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* "Should Brazil keep its Amazon tribes from taking the lives of their children?:" https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/09/the-right-to-kill-brazil-infanticide/

* "'Why I keep my vasectomy a secret':" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-44632151

* Looks like Republicans feel we haven't spent enough blood and treasure in their quest to destabilize Western Asia so we now need to invade yet another country for fun. "Trump says Iran will 'suffer consequences' after speech by president Rouhani:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/23/irans-mafia-elite-amass-fortunes-while-people-suffer-says-mike-pompeo

* "Trump Administration Releases Classified Warrants For FBI Wiretap Of Carter Page:" https://www.npr.org/2018/07/22/631260082/trump-administration-releases-classified-warrants-for-fbi-wiretap-of-carter-page

* "Rep. Ted Lieu: FISA application shows evidence for surveillance of Carter Page:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/fisa-warrant-application-on-carter-page-disproves-gop-narrative-1282947139765

* "Shannon Watts: We know NRA leadership met with Kremlin officials:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/nra-has-alleged-connections-to-indicted-maria-butina-more-russians-1282954307781

* "Rep. Maxine Waters: I think Trump is Putin's apprentice:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/maxine-waters-on-putin-and-trump-it-s-about-the-sanctions-1282972227646

* "Adam Levin: Congress could have appropriated more for election security:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/congress-could-have-appropriated-more-money-for-election-security-going-into-2020-but-failed-to-do-so-according-to-cybersecurity-expert-adam-levin-joy-reid-and-levin-discuss-steps-states-may-take-to-protect-their-elections-1282977347519

* "A 'Trump Chicken' inflatable dressed as a prisoner will set sail off San Francisco coast:" https://www.newsweek.com/trump-chicken-dressed-prisoner-set-sail-san-francisco-coast-1036240

* "Rep. Joe Kennedy III: House Republicans Are Doing Nothing:"

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* "Crying Neo-Nazi Chris Cantwell Pleads Guilty To Assault At Charlottesville Rally:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/crying-neo-nazi-christopher-cantwell-guilty-of-assault-in-charlottesville-rally_us_5b53698de4b0de86f48d930e

* "NFL, NFLPA freeze anthem rules amid backlash to Miami Dolphins policy:" http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-nfl-dolphins-anthem-20180720-story.html

* "The federal judge who took on Trump's family separation policy not afraid to make waves:" http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-family-separation-judge-20180722-story.html

* "Migrant family separation is “one of the darkest moments in our history,” Biden says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/biden-migrant-family-separation-one-darkest-moments-our-history-n893396

* "Rep. Pramila Jayapal: Families are still being separated at the border:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-administration-faces-thursday-deadline-to-reunite-migrant-families-1282959939905

* "Revealed: how US sex traffickers recruit jailed women for prostitution:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jun/29/revealed-how-us-sex-traffickers-recruit-jailed-women-for-prostitution-the-trap

* "Trump's Friendship With Putin Is Terrifying for LGBTQ+ Americans:" https://www.them.us/story/trump-putin-lgbtq-americans

* "Prehistoric bat munched on mammals :" http://www.eartharchives.org/articles/prehistoric-bat-munched-on-mammals/

* "The Medieval Castle That Pranked Its Visitors:" https://daily.jstor.org/the-medieval-castle-that-pranked-its-visitors/

* "Can we imagine an economy built for free time?:" https://longreads.com/2018/07/11/clocking-out/

* "The time capsules hidden in our homes:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44710704

* "What Do You Mean Trump And Putin Are Meeting Again?:"

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* "Kirstjen Nielsen Doesn't Think Russia Meddled To Help Trump:"

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* Yet more lilies bloomed.: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/176182419257/yet-more-lilies-bloomed

* I have RL scheduled Mon, Tues, & Wed. This may effect service, for which I apologize in advance.

* "Sunday Sweets Celebrates SEQUINS!:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2018/7/22/sunday-sweets-celebrates-sequins.html

* "Elementary Contemplates Maybe Murdering Moriarty:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/elementary-maybe-murder-moriarty/

* Ebay fundraiser for car repair, bill catch up, and end of Summer taxes. 4ish days; two no bid. Collection here: https://www.ebay.com/sch/lethran/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

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If you’d like to contribute directly to the keep Gwydion housed and motorized effort: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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

* Practical ways to protest with scripts. "On the Helsinki summit, election integrity and Mueller:" https://medium.com/@Celeste_pewter/on-the-helsinki-summit-election-integrity-and-mueller-b8ed1acde2c0

* Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab is doing a fundraiser for legal defense of refugee children in ICE detention. https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/activism/deliver-them-from-the-hands-of-the-wicked/

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

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

This has a call script to help you talk your Republican Senator into voting for the Keep Families Together Act: http://rockinhamburger.tumblr.com/post/175022988673/captacorn-marvelsmostwanted-heres-a-call

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

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

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "Trump threatens government shutdown in September if no funding for...:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-government/trump-threatens-govt-shutdown-in-sept-if-no-funding-for-wall-idUSKBN1I0018

* "Trump campaign has paid portions of Michael Cohen's legal fees:" http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-campaign-paid-portions-michael-cohens-legal-fees/story?id=54831269

* "Court grants 90-day delay in Stormy Daniels' suit against Trump:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/27/trump-stormy-daniels-case-delay-558294

* "Trump Jr. And Emin Agalarov Stayed In Touch Throughout The Transition:" https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/trump-jr-and-emin-agalarov-stayed-in-touch-during-the?utm_term=.thLJJrOd5#.pjGrrbGBz

* "Russians followed up on Trump Tower meeting after election, Democrats say:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/27/politics/russians-trump-team-magnitsky-act/index.html

* "Kelly says Trump is an idiot, mocks his policy ignorance, say officials:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/kelly-thinks-he-s-saving-u-s-disaster-calls-trump-n868961

* An alarming child abduction just happened in Tacoma (6:30PM 4/30/18) Washingtonians in the area, keep an eye out, okay? "Police investigate possible child abduction near Tacoma school:" http://komonews.com/news/local/police-investigate-possible-abduction-near-tacoma-school

* "W. Kamau Bell: These are the people our nonsense US border policy ignores:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/27/opinions/united-shades-america-border-us-mexico-kamau-bell-opinion/index.html

* With all the things going on here and in the UK the last couple weeks, this has been sporadically stuck in my head. "Billy Bragg - It Says Here:"

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* I couldn't sleep at all today, so am stupid and in pain, so odds are I'll be off to bed early. I did manage to forage, and put some things needing sorting out to rights, but I didn't add a couple of bottles to the ebay as I was half hoping I would. The Perdita/Mary Robinson biography proved fascinating on a whole lot of levels, and was well written to boot. I very nearly finished it thanks to the insomnia, which is good as I ought to send it back tomorrow night.

