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* "Incredible, secret firefighting mission saves famous 'dinosaur trees':" https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/incredible-secret-firefighting-mission-saves-famous-dinosaur-trees-20200115-p53rom.html

* "Rain and hail pelt fire-ravaged Australian states, bringing new risks -- and potential relief:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/16/australia/australia-weather-intl-hnk/index.html

* "Putin consolidates power as Russian government resigns:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/15/russian-government-has-resigned-report-says-citing-pm.html

* "New Video Shows Two Iranian Missiles Hit Ukrainian Plane:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/world/iran-plane-crash-video.html

* "Senate resolution to limit Trump’s military authority on Iran has enough GOP votes to pass, key Democrats say:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/senate-resolution-to-limit-trumps-military-authority-on-iran-has-enough-gop-votes-to-pass-key-democrats-say/2020/01/14/33684f50-3706-11ea-bb7b-265f4554af6d_story.html

* "Trump signs first stage of trade deal with China:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/15/politics/us-china-trade-deal-phase-one-signed/index.html

* "House Dems release new impeachment evidence related to indicted Giuliani associate:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/14/house-dems-release-new-impeachment-evidence-related-to-indicted-giuliani-associate-098854

* "Shocking new evidence rocks Trump impeachment before Senate trial:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/shocking-new-evidence-rocks-trump-impeachment-before-senate-trial-76772933746

* "New document release exposes Trump connections to Parnas, Fruman:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-document-release-exposes-trump-connections-to-parnas-fruman-76772933655

* "Democrats deliver impeachment articles to begin Senate trial:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/15/pelosi-appoints-impeachment-managers-for-trumps-senate-trial-099240

* "Who are the impeachment managers prosecuting the case against Trump in the Senate trial?:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/15/impeachment-managers-senate-trial/

* "Trump tries scripting a made-for-TV drama out of his impeachment trial:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/14/trump-scripting-tv-drama-impeachment-trial-098418

* I'm going to give you the whole long Lev Parnas interview because it's fascinating.

* "Lev Parnas: 'President Trump knew exactly what was going on.':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/lev-parnas-president-trump-knew-exactly-what-was-going-on-76853829937

* "Parnas presented to Ukrainians as speaking on Trump's behalf:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/parnas-presented-to-ukrainians-as-speaking-on-trump-s-behalf-76857413763

* "Parnas conveyed threat of sour U.S. relations with Ukraine:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/parnas-conveyed-threat-of-sour-u-s-relations-with-ukraine-76860997696

* "Parnas: Pence tasked with getting Ukraine to announce Biden probe:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/parnas-pence-tasked-with-getting-ukraine-to-announce-biden-probe-76859461532

* "'Drunk all the time': Parnas dismisses Hyde tracking Yovanovitch:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-drunk-all-the-time-parnas-dismisses-hyde-tracking-yovanovitch-76858949621

* "Lev Parnas untangles Dmytro Firtash role in Trump Ukraine scheme:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/lev-parnas-untangles-dmytro-firtash-role-in-trump-ukraine-scheme-76859973858

* "Lev Parnas: 'Attorney General Barr was basically on the team.':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/lev-parnas-attorney-general-barr-was-basically-on-the-team-76856389785

* "Lev Parnas remarks on role of Devin Nunes in Trump Ukraine Scheme:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/lev-parnas-remarks-on-role-of-devin-nunes-in-trump-ukraine-scheme-76855877894

* "Rep. Swalwell on the trove of new impeachment evidence:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-swalwell-on-the-trove-of-new-impeachment-evidence-76851269826

* "Ukraine prosecutor offered dirt on Biden in exchange for firing of U.S. Ambassador:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ukraine-prosecutor-offered-dirt-on-biden-in-exchange-for-firing-of-u-s-ambassador-76851269936

* "McConnell moves to lockdown press for Trump trial:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mcconnell-moves-to-lockdown-press-for-trump-trial-76852805972

Want witnesses and testimony at the impeachment? Want press access and fully televised hearings? Don't hold your breath, but if you have a moderate Republican senator now might be a good time to express your opinion.

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.

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* "Flynn Asks To Withdraw Guilty Plea In Case Stemming From Mueller Probe:" https://www.npr.org/2020/01/15/796524593/flynn-asks-to-withdraw-guilty-plea-in-case-stemming-from-mueller-probe

* "Despite past admissions, Flynn looks to withdraw guilty plea:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/despite-past-admissions-flynn-looks-to-withdraw-guilty-plea-76766277568

* I'm going to be honest with you. I watched the debate, but it was so dull I don't have much to say about it, except several sections sounded like a debate between Biden and Bernie for better or worse. IDK who won, but even though I'm not a Klobacher fan, at least I can remember stuff she said unlike pretty much everyone else. I loved Warren's closing statement about all the issues the debate missed, you know, the issues that matter to me and that mostly haven;t been in the other debates. I wish this debate had been about the things in her excellent closing statement instead of yet another health care rehash. we've heard this stuff in every single debate so far. I think the only newish thing in this one was the more detailed child care piece. So I'm going to call warren's closing statement my favorite thing in the debate.

