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* "The Tax Break for Children, Except the Ones Who Need It Most:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/us/politics/child-tax-credit.html

* "Constitutional scholar: Senate trial pointless without witnesses:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-impeachment-trial-in-senate-needs-witnesses-expert-says-75821125515

* "Barbara Boxer: ‘No comparison’ between Trump, Clinton impeachment:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-s-impeachment-vs-clinton-s-by-former-sen-barbara-boxer-75821637708

* "The ‘Valley Girls’ of the Rio Grande:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/us/valley-girls-rio-grande.html

* "There was an attack on Jewish New Yorkers almost every day last week. Police are investigating these as possible hate crimes:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/29/us/jewish-attacks-week-new-york-trnd/index.html

* "Chicago Is Making the Case for Releasing Pregnant Inmates:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/12/doulas-county-jail/603730/?utm_source=feed

* "US Interior Department cuts sexual orientation from anti-discrimination guidelines:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/28/us-interior-department-cuts-sexual-orientation-anti-discrimination-guidelines/

* "Dozens attend sombre vigil to mourn trans woman Yahira Nesby, brutally murdered in New York City:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/28/yahira-nesby-trans-woman-murdered-new-york-city/

* "She Wants to Prevent Nigerians From Bleeding to Death:" https://www.ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/a-blood-donation-mobile-app-attacks-a-desperate-need/245064/

* "Climate change threatens reindeer food supplies in Sweden's Arctic:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/reindeer-may-starve-climate-change-threatens-food-supply-arctic-n1098881

* "Scientists have gotten predictions of global warming right since the 1970s:" https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/12/4/20991315/climate-change-prediction-models-accurate

* "There's A New Kind Of Inequality. And It's Not About Income:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/12/09/786315267/theres-a-new-kind-of-inequality-and-it-s-not-about-income

* "On defeats, small people, and the UK election:" https://going-medieval.com/2019/12/17/on-defeats-small-people-and-the-uk-election/

* "Why Ottoman Sultans Locked Away Their Brothers:" https://daily.jstor.org/why-ottoman-sultans-locked-away-their-brothers/

* "Excavating a Queer History of Colonial Williamsburg:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/queer-colonial-williamsburg

* "Reflections From A Jew At A Mock-Jewish Restaurant:" https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/12/28/403012038/reflections-from-a-jew-at-a-mock-jewish-restaurant

* "Earliest Known Recording of Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Found:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/12/29/earliest-known-recording-marsha-p-johnson-sylvia-rivera-found

* "Who Won the Year in Culture? Lizzo, Ava DuVernay and more:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/lizzo-watchmen-when-they-see-us-win-the-year-in-culture-75824197960

* "Sunday Sweets Could Use A Drink:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2019/12/29/sunday-sweets-could-use-a-drink

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

* A small, cheap thing to help climate change if you have little money to spare: https://onetreeplanted.org/products/amazon-rainforest-peru

* How to donate to Rainbow Road: https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate

* Here are a bunch of state level links to help people in immigrant detention: https://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/186058182962/woundability-this-4th-of-july-celebrate-the

* Angry about the concentration camps on our Southern Border? Here is a list of useful things you can do: https://medium.com/@togetherandfree/feel-helpless-amidst-the-horrific-immigration-news-youre-not-how-you-can-make-difference-today-108dc42de88e

* "More Organizations to Support Helping Kids in Concentration Camps:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/201920.html

* Here is a massive list of things you can do to help refugees inside and outside of the Camps: https://s-leary.tumblr.com/post/185783586806/so-youve-probably-seen-the-post-going-around

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

* The Indivisble guide exists to help you organize effective resistance: https://indivisible.org/

* Want to support Christy Smith in the primary for Katie Hill's seat?: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_ca25

* Want to get rid of Mitch McConnell? Help Amy McGrath: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/am-website?refcode=website-nav

* Want to get rid of Lindsey Graham? Help Jaime Harrison: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_harrison_fr_q12019_jaime-a?refcode=MS_AD_D-DD_2019.03.08_X_GG_KW__X__eyJjcmVhdGl2ZSI6IkFkZCBEb25hdGlvbiBOb3ciLCJhdWRpZW5jZSI6IkphaW1lSGFycmlzb24ifQ&recurring=TRUE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn4a_583I5gIVC8RkCh0MowFeEAAYASAAEgIXZfD_BwE

* 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/

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

* HorrorMux is currently running a Max Mad type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

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

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

The dry food I was going to try (less urgent) is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

Or possibly this: https://www.chewy.com/instinct-by-natures-variety-limited/dp/44654

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html