Wednesday's Post
Oct. 30th, 2020 04:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* CW: Suicide "How Syria's disinformation wars destroyed the co-founder of the White Helmets:" https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/oct/27/syria-disinformation-war-white-helmets-mayday-rescue-james-le-mesurier
* "Conflict in the Caucasus: when the soldiers are younger than the war they are fighting:" https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/10/23/conflict-in-the-caucasus-when-the-soldiers-are-younger-than-the-war-they-are-fighting
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* "Did Lockdowns Lower Premature Births? A New Study Adds Evidence:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/health/covid-premature-births-lockdown.html
* "Germany and France prepare new lockdowns as COVID sweeps Europe:" https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus/germany-and-france-prepare-new-lockdowns-as-covid-sweeps-europe-idUSKBN27D1J2
* "France and Germany Announce New Restrictions as Cases Surge in Europe:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/28/world/covid-19-coronavirus-updates#us-reports-a-record-500000-new-cases-in-the-past-week-as-the-trump-administration-says-it-is-ending-the-pandemic
* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 10/28/20 are 8,837,000. The official death toll is 228,000. The real number is likely much higher.
* "US may not be back to normal until 2022, Fauci says:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/28/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html
* "It could be 2022 "before we start having some semblances of normality," Fauci says:" https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-10-28-20-intl/h_8a113a8138089ad977f8a4f1cae522b9
* "Jared Kushner bragged in April that Trump was taking the country 'back from the doctors':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/28/politics/woodward-kushner-coronavirus-doctors/index.html
* "Dr. Deborah Birx calls out North Dakota for poor mask use during pandemic:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/dr-deborah-birx-calls-north-dakota-poor-mask/story?id=73855650
* "COVID-19 death toll could be higher than Florida’s data shows, CDC says:" https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/covid-19-death-toll-could-be-higher-than-floridas-data-shows-cdc-says/
* Extended Andrew Cuomo Interview:
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* "New York Times: Tax records show Trump had over $270 million in debt forgiven after failing to repay lenders:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/27/politics/trump-tax-records-chicago-loan/index.html
* "Former DHS official Miles Taylor reveals himself as Anonymous, who wrote critically of Trump:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/28/anonymous-ex-dhs-official-miles-taylor-433363
* "Trump to strip protections from Tongass National Forest, one of the biggest intact temperate rainforests:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/10/28/trump-tongass-national-forest-alaska/
* This is from before confirmation, but I include it here for the particular perspective. "We Were Clerks at the Supreme Court. Its Legitimacy Is Now in Question.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/25/opinion/supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett.html
* "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urges Democrats to radically reform Supreme Court after Amy Coney Barrett 'bulldozed' in:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/27/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett-aoc-expand-supreme-court/
* "Long-term unemployment spikes for millions of Americans. Aid that’s kept them afloat may end soon:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/23/long-term-unemployment-is-increasing-as-relief-is-running-out.html
* "Trump fights in court to block pandemic food aid for lowest-income Americans:" https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2020/10/26/trump-fights-in-court-to-block-pandemic-food-aid-for-lowest-income-americans-1330974
* "How Did American Cities Become So Unequal?:" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/saving-american-cities-lizabeth-cohen/
* CW: Pedophilia "Inside the campaign to 'pizzagate' Hunter Biden:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/inside-campaign-pizzagate-hunter-biden-n1244331
* "Hundreds stranded in the cold waiting for buses in chaotic post-Trump rally scene:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/28/politics/donald-trump-omaha-rally-cold/index.html
