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* I'm cutting the aggregate off here, despite not finishing. Some of the sort may be rough because it's a horrible fucking week and I'm burning spoons I don't have endlessly moving things around the kitchen if i want to eat.

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

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

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* "UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza:" https://apnews.com/article/un-us-security-council-israel-hamas-ceasefire-834734f606a5245cc46a2487a70ae3fa

* "Benny Gantz resigns as Israeli war cabinet member:" https://www.npr.org/2024/06/09/g-s1-3634/benny-gantz-israeli-war-cabinet-steps-down

* "Two journalists harassed, assaulted and detained during Flag March in Jerusalem:" https://cpj.org/2024/06/two-journalists-harassed-assaulted-and-detained-during-flag-march-in-jerusalem/

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* "Jordan Bardella: where does Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National protégé stand on LGBTQ+ rights?:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/10/jordan-bardella-lgbtq-rassemblement-national-marine-le-pen/

* "Starmer vs Sunak: How Britain's parties are addressing immigration concerns:" https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/why-immigration-is-major-issue-britains-election-2024-06-05/

* "What does the Conservative manifesto say on LGBTQ+ issues?:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/12/conservative-manifesto-lgbtq-issues/

* "What does the Green Party manifesto say on LGBTQ+ issues?:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/12/green-party-manifesto-2024-lgbt/

* "Under the Biden administration, family separations and other atrocities continue:" https://prismreports.org/2024/02/29/biden-family-separations-atrocities-continue/

* "Questions grow about how Biden’s border action will work without new funding:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/questions-grow-bidens-border-action-will-work-new-funding-rcna155750

* "Biden visits a military cemetery that Trump reportedly said was 'filled with losers':" https://www.npr.org/2024/06/09/nx-s1-4993699/biden-trump-aisne-marne-cemetery-losers-suckers

* "Will President Biden Pardon America's First Corporate Political Prisoner?:" https://stevendonziger.substack.com/p/will-president-biden-pardon-americas

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* "US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES FINAL RULE ON CLASSIFYING WORKERS AS EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT:" https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240109-1

* "Trump-appointed judge blocks expansion of Title IX rights for LGBTQ+ students:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/14/title-ix-blocked-joe-biden/

* "Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone:" https://apnews.com/live/supreme-court-mifepristone-ruling-abortion-pill-updates

* "How the Supreme Court is setting the U.S. up for a major transformation this month:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/how-the-supreme-court-is-setting-the-u-s-up-for-a-major-transformation-this-month-213045317614

* "Supreme Court says marketer is not entitled to a trademark for 'Trump too small' T-shirts:" https://www.npr.org/2024/06/13/g-s1-2532/supreme-court-trump-t-shirts

* "New Audio: Alito Bashes ProPublica for Reporting on Supreme Court Ethics:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/samuel-alito-supreme-court-recording-propublica-windsor-1235037796/

* "Alito and his wife are captured in audio recordings talking about abortion leak, flag controversy :" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/10/alito-wife-supreme-court-recordings-00162610

* "Alito’s ‘Godliness’ Comment Echoes a Broader Christian Movement:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/us/samuel-alito-christianity-law-democracy.html

* "Exclusive: Hear new, secret audio exposing Justice Alito's media gripes:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/exclusive-hear-new-secret-audio-exposing-justice-alito-s-media-gripes-212781125507

* "Exposed: How Justice Alito was caught on tape making unguarded remarks:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/exposed-how-justice-alito-was-caught-on-tape-making-unguarded-remarks-212782149955

* "'MAGA pilled': As mask slips on Supreme Court bias, radical Christian agenda comes into focus:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/as-mask-slips-on-supreme-court-bias-radical-christian-agenda-comes-into-focus-212876869688

* "Supreme Court justice’s wife wants to swap Pride flags for shame flags – that she’s already invented:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/12/supreme-court-samuel-alito-wife-pride-flag-vergogna/

* "Neighbor who clashed with Justice Alito's wife reacts to undercover audio of her ranting about flags:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/neighbor-who-clashed-with-justice-alito-s-wife-reacts-to-undercover-audio-of-her-ranting-about-flags-212878405673

* This isn't a repeat; it's a different one from earlier in the week. "Harlan Crow Provided Clarence Thomas at Least 3 Previously Undisclosed Private Jet Trips, Senate Probe Finds:" https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-jet-flights-senate-investigation-scotus

* "Retired judge David Tatel issues a stark warning about the Supreme Court:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/07/judge-david-tatel-supreme-court-memoir/

* "AOC: Supreme Court is ‘paving the path to authoritarianism’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/aoc-supreme-court-is-paving-the-path-to-authoritarianism-212779589821

* "Federal Reserve sees some progress on inflation but envisions just one rate cut this year:" https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-inflation-prices-interest-rates-cuts-4384e6b128915458aba2d178bf31ee1b

* "Eugene passes renter protection rules with compensation for some evictions:" https://www.klcc.org/politics-government/2023-07-25/eugene-passes-renter-protection-rules-with-compensation-for-some-evictions

* "70 per cent of LGBTQ+ employees still feel marginalised at work:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/14/70-per-cent-of-lgbtq-still-feel-marginalised-at-work/

* "Garland defends DOJ against attacks: ‘This must stop’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/11/merrick-garland-doj-attacks-00162674

* "House GOP holds Garland in contempt of Congress, escalating Justice Department feud:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/06/12/congress/house-gop-clears-garland-contempt-00163046

For those who haven't been following, Garland promptly turned the transcripts over when asked, but the Republicans need the audio to cut up for political attack ads. Garland points out that they don't turn over audio for closed investigations and the transcripts contain the same words as the audio. Releasing the audio would set a new precedent.

* "Trump’s F-Bomb Rant to Mike Johnson Sparks Desperate GOP Moves:" https://newrepublic.com/post/182669/trump-hush-money-conviction-mike-johnson-desperate

* "AOC rips GOP for targeting Manhattan DA: ‘Outright abuse of power’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/aoc-rips-gop-for-targeting-manhattan-da-outright-abuse-of-power-212780613527

* "Like a baby on a plane: Republicans sidetracked by efforts to mollify cantankerous Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/like-a-baby-on-a-plane-republicans-sidetracked-by-efforts-to-mollify-cantankerous-trump-212967493519

* "Lindsey Graham Vows to Keep Supreme Court Corrupt:" https://newrepublic.com/post/182610/lindsey-graham-supreme-court-ethics-legislation

* "Six GOP senators vow to slow down Biden nominees to protest Trump's guilty verdict:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/six-gop-senators-vow-slow-biden-nominees-protest-trumps-guilty-verdict-rcna157009

* "Republicans jam up government business with tantrum over Trump's felony conviction:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/republicans-jam-up-government-business-with-tantrum-over-trump-s-felony-conviction-212966981767

* "GOP blocks IVF bill as Senate Dems plan to keep hammering reproductive rights:" https://www.dreamwidth.org/update

* "Rep. Robert Garcia: 'The Army that defeated Hitler and saved the world included drag queens':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/robert-garcia-drag-ban-military

* "House Democrats launch group to respond to possible second Trump term:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/06/11/congress/new-democratic-trump-task-force-huffman-house-00162560

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

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

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

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

* "Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws:" https://www.npr.org/2024/05/16/1251289736/voter-registration-drive-state-restrictions

* "1 in 10 eligible U.S. voters say they can’t easily show proof of their citizenship:" https://www.npr.org/2024/06/11/nx-s1-4991903/voter-registration-proof-of-citizenship-requirement

* "Ron DeSantis’s Voter Suppression Machine Is Working:" https://newrepublic.com/article/180930/florida-voter-registration-suppression-desantis

* "Florida just got its first LGBTQ+ Latino state senator:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/carlos-guillermo-smith-florida-senate-2668531648

* "Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Calling for a Permanent Ceasefire, AIPAC Attacks, Reparations & Reelection:"

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* "Phonebank for Jamaal with Protect Our Power!:" https://www.mobilize.us/jamaalbowman/event/628179/

* "Sarah McBride on course to become first trans person in US congress:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/14/sarah-mcbride-on-course-to-become-first-trans-person-in-us-congress/

* "Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will always 'fight like hell' to protect LGBTQ+ rights (exclusive):" https://www.advocate.com/politics/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-governor-pride-ivf

* Primaries are Ongoing:
Important! Remember to vote in all primaries!!!

