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* "Belarus protests: Women try to unmask those detaining protesters:" https://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/54126764/belarus-protests-women-try-to-unmask-those-detaining-protesters

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* "Russia vaccine data called into question as experts worry about global distribution:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/russia-vaccine-data-called-question-experts-worry-global/story?id=73055379

* "Madrid asks for Spanish army's help in battling coronavirus surge:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-madrid/madrid-asks-for-spanish-armys-help-in-battling-coronavirus-surge-idUSKCN26C1TO

* "Lesbos: Hundreds test positive for Covid-19 after migrant camp fire:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54239446

* "Corruption scandals complicate South Africa's Covid-19 response:" https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2020/09/18/south-africa-covid-housing-project-investigation-mckenzie-pkg-vpx.cnn

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 9/21/20 are 6,832,000. The death toll is 200,000. The real number is likely much higher.

* "With Nearly 200,000 Dead, Health Care Workers Struggle To Endure : Consider This from NPR:" https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914509663/with-nearly-200-000-dead-health-care-workers-struggle-to-endure

* ...And there it is. "Medicare Wouldn’t Cover Costs of Administering Coronavirus Vaccine Approved Under Emergency-Use Authorization:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/medicare-wouldnt-cover-costs-of-administering-coronavirus-vaccine-approved-under-emergency-use-authorization-11600704447?mod=politics_lead_pos6

* "Trump’s appointees sought to censor what government scientists said about the coronavirus, emails show:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/09/18/caputo-censored-cdc-officials/

* "U.S. CDC takes down coronavirus airborne transmission guidance:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc-airborne/u-s-cdc-takes-down-warning-on-airborne-spread-of-covid-19-idUSKCN26C23O

* "CDC abruptly removes guidance about airborne coronavirus transmission, says update 'was posted in error':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/21/health/cdc-reverts-airborne-transmission-guidance/index.html

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* "Trump approves Oracle's proposed deal with TikTok:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/19/trump-gives-blessing-tiktok-deal-418528

* "Comey to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/17/comey-testify-senate-judiciary-416844

* "Peter Strzok - "Compromised" and Trump's Russian Ties:"

* "A 5-Decade-Long Friendship That Began With A Phone Call:" https://www.npr.org/2020/09/19/896733375/a-five-decade-long-friendship-that-began-with-a-phone-call

* "Tributes flood in for justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an equal rights pioneer and fierce LGBT+ champion:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/19/ruth-bader-ginsburg-death-tribute-supreme-court-lgbt-rights-barack-obama-hillary-clinton/

* "20 Photos of Trans Elders Who Have Survived:" https://www.advocate.com/photography/2018/9/06/20-photos-trans-elders-who-have-survived-jess-t-dugan?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=house&utm_campaign=photography%20#media-gallery-media-8

* "Restaurant run entirely by trans staff so successful a second location is underway just months after opening:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/20/covai-trans-kitchen-restaurant-india-coimbatore-rs-puram-transphobia/

* "Carpenters wow public with medieval techniques at Notre Dame:" https://apnews.com/74b239b6a5d647f5c92e7170243276ea

* "Florida City Repeals 13-Year-Old Law Banning Saggy Pants:" https://time.com/5888596/saggy-pants-law-florida/

* I really, really wish Del Toro got to make them. "The Hobbit: Battle of Five Studios (Part 2/2):"

Watch on YouTube

* "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Warners (Part 3/2):"

Watch on YouTube

* "Little Achievements - Alexander Siddig, Andrew Robinson DS9 fanfic:"

Watch on YouTube

* "Professor Fakes Black Identity & Protests in Rochester, NY:"

* "The Destructive Power of Gender Reveal Parties :"

* "Fox News Comes to Trump's Defense :"

* "Controversy Over Professor's Use of Chinese Word:"

* "Wildfire Conspiracies & Florida City Drops "Saggy Pants" Ban:"

