Friday's Post
Oct. 26th, 2020 03:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* "Bangkok Is Engulfed by Protests. What’s Driving Them?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/world/asia/thailand-protests-explainer.html
* "‘Moria 2.0’: Groups slam conditions at replacement refugee camp:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/21/moria-2-0-groups-slam-conditions-at-replacement-refugee-camp
* "Lead poisoning fears at Greek refugee camp built on military site:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/2/lead-poisoning-greece
* "Sudan and Israel agree to normalize ties, the third such accord since August:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israel-sudan-peace-normalization-terrorism/2020/10/23/285f53e4-1548-11eb-a258-614acf2b906d_story.html
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* "Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/10/20/925441975/studies-point-to-big-drop-in-covid-19-death-rates
* "What A Summer Of COVID-19 Taught Scientists About Indoor vs. Outdoor Transmission:" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-a-summer-of-covid-19-taught-scientists-about-indoor-vs-outdoor-transmission/
* "WHO says some countries 'are on a dangerous track' as Covid cases begin to stress health systems:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/23/who-chief-warns-next-few-months-wi.html
* "Covid, U.S. sanctions force Iranians to confront a ‘dark’ future:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-struggles-covid-19-u-s-sanctions-collapsing-economy-n1243856
* "Iran plans new restrictions in capital as COVID cases hit record:" https://news.yahoo.com/iran-reports-record-6-134-105702936.html
* "How Belgium failed its second coronavirus test:" https://www.politico.eu/article/how-belgium-failed-its-second-corona-test/
* "Covid-19 surge in Belgium leads to shortage of doctors, teachers and police:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/belgium-covid-hospitals-schools/2020/10/23/85358010-14a9-11eb-a258-614acf2b906d_story.html
* "Former Belgian PM in intensive care with COVID-19:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/belgian-pm-intensive-care-covid-19-73756149
* "Covid-19: Poland President Duda tests positive for virus:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54672736
* "Italian scientists call for 'drastic measures' within days to contain Covid-19 surge:" https://www.thelocal.it/20201023/italian-scientists-call-for-drastic-measures-within-days-to-contain-covid-19-surge
* "'Worse than first wave': France set for new coronavirus measures :" https://www.france24.com/en/video/20201022-worse-than-first-wave-france-set-for-new-coronavirus-measures
* "Covid surge 'very serious' in Germany and 'out of control' in Spain:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/22/covid-surge-very-serious-in-germany-and-out-of-control-in-spain
* "Czech PM apologizes as country suffers in Europe's second coronavirus wave:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/22/europe/europe-coronavirus-cases-intl/index.html
* "Czech health minister set to lose job after breaching his own Covid rules:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/23/czech-republic-health-minister-roman-prymula-resigns-breaching-own-covid-rules
* "Covid-19: Poland President Duda tests positive for virus:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54672736
* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 10/23/20 are 8,480,000. The official death toll is 224,000. The real number is likely much higher.