NOTE: Important non-Presidential Primaries are also ongoing! Remember to vote in all the races, not just the top of the ticket. 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. This is how you push the party and the government left.

Georgia (State Primary Run off), Oklahoma (Congressional), Virginia (Congressional): 6/18/24

Colorado (House), New York (Senate and House), South Carolina (Run Off), Utah (Several important primaries): 6/25/24

Arizona (Congress), South Dakota (Run off): 7/30/24

Tennessee (Congress): 8/1/24

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.

Never, ever sleep on a chance to vote.

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

* "Baltimore Sun republishes reports from new owner’s TV station:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/06/11/baltimore-sun-sinclair-fox-45-union-complaint/

* "Watch: Local Sinclair Anchors Read Same Shady Script on Biden’s Age:" https://newrepublic.com/post/182567/sinclair-right-wing-script-biden-age-local-news

* "The most important sentence you will read about the 2024 election:" https://i-know-how-much-you-care.ghost.io/the-most-important-sentence-you-will-read-about-the-2024-election/

* "‘We Didn’t Get All The Way There On Jan 6’: Trump Booster Pledges to End Democracy in CPAC Rant as Bannon Cheers On:" https://www.mediaite.com/trump/welcome-to-the-end-of-democracy-trump-booster-jack-posobiec-vows-to-finish-what-began-on-jan-6-as-steve-bannon-cheers-on/

* "In Trump’s orbit, some muse about mandatory military service:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/06/10/trump-military-draft-mandatory-service/

* "Trump floats eliminating U.S. income tax and replacing it with tariffs on imports:" https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/13/trump-all-tariff-policy-to-replace-income-tax.html

This will dramatically raise taxes on ordinary people while massively increasing prices, but would mean the rich will pay hardly anything compared to income.

The Rich continue to win their class war on the rest of us.

* "Chris Hayes: The Trump campaign’s ‘better off’ con game:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-the-trump-campaign-s-better-off-con-game-212867141736

* "Kamala Harris: Supreme Court mifepristone ruling doesn’t mean abortion is safe under Trump:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/kamala-harris-mifepristone-caution

* "Trump calls Jan. 6 rioters 'warriors' during scorching Las Vegas rally:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/scorching-heat-trump-rally-las-vegas-sends-6/story?id=110974299

* "All Donald Trump cares about is Donald Trump:" https://lasvegassun.com/news/2024/jun/12/all-donald-trump-cares-about-is-donald-trump/

"In former President Donald Trump’s speech Sunday at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, he sent a chilling message to everyone: “I don’t care about you? I just want your vote, I don’t care.”

* "Wisconsin Dems tear into Trump after he reportedly called Milwaukee ‘a horrible city’ :" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/13/trump-milwaukee-horrible-wisconsin-democrats-00163243

* "Republicans Have No Idea What Happened in That Trump Meeting Either:" https://newrepublic.com/post/182700/house-republicans-reaction-trump-meeting

* "Trump says Brittney Griner’s release from prison in Russia was ‘not the greatest trade’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/14/trump-says-brittney-griners-release-from-prison-in-russia-was-not-the-greatest-trade/

* "Trump’s Bizarre Moments With Dr. Phil and Hannity Should Alarm Us All:" https://newrepublic.com/article/182480/trump-dr-phil-hannity-bizarre-moments-alarm

* "Trump’s Shark-Phobia Gets the Best of Him During Meandering Rally Rant:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-shark-phobia-re-emerges-during-meandering-rant-at-las-vegas-campaign-rally

* "Trump Rails Against Broken Rally Teleprompters, Threatens to Stiff Contractors:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/unscripted-trump-broken-teleprompters-stiff-contractors-1235036263/

* "Trump cognitive decline increasingly difficult to conceal despite setting low bar:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-cognitive-decline-increasingly-difficult-to-conceal-despite-setting-low-bar-213045317515

* "‘Millionaires tax’ has already generated $1.8 billion this year for Massachusetts, blowing past projections:" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/20/metro/millionaires-tax-massachusetts-generated-18-billion/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results

* "A welcome victory for more information during election season:" https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/a-welcome-victory-for-more-information-during-election-season/

* "New York’s Nassau County relentlessly advances more legislation to ban trans athletes:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/12/nassau-county/

* "My Breakfast Club Interview with Eric Adams: RECEIPTS:"

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* "Republicans call for Colorado GOP chair to resign after abhorrent Pride Month email:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/colorado-gop-chair-resign-pride-email

* "Republican says ‘unpatriotic lesbian’ Brittney Griner should be ‘rotting in a Russian prison’ :" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/12/brittney-griner-anti-american-valentina-gomez/

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked after comparing Trump to Jesus: ‘Did Jesus pay off a porn star?’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/11/marjorie-taylor-greene-mocked-after-comparing-trump-to-jesus-did-jesus-pay-off-a-porn-star/

* "Hunter Biden found guilty on all counts:" https://www.npr.org/2024/06/10/nx-s1-5001231/hunter-biden-guilty

* "Republicans stick to attacking criminal justice system, echoing Trump, after Hunter Biden conviction:" https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-conviction-republicans-reaction-trump-eb7fe08832905f14dd8c5bd48ef9c716

* "Former SDNY prosecutor speaks out after Hunter Biden, Trump convictions:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/former-sdny-prosecutor-speaks-out-after-hunter-biden-trump-convictions-212776517761

* "Trump's campaign was rooting for Hunter Biden to be acquitted. Now, it's changing tactics.:" https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-political-allies-hunter-biden-acquittal-report-2024-6

* "Hunter Biden Conviction Undercuts a Trump Narrative, and a Fund-Raising Pitch:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/us/politics/donald-trump-hunter-biden.html

* "Fox News Suddenly Loves the Justice System After Hunter Biden’s Conviction:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/fox-news-suddenly-loves-the-justice-system-after-hunter-bidens-conviction/

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* "Judge Aileen Cannon denies another Trump motion to dismiss classified documents case:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/judge-cannon-denies-another-motion-trump-dismiss-classified-documents-rcna156482

* "Trump attends probation interview as legal team prepares to fight hush money verdict:" https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/10/trump-probation-interview-hush-money-trial-verdict.html

* "Why Trump Is Guilty of 34 Felony Counts ft. Liz Dye:"

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* "Faith-Based Groups That Assist Migrants Become Targets of Extremists:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/02/us/migrants-charities-shelters-threats.html

* "Federal authorities are investigating attacks on transgender and Latino students in Virginia:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-latino-targeted-norfolk-school

* "Pulse shooting remains a grim moment in LGBTQ+ history 8 years later:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/pulse-shooting-8-years-ago

* "Remembering the 49 lives violently stolen in the Pulse nightclub shooting, eight years on:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/12/pulse-nightclub-shooting-anniversary-victims/

* "Christian group uses Pulse shooting anniversary to promote conversion therapy:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/14/pulse-nightclub-shooting-christian-group/

* "A neighborhood approach to combating hate crimes in Los Angeles:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/combating-hate-crimes-in-la

* "Used paperbacks change lives behind bars, even with growing prison book bans:" https://archive.ph/535Pa#selection-454.0-454.1

* "‘They Slave Us’: Prison Workers on Life Behind Bars:" https://archive.ph/UXM9L#selection-1296.0-1296.1

* "For some incarcerated women, getting ahold of menstrual products is a nightmare:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-02/for-some-incarcerated-women-getting-ahold-of-menstrual-products-isnt-easy

* Justice Denied: This is a national shame. "Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations:" https://apnews.com/article/1921-race-massacre-tulsa-black-survivors-b7a4c83514ce79640a8490d49efb9006

* "Indiana’s school censorship law threatens a small bookstore's future:" https://www.advocate.com/news/brain-lair-books-indiana-threatened

* "If your kid just told you they’re trans, here’s what you should know:" https://www.advocate.com/health/supporting-your-trans-kid

* "A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children is thrown out by a federal judge:" https://apnews.com/article/transgender-rights-children-florida-592b24b28e365ded336ca841f2ac90ac

* "Bogus Doctors Group Pushed By Elon Musk, Fox News Against Trans Care:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/bogus-doctors-group-pushed-by-elon

* "Why the Southern Baptists’ vote opposing IVF could change national politics:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/12/ivf-southern-baptist-convention-evangelical-00162994

* "This list shows most inclusive EU countries for LGBTQ+ professionals, and Ireland makes the top 10:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/13/most-inclusive-countries-to-work-in-europe/

