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* "How Denmark reopened its primary schools:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-52649919/coronavirus-inside-a-reopened-primary-school-in-the-time-of-covid-19

* "Amsterdam to embrace 'doughnut' model to mend post-coronavirus economy:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/08/amsterdam-doughnut-model-mend-post-coronavirus-economy

* "Ukrainian surrogate babies bound for U.S., Europe stranded by virus lockdown:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ukraine-babies/ukrainian-surrogate-babies-bound-for-u-s-europe-stranded-by-virus-lockdown-idUSKBN22Q380

* "Tens of thousands under lockdown evacuate as Typhoon Vongfong strikes Philippines:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/14/weather/typhoon-vongfong-philippines-landfall-intl/index.html

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* "Virus symptoms multiply as pandemic deepens:" https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/virus-symptoms-multiply-pandemic-deepens-doc-1rc8yt1

* "Yes, COVID-toe. A bizarre post-coronavirus symptom causes purple fingers, toes ... maybe even ears:" https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_b0053f48-951e-11ea-8d0e-e78ae0a625c4.html

* "The human eye is ‘susceptible’ to coronavirus infection, new study warns:" https://www.orthospinenews.com/2020/05/11/the-human-eye-is-susceptible-to-coronavirus-infection-new-study-warns/

* "Male blood has more coronavirus-growing enzymes, study finds:" https://nypost.com/2020/05/11/male-blood-contains-more-coronavirus-growing-enzymes-study/

* "Black light experiment shows how quickly a virus like Covid-19 can spread at a restaurant:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/health/japan-black-light-experiment-coronavirus-trnd-wellness/index.html

* "Third of patients develop dangerous blood clots:" https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52662065

* "‘Second-week crash’ is time of peril for some covid-19 patients:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/second-week-crash-is-time-of-peril-for-some-covid-19-patients/2020/04/29/3940fee2-8970-11ea-8ac1-bfb250876b7a_story.html

* "'You think you're free, then it comes back': Doctors and patients explain what the coronavirus 'second-week crash' feels like:" https://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-to-experience-a-coronavirus-second-week-crash-2020-4

* "Fever, fatigue, fear: For some COVID-19 patients recovering at home, weeks of illness, uncertainty:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fever-fatigue-fear-some-recovering-covid-19-patients-weeks-illness-n1197806

* "Man who has 'recovered' from COVID-19 explains how its impact goes far beyond death tolls:" https://www.upworthy.com/recovered-covid-coronavirus-not-what-it-seems

* "‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19:" https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/finally-virus-got-me-scientist-who-fought-ebola-and-hiv-reflects-facing-death-covid-19

* "Children face risk for severe complications and death from COVID-19: Most of the children admitted to pediatric intensive care units had underlying conditions:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200511142153.htm

* "Kidney injury seen in more than a third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: U.S. study:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-kidney/kidney-injury-seen-in-more-than-a-third-of-hospitalized-covid-19-patients-u-s-study-idUSKBN22Q0U7

* "The emerging long-term complications of Covid-19, explained:" https://www.vox.com/2020/5/8/21251899/coronavirus-long-term-effects-symptoms

* "Latin America’s Outbreaks Now Rival Europe’s. But Its Options Are Worse.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/world/americas/latin-america-virus-death.html

* "Deadly Rio police raid brings crowds into streets of quarantined favela:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-violence/deadly-rio-police-raid-brings-crowds-into-streets-of-quarantined-favela-idUSKBN22R3F4

"Several residents complained that the government was offering little aid to contain the novel coronavirus, but was still engaging in violent police operations that risked spreading the virus through low-income communities."

* "Brazil loses second health minister in less than a month as Covid-19 deaths rise:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/15/brazil-health-minister-nelson-teich-resigns

* "Yemen sees 'surge' in coronavirus deaths:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52669301

* "Young, Cardin Lead Effort to Continue Humanitarian Lifeline for Yemeni Civilians:" https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-cardin-young-lead-effort-to-continue-humanitarian-lifeline-for-yemeni-civilians

* "Total quarantine in Santiago de Chile after coronavirus spike -:" https://santiagotimes.cl/2020/05/14/total-quarantine-in-santiago-de-chile-after-coronavirus-spike-2/

* "Where are the bodies? Missing remains mean no peace for grieving families in Ecuador:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/americas/ecuador-coronavirus-missing-intl/index.html

* "Global report: Trump threat to cut trade ties over Covid-19 branded 'lunacy' by Chinese media:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/15/global-report-trade-deal-fears-after-trump-threat-to-cut-china-ties-over-covid-19

* "Lancet editorial blasts Trump’s ‘inconsistent and incoherent’ coronavirus response:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05/15/lancet-editorial-trump-administration-coronavirus-response/

* "‘Trump death clock’ lights up New York’s Times Square with coronavirus death toll:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-clock-new-york-times-square-coronavirus-death-toll-a9512041.html

* "Trump names team to develop coronavirus vaccine at ‘Warp Speed’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/15/trump-coronavirus-vaccine-development-team-260678

* "Trump praises rapid coronavirus test despite FDA warning:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/15/trump-praises-coronavirus-test-despite-fda-warning-260759

* "Cuomo: The PPE shortage has now become a testing supply shortage:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cuomo-the-ppe-shortage-has-now-become-a-testing-supply-shortage-83491909951

* "Cuomo not hopeful for stronger federal role if second wave comes:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cuomo-not-hopeful-for-stronger-federal-role-if-second-wave-comes-83492933629

* "When the U.S. president represents a global health crisis:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/when-the-u-s-president-represents-a-global-health-crisis-83535941682

* "We need a radically different model to tackle the COVID-19 crisis:" http://www.defenddemocracy.press/we-need-a-radically-different-model-to-tackle-the-covid-19-crisis-by-james-k-galbraith/

* "McConnell says he was wrong on Obama pandemic playbook:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/14/mcconnell-obama-playbook-pandemic-259969

* "Doctors Without Borders, UC San Francisco send health care workers to Navajo Nation:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2020/05/12/coronavirus-navajo-nation-doctors-without-borders-uc-san-francisco-health-care-workers/3121198001/

* 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

* "67 new cases of COVID-19 reported in ND for May 13; total statewide is 1,712:" https://www.kxnet.com/news/state-news/67-new-cases-of-covid-19-reported-in-nd-for-may-13-total-statewide-is-1712/

* "‘It’s just cuckoo’: state’s latest data mishap causes critics to cry foul:" https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/just-cuckoo-state-latest-data-mishap-causes-critics-cry-foul/182PpUvUX9XEF8vO11NVGO/

"But among certain observers, the damage is done. Dr. Harry J. Heiman, a clinical associate professor at the Georgia State University School of Public Health, called the most recent mix-up “criminal” and said DPH has shown a pattern of reporting misleading data."

