Nec Hoc Nec Ilud

* 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:"

( Embed: )

* "India cuts periodic table and evolution from school textbooks — experts are baffled:" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01770-y

---

***************

* "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/

***************

* "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....:"

( Embed: )

* "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:"

( Embed: )

* 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....:"

( Embed: )

* "‘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

**********

* "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

**********

* 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:"

( Embed: )

* 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/

---

*********************************************

* "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

*********************************************

* "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

---

************************************************************************************************************
************************************************************************************************************

* "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/

************************************************************************************************************
************************************************************************************************************

* "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:"

( Embed: )

* "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

*****
* 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

( Links Underneath: )

* "The snakebite squad: Saving lives on two wheels:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-49718818/the-snakebite-squad-saving-lives-on-two-wheels

* "Pompeo says Saudi attack an 'act of war' as Trump sounds more cautious note:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/politics/donald-trump-iran-sanctions-treasury/index.html

* "Trump says he plans to 'substantially increase' sanctions on Iran:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/18/trump-says-he-plans-to-substantially-increase-sanctions-on-iran-1501809

* "Military has spent nearly $200,000 at Trump’s Scottish resort since 2017:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/18/military-trumps-scottish-resort-1501877

* "The Fed cut rates for the second time this year:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/economy/federal-reserve-rate-jerome-powell/index.html

* "Acting Intelligence Chief Refuses to Testify, Prompting Standoff With Congress:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/us/politics/dni-whistleblower-complaint.html

* "Trump’s communications with foreign leader are part of whistleblower complaint that spurred standoff between spy chief and Congress, former officials say:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trumps-communications-with-foreign-leader-are-part-of-whistleblower-complaint-that-spurred-standoff-between-spy-chief-and-congress-former-officials-say/2019/09/18/df651aa2-da60-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html

* "White House also involved in advising DNI not to share whistleblower complaint:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/19/politics/white-house-justice-department-dni-whistleblower/index.html

* "Schiff threatens to sue over secret whistleblower complaint:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/19/trump-denies-comment-foreign-leader-whistleblower-1502945

* "Whistleblower complaint about President Trump involves Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/whistleblower-complaint-about-president-trump-involves-ukraine-according-to-two-people-familiar-with-the-matter/2019/09/19/07e33f0a-daf6-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html

* "Trump sues Manhattan prosecutor to block subpoenas for tax returns, his latest effort to halt investigations of his finances:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-sues-manhattan-prosecutor-to-block-subpoenas-for-tax-returns-his-latest-effort-to-halt-investigations-into-his-finances/2019/09/19/e9d83bec-daea-11e9-ac63-3016711543fe_story.html

If it’s illegal to even investigate the President he can never be impeached. It also means that he can openly, say murder someone on national TV and they can collect any evidence.

We are in hard core autocracy country now. Let’s hope the courts see it that way.

* "Federal judge to suspend California law compelling Trump tax release:"https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2019/09/19/federal-judge-to-suspend-california-law-compelling-trump-tax-release-9393766

* "In turnaround, McConnell backs $250 million in election security funding:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-turnaround-mcconnell-backs-250-million-in-election-security-funding/2019/09/19/b9f64462-daec-11e9-ac63-3016711543fe_story.html

* "The Electoral College Really Does Give Republicans a Massive Advantage in Close Elections, a New Paper Finds:" https://slate.com/business/2019/09/electoral-college-republican-advantage-texas-economics-paper.html

* "Gun violence costs the US $229 billion annually:" https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/18/gun-violence-costs-the-us-229-billion-annually-report.html

* "Barr Floats Gun Background Checks Plan; Says Trump Is Undecided:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-18/trump-administration-circulating-gun-background-checks-proposal

* "DHS walks back decision to halt medical deportation relief:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/19/dhs-halt-medical-deportation-relief-1755951

* "Meanwhile... Runaway Snake:"

( Embed: )

* "Trump To Rally Crowd: I'm Never Leaving Office:"

( Embed: )

* "Bigly Shop Of Horrors:"

( Embed: )

* Wednesday was a rest day.

