gwydion | Entries tagged with zombies

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

* "Gaza population down by 6% since start of war - Palestinian statistics bureau:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-population-down-by-6-since-start-war-palestinian-statistics-bureau-2025-01-01/

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* "Palestinian-American explains why he is suing the State Department over U.S. support for Israel:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/palestinian-american-explains-why-he-is-suing-the-state-department-over-u-s-support-for-israel-227711045998

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* "Two killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv, Ukraine says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-new-year-drone-strike-kyiv-officials-say-2025-01-01/

* "Russia’s War Economy Is Hitting Its Limits:" https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/14/russia-war-putin-economy-weapons-production-labor-shortage-demographics/

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* "U.S. strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after American warships attacked, CENTCOM says:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-strikes-houthi-targets-yemen-warships-attacked/

* "Ceasefire between Turkey and US-backed SDF in northern Syria holding, Pentagon says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ceasefire-between-turkey-us-backed-sdf-northern-syria-holding-pentagon-says-2024-12-30/

* "How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad:" https://archive.ph/fT7tB#selection-504.0-504.1

* "An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of sectarian violence:" https://apnews.com/article/syria-homs-alawites-hts-assad-sectarian-6c8d534d9f93da13dc8629f2f2c49aae

* "Venezuela opposition urges protests against Maduro's inauguration:" https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241231-venezuela-opposition-urges-protests-against-maduro-s-inauguration

* "Some missing residential school students disappeared into arranged marriages, report says:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/arranged-marriages-residential-schools-1.7396200

* "China-backed election raises fears of 'negative peace' in Myanmar:" https://www.voanews.com/a/china-backed-election-raises-fears-of-negative-peace-in-myanmar/7921313.html

* "U.S. Treasury says its computers were hacked by a Chinese 'threat actor' in a 'major incident':" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/us-treasury-says-computers-hacked-chinese-threat-actor-rcna185809

* "Biden unveils final $2.5B security aid package for Ukraine:" https://www.politico.eu/article/joe-biden-announces-his-final-2-5-billion-security-aid-package-to-ukraine-war/

* "Biden honors Liz Cheney, Bennie Thompson with top civilian award:" https://www.npr.org/2025/01/02/g-s1-40817/biden-liz-cheney-presidential-citizens-medal

* It's to keep Trump from appointing extra partisan incompetents. "Biden vetoes bill that would have created dozens of new federal judge slots:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/23/biden-vetoes-bill-federal-judge-slots-00195981

* "Biden administration scraps rules to expand birth control access:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/23/biden-admin-birth-control-rule-00195979

* "US appeals court blocks Biden administration effort to restore net-neutrality rules:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-appeals-court-blocks-biden-administration-net-neutrality-rules-2025-01-02/

* "Senate Democrats blast Supreme Court's 'ethical crisis' as investigation concludes:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-democrats-blast-supreme-courts-ethical-crisis-investigation-rcna184987

* "Yellen: US will hit debt ceiling in mid- or late-January:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/27/congress/yellen-sees-u-s-hitting-debt-ceiling-in-early-2025-00196091

* "How Much Tax Do America's Undocumented Immigrants Actually Pay? [Infographic]:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2016/10/06/how-much-tax-do-americas-undocumented-immigrants-actually-pay-infographic/

* "The Walmart Effect: New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/walmart-prices-poverty-economy/681122/

* "Strike Against Amazon Ends But Teamsters Warn "Stay Tuned":" https://www.nycclc.org/news/2024-12/strike-against-amazon-ends-teamsters-warn-stay-tuned

* "House ethics watchdog unfurls campaign finance allegations against two members:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/01/02/congress/house-ethics-violations-allegations-00196307

* "Trump endorses Johnson for speaker:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/30/congress/trump-endorses-johnson-for-speaker-00196113

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

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

Please add more below if you have them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* "Ohio changes election forms to protect transgender political candidates:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/ohio-election-forms-transgender-candidates

* "Indiana Republicans target transgender people in one of new year’s first anti-LGBTQ+ bills:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/indiana-transgender-sports-ban

* "Florida Republican wants to ban Pride flags in public buildings:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/florida-randy-fine-pride-flags

* "Will American democracy follow Joe Biden into the sunset in 2025?:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/will-american-democracy-follow-joe-biden-into-the-sunset-in-2025

* ""This is Trump’s America now!": MAGA diehards jumpstart a new year of political violence:" https://www.salon.com/2024/12/30/this-is-trumps-america-now-maga-diehards-jumpstart-a-new-year-of-political-violence/

* ""President Musk" And The Dangers Of Plutocracy:"

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* "Why Does Elon Musk Want to Kill Wikipedia?:"

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* "Trump weighs in on H-1B visas amid legal immigration fight:" https://www.semafor.com/article/12/29/2024/trump-fails-to-clarify-stance-on-highly-sough-h-1b-visas-wanted-by-silicon-valley

* "Trump tech bros spar with MAGA loyalists online:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-tech-bros-spar-with-maga-loyalists-online-228053573772

* "Elon Musk ‘melts down’ after underestimating wrath of MAGA trolls:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/elon-musk-melts-down-after-underestimating-wrath-of-maga-trolls-228186181734

* CW: Sexual Abuse. "Court rejects Trump appeal in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse and defamation case:" https://www.npr.org/2024/12/30/nx-s1-5243228/federal-appeal-trump-e-jean-carroll

* "South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash that killed 179:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/south-korea-to-inspect-boeing-aircraft-as-it-struggles-to-find-cause-of-plane-crash-that-killed-179/ar-AA1wH0UX

* "Chile's giant 'living fossil' frog faces threat from climate change and humans:" https://www.reuters.com/science/chiles-giant-living-fossil-frog-faces-threat-climate-change-humans-2024-12-18/

* "Bird flu has killed 20 big cats including cougars at a U.S. wildlife sanctuary:" https://www.npr.org/2024/12/26/nx-s1-5239841/bird-flu-kills-20-cats-washington-sanctuary

* "Hungry or horny? Whale makes record swim halfway across planet:" https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/record-humpback-whale-migration/

* "A Homeowner Found Huge, Fossil Teeth While Mowing the Lawn. Then, Excavations Revealed a Complete Mastodon Jaw:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-homeowner-found-huge-fossil-teeth-while-mowing-the-lawn-then-excavations-revealed-a-complete-mastodon-jaw-180985703/

* "Archaeology news: New Polish Viking Sword!:"

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* "Vlad the Impaler | Extra History Complete | European History:"

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* "The Black Dinner - Scottish History - Extra History:"

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* "When the United States Tried to Get on Top of the Sex Trade:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/12/16/empire-of-purity-eva-payne-book-review

* "Disney's Animatronics: A Living History:"

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* "Tragedy Lingers Inside Chornobyl’s Abandoned City:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/abandoned-chernobyl-disaster-ukraine

* "the Sham Legacy of Richard Feynman:"

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When I got to my first college to be a philosophy monk, guys were all abuzz about "Surely You're Joking."

I intended to read it eventually, but I kept shying away instinctively. I think I subconsciously picked up on what time of guys were into Feynman.

(There was an exception, who used to also tell his dad's Feynman stories from when they were working together. These stories were amusing in a way that the Feynman Bros quoting the book weren't. He wasn't a Feynman cultist, but rather someone with stories to contribute about Feynman in Feynman based conversations, if you get my meaning.)

This piece was illuminating and helpful to me.

* "Why we will never have another president like Jimmy Carter again:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/jimmy-carter-remembered

* "President Jimmy Carter dead at 100 — here's his history as an LGBTQ+ ally:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/jimmy-carter-dead-100

* "Pete Buttigieg remembers warmth and kindness of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/pete-buttigieg-praises-jimmy-carter

* "Stacey Abrams honors Jimmy Carter: He ‘remade Democratic politics’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/stacey-abrams-honors-jimmy-carter-he-remade-democratic-politics-228186693960

* "11 Rare Old Words for the Heinous and Villainous:" https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/83472/11-rare-old-words-heinous-and-villainous

* At bedtime Monday morning I noticed some weird things with my vision in my right eye. I looked them up and it sure sounds like a retinal tear. (I know, don't trust Web M.D., but shit is sudden, extreme and weird. I thought of alternate explanations, but I liminiated all of the non-medical ones. Fuck! Of course when everyone's off for holidays.

I have a scheduled appointment, I think for Monday. I should likely wait up and hope they are open today because it's getting worse.

* I was so exhausted I completely missed the Mummer's this year. :(

For those following the Special Assessment Saga, it was a good thing I raised and paid rent on top of what they took. Assholes still charged me a hundred dollar late fee because they fucked up December accounting. If they had taken rent instead of the third special assessment chunk without my knowledge or consent causing overdraft fees, then everything would have been paid to them on time, but I didn't know they were doing it until it was too late to fix, so here we are down an extra hundred for January with car fees and things coming due later in the month.

It will likely be all right. I will need to talk to Squirrel about it, but it will probably be all right.

I hate how extreme the punishment for doing nothing wrong has been in 2024, and it just keeps happening.

* I had so much fun with the dead podcast the back half of December. I ran out of episodes and find myself craving more.

It's an anthology series via Bloody Disgusting and the George A. Romero Foundation, so zombies.Like any anthology, so are more to my taste than others, but they were all worth listening to. They are shared universe, and do occasionally reference each other, but they also jump in time between stories and you could pretty easily listen to each story in any order. (A story is four episodes). The cast is diverse as one would expect given who is making these. The sound design fills me with horror and delight as is expected from Bloody Disgusting. For real, the zombie eating people sounds are far more awful than seeing gore on screen would be, even knowing how they were made.

Something I wanted to mention is the zombie sounds. Walking Dead is such a big thing and has been since the first episode debuted that their rattling hiss zombie vocalizations tend to be what zombies sound like now. Older media did other things: Moans, silence, even words. I have even heard a roar in one fascinating low budget one. These days though? Rattling hiss tends to be what one hears even in a lot of non Walking Dead Properties.

I like how human they made their zombie vocalizations in The Dead. I like the slow transition from a human sounding sick and in pain getting less and less articulate to what sounds a lot like me levering myself out of bed on a bad pain day and hobbling around. I like that it reminds one how human the newly turned look and sound. I like that it sounds like they could start speaking again at any moment, that the sound design of the intro encourages one to strain to catch words that never come during the episodes proper.

This thing is beautifully done and addicting, even when I know exactly how things are going to go. (This isn't a dis. Most twists in anything I will see coming).

Anyway, if you like zombie stories, I suggest checking this out.

* "Video Games & the Sexy Gender Binary:"

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* "Horror Queers: Re-Animator (1985):" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/re-animator-1985/id1449041559?i=1000643633533

* "The 25 Best Queer Films of the Century So Far :" https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/the-25-best-queer-films-of-the-century-so-far

* "19 LGBTQ+ movies & TV shows coming in January 2025 & where to watch them:" https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/lgbtq-movies-tv-shows-january-2025

* "Horror Queers: Strangers on a Train (1951):" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strangers-on-a-train-1951/id1449041559?i=1000649018428

* "39 Amazing And Thought-Provoking Sculptures You've Probably Never Seen Before:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/39-amazing-and-thought-provoking-sculptures-you-ve-probably-never-seen-before/ar-AA1tHmuz

* "Riding Through Time: Vintage Motorcycle Photos of People Posing with Pride, 1920s-1950s:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/people-with-motorcycles-vintage-photos/

* "Stunning Black-and-White Photos That Capture the Spirit of 1980s Hong Kong:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/hong-kong-photos-1980s/

* "“The Council Requires Snackies”: 50 Hilarious Pics Of Cats Grouping Together Interview With Expert:" https://www.boredpanda.com/council-of-cats-pics/

* "Sunday Sweets: Jen's Happy Cakes:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-jens-happy-cakes-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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* "More than 4,000 arrested in Amhara as Ethiopia cracks down on militia:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/may/30/more-than-4000-arrested-in-amhara-as-ethiopia-cracks-down-on-militia

* "Ethiopia set a world record for displacements in a single year: 5.1 million in 2021:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/05/28/1100469734/ethiopia-set-a-world-record-for-displacements-in-a-single-year-5-1-million-in-20

* "Eritrean troops shell town in north Ethiopia - U.N.:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/eritrean-troops-shell-town-north-ethiopia-un-2022-05-31/

* "Ethiopia’s new rift: Amhara vs Abiy:" https://www.theafricareport.com/210237/ethiopias-new-rift-amhara-vs-abiy/

* "Yemenis face daily struggle to survive in besieged Taiz:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemenis-face-daily-struggle-survive-besieged-taiz-2022-06-03/

* "‘How Are They Weapons? That’s Only a Flashlight!’:" https://www.wired.com/story/hong-kong-protests-things-they-carried/

* "Rights groups allege French arms makers complicit in Yemen war crimes:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/rights-groups-allege-french-arms-makers-complicit-yemen-war-crimes-2022-06-02/

* "US basketball star Brittney Griner still locked-up in Russia after more than 100 days:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/brittney-griner-basketball-wnba-detention-russia/

* "French legislative elections 2022: How does this post-presidential election work?:" https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2022/05/30/french-legislative-elections-2022-how-does-this-post-presidential-election-work_5984994_8.html

* "Colombia’s Trump May Be Headed for the Presidential Palace:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/world/americas/colombia-presidential-election-hernandez-petro.html

"Mr. Hernández once called himself a follower of Adolf Hitler, has suggested combining major ministries to save money, and says that as president he plans to declare a state of emergency to deal with corruption, leading to fears that he could shut down Congress or suspend mayors."

* "'Something magnetic about her’: French ex-chambermaid Rachel Keke runs for MP after labour battle:" https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220531-something-magnetic-about-her-french-ex-chambermaid-runs-for-mp-after-labour-battle

* This is not helping! "Nationalist Flag March returns to Jerusalem in all its ugliness:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-05-29/ty-article/nationalist-flag-march-returns-to-jerusalem-in-all-its-ugliness/00000181-1159-d3ed-a7a3-375fa3a50000

* "Canada's government moves to make selling or importing handguns illegal:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/30/1102084025/canada-bill-freeze-handgun-sales-imports

* CW: Child Death "Nurse at Birmingham hospital held on suspicion of poisoning after death of child:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/23/nurse-at-birmingham-hospital-held-on-suspicion-of-poisoning-after-death-of-child

* "I have asthma and was tear gassed twice - Liverpool fan:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-61623276

* "Woman tracks down her own stolen car before a police investigation:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61592910

* CW: Animal Abuse. "West Ham footballer Kurt Zouma ordered to do community service over cat abuse:" https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jun/01/kurt-zouma-cat-abuse-videos-west-ham-footballer

* "How Partygate could do for Johnson as Black Wednesday did for Major:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/29/how-partygate-could-do-for-johnson-as-black-wednesday-did-for-major

* "Carrie Johnson’s texts about ‘the gays’ at centre of new Partygate storm:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/carrie-johnson-text-gays-partygate-storm/

* "Rail staff are set for battle, but a post-Covid strike could run off track:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/29/rail-staff-are-set-for-battle-but-a-post-covid-strike-could-run-off-track

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* "‘We’re playing with fire’: US Covid cases may be 30 times higher than reported:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/01/us-covid-surge-cases-rate

* "Youngest Children Could Get Covid Shots in Late June, White House Says:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/us/politics/children-covid-vaccine.html

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* "EU leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by the end of 2022:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/30/1102083611/eu-agree-partial-russian-oil-embargo

* "UK Pledges Missiles to Ukraine; New US Ambassador in Kyiv:" https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/06/02/uk-pledges-missiles-ukraine-new-us-ambassador-kyiv.html

* "‘The west can change the outcome’: plea for heavy weapons on Ukraine frontline:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/31/plea-for-heavy-weapons-ukraine-frontline-mykolaiv

* "UK says Russia's gains in eastern Ukraine have been 'slow and costly'; Putin blames West for food, energy crisis:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/04/russia-ukraine-live-updates.html

* "Ukraine war latest: Russia controls a fifth of Ukraine:" https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-61656289

* "Russian troops storm city amid eastern Ukraine bombardments:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/29/russia-ukraine-bombardments-00035855

* "'I watched from afar Russia’s latest merciless assault on Severodonetsk':" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61634050

* "Russia holds most of Severodonetsk, center of Donbas fight, official says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/31/severodonetsk-luhansk-donbas-ukraine-russia-war/

* "Russia strikes ‘nitric acid tank’ at chemical plant in Ukraine’s Severodonetsk:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/russia-strikes-nitric-acid-tank-at-chemical-plant-in-ukraines-severodonetsk/

* "Russia Trying to Capture Key Donetsk Cities: Governor:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-06-02/russia-trying-to-capture-key-donetsk-cities-governor

* "Russians attempt to advance toward Lysychansk, avoiding fighting across the Siverskyi Donets:" https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3497872-russians-attempt-to-advance-toward-lysychansk-avoiding-fighting-across-the-siverskyi-donets.html

* "Lyman overtaken by Russians; French journalist killed in Severodonetsk area:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/30/russia-ukraine-war-news-live-updates/

* "Russian Military Is Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine, U.S. Says:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/russia-military-eastern-ukraine.html

* "Russian soldiers get prison terms in second Ukraine war crimes trial:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/31/ukraine-russian-war-crimes-second-trial-sentencing/

* "An ‘unprecedented’ effort to document war crimes in Ukraine. But what chance of justice?:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/28/ukraine-war-crimes-investigations/

* "Ukraine war: Stories of torture emerging out of Kherson:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61607410

* "Evacuation halted after French journalist killed by shelling in Ukraine's Luhansk region:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-journalist-killed-shelling-ukraines-luhansk-region-governor-2022-05-30/

* "A Russian Plane Crashed Into a House. Death Was Parceled Out Randomly.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/world/europe/ukraine-russia-chernihiv.html

* "Lviv commemorates 243 dead children in Ukraine war with school buses memorial:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/02/lviv-commemorates-243-dead-children-in-ukraine-war-with-school-buses-memorial

* "The Russian soldiers refusing to fight in Ukraine:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61607184

* "Zelenskyy predicts mass protests in Europe if Ukrainian ports not unblocked:" https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/06/2/7350155/

* "Tending Russia’s Dead as They Pile Up in Ukraine:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/world/russian-casualties-ukraine.html

* "Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra sell trophy to buy drones for Ukraine's military:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/kalush-orchestra-ukraine-eurovision-russia-war/

* "Amid Increasing Protests Against War, Moscow Mayor Warns Of Repercussions:" https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-mayor-protests-warning-ukraine/31730885.html

* "The Ukraine War Is Transforming the LGBTQ+ Rights Landscape in Europe:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/5/16/ukraine-war-transforming-lgbtq-rights-landscape-europe

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* "OPEC+ agrees on March output rise amid oil price rally, defying pressure from U.S., India:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/02/oil-opec-seen-sticking-to-output-policy-as-prices-hover-near-record-levels.html

* "Congress Launches a New Bipartisan Effort to End the War in Yemen:" https://theintercept.com/2022/06/01/yemen-war-saudi-arabia-congress-bipartisan-biden/

* "Biden talks gun control, extremism with New Zealand's PM:" https://apnews.com/article/biden-new-zealand-texas-buffalo-congress-9d696b199f104d83159c99bc09d420e5

* "What other countries could teach Ted Cruz about solving a gun crisis:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/what-other-countries-could-teach-ted-cruz-about-solving-a-gun-crisis-141195845617

* This disgusts me. "Nancy Reagan honoured by White House on first day of Pride, sparking outrage:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/02/nancy-reagan-stamp-backlash-aids-white-house-pride-month/

* Finally! "For years White House interns have not been paid. That will soon change:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/02/1102593139/white-house-interns-paid

* "Biden cancels all remaining student loan debt from Corinthian Colleges:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/01/biden-administration-student-loan-debt-00036572

* "Undoing Trump, EPA to empower states and tribes to oppose pipelines:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/06/02/undoing-trump-epa-empower-states-tribes-oppose-pipelines/

* "House panel advances package of new gun bills after latest mass shootings jolt nation:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-control-bills-house-judiciary-committee-protecting-our-kids-act/

* "GOP congressman shows off home gun collection during first gun reform hearing after Uvalde shooting:" https://www.salon.com/2022/06/02/congressman-shows-off-home-collection-during-first-reform-hearing-after-uvalde/

* "Rep. Jeffries: Why the gun violence crisis requires a ‘national solution’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-jeffries-why-the-gun-violence-crisis-requires-a-national-solution-141195845812

* "Hayes: The case for small, preventative actions against gun violence:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-the-case-for-small-preventative-actions-against-gun-violence-141355077516

* "Fred Guttenberg: We must end the gun industry liability shield:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fred-guttenberg-we-must-end-the-gun-industry-liability-shield-141392453830

* Have something you want to tell your Senators? If you can't safely 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.

