gwydion | Entries tagged with writing

* I'm not really all the way back yet. My arm and hand get too tired, but this is part of the slow ramp up on the Aggregate.

* "Mass graves in Gaza: what do we know?:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/mass-graves-gaza-what-do-we-know-2024-04-25/

* Food aid to Gaza for Ramadan: https://support.anera.org/a/ramadan-2024

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

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

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

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* "Hayes: Netanyahu has made Israel ‘demonstrably’ less safe for decades:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-netanyahu-has-made-israel-demonstrably-less-safe-for-decades-209375301548

* "The Pro-Palestinian Free Speech Double Standard:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/the-pro-palestinian-free-speech-double-standard-209429573784

* "USC Valedictorian Speaks Out After University Cancels Graduation Speech:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/usc-valedictorian-speaks-out-after-university-cancels-graduation-speech-209431621949

* "Chris Hayes on the ongoing war in Gaza and protests in America:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-the-ongoing-war-in-gaza-and-protests-in-america-209663557577

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* "The GOP’s Pro-Russia Caucus Lost. Now Ukraine Has to Win.:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/republican-ukraine-russia-aid/678150/?taid=6627c977a27c2f00019ace20&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=true-anthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

* "Fmr. Top NATO official pens letter to Biden warning of threats from authoritarian powers:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/fmr-top-nato-official-pens-letter-to-biden-warning-of-threats-from-authoritarian-powers-209429061854

* "Murder, coup, bribery: Trump team stands by extreme hypotheticals in Supreme Court immunity case:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/murder-coup-bribery-trump-team-stands-by-extreme-hypotheticals-in-supreme-court-immunity-case-209742917562

* "Justice Jackson raises a red flag on the idea of a president with no legal liability :" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/justice-jackson-raises-a-red-flag-on-the-idea-of-a-president-with-no-legal-liability-209746501593

* "‘All the king’s men’: Supreme Court ‘openly colluding' with Trump on immunity:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-all-the-king-s-men-supreme-court-openly-colluding-with-trump-on-immunity-209804357536

* "House passes $60.8B in delayed Ukraine aid:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/20/congress/house-clears-ukraine-aid-00153493

* "Senate passes $95 billion aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after long delay in the House:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/senate-passes-95-billion-aid-for-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan-after-long-delay-in-the-house-209587269981

* 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

* "WaPo: Meadows, Giuliani and other Trump allies indicted over Arizona 2020 election:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/wapo-meadows-giuliani-and-other-trump-allies-indicted-over-arizona-2020-election-209658949985

* "Trump World rocked by Arizona fake elector indictments as Trump's legal peril snowballs:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-world-rocked-by-arizona-fake-elector-indictments-as-trump-s-legal-peril-snowballs-209669701957

* "Rep. Andy Kim – New Jersey Senate Race & Working in “World’s Worst Reality TV Show” | The Daily Show:"

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

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

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

Puerto Rico (Democrats): 4/28/24

Indiana: 5/7/24 (Governer, Senate, House Primaries as well! Important!!!)

Maryland, Nebraska, West Virginia: 5/14/24 (Senate and House Primaries as well! Important!!!)

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

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

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

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

Never, ever sleep on a chance to vote.

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

* "Trump's Stock Plummets (Literally) ft. Liz Dye:"

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* "Ted Cruz podcast payments raising 'serious' ethical, legal questions:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ted-cruz-podcast-payments-raising-serious-ethical-legal-questions-209803845995

* "Trump Gagged Harder ft. Liz Dye:"

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* "‘He has a whole lot to say:’ Tabloid boss takes stand at Trump hush money trial:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-he-has-a-whole-lot-to-say-tabloid-boss-takes-stand-at-trump-hush-money-trial-209582149828

* "Not even subtle: Trump used National Enquirer to smear his opponents, court testimony confirms:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/not-even-subtle-trump-used-national-enquirer-to-smear-his-opponents-court-testimony-confirms-209591877967

* "Why the hush money case against Trump is 'extraordinarily strong':" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/why-the-hush-money-case-against-trump-is-extraordinarily-strong-209428037915

* "'He wrote all of it down?': Prosecutors claim to have handwritten notes of Trump hush money scheme:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/-he-wrote-all-of-it-down-prosecutors-claim-to-have-handwritten-notes-of-trump-hush-money-scheme-209517637886

* "Prosecutors use National Enquirer witness to show Trump's in-plain-sight election influence scheme:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/prosecutors-use-national-enquirer-witness-to-show-trump-s-in-plain-sight-election-influence-scheme-209517125560

* "The legacy of the Columbine shooting 25 years later:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/the-legacy-of-the-columbine-shooting-25-years-later-209403461634

* "The Messy Life of Chaos Bisexual Lord Byron:"

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* "Beatrice Knight’s Regency Color Compendium:" https://beatriceknight.com/all-things-regency/regency-color-compendium/

* It's so good to see him out and about. Extended Salman Rushdie Interview:

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* "Salman Rushdie - “Knife” & Freedom of Expression | The Daily Show:"

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* 4/19/24:
Last night the emperor kept climbing to perch on my wounded shoulder and resisted dislodging, causing immense pain. I could feel a muscle go in my neck (Strained, I think. I was an athlete in the before time. I've never fucked up my neck this way, but I've fucked up other things.) So that's a fun bonus on top of all the extra shoulder pain. Which of course fucked up my sleep.

Tonight, about a half hour before Squirrel got home, i discovered my bathroom electricity was fucked. Again. I informed squirrel who discovered his Computer and a couple other things dead in his room. we spent most of an hour trying to sort it, damaging ourselves (My arm; his dangerously fucked up spine) in the process.)

Long time readers will know the wiring here is incredibly stupid. Power goes out a lot. We have to run long power cords from less used curuits because they put more than half the electricity usage not taken by major appliances onto one curcuit. We are now under threat of disability inspection because one of the Asshole agency cleaners narced over it, but if I want air filtration or fan or the television on in my room I have to run that electricity all the way from the kitchen. There are very few plugs in all the wrong places. This kind of thing.

It is stupid in other ways. A bunch of things are connected that shouldn't be. There are secret hidden secondary curcuit breakers which I am sure help, but make diagnostics a Drama. Those who remember the great outage a couple of years ago when everything died at once, including the stove, the car, and the non-appliance electricity to bathrooms and kitchen, may remember that we lost electricity because the original builder wrapped the grounding wire around the live wire in my bathroom outlet which even I, in my great ignorance, know is a bad idea.

So trying to solve an outage is more complicated than it needs to be. We started at the big electrical panel, of course, but it just went on from there. Secret curcuit breakers were flipped too. We nhad to move a bunch of things to try rerouting power. Squirrel insisted his issue was different from nmine. While he was at work Someone (Tavy. Who else would it be), knocked something off the desk that fried a power strip.

We were at the discussion about electricians, in which I was like: I can't afford an electrician. I'm already short for bills and car repair, when he went back into his room. I got power back into my room via the kitchen secret circuit breaker which had at some point since we first checked it now had the little red light on, so I flipped it again. Which freed up the emergency power cord I'd been trying to use to reroute power so I could try to do a work around for bathroom electricity.

I step into my bathroom and am actually there when the power comes on for thirty seconds, then turns itself off. Apparently squirrel had flipped his secret bathroom circuit breaker on again, but had left the extension cord in, blowing it again. It was the extension cord the dead power strip was attached too.

So the second stupidest electrical mystery we ever had here was solved. The dead extension cord had joined the burned power strip in the trash. Squirrel just needs a new power strip. Sigh.

* 4/20/24: Squirrel was kind enough to treat me to a matinee by way of company. We had fun. It was just good to be anywhere, honestly. I missed the cherry blossoms this year. Sigh.

* The Emperor has been holding damaged arm Stompfest for several nights. I feels like being cut with knives and results in me waking up making horrifying pain sounds alarming both cats. I get it, I do. They have trouble getting their heads around me being this damaged this long with an injury they can't see and can no longer smell. Livia periodically checks gently and accepts I'm still injured. The Emperor keeps stubbornly trying to make it not so by acting as if it isn't. I too am very very tired of being injured.

Millennials whirlwind cleaned the kitchen today. It is a little alarming.

* 4/22/24: X-rays look good. We are going to be free ranging my arm a lot more. Physio starts Wednesday.

I've been quietly weeding the plants I don't have to stoop for with my good hand for weeks. We already have volunteers and I planted some lettuce seeds. Goth millennial spent Sunday spring cleaning the garden, and planted the starts I spent the last EBT on.

* 4/24/24: Arm torture started today. I can barely do any of it just now, but that's okay. Medical transport did not collect me. I think she parked at the wrong address because about fifteen minutes after the three minute warning call, a car matching the description drove past on the way out of the complex and didn't even slow down. Sigh. I bet this is what happened the other time they did the same thing.

The car repair came in slightly under budget. I've a soft ban on driving. Puttering around my neighborhood at low traffic times is okay. It hurts, but it's manageable as long as I'm careful when putting it in park or drive. I am absolutely not allowed out in rush hour or on the highway. This is fine with me.

I would like to thank all the people who helped with car repair and the other bill. All is well here at the Cat Asylum.

You are all incredibly kind with your help and good wishes.

* 4/25: My arm is terribly bad at going up, but I hit my physio goals for the day. The hand and forearm stuff is tiring, but doable. The shoulder stuff is barely manageable, but that's to be expected.

Sleeping is challenging again as my hip joint really can't do more than four hours a night and I remain terrible at sleeping on my back.

* 4/26/24: The Tiny Terror Strikes Again
I had intended to release my skeleton aggregate early Friday morning, but in the wee hours the emperor wiped out my browser again with a casual shift of his foot. I lost a lot this time too, but it was overall less catastrophic. It was, however, time consuming and a ton of things are gone, gone gone. Sigh.

* "Will Trump Get the Latino Vote? John Leguizamo Hopes to God No | The Daily Show:"

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* "Fun Tax Write-Offs | Trump Falls Asleep In Court | Billy Joel’s CBS Concert Cutoff:"

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* "Seeking 12 Impartial New Yorkers | Trump Asks For Wednesdays Off | A Tiny MAGA Mob Assembles:"

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* "Trump Jury Selection Woes | Presidential Hot Dog Eating Contest | Drunk Vultures Rescued:"

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

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* "Meanwhile… Axe Body Spray For Sheep | Eat Like Taco Bell’s CMO | Clippers Fans Get Free Chicken:"

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* "Why Sci-fi Can't Fix Its White Savior Problem:"

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* "Presidential Immunity Through The Years:"

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* "STEPHEN+: Spring Olympics:"

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* "Sorry Mike Johnson:"

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* "Close Encounter Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "What we Do in the Smithsonian:" https://www.tumblr.com/cleolinda/748284735671894016/i-know-ive-said-this-before-but-vampires-dont?source=share

* "Sunday Sweets Is For The Birds This Audubon Day:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-is-for-the-birds-this-audubon-day-2024

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

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

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

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

* "How you can support queer and trans kids in Oklahoma after Nex Benedict’s death:" https://www.advocate.com/news/how-to-help-trans-kids

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Help Queer Folks in Ghana: https://www.silentmajorityghana.com/donate

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

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

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* "Northern Ireland facing food supply disruption over Brexit, MPs told:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/06/northern-ireland-facing-food-supply-disruption-over-brexit-mps-told

* "Government urged not to cut ‘vital lifeline’ to vulnerable homeless LGBT+ youth during winter lockdown:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/06/lgbt-homeless-coronavirus-charities-everyone-in/

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* "Wars and instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations:" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-12-27/wars-instability-pose-vaccine-challenges-in-poor-nations

* "This PPE Factory Isn't Protecting Its Workers Against COVID:"

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* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 1/7/21 are 21,482,000. The official death toll is 365,000. The real number is likely much higher.

* "U.S. records its deadliest day of the pandemic while eyes are fixed on mob storming Capitol:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/07/covid-coronavirus-updates/

* "Tennessee reports another 111 deaths, 9,000 new cases of COVID-19:" https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2021/01/07/schd-more-than-active-coronavirus-cases-shelby-co/

* "The Gay 'Titanic' Sank; Let the Era of Selfishness Go With It:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/1/06/gay-titanic-sank-let-era-selfishness-go-it

* Most Republicans decided to shelter in small enclosed areas without masks in hope of infecting as many people as possible. "U.S. Congressman Tests Positive for COVID Hours After Attending Electoral College Vote in Person:" https://people.com/politics/u-s-congressman-tests-positive-for-covid-hours-after-voting-in-person-on-house-floor/

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* "SolarWinds hackers accessed thousands of DOJ employees' email accounts, department says:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/solarwinds-hackers-justice-department-email-455478

* "Trump Is Said to Have Discussed Pardoning Himself:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/us/politics/trump-self-pardon.html

* Wednesday, Republicans rose up and attempted a coup after 45 ordered them to storm the capital and overthrow the government. The coup was put down, but 45 has not been arrested, nor have most of the people who tried to overthrow our government Democracy in his name, nor have Gohmert who called for the armed overthrow of the Government, nor Hawley nor any of the others who came out in support of that coup attempt.

The Capitol Police sided with the insurrectionists, refusing help from other agencies, removing barriers and generally helping the fascists in their attempt to violently establish a Trumpist dictatorship. To underline how much of a choice allowing the the looting of the Capitol is, contrast their active help with the level of force they illegally used against peaceful protesters last summer so 45 could hold a bible upside down in front of a Church for a photo op.

The Republicans also showed support for the attempted coup by going ahead with their plan to try to overthrow the election be having Senators and congress critters object to certifying the election. This attempt also failed, but if the overthrow of democracy was not now a mainstream Republican position why are so many elected officials proudly in support of this?