* "‘Drunken political frat parties’: Trump acts like Covid-19 doesn’t exist at rallies:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-drunken-political-frat-parties-trump-acts-like-covid-19-doesn-t-exist-at-rallies-94884933957
* "The Plot to Kidnap Me:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/plot-kidnap-me/616866/
* "Gov. Whitmer: When Trump focuses on me, the ‘violent rhetoric’ increases:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gov-whitmer-when-trump-focuses-on-me-the-violent-rhetoric-increases-94884933835
* "A Florida man stole a bulldozer, knocked down a fence and stole Biden signs, police said:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/26/florida-man-bulldozer-biden-trump-sign/
* "Pa. county’s election board asks Barrett to recuse herself from voting case:" https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/live/elections-2020-candidates-updates-news-pennsylvania-20201027.html
* "Pennsylvanians urged to drop off mail-in ballots in person:" https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-pennsylvania-elections-voting-2020-569755dfa06adae03bae677e332fb42a
* "Michigan judge strikes down ban on open carry of guns at polling places on Election Day:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/27/politics/michigan-guns-polling-places/index.html
* "Need A Witness For Your Mail-In Ballot? New Pandemic Lawsuits Challenge Old Rules:" https://www.npr.org/2020/06/01/865043618/need-a-witness-for-your-mail-in-ballot-new-pandemic-lawsuits-challenge-old-rules
* "Federal judge rules South Carolina must not reject ballots for signature issues:" https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/federal-judge-rules-south-carolina-must-not-reject-ballots-for-signature-issues/article_416b24e8-186e-11eb-85dd-3ff6ed347e16.html
* "How battleground states process mail ballots -- and why it may mean delayed results:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/battleground-states-process-mail-ballots-delayed-results/story?id=73717671
* "First votes counted on Election Night may give false impression of vote leader:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/first-votes-counted-on-election-night-may-give-false-impression-of-vote-leader-94891589856
* "Trump sowing seeds of upset with misinformation about Election Night vote counting:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-sowing-seeds-of-upset-with-misinformation-about-election-night-vote-counting-94893125614
* "Battleground postal delays persist with mail voting underway:" https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2020/10/battleground-postal-delays-persist-with-mail-voting-underway.html
* "Detroit mail delivery slowest in nation, USPS data shows:" https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/10/24/detroit-mail-delivery-slowest-in-nation-usps-data-shows/
* "Experts warn: Too late to trust your ballot to mail. Drop off or vote in person.:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/experts-warn-too-late-to-trust-your-ballot-to-mail-drop-off-or-vote-in-person-94891077984
* "Under Trump, US no longer leads world on refugee protections:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-virus-outbreak-immigration-immigration-policy-1f8c91e31fba158126f8e91c1453b13f
* "Special Report: U.S. jails are outsourcing medical care — and the death toll is rising:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-jails-privatization-special-repor/special-report-u-s-jails-are-outsourcing-medical-care-and-the-death-toll-is-rising-idUSKBN27B1DH
* "Out There, Nobody Can Hear You Scream:" https://www.outsideonline.com/2416929/out-there-nobody-can-hear-you-scream
* "To Reclaim Ancestral Land, All Native Hawaiians Need Is a $300,000 Mortgage and to Wait in Line for Decades:" https://www.propublica.org/article/draft-hawaii-homesteads-mainbar#1006523
* CW: Rape. "Inmate launches legal bid to force trans women into men’s prisons after claiming she was sexually assaulted:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/28/trans-women-prison-court-battle-hmp-downview-sexual-assault-keep-prisons-single-sex/
* "Ministry of Defence analyst 'leaked top secret intelligence' because police didn’t take homophobic assault claims seriously:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/28/ministry-of-defence-analyst-simon-finch-leaked-top-secret-weapons-intelligence-old-bailey-trial/
* "Labour councillor who quit rather than supporting trans rights faces calls to step down from University of Cambridge job:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/28/cambridge-university-trans-labour-transphobia-porter-clare-college-kevin-price/
* "So-called ‘academic’ wants conversion therapy to remain legal so gays can ‘explore their heterosexual potential’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/28/belinda-brown-academic-conversion-therapy-ban-legal-heterosexual-potential-homophobia/
