Nec Hoc Nec Ilud

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

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* "Russian gas era in Europe ends as Ukraine stops transit:" https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-halts-gas-exports-europe-via-ukraine-2025-01-01/

* "South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-authorities-moving-arrest-president-yoon-yonhap-says-2025-01-02/

* "Central American troops arrive in Haiti to fight gangs:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/central-american-troops-arrive-haiti-fight-gangs-2025-01-03/

* "150 Guatemalan troops and 8 Salvadorans join multinational mission in Haiti:" https://haitiantimes.com/2025/01/06/first-guatemalan-and-salvadoran-soldiers-arrive-in-haiti/

* "What will Syria’s future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries’ recent pasts:" https://apnews.com/article/syria-future-assad-arab-spring-lessons-51635b7aabc0760bb7841829586ede7c

* "Syria to include all sectors in new government, foreign minister says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syria-include-all-sectors-new-government-foreign-minister-says-2025-01-03/

* "Amendments to school textbooks by Syria's new authorities draw outcry:" https://www.voanews.com/a/amendments-to-school-textbooks-by-syria-s-new-authorities-draw-outcry/7922467.html

* "Trespassing For The Common Good:" https://www.noemamag.com/trespassing-for-the-common-good/

* "Biden honors LGBTQ+ trailblazers for marriage equality contributions at Presidential Citizens Medal ceremony:" https://www.advocate.com/news/biden-mary-bonauto-evan-wolfson

* I hate using the new York Times for anything, but I have no choice as to coverage on this, and it seems important enough to do. "Death on the Night Shift at Frozen Pizza Factories in Chicago:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/us/immigration-undocumented-workers-jobs.html

* "Republican Party messiness on full display after struggling to elect Mike Johnson as House speaker:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/republican-congress-speakership-mess

* "Stacey Plaskett’s moment during the House speakership vote makes waves: ‘I have a voice!’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/stacey-plaskett-house-speaker-vote-virgin-islands-rcna186183

* "Republicans release top bill priorities in rules package. The No. 1 priority? Trans people:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/republicans-release-top-bill-priorities-in-rules-package-the-no-1-priority-trans-people

* "Democrats can ‘exploit’ growing fractures in MAGA Congress, says Rep. Raskin:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/democrats-can-exploit-growing-fractures-in-maga-congress-says-rep-raskin-228457541734
This is really important right now.

* Urgent Action Item: Contact your Congress Critters about sticking together.

My experience is they mostly just log for or against whatever it is, but if it's a rare case where they want arguments, tailor them to your target critter.

Contact your Senators and make sure they stand firm against dangerous nominees like Gabbard, Hegseth, Patel, and RFK Jr.

(That goes double if, like John Fetterman, your Critter is talking about bipartisanship over what's best for constituents and the country.)

If you have a democratic senator try to convince them to hang tight as a party in opposition instead of giving ground that will hurt people or the country.

If your senator is republican give it a try anyway. Argue national security, law and order, or please don't bring back polio or the like as is appropriate.

Contact your House of Representative member and beg them to stand firm against bills such as the ones intended to gut social security and Medicare in favour of tax give aways for billionaires and corporations and anything attacking bodily autonomy. (If they are republican go hard right if you have to give an argument.)

We need our Congress Critters to did their heals in and make them fight for every inch.

* "Sen. Blunt Rochester is first Black person to serve in both chambers of Congress:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/sen-blunt-rochester-is-first-black-person-to-serve-in-both-chambers-of-congress-228528709548

* "13 LGBTQ+ elected lawmakers join the 119th Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/119th-congress-lgbtq-members

* "History-making Sarah McBride sworn in as first out transgender member of Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/sarah-mcbride-transgender-member-sworn

* "Nancy Mace’s anti-trans Capitol bathroom rules didn’t make the House rules package:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trans-bathroom-missing-house-rules

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* Our job for the next two years is to survive, to build grassroots resistance, to do all in our power to slow the republican Christo-fascist agenda, and to prepare for 2026 in case there is still Democracy.

We are trying to build a good list of resistance resources.

Please add more below if you have them.

Trump 2.0 Indivisible Guide.  https://indivisible.org/resource/guide

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

Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/

Useful organizing links and resources: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/771859083592613888/hater-of-terfs-ive-already-reblogged-a-link-to?source=share

Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/

How to render emergency aid in a riot: https://riotmedicine.net/static/downloads/riot-medicine_a5.pdf

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

Avoiding Activist Burnout: https://www.tumblr.com/veluigi/771755723969478656/on-twitter-im-seeing-dozens-of-threads-from-black?source=share

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* It's hard to to, but possible, which is why we need to hold off on allowing a Constitutional convention.
"Why some states are afraid Trump will literally rewrite the Constitution:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-republicans-constitution-convention-rcna185464

* Not even a tiny bit surprising. "Kyrsten Sinema accused of misusing campaign funds for lavish travel:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/kyrsten-sinema-funds-misuse-complaint

* "The GOP's collective amnesia on January 6th, four years later:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/the-gop-s-collective-amnesia-on-january-6th-four-years-later-228534853896

* "'Betrayal': Fmr. Capitol police officer reacts to Trump's victory:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/-betrayal-fmr-capitol-police-officer-reacts-to-trump-s-victory-228530245846

NOTE: I am moving the Trump section up the page soon, but I'm waiting until the hand over on the 20th.

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* "The leopards are eating each other’s faces and I am thrilled:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/2020532.html

* "Trump, Hegseth and the Honor of the American Military:" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/opinion/trump-hegseth-military-morality.html

* "'Kill our kids': Sen. Murphy warns of deadly consequences of RFK Jr. pick:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-kill-our-kids-sen-murphy-warns-of-deadly-consequences-of-rfk-jr-pick-228457029865

* We need to stop this one too. O.o "Rachel Maddow on Billy Long: Five things to know about Trump's pick for IRS commissioner:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rachel-maddow-on-billy-long-five-things-to-know-about-trump-s-pick-for-irs-commissioner-228484677733

* "Pete Buttigieg, first out gay Cabinet secretary, to be replaced by antigay former reality star & Fox News host:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/sean-duffy-pete-buttigieg

* "Apple CEO Tim Cook joins other major business leaders with $1 million personal donation to Trump’s inauguration:" https://www.advocate.com/business/tim-cook-donates-trump-inauguration

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* "Colorado man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying ‘This is Trump’s America now’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/28/colorado-man-trumps-america-now-00196098

* Obviously not all veterans. "U.S. Military Service Is the Strongest Predictor of Carrying Out Extremist Violence:" https://theintercept.com/2025/01/02/military-veterans-extremism-attack-new-orleans-vegas/

* "Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency for 15 people on death row, including 3 in Forsyth County:" https://www.wxii12.com/article/gov-roy-cooper-grants-clemency-15-people-death-row/63313709

* "Alabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole:" https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-alabama-3b2c7e414c681ba545dc1d0ad30bfaf5

* "Costco is fighting to keep its DEI program as major companies roll back initiatives:" https://qz.com/costco-dei-program-walmart-john-deere-backlash-1851730064

* CW: Sexual Assault. "What the Most Famous Book About Trauma Gets Wrong: People kept telling me to read “The Body Keeps the Score.” I was shocked at what it actually says.:" https://www.motherjones.com/media/2024/12/trauma-body-keeps-the-score-van-der-kolk-psychology-therapy-ptsd/

* "‘Baby in a dumpster.’ A spate of abandoned newborns unsettles Texas.:" https://archive.ph/wdWOV#selection-472.0-472.1

* "Florida gay man shot dead in his partner's arms on New Year's after stray bullet hits him, police say:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/florida-dead-nye-shot

* "Monthly fatal injuries in the US, pre and post covid:" https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1873480277064106483.html

* "Dead family, lost friends: How the coronavirus changed one small town:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/01/how-covid-19-pandemic-reshaped-america/77181653007/

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* "Why seas are surging:" https://archive.ph/oUq3R#selection-272.0-272.1

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* "Another Study Shows Incredible Results of Pairing Solar Panels With Agriculture: ‘Getting more from the land’:" https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/another-study-shows-incredible-results-of-pairing-solar-panels-with-agriculture-getting-more-from-the-land/

* "Want to get a prescription for nature access in Canada? Here's how it works:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/nature-prescription-how-to-get-one-1.7421810?cmp=rss

* "Meta slammed for 'disturbing' AI profiles, including a fake Black queer mother:" https://www.advocate.com/news/meta-ai-profiles-black-queer-women

* "This week on the Advocates: The Cost of Deepfakes:" https://www.advocate.com/news/the-advocates-deepfakes

* "The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes:" https://archive.ph/EovD2

* "Meet the underpaid workers in Nairobi, Kenya, who power OpenAI:" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/11/30/meet-the-underpaid-workers-in-nairobi-kenya-who-power-openai/

* "The Art of Sutherland Macdonald, Victorian England’s “Michelangelo of Tattooing” (ca. 1905):" https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/sutherland-macdonald-tattoos/

* "Letters Hidden in My Family’s Attic Reveal a 1910s Bank Con in Key West:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/key-west-bank-con-letters

* This! "The Case for Same-Sex Figure Skating.:" https://substack.com/home/post/p-154177649

* Skate at your own risk. "What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year?:" https://defector.com/what-did-we-get-stuck-in-our-rectums-last-year-5

I beg of you to only use flared base toys made by reputable manufacturers and not random items from around the house.

* "Hundreds of Curious Cats Contemplated Ancient Egyptian Artifacts During a Series of ‘Meowseum Nights’ in China:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-of-curious-cats-contemplated-ancient-egypt-artifacts-during-a-series-of-meowseum-nights-in-china-180985612/

* I am not enjoying anything my body has done in the last two weeks, but here we are. If the pain level would even drop a couple notches everything would be a little more bearable.

I am emphatically not enjoying it looking like opaque black smoke is endlessly blowing in front of my eye or a there is a crack in a phone screen only in motion, but there is nothing to be done short of a dangerous eye operation. Once a floater happens, it's generally forever and this bastard is huge and placed in exactly the wrong place it what was my better eye, but isn't any longer. Sigh.

* "The Failure, Fear, And Frenzy around Luigi Mangione:"

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* "Comparing Every Version of Nosferatu:"

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This is extremely good analysis and her perspective is valuable. I grew up with the Murnau and have watched it countless times since I was little. I've seen the Herzog not nearly as often, but I did see it within a year of it's release and watch it periodically as well. I was a kid when the Herzog came out and didn't really appreciate it until some point in my 20's.

I don't agree with quite everything in here and I think the new Nosferatu has a lot of things to say, particularly in the way it is trying to talk about gendered violence. At the same time? I was very disappointed they lost the dance macabre like sequences from the Herzog, because those were important and I think would have been relevant to us for the reasons this commentator enumerated.

For the record, Goth Millennial and I really liked the new one, but the audience we saw it with reacted in a way that suggested a lot of people are deeply uncomfortable with what's on the screen and aren't willing to engage with the complexities and ambiguities. I particularly liked how the movie was both doing it's own thing, but also clearly in dialog with the other two versions, much like I experience the Herzog in relation to the Murnau.

All versions of Nosferatu have problems. Addressing one set can open up a new set. That is true here. It was true with the Herzog.

Honestly? When the commentator was discussing the ways people had trouble engaging with the Herzog when it was new, reminded me a bit of sitting in an audience where half the people were experiencing the film in a way completely different from the way i process it.

I am wondering if discomfort and debate are not things essential to doing Nosferatu right. I think it's part of why something so influential on future filmmakers rarely gets remade along with the whole antisemitism problem. (You can't remake Nosferatu without trying to decide how to handle the anti-Semitism of the original. It's a tricky, tricky thing. Same with Dracula. hundred plus year old media can be landmines.)

Anyway, this Nosferatu comparison piece is excellent and I really appreciated the perspective and context.

* "January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924!:" https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2025/

* "Stunning Colorful Kodachrome Photos Show the Everyday Life in America during the 1940s:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/colorful-kodachrome-slides-from-usa/

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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.

