Just a quick wrap up for the end of 3 Weeks 4 Dreamwidth and say thank to the whole DW community. I tried to do a prompt and comm or website shout-out every day for comms I interact with. Here is a list:
DAY 21: my Puzzle sticky post: https://stonepicnicking-okapi.dreamwidth.org/606650.html
DAY 20:![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fandomcalendar [for learning about challenges, exchanges, and new comms]
DAY 19:kindreadspirits [for vintage horror & ghost stories and all the gayness therein]
DAY 18:endings [caption-less postings of the last sentence of works]
DAY 17:common_nature [for pretty photos of birds, sunsets, flowers, etc.]
DAY 16:![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
prettygoodword [word-a-day fun]
DAY 15:get_knitted [craft comm--one of the best comms on DW]
DAY 14:bitesizedcleaning & unclutter [for cleaning and decluttering]
DAY 13:booknook [books & reading, another of DW's best, imo]
DAY 12: ficlet comms:sweetandshort, fffc
DAY 11:1word1day [more word-a-day goodness]
DAY 10: ficlet comms:drabble_zone, 100words
DAY 9:super_effuctive [porn fic promptfest until 31 May]
DAY 8: ficlet comm:emotion100, vocab_drabbles
DAY 7:journalsandplanners [for planners]
DAY 6:the_scent_of_lilacs [for Dracula & Nosferatu fandoms]
DAY 5: DW userdine [for interesting news-of-the-day mostly around art, nature, history, cat photos, and other goodies]
DAY 4:beautifulmechanical [for music, they've had a great set of challenges for 3Weeks4Dreamwidth, which I have enjoyed very much]
DAY 3: Sherlock Holmes encyclopedia: https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/Sherlock_Holmes,_Consulting_Detective
DAY 2: poetry: https://poets.org/
DAY 1: random question generator: https://randomwordgenerator.com/question.php
I also did a question-a-day from a list produced by a random question generator and a prompt. Those are here: https://stonepicnicking-okapi.dreamwidth.org/606807.html
DAY 21: my Puzzle sticky post: https://stonepicnicking-okapi.dreamwidth.org/606650.html
DAY 20:
fandomcalendar [for learning about challenges, exchanges, and new comms]DAY 19:
kindreadspirits [for vintage horror & ghost stories and all the gayness therein]DAY 18:
endings [caption-less postings of the last sentence of works]DAY 17:
common_nature [for pretty photos of birds, sunsets, flowers, etc.]DAY 16:
prettygoodword [word-a-day fun]DAY 15:
get_knitted [craft comm--one of the best comms on DW]DAY 14:
bitesizedcleaning & unclutter [for cleaning and decluttering]DAY 13:
booknook [books & reading, another of DW's best, imo]DAY 12: ficlet comms:
sweetandshort, fffcDAY 11:
1word1day [more word-a-day goodness]DAY 10: ficlet comms:
drabble_zone, 100wordsDAY 9:
super_effuctive [porn fic promptfest until 31 May]DAY 8: ficlet comm:
emotion100, vocab_drabblesDAY 7:
journalsandplanners [for planners]DAY 6:
the_scent_of_lilacs [for Dracula & Nosferatu fandoms]DAY 5: DW user
dine [for interesting news-of-the-day mostly around art, nature, history, cat photos, and other goodies] DAY 4:
beautifulmechanical [for music, they've had a great set of challenges for 3Weeks4Dreamwidth, which I have enjoyed very much]DAY 3: Sherlock Holmes encyclopedia: https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/Sherlock_Holmes,_Consulting_Detective
DAY 2: poetry: https://poets.org/
DAY 1: random question generator: https://randomwordgenerator.com/question.php
I also did a question-a-day from a list produced by a random question generator and a prompt. Those are here: https://stonepicnicking-okapi.dreamwidth.org/606807.html
Name: Chris
Age: 20-something
I mostly post about: cartoons and video games that absolutely didn't have me as the target audience (like, stuff for girls, but i'm not a girl lol), my beautiful life, whatever i'm currently enjoying, art because i draw, photography because i take photos, translation because i translate, and i like to share links (which are mostly about leftism, history, language, cultures, ~otaku~ stuff, race, webcomics, etc.)
My hobbies are: besides the ones previously stated and the ones implied (such as playing video games), i also like to listen to music
My fandoms are: honestly, i don't think i'm "a part" of any fandom. i do my own thing. but i do like angelique, fire emblem (4 and 16 the best), and guilty gear. in general, i like shoujo animanga and otome games a lot. visual kei too. for all things i like, i lean towards things from around my year of birth and earlier.
I'm looking to meet people who: won't mind my nonsense on their reading pages, since finding people with the exact same interests is impossible. people with adjacent interests would be nice. so would people who translate, speak japanese or spanish, are transgender, or are black. being nonjudgmental and accepting of weirdos is a requirement.
My posting schedule tends to be: near daily if you're on my access list, but if not then... definitely frequent, but could vary from daily to monthly.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: bigots with a special emphasis on transphobia and racism, posting mainly about live-action shows unless the cast is all or mostly POC, anti-socialists, netflixvania fans, being rude and mean for no apparent reason
Before adding me, you should know: you should read my sticky <3 thanks for reading all this. nice to meet you ^^
Name: Chris
Age group: 20s
Country: U. S. of A.
Subscription/Access Policy: Mutual subs can ask to be added to my access list, but I make a fair amount of public posts.
Main Fandoms: Angelique (a simulation game series), Fire Emblem (Fodlan and Jugdral, with soft spots for Archanea and Tellius), maybe Guilty Gear ??? ? ?
Fannish Interests: shoujo animanga, the neoromance franchise (those are dating sims btw), vkei, still have a soft spot for jrpgs but i haven't played a bunch
Fave Characters: Felix (FE), Testament (GG), Shannan (FE), Clavis (Angelique), 5billion others
Books: From Far Away, Yotsuba&!, Azumanga Daioh, Witch Hat Atelier, Princess Jellyfish, various Year 24 works
Music: BUCK-TICK; beyond that i care more about individual songs than whole discogs. mostly listen to r&b, rock (which is mostly MCR and 90s/early 00s vkei), hip hop, so on and so forth into infinity. check the last.fm link in my profile if you use it
Games: Angelique, Fire Emblem (note: i have not played engage nor do i intend to), Zelda (OOT, MM, ALTTP, BOTW), Fatamoru, Style Savvy/Fashion Dreamer, Metal Gear Solid 1&2 (haven't finished 3 yet sorryz), Super Metroid, Castlevania, Splatoon, Project Diva, i miss LLSIF and im tired of pretending i dont
Shows: Ojamajo Doremi, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Aim for the Ace, Kamisama Kiss, Breaking Bad was pretty damn good ngl
I like to post about: cartoons and video games that absolutely didn't have me as the target audience (like, stuff for girls, but i'm not a girl lol), my beautiful life, whatever i'm currently enjoying, art because i draw, photography because i take photos, translation because i translate, and i like to share links (which are mostly about leftism, history, language, cultures, ~otaku~ stuff, race, webcomics, etc.)
About Me/Other Info: in all areas, i mostly like things from around the time i was born and earlier. it's hard to find people with similar interests in 2025, as you can imagine. i give up! so instead, i'm looking for people who wouldn't mind having someone like me on their reading page, and in exchange i'll keep an open mind about your interests too <3 i have lots of public posts, so feel free to look around and judge me for yourself!
my fandom-related limits are: no one who mostly posts about live-action shows unless the casts are all or mostly poc, and no netflixvania
a non-fandom-related limit is no bigots, with a special emphasis on transphobes and people who are weird about black people.
i kinda know japanese and spanish too, if that means anything to anyone.
nice to meet you all ^^
Age group: 20s
Country: U. S. of A.
Subscription/Access Policy: Mutual subs can ask to be added to my access list, but I make a fair amount of public posts.
