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* "Crystal Meth Is North Korea’s Trendiest Lunar New Year’s Gift:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/world/asia/north-korea-crystal-meth-methamphetamine-drugs-.html

* "Scores Dead in Bangladesh Fire: ‘This Isn’t About Poverty, It’s About Greed’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/world/asia/bangladesh-fire.html

* "U.S. to leave 200 American peacekeepers in Syria after pullout:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-usa-idUSKCN1QA2Z6

* I still think it would have been dramatically cheaper and better for the economy to not arbitrarily start a trade war with China because “trade wars are fun and easy to win.” "USDA has paid out $7.7 billion to help farmers hit by Trump's tariffs:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/usda-has-paid-out-7-7-billion-help-farmers-hit-n974516

* "Chris Hayes on the right's incitement to violence:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-the-right-s-incitement-to-violence-1447103555656

* "Cohen Gave Prosecutors New Information on the Trump Family Business:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/us/politics/michael-cohen-prosecutors-trump-organization.html

* "Mueller could tell all in last major court filing in Paul Manafort's case:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/22/politics/manafort-sentecing-memo-preview/index.html

* "Manafort Is Expected to Face Charges in New York, Even if Trump Pardons Him:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/nyregion/manafort-pardon-trump.html

* "State charges considered against Manafort; would be pardon-proof:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/state-charges-considered-against-manafort-would-be-pardon-proof-1447162947524

* "Grand jury is examining whether former interior secretary Ryan Zinke lied to federal investigators:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/grand-jury-is-examining-whether-former-interior-secretary-ryan-zinke-lied-to-federal-investigators/2019/02/22/0fb2427a-36c4-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3ba138685b26

* "Trump Won’t Rule Out Using Stolen Data in 2020 Campaign:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/every-2020-candidate-but-trump-promises-no-stolen-data

* "NJ Senate passes bill that would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases tax returns:" https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/431062-new-jersey-senate-passes-bill-that-would-keep-trump-off-2020-ballot

* "North Carolina orders new U.S. House election after 'tainted' vote:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-north-carolina/north-carolina-orders-new-u-s-house-election-after-tainted-vote-idUSKCN1QA1QG

* "Striking Workers Are Bringing Back 1970s 'Mindfuck' Tactics:" https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/kzd7az/striking-workers-uk-mindfuck-tactics-uvw

* "Joaquin Castro on how to stop Trump's emergency:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/joaquin-castro-tells-chris-hayes-how-to-stop-trump-s-emergency-1447098435680

Now is an excellent time to tell your Republican Senator to stand against the Emergancy Declaration. 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/

* "With fewer undocumented workers to hire, U.S. farmers are fueling a surge in the number of legal guest workers:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/with-fewer-undocumented-workers-to-hire-us-farmers-are-fueling-a-surge-in-the-number-of-legal-guest-workers/2019/02/21/2b066876-1e5f-11e9-a759-2b8541bbbe20_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.215880b04d99

* TW: Pedophilia. "Federal prosecutors broke law in Jeffrey Epstein case, judge rules:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article226577419.html

* TW: Pedophilia. "Acosta broke law keeping lenient Epstein deal from victims: judge:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/acosta-broke-law-keeping-lenient-epstein-deal-from-victims-judge-1447163459728

* TW: Pedophilia. "'Potentially hundreds' of victims seek federal prison for Epstein:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-potentially-hundreds-of-victims-seek-federal-prison-for-epstein-1447161411938

* TW: Pedophilia. "Acosta deal for Epstein treated victims as 'throw-away girls':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/acosta-deal-for-epstein-treated-victims-as-throw-away-girls-1447165507856

* "Trump administration issues rule to strip millions from Planned Parenthood:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/22/planned-parenthood-funding-trump-1164038

"The Title X cuts could also hit other abortion providers that take Title X funds, but would hit Planned Parenthood the hardest. The network of clinics serves 41 percent of the 4 million low-income people, most of them people of color younger than 30, who currently rely on Title X for their reproductive health care."

* "NC Trans Inmate Denied Housing Transfer To A Female Prison:" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2019/02/nc-trans-inmate-denied-housing-transfer.html

* "Trans Soul Singer Jackie Shane Joins The Ancestors:" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2019/02/trans-soul-singer-jackie-shane-joins.html

* "Climate change officially claims its first mammal: The Bramble Cay melomys is declared extinct:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/02/20/climate-change-officially-claims-its-first-mammal-bramble-cay-melomys-is-declared-extinct/?noredirect=on

* That’s so Philly. "Real estate investors could have been killed in booby-trapped Philadelphia house:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/real-estate-investors-almost-killed-booby-trapped-philadelphia-house-n972036

* "William Barr's Plan For The Mueller Report:"

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* "Roger Stone Threatened The Law And The Law Won:"

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* I spent hours working on my HorrorMux Character for the upcoming Carnival/American Gods inspired story. This character has needed a lot of staff negotiation because I'm going pretty full out, plus I needed a small cast of secondary characters. I still have a lot of work to do on it, but I think the end may be in sight.

The result is that I only managed to do about half the news. I have RL this afternoon, so no guarantees on how much I actually achieve.

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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

* The Rainbow Road and other ways to help Gay Refugees: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/160470723507/the-rainbow-railroad-is-helping-gay-men-escape

* Upset about the abuse of big cats by people who shouldn't be allowed to keep them? Big cat rescue is trying to change laws to protect wild animals. "Cat Laws:" https://bigcatrescue.org/cat-laws/

* 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