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

* "Florida Supreme Court locks in DeSantis-backed redistricting map:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/02/florida-redistricting-map-court-decision-00036740

* "Jail is the new threat facing election workers:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/politics/election-workers-jail-threat-ctzn/index.html

* "Lawyer Who Plotted to Overturn Trump Loss Recruits Election Deniers to Watch Over the Vote:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/us/politics/republican-poll-monitors-election-activists.html

* "They Insisted the 2020 Election Was Tainted. Their 2022 Primary Wins? Not So Much.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/republicans-voter-fraud-claims-2022.html

* "Transphobic Republicans win but key Trump ally loses in Republican primaries:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/25/republican-primary-election-texas-alabama-georgia-arkansas-trump-lgbt/

* "Lesbian Tina Kotek Wins Democratic Primary for Oregon Governor:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/17/lesbian-tina-kotek-wins-democratic-primary-oregon-governor

* Damnit! "Rep. Henry Cuellar finishes runoff 281 votes ahead of Jessica Cisneros:" https://www.houstonchronicle.com/home/article/Rep-Henry-Cuellar-finishes-runoff-281-votes-17217642.php

* "With 33-vote lead, Michelle Vallejo declares victory in South Texas congressional runoff:" https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/01/michelle-vallejo-ruben-ramirez-tx-15-south-texas/

* "Pa. GOP Senate race upended by court cases:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/31/mccormick-oz-supremecourt-recount-pennsylvania-00036128

* "Dave McCormick concedes Pennsylvania Senate GOP primary to Trump-backed Mehmet Oz:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/03/politics/dave-mccormick-concedes-mehmet-oz-pennsylvania-senate-republican-primary/index.html

* "Vote tally remains same after recount in 2 Buncombe County primary races:" https://wlos.com/news/local/vote-tally-remains-same-after-recount-in-2-buncombe-county-primary-races-nc-house-district-115-pratik-bhakta-sherry-higgins-district-attorney-todd-williams-courtney-booth

* "GOP Sen. Cynthia Lummis Issues 'Apology' After Transphobic Comments:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/16/gop-sen-cynthia-lummis-issues-apology-after-transphobic-comments

* "Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko heckled, exits stage during graduation speech in Glendale:" https://kjzz.org/content/1783754/republican-rep-debbie-lesko-heckled-exits-stage-during-graduation-speech-glendale

* "The Lesbian Who Could Replace Madison Cawthorn and More Primary News:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/18/lesbian-who-could-replace-madison-cawthorn-and-more-primary-news

Want to help Jasmine Beach-Ferrara flip a congressional seat? https://victoryfund.org/candidate/jasmine-beach-ferrara/

* "Some 2022 Colorado congressional candidates don’t live in the districts they’re running to represent:" https://coloradosun.com/2022/06/02/2022-colorado-primary-candidate-voting/

* "'Just the way it goes': DeSantis axes $3B from Legislature's budget in front of Republican leaders:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/02/just-the-way-it-goes-desantis-axes-3b-from-legislatures-budget-in-front-of-republican-leaders-00036893

* "Florida Democrats sense opportunity against DeSantis over soaring housing costs:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/31/politics/florida-affordable-housing-ron-desantis-democrats/index.html

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Bill Gates Will Force You to Eat Burgers Made in a ‘Peach Tree Dish’:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dgne3/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-bill-gates-will-force-you-to-eat-burgers-made-in-a-peach-tree-dish

* "In bizarre video, MTG assaults 'reality, science and the English language all at once':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-in-video-marjorie-taylor-green-assaults-reality-science-and-the-english-language-141230149523

* "Michael Sussmann Is Acquitted in Case Brought by Trump-Era Prosecutor:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/michael-sussmann-durham-fbi.html

* "Conway on blueprint to keep Trump in power: 'If that’s not a crime, nothing is':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/conway-on-blueprint-to-keep-trump-in-power-if-that-s-not-a-crime-nothing-is-141274693853

* "Ex-Trump aide Navarro indicted; Meadows won't be charged:" https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-peter-navarro-government-and-politics-subpoenas-8defd8645d6cb5cab67767650f6cc303

* "Secret Service were warned of security risk to Pence day before Capitol attack:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/03/mike-pence-capitol-attack-secret-service-donald-trump-security-risk

* "Pence aide warned Secret Service of threat against VP posed by Trump: report:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/pence-aide-warned-secret-service-of-threat-against-vp-posed-by-trump-report-141429317814

* "The Breaking Point Is Here—Again:" https://www.wired.com/story/buffalo-uvalde-shootings-breaking-point/

* "The Atrocity of American Gun Culture:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/06/the-atrocity-of-american-gun-culture

* "Citizens need to see the destruction military-style weapons wreak, surgeon says:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/31/1102097106/citizens-need-to-see-the-destruction-military-style-weapons-wreak-surgeon-says

* "Two Professors Found What Creates a Mass Shooter. Will Politicians Pay Attention?:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/27/stopping-mass-shooters-q-a-00035762

* "Nine killed and over 60 injured in Memorial Day weekend mass shootings:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/memorial-day-weekend-marked-dozen-mass-shootings-us-rcna31179

* "Shooters at large after 6 teenagers shot in downtown Chattanooga: Police:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/multiple-people-shoot-tennessee-police/story?id=85048571

* "Argument at Memorial Day festival leads to 1 person fatally shot, 7 others injured:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/29/us/oklahoma-festival-shooting/index.html

* "Tulsa gunman angry over pain after back surgery, police say:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/02/tulsa-shooting-news-medical-center/

* "Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: 'How much more carnage?':" https://apnews.com/article/biden-oklahoma-tulsa-shootings-gun-violence-5dc90ec2ab417708f9f023e642031c5b

* "After mass shooting, NYC explores gun detectors in subways:" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/after-mass-shooting-nyc-explores-gun-detectors-in-subways/articleshow/91935971.cms

* "Texas authorities say a teacher closed a propped-open door before the attack:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/31/1102316313/texas-uvalde-teacher-door-open-closed

* "Hayes: The bid to blame Uvalde shooting on ‘anything but the guns’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-the-bid-to-blame-uvalde-shooting-on-anything-but-the-guns-141274181560

* "Students should walk out of schools this fall until parents, leaders ‘do something’ Tim Wise says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/uvalde-massacre-victims-funerals-begin-this-week-as-calls-for-gun-reform-grow-141200453718

* "‘Where are the letters of resignation?’: Sandy Hook first responder asks of Uvalde law enforcement:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/new-york-times-timeline-of-mass-shooting-in-uvalde-texas-raises-stark-questions-about-failed-police-response-141203013607

* "Rep. Swalwell: Republicans are out of touch with the people in their own party who own guns:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/gun-reform-leaders-rep-eric-swalwell-and-parkland-shooting-survivor-david-hogg-discuss-legislative-activist-routes-to-ending-gun-violence-141358149652

* "What Happened to the Defund the Police Movement?:"

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* "Family devastated after Texas escapee kills man, grandsons:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fugitive-suspected-taking-truck-found-dead-85151243

* "Woman shoots woman at Chattanooga restaurant drive-through, say police:" https://newschannel9.com/news/local/woman-charged-with-shooting-woman-in-chattanooga-wednesday-evening-chattanooga-police-gun-violence-bullets-crime

* "Nearly 6 years later, man indicted in mother's death at sea:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/years-man-indicted-mothers-death-sea-84987093

* "Hinckley, who shot Reagan, says thanks after winning freedom:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hinckley-who-shot-reagan-says-thanks-after-winning-freedom/2022/06/02/b2fb9332-e26a-11ec-ae64-6b23e5155b62_story.html

* "The Books Getting Banned From Schools:"

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* "Dissecting the Manosphere:"

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* CW: Rape, Pedophilia. "Is Armie Hammer Going to JAIL? Australian BDSM Cult Update & Manson Intimidates Accuser? Case Review:"

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* CW: Domestic Violence. "The Amber Heard & Evan Rachel Wood Connection: Fact or Fiction?:"

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* CW: Sexual Assault. "Kevin Spacey to face 4 sex assault charges in Britain:" https://apnews.com/article/kevin-spacey-sexual-assault-charges-0a0a03d60026132d35df0d5bd906c2d7

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Kevin Spacey faces extradition to UK after being charged with sexual assault:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/kevin-spacey-extradition-sexual-assault/

* Cw: Pedophilia. "I was sexually abused as a nine-year-old boy. People said I ‘was asking for it’ because I’m gay:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/26/gay-survivor-child-sexual-abuse-patrick-sandford/

* CW: Pedophilia. "Woman Jailed After Molesting 13-Year-Old Gay Boy to Make Him Straight:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/5/17/woman-jailed-after-molesting-13-year-old-gay-boy-make-him-straight

* CW: Sex Abuse. "Distraught teen told of Cosby sex abuse, friend testifies:" https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/cosby-faces-sex-abuse-allegations-civil-trial-opens-85101851

* CW: Rape. "Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction upheld by appeals court:" https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-conviction-upheld-1dc4db0787bfd4a94268ef0ed6ea4803

* CW: Rape. "Rape victim: It felt like I was being investigated when I reported my assault:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61640054

* CW: Sexual Harassment "Woman Sues University After Alleging Golf Coach Outed Her:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/17/woman-sues-queens-university-after-alleging-golf-coach-outed-her

* CW: Rape. "JK Rowling 'demonises' trans inmates at prison where women raped by guards:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/31/jk-rowling-trans-prison-trans-reduxx-edna-mahan/

* "I get abuse and threats online - why can't it be stopped?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58924168

* CW: Domestic Violence. "Jury sides with Depp on lawsuit, Heard on counterclaim:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/01/depp-heard-lawsuit-verdict-00036449

* "Let’s Sue Big Polluters Under Oklahoma’s Wacko Abortion Law:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/lets-sue-big-polluters-under-oklahomas-wacko-abortion-law

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* "What The History Of Back-Alley Abortions Can Teach Us About A Future Without Roe:" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-the-history-of-back-alley-abortions-can-teach-us-about-a-future-without-roe/

* "The ‘Open Secret’ on Getting a Safe Abortion Before Roe v. Wade:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/04/opinion/sunday/psychiatrists-abortion-roe.html

* I don’t have a lot of faith in “de-prioritizing” abortion arrests. "Austin pushing to effectively decriminalize abortion ahead of ruling on Roe:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/30/austin-decriminalize-abortion-roe-00035791

* "If Roe v. Wade is overturned, two pathways will determine when Tennessee's abortion ban starts:" https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2022/05/31/two-legal-paths-could-determine-when-tennessee-bans-abortions/9914999002/

* "Empty clinics, no calls: The fallout of Oklahoma’s abortion ban:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/04/oklahoma-abortion-roe/

* "The Doctor Prescribing Abortions from Overseas:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/06/03/rebecca-gomperts-interview-abortion-00036742

* "In Florida, There’s a Growing Gap Between What People Say About Abortion and What They Do:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/06/03/florida-abortion-00035799

* "Amid abortion battle, DeSantis vetoes birth-control funding — again:" https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2022/06/05/amid-abortion-battle-desantis-vetoes-birth-control-funding-again/

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* "JK Rowling’s Patronus is a TERF:"

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* "Labour MP Stella Creasy insists JK Rowling is wrong and a woman can have a penis:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/28/stella-creasy-jk-rowling-trans-woman-penis-mark-jenkinson/

* "Attorney general Suella Braverman says schools have no obligation to affirm trans pupils:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/28/attorney-general-suella-braverman-trans-schools/

* "BBC says it's 'misleading' to call JK Rowling's trans views 'unpopular':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/28/bbc-says-its-misleading-to-call-jk-rowlings-trans-views-unpopular/

* "Labour MP calls for investigation into NHS 'blocking' trans pregnancy advice:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/02/nadia-whittome-labour-mp-nhs-trans-pregnanacy/

* "Trans girl assaulted by teen as friends hurled abuse because of her looks:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/31/lancashire-trans-girl-assault/

* "World's 'most influential' trans activist issues urgent rallying cry:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/05/emmett-schelling-texas-tent-lgbtq-time-influential-activist/

* "Texas Hospital to Resume Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/5/13/texas-hospital-resume-gender-affirming-care-trans-youth

* "GOP lawmakers renew attempt at transgender girl sports ban:" https://www.union-bulletin.com/gop-lawmakers-renew-attempt-at-transgender-girl-sports-ban/article_26e39101-c408-5b86-b648-984ee4d7c592.html

* "Ohio GOP pass Molest Girls Act of 2022:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1835471.html

* "Florida's Ron DeSantis asks medical board to ban trans youth healthcare:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/03/florida-ron-desantis-gender-affirming-healthcare-trans-youth/

* "South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster Signs Anti-Trans Sports Bill:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/17/south-carolina-gov-henry-mcmaster-signs-anti-trans-sports-bill

* "Police to finally end undercover bathroom stings after historic settlement:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/05/port-authority-police-lewdness-stings-ny-bathrooms/

* Republicans are now trying to make the sale of LGBTQIA+ books to minors illegal in stores. "GOP Politician Targets Barnes & Noble With Legal Action for Queer Book:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/20/gop-politician-targets-barnes-noble-legal-action-queer-book

* "Here Are the Trans Americans Killed in 2022 So Far:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/5/06/here-are-trans-americans-killed-2022-so-far

* "Trans Woman Nedra Sequence Morris Found Dead in Florida:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/5/17/trans-woman-nedra-sequence-morris-found-dead-florida

* "Gay Man Allegedly Beaten, Blinded by Family Speaks Out:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/5/13/florida-gay-man-allegedly-beaten-blinded-family-speaks-out

* "Teacher Free to Misgender & Out Students Following Trump Judge Ruling:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/19/kansas-teacher-free-misgender-out-students-following-trump-judge-ruling

* "Teacher Threatened & Transferred After Showing LGBTQ+ Pride Videos:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/12/glendale-california-teacher-threatened-transferred-after-showing-lgbtq-pride-videos

* "Restaurant’s Pride Flag Stolen for Third Time:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/19/connecticut-restaurants-pride-flag-stolen-third-time-blue-orchid-pan-asian

* "Surgeon Has Plans to Transplant a Uterus Into a Trans Woman:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2022/5/11/surgeon-india-has-plans-transplant-uterus-trans-woman

* "Georgia Modernizes HIV Disclosure Law:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/law-crime/2022/5/17/georgia-modernizes-hiv-disclosure-law

* "PrEP Use Has Not Increased Hep-C in Australian Gay and Bi Men:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment/2022/5/16/prep-use-has-not-increased-hep-c-australian-gay-and-bi-men

* "WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-pandemics-world-organization-smallpox-260f127f54016fca402e88f8bdb3ace3

* "Monkeypox: Summer festivals could become super-spreader events, warns WHO:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/01/monkeypox-gay-bi-men-summer-festivals-who/

* "Melatonin poisoning reports are up in kids, study says:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-poisoning-716dbfe4eb49fc4cc224d388d91e8dbf

* "Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways:" https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/25/viruses-that-were-on-hiatus-during-covid-are-back-and-behaving-in-unexpected-ways/

* "'We have got to show up for Wendy Williams like we showed up for Britney': People raise the alarm about host's legal battle with Wells Fargo:" https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/wendy-williams-wells-fargo-financial-guardianship/

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* "Miscellaneous Myths: The Book Of Invasions:"

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* "329 years later, last Salem "witch" Elizabeth Johnson Jr. is pardoned:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/salem-witch-elizabeth-johnson-jr-pardoned-329-years-later/

* "What the Vai Script Reveals About the Evolution of Writing:" https://www.sapiens.org/language/vai-script-evolution/

* "The Explosive History of Krakatoa:"

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* "The Hidden History of Black Catholic Nuns:" https://daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-history-of-black-catholic-nuns/

* Why didn't they use these ideas for the Met Ball? "Electrical Fashions:" https://daily.jstor.org/electrical-fashions/

* "Grand Illusions:" https://daily.jstor.org/grand-illusions/?preview_id=285654

* "Destroying Ancient Artifacts for Profit Is Nothing New:"

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* "Remembering the Unsung Egyptians Who Helped Discover King Tut’s Tomb:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remembering-unsung-egyptians-who-helped-find-king-tut-tomb-180980074/

* "The Black Panther Party: Crash Course Black American History #39:"

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* "The Man Who Took Down a $3 Billion Funeral Empire:"

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* "'00s Bisexual Chic:"

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* "Has Urine Therapy Gone Too Far?:"

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* "We Don’t Need a Sitcom About School Shootings:" https://slate.com/culture/2022/06/abbott-elementary-school-shootings-uvalde-sitcoms.html

* "Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/14/legendary-activist-urvashi-vaid-dies-63

* "Holocaust survivor who spoke about life as a gay woman in concentration camps dies:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/margot-heuman-holocaust-survivor-dead-gay/

* "Absurd Gun Debate as America Reels from Mass Shootings:" https://www.cc.com/video/wjtec5/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-absurd-gun-debate-as-america-reels-from-mass-shootings

* "Ronny Chieng Teaches You About Asians - Unsung Sports Heroes:" https://www.cc.com/video/3y69ks/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-ronny-chieng-teaches-you-about-asians-unsung-sports-heroes

* "SPRING/SUMMER FASHION TRENDS REVIEW but it's 1936:"

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* "Superbia: A Confusing History of a Failed Musical.:"

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* ""I Melt with You" by Modern English:"

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* "She’s Not A Grape | r/MenWritingWomen:"

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* "Do You Support Straight Marriage? | LGBTQ+ Tik Toks:"

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* Tuesday evening, Head Millennial came to do a bunch of per-surgery house prep, even though it was his day off. seriously a superstar. The cats DID NOT Approve of being locked out of my room because of the anti-infection protocol. They kept gathering in front of the door and staring with a deep look of betrayal. Then I needed a nap, and they were locked out, poor buttons. Squirrel came home to find alarmed cats congregating outside my door, possibly concerned i had crawled in there to die, given how injured I obviously am. They were very relieved when I emerged, but clearly knew something is up. They eventually wore themselves out and crashed hard around one AM, poor buttons.

I did manage to get the things needing doing done between when I got up from the nap and 5Am transport. Also my ID fell out in the Taxi, leading to later drama, but it was all right. The medicare card stayed in the book where I'd tucked it, and they were willing to check me in with that. I travel light to the hospital: comfortable clothes, assorted ID (sometimes paperwork they are likely to need, but not this time), a book for the long waits, and a mask. I don't bring any people, because really, I just want to read and what sort of monster drags extra people into a hospital waiting room to make them sit around for five or six hours, especially during a pandemic, unless they have to be there because of disorientation, dementia, mental health, or translation issues? (Some people do need a helper and that's okay. I don't.)

