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* I'm doing better, but I still tire easily and the physio is already getting ugly. This means I'm going to run out of things like energy and pain resistance without much warning. Posting may vary/

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* "Israel: ‘Investigate what?’:" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/04/26/israel-investigate-what-00154651#:~:text=Israel's%20military%20says%20the%20Biden,they%20already%20looked%20into%20it.

* "NBC News investigation reveals Israel strikes on Gaza areas it said were safe:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/palestinians-killed-israeli-strikes-safe-zones-exclusive-nbc-report-rcna148008

* "Rep. Katie Porter says the State Dept. is sitting on memos of human rights violations by Israel:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/rep-katie-porter-says-the-state-dept-is-sitting-on-memos-of-human-rights-violations-by-israel-209864261812

* Food aid to Gaza for Ramadan: https://support.anera.org/a/ramadan-2024

* "Palestine Children’s Relief Fund:" https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-recovery

* Verified charities to help Palestinians: https://cleolinda.tumblr.com/post/737312194805612544

* Fundraisers for Gaza: https://www.tumblr.com/el-shab-hussein/742344297699999744/hi-if-its-okay-i-saw-you-were-boosting?source=share

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* "Israel fears ICC will issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and other top officials:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-fears-icc-issue-arrest-warrants-netanyahu-gaza-war-hamas-rcna149739

* Ya think? "Exclusive: Some US officials say in internal memo Israel may be violating international law in Gaza:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/some-us-officials-say-internal-memo-israel-may-be-violating-international-law-2024-04-27/

* "US implicates 5 Israeli units in rights violations before Gaza war, no restrictions on assistance:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-found-five-israeli-military-units-committed-gross-human-rights-violations-2024-04-29/

* "U.S. pushes for Gaza cease-fire, seeing narrow window for a deal before Israel launches Rafah assault:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-cease-fire-hostage-deal-antony-blinken-saudi-rcna149747

* "Protests over Israel-Hamas war continue at college campuses across the U.S. as graduation dates approach:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-campus-protests-gaza-israel/

* "Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University:"

* "'Tragic': Columbia community laments involvement of police in campus protests:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-tragic-columbia-community-laments-involvement-of-police-in-campus-protests-210016837600

* "Violence erupts at UCLA as protests over Israel's war in Gaza escalate across the U.S.:" https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1248433624/protests-campus-ucla-universities-israel-gaza-palestinians

* "Four UCLA student journalists attacked by pro-Israel counterprotesters on campus:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-01/four-student-journalists-attacked-by-counterprotesters-at-ucla

* "Op-ed: Faculty stands with pro-Palestine protesters, demands full amnesty for all arrested:" https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/02/op-ed-faculty-stands-with-pro-palestine-protesters-demands-full-amnesty-for-all-arrested

* "79 arrested amid second crackdown on UT-Austin campus:" https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/30/ut-austin-protest-arrests/

* "Tensions Rise at U.N.C. Chapel Hill After Dozens of Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Are Detained:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/nyregion/unc-chapel-hill-protests.html

* "College Crackdown Shines Spotlight on Violent Cops — Yet Again:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/gaza-protests-colleges-violent-cops-1235012276/

* It's almost as if negotiation were more effective than force at solving conflict, but tell that to Columbia's Admin. "At Brown University, protesters and administrators reach deal to end encampment:" https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1248403491/at-brown-university-protesters-and-administrators-reach-deal-to-end-encampment

* "Protests at Wesleyan University can continue under one condition:" https://www.wfsb.com/2024/05/01/peaceful-protest-continues-wesleyan-university/

* "Biden says he supports the right to protest but denounces 'chaos' and hate speech:" https://www.npr.org/2024/05/02/1248669695/biden-remarks-white-house-live

* "Republican Senators Demand Biden Use National Guard to Suppress Columbia Protests:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tom-cotton-josh-hawley-biden-national-guard-columbia-1235008553/

* "Opinion: The student-led protests aren’t perfect. That doesn’t mean they’re not right.:" https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/04/27/opinion-student-led-protests-arent/

* "Kent State Victim’s Sister Condemns Militarized Response To Pro-Palestinian College Protests:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kent-state-sister-militarized-police-college-protests-israel-gaza_n_662aa18de4b09d8df9d5e1b0

* "Toxic U.S. political themes distort view of campus Gaza protests:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/toxic-u-s-political-themes-distort-view-of-campus-gaza-protests-210099781912

* "Chris Hayes: Why campus protests are 'the easier debate':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-why-campus-protests-are-the-easier-debate-210090565985

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* "Russia breached global chemical weapons ban in Ukraine, U.S. says as it sanctions Chinese companies over war:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-chemical-weapons-ban-ukraine-sanctions-china-rcna150342

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* "'Europe could die': Macron urges stronger defenses, economic reforms:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/macron-aims-cement-french-influence-eu-lift-party-fortunes-with-landmark-speech-2024-04-25/

* "Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi’s decade in power:" https://apnews.com/article/india-election-narendra-modi-hindu-nationalism-rss-79c30c8ae750a9c037d86b9e2c1b640c

* "To the Sound of Gunshots, Haiti Installs a New Ruling Council:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/world/americas/haiti-council-gangs-henry.html

* "Meet the members of a transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for beleaguered Haiti:" https://apnews.com/article/haiti-transitional-council-members-cfc792b231cd245fa704e4bcc86beb81

* "UK minister claims Rwanda is safe for gay migrants – these queer organisations disagree:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/24/rwanda-lgbt-mirgrants-bill/

* "UK's Labour claim big early win over PM Sunak's Conservatives:" https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/labour-claim-early-win-uk-vote-closely-watched-results-trickle-2024-05-03/

* "Rishi Sunak’s future hangs in the balance as Tories suffer worst local election losses in 30 years:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/03/local-elections-2024-labour-rishi-sunak-conservatives/

* "Boris Johnson turned away from voting due to his own ID law amid catastrophic Conservative results:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/03/boris-johnson-rejected-from-voting/

* "Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland’s First Minister in tearful address: ‘I will not trade in my values’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/29/humza-yousaf-resigns/

* "Who will replace Humza Yousaf as First Minister and what does it mean for LGBTQ+ rights in Scotland?:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/29/kate-forbes-humza-yousaf-scotland-snp-lgbtq/

* "Canada Agrees 200 Islands Belong to the Indigenous Haida Nation:" https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/canada-agrees-200-islands-belong-to-the-indigenous-haida-nation/

* "Ahead of Paris Olympics, police oversee evictions, leading to charges of 'social cleansing':" https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/04/17/2024-olympics-social-cleansing-paris/73353671007/

* "New Biden administration Title IX rule protects transgender and nonbinary students’ bathroom and pronoun use at school:" https://www.advocate.com/news/title-ix-rule-transgender-students

* "How did the Biden administration just make health care fairer for LGBTQ+ people?:" https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-healthcare-biden-restores-protections

* "Biden Just Saved the 40-Hour Work Week:" https://newrepublic.com/article/180966/biden-overtime-rule-middle-class

* "U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs:" https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1246655366/ftc-bans-noncompete-agreements-lina-khan

* "Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers:" https://apnews.com/article/net-neutrality-fcc-broadband-regulation-cc8421bc4f11a3e0f6ffc22c358fbfd0

* "Coal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution targets:" https://www.npr.org/2024/04/25/1236609039/epa-power-plant-climate

* "Biden forgives more than $6 billion in loans for 317,000 Art Institutes students:" https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1248473475/art-institutes-student-loan-forgiveness-debt-relief

* "Biden administration poised to weaken weed restrictions, a seismic shift from decades of harsh policies:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/30/biden-weed-restriction-policies-00133123

* "US Supreme Court split over Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-weighs-idahos-strict-abortion-ban-medical-emergencies-2024-04-24/

* "I’m an E.R. doc. Idaho’s argument to SCOTUS reveals an ignorance of what I do.:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/supreme-court-idaho-abortion-ban-rcna148890

* "Idaho abortion case in front of SCOTUS is 'quite shocking':" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/-idaho-abortion-case-in-front-of-scotus-is-quite-shocking-209833541974

