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* "Kim Jong Un meets Xi, tours a Chinese medicine plant, then goes home:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/kim-jong-un-meets-xi-tours-a-chinese-medicine-plant-then-goes-home/2019/01/09/457ddac6-1357-11e9-ab79-30cd4f7926f2_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ea4d952e1ba4

* "Sudanese Protests, After Days of Violence, Turn Anger Over Bread Toward Bashir:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/world/africa/sudan-protests.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FSudan&action=click&contentCollection=world®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=3&pgtype=collection

* "New Saudi Arabia Law Requires Women Be Notified If Their Husbands Divorce Them:" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/saudi-arabia-law-women-notified-divorce_us_5c3366d5e4b0733528355379

* "'The police are after all of us': pro-Brexit protesters ditch yellow vests:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/08/the-police-are-after-all-of-us-pro-brexit-protesters-ditch-yellow-vests

* "German police cast doubt on details of attack on rightwing politician:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/09/german-police-cast-doubt-on-details-of-attack-on-rightwing-politician-frank-magnitz

* "Wearing a mask at a protest in France could soon land you in jail:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/french-pm-says-masks-will-be-banned-protests-amid-yellow-n956016

* "Smiles as ex-enemies cross frontline to shop:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46794296

* "House Democrats now focusing on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/house-democrats-now-asking-questions-about-treasury-secretary-steven-mnuchin-n956766

* "Mnuchin unimpressive making case for relaxing Russia sanctions:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mnuchin-unimpressive-making-case-for-relaxing-russia-sanctions-1423912515790

* "Democrats put brakes on White House move to ease Russia sanctions:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/democrats-put-brakes-on-white-house-move-to-ease-russia-sanctions-1423917635844

* "Robert Mueller met with Trump's pollster:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/10/politics/robert-mueller-trump-pollster/index.html

* Do not want. "Trump A.G. pick advocated pardons by Bush; bashed Mueller probe:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-a-g-pick-advocated-pardons-by-bush-bashed-mueller-probe-1423915587610

* "Sen. Warner: Barr should be withdrawn as Trump A.G. nominee:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/sen-warner-barr-should-be-withdrawn-as-trump-a-g-nominee-1423912515963

* This is really comforting. "Don't panic! Ruth Bader Ginsburg recovery time completely normal:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/don-t-panic-ruth-bader-ginsburg-recovery-time-completely-normal-1423904323526

* "McConnell blocks Senate Democrats' move to reopen government:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/10/politics/senate-blocks-vote-congress-shutdown/index.html

* "Mitch McConnell blocks vote to end shutdown:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mitch-mcconnell-blocks-vote-to-end-shutdown-1423860291949

* If you have a Republican senator, especially one up for re-election in 2020, now is a good time to protest.

If you can not protest in person, here are some other options:
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/

* The plan is to steal money intended to pay for real disasters, such as in Puerto Rico where thanks to Republican laziness, cronyism, and corruption some places still haven't had basic services restore to pay for an imaginary crisis they invented so 45 can have a vanity project to shore up his fragile ego and because Republicans insist they are such cowards they are afraid of unarmed toddlers based on the colour of their skin. "Trump administration eyes disaster money to fund border wall:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/trump-administration-eyes-disaster-money-to-fund-border-wall/2019/01/10/a2d65c26-1545-11e9-ab79-30cd4f7926f2_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.17260f5fef75

* "Trump threatens to use emergency power to build wall, end shutdown:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shutdown/trump-threatens-to-use-emergency-power-to-build-wall-end-shutdown-idUSKCN1P416X

* "Trump aides lay foundation for emergency order to build wall, saying border is in ‘crisis’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-lays-groundwork-for-national-emergency-as-officials-argue-border-is-in-crisis/2019/01/07/e0f9aa34-1299-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ba606ffea458

* "Trump Again Warns He May Declare National Emergency to Build Wall:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/us/politics/trump-wall-national-emergency.html

* "Jimmy Carter joins former presidents denying discussing border wall with Trump:" https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/424205-jimmy-carter-denies-telling-trump-he-regrets-not-building-a-border

* "House Republican leaders criticize Rep. Steve King for defending white nationalism:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-republican-leaders-criticize-rep-steve-king-for-defending-white-nationalism/2019/01/10/7d27bdfa-1534-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.29d79c73fc96

* "Steve King, Donald Trump, and why this is not about the wall:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/steve-king-donald-trump-and-why-this-is-not-about-the-wall-1423855683657

* "Republican group in Texas votes not to kick out Muslim member:" https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/US/republican-group-texas-voting-possibly-kicking-muslim-member/story?id=60284537

* "Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/climate/ocean-warming-climate-change.html

* "Progressive Taxation: How Does it Work?:" https://thenib.com/progressive-taxation-how-does-it-work

* "Don't feed the fatberg: what not to flush:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/shortcuts/2019/jan/09/dont-feed-the-fatberg-what-not-to-flush

* We are a society: http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/181522654895/rosetintmyworld84-as-we-approach-the-holiday#notes

* "Trump's Ongoing Wall Battle & Fallout from the Government Shutdown:"

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* "Trump: It's My Right 'To Do National Emergency':"

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* "The Clearest Evidence Of Collusion Yet:"

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* "Revisiting Chapters: Tyrion VI, ADWD :" http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/179748863437/revisiting-chapters-tyrion-vi-adwd

* I respond to a post I'm mostly agree with about what went wrong with Vikings, with a bunch of more things I think went wrong. "The Death of Ragnar Lothbrok Revisted:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/181923682537/the-death-of-ragnar-lothbrok-revisted

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

* Trans Helplines: https://www.translifeline.org/

* Want to complaint about Betsy DeVos's plan to coddle college rapists? https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/29/2018-25314/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex-in-education-programs-or-activities-receiving-federal#open-comment

* Donate to HIAS to help refugees: https://act.hias.org/page/6048/donate/1

* Want to contribute directly to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services fund? "Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services:" https://www.raicestexas.org/

* Support Kids at the Border: http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/175022384240/support-the-kids-at-the-border

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

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not protest in person, here are some other options:
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/

* This is a cool person and the swimsuits are being made from an ethical source. LGBTQIA+ swimsuits: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NerdyKeppie?ref=l2-shopheader-name§ion_id=24021616

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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