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* "Netanyahu is leading Israel into civil war between Jews and Palestinians:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-netanyahu-is-leading-israel-into-civil-war-between-jews-and-palestinians-1.9797672

* "Israeli seriously injured from rocket debris; IDF hits Gaza with ground, air strikes:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/gaza-israel-diverts-flights-rocket-barrage-palestinians-death-67-1.9796891

* "‘Morally shocking’: Inside the escalation between Israel and Gaza:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-the-morally-shocking-tension-between-israel-and-gaza-111920709846

* "Israel destroys Gaza tower housing AP and Al Jazeera offices:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-tower-housing-ap-al-jazeera-collapses-after-missile-strike-witness-2021-05-15/

* "Biden administration approved $735 million arms sale to Israel:" https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/biden-administration-approved-735-million-arms-sale-israel-sources-2021-05-17/

* "Myanmar election: No evidence fraud in 2020 vote, observers say:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57144397

* "Myanmar jails local journalist, to free Japanese reporter:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/14/myanmar-jails-local-journalist-to-free-japanese-reporter

* "Myanmar army battles anti-coup rebels in northwestern town:" https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/myanmar-army-battles-anti-coup-rebels-northwestern-town-2021-05-15/

* "Russia charges 19-year-old over school shooting:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/russians-pay-tribute-victims-mass-shooting-kazan-school-2021-05-12/

* "African Union mission urges return to 'constitutional order' in Chad:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/african-union-mission-urges-return-constitutional-order-chad-2021-05-12/

* "Man Accused of Promoting Extermination of Gays Says He's Queer Himself:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2021/5/11/man-accused-promoting-extermination-gays-says-hes-queer-himself

* "Colombia protesters: We're not scared anymore:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57105000

* "Ugandan Security Forces Deployed Ahead of Museveni Inauguration:" https://www.voanews.com/africa/ugandan-security-forces-deployed-ahead-museveni-inauguration

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* "Can't Get an Erection — This Could Be Why:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/5/17/research-reveals-link-between-covid-and-erectile-dysfunction

* "The Last Mile: Uganda’s Covid-19 vaccine struggle:" https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/uganda-covid-vaccine-struggle/

* "Brazil braces for renewed Covid surge as Bolsonaro faces parliamentary inquiry over pandemic response:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/14/brazil-fears-third-covid-wave-as-bolsonaro-faces-parliamentary-inquiry.html

* "How India's vaccine drive went horribly wrong:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57007004

* "The volunteer network sending oxygen to India's Covid patients:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/india/india-covid-srinivas-iyc-delhi-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

* "Misinformation surges amid India's COVID-19 calamity:" https://apnews.com/article/india-coronavirus-pandemic-misinformation-business-technology-c52d04de1c3b2332d572736ee069a495

* How to help India: https://www.khalsaaid.org/donate

* "How to Help India Amid the Covid Crisis:" https://www.nytimes.com/article/india-covid-how-to-help.html

* "Biden announces US will share more vaccines globally:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/17/politics/vaccines-global-sharing-biden-administration/index.html

* "People vaccinated against Covid-19 can go without masks indoors and outdoors, CDC says:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/13/health/cdc-mask-guidance-vaccinated/index.html

* "Everything you need to know about the new CDC mask guidance for fully vaccinated people:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cdc-director-rochelle-walensky-on-what-fully-vaccinated-people-need-to-know-about-mask-guidance-111921733671

* "A Gay Doctor on Convincing Doubters to Get Vaccinated:" https://www.advocate.com/2021/5/11/gay-doctor-convincing-doubters-get-vaccinated

* "Without Including LGBTQI+ People, the Pandemic Will Not End:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/5/16/without-including-lgbtqi-people-pandemic-will-not-end

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* "USPS fills leadership ranks with new deputy postmaster general, 2 board members:" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2021/05/usps-fills-leadership-ranks-with-new-deputy-postmaster-general-board-member/

* "Hope for repairing Trump, DeJoy damage to post office as new board members are seated:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/hope-for-repairing-trump-dejoy-damage-to-post-office-as-new-board-members-are-seated-111995973820

* "Piggy bank-filling payments for nearly 90 percent of kids will start July 15:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/17/child-tax-credit-payments-488969

* "John Podesta and other progressive leaders want Biden to drop the GOP's 'small-minded' infrastructure plans:" https://news.yahoo.com/john-podesta-other-progressive-leaders-161202273.html

* "Progressive groups caution Biden on weakening infrastructure bill for GOP bait and switch:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/progressive-groups-caution-biden-on-weakening-infrastructure-bill-for-gop-bait-and-switch-111927365847

* The Republican War on the Poor continues. "More than a dozen GOP-led states are ending federal unemployment benefits early:" https://www.axios.com/states-federal-unemployment-benefits-end-5ec90d27-4b43-4399-abaa-3a57925df671.html

* "Why stocks soared while America struggled:" https://www.vox.com/business-and-finance/22421417/stock-market-pandemic-economy

* "Rising commodities costs hit Americans at home and on road:" https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-business-3af1bc787f3333bf89f5e9e91b92161a

* "Pulse nightclub could become national memorial to 49 'angels' murdered:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/13/pulse-nightclub-orlando-us-house-vote-memorial/

* "Stefanik voted in as House GOP's new No. 3 leader:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/14/stefanik-voted-in-as-house-gops-new-no-3-leader-488312

* "Rep. Greene aggressively confronts Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, causing New York congresswoman to raise security concerns:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/greene-ocasio-cortez/2021/05/12/fd61d664-b37e-11eb-a3b5-f994536fe84a_story.html

* "Rep. Greene 'aggressively confronts' Rep. Ocasio-Cortez in halls of Congress:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/marjorie-taylor-greene-aggressively-confronts-aoc-in-halls-of-congress-111919685641

* "Chris Hayes: GOP is moderating on policy, radicalizing against democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-how-republicans-are-moderating-on-policy-and-radicalizing-against-democracy-111991365660

* "America Needs a Sane and Functioning Republican Party:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/5/14/america-needs-sane-and-functioning-republican-party

* "Leaked video: Dark money group brags about writing GOP voter suppression bills across the country:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/05/heritage-foundation-dark-money-voter-suppression-laws/

* "Leaked video shows right-wing group bragging about drafting GOP anti-voter bills:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mother-jones-leaked-video-show-conservative-group-bragging-about-writing-voter-restriction-bills-111919173785