* "Flag: still there.:" https://sara.dreamwidth.org/618150.html

* "Trump unleashes fury at political rivals and allies alike:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/trump-enters-burn-it-down-mode-455433

* "Hill chaos turns deadly after rioters storm Capitol:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/electoral-college-certification-halted-amid-massive-pro-trump-demonstration-455495

* "Trump's Capitol Mob and the Double Standard of Who He Calls 'Thugs':" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/1/06/trumps-capitol-mob-and-double-standard-who-he-calls-thugs

* "Lawmakers Slam Trump, Blame Him for Capitol ‘Coup’ Attempt:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/1/06/trump-supporters-storm-capitol-interrupt-vote-certification

* Some security concerns pointed out: https://twitter.com/Nash076/status/1347085083392561152

* "Sadiq Khan says Donald Trump’s ‘deplorable’ views on LGBT+ rights ‘showed us who he is’ well before Capitol riots:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/07/sadiq-khan-donald-trump-capitol-riots-lgbt/

* "As the world condemns Donald Trump, the silence from America’s biggest LGBT+ Republican group is deafening:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/07/log-cabin-republicans-capitol-riots-donald-trump-richard-grenell/

* "Rep. Omar says Republicans who enabled Trump ‘have blood on their hands’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-omar-says-republicans-who-enabled-trump-have-blood-on-their-hands-99116613914

* "Manhunt underway for suspect who left pipe bombs in DC during Capitol riots:" https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/manhunt-underway-for-suspect-who-left-pipe-bombs-in-dc-during-capitol-riots

* "Trump supporters leave lawn of Washington state governor’s mansion after standoff:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/trump-supporters-open-gate-at-governors-mansion-in-olympia-occupy-front-lawn/

* "Pro-Trump protesters gather in Lansing as violence erupts in D.C:" https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2021/01/06/pro-trump-protesters-gather-lansing-violence-erupts-d-c/6569746002/

* "Trump's 'big lie' keeps supporters in thrall but truth is the cure: Snyder:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-s-big-lie-keeps-supporters-in-thrall-but-truth-is-the-cure-snyder-99124293932

* "'You can't lie your way to freedom': Timothy Snyder on truth and accountability:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-you-can-t-lie-your-way-to-freedom-timothy-snyder-on-truth-and-accountability-99125829524

* "Pence took lead as Trump initially resisted sending National Guard to Capitol:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/pence-national-guard/index.html

* "Capitol Police officer dies from injuries after clashing with pro-Trump mob:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/capitol-police-officer-has-died-after-clashing-pro-trump-mob-n1253396

* "National Guard held in limbo as Trump mob ransacked U.S. Capitol:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/national-guard-held-in-limbo-as-trump-mob-ransacked-u-s-capitol-99124293773

* "Retired Capitol Police Officer: If that was a Black org., they would have never gotten to the steps:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/retired-capitol-police-officer-if-that-was-a-black-org-they-would-have-never-gotten-to-the-steps-99113541602

* "Cunningham: It’s a choice for U.S. Capitol Police to ‘pretend this wasn't domestic terrorism’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/cunningham-it-s-a-choice-for-u-s-capitol-police-to-pretend-this-wasn-t-domestic-terrorism-99114565830

* "Pentagon placed limits on D.C. Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests due to narrow mission:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-protests-washington-guard-military/2021/01/07/c5299b56-510e-11eb-b2e8-3339e73d9da2_story.html

* "Twitter, Facebook lock Trump's accounts in confrontation over Capitol breach posts:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/twitter-trump-tweet-capitol-violence-455630

* "Donald Trump’s pitiful Twitter ban highlights the double standard between white supremacy and calling out transphobia:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/07/donald-trump-twitter-ban-suspension-lgbt-trans-capitol-hill-riots-transphobia/

* "'We were not protected': Questions raised about Capitol security in wake of Trump mob raid:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/-we-were-not-protected-questions-raised-about-capitol-security-in-wake-of-trump-mob-raid-99002949793

* "Last night I told my husband where my will was:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/ca-dem-rep-last-night-i-told-my-husband-where-my-will-was-98969157961

* "'Don’t dare call them protesters': Biden slams Capitol rioters as 'domestic terrorists':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-slams-capitol-rioters-domestic-terrorists-don-t-dare-call-n1253335

* "Pelosi calls for Trump’s immediate ouster after deadly riots:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/07/lawmakers-trump-25th-amendment-455832

* "Chris Hayes: Trump must be lawfully removed from office as fast as possible:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/chris-hayes-trump-must-be-lawfully-removed-from-office-as-fast-as-possible-99014213834

* "After Coup Attempt, LGBTQ+ Politicians, Orgs. Call for Trump's Removal:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/1/07/after-coup-attempt-lgbtq-politicians-orgs-call-trumps-removal

* ""Not Only Did He Incite It, He Didn't Do Anything To Stop It" -Sen. Klobuchar On T****'s Failed Coup:"

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* "It has to be you:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1784716.html

* "Richard Grenell Is Still Spreading Lies About the Election:" https://www.advocate.com/media/2021/1/07/richard-grenell-still-spreading-lies-about-election

* "Maddow: Violent attack on U.S. Capitol a win in Trump's eyes as Republican support holds:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-violent-attack-on-u-s-capitol-a-win-in-trump-s-eyes-as-republican-support-holds-99124293834

* How much do mainstream Republicans hate Democracy and Freedom? Six Republican senators and 138 Republican Congress Folk voted to side with the Insurrectionists and overturn the Election.

* Want to check if your Republican Representative voted for a fascist dictatorship Wednesday? https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll011.xml

* "Congress certifies Biden’s win after day of chaos and violence:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/congress-confirms-bidens-win-trump-455253

* "McConnell: "Our democracy would enter a death spiral" if Congress overturned election:" https://www.axios.com/mcconnell-electoral-college-2cc27aeb-00b2-4c56-b615-d87ae45c0acc.html

* "Joe Biden’s victory finally certified, ensuring a bright future for LGBT+ rights. Here’s how he became such a powerful ally:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/07/joe-biden-lgbt-rights-gay-trans-marriage-certified/

* "Biden to tap Merrick Garland for attorney general:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/biden-to-tap-merrick-garland-for-attorney-general-455410

* "An isolated Trump bans Pence chief of staff from White House as other aides resign:" https://www.axios.com/trump-white-house-pence-chief-aides-676367a1-8110-4e53-9347-c3b09b578b45.html

* The rats flee the ship. "“They’re Being Told to Stay Away From Trump”: After a Day of Violence and 25th Amendment Chatter, Trump’s Allies Are Jumping Ship:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/after-a-day-of-violence-and-25th-amendment-chatter-trumps-allies-jumping-ship

* "US education secretary Betsy DeVos resigns, blaming Trump 'rhetoric' for violence:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/07/trump-adviser-resigns-two-other-senior-officials-consider-quitting-matt-pottinger

* "Anti-Trans Betsy DeVos Resigns Amid Fallout From Trump's Capitol Mob:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/1/07/anti-trans-betsy-devos-resigns-amid-fallout-trumps-capitol-mob

* "Trump's deputy national security adviser resigns as other top officials consider quitting over Capitol riot:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/national-security-adviser-resigns-trump-protest/

* "Justice Dept. Seeks to Pare Back Civil Rights Protections for Minorities:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/politics/justice-department-disparate-impact.html

* "Trump auctions drilling rights to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/01/06/trump-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-polar-bears/

"The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management will offer drilling rights to most of the refuge’s nearly 1.6 million-acre coastal plain, which attracts hundreds of thousands of migrating caribou and waterfowl each year and provides critical habitat for the Southern Beaufort Sea’s remaining polar bears. As sea ice on the Arctic Ocean abutting the refuge shrinks, the bears — threatened with extinction due to climate change — have been forced to spend more time on land. Federal scientists estimate that a third of the bears’ maternal dens lie within the area the administration has opened up for energy development."

* "Trump awards Medals of Freedom to three golfers on morning after riot at Capitol:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/01/07/trump-medals-of-freedom-gary-player-annika-sorenstam-babe-zaharias/

* "U.S. unemployment claims slip to still-high 787,000:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/07/us-unemployment-claims-slip-still-high-455760

* "We Spoke to People Facing Hunger During The Pandemic:"

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* "Warnock, Ossoff Win; Dems Will Control U.S. Senate:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/1/05/warnock-projected-winner-georgia-ossoff-race-not-called-yet

* "The Republicans just lost control of the Senate. Here’s what it means for LGBT+ rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/06/georgia-election-results-lgbt-rights-senate-democrat-equality-act/

* "Republicans turn on Trump after Georgia loss:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/republicans-turn-on-trump-georgia-loss-455305

* "Women Say They Were Abused and Deported by ICE. Now They Fear Being Silenced.:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/akd73b/women-say-they-were-abused-and-deported-by-ice-now-they-fear-being-silenced

* "How Defunding the Police Is Working Out in Seattle:"

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* "Racism Tainted Julius Jones' Murder Conviction. He's on Death Row Anyway.:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/88a5gx/racism-tainted-julius-jones-murder-conviction-hes-on-death-row-anyway

* "March For Death Row Inmate Julius Jones Ends At State Prison In McAlester:" https://www.newson6.com/story/5ff290d89888450bcadd8a62/march-for-death-row-inmate-julius-jones-ends-at-state-prison-in-mcalester

* "‘Soulless’ teen bludgeoned 15-year-old gay lover to death after paying thousands to keep their relationship a secret:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/07/alex-rodda-matthew-mason-guilty-murder-gay-cheshire-blackmail-trial-guilty/

* "India is poised for a gruelling battle for marriage equality. This inspiring couple are spearheading the fight:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/07/india-equal-marriage-lgbt-same-sex-delhi-kavita-arora-ankita-khanna-lgbt/

* "Outraged academics condemn government for handing anti-trans professor Kathleen Stock an OBE:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/06/kathleen-stock-obe-transphobia-open-letter/

* "Latinx Trans Woman Alexandria Winchester Killed in Bronx:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/1/07/latinx-trans-woman-alexandria-winchester-killed-bronx

* "Washington DC votes to ban egregious gay and trans panic defences in honour of slain victims:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/17/washington-dc-gay-trans-panic-defence-banned-hate-crime-bill-charles-allen/

* "Gay teenager forced to masturbate to pictures of women in horrifying bid to ‘cure’ his sexuality:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/07/gay-man-conversion-therapy-curtis-galloway-kentucky-masturbate-women/

* "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cites bringing down price of PrEP as one of her proudest achievements during first term:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/07/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-prep-price-achievement-gilead-sciences-committee-hearing/

* "DRC: Polio transmission continues across multiple locations as of December 2020.:" https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/417081/drc-polio-transmission-continues-across-multiple-locations-as-of-december-2020

* "America’s Trees Are Being Burned for Fuel Overseas:"

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* "Bay Area Lesbian Archives Founder Lenn Keller Dead at 69:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/1/06/bay-area-lesbian-archives-founder-lenn-keller-dead-69

* "A Riot At The Capitol Is Exactly What The "Law And Order" President Wanted:"

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* "Hey, Republicans Who Supported This President: Are We Great Again Yet?:"

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* "Tim Minchin: Talked Too Much, Stayed Too Long:"

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* I was still digesting the republican coup attempt Wednesday night and working on research and the like when our Internet went out. About an hour later it was frustratingly sporadic and i couldn't load half my stuff. I gave up and went to bed. My apologies.

Here's what else was going on at the Cat Asylum Wednesday: The Doctor's appointment was Endless. Getting into the lung clinic is a major drama. They do not answer the door bell so I have to wait until someone comes out to handle the next patient so I can flag them down, thus missing my appointment slot and pushing me back a half hour or so.

Them: Why didn't you use the door bell. Me: I did. No one ever answers it. Every time I come I ring it every five minutes or so. I've been here three times. No one's come yet.

I feel like the doorbell system could be streamlined. I don't know if it's not hooked up or they can't here it or they deliberately ignore it.

Neither the Doctor or nurse knew me and thus a massive amount of extra explanation was needed, so that went on and on. They had no sputum containers to send me home with, which meant dealing with the lab.

This is also a whole drama because there is no provision for people with no phones. As usual, I had to talk my way through several layers of screening to get sputum specimen containers. Ex: "No, If I quarantine for two weeks I will just be sicker and you still won't let me inside to get the specimen cups for the sputum test I need to get the targeted anti-biotic. The point of me being here is so we can find out which antibiotic to prescribe. For which I need specimen containers. which you won't give me because I can't go inside."

It would be much simpler if the screener could just go get a lab person to take my information and get me specimen containers. I could be gone in 5-10 minutes, but lab people don't come outside and I can't go in which requires me arguing with screeners who then have to go in and explain telephone game style until a lab person gives in agrees to come out with the clipboard to take my details which wastes 3-4 people's time for half an hour.

We did this last September or August, where they had lied to me that they would take the specimen via drive up, only they don't because I don't have a phone and after arguing through several layers wanted me to start over at the screening station where we could have had the same argument from scratch for another half hour. I decided to skip ahead to the arguing with screeners stage, but still, they've been doing this from march and refuse to come up with a system for dealing with people with non-Covid lung infections.

Update: I had sporadic outages all evening, but was able to work around them ass they were reasonable in length.

* The Midnight Society on The Failed Coup: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1347367983971123200

* The Midnight Society on Rowling and the BBC: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1341466988338577410

* The Midnight Society with More Rowling and the BBC: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1341828127673131010

* "Where are the fantasy/scifi races who hibernate?:" https://magnesiumflare.tumblr.com/post/639536740569333760/where-are-the-fantasyscifi-races-who-hibernate

* I tend to not notice things like casting decisions and behind the scenes drama and i avoid leaked information about series like the plague. I think I vaguely remember hearing a new Discworld thing got green lit, but when I saw the commercial for the Watch, I didn't connect the dots since it looked like some sort of Shadowrun adaptation in the commercials.

It took three days to get through the double episode. Me early on: Weird, they seem to have a lot of the same names as Pratchett characters from the Wa-wait a minute.

Yeah. It's...Oh god, it's like they jammed five books or more in there and understood none of them. I am angriest about Cheery who fucking matters to me as a trans person, but after that I can't work out if I'm angrier about Vimes or sybil. The librarian is a close fourth, or maybe Death, but the list goes on and on. I don't recognize Anhk-Morpork. Why are they calling that mass murderer Riducully because he's not even close and is he taking credit for everyone's inventions? Why is time all jumbled up? None of this makes sense. None of it's right.

I kept thinking as I stared it it in confusion and horror at something so important and beloved being stuck in a blender on puree with the contents of a privy, that this would never have happened if Pratchett were alive.

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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.