* "U.S. hits highest daily number of coronavirus cases since pandemic began:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/10/23/covid-us-spike-cases/
* "FDA approves Gilead's remdesivir as a coronavirus treatment:" https://www.axios.com/fda-approves-remdesivir-gilead-coronavirus-55a82ae5-7b5e-4bfd-8ba3-d1d4837e07de.html
* "Dr. Zeke Emanuel: Herd immunity is a not a strategy, it’s the absence of a strategy:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/dr-zeke-emanuel-herd-immunity-is-a-not-a-strategy-it-s-the-absence-of-a-strategy-94524485676
* "‘At Capacity’: Covid-19 Patients Push U.S. Hospitals to Brink:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/us/covid-hospitalizations.html
* "Mask mandate ends for Kootenai County amid surge in COVID-19 cases:" https://www.krem.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/kootenai-health-nearing-capacity-covid19/293-e0a4aad1-469a-4971-9475-c099dfb180bb
* "Illinois Coronavirus Updates: New Restrictions in Chicago, 4 Suburban Counties:" https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-coronavirus-updates-new-restrictions-in-chicago-4-suburban-counties/2358134/
* "Idaho shatters COVID records; St. Luke’s Magic Valley to divert child patients to Boise:" https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/coronavirus/article246675442.html
* "12 more local residents die of COVID-19 as Villages-area cases on the rise:" https://www.villages-news.com/2020/10/22/12-more-local-residents-die-of-covid-19-as-villages-area-cases-on-the-rise/
* "Trump’s campaign made stops nationwide. Coronavirus cases surged in his wake in at least five places.:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/10/22/trumps-campaign-made-stops-nationwide-then-coronavirus-cases-surged/3679534001/
* "Maddow: Trump is an 'epidemiological menace':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/some-sites-of-irresponsible-trump-rallies-see-subsequent-covid-spikes-94537285977
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* "Loan payments loom as Trump fights for his political future – and the future of his business:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-debt-election/2020/10/23/411ab8c2-0e33-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html
* "The Trump Administration Shut a Vaccine Safety Office Last Year. What’s the Plan Now?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/health/covid-vaccine-safety.html
* "Trump signs order to ease packing government positions with loyalists:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-signs-order-to-ease-packing-government-with-loyalists-94541893515
* "Mnuchin downbeat on economic relief talks with Pelosi as clock runs out ahead of election:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/10/23/trump-congress-coronavirus-bailout/
* "Chris Hayes on Trump’s ‘massive payout’ to farmers and the hypocrisy of the GOP:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-trump-s-massive-payout-to-farmers-and-the-hypocrisy-of-the-gop-94526533751
* "Trump stuck fighting the 2016 war as Biden comes out on top:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/23/trump-biden-presidential-biden-election-analysis
* "Debate: Trump Lies, Exaggerates, Calls Himself 'Least Racist Person':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/10/22/debate-trump-lies-exaggerates-calls-himself-least-racist-person
* "Men and Women Have Never Been More Politically Divided:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/2020-polls-gender-gap-women-voters-trump.html
* "‘He apologized’: Biden acknowledges Obama Admin. ‘made a mistake’ in immigration policy:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-he-apologized-biden-acknowledges-obama-admin-made-a-mistake-in-immigration-policy-94522437645
* "Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements:" https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-race-and-ethnicity-donald-trump-us-news-police-d30d88679c433ad4292e3ecfa6e1c635
* "Why climate is a winning issue for Democrats:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-climate-is-a-winning-issue-for-democrats-94529093704
* "LGBT+ Republican group is endorsing a dozen candidates whose voting records are anything but LGBT+ friendly:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/23/log-cabin-republicans-donald-trump-mike-pence-endorsement-lgbt/
* "Gay official targeted with vile homophobic smear campaign. His opponent says anyone offended is ‘heterophobic’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/25/omar-leos-gay-texas-school-board-official-san-antonio-omar-leos-ione-mcginty/
* "The US Eliminated Nearly 21,000 Election Day Polling Locations for 2020:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdenn/the-us-eliminated-nearly-21000-election-day-polling-locations-for-2020
* "Michigan appeals court reinstates Election Day mail-in ballot deadline as early voting surge continues:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/voting-2020-election/2020/10/17/857046bc-10a0-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html
* "Florida Deputies to Add Security After Armed Men Appear at Polling Site:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/politics/florida-voter-intimidation.html
* "Top Pa. prosecutor to Trump campaign: Don’t videotape voters dropping off their mail ballots:" https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/trump-campaign-surveillance-philadelphia-mail-ballot-drop-boxes-20201022.html
* "Pennsylvania’s New Vote-by-Mail Law Expands Access for Everyone Except the Poor:" https://www.propublica.org/article/pennsylvanias-new-vote-by-mail-law-expands-access-for-everyone-except-the-poor#1006080
* "First-time voters, young voters making their voices heard in 2020:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/first-time-voters-young-voters-making-their-voices-heard-in-2020-94537797543
* "Here's Where The Threat Of Militia Activity Around The Elections Is The Highest:" https://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/926339006/heres-where-the-threat-of-militia-activity-around-the-elections-is-the-highest
