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* "UN Peacekeepers Fathered Dozens Of Children In Haiti. The Women They Exploited Are Trying To Get Child Support.:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/karlazabludovsky/haiti-earthquake-un-peacekeepers-sexual-abuse

* "Deadly unrest reported in Myanmar after opposition urges 'defensive war':" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/deadly-unrest-reported-myanmar-after-opposition-urges-defensive-war-2021-09-10/

* "Myanmar shadow government calls for revolt against military rule:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-shadow-government-unveils-new-strategy-oppose-military-rule-2021-09-07/

* "Why payment apps that thrive in India struggle to succeed in Mexico:" https://restofworld.org/2021/mexico-payment-apps-india/

* "Return of migrant vessels: a violation of maritime law and moral duty:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/09/returning-migrant-vessels-violates-maritime-law-and-moral-obligation

* "Guinea military consolidates takeover, opposition leader signals openness to transition:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/guinean-junta-replaces-provincial-governors-after-coup-media-say-2021-09-07/

* "Bitcoin crashes on first day as El Salvador's legal tender:" https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58459098

* "Rallies for and against Bolsonaro on Brazil national day:" https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/9/7/photos-rallies-for-and-against-bolsonaro-on-national-day

* "Lebanon’s power problems: serious talk but no easy fixes:" https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/9/8/lebanons-power-problems-serious-talk-but-no-easy-fixes

* "Lebanon Is Facing One of the Worst Economic Crises in History:"

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* "The Man Who Gets People Out of the Hospital:" https://nowiknow.com/the-man-who-gets-people-out-of-the-hospital/

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* I saw the earlier tests in other countries went well. I’m glad we’re starting to implement it here. "Coronavirus-sniffing dogs unleashed at Miami airport to detect virus in employees:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/09/covid-sniffer-dogs/

* "Unvaccinated people were 11 times more likely to die of covid-19, CDC report finds:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/09/10/moderna-most-effective-covid-vaccine-studies/

* "How does COVID-19 affect the brain? A troubling picture emerges.:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/how-does-covid-19-affect-the-brain-a-troubling-picture-emerges

* "New Study Finds Yet Another Health Benefit Of The COVID Vaccine:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-vaccine-mental-health-benefits_l_6138c73be4b0aac9c01ea4c2

* "Fight-or-flight response is altered in healthy young people who had COVID-19:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210809144104.htm

* "Vaccinated People Who Get COVID Have These 3 Things in Common:" https://bestlifeonline.com/vaccinated-people-who-get-covid-news/

* "New study finds people with COVID-19 have antibodies that target their own immune systems:" https://massivesci.com/notes/covid-autoantibodies-immune-system/

* "This Is How Long It Takes to Get COVID in a Room, Research Shows:" https://bestlifeonline.com/close-contacts-covid/

* "Keeping indoor air clean can reduce the chance of spreading coronavirus:" https://knowridge.com/2020/11/keeping-indoor-air-clean-can-reduce-the-chance-of-spreading-coronavirus/

* "How your diet can impact the severity of Covid-19 infection:" https://www.fitandwell.com/news/how-your-diet-can-impact-the-severity-of-covid-19-infection

* "TMH docs break down COVID side effects, pediatrics, ivermectin, death, and, yes, vaccines:" https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/tmh-docs-break-down-covid-side-effects-pediatrics-ivermectin-death-and-yes-vaccines

* "‘Assume the worst’: coronavirus variants in Africa worry scientists:" https://www.smh.com.au/world/africa/assume-the-worst-coronavirus-variants-in-africa-worry-scientists-20210911-p58qtc.html

* "Turkey's COVID-19 deaths up to mid-May levels as new cases dip:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-covid-19-deaths-up-mid-may-levels-new-cases-dip-2021-08-27/

* "U.S. covid death toll hits 1,500 a day amid delta scourge:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/09/03/delta-deaths-us-fourth-wave/

* "Biden administration's September 20 booster rollout may be scaled back to just Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at first:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/03/politics/booster-shots-covid-19-vaccines/index.html

* "Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans:" https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-executive-branch-18fb12993f05be13bf760946a6fb89be

* "Biden flexes executive power in Covid vaccine push; leaves GOP, pundits sputtering:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/biden-flexes-executive-power-in-covid-vaccine-push-leaves-gop-pundits-sputtering-120557125773

* "Elie Mystal: Government can require people to be healthy, but cannot require people to get sick:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/biden-initiating-federal-covid-19-vaccination-mandates-praised-by-experts-120546885656

* "Biden presses states to require vaccines for all teachers:" https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-health-pandemics-coronavirus-pandemic-c4db6f7f3f63d0083581ac9eeb576077

* "As American as apple pie: Vaccine requirements aren't new—and they work:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-vaccine-requirements-and-why-they-work-120627269552

* "Hayes: GOP tantrums over vaccine mandates are ridiculous—and getting people killed:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-gop-tantrums-over-vaccine-mandates-are-ridiculous-and-getting-people-killed-120622661891

* "Solid legal basis for Biden vaccination rules less certain with radicalized Supreme Court:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/solid-legal-basis-for-biden-vaccination-rules-less-certain-with-radicalized-supreme-court-120641605695

* "'You have to give people the tools': Biden boosts supply of at-home rapid Covid tests:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-you-have-to-give-people-the-tools-biden-boosts-supply-of-at-home-rapid-covid-tests-120555077921

* "First responders nationwide resist COVID vaccine mandates:" https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-f459b8d187cd915e17588873e07e8bdf

* "Dr. Fauci: People want to say we're done with COVID. But COVID's not done with us:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/covid-19-delta-variant-and-need-to-vaccinate-75-million-eligible-americans-discussed-by-dr-anthony-fauci-120373317703

* "Monday Florida COVID update: 1,064 more deaths, hospitalizations, ICU patients decrease:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article254037598.html

* "In Florida, a summer of death and resistance as the coronavirus rampaged:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/09/05/florida-coronavirus-delta-surge/

* "Florida Schools Are Fighting the Governor for Kids to Mask Up:"

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* "Court rules for Florida governor, reinstates ban on mask mandates in state's schools:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/appeals-court-rules-favor-florida-governor-reinstates-ban-mask-mandates-florida-2021-09-10/

* "North Texas school districts feel COVID-19 surge, report thousands of new cases:" https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/09/06/north-texas-school-districts-feel-covid-19-surge-report-thousands-of-new-cases/

* "Texas Reopened Classrooms for Students... and COVID-19:"

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* "Hospitals in crisis in least vaccinated state: Mississippi:" https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-cbc4d9aa87d4f74991f9bea959bf0939

* "'We’re taking it day by day' | COVID-19 numbers spike in South Carolina after holiday weekend:" https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/covid-spike-south-carolina-holiday-weekend-dhec-quarantine/275-4533de91-1de4-4284-82e9-71452e4bf9e3

* "Two South Carolina schoolchildren die of COVID-19:" https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/two-south-carolina-schoolchildren-die-of-covid19/101-3a1447e8-c653-4461-83cf-fd1ed47f8501

* "The Latest: N. Carolina has 170 clusters in schools, centers:" https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-health-elections-germany-977669b0af4fb346d05ddf407bd14e73

* "COVID-19 numbers climb among Oklahoma school-aged children:" https://kfor.com/news/coronavirus/covid-19-numbers-climb-among-oklahoma-school-aged-children/

* "Crisis Standards of Care activated in North Idaho:" https://www.kivitv.com/news/crisis-standards-of-care-activated-in-north-idaho

* "'Reconsider high risk activities': Overcrowded Idaho hospitals forced to ration care:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-reconsider-high-risk-activities-overcrowded-idaho-hospitals-forced-to-ration-care-120465989786

* "Idaho suffering tragic mismatch of severe Covid crisis and misguided political leadership:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/idaho-suffering-tragic-mismatch-of-severe-covid-crisis-and-misguided-political-leadership-120639045736

* "Tennessee sets record for COVID hospitalizations for 7th straight day:" https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessee-sets-record-for-covid-hospitalizations-for-7th-straight-day

* "ICU doctor 'frustrated' as COVID hospitalizations spike in Tennessee:" https://www.newschannel5.com/news/icu-doctor-frustrated-as-covid-hospitalizations-spike-in-tennessee

* "Alabama man dies of cardiac event after 43 hospitals with full ICUs turned him away:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/09/10/cullman-al-man-dies-hospitals-full-icus-turn-away-covid/8281712002/

* "Los Angeles mandates Covid vaccine for students over 12:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/los-angeles-mandates-covid-vaccine-for-students-over-12-120543813555

* "Mormon vaccine push ratchets up, dividing faith's members:" https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-health-religion-coronavirus-pandemic-f42772097cf7557086f12b549e03b18a

* "Central District Health ratifies Dr. Cole's appointment to health board:" https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/health/central-district-health-ratifies-dr-ryan-cole-appointment-health-board/277-a25d9dc9-a6b3-41c0-8059-8fa496197c9d

* "Jewish Ohio Senate candidate compares Biden’s vaccine mandate to the Gestapo:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-ohio-senate-candidate-compares-bidens-vaccine-mandate-to-the-gestapo/

* "NIH director debunks ‘personal freedom’ argument in wake of vaccine mandate:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/nih-director-dr-francis-collins-debunks-personal-freedom-argument-in-wake-of-vaccine-mandate-120542277508

* "Chicago’s Resurrection Medical Center resists pressure to provide unauthorized ivermectin treatment for COVID-19:" https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-resurrection-hospital-covid-ivermectin-20210908-3cencoxuiza6jmwb5fjatbchhq-story.html

* "Student mocked by adults after sharing personal Covid-19 connection at school board meeting:" https://www.wsmv.com/news/local/student-mocked-by-adults-after-sharing-personal-covid-19-connection-at-school-board-meeting/article_6c18121e-1115-11ec-9a36-37576ac1e7e8.html

* "Parents urge maskless kids to enter Michigan school, violating order:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/parents-urge-maskless-children-enter-michigan-school-violation-health-order-n1278803

* "Three Schools Forced Into Lockdown After Anti-Masker Proud Boys Try to Infiltrate:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/anti-mask-protests-and-proud-boys-shut-down-three-schools-in-vancouver

* "Mask mandate clashes show GOP is now a party of grievance McCaskill says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/covid-19-mask-mandates-spark-clashes-with-conservatives-at-local-school-boards-120374853608

* "Grand Blanc woman facing 20-year felony for alleged death threat over mask mandate:" https://www.abc12.com/2021/08/27/grand-blanc-woman-facing-20-year-felony-alleged-death-threat-over-mask-mandate/

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* "Taliban Say They Took Panjshir, Last Holdout Afghan Province:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-09-06/taliban-say-they-took-panjshir-last-holdout-afghan-province

* "Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members:" https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-pakistan-afghanistan-arrests-islamabad-d50b1b490d27d32eb20cc11b77c12c87

* "Photos: Afghan Women Are Protesting For Their Rights:" https://www.npr.org/2021/09/09/1035214735/women-afghanistan-protest-taliban

* "Taliban fighters use whips against Afghan women protesting the all-male interim government:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/08/asia/afghanistan-women-taliban-government-intl/index.html

* "Afghan Family Says Errant U.S. Missile Killed 10, Including 7 Children:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/world/asia/afghanistan-drone-attack-ISIS.html

* "Afghanistan's last Jew leaves after Taliban takeover:" https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-religion-israel-afghanistan-evacuations-c616b5b847da79f0cfc1de6f0f37b0b7

* "How the US created a world of endless war:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/31/how-the-us-created-a-world-of-endless-war

* "The US Is Scrambling to Resettle Afghan Translators:"