* "We have a right to safety, privacy, and protest. Say no to mask bans.:" https://www.stopmaskbans.com/

* Ethical Elephant sanctuary disaster relief: https://www.tumblr.com/veluigi/769847233453719552/emergency-flood-relief?source=share

* "Trans Kids Deserve Better:" https://transkidsdeservebetter.org/support

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

* Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/

* "LGBTQ+ Victory Fund:" https://victoryfund.org/

* "Buy Native List:" https://www.beyondbuckskin.com/p/buy-native.html?m=1

* Natural fiber fabric sources to buy from for sewing: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/768880596478984192?source=share

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

* Disaster Preparedness stuff from the US Government: https://www.ready.gov/publications

* "My husky’s fren needs your help:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/74raKUtbCKI

* Useful organizing links and resources: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/771859083592613888/hater-of-terfs-ive-already-reblogged-a-link-to?source=share

* Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/

* Avoiding Activist Burnout: https://www.tumblr.com/veluigi/771755723969478656/on-twitter-im-seeing-dozens-of-threads-from-black?source=share

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* "Photos of life in war: Palestinians flee south in Gaza, Israel mourns dead soldiers:" https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2024/01/29/1225728725/israel-gaza-war-photos

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

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* "Document spells out allegations against 12 UN employees Israel says participated in Hamas attack:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-01-29-2024-4c49c2fb89c3bfd4963f2260b34943c1

* Sigh. "US says its Israel policy unchanged after report on leveraging weapon sales:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us-says-its-israel-policy-unchanged-after-report-leveraging-weapon-sales-2024-01-28/

* "State Department reviewing options for possible recognition of Palestinian state:" https://www.axios.com/2024/01/31/palestine-statehood-biden-israel-gaza-war

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* "Enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone, preliminary report suggests:" https://apnews.com/article/jordan-drone-attack-attack-confusion-f175962e058b9b6f668303faf248d8e6

* "U.S. blames Iran-backed militia for deadly attack, leaving Middle East on edge:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/u-s-blames-iran-backed-militia-for-deadly-attack-leaving-middle-east-on-edge

* "Hayes on the ‘looming threat’ of a widening Middle East conflict:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-on-the-looming-threat-of-a-widening-middle-east-conflict-203279941771

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* "‘Kharkiv is their priority’: Deadly Russian attacks hit Ukraine’s northeast:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/29/kharkiv-ukraine-intensified-shelling

* "Russian mayor orders quote from ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov on choreography school wall to be replaced by ‘words of a true patriot’:" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/29/russian-mayor-orders-quote-from-ballet-dancer-mikhail-baryshnikov-on-choreography-school-wall-to-be-replaced-by-words-of-a-true-patriot?utm_source=email&utm_medium=briefly&utm_campaign=2024-01-30

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* "The right-wing’s latest manufactured outrage? An EU inclusive language toolkit from 2019:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/29/european-union-language-gender/

* "Why has the Maori king of New Zealand called a national meeting?:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/19/why-has-the-maori-king-of-new-zealand-called-a-national-meeting

* "China's ageing population threatens switch to new economic growth model:" https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-ageing-population-threatens-switch-new-economic-growth-model-2024-01-18/

* "FBI director warns Chinese hackers aim to 'wreak havoc' on U.S. critical infrastructure:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/fbi-director-warn-chinese-hackers-aim-wreak-havoc-us-critical-infrastr-rcna136524

* "Two LGBTQ+ women may soon be confirmed as lifetime judges: 'It's crucial right now':" https://www.advocate.com/news/federal-judge-lgbtq

* "Lost Highway: The trials of trucking school:" https://harpers.org/archive/2024/02/lost-highway-emily-gogolak/

* "Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as consumer confidence improves and inflation slows:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/federal-reserve-interest-rate-decision-january-2024-increase-decrease-rcna136429

* "Trump slams deal that would give Biden authority to close border:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/27/trump-dunks-on-bipartisan-senate-border-deal-00138210

* ""Chaos Caucus in Action" GOP split over tanking border deal for Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/-chaos-caucus-in-action-gop-split-over-tanking-border-deal-for-trump-203113029829

* "House GOP turns immigration issue into political theater:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/house-gop-turns-immigration-issue-into-political-theater-203382853700

* "Wyden Slams Backroom Scheme to Cut Social Security, Medicare as Bill Clears House Committee:" https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-slams-backroom-scheme-to-cut-social-security-medicare-as-bill-clears-house-committee

* "Can Federal Transit Operations Funding Foster Healthy, Thriving, Sustainable Communities? Yes, Here’s How.:" https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/19/can-federal-transit-operations-funding-foster-healthy-thriving-sustainable-communities-yes-heres-how/

* This is some more racist bullshit in hopes of distracting people from the fact the Republicans are backing an adjudged sexual predator for president. "House Republicans unveil Mayorkas impeachment articles:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/28/house-republicans-mayorkas-impeachment-articles-00138235

* "Rep. Maxine Waters: Mayorkas impeachment inquiry all comes back to Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/rep-maxine-waters-mayorkas-impeachment-inquiry-all-comes-back-to-trump-203112005996

* "Gay Democratic reps demand Pentagon resolve cases of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ dishonorable discharges:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/dont-ask-dont-tell-pentagon

* 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

* We are fucked if the Supreme Court doesn't reverse this decision. "US court will not revisit ruling limiting voting rights lawsuits:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-appeals-court-will-not-reconsider-ruling-limiting-voting-rights-laws-scope-2024-01-30/

* "Rep. Nancy Mace's former chief of staff files to run against her in South Carolina:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nancy-mace-former-chief-of-staff-daniel-hanlon-south-carolina/

* Early voting has already started in a few places.

Democrats: South Carolina votes 2/3/24

Democrats: Nevada votes 2/6/24

Republicans: Nevada votes 2/8/24
Republicans: Virgin Islands votes 2/8/24

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. 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.

* I forgot to mention I voted the other day. No, not in the Primary. My state is late in the calendar and has a tiny delegate count. No, it was a local special election.

A lot of people ignore special election and local elections, but as I keep saying, a lot of really important things for quality of life happen in local elections.

In this case, it was a pair of really important school funding measures, including one that made sure kids had access to modern computers.

This stuff feels small, but education funding is an important investment in the future.

Wherever you are, if you can legally vote, vote every chance you have.

* "Biden planning post-UAW endorsement trip to Michigan:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/30/biden-uaw-endorsement-trip-michigan-00138594

* "'Booming' Biden economy forces GOP to shift focus to new 'shiny object':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-booming-biden-economy-forces-gop-to-shift-focus-to-new-shiny-object-203368517740

* "Haley, shy with Trump attacks, reaches for alternative opponents:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/haley-shy-with-trump-attacks-reaches-for-alternative-opponents-203380805772

* "Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as the election board says it lacks power to remove him over Jan. 6:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-14th-amendment-insurrection-ballot-illinois-8709a8dbf12f845ed30fce22c9bff469

* "Trump Urges States to Send Troops to Texas Border:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/trump-abbott-border-send-troops-national-guard-texas/

* "'Extraordinarily destabilizing and dangerous': 10 GOP Governors answer Trump’s call to send troops to border:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/-extraordinarily-destabilizing-and-dangerous-10-gop-governors-answer-trump-s-call-to-defy-biden-and-send-troops-to-border-203102277701

* "Trump calls UAW president a ‘dope’ after union endorses Biden:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/29/trump-uaw-president-dope-biden-00138310

After all, Biden has merely stood with worker's his whole career and fought for union and worker's rights, while Trump has done the massive work of doing a few photo ops and made lies and hollow promises while helping the posses and trying to repeal things workers need.

What a dope for Fain to side with the interest of the people he represents instead of against them, like Republicans generally do.

* "Report: Trump spent $50 million in donor money on legal bills in 2023:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/report-trump-spent-50-million-in-donor-money-on-legal-bills-in-2023-203285061707

* "Trump Allies Pledge ‘Holy War’ Against Taylor Swift:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/donald-trump-more-popular-taylor-swift-maga-biden-1234956829/

* "Right-Wingers Say Super Bowl Is Rigged So Taylor Swift Can Endorse Biden:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/taylor-swift-targeted-conspiracies-chiefs-super-bowl-1234955940/

* "Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/utah-is-the-latest-state-to-ban-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-efforts-on-campus-and-in-government/

* This is a fundamental safety issue. "Florida criminalizes changing gender on driver’s licenses in latest attack on LGBTQ+ rights:" https://www.advocate.com/news/florida-criminalizes-changing-gender

* Republicans want you to know that as Pro-life Christians they believe in taking food out of the mouths of children for both the pleasure of it and political gain, just as Jesus would have wanted. "Republican governors in 15 states reject summer food money for kids:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/01/10/republican-governors-summer-lunch-program/

* "Ohio, Michigan Republicans in released audio: 'Endgame' is to ban trans care 'for everyone':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/ohio-republicans-ban-trans-care

* "Michigan’s GOP Chair Drama Takes Another Nasty Turn:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/ousted-michigan-gop-chair-kristina-karamo-now-claims-the-rnc-is-colluding-against-her

* "Arizona GOP boss quits after leaked tape shows him floating a job for Kari Lake to skip Senate race:" https://apnews.com/article/jeff-dewit-resigns-kari-lake-recording-bribe-07319f36b057f804f880a7e07f8d16b1

* "Oklahoma GOP rescinds censure of Sen. Lankford, calls meeting 'illegitimate':" https://okcfox.com/news/local/oklahoma-gop-censures-sen-lankford-for-open-border-deal-collaboration-with-democrats-rep-jacob-rosecrants-border-security-illegal-immigration-anthony-ferate-republican-party-bipartisanship-oath-constitution-ok-politics-chuck-schumer

* "Oregon’s newest Republican lawmaker says LGBTQ+ support is akin to child abuse:" https://www.advocate.com/dwayne-yunker-oregon-lawmaker-gop

* "Judge tosses Disney suit claiming Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis retaliated over 'don't say gay' critique:" https://www.advocate.com/law/disney-desantis-suit-dismissed

* "Nancy Mace said she wanted to 'get punched in the face' by rioters on January 6 for attention:" https://www.businessinsider.com/nancy-mace-wanted-to-get-punched-in-the-face-by-a-rioter-on-january-6-2024-1

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* "Trumps Throw Tantrum Over Court Monitor’s Financial Bombshell:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-throw-tantrum-over-court-monitors-financial-bombshell

* "Bad timing for Trump as court-appointed monitor flags accounting of tens of millions of dollars:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/bad-timing-for-trump-as-court-appointed-monitor-flags-accounting-of-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-203297349831

* CW: Rape "E. Jean Carroll says she plans to use $83 million on 'something Donald Trump hates':" https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/jean-carroll-plans-83-million-donald-trump-hates/story?id=106751516

* CW: Rape "Don't fear Donald Trump, say the women who won an $83 million damages award:"
https://www.advocate.com/news/jean-carroll-trump-is-nothing

* CW: Rape "Why E. Jean Carroll's legal defeat of Donald Trump matters :" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/why-e-jean-carroll-s-legal-defeat-of-donald-trump-matters-203201605654

* "‘We beat Donald Trump’: E. Jean Carroll and lawyers on Trump's fallibility:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-we-beat-donald-trump-e-jean-carroll-and-lawyers-on-trump-s-fallibility-203205701999

* "Criminal prosecution of Trump in Georgia bogs down with attacks on Willis:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/criminal-prosecution-of-trump-in-georgia-bogs-down-with-attacks-on-willis-203382853919

* "Meet the woman who secretly taped Trump saying, ‘I need 11,000 votes’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/meet-the-woman-who-secretly-taped-trump-saying-i-need-11-000-votes-203286085898

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* "Arson at Georgia gender-affirming care clinic investigated as hate crime:" https://www.advocate.com/news/gender-care-clinic-arson-georgia

* "Some supporters of a far-right convoy headed to the Texas border are calling for civil war:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/supporters-far-right-convoy-headed-texas-border-are-calling-civil-war-rcna136058

* "An Idealistic Cop, a Forbidden Ticket and a Police Career on the Brink:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/nyregion/mathew-bianchi-nypd-traffic-tickets.html

* "Pennsylvania man rants about ‘LGBTQ+, woke-left mob’ in YouTube video with his father’s severed head: report:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/pennsylvania-beheading-youtube-rant

* "Charlie Kirk's 'Black Pilot' Remark Sparks Fury:" https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-black-pilots-racism-accusations-1863546

* "Florida LGBTQ+ advocates slam ban on sociology, DEI at state’s universities:" https://www.advocate.com/news/dei-florida-lgbtq-advocates

* "Experts say that gender-affirming care bans amount to 'abuse.' Why won't lawmakers listen?:" https://www.advocate.com/gender-affirming-care-bans-abuse

* "Trans patient makes hundreds of paper stars to represent others receiving gender-affirming care in hospital:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/01/paper-stars-trans-patient/

* "Health workers call to make morning-after pill available ‘for everyone’ in shops and petrol stations:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/31/morning-after-pill-supermarket/

* "Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act must be stopped. Now.:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/uganda-anti-homosexuality-law-voices

* "Germany’s transgender community confronts surge in far-right disinformation:" https://www.advocate.com/news/german-transgender-law-disinformation

* "Doctor blames man's chronic back pain on gay sex, couple says:" https://www.advocate.com/news/doctor-blames-pain-gay-sex

* "Seattle gay bars raided over ‘lewd conduct violations’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/30/seattle-gay-bars-raided-lewd-conduct/

"SAW director Madison Zack-Wu told Capitol Hill Seattle: “These regulations that are so paternalistic, that control people’s bodies and sexualities, pretty much only affect marginalised communities and non-conforming people."

