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* "China halts Hong Kong extradition treaties with Canada, Australia and UK:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/28/china-halts-hong-kong-extradition-treaties-with-canada-australia-uk

* "New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security-newzealand/new-zealand-suspends-extradition-treaty-with-hong-kong-idUSKCN24S2U1

* "Rallies mark year since Rohingya crackdown:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45307107

* "Signs of farm 'revolution' in India as coronavirus prompts change:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-rice-insight/signs-of-farm-revolution-in-india-as-coronavirus-prompts-change-idUSKCN24O07M

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* "Lasting heart damage could be COVID-19's legacy for some non-hospitalized survivors:" https://www.sfgate.com/science/article/COVID-19-damage-of-the-heart-15437575.php

* "COVID-19 patients could be at risk for chronic fatigue: ‘Your whole life can change if you get this’:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/covid-19-patients-could-be-at-risk-for-chronic-fatigue-your-whole-life-can-change-if-you-get-this/

* It reads like an onion article, but it's deadly serious in the literal sense. "Hot With A Chance Of COVID: Tajik Weather Forecast Irks Turkmenistan:" https://www.rferl.org/a/hot-with-a-chance-of-covid-tajik-weather-forecast-irks-turkmenistan/30753366.html

* "More people in the US are hospitalized with Covid-19 than at almost any other time:" https://www.vox.com/2020/7/23/21335549/covid-19-coronavirus-us-hospitalizations-record-florida-texas-california

* "As US passes 150,000 coronavirus deaths, experts at Johns Hopkins call for reset in national response:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html

* "Trump Falsely Claims Much of U.S. Is ‘Corona-Free’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/world/coronavirus-covid-19.html

* "Florida Closing All State-Run COVID-19 Testing Sites Ahead of Storm:" https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/07/29/florida-closing-all-state-run-covid-19-testing-sites-ahead-of-storm

* "Demonstrators protest mask mandate as coronavirus cases spikeDemonstrators protest mask mandate as coronavirus cases spike:" https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/demonstrators-protest-mask-mandate-as-coronavirus-cases-spike/531-87821c01-d411-4185-bcc3-0b25d3df3371

* "Gohmert infection highlights weak coronavirus rules in Congress:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gohmert-infection-highlights-weak-coronavirus-rules-in-congress-88803909995

* "Rep. Jackson Lee on Gohmert coronavirus diagnosis: ‘Sad day’ for those who have to be around anti-maskers:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-jackson-lee-on-gohmert-coronavirus-diagnosis-sad-day-for-those-who-have-to-be-around-anti-maskers-88670789602

* "How Quack Doctors And Powerful GOP Operatives Spread Misinformation To Millions:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-quack-doctors-and-powerful-gop-operatives-spread-misinformation-to-millions_n_5f208048c5b66859f1f33148

* "US officials: Russia behind spread of virus disinformation:" https://apnews.com/3acb089e6a333e051dbc4a465cb68ee1

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* Another gift for Putin. "US to bring 6,400 troops home from Germany, move 5,600 more:" https://apnews.com/85ecdd667630d491d544a132e27b35ba

* "Trump Admits He’s Never Mentioned Bounties to Putin Because He Thinks It’s ‘Fake News’:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admits-hes-never-mentioned-bounties-to-putin-because-he-thinks-its-fake-news

* "‘Faithless Commander in Chief’: Steve Schmidt blasts Trump for his stance on Russia:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-faithless-commander-in-chief-steve-schmidt-blasts-trump-for-his-stance-on-russia-88665157939

* When did it become illegal to say true negative things about the president in this country? "Trump Tweets His Disgust at 'Trending' Tweets He Calls 'Illegal' and 'Unfair':" https://www.newsweek.com/trump-tweets-his-disgust-trending-tweets-he-calls-illegal-unfair-1520840

* "Bona fide daddy Anderson Cooper mocks Donald Trump with baby talk after he flees challenging press conference:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/29/anderson-cooper-donald-trump-baby-talk-video-stella-immanuel-press-conference/

* "Trump Announced, Then Canceled, a Yankees Pitch. Both Came as a Surprise.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/us/politics/trump-yankees-fauci.html

* "Legal complaint alleges Trump campaign, fundraising committee shielded millions in payments:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lawsuit-alleges-trump-campaign-fundraising-committee-shielded-millions-in-payments/2020/07/28/2a9a5fd0-d03a-11ea-8d32-1ebf4e9d8e0d_story.html