Main Fandoms: Angelique (a simulation game series), Fire Emblem (Fodlan and Jugdral, with soft spots for Archanea and Tellius), maybe Guilty Gear ??? ? ?
Fannish Interests: shoujo animanga, the neoromance franchise (those are dating sims btw), vkei, still have a soft spot for jrpgs but i haven't played a bunch
Fave Characters: Felix (FE), Testament (GG), Shannan (FE), Clavis (Angelique), 5billion others
Books: From Far Away, Yotsuba&!, Azumanga Daioh, Witch Hat Atelier, Princess Jellyfish, various Year 24 works
Music: BUCK-TICK; beyond that i care more about individual songs than whole discogs. mostly listen to r&b, rock (which is mostly MCR and 90s/early 00s vkei), hip hop, so on and so forth into infinity. check the last.fm link in my profile if you use it
Games: Angelique, Fire Emblem (note: i have not played engage nor do i intend to), Zelda (OOT, MM, ALTTP, BOTW), Fatamoru, Style Savvy/Fashion Dreamer, Metal Gear Solid 1&2 (haven't finished 3 yet sorryz), Super Metroid, Castlevania, Splatoon, Project Diva, i miss LLSIF and im tired of pretending i dont
Shows: Ojamajo Doremi, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Aim for the Ace, Kamisama Kiss, Breaking Bad was pretty damn good ngl
I like to post about: cartoons and video games that absolutely didn't have me as the target audience (like, stuff for girls, but i'm not a girl lol), my beautiful life, whatever i'm currently enjoying, art because i draw, photography because i take photos, translation because i translate, and i like to share links (which are mostly about leftism, history, language, cultures, ~otaku~ stuff, race, webcomics, etc.)
About Me/Other Info: in all areas, i mostly like things from around the time i was born and earlier. it's hard to find people with similar interests in 2025, as you can imagine. i give up! so instead, i'm looking for people who wouldn't mind having someone like me on their reading page, and in exchange i'll keep an open mind about your interests too <3 i have lots of public posts, so feel free to look around and judge me for yourself!
my fandom-related limits are: no one who mostly posts about live-action shows unless the casts are all or mostly poc, and no netflixvania
a non-fandom-related limit is no bigots, with a special emphasis on transphobes and people who are weird about black people.
i kinda know japanese and spanish too, if that means anything to anyone.
nice to meet you all ^^
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They started doing the parties again in my apt bldg after not doing them for two months, they're doing one later this afternoon. I might as well get some free food out of it.
Writer: Dennis O’Neil
Pencils: Joe Quesada
Inks: Kevin Nowlan
Bruce Wayne, captured by LeHah!
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For the job I would like the least, but any job is a job, right? So wish me luck. (Edit: No, nevermind. Dude called me before I left for the interview and kept me on the phone for an hour all to tell me he was certain the commute would not work out. This did not require an hourlong phone call, or, indeed, a phone call of any length at all.)
Also, today is A's birthday, so happy birthday! They will never see this.
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Also, today is A's birthday, so happy birthday! They will never see this.
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Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment
Instead, KJ has made medical history. The baby, now 9 ½ months old, became the first patient of any age to have a custom gene-editing treatment, according to his doctors. He received an infusion made just for him and designed to fix his precise mutation.
THIS is what gengineering is for. It's also why research into human genetics and gengineering is essential.
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Instead, KJ has made medical history. The baby, now 9 ½ months old, became the first patient of any age to have a custom gene-editing treatment, according to his doctors. He received an infusion made just for him and designed to fix his precise mutation.
THIS is what gengineering is for. It's also why research into human genetics and gengineering is essential.
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(earthspirits posting in historium May. 15th, 2025 12:10 pm)
earthspirits posting in historium May. 15th, 2025 12:10 pm)Notes:
- My AU Albin von Franz / Ellen Hutter Nosferatu 2024 series is a non--canonical version of the film.
- For plot purposes, I've revised the depiction of von Franz. While still embodied by Willem Dafoe, my version of the character is now younger, in his thirties.
Title: Of Tarot and Dreams
Fandom: Nosferatu 2024
Characters: Albin Eberhart von Franz, Ellen Hutter, Count Orlok, Original Characters
Pairing: Albin von Franz / Ellen Hutter
Eras: 19th Century / Ancient Egypt
Eras: 19th Century / Ancient Egypt
Chapters: 3/3 - Complete.
Rating: Mature 18+ - Erotic content / Consensual lovemaking.
Warnings: Angst, psychic attacks / psychic violence + some blood / gore. Also discussion of past abuse, some strong language, and arcane rituals.
Word Count: 4,271
Summary: Unable to return home due to the storm, Ellen spends the night with von Franz. Together, they discover that dreams are sometimes more than they seem, and that love lost will always be found again.
Coming into the office today, I saw the temporary air conditioning kit was switched off everywhere, so it seemed the air conditioning was now back to its normal working conditions, and that was confirmed by the office manager later in the day. Yesterday, when I was coming up the stairs to our floor I heard voices from the top floor, which houses the services only, so I suspect the work was in progress, so it was good to see it finished.
Today is the Global Accessibility Awareness Day and the accessibility team at work had organised a conference style programme for today, with sessions held in the head office in person and available via Teams to everybody. At our office, we had a meeting room booked so we watched and listened to the sessions together, rather than huddling at our desks just across each other. It was a good mix of talks. Some offices, including ours, held an empathy lab session yesterday, with kit and tools to try to put yourself into the shoes of somebody with an impairment. So I tried some of the glasses simulating different eye conditions, including tunnel vision, diabetic retinopathy, and cataracts. As I put those glasses on top of my own, the simulations probably weren't quite as intended, but the tunnel vision glasses certainly brought home how difficult it was to navigate or type anything. With the diabetic retinopathy glasses I didn't see well enough to even do the task that came with them—the solution there would probably have been to use voice commands or something. I also tried one of the exercises without wearing my own glasses, and that was certainly a case of nose-to-the-monitor and zooming out the text so it was much, much bigger than usual.
Today is the Global Accessibility Awareness Day and the accessibility team at work had organised a conference style programme for today, with sessions held in the head office in person and available via Teams to everybody. At our office, we had a meeting room booked so we watched and listened to the sessions together, rather than huddling at our desks just across each other. It was a good mix of talks. Some offices, including ours, held an empathy lab session yesterday, with kit and tools to try to put yourself into the shoes of somebody with an impairment. So I tried some of the glasses simulating different eye conditions, including tunnel vision, diabetic retinopathy, and cataracts. As I put those glasses on top of my own, the simulations probably weren't quite as intended, but the tunnel vision glasses certainly brought home how difficult it was to navigate or type anything. With the diabetic retinopathy glasses I didn't see well enough to even do the task that came with them—the solution there would probably have been to use voice commands or something. I also tried one of the exercises without wearing my own glasses, and that was certainly a case of nose-to-the-monitor and zooming out the text so it was much, much bigger than usual.
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(ysabetwordsmith posting in goals_on_dw May. 15th, 2025 01:37 pm)
ysabetwordsmith posting in goals_on_dw May. 15th, 2025 01:37 pm)Today is the last day of Three Weeks for Dreamwidth. It's time to wrap up your projects from this event and mark them complete on your list of goals.
You can revisit my opening post above to see what other folks did during this event. Today is a good time to revisit new friends or communities and think about adding them if you have not already done so. Check for finished lists from folks who set a goal of posting every day, or making three anchor posts, to catch anything cool that you might have missed in the scurry. Revisit recent friending memes (some are linked in that post) and Add Me communities to read late entries.
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You can revisit my opening post above to see what other folks did during this event. Today is a good time to revisit new friends or communities and think about adding them if you have not already done so. Check for finished lists from folks who set a goal of posting every day, or making three anchor posts, to catch anything cool that you might have missed in the scurry. Revisit recent friending memes (some are linked in that post) and Add Me communities to read late entries.
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Today is the last day of Three Weeks for Dreamwidth. It's time to wrap up your projects from this event.
