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* "Poland's top judge defies law forcing her removal:" https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/04/europe/poland-supreme-court-judge-intl/index.html

* "Moscow using UK as dumping ground for poison, says Sajid Javid:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/05/sajid-javid-uk-to-consult-allies-over-novichok-response-russia-poisoning

* "Novichok poisoning: what happened in Amesbury?:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2018/jul/05/novichok-poisoning-what-happened-in-amesbury-video-report

* "Wiltshire pair poisoned by Novichok nerve agent:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44719639

* "The EU's dodgy Article 13 copyright directive has been rejected:" http://www.wired.co.uk/article/article-13-eu-copyright-directive-memes

* "Thailand cave rescue: Thai government announcement expected at press conference:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/jul/06/thailand-cave-rescue-looming-rain-clouds-could-force-quick-rescue-decision-live

* "Death toll jumps to 34 as heat wave continues to bake southern Quebec:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/death-toll-heat-wave-quebec-1.4734630

* "Donald Trump to be met by protests at each stage of UK visit:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/05/donald-trump-to-be-met-by-protests-at-each-stage-of-uk-visit

* "China blames U.S. for 'largest-scale trade war' as tariffs kick in:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-blames-u-s-for-largest-scale-trade-war-as-tariffs-kick-in-idUSKBN1JW07L

* "NYT: Trump sent letters to NATO allies demanding increased defense spending:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/02/politics/trump-letters-nato-nyt/index.html

* "Schumer tells Trump to consider Merrick Garland for Supreme Court:" https://www.axios.com/chuck-schumer-trump-merrick-garland-supreme-court-b552ade2-18fa-4851-b468-76a8caa08f1e.html

* "How Trump will make his Supreme Court pick:" https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-supreme-court-pick-process-anthony-kennedy-5e83f4e9-f9f3-4098-96c3-6f71f5d2053a.html

* "'It looks all-American': Trump wants the whole package in Supreme Court nominee:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/04/trump-supreme-court-pick-family-optics-694788

* "Why Donald Trump hiring Bill Shine should be a much bigger deal:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/06/politics/bill-shine-fox-news-donald-trump/index.html

* "Pruitt's EPA replacement won't be any better for the environment, green groups say:" https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/scott-pruitt-epa-replacement-andrew-wheeler-won-t-be-any-n889186

* "EPA aide questioned deleting Pruitt meeting details, then was fired:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/epa-aide-questioned-deleting-pruitt-meeting-details-then-was-fired/

* "Read Scott Pruitt’s totally unapologetic resignation letter:" https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2018/7/5/17538086/scott-pruitt-resignation-why-letter

* "Wilbur Ross says he shorted two more stocks during his time as Commerce secretary:" https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/02/wilbur-ross-shorted-two-additional-shares-as-commerce-secretary.html

* "Utah producers scored under Pruitt:" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-energy/2018/07/03/utah-producers-scored-under-pruitt-269935

* Remember how I said the Republican plan was to give the very rich a massive tax cut they don't need to justify stealing money and medicine from elderly and disabled people that they need to live? Go on, guess what they are doing now. "House GOP plan would cut Medicare, Social Security to balance budget:" https://www.denverpost.com/2018/06/20/medicare-social-security-cuts-budget/

* "The only thing they get is the word No, or (more to the point) simply walking out the door on them:" https://marahmarie.dreamwidth.org/400281.html

* Trump's America, folks. "Some Trump supporters thought NPR tweeted ‘propaganda.’ It was the Declaration of Independence.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/07/05/some-trump-supporters-thought-npr-tweeted-propaganda-it-was-the-declaration-of-independence/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.fa8efe6a28bd

* "Former ICE Chief Counsel Gets 4 Years In Prison For Stealing Immigrants' Identities:" https://www.npr.org/2018/06/28/624207450/former-ice-chief-counsel-facing-prison-time-for-stealing-immigrants-identities?utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180628

* Who wants to bet they have no idea how many children they've kidnapped? "The government separated immigrant families. But officials still won't say exactly how many kids are in custody:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/03/us/separated-families-countdown/index.html

* "150 years ago, Chinese railroad workers staged the era's largest labor strike:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/150-years-ago-chinese-railroad-workers-staged-era-s-largest-n774901

* NWS. "Lupita Nyong'o's "Whatta Man" vs. Regina Hall's "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" | Lip Sync Battle:"

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* I am not enjoying the series finale of the United States of America at all.

* As it turns out, all three beasties are okay with distant fireworks, including the professional display, but the ones in the neighborhood definately distress the junior kitties and that thing where morters go off with out warning in our complex sends them barrelling away for cover in my room. Sometimes things go off 5-10 feet away from where they are napping, which they take for the end of the world. Still, it is much better than it used to be. We used to get up to a month of anticipatory explosions. LM did come out for a bit to be near a human when things were at their worst, but she's old and rather used to it. Whenever the barrage stops, my guys come for cuddles and go back to their normal activities, so it's more distress in the moment than trauma for which I am grateful.

I am still adjusting to Livia's weight. She seldom sleeps on my, but she likes to drape herself across me for biscuit making and pets. Tavy is a solid thing, but he's a TINY Terror. Hector was mostly fluff and bone his whole life. Mache was heavy, but there is more of Livia and the weight distributes differently. It startles me occasionally when she flops onto me, because it's been a half decade or so since i had a cat in her weight class and i've never had one her size. she is nearly a year old now and surprisingly graceful with it, especially for a kitten in an over sized adult cat body, so careful with her feet even barrelling at full speed. She is Queen of the soft paws. She got me three times by accident when we were playing the other day and left no mark. When she makes biscuits, she usually positions herself to knead a support pillow and when she doesn't it never hurts. She so gentle for something so large, and remarkably patient with Tavy, who is definitely the miles Vorkosigan of cats.

* "The Goth Lilies bloomed. More were open this morning, hence there being more of them in the later pictures. Don’t worry. I’m keeping them up on the altar away from kittens. They were only in those locations for picture taking. Tavy pictured just before lily confiscation.:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/175610023312/the-goth-lilies-bloomedmore-were-open-this

* Steve Rogers and Logan in WWII: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/175577329437/i-read-your-steve-and-logan-bits-and-they-are

* "Revisiting Chapters: Prologue, ASoS:" http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/175434016557/revisiting-chapters-prologue-asos

* Raccoon Hobbits: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/175575605442/ms-demeanor-ms-demeanor-ms-demeanor

* Me watching Elementary: Oh! Julian Sands! And he's really acting the shit out of that!

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

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* 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

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* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal [email protected] or paypal.me/Gwydion

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