July purge:" https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/aug/09/more-than-82000-arkansans-lose-medicaid-coverage/

* It's not just Arkansas. Check your Medicaid.

* "The Charitable-Industrial Complex:" https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/opinion/the-charitable-industrial-complex.html

* "UPS workers overwhelmingly approve a 5-year contract, ending a standoff between the company and the Teamsters union:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ups-workers-overwhelmingly-approve-5-year-contract-ending-102462116

* "House Republicans launch investigation into Fulton County DA after Trump indictment:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/24/house-republicans-launch-investigation-into-fulton-county-da-00112769

* "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

* "Federal Judge Strikes Down Portions of Texas Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1:" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-judge-strikes-down-portions-of-texas-voter-suppression-law-s-b-1/

* If Republicans succeed this is the end of rule of law and an independent judiciary. "Trump’s Georgia allies search for ways to punish Fani Willis:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/trumps-georgia-allies-search-for-ways-to-punish-fani-willis/LYUKIOKBJJBMBAXFD3JCWO2ZTQ/

* "Drag queen makes historic run for office to bring ‘voice to the voiceless’ in Florida politics:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/20/florida-drag-queen-politics-michael-travis-erika-rose/

* "Racist COVID Claims Spread by RFK, Jr., and Other Demagogues Are Deadly:" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/racist-covid-infection-theories-arent-just-wrong-they-are-deadly/

* "Hayes: How the ‘hermetically-sealed’ MAGA world views Trump vs. Biden:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-how-the-hermetically-sealed-maga-world-views-trump-vs-biden-191383621713

* "Let's talk about negative turnout for Biden and Trump....:"

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* "Vivek Ramaswamy: LGBTQ+ People Created 'Tyranny of the Minority':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-lgbtq-people-tyranny

* How is this legal? "ND governor paying people to donate to his presidential campaign:" https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4089441-nd-governor-paying-people-to-donate-to-his-presidential-campaign/

* "The Ron DeSantis Slump:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/the-ron-desantis-slump

* "DeSantis eager to disclaim his elitist roots to curry favor with MAGA populists:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/desantis-eager-to-disclaim-his-elitist-roots-to-curry-favor-with-maga-populists-191484485546

* "The dog that didn't bark: Trump's calls for massive protests go unanswered:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/the-dog-that-didn-t-bark-trump-s-calls-for-massive-protests-go-unanswered-191308869503

* "Let's talk about Trump, Tucker, and skipping the debates....:"

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* "Michigan's Perry Johnson excluded from GOP presidential debate; claims 'corrupt' process:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/08/22/perry-johnson-michigan-gop-presidential-debate-candidate/70640396007/

* "Perry Johnson Also Plans to Sue RNC for Missing Presidential Debate:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/perry-johnson-also-plans-to-sue-rnc-for-missing-presidential-debate

* "'Mad, mad world': Republicans make a mockery of primary debate before it even starts:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-mad-mad-world-republicans-make-a-mockery-of-primary-debate-before-it-even-starts-191389765967

* "The GOP Debate Participants: A Look at Their Anti-LGBTQ+ Records:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/republican-debate-homophobia-transphobia

* "The spiciest moments of the first GOP debate:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/23/first-republican-debate-highlights-00112617

* "Republican presidential candidates attack LGBTQ+ ‘indoctrination’ in schools during TV debate:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/24/republican-2024-candidates-ron-desantis-nikki-haley-donald-trump/

* "The GOP Debate: A Dumpster Fire, With or Without Trump:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/gop-debate-dumpster-fire

* "New Arkansas law now allows children under 16 years old to work:" https://www.kait8.com/2023/08/01/new-arkansas-law-now-allows-children-under-16-years-old-work/

* "MTG Baselessly Claims Georgia Prosecutor Is ‘Guilty of’ RICO Crimes, Not Trump:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mtg-georgia-prosecutor-guilty-rico-not-trump-1234809319/

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene appears to defend Proud Boys leader in social media post :" https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4159874-marjorie-taylor-greene-defends-proud-boys-leader-in-social-media-post-as-doj-seeks-33-year-sentence/?utm_source=press.coop

* "George Santos Aide Accused of Impersonating Kevin McCarthy Staffer Now Charged:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/george-santos-aide-charged

* "Let's talk about Santos, fundraising, and another indictment....:"

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* "Trump attorneys guided false electors in Georgia, GOP chair says:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/22/trump-indictment-false-electors-00112229

* "Meet the 34-year-old judge who will oversee Trump prosecution in Georgia:" https://www.ajc.com/news/meet-the-34-year-old-judge-who-will-oversee-trump-prosecution/BSRME6N2DJFYDGZ3OGBOJUFUKA/

* "Trump ex-chief Mark Meadows asks judge to protect him from arrest as he seeks to move Georgia case to federal court:" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/22/trump-ex-aide-meadows-asks-judge-to-protect-him-from-arrest-in-ga-case.html

* "Indicted Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro demands speedy trial in Georgia:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/indicted-trump-lawyer-kenneth-chesebro-demands-speedy-trial-in-georgia-191470661865

* "Judge schedules Trump codefendant Ken Chesebro for October trial in racketeering case:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/24/fulton-county-prosecutors-ask-judge-to-set-oct-23-trial-on-trump-racketeering-charges-00112816

* "Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-giuliani-georgia-election-indictment-fulton-county-203b1e69cbff227a0bf8cc59a6bb645f

* "Federal judge rejects bids to halt Georgia prosecution of Trump aides over 2020 election:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/23/georgia-trump-racketeering-case-state-court-00112480

* "Long on bills, short on time: Trump co-defendants may consider their options:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/long-on-bills-short-on-time-trump-co-defendants-may-consider-their-options-191393349787

* "Judge approves $200,000 bond for Trump in Georgia election case:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-giuliani-georgia-election-indictment-fulton-county-203b1e69cbff227a0bf8cc59a6bb645f

* "Behold the First Ever Presidential Mugshot:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-mugshot-released-georgia-election-meddling-arrest-1234812072/

* "Sen. Warnock (D-GA): We know who Trump is, but who are we?:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/sen-warnock-d-ga-we-know-who-trump-is-but-who-are-we-191309381982

* This is understandable and some of the most in depth stuff I've seen on the indictments. "It's RICO in Georgia:"

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* "Inside One ‘Egregious’ Mistake From Trump’s Florida Judge Aileen Cannon:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-one-egregious-mistake-from-trumps-florida-judge-aileen-cannon

* "Prosecutors: Trump Mar-a-Lago security aide flipped after changing lawyers :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/22/trump-witness-reversal-testimony-jack-smith-00112355

* "Key Mar-a-Lago witness flips after dumping Trump-aligned lawyer, court filings reveal:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/key-mar-a-lago-witness-flips-after-dumping-trump-aligned-lawyer-court-filings-reveal-191393349836

* "Bondsman Scott Hall released from Fulton Jail:" https://www.ajc.com/news/bondsman-scott-hall-released-from-fulton-jail/5U2LUVKRR5AZDPGVUNFQFUVYCU/

* "Justice Department objects to Trump’s proposed April 2026 date for DC trial:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-special-counsel-trial-justice-department-jan-6-d2648e51ddf2cdcebf74a197e4c547d7

* "How Trump (Allegedly) Tried to Steal the Election:"

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* "Secret Service Agents Were in Contact With Far-Right Oath Keepers:" https://newrepublic.com/post/175151/secret-service-agents-contact-far-right-oath-keepers

* "'Naive' Secret Service had blind spot for Oath Keepers ahead of Jan. 6: report:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-naive-secret-service-had-blind-spot-for-oath-keepers-ahead-of-jan-6-report-191481925893

* "Investigation underway after unknown white powdery substance found at Nevada FBI office:" https://katv.com/news/nation-world/investigation-underway-after-unknown-white-powdery-substance-found-at-nevada-fbi-office-reno-explicit-sign-cup-of-white-powder-federal-investigation-possible-hoax

* "‘Active’ hate groups made up of neo-Nazis growing in the US, experts warn:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/24/active-hate-groups-neo-nazis-us/

* "Bomb threats and ‘swatting’ campaign hits dozens of synagogues:" https://forward.com/news/557648/bomb-threats-and-swatting-campaign-hits-dozens-of-synagogues/?amp=1

* "Judge halts "religious-liberty training" order as Southwest argues it's unconstitutional:" https://www.lawdork.com/p/religious-liberty-training-order-30-day-stay

* "Misconduct Complaint Filed Against Texas Judge in Hate Group Training Case:" https://www.advocate.com/law/southwest-airlines-judge-complaint

* "Kyle Rittenhouse’s new foundation is run by a Pizzagate conspiracy theorist and a gun extremist who appeared on a white nationalist program:" https://www.mediamatters.org/diversity-discrimination/kyle-rittenhouses-new-foundation-run-pizzagate-conspiracy-theorist-and-gun

* "One dead in Nudieland shooting at ‘safe space’ for queer punk community in Minneapolis:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/18/nudieland-shooting-death/

* "Minneapolis Mass Shooting Leaves Transgender Community Fearful of Further Violence:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/nudieland-minneapolis-trans-shooting

* "Government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention:" https://www.npr.org/2023/08/16/1190767610/ice-detention-immigration-government-inspectors-barbaric-negligent-conditions

* "DOJ sues Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over Rio Grande barrier:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/24/doj-sues-texas-and-gov-greg-abbott-over-rio-grande-barrier-00107896

* "Lansing police detained a Black child who was in the 'wrong place, wrong time,' department says:" https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-police-detained-a-black-child-who-was-in-the-wrong-place-wrong-time-department-says-4/

* "Trans man assaulted by police officer in car park to sue LA County for $10,000:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/18/emmett-brock-los-angeles-police-legal-action/

* "Lawsuit could be filed in death of Joan Meyer, who died day after police raid on KS paper:" https://news.yahoo.com/lawsuit-could-filed-death-joan-185938180.html

* "Authorities charge 10 current and former California police officers in corruption case:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/authorities-charge-10-current-and-former-california-police-officers-in-corruption-case

* "Let's talk about the FBI, California, and 9 cops....:"

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* "Greenpoint mystery solved: serial litterer was NYPD sergeant:" https://gothamist.com/news/greenpoint-mystery-solved-serial-litterer-was-nypd-sergeant

* "The War on Cities:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-crime/the-war-on-cities

* "Sentenced to Life as Boys, They Made Their Case for Release:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/headway/prison-life-sentence-release.html

* "Did a Journalist Violate Hacking Law to Leak Fox News Clips? The Government Thinks He Did.:" https://zetter.substack.com/p/did-a-journalist-violate-hacking

* "The Black Panther Party is Back and They’ve Got Hormones:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/the-black-panther-party-is-back-theyve-got-hormones

* "Oklahoma’s high court will consider a reparations case from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors:" https://apnews.com/article/tulsa-race-massacre-survivors-lawsuit-2731bcc20ef66decf564eb4918460327

* "Texas Sued Over 'Unconstitutional' Drag Ban by ACLU:" https://www.advocate.com/law/aclu-sues-texas-drag-ban

* "Smithsonian Cancels Literature Festival Leaving Trans AAPI Community Disheartened:" https://www.advocate.com/news/aapi-transgender-smithsonian-festival-cancellation

* "Right-Wing Takeover of New College in Florida Seeks to Benefit More Men:" https://www.advocate.com/education/chris-rufo-new-college-florida

* "Moms for Liberty Wants to Make American Kids Oblivious to Sex Ed: Report:" https://www.advocate.com/education/sex-education-moms-for-liberty

* "North Carolina Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto of 3 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills:" https://www.advocate.com/law/anti-lgbtq-bills-north-carolina

* "Students banned from using nicknames under new anti-trans Orange County schools guidance:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/08/orange-county-florida-trans-schools/

* "California School District Will Make Staff Out Trans Students to Their Parents:" https://www.advocate.com/education/murrieta-valley-outing-transgender-students

* "“Racism pure and simple”: Arkansas rejects credit for AP Black History — but Europe history is fine:" https://www.salon.com/2023/08/16/pure-and-simple-arkansas-rejects-credit-for-ap-black-history--but-europe-history-is-fine_partner/

* It is not allowed to teach about the Little Rock Nine in Little Rock. Little Rock high schools say they will defy the law. "Historic "Little Rock Nine" school pushes back on Arkansas law limiting race studies:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/historic-little-rock-nine-school-pushes-back-on-arkansas-law-limiting-race-studies-191307845936

* "PragerU co-host once condemned Martin Luther King Jr. and branded himself a white nationalist:" https://www.vpsreports.com/post/prageru-co-host-once-condemned-martin-luther-king-jr-and-branded-himself-a-white-nationalist

* "ACLU Calls for Federal Probe of Anti-LGBTQ+ Actions in Texas Schools:" https://www.advocate.com/law/texas-schools-anti-lgbtq

* "Heartstopper, The Color Purple and hundreds more books set for Iowa school ban:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/03/heartstopper-the-colour-purple-book-ban-iowa/

* "Trump-supporting town could force local library to close over a book about trans people:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/19/dayton-washington-library-lgbtq-books/

* CW: Sexual Assault "Sexual Assaults in the LGBTQ+ Community — A Survivor Finds His Voice and Speaks Out:" https://www.advocate.com/news/david-daniels-sexual-assault-schultz

* CW: Sexual Harassment. Christians insist their religion requires them to Sexually Harass queer people and the Us Government agrees that the Christian requirement to be cruel to people they hate is more important than the right of queer people to be safe. "Baylor University Gets Exemption From LGBTQ-Related Sexual Harassment Ban:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/baylor-university-sexual-harrassment-lgbtq

* CW: Domestic Violence murder. "Florida Man's Husband Identified as Suspect in His Death:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/florida-man-husband-homicide-suspect

* CW: Elder Abuse. "Elderly gay man burned by cigarette and left bruised by staff in care home abuse:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/16/lgbtq-oap-care-home-abuse-report/

* "Mississippi School District Implements Transphobic Dress Code:" https://www.advocate.com/news/mississippi-school-district-dress-code

* "Campaigners call out ‘deep-seated stigma’ as period products are tested with blood for first time ever:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/18/period-products-blood-test-first-time/

* "US appeals court backs abortion pill restrictions; Supreme Court appeal planned:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-appeals-court-rules-restrict-abortion-pill-use-2023-08-16/

* "Nebraskans Ask State Supreme Court to Overturn Abortion, Trans Care Restrictions:" https://www.advocate.com/law/nebraska-abortion-transgender-lawsuit-appeal

* They are lying when they say they are "Pro-Life." "Texas Fights for the Right to Deny Women Life-Saving Abortion Care:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/texas-abortion-bounty-law-ruling-1234802301/

* "How the Cook Islands fought off the shackles of colonialism and freed its LGBTQ+ community:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/19/cook-islands-lgbtq/

* "Attacker jailed after threatening man he thought was gay with AK-47 and bayonet:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/20/jersey-bar-ak-47-bayonet-homophobic-incident/

* "Cis men are driving Britain’s anti-trans hostility – the data proves it:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/15/uk-trans-men-women-data/

* "LGBTQ+ people far more likely to face poverty in retirement, data finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/19/retirement-financial-hardship-lgbtq/

* "Government pushes ahead with Equality Act review, posting new job to ‘consider’ making changes:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/18/government-equality-act-review-job/

* "Rishi Sunak slammed in postcard campaign for taking holiday instead of passing conversion therapy ban:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/15/rishi-sunak-stonewall-postcards-california-holiday/

* Gender-neutral Toilets are important for both some people with disabilities and trans people. This strikes to the heart of both groups being able to exist in public. "Government crackdown on gender-neutral toilets goes against findings of its own study:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/16/government-gender-neutral-toilets-plan/

* "Kemi Badenoch told to stop ‘obsessing over toilets’ by Labour’s Anneliese Dodds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/15/kemi-badenoch-anneliese-dodds-gender-neutral-toilet/

* "Rosie Duffield: What has the Labour MP said about trans people and trans rights?:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/18/rosie-duffield-labour-mp-trans-views/

* "Clapham stabbing victim speaks out after horrific homophobic Two Brewers knife attack:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/15/clapham-stabbing-two-brewers-victim/

* "Police release CCTV image of man following homophobic Two Brewers knife attack:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/15/london-two-brewers-homophobic-attack-cctv-image/

* "Met Police accused of failing third queer man attacked outside Two Brewers:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/16/clapham-stabbing-two-brewers-met-police/

* "How queer people are hiding their identity in public as anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment grows:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/19/two-brewers-stabbing-queer-lgbtq-safety/

* "Eight in 10 LGBTQ+ Americans fear for safety as bigotry sweeps nation, study finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/17/americans-us-human-rights-campaign/

* "Military Veterans Sue to Reclassify Sexuality-Based Discharge Records:" https://www.advocate.com/law/military-veterans-lawsuit-reclassify-discharge

* "Laws banning gender-affirming treatments can block trans youth from receiving other care:" https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072723_trans_care_laws/laws-banning-gender-affirming-treatments-can-block-trans-youth-from-receiving-other-care/

* "After Mississippi banned his hormone shots, an 8-hour journey:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2023/mississippi-youth-transgender-care-ban-aftermath/

* "Trans student was denied use of girls’ restroom at Platte County High, subject to verbal harassment:" https://www.kctv5.com/2023/08/03/lawsuit-trans-student-was-denied-use-girls-restroom-platte-county-high-subject-verbal-harassment/

* "New Hampshire Outlaws 'LGBTQ+ Panic' Defense in Homicide Cases:" https://www.advocate.com/law/new-hampshire-gay-panic-ban

* "Idaho's Anti-Trans Sports Law Still Blocked After Appeals Court Ruling:" https://www.advocate.com/law/idaho-trans-sports-ban-blocked

* "Idaho Bathroom Law Targeting Transgender Students Blocked by Judge:" https://www.advocate.com/law/judge-blocks-idaho-bathroom-law

* "U.S. Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Against Trans-Supportive School Policy:" https://www.advocate.com/law/anti-trans-lawsuit-dismissed-montgomery

* "Vanderbilt Medical Center Under Federal Scrutiny After Trans Patient Records Release:" https://www.advocate.com/news/vanderbilt-hhs-investigation-transgender-records

* "Diocese Issues Policy Regarding Sexuality and Sexual Identity in Schools:" https://worcesterdiocese.org/news/diocese-issues-policy-regarding-sexuality-and-sexual-identity-in-schools?utm_source=WBUR+Editorial+Newsletters&utm_campaign=1fdc1f8ca2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_08_18_11_41&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d0781a0a0c-1fdc1f8ca2-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D#menu

* "Students must use names, pronouns assigned at birth under new Worcester Catholic schools policy:" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/17/metro/trans-students-must-use-names-pronouns-assigned-birth-under-new-worcester-catholic-schools-policy/?utm_source=WBUR+Editorial+Newsletters&utm_campaign=1fdc1f8ca2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_08_18_11_41&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d0781a0a0c-1fdc1f8ca2-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

* This is a different state. "Denver Archdiocese Sues to Deny LGBTQ+ Families Access to Preschool:" https://www.advocate.com/law/archdiocese-of-denver-lgbtq-discrimination

* "‘Remarkable’ woman shot dead after dispute over LGBTQ+ Pride flag:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/20/california-shop-owner-shot-lgbtq-pride-flag/

* "Suspect Identified in Killing of California Woman Shot for Displaying Pride Flag:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/travis-ikeguchi-lauri-carleton-flag

* "Suspect in killing over Pride flag had long history of anti-LGBTQ posts:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/suspect-in-killing-over-pride-flag-had-long-history-of-anti-lgbtq-posts-191387205747

* "Man Who Pulled Gun At Historic Gay Bar Gets 5 Years Behind Bars:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/19-bar-man-gun-sentenced

* "Lawyer for Alleged O’Shae Sibley Killer Claims Client is a “Good Christian Boy”:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/oshae-sibley-alleged-killer-christian

* "Anti-trans couple told they can’t foster children because of their views on LGBTQ+ kids. They’re suing:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/10/catholi-couple-trans-fostering/

They are suing for the right to abuse foster children, as the rights of children not to be abused are less important than their right as Christians to abuse other people's children.

* "Florida LGBTQ+ Rights Groups Launch Parenting With Pride Program:" https://www.advocate.com/news/florida-families-parenting-with-pride

* CW: Suicide "Leave Our Kids Alone supporters tell LGBTQ+ youth to hang themselves:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/6/2185669/-Leave-Our-Kids-Alone-supporters-tell-LGBTQ-youth-to-hang-themselves

How to spot a hate group.

* "Federalist Author Calls for a New Satanic Panic:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/federalist-author-calls-for-a-new-satanic-panic

* "Gay GB News pundit clashes with colleague over bigoted rant comparing being gay to paedophilia:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/19/gb-news-albie-amankona-bushra-shaikh-homophobia/

* "Hozier slams right-wing pundits for using LGBTQ+ folks as ‘scapegoats when things get difficult’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/19/hozier-lgbtq-trans-scapegoats-fear-mongering/

* "English Chess Federation ‘will not exclude trans women’ despite international ban:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/20/english-chess-federation-fide-trans-women-policy/

* "Target Sued Over Inclusion of LGBTQ-Friendly Merchandise:" https://www.advocate.com/law/target-sued-lgbtq-products

* "Stephen Miller-Backed Group Targets Kellog Over ‘Woke’ LGBTQ+ Inclusion:" https://www.advocate.com/business/stephen-miller-group-kellog

* "Harry’s razors backlash is ‘latest attempt to harass trans people out of public life’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/09/harrys-razor-trans-boycott/

* "Museum of Pop Culture REMOVES JK Rowling (& Why It Matters):"

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* "A Pill After Sex Could Help Slow STIs Among Gay Men:" https://www.advocate.com/health/stis-gay-sex-doxyprep

* "COVID Hospitalizations Now Up Nearly 22%:" https://themessenger.com/health/covid-hospitalizations-now-up-nearly-22

* "What Is Narcissism? Science Confronts a Widely Misunderstood Phenomenon:" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-narcissism-science-confronts-a-widely-misunderstood-phenomenon/




* "Queer environmental activists warn of LGBTQ+ people ‘suffering first’ from catastrophic climate change:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/24/climate-change-queer-activists-lgbtq-environmental-crisis/

* "Wishing you had more shade? Florida’s heat takes uneven toll.:" https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2023/08/22/floridas-heat-takes-toll-health-shade-provides-relief-not-all/

* "Extreme heat has killed 103 people in 2 Arizona counties so far in 2023:" https://www.azfamily.com/2023/08/08/extreme-heat-has-killed-147-people-5-counties-coroners-report-real-number-is-likely-much-higher/

* "Arizona Republicans Don’t Want to Hear About the Deadly Heat Wave:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/08/09/phoenix-heat-wave-republicans-00110325

* "Park officials still looking for stranded visitors in remote Death Valley areas:" https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/400-people-stranded-in-death-valley-after-hilary-18307664.php

* "Devastation in Death Valley as photos show flood damage; park to reopen in stages over weeks ahead :" https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/devastation-in-death-valley-as-photos-show-flood-damage-park-to-reopen-in-stages-over-weeks-ahead/

* "Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars:" https://apnews.com/article/hilary-tropical-storm-flooding-california-mexico-f89aeddeb62d55c935699ac81ca85f1d

* "Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Ojai area, rattling nerves as Hilary pounds Southland:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-20/5-0-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-ojai-area

* "Photos: See the aftermath of flooding, mudslides from Tropical Storm Hilary:" https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2023/08/20/1194964251/photos-see-flooding-mudslides-tropical-storm-hilary-brings-to-southern-calif

* "Scorched Europe battles deadly fires, Turkey shuts shipping lane:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/scorched-europe-battles-deadly-fires-turkey-shuts-shipping-lane-2023-08-23/

* "How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires in Europe:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/how-climate-change-drives-heatwaves-wildfires-europe-2023-08-17/

* "Greece wildfires fanned by strong winds, killing one:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/firefighters-greece-battle-blazes-fanned-by-gale-force-winds-2023-08-21/

* "City empties as thousands flee wildfire burning near capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories:" https://apnews.com/article/canada-wildfires-northwest-territories-7b8c327876d86a483c8e25df7bc2c566

* "Amid Canadian wildfires, experts warn state of emergency could continue into fall:" https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/amid-canadian-wildfires-experts-warn-state-of-emergency-could-continue-into-fall/

* "Warming Set the Stage for Canada’s Record Fires, Study Finds:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/climate/canada-wildfires-climate-change.html

* "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news:" https://apnews.com/article/canada-wildfires-facebook-news-blocking-734a5bc05796e38a011c6c9a473efea8

* "Lookout Fire in Lane County expands closures to include Blue Pool, Sahalie Falls and other popular recreation areas:" https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/lane-county-lookout-wildfire-closures/283-56604abb-8d12-49e2-832e-fa0efb6a8dec

* "Lookout Fire evacuation areas updated, visibility improves for aerial operations:" https://www.kezi.com/news/lookout-fire-evacuation-areas-updated-visibility-improves-for-aerial-operations/article_a621b392-41e8-11ee-8d4d-77150ec08332.html

* "Hawaii wildfires: More than 1,000 people reported missing in Maui weeks after blaze:" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/23/hawaii-wildfires-more-than-1000-people-reported-missing-in-maui.html

* "In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived:" https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-fires-timeline-maui-lahaina-road-block-c8522222f6de587bd14b2da0020c40e9

* "Address on the Maui Wildfire Disaster:" https://governor.hawaii.gov/main/address-on-the-maui-wildfire-disaster-friday-august-18-2023/

* "‘The Devastation Is Overwhelming’: Biden Tours Wildfire Damage on Maui:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/21/us/politics/biden-maui-hawaii-wildfires.html

* "Immigrant workers’ lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fire:" https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-lahaina-foreign-workers-mexico-fires-ab24400f8e1c89ed099dbd3cd45fb890

* "Online posts spread misinformation about FEMA aid following Maui wildfires:" https://apnews.com/article/maui-wildfires-hawaii-fema-misinformation-8562e2e81e03626acc5be30700d73120

* "Let's talk about Hawaii, sirens, and changes....:"

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* "Lahaina used to be a wetland:" https://heated.world/p/lahaina-used-to-be-wetland

* "Let's talk about Hawaii and $700 payments....:"

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* 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

* "4 tornadoes hit New England, cause damage in Massachusetts, Rhode Island:" https://www.wcvb.com/article/4-tornadoes-hit-new-england-on-aug-18-2023-cleanup-continues/44858073




* "Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in a protected area:" https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/ecuadorians-reject-oil-drilling-in-the-amazon-in-historic-decision/article_43ec3d1c-6d3b-5f83-b2bf-8933184bfd2b.html

* "Elon Musk is threatening to remove the ‘block’ button on X – here’s why it matters for queer users:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/21/elon-musk-block-x-twitter/

* "Far too many of Musk's followers and Twitter's users appear fake; advertisers may never return:" https://boingboing.net/2023/08/18/far-too-many-of-musk-and-twitters-followers-appear-fake-advertisers-may-never-return.html

* "The Big List of Elon Musk’s Hyperbole, Evasions, and Outright Lies:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/elon-musk-twitter-zuckerberg-lies-1234808808/

* "Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on the moon in 'victory cry of a new India':" https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-counts-down-crucial-moon-landing-2023-08-23/

* "Ibis use 'stress and wash' technique to eat poisonous cane toads:" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-23/ibis-find-way-to-eat-toxic-cane-toads/101683596

* "Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years:" https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/13/plant-ancient-greece-rediscovered/

* "History Summarized: Malta – An Empire In Miniature:"

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* "Met Museum Acquires Rare 19th-Century Portrait of Enslaved Child :" https://hyperallergic.com/839231/met-museum-acquires-rare-19th-century-portrait-of-enslaved-child/

* "The Surprising Contents of an American POW’s Journal:" https://daily.jstor.org/the-surprising-contents-of-an-american-pows-journal/?preview_id=303822

* "He was killed in the Holocaust. His family just got back his book of scripture.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/08/08/holocaust-auschwitz-dov-forman-bela/

* "Vivid Kodachrome Photos Show the Bygone Manhattan of the Early 1940s:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/manhattan-in-kodachrome-photos/

* "The struggle for land rights in Hawai’i.:" https://thenib.com/owning-an-island/

* "They wanted a Bollywood ending, not an arranged marriage. Their escape came at a cost:" https://www.npr.org/2023/08/06/1188366128/india-arranged-marriage-love-commandos

* "Seaside screen brings magic of movies to Gaza years after cinemas closed:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/seaside-screen-brings-magic-movies-gaza-years-after-cinemas-closed-2023-08-16/

* "Meghan Buell, Founder of Indiana Trans Organization, Dead at 58:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/trans-activist-meghan-buell

* "Director William Friedkin's Controversial Gay Film Legacy:" https://www.advocate.com/film/william-friedkin-cruising-boys-band

* "Darcie Silver: British trans comedian dies in Thailand, aged 35:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/22/darcie-silver-trans-comedian-death-thailand/

* "Holocaust Monument for LGBTQ+ Victims Vandalized in Berlin:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/german-police-berlin-holocaust-memorial

* I am still struggling with the Asshole agency. I was awakened Sunday morning by a cleaner checking in on her way to my place. Fuckssake! I do not understand why it's so hard to grasp only send cleaners every Friday morning unless I say other wise. They tried to send a morning and afternoon cleaner last Tuesday. Every day i have the same conversation about me only wanting weekly care Friday mornings. Every day they cancel the next day's cleaner, but not the day after. I only get so many hours a year and we are saving the extras for Autumn when millennials are busy with Gothmas season and the like.