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* "President of Ukraine vows to fight for LGBT+ equality after Joe Biden meeting:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/02/ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-joe-biden-lgbt/

* "20 States Sue Over Biden Administration's LGBTQ+ Rights Guidelines:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/31/20-states-sue-over-biden-administrations-lgbtq-rights-guidelines

* "White House competition council seeks lower consumer prices:" https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-economy-prices-consumer-prices-7ea68c9157a0c72403a8e3da5fae8bcc

* "Trump Loyalists Push Back As Biden Ousts Them From Military Academy Boards:" https://www.npr.org/2021/09/09/1035508121/trump-administration-officials-military-academy-boards-spicer-conway

* "Why is this former Democratic senator trying to help millionaires avoid taxes?:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-is-former-democratic-senator-heidi-heitkamp-trying-to-help-millionaires-avoid-taxes-120625221717

* "Biden Asks Congress For $30 Billion To Help Disaster Relief And Afghan Evacuees:" https://www.npr.org/2021/09/07/1034923509/biden-asks-congress-for-30-billion-to-help-disaster-relief-and-afghan-evacuees

* "Millions in U.S. lose jobless benefits as federal aid expires, thrusting families and economy onto uncertain path:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/05/unemployment-benefits-economy/

* "Manchin calls on Democrats to ‘pause,’ cut $3.5 trillion spending plan, dealing potential blow to Biden agenda:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/09/02/manchin-senate-democrats-reconciliation/

* "Extreme weather amplifies calls for Congress to pass infrastructure legislation:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/extreme-weather-amplifies-calls-for-congress-to-pass-infrastructure-legislation-120236613854

* "Schumer rejects Manchin’s ‘strategic pause’ on $3.5T bill:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/08/schumer-manchin-megabill-510446

* "Biden administration says solar energy has the potential to power 40% of US electricity by 2035:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/08/politics/solar-energy-doe-report-climate/index.html

* "Dems vow to pass Biden’s budget, despite internal setbacks:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/dems-vow-to-pass-biden-s-budget-despite-internal-setbacks-120698949995

* "Democrats near a compromise on a federal voting rights bill:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/democrats-near-a-compromise-on-a-federal-voting-rights-bill-120700485560

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* "Ohio House Republicans propose voter photo ID law, ending most absentee voting:" https://www.10tv.com/article/news/politics/ohio-house-republicans-propose-voter-photo-id-law-ending-most-absentee-voting/530-a09063ea-a47c-424d-801e-2cac6a25b29e

* "Texas governor signs voting restrictions bill into law:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/07/politics/texas-greg-abbott-voting-bill/index.html

* "Mess in Texas: A Theocracy That Enshrines White, Male Power:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/9/02/mess-texas-theocracy-enshrines-white-male-power

* "State GOP leaders push new 2020 election reviews as Arizona report looms:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/07/state-gop-2020-election-review-510023

* "Arizona's Election "Audit" Isn't Done, But Two Trump-Supporting Republicans Are Declaring Victory Anyway:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahmimms/arizona-election-audit-trump-decertify

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* "California's recall election 'threatens to roll back years of LGBT+ progress':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/05/gavin-newsom-california-recall-election-lgbt/

* "California holds recall election this month for Gov. Gavin Newsom:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/california-holds-recall-election-this-month-for-gov-gavin-newsom-120237637923

* "Fmr. California Gov. Jerry Brown says California recall ‘is all about money’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/california-recall-election-gavin-newsom-larry-elder-analyzed-by-former-california-gov-jerry-brown-120629317645

* "24-year-old gun reform activist runs for Rep. Val Demings’ House seat:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/24-year-old-gun-reform-activist-runs-for-rep-val-demings-house-seat-120237125832

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* "Aaron Schock and Richard Grenell to lead Republican Pride event:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/10/aaron-schock-richard-grenell-republican-pride/

* "‘There is no legal authority McCarthy has to issue threats’ to telecom, social media firms expert says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/kevin-mccarthy-s-phone-records-are-subject-to-preservation-requests-jan-6-select-committee-issued-reports-say-120178245982

* "GOP not conducting own Jan. 6 investigation despite McCarthy's vow:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gop-not-conducting-own-jan-6-investigation-despite-mccarthy-s-vow-120370757678

* "McCarthy flirts with felony by threatening telecom companies on Jan. 6 Committee request:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mccarthy-flirts-with-felony-by-threatening-telecom-companies-on-jan-6-committee-request-120556101722

* "Threats, harassment inspired by Trump's Big Lie terrorize election officials: Reuters:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/threats-harassment-inspired-by-trump-s-big-lie-terrorize-election-officials-reuters-120468037922

* "Lawyers organize to protect elections officials threatened with violence:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/lawyers-organize-to-protect-elections-officials-threatened-with-violence-120469573765

* "The increasing danger of America’s domestic terrorism:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/the-increasing-danger-of-america-s-domestic-terrorism-120699973588

* "Capitol Police memo warns of potential for violence during September 18 rally:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/08/politics/capitol-hill-security-september-18-rally/index.html

* "Ex-Marine held without bond in shooting of Florida family:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/marine-held-bond-shooting-florida-family-79858656

* "How to Persuade Americans to Give Up Their Guns:" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/10/responsible-gun-ownership-is-a-lie/619811/

* "9 steel gates of Arizona's border wall ripped off by monsoon storms, 5 completely missing:" https://www.12news.com/article/news/special-reports/at-the-border/9-steel-gates-of-arizona-border-wall-ripped-off-by-monsoon-storms-5-completely-missing/75-d1140599-f255-4b95-ad58-79f8b65cdce0

* CW: Suicide "The U.S. Must Release All LGBTQ+ Immigrants From Detention:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/8/31/us-must-release-all-lgbtq-immigrants-detention

* "Biden administration appeals ruling that found DACA unlawful:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/10/politics/daca-biden-administration-appeals-ruling/index.html

* "Stuck at the border, migrant mothers confront a complex maze:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/stuck-at-the-border-migrant-mothers-confront-toughened-us-policies

* "A mother and her four daughters were separated at the border in 2018. This is what they lost:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/01/us/us-mexico-border-family-separation-mother-daughters/index.html

* "How True Crime Reveals the Corruption and Failures of the Legal System:"

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* "Teacher under investigation for lessons on LGBT+ rights and Black Lives Matter:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/03/illinois-teacher-lgbt-tiktok/

* "Hayes: What Robert E. Lee's statue says about battle for multi-racial democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-what-robert-e-lee-s-statue-says-about-battle-for-multi-racial-democracy-120456261554

* "Antiracism educator questions celebrating Lee statue removal 156 years after Civil War:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/robert-e-lee-statue-removal-sign-that-right-wing-fringe-is-losing-culture-wars-120459845960

* "The Bye Line: Donald Trump and Robert E. Lee:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/the-bye-line-donald-trump-and-robert-e-lee-120699461792

* "QAnon & Sovereign Citizens Are Coming for the Child Welfare System:"

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* "California poised to become the first state to outlaw ‘stealthing’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/11/stealthing-remove-condom-sex-california-outlaw/

* CW: Domestic Violence and Domestic Homicide. "Ending the Myths about Domestic Homicide:" https://daily.jstor.org/ending-myths-domestic-homicide/

* "Mexico Supreme Court strikes down abortion ban in contrast with neighbor, Texas:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mexico-supreme-court-strikes-down-abortion-ban-in-contrast-with-neighbor-texas-120383045554

* "UN experts condemn Texas abortion law as sex discrimination ‘at its worst’:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/07/un-experts-condemn-texas-anti-abortion-law

* "Justice Department will 'protect' abortion seekers in Texas:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-business-health-texas-738cfb097227037ac0ce33ccb79c2e4f

* "Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearing on Supreme Court's abortion ruling and 'shadow docket':" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/03/politics/senate-judiciary-hearing-supreme-court-shadow-docket/index.html

* "Late night Supreme Court decision on Texas abortion law spotlights controversial shadow docket:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/supreme-court-decision-on-texas-abortion-law-sparks-calls-for-democrats-to-pay-attention-to-courts-120179269793

* "Supreme Court upholds restrictive abortion law in Texas:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/supreme-court-upholds-restrictive-abortion-law-in-texas-120236613838

* How to help clog the snitch line: https://magnesiumflare.tumblr.com/post/661634297427542016

* "How the case of one bar's liquor license could bring down the new Texas abortion ban:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/how-the-case-of-one-bar-s-liquor-license-could-bring-down-the-new-texas-abortion-ban-120383557676b

* "Rep. Jayapal: We must 'enshrine' women's right to choose as federal law:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/texas-abortion-law-and-enacting-federal-legislation-to-protect-women-s-right-to-choose-discussed-by-rep-jayapal-120461381814

* CW: Rape. Greg Abbot insists that Republicans have had a secret magic power that stops all rape all this time and they’ve been refusing to use it, just like they don’t prioritize rape kit processing and rape prosecution. "Texas governor defends abortion ban with promise to ‘eliminate’ rapists:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/texas-governor-greg-abbott-defends-abortion-ban-with-promise-to-eliminate-rapists-120456773657

* "Justice Department sues Texas over six-week abortion ban:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/09/politics/biden-administration-texas-abortion-law/index.html

* "Texas abortion ‘whistleblower’ website forced offline:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/07/texas-abortion-whistleblower-website-forced-offline

* "This Black Queer Woman Counsels Texas Women on Terminating Pregnancies:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/9/09/black-queer-woman-counsels-texas-women-terminating-pregnancies

* "Garland meets first challenge of defeating Texas abortion ban: getting the law into court:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/garland-meets-first-challenge-of-defeating-texas-abortion-ban-getting-the-law-into-court-120556613595

* "Tucker Carlson targets trans men in unhinged abortion rant riddled with falsities:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/03/tucker-carlson-fox-news-trans-abortion/

* "Stephen Breyer calls Supreme Court decision on Texas abortion law 'very, very, very wrong':" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/09/politics/stephen-breyer-texas-abortion/index.html

* "DOJ sues Texas over restrictive abortion law:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/doj-sues-texas-over-restrictive-abortion-law-120699973615

* I haven't been covering this much because so much is speculation and she said vs she said vs untrustworthy cops said, and I'd like way more facts before commenting. However, this does a decent job of laying out the complications in a reasonably nuanced way. "Sex Offender Charged In Wi Spa Incident... Let's Talk About It:"

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* "I've Been Targeted & Doxxed By Transphobic Hate Raids:"

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* "Bible passages justifying homophobia have been woefully 'misinterpreted':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/05/catholic-church-lgbt-gay-relationships-bible-wigngaards-institute-study-mary-mcaleese/

* "China Bans Effeminate, 'Sissy' Men from Television Broadcasts:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2021/9/03/chinese-bans-effeminate-sissy-men-television-broadcasts

* "Tens of thousands march for same-sex marriage in Switzerland ahead of national referendum:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/05/switzerland-pride-march-same-sex-marriage/

* "Six Men Convicted of Killing LGBTQ+ Activist and USAID Worker:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2021/9/02/six-men-convicted-killing-lgbtq-activist-and-usaid-worker

* "Bisexual, non-binary student scared to leave home after hateful street attack:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/10/non-binary-zerhanah-galway/

* "Anti-trans protesters in suffragette colours boo Nicola Sturgeon without irony:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/03/nicola-sturgeon-anti-trans-protest-suffragette-holyrood-edinburgh/

* "Couple beaten and stabbed in another homophobic attack in Birmingham Gay Village:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/06/birmingham-gay-village-homophobic-attack-2/

* "Police ‘stepping up’ presence in Birmingham following violent attack on gay couple:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/04/birmingham-police-patrols-attack-gay-couple/