* "A trans girl was assaulted at a Minnesota high school. Her family is demanding justice (exclusive):" https://www.advocate.com/crime/minnesota-trans-girl-assaulted-school

* "School district ordered to pay trans former student $4 million after barring him from male restroom:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/05/missouri-trans-rights/

* "Influencers promote raw milk despite FDA health warnings as bird flu spreads in dairy cows:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-flu-raw-milk-influencers-fda-warning/

* "New study finds most maternal-related deaths in the US happen after birth:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-study-finds-maternal-related-deaths-us-happen/story?id=110831141

* "Black Maternal Health Week shines light on alarming disparities, as CDC reports rising death rates:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/12/lynn-conway-obituary/

* "New drug to regenerate lost teeth:" https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/research-news/2021-03-31

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* "New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating:" https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-accelerating-record-hot-deadly-434881547b4585a32fa906cf5495d3f0

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* "The Floating Traffic Jam That Freaked Us All Out:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/02/business/economy/covid-pandemic-global-supply-chains.html

* "The carbon impact of artificial intelligence:" https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-020-0219-9

* "Generative AI’s environmental costs are soaring — and mostly secret:" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00478-x

* "AI’s excessive water consumption threatens to drown out its environmental contributions:" https://theconversation.com/ais-excessive-water-consumption-threatens-to-drown-out-its-environmental-contributions-225854

* "Tickle vs Giggle: in a world where transgender people are under attack, this is a test case for Australia:" https://theconversation.com/tickle-vs-giggle-in-a-world-where-transgender-people-are-under-attack-this-is-a-test-case-for-australia-227702

* "Apple iOS 18 to introduce hidden apps, and everyone is saying the same thing:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/11/ios-18-features/

* "Elon Musk accused of selling $7.5 billion of Tesla stock before releasing disappointing sales data that plunged the share price to two-year low:" https://fortune.com/2024/06/03/elon-musk-tesla-insider-trading-lawsuit-board-directors/

* "Elon Musk says X hiding likes is to stop people being ‘attacked’ for what they engage with:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/13/x-hide-likes/

* "The Internet’s Final Frontier: Remote Amazon Tribes:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/02/world/americas/starlink-internet-elon-musk-brazil-amazon.html

* "Chatbot AI makes racist judgements on the basis of dialect:" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00779-1

* "Duolingo removes LGBTQ+ references from app in Russia:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/05/duolingo-removes-lgbtq-references-from-app-in-russia/

* "HER founder denounces ‘opportunistic’ new trans-exclusionary lesbian dating app:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/07/her-robyn-exton-lesbian-dating-app-trans/

* "The Collapse of the Roman Empire, or, Why were medieval people more primitive than the Romans?:"

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* "The Scandalous True History Behind "Mary & George":"

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I've never seen the show, but I've read quite a bit on this including a very well done book on the poisoning scandal. In other words, this tracks,

* "New ‘Rainbow Revolutionaries’ tour reveals Boston’s LGBTQ+ history:" https://www.advocate.com/news/rainbow-revolutionaires-boston-history

* "The Flapper Story - Roaring '20s Documentary:"

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* "Remembering Alan Turing, the gay British war hero who died after being persecuted by his country:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/07/alan-turing-gay-who-was-did-eingma-die-death-facts/

* "About 100,000 people are missing in Mexico. These mothers are trying to find them:" https://www.npr.org/2024/06/06/nx-s1-4977451/will-mexicos-president-elect-help-relatives-looking-for-missing-loved-ones

* "The Scottie Scheffler Arrest (But It's a True Crime Documentary):"

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* "Lynn Conway, trailblazing trans computer scientist, dies at 86:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/12/lynn-conway-obituary/

* Refridgerator repair man came. It turned out buying an entire new lower end fridge would cost about a hundred less than fixing this one. Fuck! So we are going to have to buy a new fridge. It's just under $900 with installation. Fuck sake! If it could have gone another 18 months we could have got a free one from the city. Apparently modern refrigerators, like modern water heaters only last a decade. I am used to the ones from my childhood with the 20-40 year life spans.

UPDATE: It turns out we also need a housecall from a plumber for another 300.00. Fuckssake!

Want to chip in? https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Gwydion

* It's been an incredibly rough week. My arm is just terrible to the point where at Wednesday physio, he tried to start me on a new exercise after warm up, looked at what my arm was doing and his face fell. He scrapped the day's plans and we spent the rest of the session with him slowly, gently stretching my arm. So we're pulling back on expectations this week.

The dramatic barometer changes and extreme pollen situation are noticeably messing me up on a variety of levels. I get sicker when I leave my room with it's heavy filtration and outside is even worse. Standing and walking is a nightmare. I've gotten trapped on the ground three times in the last week unable to rise and there are so many problems I could solve if I could just lift things and move them instead of having to work around the blockages.

Then there is all the extra kitchen drama. It's really hard to make anything in there with the ongoing refrigerator situation and everything we have is going to deal with that both physically and financially.

It's just too many things right now on top of all the bureaucratic nightmare going on with the Millennials.

* Friday there was no real sleep. After I got back from helping with bureaucracy inflicted on Millennials. I kept having to get up to deal with things and answer phones. I am bad at sleeping in my clothes at the best of times and the bedroom air conditioner is not what it was. I am worse at getting back to sleep after being awakened over and over. Sigh. It took an hour to move enough things around in the kitchen to make a meal I could only half eat and I STILL had to attempt physio which is at a terrible and disappointing place. I don't really have spoons for the physio; all the extra spoons needed for just trying to eat and hydrate aren't helping at all.

* "Indian Elections: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Jon Stewart Tackles The Trump Conviction Fallout & Puts The Media on Trial | The Daily Show:"

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* "Should We Separate Art from the Artist?: Crash Course Art History #5:"

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* "Armand called Lestat a clown in the most round about way:" https://www.tumblr.com/brigdh/751769521007771648?source=share

* This Makes so much sense! "‘Interview With the Vampire’: Luke Brandon Field Reveals His & Eric Bogosian’s Shared Inspiration for Daniel:" https://www.tvinsider.com/1139840/interview-with-the-vampire-season-2-episode-5-daniel-molloy-luke-brandon-field-eric-bogosian/

* Me: Every pride I learn new words. This is not a complaint, just a statement that I am an Old.
Me: Oh look! New gender just dropped!
Friend 1: Listen, bigots, every time you complain about gender, a new gender drops.
Friend 2: Every time!
Friend 3: We got more genders than you got complaints, guaranteed!
Me grinning: You get me. you always get me!
Friend 3: Heck I have three in reserve just in case!"

* "Sunday Sweets In Summer:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-in-summer-2024

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

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

* "Support a Global Plastics Treaty:" https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/support-global-plastics-treaty

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* This is a really bad one. It's a massive fire and explosion in Beirut with a high casualty count, which as of this writing was rising. There is no proper ambulance service and the private services were already swamped with COVID victims, so people are having to find ways to transport the injured themselves. There is a lot of speculating, so I'll check in later when there is firmer intel. I had to cut off my watching of the coverage for mental health reasons. BBC has a lot of good verified eyewitness stuff if you are looking. I'm posting the CNN feed here, as it has a lot of non-speculative bigger picture stuff.