* I can't swear to these, but they fit with everything I've heard. "HOW TO FIGHT COVID AT HOME when you are not hospitalized.:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/639454183045644288/fighting-covid-when-kept-home

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* This is actually the Sunday morning posting, but it was finish loading the aggregate or post, not both, and as it was I stayed up way too late.

* "Libya's rival authorities announce ceasefire:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53863627

* "Mali president resigns after detention by military, deepening crisis:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mali-security/mali-president-resigns-after-detention-by-military-deepening-crisis-idUSKCN25E1AF

* "Thousands celebrate Mali coup in capital:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53868236

* "Rare Israeli ruling against practice of demolishing homes of Palestinians accused of violence:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/rare-israeli-ruling-against-practice-of-demolishing-homes-of-palestinians-accused-of-violence/2020/08/19/e1996e5e-defb-11ea-b4f1-25b762cdbbf4_story.html

* Looks to me like he’s trying to distract Belorussians from the protests and the likely illegitimate election with a bogus foreign threat. "Nato rejects Belarusian talk of border threat:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53877953

* "Don’t Drink the Tea: Poison Is a Favored Weapon in Russia:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/world/europe/navalny-poison-russia-kremlin.html

* "Comatose Russian dissident Navalny arrives at Berlin hospital:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/21/europe/alexey-navalny-germany-flight-intl-hnk/index.html
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* "Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick:" https://theconversation.com/cloth-masks-do-protect-the-wearer-breathing-in-less-coronavirus-means-you-get-less-sick-143726

* "Still without a plan, Trump admin holding out for coronavirus 'miracle':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/still-with-no-plan-trump-admin-holds-out-for-covid-19-miracle-90457157711

* "Meatpacking Companies Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19:" https://www.propublica.org/article/meatpacking-companies-dismissed-years-of-warnings-but-now-say-nobody-could-have-prepared-for-covid-19#989716

* I meant to post this last week, but it got lost in the shuffle. "Sturgis rally visitors not allowed through Cheyenne River Reservation checkpoints:" https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/sturgis-rally-visitors-not-allowed-through-cheyenne-river-reservation-checkpoints/article_ff7ead8d-ad7d-5130-b3ec-52426c2fa20e.html

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* "In every aspect of his life, Donald Trump is a cheater:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-in-every-aspect-of-his-life-donald-trump-is-a-cheater-90454085909

* "Appeals court sets September 1 hearing on deadline for Trump's financial records subpoena:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/21/politics/trump-motion-tax-records/index.html

* "Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to fraud charges related to border wall crowdfunding campaign:" https://www.axios.com/steve-bannon-charged-fraud-199c43c1-2e75-4535-8eb0-d96558c9f777.html

* "Bannon legal woes leave Trump scrambling for distance (again):" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/bannon-legal-woes-leave-trump-scrambling-for-distance-again-90457669675

* "Kris Kobach claimed he spoke with 'enthusiastic' Trump three times about border wall project at center of fraud investigation:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/21/politics/kfile-kobach-wall-fraud/

* "Trump Jr. distances from Bannon group, says he attended 'single' event:" https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/512937-trump-jr-distances-from-bannon-group-says-he-attended-single-event

* "Biden finally has his big moment:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/20/dnc-convention-thursday-399585

* "Top Republican National Security Officials Say They Will Vote for Biden:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/us/politics/republican-national-security-biden.html

* "Trump offers rebuttal to Democratic convention, where Biden criticized Trump as sowing division:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/08/21/trump-biden-live-updates/?hpid=hp_no-name_elex-luf-8am%3Aprime-time%2Fpromo

* "Trump’s reelection effort has officially spent more than $1 billion, a record sum at this point in the campaign:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/21/trumps-reelection-effort-has-officially-spent-more-than-1-billion-record-sum-this-point-campaign/

* "Log Cabin Again Licks Trump's Boots But Ignores His True LGBTQ+ Record:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/8/20/log-cabin-again-licks-trumps-boots-ignores-his-true-lgbtq-record

* "Parents of Matthew Shepherd, who was brutally murdered by homophobes, help formally nominate Joe Biden:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/19/joe-biden-nominated-democratic-national-convention-roll-call-matthew-shepherd/

* "Bernie Sanders - Uniting a Coalition of Voters Against Trump:"

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* This is a whole mess of worms and I'd been toying off and on with untangling them, but given how sick I've been with the antibiotic, I simply wasn’t up to the delicacy required. This is the piece on it that comes closest to my position. Within a hairsbreadth I'd say. "When It Comes to Alex Morse's Sex Scandal, No One Comes Off Well:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/8/20/when-it-comes-alex-morses-sex-scandal-no-one-comes-well

* Meanwhile on Autocracy Watch: 45's now threatening to illegally send large numbers of police to "monitor" aka scare people from the polls and presumably illegally bar them from voting on election day, because why else do this? The only trouble at the polls we've had in the half century I've been alive has been Republicans literally doing what Trump is threatening to do. Like there used to be a injunction that right wing judges overturned this century on the grounds that it was working to prevent the republicans from doing this and therefore it was no longer needed to stop them doing it. there is no left wing problem this solves; all it does is illegally prevent people of color from voting. Like yes, there is already generally an officer there on duty to oversee, but there is a difference between a person there overseeing and an army of them trying to stop people of colour from voting. "While Democrats urged fair elections, Trump was threatening to send law enforcement to the polls:" https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elections/2020/08/as-democrats-urge-fair-elections-trump-threatens-to-send-law-enforcement-to-the-polls/

* "Trump Sows Doubt in U.S. Election With Polls Showing Biden Leading:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-21/trump-sows-doubt-in-u-s-election-with-polls-showing-biden-lead?sref=MIBMEEoj

* "Trump Team Fails to Cite Mail-in Election Fraud Cases in Court:" https://theintercept.com/2020/08/20/trump-election-fraud-pennsylvania-court/

* "Pennsylvania AG: Trump 'suing us to make it harder for people to vote':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/pennsylvania-ag-trump-suing-us-to-make-it-harder-for-people-to-vote-90448965558

* Don't hold your breath for McConnell allowing debate and the Senate then passing a veto proof majority. "House approves bill to send $25 billion to Postal Service and halt changes:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/politics/postal-service-house-vote-funding/index.html

* Still no explanation of how removing existing sorting machines, breaking them up, and throwing them out would make the mail more efficient instead of less. Also, he's going back to dismantling it after the election and there are reports he's still dismantling it now. ":" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/21/dejoy-postal-service-hearing-399659

* "Former top Postal Service official testifies Mnuchin and White House were involved in slowing mail:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-top-postal-service-official-testifies-mnuchin-white-house-slowing-mail/

* "Dems say evidence shows DeJoy was picked to lead Postal Service after 'highly irregular' process:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/20/democrats-louis-dejoy-postal-service-399489

* "Viewers tell 'All In' how mail slowdown has hurt their lives and businesses:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/viewers-tell-all-in-how-mail-slowdown-has-hurt-their-lives-and-businesses-90453061846

* It's part of trying to force them to go get infected at work. "White House formally declaring teachers essential workers:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/white-house-teachers-essential-workers/index.html

* "New York City Schools Face Strike As District Plans To Reopen Amid Pandemic:" https://www.npr.org/2020/08/21/904577530/new-york-city-schools-face-strike-as-district-plans-to-reopen-amid-pandem

* "Here's what we know about eight of the soldiers who have died this year at Fort Hood:" https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/07/25/us/fort-hood-soldier-deaths-trnd/index.html

* "'They rely on you being intimidated': Local elected officials in the US describe how police unions bully them:" https://www.citymetric.com/politics/they-rely-you-being-intimidated-local-elected-officials-us-describe-how-police-unions-bully

* "New York’s Most Virulent Opponent of Police Reform:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ed-mullins-sba-nypd-union.html#comments

* "When It Comes to Racism, We're Just Going in Circles:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/opinion/2020/8/19/when-it-comes-racism-were-just-going-circles

* This is the republican mainstream is becoming, utterly unreachable by reason and evidence. "The Republican Embrace of QAnon Goes Far Beyond Trump:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/us/politics/qanon-trump-republicans.html

* CW: Rape. "Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo sentenced to life in prison:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/21/us/golden-state-killer-sentencing/index.html

* "Veronica Chambers - "Finish the Fight!" & American Suffrage:"

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* "Katie Hill's Sexual Freedom Was Too Much for Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/8/21/katie-hills-sexual-freedom-was-too-much-congress

* CW: Self Harm "‘Tortuously long’ waiting lists for vital healthcare driving vulnerable trans kids to self-harm, charity warns:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/21/nhs-trans-gender-identity-clinics-waiting-lists-four-years-self-harm-gendered-intelligence/

* "Police urge witnesses to come forward after two men stage ‘vicious’ homophobic attack in London:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/22/police-urge-witnesses-to-come-forward-vicious-homophobic-robbery-attack-stamford-hill-london/

* "Pensioner admits hurling homophobic abuse at gay lawyer and his partner when he saw them holding hands:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/22/pensioner-admits-hurling-homophobic-abuse-gay-lawyer-partner-holding-hands-glasgow-scotland/

* "Pride Banners Incite Furor in Utah Town and Are Effectively Banned:" https://www.advocate.com/pride/2020/8/21/pride-banners-incite-furor-utah-town-and-are-effectively-banned

* "Arizona has refused to pay for trans healthcare for almost 40 years. Two teens are trying to end the ban once and for all:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/21/medicaid-transgender-arizona-national-center-lesbian-court-case/

* "Was Newark Trans Woman's Death Really a Suicide?:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2020/8/21/was-newark-trans-womans-death-really-suicide

* "When the Misdiagnosis Is Child Abuse:" https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/08/when-misdiagnosis-child-abuse/615337/

* "This Limpet May Be Evolving to Avoid Humans :" https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/this-limpet-may-be-evolving-to-avoid-humans/

* "Why Does California Have So Many Wildfires?:" https://www.nytimes.com/article/why-does-california-have-wildfires.html

* He is claiming that even though he just hallucinated the forest raking thing in 2018 and Finland doesn't do that, California doesn't deserve disaster funds because they sensibly didn't waste massive amounts time and money on a scheme that experts say doesn't make sense and which common sese says isn't physically possible. "Trump blames California for wildfires, tells state 'you gotta clean your floors':" https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/08/20/trump-blames-california-for-wildfires-tells-state-you-gotta-clean-your-floors-1311059

* "Researchers find dinosaurs' unique bone structure key to carrying huge weight:" https://www.smu.edu/News/2020/Research/Researchers-find-dinosaurs-unique-bone-structure-key-to-carrying-huge-weight

* "Thousands of Rare Artifacts Discovered Beneath Tudor Manor's Attic Floorboards:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thousands-rare-artifacts-discovered-underneath-attic-floorboards-tudor-manor-180975578/

* "All the servants of a rich Gilded Age household:" https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2020/08/10/all-the-servants-of-a-rich-gilded-age-household/

* "The 2020 Democratic National Convention: Day One:"

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* "Dul-Sayin' - The 19th Amendment:"

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* "The 2020 Democratic National Convention: Day Two:"

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* "Conservatives Try to Disqualify Kamala Harris's Blackness :"

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* "The Young Delegates Coalition on Supporting Joe Biden:"

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* "The 2020 Democratic National Convention: Day Three:"

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* "Genetically Modified Mosquitos & Steve Bannon's Arrest:"

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* "Deniers, Dimwits, and Lies: How Governors Have Responded to the Pandemic Pt. 1:"

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* "Deniers, Dimwits, and Lies: How Governors Have Responded to the Pandemic Pt. 2:"

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* "From Hopeless to Hope-ish with Masha Gessen | Full Frontal on TBS:"

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* "Expect the Worst From This Election Season Pt. 1:"

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* "Expect the Worst From This Election Season Pt. 2 :"

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* "Broken News: There’s A Race Problem in Journalism:"

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* "Smash Mouth Kills It At Sturgis Biker Rally:"

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* "Fox News on 2020 DNC Speeches & Fox-Splaining Kamala Harris:"

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* "Quarantinewhile... A Selfie With The World's Most Dangerous Animal:"

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* "Uninformed Correspondent: Bootsie's Battle Against The Coronavirus:"

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* Friday: We now know what's wrong with my shoulder. my belief it is the AS colonizing another joint ad not a normal injury proved correct. In part. In the middle of the bad episode the last two months i stared getting what felt like tendinitis, I assumed in response to the whole trying to function with a fucked up shoulder. It looks like a tendon is sort of fucked now. Not normal injury fucked, so much as a year and a half of trying to cope with the weird ass bone and cartilage stuff happening in my shoulder causing slow secondary damage fucked.

This means neither of the likely treatments will work. (One for a normal injury; one for AS join damage).

She's trying to talk Medicare into some physio. We'll see. So this is basically my life now.

* Livia, who has never seen a real mirror because she doesn't go up on the bathroom sink, just had a fight with her reflection in the patio door. I've usually lowered the curtain by now. I don't think she's noticed her night reflection before. When I went over she meeped plaintively at me to let her out to kick mirror cat's butt. They are now having a staring content. That's literally the biggest cats she's seen since she was weened. That strange cat is on the patio where the human does weird things to plants! Clearly that is imperial territory.

In other cat news, yesterday she learned she can still just fit in the little bookshelf for a nap.

