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* Drowning in links and rl beaurocracy and medical stuff. I am waaay behind, Sorry.

* Please tell the White House to send everything they can to Ukraine now while there is still time: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

* "Resources for helping Gaza, Sudan and Congo:" https://www.tumblr.com/swallowedabug/758070860436439040?source=share

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* "Gaza: Possible atrocity crimes unfold, new UN report warns:" https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1156716

* "Israel Defence Minister Katz: In Lebanon there will be no ceasefire, will continue to hit Hezbollah with full force:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-defence-minister-katz-lebanon-there-will-be-no-ceasefire-will-continue-2024-11-12/

* "Ireland and Unifil reject Israel’s request to remove peacekeepers from Lebanese border outpost:" https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/10/04/irish-peacekeepers-lebanon-latest-israel-invasion/

* "Netanyahu’s office confirms Israel was behind devastating pager attacks on Hezbollah:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-office-confirms-israel-was-behind-devastating-pager-attacks-on-hezbollah/

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* "Netanyahu appoints settler activist as Israel's ambassador to US:" https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanyahu-appoints-settler-activist-israel-ambassador-us

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* "‘Dishonourable’: Māori leaders furious with early introduction of Treaty Principles Bill:" https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/dishonourable-maori-leaders-furious-with-early-introduction-of-treaty-principles-bill/1ottznycj

* "Congress set to extend government shutdown deadline into Trump’s term:" https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/nov/11/congress-set-to-extend-government-shutdown-deadlin/

* This is a big power grab. "Trump is demanding an important change to the Senate confirmation process:" https://www.vox.com/politics/384356/trump-recess-appointments-explained-senate-confirmation-thune-scott-cornyn-cabinet

* "Maddow: Trump already consolidating power despite almost guaranteed obedience from GOP in Congress:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-trump-already-consolidating-power-despite-almost-guaranteed-obedience-from-gop-in-congress-224187973627

* "US Senate Republicans pick insider John Thune as their next leader:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-republicans-pick-new-leader-amid-pressure-trump-allies-2024-11-13/

* This is terrifying. "House Fast-Tracks Bill That Would Give Trump Power to Target Nonprofits:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/house-bill-trump-power-target-nonprofits-1235161151/

* "House Democrat to introduce resolution reiterating Trump can serve only two terms as president:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-democrat-introduce-resolution-reiterating-trump-can-only-serve-t-rcna179987

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene lays out her anti-trans plan now that the GOP will control everything:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/11/marjorie-taylor-greene-lays-out-her-anti-trans-plan-now-that-the-gop-will-control-everything/

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

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

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

* "Biden wants Americans to "bring down the temperature" — but MAGA will not let that happen:" https://www.salon.com/2024/11/12/biden-wants-americans-to-bring-down-the-temperature--but-maga-will-not-let-that-happen/

* "An Overlooked — and Increasingly Important — Clue to How People Vote:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/09/social-media-traditional-news-elections-00188548

* "A tale of two jets: The old media grapples with its new limits:" https://www.semafor.com/article/11/10/2024/a-tale-of-two-jets-the-old-media-grapples-with-its-new-limits

* "When Trump wins, so does the media:" https://www.slowboring.com/p/when-trump-wins-so-does-the-media-7b2

* "X marks the spybot:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/2015825.html

* "The Crypto World's Victory Lap Begins:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-11-08/crypto-world-takes-victory-lap-after-big-us-election-bet-pays-off

* "These 7 House seats are still undecided, with 2024 results outstanding a week after Election Day:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-results-2024-seats-undecided/

* "LGBTQ+ candidates lose races for Florida legislature:" https://www.advocate.com/election/florida-lgbtq-candidates-lose

* "Meet the Democrat who beat MAGA Republican Kari Lake to replace bi lawmaker Kyrsten Sinema in the U.S. Senate:" https://www.advocate.com/election/ruben-gallego-defeats-kari-lake

* "Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins reelection to U.S. House in New York’s 14th Congressional District:" https://apnews.com/article/race-call-ocasio-cortez-wins-new-york-u-s-house-district-35cb24bf92b34001b35214abd337b479

* "Thousands of previously unreported votes change some apparent winners in Michigan:" https://www.mlive.com/politics/2024/11/thousands-of-previously-unreported-votes-change-some-apparent-winners-in-michigan.html

* "Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr wins reelection, will return to House floor after sanction:" https://www.advocate.com/election/montana-zooey-zephyr-reelection-sanction

* "Emily Randall makes history as first LGBTQ+ Latina in Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/election/emily-randall-latina-lesbian-congress

* "Julie Johnson just made history as the first LGBTQ+ person ever elected to Congress from the South:" https://www.advocate.com/election/lesbian-julie-johnson-elected-congress

* "Kentucky elects its first-ever LGBTQ+ woman state senator:" https://www.advocate.com/election/kentucky-lgbtq-senator-keturah-hurron

* "Josh Stein beats 'Black Nazi' Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor:" https://www.advocate.com/election/mark-robinson-loses-josh-stein-north-carolina-governor

* "7 things to know about Michigan’s extra 26,662 votes that had been unreported:" https://www.mlive.com/politics/2024/11/7-things-to-know-about-michigans-extra-26662-votes-that-had-been-unreported.html

* "Democrat Andy Kim wins open New Jersey Senate seat, defeating Republican Curtis Bashaw:" https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-new-jersey-senate-kim-bashaw-42b8fe654b8cf03c7f50d030ab3374db

* "Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear: Democrats don't have to abandon LGBTQ+ people to win:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/beshear-democrats-keep-supporting-lgbtq

* "What will happen to Tim Walz after Donald Trump's presidential election win?:" https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/what-will-happen-to-tim-walz-after-donald-trump-presidential-win/

* "Joe, Mika, and their ilk are endangering the lives of transgender human beings:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/morning-joe-transphobia-trump-election

* "Democrats play the blame game, scapegoat minority groups after Trump's win:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/democrats-play-the-blame-game-scapegoat-minority-groups-after-trump-s-win-224040005653

* "Is Bernie Sanders right that Democrats have 'abandoned' the working class?:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/is-bernie-sanders-right-that-democrats-have-abandoned-the-working-class-224085573655

* "'People feel extremely betrayed': Dearborn Mayor explains the role Gaza played in Kamala Harris loss:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/-people-feel-extremely-betrayed-dearborn-mayor-explains-the-role-gaza-played-in-kamala-harris-loss-224086085855

* "Why Did Trump Win? These Dems Have Discovered a Very Disturbing Answer:" https://newrepublic.com/article/188238/trump-won-voter-perception-2024

* I keep thinking about the person on tumblr who went after me hard and at length because I expressed concern about us being too close in the swing states because I was clearly an ignorant rube who knew nothing about polling or politics. *side eye* I wonder how they are feeling now, whoever they were.

* "‘Woke Teen’ Dean Withers Debated 20 Trump Voters at Once. Now He Has a Message for Liberals:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/woke-teen-dean-witherslinkedindebated-20-trump-voters-at-once-now-he-has-a-message-for-liberals/ar-AA1u1bS8

* "America's political discordance: The Trump voters who want progressivism:" https://www.salon.com/2024/11/08/americas-political-discordance-the-want-progressivism/

* "Texas law targets transgender people with $500 fines, $10k civil suits for using the bathroom:" https://www.advocate.com/news/tx-city-transgender-bathroom-fines

This is a way to force trans people out of public life. If you can't safety use a bathroom, you can't go to school, or hold a job, or go to a restaurant, or go shopping for longer than a couple of hours.

* "Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/anti-donald-trump-charities

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* "Iran ordered an operative to assassinate Trump before the election, federal prosecutors say:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/08/donald-trump-iran-assassination-plot-00188498

* Taliban and Russia congratulate Trump: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-11-2024

* If I were in charge of intelligence for any of our allies, I wouldn't share a damned thing with us anymore. "Trump, Who Was Charged with Mishandling Secrets, Will Get Classified Briefings Again:" https://time.com/7174648/donald-trump-classified-documents/

* "There’s already a snag in Trump’s transition with the Biden administration:" https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-transition-planning-ethics-agreements-biden-rcna179452

* "Americans Didn’t Vote for What Donald Trump Is About to Give Them:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-americans-vote-plutocrats-taxes-1235161296/

* "'Radioactive': Why Trump’s win isn’t a ‘mandate’ for the unpopular MAGA agenda:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-trump-s-win-isn-t-a-mandate-for-the-unpopular-maga-agenda-224284229820

* "What America Voted For:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/2014339.html

* "Trump says Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head a new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-says-elon-musk-will-lead-department-government-efficiency-vivek-rcna179899

* "Elon Musk says Trump will crash the economy, and he thinks that’s good.:" https://solarbird.net/blog/2024/10/30/elon-musk-says-trump-will-crash-the-economy-he-thinks-thats-good/

* "Incoming Trump admin is eyeing new immigrant detention centers near major U.S. cities:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/incoming-trump-admin-eyeing-new-immigrant-detention-centers-major-us-c-rcna179843

* "Trump picks a pair of experienced advisers motivated to carry out his immigration crackdown:" https://apnews.com/article/immigration-deportation-homan-miller-trump-border-abb1a75497d11c978c369cb20016eecb

* "Ramaswamy backs Trump’s mass deportations as ‘pragmatic’ approach:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/10/ramaswamy-trump-mass-deportation-pragmatic-00188621

* "Private Prison Companies Call Trump’s Deportation Plans ‘Unprecedented Opportunity’:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-deportation-plans-private-prisons-opportunity_n_672d3faae4b01e5999fc97c0

* "tariffs, mass deportation – the pieces fit together:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/2015626.html

* "President-elect Trump nominates Marco Rubio for secretary of state:" https://www.npr.org/2024/11/11/nx-s1-5187110/donald-trump-marco-rubio-secretary-of-state

* "Trump Asks Rep. Mike Waltz, China Hawk, To Be His National Security Adviser:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-national-security-adviser_n_6732a44ee4b07ebab7421b59

* "Stephen Miller set to play major role in next Trump administration:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/11/stephen-miller-trump-administration-role-00188813

* "Who is Stephen Miller, the anti-LGBTQ+ white supremacist Trump picked to be a deputy WH chief of staff?:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/stephen-miller-trump-white-house

* "Who is Susie Wiles, Donald Trump's pick for White House chief of staff?:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/susie-wiles-trump-chief-staff

* Regulations are written in blood. Deregulation of clean air, water, etc. standards will kill. "Trump picks former Rep. Lee Zeldin to be his EPA administrator:" https://www.npr.org/2024/11/11/nx-s1-5187039/trump-lee-zeldin-epa-environment

* "Pete Hegseth Was Removed from Biden's Inauguration, Labeled 'Extremist':" https://www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth-was-removed-bidens-inauguration-labelled-extremist-1984882

* "Flashback: Hegseth leads Republican push to privatize veterans' health care:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/flashback-hegseth-leads-republican-push-to-privatize-veterans-health-care-224380997664

* "Trump nominates hardliner Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel:" https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-nominates-hardliner-mike-huckabee-ambassador-israel

* "Donald Trump names former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence:" https://www.npr.org/2024/11/13/nx-s1-5189603/trump-tulsi-gabbard-director-of-national-intelligence

* "Trump picks anti-LGBTQ+ former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/tulsi-gabbard-nominated-intelligence-director

* "Trump cabinet picks point to continuation of first term's scandals and disgrace:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-cabinet-picks-point-to-continuation-of-first-term-s-scandals-and-disgrace-224187461835

* "'Sycophant Olympics': Trump prioritizes pliancy over competence in assembling new Cabinet:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-sycophant-olympics-trump-prioritizes-pliancy-over-competence-in-assembling-new-cabinet-224302661538

* "Trump names longtime election attorney Bill McGinley as his White House counsel:" https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/nx-s1-5188650/trump-bill-mcginley-white-house-counsel

* "Trump picks House ally Elise Stefanik for UN ambassador:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/11/elise-stefanik-un-ambassador-trump-00188681

* "Trump picks John Ratcliffe for CIA director. Here’s what to know:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-picks-john-ratcliffe-for-cia-director-heres-what-to-know

* "Trump picks real estate tycoon Steven Witkoff for Mideast envoy:" https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-picks-real-estate-tycoon-steven-witkoff-mideast-envoy-2024-11-12/

* CW: Sex Trafficking "Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-attorney-general-matt-gaetz-justice-department-9d51501fb6ad5c04b5b4113d3a6a584b

* "Gaetz resigns from Congress — possibly skirting long-awaited Ethics report:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/13/matt-gaetz-resigns-congress-00189488

* "Trump shocks with ‘unanimously loathed’ Matt Gaetz as attorney general pick:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-shocks-with-unanimously-loathed-matt-gaetz-as-attorney-general-pick-224409157728

* "Gaetz pick is like Trump’s ‘fraternity hazing ritual’ for Senate GOP, says Hayes:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gaetz-pick-is-like-trump-s-fraternity-hazing-ritual-for-senate-gop-says-hayes-224514117645

* "RFK Jr. Suggests Replacing Hundreds of Federal Health Employees:" https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-replace-hundreds-federal-health-workers-nih-1984114

The plan is to fire anyone who believes in facts and science, so that they can kill lots of people with quack conspiracy theory based policy.

* Remember how he killed all those kids in Samoa? He is going to use his power to kill even more people.
"Trump Taps RFK Jr. As Secretary Of Health And Human Services: Here Are All The Conspiracies He’s Promoted:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/11/14/rfk-jr-launches-independent-2024-run-here-are-all-the-conspiracies-he-promotes-from-vaccines-to-mass-shootings/

* "With pick of RFK Jr., Trump threatens not just public health but federal credibility on health:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/with-pick-of-rfk-jr-trump-threatens-not-just-public-health-but-federal-credibility-on-health-224540741528

* "Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/06/trump-retribution-enemy-list-00187725?cid=apn

* "Many in government are worried about Trump’s return. At DOJ, they’re terrified.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/10/trump-return-justice-department-00188623

* "'Grim and glum': Trump malice toward federal institutions felt most acutely at DOJ:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-grim-and-glum-trump-malice-toward-federal-institutions-felt-most-acutely-at-doj-224292421817

* "Trump’s First Executive Order May Be a Military Purge:" https://newrepublic.com/post/188338/trump-executive-order-military-board-purge

* "Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows' appeal in Georgia election interference case:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-mark-meadows-appeal-georgia-election-interferenc-rcna178727

* "Trump’s lawyers ask judge to throw out his hush money case in light of his election:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/12/trump-lawyers-ask-judge-dismiss-hush-money-case-00188992

* "Special counsel Jack Smith and his team to resign before Trump takes office:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/special-counsel-jack-smith-team-resign-trump-takes-office-rcna179928

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* "Somerville drag story hour is latest to be targeted by the far right, and organizers say they’re getting bolder:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/somerville-drag-story-hour-is-latest-to-be-targeted-by-the-far-right-and-organizers-say-they-re-getting-bolder/ar-AA1tgIvt

* This is perfect. "The Onion buys InfoWars in bankruptcy auction:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/onion-buys-infowars-bankruptcy-auction/story?id=115858794

* "Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’:" https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/

* "'Bonus karmic justice': The Onion purchases Infowars assets with help from Sandy Hook families:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-bonus-karmic-justice-the-onion-purchases-infowars-assets-with-help-from-sandy-hook-families-224529477676

* "Thousands were adopted to the US but not made citizens. Decades later, they risk being deported:" https://apnews.com/article/adoption-citizenship-congress-immigration-a1ec84a94f2442e3dc4b7a31cad27d21#:~:text=Decades%20later%2C%20they%20risk%20being%20deported,-The%20outfit%20Leah&text=The%20United%20States%20has%20brought,%2C%20and%20hasn't%20fixed.