* "Elizabeth Warren Once Again Notes Anti-Trans Violence in Debate:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2020/1/14/elizabeth-warren-once-again-notes-anti-trans-violence-debate

* "Black Lives Matter activists storm Pete Buttigieg campaign rally to challenge his record on race:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/14/pette-buttigeg-black-lives-matter-iowa-rally/

* "Pete Buttigieg attends Black gay fundraiser amidst criticism he’s ‘anti-Black and anti-poor’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/15/pete-buttigieg-hiv-gay-fundraiser-los-angeles-phill-wilson-black-lives-matter/

* O.o "Rush Limbaugh Show Asks: Is Buttigieg Gay? Claims He Looks 'Non-Gay':" https://www.advocate.com/election/2020/1/14/rush-limbaugh-show-asks-buttigieg-gay-claims-he-looks-non-gay

* "Billionaire presidential hopeful Tom Steyer couldn’t answer an extremely basic question about his own LGBT asylum policy:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/15/billionaire-presidential-hopeful-tom-steyer-lgbt-asylum-policy/

* "Majority of Americans favor wealth tax on very rich:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-inequality-poll/majority-of-americans-favor-wealth-tax-on-very-rich-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1Z9141

* "'Your Body Being Used': Where Prisoners Who Can't Vote Fill Voting Districts:" https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/12/31/761932806/your-body-being-used-where-prisoners-who-can-t-vote-fill-voting-districts

* "Trump to lift hold on $8.2B in Puerto Rico disaster aid:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/15/trump-to-lift-hold-on-82b-in-puerto-rico-disaster-aid-099139

* "Two Open Marriages in One Small Room:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/style/modern-love-two-open-marriages-one-small-room.html

* "Gay Trumper: Dems Support Socialism, Sharia Law, Execution of Gays:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/1/14/gay-trumper-dems-support-socialism-sharia-law-execution-gays

"The anti-Trump attendees pointed out the president’s many anti-LGBTQ actions, such as the appointment of numerous federal judges who oppose LGBTQ equality, the ban on military service by transgender people, the promotion of “religious freedom” as an excuse to discriminate against LGBTQ people, opposition to the Equality Act, and more. They produced a list of 63 homophobic and transphobic actions."

* "Tennessee Lawmakers OK Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination in Adoption:" https://www.advocate.com/family/2020/1/14/tennessee-lawmakers-ok-anti-lgbtq-discrimination-adoption

“If Governor Lee signs this bill into law, Tennessee will join a small group of states that have broken the cardinal rule of child welfare — that the needs of children should come first,” said the Rev. Stan J. Sloan, CEO of Family Equality. “These ‘license to discriminate’ laws hurt all children waiting for a forever home by reducing the pool of potential parents, allowing agencies to refuse to place children with close relatives who happen to be LGBTQ and permitting discrimination against potential parents of another faith. We urge the governor in the strongest possible terms to veto this bill that harms Tennessee’s most vulnerable children.”

* "Grindr murderer pleads insanity after ‘mutilating and consuming the testicles’ of Kevin Bacon:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/16/kevin-bacon-mark-latunski-michigan-grindr-killing-testicles-insanity/

* "Gay Ex-Senator Behind NJ's 'Bridgegate' Makes Case to Supreme Court:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/1/15/gay-ex-senator-behind-njs-bridgegate-makes-case-supreme-court

* "Far-right gun rights activist repeatedly asks student transphobic questions and it epically backfires:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/16/kaitlin-bennett-far-right-gun-activist-transphobic-questions-students-liberty-hangout/

* "Ky. Teen Expelled for 'Lifestyle Violation' of Rainbow Shirt and Cake:" https://www.advocate.com/youth/2020/1/14/ky-teen-expelled-lifestyle-violation-rainbow-shirt-and-cake

* "In Indonesia, Outlaw Gold Miners Poison Themselves to Survive:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/30/world/asia/indonesia-gold-environment-mercury.html

* "Inside the U.S. military's raid against its own security guards that left dozens of Afghan children dead:" https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2019/12/29/security-guards-afghan-warlords-mass-civilian-casualties/2675795001/

* "The Gift of a Bicultural Upbringing:" https://www.sapiens.org/culture/anthropologist-parents/

"What makes a person genuinely able to embrace difference is a moment of stepping across the boundaries of one’s early identity and the assumptions that accompany it. This allows for the emergence of new questions, new ideas of selfhood, and new social connections. We must be willing to face the possibility of finding ourselves out there at the margins between groups, and to welcome the discomfort of growing and learning in ways we never expected."