* The Historically accurate Sexism thread got resurrected again, and I added some comments to these two about how you got to pick who's in the story you write:

https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/627323593262514176/historically-authentic-sexism-in-fantasy-lets

This one also has why you can always have a racially diverse London at the bottom: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/627322048787693568/historically-authentic-sexism-in-fantasy-lets

* On a lesbian Irish folk tale: https://twitter.com/erik_kaars/status/1297143608588619776

* "Personal Canons: The Books That Hate Us:" https://sarahgailey.substack.com/p/personal-canons-the-books-that-hate?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMzgwMDYyLCJwb3N0X2lkIjo4NjYzMDAsIl8iOiJFdnpyRSIsImlhdCI6MTU5Nzc5NDUwMCwiZXhwIjoxNTk3Nzk4MTAwLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMjA0NDMiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.73S-qaYFLwUxXwyrrGt-CndMIGTRhdpvd59iVCoWGeM

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

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* "Brazil’s supreme court authorizes investigation of Bolsonaro:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/brazils-chief-justice-authorizes-investigation-into-bolsonaro/2020/04/27/54d95f52-88f6-11ea-80df-d24b35a568ae_story.html

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* "Comparing COVID-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is like Comparing Apples to Oranges:" https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/comparing-covid-19-deaths-to-flu-deaths-is-like-comparing-apples-to-oranges/

* "The Pandemic Isn’t a Black Swan but a Portent of a More Fragile Global System:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-pandemic-isnt-a-black-swan-but-a-portent-of-a-more-fragile-global-system

* Well, shit. "Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus could be more contagious than original:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-05/mutant-coronavirus-has-emerged-more-contagious-than-original

* "WHO says 'there can be no going back to business as usual' after coronavirus pandemic:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/06/coronavirus-who-says-there-can-be-no-going-back-to-business-as-usual.html

* "Coronavirus was circulating in France in December, case report suggests:" https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-france-patient-zero-december.html

* "Japan Needs to Telework. Its Paper-Pushing Offices Make That Hard.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/business/japan-coronavirus-telework.html

* "Brazil: largest rise in Covid-19 deaths follows Bolsonaro 'worst is over' claim:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/06/brazil-coronavirus-deaths-covid-19-bolsonaro

* "Coronavirus in the U.S.: An unrelenting crush of cases and deaths:" https://news.uci.edu/2020/05/05/coronavirus-in-the-u-s-an-unrelenting-crush-of-cases-and-deaths/

* But provide no evidence. "Trump and some top aides question accuracy of coronavirus death toll:" https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-death-toll-d8ba60a4-316b-4d1e-8595-74970c15fb34.html

* "FDA reverses policy that let over 100 antibody tests on market without review:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/04/fda-enacts-stricter-rules-for-antibody-tests-after-congressional-investigation-233867

* "Kushner coronavirus effort said to be hampered by inexperienced volunteers:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kushner-coronavirus-effort-said-to-be-hampered-by-inexperienced-volunteers/2020/05/05/6166ef0c-8e1c-11ea-9e23-6914ee410a5f_story.html

* "Decreasing New York curve disguises national coronavirus increase:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/decreasing-new-york-curve-disguises-national-coronavirus-increase-83067461857

* "Trump touted reopening. Privately, his team sounded alarms.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/trump-fema-hhs-coronavirus-response-239652

* "Trump kicks off a day of whiplash over future of coronavirus task force:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/trump-white-house-coronavirus-task-force-239900

* "Chris Hayes on disconnect between Trump’s rhetoric and reality of coronavirus:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-disconnect-between-trump-s-rhetoric-and-reality-of-coronavirus-83087941954

* "Sen. Murphy on comparisons between coronavirus and gun violence in U.S.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-murphy-on-comparisons-between-coronavirus-and-gun-violence-in-u-s-83061829725

* "The White House has a plan. It just doesn’t involve you or me.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-the-white-house-has-a-plan-it-just-doesn-t-involve-you-or-me-83110469649

* "Trump contradicts nurse over PPE, Costco sees drop off as customers stay at home:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/06/coronavirus-latest-updates.html

* To sum up, the republican strategy for dealing with skyrocketing out of control infection in the South an Midwest is to: 1. Attempt to steal health care coverage from millions of Americans by trying to get the ACA declared unconstitutional. 2. Lie that there are enough accurate tests and supplies while refusing to actually supply enough accurate tests and supplies. 3. Make the infections ripping the rough nursing homes worse by loosening regulations designed to prevent infection. 4. Use the pandemic as an excuse for corruption and chronieism. 5. literally steal medical supplies from the VA and blue states to sell on the open market as a give away for rich profiteers and revenge against democratic governors. 6. Make it illegal for workers to sue fr CDC recommended safe conditions in meat packing plants which are spreading infection through their communities and killing people in droves thus removing all recourse and forcing workers to choose between infection and losing their jobs and benefits. 7. Blocking any plan designed to protect actual humans and keep them housed and able to pay bills while turning on the corporate welfare spigot and driving small businesses out of business. 8. Force economies open in areas where the pandemic is escalating fastest in order to maximize deaths, while knowing full well that killing all these people and driving small businesses to bankruptcy by withdrawing support when people are too afraid to patronize them will actually do more economic harm in the long run than lockdowns and will kill vastly more people than following the administrations own published health policy. 9 call on people to gather in large numbers in order to infect as many people as possible for the political and financial gain of those in power.

* "Inside Donald Trump and Jared Kushner’s Two Months of Magical Thinking:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/donald-trump-jared-kushners-two-months-of-magical-thinking

* "Coronavirus crisis compounded by disastrous Trump admin decisions:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/coronavirus-crisis-compounded-by-disastrous-trump-admin-decisions-83066949765

* This is very 1984. "AZ switches to Trump admin coronavirus model; moves up reopening:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/az-switches-to-trump-admin-coronavirus-model-moves-up-reopening-83118661610

* "Latest Atlanta coronavirus news: Georgia’s COVID-19 deaths pass 1,300:" https://www.ajc.com/news/latest-atlanta-coronavirus-news-georgia-covid-cases-near-30k/lwW4GD5N9hdTc6VK6lrIMI/

* "Two of the Country's Worst COVID-19 Hot Spots Are in Tennessee — Both Are Prisons:" https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pith-in-the-wind/article/21131644/two-of-the-countrys-worst-covid19-hot-spots-are-in-tennessee-both-are-prisons

* "Meatpackers cautiously reopen plants amid coronavirus fears:" https://apnews.com/83ef6383e6a437aae20962e3c9de8855

* "CDC: Almost 600 meatpacking workers in Nebraska tested positive for coronavirus in April:" https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/cdc-nearly-600-meatpacking-workers-in-nebraska-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-in-april/article_1050c4ad-0aaa-59db-8e1c-6892e2d709ab.html

* "58 percent of workers at Tyson meat factory in Iowa test positive for coronavirus:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/58-percent-workers-tyson-meat-factory-iowa-test-positive-coronavirus-n1200641

* "Trump agriculture secretary 'exhorts' meat plants to keep working:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-agriculture-secretary-exhorts-meat-plants-to-keep-working-83120197548

* "Trump makes odd choice of Iowa for coronavirus success narrative:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-makes-odd-choice-of-iowa-for-coronavirus-success-narrative-83117125985

* "State releases some data on nursing homes hit by COVID-19, but advocates push for more:" https://www.crainsdetroit.com/health-care/state-releases-some-data-nursing-homes-hit-covid-19-advocates-push-more

* "Detroit finds success against coronavirus with rapid testing strategy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/detroit-finds-success-against-coronavirus-with-rapid-testing-strategy-83068485658

* "Trump: Coronavirus briefings will return, blasts ‘angry’ CBS News reporter:" https://nypost.com/2020/05/05/trump-says-coronavirus-briefings-will-return-blasts-cbs-news/

* "‘Grammie’s Taking Food to Other People’: A Trucker Keeps Trucking:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/us/coronavirus-trucker-food-delivery-protection.html

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* "Fauci: No scientific evidence the coronavirus was made in a Chinese lab:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/05/anthony-fauci-no-scientific-evidence-the-coronavirus-was-made-in-a-chinese-lab-cvd/

* "‘We’re all trying to figure out the right answer’: Pompeo defends mixed messages on Wuhan lab:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/mike-pompeo-wuhan-lab-coronavirus-239985

* This reminds me so much of the Hornblower Episode with the shitty Royalist attempt to invade France, only the farce level is turned up to eleven here in reality. "Trump Just Inspired the Dumbest Damned Coup Plot in LatAm History, Complete with a QAnon Crazy:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/in-venezuela-trump-just-inspired-the-dumbest-coup-plot-in-latin-american-history-complete-with-a-qanon-crazy

* "CNN sends Trump campaign cease-and-desist letter for misleading ad:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/media/trump-campaign-ad-cease-and-desist/index.html

* Meanwhile in Autocracy News, Dear Leader is trying to buy a propaganda network outright. "“Trump Is Really Aiming to Take Down Fox”: A Group Associated With Donald Trump Jr. Is Buying a Major Stake in OANN:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/05/trump-is-really-aiming-to-take-down-fox?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=vf&utm_mailing=VF_CH_Exclusive_050420&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bda40263f92a40f7d4e1769&cndid=209222&hasha=6a46201277c146b20ed1b6b047f76ae2&hashb=6c9d3420c599969b86f88c2d5ad7ac0d96e1b563&hashc=0f58e2e45d9cdafe75207260e221fdd4ee1af9da63898e127ec9f8efb54b5041&esrc=GAsweeps&utm_campaign=VF_CH_Exclusive_050420&utm_term=VYF_Cocktail_Hour

* "House says it wants to keep investigating Trump for possible impeachable offenses:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/29/politics/mueller-grand-jury-house-impeachable/index.html

* "Ousted vaccine director files whistleblower complaint alleging coronavirus warnings were ignored:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/05/politics/rick-bright-complaint/index.html

* "Virus Whistle-Blower Says Trump Administration Steered Contracts to Cronies:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/us/politics/rick-bright-coronavirus-whistleblower.html

* "'Clear cronyism' included in HHS whistleblower allegations:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-clear-cronyism-included-in-hhs-whistleblower-allegations-83068485653

* "Trump says Fauci will testify before Senate, blasts House ‘setup’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/05/kellyanne-conway-fauci-kavanaugh-236640

* "McConnell continues court-stacking mission during global pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mitch-mcconnell-continues-his-court-stacking-mission-during-global-pandemic-83111493539

* "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized, plans quick return to work:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-hospitalized-plans-quick-return-to-work-83063877648

* "Thomas Piketty - The Economic Outcome of COVID-19 and "Capital and Ideology":"

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* "Danny Meyer - America's Restaurant Industry in the COVID-19 Era:"

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* "ADP's April private jobs report shows worst losses in its history:" https://www.axios.com/adp-private-jobs-report-coronavirus-7b14ba73-863a-4375-849a-d9a1dc716791.html

* "U.S. Senate Republicans crafting 'narrow' business liability protections: McConnell:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senate-republicans-crafting-narrow-business-liability-protections-mcconnell-idUSKBN22H2NI

The Republican War on Workers continues to pile up corpses in the Midwest, so republicans need to protect companies refusing to implement CDC safety protocols from any consequences. After all, profits for the very richest people are worth so much more than the lives of American workers to them. Republicans insist orporations are people, but workers never are.

* They are still holding back half the money basically because 45 is racist. Meanwhile, people have been literally dying. "Treasury to begin distributing virus relief money to tribes:" https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/treasury-to-begin-distributing-virus-relief-money-to-tribes/article_d3963344-25a7-56fe-8c05-374dac9af984.html

* "Trump admin. left Native Americans waiting for COVID-19 aid for 39 days:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-admin-left-native-americans-waiting-for-covid-19-aid-for-39-days-83061829805

* Which is a lie, of course, since the pandemic is mostly wore in red states right now, and also we subsidize red states with our tax money. Also, we are one country. Also viruses don’t care about state borders and trashing the economy fucks us all, and.... "Trump says 'bailouts' unfair to GOP since states needing aid 'run by Democrats in every case':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-says-bailouts-unfair-gop-states-needing-aid-run-democrats-n1200116

* "Trump's push to reopen US risks ‘death sentence’ for many, experts warn:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/06/trump-economy-reopen-us-experts-warning

* You think? Estimate is 3000+ throughout the summer. "Trump to ABC's David Muir: 'Possible there will be some' COVID-19 deaths as country reopens:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-abcs-david-muir-covid-19-deaths-country/story?id=70515537&cid=clicksource_4380645_2_heads_hero_live_hero_hed

* "Texas Governor Admits Dangers of Reopening State on Private Call With Lawmakers:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-governor-greg-abbott-admits-dangers-of-reopening-state-on-private-call-with-lawmakers/

* "Trump cheers on governors even as they ignore White House coronavirus guidelines in race to reopen:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-cheers-on-governors-as-they-ignore-white-house-coronovirus-guidelines-in-race-to-reopen/2020/05/04/bedc6116-8e18-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html

* "The Daily 202: Barr memo threatening lawsuits against coronavirus restrictions is a warning shot:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2020/04/28/daily-202-barr-memo-threatening-lawsuits-against-coronavirus-restrictions-is-a-warning-shot/5ea7a78e88e0fa3dea9c4414/?no_nav=true&p9w22b2p=b2p22p9w00098

* "Making public transit safe a next hurdle in easing lockdowns:" https://apnews.com/abb17db0529df7d398fec6ca8711cc0b

* Republicans insist that stealing health care from millions of Americans is essential, especially in a Pandemic. "Trump will urge Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/trump-supreme-court-obamacare-240366

* "‘I’m qualified and ready’: Stacey Abrams on potential Biden VP tap:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-i-m-qualified-and-ready-stacey-abrams-on-potential-vp-tap-from-biden-83113029579

* "Trump order to paint border wall black could drive up cost $500 million or more:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/trump-border-wall-black-paint/2020/05/06/dbda8ae4-8eff-11ea-8df0-ee33c3f5b0d6_story.html

* "On the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a Modern Day Lynching:" https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2020/05/on-the-murder-of-ahmaud-arbery-a-modern-day-lynching.html

They proudly admitted to stalking and murdering an innocent unarmed black person, but the cops let them go because a black man going about his business in public is such a threat that it always justifies his murder in Georgia. The police claim that despite video evidence, he was somehow jogging so aggressively the white men had to jump in their car, chase him down and shoot him on site. The Georgia police also insist that unarmed black people are not protected by stand your ground so they have no right of self defense, whereas stand your ground does allow white men to freely chase people with cars to murder them.

* "‘It looks like murder’: Stacey Abrams on Ahmaud Arbery shooting:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-it-looks-like-murder-stacey-abrams-on-ahmaud-arbery-shooting-83113029519

* TW: Rape. "DeVos unveils rule that boosts rights for students accused of sexual misconduct:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/betsy-devos-sexual-misconduct-rule-schools-240131

* I wish rapey, racist Kevin Spacey would shut up and go away instead of reurning yet again to pretend he's somehow a martyr for experiencing extremely mild concequences for his pedophilia.