* "VA hiring jumps amid coronavirus crisis, but department opposes hazard pay for front-line staff:" https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/05/14/va-hiring-jumps-amid-coronavirus-crisis-but-department-opposes-hazard-pay-for-front-line-staff/

* "V.A. tries to hide supply challenges faced in coronavirus fight:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/v-a-tries-to-hide-supply-challenges-faced-in-coronavirus-fight-83536453512

* "Coronavirus deaths at Colorado nursing homes continue to grow; outbreaks at jails, prisons, meat plants worsen:" https://coloradosun.com/2020/05/13/coronavirus-deaths-nursing-homes-meatpacking-colorado/

* "Ricketts rejects calls to cancel TestNebraska contract, name nursing homes with coronavirus cases:" https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/ricketts-rejects-calls-to-cancel-testnebraska-contract-name-nursing-homes-with-coronavirus-cases/article_2fca6961-701b-51f8-a807-44ffcb3ced0c.html

* "‘Prison should not be a death sentence’: Chris Hayes remembers victims of COVID-19:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-prison-should-not-be-a-death-sentence-chris-hayes-remembers-victims-of-covid-19-83483717980

* "It's not about the meat: Cuomo cites worker crowding in outbreaks at food plants:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/it-s-not-about-the-meat-cuomo-cites-worker-crowding-in-outbreaks-at-food-plants-83492421729

* "Groups force Nebraska to release COVID-19 race data:" https://www.ketv.com/article/groups-force-nebraska-to-release-covid-19-race-data/32480352#

* "‘The best dancer in the neighborhood’: Rep. Maxine Waters remembers her sister who died of COVID-19:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-the-best-dancer-in-the-neighborhood-rep-maxine-waters-remembers-her-sister-who-died-of-covid-19-83529797562

* "Men are less likely to wear face masks because they’re ‘a sign of weakness’ and imagine how tired we are:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/14/face-mask-men-less-likely-coronavirus-pandemic-us-uk-research/

* "Chris Hayes to right-wing: Nothing is stupider than not wearing a mask as a 'badge of honor':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-to-right-wing-nothing-is-stupider-than-not-wearing-a-mask-as-a-badge-of-honor-83526725965

* "This Wasn’t The Apocalypse They Were Promised:" https://first-draft.com/2020/05/12/this-wasnt-the-apocalypse-they-were-promised/

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* "Trump’s company has received at least $970,000 from U.S. taxpayers for room rentals:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-company-has-received-at-least-970000-from-us-taxpayers-for-room-rentals/2020/05/14/26d27862-916d-11ea-9e23-6914ee410a5f_story.html

* "Appeals court greenlights emoluments suit against Trump:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/14/appeals-court-green-lights-emoluments-suit-against-trump-257884

* "As coronavirus roils the nation, Trump reverts to tactic of accusing foes of felonies:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-reverts-to-tactic-of-accusing-foes-of-felonies-as-coronavirus-roils-the-nation/2020/05/12/2028bf88-9467-11ea-9f5e-56d8239bf9ad_story.html

* "Trump continues abusing power to punish ‘enemies’ and reward associates:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-trump-continues-abusing-power-to-punish-enemies-and-reward-associates-83486789571

* "Barr's track record makes questions about Burr probe unavoidable:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/barr-s-track-record-makes-questions-about-burr-probe-unavoidable-83492421574

* "How much trouble is Sen. Richard Burr actually in?:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/14/politics/richard-burr-fbi-subpoena-stocks/index.html

* "‘This should worry all Americans’: Fmr. CIA head on Trump unleashing DOJ on ‘enemies’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-this-should-worry-all-americans-fmr-cia-head-on-trump-unleashing-doj-on-enemies-83529797792

* "Court asks retired judge to oppose Justice Dept. effort to drop Michael Flynn case, examine whether ex-Trump adviser committed perjury:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/court-asks-retired-judge-to-fight-justice-dept-effort-to-drop-michael-flynn-case-and-examine-if-ex-trump-adviser-committed-perjury/2020/05/13/8c0deb0a-9567-11ea-82b4-c8db161ff6e5_story.html

* "Trump finally succeeds in corrupting DOJ, U.S. intelligence:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-finally-succeeds-in-corrupting-doj-u-s-intelligence-83535941709

* "Nonprofit run by Trump nominee to head U.S. media agency is under investigation, senator says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nonprofit-run-by-trump-nominee-to-head-us-media-agency-is-under-investigation-senator-says/2020/05/14/2afa07ca-962c-11ea-8107-acde2f7a8d6e_story.html

* "Pentagon fires its point person for Defense Production Act:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/14/coronavirus-defense-production-act-ouster-258578

* "E.P.A. Opts Against Limits on Water Contaminant Tied to Fetal Damage:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/climate/trump-drinking-water-perchlorate.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage

“The decision by Andrew Wheeler, the administrator of the E.P.A., appears to defy a court order that required the agency to establish a safe drinking-water standard for the chemical by the end of June. The policy, which acknowledges that exposure to high levels of perchlorate can cause I.Q. damage but opts nevertheless not to limit it, could also set a precedent for the regulation of other chemicals, people familiar with the matter said. “

Republicans are arguing that preventing fetal brain damage is not in the Public interest, but causing it definitely is.

* "The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List.:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html

* "Postal Service to review package delivery fees as Trump influence grows:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/14/trump-postal-service-package-rates/

* "36m Americans now unemployed as another 3m file for benefits:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/14/unemployment-us-data-coronavirus

* "The Bailout Is Working — for the Rich:" The Bailout Is Working — for the Rich

* "American billionaires have gotten $280 billion richer since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic:" https://www.fastcompany.com/90494347/american-billionaires-have-gotten-280-billion-richer-since-the-start-of-the-covid-19-pandemic

* She misappropriated funds intended to help low income students and schools to help wealthy ones and religious schools. "DeVos Funnels Coronavirus Relief Funds to Favored Private and Religious Schools:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/politics/betsy-devos-coronavirus-religious-schools.html

* "Private jet company founded by Trump donor gets $27 million bailout:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/14/private-jet-company-owned-by-trump-donor-gets-27-million-bailout.html

* "Company tied to Trump campaign manager gets PPP loan:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brad-parscale-trump-campaign-manager-cloudcommerce-paycheck-protection-program-loan/

* "Booker: Everybody knows Congress should take quick fiscal action:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-relief-demanded-on-bipartisan-basis-sen-booker-says-83549253867

* "‘Not an acceptable answer’: Trump rebukes Fauci’s concern over reopening schools:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/14/trump-fauci-school-coronavirus/

* "CDC releases scaled-back guidance on reopening after White House blocked earlier release:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/14/cdc-guidance-reopening-coronavirus-259565

* "Why it’s so difficult to safely reopen schools in the era of COVID-19:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-it-s-so-difficult-to-safely-reopen-schools-in-the-era-of-covid-19-83487301766