Everyone was really nice at the hospital. I still find the morning prayer announcement unnerving, though now it's more non-denominational and good thoughts instead of a formal prayer. In any case, being first cut of the day for that operating room, meant no delays. Surgery was routine and about an hour. They moved me out of acute recovery pretty quickly, as i was pretty clearly compose mentos and doing fine after the initial ten minutes, and the lady I was sharing the male nurse with was having a very bad time of it. (I really felt terrible for her).

Anyway, I had ice, juice, crackers and meds in the regular recovery station and Squirrel took me home. I ended up having to do a lot of phone bureaucracy and not just for the missing ID. (There has been an ongoing drama between the nebulizer people and my doctor that's been delaying shipments. I thought it was settled last week. Apparently it was not. This is why i stockpile meds. If I didn't, I'd be doing all this plus a particularly brutal allergy season without meds for the last two weeks. This is NOT the doctor's fault. Some of you may remember the resent drama with me trying to get a replacement machine awhile back and the ensuing nightmare with not being able to get treatments until I was hypoxic. Fun times! There was another medical equipment thing that was my fault, and I decided to sort out while I was at it and some pharmacy stuff and a thing i decided to sort since it was on the same paper with the transport phone numbers. The cab guy did eventually bring me the Id back, so that's okay. I took naps where i could.

Tavy has been alternating jealous/clingy and bitey for about two weeks when I started deteriorating rapidly. He's also been sassy with Head Millennial, which is in a sway a sign of how much he adores him This continues, though he's starting to calm down as of Thursday afternoon. Livia decided I was probably a doppelganger sent by the vet to trick her into a crate judging by my smell, so it was a rather tense time here at the cat asylum for a while. (If Livia hasn’t seen one of us for enough hours, she is wary that we might be doppelgangers. It’s a whole thing, but if it was just squirrel at work or me shopping, she usually decides we’re okay quickly. This time I was moving funny and smelled like hospital. It’s a reasonable concern.) Head Millennial took great care of me all evening. Went I got up for the 2:45 ice/meds, etc., I finally convinced Livia I probably was me and she got her proper bed pettins. The cats are still concerned, but cautiously optimistic.

Head Millennial came in the evening to take care of me. He did a wonderful job. The mashed potatoes are plentiful. I have lots of pre-cut fruit. He took care of assorted small stuff I couldn't handle myself, including watering plants, cat things, laundry folding. (I did two loads of laundry Tuesday because everything needed to be pristine.) He was a superhero. There is no way i could have handled any of this without him. He set me up with last meds and fresh ice for bed before leaving.

I am of course heavily drugged still, but I've had at least two worse surgeries than this, and a different one of the same severity in the same region of the body. (The removal of Herberton, a tumor colony the approximate size and shape of my brain.) I'm being very good about doing my anti-blood clot and post-op pneumonia exercises, and I'm doing fine as long as I don't move much or worse bend over *shudder* Money for food I don't have to cook or oven replacement is welcome as I'll likely be ready for better food by the weekend. (I am currently living on fruit, crackers, and mashed potatoes and am thinking about maybe some soup later). Expected recovery is five weeks, which is no surprise at all, as I’ve been here before. The first week is the rough bit, with the first couple days the worst.

The quality of news prepped after Tuesday may be low and somewhat redundant as frankly the Ukrainian things are mushy in my head. I do apologize for this, and hopefully by the time the next aggregate goes up, i will be way more together.

* Friday, Livia got her appetite back and I actually saw her playing. By Saturday, Tavy had transitioned out of "Human Must Be Guarded At All Times" mode into normal for Tavy mode. So far no signs of infection. I did go into shock Friday because I pushed a little to hard and am characteristically apt to stretch too long between pain meds doses. (Long time readers will know about the bad reaction a lot of people on my mom's side of the family have to both opioids and anti-psychotics. I luckily didn't inherit the full on version of it, but opioids are legitimately unpleasant for me to take. Imagine the taste of holly bark and the smell of diesel fumes mixed with crushed snake in a metal garbage can in July. Now imagine that smell/taste combination was a feeling in the back of your head mixed with a generalized malaise and you, too, would go as long as you can bear between oxycodin doses.)

This is so much more manageable than pre-surgury was. Sure, I need a stupid amount of sleep with very little warning and if I move wrong it feels like the Ides of march, but most of the time, it's just itchy and exhausting instead of my body endlessly screaming that Something Is Wrong 24/7 and almost as exhausting. On the scale of surgeries I've had this is only the forth most dire. Trust me, this was very worth it.

Round of applause for Head Millennial, without whom the whole last month would have been impossible.

* Sunday, I did too much and am really not well. In Cat News, Livia gave Head Millennial the blinky eyes while still managing to glare at him.

* We are trying to get a working oven. I am disabled and medically fragile. Not having a working oven is messing with my nutrition. I need about 600.00ish:

If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

* "Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”: Just the Gay Parts:" https://www.flavorwire.com/459904/walt-whitmans-song-of-myself-just-the-gay-parts#:~:text=I%20mind%20how%20once%20we,till%20you%20held%20my%20feet.

* This this on evolution approaches poetry: https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/686168346164609024/bitternest-elodieunderglass

* "50 Times Cat Owners “Set A Trap” To Catch Them And It Was Successful:" https://www.boredpanda.com/cat-trap-is-working-pics/?utm_source=conuly.dreamwidth&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic

* "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for people who actually like Pride and Prejudice.:" https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/686170664130969600/jomiddlemarch-palis-delon-mryddinwilt

* "Story Time Sweets:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/5/29/story-time-sweets

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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.

* "War in Ukraine! Support LGBTQ people.:" https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/s047412e502b6

* "DONATE TO EMILY'S LIST:" https://win.emilyslist.org/a/donate-to-emily

* How to Support the Women's Reproduction Protection Act: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/684465183144476672/womens-health-protection-act

* "These Organizations Accept Donations To Help People in Ukraine:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/01/where-to-donate-help-ukraine/

* "Russia-Ukraine War: Info and ways to help:" https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/

* "This is where you can donate to support LGBT+ Ukrainians:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/25/donate-support-lgbt-ukraine/

* "Support OVD-Info:" https://beste-glatisant.tumblr.com/post/677388506851606528/hi-ive-donated-to-the-ukranian-refugees-and-now

* Donate to Abortion funds: https://tuulikki.tumblr.com/post/685542978922692608/seacollectsrivers-theegoldfinch-theegoldfinch

* "Supporting Abortion Funds in the South:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/682207036936732672/supporting-abortion-funds-in-the-south

* Ways to help Trans Youth resisting Transphobic laws in Texas: https://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/677204004210688000

* Help LGBTQIA+ people escape Afghanistan: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lgbtq-afghan-refugees-rebuild-their-lives

* "The Rainbow Railroad:" https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/take-action

* Want to help Charles Booker beat Rand Paul? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/pccc_2022_charles_booker_only

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

( Links Underneath: )

* "China NPC: Beijing to overhaul Hong Kong electoral system:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56264117

* "Nigeria kidnapped girls: Shots fired at Zamfara reunion ceremony:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56230525?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Binforadio%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D

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* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 3/5/21 are 28,882,000. The official death toll is 523,000. Fully Vaccinated: 8.4%.

* "Covid-19: U.S. Vaccination Pace Increases to 2 Million Doses a Day:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/04/world/covid-19-coronavirus#the-united-states-is-now-averaging-2-million-vaccine-doses-administered-per-day

* "Why the flu season this winter was virtually nonexistent :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-the-flu-season-this-winter-was-virtually-nonexistent-102069317658

* I wish there were a law against public officials misappropriating funds. "Trump administration spent billions in hospital funds on Warp Speed:" https://www.statnews.com/2021/03/02/trump-administration-quietly-spent-billions-in-hospital-funds-on-operation-warp-speed/

* "DeSantis denies involvement in vaccine drive following revelation of $250,000 PAC donation from former Illinois governor:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/04/us/desantis-vaccine-ocean-reef-florida-keys/index.html

* "Three of Gov. Greg Abbott’s four coronavirus medical advisers say they weren’t directly consulted before he lifted mask mandate:" https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/03/abbott-mask-order-texas-advisers/

* "Detroit mayor declines Johnson & Johnson allotment, saying the other vaccines are better:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/04/health/detroit-mayor-johnson-and-johnson-vaccine/

* "New York Times and Wall Street Journal: Top Cuomo aides rewrote nursing home report from state health officials to hide higher death toll:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/05/politics/andrew-cuomo-nursing-homes-report/

* "Effort on to Vaccinate California's Enormous LGBTQ+ Population:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2021/3/04/effort-vaccinate-californias-enormous-lgbtq-population

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* "Tom Cotton Demands to Know if Merrick Garland Supports Equity:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/merrick-garland-tom-cotton.html

* "U.S. economy gains 379,000 jobs in February, in first full monthly employment report under Biden:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/u-s-economy-gains-379-000-jobs-february-first-full-n1259679

* Joe Manchin: Making the Bill worse for fun. Republicans: Doing everything in their power to hurt Americans by slowing things down for fun. "Senate poised to pass $1.9 trillion Covid aid bill:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/05/covid-aid-bill-senate-vote-amendments-473805

* "Pressure grows on Biden to end the filibuster:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-kill-the-filibuster/2021/03/05/09c0d774-7857-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html

* "What supporters of the filibuster get wrong about how it works:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/what-supporters-of-the-filibuster-get-wrong-about-how-it-works-102075973807

* "Chris Hayes: GOP offers no policy ideas, just obstruction and trolling:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-gop-offers-no-policy-ideas-just-obstruction-and-trolling-102067781770

* Watching them drag the Republicans over this gave me life. "‘More important to them than health care’: Joy Reid says Potato Head is ‘the Republican Platform’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-more-important-to-them-than-health-care-joy-reid-says-potato-head-is-the-republican-platform-102066757525

* "Warnock: Raising minimum wage is both smart and morally right:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/warnock-raising-minimum-wage-is-both-smart-and-morally-right-102194245931

* "Mehdi Hasan: ‘Absurd’ for GOP to claim to be a worker’s party when ‘they have no interest in workers’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/mehdi-hasan-absurd-for-gop-to-claim-to-be-a-workers-party-when-they-have-no-interest-in-workers-102192197581

* "House passes expansive policing overhaul bill named in honor of George Floyd:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/george-floyd-police-reform-bill-vote/2021/03/03/5ea9ba3a-7c6c-11eb-85cd-9b7fa90c8873_story.html

* "House Democrats pass sweeping elections bill as GOP legislatures push to restrict voting:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-elections-voting-pelosi-/2021/03/03/e434df58-7c22-11eb-a976-c028a4215c78_story.html

Want to tell your Republican Senator how important this is to you? Here are some options:

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

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* "Voting rights advocates organize against 'tsunami of anti-voter bills' from Georgia GOP:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/voting-rights-advocates-organize-against-tsunami-of-anti-voter-bills-from-georgia-gop-102199365778

* "Transphobic Voices Elevated in Media Coverage of Equality Act:" https://www.advocate.com/media/2021/3/04/transphobic-voices-elevated-media-coverage-equality-act

* "LGBTQ+ Reverend to Run Against Far-Right Rep. Madison Cawthorn:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/3/04/lgbtq-reverend-run-against-far-right-rep-madison-cawthorn

* "Trump’s Strategy for Returning to Power Is Already Clear:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/trumps-strategy-for-returning-to-power-is-already-clear

* "Trump Administration Referred a Record Number of Leaks for Criminal Investigation:" https://theintercept.com/2021/03/02/trump-leaks-criminal-investigation/

* "Trump Appointee At VOA Parent Paid Law Firm Millions To Investigate His Own Staff:" https://www.npr.org/2021/03/04/973765185/trump-appointee-at-voa-parent-paid-law-firm-millions-to-investigate-his-own-staf

* "Rudy Giuliani tried dodging getting served with $1B Dominion Voting Systems suit: source:" https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-giuliani-dominion-lawsuit-service-20210222-6ejrl7c3rva3xbvhzqijoloe3y-story.html

* The people doing the online sleuthing are heroes. "Trump appointee arrested in connection with Capitol riot:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/04/trump-appointee-arrested-for-capitol-riot-473825

* "Trump appointee with ‘top-secret clearance’ arrested for role in Capitol riot:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-appointee-with-top-secret-clearance-arrested-for-role-in-capitol-riot-102194757595

* "Revealed: The Star-Spangled Trumper Filmed Attacking Cops At The Capitol:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robert-palmer-capitol-attack-sedition-hunters_n_604231acc5b60208555e0b6a

* "Turmoil at U.S. attorneys' office in D.C. complicates January 6 investigations:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/turmoil-at-u-s-attorneys-office-in-d-c-complicates-january-6-investigations-102200389534

* "Online sleuths, media, boost FBI effort to track down Capitol rioters:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/online-sleuths-media-boost-fbi-effort-to-track-down-capitol-rioters-102199877625

* "Federal investigators are examining communications between US lawmakers and Capitol rioters:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/04/politics/capitol-riot-investigation-lawmakers/index.html

* "Parler v. Amazon Dies. Is Reborn!:"

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* "Texas family detention centers expected to transform into rapid-processing hubs:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/texas-family-detention-centers-changed/2021/03/04/6a0bfa8a-7b6f-11eb-b3d1-9e5aa3d5220c_story.html

* Given the high infection rate in Texas, the lack of mask mandate, and the complete opening of all businesses, isn't it more likely the other way around? "Texas Gov. Abbott stalled federal offer to test migrants then blamed them for spreading Covid:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/04/politics/abbott-migrants-covid-testing/index.html

* "Governor Abbott lifts all covid precautions, accuses migrants of bringing covid to Texas:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-absolute-worst-gov-abbott-lifts-all-covid-precautions-and-dishes-out-anti-immigrant-xenophobia-102065733739

* "South Carolina Senate adds firing squad to execution methods:" https://apnews.com/article/columbia-bills-executions-south-carolina-prisons-d2109813b075045377aae18e25b2fef5

* CW: Suicide. "South Korean soldier found dead after she was kicked out of army for being trans:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/03/south-korea-trans-soldier-byun-hee-soo-found-dead-a-year-after-being-booted-out-of-the-army/

* "PR boss resigns after saying his firm doesn’t hire ‘Blacks, gays or Catholics’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/05/pr-scotland-resigns-doesnt-hired-blacks-gays-catholics-gordon-beattie-communications/

* "Lady Phyll rejects Ghana’s attacks on LGBT+ community: ‘It is un-African to treat people with hate’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/03/lady-phyll-ghana-lgbt-community-attack-un-african-uk-black-pride/

* "Queer kids are being offered conversion therapy, right now, in the UK. It has to stop:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/04/conversion-therapy-uk-ban-mou-psychologist-dr-igi-moon-lgbt/

* CW: Torture. "NHS doctors electrocuted woman in sinister bid to ‘cure’ her transness just 60 years ago:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/04/conversion-therapy-ban-stonewall-trauma-trans-woman-carolyn-mercer-nhs/

* "America’s leading psychiatric organisation finally accepts being trans is not a ‘mental disorder’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/04/americas-leading-psychiatric-organisation-finally-accepts-being-trans-is-not-a-mental-disorder/

* "Porn star and rapper charged with murder after ‘hunting queer men through dating apps’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/04/indianapolis-porn-star-rapper-murder-gay-apps-diabolique-paris-johnson-chuck/

* "Trans and Nonbinary Siblings Shot to Death; Mother Charged:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/3/04/trans-and-nonbinary-siblings-shot-death-mother-charged

* "Court: Principal Was Right to Ban Fourth-Grader's Pro-Trans Essay:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/3/03/court-principal-was-right-ban-fourth-graders-pro-trans-essay

* "Parents of trans kids urged to flee Alabama after ban on trans healthcare passes:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/05/alabama-trans-transgender-healthcare-bill-tiktok/

* "Laverne Cox delivers powerful, defiant message against sickening wave of anti-trans attacks:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/05/laverne-cox-trans-attacks-bills-alabama-video/

* "Activists Light Up Mormon University's Iconic Y With Rainbow Colors:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2021/3/05/activists-light-mormon-universitys-iconic-y-rainbow-colors

* "Montana Senate Approves Two Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills, Sends to House:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/3/03/montana-senate-approves-two-anti-lgbtq-bills-sends-house

* "I'm a versatile gay man but I can't bottom. If I ever do, I could die:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/03/chris-moore-gut-feelings-gay-sex-top-bottom-versatile-familial-adenomatous-polyposis/

* "A Primer on HIV Drug Resistance:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/resistance/2021/3/03/primer-hiv-drug-resistance

* "America’s Mothers Are in Crisis:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/parenting/working-moms-mental-health-coronavirus.html?smid=url-share

* "Toad breeding success is world first:" https://www.miragenews.com/toad-breeding-success-is-world-522375/

* "NYC Woman Discovers 'Secret' Room Behind Her Bathroom Mirror:" https://people.com/home/new-york-city-woman-discovers-secret-abandoned-apartment-hidden-behind-her-bathroom-mirror/

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

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* "Tumblr's FAKEST Story: The Tale of Oppa Homeless Style:"

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* "Captain America: A Proper Movie Trilogy (Feat. Nando v Movies) | READUS 101:"

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* "Ron Johnson Forces Coronavirus Relief Bill Reading:" https://www.cc.com/video/x2ljv3/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-ron-johnson-forces-coronavirus-relief-bill-reading

* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - First Ladies of the U.S.:" https://www.cc.com/video/byd4oc/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-if-you-don-t-know-now-you-know-first-ladies-of-the-u-s

* "Hate Monger Of The Week: Marjorie Taylor Greene:"

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* "Women, COVID, and the Myth of Having It All:"

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* "The Allegations Against Andrew Cuomo and Why We Hold Elected Officials Accountable:"

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* "Palm Beach To Trump: No Welcome Back Party:"

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* "Vaccine Game Show Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Mirror Workout - SNL:"

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* "Murder Show - SNL:"

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* "Weekend Update: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Science - SNL:"

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* "Bachelor Party - SNL:"

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* Friday: I got my vaccine appointment! First shot is Monday! As a result do not expect postings on Monday after 9AM Pacific, as I have to go at an inconvenient time in my sleep cycle and I expect the shot to exhaust me. My plan is to pick up my library curbside after then go right home to bed and stay there

In other medical news my doctor won the second appeal over a higher dosage of a med Medicare hates paying for at all on Wednesday afternoon. It came late Thursday afternoon. There is already improvement.

In yet more medical news, I got test results back about fifteen minutes after the vaccine appointment scheduling. They are likely going to need to investigate my whole digestive system, a thing I dread as I remember what it was like when they did some of that in the 90's. I also am not even a little surprised in needs doing. Sigh. Trying set up appointments is next week's problem though.

Bonus? I lost hours of work I a hard crash and had to rewrite this amoung all the rest. Sigh.

* I watched Peninsula and I figured out what went wrong.

1. The obvious thing I guessed before I watched it, is a problem, but not the main one. Still, it needs saying: The Train to Busan is a perfect movie. It really is. The solid world building makes the thing compelling from the start. It's beautifully shot and acted. It has a strong thematic thread running through it. The timing is flawless, with action and quiet moments in a perfect balance designed to keep the viewer engaged. Most of all, it has heart. The viewer really cares what happens to the people, and those character stories are perfectly twined with the thematic thread. It's incredibly compelling and rewatchabe.

It is absolutely impossible to catch that kind of magic in a sequel. Viewers will want to feel that way again and you can't win no matter what you do. You can do the same thing again, which will be tired and derivative. you can do something different which will inevitably disappoint and/or piss off fans. It's why second albums are often a mess too. So they started this project with that against them.