Thursday I had a friend over we we spent all evening setting up interior Gothmas decorations. The window lights and balls are up, as re the trees and Halloween town. We will need to do the bigger decorations another time. They arrived early, so I missed food, second meds, and lungs. We worked five or six hours (me sitting down and doing the easy buts, like threading wires through the ball tops.) I didn't get to eat until eleven, and by the time lungs were done, my body threw a spasm fit for an hour. I didn't get to the computer until around 12:40ish AM. I'll do what I can, but I was already behind from Wednesday.

Livia let the guest see her, but panicked after a bit. Still this is a lot of progress for her.

* Interested in helping with Livia's new Goosh?
I'm looking at Natural Balance Ultra Premium Turkey & Giblets Formula Canned Cat Food, since it's cheaper thanperscription, but within specs: https://www.chewy.com/natural-balance-ultra-premium-turkey/dp/33214?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=f&utm_content=Natural%20Balance&utm_term=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-uXqwqPK5AIVB9tkCh3a2wZmEAQYASABEgJuZvD_BwE

or Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* "The Punniest Cosplays of Dragon Con 2019:" https://www.epbot.com/2019/09/the-punniest-cosplays-of-dragon-con-2019.html

* "Mortimer Lindquist Makes His Mark on Ghost Story:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/mortimer-makes-ghost-story/

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

* "How you can help Hurricane Dorian disaster relief:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/08/hurricane-dorian-disaster-relief-how-you-can-help

* How to donate to Rainbow Road: https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate

* Master Post For the summer of resistance: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108368.html

* Here are a bunch of state level links to help people in immigrant detention: https://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/186058182962/woundability-this-4th-of-july-celebrate-the

* Angry about the concentration camps on our Southern Border? Here is a list of useful things you can do: https://medium.com/@togetherandfree/feel-helpless-amidst-the-horrific-immigration-news-youre-not-how-you-can-make-difference-today-108dc42de88e

* "More Organizations to Support Helping Kids in Concentration Camps:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/201920.html

Here is a massive list of things you can do to help refugees inside and outside of the Camps: https://s-leary.tumblr.com/post/185783586806/so-youve-probably-seen-the-post-going-around

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

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not protest in person, here are some other options:

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

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

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

* This is a cool person and the clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com

* HorrorMux is open for apping the next story, which is a 1994 Lost Boys type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr/Angel if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

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

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat things we need most are:
https://www.amazon.com/PetSafe-Deterrent-Activated-Repellent-Environmentally/dp/B0721735K9

And: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J669H65/?coliid=I1EUR00IM1I3P&colid=1EVWGXWUM3YU7&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

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

* "Misinformation Is Endangering India’s Election:" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/04/india-misinformation-election-fake-news/586123/

* "India lawmaker dies in ‘Maoist’ attack:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47869871

* "London prepares for launch of ultra-low emissions zone:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/06/london-prepares-for-launch-of-ultra-low-emissions-zone

* "Why this viral photo is becoming a symbol of women’s rights protests in Sudan:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/04/09/symbolism-behind-viral-photo-protesting-woman-sudan/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.109c8d98b72b

* "The Moroccan Exception in the Arab World:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/opinion/morocco-jews-mohammed-vi.html

* "The Murdoch effect:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/the-murdoch-effect-1484930115600

* "AP Explains: Israel's parliamentary elections:" https://www.apnews.com/6e469d574db4470e805d730065b72029

* "Netanyahu says Trump named Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group at his request:" https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-israel-netanyahu-iran-revolutionary-guard-election-20190408-story.html

* DoJ just came out in favour of the unlimited right of Foreign powers to bribe all government officials as much as they want in contravention of the Constitution. "Trump hotels exempted from ban on foreign payments under new stance:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/09/dojs-new-stance-on-foreign-payments-or-gifts-to-trump-blurs-lines-experts

* "Presidential Lawlessness:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/presidential-lawlessness-1484881475946

* "Presidential Lawlessness:" (Pt.2) http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/presidential-lawlessness-1484888643821

* "Schiff opens second front in bid to obtain Mueller report:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/schiff-opens-second-front-in-bid-to-obtain-mueller-report-1485063747860

* "Law obligates IRS commissioner to turn over Trump taxes: Summers:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/law-obligates-irs-commissioner-to-turn-over-trump-taxes-summers-1485061699662

* "Rep. Schiff: Our priority is getting the full unredacted report:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-schiff-our-priority-is-getting-the-full-unredacted-report-1484848195673