* "Ron DeSantis extends eviction and foreclosure moratorium to June 2:" https://floridapolitics.com/archives/332543-evictions-foreclosures-moratorium-desantis

* "Eric Garcetti - The Mayor of Los Angeles Discusses the Path to Reopening the City:"

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* "Scott Blubaugh - COVID-19's Devastating Effects on Food Distribution in the U.S.:"

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* "With Move to Remote Voting, House Alters What It Means for Congress to Meet:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/politics/remote-voting-house-coronavirus.html

* "Study ties 'Obamacare' to fewer cancer deaths in some states:" https://apnews.com/2345422037f0f330f4a8b523048324ca

* "Democratic party must engage black communities to win:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/biden-s-vp-pick-discussed-in-viral-op-ed-by-black-women-activists-83550277587

* "Trump Administration Plans to Extend Virus Border Restrictions Indefinitely:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-border-restrictions.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage

* "New refugees struggle to find footing in US during pandemic:" https://apnews.com/5099729e6aed4a412594a9a18ffa33a7

* "Prison Operators' Negligence Caused Trans Migrant's Death, Suit Claims:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/5/14/prison-operators-negligence-caused-trans-migrants-death-suit-claims

"She “arrived at Cibola in septic shock, dehydrated, severely tachycardic, medically starving, febrile, and in the early stages of multiple organ failure,” the suit continues, adding that she “was in no condition to be transported or temporarily detained anywhere.”

“Had Roxsana received the proper health care screening within 12 hours of entering custody as required by ICE policy and prevailing standards of medical care, she, more likely than not, would have had a greater chance of survival,” the document says. The failure to provide her appropriate care amounts to discrimination against Hernandez as a person with HIV, contends the suit."

* The Breonna Taylor murder sure looks premeditated to me. They had no evidence that the EMT had done anything illegal at all so they lied to get a no knock warrant for a search for a suspect they knew wasn't there so they could have the fun of violently breaking into the apartment in the middle of the night to spray it with bullets, murdering her and endangering people including a sleeping child in a neighboring apartment whom they narrowly missed murdering, then lied to the police about what happened in statements that contradicted multiple eye witness reports. Then instead of arresting the police assassins for the multiple felonies they commuted they arrested the victim's partner for standing his ground against people breaking into his apartment to murder them. They also grilled the victims mother in a way that suggested they were trying to pin the clearly premeditated police assassination of her daughter on the innocent partner.

* "Taylor family attorney: Do blacks have second amendment rights?:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/breonna-taylor-police-killing-update-by-family-attorney-ben-crump-83546693855

* "Breonna Taylor’s mother: She was sweet, hard worker, good friend:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/breonna-taylor-s-mother-on-her-daughter-s-police-shooting-death-83549253945

* TW: Rape. "A 20-year-old lost his job and couldn't make rent. His landlord 'said he'd gang-rape him every day until it was paid':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/15/landlord-gang-rape-tenant-sex-for-rent/

* TW: Rape. "ACLU sues Betsy DeVos over new campus sexual assault rules:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/see-you-court-aclu-sues-betsy-devos-over-new-campus-n1206981

* "This 9-year-old girl is living proof of what happens when you let trans kids live their truth:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/15/trans-girl-nine-haaretz-israel-supportive-parents-gender-affirming/

* "London’s oldest LGBT+ venue, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, needs your help to survive coronavirus:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/15/royal-vauxhall-tavern-lgbt-venue-london-crowdfunding-coronavirus-gofundme/

* "Aimee Stephens died fighting for trans rights but was repeatedly deadnamed in obituaries. This is why that’s never, ever OK:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/15/aimee-stephens-trans-rights-supreme-court-death-obituary-deadname-chase-strangio/

"Strangio, a trans activist and staff attorney at the ACLU who represented Stephens, wrote a piece for NBC News about why “deadnaming is a way to shame trans people for who they are”.

He wrote: “To write about a woman who is trans and remind the reader of her deadname under the pretence that what she was called at birth is important to understanding who she is today actually evokes the image of a man for readers and contributes to the insidious social understanding that ‘this person claimed to be a woman but was really a man’.

“The ongoing understanding that our identities are not valid is what every trans person sees and hears whenever someone insists on referring to a trans person by using their deadname.”"

* "This school district is making sure trans students will always – and only – be referred to by their true name and pronouns:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/16/trans-students-philadelphia-virtual-classroom-misgendering-deadnaming/

* "Anderson Cooper: Being Gay Is 'One of the Great Blessings of My Life':" https://www.advocate.com/media/2020/5/15/anderson-cooper-being-gay-one-great-blessings-my-life

* "Post Viral:" https://feyandstrange.dreamwidth.org/1295768.html

* "Jerry Stiller, Comedian With Enduring Appeal, Is Dead at 92:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/arts/television/jerry-stiller-seinfeld-dead.html

* "A Ray of Sunshine - Justin Trudeau's Online Teaching, China's Viral School Video & NYC Soundscape:"

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* "Trump's "Obamagate" Raving, the Supreme Court on Trump's Finances & Anthony Fauci's Senate Testimony:"

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* "How the Coronavirus Can Wreak Havoc on the Body:"

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* "Richard Burr's Stock Scandal, Wisconsin's Lockdown Smackdown & Potential NYC Subway Reservations:"

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* "Trump and Fox News Push the "Obamagate" Conspiracy Theory:"

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* "Narcos in the Time of Coronavirus:"

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* "How Coronavirus is Starving The Nation Pt. 1:"

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* "How Coronavirus is Starving The Nation Pt. 2:"

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* "Reimagining The Nation Post-Pandemic:"

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

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* "Trump's Rose Garden Hissy Fit, Plus The Dumbest Thing The President Has Ever Said:"

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* "Trump Insists We've "Prevailed" As Dr. Fauci Refuses To Sugarcoat His Coronavirus Outlook:"

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* "Great Big Sea - Captain Kidd:"

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* Thursday: The car started again, so that's two days keeping a charge. I came back to deal with a collection of arrivals which required me to finally start the livingroom furniture move I've been dreading. The issue is that I want one of the benches where the fish stand is, bbut to do that I need to move the tank onto a bench (a two person job and it's squirrel's game night so no chance of help at all. i moved small furniture so I could move the squirrel's wall bench which involved moving all the under bench storage so I could move the under window bench into the corner against the front wall which involved space the other bench needed to fit. i put a living room chair and my office chair temporarily against the window which sort of fucks up cat access to the window, though Tavy's found a way.

Some friends had ordered a new office chair they needed for working from home using stimulus check, only when it arrived it was the wrong chair and returning it was a hassle to I'm trying it out tonight in my office. I may end up switching the chairs back because this one, while brand new, more stable, lighter, and hardier isn't as well padded, but we'll see how it does with wheelchair cushions.

