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* "Pussy Riot Is Running Against Putin for President:"

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* "Why Cuba Doesn’t Want Its Citizens Online:"

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* "Brazil reports 34,885 new coronavirus cases, 1,211 deaths:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-reports-34885-new-coronavirus-cases-1211-deaths-2021-08-10/

* "India records 41,195 new coronavirus cases:" https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-records-41195-new-coronavirus-cases-2021-08-12/

* "Florida COVID update: 24,753 new cases — state breaks record for third time this week:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article253431679.html

* "90% Of Florida's Intensive Care Beds Are Taken As COVID-19 Spreads:" https://www.npr.org/2021/08/12/1026993135/90-of-floridas-intensive-care-beds-are-taken-as-covid-19-spreads

* "A Judge OKs Cruise Lines' COVID Vaccination Requirement For Passengers In Florida:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/08/09/1025993459/judge-oks-cruise-lines-covid-vaccination-requirement-for-passengers-in-florida

* "Texas Hospitals Are Already Overloaded. Doctors Are ‘Frightened by What Is Coming.’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/us/covid-texas-hospitalizations-icu.html

* "Two Texas judges issue temporary restraining orders against governor's mask mandate order:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/10/us/san-antonio-bexar-county-dallas-county-mask-mandate-restraining-order/index.html

* "Mississippi opening field hospital amid surge of COVID cases:" https://apnews.com/article/health-education-coronavirus-pandemic-mississippi-9b342dd5ebd4423438a15669caf17ffd

* "Mississippi braces for ‘failure’ of hospital system due to covid-19 surge and lack of ICU beds:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08/12/mississippi-hospital-failure-covid-icu/

* "Mississippi health official says state will see a lot of Covid deaths in coming days:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/11/mississippi-health-official-says-state-will-see-a-lot-of-covid-deaths-in-coming-days.html

* "Mississippi breaks its 1-day COVID hospitalization record:" https://apnews.com/article/health-education-coronavirus-pandemic-mississippi-6fa32e24bacaf6d8f59ee74beabbffdb

* "Mississippi Doctor on COVID-19: We have failed as a country to unite against a common threat:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/covid-19-surge-hits-southern-states-hard-with-mississippi-s-hospital-system-on-track-to-collapse-118578245819

* "New COVID-19 surge overwhelms hospitals across Georgia:" https://www.ajc.com/news/coronavirus/new-covid-19-surge-overwhelms-hospitals-across-georgia/JV72FKYMHFHCBDKHNRMG74ZSFE/

* "As COVID-19 cases rise in Georgia, more people dealing with long-term symptoms:" https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/covid-19-cases-rise-georgia-more-people-dealing-with-long-term-symptoms/K6X5ROMOXBBKTGL47PN7YSQS24/

* "Overwhelmed by COVID-19: A day inside a Louisiana hospital:" https://apnews.com/article/business-health-louisiana-coronavirus-pandemic-cac35f19d97b89111097d02d87a7ba5c

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* "Biden's Out Nom for Swiss Ambassador Is Mega-Donor for LGBTQ+ Causes:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/8/10/bidens-out-nom-swiss-ambassador-mega-donor-lgbtq-causes

* "Biden Nominates Damian Williams as U.S. Attorney in Manhattan:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/us/politics/biden-us-attorneys.html

* "Louisiana cuts off jobless benefits early for 150,000 residents amid worst COVID surge:" https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_f8c0e404-fae3-11eb-bcf1-1b25aead5882.html

* "Democrats have fairness on their side: Holder knocks 'cheating' GOP redistricting plans:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/democrats-have-fairness-on-their-side-holder-knocks-cheating-gop-redistricting-plans-118595141575

* I am frightened if we lose this time we lose for generations, the way it happened when Radical Reconstruction ended. We lose the right to vote, we lose everything.