* "Violent homophobe pushes man into canal in dangerous, 'despicable' hate crime:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/06/liverpool-canal-hate-crime/

* "Teen walks free after violently attacking gay couple while singing song from Frozen:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/02/lancashire-attack-gay-couple-homophobia/

* "Preacher who called gay man 'worse than a terrorist' convicted of hate crime:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/02/omar-mohamad-hate-crime-speakers-corner-preacher/

* "A Message for Black LGBTQ+ Youth:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/9/03/message-black-lgbtq-youth

*CW: Suicide. "I'm a Doctor: Gender-Affirming Care Saves Trans Lives:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/5/03/im-doctor-gender-affirming-care-saves-trans-lives

* "California passes America’s first bill tracking violent deaths of LGBT+ people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/04/california-passes-ab-1094-violent-deaths-lgbt/

* "Trans Makeup Artist Pooh Johnson Murdered in Louisiana:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/9/01/trans-makeup-artist-pooh-johnson-murdered-louisiana

* "Killer who strangled trans teen Nikki Kuhnhausen to death sentenced to 20 years:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/10/nikki-kuhnhausen-killer-sentenced-20-years/

* "Gay teacher forced to quit after school banned him from discussing his sexuality:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/09/missouri-teacher-resigns-gay/

* "Todrick Hall tears into wedding venues refusing gay couples over religious beliefs:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/02/todrick-hall-boycott-wedding-venues/

* "LGBT history exhibit pulled from Missouri Capitol after just four days following complaints:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/04/lgbt-history-exhibit-missouri-capitol-museum/

* "Parents of queer teen ‘stopped loving’ them when they came out. Now, they’re looking for a new family:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/11/queer-teen-new-family-dax-oklahoma-come-out/

* "Skater Amber Glenn on How Coming Out Changed Her Life:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2021/8/26/skater-amber-glenn-how-coming-out-changed-her-life

* "Former HRC president Alphonso David says he was unjustly fired:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/former-hrc-president-alphonso-david-says-he-was-unjustly-fired-120700485568

* "How Transphobes Weaponize Burnout Against Neurodivergent Trans People:"

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* "Study: Combining PrEP With U=U Yields Incredible Results:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/9/01/study-combining-prep-uu-yields-incredible-results

* "The Gruesome Tale of the Laughing Death Epidemic:"

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* "Black Lives Are Shorter in Chicago. My Family’s History Shows Why.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/magazine/life-expectancy-racial-gap.html

* "The Plan to Stop Every Respiratory Virus at Once:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/09/coronavirus-pandemic-ventilation-rethinking-air/620000/

* CW: Elder Abuse. "Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/11/health/nursing-homes-schizophrenia-antipsychotics.html

* "Smallpox and the photos anti-vaxxers don't want you to see:" https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/smallpox-and-the-photos-anti-vaxxers-dont-want-you-to-see/24MJGHWAIJRJYD6LIPQ6ZTBKHI/

* "Will Americans wear masks to prevent sickness beyond COVID-19?:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/will-americans-wear-masks-to-prevent-sickness-beyond-covid-19

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The World is basically on Fire/Melting. I'm putting stuff to do with it here.

* "Climate change: Big increase in weather disasters over the past five decades:" https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58396975

* "16 die as floods swamp public hospital in central Mexico:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/flooding-central-mexico-kills-10-hospital-79877433

* "Floods sweep cars into sea, damage homes in northeast Spain:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/floods-sweep-cars-sea-damage-homes-northeast-spain-79784040

* "Growing wildfire near Penticton sparks evacuation alerts by First Nation and regional district:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-sept-4-2021-1.6165208

* "Nearly 1 in 3 Americans experienced a weather disaster this summer:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/09/04/climate-disaster-hurricane-ida/

* "Engineers Bent the Rules, and May Have Saved New Orleans:" https://time.com/6094221/hurricane-ida-engineering-protection/

* "Ida and COVID-19: 'Twin-demic' slams Louisiana hospitals:" https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-ida-environment-and-nature-louisiana-pandemics-health-e1ba589ce2b70b6fb3994fbe101c514f

* "What a hurricane means when you live in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley':" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/06/us/hurricane-ida-cancer-alley-pollution/index.html

* "Louisiana areas hardest-hit by Hurricane Ida need a fundamental change in how they're protected, official says:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/10/us/hurricane-ida-aftermath-louisiana-friday/index.html

* "Shortages of supplies and workers will delay Gulf rebuilding:" https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-1ebb836d454ad09b0da429e0ba10e98a

* "New Orleans: Seniors left in dark, hot facilities after Ida:" https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-dd7efb4ba9b29389fa5888fd930dec5a

* "New York City's illegally converted apartments proved deadly in Ida's path:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/03/us/new-york-city-flooding-illegal-basement-apartments/index.html

* "New York City was never built to withstand a deluge like the one Ida delivered. It showed.:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/05/us/new-york-infrastructure-climate-change/index.html

* "Scenes from Ida’s Chaotic, Tragic Night in New York City:" https://www.curbed.com/2021/09/tropical-storm-ida-new-york-city.html

* "NYC's Subway Flooding Isn't A Fluke. It's The Reality For Cities In A Warming World:" https://www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1021185475/climate-change-means-more-subway-flooding-worldwide-like-new-york-just-experienc

* "Climate change’s ‘fingerprint’ seen in Ida flooding, including in Pennsylvania:" https://www.witf.org/2021/09/07/climate-changes-fingerprint-seen-in-ida-flooding-including-in-pennsylvania/

* "One week later, some Phoenixville flood victims still taking stock of damage:" https://6abc.com/phoenixville-flooding-pennslvania-chester-county-hurricane-ida/11009127/

* "Satellite Photos Show Just How Bad The Flooding From Ida Has Been In New Jersey:" https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2021/09/05/1034459845/satellite-photos-flooding-ida-new-jersey

* "Responders Are Gaining On The Caldor Fire, But Now They've Got New Blazes To Battle:" https://www.npr.org/2021/09/07/1034711477/updates-wildfires-california

* "Lightning threatens California as fires continue to burn across the state:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/09/california-fire-weather-caldor-dixie-latest

* "An Unprecedented Fire Season Is Devastating California… Again:"

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* "‘They just forgot about us’: a US motel of climate refugees with nowhere to go:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/26/oregon-wildfires-climate-change-motel

* "Watch Pets And People Run For Cover As A Powerful Earthquake Strikes Mexico:" https://www.npr.org/2021/09/08/1035108690/mexico-earthquake-video-acapulco-damage

* "Imagine If We Had Spent the Last 20 Years Fighting Climate Change Instead of the War on Terror:" https://inthesetimes.com/article/climate-change-floods-war-on-terror-crisis-china

* "Climate change: Shetland's power struggle between oil and wind:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-58464439

* "The snows of Kilimanjaro:" http://www.bbc.com/storyworks/travel/fit-for-purpose/climate-change-kilimanjaro

* "Ancient fleece paving method used to protect soft peatland route:" https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/ancient-fleece-paving-method-used-to-protect-soft-peatland-route-1.4659414

* "The World’s First Underwater Veggie Garden is Growing Lettuce, Tomatoes & More. Because, Waterworld.:" https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/09/01/the-worlds-first-underwater-veggie-garden-is-growing-lettuce-tomatoes-mushrooms-and-more-because-waterworld/

* "The lost generation of ancient trees:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210908-the-lost-generation-of-ancient-trees

* ""The unlikely protector against Bangladesh's rising seas:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210827-the-unlikely-protector-against-rising-seas-in-bangladeshCare at Scale:" https://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/care-at-scale/

* "There’s One Surefire Way to End Big Sewage Spills: End Big Sewage:" https://undark.org/2021/09/02/end-big-sewage/

* "Is Mycelium Fungus the Plastic of the Future?:"

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* "Judge loosens Apple's grip on app store in Epic decision:" https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/judge-loosens-apples-grip-app-store-epic-decision-79942612

* "DoorDash, Grubhub And Uber Eats Sue New York City Over Price Caps:" https://www.npr.org/2021/09/10/1035905604/doordash-grubhub-uber-eats-lawsuit-sue-new-york-city

* Not Okay. "Bar live-streams footage from bathrooms for rest of patrons to see, says it's for "safety":" https://www.newsweek.com/bar-live-streams-footage-bathrooms-rest-patrons-see-says-its-safety-1627171

* "UN hails end of poisonous leaded gas use in cars worldwide:" https://apnews.com/article/business-health-environment-and-nature-united-nations-d59bba0c54004966f16e4af38246194d

* "Streamers angry at Twitch changes that force them to work long hours or lose money:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/11/twitch-streamers-local-subscription-pricing/

* "One man’s plan to resurrect the animal species we can’t save:" https://www.wired.co.uk/article/natures-safe

* "In the Absence of Cruise Ships, Humpbacks Have Different Things to Say:" https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/in-the-absence-of-cruise-ships-humpbacks-have-different-things-to-say/

* "DNA of Giant ‘Corpse Flower’ Parasite Surprises Biologists:" https://www.quantamagazine.org/dna-of-giant-corpse-flower-parasite-surprises-biologists-20210421/

* "New pumpkin toadlet species found—and it secretly glows in the dark:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/new-pumpkin-toadlet-species-found%E2%80%94and-it-secretly-glows-in-the-dark/ar-BB1gehYu

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* "Researchers complete first-ever detailed map of global coral:" https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/researchers-complete-first-ever-detailed-map-global-coral-rcna1943

* "‘Genetic fossil’: intact DNA from woman who lived 7,200 years ago discovered in Indonesia:" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/26/genetic-fossil-intact-dna-from-woman-who-lived-7200-years-ago-discovered-in-indonesia

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* "Archaeologists uncover evidence of Northumberland fishing community dating back 900 years:" https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/people/archaeologists-uncover-evidence-of-northumberland-fishing-community-dating-back-900-years-3192422

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* "Aztec Pictograms Are the First Written Records of Earthquakes in the Americas:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/aztec-code-earthquakes-pictograms-180978534/

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* Wednesday, the Nearby Millenial did her first training shift under the supervision of caregiver Millenial, now promoted to Head Millenial. It was charming. The plan is we all forage Wednesday afternoons, and then Nearby Millenial clocks in for her two hours. Wednesday's are crazy busy work wise for Head Millenial at it's a huge help to everyone involved. The goal is for nearby Millenial to register to work other caregiving gigs in the area, but also be available if Head Millenial gets sick, etc..

Tavy is on day three of nightmares and high anxiety, which I am doing my best to help him with. I long for good sleep though. It'll pass eventually.

I need to take the car in again. *fingers crossed*

* Tavy was feeling much better by Friday. I alas, had crap for sleep. I had to get up mid sleep cycle to take the car in to get poked at by the honest mechanics. I was lucky. It was the lower end of the range, rather than the high end. They can't actually fix it properly until the 20th, as they are swamped and short staffed, but they patched it together so I can drive it until then if I am careful and don't drive it too much. The fix is going to be about 90, which means I can't pay a bill this month, but luckily, I have not paid it yet, so the money physically exists.

Want to help fund the car repair? Paypal [email protected] or paypal.me/Gwydion

Friday was also forage food delivery. It arrived while I was out and I brought it right in and unpacked it. No mice. It was also pharmacy delivery day. I was also double booked to finish a scene on line I'd started Wednesday that was rather important for both plot and character reasons, while I was also supposed to get a visit from a Millennial to do a thing. Luckily, the timing worked pretty well and everything got done.

From the time I got up for pharmacy delivery to the actual arrival of the Millennial, poor Tavy was in an agony of excitement. From my behavior, clearly a Millennial was coming, possibly his personal favorite Millennial. Unfortunately, said Millennial arrived two hour after the usual Millennial visitor arrival time, so every time he heard a small noise or caught movement out of the corner of his eye through one of the windows he went running over to check. He was too worked up to settle. At one point he escaped onto the patio to see if the millennial was out there gardening.