* CW: Harassment. "New York pizzeria to pay $25,000 to settle harassment suit by transgender cook:" https://www.advocate.com/law/trans-cook-settles-pizzeria

* "Are transgender athletes allowed in the Olympics? The truth behind the myths:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/29/are-transgender-athletes-allowed-in-the-olympics-the-truth-behind-the-myths/

* "Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas files lawsuit against World Aquatics:" https://www.advocate.com/sports/lia-thomas-sues-world-aquatics

* "Amber Glenn becomes the first out queer woman to win the US Figure Skating Championship:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/29/amber-glenn-figure-skating/

* "Transgender women have a higher risk of HIV infections. A new CDC report reveals why:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-women-hiv-infections-discrimination

* I can't donate, but if you can, consider doing it. "Red Cross declares an emergency blood shortage, as number of donors hits 20-year low:" https://www.npr.org/2024/01/09/1223734878/red-cross-blood-shortage-national-blood-donor-month

* "Drinking black tea linked to longevity:" https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/drinking-black-tea-linked-to-longevity#:~:text=A%20large%20study%20published%20online,associated%20with%20a%20longer%20life.

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* "Girls, ages 13 and 14, save tourists from riptide in Barbados:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/01/17/teens-save-tourists-riptide-barbados/

* "Elon Musk says he's 'Jewish by association' after Auschwitz visit, sees 'almost no antisemitism':" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/elon-musk-says-jewish-association-auschwitz-visit-sees-almost-no-antis-rcna135271

* "LGBTQ+ people have been arrested through social media. Meta must protect them, says human rights groups:" https://www.advocate.com/news/meta-lgbtq-digital-targeting-hrw

* "Stunned devs left scrambling for livelihoods in wake of yesterday's layoff bloodbath: 'In the end the contributions didn't matter':" https://www.pcgamer.com/stunned-devs-left-scrambling-for-livelihoods-in-wake-of-yesterdays-layoff-bloodbath-in-the-end-the-contributions-didnt-matter/

* "‘Serious Sketchball’: How a Crypto Pastor Scammed His Flock:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/colorado-crypto-pastor-was-always-a-serious-sketchball-acquaintances-say#:~:text=This%20month%2C%20Colorado's%20Securities%20Commissioner,misappropriated%20for%20their%20personal%20benefit.

* "Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon:" https://apnews.com/article/japan-moon-landing-jaxa-probe-slim-845d4868636df5ced2e1818c588f29a4

* "In World First, Horned Oryx Upgraded from Extinct in Wild to Endangered Owing to Decades of Zoo Work:" https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/in-world-first-scimitar-horned-oryx-upgraded-from-extinct-in-wild-to-endangered-owing-to-decades-of-zoo-work/

* "Alligators get more intimidating after study reveals they have an amazing ability:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article284329364.html

* "‘Incredible.’ Mangled shark off Florida took just months to repair fin, study says:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article283553633.html

* "Grizzly Bears Are Mostly Vegan: But humans made them more carnivorous.:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/01/grizzly-bear-california-carnivore-meat-eating/677070/

* "Billions of cicadas will emerge in the US this year in a rare double-brood event:" https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/billions-of-cicadas-will-emerge-in-the-us-this-year-in-a-rare-double-brood-event/3317523/

* "Megalodon didn't look like a 50-foot great white shark, controversial study claims:" https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/controversial-study-claims-megalodon-didnt-look-like-a-50-foot-giant-great-white-shark

* "Broadway legend Chita Rivera dies aged 91:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/30/chita-rivera-movies-and-tv-shows/

* "Pioneering LGBTQ+ activist Ann Maguire has died at 80:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/pioneering-activist-ann-maguire-obituary

* Tuesday torture appointment was terrible, but not quite as bad as Thursday. Apparently the Medicare Advantage covered para-transit is also a lie as I discovered when I got picked up. Luckily I had a dollar left. so now I need to call around again to various social services that claimed it was a thing and find out WTF.

Being disabled is exhausting.

In other news, I'd forgotten our little storage closet is upstairs. Next to the elevator. The one that filled entirely with water and they had to pump out that still isn't safe to use.

So after physio I hobbled upstairs to check. There is zero chance of me pulling everything or much of anything out by myself, let alone carrying it all downstairs without an elevator. There is no one to help. Still I had to check in case I needed to try to work something out immediately. Asshole Agency Maybe? Idk.

The carpet just inside the closet was dry as were the boxes in front. There is no telling what's going on in the back. We'll still need to pull it all out and move it when they do damage inspections, but I have a little more time. Maybe the elevator will be fixed by then and we can use a dolly? Where to store it idk.

It was encouraging that the cleared and damaged ones were all closer to the waterfall, and the damage didn't look that bad. I am hoping that the closets on the other side of the elevator shaft were spared or partially spared by the water pouring down the shaft.

I think it's mostly paper records in the back in case of need, the ones that are oldest need recycling anyway as you only need to keep the seven years. I am hoping the missing photo album is further front. If the tax stuff sucked up any water it is not a loss. If it's old letter and the like, it's irreplaceable.

We are incredibly lucky. Most of the upper floors of two buildings have mostly been without electricity. some without water. People lost everything and have been living out of hotels. Dire damage happened in the apartments next door; We had a slow drip in the laundry closet that stopped on it's own.

It is apparently much worse in the other building.

Seriously, every time I look up at the darkened upper windows I think of how catastrophic this has been for so many people.

* "Meanwhile… How To Pronounce “Kelce” | Highway Horse | MTA’s $700k Fare Hack:"

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* "Trump Is Big Mad At Nikki Haley | White House Pharmacy Scandal | Many Loose Bolts Found On Planes:"

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* "Sound of Science: Skinny Sharks | Why Dogs Wag Their Tails | Blame Gen Z For The Blood Shortage:"

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* "Taylor Swift Inspires Super Bowl Conspiracies | Trump Ordered To Pay $83M | Biden Blasts Snickers:"

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* "GOP Backs Out Of Border Deal | Abbott’s Texas Rebellion Moves U.S. Towards Civil War:"

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* "MAGA’s Holy War On Taylor Swift | Elmo Taps America’s Angst | God’s Army Convoy Limps Toward Texas:"

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* "The Late Show’s I’s On Edjukashun: Furries Rumor Debunked | Florida’s Ban On Pride Flags:"

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* "The Late Show Presents: “The Twilight Zone: Just The Twists”:"

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* "Alaska Airlines Updates Its Fleet:"

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* "New From Hasbro: Trauma Me Elmo:"

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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

* "Tell your Representative to Support Rep Tlaib's Resolution for a New Streaming Royalty:" https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-representative-to-support-the-resolution-for-a-new-streaming-royalty/

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

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

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

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* I'm done with Joy Reid as she is promoting Dave Chapelle with zero acknowledgement of the misogyny, transphobia, and Antisemitism. I'm not striping out pieces from last week because I am exhausted and I'm sacrificing so much desperately needed sleep to push this aggregate out.

* I feel like a greyhound chasing a fake rabbit around a track...

* "New round of peace talks between Ethiopia, Tigray envoys:" https://apnews.com/article/africa-kenya-ethiopia-e867abb41c5c5eabb16d7decf2a6f8aa

* "Tigray still without aid eight days after deal to end Ethiopia’s blockade:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/10/tigray-without-aid-eight-days-after-deal-end-ethiopia-blockade

* "Ethiopia asserts 70% of Tigray now under military control:" https://apnews.com/article/africa-kenya-nairobi-ethiopia-government-and-politics-d0a71dd66f8fdcd0ad545e1b341bde1b

* "Imran Khan supporters take to streets as shooting fuels Pakistan tensions:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/04/imran-khan-supporters-take-to-streets-as-shooting-fuels-pakistan-tensions

* "Egypt conducts ‘medical intervention’ on hunger-striking dissident, family says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/10/egypt-alaa-abdel-fattah-hunger-strike-medical-intervention/

* "How Egypt is Using COP27 to Cover Up Human Rights Abuses:"

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* "How Jair Bolsonaro Pushed Brazil’s Democracy to the Brink:"

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* "Putin Forced This TV Channel to Close – Now It’s Back:"

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* "Hundreds moved from Kent immigration centre amid overcrowding:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/02/hundreds-moved-manston-migrant-centre-kent-overcrowding

* "British police say immigration centre attack was terrorist incident:" https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/british-police-say-dover-attack-was-motivated-by-terrorist-ideology-2022-11-05/

* "Dover migrant centre attack: Firebomber died of asphyxiation, inquest told:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-63552462

* CWL Sexual assault. "Trans asylum seeker sexually abused in male hostel accuses Home Office of transphobia:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/08/home-office-asylum-seeker-trans-transphobia/

* "LGBTQ+ refugees deserve better than Suella Braverman's cruel humanitarian crisis:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/09/suella-braverman-lgbtq-refugee-crisis-manston/

* "School cuts website shows parents the impact of Tory policy on their children:" https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/nov/06/school-cuts-website-shows-parents-the-impact-of-tory-policy-on-their-children

* "Gavin Williamson: his gaffes, scandals and controversies:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/08/gavin-williamson-sacked-cabinet-office-minister

* "Brittney Griner Transferred to Russian Prison Labor Camp:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/09/brittney-griner-transferred-russian-prison-labor-camp

* "What Life in a Russian Penal Colony Could Be Like for Brittney Griner:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/12/what-life-russian-penal-colony-could-be-wnba-brittney-griner

* "Jewish Israelis Smoke Weed Without Fear. Their Palestinian Neighbors Face Harsh Penalties.:" https://theintercept.com/2022/10/30/israel-palestine-weed-cannabis/

* "UN Rights Chief Calls for Release of Egyptian Activist on Dry Hunger Strike:" https://www.voanews.com/a/un-rights-chief-calls-for-release-of-egyptian-activist-on-dry-hunger-strike-/6825696.html

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* "New COVID Vaccine Could Be Excellent Option for People With HIV:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2022/10/31/new-covid-vaccine-could-be-excellent-option-people-hiv

* "If You’ve Had Covid, Watch Out for Stroke Symptoms:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/if-youve-had-covid-watch-out-for-stroke-symptoms/2022/11/03/9fa3317a-5b80-11ed-bc40-b5a130f95ee7_story.html

* I ask yet again, 'Why are cruises still a Thing?' "800+ COVID Cases on Princess Cruise Ship:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/11/13/800-covid-cases-princess-cruise-ship

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* "Poland, NATO say missile strike wasn't a Russian attack:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-g-20-summit-nato-biden-government-and-politics-c76bead57a11bc8397a30ee7bb06264e

* "Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Hundreds of Russians killed daily near Donetsk:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-hundreds-russians-killed-daily-near-donetsk-2022-11-08/

* "Russia withdrawing, Ukrainian official fears 'city of death':" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-army-europe-donetsk-84741ee5714b4d49d19fd772f17a61d9

* "Ukraine war: Russia's uncertain future a product of its past:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63471505

* "Russians Fake HIV to Evade Draft:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2022/10/27/russians-fake-hiv-evade-draft

* "Russian Mercenaries Recruiting HIV-Positive Prisoners to Fight:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2022/10/26/russian-mercenaries-target-hiv-positive-prisoners

* "Zelenskiy says investigators document more than 400 Russian war crimes in Kherson:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/donetsk-battles-are-hell-ukraines-zelenskiy-says-kherson-mops-up-2022-11-13/

* "Zelenskiy says investigators document more than 400 Russian war crimes in Kherson:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/donetsk-battles-are-hell-ukraines-zelenskiy-says-kherson-mops-up-2022-11-13/

* "Kyiv prepares for a winter with no heat, water or power:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-kyiv-martial-law-donetsk-4bca86846f073de6b1746adf9df13f14

* "Gay Ukrainian soldier marrying woman so she can bury him if he dies:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/11/ukraine-woman-marry-gay-soldier/

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* "A federal judge calls student loan relief unlawful, deepening limbo for borrowers:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/10/1135940851/student-debt-relief-biden-blocked-texas-district-court

* "President Biden's Infrastructure Act is bringing electricity to areas left out for the last 90 years:" https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2022/11/12/2135634/-President-Biden-s-Infrastructure-Act-is-bringing-electricity-to-areas-left-out-for-the-last-90-years?detail=emaildkre&pm_source=DKRE&pm_medium=email

* "Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to access Arizona GOP chair’s phone records:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/14/supreme-court-allows-jan-6-committee-to-access-arizona-gop-chairs-phone-records-00066746

* "IRS asks Supreme Court not to block Congress from getting Trump's tax records:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/10/irs-asks-supreme-court-not-to-block-congress-from-getting-trumps-tax-records.html

* "THE GREATEST BRIEF EVER FILED:"

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* "How Native American Kids Were Forced To Become Whiter:"

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* On SCOTUS possibly repealing the act that prevents white people from stealing native babies, robbing them of their culture. contains how to help links at bottom: https://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/701035342837547008

* "U.S. consumer inflation eased to 7.7 percent over past 12 months:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/10/consumer-inflation-00066171

* "Home prices rose almost everywhere in the US this summer:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/10/homes/third-quarter-home-prices-nar/index.html

* "HarperCollins union workers go on strike over pay ‘for as long as it takes’:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/10/harpercollins-union-strike-publishing

* How to help HarperCollins strikers: https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/700611167247368192/waterhobbit-shaelit-we-interrupt-this-lovely

* "US Senate to finally vote on 'extremely important' same-sex marriage bill:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/15/us-senate-vote-same-sex-marriage-bill/

* "Schumer looking to 'get things done' as Senate Majority Leadership is extended:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/schumer-looking-to-get-things-done-as-senate-majority-leadership-is-extended-153625669852

* Have something you want to tell your Senators? 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/

* "Is It True That Every Vote Used To Be Counted on Election Night?:" https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/election-night-votes-counted/

"No state releases complete and final results on election night, nor have they ever done so in modern history, according to experts, AP reported."