You can revisit my opening post above to see what other folks did during this event. Today is a good time to revisit new friends or communities and think about adding them if you have not already done so. Check for finished lists from folks who set a goal of posting every day, or making three anchor posts, to catch anything cool that you might have missed in the scurry. Revisit recent friending memes (some are linked in that post) and Add Me communities to read late entries.
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You can revisit my opening post above to see what other folks did during this event. Today is a good time to revisit new friends or communities and think about adding them if you have not already done so. Check for finished lists from folks who set a goal of posting every day, or making three anchor posts, to catch anything cool that you might have missed in the scurry. Revisit recent friending memes (some are linked in that post) and Add Me communities to read late entries.
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A powerful and fierce reimagining of the earliest Roman legend: the twins, Romulus and Remus, mythical founders of history’s greatest empire, and the woman whose sacrifice made it all possible.
The names Romulus and Remus may be immortalized in map and stone and chronicle, but their mother exists only as a preface to her sons’ journey, the princess turned oath-breaking priestess, condemned to death alongside her children.
But she did not die; she survived. And so does her story. Beautiful, royal, rich: Rhea has it all—until her father loses his kingdom in a treacherous coup, and she is sent to the order of the Vestal Virgins to ensure she will never produce an heir.
Except when mortals scheme, gods laugh.
Rhea becomes pregnant, and human society turns against her. Abandoned, ostracized, and facing the gravest punishment, Rhea forges a dangerous deal with the divine, one that will forever change the trajectory of her life…and her beloved land.
To save her sons and reclaim their birthright, Rhea must summon nature’s mightiest force – a mother’s love – and fight. All roads may lead to Rome, but they began with Rhea Silvia.
The story aligns quite closely to the mythology, but this is Rhea Silvia’s story and she is very much front and center. Who she was, her life before her father’s kingdom was taken from him. And how she managed to survive afterwards makes for a compelling story. She makes some huge mistakes, but ultimately finds a way forward. Her sons are her world, and she does everything she can to insure their survival.
But there were others in her life; her cousin, Antho, is probably the most important. I loved their relationship, more like sisters than cousins. Unlike so many others in Rhea’s life, she manages to survive. There is Rhea’s father, who disappoints her so many times, yet she clings to her memories of their time together when she was a child. And, of course, the gods.
I’m so looking forward to reading more by this author.
Today is sunny, steamy, and hot. :P It's 86°F with a heat index of 92°F. I still have a bunch of things to plant, but I doubt I'll get much yardwork done in this weather. A beautiful day to stay indoors and write! Or possibly work on the in-progress terrarium with the fern. Tomorrow is supposed to be a little cooler.
I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, two brown thrashers, and a male cardinal.
I put out water for the birds.
I put out the 3 partial flats of pots and watered them, along with the strawberry towers.
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I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, two brown thrashers, and a male cardinal.
I put out water for the birds.
I put out the 3 partial flats of pots and watered them, along with the strawberry towers.
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3. If you could change one thing in your life, what would it be?
4. If you could save other people's lives by completing an act that would lead to your own death, would you do it?
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A day spent exploring West Dorset holloways, and remote paths across the hills, some of which weren't where they were meant to be. (The paths, not the hills. Though possibly the hills as well. "Who moved the hills?") Got very lost and tired and hot. Will post more photos another day.
* As has been the case since January, the sort may be a little rough. News keeps moving fast, so some items may be already out of date.
* I wasn't up to doing World News round Up. Sorry.
* "Trump says U.S. will remove all sanctions on Syria:" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/trump-says-us-will-remove-all-sanctions-on-syria.html
* "US and China slash tariffs as trade war cools:" https://www.politico.eu/article/us-china-cut-tariffs-dramatically-donald-trump-trade-war/
The levels remain higher than they were before Trump capriciously decided to blow up the US Economy and there is no actual agreement.
* "Small China-Linked Firm Plans to Snap Up Trump’s Crypto Token:" https://archive.ph/aW8RY
* "Trump’s Middle East trip marked by potential private business conflicts:" https://archive.ph/5Pcnq#selection-283.0-283.22
* "MAGA who? Trump goes on a billionaire’s tour of palaces, planes, and payoffs:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trump-palaces-planes-payoffs
* "Trump and MBS Tout $1 Trillion Pledge as Details Remain Elusive:" https://archive.ph/vmdtK
It's not an actual deal, just PR saying they are going to make a deal. Maybe. They can't even agree how much the deal is for.
* "US Announces More Than $243 Billion in Deals With Qatar:" https://archive.ph/8WvnD
* "Boeing inks record-breaking deal for Qatar Airways to buy up to 210 planes:" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/14/boeing-qatar-trump-plane-deal.html
* "Why Qatar is bribing Trump:" https://popular.info/p/why-qatar-is-bribing-trump
* "While pushing ‘America First,’ Trump set to accept Qatar’s luxury jet as Air Force One:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/america-first-trump-qatar-luxury-jet-air-force-one-rcna206254
The plane will cost about a billion dollars to refit and won't be ready until 2029, at which point Trump will get to keep it. It's illegal according to the constitution, but the Supreme Court ruled he was basically God Emperor last year, so...
* "Before Qatar plane controversy, Trump derided foreign gifts — and Qatar:" https://archive.ph/qOXSz
* "House Speaker Defends Trump’s Plan to Accept Qatar’s Luxury Plane:" https://archive.ph/wQIiv
* "Chuck Schumer says he is placing a hold on Trump DOJ nominees amid questions on Qatar's luxury jet gift:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/schumer-place-hold-trump-doj-nominees-questions-qatars-luxury-jet-gift-rcna206464
* "Real purpose of Trump's Mideast trip comes into focus as his explanations fall apart under scrutiny:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/real-purpose-of-trump-s-mideast-trip-comes-into-focus-as-his-explanations-fall-apart-under-scrutiny-239516741857
* "Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Trump corruption:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-will-leave-one-family-better-off-financially-his-own-sen-warren-on-trump-s-corruption-239504965669
* "The For-Profit Presidency:" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-for-profit-presidency/id1583132133?i=1000708558383
* "Due Process Is a Right, Not a Privilege You Get for Being Good:"
* "Judge backs Trump’s invocation of Alien Enemies Act for deportations:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/13/alien-enemies-act-trump-ruling-00346312
* "Democrats grill Noem on Abrego Garcia and 2 deported US children:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/14/kristi-noem-deportation-abrego-garcia-00349649
* "Judge orders immediate release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts student detained by ICE:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/09/rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-ice-release-00338953
* He's granting white Afrikaners refugee status over an imaginary genocide while sending people back into real ones. "Trump defends move to grant refugee status to Afrikaners:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/12/trump-afrikaners-refugees-immigration-00342029
* "Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition:" https://www.npr.org/2025/05/12/g-s1-65988/episcopal-church-white-afrikaners-ends-partnership-u-s-government
* "Seventeen members of a cartel kingpin’s family were escorted into California from Mexico. Why?:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/seventeen-members-of-a-cartel-kingpins-family-were-escorted-into-california-from-mexico-why/
* "Streamer Hasan Piker Says He Was Questioned by U.S. Border Agents at Airport About Hamas, Trump:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/hasan-piker-questioned-border-agents-at-airport-trump-hamas-1235337694/
* "A New Jersey ICE Facility. A Warning for the Country :" https://time.com/7284896/new-jersey-ice-facility/
* "ICE Just Arrested The Mayor of Newark:"
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* "Federal grand jury indicts Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan in ICE case:" https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2025/05/13/milwaukee-judge-hannah-dugan-federal-grand-jury/83459305007/
* "Quakers march against Trump’s crackdown on immigrants, carrying on a long tradition:" https://archive.ph/veRw9
* "20 states sue Trump administration over conditions on federal transportation, disaster-relief funds:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/20-states-sue-trump-conditions-federal-funds/
* "The End of Rule of Law in America:" https://archive.ph/Eo1Ku
* "Trump Wants a 3rd Term:"
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* "Polls show Americans aren't buying Trump team's ignorance ploy:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/polls-show-americans-aren-t-buying-trump-team-s-ignorance-ploy-239610437688
* "Trump corruption stirs impeachment talk after just 114 days:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-corruption-stirs-impeachment-talk-after-just-114-days-239606341952
Don't hold your breathe on the impeachment.
