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* "Lebanon’s rising power cuts add to gloom of economic crisis:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/lebanons-rising-power-cuts-add-to-gloom-of-economic-crisis/2020/07/07/95498db4-c05f-11ea-8908-68a2b9eae9e0_story.html

* "Sudan reforms strict Islamist laws after 30 years:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53379733

* "Who owns the River Nile - and why it matters:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50328647

* "Russians sought to meddle in UK election:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-53433523

* "Trudeau admits 'mistake' amid third ethics inquiry:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53394272

* "Russia far east protest over governor's arrest:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53373132

* "Nepal: 60 dead, 41 missing in floods, landslides:" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/nepal-60-dead-41-missing-in-floods-landslides/articleshow/76934877.cms

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* "Moderna coronavirus vaccine shows 'promising' results in published Phase 1 study:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/health/moderna-coronavirus-vaccine-phase-1-study/index.html

* "Journalists are demystifying Covid-19 by sharing first-hand accounts on what it's like to be sick:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/media/journalists-coronavirus-diaries/index.html

* "The Math of Social Distancing Is a Lesson in Geometry:" https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-math-of-social-distancing-is-a-lesson-in-geometry-20200713/

* "Masks offer much more protection against coronavirus than many think:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-14/evidence-mounts-that-masks-help-lower-your-exposure-to-the-coronavirus

* "Pandemic exposes scientific rift over proving when germs are airborne:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airborne/pandemic-exposes-scientific-rift-over-proving-when-germs-are-airborne-idUSKBN24B2YG

* "New Covid-19 alcohol ban divides South Africans:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53390287

* "How coronavirus swept through Brazil:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53429430

* "Brazil's Bolsonaro, Infected With COVID-19, Touts Unproven Drug:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-07-15/brazil-president-bolsonaro-again-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-says-cnn-brasil

* "Brazil surpasses 2 million coronavirus cases, with more than 76,000 dead:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brazil-coronavirus-2-million-cases-more-than-76000-dead/

* "Why aren't more of our politicians wearing masks?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53346923

* "Colombian cartels killing those who don't obey their Covid-19 lockdowns:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jul/15/colombia-cartels-rebel-groups-coronavirus-lockdown-human-rights-watch

* "India records 1 million cases of Covid-19 ... and it's the poorest who are hardest hit:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/asia/india-wealth-gap-coronavirus-intl-hnk/index.html

* "U.S. shatters coronavirus record with over 77,000 cases in a day:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-records-idUSKCN24I014

* "Confirmed US virus cases rise amid new global restrictions:" https://apnews.com/605b05fe86eef1d927fbc21a371d623a

* "A Second Coronavirus Death Surge Is Coming:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/second-coronavirus-death-surge/614122/

* "Mandatory Mask Use Could Have Saved 40,000 Lives, Study Says:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-16/mandatory-mask-use-could-have-saved-40-000-lives-study-says?sref=MIBMEEoj

* "Fauci is sidelined by the White House as he steps up blunt talk on pandemic:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/11/fauci-trump-coronavirus/

* "‘Everyone is lying’: Trump undercuts public health officials in fresh attacks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/13/trump-questions-public-health-experts-twitter-359388

* "‘None of us lie’: Coronavirus testing czar rejects Trump’s attacks on health officials:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/coronavirus-testing-czar-trump-health-officials-360684

* "Trump’s Health Officials Warn More Will Die as Covid Cases Rise:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/12/health/coronavirus-trump-deaths.html

* "Former CDC chiefs rebuke Trump for ‘undermining’ agency’s guidelines:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/former-cdc-chiefs-trump-agency-guidelines-360527

* "Concerns raised of corrupted data as Trump orders bypass of CDC:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/concerns-raised-of-corrupted-data-as-trump-orders-bypass-of-cdc-87722053775

* Does this sound like a Mad Lib to you, or am I just tired? ":" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/07/13/trump-administration-recommend-national-guard-an-option-help-hospitals-report-covid-19-data/

* "'He Shouldn't Be Doing That': Trump Weighs In On Navarro Op-Ed Attacking Fauci:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/15/891327661/white-house-disavows-attack-on-fauci-from-trump-trade-adviser

* "Coronavirus hospital data removed from CDC website following Trump plan to reroute information:" https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-16-20-intl/h_a2f3cf2d40ea823e143aa4222f25e0d7

* How is this not proof he is too impaired to continue? "Trump says U.S. would have half the number of coronavirus cases if it did half the testing:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/14/trump-says-us-would-have-half-the-number-of-coronavirus-cases-if-it-did-half-the-testing.html

* "Federal stockpile is thin amid coronavirus surge, documents show:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/federal-stockpile-thin-amid-coronavirus-surge-documents-show-n1233791

* "White House document shows 18 states in coronavirus "red zone":" https://publicintegrity.org/health/coronavirus-and-inequality/exclusive-white-house-document-shows-18-states-in-coronavirus-red-zone-covid-19/

* "Officials begin to roll back reopenings as COVID-19 cases explode:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/officials-begin-to-roll-back-reopenings-as-covid-19-cases-explode-87647813687

* "Mask Rules Expand Across U.S. as Clashes Over the Mandates Intensify:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/us/coronavirus-masks.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage&action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article

* "Sen. Dianne Feinstein proposes withholding relief funds from states without mask mandates:" https://www.axios.com/dianne-feinstein-state-relief-funds-mask-mandate-092c10fc-900b-4629-b7a3-e176723d5add.html

* "Three U.S. states account for about one-fifth of the world's new coronavirus cases:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-texas-california-account-about-one-fifth-world-s-new-n1233793

* "More than 77,000 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the US on Thursday, the most ever:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

* "California rolls back reopening plans as new outbreaks force major reversal:" https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/07/13/newsom-orders-statewide-shutdown-of-california-indoor-businesses-1300309

* "Governor shuts bars, dining as virus hits California hard:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/governor-shuts-bars-dining-virus-hits-california-hard-71767099

* This is so reckless I have no words. "Masks And Mouse Ears: Disney World Reopens As Coronavirus Cases Climb In Florida:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/11/890033833/masks-and-mouse-ears-disney-world-reopens-as-coronavirus-cases-climb-in-florida

* "Florida reports 15,000 new coronavirus cases, smashing national record:" https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/07/12/florida-reports-15k-new-cases-smashing-national-record-1299981

* "No end in sight for COVID-19 in Arizona as governor remains idle:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/no-end-in-sight-for-covid-19-in-arizona-as-governor-remains-idle-87647813879

* "Kemp bans cities, counties from mandating masks:" https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-governor-extends-coronavirus-restrictions/75SLQWLJ6FBULIGVEDMNSY5M64/

* "'This is as real as it gets': FL Hospital CEO on COVID-19 crisis:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-this-is-as-real-as-it-gets-fl-hospital-ceo-on-covid-19-crisis-87724613731

* "Bottleneck for U.S. Coronavirus Response: The Fax Machine:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/upshot/coronavirus-response-fax-machines.html

* "Former Trump physician Ronny Jackson: ‘Wearing a mask is a personal choice’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/15/former-trump-physician-ronny-jackson-masks-363549

* "Oklahoma governor who rejected mask order tests positive for coronavirus:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/15/oklahoma-kevin-stitt-coronavirus-covid-19

