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I knew that but had forgotten, and posted the wrong info. Thank you sincerely for the correction!

Trump: "As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the US government that there are only two genders -- male and female."

And in the USA Musk gave a public Nazi salute today https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lg74qw7q5x2n

January 20, 2025 Donald Trump’s new administration confirmed on Monday on his first day in office that he will repeat his first-term move and pull the world’s second biggest emitter of planet-heating pollution out of the 2015 Paris agreement, the global treaty seeking to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis. The confirmation was in a White House document entitled President Trump’s America First Priorities, in a package of measures under the headline “Make America affordable and energy dominant again”. When enacted, the US will join Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries outside the global agreement, which Joe Biden had rejoined in 2021

Amber spoke fondly about GH during the 60th anniversary of the show

excerpt from Trump's inaugural speech pledge to ... speed up the destruction of the planet: "the largest amount of oil and gas of any country on Earth. And we are going to use it. Let me use it. We will bring prices down, fill our strategic reserves up again right to the top, and export American energy all over the world. We will be a rich nation again, and it is that liquid gold under our feet that will help to do it with my actions. Today, we will end the Green New Deal, and we will revoke the electric vehicle mandate" Yeah yeah I know he's bragging about jobs and the economy; but the entire economy will collapse if the planet dies. And other leaders in other countries... are making similar statements about their own countries - pledging to stop protecting the planet. It's a worldwide problem of greed and arrogance, where people who want power will do/say whatever, and don't care about the future of the world. /end rant

And Biden preemptively pardoned the Capitol Police officers who defended the Capitol on January 6th. Absurd that they'd need that but... the incoming fascist idiot wants to blame them for doing the right thing.

From Deb Haaland who was Biden's Secretary of the Interior: (She is Native American, from New Mexico) https://x.com/DebHaalandNM/status/1881384932884566511 January 20, 2025 Deb Haaland @DebHaalandNM I am beyond words about the commutation of Leonard Peltier. His release from prison signifies a measure of justice that has long evaded so many Native Americans for so many decades. I am grateful that Leonard can now go home to his family. I applaud President Biden for this action and understanding what this means to Indian Country. ---------- Biden's last act was to commute the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier from prison to home confinement. (He didn't issue a pardon, though) Archived copy of the statement from Biden's whitehouse.gov site (removed from whitehouse.gov by Trump's team) https://archive.is/tErKR January 20, 2025 The President is commuting the life sentence imposed on Leonard Peltier so that he serves the remainder of his sentence in home confinement. He is now 80 years old, suffers from severe health ailments, and has spent the majority of his life (nearly half a century) in prison. This commutation will enable Mr. Peltier to spend his remaining days in home confinement but will not pardon him for his underlying crimes. Mr. Peltier is a Native American activist who is currently serving life in prison for killing two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and escaping from federal prison. Tribal Nations, Nobel Peace laureates, former law enforcement officials (including the former U.S. Attorney whose office oversaw Mr. Peltier’s prosecution and appeal), dozens of lawmakers, and human rights organizations strongly support granting Mr. Peltier clemency, citing his advanced age, illnesses, his close ties to and leadership in the Native American community, and the substantial length of time he has already spent in prison. ### ------------------------------ History of clemency support for Leonard Peltier (via wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Peltier#Support_for_clemency Peltier's conviction sparked great controversy and has drawn criticism from a number of prominent figures across a wide range of disciplines. In 1999, Peltier asserted on CNN that he did not commit the murders and does not know who did. Peltier has described himself as a political prisoner.[52] Numerous public and legal appeals have been filed on his behalf; however, because of the consistent objection of the FBI, none of the resulting rulings has been made in his favor. His appeals for clemency received support from world-famous civil rights advocates, including Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Tenzin Gyatso (the 14th Dalai Lama), Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and activist Rigoberta Menchú, and Mother Teresa. International and national government entities such as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights, the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations, the European Parliament,[53] the Belgian Parliament,[54] and the Italian Parliament[citation needed] have all passed resolutions in favor of Peltier's clemency. Moreover, several human rights groups, including the International Federation for Human Rights and Amnesty International have launched campaigns advocating for Peltier's clemency. In the United States, the Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights, the Committee of Concerned Scientists, Inc., the National Lawyers Guild, and the American Association of Jurists are all active supporters of clemency for Peltier. The police officer who arrested Peltier, Bob Newbrook, is convinced that he "was extradited illegally and that he didn't get a fair trial in the United States"[35] On June 7, 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Council's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention released a seventeen-page analysis of Peltier's detention, rendering the opinion that it contravenes "articles 2, 7, and 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and articles 2 (1), 9 and 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, is arbitrary and falls within categories III and V." The Working Group urged a "full and independent investigation" surrounding his detention and requested that the US government remedy his situation "without delay and bring it into conformity with the relevant international norms".[55]

Canada has Y&R and DAYS on Global, B&B on CTV, and GH on CityTV. Does anyone know if there are plans for BTG to air in Canada?

I don't think this is about Jamey joining BTG. He's just congratulating Wankaya because he knew her from Ambitions. Yeah I know that MVJ worked on Ambitions with Jamey, and that Jamey lives in Atlanta. But Jamey seems committed to his current dual writing jobs on DAYS and Sistas. He tweets about both of those shows. (Since there's a ginormous writing-to-taping-to-airdate gap on DAYS, I obviously don't know if Jamey is still at DAYS, but he's still promoting it.).