* "People are selling ‘thank you NHS’ rainbow flags that definitely don’t resemble LGBT+ Pride flags at all. Not one bit:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/06/nhs-rainbow-flags-ebay-thank-you-lgbt-rainbow/

* "Trans Indonesians are being forced into torturous exorcisms in a cruel attempt to ‘save’ them from their gender:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/07/indonesia-trans-exorcism-islam-shamanism-purge-evil-spirits-conversion-therapy/

* Spoiler: It’s for venal reasons and only directed at China, not all country specific censorship. "Ted Cruz Blasts Hollywood's 'Kowtow' to China's Antigay Censors:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/5/06/ted-cruz-blasts-hollywoods-kowtow-chinas-antigay-censors

* "Mother accused of child abuse for letting non-binary 8-year-old do drag hits back at transphobic trolls:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/06/drag-kid-non-binary-salt-qween-mother/

* "Gambier Becomes First Ohio Town to Pass LGBTQ Protections by Zoom:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/5/05/gambier-becomes-first-ohio-town-pass-lgbtq-protections-zoom

* "The FDA's Blood Policy Still Frames HIV as a 'Gay Sickness':" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/5/06/fdas-blood-policy-still-frames-hiv-gay-sickness

* "The Things We Should Have Been Doing All Along! Brought to You By Coronavirus:"

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* "Coronavirus VI: Testing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Grim COVID-19 Death Toll Prediction, Mutant Coronavirus Strain & Faulty Antibody Tests:"

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* "Coronavirus Mask Wars:"

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* "China's Early Downplaying of the Coronavirus, Major Unrest at Amazon & Murder Hornets:"

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* "Anti-Lockdown Protests Erupt in the U.S. & Trump Moves the Death Toll Goalposts:"

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* "The FDA's Anti-Gay Blood Ban Holds Back Coronavirus Treatment:"

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* "A Ray of Sunshine - Baseball Resumes in South Korea, the Irish Return a Favor & Naked Bike Ride:"

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* "America's Meat Shortages, Jared Kushner's COVID-19 Cronyism & Alleged U.S. Coup Attempt in Venezuela:"

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* "The Pandumbic - Trump Visits an Arizona Mask Factory Without Wearing a Mask:"

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* When I went out to collect the cat food shipment today, I was scooting it back through the lobby with my foot while balancing on one crutch. I heard a door open in the hall. Luckily, they were down the other t, and the man waited with his head poking out instead of blythely proceeding as some of the Grad Students are apt to do. He saw me gimping along pushing the heavy box and huffing and puffing. Get this: he asked if I wanted a hand while staying in his doorway well over safe distance away. I thanked him, but explained I was high risk so best not. so polite and kind! He looked my ageish, though I'm bad at working these things out as people younger than me are sometimes all or mostly grey, but some are like me so idk. Genetics re weird. Also, he was masked up and at a distance. He had grey streaks though so odds are my agish: old enough to be considerate and vary; young enough to risk himself for a weird elder goth on a crutch. Anyway, it was textbook etiquette, I thought. He waited until I was scooting the thing inside to leave.

We're holding up well here supply wise. We have enough paper products for the nonce. We have about 2 month's supply of cat food carefully stockpiled as of today's shipment. Plan is to order the normal amount next month and rotate. Given shipping delays and lack of local supply I feel so much safer now we have a cushion instead of running out or nearly running out each time. The Millenials plan to go shopping soon and they have my list.

In bad news, I went out to drive the car around to keep the battery good during router reboot and discovered it wasn't. Let's hope Squirrel can recharge it for me when he gets home.

* Writing trans Characters: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/617371362719301632/hey-writeblr-so-i-have-a-question-that-im

* Okay, I know the ad writers probably got "agape" from C.S. Lewis' four loves, but it doesn't mean God's love in the Christian sense. It's means Zeus putting his dick in Leda or Ganymede or the like, which puts an entirely different spin on this commercial. Is this corporation planning to physically manifest and start fucking people in response to the pandemic?

Like, okay, a sexy god turning up in my bedroom during quarantine isn't the Worst thing that can happen, but... The last shot of the add is a woman with a baby. Is this corporation impregnating people door to door?

Anyway ancient Greek gods didn't have an abstract love for all humanity. They had a particular interest in particular humans that sometimes resulted in wars and sometimes in demi-gods.

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

* "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/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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "The road where everyone is hungry:" http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-42333743/dr-congo-crisis-on-kasai-s-hunger-road

* Trump-Russia in Under Three minutes: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/168534725227/sprmint-bkgsoda-understand-trumprussia-in-under

* "Will Trump's lows ever hit rock bottom?:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/12/12/trump-lows-ever-hit-rock-bottom-editorials-debates/945947001/

* "Trump to send astronauts back to the moon -- and eventually Mars:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/11/politics/trump-astronauts-moon/index.html

* "Trump: I originally backed Luther Strange because Moore couldn't win:" https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/13/trump-responds-alabama-senate-election-2017-294168

* "Two Trump judge nominees out after criticism:" https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/13/brett-talley-trump-nominee-withdraws-295322

* "Trump Promises ‘Giant Tax Cut’ and Money in Pockets by February:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-13/trump-says-republicans-are-very-very-close-on-tax-deal

* The Tax Scam just passed Reconciliation and they are planning to vote next week. We need to stop them! https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/168529649248/what-doug-joness-win-means-for-healthcare

* "Republicans forge tax deal, final votes seen next week:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax/republicans-forge-tax-deal-final-votes-seen-next-week-idUSKBN1E71A5

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/

* Save the Internet: http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/168468089389/spread-this-like-wildfire

* "McCain back in hospital for treatment related to cancer therapy:" http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/364775-mccain-back-in-hospital-for-treatment-related-to-cancer-therapy

* "The Government Is Trying to Make It Impossible For Reality Winner to Defend Herself in Court:" https://theintercept.com/2017/12/05/reality-winner-trial-nsa-russia-election/

* "Sweet Win In Alabama!:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/12/sweet-win-in-alabama.html

* "Minnesota governor names Lt. Gov. Tina Smith as Franken replacement:" https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/13/tina-smith-replace-al-franken-minnesota-senate-294940

* "Schumer calls cops after forged sex scandal charge:" https://www.axios.com/schumer-calls-cops-after-forged-sex-scandal-charge-2517019807.html

* "Trans Americans Will Be Allowed To Enlist on January 1:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/12/trans-americans-will-be-allowed-to.html

* "How a Quaker sect shaped homes around the world:" http://www.cnn.com/style/article/design-miami-shaker-movement-furniture/index.html

* "An archaeological dig unearths one of the earliest slave remains in Delaware:" http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/trending/an-archaeological-dig-unearths-one-of-the-earliest-slave-remains/article_e7114765-d8e7-5524-97ca-daa005f2ec70.html

* I forgot to mention the lovely gift of a manicure kit and a monster supply of nail wraps that came yesterday. Thank you. I gave myself a day of rest, which I needed. Unfortunately i complete forgot two things I was meant to do today. Sigh.

Tavy came for his first extended shoulder cuddle and two hour arm nap since Livia came last night. Today I was awakened by them playing amoung my legs. Later Tavy sat on my hip while she tried out all the mests on or about my person, before settling in to nap on top of my. Her first on the person sleep! Squirrel commented on how much better behaved he is generally since she came and refereed to Livia as a "Good influence.

* If women wrote about men's bodies the way men write about women's: https://thewynne.tumblr.com/post/168502091570/persephone-devotee-probablefox

* "Why You Need To Be More Excited About Bisexual Rosa Diaz:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/why-you-need-to-be-more-excited-about-bisexual-rosa-diaz/

* "19 School Powerpoint Presentations That Give Zero Fucks:" https://www.buzzfeed.com/hattiesoykan/powerpoint-presentations-that-give-zero-fucks?utm_term=.irdO7WXb9#.tyKjyZrk3

* I am not the sort of person who reads celebrity auto-biographies unless there is a compelling reason to. A friend with excellent taste recommended Rupert Everett's Vanished Years for me specifically, and provided some charmingly worded excerpts in support of this being clearly book for me. I started it Wednesday evening and it is both written in an absolutely delightful voice, and almost unnervingly like the inside of my skull. This is one of those incredibly rare, but wonderful experiences of finding some similar. The details are different, but the mental furniture is recognizable to the point that the differences startle. My friend says there is a story later on that is so like one of mine one would think he had pinched it from me, though him being elevenish years older, logic suggests the other way around. I am charmed. I am fascinated. I can't wait to see what happens next. Apparently it's one of a set and he has some novels. Apparently I absolutely have to read them all.

Who knew he could write like this? No wonder I had such a fascination with him in high school when I saw him in Another Country, the first of two total movies I've seen in my entire life that spoke in anyway to my own teenaged experience. It is unnerving and amazing.

I should likely mention it’s really well written and witty enough to startle me into audible laughter.

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

* "Help us stop the humanitarian crisis on Manus:" https://www.asrc.org.au/donate-now/

* "RISE (Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees):" https://www.givenow.com.au/riserefugee/donate

* How to help Rohingya refugees: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/world/asia/rohingya-aid-myanmar-bangladesh.html?emc=edit_nn_20171012&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=50784086&te=1&_r=0

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

* Trans Lifeline is one of those organizations you can call at (877) 565-8860 in the US and in Canada (877) 330- 6366.

* The Trevor Project has a 24 hour hotline geared toward helping our youth, and you can call it at 1-866-488-7386

* Republicans are trying to kill library funding. Help us save the libraries. http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/federallegislation/fight-for-libraries

* Resistance links for the tax cuts for the rich: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/166977878817/fullhalalalchemist-the-gop-is-aiming-for-a-65vc

* Scripts for resisting the Tax Bill: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/168175070608/the-tax-bill-just-passed-the-senate-heres-what

* 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/

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

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

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

* "Archaeologist says fire, not corn, key to prehistoric survival in arid Southwest:" https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/uoc-asf112717.php

* "The Ancient Andean Tradition of Eating Clay May Have Helped To Protect Health:" https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/11/28/564866619/the-ancient-andean-tradition-of-eating-clay-may-have-helped-to-protect-health

* "Five Things to Know About Queen Charlotte:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews-arts-culture/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-queen-charlotte-180967373/

* "Why 19th-Century Americans Drank From Coconut Shells:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/coconut-dippers-america-water-houseware-1800s

* "Fashionable Victorians Wore Pumpkin Orange For Fall:" http://bust.com/style/193518-victorian-orange-fashion.html

* "Victorians Partied Hard On Halloween:" http://bust.com/living/193702-victorian-halloween-party.html

* "The Tempest At Galveston: 'We Knew There Was A Storm Coming, But We Had No Idea':" https://www.npr.org/2017/11/30/566950355/the-tempest-at-galveston-we-knew-there-was-a-storm-coming-but-we-had-no-idea

* "A 100-year-old US riot only now being talked about:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42116688

* "Ani Pachen (1933-2002) Tibetan Warrior Nun:" http://rejectedprincesses.tumblr.com/post/168296941388/ani-pachen-1933-2002-tibetan-warrior-nun-whew#notes

* Saturday, Livia decided she would like to sleep in my leg mest. Tavy decided that I am his personal private Hu-Mon and he has no intention of sharing. As a result, I kept waking up to cats squabbling on top of me. She was really brave and even tried to get on while I was visibly awake and reading. At which point he completely ,lost his shit and I was forced to intervene on her behalf. Repeatedly. For hours while I finished today's Unnatural Poisoning chapter, did meds, got dressed, etc.. This after two nights of assholery sparked by two bedding changes and visitors. At least it was clear to the both of them that I supported Livia's right to be on the bed. Eventually I dragged myself out and they had a last squabble and then sulk napped separately until they were enough friends again to cuddle nap. I've been keeping an eye on him in case he gets too rough with her.

Sunday, Tavy let Livia sleep on her special blanket near my feet, but not in the leg mest. There was dramatically less squabbling today.

* Free Fantasy story with some M/m erotica in it. "Pluck't - Chapter I:" https://www.wattpad.com/503326004-pluck%27t-chapter-i

* Snerk. "When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell writes a deeply dishonest op-ed about the Senate GOP tax plan, there’s only one appropriate response: The red pen.:" gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/168426845457/repmarktakano-when-senate-majority-leader

* "No Vacancy:" http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/168302454815#notes

* "Brush Up Your Shelley With 'Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years':" https://www.npr.org/2017/11/25/563736769/brush-up-your-shelley-with-frankenstein-the-first-two-hundred-years

* "Female Characters to Avoid in your Writing: An Illustrated Guide. :" http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/168306563020/female-characters-to-avoid-in-your-writing-an

* "11 Gingerbread Houses To Make You Drool:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2017/12/10/11-gingerbread-houses-to-make-you-drool.html

* I'd watch it: https://www.tumblr.com/reblog/168327096695/njKS0cV4/?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fseananmcguire.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F168327096695%2Foxymoraa-feynites-concept-a-movie-where-a

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

* "Help us stop the humanitarian crisis on Manus:" https://www.asrc.org.au/donate-now/

* "RISE (Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees):" https://www.givenow.com.au/riserefugee/donate

* How to help Rohingya refugees: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/world/asia/rohingya-aid-myanmar-bangladesh.html?emc=edit_nn_20171012&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=50784086&te=1&_r=0

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

* Trans Lifeline is one of those organizations you can call at (877) 565-8860 in the US and in Canada (877) 330- 6366.

* The Trevor Project has a 24 hour hotline geared toward helping our youth, and you can call it at 1-866-488-7386

* Republicans are trying to kill library funding. Help us save the libraries. http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/federallegislation/fight-for-libraries

* Resistance links for the tax cuts for the rich: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/166977878817/fullhalalalchemist-the-gop-is-aiming-for-a-65vc

* Scripts for resisting the Tax Bill: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/168175070608/the-tax-bill-just-passed-the-senate-heres-what

* 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/

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

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

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

* Male Mediocrity and Harassment: http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/164943683000/lindentreeisle-akamine-chan

* "‘This is crazy,’ sobs Utah hospital nurse as cop roughs her up, arrests her for doing her job:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/09/01/this-is-crazy-sobs-utah-hospital-nurse-as-cop-roughs-her-up-arrests-her-for-doing-her-job/?utm_term=.eff64a32fda6

* "What does it mean to be a billionaire?" http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/164897425945/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-billionaire#notes

* "New Mycenaean tombs discovered during latest excavations in Nemea, Greece:" http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/26893-new-mycenaean-tombs-discovered-during-recent-nemea-excavations-in-greece.html

* "Archaeology: Ancient tavern, shops found under Sofia’s Sveta Nedelya Square:" http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/08/25/archaeology-ancient-tavern-shops2-found-under-sofias-sveta-nedelya-square/

* Today we had a proper September rain and reasonable early September weather. Heaven. I went out to pick up my Winter food flats. I still have one out standing that I don't expect for a while as there is a delay at manufacturer, but I knew that when I ordered it.