* Have something you want to tell Manchin? If you can't safely protest in person, here are some other options:

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

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

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

* "While Republicans Cry About Cancel Culture, They’re Canceling Democracy:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/05/gop-cancel-culture-ending-democracy.html

* "Arizona makes it easier to purge some from early voting list:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-arizona-race-and-ethnicity-bills-elections-f66f8b032bd081092715f55dc1195134

* "Youngkin seeks to reverse Virginia GOP's Trump-era carnage:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/11/youngkin-trump-virginia-reverse-487300

* "Strap in, Virginia — the 2021 governor’s race is suddenly at full speed:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/glenn-youngkin-virginia-governors-race/2021/05/15/65caa178-b356-11eb-ab43-bebddc5a0f65_story.html

* "Caitlyn Jenner wants to bring the death penalty back to California:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/11/caitlyn-jenner-death-penalty-california/

* "POLITICO Playbook: How Palm Beach is preparing for a possible Trump indictment:" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/05/13/how-palm-beach-is-preparing-for-a-possible-trump-indictment-492836?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f0ed-dd93-ad7f-f8edad790000&nlid=630318

* "Shielding Trump from extradition if he's indicted is an actual thing people are working on:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/shielding-trump-from-extradition-if-he-s-indicted-is-an-actual-thing-people-are-working-on-111925829964

* "Activists and Ex-Spy Said to Have Plotted to Discredit Trump ‘Enemies’ in Government:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/us/politics/mcmaster-fbi-trump-project-veritas.html

* "Rudy Giuliani: I Am Being Treated Like ‘Head of Drug Cartel’:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/rudy-giuliani-says-he-is-being-treated-like-head-of-drug-cartel-after-raid-on-home-office

* "House Lawmakers Reach Bipartisan Deal On Panel To Investigate Jan. 6 Attack:" https://www.npr.org/2021/05/14/996822835/house-lawmakers-reach-bipartisan-deal-on-panel-to-investigate-jan-6-attack

* "Fox News host confronted over election lies by defiant union boss live on air:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/12/fox-news-randi-weingarten-martha-maccullum-1619-project-misinformation/

* "‘Truth matters’: Rep. Cicilline moves to censure GOP reps ‘downplaying’ Jan. 6:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-truth-matters-rep-cicilline-moves-to-censure-gop-reps-downplaying-jan-6-111991365995

* "A Border Town Confronts the Reality of Police Surveillance:" https://www.wired.com/story/border-town-confronts-reality-police-surveillance/

* "Atlanta Spa Shootings Were Hate Crimes, Prosecutor Says:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/us/atlanta-spa-shootings-hate-crimes.html

* "How A Consent Decree Has Changed Policing In Newark, N.J.:" https://www.npr.org/2021/05/02/992846138/how-a-consent-decree-has-changed-policing-in-newark-n-j

* "LGBTQ+ People Receive More Scrutiny, Negativity From Police: Study:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/5/14/lgbtq-people-receive-more-scrutiny-negativity-police-study

* "Online trolls take anti-vaxx hate speech to new level, attacking Peter Hotez:" https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/Trolls-take-anti-vaxx-hate-speech-to-a-new-level-16160138.php

* "Gaetz associate agrees to cooperate in federal investigation:" https://apnews.com/article/greenberg-gaetz-investigation-sex-trafficking-596299907a6a4db09554cdf4a59d8ef7

* CW: Rape. "4 Women Say Matt Gaetz’s Wingman Pressured Them to Have Sex:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/4-women-say-matt-gaetzs-wingman-pressured-them-to-have-sex

* "'It's not just Greenberg.': Prosecutors building thorough case around Gaetz associate:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-it-s-not-just-greenberg-prosecutors-building-thorough-case-around-gaetz-associate-111998533715

* "Good news and bad news for Gaetz as associate takes plea deal (and the good news is bad):" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/good-news-and-bad-news-for-gaetz-as-associate-takes-plea-deal-and-the-good-news-is-bad-111996997667

* "Shocking new allegations about how Matt Gaetz used campaign funds:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/new-allegations-about-gaetz-use-of-campaign-funds-after-a-gop-fundraiser-111990853746

* "Supreme Court will hear direct challenge to Roe v. Wade:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/17/supreme-court-abortion-case-roe-challenge-488983

* "They Told Her Women Couldn’t Join the Ambulance Corps. So She Started Her Own.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/us/ezras-nashim-womens-EMT.html

* "Cameroonian transgender women convicted of 'attempted homosexuality':" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/cameroonian-transgender-women-convicted-attempted-homosexuality-2021-05-11/

* "Ugandan LGBT+ activist urges world to speak out against brutal homophobic regime:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/14/pride-uganda-lgbt-yoweri-museveni-gay-queer-africa-same-sex/

* "UK slides even further down rankings of most LGBT-friendly nations in Europe:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/17/uk-europe-rainbow-map-ranking-ilga-idahobit-lgbt-rights/

* "Bishops urge lawmakers to ban ‘abusive and traumatising’ conversion therapy in Wales:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/17/bench-bishops-conversion-therapy-wales-uk-ban/

* "Conversion therapy survivor told to 'vomit up the evil inside her' during Christian 'exorcism':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/12/conversion-therapy-ban-christian-religious-jayne-ozanne/

* "'Notorious homophobe' Edwin Poots wins DUP leadership:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/14/dup-leadership-edwin-poots-new-leader/

* "Life-changing penis surgery for trans men currently unavailable on NHS:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/14/nhs-bottom-surgery-trans-men-penis-phalloplasty-st-peters-andrology-centre/

* "Serial killer to marry prison fiancée who gave her a ‘no more murders’ ultimatum:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/14/joanna-dennehy-serial-killer-wedding-fiancee-prison/

* "First non-binary mayor 'of any city, anywhere' wins landslide election aged 22:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/12/non-binary-mayor-bangor-wales-owen-hurcum-genderqueer-agender/

* "Thug denies rape after beating man and fleeing with his £700 cardigan:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/11/luke-burling-reading-crown-court-rape-robbery-cashmere-cardigan/

* "NCAA Allows Games in States With Anti-Trans Laws:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/5/17/ncaa-allows-games-states-anti-trans-laws

