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[gwydion]

* "Honduran president sworn in amid protests:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42843644

* "Norway has a plan to decriminalize all drugs:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/mbpmjb/norway-has-a-plan-to-decriminalize-all-drugs

* "Yemen separatists 'take most of port city':" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42877851

* This contains a good summary of the history of the dispute. "Kenya's political crisis grows, as opposition holds mock inauguration and government shuts down TV and radio stations:" http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-kenya-rival-president-20180130-story.html

* "'She clearly has no idea': Kenyan doctor condemned over bid to legalise FGM:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jan/26/kenyan-doctor-condemned-over-bid-to-legalise-fgm

* "At last, an abortion referendum. Women’s protest has won over Irish politicians:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/30/abortion-referendum-ireland-women-protest-politicians-leo-varadkar-micheal-martin-repeal-mov

* Mystery cause my ass. It’s climate change. "A city that's home to 4 million people is about to run dry:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/water-crisis-hits-cape-town-south-africa-day-zero-looms-n841881

* "Catalan parliament delays vote on leader but backs Puigdemont:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/30/catalonia-parliament-postpones-carles-puigdemont-investiture-president

* "'We'll do our damnedest to steal secrets':" http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-42864380/mike-pompeo-cia-boss-on-russia-north-korea-and-trump

* "Russia 'will target US mid-term election':" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42864372

* "White House to Congress: Russia sanctions not needed now:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/29/russia-sanctions-white-house-congress-376813

* "Trump Administration Admits It Cribbed From Forbes Magazine To Create “Oligarch List”:" https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnhudson/trump-administration-admits-it-cribbed-forbes-magazine-to?utm_term=.yhxrXJP5p#.vyyNRjr6b

* "US lists Russian oligarchs but imposes no sanctions:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/29/politics/trump-russia-sanctions/index.html

* "What Happened to All the Jobs Trump Promised?:" https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/trump-job-promises

* Another white man takes credit for a black man's work. "'The greatest jobs president?' Not so much.:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-the-greatest-jobs-president-not-so-much-1148910659553

* "LPGA star on golf with Trump: 'He cheats like hell':" http://www.golf.com/tour-news/2018/01/30/president-trump-cheats-hell-golf-course-according-suzann-pettersen

* "Trump is convinced he'll beat Mueller, confidants say:" https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2018-state-of-the-union-address/state-donald-trump-he-thinks-it-couldn-t-be-better-n842501

* Basically, they yanked him on the grounds that he is competent and sane and thinks nuclear war is a bad idea. "Trump pick for South Korea ambassador will no longer be nominated:" http://thehill.com/policy/international/371459-trump-will-not-nominate-pick-for-south-korea-ambassador-because-he

* "What the surprise resignation of the deputy FBI director tells us about Trump:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/29/politics/mccabe-resignation-analysis/index.html

* "Second Trump-Russia dossier being assessed by FBI:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/30/trump-russia-collusion-fbi-cody-shearer-memo

* "I Think Mueller's Days Are Numbered:" http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a15917140/will-trump-fire-mueller/

* "GOP moves to help Trump target Rosenstein:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gop-hopes-to-help-trump-target-rosenstein-with-release-of-memo-1148965955634?playlist=associated

* "Schiff: House Intel GOP disgraced for Trump:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/schiff-house-intel-gop-disgraceful-covering-for-trump-1148967491602?playlist=associated

* "McConnell Says He Sees No Need to Act to Protect Mueller:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-30/mcconnell-sees-no-need-to-protect-mueller-from-president-trump

* "Ryan calls for a 'cleanse' of the FBI:" http://thehill.com/homenews/house/371429-ryan-calls-for-a-cleanse-of-the-fbi

* "Senate Dems Scramble Desperately to Save Mueller from Trump:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/senate-dems-plot-moonshot-attempts-to-save-robert-mueller-from-trump

* They are cutting off aid and declaring Mission Accomplished even though a third of the people have no electricity, whole communities are still mostly cut off by storm damage, and there are people who still have no way to get clean running water, because doing the right thing for tax paying citizens after a disaster is harming capitalism and unfair to price gougers. Also racism. "FEMA To End Food And Water Aid For Puerto Rico:" https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/29/581511023/fema-to-end-food-and-water-aid-for-puerto-rico

* "Betsy DeVos Wants To Put Your Student Loan Money On A Bank Card:" https://www.buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleyclancy/betsy-devos-student-financial-aid-debit-cards?utm_term=.ktdkeEWL1#.ndwx5Kknb