The Visitor was only here for about an hour, and the Emperor tried to leave with him. Poor Button. Saturday game will be more satisfying as he likes both Millennials who are coming and they will arrive at the usualish time. (Don't worry, we mask. we are taking delta seriously. These are also the ones who literally work in the apartment and they follow proper infectious disease protocols when in public and visiting me or each other. So basically a bubble with masks.

* Saturday's game the players planned a raid/heist against the Imperial Palace of the East Roman Empire. Initially, we had four mages (plus a mortal+ henchperson), and three assorted shifts. Two of the shifters had to drop off over the summer for assorted life reasons. Last season one of the characters acquired an NPC through play, but they are still not sure what he can do. This means we have 1 Garou Ragabash in a group of mages. <.< >.> They were not a fight heave group as the other two shifters were not werewolves, so the game is designed with the best fighters in the group being the mortal plus and a literal goose. (Long story on the goose. Basically this is a group that gathers information, and ideally sneaks rather than fights.

The way I world built, some places tend to be one or another species dominant, but the big, cosmopolitan centers are generally neutral by treaty and often have mixed defenses made and maintained by mixed species. there is also some cross species cooperation, particularly between certain groups in cosmopolitan settings. (Some factions, tribes, species, etc. don't cooperate ever. Some do in limited emergency circumstances. Some are way more open and relaxed. When I run mixed groups we select for backgrounds tribes, factions, clans, traditions, species that would ICly be more open and for play balance. shifters are first level to start. mages are arete two to start which makes sense if you've ever played mage. You can do A Lot with arete two, arete one not so much. A level one shifter is about as competent as a level two mage for dealing with starter character challenges). My general way of running things is to put makes sense and fun over often conflicting source books.

The Palace is species neutral by treaty (between a limited number of species), defended by multiple species, with a whole lot of political faction ebb and flow within. The group was working as outsiders to the city power structure so the important faction heads could have plausible deniability. They infiltrated the palace and have been spying basically. Studying the physical and political layout, trying to track down the mystical source of a virulent fever that had been burning off and on for a couple of years. they discovered that and more. So much more.

In the previous session they'd found something so big it really did require a city wide response. A council of the assorted friendly Shifter and Mage faction heads from various species was called on neutral ground. The group reported the fever source and called for help with some taint cleansing in the Palace, because one Ragabash with a cleansing ritual was not going to cut it. The mage PCs couldn't go inside because the Euthantos PC had done what amounted to a plague return to sender type thing. The mystic fever did not effect Garou, but is a pain in the ass to heal in the few mages likely to catch it. (level two and up life mages aren't catching it, but not everyone has two levels in Life.) Also, the mages needed to make and hold a temporary opening in a weak place in the wards to allow Garou in the penumbra through. They also reported the threat big enough to destroy the whole city they'd discovered.

The initial higher up plan to deal with the big threat turned out to be likely worse than doing nothing when it turned out the NPC had information about a similar previous attempt a very, very long time ago. That got tabled, but the raid/heist went ahead. Mages got the cleansing party in lead by our Garou who had found the taint and knew how to get to both sites. Some of them held the hole open, while the others fought the guards who inevitably found them and a cluster of mages come to investigate the hoopla. There had been a tiny combat once before, but this was their first multi-wave, multi-round combat. Meanwhile, the Garou used a thing he'd gotten in the umbra previously to bribe some small spider spirits into helping. They stealthed about, did their cleansings, avoided spirit guardians, and did some nice looting. A guard was beheaded. a mage was cleaved in two. A couple people were battered and bitten unconscious by a Horrible Goose. (Unleash the goose of war. Some others ran away. The group escaped.

They are now at the point where they are ready to formalize the group. Progress!

* After Saturday game, I needed to get gas so I could take Head Millennial home. I usually budget $30, but prices were so high it was just short of $50. This on top of the repairs I need to the car. I was just loading back into the car, when an out of breath man jogged up. He had very little English. I have even less Spanish, since it's just random words and phrases I picked up living here over the years (slowly deteriorating since I quit teaching), plus things I can deduce from what is left of my deteriorating French and Latin vocabulary. Plus Mime.

I worked out his car had run out of gas and he'd left his family there to come try to get some. He seemed legitimately freaked out and desperate for help. I gave him one of my cheap emergency cloth masks I keep in the car so we could go inside. At some point I had a gas can, but Skye gave it away in a move, and they were now charging 18+tax for a one gallon plastic can. (Jesus, Fuck!) Luckily he had it, because I didn't, having just blown it gassing my car. I negotiated the purchase. He only had cash and the change wasn't enough, so I bought him the gallon of fuel with what was left on my card, which legitimately startled him. I kept saying and miming zero when he asked how much. I was imagining he'd need what else he might have to gas up and possibly find food and lodging for his family, and it was the least I could do. There was no question of me not offering him a ride. I've been rescued by strangers when I had car trouble before and there was simply no question of me not doing the same.

Now we had to figure out where his car was. O.o Luckily Head Millennial had taken a little Spanish via language learning program, so had about as much as the gentleman had English. This was not enough for anything like clear directions, but we did manage to work out he wanted us to get on the highway going south, which was odd, because he was definitely saying North also, but I worked it out.

They'd been travelling North through the twisty, foggy, mostly unlit mountain pass at night, which can be scary on it's own. Also, there is a very long stretch of farmland with no gas South of the mountain, and literally one place to get gas in the pass. It's not as bad as the 40ish miles of farmland on a stretch further south where I got stranded on a shoulder at night once, but it is bad and waaaaaay the fuck scarier. The shoulder is narrow, and people get nervous driving a twisty two laner that high up. especially in fog. (South bound is far lower of the slope and nowhere near as alarming at night). No one was going to stop for a latino man, even with kids anywhere up there. Odds are no one would much notice them, being too busy driving and not tangling with trucks. If you runout there you are fucked 'til morning and there is a non zero chance of someone messing up and clipping you or your car. Jesus fuck! No wonder he was so happy to see us and grateful for our help. It was a massive relief to him when I mimed turning around. he must have been terrified. I'd suspected that when he was willing to get in a beat up old car with two strange white people at night).

It was a very, very long drive to the next exit south of the gas station where we collected him. I'm not kidding about how little flatland there is on that stretch of coast. The small ass community where the last gas station before the really rocky bit is well past the high bits. We found the north on ramp after a bit of fumbling with shitty signage in the dark. (I've pulled off here maybe three times since I moved up here in '98. I know how empty the passes are, so I am super careful about enough gas. A non-local wouldn't know that though). Then there was the long drive back, with us not sure how far they'd gotten before their gas ran out.

I spotted the car in time to stop. They cleverly owned flares (I don't) and had blinkers going. He must have jogged two to three miles for help, luckily down hill, but if I hadn't offered the ride, he'd have had to do that uphill going the wrong way. I just kept thinking how scary this would have been for him even without the language barrier and not knowing if American convenience stores carried gas can. They were so happy when they saw him get out of the car with the gas, I was incredibly happy they were all safe. (We could have easily been a car full of MAGA monsters or Proud Boys with guns or bats instead of someone bringing their husband and father back).

Yes, I've had people try to scam me with out of gas stories. Yes, the PNW has a history of robbing people who stop to help stranded drivers. Yes, there is always a risk taking a stranger into one's car. It's just I am good at reading people, and I absolutely believed him. He was clearly trying very hard not to freak the fuck out and was just as clearly out of breath. He had way more reason to be frightened of approaching white strangers at night. I'm glad it was us, a couple of mild mannered goth weirdos and not some asshole he approached in his desperation. We’re a blue state because of the cities strung like necklaces on the highway strings, but scratch blue here and you get red. I hope wherever they are going, they get there safely.

* "The Creepy Doll Adoption Agency:" https://www.neatorama.com/2021/09/08/The-Creepy-Doll-Adoption-Agency/

* "Sunday Sweets: Sweet Things In Small Packages:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2021/9/12/sunday-sweets-sweet-things-in-small-packages

* "Sunday Sweets: Taste The Rainbow:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2021/9/5/sunday-sweets-taste-the-rainbow

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* ToS: Season 2 Rewatch:

- 3.3: The Paradise Syndrome.

Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beam down to an 'improbably' earthlike planet. ('Improbable' despite lots of AU planets they've landed on already). They find an ancient advanced large metal artifact. They need to deflect an asteroid from the planet in thirty minutes, so clearly faffing about on the surface instead of solving the problem at any time before the last minute. They find a mix of Navaho, Mohican, and Delaware native Americans living traditional lifestyles there. There is a lot of extremely unfortunate dialog here, but it's nothing next to the appropriation, use of red face, and white savior crap to come.

Spock wants them to stop wasting time while a planet is at stake. (I agree, Spock, I agree). Kirk insists on futzing about with the obelisk for fun and to raise the stakes by wasting more time and gets sucked in. The search parties fail. Spock beams everyone up to go save the planet. McCoy has hysterics about abandoning Kirk even though logically saving the planet will save Kirk, while not saving the planet will definitely kill Kirk. Um, duh! Despite supposedly being a Doctor, McCoy somehow couldn't grasp this without it being explained as if to a three year old. McCoy gives no fucks that the entire planetary population of Native Americans will die if they don't stop the asteroid hitting the planet.

Kirk has amnesia. When he emerges from the obelisk the locals take him for their long awaited Savior God which...*head desk* Seriously, this is painful to watch. The local Elders want Kirk to prove he's a God. Kirk is supposed to rouse the Temple spirits to save them from the asteroid. Kirk vaguely remembers being from the sky and saves a drowned child with CPR, thus proving his white savior godhood. If you can not hear my disgust with this whole plot line in my typing, trust me, it's there.

Spock exceeds the safety margin to make up time for the time Kirk and McCoy wasted for no good reason. Scotty tells him off. Whatever they are paying Spock is clearly not enough. They try to deflect the asteroid, but the engines are damaged and they don't deflect the asteroid enough. Spock puts the ship in front of the asteroid in hopes of breaking it up. McCoy is still hysterical and obstructionist, unable to grasp that they need to save the planet or everyone on it dies, including Kirk.

Apparently the white lady made up in red face named Miramanee was engaged to a local named "Salish," which is the name of a real tribe near where I live. I have so many questions this episode will never answer. She breaks up with him to be Kirk's lover, because of course. Somehow Miramanee isn't bright enough to pull a tunic off using the head hole. Way to depict a grown woman as childlike. The Elders grovel in a way that turns my stomach and want to know how to advance and improve to please the Sky Gods. Ugh. I just... Why even is this episode? Kirk is happy and relaxed for the first time ever.

Miramanee is betrothed to Kirk because tribal law demands it. Suuuuurrrre. Anyway Kirk is into it, so they are to be married tomorrow. Meanwhile, the Enterprise is reduced to impulse power and they need to go to a repair base. The Rock is still headed for the planet. They will arrive in months, but four hours ahead of the asteroid. McCoy has more hysterics and berates Spock.

Salish attacks Kirk. The blood proves he's not a God. Kirk refuses to kill Salish. He and Miramanee marry. Months later, he's having nightmares and believes he doesn't deserve this happiness. Miramanee is pregnant. He invents irrigation and a lamp even though they would have had that technology.

Spock refuses to go to sick bay, being busy deciphering the obelisk. McCoy berates Spock and threatens to call security. Spock pretends to rest, then goes back to work. The symbols are both notes and an alphabet. The Preservers seeded "primitive cultures" throughout the galaxy. Their asteroid deflector has become defective. They need to fix it fast.