* "Unequal Access to Puberty Blockers Is Producing Two Classes of Trans Kids:" https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/05/puberty-blocker-access-trans-youth.html

* "2021 now worst year for anti-LGBT+ legislation in US history – we're not even half-way:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/11/anti-lgbt-laws-passed-2021-any-other-us-history-trans-hrc/

* "Alaska launches its own cruel, 'horrific' attack on trans girls playing sports:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/14/alaska-trans-school-sports-ban-girls-shelley-hughes/

* "Ban on abhorrent gay and trans panic defence unanimously passed by Oregon:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/14/oregon-house-representatives-lgbt-gay-trans-panic-defence/

* "Tennessee Governor Signs Anti-Trans School 'Bathroom Bill' Into Law:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/5/14/tennessee-governor-signs-anti-trans-school-bathroom-bill-law

* "Nonbinary Indigenous Person Killed During Robbery in Pennsylvania:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/5/11/nonbinary-indigenous-person-killed-during-robbery-pennsylvania

* "Two More Trans Women of Color Reportedly Killed:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/5/12/two-more-trans-women-color-reportedly-killed

* "University condemns 'horrific incident' after student mob ​'broke into' LGBT+ safe space:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/15/bucknell-university-frans-house-break-in-lgbt-safe-space-fraternity/

* "Transphobia is Not Equality | Reacting to Transphobic Ad:"

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* "Judge: Man Convicted of Sodomy Shouldn't Be on Sex Offender Registry:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/5/13/judge-man-convicted-sodomy-shouldnt-be-sex-offender-registry

* "A Gay Man Says He Was Tormented at Liberty University. Now He's Suing:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/5/13/gay-man-says-he-was-tormented-liberty-university-now-hes-suing

* "Evangelical Lutheran Church Elects First Transgender Bishop:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2021/5/10/evangelical-lutheran-church-elects-first-transgender-bishop

* "Christian School Reportedly Tells Teachers: Expel Gay Kids or Leave:" https://www.advocate.com/youth/2021/5/10/christian-school-reportedly-tells-teachers-expel-gay-kids-or-leave

* "Legalization of MDMA as PTSD Treatment Speeds Ahead:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/5/11/legalization-mdma-ptsd-treatment-speeds-ahead

* "Paralysed man uses ‘mindwriting’ brain computer to compose sentences:" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/may/12/paralysed-man-mindwriting-brain-computer-compose-sentences

* "They Told Their Therapists Everything. Hackers Leaked It All:" https://www.wired.com/story/vastaamo-psychotherapy-patients-hack-data-breach/

* "The tragedy of the commons is a false and dangerous myth:" https://aeon.co/essays/the-tragedy-of-the-commons-is-a-false-and-dangerous-myth

* "People of Color Breathe More Hazardous Air. The Sources Are Everywhere.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/climate/air-pollution-minorities.html

* "A story of slavery — and space:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/brazil-alcantara-launch-center-quilombo/

* "When the Push Button Was New, People Were Freaked:" https://daily.jstor.org/when-the-push-button-was-new-people-were-freaked/

* "The Mysterious Murder of The Atlanta Math Teacher:"

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* "How ACT UP Shook the Straight Power Structure:" https://www.advocate.com/books/2021/5/10/Sarah-schulman-act-up-hiv-book

* "New designs unveiled for Marsha P Johnson State Park after controversial plans ditched:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/15/marsha-p-johnson-state-park-new-design-brooklyn-plan-complaints/

* "Fleeing a Modern War, Syrians Seek Refuge in Ancient Ruins:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/world/middleeast/fleeing-a-modern-war-syrians-seek-refuge-in-ancient-ruins.html

* "James Williams, American Gay Activist Working in India, Dies of COVID:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2021/5/05/james-williams-american-gay-activist-working-india-dies-covid

* "Lesbian penguins are this mating season’s hot new couple:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/12/lesbian-penguin-gentoo-couple-sea-life-london-aquarium/

* "The Most Frivolous Lawsuits Ever:"

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* "How Superhero Films Misunderstand Revolutionaries:"

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* "The Utopian's Code is BROKEN! (Jupiter's Legacy Netflix):"

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* "How Slash Fiction Saved Star Trek (Ft. Mary Chieffo):"

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* "IT'S BETTER BUT ALSO WORSE? Bonding Season 2 Review:"

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* "Rap Diss - SNL:"

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* "The Muppet Show - SNL:"

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* So here's what's going on: I can't remember if I told y'all they had an opening at the hospital, so they moved my exploratory procedure up to next week. This is a good thing, given how quickly I'm deteriorating. It is quite possible in two weeks I'll be properly medicated and feeling better, assuming I don't also have cancer. I'm going to have a bunch of medic al stuff next week just generally, just like this week.

In other news, my glasses were ready a week early, so I am adjusting to bifocals again. These lack the line and are disconcerting if I move my head wrong, but are a dramatic improvement over the emergency non-bifocals I've been wearing and today was easier than yesterday, so I've hopes of being adjusted soon. These are by far the nicest glasses I've owned ever.

In other news, three of the millennials came over for an outdoor chargen picnic, held in accordance with current CDC guidelines. At some point in June my local friends will all be out of COVID jail. (Currently Squirrel, one of the Millennials, and I are all completely done. The others are half vax).

* I kept getting awakened Friday. Except for another beg from the Police Union, they were all important calls, but having long conversations, fetching my calendar etc., is not good for quality sleep.

Saturday I was too uncomfortable to sleep much. We did go and buy way too much juice and restricted diet/sick people foods for me to eat. I'm already in restriction, but I go up a level Monday and it gets worse from there. I need to sort out transport to the hospital, which is meant to be free and easy on my health plan, but the 24/7 number didn't connect. Like no error beep or message. No Ringing. Just dead line. Mmmmm... thanks? I spent like an hour looking for the direction sheet to get the number that went nowhere. I then tried typing in the title from the direction sheet which led me to another non-working number. O.o I added more search terms, found more directions. The first number it listed tried to sell me direct TV. WTF!?! The second number sounded correct, but says they are only Monday through Friday which is clearly not correct. My options are now call them Monday and see if they can give me the correct number or call my Social Worker and see if she has it. I don't understand why they would send me a directiion sheet with the wrong number and why my health plan site also lists a fake number.

squirrel will collect me after the proceedure and is trying to get off work. Caregiver Millennial has agreed to come and look after me in the evening. We plan to make good lemonade and sweet tea to store in the fridge on sunday, amoung other things.

