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Feb. 27th, 2019 05:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* "Where Libya's revolution began, many now yearn for a strong hand:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security/where-libyas-revolution-began-many-now-yearn-for-a-strong-hand-idUSKCN1QA0QR
* "Japan battles worst measles outbreak in a decade:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/25/japan-battles-worst-measles-outbreak-in-a-decade
* "In less than two months, measles kills 203 in the Philippines :" https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/02/27/1897203/less-two-months-measles-kills-203-philippines
* "Unvaccinated French boy brings measles to Costa Rica for the first time in five years:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/24/unvaccinated-boy-measles-costa-rica-first-case-5-years/2973582002/
* "Measles kills 900 in Madagascar, says WHO:" https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/measles-outbreak/measles-kills-900-madagascar-according-who-report-n974171
* "U.S. Cyber Command operation disrupted Internet access of Russian troll factory on day of 2018 midterms:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-cyber-command-operation-disrupted-internet-access-of-russian-troll-factory-on-day-of-2018-midterms/2019/02/26/1827fc9e-36d6-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bc9a1bd07d12
* "Russian agent Butina still helping feds, has sentencing delayed:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/26/russian-agent-sentencing-delayed-1189582
* "Trump Ally Rep. Matt Gaetz Insists He’s Not Threatening Michael Cohen, Just ‘Witness Testing’:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-ally-rep-matt-gaetz-insists-hes-not-threatening-michael-cohen-by-suggesting-his-wife-will-leave-him
* "Every Law Professor With a Twitter Account Says Congressman Matt Gaetz Just Committed Witness Tampering:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/02/gaetz-cohen-tweet-law-professors-witness-tampering-testing.html
* "Cohen revelations may test DOJ on presidential indictments:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cohen-revelations-may-test-doj-on-presidential-indictments-1448940611802
* "Cohen expected to raise new legal questions on Trump, Trump Org:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cohen-expected-to-raise-new-legal-questions-on-trump-trump-org-1448940099826
* "Judge gives green light to Trump ban on gun 'bump stocks':" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-bumpstocks/judge-gives-green-light-to-trump-ban-on-gun-bump-stocks-idUSKCN1QF10L?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews
* "Do Jails Kill People?:" https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/do-jails-kill-people
* "House Passes Resolution To Block Trump's National Emergency Declaration:" https://www.npr.org/2019/02/26/698345376/house-passes-resolution-to-block-trumps-national-emergency-declaration
* "Trump border 'emergency' runs into wall of opposition in Congress:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-border-emergency-runs-into-wall-of-opposition-in-congress-1448941123810
* "U.S. general: Southern border not a military threat:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/u-s-general-southern-border-not-a-military-threat-1448941123911
* "Hearing exposes Trump policy disregard for immigrant family ties:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/hearing-exposes-trump-policy-disregard-for-immigrant-family-ties-1448942659764
Now is an excellent time to tell your Republican Senator to stand against the Emergency 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/
* "Democrats move to issue subpoenas related to child separation policy:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/26/migrant-families-child-separation-2746213
* TW: Pedophilia "HHS docs show thousands of alleged incidents of sexual abuse against unaccompanied minors in custody:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/26/politics/hhs-documents-minors-sexual-abuse/index.html
* TW: Sexual Assault. "Trump accuser: "I felt like I never signed up for things like that":" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-accuser-i-felt-like-i-never-signed-up-for-things-like-that-1448869955710
* "Data & Infographics: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #8:"
* "Amid Measles Outbreak, Texas Lawmakers Want to Make it Even Easier to Opt Out of Vaccines:" https://www.texasobserver.org/amid-measles-outbreak-texas-lawmakers-want-to-make-it-even-easier-to-opt-out-of-vaccines/
* "65 Measles Cases In Washington, Yet Arizona May Expand Vaccine Exemptions:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2019/02/24/with-measles-outbreaks-why-would-arizona-expand-vaccine-exemptions/#14cab08943d2
* "Anti-vaxxers face backlash as measles cases surge:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/anti-vaxxers-face-backlash-as-measles-cases-surge/2019/02/25/e2e986c6-391c-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5c3680bd1420
* "'Hair Ice' Covered a South Carolina Park Like Beautiful, Gossamer Trash:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hair-ice-south-carolina
* "Trump's Summit with Kim Jong-un, Michael Cohen's Testimony & Ivanka Trump's Take on Minimum Wage:"
* "Former ISIS Brides Make Their Case to Return Home:"
* "The Walking Dead: Season 9, Episode 11: Bounty:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2019/02/the-walking-dead-season-9-episode-11.html
