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[gwydion]

* "The Real Reason to Panic About China’s Plague Outbreak:" https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/16/china-bubonic-plague-outbreak-pandemic/

"Amid the growing panic about the plague, the irony is that it far outstrips the real risks. Despite its devastating impact on human history, Yersinia pestis need not inspire fear or death in 2019. That it still causes the latter in the age of antibiotics is proof of public health and political failures, not to the inherent virulence of the microbe. That it causes the former is mostly due to misunderstandings about the relevant history."

* "Hong Kong police officer shot in leg by arrow:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50452277

* "One month on: Hope, defiance as Lebanon protests persist:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/month-hope-defiance-lebanon-protests-persist-191117082420709.html

* "Trump issues pardons in war crimes cases, despite Pentagon opposition to the move:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2019/11/15/trump-issues-pardons-war-crimes-cases-despite-pentagon-opposition-move/

* "Malcolm Nance has new book: ‘The Plot to Betray America’:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/malcolm-nance-s-new-book-explores-russia-trump-and-more-73592901616

* Side Note: I admit, I immediately instinctively take questioners and witnesses more seriously when they correctly pronounce the capital of Ukraine instead of using the Russian pronunciation.

* "Trump Ukraine theory seen as classic Putin alternative narrative:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-ukraine-theory-seen-as-classic-putin-alternative-narrative-73574469950

* "National security expert: Things Trump advocates benefit Kremlin:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/gop-lawmakers-repeat-debunked-ukraine-interference-conspiracy-73591365810

* "State department aide overheard Trump checking on Ukraine scheme:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/state-department-aide-overheard-trump-checking-on-ukraine-scheme-73572933749

* "Sidelined civil servants become witnesses on Trump's dirty work:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/sidelined-civil-servants-become-witnesses-on-trump-s-dirty-work-73578565615

* "Rep. Ted Lieu: This week was a very bad week for Trump:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/omb-official-defies-white-house-to-testify-for-impeachment-inquiry-73591877830

* "Trump-Sondland call posed danger to U.S. national security and foreign policy, experts say:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-sondland-call-posed-danger-to-u-s-national-security-and-foreign-policy-experts-say-73595973549

* "Sen. Gillibrand talks impeachment from the Senate view:"http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-gillibrand-talks-impeachment-from-the-senate-view-73539653759

* "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: ‘It's bad.’:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-it-s-bad-73572421535

* "Is witness intimidation a possible article of impeachment?:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/democrats-pivot-to-bribery-term-in-trump-impeachment-inquiry-73592901564

* "Guilty verdict for Stone a lesson to Trump on witness tampering:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/guilty-verdict-for-stone-a-lesson-to-trump-on-witness-tampering-73576517605

* "Trump surrounds himself with criminals:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-surrounds-himself-with-criminals-73569861780

* "Stone convictions may impact coming congressional testimonies:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/roger-stone-convicted-of-lying-to-congress-witness-tampering-73593413632

* "Deval Patrick Brings Mostly Positive LGBTQ Record to Presidential Bid:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2019/11/15/deval-patrick-brings-mostly-positive-lgbtq-record-presidential-bid

* "AOC on the pressure to conform in Congress:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/aoc-on-the-pressure-to-conform-in-congress-73571909918

* "AOC on the cynicism in Trump’s America:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/aoc-on-the-cynicism-in-trump-s-america-73571909948

* "Will Protests in Lebanon Provide Opening for LGBTQ Equality?:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2019/11/15/will-protests-lebanon-provide-opening-lgbtq-equality

* "In Hong Kong, Pride Goes on Despite Police Ban:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2019/11/16/hong-kong-pride-goes-despite-police-ban

* "Meet the seven trans and non-binary people running for parliament in the UK general election:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/15/uk-election-trans-non-binary-candidates-lib-dem-labour-greens/

* "Liberal Democrats vow to ‘end culture of disbelief for LGBT+ asylum seekers’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/15/liberal-democrats-manifesto-lgbt-asylum-seekers-home-office/

* "Rabbi: Jews Should Choose Death Over Allowing LGBTQ Lessons in School:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2019/11/12/rabbi-jews-should-choose-death-over-allowing-lgbtq-lessons-school

* "British government urged to stop Cayman Islands ‘unacceptable’ criminalisation of same-sex marriage:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/12/cayman-islands-criminalisation-same-sex-marriage-british-government-territory-lesbian-gay-couple/

* "Only two people went to Dallas Straight Pride – not even the organiser turned up:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/17/dallas-straight-pride-two-people-show-up-super-happy-fun-america/

* "School allegedly told teachers to ignore students’ preferred pronouns:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/17/preferred-pronouns-school-teachers-students-lgbt-club-arizona-investigation-complaint-misgendering/

* "Queer pastor on leave without compensation for being a ‘practicing homosexual’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/16/queer-pastor-compensation-united-methodist-church-practicing-homosexual-iowa/

* "New York Grants State Benefits to LGBTQ Veterans:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/11/15/new-york-grants-state-benefits-lgbtq-veterans

* "Machete-Wielding Man Sought by D.C. Police for Possible Hate Crime:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2019/11/15/machete-wielding-man-sought-dc-police-possible-hate-crime

* "Texas Atty General Fighting to Allow Bias Against LGBTQ Parents:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/11/15/texas-atty-general-fighting-allow-bias-against-lgbtq-parents

* "Chicago-Area High Schools Side With Trans Students on Locker Rooms:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/11/15/chicago-area-high-schools-side-trans-students-locker-rooms

* "Man threatened his gay roommates with a knife while screaming homophobic slurs because one was using the bathroom:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/12/california-gay-death-threat-hate-crime-joe-martin-rodriguez-santa-ana-guilty-sentencing/

* "Kansas City Bans Conversion Therapy for Youth:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/11/15/kansas-city-bars-conversion-therapy-youth

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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 Max Mad type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr 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