The asteroid approaches. Kirk tells them to go to the caves, but the locals say the caves aren't safe and he needs to go rouse the temple spirits. He prays fruitlessly. Chaos ensues. The mob stones Kirk and Miramanee. Spock and McCoy beam in, terrifying the locals. They save Kirk, but let Miramanee and her unborn baby die with only palliative care. Spock mind melds with Kirk to bring back his memory. Kirk resists, but it eventually works.

Spock catches Kirk up on the plot. He repeats his original message which accidentally opens the trap door. They try to figure out what Kirk did to screw up the system. Spock sorts it. Zap! Miramanee dies still believing in Kirk. They all bugger off having endangered a planet and contaminated another culture because they like site seeing.

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* "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/

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* "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/

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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

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* 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

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* 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:

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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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* "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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* 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
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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

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* I'm sectioning off epidemic specific stuff in the aggregation between the dotted lines, so people who need to skip can skip without losing the other stuff. I'm putting secondary effects things in their usual slots.

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* "World Health Organization warns: Coronavirus remains 'extremely dangerous' and 'will be with us for a long time':" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/22/world-health-organzation-warns-coronavirus-will-be-with-us-for-a-long-time.html

* "Sydney beaches re-open to ease mental strain:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-52351881/coronavirus-three-sydney-beaches-re-open-for-exercise

* "Covid-19 in nursing homes: ‘It feels as if I’m watching my parents slowly die’:" https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/covid-19-in-nursing-homes-it-feels-as-if-i-m-watching-my-parents-slowly-die-1.4233344

* "Autopsies reveal first confirmed U.S. coronavirus deaths occurred in California in February:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-21/autopsies-reveal-first-confirmed-u-s-coronavirus-deaths-occurred-in-bay-area-in-early-february

* "‘A crippling blow to America’s prestige:’ The government struggles to meet the moment:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/21/government-response-coronavirus-199992

* "An Honest Trump 2020 Slogan: 'I Dithered While They Died':" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/4/22/honest-trump-2020-slogan-i-dithered-while-they-died

* "Health Chief’s Early Missteps Set Back Coronavirus Response:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-chiefs-early-missteps-set-back-coronavirus-response-11587570514

* "Top vaccine expert claims he was fired for resisting Trump on hydroxychloroquine:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/22/rick-bright-trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus

* "Use of drug boosted by Trump, Fox News not borne out by science:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/use-of-drug-boosted-by-trump-fox-news-not-borne-out-by-science-82428997928

* "‘11 on the corruption scale:’ Chris Hayes on Trump admin. forcing out top vaccine doctor amid pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-11-on-the-corruption-scale-chris-hayes-on-trump-admin-forcing-out-top-vaccine-doctor-amid-pandemic-82428997510

* "Dozens of long-term care facilities in Maricopa County have COVID-19 cases:" https://www.12news.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/dozens-of-long-term-care-facilities-in-maricopa-county-have-covid-19-cases/75-2638974a-de68-4566-8793-628f77607101

* "Illinois reports largest daily increases in COVID-19 cases, tests:" https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-reports-largest-daily-increases-in-covid-19-cases-tests/article_1453e2c2-8040-5d47-8e52-40ed740687a1.html

* "COVID-19 caused more deaths among CT nursing home residents than initially reported:" https://ctmirror.org/2020/04/20/covid-19-caused-more-deaths-among-ct-nursing-home-residents-than-initially-reported/

* "Nursing homes must report COVID-19 cases to residents and families, federal government says:" https://www.newsadvance.com/news/state/nursing-homes-must-report-covid-19-cases-to-residents-and-families-federal-government-says/article_3aa0c253-8bb9-5496-8c43-8d39a2a30728.html

* "Michigan to identify nursing homes infected by the coronavirus:" https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-identify-nursing-homes-infected-coronavirus

* "Gov. Baker: Mass. is a 'National Hotspot' for Coronavirus Infections:" https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/mass-gov-baker-to-update-public-on-coronavirus-response/2111887/

* "Meat shortage fears deepen as Tyson Foods closes its largest pork plant:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/22/tyson-waterloo-meat-shortage-coronavirus/

* "As COVID-19 moves through America's meat processing plants, St. Louis' lone facility knows what's at stake:" https://www.kmov.com/news/as-covid-19-moves-through-americas-meat-processing-plants-st-louis-lone-facility-knows-whats/article_f66620be-84d5-11ea-8a42-1b42fa748d35.html

* "Sean Hannity's Denialism May Be Killing His Viewers, Study Says:" https://www.advocate.com/media/2020/4/22/sean-hannitys-denialism-may-be-killing-his-viewers-study-says

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* "Chinese Agents Helped Spread Messages That Sowed Virus Panic in U.S., Officials Say:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/coronavirus-china-disinformation.html

* "Trump says he directed Navy to "destroy" Iranian vessels that harass U.S. ships:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-iran-tweet-us-navy-shoot-down-destroy-gunboats/

* "There’s a growing possibility of a W-shaped economic recovery — and it’s scary:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/22/theres-growing-possibility-w-shaped-economic-recovery-its-scary/

* "McConnell slams brakes on next round of coronavirus aid:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/21/mcconnell-slams-brakes-coronavirus-aid-199890

* "DeVos bars undocumented college students from emergency aid:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/21/betsy-devos-undocumented-college-students-aid-199465

* "Top economist: US coronavirus response is like 'third world' country:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/22/top-economist-us-coronavirus-response-like-third-world-country-joseph-stiglitz-donald-trump

* "Washington State welcomes new Black, gay, female, disabled immigrant judge:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/22/grace-helen-whitener-washington-state-supreme-court-judge-black-lesbian-immigrant/

* "Nigerian police officer caught having anal sex ‘red handed’. He was beaten and stripped naked by thugs:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/22/nigeria-anal-sex-beaten-stripped-the-national-orlu-imo/

* "Tory MP pledges support for anti-trans LGB Alliance while doubling down on opposition to equal marriage:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/22/jackie-doyle-price-tory-mp-lgb-alliance-same-sex-marriage-conservaitve/

* "29 lesbian activists who're loud, proud and making the world a better place:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/21/lesbian-visibility-week-activists-icons-women-ellen-page-jaqueline-wilson-megan-rapinoe/

* "The Women Issue: 28 Stories That Are Changing World:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/4/21/women-stories-lesbian-trans-gay-advocate

* "Attorneys General: Lift Restrictions on Blood Donations by Gay, Bi Men:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2020/4/22/attorneys-general-lift-restrictions-blood-donations-gay-bi-men

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* "The ebookbike Lawsuit is Over:" https://madgeniusclub.com/2020/04/21/the-ebookbike-lawsuit-is-over/

* CW: Taxidermy, Clowns, Dolls Cursed/Creepy Museum Exhibits: https://twitter.com/YorkshireMuseum/status/1251074717408264192

* "‘Leverage’ Reboot Starring Noah Wyle Ordered By IMDb TV; Original Series’ Team, 4 Cast Members Set To Return:" https://deadline.com/2020/04/leverage-reboot-noah-wyle-timothy-hutton-not-returning-imdb-tv-beth-riesgraf-gina-bellman-christian-kane-aldis-hodge-amazon-studios-1202912578/

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

* "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

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

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* "Coronavirus: Deaconess asks public to sew CDC-compliant face masks for staff:" https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2020/03/18/coronavirus-deaconess-ask-public-provide-medical-face-masks/2865273001/

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* 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

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

* "AP Explains: Catalans appear at ‘trial of century’ in Spain:" https://www.apnews.com/5c35835c33ba42d296a6bf737dea7440

* "National debt hits new milestone, topping $22 trillion:" https://apnews.com/91b54fd7207c45eb93523567152e43dc

* "Americans ask: What happened to my tax refund?:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/americans-ask-what-happened-to-my-tax-refund-1442308163610

* "President Trump installed a room-sized golf simulator at White House:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-trump-installed-a-room-sized-golf-simulator-at-white-house/2019/02/13/ed3f6d5c-2e45-11e9-813a-0ab2f17e305b_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.74253b51a3e8

* "House Democrats plan their own vast Russia probe focused on Trump's finances:" https://www.axios.com/house-democrats-donald-trump-russia-investigation-05918127-c77a-424d-a805-cde8e67bffe9.html

* "Judge rules Manafort lied to Mueller about contacts with Russian:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/13/paul-manafort-ruling-1169380

* "How Manafort’s 2016 meeting with a Russian employee at New York cigar club goes to ‘the heart’ of Mueller’s probe:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-manaforts-2016-meeting-with-a-russian-employee-at-new-york-cigar-club-goes-to-the-heart-of-muellers-probe/2019/02/12/655f84dc-2d67-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.58930860c491

* "Manafort-Linked PAC Failed To Report $1 Million And The FEC Wants To Know Why:" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/manafort-linked-pac-failed-to-report-1-million-and-the-fec-wants-to-know-why

* "Mueller extends winning streak as judge blows up Manafort deal:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mueller-extends-winning-streak-as-judge-blows-up-manafort-deal-1442365507719

* "Schiff: Mueller findings 'too big to be swept under the rug':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/schiff-mueller-findings-too-big-to-be-swept-under-the-rug-1442364995532

* "Justice Department investigating leak of confidential Michael Cohen bank records:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/13/politics/michael-cohen-personal-bank-records-charges/index.html

* "FEMA chief William ‘Brock’ Long, who faced hurricanes, wildfires and an internal investigation, quits:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/02/13/brock-long-resigns-fema-administrator/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.2bcc4e593446

* "Trump urges Tennessee Valley Authority to keep open an aging coal-burning power plant:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-urges-tennessee-valley-authority-to-keep-open-49-year-old-coal-plant/2019/02/12/6fa1810c-2ed9-11e9-813a-0ab2f17e305b_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5515116aca73

* "'Uniquely American': Senate passes landmark bill to enlarge national parks:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/13/senate-bill-public-lands-national-parks-expanded

* "Meet the Christian Reconstructionist Waging War on School Bonds:" https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2019/02/meet-the-christian-reconstructionist-waging-war-on-school-bonds.html

* "House Judiciary passes first major gun violence bill in decades:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/house-judiciary-passes-first-major-gun-violence-bill-in-decades-1442367555506

* Republicans are really winning their class warfare against working Americans. "A record 7 million Americans are 3 months behind on their car payments, a red flag for the economy:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/12/record-million-americans-are-months-behind-their-car-payments-red-flag-economy/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.82550de4572b

* "Border deal nears passage as lawmakers prepare for votes, with Trump expected to sign:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lawmakers-rush-to-resolve-last-minute-snags-in-spending-bill-as-shutdown-looms/2019/02/13/3f9b33e6-2f91-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.116c86d709cf

* "20 Years After NYPD Killing of Amadou Diallo, What’s Changed?:" http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/02/after-the-nypd-killing-of-amadou-diallo-whats-changed.html

* "A No-Knock Raid in Houston Led to Deaths and Police Injuries. Should Police Rethink the Practice?:" https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/a-no-knock-raid-in-houston-led-to-deaths-and-police-injuries-should-police-rethink-the-practice/

* "When the Camera Was a Weapon of Imperialism. (And When It Still Is.):" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/magazine/when-the-camera-was-a-weapon-of-imperialism-and-when-it-still-is.html

* "Drunk History - Love:" http://www.cc.com/episodes/eid54x/drunk-history-love-season-6-ep-605

* "Green New Deal:"

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* "Thicc not Sick:"

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* "'(Trump's Rally In) El Paso' By Marty Robbins:"

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* "Trump's Friends At Fox Don't Like The Bipartisan Deal:"

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* "Trump 2020: Murders, Murders, Murders, Killings, Murders!:"

