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* "Thousands of detained Uyghurs pictured in leaked Xinjiang police files:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/24/thousands-of-detained-uyghurs-pictured-in-leaked-xinjiang-police-files

* "Escaping the Taliban: The Last Way Out of Afghanistan:" https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/escaping-the-taliban-the-last-way-out-of-afghanistan-a-d1f4132a-bfe0-4417-8b47-69227910dca0

* CW: Suicide. "Girl tried to kill herself after strip-search by Met officers, mother says:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/24/girl-tried-to-kill-herself-after-strip-search-by-met-officers-mother-says

They strip searched an innocent underage autistic girl, cutting off her underwear while she was on her period for the pleasure of watching adult male officers.

I don’t understand why this isn’t being prosecuted as sexual assault, but here we are.

* "Germany: Fake doctor gets life in prison for patient deaths:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/germany-fake-doctor-gets-life-in-prison-for-patient-deaths/2022/05/25/631a1040-dc1c-11ec-bc35-a91d0a94923b_story.html

* "New Australian leader Albanese makes whirlwind world debut:" https://apnews.com/article/biden-tokyo-japan-china-australia-b7c1a81270503250ab60019e29761fe7

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* "Brain fog after Covid: New research says neurological impact could last more than a year:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/brain-fog-long-covid-symptoms-can-last-year-study-finds-rcna29834

* "What's ailing long COVID patients? A new federal study looks for clues:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/05/24/1100505822/whats-ailing-long-covid-patients-a-new-federal-study-looks-for-clues

* "CDC: New Omicron Subvariant Takes Over as Dominant Coronavirus Strain:" https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2022-05-24/cdc-new-omicron-subvariant-ba-2-12-1-takes-over-as-dominant-coronavirus-strain

* "Scientists identify ‘trigger molecule’ for Covid-related changes to smell:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/25/scientists-identify-trigger-molecule-for-covid-related-changes-to-smell

* "1 Million Deaths, 13 Last Messages:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/20/opinion/one-million-covid-deaths-texts.html

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* "Along Ukraine’s northern border with Russia, fears of a new invasion:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/24/urkaine-russia-border-war-chernihiv/

* "Severodonetsk: Battle for key road as fighting reaches Ukraine city:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61578156

* "Former lawyer now a sniper on front lines in Eastern Ukraine along with other volunteer fighters:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukrainian-nationalists-izyum-1.6463544

* "Too late to evacuate civilians in face of Russian attack, says Luhansk official:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/24/ukraine-too-late-to-evacuate-civilians-in-face-of-russian-attack-says-luhansk-official

* "Ukraine: 200 bodies found in basement in Mariupol's ruins:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-kyiv-0c74a0c16b834732b81e460450da3131

* "Ukraine war: Bodies of 44 civilians found as battle for Izyum rages:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61396800

* "Alleged Wagner Group fighters accused of murdering civilians in Ukraine:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/25/wagner-group-fighters-accused-murdering-civilians-ukraine-war-crimes-belarus

* "Scars of war seem to be everywhere in Ukraine after 3 months:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-moscow-d01152d589a482b52f1072ce9886fbe1

* "The flow of Ukrainian refugees has changed direction in Poland. And so has aid relief:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/23/1100085358/medyka-ukrain-refugees-border-humanitarian-aid

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* Federal only and an extremely minor reform. "Biden has a new executive order on policing, 2 years after George Floyd was killed:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1101080553/biden-has-a-new-executive-order-on-policing-2-years-after-george-floyd-was-kille

* "7 Million Bad Student Loans With No Way Out, for Anyone:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/business/student-loans-default-forgiveness.html

* "“I’ve Been Called Names, Sworn At, and Just SCREAMED At”:" https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/05/rude-hostile-customers-bad-behavior-public-rudeness-isolation-stress-why.html

* "Hard hit by COVID-19, Black Americans are recovering slowly:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/hard-hit-by-covid-19-black-americans-are-recovering-slowly

* This is part of a larger voter suppression bill. "Prepare to say goodbye to Missouri’s presidential primary election:" https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/prepare-to-say-goodbye-to-missouri-s-presidential-primary-election/article_c981dbea-1403-5baf-90e2-c4f14bf5c7d5.html

* "Kemp and Raffensperger will win Georgia GOP primaries, CNN projects, as voters reject Trump-backed challengers:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/politics/georgia-alabama-primary-election/index.html

* "Herschel Walker, Raphael Warnock to face off in crucial Georgia Senate race:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/herschel-walker-raphael-warnock-face-crucial-georgia-senate-race-rcna30185

* "Katie Britt, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate runoff:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-alabama-senate-primary-7ced0db0eba85c701ecfe098a2a1a47d

* "Sen. John Boozman clinches Republican nomination in Arkansas:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/sen-john-boozman-clinches-republican-nomination-in-arkansas

* "Texas AG Ken Paxton defeats George P. Bush in GOP primary in bid for re-election:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/ken-paxton-wins-re-election-defeating-george-p-bush-texas-ag-race-rcna30191

* "Seven years later, still no trial for Texas AG Ken Paxton:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-dallas-houston-ken-paxton-62273089acc4feb70dd64349bc398f5d

* "Why the Cuellar-Cisneros race is far from over:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/25/cuellar-cisneros-garcia-cruz-texas-00035145

* "Recount announced in Pennsylvania Senate race as Mehmet Oz’s lead over David McCormick narrows:" https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/live/pa-republican-senate-primary-recount-mehmet-oz-david-mccormick-20220525.html

* "Opinion: Colorado, stop rewarding fringe candidates:" https://coloradosun.com/2022/05/24/colorado-elections-misinformation-partisanship-opinion/

* "How Trump’s Fear of Getting Pied May Come Back to Cream Him:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-donald-trumps-fear-of-getting-pied-may-come-back-to-cream-him

* "FBI counts 61 'active shooter' incidents last year, up 52% from 2020:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-counts-61-active-shooter-incidents-last-year-up-52-2020-2022-05-24/

* "Ominous texts. An earlier shooting. What we know about the Texas elementary school massacre that killed 21 people:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/us/uvalde-texas-elementary-school-shooting-what-we-know/index.html

* "‘Why are we willing to live with this carnage?’ Biden pushes to tighten gun laws after Texas school shooting:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/24/biden-to-address-uvalde-texas-elementary-school-shooting.html

* "Kamala Harris on Texas shooting: "Enough is enough":" https://www.axios.com/2022/05/25/harris-texas-shooting

* "After Texas shooting, Conn. senator begs for gun compromise:" https://apnews.com/article/senator-chris-murphy-pleads-for-action-on-gun-violence-641fb7c7244ff497c7f9c4c1bc96366c

* "Will Congress act on guns after Sandy Hook, Buffalo, Uvalde?:" https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-gun-politics-0a290e15634cf11aa0faa53ed44caeb0

* "'You are doing nothing': O'Rourke accosts Abbott at press conference on shooting:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/25/beto-orourke-challenges-abbott-on-gun-violence-at-uvalde-press-conference-00035149

* "Just after Texas shooting, California Senate passes Texas-style bill targeting assault weapons, ghost guns:" https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Just-after-Texas-shooting-California-Senate-17196406.php

* "Guns are banned during Trump's upcoming speech at the NRA conference:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1101181842/nra-trump-speech-guns-banned-houston

Republican politicians must be kept safe by gun bans, but 'pro-life' Republicans insist elementary children don't deserve the same safety.

* "Donald Trump and Fellow GOP Monsters Will Still Attend NRA Event in Texas on Friday:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/donald-trump-greg-abbott-ted-cruz-nra-texas-post-shooting

* "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls out ‘pro-life’ Republicans after Texas school shooting:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/25/texas-school-shooting-aoc-buttigieg-gun-reform/

* "Why America's gun problem is worse than any other country, by the numbers:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-america-s-gun-problem-is-worse-than-any-other-country-by-the-numbers-140837957712

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

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

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

* "‘I feel powerless’: Asylum seekers lament Title 42’s extension:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/23/migrants-decry-title-42-as-absurd-excuse-as-it-stays-in-place

* "Why Juvenile Curfews Don’t Work:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/07/31/the-curfew-myth

* "Rural Texas official arrested, charged with stealing cattle:" https://apnews.com/article/texas-crime-arrests-theft-2bf54c441f9dbf13fe0e2e03d09d2f78

* "I Study the Online Spaces That Spawned the Buffalo Shooter. Here’s What People Misunderstand About Red-Pilling.:" https://slate.com/technology/2022/05/red-pill-buffalo-shooter-online-hate-groups-research.html

* CW: Pedophilia. "LGBTQ+ child sexual abuse survivors are being blamed for their own abuse:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/24/independent-inquiry-child-sex-abuse-report-lgbtq/

* CW: Sexual Harassment "Florida Democratic Leader Accused of Sexually Harassing Man:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/10/florida-democratic-leader-accused-sexually-harassing-man

* CW: Pedophilia, Incest. "Josh Duggar sentenced in child pornography case:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/entertainment/josh-duggar-sentenced/index.html

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* "Oklahoma governor signs the nation's strictest abortion ban:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-health-texas-oklahoma-ad37e8db8a0f3fd9f4fcd215f8a3ed0a

* "Ex-girlfriend says anti-abortion Oregon GOP House nominee paid for her abortion:" https://americanindependent.com/oregon-republican-house-nominee-primary-mike-erickson-abortion-6th-congressional-district/

* "Louisiana Senator: Our Maternal Death Rates Are Only Bad If You Count Black Women:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/bill-cassidy-maternal-mortality-rates

* "An ex-priest, a flier and the arrest that legalized protests at Md. homes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/05/24/maryland-protest-law-berrigan-brothers-rumsfeld/

