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* "Army Sgt. La David Johnson Found Bound, May Have Been Executed In Niger:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ladavid-johnson-bounc-executed_us_5a0683d2e4b01d21c83ea731

* "Trump blames Iran after Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile fired at capital by Yemen rebels:" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-missile-yemen-iran-donald-trump-houthi-civil-war-latest-a8038301.html

* "Bannon the Critic Pans the Scandal Everyone’s Binge-watching:" https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/16/trump-bannon-russia-scandal-swamp-diary-215609

* Remember that Duterte brags about being a serial killer and that he openly has death squads that go around murdering his own citizens and planting drugs on them. ""You are the light" - Philippines' Duterte croons at Trump's request:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asean-summit-song/you-are-the-light-philippines-duterte-croons-at-trumps-request-idUSKBN1DD04O

* "President Duterte and Trump Meet during Asia Tour:"

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* TW: Pedophilia. "Alabama republican Roy Moore rejects misconduct claims:"

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* "ACA 2018 Enrollment Off To Strong Start:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/11/aca-2018-enrollment-off-to-strong-start.html

* "If media don't point out the clear connection between domestic abuse and mass shootings, they're not doing their job:" https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/11/06/if-media-dont-point-out-clear-connection-between-domestic-abuse-and-mass-shootings-theyre-not-doing/218463

* "Justin Fairfax discusses his historic win in Virginia:"

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* We need way more data points before any of this comes close to answered. "The First Americans May Have Migrated Along a Coastal ‘Kelp Highway’:" https://www.seeker.com/culture/archaeology/the-first-americans-may-have-migrated-along-a-coastal-kelp-highway

* "Prehistoric people hunted caribou on ancient Lake Huron ridge:" http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2017/10/29/Prehistoric-people-hunted-caribou-on-ancient-Lake-Huron-ridge.html

* "Pre-Inka elites and the social life of fragments:" http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/pre-inka-elites-and-the-social-life-of-fragments

* "New research on the Caribbean's largest concentration of indigenous pre-Columbian rock art:" https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uol-nro102717.php

* Fucking gentrifying corporations desecrating an incredibly important archaeological site to make more crap for the yuppies. "Archaeologist claims hundreds of 18th-century Philly remains may have been dumped in landfill:" https://whyy.org/articles/archaeologist-claims-hundreds-18th-century-philly-remains-dumped-landfill/

And yes, that is the Conchy I write about periodically.

* I am not trusting this new lock app they are promoing, but the pictures of locks through the ages were lovely. "The history of locks:" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/home-improvement-tips/history-of-locks/

* "Learn the secret behind the embalming of Vladimir Lenin’s body:" https://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2017/10/29/Learn-the-secret-behind-the-embalming-of-Vladimir-Lenin-s-body.html

* "Roy Moore & Jeff Sessions Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Weekend Update on Donald Trump's Asia Trip - SNL:"

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* "Weekend Update on Democrats' Election Victories - SNL:"

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* Tavy had a successful visit with LM Kitty in which he didn't start any fights and generally behaved himself for hours. I am very proud of him and it would be good for them both if they can have more frequent social time. (LM used to be a massive bully, but is old and frail and no longer enjoying wrestling matches. What she wanted was another elderly cat she could hang out on the sofa with being quietly social without actually touching, like she had with Mache and Hector when they were alive).

* Okay, I give up. Why in the fuck was there a live lady bug inside my left nostril at 9:31 PM on a rainy November evening when I was indoors? Like how does that even happen?

I put her outside in one of the patio plants, as there is nothing for her in here.

* ASoIaF, Rhaegor Targaryen, and the nature of Kingship: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/167432969517/you-keep-assuming-that-westeros-has-something-like

* "Sunday Sweets Goes Art Deco... Again!:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2017/11/12/sunday-sweets-goes-art-deco-again.html

* Is it just me, or is it weird that they are using a song about a marriage breaking up to sell lung meds?"

* I thought I'd missed Skate Canada entirely because my end of October is always a mess, but it looks like I caught maybe a women's highlights rebroadcast, and I've not seen the NHK yet, so please no spoilers. I will say that Daleman's still uneven, which makes me sad. Ashley Wagner is very polished, which she should be, this being her third year with that free program I think. I think Karen Chen switching programs to something brand new right before the Grand Prix was a mistake and I am worried for her. She has so much potential, but her skate was rather a mess. I felt terrible for Courtney Hicks, who clearly isn't there yet and tries so hard. Maria Sotskova has the technicals and skates very well. If she were skating for Canada or the US she'd be going to the Olympics for sure, I suspect. Russia has such a deep and wide women's skating program though and she's not extraordinary enough to stand out the way she'd pretty much need to in a field that impressive. Still, she's another one who could do fine if she went, I think. Kaetlyn Osmond's program was quite good despite a the technical mistakes. Me watching back to back Swan Lakes: Well, at least it's not Bolero or "Music of the Night." *shudder* Anna Pogorilaya's version wasn't nearly as well choreographed as Miss. Osmond's and there were bad mistakes, including a fall where she appeared to really hurt herself. It took real grit to get up after the last one and do the last spin. I wept for her, it was that bad. She's been uneven since last Spring and I don't like her chances given her competition for the third Olympic slot.

On the Men's side, all I got was the Uno skate before it cut off. Despite the mistakes this time, I really like this choreography for him, and I just love watching him skate.

* I was going to write extensively about the Ladies' competition at Cup of China, but am too tired, I think. I will say that I think whichever two of the top three women Japan picks for Olympics are fine with me. Despite my partiality to Mai Mihara's crisp elegance, I do wish she skated faster, and all three of the women are so strong and fun to watch I honestly think whichever go will do fine. For all my real sympathy for Radionova, I think the Russians would likely do better to send Zagitova with Medvedeva to the Olympics, but she'd make a fine third.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Republicans are trying to kill library funding. Help us save the libraries. http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/federallegislation/fight-for-libraries

* 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

* Reagan's Welfare Queens were and are completely imaginary, but corporate welfare continues to destroy our country:

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* Rich people with desk jobs are whining about people doing hard manual labour in jobs with no help insurance becoming disabled.:

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* We continue to fuck over veterans, just like we have my whole life or longer.

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* Governor Ultrasound renews the Republican attack on the right to vote:

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* "Ancient humans and Neanderthals were extreme travelers:" http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ancient-humans-and-neanderthals-were-extreme-travellers-113031000220_1.html

* "Cumbrian chef recreates Hadrian's Wall dishes:" http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/cumbrian-chef-recreates-hadrian-s-wall-dishes-1.1046457?referrerPath=home

* "North Yorkshire Viking hoard is 'nationally important':" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-21951137

* Greenwick found, a Ted Talk for those who've been bullied: http://www.ted.com/talks/shane_koyczan_to_this_day_for_the_bullied_and_beautiful.html

* You what I want to see? A movie with Eamon Walker and Idris Elba in some sort of epic struggle with each other.

* I know it sounds like I am making this up, but I'm not. When I was taking Greenwick home yesterday, we came to an intersection where there are two clearly marked lanes, one for left turns, one for right. Some asshole was smack in the middle blocking both lanes and preventing us doing a right turn on red. I glanced down, and the license plate was from Alberta. I live in the States, y'all. Yes, we're close to the border, but we are just South of Vancouver, so while we get a lot of Canadians, they are mostly from BC. It was like someone had deliberately driven here to reenact a classic Canadian regional stereotype humor moment.

* "Picture gallery: stunning images from the top of Egypt's Great Pyramid:" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/picture-gallery-stunning-images-from-the-top-of-egypts-great-pyramid-8548986.html?action=gallery