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* "Meanwhile... When You Have To Resign Over Face-Licking:"

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* "Bricky the Border Wall Heads to Texas:"

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* "What It Feels Like To Have Plants In The House Now:" https://www.shatnerchatner.com/p/what-it-feels-like-to-have-plants

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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

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

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

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

* "Winter Olympics 2018: Cas Russia ruling 'craven and spineless':" http://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/42909132

* "Poland provokes Israeli anger with Holocaust speech law:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/01/poland-holocaust-speech-law-senate-israel-us

* "Mexico to send troops to stem violence after record 25,000 murders:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-violence/mexico-to-send-troops-to-stem-violence-after-record-25000-murders-idUSKBN1FH0W2

* "'I was 12 when I married a 35-year-old':" http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42794898

* "Cape Town cuts water use limit by nearly half:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/01/africa/cape-town-water-crisis-intl/index.html

* "An Art Museum's Yelp Reviews Go Down The Toilet After Spectacular White House Dig:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/guggenheim-trump-online-reviews_us_5a6f341be4b01fbbefb41200

* "Trump administration shrinks CFPB's oversight in discrimination cases:" https://www.axios.com/trump-administration-shrinks-cfpb-oversight-discrimination-a7de31dd-8906-4b4a-af41-6fdc37c0a9ef.html

* Well this is a terrible idea. "CDC to cut by 80 percent efforts to prevent global disease outbreak:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/02/01/cdc-to-cut-by-80-percent-efforts-to-prevent-global-disease-outbreak/?utm_term=.0f8e793dc2f6

* "Former Trump Aide Carter Page Was on U.S. Counterintelligence Radar Before Russia Dossier:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-trump-aide-carter-page-was-on-u-s-counterintelligence-radar-before-russia-dossier-1517486401

* "Reported memo focus on Page won't help Trump:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-faith-misplaced-in-memo-reportedly-focused-on-carter-page-1151907907667?playlist=associated

* "Hope Hicks allegedly said Don Jr. emails 'will never get out':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hope-hicks-allegedly-said-don-jr-emails-will-never-get-out-1151813187717

* "Behind Pence’s plan to rescue the Republican majority in 2018:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/01/mike-pence-republicans-congress-midterms-381261

* "Officials raised ethics concerns over Ben Carson's son assisting HUD event:" http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/371661-hud-officials-worried-about-involvement-of-ben-carsons-son-in

* "State of the Union: Democratic rebuttal by Joe Kennedy III:"

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* I've been wondering about this. Has anyone seen polling? "What is the deal with Devin Nunes?:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/devin-nunes-memo-antics-are-not-playing-well-at-home-1151828547992

* "Top Pennsylvania Republican Says He'll Ignore Court Order To Help Fix Gerrymandering:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/joseph-scarnati-gerrymandering-pennsylvania_us_5a723db6e4b05253b27550c2

* "Penn. GOP leader ignores court order on gerrymandering:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/penn-gop-leader-ignores-court-order-on-gerrymandering-1151825987934

* "New York Is Holding A Statewide Primary On Rosh Hashanah:" https://forward.com/fast-forward/392898/new-york-is-holding-a-statewide-primary-on-rosh-hashanah/

* "Josh Hawley blames sex trafficking on ‘sexual revolution’ of 1960s in leaked audio:" http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article197613959.html

* How is this not a human rights abuse? "Trump officials considered contentious method to 'reverse' undocumented teen's abortion:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/31/scott-lloyd-considered-controversial-method-reverse-abortion

* "California Murder Suspect Said to Have Trained With Extremist Hate Group:" https://www.propublica.org/article/california-murder-suspect-atomwaffen-division-extremist-hate-group

* Why "they" can't "just get in line:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/170414903497/i-was-talking-with-a-more-conservative-minded

* Eeew. TW: Contains images of the offending garment. "Not a Good Look: The SCA Swastika Incident:" https://www.publicmedievalist.com/sca-swastika/

* "Ohio Considering Pro-TBLGQ Rights Legislation:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2018/01/ohio-considering-pro-tblgq-rights.html

* "Last year, June was National Pride Month. This year, it isn’t.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/06/27/last-year-june-was-national-pride-month-this-year-it-isnt/?utm_term=.38e7711226ab

* NWS. "Orientation Police:" http://comics.billroundy.com/?p=1116

* "A Norwegian plane carrying 85 plumbers had to turn around after experiencing plumbing issues:" http://www.newsweek.com/plane-carrying-plumbers-has-plumbing-issue-795504

* "Memo Combat: The GOP Goes After the Trump-Russia Probe:"

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* "Russian News Reports: U.S. Dropping Sanctions:"

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* "State Dept Saw 'No Need' To Impose Russia Sanctions:"

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* "The State of the Union Needs an Emotional Support Peacock:"

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* American Gothic Creepy: https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/170375381174/etrianexplorer-thebibliosphere

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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

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* 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 [email protected]

* 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

* "US makes it more difficult to travel to Cuba, blacklists many large military-run businesses:" http://www.nola.com/national_politics/2017/11/us_makes_it_more_difficult_to.html

* "Closure of Yemen's borders to aid deliveries is 'catastrophic', UN warns:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/nov/07/closure-of-yemen-borders-to-aid-deliveries-is-catastrophic-un-united-nations-warns

* "Trump blames predecessors, not China for unfair trade practices:" http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/359544-trump-blames-predecessors-not-china-for-unfair-trade-practices

* "Trump gutting of State Department hard to explain with politics:"

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* "Aide nixed offer of Russian women for Trump:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/politics/keith-schiller-russian-offer-women-2013-moscow/index.html

* "Johnstown Never Believed Trump Would Help. They Still Love Him Anyway.:" https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/08/donald-trump-johnstown-pennsylvania-supporters-215800

* "Papadopoulos represented Trump campaign at international meetings:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/politics/papadopoulos-meetings-coffee-boy/index.html

* "Mueller interviews top White House aide:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/politics/stephen-miller-interviewed-special-counsel-russia-investigation/

* "Flynn worries about his son's legal exposure:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/08/politics/michael-flynn-son-special-counsel-russia-investigation/index.html

* "Trump voter fraud panel sued by its own member:" https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/09/trump-voter-fraud-commission-lawsuit-matt-dunlap-244741

* "Donald Trump’s extremely unqualified nominees:"

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* TW: Pedophilia. "Moore scandal extends tumultuous streak in Alabama politics:"

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* TW: Pedophilia. "Roy Moore accused of child molestation:"

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* TW: Pedophilia. So according to him, anyone against grown ass men in their thirties molesting teenaged girls is part of "the forces of evil," as the right to sexually assault young teenagers is an important "Conservative value." "Moore after sexual allegations: 'I refuse to stand down':" http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/359713-moore-after-sexual-allegations-i-refuse-to-stand-down

* TW: Pedophilia. And he's not the only Republican evangelical I saw strongly defending child molestation as a core christian value tonight, just the most prominent and therefore loudest. "Alabama state auditor defends Roy Moore, invokes Mary and Joseph:" http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/alabama-state-auditor-defends-roy-moore-against-sexual-allegations-invokes-mary-and-joseph/article/2640217

* Please keep protesting. "Senate GOP’s tax bill points to nasty fight ahead:" https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/09/senate-tax-bill-2017-244743

* "Sanders: GOP tax plan about cuts for wealthy, companies:"

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* "Texas governor says church shooting not as bad as Hitler:" https://www.jta.org/2017/11/07/news-opinion/united-states/texas-governor-says-church-shooting-not-as-bad-as-hitler

* "From protests to politics: Braxton Winston wins Charlotte City Council at-large bid:" http://www.wbtv.com/story/36790543/from-protests-to-politics-braxton-winston-wins-charlotte-city-council-at-large-bid

* "Woman who ran after Atlantic County Freeholder mocked the Women's March knocks him off the board:" http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/shore/run-for-something-ashley-bennett-womens-march-dinner-john-carmam-atlantic-county-freeholder-20171108.html

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

* "New leptospirosis deaths recorded in Puerto Rico:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/new-leptospirosis-deaths-recorded-puerto-rico

* "Hurricane-hit Puerto Rico's huge rebuilding task:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41929287

* "New bill aims to stop senators from sexually harassing each other:" https://news.vice.com/story/new-bill-aims-to-stop-senators-from-sexually-harassing-each-other

* TW: Sexual Harassment, graphic depictions of Weinsteinesque grossness. "Louis C.K. accused of sexual misconduct in bombshell report:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/entertainment/louis-ck-sexual-misconduct/index.html

* "Spacey to be erased from completed film:" http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41925767

* "Brave Enough to Be Angry:" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/08/opinion/anger-women-weinstein-assault.html

* "Even in a 'Sanctuary State,' Immigrants Are Still in Danger:" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mb37bx/even-in-a-sanctuary-state-immigrants-are-still-in-danger

* "Arrests Made In Stephanie Montez Case:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/11/arrests-made-in-stephanie-montez-case.html

* TW: Dead Animal. "The stray dogs that led the space race:" http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171027-the-stray-dogs-that-paved-the-way-to-the-stars

* "Send Nudes to Facebook & Allegations Against Louis C.K.:"

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* "China Pulls Out All the Stops for Trump:"

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* "Back in Black - How to Honor Veterans Without Using Them as Political Pawns:"

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* "What Would a President Worse Than Trump Look Like?:"

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* "Jen Psaki - Understanding the Difference Between Facts and Opinions:"

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* I did a long list of disgusting cleaning type things today, but did not do litters. facepalm* Tavy did the log roll thing today and tried and failed a second time. Look, I know able bodied cats do this easily, but it's huge given how hard it is for him to achieve.

* I was hoping I'd actually catch up tonight, but my computer is being an asshole. I'm sorry some of the election stuff is so late and for how far behind I expect to be by the time I go to sleep.

* "a guide to exploring abandoned farms:" http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167329787544/a-guide-to-exploring-abandoned-farms

* That Water Park where I may or may not have died: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/167336886847/ask-oncies-jizz-themoistplinth

* Every time I see 45 on TV being horrible I find myself wishing Douglas Adams' Total Perspective Vortex was a Thing.