* "‘Fat Leonard,’ Navy scandal mastermind, sentenced to 15 years:" https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/11/05/fat-leonard-navy-scandal-mastermind-sentenced-to-15-years/

* "Over a quarter of college applicants are rejecting schools over their states' politics: report:" https://www.advocate.com/news/college-applicants-reject-state-politics

* "U.S. public schools lost $3.2 billion fighting conservative culture wars: report:" https://www.advocate.com/news/public-schools-billions-lost-culture-wars

* "You don’t need to be her: why the "clean girl" aesthetic is problematic:"

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* CW: Sex Trafficking "Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and partner arrested on sex trafficking charges:" https://www.advocate.com/news/abercrombie-fitch-ceo-mike-jeffries-arrested-sex-trafficking

* "Why are British teenage girls so unhappy? Here’s the answer:" https://www.thetimes.com/article/f38e2a2b-dcf3-498c-80ff-7ab94383d270

* Radfems and "Benevolent" Sexism: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/767208507760115712?source=share

* "The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls School: Jaisalmer, India:" https://citta.org/gyaancenter/

* "What is the 4B movement? And why is it rising after Donald Trump's 2024 election win?:" https://www.advocate.com/news/4b-movement-feminism-protest-2024-election-results-explainer

* "Transgender youth satisfied with gender-affirming care 6-10 years later, according to a new study:" https://www.advocate.com/health/trans-youth-satisfied-years-later

* "Federal judge refuses to toss anti-transgender athlete lawsuit in Connecticut:" https://www.advocate.com/news/judge-refuses-to-toss-anti-trans-athlete-lawsuit-connecticut

* "Judge rules the military must cover gender-affirming surgery for members' dependents:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-military-dependents-surgery-coverage

* "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues second doctor over gender-affirming care:" https://www.advocate.com/news/ken-paxton-sues-transition-care

* "Searches for Birth Control, Abortion Pills Are Spiking. Here’s What You Need to Know.:" https://www.jezebel.com/searches-for-birth-control-abortion-pills-are-spiking-heres-what-you-need-to-know

* "Ohio's six-week abortion ban permanently struck down as judge upholds referendum:" https://www.advocate.com/news/ohio-six-week-abortion-ban-overturned

* "Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics:" https://www.404media.co/inside-the-u-s-government-bought-tool-that-can-track-phones-at-abortion-clinics/

* "A Woman Died After Being Told It Would Be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage at a Texas Hospital:" https://www.propublica.org/article/josseli-barnica-death-miscarriage-texas-abortion-ban

* "Historic Vatican gathering punts on LGBTQ+ issues:" https://www.advocate.com/news/vatican-catholic-lgbtq-synod

* "Police raid multiple bars, detaining over 50 people in Russian anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown:" https://www.advocate.com/50-lgbtq-people-detained-russia

* "Parental Rights Over Transgender Youth: Furthering a Pressing and Substantial Objective?:" https://albertalawreview.com/index.php/ALR/article/view/2797

* "Poland’s dark history with far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ government should be a warning to Americans:" https://www.advocate.com/election/poland-model-trump-government

* "With a Trump victory, America now has a permission structure to vilify the LGBTQ+ community:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trump-win-america-vilify-lgbtq

* "In this new age of Trump, who's hiding hate behind their smile?:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trans-in-trump-s-america

* "This was always going to be a generational fight for transgender people:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/generational-fight-transgender-people

* "7 steps for transgender people preparing for federal crackdowns under Trump:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-people-crackdowns-under-trump

* CW: Child Abuse, Lynching "Man accused of placing a noose on the neck of 14-year-old boy who revealed he’s gay:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/man-arrested-noose-gay-youth

* "12 Maryland college students arrested in alleged Grindr hate crime video attack:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/salisbury-students-arrested-grindr-attack

* "Two Texas trans women were kidnapped and assaulted. Their accused attacker faces six felonies:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-women-kidnapped-texas-indictment

* "Two gay men, a DJ and a model, were assaulted in D.C. on the same night. Police need info (exclusive):" https://www.advocate.com/crime/gay-men-assaulted-dc-model-dj

* This wouldn't have happened a decade ago at that school. "Washington transgender high school student assaulted in possible hate crime that was caught on video:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/washington-transgender-student-assaulted

* "Transgender woman sues Hooters for discrimination, says workers denied her a job and harassed her:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-woman-hooters-discrimination-lawsuit

* "Lawsuit claims Culver's fast-food chain retaliated against trans manager and workers who reported transphobia:" https://www.advocate.com/news/culvers-lawsuit-transphobia

* "Texas anti-marriage equality judge refuses to drop suit against state commission:" https://www.advocate.com/texas-anti-marriage-equality-judge-refuses-to-drop-suit-against-state-commission

* "Years after DADT's end, class action lawsuit seek to restore benefits for thousands of discharged military:" https://www.advocate.com/news/dadt-discharges-class-action-lawsuit

* "Intersex youth have worse mental health, and 'harmful' nonconsensual surgeries may play a part (exclusive):" https://www.advocate.com/health/intersex-youth-suicide-surgeries-report

* "Study of 500,000 Medical Records Links Viruses With Alzheimer's Again And Again:" https://www.sciencealert.com/study-of-500000-medical-records-links-viruses-with-alzheimers-again-and-again

* "Is the hybrid COVID variant XEC in the US? What to know about the new strain that's more contagious:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/09/21/covid-xec-variant/75303152007/

* "Egypt declared malaria-free after century of work to defeat disease:" https://www.semafor.com/article/10/21/2024/egypt-declared-malaria-free-after-century-of-work-to-defeat-disease

* "Her Job Was Talking on the Radio. Then Suddenly, Words Wouldn’t Come.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/nyregion/alison-stewart-brain-surgery.html?

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* "Black holes that form in 'reverse Big Bang replays' could account for dark energy:" https://www.space.com/dark-energy-black-hole-connection

* "Scientists Uncover Auditory ‘Sixth Sense’ in Geckos:" https://www.audiology.org/scientists-uncover-auditory-sixth-sense-in-geckos/

* "43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger:" https://apnews.com/article/monkeys-escape-alpha-genesis-south-carolina-66a78279a7abe57c5f8fd0953359368a

* "Giant rats could soon help sniff out illegally smuggled goods:" https://www.sciencenews.org/article/giant-rats-sniff-smuggled-goods

* "Visigoth to Goth : How alt fashion history grew through gothic literature, music, and style:"

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* "What Did Cromwell Do to Deserve This?:"

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* "Why Is The Colour Purple Gay?:"

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* "After the 2024 election, we can be inspired by these historical LGBTQ+ movements against oppression:" https://www.advocate.com/news/historical-resistance-inspires-post-election

* "Tony Todd, ‘Candyman’ and ‘Final Destination’ Star, Dies at 69:" https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/tony-todd-dead-candyman-final-destination-kurn-star-trek-1236205445/

* "Tony Todd Made One of Deep Space Nine‘s Greatest Episodes Shine :" https://gizmodo.com/tony-todd-star-trek-deep-space-nine-the-visitor-jake-sisko-2000523217

* Chuck Tingle on the Tony Todd and night of the Living Dead: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/766991265335230464?source=share

* Photos of my cats: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/766726651259256832/the-emperor-and-empress?source=share

* The Millennials worked fingers to the bone the last two weeks getting the apartment ready for the inspection. They are superheroes.

* Summary of why we are fundraising:  On Monday September 16th, HOA announced an emergency meeting that members weren't allowed to vote or participate in.  That Thursday they rammed through a special assessment for $4416 and change due in 90 days.  This is on top of the $141 and change they raised us starting every month in August.  I am currently spending nearly everything on housing and bills.

The rate hike was legal as it was voted through properly: Reasonable notice. People allowed to vote. The second very likely was not, but that likely won't make a difference, as it would require a class action lawsuit by 51% of the people in the complex to stop it.

To give you an idea of the scale of the catastrophe, the entire special assessment is just under 5 months' entire income for me. Squirrel originally thought they could save a month's wages, but due to COVID and the extra high bill, they can only kick in about $1000. They think.

Update 10/27/24:

Squirrel got hit with another extra large bill that wiped them out. I need to revise again. I'm sorry. I will leave their $400 pledge from them for now, but I may need to revise again.

I want to thank all the generous benefactors who have helped.

4416 needed.

Squirrel's pledge: 400.00

Me: 2654.00

Total Raised 3054.00

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Gwydion

* "Trump’s Reelection: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Trump Adds Noem, Rubio, Stefanik to Cabinet, With Elon on Watch | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump Acts Cordial With Biden While Gaetz, Gabbard, and Hegseth Score Nominations | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump Nominates RFK Jr. and Matt Gaetz In Latest Shock Moves | The Daily Show:"

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* "Dulcé Sloan Makes a Time Capsule of American Art & Culture Before Trump Bans It All | The Daily Show:"

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* "Wild Fires | Wicked Web Links | Meet Susie Wiles | Monkey Update:"

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* "Trump Taps Rubio, Noem For Cabinet | Rudy's Tough Times | How To Move To Canada | A Round Of Sausage:"

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* "The Heathcliff Question:"

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* "How Interview with the Vampire Got Racebending (Mostly) Right:"

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* "Night of the Demons (1988):" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/night-of-the-demons-1988/id1449041559?i=1000674118257

* "Escape The News On Carnival's New Cruise:"

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* "Sunday Sweets: Jen Gets Girly:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-jen-gets-girly-2024

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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.

* "Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/anti-donald-trump-charities

* How to order free COVID Tests: https://special.usps.com/testkits

* Trans support organization: https://www.pointofpride.org/

* Florida Abortion Funds: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/766419765318270976?source=share

* Links for various Palestinian Aid Organizations: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/750151174318112768?source=share

* "World Central Kitchen:" https://wck.org/

* Doctors without borders, Bangladesh: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/bangladesh

* Doctors without Borders, Sudan: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/sudan-crisis-response

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

* "The Haberdasheress Operating Costs:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-haberdasheress-operating-costs?attribution_id=sl:5d760bcc-6861-4258-a13f-b1c1b30ccf2c&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_ft&utm_content=amp8_c&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

* This is a friend of a friend. The situation is pretty terrible. Meghan 19 Road to Recovery: https://www.gofundme.com/f/meghan-19-blinded-by-attack

* Embroidery/historical costume Kickstarter for a very cool person trying to start a business.: https://staranise.dreamwidth.org/685972.html

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

The pain has been and continues to be stunning this week.

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* "Israel says it will send more troops to Rafah, as fighting also rages in Gaza’s north:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-hamas-latest-05-16-2024-c7318fc513e79580082c0a80ae6878b6

* "Strike kills U.N. aid worker, injures another in southern Gaza:" https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251272912/gaza-united-nations-un-aid-worker-killed

* "‘Outrageous’ arson attack forces UNRWA to temporarily shutter East Jerusalem compound:" https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1149586

* "Israeli activists attack Gaza aid convoy, drawing U.S. condemnation and highlighting risk to aid work:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-gaza-aid-west-bank-settlers-united-nations/

* "Gaza: Israelis Attacking Known Aid Worker Locations:" https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/14/gaza-israelis-attacking-known-aid-worker-locations#:~:text=As%20of%20April%2030%2C%20the,injuring%20at%20least%20one%20more.

* It won't be enough. "US establishes Gaza pier to try to boost aid to hungry enclave:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-establishes-gaza-pier-try-boost-aid-hungry-enclave-2024-05-16/

* "if you are struggling with choosing which fundraisers to support, please consider donating to the following places providing medical aid, food, and other supplies to palestine at this time:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/750500230956564480?source=share

* Links for various Palestinian Aid Organizations: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/750151174318112768?source=share

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* "U.S. report says it's 'reasonable to assess' that Israel has violated humanitarian law:" https://www.npr.org/2024/05/10/1250442216/u-s-report-says-reasonable-to-assess-that-israel-has-violated-humanitarian-law

* "Rep. Jayapal on Contradictions in State. Dept. Report on Israeli Conduct in Gaza:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/rep-jayapal-on-contradictions-in-state-dept-report-on-israeli-conduct-in-gaza-210763333765

* "Army Officer Resigns in Protest of ‘Unqualified’ U.S. Support to Israel:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/us/army-officer-resigns-gaza-israel.html

* "Interior Dept staffer becomes first Jewish Biden appointee to publicly resign over war in Gaza:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/interior-dept-staffer-jewish-biden-appointee-publicly-resign-110272884

* "Member of Israel’s War Cabinet says he’ll quit the government June 8 unless there’s a new war plan:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-war-05-18-2024-3ac9d8e59198d5884d0faa6649a53e4f

* "Water cannon used to disperse anti-government protesters in Tel Aviv:" https://apnews.com/video/israel-hamas-war-protests-and-demonstrations-tel-aviv-israel-benjamin-netanyahu-14c6787047b940caa67d663c59c15702

* "Sen. Lindsey Graham Suggests Nuking Gaza, Calls Hiroshima ‘the Right Decision’:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/sen-lindsey-graham-suggests-nuking-gaza-calls-hiroshima-the-right-decision

* "Republican Congressman Joins Lindsey Graham in Calls to Nuke Gaza:" https://newrepublic.com/post/181580/republican-congressman-greg-murphy-nuke-gaza

* "Pro-Palestinian protests continue on I-5 overpass in Bellingham:" https://mybellinghamnow.com/news/297792-pro-palestinian-protests-continue-on-i-5-overpass-in-bellingham/

* "Pro-Palestine encampment forms on WWU campus:" https://mybellinghamnow.com/news/297792-pro-palestine-encampment-forms-on-wwu-campus/

* "Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/16/business-leaders-chat-group-eric-adams-columbia-protesters/

* "Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters Celebrated for ‘Moral Clarity’ at ‘The People’s Graduation’:" https://time.com/6979149/pro-palestinian-student-protesters-the-peoples-graduation/

* "50 powerful photos from ACT UP's pro-Palestine rally at the GLAAD Media awards:" https://www.advocate.com/news/act-up-glaad-media-protest

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* "The changing face of protest:" https://restofworld.org/2024/facial-recognition-government-protest-surveillance/#/an-end-to-privacy

* "A growing number of Americans end up in Russian jails. The prospects for their release are unclear:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-prisoners-swap-gershkovich-whelan-putin-2a53c30a7ee686ee85de412ee833d154

* "Slovak PM Fico's attacker may not have acted alone, says minister:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/worst-fears-slovak-pms-health-are-over-says-deputy-prime-minister-2024-05-19/

* "German far-right leader intentionally used banned Nazi slogan, court rules:" https://www.politico.eu/article/german-far-right-leader-found-guilty-of-using-banned-nazi-slogan-bjorn-hocke-afd-alternative-for-germany-thuringia/

* "Venezuela’s barred opposition candidate is now the fiery surrogate of her lesser-known replacement:" https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-presidential-election-maduro-opposition-machado-edmundo-aecb49c26aba7dd7c98c0139282c8ade

* "Search and rescue efforts underway as helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi suffers 'crash landing':" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/helicopter-carrying-irans-president-suffers-hard-landing-state-tv-says-rcna152961

* "Vatican Museums staff challenge the pope with a legal bid for better terms and treatment:" https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/ap-top-news/2024/05/13/vatican-museums-staff-challenge-the-pope-with-a-legal-bid-for-better-terms-and-treatment

* I have serious concerns. "Seeking Access to Congo’s Metals, White House Aims to Ease Sanctions: A deal to allow the Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler to cash out his mining positions in the Democratic Republic of Congo has enraged human rights activists and some government officials.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/politics/congo-cobalt-us-sanctions.html

* "Biden announces new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, including electric vehicles:" https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1250987721/biden-china-tariffs-electric-vehicles

* "US issues warning about possible terror attacks at LGBTQ+ Pride events worldwide:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/20/pride-month-warning-us-state-department/

* "US to send additional $2 billion in Ukraine aid, Blinken says:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-send-additional-2-billion-ukraine-aid-blinken/story?id=108534198

* "US greenlights potential weapons sale to Israel:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/14/us-greenlights-potential-weapons-sale-israel-00158045

* "Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift:" https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-rescheduling-drug-policy-biden-15b43441670757b0c2bfa36731e47d07

* "Over 20 Republican-led states are challenging Biden admin's LGBTQ-inclusive Title IX rule:" https://www.advocate.com/news/title-ix-lgbtq-lawsuits

* "Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote:" https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-supreme-court-congressional-redistricting-black-representation-201c1fa9e494ad0d88e4d9ed8328eae0

* "A 'Stop The Steal' Symbol Was Displayed At Alito's House In 2021:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-samuel-alito-stop-the-steal-flag_n_6646913ae4b0dd63cd2bd6ae

* "Alito offers strikingly petty excuse for upside-down flag, affirms pro-Trump bias:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/alito-offers-strikingly-petty-excuse-for-upside-down-flag-affirms-pro-trump-bias-211175493923

* "Justice Alito's upside-down flag sparks another SCOTUS ethics scandal:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/justice-alito-s-upside-down-flag-sparks-another-scotus-ethics-scandal-211197509527

* "Rep. Raskin: “the highest court in the land has the lowest ethical standards.”:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/rep-raskin-the-highest-court-in-the-land-has-the-lowest-ethical-standards-211224645780

* "Elizabeth Warren on the Biden admin's big win for airline passengers:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/elizabeth-warren-on-the-biden-admin-s-big-win-for-airline-passengers-211026501692

* "White House to Republicans: You’re not getting audio of Biden’s interview with Hur:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/16/biden-moves-to-block-house-from-getting-his-classified-docs-interview-tapes-00158323

* "House Democrats launch probe of Trump’s dinner with oil executives:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/05/14/trump-oil-executives-investigation-democrats/

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene Has Been Obsessed With AOC for Years:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/aoc-marjorie-taylor-greene-feud-history-1235023214/

* "School leaders push back on House GOP claims of inaction over antisemitism:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/05/08/antisemitism-house-hearing-k-12-schools/

* "Republicans follow through on their odd home appliance fixation:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-follow-odd-home-appliance-fixation-rcna151249

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

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

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

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

* "Meet RAGA—One of the Scariest GOP Groups You’ve Never Heard Of:" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/republican-attorney-general-raga/

* "In Arizona, election workers trained with deepfakes to prepare for 2024:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/08/arizona-election-workers-trained-with-deepfakes-prepare-2024/

* "'He is dangerous': Rep. Balint on the Trumpian threat Speaker Johnson poses to democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/-he-is-dangerous-rep-balint-on-the-trumpian-threat-speaker-johnson-poses-to-democracy-211225157642

* "MAGA Candidate Draws Outrage After Bizarre “Weak and Gay” Video:" https://newrepublic.com/post/181592/gop-candidate-weak-gay-video

* "‘Outside money in Oregon swing district prompts claims of Republican meddling:" https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/05/17/outside-money-in-oregon-swing-district-prompts-claims-of-republican-meddling/

* "OUTSIDE GROUPS SPENT $285,000 BACKING JAMAAL BOWMAN. AIPAC ALONE JUST DROPPED NEARLY $2 MILLION TO ATTACK HIM.:" https://theintercept.com/2024/05/16/aipac-jamaal-bowman-attack-ads-george-latimer/

* "Rep. Jamaal Bowman on being AIPAC’s top target:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/rep-jamaal-bowman-on-being-aipac-s-top-target-211195973612

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

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

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

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

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

Idaho (Democrat): 5/23/24

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

Iowa (House Primary), District of Columbia (Democrats), Montana (General Primary, Important!), New Jersey (General Primary, Important), New Mexico (General Primary, Important!), South Dakota: 6/4/24


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

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

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

Never, ever sleep on a chance to vote.