* "DOJ Election Monitoring Is Neither New nor Nefarious:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/11/08/doj-election-monitoring/

* "Supposed 'Ballot Drops' Did Not Swing 2022 Election Results:" https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ballot-drops-election-results/

* "Florida pushes back against DOJ election monitors inside polling sites:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/08/florida-elections-doj-election-security-2022-midterms-00065649

* "Arizona Election Officials Call on G.O.P. Candidates to Tone Down the Rhetoric:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/us/elections/maricopa-arizona-election-gop.html

* "Arizona precincts with voting problems were not overwhelmingly Republican:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/11/13/arizona-voting-problems-kari-lake-katie-hobbs/

* "Detroit resolves 'harmless data error' affecting some precincts:" https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2022/11/08/detroit-resolves-data-error-absentee-ballots-epollbook-affecting-some-city-precincts/69631049007/

* "Michigan GOP memo delivers scathing election post-mortem on Trump-backed candidates:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/10/mich-gop-memo-gives-scathing-post-mortem-on-trump-backed-candidates/69638845007/

* "The red wave that wasn’t: 5 takeaways from a disappointing night for the GOP:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/09/2022-election-results-analysis-and-takeaways-00065878

* "Jaime Harrison on Lindsey Graham: He is a bit unhinged:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/control-of-congress-still-unclear-as-count-continues-153306181623

* "Trump’s biggest midterm bets don’t pay out:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/09/trump-endorsed-candidates-2022-election-results

* "Election deniers lose races for key state offices in every 2020 battleground:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/11/13/election-deniers-defeated-state-races/

* "6 takeaways from the 2022 midterm election that's not over yet:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1135451246/6-takeaways-from-an-election-night-thats-not-over-yet

* "Votes on Ballot Measures Reflect the Nation’s Divisions:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/us/politics/state-ballot-measures-results.html

* "Voters approve higher minimum wage in Nebraska and Washington, D.C. Votes still being tallied in Nevada:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/09/voters-approve-higher-minimum-wage-in-nebraska-and-washington-dc.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.tumblr.tumblr.share

* "Nevada to pass most far-reaching LGBTQ+ rights amendment in the US:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/11/nevada-equal-rights-amendment/

* "Abortion rights advocates score major midterm victories across U.S.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/09/abortion-midterms-kentucky-michigan/

* "Michigan voters approve amendment adding reproductive rights to state constitution:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1134834724/michigan-abortion-amendment-midterm-results

* "Abortion election results: Kentucky rejects constitutional amendment on abortion:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63564062

* "Montana voters reject so-called 'Born Alive' ballot measure:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/10/1134833151/montana-midterms-results-born-alive-abortion

* "Colorado becomes second state to legalize “magic mushrooms”:" https://coloradosun.com/2022/11/09/proposition-122-colorado-results-psilocybin-mushrooms-2/

* "Four states voted to abolish slavery, but not Louisiana. Here's why:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63578133

"The measure failed after its sponsor withdrew support, saying that it could actually encourage slavery."

* "Why California's eco-friendly, tax-the-rich electorate killed Prop. 30:" https://calmatters.org/politics/election-2022/2022/11/california-election-results-prop30/

* "Three reasons Democrats avoided a red wave in the midterms :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-three-reasons-democrats-avoided-a-red-wave-in-the-midterms-153194053797

* "Tom Nichols: Voters didn’t overthrow constitutional order because gas is expensive:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/midterms-voters-considered-election-denying-abortion-access-experts-say-153307717731

* "‘Twisted echo chamber’: Why voters rejected Trump’s extremist candidates :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-twisted-echo-chamber-why-voters-rejected-trump-s-extremist-candidates-153780805623

* "Democrats hold on to key governorships:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/08/governor-election-results-2022-00065678

* "Chris Hayes: Voters helped democracy escape 2024 ‘worst-case scenario':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-voters-helped-democracy-escape-2024-worst-case-scenario-153780293936

* "These Latino firsts made history in the 2022 midterm elections:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latino-firsts-made-history-2022-midterm-elections-rcna56421

* "LGBTQ+ Groups Celebrate 'Rainbow Wave' of Queer Candidate Victories:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/10/lgbtq-groups-celebrate-rainbow-wave-queer-candidate-victories

* "Biggest LGBTQ+ victories in the US elections:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/09/us-elections-2022-midterms-lgbtq-winners/

* "Meet some of Tuesday's history-making election winners:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1135479163/2022-election-results-history-making-winners

* "Pro-LGBTQ+ Agenda PAC Makes Its Mark With Political Victories:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2022/11/08/pro-lgbtq-agenda-pac-makes-its-mark-political-victories

* "Meet the History-Making Class of the 2022 Midterms:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/09/meet-history-making-class-2022-midterms

* "Democrats keep control of the Senate with win in Nevada:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/12/senate-control-democrats-win/

* "Narrow margin of control risks House gridlock; legislation not a GOP priority anyway:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/narrow-margin-of-control-risks-house-gridlock-legislation-not-a-gop-priority-anyway-153628741679

********** Individual results **********

* Reminder: In a news situation like this, I can not possibly vet all the local papers. Apologies.

* "Alaska Senate race headed to ranked-choice runoff:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/alaska-senate-race-headed-ranked-choice-runoff-rcna54939

* "Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-sarah-palin-voting-government-and-politics-f9855f1138a922ab1147da7900819fa8

* "Alaska Elects Its First Out State Legislators:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/10/alaska-elects-its-first-out-state-legislators

* "Arkansas Senator John Boozman re-elected by voters:" https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/politics/elections/arkansas-elections-boozman-senator/527-8813c538-4bb5-4fe1-a099-bd9377716986

* "Sarah Sanders, Anti-LGBTQ+ Trump Shill, Wins Arkansas Governorship:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/08/sarah-sanders-anti-lgbtq-trump-shill-wins-arkansas-governorship

* "Democrat Mark Kelly keeps Senate seat over Trump-endorsed Blake Masters in Arizona:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/11/1131245617/arizona-senate-blake-masters-mark-kelly-results

* "Katie Hobbs defeats election denier Kari Lake in Arizona governor race:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/14/katie-hobbs-wins-arizona-governor-midterms-democrat

* My favorite headline of this election season. "Analysis | Reality waits to see if it has a new supporter:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/15/arizona-kari-lake-governor-elections/

* "Inside Kari Lake’s war room, where Republicans are grappling with defeat:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/11/14/kari-lake-arizona-governor-race-results/

* Sigh. "Schweikert projected winner for Arizona's 1st Congressional District:" https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/elections/decision/arizona-election-results-1st-congressional-district-representative-schweikert-hodge/75-576658f7-b626-4efa-bba6-161bc042f7ce

* "Adrian Fontes claims victory in Arizona secretary of state race; Finchem sows doubts:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/14/fontes-claims-win-arizona-secretary-state-race-finchem-raises-doubts/10694913002/

* "California to Have 10 Percent LGBTQ+ Membership in Legislature:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/10/california-have-10-percent-lgbtq-membership-legislature

* "Robert Garcia Will Be First Out Gay Immigrant in Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/08/robert-garcia-will-be-first-out-gay-immigrant-congress

* "Alex Padilla makes history as first Latino elected to U.S. Senate from California:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-11-08/2022-california-midterm-election-padilla-first-latino-u-s-senate-california

* "Democrat Gavin Newsom sails to reelection as California governor:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/08/1134158963/california-election-governor-results-gavin-newsom-dahle

* "Republican Rep. Ken Calvert defeats Democrat Will Rollins to hold Riverside County seat:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-11-14/california-midterm-election-2022-congress-ken-calvert-will-rollins-results

* "Democrat Christy Smith knows she'll lose her congressional race. She blames her own party:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-11-15/smith-faults-national-democrats-for-her-likely-loss-against-gop-rep-mike-garcia

* "GOP Rep. Michelle Steel wins reelection after campaign marked by charges of red-baiting, racism:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-11-14/california-midterm-election-2022-michelle-steel-jay-chen-results

* "This Incoming Gay Congressman Is Coming for Marjorie Taylor Greene:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/14/incoming-gay-congressman-coming-marjorie-taylor-greene

* "Democrat Jared Polis wins second term as Colorado governor:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-inflation-health-covid-business-f68cc91188f2ee270fe5f3392ea2c152

* "Colorado's Jared Polis Is First Out Gay Man Reelected Governor:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/08/colorados-jared-polis-first-out-gay-man-reelected-governor

* "Bennet secures third term in Colorado Senate race:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/08/michael-bennet-joe-odea-colorado-senate-race-results-2022-00064774

* "‘An extinction level event’: Colorado Republicans react to deep election losses:" https://www.cpr.org/2022/11/14/colorado-republicans-election-losses/

* "Blumenthal wins 3rd Senate term, fends off Trump-backed Levy:" https://apnews.com/article/connecticut-senate-race-2022-midterm-elections-8c77885d00a192d0d9b2577f6ac579b0

* "Erick Russell Is First Black Gay Statewide Elected Official:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/09/erick-russell-first-black-gay-statewide-elected-official

* "Republican Ron DeSantis wins reelection as Florida's Governor:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/08/1134165064/florida-election-results-governor-ron-desantis-charlie-crist

* "‘Don’t Say Gay’ Gov. Ron DeSantis Wins Reelection in Florida:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/08/dont-say-gay-gov-ron-desantis-wins-reelection-florida

* "Maxwell Frost elected as the first Gen Z member of Congress:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/08/1134743908/maxwell-frost-calvin-wimbish-florida-10th-house-midterms-results

* "America’s youngest Congressman: What Maxwell Frost is most looking forward to:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/america-s-youngest-congressman-what-maxwell-frost-is-most-looking-forward-to-153302085815

* Damn. "Florida's First Out Latino State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith Loses:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/08/floridas-first-out-latino-state-rep-carlos-guillermo-smith-loses

* "Florida election results: Anna Paulina Luna, Laurel Lee and more GOP wins:" https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2022/11/09/anna-paulina-luna-laurel-lee-election-results

* "Florida voters elect first Gen Z member to Congress:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/florida-voters-elect-first-gen-z-member-to-congress-153426501621

* "Warnock and Walker leap into Georgia’s Senate runoff:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/09/herschel-walker-raphael-warnock-georgia-senate-race-results-2022-00064771

* "Black Georgia voters say the Walker-Warnock runoff leaves them with a burden to ‘save the Senate’ again:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-georgia-voters-say-walker-warnock-runoff-leaves-burden-senate-rcna56427

* Please don't sleep on the Run Off. If you can donate, donate. If you live in Georgia, for fuckssake Vote! One more vote in the senate will definitely help. Also, no one with sense wants walker in the Senate for six years. "How Georgia's looming runoff election evokes America's segregationist history:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/us/georgia-runoff-elections-history-reaj/index.html

* "Saturday voting barred in US Senate runoff after Ga. holidays:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-holidays-prevent-saturday-voting-before-us-senate-runoff/Q7WG5X7T55AIJEJYLEOJ6JLQ6M/

* "LGBTQ+ voters could make all the difference in Georgia run-off:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/14/georgia-run-off-lgbtq/

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Re-Elected and Poised for More Power in G.O.P.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/us/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-georgia-wins.html

* "Brian Kemp defeats Stacey Abrams to win Georgia governor reelection bid:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/08/politics/brian-kemp-stacey-abrams-georgia-governor-results/index.html