* Poitier/Belafonte Cavett interview is delightfully full of dry and/or deadpan humor. I now very much want to see Buck and the Preacher, which they were promoting even though I'd never heard of it before. I just find the interplay between the two men utterly charming.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* 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 [email protected]

* 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

* "Inner-city living makes for healthier, happier people, study finds:" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/06/inner-city-living-makes-for-healthier-happier-people-study-finds

* "Briton caught up in Dubai public indecency case 'happy to be home':" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/25/briton-jamie-harron-dubai-public-indecency

* "State Department Issues Russia Sanctions Guidance After Delay:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/corker-state-department-to-issue-russia-sanctions-guidance

* "Scott Brown investigated over comments at Peace Corps event:"

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* Hint: How to tell you do not “have a good brain:” You constantly have to tell pople how good your brain is and how intelligent you are. "Trump Says Soldier’s Widow Must Be Wrong Because He Has “One of the Great Memories of All Time”:" http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/10/25/trump_says_myeshia_johnson_s_recollection_is_wrong_and_he_has_one_of_the.html

* Meanwhile Republicans are out arguing that “Just say no” entirely solved the Reagan era drug epidemic and the best way to help addicts is to tell them to not take drugs while dramatically cutting medicaid to prevent them being able to go to rehab. Oh, and also if we build the incredibly expensive border wall it will stop American drug companies from manufacturing and marketing opiods and American doctors from prescribing them. Like, I literally watched a Republican congress critter make the first argument, 45 has making the second, and various of his officials are making one or both arguments. O.o "Trump declares opioid epidemic a public health emergency:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/26/politics/donald-trump-opioid-epidemic/

* Look, I'm a Xer and was sick to death of the Boomer JFK assassination obsession by some point in Middle School, and I don't really care unless something of major historical interest turns up, but the incompetence here combined with the bragging and time traveling 45 nonsense (45 claimed recently thathe went back in time to get a Clinton era law passed mandating release. He did not say the time travel part, but how else could he be solely responsible as he claims? I'm assuming he has hold of the time machine that President Obama was always using to do things Republicans claimed like going back in time to the early 20th Century to get an "O" on the Ohio state flag, going back in time and using mind control powers to get republicans to pass deregulation he opposed at the time so as to crash the world economy, etc..) is worth noting, so I'm posting the outcome. "JFK files: Thousands released but Trump holds back others:" https://apnews.com/3814a426ab4c4295abb014bfb48da4d2/Trump-coy-on-what

* Republicans did this to you on purpose to sabotage health care access. "Premiums rising 34 percent for most popular health plan:" https://apnews.com/18eafd0af90d4638be180cdfa6a4ada0/Study:-ACA-silver-plan-premiums-up-average-of-34-percent

* "GAO to investigate Trump voter commission:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/26/politics/trump-voter-commission-gao-investigation/index.html

* "Trump official sidesteps questions about pregnant detainees:" http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article181067846.html

* "Undocumented immigrant teen has abortion in Texas, ending weeks-long court battle:" http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-immigrant-abortion-texas-20171025-story.html

* "Lawmakers seek probe of power contract to Zinke neighbor:" https://apnews.com/82a076d092724b27bb80cb59c42d328e

* "Refugee office pressing anti-abortion agenda on minors in custody:"

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* "Trump, the Russians & Fox News:"

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* "Grassley staffer ran private investigation into Clinton e-mail:"

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* "Warren on bill she calls “giant wet kiss to Wall Street”:"

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* Remember how I said we should protest the shit out of the tax cut for the rich? "House narrowly passes budget, paving way for $1.5 trillion tax cut:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-narrowly-passes-budget-paving-way-for-15-trillion-tax-cut/2017/10/26/49867544-ba50-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html?utm_term=.4bf44964fd0d

* "Days after activists sued, Georgia’s election server was wiped clean:" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/days-after-activists-sued-georgias-election-server-was-wiped-clean/

* "Ed Gillespie's alt right makeover:"

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* "Women Aren't Nags—We're Just Fed Up:" http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a12063822/emotional-labor-gender-equality/

* "Why you should give money directly and unconditionally to homeless people:" https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/10/why-you-should-give-money-directly-and-unconditionally-homeless-people

* "Alarm over disease as much of Puerto Rico still lacks clean water:"

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* "The Fight for the Right to Eat Seal Blubber:" http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2017/10/the_fight_for_the_right_to_eat_seal_blubber.html

* "What if we get through this?:" https://deardesignstudent.com/what-if-we-get-through-this-5fc3914d4aa3

* "Mountainside gallery where all civilisations added their own art from Bronze Age to medieval times:" http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/mountainside-gallery-where-all-civilisations-added-their-own-art-from-bronze-age-to-medieval-times/

* "Amazon's Home-Invading Delivery Service:"

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* "Natural Disasters: The Greatening:"

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* "Pruitt vs. The World:"

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* "Full Frontal's (Hot As) Hell House:"

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* "Trump Comes Through on the Opioid Crisis (But Not Really):"

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* "Reminder: Race Is Not a Costume:"

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* "Miles Teller & Jason Hall - Humanizing Veterans in "Thank You For Your Service" - Extended Interview:"

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* "Donald Trump's Ambitious Tax Plan:"

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* "Bruce Bartlett - Putting a Stop to Fake News in "The Truth Matters":"

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* "Our President Is An Old Man Yelling On His Lawn:"

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* "In The Cabinet: Scott Pruitt:"

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* Wednesday Night: It's getting about time to get out that warm black wrap thing Skye's Step Monster gave us that I wear around the house when it get's chilly, now that I've gotten rid of all the old army shirts.... Wonder where I put it?

Thursday Night: Okay, I really need the comfy wrap thing. I remember confiscating it from the cats last Spring and washing it.... Okay not in that closet. I know it's not in the bedroom closet because I've been through it twice in the last year and know exactly what is in there. Not on the hangers in the hall closet, which would be the obvious place to put it. Fuck, I am going to have to take this closet apart. The closet I didn't clean last spring as it was an exhausting prospect and the wheelchair is a pain in the ass, but also, I did want to see if the lovely soft hand woven scarf fell off in there and not while I was out and about last winter....

Me: Took the whole closet apart and swept starting at 4AM. Because of course. Neither thing was in there but it did need doing as I hadn't taken it all apart properly since we moved here. Somehow, properly organized it all takes up MORE SPACE. Of course it does.

Cat: Is WAY over stimulated.

Me: The fuck did I do with the comfy wrap?

* "Oaths and Promises at the Forbidden Pool:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/forbidden-pool-lotr-reread/

* It's an Olympic year, which is always exciting. People are pulling out the routines on which their fate's depend. The grand Prix in Russia was the first big event, and people were generally and completely understandably a bit rough. Much to my annoyance we didn't get short programs here. *Growl* I rather liked Dmitri Aliev, but I suspect he won't peak in time for PyeongChang. It looks to me like neither Ge, who skates beautifully but hasn't the jumps, and Kolyada, who the commentators like but to me never seems to connect properly with music or crowd, will be up to contending with the top men who have been skating at a level that is out of this world lately. Yuzuru Hanyu was having a rough night technically compared to his usual work the last three years, but I loved that routine two years ago and I think once he gets properly in the groove it will be exquisite. I had hoped last year that the brilliant jumper Nathan Chen would spend the summer working on getting his artistics up to level and I was not disappointed. Apparently he's been studying ballet and it really shows. He's so much more graceful than he was, even though he too was having a below average for him technical night. He's not as complex as Hanyu, who is the most beautiful on the ice of any man I've ever seen skate when he's having a good night, but he's now skating in a way that means their skate rivalry may very well be epic. I am looking forward to seeing what the other top level guys are bringing this year, because I already have chills thinking ahead to February and I haven't yet seen the other three I consider serious metal contenders. I'm a huge Hanyu fan, but there is no doubt in my mind Chen skated this one better.

The women's competition was also mostly rough skating as they are also shaking the bugs out. Mariah Bell was fun to watch but uneven as usual. I think Mirai Nagasu's program really suits her even if she was rather a mess technically at the event. I have hopes of her doing much better once she's shaken the bugs out. The commentators liked Elena Radionova's performance better than I did, but it has potential. I really enjoyed Wakaba Higuchi's performance. She's got a little technical work to do before February, but all the potential's there and i think her choreography suits her. Evgenia Medvedeva was delightful as usual, and except for a fall that startled me, the skate commentators, and from her expression Evgenia, flawless in every other way. There is a reason she is Queen not only of the most competitive women's program in the world just now, but women's skating generally. Carolina Kostner Really is a pleasure to watch on the ice. She hasn't the jumps to compete with the likes of Medvedeva, but I am a sucker for a mature rounded skating style, which is her forte. She earned her silver here fair and square.

I wanted to add that I wish Gracie Gold all the best. It is very brave of her to speak out about what she's struggling with given the stigmas our society imposes on people. It must be heart wrenching for her to have to decide to take time off for what may very well be her survival from the sound of it. I think she made the right choice however much it hurt. Skating's always been right up there with gymnastics as sports where incredibly unhealthy pressure is put on young women to have bodies that re unrealistic for the level of athleticism required to actually do the sport. I was furious with Dick button for most of my life for being a nasty, creepy old man talking publicly in the commentary about the bodies of often adolescent young women and mocking them for "baby fat" or not meeting his personal standards of attractiveness. I was glad when he retired and replaced by less horrible humans. My understanding is that, like gymnastics, there is an effort to improve, as so many people developed life threatening eating disorders and other mental illnesses, but that doesn't mean the pressure disappears or the culture magically changes over night. I wish her the best of luck and best of care in her recovery.

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

* How 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

* 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 [email protected]

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

* 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

* "The Guardian view on Chinese politics: an age of ambition:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/24/the-guardian-view-on-chinese-politics-an-age-of-ambition

* "U.S. touts military ties in Philippines as Duterte courts Russia, China:" http://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-mattis-philippines/u-s-touts-military-ties-in-philippines-as-duterte-courts-russia-china-idUSKBN1CT0TH

* "Khizr Khan - Paying Tribute to Democratic Values in "An American Family" - Extended Interview:"

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* I don't know how I feel about this. "A ‘Hiero’ in the White House: Trump's resemblance to a Greek tyrant:" http://theconversation.com/a-hiero-in-the-white-house-trumps-resemblance-to-a-greek-tyrant-83866

* Wait, why is Melania Trump pretending to run an anti-bullying campaign when her husband has been publicly bullying a pregnant war widow all week, including literally during her husband's funeral, as well as the grieving friends and family. Shouldn't she start in the oval office, given that her husband's behavior is a national shame?

* "Trump-Corker feud explodes ahead of critical Hill visit:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/24/politics/corker-trump-photo-op-tax-plan/index.html

* "Trump an 'utterly untruthful' president who's debasing US, GOP Sen. Bob Corker says:" http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republican-sen-bob-corker-trump-leave-professionals/story?id=50675996

* "Trump, Corker feud reignites hours before critical meeting:" http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/356841-trump-corker-feud-reignites-hours-before-critical-meeting

* "Flake's speech burning Trump gets standing ovation from some Republicans:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/24/politics/jeff-flake-retirement-arizona/index.html

* "Trump has personally attacked 1 in 5 GOP senators:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/24/politics/trump-gop-senators-corker/index.html

* "Dossier fight could be first legal test for Hill Russia probes:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/24/trump-dossier-russia-investigations-senate-house-244108

* "Republicans lash out at Trump, but only as lame ducks:"

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* "Sen. Jeff Flake's US Senate Floor Speech:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/10/sen-jeff-flakes-us-senate-floor-speech.html

* *side eye* "Tillerson and the missing wall clock:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41734559

* It looks suspiciously like they bypassed the usual process to give a sweetheart deal to friends of Zinke's, not coincidentally 45′s donors, who can't possibly do the job. After all, it' only American citizens still living without power so long after the storms, why put any effort into repaying tax payers with actual services when you can funnel money to friends. "$300M Puerto Rico Recovery Contract Awarded to Tiny Utility Company Linked to Major Trump Donor:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/dollar300m-puerto-rico-recovery-contract-awarded-to-tiny-utility-company-linked-to-major-trump-donor

* Speaking of Ryan Zinke and questionable financial transactions. "Zinke funneled millions to questionable PACs:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/24/zinke-fundraisers-republican-operatives-244094

* "Ben Carson refuses to answer questions on HUD budget cuts:"

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* "House Republicans move to...impeach Hillary!:"

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* "Appeals court paves way for undocumented teen to have abortion:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/24/politics/undocumented-teen-immigrant-abortion-case/index.html

* "We’re All Mad Here: Weinstein, Women, and the Language of Lunacy:" https://longreads.com/2017/10/23/weinstein-women-and-the-language-of-lunacy/

* "Time for Bill O'Reilly to take some personal responsibility?:"

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* "U.S. to Resume Admitting Refugees but Those From 11 Countries to See More Scrutiny:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-allow-refugees-from-all-countries-but-with-new-rules-1508837580

* I am old enough to remember Bill Buckley calling for concentration camps and forehead tattoos. I hate that this is the 21st century and this is where we are again. "Georgia lawmaker, wife of Tom Price, suggests people with HIV could be quarantined:" https://www.statnews.com/2017/10/20/georgia-lawmaker-hiv-quarantine/