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

* "Biden and Trump agree to debates. And then debate about more debates.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/15/biden-proposes-2-debates-with-trump-ditching-bipartisan-commission-00158082

* "Why Trump's 2020 debates should make him think twice about meeting Biden again in 2024:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/why-trump-s-2020-debates-should-make-him-think-twice-about-meeting-biden-again-in-2024-211038789777

* "How Can This Country Possibly Be Electing Trump Again?:" https://newrepublic.com/article/181287/can-america-possibly-elect-trump-again

* "Every Awful Thing Trump Has Promised to Do in a Second Term:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-second-term-plans-wildest-proposals-1234947327/

* "Trump Says He’d Deport ‘Anti-American’ Protesters in Bizarre Rally Speech:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/donald-trump-deport-protesters-hannibal-lecter-new-jersey-rally-1235019174/

* "Trump's election denialism is a 'dagger at the heart of American democracy':" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/trump-s-election-denialism-is-a-dagger-at-the-heart-of-american-democracy-210771525632

* "Trump pledges to 'roll back' Biden gun rules, fire ATF chief at NRA rally:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump-fire-up-supporters-nras-annual-us-gathering-2024-05-18/

* "Why Donald Trump ended up praising Hollywood’s most famous cannibal:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/13/trump-hannibal-lecter-immigration/

* "Biden and Trump split screen: "Unhinged" and "Hannibal Lecter":" https://www.axios.com/2024/05/12/biden-trump-rallies-fundraiser-hannibal-lecter

* "NC Senate votes to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons:" https://www.wral.com/amp/21433199/

* "South Carolina has passed a gender-affirming care ban. Here's what families can do:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/south-carolina-gender-affirming-care-resources

* "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill that strikes climate change from state law:" https://www.npr.org/2024/05/16/1251769080/florida-desantis-climate-change-law

* "A Virginia county board votes to restore Confederates' names to schools:" https://www.npr.org/2024/05/10/1250446827/virginia-confederate-school-names-restored

* "Louisiana bill would place abortion pills on same list as opiates:" https://www.axios.com/2024/05/13/abortion-pills-controlled-substance-louisiana-amendment

* Republicans continue to champion CSA as part of their core anti-bodily autonomy agenda. "Why Are Some Republican Lawmakers Hellbent on Preserving Child Marriage?:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/republican-lawmakers-child-marriage-abortion-1235018777/

* "Rudy Giuliani still hasn’t been served his Arizona indictment:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/05/14/rudy-giuliani-arizona-charges/

* "DOJ requests judge order Steve Bannon to begin prison sentence:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-requests-judge-order-steve-bannon-begin-prison/story?id=110209704

* "US Senator Robert Menendez goes on trial for corruption, no jurors chosen:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senator-bob-menendez-trial-jury/story?id=110269043

* "Witness at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial says meat-export monopoly made costs soar:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/witness-sen-bob-menendezs-bribery-trial-meat-export-110349002

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* I can't cover Trump legal stuff in the detail I normally would. Physio ramped up and my arm isn't up to much right now. I am just to tired and in too much pain for blow by blows. Apologies.

* "IRS Audit of Trump Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million:" https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-audit-chicago-hotel-taxes

* "Trump Campaign Hid Settlements With Women, New Complaint Says:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-campaign-hid-settlements-with-women-new-complaint-says

* "'Utterly humiliating': Trump sycophants in matching suits audition for Trump outside trial:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-utterly-humiliating-trump-sycophants-in-matching-suits-audition-for-trump-outside-trial-210954309549

* "Trump sycophants parroting attacks on justice system risk further provoking MAGA extremists:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-sycophants-parroting-attacks-on-justice-system-risk-further-provoking-maga-extremists-211040325835

* "Maddow slams 'corrosive' rhetoric as spectacle of Trump's Republican cheering squad grows:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/maddow-slams-corrosive-rhetoric-as-spectacle-of-trump-s-republican-cheering-squad-grows-211113541653

* "GOP rep invokes Proud Boys at Trump trial: 'Standing back and standing by':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gop-rep-invokes-proud-boys-at-trump-trial-standing-back-and-standing-by-211101765671

* "‘Bizarre’: Lauren Boebert says Trump ‘looks pretty while he sleeps’ in court:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-bizarre-lauren-boebert-says-trump-looks-pretty-while-he-sleeps-in-court-211169349830

* "Michael Cohen says Trump was concerned about election when he sought to bury Stormy Daniels' story:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/05/13/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/a-critical-line-of-testimony-00157625

* "Stunning lack of effort: Trump defense tepid in attack on Cohen's damning testimony:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/stunning-lack-of-effort-trump-defense-tepid-in-attack-on-cohen-s-damning-testimony-210952261967

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* "Pennsylvania state trooper who violently arrested Black transgender official on video is fired:" https://www.advocate.com/news/pa-state-trooper-fired-arresting-trans-official

* "‘Horrible’ and ‘beyond F'd up’: Texas Democratic lawmakers outraged by Abbott pardon of Daniel Perry:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/05/17/congress/texas-democrats-house-react-daniel-perry-pardon-abbott-protest-garrett-foster-00158651

* "Starting over: Women emerging from prison face formidable challenges to resuming their lives:" https://apnews.com/article/women-prisoners-reentry-challenges-program-shortage-d56afe6283c25e981d37d6e925d90ffd

* "Vivek Ramaswamy Praises Ann Coulter for Saying He’s Too ‘Indian’ to Vote For:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/ann-coulter-tells-ramaswamy-she-wouldnt-vote-for-him-because-youre-an-indian

* "Two Black cadets and the struggle for diversity at an elite US military institution:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-race-academy/

* "Segregation Academies Still Operate Across the South. One Town Grapples With Its Divided Schools.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/camden-alabama-segregated-schools-brown-v-board

* "This Map Lets You See How School Segregation Has Changed in Your Hometown:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/school-segregation-interactive-map-180984360/

* "A GOP school board member tried to ban a student's art for being 'offensive' to Christians:" https://www.advocate.com/news/virginia-augusta-school-board-gay-art
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* CW: CSA. "Attorney General Ferguson announces investigation into Catholic Church’s handling of child sex abuse allegations:" https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/attorney-general-ferguson-announces-investigation-catholic-church-s-handling

* "Even more salacious details emerge about the Zieglers' sex lives as they seek evidence be suppressed:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/zieglers-sex-lives-police-evidence

* "Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker goes on transphobic, sexist rant during graduation speech:" https://www.advocate.com/sports/harrison-butker-misogynistic-transphobia

* "Gay couple sues NYC over 'discriminatory' denial of IVF benefits:" https://www.advocate.com/gay-couple-ivf-benefits-lawsuit

* "Third lesbian killed after boardinghouse arson attack in Argentina:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/third-lesbian-dies-fire-argentina

* Hospital wait times can kill. Denial of care can kill. "Trans teen ‘attempts self-mastectomy’ while waiting for surgery in ‘act of desperation’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/17/trans-teen-mastectomy-new-zealand/

* "Unsurprisingly, LGBTQ+ staff more likely to leave the NHS after Tory ‘gender ideology’ crackdown:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/18/lgbtq-nhs-workers/

* "Do not ban transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards:" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/661601

* "Las Vegas man shot at his gay neighbors while screaming homophobic slurs, police say:" https://www.advocate.com/las-vegas-hate-crime-bb-gun

* "Bay Area man convicted for attacking, robbing, abandoning Grindr hookup:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/grindr-hookup-robbery-sf

* "female loneliness and the catch-up friendship crisis:"

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* "The CDC Is Squandering the Breakthrough RSV Vaccine:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/03/cdc-rsv-vaccine-babies-eligible/677907/

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* "Largest Year–Over-Year Gain in Keeling Curve Set in March:" https://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/2024/05/08/largest-year-over-year-gain-in-keeling-curve-set-in-march/

* "A mountainous country loses its last glacier:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/15/venezuela-corona-glacier-humboldt/

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* "I Was Scammed By Taylor Swift’s Boyfriend:"

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* "Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?:" https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/orcas-have-sunk-3-boats-in-europe-and-appear-to-be-teaching-others-to-do-the-same-but-why

* "The Actual History of Pink for Girls and Blue for Boys:"

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* "Trans women discussed trans rights on the BBC over 50 years ago—here’s what it looked like:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/06/trans-history-week/

* "California political activist couple Peggy Moore and Hope Wood killed in car crash:" https://www.advocate.com/news/peggy-moore-hope-wood-killed

* "Black trans woman Kita Bee killed in hit-and-run in Kansas City:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-woman-killed-kita-bee

* 5/13/24: I meant to write a lot last week, but the weather has been very uneven and physio is moving into the two days to recover phase. By the time I was up to writing, I felt I really just needed to push the aggregate out.

Friday freaked me out a little. I was exhausted and in pain and not at my best. Now that I know the asshole agency app makes them fill out a form about me every time they come and that one of them snitched on me last month, leading to medical social worker trying to Hard sell a home visit I don't want or need, I am wary about every interaction with this one, even though it definitely wasn't her. Is the suggestion about organizing the tea station, something no one has been up to all winter and is on our when we have time list, just a suggestion or the beginning of the Asshole Agency/social services deciding they need to steal my autonomy because I'm disabled? Probably not, but it worries me she was here on a bad pain day in case she types something into the app they DO flag.

Fuck. We can't manage without the help as my primary purpose until Autumn is basically just physio and it eats most of my time, energy, and pain resistance.

Sunday, I had a visitor until 3ish in the morning, which is fine. I'm nocturnal.

Except today is bloodwork day, and they didn't say it was fasting, but this batch usually is. I was having some juice and a snack when I looked at the time. Fuck!

So I'll be staying up to do blood draw waaay later than expected. I am exhausted and hungry and I can't take the morning meds dose, including half the days arthritis pill until I get back because arthritis pill needs food.

And I have an online social engagement in the evening as I generally do on Monday and Tuesday.

On the upside, we went grocery shopping Sunday evening before dinner, and I now have pastry rising in the kitchen so I can have a special treat later.

Miles to go before I sleep. Sigh.

* 5/16/24: Wednesday, we went out to the prettiest local lake for a picnic dinner. We sat amoung the trees and looked out at the water. Later, We went down to the bay to watch sunset over water, seagulls circling and diving in front of salmon belly sky.

It is so beautiful here, still.

It is strangely cold, the coldest it's been in May since I moved up here. The plants will perk up and then the strange cold returns. The once reliable range of weather shattered a decade ago and each Spring brings surprises. I suspect we'll lose half the starts in the end. The marigolds are my fault. I accidentally weeded them.

The mint is finally bouncing back at least and I still have hope for the tomatoes. They are full grown and tomatoes respond well to a touch of mortality.

I got a new exercise and an upgrade to my home physio Wednesday. I was so exhausted I went to bed early and didn't even try any that evening, which is fine. I'm allowed to take physio evenings off. Thursday I managed ten of the upgraded exercise and did two other sets of regular. I only managed three of the new exercise before my shoulder hard vetoed. Sigh. I suspect the cold isn't helping.

The current goal is to rebuild enough strength for me to independently lift my arm above my shoulder and hold it for a five count.

* Looks like state election polling season has started. Long time readers will know I get polled a lot, being in possession of a land line, and I generally answer them unless there is a pressing need not to, because I'm a bit of a connoisseur.

I just (Thursday) got extensively polled on the Attorney general race in my state, which is unusual. They occasionally get folded into a governor or state legislature poll, but dedicated attorney general polls are rare. It started with the usual baseline questions and there were the usual demographic questions at the end, but 3/4 of the poll was attorney general stuff. It came off as legit as apposed to a push poll and was very issue oriented. I suspect one of the democratic candidate campaigns was funding it and I suspect they are working out ad strategies.

Usually, I'm more interested in biases and poll design, but this one had so much issues based stuff it left me legitimately weighing who I should vote for this summer. We're early enough in I haven't done the research yet. It's clear I'll need to do more than average. Of the people in the polls, it was the Republican I knew best and instantly dismissed. (On the Republican scale of conservative to nightmare, he's on the more reasonable end but there is no universe were I vote "back the blue.") One of the Democrats I've never heard of and the other I had a vaguely positive opinion, but neither did I know well. Both have some negatives but also really strong positives, hence the need to dig properly to see how much is real, how much is puff, and if there is anything disqualifying. Exciting!

* 5/17/24: So Thursday I was exhausted and in pain so I went to bed early. Alas, very little actual sleep was involved for reasons beyond my control. Livia got lots of pettins out of it at least, as one of her skills is responding to people waking me up my waiting for me to come back from the bathroom and climbing on while the emperor is elsewhere. This was good and important as Tavy's guarding me again, likely due to the obvious physical distress I've been in the last week and a half. When he gets anxious it's everyone's problem. Between Millennial outdoors adventure and the Emperor being the emperor she didn't get any really long bed pets Wednesday.

I had a very early telemedicine thing Friday morning. I had the cleaner scheduled for 10. Goth Millennial wanted to come over and work on some stuff of their own, which is a thing some of them do sometimes. I said sure, as I'd definitely be up all morning. Telemed was fine. Apparently one of my older vaccines is no longer good, so I need go get part one, preferably next week. It was also fast, so I offered to collect Goth Millennial. The Cleaner had a family emergency, which I believe, given things she's said about her circumstances. so I ordered an extra Tuesday because there is a lot needing doing and I barely used any hours the first three months of the year so there is plenty.

My original plan involved going back to bed noonish, but there were a bunch of phone calls and emergency errands and such so i accomplished very little of the things I had on my original agenda for today. Goth Millennial ended up doing some house and garden things as well as the stuff on their agenda, and i couldn't really do any uninterrupted thing until mid afternoon.

By which point my successfully completing my daily physio homework had become a serious liability to everything else because I felt like I was being attacked with knives. In physio's defense Tavy also managed to pin me in a stress position twice, including during lung time this evening, so some of it is Anxious Cat. By dinner time I gave up and took my emergency meds. no noticeable improvement occurred. Indeed as of 9:45PM it is escalating. O.o Which means I'm going to have to employ All the Techniques and home I can chip enough away to sleep.

So I'm trying not to scream and or cry. Still haven't finished the original three to four hours of stuff I was supposed to do today, though I have hopes of Before Midnight local time, and Friday morning aggregate is late again. Tomorrow maybe? Because no way can I push this out tonight.

* Techie Millennial came to Sunday dinner for the first time in ages. I missed them.

I continue to struggle with physio, exhaustion, and my shoulder screaming at me. Sigh.

* "Opioid Settlements: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Jon Stewart Gives Sen. Robert Menendez a Corruption Lesson | The Daily Show:"

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* "The History of Museums: Crash Course Art History #3:"

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* "Gender Census:" https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GenderCensus2024

* "Summer of Trump Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Fast Fashion Ad - SNL:"

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* "Would Jeeves and Wooster survive Castle Dracula?:" https://www.tumblr.com/brigdh/750210068089389056?source=share

* "Hot Vampire Hunters in Your Area!:" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-1-hot-vampire-hunters-in-your-area/id1679833472?i=1000606859900

* "Jane Austen's Persuasion, Part II:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/jane-austens-persuasion-part-ii?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=5&post_id=144622588&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=ykw2&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

* "Sunday Sweets' Crowning Achievement:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-crowning-achievement-2024

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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.

* "Gender Census:" https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GenderCensus2024

* "Do not ban transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards:" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/661601

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

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

* "if you are struggling with choosing which fundraisers to support, please consider donating to the following places providing medical aid, food, and other supplies to palestine at this time:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/750500230956564480?source=share

* Links for various Palestinian Aid Organizations: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/750151174318112768?source=share

* "World Central Kitchen:" https://wck.org/

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

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* Not even close to all the news, but this week was HARD.