I did not cancel the morning cleaner Sunday, because she'd already been booked and if I cancel that's money she loses. It was hours of sleep I needed, but oh well. Asshole agency. I did have about two hours of work for her, but I've no idea what happens if the telephone operator lady didn't sort it and a surprise cleaner comes Monday, as the stuff that's left is either complicated or not in the cleaner's remit. She said she'd switched me from daily back to weekly. *Fingers crossed*

This cleaner was very quiet. Tavy liked her. She was so quiet, Livia thought she'd gone and wandered into my bathroom to use her personal litter box and there she was: cleaning! Livia: The horror! The horror! Quiet was good. it meant I could do some tumblr programming with only occasional interruption for directions.

Winds from the tropical storm in Mexico and California are sending air currents along the coast that bring us smoke from the fires between us and there. Air quality was bad all weekend as a result. Instead of swimming we gathered in my place and goth Millennial made their excellent lasagna.

* I would like to thank my donor for the gift of excellent litter. Things are so much less dramatic here as a result.

The Asshole Agency has not surprised me with a cleaner I did not ask for two days in a row. Yay!

* I had my shoulder situation investigated again Tuesday. It was painful, of course, and my shoulders are still recovering. The new doctor had not grasped how extreme the situation is. We will be doing another round of specialists as a result. I have just started a new med. I am not sanguine it will be to the point and I worry it will fuck me up, but having eliminated the best option, we are down to two less ideal classes. I thought the other option too high risk for extreme side effects, so here we are.

* I explain my process and give some likely inadequate advice on tumblr to someone who asks "How do you keep up with all these articles and websites?:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/726275476259241984/how-do-you-keep-up-with-all-these-articles-and?source=share

* "No Second Season for A League of Their Own:" https://www.advocate.com/television/a-league-of-their-own-canceled

A better take would have been: it won't happen now because Amazon Prime didn't care about its audience and the greedy rich people in charge hate paying writers, Actors, etc. fair compensation for their work.

* "True Facts: Fish That Suck:"

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* "First day as a second century warlord:" https://www.tumblr.com/jonquility/706918292384776192?source=share

* "Alexander the Great Explaining Proskynesis To The Boys:" https://www.thestopgap.net/alexander-the-great-explaining-proskynesis-to-the-boys/

* "Midnight Pals: Mexican Gothic:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/726203038247878656/midnight-pals-mexican-gothic?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Florence Balcombe:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/726470108741025792/midnight-pals-florence-balcombe?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 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

* "Collection of links to trans & gnc related content that's free to read/ watch.:" https://translibrary.carrd.co/

* 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 [profile] x Twitter handle from its original owner without asking:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/27/elon-musk-twitter-x-username-gene-x-hwang/

* "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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* "Israelis rally against Netanyahu’s judicial plan for 22nd week:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/4/israelis-rally-against-netanyahus-judicial-plan-for-22nd-week

* "Thai PM frontrunner vows to legalise same-sex marriage: ‘Love must win’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/07/thailand-prime-minister-pita-limjaroenrat-same-sex-marriage/

* "Latvia elects Edgars Rinkevics as president – the first openly gay head of state in Europe:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/31/latvia-gay-president-edgars-rinkevics/

* "Ireland Has Been Giving Creative Workers $1,400 a Month in an Economic Experiment That Will Soon Shape National Policy:" https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ireland-artists-basic-income-results-2278099

* "Senior Tory peer thinks plan to fight next election on ‘trans debate’ is ‘really, really dumb’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/ian-duncan-conservative-lord-general-election-trans/

* "Met Police apologises for past homophobia and acknowledges ‘racists and misogynists’ in force:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/07/met-police-apology-homophobia/

* "Meet the Robin Hood-Style Activists ‘Shoplifting’ for Food Banks:" https://novaramedia.com/2023/06/06/meet-the-robin-hood-style-activists-shoplifting-for-food-banks/




* "Blasts at major dam in southern Ukraine unleash floodwaters" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-russia-blows-up-major-nova-kakhovka-dam-southern-ukraine-2023-06-06/

* CW: Animal Death. "Hundreds of Animals Killed After Dam Attack Floods Ukraine Zoo:" https://www.newsweek.com/hundreds-animals-killed-after-dam-attack-floods-ukraine-zoo-1804856

I have a particular horror of things like floods hitting zoos.

* "Liverpool to host KyivPride march on behalf of Ukraine:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/02/liverpool-kyiv-pride-march/




* "China seeking to spy on the U.S. from a base in Cuba:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/08/china-spy-on-us-cuba-00100990

* "Joe Biden pledges urgent support for LGBTQ+ Americans as ‘state of emergency’ declared by charity:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/09/white-house-joe-biden-lgbtq-pledge-book-bans/

* This is an important win. SCOTUS was expected to open the floodgates for unlimited gerrymandering, but instead sided with Democracy for once. "Voting Rights Act dodges bullet at Supreme Court :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/08/voting-rights-act-dodges-bullet-at-supreme-court-00101004

* "The Supreme Court Has a New Bold Lone Dissenter:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/supreme-court-glacier-northwest-unions-strike.html

* "Unions Can Still Strike—Don't Let the Supreme Court Tell You Otherwise:" https://www.labornotes.org/2023/06/unions-can-still-strike-dont-let-supreme-court-tell-you-otherwise

* "Supreme Court Ruling on Trans Immigrant Celebrated for Correct Pronoun Use:" https://www.advocate.com/law/supreme-court-transgender-pronouns

* "Justice Clarence Thomas delays filing financial disclosure amid increased ethics scrutiny:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/new-supreme-court-financial-reports-set-release-increased-ethics-scrut-rcna87752

* "Biden signs bipartisan debt ceiling bill to avert government default:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-signs-bipartisan-debt-ceiling-bill-avert-government-default-rcna87516

* "Here are the 6 must-know provisions of the new debt ceiling deal :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/28/6-pillars-of-the-debt-ceiling-deal-00099108

* "The Winners and Losers of the New Debt Ceiling Law:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/the-winners-and-losers-of-the-new-debt-ceiling-law-179923013748

* "Lauren Boebert Running Late For Debt Ceiling Vote Video Viewed 12m Times:" https://www.newsweek.com/lauren-boebert-running-late-debt-ceiling-vote-viral-video-1804441

* "How to Save a Community College :" https://newrepublic.com/article/172967/cuny-budget-battle-eric-adams

* "Conservatives surprise McCarthy with floor rebellion over debt deal anger :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/06/conservatives-mccarthy-rebellion-debt-deal-00100538

* "Senate votes to torpedo Biden’s student debt relief plan amid veto threat:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/01/senate-repeals-bidens-student-debt-relief-00099682

* "Death by Debt:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/05/student-loan-debt-cancellation-supreme-court-jessica-madison-collective/

* "GOP Senator Admits Republicans Don’t Care if Accusations Against Joe Biden Are “Accurate”:" https://newrepublic.com/post/173162/grassley-admits-republicans-dont-care-accusations-joe-biden-accurate

* "GOP House Oversight chairman moves to hold FBI director Wray in contempt of Congress:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/gop-house-oversight-chairman-moves-to-hold-fbi-director-wray-in-contempt-of-congress

* "Congress threatens to block Space Command headquarters funding as abortion politics affect location decision:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/congress-threatens-block-funding-space-force-headquarters-abortion-pol-rcna86500

* "Republicans pick a bad time to go to war against breathable air:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/republicans-pick-a-bad-time-to-go-to-war-against-breathable-air-181009477995

* 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

* They came so close last time. "Colorado Democrats unveil full court press to unseat Rep. Lauren Boebert in 2024:" https://www.cpr.org/2023/06/05/colorado-democrats-unveil-full-court-press-to-unseat-rep-lauren-boebert-in-2024/

* "Justice Department will not seek criminal charges in Pence classified document probe :" https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/02/politics/mike-pence-justice-department-documents/

* "Ex-vice president Mike Pence, enemy of LGBTQ+ rights, joins White House race:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/06/mike-pence-2024-presidential-race-us-donald-trump/

* "Pence Delivers Strong Rebuke to Trump in Campaign Announcement:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/us/politics/pence-trump-2024-announcement.html

* "Pence hits Trump during campaign launch: He ‘should never’ be president again:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/pence-hits-trump-during-campaign-launch-he-should-never-be-president-again-180962373662

To be clear, Mike Pence is a vile human being.

I should probably explain I feel a duty to make a note of who’s in the primary and what the relevant discourse is around that, in part because I think we are completely fucked if any Republican wins.

I am too old and ill to do well as a refugee on Canada. Odds are if the facists take over entirely, I die fast.

* "55 Things You Need to Know About Mike Pence:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/06/07/mike-pence-55-things-about-00100408

"As governor, he signed laws restricting abortions and allowing guns in parking lots of schools, dragged his feet during an HIV outbreak in the rural part of the state, deleted comments from his official Facebook page disagreeing with his views on gay marriage (and then apologized for it) and put together plans for a state-run news service he was going to call “Just IN” (which he scrapped due to criticism, including the Atlantic dubbing the idea “Pravda on the Plains”). But more than anything else, his tenure was marked by the furor surrounding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a bill that made it essentially legal for businesses in the state to discriminate against gay people. Battered by backlash from corporations, the NCAA and even the GOP establishment, then mocked for a disastrous appearance on TV, he backed off and signed into law a watered-down version of the bill. Liberals saw him as a bigot. Conservatives thought he had caved. His polling plunged. People thought he was done. “I bet he’d never get elected again in Indiana,” the owner of the Indianapolis Business Journal said in 2017. “But he went from being a likely loser as an incumbent governor to vice president of the United States.”"

* "Tara Reade, who accused Biden of sexual assault, will apply for Russian citizenship:" https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1179158199/tara-reade-biden-sexual-assault-russian-citizenship

* "Despite polling near zero, Christie wants another shot at Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/despite-polling-near-zero-christie-wants-another-shot-at-trump-180729413822

* CW: Suicide. "Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley blames teens suicide on trans girls using locker rooms:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/05/nikki-haley-presidential-election-trans-girls-teen-suicide/

Wouldn't Republican Christo-fascism, misogyny, dehumanization, the ripping away of civil and human rights, etc. be a more likely cause?

* "Donald Trump says he doesn’t like the word ‘woke’ in latest jibe at rival Ron DeSantis:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/05/donald-trump-woke/

* "Ron DeSantis confronted by woman claiming murder cover-up at campaign event:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/04/ron-desantis-murder-cover-up-claim-florida/

* "Zooey Zephyr travels to Florida, roasts Ron DeSantis on his home turf: ‘You will not make us afraid’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/04/zooey-zephyr-ron-desantis-lgbtq-trans-pride/

* "North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announces a truly long-shot presidential bid :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/07/north-dakota-doug-burgum-presidential-bid-00100715

* "'Do not congratulate': Trump coziness with dictators tests GOP primary opponents:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-do-not-congratulate-trump-coziness-with-dictators-tests-gop-primary-opponents-180423749793

* "Sadiq Khan slams ‘abhorrent’ anti-LGBTQ+ views of US presidential hopefuls like Ron DeSantis:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/07/sadiq-khan-ron-desantis-trans-bills/

* "Republican primary field struggles with personality shortage:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/republican-primary-field-struggles-with-personality-shortage-181021765864

* The Atlanta police want to remind you that exercising your first amendment rights is considered terrorism as is any political opposition. "Atlanta Is Trying to Crush the Opposition to “Cop City” by Any Means Necessary:" https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/cop-city-arrests-atlanta-repression/

* "Atlanta Solidarity Fund organizer speaks out after police raid, calls charges ‘backed by politics’:" https://www.wabe.org/atlanta-solidarity-fund-organizer-speaks-out-after-police-raid-calls-charges-backed-by-politics/

* "The Details of the Atlanta Bail Fund Arrest Are More Horrific Than First Described:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/cop-city-tortuguita-atlanta-bail-fund-arrest-horror.html

* "No One Believes in Cop City. So Why Did Atlanta’s City Council Fund It? :" https://theintercept.com/2023/06/06/cop-city-atlanta-funding-vote/

* Check your registration. Republicans like to summarily disenfranchise people. "Atlanta organizers unveil plan to stop ‘Cop City’ at the ballot box:" https://apnews.com/article/atlanta-police-training-cop-city-referendum-d605bfb043f2e24c5749f441458acf5a

* The Republican Pro-corruption agenda continues. "Iowa Gov. Reynolds signs bill limiting state taxpayer watchdog:" https://www.thegazette.com/state-government/iowa-gov-reynolds-signs-bill-limiting-state-taxpayer-watchdog/

* "Tallahassee My Texas:" https://www.texasobserver.org/ron-desantis-texas/

* "Minnesota legislature ends its session with major progressive wins:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/minnesota-legislature-ends-its-session-with-major-progressive-wins-181697605923

* "Judge who threw out Don’t Say Gay challenge to decide DeSantis vs Disney lawsuit:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/06/disney-desantis-florida-dont-say-gay-allen-winsor/

* I don't understand how this is constitutional, but here we are. "Oklahoma approves nation’s first public religious charter school:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/05/oklahoma-approves-public-religious-charter-school-00100269

* "This City Now Has the Most LGBTQ+ Council Members in US History:" https://advocatechannel.com/this-city-most-lgbtq-council-members-us-history

* "Gay Rep. George Santos Scammed His Fellow Republicans, Too:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/george-santos-scammed-republicans

* "Santos fights to conceal identities of people helping him remain free while under indictment:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/09/santos-conceal-identities-of-people-helping-him-remain-free-00101284

* "Jamie Raskin Opens Up About Cancer Recovery, Bravery, and Mental Health Awareness:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/jamie-raskin-maryland

* "California governor slams ‘ignorant’ school board president who called Harvey Milk a ‘paedophile’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/04/california-gavin-newsom-school-board-president-harvey-milk-book/

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene embarrasses herself with transphobic Pride Month message:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/04/marjorie-taylor-greene-pride-month-tweet-transphobic/

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* "Georgia probe of Trump expands to activities in other states, Washington Post reports:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/georgia-probe-trump-expands-activities-other-states-washington-post-2023-06-02/

* "Trump attorneys haven’t found classified document former president referred to on tape following subpoena:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/02/politics/donald-trump-iran-subpoena/index.html

* "Of Course a Mar-a-Lago Worker Drained the Pool Into Room Where Surveillance Video Was Kept:" https://newrepublic.com/post/173256/mar-a-lago-worker-drained-pool-room-surveillance-video-kept

* "Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-president:" https://wtop.com/national/2023/06/trump-braces-for-possible-federal-charges-after-being-warned-hes-a-target-of-documents-probe/

* "Read the full federal indictment in the Trump classified documents case:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/read-full-indictment-text-classified-document-probe-rcna88600

* "Trump indictment cheat sheet: What to know about the classified documents case:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/08/trump-indictment-classified-documents-what-to-expect-00101159

* "Donald Trump stored, showed off and refused to return classified documents, indictment says:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-department-indictment-classified-documents-miami-8315a5b23c18f27083ed64eef21efff3

* "Why Donald Trump was indicted in Florida instead of Washington D.C:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-donald-trump-was-indicted-in-florida-instead-of-washington-d-c-181274181657

* "Why Biden's documents case is nothing like Trump's despite the GOP's effort to equate them:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/why-biden-s-documents-case-is-nothing-like-trump-s-despite-the-gop-s-effort-to-equate-them-181298245658

* Fuckksake! "Trump-appointed judge assigned to initially oversee the Florida case:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/09/trump-appointed-judge-to-oversee-initial-florida-court-appearance-00101273

* "Trump judge with sketchy record could give DOJ cause for concern in Trump case:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-judge-with-sketchy-record-could-give-doj-cause-for-concern-in-trump-case-181573189553

* "Trump loses two lawyers just hours after being indicted:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/09/trump-loses-two-lawyers-just-hours-after-being-indicted-00101263

* "Brennan: Intel community may never fully know what was compromised by Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/brennan-intel-community-may-never-fully-know-what-was-compromised-by-trump-181570629585

* "Donald Trump responds to second indictment with pathetic attack on Joe Biden’s garage door:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/09/donald-trump-classified-documents-charges-joe-biden/

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* "7 wounded in shooting after high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/7-wounded-in-shooting-after-high-school-graduation-ceremony-in-richmond-virginia

* "Asylum-seekers say joy over end of Title 42 turns to anguish induced by new US rules:" https://apnews.com/article/border-asylum-rules-immigration-title-42-biden-e77b4730682d889a2376b868c2fcac18

* "Migrants risk life and limb to jump Mexico trains in rush to border :" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-immigration-mexico-train/

* "Sheriff files criminal charges over Florida’s transport of migrants from San Antonio to Massachusetts:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/05/texas-san-antonio-migrant-flight-marthas-vineyard-criminal-charges/

* "California authorities say migrants flown to Sacramento have links to Florida :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/04/california-florida-migrants-marthas-vineyard-00100121

* "Suspect in murder of off-duty cop walks free after former top prosecutors committed ‘egregious’ misconduct, officials say:" https://www.inquirer.com/news/william-johnson-murder-dismissed-terence-flomo-lynne-abraham-carlos-vega-20230608.html

* "2 men wrongfully convicted of Oakland murder file lawsuit:" https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/2-men-wrongfully-convicted-of-oakland-murder-file-lawsuit/

* CW: Rape. "How a ‘Blue Wall’ Inside N.Y. State Prisons Protects Abusive Guards:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/nyregion/ny-state-prison-guards-abuse.html

* "Florida Transformers convention bans ‘cross-dressing cosplay’ under state’s anti-drag law:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/09/florida-transformers-convention-tfcon-anti-drag-cross-dressing-cosplay/

* "Meet the L.A. Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence:" https://www.advocate.com/activism/meet-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence

* "Under Ron DeSantis, Our Site Couldn't Exist:" https://advocatechannel.com/desantis-diversity-equity-inclusion-ban

* "Republican Attacks on LGBTQ+ Educators and Students Will Set Us Back 40 Years:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/mark-takano-republicans-educators

* "Librarians Now Face Prison For Distributing Banned Books:" https://advocatechannel.com/librarians-face-prison-distributing-banned-books

* "Texas Bans 'Marxist' Diversity Offices at State Universities:" https://advocatechannel.com/texas-bans-marxist-diversity-offices-state-universities

* Onion headline predicts reality. "Utah district bans Bible in elementary and middle schools ‘due to vulgarity or violence’:" https://apnews.com/article/book-ban-school-library-bible-fc025c8ccf30e955aaf0b0ee1899608a

* "Georgia School's LGBTQ+ Book Purge Violated Students' Rights: DOE:" https://www.advocate.com/news/georgia-book-ban-violates-rights

* "Gavin Newsom Slams 'Extremists' in Florida, Demands Investigation Into Textbook :" https://advocatechannel.com/gavin-newsom-slams-extremists-florida-investigation-textbook-rewrites

* "Florida teacher explains why he quit over LGBTQ+ book bans: ‘Protect us or lose us’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/07/florida-hernando-county-school-district-ron-desantis/

* "Grandad’s Pride publisher slams ‘offensive and homophobic’ attacks on LGBTQ+ kids’ book:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/grandads-pride-book-gender-critical-lgbtq-pride/

* CW: Rape. I'm not in agreement on everything in here, but this is very interesting. "Ending the Trauma of Antagonistic Masculinity:"

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* CW: Rape. "Florida Security Guard Allegedly Raped Trans Woman at the Bar Where He Worked:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/florida-guard-accused-rape-trans

* CW: Pedophilia. "Florida Christian School Teacher Accused of Sex Crimes Against Special Needs Student:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/christian-schools-arrest-sex-crimes

* CW: Domestic Violence "Two in five LGBTQ+ domestic violence victims have no support from family, study finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/06/lgbtq-domestic-violence-support-galop-study/




* Women are dying. "Polish prosecutors and ombudsman investigate death of pregnant woman in hospital:" https://apnews.com/article/poland-pregnancy-death-abortion-law-b0d095dfd704e2b9e3534e6b07e4397c




* "LGBTQ+ kids become unhappy adults if not supported by family and schools, research finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/01/just-like-us-positive-futures-report/

* "U.S. considers action to counter anti-gay hate stoked in Uganda by American evangelicals:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/u-s-considers-action-to-counter-anti-gay-hate-stoked-in-uganda-by-american-evangelicals-180428357953

* "Archbishop of Canterbury urges Ugandan church to reject deadly anti-gay law:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/09/archbishop-of-canterbury-uganda-anti-homosexuality-act/

* "‘Grave concerns’ after Tories refuse to help LGBTQ+ Ugandans facing death penalty:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/04/uk-government-uganda-refugees-lgbtq/

* "Lesbian couple brutally stabbed to death in broad daylight at Hong Kong mall:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/hong-kong-lesbian-couple-double-murder/

* "Trans women beaten, cut and ‘forcibly undressed’ in Kenyan refugee camp: ‘They see us as the devil’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/07/kakuma-refugee-camp-trans-lgbtq-amnesty/

* "Gay Men in Nigeria Targeted in Dating App Extortion Scheme:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/gay-nigerians-blackmailed

* "Beijing LGBT Center Latest Victim of China's Anti-LGBTQ+ Crackdown:" https://www.advocate.com/news/china-beijing-lgbt-center

* "Iceland passes historic conversion therapy ban and yes, it’s trans-inclusive:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/10/iceland-conversion-therapy-ban/

* "Taiwan Grants Adoption Rights to Same-Sex Couples in Latest Step Toward Equality:" https://www.advocate.com/family/taiwan-lgbtq-adoption

* "Man jailed for pushing gay student Scott Johnson to his death from Sydney cruising spot:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/scott-johnson-manslaughter-sentenced-sydney/

* "UK named one of world’s least friendly countries for trans people:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/06/great-britain-ipsos-pride-survey-trans/

* "Labour remains vague on Gender Recognition Act reforms as Greens and SNP call for change:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/09/labour-gender-recognition-act-reforms-greens-snp-trans/

* "Labour MP Nadia Whittome challenges Tories to ditch empty promises and protect LGBTQ+ people:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/09/labour-nadia-whittome-conservative-demands-lgbtq-protection/

* "Labour MP Kate Osborne says sex ed review ‘undoubtedly’ being used to push anti-trans agenda:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/09/kate-osborne-sex-ed-review-lgbtq-trans/

* "Labour’s Anneliese Dodds blasts Kemi Badenoch over conversion therapy ban: ‘We need a ban now!’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/anneliese-dodds-kemi-badenoch-conversion-therapy-ban-lgbtq/

* "Coming out trans at school: Student stories show why Tory plans to out trans kids are so, so wrong:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/coming-out-trans-school/

* Children will die. "NHS to stop prescribing puberty blockers for children struggling with their gender identity:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/11/nhs-england-puberty-blockers-trans-youth/

* "School cancels Pride celebration to protect pupils after ‘fury’ stirred by right-wing press:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/school-cancels-pride-right-wing-press-backlash/

* "Andrew Moffat on Birmingham anti-LGBTQ+ school protests, four years on: ‘Hardest time in my life’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/06/andrew-moffat-no-outsiders-parkfield-protests/

* "Nation's largest LGBTQ advocacy group declares state of emergency:" https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/nations-largest-lgbtq-advocacy-group-declares-state-emergency-rcna87938

* "Louisiana Senate passes Don’t Say Gay bill and ban on life-saving healthcare for trans kids:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/louisiana-lgbtq-dont-say-gay/

* "Jen Psaki points out ‘awkward’ hypocrisy behind Fox News’ anti-LGBTQ+ outrage:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/05/jen-psaki-fox-news-lgbtq-woke/

* "Judge blocks Florida ban on life-saving healthcare for trans kids: ‘Gender identity is real’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/07/florida-ron-desantis-gender-affirming-care-ban/

* "Maryland governor Wes Moore signs order protecting trans healthcare: ‘You deserve to live safely’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/maryland-governor-wes-moore-trans-healthcare/

* "Janelle Monáe vows to fight anti-LGBTQ+ legislation: ‘I will never sit back and be silent’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/janelle-monae-vows-to-fight-anti-lgbtq-legislation/

* "Man arrested over the death of Black trans woman Ashley Burton. She was just 37:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/07/ashley-burton-trans-murder-atlanta-arrest-darius-mills/

* "Man punches LGBTQ+ activist in head during violent brawl over school board’s Pride meeting:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/glendale-unified-school-district-protest-lgbtq-pride/

* "Violence breaks out at school board meeting over Pride Month: ‘Extremists attacked LGBTQ+ parents’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/07/school-board-meeting-pride-month-violence-glendale/

* "Pride Month Organizers Confident in Security Despite Far-Right Threats:" https://www.advocate.com/gay-pride-parade/pride-month-organizers-security-threats

* "Going sober at Pride: ‘We can actually celebrate the real meaning of Pride’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/sober-pride-alcohol-lgbtq/

* "NYC Pride’s first asexual grand marshal explains why including ace people at Pride is so important:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/01/yasmin-benoit-asexual-grand-marshal-nyc-pride/

* I'm not in 100% agreement, but I do think most of their points are good. "The Problem With Pride:"

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* "All the brands homophobes and transphobes have attempted to boycott, from Bud Light to Build-a-Bear:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/04/anti-lgbtq-bigots-boycott-brand-list/

* "Gareth Thomas explains why trans sports bans are so damaging: ‘It’s a purpose to be alive’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/gareth-thomas-trans-inclusion-sport/

* "Navigating Mpox: How to Prepare for Pride Season:" https://www.advocate.com/health/mpox-prepare-for-pride

* "Fall’s COVID Shots May Be Different in One Key Way:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/05/covid-vaccine-strain-xbb1/674208/

* "We’ve only just begun to examine the racial disparities of long covid:" https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/09/20/1059679/racial-disparities-of-long-covid/




* "Climate Crisis Is on Track to Push One-Third of Humanity Out of Its Most Livable Environment :" https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-crisis-niche-migration-environment-population

* "‘How Could This Happen?’: Canadian Fires Burning Where They Rarely Have Before:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/world/canada/quebec-canada-wildfires-locations.html

* "International help rolls in to fight persistent Canadian wildfires:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/wildfires-burn-across-canada-with-little-relief-sight-2023-06-08/

* "A third day of smoky air gives millions in US East Coast, Canada a new view of wildfire threat:" https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-canada-quebec-smoke-new-york-washington-86eb7685c5330c548fd93891fffcfd65

* "Deadly Indian rail crash shifts focus from new trains to safety:" https://www.reuters.com/world/india/deadly-indian-rail-crash-shifts-focus-new-trains-safety-2023-06-03/




* "What Wildfire Smoke, Gas Stoves and Covid Tell Us About Our Air:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/opinion/wildfire-smoke-air-quality-viruses.html

* "How Corporate America's Toxic Waste Destroys Farms:"

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* "Debunking the Tech Hype Cycle with Dan Olson:"

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* "Sci-fi writer Ted Chiang: ‘The machines we have now are not conscious’:" https://archive.ph/CUd6G#selection-1585.14-1585.24

* "Twitter’s potential collapse could wipe out vast records of recent human history:" https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/11/1063162/twitters-imminent-collapse-could-wipe-out-vast-records-of-recent-human-history/

* "Ten Juneteenth Myths:" https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2240/ten-juneteenth-myths/?utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=Pabbly&utm_campaign=whencyclopedia

* "Before Stonewall, this Kansas City activist helped unite the national gay rights movement:" https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2022-06-01/before-stonewall-this-kansas-city-activist-helped-unite-the-national-gay-rights-movement

* "Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who spied for the Russians, dies in supermax prison:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/robert-hanssen-fbi-agent-spied-russians-dies-supermax-prison-rcna87806

* Get out your dancing shoes! "Pat Robertson, Conservative Anti-LGBTQ+ Televangelist, Dies at 93:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/pat-robertson-dead

* "The hateful legacy of Pat Robertson, the televangelist who blamed 9/11 on gay people:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/10/pat-robertson-dead-televangelist-gay-9-11/

* "Antisemitism and the Gothic:" https://shows.acast.com/re-dracula/episodes/bonus-3-antisemitism-and-the-gothic

* "When Hollywood Came Out of the Closet:"

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* Homoerotic and possibly NWS though their clothes stay on. "Arrow—The Irrepressibles唯美的性感男男钢圈舞Rim dance:"

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* I only got threeish hours of sleep for Monday, and spent all day out in heat and allergens or a waiting room. It was very worth it, given the results, but I am burnt and there is no real rest until Thursday.