* "Mothers pass torch to daughters in abortion's forever war:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-politics-health-new-york-db506efe62562b9a44ab4b8377f6627a

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* "5 Things SCOTUS Justices Alito and Thomas Said About Marriage Equality:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/12/5-things-scotus-justices-alito-and-thomas-said-about-marriage-equality#media-gallery-media-1

* "Florida teen covertly criticized “Don’t Say Gay” law in graduation speech to slip by principal:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/05/florida-teen-covertly-criticized-dont-say-gay-law-graduation-speech-slip-principal/

* "The State Farm hatefest on Twitter tonight:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1834102.html

* Droplet transmission doesn't care about your sexual orientation. "Monkeypox found in three more countries as experts insist virus is not a 'gay disease':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/25/monkeypox-cases-gay-bisexual-men/

* "'They're not trying to die': How drug checking aims to protect users in a messy market:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-22/overdoses-drug-checking-aims-to-protect-users

* CW: Suicide "Desperate to leave: Sailors face lack of options when trying to quit the Navy:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/navy-desertions-doubled-suicide-concerns-sailors-feel-trapped-contract-rcna28516

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* "The town at the center of California’s climate refugee crisis:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/22/california-homelessness-climate-wildfire-refugee

* "Low-Cost Gel Film Can Pluck Drinking Water From Desert Air:" https://news.utexas.edu/2022/05/23/low-cost-gel-film-can-pluck-drinking-water-from-desert-air/

* "Last call: New York City bids an official farewell to its last public pay phone:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1100931534/last-pay-phone-new-york-city-public-nyc

* "Why are there continent-sized 'blobs' in the deep Earth?:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220510-why-are-there-continent-sized-blobs-in-the-deep-earth

* "Stop plucking the endangered 'penis plant', urges Cambodian government:" https://thethaiger.com/news/regional/cambodia/stop-plucking-the-endangered-penis-plant-urges-cambodian-government

* "Grunt, hoo, pant, scream: Chimps use complex vocal communication:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/grunt-hoo-pant-scream-chimps-use-complex-vocal-communication-2022-05-19/

* "Dolphins Recognize Each Other By Tasting One Another's Urine:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dolphins-recognize-each-other-urine_n_628bc86be4b0415d4d7adccd

* "In a faceoff with Elon Musk, the SEC blinked:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/24/in-a-faceoff-with-elon-musk-the-sec-blinked.html

* "Escape From the Gilded Cage:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/escape-from-the-gilded-cage-180980029/

* "Women, Men, and Classical Music:" https://daily.jstor.org/women-men-and-classical-music/

* "Herbalife: Shaken or Scammed:"

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* This is so cool! "Hot Wheels launches first remote-controlled wheelchair toy:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/07/business/hot-wheels-wheelchair-toy-trnd/index.html

* "Crypto Celebs Silent As Market Melts Down | Billionaires Get Ready To Trip At Davos:"

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* "Crypto Crash Drags Down Celebrity-Endorsed NFT Prices:"

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* "Meanwhile... Endangered Penis Plant Is NSFW | Kid Goes Viral For Tee-Ball Dance:"

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* "Fashion in the Age of Pirates (& making an Our Flag Means Death historically accurate cosplay):"

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* "Fox News Doesn't Understand Star Trek:"

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* CW: Eating Disorder ""Heartstopper" and Queer Optimism:"

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* "Crypto.com Made A New Matt Damon Ad:"

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* "True Facts: Sea Stars:"

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* "The Platypus Conspiracy:"

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* "Damselfly and Beetle:"

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* "Modern Classics Summarized: Stranger In A Strange Land:"

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Once during a long move that involved driving up and down the I-5 corridor in the late ‘90′s, my partner at the time wanted me to pick a sampling of 20th century Classic Science Fiction, so he could better understand the history of the field. (He liked science Fiction and fantasy, but he grew up with the mass market paperbacks of the ‘70′s and ‘80′s, whereas I was exposed to a much broader range through my father.)

We did okay with folks like Bradbury and Silverberg (They have their issues, but still are readable), but he insisted we tackle Asimov. I tried to talk him out of it. I didn’t know about the rapes yet at this point, but his short fiction, non-fiction, and essays were way better than his long form fiction where stiff writing and a refusal to even attempt to characterize women as whole people really make it tough going, but Skye thought he should at least read Foundation because it got referenced a lot. It... did not go over well.

He asked for Heinlein next.

Me: Are you sure? I mean really, really sure?

He was sure. I picked this one on the grounds that there were things in there still referenced in the culture at the time, and really, they are pretty much all offensive in the same ways to one degree or another. (I remember as a tween wanting to hit the author after I read Podkayne of Mars ).

At least I had an amusing time watching Skye’s face as he took in how utterly fucked up and gross the whole thing was.

As bad as the summary makes it sound, the book is so much worse. For years after all one of us would have to say was “Erect Nipples,” in response to something sexist and poorly written, and the other would either crack up or nod knowingly depending on context.

* "The Transphobes Can’t Transphobe:"

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* "It's A Baby | Gender Reveal Fails:"

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* Tuesday night was my last AS pill until after surgery. Sigh. Wednesday was day two of people waking me up for long, necessary medical conversations. i also had to stay up for an appointment. The pollen count was high and there was much cleaning here at the Cat Asylum in advance of next week. There will be very little quality asleep until this is over.

* We are trying to get a working oven. I am disabled and medically fragile. Not having a working oven is messing with my nutrition. I need about 600.00ish:

If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

* I love this movie so much. "John Cameron Mitchell’s Shortbus Still Stimulates After 15 Years:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2022/3/03/john-cameron-mitchells-shortbus-still-stimulates-after-15-years

* Sumerian dog jokes: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1505646738627088389.html

* "Hollywood’s No 1 penis-maker: ‘Chris Hemsworth keeps his next to Thor’s hammer!’:" https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/28/hollywoods-no-1-penis-maker-chris-hemsworth-thors-hammer-prosthetic-schlong

* "Indiana Jones and the Porcelain Throne:" https://nowiknow.com/indiana-jones-and-the-porcelain-throne/

* "Every Batman Movie And The Real-World Fears They Highlight:" https://www.slashfilm.com/807028/every-batman-movie-and-the-real-world-fears-they-highlight/

* "Blackbeard's No Kill Rule In Our Flag Means Death Might've Been Real:" https://screenrant.com/our-flag-means-death-blackbeard-no-kill-rule/

* On Mary Bonnet in Our Flag Means Death: https://notebooks-and-laptops.tumblr.com/post/685188736318865408/you-know-there-are-so-many-ways-they-could-have

* "Let Me Save You Some Time: On Transitioning Like You're Opening A Candy Bar In A Crowded Movie Theater With A Really Loud Wrapper:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/let-me-save-you-some-time-on-transitioning?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo1NjUyNDU5NiwiXyI6IlFhcSt1IiwiaWF0IjoxNjUzNTI4MTEwLCJleHAiOjE2NTM1MzE3MTAsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.viIbzQGFiV4JDC66JcM2VguSDFfrsCiGMEXS1bdk3XY&s=r

* "33 Men Represent Their Country's National Dress in Male Beauty Pageant:" https://mymodernmet.com/mister-global-pageant-costumes-2022/

* "Idyllic vintage photographs capture the rustic rural life in Victorian England, 1857:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/rural-victorian-england-photos-william-grundy/

* "Photographer's 3,200 Undeveloped Film Rolls Hold History of Rock 'n' Roll:" https://petapixel.com/2022/03/20/photographers-3200-undeveloped-film-rolls-hold-history-of-rock-n-roll/

* "This Life-Size Crochet Skeleton Is So Intricate, The Stomach Even Has Half-Digested Food In It:" https://www.boredpanda.com/life-sized-anatomically-correct-crocheted-skeleton-shanell-papp/?utm_source=conuly.dreamwidth&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic

* "Artist Uses Leaves And Flowers To Create Mesmerizing Bird Portraits:" https://www.boredpanda.com/plant-flower-birds-hannah-bullen-ryner/?utm_source=conuly.dreamwidth&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic

* "You are the Chosen One. The Dark Overlord is currently trying to seduce you to their cause. To their great surprise, you accept almost immediately because you absolutely loathe your job and your companions.:" https://caffeinewitchcraft.tumblr.com/post/679083663093383168/writing-prompt-s-you-are-the-chosen-one-the-dark

* Gene O’Neil at The Midnight Society: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1510291264805085191

* JK Rowling's Failed movie at The Midnight Society: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1514352150209445888

* Stephen King of The Midnight Society Checks on Rowling: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1510732633369575427

* On that Antisemetic Potterverse Game: https://twitter.com/della_morte_/status/1504943008650829834

* "JK Rowling's Antisemitic Game at The Midnight Society:" https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1505219831829708804

* "I Know What It Sounds Like But My Liege Lord Just Happens To Be Exemplary In Form and Countenance:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/i-know-what-it-sounds-like-but-my?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo1MzYwMjc4MSwiXyI6Im1CaDVoIiwiaWF0IjoxNjUxODIwNDg5LCJleHAiOjE2NTE4MjQwODksImlzcyI6InB1Yi01Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.7QXqToks_SA9Gsdk0EOhYTOROEYxB8ItYeSmSdrqf0g&s=r

* "Sunday Sweets In Black & White :" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/4/10/sunday-sweets-in-black-amp-white

* "Sunday Sweets: Fun and Fondant Free:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/3/27/sunday-sweets-fun-and-fondant-free

* "Sunday Sweets: Stained Glass:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/4/3/sunday-sweets-stained-glass

* "Sunday Sweets: Flowery Praise:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/5/1/sunday-sweets-flowery-praise

* "Sunday Sweets Finds A Rainbow:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/4/24/sunday-sweets-finds-a-rainbow

* "Spring Sweets:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/3/20/spring-sweets

* "Sunday Sweets Kicks It Old School :" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/5/14/sunday-sweets-kicks-it-old-school

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

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.


