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gwydion* "Bangkok running out of air purifiers as toxic smog grips Thailand:" https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/bangkok-running-out-of-air-purifiers-as-toxic-smog-grips-thailand
* "Zimbabwe opposition boycotts Mnangagwa political dialogue:" https://citizen.co.za/news/news-africa/2078401/zimbabwe-opposition-boycotts-mnangagwa-political-dialogue/
* "Putin Warns That Russia Is Developing ‘Invincible’ Hypersonic Missiles:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/world/europe/russia-hypersonic-missiles.html
* "Trump announces controversial pick David Malpass for World Bank president:" https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/Politics/trump-announces-controversial-pick-world-bank-president/story?id=60885981
* "On Trump’s calendar, just 17 intelligence briefings in 85 days:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-s-calendar-just-17-intelligence-briefings-85-days-n967386
* "Trump Wanted $20 Million for 2006 Moscow Deal, Developer Says:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-06/trump-wanted-20-million-for-2006-moscow-deal-developer-says
* "Why Trump’s zigzagging speech made perfect sense:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/06/state-of-the-union-2019-analysis-1150244
* "State of the Union Fact Check: What Trump Got Right and Wrong:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/us/politics/fact-check-state-of-the-union.html
* "In dissonant State of the Union speech, Trump seeks unity while depicting ruin:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-state-of-the-union-trump-plans-to-urge-bipartisan-cooperation-in-a-sharply-divided-congress/2019/02/05/519fd74a-296a-11e9-b2fc-721718903bfc_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8ccd7605d60b
* "Before Expected Call for Unity, Trump Laced Into Democrats at Lunch for TV Anchors:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/us/politics/trump-lunch-news-anchors.html
* "‘WTF’: Dems rip Trump speech as phony outreach:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/06/state-of-the-union-2019-highlights-1149918
* "On Trump's big applause line, the sound of silence was stunning:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-s-big-state-union-applause-line-sound-silence-was-n968136
* "The Daily 202: Trump presents a false choice between investigations and prosperity in State of the Union:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2019/02/06/daily-202-trump-presents-a-false-choice-between-investigations-and-prosperity-in-state-of-the-union/5c5a60151b326b66eb09862e/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9b22d6f0ab4f
* "Newly unearthed footage shows Donald Trump ‘meeting with Russians in Moscow in 1995’:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-russia-video-meeting-moscow-tower-mall-underground-1995-report-footage-archive-a8764921.html
* "Asked to Stop Investigations, House Digs In:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/us/politics/trump-pelosi-house-investigations.html
* "Schiff announces sweeping investigation into Trump's finances and Russia:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/06/politics/house-intelligence-transcripts-mueller/index.html
* "House Intel outlines parameters of Trump investigations:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/house-intel-outlines-parameters-of-trump-investigations-1438596675945
* "Mueller probe filings raise prospect of more indictments:" https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/428616-mueller-probe-filings-raise-prospect-of-more-indictments
* "House Intel votes to send witness transcripts to Mueller for possible perjury charges:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/06/house-intel-mueller-investigation-1152048
* "Michael Cohen's testimony before House intel panel delayed:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/06/michael-cohen-testimony-delay-1151101
* "Paul Erickson, boyfriend of Maria Butina, indicted on 11 felonies:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/paul-erickson-boyfriend-of-maria-butina-indicted-on-11-felonies-1438599747647
* "Gardner Supports EPA Decision Not To Regulate Toxic Chemicals In Colorado Drinking Water:" https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2019/02/gardner-supports-epa-decision-not-to-regulate-toxic-chemicals-in-colorado-drinking-water/13381/
* "Mitch McConnell, Enemy of the Vote:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/mitch-mcconnell-enemy-of-the-vote-787596/
* "The House -- finally -- cares about climate change again:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/the-house-finally-cares-about-climate-change-again-1438534723766
* "Castro: Dems must "lead with our values":" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/castro-dems-must-lead-with-our-values-1438541891977
* "Gardner Misled Reporters About Democratic Support For A Wall:" https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2019/01/for-the-record-in-blaming-democrats-for-the-government-shutdown-gardner-misled-reporters-about-a-previous-u-s-senate-vote/12985/
* TW: Torture "Force-Feeding Is Torture, and the United States Government Is Doing It in Your Name:" https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a26132822/ice-force-feeding-inmates-torture-hunger-strike/