* "As 2020 Candidates Pitch Scrapping The Electoral College, Voters Are Intrigued:" https://www.npr.org/2019/04/06/709500107/as-2020-candidates-pitch-scrapping-the-electoral-college-voters-are-intrigued

* The goal is to kill people by keeping the price of drugs like insulin artificially high while also undermining the rule of law, both important Republican goals. "Republicans Are Warning Drug Companies Not To Cooperate With A Congressional Investigation:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/republicans-warn-drug-companies-oversight-investigation

* "Congress Is About to Ban the Government From Offering Free Online Tax Filing. Thank TurboTax.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/congress-is-about-to-ban-the-government-from-offering-free-online-tax-filing-thank-turbotax

If you can not protest in person, here are some other options:

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

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

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

* "Rep. Eric Swalwell Is A Presidential Candidate:"

( Embed: )

* "Stephen Miller pressuring Trump officials amid immigration shakeups:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/07/stephen-miller-trump-immigration-1260431

* "More Trump firings of senior U.S. immigration officials seen likely:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-homeland/more-trump-firings-of-senior-u-s-immigration-officials-seen-likely-idUSKCN1RL29B

* "Trump’s DHS purge floors Republicans:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/08/trump-hill-dhs-1262097

* "Trump team wants to make asylum harder by putting CBP agents in charge:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-admin-wants-make-asylum-harder-putting-border-agents-charge-n992436

* "Detroit officer shows up drunk for breathalyzer training:" https://www.10news.com/news/national/detroit-police-officer-shows-up-intoxicated-to-breathalyzer-training

* "With Indigenous Languages in Steep Decline, Summer Camps Offer Hope:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/us/native-languages-decline.html

* "She lived for 99 years with organs in all the wrong places and never knew it:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/08/health/99-year-old-backward-organs-medical-oddity/index.html

* "Romeo, Meet Juliet. Now Go Save Your Species.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/science/romeo-juliet-frogs.html

* "Mobile Homes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

( Embed: )

* "How Trans Athletes Get Penalized for Their Gender - Uncensored:"

( Embed: )

* "The Battle Over Trump's Tax Returns & The Mueller Report Tug-of-War:"

( Embed: )

* "The Kirstjen Nielsen Farewell Card Collectjion:"

( Embed: )

* "Caging Kids Isn't Tough Enough For Trump:"

( Embed: )

* "Trump's 'Our Country Is Full' Is The New 'Lock Her Up':"

( Embed: )

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not protest in person, here are some other options:
Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.

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

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

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

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

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

* "Liberal lawyer Caputova wins election to become Slovakia's first female president:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-slovakia-election-president/liberal-lawyer-caputova-wins-election-to-become-slovakias-first-female-president-idUSKCN1RB003

* "Cyclone Idai: Number of cholera cases surges in Mozambique:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/cyclone-idai-number-cholera-cases-surges-mozambique-190402162730499.html

* "Cholera 101: Why This Ancient Disease Is Making Headlines In 2019:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/04/02/707994461/cholera-101-why-this-ancient-disease-is-making-headlines-in-2019

* "May’s bombshell means the Little English revolution is over:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/02/brexit

* "Chinese Woman Carrying 'Malware' Charged With Trying To Access Trump's Mar-a-Lago:" https://www.npr.org/2019/04/02/709247287/chinese-woman-carrying-malware-charged-with-trying-to-access-trump-s-mar-a-lago

* "Trump keeps saying his father was born in Germany – he wasn't:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/17/trump-keeps-saying-his-father-was-born-in-germany-he-wasnt

* For some reason 45 wants us all to think he's so out of touch that he believes private insurance is "beloved" and workers would rather have expensive shitty coverage than cheap, comprehensive Medicare. "Trump punts health care until after 2020:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/01/trump-health-care-reform-1247632

* "Scoop: Trump "saving" Judge Amy Barrett for Ruth Bader Ginsburg seat:" https://www.axios.com/supreme-court-trump-judge-amy-barrett-ruth-bader-ginsburg-11d25276-a92e-4094-8958-eb2d197707c8.html

* "More Than 750,000 Could Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Administration Proposal:" https://www.npr.org/2019/04/01/707681965/more-than-750-000-could-lose-food-stamps-under-trump-administration-proposal