* "Gorgeous algae-filled chandelier also purifies the air:" https://www.curbed.com/2017/9/27/16372820/air-purifying-plants-algae-chandelier-julian-melchiorri

* "Melania Trump's Ballsy Anti-Bullying Campaign Kickoff:"

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* "Fox News's Selective Outrage Over Sexual Harassment:"

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* "General Kelly Pulls a Trump and Lies to the Public:"

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* "Trump Can't Get A Deferment From McCain's 'Bone Spur' Burn:"

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* "Trump Takes Credit For Releasing The JFK Files:"

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* "Fox News, Where Sexual Harassment Gets You A Contract Extension:"

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* "Why Horror is Good For You (and Even Better for Your Kids):" https://www.tor.com/2014/05/29/why-horror-is-good-for-you-and-even-better-for-your-kids/

* Rhaegar knew: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/166632178532/assuming-rhaegar-lyanna-was-mutual-consensual

* On Asha Greyjoy and her father: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/166674262487/why-does-asha-goes-along-with-balons-plan-she#notes

* On Food at the Red Wedding: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/166741036747/how-the-red-wedding-menu-screams-were-not

* American Gothic Moment: http://lettersfromtitan.tumblr.com/post/166614553896/jolly-ranchers-or-disassociation-bears

* I am not quite as grumpy as this reviewer, but I agree with most of the points. "The Walking Dead is Back. Yay?:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/8x1/

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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

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

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* "'Too fat to fly': Russian women fight back:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41254724

* "Myanmar: footage reveals scorched-earth campaign against Rohingya:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/sep/14/myanmar-new-footage-reveals-scorched-earth-campaign-against-rohingya

* "Philippines rights body gets $20 budget:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41244704

* "Clinton to Trump: Get over the Twitter stuff, get with diplomacy:"

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* "Clinton: Putin wants to destabilize democracy worldwide:"

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* "Clinton: Trump led people to be more sexist and misogynistic:"

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* This just in: bribery of white house officials now legal. "Trump ethics watchdog moves to allow anonymous gifts to legal defense funds:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/13/trump-ethics-watchdog-legal-defense-242690

* "Treasury secretary requested government jet for European honeymoon:" http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/treasury-secretary-mnuchin-requested-government-jet-european-honeymoon/story?id=49777076

* "Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls for journalist to be fired:"

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* "Sanders: Medicare for all 'isn't a government takeover':"

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* "Martin Shkreli Sent to Jail After Threatening to Take Hillary Clinton’s Hair:" http://www.thedailybeast.com/martin-shkrelis-bail-revoked-taken-into-custody

* "Jill Soloway - Giving Otherness a Voice on "Transparent" - Extended Interview:"

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* "Scientists hope to restore extinct Galapagos tortoise:" http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/scientists-hope-restore-extinct-galapagos-turtle-species-49828649

* "Joe Arpaio: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* OMG! OMG! "Rebels on Pointe Official Film Trailer:"

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* I was exhausted, so went to bed super early. Unfortunately, I forgot the cough, so I ended up spending my three hours of coughing in bed not sleeping instead of spending it doing something useful. Sleep, when I got it, was not good. Today's mission was to take Squirrel to get an elderly truck he'd been gifted, which needed a new battery, but otherwise works. It turned out the battery was too far gone for the truck to make it more than a block, so I drove to the battery place where I also got my tires. I'd noticed the passenger tire was low on Monday when I last took it out, and had added air to the to do list. we pulled in and the tire guys gave it a horrified look and asked if we were there for tires. "I hope you didn't buy tat here." "I did, a couple weeks ago. I have a receipt." The man helping us today was the one who looked rather like Tyr from Almighty Johnson's and remembered me and my battery from last Spring. He took the tire off, was horrified that they'd sold it to me and replaced it free. Squirrel's battery was about 30.00, so the trip was a win all around, although it did take all afternoon and more than a quarter tank of gas. Squirrel replaced his battery and followed me home so I could get him if there were problems.

In other news, assholes moved into the apartment we share space with. I say assholes advisedly as they know I am disabled, but are clearly shell gaming the spot, moving a different car in whenever they move the other car out, so we have no change at a turn, knowing full well I'm disabled and need a spot. I feel like this is cheating. It's one thing to come home and find the spot full as the luck of the draw, but I feel like going to those lengths to fuck us over knowing full well we were lied to also is super dickish. Normally, this wouldn't be a big deal, as I'd just park in the disabled spot, but someone with a temp tag good until February is perma parked there (as in, we don;t think they've moved in in the last month). I'm guessing they are really hurt or ill and just don't leave the house for non-doctor things, so I don't begrudge them. Someone is also perma parked in B disabled, which leaves me A on the far side of the complex or random street parking up to a block away. I know objectively, it's not a long distance, for me, walking to and from parking now eats a quarter to a third of the steps I have for a given trip this last couple of weeks and given how bad those two weeks have been physically while the able bodied people hog the shared parking.... I've only spoken to them on the phone, but I hate them now.

Tomorrow, I’m also short sleeped, this time to find out how much the check engine light is going to cost me.

* I've bailed out of AHS: Cult. It was a mix of problems. the first is that while it is important to do art about microaggressions, harassment, the terror that is the straight white conservative cis male, and the horror overtaking our country, this is too on the nose, and I spend my evenings documenting this stuff and have dealt with various versions of it all my life moving about in the world. The result is it's to preachy and preaching to the choir all at once. I might have been more receptive to watching this as entertainment in another year, but this is not the time to do it this way, or it is the time to do art about it, but a little more subtle. One or the other or both. Another problem has to do with some fundamental problems I tend to have with Ryan Murphy around race. Sometimes he does better than others, but it's an area where I don't trust him and nothing I've seen so far this season around race has made me happy. I am also really not trusting his handling of mental illness here. I am hoping it will get better, but I don't trust where this is going or that things will be handled well given past experience. (Look, I love his aesthetics and when he's on, he does some really interesting things. I have enjoyed a bunch of his other things, but he tends to be pretty problematic and sometimes the one balances the other out and sometimes it doesn't for me. YMMV).

Lastly, This whole thing is pretty triggery given my personal history, and with the first factor in play, this is not a good thing for me to be watching in combination. If I'm going to do something this rough to myself I'd rather take another crack at season two of Hannibal a that has a whole lot of things relative to my interests in exchange for a similar set of triggers. This is frankly not giving me anything back in exchange for dragging me through the worst of reddit while triggering me on my personal stuff. I had reached the bit when the cheeto brother was trying to get the woman with the phobias to let him in, doing all the horrible shit rapists and abusers do to women, playing on socialization, and I thought, "I would rather be scrubbing out the litter boxes. That at least results in clean litter boxes.

So I'm out. Maybe he'll do something amazing later, but I'm pretty sure this particular ride is not for me.

* I struggled with what to say about Will when it was on, my thoughts were complicated and not easy to put into words that would make good sense. I don't agree with everything in here, and I DID want a second season to explore the Will/Kit relationship. I also have a lot of thoughts about race in the show: the things they did well and the things I'm still really angry about. For the most part though, this did a better job than I could possibly do talking about the things I was struggling to put into words, and I'm very glad someone managed it. "The Punk-Rock Makeover Will, and Why It Sort of Works:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/will-tnt-review/

* On Catelyn Stark and Sacrifice: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/165169790792/to-expand-on-my-minimalistic-answer-just-then#notes

* Book vs. Show Olenna Tyrell: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/165176672777/what-do-you-think-of-showolenna-do-you-think-the#notes

* On Jamie Lannister's Arc: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/165183268532/does-the-sept-scene-ruin-jaimes-redemptiongrowth#notes

* Jamie Lannister isn't a feminist: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/165139180297/would-you-say-his-treatment-of-pia-and-his-concern

* On Cersei Lannister: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/165261638582/what-do-you-think-of-the-argument-that-cersei-in

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* How to help Flood victims in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/165235609582/woke-up-on-derse-f-f-f-fight

* How to help Caribbean victims of Irma: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/165240981876/hedaclara-hedaclara-hedaclara-guys-the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal [email protected]

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

* "Britain, U.S. deny that Trump state visit delayed:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-usa-idUSKBN1920OC

* This felt creepily "Dear Leader"like to me. "Cabinet members give Trump unusual tribute:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/12/politics/trump-cabinet-tribute/

* "Ninth Circuit upholds block on Trump's travel ban:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/12/ninth-circuit-upholds-block-on-trumps-travel-ban-239433

* Things that make me go hmmmmm.... "Trump attorney won't rule out firing Mueller:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/11/trump-mueller-special-counsel-239396

* "D.C., Maryland sue Trump over foreign business dealings:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/12/trump-lawsuit-maryland-washington-dc-239420

* "Senate GOP won't release draft health care bill:" https://www.axios.com/senate-gop-wrapping-up-health-care-bill-but-wont-release-it-2440345281.html

* They gave Gianforte a slap on the wrist community service with no jail time and a tiny fine for viciously beating and innocent unarmed reporter for no reason except he could and then lying about it. He still gets to go to Congress.

* "Why do people believe myths about the Confederacy? Because our textbooks and monuments are wrong:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/07/01/why-do-people-believe-myths-about-the-confederacy-because-our-textbooks-and-monuments-are-wrong/?utm_term=.31ffa3feef42

* "Why the Nazis Loved America:" http://time.com/4703586/nazis-america-race-law/

* Don’t hold your breath with a Republican Congress. "Puerto Rico Says 'Si' To Statehood:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/06/puerto-rico-says-si-to-statehood.html

* "Marine vet's quick actions saved dozens of lives during Orlando nightclub shooting:" http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2016/06/14/marine-vets-quick-actions-saved-dozens-lives-during-orlando-nightclub-shooting/85860320/

* "Pulse Terror Attack: One Year Later:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/06/pulse-terror-attack-one-year-later.html

* "There are diseases hidden in ice, and they are waking up:" http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170504-there-are-diseases-hidden-in-ice-and-they-are-waking-up?ocid=ww.social.link.facebook

* "Mass Grave from Thirty Years' War Battle Reveals Soldiers' Fatal Wounds:" https://www.livescience.com/59302-germany-thirty-years-war-grave-revealed.html

* "50th Anniversary of Loving v. Virginia SCOTUS Case:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/06/50th-anniversary-of-loving-v-virginia.html

* "Another Message for Donald Trump from Former Mexican President Vicente Fox:"

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* "How 'The LEGO Batman Movie' Should Have Ended:"

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* "Brexit II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Trump's Parade of Shills:"

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* My suspicion as to the expense of fixing the car is correct. The estimate from Honest Mechanic is 400-500.00 depending on how long it takes to take apart and reassemble. We have an appointment for Wednesday and I hope to forage while it's going on, as they are back to back.

Squirrel is going to simply have to not pay the electric bill and internet bill this month it is looking like. Want to help? Paypal [email protected]

* "Hundreds Of Blind, Pallid Disney Characters Discovered Living In Caves Deep Within Space Mountain:" http://theonion.tumblr.com/post/158752776773/hundreds-of-blind-pallid-disney-characters

* Fuck Oliver Stone!

* "I love the Star Trek trend of characters who present themselves as loyal, exemplary members of their cultures but end up inadvertently or begrudgingly subverting tradition and becoming vanguards of major sociopolitical change.:" http://trulysophisticat.tumblr.com/post/161764901602/thequantumqueer-background-alien-i-love-the

* "The Refreshing Queer Sensibility of 'American Gods':" https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/06/the-refreshing-queer-sensibility-of-american-gods/529398/?utm_source=atlfb

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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

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