* "War in Ukraine! Support LGBTQ people.:" https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/s047412e502b6

* "DONATE TO EMILY'S LIST:" https://win.emilyslist.org/a/donate-to-emily

* How to Support the Women's Reproduction Protection Act: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/684465183144476672/womens-health-protection-act

* "Supporting Abortion Funds in the South:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/682207036936732672/supporting-abortion-funds-in-the-south

* "These Organizations Accept Donations To Help People in Ukraine:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/01/where-to-donate-help-ukraine/

* "Russia-Ukraine War: Info and ways to help:" https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/

* "This is where you can donate to support LGBT+ Ukrainians:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/25/donate-support-lgbt-ukraine/

* "Support OVD-Info:" https://beste-glatisant.tumblr.com/post/677388506851606528/hi-ive-donated-to-the-ukranian-refugees-and-now

* Ways to help Trans Youth resisting Transphobic laws in Texas: https://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/677204004210688000

* Help LGBTQIA+ people escape Afghanistan: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lgbtq-afghan-refugees-rebuild-their-lives

* "The Rainbow Railroad:" https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/take-action

* Want to help Charles Booker beat Rand Paul? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/pccc_2022_charles_booker_only

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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* "Multiple Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates disqualified from upcoming election:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/30/asia/hong-kong-election-disqualified-intl-hnk/index.html

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* "Belgium tightens Covid-19 restrictions to avoid another lockdown amid rise in cases:" https://www.france24.com/en/20200727-belgium-tightens-covid-19-restrictions-to-avoid-another-lockdown-amid-rise-in-cases

* "N.J. reports 16 new coronavirus deaths, 261 new cases as rate of transmission remains above key benchmark on spread of disease:" https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/07/nj-reports-16-new-coronavirus-deaths-261-new-cases-as-rate-of-transmission-remains-above-key-benchmark-on-spread-of-disease.html

* "University scientists offer a way out of coronavirus testing morass:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/university-scientists-offer-a-way-to-boost-coronavirus-testing-89335877978

* "Pelosi announces mandatory mask policy for House:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nancy-pelosi-mandatory-face-mask-policy-house-of-representatives/

* "Gohmert says he will take hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment:" https://thehill.com/homenews/house/509719-gohmert-says-he-will-take-hydroxychloroquine-as-covid-19-treatment

* "Anti-mask Republican – who said gays should be sent to a desert island to die – tests positive for COVID-19. He’s 66:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/30/louie-gohmert-covid-19-positive-face-mask-coronavirus-air-force-one/

* "Reporter who broke Gohmert coronavirus news shares reports from GOP staffers:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/reporter-who-broke-gohmert-coronavirus-news-shares-reports-from-gop-staffers-89241157688

* "Two Trader Joe’s customers were asked to put on masks. They attacked employees instead, police said.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/29/covid-trader-joe-face-masks/

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* "The US government is considering a TikTok ban, says secretary of state:" https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/7/21316062/tiktok-ban-app-mike-pompeo-government-china-bytedance-communist-party

* We need this election to be a landslide. "Here’s how to prepare for Trump rejecting the election results in November:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/27/heres-how-prepare-trump-rejecting-election-results-november/

* "Trump abruptly ends briefing after being pressed over retweeting misinformation:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/28/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-briefing/index.html

* "Michael Flynn case to be reheard by full federal appeals court in D.C.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/michael-flynn-case-to-be-reheard-by-full-federal-appeals-court-in-dc/2020/07/30/003f9720-d033-11ea-8d32-1ebf4e9d8e0d_story.html?tidr=a_breakingnews

* "U.S. suffered worst quarterly contraction on record as virus ravages economy:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/trump-v-shape-rebound-gone-387425

* "Jobless claims increase for the second week in a row; 1,434,000 new claims filed:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/30/jobless-claims-increase-second-week-row-1434000-new-claims-filed/

* "As virus aid talks stalemate, Trump scorns help for cities:" https://www.seattletimes.com/business/trump-dismisses-virus-aid-for-cities-lashes-out-at-gop/

* "GOP's jobless benefit plan could mean delays, states warn:" https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/GOP-s-jobless-benefit-plan-could-mean-delays-15440523.php

* "Coronavirus Brings American Decline Out in the Open:" https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-06-29/coronavirus-brings-american-decline-out-in-the-open

* "Postal Service may close offices, cut service ahead of election:" https://www.marketwatch.com/story/postal-service-may-close-offices-cut-service-ahead-of-election-2020-07-29?reflink=mw_share_twitter

* "In April, Joe Biden predicted Trump would try and delay election:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/in-april-joe-biden-predicted-trump-would-try-and-delay-election-89187909744

* "Trump floats delaying election despite lack of authority to do so:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/30/politics/trump-delay-election-no-authority/

* "Chicago’s iconic lesbian mayor Lori Lightfoot eviscerates her critics with one simple truth:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/30/lori-lightfoot-chicago-mayor-lesbian-trump-speech-democracy-census/

* "Trump already working to undermine credibility of 2020 election:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-already-working-to-undermine-credibility-of-2020-election-89335877778

* "Steve Schmidt on Trump attack on democracy: ‘This is an autocratic moment’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/steve-schmidt-on-trump-attack-on-democracy-this-is-an-autocratic-moment-89222213894

* "Flatten the ballot curve: ‘Trump is creating conditions for vote-by-mail to fail’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/flatten-the-ballot-curve-trump-is-creating-conditions-for-vote-by-mail-to-fail-89224773846

* "Cory Booker: Trump is ‘making his party all about constraining voting rights’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/cory-booker-trump-is-making-his-party-all-about-constraining-voting-rights-89180229797

* "Kerry Washington calls the ACLU ‘real life superheroes’ in their fight for voting rights:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/kerry-washington-calls-the-aclu-real-life-superheroes-in-their-fight-for-voting-rights-89220677558

* "Families of color face a lose-lose dilemma on reopening schools:" https://www.axios.com/families-race-schools-coronavirus-8ef31b79-7873-4a9e-8f91-03d5734643e6.html

* "Storm causes erosion at Trump backers’ private border wall:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/storm-causes-erosion-at-trump-backers-private-border-wall/2020/07/29/7c6e6d6a-d1c5-11ea-826b-cc394d824e35_story.html

* "ICE Agents Complain About Nazi Comparisons, Say They're Only Enforcing the Laws:" https://www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-complain-about-nazi-comparisons-say-theyre-only-enforcing-laws-1521382

* "Trump Is Now Openly Defying the Supreme Court:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/07/daca-donald-trump-supreme-court.html

* "White House refuses to denounce Confederate flag as Trump bemoans NASCAR's ban:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/06/politics/trump-nascar-bubba-wallace/index.html

* It's not over. He's occupying more cities. "Feds to lower profile in Portland, expand presence in Midwest:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/justice-department-law-enforcement-presence-trump-386276

* "Federal Officers Pepper Spray Combat Medic From Vietnam War, Video Shows:" https://www.newsweek.com/federal-officers-pepper-spray-photojournalist-military-veteran-during-portland-protest-video-shows-1520548

* They are stripping people's first amendment rights for misdemeanors connected to protesting. "“Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests”: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights:" https://www.propublica.org/article/defendant-shall-not-attend-protests-in-portland-getting-out-of-jail-requires-relinquishing-constitutional-rights

* Speaking of scary police state stuff... "DHS compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists who published leaked documents:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/dhs-compiled-intelligence-reports-on-journalists-who-published-leaked-documents/2020/07/30/5be5ec9e-d25b-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html

* "Seattle Police defend response to weekend Black Lives Matter protests, deny violation of court’s use-of-force limits:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-police-defend-response-to-weekend-black-lives-matter-protests-deny-violation-of-courts-use-of-force-limits/

* "Susan Rice - "Tough Love," Trump's Pandemic Response & The Federal Crackdown on Portland Protesters:"

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* "Portland protester ‘Naked Athena’ speaks out: ‘I am notoriously naked’:" https://nypost.com/2020/07/27/portland-protester-naked-athena-speaks-out-i-am-notoriously-naked/

* "NYPD Arrest of Trans Protester Likened to Kidnapping, Widely Condemned:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/7/29/nypd-arrest-trans-protester-likened-kidnapping-widely-condemned

* "‘People are tired of the injustice:’ Yakima protesters talk about the fight for change:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/people-are-tired-of-the-injustice-yakima-protesters-talk-about-the-fight-for-change/

* "LAPD 'SWAT Mafia' encouraged excessive force and retaliation, officer's suit claims:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-29/lapd-swat-unit-controlled-by-swat-mafia-that-encourages-deadly-shootings-sergeant-lawsuit-alleges

* "Here Are The Current NYPD Officers With The Most Substantiated Misconduct Complaints:" https://gothamist.com/news/here-are-current-nypd-officers-most-substantiated-misconduct-complaints

* "DA's office plans to drop charges against man who was punched by an NYPD officer on subway:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/us/da-charges-dropped-man-punched-nypd/index.html

* "Video shows LAPD knocking disabled Black protester out of wheelchair:" https://thegrio.com/2020/07/16/lapd-black-protester-wheelchair/

* "Breonna Taylor was briefly alive after police shot her. But no one tried to treat her:" https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2020/07/17/breonna-taylor-lay-untouched-20-minutes-after-being-shot-records/5389881002/

* "2 men charged in July 4 'attempted lynching' at Indiana lake:" https://news.yahoo.com/two-men-charged-in-july-4-attempted-lynching-at-indiana-lake-161736211.html