* "Battleground postal delays persist with mail voting underway:" https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-pennsylvania-michigan-voting-2020-ohio-0099442401137c8d2cf97e4f895caa65
* "Postal Service awards $5 million contract to Postmaster DeJoy's former company, XPO:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usps-contract-xpo-logistics-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-former-company/#textPostal20Service20awards2024520million20contract20to20Postmaster20DeJoys20former20company2C20XPO-By20Stephen20GandeltextPostmaster20General20Louis20DeJoy
* "Judge orders Postal Service to restore high-speed mail sorting machines:" https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/522422-judge-orders-postal-service-to-restore-high-speed-mail-sorting
* "Trump-damaged Postal Service still lagging in key states raising mail-in ballot concerns:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-damaged-postal-service-still-lagging-in-key-states-94541381857
* "Just give poor people money - The Boston Globe:" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/17/opinion/just-give-poor-people-money/
* "Everywhere basic income has been tried, in one map:" https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map
* "Trump campaign spokesperson says parents of separated children don't want them back:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/23/trump-campaign-spox-claims-parents-of-separated-migrants-dont-want-children-back-431595
* "Trump immigration policy employs cruelty to send message of deterrence:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-immigration-policy-employs-cruelty-to-send-message-of-deterrence-94541893595
* "Inside the Refugee Camp on America’s Doorstep:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/us/mexico-migrant-camp-asylum.html
* "George Floyd death: A city pledged to abolish its police. Then what?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54665665
* "White supremacists behind majority of US domestic terror attacks in 2020:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/22/white-supremacists-rightwing-domestic-terror-2020
* "Texas member of Boogaloo Bois charged with opening fire on Minneapolis police precinct during protests over George Floyd:" https://www.startribune.com/charges-boogaloo-bois-fired-on-mpls-precinct-shouted-justice-for-floyd/572843802/?refresh=true
* "The CAREN Act: New law to make fake, racist 911 calls a crime inspired by a gay man’s ordeal passes unanimously:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/23/caren-act-san-francisco-james-juanillo-karen-lisa-alexander/
* CW: Pedophilia. "Deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell, Charged in Epstein Case, Is Revealed:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/nyregion/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-deposition.html
* "U.S. joins global anti-abortion pact as Polish women protest:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-joins-global-anti-abortion-pact-polish-women-march-n1244487
* "Mississippi asks Supreme Court again to review its 15-week abortion ban:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mississippi-15-week-abortion-ban-supreme-court-review-request/
* "Women’s rights activist launches landmark bid to become the first trans member of any of Britain’s parliaments:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/24/mridul-wadhwa-snp-scottish-election-forth-valley-rape-crisis-manager/
* "Man who violently beat trailblazing LGBT+ activist at a far-right rally faces charges:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/23/izzy-kamikaze-ireland-dublin-lgbt-activist-michael-quinn-charged/
* "A trans man was driving five hours to get healthcare. A new Planned Parenthood hormone service changed that:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/25/planned-parenthood-transgender-patients-hormone-treatment-florida/
* "Army doctors ‘learn how to do facial feminisation surgery’ as US military ‘considers offering procedure to trans troops’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/23/facial-feminisation-surgery-us-military-doctors-transgender-troops/
* "She "Woke Up" at the Funeral Home:"
* "A new generation of headache drugs:" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02862-9
* "Memories Can Be Injected and Survive Amputation and Metamorphosis:" http://nautil.us/blog/-memories-can-be-injected-and-survive-amputation-and-metamorphosis
* "What is Linguistics?: Crash Course Linguistics #1:"
* "What Ancient Toilets Reveal About the History of the Human Gut:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-toilets-microbiome
* "When Royals Perfumed Themselves with the Excretions of Musk Deer and Civet Cats:" https://daily.jstor.org/when-royals-perfumed-themselves-with-the-excretions-of-musk-deer-and-civet-cats/
* "The So-Called 'Kidnapping Club' Featured Cops Selling Free Black New Yorkers Into Slavery:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/so-called-kidnapping-club-featured-new-york-cops-selling-free-blacks-slavery-180976055/
* "Westward Expansion: Crash Course US History #24:"
* "World War II Part 1: Crash Course US History #35:"
* "The Holocaust-Surviving Violins That Were Quarantined Beneath a California Stage:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/violins-in-quarantine
* "In Fights Over Face Masks, Echoes of the American Seatbelt Wars:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/us/seatbelt-laws-history-masks-covid.html
* "Eight of America's Most Unusual Polling Places:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/eight-americas-most-unusual-polling-places-180976081/
* "Addison Cain's lawyer e-mailed me, and it only got worse from there:"
* NWS "REACTING TO YOUR SEX HORROR STORIES (but spoopy):"
* "Final Debate Cold Open - SNL:"
* "Election Ad - SNL:"
* "Weekend Update: The Village People on Donald Trump Using Their Music - SNL:"
* "Ass Angel Jeans - SNL:"
* Heartwarming: https://twitter.com/mechanicfemme/status/1320364466668797952
* "Aren’t You Tired, White Men?:" https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/arent-you-tired-white-men
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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
The help links are at the bottom under the cut.