* "Voter apathy reaches record in Hawaii’s general election:" https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/11/12/hawaii-news/voter-apathy-reaches-record-in-hawaiis-general-election/

* "After decisive win in governor’s race, Green pledges to push forward ‘optimistic vision’ for Hawaii:" https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/11/08/green-enters-general-election-clear-frontrunner-aiona-says-no-one-should-count-him-out/

* "Sen. Tammy Duckworth cruises to 2nd term over GOP challenger Kathy Salvi:" https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/11/8/23447713/senate-duckworth-election-illinois-tammy-kathy-salvi-results

* "Illinois Elects First Gay Congressman, Eric Sorensen:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/09/illinois-elects-first-gay-congressman-eric-sorensen

* Well, Shit. "GOP's Morales wins Indiana elections office that ousted him:" https://www.heraldstandard.com/news/state/gops-morales-wins-indiana-elections-office-that-ousted-him/article_a421477e-41fd-594a-a636-636f7a2fde34.html

* "Indiana election results: 1st District stays in Democratic hands:" https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/08/jennifer-ruth-green-frank-mrvan-1st-house-district-indiana-election-2022/69586234007/

* "Gov. Kim Reynolds secures second term, promises policies to let Iowans 'keep more of your money':" https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/09/iowa-governor-election-results-kim-reynolds-deidre-dejear-vote/69607734007/

* Sigh. "Iowa's Chuck Grassley wins another term in the U.S. Senate:" https://www.axios.com/2022/11/09/iowa-chuck-grassley-senate-defeats-michael-franken-midterm-elections-2022

* "Gay Native American Sharice Davids Reelected to U.S. House:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/08/gay-native-american-sharice-davids-reelected-us-house

* "Kansas voters reelect Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly over GOP challenger Derek Schmidt:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1134177279/kansas-midterm-election-governor-results-kelly-schmidt

* "Janet Mills beats Paul LePage for 2nd term as Maine’s governor:" https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/11/08/politics/mills-lepage-governor-race/

* "Ranked-choice vote tabulation will decide race for Maine's 2nd Congressional District:" https://wgme.com/news/local/ranked-choice-vote-tabulation-will-decide-race-for-maines-2nd-congressional-district-runoff-jared-golden-bruce-poliquin-representative-congressman-tiffany-bond

* "This election is a chronicle of a disaster foretold for Maryland’s GOP:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/09/maryland-election-results-republican-disaster/

* "Maryland’s Chris Van Hollen wins second US Senate term:" https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/11/08/marylands-chris-van-hollen-wins-second-us-senate-term/

* "Democrat Wes Moore elected governor in historic Maryland race:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/08/1134181227/maryland-election-midterms-first-black-governor-results-wes-moore

* "Maryland Elects First Black Governor, Pro-LGBTQ+ Wes Moore:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2022/11/08/maryland-elects-first-black-pro-lgbtq-governor-wes-moore

* "David Trone projected to win reelection in Maryland’s 6th District:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/11/maryland-6th-results-trone-wins-parrott/

* "Maryland's historic win electing state's first Black governor:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/maryland-s-historic-win-electing-state-s-first-black-governor-153425989743

* "Maura Healey claims historic victory, elected first woman governor in Massachusetts:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/08/1134199246/massachusetts-governor-results-maura-healey

* "Trans election winner shares beautiful moment with mum of trans kid:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/10/zooey-zephyr-trans-mum/

* "Democrat Jocelyn Benson is reelected as Michigan secretary of state:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1135236883/michigan-secretary-of-state-election-results-benson-karamo

* This is the same person who tried to disenfranchise all military voters at the last minute because that’s how much republicans hate our troops. "Karamo still hasn’t conceded, tells supporters to ‘standby’ for more election fraud conspiracies:" https://michiganadvance.com/blog/karamo-still-hasnt-conceded-tells-supporters-to-standby-for-more-election-fraud-conspiracies/

* "Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defeats Trump pick Tudor Dixon, winning a second term:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/09/michigan-governor-results-gretchen-whitmer-defeats-tudor-dixon-nbc-news-projects.html

* "Lesbian Dana Nessel Reelected Michigan Attorney General:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/09/lesbian-dana-nessel-reelected-michigan-attorney-general

* "Whitmer cites focus on problem solving in defeat of Trumpy opponent:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/whitmer-cites-focus-on-problem-solving-in-defeat-of-trumpy-opponent-153795141566

* "Minnesota Democrats win Capitol ‘trifecta’:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/11/09/minnesota-democrats-win-capitol-trifecta

* "Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz wins second term:" https://www.axios.com/2022/11/09/tim-walz-minnesota-election-results

* "Trans and Nonbinary Candidates Win in Minnesota and Montana:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/10/trans-and-nonbinary-candidates-win-minnesota-and-montana

* "Montana voters reject so-called 'Born Alive' ballot measure:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/10/1134833151/montana-midterms-results-born-alive-abortion

* "Republican hog farmer Jim Pillen elected Nebraska governor:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nebraska-sen-blood-takes-on-republican-pillen-in-gov-race/2022/11/08/a459b964-5f54-11ed-a131-e900e4a6336b_story.html

* "Nevada voters back big changes to their election system:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/13/1136342255/nevada-election-open-primary-ranked-choice-voting

* "Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto wins Nevada Senate race:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/12/1130401107/nevada-senate-cortez-masto-laxalt-results

* "Nevada Democrat Rep. Susie Lee wins reelection to U.S. House:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/11/1133374388/susie-lee-april-becker-nevada-3rd-midterm-elections-2022-results

* "Aguilar defeats election denier Marchant in race to oversee Nev. voting:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/12/nevada-secretary-of-state-results/

* "Titus battles back from redrawn district to build on Democratic wins in Nevada:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/titus-battles-back-from-redrawn-district-to-build-on-democratic-wins-in-nevada-153311813586

* "'Workers talking to workers': Culinary union makes heavy lift for Democrats in Nevada:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-workers-talking-to-workers-culinary-union-makes-heavy-lift-for-democrats-in-nevada-153310277998

* Damn. "Lombardo Ousts Sisolak in Nevada Governor’s Race:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/us/politics/nevada-governor-sisolak-lombardo.html

* "Republican Chris Sununu wins 4th term as New Hampshire governor:" https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/republican-chris-sununu-wins-4th-term-as-new-hampshire-governor/

* "Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan defeats Republican Don Bolduc in New Hampshire:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/new-hampshire-senate-midterm-2022-maggie-hassan-wins-rcna54933

* "Trans man makes history in US elections as lavender ceiling shattered:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/09/us-elections-james-roesener-first-trans-man-elected/

* Damn. "Tom Malinowski concedes to Tom Kean Jr. in closely watched 7th Congressional District race:" https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/09/nj-7th-congressional-district-results-tom-kean-jr-malinowski-concedes/69633213007/

* "Republican concedes race for New Mexico House seat:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congressional-race-in-southern-new-mexico-too-early-to-call/2022/11/09/a616580a-607d-11ed-a131-e900e4a6336b_story.html

* "Hochul beats Zeldin to be New York’s first elected female governor:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/08/kathy-hochul-lee-zeldin-new-york-governor-race-results-2022-00065468

* They didn’t let the perfect get in the way of the good. "Behind the scenes of Working Families Party's push for Hochul victory:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/11/working-families-party-hochul-midterm-elections-00066601

* "Gay Republican Beats Gay Democrat in N.Y. Congressional Race:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/09/gay-republican-george-santos-beats-gay-democrat-ny-congressional-race

* "Dem Campaigns Chair Sean Patrick Maloney Loses House Seat: 'Blame Me':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/10/democrat-campaigns-chair-sean-patrick-maloney-loses-house-seat-blame-me

* "NY attorney general, a thorn in Trump’s side, wins 2nd term:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-police-new-york-donald-trump-government-and-politics-d9493eb06e30e86f685cc00ed680c4b1

* Damn. "Republican Ted Budd takes North Carolina Senate seat, beating Democrat Cheri Beasley:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/08/1133151487/budd-beasley-north-carolina-senate-midterms-results

* "Wiley Nickel defeats Trump-backed Bo Hines in North Carolina's 13th Congressional District:" https://www.axios.com/2022/11/09/nickel-hines-north-carolina-election-results

* "Michelle Lujan Grisham reelected as governor:" https://www.krqe.com/news/politics-government/elections/race-for-governor-lujan-grisham-ronchetti-locked-in-tight-race/

* "Sen. John Hoeven Wins A Third Term In North Dakota :" https://www.kvrr.com/2022/11/08/sen-john-hoeven-wins-a-third-term-in-north-dakota/

* "J.D. Vance’s pivot to Trumpism pays off with Ohio Senate win:" https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/23448706/midterm-elections-2022-results-ohio-senate-jd-vance-win-trump

* "2022 Ohio election: Mike DeWine wins reelection over Democrat Nan Whaley:" https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/08/midterm-election-results-2022-ohio-governor-race-mike-dewine-nan-whaley/69577501007/

* "Ryan Mears overcomes police union opposition to win Marion County prosecutor race:" https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/08/ryan-mears-cyndi-carrasco-marion-county-prosecutor-indiana-election/69542560007/

* "LGBTQ+ Rights Icon Jim Obergefell Loses Election:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2022/11/09/lgbtq-rights-icon-jim-obergefell-loses-election

* "Ohio's Marcy Kaptur hangs on for 21st term in the House:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/ohios-marcy-kaptur-hangs-house-seat-21st-term-rcna55731

* Ugh. "Kevin Stitt wins governor's race in Oklahoma:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/kevin-stitt-wins-governors-race-in-oklahoma

* "Oregon votes to send Ron Wyden back to the U.S. Senate:" https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-senate-race-update-wyden-vs-perkins

* "Oregon Elects Lesbian Tina Kotek as Governor:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/09/oregon-elects-lesbian-tina-kotek-governor

* Damn. "GOP’s Chavez-DeRemer flips Oregon 5th Congressional District:" https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/13/republican-chavez-deremer-wins-oregon-5th-congressional-district/

* Sigh. "Greater Idaho ballot measures pass in two more Oregon counties:" https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/09/greater-idaho-ballot-measures-pass-two-more-oregon-counties/

* "Democrat John Fetterman beats Trump-backed Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race:" https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1131245958/fetterman-dr-oz-pennsylvania-senate-midterm-results

* "‘It’s powerful’: how John Fetterman’s hoodie won the popular vote in Pennsylvania:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/11/its-powerful-how-john-fettermans-hoodie-won-the-popular-vote

Watching him, I never felt more From Philly. I don't regret leaving forever snd only returning for Weddings, Funderals, and near death. Not for a second. still I've never been prouder of Pennsylvania than when they picked him.

* "Democrats See a Blueprint in Fetterman’s Victory in Pennsylvania:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/13/us/politics/fetterman-pennsylvania-voters-democrats.html

* "How the Dems Blew Away Extremism in Pennsylvania:"

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* "'Thank you Rhode Island': McKee declares victory in the race for governor:" https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/2022/11/09/race-for-governor-of-ri-2022-mckee-challenged-by-kalus/69611212007/

* Ugh. "Noem wins reelection in South Dakota amid 2024 buzz:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/south-dakota-candidates-rally-base-ahead-of-election-day/2022/11/07/c9ab6120-5ec5-11ed-a131-e900e4a6336b_story.html

* "South Dakota Elects First Gay Male Legislator, Kameron Nelson:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/09/south-dakota-elects-first-gay-male-legislator-kameron-nelson

* "Tennessee Republicans Gov. Lee, U.S. Rep. Fleischmann, area legislators coast to victory in Tuesday election:" https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2022/nov/08/tennessee-gov-bill-lee-easily-wins-re-election/#/questions/

* "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott easily wins re-election, beating Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/texas-governor-election-2022-greg-abbott-wins-rcna54924

* "Utah Republican Mike Lee wins reelection to US Senate:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-evan-mcmullin-constitutions-utah-03e15ddc19661a89f4bda40c1be6b706

* "Welch moves from House to Senate to succeed Leahy in Vermont:" https://apnews.com/article/vermont-senate-race-2022-midterm-elections-91c2cd6d4acac1291876cf5f50475515

* "Becca Balint to Be Vermont's First Woman, First LGBTQ+ Rep in Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/08/becca-balint-be-vermonts-first-woman-first-lgbtq-rep-congress

* "Virginia Rep. Spanberger, an Ex-CIA Agent, Defeats Anti-LGBTQ+ GOPer:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2022/11/08/virginia-rep-spanberger-ex-cia-agent-defeats-anti-lgbtq-goper

* "Patty Murray defeats Tiffany Smiley for re-election in Washington Senate race:" https://www.axios.com/2022/11/09/murray-smiley-washington-senate-election-results

