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https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3lg6oa6zlus25 WATCH: “THAT’S NOT US… we would never ever perform at a Trump rally or give him the rights.” An original member of The Village People says Trump was dancing on stage to “YMCA” (known as a gay anthem) with NOT the original group, because a lawsuit gave an ex-member the rights.

Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law https://apnews.com/article/thailand-lgbtq-marriage-equality-law-fbebaf38c8f9def1564fa2d61a1d7eb2

I appreciate that you thought about it, instead of just jumping in thoughtlessly. In such a manner of death, if one wishes to announce it, I feel it's best to put the crisis hotline info with it. It used to be customary for news outlets to do that, but many don't bother these days. And when such deaths happen fictionally, there used to be a PSA at the end of the show, etc. If someone is in crisis, they might not have the wherewithal to look up crisis lines, so that's why I always say to post the crisis line info with the death announcement. Just my thoughts. In addition to the hotlines I posted on the first page of this thread, here are some more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

yes this really was the NYTimes headline. (archive of nytimes article: https://archive.is/7KDJL )

For anyone triggered by this: Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a volunteer Crisis Counselor This free service is available in both English and Spanish 24/7 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. In the UK, text 85258 In Canada, text 686868 In Ireland, text 50808. This link can connect you via texting, online chat, or whatsapp: https://www.crisistextline.org you can pretty much text *any* word to the following text numbers, such as texting the generic word "HELP" in English, or "AYUDA" in Spanish. or the word "HELLO". United States US – Text HOME to 741741 We provide free, 24/7, confidential text-based mental health support and crisis intervention in both English and Spanish for anyone in the United States and Puerto Rico. United Kingdom – Text SHOUT to 85258 Shout is the UK’s only free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging service for anyone who is struggling to cope. The nonprofit has taken more than 2.5 million conversations with people who are sad, worried, lonely or suicidal and who need urgent, in-the-moment support. Shout is powered by Mental Health Innovations, a charity using digital innovation, data-driven analysis and the experience of clinical experts to improve the mental health of the UK. Canada – Text CONNECT to 686868 Since 1989, Kids Help Phone (KHP) has been Canada’s only free, 24/7, multilingual and confidential e-mental health service offering youth from coast to coast to coast support and a non-judgmental space for their feelings to go. Over the past 35 years, over 10,000 people have volunteered their time at KHP. When “fine” isn’t fine, nearly 2,500 active volunteer crisis responders at KHP unlock hope for more youth to thrive through text. Ireland – Text HOME to 50808 Text About It by spunout is a free, anonymous, 24/7 messaging service providing everything from a calming chat to immediate support for our mental health and emotional wellbeing. Since the launch of Text About It in 2019 over 1,180 volunteers have taken more than 200,000 conversations with people who were in need of a listening ear, some of whom had nowhere else to turn. The Text About It service is operated by spunout, Ireland’s youth information and support platform, working towards an Ireland where all young people are supported and empowered to thrive. 988 Lifeline Free, 24/7/365, confidential support. Call or text the 988 Suicide Crisis Lifeline, or visit their online chat: https://chat.988lifeline.org 24/7 support for deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals: learn more at https://988lifeline.org/deaf-hard-of-hearing-hearing-loss For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988 Veterans 24/7, confidential crisis support for veterans and their loved ones. Dial 988 then Press 1 or visit veteranscrisisline.net for online chat services. https://www.veteranscrisisline.net Español Lifeline está disponible para todos, es gratuito y confidencial. Llame a 988 y marca numero 2 o texto envía “AYUDA” al 988. LGBTQIA+ youth and young adults LGBTQIA+ people under 25 can access 24/7 LGBTQIA+ support via the 988 Lifeline. Dial 988 and then press 3. To text, send the word PRIDE to 988. Australia https://www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/external-support-services suicide prevention resources worldwide https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide

Amber Tamblyn talks about visiting GH set for 60th Anniv special that aired January 2024 https://ambertamblyn.substack.com/p/emily-quartermaine-returns-to-general Amber Tamblyn interviews Kimberly McCullough, Oct. 25, 2024. Some of the interview is typed, and enclosed on the page is the first four-and-a-half minutes of their zoom. You have to join Amber's substack ($6.00/month) to watch the entire zoom https://ambertamblyn.substack.com/p/further-ado-kimberly-mccullough

Jonathan and Amber - so young!

Melissa Claire Egan said that she and her husband had just purchased a home two weeks before the fires. That newly-purchased home was destroyed, but fortunately they hadn't moved in yet. https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/the-young-the-restless/melissa-claire-egan-loses-her-new-home-to-california-wildfires

Reminder that, as of noon on Inauguration Day, the "POTUS" twitter and the the "VP" twitter accounts get turned over to the new occupants of the offices. The old twitter accounts are kept intact but the name is archived. Trump has the POTUS account again (although he usually used his personal twitter during his prior term as president.) J.D.Vance now has the VP twitter. The old accounts are preserved by the National Archives, as follows: Joe Biden's tweets as President are preserved at https://x.com/POTUS46Archive Kamala Harris' tweets as VP are preserved at https://x.com/VP46Archive Barack Obama's tweets as President are preserved at https://x.com/POTUS44 Joe Biden's tweets as VP are preserved at https://x.com/VP44 (yes I know the naming is inconsistent, but that's where they are) Tweets from Trump's prior term as president, as I said, were usually on his personal account, but anything on the POTUS account from his prior term (January 20, 2017-January 20, 2021) is preserved at https://x.com/POTUS45 Mike Pence's tweets as VP are preserved at https://x.com/VP45

‪Kyle Griffin‬ ‪@kylegriffin1.bsky.social‬ January 20, 2025 New on MSNBC: Vice President Harris will fly back to Los Angeles today with an all-female U.S. Air Force crew — the first time an all-female crew has operated a C-33. Upon landing, Harris will visit a local fire station and then distribute food to community members impacted by the wildfires.

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.