A few incisive links

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Yesterday and today have been very important days, newswise. I don't have time to write a proper thoughtful entry, but I wanted to save and share some links to such entries by people who did.

http://intosnarkness.tumblr.com/post/53945557435/you-see-this-woman-right-here <-- on Senator Leticia Van de Putte, also this: http://intosnarkness.tumblr.com/post/53904663853/abbyjean-in-late-2003-texas-state-senator

http://intosnarkness.tumblr.com/post/53929510939/dear-scotus <-- one of the many many reasons repealing DOMA and leaving Prop 8 dead were important

http://sihaya09.livejournal.com/1312615.html <-- "What is happening in Texas at this very moment is nothing short of tyranny."

http://karadin.livejournal.com/3829926.html <-- Presiden Obama's speech on the overturning of DOMA, posted by karadin

http://iloveyouandilikeyou.tumblr.com/post/53887519903/the-thing-thats-bugging-me-so-much-right-now <-- some context on what happened last night in Texas

http://intosnarkness.tumblr.com/post/53904818029/four-minutes-left <-- a list of Texas state senators who deserve thanks and praise

http://sageness.livejournal.com/1429022.html <-- an explanation of Texas gerrymandering and how it is/will be used to fight against politicians of their caliber now that the Voting Rights Act can't curb these practices.

ETA here we go again: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23074659 <-- new life for Texas 'abortion bill' [which, let me add, will close many clinics that provide health services of many kinds]



A kind person listed these links which I'm reproducing here:

http://blogs.aljazeera.com/liveblog/topic/turkey-protests-20176 <-- protests in Turkey
http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-brazil-riots-raise-questions-over-sporting-mega-022542615.html <-- protests in Brazil
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21217977 <-- "Venezuela jail closed after more than 60 died in riot"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/26/julia-gillard-australia-prime-minister-kevin-rudd <-- Julia Gillard ousted as PM of Australia
http://www.2ndcouncilhouse.co.uk/blog/2013/06/14/a-round-up-of-the-situation-in-greece <-- The arbitrary arrest and detention of transgender people in Greece
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/07/jewish-group-warns-neo-nazi-parties-in-europe/ <-- neo-Naziism rising across Europe
http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/14/russia-bans-gay-propaganda/ <-- Russia bans LGBT activism