"Beirut explosion generated seismic waves equivalent of a magnitude 3.3 earthquake:" https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/lebanon-beirut-explosion-live-updates-dle-intl/h_da222628bccbcd0736247682b65a8675

* Want to help people in Beirut? https://karolinadeaen.tumblr.com/post/625576504313741312

* I know this looks like a repeat, but it's worse now Hong Kong has fallen. "'The fear is real': Chinese students in Australia dread reprisal from Beijing:" https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-fear-is-real-chinese-students-in-australia-dread-reprisal-from-beijing-20200804-p55iht.html

* "Ayodhya prepares for Modi to lay foundation stone of Hindu temple at disputed site:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/ayodhya-modi-india-foundation-stone-hindu-temple-disputed-site

* "Uighur model sends rare video from Chinese detention:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53650246

* "Spain speculates over whereabouts of scandal-hit ex-king Juan Carlos:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/spain-speculates-scandal-hit-former-king-whereabouts-juan-carlos

* "29 Dead After ISIS Attack on Afghan Prison:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/world/asia/afghanistan-prison-isis-taliban.html

* TW: Rape "Nadia Murad - Surviving ISIS and Fighting Against Genocide:"

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* "Multiple Killings in Nigeria’s Kaduna State:" https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/07/31/multiple-killings-nigerias-kaduna-state#

* "'Europe's last dictator' battles coronavirus, mass protests and suspected Russian mercenaries to stay in power:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/03/belarus-election-lukashenko-battles-coronavirus-protests-and-russia-tensions.html

* "India and China race to build along a tense frontier:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53171124

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* "The odd, growing list of Covid-19 symptoms, explained:" https://www.vox.com/2020/7/29/21327317/symptoms-of-covid-19-coronavirus-fever-cough-toes-rash-loss-of-taste-smell

* "We Need to Talk About Ventilation:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-airborne-transmission/614737/

* "Biobot's Poop-Centric COVID-19 Research:"

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* "A coronavirus vaccine won’t change the world right away:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/08/02/covid-vaccine/

* "Global coronavirus deaths exceed 700,000, one person dies every 15 seconds on average:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-casualties/global-coronavirus-deaths-exceed-700000-one-person-dies-every-15-seconds-on-average-idUSKCN2510EN

* "New coronavirus cases rise 54% in mainland France in a week:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/31/coronavirus-cases-rise-54-in-mainland-france-in-a-week

* "Vietnam records first Covid-19 deaths:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53606917

* This is no surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention, but it’s very important to quantify it. "Data leak reveals Iran cover-up of Covid-19 deaths:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53598965

* "Mexico's COVID-19 Death Toll Now World's Third Highest:" https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/08/03/mexico-coronavirus-schools

* "Colombia Coronavirus Quarantine to Be Extended Until Aug 30:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-07-28/colombia-coronavirus-quarantine-to-be-extended-until-aug-30

* You think?!? "'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak:" https://www.npr.org/2020/08/03/898690128/we-have-made-mistakes-norway-cruise-company-reports-covid-19-outbreak

* "Violence Is Exploding in Europe's Most Notorious Migrant Camp:" https://www.newsbreak.com/news/1582837644663/violence-is-exploding-in-europes-most-notorious-migrant-camp

* "Infections Swamp the U.S., Which Recorded 42% of All Its Coronavirus Cases in July:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/world/coronavirus-covid-19.html

* "19,000 more Americans could die from Covid-19 in the next 20 days, CDC composite forecast shows:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/02/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html

* "A Viral Epidemic Splintering Into Deadly Pieces:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/health/coronavirus-future-america.html

* "Gottlieb warns "It's going to be hard to keep the virus out":" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-gottlieb-coronavirus-warns-its-going-to-be-hard-to-keep-the-virus-out/

* "Trump on Covid death toll: 'It is what it is':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/trump-covid-death-toll-is-what-it-is/index.html

45 congratulated himself on his excellent job in causing the US to have 4,752,000 COVID-19 cases and 157,000 deaths through his refusal to do his job and deliberate sabotage of measures designed to the slow spread and save lives. Given how proud he is of his terrible performance and how much he brags about it, really one can only assume that this carnage was his goal. We are now approximately 23% of global cases by ourselves.

* "Birx warns US is 'in a new phase' of coronavirus pandemic with more widespread cases:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/02/politics/birx-coronavirus-new-phase-cnntv/index.html

* "Oversight Subcommittee Investigation Reveals How Trump Administration Deprived Country of Needed Ventilators and Squandered More Than $500 Million in Taxpayer Funding:" https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-subcommittee-investigation-reveals-how-trump-administration-deprived

* "There’s no national testing strategy for coronavirus. These states banded together to make one.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/coronavirus/coronavirus-state-testing-compact/2020/08/04/8b73bed8-d66f-11ea-9c3b-dfc394c03988_story.html

* "463 new COVID-19 cases in Kentucky:" https://www.lex18.com/news/coronavirus/463-new-covid-19-cases-in-kentucky

* "Inslee extends 25 proclamations relating to COVID-19:" https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-extends-25-proclamations-relating-covid-19

* "Tracing the Invisible Danger of Household Crowding:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-21/gentrification-and-crowding-boost-covid-19-risk

* "One-third of black adults know a covid-19 victim:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/one-third-of-black-adults-know-a-covid-19-victim/

* "Coronavirus Is Devastating Navajo Nation:"

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* "Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to clinch TikTok deal:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump-exclusive/exclusive-trump-to-give-tiktoks-chinese-owner-45-days-to-reach-deal-to-sell-sources-idUSKBN24Y0UD

* "Trump Says He'll Ban Chinese-Owned TikTok From U.S.:" https://www.advocate.com/business/2020/8/01/trump-says-hell-ban-chinese-owned-tiktok-us

* "Deutsche Bank Opens Review Into Personal Banker to Trump and Kushner:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/business/kushner-deutsche-trump-rosemary-vrablic.html

* "NY prosecutors say Trump investigation extends beyond hush money payments:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/politics/trump-new-york-vance-investigation/index.html

* "House committee subpoenas 4 top Pompeo aides:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/mike-pompeo-aides-subpoena-house-foreign-affairs-committee-390921

* "Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner earned at least $36 million in outside income last year, new disclosures show:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushner-earned-at-least-36-million-in-outside-income-last-year-new-disclosures-show/2020/07/31/9eb71e66-d36a-11ea-8c55-61e7fa5e82ab_story.html

* "Michael Tubbs - "Stockton on My Mind," Curbing Police Violence and Ensuring Guaranteed Income:"

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* "White House eyes executive orders to upend virus negotiations:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/04/trump-executive-order-coronavirus-391305

* "U.S. Small Business Bailout Money Flowed to Chinese-Owned Companies:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/us/politics/virus-china-ppp-small-business-loans.html

* "Defense contractor with billions in sales got millions in pandemic loans intended for small businesses:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/03/defense-contractor-with-billions-sales-got-millions-pandemic-loans-intended-small-businesses/

* "House Democrats call postmaster general to testify on USPS changes under Trump:" https://www.axios.com/usps-postmaster-general-trump-18ddfd55-e47c-4439-ab76-78395e76fb85.html

* 45 says he can illegally over ride the constitution in order to force people to risk COVID infections to vote. "Trump claims right to issue executive order on vote-by-mail:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trump-mail-in-voting-order-391066

* "Trump’s assault on mail voting threatens his reelection bid:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trumps-assault-on-mail-voting-threatens-his-reelection-bid-390949

* "Trump pledges lawsuit to block mail-in voting in Nevada:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trump-nevada-mail-voting-lawsuit-390878

* "A School Reopens, and the Coronavirus Creeps In:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/us/schools-reopening-indiana-coronavirus.html

* It's being done for political reasons in hopes of starving cities and cutting blue state representation in congress. IF YOU DON'T COMPLETE THE CENSUS YOU ARE HELPING THE REPUBLICANS. DO IT NOW IF YOU HAVEN"T!!! "Census Cuts All Counting Efforts Short By A Month:" https://www.npr.org/2020/08/03/898548910/census-cut-short-a-month-rushes-to-finish-all-counting-efforts-by-sept-30

* "He was promised a job in the U.S. He found himself trapped in a nightmare.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/h2a-visa-program-for-farmworkers-surging-under-trump-and-labor-violations/

* "DHS official whose office compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists and protesters has been removed from his job:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/dhs-official-whose-office-compiled-intelligence-reports-on-journalists-and-protesters-has-been-removed-from-his-job/2020/08/01/f01247be-d3ff-11ea-8d32-1ebf4e9d8e0d_story.html

* Mass Arrests in 2020 Echo the Brutality Endured by RNC Protesters 20 Years Ago":" https://truthout.org/articles/mass-arrests-in-2020-echo-the-brutality-endured-by-rnc-protesters-20-years-ago/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=30f0eebc-6d95-4641-adac-30d9cf2d66f0

* "What Has Happened to Police Filmed Hurting Protesters? So Far, Very Little.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/what-has-happened-to-police-filmed-hurting-protesters-so-far-very-little

* They decided to slowly suffocate a kid to death for throwing a sandwich. CW: partially obscured footage showing adults murdering a teenager. "Dangerous Restraints Were Routine at This Youth Home. Then a Black Teen Died:"

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* "Recall effort underway for Thurston County sheriff over not enforcing face mask mandate:" https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/recall-effort-underway-for-thurston-county-sheriff-over-not-enforcing-face-mask-mandate/281-ec2c7f0a-806b-4154-9782-18fc08465c7f