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* "Israel stages airstrikes across Gaza, makes arrests at hospital:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-stages-airstrikes-across-gaza-makes-arrests-hospital-2024-02-17/

* "Israel raids main Gaza hospital as Rafah concerns grow:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-raids-main-gaza-hospital-rafah-concerns-grow-2024-02-15/

* Note: I don't trust a thing Netanyahu's government says, given how often they've lied before to justify war crimes in the last few months. "Israeli forces storm the main hospital in southern Gaza, saying hostages were likely held there:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-02-15-2024-d3a25caf6b60fe560e1a31d4f8f6b45e

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

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

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

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* *glares at Biden while tapping my watch* "Biden disparages Netanyahu in private but hasn’t significantly changed U.S. policy toward Israel and Gaza:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/biden-disparages-netanyahu-private-hasnt-changed-us-policy-israel-rcna138282

* "Israeli strikes hit Rafah after Biden warns Netanyahu to have ‘credible’ plan to protect civilians:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-02-11-2014-785309c668e15728c6aac9905f290b4d

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* "Ukrainian civilians vanish and languish in Russian-run jails:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-government-donetsk-business-prisons-59837e2f8006bfd1dc3347522e87efc5

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* "Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll:" https://apnews.com/article/rohingya-migration-bangladesh-myanmar-boats-c03221ad9bf90a9467bf4030b961dbd3

* "Shehbaz Sharif to be coalition candidate for next Pakistan PM -spokeswoman:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/independent-members-welcome-form-government-if-they-can-show-majority-pakistan-2024-02-13/

* "Imran Khan’s ‘Victory Speech’ From Jail Shows A.I.’s Peril and Promise:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/world/asia/imran-khan-artificial-intelligence-pakistan.html

* "Head of French farmers union says protests could resume:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/head-french-farmers-union-says-protests-could-resume-2024-02-13/

* "India's controversial plans for untouched Nicobar Isles:" https://news.yahoo.com/indias-controversial-plans-untouched-nicobar-041530890.html

* "The Shompen face obliteration: they urgently need your support:" https://act.survivalinternational.org/page/128615/action/1

* "Panama denies Nicaragua's request to allow ex-Panamanian president's exit:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/panama-denies-request-nicaragua-ex-president-martinellis-exit-2024-02-10/

* "The London Overground lines have been renamed – and one line honours a piece of LGBTQ+ history:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/15/the-london-overground-lines-have-been-renamed-and-one-line-honours-a-piece-of-lgbtq-history/

* "Venezuela orders UN human rights office to close, accusing it of anti-government activity:" https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-un-human-rights-ordered-closed-baea877b4ab2cf2891d8c5743fb2e3ed

* "Venezuela defends military buildup, accusing neighboring Guyana of granting illegal oil contracts:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/venezuela-defends-military-buildup-accusing-neighboring-guyana-granting-107142331

* "Whereabouts of Venezuelan human rights attorney and her family remain unknown days after detentions:" https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-human-rights-activist-arrested-maduro-ca2f380379806338109aa74c2785aa1a

* "US says it’s taken possession of a Boeing 747 that Iran sold to a Venezuelan firm:" https://apnews.com/article/argentina-venezuela-iran-justice-department-boeing-e2066c62c48654a2aace58d23baafa22

* "Alexei Navalny, galvanizing opposition leader and Putin’s fiercest foe, died in prison, Russia says:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-navalny-dead-opposition-leader-2d11644f7ae5332587b39150f1fd1738

* "'Democratic superhero': Russian journalist reacts to death of Alexei Navalny:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-democratic-superhero-russian-journalist-reacts-to-death-of-alexei-navalny-204393541606

* "How the US is preparing for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan:" https://www.reuters.com/world/china/logistics-war-how-washington-is-preparing-chinese-invasion-taiwan-2024-01-31/

* "Russia Is Boosting Calls for ‘Civil War’ Over Texas Border Crisis:" https://www.wired.com/story/russia-disinformation-campaign-civil-war-texas-border/

* "The ‘disturbing’ intel roiling the Hill is about Russian nukes in space:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/14/house-intel-national-security-threat-russia-space-power-00141473

* "Tucker Carlson Promised an Unedited Putin. The Result Was Boring:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/tucker-carlson-promised-an-unedited-putin-the-result-was-boring

* "Poland Angrily Responds to Putin's Claims About Hitler and World War II:" https://www.newsweek.com/poland-angrily-responds-putins-claims-about-hitler-world-war-ii-1868707#:~:text=During%20Putin's%20controversial%20interview%20with,of%20part%20of%20its%20territory.

* "Putin is cashing in on his ‘enormous’ investment in Trump, says Hayes:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/putin-is-cashing-in-on-his-enormous-investment-in-trump-says-hayes-204170309597

* "Illegal border crossings from Mexico plunge after a record-high December, with fewer from Venezuela:" https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-security-migrants-homeland-security-1c6e9f612dff721191c0254f980947a5

* "‘Massive benefit’: Immigration surge set to boost U.S. economy by $7 trillion:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-massive-benefit-immigration-surge-set-to-boost-u-s-economy-by-7-trillion-204283461708

* "Kamala Harris marks 20 years since first officiating same-sex marriages and reunites with gay couple she wed:" https://www.advocate.com/news/kamala-harris-gay-marriages-anniversary

* "Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cancels overseas trip following hospitalization:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/ex-fbi-informant-charged-with-lying-about-biden-his-son-special-counsel-says-2024-02-15/

* Rightly so. Those things were stolen and belong to the descendants of people they were stolen from.
"Museums close Native American displays after new regulations take effect:" https://www.npr.org/2024/01/27/1227434311/museums-close-native-american-displays-after-new-regulations-take-effect

* "Special counsel urges Supreme Court to end Trump’s delay of federal election trial:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/14/special-counsel-scotus-trump-delay-00141561

* "Trump is Not Immune from Prosecution, Duh.:"

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* "Over 500,000 workers went on strike in 2023 — double from last year:" https://www.businessinsider.com/strikes-striking-workers-surge-2023-actors-writers-teachers-uaw-contribute-2024-2

* Well played. "Uber, Lyft, DoorDash drivers in the U.S. to strike on Valentine’s Day for fair pay:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/uber-lyft-doordash-drivers-us-strike-valentines-day-fair-pay-rcna138450

* "Disneyland cast members announce plans to form a union:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/disneyland-characters-union-actors-equity-association/

* "Alaska Air flight attendants authorize strike for first time in three decades:" https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/flight-attendants-join-hands-picket-outside-30-airports-better-pay-2024-02-13/

* "How African-Americans get left out of conversations about the American working class:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/how-african-americans-get-left-out-of-conversations-about-the-american-working-class-204026437515

* "The Paradox of Stay-at-Home Parents:" https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/02/stay-home-parents-support-working-parents-social-security/677400/

* "Senate passes $95B aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan despite Trump attacks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/13/senate-aid-package-ukraine-israel-taiwan-00141135

* "Why 22 Senate Republicans defied Trump and voted for aid to Ukraine:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/22-senate-republicans-defied-trump-voted-aid-ukraine/story?id=107193651

* "J.D. Vance’s sloppy effort to turn MAGA world against Ukraine funding:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/12/jd-vance-ukraine-funding-trump/

* "Ukraine Aid Bill Faces Hurdles in the House Amid G.O.P. Opposition:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/us/politics/ukraine-aid-bill-house.html

* "Biden warns opposing Ukraine funding plays ‘into Putin’s hands,’ but faces resistance in House:" https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-aid-congress-senate-5fdcf8cb1964681dcce0f4fe7b9a0f86

* URGENT: Ukraine Aid Bill

Ukraine is literally running out of bullets.

Trump has ordered Mike Johnson to block Ukraine Aid in the House of Representatives, which he is doing.

The only way to get Ukraine aid is a discharge petition which requires a couple Republican votes to pass.

Yes, the Aid Package is not ideal and there are things I wish weren't in it, but we can't amend at this point and it is likely life or death for Ukraine. A discharge petition is the only way to do an end run around the Putinists blocking the normal process.

If you have a Republican Congress critter in the House, please let that critter know you support the discharge petition for Aid to Ukraine.

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene responds to David Cameron’s call for US to aid Ukraine: ‘Kiss my ass’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/16/marjorie-taylor-greene-responds-to-david-cameron/

* "'Put the bill on the floor': Dem rep calls on GOP to stop blocking Ukraine aid:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-put-the-bill-on-the-floor-dem-rep-calls-on-gop-to-stop-blocking-ukraine-aid-204395589709

* "Rep. Garcia: GOP hardliners "don't want solutions" on border security, foreign aid:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/rep-garcia-gop-hardliners-don-t-want-solutions-on-border-security-foreign-aid-204424262001

* Matt Gaetz is shocked that his actions occasionally might have consequences. "Matt Gaetz says he misses Kevin McCarthy after House GOP's humiliating week:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/matt-gaetz-says-he-misses-kevin-mccarthy-after-house-gop-s-humiliating-week-204014661632

* "FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian firm:" https://www.npr.org/2024/02/15/1231884999/fbi-informant-charged-lying-joe-hunter-biden-ukraine-burisma

* "‘Amazing turn of events’: Raskin reacts to arrest of GOP's Hunter Biden ‘informant’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-amazing-turn-of-events-raskin-reacts-to-arrest-of-gop-s-hunter-biden-informant-204318789912

* Republicans refuse to name any crime, let alone produce evidence of one. "Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas impeached by House Republicans:" https://www.npr.org/2024/02/13/1230977868/house-impeachment-mayorkas-border

* "House Republicans impeach Mayorkas by the margin of a medical absence:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/house-republicans-impeach-mayorkas-by-the-margin-of-a-medical-absence-204173893994

* "House Republicans are 'obsessed' with attacking LGBTQ+ people, say Democratic lawmakers:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/equality-caucus-republicans-obsessed

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

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

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

* Special elections are important. I'm so happy people turned out for it. "Pennsylvania Dems seal House majority with special election win:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/13/pennsylvania-dems-house-majority-special-election-00141340#:~:text=to%20the%20left.-,Jim%20Prokopiak's%20election%20to%20the%20Bucks%20County%20seat%20will%20give,win%20kept%20it%20in%20place.

* "'Voting integrity is on the line': PA special election winner shares insights for fellow Democrats:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/-voting-integrity-is-on-the-line-pa-special-election-winner-shares-insights-for-fellow-democrats-204423237633

* "Democrat Tom Suozzi wins George Santos's seat in House of Representatives:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/tom-suozzi-wins-special-election

* "'Losing streak': GOP refuses to learn lessons from ‘crushing’ election losses:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-losing-streak-gop-refuses-to-learn-lessons-from-crushing-election-losses-204243525585

* "Trump endorses new RNC chair and Lara Trump as co-chair:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/12/trump-republican-national-committee-chair-whatley-00141061

* NOTE: The RNC normally distributes the money strategically to various state parties and candidates. "Lara Trump vows ‘every single penny’ of RNC funds will go to Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/lara-trump-vows-every-single-penny-of-rnc-funds-will-go-to-trump-204321861629

* "Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is running for the U.S. Senate:" https://www.npr.org/2024/02/10/1230600501/former-maryland-gov-larry-hogan-running-us-senate

* "Gallagher says he won’t run for Congress again after refusing to impeach Homeland Security chief:" https://apnews.com/article/mike-gallagher-retirement-impeachment-mayorkas-wisconsin-a125c50142905225ae58f7f36f9bd1e1

* "Senate GOP campaign arm endorses Kari Lake:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/13/kari-lake-nrsc-endorsement-00141107

* "'Full-on, the MAGA party': Election deniers advance as Trump plots RNC takeover:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-full-on-the-maga-party-election-deniers-advance-as-trump-set-to-take-over-rnc-204179525687

* "DACA recipient resigns from Biden administration, runs for office:" https://www.axios.com/2024/02/05/daca-recipient-biden-administration-runs-office

* Presidential Primaries are ongoing:

Republicans: South Carolina votes 2/24/24

Michigan: All vote 2/27/24

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

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

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

Never, ever sleep on a chance to vote.

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

* "West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announces he won’t run for president in 2024:" https://apnews.com/article/joe-manchin-2024-presidential-run-8377c2c336b14c660807941fe943b3b7

* It's worse than the headline makes it look. "Trump’s NATO-bashing comments rile allies, rekindle European fears:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/02/11/trump-nato-russia-invade/

* Everything is transactional with him. "Top Senate Dem reacts to Trump’s alarming NATO Comments:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/top-senate-dem-reacts-to-trump-s-alarming-nato-comments-204025413656

* "Nikki Haley blasts Donald Trump’s threat to dump NATO allies behind on bills:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/14/nikki-haley-donald-trump-nato-russia-attack/

* "G.O.P. Officials, Once Critical, Stand by Trump After NATO Comments:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/us/politics/trump-nato-republicans.html

* "Trump exposes true allegiance, worrying U.S. NATO allies:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/u-s-allies-fear-a-faithless-america-under-trump-in-thrall-to-putin-204102725539

* "As Republican sounds alarm on Russian threat, GOP makes excuses for Trump attacks on NATO:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/as-republican-sounds-alarm-on-russian-threat-gop-makes-excuses-for-trump-attacks-on-nato-204254789782

* "Trump Wants an Abortion Ban Based on the Weirdest Logic Ever:" https://newrepublic.com/post/179097/trump-16-week-abortion-ban

* "‘Trump is losing it’: New scrutiny on Trump’s ‘gibberish’ at campaign rallies:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-trump-is-losing-it-new-scrutiny-on-trump-s-gibberish-at-campaign-rallies-204170309716

* "One in five Americans believe Taylor Swift is part of plot to help Joe Biden win election, poll finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/15/taylor-swift-joe-biden-conspiracy-theory-2024-election/

* "‘He Gets Us’ Ad Sponsors Don’t Believe in the Jesus They’re Selling:" https://www.texasobserver.org/he-gets-us-campaign-superbowl-jesus/

* "Republican Tennessee goes after marriage equality:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1961062.html

* "New gun, abortion, prevailing wage, right-to-work repeal laws take effect in Michigan:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/13/new-michigan-abortion-gun-labor-laws-take-effect/72576434007/

* "Reporter asks Ron DeSantis why he can affirm his height with lifts, but stands against gender-affirming care:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/ron-desantis-shoe-lifts-presser

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene calls LGBTQ+ people ‘groomers’ as she backs LibsofTikTok:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/15/marjorie-taylor-greene-calls-lgbtq-people-groomers-as-she-backs-libsoftiktok/

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* "Trump hit with $354.9 million penalty, 3-year ban in NY civil fraud case:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/maxwell-frost-credit-card-pulse

* "'He is a cheat.': Devastating court penalty shatters myth of Trump business savvy for good:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-he-is-a-cheat-devastating-court-penalty-shatters-myth-of-trump-business-savvy-for-good-204398661867

* "Trump meets his match in U.S. justice system with another staggering court loss:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-meets-his-match-in-u-s-justice-system-with-another-staggering-court-loss-204403269637

* "Trump's New York hush money trial will start March 25:" https://www.npr.org/2024/02/15/1231707111/trump-hush-money-case-new-york-trial

* "Stormy Monday: More than just a hush money case, Trump's first criminal trial gets a date:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/stormy-monday-more-than-just-a-hush-money-case-trump-s-first-criminal-trial-gets-a-date-204328517812

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* "Kansas City police link Super Bowl rally shooting to dispute, not extremism:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/police-seek-clues-kansas-city-mass-shooting-with-3-people-custody-2024-02-15/

* "Livid Kansas City congressman rips thoughts-and-prayers Congress for doing 'nothing at all' on guns:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/livid-kansas-city-congressman-rips-thoughts-and-prayers-congress-for-doing-nothing-at-all-on-guns-204251205598

* "‘I’m pissed off’: Jason Kander reacts to mass shooting at Chiefs Super Bowl parade:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-i-m-pissed-off-jason-kander-reacts-to-mass-shooting-at-chiefs-super-bowl-parade-204241477785

* "Fox News and GOP politicians falsely claim Lakewood Church shooter was transgender:" https://www.advocate.com/news/false-transgender-claim-texas-shooter

* "Four high school students shot in Atlanta:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/four-high-school-students-shot-atlanta-2024-02-14/

* "13-year-old accidentally shoots 11-year-old sibling in Whatcom County:" https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/13-year-old-accidentally-shoots-11-year-old-sibling-whatcom-county/H6JSPMYSDFDIJMETWJ5OWD7SSU/

* "Transgender people are being killed at an alarming rate, especially in the South:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-homicides-alarming-rate

* "Libs of TikTok loses it after Kansas university participates in ‘Glitter Ash Wednesday’ event:" https://www.advocate.com/news/kansas-university-glitter-ash-wednesday

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Kandy Muse assaulted & groped at a club — shares details of what happened:" https://www.advocate.com/news/rupauls-drag-race-kandy-muse

* "The Campus Wars Aren’t About Gender … Are They? Recent Ivy League dramas have made women leaders in academia wonder how far they’ve really come.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/28/us/colleges-antisemitism-gender.html

* "Trans 18-year-old sues hospital for last-minute cancellation of gender-affirming surgery:" https://www.advocate.com/trans-teen-sues-hospital

* "Polish state TV host: Our anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric was shameful:" https://www.advocate.com/news/poland-tv-host-apologizes-homophobia

* "Greece approves marriage equality:" https://www.advocate.com/world/greece-approves-marriage-equality

* "Transgender teen girl stabbed 14 times at roller rink birthday party:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-girl-stabbed-14-times

* "Florida man arrested for defacing Pride intersection painted to honor Pulse nightclub victims:" https://www.advocate.com/pride-intersection-burnout-florida

* "New York Times continues to fail on trans issues one year after demands made:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/new-york-times-transgender-fail

* "Meet the newscaster in drag making LGBTQ+ history in Mexican television:" https://apnews.com/article/drag-queen-mexico-tv-barraza-verdrag-4fc003d08a24cef9a9427431004d784b

* CW: Suicide. "Black trans, nonbinary youth have higher suicide risk than cisgender queer peers:" https://www.advocate.com/youth/black-youth-suicide-risk-trevor

* CW: CSA, Sexual Assault, Suicide. "Three Days of Tragedy: How a VA Clinic’s Inability to Help Veterans in Crisis Destroyed Two Families:" https://www.propublica.org/article/when-veterans-cant-access-the-psychiatric-care-they-need

* A good summary of current prevention advice. "The Swiss Cheese Model of Covid Prevention:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/742090895497773056?source=share

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* "If the Atlantic Ocean Loses Circulation, What Happens Next?:" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/if-the-atlantic-ocean-loses-circulation-what-happens-next/

* "Up to 47% of Amazon Rainforest At Risk of Collapse by Mid-Century Due to ‘Unprecedented Stress’ From Global Warming and Deforestation:" https://earth.org/up-to-47-of-amazon-rainforest-at-risk-of-collapse-by-mid-century-due-to-unprecedented-stress-from-global-warming-and-deforestation/

* "Climate change is erasing previous gains in air quality — fires are mostly to blame:" https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/12/24066572/air-pollution-quality-climate-change-wildfire-smoke-smog

* "The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfires:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/05/the-perverse-policies-that-fuel-wildfires

* "Hurricanes are getting so intense, scientists propose a Category 6:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/02/05/hurricanes-category6/

* "Victorian fires live: Half a million Victorians without power as bushfires, storms wreak havoc:" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-13/live-blog-vic-fires-watch-and-act-warnings-grampians-wimmera/103459362

* "Blizzard conditions bear down on central US, closing schools and highways:" https://apnews.com/article/winter-storm-weather-09d8e810fc5d80a34ef8bf008bfec7a1

* "Los Angeles’s Floods Show Why Sewers Matter:" https://newrepublic.com/article/178814/sewers-floods-california-climate

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* "Driver dead, 5 injured when vehicle crashes into emergency room in Austin:" https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/1-person-killed-and-10-injured-when-vehicle-crashes-into-emergency-room-in-austin/3461627/

* "Climate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It’s taking residents’ livelihoods, too:" https://apnews.com/article/kazakhstan-uzbekistan-aral-sea-drying-climate-change-cb565954d5bd2ef72c02a1db8231800d

* "Demand for minerals sparks fear of mining abuses on Indigenous peoples' lands:" https://www.npr.org/2024/01/29/1226125617/demand-for-minerals-sparks-fear-of-mining-abuses-on-indigenous-peoples-lands

* "The Case for Destroying Old Forest Roads:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/case-destroying-old-forest-roads-180983693/

* "Instagram and Threads won't promote ‘political’ content. No one knows what they define as ‘political’:" https://www.advocate.com/business/instagram-threads-no-longer-politics

* "Elon Musk demands users stop ‘deadnaming’ Twitter after Stephen King trolls the billionaire:" https://www.advocate.com/news/elon-musk-stephen-king-deadname

* "Ingenuity Mars helicopter mission ends after 72 flights:" https://spacenews.com/ingenuity-mars-helicopter-mission-ends-after-72-flights/

* "Zoozve — the strange 'moon' of Venus that earned its name by accident:" https://www.space.com/venus-quasi-moon-zoozve-radiolab-nasa

* "Japan's space agency says it may now have clues about the origins of the moon:" https://www.npr.org/2024/02/15/1231636892/japans-origins-of-the-moon

* "Big, dead European satellite will crash back to Earth this month:" https://www.space.com/european-space-agency-ers-2-satellite-reentry-preview

* "The ‘Unthinkable’ New Reality About Bedbugs:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/02/bedbugs-pesticide-resistant-tropical/677415/

* "James Holman, the “Blind Traveller”:" https://daily.jstor.org/james-holman-the-blind-traveller/

* "LOST PHOTOGRAPHS OF BLACK AMERICA:" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/03/ernest-cole-true-america-photographs/677169/

* "How a Nuclear Weapons Lab Helped Crack a Serial-Killer Case:" https://undark.org/2024/02/09/wilo-serial-killer-nuclear-lab/

* "Steven Ostrow, creator of NYC's legendary Continental Baths, dead at 91:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/steven-ostrow-continental-baths-dead

* "In this centuries-old English pancake race, ‘you just have to go flat out’:" https://apnews.com/article/britain-pancake-race-england-3e6e2c1ed8b9aefefe7d13e9944009cb

* The decoy computer is not working as a decoy, but he likes sitting in front of it and staring at the cardboard "screen" as if contemplating how to reply to important email when Goth Millennial and I are on the sofa.