* "The Trumpification of the Supreme Court:" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/04/trump-presidential-inmunity-supreme-court/678193/

* "This Whole King Trump Thing Is Getting Awfully Literal:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/opinion/trump-immunity-supreme-court.html

* "Trump’s 'Absolute' Immunity Case & Campus Protests Mark Inflection Point For U.S. Constitution:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/trump-s-absolute-immunity-case-campus-protests-mark-inflection-point-for-u-s-constitution-209834053671

* "Jack Smith’s odds of putting Trump on trial this year are sinking:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/25/trump-supreme-court-immunity-arguments-00154324

* "Supreme Court rejects Peter Navarro's latest bid for release from prison during appeal:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-peter-navarro-rejects-prison-release-appeal/

* "Fed holds interest rates steady at highest level since 2001:" https://abcnews.go.com/Business/fed-expected-hold-interests-rates-steady-highest-level/story?id=109781151

* "We Are In A Housing Trap. Can We Escape?:"

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* "How Marjorie Taylor Greene Raises Money by Attacking Other Republicans:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/how-marjorie-taylor-greene-raises-money-by-attacking-other-republicans

* "Majorie Taylor Greene is planning a vote next week to oust Speaker Johnson:" https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1248433401/marjorie-taylor-greene-motion-to-vacate-house-speaker-mike-johnson

* "House passes antisemitism bill over complaints from First Amendment advocates:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/05/01/antisemitism-awarness-act-campus-protests/

* "Johnson launches House-wide probes into campus antisemitism:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/30/mike-johnson-campus-antisemitism-00155253

* Stop the government censoring queer and other minority voices off the Internet in the US : https://www.stopkosa.com/

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options:

Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.
Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/
To get your Critters' numbers to call direct: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

* The Indivisible Guide: "A Practical Guide to defeating MAGA:" https://indivisible.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220104_Indivisible_%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Defeating%20MAGA.pdf

* Well, fuck. "Court tosses map that created second Black House district in Louisiana:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/30/louisiana-court-black-house-district-00155351

* "Number of Trump Allies Facing Election Interference Charges Keeps Growing:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/us/politics/trump-election-interference-charges.html

* "Meadows, Giuliani, 11 'fake electors' from 2020 are among those indicted in Arizona:" https://www.npr.org/2024/04/24/1236998675/arizona-fake-elector-charges

* "Arizona defendant Christina Bobb plays key role on RNC election integrity team:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/26/christina-bobb-arizona-charges-rnc-election-integrity/

* "Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election:" https://apnews.com/article/special-election-congress-new-york-kennedy-dickson-e7b6956b577c63109491ccf805f0bc81

* "Meet the transgender minister representing LGBTQ+ rights in Georgia:" https://www.advocate.com/news/georgia-transgender-methodist-minister

* "Gay Pennsylvania Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta wins Democratic primary for auditor general:" https://www.advocate.com/news/malcolm-kenyatta-wins-democratic-primary

* "Assisted living home lawsuit, citations add to controversy over Hovde’s nursing home remarks:" https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/04/24/assisted-living-home-lawsuit-citations-add-to-controversy-over-hovdes-nursing-home-remarks/

Want to help Tammy Baldwin beat this guy? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/tammy-baldwin-4

* "Where is Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood?:" https://michiganadvance.com/2024/01/30/where-is-mr-rogers-neighborhood/

* "This G.O.P. Senate Candidate Says He Grew Up on a Family Farm. Not Exactly.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/us/politics/dave-mccormick-farm-pennsylvania.html

* "David McCormick is gearing up for a Senate run in Pennsylvania. But he lives in Connecticut:" https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-mccormick-residency-mansion-connecticut-oz-e84500b848f0be7efb9f9b3c495dd066

He's the son of a wealthy college president and currently resides in Connecticut, but claims to have grown up a poor farmer. He's running in Pennsylvania, because that worked so well for Dr. Oz.

* "Montana GOP Senate candidate says he lied to ranger about gunshot wound in 2015:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/06/tim-sheehy-montana-senate-gunshot-wound-national-park/

He claims he didn't shoot himself by accident being a dumbass, but rather that he had a super secret war wound no one knew about. *sideeye*

* "GOP Star Recruit Brags About ‘Rural’ Upbringing. He Grew Up 15 Minutes From the City.:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-star-recruit-tim-sheehy-brags-about-rural-upbringing-that-wasnt

* "Kari Lake says 'unfortunately' Arizona isn't enforcing 1864 abortion ban, flipping again:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/kari-lake-says-unfortunately-arizona-isnt-enforcing-1864-abortion-ban-rcna148948

* "Republicans assemble oddly insulting set of 2024 candidates with Senate control on the line:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republicans-assemble-oddly-insulting-set-of-2024-candidates-with-senate-control-on-the-line-209943621924

* Primaries are ongoing:
Important! Remember to vote in all primaries, not just presidential!!!

NOTE: There is a call for people to vote "uncommitted" in the Democratic primary as a protest against Biden's Israel policy. The time to pressure Biden with your vote is now, not in November. The pressure from all the different types of protests do seem to be working, if far slower than we'd like.

NOTE 2: There is a similar protest against Trump where people vote for a candidate who isn't running. Check your state to see who people are promoting.

NOTE 3: Important non-Presidential Primaries are also ongoing! Vote the whole ballot!

Indiana: 5/7/24 (Governer, Senate, House Primaries as well! Important!!!)

Maryland, Nebraska, West Virginia: 5/14/24 (Senate and House Primaries as well! Important!!!)

Georgia, Kentucky, Oregon, Idaho: 5/21/24 (House Primaries as well! Important!!!)

Idaho (Democrat): 5/23/24

Texas (Run Off Election): 5/28/24


Know your state's schedule and where to vote. Make sure you and your friends are registered. If you are voting in person, plan how to get there.

If you live in an open primary state consider voting strategically. Otherwise, vote your heart in the primary. Remember how all those votes for Sanders and Warren pushed Biden and the party platform further left?

Remember to vote in all the races, not just the top of the ticket even if it's in a separate primary (as it is in my state). Who runs congress, your state, and your local government really matters. In some states this is a separate primary. Check the rules for your state.

Never, ever sleep on a chance to vote.

It is always better to vote for someone who will listen to us than to let someone who is actively trying to kill us.

* "Democrats who investigated Trump say they expect to face arrest, retaliation if he wins presidency:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-investigated-trump-expect-arrest-retaliation-if-trump-wins/

* "Opinion: We have a radical democracy. Will Trump voters destroy it?:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/24/trump-tyranny-christian-nationalist-democracy/

* "Trump does not rule out building detention camps for mass deportations:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-does-not-rule-out-building-detention-camps-mass-deportations-2024-04-30/

* "Trump says he’ll use National Guard to deport migrants, doubling down on anti-immigration rhetoric:" https://apnews.com/article/immigration-trump-deport-migrants-national-guard-bdbbc8e78c66adb66047e331ced6c2d3

* "Trump Refuses to Commit to Accepting 2024 Election Results:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-refuses-commit-accepting-2024-election-results-1235013997/

* "Trump says 'it depends' if there will be violence if he loses 2024 election to Biden:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-asked-violence-loses-november-election-biden-depends/story?id=109787140

* "The Trump campaign embraces Jan. 6 rioters with money and pardon promises:" https://www.npr.org/2024/01/04/1218672628/the-trump-campaign-embraces-jan-6-rioters-with-money-and-pardon-promises

* "Donald Trump says states should decide on prosecuting women for abortions, has no comment on abortion pill:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-ban-trump-criminalize-mifepristone-election-7f43c7e9ab192ebe874a1f0b1b7ba60b

* "An oral history of how exactly Trump killed Roe v. Wade:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/an-oral-history-of-how-exactly-trump-killed-roe-v-wade-210089029864

* "Trump paints vivid picture of extremist plans for second term in new interview:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-paints-vivid-picture-of-extremist-plans-for-second-term-in-new-interview-210018885583

* "Imperial presidency: Trump lays out plan to enlist military in deporting millions:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/imperial-presidency-trump-lays-out-plan-to-enlist-military-in-deporting-millions-210100805862

* "Donald Trump says liberals wanted him to overturn Roe v. Wade: ‘Everybody wanted this to be done!’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/03/donald-trump-roe-v-wade/

* "Undeterred by past Big Lie failures, Trump primes followers for poll confrontations:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/undeterred-by-past-big-lie-failures-trump-primes-followers-for-poll-confrontations-210180677642

* "Chaos and division erupt at Washington Republican convention in Spokane:" https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/20/chaos-erupts-at-washington-gop-convention-in-spokane/#:~:text=On%20Friday%2C%20the%20Washington%20State,to%20the%20party's%20own%20candidates.

