Well, that was a night
Dec. 11th, 2014 10:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
conulyEverybody was fine until about 5:30, 6am when Ana woke up with huge dental pain. Took a while to get them back asleep again, at which point I had to wonder if it was all worth it with the sun coming up. Jenn was out on a date, which we now know is really poor planning and I have informed her she needs to be here if braces are being tightened.
The girls are sleeping now, we'll just do school a little late today. (Advantage: Homeschool. Eva was up comforting her sister, and I would not have sent either of them to school today until they woke up on their own time.)
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Now, I have been extremely reluctant to view any articles on the torture report. Perhaps you're with me on that. I intend to do so, just... when I have the emotional fortitude.
Luckily for me, other people have already read them and posted linkspam about it. Just reading the headlines is enough to make me queasy. First time I've ever stated a trigger warning for a link-to-a-link rather than an actual article.
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The Wall Street Takeover of Charity
Countries vow to double Syria refugees intake
Syria's southern rebels take step toward unity
Syria, ISIS Have Been 'Ignoring' Each Other on Battlefield, Data Suggests
Russia's burgeoning ISIL problem
No proof so far that NSA bugged Merkel's phone: prosecutor
New Aluminum ‘Foam’ Makes Trains Stronger, Lighter, and Safer
The problem with unlimited vacation
Dollree Mapp, 1923-2014: “The Rosa Parks of the Fourth Amendment”
Lessons from Dunning-Kruger
Poroshenko makes appeal to Moscow a day after an official Russian presence in eastern Ukraine was confirmed by the OSCE.
Three Ukraine soldiers dead in first casualties since ceasefire
In world first, researchers convert sunlight to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency
Parable of the Polygons, a playable post on the shape of society
How Facebook Knows When Its Ads Influence Your Offline Purchases
Schools’ Discipline for Girls Differs by Race and Hue
Here’s all the plastic in the ocean, measured in whales
Hong Kong police dismantle pro-democracy protest site and make more arrests
Recommended shorter breast-radiation treatment catching on slowly
Chechnya, Russia and 20 years of conflict
The girls are sleeping now, we'll just do school a little late today. (Advantage: Homeschool. Eva was up comforting her sister, and I would not have sent either of them to school today until they woke up on their own time.)
Now, I have been extremely reluctant to view any articles on the torture report. Perhaps you're with me on that. I intend to do so, just... when I have the emotional fortitude.
Luckily for me, other people have already read them and posted linkspam about it. Just reading the headlines is enough to make me queasy. First time I've ever stated a trigger warning for a link-to-a-link rather than an actual article.
The Wall Street Takeover of Charity
Countries vow to double Syria refugees intake
Syria's southern rebels take step toward unity
Syria, ISIS Have Been 'Ignoring' Each Other on Battlefield, Data Suggests
Russia's burgeoning ISIL problem
No proof so far that NSA bugged Merkel's phone: prosecutor
New Aluminum ‘Foam’ Makes Trains Stronger, Lighter, and Safer
The problem with unlimited vacation
Dollree Mapp, 1923-2014: “The Rosa Parks of the Fourth Amendment”
Lessons from Dunning-Kruger
Poroshenko makes appeal to Moscow a day after an official Russian presence in eastern Ukraine was confirmed by the OSCE.
Three Ukraine soldiers dead in first casualties since ceasefire
In world first, researchers convert sunlight to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency
Parable of the Polygons, a playable post on the shape of society
How Facebook Knows When Its Ads Influence Your Offline Purchases
Schools’ Discipline for Girls Differs by Race and Hue
Here’s all the plastic in the ocean, measured in whales
Hong Kong police dismantle pro-democracy protest site and make more arrests
Recommended shorter breast-radiation treatment catching on slowly
Chechnya, Russia and 20 years of conflict
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Date: 2014-12-12 08:07 am (UTC)I am so with you on that. :(
PS: an additional, depressing link: Head of the ACLU argues in favor of granting presidential pardons for Bush, Cheney, et al for the most depressing reason.
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Date: 2014-12-12 02:32 pm (UTC)