Monday, I was an hour later leaving for bureaucracy than intended, basically because my limbs were barely working. This turned an hourish errand into a two and a half hour errand. (Does not count the commute.) This ate nearly all the spoons I had. I ended up eating bread and the forage bananas for first meal, because I had the shakes and nothing left really for even cup of soup prep.

I took my eat with food meds and went to lie down, alarming the cats because this was a break in routine. They did settle down with me. Eventually. I was in far too much pain to sleep. sometimes you just have to lie still and see if it helps. after an hour or so, it became clear I'd need the strong meds and lying down was actually making the pain worse, so up I got to try to sort things. I couldn't even Start physio exercises until well after midnight and couldn't complete.

Tuesday is better, but not great. Sigh. Torture appointment is Wednesday.

And then a computer hiccup ate an evening's worth of work. I recreated most of it in about two hours. And then Firefox crashed wiping all my tabs. I spent an hour trying to recreate what I could as they weren't in history: recently closed pages for some reason. I lost so much data tonight and wasted so much time and energy. *facepalm*

I am seriously worried that I won't get enough rehab done in time.

* Wednesday's arm torture appointment was a nightmare. The new exercises are incredibly hard and painful. I was such a mess that I took home Goth Millennial early so I could go to bed eightish.

I am still slugglish to stand for more than a minute, which is really fucking with Thursday physio exercises, about half of which require standing. My system is under to much stress for my always barely function body temperature regulation to work. I keep getting the shakes and had trouble getting spaghetti to the table. I still have a bunch of sets to go as of this writing at 8:15PM. I outright couldn't do more than seven of the worst of the new ones and have nixed it for the night.

* "Carnival in Brazil: Scenes from the Sambadromes:" https://www.reuters.com/pictures/carnival-brazil-scenes-sambadromes-2024-02-12/

* "The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion:" https://file770.com/the-2023-hugo-awards-a-report-on-censorship-and-exclusion/comment-page-1/

* "Postgame Time:"

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* "Miss Universe National Costume 2023:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/742216698580566016?source=share

* "Superb Owl Sunday Sweets:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/superb-owl-sunday-sweets-2024

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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.

* People have been asking for ways to help trans people in West Virginia, given the scary shit going on there. So far this organization is suggested. I'm keeping an eye out for more ways to help. If you have suggestions, please let me know. "Fairness West Virginia:" https://fairnesswv.org/donate/

* To track more general LGBTQIA+ Legislation: https://www.lgbtmap.org/

* An organization for the parents of trans youths: https://transparentusa.org/

* "2024 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/2024-trans-girl-scouts-to-order-cookies

* "World Central Kitchen:" https://wck.org/

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

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

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

* "Library of Congress Launches New Website for Americans to Share COVID-19 Stories:" https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/library-of-congress-launches-new-website-for-americans-to-share-covid-19-stories/s/d5739534-fec6-4e13-9f16-68d6117ee94b

* "We’re looking for English-speaking neopronoun users (aged 18+) to participate in a paid linguistics study.:" https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/741780492503990272/kirby-conrod-is-a-cool-linguist-whos-done-neat

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* Some of this is very likely out of date. I'm sorry. My arms mostly been in a sling since I dislocated it a couple weeks ago and Halloween really took everything out of me.

I lost a massive whole night's work, Saturday. It's impossible to recreate all of it at this point, which is heart breaking. Apparently trying to capitalize a 'W" and hitting the wrong button is enough to destroy Everything.

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* It's Raining Trolls and Disinformation

The Internet is blowing up with disinformation, much of it Antisemetic and/or Islamophobic. I beg of you, please check sources on things you see, particularly if the claims are extreme or too close to a stereotype, or an image that could be misattributed or AI. A whole lot of people are invested in making things somehow even worse than they already are. Check me. Check everything.

If you spot me posting or reblogging something that might be troll farm or AI propaganda on this or any other topic let me know.

* "Is Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system ironclad?:" https://apnews.com/article/iron-dome-missile-defense-israel-palestinians-rockets-hamas-f57508d0e53945d1071d4582fcdae8d2

* "Hamas operatives used phone lines installed in tunnels under Gaza to plan Israel attack over 2 years, sources familiar with intelligence say:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/politics/intelligence-hamas-israel-attack-tunnels-phone-lines/index.html

* "Israel deepens military assault in the northern Gaza Strip:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-10-30-2023-d33ac65b49723b9715ebf47041ac5f66

* "The ‘Devil’s Playground’ of Urban Combat That Israel Is Preparing to Enter:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-invasion.html

* "Israel steps up air and ground attacks in Gaza and cuts off the territory’s communications:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-airstrikes-region-e41b5b12e8cdf9db62395314d9a782b6

* "Fearing airstrikes and crowded shelters, Palestinians in north Gaza defy Israeli evacuation orders:" https://apnews.com/article/northern-gaza-palestinians-israel-hamas-war-36109635f7bc90f403f0383d53a352e9

* "A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/world/middleeast/gaza-hospital-israel-hamas-video.html

* "IDF confirms strike on Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-egypt-russia-airport/idf-confirms-strike-on-jabaliya-refugee-camp-in-gaza-104513270?id=104468652

* "Thirst and Hunger Grow in Besieged Gaza Amid Israeli Bombardment:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/world/middleeast/gaza-food-water-siege.html

* "Dwindling fuel supplies for Gaza’s hospital generators put premature babies in incubators at risk:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-hamas-babies-crisis-9ec2e404e16a132821dac644af110ef6

* "Another wave of Israeli strikes hit Gaza refugee camp as crossing opens for foreigners and wounded :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/01/gaza-refugee-camp-israeli-strikes-00124706

* "Israel strikes ambulance near Gaza hospital, 15 reported killed:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/health-ministry-gaza-says-israel-targeted-convoy-ambulances-leaving-al-shifa-2023-11-03/

* "RSF initial report: Reuters journalist was killed in Lebanon in 'targeted' strike:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/rsf-says-killing-reuters-journalist-lebanon-targeted-strike-2023-10-29/

* "Gaza looks like a wasteland from space in these before-and-after photos:" https://apnews.com/article/satellite-images-israeli-airstrike-destruction-gaza-4477db1cfc39f38ac6cfff55330a7635

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* I haven't read this yet, so can't vouch for it's contents. "Is the Two-State Solution Dead?:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/10/two-state-solution-dead-one-state-reality-yousef-munayyer/

* "Broken Lebanon cannot afford war between Hezbollah and Israel:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/broken-lebanon-cannot-afford-war-hezbollah-knows-it-2023-10-26/

* "Lebanon’s Hezbollah weighs dueling appeals: ease attacks or escalate:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/29/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-gaza-war/

* "Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank:" https://apnews.com/article/biden-west-bank-settlers-israel-hamas-war-0a2f38878720c962a20d9286315cde94

* "Israel resists US pressure to pause the war to allow more aid to Gaza, wants hostages back first:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israels-encirclement-gaza-city-tightens-top-us-diplomat-104597626

* "Biden and Netanyahu Look Headed for a Breakup on Unqualified U.S. Support for the Gaza War:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/biden-and-netanyahu-look-headed-for-a-breakup-on-us-support-for-gaza-war

* I fear he failed. "Let's talk about US advisors heading over....:"

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* "Yemen hasn’t declared war on Israel, contrary to online claims. Houthi rebels have launched missiles:" https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-israel-hamas-war-yemen-houthis-363471853927

* "Secret U.S. Military Presence in Yemen Adds a Twist to Houthi Attack on Israel :" https://theintercept.com/2023/11/02/yemen-israel-us-troops/

* "Fact Check: Turkish ships from centenary parade shared as response to Israel-Hamas conflict:" https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/turkish-ships-centenary-parade-shared-response-israel-hamas-conflict-2023-11-01/

* "Turkey recalling ambassador; Erdogan: We’ve written Netanyahu off:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/erdogan-says-netanyahu-no-longer-someone-turkey-can-talk-to-we-have-written-him-off/

* "What Palestinians Really Think of Hamas:" https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/what-palestinians-really-think-hamas

* "Flight from Israel to Russia’s Dagestan diverts as pro-Palestinian mob storms terminal:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/flight-from-israel-to-russias-dagestan-diverts-as-pro-palestinian-mob-storms-terminal/

* "The Senate Condemns Student Groups as Backlash to Pro-Palestinian Speech Grows :" https://theintercept.com/2023/10/27/palestine-israel-free-speech-retaliation-senate/

* "Israel-Hamas War Protest Leads to Tense Scene at Cooper Union Library:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/nyregion/cooper-union-protest-israel-hamas.html

* "Florida orders state universities to disband pro-Palestinian student group, saying it backs Hamas:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestine-desantis-florida-education-sjp-12b4d4f2bdd8618c12b8a29cc852be25

* "A lot of things are true. The refusal to grasp this is a non-trivial amount of the problem:" https://lifeisasacredtext.substack.com/p/a-lot-of-things-are-true

* "Some Israeli Journalists Express Fear About Conveying Dissenting Views:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/21/business/media/israel-journalists-hamas-war.html

* Where to donate for non-violent causes in Gaza and Israel: https://soc-puppet.dreamwidth.org/867894.html

* "Games for Gaza:" https://soc-puppet.dreamwidth.org/868099.html

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* "Middle East War Adds to Surge in International Arms Sales:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/us/politics/israel-gaza-global-arms-sales.html

* "Developing World Sees Double Standard in West’s Actions in Gaza and Ukraine:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/23/us/ukraine-gaza-global-south-hypocrisy.html

* "In Global Conflict Zones, Hospitals and Doctors Are No Longer Spared:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/21/health/gaza-ukraine-hospitals-doctors.html

* "At least 24 killed, including at least 12 police officers, in attacks in Mexico:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-attacks-mexico-guerrero-michoacan-24-killed/

* "Iranian teen injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media says:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-injured-teen-armita-geravand-dies-16c4f49e15dd774121e7498f34bd6622

* "Extremist attacks escalate in Niger after coup topples American ally :" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/30/niger-coup-islamist-militant-extremism/

* "Labour MPs call for ‘kindness and common sense’ at heart of UK’s immigration policy:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/23/labour-mps-kindnesscommon-uk-immigration/

* "Suella Braverman called out in House of Lords over ‘migrants pretend to be gay’ comments:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/26/suella-braverman-lgbtq-asylum-seekers-house-of-lords/

* "Just one per cent of UK voters say trans people will matter in 2024 general election:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/03/trans-culture-wars-politics-uk-research/

* "Saudi Arabia hosting 2034 World Cup leaves LGBTQ+ football fans horrified:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/31/saudi-arabia-world-cup-2034-lgbtq/

* "Let's talk about Ukraine and Russia's stocks going down....:"

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* "Ukrainian spies with deep ties to CIA wage shadow war against Russia:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/23/ukraine-cia-shadow-war-russia/

* "Let's talk about rumor about Ukrainian aid....:"

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* "A Small Country Far From Ukraine Is Sending Hundreds to War, on Both Sides:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/world/asia/ukraine-russia-nepal.html

* "Friends From Childhood. Brothers in War.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/world/europe/ukraine-war-friends.html

* "Russia prison population plummets as convicts are sent to war:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/26/russia-prison-population-convicts-war/

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* "US fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us-military-steps-up-middle-east-surveillance-threats-troops-grow-2023-10-24/

* "US to terminate economic ties with Uganda over ‘gross violations’ of human rights:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/31/uganda-us-joe-biden/

* "As economy falters, more Chinese migrants take a perilous journey to the US border to seek asylum:" https://apnews.com/article/chinese-emigration-us-mexico-border-darien-381c215ff30f0f2349c2ea118aa280c6

* "Jeff Wilson, Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for having gun in carry-on, gets charge dismissed:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-wilson-senator-washington-state-firearms-charge-dismissed-hong-kong/

* I'm not sure how feasible this is. "Biden administration revamps its student debt forgiveness plan:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-administration-revamps-student-debt-forgiveness-plan-rcna122935

* "Biden plans to step up government oversight of AI with new 'pressure tests':" https://www.npr.org/2023/10/30/1209343819/ai-biden-oversight-executive-order

* Pete Buttigieg Extended Interview:"

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* "Ron DeSantis is taking his fight against drag all the way to the US Supreme Court:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/26/florida-ron-de-santis-drag-ban-legal-case-supreme-court/

* "New Clarence Thomas ethics questions about forgiveness on luxury RV loan:" https://www.npr.org/2023/10/25/1208600160/new-clarence-thomas-ethics-questions-about-forgiveness-on-luxury-rv-loan

* "The case of Clarence Thomas’s motor home gets curiouser and curiouser:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/26/clarence-thomas-rv-motor-home-taxes/

* "Senate Democrats plan to subpoena Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo over Supreme Court justices’ travel:" https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-thomas-ethics-senate-democrats-subpoenas-ed0bc398a8a407ef5b4c64a2d56af5a1

* "'Something to hide': Dems to subpoena megadonors at center of Supreme Court scandals:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-something-to-hide-dems-to-subpoena-megadonors-at-center-of-supreme-court-scandals-196822085619

* "UAW-Ford deal nets union big wins on wages, benefits, investments:" https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/uaw-leaders-push-ahead-with-ford-contract-gm-talks-drag-2023-10-29/

* "Ford strikers, laid off UAW members get extra money in strike settlement: Here’s how much:" https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2023/11/03/ford-strike-laid-off-uaw-extra-pay-deal/71426913007/

There is power in the union.

* "Starbucks threatened to deny abortion travel benefits for workers seeking to unionize, judge says:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/starbucks-abortion-travel-benefit-union-workers/

* "The Secret Memo That Ruined Democracy:"

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* "Dairy Workers on Wisconsin’s Small Farms Are Dying. Many of Those Deaths Are Never Investigated. :" https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-dairy-farms-osha-safety-death-investigation-immigrant-workers

* "To tackle homelessness faster, LA has a kind of real estate agency for the unhoused:" https://www.npr.org/2023/10/24/1207461308/homelessness-housing-losangeles-la-real-estate-unhoused

* "House Republicans aim to pay for Israel aid with cuts to IRS funds:" https://www.npr.org/2023/10/31/1209670609/house-republicans-israel-funding-bill-irs

Cuts to the IRS dramatically decreases revenue to the government by letting rich tax cheats get away with not paying their share. Cutting revenues won't "pay for" anything.

This doesn't even get into why refusing to pay for aid to Ukraine is a terrible idea, which it is. There is nothing good about this bill.