I apparently have two different medical appointments at opposite ends of the day Monday. Fun!

* Monday was a nightmare. a scammer woke me at 7:59, fifteen minutes before the alarm. I spent a stupid amount of time trying to straighten out medical stuff on the phone. I spent the morning on medical stuff and other errands, all involving long waits, most of it standing up in stunning pain. I do not resent the lady with the baby taking one of two waiting room seats. I do resent the other six able bodied people who monopolized them during my 45 minute wait to drop off my specimen. I am visibly disabled, with a crutch and was obviously in massive pain, but I guess those able bodied people needed those two chairs more.

I went home to eat and lung and the like, then went out again for more medical stuff. Luckily the pre-proceedure COVID testing was drive through and very efficient. I am exhausted and in terrible pain. I get to do more medical stuff tomorrow. Sigh.

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

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

* How to help India: https://www.khalsaaid.org/donate

* "How to Help India Amid the Covid Crisis:" https://www.nytimes.com/article/india-covid-how-to-help.html

* Mutual Aid Link Round Up: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/645696532415447040/popss-great-big-mutual-aid-masterpost

* Want to help the Asian Community?
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html
https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate
https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/

* What to help save bats, and essential part of our ecosystem? "Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation:" https://www.merlintuttle.org/

* My oldest continuous Real Life friend is doing this project. "Bed, Bath, & Behemoth: An Epic D&D 5e Adventure:" https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/482738549/bed-bath-and-behemoth-an-epic-dandd-5e-adventure?fbclid=IwAR2pA1NFVGG7aZyrLDC5h9Q0a_g7yMh_rY5rWxrnpZ3sJRSe6yO8gAAEq4M

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* "Belarusian leader reshuffles security chiefs in face of mass protests:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-leader-lukashenko-replaces-security-chiefs-idUSKBN25U1I0

* "Video shows students being dragged away and loaded onto police vans in Minsk:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/02/europe/belarus-protests-minsk-detained-intl/index.html

* "Tory equalities chief Caroline Nokes eviscerates new UK trade boss Tony Abbott over ‘awful’ anti-LGBT+ views:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/01/caroline-nokes-anti-lgbt-uk-trade-tony-abbott-conservative-tory-liz-truss/

* "7 times Tony Abbott, Britain’s new unelected trade chief, proved himself a ‘homophobic, misogynist’ bigot:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/03/tony-abbott-homophobic-gay-equal-marriage-same-sex-sexist-misogynist/

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* "After months of heartache, signs of COVID-19 easing in Brazil:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-plateau/after-months-of-heartache-signs-of-covid-19-easing-in-brazil-idUSKBN25T3AG

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 9/3/20 are 6,142,000. The death toll is 187,000. The real number is likely much higher.

* "Hayes: Trump has turned the U.S. into a global embarrassment:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-trump-has-turned-the-u-s-into-a-global-embarrassment-91107397578

* "Realities of vaccine testing defy optimistic Trump coronavirus timeline:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/realities-of-vaccine-testing-defy-trump-coronavirus-timeline-91114053875

This explains pretty clearly why the plan to do mass inoculations with an untested vaccine for political is a bad idea.

Look, y’all know I am generally pro-vaccine, but the vaccines I champion are tested for safety and efficacy. I’m not in favour of doing something this reckless on a large scale.

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* "Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’:" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/

* "Mary Trump shares family anecdote of Donald Trump's disdain for military service:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/donald-trump-disdain-for-military-service-seen-in-family-anecdote-91110981844

* "AP report corroborates some Atlantic stories of Trump deriding veterans, military service:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/ap-report-corroborates-some-stories-of-trump-deriding-veterans-91110981648

* " Trump said Americans who died in war are ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/atlantic-trump-said-americans-who-died-in-war-are-losers-and-suckers-91103813694

* "U.S. workers filed 881K claims for jobless benefits last week:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/03/weekly-jobless-benefits-claims-408269

* "President Trump’s attempt to bypass Congress on stimulus is offering only limited economic relief:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/08/21/trump-unemployment/

* "Many Americans Are Still Weeks Away From Getting Trump’s Jobless Aid:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-25/trump-s-new-jobless-benefit-trickles-out-with-two-states-paying?srnd=premium&sref=MIBMEEoj

* "With Second Stimulus Checks on Hold, Americans Spend Less at the Grocery Store:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-stimulus-checks-on-hold-americans-are-spending-less-at-the-grocery-store-11598526249?mod=lead_feature_below_a_pos1

* "Schumer rips 'emaciated' Republican coronavirus relief plan:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/03/coronavirus-relief-plan-chuck-schumer-407974

Oh look, Mitch McConnell rolled out a bullshit plan that entirely cuts out ordinary Americans four months late with no provisions to actually solve any problems.

* "National LGBT Chamber of Commerce Endorses Biden for President:" https://www.advocate.com/business/2020/8/31/national-lgbt-chamber-commerce-endorses-biden-president

* "Queer Eye cast issue emotional plea for fans to vote for Joe Biden: ‘The Trump administration affects all five of us’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/02/queer-eye-joe-biden-fundraiser-jill-democratic-win-presidential-election-trump/

* "Gay Candidate Alex Morse Loses Massachusetts Congressional Race:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/9/01/gay-candidate-alex-morse-loses-massachusetts-congressional-race

* "Intelligence bulletin warns Russia amplifying false claims mail-in voting will lead to widespread fraud:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/03/politics/russia-intel-bulletin-mail-in-voting-warning/index.html

* "Senate Dems press Mnuchin to sanction Russia for 2020 election interference:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/03/dems-mnuchin-russia-2020-election-408318

* "The Trump Administration Continues to Erode Election Security:" https://www.wired.com/story/trump-election-security-dhs-doj-odni/

* "Tribe on Trump: ‘For a law and order president, there isn’t a lot of order and certainly no law’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/tribe-on-trump-for-a-law-and-order-president-there-isn-t-a-lot-of-order-and-certainly-no-law-91102277856

* Check your registration. "Georgia likely removed nearly 200k from voter rolls wrongfully, report says:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/02/politics/georgia-voter-rolls-report/index.html