* I am doing National Poetry Month again this year, but I'm confining it to Tumblr on the grounds of tired. What the poems I selected? Five or so should turn up daily over here if you want to look them over: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/tagged/Poem

* I used all my money on housing and insurance last month, and this month it's all went to housing and car things. I need the car to get around as I am disabled. I need to raise about $400 to stay afloat. If you'd like to chip in: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* I am still a month behind on my bills and about to be a month and a half behind due to a housing/car crisis. Ebay BPALs for sale: https://www.ebay.com/sch/lethran/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

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

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

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

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

* Help fight for Net Neutrality restoration: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/170010496350/democrats-are-just-one-vote-shy-of-restoring-net

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "The French officer who offered himself for a hostage now fights for his life, but his bravery saved lives:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/23/europe/france-trebes-intl/index.html

* "The sisters rebuilding Mosul University's library:" http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/43488371/the-sisters-rebuilding-mosul-university-s-library

* "Marielle Franco murder: Brazilian authorities under global pressure to find killers:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/22/marielle-franco-inquiry-letter-urges-brazil-authorities

* TW: Rape. "Edwidge Danticat: I Hope Oxfam Sex Scandal in Haiti Is a #MeToo Moment for Aid Organizations:" https://www.democracynow.org/2018/2/21/edwidge_danticat_i_hope_oxfam_sex

* "Jewish candidate for Muslim party breaks barriers in Tunisia:" http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_TUNISIA_JEWISH_CANDIDATE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

* "A Gangster Place in the Sun: How Spain’s Fight Against the Mob Revealed Russian Power Networks:" https://www.propublica.org/article/fighting-russian-mafia-networks-in-spain

* "Russian trolls shared some truly terrible climate change memes:" https://grist.org/article/russian-trolls-shared-some-truly-terrible-climate-change-memes/

* "Donald Trump's invisible plane:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/donald-trump-s-invisible-plane-1193909827736

* "Leaked: Cambridge Analytica's blueprint for Trump victory:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/23/leaked-cambridge-analyticas-blueprint-for-trump-victory

* "Trump adviser John Bolton worked with Cambridge Analytica on YouTube voter experiment:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/23/john-bolton-cambridge-analytica-videos-donald-trump

* "Maxine Waters on impeachment: We can't wait for 2020:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/maxine-waters-on-impeachment-we-can-t-wait-for-2020-1193893443537

* "Trump’s new national security adviser John Bolton is already entangled in the Russia investigation:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/donald-trump-s-new-national-security-adviser-john-bolton-is-already-entangled-in-robert-mueller-s-russia-investigation-1193969731600

* "Colin Kahl: John Bolton believes that Trump should only meet with Kim Jong-un to get on with the bombing of North Korea:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/colin-kahl-john-bolton-believes-that-trump-should-only-meet-with-kim-jong-un-to-get-on-with-the-bombing-of-north-korea-1193976899516

* After all, look how well the equivalent decision worked out for King Louis XVI of France.... "Bannon: If Kelly leaves White House, Trump won't replace him:" http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/379832-bannon-if-kelly-leaves-white-house-trump-wont-replace-him

* "McMaster firing upends plan to oust other top Trump officials:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/22/mcmaster-firing-trump-officials-cabinet-482165

* Key Budget deal points: It lasts until September. The Dickey Amendment went away today, so the CDC is now legally allowed to study gun violence. Also, someone wrote more Russian sanctions into the Budget. There's a massive increase to the military and a smaller increase to domestic spending. There is not DACA fix and money to hire a shitload of more boarder agents and some border wall funding. They've banded border wall building in the Wildlife Preserve. They also aren't extending the ACA cost sharing, nor did they include the Anti-sexual harassment provision that had been discussed, nor protections for the Special Council. "Senate passes $1.3 trillion government spending deal to avert shutdown:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/government-spending-deal-clears-house-ahead-friday-deadline-n859101

* "Record number of black women are candidates in Alabama:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/record-number-black-women-are-candidates-alabama-n857576

* Mass Shootings, Columbine, and why the walk Up movement is bullshit. http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/172137160220/diversehighfantasy-breefolk-hates-staff

* Best wishes to everyone marching against Gun Violence today.

* In particular, the Republican argument that if you don't let people have glasses they need to, for example, work, they will work more makes zero sense. "Kentucky tests how much to demand of Medicaid recipients:" https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2018/0227/Kentucky-tests-how-much-to-demand-of-Medicaid-recipients

* "Roy Moore Accuser’s Lawyer: Breitbart Reporters Were in Meeting Where Moore Supporters Tried to Bribe Me:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/breitbart-reporters-saw-roy-moore-supporters-try-to-bribe-accusers-lawyer-he-says

* "The unwelcome revival of ‘race science’:" https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/02/the-unwelcome-revival-of-race-science

* "Fire ravages Bellevue mosque — for second time:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/firefighters-battling-blaze-at-bellevue-mosque/

* "Sacramento protesters: 'Cells up, don't shoot':" https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/23/us/stephon-clark-police-shooting-protests/index.html

* I know this feels like Groundhog Dag, but it happened on March 23, 2018. Again. "White House announces ban on transgender people serving in military:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/23/donald-trump-transgender-military-ban-white-house-memo

* "Snowpack has declined dramatically across US West:" https://apnews.com/346a99e6db54474f8d3f13929d072c09

* "The Myth of What’s Driving the Opioid Crisis:" https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/02/21/the-myth-of-the-roots-of-the-opioid-crisis-217034

So it turns out that people like me who go decades with PRN opiods they only use occasionally and never get addicted are the majority, but you’d never know it, and they’ve been attacking the wrong people instead of taking effective measures that would actually help. And it's not the serious chronic pain daily users who are ODing either, so punishing them by taking away medication they need to function at all is cruel and not helping.

Like I’ve been saying. For decades. So have the studies that politicians and media mostly ignore. Sigh.

* So this week I've been wrestling with chronic pain particularly hard. I still managed to accomplish key activities for subsistence, but I needed to go gentle. Something is still clearly wrong with that one tooth, and I figure I'll take it up with whatever dentist I'm meant to see next week. (The Giant is on Vacation, and I've no idea which name goes with which face.) Still, it's not as bad as it was, and most of the pain I'm dealing with is normal for my debilitating pain, instead of stabbed in the face every time I yawn pain, so that's a win. My suspicion that the thing now wrong with the car is either an intermittent wiring issue or the alternator starting to fail is likely correct according to the Honest Mechanics. It would cost me nearly $50.00 to find out. Odds are Electrical would be 200ish varying wildly depending on ease of finding the problem. Alternator would be 400ish including diagnosis. It's too much to spend on a car with a valve that is tic tic ticing towards death in the engine. Might as well wish for the two thousandish for towing, new brakes, and sorting the similar electrical issue in Squirrel's little gold car. either way it's not happening and I need to learn to adjust to the Spongy Braked behemoth.