* "Federal judge declares Trump’s push to open up Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil and gas drilling illegal:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/03/30/federal-judge-declares-trumps-push-open-up-arctic-atlantic-ocean-oil-gas-drilling-illegal/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.fcfb4a987b39

* "Whistleblower On White House Security Clearances Speaks Out In First TV Interview:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tricia-newbold-whistleblower-security-clearances_n_5ca3f2dfe4b094d3f5c32384

* "Senate Dems try to kill Electoral College:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/01/senate-democrats-electoral-college-1246521

* "Second woman accuses Biden of inappropriate touching:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/01/joe-biden-second-woman-touching-1246875

* "Castro predicts Texas, Arizona, Florida 2020 wins if nominated:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/castro-predicts-texas-arizona-florida-2020-wins-if-nominated-1470434883694

* "Castro: Trump administration 'sloppiest' on security matters:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/castro-trump-administration-sloppiest-on-security-matters-1470436419760

* "Lori Lightfoot Is Elected Chicago Mayor, Becoming First Black Woman to Lead City:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/us/chicago-election-results.html

* "Lori Lightfoot wins historic victory in Chicago mayor race:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/lori-lightfoot-wins-historic-victory-in-chicago-mayor-race-1470466115886

* "More Trouble for North Carolina Republicans:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/more-trouble-for-north-carolina-republicans-1470370883925

* "White House aide calls Puerto Rico 'that country,' says it was 'slip of the tongue':" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/02/gidley-puerto-rico-country-1249076

* "Impasse Over Aid for Puerto Rico Stalls Billions in Federal Disaster Relief:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/us/politics/puerto-rico-aid.html

* "Trump lies about aid to Puerto Rico:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-lies-about-aid-to-puerto-rico-1470366275545

* "Trump considering naming an 'immigration czar':" https://apnews.com/40654a1b83eb45e3b661903305083d9e

* "McConnell: Closing down border would have ‘catastrophic’ impact:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/02/mcconnell-border-closing-1249466

* "Homeland Security Disbands Domestic Terror Intelligence Unit:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/homeland-security-disbands-domestic-terror-intelligence-unit

"Former officials pointed to a spate of domestic terror attacks in recent years as evidence that DHS erred by shuttering this branch. From the massacre that left 11 people dead at a Pittsburgh synagogue to a shooting targeting Republican members of Congress in June 2017 to bomb threats that a deranged Trump fan directed at prominent Democrats and CNN, violent attacks informed by homegrown hatred have left Americans increasingly terrorized."

* "Team Trump's Security Clearance Scandal:"

( Embed: )

* "Miami's Spring Break Problem:"

( Embed: )

* I was asked what the term "androphilic" means, and I thought the one asking might not be the only one wondering, so I'm publicly posting my answer.

Androphilic means I am exclusively attracted to men sexually and romantically. Like gynophilic (exclusive attraction to women), it is a term that does not assume the gender of the person feeling the attraction. Terms like Gay, straight, lesbian require a binary statement about the gender of the person feeling the attraction, so none of those fit. Terms like Bisexual and pansexual don’t require the person feeling the attraction to be binary. Some of us needed a term for attraction to a single gender while being non-binary ourselves, so we adopted one that suited.

* Monday night was the season premiere of the much anticipated "Birds Going to Bed" Show. Livia sat at the window until long after they were asleep, Tavy periodically joining her. It was chilly this evening, but it took me two hours to catch the sill empty.

* "What poet should I fight?" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/183902240581/what-poet-should-i-fight

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

* Trans Helplines: https://www.translifeline.org/

* Want to complaint about Betsy DeVos's plan to coddle college rapists? https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/29/2018-25314/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex-in-education-programs-or-activities-receiving-federal#open-comment

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not protest in person, here are some other options:
Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.

