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[gwydion]

* TW: Pedophilia. "On Chile visit, Pope Francis apologizes for 'irreparable damage' by pedophile priests:" http://www.dw.com/en/on-chile-visit-pope-francis-apologizes-for-irreparable-damage-by-pedophile-priests/a-42167703

* TW: Pedophilia. "Pope must act on sex abuse, say Chileans:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42701261

* "Philippine Volcano Erupts, Causing 56,000 To Flee:" https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/23/579966911/philippine-volcano-erupts-causing-56-000-to-flee

* "Avalanche and volcano hit Japan ski resort:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42784702

* "Strong earthquake sets buildings swaying in Indonesia:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earthquake-indonesia-jakarta-java-no-tsunami-warning/

* "The town where children are bombed:" http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-42776933/syrian-regime-routinely-bombs-civilians-in-eastern-ghouta

* "Turkey plans Syria 'safe zone' as shelling of Kurdish area resumes:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/22/turkish-shelling-of-kurdish-controlled-afrin-in-syria-continues

* "UN urges rethink of Rohingya repatriations to ensure safeguards:" http://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/24/18/un-urges-rethink-of-rohingya-repatriations-to-ensure-safeguards

* "Myanmar’s War on the Truth:" http://time.com/5113719/myanmar-reuters-official-secrets-rohingya/

* "Jared Kushner is a weak link in the White House’s foreign policy:" https://www.salon.com/2018/01/22/jared-kushner-is-a-weak-link-in-the-white-houses-foreign-policy/

* "Trump wants you to think he worked during shutdown:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-wants-you-to-think-he-worked-during-shutdown-1143175747635

* "Michael Wolff - Exposing the Trump White House in "Fire and Fury" - Extended Interview:" http://www.cc.com/video-clips/2zblwq/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-michael-wolff---exposing-the-trump-white-house-in--fire-and-fury----extended-interview

* "No Kushner security clearance a year later:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/still-no-security-clearance-for-jared-kushner-one-year-later-1143249987940

* "Papadopoulos' fiancée says he knows far more than has been reported:" https://www.axios.com/what-george-papadopoulos-fiancee-is-saying-about-his-indictment-1516660774-3f526404-42bc-4fa7-a358-6ca732a7082a.html

* "New FBI director threatened to resign:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/politics/chris-wray-jeff-sessions/index.html

* "Wray almost quit over push to fire McCabe:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/wray-threatened-to-quit-over-pressure-to-fire-mccabe-axios-1143241283596

* "Republicans draft memo to smear FBI:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republicans-draft-memo-to-smear-fbi-plan-public-release-1143263299896

* "Trump has been completely MIA in shutdown negotiations:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/will-the-government-shut-down-again-in-three-weeks-1143169091503

* "What Republicans really think about immigrants:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/what-republicans-really-think-about-immigrants-1143169603656

* "Women's Marches underscore rising discontent:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/women-s-marches-underscore-rising-discontent-1143177795570

* Republicans want to Criminalize Poverty Out Right. "Republican House Bill Would Criminalize Poverty For Dreamers:" https://lawandcrime.com/legal-analysis/republican-house-bill-would-criminalize-poverty-for-dreamers/

* The Pink Triangle: https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/169995601281/what-do-you-think-about-the-reclamation-of-the

* I do think it's better safe than sorry with things like this. I am glad nothing serious happened. At the same time, I am seriously concerned about the failure of the warning system, and I had a really frustrating time with the glitchy NOAA website last night, which is a bad idea in a real emergency. "Alaska earthquake makes tsunami alerts an issue on the coast:" http://komonews.com/news/local/alaska-earthquake-makes-tsunami-readiness-an-issue-on-the-coast

* "Australia’s A$60 million plan for Great Barrier Reef won’t work:" https://www.newscientist.com/article/2159303-australias-a60-million-plan-for-great-barrier-reef-wont-work/

* "The Government Shuts Down the Government Shutdown:"

* I'm too ill to sleep properly and the fever's beck up. Every time I think I'm improving there is a relapse. Sigh. My brain is nowhere near up to it's usual quality, so I must apologize if posting isn't up to snuff.

* Small Gods: http://satyrday.tumblr.com/post/170059365786/sadoeuphemist-writing-prompt-s-temples-are

* So apparently I care intensely about the Oscars this year.

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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.

* "Help us stop the humanitarian crisis on Manus:" https://www.asrc.org.au/donate-now/

* "RISE (Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees):" https://www.givenow.com.au/riserefugee/donate

* How to help Rohingya refugees: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/world/asia/rohingya-aid-myanmar-bangladesh.html?emc=edit_nn_20171012&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=50784086&te=1&_r=0

* Help fight for Net Neutrality restoration: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/170010496350/democrats-are-just-one-vote-shy-of-restoring-net

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* Trans Lifeline is one of those organizations you can call at (877) 565-8860 in the US and in Canada (877) 330- 6366.

* The Trevor Project has a 24 hour hotline geared toward helping our youth, and you can call it at 1-866-488-7386

* Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.

* This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/

* Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resistbot.io/

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/1925021.html

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com