Friday's plan was to stay up until the post office opens and take the paid for ebays to mail. There was hardly any line and the early payers were sent off safely. Only the car was entirely dead when I got out. squirrel had said something about wiggling the wires instead of charging it last time, so I opened the hood, attracting multiple helpers, this being the Post Office in a mid-size PNW city. I explained that I might need a jump, but wiggling the wires might solve it, as I didn't want to lose the helpful if small crowd. Wiggling the most obvious wire, did solve it so I thanked the well wishers and drove home. My money is on the wiring issue instead of the alternator. I plan to consult with squirrel, who;'s hands work properly and see if tightening the obvious connectors might sort it for free. If not... well wiggling that wire when the car goes stone dead is something I can live with even if i don't like it.

* I wish there was a tumblr setting for "delete any reblogs and/or likes for posts from Russian intelligence."

* I used all my money on housing and insurance this month. I need to raise another 100-120 for the other bills. If you'd like to chip in: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

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

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

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

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

* Help fight for Net Neutrality restoration: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/170010496350/democrats-are-just-one-vote-shy-of-restoring-net

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "69 homes believed destroyed in New South Wales bushfire:" http://wildfiretoday.com/2018/03/18/dozens-of-homes-believed-destroyed-in-new-south-wales-bushfire/

* "Death toll in Philippine hotel fire rises to five:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-fire/death-toll-in-philippine-hotel-fire-rises-to-five-idUSKBN1GV0CV

* O.o "The allegations of illegal campaign funding by a foreign dictator on a massive scale are unprecedented and are the most serious accusations levelled at a former president in recent French history." "Nicolas Sarkozy faces formal investigation over alleged Libya funding:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/21/nicolas-sarkozy-former-president-back-in-police-custody-over-libya-case

* "Saudi Crown Prince Boasted That Jared Kushner Was “In His Pocket”:" https://theintercept.com/2018/03/21/jared-kushner-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman/

* "Against advice, Trump congratulates Putin on sham election win: WaPo:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/against-advice-trump-congratulates-putin-on-sham-election-win-wapo-1190933059810?playlist=associated

* "Ex-CIA boss says Russians could have personal dirt on Trump:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/politics/brennan-trump-russia/index.html

* I do not understand how exposing the belly and letting Russia run right over constitutes "strength." "Trump accuses the media of overreacting to Putin call:" https://www.axios.com/trump-defends-putin-call-6eb50776-6ac5-4f43-b233-674acec92990.html

* That is a massive kickback! "Republican National Committee spent $271K at Trump’s businesses last month:" http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/379467-rnc-spent-271000-at-trumps-private-businesses-in-february-report

* "Senators warn Trump administration isn't doing enough to prepare for 2018 elections:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/politics/senate-intelligence-hearing-kirstjen-nielsen-jeh-johnson/index.html

* "Trump under legal siege as jeopardy grows:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-under-legal-siege-as-jeopardy-grows-1190825027616

* "Sanders: Trump firing Mueller would be 'impeachable offense':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sanders-trump-firing-mueller-would-be-impeachable-offense-1190832707852

* Things that make me go hmmm.... "Fired FBI official authorized criminal probe of Sessions, sources say:" http://abcnews.go.com/US/exclusive-fired-fbi-official-authorized-criminal-probe-sessions/story?id=53914006

* "DeVos Finally Admits That Federal Dollars Shouldn't Fund LGBTQ Discrimination In Schools:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/devos-lgbtq-discrimination-private-schools_us_5ab14474e4b054d118dd7cc8

* "EPA may not have turned over first class waivers to House committee:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/politics/epa-first-class-travel-waivers/index.html

* Remember they are spending all this tax payer money to protect him from having to hear taxpayers complaining about the terrible job he’s doing. He is basically claiming that he is such a snowflake that hearing the people who pay him tell him he is doing a terrible job will literally kill him. "EPA: Pruitt's security detail flies first class:" http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/379624-epa-pruitts-security-detail-flies-first-class

* "Senate intel moves to secure elections despite Trump indifference:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/senate-intel-moves-to-secure-elections-despite-trump-indifference-1190948419604?playlist=associated

* "Republican Rick Saccone Concedes To Conor Lamb In Pennsylvania Congressional Race:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/saccone-concedes-lamb-pennsylvania_us_5ab2f634e4b0decad0469b6e

* The reason I opposed getting rid of paper ballots in favour of easily hackable machines in the first place was very specifically that it is much easier to cheat without a paper trail. "The Senate has its say about how to make US elections more secure:" https://www.cnet.com/news/senate-intel-committee-has-a-6-step-plan-for-election-security/

* "Holocaust denier is officially the GOP nominee in Chicago-area House race:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/20/politics/holocaust-denier-gop-illinois-third-district/index.html

* "Warner: 'A lot more stories to be told' from Cambridge Analytica:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/warner-a-lot-more-stories-to-be-told-from-cambridge-analytica-1190939203567?playlist=associated

* "Scott administration had long-running role in collapsed FIU bridge:" https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2018/03/21/documents-scott-administration-had-long-running-role-in-collapsed-fiu-bridge-324278

* How to counter arguments against Gun Reform: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/172131958882/theotherguysride-random2908-saw-this-shared-on

* Tw: Sexual Harassment. "Farenthold weighs resigning from Congress:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/20/farenthold-texas-congress-resign-475076

* A white Christian, anti-choice, homophobe, who was fired basically because he was a rigid thinker who refused to follow directions starts murdering people. It's a mystery! "Austin bomber had a list of targets and made a 'confession' video, but motive remains a mystery:" http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-austin-bombings-suspect-20180321-story.html

* "In Public Support for Student Protesters, Race Matters:" https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/03/when-teens-protest-race-matters/554480/

* "John Oliver is trolling Pence with a book about a gay bunny:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/19/politics/marlon-bundo-book/index.html

* "The statue saving a coral reef in the Philippines:" http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-43463205/the-statue-saving-a-coral-reef-in-the-philippines

* "After Last Male's Death, Is the Northern White Rhino Doomed?:" https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/northern-white-rhino-male-sudan-death-extinction-spd/

* Bees, Sexism, and the history of Science: gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/172129370697/simonalkenmayer-jgraydingler-link-to-the

* "Trump Goes Medieval on Opioids:"

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* Current Hyacinths: gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/172121325827/current-hyacinths

* When people insist your mom has kidnapped you: http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/172126707045/im-a-few-pages-into-your-family-lore-tag-and#notes

* "Okay now that I’ve finally quit Denny’s let me tell you guys about the bizarre fucking otherworld it is:" http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/172126524120/halleregina-halleregina-okay-now-that-ive#notes

* "Five things that unsettle Bilbo Baggins about his traveling companions:" http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/171330616802/five-things-that-unsettle-bilbo-baggins-about-his

* Everything about the Peirce family in Black Lightening makes me happy.