* "Christian groups spent hundreds of millions in ‘dark money’ waging war on LGBT+ and women’s rights around the world:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/28/christian-far-right-dark-money-donald-trump-opendemocracy-bgea-adf-aclj-lgbt/
* "Grindr accused of letting racist users get away with ‘zero consequences’ – even after they’ve been reported:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/28/grindr-racism-gene-lim-research-monash-university-asian/
* It's a good start, but not nearly enough. "Boston Children’s Hospital will no longer perform two types of intersex surgery on children:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/10/22/intersex-surgery-boston-childrens-hospitals-decision-watershed-moment-rights/3721096001/
* "Slow Lorises Are Adorable but They Bite With Flesh-Rotting Venom:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/science/slow-loris-venom.html
* "Crocodiles in Ancient Egypt:" https://daily.jstor.org/crocodiles-in-ancient-egypt/
* "Plan to retrieve Titanic radio spurs debate on human remains:" https://apnews.com/article/titanic-radio-salvage-remains-4b3265a99d4fd66c6f85f7861e5f4da6
* "The Great Light Bulb Conspiracy:" http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2020/10/the-great-light-bulb-conspiracy/
* "Witnessing Peru’s Enduring, if Altered, Snow Star Festival:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/travel/qoyllur-riti-snow-star-festival-peru.html
* "Right to Roam: In Scotland, Hikers Can Go Anywhere:" https://www.backpacker.com/stories/scotland-right-to-roam
* CW: human Remains "The Skeleton of Jeremy Bentham:" https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/08/the-skeleton-of-jeremy-bentham.html
* "The Witches’ Zoom:"
* "The Last Free and Fair Election?:"
* "Now That’s What I Call A F*cking Atrocity: Family Separation, Vol. 239:"
* "Record Early Voting & Team Trump's Pandemic Surrender:"
* "Biden Signs Get Bulldozed & Trump Slams Kamala Harris:"
* "Amy Coney Barrett Joins the Supreme Court & Biden's Reaction :"
* "NASA Finds Moon Water & Judge Blocks DOJ's Defense of Trump:"
* "Quarantinewhile... Woman Goes Viral After Running Sub-6 Minute Mile While 9 Months Pregnant:"
* "Trump Trashes New York, Joe Unveils 'Bidencare' At Final Debate:"
* "Trump Won't Let Covid Stop His Campaign, Keeps Mike Pence On The Trail Amid New Staff Outbreak:"
* "Map Shares Every Country’s Most Famous Mythical Creature:" https://nerdist.com/article/every-countrys-most-famous-mythical-creature/
* "Sunday Sweets Sinks Its Incisors Into Some Skulls :" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2020/10/25/sunday-sweets-sinks-its-incisors-into-some-skulls
* "How To Kill A Man, According To Amadeus:" https://www.shatnerchatner.com/p/how-to-kill-a-man-according-to-amadeus?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjoxNDk1NjU4NSwiXyI6Ikg2bGdXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjAzOTQyNTE2LCJleHAiOjE2MDM5NDYxMTYsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.ijFG8tSv1yL8v9W820U4Fx6i_wyO2jPCKYPL38fyl48
* I'm ugly crying right now. "You’re a daycare worker, watching over toddlers, when the imminent end of the world is announced. It becomes increasingly clear none of the kids’ parents are going to show up as the end inches nearer.:" https://bethanythemartian.tumblr.com/post/633183446892691456/writing-prompt-s-youre-a-daycare-worker
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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
* "Conflict in the Caucasus: when the soldiers are younger than the war they are fighting:" https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/10/23/conflict-in-the-caucasus-when-the-soldiers-are-younger-than-the-war-they-are-fighting
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* "Did Lockdowns Lower Premature Births? A New Study Adds Evidence:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/health/covid-premature-births-lockdown.html
* "Germany and France prepare new lockdowns as COVID sweeps Europe:" https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus/germany-and-france-prepare-new-lockdowns-as-covid-sweeps-europe-idUSKBN27D1J2
* "France and Germany Announce New Restrictions as Cases Surge in Europe:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/28/world/covid-19-coronavirus-updates#us-reports-a-record-500000-new-cases-in-the-past-week-as-the-trump-administration-says-it-is-ending-the-pandemic
* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 10/28/20 are 8,837,000. The official death toll is 228,000. The real number is likely much higher.