* What to do if they try to turn you away at the polls: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/632722905827016704/witches-ofcolor-rachelhaimowitz-lynati-a
* "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/
* 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
"The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund!:" https://secure.actblue.com/donate/midwestibf
* The Blackfeet are under Covid lockdown and need food pantry donations: https://www.fastblackfeet.org/campaigns/fast-blackfeet/
* "Effective Political Giving:" https://idlewords.com/2020/09/effective_political_giving.htm
* "Campaigns:" https://postcardstovoters.org/campaigns/
* Want to Help bail out Louisville Protesters? https://bailproject.org/louisville/?form=donate
* 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 Warnock win a Senate Seat? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/wfg_ads-a?amount=25&amounts=25,50,100,250,500,1000,2800&refcode=ads_alw_gs_brand_d2d_nat_tCPA&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpt6FyNaI7AIVoCCtBh1-5AR7EAAYASAAEgJOC_D_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
* "‘Moria 2.0’: Groups slam conditions at replacement refugee camp:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/21/moria-2-0-groups-slam-conditions-at-replacement-refugee-camp
* "Lead poisoning fears at Greek refugee camp built on military site:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/2/lead-poisoning-greece
* "Sudan and Israel agree to normalize ties, the third such accord since August:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israel-sudan-peace-normalization-terrorism/2020/10/23/285f53e4-1548-11eb-a258-614acf2b906d_story.html
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* "Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/10/20/925441975/studies-point-to-big-drop-in-covid-19-death-rates
* "What A Summer Of COVID-19 Taught Scientists About Indoor vs. Outdoor Transmission:" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-a-summer-of-covid-19-taught-scientists-about-indoor-vs-outdoor-transmission/
* "WHO says some countries 'are on a dangerous track' as Covid cases begin to stress health systems:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/23/who-chief-warns-next-few-months-wi.html
* "Covid, U.S. sanctions force Iranians to confront a ‘dark’ future:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-struggles-covid-19-u-s-sanctions-collapsing-economy-n1243856
* "Iran plans new restrictions in capital as COVID cases hit record:" https://news.yahoo.com/iran-reports-record-6-134-105702936.html
* "How Belgium failed its second coronavirus test:" https://www.politico.eu/article/how-belgium-failed-its-second-corona-test/
* "Covid-19 surge in Belgium leads to shortage of doctors, teachers and police:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/belgium-covid-hospitals-schools/2020/10/23/85358010-14a9-11eb-a258-614acf2b906d_story.html
* "Former Belgian PM in intensive care with COVID-19:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/belgian-pm-intensive-care-covid-19-73756149
* "Covid-19: Poland President Duda tests positive for virus:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54672736
* "Italian scientists call for 'drastic measures' within days to contain Covid-19 surge:" https://www.thelocal.it/20201023/italian-scientists-call-for-drastic-measures-within-days-to-contain-covid-19-surge
* "'Worse than first wave': France set for new coronavirus measures :" https://www.france24.com/en/video/20201022-worse-than-first-wave-france-set-for-new-coronavirus-measures
* "Covid surge 'very serious' in Germany and 'out of control' in Spain:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/22/covid-surge-very-serious-in-germany-and-out-of-control-in-spain
* "Czech PM apologizes as country suffers in Europe's second coronavirus wave:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/22/europe/europe-coronavirus-cases-intl/index.html
* "Czech health minister set to lose job after breaching his own Covid rules:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/23/czech-republic-health-minister-roman-prymula-resigns-breaching-own-covid-rules
* "Covid-19: Poland President Duda tests positive for virus:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54672736
* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 10/23/20 are 8,480,000. The official death toll is 224,000. The real number is likely much higher.