Another friend had mailed me three glorious tomato starts, hence the urgancy to get the new chair off the porch, because no way could I reach the bit of the garden these starts needed to go to get the best sun access without me making space in the living room for an extra chair, hence the tetris.

I used all the spoons, bruised a cheekbone, got mauled by an over excited Tavy who launched himself at me in his excitement, and am in extra pain, but it needed doing and now is half way done, even if it's not sustainable without moving the tank.

* Friday: I needed to get a few things done first, so Squirrel and I agreed he'd go get some sleep and we'd move the twenty tank when he got up. Which turned out to be very early Saturday morning. Moving an inhabited tank is a nightmare process, but better than moving the fish into a back up tank. All the equipment needs unplugging and putting somewhere safe. All the fish furniture which is saturated and muddy, need to be put somewhere they won't get contaminated or ruin anything. As much water as possible needs to me removed as possible without removing any fish and with as little loss of life as possible. It's still a shock to them, but less stress than chasing them around and inevitably missing some or stressing them so much they don't make it. My experience is I lose fewer fry and bottom feeders this way. It is also less work, but still a lot of work and exhausted. Inhabited tanks are heavy.

We got it over there and I gave it a good cleaning, refilled it and put it back together. Phase two complete. Tomorrow's plan involves a lot of futzing. I may have to excavate the spare living room lamp from the closet where it went during the Great renovation, which is a project in itself, as I fear this lamp may be Done. We'll see.

* Saturday: I am covered in Spider bits and dust, but I am vindicated in my belief that the furniture all fit in this configuration. (Squirrel kept asking if I was sure I'd measured right and would things really fit. Ha! I am really good at furniture tetris.) Of course it involved moving the chairs and the stuff stored under benches out, recleaning the floors, moving the stand, putting storage into the stand cabinet which I can now access, cleaning the floor again, moving the bench, cleaning the floor yet again, then putting the chairs and things back. I switched lamps, which involved digging it out of the closet, but I was tired of fussing with the glitchy one and this one is taller and thus better suited, if not nearly as pretty. Next I need to do more measuring and switch pictures around again. Phase five involves the nightmare of moving the Big Tank out of the office, which is going to be a major fucking issue.

However, as of tonight, the living room is in a way more functional configuration than we've ever had in this place. It would be better if it was bigger, but really getting the broken fireplace out of the corner is a massive fucking improvement. This configuration means that after there's a vaccine, I won't be doing a used furniture scavenger hunt for a large bookcase as I'd hoped, but when the time comes, I'm going to take measurements and see if I can't find a tall skinny one in the right dimensions or a suitable equivalent. I really do need more shelving, even with selling off a third of the collection last move. I may get rid of a chair. Well see how I feel once I've had time to live with this.

In Livia news, by Friday she'd worked out how to access her windowsill, and y bed time she'd decided to forgo the usual two weeks of observation for any new object before interacting with it, and sat on the new chair. She likes it! She likes the familiar chairs better, of course. Familiar things are always better than new ones, but it is nap worthy and defensible. Both of the Imperials have tried out the window sill bench now that I've put it back and they are pleased with this development despite their real distress at a third evening of furniture moving. Livia's tumm seems better today and she ate all her meat. Elder Kitty was latte for dinner, but I saved it for her. Livia was rather put out that other girl was getting dinner when she wasn't, but she was consoled for the loss of a hoped for Second dinner with a treat treasure hunt on my desk, so we are calling it a win.

Update: Livia spent most of the evening on her safety chair watching fish TV between naps. Someone finally put her fish TV back almost where it was only better!

* Black Sails Season One Soundtrack Music Geekery: https://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/blog/black-sails-season-one-thoughts/

* "Paw-den me: Polite cats line up, follow social distancing guidelines:" https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/good-news/2020/05/14/stray-cats-line-up/

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

* 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/am-website?refcode=website-nav

* 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 support Christy Smith in the primary for Katie Hill's seat?: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_ca25

* 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

* 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

* "Why People Are Protesting in India:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/world/asia/india-protests-citizenship-muslims.html

"All 33 million residents of Assam, a state bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh, had to provide documentary evidence, such as a property deed or a birth certificate, showing that they or their ancestors lived in India before 1971. Those who could not would be declared foreign migrants, at risk of being sent to huge new detention camps.

More than two million people, many of them Muslims, failed to pass the test and could end up stateless. The governing party of Mr. Modi has vowed to extend the test to other parts of India.

The government has said the test was intended to root out undocumented immigrants from Bangladesh. India’s home minister, Amit Shah, has repeatedly referred to these migrants as “termites.”"

* "The year in protests: What happened next?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-50822363

* "Hong Kong protest tide turns into sea of flames:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-poy-hong-kong-widerimage/hong-kong-protest-tide-turns-into-sea-of-flames-idUSKBN1YR1T4

* "U.S. Braces for Major North Korean Weapons Test as Trump’s Diplomacy Fizzles:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/world/asia/north-korea-missile-test-trump-kim.html

* "Russia’s State TV Calls Trump Their ‘Agent’:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/russias-state-tv-calls-trump-their-agent

* "Trump airs his grievances as MAGA millennials mingle:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/21/trump-turning-point-usa-speech-089182

* "‘Who is Mar-a-Lago?’ Arrested Chinese woman appears confused after intrusion at Trump club:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article238538558.html

* "Trespassing Chinese nationals suggest an alarming pattern:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trespassing-chinese-nationals-suggest-an-alarming-pattern-75638341667

* "Rev. Barber on relationship between Evangelical movement and Trump:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rev-barber-on-relationship-between-evangelical-movement-and-trump-75629637959

* "Donald Trump’s vendetta against the wind:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/donald-trump-s-vendetta-against-the-wind-75631173743

* "President Trump’s written tirade to Nancy Pelosi, annotated:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/17/president-trumps-written-tirade-nancy-pelosi-annotated/

* "Battle lines harden over Trump impeachment trial witnesses:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-idUSKBN1YQ0I6

* "House counsel suggests Trump could be impeached again:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/23/doj-impeachment-vote-undercut-house-mcgahn-testimony-089604

* "New evidence shows fears about legality of Trump Ukraine scheme:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-evidence-shows-fears-about-legality-of-trump-ukraine-scheme-75635781983

* "Sen. Van Hollen: Trump violated another law with Ukraine aid hold:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-van-hollen-trump-violated-another-law-with-ukraine-aid-hold-75630149899

* "Chris Hayes on the ‘damning’ emails sent right after the Ukraine phone call:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-the-damning-emails-sent-right-after-the-ukraine-phone-call-75631685829

* "Does media coverage appear to attack Democrats for impeachment?:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-impeachment-media-coverage-seems-to-criticize-democrats-75549765878