* Have something you want to tell your Senators? If you can't safely 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/

* "Texas state senator ends 15-hour filibuster; voting bill passes:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/12/texas-15-hour-filibuster-voting-bill-passes-504161

* Voting rights activist: There should not be a recess with the vote under attack:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/voting-rights-activist-says-senate-must-end-filibuster-if-necessary-to-pass-voter-protections-118578757810

* "Debunked fraud claims good enough for GOP; form basis of voter suppression campaign:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/debunked-fraud-claims-good-enough-for-gop-form-basis-of-voter-suppression-campaign-118594117629

* "Colorado's top election official orders Mesa County to scrap voting equipment after passwords leak:" https://coloradosun.com/2021/08/12/mesa-county-password-breach/

* "Tucker Carlson Hates Biden, Loves Antigay Dictators:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/8/06/tucker-carlson-hates-biden-loves-antigay-dictators

* "Reality an unwelcome guest at 'pillow guy' big reveal event to restore Trump presidency:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/reality-an-unwelcome-guest-at-pillow-guy-big-reveal-event-to-restore-trump-presidency-118592581591

* "‘Dangerous:’ How GOP is turning Jan. 6 rioters into martyrs:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mehdi-hasan-on-how-gop-is-turning-jan-6-capitol-rioters-into-martyrs-118572613775

* "Census Bureau Wants LGBTQ+ Americans to Be Counted:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/06/census-bureau-wants-lgbtq-americans-be-counted

* "More than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents reported in US since pandemic started:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/12/anti-asian-stop-aapi-hate-covid-report

* CW: Child Death. "California man allegedly confesses to killing his children, refers to QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/us/father-kills-children-qanon-california-mexico/index.html

* CW: Sexual Harassment "Cuomo Resigns Following Harassment Report That Ensnared LGBTQ Notables:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/8/10/cuomo-resigns-following-harassment-report-ensnared-lgbtq-notables

* "Berlin's Catholic archbishop to appoint 'minister for gays':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/12/catholic-minister-for-gays-berlin/

* "Alleged cannibal 'murdered and ate man he met on hook-up app', court hears:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/11/stefan-trogisch-cannibal-gay-murder/

* "Non-binary mayor slams 'rubbish excuse' for trans healthcare:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/12/owen-hurcum-non-binary-trans-health/

* "Gay forensic expert wins huge payout after boss’s bizarre take on her sexuality:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/11/forensic-expert-gay-jo-millington/

* "5 Years After 'Bathroom Bill,' Charlotte Again OK's LGBTQ+ Rights Law:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/8/11/5-years-after-bathroom-bill-charlotte-again-oks-lgbtq-rights-law

* "Chaos, Teacher Quits as Virginia School District OKs Pro-Trans Policy:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/12/chaos-teacher-quits-virginia-school-district-oks-pro-trans-policy

* "Father who denies trans daughter's identity stripped of custody after refusing to pay child support:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/11/luna-younger-trans-girl-custody/

* "Vandals Replace Pride Flag with Confederate Ones at Virginia Tech:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/8/11/vandals-replace-pride-flag-confederate-ones-virginia-tech

* "Smith College Alums Rally Funds for Gay Student Cut Off By Parents:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/8/09/smith-college-alums-rally-funds-gay-student-cut-parents

* "Search on for Man Who Attacked Subway Riders in Alleged Antigay Crime:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/8/10/search-man-who-attacked-subway-riders-alleged-anti-gay-crime

* "Covid-19: Fears over sharp rise in diabetes in India:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58066767

* "Britney Spears' father to step down as conservator:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58191439

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The World is basically on Fire/Melting. I'm putting stuff to do with it here.

* "Smoke from Siberia wildfires reaches north pole in historic first:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/09/smoke-siberia-wildfires-reaches-north-pole-historic-first

* "Wildfire smoke in Siberia causes ‘stay at home’ instruction:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/12/wildfire-smoke-in-siberia-brings-stay-at-home-instruction

* "China cities declare rain 'red alerts' as flood death toll hits 21:" https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-cities-declare-rain-red-alerts-amid-power-cuts-floods-2021-08-13/

* "Italy swelters as Spain, Portugal brace for coming heat wave:" https://apnews.com/article/europe-middle-east-africa-science-fires-f6c58bde54548cdcff156b5fe24f1eea

* "Wildfires rage in southern Italy, man dies:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/wildfires-rage-southern-italy-man-dies-2021-08-11/