* "Baltimore postal facility sat on 68,000 pieces of election mail for 5 days ahead of primary, audit shows:" https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-postal-service-baltimore-audit-20200902-23yhohiebnaw3ipzpgi57qoqpu-story.html

* "Postal Service Has Paid DeJoy’s Former Company $286 Million Since 2013:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/us/politics/louis-dejoy-usps-paid.html

* "Man linked to fatal downtown Portland shooting killed by officers in Washington:" https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/protests/downtown-portland-shooting-suspect-killed-washington-report/283-04a34f16-49eb-4418-8964-f94c83c7acd8

* This has already been adjudicated unconstitutional when he tried to do it to force cities to do ICE's job. It's still more authoritarianism, so it's here. "Trump floats pulling federal money from ‘anarchist’ cities:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/02/trump-federal-money-police-408116

* "Jacob Blake's Transgender Cousin Responds to Anti-LGBTQ+ Threats:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/9/01/jacob-blakes-transgender-cousin-responds-anti-lgbtq-threats

* Police suffocated him in March when he was cuffed and unarmed then hid the dash video and lied. The family’s lawyer finally pried the video free after a long court battle. "Daniel Prude case: Mayor suspends officers involved in man's suffocation death:" https://6abc.com/daniel-prude-rochester-ny-death-police/6404300/

* "Daniel Prude's brother says police didn't tell him about brother's death at first:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/daniel-prude-s-brother-says-police-didn-t-tell-him-about-brother-s-death-at-first-91102790002

* "Part of Raising Black Children Is Prepping Them for Pain:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/8/27/part-raising-black-children-prepping-them-pain

* "Homophobic abuse in football doubles in the space of a year, worrying report confirms, with huge spike in racism on the pitch:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/03/kick-it-out-homophobia-racism-football-yougov-poll/

* "Love keeps on winning in Northern Ireland with same-sex couples finally able to marry in churches:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/01/same-sex-weddings-marriage-equality-northern-ireland-church-religion-love/

* "DUP politician – surprise, surprise – thinks treating trans and non-binary people with dignity is against the Bible:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/31/northern-ireland-trans-non-binary-pronouns-civil-service-dup-bible-mervyn-storey/

* "Polish Bishops Propose Sending LGBTQ+ People to Conversion 'Clinics':" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2020/8/31/polish-bishops-propose-sending-lgbtq-people-conversion-clinics

* "Gay clergyman viciously persecuted by the Nazis has been reinstated by his church, decades after his death:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/03/friedrich-klein-reverend-gay-disrobed-berlin-germany-reinstated-nazis/

* "A US marine choked a trans woman to death while serving. He wants early release from prison for 'good behaviour':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/03/philippines-united-states-marine-joseph-scott-pemberton-jennifer-laude-trans-murder-early-release/

"Roque said that Pemberton’s “light penalty” showed that “Americans continue to have the status of conquering colonials in our country.”

Trans people in the Philippines have protested the decision to release Pemberton, with many turning up outside the Department of Justice holding “trans lives matter” signs."

* "Richard Grenell, Trump's Top Gay Appointee, Joins Anti-LGBTQ+ Group:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/9/01/richard-grenell-trumps-top-gay-appointee-joins-anti-lgbtq-group

* "Second Judge Blocks Effort to End LGBTQ+ Health Care Protections:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2020/9/02/second-judge-blocks-effort-end-lgbtq-health-care-protections

* "Gonorrhoea cases at their highest level since records began – with queer men among the worst affected:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/03/public-health-england-stis-gonorrhoea-chlamydia-syphilis-terrence-higgins-trust/

* "With COVID Comments, University President Demonizes People With HIV:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2020/8/31/covid-comments-university-president-demonizes-people-hiv

* "David Graeber, anthropologist and author of Bullshit Jobs, dies aged 59:" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/03/david-graeber-anthropologist-and-author-of-bullshit-jobs-dies-aged-59

* "Into The Omegaverse: How a Fanfic Trope Landed in Federal Court:"

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* "Who Is Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Belarus’s Unlikely Opposition Leader?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/world/europe/belarus-opposition-svetlana-tikhanovskaya.html

* "Leo Varadkar just leapt to the defence of white, middle class men slap-bang in the middle of a global civil rights movement:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/leo-varadkar-ireland-white-middle-class-men-fine-gael-twitter-backlash-sinn-fein/

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* "U.S. reports highest number of covid-19 deaths in one day since mid-May:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-reports-highest-number-of-covid-19-deaths-in-one-day-since-mid-may/2020/08/12/4cafe146-dcae-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html

* "Trump adds coronavirus adviser who echoes his unscientific claims:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/12/politics/scott-atlas-donald-trump-coronavirus/index.html

* Can we stop forcing reopening now? "Rushing reopening could have devastating consequences, Dr. Fauci says:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

* "‘This is no longer a debate’: Florida sheriff bans deputies, visitors from wearing masks:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/12/masks-florida-ban-billy-woods/

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* "US proposes change to shower rules after Trump's hair-washing moan:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/12/us-shower-pressure-trump-hair-water

* "Negotiators 'miles apart' on Covid funding, with little hope for deal until September:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/13/coronavirus-relief-talks-394829

* They aren't even pretending anymore. "Kudlow: Money for voting rights is a ‘really liberal left’ wish list item:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/13/kudlow-money-voting-rights-liberal-left-wish-list-394715

* "Nancy Pelosi on Trump’s executive actions: ‘What we’re seeing is illusion’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/nancy-pelosi-on-trump-s-executive-actions-what-we-re-seeing-is-illusion-89868869771

* "Rev. William Barber says Mitch McConnell, GOP have ‘disdain for the poor and low income’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rev-william-barber-says-mitch-mcconnell-gop-have-disdain-for-the-poor-and-low-income-89870917683

* "Sherrod Brown calls Republican inaction on COVID-19 relief ‘cruel, stupid policy’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/sherrod-brown-calls-republican-inaction-on-covid-relief-cruel-stupid-policy-89869893563

* "Civil society is last line of defense to protect U.S. from Trump authoritarianism:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/civil-society-is-last-line-of-defense-to-preserve-u-s-democracy-90048069944

* "Rice: Overwhelming vote needed to end Trump threat to democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rice-overwhelming-vote-needed-to-end-trump-threat-to-democracy-89990213891