2. But here is the real mistake: They picked the wrong protagonist. No really. If one hadn't watched Train to Busan this would have been a solid post apocalyptic action story with a really long boring start. Picture Escape from New York and Road warrior mashing up with a Korean Speculative Fiction Movie. It's the long boring bit that is the issue for this as a stand alone set in the same world as Train to Busan and Seoul station, and it isn't the actors' faults.

Why doesn't the first part of the movie work? Because they picked the wrong protagonist. Think about it. Where is the emotional heart of the movie? Where it always is the best of this kind of film coming out of Korea (For example: The Host, Snowpiercer, Train to Busan, Flu) with the family. It may be small (a parent and daughter) and/or broken and/or found but that's where the heart is. The family add and lose people along the way, but that heart carries the viewer through. When does Peninsula start getting interesting? When the girls turn up and you have the family that's the narrative center for most of the rest of the film.

I'm not saying it's all bad up to that point. There is that beautiful, haunting, Checkov's gun moment on the way in, for example, but mostly? It's filler.

So here's how to fix it. Just put the main narrative focus on the Mom and family. No really. It cuts most of the boring bits right out. Let me show you how.

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It still wouldn't be great art, but it could be a fun action movie.

* "Why Queer People Love WandaVision's Agatha:" https://www.advocate.com/television/2021/3/04/why-queer-people-love-wandavisions-agatha

* "Gore Vidal and Orson Welles Play Warhammer:" https://www.shatnerchatner.com/p/gore-vidal-and-orson-welles-play?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMzIwNjIwMywiXyI6Ikg2bGdXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE0ODY3NDIyLCJleHAiOjE2MTQ4NzEwMjIsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.CwyqPDDJvec-qCPTrpbXvO22kd98YBiGpyws7MSBMgc

* Arthur Machen and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at The Midnight Society: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1367172500879151105

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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.

* Ways to help people in Texas: https://spockvarietyhour.tumblr.com/post/643435770019987456
https://omgthatdress.tumblr.com/post/643431809724628992

More Texas how to help links: https://omgthatdress.tumblr.com/post/643431809724628992

* "You Can Buy Girl Scout Cookies From Troop Of Girls In NYC Shelter System:" https://www.scarymommy.com/troop-6000-girl-scouts-nyc-shelters/

* More Girl Scout Troops in Particular Need: https://tuulikki.tumblr.com/post/643247412337639424/girl-scout-cookie-time

* Cat Rescue Fundraiser: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/642429918533304320/design-a-tea-where-tea-leaves-dream-custom

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* "Government race advisor tried to quit after equalities minister's attack on young journalist:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/kemi-badenoch-samuel-kasumu-nadine-white-huffpost-twitter-conservative-resignation-boris-johnson/

* "What Somalia's Failed Election Could Mean for Al Shabaab and its Civilians:"

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* "Aleksei Navalny Is Resisting Putin, and Winning:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/opinion/navalny-russia-prison-putin.html

* "Alexei Navalny Urges Russians From Jail to Overcome Fear:" https://time.com/5936590/alexei-navalny-jail/

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* "Teen wakes from coma with no knowledge of pandemic:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-55922431

* "Indigenous people lack access to health care because of systemic racism, report says:" https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-indigenous-people-lack-access-to-health-care-because-of-racism-report/?utm_campaign=sophi-pop&utm_medium=post&utm_source=facebook

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 2/4/21 are 26,523,000. The official death toll is 450,000. The real number is likely much higher.

* "Biden harnesses Defense Production Act to speed vaccinations, production of protective equipment:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/biden-harnesses-defense-production-act-to-speed-vaccinations-production-of-protective-equipment/

* "Biden administration deploys more than 1,000 active-duty troops to aid vaccination efforts:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/05/biden-deploys-troops-aid-covid-19-vaccine-466118

* They didn't even google to see if he was actually a marine, let alone check for any qualifications. (Spoiler: he wasn't). "Contractor Who Was Awarded $34.5 Million in Government Money and Provided Zero Masks Pleads Guilty to Fraud:" https://www.propublica.org/article/contractor-masks-guilty-plea

* "Trump admin paid scammer millions for desperately needed masks he never delivered:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-paid-scammer-millions-for-desperately-needed-masks-he-never-delivered-100619845976

* Apparently Covid hasn't been killing Americans nearly fast enough according to Republicans. "Iowa Rolls Back Coronavirus Restrictions:" https://www.npr.org/2021/02/05/964689123/iowa-rolls-back-coronavirus-restrictions

* How much do Republicans hate America? Deciding to starve seniors is a small price to pay to kill citizens faster. "Republican plan to end the mask requirement could cost Wisconsinites $49 million in food benefits:" https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/27/gop-plan-end-mask-requirement-could-cost-wisconsinites-49-million-food-benefits/4287763001/

* "State Republicans fixate of defying medical advice on Covid safety:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/state-republicans-fixate-of-defying-medical-advice-on-covid-safety-100619845670

* "Racial disparities haunt Bay Area COVID vaccine programs:" https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/02/04/racial-disparities-haunt-bay-area-covid-vaccine-programs/

* "Racial disparities already taking shape in Covid vaccination rates:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/racial-disparities-already-taking-shape-in-covid-vaccination-rates-100619845927

* "Removing barriers is key to getting vaccine to underserved communities:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/removing-barriers-is-key-to-getting-vaccine-to-underserved-communities-100619845748

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* "Gay Biden official sends powerful message of LGBT+ inclusion across the globe:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/03/gay-biden-appointee-ned-price-lgbt-inclusion/

* "Bitter Republican Rand Paul subjects Biden's education nominee to transphobic grilling:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/04/rand-paul-miguel-cardona-trans-student-athletes-senate-confirmation-hearing/

* "The 13 (Mostly Antigay) Senators Who Voted Against Sec. Pete Buttigieg:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/2/02/13-mostly-antigay-senators-who-voted-against-sec-pete-buttigieg

* "Joy Reid: Good transportation policy can be 'the great equalizer':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/joy-reid-good-transportation-policy-can-be-the-great-equalizer-100552773982

* "Pete Buttigieg: I want the United States to be leading the world in high speed rail:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/pete-buttigieg-i-want-the-united-states-to-be-leading-the-world-in-high-speed-rail-100555333554

* "U.S. employers add just 49K jobs as unemployment falls to 6.3%:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/05/employers-add-jobs-unemployment-falls-466110

* "‘Joe knows us’: Polls show broad support for Biden, his policy proposals:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-joe-knows-us-polls-show-broad-support-for-biden-his-policy-proposals-100613189631

* "Congress Approves Budget, Paving the Way For Biden's COVID-19 Relief Package:" https://www.npr.org/2021/02/05/964365980/senate-passes-budget-resolution-vice-president-harris-breaks-tie

* "Biden emphasizes 'urgency' of $1.9T relief after Summers' op-ed on inflation:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/05/politics/joe-biden-jobs-numbers-relief-package/index.html

* "In Alabama, Workers At Amazon Warehouse Are Poised For Union Vote:" https://www.npr.org/2021/02/07/965162338/in-alabama-workers-at-amazon-warehouse-are-poised-for-union-vote

* "Homelessness and callous bullshit:" https://evergreenspire.dreamwidth.org/7870.html

* "All but 11 Republicans back Marjorie Taylor Greene in vote to strip committee assignments:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/all-but-11-republicans-vote-to-back-marjorie-taylor-greene-in-vote-to-strip-committee-assignments-100552261570

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene was a moderator of a Facebook group featuring death threats and racist memes.:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/02/marjorie-taylor-greene-facebook-john-birch-society/

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks transphobia will save America. Yes, you read that right:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/04/majorie-taylor-greene-transphobia-wsb-word-on-the-street-protection-of-women-and-girls-in-sports-act/

* Eeeew. "Matt Gaetz Seems Too Excited By Marjorie Taylor Greene's Press Conference:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matt-gaetz-marjorie-taylor-greene-press-conference_n_601d994cc5b69749da3d7eca?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEXJblbhaFq7iPmd2q5KUTiXA9utn5qMvk6m1Q6dHNvKJGuGtCTEWNC6Svjw6AFKa4_2b6G8fRDWecSCdrJISxtTFhpWiiwQQHhAuDtvriuOY4Ee6lpFksYL__ojVLZZ2GWmIDdx2T1cjUxHSjKhZ3PO4XFggvght6f6P9bBcoBg

* "As GOP Fragments, Sen. Ben Sasse Slams 'Weird Worship' of Trump:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/2/05/gop-fragments-sen-ben-sasse-slams-weird-worship-trump

* "Kinzinger slapped with censure by Illinois county GOP:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/04/adam-kinzinger-censure-illinois-465838

* CW: Rape. "Cori Bush - Seeking Justice as an Activist and Lawmaker:" https://www.cc.com/video/gvk7s3/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-cori-bush-seeking-justice-as-an-activist-and-lawmaker

* "Capehart challenges ‘hot mess’ GOP leaders to redeem themselves via impeachment trial:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-impeachment-trial-a-chance-for-republicans-to-redeem-themselves-capehart-hopes-100661829762

* "Rep. Jeffries fears ‘race baiting’ could manifest in Trump’s potential impeachment trial strategy:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-s-possible-senate-impeachment-trial-strategy-discussed-by-rep-jeffries-sen-blumenthal-100663877595

* "Rep. Adam Schiff says Trump tried to ‘install himself perpetually in office’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-senate-impeachment-trial-former-president-s-possible-defense-discussed-by-schiff-100661829951

* "Sen. Ben Ray Luján recalls ‘cries, fears’ of Capitol insurrection in impeachment trial preview:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-impeachment-trial-starts-tuesday-as-capitol-insurrection-recalled-by-sen-ben-ray-lujan-100660805983

* "House Majority Leader Hoyer on Trump’s impeachment, shocking memories of Capitol insurrection:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-s-impeachment-trial-the-capitol-insurrection-discussed-by-house-majority-leader-hoyer-100661317743

* "Rep. Lee remembers death of Officer Sicknick in insurrection as Senate impeachment trial nears:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-conviction-in-senate-impeachment-trial-a-must-rep-lee-sen-smith-assert-100663365907

* "Trump’s election fraud falsehoods have cost taxpayers $519 million — and counting:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/cost-trump-election-fraud/

* "Biden says Trump should not receive intelligence briefings:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-trump-security-briefings/2021/02/05/a873a876-680b-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html

* "Mike Pence joins disgustingly anti-LGBT+ think tank to promote 'traditional values':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/mike-pence-heritage-foundation-distinguished-visiting-fellow-work-anti-lgbt/

* "Trump People Were the Worst Restaurant Guests, Too:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/trump-administration-tippers-fine-dining-dc.html

* "Heiress to Antigay Publix Grocery Chain Funded Pre-Insurrection Rally:" https://www.advocate.com/business/2021/2/01/heiress-antigay-publix-grocery-chain-funded-pre-insurrection-rally

* "AOC defends herself against 'disgusting' attempts to claim she lied about capitol riots:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-lied-nancy-mace-capitol-riots/

* "US police weigh officer discipline after rally, Capitol riot:" https://apnews.com/article/us-police-capitol-riot-980545361a10fff982676d42b79b84ab

* "Local mom in custody for role in violence at U.S. Capitol will stay in prison until next hearing:" https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/local-mom-custody-role-violence-us-capitol-will-stay-prison-until-next-hearing/CDOTG3JKHRGQXMZW4GOVFKOJHQ/

* Eeew. "Missouri lawmaker asked to resign after allegedly selling fake stem cell COVID treatments:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tricia-derges-missouri-indictment-fraud-stem-cell-treatments-asked-resign/

* "Biden to Welcome More Refugees, but Far From All Will Get In:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/us/politics/biden-immigration-refugee-policy.html

* "Local Spending on Jails Tops $25 Billion in Latest Nationwide Data:" https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2021/01/local-spending-on-jails-tops-$25-billion-in-latest-nationwide-data

* "Black Workers Tipped Less, Punished More, During Pandemic:" https://www.outtraveler.com/eat-drink/2021/2/06/black-workers-tipped-less-punished-more-during-pandemic

* CW: Rape, Domestic Abuse. I believe Evan Rachel Wood. "Amber Heard speaks out on Marilyn Manson sexual assault allegations:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/amber-heard-marilyn-manson-sexual-assault-evan-rachel-woods/

* "185 German Actors Come Out at Once to Demand LGBTQ+ Diversity:" https://www.advocate.com/film/2021/2/05/185-german-actors-come-out-once-demand-lgbtq-diversity

* "Equalities minister Kemi Badenoch had secret meeting with anti-trans LGB Alliance:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/kemi-badenoch-lgb-alliance-meeting-anti-trans-backlash-transphobia/

* "Turkey is waging war against its LGBT+ population. And the violence is gathering terrifying pace:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/04/lgbt-turkey-rights-law-pride-ban-erdogan-gay-lesbian-transgender-turkish/

* "Gay men who escaped deadly, homophobic Chechnya arrested and sent back by Russian police:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/06/chechnya-gay-men-escaped-arrested-russian/

* "Gay asylum seeker flees persecution in Morocco, only to endure more homophobia when arriving in the UK:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/06/morocco-gay-asylum-seeker-cardiff-wales-housing-homophobia-abderrahim-el-habachi/

* "Keir Starmer needs to rid Labour of transphobia for all trans kids – including my son:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/04/keir-starmer-labour-party-transphobia-trans-rosie-duffield-molly-mulready/

* "Sturgeon's promise to tackle SNP transphobia 'too little, too late' say ex-members:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/04/snp-transphobia-nicola-sturgeon-trans-teddy-hope-emma-cuthbertson/

* "Soldiers and marines to finally be pardoned for historic gay sex offences, fixing a centuries-old mistake:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/03/armed-forces-bill-soldiers-marines-historic-gay-sex-pardon-buggery/

* "Headmaster Comes Out to Students at LGBTQ+ History Month Assembly:" https://www.advocate.com/youth/2021/2/02/headmaster-comes-out-students-lgbtq-history-month-assembly

* "My trans kid experienced a joyful, anxiety-free girlhood – all thanks to puberty blockers:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/puberty-blockers-trans-healthcare-marlo-mack-how-to-be-a-girl-parenting/

* "Black Trans Women Shot to Death in Georgia, Mississippi:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/2/04/black-trans-women-shot-death-georgia-mississippi

* The fuck! Why did they think this was acceptable? "UCLA suspends controversial trans study that would have 'purposefully induced dysphoria':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/ucla-trans-medical-study-gender-dysphoria/

* "Religious mother demands daughter’s school drops ‘LGBT+ support day’ because it would ‘incite hostility’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/06/lgbt-school-spirit-week-support-day-christian-mother-billings-west-montana/

* "4 tired myths about trans athletes and school sports that have no place in 2021, debunked:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/06/4-tired-myths-about-trans-athletes-and-school-sports-that-have-no-place-in-2021-debunked/

* "Gay couple confronts women putting up ‘disgusting and dangerous’ transphobic stickers:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/06/transphobic-stickers-manhattan-new-york-simon-chartrand-gender-critical/

* "Certain HIV Drugs May Prevent Common Cause of Vision Loss:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/2/03/certain-hiv-drugs-may-prevent-common-cause-vision-loss

* "Giving Birth While Black Got Even More Dangerous During COVID:"

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* "'The worst part is feeling like you're not a man':" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-53774349

* This is a problem that never occurred to me. "The Case of the Serial Sperm Donor:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/health/sperm-donor-fertility-meijer.html

* "Grubs up! Mealworms are on the menu – but are we ready for them?:" https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/feb/01/grubs-up-mealworms-are-on-the-menu-but-are-we-ready-for-them

* CW: Child Death. "Death In A Crosswalk: The Killing Of A 4-Year-Old Shows LA's Failure To Stop Traffic Violence:" https://laist.com/how-to-new-la/reinvent/koreatown-pedestrian-death-LA-traffic-violence.php

* "Mars Doesn’t Look So Dead After All:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/02/mars-volcanoes-still-active/617951/

* "Parents wanted to opt their children out of Black History Month. A Utah school ‘reluctantly’ let them.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/08/utah-school-black-history-month/

* "Tips for Understanding Black History Month- 2021 Edition:" https://disgruntledharadrim.com/2021/02/04/tips-for-understanding-black-history-month-2021-edition/

* "30 Remarkable African American Heroes You Might Not Have Known About:" https://www.boredpanda.com/black-history-month-extraordinary-people/?ts=1612506657

* "Anthony Fauci visited gay saunas in the '80s to understand how AIDS was spreading:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/anthony-fauci-hiv-aids-epidemic-larry-kramer-coronavirus-gay-sauna/

* "Christopher Plummer, Actor From Shakespeare to ‘The Sound of Music,’ Dies at 91:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/movies/christopher-plummer-dead.html

* "Court Dresses, Overview:" https://candicehern.com/regencyworld/court-dresses-overview/

* "Regency Tailor Explains Bridgerton Men's Costumes:"

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* "Plus Size Historical Costuming Tips -- The Importance of Proportion (and How to Fake It!):"

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* "Former CIA Chief of Disguise Breaks Down 30 Spy Scenes From Film & TV | WIRED:"

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* "Laws Broken: Dark Knight (Can Batman Use Self Defense? How Many People Did the Joker Kill?):"

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* "Real Lawyer Reacts to Daredevil (The Trial of Frank Castle) // LegalEagle:"

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* "Laws Broken: Avengers - Sokovia Accords Illegal? (One Marvelous Scene x LegalEagle):"

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* "Vaccinating America: Biden Cleans Up Trump’s Mess:"

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* "F*ck The Pandas: Ugly Animals Deserve Your Attention Too:"

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* "Here’s Why Giuliani Needs To Be Disbarred:"

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* "Universal Tram - SNL:"

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* More Thursday: Tavy could not find the Empress. He lokked around, came for his arm cuddle, spent about half an hour searching the apartment, grumpily sharpened his claws on her favorite chair, came for another long arm cuddle, had a snack, scratched sadly at squirrel's door until i opened it, searched squirrel's room, the apartment, and squirrel's room again.

Meanwhile, Livia was napping peacefully in her cat cave mest, back pressed against my foot. I kept her secret. <.< >.>

To be clear, he wasn't concerned, he was bored and wanted to play with, groom, and or hump her. she wanted a nap.

The special temp meds mean that not counting lungs, PRNs, and the second AS medication dose which I've dropped for the duration, I am taking pills six times a day. This is a lot, even for me. One of these sets must be taken with food. Five can't be taken with food, and one set has to be taken at least a half hour before the other no food meds. Plus I had to move stuff so it doesn't conflict.

I literally spend every waking hour carefully tracking things like when I last drank juice or took temp med. It is exhausting and I hate it. It's helping, but I am very glad I don't have to do this forever.

* Friday: So I went to the last physio appointment. She added a couple more low impact things. The examination really chewed me up, but i expected that. Forage boxes came during lungs, luckily with avocadoes, which are what I mostly wanted anyway.

The forage boxes have been a wee bit better since the turning of the year: higher percentage of useable vegetables and occasionally bread. Foraging in person was so much better. we were still only getting half what normal people had, since I'd not collect anything I didn't think we could use, but there were surprise goodies and useful shelf stable foods, and most weeks decent bread. Weirdly, since early January, they've been tossing avocadoes in, despite the recent shortages. I do like an avocado on a sandwich and guacamole is good when it's fresh, but given the givens (such as If I were to burn the spoons making guacamole, I'd not have spoons to make something to put it on), I have been making avocado toast. The Millennials are right: it is delicious. The recipe says salt, but being me I use the herbed salt they put on hoagies and grinders instead. Omnomnom.