* "Nevada Official Traces New High in COVID-19 Cases to July 4:" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nevada/articles/2020-07-14/nevada-official-traces-new-high-in-covid-19-cases-to-july-4

* "Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Issues Face Mask Mandate:" https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-07-15/alabama-gov-kay-ivey-issues-face-mask-mandate

* "City halves its coronavirus case rate after month of mask policy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/city-halves-its-coronavirus-case-rate-after-month-of-mask-policy-87790149703

* "Tulsa city council votes for mask ordinance to stem coronavirus:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/tulsa-city-council-votes-for-mask-ordinance-to-stem-coronavirus-87791685657

* "Georgia governor sues to stop Atlanta mask mandate:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/16/georgia-mayors-brian-kemp-face-masks-366497

* "Target, CVS, Walgreens to require customers wear masks at U.S. stores:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cvs-health/target-cvs-to-require-customers-wear-masks-at-u-s-stores-idUSKCN24H2FY

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* "UK, US and Canada allege Russian cyberattacks on Covid-19 research centers:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/politics/russia-cyberattack-covid-vaccine-research/index.html

* "China announces retaliatory sanctions against Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/13/china-announces-retaliatory-sanctions-against-us-officials-ted-cruz-marco-rubio

* "At event meant to announce China actions, Trump rambles into political attacks:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/politics/donald-trump-china-rose-garden-event/index.html

* "U.S. Weighs Sweeping Travel Ban on Chinese Communist Party Members:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/us/politics/china-travel-ban.html

* "Inside the White House, a Gun Industry Lobbyist Delivers for His Former Patrons:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/us/trump-gun-silencer-exports.html

* "Trump claims 'nobody ever heard' Abraham Lincoln was a Republican before he pointed it out:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-abraham-lincoln-president-doral-golf-resort-venezuela-a9613666.html

* "The Trump campaign is investigating campaign spending, Parscale contracts:" https://outline.com/HKvaby

* "Trump properties have made over $17 million from the campaign and the RNC since 2016:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/17/trump-properties-made-over-17-million-from-campaign-rnc-since-2016.html

* "Trump wears a mask during visit to wounded service members at Walter Reed:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/politics/trump-walter-reed-visit-mask/index.html

* "Trump will further challenge Manhattan DA's subpoena following Supreme Court decision on tax records:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/politics/trump-lawsuit-tax-records/index.html

* "Judge lifts restraining order on Mary Trump on eve of book release:" https://www.axios.com/mary-trump-restraining-order-29a423b5-afdc-453e-811b-40a8f0dee625.html

* "Trump shakes up campaign leadership as he struggles in latest polls:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/politics/trump-campaign-manager-demoted/index.html

* "Trump says he would welcome Michael Flynn back to his administration:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/15/trump-administration-michael-flynn-363743

* Meanwhile in Autocracy News. "Trump team launches a sweeping loyalty test to shore up its defenses:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/15/trump-appointees-loyalty-interviews-364616

* "Mail delays likely as new postal boss pushes cost-cutting:" https://apnews.com/59c25efd4d325c4895f8ba85517f9bfd

* "White House sent document bashing Vindman as Pentagon eyed promotion:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/white-house-officials-sent-document-pentagon-criticizing-vindman-after-impeachment-n1233613

* "Inspector general: Medicare chief broke rules on her publicity contracts:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/16/medicare-chief-rules-publicity-contracts-365482

* "Exclusive: Secret Trump order gives CIA more powers to launch cyberattacks:" https://news.yahoo.com/secret-trump-order-gives-cia-more-powers-to-launch-cyberattacks-090015219.html

* "Watchdog group files Hatch Act complaint against Meadows:" https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/507474-watchdog-group-files-hatch-act-complaint-against-meadows

* "Ivanka Trump tweets support for Goya Foods amid backlash over CEO's praise of president:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/ivanka-trump-tweets-support-goya-foods-amid-backlash-over-ceo-n1233868

* This is illegal. "Donald Trump Poses With Goya Products One Day After Ivanka Tweets Support:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-goya-instagram-endorsement_n_5f0f7726c5b6d14c3362878d?_guc_consent_skip=1594906673&guccounter=1

* "Ruth Bader Ginsburg discharged from the hospital and doing well:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-home-from-hospital/index.html

* "1.3 million Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/economy/unemployment-benefits-coronavirus/index.html

* This is on purpose. 45 refused to reopen enrollment specifically in order to prevent people who lost their jobs in the financial crisis from getting health care coverage in the middle of pandemic because Republicans strongly believe that only the rich should be allowed to get health care. Republicans are hoping these Americans will die. "A Record 5.4 Million Americans Have Lost Health Insurance, Study Finds:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/world/coronavirus-updates.html#link-4a45abca

* "Coronavirus crisis compounded by job losses, uninsured rate:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/coronavirus-crisis-compounded-by-job-losses-uninsured-rate-87790661595

* "Sanders aims to refocus U.S. priorities with defense budget cuts:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/sanders-aims-to-refocus-u-s-priorities-with-defense-budget-cuts-87791173728

* "House Education Democrats say CDC director blocked from appearing before Congress:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/17/education-democrats-cdc-director-congress-367935

* Let them eat cake. "New Ivanka Trump initiative tells out-of-work Americans to 'find something new':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/politics/ivanka-trump-find-something-new-unemployment/index.html

* "Mehdi Hasan reacts to Ivanka Trump telling jobless Americans to ‘find something new’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mehdi-hasan-reacts-to-ivanka-trump-telling-jobless-americans-to-find-something-new-87716421971

* "Alabama Votes for Tommy Tuberville, and Democrats Name a Challenger in Maine:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/us/elections/primary-runoff-alabama-maine-texas.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage#link-43d5e4a2

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

* "Disgraced homophobe Jeff Sessions is watching his political career dissipate in front of his very eyes:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/15/jeff-sessions-alabama-republican-primary-tommy-tuberville-doug-jones-democrat/

* 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

* "Republican convention to be scaled back due to coronavirus:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/politics/republican-national-convention-planning-florida-coronavirus/index.html

* Poll Taxes are now legal. "The Supreme Court Just Stopped 1 Million Floridians From Voting in November:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/07/supreme-court-florida-felons-poll-tax.html

* "New York Times: Internal CDC documents warn full reopening of schools is 'highest risk' for coronavirus spread:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/politics/cdc-documents-warn-high-risk-schools-reopening/index.html

* "Not dangerous: DeVos defends schools reopening according to CDC guidelines:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/12/betsy-devos-schools-reopen-357840

* I have no words that are fit to print. "White House: 'The science should not stand in the way' of reopening schools – as it happened:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jul/16/coronavirus-us-covid-donald-trump-anthony-fauci-joe-biden-live-updates

* "Sen. Jones: Teachers in Ala. are ‘scared to death’ amid Trump push to open schools:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-jones-teachers-in-ala-are-scared-to-death-amid-trump-push-to-open-schools-87625797898

* "L.A. Unified will not reopen campuses for start of school year amid coronavirus spike:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-13/l-a-unified-will-not-reopen-campuses-start-of-school-year

* "What To Do About Part-Time School? NYC Announces Free Child Care For 100,000 Students:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/16/892043766/what-to-do-about-part-time-school-nyc-announces-free-child-care-for-100-000-stud