* "Booker on why Trump’s racist tweet to ‘suburban housewives’ is extra personal:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/booker-on-why-trump-s-racist-tweet-to-suburban-housewives-is-extra-personal-90042949812

* "Biden calls for national mask mandate:" https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-08-13-20-intl/h_e18c953da1c7e03b79f3e2470cf32005

* Re: Kamala Harris. Given the givens, I think she's a solid choice. He needs someone with a national profile and he said a while ago he was picking a women. Stacey Abrams dropped out of the running herself, as she mentioned in an interview I saw about a week ago. (It doesn't surprise me. Given the level of voter suppression and out right cheating in the governor's race last time around, I'd bet real money she decided she needed to put her full attention into fighting for a fair election this time around. Like, I don't know, but that's ind of her thing.) The mayors on the likely list all had at least some national name recognition, but Lightfoot, and to a certain extent Bottoms, made some serious mistakes after George Floyd, and that's not a help right now. Klobacher would have been shooting himself in the foot, rather like Hillary did with Tim Caine last time only worse, because her prosecutorial record is palling enough to be a serious negative and her only positive is Biden gets along with her. They are about the same level of moderate, but she doesn't bring excitement or a new constituency with her. Honestly, Warren's better in the Senate, than as VP. Susan Rice was a solid option. Really bright, the right sort of stubborn and poise to stand up to the misgynoir that would be heaped on her, because she's weathered it before, and he'd worked well with her in the past, but she's not that charismatic, and turn out is everything right now.

Look folks, I am completely aware of her mixed prosecutorial legacy, but she's a lot better than Klobacher. She's shown a willingness to listen to criticism and learn from it. There's been an upward trend policy wise. She admits her mistakes. (Lack of flexibility was one of Bernie sander's weak points as a candidate. It's one of 45's worse traits. Both Biden and Harris have fucked up quite a bit over the years, but they actually learn and change positions based on new data. Don't discount it).

She's a little week in a bunch of policy areas, but she's incredibly fucking bright and motivated and I trust her to be able and willing to do the kind of work she'll need to do to get up to speed. Don't underestimate this quality either, because it's essential, especially given Biden's age. She has no shortage of mental and physical energy which she is going to need for both the campaign and if they (let us all hope) win. She was one of if not the most left of the moderate candidates in the primary cycle. In an ideal world, would I want more? Yes, but look out your window, we are living in the bad timeline, the one step away from apocalypse in our lifetime times line. Look at the first paragraph: This is as good as it was going to get after they way primary season shook out, and there's a reason she was on my VP short list once Biden looked likely.

I've seen her in debate and questioning witnesses in senate hearings. She will eat Pence (or any other VP 45 is likely to pick) for breakfast. One of the best arguments for her in the primary was that she would likely do the same to 45. The job of the VP is to fight. It's important in the campaign, but exponentially more important in governing. A lot of the vp job is running around behind the scenes and doing the carrot and stick to get votes lined up in congress to push the executive agenda through. (Does this sound like about half of what I said Nancy Pelosi's job was ina bunch of other posts? Yes. That's because most of the leadership jobs in Congress involve some mix of that and fundraising. The VP mostly does that and diplomacy, plus defend the president and show up for functions the President hasn't time for. A lot of real governing is sausage making). She's been senator long enough and has the right kind of relationships to make a kick ass vp as far as sausage making and she's excellent at thinking on her feet and being incredibly fucking tough with the kind of people we'll be up against in the campaign and the next five years. She has thick skin and will be up to handling the misgynoir already being dumped on her from the other side. I don't think the claims that she's a bolshevik are gong to stick, because, um, prosecutor, and a lot of the attacks I'm seeing are going to slide right off because they are about as mind numbingly out of touch with reality.

She can do this job, and she's the best we could reasonably have gotten at this point.

Please, please, let's the fuck elect them. We can push from the left after we get them in. They are rational people we can deal with, who actually think democracy is a good idea and don't want the world to burn, which puts them worlds ahead of what we have now. Don't let the perfect get in the way of good or better.

Are you registered to vote? Have you been illegally kicked off the voter rolls in the latest republican push to kill the right of ordinary people to vote? Go! Check now! While you are at it, order your absentee ballot so you don't have to breath Covid in a six hour line on November 3rd. If you haven't filled out your household census, do that too. It's like an extra five minutes and it does things like get money and congressional representation for your community. It also helps fight Republican gerrymandering.

Don't fuck around with this! Do it now if you haven't already!

* "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris put LGBT+ rights front and centre in first public appearance since becoming running mates:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/joe-biden-kamala-harris-lgbt-rights-black-lives-matter-presidential-election-delaware-speech/

* "Pose star Angelica Ross believes Kamala Harris ‘holds herself accountable’ on her uneven trans rights record:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-trans-rights-trangender-pose-angelica-ross-lgbt/

* "Kamala Harris blames Trump for severity of U.S. coronavirus outbreak: He failed to take it 'seriously from the start':" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-blames-trump-for-severity-of-us-coronavirus-outbreak-he-failed-to-take-it-seriously-from-the-start.html

* "Kamala Harris describes her incredible fight for marriage equality that changed LGBT+ history in America forever:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-marriage-equality-gay-lgbt-same-sex-prop-8-california/

* "Kamala Harris’ new chief of staff is proud Black lesbian and trailblazing political heavyweight Karine Jean-Pierre:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-chief-of-staff-karine-jean-pierre-black-lesbian-joe-biden-democratic-nominee-presidential-election-2020/

* "Right-wing lawyer takes a break from hating queer people to launch a ‘racist’ conspiracy theory against Kamala Harris:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/kamala-harris-joe-biden-vice-president-racism-birther-conspiracy-theory-newsweek-john-eastman/

* "Maxine Waters on Biden picking Harris: 'You can see that change is taking place':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/maxine-waters-on-biden-picking-harris-you-can-see-that-change-is-taking-place-89920581978

* "Cory Booker: Kamala Harris is my sister:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/cory-booker-kamala-harris-is-my-sister-90042949736

* "Howard U. President: Kamala Harris stood on the shoulders of those before her, now she clears a path:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/howard-u-president-kamala-harris-stood-on-the-shoulders-of-those-before-her-now-she-clears-a-path-89921093818

* "Joy: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris ticket belongs to 'the emerging America,' what Trumpism cannot stop:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/joy-joe-biden-kamala-harris-ticket-belongs-to-the-emerging-america-what-trumpism-cannot-stop-89921605626