* "Millions of Americans Are at Risk of Losing Health Care, Yet Again:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment/2019/12/23/millions-americans-are-risk-losing-health-care-yet-again

* "Trump adviser: Expect more aggressive poll watching in 2020:" https://apnews.com/af2f0ede054d8baebbe1bb6ca47b4895

* "Democrats strategize against renewed GOP vote suppression efforts:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/democrats-strategize-against-renewed-gop-vote-suppression-efforts-75637317560

* "50+ LGBTQ Women, Nonbinary Activists Back Elizabeth Warren:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2019/12/24/exclusive-50-lgbtq-women-nonbinary-activists-back-elizabeth-warren

* "Elizabeth Warren launches investigation into FOSTA/SESTA on International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/17/fosta-sesta-elizabeth-warren-international-day-end-violence-sex-workers-trans-rights/

* "Under secret Stephen Miller plan, ICE to use data on migrant children to expand deportation efforts:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/under-secret-stephen-miller-plan-ice-to-use-data-on-migrant-children-to-expand-deportation-efforts/2019/12/20/36975b34-22a8-11ea-bed5-880264cc91a9_story.html

* "Does white nationalism remain a problem for active-duty troops?:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/-white-nationalist-term-removed-from-military-screening-measure-75547717869

* "New Jersey Is Third State to Ban Discrimination Based on Hair:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/us/nj-hair-discrimination.html

* "Antigay, Tax-Exempt Mormon Church Accused of Misusing Billions:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2019/12/17/antigay-tax-exempt-mormon-church-accused-misusing-billions

* "Modern Life: Crash Course European History #30:"

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* "Indonesia Is Trying to Screen Out Queer Teachers:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2019/12/23/indonesia-trying-screen-out-queer-teachers

* "U.S. Ambassador to Zambia Relieved of Duty After Denouncing Homophobia:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2019/12/23/us-ambassador-zambia-relieved-duty-after-denouncing-homophobia

* "An Open Letter to My LGBTQ Family This Holiday Season:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/12/23/open-letter-my-lgbtq-family-holiday-season

* "Will a Post-HB 2 North Carolina Elect Its First Trans Senator?:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/12/23/will-post-hb2-north-carolina-elect-its-first-trans-senator

* TW: Death Threat "High school student makes a powerful statement after being called a ‘f****t’ one too many times:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/17/high-school-student-pride-flag-cape-eastern-hancock-indiana/

* "'Lost crops' could have fed as many as maize:" https://phys.org/news/2019-12-lost-crops-fed-maize.html

* "‘Tis Impeachment Season:"

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* "Why Are People Protesting in Hong Kong? Part 1:"

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* "Why Are People Protesting in Hong Kong? Part 2:"

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* ""Once Upon Impeachment," A Late Show Animated Christmas Classic:"

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* The Refrigerator is officially fixed. It really was a very easy repair of yu have the right toolsand know what you're doing. It was absolutely nothing I could fix myself. It turns out Rubbermaid makes a kick ass cooler. As in, the large baby sized ice block I had put in the bottom was barely even a tiny bit melted and most of the loose ice stayed intact. It did fit in the storage unit with the small borrowed cooler inside. Like, all the perishables made it through from Friday to Sunday. I lost half my food at least in the initial emergency, but nothing over the weekend. It's nice and cool/cold and the ice maker is happily making ice.

I did my Solstice thing, but was too tired after to even touch a computer, hence Sunday being all preprogrammed stuff on tumblr and it being crickets on Dreamwidth. I am till finding things and returning them to their proper homes, as the table clearing had to be hasty.

The great fish migration is going to be next Saturday. *crosses fingers* I spotted a live whiptail in the by the door twenty and those are the worst to catch and transport. Current plan is to migrate the other twenty across to the thirty and what until I hear from the contractor in January to see if I actually have to move the door twenty at all. If I do, they will join their comrades in the office thirty. If not, after the renovation I'll move the tank with fish inside across the living room and put the thirty back on it's pedestal in the living room where the door twenty currently is.

Today I went out to do forage, library and pick up a few replacements for things that died in the fridge last week. It was a good forage in a lot of ways (pistachios!), but was light on bread and fresh veg. Then I went through a stack of yet more phone bureaucracy. They are not cancelling my medicaid, it turns out, but the COLA on Social security starting January was just enough to push everyone on Social Security out of the Categorically needy program into the Medically needy program, which despite the you are going to lose some benefits wording is essentially the same according to the Health and Human Services guy. I have not started the end of year bureaucracy packet, which came last Friday, but a lot of Friday's phone bureaucracy was me calling around to get people to mail me the documentation I need to do the packet. Obviously, none of that is here yet. The weekend ate all the spoons, and I'm wiped today from errands. Hopefully, I'll get my shit to do the parts I can manage with the paperwork I have in the next three days, and fill in the bits that need documents when they turn up. Then I laboriously put forage away. Squirrel emptied the dishwasher yesterday, so there was room for me to reload it. Which meant exhausting and painful prewashing. I still have one side of the sink worth of prewashed things ready for the next load. Sigh.

I still have a lot of last week's news to chew through on top of toy's stuff. My hope is, I'll have a chance to catch up this week.

* I want to thank all of my readers. no really, y'all make me feel less like a voice crying in the wilderness or Cassandra speaking prophecy to those who don't listen.

I especially want to thank those of you who helped keep Livia kitten alive through her medical crisis. Seriously, she would have died without you all coing together to pay her vet bills and get her the food she needed/s to stay alive. She seems to be doing really well on limited ingredient shreds and odds are I'll be getting normal limited ingredient turkey based grain free kibbles and try transitioning her off the prescription kibbles in January once I'm in funds again. She likes the shreds so much she looks forward to them every day, milling around excitedly when she thinks I'm making them and giving one small worried squeak if I'm too slow. I make the sounds that means it's coming and she is reassured. Elder kitty thinks the shreds are the best food ever, and I think they are helping her digestion. Elder Kitty is doing so well, it like the clock has turned back to when her cohort clowder were alive. she's still frail, but she's eating better, has taken back all her common area nap spots and seems to have mostly recovered from her long depression.

I also wanted to give a special thanks to everyone who helped keep the car, dishwasher, and refrigerator running. You are all super stars.

* "The 30 Best LGBTQ Films of the Decade:" https://www.advocate.com/film/2019/12/23/30-best-lgbtq-films-decade#media-gallery-media-31

* TW: Eating Disorders. "Why Can't Marvel Superheroes Have 'Normal' Bodies?:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/12/18/why-cant-marvel-superheroes-have-normal-bodies

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

* A small, cheap thing to help climate change if you have little money to spare: https://onetreeplanted.org/products/amazon-rainforest-peru

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

* 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

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

* Want to support Christy Smith in the primary for Katie Hill's seat?: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_ca25

* Want to get rid of Mitch McConnell? Help Amy McGrath: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/am-website?refcode=website-nav

* 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

* 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

* HorrorMux is currently running a Max Mad type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr 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 thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

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

Or possibly this: https://www.chewy.com/instinct-by-natures-variety-limited/dp/44654

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Fidel Castro has died.