Anyway, by the time I put everything away and did hydrotherapy, It was almost noon. There was nothing for it but to sleep in. I made my first mistake with timing the temp pill, but it isn't the end of the world. I absentmindedly took it with first meds which fucks over effectiveness of three in that batch, but it's not like I'm taking heart of psychiatric medications. My blood level will be low on two things that are long term body maintenance for 24 hours, not ideal, but it's one day. The other is a what I think of as quality of life, so I'll be more symptomatic for a underlying condition, but I have two other meds covering that base and if I'm going to lose a day there, this was a good day to lose a third of coverage. The expanded physio routine delayed things further. I kept needing to do things like rest and curl up in pain.

I came out, started first meal, and fed assorted cats, plants, fish. Someone had blerped all over Rupert and the desk. I had to change my shirt in the middle of cleaning it, because I'm bad with fresh blerp and I couldn't be eating or using the computer until the mess was cleaned, and I inevitably lost it in the middle. It's okay. All the meds were safely digested again.

Add in lungs and dinner and I didn't sit down until Midnight. The pain's a stunner and I am so tired. Odds are the meds mistake is making the tired a bit worse. I need to get my shit together by Sunday. I am not sanguine I'll manage it, but I have two avocadoes in the kitchen and there are tomatoes to last 'til the Millenials bring more.

Oh, and the pharmacy called twice. I asked about the missing lung meds again, as I am supposed to do them in tandem with the other temp meds. I pressed until they sorted it. The prescription was lost in the system and they had to track it down. O.o Supposedly it comes Monday according to the second call. Supposedly.

* A friend of mine is doing a fundraiser to help cats in cooperation with my favorite tea company. They write:

"Today the fundraiser started. If you go to designatea.com and use the promo code CRAN, part of the price will go to Cat Rescue and Adoption Network

CRAN is the rescue group I volunteer with. We specialize in special needs kitties, like FIV+ kitties and kitties who have been injured. We also help out with TNR (trap neuter return) efforts, and annually we take in and foster hundreds of kittens who would otherwise face an uncertain future. We do a lot of good, and we rely 100% on donations and personal fundraising efforts.

Design A Tea is a small-scale operation with good people behind it (they were so great helping me set up this fundraiser), and I've tried their tea before. It's good stuff. I like the Chestnut Pecan in particular. You get to design your own blends, and they use ethically sourced teas. Good stuff.

Anyway! I am not going to tell you what to do, but IF you happen to like loose leaf tea and IF you happen to want to try out a new place, try designatea.com and use the promo CRAN. You get tea, kitties get fed, and everyone wins."

* I really appreciate that Betaal is pointing out that Colonialism is an infectious disease that devours and rots from within anyone and anything it touches via Zombie Metaphor.

* It turned out Netflix has Peaky Blinders so I'm finally getting to watch Seasons 3-5. (The library only carries the first two. I got to the scene in season 5 where Mosely introduces himself and offers Thomas Shelby his hand and I involuntarily hissed like a cat and exclaimed, "Don't touch him; he's evil!" I really appreciate several characters actually calling him that, and the general agreement amoung the antihero characters that as bad as most of them are, Mosely was so much worse. I appreciate them showing why Moseley was the worst and so far not trying to humanize him even a little. People should shudder in disgust an horror when they see a NAZI. I wish that were still the case RL in my country.

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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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* "In pictures: Mexico school classes resume on TV:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53917882

* "Tony Abbott confirmed as UK trade envoy despite blistering backlash over homophobic and misogynist comments:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/04/tony-abbott-trade-envoy-board-of-trade-homophobia-misogyny/

* "Belarus Lukashenko: Dozens arrested at mass protests in Belarus:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54044750

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* "Germany coronavirus: Hundreds arrested in German 'anti-corona' protests:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53959552

* "Mexico has world's highest coronavirus deaths among health workers:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mexico-has-world-s-highest-coronavirus-deaths-among-health-workers-n1239322

* "Coronavirus: India overtakes Brazil in Covid-19 cases:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54023509

* "Brazil surpasses 4 million Covid-19 cases, amid tentative signs of virus easing:" https://www.france24.com/en/20200904-brazil-surpasses-4-million-covid-19-cases-amid-tentative-signs-of-virus-easing-1

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* "Khizr Khan says Trump’s soul ‘can’t conceive of integrity and honor’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/khizr-khan-says-trump-s-soul-can-t-conceive-of-integrity-and-honor-91161157616

* "Michael Cohen says Trump would ‘start a war’ to ‘prevent himself from being removed from office’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/michael-cohen-says-trump-would-start-a-war-to-prevent-himself-from-being-removed-from-office-91161157996

* "New evidence raises questions about Breonna Taylor case:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/new-evidence-raises-questions-about-breonna-taylor-case-91159621928

* "New book explores emotional turmoil of Central Park Five Case:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/new-book-explores-emotional-turmoil-of-central-park-five-case-91162693949

* "Can I Keep My Parents' Skulls & Tattoos?:"

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* "The problem with the thrift-flipping trend:" https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/05/is-thrift-flipping-a-harmless-hobby-or-a-thoughtless-way-of-screwing-over-disadvantaged-and-plus-size-people-13227692/

* "Burning Out:" https://longreads.com/2019/11/15/burning-out/

* "Bird deaths down 70 percent after painting wind turbine blades:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/black-paint-on-wind-turbines-helps-prevent-bird-massacres/

* "Once seen as loners, male elephants shown to follow elders:" https://apnews.com/ec1b2fcee31d80de93819897d2fe7441

* "MOST ICONIC OF ICONIC CORPSES- Tachibana no Kachiko:"

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* "Norwegian Archaeologists Unearth Grave of Left-Handed Viking Warrior:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-grave-left-handed-viking-warrior-norway-180975734/

* CW: Extreme Historical Racism, NWS, Rape, Dead Bodies. "ICONIC CORPSE- Saartjie "Sarah" Baartman:"

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* CW: Insects, Body parts. "Disgusting and Creepy Victorian Fashion Trends:"

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* "Girl Talk with the Dead!:"

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* CW: Dead Bodies, Child Death "ICONIC CORPSE: Sweet Little (Haunted?) Rosalia Lombardo:"

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* "Caged Congolese teen: Why a zoo took 114 years to apologise:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53917733

* CW: Dead Bodies "Iconic Corpse: Elena de Hoyos & Carl Tanzler:"

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* "How Four Brothers Allegedly Fleeced $19 Million From Amazon:" https://www.wired.com/story/how-four-brothers-allegedly-fleeced-19-million-amazon/

* "R.I.P. David Graeber:" https://www.ianwelsh.net/r-i-p-david-graeber/

* "Amezaiku: The Nearly Lost Japanese Art of Candy Sculpture:" https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/628146/amezaiku-japanese-candy-sculpture

* "Mel Brooks, The Producers and the Ethics of Satire about N@zis:"

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* "Night of Nights/Death Waltz - Piano:"

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* "Capybara eat huge pumpkin ASMR:"

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* I was getting better. I swear I was. I started the second z-pac Thursday because while clearing, my lungs weren't clear. I also kind of felt crap Thursday evening, but in the expected ways given the war inside my body.

Ad then I had an ICU dream. These aren't nightmares. No really. I get them when my lungs are bad and the dream is about going on oxygen and having actual appropriate medical care. Other Americans will see why this is kind of an exciting concept. People in developed countries will likely be like: isn't that every day?

Anyway, I half woke up and thought, "Huh, that's odd. My lungs aren't bad enough for me to be dreaming about supplemental oxygen," and went back to sleep.

This was a mistake. I bet you can see the mistake already, but in my defense: half asleep and when I went to bed I was projecting them drying up by Monday.

I woke up with really bad lungs. Like worse than the day they started me on the second antibiotic bad lungs. I moved a little and ended up having to eject a cat and lean over the side of me bed in case I vomited from coughing bad.

My the time I got it together I was too late for the clinic call in hours, apparently. Like they were till open, but o longer answering phones.

Long time readers will know that I general get a virus and then an opportunistic bacterial lung infection moves in while my immune system is extra distracted between fighting off the virs and it's main goal of eating large sections of my body under the beleif that most of me is a foreign object.

Except this is clearly bacterial or it wouldn't have been responding to antibiotics. Which means odds are i just pulled the rare opposite scenario. What have I had to do a lot of the past three weeks? Go to assorted Doctors despite my real concern about infection risk. <.< >.>

Nothing could be done except wait for me to reach live people at the poverty clinic. I'm maxing out my lung treatments.

I think I need a COVID test. If I have it, odds are squirrel and I are both dead.

Update: It took an hour and a half on the phone, but I found an open slot. I can't get results until Tuesday because of the long weekend.

* Sunday's Doonesbury: https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2020/09/06

* "Sunday Sweets Is Blinding Me With SCIENCE:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2020/9/6/sunday-sweets-is-blinding-me-with-science

* "Song dynasty poet Lu You poem-liveblogged his descent from cat owner to cat slave:" https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1299148337774354432.html

* "Rating (aka Roasting) Historical Movie Corsets:"

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This isn't in the video, but the one movie costumes do that drives me up the wall is when 20th century movies have corsets or obvious mid-20th century bras that completely screw up the silhouette in dresses from eriods before stays were invented.

* I watch a lot of zombie movies. Like most of them at least once. One'll slip by here or there only to be noticed a few years later and I'll have to wait for some to come up somewhere I can watch free, but I watch them all, even the terrible z-grade ones. I've been dreaming about zombies in one form another since I was literally three, before I knew the word. IDK, they resonate with me for a bunch of reasons, some of which I've written about before.

I have watched aquatic NAZI zombies, stripper zombies, lederhosen zombies, crappy racist pre-Romero zombies. I love Romero and always will. I love Cemetery Man. Train to Busan is now my favorite, but seriously Dawn of the dead in particular was formative in a bunch of ways. I even watched the zombienado thing the sharknado people made.

I may have found one of the worst zombie movies ever made last night. I mean, at least Zombienado and the zombie strippers had some camp value and the self awareness to know they aren't making a good flick here, just making a flick period, so they just had fun with it. It was a terrible, terrible thing, that made very little sense, couldn't pick a tone, was consistently horribly racist despite being made in 2014 and randomly casually homophobic, and had possibly the stupidest, most annoying collection of characters ever assembled in a zombie movie. Also it was simultaneously vehemently christian and anti-christian in a way that just kept confusing me. It seemed to be trying to say something about religion, but the whole thing was so incoherent, I can't venture a guess as to what.

When I say stupid, I mean I literally could not figure out how this collection of people could survive an hour in a zombie apocalypse let alone a year and a half. These zombies are attracted to noise, but they never shut up and like yelling and screaming all the fucking time. All of their ideas are terrible and frequently deadly. The teenager keeps wandering off by herself. they keep putting limbs and faces next to infected people. they don't pay attention to undead they can see coming towards them because their annoying petty personal dramas are more important than not getting bitten. They keep splitting up and getting attacked.... Like seriously, how'd they make it this far?

The two supposedly bright characters really, really weren't. One was a bunch of ableist tropes (both mental and physical) in a man suit. The other? Was supposedly a scientist, but was only marginally brighter than the others. If this movie wasn't from the UK and six years old, I'd have thought he was a trump CDC political appointee. Like get this: They did mass inoculations of the military with an experimental vaccine they had not bothered to test for safety and efficacy. They had no tests to see if there were any side effects apparently before they lined them up and dosed them with the stuff. What could go wrong? Dude!

So I have to ask, how did someone with 45's level of mental impairment get put in charge of a biological warfare vaccine development program of this magnitude? How did he get the credentials to get hired? What muppet let him handle level four pathogens? Did not one person anywhere in the process suggest at least one proper phase 3 study?

And his decisions stopped making any sense at all once they ran into literal Sweet zombie Jesus. No really. There is a literal zombie Jesus and what little sense the character had in their heads falls right out along with the already minimal coherence to the plot.

I just can't with this film. I keep trying to work out what any of the characters were thinking or why they did any of the things they did and I can't. I still have no idea why zombie Jesus' powers worked the weird inconsistent way they did, just as I can't explain WTF they had a live action first person shooter style intro tacked on at the start of the movie and what if any information it was meant to convey.

They'd have been better off killing off these people as an intro and then made another better movie with characters that I actually wanted to watch doing things that made sense instead of bickering loudly to attract zombies and occasionally literally feeding themselves to zombies on purpose.

Do not watch Zombie Resurrection.

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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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* "Widespread COVID-19 vaccinations not expected until mid-2021, WHO says:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-briefing/widespread-covid-vaccinations-not-expected-until-mid-2021-who-says-idUSKBN25V1B0

* "A Supercomputer Analyzed Covid-19 — and an Interesting New Theory Has Emerged:" https://elemental.medium.com/a-supercomputer-analyzed-covid-19-and-an-interesting-new-theory-has-emerged-31cb8eba9d63

* "No, 94 Percent of COVID-19 Deaths Were Not Caused by Something Else:" https://slate.com/technology/2020/09/94-percent-covid19-deaths-not-caused-by-something-else.html

* "COVID-19 Can Wreck Your Heart, Even if You Haven't Had Any Symptoms:" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-19-can-wreck-your-heart-even-if-you-havent-had-any-symptoms/

* "Israel announces partial national lockdown after coronavirus surge:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel/israel-announces-partial-national-lockdown-after-coronavirus-surge-idUSKBN25U2T1

* "Cuba imposes Havana lockdown as coronavirus spreads:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/cuba-imposes-havana-lockdown-coronavirus-spreads-200901194133796.html

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 9/4/20 are 6,174,000. The death toll is 187,200. The real number is likely much higher.

* "Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 5,368 new known COVID-19 cases reported as state catches up following significant slowdown in data processing; Lake County now on warning list:" https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200903-dzsplixxhfhjlmhpzi6j5ybymi-story.html

* Can we stop reopening schools now? "Despite Mass Testing, University Of Illinois Sees Coronavirus Cases Rise:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/09/03/909137658/university-with-model-testing-regime-doubles-down-on-discipline-amid-case-spike

* "Missouri universities grappling with coronavirus spread:" https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-universities-grappling-with-coronavirus-spread/article_8827d84d-280e-59cc-aa8e-559c359dfba2.html

* "Video shows South Carolina college students crowding bar as COVID-19 cases spike:" https://thehill.com/homenews/news/515209-video-shows-south-carolina-college-students-crowding-bar-as-covid-19-cases

* "University of Iowa coronavirus cases among highest on U.S. campuses UI sees evidence surge has 'started to plateau':" https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/iowa-university-coronavirus-students-tests-positive-cases-20200904

* "Different coronavirus landscape increases risk of post-Labor Day weekend spike:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/different-coronavirus-landscape-increases-risk-of-post-labor-day-weekend-spike-91167813758

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* "Multiple news outlets mirror report of Trump denigrating veterans, military service:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/multiple-news-outlets-mirror-report-of-trump-denigrating-veterans-91166789918

* "'It fits': Reports of Trump disparaging veterans resonates with what we know about him:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/reports-of-trump-disparaging-veterans-resonates-with-what-we-know-91167301940

* "Gold Star Mom: Trump 'doesn't seem to have a concept of service':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gold-star-mom-trump-doesn-t-seem-to-have-a-concept-of-service-91166277850

* "Trump disdain for military service threatens morale of those serving:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-disdain-for-military-service-threatens-morale-of-those-serving-91165765942

* "This Former Log Cabin Republican Is on a Mission to Stop Trump:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/9/03/former-log-cabin-republican-mission-stop-trump

* "Anti-Trans Ads Against Biden Incite Fury:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/9/03/anti-trans-ads-against-biden-incite-fury

* "Gay son gives his Trump-supporting mum a much-needed wake-up call in eye-opening new campaign ad:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/25/donald-trump-lgbt-gay-glaad-campaign-ad-fox-news-presidential-election/

* "Trump spins rumors about his own health into new attack on Biden:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/03/trump-attacks-bidens-health-rally-408592

* "Trump Campaign Running Photo Ads Edited To Make Joe Biden Appear Older:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-biden-older-facebook-ads_n_5f515dcfc5b6946f3eaf3fbe?vf&_guc_consent_skip=1599190225

* "What video analysis of the Aug. 29 Portland shooting tells us:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2020/09/04/portland-protest-shooting-video/

* "The Few, the Proud, the White: The Marine Corps Balks at Promoting Generals of Color:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/us/politics/marines-race-general.html

* "White House Orders End Of 'Un-American' Racial Sensitivity Training At Federal Agencies:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/racial-sensitivity-training-un-american_n_5f52e600c5b6578026ce23f1

* "Death of the Author 2: Rowling Boogaloo:"

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* "Shamelessly transphobic Polish minister urged to resign after lying about schools ‘stuffing’ kids with hormones:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/03/poland-mikolaj-pawlak-hormones-schools-transgender-pills-fact-checked/

* "Bishop who called for gay conversion camps claims church doesn't wants to force queer people into harmful 'therapy':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/03/polish-bishop-now-claims-misconception-church-force-lgbt-people-into-conversion-therapy/

* "Indonesian Police Arrest Nine in Raid on 'Gay Party':" https://www.advocate.com/world/2020/9/03/indonesian-police-arrest-nine-raid-gay-party

* "You're Not Useless:"

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* "Burning Out:" https://longreads.com/2019/11/15/burning-out/

* "Bird deaths down 70 percent after painting wind turbine blades:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/black-paint-on-wind-turbines-helps-prevent-bird-massacres/

* "Once seen as loners, male elephants shown to follow elders:" https://apnews.com/ec1b2fcee31d80de93819897d2fe7441

* "Girl Talk with the Dead!:"

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* "Caged Congolese teen: Why a zoo took 114 years to apologise:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53917733

* "How Four Brothers Allegedly Fleeced $19 Million From Amazon:" https://www.wired.com/story/how-four-brothers-allegedly-fleeced-19-million-amazon/

* "R.I.P. David Graeber:" https://www.ianwelsh.net/r-i-p-david-graeber/

* "Amezaiku: The Nearly Lost Japanese Art of Candy Sculpture:" https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/628146/amezaiku-japanese-candy-sculpture

* "Mel Brooks, The Producers and the Ethics of Satire about N@zis:"

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* I was getting better. I swear I was. I started the second z-pac Thursday because while clearing, my lungs weren't clear. I also kind of felt crap Thursday evening, but in the expected ways given the war inside my body.

Ad then I had an ICU dream. These aren't nightmares. No really. I get them when my lungs are bad and the dream is about going on oxygen and having actual appropriate medical care. Other Americans will see why this is kind of an exciting concept. People in developed countries will likely be like: isn't that every day?

Anyway, I half woke up and thought, "Huh, that's odd. My lungs aren't bad enough for me to be dreaming about supplemental oxygen," and went back to sleep.

This was a mistake. I bet you can see the mistake already, but in my defense: half asleep and when I went to bed I was projecting them drying up by Monday.

I woke up with really bad lungs. Like worse than the day they started me on the second antibiotic bad lungs. I moved a little and ended up having to eject a cat and lean over the side of me bed in case I vomited from coughing bad.

My the time I got it together I was too late for the clinic call in hours, apparently. Like they were till open, but o longer answering phones.

Long time readers will know that I general get a virus and then an opportunistic bacterial lung infection moves in while my immune system is extra distracted between fighting off the virs and it's main goal of eating large sections of my body under the beleif that most of me is a foreign object.

Except this is clearly bacterial or it wouldn't have been responding to antibiotics. Which means odds are i just pulled the rare opposite scenario. What have I had to do a lot of the past three weeks? Go to assorted Doctors despite my real concern about infection risk. <.< >.>

Nothing could be done except wait for me to reach live people at the poverty clinic. I'm maxing out my lung treatments.