* "17 states, DC sue Trump administration over visa rules for college students:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/13/politics/trump-administration-visa-rules-lawsuit/index.html

* "Trump administration drops restrictions on online-only instruction for foreign students:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/politics/immigration-harvard-visa-policy-online-only/index.html

* "Trump on private border wall segment: ‘It was only done to make me look bad’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/12/trump-border-wall-make-me-look-bad-357706

* "Pentagon effectively bans Confederate flags on all military property:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/17/pentagon-bans-confederate-flag-367550

* "Edward Colston's statue stood for 125 years. The Black Lives Matter statue that replaced it stood for about 25 hours:" https://www.cnn.com/style/article/black-lives-matter-bristol-statue-removed-scli-gbr-intl/index.html

* "New police video reveals George Floyd’s desperate pleas before his death:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/new-video-reveals-george-floyds-desperate-pleas-before-his-death/2020/07/15/c81e9d3c-c6b4-11ea-b037-f9711f89ee46_story.html

* "British Vogue's Black Gay Editor Says He Was Racially Profiled:" https://www.advocate.com/race/2020/7/16/british-vogues-black-gay-editor-says-he-was-racially-profiled

* "Chris Hayes: Tucker Carlson's racist writer is no surprise:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-tucker-carlson-s-racist-writer-is-no-surprise-87625797983

* TW: Pedophilia. "US judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell bail in sex case:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53403270

* "Russia Begins Targeting LGBTQ+ People, Per Putin's Orders:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2020/7/15/russia-begins-targeting-lgbtq-people-putins-orders

* "A Poland court just annulled one of the country’s abhorrent ‘LGBT-free’ zones for turning a ‘blind eye to reality’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/15/poland-lgbt-free-zone-istebna-court-annulled-violation-constitution-discrimination-homophobia/

* "Not even the BBC’s Pride network knows why the broadcaster quietly dropped vital charities from its transgender support page:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/15/bbc-pride-transgender-support-page-editorial-policy-action-line-trans-institutional-transphobia/

* "Tory MP Jackie Doyle-Price seems to think she knows more about trans people’s bodies than they do:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/14/tory-mp-jackie-doyle-price-posie-parker-trans-healthcare-jk-rowling-transphobia/

* "Colorado Bans Gay and Trans 'Panic' Defenses, Eases Access to PrEP:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/7/14/colorado-bans-gay-and-trans-panic-defenses-eases-access-prep

* "Maine Adds 'Nonbinary' Gender Marker on Birth Certificates:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/7/15/maine-adds-nonbinary-gender-marker-birth-certificates

* "A Long and Difficult Journey, or The Odyssey: Crash Course Literature 201:"

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* "A Bizarre 1970 Arctic Killing Offers a Road Map for How Not to Deal With Murder in Space:" https://slate.com/technology/2020/07/arctic-t3-murder-space.html

* "Flossie Wong-Staal, History-Making Female HIV Scientist, Died:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2020/7/15/flossie-wong-stahl-history-making-female-hiv-scientist-died

* It feels like the headlines are being written by a fuzzy logic AI trained on Onion Articles.

* Wednesday: Monday they mowed the lawn, kicking up lots of allergens, plus it's humid and no rain for a few days, plus I was outside in the allergens for a few hours. A cloth mask isn't that much help under the circumstances and I need to save the last heavy mask for emergencies. I only managed a few hours of sleep Monday anyway between AS stuff and allergens, and mowing related sinus headache. It got worse over the course of the evening to the point of things being really impossible. Like massive pain, serious lung congestion, and my throat completely fucked because lawn grass is the worst of my allergies.

I did a lung treatment, drained my sinuses, washed off the allergens, and went to bed. it's not COVID. I can tell because ten hours under filtration nearly cured my throat and cut the congestion in half. I am using maximum medication. I am washing bedding over and over. I am using all the tricks both for allergies and AS. I'm still periodically in too much pain to read, which makes be so queasy it's hard to keep the meds down.

I have to lie down a lot, often on very short notice. I could cope with either AS pain or the headache but both got to be too much, so I've given up and broken out the emergency meds. Even with that, I still had day three of pain insomnia, though the quality when I did manage to get to sleep a couple times was higher.

I have the shakes, am pasted together with more meds than I like, and I make no promises of quality. I also have a massive backlog of links ready to post. I'll see how much can get up before I have to lie down again.

* Tuesday night I had a scare when i went to take my bath. The washer Dryer area looked like a crime scene on a cat scale. Small, fresh pools of blood. Spatter. Tiny bloody paw prints. I was terrified Elder Kitty was dead or dying. I roused Squirrel from his game, by which point the pounding and yelling required to get his attention over his head phones had summoned the Elder Kitty from wherever she was.

I had heard no arguments, so I knew it hadn't been a fight. Livia and Tavy were both napping, but also woke up in the commotion. It couldn't have been Livia anyway, because the paw prints. Squirrel examined her for injuries. She'd ripped out a claw. It was an alarming amount of blood, but nothing else was wrong with her beyond the expected. She was walking about as well as she was earlier in the evening.

I'd been doing laundry, and she's recently developed an interest in the dryer, which was running at the time. Current theory is she crit failed a dex roll making a jump she couldn't handle with the stroke clumsy, panicked, and ripped the nail in the process.

By the time Squirrel examined her, it'd already stopped bleeding, and she's getting around okay on it.

It was scary as fuck, and the clean up was horrible.

* Wednesday 2:51PM: Good Girl Livia just rescued Elder Kitty.

I heard thumps at the patio door, like there used to be when Elder Kitty was angry at a stranger cat being on the patio, so I look up. No visible stranger cat and Livia is very excited about something, so I assumed it was a hummingbird. Only every time I look down she starts squeaking emphatically. Finally I look up in time to spot Elder kitty on the wrong side of the glass. she must have escaped while I was watering plants. she went and hid when I came to the door, but I coaxed her in with the promise of shreds. (I talk to them a specific way at meal times so they know to gather when I make sounds like that. I told them what good girls they were and now is shred time.

* Thursday: My head still feels like it's a rotten pumpkin someone keeps trying to carve. The AS is also kicking my ass so I'm stiff, clumsy, and in pain. The amount of medication I need to not be in unbearable agony makes me foggy. I still need to lie down a lot.

There has been a lot of cat excitement today. Livia was on her forth pettin for the day when she got all excited, ran to the foot of the bed. and tail waving excitedly she started actually meowing in that weird high pitched voice she has instead of just squeaking. I went to look. It was Elder Kitty! In my room! Of her own volition! I kept happening as I finished Spindrift and got it together as I was getting ready to leave the bed.

She clearly wanted up, but didn't quite dare. It's Tavy turf and he can get really nasty about it when he's in a jealous mood. The bed is also really high. She knew Livia and I were up there, as we had peered over the edge, but she didn't know where he was. I know she can get down, and there's a mounting stool, so I lifted her up when I left, which seemed to please her even if she dislikes being picked up. Livia was very excited, but gave her space. I went off to do the necessary chores and start the potato I was hoping I could keep down. Each time I passed, the girls were peaceably hanging out on opposite sides of the bed.

She must have heard me going out to water the plants, as when I returned with the watering can, she was at the door all hopeful. I moved her to the sill and quick tried to put the can outside, but she darted between my legs and was gone before I could bend to grab her. See AS kicking my ass above.