* I used all my money on housing and insurance this month. I need to raise 200-240 for the other bills, so it's ebay time. Auction ends tonight!: https://www.ebay.com/sch/lethran/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

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* ToS: Season 2 Rewatch:

- 2.10 :

* TNG: Season 6 Rewatch:

- 6.16-6.17 Birthright:

* Star Trek, The Animated Series:

- 1.11

-

* Next Friday, 7pm
Next Thursday, 3:30pm
Next Thursday, 8:30pm
December 1 2018, 8pm
March 23 2018, 11am
November 11 2018, 10AM
April 19 2018, 10am
April 1 2018, 9pm
June 2 2018, 2pm
June 8 2018, 10am
May 4 2018, 4pm
January 1 2019, 10am
January 1 2019, 1am
January 17 2019, 10am
February 8 2019, 10am
February 2 2019, 10am
February 3 2019, 10am
February 22 2019, 10am
March 5 2019, 10am
March 8 2019, 10am
March 14 2019, 10am
December 7 2018, 10am

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Amians, Marseilles, Lisbon, MCR - I'm Not Okay

\\"I've not been chased by a boar, either," Camillo says. "Maybe they were hunted too much near my village."

Tybalt nods, "The one round here are apt to be smaller. I think the big fancy lords hunt the big ones to scarcity. I'm just fine with that. I'd rather not deal with them at all, but if I must for the coin, best it be one small enough to pit trap and carry."

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

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

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

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

* Help fight for Net Neutrality restoration: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/170010496350/democrats-are-just-one-vote-shy-of-restoring-net

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "Why is Nigeria Experiencing a Record-High Outbreak of Lassa Fever?:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/02/nigeria-lassa-fever-outbreak-emerging-diseases/554528/

* "Trump’s Lawyer: It’s Time to End the Mueller Probe:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-lawyer-its-time-to-fire-robert-mueller

* "Sources contradict Sessions' testimony he opposed Russia...:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-sessions-exclusive/exclusive-sources-contradict-sessions-testimony-he-opposed-russia-outreach-idUSKBN1GU0NC

* "McCabe gave interview, memos to Mueller:" https://www.axios.com/source-mccabe-gave-memos-interview-to-mueller-2c378d87-d76c-436c-8499-a628da414a4e.html

* "Gowdy to Trump: ‘When you are innocent … act like it’:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/18/gowdy-trump-mueller-probe-469910

* "Mueller witness was convicted on child porn charge:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/16/george-nader-child-porn-467776

* "Digesting Felix Sater's conversation with Chris Hayes:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/digesting-felix-sater-s-conversation-with-chris-hayes-1189952067945

* "White House weighs rehiring fired Trump aide McEntee:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/17/john-mcentee-white-house-return-trump-468674

* "N.Y. Attorney General to Meet With Tenants About Kushner Report:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-19/n-y-attorney-general-to-meet-with-tenants-about-kushner-report

* This is Gwyd's complete lack of surprise. "Border wall Dreamers deal implodes:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/19/border-wall-democrats-respond-470687

* "Sex and the City’s Cynthia Nixon Is Running for Governor of New York:" https://slate.com/culture/2018/03/sex-and-the-citys-cynthia-nixon-is-running-for-governor-of-new-york.html

* "Supreme Court Delivers Blow To Republicans, Declines To Take Up Pa. Redistricting:" https://www.npr.org/2018/03/19/594993409/supreme-court-delivers-blow-to-republicans-declines-to-take-up-pa-redistricting

* "50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breach:" https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/17/cambridge-analytica-facebook-influence-us-election

* "Ted Cruz under fire in Cambridge Analytica scandal; firm targeted voters with data from 50M Facebook users:" https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/03/19/ted-cruz-fire-cambridge-analytica-scandal-firm-targeted-voters-data-50m-facebook-users

* "Trump’s election consultants filmed saying they use bribes and sex workers to entrap politicians:" https://www.channel4.com/news/cambridge-analytica-revealed-trumps-election-consultants-filmed-saying-they-use-bribes-and-sex-workers-to-entrap-politicians-investigation

* "Cambridge Analytica scandal rocks already rattled Trump world:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cambridge-analytica-scandal-rocks-already-rattled-trump-world-1190020675802?playlist=associated

* "Democrats seek tech company probe as part of election protection:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/democrats-seek-tech-company-probe-as-part-of-election-protection-1190024771564?playlist=associated

* "Mitch Landrieu - Confronting Confederate Myths with "In the Shadow of Statues" - Extended Interview:"

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* "4th blast in Austin leads police to believe a 'serial bomber' is on the loose:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/19/us/austin-explosions/index.html

* Warning: Photo of Dead Person inside. "Inside a Broken Police Department in Flint, Michigan:" https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/inside-a-broken-police-department-in-flint-michigan

* "Cambridge Analytica's Super-Shady Data Grab:"

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* "Trump Fires Andrew McCabe as Robert Mueller Closes In:"

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* "Vladimir Putin's Totally Unshocking Electoral Win :"

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* "Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves:"

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* "Aretha Franklin - Respect:"

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* "Chicago - When You're Good to Mama:"

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* I left much later than I meant to this morning, as the cats were rather insistent and the car was dead again. I roused Squirrel and he kindly lent me his sponge braked behemoth and the last of his gas to see if we could sort out my tooth. It was not quite as alarming as it look when I had a mouth full of grit an three bits of resin filling in my hand, but it was bad enough to need repair. Two very nice ladies worked at it, the dentist doing lots of delicate work in between her explorations. I suspect from the shape it still isn't quite right, but she clearly got the bit that was causing the nerve to light up all the way to the ear. I was on empty by the time I got to the dentist, which made the drive home extra exciting on top of the brake issue, but I made it. This meant, of course no library, no forage, and no trip to get a bit of sandwich cheddar from the grocery near forage. Instead I came home, did a bit of neatening and weeding in the garden and went to bed to sleep off the Novocaine.

As I hadn't been able to nap before dentist, despite a good effort, I ended up reading the first half of the stunningly good Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson. Seriously, this thing is mesmerizing. 400+ years at least in the future, in pyramid city in what had once been Brazil, a young artist, her best friend, and his boyfriend, who isa Summer King from the poorest part of the city plot art and subversion all tangled up together. More like this please.