* "Rep. Karen Bass: Kamala Harris as the VP pick is 'exciting all the way around':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rep-karen-bass-kamala-harris-as-the-vp-pick-is-exciting-all-the-way-around-89975877764

* "Another QAnon victory and 2 other takeaways in key primary races in Minnesota and Georgia:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/11/politics/primary-runoff-highlights-minnesota-georgia/index.html

* "Trump embraces QAnon congressional candidate, calls her ‘a future Republican star’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-embraces-qanon-congressional-candidate-calls-her-a-future-republican-star-89980997827

* "GOP takes step towards dangerous conspiracy theory with a primary win by QAnon supporting candidate:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/gop-takes-step-towards-dangerous-conspiracy-theory-with-a-primary-win-by-qanon-supporting-candidate-89976389776

* "When and how to vote in all 50 states:" https://www.axios.com/how-to-vote-by-state-2020-307c3d17-ee57-4a1b-8bad-182ca1cdb752.html

* "U.S. Supreme Court allows easing of Rhode Island voting restrictions:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-voting/u-s-supreme-court-allows-easing-of-rhode-island-voting-restrictions-idUSKCN2592BG

* "Trump says the USPS is too poorly funded to handle mail-in voting — while opposing additional funding for it:" https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-usps-lacks-funds-mail-votes-opposoes-more-funding-2020-8

* He’s open about this being an attempt to fix the election. "Trump Seemingly Admits Why He’s Blocking Postal Service Funding:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-postal-service-usps-mail-in-voting_n_5f3537a9c5b64cc99fe32d58

* "House Democrats demand Postal Service chief roll back changes ahead of Election Day:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/house-democrats-demand-postal-service-chief-roll-back-changes-ahead-n1236570

* "Judge orders Trump campaign to produce evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13/politics/trump-campaign-voter-fraud-lawsuit-pennsylvania/index.html

* "Postal service changes pose threat to voting, says former USPS deputy:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/13/united-states-postal-service-trump-republicans

* The Republicans claim removing sorting machines, breaking them apart, and throwing them out without replacinng them is essential to both cost savings and efficiency. A toddler could see through it. "The Post Office Is Deactivating Mail Sorting Machines Ahead of the Election:" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7wk9z/the-post-office-is-deactivating-mail-sorting-machines-ahead-of-the-election

* "Mail sorting equipment being “removed” from post offices, leaving mail to “pile up”: union leader:" https://www.salon.com/2020/08/12/mail-sorting-equipment-being-removed-from-post-offices-leaving-mail-to-pile-up-union-leader/

* "U.S. postal service reorganization sparks delays, election questions:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-postoffice/u-s-postal-service-reorganization-sparks-delays-election-questions-idUSKCN258197

* "Financial disclosures reveal postmaster general's business entanglements and likely conflicts of interest, experts say:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/12/politics/postal-service-dejoy-conflicts-amazon-trades-xpo-stake/index.html

* "Trump's authoritarian leanings threaten to corrupt 2020 election:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-s-authoritarian-leanings-threaten-to-corrupt-2020-election-90047045846

* "Trump postmaster downgrading of political mail draws scorn:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-postmaster-downgrading-of-political-mail-draws-scorn-89992773598

* Things you can do to help save the post office: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/626472377433358336

* I'm not kidding folks. If we lose this election, I don't think we'll have another real one here.

* "1,193 Quarantined for Covid. Is This a Successful School Reopening?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/us/georgia-school-coronavirus.html

* "New Jersey school district changes course on "fruitless" plan for in-person learning after over 400 teachers opt out:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-school-reopening-plan-new-jersey/

* "Rashad Robinson on How Everyone Wins When Black People Do:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/8/13/rashad-robinson-how-everyone-wins-when-black-people-do

* "Pramila Jayapal - How to "Use the Power You Have":"

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* "After the Blast: Lebanon’s Largest LGBTQ+ Group Picks Up the Pieces:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/8/12/after-blast-lebanons-largest-lgbtq-group-picks-pieces

* "Polish MP labelled ‘lesbian plague’ in threatening letter after powerful show of solidarity with persecuted queer community:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/14/poland-spring-mp-malgorzata-prokop-paczkowska-note-andrzej-duda-homophobia/

* "Trans woman demands to speak to the manager after being misgendered by staff – and it only gets worse from there:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/14/manchester-misgendered-trans-woman-restaurant-20-stories-spinningfields-jamie-rose-dee/

* "Trans patients are being forced to wait up to 193 weeks for vital healthcare. The NHS target is 18 weeks:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/nhs-trans-patients-laurels-gender-identity-clinic-south-west-waiting-list-yeovil-pride/

* "'Harmful and unethical' conversion therapy finally banned in parts of Australia. Meanwhile, the UK twiddles its thumbs:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/conversion-therapy-ban-banned-australia-queensland-torture-new-law-steven-miles-boris-johnson/

* "Meanwhile, in Andrzej Duda’s Poland, a gay man was brutally attacked by drunk thugs in broad daylight. And nobody helped:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/14/poland-gay-man-homophobia-attack-warsaw-andrzej-duda-milosz-miklaszewski-police/

* "Ashlee Marie Preston on What’s Next for Black Trans Americans:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/8/13/ashlee-marie-preston-whats-next-black-trans-americans

* "Pandemic has driven Americans to depression and drinking, CDC says:" https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-is-devastating-americans-mental-health-cdc-says-170026332.html

* "Mississippi Says Including Giant Mosquito State Flag Redesign Was a Mistake:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/mississippi-giant-mosquito-emblem-state-flag-redesign-mistake.html

* "Beirut Explosion Sparks Protests & Biker Rally Draws Crowds:"

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* "Trump Signs Dubious Executive Orders:"

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* "Trump Tries to Sabotage the U.S. Postal Service :"

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* "How Is This Still a Law? - Citizen's Arrest Edition:"

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* "Kamala Harris Is Joe Biden's VP Pick:"

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* "Republicans Fumble Their Response to Kamala Harris VP Pick:"

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* Wednesday: Props to the Washington State medical System! I got my results back this evening, and I'm negative as expected. I have started my antibiotics as a result and am already queasy. This week and a half is going to suck, above and beyond the off the AS meds for the duration, but I can't afford to fuck around in a Plague Summer. I still have to go in for a doctor thing Friday for meds revision at the worst time of the day sleep wise, but this could all be much worse.