There was nothing for it to get Squirrel, who was up for some reason. He did find her eventually and bring her back in. I felt terrible until he admitted she'd done the same to him when he got home from work. normally she's scared of outside and scared of Tavy attacking her on my bed. She likely tore out that claw trying to make an impossible for her jump in my bathroom and last night she tried to steal my buttered noodles. I'm thinking maybe it's the dementia advancing or stroke after effects giving her the wanders and/or making her fearless.

After lungs, I spotted her napping on my bed on the opposite side from where Livia was napping. I snuck out to take the Lily pictures, as she escaped again on my way back in and trying to get around in the bushes with a crutch and AS this bad was a nightmare, but I got her back in the end, but not without getting a bunch of micro splinters in my foot.

* Anyway, the first triffid lily of the season: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/623843173744164864/the-first-triffid-lily-of-the-season

* Elder Kitty sitting on top of a Fish Light. This is normally forbidden, but she’s very light, and also a week and a half post-stroke, so she gets to sit where she wants.: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/623860235955847168/elder-kitty-sitting-on-top-of-a-fish-light-this

* Friday: I am improving, but still needing a lot of rest and medication. It helps that there is a cooler breeze off the bay so i could tolerate a slightly longer bath, though not long enough. My plan was to get lots of sleep. Ha! No! I got up to go to the bathroom and found an extra girl in my bed. I stroked her back so she'd know that she was in fact welcome. When I returned, she'd co-opted my head pillow. I don't blame her, that thing is ridiculously comfortable. She had kindly left enough room for my head, so i settled in next to her and gave her a long pet.

At which point the Emperor turned up wanting HIS Pet, as i had all the filter on, but not the fan. He climbed onto my hip and spotted That Other Cat brazenly sleeping in the Imperial Bed, Imperial territory and the most important territory in the apartment, especially when I'm on it. He perched on my hip glaring at her, but we think the stroke damaged the part of her brain that does things like fear, so she just stared back at him. He sensibly intuited that I was kicking everyone out if they started a fight on top of me, so he was grumpily accepting a pet when Livia turned up with the clear intention of claiming her pettin. Hear head swiveled between them in alarm. I offered her a scritch, but she decided the atmosphere was way too heavy for her to want to drape herself across my torso between them, so she settled down on the other side of her favorite body pillow.

Then the phone rang. Tavy lept off, because he knows that sound means I'm about to move to grab it. Elder Kitty: ha! I win! It was the police charity scammers. I had to block a scammer a few days ago, which means ublocking a number. It looks like I'm bout to get the police/fire charity scammers out of Seattle cascade for the next week or two as I block/unblock numbers. They are relentless and call up to three times a day if they aren't blocked. Sigh.

I settle back down, lure Tavy back on, and he decides, Fuck it, he wants the full curl up on my tummy for a long cuddle pet even if That Other Cat is pressed up against my head. I'd just started petting him, when the phone rang. Moherfucker! Everyone left. It was an autodialer. And i can't block the ring and run autodialers, because sometimes it's Medicare or Medicare advantage. I drink some water and roll offer, headache blooming.

I start to drift off anyway; the phone rings. Of curse it did. Medicare advantage calling to inform me I hadn't used any of my behavioral heath coverage. Which of course I can't even if I needed it because trauma. I'm really the fuck good at dealing which my own shit and have spent a lifetime quietly dismantling triggers and healing myself, and am honestly one of the most stable people I know. I'm highly adaptive and good at things like coping with lockdown etc.. I am extremely disciplined about working through trauma. I have to be: see long history of incredibly abusive child psychology.

What I actually say is: "I'm fine. Yes, I know the benefit exists, but I don't need it." Which is true. Would I rather we didn't have a monster in charge of our government who is deliberately trying to infect and kill as many people as possible? Yes, but I am dealing with my responses to that as I need to. At which point she tries to hard sell me, and I get it. There is a global mental health crisis and this plan is for disabled and/or elderly people in extreme poverty, a group that is particularly vulnerable and isolated right now. I know she meant well and bullying boomers into behavioral health could save lives. Except I'm an Xer and not isolated and I have a particular set of psychological tools that work pretty damned well in this emergency. Me: "I'm fine and I'd rather save those slots for people who need help. There's a global mental health crisis on a limited resources." She reiterated that the benefit is there if I need it.

I am now far to awake to sleep. This is just way to much disruption. I reach for my book. The phone rings. %#$&! It's the lung people wanting to arrange a shipment of ampules. Which is a long conversation in itself. This is why I can't turn off the phone when I sleep. Medicare, Medicare advantage, doctors, dentists, the lung people, and my regular pharmacy like to call when I'm sleeping and it's way better to just answer the thing and deal with whatever it is they want than play daytime phone tag with them.

So sleep was done, despite me rather needing another 2-3 hours of it. Oh well. I finished the nice queer fantasy/sf anthology I'd been reading (Tangle) and petted cats all day. Elder kitty returned to what is now her pillow. The Imperial couple periodically cadged pets. At one point Elder Kitty was wrapped around my head the way hector used to like, Tavy was crashed out on my hip, and Baby Girl was stretched on her favorite body pillow next to me while they all had a good nap. Livia's idea of a really good day involves loves from her personal human, hanging out peaceably with the clowder, and bird and/or fish TV. This may be Livia's best day ever.

At one point I heard squirrel moving around, and I had a suspicion he was worried about his cat. Given her age and state of health.... Yeah. And she usuall spends some of her day sleeping with him in his bed. He saw my light and called my name. I didn't wait for the question. "I have her in hear. She's fine." I was under the sheet and he peeked in and checked, relief in his voice. I explained she'd been there all day. We talked a bit about her and he went off relieved.

When I came out, Tavy had pissed on the sofa and the floor in front of it, the puddle soaking two other layers. I don't blame him, really. He had to take out his feelings somehow and starting a fight in bed just wasn't on.

* "Rocky Horror Hamilton:" https://soundcloud.com/jason-specland/rocky-horror-hamilton?fbclid=IwAR38G_eCYlre9eJgJuCiwJhYmt_9FkMPnovXEVzaYeiCIvHo1WY9VjU8cUg

* A thing on why malachite makes a bad dildo and the Flint water crisis: https://butlerbookbinding.tumblr.com/post/623839456966868992/ahgoodthesea-astolat

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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

* "'Liberate Hong Kong' slogan banned as protesters lie low:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/02/hong-kong-protesters-laying-low-following-mass-arrests-china

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* "As world approaches 10 million coronavirus cases, doctors see hope in new treatments:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-lessons-special-re/special-report-as-world-approaches-10-million-coronavirus-cases-doctors-see-hope-in-new-treatments-idUSKBN23X1I5

* "Arizona GOP Rep. Calls For WH Coronavirus Task Force To Be Disbanded:" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/andy-biggs-arizona-disband-white-house-coronavirus-task-force

* "Surge in state COVID-19 cases driven by eastern Washington:" https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Surge-in-state-COVID-19-cases-driven-by-eastern-15384897.php

* "COVID-19 spikes linked to GOP leaders Arizona congressman asserts:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/arizona-congressman-laments-gop-leadership-linked-covid-19-spikes-87024197686