* For the record, the Alina Cojocaru Giselle blew me away. Her miming and face acting pretty much ripped my heart out, and her dancing was perfection: light and warm in the sunlit bits, heartbreaking in the mad scene, ethereal in the second act. I could not have asked for more. Giselle is Hard, and to make something so difficult requiring such an extreme level of control look weightless and disembodied? I have no words.

It is this one if you are curious: https://www.amazon.com/Giselle-Alina-Cojocaru/dp/B001E08TDA

* I used all my money on housing and insurance this month. I need to raise 200-240 for the other bills, so it's ebay time. 2ish days left: https://www.ebay.com/sch/lethran/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

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* ToS: Season 2 Rewatch:

- 2.10 :

* TNG: Season 6 Rewatch:

- 6.16-6.17 Birthright:

* Star Trek, The Animated Series:

- 1.11

-

* Next Thursday, 6pm
Next Wednesday,1:30pm
Next Wednesday, 9:30pm
December 1 2018, 8pm
March 21 2018, 2pm
November 11 2018, 10AM
April 19 2018,
April 1 2018, 9pm
June 2 2018, 2pm
June 8 2018, 10am
May 4 2018, 3pm
January 1 2019, 10am
January 1 2019, 1am
January 17 2019, 10am
February 8 2019, 10am
February 2 2019, 10am
February 3 2019, 10am
February 22 2019, 10am
March 5 2019, 10am
March 8 2019, 10am
March 14 2019, 10am
December 7 2018, 10am

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http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/page/2


Amians, Marseilles, Lisbon, MCR - I'm Not Okay

Camillo puts his hand on Tybalt's free hand while he speaks, listening quietly, ultimately nodding. "I will go with you one day if you wish," he says. "But I will not know what to say to anyone."

Tybalt brushes his lips against his cheekbone, "It will be fine, Luv. I would not take you even in Summer if I thought it wouldn't be." He kisses him again, soft and melting. After, fingers still twined with his Lemen's, he starts to follow the trail again, more careful of sleepy serpents this time.

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

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

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

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

* Help fight for Net Neutrality restoration: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/170010496350/democrats-are-just-one-vote-shy-of-restoring-net

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "Police launch murder inquiry over death of Nikolai Glushkov:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/16/police-launch-inquiry-over-death-of-nikolai-glushkov

* She has no experience or qualifications, including not even having a proper security clearance. "South Korean foreign minister to meet Ivanka Trump after Tillerson fired:" http://thehill.com/policy/international/378751-south-korean-minister-to-meet-ivanka-after-tillerson-was-fired

* "The Daily 202: Trump may hire multiple cable news personalities as part of shake-up:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/03/16/daily-202-trump-may-hire-multiple-cable-news-personalities-as-part-of-shake-up/5aab2c5530fb047655a06cdb/?utm_term=.80af573a1d6a

* "James Mattis is linked to a massive corporate fraud and nobody wants to talk about it:" https://www.vox.com/2018/3/16/17124288/mattis-theranos-board-trump

* 45 had Jeff sessions fire McCabe today, specifically so as to deny him his pension out of cruelty and pettiness, as he'd already resigned and would have been gone by Monday.

* "Flynn endorses Maxine Waters challenger:" http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/378894-flynn-endorses-maxine-waters-challenger

* "Maine House candidate who attacked 2 survivors of Florida shooting drops out of race:" https://www.pressherald.com/2018/03/16/house-candidate-who-insulted-florida-teens-drops-out-of-race/

* "Neil Young Fires Back at His Biggest Troll, Dana Loesch: ‘I’m Glad I Got Under Her Skin’:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/neil-young-fires-back-at-his-biggest-troll-dana-loesch-im-glad-i-got-under-her-skin

* "And the Next Transgender Bathroom Bill Just Turned Up in... Alaska:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/and-the-next-transgender-bathroom-bill-just-turned-up-in-alaska

* There were too many physical inconveniences today, so I only got about two thirds of the required sleep. Sigh. I finished the excellent "The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales." For an anthology of that size and diversity of style and topic it was amazing. There were only two i didn't particularly care for and I legitimately loved the rest. Alas, the Rupert Everett novel was unreadable, nowhere near the brilliance of the second autobiography. I sampled both a book on Byzantine Eunuchs and gender construction and a thing on "Mad" Early modern German Princes. (The author is using a period term specifically for it's imprecision because given the givens it's not always possible to tell what's going on this many centuries later using accounts with a completely different set of descriptors for mental illness, eccentricity, etc. and the different cultural norms appertaining to early modern German Princesses and Princes).

Wow, am I glad I spent no money to see the Blade Runner sequel. It is boring and pretty much terrible.

When I went to take books to the Haagan drop the battery was dead again. Something is clearly wrong as a check showed clearly I'd left nothing on that shouldn't have been. Odds are some wire is lose somewhere and I don't see how I'll be able to get it professionally looked at. The car is dying slowly, the failing valve putting a limit on it's life. I am trying not to freak out about what happens when it goes. Squirrel's truck is far too large for me and the breaks are terrifyingly spongy, making a few blocks in moderate saturday afternoon traffic an adrenaline filled adventure that I know will be an accident waiting to happen the day I inevitably need to take it downtown for the Doctor or the like in heavier weekday traffic. Fixing his car to make it drivable will be in the 1500-2000 range when one figures in towing, all new breaks and the electrical issue. One might as well ask for the moon. Sigh.

In any case, we are recharging the battery. My suspicion is that it's not recharging when I drive for whatever reason. Well see how Monday goes. I can't not go to the dentist and the missing filling is causing all sorts of trouble already.

At least I have hyacinths on my desk, fresh cut from the garden.

* Meanwhile, I've been auditioning desk configurations, much to the distress of the Beasties. Livia comes over each evening, groks the new configuration, looks terribly disappointed, but being an easy going Beastie as long as humans doing that freaky walk on the hind legs thing aren't involved, starts auditioning napping spots. I found a reasonably good set up last night from a doing work perspective. Unfortunately, it is not a good one if one doesn't want Tavy sitting on the keys. I am trying the last likely configuration out tonight. So far, it's not as good for work (though better than the other two attempted configurations), but I suspect it will be much better for cats, since it restores Livia's favorite middle of the night nap spot. We'll see how Tavy reacts.

* The first hyacinths. http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/171983175107/the-first-hyacinths

* I have been craving impossible foods again: A particular type of honey cake from the Ukraine bodega equivalent, that I had a slice of exactly once more than a decade ago. I went back to the place that sold it periodically for years, but I never saw it again. Something about the honey/cream flavor and the particular texture of he thin layers... mmmmm.... The sense memory of it has been haunting my idle moments since January. Fried Green tomatoes and beignet for dessert. Impossible, because the one place I ever saw selling them up here is expensive and the fried green tomatoes were a special spotted once, the first or second Summer they were open and never spotted again when I still had money to eat out now and then. Tonight also, I am wanting the particular heart shaped hippy pizza the Cherry Blossom boy got me the evening of our first Valentine's Day. Sigh. The way my brain works, I find myself having a taste/scent/texture memory of a food and then I need to pin it down. It took a half an hourish to figure out the pizza thing tonight, more than a week back in January to figure out the honey cake. I can go the opposite direction, flicking things I can make based on what's in my kitchen with associated smell/taste/texture through my head until I find something I am willing to eat. Memory is a strange thing.