* "How Project 2025 is Reshaping America with David Graham:" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-project-2025-is-reshaping-america-with-david-graham/id1382983397?i=1000708291002
* "DOGE Removes Dozens of Resurrected Contracts From Its List of Savings:" https://archive.ph/DMyH2
* This is terrifying! "CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers:" https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-kills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/
* "Trump has sat for only 12 ‘daily’ intelligence briefings since taking office:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/09/trump-intelligence-briefing-frequency-00338946
* "Pete Buttigieg rips Trump’s Veterans Affairs cuts & defends trans troops in Iowa town hall:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/pete-buttigieg-iowa-town-hall
* "Pete Hegseth is trying to force this transgender soldier out of the military. He won't leave voluntarily:" https://www.advocate.com/news/nicolas-talbott-transgender-army-reservist
* "WATCH: FAA official confirms hotline between military, air traffic controllers in Washington hasn’t worked for more than 3 years:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-faa-officials-testify-on-air-traffic-safety-in-senate-commerce-hearing
* "Duffy defends moving wife’s flight from Newark to another airport:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/14/duffy-defends-moving-wife-flight-from-newark-00349814
* "Booker to Trump: Stop making things worse!:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/booker-to-trump-stop-making-things-worse-239607365953
* "DOGE slashes disability and aging services:" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook-remaking-government/2025/04/25/doge-slashes-disability-and-aging-services-00311303
* "Trump’s three stooges of U.S. health care: a skeptic, a quack, and a huckster:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/three-stooges-of-health-care
* "RFK Jr. to Congress: ‘I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me’:" https://archive.ph/9HCEE
Then why doesn't he resign!
* CW: Suicide. "House Democrats demand RFK Jr. stop Trump’s deadly plan to end LGBTQ+ suicide prevention services:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/democrats-demand-stop-988-cuts
* "RFK Jr. swims with grandchildren in contaminated creek:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rfk-jr-swims-with-grandchildren-in-contaminated-creek-239504965894
I feel like deliberately taking them swimming in sewage is child abuse.
* "Trump administration health research cuts total $1.8 billion, analysis finds:" https://archive.ph/dBjGq
* "Staff exodus at US farm agency leaves fewer experts to battle bird flu:" https://archive.ph/2fI48
* "Trump administration halts research to help babies with heart defects:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pediaflow-research-babies-heart-defects-trump-administration-rcna197155
* "As overdose deaths fall, Trump administration proposes cuts to lifesaving Narcan program:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/overdose-deaths-narcan-naloxone-harm-reduction-samhsa-trump-cuts/
* "Rachel Levine led fights against HIV & STIs at HHS. Now Trump’s undoing that progress, and she’s speaking out:" https://www.advocate.com/news/rachel-levine-trump-dismantling-health
* "US FDA aims to remove fluoride supplements for children from market:" https://archive.ph/zo914
* The goal is to allow companies to poison the water supply. "Trump EPA moves to weaken drinking water limits on toxic ‘forever chemicals’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/14/trump-epa-to-weaken-drinking-water-limits-on-toxic-forever-chemicals-00347905
* "Trump is laying the groundwork to privatize America’s national parks:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/12/trump-is-laying-the-groundwork-to-privatize-americas-national-parks
* "Trump Is Trying to Take Control of Congress Through Its Library:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-library-of-congress-take-over-legislative-branch-1235337425/
They want to censor huge amounts of things. It's all illegal as it's literally the library of Congress, not of the Executive Branch. U.S. Congress needs it for things like research. It stores government documents, historical documents, etc., and not just ordinary books.
If you can't see why an autocrat wants to get rid of all this, may I suggest rereading 1984.
* "Why I’m Resigning from Positions at the National Science Foundation and Library of Congress:" https://time.com/7285045/resigning-national-science-foundation-library-congress/
* They fought back against the illegal mass firings. "Library of Congress Staff Turn Away New MAGA Bosses:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/library-of-congress-staff-mount-standoff-against-new-bosses/
* "In rare move, Congress pushes back on Trump over Library of Congress:" https://archive.ph/qcQnY
* "Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress:" https://apnews.com/article/copyright-director-firing-government-trump-7ab99992a96131bce7de853b66feec68
* "DOGE dismantles Consumer Product Safety Commission:" https://www.kfvs12.com/2025/05/14/doge-dismantles-consumer-product-safety-commission/
The goal is to allow companies to avoid expensive recalls for dangerous products.
* "Trump called out for overreach trying to make even product safety a partisan issue:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-called-out-for-overreach-trying-to-make-even-product-safety-a-partisan-issue-239437893911
* Fight Fiercely, Harvard! "Harvard loses another $450 million in grants in escalating battle with Trump administration:" https://apnews.com/article/harvard-antisemitism-federal-grants-trump-3c8e4d2d3fa0c5083d98250078f95d00
* "Lawyers Beat Trump In Court! (For Now...):"
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* "The FCC Won't Let Them Be:"
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* "US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship:" https://archive.ph/xK89Y
* We need to fight the Budget Bill
If this budget passes, people die because they won't be able to afford the copays, especially as Trump economic policies kill jobs and keep causing prices to rise.
They are sacrificing people for the billionaires that bought them.
When you contact your Congress Critter, say what you need to say to keep Republicans split and keep Democratic spines stiff in the House.
* "House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care:" https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-cuts-trump-tax-cuts-bill-1e2b12a91a3d12ceb0420ce7053de58e
* "House GOP pushes Trump's "big, beautiful bill" forward after all-nighter:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-gop-pushes-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-forward-after-all-nighter/
* They are also going after trans people "Congressional Equality Caucus condemns Medicaid cuts, anti-trans provisions in budget bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/democrats-denounce-health-care-cuts
* "“You Will Kill Me”: Protester Dragged Out as GOP Debates Medicaid Cuts:" https://newrepublic.com/post/195210/republicans-medicaid-cuts-protester-dragged-out
* "25 Arrested While Protesting GOP Medicaid Cuts:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/25-arrested-republican-medicaid-insurance-cuts/
* "‘Death sentence’: Sen. Sanders on GOP Medicaid cuts:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-death-sentence-sen-sanders-on-gop-medicaid-cuts-239589957912
* They are also making it so any non-profit Trump doesn't like can be labelled a terrorist organization. "Republicans Slip Nonprofit Killer Bill Into Budget Plan:" https://newrepublic.com/post/195192/republicans-trump-kill-nonprofits-tax-bill
* "Republicans Propose No Regulation of AI for the Next 10 Years:" https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-regulation-ai-next-ten-years-2071929
* "Senate Finance schedules long-awaited hearing on IRS chief nominee:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/13/congress/senate-finance-schedules-long-awaited-hearing-on-irs-chief-nominee-00347259
* RE: SAVE ACT "Do This Today: Call Senators:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/2036106.html
If these are your Senators, please stop what you are doing and call now:
KELLY (AZ)
WARNOCK (GA)
PETERS (MI)
SHAHEEN (NH)
HASSAN (NH)
CORTEZ MASTO (NV)
ROSEN (NV)
* This one is a super dangerous attack on the judiciary's ability to protect citizen's rights. "H.R. 1526: NORRA of 2025:" https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr1526
* "Bipartisan Stablecoin Bill Collides With Trump Crypto Conflicts:" https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/bipartisan-stablecoin-bill-collides-with-trump-crypto-conflicts
"But the legislative push collapsed last week after Democrats demanded provisions ensuring that the president and vice president are covered by bill language to prohibit lawmakers and senior executive branch officials from issuing stablecoins while in office."