* "Wisconsin election recount spurs rumors of hacking:"

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* "Ringside With Steve Bannon at Trump Tower as the President-Elect's Strategist Plots "An Entirely New Political Movement":" http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-bannon-trump-tower-interview-trumps-strategist-plots-new-political-movement-948747?utm_source=twitter

* "It wasn’t just “fake news” presenting a fake Hillary Clinton: She was held to impossible standards:" http://www.salon.com/2016/11/26/it-wasnt-just-fake-news-presenting-a-fake-hillary-clinton-she-was-held-to-impossible-standards_partner/

* A project to publicize innocent people who were sentenced to the death penalty. "Last Words:"

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* "6 Native American girls explain the tragic story behind Thanksgiving:" https://mic.com/articles/160287/6-native-american-girls-explain-the-tragic-story-behind-thanksgiving?utm_source=policymicTBLR&utm_medium=movement&utm_campaign=social#.WMpNuazXt

* A Ballot Initiative intended to abolish slavery in Colorado failed.

* "Danielle Brooks' Emotional Keynote At R29's Every Beautiful Body Symposium:" http://www.refinery29.com/2016/10/127848/danielle-brooks-lane-bryant-plus-size-model-confidence-quotes?utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=h3&utm_campaign=watch_embed&utm_campaign=watch_end&utm_campaign=end&utm_campaign=repost=2

* "Speak Up: Responding to Everyday Bigotry:" https://www.splcenter.org/20150126/speak-responding-everyday-bigotry

* This terrifies me. "The GOP’s Anti-LGBT, Anti-Women ‘Religious Freedom’ Law on Steroids:" http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/16/the-gop-s-anti-lgbt-anti-women-religious-freedom-law-on-steroids.html

* "The newly discovered tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh:" http://etc.ancient.eu/exhibitions/giglamesh-enkidu-humbaba-cedar-forest-newest-discovered-tablet-v-epic/

* "Why Caravaggio was as shocking as his paintings:" http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20161010-why-caravaggio-was-a-shocking-as-his-paintings?ocid=fbcul

* "Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen: Read by Christopher Eccleston | Remembering World War 1:"

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* Fuck 2016. Fuck it so hard. "Ron Glass, Emmy-Nominated Actor Known for ‘Barney Miller’ and ‘Firefly,’ Dies at 71:" http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/ron-glass-dead-barney-miller-firefly-dies-1201927179/

* "The Lion King Cast Apologizes To Mike Pence:"

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* "Trump vs. 'Hamilton' Inspires A Hip Hop Musical Spin-Off:"

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* "The Trump Train Is Already Off The Rails:"

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* TW: Pet Death. I am currently needing 10-14 hours of sleep a day, plus extra time to get all my limbs properly working, which really cuts into my ability to accomplish things. ( Fish News: )

* Sometimes I like to imagine Henry VI of England, Charles VI of France, Charles II of Spain, and Louis XVI of France living in a large rambling cottage in the country somewhere with someone to look after the cooking. They would each have their own room and space for their interests. Henry could herd a small flock of sheep and Louis could make keys. Every one would be careful not to touch Charles VI, and the cook could make soft foods for Charles II. Everyone would be kind to each other and none of them would be asked to deal with things like war and politics and they would be so much happier than they were in life.

Henry VI in particular just breaks my heart every damned time.

* I really wanted this movie to be good, but the fundamental disrespect of the religion and cultural traditions is a deal breaker for me, so I won't be seeing it. "Moana Review:" https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CFsYotjdqPAAGHC5pE4U-tErzufwDSHCzy1lonRj_QE/edit

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* Suicide Crisis numbers: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/153016816845/non-us-crisis-line-list

* Victim of a Hate Crime? Report to the police first, but also report here to help the SPLC track incidents: https://www.splcenter.org/reporthate

* Trans Relief Project: http://transrelief.com/

* General Charities list to help groups being targeted in Trump's America: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/153111297079/charities-that-may-need-some-love-in-the-upcoming

* Where to donate to help Immigrants: http://colinfirth.tumblr.com/post/152963467726/carecen-la-center-for-community-change

* Ways to protest: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174f0WBSVNSdcQ5_S6rWPGB3pNCsruyyM_ZRQ6QUhGmo/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true#

* More ways to protest "So here’s the deal:" http://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/153516131819/so-heres-the-deal

* "List of Standing Rock Resources:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/152671392633/list-of-standing-rock-resources

* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan

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

* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help

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

* An Egypt Air Flight intended to go from Paris to Cairo with 56 passengers and ten crew has disappeared half an hour or so before landing. The Greeks, who pinged them last report they swerved ninety degrees without warning then dropped sudenly before falling off radar. The French and Egyptians will most likely be taking lead on the investigation for obvious reasons. There is a lot of speculation, but as always in these cases, I'm sticking to what is known. Muppet armed panic and/or accusations are too early given the tiny amount that is known. I refuse to voice any opinions based on so little.

My thoughts are with the families. Waiting to hear one way or another is right up there on the short list of worst things I've had to do in my life and not something I'd wish on anyone.

* I am aware of events in Nevada. I understand people are upset, but violence, death threats, etc. are never acceptable in this sort of political situation, nor are gendered attacks including rape threats. Do NOT lower yourself to trump supporter behavior. It does NOT help Bernie Sanders and it seriously damages the party, the process, and the Country. We need to be better than this as a country and seeing this sort of thing going on is disgusting and incredibly disappointing.

* How gross is the republican agenda? "GOP lawmaker: Rape has a ‘silver lining’ and it comes in the form of babies:" http://deadstate.org/gop-lawmaker-rape-has-a-silver-lining-and-it-comes-in-the-form-of-babies/

* "Women are now getting harassed in bathrooms because of anti-transgender hysteria:" http://www.vox.com/2016/5/18/11690234/women-bathrooms-harassment

* "Mississippi Schools Cave To Lawmakers And Back Down From Transgender Policy:" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mississippi-trasngender_us_573ce40ce4b0aee7b8e8f31b?utm_hp_ref=queer-voices

* "Mercedes Successful, Black Trans Woman, Becomes 11th Trans Person Murdered This Year In US:" http://www.autostraddle.com/mercedes-successful-black-trans-woman-becomes-11-trans-person-murdered-this-year-in-us-339399/

* "Montreal Gender Surgery Center Subjected To Arson Attack:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2016/05/montreal-gender-surgery-center.html

* A tub test of the long 20 shows the leak is likely not catastrophic, so I'm going to clean, sanitize, and use sealer on it.