* The faster laptop has the older operating system. Which means a ridiculous number of automatic updates. Which accumulate while I sleep or work on other things. Last night the first of the 3-4 reboots had 120+ things in it. Tonight A two hour 91 item automatic update ate a good chunk of work time, during which I ate, had a bath, folded laundry, and watched most of the Director's cut of the original Alien. I first saw the theatrical cut when I was nine, and adored it. I've seen it countless times since. The thing I always think as an adult, is that there's a good chance they could have limited casualties to 1-3, depending on how the quarantine worked out if they'd just listened to Ripley instead of dismissing her out of hand. Yes, Ash is working against the group's best interests, but if the captain hadn't reacted emotionally and ignored procedure it would have been a lot harder for Ash to do what he did. Also, how does the ct in cryo-sleep work? Why is it there? I love cats, but it seems like cryo-transporting one is odd. I always find myself at some point pondering the race and gender dynamics, which are messy. I always find myself picking apart the captain's character and comparing/contrasting with Ripley. I am always delighted by the Geiger Aesthetics and the way the effects hold up so many decades later. (Quality analog effects in movies like this and the Thing tend to hold up better than the non-sublte uses of CGI, but still it's impressive.) This time I went in wonder if the more recent additions to the Xenomorph movie cannon had ruined it. Sometimes a particularly execrable later item in a sequence casts doubt on the artistic merit of earlier entries. (I'm looking at you third Dexter book). Prometheus and Covenant were such a Mess, I had concerns. It turned out fine. The original still works, for which I am grateful, even though I hardcore side eye making the only black character a maintenance man.

In related news, as I mentioned before, I hated and resisted "upgrading' to Vista as long as I could get away with it, because Vista was the worst. I clung to the operating system before it until both desktop and laptop died on the grounds that Vista is terrible. I have serious fucking security concerns about Windows ten, but it is otherwise a serious improvement. If the box had more memory, I'd be typing on it instead of the Vista box, but I need a bunch of tabs open for news and MUSHing, so I'm using the 10 for things I can mostly do by mouse. I have to reboot it often, but the reboot is super fast and if I'm not losing important data every reboot I don't mind.

I want to again thank folks who sacrificed to put working computers under my fingers, because it is really isolating to be this disabled and poor without a way to touch the world.

* "Why the internet is so ready to hate ‘Ready Player One’:" https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/ready-player-one-backlash/?tu=gav

* I used all my money on housing and insurance this month. I need to raise 200-240 for the other bills, so it's ebay time: https://www.ebay.com/sch/lethran/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

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

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

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

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

* Help fight for Net Neutrality restoration: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/170010496350/democrats-are-just-one-vote-shy-of-restoring-net

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "Dozens killed in DR Congo violence:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43260943

* "The villagers fleeing bullets from two nations:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43194717

* "Saudi Arabian petroleum plant hit with malware that tried to cause an explosion:" https://www.techspot.com/news/73730-saudi-arabian-petroleum-plant-hit-malware-tried-cause.html

* "U.S. Green Berets have been involved in more clashes with ISIS in Niger than previously disclosed:" http://www.newsweek.com/green-berets-vs-isis-niger-it-turns-out-us-has-been-involved-multiple-845906

* "Trump mocks Trudeau at GOP fundraiser, bluffs prime minister on trade:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-mocks-canada-s-trudeau-gop-fundraiser-bluffs-prime-minister-n856856

* "Russian Hackers Attacking U.S. Power Grid and Aviation, FBI Warns:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-15/russian-hackers-attacking-u-s-power-grid-aviation-fbi-warns

* "How Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump, Jr., Avoided a Criminal Indictment:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-ivanka-trump-and-donald-trump-jr-avoided-a-criminal-indictment

* "Trump ready to replace H.R. McMaster:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/politics/hr-mcmaster-trump-replacement/index.html

* "US housing department adviser quits amid questions of fraud and inflated biography:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/15/ben-carson-adviser-naved-jafry-resigns-hud

* "Mnuchin’s plane travel cost taxpayers $1 million, documents show:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/15/steven-mnuchin-plane-travel-cost-421176

* Conor Lamb's been declared winner in Pennsylvania.

* "The Amazing Story of the Russian Defector Who Changed his Mind:" https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/02/18/the-amazing-story-of-the-russian-defector-who-changed-his-mind-vitaly-yurchenko/

* "Minas Tirith and the Problem of Gondor:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/minas-tirith-gondor-lotr-reread/

* "Black Lightning's Lightning Joins the Storm:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/lightning-joins-the-storm/

* I used all my money on housing and insurance this month. I need to raise 200-240 for the other bills, so it's ebay time: https://www.ebay.com/sch/lethran/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=


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

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

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

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

* Help fight for Net Neutrality restoration: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/170010496350/democrats-are-just-one-vote-shy-of-restoring-net

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "Russian exile Nikolai Glushkov found dead at his London home:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/13/russian-exile-nikolai-glushkov-found-dead-at-his-london-home

* "Syria is devastated. Where are the women?:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/22/opinions/increased-womens-participation-in-un-backed-syrian-peace-negotiations-bigio-vogelstein-opinion/

* "'Migrate or die': Venezuelans flood into Colombia despite crackdown:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-venezuela-migrants/migrate-or-die-venezuelans-flood-into-colombia-despite-crackdown-idUSKCN1GA1K9

* "Trump demands aides pump up anti-China tariffs:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/13/trump-demands-aides-strengthen-china-tariffs-460416

* Someone needs to explain to 45 that NASA exists and it would be cheaper and less silly if they just upped their budget than it would be to make a brand new "Space Force" because the toddler in chief pulled the idea out of his ass during a speech. "Trump floats the idea of creating a 'Space Force' to fight wars in space:" https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/13/trump-floats-the-idea-of-creating-a-space-force-to-fight-wars-in-space.html

* "Russian Pleads Guilty to Aiding Massive Hacks in U.S.:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-national-jurijs-martisevs-pleads-guilty-to-aiding-massive-hacks-in-us

* "Family of slain DNC staffer sues Fox News over retracted story:" http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/family-slain-dnc-staffer-sues-fox-news-retracted/story?id=53725795

* "With Hundreds Of Students, School Counselors Just Try To 'Stay Afloat':" https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/02/26/587377711/with-hundreds-of-students-school-counselors-just-try-to-stay-afloat

* "San Francisco’s ICE spokesman quits, disputes agency’s claim that 800 eluded arrest:" https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/ICE-spokesman-said-to-quit-over-officials-12748022.php

* "Anti-Semitic Incidents In U.S. Rose Nearly 60 Percent In 2017:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/anti-semitic-incidents-united-states-2017_us_5a956390e4b0699553cc77cb

* Today a glorious box of wonders arrived including a second hand computer that can handle video better, toys and a cardboard scratchy thing for the wee beasties, and assorted yarn related wonders. I spent the evening sorting things out, amusing cats, and setting up the new box. Thank you, Benefactor. Normal service should resume tomorrow, but it's 10:33 PM as I wrote this and I've made a list of search terms for today's news, but i haven't yet touched the actual researchy bit.