I lost two hours of sleep to that thing where I wake up coughing and can't stop, plus pain and sensory stuff making it hard to get back to sleep once my body calmed the fuck down, plus a very long and distressing phone call from the doctor's office.

so I lost my incredibly cool superstar doctor in... was it February? The replacement turned out to be cool and we were going to do an appointment on a different topic every month until he caught up because my medical file is war and peace plus Moby Dick plus the whole of the Wheel of Time saga and takes ages to get a real handle on, and I very much need a Doctor who takes things like my lungs and joints seriously.

I liked him. He was charming and cheerful and well vouched for, but he's an older gentleman, and my may appointment got rescheduled as did the June appointment, and I got worried he might be having health issues. I don't know if the whatever I was led to him retiring or if something way more serious happened, but he's done and I'm to start from scratch with a new Doctor and no clue what if any prep they got before taking over the degenerative disease library that is me.

I hope he’s okay, wherever he is.

I am less worried about the trans stuff than i would normally be. Me and another trans person pioneered trans treatment at this clinic, and because the nearest trans services were down in Seattle back then, not counting the transphobe endocrinologist who rarely took new patients, they got a massive influx of trans people once we spread word of mouth that they would take us. back then it was really basic and we had to educate them, but once they realized how desperately they were needed, a second and better doctor started taking trans patients there, and then they started doing periodic how can we improve services and do serious training, and taking people on who were interested in learning.

They literally changed the clinic name because a lot of queer folk in poverty were afraid to go there. People who aren't comfortable with trans bodies, preferred names, and neo-pronouns don't work there and we are all incredibly lucky to have this clinic. I've been the first trans patient in a lot of specialist and surgical practices It is always a little nerve wracking and I had to do a lot of 101 for doctors and nurses over the years. I am pretty sure I am safe here.

It's the whole 'will they think I'm a hypochondriac or a drug seeker' thing that plagues all chronic illness/chronic pain patients that makes me wary.

* ...And no call and no cleaner Tuesday. I had to be up anyway for the medical social worker, but I'm becoming rather miffed.

* Management banned all flags in the complex this year to stop me putting pride flags in my windows. Our plan is to hang them inside the regulation white curtains instead of outside them and see if they send us a written notice to take them down. The white curtains are thin, but it's not clear how visible they will be at different times of day and night. They are up. The progress flagg is somewhat visible when backlit with the light still out. I'm not convinced the chevron Queer Flag will be. When I loop the curtain and not the flag, more of the flag is easily seen than not.

We thought of some other loopholes. I have a compliant white and blue chair on the porch. Head Millenial will be painting pink stripes hopefully next week if we can get the stuff that makes paint stick to fabric. The stripes won't be the right order, but we can at least have the colour.

We went to the Dollar store Wednesday in search of rainbow pinwheels, but all they had were red/white/blue. Sigh. A friend bought a big flower pinwheel with the correct number of petals and has undertaken to paint it pride flag colours.

We also plan to report every US flag we see when it gets close to July 4th as the wording bans those too. If you ban flags, you better not only enforce on minorities.

So here's the thing. We are all really poor, but we are also angry. If you have good cheap suggestions for how to make pride stuff without actual flags, please, please write in. Most of the Millennials are good at DIY and we are all very much in the mood for malicious compliance.

* As of Friday, the cleaners haven't turned up the last five times they've been scheduled. I spent an hour on the phone with they Asshole Agency, mostly on hold, getting cut off "accidentally" before the operator got an answer from management. The second lady double checked my phone number so she could call back if we got cut off. This too was a lie. Remember, every time they cut me off, I have to start over, waiting on hold for an operator, explaining from scratch, them trying to reach a supervisor.

Am I being blackballed? Inquiring minds want to know.

In any case I have to wait up for the imaginary cleaner, then call the Asshole Agency to ask if the cleaner has cancelled, because once again they didn’t bother to call, which means i lose nearly as much sleep only no dishes are washed.

PRIDE Loophole Update: The Progress shows up fine at night. I have to loop up the curtain to reveal the queer chevron.

* 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

* "Midnight Pals: The Future is Now:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/719037361912201216/midnight-pals-the-future-is-now?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Oxfam fam:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/719498606294548480/midnight-pals-oxfam-fam?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Cozy Horror:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/719674079795380224/midnight-pals-cozy-horror?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/

* 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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* I'm Too Tired Too Weed things that aren't needed in the Debt ceiling section. i'm a little better tpoday, but not great.

* "Sudan military ruler seeks removal of UN envoy in letter to UN chief, who is ‘shocked’ by the demand:" https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-un-envoy-military-rsf-f88097b73244a90a02158ce781a9e44f

* "Nearly 1.4 million people displaced in Sudan since civil war erupted, UN report says :" https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/africa/sudan-displaced-people-gender-violence-intl-hnk/index.html

* "‘As the night descended, they came and killed’: Sudan’s other war:" https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2023/5/30/as-the-night-descended-they-came-and-killed-sudans-other-war

* "Tens of thousands protest overhaul for 21st weekend, but turnout remains lower:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/tens-of-thousands-protest-overhaul-for-21st-weekend-but-turnout-remains-lower/

* "French unions plan June 6 protests against Macron and his pension law:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-unions-call-new-day-protest-against-pension-reform-june-6-2023-05-02/

* "What's next for French protesters?:" https://www.npr.org/2023/05/29/1178747991/whats-next-for-french-protesters

* I didn't have much hope, but still it makes me sad. "Erdogan cements his power with a victory in Turkey's presidential runoff election:" https://www.npr.org/2023/05/28/1178660299/erdogan-has-claimed-victory-in-turkeys-presidential-runoff-election

* "Türkiye’s president Erdoğan uses election victory speech to take aim at ‘LGBT forces’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/29/recep-tayyip-erdogan-lgbtq-gay-turkey/

* "Israel’s Far Right Government is a Gift to Settlers:"

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* "India cuts periodic table and evolution from school textbooks — experts are baffled:" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01770-y



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* "Ukraine says Russia plans to simulate accident at nuclear plant:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-russia-plans-simulate-accident-nuclear-power-plant-2023-05-26/

Publicizing it makes it less likely they'll do it, I suspect.

Honestly, I've been expecting them to arrange an "accidental" meltdown since they seized the plant as it is easier to get plausible deniability than actually nuking Ukraine as they keep threatening to do as part of their genocide, but I limit the amount of speculation I do in print.

* "Russia, Ukraine fail to embrace IAEA plan to protect nuclear plant:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/un-nuclear-watchdog-asks-russia-ukraine-protect-zaporizhzhia-plant-2023-05-30/

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* "Supreme Court sides with 94-year-old woman who accused government of stealing her home equity:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-sides-94-year-mn-woman-striking/story?id=99600689

* "Let's talk about SCOTUS and checks and balances....:"

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* "Biden reaches milestone in judicial appointments:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/biden-reaches-milestone-in-judicial-appointments-177593413777

* "Biden signs debt limit bill, avoiding U.S. default:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-signs-bill-lifting-us-debt-limit-2023-06-03/

* "Here are the 6 must-know provisions of the new debt ceiling deal :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/28/6-pillars-of-the-debt-ceiling-deal-00099108

Republicans wanted to dramatically increase the national debt through credit default, by preventing the government from paying the bills, but have settled for a smaller increase in the national debt by increasing the military budget while lowering revenues through cuts to IRS enforcement targeted at billionaire and the major corporation tax cheats.

They are lying when they say they want to lower the debt. They always dramatically increase it when they are in charge and all the things they were demanding in exchange for not blowing up the world economy was designed to increase the debt and harm ordinary people.

Democrats, are far more fiscally responsible generally as the money they tend to want to spend is an investment in things like the economy, education, health care, while all republicans want to do is suck money out of the economy to give to the extremely wealthy and frittering it away on our massively bloated military budget while cutting anything that invests in the future or ordinary Americans.

Never buy the lie of Republican fiscal responsibility.

* Saying the quiet part out loud. "Grassley: GOP ‘not interested’ in whether Biden accusations are ‘accurate’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/grassley-gop-not-interested-in-whether-biden-accusations-are-accurate-179203141918

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene slays irony, stresses House ‘decorum’:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/marjorie-taylor-greene-slays-irony-stresses-house-decorum-rcna86223

* "Robert Garcia Counters Majorie Taylor Greene's Homophobia With Resolution Honoring All Families:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-garcia-families

* 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

* "Minnesota lawmakers bring national popular vote one step closer to reality:" https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/05/24/minnesota-lawmakers-bring-national-popular-vote-one-step-closer-to-reality/

* "Zooey Zephyr & the Politics of Civility:"

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* If she doesn't pay attention to politics or the news, why the fuck is she in politics? "Nebraska senator who voted for anti-trans, anti-abortion bill says she wasn’t paying attention:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/nebraska-senator-christy-armanderiz/

* "New RNC Debate Rules Could Limit GOP Primary Field:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/new-rnc-debate-rules-could-limit-gop-primary-field-179734597857

* "Hayes: Biden delivering on 2020 promises makes for a strong 2024 pitch:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-biden-delivering-on-2020-promises-makes-for-a-strong-2024-pitch-178522693779

* "Republican Primary Field Expands as 2024 Approaches:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/republican-primary-field-expands-as-2024-approaches-177592901887

* "One-on-One with 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/one-on-one-with-2024-republican-presidential-candidate-former-gov-asa-hutchinson-177773125916

* "7 telling moments from Ron DeSantis’ 2024 Twitter launch: Hate, lies and reheated Trumpism:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/25/ron-desantis-twitter-president-bid/

* "Fox News mocks Ron DeSantis after ‘disaster’ presidential launch:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/25/fox-news-ron-desantis-disaster-twitter-2024-campaign/

* "Let's talk about DeSantis and a failure to launch....:"

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* "‘Disastrous position:’ The DeSantis bid to be the anti-vaccine candidate:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-disastrous-position-the-desantis-bid-to-be-the-anti-vaccine-candidate-179577925819

* "Would Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis be worse for LGBTQ+ rights in the US?:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/26/donald-trump-ron-desantis-president/

* "Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general who said trans youth care is ‘child abuse’, faces impeachment:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/26/ken-paxton-impeachment-texas/

* "Impeached Texas AG Ken Paxton tries out Trump defense playbook:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/impeached-texas-ag-ken-paxton-tries-out-trump-defense-playbook-178524741975

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* "Complexities of a RICO case seen in wide-ranging Georgia investigation of Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/complexities-of-a-rico-case-seen-in-wide-ranging-georgia-investigation-of-trump-179619909811

* "Trump reportedly building revenge list against feds investigating him:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-reportedly-building-revenge-list-against-feds-investigating-him-178556485747

* "Lordy! Special counsel reportedly has audio of Trump talking about secret document he kept:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/lordy-special-counsel-reportedly-has-audio-of-trump-talking-about-secret-document-he-kept-178813509751

* "Hayes: New evidence points to Trump motive in documents case:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-new-evidence-points-to-trump-motive-in-documents-case-179575877895

* "What the latest Trump tapes twist is all about and why it matters:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/what-the-latest-trump-tapes-twist-is-all-about-and-why-it-matters-179271237736

* "Lordy! Special counsel reportedly has audio of Trump talking about secret document he kept:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/lordy-special-counsel-reportedly-has-audio-of-trump-talking-about-secret-document-he-kept-178813509751

* "Trump's lawyers reportedly beginning to turn on each other:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-s-lawyers-reportedly-beginning-to-turn-on-each-other-178549829715

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* I am wondering what A.L. Milne would think about all of it. "DISD parents concerned about ‘run, hide, fight’ Winnie-the-Pooh book:" https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2023/05/winnie-pooh-run-hide-fight/

* "8 people killed, 71 injured in mass shootings over Memorial Day weekend:" https://www.axios.com/2023/05/30/mass-shootings-memorial-day-weekend

* "New Biden Asylum Policy Will Hurt LGBTQ+ Migrants and Others, Activists Say:" https://www.advocate.com/news/biden-asylum-immigration-policy-citicized

* "Transgender Woman Given Another Chance to Fight Deportation by U.S. Supreme Court:" https://www.advocate.com/law/supreme-court-trans-immigration

* "'Our governor is a job-killing moron': DeSantis immigration policy threatens state economy:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-our-governor-is-a-job-killing-moron-desantis-immigration-policy-threatens-state-economy-179258437978

* The police decided to murder an innocent unarmed 12 year old for the crime of calling the police for help. It is lucky the child lived. "Mom demands answers after 11-year-old son allegedly shot by police officer at home:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/mom-demands-justice-after-11-year-son-shot/story?id=99598767

* "Why Cops Are Untouchable with Joanna Schwartz:"

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* This is an older piece, but I think relevant given the current Target stuff. "How Target Got Cozy With the Cops, Turning Black Neighbors Into Suspects:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-25/how-target-tgt-police-surveilled-black-neighbors-in-inner-cities

* "In New York Prisons, Guards Who Brutalize Prisoner Rarely Get Fired:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/05/19/new-york-prison-corrections-officer-abuse-prisoners

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Strip searches, trauma, isolation: Trans men describe life behind bars:" https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/strip-searches-trauma-isolation-trans-men-describe-life-bars-rcna6490

* "ESPN Anchor Under Fire For Mocking Indigenous NHL Player's Name:" https://advocatechannel.com/john-anderson-espn-under-fire-mocking-zach-whitecloud-indigenous-name

* "Don’t visit Florida if you’re LGBTQ+, Human Rights Campaign warns: ‘It’s dangerous’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/25/human-rights-campaign-equality-florida-ron-desantis/

* "'Don't Say Gay' Bill Signed in Iowa; GOP Gov. OK's Ratting on Trans Students:" https://www.advocate.com/dont-say-gay/don-t-say-gay-law-signed-in-iowa

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene, who calls drag queens ‘groomers’, thinks it’s fine for her boyfriend to do drag:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/27/marjorie-taylor-greene-drag-partner-hypocrisy/

* "As Predicted, Anti-Drag Laws Are Being Weaponized to Silence Trans People:" https://www.themarysue.com/montana-library-cancels-transgender-speaker-because-of-anti-drag-law/

* "How to Stop Neo-Nazis From Crashing Pride Month:" https://newrepublic.com/article/173096/stop-neo-nazis-crashing-pride-month

* "Florida Rejected Social Studies Lessons — You'll Never Guess Which Ones:" https://advocatechannel.com/florida-rejected-social-studies-lessons-youll-never-guess-which-ones

* "Lost Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show’s Poisonous Culture:" https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/05/lost-tv-show-culture

* CW: Pedophilia, Domestic Abuse. Given how many of the people who think all queer people are pedophiles turn out to be pedophiles, maybe law enforcement ought to take a closer look every time a politician publicly announces they don't understand the concept of consent. "LGBTQ book ban proponent faces felony child molestation charge in Missouri:" https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/lgbtq-book-ban-advocate-faces-felony-child-molestation-charge-missouri-rcna14763

* CW: Pedophilia. "White nationalist pleads guilty in child porn case after arrest for trying to riot at LGBTQ pride:" https://lawandcrime.com/crime/white-nationalist-pleads-guilty-in-child-porn-case-after-arrest-for-trying-to-riot-at-lgbtq-pride/

* CW: Pedophilia. The far right's every accusation is a confession. "Andrew Hazelton, reputed neo-Nazi and son of Westford Select Board member Scott Hazelton, arrested on child porn charges :" https://www.lowellsun.com/2021/05/07/andrew-hazelton-reputed-neonazi-and-son-of-westford-select-board-member-scott-hazelton-arrested-on-child-porn-charges/

* "ITV ‘investigated’ rumours of Phillip Schofield’s relationship with younger employee:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/27/phillip-schofield-itv-affair/



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* "Hospitals in Two States Denied an Abortion to a Miscarrying Patient. Investigators Say They Broke Federal Law.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/two-hospitals-denied-abortion-miscarrying-patient-breaking-federal-law?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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* "Pansexual, intersex and transgender people worst represented in LGBTQ+ media, damning survey finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/26/just-like-us-lgbt-representation-media-young-adults-survey/

* "As a teacher, I’ve watched students learn misogyny and anti-LGBTQ+ hate from the internet:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/25/teacher-misogyny-anti-lgbtq-schools-andrew-tate/

* "Uganda’s president Museveni signs Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law: ‘How many will die?’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/29/uganda-anti-homosexuality-act-signed-law-yoweri-museveni-lgbt/

* "Polish politician suggests LGBTQ-friendly schools are staffed by ‘paedophiles’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/25/poland-mikolaj-pawlak-schools-lgbtq-investigation/

* "Hong Kong: Queer teachers forced to hide their relationship say marriage equality would change everything:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/hong-kong-same-sex-marriage-lgbtq-2/

* "Woman carrying Pride flag shot in head with BB gun after Polish LGBTQ+ parade: ‘Attack on all of us’ :" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/28/poland-lgbtq-equality-march-bb-gun-assault/

* "Malaysia seizes rainbow Pride-themed Swatch watches:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/25/malaysian-swatch-pride-watches/

* "Mexico unveils new non-binary passport: ‘Diversity enriches and flourishes’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/21/mexico-gender-marker-passports/

* "Overturning British colonial-era ‘buggery’ law ‘first step’ to protecting LGBTQ+ people in Guyana:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/21/guyana-lgbtq-rights-british-colonial-law-sasod/

* "EHRC suspends ‘bullying’ investigation into chair Kishwer Falkner:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/26/ehrc-investigation-suspended-baroness-falkner/

* "Anti-trans Tory MP Miriam Cates doesn’t want children ‘changing gender in school’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/27/miriam-cates-tory-trans-children-schools/

* "Tory MP Mark Jenkinson calls trans women ‘men’ in unprompted Twitter attacks:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/25/mark-jenkinson-twitter-trans-women-misgendering/

* "Rishi Sunak asked to condemn schools simply for supporting trans kids:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/rishi-sunak-schools-trans-guidance-pronouns/

* "Ex-Mermaids CEO shuts down suggestion Tavistock gender clinic links were inappropriate:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/28/mermaids-telegraph-susie-green-gender-affirming-healthcare/

* Don't ever kid yourselves. They want us all dead. That's the goal. "Sacked anti-trans teacher Joshua Sutcliffe claims ‘all sin deserves the death penalty’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/teacher-joshua-sutcliffe-piers-morgan-sin-death-penalty/

* "Oxford University dons back queer students opposing ‘gender-critical’ Kathleen Stock talk :" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/28/oxford-university-kathleen-stock/

* "Drag queen expertly shuts down anti-LGBTQ+ protester at Birmingham Pride parade: ‘The only sin is you spreading hate’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/27/birmingham-pride-drag-queen-protester/

* "Pitiful turnout of anti-drag protesters countered with ‘joyful’ LGBTQ+ street party:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/28/turning-point-uk-drag-event-honor-oak/

* "Trans and non-binary participants in Gender Wars documentary accuse Channel 4 of ‘misleading’ them:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/28/gender-wars-documentary-channel-4-trans-non-binary-backlash/

* "So, a Top Guardian Editor Was Married to the Founder of Mumsnet:" https://judedoyle.medium.com/so-a-top-guardian-editor-was-married-to-the-founder-of-mumsnet-836cddf8fdc4

* "Many transgender health bills came from a handful of far-right interest groups, AP finds:" https://apnews.com/article/transgender-health-model-legislation-5cc4a7cb4ab69150f670d06fd0f361ab

* "Florida's Trans Bathroom Ban Signed: Arrests To Follow Regardless Of Legal Gender Status:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/floridas-trans-bathroom-ban-signed

* The Republican War on Reality continues. "Montana signing bill defining sex as binary compared to legislating that Earth is flat:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/24/montana-bill-sex-binary-backlash-zooey-zephyr/

* "Georgia’s new anti-trans law also disparages autistic people like me:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/georgias-new-anti-trans-law-also-disparages-autistic-people-rcna76858

* Intersex people are now barred from all public restrooms as well and are classified as "disabled" under the new law. "Kansas now has some of nation's strictest anti-trans laws, banning bathroom access and ID changes:" https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2023-04-27/kansas-now-has-the-nations-strictest-anti-trans-law-banning-access-to-bathrooms-and-shelters

* Six Anti-Trans Bills in Hawaii: https://translegislation.com/bills/2023/HI

* "Cruel bill banning trans healthcare killed off in Louisiana – by just one vote:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/25/louisiana-fred-mills-matt-walsh/

* "Indiana governor signs cruel bill forcing teachers to out trans kids to their parents:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/06/indiana-governor-anti-trans-name-pronouns-bill/

* "Kansas City Is Now Sanctuary City for Those Seeking Gender-Affirming Care:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/sanctuary-city-transgender-kansas-city

* "Kansas City, Missouri becomes an LGBTQ sanctuary city:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/kansas-city-missouri-becomes-an-lgbtq-sanctuary-city-179736133598

* "San Francisco DA Defends Decision Not to Charge Black Trans Man's Killer:" https://www.advocate.com/news/black-transgender-man-killed-walgreens

* "Mum of disabled son blames anti-trans law for being refused entry to public toilet:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/26/anti-trans-bathroom-bill-kansas-disabled-cisgender-son/

* "Florida Publix Refuses to Write 'Trans' on a Cake, Citing Company Policy:" https://www.advocate.com/business/publix-florida-trans-cake

* "Enraged parents call for boycott of school Pride Day assembly to keep kids ‘innocent’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/29/anti-lgbtq-parents-call-to-boycott-la-school-over-pride-day-assembly/

* "Lil Nas X mocks fragile right-wing backlash to Target Pride collection:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/27/lil-nas-x-target-pride-backlash/

* "LGBTQ+ anti-bullying group receives violent threats amid Target backlash: ‘Dangerous lies’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/29/glsen-target-fox-news/

* "Trans youth hold their own joy-filled prom after teen excluded from graduation:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/23/trans-youth-prom-washington-dc/

* "Bud Light truck drivers targeted with homophobic abuse: ‘Gay beer salesmen’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/27/bud-light-truck-drivers-homophobic-abuse/

* "LA Dodgers issue grovelling apology to drag act after uninviting them from Pride event:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/23/la-dodgers-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-pride/

* "British Cycling’s new ‘open’ category will put trans athletes at ‘major disadvantage’, says former racer:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/28/british-cycling-trans-women-ban/

* "Gay & Bisexual Men Now Eligible to Donate Blood Under New FDA Policies:" https://www.advocate.com/health/gay-men-donate-blood-new

* "Blockbuster PrEP Lawsuit: Gilead Wins Over U.S. Government:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/prevention/blockbuster-prep-lawsuit-gilead-wins-over-u-s-government

* "New mpox cases found in UK: ‘The infection has not gone away’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/25/mpox-new-cases-uk-london/

* Regarding the abusiveness of ABA: https://www.tumblr.com/allaboardthecolumboat/718451358139826176/i-thought-i-had-already-posted-this-here-but-it?source=share



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* "Earth is ‘really quite sick now’ and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says:" https://apnews.com/article/earth-environment-climate-change-nature-sick-2dded06915af4645253f5c29abff4794

* "Disappearing lakes, dead crops and trucked-in water: Drought-stricken Spain is running dry:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/02/europe/spain-drought-catalonia-heat-wave-climate-intl/index.html

* "Eastern Canada's Halifax declares emergency over wildfire, shutting schools:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/eastern-canadas-halifax-declares-emergency-over-wildfire-2023-05-29/

* "Across Canada, tens of thousands have evacuated due to wildfires in recent weeks:" https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1179241527/across-canada-tens-of-thousands-have-evacuated-due-to-wildfires-in-recent-weeks

* "Avalanche kills 11 members of nomadic tribe in northern Pakistan:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/avalanche-kills-11-members-nomadic-tribe-northern-pakistan-2023-05-27/

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* "Climate-fueled insurance crisis hits California:" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2023/05/31/climate-fueled-insurance-crisis-hits-california-00082767

* "‘Murderers’ and ‘criminals’: Meteorologists face unprecedented harassment from conspiracy theorists:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/27/world/meteorologists-conspiracy-harassment-abuse-climate-intl/index.html

* "AI Deepfakes of True-Crime Victims Are a Waking Nightmare:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/true-crime-tiktok-ai-deepfake-victims-children-1234743895/

This needs to fucking go. It’s incredibly exploitative. It is bad enough to see sensationalist coverage of someone you love who was murdered. It is fucking creepy to see fictionalized and/or thinly veiled versions of a crime that lives forever in your head. This is beyond the pale.