* "Trump admin defends efforts to identify and reunify separated children:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/politics/doj-ms-l-immigration-case-family-separation/index.html
* "Congress to seek accountability for Trump child separation policy:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/congress-to-seek-accountability-for-trump-child-separation-policy-1438604355536
* "Ralph Northam must resign:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ralph-northam-must-resign/2019/02/06/b1703986-2a40-11e9-b011-d8500644dc98_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3b2a97bbcccf
* "Mark Herring said Ralph Northam should resign for wearing blackface in college. Then Herring admitted to doing the same thing.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/06/mark-herring-said-ralph-northam-should-resign-wearing-blackface-college-then-herring-admitted-doing-same-thing/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b3ed016a70a9
* "NAACP president calls on Virginia attorney general to resign:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/naacp-president-calls-on-virginia-attorney-general-to-resign-1438603843573
* "Liam Neeson’s interview shows that for some, black people are still not fully human:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/05/liam-neeson-interview-black-people-actor-racism?fbclid=IwAR3B7vddHVdihQo-ywym-BCG-Kzix1IIJXmYAYk8EeSiBTIJqFEp2UbP54w
"There are several problems with this narrative, but for now let’s focus on just a couple. The first is that it ignores the very low bar that has been set. Since when did people get credit for confessing that they once thought about killing innocent people on the basis of their race and have since thought better of it? And second, the path to redemption storyline only works if Neeson learns something. But in his own words the moral of his story is this:
“I did learn a lesson from it, when I eventually thought, ‘What the fuck are you doing,’ you know?”. That’s it? No we don’t know, Neeson. Buford Posey, I later learned, became a lifelong committed anti-racist. What the fuck are you doing?"
* "Is Chicago’s legacy of segregation causing a reverse Great Migration?:" https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chicagos-black-exodus/Content?oid=66920657
* TW: Sexual Assault. "Pope Francis confirms Catholic clergy members abused nuns:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/02/05/pope-francis-confirms-catholic-clergy-members-abused-nuns/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0ea3f3be30b4
* TW: Sexual Assault. "Professor who accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of 2004 sexual assault issues statement detailing alleged incident:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/2019/02/06/daed33aa-2a30-11e9-b2fc-721718903bfc_story.html?noredirect=on
* "Abortion legislation in New York wouldn’t do what Trump said:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/live-updates/trump-white-house/live-fact-checking-and-analysis-of-trumps-2019-state-of-the-union-address/abortion-legislation-in-new-york-wouldnt-do-what-trump-said/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c690c56b4768
* "Why Women Really Quit Breastfeeding:" https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a21203672/why-women-stop-breastfeeding-pumping-at-work/
* "Japan court upholds sterilization to register gender change:" https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/International/wireStory/japan-court-upholds-sterilization-register-gender-change-60620519
* "Forgotten man, forgotten disease—Aniru Conteh and the battle against Lassa fever:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/forgotten-man-forgotten-disease-aniru-conteh-and-the-battle-against-lassa-fever/
* "Climate Change, Not Border Security, Is the Real National Emergency:" https://theintercept.com/2019/01/28/border-wall-national-emergency-climate-change/
* "A climate problem even California can't fix: tailpipe pollution:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climatechange-california-insight/a-climate-problem-even-california-cant-fix-tailpipe-pollution-idUSKCN1PQ4MJ
* "Earth marks fourth hottest year on record as Congress opens climate hearings:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/06/2018-fourth-warmest-year-nasa-noaa-1152260
* "Wildfires, hurricanes and other extreme weather cost the nation 247 lives, nearly $100 billion in damage during 2018:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/02/06/wildfires-hurricanes-other-extreme-weather-cost-nation-lives-nearly-billion-damage-during/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0e087a32d297
* "Ten Stunning Yet Little Known Ancient Treasures Across Africa:" https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/ten-stunning-yet-little-known-ancient-treasures-across-africa-004427
* "The State of the Union is Long:"
* "Elliott Abrams' Bitchin' Plan for Venezuela:"
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* "Real Black History (Abridged):"
* "Drunk History - Trailblazers:" http://www.cc.com/episodes/q2hrhh/drunk-history-trailblazers-season-6-ep-603
* "Vladimir Putin's State Of The Union Response:"
* "Stephen Delivers The Restate Of Our Union:"
* "Another V.A. Blackface Scandal, Trump's Inaugural Committee Is Subpoenaed & Tyra Banks's Theme Park:"
* "President Trump Delivers an Unmemorable State of the Union & The Democrats Build Suspense for 2020:"