* "I enjoy being a girl… sometimes. Sort of.:" https://lettersfromtitan.com/2016/05/13/i-enjoy-being-a-girl-sometimes-sort-of/

* It's the 21st century. Why is there a beer commercial that says as if it is true that if you want to marry a woman you ask her father? WTF? TWO centuries out of date on the gender norms? Eeew.

* If you asked me when I was seven, I would have told you the Barrow White and the Dead Marshes were my two favorite bits. "Lord of the Rings Re-Read: Fog on the Barrow Downs:" http://www.fandomfollowing.com/lord-of-the-rings-re-read-fog-on-the-barrow-downs/

* "Fear The Walking Dead, Season Two, Episode Six: Sicut Cervus:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2016/05/fear-walking-dead-season-two-episode_16.html

* "Game of Thrones, Season 6, Episode 4: Book of the Stranger:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-season-6-episode-4-book.html

* "Tower of Joy Turned to Ashes:" http://www.fandomfollowing.com/tower-of-joy-turned-to-ashes/

* Alberta is still burning 5/20. "Here Are All The Ways You Can Help Fort McMurray:" http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/05/04/fort-mcmurray-how-to-help_n_9843774.html?ncid=tweetlnkcahpmg00000002

* Want to help Equador in the wake of their Earthquake? http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/americas/ecuador/ecuador-red-cross-responds-to-deadly-earthquake-72129/

* Zimbabwe has joined Ethiopia in disaster level drought People and animals are dying. Want to help? https://www.wfp.org/help

* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan

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

* Donate to help refugees: http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general

* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673

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

* "Is There a Place Where White People Are More Committed to Faux Race Blindness than South Africa?:" http://africasacountry.com/tony-abbott-is-the-face-of-monoculturalism-in-australia/

* Bernie Sanders is Officially In for 2016. I love Bernie Sanders. He's going to lose, but oh will it be fun watching him run.

* This explains pretty clearly where I am on GMOs: http://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/117831211773/dreameaterbaku-enkiduofvideogames

* They are charging all six of Freddie Gray's murderers. How sad is it that the actual charging of murderers is so rare that it is treated as some sort of victory. Imagine how much safer the streets would be if we just arrested all the known murderers instead of covering the murders up as is the custom in this country.

We need a special prosecutor system in every state of this country, with separate investigators and prosecuting attorneys. Without it, murderers will keep getting away with it.

* "Nonviolence as Compliance in Baltimore:" http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/04/nonviolence-as-compliance/391640/?fb_ref=Default

* "Listen: My Father Speaks Urdu:" https://twitter.com/storminateeqa/status/592772149896683520/photo/1

* "Designing Maternity Clothes for Genderqueer Parents:" http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/04/maternity-clothes-for-genderqueer-parents.html?utm_content=buffera49db&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

* "How to Gird Up Your Loins: An Illustrated Guide:" http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/10/02/how-to-gird-up-your-loins-an-illustrated-guide/

* I wonder if that new thirty is actually slightly larger. The base platys colony is doing fine. I've confirmed the survival of the guppy colony, the pleco, the whiptail, and three platys in the big new tank. I've yet to see if the guppy and platys fry made it. The big tank was massively disrupted and not clear yet.

* "Daenerys Targaryen: First of Her Name, Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains, and White Lady Jesus:" http://racebending.tumblr.com/post/117832995676/daenerys-targaryen-first-of-her-name-mother-of

* "The Nepal Earthquake: Disaster Relief Resources:" http://redpandanetwork.org/the-nepal-earthquake-disaster-relief-resources/

* Ways to help Nepal: https://twitter.com/zeldawilliams/status/592095661912363009

* Our Financial Situation continues Scary: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws or Lethran@gmail.com

* They have fired the Officer who murdered Walter Scott, though they are letting the murderer's 8 months pregnant wife to keep her insurance, and arrested him. It's looking like police ignored all the bystander statements saying that Walter Scott was fleeing in terror, not attacking until the media got involved. The Murderous officer's first lawyer has quit the case.

* "White House: 'We Share Your Concern' About Conversion Therapy:" http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2015/04/08/white-house-we-share-your-concern-about-conversion-therapy

* So Wednesday I pretty much spent all evening doing up ebays, which just became super important as today I discovered that there is forty dollars less than there out to be in my bank account so now it's not just dish detergent and cat food it needs to pay for, but also car insurance. I got three minimum bids right away on the partial lots, so I have hopes of covering car insurance. *fingers crossed for cat food and dish detergent*

Today I spotted live fish in the back up twenty, clearly fry that hitched a ride in the plants during the great tank crisis. This made the fish heater crisis critical. I had exactly enough left on my credit card to buy a betta tank heater, so I could yank the heater that was too big for a betta tank but the only one I had for the back up twenty and there is now a good small heater in Niran's tank. I managed to scavenge enough bulbs and old lighting from smaller tanks to cover the two key tanks, one of which was not doing well with only a betta light since I set it up during the tank emergency (The plant health was suffering which was cutting down on the fry survival rate), and the office tank that had a bulb burn out. This is a huge help. Niran betta fish doesn't have his own light, as I hadn't enough working bulbs, but he's been sharing with the back up twenty anyway for weeks with no problems. It freaksme out that we haven't any back ups at all and that I'm having to use an extra betta light on the office tank since I was short a 20 watt aquatic, but everyone is now getting what looks like enough light. The two tall twenties (and Niran Betta Fish) are still sharing lights because I can't afford bulbs, but that is a bearable situation for me and them. I still need to catch more fish from the office to put in the livingroom splinter colonies to go with the volunteer fry there. I still need to save up for some more cheap fish so the live bearer colonies don't get too inbred, and restart the corys as there are hardly any left, and somehow come up for money for bulbs for the back up twenty's light, an office bulb, and a back up each of the 10, 15, and 20's, but I don't see the lighting crisis getting solved this year, but it's nice to dream.

I am still not sure where I am getting Property tax money from by the end of the month, after all.

Still, surprise window platys colony! It is so exciting to see the fish mostly thriving despite adversity.

Also, I blew all my remaining EBT today on lettuce and tomato starts, since they are mostly doing small stuff out there that hopefully won't ruin anymore of my containers. I still need replacements for two of the larger containers construction workers smashed, but I had space for this batch of starts and room for at least one of the other two things I want to plant later in the season when there is EBT to spend again. The lilies are in the bushy greens phase, so I've hopes for nice flowers. Strawberries and sage survived "winter" and the rosemary looks to be making a comeback from the construction based near death experience. I'd still like to add basil and spinach particularly next month. I'd love to try to get asparagus to take hold next year, but it's too late now and I really need a replacement largest sized container to even contemplate trying it. It is a huge comfort to have things growing out there despite the massive damage. I can not wait until I can start culling lettuce for sandwiches. I still have hopes of seeds sprouting, though no sign of it yet.