* "US may not be back to normal until 2022, Fauci says:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/28/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html
* "It could be 2022 "before we start having some semblances of normality," Fauci says:" https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-10-28-20-intl/h_8a113a8138089ad977f8a4f1cae522b9
* "Jared Kushner bragged in April that Trump was taking the country 'back from the doctors':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/28/politics/woodward-kushner-coronavirus-doctors/index.html
* "Dr. Deborah Birx calls out North Dakota for poor mask use during pandemic:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/dr-deborah-birx-calls-north-dakota-poor-mask/story?id=73855650
* "COVID-19 death toll could be higher than Florida’s data shows, CDC says:" https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/covid-19-death-toll-could-be-higher-than-floridas-data-shows-cdc-says/
* Extended Andrew Cuomo Interview:
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* "New York Times: Tax records show Trump had over $270 million in debt forgiven after failing to repay lenders:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/27/politics/trump-tax-records-chicago-loan/index.html
* "Former DHS official Miles Taylor reveals himself as Anonymous, who wrote critically of Trump:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/28/anonymous-ex-dhs-official-miles-taylor-433363
* "Trump to strip protections from Tongass National Forest, one of the biggest intact temperate rainforests:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/10/28/trump-tongass-national-forest-alaska/
* This is from before confirmation, but I include it here for the particular perspective. "We Were Clerks at the Supreme Court. Its Legitimacy Is Now in Question.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/25/opinion/supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett.html
* "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urges Democrats to radically reform Supreme Court after Amy Coney Barrett 'bulldozed' in:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/27/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett-aoc-expand-supreme-court/
* "Long-term unemployment spikes for millions of Americans. Aid that’s kept them afloat may end soon:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/23/long-term-unemployment-is-increasing-as-relief-is-running-out.html
* "Trump fights in court to block pandemic food aid for lowest-income Americans:" https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2020/10/26/trump-fights-in-court-to-block-pandemic-food-aid-for-lowest-income-americans-1330974
* "How Did American Cities Become So Unequal?:" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/saving-american-cities-lizabeth-cohen/
* CW: Pedophilia "Inside the campaign to 'pizzagate' Hunter Biden:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/inside-campaign-pizzagate-hunter-biden-n1244331
* "Hundreds stranded in the cold waiting for buses in chaotic post-Trump rally scene:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/28/politics/donald-trump-omaha-rally-cold/index.html
* "‘Drunken political frat parties’: Trump acts like Covid-19 doesn’t exist at rallies:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-drunken-political-frat-parties-trump-acts-like-covid-19-doesn-t-exist-at-rallies-94884933957
* "The Plot to Kidnap Me:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/plot-kidnap-me/616866/
* "Gov. Whitmer: When Trump focuses on me, the ‘violent rhetoric’ increases:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gov-whitmer-when-trump-focuses-on-me-the-violent-rhetoric-increases-94884933835
* "A Florida man stole a bulldozer, knocked down a fence and stole Biden signs, police said:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/26/florida-man-bulldozer-biden-trump-sign/
* "Pa. county’s election board asks Barrett to recuse herself from voting case:" https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/live/elections-2020-candidates-updates-news-pennsylvania-20201027.html
* "Pennsylvanians urged to drop off mail-in ballots in person:" https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-pennsylvania-elections-voting-2020-569755dfa06adae03bae677e332fb42a
* "Michigan judge strikes down ban on open carry of guns at polling places on Election Day:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/27/politics/michigan-guns-polling-places/index.html
* "Need A Witness For Your Mail-In Ballot? New Pandemic Lawsuits Challenge Old Rules:" https://www.npr.org/2020/06/01/865043618/need-a-witness-for-your-mail-in-ballot-new-pandemic-lawsuits-challenge-old-rules
* "Federal judge rules South Carolina must not reject ballots for signature issues:" https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/federal-judge-rules-south-carolina-must-not-reject-ballots-for-signature-issues/article_416b24e8-186e-11eb-85dd-3ff6ed347e16.html
* "How battleground states process mail ballots -- and why it may mean delayed results:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/battleground-states-process-mail-ballots-delayed-results/story?id=73717671
* "First votes counted on Election Night may give false impression of vote leader:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/first-votes-counted-on-election-night-may-give-false-impression-of-vote-leader-94891589856
* "Trump sowing seeds of upset with misinformation about Election Night vote counting:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-sowing-seeds-of-upset-with-misinformation-about-election-night-vote-counting-94893125614
* "Battleground postal delays persist with mail voting underway:" https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2020/10/battleground-postal-delays-persist-with-mail-voting-underway.html