* "Every time I reread the Hunger Games trilogy I become more furious about the movie representation." http://frankiefan1993.tumblr.com/post/171855774062/spoonmeb-iamatinyowl-iamatinyowl-every

* "Redemption Arcs, Their Many Shapes And Forms:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/redemption-arcs/

* I used all my money on housing and insurance this month. I need to raise 200-240 for the other bills, so it's ebay time: https://www.ebay.com/sch/lethran/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=


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

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

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

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

* Help fight for Net Neutrality restoration: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/170010496350/democrats-are-just-one-vote-shy-of-restoring-net

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Photographs of the Grandmothers Trump has cruelly banned from entering the country: https://www.instagram.com/bannedgrandmas/

* "Why we should be very afraid of Trump’s vote suppression commission:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/06/30/why-we-should-be-very-afraid-of-trumps-vote-suppression-commission/?utm_term=.95de37a5d89d

* This article explains why I'm so freaked out more clearly than I am able to do just now. "The Trump administration's massive request for voter data is raising fears of suppression:" http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/06/trump-administrations-request-for-extensive-voter-data-raises-fears-of-suppression/

* "Jewish people form protective barrier around Muslims as they protest Trump:" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jewish-people-form-protective-barrier-around-muslims-as-they-protest-trump-a7769086.html

* It's just a study, but it's a start. "Hawaii just became the first US state to pass a bill supporting basic income:" http://www.businessinsider.com/hawaii-basic-income-bill-2017-6

* No, Service Dogs are not bullshit. Yes, people do need them for things other than blindness. I had an ex who had no hands and only part of one arm total. His service dog had saddle bags as acted as his hands. He still got constantly hassled by cops because they refused to believe that was a Thing. Also, a lot of people have invisible disabilities. Just because you can't see someone has a serious seizure disorder for example, doesn't mean they don't need the dog.

Invisible disabilities are still disabilities. The Brain is an Organ. Don't be a dick!

* "If you want to know what climate change feels like, you’re going to find out this summer:" https://thinkprogress.org/heat-wave-delivers-record-breaking-highs-8640ec9dc2a

* "Small Change in Average, Big Change in Extremes:" http://www.climatecentral.org/gallery/graphics/small-change-in-average-big-change-in-extremes

* "Europe's extreme June heat clearly linked to climate change, research shows:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/30/europes-extreme-june-heat-clearly-linked-to-climate-change-research-shows

* "Vulnerable ‘chokepoints’ threaten global food supply, warns report:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/27/vulnerable-chokepoints-threaten-global-food-supply-warns-report

* "Happy 150th Birthday, Canada!:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/07/happy-150th-birthday-canada.html

* Yesterday was incredibly frustrating with lots of reboots and general computer fuckery and me having to constantly get up to solve problems around the apartment. I did finally achieve stability and was getting real work done, when Tavy ran over and flopped onto the keyboard before I could stop him, turning it off. I extracted him from the lap top and went off to try to salvage a light bulb from a dead fish light in hopes the light was dead for electricals and the bulb was good (fish grow lights are very expensive), as one of the bulbs went out on the twenty that both twenty tanks are now sharing. I usually get the fish store guys to do the big lights as it's tools and tiny fiddly bits that my hands can't really do properly anymore. Extracting the bulb from the dead light was reasonably easy as I own screwdrivers, and I trapped all the small parts in the body of the light just in case. I start to take the second light apart and the fixture flew apart when I loosened the second screw with an alarming ting. Like all of it came apart and not just the bit I wanted, because of course. I can't examine the assembled fixture properly as doing so might endanger a light I knew worked and couldn't afford to loose. I did manage to proof of concept well enough to prove the bulb was still good, but I could not for the life of me get it to match and the thing wasn't stable. Then I realized... missing part. no sign of the thing anywhere. I take the equivalent missing bit from the dead light, construct a prop, start to put it together, discover the screw driver also missing. Because of course. Also, Tavy keeps trying to help. because small loose fiddly bits are his favorite toys. I finger tighten and figure I'll improvise with scissors as they are closer to the right size for the philips head later. I get it assembled and test. Light works as is so bright and beautiful. (Yes, you are supposed to replace both bulbs at once, but unless you are buying me a big ass aquabulb, don't complain.) I take the sofa apart and find the screw driver, tighten, secure and close. It took an hour and a half what with all the help and missing things. The missing piece turned out to be literally under the light, which I discover when I put it back. Fun. next on the list it seeing if I can get one working light out of the 30 light Tavy toasted and a dead supplemental. These, of course are a different shape bulb with different fixtures. Sigh. Not tonight.

* So it turns out that if you email Tom's of Maine to ask them specific questions about their toothpaste, they call you up and talk to you about toothpaste preferences, and they mail you a free full sized tube to try!

I adored Tom's of Maine as they made non-mint flavours, but I was warned off by my Dentist in the mid-90's because of my genetically fragile teeth. (Not a problem for normal people, and said friend says their toothpaste is smooth instead of gritty, so they may have entirely changed formulations in the intervening two decades.) I was advising a friend recently and discovered they'd dramatically expanded their product line and contacted them on the off. I'll test out the taste and texture and see how it goes, since I'd love to be able to switch back. I hate Colgate and Sensadyne flavourwise, and I react badly to peppermint because of my sensory difference. (Spearmint and Wintergreen are fine, but most other mints not so much).

I admit to hoping they might send me a small travel sized tube for testing, I was not expecting a full sized one. Good on you Tom's of Maine. I adore your deodorant, and your mouthwash is entirely inoffensive and does not send me into sensory overload. I am so hoping the propolis and myrrh is safe and pleasant. I'm not a fan of myrrh as a scent, but I admit to curiousity. My hope is if the texture is right and the flavour wrong, I might try the children's flavours. Anyway, fingers crossed.