* "Scott Pruitt predicted Trump would act unconstitutionally as president:" https://www.axios.com/scott-pruitt-trump-comments-2016-3806e734-b033-4361-9975-f366e7b96e87.html

* "Manafort brought checkered past to Trump camp:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/paul-manafort-brought-checkered-past-to-trump-campaign-1148975171566?playlist=associated

* "Note To Nikki Haley: All Music Is Political:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2018/01/note-to-nikki-haley-all-music-is.html

* "What it's like to give a State of the Union response:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/ne48jd/what-its-like-to-give-a-state-of-the-union-response

* Personally, I approve of both the people protesting by boycotting and those who decided to bring immigrants, transfolk etc.. They are both valid tactics and I refuse to attack people for making a principled stand, whichever way they decided to do it. It's the people going along and kissing up that I'm angry with. No, I didn't watch it. My patience with bigoted word salad is tiny and I'm now ill enough that I keep having to wake up to readjust so I don't choke in my sleep. Frankly, I'd rather be cleaning toilette than watching 45's nonsense in concentrated form. I'm sure the most egregious bits will show up in the news when I'm ready to engage with them.

* "The Notorious RBG will be MIA at Trump's State of the Union address:" https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2018-state-of-the-union-address/ruth-bader-ginsburg-skipping-trump-s-state-union-address-n842566

* "A Dozen Democrats Will Skip Trump’s State of the Union Address:" https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/sires-eighth-democrat-announce-state-union-boycott

* "Top DNC official out after less than a year on the job:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/top-dnc-official-out-after-less-year-job-n842371

* "State Officials Fire Employee Who Sent False Missile Alert In Hawaii:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hawaii-missile-alert-investigation_us_5a70a256e4b0ae29f08b667d

* The vote was scary close. "Senate defeats Trump-backed 20-week abortion ban:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/29/senate-trump-20-week-abortion-ban-316002

* "The Cost of Sexual Harassment:" http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/170283170479/the-cost-of-sexual-harassment

* Trying to get health care when you have a serious chronic illness: http://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/170338697147/naamahdarling-i-ran-over-the-easter-bunny

* "Former Pro Tennis Player And Gay Dad Sounds Off On Margaret Court's Homophobia:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/outsports-fathers-day_us_594163dee4b0d3185486972e

* "Rep Joe Kennedy Invites Trans Solider To State of the Union Address:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2018/01/rep-joe-kennedy-invites-trans-solider.html

* "Chechen leader: Gay activists invent nonsense for money:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42854814

* "First it was the gay community – now Chechnya is torturing drug users:" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/chechnya-drug-users-ramzan-kadyrov-gay-torture-detain-arrest-russia-a8162001.html

* The dating is inconsistent in the article, alas. "Experts Reveal Face of 7,000-Year-Old Woman in Athens:" http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/01/19/experts-reveal-face-of-7000-year-old-woman-in-athens/

* "Ancient DNA results end 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy mystery:" https://phys.org/news/2018-01-ancient-dna-results-year-old-egyptian.html

* "Ancient ‘frozen’ tomb of Scythian Prince found in Siberia:" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/ancient-frozen-tomb-scythian-prince-siberia-archaeology-gino-caspari-a8163446.html

* "Archaeologists in Mexico claim world's longest flooded cave:" https://phys.org/news/2018-01-archaeologists-mexico-world-longest-cave.html

* "500 years later, scientists discover what probably killed the Aztecs:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/16/mexico-500-years-later-scientists-discover-what-killed-the-aztecs

* "Possible cause of early colonial-era Mexican epidemic identified:" https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/mpif-pco011118.php

* "Unearthed artifacts chronicle two centuries of Harpers Ferry history:" https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/west_virginia/artifacts-display-unearths-years-of-harpers-ferry-history/article_36401785-9ae9-5aa1-b622-e6dcad2c040a.html

* "The timeless allure of ruins:" http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180112-the-timeless-allure-of-ruins

* "How a Fake Monster Crept Into our Museums:" https://hyperallergic.com/421405/how-a-fake-monster-creeped-into-our-museums/

* "Trump's Sit-Down with Piers Morgan & Sean Hannity's Live U-Turn on Robert Mueller:"

* Mitch McConnell's sex tape:

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* "Disneyland Mishap. Ursula loses head.:"

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* "More adventures in replying to spam | James Veitch:"

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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