Those poor families.

* I am grumpy that I now know what knotting is because of AI coverage.

* "Combating Global Animal Extinction with Clones and Frozen Sperm:"

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* "Ray Stevenson, Actor in ‘Punisher: War Zone,’ ‘RRR’ and ‘Thor’ Films, Dies at 58 :" https://variety.com/2023/film/people-news/ray-stevenson-dead-punisher-ahsoka-1235621641/

* We've been getting whiffs of the wildfire smoke now and then in other parts of town, but it only reached us here in the cat asylum before dawn of May 26. My lungs have been doing above average well this spring, and when the tree I'm particularly allergic to started mating in earnest earlier this week, it mostly meant a runny nose and a bit of extra itch.

I can already tell, the fire's changing that. I'm starting to gunk up, my eyes are itching, and the smoke is giving me a headache. The smell got really nasty around 8ish AM. We should have put the livingroom filter in, but we've had such good breeze out of Alaska through the weird little wind tunnel where I live, that I was putting it off so the cats could enjoy the open window.

Canada is burning, burning, burning, and the only Republican response is to try to force the repeal of the infrastructure Law's climate measures in debt negotiation.

* Thursday I woke up in bad shape. I've been off an on extreme pain for the last month, and it's pushing my body to it's limits. The arm attached to my damaged shoulder is my dominant one, and it was barely functioning and startlingly painful. I'm struggling with stupid stuff like rolling over in bed and pouring tea. I keep giving myself scalds and small burns because some cooking tasks need two hands doing separate things, and my arm shakes or randomly loses power for tiny intervals. This kind of pain fucks with sleep, and I end up losing hours hear and there because I got a phone call or went to pee and can't get back to sleep which adds more strain to the system.

My arm was doing this and I had the shakes. I woke up exhausted and couldn't go back to sleep after. When I eventually dragged myself out of my room, it was really clear staying up for the Friday morning cleaner was going to be a nightmare, but I did it, and got things done. The aggregate had not nearly all the things in it I wanted to put in, but it went out. I even managed to do a little TUMBLR post programming, which I'd barely managed anything of in the past week. I haven't been this far behind in over a year. I am, in fact, so far behind that my PRIDE Month programming started half a month early. Which is fine, but it means there is very little leeway for me. I kept being to tired to do it.

The cleaner had called Thursday night to ask if they could come early, to which I readily agreed. I picked the time I did on the grounds it would be hard to get anyone to fill an earlier slot. The time they said they'd come passed. No call. No cleaner. The official start time passed. no call, no cleaner. I didn't want to get them in trouble, but I was shaking even worse with pain and exhaustion and with forcing myself to stay up 3-4 hours after my body wanted to go to bed, and also I'd pulled my bedding apart because I needed the sheet changed and my damaged arms really can't do it anymore. (My non-dominant shoulder is also messed up, just not as badly, and the mattress is too heavy for arms that go limp if you push them.).

At twenty past the hour, I call returned the cleaner. No answer. Then I looked up the number for the agency, and left them a call me back. Around the half hour the cleaner got back to me sounding terrible and telling me they'd cancelled. Apparently this is when the Asshole Agency got back to me leaving a message saying they couldn't reach me with a long robot survey thing on the end. This is the only message on the answering service and had a time stamp matching the cleaner call.

I am now furious and frustrated to the point of tears. Why did no one call my to tell me of the cancellation, preferably before I took the bed apart half an hour before the official start time? Why did no one call me at all, leaving it to me to call around? what exactly is the procedure with a cancellation? Do they send someone else? Reschedule? How the fuck am I putting a fitted sheet back on that mattress so I can sleep? I can hear Squirrel snoring. If they had called even ten to fifteen minutes after expected start time to tell me no one was coming, I could have got Squirrel to help.

Insert cursing here.

I still needed a lung treatment and to stay up for forage delivery, so I called asshole agency again and set up a call back. I moved the phone to where I could reach. I set up a treatment. Tavy curled up for lung time on top of me. About half way through the phone panicked him and he clawed the shit out of me in the scramble for safety. Let us hope he hasn't given me yet another staph infection. (I'm pretty sure the sore on my outer thigh that won't heal from last week is another staph infection from his claws as the normal antibiotic cream does nothing). I still have the cream from the January staph infection and had just scaled up to it for the leg infection, so I'm doing the deeper claw marks on my stomach with it, because I really don't want more staph infections on my stomach and I can do it when I'm treating my leg.

Anyway, Asshole agency guy lied to my face that they repeated tried to contact me about the cancellation. I was sitting literally right next to the phone. The ringer is working. It never rang once except when the cleaner called back. They left no message about cancellation, only the one from when I was talking to the cleaner. If they'd tried to call and for some reason neither phone's ringer was working, the TV also puts a message announcing calls on screen which really fucking helps when the lung motor is going. He insisted it was a phone call and not a text. (I only have a landline, but people have trouble grasping that some people don't have text capability.) I can only conclude he lied about one or both of these things. Add white hot fury shaking to the my body is on the verge of cascade failure from being pushed to hard and being in too much pain for too long.

While I had him one the phone I did ask about if I could request the nice hard working cleaner from last week as a first choice. It is allowed apparently. I which there was some sort of instruction manual except for one poorly designed and probably deliberately uninformative web site. I have listed cool queer cleaner as preferred. I also now have answers about the rescheduling system.

Right at hang up they listed how many hours of service I have left for the year. (Things like this reset benefits at the end of the year without carry over). I did the math. I have two extra months of two hour service slots. Which will be great in the exhausting back half of the year, but which is concerning as hell for next year, because that is clearly not enough for a year of weekly two hour cleanings. O.o

But that is next year's problem.

By the time forage delivery came (right as lung time was finishing), and I'd sorted stuff and put away the perishables, and endured the torture of the fitted sheet replacement and putting the rest of the bed stuff back where it goes, I'd been up nearly as long as I would have been if a cleaner had come. I don't blame the cleaner who sounded genuinely awful on the phone. I do blame Asshole Agency. (The company name is so obnoxious and condescending and literally patronizing, that it makes me angry just thinking about it. It was no surprise at all that they exploit the shit out of the workers and lie about phone calls).

Last week cleaner said they were scheduled for next week. Assuming I haven't scared them off, that will be good.

* ....And no cleaner today. At least the Asshole Agendcy called. Twice. Once to reschedule later in the day; once to cancel. These were two of the seven phone calls in the five hour sleep period I had between deciding I was too tired to continue and the alarm for the second cleaner time. I actually missed the second call from Asshole Agency, as The call before them was one of those invasive mandatory health surveys they force Medicare people to do. This wasn't the actual medicare annual harrassment, but the agency the medical social workers work for. So that ate an hour of sleep between that and the not being able to get back to sleep after and then having to get up to sort out the laundry and forage box situation. I didn't think to check messages until the cleaner turned up late. I've tried rescheduling for Tuesday. at least Asshole agency was answering the phone.

I know it's generally considered reasonable and normal to wake up a disabled person in extreme pain six times in a five hour sleep, but I resent it so much. Especially today when even lying still in the safest position the pain was unbearable and trying to ewalk a dangerous nightmare. Plus, you know, my shoulder joint also being a trip to hell all by itself. I had to give in and take a stronger pain pill, always a risky prospect given how I respond to them. At least they all let me sleep after I finished with asshole agency.

Tavy jumping on my head from the upper shelf, where he is not allowed to be, was the blood icing on the pain cake, as he clawed the shit out of my scalp when he landed, and scalp wounds are famously bloody. I had no one to help clean the wounds and ended up getting rubbing alcohol in my eye, mostly becusse my arms are barely working just like my legs right now. He's a tiny terror, but his weight dropped from that height onto my head did not improve my headache either. It took three hours more to get everyone fed and my own dinner made.

This is all way too hard.

* 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

* I'm still chugging along with the Babylon 5 movies as of this writing. I finished River of souls and moved on to the extras and JMS said something about the central dilemma of the movie that I think was wrong. I mean, yes, there is a debate built in to the Soul Hunter scenario, around what happens after you die, but he's missed the forest for the trees.

The actual debate is simpler than he thinks. The question is not, are the Soul Hunters right about their being no afterlife or reincarnation or what have you. No. The central issue is Consent.

Did the person being Collected consent to being collected? The answer is a pretty resounding no in both the original Soul Hunter episode and this one. The Membari did not consent to having the souls of their notables stolen. They resisted violently the attempt to steal the soul of Dukat. The Souls stolen in the original Soul hunter episode emphatically did not consent. The planet of souls stolen in River of Souls are furious about their imprisonment. The souls are capable of expressing consent or lack thereof, but the Soul Hunters didn't ask them.

It does not matter one whit if there is an after life or reincarnation or nothing at all. Even if the Soul hunters are correct that there is nothing after death in the objective sense, they are still not heroes saving people. They could ask the people they collect if they do or don't want eternal life in a whisper gallery. If they don't, imprisonment is cruel and unusual punishment on an unimaginable scale. If they do want it? Totally fine.

The thing is a character actually brings up that imprisonment against ones will for a million years or possibly forever is a pretty good definition of hell. characters definitely confront the soul Hunter with the consent issue.

It's textual. Death of the author and all that. I think JMS got distracted by the more theological debate and missed the underlying theme in his own work because he's so close to it. It happens. This is not remotely an attack on JMS. One of the many, many things I love about B5 is how important consent and free will are thematically to the whole series, whether you're talking Vorlons and Shadows, or Psy Corps vs. Rogues, or Centauri vs. Narns, or Fascism vs.Sheridan's and Mars's resistance, or individual episodes, like the one with the child that needed surgery or the plague episode or Epsilon 5 or Sinclair and B4 and tons of other things.

B5 is good anti-fascist and anti-colonialist science fiction because it asks hard questions about ethics and theology and government, but never ever lets go of that central championing of consent and free will. It can have all this ethical and cultural complexity because it's built on a foundation of resistance to the people trying to steal the choices away, and it never ever sides with people saying my choice is the only right one for you, even if you like the person trying to imposed their choice on someone else, even if you as an audience member thinks the choice being made is the wrong one.

I fucking love this show. I'll never stop being angry that season 4 ended up too dense because of cancellation, leaving season 5 a bit light. I'll never not be furious Crusade got cancelled after one season. Wear their flaws and problems? Hell yes, but it's still the best TV made in the '90's as far as I'm concerned. (I loved other shows from the '90's deeply, especially the brilliant Deep space Nine, but B5 wins. It just does).

It is heartbreaking that the generations after mine have mostly forgotten it or never have heard of it.

* Van Helsing gives; Dracula takes: https://www.tumblr.com/vickyvicarious/718338134745677824/i-like-the-contrast-to-pointed-out-with-the-loving?source=share

* "Jonathan Harker and Doomed Bride imagery:" https://www.tumblr.com/anony-geist/718672560043311104/jonathan-harker-and-doomed-bride-imagery-lenore?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: What a Deal:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/718958767502491648/midnight-pals-what-a-deal?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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* "Sudan conflict could prompt 800,000 people to flee, UN says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sudan-conflict-shows-no-sign-easing-sudanese-brace-more-violence-2023-05-01/

* "Sudan's warring generals extend theoretical truce but keep fighting:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sudan-conflict-drives-100000-over-border-amid-crumbling-ceasefires-2023-05-02/

* "May Day: World’s workers rally, France sees pension anger:" https://apnews.com/article/may-day-celebrations-labor-conditions-wages-046a06a418c3d180eaf39ff9c9e97d18

* "May Day protest erupts in Paris as France seethes about a hike in the retirement age:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/europe/france-pension-protests-explainer-intl/index.html

* "18th weekend of rallies as protesters demand overhaul negotiations not drag on:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/18th-weekend-of-rallies-as-protesters-demand-overhaul-negotiations-not-drag-on/

* "Eamon Ryan: Free public transport would 'increase level of unnecessary trips':" https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41086711.html

"However, Ms Smith said that this perspective “fundamentally misunderstands the purpose and aim of free public transport”.

“It will take people from cars, but often the main initial change in terms of percentages can be these so-called ‘unnecessary’ journeys; but this is actually another of Fare Free public transport’s great benefits,” she said.""

* "UK government told to give LGBTQ+ Ugandans safe asylum as anti-gay bill looms:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/05/uk-uganda-asylum-anti-gay-bill-lgbtq/

* "The Caribbean is shaking off the monarchy – and 'imported' Christian homophobia:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/04/lgbtq-caribbean-colonialism-coronation/

* "Why LGBTQ+ Uganda won't be celebrating King Charles' coronation:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/03/king-charles-coronation-uganda-lgbtq/

* "British colonialism still hurting LGBTQ+ Indians: 'King Charles should speak out':" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/04/india-british-colonisation-lgbtq/

* "The Crown Apparently Costs Canada Over $58 Million Each Year & Here’s How It Breaks Down:" https://www.narcity.com/the-crown-costs-canadians-over-58-million-each-year-heres-how-it-breaks-down

* "King's coronation: Time for royals to face up to Britain's anti-LGBTQ+ colonial legacy:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/02/king-charles-coronation-britain-colonisation/

* They have no bread? Let them eat cake. "King Charles’ coronation to flaunt the royal bounty despite cost-of-living crisis:" https://globalnews.ca/news/9668553/king-charles-coronation-expensive-cost-of-living-crisis/

* "Council snubs food banks…then spends £50k on coronation:" https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/coronation-38m-costs-local-councils-barking-bromley-ealing/

* "Head of anti-monarchy group arrested for peaceful coronation protest:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/06/king-charles-coronation-anti-monarch-protest-arrest/

* "Peter Tatchell blasts police for ‘outrageous’ coronation arrests: 'They broke their promise':" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/06/king-charles-coronation-protests-peter-tatchell-metropolitan-police/

* "How Princess Diana fans are spending coronation day:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/06/princess-diana-coronation/

* "Massive Penis Is Mowed Into Lawn At King Charles Coronation Party Venue:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/penis-lawn-royal-crescent-king-charles-coronation_n_6454cd39e4b007e3d7d7f837

* "UK local elections: Conservatives battered as Labour surges:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/05/uk-local-elections-conservatives-labour-id/bd80f828-eb1b-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html

* "Tory ‘war on woke’ fails as early local election results suggest huge defeats:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/05/local-elections-conservatives-labour-lib-dems-lgbtq-trans/

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* "'Waves of volunteers' lend resourcefulness to Ukraine military:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-waves-of-volunteers-lend-resourcefulness-to-ukraine-military-172634181640

* "Ukraine's LGBTQ+ Soldiers Are Fighting For More Than Their Homes:" https://advocatechannel.com/ukraine-lgbtq-soldiers-fighting-for-more-than-their-homes

* "How the war in Ukraine has forever changed the children in one kindergarten class:" https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1161970852/ukraine-russia-war-kindergarten-students-schools

* The Russian Genocide on Ukrainians continues. "The Russian Woman Accused of 'Stealing' Ukrainian Children:"

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* "Will Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Ever Go to Trial?:"

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* This is so dangerous. "Supreme Court to decide important case on government power:" https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-chevron-government-regulations-9acb83915166d3bc7439dd4ae74af8a9

* "Clarence Thomas’ Friend Acknowledges That Billionaire Harlan Crow Paid Tuition for the Child Thomas Was Raising “as a Son”:" https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-tuition-martin-school

* "Chief Justice John Roberts’ Wife Made Over $10 Million As Legal Consultant, Report Says:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/04/28/chief-justice-john-roberts-wife-made-over-10-million-as-legal-consultant-report-says/?sh=4e2edb351e9a

* "Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas’s wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/05/04/leonard-leo-clarence-ginni-thomas-conway/

* "Whistleblower: Wife of Chief Justice Roberts made $10.3 million from top law firms:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/whistleblower-wife-of-chief-justice-roberts-made-10-3-million-from-top-law-firms-172159557726

* "‘Serious Omissions’ In Senate Probe Clearing Brett Kavanaugh Of Sexual Assault, Report Says:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/04/28/serious-omissions-in-senate-probe-clearing-brett-kavanaugh-of-sexual-assault-report-says/?sh=7a41a1ae7c80

* "The brazen explanation for concealing the Ginni Thomas payment:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/05/clarence-thomas-ginni-leonard-leo/

* "Report: Judicial activist paid Clarence Thomas’s wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/report-judicial-activist-paid-clarence-thomas-s-wife-urged-no-mention-of-ginni-172833861650

* "New reports broaden picture of questionable gifts, income to Clarence and Ginni Thomas:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/new-reports-broaden-picture-of-questionable-gifts-income-to-clarence-and-ginni-thomas-172849221785

* "'This is really a five alarm fire': Supreme Court in crisis after spate of scandals:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-this-is-really-a-five-alarm-fire-supreme-court-in-crisis-after-spate-of-scandals-172855877975

* "Supreme Court ethics crisis prompts calls for new accountability measures:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/supreme-court-ethics-crisis-prompts-calls-for-new-accountability-measures-173113925583

* "Republicans were not always indifferent to Supreme Court ethics scandals:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/republicans-were-not-always-indifferent-to-supreme-court-ethics-scandals-173114437730

* "‘Captured court’: Hayes on Leonard Leo's two-fold plan to form this Supreme Court:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-captured-court-hayes-on-leonard-leo-s-two-fold-plan-to-form-this-supreme-court-173061701800

* "Astonishing Corruption at The Supreme Court?:"

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* More banks will fail. More people will lose their jobs and it won't address the problem of price gouging. "Fed is set to raise rates yet again. After that, then what?:" https://apnews.com/article/interest-rates-inflation-prices-recession-federal-reserve-bb8f86329961acd30ccabb1136bbb9e3

* "Job openings fell more than expected in March to lowest level in nearly two years:" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/02/jolts-march-2023-.html

* "Regulators seize First Republic Bank, sell assets to JPMorgan:" https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/california-financial-regulator-takes-possession-first-republic-bank-2023-05-01/

* "Biden seeks debt ceiling talks, as U.S. faces possible June 1 default:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/01/congress-debt-limit-deadline-biden-mccarthy/

* "House Democrats maneuver to force a debt-ceiling vote as default looms:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/02/house-democrats-discharge-petition-debt-ceiling/

* "As debt ceiling deadline looms, House Dems explore new option:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/as-debt-ceiling-deadline-looms-house-dems-explore-new-option-173185605545

* "Deputy Treasury Sec. Adeyemo "Default would be catastrophic for the United States":" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/deputy-treasury-sec-adeyemo-default-would-be-catastrophic-for-the-united-states-173297221786

* "McCarthy's Dangerous Debt Ceiling Game:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/mccarthy-s-dangerous-debt-ceiling-game-173297733846

* ""Hunger cliff" looms as 32 states are set to cut food-stamp benefits:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/food-stamps-snap-benefits-cuts-march-2023/

* "520,000 Washington households will be impacted as extra SNAP benefits expire:" https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/washington-state-snap-benefits-shrink/281-2f3804be-684f-4ccf-bb34-e57d935bace6

* "Blocked Crossings Force Kids to Crawl Under Trains to Get to School:" https://www.propublica.org/article/trains-crossing-blocked-kids-norfolk-southern

* "Investigation finds 10-year-old children working unpaid at Louisville McDonald's:" https://www.wdrb.com/news/business/investigation-finds-10-year-old-children-working-unpaid-at-louisville-mcdonalds/article_65180cb8-e95d-11ed-beab-ef0317b2e48b.html

* "Open Letter to Walt Disney Animation Studios/Disney Leadership:" https://iatse.net/online-action/disney-production/

* It is in everyone's best interests for the writer's to win this one. "‘It’s just pure chaos’: Top Hollywood showrunners explain the writers' strike:" https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-05-02/television-showrunners-writers-strike

* "What the writers strike is all about:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/what-the-writers-strike-is-all-about-172397125771

* "A perspective on the WGA strike from gig work transcription: Don’t trust any business dipshit who says their workers are ‘lightly editing’ AI output.:" https://www.tumblr.com/allaboardthecolumboat/716425344509526016/a-perspective-on-the-wga-strike-from-gig-work

* "Wizards Of The Coast Raids YouTuber’s House To Take Back Magic: The Gathering Cards:" https://kotaku.com/mtg-aftermath-leaks-pinkertons-wotc-magic-the-gathering-1850368923

* "GOP senators call on Supreme Court to 'update' ethics oversight:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/02/senate-dems-excoriate-supreme-court-ethics-as-chief-justice-snubs-hearing-00094851

* 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

* This is the end of democracy in Texas. "Texas Senate passes bill to allow secretary of state to overturn Harris County elections:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/texas-senate-passes-bill-allowing-secretary-state-overturn-elections-h-rcna82631

* "A Texas Republican says banning college polling places is about safety. Students don’t buy it.:" https://www.kut.org/education/2023-03-01/a-texas-republican-says-banning-college-polling-places-is-about-safety-students-dont-buy-it

* The Republican War on Freedom and Democracy continues. "Ohio lawmakers debate increasing voting threshold to 60% to pass statewide ballot initiatives:" https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/ohio-lawmakers-debate-increasing-voting-threshold-to-60-to-pass-statewide-ballot-initiatives/512-9927e692-6fad-42f3-96e9-531791d59eb5

* "Holder: NC Supreme Court acting not on principle nor precedent—but on personnel:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/eric-holder-on-the-blatant-republican-power-grabs-across-several-statehouses-172603461799

* This is the end of the rule of law in Georgia as they can now fire anyone investigating or prosecuting Republicans. "Georgia enacts law letting panel punish, oust prosecutors:" https://apnews.com/article/brian-kemp-georgia-prosecutor-district-attorney-remove-7987cd538ab3ccdc713ae4d2b2aec32b

* "How Gov. Ron DeSantis deploys state police to enforce political agenda:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/05/desantis-fdle-police-immigration-migrant-flights/

* CW: Suicide "Montana GOP Lawmaker Suggested She'd Prefer Her Daughter Die By Suicide Than Transition:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/montana-seekins-crowe-daughter-suicide

* "Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over her removal from House floor:" https://www.npr.org/2023/05/01/1173079450/montana-rep-zooey-zephyr-sues-over-her-removal-from-house-floor

* "Hundreds rally for Zooey Zephyr after 'hateful' silencing:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/01/zooey-zephyr-montana-rally-ban/

* "Brave trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr has best response to being intimidated:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/02/zooey-zephyr-intimidation-montana-state-house/

* "Montana Trans Rep. Zooey Zephyr Target of SWATting Attempt Hours After Girlfriend Was:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/zooey-zephyr

* "Controversial text reveals nature of Tucker Carlson's white supremacy on Fox:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/controversial-text-reveals-nature-of-tucker-carlson-s-white-supremacy-on-fox-172635717832

* "Newly revealed text confirms Tucker Carlson is also privately racist:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/newly-revealed-text-confirms-tucker-carlson-is-also-privately-racist-172595781998

* "Fear Of Right-Wing Outrage Makes Us All Worse Off:" https://www.readtpa.com/p/fear-of-right-wing-outrage-makes

* "WA Gov. Jay Inslee won’t seek reelection:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/wa-gov-jay-inslee-wont-seek-reelection-for-fourth-term/

* Do not sleep on Primaries. "Republican voters return to the polls for the first time since their 2022 disappointment:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/06/republican-voters-kentucky-governor-election-00095657

* "Hate crimes set to spike during 2024 presidential race, worrying new study shows:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/01/hate-crimes-presidential-election-2024-warning/

* "Trump town hall: How the media covers a seditious presidential candidate:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-town-hall-how-the-media-covers-a-seditious-presidential-candidate-172599877722

* Who else remembers when both thin skin and torture were disqualifying? "Ron DeSantis Explodes When Asked About His Role in Guantánamo Torture:" https://newrepublic.com/post/172290/ron-desantis-explodes-asked-role-guantanamo-torture

* "DeSantis Declines to Say If He Supports 'Mainstream Human Rights' When Reporter Asks 'Yes or No?':" https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2023/05/watch-desantis-declines-to-say-if-he-supports-mainstream-human-rights-when-reporter-asks-yes-or-no/

* Remember how Trump was terrified of debating Biden more than once? Apparently he's too scared for primary debates against other Republicans. At least according to people "familiar with his thinking." are we still convinced he thinks? Because I'm not.