* "White Michigan Couple Charged After Pulling Gun On Black Family:" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/white-michigan-couple-charged-after-pulling-gun-on-black-family

* "‘It’s like they’re testing it on us': Portland protesters say tear gas has caused irregularities with their periods:" https://www.opb.org/article/2020/07/29/tear-gas-period-menstrual-cycle-portland/

* "Thousands of U.S. judges who broke laws or oaths remained on the bench:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-judges-misconduct/

* "A Nevada library wanted to back Black Lives Matter. The sheriff said he wouldn’t respond to 911 calls there.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/29/nevada-sheriff-911-blm/

* It's not even a little surprising to me. "Kentucky town hires social workers instead of more officers - and the results are surprising:" https://www.wave3.com/2020/07/28/kentucky-town-hires-social-workers-instead-more-officers-results-are-surprising/

* "Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opinion/john-lewis-civil-rights-america.html

* TW: Rape. ":" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/31/trans-woman-prison-mens-rape-violence-tykira-spruill-virginia/

* "Celebrity Masterchef winner Riyadh Khalaf feared his dad would honour-kill him for coming out as gay:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/31/celebrity-masterchef-winner-riyadh-khalaf-family-coming-out-gay-conversion-therapy-honour-killing-dad-sam/

* "‘Disgraceful’ BBC accused of ‘bowing to deliberate hate’ after quietly cutting ties with trans charities:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/30/bbc-pride-trans-hate-campaign-mermaids-action-line-transphobia-gender-trust/

* "Gay Man Says Group of 7 Beat Him Unconscious While Camping:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2020/7/30/gay-man-says-group-7-beat-him-unconscious-while-camping

* "Gay couple brutally beaten and rushed to hospital after defending innocent women from homophobic thugs:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/30/derry-attack-gay-homophobia-crime-emmett-doherty-luke-bromilow-northern-ireland/

* "Stop at Rainbow Crosswalks Honors John Lewis's LGBTQ+ Rights Legacy:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/7/30/stop-rainbow-crosswalks-honors-john-lewiss-lgbtq-rights-legacy

* "Watch Obama's full eulogy of John Lewis, 'founding father of that fuller, fairer, better America':" https://www.nbcnews.com/video/president-obama-eulogizes-john-lewis-at-ebenezer-baptist-church-in-atlanta-89078341809

* "Political activist Herman Cain dies after Covid-19 diagnosis:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/30/herman-cain-death-covid-388081

* "Chris Wallace Fact-Shames Trump:"

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* "Trump Finally Promotes Masks & Trevor Covers the School Reopening Debate:"

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* "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse - New Jersey's Pro-Trump Boat Rally:"

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* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - America Repeats the Mistakes That Caused the Spanish Flu Disaster:"

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* Livia is trying a new thing. She knew Tavy comes and stands next to Klaus to get short pets. a little before bed this morning she tried it. The human pet her! It was good! So she does that now.

This evening, Livia told Tavy she did not want her head washed, thank you very much, and made it stick! She's really coming out of her shell. She did it again later. The third time she growled at him and he backed off. She really does not want her head groomed tonight. He has no idea how to react.

She turned three this month and is now a grown ass adult twice his size. I think she just figured it out. The are doing a complicated negotiation about napping rights on the back of the sofa. The only other time she's challenged him like this was over the bookshelf perch in my bedroom last Winter.

* A really clever thing on Good Omens and Language. (Spoilers): https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/625146841846120448/sarahthecoat-ineffableomensgo

* "People Share Their Custom Face Mask Fails And Here Are 14 Of The Creepiest And Funniest Ones:" https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-custom-face-mask-fail/?utm_source=conuly.dreamwidth&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic

* "DIY battle masks are so hot right now:" ttps://thechive.com/2020/04/04/the-crafty-ways-people-are-masking-up-for-battle/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

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

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

* "For Women in Afghan Security Forces, a Daily Battle:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/world/asia/afghanistan-women-police.html

* "Hagia Sophia to welcome Muslims for Friday prayers:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53506445

* "Echoes of empire: Kenya clan 'branded evil':" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-53514916/legacy-of-kenyan-clan-branded-evil-by-colonialists

* "Fifty-Five arrested as thousands gather in Jerusalem for anti-Netanyahu protest:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-jerusalem-bracing-for-another-night-of-anti-netanyahu-protests-1.9016209

* "Floods in India, Nepal displace nearly four million people, at least 189 dead:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-floods/floods-in-india-nepal-displace-nearly-four-million-people-at-least-189-dead-idUSKCN24K06S

* "Thousands evacuated in China after floods threaten villages:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/thousands-evacuated-china-floods-threaten-villages-200722045507013.html

* TW: Domestic Violence. "She Went to Prison for Killing Her Husband. The Pandemic Set Her Free.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/magazine/afghan-women-prison-coronavirus.html

* "Russia report reveals UK government failed to investigate Kremlin interference:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/21/russia-report-reveals-uk-government-failed-to-address-kremlin-interference-scottish-referendum-brexit

* "EU leaders seal deal on spending and €750bn Covid-19 recovery plans:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/macron-seeks-end-acrimony-eu-summit-enters-fourth-day

* "Belarus: Anti-government protesters rally ahead of presidential vote:" https://www.dw.com/en/belarus-anti-government-protesters-rally-ahead-of-presidential-vote/a-54237095

* "'Australia's colonial legacy not the past for us':" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53436225

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* This is preliminary and not peer reviewed, but fingers crossed on their being another useful therapeutic. "Covid treatment trial described as 'breakthrough':" https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53467022

* "Older Children Spread the Coronavirus Just as Much as Adults, Large Study Finds:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/health/coronavirus-children-schools.html

* "Autopsies reveal surprising cardiac changes in COVID-19 patients:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200721114722.htm

* "It's not just dexamethasone: Other steroids may be used to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients, study says:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/07/22/covid-19-prednisone-linked-reduced-risk-coronavirus-death/5478793002/

* "During Coronavirus Lockdowns, Some Doctors Wondered: Where Are the Preemies?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/19/health/coronavirus-premature-birth.html

* "Isolated coronavirus antibodies offer hope for vaccine, treatment:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/isolated-coronavirus-antibodies-offer-hope-for-vaccine-treatment-88162374001

* "Glory Holes Officially Recommended for Safer Sex Amid the Pandemic:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2020/7/22/glory-holes-officially-recommended-safer-sex-amid-pandemic

* "Australia's Victoria requires masks for Melbourne hit by COVID-19:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-requires-masks-for-melbourne-hit-by-covid-19-idUSKCN24K02O

* "Nearly all coronavirus cases now in Victoria may have link to hotel quarantine, inquiry told:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/20/nearly-all-coronavirus-cases-now-in-victoria-may-have-link-to-hotel-quarantine-inquiry-told

* "Masks mandatory in France amid new virus outbreaks:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53471497

* "Inside South Africa's 'hospitals of horrors':" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53396057

* "Coronavirus stokes Pakistan doctors' anger:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52243901

* "Trump cancels Republican national convention as U.S. surpasses 4 million coronavirus cases:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/23/covid-live-updates-us/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-high_virus-luf-1225am%3Aprime-time%2Fpromo

* "America's daily virus death toll passes 1,000 again:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/americas-daily-virus-death-toll-passes-1-000-again-376973

* "Dire U.S. COVID-19 death rate seen in graph excluding NY, NJ, CT:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/dire-u-s-covid-19-death-rate-seen-in-graph-excluding-ny-nj-ct-88162885745

* "Most people in the United States are still highly susceptible to the coronavirus, CDC study finds:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/07/21/coronavirus-immunity-us-cdc-study/

* "U.S. hospitals scramble to adopt new HHS coronavirus data system, some states see 'data blackout':" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/22/us-hospitals-scramble-to-adopt-new-hhs-coronavirus-data-system-some-states-see-data-blackout.html

* "Officials warn they lack key resources to confront surge in coronavirus cases:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/19/coronavirus-update-us/

* I saw it; it was half assed and he undermined it my claiming the masks also caused problems. "Trump says face masks are 'patriotic' after months of largely resisting wearing one:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/20/trump-says-coronavirus-masks-are-patriotic-after-months-of-largely-resisting-wearing-one.html

* "Biden says Trump ‘surrendered,' waved 'the white flag' in his handling of the pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/biden-says-trump-surrendered-waved-the-white-flag-in-his-handling-of-the-pandemic-88026693592

* "Trump insists he's 'right' on the virus as more Americans get sick and die:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/20/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-election-2020-joe-biden/index.html

* Today he pretended he supported mask wearing and that he takes the virus seriously. I guess someone convinced him killing his base for fun wasn't win win. A little later, he went into a crowded room without a mask to show he didn't mean it. "Trump Says Virus Will Probably ‘Get Worse Before It Gets Better’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/world/coronavirus-covid-19.html#link-743b1f5c

* "Trump discards 'patriotic' mask for meeting at Trump hotel:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/trump-discards-patriotic-mask-for-meeting-at-trump-hotel-88096837692

* "Trump attended a fundraiser without a mask. The city sent an investigator to inspect his hotel.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/trump-hotel-coronavirus-masks/2020/07/22/47b5b702-cc36-11ea-b0e3-d55bda07d66a_story.html

* And yet in the hot zones, people wait in line all day and get sent home without being tested because we don't have enough. 45 has said repeatedly that we should slow down or stop testing for everyone else as then we wouldn't have cases anymore. "White House says Trump gets tested ‘multiple times a day’ for coronavirus:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/trump-tested-coronavirus-multiple-times-day-375957

* "‘Trump has put his head in the sand’: Schumer rips U.S. coronavirus response:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-trump-has-put-his-head-in-the-sand-schumer-rips-u-s-coronavirus-response-88032325507