* "The WA GOP put it in writing that they’re not into democracy:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/the-wa-gop-put-it-in-writing-that-theyre-not-into-democracy/

* "Just when you think the Arizona Republican Party couldn't get any crazier ...:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2024/04/28/this-just-in-from-the-arizona-republican-party-we-be-crazy/73489433007/

* "Republican Party bears Big Lie's deep scars as Trump dances to avoid accountability:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republican-party-bears-big-lie-s-deep-scars-as-trump-dances-to-avoid-accountability-209946181819

* "Inslee signed the 'strippers' bill of rights' into law. Here's what will change in Washington:" https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/inslee-signs-stripper-bill-of-rights-into-law-strip-clubs/281-666642a0-0352-4741-9b07-a010f172b407

* "Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign:" https://apnews.com/article/arizona-abortion-1864-ban-repeal-24578e546b69ca087e01034bcaf4aa01

* "Mississippi Republicans fail to pass trans bathroom ban and law defining sex:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/mississippi-anti-lgbtq-bills-fail

* "Iowa governor signs bill that allows for arrest of some migrants:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iowa-governor-kim-reynolds-signs-bill-migrants-arrests/

* "Tennessee passes anti-trans bill to ‘intimidate families of transgender youth’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/27/tennessee-anti-trans-bill/

* "Maine signs trans and abortion sanctuary bill into law, despite violent threats:" https://www.advocate.com/news/maine-trans-abortion-sanctuary-bill

* "Here's how Ron DeSantis is still tormenting LGBTQ+ kids after failed presidential campaign:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/ron-desantis-lgbtq-youth

* "Ted Cruz could be liable for taxes on payments from his iHeartMedia podcast, experts say :" https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/ted-cruz-iheart-podcast-taxes-19416633.php

* "Parent arrested as Ryan Walters called 'bully and bigot' at Oklahoma meeting:" https://www.advocate.com/news/ryan-walters-oklahoma-meeting-arrest

* CW: Animal death. "Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican Kristi Noem brags about killing dog and goat in her new book:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/kristi-noem-book-killing-dog

* "Log Cabin Republicans chapter wishes for death of Joe Biden using 'kombucha girl' meme:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/log-cabin-republicans-biden-death

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* "Federal judge rejects Donald Trump's bid for new E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, upholds $83M judgment:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/federal-judge-rejects-donald-trumps-bid-new-jean/story?id=109634929

* "Donald Trump ordered to pay $9,000 for violating gag order in criminal hush money trial:" https://www.npr.org/2024/04/30/1244294199/trump-gag-order-hush-money-trial

* "Emails Reveal Top Trump Accountant Had Secret Campaign Role:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/emails-reveal-top-trump-accountant-allen-weisselberg-had-secret-campaign-role

* "Trump trial casts light on dirty side of celebrity tabloids:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-trial-casts-light-on-dirty-side-of-celebrity-tabloids-210179141774

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* "Terrorist threat stops Nashville disc golf tournament with transgender player:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/nashville-disc-golf-natalie-ryan

* "Alleged Minneapolis mass shooters charged after killing one at LGBTQ+ punk rock show:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/minneapolis-mass-shooting-punk-show-charges

* "‘Faces of Gun Violence’ exhibit unveiled at inaugural survivors’ summit:" https://www.advocate.com/news/atf-faces-of-gun-violence

* "Tennessee parents beg judge not to release school shooter’s journals publicly:" https://www.advocate.com/news/covenant-school-shooter-journals

* "NYPD officers involved in fatal shooting of gay Black man Kawaski Trawick won't be disciplined:" https://www.advocate.com/news/outrage-kawaski-trawick-no-accountability

* "Cop City's Ivory Tower: Georgia State University is Ground Zero for Militarized Policing:" https://atlpresscollective.com/2024/02/13/cop-citys-ivory-tower-georgia-state-university-is-ground-zero-for-militarized-policing/?amp=1

* "Atlanta, Egypt, and Israel police forces share ‘crowd control’ weapons and military-industrial techniques:" https://www.mainlinezine.com/atlanta-egypt-israel-police-share-crowd-control-weapons/

* "Black Alliance for Peace’s Atlanta Citywide Alliance:" https://linktr.ee/bapatlanta
https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/tortuguitaandtyrenichols

* Map of Cop Cities planned or being built: https://isyourlifebetter.net/cop-cities-usa/

* "College students, inmates and a nun: A unique book club meets at one of the nation’s largest jails:" https://apnews.com/article/jail-book-club-nun-activist-death-penalty-6307844935bdea8de812cd67f445745f

* "Catholic college accused of bias by nonbinary former DEI director for refusing to use their pronouns:" https://www.advocate.com/education/providence-college-discrimination-dei-complaint

* "After a Pennsylvania school board canceled a gay actor's talk, the community fought back:" https://www.advocate.com/news/pennsylvania-maulik-pancholy-speech

* CW: Rape "What’s Next for Harvey Weinstein After His New York Rape Conviction Was Overturned?:" https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/harvey-weinstein-new-york-rape-conviction-overturned-1235010866/

* CW: Child Abuse. "I Was 6 When My Father Decided We'd Sail Around The World. I Would Be Trapped On That Boat For Nearly A Decade.:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wavewalker-memoir-raised-sailboat-sea_n_6536be56e4b0c85561022b16

* "Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance, says an appeals court:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/29/1247896150/transgender-health-insurance-west-virginia-north-carolina-appeals-court

* "More people regret having children than having gender-affirming care, study finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/01/transition-regret-detransitioners/

* "Florida's 6-week abortion ban is now in effect, curbing access across the South:" https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1247990353/florida-6-week-abortion-ban-south

* "Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom:" https://apnews.com/article/pregnancy-emergency-care-abortion-supreme-court-roe-9ce6c87c8fc653c840654de1ae5f7a1c

* "Iraq’s criminalisation of same-sex relationships and LGBTQ+ people an ‘attack on human rights’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/29/iraq-human-rights/

* "Drag Race Brazil host shares horrific conversion therapy experience: ‘They applied electric shocks’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/02/grag-queen-conversion-therapy-drag-race-brazil/

* "Debate over gender-neutral language divides Germany:" https://www.politico.eu/article/debate-over-gender-inclusive-neutral-language-divides-germany/

* "Fury as Tories propose that trans women be banned from female NHS wards – and Keir Starmer agrees:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/01/tories-keir-starmer-nhs-trans-ban/

* "NHS reportedly set to remove inclusive language from documents in Tory ‘gender ideology’ crackdown:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/29/nhs-constitution-victoria-atkins/

* "Man jailed for ‘vicious homophobic attack’ on two men waiting for bus after Black Pride event:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/03/brixton-homophobic-attack/

* "Trans activist Charlie Craggs threatened with ‘beating’ minutes after giving an educational talk:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/02/charlie-craggs-speech-today/

* "Drag Queen Storytime founder defiant in face of threat to ‘cut him up and throw him into the river’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/02/drag-queen-story-hour-liverpool/

* "United Methodist Church ends 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy:" https://www.advocate.com/news/united-methodist-church-lgbtq-clergy

* "Over 90% of trans youth live in states pushing anti-trans legislation: report:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-youth-state-laws

* CW: Suicide. "Anti-LGBTQ+ laws lead to 'public health crisis' with higher suicide rates among queer youth:" https://www.advocate.com/news/anti-lgbtq-laws-suicide-youth

* "Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Assessment Map: May 2024 Update:" https://www.advocate.com/anti-trans-legislation-risk-map