* "Trump files new challenge to NY subpoena for his tax returns:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-files-new-challenge-to-subpoena-for-his-tax-returns-idUSKCN24S2NE

* "Ex-CIA director Brennan writes in upcoming memoir that Trump blocked access to records and notes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/ex-cia-director-brennan-writes-in-upcoming-memoir-that-trump-blocked-access-to-records-and-notes/2020/07/28/f70b833e-d0f1-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html

* "Trump drops subtlety in racist pitch to protect 'suburbs':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-drops-subtlety-in-racist-pitch-to-protect-suburbs-88816709644

* "McEnany can't say why there's FBI building money in the coronavirus stimulus bill:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/politics/fbi-building-coronavirus-stimulus-trump/index.html

* "Why did Trump push for $2 billion for the FBI building in his coronavirus relief package?:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/why-did-trump-push-for-2-billion-for-the-fbi-building-in-his-coronavirus-relief-package-88668229567

* "Why Susan Collins should be ‘concerned’ about reelection:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-susan-collins-should-be-concerned-about-reelection-88674885597

* "How Trump is slowing down the post office in the year of the mail-in ballot:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/how-trump-is-slowing-down-the-post-office-in-the-year-of-the-mail-in-ballot-88674373511

* "Trump Back to Criticizing Governors for Re-Opening Too Slowly:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-27/trump-back-to-criticizing-governors-for-re-opening-too-slowly?sref=MIBMEEoj

* "School leaders, not health officials, will decide when to start classes, Texas AG says:" https://www.star-telegram.com/news/coronavirus/article244534997.html

* He said the quiet part out loud. "Conservative think tank leader says schools should reopen since most Texans dying from COVID-19 are elderly or Hispanic:" https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/28/vance-ginn-texas-coronavirus/

* "Katie Porter - Safely Reopening Schools and PPP Stimulus Challenges:"

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* I stand by my initial opposition to this. "Homeland Security Was Destined to Become a Secret Police Force:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-dhs-was-destined-to-become-a-secret-police-force

* There is no timetable for an end to the occupation, however. "Federal Agencies Agree to Withdraw From Portland, With Conditions:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/us/protests-portland-federal-withdrawal.html

* "Trump use of federal forces in U.S. cities a 'failed experiment': Oregon governor:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-use-of-federal-forces-in-u-s-cities-a-failed-experiment-88751173526

* "What is happening in Portland and what does Trump hope to gain?:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/26/portland-oregon-protests-what-is-happening-trump-chicago-albuquerque

* "Elite Border Patrol Unit Is Among Federal Agents Deployed to Portland:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/elite-border-patrol-unit-is-among-federal-agents-deployed-to-portland-11595689780

* "Videos Show How Federal Officers Escalated Violence in Portland:" https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000007243995/portland-protests-federal-government.html

* "Huge Portland protest crowds, standoff with feds go on:" https://apnews.com/847341576e44e4d9e717128db08faad4

* "Tensions rise as both state, government officials justify federal presence until protests end:" https://www.kptv.com/news/tensions-rise-as-both-state-government-officials-justify-federal-presence-until-protests-end/article_4d4173a8-ced1-11ea-8b94-c3e19f5e2dbe.html

* "A ‘Wall of Vets’ Joins the Front Lines of Portland Protests:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/25/us/a-wall-of-vets-joins-the-front-lines-of-portland-protests.html

* "Feds Tear Gas Portland Protesters For 10th Straight Night, Hitting Journalists Despite Judge Ruling:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/07/24/feds-tear-gas-portland-protesters-for-6th-straight-night-hitting-journalists-despite-judge-ruling/

* "James Clyburn: Trump sent federal agents to cities ‘to incite violence’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/james-clyburn-trump-sent-federal-agents-to-cities-to-incite-violence-88668229733

* "California bars police from using LAPD records in gang database. Critics want it axed:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-14/california-bars-police-from-using-lapd-records-in-gang-database-as-scandal-widens

* "Revealed: oil giants help fund powerful police groups in top US cities:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/27/fossil-fuels-oil-gas-industry-police-foundations

* "Police: Richmond riots instigated by white supremacists disguised as Black Lives Matter:" https://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/2020/07/27/police-richmond-riots-instigated-by-white-supremacists-disguised-as-black-lives-matter/

* Not by enough. "US prison populations down 8% amid coronavirus outbreak:" https://apnews.com/9899b08a66a60f3106b563eb07c92c40

* "Gay journalist Owen Jones says the vicious attack on him is proof the UK isn’t fighting far-right extremism properly:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/29/owen-jones-attack-assault-uk-far-right-extremism-radicalisation-lbc-james-obrien/

