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* "Nixon signs Missouri bill limiting access to police videos:" http://www.kctv5.com/story/32404207/nixon-signs-missouri-bill-limiting-access-to-police-videos

* "Muslim Woman Accuses Chicago Police Of Racial Profiling, Tackling Her:" http://chicagoist.com/2016/06/30/muslim_woman_accuses_chicago_police.php

* "How a blind astronomer found a way to hear the stars:" http://www.ted.com/talks/wanda_diaz_merced_how_a_blind_astronomer_found_a_way_to_hear_the_stars

* "5 Mind-Blowing Ways People Solved Unsolvable Cold Cases:" http://www.cracked.com/article_20523_5-mind-blowing-ways-people-solved-unsolvable-cold-cases.html?wa_user1=4&wa_user2=Weird%20World&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=companion

* "The Forgotten 'Girl Mayors' of the 1920s:" http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-the-1920s-the-nowforgotten-flood-of-girl-mayors-became-the-face-of-feminism?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20160707&bt_email=jporath%40gmail.com&bt_ts=1467902587164

* "Their Eyes Were Watching God: Crash Course Literature 301:"

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* I had totally forgotten that in From Beyond there is a wet underwear shot in which you can tell Ken Foree is circumcised. There is also way more nearly naked homoerotic wrestling than I remembered.

I could do without the kink shaming though.

* "We Need To Talk About Racism in Superhero Media, Part 2: Classism Boogaloo:" http://www.fandomfollowing.com/need-talk-racism-superhero-media-part-2-classism-boogaloo/

* "Game of Nonsense, Week Ten: Nonsensical Ascensions:" http://www.fandomfollowing.com/game-nonsense-week-ten-nonsensical-ascensions/

* TNG: 20 episodes in, Worf gets a backstory and the first bit o real character development. 21 episodes in, Beverly Crusher gets her first bit of backstory not revolving around a man. Jordie LaForge also gets his first real bit of character development not revolving around his blindness. I'm calling it progress, despite other problematic things going on.

* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan

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

* Donate to help refugees: http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general

* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673

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