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* "Former diplomat: U.S. looks ‘stupid’ on Russian bounties response:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-not-addressing-russian-bounties-analyzed-by-former-diplomat-87023173913

* "The Unraveling of the U.S.-South Korean Alliance:" https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/north-korea/2020-07-03/unraveling-us-south-korean-alliance

* "Trump Is Throwing a Mount Rushmore Fireworks Show. What Could Go Wrong?:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/trumps-mount-rushmore-fireworks-show-what-could-go-wrong.html

* "At Mount Rushmore, Trump exploits social divisions, warns of ‘left-wing cultural revolution’ in dark speech ahead of Independence Day:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mount-rushmore-fireworks/2020/07/03/af2e84f6-bd25-11ea-bdaf-a129f921026f_story.html

* "Trump’s Mount Rushmore trip decried by Native American activists:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-trip-to-mount-rushmore-protested-by-native-americans-87019077763

* "Trump Believes That He Is Losing Because He Hasn’t Been Racist Enough:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/trump-is-losing-2020-polls-racism-black-lives-matter.html

* "Manhattan prosecutor pick ducks questions about Barr's job offer:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/25/jay-clayton-sdny-bill-barr-339888

* "Barber slams ‘scarcity of will’ for economic issues plaguing U.S.:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-touts-4-8-million-new-jobs-despite-50-million-jobs-lost-87027269816

* "How the American Worker Got Fleeced:" https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-the-fleecing-of-the-american-worker/

* "For Maine Lobstermen, a Perfect Storm Threatens the Summer Season:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/maine-lobster-summer-virus.html

* "Colleges Face Rising Revolt by Professors:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/coronavirus-college-professors.html

* "The Latest Pandemic Shortage: Coins Are The New Toilet Paper:" https://www.npr.org/2020/06/21/880958665/the-latest-pandemic-shortage-coins-are-the-new-toilet-paper

* "White evangelical approval of Trump slips, but eight-in-ten say they would vote for him:" https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/07/01/white-evangelical-approval-of-trump-slips-but-eight-in-ten-say-they-would-vote-for-him/

* "GOP candidate is latest linked to QAnon conspiracy theory:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/gop-candidate-is-latest-linked-to-qanon-conspiracy-theory-2/

* "Mississippi could drop Jim Crow-era statewide voting process:" https://apnews.com/dc57e6e1b01c5a18af058d587daa2e11

* "The Voting Disaster Ahead:" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/voter-suppression-novembers-looming-election-crisis/613408/

* "Mayor Muriel Bowser: Make D.C. a State!:"

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* "Police: 2 women hit by car on Seattle highway amid protest:" https://apnews.com/741b01da9ce010717df1afca30afe09e

* "WikiLeaks Founder Charged With Conspiring With LulzSec & Anonymous Hackers:" https://thehackernews.com/2020/06/wikileaks-lulzsec-anonymous-hackers.html

* "Fact check: Breaking down Trump's false claims about DACA and the Supreme Court's ruling:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/politics/fact-check-trump-daca-supreme-court-tweets/index.html

* "The Immigration System Is Set To Come To A Near Halt, And No One Is Paying Attention:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/immigration-system-budget-cuts

* "He Built a Privately Funded Border Wall. It’s Already at Risk of Falling Down if Not Fixed.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/he-built-a-privately-funded-border-wall-its-already-at-risk-of-falling-down-if-not-fixed

* "Trump tweets about plan for BLM mural in front of his Tower:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/trump-tweets-about-plan-for-blm-mural-in-front-of-his-tower/

* "Fact-checking Trump's references to the anti-police chant 'pigs in a blanket, fry 'em like bacon':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/politics/fact-check-trump-pigs-blanket-black-lives-matter/index.html

* "An Anti-Racist West Point:" https://medium.com/an-anti-racist-west-point/an-anti-racist-west-point-a26fa2f77bbe

* "A National Guardsman Sent To LA Protests Is Under Investigation For Ties To Proud Boys:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/national-guard-proud-boys-california-black-lives-matter_n_5efe44a5c5b612083c592f32

* ""Kill 'em": Houston GOP powerbroker Steve Hotze left Greg Abbott a voicemail requesting that National Guard "shoot to kill" rioters:" https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/03/steve-hotze-texas-greg-abbott-rioters/

* "Journalists are reexamining their reliance on a longtime source: The police:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/journalists-are-reexamining-their-reliance-on-a-longtime-source-the-police/2020/06/30/303c929c-b63a-11ea-a510-55bf26485c93_story.html

* "Latinx activist asks all impacted by police brutality to unite:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/police-shooting-death-of-andres-guardado-decried-by-activist-87025733956

* "Police clashes with Native Americans often ‘invisible’ activist laments:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/native-americans-disproportionately-impacted-by-police-violence-87026245691

* "Black Lives Matter protesters say they were attacked. Boise police investigate, speak out:" https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article243954757.html

* "South Dakota governor criticizes removal of statues as effort to 'discredit' nation's principles:" https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/505839-south-dakota-governor-criticizes-removal-of-statues-as-effort

* "Movement for Black Lives Confronts Tennessee’s Confederate Legacy:" https://theintercept.com/2020/06/21/black-lives-matter-tennessee-confederate/

* "The Black-White Wage Gap Is as Big as It Was in 1950:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/opinion/race-wage-gap.html

* "From soldier to worker; Police unions were born of resistance to discipline for brutality. Do they belong in the labor movement?:" https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/cops-union-history-fraternal-order-of-police/Content?oid=80542709

* "‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass' Speech:"

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* "Daveed Diggs asks: “What to My People is the Fourth of July?”:"

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* "ICONIC CORPSE: The Exploitation of Julia Pastrana:"

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* TW: Pedophilia. "Lawsuit accuses GOP gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp of mishandling child sex-abuse investigation:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/lawsuit-accuses-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-loren-culp-of-mishandling-child-sex-abuse-investigation/

* "Arizona official brought women to the US to give birth and charged families to adopt the babies:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/19/us/marshall-islands-paul-petersen-adoption-scheme/index.html

* "Gender bias kept alive by people who think it's dead:" https://phys.org/news/2020-06-gender-bias-alive-people-dead.html

* "Vladimir Putin takes pathetic potshots at the US embassy because it defiantly flew a Pride flag:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/04/vladimir-putin-russia-us-embassy-pride-flag-donald-trump-gay-queer-lgbt/

* "Poland’s homophobic barbarian – sorry, president – Andrzej Duda just vowed to ban same-sex couples from adopting children:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/04/andrzej-duda-poland-same-sex-adoption-ban-constitution-lgbt-gay/

* "J.K. Rowling likes tweet that supports conversion therapy:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/07/j-k-rowling-likes-tweet-supported-conversion-therapy/

* "Protesters take to the streets amid concerns over Tory government’s alleged rollback of trans rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/05/trans-rights-protest-london-parliament-square-gender-recognition-act-reform-conservative-boris-johnson-liz-truss/

* "Another Black trans woman killed after brutal shooting in Florida. Despite deadnaming from the media, her name was Bree Black:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/05/bree-black-transgender-killed-florida-pompano-beach-broward-sheriff/

* "Perkins: LGBTQ Rights Have Ruined The Fourth Of July - Joe.My.God.:" https://www.joemygod.com/2020/07/perkins-lgbtq-rights-have-ruined-the-fourth-of-july/