* "Homophobic trolls mercilessly mocked a police officer for her short hair. Now she’s set to become chief constable:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/29/rachel-swann-derbyshire-police-chief-constable-homophobia-sexism-hair-hardyal-dhindsa/

* "These Are the Trans People Lost to Violence in 2020:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/7/29/these-are-trans-people-lost-violence-2020

* "Count On It with Dulce - Census Suppression Is Voter Suppression:"

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"LAPD Cops Faked Gang Members, Teen Incarcerated for Not Doing Homework & Trump on Police Brutality:"

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* "Keeping Up with Coronavirus - International Edition:"

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* Livia keeps progressing. She now rubs faces with me sometimes during bed pets and has been experimenting with hanging out on top of me after her loves. I'm still having trouble getting her to eat her meat, but her urine is the right colour, so fingers crossed.

I've now got Squirrel trained to give Tavy short pets when Tavy is up next to Klaus. This is really important to Tavy who needs extra reassurance right now.

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

* Organizations to help trans folk: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620857152453640195/about-us

* "How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely

* Master Post for how to help organizations fighting Police violence: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620861026680881152/oberynmartell-list-of-black-lives-matter-and

* How to donate to Doctors Without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/onetime.cfm?source=ADD200U0U00&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=googlepaid&utm_content=brand&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz8D9kYu46QIVqh6tBh2WogxQEAAYASAAEgK4FfD_BwE

* "More on the Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation and Reaffirmation Act:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/1769250.html

* "Covid 19 Support for Indigenous Communities:" https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/616704253038395392/covid-19-support-for-indigenous-communities

* "Navajo Nation COVID-19 Relief Fund:" http://www.nndoh.org/donate.html

* "NYSCI has a set of activities and resources up on their website:" https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/2999942.html

* "How to Help Librarians and Archivists From Your Living Room:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/archives-to-browse-from-home

* "Free Meals:" https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/free-meals

* "Learning Through Play: 101 Ways To Keep Young Minds Occupied At Home:" https://www.marksdailyapple.com/importance-of-play/

* Free lessons: https://www.mybluprint.com/

* CDC Foundation: https://www.cdcfoundation.org/give/ways-to-give

* "SUPPORT WORKERS IN CRISIS:" https://ofwemergencyfund.org/

* "Make to Give - Support Our Medical Personnel:" https://www.joann.com/make-to-give-response/

* "Snopes on COVID-19 Fact-Checking:" https://www.snopes.com/2020/03/20/snopes-on-covid-19-fact-checking/

* "Help the California food industry survive this crisis:" https://www.change.org/p/governor-gavin-newsom-support-the-california-food-industries-most-vulnerable-workers

* "Support Artists Impacted By the Covid-19 Pandemic:" https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser

* Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

* 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/

* Here’s a list of vulnerable republican senators up for election this year:

Martha McSally - Arizona
Susan Collins - Maine
Cory Gardner - Colorado
Thom Tillis - North Carolina
Pat Roberts - Kansas
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler - Georgia
Joni Ernst - Iowa

Here’s a list of vulnerable democratic senators that NEED votes to keep their seats:

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

* Want to get rid of Mitch McConnell? Help Amy McGrath: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mcgrath2020-dd-om-gsearch?utm_source=g&utm_medium=om&utm_campaign=dd&utm_content=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&refcode=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5IL1uLKa6gIVcz2tBh1njwpEEAAYASAAEgLCYvD_BwE

* 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

* There's a decent chance of flipping this Senate seat blue. Want to help? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-mek-egsearch_dtd?refcode=ads-200108-gs-evergreensearch-dtd-natl-mix-8753679275-87807510469-410037583123-%2Bmark%20%2Bkelly%20%2Bdonate&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpKSR192K5wIVAsNkCh0EeAFSEAAYASAAEgLY7fD_BwE

* Want to help Ritchie Torres beat a homophobe in New York? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dkendorsestorres?refcode=20200605fpdn1mid

* Want to help Doug Jones defend his seat against a Trumpist homophobe? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/stand-with-doug?refcode=gaa1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8n4rdfT6gIVvxitBh0BfQmNEAAYASAAEgJSwfD_BwE

* Want to help Sara Gideon unseat Susan Collins? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/adopt-me-dem-susan-collins-seat

* 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

* "Keep Me Safe! Help me get a gate organized by Briel Moore:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-me-safe-help-me-get-a-gate?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet+expWdV

* 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 is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

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