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

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

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

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

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

* "Pictures From Youth Climate Strikes Around the World:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/climate/climate-school-strikes.html

* "Kellyanne Conway dismisses her husband’s concerns that Trump’s mental health is deteriorating:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kellyanne-conway-dismisses-her-husbands-concerns-that-trumps-mental-health-is-deteriorating/2019/03/18/5d80369a-4972-11e9-93d0-64dbcf38ba41_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c38881c28f26

* "Trump Rebukes General Motors and Union Over Idling of Lordstown Plant:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/business/general-motors-donald-trump.html

* "Rod Rosenstein staying at Justice Department 'a little longer':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/rod-rosenstein-staying-justice-department-little-longer-n984791

* "Another prosecutor leaving Mueller’s team:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/18/another-prosecutor-leaving-muellers-team-1226464

* "Mueller's office began investigating Michael Cohen as early as July 2017:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/19/mueller-investigation-michael-cohen-1226983

* "Legal battle between Michael Flynn and former business partner heats up:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/18/michael-flynn-business-partner-lawsuit-1225760

* "Trial of Trump transition official may expose new Flynn details:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trial-of-trump-transition-official-may-expose-new-flynn-details-1461396547702

* "Federal Authorities Raided Trump Fundraiser’s Office in Money Laundering Probe:" https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-authorities-raided-trump-fundraisers-office-in-money-laundering-probe

* "Democrats target massage parlor proprietor linked to Trump:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-massageparlors-idUSKCN1QZ2MV

* "Federal judges grill lawyers who claim Trump violating emoluments clause:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/appeals-court-hear-arguments-trump-emoluments-lawsuit-n984586

* "GOP: Few targets met House deadline on Trump corruption probe docs:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/19/nadler-probe-trump-1227671

* "Trump officials prepared to stonewall Democratic oversight demands:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/19/trump-democrat-oversight-investigation-congress-1225761

* "Nadler encouraged by document response; thousands from Bannon:"http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nadler-encouraged-by-document-response-thousands-from-bannon-1460668995656

* "House document responses pose challenge in processing:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/house-document-responses-pose-challenge-in-processing-1461393475913

* "CLEAN WATER ACT: EPA won't extend WOTUS comment period:" https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2019/03/19/stories/1060127629

* So the plan is to saddle poor people with crushing debt without letting them get a degree instead of at least getting people get a college degree in exachange for crushing debt, while stealing access to subsidized loans. How is this better? Because it sure looks worse for me. They are really ramping up their class warfare. "White House proposes caps on student loan borrowing:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-proposes-caps-student-loan-borrowing-n984496

* "Inside Ben Carson's light work schedule: Not much work on Fridays:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/ben-carson-s-schedule-shows-friday-trips-florida-lunch-my-n983526

* "Rep. Devin Nunes sues Twitter for $250 million:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/18/devin-nunes-twitter-lawsuit-1226467

* "GOP strategist: Nunes "trying to use litigation to stifle free speech":" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gop-strategist-nunes-trying-to-use-litigation-to-stifle-free-speech-1461319235994

* "Warren calls for eliminating the Electoral College:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/19/elizabeth-warren-eliminate-electoral-college-1226686

* "Democratic candidates want to get rid of the Electoral College:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/democratic-candidates-want-to-get-rid-of-the-electoral-college-1461329987533

* "Fundraising cranks up as Democratic primary campaigns get in gear:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/fundraising-cranks-up-as-democratic-primary-campaigns-get-in-gear-1460667459792

* "Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan joins board of Fox Corporation:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/19/media/paul-ryan-fox-corporation/index.html

* "How Sen. Gillibrand proposes to fund national paid leave:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-gillibrand-s-proposal-on-national-paid-leave-1460581955962

* "Sen. Gillibrand: Expand GI bill to make college free with public service:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-gillibrand-expand-gi-bill-to-make-college-free-with-public-service-1460577859607

* ”Gillibrand: 'On guns, I should have done more':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gillibrand-on-guns-i-should-have-done-more-1460547139982

* "Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on immigration and border security:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-kirsten-gillibrand-on-immigration-and-border-security-1460571715971

* "Sen. Gillibrand addresses Al Franken controversy:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-gillibrand-addresses-al-franken-controversy-1460588099758

* "Gillibrand: 'You do not defeat terrorism by being hateful':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-kirsten-gillibrand-tackles-anti-muslim-rhetoric-and-why-she-want-to-run-against-pres-trump-1460590659690

* "Supreme Court rules for Trump on detaining immigrants:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/19/supreme-court-immigrants-detained-past-crimes-1281117

* "Wajahat Ali: "Donald Trump is a racist":" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/wajahat-ali-donald-trump-is-a-racist-1461315651999