* "For Trump, GOP primary debates a question of risk versus reward:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/for-trump-gop-primary-debates-a-question-of-risk-versus-reward-172630597803

* "Nancy Pelosi Has a Lot to Say About Drag, San Francisco, and the GOP:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/nancy-pelosi-drag-sanfrancisco-gop

* "Republican senator attacks Mormon university professor for having a trans child:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/03/mike-lee-byu-professor-trans-child-mormon/

* Want to bet the plan is to start executing trans people for existing in public? "DeSantis expands Florida death penalty law, defying U.S. Supreme Court:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/01/desantis-death-penalty-child-rapists/

* This is a long read, but an important one. "The first arrests from DeSantis’s election police take extensive toll:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/30/desantis-election-police-arrests-florida/

* "Florida board picked by Ron DeSantis countersues Disney as queer people suffer:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/02/florida-board-countersues-disney-ron-desantis-feud/

* "DeSantis signs bill allowing Florida board to cancel Disney deals:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/desantis-signs-bill-allowing-florida-board-cancel-disney-deals-2023-05-05/

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* "Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against New York Times:" https://www.axios.com/2023/05/03/trump-new-york-times-lawsuit-dismissed

* CW: Rape. "E. Jean Carroll concludes testimony as judge denies Trump’s mistrial request:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/01/trump-rape-trial-carroll-concludes-testimony-00094775

* CW: Rape. "E. Jean Carroll returns to witness stand as judge denies Trump mistrial bid:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/e-jean-carroll-returns-to-witness-stand-as-judge-denies-trump-mistrial-bid-172158533905

* CW: Rape. "E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump rest their cases in civil rape trial, but Trump could still testify:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump/index.html

* "Trump lawyers will not offer witnesses at E. Jean Carroll rape defamation trial:" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/03/trump-no-witnesses-e-jean-carroll-rape-trial.html

* CW: Rape. "Friend testifies E. Jean Carroll called minutes after alleged Trump assault:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/friend-testifies-e-jean-carroll-called-minutes-after-alleged-trump-assault-172369989583

* CW: Rape. "How Trump's pattern of behavior strengthens E. Jean Carroll's case against him:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/how-trump-s-pattern-of-behavior-strengthens-e-jean-carroll-s-case-against-him-172399173764

* CW: Rape. "Opinion | E. Jean Carroll Must Be Going Through Hell:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/opinion/carroll-trump-trial.html

* CW: Rape. "Video of Trump confusing E. Jean Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples shown during lawsuit trial:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-of-trump-confusing-e-jean-carroll-ex-wife-marla-maples-lawsuit-trial/

* CW: Rape. "Trump unleashes unhinged tirade attacking his rape accuser:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/trump-e-jean-carroll-rape-trial-response-rcna82923

* CW: Rape. "Trump defends Access Hollywood tape: Stars have 'historically' grabbed women:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-defends-access-hollywood-tape-stars-have-historically-grabbed-women-173063237972

* "Eight false Trump electors have accepted immunity deals, lawyer says:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/05/trump-false-electors-immunity-00095664

* "At least 8 Georgia fake electors get immunity deals; transcript mentions 'the indictment':" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/at-least-8-georgia-fake-electors-get-immunity-deals-transcript-mentions-the-indictment-173087814001

* "Justice Dept. Intensifying Efforts to Determine if Trump Hid Documents:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/us/politics/trump-documents-subpoenas-justice-department.html

* "Special counsel probing Trump Organization's handling of Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/politics/maralago-footage-trump-special-counsel-calamari/

* "DOJ has cooperating witness in Trump documents case; issues 'wave of new subpoenas':" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/doj-has-cooperating-witness-in-trump-documents-case-issues-wave-of-new-subpoenas-nyt-172848709592

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* "Media missed how Proud Boys worked with FBI to bring down left-wing operations: report:" https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-fbi-2659974980/

* "Anti-LGBTQ+ Proud Boys Leader and Associates Convicted of Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/proud-boys-guilty-seditious-conspiracy

* "Florida man charged with throwing explosive at Capitol riot:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/politics/florida-man-charged-explosion-capitol-riot/index.html

* "Ilhan Omar speaks out after learning suspected mosque arsonist also targeted her:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ilhan-omar-speaks-out-after-learning-suspected-mosque-arsonist-also-targeted-her-172376133751

* "The Surprising Geography of Gun Violence:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/04/23/surprising-geography-of-gun-violence-00092413

* "Map of gun deaths shows cities have lower rates than rural counties in the U.S.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/map-gun-death-rates-lower-cities-than-rural-counties-rcna81462

* "The Texas man accused of killing 5 neighbors is in custody, authorities say:" https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173593060/texas-shooting-neighbors-in-custody-cleveland

* "Cleveland victims deserve more than Abbott's 'illegal immigrant' label:" https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/abbott-cleveland-mass-shooting-immigration-18000219.php

* "Ayman on Gov. Abbott’s ‘indifference’ towards gun violence—and victims of color:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ayman-on-gov-abbott-s-indifference-towards-gun-violence-and-victims-of-color-172157509792

* CW: Domestic Violence. Yet another extremely violence domestic abuser allowed to run around accumulating guns until he kills people. "Man believed to be suspect in Texas mass shooting apprehended after manhunt:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/man-believed-to-be-suspect-in-texas-mass-shooting-apprehended-after-manhunt-172371013853

* "Greg Abbott demonized the victims of the Texas shooting. It says a lot about why the GOP loves guns:" https://www.salon.com/2023/05/02/greg-abbott-demonized-the-victims-of-the-texas-illegal/

* CW: Domestic Violence "Suspect in massacre of 5 neighbors allegedly beat his wife in 2022:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-massacre-5-neighbors-texas-allegedly-beat-wife-2022-prosecutor-rcna82550

* "Texas mall massacre gunman identified as witnesses describe horror of the shooting spree that killed 8 people:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/us/allen-texas-mall-shooting-sunday/index.html

* ""America deserves better." Fred Guttenberg reacts to the outlet mall shooting in Texas:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/-america-deserves-better-fred-guttenberg-reacts-to-the-outlet-mall-shooting-in-texas-173297221704

* "Suspect in custody in shooting at Atlanta medical facility that left 1 dead, 4 injured:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-large-active-shooter-situation-atlanta-leaves-multiple-injured-rcna82692

* "'Unacceptable': Top Dem rips Biden plan to send 1,500 more troops to southern border:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/02/1500-more-troops-southern-border-00094850

* "Extended video shows Daniel Penny appearing to ignore a person who warned 'you're going to kill him' while he had Jordan Neely in a chokehold:" https://www.insider.com/video-bystander-says-daniel-penny-going-to-kill-jordan-neely-2023-5

* "First Amendment Auditors: Knights or Nuisance:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0hHPcgFchA

* "This Man’s Conviction Was Overturned After Two Years in Prison. But the City Said He Didn’t Deserve a Dime.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-wrongful-conviction-lawsuit-law-department

* "Short on Staff, Prisons Enlist Teachers and Case Managers as Guards:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/us/politics/prison-guards-teachers-staff.html

* "John Legend talks new documentary 'Home/Free':" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/exclusive-john-legend-talks-new-documentary-home-free-173185093910

* "Missouri Senate begins debate on special prosecutor, state takeover of St. Louis police:" https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-senate-begins-debate-on-special-prosecutor-state-takeover-of-st-louis-police/article_9b760750-e904-11ed-93ad-af34a74d1810.html

* "Embattled St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner will resign June 1:" https://missouriindependent.com/2023/05/04/embattled-st-louis-prosecutor-kim-gardner-will-resign-june-1/

* "Transphobic, Anti-Semitic Flyers Found in Atlanta Neighborhood:" https://www.advocate.com/news/atlanta-transphobic-antisemitic-flyers

* "Feds: Man tried to firebomb Ohio church to stop drag show:" https://www.wsaz.com/2023/04/25/feds-man-tried-firebomb-ohio-church-stop-drag-show/

* "Nazis protest at Land-Grant drag brunch: Here's what you need to know now:" https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2023/05/01/heres-what-we-know-about-the-nazis-protesting-a-columbus-drag-brunch/70169948007/

* "Montana Sends Drag Ban and LGBTQ+ Erasure Bill to Governor:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/montana-drag-show-ban-erasure

* "Video: Testimony on Ohio trans bill accuses Muslim, Jewish opponents of being possessed:" https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/26/video-demons-ohio-pastor-stuart-long-trans-bill-beth-liston-jesus-jews-muslims-transgender-columbus/70156732007/

Republicans Christo-fascism has reached it’s logical conclusion. This is where the Republican mainstream is now. This is an existential to all of us who aren’t Christo-fascists.

We hang together or we hang separately.

* "Anti-trans neo-Nazis in Ohio find common cause with state Republicans:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/anti-trans-neo-nazis-in-ohio-find-common-cause-with-state-republicans-172184645799

* "LGBTQ+ book bans are 'actively harming children', authors warn:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/21/lgbtq-books-ban-fox-fisher-owl/

* "Illinois passes bill to end book bans: 'A triumph for our democracy':" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/05/illinois-book-ban/

* "High School Theater Suffers Under the Culture War:" https://advocatechannel.com/high-school-theater-suffers-under-culture-war

* CW: Sexual Assault. "New Report Details Anti-LGBTQ+ Harassment Onboard California's Elite Training Ship:" https://www.advocate.com/news/csu-maritime-academy-anti-lgbtq

* "Creationist Theme Park Pal Charged with Child Sex Abuse—Again:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/friend-of-dinosaur-adventure-land-preacher-kent-hovind-charged-with-child-sex-abuseagain?ref=home

* "Why Homeless LGBTQ+ Youth in One City Engage in Survival Sex:" https://www.advocate.com/news/homeless-lgbtq-youth-hartford

* "A Brutal Sex Trade Built for American Soldiers:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/world/asia/korea-us-comfort-women-sexual-slavery.html

* CW: Domestic Abuse. "Worryingly high number of queer men facing abuse and violence in relationships:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/17/gay-bisexual-men-domestic-violence-study/

* "Pornhub Blocks All of Utah From Its Site:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/93kbkv/pornhub-blocks-utah-age-verification

* "The Next Front in the GOP's War on Women: No-Fault Divorce:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/stephen-crowder-divorce-1234727777/

* "Kentucky Schools Can’t Teach Kids About Puberty Anymore:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvjzbz/kentucky-law-restricts-sexual-education-schools

* The plan is to make it illegal to discuss puberty at all with children until sixth grade, well after puberty starts for many people assigned female at birth. "“Don’t Say Period”: Now Florida wants to ban students from discussing menstruation:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/don-t-say-period-now-florida-wants-to-ban-students-from-discussing-menstruation/ar-AA19IpN4

* "Blue states passing laws to protect against red state overreach:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/blue-states-passing-laws-to-protect-against-red-state-overreach-172179013630

* "Leaked Files Expose Anti-Abortion, Anti-LGBTQ+ Medical Group:" https://www.advocate.com/health-care/anti-lgbtq-medial-group-files

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* "North Carolina Republicans reach deal to limit most abortions after 12 weeks:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/politics/north-carolina-abortion-12-weeks/

* "North Carolina lawmaker Tricia Cotham switches to GOP, votes to ban abortion:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/north-carolina-lawmaker-tricia-cotham-switches-to-gop-votes-to-ban-abortion-172832837854

* "New Mexico governor signs bill to shield abortion providers:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-transgender-rights-new-mexico-195c27ab1a60a8d7c07a71f157c07384

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* "Namibians Take the Fight for LGBTQ Rights to the Supreme Court:"

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* "Uganda passes cruel anti-gay bill for second time:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/02/uganda-anti-homosexuality-bill-passes-second-time/

* "U.S. religious extremists help push radical anti-gay laws in Africa:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/u-s-religious-extremists-help-push-radical-anti-gay-laws-in-africa-172183109504

* "Uganda risks 'LGBTQ+ genocide' with Anti-Homosexuality Bill, activist says:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/03/uganda-anti-homosexuality-bill-lgbtq-frank-mugisha/

* "Russia adds LGBTQ+ human rights group to controversial list:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/07/russia-lgbtq-human-rights-nc-sos-crisis-group-foreign-agents/

* "Turkey's president Erdoğan claims 'LGBT will not emerge in this country' at rally:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/01/president-erdogan-reelection-anti-lgbt-speech/

* "Saudi Arabia now claims to 'welcome' LGBTQ+ tourists – despite its history:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/02/saudi-arabia-lgbtq-rights-tourism/

* "South Korean drag artist wants the world to 'call Korea out' on LGBTQ+ rights:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/02/south-korea-lgbtq-drag/

* "Barbados activists pushing for LGBTQ+ rights after shedding 'cloak of imperialism':" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/04/barbados-lgbtq-republic/

* "'Butch' Women Bikers Unite to Defend Drag Story Hour Event:" https://www.advocate.com/canada/drag-story-wind-sisters

* "NHS algorithms failing to recognise needs of trans patients, experts warn:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/06/nhs-algorithms-trans-patients/

* "Met Police accused of ‘siding’ with far-right group over anti-drag protests:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/07/met-police-turning-point-uk-drag-protests-honor-oak-pub/

* They want trans children dead. "Parents 'suing government' over schools supporting their trans kids:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/01/education-bad-law-project-dr-anna-loutfi-trans/

* "Posie Parker rally sees clash between right-wing protesters and LGBTQ+ activists:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/01/posie-parker-hyde-park-turning-point-uk-police/

* "Hungary PM tells right-wing Americans ‘no migration, no gender’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/05/cpac-hungary-anti-lgbtq/

* "You've Got to Stop Picturing Camps — Assigned:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/beyond-camps-prisons-hospitals-will-be-used-to-eradicate-transgender-people

* A new name for Conversion Therapy. "How Therapists Are Trying to Convince Children That They’re Not Actually Trans:" https://slate.com/technology/2023/05/gender-exploratory-therapy-trans-kids-what-is-it.html

* People will die. "Florida legislators send ‘dangerous' trans healthcare ban to Ron DeSantis:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/06/florida-gender-affirming-healthcare-ban-trans-youth-adults-sb-254/

* If you ban trans people from using public restrooms, you are banning them from existing in public. "Florida passes chilling new bill banning trans people from toilets:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/04/florida-anti-trans-toilet-bill-dont-say-gay/

* "Florida Passes Bill Allowing Trans Kids to Be Taken From Their Families:" https://newrepublic.com/post/172444/florida-passes-bill-allowing-trans-kids-taken-families

* They are mandating that teachers endanger the lives of their students. "Indiana governor signs cruel bill forcing teachers to out trans kids to parents:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/06/indiana-governor-anti-trans-name-pronouns-bill/

* "Oklahoma Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Minors:" https://www.advocate.com/law/oklahoma-gender-affirming-care-ban

* "Texas police ‘violently arrest’ trans people protesting life-threatening bill:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/04/texas-trans-healthcare-protest-arrests/

* It’s temporary. "Missouri Judge Blocks GOP Attorney General’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care:" https://www.advocate.com/law/missouri-gender-care-injunction

* "Ohio Woman Targeted for Using Changing Room Found Not Guilty:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/update-ohio-woman-targeted-with-misdemeanors-for-changing-not-guilty

* I fear it won’t hold up legally. "Kansas City bids to become 'sanctuary' for trans people:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/06/kansas-city-missouri-sanctuary-trans/

* "Maryland Governor Signs Bill Assuring Medicaid Coverage of Gender-Affirming Care:" https://www.advocate.com/law/gender-affirming-care-maryland

* "Teen arrested over fatal shooting of Kokomo City star Koko Da Doll:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/01/koko-da-doll-shooting-arrest-atlanta/

* "Suspect arrested over murder of Black trans man Mar'Quis Jackson:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/02/marquis-jackson-trans-murder-arrest/

* "Police searching for man accused of defecating on Pride flags:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/02/new-york-police-man-defecates-pride-flags/

* A police state can’t tolerate even a hint of dissent no matter how peaceful. "Student jailed after chanting ‘trans lives matter’ at peaceful protest:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/02/arkansas-student-jailed-trans-protest/

* I am disappointed the way I was when Dave Mustaine went MAGA. sure none of these people are relevant anymore, but they should have known better. "KISS and Twisted Sister Rock Legends Go Full-on Transphobic:" https://www.advocate.com/people/paul-stanley-dee-snider-transphobic

* "British Rowing considers ban on trans women from female category:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/05/british-rowing-trans-non-binary-ban-sport/

* "Trans woman Austin Killips wins US cycle race. Transphobic outrage ensues:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/02/austin-killips-cycling-us-transphobes/

* "Mental Health Crisis Among LGBTQ+ Youth Continues — But It Doesn't Have To:" https://www.advocate.com/health/lgbtq-mental-health-crisis

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* "‘Arcturus,’ a highly transmissible COVID variant eyed by the WHO, appears to have a new symptom. Here’s what you need to know:" https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2023/04/11/arcturus-a-highly-transmissible-covid-variant-eyed-by-the-who-appears-to-have-a-new-symptom-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

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* "For some long COVID patients, exercise is bad medicine:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/long-covid-patients-exercise-bad-medicine

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* "The Insane Standard That America Applies to Parking:" https://slate.com/business/2023/05/parking-spots-cities-paved-paradise-cars.html

* "Elon Musk threatens to reassign [community profile] npr on Twitter to 'another company':" https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173422311/elon-musk-npr-twitter-reassign

* "Big Tech's big downgrade:" https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-companies-ruining-apps-websites-internet-worse-google-facebook-amazon-2023-3

* CW: All the Things. "150 African Workers for ChatGPT, TikTok and Facebook Vote to Unionize at Landmark Nairobi Meeting:" https://time.com/6275995/chatgpt-facebook-african-workers-union/

* "Rewilding the planet: how seven artificial islands could help a dying Dutch lake:" https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-023-01370-w/index.html

* "Zoonomia: Genetic research reveals all we share with animals:" https://apnews.com/article/zoonomia-project-genetics-animals-f80d1570acf5a97a8ed9e2a1104e74e9

* "New Species of Symbiotic Sea Anemone Discovered Off Coast of Japan:" https://www.sci.news/biology/stylobates-calcifer-10932.html

* "World’s oldest yarn hints that Neanderthals had basic math skills:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/neanderthals-made-the-worlds-oldest-thread/

* "Royalty, Debauchery and Executions - a Brief History of the OTHER King Charles:"

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* "The Long Forgotten Love Story of the Titanic's Interracial Couple:" https://www.messynessychic.com/2023/05/03/the-long-forgotten-love-story-of-the-titanics-interracial-couple/

* "The Helmet Art: Vintage Photographs of Graffiti on Soldiers’ Helmets During the Vietnam War:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/helmet-graffiti-vietnam-photos/

* "Game of Thrones’ Hodor witnessed gay club shooting:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/03/game-of-thrones-kristian-nairn-belfast-gay-shooting/

* "Hawaii’s Native language nearly vanished—this is the fight to bring it back:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/hawaii-native-language-efforts-to-preserve-revive

* "The [Queer] Politics of Eurovision:"

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* My mother loved his music. His voice is one of the sounds of my childhood. "Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian folk legend, dies at 84:" https://www.npr.org/2023/05/01/133464279/gordon-lightfoot-canadian-folk-legend-dies-at-84

* "Nonbinary, Gender-Nonconforming Actors Make Tony Awards History:" https://www.advocate.com/theater/tony-awards-nonbinary-actors

* "Photos: Harvey Guillén on Bringing His Queer, Fat, POC, Self to the Met Gala:" https://www.advocate.com/people/harvey-guillen-met-gala-siriano#rebelltitem21

* "Carrie Fisher Honored With Walk-of-Fame Star on May 4th, Star Wars Day:" https://advocatechannel.com/carrie-fisher-honored-walk-of-fame-star-wars-day-may-4th

* "Newfoundland man captures phallic iceberg in Conception Bay:" https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/04/29/newfoundland-man-captures-phallic-iceberg-in-conception-bay/

* "Tucker Carlson Gets To Say Goodbye To His Viewers:"

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* "Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald :"

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* "Sit Down Young Stranger - Gordon Lightfoot:"

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* Sunday we did a bunch more cleaning and then dropped off the car at the mechanic. It was good I did, as my belief we were down to the metal on the driver's side proved correct. This cost $450.00, which is quite literally everything except housing and autowithdraws.

There is now nothing at all for gas or any of the other bills. I need at least 150.00 to cover gas and a bill that I had to put off due to the previous car repairs last month. The rest will still need paying, but is less urgent.

If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

* 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

* In person bureaucracy errand turned out to be disorientingly in the same building as and down the hall from the people who did my root canal. There was an extra fifteen minute wait, as the lady who unlocks the doors was out sick and the lady replacing here was from another office and didn't know she was meant to do it. I flagged down someone going in the employee door and asked when they were opening. “It opens at eight. What time is it?” “8:15. It’s still locked.” It was quickly sorted and the rest was way faster than the old process with the only wait being for copying, which I did not have to do myself, so wins all around even if I did have to deal with a much longer hobble and the dangers of stairs.

The place with the good veg and starts that closed last year reopened with much shorter hours and was only two blocks out of the way on my way home, so I went and sat for fifteen minutes while I watched them open up, scoring some nice tomato plants and fresh fruit and veg for cheap. The short hours mean we will go their rarely, but I am glad they are back.

The for profit people that took over payroll for home care givers so disastrously two Januaries ago, are jerking around a big chunk of home caregivers over pay for May and June. Head Millennial has email saying very specifically they aren't, but their website says they are, which will be a hardship for them and me both.

Things will be very rough the next few months if we can't sort it. (We are both trying to sort it, and have been for several weeks, but have made plans for the worst case).

For profit is so much worse than government direct control, but no one ever asks me about these things. Sigh.

* Something I said on Tumblr that I often say in one gform or another:

Once a gift leaves my hand, it is not mine. To do anything else is not to give a gift, but an obligation.

Context doesn’t matter. Gifts are Gifts.

* The King and the Healer: https://www.tumblr.com/johannestevans/716711460986830848/thinking-about-a-king-who-is-travelling-from-his?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: The Case of the Martian Invasion:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/716505284287283200/midnight-pals-the-case-of-the-martian-invasion?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/

* "Donate to The Committee to Elect Justin J. Pearson:" https://secure.actblue.com/donate/justinjpearson86?fbclid=IwAR1jXHNa6_VbtScA9wxsHH7Kun5llZGqvp6MdolMhgJ31-z1CZK3YSL9mpM&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

* "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

* 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

* 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

* Black Phoenix Activism Fundraisers: https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/activism/

* 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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* 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

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* "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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* 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

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* "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

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* "Political crisis continues in Baghdad after bloody clashes:" https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-iraq-baghdad-muqtada-al-sadr-62e9d144b591e60c43d72c3f4d2b7cbc

* "Rift between Tehran and Shi'ite cleric fuels instability in Iraq:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/iraq-iran-shiites/

* "UN report on Xinjiang ups pressure on brands from Nike to Airbnb:" https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/9/1/un-report-on-xinjiang-raises-pressure-on-firms-to-cut-ties

* "Nord Stream 1: Russia shuts major gas pipeline to Europe:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62732835

* "The ‘QAnon Queen’ Told Her Followers to Arrest Cops. It Didn’t Go Well.:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gb5y/queen-romana-didulo-citizen-arrest-qanon

* "Northern Ireland's first out gay party leader wants to nationalise energy:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/30/mal-ohara-green-party-northern-ireland-gay-leader/

* "Scotland school and waste service strikes called off after ‘credible’ pay offer:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/02/scotland-refuse-and-school-strikes-called-off-after-credible-pay-offer

* "Myanmar junta sentences ex-British ambassador to one year in prison:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/02/asia/myanmar-junta-jails-former-british-ambassador-intl-hnk/index.html

* "Ex-Tory MP accuses anti-trans groups of 'Machiavellian' lobbying in leadership race:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/02/ben-howlett-conservative-leadership-race-trans-lgb-alliance/

* "Edinburgh clean-up begins as refuse collections resume:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/30/edinburgh-clean-up-begins-as-refuse-collections-resume

* "Police accused of blindsiding Grindr killer victims' families:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/30/met-police-stephen-port-compensation/

* "Eight arrested after climate activists superglue themselves around Commons Speaker’s chair:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/02/extinction-rebellion-activists-superglue-themselves-commons-chamber-speaker-seat

* I have no words. "Stabbings in Canada kill 10, wound 15; suspects at large:" https://apnews.com/article/saskatchewan-stabbings-multiple-victims-suspects-sought-999fe33f8da5025e0e19a3010bae108f

* "Wave of bull runner deaths turns focus on Spain's fiestas:" https://apnews.com/article/sports-spain-valencia-8097c3b17a51c2aded36244becfa7045

* "Argentina's vice president is threatened by a man wielding a handgun:" https://www.npr.org/2022/09/02/1120688951/argentina-vice-president-threatened-handgun

* "Two Air France pilots suspended after cockpit fight:" https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/air-france-pilots-cockpit-fight/index.html

* "'Man of the Hole': Last of his tribe dies in Brazil:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-62712318

* "Fears for independent media in India as tycoon eyes major news channel:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/24/india-ndtv-adani-media-takover/

* "Podcast leads to Australian’s conviction in wife’s murder:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/podcast-leads-to-australians-conviction-in-wifes-murder/

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* "Low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in COVID-19 deaths – and racial disparities in booster rates persist:" https://theconversation.com/low-vaccine-booster-rates-are-now-a-key-factor-in-covid-19-deaths-and-racial-disparities-in-booster-rates-persist-187272

* "Long COVID: How researchers are zeroing in on the self-targeted immune attacks that may lurk behind it:" https://theconversation.com/long-covid-how-researchers-are-zeroing-in-on-the-self-targeted-immune-attacks-that-may-lurk-behind-it-169911

* "The government will no longer be sending free COVID-19 tests to Americans:" https://www.npr.org/2022/08/29/1119880329/the-government-will-no-longer-be-sending-free-covid-19-tests-to-americans

* "US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-vaccine-omicron-booster-shot-227514678d25a99b65b7ee092735fb03

* "5 Things Immunologists Want You to Know About Omicron-Specific Booster Vaccines:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/09/01/omicron-booster-shot/

* Don't fuck around with this. You could literally kill or permanently disable someone. "Californians working while sick with COVID-19, fooled by mild symptoms:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-27/otc-sat-7am-more-are-working-while-sick-with-covid-19-fooled-by-mild-symptoms

* "Black Covid long-haulers say doctors dismissed their symptoms, so now they’re relying on one another for support:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-covid-long-haulers-felt-invisible-health-care-system-formed-supp-rcna44468

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* "Why people are advised to take iodine tablets in the event of a nuclear disaster:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/why-people-are-advised-to-take-iodine-tablets-in-the-event-of-a-nuclear-disaster-147302981817

* "Russia's war in Ukraine puts fragile nuclear power plant in peril:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/russia-s-war-in-ukraine-puts-fragile-nuclear-power-plant-in-peril-147305541654

* "UN inspectors arrive at Ukraine nuclear plant amid fighting:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-united-nations-ce8c3e254c8dd44b8ae4eb3cea3c5907

* "Ukraine wages counterattack to reclaim Russia-occupied Kherson:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/30/ukraine-launches-counterattack-to-reclaim-russia-occupied-kherson

* "Against Fierce Resistance, Ukraine Makes Small Gains in the South:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/02/world/europe/ukraine-russia-south-kherson.html

* "A Frontline Shadow Economy: Ukrainian Units Swap Tanks and Artillery:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/world/europe/ukrainian-soldiers-weapons-front-line.html

* "Ukrainian Women Are Clearing Unexploded Bombs From Ukraine:"

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* "“We Felt Like Hostages”: Ukrainians Describe Forcible Transfers and Filtration by Russian Forces:" https://theintercept.com/2022/09/01/ukraine-russia-war-forced-deportations/

* "It's back to school in Ukraine — but far from normal:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-education-efe7f1cc5610f6605c5256c8c5323e47

* "At edge of Russian onslaught, city of Bakhmut clings to freedom:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/02/ukraine-bakhmut-frontline-city/

* "A Russian paratrooper seeking asylum in France describes disarray in Putin’s military.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/world/europe/russian-defector-france-book.html

* "What Russians See in the News: A War Over Western Plans to Subjugate Them:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/world/europe/russian-media-ukraine-war.html

* I am a bit late for Ukrainian Independence day, but given current offensives, now is an excellent time to donate: https://www.hospitallers.life/needs-hospitallers

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* "Navy expedites waterborne drones to close gap with China:" https://apnews.com/article/technology-china-robotics-pacific-ocean-b8262b737593a07ca28d8b99b0f2555d

* "Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan | Where Do We Go From Here?:"

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* Of course they are. "Conservatives Plot Legal Challenge To Joe Biden’s Student Debt Relief:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-student-debt-relief-legal-challenge_n_6310d394e4b063d5e622a63d

* "Student Loan Forgiveness a win for progressives:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/student-loan-forgiveness-a-win-for-progressives-147186757936

* "Warren ‘has had it with idea’ that people needing student debt relief are slackers:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/student-debt-relief-recipients-are-hardworking-middle-class-working-class-folks-sen-warren-says-147381829846

* "Biden sounds newly strong alarm: Trumpism menaces democracy:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-donald-trump-presidential-philadelphia-5d0f7c02df093f0d3a3340474a53be4b

* "If Biden's speech sounded divisive and extreme, here's why.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-if-biden-s-speech-sounded-divisive-and-extreme-here-s-why-147640901565