* "Arkansas sued over new restrictions on driver's license gender markers:" https://www.advocate.com/law/arkansas-drivers-license-gender

* "Community mourns Las Vegas trans woman stabbed ‘in broad daylight’: ‘She was something special’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/03/sasha-williams-death/

* "Trans woman Andrea Doria Dos Passos beaten to death in Miami Beach; arrest made:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-woman-killed-miami-beach

* "Serial killer of gay men in New Orleans released after 46 years in prison:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/louisiana-killer-gay-men-paroled

* "Teen girls who protested against trans athlete plan to sue after being ‘barred from future events’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/02/trans-athlete-school-board-lawsuit-becky-pepper-jackson/

* "A visual history of lesbian activism from around the world: 58 images of dyke marches:" https://www.advocate.com/lesbian/lesbian-activismfrom-around-the-world

* "‘Only 15 people in the world have my condition’: Disability activist uses TikTok to raise awareness:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/28/dylan-lombard/

* "Human infections from rat urine on the rise in New York City:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/human-infections-rat-urine-rise-new-york-city/story?id=109339745

* "Wildfire smoke contributes to thousands of deaths each year in the U.S.:" https://www.npr.org/2024/04/18/1245068810/wildfire-smoke-contributes-to-thousands-of-deaths-each-year-in-the-u-s

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* "Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing:" https://apnews.com/article/gulf-spill-lawsuits-bp-health-chemical-exposure-f3845a3cb9da869d2689452a7dec0c9c?

* "Internet data centers are fueling drive to old power source: Coal:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2024/data-centers-internet-power-source-coal/

* "You Can Still Die From World War I Dangers in France’s Red Zones:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/red-zones-in-france

* "The cloud under the sea:" https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships

* "Suburbs Are Failing Us (for now...):"

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* "How the UN is Holding Back the Sahara Desert:"

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* "Recoding Voyager 1—NASA’s interstellar explorer is finally making sense again:" https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/recoding-voyager-1-nasas-interstellar-explorer-is-finally-making-sense-again/

* "A strange fungus could transform emerging cicadas into ‘saltshakers of death,’ scientists say:" https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/world/cicada-fungus-zombie-scn/index.html

* "Most people are disgusted by these animals. These New Yorkers are filling their homes with them.:" https://www.vox.com/climate/24112595/new-york-city-wildlife-rehabilitators-pigeons-opossums-squirrels

* "Ancient Fashion: The Oldest Pieces of Clothing and Accessories Ever Found:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/oldest-clothing-accessories-in-history/

* "The Former Slave Who Became a Cowboy, a Rancher, and a Texas Legend:" https://archive.is/2evqk#selection-2236.0-2236.1

* "This Chinese American Aviatrix Overcame Racism to Fly for the U.S. During World War II:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-chinese-american-aviatrix-overcame-racism-to-fly-for-the-us-during-world-war-ii-180984196/

* "Did London Have Segregation?: The London History Show:"

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* "How the FBI Destroyed the Careers of 41 Women in TV and Radio:" https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how-the-fbi-destroyed-the-careers-of-progressive-women/

* "New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne Jr. Dies at 65, Just 3 Weeks After Heart Attack:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-jersey-rep-donald-payne-jr-dies-at-65-just-3-weeks-after-heart-attack

* "Conjoined twins Lori Schappell and trans man George Schappell dead at 62:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/conjoined-twins-trans-man-schappell

* 4/28/24: A massive bureaucracy packet arrived Wednesday afternoon. Sigh. It is exhausting and on top of everything handwriting with my dominant hand is difficult and unpleasant. There is nothing for it. i need the packet finished and out so I can focus on the other bureaucracy that arrived Tuesday. and Physio. And Everything else. It's time sensitive anyway.

Thursday I was still recovering from physio and I had to stay up for the cleaner. (Two times in a row! Things are clean!). Friday I spent a couple hours doing phone bureaucracy, mostly on hold. It'd be faster if Social security voice bot believed in my weird foreign name. Sigh.

Saturday was the Great Sorting. Sunday should be Actual Paperwork. I need Squirrel to print a thing out for me too which is always a drama and requires carrying the printer around.

And then there's the waiting for Things to Arrive in the Mail and the field trip to turn things in which involves highway driving, which I can hopefully manage at that point. *fingers crossed*

My arm still emphatically does not want to go up. I have devised an extra low impact stretch for myself where I rest it on the desk podium where Klaus laptop used to set before the Emperor executed Aidan lap top. It seems small and stupid, but is clearly a lot less dangerous than the official upward arm stretch. I do it in small batches when reading longer things on the internet. I wish I could do it Instead of, but I know better.

Goth Millennial has been very busy in the garden, which is needful. They are moving soon and have decided that they won't need metal outdoor shelving they had been using indoors at their place. They are therefore constructing more plant shelving on the patio. Livia is pretty sure it is actually the zombie hoard coming to get her. The garden is going pretty well despite the weird chill that has persisted most of April despite the weird late March heat wave. Climate change is do weird shit to our weather patterns.

* 5/3/24:
Monday was fire inspection. This involves about an hour of teeth rattling sirens at random interval and a Stranger in Boots invading the cat asylum. As a result, the cats have been incredibly stressed out all week, though things were finally settling down as of Thursday.

Squirrel has been having an ongoing medical issue that got acute enough that on Tuesday they agreed to fit him in extremely early Wednesday morning. I was able to cancel my medical transport for arm torture, and took him. While he was in there I cashed a bunch of the May OTC at the pharmacy and took my bureaucracy packet in to the office where it goes. The timing was excellent. I was a few blocks away when they released squirrel and there was just time enough to take him to his referral for more testing and then drop him home before my appointment. (Everyone's being reasonable about the situation including his employer. I feel a lot better knowing they are checking properly to rule out more serious things.)

Arm torture is arm torture. The new PT is really nice and a delight. We are at the lots and lots of stupid little exercise phase still. (The exercises are correct and there is already noticeable improvement, but they are also emotionally unsatisfying. It is hard to explain. This is probably an ex-athlete psychology problem. In any case, I am being good and not pushing dangerously hard. I dropped stuff my body was not up to Monday evening like I'm supposed to. I am doing everything I reasonably can, which is all of it most days. I am working the program). He added two extra ones to help my arm with the doesn't want to go up issue.

* CW: Animal Death "Kristi Noem, Puppy Killer | Did Trump Fart In Court? | Why Pecker Wouldn’t Pay Stormy Daniels:"

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* Reminder: We aren't doing all this damage to our own economy for any strategic or tactical reasons, but because 45 mistakenly thought Trade Wars were "fun and easy to win." Just saying."Trump offering farmers extra $4.9 billion in trade relief:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/17/trump-farmers-trade-relief-usda-1067716

* "Chance of recession rises to the highest level of the Trump presidency:" https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/18/cnbc-fed-survey-chance-of-recession-rises-to-23percent.html

* "Trump launches unprecedented reelection machine:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/18/trump-machine-swallows-rnc-1067875

* So I guess this is happening. "Trump Revives U.S. Space Command As Pence Unveils Plan In Florida:" https://www.npr.org/2018/12/18/677760140/u-s-space-command-is-revived-as-vice-president-pence-unveils-plan-in-florida

* "Isikoff reacts to Trump citing him to debunk dossier:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/isikoff-reacts-to-trump-citing-him-to-debunk-dossier-1401580611695

* "Trump agrees to shut down his charity amid allegations that he used it for personal and political benefit:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-agrees-to-shut-down-his-charity-amid-allegations-he-used-it-for-personal-and-political-benefit/2018/12/18/dd3f5030-021b-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.74ad86d47e0f

* "Corruption allegations force Trump to dissolve charity foundation:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/corruption-allegations-force-trump-to-dissolve-charity-foundation-1401710659828

* "Russian disinformation teams targeted Robert S. Mueller III, says report prepared for Senate:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/russian-disinformation-teams-targeted-robert-s-mueller-iii-says-report-prepared-for-senate/2018/12/17/0e0047f6-0230-11e9-8186-4ec26a485713_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.261590756b9c