I think I need a COVID test. If I have it, odds are squirrel and I are both dead.

Update: as of 9AM, I have spent an hour so far hunting for an open Covid test slot before Tuesday. *digits cruciform*

* I watch a lot of zombie movies. Like most of them at least once. One'll slip by here or there only to be noticed a few years later and I'll have to wait for some to come up somewhere I can watch free, but I watch them all, even the terrible z-grade ones. I've been dreaming about zombies in one form another since I was literally three, before I knew the word. IDK, they resonate with me for a bunch of reasons, some of which I've written about before.

I have watched aquatic NAZI zombies, stripper zombies, lederhosen zombies, crappy racist pre-Romero zombies. I love Romero and always will. I love Cemetery Man. Train to Busan is now my favorite, but seriously Dawn of the dead in particular was formative in a bunch of ways. I even watched the zombienado thing the sharknado people made.

I may have found one of the worst zombie movies ever made last night. I mean, at least Zombienado and the zombie strippers had some camp value and the self awareness to know they aren't making a good flick here, just making a flick period, so they just had fun with it. It was a terrible, terrible thing, that made very little sense, couldn't pick a tone, was consistently horribly racist despite being made in 2014 and randomly casually homophobic, and had possibly the stupidest, most annoying collection of characters ever assembled in a zombie movie. Also it was simultaneously vehemently christian and anti-christian in a way that just kept confusing me. It seemed to be trying to say something about religion, but the whole thing was so incoherent, I can't venture a guess as to what.

When I say stupid, I mean I literally could not figure out how this collection of people could survive an hour in a zombie apocalypse let alone a year and a half. These zombies are attracted to noise, but they never shut up and like yelling and screaming all the fucking time. All of their ideas are terrible and frequently deadly. The teenager keeps wandering off by herself. they keep putting limbs and faces next to infected people. they don't pay attention to undead they can see coming towards them because their annoying petty personal dramas are more important than not getting bitten. They keep splitting up and getting attacked.... Like seriously, how'd they make it this far?

The two supposedly bright characters really, really weren't. One was a bunch of ableist tropes (both mental and physical) in a man suit. The other? Was supposedly a scientist, but was only marginally brighter than the others. If this movie wasn't from the UK and six years old, I'd have thought he was a trump CDC political appointee. Like get this: They did mass inoculations of the military with an experimental vaccine they had not bothered to test for safety and efficacy. They had no tests to see if there were any side effects apparently before they lined them up and dosed them with the stuff. What could go wrong? Dude!

So I have to ask, how did someone with 45's level of mental impairment get put in charge of a biological warfare vaccine development program of this magnitude? How did he get the credentials to get hired? What muppet let him handle level four pathogens? Did not one person anywhere in the process suggest at least one proper phase 3 study?

And his decisions stopped making any sense at all once they ran into literal Sweet zombie Jesus. No really. There is a literal zombie Jesus and what little sense the character had in their heads falls right out along with the already minimal coherence to the plot.

I just can't with this film. I keep trying to work out what any of the characters were thinking or why they did any of the things they did and I can't. I still have no idea why zombie Jesus' powers worked the weird inconsistent way they did, just as I can't explain WTF they had a live action first person shooter style intro tacked on at the start of the movie and what if any information it was meant to convey.

They'd have been better off killing off these people as an intro and then made another better movie with characters that I actually wanted to watch doing things that made sense instead of bickering loudly to attract zombies and occasionally literally feeding themselves to zombies on purpose.

Do not watch Zombie Resurrection.

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

( Links Underneath: )

* "Australia suspends extradition with Hong Kong and offers path to citizenship for city's residents:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/asia/australia-hong-kong-extradition-intl-hnk/index.html

* "Bosnians mark 25 years since Srebrenica genocide that shocked the world:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bosnia-srebrenica-anniversary/bosnians-mark-25-years-since-srebrenica-genocide-that-shocked-the-world-idUSKCN24C0H8

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* "Coronavirus can linger in air, possibly impacting school openings:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronovirus-hits-over-70-000-u-s-cases-in-single-day-87496773587

* "Op-Ed: People ask me if I've recovered from COVID-19. That's not an easy question to answer:" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-07-09/op-ed-people-ask-me-if-ive-recovered-from-covid-19-thats-not-an-easy-question-to-answer

* "Iran's struggle to contain a coronavirus surge:" https://www.bbc.com/news/52959756

* "Brazil LGBTQ group hides from virus in Copacabana building:" https://apnews.com/b9f984f0c15c7250733d3c6dcd7a69b0

* "American Passports Are Worthless Now (Map):" https://medium.com/@indica/the-plague-states-of-america-53b20678a80e

* "Larry Brilliant on How Well We Are Fighting Covid-19:" https://www.wired.com/story/larry-brilliant-on-how-well-are-we-fighting-covid-19/

* "As death toll rises, pressure mounts on governors to pass mask requirements:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/as-death-toll-rises-pressure-mounts-on-governors-to-pass-mask-requirements/

* "Alabama GOP Leader Says He Wants More COVID-19 Cases In Order To Build 'Immunity':" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/alabama-gop-leader-says-he-wants-more-covid-19-cases-in-order-to-build-immunity

"However, health experts said that trying to combat COVID-19 with a “herd immunity” through natural infection, which would require hundreds of millions of people to catch the virus, is incredibly risky and could in fact worsen the pandemic."

* "Iowa governor says cities can't require masks:" https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/506449-iowa-governors-says-cities-cant-require-masks

* "Nearly 80 Texas counties have opted out of Gov. Greg Abbott's mask order. Others refuse to enforce it.:" https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/09/texas-mask-order-enforcement/

* "18 people test positive for COVID-19 in Whatcom, state reports for weekend:" https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/coronavirus/article244160152.html

* "GOP called ‘cult’ of leaders apparently ignoring COVID-19 spikes:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-desantis-more-gop-leaders-slammed-for-covid-19-failures-87571525505

* "Burger King workers stage strike after trans co-worker dies while working with COVID-19 symptoms:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/12/burger-king-workers-stage-strike-trans-co-worker-dies-covid-19/

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* "The worst president ever keeps getting worse:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/11/worst-president-ever-keeps-getting-worse/

* "Trump allegedly suggested selling Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria approached:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/07/trump-allegedly-suggested-selling-puerto-rico-as-hurricane-maria-approached/

* "Twelve signs Trump would try to run a fascist dictatorship in a second term:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/fascist-dictatorship-trump-second-term/2020/07/10/63fdd938-c166-11ea-b4f6-cb39cd8940fb_story.html

* "Goya always cared more about money than its Latino customers. The CEO proved it.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/goya-ceo-s-trump-comments-led-latinos-call-boycott-goya-ncna1233516

* "Where’s Trump’s Financial Disclosure? The White House Blames the Pandemic:" https://nytimes.com/2020/07/08/us/politics/trump-financial-disclosure.html

* "As Mary Trump’s book comes out, president appears to flounder:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-s-populist-message-falters-as-america-struggles-with-racism-87499333935

* "Trump expert on president’s taxes and potential for indictment:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-expert-on-president-s-taxes-and-potential-for-indictment-87498309546

* "Stone Walks Free in One of the Greatest Scandals in American History:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/roger-stone/614068/

* "Robert Mueller: Roger Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly so:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/11/mueller-stone-oped/?arc404=true

* "Debunking 12 lies and falsehoods from the White House statement on Roger Stone's commutation:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/politics/fact-check-white-house-statement-roger-stone-commutation/index.html

* "Legal expert: Stone’s tattoo of Nixon on his back sends message:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-commuting-stone-s-sentence-should-outrage-gop-lawyer-says-87496261935

* "Vindman retiring also a sacrifice for other officers expert says:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/vindman-retirement-seen-as-noble-sacrifice-by-military-expert-87568453550

* "Alexander Vindman retires early citing Trump's alleged ‘bullying’:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-s-alleged-bullying-cited-as-lt-col-vindman-retires-early-87567429725

* "Stop Building More Roads:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/opinion/us-infrastructure-plan.html

* "Los Angeles, Atlanta Among Cities Joining Coalition To Test Universal Basic Income:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/06/29/los-angeles-6-other-cities-join-coalition-to-pilot-universal-basic-income/#4aa58c071ae5

* "Housing is a human right: How Finland is eradicating homelessness:" https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-for-january-26-2020-1.5429251/housing-is-a-human-right-how-finland-is-eradicating-homelessness-1.5437402

* The Republican Mainstream gets further and further from reality. "GOP House Candidate Blames 2018 California Wildfires On “Ray Beams” During Appearance On #QAnon Show:" https://www.joemygod.com/2020/07/gop-house-candidate-blames-2018-california-wildfires-on-ray-beams-during-appearance-on-qanon-show/

* "‘You can’t do that’: Chris Wallace scolds Betsy DeVos for trying to illegally cut off school funding:" https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/you-cant-do-that-chris-wallace-scolds-betsy-devos-for-trying-to-illegally-cut-off-school-funding/

* "As Trump pushes to reopen schools, Arizona school leaders face more uncertainty:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2020/07/08/trump-pushes-reopen-schools-arizona-school-leaders-face-more-uncertainty/5401041002/

* "At fraternities, an alarming spike in cases:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/at-fraternities-an-alarming-spike-in-cases/

* "Education leader: We need federal help to re-open schools safety_copy:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-wanting-schools-opened-without-proper-preparation-resisted-87566917743

* "Sen. Stabenow: Trump can’t just tweet schools will be safe:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-and-reopen-schools-safely-act-discussed-by-sen-stabenow-87564869932

* "Should People in Prison have a Right to Vote? | Philosophy Tube:"

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* "U.S. Broadcasting Agency Will Not Extend Visas For Its Foreign Journalists:" https://www.npr.org/2020/07/09/889301025/u-s-broadcasting-agency-will-not-extend-visas-for-its-foreign-journalists

* "‘Cohen released for COVID? Release migrant families together’:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/covid-19-fears-may-force-migrant-parents-to-give-up-child-custody-87569477598

* "ICE Offering 'Citizens Academy' Course with Training on Arresting Immigrants:" https://www.newsweek.com/ice-launching-citizens-academy-course-how-agency-arrests-immigrants-1516656

"The six-week course, García said, appeared to be "inviting people to become an extension of ICE... to possibly surveil their neighbors who might be undocumented." He also feared that the invitation might appeal to "right-wing individuals who might like the vigilante lifestyle," which could lead to potential violence."

* "Homeland Security Turns to Defending Statues Amid Questions Over Priorities:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/us/politics/homeland-security-statues-trump.html

* "Rep. Waters on Roger Stone, and attacks on Black Lives Matter:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-s-stone-sentence-commutation-slammed-by-rep-maxine-waters-87572037739

* "Milley says Confederates committed ‘treason,’ backs review of Army base names:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/09/milley-confederates-treason-review-army-base-names-355452

* "How the Trump administration secured a secret supply of execution drugs:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-executions-specialreport/special-report-how-the-trump-administration-secured-a-secret-supply-of-execution-drugs-idUSKBN24B1E4

* "$23 million cited as Portland protest damages was mostly tied to coronavirus closures:" https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/07/coronavirus-closures-inflated-23-million-reported-in-downtown-portland-protest-damages.html

* "'This is a time bomb'—Leaked docs reveal homophobic, racist police instructors:" https://www.dailydot.com/debug/blueleaks-training-surveys/

* "Dana Larsen: Toronto cops barrage fellow officers with porn and abuse:" https://www.straight.com/news/dana-larsen-toronto-cops-barrage-fellow-officers-with-porn-and-abuse

* "Police Punish the ‘Good Apples’:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/what-police-departments-do-whistle-blowers/613687/

* "Court: Officer who stomped on suspect's ankle cannot be sued:" https://apnews.com/f4b80d7c57acb2b0ff0ac47b923a84c4

* "I was arrested, jailed and assaulted by a guard. My ‘crime’? Being a journalist in Trump’s America:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/journalist-arrest-seattle-chaz-protest-police-prison-black-lives-matter-a9606846.html

* "When reporters get arrested in Seattle and get a view from inside the criminal justice machine:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/when-reporters-get-arrested-in-seattle-and-get-a-view-from-inside-the-criminal-justice-machine/

* "Chicago Police Department arrest API shutdown is its own kind of ‘cover up’:" https://chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-department-arrest-api-shutdown-is-its-own-kind-of-cover-up/

* So basically, he said the quiet part out loud. "Tucker Carlson's top writer resigns after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks in online forum:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/media/tucker-carlson-writer-blake-neff/index.html

* "The Boogaloo Tipping Point:" https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/07/american-boogaloo-meme-or-terrorist-movement/613843/

* "Racial disparities seen in how doctors treat pain, even among children:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/racial-disparities-seen-in-how-doctors-treat-pain-even-among-children/2020/07/10/265e77d6-b626-11ea-aca5-ebb63d27e1ff_story.html

* "Let's Talk FUNERAL STRIPPERS:"

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* "I’m leaving Sleeping Giants, but not because I want to:" https://medium.com/@nandoodles/im-leaving-sleeping-giants-but-not-because-i-want-to-d9c4f488642

* I don't cancel people for small stuff, but if I can't cancel a children's author for smugly and enthusiastically advocating torturing children in hopes of driving them to suicide are we even a civilization? Because I feel like against torturing children is a really low fucking bar for any human being, but especially any job that has even a wee to do with children. Just saying.

While I'm at it? Mel Gibson is still cancelled over the antisemitism, homophobia, racism, misogyny, and domestic violence. Hollywood may be happy with a non-apology and a refusal to amend, but I'm not.

* "UK government bans Feuerkrieg Division, a vile white supremacist group linked to a sinister plot to blow up a gay bar:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/13/priti-patel-home-office-feuerkrieg-division-ban-parliament-white-supremacy-racism-conor-climo/

* "The BBC quietly dropped four LGBT+ charities from its transgender support page. Now, it’s empty:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/10/bbc-gender-identity-support-mermaids-lgbt-transgender-non-binary/

* "In a plot twist nobody saw coming – really, nobody did – the gun-toting St Louis couple are reportedly homophobic:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/11/mark-patricia-mccloskey-video-gay-neighbourhood-st-louis-post-dispatch/

* "Dying Fat: Your Funeral Options:"

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* CW: Decomposition, Maggots, Gross Stuff. "SO MANY WAYS TO DECAY!:"

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* CW: Decomposition, Maggots, Body Parts. "ASK A MORTICIAN- Dali's Exhumation, Amputated Limbs, Celebrity Graves:"

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* "America needs to reduce soaring overdoses. A secret supervised injection site may show us how.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/07/10/america-needs-reduce-soaring-overdoses-secret-supervised-injection-site-may-show-us-how/

* "The Man Who Is Aging Too Fast:" https://digg.com/2019/werner-syndrome-mosaic

* "Entire rare bird colony vanishes, baffling New Zealand scientists:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/09/entire-rare-bird-colony-vanishes-baffling-new-zealand-scientists

* "‘It’s all on hold’: how Covid-19 derailed the fight against plastic waste:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/09/covid-19-plastic-bans-california-new-york

* "120,000-year-old necklace tells of the origin of string:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07/ancient-seashell-beads-may-help-unravel-the-origins-of-string/

* CW: NWS, Zombies. "Medieval Zombies?!:"

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* "Skulls, Willows, Cherubs & Other Gravestone Emojis!:"

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* "Female Husbands by Jen Manion review – a trans history:" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/10/female-husbands-by-jen-manion-review-a-trans-history

* "The First American Restaurants' Culinary Concoctions:" https://daily.jstor.org/the-first-american-restaurants-culinary-concoctions/

* "It's a Mummy Unwrapping Party!:"

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* "This Actress Had a Forbidden Lesbian Affair in 1844:" https://www.advocate.com/books/2020/7/12/1844-love-story-charlotte-cushman-and-rosalie-sully

* "WHAT HAPPENED TO PEARL HARBOR'S DEAD?:"

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* "Grant Imahara, Host of 'MythBusters' and 'White Rabbit Project,' Dies at 49:" https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101

* Monday we did an outdoor physically distanced visit in masks. It went pretty well, with the only issue being that one maskless dog walker who's dog lost his shit at seeing humans outside who got closer to me than I like while trying to restrain him.

To be clear, the dog was obviously friendly, but he was large a muscular and emphatically did not want to return to the path. People actually on the path were not a problem as we were far enough away. There was a light breeze. I'm pretty sure we were fine.

The thing the Millenials noticed that I've been noticing too lately is the weather. This is the sort of Summer weather we used to have before climate changed completely borked the weather patterns. I decided to live here on the basis of it, and then it went away in favor f humid, smokey oven.

Millenials: It’s like the weather from my childhood!

I love this weather. I wish we could keep it, but the smog and temperature are rising again as a lot of places come out of lockdown. Sigh.

* "Sunday Sweets Dives Under The Sea:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2020/7/12/sunday-sweets-dives-under-the-sea

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "Rep. Ro Khanna on Trump Foreign Policy:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-ro-khanna-on-trump-foreign-policy-1409825347680

* So I guess 45 thinks the US Military should be a mercenary force designed to invade random countries for the highest bidder. "Trump to American troops in Iraq: U.S. no longer 'the suckers of the world':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-makes-surprise-visit-u-s-troops-iraq-his-first-n952081

* "Did a Queens Podiatrist Help Donald Trump Avoid Vietnam?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/us/politics/trump-vietnam-draft-exemption.html

* Why?!? "President Trump asks 7-year-old if she still believes in Santa Claus:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-asks-year-believes-santa-claus/story?id=60006120

* "Trump's shaky holiday:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-s-shaky-holiday-1409835075719

* "Trump opens disorienting fire hose of falsehoods over the holiday:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-opens-disorienting-fire-hose-of-falsehoods-over-the-holiday-1409927747905

* "The Supreme Court takes up a secret case involving Robert Mueller and a mystery company:" https://thinkprogress.org/the-supreme-court-takes-up-a-secret-case-involving-robert-mueller-and-a-mystery-company-7319abb219dc/

* "Trump lashed out at Whitaker after explosive Cohen revelations:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/21/politics/trump-lashed-out-at-whitaker-after-explosive-cohen-revelations/index.html

* "U. S. envoy to coalition fighting ISIS resigns in protest of Trump’s Syria decision:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-envoy-to-coalition-fighting-isis-resigns-in-protest-of-trumps-syria-decision/2018/12/22/a5f42bc0-0606-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.55e4692337d1

* "Ruth Bader Ginsburg released from hospital after cancer surgery:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/26/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-hospital-release/index.html

* "AP FACT CHECK: Trump confuses with claims of new border wall:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ap-fact-check-trump-confuses-with-claims-of-new-border-wall/2018/12/25/15e92926-0882-11e9-8942-0ef442e59094_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1bbdb5dc61d9

* "Donald Trump insists shutdown will not end unless Congress funds border wall:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/25/donald-trump-government-shutdown-will-not-end-unless-congress-funds-border-wall

* "Don't hold your breath for end of government shutdown:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/don-t-hold-your-breath-for-end-of-government-shutdown-1409923651730

* "ICE Continues To Release Asylum-Seekers At Public Park In El Paso, Texas:" https://www.npr.org/2018/12/25/680087478/ice-continues-to-release-hundreds-of-asylum-seekers-into-public-park-in-el-paso

* They killed another child. Cruelty is the point. "8-year-old from Guatemala dies in immigration custody:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/25/immigration-guatemala-child-dies-1075222

* "Trump cruelty-as-deterrent border strategy yields tragedy, chaos:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-cruelty-as-deterrent-border-strategy-yields-tragedy-chaos-1409931331745

* "How the Snow Globe Was Accidentally Created:" https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-history-snow-globe

* My suspicion that they would tighten the loose thingie in the fan belt assembly free was correct. they also spotted the source of the suspected oil leak, which is inconveniently located and like to be $150-160 to fix, most of that for the labor involved in pulling things apart to get at it. I actually turned up for forage right as someone was pulling out I was less lucky at the pharmacy, but luckily it wasn't a long gimp from the overflow parking. Library and documents went well. There was a mini traffic jam of people trying to get to after Christmas sales, which I had forgotten about, what with Christmas itself having very little to do with me. I did my usual super efficient job of copying documents, which I'd pre-marked with my ID stuff before leaving home, collated it all and turned it in. As this is all the gas I have for a few weeks, I stopped in for Cat treats and B-Complex across the street where the line was ridiculous. Sigh. I did get the super cool elderly butch cashier I like at least. By the time i got out, it was full dark and rush hour. sigh. I am pretty sure the guy over in B is on vacation somewhere, so I parked there because I'm exhausted and walked out and trying to parallel park in rush hour is not my forte. I know, still an asshole to do it, but that was a lot of standing and walking. so that's all this years's money, but also all this year's obligations. I've a bunch of phone bureaucracy coming up, but it's January's problem, like taxes and car fees.