* "Mortgage rates soar to their highest levels since late June:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/01/mortgage-rates-soar-their-highest-levels-since-late-june/

* "Secret Service recovers $286M in stolen pandemic loans:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-small-business-us-secret-service-ed482641a658543f4db9e2ec5121153e

* "Census Bureau: 3.8 million renters will likely be evicted in the next two months — why the rental crisis keeps getting worse:" https://moneywise.com/managing-money/debt/millions-of-renters-on-verge-of-eviction

* 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/

* Of course they are."Election workers abruptly quit, upending rural Texas county:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/election-staff-abruptly-quits-upending-rural-texas-county

* "Public service agencies, large and small, chilled by violent threats from Trump supporters:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/public-service-agencies-large-and-small-chilled-by-violent-threats-from-trump-supporters-147302981574

* Of course they are. Check your voter registration. "Trump Allies Back Mass Challenge to Voter Eligibility in Georgia:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-01/trump-allies-back-mass-challenge-to-voter-eligibility-in-georgia

* Why voting in school board elections matters: https://magnesiumflare.tumblr.com/post/694342530748350464

* Important 2022 Senate Races and how to donate: https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/694338688722796544

* "Abortion policy motivating potential voters, Minnesota State Fair attendees say:" https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2022/09/02/abortion-policy-motivating-potential-voters-minnesota-state-fair-attendees-say

* "Another Republican Scrubbed His Support for Total Abortion Ban on Website Before Midterms:" https://jezebel.com/another-republican-scrubbed-his-support-for-total-abort-1849468223

* "Senate candidate Dr. Oz, who once defended Roe v. Wade, earlier this year said abortion is 'still murder' at any point in a pregnancy, according to a report:" https://www.businessinsider.com/daily-beast-dr-mehmet-oz-abortion-murder-any-point-pregnancy-2022-8

* "Fetterman slams Oz demand that he fire 'wrongfully convicted' brothers who received clemency over 1993 murder:" https://www.businessinsider.com/fetterman-slams-dr-oz-demand-he-fire-wrongfully-convicted-brothers-2022-9

* "'Nasty': Hayes on Oz’s ‘shockingly disingenuous’ attack on Fetterman:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-nasty-hayes-on-oz-s-shockingly-disingenuous-attack-on-fetterman-147642437803

* They stole money from the country's poorest children to give to a rich cis white straight guy. I'm not sure if it's possible to be more Repubilcan than that. It is the purest distillation of the Republican christian agenda. "FBI questions Brett Favre in Mississippi welfare scandal:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/nations-poorest-state-used-welfare-money-pay-brett-favre-speeches-neve-rcna45871

* "Out LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Jump to Record Level in Past Year:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/8/19/out-lgbtq-elected-officials-jump-record-level-past-year

* "Democrat Peltola beats Palin in Alaska special election upset:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/31/democrat-peltola-beats-palin-in-alaska-special-election-upset-00054428

* This makes me so happy. "Palin loss suggests waning voter indulgence of Trump-style spectacle candidates:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/palin-loss-suggests-waning-voter-indulgence-of-trump-style-spectacle-candidates-147476549631

* "Ginni Thomas pressed Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn Biden’s 2020 victory:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/09/01/ginni-thomas-wisconsin-bernier-tauchen/

* "Judge again rejects Graham bid to throw out subpoena in Atlanta-area Trump probe:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/01/graham-subpoena-atlanta-trump-probe-00054527

* "Judge rejects bid by Gov. Kemp and Trump attorney Chesebro to quash subpoenas:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/29/judge-kemp-trump-attorney-subpoenas-00054053

* "Lindsey Graham’s prediction of riots reads more like a threat:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/29/lindsey-graham-trump-riots-threat-reckless/

* "What Is Lindsey Graham Doing to Try to Prevent 'Riots' If Trump Is Charged With a Crime?:" https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a41020367/lindsey-graham-riots-trump-indicted-mar-a-lago/

* "With no excuses left, Trumpworld turns to threatening violence amid docs probe:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/with-no-excuses-left-trumpworld-turns-to-threatening-violence-amid-docs-probe-147293253882

* "'That's a fascist statement:' Cicilline on Lindsey Graham’s 'riot' threat:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-that-s-a-fascist-statement-cicilline-on-lindsey-graham-s-riot-threat-147294789514

* "Historian: Graham saying Republicans will riot if Trump's indicted ‘like race-baiter from the '20s’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/graham-saying-republicans-will-riot-if-trump-s-indicted-like-a-race-baiter-from-the-20s-beschloss-says-147298885767

* "‘This is the fight of our lifetime’: Rep. Cicilline on poll showing expectations of civil war:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/biden-slams-the-maga-republican-threat-to-the-rule-of-law-147380805858

* "For civil rights community, defending democracy mirrors fight for voting rights:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/for-civil-rights-community-defending-democracy-mirrors-fight-for-voting-rights-147650117574

* "What if Trump's conspiracy was way bigger than we know?:" https://www.rawstory.com/trump-seditious-conspiracy-2657964597/

* "Intel officials to assess national security fallout from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/27/intel-officials-national-security-fallout-trumps-mar-a-lago-documents-00054006

* "Ex-chief of DOJ Counterintelligence Section analyzes photo of Mar-a-Lago docs:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ex-chief-of-doj-counterintelligence-section-analyzes-photo-of-mar-a-lago-docs-147464773684

* "Trump delay tactics risk stalling important security review of compromised material:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-delay-tactics-risk-stalling-important-security-review-of-compromised-material-147475525716

* I have serious concerns. "Trump search inventory reveals new details from FBI seizure:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-government-and-politics-6bd103a8e418166b17a34d77e8d9102d

* "What to understand about the empty folders found at Mar-a-Lago:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/what-to-understand-about-the-empty-folders-found-at-mar-a-lago-147647557870

* "Folder marked ‘classified’ apparently on display at Trump 45-themed bar:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/folder-marked-classified-apparently-on-display-at-trump-s-45-themed-bar-147640901659

* "Sparse precedent could earn Supreme Court attention for Mar-a-Lago search:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/sparse-precedent-could-earn-supreme-court-attention-for-mar-a-lago-search-147648581835

* "Review of possibly privileged Trump papers already over:" https://apnews.com/article/florida-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-government-and-politics-92eadcf7c102d1f64b8603caa816e796

* "Days before Mar-a-Lago subpoena, Trump lawyer claimed she scoured his office, closets and drawers:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/31/days-before-mar-a-lago-subpoena-trump-lawyer-claimed-she-scoured-trumps-office-closets-00054369

* "Trump team likely sought to conceal classified docs at Mar-a-Lago, DOJ tells judge:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/30/trump-justice-department-filing-warrant-00054319

* "Obstruction now a major focus in Trump documents probe:" https://apnews.com/article/florida-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-government-and-politics-05541b18c364a484891f2b3076bf1847

* "Trump Mar–a-Lago affidavit reveals ‘handwritten notes,’ highly classified material led to warrant request:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/26/trump-mar-a-lago-affidavit-release-00053944

* "If It Were Anyone Else, They’d Be Prosecuted:" https://politicalwire.com/2022/08/31/if-it-were-anyone-else-theyd-be-prosecuted/

* "Three weeks after Trump announced FBI search he's yet to say why he had documents at Mar-a-Lago:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/trump-mishandling-of-classified-documents-now-under-review-for-security-risks-147298373770

* "House committee reaches deal to get Trump financial records:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-personal-taxes-subpoenas-investigations-962ba3fef1ae51133a53005a289b675c

* "Ex-NYPD officer sentenced to record 10 years for Jan. 6 riot:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ex-nypd-officer-gets-10-years-in-prison-for-jan-6-attack/2022/09/01/5284375e-2a34-11ed-a90a-fce4015dfc8f_story.html

* "Rioter who encountered senator gets over 4 years in prison:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rioter-who-encountered-senator-gets-over-4-years-in-prison/2022/08/29/529497c8-27bb-11ed-a90a-fce4015dfc8f_story.html

* "Man suspected of randomly killing 3 ‘terrorized’ Detroit, police chief says:" https://www.chicagotribune.com/midwest/ct-aud-detroit-shootings-suspect-20220829-tnlwyafd7jfhtb7znxi6kv6uka-story.html

* "A Venezuelan family's harrowing, 10-country trek to New York City, with their Pitbull in tow:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/us/venezuela-family-journey-new-york/index.html

* "Dust and Bones:" https://atmos.earth/climate-change-heat-mexico-border-migrant-deaths/

* Do Not Want. "Tech tool offers police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’:" https://apnews.com/article/technology-police-government-surveillance-d395409ef5a8c6c3f6cdab5b1d0e27ef

* "The Humiliating History of the TSA:" https://www.theverge.com/c/23311333/tsa-history-airport-security-theater-homeland

* "Panel: West Point should rename Lee Barracks, nix KKK art:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/panel-west-point-should-rename-lee-barracks-nix-kkk-art/2022/09/01/e95ca73e-2a42-11ed-a90a-fce4015dfc8f_story.html

* "Christian Mission Ousted from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation after Distribution of Hate Materials:" https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/christian-mission-ousted-from-pine-ridge-indian-reservation-after-distribution-of-hate-materials

* "‘The results confirm our fears’: Federal school test scores dropped during pandemic:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/01/federal-school-test-scores-dropped-pandemic-00054414

* "Judge tosses suit that tried to deem books obscene for kids:" https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/judge-tosses-suit-deem-books-obscene-kids-89070787

* "Gender Queer author says it's 'dangerous' to ban books on LGBTQ+ people and sex:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/02/gender-queer-maia-kobabe-dangerous-ban-lgbtq-books/

* It includes massive racist censorship of libraries and curriculum as well. "Texas School District Adopts Antigay, Anti-Trans Policies:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/8/24/texas-school-district-adopts-antigay-anti-trans-policies

* CW: Sexual Abuse, Domestic Abuse. "The DISTURBING Depp & Marilyn Manson Texts. Is Manson's Wife a Victim or "Amber 2.0"?:"

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* "California bill to make vasectomies cheaper goes to governor:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/california-bill-make-vasectomies-cheaper-governor-89129882

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* CW: Rape "Ukrainian Refugees Arrive In Reproductive Rights Nightmare:"

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* "Abortion pill: Why Japanese women will need their partner's consent to get a tablet:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62515356

* "Their ancestors came to America. After Dobbs, they want out.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/08/29/dual-citizenship-european-union-germany-italy/

* This is terrifying. "U.S. government sues Idaho data company it says tracks people at abortion clinics:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/us-government-sues-idaho-data-company-says-tracks-people-abortion-clin-rcna45316

* "New Texas trigger law makes abortion a felony:" https://www.npr.org/2022/08/27/1119795665/new-texas-trigger-law-makes-abortion-a-felony

* "Veterans Affairs says it will provide abortions — even in Texas:" https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/02/va-abortions-veterans-texas/

* "South Carolina House approves abortion ban with exceptions:" https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Abortion-ban-faces-exceptions-fight-in-South-17406528.php

* Republicans are absolutely ideologically opposed to democracy and human rights."Abortion bans are terrible. The debates over them are actually worse.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/09/01/abortion-ban-bill-south-carolina-house/

* "Michigan Republicans block abortion referendum, setting up showdown:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/31/michigan-abortion-ballot/

* "'We're a part of this movement, too.' Transgender and nonbinary people say they feel excluded from the abortion fight:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/27/us/transgender-nonbinary-abortion-reproductive-care-reaj/index.html

* "Forced parenthood and failing safety nets: This is life in post-Roe America:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/08/abortion-bans-states-social-safety-net-dobbs/

* "Forced Pregnancy Is What They Want, Not What They're Willing to Tolerate:"

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* "Cost of living crisis forcing trans youth to 'choose between eating and hormones':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/31/akt-cost-of-living-crisis-lgbtq-trans-youth/

* Security decided to allow people to use the memorial to our dead as a urinal and made zero effort to protect it. "National Trans Memorial 'irreparably damaged' by fire during Manchester Pride:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/30/nation-trans-memorial-fire-manchester-pride/

* "Wisc. School Board Affirms Ban on Pride Displays & Preferred Pronouns:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/8/19/wisc-school-board-affirms-ban-pride-displays-preferred-pronouns

* "Anti-Trans Policy on Bathroom Access Considered by Va. School Board:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/8/10/anti-trans-policy-bathroom-access-considered-va-school-board

* "Judge Blocks Utah Trans Sports Ban, While Probe of Athlete Emerges:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/8/19/judge-blocks-utah-trans-sports-ban-while-probe-athlete-emerges

* "Children's hospitals are the latest target of anti-LGBTQ harassment:" https://www.npr.org/2022/08/26/1119634878/childrens-hospitals-are-the-latest-target-of-anti-lgbtq-harassment

* "Black trans woman Dede Ricks murdered in Detroit:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/03/dede-ricks-black-trans-woman-murder-detroit-michigan/

* "Monkeypox: US confirms 31 child cases in latest outbreak update:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/01/monkeypox-child-cases-us/

* "White House Accelerates Monkeypox Vaccine Efforts with 1.8 million Doses:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2022/8/18/white-house-accelerates-monkeypox-vaccine-efforts-18-million-doses

* "Newest Details on Human-to-Animal Monkeypox Transmission:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2022/8/17/newest-details-human-animal-monkeypox-transmission-0

* "A mutated virus, anti-vaxxers and a vulnerable population: how polio returned to the US:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/29/polio-us-vaccines-new-york-rockland-county

* "Covid, monkeypox, polio: Summer of viruses reflects travel, warming trends:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2022/09/01/summer-viruses-covid-19-monkeypox-polio/

* "Jeunesse the MLM Company With 16 Lawsuits to Their Name:"

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* "How Drug Users Developed a Key Approach to Fighting Covid:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/opinion/harm-reduction-covid.html

* "U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Setback:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/health/life-expectancy-covid-pandemic.html

* "Bacteria’s Immune Sensors Reveal a Novel Way to Detect Viruses:" https://www.quantamagazine.org/bacterias-immune-sensors-reveal-a-novel-way-to-detect-viruses-20220829/

* "Zombie cells central to the quest for active, vital old age:" https://apnews.com/article/zombie-cells-central-quest-active-vital-old-age-e52713983444185dcd6ed116305d0764

* "The Right to Privacy for Nonspeaking Autistics:" https://neuroclastic.com/privacy-nonspeaking-nonverbal-nonspeaker-autism-autistic/

* "Britney Spears shares horrifying new details about abusive conservatorship:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/29/britney-spears-conservatorship-audio-abuse/

* "The Weird Psychological Theory behind Gym Class:" https://daily.jstor.org/the-weird-psychological-theory-behind-gym-class/

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* "Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches:" https://apnews.com/article/science-oceans-glaciers-greenland-climate-and-environment-9cd7662658ebbeaba05682352de8aa87

* "Ocean heat reached all-time high in 2021, report finds:" https://www.axios.com/2022/09/01/ocean-heat-reached-all-time-high-2021-report-finds

* "Switzerland's vanishing glaciers threaten Europe's water supply:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62689707

* "The Colorado River drought is coming for your winter veggies:" https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/23310631/colorado-river-drought-arizona-california-farms

* "Why are Pakistan’s floods so extreme this year?:" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02813-6

* "Pakistan floods caused by 'monsoon on steroids,' says UN chief in urgent appeal:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/asia/pakistan-flood-damage-imf-bailout-intl-hnk/index.html

* "In Pakistan, fears of waterborne diseases as floods recede:" https://apnews.com/article/floods-health-pakistan-united-nations-monsoons-6849f83a664ff0022e82a775aaf7fd3b

Want to help? https://islamic-relief.org/appeals/pakistan-floods-appeal/

* "A flash flood emergency in northwestern Georgia is at least a 1-in-200 year event:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/04/weather/georgia-flash-flood/index.html

* "‘Very dangerous’ heat may reignite fire season in western U.S.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/08/29/western-california-heatwave-fires-forecast/

* "Get ready for Southern California's hottest and longest heat wave of the year:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-29/heat-wave-southern-california-hottest-longest-2022

* "Wildfire reaches 4,240 acres in Barrett Junction area; 2 hurt, at least 4 structures destroyed:" https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2022-08-31/quick-moving-brush-fire-threatening-homes-in-barrett-junction-area-of-east-county

* "Route fire near Castaic explodes to 5,100 acres; 8 firefighters suffer heat-related injuries:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-31/fire-5-freeway-castaic-route-fire

* "Growing wildfire threatens thousands of structures in SW Oregon:" https://www.koin.com/news/wildfires/growing-rum-creek-fire-southwest-oregon-threatens-structures-08312022/

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* "The Lessons of Uzbekistan’s Lost Sea:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/08/29/uzbekistan-russia-climate-change-global-warming/

* This is a man made disaster and the goal of Republican policy making. "GOP Repeatedly Opposed Infrastructure Upgrades. Now This Mississippi City Has No Safe Water:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/30/gop-repeatedly-opposed-infrastructure-upgrades-now-mississippi-city-has-no-safe

* "Mississippi state capital has no "reliable running water" after river flooding:" https://www.axios.com/2022/08/30/jackson-mississippi-water-crisis-flooding

* "The water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, has gotten so bad, the city temporarily ran out of bottled water to give to residents:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/30/us/jackson-water-system-failing-tuesday/index.html

* "Water crisis in Jackson, MS is decades in the making:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/water-crisis-in-jackson-ms-is-decades-in-the-making-147391045747

* "Jackson, MS water catastrophe lays bare state's failures of governance:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/jackson-ms-water-catastrophe-lays-bare-state-s-failures-of-governance-147476549879

* "Jackson mayor slams ‘circumstances of divestment’ for contaminated water in Mississippi's capital:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jackson-mississippi-s-contaminated-water-product-of-circumstances-of-divestment-mayor-says-147646021656

* "Fishermen begin legal campaign over dead shellfish:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-62679557

* "UK looks to Sweden for a solution to nuclear waste:" https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62677534

* "The Himalayas' ancient earthquake-defying design:" https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220825-kath-kuni-the-himalayas-ancient-earthquake-defying-design

* "Now hiring: US offshore wind ramps up, workers taught safety:" https://apnews.com/article/united-states-massachusetts-energy-industry-climate-and-environment-bc94888f71341ad785878203d46841fb

* "How the Car Industry Made Walking Illegal:"

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* "Robinhood: From Hero to Sellout:"

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* "Elon Musk and the Power of Money:"

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* "Elon Musk sells $7B in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter fight:" https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/elon-musk-sells-7b-tesla-shares-ahead-twitter-88188111

* "Africa’s Cold Rush and the Promise of Refrigeration:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/22/africas-cold-rush-and-the-promise-of-refrigeration

* "NASA won't try to launch the Artemis 1 moon mission again for at least a few weeks:" https://www.npr.org/2022/09/03/1120742884/nasa-artemis-1-launch-saturday-time-moon-mission-rocket-orion-sls

* "Rock-hunting NASA rover reveals Martian crater's surprising geology:" https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/rock-hunting-nasa-rover-reveals-martian-craters-surprising-geology-2022-08-25/

* "NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has made oxygen 7 times in exploration milestone:" https://www.space.com/mars-moxie-experiment-makes-oxygen

* "Seahorse fathers give birth in a unique way, new research shows:" https://phys.org/news/2022-09-seahorse-fathers-birth-unique.html

* "The mysterious inner life of the octopus:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220720-do-octopuses-feel-pain

* "Why Birds Changed Their Tune During the Pandemic:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bird-songs-changed-pandemic

* "Cry wolf? Debate over presence of wolves in Northeast:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/cry-wolf-debate-presence-wolves-northeast-88889723

* "US Agents in Memphis Seize Shipped Ancient Egyptian Artifact:" https://www.voanews.com/a/us-agents-in-memphis-seize-shipped-ancient-egyptian-artifact-/6719448.html

* "History Summarized: Cleopatra:"

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* This is such a horrifying mix of good urban design and horrific Stepford fascist dystopia. "Defunctland: Walt Disney's City of the Future, E.P.C.O.T.:"

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* "Defunctland: The History of the Worst Six Flags Coaster, Green Lantern: First Flight:"

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* "Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader who ended cold war, dies aged 91:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/30/mikhail-gorbachev-dies-soviet-leader-92

* For balance an Eastern European perspective on Gorbachev: https://tuulikki.tumblr.com/post/694253693907959808

* "Faust to go (Goethe in 9 minutes, English version):"

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* It's been an exhausting week. I had a ton of RL, I am bad in the heat, and I am still in the aftermath of the extreme pain incident, though noticeably improved. I haven't gotten around to scheduling the blood work follow up due to various alarms and excursions, but I can intuit some of the results from the fact that when I went to get my prescription strength D, there were two other prescription strength vitamins waiting for me. No wonder I'm exhausted. We gave up taking me off the prescription strength D for half a year... half a decade ago? Longer? My levels drop as soon as I stop taking them. My chronic anemia was fixed by a drug I was on for a while years ago, but my body seems to have finally bounced back to it's natural state. The third one, I'm pretty sure is related to me not being able to chew as my main dietary source involves fresh vegetables, which inability honestly could be causing the anemia or making it worse also. (For someone not anatomically equipped to menstruate, it's a stupid problem to have. IDK, maybe vampires? sigh.)

Actually, the blood tests were not long after we finally got an oven again (Thank all of you who helped), and honestly the no oven and no chewing were a double whammy to my nutrition since last late Winter? Spring? I've lost track. It's certainly made protein hella challenging. I bet the tests captured my absolute nadir, but it really does explain why I'm still feeling pretty crap.

As of this writing, at the turning of Wednesday into Thursday, I am a week away from being able to chew. I missed so many salad's this summer. I have gone to bed hungry because I don't have the spoons to cook something soft and most of my emergency foods I would normally eat are dangerous. I fantasize about cheese and crackers. I fantasize about toast and sandwiches and pizza and caramels and nuts.

I have eaten the first garden tomatoes though. Two undersized volunteer specimens damaged by the fucked up weather patterns over the weekend, and one full sized perfect heritage tomato I nommed today despite the slight danger posed by the skin, all three fresh from the vine and sun warmed. the flavour was so rich...

I am not explaining this past week here, because most of the things aren't mine to talk about, just know that my found family look after their own.

* We have continued to take the forage boxes, even though they are wasteful because a lot of times I'm too ill to go down in person or I have conflicting medical stuff and there's even less at the in person anyway. squirrel and I get separate boxes and we don't share food and have mutually exclusive medical diets. They put in a program a little while back where there are four types of boxes instead of one. Problem was they made us get the same type and I couldn't get the vegan box if Squirrel was to get his meat. (I'm vegetarian, not vegan, but the vegan box is the only one promising safe for me protein. In person hasn't had safe for me protein since the pandemic except for things like dried beans that are too much work).

This month they worked out a way for us to separate our deliveries and Friday we got the first split delivery. It is a lot less wasteful, and the way it's wasteful can't be helped. (EX: Squirrel can't eat eggs and won't eat carrots. I can't eat egg yolks and can only use the small amount of whites in baking. We literally haven't had an oven that could bake since last winter until a couple of weeks ago, and Ii haven't been able to chew since some point last spring. Cutting two dozen eggs to one is helpful, but we're still going to be giving eggs away to other poor people. We still can't use twenty carrots a week. When I could chew one or two carrots a week was maximum usage). There are still a bunch of things we are simply going to have to give away to other poor people or take to the food bank and things no one we know can use. (Squirrel, several of my Millennials, and I all can't digest onions, for example). There is a fundamental problem because there can't be customization at this scale, but at least having four box types is a step forward.

Get this, the vegan box came with Impossible burger meat! There was enough for two. Head Millennial made me one Saturday and it was delicious. we used tomatoes and lettuce from the garden, with ketchup and some of the good Mexican Revolutionary hot sauce. (I forget the name, but it has the round ball top?) Omnomnom.

Saturday, a few of us went out to look at Halloween store displays (aka. free haunted houses), as Spirit opened up at the mall. While we were out I got fresh fruit and an eggplant, head Millennial promises to cook when we are not so tired.

It's not that we've been ignoring my nutrition, but it has been just stupid hard to make good food I can eat until recently. It's still a struggle. I'm so tired of being hungry all the time.

Wednesday can't come soon enough. I noticed when brushing Saturday morning the preliminary's starting to loosen. I'm hoping it will hold together until Wednesday as it already hurts when I brush.

* The sky is still the wrong colour and everything smells scorched and toxic, but round about Thursday or Friday, the wind pattern snapped back into something like normal. We even had a little drizzle Sunday evening. We can't dismantle the heavy air filtration until the inland fires are done, but everything is much more bearable now in our tiny micro-climate.

I am still tired and hungry, but I'm starting to feel a little better. There was a really good sale on Beyond Burger when we stopped in to the Cheapie looking for soft foods, so I got some. It's not that I don't have Bocas in my freezer, but something in this feels like it's filling a nutritional hole. Pea protein? IDK. They are usually far to expensive to buy, but I'm guessing theirs a local glut or something. They are too much work for me to cook in my current state, but Head Millennial can make them well.

* Thank you to everyone who contributed to the recent fundraiser. Friday, I was informed the transwoman is housed and has funds to carry her to safety in the North once her paperwork is sorted.

* Every time they run that add where the father tells his daughter he loves his son best and then the father and son smugly fist bump and the ad pretends this is cute and funny I want to slap an ad executive and whoever okayed it at whatever company's product is is trying to sell. Some kind of chicken? IDK. I don't eat meat, so really all I notice is the decision to normalize cruelty and emotional abuse in an ad that runs multiple times an hour.

What kind of monster thinks this is okay?

* I am disgruntled over the Animal Kingdom finale. I'm fine with what happens to Craig. Andrew's fate, annoying as the Jay outcome is, made complete sense with his series character arc and this season's arc particularly, so it worked for me. I was pretty sure this was where Jay's arc was going from season one on and much as I'd have loved a twist, it makes character and narrative sense, and I never let my hopes get up for something different.

It's Darren that burns me. It seems to me they could have cut like 30 seconds of the endless boring shot of Jay looking around and used that to show a quick shot of Darren in an airport disembarkation area. If it wasn't worth the price of Adrian's actor or he wasn't available, they could have shot over the shoulder of a body double to show Darren's face as he sees who's waiting. They could close shot as they wrap their arms around each other. Simple, neat, and they'd have one fucking arc in there with a happy ending, for the character who's arc all series was realizing he wanted something better for himself and that included love.

Instead, a brilliantly acted devastating scene, but no real resolution. Did he make it to Mexico and on to Thailand or Indonesia? Get shot by cops? Get arrested?

With Black Sails, the Schrodinger's ending made sense thematically and characterize given the double layer of unreliable narration. I don't hate ambiguous endings where they fit with everything else. I hate it here because you have four characters we've been following since episode one, and oops! Only the gay one doesn't get a real ending of his own, just again a beautiful acted reaction to the end of the least interesting of the four character's story, and it feels so fucking cheap and having had at least half the season to anticipate them selling the gay character's arc short doesn't make me any less disgusted by it.

* Am I furious over the "Freddie" episode of What We Do in the Shadows for at least five reasons? Yes. I'm waiting to see where the last episode goes before I decide where I am on the show as a whole.