In other mint news, they had discontinued my tummy tea, hence my inability to find it since I started looking 'round the turn of the year. I was forced to search out a new brand with May's food allotment. I tested it on a queasiness mid-month, and turns out that Numi Moroccan Mint is "sweet spearmint" like as promised, richly flavoured and inoffensive, butter tasting than the old brand.

* There was a last minute bidding flurry, for which I am grateful, but the most valuable thing on there went for about half of what it would have made if I'd waited until Fall. Sigh. The bill I floated last month got paid this afternoon out of my government money. I can for sure pay the bill coming due end of next week. I am suspecting I haven't enough for 2nd bill when it hits mid month, but I won't know how short I am until we get there. Clearly I am not getting paper towels this month as I'd hoped and I may have to do another auction. Which means picking sacrifices. Worse, I may do an imp lot which is waaaaay harder without Main computer's database, but the immediate emergency is solved.

* This gave me a lot to think about. "American Gods: The Good, The Bad and the Awesome:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2017/06/american-gods-good-bad-and-awesome.html

* "The Mist, Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2017/06/the-mist-season-1-episode-1-pilot.html

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

* "What can I do to help Syria?:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/161385222607/what-can-i-do-to-help-syria

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

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

* "So, what can people do?*:" http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/161640495373/so-what-can-people-do

* Want to fight Climate Change? "Ready to Mobilize? Start Here!:" http://www.theclimatemobilization.org/start_here

* Distressed by the anti-gay genocide in Chechnya and the anti-gay laws in Russia? Donate here: https://lgbtnet.org/en

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

* This is a Real Life friend of mine. They do very much need the money and a number of people and beasts depend on him and his husband. They have been incredibly helpful and supportive of me. If you can kick in, it is a kindness.: https://www.youcaring.com/tod-788345

* This is my oldest continuous Real Life friend. She is disabled and really needs the money for herself and beasts. To buy jewelry from her: https://www.etsy.com/shop/karjack

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

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

* "Pakistan inferno: Father's anguish as tanker dead buried:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40418969

* "Moscow Is Recalling Russia's Ambassador To The US Amid Election Controversy:" https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnhudson/moscow-is-finally-recalling-russian-ambassador-sergey?utm_term=.ejJ60VMAGk#.ioq1qlZP5L

* "US nuclear plant's computer system hacked:" http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-nuclear-plants-computer-system-hacked/story?id=48314345

* "Trump eager for big meeting with Putin; some advisers wary:" https://apnews.com/a39de0185d6844bfb0c4009b22791252

* "Trump blasts CNN as ‘fake news’ after it retracts story:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/27/trump-cnn-retracts-story-239988

* "Officials struggle to convince Trump that Russia remains a threat:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/28/politics/officials-struggle-convince-trump-russia-threat/index.html

* "Trump teases 'big surprise' on Senate Obamacare repeal effort:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/28/donald-trump-obamacare-repeal-240044

* "Manafort Discloses $17 Million in Payments for Ukrainian Work:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-28/manafort-discloses-17-million-in-payments-for-ukrainian-work

* "A Lawyer Who Helped Write The Patriot Act Is Trump’s Pick For A Top State Department Job:" https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/trump-picks-patriot-act-lawyer-for-top-state-depar?utm_term=.vxm1R6wWey#.hcGoO5dEPN

* "Trump lawyer's firm steered millions in donations to family members, files show:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/27/trump-lawyer-jay-sekulow-donations

* "Sarah Huckabee Sanders tangles with reporter at White House briefing:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/27/sarah-huckabee-sanders-brian-karem-media-attack-240016

* "Trump, EPA Move to Rescind Obama Administration’s Clean Water Rule:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-epa-move-to-rescind-obama-administrations-clean-water-rule-1498586400

* "Perry calls for climate change debate, says he doesn't know Trump's stance:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/27/rick-perry-climate-change-trump-stance-240012

* "Trump team declares all Russia stories fake news:"

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* "EPA sidelining science under Trump, Pruit:"

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* So he wants to get rid of Meals on Wheels, but thinks he deserves a 17% raise. "Chaffetz calls for $2,500 legislator housing stipend:" http://thehill.com/homenews/house/339570-chaffetz-calls-for-2500-legislator-housing-stipend

* Keep the Pressure on, Folks. "Republicans eye billions in side deals to win Obamacare repeal votes:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/26/republicans-obamacare-repeal-votes-239984

* "208,500 additional deaths could occur by 2026 under the Senate health plan:" https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/6/28/15881720/deaths-senate-health-care-bcra

* "Republicans in Missouri want to be able to keep women who use birth control from working:" https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/23/1674570/-Republicans-in-Missouri-want-to-be-able-to-keep-women-who-use-birth-control-from-working

* "Number 14- Rest In Power and Peace Ava Le'Ray Barrin:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/06/number-14-rest-in-power-and-peace-ava.html

* "Pro wrestling’s newest villain: 'The Progressive Liberal':"

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* "Medicaid's Last Stand:"

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* "ICE Unleashed:"

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* "The New Ground Rules At White House Press Briefings:"

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* "'Repeal And Replace' Is Being 'Delayed And Postponed':"

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* "Why Human Evolution Matters: Crash Course Big History 204:"

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* "Why Human Ancestry Matters: Crash Course Big History 205 :"

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* "Vaccines: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver :"

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* "Stephen Returns From Russia With An Apology For Trump:"

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* "Stephen Leaks Drawings Of Sean Spicer's No-Camera Press Briefing:"

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* "Stephen's Trip To Russia Was Supposed To Be Secret:"

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* Queer Dance Party:

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* "Fear The Walking Dead, Season Three, Episode Five: Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2017/06/fear-walking-dead-season-three-episode_20.html

* This was my one big problem with both versions of American Gods. (I have a handful of quibbles, but none of note). "Bilquis, Queen of Sheba, and American Gods:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/bilquis-american-gods/

* Two Days left. I'm a hundred down on bills, plus we haven't money for electricity and Internet as we had to pay for car repairs (four hundred), so clearly it's ebay time.: http://www.ebay.com/sch/lethran/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

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

* "What can I do to help Syria?:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/161385222607/what-can-i-do-to-help-syria

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

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

* "So, what can people do?*:" http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/161640495373/so-what-can-people-do

* Want to fight Climate Change? "Ready to Mobilize? Start Here!:" http://www.theclimatemobilization.org/start_here

* Distressed by the anti-gay genocide in Chechnya and the anti-gay laws in Russia? Donate here: https://lgbtnet.org/en

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

* This is a Real Life friend of mine. They do very much need the money and a number of people and beasts depend on him and his husband. They have been incredibly helpful and supportive of me. If you can kick in, it is a kindness.: https://www.youcaring.com/tod-788345

* This is my oldest continuous Real Life friend. She is disabled and really needs the money for herself and beasts. To buy jewelry from her: https://www.etsy.com/shop/karjack

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

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