Anyway, we've now recorded two topics for the podcast with the third outlined for next time. We are now suspecting the topics are going to be two parters, but we won't know for sure until after Editing. The third topic really needs to be a two parter if not three, I'm thinking. I really want four or five topics banked (at least three edited) before posting because of my always fragile health and things like deadlines and illnesses that could happen to the other two. I hate missing deadlines myself and if we are really posting these every two weeks, I will be endlessly unnerved if there isn't a solid cushion. I've got nine more topics solidly on the list and am doing refresher reading in prep for them and some others I've got in mind.

* "Meanwhile on Game of Bones.....:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/115926369657/we-are-talking-ooc-about-the-troubles-our

* I started watching Lost: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/115925292567/lost-chat

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* We need $700.00 for Property taxes this month. Our Financial Situation continues Scary: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws or Lethran@gmail.com

* Human Rights Abuse Against Indigenous Australians: http://urihu.tumblr.com/post/114204352768/othersociologist-the-australian-government-is

* Republicans continue refuse to vote on Loretta Lynch's confirmation as attorney general 1. because women still have the right to choose in most states, and 2. Some Southern Senators are against her because she believes black people have the right to vote, which they say is unconstitutional.

* "Penn State fraternity's nude photo scandal draws protests:" http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/frats-nude-photo-scandal-draws-protests-416468547743

* "How women are fighting against 'slut-shaming':" http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/how-women-are-fighting-against-slut-shaming-416468035756

* "The untold story of the Capitol Hill shooting:" http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/the-untold-story-of-the-capitol-hill-shooting-416284739550

* "NYPD Caught Editing Wikipedia Entries About Police Brutality Victims:" http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/03/13/3633381/nypd-wikipedia-edits/

* "Starbucks' race reality check 'a hot mess:" http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/starbucks-race-reality-check-a-hot-mess-416477251599

* The lap top was all drama tonight and that ate most of my evening.

* I found the pleco. It turns out that despite it looking too small, the pleco can hide upside down under the bridge. It's alive and well.

* Black Sails Chat: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/114389077492/black-sails-chat

* Our Financial Situation continues Scary: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws or Lethran@gmail.com

* "Ethics 101: The difference between ethics and morals :" http://www.ianwelsh.net/ethics-101-the-difference-between-ethics-and-morals/

* "4 Numbers That Prove America Is a Deeply Messed-Up Place:" http://www.alternet.org/economy/4-numbers-prove-america-deeply-messed-place

* What would Jesus do? Waste water illegally during a drought to physically torment the homeless. "San Francisco Saint Mary's Cathedral Drenches Homeless With Water To Keep Them Away:" http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/03/18/homeless-saint-marys-cathedral-archdiocese-san-francisco-intentionally-drenched-water-sleeping/

* "Disturbing Texts from S.F. Cops Reveal the Scope of Police Racism:" http://mic.com/articles/112948/san-francisco-officer-s-text-messages-show-racist-police-departments-exists-everywhere

* "The Long History of Black Americans Arming Themselves in Self-Defense—and Why We Ignore It:" http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2015/03/civil_rights_movement_history_the_long_tradition_of_black_americans_taking.html

* Fish update: I got the leak down to a slow drip, but that's not good enough. It would get worse quickly. So that's it for the 30 gallon. Really, I needed someone to help me for the next bit, but there was no one to do it but me. The splinter colony adults and a surprisingly large contingent of fry were still alive and transfer was their only hope. I moved a betta tank over by the long 20, then prepped the... I'm thinking it's a fifteen. I moved a bunch of the dirt and started bailing water into it. I transferred the adults and made a best effort at the fry, though they are small and it's hard to tell how many made it. I nigh killed myself taking it half full to the bathroom where I'd cleared the space for it where the betta had been. They got half the fish furniture from the 30. Then came bailing the long twenty down to nearly empty and hurting myself getting it up on the 30's old stand. I bailed as much as the long twenty would take from the back up twenty, as there is a chance some fry might have traveled into it with the plants and water. Then I hurt myself again getting the back up twenty from coffee table to the long twenty's old stand. This makes sense as it's a better use of space and gives the betta display space. Then came the long process of getting the rest of the thirty dirt into the twenty and 15, filling both, setting both up with basic resources. I've no light for the 15 and the back up twenty's going to share the tall twenty light. I'm short a bio filter and really need two heaters as they are on their last legs as well as lights. I saw the adults swimming around the fifteen and the corys survivors poking around in the long twenty, so I suppose that is something. I don't really trust the back up tanks which is why they were emergency back up tanks. The pleco was alive at feeding time, so fingers crossed. So that is what I did today with all of the spoons and likely tomorrow's.

Fry Addendum: It looks like a lot of the little ones made it. I've propped a betta light in there for the plants, which isn't particularly safe, but fry health requires plants to hide in. Also, I spotted the whiptail grazing the corys tank.

* Glee 6.12-13 "2009; Dreams Come True:"

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* I've started season Two of House of Cards. Thoughts so far:

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* Our Financial Situation continues Scary: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws or Lethran@gmail.com

* "Blocking the EPA's science board from considering science:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/blocking-the-epas-science-board-considering-science

* TW: I went there and this doesn't surprise me at all. "Raped on Campus? Don’t Trust Your College to Do the Right Thing:" http://chronicle.com/article/Raped-on-Campus-Don-t-Trust/228093/

* "Consent: Not actually that complicated:" http://rockstardinosaurpirateprincess.com/2015/03/02/consent-not-actually-that-complicated/

* "Islan Nettles KIller Finally Arrested:" http://www.transgriot.blogspot.com/2015/03/islan-nettles-killer-finally-arrested.html

* "Scientists Have Mapped All of Ötzi the Iceman’s 61 Tattoos:" http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2015/01/30/scientists-mapped-otzi-icemans-61-tattoos/#.VPkd0uF8vb5

* "Dirty Rodham Scandal:"

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* "The G-Word:"

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* I am trying to colonize the 30 with platys, so I moved a couplre of fish over there, one of them very pregnant, but the weeks passed and she was so big I had serious concerns that she was having complications, which happens. The other night I sat down to do lung meds and noticed there were fry everywhere. I checked her and she's fine, down to normal size. It's going to be okay.

* We had a world of technical issues trying to record the second episode of the pod cast. We ended up having to try different software and only recorded half of the second episode. We may need to redo the first episode. I don't know. Djinni is going to try to sort things out over the week and we'll see where we are next week.

* I love that the microphone we use to tape the podcast looks like a particularly cute alien landing craft.

* I wish I could figure out how to apply to do this: http://www.acx.com/titleview/A17A01GY8C53R0/ref=acx_ts_sr_pr_p1_7#more

* Our Financial Situation continues Scary: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws or Lethran@gmail.com