* "Michael Flynn’s sentencing delayed after judge tells the ex-Trump adviser he might not avoid prison time:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/michael-flynn-trumps-former-national-security-adviser-scheduled-to-be-sentenced/2018/12/17/19ce1bb4-0247-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.187172fad8f1

* "Mueller releases memo summarizing FBI's interview with Michael Flynn:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/17/politics/mueller-memo-michael-flynn-interview/index.html

* "Roger Stone admits he pushed false statements on Infowars:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/12/18/roger-stone-admits-he-pushed-false-statements-infowars/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0f57478ba0ac

* "Former business associate of Michael Flynn pleads not guilty:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/politics/bijan-kian-michael-flynn-plea/index.html

* "Legalizing marijuana is now one of Cuomo’s priorities. He’s been resisting it for years.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/12/17/legalizing-marijuana-is-now-one-cuomos-priorities-hes-been-resisting-it-years/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a9e8d28c4dde

* "Trump administration officially bans bump stocks:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/politics/bump-stocks-ban/index.html

* "Trump Administration Report on School Safety Plays Down Role of Guns:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/us/politics/trump-administration-school-safety-report.html

* "GOP talks Trump off the shutdown ledge:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/18/white-house-indicates-it-wants-to-avoid-partial-government-shutdown-1067922

* "A cold night at the border, as asylum seekers wait:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/a-cold-night-at-the-border-as-asylum-seekers-wait-1401606211831

* "Ethics complaints against Kavanaugh dismissed:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/ethics-complaints-kavanaugh-dismissed-59891174

* "CBS Paid the Actress Eliza Dushku $9.5 Million to Settle Harassment Claims:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/business/media/cbs-bull-weatherly-dushku-sexual-harassment.html

* "CBS Board Denies Les Moonves $120 Million Settlement :" https://jezebel.com/cbs-board-denies-les-moonves-120-million-settlement-1831158806

* "Study: Women Will Make What Men Make in 202 Years:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/study-women-will-make-what-men-make-in-202-years

* "I am a trans woman. Will Facebook censor my breasts?:" https://mashable.com/2015/09/30/do-i-have-boobs-now/#_3NIaehoJiqa

* "Heart left behind on Southwest flight delivered to recipient on time:" https://www.newsweek.com/heart-left-behind-southwest-flight-delivered-donor-recipient-time-1259716

* "Southwest Airlines makes college student abandon her pet: “I don't know where my fish is at":" https://www.newsweek.com/southwest-airlines-makes-college-student-abandon-her-pet-i-dont-know-where-my-1262731

* "Legalized Nunchucks in New York, Gender Wage Gap Prediction & Arizona's Self-Driving Car Backlash:"

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* "Russia Slides Into Americans' DMs to Suppress the Black Vote:"

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* "Trump Gets A Message From The Mob:"

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* "The President Is Facing 17 Investigations:"

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* "Does Mick Mulvaney Like Donald Trump? 'No':"

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* Tuesday the Imperial couple insisted stay in bed with them until very late, which made sense to me given the tired and the headache. I ended up trapped under Tavy for two whole episodes of Versailles at lung time too. I did eventually get free to eat and do a few necessary things.

I was gone from the cat asylum about seven minutes to take books to the time traveling drop. I'm not sure the Imperial couple knew I was gone. I slipped out the back and propped it shut in hopes they wouldn't notice and escape, because it's much faster to get back in that way and my headache is massive. All three cats were in their rooms when I left. when I returned, There was Livia's head peering through my bedroom window, perfectly centered and framed like a decoration by coloured lights. She was so beautiful. Also Alarmed. she looked like she'd seen a ghost. It dawned on me that while she spends a lot of time on her hind legs peering out that window, it's always been with me inside (or presumably gone entirely off somewhere). She has stood in the doorway and watched me container garden. She has never seen me return from anywhere while looking out a window at me doing it. If she hadn't known I'd left, it might have been as if I suddenly teleported from the livingroom to the Wrong Side of the Window!

* Versailles has been a terrible mess for the most part, but damned if the last few minutes didn't give me the one still possible thing I wanted most.

* Free Murderbot Prequel: https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-compulsory-martha-wells/

* Solstice Reading Sign Ups are here: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2050603.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.

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

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

* "Trump’s New Wall to Keep Out the Disabled:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/opinion/trumps-disability-public-charge.html

They are soliciting public comment on these draconian regulations until December 10th here: https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=USCIS-2010-0012-0001

* Naral https://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/donate/supportnaral/#.W7nPzmNRfIU

* Planned Paranthood: https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/onlineactions/hkv0R7LN0E-Q-U5mXFaXRA2?sourceid=1004272&ms=4NALz1800K1N1A&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4I2IxID03QIVA7bACh3CCwHWEAAYASAAEgKlD_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

* "Resources for Male Victims of Abuse:" http://butlerbookbinding.tumblr.com/post/178933672694/resources-for-male-victims-of-abuse

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "French police raid Paris university campus to evict student protesters:" https://www.thelocal.fr/20180420/french-police-raid-university-campus-in-paris-to-evict-student-protesters

* "Collateral damage: How Trump threw Canada's refugee system into...:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trump-effect-canada-immigration/collateral-damage-how-trump-threw-canadas-refugee-system-into-turmoil-idUSKBN1GV0WQ

* I'm sorry I'm so late on this one. "Police, politicians accused of joining Sri Lanka's anti-Muslim riots:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-clashes-insight/police-politicians-accused-of-joining-sri-lankas-anti-muslim-riots-idUSKBN1H102Q

* "The Kurds Keep Remaking the Middle East:" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/03/kurds-iraq-syria/556052/

* "Trump hits 108 days at his own golf properties:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-hits-108-days-at-his-own-golf-properties-1216017475633

* "DNC files lawsuit against Trump camp, others over 2016 hack:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/dnc-files-lawsuit-against-trump-camp-others-over-2016-hack-1216066115728?playlist=associated

* "DNC Chair Perez on suit: 'We're protecting our democracy':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/dnc-chair-perez-on-suit-we-re-protecting-our-democracy-1216007235630

* "‘What you have here is a high-tech Watergate break in’:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/comey-memos-fodder-for-trump-to-attack-mueller-probe-1216329283598

* "Sen. Bernie Sanders: It's time to decriminalize marijuana:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-bernie-sanders-it-s-time-to-decriminalize-marijuana-1216009283730

* I couldn't find good print coverage Friday. "Students across U.S. walk out of class to advocate for gun reform:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/students-across-u-s-walk-out-of-class-to-advocate-for-gun-reform-1216079939559?playlist=associated

* "Legal-Aid Services Are Being Starved:" https://www.thenation.com/article/legal-aid-services-are-being-starved/

* "Starbucks controversy is ‘teachable moment for country’:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/starbucks-to-close-all-stores-for-implicit-bias-training-1216330307978

* TW: Rape. "New felony charges filed against Missouri governor Greitens:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-felony-charges-filed-against-missouri-governor-greitens-1216129091735?playlist=associated

* "“Whatever’s your darkest question, you can ask me.”:" https://story.californiasunday.com/abortion-providers

* "Jacob Soboroff joins NASA on a trip to Greenland:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/jacob-soboroff-joins-nasa-on-a-trip-to-greenland-1216019011758

* "Why the Choctaw People Sent Their Meager Funds to Ireland:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-did-choctaw-donate-ireland

* "Turning Life into Art, a New Novel Reunites Eleanor Roosevelt with her Lesbian Lover:" https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2018/2/16/turning-life-art-new-novel-reunites-eleanor-roosevelt-her-lesbian-lover

* I am several days in on trying to decide if I'm dealing with pathogen, allergies, and/or chronic illness is the issue. My suspicion is allergies and chronic illness ganging up on me, but it can take up to a week to be sure. Sigh.

* Damnit, tumblr! I feel scheisse porn ought to be opt in, not something I'm randomly confronted with because your suggestion algorithm is fucked up. It's been a couple weeks, but I can't get that image out of my head. I was eating! What on earth about my blog made you think I wanted to see heterosexual shit porn!