What is the deal with Winter food flats? Over the years, various safe for me to eat, easy to make, shelf stable emergency foods have quietly disappeared from the local shelves. If you are as sick as I often am, things like nutritious, good tasting, easy on the stomach, low sodium, things I can prepare in five minutes or less are magic. Unfortunately, if one is ordering food, it comes in a minimum quantity. On the upside, if I do it this way, I get a quantity discount on top of my coop member discount. It represents a large outlay at once, but is long run cheaper. Usually I space this stuff out, but I waited too late in season last March or April, and stuff was out for the summer. I was worried if I didn't order now, summer seasonal would be gone or I might miss Autumn in the press of Autumnal foods tempting me not to plan ahead.

I am not going to starve whatever, as I possess a ridiculous amount of rice and pasta. For me the issue is balancing nutrition around my SPD, medical, and chronic illness stuff. I discovered I alarmed some people about the food supply here, so I want to reassure people that I'll be okay. Squirrel teases me about my Zombie Apocolypse food horde of pasta and the like. I just... feel so much better with winter emergency supplies safely tucked up.

* I was meant to be doing the stack of bureaucracy came in this week or do an ebay auction, but instead, my body threw a tantrum so that's eating my night. Damnit.

* "A Guide to Making Up Diseases (as Explained by a Biologist):" http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/164827227260/a-guide-to-making-up-diseases-as-explained-by-a

* Impressively Creepy Apocolyptic Dream: http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/164831047320/rcmclachlan-i-just-woke-up-from-the-craziest#notes

* "Janet has no chill at all, no chill at all has she:" http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/164839967295/ive-always-been-madly-in-love-with-the-story-of

* Want to donate to the windshield wiper fund? (32$ Needed). Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

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

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

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

* Authorities in Antigua & Barbuda want people to go through the Red Cross right now, as what is needed is centralized relief through a legitimate charity. https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-irma-donations?scode=RSG00000E017&utm_campaign=irma&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwZr44KqX1gIVCIR-Ch0EXQQ0EAAYASAAEgJnBPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CJqzzvKql9YCFY2Tfgods-gBXQ

* "How to Help Hurricane Harvey Victims:" http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/08/27/how_to_help_hurricane_harvey_victims.html

* "Disaster Relief and Support for Libraries:" http://www.txla.org/news/2017/08/disaster-relief-and-support-for-libraries

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

* "Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide:" https://www.splcenter.org/20170814/ten-ways-fight-hate-community-response-guide

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

* How white Protesters can weaponize their whiteness: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/164390645622/alvaroarbeloa-vaspider-okay-friends-lets

* List of places to donate to help trans service members and fight the planned attack on active duty trans soldiers: https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/163475550346/moonbian-hey-i-know-reblogging-posts-about-how

* Red Cross is taking donations for Western Wildfire Relief: http://www.redcross.org/local/oregon/ways-to-donate/wildfires

* (This is here as a reminder to me for later). "Can you recommend me some good books, essays, etc. about witches, witchcraft, witch trials in England?:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/164664427028/dear-pauline-can-you-recommend-me-some-good

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

* "Pauline Hanson wears burka in Australian Senate:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-40957255

* "Migrant crisis: Spain rescues 600 people in:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40957089

* A reminder about Colonialism, BP, the CIA, and the modern history of Iran: http://browngurlwfro.tumblr.com/post/164422885508/ithelpstodream

* "Is Russia using the Alt-Right to undermine U.S. democracy?:"

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* "Who’s the conspiracy theorist once retweeted by Trump?:"

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* "Outcry after Trump defends Confederate monuments:"

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* "Heather Heyer’s mom gives heartbreaking yet stirring funeral speech:" https://mic.com/articles/183859/heather-heyers-mom-gives-stirring-funeral-speech-this-is-just-the-beginning-of-heathers-legacy?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=main&utm_source=policymicTBLR#.XD1gQ6kXu

* "Illinois Senate passes measure calling for neo-Nazis to be classified as terror groups:" http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/346436-illinois-senate-calls-for-neo-nazis-to-be-classified-as-terror

* "Archaeologists find key to tracking ancient wheat in frozen Bronze Age box:" https://phys.org/news/2017-07-archaeologists-key-tracking-ancient-wheat.html

* "Iron Age settlement found on West End housing development:" http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/regional/herefordshire/15449090.Dig_reveals_village_castle_was_left_unfinished/

* "Fort Built by Mysterious 'Painted People' Found in Scotland:" https://www.livescience.com/59990-pictish-fort-unearthed-in-scotland.html

* "Dig reveals village castle was left unfinished:" http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/regional/herefordshire/15449090.Dig_reveals_village_castle_was_left_unfinished/

* "Dick Gregory's devastating, and funny, attack on racism:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/20/opinions/dick-gregory-model-opinion-obeidallah/index.html

* "You Bet Your Life - OUTTAKES (Complete!):"

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* "Eartha Kitt, I Want to be Evil:"

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* Want to donate to help make the car safe for rain? Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* ""Infodump," "Mary Sue" And Other Words That Authors Are Sick Of Hearing:" http://io9.gizmodo.com/infodump-mary-sue-and-other-words-that-authors-are-1663345948

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

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

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

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

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

* How white Protesters can weaponize their whiteness: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/164390645622/alvaroarbeloa-vaspider-okay-friends-lets

* List of places to donate to help trans service members and fight the planned attack on active duty trans soldiers: https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/163475550346/moonbian-hey-i-know-reblogging-posts-about-how

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

* "Manchester Arena blast: 19 dead and more than 50 hurt:" http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-40007886

* "Yemen war: Major cholera epidemic feared, says charity:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39996900

* TW: Rape, Pedophila "South African men march against abuse of women and children:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39988267

* "Trump does not say ‘radical Islamic terrorism’:"

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* "Sheriff Clarke: A ‘fraud’ with fake medals?:"

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* "Barber reignites King’s ‘Poor People's Campaign’:"

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* "Texas GOP Messes With Texas Trans Kids:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/05/texas-gop-messes-with-texas-trans-kids.html

* "African Pantheons and the Orishas: Crash Course Mythology #11:"

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* "This powerful Twitter account is sharing the names of Jewish refugees the US turned away in 1939:" https://mic.com/articles/166948/this-powerful-twitter-account-is-sharing-the-names-of-jewish-refugees-the-us-turned-away-in-1939?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=main&utm_source=policymicTBLR#.BJDKmJTlK

* To Tavy's great delight, the garden was full of butterflies to watch through the window today.

* The If Women Wrote Men post keeps getting better: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/160953941842/if-women-wrote-men-the-way-men-write-women

* Star Trek Economics and Basic Income: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/160953464237/mrbumblepants-actuallykylekallgren

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

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

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

Want to fight Climate Change? "Ready to Mobilize? Start Here!:" http://www.theclimatemobilization.org/start_here

* Distressed by the anti-gay genocide in Chechnya and the anti-gay laws in Russia? Donate here: https://lgbtnet.org/en

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

* This is a Real Life friend of mine. They do very much need the money and a number of people and beasts depend on him and his husband. They have been incredibly helpful and supportive of me. If you can kick in, it is a kindness.: https://www.youcaring.com/tod-788345

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

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

* "Ethno-nationalism sweeping the west?:"

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* "Tillerson, China, and tensions over North Korea:"

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* "Trump scandals overshadow Navy's biggest corruption case:"

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* "From baseless tweet to international incident:"

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* "PBS on the chopping Block:"

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* "Was fired U.S. Attorney investigating HHS secretary Price?:"

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* "Obamacare is not in ‘death spiral’:"

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* "Was Jane Austen poisoned? New evidence about the writer’s weakened eyes raises questions.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/03/13/was-jane-austen-poisoned-new-evidence-about-the-writers-weakened-eyes-raises-questions/?utm_term=.13b492d4fa95

* "Supernatural, Season 12, Episode 15: Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2017/03/supernatural-season-12-episode-15.html

* "The Selfish Redemption:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2017/03/the-selfish-redemption.html

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

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1744067.html

* "Montenegro: Russia involved in attempted coup:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/21/europe/montenegro-attempted-coup-accusation/

* Daesh burnt the museum in Mosul including the rare books room. "Rubble and ash in Mosul museum retaken from Islamic State:" http://www.ocregister.com/articles/islamic-746015-state-mosul.html

* "Revised executive order bans travelers from six Muslim-majority countries from getting new visas:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/new-executive-order-bans-travelers-from-six-muslim-majority-countries-applying-for-visas/2017/03/06/3012a42a-0277-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_trumpban-1017a-tabphonenews%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.bd6249b4a0ac

* "Businessman with links to Russia and Donald Trump dies in unexplained circumstances:" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ukranian-businesman-russia-and-donald-trump-dies-michael-cohen-michael-flynn-donald-trump-vladimir-a7612866.html

* "Pence story on Flynn impossible to believe:"

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* "50 days of 'facts':"

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* "Abrupt Trump purge of US attorneys raises questions:"

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* "Former Reagan Aide: “Trump is decimating State Dept…to force military solutions”:" http://shareblue.com/former-reagan-aide-trump-is-decimating-state-dept-to-force-military-solutions/#.WL3B8OmNUtY.twitter

* "Donald Trump’s Worst Deal:" http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/13/donald-trumps-worst-deal

* Someone really ought to read 45 "The Boy who Cried Wolf."

* Looks like the targeted reprisals are starting. "Khizr Khan cancels Toronto trip after being told his travel privileges are being ‘reviewed’: reports:" http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/khizr-khan-forced-to-cancel-toronto-trip-after-being-told-his-travel-privileges-are-being-reviewed/

* "In Trump’s ‘Maternity Leave’ Plan, The Devil — and the Stereotypes — Are In the Details:" https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/trumps-maternity-leave-plan-devil-and-stereotypes-are-details

* "Leashes Come Off Wall Street, Gun Sellers, Polluters and More:" https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/05/us/politics/trump-deregulation-guns-wall-st-climate.html?_r=0&referer

* "Privately run immigration detention is so violent that prisoners beg to be kept in solitary:" https://boingboing.net/2017/03/11/captive-audience.html

* "‘Economic terrorism’ bill would toughen penalties on protesters who block roads, damage property:" http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article136241788.html

* "After Decades In The U.S., NY Immigrant With Years-Old Pot Conviction Faces Deportation:" http://gothamist.com/2017/03/03/trump_deportation_ice.php

* "The Creators Of TrumpCare On TrumpCare: 'Don't Call It TrumpCare':"

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* "Maz Jobrani Has Been Directly Impacted By Trump's Travel Ban:"

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* "China's Trump-Branded Massage Parlours Rub Stephen The Wrong Way:"

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* "ASoIaF Re-Read: The Princess in the Tower, AFFC:" http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/157527809417/asoiaf-re-read-the-princess-in-the-tower-affc

* "The Expanse Escalates Even Further:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/the-expanse-s02-e07/

* "Penny Dreadful, Season 3, Episode 4: A Blade of Grass:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2016/05/penny-dreadful-season-3-episode-4-blade.html

* "Themes Urban Fantasy Needs to Explore:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2017/03/themes-urban-fantasy-needs-to-explore.html

* "Storytelling Through Costume: The Badass Black Tank Top Walks the Line:" http://www.tor.com/2017/03/08/storytelling-through-costume-the-badass-black-tank-top-walks-the-line/

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

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1741698.html

* "Abortion in Ireland: The fight for choice - BBC News:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39183423

* "Northern Ireland Woman Sentenced Over Self-Induced Abortion:" http://www.refinery29.com/2016/04/107798/northern-irish-woman-self-induced-abortion-news?utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_medium=post

* "Sexist MP argues women should "earn less” because they’re inferior — and gets shut down:" https://mic.com/articles/170234/watch-this-european-lawmaker-obliterate-another-who-said-women-must-earn-less?utm_source=policymicTBLR&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social#.LrRVzz73H

* "Poisoned River:" https://www.viceland.com/en_us/video/poisoned-river/5888ca17f46523d027f95e11

* "The Urban Rez:" https://video.vice.com/en_ca/video/the-urban-rez-1-349/5888c9b7f46523d027f95e10

* "Russian Hackers Said to Seek Hush Money From Liberal Groups:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-06/russian-hackers-said-to-seek-hush-money-from-liberal-u-s-groups

* "Trump has set the US up to botch a global health crisis:" http://www.vox.com/2017/3/4/14803596/trump-pandemic-response-global-health-cdc

* "Rep Swalwell makes case for independent Trump Russia inquiry:"

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* "Putin animosity for Clinton stems from role at State Department:"

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* "Trump, Tillerson weaken State Department as Putin would want:"

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* "Truth closer on Trump camp pro-Russia influence on GOP platform:"

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* "Signs of continuing Russia influence in US raise alarm:"

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* "Trump leaves State Department out of Mexico meeting:"

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* "Fmr Ambassador Fried: West at lowest we've seen since the 1930s:"

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* Is anyone surprised? "Flynn was a foreign agent during the campaign:"

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* So basically the government will have less revenue and there will be less enforcement against rich tax cheats like Trump and his friends. "Under Trump, an Already Depleted I.R.S. Could Face Deep Cuts:" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/us/politics/trump-mnuchin-irs.html?_r=0

* "New EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Is Balking at Trump’s Big Budget Cuts:" http://finance.yahoo.com/news/epa-chief-scott-pruitt-balking-124100391.html

* "Home Alone in the Trump Administration:" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/opinion/home-alone-in-the-trump-administration.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur

* "Interior secretary Ryan Zinke rides a horse to work:" http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/02/interior-secretary-ryan-zinke-rides-a-horse-to-work-.html

* "White House proposes steep budget cut to leading climate science agency:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/03/03/white-house-proposes-steep-budget-cut-to-leading-climate-science-agency/?utm_term=.659fd75332ab

* "Chaffetz 'cell phone or health care' remark boosts opponent:"

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* "Bernie Sanders sounds off on Trumpcare:"

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* "Carville: It won't be easy to sell 'Chumpcare':"

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* "No, Paul Ryan, there's no 'death spiral':"

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* "Poverty in the developed world doesn’t look like a refugee child with flies on their face.

