Blogaround

Links not related to the antichrist:

1. A third of kids want to be a YouTuber. Is that a problem? (November 10) "Except this whole thing is silly, because kids do not actually want to work these jobs more than other jobs."

2. How Online Privacy Has Been Championed by Dreamwidth (November 23, via) "In other words, the stated rationale for many of these laws as pro-privacy consumer safety laws is contradicted by Dreamwidth’s very existence."

3. Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, dies aged 111 (November 25) "Nobody was ever held accountable for the violence and deaths and efforts to rebuild the neighbourhood were stymied by city officials."

4. In a new book, Rep. Jim Clyburn highlights the Black politicians who paved the way for him (November 25) 

5. ‘Do You Want Help?’: Inside Orange County’s Bet on Voluntary Mental Health Care (July 17) "It could take 20, 30 or 40 visits before a client accepts a bottle of water, let alone a prescription for antipsychotic medication, but Orange County officials say this is the only way to build trust with a population that is paranoid and distrustful by nature, or has had very real traumatic experiences of being forcibly treated or hospitalized in the past."

6. Watch China's Shenzhou 22 rescue ship arrive at Tiangong space station (video) (November 25) "Shenzhou 22 is an unprecedented mission for China — an emergency flight mounted on a short timeline to help out three astronauts who have been "stuck" on Tiangong for the past 10 days."

I try to keep informed about any stranded astronaut news. If there's ever a stranded astronaut news story and I miss it, please send me a link.

7. NZ Right-Wing Government Bans Puberty Blockers: "Sacrificing A Generation Of Trans Youth" (November 20) "'By pinning the resumption of prescribing to a UK trial result expected in 2031, the Government has effectively sacrificed a generation of trans youth. They are demanding a level of evidence for trans healthcare that they do not demand for hundreds of other treatments routinely used in paediatrics,' said civil rights organization Rights Aotearoa in a press release." Hopefully this gets challenged in the courts.

8. You don't want to date multiple people who are monogamous with you (November 27) "Your four wives are constantly sabotaging each other to try to cement their positions as your favorite."

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Links related to the antichrist:

1. Judge's ruling on feds' use of force in Operation Midway Blitz accuses Border Patrol's Bovino of "outright lying" (November 21) "The judge wrote body-warn camera video showed agents 'shoot pepper balls and tear gas at them without any apparent justification,' in direct contradiction to an agent's report claiming 'protesters were becoming increasingly hostile.'"

2. The kingdom of heaven is like: As immigration enforcement surges in North Carolina, Chicagoans share advice, whistles (November 18) "Enriquez said his group met virtually with several dozen political and nonprofit leaders in North Carolina last week. On the agenda were the whistle campaign in Chicago and the “magic school bus,” a volunteer group that escorts children of parents who fear being detained during school pickups and drop-offs."

3. Judge tosses Comey, James cases after finding prosecutor unlawfully appointed (November 24)

And related to that: “Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.” (October 20) "When I received the 1:20 p.m. connection request on Signal—an encrypted messaging service that many journalists use to communicate with sources—my first reaction was that the user identified as “Lindsey Halligan” couldn’t actually be Halligan."

4. Pentagon investigates Sen. Mark Kelly for telling troops to refuse 'illegal orders' (November 24) ??? Not sure what there is to "investigate" here. 

5. Donald and the sexist, offensive, blatantly illegal, brazenly unpresidential week (November 22) "Those with the ability and power to push back on Trump’s crude authoritarianism make us all better off when they actually do so. It works."

6. Trump signs Epstein bill he once labored to kill (November 19) 

7. Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens (November 26, via) "Their interview last week was going smoothly, he said, until three ICE agents walked in and informed them that Ms. Paul, who was holding her infant, was under arrest."

Okay as a US citizen married to a non-US citizen, I have some feelings about this.

They're just trying to deport as many people as they can. This has nothing to do with setting up an immigration policy which is actually fair and reasonable.