* "The Pandumbic - Anti-Mask Hysteria in Utah & Trump in Nevada:"

* "Dul-Sayin' - The Messed-Up History of Black Hair in America :"

* "Possible Life on Venus & Biden and Trump's Climate Clash"

* "Travel in the Time of Coronavirus:"

* "Breonna Taylor Settlement & Celebs Boycotting Instagram:"

* "Joe Biden's Latinx Outreach & Trump's Mask Misinformation:"

* "Back in Black - Suburban Survival Guide"

* "Trump Blames Blue States for COVID-19 Death Toll:"

* "Introducing The Daily Show's Pandemmy Awards:"

* "The Importance of Down Ballot Races:"

Watch on YouTube

* Sunday: I started perking up with the rain. The sky was a proper blue after with cloud floating along on the breeze off the Bay with rain still in their bellies. It was hot again by afternoon, but the air is fresh and clean. I managed to do dishes and change a litter box. I'm still dealing with Chronic pain stuff, but the headache left with the smoke and I can think properly.

Monday: I was really tired and also ravenous, so i quit the aggregate early. This proved fortuitous. I ate and did lungs. Then i shaved and futzed about with the bath curtain, which had fallen for the third time in two days. This was a mistake.

Just as I reached for the on button, the electricity for the complex went out. Oh, I could wash my hair in the dark just fine, but it meant the bubblers, the only thing keeping the shoulder situation down to a manageable level weren't going to happen. There seemed no point in waiting up for squirrel to change the bed again because no way could we do it by mini-lantern, but luckily, the bed was only slightly damp.

Squirrel said the power came back on about 2/12-3 hours later. I'm glad I didn't wait.

* A sweet G-Rated Geraskier thing about a locket: https://starrose17.tumblr.com/post/629827998739300352/geralt-carries-this-with-him-on-long-hunts-away

* "10 Gorgeous Macrame Cakes To Make You Feel Knotty:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2020/9/20/10-gorgeous-macrame-cakes-to-make-you-feel-knotty

* "22 Times IKEA Customers Spotted Shark Plushies “Doing Human Things” At Their Stores:" https://www.boredpanda.com/ikea-sharks-doing-human-things/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

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

* "2020 wildfires in California and the west: Everything we know and how you can help:" https://www.cnet.com/how-to/2020-wildfires-in-california-and-the-west-everything-we-know-and-how-to-help/

The help links are at the bottom.

* Want a quick way to donate money to close senate races in hopes of flipping the senate? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ky_mcconnell_vid

* "Alaska, Utah, Maine, Iowa, South Carolina: CALL YOUR SENATOR to prevent a 6-3 conservative SCOTUS majority. scripts below: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/629839322857832448/alaska-utah-maine-iowa-south-carolina-call

* "Effective Political Giving:" https://idlewords.com/2020/09/effective_political_giving.htm

* "Campaigns:" https://postcardstovoters.org/campaigns/

* What to help fight for queer people in Africa? Try the Initiative Sankofa D’Afrique de l’Ouest www.ISDAO.org

* Things you can do to help save the post office: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/626472377433358336

* "When and how to vote in all 50 states:" https://www.axios.com/how-to-vote-by-state-2020-307c3d17-ee57-4a1b-8bad-182ca1cdb752.html

* "PLAN YOUR VOTE: How to vote by mail and register to vote in each state:" https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vote-state-by-state-guide-voting-by-mail-early-in-person-voting-election/

* "You don't need the U.S. Postal Service to deliver your mail-in ballot:" https://news.yahoo.com/you-dont-need-the-us-postal-service-to-vote-your-mail-in-ballot-210121973.html

* Want to help people in Beirut? https://karolinadeaen.tumblr.com/post/625576504313741312

* Organizations to help trans folk: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620857152453640195/about-us

* "How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely

* Master Post for how to help organizations fighting Police violence: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620861026680881152/oberynmartell-list-of-black-lives-matter-and

