* It reminds me of the famine Stalin created by taking everything including the seed corn. "North Korea's distribution system takes from poor, gives to elite:"
http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=14031&cataId=nk01500 * "Mob attacks on vehicles breed anxiety among drivers:"
http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=14041&cataId=nk01500 * "Low foreign demand for idolization art prompts workers to doubt regime:"
http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=14037&cataId=nk01500 * TW: Rape, Pedophilia. "The Little Girl Who Grew Up to Become a Cop and Catch the Man Who Sexually Abused Her :"
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/06/the-little-girl-who-grew-up-to-become-a-cop-and-catch-the-man-who-sexually-abused-her.html * "Researchers name a new species of reptile from 212 million years ago:"
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-09/vt-rna090816.php * "The Hidden History of Recycling in Medieval Art:"
http://hyperallergic.com/319094/the-hidden-history-of-recycling-in-medieval-art/ * "Matt Lauer: A Complete Disgrace to Journalism :"
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* "North Korean Leader Nukes Sarcasm :"
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* "Did Donald Trump Bribe the Florida Attorney General? :"
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* "Unlike the French, Stephen Supports the Beach Burkini :"
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* Isabella has always been right up their with Eleanor of Aquitaine for favorite Medieval Queens. Don't start me on Braveheart either. I guessed this one right away.:
http://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/isabella-of-france * "Sunday Sweets Sings the Blues:"
http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2016/9/11/sunday-sweets-sings-the-blues.html * The Blood of Enemies Post got better:
http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/150296338862/themarysue-hedwig-dordt-optimysticals * "The Quidditch World Cup and the Mistreatment of Muggles:"
http://www.fandomfollowing.com/quidditch-world-cup-mistreatment-of-muggles/ * "Boromir Takes Center Stage at the Council of Elrond :"
http://www.fandomfollowing.com/boromir-council-elrond/ * I heartily endorse Elizabeth R, BTW. The Edward VII one is beautifully done and acted, but I always found it hard to watch because I dislike Queen Victoria. "Top 10 Television Dramas about Dead Royal Nitwits:"
http://www.fandomfollowing.com/top-10-television-dramas-dead-royal-nitwits/ * TNG rewatch, Season 2 pick ups.
- "Loud as a Whisper" is clearly well meaning (as can be seen in Mr. LaForge and the deaf Ambassador comparing assistive technologies, and having a famous diplomat be deaf), but also wincingly, horribly, embarrassingly Ableist at times. Picard yelling at the deaf character made me cringe, etc.. Yeah. So much no.
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* Louisiana is having a major flooding disaster, the worst disaster in this country since Sandy. Want to help?
https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation * "How to help Flint, Michigan:"
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan * Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com
* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:"
http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general * Organizations helping with the refugee crisis:
http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help * A list of LGBTQA Charities:
http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673 * Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
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