* "U.S. hits highest daily number of coronavirus cases since pandemic began:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/10/23/covid-us-spike-cases/
* "FDA approves Gilead's remdesivir as a coronavirus treatment:" https://www.axios.com/fda-approves-remdesivir-gilead-coronavirus-55a82ae5-7b5e-4bfd-8ba3-d1d4837e07de.html
* "Dr. Zeke Emanuel: Herd immunity is a not a strategy, it’s the absence of a strategy:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/dr-zeke-emanuel-herd-immunity-is-a-not-a-strategy-it-s-the-absence-of-a-strategy-94524485676
* "‘At Capacity’: Covid-19 Patients Push U.S. Hospitals to Brink:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/us/covid-hospitalizations.html
* "Mask mandate ends for Kootenai County amid surge in COVID-19 cases:" https://www.krem.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/kootenai-health-nearing-capacity-covid19/293-e0a4aad1-469a-4971-9475-c099dfb180bb
* "Illinois Coronavirus Updates: New Restrictions in Chicago, 4 Suburban Counties:" https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-coronavirus-updates-new-restrictions-in-chicago-4-suburban-counties/2358134/
* "Idaho shatters COVID records; St. Luke’s Magic Valley to divert child patients to Boise:" https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/coronavirus/article246675442.html
* "12 more local residents die of COVID-19 as Villages-area cases on the rise:" https://www.villages-news.com/2020/10/22/12-more-local-residents-die-of-covid-19-as-villages-area-cases-on-the-rise/
* "Trump’s campaign made stops nationwide. Coronavirus cases surged in his wake in at least five places.:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/10/22/trumps-campaign-made-stops-nationwide-then-coronavirus-cases-surged/3679534001/
* "Maddow: Trump is an 'epidemiological menace':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/some-sites-of-irresponsible-trump-rallies-see-subsequent-covid-spikes-94537285977
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* "Loan payments loom as Trump fights for his political future – and the future of his business:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-debt-election/2020/10/23/411ab8c2-0e33-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html
* "The Trump Administration Shut a Vaccine Safety Office Last Year. What’s the Plan Now?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/health/covid-vaccine-safety.html
* "Trump signs order to ease packing government positions with loyalists:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-signs-order-to-ease-packing-government-with-loyalists-94541893515
* "Mnuchin downbeat on economic relief talks with Pelosi as clock runs out ahead of election:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/10/23/trump-congress-coronavirus-bailout/
* "Chris Hayes on Trump’s ‘massive payout’ to farmers and the hypocrisy of the GOP:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-trump-s-massive-payout-to-farmers-and-the-hypocrisy-of-the-gop-94526533751
* "Trump stuck fighting the 2016 war as Biden comes out on top:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/23/trump-biden-presidential-biden-election-analysis
* "Debate: Trump Lies, Exaggerates, Calls Himself 'Least Racist Person':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/10/22/debate-trump-lies-exaggerates-calls-himself-least-racist-person
* "Men and Women Have Never Been More Politically Divided:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/2020-polls-gender-gap-women-voters-trump.html
* "‘He apologized’: Biden acknowledges Obama Admin. ‘made a mistake’ in immigration policy:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-he-apologized-biden-acknowledges-obama-admin-made-a-mistake-in-immigration-policy-94522437645
* "Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements:" https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-race-and-ethnicity-donald-trump-us-news-police-d30d88679c433ad4292e3ecfa6e1c635
* "Why climate is a winning issue for Democrats:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-climate-is-a-winning-issue-for-democrats-94529093704
* "LGBT+ Republican group is endorsing a dozen candidates whose voting records are anything but LGBT+ friendly:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/23/log-cabin-republicans-donald-trump-mike-pence-endorsement-lgbt/
* "Gay official targeted with vile homophobic smear campaign. His opponent says anyone offended is ‘heterophobic’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/25/omar-leos-gay-texas-school-board-official-san-antonio-omar-leos-ione-mcginty/