* "US House Republicans' Israel-only aid bill opposed in Senate, by Biden:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-republicans-israel-only-aid-bill-faces-opposition-senate-2023-10-31/

* "Republicans' plan to fund Israel by cutting IRS spending would cost taxpayers billions and add to the national deficit:" https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-war-funding-irs-cuts-cost-taxpayers-worsen-deficit-cbo-2023-11

* "Hayes: GOP speaker 'laser-focused' on helping yacht owners cheat on taxes:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-gop-speaker-laser-focused-on-helping-yacht-owners-cheat-on-taxes-196820037528

* "Republican disarray unabated by election of speaker; party mired in infighting, time-wasting stunts:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/republican-disarray-unabated-by-election-of-speaker-party-mired-in-infighting-time-wasting-stunts-197002309838

* "Let's talk about getting around Tuberville....:"

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* "Elizabeth Warren condemns Republican plan to take free school meals away from LGBTQ+ kids:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/02/elizabeth-warren-republicans-free-school-meals/

* "Mike Johnson and his extremism ascend to the speaker's chair:" https://www.lawdork.com/p/a-virtual-unknown-mike-johnson-and

* "How Mike Johnson’s main strength will become his biggest liability:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/25/how-mike-johnson-won-an-impossible-speakership-00123529

* "New House speaker played leading role in effort to overturn 2020 election :" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/new-house-speaker-played-leading-role-in-effort-to-overturn-2020-election/

* "Johnson brings pro-oil, climate-skeptical record to speakership :" https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4275210-mike-johnson-speaker-gop-pro-oil-climate-skeptical-record/

* "Here’s where Speaker Mike Johnson stands on the issues:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/25/new-house-speaker-mike-johnson-on-the-issues-00123627

* "Mike Johnson's 20-year paper trail is an opposition researcher's dream:" https://www.axios.com/2023/10/26/mike-johnson-abortion-gay-marriage-transgender

* "Mike Johnson's Campaign Contributions From Company Tied to Russia:" https://www.newsweek.com/house-speaker-mike-johnson-donations-russia-butina-1838501

* "The Christian Nationalism of Speaker Mike Johnson:" https://time.com/6329207/speaker-mike-johnson-christian-nationalism/

* "Mike Johnson tries to back-pedal on anti-gay comments:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/27/mike-johnson-anti-gay-comments/

* "Mike Johnson’s wife runs counselling service comparing homosexuality to incest:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/30/mike-johnson-kelly-johnson-house-speaker/

* "Almost No One Knows Who Speaker Mike Johnson Is, But Many Disagree With His Views: Poll:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/nobody-knows-speaker-mike-johnson

* "Mike Johnson once blamed homosexuality for the fall of the Roman Empire:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/02/mike-johnson-roman-empire-homosexuality/

* "George Santos 'easily' survives vote to expel him from Congress:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/george-santos-easily-survives-vote-to-expel-him-from-congress-196908101673

* "Santos, 'emblem of the chaos that is the Republican-led House,' allowed to stay and lie another day:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/santos-emblem-of-the-chaos-that-is-the-republican-led-house-allowed-to-stay-and-lie-another-day-196916805514

* "Gay democrat Becca Balint moves to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene over ‘hate speech’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/27/democrat-becca-balint-censure-marjorie-taylor-greene/

* "You Can Help Stop These Bad Internet Bills:" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/you-can-help-stop-these-bad-internet-bills

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

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

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

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

* Early voting is already happening in a lot of places. Squirrel and I voted Friday.

Voting early allows you more time to fight disenfranchisement if you live in a voter suppression state where you were removed from the voter rolls without warning. It is often a way to avoid massive voting day lines that Republicans hope will discourage you from voting.

Please vote early if that's an option for you. It is better and safer.

If you can't early vote, please, please, please vote.

And remember, vote the whole ticket. Things like sheriffs and school board make a massive difference in quality of life.

* "Let's talk about Georgia maps changing....:"

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* "How Lobbying is Ruining Democracy:"

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* "Will Abortion Dominate the 2024 Elections? Tuesday Will Offer Clues.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/04/us/politics/abortion-ohio-kentucky-virginia-election.html

* "Ohio Democrats Demand Voter Purge Reversal, Truthful Answers from Secretary LaRose:" https://ohiosenate.gov/members/william-p-demora/news/ohio-democrats-demand-voter-purge-reversal-truthful-answers-from-secretary-larose

* "With Abortion Rights on the Line, Ohio Lawmaker Says Those Purged Unlawfully Must Be Allowed to Vote :" https://www.commondreams.org/news/with-abortion-rights-on-the-line-ohio-lawmaker-says-those-purged-unlawfully-must-be-allowed-to-vote

* Ohioans, please, please vote! "Republicans resort to lies and deception ahead of vote on popular abortion rights amendment in Ohio:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/republicans-resort-to-lies-and-deception-ahead-of-vote-on-popular-abortion-rights-amendment-in-ohio-197091909969

* "Drag Ban Won't Go on Ohio City's Ballot, State Supreme Court Rules:" https://www.advocate.com/law/ohio-drag-ban-off-ballot

* "Sunshine State Senate:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/sunshine-state-senate-showdown-197107781664

* "Many Kentucky counties are consolidating polling sites, raising concerns about access:" https://www.npr.org/2023/11/05/1210195486/kentucky-election-vote-centers-polling-places

* "Ky. governor’s race tests Democrat’s ability to survive in Trump country:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/05/kentucky-governors-race-andy-beshear-daniel-cameron/

* "Tuesday’s Election Will Determine if Virginia Becomes the Next Florida:" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/virginia-elections-democrats-2/

* "Danica Roem Is Letting Her Record Speak for Itself as She Runs for Virginia Senate :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/danica-roem-virginia-senate-transgender

* Please, please, please vote! "Pennsylvania’s election will be headlined by races for statewide courts, including a high court seat:" https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-supreme-court-election-campaign-0c517ed69436d8271fec7b7f04ae025e

* "What’s at Stake in Pennsylvania’s State Supreme Court Race?:" https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/whats-at-stake-in-pennsylvanias-state-supreme-court-race/

* "The real threat Dean Phillips poses to Biden :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/28/dean-philips-joe-biden-threat-00124082

I follow a lot more politics than even I show here. When I saw he announced, I too was like: Who? So don't feel bad if you don't know who this is.

* Ya think? "Pence ends White House campaign after struggling to gain traction. ‘This is not my time,’ he says:" https://apnews.com/article/mike-pence-2024-president-campaign-republican-trump-0ec44fc2a5b8683f34883e0ea72b2ab2

* "Courts consider possible disqualification of Trump for role in Jan. 6 insurrection:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/courts-consider-possible-disqualification-of-trump-for-role-in-jan-6-insurrection-197091909549

* "Lawyers argue whether the Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause blocks Trump from the 2024 ballot:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-insurrection-ballot-14th-amendment-colorado-f5d6c6174476ec414208323785df6e15

* "Donald Trump pledges to defund schools teaching critical race theory and ‘transgender insanity’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/30/donald-trump-defund-schools-tcritical-race-theory-transgender/

* "Team Trump looking for 'different type of lawyer' to serve a second term with more loyalty: report:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/team-trump-looking-for-different-type-of-lawyer-to-serve-a-second-term-with-more-loyalty-report-196916293562

* "Sarah Huckabee Sanders Clamps Down on Gender-Neutral Language in Official Arkansas Documents:" https://www.advocate.com/news/sarah-huckabee-sanders

* "Republican lawmakers join Gays Against Groomers march:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/30/wisconsin-republican-lawmakers-gays-against-groomers-march/

* "‘Craven’: Leaked staff handbook reveals GOP rep’s thirst for attention:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-craven-leaked-staff-handbook-reveals-gop-rep-s-thirst-for-attention-197084229751

* "Gay Jewish Lawmaker's Apartment Targeted With Anti-Semitic Graffiti:" https://www.advocate.com/news/joe-vogel-maryland-swastikas

* "Scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to latest charges:" https://www.npr.org/2023/10/27/1208478307/george-santos-charges-theft

* "Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Author Sentenced on Fraud Charges:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/dont-say-gay-author-sentenced

* "Donald Trump Ally and Gay Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Was FBI Informant:" https://www.advocate.com/news/peter-thiel-fbi-informant

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* "Daughter Ivanka Trump must testify at Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial, New York judge rules:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/27/ivanka-trump-must-testify-trial-00123992

* "Trump takes the stand and is fined $10,000 for violating a gag order in fraud case:" https://www.npr.org/2023/10/25/1208444786/trump-new-york-fraud-case

* "Judge in Trump NY fraud trial extends gag order to lawyers, says office has received ‘hundreds’ of threats since trial started:" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/03/judge-in-trump-ny-fraud-trial-extends-gag-order-to-lawyers-says-office-has-received-hundreds-of-threats-since-trial-started.html

* "Judge drops hammer on Trump: Gags entire legal team:" https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/judge-drops-hammer-on-trump-gags-entire-legal-team-197075525979

* "Judge reinstates gag order against Trump:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/29/trump-gag-order-reinstated-00124147

* "Trump Gagged; Immediately Violates Gag Order:"

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* "'Maybe they haven't been paying attention': Court agrees to hear Trump objections to gag order:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-maybe-they-haven-t-been-paying-attention-court-agrees-to-hear-trump-objections-to-gag-order-197091909870

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* "Why Conservatives Hate George Soros:"

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* "An increase in harassment against Jewish and Muslim Americans has been reported since Hamas attacks:" https://apnews.com/article/jewish-muslim-harassment-increase-f5a3e969f5a213625c224f8ac25538e1

* "Libs of TikTok's Chaya Raichik Threatens Anti-Defamation League Over Extremist Label :" https://www.advocate.com/news/libs-of-tiktok-adl-extremists

* "Man on ‘week-long anti-LGBTQ+ crime spree’ in Idaho tried to hit people with car:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/04/idaho-matthew-alan-lehigh-anti-lgbtq-crime-spree/

* "Arson Suspected After San Diego Queer Women's Bar Set on Fire:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/lesbian-bars-fire-san-diego

* CW: Suicide. "Suspect in the Maine mass shooting has been found dead, police say:" https://www.npr.org/2023/10/27/1209015872/maine-lewiston-shooting-robert-card-river

* "Suspected Maine shooter had history of liking far-right, anti-trans content online:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/27/maine-shooter-robert-card-twitter-likes-right-wing-tucker-carlson/

* "Why Conservatives Hate Immigrants:"

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* "Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate. Will anyone notice?:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/newsletter/2023-10-20/killings-in-the-u-s-are-dropping-at-an-historic-rate-will-anyone-notice-essential-politics

* "How decades-old decisions to build two California prisons in a dry lakebed and a chaotic climate left 8,000 incarcerated people at risk.:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/10/24/california-corcoran-prison-climate-change-flood

* "Watch Candace Owens Call Native Americans ‘High’ and ‘Cannibals’ While Denying Two-Spirit Existence:" https://www.advocate.com/news/candace-owens-native-americans-cannibals

* CW: Rape "Veteran gay Tory MP Crispin Blunt arrested on suspicion of rape:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/27/tory-mp-crispin-blunt-arrested/

* "Indian school for wrestling helps girls chase better life and glory:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/india-women-wrestling/

* "Pockets" https://pudding.cool/2018/08/pockets/

* "Wales government to redefine women to include trans women in landmark gender laws:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/29/wales-government-redefinie-women-trans/

* "West Virginia teen appears in court in bid to overturn state trans sports ban:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/31/west-virginia-teen-trans-sports-ban/

* "Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as the country takes a conservative turn:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-russia-women-rights-feminism-fc5eab75b5e3d028aeb1f70ec8a9a2b1

* "Nigeria: Mass LGBTQ+ arrests ‘based on assumptions, not investigation’, activists say:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/01/nigeria-lgbtq-arrests-assumptions-activists/

* "South Korea upholds military’s archaic anti-gay law:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/31/south-korea-military-anti-gay-law/

* "LGBTQ+ Groups Denied Registration Even After Supreme Court Decision in Eswatini:" https://www.advocate.com/world/eswatini-officials-defy-supreme-court

* "Turkey’s Erdoğan claims LGBTQ+ people threaten the family:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/26/turkey-erdogan-lgbtq-people-family/

* "Johannesburg Pride marches for LGBTQ+ Ugandans in wake of Anti-Homosexuality Bill:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/29/johannesburg-pride-uganda-lgbtq/

* "Posie Parker tomato juice protester to face trial for New Zealand incident:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/26/posie-parker-tomato-juice-protester-to-face-trial-for-new-zealand-incident/

* "Sydney all-girls school bans same-sex couples from attending prom with their partners:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/26/sydney-catholic-girls-school-prom-same-sex-ban/

* "Glasgow woman pleads guilty after gay club assault:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/01/glasgow-woman-pleads-guilty-gay-club/

* "DUP councillor condemned for claiming ‘LGBTQIA alphabet soup mafia’ support Hamas:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/27/dup-councillor-colin-kennedy-claim-lgbtq-hamas/

* "Government’s trans school guidance promised by Christmas:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/31/gillian-keegan-trans-school-guidance-publication/

* "Trans conversion therapy survivor begs Rishi Sunak to push on with ban: ‘Some would call it torture’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/30/conversion-therapy-survivor-rishi-sunak-ban/

* "Suzy Eddie Izzard says trans rights and women’s rights ‘shouldn’t be fought against each other’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/26/suzy-eddie-izzard-trans-womens-rights/

* "The wildest claims LGB Alliance makes in its report against the word ‘queer’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/31/lgb-alliance-queer-lgbtq-report/

* "Anti-trans campaigner Marion Millar arrested and charged in connection with alleged fraud:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/27/marion-millar-fraud-charges-arrest/

* "‘Lesbian Nana’ police officer investigation after viral video of pepper spray incident:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/25/lesbian-nana-pepper-spray-clip/

* "Where have all the lesbian bars gone?:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/27/where-have-all-the-lesbian-bars-gone/

* "Man arrested for murder of openly gay journalist Josh Kruger:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/31/man-arrested-murder-josh-kruger/

* "Man pleads guilty to obstructing justice in 2019 murder of trans woman:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/29/pebbles-ladime-dime-doe-trans-murder-guilty-south-carolina-us/

* "Bisexual New York Woman Assaulted When Mistaken for Trans:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/bi-woman-mistaken-trans-attacked

* "Michigan finally bans archaic ‘gay panic defence’ laws:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/24/michigan-gay-trans-panic-defence/

* "New York man pleads guilty for involvement in gay bar robbery scheme that left two dead:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/27/gay-bar-robbery-scheme/

* "Kansas honours trans ‘trailblazers’ after transphobic backlash to homecoming queen wins:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/27/kansas-honours-homecoming-queens-after-transphobic-backlash-trailblazers/

* "The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades:" https://apnews.com/article/infant-deaths-us-cdc-mortality-c808796da0415b6ecc0629938421e1b5

* "New Patch Inspired by Octopus Suckers Could Deliver Drugs Without Needles:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-patch-inspired-by-octopus-suckers-could-deliver-drugs-without-needles-180982986/

* "Diving Deep into the Mouth's Microbial Dark Matter:" https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/diving-deep-into-the-mouths-microbial-dark-matter

* "Mosquito-borne illnesses are picking up speed. Experts say Americans are unprepared:" https://www.salon.com/2023/10/21/mosquito-borne-illnesses-are-picking-up-speed-experts-say-americans-are-unprepared/

* "How a Lucrative Surgery Took Off Online and Disfigured Patients:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/health/hernia-surgery-component-separation.html

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* "The impoverished imagination of neoliberal climate "solutions" :" https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/31/carbon-upsets/

* "New study warns climate is warming even faster than some think:" https://www.axios.com/2023/11/02/climate-change-warming-james-hansen

* "Amazon River falls to lowest in over a century amid Brazil drought:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/amazon-rainforest-port-records-lowest-water-level-121-years-amid-drought-2023-10-16/

* "Hurricane Otis: How a tropical storm turned into a 'nightmare scenario' overnight:" https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/hurricane-otis-rapid-intensification-climate-change-rcna122090

* "Credible missing persons list drops to 5 people unaccounted for from Lahaina fire:" https://mauinow.com/2023/10/27/credible-missing-persons-list-drops-to-5-people-unaccounted-for-from-lahaina-fire/

* "Deadly explosion off Nigeria points to threat posed by aging oil ships around the world:" https://apnews.com/article/oil-exploration-gasoline-environment-nigeria-1d4cc4791cbfc28e6ccf942075510a60

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* "Let's talk about the Colorado River deal....:"

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* Golf courses should be illegal. "Abandoned golf courses are being reclaimed by nature:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/world/abandoned-golf-courses-reclaimed-by-nature-c2e-spc-scn-intl

* "What are roundabouts? A transportation engineer explains the safety benefits of these circular intersections:" https://theconversation.com/what-are-roundabouts-a-transportation-engineer-explains-the-safety-benefits-of-these-circular-intersections-215412

* "Here's What Ethical AI Really Means:"

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* "Elon Musk Offers to Also Ruin Wikipedia:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/elon-musk-wikipedia-twitter-x-encyclopedia-1234861220/

* "Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty in FTX crypto fraud case:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-trial-verdict/

* "Fallen crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all counts:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fallen-crypto-king-sam-bankman-fried-found-guilty-on-all-counts-196993605915

* "China’s youngest-ever astronauts blast off to space station:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/26/chinas-youngest-ever-astronauts-blast-off-to-space-station

* "US zoo saving endangered red wolf, one dental checkup at a time:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/us-zoo-saving-endangered-red-wolf-one-dental-checkup-time-2023-10-25/

* "Runaway zebras delighted the nation — and exposed their owner’s dark past:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2023/maryland-zebras-jerry-holly/

* "How Scientists Tracked the Movements of a 17,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-tracked-movements-17000-year-old-woolly-mammoth-180983064/

* "The Ancient Greek Woman Who Dressed as a Man to Seduce Men:" https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2022/12/01/the-ancient-greek-woman-who-dressed-as-a-man-to-seduce-men/

* "The London History Show: Anne Boleyn:"

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* "The Chevalier d'Eon: the Trans 18th Century Spy:"

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* "How To Convince People To Volunteer: Joining Up In WWI:"

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* "15 Years After Pres. Obama's Historic Election:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/15-years-after-pres-obama-s-historic-election-197108293787

* "The Fight Between Cataphiles and Underground Police in the Paris Catacombs:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/strange-maps-paris-catacombs

I will never see the catacombs in person but I am horrified. Destroying them would be a desecration.