* "And on the topic of Cary Elwes... (Iocane Powder in The Princess Bride):" https://thewynne.tumblr.com/post/172867278011/and-on-the-topic-of-cary-elwes-iocane-powder

* "Revisiting Chapters: Sansa I, ASoS:" http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/172916224817/revisiting-chapters-sansa-i-asos

* Samwell Tarly: Book vs. Show: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/173158314147/can-we-say-show-sam-is-a-lot-of-different-from

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

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

* Four Days left, two no bid as of this writing. Ebay BPALs for sale:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* The whole time I was growing up, there was so much violence, often funded by Americans of Irish descent. This changed everything. "What is the Good Friday Agreement?:" http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-43560637

* "Plane crash kills hundreds in Algeria:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43724941

* "Cameroon athletes missing from Commonwealth Games:" https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/11/cameroon-athletes-missing-from-commonwealth-games

* "It is important that we do not go down the same road as America.” I was just thinking that and wish we could do the same as Ealing. "Ealing council votes for UK's first 'safe zone' around abortion clinic:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/10/ealing-council-vote-buffer-zone-near-marie-stopes-clinic-intimidation-anti-abortion-groups

* I can think of few things crueler than sending women in particular back to Eritrea, though frankly anyone who got out who is not guilty of war crimes deserves fast track to citizenship wherever the fuck they want to live. "Swiss may try to expel Eritreans whose asylum bids fail:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-eritrea/swiss-may-try-to-expel-eritreans-whose-asylum-bids-fail-tv-idUSKCN1HB2EI

* "China Strikes at Trump's Rural Heartland With Tariff on Soybeans:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-04/china-to-levy-25-tariffs-on-u-s-soybean-imports-cctv-reports

* "Trump taunts Russia, says US military response coming in Syria:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/politics/trump-missiles-tweet/index.html

* "Trump broke with national security procedure when he tweeted Syria threat — and contradicted himself:" https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/trumps-syria-threat-tweet-violates-national-security-procedures.html

* "Trump shoots self in foot with Twitter missile taunt at Russia:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-shoots-self-in-foot-with-twitter-missile-taunt-at-russia-1208948291558?playlist=associated

* Again, most of my legal knowledge outside of some small super specific areas is in Western European Medieval Law. Is retroactive Executive privilege that blanket nullifies all executive branch interviews including things during the election and transition even a Thing? Because that doesn't sound legal to me on the face of it. Some of those people have already been sentenced and how can executive privilege apply to things before 45 was sworn in? Can someone with access to law books and resources check, because I honestly didn't think this was how executive privilege works. Up to now, I've only seen it used in the moment to cover specific lines of questioning, not months later to nullify testimony.

* "Mueller Seeks Subpoenas for 35 Witnesses for Manafort Trial:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-11/mueller-seeks-subpoenas-for-35-witnesses-for-manafort-trial

* "FBI sought Trump 'Access Hollywood' tape info in Cohen raid:" http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/382703-fbi-sought-trump-access-hollywood-tape-info-in-cohen-raid-report

* "Trump Ordered DOJ to Hire Controversial Former Aide, Sources Say:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-11/sessions-is-said-to-hire-controversial-former-white-house-aide

* It looks to me like it’s mostly about Cohen’s campaign finance violations. "Nunes threatens to 'impeach' Wray and Rosenstein:" http://thehill.com/homenews/house/382636-nunes-threatens-to-impeach-wray-and-rosenstein

* Don't hold your breath. "Bipartisan Senate bill to protect Mueller set to advance:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/11/senate-bill-protect-mueller-514494

* "Rebekah Mercer Asked Facebook For An Independent Investigation Into Cambridge Analytica:" https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/rebekah-mercer-asked-facebook?utm_term=.ttPyyb5jN#.caNmmgvY4

* "Deputy national security adviser Nadia Schadlow resigns:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/politics/nadia-schadlow-resigns/index.html

* "Paul Ryan won't run for re-election:" https://www.axios.com/paul-ryan-not-running-reelection-retirement-8b5c598b-bcdf-46ca-a7d9-7206c2f3fdb5.html

* This is where I am on this. "Paul Ryan legacy gives lie to Beltway's deficit hawk mythology:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/paul-ryan-legacy-gives-lie-to-beltway-s-deficit-hawk-mythology-1208909379614?playlist=associated

* It would be more fruitful to drug test the Legislators. "Drug testing plan considered for some food stamp recipients:" https://apnews.com/6f5adff5efeb4f9a9075f76bf9cf5572

* "Ex-Speaker John Boehner Joins Marijuana Firm’s Advisory Board:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-11/ex-speaker-john-boehner-joins-marijuana-firm-s-advisory-board

* "NRA, In New Document, Acknowledges More Than 20 Russian-Linked Contributors:" https://www.npr.org/2018/04/11/601534305/nra-in-new-document-acknowledges-more-than-20-russian-linked-contributors

* "Pennsylvania School District Arms 500 Teachers With Mini Baseball Bats:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pennsylvania-teachers-baseball-bats_us_5ace1584e4b0259339df8239

"Mass shooters, including the one whose Feb. 14 attack on a Parkland, Florida, high school killed 17 people, often have equipped themselves with assault-style rifles capable of firing dozens of rounds in seconds. Such high-powered, military-style weapons would render mini baseball bats and stones unlikely defensive tools."

* "Flint residents rally in Michigan's capital against end of bottled water program:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/us/flint-michigan-water-rally/index.html

* "Brown to send additional National Guard troops — some to the Mexico border — to fight gangs, human traffickers and gun and drug smugglers:" https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04/11/california-gov-brown-national-guard-mexico-border/

* TW: Pedophilia "Roy Moore Countersues Accuser After Judge Denies Lawsuit Dismissal Request:" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/roy-moore-countersues-accuser-leigh-corfman

* "Trans World, Stop Bashing Trans Sex Workers!:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2018/04/trans-world-stop-bashing-trans-sex.html

* "Virginia Hall (1906-1982): The Most Dangerous Spy of All :" http://rejectedprincesses.tumblr.com/post/172670787493/rejectedprincesses-virginia-hall-1906-1982

* Why Conservatives struggle in Academia: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/172854905832/whatareyoureallyafraidof-most-of-academia-leans

* "Pennsylvania Teachers Get Armed with Tiny Bats:"

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* "So Much News, So Little Time - Trump Aims Tweets at Syria & Paul Ryan Is Retiring:"

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* I think I figured it out: Ebay, paypal, and bank monthly hit all at once, with the ebay and paypal being larger fees than usual. I did put the Busy box together for the cats and did some preliminary prep for the auction, though I am too tired to trust myself to set up the actual auctions without botching them.

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

* I used all my money on housing and insurance last month, and this month it's all going to housing and car things. I need the car to get around as I am disabled. I need to raise about $700 to stay afloat. I need 100-200 immediately as fees are mounting daily. If you'd like to chip in: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Well, Fuck. "Czech Republic re-elects far-right president Miloš Zeman:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/27/czech-republic-far-right-president-reelected

* "Fishy Trump golf funding likely to be probed:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-golf-funding-a-rich-avenue-of-inquiry-for-mueller-probe-1147244099907?playlist=associated

* "Can a sitting president be indicted?:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/can-a-sitting-president-be-charged-with-a-crime-1147233347674?playlist=associated

* "John Dickerson: What Happens If Trump Declines Mueller Interview:"

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* Not holding my breath on this one as I can't see it passing the House let alone being signed by 45, who has every reason not to. "Senators rush to protect Mueller from Trump with new law:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/senators-rush-to-protect-mueller-from-trump-1147229251515?playlist=associated

* The war on Democracy continues. "Scott Walker Is Literally Preventing Wisconsinites From Voting:" https://www.thenation.com/article/scott-walker-is-literally-preventing-wisconsinites-from-voting/

* "Satanic Temple successfully argues that Missouri’s abortion laws violate their religious freedom:" http://deadstate.org/satanic-temple-argues-that-missouris-extreme-abortion-laws-violate-their-religious-freedomfbrefreshforce/

* "RNC finance chair Steve Wynn accused of sexual misconduct:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rnc-finance-chair-steve-wynn-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-1147171395990