* "For Some Bad Cops, A Second Chance Is Actually Their Third:"

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* "Many Americans Are Convinced Crime Is Rising In The U.S. They’re Wrong.:" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/many-americans-are-convinced-crime-is-rising-in-the-u-s-theyre-wrong/

* "Why Statistics Don’t Capture The Full Extent Of The Systemic Bias In Policing:" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-statistics-dont-capture-the-full-extent-of-the-systemic-bias-in-policing/

* "Companies Issuing Bogus Copyright Claims To Hide Police Training Materials From The Public:" https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200625/18351444792/companies-issuing-bogus-copyright-claims-to-hide-police-training-materials-public.shtml

* As a former teacher, I call bullshit on their explanations for why they did this terrible thing. "Oakland Co. girl jailed for not doing homework gets released:" https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2020/07/31/oakland-co-girl-jailed-not-doing-homework-ordered-release/5557997002/

* "Preserving Sacred Traditions During a Pandemic:" https://doc.wa.gov/news/2020/07292020.htm

* "Trump USAID appointee unloads as rocky tenure ends:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/usaid-appointee-unloads-as-rocky-tenure-ends-390972

* "Advocates Rally to Tear Down Highways That Bulldozed Black Neighborhoods:" https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2020/07/28/advocates-rally-to-tear-down-highways-that-bulldozed-black-neighborhoods

* CW: Pedophilia. "Trump defends wishing Ghislaine Maxwell well and questions if Epstein's death was suicide:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/donald-trump-ghislaine-maxwell-axios/index.html

* "Boys may be hiding their feelings less amid the coronavirus pandemic:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/27/health/boys-gender-roles-feelings-wellness/index.html

* NOTE: This article contains a slur, but foregrounds UK Romani voices and contains important information, so i decided to post it anyway. "This is the constant battle trans Travellers face while living through the pandemic: ‘It’s like how a mouse feels when standing on a trap’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/04/traveller-pride-trans-solidarity-fund-gypsy-roma-grt-coronavirus-pandemic-tyler-hatwell/

* "Man charged with hate crime after stealing a rainbow flag and setting it on fire during Brighton’s Pride weekend:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/04/brighton-pride-flag-burned-arson-hate-crime-abdelhakim-ismaili/

* Why did the second school hire him? They already knew he was smugly bigoted. "Teacher who was fired after repeatedly misgendering a trans boy blames the ‘LGBT+ mafia’ for losing his job:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/03/joshua-sutcliffe-oxford-cherwell-school-st-aloysius-catholic-primary-school-transphobia-lgbt-islam-mafia/

* "This Activist Ensures Black Trans People Don't Go Hungry:" This Activist Ensures Black Trans People Don't Go Hungry

* "Non-Affirming Therapists Endanger Trans Youth:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/gender-critical-support-board-trans-youth

* "Trans Woman Stabbed to Death at Vigil in Portland:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2020/8/04/trans-woman-stabbed-death-vigil-portland

* "Empathy is not endorsement:" https://www.ted.com/talks/dylan_marron_empathy_is_not_endorsement?language=en

* "Deaf association sues to force White House to use sign language interpreters at coronavirus briefings:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/politics/sign-language-interpreters-coronavirus-briefings/index.html

* "Dementia on the Retreat in the U.S. and Europe:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/health/alzheimers-dementia-rates.html

* "Significant jump in Emperor penguins numbers:" https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53549299

* "How the Ultimate Live-in Boyfriend Evolved His Way Around Rejection:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/science/anglerfish-immune-rejection.html

* "Mayan Ruins in Guatemala Could Become a U.S.-Funded Tourist Attraction:"

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* "Logic | Philosophy Tube:"

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* "'So much to learn': The untold stories of slavery in Canada:" https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/so-much-to-learn-the-untold-stories-of-slavery-in-canada-1.5047238#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=oYiIaUQ

* "The Myth of the Kindly General Lee:" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/the-myth-of-the-kindly-general-lee/529038/

* "Europe in the Global Age: Crash Course European History #48:"

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* "Trump cites Lewis' decision to not attend inauguration to downplay legacy of civil rights icon:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/trump-john-lewis-axios/index.html

* "John Hume obituary:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/aug/03/john-hume-obituary

* "The GOP's Planned Unemployment Cuts & Trump's FBI Grift :"

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* "Keeping Up with Coronavirus - Second Wave Scares & Trump's Bizarre Doctor Endorsement :"

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* "Lewis Black Hates Outdoor Dining More Than Ever:"

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* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - Black Women's Erasure from Social Justice History :"

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* "Historic Black Emmy Nominations, China Mails Mystery Seeds & Trump Shrugs Off Russian Bounties:"

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* "COVID-19 Fallout Continues & Herman Cain Dies of Coronavirus:"

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* "Trump Suggests Delaying the 2020 Election and Stokes Racism:"

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* "Justice for Breonna Taylor :"

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* "U.S. History: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver :"

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* "Betsy DeVos Stars In "The Tragic School Bus":"

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* "Meanwhile... A Late Show Is Cake:"

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* "How a Cheese Goes Extinct:" https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/how-a-cheese-goes-extinct

* "Sunday Sweets Celebrates All Things CANDY:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2020/8/2/sunday-sweets-celebrates-all-things-candy

* On Marginaized People Reading Lovecraft: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/625347715534077952/hi-would-you-ever-consider-doing-that-spirited

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

* Want to help people in Beirut? https://karolinadeaen.tumblr.com/post/625576504313741312

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
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The dry food I was going to try is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

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

* "Kenya school collapse leaves seven children dead:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49794067

* "'This Is All Wrong,' Greta Thunberg Tells World Leaders At U.N. Climate Session:" https://www.npr.org/2019/09/23/763389015/this-is-all-wrong-greta-thunberg-tells-world-leaders-at-u-n-climate-session

* "Industrialized Militaries Are a Bigger Part of the Climate Emergency Than You Know:" https://theintercept.com/2019/09/15/climate-change-us-military-war/

* "Trump suggests he mentioned Biden in phone call with Ukrainian president:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-suggests-he-mentioned-biden-in-phone-call-with-ukrainian-president/2019/09/22/bcfff6b2-dd3f-11e9-b199-f638bf2c340f_story.html

* "As Trump Confirms He Discussed Biden With Ukraine, Pressure to Impeach Builds:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/us/politics/trump-impeachment-whistle-blower.html

* "Key House committees threaten subpoenas over Trump-Ukraine allegations:" https://www.axios.com/house-democrats-threaten-subpoenas-trump-ukraine-biden-18438854-abff-4616-b045-b5d5f392c3ee.html

* "How Trump and Giuliani pressured Ukraine to investigate the president’s rivals:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-trump-and-giuliani-pressured-ukraine-to-investigate-the-presidents-rivals/2019/09/20/0955801c-dbb6-11e9-a688-303693fb4b0b_story.html

* "Ukraine Prosecutor Says No Evidence of Wrongdoing by Bidens:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-16/ukraine-prosecutor-says-no-evidence-of-wrongdoing-by-bidens

* "Trump, Biden and Ukraine: Sorting Out the Accusations:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/us/politics/biden-ukraine-trump.html

* "If Congress doesn't stand up to Trump on Ukraine, his abuse of power will only escalate:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/09/23/donald-trumps-pressure-ukraine-biden-corruption-proves-unfitness-column/2411194001/

* "Trump attacks on whistleblower risk promoting future leaks:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-attacks-on-whistleblower-risk-promoting-future-leaks-69715013567

* "Rep. Castro: If DNI doesn't turn over whistleblower complaint, we should begin impeachment:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-castro-if-dni-doesn-t-turn-over-whistleblower-complaint-we-should-begin-impeachment-69707845532

* "Lindsey Graham Once Again Sucks Up to Trump as Ukraine Scandal Spirals:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/9/23/lindsey-graham-once-again-sucks-trump-ukraine-scandal-spirals

* "Seven freshman Democrats: These allegations are a threat to all we have sworn to protect:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/24/seven-freshman-democrats-these-allegations-are-threat-all-we-have-sworn-protect/

* This is why we need an independent Federal Reserve, like we had until 2017. "Trump’s Fed Tweets Shown to Have ‘Significant’ Effect on Trading:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-23/trump-s-fed-tweets-shown-to-have-significant-effect-on-trading

* "Judge orders Trump to answer questions under oath in protesters' case:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/judge-orders-trump-answer-questions-under-oath-protesters-case-n1057191