* "What I've Learned About Female Beauty From Reading "Ivanhoe":" https://www.shatnerchatner.com/p/what-ive-learned-about-female-beauty
*****
* 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
* "Japan battles worst measles outbreak in a decade:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/25/japan-battles-worst-measles-outbreak-in-a-decade
* "In less than two months, measles kills 203 in the Philippines :" https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/02/27/1897203/less-two-months-measles-kills-203-philippines
* "Unvaccinated French boy brings measles to Costa Rica for the first time in five years:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/24/unvaccinated-boy-measles-costa-rica-first-case-5-years/2973582002/
* "Measles kills 900 in Madagascar, says WHO:" https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/measles-outbreak/measles-kills-900-madagascar-according-who-report-n974171
* "U.S. Cyber Command operation disrupted Internet access of Russian troll factory on day of 2018 midterms:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-cyber-command-operation-disrupted-internet-access-of-russian-troll-factory-on-day-of-2018-midterms/2019/02/26/1827fc9e-36d6-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bc9a1bd07d12
* "Russian agent Butina still helping feds, has sentencing delayed:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/26/russian-agent-sentencing-delayed-1189582
* "Trump Ally Rep. Matt Gaetz Insists He’s Not Threatening Michael Cohen, Just ‘Witness Testing’:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-ally-rep-matt-gaetz-insists-hes-not-threatening-michael-cohen-by-suggesting-his-wife-will-leave-him
* "Every Law Professor With a Twitter Account Says Congressman Matt Gaetz Just Committed Witness Tampering:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/02/gaetz-cohen-tweet-law-professors-witness-tampering-testing.html
* "Cohen revelations may test DOJ on presidential indictments:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cohen-revelations-may-test-doj-on-presidential-indictments-1448940611802
* "Cohen expected to raise new legal questions on Trump, Trump Org:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cohen-expected-to-raise-new-legal-questions-on-trump-trump-org-1448940099826
* "Judge gives green light to Trump ban on gun 'bump stocks':" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-bumpstocks/judge-gives-green-light-to-trump-ban-on-gun-bump-stocks-idUSKCN1QF10L?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews
* "Do Jails Kill People?:" https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/do-jails-kill-people
* "House Passes Resolution To Block Trump's National Emergency Declaration:" https://www.npr.org/2019/02/26/698345376/house-passes-resolution-to-block-trumps-national-emergency-declaration
* "Trump border 'emergency' runs into wall of opposition in Congress:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-border-emergency-runs-into-wall-of-opposition-in-congress-1448941123810
* "U.S. general: Southern border not a military threat:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/u-s-general-southern-border-not-a-military-threat-1448941123911
* "Hearing exposes Trump policy disregard for immigrant family ties:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/hearing-exposes-trump-policy-disregard-for-immigrant-family-ties-1448942659764
Now is an excellent time to tell your Republican Senator to stand against the Emergency 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/
* "Democrats move to issue subpoenas related to child separation policy:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/26/migrant-families-child-separation-2746213
* TW: Pedophilia "HHS docs show thousands of alleged incidents of sexual abuse against unaccompanied minors in custody:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/26/politics/hhs-documents-minors-sexual-abuse/index.html
* TW: Sexual Assault. "Trump accuser: "I felt like I never signed up for things like that":" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-accuser-i-felt-like-i-never-signed-up-for-things-like-that-1448869955710
* "Data & Infographics: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #8:"
* "Amid Measles Outbreak, Texas Lawmakers Want to Make it Even Easier to Opt Out of Vaccines:" https://www.texasobserver.org/amid-measles-outbreak-texas-lawmakers-want-to-make-it-even-easier-to-opt-out-of-vaccines/
* "65 Measles Cases In Washington, Yet Arizona May Expand Vaccine Exemptions:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2019/02/24/with-measles-outbreaks-why-would-arizona-expand-vaccine-exemptions/#14cab08943d2
* "Anti-vaxxers face backlash as measles cases surge:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/anti-vaxxers-face-backlash-as-measles-cases-surge/2019/02/25/e2e986c6-391c-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5c3680bd1420
* "'Hair Ice' Covered a South Carolina Park Like Beautiful, Gossamer Trash:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hair-ice-south-carolina
* "Trump's Summit with Kim Jong-un, Michael Cohen's Testimony & Ivanka Trump's Take on Minimum Wage:"
* "Former ISIS Brides Make Their Case to Return Home:"
* "The Walking Dead: Season 9, Episode 11: Bounty:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2019/02/the-walking-dead-season-9-episode-11.html
* "What I've Learned About Female Beauty From Reading "Ivanhoe":" https://www.shatnerchatner.com/p/what-ive-learned-about-female-beauty
*****
* 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