* "Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeats Republican Joe Kent in WA House race:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/democrat-marie-gluesenkamp-perez-defeats-republican-joe-kent-in-wa-house-race/

* "Rep. Kim Schrier wins reelection, defeating Republican Matt Larkin:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/rep-kim-schrier-wins-reelection-defeating-republican-challenger-matt-larkin/

* "Steve Hobbs wins secretary of state as Julie Anderson concedes:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/thursday-results-in-wa-secretary-of-state-race-has-hobbs-with-slight-lead/

* "Is the fever breaking? Ticket splitters in WA election are signs of hope:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/is-the-fever-breaking-ticket-splitters-in-wa-election-are-signs-of-hope/

* "Democrat Evers beats Michels for second term as Wisconsin governor:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/09/tony-evers-tim-michels-wisconsin-governor-race-results-2022-00064761

* Damn. "Ron Johnson defeats Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin Senate race, NBC News projects:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/ron-johnson-defeats-mandela-barnes-wisconsin-senate-race-nbc-news-proj-rcna54938

* "Democratic victories block Republican supermajority in the Wisconsin Assembly:" https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/democratic-victories-block-republican-supermajority-in-the-wisconsin-assembly/

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* "Democratic gubernatorial winners in swing states have message for national party | CNN Politics:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/13/politics/gretchen-whitmer-josh-shapiro-message-democrats-cnntv/index.html

* "David Hogg: Democrats won’t win in 2024 unless they listen to young people:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/midterms-impact-of-young-voters-preventing-red-wave-discussed-by-politics-experts-153201733695

* "Women of Color Running for Office Face Five Times More Online Harassment Than White Men:" https://advocatechannel.com/women-of-color-running-for-office-face-five-times-more-online-harassment-than-white-men

* "Donald Trump lashes out at rival Ron DeSantis in sad little tantrum:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/11/donald-trump-ron-desantis-2024-presidential-run/

* "DeSantis’ Win Sets the Stage for a Clash With Trump:"

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* "DeSantis, without naming Trump, slams ‘hugely underwhelming’ midterms for the G.O.P.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/us/politics/desantis-trump-republicans.html

* "Sharp attacks on Trump from Rupert Murdoch's news outlets:" https://apnews.com/article/mehmet-oz-donald-trump-bb9e93ccec3cac96f40105034d6705df

* Sigh. Here we go again. "Donald Trump announces 2024 presidential bid with unhinged transphobic speech:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/16/donald-trump-white-house-2024/

* "Donald Trump posted 'demon god' conspiracy hours before announcing 2024 run:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/16/donald-trump-dmeon-god-conspiracy/

* "LGBTQ+ activists are 'battle-ready' for Donald Trump's 2024 presidential bid:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/16/donald-trump-lgbtq-rights-president-2024/

* "Trump targets Youngkin in latest outburst against a 2024 rival:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/11/trump-begins-to-turn-on-potential-2024-rivals-00066467

* "GOP's 2024 candidate field takes new shape:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/gop-s-2024-candidate-field-takes-new-shape-153425989729

* "GOP distancing from Trump rings hollow as Trump holds the party base:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/gop-distancing-from-trump-rings-hollow-as-trump-holds-the-party-base-153795653701

* "Top Senate Republicans push forward amid calls to delay leadership elections:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/11/gop-senators-call-for-postponing-leadership-elections-00066532

* "Kevin McCarthy elected House GOP leader over objections from Chip Roy, Michael Cloud and other hard-liners:" https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/15/chip-roy-speaker-house-republicans/

* "'Disgusting': GOP Rep. Taunts Nancy Pelosi With 'Hammer' Joke Days After Assault:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/andy-biggs-nancy-pelosi-hammer_n_636b389fe4b08163046e6f6a

* "‘Groyper’ general wishes for ‘dictatorship,’ wants to ‘force the people to believe what we believe':" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/11/11/2135415/--Groyper-general-wishes-for-dictatorship-wants-to-force-the-people-to-believe-what-we-believe

* "Four Theses on American Fascism - Rampant Magazine:" https://rampantmag.com/2020/11/four-theses-on-american-fascism/

* I still don’t understand why this wasn’t covered by the Emoluments Clause. "New records reveal foreign government spending at Trump's Washington hotel:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/politics/trump-hotel-spending-foreign-governments/index.html

* "Homeland Security Cops to Manufacturing Fake Terrorists for Trump:" https://gizmodo.com/donald-trump-homeland-security-report-antifa-portland-1849718673

* "Justice Department accuses Trump of ‘shell game’ with Mar-a-Lago documents:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/14/justice-department-mar-a-lago-trump-documents-00066732

* "January 6 committee says Trump 'failed to comply' with subpoena:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/politics/january-6-statement-trump-subpoena

* "Hillary's Emails v. Trump's Boxes ft. Opening Arguments:"

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* It was obvious this was happening at the time. Why haven't Trump and everyone else involved been arrested a year or more ago? "New York Times: Trump sought tax investigations of political foes :" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/13/politics/trump-irs-audits-kelly-mccabe-comey/index.html

* "Former chief of staff levels another abuse of power accusation at Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/former-chief-of-staff-levels-another-abuse-of-power-accusation-at-trump-153630277528

* "Twitter bans comedian Kathy Griffin for impersonating Elon Musk:" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/07/twitter-will-ban-permanently-suspend-impersonator-accounts-elon-musk-says-as-users-take-his-name

* "Student suspect in custody after 3 football players shot dead and 2 people wounded at the University of Virginia, police say:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/13/us/university-of-virginia-shooting

* "4 University of Idaho students were likely killed with an "edged weapon," police say; no suspects in custody:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/university-of-idaho-studentsvictims-ethan-chapinmadison-mogen-xana-kernodle-kaylee-goncalves/

* "Feds Thwart Planned Mass Shooting on Gay Clubs, Synagogues:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/14/feds-thwart-planned-mass-shooting-gay-clubs-synagogues

* "Arson suspect arrested in spate of fires in Mississippi, including two churches:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/09/arson-suspect-jackson-mississippi-churches

* "Obama presidential library construction halted after noose found on site:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/11/obama-presidential-library-construction-halted-noose-found-site

* "Dave Chappelle just hosted SNL despite recent history of vile, transphobic jokes:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/13/dave-chappelle-snl-monologue-transphobia-antisemitism/

SNL decided to platform a known TERF and Misogynist and then pretended to be surprised he is proudly antisemitic as well.

Sigh.

I keep thinking about that old sketch from his show about a Klansman who didn’t know he was black.

* "School District Bans LGBTQ Books, Considers Putting Guns in Classrooms:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/15/school-district-bans-lgbtq-books-considers-putting-guns-classrooms

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* "Some of Us Weren’t 'Fixed,' and the Results Were Fantastic:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/2022/10/26/some-us-werent-fixed-and-results-were-fantastic

* "Trans Awareness Week: 33 trans icons making the world a better place:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/13/trans-awareness-week-icons-non-binary-2022/

* "It's Transgender Awareness Week — Here's How to Observe It:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/11/15/its-transgender-awareness-week-heres-how-observe-it

* "Overwhelming majority of UK fans oppose Qatar hosting World Cup:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/12/qatar-world-cup-uk-fans-poll-lgbtq-rights/

* CW: Rape. "Reported Rape of Gay Man Amps Up Concerns About World Cup in Qatar:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2022/11/08/reported-rape-gay-man-amps-concerns-about-world-cup-qatar

"Amnesty International quickly condemned FIFA’s action. “If [FIFA President] Gianni Infantino wants the world to ‘focus on the football,’ there is a simple solution: FIFA could finally start tackling the serious human rights issues rather than brushing them under the carpet,” said Steve Cockburn, Amnesty International’s head of economic and social justice, according to CNN."

* "Qatar’s World Cup Ambassador Delivers Veiled Threat to Gay Visitors:" https://www.outtraveler.com/destinations/2022/11/08/qatars-world-cup-ambassador-delivers-veiled-threat-gay-visitors

* "Qatar’s deadly anti-LGBTQ+ laws and the World Cup backlash, explained:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/14/qatar-lgbtq-laws-gay/

* "Turkey: Minister says LGBTQ+ rights are ‘terrorist propaganda’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/13/turkey-lgbtq-interior-minister-suleyman-soylu/

* "UK equalities watchdog accused of 'gaslighting' over Trans Awareness Week post:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/15/ehrc-trans-awareness-week/

* "HSBC to pay for trans staff's gender-affirming care:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/12/hsbc-trans-staff-care/

* "Republicans launch bid to ban trans healthcare and drag performances:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/10/tennessee-republicans-trans-drag-bills/

* "The Litter Box Lie That Swept the Nation:"



* Seriously, let's fill this thing out. "The Biggest Trans Survey in the U.S. Is Under Way; Why It Matters:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/07/biggest-trans-survey-us-underway-heres-why-it-matters

* "Tory government cuts hundreds of millions in HIV funding:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/14/hiv-funding-tory-cut/

* "Disabled Americans Are Punished for Getting Married:"

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* "Greta Thunberg Says UN Climate Conference Is Failing the Planet:" https://advocatechannel.com/greta-thunberg-says-un-climate-conference-is-failing-the-planet

* "UN Climate Talks Reach Halftime with Key Issues Unresolved:" https://www.voanews.com/a/un-climate-talks-reach-halftime-with-key-issues-unresolved-/6832137.html

* "Zelensky Says Russian Invasion Threatens Global Climate Change:" https://advocatechannel.com/zelensky-says-russian-invasion-threatens-global-climate-change

* "Reeling from floods, Pakistan seeks climate compensation, debt relief:" https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/reeling-floods-pakistan-seeks-climate-compensation-debt-relief-2022-11-07/

* "COP27: 'We'd never seen this much water' - Pakistan flood survivors:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63218139

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* "Deadly Collapsed Bridge in India Had Recently Reopened After Repairs:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/10/31/deadly-collapsed-bridge-india-had-recently-reopened-after-repairs

* "19 Dead After Passenger Plane Crashes Into Lake:" https://www.outtraveler.com/safety/2022/11/07/19-dead-after-passenger-plane-crashes-lake

* "Tributes paid to gay Batman actor Kevin Conroy, tragically dead at 66:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/12/kevin-conroy-batman-animated-series-voice-actor-gay-death/

* "DefunctTV: The Final Jim Henson Hour:"

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* "How One Man Kept Water Cremation Illegal:"

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* "Naval Aviators Draw Giant Sky Penis Pointed at Russian Military Base=:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/11/07/naval-aviators-draw-giant-sky-penis-pointed-russian-military-base

* "The Monarchy: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Meanwhile… Don’t Lick Poisonous Toads! | Americans Slim Down Thanksgiving Plans:"

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* "Fox News Calls T**** A “Loser” | Is Meta Totally Zucked?:"

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* "GOP Points Finger At T**** For Disappointing Midterms | Warnock-Walker Race Goes To A Runoff:"

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* "CP Time - Black Governors:" https://www.cc.com/video/a8eojx/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-cp-time-black-governors

* "Louisiana Votes Against Banning Slavery:" https://www.cc.com/video/zhaebp/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-louisiana-votes-against-banning-slavery

* "Votedemic 2022 - Midterm Results:" https://www.cc.com/video/8qn7qy/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-votedemic-2022-midterm-results

* "So Much News, So Little Time - Legal Shrooms & More :" https://www.cc.com/video/wqpa5c/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-so-much-news-so-little-time-legal-shrooms-more

* I do not approve of the Ageism in here, but the topic doesn't get much coverage, so I'm posting with that caveat. "Ronny Chieng Teaches You About Asians - Veterans :" https://www.cc.com/video/q4ovhs/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-ronny-chieng-teaches-you-about-asians-veterans

* "CP Time - Black Superheroes:" https://www.cc.com/video/ngl36x/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-cp-time-black-superheroes

* I remember how angry I was when I saw the Stepford remake. "Why Don't Worry Darling Doesn't Work ...:"

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* "You're Wrong about Black Panther (2018):"

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* "The Traumatic Camp of "Mommie Dearest":"

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* "99 Unused Red Balloons:"

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* "Doug Mastriano’s Supporters Are Waiting For God To Intervene:"

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* "Starr Andrews GPF Skate Canada Free:"

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* Wednesday a week ago, I did extended errands with Head and Techie Millennial. One of the many, many things I appreciate about Head Millennial as a companion besides obvious things like high quality of conversation, is things like the following.

So we had to change plans at the last minute to pick up Techie Millennial at their place instead of the downtown bus station, which meant we were doing our downtown errands first, then going North to pick up techie for errands up that way. Techie's errand was time dependent and normally we would have been able to do our stuff in half an hour or so and even with the bit of commute, we'd be fine. It was one of those days though, where everything took two to three times as long as it ought to for reasons out of our control. Short errands that should be five minutes stretched and stretched. I ended up having to do a lot of extra standing. There was no close parking at forage, which burned time and spoons for me with the extra hobbling. (Luckily there was medium parking.) all this meant we hit rush hour on the highway going north. Sigh. Luckily the place Techie needed to go was open til 5:30, and we picked them up just before 5. It was fine.