* "Why Trump's failure to lead national response prolongs coronavirus crisis:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/why-trump-s-failure-to-lead-national-response-prolongs-coronavirus-crisis-88166981530

* "Despite Trump claim, 13 states say some orders for coronavirus supplies still unfilled:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/trump-claim-12-states-orders-coronavirus-supplies-unfilled/story?id=71946598

* "Texas county, overwhelmed by COVID-19, will deny treatment to those deemed unlikely to survive:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/7/23/1963124/-Texas-county-overwhelmed-with-Covid-19-will-deny-treatment-to-those-deemed-unlikely-to-survive

* "Texas Rio Grande Valley suffering COVID-19 'worst case scenario':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/texas-rio-grande-valley-suffering-covid-19-worst-case-scenario-88210501998

* "Gov. Reeves extends Safe Return order, adds 10 new counties to mask mandate:" https://www.wlox.com/2020/07/20/gov-reeves-extends-safe-return-order-extends-counties-under-mask-mandate/

* "Nearly 50 Florida ICU Units Out of Hospital Beds:" https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/nearly-50-florida-icu-units-out-hospital-beds

* "Atlanta Mayor: Despite rising cases, Georgia Governor ‘wants to silence me’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/atlanta-mayor-despite-rising-cases-georgia-governor-wants-to-silence-me-88028229625

* "Extremity of Texas COVID-19 curve puts hospital ICUs in a bind:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/extremity-of-texas-covid-19-curve-puts-hospital-icus-in-a-bind-88038469581

* "Local mask rules to slow coronavirus undercut by GOP governors:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/local-mask-rules-to-slow-coronavirus-undercut-by-gop-governors-88103493767

* "Beto O’Rourke: Texas GOP is a ‘death cult’ that wants you to do the dying:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/beto-o-rourke-texas-gop-is-a-death-cult-that-wants-you-to-do-the-dying-88098373720

* "Nearly 75% of detainees at US immigration facility in Virginia have coronavirus:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/23/politics/immigration-ice-detention-coronavirus-farmville/index.html

* "ICE, CBP, TSA employees join lawsuit seeking hazard pay for work during pandemic:" https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/07/23/ICE-CBP-TSA-employees-join-lawsuit-seeking-hazard-pay-for-work-during-pandemic/4161595541514/

* "Texas inmates hit by largest COVID-19 outbreaks at federal jails:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/texas-inmates-hit-largest-covid-19-outbreaks-federal-jails-200722081039471.html

* "The coronavirus is keeping Texas prisoners who've been approved for parole behind bars:" https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/23/texas-prisons-coronavirus-parole/

* "2 Cafeterias Used by White House Staff Close After Employee Contracts the Virus:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/us/politics/white-house-employee-covid-19.html

* "Marine assigned to Trump's helicopter squadron tests positive for Covid-19:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/23/marine-one-helicopter-covid-positive-380444

* "Stephen Miller's grandmother died of COVID-19. Her son blames the Trump administration.:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/07/stephen-millers-grandmother-died-of-covid-19-her-son-blames-the-trump-administration/

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* "DOJ says Chinese hackers targeted coronavirus vaccine research:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/doj-chinese-hackers-coronavirus-research-375855

* "Trump blasts Beijing in public, but privately Trump org imports tons of Chinese goods:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/politics/trump-org-china-imports/index.html

* "US orders closure of Chinese consulate in Houston:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/politics/china-us-houston-consulate-intl-hnk/index.html

* "China expands amphibious forces in challenge to U.S. beyond Asia:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-military-amphibious-specialrepo/special-report-china-expands-amphibious-forces-in-challenge-to-u-s-beyond-asia-idUSKCN24L17B

* "US fighter jet 'challenges' Iran passenger plane:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53521726

* "Trump’s Request of an Ambassador: Get the British Open for Me:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/world/europe/trump-british-open.html

* "Trump pushed diplomat to boost golf club at expense of US stature: NYT:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-pushed-diplomat-to-boost-golf-club-at-expense-of-us-stature-nyt-88105541640

* "Classified status hides fired IG's report on Trump golf club scheme:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/classified-status-hides-fired-ig-report-on-trump-golf-club-scheme-88160837929

* If 45 thinks a dementia test is hard.... "Chris Wallace to Trump: Cognitive Exam 'Not the Hardest Test’, Involves Identifying an Elephant:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-chris-wallace-to-trump-cognitive-exam-not-the-hardest-test-involves-identifying-an-elephant

* There are no extra points and remembering the sequence from beginning to the end of the test is dead easy if you don’t have dementia. "'Person, woman, man, camera, TV': Trump insists cognitive test was difficult:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/23/person-woman-man-camera-tv-trump-insists-cognition-test-was-difficult

* Meanwhile in Autocracy News. "Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses:" https://apnews.com/aa07c0a980b3353b15f94442eb8191a5

* "White House portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush moved from prominent space to rarely used room:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/17/politics/white-house-portraits-clinton-bush-trump/index.html

* "How Donald Trump Moved Millions From His Campaign Donors To His Private Business:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2020/07/21/how-donald-trump-moved-millions-from-his-campaign-donors-to-his-private-business/#76b5ae8a735c

* "Joy Reid: Trump has always been a ‘really racist man, whose insecurities caused him to crave power’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/joy-reid-trump-has-always-been-a-really-racist-man-whose-insecurities-caused-him-to-crave-power-88096837730

* "'We can't pull it off': Florida sheriff says he can't muster security for GOP convention:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/20/florida-sheriff-gop-convention-security-373089

* "Michael Cohen to be released from prison after judge sides with claims of retaliation:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/michael-cohen-released-from-prison-retaliation/2020/07/23/f8adefe8-ccf9-11ea-91f1-28aca4d833a0_story.html

* "Judge calls out Trump, Barr DOJ for punishing Cohen over new book:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/judge-calls-out-trump-barr-doj-for-punishing-cohen-over-new-book-88213573609

* "GOP leaders vow to fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy this year, despite some apprehension:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/20/politics/supreme-court-senate-republicans-election-year/index.html

* "New unemployment claims rose last week to 1.4M, ending months of declines:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/23/unemployment-claims-numbers-coronavirus-379729

* "Black, Latino and poor people are less likely to get $1,200 coronavirus stimulus checks, new report says:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/20/coronavirus-blacks-latinos-poor-less-likely-get-1-200-checks/5471086002/

* "White House objects to Senate GOP push for more CDC money for coronavirus testing and tracing:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/18/politics/cdc-funding-white-house-senate-republicans/index.html

* "Trump doubles down on threats to defense, coronavirus relief bills:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/19/trump-defense-spending-coronavirus-relief-370619

* "Rep. Ayanna Pressley says the pandemic illustrates the need for Medicare-For-All:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rep-ayanna-pressley-says-the-pandemic-illustrates-the-need-for-medicare-for-all-88094789662

* "Democrats Warn of Possible Foreign Disinformation Plot Targeting Congress:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/us/politics/congress-disinformation-biden-russia-ukraine.html

* "Dem leaders demand FBI briefing on 'foreign interference campaign' targeting lawmakers:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/20/democrats-fbi-briefing-foreign-interference-campaign-373134

* "Joe Biden, citing intelligence briefings, warns that Russia, China are engaged in election interference:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-citing-intelligence-briefings-warns-that-russia-china-are-engaged-in-election-meddling/2020/07/17/3ce81580-c89a-11ea-a99f-3bbdffb1af38_story.html

* "GOP tested as Democrats call out foreign interference in election:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gop-tested-as-democrats-call-out-foreign-interference-in-election-88037445982

* "‘Violation of our sovereignty': Biden says Russian interference in US elections will not go unnoticed:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-violation-of-our-sovereignty-biden-says-russian-interference-in-us-elections-will-not-go-unnoticed-88027717730

* "Stacey Abrams: 'Georgia is absolutely a swing state.':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/stacey-abrams-georgia-is-absolutely-a-swing-state-88211013974

* "Biden says four Black women are on his VP list:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/biden-says-four-black-women-are-on-his-vp-list-88032325600

* "Eric Holder on Trump: 'He's got to be beat, he has to be beaten badly':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/eric-holder-on-trump-he-s-got-to-be-beat-he-has-to-be-beaten-badly-88097349875

* "Georgia State Sen. Nikema Williams To Replace Rep. John Lewis On November Ballot:" https://www.npr.org/2020/07/20/893152211/georgia-state-sen-nikema-williams-to-replace-rep-john-lewis-on-november-ballot

* "A wannabe sheriff saw two men holding hands. He responded by asking ‘where’s my gun’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/22/sheriff-terry-king-alpena-michigan-homophobic-text-messages/

* "Biden vs. Trump: How to reopen the nation’s schools:" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-education/2020/07/20/biden-vs-trump-how-to-reopen-the-nations-schools-789272

* "Gov. Laura Kelly mandates masks in Kansas schools, awaits board’s vote on start of classes:" https://www.kwch.com/2020/07/20/gov-laura-kelly-to-sign-executive-order-to-delay-reopening-kansas-schools/

* "Harris County officials recommend, not mandate, that school districts stay closed to in-person instruction until October:" https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/16/dallas-county-schools-closed-september-texas-coronavirus/

* "Rep. Hayes: Trump, DeVos need to rely on ‘science and data’ to reopen schools:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-hayes-trump-devos-need-to-rely-on-science-and-data-to-reopen-schools-88096837772

* "Democrat found in hotel room with gay escort who ‘overdosed’ on meth thanks wife for standing by him:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/22/andrew-gillum-gay-escort-drug-overdose-meth-wife-rehab-video/