* "The female price of male pleasure:" http://theweek.com/articles/749978/female-price-male-pleasure?utm_source=links&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=twitter

* Fire her and yank her license! "Alabama teacher admits telling students to 'turn the n*gger tunes off' after they played Tupac in class:" https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/alabama-teacher-admits-telling-students-turn-ngger-tunes-off-played-tupac-class/

* "Montana Father of Seven Who Was Raped in ICE Custody Faces Immediate Deportation:" https://www.aclumontana.org/en/press-releases/montana-father-seven-who-was-raped-ice-custody-faces-immediate-deportation

* "Oldest known human fossil outside Africa discovered in Israel:" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jan/25/oldest-known-human-fossil-outside-africa-discovered-in-israel

* "First Scandinavians came from north and south:" http://sciencenordic.com/first-scandinavians-came-north-and-south

* "Houses reused for over 1000 years during Stone Age:" http://sciencenordic.com/houses-reused-over-1000-years-during-stone-age

* "Unusually sophisticated prehistoric monuments and technology revealed in the heart of the Aegean:" https://phys.org/news/2018-01-unusually-sophisticated-prehistoric-monuments-technology.html

* "Ancient human remains found in Mayo date back over 5,000 years:" http://www.thejournal.ie/ancient-human-remains-mayo-3805783-Jan2018/

* "Mini-Pompeii may be hiding under modern-day Selinunte:" http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/generalnews/2018/01/17/mini-pompeii-may-be-hiding-under-modern-day-selinunte_227aaf1e-a686-4fd9-8ac6-dec09a396e0e.html

* "Oldest ever trace of Hekate cult found (2) - Lifestyle:" http://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2018/01/16/oldest-ever-trace-of-hekate-cult-found-2_fadc3aa0-c134-4ccd-815f-16eb1895f54d.html

* " Mythbusting Ancient Rome: cruel and unusual punishment :" https://theconversation.com/mythbusting-ancient-rome-cruel-and-unusual-punishment-87939

* "Greek Culture Unearthed in War-Torn Syria:" http://world.greekreporter.com/2018/01/17/greek-culture-unearthed-in-war-torn-syria/

* "Unique Viking runes discovered in Denmark:" http://sciencenordic.com/unique-viking-runes-discovered-denmark

* It never occurred to me that there had to be photos of the third pandemic! "Skeleton teeth and historical photography are retelling the story of the plague:" https://phys.org/news/2018-01-skeleton-teeth-historical-photography-retelling.html

* "Another chance for the last man hanged in Dundee?:" https://phys.org/news/2018-01-chance-dundee.html

* "Like Pot? Visit Vermont!:"

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* "Big News In The Russia Investigation:"

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* "Bad Office Romance: U.S. Congressman Meehan:"

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* Eeew. "GOP Senate candidate flips out over ‘women’s rights’: ‘I want to come home to a cooked dinner every night’:" https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/gop-senate-candidate-flips-womens-rights-want-come-home-cooked-dinner-every-night/#.Wmolo4HfkXk.facebook

* Star Wars vs. the Whiny Man Babies Who Can't Count: http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/170192205720/jadelyn-all-is-for-all-mistertb#notes

* Confession: Sometimes I fantasize about Interpol raiding DAVOS and arresting all the International Criminals. It would never happen, alas.

* "Black Lightning Introduces Anissa's Girlfriend Chenoa:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/anissa-chenoa/

* Cersei after the Walk of Shame: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/170205353062/how-could-the-shame-march-have-changed-cersei

* "Sansa's Shithole Siblings Part 2: Shocks and Socks:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/winterhell-s7-retrospective-part-2/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "Canada increasingly convinced Trump will pull out of NAFTA:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-nafta-canada-exclusive/exclusive-canada-increasingly-convinced-trump-will-pull-out-of-nafta-idUSKBN1EZ2K4

* "Report: Act now to stop more Russian meddling:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/10/politics/us-russia-election-meddling-cardin-report/index.html

* "Trump: 'Seems unlikely' I'll need to speak with Mueller:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-seems-unlikely-i-ll-need-speak-mueller-n836566

* "Trump Lawyer Sues BuzzFeed, Fusion GPS on Russia Dossier Claims:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-10/trump-lawyer-cohen-sues-buzzfeed-over-claims-in-russia-dossier

* "Trump attorney sues Fusion GPS, BuzzFeed over infamous 'dossier':" http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/michael-cohen-trumps-personal-attorney-files-lawsuits-fusion/story?id=52247639

* "Trump Administration Waives Punishment For Convicted Banks, Including Deutsche — Which Trump Owes Millions:" http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/trump-administration-waives-punishment-convicted-banks-including-deutsche-which

* This is a common money laundering technique. "Trump sold $35M in real estate in 2017, mostly to secretive buyers:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/01/10/trumps-secretive-real-estate-sales-continue-unabated/1018530001/

* "Zinke says no oil drilling off Florida shore after governor objects:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-dropped-offshore-oil-drilling-plan-after-republican-governor-intervenes-n836326

* "Hirono: 'You don't know what he's going to say tomorrow':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hirono-you-don-t-know-what-he-s-going-to-say-tomorrow-1133354051928

* "Vermont lawmakers just gave Sessions the finger and voted to legalize weed:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/a3n4jp/vermont-lawmakers-just-gave-sessions-the-finger-and-voted-to-legalize-weed

* "Trump Renominates Court Picks Rated 'Not Qualified' To Serve:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-judicial-nominees-not-qualified_us_5a4fc2cae4b01e1a4b14e51d

* "White House plans to destroy Trump election fraud commission's voter data:" https://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2018/01/09/trump-election-fraud-commission-voter-data-332745

* "Sheriff Joe Arpaio is running for U.S. Senate:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sheriff-joe-arpaio-is-running-for-u-s-senate-1133359171550

* "N.C. Gerrymandered Map Ruled Unconstitutional By Panel Of Judges:" https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/10/576966545/n-c-gerrymandered-map-ruled-unconstitutional-by-panel-of-judges

* "California Republican Darrell Issa to retire:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/10/issa-retires-333157

* "Republican Rep. Ed Royce is out. Democrats’ chances to flip Orange County seat just got better.:" http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article193651314.html

* "Death toll rises to 17 in California mudslides, 17 missing:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-mudslides/death-toll-rises-to-17-in-california-mudslides-17-missing-idUSKBN1EZ0YS

* Today was cleaning and pie making. I am much improved, which is weird. My immune system is generally terrible at fighting off disease, being mostly concerned with destroying all that pesky cartilage and assorted other bots of me it has determined are secretly alien. I am still tired, dizzy, occasionally achey, and my lungs are thicker than I like, but it's manageable. Today is meant to be cleaning and pie making. I am working in small bits with long rests in between.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Scripts for resisting the Tax Bill: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/168175070608/the-tax-bill-just-passed-the-senate-heres-what

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "In small breakthrough, Koreas will meet for talks on Tuesday:" https://apnews.com/b2a4d6e6d4794cdeafd23dfef279cd43/Seoul-says-both-Koreas-have-agreed-to-hold-talks-on-Tuesday

* "Why Jordan is Deporting Syrian Refugees?:" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/10/jordan-syrian-refugees-deportation/543057/

* "Several killed in Brazil prison gang battle, dozens escape:" http://www.dw.com/en/several-killed-in-brazil-prison-gang-battle-dozens-escape/a-41993148

* "Brazil fugitive posts selfies on the run:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38495374

* "U.S. freezes funds to U.N. relief agency, diplomats say:" https://www.axios.com/scoop-trump-administration-freezes-funds-to-u-n-relief-agency-2522788356.html

* "Michael Wolff says Donald Trump is least credible person 'who has ever walked on earth':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/michael-wolff-says-donald-trump-least-credible-person-who-has-n834921

* "New US attorney appointments raise questions:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-trump-us-attorney-appointments-raise-questions-1130732099523

* "Gillibrand cries foul on interim US attorney:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gillibrand-cries-foul-on-trump-us-attorney-replacement-1130723395804