* "The US Eliminated Nearly 21,000 Election Day Polling Locations for 2020:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdenn/the-us-eliminated-nearly-21000-election-day-polling-locations-for-2020
* "Michigan appeals court reinstates Election Day mail-in ballot deadline as early voting surge continues:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/voting-2020-election/2020/10/17/857046bc-10a0-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html
* "Florida Deputies to Add Security After Armed Men Appear at Polling Site:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/politics/florida-voter-intimidation.html
* "Top Pa. prosecutor to Trump campaign: Don’t videotape voters dropping off their mail ballots:" https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/trump-campaign-surveillance-philadelphia-mail-ballot-drop-boxes-20201022.html
* "Pennsylvania’s New Vote-by-Mail Law Expands Access for Everyone Except the Poor:" https://www.propublica.org/article/pennsylvanias-new-vote-by-mail-law-expands-access-for-everyone-except-the-poor#1006080
* "First-time voters, young voters making their voices heard in 2020:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/first-time-voters-young-voters-making-their-voices-heard-in-2020-94537797543
* "Here's Where The Threat Of Militia Activity Around The Elections Is The Highest:" https://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/926339006/heres-where-the-threat-of-militia-activity-around-the-elections-is-the-highest
* "Battleground postal delays persist with mail voting underway:" https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-pennsylvania-michigan-voting-2020-ohio-0099442401137c8d2cf97e4f895caa65
* "Postal Service awards $5 million contract to Postmaster DeJoy's former company, XPO:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usps-contract-xpo-logistics-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-former-company/#textPostal20Service20awards2024520million20contract20to20Postmaster20DeJoys20former20company2C20XPO-By20Stephen20GandeltextPostmaster20General20Louis20DeJoy
* "Judge orders Postal Service to restore high-speed mail sorting machines:" https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/522422-judge-orders-postal-service-to-restore-high-speed-mail-sorting
* "Trump-damaged Postal Service still lagging in key states raising mail-in ballot concerns:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-damaged-postal-service-still-lagging-in-key-states-94541381857
* "Just give poor people money - The Boston Globe:" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/17/opinion/just-give-poor-people-money/
* "Everywhere basic income has been tried, in one map:" https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map
* "Trump campaign spokesperson says parents of separated children don't want them back:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/23/trump-campaign-spox-claims-parents-of-separated-migrants-dont-want-children-back-431595
* "Trump immigration policy employs cruelty to send message of deterrence:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-immigration-policy-employs-cruelty-to-send-message-of-deterrence-94541893595
* "Inside the Refugee Camp on America’s Doorstep:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/us/mexico-migrant-camp-asylum.html
* "George Floyd death: A city pledged to abolish its police. Then what?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54665665
* "White supremacists behind majority of US domestic terror attacks in 2020:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/22/white-supremacists-rightwing-domestic-terror-2020
* "Texas member of Boogaloo Bois charged with opening fire on Minneapolis police precinct during protests over George Floyd:" https://www.startribune.com/charges-boogaloo-bois-fired-on-mpls-precinct-shouted-justice-for-floyd/572843802/?refresh=true
* "The CAREN Act: New law to make fake, racist 911 calls a crime inspired by a gay man’s ordeal passes unanimously:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/23/caren-act-san-francisco-james-juanillo-karen-lisa-alexander/
* CW: Pedophilia. "Deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell, Charged in Epstein Case, Is Revealed:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/nyregion/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-deposition.html