* A Dracula Daily exchange I am proud of regarding 8/31's entry (Arthur begging Seward to examine Lucy): https://krinsbez.tumblr.com/post/694198358156443648/random-dracula-thoughts-august-30th

* "Act of Grace: Masculinity, Monstrosity, and Queer Catharsis in Our Flag Means Death:" https://www.tor.com/2022/04/25/act-of-grace-masculinity-monstrosity-and-queer-catharsis-in-our-flag-means-death/

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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.

* Pakistan is experiencing absolutely catastrophic floods: https://islamic-relief.org/appeals/pakistan-floods-appeal/

* Fundraiser for a librarian under threat for Fighting Censorship: https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-fees-for-librarian-amanda-jones

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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

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* "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

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* "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

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* "Workers Strike to Pressure Sri Lankan President to Step Down:" https://www.voacambodia.com/a/workers-strike-to-pressure-sri-lankan-president-to-step-down-/6550608.html

* "Why is Sri Lanka Collapsing?:"

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* "Aung San Suu Kyi on trial in fresh bribery case against ousted Myanmar leader:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/03/aung-san-suu-kyi-on-trial-in-fresh-bribery-case-against-ousted-myanmar-leader

* "Defecting online: How Myanmar’s soldiers are deserting the army:" https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-61243316

* "Russia Fines Meta and TikTok Thousands of Dollars Over LGBTQ+ Content:" https://www.advocate.com/business/2022/4/27/russia-fines-meta-and-tiktok-thousands-dollars-over-lgbtq-content

* "Black children over-policed in schools, report says:" https://www.bbc.com/news/education-61263246

* "Neil Parish says watching porn in Commons was ‘moment of madness’ as he resigns as MP:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/apr/30/calls-for-neil-parish-to-resign-after-being-named-as-mp-who-watched-porn-in-commons-uk-politics-live

* "No honeymoon for Macron as thousands protest at May Day rallies in France:" https://www.politico.eu/article/thousands-protest-at-may-labour-day-rallies-france/

* "Far-right Le Pen plots parliament win after loss to Macron:" https://apnews.com/article/europe-france-elections-presidential-macron-a94360ac6dc6fc1b0015b82a57789ba5

* "Philippines Presidential Election a Rematch Between Late Dictator’s Son, Democratic Leader:" https://www.voanews.com/a/philippines-presidential-election-a-rematch-between-late-dictator-s-son-democratic-leader/6543717.html

* "Bolsonaro faces hard scrutiny over military’s purchase of penile implants:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/13/brazil-military-penile-implants-purchase-jair-bolsonaro

* "Pakistan top body says no US plot in ex-PM Imran Khan’s removal:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/23/pakistan-top-body-says-no-us-plot-in-ex-pm-imran-khans-removal

* "Captagon: Jordan's undeclared war against Syria drug traffickers:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61040359

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* "Virus mutations aren’t slowing down. New omicron subvariant proves it.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/05/01/coronavirus-more-mutations/

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* "Israel outrage at Sergei Lavrov's claim that Hitler was part Jewish:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61296682

* "Lavrov's 'grotesque' Hitler remarks fuel 'global antisemitic fire,' U.S. Jewish leaders say:" https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-lavrov-s-hitler-remarks-fuel-global-antisemitic-fire-u-s-jewish-leaders-say-1.10775872

* "Mystery drone: How the Air Force fast-tracked a new weapon for Ukraine:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/21/mystery-drone-air-force-new-weapon-ukraine-00026970

* "The Cost of War:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/the-cost-of-war-139045957980

* "U.S. warns Russia may annex more Ukrainian territory:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/02/russia-ukraine-war-news-putin-live-updates/

* "Russia’s push into eastern Ukraine comes amid fears of a protracted war:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/29/russia-eastern-ukraine-push-protracted-war

* "Russia Strikes Targets in Odesa, Donbas and Donetsk:" https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-strikes-targets-in-odesa-donbas-and-donetsk-/6552002.html

* "Russia knocks out Odesa runway, Zelenskiy says it will be rebuilt:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-strike-odesa-airport-knocks-out-runway-ukraine-military-2022-04-30/

* "A Russian general who commanded electronic warfare units was killed in a strike that killed 100 soldiers, top Ukraine official says:" https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-general-killed-along-side-100-of-his-soldiers-ukraine-claims-2022-5

* "Civilian evacuations begin at Mariupol steel plant as images reveal ruins:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/30/russia-ukraine-war-news-putin-live-updates/

* "‘I collected metal from the missiles in Kharkiv, but couldn’t find anyone to buy it’:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/01/i-collected-metal-from-the-missiles-in-kharkiv-but-couldnt-find-anyone-to-buy-it

* "In Kharkiv, a 24-hour shift with paramedics amid Russian shelling:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/01/ukraine-kharkiv-medical-rescue-squad-treats-wounded/

* "Death in Ukraine's Kharkiv is everywhere, rarely explained:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-kharkiv-1f03ab439e9bcf90afb458695595f133

* "They refuse to leave Kharkiv's worst-hit neighborhood. 'We believe in our victory':" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-05-02/ukraine-war-holdouts-kharkiv-worst-hit-neighborhood

* "Ukraine and the Words That Lead to Mass Murder:" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/06/ukraine-mass-murder-hate-speech-soviet/629629/

* "How 'Swan Lake' became a symbol of protest in Russia:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/swan-lake-symbol-protest-russia/story?id=84401801

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* "Biden Received Early Warnings That Immigration and Inflation Could Erode His Support:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/01/us/politics/biden-approval-inflation-immigration.html

* "Biden pardons former Secret Service agent and 2 others:" https://apnews.com/article/biden-pardons-f605a0a8720206aa64ca77f9b8ffdf26

* "Republicans' rush to block Biden from forgiving student debt backfires:" https://www.salon.com/2022/04/30/republicans-rush-to-block-biden-from-forgiving-student-debt-backfires/

* "Sen. Warren: 40 percent with student loan debt do not have a college diploma:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/biden-canceling-student-debt-and-student-debt-relief-encouraged-by-sen-elizabeth-warren-139146309760

* "Amazon union could face a tough road ahead after victory:" https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-new-york-city-staten-island-e236a889bc46d1d0f0c3da6d00eb0a23

* "DeSantis signs bill creating new Florida election police force:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/25/politics/desantis-florida-election-bill-signing/index.html

* "Protesters arrested at West Va. power plant settle cases:" https://apnews.com/article/sports-business-fairmont-west-virginia-arrests-f24e95b86c440a634b5f82426e4a74a1

* "New Poll Shows GOP Voters Are OK With Homophobic Candidates:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/4/28/new-poll-shows-gop-voters-are-ok-homophobic-candidates

* Want better candidates in November? Vote in the Primaries!!! "Campaign season kicks off in earnest with primaries in 13 states in May:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/02/1095599808/gop-primary-candidates-trump-endorsements

* "How the Ohio primary will test the power of Trumpism :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-how-the-ohio-primary-will-test-the-power-of-trumpism-139141701525

* "GOP Lawmaker Sends Fake Child Surgery Confirmation Texts to Fundraise:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/4/22/gop-lawmaker-sends-fake-child-surgery-confirmation-texts-fundraise

* "Minnesota Lesbian Candidate Doesn't Let Labor Pains Stop Her Speech:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/4/27/minnesota-lesbian-candidate-doesnt-let-labor-pains-stop-her-speech

* "‘Feckless, spineless, uninspired politicians’ slammed for undermining American democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/white-house-correspondents-dinner-spotlights-threat-to-democracy-at-home-and-abroad-joy-reid-says-139147333754

* "Jan. 6 Architect John Eastman Is Still Plotting to Overturn 2020 Election:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/john-eastman-wisconsin-election-decertify-robin-vos-1336069/

* "Donald Trump gives bizarre and baffling definition of a woman during anti-trans rant:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/27/donald-trump-woman-definition-trans-athletes-rant/

* "Likelihood of Trump Indictment in Manhattan Fades as Grand Jury Wraps Up:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/nyregion/trump-investigation-alvin-bragg-grand-jury.html

* "Trump election probe special grand jury selected in Atlanta:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-georgia-presidential-8823a1c619ca26be91f8d76b83a9f974

* "Judge upholds Jan. 6 committee subpoena for RNC records:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/subpoena-rnc-records-capitol-riot-00029265

* "What will the Jan. 6 committee revelations mean for Democracy?:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/what-will-the-jan-6-committee-revelations-mean-for-democracy-139045957988

* "The Oath Keepers Wanted to Protect a MAGA Lawmaker. The Jan. 6 Committee Wants to Know Why:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/andy-biggs-mo-brooks-ronny-jackson-jan-6-committee-1346229/

* "NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol riot:" https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-police-new-york-riots-presidential-elections-4ec211cda4f84edb02e5c26e4e08be71

* "Ex-NYPD officer found guilty of attacking police officer on Jan. 6:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ex-nypd-officer-thomas-webster-found-guilty-of-attacking-officer-on-jan-6-139140165976

* "Case: Man Threatened to Bomb Merriam-Webster Over Definition of Female:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/4/23/case-man-threatened-bomb-merriam-webster-over-definition-female

* "Mayorkas’ message to migrants remains: ‘Do not come’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/01/mayorkas-migrants-homeland-security-00029164

* "'I can't sleep': Black newspaper carrier says confrontation with Pierce County sheriff impacts him every day:" https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/newspaper-carrier-pierce-county-sheriff-confrontation/281-6c084167-9ef8-4d58-9d70-358dfa2502eb

* "Judge rules that Tulsa massacre lawsuit seeking reparations can proceed:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/judge-rules-that-tulsa-massacre-lawsuit-seeking-reparations-can-proceed-2022-05-03/

* "DeSantis defends math textbook rejection as Dems seek proof of critical race theory lessons:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/18/florida-critical-race-theory-math-textbooks-00025918

* I love protests like this. "Activist Files Complaints in Florida Over Bible Being ‘Too Woke’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/4/25/political-activist-files-complaints-florida-over-bible-being-too-woke

* "Public library turns to e-books in nationwide fight against GOP-led book bans:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/public-library-turns-to-e-books-in-nationwide-fight-against-gop-led-book-bans-139046981860

* Notorious Liar Lies. "Jim Bakker Claims Preachers Being Killed Over 'Don’t Say Gay' Support:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/4/22/jim-bakker-claims-preachers-being-killed-over-dont-say-gay-support

* "Flores lawyer: Unconscionable for Goodell to arbitrate suit:" https://www.kiro7.com/sports/flores-lawyer/DUXDBEEJN5GYE2IBTWFMGAAQMM/

* CW: Child Abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide "The Elan School: Death By Misinformation :"

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I didn't know anyone who went to this program, but I had friends and friends of friends who got sent to for profit troubled teen programs in the '80's and it always went really badly. People going in with depression and comming out with major gtrauma, people developing drug addictions there, people killing themselves. I never knew or heard of anyone they actually helped.

* "Kanye v. Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian:"

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* CW: Pedophilia "Disgraced MP to be paid full month's salary after sexual assault conviction:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/29/imran-ahmad-khan-resigns-salary-pay/

* CW: Sexual Abuse. "University doctor Dennis Kelly settles with 80 ex-patients who accused him of abuse:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/30/dr-dennis-kelly-usc-university-southern-california-settlement/

* CW: Pedophilia "False leads, multiple suspects: the long search for Madeleine McCann:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/22/madeleine-mccann-suspects-latest-portugal

* "Title IX has not meant equality for high school girls sports:" https://www.cascadiadaily.com/news/2022/apr/17/title-ix-has-not-meant-equality-for-high-school-girls-sports/

* "Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473

The first protest I ever went to was the massive one in D.C. in April of '89. My lover and I were on the Pro-choice side, of course. Bodily autonomy has always been incredibly important to me. (Even though there is reason to think I never could have reproduced even if I'd wanted to.)

If you physically can, protest in D.C. In your state capitol. In front of your local government. NOW is the time, because more than half the country has trigger laws and their right to chose is gone the second that opinion is published.

If Republicans take Congress at the midterms, odds are the whole country will lose the right to chose next February or March. Are you registered to vote? Check. Primaries are happening now.

Remember, Birth control access and most LGBTQIA+ Rights rest on the same right to privacy that SCOTUS will be overturning with this ruling.

I want to thank all of you who are going to be protesting tomorrow and in the coming weeks. I wish I could join you. (I am medically fragile, and I can't afford to get sick before this surgery, because there is a ticking time bomb inside my body).

If we do not fight for this, so much will be lost. Please, please, please fight for the future of everyone.

* "Biden defends abortion rights after leak of Supreme Court draft striking down Roe v. Wade:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/03/biden-says-a-womans-right-to-choose-is-fundamental-on-heels-of-leaked-supreme-court-draft-striking-down-roe-v-wade.html

* "The next frontier for the antiabortion movement: A nationwide ban:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/02/abortion-ban-roe-supreme-court-mississippi/

* "Focus on Congress to codify Roe v. Wade protections before abortion rights are overturned:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/focus-on-congress-to-codify-roe-v-wade-protections-before-abortion-rights-are-overturned-139149893923

* "Draft majority opinion shows Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/politico-draft-majority-opinion-shows-supreme-court-has-voted-to-overturn-abortion-rights-139143237767

* "Katyal: Overturn of Roe v. Wade would be 'Hugest step back for women in decades':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/katyal-overturn-of-roe-v-wade-would-be-hugest-step-back-for-women-in-decades-139149893658

* "Supreme Court politics, legitimacy in turmoil after Politico reports draft opinion leak:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/supreme-court-politics-legitimacy-in-turmoil-after-politico-reports-draft-opinion-leak-139146821792

* "Birth control, other privacy rights seen as likely to fall if Roe v. Wade is overturned:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/birth-control-other-privacy-rights-seen-as-likely-to-fall-if-roe-v-wade-is-overturned-139147333973

* "The Undoing of the Mask Mandate Further Reveals America’s Selfishness:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/4/21/undoing-mask-mandate-further-reveals-americas-selfishness

* "Pink Tax: The Hidden Tax on Women's Products:"

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* "Transhumanism | Philosophy Tube:"

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* "The Sexualization of Transgender Bodies:"

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* "Viciously homophobic Russian politician hosts bizarre 'guess the gay' reality show:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/29/vitaly-milonov-russia-im-not-gay-reality/

* "Legitimate Health Care Escapes Trans Individuals in Zimbabwe:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2022/4/26/legitimate-health-care-escapes-trans-individuals-zimbabwe

* CW: Rape "Nonbinary Lesbian Reportedly Raped and Killed by Group of Men:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/4/25/nonbinary-lesbian-reportedly-raped-and-killed-group-men

* "Canada's Drag Race star Ilona Verley 'punched' by bouncer: 'This s**t is not OK':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/22/ilona-verley-canadas-drag-race-paparazzi-nightclub-victoria/

* "Two Queer Men Brutally Killed in Two Days, Suspect Arrested:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/4/15/two-queer-men-brutally-killed-two-days-suspect-arrested

* "Church of Scotland could soon legalise same-sex marriage:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/01/church-of-scotland-same-sex-marriage-equality-general-assembly/

* "Scottish Tory leader insists trans women aren't women in car crash interview:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/27/douglas-ross-scottish-conservatives-trans-women/

* "'Disturbing' anti-LGBT+ views can be protected under law, judge rules:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/29/pastor-pride-christian-cambridgeshire-tribunal/

* "Wales puts Boris Johnson to shame with trans-inclusive conversion therapy ban:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/26/wales-conversion-therapy-ban-trans/

* "Tory minister Nadhim Zahawi suggests teachers should out trans kids to parents:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/21/nadhim-zahawi-education-minister-trans-students-parents/

* "Tory minister Nadine Dorries plotting major overhaul of rules for trans athletes:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/28/nadine-dorries-trans-athletes-sport/

* "Author on 'horrible' reality of trans folk having to fund each other's healthcare:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/28/harry-josephine-giles-trans-healthcare/

* "Trans MP Jamie Wallis charged with fleeing from car crash:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/28/jamie-wallis-trans-mp-uk-car-crash-charge/

* "Gang who seduced closeted men and threatened to out them to wives jailed:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/29/grindr-blackmail-sex-married-men-lancashire-plot/

* "Olympic champion Katie Archibald says sporting bodies are failing trans athletes:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/21/katie-archibald-trans-athletes-cycling-uk-emily-bridges/

* "Florida legislature passes bill repealing Disney special tax status:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/04/21/florida-legislature-passes-bill-repealing-disneys-special-tax-status/

* "Fact-check: Will Floridian Taxes Rise Over Disney-DeSantis Debacle?:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/4/25/florida-taxes-desantis-disney-reedy-creek-improvement-district-explainer

* "Stop Calling Us Groomers and Quit Making Us Your Prey:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/4/25/stop-calling-us-groomers-and-quit-making-us-your-prey

* "White House's Jen Psaki Tears Up Discussing GOP Attacks On LGBTQ+ Kids:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/4/20/white-houses-jen-psaki-tears-discussing-gop-attacks-lgbtq-kids

* "Del. Danica Roem's book "Burn the Page" fights for transgender youth:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/del-danica-roem-s-book-burn-the-page-fights-for-transgender-youth-139046469983

* "Florida Passes Bill to Punish Disney, Taxpayers May Foot the Bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/4/21/florida-passes-bill-punish-disney-over-dont-say-gay-opposition

* Ted Cruz airs his sexual fantasies. "Ted Cruz Suggests Disney Will Make Mickey Mouse and Pluto Gay Sex Film:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/4/20/ted-cruz-suggests-disney-will-make-gay-mickey-pluto-gay-sex-film

* "Woman Tears Down Antigay Sign, Humiliates Right-Wing Mob in Epic Video:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/4/19/woman-tears-down-antigay-sign-humiliates-right-wing-mob-epic-video

* "Florida Health Dept. Attacks All Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/4/20/florida-health-dept-attacks-all-gender-affirming-care-trans-youth

* "Yet another US state passes cruel, harmful ban on trans girls playing sports:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/29/georgia-trans-sports-ban-brian-kemp-committee/

* "US Department of Justice challenges cruel Alabama ban on medical care for trans kids:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/30/alabama-ban-medical-trans-kids-us-department-of-justice/

* "Alabama's only out gay lawmaker blasts Republicans over cruel treatment of trans kids:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/25/neil-rafferty-alabama-lgbt-bills-trans/

* "Exchange Between Gay Lawmaker and Colleague Backing Transgender Restriction Goes Viral:" https://people.com/politics/viral-video-between-missouri-lgbtq-lawmaker-and-colleague-proposing-transgender-restriction/

* "Trans Youth 'Driven to Deaths of Despair,' Says Admiral Rachel Levine:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/4/29/trans-youth-driven-deaths-despair-says-admiral-rachel-levine

* "Tennessee's Straights-Only Marriage Option Won't Pass This Year:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/4/14/tennessees-straights-only-marriage-option-wont-pass-year

* "Tennessee OK's Penalties for Schools That Violate Trans Athlete Ban:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/4/25/tennessee-oks-penalties-schools-violate-trans-athlete-ban

* "Kansas Lawmaker Objects to 'Huge Transgender Female' in Restroom:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/4/27/kansas-lawmaker-objects-huge-transgender-female-restroom

* "25-Year-Old Trans Woman Miia Love Parker Shot Dead in Philadelphia:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/4/13/25-year-old-trans-woman-miia-love-parker-shot-dead-philadelphia

* "Trans Woman Fatally Stabbed in Vermont; Suspect Tries 'Panic' Excuse:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/4/15/trans-woman-fern-feather-fatally-stabbed-vermont-suspect-tries-panic-excuse

* "Bouncer Punches Man Outside Gay Bar; Man Dies A Week Later:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/4/26/bouncer-punches-man-outside-gay-bar-man-dies-week-later

* "Man Left Bloodied, Bones Fractured After Random Homophobic Attack:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/4/20/man-left-bloodied-bones-fractured-after-random-homophobic-attack

* "Florida Man Says Boyfriend’s Family Blinded Him for 'Turning' Son Gay:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/4/21/florida-man-says-boyfriends-family-blinded-him-turning-son-gay

* "Airplane Passenger Accused of Homophobic Mid-Flight Attack:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/4/26/airplane-passenger-accused-homophobic-mid-flight-attack-attendant

* "Gay Man Punched in Alleged Homophobic Attack Denied Restraining Order:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/4/27/florida-gay-man-punched-alleged-homophobic-attack-denied-restraining-order

* "Texas Boutique Owner Hurls Homophobic Slurs at Couple in Viral Video:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/4/19/texas-angels-boutique-san-angelo-homophobia-evan-berryhill-jewll-video

* "LGBTQ+ Safe Space Stickers Banned by School District:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/4/26/lgbtq-safe-space-stickers-banned-school-district

* "Watch Megyn Kelly Claim Trans Activists Are Making Gay Men Trans:" https://www.advocate.com/media/2022/4/25/watch-megyn-kelly-claim-trans-activists-are-making-gay-men-trans

* "Trans Reporter Alleges Wrongful Firing by South Dakota Public Radio:" https://www.advocate.com/media/2022/4/19/trans-reporter-alleges-wrongful-firing-south-dakota-public-radio

* "Right-Wing BlazeTV Host Jokes About Killing Trans Kids, Finds It Funny:" https://www.advocate.com/media/2022/4/21/right-wing-blazetv-host-jokes-about-killing-trans-kids-finds-it-funny

* "Ohio Univ. to Pay $400k to Professor Who Refused Student's Pronouns:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/4/19/ohio-univ-pay-400000-professor-who-misgendered-trans-student

* "Anti-LGBTQ+ 'Libs of TikTok' Exposed, Conservatives Are Extremely Mad:" https://www.advocate.com/media/2022/4/20/anti-lgbtq-libs-tiktok-exposed-conservatives-are-extremely-mad

* "Mormon university student flashes rainbow flag while graduating in act of defiance:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/27/brigham-young-university-graduation-mormon-jillian-orr-lgbt/

* "Sheryl Lee Ralph reads Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on The Sunday Show:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/sheryl-lee-ralph-reads-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-on-the-sunday-show-139047493646

* "The Startling Impact of Family Acceptance on AAPI LGBTQ+ Youth:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/4/26/startling-impact-family-acceptance-aapi-lgbtq-youth

* "The Sleep Industry Isn't So Comfy:"

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* "The Truth They Wont Tell You About the Tobacco Industry:"

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* "US pediatricians' group moves to abandon race-based guidance:" https://apnews.com/article/science-health-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-disparities-a844fbc492602ce0b0f732ca106518b3

* "This Psychiatric Hospital Used to Chain Patients. Now It Treats Them.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/11/health/this-psychiatric-hospital-used-to-chain-patients-now-it-treats-them.html

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* "Kansas tornado generated 165 mph winds as it destroyed homes:" https://apnews.com/article/tornadoes-storms-weather-kansas-wichita-c97ca558314d21704cf9149e6db96594

* "Southern Californians told to reduce outdoor watering in 'unprecedented' order amid historic drought:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/us/california-drought-water-restrictions/index.html

* "Environmental Racism:"

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* "Russia Defaults On Debt, Soldiers Steal Chernobyl Souvenirs | Don Jr.'s Texts Reveal Coup Plan:"

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* "Space News: Hubble Finds A New Star, Bret Baier Warns Of Alien Pregnancies:"

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* "Meanwhile... Workers Test Positive For Cocaine, Marijuana | Dyson's Bizarre New Headphones:"

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* "Fraudsters Ripped Off The PPP | The 100% True Story Of T****'s Hole-In-One:"

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* "Jane Krakowski Celebrates Great-Ish Women Of History:"

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* "Stephen Colbert's Cyborgasm: Robot Pooch Companions And China's Giant Space Snake:"

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* Oscar Isaac Extended Interview:

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* "Next On CSPAN3: The GOP Farm Subsidies And Orgy Committee:"

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* "The Least Woke Movie You Will Ever See:"

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* "The Late Show Offers Ron Desantis A Campaign Anthem:"

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* "Facebook Employees Have So Many Great Nicknames For Mark Zuckerberg:"

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* "Think You Might Be Pregnant With An Alien Baby? Try ClearGreen:"

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* "Krispy Kreme Takes Advantage Of Global Crises:"

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* "A Rap Song About Matt Gaetz, For Some Reason:"

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* "Elon Musk's Mission: Make Earth Really Bad:"

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* "Jeff Bezos Took Amazon Employees On A Trip To Convince Them Unions Are Bad:"

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* "Claypool, Hütz, Copeland, Lennon, Ryabtsev, & Strings - "Zelensky: The Man With the Iron Balls":"

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* We were 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

* Pirate Co-dependence in Our Flag Means Death: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/683129082880327680

* "A Biracial Reading of BlackBeard:" https://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/683017975014588416/a-biracial-reading-of-blackbeard

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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.