* "QAnon, Covid-19 and the conspiracy cult:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-53507579/qanon-coronavirus-and-the-conspiracy-cult

* "Gay Trump Ex-Appointee Richard Grenell Goes on Bizarre Twitter Rampage:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/7/20/gay-trump-ex-appointee-richard-grenell-goes-bizarre-twitter-rampage

* The Republican plan is to violate the 14th Amendment by throwing out the census data in favor of a number pulled out of Wilbur Ross' ass. "Trump wants immigration out of the census — and at the center of the election:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/trump-undocumented-immigrants-census-376241

* "Judge rejects plea to release immigrant families in detention due to Covid-19:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/politics/immigration-detention-coronavirus/index.html

* This is both cruel and illegal. "AP Exclusive: Migrant kids held in US hotels, then expelled:" https://apnews.com/c9b671b206060f2e9654f0a4eaeb6388

* "House passes defense bill removing Confederate names from bases, defying Trump:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/white-house-confederate-army-bases-defense-bill-376389

* "U.S. Senate passes $740 billion defense bill, bucking Trump on Confederate names:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-defense/u-s-senate-passes-740-billion-defense-bill-bucking-trump-on-confederate-names-idUSKCN24O2TF

* "The Pentagon just banned Confederate and Pride flags from flying at military bases:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/20/pride-flag-rainbow-banned-us-military-confederate-pentagon/

* "Trump administration weighs a show of force in more cities:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/trump-federal-force-cities-377273

* "Esper concerned over federal agents dressed like military troops in U.S. cities:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/esper-federal-agents-military-protests-376381

* "Trump consults Bush torture lawyer on how to skirt law and rule by decree:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/20/trump-john-yoo-lawyer-torture-waterboarding

* "Federal Officers Tear Gas Moms and Dads: A Digest of the 54th Night of Portland Protests:" https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/07/21/28661957/federal-officers-tear-gas-moms-and-dads-a-digest-of-the-54th-night-of-portland-protests

* "Trump's vow to send federal officers to US cities is election ploy, critics say:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/20/donald-trump-us-cities-federal-agents-officers

* "By deploying police without badges, Barr threatens force without accountability:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/by-deploying-police-without-badges-barr-threatens-force-without-accountability/2020/06/04/8c6b8f8a-a68d-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html

* "Oregon expanding criminal probe of unmarked federal troops:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/oregon-expanding-criminal-probe-of-unmarked-federal-troops-88038469617

* "Kamala Harris: We need answers to why these federal agents are being deployed:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-violation-of-constitutional-rights-kamala-harris-wants-answers-on-deployment-of-federal-officers-88092229935

* "Veteran speaks out after attack by federal agents in Portland:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/veteran-speaks-out-after-attack-by-federal-agents-in-portland-88031301795

* "Trump following Nixon 'law and order playbook on steroids': former DHS secretary:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-following-nixon-law-and-order-playbook-on-steroids-former-dhs-secretary-88105541611

* "U.S. Homeland Security confirms three units sent paramilitary officers to Portland:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-protests-agents-idUSKCN24M2RL

* "In Trump’s America, only those who bear arms can open their mouths:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/22/trumps-america-first-amendment-protects-only-those-who-exercise-second/

* "DOJ IG launches probe into law enforcement actions in Portland and Washington, D.C.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/23/doj-ig-probe-law-enforcement-portland-washington-dc-380383

* "Portland mayor teargassed by federal agents at protest:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/23/donald-trump-portland-oregon-mayor-ted-wheeler-teargas-federal-agents

* "‘Wall of Moms’ organizer in Portland speaks out after teargassing by federal agents:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-wall-of-moms-organizer-in-portland-speaks-out-after-teargassing-by-federal-agents-88155717813

* "‘Speechless’: Madeleine Albright reacts to deployment of federal agents in U.S. cities:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-speechless-madeleine-albright-reacts-to-deployment-of-federal-agents-in-u-s-cities-88153669918

* "Trump’s agents are sweeping peaceful citizens off the streets. This is not America.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/17/whats-happening-portland-shows-trump-is-ignoring-constitution-attacking-america/

* "Wyden, Merkley bill targets feds' Portland 'shadowy paramilitary occupations' - KTVZ:" https://ktvz.com/news/oregon-northwest/2020/07/20/wyden-merkley-bill-targets-feds-portland-shadowy-paramilitary-occupations/

* "Workers protest racial inequality on day of national strike:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/workers-protest-racial-inequality-on-day-of-national-strike/2020/07/20/0a9570dc-caf2-11ea-99b0-8426e26d203b_story.html

* "Senate rejects strict limits on military gear to civilian police:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/senate-rejects-military-civilian-police-375990

* "Trump says "the game is over for me" if he sees a player kneel during the national anthem:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-anthem-kneel-sporting-event-support/

* "Rudy Giuliani: Black Lives Matter is going to take away “your property” and give it to Black people:" https://www.mediamatters.org/rudy-giuliani/rudy-giuliani-black-lives-matter-going-take-away-your-property-and-give-it-black

* "'Black Lives' mural outside Trump Tower defaced for 3rd time:" https://apnews.com/f4b43bdd01f181938feb1a795002803f

* "Neo-Nazi thugs march though Pennsylvania, flying swastikas and chanting ‘f**k you f****ts’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/20/neo-nazi-march-pennsylvania-williamsport-swastika-homophobia-racism-anti-semitism/

* "Gay porn star who unleashed vile racist rant before assaulting a bystander dropped by studio:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/22/gay-porn-star-racist-rant-new-york-city-dustin-gold-helix-studios/

* "Woman who woke up from surgery with hair braided by doctor makes the case for more Black physicians: 'It can save lives':" https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/woman-who-woke-up-from-surgery-with-hair-braided-by-doctor-makes-the-case-for-more-black-physicians-it-can-save-lives-214631620.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=1_02

* "Sports commentator fired after lecherous, misogynistic comments sues for anti-straight discrimination. Yes, really:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/21/jeremy-roenick-sues-nbc-sports-kathryn-tappen-spitten-chiclets-podcast-straight-discrimination/

* TW: Pedophilia. "Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘I wish her well’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/trump-ghislaine-maxwell-376820

* TW: Pedophilia. "Student, 27, jailed after asking 14-year-old for sex on Grindr. His defence? He was lonely in lockdown:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/23/oxford-university-phd-student-grindr-sex-jail-lonely-lockdown-shiraaz-kureembokus/

* "First-ever trans woman to run for office in Romania vows to make life better for women, sex workers and the Roma community:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/20/first-ever-trans-woman-to-run-for-office-in-romania-vows-to-make-life-better-for-women-sex-workers-and-the-roma-community/

* "Law firm partner fined thousands for asking if it was acceptable to call a gay trainee a ‘poofter’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/20/leicester-law-firm-freeths-charles-jerome-darby-fine-poofter-gay-homophobia-investigation/

* "Boris Johnson appears to confirm the Tories are kicking Gender Recognition Act reform into the long grass – again:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/20/boris-johnson-gender-recognition-act-announcement-delayed-liz-truss-reform/

* "Northern Ireland’s chief conversion therapist says the LGBT+ community is like a ‘cult’ that you’re not allowed to leave:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/20/northern-ireland-conversion-therapy-mike-davidson-core-issues-trust-christian-today-gay-cure-lgbt/

* "World Rugby ‘considers outright ban on trans women’ after inviting anti-trans campaign group to weigh in on current rules:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/20/world-rugby-ban-trans-women-transgender-london-forum-draft-document/

* TW: Rape "Russian trans woman who picketed against Vladimir Putin’s vile rollback of LGBT+ rights ‘faces rape’ in male prison:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/21/russia-trans-activist-polina-simonenko-vladimir-putin-lgbt-rights-rollback/

* "Police officer reprimanded after being caught on video calling youths ‘little f****ts’ – but will keep his job:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/21/police-officer-jersey-reprimanded-homophobia-channel-island-robin-smith/

* "Israel moves to ban 'gay conversion' therapy:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53511329

* "Male Bisexuality Is Real, a New Study Confirms Once and for All:" https://www.advocate.com/bisexual/2020/7/21/male-bisexuality-real-new-study-confirms-once-and-all

* "First-ever homeless shelter for transgender Americans set to open in New Orleans:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/20/house-of-tulip-new-orleans-transgender-homeless-shelter-refuge-housing/

* "Non-binary people win vital legal recognition as Maine becomes 12th state to issue ‘X’ gender birth certificates:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/20/maine-non-binary-birth-certificates-x-legal-recognition/

* "One of Donald Trump's senior advisers just shared support for traumatising conversion therapy:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/21/donald-trump-adviser-jenna-ellis-conversion-therapy-homophobia-paul-dirks-twitter-lgbt/

* "Almost half of America is suing the Trump administration over its debased rollback of LGBT+ healthcare protections:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/21/donald-trump-hss-sued-lgbt-healthcare-obamacare-affordable-care-act/

* "Trans man sues Catholic hospital that refused him healthcare because staff found it ‘immoral’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/21/trans-man-catholic-hospital-st-joseph-maryland-us-jesse-hammons/

* "Are clear masks helpful?:"

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* "Civil War-era smallpox vaccination kits offer new insights on how the virus was eradicated:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/us/smallpox-vaccination-virus-eradication-scn-trnd/index.html

* "94-year-old ‘Rosie the Riveter’ once made warplanes and red bandannas. Now she makes face masks with the same cloth.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/07/21/mae-krier-rosie-riveter/

* CW: Eating Disorders. "‘Knowing it could kill you isn’t a deterrent’: the deadly trade in diet pills:" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/21/dnp-deadly-diet-pills-online-trade

* "It’s The Perfect Time to Make Our Schools LGBTQ-Inclusive:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/7/22/its-perfect-time-make-our-schools-lgbtq-inclusive