* How to donate to Doctors Without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/onetime.cfm?source=ADD200U0U00&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=googlepaid&utm_content=brand&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz8D9kYu46QIVqh6tBh2WogxQEAAYASAAEgK4FfD_BwE

* "More on the Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation and Reaffirmation Act:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/1769250.html

* "Covid 19 Support for Indigenous Communities:" https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/616704253038395392/covid-19-support-for-indigenous-communities

* "Navajo Nation COVID-19 Relief Fund:" http://www.nndoh.org/donate.html

* "NYSCI has a set of activities and resources up on their website:" https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/2999942.html

* "How to Help Librarians and Archivists From Your Living Room:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/archives-to-browse-from-home

* "Free Meals:" https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/free-meals

* "Learning Through Play: 101 Ways To Keep Young Minds Occupied At Home:" https://www.marksdailyapple.com/importance-of-play/

* Free lessons: https://www.mybluprint.com/

* CDC Foundation: https://www.cdcfoundation.org/give/ways-to-give

* "SUPPORT WORKERS IN CRISIS:" https://ofwemergencyfund.org/

* "Make to Give - Support Our Medical Personnel:" https://www.joann.com/make-to-give-response/

* "Snopes on COVID-19 Fact-Checking:" https://www.snopes.com/2020/03/20/snopes-on-covid-19-fact-checking/

* "Help the California food industry survive this crisis:" https://www.change.org/p/governor-gavin-newsom-support-the-california-food-industries-most-vulnerable-workers

* "Support Artists Impacted By the Covid-19 Pandemic:" https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser

* Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* The Indivisble guide exists to help you organize effective resistance: https://indivisible.org/

* Here’s a list of vulnerable republican senators up for election this year:

Martha McSally - Arizona
Susan Collins - Maine
Cory Gardner - Colorado
Thom Tillis - North Carolina
Pat Roberts - Kansas
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler - Georgia
Joni Ernst - Iowa

Here’s a list of vulnerable democratic senators that NEED votes to keep their seats:

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

* Want to get rid of Mitch McConnell? Help Amy McGrath: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mcgrath2020-dd-om-gsearch?utm_source=g&utm_medium=om&utm_campaign=dd&utm_content=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&refcode=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5IL1uLKa6gIVcz2tBh1njwpEEAAYASAAEgLCYvD_BwE

* Want to get rid of Lindsey Graham? Help Jaime Harrison: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_harrison_fr_q12019_jaime-a?refcode=MS_AD_D-DD_2019.03.08_X_GG_KW__X__eyJjcmVhdGl2ZSI6IkFkZCBEb25hdGlvbiBOb3ciLCJhdWRpZW5jZSI6IkphaW1lSGFycmlzb24ifQ&recurring=TRUE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn4a_583I5gIVC8RkCh0MowFeEAAYASAAEgIXZfD_BwE

* Want to help a trans person unseat a virulent homophobe? https://miadmason.us/

* There's a decent chance of flipping this Senate seat blue. Want to help? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-mek-egsearch_dtd?refcode=ads-200108-gs-evergreensearch-dtd-natl-mix-8753679275-87807510469-410037583123-%2Bmark%20%2Bkelly%20%2Bdonate&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpKSR192K5wIVAsNkCh0EeAFSEAAYASAAEgLY7fD_BwE

* Want to help Ritchie Torres beat a homophobe in New York? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dkendorsestorres?refcode=20200605fpdn1mid

* Want to help Doug Jones defend his seat against a Trumpist homophobe? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/stand-with-doug?refcode=gaa1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8n4rdfT6gIVvxitBh0BfQmNEAAYASAAEgJSwfD_BwE

* Want to help Sara Gideon unseat Susan Collins? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/adopt-me-dem-susan-collins-seat

* 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/

* 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

The dry food I was going to try is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

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

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