So we get to the Ethical Grocery aka the good general grocery store. (Employee owned, excellent for workers, fair prices, Good selection.) I was fine, mostly, pain wise. My legs were okay, but I was tiring, since I blew my energy on things like standing in line and medium distance parking. I could shop free. Me to head Millennial: I'm trying to decide if I should use the electric cart. Head Millennial, a person who knows my level of stubborn and stoic: If you are even thinking about it, you need one. Me: sigh.

They were right, of course. I had very little left by the time we got home, and miles to go before I slept.

We had a great time after they finished working, eating frozen pizza and watching what We Do in the Shadows.

...and this is why election things didn't post Wednesday. I was exhausted. I had other online things I needed to do. There wasn't enough left for links to go up, only yet more link prep on breaking news. Thursday, I was so exhausted I kept falling back asleep and didn't make it online until well after midnight. Election results keep rolling out.

I am sorry.

* Monday: So what’s happening here is I’m trying very hard to get as many of last week’s results up as possible. Obviously, I don’t know local papers in every state, nor am I granular on state and local politics outside of the states I follow most closely.

The slowness on posting this stuff, is because I’ve been having the kind of week where my body keeps vetoing things and imposing naps.

I’m going to have to sleep sometime, so I don’t expect to finish or have the aggregate up today, judging from the volume I still need to plow through.

Again, one disabled person in fragile health doing this as a hobby. hard physical limits are hard physical limits.

* We stepped outside to take Head Millennial home Monday evening, and the air smelled weird and wrong. I was breathing like a fish out of water by the time we got to the car. The sky was the wrong colour. It didn't smell like Wildfire though it was definitely Fire.

We turned a corner and a pillar of smoke came into view. It was massive, but it didn't move ore spread noticeably at the base the whole time we could see it. My guess was something at the port, either a large ship or a building. We were close enough to see it was likely too close to the water to be any of the non-port things. It was still closer to Head Millennial's place than i like.

Nothing was on the print news, but the local paper is a rag with a strong bias and they make up quotes, so.... IDK. maybe we'll find out tomorrow.

It was disturbing, a pillar that big and high against a bright orange sunset with the darkening sky above an eerie greenish blue.

I am, at this point, pasted together with caffeine. I only had a couple of hours sleep and the pain is impressive. I will do what I can before the crash comes.

* "These Creepy Abandoned Churches Are Strangely Beautiful:" https://www.outtraveler.com/virtual-travel/2022/10/28/these-creepy-abandoned-churches-are-strangely-beautiful#media-gallery-media-8

* This place was still famous for being proverbially bad when I was growing up. Like used as a reference to mean the worst place you could possibly sent right up there with an infamous asylum in Norristown. On a lighter note, I learned a children's song about Willie Sutton as a kid. I still have no idea what his crimes were, but I can sing a song still about his skill at escape. "A Virtual Tour of Spooky Eastern State Penitentiary:" https://www.outtraveler.com/virtual-travel/2022/10/24/virtual-tour-spooky-eastern-state-penitentiary#media-gallery-media-6

* "‘A Perfect Coach’: Indigenous Actor Josué Maychi Taught Mayan Language To ‘Wakanda Forever’ Cast :" https://wearemitu.com/wearemitu/entertainment/josue-maychi-mayan-actor-language-wakanda-forever/?utm_source=facebook_wam&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=44879_josue_maychi_wakanda_forever&utm_term=&utm_content=new_article&fbclid=IwAR0uSyZakr7rd7wLfZ-4yBLyObp_dyJP4m-F5HdrpEI2i7Qq_8GXRPL7Szk

* Tumblr and Twitter as Mythology: https://nkjemisin.tumblr.com/post/700648661820014592

* The Late Traveler: https://dycefic.tumblr.com/post/679283678211375104/the-late-traveller

* Hob and the Baby Dream: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/700865395815596032/hob-holding-the-baby-nightmare-everybody-look

* Hob notices humans are frightened of Morpheus: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/700423623004078080/i-saw-your-comment-on-ao3-about-dream-knowing-hes

* The Midnight Society: JK Rowling hunts Daniel Radcliff: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1588195667666644992

* The Midnight Society: JK Rowling Hears Bad News: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1590462510368690176

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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.

* List of educational, diverse, and/or long term playable toys for things like Toys for Tots. High value toys for 20 dollars or less.: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/44WV8EVUP1Y

* On SCOTUS possibly repealing the act that prevents white people from stealing native babies, robbing them of their culture. contains how to help links at bottom: https://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/701035342837547008

* How to help HarperCollins strikers: https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/700611167247368192/waterhobbit-shaelit-we-interrupt-this-lovely

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

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* "World leaders call for end to new anti-Semitism, reflect on dark past at Holocaust Forum:" https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/holocaust-remembrance-day/.premium-world-leaders-call-for-end-to-new-anti-semitism-while-reflecting-on-dark-past-1.8440705

* Bad news over the weekend. "Worries grow that quarantine in China not enough to stem increasingly virulent coronavirus:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/coronavirus-china-latest-updates/2020/01/27/3634db9a-40a7-11ea-aa6a-083d01b3ed18_story.html

* "Rep. Demings: ‘Take her out’ line usually comes from mobsters:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-impeachment-trial-discussed-by-rep-val-demings-77587013806

* "Former Watergate prosecutor slams Trump lawyers’ arguments:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-lawyers-defense-arguments-don-t-hold-up-experts-says-77588037960

* "Schiff calls Trump 'vindictive' after president's Twitter attacks:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-tweet-attacking-adam-schiff-analysed-by-legal-experts-77595717774

* "Senate candidate for SC Jaime Harrison takes on Lindsey Graham:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-supporter-graham-panned-by-senate-candidate-for-sc-harrison-77590085638

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

* "Joe Biden says ‘no room for compromise’ on trans equality in swipe at Bernie Sanders for touting anti-trans comedian’s support:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/26/joe-biden-trans-rights-bernie-sanders-joe-rogan-twitter/

* "Warren wins prized Des Moines Register endorsement:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/25/warren-wins-prized-des-moines-register-endorsement-104643

* "The Des Moines Register executive editor on why it endorsed Warren:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/warren-endorsement-by-des-moines-register-explained-by-executive-editor-77560389793

* "Julián Castro on Warren’s outreach to people of color, more:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/warren-connects-with-2020-voters-of-color-julian-castro-says-77560389949

* TW: Torture, Mental Illness. "What is Solitary Confinement Like?:"

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* "Pro-LGBT priest reveals he is against abortion, uses queer people in his bizarre argument:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/26/pro-lgbt-priest-james-martin-abortion-jesuit-america-magazine-queer-argument/

* "Uber driver told gay couple stop kissing in her cab ‘because she is a Christian’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/27/uber-driver-gay-couple-stop-kissing-christian-london-finn-davies/

* "Labour leader hopefuls Nandy, Thornberry and Long-Bailey pledge unwavering support for trans people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/27/labour-leadership-trans-rights-emily-thornberry-lisa-nandy-rebecca-long-bailey-keir-starmer/

* "Liverpool arena cancels appearance by Donald Trump’s favorite hate preacher Franklin Graham after furious backlash:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/27/franklin-graham-evangelical-hate-preacher-backlash-anti-lgbt-liverpool-sheffield-uk-tour/

* "The Leather Community Isn't 'Degenerate' — It Leads the LGBTQ Movement:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/1/24/leather-community-isnt-degenerate-it-leads-lgbtq-movement

* "Are Rules Made to Be Broken?:"

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* "Alan Dershowitz Argues for Trump Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Undercover Boss: Where Are They Now - SNL:"

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* "Slow - SNL:"

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* "Weekend Update: Impeachment Trial Begins - SNL:"

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* "Dmitri ALIEV - Free Skating - European Championships 2020 (France TV):"

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* "European Championships 2020 — Michal Brezina SP:"

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* Saturday: Incremental improvement is still definitely improvement. Today it was the difference between me repeatedly waking up suffocating to me going back to bed in the afternoon and not suffocating in my sleep. It's the difference between a painful rattling cough that continues until i vomit or pass out (Saturday morning) to just a painful rattling cough. Baby steps.

I took a bath last night. Turned hot on all the way to full like I always do, and it actually gt uncomfortably hot! I can now have a really hot bath without using all the hot water in the house.

I keep finding Livia standing where the broken electric fireplace used to be, staring in bafflement at the dry wall. She then gives me this look like, "I'm not crazy, right? There used to be a wall here, and a fish tank?"

* Sunday: Spent all evening resting, but am still exhausted.

It's been over a week since I found a body and I've verified at least 20 fish survived.

* I have a habit of ordering batches of DvDs from the library for what I call my "slow film festivals. I'll order all he films they have that I haven't seen with a particular actor, or all the restoration dramas, or whatever. They don't come all at once, of course, hence the slow motion. I'm also bad at remembering names and titles, so sometimes I'll think i haven't watched things that i have, or I'll order things and by the time they come, I don't recognize the title. This is not any sort of deterioration. I've always been bad at remembering names and titles of things I don't use often. I used to have to quiz myself hard on student names and then forget them over the summer and have to relearn them even when some were the same kids. I realized at my first college that I'd already lost the name of at least one guy i'd fucked in high school. Oh, I remember faces and stories and who people were, it's just often names slip away if I don't work to keep them pinned.

So at some point recently, I went through the library online catalog and ordered a mix of some zombie movies I liked and haven't seen in a while and everything I couldn't remember seeing based on the title. (So far only two turned out not to be rewatches, which for me and zombie movies is a lot. I pretty much watch all the zombie movies reasonably available in the Us and Canada at leas once, even if it takes a few years for TV or library to carry them).

I also keep an eye out for lists of queer cinema things so I can see ones I missed. I ordered a whole bunch of those from several lists over the course of the last few months.

Plus I comb the awards nominations lists and lists of snubs, as I really can't afford to go to movies anymore, and in the gp between release and Dvd, I lose titles. Things fall through the cracks. Back when I had more money I'd see a lot of movies at the Art cinemas in town, so I kept up on indie releases and quality foreign films, but again, broke, so it is helpful to see what world cinema, indie, documentaries etc. are turning up on various lists.

Remember: Super bad at remembering film titles. So a massive number came in all at once right when I was about to spend a ton of time in bed feeling crappy. Sometimes a title is memorable. Sometimes a title of or the cover is obviously zombie or obviously queer. Sometimes? I pop a thing in without paying enough attention or the title and cover are ambiguous and I start watching a film wondering if it's zombies, queer people, or award bait, which adds a whole other level of tension to the early part of the film.

I watched one today where they are out in the wilderness doing stuff and it was really tense because I didn't know if zombies were going to pop up and start eating people or if those guys were going to kiss or neither. (Spoiler: No zombies and they skipped kissing and went right to the fucking. I had to check after what year it came out because it looked like award bait too. It wasn't from this year, but from the cover it looked like it got some awards.)

* "Tesla's Terror is the Viewer's Fun Ride:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/doctor-who-s12-e4/

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

* Australia is on fire. Want to help? https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/190151259088
https://www.abc.net.au/classic/read-and-watch/news/bushfire-donations/11823676
Help Thirsty Koalas Devastated by Recent Fires: https://au.gofundme.com/f/help-thirsty-koalas-devastated-by-recent-fires
Mogo Zoo Fire Recovery: https://au.gofundme.com/f/mogo-zoo-fire-recovery
WIRES-Emergency Fund for Wildlife: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1386120504919105/10158318179549750/
Victorian Bushfire Appeal: https://www.vic.gov.au/bushfireappeal
"Fire Relief Fund for First Nations Communities:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/fire-relief-fund-for-first-nations-communities

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

* "Emotional support animals could be banned from planes under DOT rule:" https://www.rollcall.com/news/emotional-support-animals-banned-planes-dot

Want to complain? https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-department-transportation-seeks-comment-proposed-amendments-regulation-service

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

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

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

* "More Organizations to Support Helping Refugee Children:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/201920.html

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* HorrorMux is currently running a Max Mad type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

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

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

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

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

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

* "Canadian fire crews cheered in Australia as front-line teams prepare for the worst:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-fire-crews-cheered-australia-frontline-teams-prepare-for-worst-1.5417221

* "After Trump’s threat, administration begins drafting possible sanctions against Iraq:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/06/trump-administration-begins-drafting-possible-sanctions-against-iraq-following-trumps-economic-threat/

* "Iran attack likely to increase pressure for US to leave Iraq:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/iran-attack-likely-to-increase-pressure-for-us-to-leave-iraq-76242501696

* "U.S. response awaited after Iran strikes at U.S. troops in Iraq to avenge general's killing:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security/iran-considers-retaliation-options-as-it-buries-slain-commander-idUSKBN1Z60NL

* "‘I like to obey the law’: Trump backs off threat to target Iranian cultural sites:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/07/pompeo-us-abide-laws-of-war-targeting-cultural-sites-095525

* "Esper says US isn't looking 'to start a war with Iran, but we are prepared to finish one':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/esper-iran-interview/index.html

* We are now in a shooting war with Iran because 45 decided to break both U. S. and international law on a whim and assassinate an official of their government. Republicans have wanted this war for literally decades and it serves the duel purpose of distracting from the Impeachment and helping them electorally next fall. Republicans stripped out a provision from a recent spending bill intended to prevent this, which pretty much proves they are openly in favour of 45 bypassing congress to start this war specifically for their own benefit. Otherwise why not leave it in.