*****
* 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
* 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
* "Zimbabwe opposition boycotts Mnangagwa political dialogue:" https://citizen.co.za/news/news-africa/2078401/zimbabwe-opposition-boycotts-mnangagwa-political-dialogue/
* "Putin Warns That Russia Is Developing ‘Invincible’ Hypersonic Missiles:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/world/europe/russia-hypersonic-missiles.html
* "Trump announces controversial pick David Malpass for World Bank president:" https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/Politics/trump-announces-controversial-pick-world-bank-president/story?id=60885981
* "On Trump’s calendar, just 17 intelligence briefings in 85 days:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-s-calendar-just-17-intelligence-briefings-85-days-n967386
* "Trump Wanted $20 Million for 2006 Moscow Deal, Developer Says:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-06/trump-wanted-20-million-for-2006-moscow-deal-developer-says
* "Why Trump’s zigzagging speech made perfect sense:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/06/state-of-the-union-2019-analysis-1150244
* "State of the Union Fact Check: What Trump Got Right and Wrong:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/us/politics/fact-check-state-of-the-union.html
* "In dissonant State of the Union speech, Trump seeks unity while depicting ruin:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-state-of-the-union-trump-plans-to-urge-bipartisan-cooperation-in-a-sharply-divided-congress/2019/02/05/519fd74a-296a-11e9-b2fc-721718903bfc_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8ccd7605d60b
* "Before Expected Call for Unity, Trump Laced Into Democrats at Lunch for TV Anchors:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/us/politics/trump-lunch-news-anchors.html
* "‘WTF’: Dems rip Trump speech as phony outreach:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/06/state-of-the-union-2019-highlights-1149918
* "On Trump's big applause line, the sound of silence was stunning:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-s-big-state-union-applause-line-sound-silence-was-n968136
* "The Daily 202: Trump presents a false choice between investigations and prosperity in State of the Union:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2019/02/06/daily-202-trump-presents-a-false-choice-between-investigations-and-prosperity-in-state-of-the-union/5c5a60151b326b66eb09862e/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9b22d6f0ab4f
* "Newly unearthed footage shows Donald Trump ‘meeting with Russians in Moscow in 1995’:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-russia-video-meeting-moscow-tower-mall-underground-1995-report-footage-archive-a8764921.html
* "Asked to Stop Investigations, House Digs In:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/us/politics/trump-pelosi-house-investigations.html
* "Schiff announces sweeping investigation into Trump's finances and Russia:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/06/politics/house-intelligence-transcripts-mueller/index.html
* "House Intel outlines parameters of Trump investigations:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/house-intel-outlines-parameters-of-trump-investigations-1438596675945
* "Mueller probe filings raise prospect of more indictments:" https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/428616-mueller-probe-filings-raise-prospect-of-more-indictments
* "House Intel votes to send witness transcripts to Mueller for possible perjury charges:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/06/house-intel-mueller-investigation-1152048
* "Michael Cohen's testimony before House intel panel delayed:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/06/michael-cohen-testimony-delay-1151101
* "Paul Erickson, boyfriend of Maria Butina, indicted on 11 felonies:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/paul-erickson-boyfriend-of-maria-butina-indicted-on-11-felonies-1438599747647
* "Gardner Supports EPA Decision Not To Regulate Toxic Chemicals In Colorado Drinking Water:" https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2019/02/gardner-supports-epa-decision-not-to-regulate-toxic-chemicals-in-colorado-drinking-water/13381/
* "Mitch McConnell, Enemy of the Vote:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/mitch-mcconnell-enemy-of-the-vote-787596/
* "The House -- finally -- cares about climate change again:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/the-house-finally-cares-about-climate-change-again-1438534723766
* "Castro: Dems must "lead with our values":" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/castro-dems-must-lead-with-our-values-1438541891977
* "Gardner Misled Reporters About Democratic Support For A Wall:" https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2019/01/for-the-record-in-blaming-democrats-for-the-government-shutdown-gardner-misled-reporters-about-a-previous-u-s-senate-vote/12985/
* TW: Torture "Force-Feeding Is Torture, and the United States Government Is Doing It in Your Name:" https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a26132822/ice-force-feeding-inmates-torture-hunger-strike/
* "Trump admin defends efforts to identify and reunify separated children:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/politics/doj-ms-l-immigration-case-family-separation/index.html