* "A Christmas movie I want to see:" http://bendingsignpost.tumblr.com/post/180254311910/a-christmas-movie-i-want-to-see

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

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

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

* "Trump’s New Wall to Keep Out the Disabled:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/opinion/trumps-disability-public-charge.html

They are soliciting public comment on these draconian regulations until December 10th here: https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=USCIS-2010-0012-0001

* Naral https://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/donate/supportnaral/#.W7nPzmNRfIU

* Planned Paranthood: https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/onlineactions/hkv0R7LN0E-Q-U5mXFaXRA2?sourceid=1004272&ms=4NALz1800K1N1A&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4I2IxID03QIVA7bACh3CCwHWEAAYASAAEgKlD_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

* "Resources for Male Victims of Abuse:" http://butlerbookbinding.tumblr.com/post/178933672694/resources-for-male-victims-of-abuse

* Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab is doing a fundraiser for legal defense of refugee children in ICE detention. https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/activism/deliver-them-from-the-hands-of-the-wicked/

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

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

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

* 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* TW: Rape. "The Me Too movement was silent in Senegal. These women are trying to change that:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/19/africa/senegal-as-equals-intl/index.html

* TW: Torture. "Iraq’s Post-ISIS Campaign of Revenge:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/12/24/iraqs-post-isis-campaign-of-revenge

* "Nomads and farmers in fight for Nigeria's heartland:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security-insight/nomads-and-farmers-in-fight-for-nigerias-heartland-idUSKBN1OI13X

* "US sportswear traced to factory in China's internment camps:" https://www.apnews.com/99016849cddb4b99a048b863b52c28cb

* "Exasperated over the market plunge, Trump asks advisers whether he can fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/exasperated-over-the-market-plunge-trump-asks-advisers-whether-he-can-fire-federal-reserve-chairman-jerome-powell/2018/12/22/a71b8df2-0635-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4d40126ede74

* "Rep. Maxine Waters: I have warned America from the beginning. This president is not worthy:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/mick-mulvaney-may-be-called-before-house-financial-services-committee-1406185539658

* "I stand by my refusal to ever join Facebook.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/technology/facebook-privacy.html

* "What Really Happens After the Apocalypse:" https://www.tor.com/2018/11/14/what-really-happens-after-the-apocalypse/

* "Rep. Jayapal: Ryan has not been a speaker with moral backbone or ability to negotiate his caucus out:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/government-shutdown-continues-through-the-christmas-holiday-1406150211506

* "The Sandy Hook Massacre Was 6 Years Ago Today. This Year Had More School Shootings Than Ever.:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/american-gun-violence-statistics-768853/

* More than a year later police refuse to explain why they decided to hunt and murder him for the crime of being a victim of a hit and run accident, nor site what statute declared that illegal, let alone a felony so dangerous to the public it deserved summary execution. "A man was killed by police one year ago. His family still doesn't know why:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/17/us/bijan-ghaisar-us-park-police-shooting-anniversary/index.html

* "The Year of the Old Boys: How Childish Masculinity Became the Engine of Power in America:" https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/12/old-boys-trump-kavanaugh-moonves-epstein-childish-masculinity.html

* "Child abuse climbs after Friday report cards, study says:" https://www.apnews.com/219c75c6183e45a4972e0c2f3afd186f

* The world needs so many more of these. "Where LGBTQ War Refugees Finally Feel Safe:" https://narratively.com/where-lgbtq-war-refugees-finally-feel-safe/

* "The Raunchy, Comical, Political Snowman Invasion of 1511:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/snowman-miracle-of-1511

* "Recognition at last for Gentleman Jack, Britain’s ‘first modern lesbian’:" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/28/anne-lister-blue-plaque-lesbian-marriage-church

* An Amusingly written explanation of the Mari Lywd: http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/180945897230/hi-do-you-mind-explaining-the-tradition-behind#notes

* "Medieval Music - 'Hardcore’ Party Mix:"

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* It makes me s sad this isn't a thing anymore. "Controversial Sycamore Township zombie nativity scene ending this year:" https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/12/12/final-days-famous-zombie-nativity-scene-sycamore-township/941277001/

* Nearly every version of the Arthur/Guenevere/Lancelot would have a happy ending if one just adds a threesome. Just saying.

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

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

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

* "Trump’s New Wall to Keep Out the Disabled:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/opinion/trumps-disability-public-charge.html

They are soliciting public comment on these draconian regulations until December 10th here: https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=USCIS-2010-0012-0001

* Naral https://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/donate/supportnaral/#.W7nPzmNRfIU

* Planned Paranthood: https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/onlineactions/hkv0R7LN0E-Q-U5mXFaXRA2?sourceid=1004272&ms=4NALz1800K1N1A&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4I2IxID03QIVA7bACh3CCwHWEAAYASAAEgKlD_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

* "Resources for Male Victims of Abuse:" http://butlerbookbinding.tumblr.com/post/178933672694/resources-for-male-victims-of-abuse

* Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab is doing a fundraiser for legal defense of refugee children in ICE detention. https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/activism/deliver-them-from-the-hands-of-the-wicked/

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

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

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

* 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* This must be utterly terrifying for everyone living there. "Nearly 4,000 forces enter Rio favela amid wave of violence:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nearly-4000-forces-enter-rio-favela-amid-wave-of-violence/

* "Trump wants to get tougher on Russia without angering Putin:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-tells-aides-not-talk-publicly-about-russia-policy-moves-n861256

* "Trump wants ‘out’ of Syria ‘very soon,’ contradicting top officials:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/29/trump-syria-military-isis-491856

* "Czechs extradite alleged Russian hacker to US:" https://apnews.com/679eafa69f744e13a40243063999cbfe

* "Paul Manafort, a mysterious Russian jet, and a secret meeting:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/paxkpb/paul-manafort-a-mysterious-russian-jet-and-a-secret-meeting

* "FBI questions Ted Malloch, Trump campaign figure and Farage ally:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/30/fbi-questions-ted-malloch-trump-campaign-figure-and-farage-ally

* "Judge says lawsuit against Trump's DACA move can proceed:" http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/380882-judge-says-lawsuit-against-trumps-daca-move-can-proceed

* "US to require would-be immigrants to turn over social media handles:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/29/politics/immigrants-social-media-information/

* "What do you call a see through wall?:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/n-hayes-t1t2trumponeletter-180330-1199208515558

* "Office In Charge of Vetting Trump Appointees Is Inexperienced, Understaffed:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/office-in-charge-of-vetting-trump-appointees-is-inexperienced-understaffed-report

* "Trump EPA expected to roll back auto gas mileage standards:" https://phys.org/news/2018-03-trump-epa-auto-gas-mileage.html

* "Senator: Pruitt security included Disneyland, Rose Bowl trips:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/politics/epa-pruitt-travel-whitehouse-rose-bowl-disneyland/

* "EPA Chief’s $50-a-Night Rental Raises White House Angst:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-30/epa-chief-s-50-a-night-rental-said-to-raise-white-house-angst

* "Pruitt's EPA security broke down door to lobbyist condo:" http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/exclusive-pruitts-epa-security-broke-door-lobbyist-condo/story?id=54129080

* "Trump's cabinet keeps on filling the swamp:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-s-cabinet-keeps-on-filling-the-swamp-1199185475841

* "John Podesta on Scott Pruitt and the Trump Swamp:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/john-podesta-on-scott-pruitt-and-the-trump-swamp-1199200323752

* "Texas woman gets 5 years in prison for voting illegally:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/texas-woman-gets-5-years-in-prison-for-voting-illegally-1199199811938

* "I’m your kid’s teacher, and I would take a bullet for your child. But I wish you wouldn’t ask me to.:" http://satyrday.tumblr.com/post/170999590236/reachmouse-mia-cooper-valentiirose

* "Conservative attacks on March for Our Lives leaders are getting very personal:" https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/29/17176174/laura-ingraham-boycott-david-hogg-guns

* "Police officer who shot Alton Sterling fired from Baton Rouge Police Department:" http://abcnews.go.com/US/police-officer-shot-alton-sterling-fired-baton-rouge/story?id=54134701

* TW: Pedophilia. "R Kelly accused of grooming 14-year-old girl as 'sex pet':" https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/mar/28/r-kelly-accused-of-grooming-14-year-old-girl-as-sex-pet-kitti-jones-bbc-documentary

* "18th Century Queer Cultures #1: the Macaroni & his Ancestors:" http://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/out-in-the-museum/18th-century-queer-cultures-1-the-macaroni-and-his-ancestors

* "The Official Anti-Strong Black Woman Music Video Anthem | The Rundown With Robin Thede:"

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* "Ben Carson Has Us Shaking Our Heads... Again | The Rundown With Robin Thede:"

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* I had plans with a friend today, but it turns out my friend is injured. I didn't know about it until too late to do anything about it, alas. I did do some useful cleaning at least, even if I am headachey and foggy from lost sleep.

I also got two really good scenes on GoB.

* May your Passover/Easter/Ostara/Equinox celebration be wonderful! (Or whatever else you might celebrate.)

* Jamie Lannister's character development: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/172100650637/does-it-make-sense-from-jamies-point-of-view-to

* Someone thought of a way to make the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies idea actually good: http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/171597805400/gretchensinister-consider-this-based-on-a#notes

* I used all my money on housing and insurance this month. I need to raise another $100-120 for the other bills. If you'd like to chip in: 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.

* "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

* Help fight for Net Neutrality restoration: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/170010496350/democrats-are-just-one-vote-shy-of-restoring-net

* 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

* 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

* "Trump tweets at North Korea after possible hydrogen bomb test:"

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* "The economic impact of Donald Trump ending DACA:"

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* "Smoke from chemical plant fires caused by Houston flood raises...:"

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* "The Book of Miracles: 16th-century apocalyptic visions – in pictures:" https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2017/aug/04/the-book-of-miracles-16th-century-german-illustrated-manuscript

* I did not spot the drag one. "The Not-So-Subtle Sexual Innuendo in Renaissance Art:" https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-not-so-subtle-sexual-innuendo-renaissance-art

* "Forget Amadeus: the real tragedy behind Mozart’s final act:" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/classical-music/forget-amadeus-real-tragedy-behind-mozarts-final-act/

* "The Racism Behind Alien Mummy Hoaxes:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/how-to-fake-an-alien-mummy/535251/

* "Sunday Sweets Just Wants To Bang On The Drum All Day:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2017/9/3/sunday-sweets-just-wants-to-bang-on-the-drum-all-day.html

* "How a Copyright Mistake Ignited the Zombie Genre:" http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2017/09/how-copyright-error-ignited-zombie-genre.html

* 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/

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

* 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

* "Marriage Equality Postal Plebiscite: What You Need To Know:" http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/08/15/marriage-equality-postal-plebiscite-what-you-need-to-know_a_23077619/

* "Donald Trump’s troubled history with monuments:"

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* "Trump's racial attitudes have been no secret:"

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* "If you're shocked by Trump racism, you weren't paying attention:"

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* "‘He is stubborn and doesn't realize how bad this is getting’:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/16/trump-charlottesville-temper-chaos-241721

* "John Dickerson: A President's Job Is To Lift Americans Up:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnTKm9nWlRY

* "John Dickerson Says Washington And Lee Aren't The Same:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qa1fylgM6Q

* "Donald Trump cites dubious legend about Gen. Pershing, pig's blood and Muslims:" http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/feb/23/donald-trump/donald-trump-cites-dubious-legend-about-gen-pershi/

* "Report: Trump lawyer sends email touting Robert E. Lee, warning of 'terrorist' infiltration of Black Lives Matter:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/16/politics/john-dowd-donald-trump-lawyer-robert-e-lee/index.html

* "Rabbi who oversaw Ivanka Trump's conversion slams POTUS Charlottesville response:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/17/politics/ivanka-trump-rabbi-criticizes-trump/index.html

* "Now charities are dumping Trump, too:" http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/18/news/companies/trump-mar-a-lago-fundraisers/index.html

* "Members of Trump's “digital economy” advisory board are quitting:" https://news.vice.com/story/members-of-trumps-digital-economy-advisory-board-are-quitting

* Like Rats from a sinking ship.

* "Steve Bannon thought he wasn't giving an interview:" https://www.axios.com/bannons-colleagues-disturbed-by-interview-with-left-wing-publication-2473835346.html

* "Bannon out as White House chief strategist:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/18/bannon-out-as-white-house-chief-strategist-241786

* "Bannon uniquely odd among Trump's many weird staff choices:"

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* "Billionaire behind Trump, Bannon, Breitbart plans next move:"

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* "Kal Penn on Presidential Arts Committee resignation:"

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* "Gorsuch's planned speech at Trump hotel criticized by liberal groups:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/18/politics/neil-gorsuch-trump-hotel-the-fund-for-american-studies/index.html

* "Pelosi endorses censure of Trump over Charlottesville response:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/18/pelosi-endorses-censure-of-trump-over-charlottesville-response-241784

* Mandatory Voting: http://browngurlwfro.tumblr.com/post/164312726553/batmanisagatewaydrug-julad

* "No nazi scumbags allowed in the US military:"

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* "Here's A Reminder That The Hatred We Saw In Charlottesville Is Everywhere:" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/charlottesville-hate-groups_us_5991b97ee4b0909642989772?section=us_queer-voices

* "Unsung heroes, 'Tougaloo Nine' honored for integration effort:"

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* "Number 17- RIP Gwynevere River Song:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/08/number-17-rip-gwynevere-river-song.html

* "Nutella and Kinder egg lorry stolen in German sugar rush:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40924633

* "Weekend Update on the Charlottesville Protests - SNL:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGl7rUHP7Uc

* "Weekend Update: Washington and Jefferson on Being Compared to Robert E. Lee - SNL:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z50OazqL6Xo

* "Weekend Update: Tina Fey on Protesting After Charlottesville - SNL:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVvpXZxXWZU

* "North Korea: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrS0uNBuG9c

* "Even These Guys Were Surprised By Trump's Comments:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sroSwGUDwhQ

* "Trump Botched His Well-Wishes For Spain:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny3b0w7-Jac

* "Stephen Roasts A Confederate Statue:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvCjM1lPwg4

* "General Kelly's 17 Days Of Discipline:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ih4jk_o2Bc

* "The Zombie Apocalypse Has A 'Both Sides' Guy, Too:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E39E7cMIGg

* "Trump: America's First 'Racist Grandpa' President:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVGsb5kjXlQ

* "Crosswalk the Musical: Hair w/ Lin-Manuel Miranda:"

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* Want to help replace dangerously bald front tires and dead wipers? We need about $80.00 to be safe in the rain. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Clever Crow: http://fiftysevenacademics.tumblr.com/post/164316084389/nadiaoxford-i-dont-have-a-hard-time-believing

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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

* 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

* "Yemen hospital battles world's worst cholera outbreak:" http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-40443989/yemen-hospital-battles-world-s-worst-cholera-outbreak

* "Cardinal Pell: Vatican treasurer denies Australia sex offences:" http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-40439489

* "White House could offer to roll back sanctions in first Trump-Putin meeting:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/29/white-house-sanctions-first-trump-putin-meeting

* "Trump allies work to smear FBI, discredit Russia investigation:"

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* "Stepsister, Yes; Grandma, No: U.S. Sets Guidelines for Revised Travel Ban:" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/us/politics/homeland-security-prepares-to-issue-travel-restrictions.html

* "Trump Attacks ‘Crazy’ Mika Brzezinski: She Was ‘Bleeding Badly From a Face-Lift’:" http://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tweets-mika-was-bleeding-badly-from-a-face-lift

* "CBO: Republican health care bill will get worse with age:"

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* O.o "House panel votes to force new debate on terror war:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/29/congress-vote-authorize-war-islamic-state-240095

* "We Are the Sum of Our Stories - Kameron Hurley:" http://www.kameronhurley.com/lita-talk-sum-stories/

* "Trolls, hypocrites and performance artists are trying to hack our lives. Don’t let them.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/06/19/trolls-hypocrites-and-performance-artists-are-trying-to-hack-our-lives-dont-let-them/?utm_term=.ea194f94fdbe

* "Teaching The Camera To See My Skin:" https://www.buzzfeed.com/syreetamcfadden/teaching-the-camera-to-see-my-skin?utm_term=.ieaa46DJm2#.ouG6yxaYM9

* "Which jobs do economists say create the largest spillover benefits for society?:" https://80000hours.org/2017/06/which-jobs-do-economists-say-create-the-largest-spillover-benefits-for-society/

* "Some basic medieval fashion terms:" http://the-alexandrian-alchemist.tumblr.com/post/162422332481/some-basic-medieval-fashion-terms

* "Abraham Lincoln Doesn't Want Trump In The Hall Of Presidents:"

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* "Trump Thinks Healthcare Is Something You Can Win:"

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* "Yet Another Baker Who Won't Make Cakes For Same-Sex Weddings:"

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* "Dinosaur Decathalon - The Gong Show:"

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* I unironically adored this. "Zombie Ballet - The Gong Show:"

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* "What poet should I fight?:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/162424963292/what-poet-should-i-fight

* I really want a quality TV version of Bombshells on STARZ or Netflix.

* "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back with Superheroines:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/two-steps-forward-one-step-back-with-superheroines/

* "Salim the Cinnamon Roll and Gay Muslim Representation:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/salim-the-cinnamon-roll-and-gay-muslim-representation/

* "I actually think you’ve picked good examples to show that GRRM tries to minimise the role of coincidences (which do have their place) and move his plot along through plausible character action.:" http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/162420744802/maybe-its-presentism-influencing-me-but-dont

* Two Days left. One no bid. I'm a hundred down on bills, plus we haven't money for electricity and Internet as we had to pay for car repairs (four hundred), so clearly it's ebay time.: http://www.ebay.com/sch/lethran/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

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

* "What can I do to help Syria?:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/161385222607/what-can-i-do-to-help-syria

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

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

* "So, what can people do?*:" http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/161640495373/so-what-can-people-do

* 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

* This is my oldest continuous Real Life friend. She is disabled and really needs the money for herself and beasts. To buy jewelry from her: https://www.etsy.com/shop/karjack

* 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

* "Rural life didn’t create the Trump movement. Republicans did.:" http://www.ericgarland.co/2016/10/28/rural-life-didnt-create-trump-movement-republicans/

* "Donald Trump Is the First Demagogue of the Anthropocene:" http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/10/trump-the-first-demagogue-of-the-anthropocene/504134/

* "Trump supporter charged with voting twice in Iowa:" http://www.startribune.com/trump-supporter-charged-with-voting-twice-in-iowa/399155121/

* "Yes, American Democracy Could Break Down:" http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/10/trump-american-democracy-could-break-down-214383

* "Can A Popular Card Game Stop Donald Trump?:" https://sports.good.is/articles/cards-against-humanity-super-pac?utm_content=inf_11_81_2&utm_source=TSE&utm_medium=FB&utm_campaign=pd&tse_id=INF_400143e089a611e6b8701ffed6f76d8b

* "100 Years of Beauty - Episode 24: Argentina (Mariela):"

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* "100 Years of Zombie Evolution in Pop Culture:"

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* "Sunday Sweets Gets SPOOPY:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2016/10/30/sunday-sweets-gets-spoopy.html

* TNG Rewatch, Season 5:

- TW: Rape. Violations. Overbearing rapey telepaths isn't just a Betazioid thing, apparently. I really appreciate that they are treating this as rape, which it is. I rather wish they had not chosen to victimize Deanna Troi this particular way while making the violation of Riker and Crusher non-sexual. It's like the decision to put the actress in a different more sexualized uniform than the other women crewmen from the start. It's not even close the the first time she's been violated in one way or another. The writers tend to chose her for these sorts of attacks and I do not think it is an accident. The sexism has gotten a lot better by season five, but it's still there.