* "A Year In, 1st Patient To Get Gene Editing For Sickle Cell Disease Is Thriving:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/23/877543610/a-year-in-1st-patient-to-get-gene-editing-for-sickle-cell-disease-is-thriving

* You know how we people wih disabilities were concerned this would happen? Yeah. "Austin Hospital Withheld Treatment from Disabled Man Who Contracted Coronavirus:" https://thetexan.news/austin-hospital-withheld-treatment-from-disabled-man-who-contracted-coronavirus/

* "Visiting Hawaii's Tragic & Remote Leprosy Colony:"

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* "Salem Witch Trials- NEW Revelations:"

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* "ICONIC CORPSE- Haydn's Head!:"

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* "ICONIC CORPSE: Charles Byrne the Irish Giant:"

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* "Morbid Mystery: The Franklin Expedition:"

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* "Almost 17,000 Protesters Had No Idea A Tech Company Was Tracing Their Location:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolinehaskins1/protests-tech-company-spying

* "THE FROZEN BODIES OF MOUNT EVEREST:"

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* "CAVE DIVING CORPSES:"

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* "A water crisis looms for 270 million people as South Asia’s glaciers shrink:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/07/water-crisis-looms-for-270-million-people-south-asia-perpetual-feature/

* "How a decade of neglect and politics undermined the CDC’s fight against climate change:" https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2020/06/how-a-decade-of-neglect-and-politics-undermined-the-cdcs-fight-against-climate-change/

* "The Lion of Chaeronea:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lion-of-chaeronea

* "Was the Real Lone Ranger a Black Man?:" https://www.history.com/news/bass-reeves-real-lone-ranger-a-black-man

* "The Black Female Battalion That Stood Up to a White Male Army:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/magazine/6888th-battalion-charity-adams.html

* "The US Didn’t Bring Freedom to South Korea — Its People Did:" https://jacobinmag.com/2020/06/gwangju-uprising-korean-war-seventieth-anniversary

* "Your Firework Smoke Could Be Tainted With Lead:" https://www.wired.com/story/your-firework-smoke-could-be-tainted-with-lead/

* "'The love letter that helped me flee my country':" https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-53077638

* "America is running out of fireworks:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/03/business/firework-industry-sales-2020/index.html

* "U.S. Coronavirus Cases Spike, the E.U. May Ban Americans & Clashes Over Mandatory Masks in Florida:"

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* "The Problem with Cop Shows:"

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* "Brandy Clark: Bigger Boat:"

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* Friday: Our HOA agreement allows seasonal decorations (within certain boundaries). So I was like, "Hey Squirrel, it occurs to me that PRIDE and particularly Stonewall Day are in fact holidays, so the HOA can't stop us. How would you feel about hanging a PRIDE flags up?" Because you don't cover your front window with a massive progress flag without consulting your roommate. He was really into it and wanted to get his own flag for his own window on top of the shared common space one. (I would love the chevrons, but flags are expensive so me getting a 45ish +shipping queer flag, yes I priced them and did the sourcing a monthish ago and it was hard ass things kept selling out or being sold out, on my own was too much money. Maybe next year). After some consultation we worked out which one he wanted and did the order. We did hang them in plenty of time for Stonewall day and they've been up a couple of weeks. My plan was to take them down on the 5th which is in margin by the letter of the rules, and damned if I don't want that thing up for the 4th for obvious fucking reasons. I generally don't rules lawyer, but i will for a good cause.

So when coming back from library curbside Monday I spotted the noticed the HOA had hung on the lobby door with passive aggressive highlighting on the sentence about not hanging political signs in the windows. I smiled, because I'd been waiting to see if they would give me an intent to fine notice, because my plan was to call them right up and point out that people are allowed to hang Christmas decorations, which given the whole bullshit war on Christmas rhetoric is a political issue. All we did was hang decorations celebrating Stonewall Day. Are you saying my identity is a political issue? Not a good look for the HOA in my deep blue college town.

Remember, I'm the person who put on clothes at 11:20PM on a Sunday night in the mid-90's to stomp a long block west to yell at a frat party to stop blasting 'Rockin Robin on repeat because some of us have jobs and need to sleep, with my terrified partner trailing after me, convinced I was a bout to get killed in a brawl with an entire frat and if I really was doing that, he should probably come have my back. They turned it off, chastened. More recently a few years ago I went and stood next to a Lady being screamed at by a mob anti-choicers and yelled back at them with her. I may pick my battles, but I'm all the fuck in when I fight.

So nothing happens and the days pass with no intent to fine notice. Squirrel's parking moves at the month change and he used that door coming home from work this morning and saw the notice. Him: This is definitely aimed at us. Nothing else has changed in the complex. Me: Oh yes. I spotted it Monday. If they want me to take it down they are going to have to explicitly tell me they don't consider PRIDE and Stonewall day real holidays. Him: They won't do that. Me: In which case I win. They either have to fight me over it or live with me ignoring their passive aggressive general notice.

The sign had to have gone up between last Monday afternoon and the Monday before, when I last used that door, which means I feel okay about taking my flag down on the 5th as planned. I'll still be within the HOA's own rules and nearly a week doesn't look like capitulation. Especially when they go back up next June. squirrel likes his so much It's going to be a wall hanging in his room and he's thinking about seeing if he can get a flag big enough to use as a door curtain for his room when there's more money, a project of which I approve. (We use shower curtains to create an airlock/privacy while leaving the doors ajar for cats.)

* Sunday: It will likely come as no surprise to you all that the Imperial couple do not react well to fireworks. Elder Kitty didn't mind them all that much before her hearing started to weaken and these days with her dementia, she only really responds to familiar stimulae that directly affects her in some way. Tavy and Livia though? A whole other story.

I fed the girls before it all started, which was a wise move. Livia had returned to the bed to hang out with me by the time of the first explosion. She clearly considered running, but I was calm and the bed room is generally invader free, so she decided to hang with me despite misgivings. Tavy came running in and jumped up on the bed to see iif we were scared and if this was a full on hide situation. He saw me lying there all calm and Livia nervous but holding it together and decided the "Hide on the bed in comfort as a group" plan was better than retreat to the secure hide. Her nerve nearly broke when the roman candle barrage happened on the other side of the gazebo, but they did really well, considering the both hate loud noises and unexpected happenings.

It's been rainy and cold for days, which I am grateful for since it discourages maskless idiots from congregating to breathe virus on each other. Bonus, it really cuts down on illegal firework related fires. It was still loud for a while, but it wasn't nearly as bad as usual when we get a week of explosions. We had a few on the third and then the usual nonsense in the complex, but it stopped early.

Taking the long silence for the end, I went and made dinner and did the usual chores. After I ate, I was just settling in for lungs and Tavy had just climbed on intending a pet and a cuddle nap. (He really likes lung time cuddle naps and he's especially big on them lately because he doesn't sleep on me as much with the machines going). His forth paw had landed when someone set off a massive mortar outside the window and he panicked all the way to his hide.

There followed another half hour or so, but they were done by midnight instead of going until dawn, so it's a huge win. They really did ride most of it out on the bed, and while they needed a lot of extra attention all night they had clearly recovered by dawn.