* "Congress to seek accountability for Trump child separation policy:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/congress-to-seek-accountability-for-trump-child-separation-policy-1438604355536
* "Ralph Northam must resign:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ralph-northam-must-resign/2019/02/06/b1703986-2a40-11e9-b011-d8500644dc98_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3b2a97bbcccf
* "Mark Herring said Ralph Northam should resign for wearing blackface in college. Then Herring admitted to doing the same thing.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/06/mark-herring-said-ralph-northam-should-resign-wearing-blackface-college-then-herring-admitted-doing-same-thing/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b3ed016a70a9
* "NAACP president calls on Virginia attorney general to resign:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/naacp-president-calls-on-virginia-attorney-general-to-resign-1438603843573
* "Liam Neeson’s interview shows that for some, black people are still not fully human:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/05/liam-neeson-interview-black-people-actor-racism?fbclid=IwAR3B7vddHVdihQo-ywym-BCG-Kzix1IIJXmYAYk8EeSiBTIJqFEp2UbP54w
"There are several problems with this narrative, but for now let’s focus on just a couple. The first is that it ignores the very low bar that has been set. Since when did people get credit for confessing that they once thought about killing innocent people on the basis of their race and have since thought better of it? And second, the path to redemption storyline only works if Neeson learns something. But in his own words the moral of his story is this:
“I did learn a lesson from it, when I eventually thought, ‘What the fuck are you doing,’ you know?”. That’s it? No we don’t know, Neeson. Buford Posey, I later learned, became a lifelong committed anti-racist. What the fuck are you doing?"
* "Is Chicago’s legacy of segregation causing a reverse Great Migration?:" https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chicagos-black-exodus/Content?oid=66920657
* TW: Sexual Assault. "Pope Francis confirms Catholic clergy members abused nuns:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/02/05/pope-francis-confirms-catholic-clergy-members-abused-nuns/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0ea3f3be30b4
* TW: Sexual Assault. "Professor who accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of 2004 sexual assault issues statement detailing alleged incident:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/2019/02/06/daed33aa-2a30-11e9-b2fc-721718903bfc_story.html?noredirect=on
* "Abortion legislation in New York wouldn’t do what Trump said:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/live-updates/trump-white-house/live-fact-checking-and-analysis-of-trumps-2019-state-of-the-union-address/abortion-legislation-in-new-york-wouldnt-do-what-trump-said/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c690c56b4768
* "Why Women Really Quit Breastfeeding:" https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a21203672/why-women-stop-breastfeeding-pumping-at-work/
* "Japan court upholds sterilization to register gender change:" https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/International/wireStory/japan-court-upholds-sterilization-register-gender-change-60620519
* "Forgotten man, forgotten disease—Aniru Conteh and the battle against Lassa fever:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/forgotten-man-forgotten-disease-aniru-conteh-and-the-battle-against-lassa-fever/
* "Climate Change, Not Border Security, Is the Real National Emergency:" https://theintercept.com/2019/01/28/border-wall-national-emergency-climate-change/
* "A climate problem even California can't fix: tailpipe pollution:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climatechange-california-insight/a-climate-problem-even-california-cant-fix-tailpipe-pollution-idUSKCN1PQ4MJ
* "Earth marks fourth hottest year on record as Congress opens climate hearings:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/06/2018-fourth-warmest-year-nasa-noaa-1152260
* "Wildfires, hurricanes and other extreme weather cost the nation 247 lives, nearly $100 billion in damage during 2018:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/02/06/wildfires-hurricanes-other-extreme-weather-cost-nation-lives-nearly-billion-damage-during/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0e087a32d297
* "Ten Stunning Yet Little Known Ancient Treasures Across Africa:" https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/ten-stunning-yet-little-known-ancient-treasures-across-africa-004427
* "The State of the Union is Long:"
* "Elliott Abrams' Bitchin' Plan for Venezuela:"
j-cut>
* "Real Black History (Abridged):"
* "Drunk History - Trailblazers:" http://www.cc.com/episodes/q2hrhh/drunk-history-trailblazers-season-6-ep-603
* "Vladimir Putin's State Of The Union Response:"
* "Stephen Delivers The Restate Of Our Union:"
* "Another V.A. Blackface Scandal, Trump's Inaugural Committee Is Subpoenaed & Tyra Banks's Theme Park:"
* "President Trump Delivers an Unmemorable State of the Union & The Democrats Build Suspense for 2020:"
*****
* 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
* 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