* "Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-deepfake-activist-idUSKCN24G15E

* "UAE successfully launches Hope probe, Arab world's first mission to Mars:" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jul/20/uae-mission-mars-al-amal-hope-space

* "Bacteria that eats metal accidentally discovered by scientists:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/world/metal-eating-bacteria-intl-scli-scn/index.html

* "The African continent is very slowly peeling apart. Scientists say a new ocean is being born.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/african-continent-very-slowly-peeling-apart-scientists-say-new-ocean-n1234128

* CW: Animal Abuse. Just as I've been hoping the pandemic will end the pangolin trade, I am really hoping the same for the moon bear trade. "South Korea's moon bears slaughtered for medicine:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-53491515/moon-bears-korean-campaigners-call-for-farm-closures

* "The Terrible Consequences of Australia’s Uber-Bushfires:" https://www.wired.com/story/the-terrible-consequences-of-australias-uber-bushfires/

* "I finally made GARUM | Ancient Rome's favorite condiment:"

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* "Anglo-Saxon Oatcakes - How Not To Burn King Alfred's Cakes:"

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* "Making Hippocras at Home | Medieval Spiced Wine:"

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* "Here are seven things you probably didn't know were connected to slavery:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/19/us/us-slavery-connections-trnd/index.html

* "The Black Woman's Forgotten Fight against the Laws that Banned her Hair:" https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/07/21/the-black-womans-forgotten-fight-against-the-laws-that-banned-her-hair/

* "Chris Colfer Pens Heartrending Tribute to 'Glee' Costar Naya Rivera:" https://www.advocate.com/people/2020/7/21/chris-colfer-pens-heartrending-tribute-glee-costar-naya-rivera

* "Remembering Tony Fenwick, a ‘giant of the LGBT+ movement’ who dedicated his life to queer students and teachers:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/22/tony-fenwick-mbe-ceo-lgbt-history-month-schools-out-teacher-outing-history-sue-sanders/

* "Human Rights Campaign Honors John Lewis: 'Fight the Good Fight':" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/7/20/human-rights-campaign-honors-john-lewis-fight-good-fight

* "Coronavirus: Conspiracy Theories: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* I think I wrote this Monday: Tavy and Livia had a rough evening. Late afternoon they chased the grad students doing socially distanced and masked sunbathing off the lawn so they could power wash the gazebo. Tavy thought the workers were hissing and growling at him and he spent a couple of hours sporadically hissing and growling back.

Something's also clearly on fire near enough to us that the nasty smoke smell and lowered air quality are really messing with me.

Then the smoke detector went off, panicking the Imperial couple who ran out to see if I was scared. Long silence. Me: Could it be the smoke? Detector: CHIRP! Imperial couple *panics* I double check to make sure nothing inside could be doing it and turn on the hood and the bathroom vents just in case. Detector: CHIRP! It was too sporadic to be reacting to something. It went off again while I was putting on my shoes.

I bought two new 9 volts braving the store before it closed. Luckily it was sparsely populated and people were following the mandatory mask and distancing order. Luckily, there was just enough left on a card to cover two 9-volts. Let's hope I don't need meds again this month, shall we?

My arm is borked again, but it was finally cool enough for squirrel to sleep, so my unsteady ass climbed the ladder. I had to let go the lintel to futz with it and it still wasn't fixed. I made multiple attempts. I ended up waking him after all. Turned out it was my bedroom detector a couple feet away from the one I was trying to fix. Or possibly both of them. IDk. We spent an hour between us. I had two cats hiding under my desk for most of it. I had to go collect Elder kitty from the top of the thirty in the middle of it, as those lights are fragile and I'm scared she'll fall. (The light on the twenty she sits on is sturdier and the tank is a lot lower. She can get on and off easily. I've seen her thinking about trying to straight jump off the thirty). I've had to do this once or twice most nights since her stroke.

The Imperial couple did eventually come out to lounge around the livingroom where they could see me and each other, but they are jumpy. While I was writing this, I blew my nose, and Tavy jumped high in the air sideways off the sofa landing about 5 feet away, terrifying poor Livia who couldn't work out which way to run.

* Wednesday: I had that thing where when I tried to get up the first time I almost threw up from the pain. I opted for extra medication and comforting the Imperial couple, who are understandably distressed. Livia in particular is taking it hard. At one point she was wandering around the area where elder kitty died squeaking plaintively. Elder kitty had warmed up to her enough that they would hang out together a couple of feet apart just like Livia wanted, and they'd been extra close after the first stroke. She kept waking me up for reassurance, poor thing. Tavy's just generally been discombobulated for the last week and a half and he needed a lot of extra cuddle time this evening.

Once I did make it up there was a lot of cleaning to do. The bed to strip and change, boxes to tend to, livingroom soft furnishings to hand clean and febreeze, and lots of little things I'd been too busy to sort out properly between the ongoing right arm issue and Elder Kitty's rapid decline. There will be more of that tomorrow if my arms are working well enough.

We all miss her.

* Livia still doesn't have much appetite and they are both clingy and unsettled. I can't blame them.

I can't seem to make any headway on the pain situation. It's my own fault; I keep moving in my sleep. I'm usually more disciplined than this. I think it's a bit of a spiral. I was undisciplined a couple weeks ago once, which made me feel crap so it's harder to remember to stay still after I drift off. When I'm awake I try to roll it back, but even the magic tub can't shave off enough to undo more damage than I do when I sleep. I am out of tricks. I would call the doctor at this point, except I know perfectly well there is nothing to be done, but endure and try to keep my meds down.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

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

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

* "Ebola treatment center attacked again as Congo battles a deadly epidemic:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/10/health/ebola-drc-congo-who-death/index.html

* "Canada’s Justin Trudeau is Facing a Divisive Political Scandal. Can He Survive?:" http://time.com/5547518/trudeau-wilson-raybould-canada-scandal/

* "Brazil's Bolsonaro ridiculed after tweeting explicit carnival video:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/06/bolsonaro-carnival-pornographic-tweet-ridiculed

* "Pompeo says 'constraint' on Venezuela action has been lifted:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/12/politics/venezuela-pompeo-constraint/index.html

* "Pompeo Accuses Cuba and Russia of Propping Up Venezuelan Ruler:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/11/us/politics/us-venezuela-pompeo.html

* "US withdraws embassy personnel from Venezuela as crisis worsens:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/us-withdraws-embassy-personnel-from-venezuela-as-crisis-worsens-1456982595848

* "Rash foreign policy leaves Trump with limited Venezuela options:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rash-foreign-policy-leaves-trump-with-limited-venezuela-options-1456983619868

* "US and Canada are the only two nations still flying many Boeing 737 Max planes:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/12/africa/airlines-suspend-boeing-flights-intl/index.html

* "Trump admin assurances on plane's safety ring hollow abroad:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-assurances-on-plane-s-safety-ring-hollow-abroad-1456981571906

* "U.S. Navy reports 'relentless cyber attacks' by Chinese hackers and other foreign adversaries:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/3/12/1841590/-U-S-Navy-reports-relentless-cyber-attacks-by-Chinese-hackers-and-other-foreign-adversaries

* "New York attorney general is investigating Trump projects:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-deutsche-bank-idUSKBN1QT0NU

* "As Dems arm for more investigations, Trump insider confides, 'We're not ready':" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-arm-investigations-trump-insider-confides-ready/story?id=61605995

* "Mueller probe already financed through September:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget-mueller-idUSKBN1QS2QB

* "Mueller May Drop Second Report That Can’t Be Buried:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/mueller-may-drop-second-report-that-cant-be-buried

* "Adam Schiff: Evidence Available Already Shows That Trump Should Be Indicted:" https://www.npr.org/2019/03/12/702538563/adam-schiff-evidence-available-already-shows-that-trump-should-be-indicted

* "Trump at risk for alleged role in hush payments, Stormy Daniels' former lawyer says:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-risk-alleged-role-hush-payments-stormy/story?id=61611957

* "Nancy Pelosi: "I'm against impeachment":" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/nancy-pelosi-i-m-against-impeachment-1456896579628

* "Rep. Max Rose to Mitch Mcconnell: whose side are you on?:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-max-rose-to-mitch-mcconnell-whose-side-are-you-on-1456625219520

* "John Oliver wants to fight robocalls by robocalling the FCC:" https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/11/18260660/john-oliver-robocalls-fight-fcc

* "Cancer institute director named acting FDA commissioner:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/12/fda-commissioner-1217908

* "Speaker Pelosi Revokes Vice President Pence's House Office Space:" https://www.npr.org/2019/03/12/702577175/speaker-pelosi-revokes-mike-pences-house-office-space

* "Jay Inslee tells Chris Hayes that he wants to gut the filibuster to fight climate change:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/jay-inslee-tells-chris-hayes-that-he-wants-to-gut-the-filibuster-to-fight-climate-change-1456896067584

* "Admissions scandal reveals why America’s elite colleges are under fire:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/12/college-admission-scandal-1265869

* "50 charged in massive college admission bribery scandal:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/50-charged-in-massive-college-admission-bribery-scandal-1456905283543

* "U.S. set to close international immigration offices:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/12/citizenship-immigration-international-offices-close-1218137

* "Immigration is beneficial to economies, even after 100 years:" https://phys.org/news/2019-03-immigration-beneficial-economies-years.html

* "Trump: ‘Very seriously’ considering designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorists:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-very-seriously-considering-designating-mexican-drug-cartels-as-terrorists/2019/03/12/9bfc30f0-44cb-11e9-8aab-95b8d80a1e4f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.271cb90544fc

* "‘Ineffective, irreversible and immoral:’ Gavin Newsom halts death penalty for 737 inmates:" https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article227489844.html

* "California Governor Newsom moves to end state's death penalty:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/california-governor-newsom-moves-to-end-state-s-death-penalty-1456982083779

* "Appeals court rules Ohio can defund Planned Parenthood:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/12/defund-planned-parenthood-ohio-lawsuit-1262052

* "How Driving is Encouraged and Subsidized:" https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/03/06/heres-how-driving-is-encouraged-and-subsidized-by-law/

* Monday I had forage and the change of a twenty gallon, which I combined with switching the tank lighting with the other twenty. This is because Livia Sweet has recently taken to standing on her hind legs and peering wistfully into the tank. I think se wated to fish, but didn't want to get wet and it always takes her couple of weeks to a month to get used to a new idea and try it. This configuration dramatically increases the difficulty on the tank she's taken an interest in. It's not perfect, but she's easy to discourage for better or worse and this at least buys a bunch of time.

