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[gwydion]

* "Brexit: Johnson sends unsigned letter asking for delay, and second arguing against it:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/19/eu-will-grant-brexit-extension-if-johnson-sends-letter-says-brussels

* Me watching a BBC commentator referring to Boris Johnson need to do a "Charm offensive:" Offensive yes, but is he capable of charm?

* "Why Turkey's president may seek to influence U.S. foreign policy:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/turkey-syria-border-fight-continues-despite-ceasefire-71679557536

* "How The Trade War Crushed A Growing Chinese Market For U.S. Cranberries:" https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/06/763463639/how-the-trade-war-crushed-a-growing-chinese-market-for-u-s-cranberries

* "G7 leaders could skip Trump’s resort to avoid conflicts:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-awards-g7-summit-to-his-own-miami-resort-71679557780

* "Aftermath of iconic White House photos paints Pelosi as winner:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/pelosi-addressed-trump-on-syria-and-putin-in-white-house-photo-71682117524

* "Mulvaney can’t call ‘backsies’ on impeachment talk:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/mulvaney-admits-quid-quo-pro-with-ukraine-then-walks-back-71674949713

* "Giuliani’s foreign ties continue to raise legal questions:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/giuliani-tried-to-secure-visa-for-ousted-ukrainian-prosecutor-71674949849

* "Medicaid’s Dark Secret:" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/10/when-medicaid-takes-everything-you-own/596671/

* "Democrats have lots of gun proposals. Why aren’t we talking about the most important one?:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/09/democrats-have-lots-gun-proposals-why-arent-we-talking-about-most-important-one/?noredirect=on

* "After a Mass Shooting, Who Cares for the Coroners?:" https://www.gq.com/story/las-vegas-shooting-coroners-office

* "Immigration Officials Use Secretive Gang Databases to Deny Migrant Asylum Claims:" https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-officials-use-secretive-gang-databases-to-deny-migrant-asylum-claims

* "The Beltway Sniper is now the center of a debate about juvenile lifers:" https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2019/09/the-beltway-sniper-is-now-the-center-of-a-debate-about-juvenile-lifers/

* TW: Sexual Assault. "Coming Forward About Sexual Assault, and What Comes After:" https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/coming-forward-about-sexual-assault-and-what-comes-after.html

* "How Employers Make It Impossible For Working Women To Breastfeed:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-employers-make-it-impossible-for-working-women-to-breastfeed_n_5d7a45b2e4b0a938a42ef3f5

* "A transgender woman just made history in the ultra-conservative Muslim-majority Bangladesh:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/19/trans-woman-bangladesh-councillor-pinki-khatun/

* "Matthew Shepard's Parents Won't Be a 'Photo Op' to Hide Trump's Hate:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2019/10/19/matthew-shepards-parents-wont-be-photo-op-hide-trumps-hate

* "Police officer that slammed a gay man against a windshield and mocked him collects $100k a year:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/19/police-officer-that-slammed-a-gay-man-against-a-windshield-and-mocked-him-collects-100k-a-year/

* "Anorexia not just a psychiatric problem, scientists find:" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/15/anorexia-not-just-a-psychiatric-problem-scientists-find

* "Why Some Doctors Purposely Misdiagnose Patients:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/08/when-doctors-purposely-misdiagnose-patients/596068/

* "The uninhabited island where the world's plastic ends up:" https://www.smh.com.au/environment/sustainability/the-uninhabited-island-where-the-world-s-plastic-ends-up-20190725-p52asi.html

* "Love Thy Neighbor: The Bible Belt Is Becoming a Dumping Ground:" https://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/love-thy-neighbor-the-bible-belt-is-becoming-a-dumping-ground/93854/

* "These Cheeky Statuettes Were Part of Edo-Era Japan’s Answer to Pockets:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-are-netsuke

* "How Italians Became ‘White’:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/12/opinion/columbus-day-italian-american-racism.html

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

* "How you can help Hurricane Dorian disaster relief:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/08/hurricane-dorian-disaster-relief-how-you-can-help

* 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

* 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 clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com

* HorrorMux is open for apping the next story, which is a 1994 Lost Boys type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr/Angel 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

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

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