* "Illegal Body Trade: Modern-Day Corpse Theft:"

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* "Something Wicked This Way Paddles:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/us/witches-paddle-halloween.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5Uw.qR51.sbD-6BoYNu4_&smid=url-share

* "A Professional Pumpkin Carver Spills His Guts:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/style/halloween-professional-pumpkin-carver.html

* "New York unveils statue commemorating alligator sewer myth:" https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/nyc-alligator-sewer-statue-trnd/index.html

* Thursday a week ago dentist and hygienist were very astonished by my relaxed state during dentistry. I hadn't had time to warn them that sometimes I fall asleep before the dental dam went in ending my ability to explain. Luckily they didn't get scared as had happened before. I wasn't asleep, just meditating as is my usual practice when I'm not exhausted. Apparently even very chill patients don't normally relax at this level. I have no dental trauma or phobias. It's not that I enjoy dentistry, it's just I have no more emotion about it than I do around oil change. It's just maintenance.

No cleaner Friday, which is fine. So many people clocked out slightly late, they snatched 15 minutes here and 15 minutes there, so I am left with six visits at most to cover November and December instead of the surplus Math last summer suggested I should have. I am a bit grumpy as I generally let them off three to six minutes early.

Saturday, Goth Millennial exhausted the Tiny Terror with one of their Gothmas presents. Livia had her third oops in two weeks. I am pretty sure it's stress.

Sunday: Millennial pumpkin carving!

Monday I did a bunch of prep for the big day.

* Gothmas Phase 2 exterior decorations:
https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/732745508530061312/halloween-2023?source=share
https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/732746862485028864/the-millennials-did-some-pumpkin-carving-sunday?source=share
https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/732748177031249920/halloween-2023?source=share

* I lost the first version of this in the crash. The Management chased all the families with kids out and most of the grad students, replacing them mostly with retirees. I hardly even got adults raiding my table this year, and one of them stole a bowl. Sigh. This is why I use cheap Dollar Store bowls. The Millennials got big candy gift bags this year.

I love the pumpkins the Millennials carved so much. I'm going to be so sad when I take them down in a day or two.

A cheerful Gen Z person turned up to Clean Saturday, and we got most of the outside display down. I really liked them. Goth millennial got the things too high to reach Saturday. We are mostly focused on the Tuesday inspection right now.

* Squirrel has lost his job and needs about $800.00 for bills and food for a month. They have lost their health insurance which provides essential medication. They are an old RL friend and my roommate. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Squirrelmh

* My car broke yet again in late October. As I feared it was the hose that keeps the engine cool. Why feared? It's in the middle of all the gear under the hood. Hose and fluid replacements are cheap. an hour and a half of labor to take it all apart then put it back in is incredibly expensive. $280 worth in total. I have paid Squirrel back for the gas for the week and a halfish, I was borrowing his car, thanks to a donor. The repairs ate most of my bill money for the month. Yes, this is the forth repair this year. My car is about 25ish years old. I can't afford to replace it, nor can I do without it, being disabled: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Gwydion

* Squirrel has lost his job and needs about $800.00 for bills, meds and food for a month. They have lost their health insurance which provides essential medication. We can float bills a bit if we must, but it's extremely dangerous if they skip any of their meds. They have already had a ton of interviews, and it is likely they will be offered a very good job if they can hold out until December when it starts. They are an old RL friend and my roommate: https://www.gofundme.com/f/pay-rosies-dental-bills

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

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* "Meanwhile… Taylor Swift is a Billionaire | Doordash Tips | Florida’s Fake Cops:"

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* "World’s Longest Zucchini | Trump Kids Take the Stand | George Santos Survives Expulsion Attempt:"

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* "Why is Ron DeSantis Wearing Lifts? | Donald Trump v. The People | Biden’s Chilling AI Warning:"

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* "Barbie is Halloween’s Top Costume | Speaker Johnson’s Wife Runs Anti-LGBTQ Counseling Company:"

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* "Why Are Conservatives So Media Illiterate?:"

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* "Doctor Who vs Women:"

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* "Exploring the Emotions: Black Trauma vs. Black Horror:"

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* "From Protagonist to Romantic Prop: Mina Murray's Transformation:"

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* "The Gay Horror Manga You Should Be Reading:"

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* "True Facts: Incredible Crab Stories:"

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* "The Trump Kids in America:"

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* "See the Cutest Costumed Pups from New York City's Halloween Dog Parade:" https://people.com/dogs-costumes-2023-nyc-halloween-dog-parade-photos-8374321

* "Father and son make Halloween accessible to kids with disabilities one custom costume at a time:" https://www.cnn.com/us/walkin-rollin-costumes-halloween-iyw/index.html

* "Quirky Vintage Japanese Playgrounds Photographed at Night:" https://mossandfog.com/quirky-vintage-japanese-playgrounds-photographed-at-night/

* "Proposed: Counter-Halloween:" https://www.thestopgap.net/proposed/

* Ankh-Morpork Pride: https://www.tumblr.com/jamyesterday/732666837755691008?source=share

* A friend of Bertie Wooster transitions: https://www.tumblr.com/brigdh/732533098457268224?source=share

* "You work as the minor villain every new hero has to beat for their first battle.:" https://www.tumblr.com/seananmcguire/718085841933795328?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: A Chip off the old Block:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/732631414044049408/midnight-pals-a-chip-off-the-old-block?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Imaginarium:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/732810170427752448/midnight-pals-imaginarium?source=share

* "Sunday Sweets: Drama Queens:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-drama-queens-2023

* "Sunday Sweets: It's Fall, Y'all!:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-its-fall-yall-2023

* "Sunday Sweets Gets SPOOPY:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-gets-spoopy-2023

* "Sunday Sweets: 10 Halloween Cuties:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-10-halloween-cuties-2023

* "Love Inks: 11 Tattoo Sweets!:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/love-inks-11-tattoo-sweets-2023

* "10 Enchanted Garden Cakes That Are Pure Magic:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/10-enchanted-garden-cakes-that-are-pure-magic-2023

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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.

* Where to donate for non-violent causes in Gaza and Israel: https://soc-puppet.dreamwidth.org/867894.html

* "Games for Gaza:" https://soc-puppet.dreamwidth.org/868099.html

* "If anyone wants to donate to Wadea Al-Fayoume's family then here:" https://www.tumblr.com/abigail-pent/731484616352989184/arab-mother-attacked-and-6-year-old-murdered-in?source=share

* Squirrel has lost his job and needs about $800.00 for bills and food for a month. They are an old RL friend and my roommate. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Squirrelmh

* An old friend of mine's beloved dog needs money for vet bills and special food: https://www.gofundme.com/f/pay-rosies-dental-bills

* Apply for Project 2025 so they have to pick through resumes, using their resources: https://apply.project2025.org/ords/r/p25/pub/questionnaire?p4_qid=1

* Want to help Andy Kim beat Bob Menendez? https://www.andykim.com/

* Help Adam Frisch beat Lauren Boebert: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/defeatlaurenboebertnowz

* Want to contribute to Gloria Johnson's senate run in Tennessee? https://www.votegloriajohnson.com/

* "US Patent Bureau call for comment on AI:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2286373.html

* "STOP Moms for "Liberty":" https://www.stopmomsforliberty.com/

* Want to help the people of Maui?

Maui Food Bank: https://mauifoodbank.org/

Maui Humane Society: https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/

Center for Native Hawaiian Advancement: https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui

Hawai'i Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/local/hawaii/ways-to-donate.html

* Support the WGA. "Entertainment Community Fund:" https://entertainmentcommunity.org/

* Cool Blackwork Embroidery Patterns for Beginners: https://www.etsy.com/shop/thehaberdasheress/?etsrc=sdt

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

* I admit to having a wicked good time tormenting myself and other history geeks with my polls: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydpolls

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* "‘She could be my sister’: Iranian activists on why Mahsa Amini protests are an LGBTQ+ fight too:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/17/iran-lgbtq-mahsa-amini-protests-year/

* "Netanyahu's Supreme Court overhaul effort seen by protesters as threat to Israel's democracy:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-supreme-court-60-minutes-transcript/

* "Gender reform law: Scottish and UK governments battle in court over Section 35 block:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/19/gender-reform-law-scotland-uk-governments-court/

* "The Serial Killer Hiding in Plain Sight:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/epv54m/the-serial-killer-hiding-in-plain-sight

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* "Biden urges UN: Stand united with Ukraine :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/19/biden-un-general-assembly-ukraine-00116739

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* "Rallies held nationwide as Netanyahu heads to US; protesters denounce him at airport:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/rallies-held-nationwide-as-netanyahu-heads-to-us-protesters-to-await-him-at-airport/

* "Five Americans detained in Iran walk free, released in deal for frozen Iranian assets:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-prisoner-swap-sanctions-assets-4e1fa477f8e6af45fb764acd259c2f1a

* "It's complicated: Options limited when U.S. companies work contrary to U.S. interests:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/it-s-complicated-options-limited-when-u-s-companies-work-contrary-to-u-s-interests-193255493552

* "'It's a huge dilemma': U.S. looks for leverage against Uganda's 'kill the gays' law:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-it-s-a-huge-dilemma-u-s-looks-for-leverage-against-uganda-s-kill-the-gays-law-193256517570

* "Let's talk about Biden, recommendations, and information....:"

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* "Flipping Kavanaugh: What's really behind Alabama's gerrymandering gambit:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/flipping-kavanaugh-what-s-really-behind-alabama-s-gerrymandering-gambit-193334853864

* This makes so much sense. "Dark money: The backstory of Alabama’s redistricting defiance:" https://www.alreporter.com/2023/09/16/dark-money-the-backstory-of-alabamas-redistricting-defiance/

* "Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says 'whole truth' about Black history must be taught:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-truth-black-history-taught/story?id=103220003

* "U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks at 16th Street Baptist Church:"

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* "Ford Revolutionized 5-Day Work Weeks, Now They Won't Give 4-Day a Shot:" https://advocatechannel.com/uaw-strike-henry-ford-five-day-work-week

* "UAW strike, Day 4: GM threatens to send 2,000 workers home, Ford cuts 600 jobs:" https://www.npr.org/2023/09/18/1200052537/uaw-strike-worker-job-plant-layoffs-day-4-gm-ford

* "UAW strike enters third day:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/uaw-strike-enters-third-day-193146437782

* "Let's talk about Biden, the UAW, and unions....:"

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* "Another doomed GOP spending plan collapses:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/18/gop-spending-plan-government-shutdown-mccarthy-deal-00116508

* "House GOP in open warfare over doomed spending plan :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/19/house-gop-spending-plan-00116631

* "Somebody Left a Motion to Remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker in House Bathroom:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/somebody-left-a-motion-to-remove-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-in-house-bathroom

* "House Republicans to hold first impeachment hearing into President Biden next week:" https://www.npr.org/2023/09/19/1200364227/impeachment-house-republicans-president-biden-hearing

* Ken Buck Op Ed. "My fellow Republicans: One disgraceful impeachment doesn’t deserve another:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/15/congressman-ken-buck-biden-impeachment/

* "‘Fictitious’ facts and ‘imagined’ history: GOP Rep. Ken Buck slams Biden impeachment effort:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/16/gop-rep-ken-buck-impeachment-biden-00116396

* "Watch George Santos Give Bizarre CNN Interview About Impeachment, Lies:" https://www.advocate.com/media/george-santos-cnn-interview

* "Let's talk about a tale of 3 impeachments....:"

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* "'Biggest political scandal right now': heat on Javanka money haul:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/-biggest-political-scandal-right-now-heat-on-javanka-money-haul-193113157632

* "GOP Sen. John Kennedy Reads Queer Sex Excerpts at Cringe-Worthy Senate Hearing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/john-kennedy-explicit-senate-hearing

* "Fetterman jeers Republicans 'losing their mind' over new Senate dress code:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fetterman-jeers-republicans-losing-their-mind-over-new-senate-dress-code-193242693970

* "‘Preposterous': Conspiracy theorists think John Fetterman uses a ‘body double’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-preposterous-conspiracy-theorists-think-john-fetterman-uses-a-body-double-193325637904

* "You Can Help Stop These Bad Internet Bills:" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/you-can-help-stop-these-bad-internet-bills

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

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

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

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

* This is the end of free and fair elections and intended to end democracy. "North Carolina Republicans seek control over state and local election boards ahead of 2024:" https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-republicans-election-changes-voting-4f5184d25d63ac7a464dff9be0f93c52

* Republicans removed her for conducting a free and fair election which goes against their core fascist principals. "Wisconsin GOP votes to remove state’s elections chief:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/14/wisconsin-gop-remove-state-elections-chief-00115995

* "We Are Not Just Polarized. We Are Traumatized.:" https://newrepublic.com/article/175311/america-polarized-traumatized-trump-violence

* "Americans Don’t Want Politicians Focusing on Transgender Issues, Survey Finds:" https://www.advocate.com/news/americans-dont-focus-transgender-issues

* "Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is motivating more trans and non-binary people to run for office:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/12/trans-non-binary-run-for-office-anti-lgbtq/

* "Olivia Hill of Nashville Council Is First Trans Person Elected in Tennessee:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/tennessee-nashville-first-transgender-official

* "Virginia Democratic Candidate Slams Republicans Sharing Her Sex Tapes: ‘It Won’t Intimidate Me’:" https://advocatechannel.com/susanna-gibson-virginia-democratic-candidate-sex-tapes

Want to help Susanna Gibson beat David Owen? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sg-web?refcode=home-cta

* "Rep. Pelosi on why she's running for reelection in 2024:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/rep-pelosi-on-why-she-s-running-for-reelection-in-2024-193146949773

* "Rep. Pelosi on the looming government shutdown:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/rep-pelosi-on-the-looming-government-shutdown-193146437865

* CW: Child Abuse. "GOP candidate promising to protect children from LGBTQ+ people faced child cruelty charges:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/19/gop-louisiana-john-raymond-child-cruelty/

* "Mike Pence Shifts to ‘Gender Ideology’ When Asked About Anti-Trans Violence:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/pence-gender-ideology-transgender-townhall

* "Ramaswamy says he’d deport children of undocumented immigrants, calls 14th Amendment ‘contested’:" https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4195861-ramaswamy-says-hed-deport-children-of-undocumented-immigrants-born-in-the-us-calling-14th-amendment-contested/

Children born here are citizens under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. He's saying the 14th Amendment to the Constitution is somehow not Constitutional and we need to mass deport American Citizens.

* "Ron DeSantis ditched by biggest donor after ‘pointless’ war with Disney:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/19/ron-desantis-disney-donor/

* "Petition filed to block Trump from Minnesota’s 2024 ballot under ‘insurrection clause’:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-2024-amendment-insurrection-ban-ballot-lawsuit-559469071b5f104e74ca698bed6afb5d

* "Trump calls DeSantis abortion ban ‘a terrible mistake,’ sparking anger from some key Republicans:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-desantis-abortion-ban-republican-primary-5bdbba55f9c2f328d49b5fbe9727677e

* "Trump Warns That ‘Cognitively Impaired’ Biden Will ‘Lead Us Into World War 2’ in Confused Speech:" https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trump-warns-cognitively-impaired-biden-172337832.html

"This wasn’t the only mistake Trump made during his speech. At another point, he appeared to imply that he is also beating President Obama in the 2024 election polls."

Every accusation is a confession.