BTG's Wankaya Hinkon worked with Vonda Morris on the hair-and-makeup team for "Lawmen: Bass Reeves". I found some interviews with Wankaya and Vonda for the Bass Reeves series. (Vonda isn't on BTG, but Wankaya is) You can see the care that Wankaya takes in her work. They are interviewed here by Variety https://variety.com/2024/artisans/awards/lawmen-bass-reeves-branding-1236040139/ And interviewed here by Gold Derby:

https://www.instagram.com/jameygiddens/p/DFA5YfjxYTi/ jameygiddens Come thru, @hairbywankaya!! So proud of you. I know you will have the cast of #BeyondTheGates laid to the GAWDS! Not a baby hair outta place. --- From the comments section: ----------------- Jamey posting congrats to BTG hair designer Wankaya Hinkon, after seeing her featured on CBS Sunday Morning. (Wankaya worked on Ambitions). I think she is congratulating Jamey for his WGA nomination as part of the DAYS writing team. -----------------

same when Jane Elliot returned in 2023!

Eric Braeden saw this on nextdoor.com, and amplified it on his social media bluesky (Link), facebook (Link) , and instagram (Link) A post from the handyman section of a nextdoor neighborhood

https://www.instagram.com/p/DFB3HenR4az/ January 19, 2025 AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) Guess I’m old school that way. on IG video: All these journalists are like. . . "Congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration?" "Congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration?" "Are you going to the inauguration?" Let me make myself clear: I don't celebrate rapists. So no. I'm not going to the inauguration tomorrow.

Erica and Travis! She's pregnant with Bianca! I loved Erica and Travis together.

Musk supporting the neo-Nazis in Germany https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/05/dont-feed-the-troll-german-chancellor-responds-to-elon-musk-comments Musk meddling in other European countries https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/11/how-elon-musk-has-meddled-in-european-affairs

I think it's always been Nancy Pelosi's daughter Christine Pelosi who was active on twitter and spoke up for her mother. https://x.com/sfpelosi Christine wants to be on the DNC, she says so on her website... https://www.christinepelosi.com/ I think Christine's the one that has been said to maybe run for Nancy's seat someday. I never heard of Alexandra before that politico article.

It's in the last line of Errol's post: That 92Y link goes here https://www.92ny.org/event/susan-lucci When you go there, look for a black rectangle that says "buy now" and click on that

January 2025: Mandy Moore's husband is musician Taylor Goldsmith Mandy posted on IG that their property was destroyed in the L.A. area fires. She's in Altadena, so it was the Eaton Fire. They were able to evacuate safely with their children. Mandy said that her husband and his brother had a music studio on the property, and this music studio was completely destroyed. Most of other structures on Mandy's property are gone. Mandy said that her main house is mostly still standing but is unlivable. Some in-laws have lost their home. She said that her children's school was destroyed in the fire. Video of evacuating: https://www.instagram.com/p/DElMytoSkCd/ Pictures of returning to see the damage: https://www.instagram.com/p/DEnXs-Gy2jn/

Climate disasters often have more impact on lower-income people. This certainly was the case with Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005. The Ninth Ward flooded faster and well there are a zillion articles about this. I was just reading about the January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles -- The news is saying that A) gofundme campaigns for anyone, must be carefully worded, or you might inadvertently disqualify yourself from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) assistance in the USA https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/los-angeles-eaton-palisades-wildfire-aid-fema-gofundme . B ) gofundme campaigns are usually better publicized amongst the wealthy who have their own fame and social media networks. In contrast, low-income or middle-income people who have no "connections" receive relatively little via gofundme. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/17/la-fires-gofundme-mandy-moore Wealthy people can afford their own private firefighters, who may or may not be properly trained, but will arrive quicker: https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/private-firefighters-are-increasingly-popular-with-insurers-but-do-they-pose-a-risk Globally, the affects of Climate change will be affecting areas of continents that have less financial resources.

There was a huge situation with animals for Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005. So many humans were told they'd be evacuating for only a couple of hours, and left their pets behind with food and water -- the people had the best intentions, they just had no idea what was to come. Not intentional, the people just had no idea how huge this would be. And then the flooding was enormous, and nobody was allowed to return home for weeks! In some cases, the police were untrained in procedures for a disaster of this magnitude, and FORCED people (at the police gunpoint!) to evacuate immediately and leave their pets behind. For those who were able to evacuate with pets, there were no shelters that would take humans with pets. People had nowhere to go if they had pets with them. The city was flooded and unreachable for weeks. There was a ENORMOUS effort to find lost pets, and the New Orleans newspaper (The "Times-Picayune") -- their website (nola.com) had an online messageboard back then, to help with the animals. People posted their addresses, please find my dog or cat -- but the rescue workers could not even find the addresses -- the street signs had been destroyed in the flooding. In addition to all of that... many people had been low-income and unable to spay/neuter their pets BEFORE the hurricane came, and by the time these animals were found, many had given birth. So many homeless animals, it was heartbreaking. When rescue workers finally found the lost animals (or newly-born animals) there were so many, who had become feral, just trying to survive as the weeks passed. Many animals had no ID tags, so it was impossible to reunite them with their humans, unless someone had posted something very specific on a messageboard and a rescue worker happened to read it, and there was just too much overwhelm and not enough people able to help. It was enormous. When the animals were finally found, if they were not reunited with their humans, then they were shipped to animal rescue agencies in other parts of the USA. Meanwhile many of the humans had been relocated to other cities. All so sad. Nowadays, most emergency personnel are trained about helping people to evacuate with their pets -- and most cities are prepared for emergencies so that shelters will take pets and animals of all sizes. But that wasn't available in 2005 in New Orleans -- nobody knew how to organize that back then, and again, nobody had any idea how huge the hurricane damage would be. -------------- Through the years, in other cites/states, in more rural areas, during other hurricanes and wildfires -- farm animals and wild animals have been caught in disastrous situations beyond anyone's control. These disasters will increase as the climate warms.

https://bsky.app/profile/hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social/post/3lfzt2dvank2e

video, January 2025 https://www.instagram.com/p/DEnTaF3RVhq/