* "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

* "Supporting Abortion Funds in the South:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/682207036936732672/supporting-abortion-funds-in-the-south

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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* "‘We’re finished’: Sri Lankans pushed to the brink by financial crisis:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/09/sri-lanka-financial-crisis-protesters-call-for-gotabaya-rajapaksa-resignation-please

* "What Ukraine Can Learn From Finland’s Stand 80 Years Ago:" https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-03-20/russia-invades-ukraine-lessons-of-finland-s-winter-war-against-soviets

* "War with Russia? Finland has been making a plan for that:" https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/war-with-russia-finland-has-been-making-a-plan-for-that-1.4839071

* "Putin's bullying backfires as Finland and Sweden edge closer to joining NATO:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/europe/putin-finland-sweden-nato-backfire-cmd-intl/index.html

* "Could Moldova be next on Putin’s hit list?:" https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/could-moldova-be-next-on-putin-s-hit-list-1.4849758

* "Washington Post contributor arrested in Moscow after criticizing Putin:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/04/12/kara-murza-arrest/

* "Kremlin critic Kara-Murza reportedly arrested in Russia:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/kremlin-critic-kara-murza-reportedly-arrested-in-russia-137536069991

* "Wife of detained Russian opposition leader: Putin has been killing his opponents for years:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/putin-has-be-killing-his-opponents-for-years-wife-of-detained-russian-opposition-leader-vladimir-kara-murza-says-137685061600

* "Putin lashing out at NATO backfires as interest in membership grows:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/putin-lashing-out-at-nato-backfires-as-interest-in-membership-grows-137613893633

* "The Guardian view on Britain’s Rwanda deal: a cruel, cynical pretence:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/14/the-guardian-view-on-britains-rwanda-deal-a-cruel-cynical-pretence

* "UK prime minister Boris Johnson could get three more fines over lockdown breaches:" https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-prime-minister-boris-johnson-could-get-three-more-fines-over-lockdown-2022-04-13/

* "Benefits and state pension increase outpaced by rising prices:" https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61040694

* "Hong Kong activist jailed for 16 months for organising banned ‘Reclaim Yuen Long’ demo in 2019:" https://hongkongfp.com/2022/04/13/hong-kong-activist-jailed-for-16-months-for-organising-banned-reclaim-yuen-long-demo-in-2019/

* "The Wet’suwet’en are more united than pipeline backers want you to think - Macleans.ca:" https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/the-wetsuweten-are-more-united-than-pipeline-backers-want-you-to-think/

* "Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif chosen as PM after week-long uncertainty:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61063386

* "Explainer: Macron or Le Pen: why it matters for France, the EU and the West:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/macron-or-le-pen-why-it-matters-france-eu-west-2022-04-10/

* "After the French presidential election, the deluge:" https://www.politico.eu/article/after-france-presidential-election-deluge/

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* "Covid News: World Exceeds 500 Million Known Virus Cases Amid Testing Concerns:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/12/world/covid-19-mandates-cases-vaccine

* "German government drops plan for Covid vaccine mandate:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/08/german-government-drops-plan-for-covid-vaccine-mandate

* "A German State Is Last in Almost Everything. But It’s No. 1 in Vaccines.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/12/world/europe/germany-covid-vaccine-strategy.html

* "U.S. renews COVID-19 public health emergency:" https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-renews-covid-19-public-health-emergency-2022-04-13/

* "Dr. Anthony Fauci: I recommend you go and get the fourth shot if you are over 50:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/dr-anthony-fauci-on-covid-cases-fueled-by-omicron-subvariant-ticking-up-across-the-country-137527365760

* "Philadelphia to restore indoor mask mandate as cases rise:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-philadelphia-d7f5dacf0ae4ac004e5b15dd58362360

* "72 people at high-profile D.C. dinner test positive for Covid:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/67-attendees-test-positive-covid-high-profile-dc-dinner-rcna23763

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* "Russia already has nuclear weapons in the Baltic region, says Lithuania:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-already-has-nuclear-weapons-baltic-region-says-lithuania-2022-04-14/

* "Russia is jamming U.S.-provided GPS signals in Ukraine, U.S. general says:" https://www.yahoo.com/now/russia-jamming-u-provided-gps-232724920.html

* "Ukraine economy seen being slashed in half; Austrian leader will meet Putin in Moscow on Monday:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/10/russia-ukraine-live-updates.html

* "Even with sanctions, Russia can afford to feed its war machine:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/even-with-sanctions-russia-can-afford-feed-its-war-machine-2022-04-12/

* "Clint Watts: President Zelenskyy needs air power, this could be ended quickly:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/russian-offensive-s-new-commander-gen-alexander-dvornikov-called-butcher-of-syria-137528389696

* "German lawmakers call for EU ban on Russian oil after Ukraine visit:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-lawmakers-call-eu-ban-russian-oil-after-ukraine-visit-2022-04-12/

* "High stakes challenge in Ukraine: How far to push Putin:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/high-stakes-challenge-in-ukraine-how-far-to-push-putin-137845829557

* "Ukraine seizes 55 homes, 26 cars and yacht from Putin ally Medvedchuk:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/14/medvedchuk-ukraine-property-seized/

* "Ukraine seizes assets of Putin ally in crackdown on Russian corruption :" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/ukraine-seizes-assets-of-putin-ally-in-crackdown-on-russian-corruption-137775685959

* "Russian warship sinks; Ukraine says its missile is responsible:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-flagship-black-sea-fleet-badly-damaged-by-blast-2022-04-14/

* "Why the sinking of Russia's 'Moskva' battleship matters:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/why-the-sinking-of-russia-s-moskva-battleship-matters-137776197800

* "Putin vows to press invasion until Russia's goals are met:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-ap-top-news-europe-7d747ae240e9abbfb1951fd4ad27882a

* "UK expects fighting to intensify in next 2-3 weeks; West working to confirm reports of Russian chemical weapons attack:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/11/russia-ukraine-live-updates.html

* "Battles may be tougher for Ukrainians as war shifts to wide-open terrain in east:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/09/ukraine-battle-east-shift/

* "Russian convoy heads toward eastern Ukraine as new Mariupol death toll emerges:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/11/russia-ukraine-war-news-putin-live-updates/

* "Putin appoints new general to lead military action in Ukraine:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/putin-appoints-new-general-to-lead-military-action-in-ukraine-137426501963

* "Clint Watts: President Zelenskyy needs air power, this could be ended quickly:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/russian-offensive-s-new-commander-gen-alexander-dvornikov-called-butcher-of-syria-137528389696

* "In eastern Ukraine, Russian military razing towns to take them over:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/07/izyum-eastern-ukraine-razing-towns/

* "Samantha Power on Russian atrocities and 'genocide': 'The facts are plain as day':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/samantha-power-on-russian-atrocities-and-genocide-the-facts-are-plain-as-day-137614405655

* "Ukraine says fighting rages in Mariupol, blasts rattle Kyiv:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/powerful-explosions-heard-kyiv-after-russian-warship-sinks-2022-04-15/

* "Western leaders pledge more military support as Russian troops reposition in east:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/13/russia-ukraine-war-news-live-updates/#link-VLPJFDDV4BD7BAFKNNERMN2UC4

* "Mykolaiv region on edge amid fear of a new Russian offensive:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/09/mykolaiv-nervous-russia-military-moves-south/

* "Chernihiv: Are these Russia's weapons of war?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61036880

* "Doctors in Chernihiv bear witness to their hospital's fate after Russian shelling:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/04/07/1091333939/doctors-in-chernihiv-bear-witness-to-their-hospitals-fate-after-russian-shelling

* "In eastern Ukraine, Russian military razing towns to take them over:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/07/izyum-eastern-ukraine-razing-towns/

* "Fmr. Amb. Prosper: "War crimes are being committed.":" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/fmr-amb-prosper-war-crimes-are-being-committed-137428037943

* "Russian rockets destroy Dnipro airport, Ukraine officials say:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/shelling-hits-school-apartment-building-ukraines-sievierodonetsk-governor-2022-04-10/

* "Message on missile at Ukraine train station is part of a long history:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/09/missile-writing-kramatorsk-train-station-ukraine-russia/

* "Escape from Mariupol: the man who swam to safety from Russian terror:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/07/ukraine-escape-from-mariupol-man-swam-eussian-terror

* "Bucha’s Month of Terror:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/04/11/world/europe/bucha-terror.html

* "How many Ukrainians have fled their homes and where have they gone?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60555472

* "Homes for Ukraine: Visa silence unwelcoming, Cardiff peer says:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-61057170

* "Homes for Ukraine: Don't match female refugees with single men, UN says:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61099131

* "The network in Romania to help Ukrainian refugees:" https://www.npr.org/2022/04/09/1091902352/the-network-in-romania-to-help-ukrainian-refugees

* "From New York to Tokyo, Ukraine war protests continue:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/09/ukraine-war-protests-photos-global/

* CW: Rape. "Protest held outside Tallinn`s Russian embassy against women raped in war:" https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/13/protest-held-outside-tallinn-s-russian-embassy-against-women-raped-in-war

* "Ukraine supporters outnumber pro-Russians in German protests:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pro-russian-protesters-germany-outnumbered-by-ukraine-supporters-2022-04-10/

* "Russia: feminist activist could be jailed for ten years for putting anti-war slogans on supermarket labels:" https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/russia-feminist-activist-could-be-jailed-ten-years-putting-anti-war-slogans

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* "US agencies: Industrial control system malware discovered:" https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-north-america-malware-300f886c2757a9e6bd96f1ee20a8f5db

* "Threat of cyberattack on U.S. infrastructure takes more serious turn:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/threat-of-cyberattack-on-u-s-infrastructure-takes-more-serious-turn-137691717553

* "Greatest threat to future of NATO may be the U.S. under Trump-led Republicans:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/greatest-threat-to-future-of-nato-may-be-the-u-s-under-trump-led-republicans-137693765565

* "Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund.html

* "Report of massive Saudi payout to Kushner raises new questions about Trump admin policies:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/report-of-massive-saudi-payout-to-kushner-raises-new-questions-about-trump-admin-policies-137532997515

* "How Jared Kushner and the Trump admin traded U.S. foreign policy for $2 billion:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/how-jared-kushner-and-the-trump-admin-traded-u-s-foreign-policy-for-2-billion-137524293846

* "Biden waiving ethanol rule in bid to lower gasoline prices:" https://apnews.com/article/biden-business-iowa-campaigns-elections-227e09a39aed1680e1f4813334aeae64

* Now is a good time to put pressure on him. "Biden seems 'more open' to canceling student debt broadly 'than ever before,' Chuck Schumer says:" https://news.yahoo.com/biden-seems-more-open-canceling-175827010.html

* "Biden picks a former federal prosecutor to lead the ATF as it targets 'ghost guns':" https://www.npr.org/2022/04/11/1091955028/biden-atf-nominee-ghost-guns

* "Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Historic Confirmation to the Supreme Court:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-s-historic-confirmation-to-the-supreme-court-137430085549

* "US jobless claims rise but remain near a half-century low:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-business-health-economy-unemployment-ad888c523c00ad93e2a82735a226cf77

* "The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here's what else it did:" https://www.npr.org/2022/01/27/1075299510/the-expanded-child-tax-credit-briefly-slashed-child-poverty-heres-what-else-it-d

* "Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on the State of the Workplace:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/labor-secretary-marty-walsh-on-the-state-of-the-workplace-137430085578

* "It's a deal! | Sacramento teacher strike comes to an end:" https://www.abc10.com/article/news/education/sacramento-teacher-strike-comes-to-an-end/103-bf8c18a4-1217-4c8e-bf92-64fe9354ed20

* "John Oliver Just Found A 'F**king Creepy' But Legal Way To Blackmail Lawmakers:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/john-oliver-data-brokers_n_6253db8ae4b066ecde08a5f8

* 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/

* "Federal judge dismisses Republicans’ effort to block unaffiliated voters from Colorado’s primaries:" https://coloradosun.com/2022/04/08/unaffiliated-voter-lawsuit-colorado-dismissed/

* "It's always, without fail, a cishet white dude:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1828932.html

* "Primaries are the real elections now:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1828854.html

* "Herschel Walker Claims to Own Companies That Don’t Exist:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/herschel-walker-claims-to-own-companies-that-dont-exist

* "Stacey Abrams win in Georgia will lead to ‘cold war’ with Florida, DeSantis says:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/09/stacey-abrams-georgia-florida-cold-war-desantis

* "Republican party withdraws from US Commission on Presidential Debates:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/14/republican-party-withdraws-commission-on-presidential-debates

* "Republican candidates in battleground states skip debates:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republican-candidates-battleground-states-skip-debates/story?id=83785574

* It’s cowardice combined with autocratic hatred of free exchange of ideas. "What's behind the RNC's decision to quit presidential debates:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/what-s-behind-the-rnc-s-decision-to-quit-presidential-debates-137766469645

* "Feinstein defends herself amid new questions about her capabilities in Senate job:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-04-14/feinstein-defends-herself-amid-new-questions-about-her-capabilities-in-senate

* "Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks trans people 'deserve to be beaten up':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/18/marjorie-taylor-greene-trans-alex-jones-infowars/

* "Mark Meadows removed from N.C. voter rolls amid fraud investigation:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/13/mark-meadows-north-carolina-removed-voter-rolls/

* "Race hard to ignore in sentencing differences in voting cases:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/race-hard-to-ignore-in-sentencing-differences-in-voting-cases-137847365786

* "State Department unable to provide full account of foreign gifts given to Trump and officials :" https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/09/politics/state-department-trump-administration-foreign-gifts/index.html

* "Donald Trump compares ‘far-left gender theories’ to ‘child abuse’ in hate-filled rant:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/10/donald-trump-trans-rights/

* "New texts show GOP lawmakers’ desperate attempt to steal 2020 election:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/new-texts-show-gop-lawmakers-desperate-attempt-to-steal-2020-election-137837125750

* "New texts reveal Republican's openness to dump democracy to keep Trump in power: report:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-texts-reveal-republican-s-openness-to-dump-democracy-to-keep-trump-in-power-report-137845829667

* "Liz Cheney disputes report January 6 panel split over Trump criminal referral:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/10/liz-cheney-disputes-report-january-6-panel-split-trump-criminal-referral

* "Top Trump White House lawyers scheduled for Jan. 6 interview:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/12/trump-lawyers-jan6-interview-cipollone-philbin-00024868

* "In Conference Call Before Riot, a Plea to ‘Descend on the Capitol’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/12/us/politics/jan-6-capitol-riot-sullivan-trump.html

* "‘Smoking rifle’: Trump Jr texted Meadows strategies to overturn election – report:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/09/trump-jr-texts-mark-meadows-white-house-election-result

* "Ex-Roger Stone aide reportedly urged Trump supporters to ‘descend on the Capitol’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ex-roger-stone-aide-reportedly-urged-trump-supporters-to-descend-on-the-capitol-137678917680

* "Stephen Miller meets virtually with January 6 committee:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/14/politics/january-6-stephen-miller/index.html

* "Proud Boys leader admits plan to storm Capitol and will testify against others:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/08/donohoe-pleads-guilty-proud-boys-jan6/

* "Man who said Trump’s ‘orders’ caused him to steal liquor from Capitol on Jan. 6 found guilty:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/14/jan6-trump-presidential-orders-thompson-capitol/

* "'Groomed:' Attorney argues Trump to blame for his client storming the Capitol:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-groomed-attorney-argues-trump-to-blame-for-his-client-storming-the-capitol-137682501511

* "DOJ reaches settlement in 2020 cases involving Lafayette Square protesters:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-reaches-settlement-2020-cases-involving-lafayette-square-protester-rcna24325

* "Gretchen Whitmer: Michigan governor kidnap plot case collapses:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60999431

* "Rep. Neguse: New crackdown on ghost guns is ‘basic common sense step’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-neguse-new-crackdown-on-ghost-guns-is-basic-common-sense-step-137525829950

* "Suspect in Brooklyn subway train shooting called in the tip that led to his arrest, sources say:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/13/us/brooklyn-subway-shooting-wednesday/index.html

* "Suspect sought as shooter in Sacramento gang gunfight has long history of gun violations:" https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article260365245.html

* "2 people killed and 5 wounded in shooting near Los Angeles:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/people-killed-wounded-shooting-los-angeles-84012490

* "Man facing murder charge in Cedar Rapids mass shooting:" https://www.kcrg.com/2022/04/12/cedar-rapids-police-make-arrest-taboo-nightclub-shooting/

* "One man dead after West Dundee shooting that could be related to Elgin party murders:" https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220413/one-man-dead-after-west-dundee-shooting-that-could-be-related-to-elgin-party-murders

* "'Data shows states with stricter gun laws have less gun crime': expert Frank Figliuzzi:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/brooklyn-subway-shooting-possible-right-wing-response-slamming-gun-control-analyzed-by-crime-expert-137606725552

* "A Look into the Life of Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones:"

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* "Texas Border Operation’s Largest Share of Arrests: Trespassing On Private Property:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/04/04/texas-border-operation-s-largest-share-of-arrests-trespassing-on-private-property

* "Video shows a Michigan police officer on Black man's back before he fatally shot him:" https://www.npr.org/2022/04/13/1092733100/video-shows-a-michigan-police-officer-on-black-mans-back-before-he-fatally-shot-

* "Former police chief: There are two levels of police service for the affluent vs. the marginalized:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/michigan-traffic-stop-ending-in-deadly-police-shooting-of-unarmed-black-man-renews-calls-for-police-reform-137770053821

* "The Rise and Fall of Kat Von D:"

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* "A History of Misogyny and Sexual Harassment: Victoria's Secret:"

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* CW: Rape, Torture, Domestic Violence. "Marilyn Manson: Documentaries, Defamation, and Deceit? :"

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* CW: Pedophilia "Gay Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan found guilty of sexually assaulting teen boy:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/11/imran-ahmad-khan-tory-mp-sexual-assault-teen-boy/

* CW: Pedophilia "Crispin Blunt quits as LGBTQ+ group chair after Imran Ahmad Khan comments:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/12/crispin-blunt-urged-to-apologise-for-comments-on-imran-ahmad-khan-case

* "Texas Will Dismiss Murder Charge Against Woman Connected to ‘Self-Induced Abortion’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/texas-self-induced-abortion-charge-dismissed.html

* "Joy Reid: Will women be punished for abortions If Roe v. Wade is overturned by Supreme Court?:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/abortion-rights-under-threat-as-woman-in-texas-charged-with-murder-in-connection-to-self-induced-abortion-137528901815

* "Oklahoma governor signs bill to make abortion illegal:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-oklahoma-law-87880e9f3c7bde2ae634cb2f02839e6e

* "Abortions stop in Kentucky as groups seek to block new law:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/groups-sue-restore-abortion-services-kentucky-84080520

* "New law puts immediate end to abortion access in Kentucky:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-law-puts-immediate-end-to-abortion-access-in-kentucky-137776709787

* "‘We’re under a five alarm fire,’ political strategist says of new anti-abortion laws:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/kentucky-becoming-first-state-to-end-abortion-access-could-backfire-on-gop-expert-says-137768517782

* "Leo Varadkar warns Ireland can't take LGBT+ progress 'for granted' as Britain backslides:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/09/leo-varadkar-ireland-britain-lgbt-progress/

* "Murder arrest after two gay men 'mutilated' in suspected homophobic killings:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/13/murder-arrest-gay-sligo/

* "Vital charity fights homophobic, transphobic violence against refugees in the UK:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/13/micro-rainbow-ukraine-lgbt-queer/

* "Boris Johnson urged to listen after 'phenomenal' trans conversion therapy ban petition:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/11/trans-conversion-therapy-ban-petition-boris-johnson/

* They want to completely erase trans people. "Tory government wants police to 'misgender' most trans crime victims:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/13/trans-police-crime-victims-data-statistics-home-office/

* "Women's cycling race loses main sponsor over 'unacceptable' trans athlete suspension:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/15/womens-cicle-classic-emily-bridges-british-cycling/

* "Distraught over orders to investigate trans kids’ families, Texas child welfare workers are resigning:" https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/11/texas-trans-child-abuse-investigations/

* "Gov. Abbott’s anti-trans order is child abuse:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-gov-abbott-s-anti-trans-order-is-child-abuse-137524805976

* "Story DeSantis Uses to Support 'Don't Say Gay' Is 'Just a Lie':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/4/07/report-story-desantis-uses-support-dont-say-gay-just-lie

* "Moms for Liberty cry when ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill gets turned against heterosexual parents:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/4/1/2089558/-Moms-for-Liberty-cry-when-Don-t-Say-Gay-bill-gets-turned-against-heterosexual-parents

* "Florida Republicans Threaten Disney For Condemning 'Don't Say Gay':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/4/11/florida-republicans-threaten-disney-condemning-dont-say-gay

* "Bill Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Care as a Felony Passes in Alabama:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/4/07/bill-criminalizing-gender-affirming-care-felony-passes-alabama

* "Kidd Creole Convicted of Stabbing Death of Homeless Man in 'Gay Panic':" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/4/08/kidd-creole-convicted-stabbing-death-homeless-man-gay-panic

* "How is HIV Impacting Young People in 2022?:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/youth/2022/4/10/how-hiv-impacting-young-people-2022#media-gallery-media-1

* "UK officials investigating total of 74 child hepatitis cases:" https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61085870

* "Number of people on NHS waiting lists in England at record high:" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/apr/14/number-of-people-on-nhs-waiting-lists-in-england-at-record-high

* "New part of the body found hiding in the lungs:" https://www.livescience.com/new-body-cell-discovered-in-lungs

* Things I wish I didn't know about. "Man's eye infested with over a dozen fly maggots while gardening:" https://www.newsweek.com/man-eye-infested-over-dozen-fly-maggots-gardening-oestrus-ovis-sheep-bot-fly-1696315

* CW: Animal Death "Rabid fox bites nine people on US Capitol Hill:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61031683

* "A report on violence against kids with disabilities is sobering — if not surprising:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/04/12/1091679303/a-report-on-violence-against-kids-with-disabilities-is-sobering-if-not-surprisin

* "Matt Gaetz Says Overweight Folks Responsible for High Insulin Prices:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2022/4/07/matt-gaetz-says-overweight-folks-responsible-high-insulin-prices

* "States look for solutions as US fentanyl deaths keep rising:" https://apnews.com/article/fentanyl-deaths-keep-rising-states-look-for-solutions-d3ccd6edfdc6516b3ea07943c7e46544

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* "The 1.5-Degree Goal Is All But Dead:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/04/un-ipcc-1-5-degree-report-global-warming/629486/

* "South Africa floods: deadliest storm on record kills over 300 people:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/13/south-africa-floods-deadliest-storm-on-record-kills-over-250-people

* "South African flood victims search for bodies of lost loved ones:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/15/russia-ukraine-live-updates.html

* "More than 57 billion tons of soil have eroded in the U.S. Midwest:" https://www.sciencenews.org/article/soil-erosion-rate-us-midwest-unsustainable-usda

* "California utility to pay $55 million for massive wildfires:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/california-utility-pay-55-million-massive-wildfires-84016390

* "Manhole fires in New York's Times Square sent crowds fleeing. No injuries were reported:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/10/us/new-york-times-square-manhole-fires/index.html

* "Few Americans see race as key factor in environmental inequality:" https://phys.org/news/2022-04-americans-key-factor-environmental-inequality.html

* "This school wasn't built for the new climate reality. Yours may not be either:" https://www.npr.org/2022/03/21/1084912552/climate-change-schools

* "Ancestral Homeland Returned to Rappahannock Tribe After More Than 350 Years:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancestral-homeland-returned-to-rappahannock-tribe-after-more-than-350-years-180979863/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily-list&fbclid=IwAR2oIQUeDBAiUPMGxrH4NgMKcKxz3iWbwW_eJX_hvmeq_aBJXfEaoBzcWBw

* "The gardens that have survived for centuries:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220328-how-long-can-a-garden-last

* "Amtrak Is Streaming an Empty Railroad on Twitch to Beef With Freight Rail Companies:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7w9n9/amtrak-is-streaming-an-empty-railroad-on-twitch-to-beef-with-freight-rail-companies

* "The Yuxi Circle: The World’s Most Densely Populated Area:" https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/the-yuxi-circle-the-worlds-most-densely-populated-area/

* "The Schism Breaking Apart the “Prepper” Community:" https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/reddit-preppers-sub-women-splitting-off-twoxpreppers.html

* "MIT Engineers Create the “Impossible” – New Material That Is Stronger Than Steel and As Light as Plastic:" https://scitechdaily.com/mit-engineers-create-the-impossible-new-material-that-is-stronger-than-steel-and-as-light-as-plastic/

* "Herodotus lied about famous Greek battle against Carthage, new study finds:" https://www.livescience.com/herodotus-lied-about-greek-battle.html

* "These 400-Year-Old Rings Unfold to Reveal Spheres Used for Astronomical Calculations:" https://mymodernmet.com/armillary-sphere-finger-ring/

* "Gay Journalist Thom Senzee Is Dead at 54:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/4/10/gay-journalist-thom-senzee-dead-54

* "Data Brokers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Russia's War Machine Slowed By Cheap Gear, Expired Rations | Ukraine's Ballerinas Join The Fight:"

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* "Tucker Carlson Is Russian State Media's Newest Correspondent:"

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* "Meanwhile... Florida Man Calls Cops For Help Testing His Meth | Cursed Painting For Sale On eBay:"

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* "Stephen Colbert Presents: "NFT Heist" - The First Blockbuster Movie About NFTs!:"

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* "Clothing Time:"

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* Sunday the pain from the wound woke me up, which meant getting an ice pack and starting over with the increasingly complex propping system required to protect the deteriorating shoulder, hip, and lesser joints while also coddling the wound and doing what I can to de-emphasize the constant sensory overload the wound causes. (My theory is that given it's placement and nature, the displacement tickles the nerve endings in a part of my body really prone to set off sensory overload. So I'm always in low level overload and it gets super bad periodically when things ramp up. This also makes it incredibly fucking hard to sleep even when the pain is not that bad.) Remember, if I move even a centimeter off postilion, my right shoulder is completely fucked for at minimum the next day. Now imagine what happens if any of a rapidly increasing number of pillows and smaller props moves or my torso shifts, or... yeah. Luckily, I've been holding my spine in the correct position since at least 1992.

Anyway, Head Millennial has a list of regular things needing doing, and projects and is perfectly capable of self supervising, plus directions to let me sleep if I'm napping as likely I very much need it for pain reasons. 7:45ish, he did check in as he needed a thing from the store to continue and was planning to walk. The ice had worked and I was like wait five minutes and we'll go together so I can get one that will last a couple decades instead of breaking in six months, it's not that much more expensive. So we went. Bonus, I got juice, which I couldn't get the last few stores we checked as they hadn't the right kind, and I need the extra nutrients right now. then there was the waiting in line and the rest of the stuff HM was doing, and we ended up searching for a book that had been missing since Summer I use all the time for reference, and then dinner, and finishing the show we were watching and dinner and taking them home and my lung treatment and, and...

It was well past Midnight when I logged on only to discover I'd lost data because I hadn't posted the aggregate fast enough. I could replace most of what was lost, but I literally couldn't remember some of the older things so ooops. Invisible to y'all, I'd lost a bunch of other data I use for Tumblr management which I could recreate if I was willing to invest the time in sorting things out. Aggregate posting/recreation/scaffold cleaning plus getting that back cost about two hours. Guess how much is likely to get done tonight?

At least I am drinking vitamin c as I type.

* In the middle of the recent medical emergency, Tumblr raised the queue limit to 1000 from the wildly inadequate 300. Given my post rate, 300 is about two days of advance loading for day posting most of the year for me. it means I can take a night off in an emergency, but some thing start thinning way out fast. 1000 gives me so much more freedom. I wrote this on 4/11. The lowest queue category is 4/17. I have most of my national Poetry month Poetry posting sleeve filled. Odds are I will reach early May in the fuller sleeves tonight.

It may seem a small thing, but it's the first time since I joined the site that an official "upgrade" has been an improvement if you don't count them changing the shade of blue being slightly easier on my eyes. Every other upgrade that hadn't already been one of my xkit setting made things worse, somethings much worse.

I just keep being startled that staff would ever do anything that benefits rather than harms me. Now if they'd roll back the three "improvements" from the last few years that made the site less accessible for me as a disabled person on things I do there pretty much every day.

* Thursday the friends who are moving needed transport. I had a rather nice visit with them in the middle of it.

Friday Squirrel accidentally started a fire in the kitchen, which resulted in me really pissing off both my lungs and torso muscles plus wound area. It was a drama.

* JK Rowling Goes Wild at The Midnight Society: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1513943506317848579

* The Moon is Made of Cheese: https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/681119988837433344/the-moon-is-made-of-cheese-is-obviously-a-myth

* Our Flag Means Death Genre Jumping: https://fuckyeahisawthat.tumblr.com/post/681119219029573632/while-we-like-to-joke-about-izzy-being-in-the

* The Billionaire Plague: https://captainsuke.tumblr.com/post/681200256434716672

* "The Stages Of "I'm Really Trying" To Be Cool About Your Transition:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/the-stages-of-im-really-trying-to?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo1MjAwODg5MSwiXyI6ImtZbnVRIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQ5NzQyOTExLCJleHAiOjE2NDk3NDY1MTEsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.TH2nEIRkvZRJCmDerjXbtufZmA47X4EDjVumXuYZnuo&s=r

* "‘Fantastic Beasts’: How Scandal and Controversy Have Derailed the Wizarding Franchise:" https://variety.com/2022/film/news/fantastic-beasts-franchise-controversies-harry-potter-jk-rowling-johnny-depp-1235226541/

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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.

* "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

* Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/796848.html

* Even more Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://wendelah1.dreamwidth.org/788132.html

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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