* "Trump Officials Contradict The President When Offering Justifications For Soleimani Killing:"





* "Trump Taunts Cory Booker On Twitter After The Candidate Suspends His Campaign:"





* "Covetton House Introduces: "Covetton Yurt":"





* "Sam Discovers She Has 2020 Vision | Full Frontal on TBS:"





* "Democratic Debate: Drama In Iowa | Full Frontal on TBS:"





* "Sexism In Country Music | Full Frontal on TBS:"





* "Delta's Disastrous Jet Fuel Dump, Divorce Trial by Combat & Elizabeth Warren's Handshake Diss:"





* "The Magical, Wonderful Road to Impeachment - Nancy Pelosi Clears the Way for Trump's Senate Trial:"





* "Iowa Democratic Debate Highlights & Michael Bloomberg's Massive Ad Blitz:"





* "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse - Why Is the Iowa Caucus First?:"





* It snowed for a long time Tuesday. There is no safe path from my door to my car and I can't risk another bad fall on ice, since the last time was the beginning of the end for my mobility. I literally never recovered properly. Yes, i know I used to run in snow like this as a sport, but I'm annoyingly breakable now.

Ideally, I'd go and by stop gap goosh at the good pet supply store a few blocks away, but barring a lot of melting? That isn't happening. I keep emergency human grade meat for emergencies like this, but it's not the right kind. Still, one ingredient wet food s better than no wet food and the hope is that the prescription kibbles will be enough to patch the gap. Money cleared by evening Tuesday, so I have an order in for flats of the right goosh and the new kibble. I'll need to watch her like a hawk for recurrence when I switch the kibble, and there's no guarantee all three will like it once it's every day instead of an exciting new sample, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

*fingers crossed*

* We had on and off Internet access all night. It messed with work flow and is why I didn't get much posted on tumblr. I'm giving up and going to bed.

* Wednesday Update: Squirrel tried to go out in the morning to get meds. He barely made it to the nearby grocery store and back without killing himself. he decided trying to get to his pharmacy would be suidice so he came home. He went too early to get emergency girl cat food; she is turning her nose up at the people food offering. On arriving home, he declared: you are not going out today." He was right. There is no visible sign of melting nor a path to the driveway. I gave him most of my OTC cough stuff, since I mostly use the prescription stuff these days. he is off to work. Luckily there is not a lot he can crash into on the way there. I'm still worried about his safety and that of his car.

*fingers crossed girl cat won't relapse*

I got an email today with homework from the renovators. It is possible we start next week, which means I need to move bedroom furniture and clear the mantel, brek down that tank, and clear the environs before then.

I also need to figure out what the fuck we are replacing a bunch of things with. I have no clear idea how the picking thing part works. I suspect I'm about to browse the home depot website with the specs, but no way is that happening tonight. I did send him back an email okaying stuff and answering all the easy questions (Yes, those look like HOA approved handles. Yes, please get those fans. Yes, do the water heater exchange and electric fire removal while I work on the other stuff.

This is a huge opportunity for us. It is amazing that this program exists and I'm am looking forward to having everything not broken anymore. At the same time this is a massive spoon investment for me and I'm still very much not well even by my standards, even though I am noticeably improved since last weekend. I am worried my friend won't be able to come help and Squirrel and I will have to do the furniture moving alone. The bedroom stuff is heavy and very much designed not to be moved again ever. I've worked out a way we can tetris an extra foot of clearance or two, but it's dicey and I've emailed asking exactly how much space I need to. I may need to sacrifice drawer access for the duration, and if so I need to make new homes for bunch of my clothes.

So we ain'tn't dead, but I really, really need to start breaking down that tank and do all this research in the face of still sick sluggishness.

* I ended up in tears just trying to deal with the tub stuff. I can't even figure out how to get search terms that will give me seperate hot and cold water control knobs and a spout, let alone how to pick ones that are sturdy and will work with our plumbing. I have figured out that the kind of tub I actually need is twice our budget and that changing the colour of shower heads for some reason at the minimum doubles their price for literally the same item. The websites give length of tub, but i can;t figure out how to find width or depth.

I haven't a clue where one buys microwave/hoods to the listed specs let a lone how to actually pick one that will last. I love the specs for the replacement washer and dryer. I have no idea how to get the internet to show me those or how to tell which models are good.

I aparently haven't the toilet related vocabulary to even guess search terms for the right kind of toilet seat and again, I can stare at pctures of toilets all night, but I can't begin to guess how to tell which one fits specs, is sturdy, and comfortable for y knees and butt.

I think I might not be even close to bright enough to do this and that even for free this project is just way to hard for me.

I really, really don't think I can do this.

* Crisis on Infinite Earths: They really fucked over Black Lightning. every other show got a paragon. Black lightning had a one and done instead of an arc. Even Kate Kane, who was waaaaay under utilized got a tiny bit of character development out of it, but anything for Jefferson Pierce? Nope. You can really see which characters the CW cares about and it's not Jefferson Pierce or Kate Kane. You know, the two in the crossover I actually care about. Mmmm... thanks?

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

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