I've taken the PRIDE flag out of the front window and folded it away for next year. I even changed the 30. (Plus some MUSH Chargen). What I didn't do is much aggregate. Ooops.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "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

* "What’s Behind Quebec’s Ban on Religious Symbols:" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/07/quebec-bans-religious-symbols/593998/

* "Intelligence expert warns ‘free and fair elections’ at high risk:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/senate-gop-blocks-two-election-security-bills-despite-fears-64715333702

* "Expert on House impeachment investigation: ‘eagle has taken off’:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/impeachment-investigation-vs-impeachment-inquiry-into-trump-64716869573

* "The Young Hands That Feed Us:" https://psmag.com/social-justice/the-young-hands-that-feed-us

* "Woman leader targeted in Puerto Rican governor’s chats speaks out:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/puerto-rican-governor-forced-out-after-mass-protests-64716869691

* "They covered their school in racist graffiti. They apologized. But will they change?:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/local/teen-graffiti-hate-crime-divides-maryland-high-school/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8fe2cb9d38ec

* "Trump returns to the death penalty as Democrats turn against it:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/27/politics/death-penalty-trump-democrats/index.html

* "Democratic presidential hopefuls rush to affirm opposition to death penalty after Justice announces plans to resume executions:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democratic-presidential-hopefuls-rush-to-affirm-opposition-to-death-penalty-after-justice-announces-plans-to-resume-executions/2019/07/25/c246ca52-aefe-11e9-bc5c-e73b603e7f38_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9e29d1a9111a

* I got up for my thing today, not knowing it was cancelled. It was at this point I discovered the effectiveness of the sofa cover. Washing it then would leave the sofa unguarded, so I left it until I got up. Sleep quality was low today. it took ages to get back to sleep after being up so long, at which point the electricity went out again and I had to get up to ask squirrel to turn it back on. Apparently, he hadn't realized both bedrooms and the living room were one circuit. His bathroom is a different one, so he's running most of his stuff out of there now. I am looking forward to fewer outages. It took me ages to get back to sleep. Again. The next phone call was at what would normally be a reasonable time if I hadn't had dramatically disrupted sleep and was from an out of town friend, so I'm not angry about it. If it had been the scammers again I'd have been furious. It took me a while to get back to sleep.

The last call was around when I wanted to get up and was a fascinating if extensive poll. It was pretty clearly DNC market research for the Presidential Primary in advance of the next debate even though it wasn't identified as such. It was mostly focused on the obvious people (Biden, Warren, Sanders, Harris, Booker, Buttageig, O'Rourke, Castro), but listed everyone in the debate for a couple of the questions. I'm a close observer and I could tell a lot of what they were looking for. There were a bunch of messaging things (I.E: does this message appeal more than this one?) Also a bunch of things intended to determine if we should aim for independents/moderates or base turn out. There was a can so and so win against trump section for the big names, and a bunch of which tone is more appealing questions. They asked several times at various points who I would vote for if the election is tomorrow or are you more or less likely to vote for so and so after hearing the thing we just said questions. The repetition was clearly to get before and after comparisons.

They asked my birth month and used that to determine which big name they were going to get granular on. I got Cory Booker, so there was a very long section where they ask how likely I was to vote for him in the primary, read a statement by him or policy, then ask if I was more or less likely to vote for him based on that and by how much. Then a final how likely to vote for him question and some summary questions. (They did demographics first, suggesting tailoring). I've noticed we've been getting way more political messaging/marketing ones from both sides since '16, which is not coincidentally when Koch Brother's started pouring money into our state and locals, and some out of state left big donors started sending money in to counter them. It certainly makes the polling more interesting, though I have serious concerns about the deleterious effect in Democracy.

I always answer polls, even the push polls, as long as I don't have a guest or the like. People my age and younger tend not to have landlines, which means Boomers get way over represented. I'm one person, but I feel like someone with my views ought to be represented.

Anyway, I couldn't see the tainted spot on the sofa when I got up, but there was a clear difference when I ran my hand over it. I just need to learn to check every time I sit down. I full changed office and bathroom litters, so that's not it. I'm thinking stress, as things have been particularly dramatic feline politics wise the last week or so, which is hard on the girls. The cover's being cleaned/dried while I work, but really what's needed is a second one I can use while the other is being washed if this is going to be a daily thing. They do come in black, it turns out. I need to raise about $40.00 to get a second one. It's about that when you add in shipping costs.

Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* We are getting a lot more pinks this year.: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/186597686993/we-are-getting-a-lot-more-pinks-this-year

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

* Here are a bunch of state level links to help people in immigrant detention: https://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/186058182962/woundability-this-4th-of-july-celebrate-the

* Angry about the concentration camps on our Southern Border? Here is a list of useful things you can do: https://medium.com/@togetherandfree/feel-helpless-amidst-the-horrific-immigration-news-youre-not-how-you-can-make-difference-today-108dc42de88e

* "More Organizations to Support Helping Kids in Concentration Camps:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/201920.html

Here is a massive list of things you can do to help refugees inside and outside of the Camps: https://s-leary.tumblr.com/post/185783586806/so-youve-probably-seen-the-post-going-around

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

* 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 clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com

* HorrorMux is open for apping the next story, which is a 1994 Lost Boys type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr/Angel if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

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

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

* "Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Is Freed, Says He Will Join Mass Protests:" https://www.npr.org/2019/06/17/733339713/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-is-freed-says-hell-join-mass-protests

* "Hong Kong leader suspends extradition bill amid protest pressure:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/15/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-extradition-bill-delay-protests-china

* "Egypt's ousted president Morsi dies during trial:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48668941

* "Former Egyptian president dies after court appearance:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/former-egyptian-president-dies-after-court-appearance-62137925890

* "U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/us/politics/trump-cyber-russia-grid.html

* "Kremlin Warns of Cyberwar After Report of U.S. Hacking Into Russian Power Grid:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/world/europe/russia-us-cyberwar-grid.html

* "Trump calls newspaper report on Russia power grid 'treason':" https://www.apnews.com/ed30a98cafa94ecab4e540ffbd16a385

* "Trump flips out over NYT report on new US aggression with Russia:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-flips-out-over-nyt-report-on-new-us-aggression-with-russia-62136901919

* "Trump administration to permanently end foreign aid for Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador:" https://www.axios.com/immigration-state-department-foreign-aid-guatemala-honduras-el-salvador-a15aeabc-76bd-4586-9362-fd3db210ec50.html

* "Trump's BFF Netanyahu gifts him a whole town...that doesn't exist:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-s-bff-netanyahu-gifts-him-a-whole-town-that-doesn-t-exist-62131269745

* "US sending 1,000 additional troops to Middle East amid Iran tensions:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/politics/us-additional-troops-iran-tensions/index.html

* "Iran Threatens to Exceed Some Limits of Nuclear Deal, and Trump Orders Deployment of 1,000 More Troops:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-deal-compliance.html

* "Iran meets Trump admin hostilities, increases nuclear production:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/iran-meets-trump-admin-hostilities-increases-nuclear-production-62140485589

* "Trump admin chest-pounding on Iran risks 'stupid mistake':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-chest-pounding-on-iran-risks-stupid-mistake-62138437767

* "Trump's Iran policy 'an unmitigated disaster':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-s-iran-policy-an-unmitigated-disaster-62130245943