* This explains why there are concerns: "The Most Corrupt Presidential Act In History:"
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* We need a ban. "Mike Johnson declares support for congressional stock trading ban:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/14/congress/mike-johnson-backs-stock-trade-ban-00348196
* "GOP Senator Introduces Bill to Make All Porn a Federal Crime, Following Project 2025 Playbook:" https://gizmodo.com/gop-senator-introduces-bill-to-make-all-porn-a-federal-crime-following-project-2025-playbook-2000600994
They've also spent the last few years trying to classify Queer People just existing in public as pornography.
Put these two things together and see the end game.
Hang together or hang separately, Folks.
* Our job for the next two years is to survive, to build grassroots resistance, to do all in our power to slow the republican Christo-fascist agenda, and to prepare for 2026 in case there is still Democracy.
We are trying to build a good list of resistance resources.
Please add more below if you have them.
* "Take action with Indivisible:" https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/
* Trump 2.0 Indivisible Guide. https://indivisible.org/resource/guide
* "Democracy 2025:" https://www.democracy2025.org/?utm_source=df-ad&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=21912407002&utm_content=721373734297&source=df-ad-gs&gad_source=1
* "Resisting Fascism in 2025 and Beyond:" https://www.prideandpagesbookclub.com/resisting-fascism-in-2025-and-beyond
* If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options for contacting your Congress Critters:
Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/
Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/
Snail Mail Campaigns: https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/3622760.html
"Congress. gov:" https://www.congress.gov/
White house (Possibly Dangerous): https://www.whitehouse.gov/
ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives
This tracks legislation: https://www.govtrack.us/
"The Public Comment Process (+ how to write effective public comments):" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/781844516804149248?source=share
Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/
"Vote Smart:" https://justfacts.votesmart.org/
Useful organizing links and resources: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/771859083592613888/hater-of-terfs-ive-already-reblogged-a-link-to?source=share
Protests: "50501 Events:" https://www.fiftyfifty.one/events
How to render emergency aid in a riot: https://riotmedicine.net/static/downloads/riot-medicine_a5.pdf
"How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely
"ICE Raids Toolkit: Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests:" https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/
Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/
* "Democrat ousts incumbent Republican in Omaha mayoral race:" https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5299111-democrat-ousts-republican-omaha-mayoral-race/
* "Democrats win upset victory in Omaha mayoral race:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/democrats-win-upset-victory-in-omaha-mayoral-race-239590469977
* "DNC panel opens the door to removing David Hogg from his national post:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/12/dnc-panel-opens-the-door-to-removing-david-hogg-from-his-national-post-00343653
* "Newsom seeks cap on free health care for undocumented immigrants as budget gap looms:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/14/newsom-proposes-capping-undocumented-health-care-00347541
I am sure contagious disease don't know who is and isn't documented.
* "Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-rights-ban-missouri-sick-leave-c4f7beb07e7b3de64f3e2460bcb539c0
* Cruelty is the point. "Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee signs bill allowing misgendering and deadnaming at schools:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/tennessee-misgender-bill
* "Woman Who Appeared to Hurl a Racist Slur at a Child in a Viral Video Has Raised Over $600,000 in Donations for Herself:" https://people.com/shiloh-hendrix-woman-who-appeared-to-hurl-racist-slur-at-child-gets-over-600k-fundraising-page-11727908
* "After Ohio man burns 100 library books with LGBTQ+, Black, and Jewish themes, the community responds:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/book-burning-ohio-100
* "Appeals court deals another blow to Florida's anti-drag law:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/florida-anti-drag-law-blow
* "The sneaky way one Utah teacher showed support for LGBTQ+ students despite bigoted laws:" https://www.advocate.com/news/utah-teacher-supports-lgbtq-students
* "Jury selection for Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial faces delays:" https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/g-s1-64868/sean-diddy-combs-jury-selection-social-media
* CW: Domestic Abuse. "Florida nurse accused of violent cheesy nachos assault on her wife:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/florida-cheesy-nachos-attack
* "Montana court strikes down ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors:" https://www.advocate.com/news/montana-transgender-care-ban-falls
* "First, do no harm—unless you're intersex or trans:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/donald-trump-attacks-trans-healthcare
* "Abortion Law Forces Doctors to Keep Pregnant Brain Dead Woman Alive:" https://www.newsweek.com/abortion-braindead-heartbeat-pregnant-georgia-2072283
* "Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion:" https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-rates-dallas-houston
* "What is Feminism, and Where Does it Go From Here?:"
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* "The Destruction of Trans Rights in The UK:"
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* Water is wet studies are important for both law cases and persuasion. "Children of lesbian parents who are donor-conceived are as well-adjusted as anyone else: study:" https://www.advocate.com/news/lesbian-parents-offspring-well-adjusted
* "Gay man's face 'peeled off' in knife attack; police won't charge his confessed attacker:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/knife-attack-no-hate-crime
* "Pittsburgh police raid LGBTQ+ bar during drag show featuring Amanda Lepore:" https://www.advocate.com/news/pittsburgh-lgbtq-bar-raid
* Gender Policing and Bathroom Bans Harm Everyone. "Cisgender woman says her gender was questioned in a Boston hotel restroom:" https://www.advocate.com/news/cisgender-woman-gender-questioned-restroom
* "Here's how Boise and Salt Lake City will fly Pride flags despite state bans:" https://www.advocate.com/news/pride-flags-slc-boise
* "I responded to a moderate's anti-trans sports views. Here's what happened:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/responded-moderate-anti-trans-sports
* "John Green - “Everything Is Tuberculosis” | The Daily Show:"
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* "States loosen vaccine rules — even as measles outbreak rages:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/07/states-vaccine-measles-outbreak-00324133
* CW: Animal Death "Bird flu in cats points to risk of another pandemic:" https://phys.org/news/2025-05-bird-flu-cats-pandemic.html
* "Study: Individuals with pre-existing disabilities had long COVID at much higher rates than peers:" https://news.ku.edu/news/article/study-individuals-with-pre-existing-disabilities-had-long-covid-at-much-higher-rates-than-peers
* "The Price of Remission:" https://www.propublica.org/article/revlimid-price-cancer-celgene-drugs-fda-multiple-myeloma
* "Wall Street Gutted Steward Health Care. Patients Paid the Price.:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/steward-health-care-medical-properties-trust-hospitals-bankruptcy-ralph-de-la-torre/
* "High-income groups disproportionately contribute to climate extremes worldwide:" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02325-x
* "Huge submarine eruptions impact global climate but produce low atmospheric sulfur outputs:" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-025-01692-6
* "Transparent paper-based material can hold boiling water and degrade in deep ocean in under a year:" https://phys.org/news/2025-04-transparent-paper-based-material-degrade.html
* "LGBTQ+ people’s safety has plummeted across social media platforms: report:" https://www.advocate.com/news/glaad-2025-social-media-safety
* I spent a couple days mostly in bed, because the pain was simply too much. I did manage some upright time and did some news prep, but almost everything is way behind. by Wednesday evening I was up to a more functional level of unpleasant, so am trying to make some of it up.
Mostly the cats and I hung out peaceably in a book and I read ILLs.
*****
* 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.
* "United States Disappeared Tracker:" https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map
* "Nationwide Economic Blackout: Boycott Dates for Target, Amazon, Others:" https://www.newsweek.com/nationwide-economic-blackout-boycott-dates-target-amazon-others-2037986
* "Introducing Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network:" https://aflcio.org/2025/4/16/introducing-rise-federal-workers-legal-defense-network
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* I wasn't up to doing World News round Up. Sorry.
* "Trump says U.S. will remove all sanctions on Syria:" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/trump-says-us-will-remove-all-sanctions-on-syria.html
* "US and China slash tariffs as trade war cools:" https://www.politico.eu/article/us-china-cut-tariffs-dramatically-donald-trump-trade-war/
The levels remain higher than they were before Trump capriciously decided to blow up the US Economy and there is no actual agreement.