I got four phone calls today. I had just started to drift off when one of the usual scammers woke me. Unless there is a real emergency (someone in the hospital or dead) or a prior arrangement (like an airport pick up), no one legitimate phones at 7:09AM. About an our later a fucking Police PAC woke me up spewing robot generated hate and fear. Fuck those guys! Second number blocked. The other two were medical and completely reasonable. I was up, medicated, and dressed by the time the COVID test people called.

Alas, no cats came for bed pets. It's a work in progress.

* Friday: I very nearly finished the aggregate in time to go to my Doctor's appointment. Nearly is not did, alas.

She wants to make sure the rotater cuff isn't actually injured, before trying AS mitigation on the shoulder joint, so I had to go get rather a lot of x-rays. I get a shoulder ultrasound late next week, after which we'll see about sorting it one way or the other.

I am so used to things like this not having much that can be done beyond what I'm already doing, that it startled me when it turned out there actually might be things that could be done.

She wanted to double check some things before switching muscle relaxants, but odds are Monday or Wednesday, I'll have something I can use more often than every two or three days.

I had next to no sleep and an online social engagement that precluded me working as drugged as I need to be not to curl up in a ball and weep from the pain and nausea. The amount of holding my arm in extremely painful positions involved in the x-ray process really fucked up the shoulder again and I'm back in the sling. I'm going to post the aggregate, do bath and lungs and then go to bed. sorry about not doing any Friday news and the lateness of the Tuesday/Wednesday aggregate.

* "Alone Together Episode 2 - Alexander Siddig, Andrew Robinson & Cirroc Lofton:"

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* "Alone Together Episode 3 - Alexander Siddig, Andrew Robinson, Cirroc Lofton, Nana Visitor:"

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* "Alone Together Episode 4 - Alexander Siddig, Andrew Robinson, Cirroc Lofton, Armin Shimerman:"

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

* "When and how to vote in all 50 states:" https://www.axios.com/how-to-vote-by-state-2020-307c3d17-ee57-4a1b-8bad-182ca1cdb752.html

* Things you can do to help save the post office: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/626472377433358336

* Want to help people in Beirut? https://karolinadeaen.tumblr.com/post/625576504313741312

* Organizations to help trans folk: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620857152453640195/about-us

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

* Master Post for how to help organizations fighting Police violence: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620861026680881152/oberynmartell-list-of-black-lives-matter-and

* How to donate to Doctors Without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/onetime.cfm?source=ADD200U0U00&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=googlepaid&utm_content=brand&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz8D9kYu46QIVqh6tBh2WogxQEAAYASAAEgK4FfD_BwE

* "More on the Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation and Reaffirmation Act:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/1769250.html

* "Covid 19 Support for Indigenous Communities:" https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/616704253038395392/covid-19-support-for-indigenous-communities

* "Navajo Nation COVID-19 Relief Fund:" http://www.nndoh.org/donate.html

* "NYSCI has a set of activities and resources up on their website:" https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/2999942.html

* "How to Help Librarians and Archivists From Your Living Room:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/archives-to-browse-from-home

* "Free Meals:" https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/free-meals

* "Learning Through Play: 101 Ways To Keep Young Minds Occupied At Home:" https://www.marksdailyapple.com/importance-of-play/

* Free lessons: https://www.mybluprint.com/

* CDC Foundation: https://www.cdcfoundation.org/give/ways-to-give

* "SUPPORT WORKERS IN CRISIS:" https://ofwemergencyfund.org/

* "Make to Give - Support Our Medical Personnel:" https://www.joann.com/make-to-give-response/

* "Snopes on COVID-19 Fact-Checking:" https://www.snopes.com/2020/03/20/snopes-on-covid-19-fact-checking/

* "Help the California food industry survive this crisis:" https://www.change.org/p/governor-gavin-newsom-support-the-california-food-industries-most-vulnerable-workers

* "Support Artists Impacted By the Covid-19 Pandemic:" https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser

* Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

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

* The Indivisble guide exists to help you organize effective resistance: https://indivisible.org/

* Here’s a list of vulnerable republican senators up for election this year:

Martha McSally - Arizona
Susan Collins - Maine
Cory Gardner - Colorado
Thom Tillis - North Carolina
Pat Roberts - Kansas
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler - Georgia
Joni Ernst - Iowa

Here’s a list of vulnerable democratic senators that NEED votes to keep their seats:

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

* Want to get rid of Mitch McConnell? Help Amy McGrath: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mcgrath2020-dd-om-gsearch?utm_source=g&utm_medium=om&utm_campaign=dd&utm_content=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&refcode=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5IL1uLKa6gIVcz2tBh1njwpEEAAYASAAEgLCYvD_BwE

* Want to get rid of Lindsey Graham? Help Jaime Harrison: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_harrison_fr_q12019_jaime-a?refcode=MS_AD_D-DD_2019.03.08_X_GG_KW__X__eyJjcmVhdGl2ZSI6IkFkZCBEb25hdGlvbiBOb3ciLCJhdWRpZW5jZSI6IkphaW1lSGFycmlzb24ifQ&recurring=TRUE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn4a_583I5gIVC8RkCh0MowFeEAAYASAAEgIXZfD_BwE

* There's a decent chance of flipping this Senate seat blue. Want to help? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-mek-egsearch_dtd?refcode=ads-200108-gs-evergreensearch-dtd-natl-mix-8753679275-87807510469-410037583123-%2Bmark%20%2Bkelly%20%2Bdonate&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpKSR192K5wIVAsNkCh0EeAFSEAAYASAAEgLY7fD_BwE

* Want to help Ritchie Torres beat a homophobe in New York? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dkendorsestorres?refcode=20200605fpdn1mid

* Want to help Doug Jones defend his seat against a Trumpist homophobe? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/stand-with-doug?refcode=gaa1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8n4rdfT6gIVvxitBh0BfQmNEAAYASAAEgJSwfD_BwE

* Want to help Sara Gideon unseat Susan Collins? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/adopt-me-dem-susan-collins-seat

* 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/

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

* "Keep Me Safe! Help me get a gate organized by Briel Moore:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-me-safe-help-me-get-a-gate?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet+expWdV

* 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 thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

The dry food I was going to try is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html