* "Trump campaign parts ways with pollsters after leak:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/16/trump-campaign-parts-ways-with-pollsters-after-leak-1365908

* This continues to be terrifying. "Trump says supporters might ‘demand’ that he serve more than two terms as president:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-supporters-might-demand-that-he-serve-more-than-two-terms-as-president/2019/06/16/4b6b9ae2-9041-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html?utm_term=.c922c90dd5dd&noredirect=on

* "Supreme Court says person can be charged and tried in state and federal court for same conduct:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/politics/supreme-court-double-jeopardy-clause-case/index.html

* "Trump directs agencies to cut advisory boards by 'at least' one-third:" https://thehill.com/regulation/energy-environment/448678-trump-directs-agencies-to-cut-advisory-boards-by-at-least-one

* "Compromise with GOP becomes point of contention among Democrats:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/compromise-with-gop-becomes-point-of-contention-among-democrats-62138949771

* "Poverty in America gets rare airing at Democratic candidate forum:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/poverty-in-america-gets-rare-airing-at-democratic-candidate-forum-62138437687

* "High court dismisses challenge to findings of racial gerrymandering in Virginia:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-dismisses-challenge-to-findings-of-racial-gerrymandering-in-virginia-districts/2019/06/17/aa1f02d2-8618-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.6c5f4d1269f5

* "How Defective Guns Became the Only Product That Can’t Be Recalled:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-02-28/how-defective-guns-became-the-only-product-that-can-t-be-recalled

* "Police say black man killed in Memphis was sought in shooting:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-police-shooting-tennessee/two-dozen-police-hurt-in-memphis-street-clashes-after-marshals-kill-black-man-idUSKCN1TE1EY

* "This Latinx Millennial Helped Destroy Montana's Anti-Trans Law:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2019/6/17/latinx-millennial-helped-destroy-montanas-anti-trans-law

* "Trans Woman Accuses Chicago Police Officer of Sexual Assault:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/6/17/trans-woman-accuses-chicago-police-officer-sexual-assault

* "Seriously? This isn’t harassment? Seriously?:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2019/6/17/gay-man-attacked-mob-dc-three-arrested

* "Judge: Trans Starbucks Worker Didn't Suffer Harassment:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/6/17/judge-trans-starbucks-worker-didnt-suffer-harassment

* "Pastor Rants That the Rainbow Flag Is 'Accursed' & 'Should Be Burned':" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2019/6/17/pastor-rants-rainbow-flag-accursed-should-be-burned

* "Supreme Court Sends Oregon Wedding Cake Case Back to State:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/6/17/supreme-court-sends-oregon-wedding-cake-case-back-state

* TW: Hate Speech "Florida man arrested after calling for purge of gays, Jews, black people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/17/florida-man-arrested-purge-gays-jews-black-people/

* "YouTuber buys Michigan town, renames it Gay Hell to protest Trump:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/18/elijah-daniel-michigan-town-gay-hell-protest-trump/

* TW: Horrific Child Abuse and corpse desecration. "Lesbian couple admit to brutal murder of child who 'wanted to be a girl':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/18/lesbian-couple-admit-to-brutal-murder-of-child-who-wanted-to-be-a-girl/

* "Malaysia PM: Gays shouldn't get married because they can't have kids:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/17/malaysia-pm-mahathir-mohamad-gays-married-cant-have-kids/

* "NHS service leaks identities of patients living with HIV:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/17/nhs-leaks-identities-patients-hiv/

* "Pete Buttigieg Says It's ‘Almost Certain’ We've Had Gay Presidents:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/6/17/pete-buttigieg-says-its-almost-certain-weve-had-gay-presidents

My money's on James Buchanan.

* "Why Kink, BDSM, and Leather Should Be Included at Pride:" https://www.them.us/story/kink-bdsm-leather-pride

* "Britain's mixed-race GI babies want to know why they were given away:" https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/06/05/europe/gi-babies-britain-dday-gbr-intl/index.html

* "Police Terrorize a Family in Phoenix:"

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* "Trump's Weird One-on-One With George Stephanopoulos :"

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* I foraged today. I full changed the Bathroom box and scooped the office one I'm still grappling with the sofa situation. I really need that never to happen again.

My connectivity sucked and I lost a lot of work time. Sigh.

* "'Pose' Hits Its Highest Ratings and Lands Early Third Season Renewal:" https://www.advocate.com/television/2019/6/17/pose-hits-its-highest-ratings-and-lands-early-third-season-renewal

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

* They are changing the HUD rules to allow discrimination against trans folk. Here is how/where to complain: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/1643597.html

* 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 clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com

* HorrorMux is open for apping the next story, which is a science Fiction eldritch horror thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr/Angel if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

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

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

* The UN Security council has voted to send an offensive force into the DRC where there is a particularly bloody civil war going on. I am very wary. They will be going up against guerrillas who fade into the civilian population. I am definitely horrified by the rape and murder of civilians and would very much love that to stop, but I'm not convinced sending in outside troops is going to turn out well as it sounds like Vietnam on steroids to me, and there is a long, ugly history of colonialism in the Congo which makes a UN invasion all kinds of problematic. I'm going to keep an eye on this one.

* The Supreme Court in Kenya is going to adjudicate the disputed presidential election.

* We sent planes to do military exercises with South Korean troops, which is no surprise given the North Koreans revoking the truce in the Korean war and saber rattling at South Korea. North Korea is saying that it's time to teach the USA a lesson. I'm pretty sure they don't dare invade, especially as they've been pissing off China lately and the whole the North Korean Army is literally starving thing.

* Anderson Cooper Swims with Crocodiles:

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* They think they've found a neanderthal/human hybrid, which helps corroborate the DNA evidence that people of European descent have some Neanderthal DNA. http://news.discovery.com/human/evolution/neanderthal-skeleton-provides-evidence-of-interbreeding-with-humans-130327.htm

* "Dinosaur-killing impact set the world on fire:" http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/03/dinosaur-killing-impact-set-the-world-on-fire/

* "Republicans not liked, even by 25% of . . . Republicans:" http://www.juancole.com/2013/03/republicans-liked-even.html

* "Boston College professors group backs students who may face discipline for distributing condoms:" http://www.boston.com/yourcampus/news/bc/2013/03/bc_professors_condemn_universitys_stance_on_condoms.html#sthash.Fb2gqlgz.dpuf

* This sounds like a definition of Hell to me. "Man trapped in ‘It’s a Small World’ wins suit:" http://blog.sfgate.com/crime/2013/03/26/man-trapped-in-its-a-small-world-wins-suit/?fb_action_ids=10200901702491583&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=[320947034694173]&action_type_map=[%22og.recommends%22]&action_ref_map=[]

* "Achieving Equality: Difficult but Simple Victories and Long, Complex Wars:" http://www.sparkindarkness.com/2013/03/achieving-equality-difficult-but-simple.html

* John Stewart's Commentary on the Marriage Equality cases before SCOTUS:

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* Stephen Colbert's Commentary on the Marriage Equality cases before SCOTUS:

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* "Go Gay spray paint:" http://pzrservices.typepad.com/vintageadvertising/2013/03/vintage-ad-for-helene-curtis-hair-spray-found-at-dark-roasted-blend.html

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