* "Small China-Linked Firm Plans to Snap Up Trump’s Crypto Token:" https://archive.ph/aW8RY
* "Trump’s Middle East trip marked by potential private business conflicts:" https://archive.ph/5Pcnq#selection-283.0-283.22
* "MAGA who? Trump goes on a billionaire’s tour of palaces, planes, and payoffs:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trump-palaces-planes-payoffs
* "Trump and MBS Tout $1 Trillion Pledge as Details Remain Elusive:" https://archive.ph/vmdtK
It's not an actual deal, just PR saying they are going to make a deal. Maybe. They can't even agree how much the deal is for.
* "US Announces More Than $243 Billion in Deals With Qatar:" https://archive.ph/8WvnD
* "Boeing inks record-breaking deal for Qatar Airways to buy up to 210 planes:" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/14/boeing-qatar-trump-plane-deal.html
* "Why Qatar is bribing Trump:" https://popular.info/p/why-qatar-is-bribing-trump
* "While pushing ‘America First,’ Trump set to accept Qatar’s luxury jet as Air Force One:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/america-first-trump-qatar-luxury-jet-air-force-one-rcna206254
The plane will cost about a billion dollars to refit and won't be ready until 2029, at which point Trump will get to keep it. It's illegal according to the constitution, but the Supreme Court ruled he was basically God Emperor last year, so...
* "Before Qatar plane controversy, Trump derided foreign gifts — and Qatar:" https://archive.ph/qOXSz
* "House Speaker Defends Trump’s Plan to Accept Qatar’s Luxury Plane:" https://archive.ph/wQIiv
* "Chuck Schumer says he is placing a hold on Trump DOJ nominees amid questions on Qatar's luxury jet gift:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/schumer-place-hold-trump-doj-nominees-questions-qatars-luxury-jet-gift-rcna206464
* "Real purpose of Trump's Mideast trip comes into focus as his explanations fall apart under scrutiny:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/real-purpose-of-trump-s-mideast-trip-comes-into-focus-as-his-explanations-fall-apart-under-scrutiny-239516741857
* "Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Trump corruption:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-will-leave-one-family-better-off-financially-his-own-sen-warren-on-trump-s-corruption-239504965669
* "The For-Profit Presidency:" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-for-profit-presidency/id1583132133?i=1000708558383
* "Due Process Is a Right, Not a Privilege You Get for Being Good:"
* "Judge backs Trump’s invocation of Alien Enemies Act for deportations:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/13/alien-enemies-act-trump-ruling-00346312
* "Democrats grill Noem on Abrego Garcia and 2 deported US children:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/14/kristi-noem-deportation-abrego-garcia-00349649
* "Judge orders immediate release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts student detained by ICE:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/09/rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-ice-release-00338953
* He's granting white Afrikaners refugee status over an imaginary genocide while sending people back into real ones. "Trump defends move to grant refugee status to Afrikaners:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/12/trump-afrikaners-refugees-immigration-00342029
* "Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition:" https://www.npr.org/2025/05/12/g-s1-65988/episcopal-church-white-afrikaners-ends-partnership-u-s-government
* "Seventeen members of a cartel kingpin’s family were escorted into California from Mexico. Why?:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/seventeen-members-of-a-cartel-kingpins-family-were-escorted-into-california-from-mexico-why/
* "Streamer Hasan Piker Says He Was Questioned by U.S. Border Agents at Airport About Hamas, Trump:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/hasan-piker-questioned-border-agents-at-airport-trump-hamas-1235337694/
* "A New Jersey ICE Facility. A Warning for the Country :" https://time.com/7284896/new-jersey-ice-facility/
* "ICE Just Arrested The Mayor of Newark:"
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* "Federal grand jury indicts Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan in ICE case:" https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2025/05/13/milwaukee-judge-hannah-dugan-federal-grand-jury/83459305007/
* "Quakers march against Trump’s crackdown on immigrants, carrying on a long tradition:" https://archive.ph/veRw9
* "20 states sue Trump administration over conditions on federal transportation, disaster-relief funds:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/20-states-sue-trump-conditions-federal-funds/
* "The End of Rule of Law in America:" https://archive.ph/Eo1Ku
* "Trump Wants a 3rd Term:"
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* "Polls show Americans aren't buying Trump team's ignorance ploy:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/polls-show-americans-aren-t-buying-trump-team-s-ignorance-ploy-239610437688
* "Trump corruption stirs impeachment talk after just 114 days:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-corruption-stirs-impeachment-talk-after-just-114-days-239606341952
Don't hold your breathe on the impeachment.
* "How Project 2025 is Reshaping America with David Graham:" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-project-2025-is-reshaping-america-with-david-graham/id1382983397?i=1000708291002
* "DOGE Removes Dozens of Resurrected Contracts From Its List of Savings:" https://archive.ph/DMyH2
* This is terrifying! "CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers:" https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-kills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/
* "Trump has sat for only 12 ‘daily’ intelligence briefings since taking office:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/09/trump-intelligence-briefing-frequency-00338946
* "Pete Buttigieg rips Trump’s Veterans Affairs cuts & defends trans troops in Iowa town hall:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/pete-buttigieg-iowa-town-hall
* "Pete Hegseth is trying to force this transgender soldier out of the military. He won't leave voluntarily:" https://www.advocate.com/news/nicolas-talbott-transgender-army-reservist
* "WATCH: FAA official confirms hotline between military, air traffic controllers in Washington hasn’t worked for more than 3 years:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-faa-officials-testify-on-air-traffic-safety-in-senate-commerce-hearing
* "Duffy defends moving wife’s flight from Newark to another airport:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/14/duffy-defends-moving-wife-flight-from-newark-00349814
* "Booker to Trump: Stop making things worse!:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/booker-to-trump-stop-making-things-worse-239607365953
* "DOGE slashes disability and aging services:" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook-remaking-government/2025/04/25/doge-slashes-disability-and-aging-services-00311303
* "Trump’s three stooges of U.S. health care: a skeptic, a quack, and a huckster:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/three-stooges-of-health-care
* "RFK Jr. to Congress: ‘I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me’:" https://archive.ph/9HCEE
Then why doesn't he resign!
* CW: Suicide. "House Democrats demand RFK Jr. stop Trump’s deadly plan to end LGBTQ+ suicide prevention services:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/democrats-demand-stop-988-cuts
* "RFK Jr. swims with grandchildren in contaminated creek:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rfk-jr-swims-with-grandchildren-in-contaminated-creek-239504965894
I feel like deliberately taking them swimming in sewage is child abuse.
* "Trump administration health research cuts total $1.8 billion, analysis finds:" https://archive.ph/dBjGq
* "Staff exodus at US farm agency leaves fewer experts to battle bird flu:" https://archive.ph/2fI48
* "Trump administration halts research to help babies with heart defects:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pediaflow-research-babies-heart-defects-trump-administration-rcna197155
* "As overdose deaths fall, Trump administration proposes cuts to lifesaving Narcan program:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/overdose-deaths-narcan-naloxone-harm-reduction-samhsa-trump-cuts/
* "Rachel Levine led fights against HIV & STIs at HHS. Now Trump’s undoing that progress, and she’s speaking out:" https://www.advocate.com/news/rachel-levine-trump-dismantling-health
* "US FDA aims to remove fluoride supplements for children from market:" https://archive.ph/zo914
* The goal is to allow companies to poison the water supply. "Trump EPA moves to weaken drinking water limits on toxic ‘forever chemicals’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/14/trump-epa-to-weaken-drinking-water-limits-on-toxic-forever-chemicals-00347905
* "Trump is laying the groundwork to privatize America’s national parks:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/12/trump-is-laying-the-groundwork-to-privatize-americas-national-parks
* "Trump Is Trying to Take Control of Congress Through Its Library:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-library-of-congress-take-over-legislative-branch-1235337425/
They want to censor huge amounts of things. It's all illegal as it's literally the library of Congress, not of the Executive Branch. U.S. Congress needs it for things like research. It stores government documents, historical documents, etc., and not just ordinary books.