* "Court orders Trump to testify in lawsuit against body guard:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/court-orders-trump-to-testify-in-lawsuit-against-body-guard-69713477970

* "Democrats Must Make The Case Against Trump Now:" https://www.ndn.org/blog/2019/09/democrats-must-make-case-against-trump-now

* "'Game changer' Ukraine scandal prompts new calls for impeachment:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-game-changer-ukraine-scandal-prompts-new-calls-for-impeachment-69713477975

* "Al Green on impeachment: ‘Crossroads of accountability’:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/al-green-on-impeachment-crossroads-of-accountability-69707845582

* "Republican National Committee paid over $160,000 to law firm defending Corey Lewandowski a month before his House testimony:" https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/23/rnc-paid-160000-to-firm-helping-corey-lewandowski-before-testimony.html

* "White House press secretary says daily briefings aren't coming back any time soon:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/23/stephanie-grisham-white-house-press-briefings-1507288

* "Warren and Biden Join U.A.W. Picket Lines as Democrats Use Strike to Court Labor:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-uaw-strike.html

* "Vile attacks from Bernie Sanders supporters force trans actress Angelica Ross off Twitter:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/09/23/bernie-sanders-angelica-ross-trans-actress-twitter/

* "Trump's Asylum Policies Sent Him Back to Mexico. He Was Kidnapped Five Hours Later By a Cartel.:" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pa7kkg/trumps-asylum-policies-sent-him-back-to-mexico-he-was-kidnapped-five-hours-later-by-a-cartel

* "LGBTQ Forum Moderator Accused of Racial Bias Against Kamala Harris:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2019/9/23/lgbtq-forum-moderator-accused-racial-bias-against-kamala-harris

* "Christian anti-LGBT hate group is demanding tax breaks for neo-Nazis and white supremacists:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/09/23/christian-anti-lgbt-hate-group-tax-breaks-neo-nazis-white-supremacists/

* "Number of abortions in US falls to lowest since 1973:" https://www.apnews.com/7e45fe6f70cf45f1823a45ef9ad2187c

* TW: Suicide. "Nearly Half of South Korean LGBTQ Youth Attempt Suicide:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2019/9/23/nearly-half-south-korean-lgbtq-youth-attempt-suicide

* "LGBT Muslims to launch first-ever Pride festival:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/09/23/lgbt-muslims-pride-imaan-festival-crowdfunder/

* "Vladimir Putin banned ‘gay propaganda’ to try and boost birth rates, David Cameron claims:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/09/23/vladimir-putin-david-cameron-gay-propaganda-law-russia/

* "Trans Woman's Shooting in Dallas Being Investigated as a Hate Crime:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2019/9/23/trans-woman-shot-dallas-being-investigated-hate-crime

* "Landmark TBLGQ Discrimination SCOTUS Cases To Be Argued Next Month:" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2019/09/landmark-tblgq-discrimination-scotus.html

* "Bisexual Pioneer Brenda Howard Is the Mother of Pride:" https://www.advocate.com/bisexuality/2014/06/17/remembering-brenda-ode-%E2%80%98mother-pride%E2%80%99

* "Are You Wasting Your Energy? // Chronic Illness Life:"

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* "Royal Inbreeding Gone Wrong! (Was It Ever Right?) // Charles II:"

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* "The deaf princess who became a style icon // Queen Alexandra //:"

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* "Thousands of former New York students and teachers may be eligible for health care through 9/11 victim fund:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/23/us/new-york-doe-send-letter-to-students-teachers-for-9-11-health-care/index.html

* TW: Suicide. "Court let Merck hide secrets about baldness drug's risks:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-courts-secrecy-propecia-specialre/special-report-court-let-merck-hide-secrets-about-baldness-drugs-risks-idUSKCN1VW1TA

* "It's A Lot Of Fun To Work For Donald Trump:"

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* "America's Call To Arms:"

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* "Trump Is Waiting For Saudi Arabia To Tell Him Who To Attack:"

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* "Trump Defends Kavanaugh As New Account Of Sexual Assault Is Published:"

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* "Corn Pop Was A Bad Dude, But Joe Biden Wasn't Scared:"

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* "Meanwhile... More Problems That Can Be Drowned In Booze:"

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* "Cheap Vintage/Retro Clothes: Is It Worth It? :"

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* We have five daysish of prescription goosh left. High quality wet food that fits her veterinarian's specification in necessary to Livia staying healthy. Interested in helping with Livia's new Goosh?

I'm looking at Natural Balance Ultra Premium Turkey & Giblets Formula Canned Cat Food, since it's cheaper than prescription, but within specs: https://www.chewy.com/natural-balance-ultra-premium-turkey/dp/33214?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=f&utm_content=Natural%20Balance&utm_term=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-uXqwqPK5AIVB9tkCh3a2wZmEAQYASABEgJuZvD_BwE

or Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion It's 47.00 with shipping looks like.

* Chuck Tingle is a National Treasure. "Pounded In The Butt By Fan Fiction Hosting Website Archive Of Our Own's Hugo Award Nomination:" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44785270-pounded-in-the-butt-by-fan-fiction-hosting-website-archive-of-our-own-s

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

* "How you can help Hurricane Dorian disaster relief:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/08/hurricane-dorian-disaster-relief-how-you-can-help

* 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

* Master Post For the summer of resistance: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108368.html

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* This is a cool person and the clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com

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

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

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat things we need most are:
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* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/1925021.html

* "Blow for Erdogan in re-run Istanbul poll:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48739256

* "Trump privately talks about ending Japan defense treaty:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-japan-defense/trump-privately-talks-about-ending-japan-defense-treaty-bloomberg-idUSKCN1TQ0AS

* "Trump threatens 'great and overwhelming force' against Iran:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/25/iran-says-white-house-sanctions-1380320

* "Trump believes he doesn't need congressional approval to strike Iran:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/24/politics/trump-congressional-approval-iran/index.html

* "Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran, warns U.S. ‘restraint’ is limited:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/iran-warns-us-it-could-down-more-drones-as-pompeo-arrives-in-persian-gulf/2019/06/24/c7d59330-967c-11e9-a027-c571fd3d394d_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.936ae911203a

* "Trump approved cyber-strikes against Iran’s missile systems:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/with-trumps-approval-pentagon-launched-cyber-strikes-against-iran/2019/06/22/250d3740-950d-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7c8387a83622

* "House Democrats: White House won’t say what happened to the Trump-Putin translator notes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-democrats-white-house-wont-say-what-happened-to-the-trump-putin-translator-notes/2019/06/24/997cd71a-968a-11e9-a027-c571fd3d394d_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.6f760eb2720b

* "White House to assert ‘immunity’ claims over ex-McGahn aide:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/23/white-house-immunity-testimony-mcgahn-donaldson-1376950

* "White House moves to bar counselor Kellyanne Conway from testifying to Congress about alleged violations of Hatch Act:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kellyanne-conway-says-democrats-seeking-testimony-on-hatch-act-violations-are-retaliating-against-her-politically/2019/06/24/9398d3ea-9689-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.80af8a6bc186

* "Democrats’ emoluments lawsuit against President Trump can proceed, federal judge rules:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/democrats-emoluments-lawsuit-against-president-trump-can-proceed-federal-judge-rules/2019/06/25/73bcc6ac-8b95-11e9-adf3-f70f78c156e8_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.6733c46dc2f4

* "Census citizenship question fight rages in U.S. Congress, courts:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-congress-census-idUSKCN1TQ16P

* "Commerce Dept. ordered ex-official not to answer House panel questions:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/25/commerce-house-panel-questions-1380209

* "Mueller will testify in Congress July 17, compelled by subpoena:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mueller-will-testify-in-congress-july-17-compelled-by-subpoena-62676549708

* "Trump won't reveal his confidence level in FBI Director Chris Wray:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/24/politics/trump-chris-wray-confidence/index.html

* "Melania Trump's senior aide to replace Sarah Sanders:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/25/melania-trumps-senior-aide-to-replace-sarah-sanders-1382203

* "Inspector general to probe Trump administration’s handling of Harriet Tubman on $20 bill:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/06/24/inspector-general-probe-trump-administrations-handling-harriet-tubman-bill/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ad96e28013d4

* "Trump is tiring of Mulvaney:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/25/trump-mick-mulvaney-white-house-1379594