It looks like a normal person in normal clothes, in a normal apartment, with their bills spread out on the kitchen table, crying."
http://sodiumflare.tumblr.com/post/158169945275/daftpunk-delorean-jumpingjacktrash

* "Some GOP lawmakers’ block-everything mentality could imperil big-picture plans:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/some-gop-lawmakers-block-everything-mentality-could-imperil-big-things/2017/03/04/ca60b436-005b-11e7-99b4-9e613afeb09f_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.0c1800be5645

* "TSA's new "pat-downs" are so invasive, airports are pre-emptively warning cops to expect sexual assault claims:" http://boingboing.net/2017/03/06/a-date-with-doctor-jellyfinger.html

* "Hawaiian Sovereignty:" https://www.viceland.com/en_us/video/hawaiian-sovereignty/5888c9e9617e8f2d5c71fae3

* "Deportation of grandmother leaves a San Diego military family reeling:" http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-grandmother-deportation-20170304-story.html

* "Happy International Women's Day 2017:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/03/happy-international-womens-day-2017.html

* "Moni's SB 6 Opposition Testimony:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/03/monis-sb-6-opposition-testimony.html

* "Sex Positions or CIA Code Names?:"

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* "The GOP Still Hasn't Figured Out Health Care:"

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* "Ivanka Trump's Fake Feminism:"

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* "That Was the Week that WTF:"

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* "Full Frontal Insta-vestigation: Scott Walker Is A Human Garbage Disposal:"

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* "Trumpcare Bill: Nasty, Brutish and Short:"

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* "TSA Airport Pat-Downs Are Getting WAY More Intimate:"

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* "Republicans Release New Health Plan, And We're All Going To Die:"

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* "Ben Carson Wants To Put Something Inside Your Head:"

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* "White People Are Having a Good Time in America:"

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* "Trump Doesn't Seem to Remember "The Forgotten Man":"

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* "TrumpCare, Russian Ambassadors And Other Things Bad For Your Health:"

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* "The Creators Of TrumpCare On TrumpCare: 'Don't Call It TrumpCare':"

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* I managed to sort out the garden as I was intending to do before the snows. I cleared out the dead foliage and shifted things around so pots with current plants get the best sun as I need to do periodically. Crocuses are up and it looks like hyacinths are on the way. http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/158201603292/i-managed-to-sort-out-the-garden-as-i-was

* "Supernatural, Season 12, Episode 14: The Raid:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2017/03/supernatural-season-12-episode-14-raid.html

* "The Walking Dead Clears my Skin, Waters my Crops with a Richonne-centric Episode:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/walking-dead-clears-skin-waters-crops-richonne-centric-episode/

* "Depicting Child Characters:" http://mythcreants.com/blog/depicting-child-characters/

* "LGBT+ Representation Should Not be a Zero-Sum Game:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/lgbtq-representation-not-zero-sum-game/

* "Taboo Was Good But Not Up To My Expectations:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/taboo-good-not-expectations/

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

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1741367.html

* I don't blame him at all. "Exclusive: Trump presser convinced NSC candidate Harward to...:"

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* "JFK on the importance of the press to a free society:"

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* "Trump hits new low as war with press moves beyond just talk:"

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* Donald Trump has declared the free press as "the enemy of the American People."

* "Trump's 3 trips to Mar-A-Lago as president cost an estimated $10 million in federal funds:" https://mic.com/articles/168954/trump-s-3-trips-to-mar-a-lago-as-president-cost-an-estimated-10-million-in-federal-funds?utm_source=policymicTBLR&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social#.X0V8HxIol

* "Trump is already detaining and trying to deport the "Dreamers" Obama said could stay in the country:" https://mic.com/articles/168727/trump-detaining-deport-dreamers-daca-not-criminals?utm_source=policymicTBLR&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social#.7erezL136

* "Rep. Castro: Trump admin. coming for undocumented immigrants:"

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* Scott Pruitt is in as head of EPA, even though he's opposed to everything they stand for and has repeatedly sued them in favor of polluters, and has spent years illegally withholding FOIA documents.

* "Judge's e-mail order could move Pruitt from frying pan to fire:"

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* "The Most Quoted B.S. Myth Inside The Right's Media Bubble:" http://www.cracked.com/blog/a-sadly-necessary-primer-constitutional-rights/

* "Fracking And What New EPA Means For Your Health:" http://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2017/02/17/fracking-and-what-new-epa-means-for-your-health/#3c6d5fb01258

* "Barney Frank: Here's how to successfully lobby your congressperson:" https://mic.com/articles/167878/barney-frank-heres-how-to-not-waste-your-time-pressuring-lawmakers#.3s5dwWzMa

* "Trump At The Westminster Dog Show: Grab 'Em By The Puppy:"

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* I dreamed I'd ordered a Head Full of Bees from Think Geek. No really. It was an artificial hive in the shape of an oversized roman portrait bust. You pulled the trays in and out at the back.

* In other news, I woke in noticeably less terrible shape. I have hopes that antibiotic two will pull me out. I'm still crap, but it's a more functional variety of crap. I promptly burned most of the spoons changing the sheets and pillow cases.

* "Friday Discussion: Isolated Tokens: Being the Only One:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2017/02/friday-discussion-isolated-tokens-being.html

* I wish I could afford to have this done. "Crispin Young Wilson is a server hardware repairer from Hood River, Oregon, who also does some painting on the side. On Sunday, Crispin was getting ready for her latest project.:" https://www.buzzfeed.com/bradesposito/look-up-kiddo?utm_term=.kyEE1dQaY#.ktWndj3WZ

* "Six Swans:" https://mtfhod.tumblr.com/post/157390907770/the-six-swans

* "The Frustratingly Harmful LGBT+ Representation in Weiseroff's Westeros:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/frustratingly-harmful-lgbt-representation-weiseroffs-westeros/

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

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1736283.html

* "Gold Star father Khizr Khan condemns Muslim ban:"

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* "Immigrants left in limbo after Trump order:"

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* "Outcry over Trump’s Muslim ban continues:"

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* "What should the Democrats do next?:"

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* "GOP leaders won’t back Trump on voter fraud:"

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* "DAPL: What you need to know now:"

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* "States propose bills to penalize protests:"

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* "Federal agencies resist science deniers:"

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* "Sunday Sweets For Puzzle Lovers:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2017/1/29/sunday-sweets-for-puzzle-lovers.html

* "Writing With Color Top Posts + Other Useful Ones:" https://thewightknight.tumblr.com/post/156526846573/writingwithcolor-writing-with-color-top-posts

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

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1730080.html

* "A Runaway Child Bride Forges Her Own Path:" http://www.takepart.com/feature/2016/10/24/selvi-child-bride-turned-taxi-driver?cmpid=tp-fb

* Is anyone really surprised that the Muscovite Candidate is out making enemies in Western Europe and threatening to pull out of NATO? "Trump worries Nato with 'obsolete':" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38635181

* "Trump vs. the media:"

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* Republicans want to remind you that a loss of three million jobs, 3-4 million working people losing their health care, the cost of an estimated 1.5 trillion dollars, and all the people who will die because they will lose their insulin, chemotherapy for their cancer, etc., is a small price to pay for a tax cut for the richest 2%. After all who cares how expensive it is or how many people will literally die as long as they can pass a law that only helps the incredibly rich.

* "Protests off to early start ahead of Trump inauguration:"

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* The Real Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: http://satyrday.tumblr.com/post/155975190751/neurodiversitysci-alwaysbewoke-edwinizm

* "Donald Trump's Eventful Martin Luther King Day Weekend:"

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* "John Scalzi's 10-point plan for getting creative work done in the age of Trump:" http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-hollywood-values-updates-john-scalzi-s-10-point-plan-for-getting-1483653314-htmlstory.html

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* Suicide Crisis numbers: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/153016816845/non-us-crisis-line-list

* Victim of a Hate Crime? Report to the police first, but also report here to help the SPLC track incidents: https://www.splcenter.org/reporthate

* Trans Relief Project: http://transrelief.com/

* "Donate to the SPLC:" https://donate.splcenter.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=463

* "A List of Pro-Women, Pro-Immigrant, Pro-Earth, Anti-Bigotry Organizations That Need Your Support:" http://jezebel.com/a-list-of-pro-women-pro-immigrant-pro-earth-anti-big-1788752078?rev=1478710019591&utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

* General Charities list to help groups being targeted in Trump's America: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/153111297079/charities-that-may-need-some-love-in-the-upcoming

* Where to donate to help Immigrants: http://colinfirth.tumblr.com/post/152963467726/carecen-la-center-for-community-change

* Ways to protest: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174f0WBSVNSdcQ5_S6rWPGB3pNCsruyyM_ZRQ6QUhGmo/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true#

* More ways to protest "So here’s the deal:" http://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/153516131819/so-heres-the-deal

* "10 ways we can help Standing Rock Indian Reservation.:" http://browngurlwfro.tumblr.com/post/153755459138/dooder-tooder-this-is-a-photo-my-friend-posted

* "List of Standing Rock Resources:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/152671392633/list-of-standing-rock-resources

* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

* This is the patreon of an RL friend with etsy link: https://www.patreon.com/karjack

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1726471.html

* "Michelle Obama hits the trail with Clinton:"

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* "RNC tries to wall off Trump on poll watching:"

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* Mike Pence is NOT a lesser evil. He’s just quieter about being horrible. "Trump: Women in the military is bedlam:"

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* "Donald Trump: Greatest baseball player in NY, just ask him:"

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* Sigh. "Sordid Weiner saga intersects 2016 presidential campaign:"

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* "An election all about sex and gender:"

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* "A Historian of Fascism on How Trump’s Rhetoric Will Permanently Affect American Politics:" http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/interrogation/2016/10/donald_trump_s_fascism_is_rooted_in_his_own_self_interest.html

* "What is the gender pay gap and is it real?: The complete guide to how women are paid less than men and why it can’t be explained away:" http://www.epi.org/publication/what-is-the-gender-pay-gap-and-is-it-real/

* "Why Doesn’t Spending Time With Women Make Men Less Sexist?:" http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/10/why-doesnt-spending-time-with-women-make-men-less-sexist.html

* "White armed occupiers were acquitted. Native American activists were tear gassed.:" https://thinkprogress.org/white-armed-occupiers-were-acquitted-native-american-activists-were-tear-gassed-a928ba6b7955#.qxh38pugh

* "The Agency Designed to Protect Civilians From the Police Actually Protects Police From Civilians:" https://www.thenation.com/article/the-agency-designed-to-protect-civilians-from-the-police-actually-protects-police-from-civilians/

* "Joe Biden Unloads On The Potential Groper-In-Chief :"

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* Attn: Greenwick. ":"

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* "Donald Trump's Star Attacked On Hollywood Walk Of Fame :"

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* NWS. "Stephen and Run the Jewels Present "The Halloween Wiggle" :"

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* "If Women Wrote Men the Way Men Write Women.:" https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/if-women-wrote-men-the-way-men-write-women

* I am disappointed in Dirk Gently. I adore Douglas Adams and I keep wanting someone to make a good adaptation of really any of his things. I love the Dirk Gently books and they seemed ideal to adapt. I thought they could start from the ones that exist, plus the fragment and spin out from there, once they'd established the world. Instead, they've put the books as back story and are doing Dirk Gently in Seattle. It's not terrible like the mess
Hollywood made out of Hitchhikkers, but it's not what I wanted. Dirk Gently is not the Dirk gently in my head. There are lines and elements I recognize, and it is clearly vaguely inspired by the books, but it's not Douglas Adams, just fragments of him embedded in something else.

I wrote that hours ago, but it is still astonishing me. The thought process had to have been: The main audience for a Dirk Gently TV Show is clearly people who want to see the books turned into a TV Show, so why don't we make a show called Dirk Gently, but refuse to adapt the books. Surely people tuning in specifically to watch an adaptation of the books would prefer we didn't.

* "Halloween Through the Years:" https://weather.com/photos/news/vintage-halloween-costume-photos

* "Elephants Have a Blast Smashing Giant Pumpkins at Oregon Zoo's 2016 'Squishing of the Squash' Event:" http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2016/10/elephants-have-blast-smashing-giant.html

* Me watching this week's Blunt Talk: No Walter, no! D:

* "Interplanetary Experience:" http://xkcd-rss.livejournal.com/445540.html

* "Cap’n, Crunched:" http://dorktowerfeed.livejournal.com/448345.html

* Hurricane Matthew has been catastrophic for the people of Haiti. 800 or more are dead and 60,000 or more displaced. Want to help?

Haitian local charities: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154561836757433&set=a.84340697432.97916.713622432&type=3&theater
Doctors Without Borders: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/country-region/haiti
Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/donate/disaster-relief?donationProdId=prod12750029&scode=RSG00000E017&gclid=COnZ5tmJys8CFRBEfgodzWoPXQ

* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:" http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general

* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help

* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1709633.html

* Current lilies: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/147170466247/current-lilies

* I was watching a foreign language film and there was this extremely fat character, and what fascinated me about him was that the movie treated this as unmarked. The point of the character was his expertise and empathy, not his weight. There were no crass fat jokes. It was not an "issues" roll. There was no intervention. There were no physical comedy beats focued on his weight. No one referenced hi body at all. The character could have been any weight at all and just happened to be very, very fat. I was beautiful.

I thought, when was the last time I saw any media made in America with a fat character where the point of the character implicitly or explicitly had nothing to do with the character's weight? I'm not thinking of any off the top of my head. In American movies and television weight is always a problem. It is the subject of shaming news reports. It is subject to ugly fatphobic jokes. It is used in dehumanizing ways, like the murrder victim in Seven. Fat bodies are often depicted as disgusting or shut ins or villians. It is used to mark a character as sexually undesirable or as a particular often racialized stereotype. It can occasionally be used well in a feminist sense to call out fatphobia as it was used in Spy, but it is never ever an unmarked trait as it was in this film.