If you can't see why an autocrat wants to get rid of all this, may I suggest rereading 1984.
* "Why I’m Resigning from Positions at the National Science Foundation and Library of Congress:" https://time.com/7285045/resigning-national-science-foundation-library-congress/
* They fought back against the illegal mass firings. "Library of Congress Staff Turn Away New MAGA Bosses:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/library-of-congress-staff-mount-standoff-against-new-bosses/
* "In rare move, Congress pushes back on Trump over Library of Congress:" https://archive.ph/qcQnY
* "Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress:" https://apnews.com/article/copyright-director-firing-government-trump-7ab99992a96131bce7de853b66feec68
* "DOGE dismantles Consumer Product Safety Commission:" https://www.kfvs12.com/2025/05/14/doge-dismantles-consumer-product-safety-commission/
The goal is to allow companies to avoid expensive recalls for dangerous products.
* "Trump called out for overreach trying to make even product safety a partisan issue:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-called-out-for-overreach-trying-to-make-even-product-safety-a-partisan-issue-239437893911
* Fight Fiercely, Harvard! "Harvard loses another $450 million in grants in escalating battle with Trump administration:" https://apnews.com/article/harvard-antisemitism-federal-grants-trump-3c8e4d2d3fa0c5083d98250078f95d00
* "Lawyers Beat Trump In Court! (For Now...):"
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* "The FCC Won't Let Them Be:"
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* "US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship:" https://archive.ph/xK89Y
* We need to fight the Budget Bill
If this budget passes, people die because they won't be able to afford the copays, especially as Trump economic policies kill jobs and keep causing prices to rise.
They are sacrificing people for the billionaires that bought them.
When you contact your Congress Critter, say what you need to say to keep Republicans split and keep Democratic spines stiff in the House.
* "House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care:" https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-cuts-trump-tax-cuts-bill-1e2b12a91a3d12ceb0420ce7053de58e
* "House GOP pushes Trump's "big, beautiful bill" forward after all-nighter:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-gop-pushes-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-forward-after-all-nighter/
* They are also going after trans people "Congressional Equality Caucus condemns Medicaid cuts, anti-trans provisions in budget bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/democrats-denounce-health-care-cuts
* "“You Will Kill Me”: Protester Dragged Out as GOP Debates Medicaid Cuts:" https://newrepublic.com/post/195210/republicans-medicaid-cuts-protester-dragged-out
* "25 Arrested While Protesting GOP Medicaid Cuts:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/25-arrested-republican-medicaid-insurance-cuts/
* "‘Death sentence’: Sen. Sanders on GOP Medicaid cuts:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-death-sentence-sen-sanders-on-gop-medicaid-cuts-239589957912
* They are also making it so any non-profit Trump doesn't like can be labelled a terrorist organization. "Republicans Slip Nonprofit Killer Bill Into Budget Plan:" https://newrepublic.com/post/195192/republicans-trump-kill-nonprofits-tax-bill
* "Republicans Propose No Regulation of AI for the Next 10 Years:" https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-regulation-ai-next-ten-years-2071929
* "Senate Finance schedules long-awaited hearing on IRS chief nominee:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/13/congress/senate-finance-schedules-long-awaited-hearing-on-irs-chief-nominee-00347259
* RE: SAVE ACT "Do This Today: Call Senators:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/2036106.html
If these are your Senators, please stop what you are doing and call now:
KELLY (AZ)
WARNOCK (GA)
PETERS (MI)
SHAHEEN (NH)
HASSAN (NH)
CORTEZ MASTO (NV)
ROSEN (NV)
* This one is a super dangerous attack on the judiciary's ability to protect citizen's rights. "H.R. 1526: NORRA of 2025:" https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr1526
* "Bipartisan Stablecoin Bill Collides With Trump Crypto Conflicts:" https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/bipartisan-stablecoin-bill-collides-with-trump-crypto-conflicts
"But the legislative push collapsed last week after Democrats demanded provisions ensuring that the president and vice president are covered by bill language to prohibit lawmakers and senior executive branch officials from issuing stablecoins while in office."
* This explains why there are concerns: "The Most Corrupt Presidential Act In History:"
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* We need a ban. "Mike Johnson declares support for congressional stock trading ban:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/14/congress/mike-johnson-backs-stock-trade-ban-00348196
* "GOP Senator Introduces Bill to Make All Porn a Federal Crime, Following Project 2025 Playbook:" https://gizmodo.com/gop-senator-introduces-bill-to-make-all-porn-a-federal-crime-following-project-2025-playbook-2000600994
They've also spent the last few years trying to classify Queer People just existing in public as pornography.
Put these two things together and see the end game.
Hang together or hang separately, Folks.
* Our job for the next two years is to survive, to build grassroots resistance, to do all in our power to slow the republican Christo-fascist agenda, and to prepare for 2026 in case there is still Democracy.
We are trying to build a good list of resistance resources.
Please add more below if you have them.
* "Take action with Indivisible:" https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/
* Trump 2.0 Indivisible Guide. https://indivisible.org/resource/guide
* "Democracy 2025:" https://www.democracy2025.org/?utm_source=df-ad&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=21912407002&utm_content=721373734297&source=df-ad-gs&gad_source=1
* "Resisting Fascism in 2025 and Beyond:" https://www.prideandpagesbookclub.com/resisting-fascism-in-2025-and-beyond
* If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options for contacting your Congress Critters:
Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/
Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/
Snail Mail Campaigns: https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/3622760.html
"Congress. gov:" https://www.congress.gov/
White house (Possibly Dangerous): https://www.whitehouse.gov/
ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives
This tracks legislation: https://www.govtrack.us/
"The Public Comment Process (+ how to write effective public comments):" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/781844516804149248?source=share
Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/
"Vote Smart:" https://justfacts.votesmart.org/
Useful organizing links and resources: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/771859083592613888/hater-of-terfs-ive-already-reblogged-a-link-to?source=share
Protests: "50501 Events:" https://www.fiftyfifty.one/events
How to render emergency aid in a riot: https://riotmedicine.net/static/downloads/riot-medicine_a5.pdf
"How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely
"ICE Raids Toolkit: Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests:" https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/
Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/
* "Democrat ousts incumbent Republican in Omaha mayoral race:" https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5299111-democrat-ousts-republican-omaha-mayoral-race/
* "Democrats win upset victory in Omaha mayoral race:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/democrats-win-upset-victory-in-omaha-mayoral-race-239590469977
* "DNC panel opens the door to removing David Hogg from his national post:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/12/dnc-panel-opens-the-door-to-removing-david-hogg-from-his-national-post-00343653
* "Newsom seeks cap on free health care for undocumented immigrants as budget gap looms:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/14/newsom-proposes-capping-undocumented-health-care-00347541
I am sure contagious disease don't know who is and isn't documented.