* "Trump disregard for DoJ independence taints attorney appointment:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-disregard-for-doj-independence-taints-attorney-appointment-1128970307975

* "FBI launches new Clinton Foundation investigation:" http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/367541-fbi-launches-new-clinton-foundation-investigation

* "GOP makes progress undermining Russia probe:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republicans-compliant-fbi-make-progress-undermining-russia-probe-1130714179777

* "Trump ordered a White House lawyer to stop Sessions’s recusal from the Russia probe:" https://www.vox.com/2018/1/4/16852150/report-trump-anger-sessions-russia-investigation

* "Comey claims confirmed by Priebus notes: NYT:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/comey-notes-claims-about-trump-confirmed-by-priebus-notes-nyt-1129818691692

* "Fmr. Watergate prosecutor: I can make Trump obstruction case:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fmr-watergate-prosecutor-i-can-make-trump-obstruction-case-1129746499653

* "Trump told lawyer to stop Sessions from recusing himself: NYT:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-told-lawyer-to-stop-sessions-from-recusing-himself-nyt-1129749059582

* "Did Jeff Sessions seek ‘dirt’ on Comey before firing?:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/jeff-sessions-did-attorney-general-seek-comey-dirt-1130985027700

* "Is new Clinton Foundation probe a threat to our democracy?:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/clinton-foundation-probe-feds-persecuting-trump-enemy-1131009603832

* "List of Trump administration departures grows:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/list-of-high-level-trump-administration-departures-grows-1130732611664

* "EPA chief Pruitt is said to be eyeing attorney general job:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/05/scott-pruitt-us-attorney-general-position-326373

* In case it's not clear, this is about ending the Mueller investigation. "GOP Rep. Chris Stewart calling for Sessions to step down:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/05/politics/chris-stewart-jeff-sessions-russia/index.html

* "Ryan backed Nunes in dispute with Justice Department, sources say:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/04/politics/paul-ryan-nunes-justice-department/index.html

* So let's not investigate literal traitors; let's arrest people for exposing them. "Senators refer Christopher Steele, Trump dossier author, for possible criminal charges:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/senators-refer-christopher-steele-trump-dossier-author-for-possible-criminal-charges

* "Rosenstein, McCabe meet with Ryan on Nunes:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rosenstein-mccabe-meet-with-ryan-on-nunes-russia-investigation-1128929347589

* "Legal pot states prepare to resist Sessions:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/legal-marijuana-states-prepare-to-resist-new-sessions-policy-1129851971538

* "Rep. Paulette Jordan announces she'll run for governor as a Democrat:" http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2017/dec/07/rep-paulette-jordan-announces-shell-run-governor-democrat/

* "Comcast fired 500 despite claiming tax cut would create thousands of jobs:" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/01/comcast-fired-500-despite-claiming-tax-cut-would-create-thousands-of-jobs/

* "Roy Moore accuser's Gadsden home burns; arson investigation underway:" http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/01/roy_moore_accusers_home_burns.html

* "Two arrested in murder of lesbian couple, children in N.Y.:" http://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/12/30/two-arrested-murder-lesbian-couple-children-n-y/

* I actually made progress with the hooks today, having discovered some of the hooks are sharper, which means the hammer is way more effective with them. Once I get the sharp hook to screw in, i unscrew and replace it with one that better fits the purpose. The mantel is done, though I may want to stick a few more in just in case.

I've started training Livia with the dental treats left over from Mache and Hector. I still have them as they are the hard treats that don't go bad quickly if one keeps them in a sealed container and because both LM and Tavy would rather starve than eat them. Livia reacts as if they were crack. The training is going slowly as she gets frustrated and gives up fairly quickly, but I got her to do a half trick once and a full trick once, so it's progress even if this is slow compared to all but one of the cats I've worked with.

I actually did get proper sleep, though the fever dreams were the usual mix of surreal and impressively creepy. Seriously, one would have made a first rate horror short, and one might have made a good indie game. Ah well. I'm settling in for the inevitable secondary infection, and suspect I'll be ready to talk the clinic into an emergency appointment and an antibiotic on Monday. For those new to the health saga, this is nothing to get worked up over. It becomes serious if I start suffocating in my sleep or it's antibiotic resistant. I did nearly pass out twice coughing, but so far this is typical January health wise.

* The Imperial couple: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/169398167282/the-imperial-couple

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Scripts for resisting the Tax Bill: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/168175070608/the-tax-bill-just-passed-the-senate-heres-what

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "Gendered Necropolitics: On the Politics of Death Against Women in Mexico:" http://www.latinxspaces.com/gendered-necropolitics-the-politics-of-death-against-women-in-mexico

* "Turkey coup trial: Almost 500 in court amid protests:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40787520

* "North Korea: US not seeking regime change, says Rex Tillerson:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40797613

* "Trump laments inability to exploit Afghanistan mineral resources:"

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* "New Trump policy ignores value of immigrants:"

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* "Trump Signs Russia Sanctions Bill, But Lays Out His Concerns About the Law:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-02/trump-is-said-to-add-concerns-in-signing-russia-sanctions-law

* "House Judiciary Chairman’s Priority: Investigating Hillary Clinton:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-02/trump-s-russia-ties-get-no-scrutiny-as-house-panel-eyes-clinton

* "Downsizing immigration:" http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-shift/2017/08/02/downsizing-immigration-221657

* "Trump nominee Sam Clovis blasted progressives as 'race traders' and 'race traitors' in old blog posts:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/02/politics/kfile-sam-clovis-blog-posts/index.html

* "Trump Is Considering Perry for Homeland Security Chief:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-02/trump-is-said-to-consider-perry-for-homeland-security-chief

* "Tillerson spurns $80 million to counter ISIS, Russian propaganda:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/02/tillerson-isis-russia-propaganda-241218

* "McConnell plans to pass tax bill with just GOP votes:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/01/mitch-mcconnell-tax-bill-gop-votes-241212

I know tax bills aren't as obviously threatening as the ACA repeal, but this is very dangerous in it's own way. It is a series of tax bills like this that have made conditions geometrically worse for working and middle class people since the time of Reagan. Like all Republican tax policy in my life time, this bill is designed to increase wealth inequality and harm people who work for their money rather than inherit it. This is yet another dramatic tax cut for the rich at the expense of everyone else that is expected to damage the economy the way all such tax cuts have done while shrinking tax revenues at a time when they are also planning to dramatically increase military spending so that they have an excuse to cut social services.

Please resist this with the same energy we resisted ACA Repeal.

If you have Republican Senators, or Democrats Joe Manchin, Heidi Heitkamp, and Joe Donnelly call, fax, or protest in person, asking them to stand against the bill with their Democratic colleagues.

This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/
Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resistbot.io/

* "Booker pushes to spread benefits of pot legalization nationwide:"

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* "Joe Kennedy III - Finding Unity in America's Greatest Challenges - Extended Interview:"

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* "56 retired generals, admirals warn against Trump's transgender ban:" http://thehill.com/policy/defense/344761-56-retired-officers-warn-against-trumps-transgender-troops-ban

* "Al Gore: 'All hope is not lost':"

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* "How 'Sharknado' Casts Its C-Listers and Nearly Landed Trump as President:" http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/how-sharknado-casts-c-listers-landed-trump-as-president-1025676

* "Trump's Immigration Overhaul:"

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* "Brown in Town - Coal Country:"

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* "Sabotaging Obamacare :"

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* "Kris Kobach's Racist Music Man:"

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* "First (And Probably Last Ever) Trump-Positive Field Piece:"

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* "The White House Thinks 'Not Inaccurate' Equals 'The Truth':"

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* "Trump's Cybersecurity Expert Fell For Email Spam:"

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* More Morning lilies. http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/163735719332/more-morning-lilies

* On the Xenomorph films: http://poorquentyn.tumblr.com/post/163695292663/hi-pq-wanted-to-ask-you-some-questions-due-to-a

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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/

* List of places to donate to help trans service members and fight the planned attack on active duty trans soldiers: https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/163475550346/moonbian-hey-i-know-reblogging-posts-about-how

* 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
https://help.lgbtnet.org/en
https://help.lgbtnet.org/chechnya-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