* "Medical groups warn climate change is a 'health emergency':" https://apnews.com/ce88bd15279749dbabcde34c8ef3dc28

* "Agriculture Department buries studies showing dangers of climate change:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/23/agriculture-department-climate-change-1376413

* "Mike Pence refuses to answer whether climate change is a threat to the U.S.:" https://www.axios.com/mike-pence-climate-change-threat-198bedd7-b724-4330-87b5-754f81c278f8.html

* "Jeanine Pirro: The judge who speaks Trump’s language:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/politics/jeanine-pirro-the-judge-who-speaks-trumps-language/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c6c0d2cee825

* "Trump Transition Vetting Documents of Nearly 100 Officials Leaked:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-transition-vetting-documents-of-nearly-100-officials-leaked-axios

* "Supreme Court Sides With Businesses, Feds in Ruling Blocking Public Access to Government Info:" https://ktla.com/2019/06/24/supreme-court-sides-with-businesses-feds-in-ruling-blocking-public-access-to-government-info/

* "Supreme Court to Hear Insurers’ Suit on Obamacare:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/us/politics/supreme-court-insurers-obamacare.html

* "Supreme Court Overturns Precedent In Property Rights Case — A Sign Of Things To Come?:" https://www.npr.org/2019/06/22/734919303/supreme-court-overturns-precedent-in-property-rights-case-a-sign-of-things-to-co

* "It keeps getting worse for Duncan Hunter:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/it-keeps-getting-worse-for-duncan-hunter-62674501850

* "Buttigieg Leaves Campaign Trail After Fatal Shooting. Reality Rears Its Head.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/us/politics/buttigieg-south-bend-shooting.html

* "Pete Buttigieg faces backlash from African-Americans over police shooting:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/24/pete-buttigieg-african-americans-police-shooting/

* "U.S. border agency acting head leaving as House passes migrant aid...:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration/acting-head-of-u-s-immigration-agency-expected-to-step-down-new-york-times-idUSKCN1TQ290

* "Trump delays ICE deportation raids hours after defending them:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/22/trump-defends-immigration-actions-1376706

* "Lawyer: Inside an immigrant detention center in South Texas, "basic hygiene just doesn't exist":" https://www.texastribune.org/2019/06/23/immigrant-detention-center-mcalllen-overcrowded-filthy-conditions/

* "U.S. House passes border aid bill, Trump vows veto:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-aid-idUSKCN1TQ1WR

* "The House and Senate Have Separate Plans for Border Aid. Here’s What’s Different.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/us/politics/house-senate-border-spending-bills.html

* "Government moves migrant kids after AP exposes bad treatment:" https://apnews.com/a7a9acc4c6a546829a258e008d10d705

Only they then decided to move a hundred right back. "U.S. returns 100 migrant children to overcrowded border facility as HHS says it is out of space:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/us-returns-100-migrant-children-to-overcrowded-border-facility-as-hhs-says-it-is-out-of-space/2019/06/25/397b0cb6-96b6-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html?noredirect=on

* "Revelations of immigrant detention camp horrors renew outrage:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/revelations-of-immigrant-detention-camp-horrors-renews-outrage-62601797898

* "‘Horrendous conditions’ for kids at border stations:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-horrendous-conditions-for-kids-at-border-stations-62597701922

* "Conditions at migrant detention centers are ‘horrendous.’ Trump, Pence blame Democrats.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/24/conditions-migrant-detention-centers-are-deplorable-trump-pence-blame-democrats/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a8502bbadbe8

* "Trump makes political ploy of cruelty to separated immigrant kids:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-makes-political-ploy-of-cruelty-to-separated-immigrant-kids-62683717608

* "Migrant kids sent back to ‘appalling’ facility:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/migrant-kids-sent-back-to-appalling-facility-62676037568

* "72 Philadelphia police officers pulled off the street amid probe into racist Facebook posts:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/20/philadelphia-cops-pulled-off-street-amid-probe-into-racist-facebook-posts/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b3f25571d3bd

* "A Louisiana police chief who shared a racist meme:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/03/us/louisiana-estherwood-police-chief/index.html

* "Examining our ‘tolerance for racial bigotry’:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/examining-our-tolerance-for-racial-bigotry-62597701832

* "Planned Parenthood calls for firing of Missouri health director:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/planned-parenthood-calls-for-firing-of-missouri-health-director-62604869993

* "State GOP push de facto abortion bans, counting on Trump judges:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/state-gop-push-de-facto-abortion-bans-counting-on-trump-judges-62604357887

* "Murdoch lieutenant ordered removal of New York Post story on Trump sexual assault allegation, sources say:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/24/media/new-york-post-col-allan-trump/index.html

* "New sexual assault allegation against Trump:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/new-sexual-assault-allegation-against-trump-62598725773

* "Moby and The Fragile Male Ego Strikes Back - Honestly Yours:" https://medium.com/honestly-yours/moby-and-the-fragile-male-ego-strikes-back-e3c54655980d

* "First Pride parade held in the holy city of Amritsar, India:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/24/indian-city-of-amritsar-holds-first-ever-pride-parade/

* "Taiwan: More than 1,000 gay couples wed in first month of equal marriage:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/24/taiwan-gay-marriage-equal-first-month/

* "Ukraine hosted its biggest ever Pride parade in Kiev:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/23/thousands-march-ukraines-pride-tight-security/

* "Liverpool Pride will 'shout down' homophobia after Anfield knife attack:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/24/homophobic-attack-liverpool-manningham-road-knife/

* "Northern Ireland Declines to Pardon Men Convicted Under Sodomy Laws:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2019/6/25/north-ireland-declines-pardon-men-convicted-under-sodomy-laws

* "Labour MP Angela Eagle in tears over LGBT lessons debate:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/25/mp-angela-eagles-emotional-plea-for-lgbt-lessons-we-wont-go-back-in-the-closet/

* "Politician slammed for calling trans people at Edinburgh Pride ‘misogynists’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/26/snp-joanna-cherry-slammed-trans-people-edinburgh-pride-misogynists/

* "Cuba's first 'sex shop' calls for sex toy legalisation:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/25/cubas-first-sex-shop-calls-for-sex-toy-legalisation/

* "Iceland adds third gender option and strengthens trans rights in unanimous vote:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/25/iceland-third-gender-trans-rights/

* "Trump Appointee Worked for Anti-LGBTQ Group and Tried to Hide It:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/6/24/trump-appointee-worked-anti-lgbtq-group-and-tried-hide-it

* "LGBTQ Acceptance Declining Among Young Adults, According to Study:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/6/24/lgbtq-acceptance-declining-among-young-adults-according-study

* TW: Suicide "Gay Mormon Republican Nathan Ivie feels ‘free’ since coming out:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/24/gay-mormon-republican-nathan-ivie-coming-out/

* "Kansas to Allow Gender Marker Change on Birth Certificates:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/6/24/kansas-allow-gender-marker-change-birth-certificates

* "Women’s rights groups defend trans-inclusive student athletics policy:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/25/connecticut-trans-inclusive-student-athletics-policy-defended/

* "'Activist Mommy' Terrorizes LGBTQ Prom With Hateful Phone Campaign:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/6/25/activist-mommy-terrorizes-lgbtq-prom-hateful-phone-campaign

* "Trump officials 'tried to pull down' Pride flag at Stonewall monument:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/25/trump-officials-tried-pull-down-pride-flag-stonewall-monument/

* "Trans Voters Will Be Disenfranchised in 2020 Unless We Take Action:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/6/26/trans-voters-will-be-disenfranchised-2020-unless-we-take-action

* "Janelle Monáe: We must do better for our trans siblings:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/26/janelle-monae-we-must-do-better-trans-siblings/

* "Supreme Court Must Not Roll Back Protections for LGBTQ People:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/6/26/supreme-court-must-not-roll-back-protections-lgbtq-people

* "Beyond the rainbow: Same-sex weddings are mainstream 50 years after...:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lgbt-stonewall-weddings/beyond-the-rainbow-same-sex-weddings-are-mainstream-50-years-after-stonewall-idUSKCN1TP0A9

* "The Forgotten Trans History of the Wild West:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/trans-history-wild-west

* "Meta2" https://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=8841#comments

* "Blue States Roll Out Aggressive Climate Strategies. Red States Keep to the Sidelines.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/climate/states-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

* "Can planting billions of trees save the planet?:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/19/planting-billions-trees-save-planet