So here we are. Both parties are the same my ambiguous ass. Anyone who didn’t vote Democrat in 2016 has this blood on their hands.

* "Trump presents Americans with split screen of calamity:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-presents-americans-with-split-screen-of-calamity-76243525587

* "Journalism crucial as Trump flirts with war without credibility:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/journalism-crucial-as-trump-flirts-with-war-without-credibility-76243525564

* "Duckworth alarmed at breakdown of Pentagon processes under Trump:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/duckworth-alarmed-at-breakdown-of-pentagon-processes-under-trump-76243013518

* "Trump impetuousness seen in poorly planned strike on Iran general:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-impetuousness-seen-in-poorly-planned-strike-on-iran-general-76241477993

Tammy Duckworth speaks for me.

* "Congress looks to keep Trump in check by withholding war funding:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/congress-looks-to-keep-trump-in-check-by-withholding-war-funding-76240965705

* "Engel: This is a 'symbolic moment' for Iran, Supreme Leader wants world to know it fought back:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/engel-this-is-a-symbolic-moment-for-iran-supreme-leader-wants-the-world-to-know-it-fought-back-76233285621

* "Chris Hayes: A war with Iran is madness, and don’t believe anyone who tells you otherwise:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-a-war-with-iran-is-madness-and-don-t-believe-anyone-who-tells-you-otherwise-76234821968

* "McConnell ready to start impeachment trial with partisan power play:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/07/mcconnell-prepares-to-move-forward-on-impeachment-trial-rules-without-democrats-095537

* "Pelosi says impeachment articles won’t go to Senate until she learns more about how trial would be conducted:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-impeachment-live-updates/2020/01/07/e0f49d52-313b-11ea-91fd-82d4e04a3fac_story.html

* "DOJ recommends Michael Flynn be jailed for up to 6 months:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/07/doj-michael-flynn-jail-six-months-095584

* "Julián Castro Endorses Elizabeth Warren for President:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/politics/julian-castro-endorsement-elizabeth-warren.html

* ICE hired a literal NAZI to run one of their for profit Concentration Camps. "ICE Detention Center Captain Was on a Neo-Nazi Website and Wanted to Start a White Nationalist Group:" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/y3mg9x/ice-detention-center-captain-was-on-a-neo-nazi-website-and-wanted-to-start-a-white-nationalist-group

* TW: Hate Speech, Suicide "Homophobic monk who claimed gay people are ‘the Devil’s disciples’ excommunicated from Catholic Church:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/07/homophobic-monk-damon-jonah-kelly-anti-lgbt-catholic-church-devil-god/

* "China finally takes small step towards recognising same-sex marriage:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/08/same-sex-marriage-legal-recognition-china-yue-zhongming-national-peoples-congress/

* TW: Hate Speech "The Anti-LGBTQ Extremists of Evangelicals for Trump:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2020/1/07/anti-lgbtq-extremists-evangelicals-trump

* "A Christian college that expels people in same-sex marriages just got served with its second $1 million lawsuit:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/08/fuller-theological-seminary-christian-college-lawsuit-same-sex-marriage/

* "Florida Football Coach Uses Slur, Calls Homosexuality 'Disgusting':" https://www.advocate.com/sports/2020/1/08/florida-football-coach-uses-slur-calls-homosexuality-disgusting

* "Hey Congress, U Up?:"

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* "This Is It Folks: Trump Can Wage War With No Understanding Of The Consequences:"

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* "Middle East War 2: This Time It's Persianal - Chaos in the Wake of Qassem Soleimani's Killing:"

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* It's stuck in my head, so... "Marillion - Warm Wet Circles:"

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* Nathan Chen's Grand Prix Final Free Program:

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* I keep thinking both my foot and my lungs are getting better, but then I back slide. Monday and Tuesday, I needed a stupid amount of bed rest. I did take a friend to the vet which ate Tuesday morning and I've been doing small necessary things around the house, but really most of what I accomplished was a series of complex fever dreams, watching the back half of Last Kingdom season three and taking a big bit out of Witcher. So I am behind yet again.

* If you are interested in helping with Livia's recovery, right now the Cat things we need are:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

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

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

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

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

* Australia is on fire. Want to help? https://www.abc.net.au/classic/read-and-watch/news/bushfire-donations/11823676

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* HorrorMux is currently running a Max Mad type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

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

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

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

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

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

* "Where the bloody hell was he? How Scott Morrison spent the past week of the bushfire crisis:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/03/where-the-bloody-hell-was-he-how-scott-morrison-spent-the-past-week-of-the-bushfire-crisis

* "Angry Australians berate PM in fire-hit town:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50973232

* "Australia Is Committing Climate Suicide:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/opinion/australia-fires-climate-change.html

"Mr. Morrison made his name as immigration minister, perfecting the cruelty of a policy that interns refugees in hellish Pacific-island camps, and seems indifferent to human suffering. Now his government has taken a disturbing authoritarian turn, cracking down on unions, civic organizations and journalists. Under legislation pending in Tasmania, and expected to be copied across Australia, environmental protesters now face up to 21 years in jail for demonstrating."

* Meanwhile. "Beautiful gestures: the good news stories coming out of Australia's bushfires:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/04/beautiful-gestures-the-good-news-stories-coming-out-of-australias-bushfires

So to recap, Scott Morrison went on vacation during one of the worst fires in the modern history of the world, returned only to force people to do photo ops against their will instead of bringing food and water to the fire survivors, but the Muslim refugees Morrison and his party have been trying to keep out and vilify as part of their white nationalist agenda turned up to feed people where he didn't. Meanwhile they have criminalized peaceful climate protesters and are handing out semi-autmaic weapons to police even though climate change caused drought is clearly at fault here and you can't shoot climate change or droughts to stop fires and the peaceful protesters are not the enemy here, but the voice of resown with actual solutions.

* "Australian magpie mimics emergency siren during NSW bushfires:"

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* "Iran's past suggests range of potential threats to US interests:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/iran-s-past-suggests-range-of-potential-threats-to-us-interests-76040261653

* "US servicemembers abroad at increased risk after Trump Iran attack:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/us-servicemembers-abroad-at-increased-risk-after-trump-iran-attack-76041285719

* "Shiite protests in Baghdad hold potential for conflict with U.S.:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/shiite-protests-in-baghdad-hold-potential-for-conflict-with-u-s-76041285774

* "Rice: Risks likely outweigh benefits of killing Qassem Soleimani:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rice-risks-likely-outweigh-benefits-of-killing-qassem-soleimani-76039749935

* "Asymmetry of Iranian attacks makes defense difficult to plan for:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/asymmetry-of-iranian-attacks-makes-defense-difficult-to-plan-for-76039749887

* "‘No question there will be retaliation:’ Majd on Iran’s imminent response:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-no-question-there-will-be-retaliation-majd-on-iran-s-imminent-response-76038725694

* "Chris Hayes breaks down Soleimani's influence in the Middle East:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-breaks-down-soleimani-s-influence-in-the-middle-east-76039749564

* "Rep. Max Rose on the importance of diplomacy throughout history:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-max-rose-on-the-importance-of-diplomacy-throughout-history-76037189985

* "Australian Doctors Already Have Signs Up Saying They Won't Provide Contraception Or Pregnancy Terminations:" https://www.buzzfeed.com/ginarushton/religious-discrimination-bill-reproductive-conscientious

* "Anti-LGBTQ Iranian Regime Promises Retaliation Against U.S.:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2020/1/03/anti-lgbtq-iranian-regime-promises-retaliation-against-us

* "Boris Johnson adviser Dominic Cummings says Westminster doesn’t need any more ‘drivel’ about gender identity:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/03/dominic-cummings-boris-johnson-number-10-westminster-blog-job-post-gender-identity/

* "With Keir Starmer the current frontrunner for new Labour leader, here’s an in-depth look into his record on queer rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/03/keir-starmer-labour-leadership-contest-lgbt-rights/

* "John Barrowman claims he had to lie about his sexuality to get a mortgage with his husband:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/03/john-barrowman-husband-lie-sexuality-mortgage-loose-women/

* "US linguists select singular ‘they’ as word of the decade:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/04/word-of-the-decade-us-linguists-american-dialect-society-singular-they-them-pronouns-trans-non-binary/

* "Homophobe Bryan Fischer: 'The Nazi Party Started in a Gay Bar':" https://www.advocate.com/media/2020/1/03/homophobe-bryan-fischer-nazi-party-started-gay-bar

"In reality, gay people were persecuted in Nazi Germany and were among the marginalized groups sent to concentration camps. While Fischer acknowledged that gay men were killed in the Holocaust, he claimed that it was only feminine men who were targeted."

* "Republican politician introduces law to ban trans athletes from playing on teams that match their gender identity:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/03/republican-politician-introduces-law-ban-trans-athletes-playing-teams-gender-identity/

* "Republican politician refuses to apologise after somehow using homophobic slur in comment about church shooting:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/03/republican-politician-chris-rowe-refuses-apologise-homophobic-slur-resigns-locker-room-talk/

* Friday I got five scammer calls in the last hour and ten minutes before the alarm went off. Oky, technically, I don't know the first one was a scammer, but they were cold calling me for a "pledge drive" for an organization who's name they mumbled, so I'm assuming scam.

Thus instead of getting out with lots of extra time, I needed an extra nap and barely found parking in hobbling distance to forage before they closed. It was good I went as they had pistachios again and stockpiling them is well worth the pain.

Then it was off to do the worst of the in person bureaucracy. This is grueling at the best of times, but they contrived to make it so much worse by replacing the copier I could load a hopper and sit while it printed with one in a new location inaccessible to people in wheelchairs without help, where I a person in a huge amount of pain and damaging myself every second I am standing up, had to individually load, flip, and remove every piece of paper in the big ass stack I have to hand in. Did I mention that it feels like I have a knife bisecting my heel when I put any weight on it at all? Because it does. however, this saves them money since people can't steal copies as easily, so it is worth it to them. Ouch.

And then I still needed to replenish supplies after holiday baking and the fridge disaster now my EBT is in. Also where there was no parking, but it was right there and I can't afford to waste gas on a separate trip. By the time I got home, I was exhasted and horrible pain and struggling to breath. Squirrel was out, which meant carrying all the forage and groceries in myself. he turned up in time to carry the last bag and help me get them from patio to kitchen once I went around to open the door. Then putting it all away.

I am struggling to make it to and from the bathroom, but the lung treatment helped at least.

* "Evgenia Medvedeva SP Rostelecom Cup 2019 Moscow:"

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* "Alena Kostornaia's record-breaking short program at NHK Trophy:"

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* "Kévin Aymoz Short Program Championnat de France Elite Patinage 2018:"

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* "WC2019 Yuzuru HANYU SP:"

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* "Yuzuru Hanyu FS NHK Trophy 2019:"

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* The NHK Men's short program was pretty brutal. I feel really bad for poor Jason Brown who had a chance at the final after the way he skated in france, but pretty much fell apart here. I was heart broken for him. Hanyu, of course, skated like a god in both programs.

* If you are interested in helping with Livia's recovery, right now the Cat things we need are:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

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

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

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

* "All The LGBTQ Books We Loved in 2019:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/1/03/all-lgbtq-books-we-loved-2019

* I just rewatched he season one B5 episode with the disgraced Doctor and the alien healing/killing machine. Watching it, I realized that they were telling Dr. Franklin his future, giving him a warning. You really can see the advantages of having the whole five year arc pre-plotted.

Now I just rewatched the Nw Year's episode at the end of Season one when the seeds of the catastrophic great war are planted by assassination of a human leader and the death of so many Narn civilians. I just spent new a years watching much the same out here in reality....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* HorrorMux is currently running a Max Mad type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

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

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

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

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

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