Tuesday I did my "Wheel Man" thing to help friends who had things to transport, but no vehicle. It pretty much involves me sitting in the car while they work, but it was mid sleep cycle. After, I had about an hour of phone bureaucracy. All this extra phone bureaucracy is in aid of me getting services that I desperately need. It also means a huge amount of being charming to people on the phone and allowing authorities into my life in a way that I have trouble accepting. I am now officially "Special Needs" because of my poverty and physical fragility. If you know me at all, you know how hard all of this is for me. I am really bad with even the kindest of intrusive authority, no matter how much I for real like the people doing it. I am terrible at trust and ceding control.

I am doing it anyway because it needs to be done. I am self aware enough to see how badly I am deteriorating physically and thus how many things I have had to let slip. This is long term more sustainable and rational, but hard choices are one of my strengths.

I had to stay up for Wednesday dentist. I made progress on the links, but the news has been coming so fast and hard that by the time I absolutely had to shut down and go, I only had half of Monday and half of Tuesday done. I did not have time to post the dreamwidth digest, and after the dentist, I just did the lung treatment and went the fuck to bed. Phone bureaucracy called me back at 4, but I really, really needed the sleep, which means up and dressed for phone bureaucracy tomorrow. Sigh. And Friday is forage. This is too many things for y to handle in a week and my body is screaming. And Wednesday was an over the top news day. I will do what I can.

An amusing side note from the teeth cleaning: For all that I am a ruin and unrecognizable from what I once was, the hygienist could not believe I was nearly 50. I still have the baby face that had people thinking I was in High school until I was nearly forty, even if that face looks nothing like it did when people used to stop and stare at me on the street. She eventually asked me about my skin care regimen, which is hilarious, given I have none beyond the occasional spot treatment for zits stretching all the way back to adolescence. I told her I was an original Goth. I mostly just avoid the sun. No sun bathing and relatively little exposure has preserved my skin better than the entire cosmetics industry could have.

In related news, despite the damage done by not being able to afford dental copays for several years, my TMJ, and my shitty gum genetics, my teeth are doing pretty well for nearly half a century of wear. I'm going back in July to have a spot on my most problematic molar looked at, but really I'm doing well with a normal tooth regimen. At least one part of me still works.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "Residents critical of missile and nuclear development program:" http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=14656&cataId=nk01500

* "Regime attempts to raise birthrate ignore new social reality:" http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=14655&cataId=nk01500

* "Browder: My lawyer Magnitsky was murdered by Putin:"

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* "North Korea, Venezuela, and Trump’s war of words:"

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* "Trump wants to defund PBS. ‘Sesame Street’ brutally parodied him for decades.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/03/20/trump-wants-to-defund-pbs-sesame-street-brutally-parodied-him-for-decades/?utm_term=.b818e7d8c64f

* "Who is White House aide Sebastian Gorka?:"

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* "DOJ’s response to Charlottesville: Is it enough?:"

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* Just a reminder that Republicans in five states are trying to pass laws to make deadly terrorist acts like the one in Charlottesville Saturday legal.

* "Richard Painter: ‘This is the face of Fascism in the U.S.’:"

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* A list of links to Charlottesville charities if you want to give the NAZIs a financial fuck you: https://twitter.com/SaraJBenincasa/status/896260623905861633

* As a member of one of the other two minorities deemed not human enough to receive guaranteed emergency medical care in this country when we are dying, this is terrifying. "One way to end the opioid epidemic. Let them die:" http://www.newsweek.com/one-way-end-opioid-epidemic-let-them-die-639272

* "Eric Bolling sues reporter Yashar Ali for defamation:"

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* "The Power Of Inclusive Sex Education:" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-power-of-inclusive-sex-education_us_59821b59e4b0b35d274c5f64?section=us_queer-voices

* "Origin of human genus may have occurred by chance:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170804100410.htm

* "On the early human's menu: Mammoth and plenty of raw vegetables:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170804082912.htm

* "46 Prehistoric Sites with Paleolakes Discovered in 'Green Arabia':" https://www.livescience.com/59998-46-prehistoric-sites-saudi-arabia.html

* "Fit for a King: Tut's Camping Bed Was an Ancient Marvel:" https://www.livescience.com/59999-king-tut-camping-bed-ancient-marvel.html

* "Contents of 2,500-year-old sarcophagus discovered in Turkey's Balıkesir revealed:" https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2017/07/31/contents-of-2500-year-old-sarcophagus-discovered-in-turkeys-balikesir-revealed

* "Can we hope to understand how the Greeks saw their world?:" https://aeon.co/essays/can-we-hope-to-understand-how-the-greeks-saw-their-world

* The title is silly, but it's a nice little summary of what we know and don't know about the Colossus of Rhodes. "How The Colossus of Rhodes Inspired ‘Game of Thrones’:" http://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-colossus-of-rhodes-inspired-game-of-thrones

* "A Kerfuffle About Diversity in the Roman Empire:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/dna-romans/535701/

* "Alt-right commentator gets 'schooled' by historian over diversity in Roman Britain:" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/27/alt-right-commentator-gets-schooled-historian-diversity-roman/

* "This Ancient Mosaic Depicts a Thrilling Chariot Race:" http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/ancient-mosaic-cyprus-roman-chariot-race-archaeology-spd/

* "Archaeologists unearth 'little Pompeii' in southeast France:" http://www.france24.com/en/20170802-archaeologists-unearth-little-pompeii-southeast-france

* "Traces of ancient earthquake in Assos:" http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/traces-of-ancient-earthquake-in-assos-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=116328&NewsCatID=375

* "Great Ryburgh dig finds 81 'rare' Anglo-Saxon coffins:" http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-37940012

* "Kenya: Team Excavates Remains of People of Chinese Descent:" http://allafrica.com/stories/201707310840.html

* "Rich SF residents get a shock: Someone bought their street:" http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Rich-SF-residents-get-a-shock-Someone-bought-11738236.php

* "You Need to See These Hooded Grebes Perform Their Bonkers Mating Display:" http://www.audubon.org/news/you-need-see-these-hooded-grebes-perform-their-bonkers-mating-display

* Want to help replace dangerously bald front tires and dead wipers? Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* It finally rained last night. Today I woke up to normal skies and a reasonable air temperature.

* Me watching Pompeii: That's not how it works. That's not how any of this works. the people who made it are at least as confused and flat out wrong as the ones that made Braveheart. It was too much of a mess historically to ignore the problems and take as cheese.

* I am finding The Great Wall visually gorgeous, but incredibly frustrating as whoever picked the subtitle font decided to make the lettering so tiny that I literally cant read it without pressing my face up against the screen. I can make out the capital letters and the 't's', so can generally guess single words like "wait" or attack", but I have to guess all the sentences from context. Why would they do this? Most people are not going to be watching this on a massive, super expensive wall sized widescreen TV. There was no descriptive video option and no option to go fullscreen so no way to recover the Chinese dialog. (I prefer widescreen as a rule, but I also prefer having visible subtitles). I know they know how to do visible captioning, as the English for hearing impaired is in huge, easily visible letters, mostly printed on the black background under the picture. why couldn't they do that with the translated dialog as well? Accessibility is a thing, people. It's 2017.

* Leto vs. Clowns: https://thewynne.tumblr.com/post/164136602812/whats-your-favorite-obscure-greek-myth-fact-i

* "Killjoys, Season 3 Episode 7: The Wolf You Feed:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2017/08/killjoys-season-3-episode-7-wolf-you.html

* "The Paintings used in ‘Black Sails’ (Part 16):" http://sagestreet.tumblr.com/post/164032511222/the-paintings-used-in-black-sails-part-16

* "Sunday Sweets: Art Deco:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2017/8/13/sunday-sweets-art-deco.html

* TNG Rewatch, Season 6:

- Ship in a Bottle. Moriarty is back and grumpy about them dropping that plot thread for four years. I still have lots of questions about how people can be in multiple locations inside the same holodeck. I do like the using the simulation to steal command codes trick. I've seen it done clumsily in lots of shows since, but it is lovely in it's simplicity here. I do like the ethically quandaries around Moriarity and the Countess' personhood and what to do with them. I also think this is the first time they have had Barkley appear in which it hasn't been about his psychiatric issues. He's just there doing his job, which is kind of nice.

- Aquiel. A Mystery, an unreliable narrator, Klingon social friction, and Geordi's creepy thing where he builds an imaginary relationship with a woman he's never met and acts accordingly, brain sex, and the Star Trek version of The Thing.

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

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

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

* How to help the protesters and ordinary people in Venezuela: https://thewynne.tumblr.com/post/163738805241/softestjohn-fiftyeightminutes-softestjohn

* A list of links to Charlottesville charities if you want to give the NAZIs a financial fuck you: https://twitter.com/SaraJBenincasa/status/896260623905861633

* 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

* 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