* "U.S. joins global anti-abortion pact as Polish women protest:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-joins-global-anti-abortion-pact-polish-women-march-n1244487
* "Mississippi asks Supreme Court again to review its 15-week abortion ban:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mississippi-15-week-abortion-ban-supreme-court-review-request/
* "Women’s rights activist launches landmark bid to become the first trans member of any of Britain’s parliaments:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/24/mridul-wadhwa-snp-scottish-election-forth-valley-rape-crisis-manager/
* "Man who violently beat trailblazing LGBT+ activist at a far-right rally faces charges:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/23/izzy-kamikaze-ireland-dublin-lgbt-activist-michael-quinn-charged/
* "A trans man was driving five hours to get healthcare. A new Planned Parenthood hormone service changed that:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/25/planned-parenthood-transgender-patients-hormone-treatment-florida/
* "Army doctors ‘learn how to do facial feminisation surgery’ as US military ‘considers offering procedure to trans troops’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/23/facial-feminisation-surgery-us-military-doctors-transgender-troops/
* "She "Woke Up" at the Funeral Home:"
* "A new generation of headache drugs:" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02862-9
* "Memories Can Be Injected and Survive Amputation and Metamorphosis:" http://nautil.us/blog/-memories-can-be-injected-and-survive-amputation-and-metamorphosis
* "What is Linguistics?: Crash Course Linguistics #1:"
* "What Ancient Toilets Reveal About the History of the Human Gut:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-toilets-microbiome
* "When Royals Perfumed Themselves with the Excretions of Musk Deer and Civet Cats:" https://daily.jstor.org/when-royals-perfumed-themselves-with-the-excretions-of-musk-deer-and-civet-cats/
* "The So-Called 'Kidnapping Club' Featured Cops Selling Free Black New Yorkers Into Slavery:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/so-called-kidnapping-club-featured-new-york-cops-selling-free-blacks-slavery-180976055/
* "Westward Expansion: Crash Course US History #24:"
* "World War II Part 1: Crash Course US History #35:"
* "The Holocaust-Surviving Violins That Were Quarantined Beneath a California Stage:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/violins-in-quarantine
* "In Fights Over Face Masks, Echoes of the American Seatbelt Wars:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/us/seatbelt-laws-history-masks-covid.html
* "Eight of America's Most Unusual Polling Places:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/eight-americas-most-unusual-polling-places-180976081/
* "Addison Cain's lawyer e-mailed me, and it only got worse from there:"
* NWS "REACTING TO YOUR SEX HORROR STORIES (but spoopy):"
* "Final Debate Cold Open - SNL:"
* "Election Ad - SNL:"
* "Weekend Update: The Village People on Donald Trump Using Their Music - SNL:"
* "Ass Angel Jeans - SNL:"
* Heartwarming: https://twitter.com/mechanicfemme/status/1320364466668797952
* "Aren’t You Tired, White Men?:" https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/arent-you-tired-white-men
*****
* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
The help links are at the bottom under the cut.
* What to do if they try to turn you away at the polls: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/632722905827016704/witches-ofcolor-rachelhaimowitz-lynati-a
* "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/
* 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
"The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund!:" https://secure.actblue.com/donate/midwestibf
* The Blackfeet are under Covid lockdown and need food pantry donations: https://www.fastblackfeet.org/campaigns/fast-blackfeet/
* "Effective Political Giving:" https://idlewords.com/2020/09/effective_political_giving.htm
* "Campaigns:" https://postcardstovoters.org/campaigns/
* Want to Help bail out Louisville Protesters? https://bailproject.org/louisville/?form=donate
* 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 Warnock win a Senate Seat? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/wfg_ads-a?amount=25&amounts=25,50,100,250,500,1000,2800&refcode=ads_alw_gs_brand_d2d_nat_tCPA&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpt6FyNaI7AIVoCCtBh1-5AR7EAAYASAAEgJOC_D_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