* "Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-rights-ban-missouri-sick-leave-c4f7beb07e7b3de64f3e2460bcb539c0
* Cruelty is the point. "Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee signs bill allowing misgendering and deadnaming at schools:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/tennessee-misgender-bill
* "Woman Who Appeared to Hurl a Racist Slur at a Child in a Viral Video Has Raised Over $600,000 in Donations for Herself:" https://people.com/shiloh-hendrix-woman-who-appeared-to-hurl-racist-slur-at-child-gets-over-600k-fundraising-page-11727908
* "After Ohio man burns 100 library books with LGBTQ+, Black, and Jewish themes, the community responds:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/book-burning-ohio-100
* "Appeals court deals another blow to Florida's anti-drag law:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/florida-anti-drag-law-blow
* "The sneaky way one Utah teacher showed support for LGBTQ+ students despite bigoted laws:" https://www.advocate.com/news/utah-teacher-supports-lgbtq-students
* "Jury selection for Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial faces delays:" https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/g-s1-64868/sean-diddy-combs-jury-selection-social-media
* CW: Domestic Abuse. "Florida nurse accused of violent cheesy nachos assault on her wife:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/florida-cheesy-nachos-attack
* "Montana court strikes down ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors:" https://www.advocate.com/news/montana-transgender-care-ban-falls
* "First, do no harm—unless you're intersex or trans:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/donald-trump-attacks-trans-healthcare
* "Abortion Law Forces Doctors to Keep Pregnant Brain Dead Woman Alive:" https://www.newsweek.com/abortion-braindead-heartbeat-pregnant-georgia-2072283
* "Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion:" https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-rates-dallas-houston
* "What is Feminism, and Where Does it Go From Here?:"
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* "The Destruction of Trans Rights in The UK:"
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* Water is wet studies are important for both law cases and persuasion. "Children of lesbian parents who are donor-conceived are as well-adjusted as anyone else: study:" https://www.advocate.com/news/lesbian-parents-offspring-well-adjusted
* "Gay man's face 'peeled off' in knife attack; police won't charge his confessed attacker:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/knife-attack-no-hate-crime
* "Pittsburgh police raid LGBTQ+ bar during drag show featuring Amanda Lepore:" https://www.advocate.com/news/pittsburgh-lgbtq-bar-raid
* Gender Policing and Bathroom Bans Harm Everyone. "Cisgender woman says her gender was questioned in a Boston hotel restroom:" https://www.advocate.com/news/cisgender-woman-gender-questioned-restroom
* "Here's how Boise and Salt Lake City will fly Pride flags despite state bans:" https://www.advocate.com/news/pride-flags-slc-boise
* "I responded to a moderate's anti-trans sports views. Here's what happened:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/responded-moderate-anti-trans-sports
* "John Green - “Everything Is Tuberculosis” | The Daily Show:"
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* "States loosen vaccine rules — even as measles outbreak rages:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/07/states-vaccine-measles-outbreak-00324133
* CW: Animal Death "Bird flu in cats points to risk of another pandemic:" https://phys.org/news/2025-05-bird-flu-cats-pandemic.html
* "Study: Individuals with pre-existing disabilities had long COVID at much higher rates than peers:" https://news.ku.edu/news/article/study-individuals-with-pre-existing-disabilities-had-long-covid-at-much-higher-rates-than-peers
* "The Price of Remission:" https://www.propublica.org/article/revlimid-price-cancer-celgene-drugs-fda-multiple-myeloma
* "Wall Street Gutted Steward Health Care. Patients Paid the Price.:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/steward-health-care-medical-properties-trust-hospitals-bankruptcy-ralph-de-la-torre/
* "High-income groups disproportionately contribute to climate extremes worldwide:" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02325-x
* "Huge submarine eruptions impact global climate but produce low atmospheric sulfur outputs:" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-025-01692-6
* "Transparent paper-based material can hold boiling water and degrade in deep ocean in under a year:" https://phys.org/news/2025-04-transparent-paper-based-material-degrade.html
* "LGBTQ+ people’s safety has plummeted across social media platforms: report:" https://www.advocate.com/news/glaad-2025-social-media-safety
* I spent a couple days mostly in bed, because the pain was simply too much. I did manage some upright time and did some news prep, but almost everything is way behind. by Wednesday evening I was up to a more functional level of unpleasant, so am trying to make some of it up.
Mostly the cats and I hung out peaceably in a book and I read ILLs.
*****
* 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.
* "United States Disappeared Tracker:" https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map
* "Nationwide Economic Blackout: Boycott Dates for Target, Amazon, Others:" https://www.newsweek.com/nationwide-economic-blackout-boycott-dates-target-amazon-others-2037986
* "Introducing Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network:" https://aflcio.org/2025/4/16/introducing-rise-federal-workers-legal-defense-network
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Dana bounced from having an infection to, after a week of taking it, a reaction to the antibiotics. Not a dangerous one but hives all over her body. The doc obviously stopped the antibiotics a week before they were supposed to be complete and gave us an antihistimine. Between the two actions she is getting better. I'm very concerned about the return of infection but no signs of it yet.
The med system kind of botched this whole thing. We've got two different health systems who have been involved, a home health care group, and no one in charge and poor communication. And a doctor that does not have 'prividledges' in the facility where we usually go even though it is the same Baylor Scott and White system.
Turns out Dana has a friend whe grew up with who had a career in the government infectious disease system and who is pretty adament that Dana's infection came from the hospital. So the original doc was responsible or the system. We'll likely never know.
I do know that the ortho doc in charge of all this is anti-physical therapy. The same with the doc I had with my most recent hip. Both are in the Scott and White system so I think there is a program in BSW that has trained OT and PT is bad for the patient. I'm also fairly sure that if Dana had OT and PT she would not have broken her tracantor. The events that lead up to that would have been interrupted by a profesional. The infection was already there so it would still have happened but we would have avoided a lot of pain and a lot of future pain for her as that bone heals. If it ever does.
I realized yesterday and even more today that I don't much like her ortho and if there is any further interaction with Dana and BSW we'll arrange it so he's not involved.
It is more than a little scary how poorly designed is the medical system to actually support the patient and to include the caretaker. There are clearly people, pretty much 100% of them, who will do anything to help when face to face with the patient. But they are subsumed by a bureaucracy that guarantees closed mouth mediocracy and insuffient communication. We received a box full of paper most of which is worthless and does not get to the crux of what we need to know and there are few clear paths to useful information.
The onlyl clear answer I can find is not to get sick.
Meanwhile, back at the Ranch:
Can I be a dog too?
This guy was on the other side of the outside fence and soon wandered off. No problem at all. Just a bit of purfume left behind.
Duchess spent another half an hour staring at the place waiting for an opportunity to chase:
It was a nice enough morning. Summer coming on but not too bad for the first couple of hours of the day.
We have a meeting with a pain specialist in a couple of hours after a bit of time with the home PT guy. So all good stuff and Dana will crash hard when we get back and catch up on some sleep.
The med system kind of botched this whole thing. We've got two different health systems who have been involved, a home health care group, and no one in charge and poor communication. And a doctor that does not have 'prividledges' in the facility where we usually go even though it is the same Baylor Scott and White system.
Turns out Dana has a friend whe grew up with who had a career in the government infectious disease system and who is pretty adament that Dana's infection came from the hospital. So the original doc was responsible or the system. We'll likely never know.
I do know that the ortho doc in charge of all this is anti-physical therapy. The same with the doc I had with my most recent hip. Both are in the Scott and White system so I think there is a program in BSW that has trained OT and PT is bad for the patient. I'm also fairly sure that if Dana had OT and PT she would not have broken her tracantor. The events that lead up to that would have been interrupted by a profesional. The infection was already there so it would still have happened but we would have avoided a lot of pain and a lot of future pain for her as that bone heals. If it ever does.
I realized yesterday and even more today that I don't much like her ortho and if there is any further interaction with Dana and BSW we'll arrange it so he's not involved.
It is more than a little scary how poorly designed is the medical system to actually support the patient and to include the caretaker. There are clearly people, pretty much 100% of them, who will do anything to help when face to face with the patient. But they are subsumed by a bureaucracy that guarantees closed mouth mediocracy and insuffient communication. We received a box full of paper most of which is worthless and does not get to the crux of what we need to know and there are few clear paths to useful information.
The onlyl clear answer I can find is not to get sick.
Meanwhile, back at the Ranch:
Can I be a dog too?
This guy was on the other side of the outside fence and soon wandered off. No problem at all. Just a bit of purfume left behind.
Duchess spent another half an hour staring at the place waiting for an opportunity to chase:
It was a nice enough morning. Summer coming on but not too bad for the first couple of hours of the day.
We have a meeting with a pain specialist in a couple of hours after a bit of time with the home PT guy. So all good stuff and Dana will crash hard when we get back and catch up on some sleep.
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