* "The places in the world that still appreciate vaccines:" https://www.popsci.com/countries-that-still-value-vaccines/

* "Inside the Radicalization-Engine of AutismOne, the Largest Anti-Vaccine Conference in America:" https://jezebel.com/everything-i-learned-while-getting-kicked-out-of-americ-1834992879

* "Yentl Syndrome: A Deadly Data Bias Against Women:" https://longreads.com/2019/06/21/yentl-syndrome-a-deadly-data-bias-against-women/

* "In Court, Facebook Blames Users for Destroying Their Own Right to Privacy:" https://theintercept.com/2019/06/14/facebook-privacy-policy-court/

* "Three Facebook moderators break their NDAs to expose a company in crisis:" https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/19/18681845/facebook-moderator-interviews-video-trauma-ptsd-cognizant-tampa

* "Billy Ray Cyrus at the BET Awards, Democratic Fish Fry in South Carolina & Child Refugee Treatment:"

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* "Trump's About-Face on Striking Iran:"

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* "The Plain View Project Exposes Pervasive Police Racism:"

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* "America's High Ideals Aren't On Display At U.S. Detention Facilities:"

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* "'Not My Type': Trump's Unconvincing Sexual Assault Denial:"

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* "Online Knitters Stand Up To White Supremacy:"

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* I was exhausted and have been short sleeped for days. Monday was forage and social and my body was made of pain and nope all evening. Hence the being too tired to post here.

* "Booklist’s 50 Best Middle-Grade Novels of the 21st Century (Now With Ample Edits!)" https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/2871320.html

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* This is a cool person and the clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com

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

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

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

* "Hundreds of thousands of Algerians rally against Bouteflika:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-algeria-protests/thousands-of-algerians-rally-to-demand-bouteflika-quit-idUSKCN1R31B3

* "Humanitarian aid slowly penetrates Zimbabwe's inaccessible areas:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/03/humanitarian-aid-slowly-penetrates-zimbabwe-inaccessible-areas-190322190201752.html

* "Trump surprises his own aides by reversing North Korea sanctions:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/22/trump-north-korea-sanctions-remove-1232586

* "This Arkansas newspaper is fighting the state's anti-BDS law:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/8xybgz/this-arkansas-newspaper-is-fighting-the-states-anti-bds-law

* "Robert Mueller's Russia investigation is officially complete:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/22/trump-mueller-report-complete-1230491

* "Democrats will direct FBI, White House counsel to preserve records shared with Mueller:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/democrats-will-order-fbi-white-house-counsel-to-preserve-records-shared-with-mueller/2019/03/22/462fc54a-4ca2-11e9-93d0-64dbcf38ba41_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0c63e1b75fb9

* You may notice my Friday night Mueller coverage is sparse. This is a case where most of the coverage is not particularly fruitful speculation. I will link more when I know more.

* "Trump blames Powell's Fed for economy's failure to hit 4 percent growth:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/21/trump-fed-for-economy-growth-1288783

* "Trump picks TV-friendly ally to rock the Fed:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/22/trump-fed-job-stephen-moore-1232529

* "Top Trump trade official Clete Willems to leave the White House in weeks, as China talks continue:" https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/22/top-trump-trade-official-clete-willems-to-leave-the-white-house-in-weeks-sources.html

* "Marine Corps commandant says deploying troops to the border poses ‘unacceptable risk’:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-marine-corps-border-national-emergency-20190321-story.html

* "Fired officer who killed a stranded black motorist is found guilty of attempted murder and manslaughter:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/03/07/fired-officer-who-killed-stranded-black-motorist-guilty-attempted-murder-manslaughter/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.93bf705dc9db

* "Editorial: Attorney General Xavier Becerra must support police transparency law:" https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Attorney-General-Xavier-Becerra-must-13704462.php

* "Why Sacramento is still protesting Stephon Clark’s death, one year later:" https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/3/9/18257685/stephon-clark-protests-sacramento-police-shooting

* "Bungling would-be burglar chased away by up to 80,000 angry bees after leaping over fences and landing on hives:" https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/world/bungling-would-be-burglar-chased-away-by-up-to-80000-angry-bees-after-leaping-over-fences-and-landing-on-hives/ar-BBUGIg5?index=1&li=BBr8Hnu

* I need to remind people of a few things because there seems to be some confusion about the things I post.

1. I do not necessarily agree with everything in every piece I link to. It should be self evident that even though I post a lot of news about 45, this should definitely not be taken as an endorsement of 45 or the Republican agenda broadly. Similarly, when I post a panel debate, it follows that rather agreeing with every side of the debate, I think the debate itself is important and/or that some of the things said in the debate are worth hearing. It would be weird if I agree with, say, three people with contradictory opinions at the same time. If you look at my body of work, you can probably infer which bots I agree with, but don't just cherry pick one obnoxious statement in a complex multi-party debate and ascribe that to me.

2. I can affirm the right of Israel to exist and generally support the Israeli left while disproving of Benjamin Netanyahu for his political opinions, actions, and likely corruption, the same way I disapprove of 45, Shinzo Abe, or any of the other far right asshole heads of state. I am capable of holding nuanced opinions about politics in another country without hating everyone who lives in it. For example, I am constantly furious about Australia's right wing government and their horrific human rights situation around refugees in the same way I am furious about my own right wing government's horrific human rights situation around refugees without hating Australians generally. I can dislike Angela Merkel's EU economic policies while supporting her long term stance on immigration and wish her luck against the rising fascist tide in elections all at the same time. I know tempers run hot around anything to do with Israel, but please do not ascribe to me views I don't hold and have never expressed, just because sometimes I post articles or debates around these issues.

3. No really, I have not endorsed any candidate in the Democratic primary, because it is way too fucking early. I'll likely let y'all know when I get there. I do reserve the right to comment on specific candidates and policies without that being a judgment on the candidate as a whole. I do sometimes express an opinion on a candidate as a whole *cough* Joe Biden *cough* but there is always a chance that will change between now and Spring of 2020 because all sorts of things can happen in that time. I do post a lot of coverage for a whole lot of candidates on purpose, because it's good to know what's out there and what is being discussed. Some days it will be a lot of one candidate because they ate the news cycle. It will hardly ever be all of them on one day because there are a fuckton of them. Again, presence or absence of a candidate in my social media output on a given day does not constitute proof I've picked a side. It's only March 2019, fucksake, people!

No, this is not aimed at any one person, it's just I'm noticing certain response trends.

* So I finally heard back from lung compressor people. They really lost my paperwork irrevocably, despite blithely billing Medicre every month. They need a fresh physician's order. I don't know how that went because crickets. This means Monday is erliest possible and I won't be able to leave the house on a weekday business hours until it comes. It also means no lung treatments for over a week by theearliest time they can get it to me.

Meanwhile the pollen count skyrocketted Wednesday. Which means on top of the drippy sinus stuff, My eyes hurt. A lot. And film over. Yes, I'm at maximum meds. yes, i'm filtering. The eye injured a few weeks ago took it 10x worse. By Thurdsay night it was like being stabbed at random. I had to wear an eye patch as that was the only way to endure it. So that was fun. It's also why posting pattern has been atypical.

I kept getting medical phone calls in the few hours I had to sleep, so I'm not at my best even if the damp has tamped down the allergy situation to annoying instead of dire.

I know I've been sucking at world news of late, because hit's been so wild here in the US. I'll be trying to catch some of it up this weekend.

* So I finally heard back from lung compressor people. They really lost my paperwork irrevocably, despite blithely billing Medicre every month. They need a fresh physician’s order. I don’t know how that went because crickets. This means Monday is erliest possible and I won’t be able to leave the house on a weekday business hours until it comes. It also means no lung treatments for over a week by theearliest time they can get it to me.

Meanwhile the pollen count skyrocketted Wednesday. Which means on top of the drippy sinus stuff, My eyes hurt. A lot. And film over. Yes, I’m at maximum meds. yes, i’m filtering. The eye injured a few weeks ago took it 10x worse. By Thurdsay night it was like being stabbed at random. I had to wear an eye patch as that was the only way to endure it. So that was fun. It’s also why posting pattern has been atypical.

I kept getting medical phone calls in the few hours I had to sleep, so I’m not at my best even if the damp has tamped down the allergy situation to annoying instead of dire.

I know I’ve been sucking at world news of late, because hit’s been so wild here in the US. I’ll be trying to catch some of it up this weekend.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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