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* 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/1710227.html

* "How Orlando’s Community Is Coping After the Pulse Tragedy:" http://www.vice.com/read/viceland-gaycation-orlando-full-episode

* "How the Most Hated Animal in America Outwitted Us All:" http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/coyote-america-dan-flores-history-science/

* "Hercules Mulligan, Spy on the Inside Pt. 1:" http://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/hercules-mulligan-spy-on-the-inside-pt-1.htm

* "Hercules Mulligan, Spy on the Inside Pt. 2:" http://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/hercules-mulligan-spy-on-the-inside-pt-2.htm

* "Mary Ann Shadd Cary:" http://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/mary-ann-shadd-cary.htm

* Today I managed errands, dishes, and the office tank. I also found a beautiful dark heirloom tomato slug spoiled. The twin of the one I ate yesterday is pale orange though, so that is something. I really need to shuffle the garden about, but not today.

* I've been rereading the biography of Catherine the Great that I am fond of, and am at the part where her alcoholic, abusive, childish husband ascends to the throne and starts undoing a couple generations worth of diplomacy and reform because he has a serious boner for Fredrick the Great and nostalgia for his boyhood in Holstein. It's this cascade of terrible decisions with long lasting effects both for Russia and Europe in general, and I'm just sitting there wincing, wishing they'd hurry up have the coup already, until finally it happens and I can heave a sigh of relief. It amazes me still how worked up I get over it, especially given how far out of my patch early modern Russia is.

* On Javert and his appearance in Les Miserables: http://the-alexandrian-alchemist.tumblr.com/post/149631189776/the-problem-that-i-have-with-the-way-victor-hugo

* "Sunday Sweets With Character:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2016/8/28/sunday-sweets-with-character.html

* "Review: My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2011/12/review-my-life-as-white-trash-zombie-by.html

* "Review: Even White Trash Zombies Get The Blues, by Diana Rowland, Book 2 of the White Trash Zombie Series:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2012/07/review-even-white-trash-zombies-get.html

* "Kong: Skull Island and Diversifying Monster Movies:" http://www.fandomfollowing.com/kong-skull-island-diversifying/

* Louisiana is having a major flooding disaster, the worst disaster in this country since sandy. Want to help? http://thewightknight.tumblr.com/post/148963870683/the-lonely-one96-almalexiaslouisiana-is

* California is now an official disaster due to out of control fire made worse by the drought. https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation

* "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.comhttp://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/asia/indonesia-drug-executions/

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1696788.html

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* I decided this time I'm not writing about the current round of violence in Israel. I simply don't have the spoons and emotional reserves. My apologies.

* As it turns out, Uber is essentially a criminal enterprise. *shudder*

* I know I'm on about this a lot, but it's important. People are literally being murdered by police and police are literally getting away with it. It sure looks like lynching to me and is just as clearly state sponsored terrorism against American Citizens. MrBumblepants found. "Five ugly and uncanny parallels between lynchings and police killings in America:" http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/11/13/1344670/-5-ugly-and-uncanny-parallels-between-lynchings-and-police-killings-in-America#
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* I feel the need to reiterate, Re: Bill Cosby. I believe the women.

* "The story of ... the bra:" http://theconversation.com/the-story-of-the-bra-32169

* MrBumblepants found. "People of Color & Mental Illness Photo Project:" http://diorvargas.com/poc-mental-illness

* An Answer to the demand women smile that is likely illegal but also brilliant: http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp11142014.shtml

* "5 Old-Timey Prejudices That Still Show Up in Every Movie:" http://www.cracked.com/article_19549_5-old-timey-prejudices-that-still-show-up-in-every-movie.html?wa_user1=1&wa_user2=Movies+%26+TV&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=companion

* "7 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Outbreak Would Fail (Quickly):" http://www.cracked.com/article_18683_7-scientific-reasons-zombie-outbreak-would-fail-quickly.html?wa_user1=4&wa_user2=Science&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=recommended

* Ebay: BPAL: FOOTWORN STEPS LEADING INTO A DANK, SUFFOCATING CRYPT 2013 ATMOSPHERESPRAY: http://www.ebay.ph/itm/301397632159?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

* The Financial Situation continues Scary: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1548410.html

* Protests are getting more violent over the police turning 43 students over to a cartel to be dismembered in Iguala. In Chilpancingo de los Bravo, the Guerrero state capital, they have attacked the Capital building and are understandably furious at police. Police have been retreating in the face of crowds having none of their crap.

* A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber attacked a school in Nigeria and killed 47 students.

* The Spanish government is rejecting the results of Catalonia's vote for independence.

* So is the ABC Minneapolis affiliate so racist they turned a heart warming story about a felon trying to get his life back on track through volunteer work into a piece claim that pointing is proof of gang membership, or were they set up by Minneapolis police to look like idiots as an attempt to take down a Mayor trying to get police to stop the death threats against innocent citizens for protesting police brutality? I'm guessing a bit of both.

* "Behind the Republican fear campaign:" http://on.msnbc.com/1Eq3rmJ

* "The Sobering Reality of Actual Black Nerd Problems:" http://blacknerdproblems.com/site/the-sobering-of-reality-of-actual-black-nerd-problems/

* "Busted for Feeding the Homeless:"

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* "Better Know a District - California's 13th - Barbara Lee:"

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* Walking Dead: So can Glenn and/or Maggie be in charge of that group now? Because clearly they are way better at it than the Abraham/Eugene leadership team. Similarly, can Carol take over the other half when they get reunited again? Because she's way better at it than Rick.

* Doctor Who Season Finale: Honestly, I don't want to see Moffat in the Who franchise anymore. Despite the lovely little memorial for the Brig in last episode, I was otherwise so angry at the last episode that I may be done with Who entirely. I've been a fan since at least 1973 (Pertwee and Tom Baker were both played by local PBS affiliates. I may have been watching since before '73, but before I was three, my memories are sporadic vignettes, and my thinking was pretty alien). Moffat's persistent misogyny, lack of inclusion, and tendency to piss on fandom at length and from a great height have made it a chore to watch. I shouldn't have to make myself watch the way I force myself to make lung samples and with as much pleasure, not after four+ decades loving this show.

I do not remotely blame the acting talent here. I can see them trying so hard to make the material work, much as Poor Sir Anthony Hopkins did in "Bram Stoker's Dracula (a whole other rant).

While RTD didn't always make choices I agreed with, I felt deliberately included in his version of the whoverse for the first time ever, and I felt like he loved the franchise and wanted us all to love it to. By comparison, Moffat's gone out of his way to make sure those of us who are not straight white cis men know we are not wanted and any bones he throws to inclusion are grudging, half assed, and caked with shit.

Fuck Moffat. He's killing something I loved my whole life pretty clearly on purpose and out of contempt for the rest of us. I am tired of his smug, self satisfaction at hurting people who loved Who. Seriously, Fuck, Moffat. I'm done.

* Ebay Time! Fiveish Days Left:

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* The Financial Situation continues Scary, and now the Car is Dying and needs to Go to the Mechanic: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1545672.html

* 95 Liberian health workers have died of ebola. Liberian medical workers are considering striking for hazard pay and proper protective equipment.

* Rumor control: Ebola is not robust enough to surviving bleaching and incineration. The ashes of incinerated bedding are not going to infect people.

* It is sounding like the Dallas hospital wasn't using the buddy system during dressing and undressing/decontamination, which is weird. They haven't said why they chose not to follow standard protocol for contamination control, but I'm guessing that's how the nurse got infected. I'm flat out blaming the hospital admin, because that's a policy level fuck up. you don't send in a nurse without proper hands on training on getting in and out of the suits and not assign her a buddy with a checklist. Both of those are bad decisions.

They have decided to isolate and monitor the nurse's dog rather than euthanize it as they did in with the Spanish nurse's dog.

* The infected cameraman in Nebraska was well enough to be tweating today, which looks like a good sign.

* A medic from a ship off the Coast of Africa that did medical support for locals with a variety of ailments is in a hospital in Kansas. They are running tests.

* "My Thoughts This Morning on GamerGate:" http://whatever.scalzi.com/2014/10/11/my-thoughts-this-morning-on-gamergate/

* "Transpinay Killed In Philippines:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2014/10/transpinay-killed-in-philippines.html

* "Arrest Made In Zoraida Reyes Murder:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2014/10/arrest-made-in-zoraida-reyes-murder.html

* "Nartional Coming Out Day 2014- It's STILL Different And Challenging For Trans People:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2014/10/nartional-coming-out-day-2014-its-still.html

* This strikes me as containing a whole lot of really important thoughts. "Real Human Beings: Shadow of Mordor, Watch Dogs and the New NPC:" http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/10/real-human-beings-shadow-of-mordor-watch-dogs-and.html

* Z Nation referenced Sharknado. O.o

* The more I learn about Gérard Depardieu the more I dislike him as a human being and the angrier I am that his Cyrano is the only good one.

* I watched the SyFy movie "The Dead." It was very nearly good. No really. It came achingly close. In fact, large stretches of it were actually good. The two main characters could actually act, even though the supporting cast were occasionally embarrassingly bad. Given that so much of the movie was the main dudes traveling, periodically dealing with perils, punctuated by short bursts of dialog, it was the acting of the leads that mattered. Whoever made it correctly identified that Romero's slow, silent zombies creeping inexorably up on people not looking in the right direction was unnerving and used that to good effect. Unfortunately, someone else decided to fuck it up, but randomly making certain zombies hiss or growl like lions, which was not nearly as effective as the silent sequences. Similarly, there were all these extremely effective ambient sound sequences, with the eloquent sounds of (presumably foleyed) insects, the hum of the motor, small grunts and metallic sounds and the like, but randomly, someone would fuck that up by deciding some particularly sequence desperately needed a cliched incidental music track under it, even though the near silence would have been so much better and more compelling. They also decided to make the American the main character, even though the Sierra Leonian had a more compelling back story and arc, as well as the better actor, and the movie took place in and was about Africa. He also gives a terse monolog about the way the west is only interested in Africa when it wants something and then the whites flee at the first sign of trouble. Seriously, why wasn't this guy the lead? I know, I know, racism. The point is, that they had stuff like the Soldier's speech and a whole lot of subtext, and somebody clearly knew what they were doing with the silent creepiness and the ambient sound and the way it was shot. It was so close to art movie/indie film good, but clearly someone at the network needed to squirt enough Syfy on it to prevent it making it to legitimately good.

* I've been rewatching Dark Angel, which despite cheesy wirework and the obviously wrong timeline, holds up pretty well. I'm pretending it is an alternate history in which all advanced tech was blown up by the EMP pulse in 2009, pushing us back to pagers, 3.5 disks, big phones and the like. It's not that big a stretch. So many of the themes are very timely, the police state, the ubiquitous surveillance, the massive gap between the rich and poor with little in between, the subversion of the media, the corruption and violence of the system, etc.. There is a sequence where the police stop her for no reason and break her tail light so they can impound her vehicle and try to make her spend several month's rent for her whole floor of apartments getting it back. Seriously, ripped from the headlines to my sorrow.

I was not best pleased by their trans episode and Original Cyndi's transphobia in particular. I was not best pleased by them playing with the trap meme, given how many women are murdered over "trans panic." I did think it was interesting that Normal's lack of transphobia is the first thing that humanizes him as a character. I just wish they'd at least had one of Max's friends call Cyndi out on her assholery instead of Herbal and Sketchy siding with her. It could have been so much worse though, as they were setting it up for the "joke" to be the reveal and the humiliation of normal for being attracted to her, then didn't follow through.

The thing I've been thinking about most though, is that "Dark Angel" is what "Batman" would be like, if instead of Batman being a sick fuck who got off on beating up poor people, he instead teamed up with Cat Woman and tried to tackle bigger problems like corrupt officials, child trafficking, defrauding veterans out of the health care to which they are entitled, and the police state in general. They even have the equivalent of Jim Gordon in the form of a ridiculously sexy Korean American cop. While Max clearly is framed for the straight male gaze, trust me Logan, Det. Matt Sung, and sometimes Herbal are clearly set up to please a different gaze entirely. Max lives in a diverse Seattle peopled by people from all sorts of backgrounds. Her best friend is a lesbian of colour. She has multiple friends and some of the episodes pass the Betchdal test. Max may be singular, but she's not the only competent and tough woman she knows. The show addresses class directly, but is less direct in the way it talks about race and classicism. Max and Original Cyndi are the only PoC at the wedding that aren't servants, and I think that was deliberate. The damsel in distress is generally the slacker male coworker instead of the women, and when Max needs helps, she still does most of the saving herself. They have disabled characters, though one of them gets better if I remember correctly. The one with ALS doesn't, also if I remember carefully. It's not perfect. (I am so not a fan of giving us a hero in a wheelchair, then partially taking him away again). Still, pretty good for a 14 year old show.

* NWS. Delightful 19th Century porn with men in drag: http://antique-erotic.tumblr.com/post/99576897995/antique-erotic-a-truly-spectacular-set-of

* Fundraiser to Help Us Survive: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1537231.html

* "The importance of ‘speaking truth to power’:"

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* "Melissa Harris-Perry weighs in on the controversy surrounding the New York Times article on Shonda Rhimes which said the television producer should call her biography “How to Get Away With Being an Angry Black Woman.”" "If ‘angry white man’ was a caricature:"

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* Greenwick found. "Alabama's prison problems" http://www.al.com/investigates/2014/09/alabama_prisons_are_underfunde.html

* Greenwick Found. "Inside the 'snake pit' at Tutwiler: Prison psychologist explains obstacles he faced with mentally ill:" http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/04/treatment_scarce_for_mentally.html

* "Scientists Find ‘Direct Link’ Between Earthquakes And Process Used For Oil And Gas Drilling:" http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/09/16/3568090/direct-link-between-earthquakes-and-fracking-process/

* "Was this scared, pregnant teenager told of her rights?:" http://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/was-this-scared-pregnant-teenager-told-of-her-rights-30517737.html

* "African Feminism and the politics of ‘Being Pretty’:" http://thisisafrica.me/beauty-african-feminism-politics-pretty/

* "A Four-Year-Old Reviews the French Laundry:" http://www.thebolditalic.com/articles/5607-a-four-year-old-reviews-the-french-laundry#

* Z-Nation (episode 1): ( Spoilers: )

* More coherent review here. "Z Nation, Season 1, Episode 1: Puppies and Kittens:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2014/09/z-nation-season-1-episode-1-puppies-and.html

* "Don’t Mess With Dad:" http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/2014/09/20/dont-mess-with-dad-4/

* It is ebay time again:
BPAL: MADAGASCAN VANILLA RUM and LAWFUL: 5 ML: http://www.ebay.com/itm/BPAL-MADAGASCAN-VANILLA-RUM-and-LAWFUL-Partials-/301323254409?pt=fragrance&hash=item462843fa89

BPAL: HOT BUTTERED RUM and MR. VANDEMAR Partials: http://www.ebay.com/itm/BPAL-HOT-BUTTERED-RUM-and-MR-VANDEMAR-Partials-/301323278556?

BPAL: JOHNATHAN HARKER 2006 (LE, Halloweenie): http://www.ebay.com/itm/BPAL-JOHNATHAN-HARKER-2006-LE-Halloweenie-/301323296412?

THE BURYING-GROUND 2013 (LE, Yule, Miskatonic Valley: The Festival):: http://www.ebay.com/itm/BPAL-THE-BURYING-GROUND-and-WEZWANIE-/301323305482?

LUNAR ECLIPSE 2013 (Lunacy, LE): http://www.ebay.com/itm/BPAL-LUNAR-ECLIPSE-2013-Lunacy-LE-/301323313994?

* Fundraiser to Help Us Pay Back Rent and Insurance: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1530060.html

* "Anti-Choice Laws Lead To Arrest Of Pennsylvania Mother:" http://publichealthwatch.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/anti-choice-laws-lead-to-arrest-of-pennsylvania-mother/

* It's not my area, but I have always been fascinated by the really early civilizations, particularly the ones before writing was invented. There is so much we can't know, but what we do is fascinating. The time scales are hard to get my head around. Consider for a moment: Back long before agriculture was invented, when the Sahara was all grassland, there was a culture that played stone gongs (possibly the way talking drums are used by Bantu speakers now) and drew petroglyphs of cattle. They made a kind of pot in a distinctive black and red slip style. 9000 or so years later, their likely descendants live along the Nile in Sudan. The women still use the same basic techniques to make black and red slip pottery. The pots are now massive storage jars, but there is approximately 9000 years of cultural continuity tying the pots of the people chasing cattle across a savannah vanished so long ago it's hard to picture and these extremely efficient storage jars. (It turns out properties of the matte surface help slow evaporation, hence them still using essentially the same glazes after all this time). Think about that for a moment. All that tradition carrying forward in a time scale I really can't hold in my head held in a pot design.

* "5 Ridiculous Myths You Probably Believe About Schizophrenia:" http://www.cracked.com/article_21520_5-lies-you-probably-believe-about-my-life-with-schizophrenia.html

* Greenwick found. "Why Transgender Vets Can't Get Military Benefits:" http://www.wnyc.org/story/transgender-veterans-cant-get-military-benefits-without-disclosing-transgender-past/

* They did not attack our walls again after all, so we'll have to keep widows shut tomorrow too. My body decided today was a rest day, and I continue struggling with the pathogen, so:

* "The Girl with All the Gifts" is amazing. I read most of it today, and though I guessed the plot twists, the characters and story were riveting. I can't remember which of you recommended it, but Dayumn. Two strong characters, female, as protagonists, one of them a Woman of Colour. I do love a good post apocalyptic dystopia.

* I've started watching True Detective, the first episode only so far. It is very like poetry, so I am having trouble processing it verbally. I may have to turn on the sub titles for episode two and say the words along with the crawl. Visually, it's brilliantly done and they definitely caught my attention with the dialog, acting, and characterization. They really do a beautiful job differentiating time periods both visually and through the acting. I could listen to them talk depression and philosophy all day. I have saved the episode, so I can make another attempt at parsing the language.

* Welcome to Nightvale: A Carnival Comes to Town Spoilers: ( A Carnival Comes to Town Spoilers: )

* The Halloween Haunt has a promo up! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/halloween-haunt/id201083805

* Fundraiser to pay insurance and back rent: http://djinni.livejournal.com/507872.html

Crossposts: http://gwyd.livejournal.com/1528660.html

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