* "Italian wildfires rage on after 49 degree heat record:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italian-wildfires-rage-after-49-degree-heat-record-2021-08-12/

* "Sicily records Europe’s ‘highest ever’ temperature as fires rage:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/12/italy-fires-spread-as-authorities-warn-of-record-temperatures

* "The nightmare of Greece's Evia, an island devoured by flames:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/11/world/greece-evia-fires-intl-gbr/index.html

* "Turkey combats Black Sea floods, death toll rises to 27:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/death-toll-northern-turkey-floods-rises-27-2021-08-13/

* "British Columbia Battles Nearly 300 Wildfires at Once. Here’s How.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/world/canada/british-columbia-wildfires.html

* "Every two days, US wildfires are consuming an area the size of Washington, DC. And there's no let up in sight:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/13/weather/us-western-wildfires-friday/index.html

* "Nearly 900 buildings destroyed by massive California fire:" https://apnews.com/article/fires-environment-and-nature-california-weather-wildfires-75a774c3a302be9a43f9d0b876b1fe74

* "Huge California fire grows; Montana blaze threatens towns:" https://apnews.com/article/business-science-fires-environment-and-nature-california-ae696fedb55c81fb3b0ae697546c602d

* "Northern California college instructor accused of starting multiple blazes near the Dixie Fire:" https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/Northern-California-college-instructor-accused-of-16380894.php

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* I have concerns about effect on coastal ecosystems that are as of yet unaddressed. "Wave Energy Could Slash Our Use of Fossil Fuels:"

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* CW: Animal Death "Florida manatees are dying in record numbers, and you can help stop it:" https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/07/14/florida-manatees-are-dying-in-record-numbers-and-you-can-help-stop-it/

* CW: Animal Death "That Cruise You Want to Take May Kill Manatees:"

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* "Ancient Greek ‘Phaistos Disc’ Finally Decoded, May Refer to Goddess of Love:" https://www.thenationalherald.com/food_travel_travel/arthro/ancient_greek_phaistos_disc_finally_decoded_may_refer_to_goddess_of_love-2927811/?fbclid=IwAR1cjde1SZaPQ1DqT2DS_iuWSHxb_yY6c0KPWKSXJWO3d-OWFm9vWgidDvg

* "1,000-year-old skeleton may have been non-binary medieval warrior, say archaeologists:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/11/1000-year-old-skeleton-non-binary/

* "Colonial Williamsburg is Uncovering America’s Hidden Queer History:" https://www.outtraveler.com/travel-guides/2021/8/11/colonial-williamsburg-uncovering-americas-hidden-queer-history

* "Why Confederate Lies Live On:" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/06/confederate-lost-cause-myth/618711/

* CW: Child Death "Up in Smoke: The Sodder Children’s Disappearance:"

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* "Meanwhile... The Universe Is A Donut:"

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* "The Only Thing Spreading Faster Than Covid Variants Is Covid Misinformation:"

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* "Captain Planet Has... Given Up:"

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* "Amanda Gorman Will Award $10,000 to a High School Poet:" https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a37295661/amanda-gorman-10-thousand-dollar-prize/

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

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

* Hey! Want to propose Washington State geographical features to be renamed? "Committee on Geographic Names:" https://www.dnr.wa.gov/about/boards-and-councils/board-natural-resources/committee-geographic-names

* Want to help get Rand Paul out of the senate? Support Charles Booker:" https://secure.actblue.com/donate/cb-ads-dd-google-senate-launch?source=ads_ms_CHB_20210701-DD-GS-SenateLaunch_brandedkw-Natl-1865U-MF_a003-CHB-cbfuss-gstxt-txt&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxJqHBhC4ARIsAChq4auMxkyB4EqbiJYINuvQfZwWndHRj6juSW_B_MPhbIc8BhM8dJPkZbEaArBaEALw_wcB

* Want to help Chris Jones against Sarah Huckabee sanders in Arkansas? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/chrisjonesar

* Chicksaw bead artist and cool person has Kiamichi Beading suitable for non-native sale: https://www.instagram.com/kiamichi_beading/

* My oldest continuous friend made this. "Echoes of Kyrill:" https://www.dmsguild.com/product/366097/Echoes-of-Kyrill

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