* "Detroit mail delivery slowest in nation, USPS data shows:" https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/10/24/detroit-mail-delivery-slowest-in-nation-usps-data-shows/
* "Experts warn: Too late to trust your ballot to mail. Drop off or vote in person.:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/experts-warn-too-late-to-trust-your-ballot-to-mail-drop-off-or-vote-in-person-94891077984
* "Under Trump, US no longer leads world on refugee protections:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-virus-outbreak-immigration-immigration-policy-1f8c91e31fba158126f8e91c1453b13f
* "Special Report: U.S. jails are outsourcing medical care — and the death toll is rising:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-jails-privatization-special-repor/special-report-u-s-jails-are-outsourcing-medical-care-and-the-death-toll-is-rising-idUSKBN27B1DH
* "Out There, Nobody Can Hear You Scream:" https://www.outsideonline.com/2416929/out-there-nobody-can-hear-you-scream
* "To Reclaim Ancestral Land, All Native Hawaiians Need Is a $300,000 Mortgage and to Wait in Line for Decades:" https://www.propublica.org/article/draft-hawaii-homesteads-mainbar#1006523
* CW: Rape. "Inmate launches legal bid to force trans women into men’s prisons after claiming she was sexually assaulted:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/28/trans-women-prison-court-battle-hmp-downview-sexual-assault-keep-prisons-single-sex/
* "Ministry of Defence analyst 'leaked top secret intelligence' because police didn’t take homophobic assault claims seriously:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/28/ministry-of-defence-analyst-simon-finch-leaked-top-secret-weapons-intelligence-old-bailey-trial/
* "Labour councillor who quit rather than supporting trans rights faces calls to step down from University of Cambridge job:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/28/cambridge-university-trans-labour-transphobia-porter-clare-college-kevin-price/
* "So-called ‘academic’ wants conversion therapy to remain legal so gays can ‘explore their heterosexual potential’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/28/belinda-brown-academic-conversion-therapy-ban-legal-heterosexual-potential-homophobia/
* "Christian groups spent hundreds of millions in ‘dark money’ waging war on LGBT+ and women’s rights around the world:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/28/christian-far-right-dark-money-donald-trump-opendemocracy-bgea-adf-aclj-lgbt/
* "Grindr accused of letting racist users get away with ‘zero consequences’ – even after they’ve been reported:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/28/grindr-racism-gene-lim-research-monash-university-asian/
* It's a good start, but not nearly enough. "Boston Children’s Hospital will no longer perform two types of intersex surgery on children:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/10/22/intersex-surgery-boston-childrens-hospitals-decision-watershed-moment-rights/3721096001/
* "Slow Lorises Are Adorable but They Bite With Flesh-Rotting Venom:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/science/slow-loris-venom.html
* "Crocodiles in Ancient Egypt:" https://daily.jstor.org/crocodiles-in-ancient-egypt/
* "Plan to retrieve Titanic radio spurs debate on human remains:" https://apnews.com/article/titanic-radio-salvage-remains-4b3265a99d4fd66c6f85f7861e5f4da6
* "The Great Light Bulb Conspiracy:" http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2020/10/the-great-light-bulb-conspiracy/
* "Witnessing Peru’s Enduring, if Altered, Snow Star Festival:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/travel/qoyllur-riti-snow-star-festival-peru.html
* "Right to Roam: In Scotland, Hikers Can Go Anywhere:" https://www.backpacker.com/stories/scotland-right-to-roam
* CW: human Remains "The Skeleton of Jeremy Bentham:" https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/08/the-skeleton-of-jeremy-bentham.html
* "The Witches’ Zoom:"
* "The Last Free and Fair Election?:"
* "Now That’s What I Call A F*cking Atrocity: Family Separation, Vol. 239:"
* "Record Early Voting & Team Trump's Pandemic Surrender:"
* "Biden Signs Get Bulldozed & Trump Slams Kamala Harris:"
* "Amy Coney Barrett Joins the Supreme Court & Biden's Reaction :"
* "NASA Finds Moon Water & Judge Blocks DOJ's Defense of Trump:"
* "Quarantinewhile... Woman Goes Viral After Running Sub-6 Minute Mile While 9 Months Pregnant:"
* "Trump Trashes New York, Joe Unveils 'Bidencare' At Final Debate:"
* "Trump Won't Let Covid Stop His Campaign, Keeps Mike Pence On The Trail Amid New Staff Outbreak:"
* "Map Shares Every Country’s Most Famous Mythical Creature:" https://nerdist.com/article/every-countrys-most-famous-mythical-creature/
* "Sunday Sweets Sinks Its Incisors Into Some Skulls :" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2020/10/25/sunday-sweets-sinks-its-incisors-into-some-skulls
* "How To Kill A Man, According To Amadeus:" https://www.shatnerchatner.com/p/how-to-kill-a-man-according-to-amadeus?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjoxNDk1NjU4NSwiXyI6Ikg2bGdXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjAzOTQyNTE2LCJleHAiOjE2MDM5NDYxMTYsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.ijFG8tSv1yL8v9W820U4Fx6i_wyO2jPCKYPL38fyl48
* I'm ugly crying right now. "You’re a daycare worker, watching over toddlers, when the imminent end of the world is announced. It becomes increasingly clear none of the kids’ parents are going to show up as the end inches nearer.:" https://bethanythemartian.tumblr.com/post/633183446892691456/writing-prompt-s-youre-a-daycare-worker
*****
* 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