* "Let's talk about Trump, Meet the Press, and accuracy....:"

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* "In Rosh Hashanah message, Trump says US Jews voted ‘to destroy America and Israel’:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-rosh-hashanah-message-trump-says-us-jews-voted-to-destroy-america-and-israel/

* "Lauren Boebert caught fondling date’s crotch at family-friendly show:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/16/lauren-boebert-sexual-behaviour-theatre/

Help Adam Frisch beat Lauren Boebert: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/defeatlaurenboebertnowz

* "Gov. Kemp decides not to suspend state Senator named in election interference indictment:" https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/gov-kemp-decides-not-suspend-state-senator-named-election-interference-indictment/QXKUVNTW5NAILGAGSQQGMOU7B4/

* "Let's talk about Paxton being acquitted....:"

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* "Trump civil fraud trial in New York will last nearly three months, judge says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/donald-trumps-new-york-fraud-trial-will-last-nearly-3-months-judge-rcna104100

* "Let's talk about rhetoric and reality....:"

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* I don't like the ableism here, but most of the other coverage is worse in one way or another. "A Befuddled Trump Both Admits and Denies that He Was 'Waving Around' a Classified Document:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/14/2193353/-A-Befuddled-Trump-Both-Admits-and-Denies-that-He-Was-Waving-Around-a-Classified-Document

* "Trump wrote to-do lists for assistant on White House documents marked classified:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-wrote-lists-assistant-white-house-documents-marked/story?id=103226113

* "Trump co-defendant Jeffrey Clark seeks to move Georgia election case to federal court:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-co-defendant-jeffrey-clark-seeks-move-georgia-election-case-fede-rcna105555

* "Jack Smith seeks gag order on Trump:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/15/jack-smith-seeks-gag-order-on-trump-00116366

* "Trump blasts special counsel Jack Smith for seeking gag order:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/15/trump-blasts-special-counsel-jack-smith-for-seeking-gag-order-00116376

* "Twitter turned over at least 32 direct messages from Trump’s account to special counsel:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/15/politics/trump-twitter-direct-messages/

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* "Ray Epps, ex-Marine targeted by a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor in riot:" https://apnews.com/article/ray-epps-capitol-riot-jan-6-fox-38748c79cd7b6916584a5db7ca87af7a

* "'Victim of Fox': Feds charge man at center of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-victim-of-fox-feds-charge-man-at-center-of-jan-6-conspiracy-theories-193327685617

* "Proud Boys are GOP's 'neo-fascist foot soldiers' — and have their full support: reporter:" https://www.rawstory.com/proud-boys-gop-2665058802/

* "‘Attack on military readiness’: Human rights groups sound new alarm on extremism:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/09/14/civil-rights-groups-alarm-over-white-supremacism-military-extremism/70848380007/

* "FBI investigating violent threats against officials in Fulton County, Georgia:" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/14/fbi-investigating-violent-threats-against-officials-in-fulton-county-georgia-.html

* "Threats mount against prosecutors and FBI agents working on Hunter Biden probe:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/prosecutors-fbi-agents-hunter-biden-investigation-threatened-rcna104932

* "Maddow: What sets us apart as a country is fragile and worth fighting to protect:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-what-sets-us-apart-as-a-country-is-fragile-and-worth-fighting-to-protect-193247813919

* "This Transgender Harvard Law Instructor’s Front-Row Seat to Domestic Terrorism:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/alejandra-caraballo-bomb-threats-emails

* "Maryland Man Admits Sending Terror Threats to LGBTQ+ Group, Allies:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/maryland-terror-threats-lgbtq-group

* "Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court:" https://apnews.com/article/immigration-daca-dreamers-51ba8c941993ffa26e1251aef84b0284

* "Infamous Neo-Nazi blog praises Mayor Adams’ claim that NYC is being ‘destroyed’ by migrant crisis:" https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/09/08/infamous-neo-nazi-blog-praises-mayor-adams-claim-that-nyc-is-being-destroyed-by-migrant-crisis/

* "Let's talk about Memphis, the feds, and Mr. Nichols....:"

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* They carelessly killed her, then mocked her in death. The Seattle PD are pretty fucking evil. "Seattle Police Union Leader Under Investigation for Joking Woman Killed by Patrol Car Had 'Limited Value':" https://people.com/seattle-police-officer-under-investigation-for-jokes-about-grad-student-killed-7969630

* "Let's talk about Seattle and low value....:"

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* " Most Cops Involved in High-Profile Killings Since 2014 Kept Their Police Licenses :" https://theintercept.com/2023/09/16/police-decertification-license/

* "Milwaukee police to withhold victims’ gender when reporting on crimes to avoid misgendering:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/12/police-crime-victims-misgendering-milwaukee/

* "Transgender Jan. 6 Rioter Is Now in a Women's Prison. Did Far-Right Republicans Help?:" https://www.advocate.com/politicians/trans-insurrectionist-appeals-transphobes

* "Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it:" https://apnews.com/article/illinois-criminal-justice-cash-bail-reform-b8aac667b7d3016e12ea64a70964bf55

* "Rolling Stone founder apologises for ‘inflammatory’ comments about Black and female musicians:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/18/jann-wenner-rolling-stone-black-female-artists-articulate-comments-reaction/

* "Texas Anti-Drag Law Blocked Again by Judge:" https://www.advocate.com/law/tennessee-drag-ban-blocked-again

* "Hispanic Federation’s queer president condemns Don’t Say Gay laws: ‘All you’re doing is isolating children’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/15/hispanic-heritage-month-lgbtq-latinx-frankie-miranda/

* "Two California school districts ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/15/california-sunol-temecula-pride-flag-ban/

* "Yet another California school district introduces parental notification policy for trans students:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/18/california-parental-notification-policy-students/

* "How Teachers Are Being Silenced on LGBTQ+ Issues and More:" https://www.advocate.com/education/silencing-teachers-lgbtq

* "Alabama anti-porn group wants librarians to face jail for offering LGBTQ+ books to kids:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/10/alabama-jail-librarians-lgbtq-books-porn-group/

* CW: CSA, Child Abuse. "The Menedez Brothers Case and the Changing Perceptions of Child Abuse:"

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* CW: Rape "Met Police pays ‘substantial’ damages to women arrested at Sarah Everard vigil:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/14/metropolitan-police-sarah-everard-payout-patsy-stevenson-dania-al-obeid/

* CW: Sexual Assault, Abuse. "Lesbian former PA accuses ‘narcissist’ Russell Brand of ‘sickening’ behaviour amid rape and sexual assault allegations:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/16/russell-brand-rape-sexual-assault-allegations-lesbian-pa/

* CW: Sexual Assault, Abuse. "Russell Brand promised to bring ‘naked’ female assistant to meet Jimmy Savile on BBC show:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/18/russell-brand-jimmy-savile-sexual-abuse/

* CW: Sexual Assault, Abuse. "Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones defend Russell Brand over sexual assault allegations:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/tucker-carlson-alex-jones-defend-russell-brand-over-sexual-assault-allegations-193243717889

* "Lyft Now Lets Women and Nonbinary Riders Request Their Driver’s Gender:" https://www.advocate.com/business/lyft-women-nonbinary-driver-option

* CW: Rape. "Virginia's Glenn Youngkin Pardons Man Involved in Altercation Over Trans Restroom Policy:" https://www.advocate.com/news/youngkin-pardon-restroom-case

* CW: Child Abuse. "Fox News contributor Tyrus threatens to assault trans kids in swimming pools:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/15/tyrus-fox-news-trans-swimming/

* CW: Child Abuse. "Christian influencer’s arrest points to Religious Right’s history of 'oppression and cruelty':" https://www.alternet.org/christian-nationalism-2665081569/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

* "A Big New Report on American Children Is Out. It’s Horrific.:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/09/human-rights-watch-usa-child-abuse-labor-report.html

* CW: Domestic Abuse. "The Right’s War on Divorce—and Its Costs:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/09/no-fault-divorce-texas-republican-gop-crowder/

* "Gay adult shop in Manchester attacked for a fifth time this year: ‘This cannot continue’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/13/gay-adult-shop-manchester-attacked/

* "Older Gay Men More Sexually Active Than Older Straight Men: Survey:" https://www.advocate.com/health/older-gay-men-sex-lives

* "She Posted About Making Shakshuka on a Lazy Saturday. Then She Got Death Threats:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/shakshuka-girl-matt-walsh-internet-x-drama-1234819913/

* "While LGBTQ+ Community Embraces Open Marriages, Straight Society Is Scandalized: Poll:" https://www.advocate.com/society/lgbtq-support-open-marriages

* "‘There Was Definitely a Thumb on the Scale to Get Boys’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/magazine/men-college-enrollment.html

* "Jersey to improve legal rights for same-sex parents: ‘Recognising families as equal’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/15/jersey-same-sex-parents-legal-rights-surrogacy/

* "Conservatives approve policies to limit transgender health care for minors, end race-based hiring:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-policy-convention-transgender-1.6961991

* Trans Adults are no longer entitled to bodily autonomy in Florida and are not considered competent to make their own health care decisions. "Judge Won't Block Florida's Restrictions on Care for Trans Adults:" https://www.advocate.com/law/gender-affirming-care-ban-florida

* "Alabama Families Continue to Appeal to Block Transgender Care Ban:" https://www.advocate.com/law/gender-affirming-care-alabama-appeal

* "Missouri Trans Clinic forced to cease services following trans healthcare ban:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/15/missouri-trans-clinic-cease-services/

* "Hong Kong: Lesbian couple’s IVF legal victory a ‘giant step forward for rainbow families’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/17/hong-kong-lesbian-couple-ivf-victory-same-sex-parents/

* "Let's talk about Kentucky, the wheels of justice, and costs....:"

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* "Alabama's attorney general says the state can prosecute those who help women travel for abortions:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/alabamas-attorney-general-state-prosecute-women-travel-abortions-102844622

* "As Abortion Laws Drive Obstetricians From Red States, Maternity Care Suffers:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/us/politics/abortion-obstetricians-maternity-care.html

* ""YOU'RE NOT OPPRESSED!" | Twitter, Pride Month, and Acephobia [Asexuality]:"

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* "Welcome to the 'Fluidity Renaissance':" https://www.advocate.com/voices/welcome-to-the-fluidity-renaissance

* "‘Nobody is safe in Chechnya’: Life of torture survivor accused of being gay at risk, activists say:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/10/chechnya-russia-torture-salman-mukaev-extradite-armenia/

* "A Proposed Law in This Country Would Require Citizens to Report LGBTQ+ People to Authorities:" https://www.advocate.com/world/ghana-anti-lgbtq-bill

* "Homophobia in Lebanon: Queer community ‘hopeless’ as ‘moral panic’ targets LGBTQ+ people:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/13/lebanon-lgbtq-rights-crackdown/

* "In time of war, Russia turns up aggression on transgender citizens:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/10/russia-outlaws-transgender-citizens/

* "Belgrade queer community defiant at Serbia Pride, despite anti-LGBTQ+ leadership and religious groups:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/11/serbia-pride-belgrade-christian-orthodox-protest/

* "Cork’s ‘favourite’ LGBTQ+ bar removes Pride flags and cancels drag performances:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/15/cork-chambers-bar-lgbtq-ireland/

Correspondants in Ireland tell me there is now a boycott on, but I haven't seen the reporting yet.

* "Mausoleum for Trans Women Inaugurated in Mexico City:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/trans-women-mausoleum-mexico

* "Hundreds protest Posie Parker event in Dublin: ‘Trans people aren’t going anywhere’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/16/hundreds-of-trans-folks-and-allies-protest-posie-parker/

* I hope he sues. "Posie Parker suggests trans ally David Tennant is a paedophile – and fans aren’t having it:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/16/david-tennant-posie-parker/

* "Anti-trans activists rage at Pride flag boot sticker, only to discover it came from ‘gender critical’ store:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/11/posie-parker-gender-critical-anti-trans-sticker/

* "Protestors warn government has ‘run out of time’ to fulfil vow to ban conversion therapy:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/14/government-conversion-therapy-ban/

* "Liz Truss doesn’t want trans people to transition until they turn 18 – but she’s got it all wrong:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/16/trans-schools-guidance-age-social-transition-uk/

* "Labour MP warns against gender-critical activists wanting women to show passports in public toilets:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/12/angela-eagle-passports-toilets/

* "Transgender Woman Wins $125,000 After Settling Discrimination Suit with American Samoa:" https://www.advocate.com/news/american-samoa-transgender-employee-lawsuit

* "Former Pastor jailed for eight years for murder of Black trans woman Kelly Stough:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/11/michigan-albert-weathers-kelly-stough-trans-murder/

* "Suspect Arrested in Vandalism at Two Orlando LGBTQ+ Centers:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/arrest-orlando-vandalism-lgbtq-centers

* "New York City Police Arrest 2 More Over Stonewall Pride Flag Vandalism:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/stonewall-arrests-2-vandalism-flags

* "Florida City Declares Itself LGBTQ+ Sanctuary:" https://www.advocate.com/dont-say-gay/sanctuary-city-florida-lgbtq

* "California Becomes First State to Declare Transgender History Month:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/california-first-transgender-history-month

* "Are religious people OK? Pastor smashes Barbie Dream House with Bible taped to baseball bat:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/11/pastor-greg-locke-barbie-dream-house-bible-baseball-bat/

* "Stephen Miller Really Hates Gay Pop-Tarts:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/stephen-miller-hates-gay-poptarts

* CW: Suicide. "Alice Litman inquest to examine impact of gender clinic waiting lists on trans woman’s death:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/14/alice-litman-inquest-gender-clinic-waiting-times/

* "Australian state to hold inquest into deaths of trans and non-binary people:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/15/victoria-trans-non-binary-suicide-inquest/

* "COVID cases are rising again. Here’s a refresher on everything you forgot.:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/sick-covid-refresher-tests-masking-isolation-medicine

* "Americans can now get an updated COVID-19 vaccine:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-vaccines-shots-cdc-5bc4db844557120bcc50dc0838c0e044

* "A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warm:" https://www.wired.com/story/a-flesh-eating-bacterium-is-creeping-north-as-oceans-warm/

* "A Story About Pain:" https://audacity.substack.com/p/a-story-about-pain

* "The Woman on the Line: Every day, the calls come. She can tell quickly who might die.:" https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/09/overdose-drugs-fentanyl-opioid-never-use-alone.html

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* "East Libya Strongman Keeps Tight Control Over Aid After Floods:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/world/middleeast/libya-flood-aid-khalifa-hifter.html

* "Libyan flood survivors weigh water shortages against landmine risk:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/libyan-flood-survivors-weigh-water-shortages-against-landmine-risk-2023-09-17/

* "Survivors of Libya's deadly floods describe catastrophic scenes and tragic losses:" https://www.npr.org/2023/09/15/1199761659/libya-floods-derna-survivors-deaths

* "Moroccan earthquake shattered thousands of lives:" https://apnews.com/article/morocco-photos-earthquake-920c39947f895cdfc3448e5431df7562

* "Morocco's earthquake crumbled much of this adobe village nestled in the mountain:" https://www.npr.org/2023/09/19/1200132282/morocco-earthquake-atlas-mountain-village

* How to donate to Doctors Without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/donate

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* "Today’s world requires vastly more copper than you could imagine, and the world of electric vehicles will require even more. That means finding new ways to find and extract copper from the earth’s crust and oceans.:" https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-discovery-of-copper

* "LGBTQ+ indie game developers hit back at ‘worrying’ new Unity fees for installs:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/15/unity-development-fees-indie-games/

* "Elon Musk says X, formerly Twitter, could charge all users for access:" https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/x-elon-musk-charge-all-users-18374233.php

* "‘The Trumpian Playbook’: Mehdi unpacks the GOP and Elon Musk’s war on truth:" https://www.msnbc.com/mehdi-on-msnbc/watch/-the-trumpian-playbook-mehdi-unpacks-the-gop-and-elon-musk-s-war-on-truth-192472133703

* "Eclipse Records Pin Dates of 12th and 13th Century Eruptions:" https://eos.org/articles/eclipse-records-pin-dates-of-12th-and-13th-century-eruptions

* "Triboulet the Butt-Slapping Jester: Investigating a Historical Meme:"

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* "The London History Show: The Great Fire:"

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* "The Pub Where They Hanged Pirates: The London History Show:"

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* "Was Victorian modesty a myth? Fashion history mythbusting with sunscreen and school dress codes:"

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* "How Queer Communities Created Secret Languages:"

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* "The Remarkable Versatility of Cloris Leachman: From The Last Picture Show to Young Frankenstein:"

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* Saturday I "won" a game of "What am I allergic to now?"

Spoiler: sandalwood. It was sandalwood. Sigh.

* Thursday was likely the last of the good fruit from the market garden down the street as I can't afford more. They were plums. The oval ones with the dark purple skin and the yellowish interior, perfectly rich of flavour and sweet. I already miss them. Sunday I ate one of the tomatoes that hadn't developed right from the garden and it was like the whole flavour of what would have been a full sized heirloom was compressed into something a tad larger than a cherry tomato. It was still warm from the sun. I dislike summer, but I do love the fresh fruit and veg it brings.

Last Wednesday we started Gothmas prep stuff. The Gothmas season stretches from when the first leaves start turning until some time first week of January. It has many phases. I didn't used to count prep as a phase, but it really is. Last Wednesday was basically Adult Arts and Crafts and cleaning air-conditioner vents. Sunday was things like break down and drain the living room air condition. admittedly a risk with this humidity, but we can't move forward without putting it away. We are hoping to start interior decorating Wednesday.

As always, the goal is to have everything up but the exterior by the end of the 27th. Let's hope i remember to start the curtains in the washing machine before I leave for Wednesday errands. (I really shouldn't be taking the curtains down myself, but I can't put them back up myself, so the timing needs to be a thing that happens when I'm dressed for the day, but with enough time for wash and dry while the Millennials are here.

I am so ready for Autumn, which should be much farther along, but the wind patterns have been radically fucked for half a decade thanks to climate crisis.

The cleaner tricked poor Livia Friday into thinking he was Goth Millennial. He was very quiet and making familiar doing things in the kitchen sounds, so without checking his identity she trundled out of her hide so she could watch birds from her padded podium by my bedroom window. About and hour and a quarter later, he loomed into her doorway. Panic! Goth Millennial was a doppelganger! a Tricksey shape Shifting stranger!

Saturday, she hid from Goth Millennial in case they performed the same shape shifting trick again. Fool me once….

Sunday she was on my bed with Tavy when I brought Goth Millennial in, and we were mid-chat, so she decided Goth Millennial was not a Decepticon because that meant she could keep enjoying the pet I was giving her and a nap in her Spot instead of repairing to her Fortress of Solitude for the evening. it was fine. no shape shifting shenanigans ensued.

* I'd have been harder on Tarantino, but otherwise, perfection. "The Campy Queer Sensibilities of Barbie:"

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* Dracula Thought: So here is the question: Knowing what we know now, is the maids begging to watch by Lucy earlier in her illness touching or sinister?

* "Midnight Pals: Playground of Death:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/728732779485036544/midnight-pals-playground-of-death?source=share

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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.

* Help Adam Frisch beat Lauren Boebert: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/defeatlaurenboebertnowz

* Want to contribute to Gloria Johnson's senate run in Tennessee? https://www.votegloriajohnson.com/

* "US Patent Bureau call for comment on AI:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2286373.html

* "STOP Moms for "Liberty":" https://www.stopmomsforliberty.com/

* Want to help the people of Maui?

Maui Food Bank: https://mauifoodbank.org/

Maui Humane Society: https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/

Center for Native Hawaiian Advancement: https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui

Hawai'i Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/local/hawaii/ways-to-donate.html

* Support the WGA. "Entertainment Community Fund:" https://entertainmentcommunity.org/

* Cool Blackwork Embroidery Patterns for Beginners: https://www.etsy.com/shop/thehaberdasheress/?etsrc=sdt

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

* I admit to having a wicked good time tormenting myself and other history geeks with my polls: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydpolls

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