* TW: Pedophilia. "How Cardinal George Pell Became the Highest-Ranking Catholic Official to Be Convicted of Child Abuse:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/george-pell-cardinal-australia-sexual-abuse-children-rape-807780/

* TW: Pedophilia. "Age of victim in prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, long a source of confusion, eased his obligations to register as a sex offender:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/age-of-victim-in-prosecution-of-jeffrey-epstein-long-a-source-of-confusion-eased-his-obligations-to-register-as-a-sex-offender/2019/03/17/57063cd8-4035-11e9-a44b-42f4df262a4c_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c590c5534a6d

* TW: Pedophilia "Age of victim in Epstein deal eased sex offender penalties: WaPo:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/age-of-victim-in-epstein-deal-eased-sex-offender-penalties-wapo-1460664899809

* "Robert Kraft offered plea deal in prostitution solicitation case:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/03/19/robert-kraft-offered-plea-deal-prostitution-solicitation-case/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.cee16f602601

* "Timetable for Deer Park chemical blaze indefinite as fire grows:" https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Timetable-for-Deer-Park-chemical-blaze-indefinite-13701585.php

* "Australia's Border Fence:"

( Embed: )

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

* Trans Helplines: https://www.translifeline.org/

* Want to complaint about Betsy DeVos's plan to coddle college rapists? https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/29/2018-25314/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex-in-education-programs-or-activities-receiving-federal#open-comment

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not protest in person, here are some other options:
Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.

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

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

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

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

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

* "A Catholic bishop and his rural Chinese parish worry about a deal between Beijing and the Vatican:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/a-catholic-bishop-and-his-rural-chinese-parish-worry-about-a-deal-between-beijing-and-the-vatican-/2018/03/11/d2161b24-2109-11e8-a589-763893265565_story.html?utm_term=.9b08c44ba96a

* "Nobody Knows Anything About China:" http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/21/nobody-knows-anything-about-china/

* This explains so much! "Kidnapped Royalty Become Pawns in Iran’s Deadly Plot:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/14/magazine/how-a-ransom-for-royal-falconers-reshaped-the-middle-east.html

* "Giuliani: Trump is 'committed to' regime change in Iran:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/05/giuliani-trump-iran-regime-change-570744

* "Revealed: Trump team hired spy firm for ‘dirty ops’ on Iran arms deal:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/05/trump-team-hired-spy-firm-dirty-ops-iran-nuclear-deal

* "Intel Firm Was Hired To Discredit Former Obama Iran Deal Negotiators:" https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/07/609157901/reports-intel-firm-was-hired-to-discredit-former-obama-iran-deal-negotiators

* "McCain doesn't want Trump at funeral, friends tell White House:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mccain-doesn-t-want-trump-funeral-friends-tell-white-house-n871641

* Remember stealing food and health care is an important pro-life/family values Republican goal. What is more pro-life than killing children by taking away their health care? "Trump proposes $15 billion spending cuts, targets children's health...:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fiscal-republicans/trump-proposes-15-billion-spending-cuts-targets-childrens-health-program-idUSKBN1I829L

* "Haspel considered withdrawing nomination as CIA director, sources say:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/gina-haspel-considered-withdrawing-cia-nominee-sources-say-n871771

* "Obama’s calorie rule kicks in thanks to Trump:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/07/fdacalories-food-labels-obama-trump-517191

* "Connecticut set to join states aiming to pool electoral college votes:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/06/connecticut-states-pool-electoral-college-popular-votes-trump-clinton

* "Blankenship surging on eve of West Virginia Senate primary:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/05/blankenship-polls-west-virginia-senate-primary-570752

* "The Lessons of a School Shooting—in 1853:" https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/24/first-us-school-shooting-gun-debate-217704

* "Extensive Data Shows Punishing Reach of Racism for Black Boys:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/19/upshot/race-class-white-and-black-men.html

* TW: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault. I believe the women. "Four Women Accuse New York’s Attorney General of Physical Abuse:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/four-women-accuse-new-yorks-attorney-general-of-physical-abuse

* I used all my money on housing and insurance March, and April 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 $300 to stay afloat. If you'd like to chip in: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

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

( Specifics: )

*****
* 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