That strikes me as pretty fucked up, given the givens. Why can't we have fat people just being people with character traits and narrative purpose that has nothing to do with our fucked up body shaming? Why can't fat people just be people in our media?

* "Three things being a (failed) beauty queen taught me about being a writer:" https://avian30.com/2016/03/25/three-things-being-a-failed-beauty-queen-taught-me-about-being-a-writer/

* Last weekend, Squirrel wandered through on the way to the kitchen and was shocked to hear me screaming in frustration, "Outlaw them! Outlaw them all! Send everyone of them to Norway and let the Norwegians sort them out!" at the Saga of the People of Reykjadal and Killer-Skuta. I never said I was easy to live with.

* Proof I'm not a proper adult #11: I still think of St. Sebastian as the Patron Saint of Bondage and Kink in general.

* So I'm rewatching TNG. You would think, I'd have been all over Star Trek: The Next Generation, seeing as how I was raised on ToS. (My dad and I watched the reruns over and over through my growing up. I watched the animated series when it was new. I had a Kirk and spock action figures. I had the damned colourforms.) The thing is, the first season was a very complicated year for me involving nearly dying three times amoung other things and I saw only the finale. The next two seasons of TNG coincided with me being a Philosophy Monk with little access to television and I missed the first half of the fourth season because I had no television at all.

My friends in Corvallis were very into it. My Lover was very into it. I ended up watching the back half of the forth season in real time while catching up on the older seasons as I could find them. The result was, that Tasha Yar was a sort of legend, much talked about and debated by my friends, who spent a lot of time just generally on analysis. The Tasha I imagined was amazing. When syndication finally brought her around to me, I was less impressed. The version I'd built in my head was so much better than the one on the screen.

This is emblematic of the my experience in general. I know it's get better. I remember the dramatic improvement in the final season. There are a lot of characters in the show, I liked, but my opinion of the hot mess the writers made of the first season and the sexism in general and occasional cringe worthy racism in the portion of the first season I have seen thus far validate my anger and disappointment in these things back when the show was new.

The writing of the women is just terrible. I may try to write another time about just why Tasha is a disappointment to me and always has been, but I haven't the heart for it just now. My original complaints about Deanna Troi stand. She and her power are written incredibly inconsistently. You can see the poor actress trying to work with what she's given and carry with dignity the outfits they put her in. I do not blame her, nor do I blame the woman playing Tasha. It's outright the fault of the writers who never bothered to sit down and conceive of either of the characters as whole human beings the way they did with the male characters. I knew this going in, though the pervasiveness of the problem startled me rather. The writers decided to make both of them some degree of incompetent, unlike all the male core crew who are all depicted a good at their jobs. This is particularly the case with Deanna, who I know will turn out to be the world's worst shrink, though I haven't gotten to the parts that show that yet.

It's a problem. So is first season Beverly Crusher, though not as obvious a problem as with the other two. This was a surprise to me as I missed it 20+ years ago, maybe because of my youth at the time and maybe because I saw her first in a much more developed form, midway through TNG's total run. By then she was more fleshed out. Back here in firt season, she is allowed to be competent at her job, but outside of the job, her characterization revolves around being Wesley's mother, her dead husband, and her possible relationship with Picard. She's not quite a whole person yet, but it's easy not to notice.

Then there are so many problems with the plots. So. Many. Problems. Them not having any kind of hazmat type suits when they go to investigate what might be a deadly biological or chemical hazard and not even bothering with gloves when handling bodies. The over use of Q in the first half of first season. I think, like the Borg, a little Q goes a long way. Use him to often and he is annoying and he loses his punch. So many of the plots fall apart like tissue paper. I can see the bones of what the show can be in some of the characters and plots, but season on is a mess.

There were surprises. Beta version Ferengi are embarrassing, especially as I'd just been watching the first half of DS9 where they are people with a culture instead of bouncing around hissing and... hard to believe they could run, let alone build star ships. I... like Wesley a bit better than I did back in the day. I had always been of the opinion that the problems with Wesley Crusher, like the problems with Ms. Troi could be traced to the writing. I always said the acting was excellent and that may actually have been part o the problem. Wil Wheaton was clearly taking the part as written and playing Wesley as a coherent person, made as believable as he could manage given the writing. I think a worse actor might have protected himself more obnoxious elements in the character as written. Instead, Wil Wheaton takes it all the way. I could actually spot the individual episodes that made my friends so angry at the character. I can see exactly why the character was so hated by that first audience. This time, I notice the nuance that is there whenever the script lets Mr. Wheaton display it. It is, in it's way as admirable as poor Sir Anthony Hopkins in Bram Stoker's Dracula trying valiantly to play the part as Mr. stoker actually wrote it in his book and make occasionally complete nonsense lines sound not only like sense, but things Book Von Helsing would have said even as the rest of the actors appear to be playing space aliens with no familiarity with the book or human behavior. I know liking Wil Wheaton is cool now, but back then I was often the lone voice in the room standing up for his acting and vilifying the writers (which I also did for Marina Sirtis, who I felt was unfairly blamed for the craptastic writing she was given to work with). Anyway, I see whole episodes now I'm in the back half of Season One, where I do like Wesley, which is a real surprise, since the ones I remember liking him in were later in the character run. (I still stand by the opinion my lover and I at the time had, which was they should have evolved Wesley in a completely different direction than they ended up doing, but that's another story). Anyway, another surprise is how violent and impulsive season One Picard is. I suspect they were trying to make him more like Kirk, though by the time I started watching it, Riker bore Kirk's mantle and Picard had grown into the Picard I remember. It's a subtle thing I missed first time around from not watching them in the right order.

This time, I am also really seeing the seams: the places they are trying to do the Original Series vs. the bits where you can see the characteristic TNG showing through. The result is a weird patchwork. I think I'd be having more fun picking it a part if the pervasive sexism weren't so exhausting.

* "Lord of the Rings Re-Read: A Knife in the Dark:" http://www.fandomfollowing.com/lord-rings-re-read-knife-dark/

* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Donate to help refugees: http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general

* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1686710.html

* This contains a list of links regarding the ruling conservative party in the UK literally killing disabled people by starving them to death, etc. https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/141296070033/sacculetta-eggheadcheesybird-physicist-pi

* "At least 48 transgender women killed in Brazil in January:" http://feministing.com/2016/02/03/at-least-48-transgender-women-killed-in-brazil-in-january/

* "Alleged Islan Nettles Killer Rejects Plea Deal, Going To March 30 Trial:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2016/03/alleged-islan-nettles-killer-rejects.html

* "Unjust SB 180 Passes KY Senate:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2016/03/unjust-sb-180-passes-ky-senate.html

* "Caitlyn Wants To Be A Trans Ambassador For Trans Oppressor Ted Cruz:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2016/03/caitlyn-wants-to-be-trans-ambassador.html

* "Say Hello To Lilly:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2016/03/say-hello-to-lillly.html

* I surprised Tavy napping on the bed when I went in to bring him goosh, poor little guy, and he fled back to his bunker.

* "On Creating an Inclusive Fandom:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2016/02/on-creating-inclusive-fandom.html

* "Marginalized Characters: Banished to the Plot Box:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2016/03/marginalised-characters-banished-to.html

* EBAYs, 4ish days, no bid:

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* Zimbabwe has joined Ethiopia in disaster level drought People and animals are dying. Want to help? https://www.wfp.org/help

* Help the poisoned children of Flint Michigan. "Water Crisis:&"; https://www.cfgf.org/cfgf/GoodWork/FlintArea/WaterCrisis/tabid/855/Default.aspx

* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan

* Want to help finance my meds/medical co pays? Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:" http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general

* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1663647.html

* NWS. "NZ minister gets dildo in face after TPP signing (VIDEO):" https://www.rt.com/news/331376-tpp-joyce-protest-dildo/

* "Australia's offshore asylum policy ruled legal by High Court:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35479173

* So now it's looking like the Ted Cruz campaign robo-called Iowa voters telling them the lie that Ben Carson has dropped out. That looks really unequivocal on the scale of deliberate and that plus the email makes it hard to believe that this was not coordinated and targeted from very high up. I just don't see how you record and send out a robo call by accident.

* "Why We Need To Keep Using "White", "Male" and "Straight" as Labels:" http://www.fandomfollowing.com/labels-of-white-straight-cis-and-male-and-why-we-need-to-keep-them-around/

* "Black Girls Breaking Silence on School Push-Out :"

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* "Puerto Rico releases a new gender change form for driver’s licenses!" http://www.transequality.org/blog/puerto-rico-releases-a-new-gender-change-form-for-driver-s-licenses?utm_content=bufferb0fe7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

* "Quiet Portrayals of Minorities:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2016/01/quiet-portrayals-of-minorities.html

* "It's A Sweet Day For A Winter Wedding:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2016/1/24/its-a-sweet-day-for-a-winter-wedding.html

* "Sunday Sweets Inspired By The Red Carpet!:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2016/1/31/sunday-sweets-inspired-by-the-red-carpet.html

* No PBS, small children are not "literally sponges." For example, children have a centralized nervous system, complete with a brain capable of learning new things, whereas sponges have no nervous system at all (or a digestive or circulatory system). Children can not live under water; sponges require submersion to live. Do not put babies in the ocean! It is very bad for them! Indeed, it's hard to imagine a multicelluar organism less like a human baby. Can you please fix this commercial? It's been a year.

* "American Horror Story, Season 5 (Hotel), Episode 11: Battle Royal:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2016/01/american-horror-story-season-5-hotel.html

* "American Horror Story, Season 5 (Hotel), Episode 12: Be Our Guest:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2016/01/american-horror-story-season-5-hotel_15.html

* "My fave is problematic: Harry Potter:" http://www.fandomfollowing.com/my-fave-is-problematic-harry-potter/

* Due to scheduling conflicts, it wasn't possible for me to watch the US Nationals or the Europeans live. I am instead catching them piecemeal as I can. Adam Rippon and Max Aaaron gave lovely mature skates, but as beautiful as they are to watch neither is on the level of the young men coming up in Asia. Nathan Chen skates like the future though, and I expect him to be giving Jin Boyang a run for his money soon, even though he does need to work on his artistic and performance aspects. The Ladies? The ladies broke my heart. There were some lovely passages, but all I kept thinking while watching them is how far they are behind the Russian women. I am old enough to remember when we were producing some of the best women skaters in the world, I'd like to see us do it again.

* Zimbabwe has joined Ethiopia in disaster level drought People and animals are dying. Want to help? https://www.wfp.org/help

* Help the poisoned children of Flint Michigan. "Water Crisis:" https://www.cfgf.org/cfgf/GoodWork/FlintArea/WaterCrisis/tabid/855/Default.aspx

* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan

* Want to help finance Hector's cat food and my meds/medical co pays? Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:" http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general

* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1652824.html

* "After I Lived in Norway, America Felt Backward. Here’s Why.:" http://www.thenation.com/article/after-i-lived-in-norway-america-felt-backward-heres-why/

* "At Biotech Party, Gender Diversity Means Cocktail Waitresses:" http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-13/at-biotech-party-gender-diversity-means-cocktail-waitresses

* "A Black Woman Walks Into A Gun Show:" http://www.buzzfeed.com/kashanacauley/what-its-like-to-be-a-black-woman-at-a-gun-show#.rqL6gQZVV

* Racism Infographic: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/138721650597/america-wakiewakie-one-of-the-most-sinister

* "You Can Get PTSD From Staying In An Emotionally Abusive Relationship:" https://www.yahoo.com/health/you-can-get-ptsd-from-1332555794948150.html

* "Toronto constable guilty of attempted murder in 2013 streetcar shooting of teen:" http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/james-forcillo-verdict-1.3414974

* "Debunking the myths of OCD - Natascha M. Santos :"

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* "The contributions of female explorers - Courtney Stephens:"

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* "155-year old mouse trap claims its latest victim:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/138723507102/155-year-old-mouse-trap-claims-its-latest-victim

* Hector kept escalating until he had another small stroke. The second in the last week. He's been getting all the cuddles, and I'm making sure he has lots of tuna. We ended up not podcasting, though the visit was good.

...And vehicle renewal came today. It's gone up and I don't have the money for it. I know, I know. I need to do more ebay sales.

* "Shallow Descriptions of People of Colour:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2016/01/shallow-descriptions-of-people-of-colour.html

* Random thought: Were Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Betta fish?

* I keep poking at why I'm so angry about the loss of Mazikeen's mask in Lucifer. It's a little hard to put into words, but I'm going to give it a try. Mazikeen's feelings about her appearance are important to her character design in the graphic novels. She is very specifically furious about having her agency stolen in regards to how she presents herself and very specifically about being made symmetrical to conform to human standards of beauty. The fact that the person who did it was well meaning and had no way of knowing she was doing harm doesn't cut any ice with Mazikeen. For her it was a fundamental violation of Self. When the show creators decided to through that whole part of her identity as a demon and as a character out, they are fundamentally tossing out a big part of who she is and how she thinks and identifies. They are also violating her exactly the way she was violated in the books and presenting this as voluntary. A Mazikeen who chooses to walk around looking conventionally, symmetrically attractive in this particular way instead of choosing a mask so she can maintain a crucial part of who she is, isn't Mazikeen. Yes, I know they are solving mysteries instead of doing the comics plot, but calling her Mazikeen and changing something so fundamental to her character design and arc is creepy and terrible. The nuance of the parts of the story around appearance and identity were incredibly important to me as a reader. I am angry enough about it that I'm having trouble concentrating on anything else they are trying to do.

I know, I know, for most people this is trivial. To me they have taken a character who is important to me and gutting her. It isn't just the loss of the mask, it's what it represents both for the story/character and for what it portends for the treatment of source elements in the series. I can only think they fundamentally misunderstand the text they are adapting from or they have no respect for it. Either way.... Yeah. I'm out.

* "Selznick and the Maxims of Adaptation:" http://www.fandomfollowing.com/selznick-and-the-
* Help the poisoned children of Flint Michigan. "Water Crisis:" https://www.cfgf.org/cfgf/GoodWork/FlintArea/WaterCrisis/tabid/855/Default.aspx

* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan

* Want to help finance Hector's cat food and my meds/medical co pays? Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:" http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general

* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1652543.html

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