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[gwydion]

* "Ethiopia PM claims major advance in Tigray region:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/12/ethiopia-pm-claims-major-advance-in-tigray-region

* "Mass killing of civilians in Ethiopia's Tigray region: Amnesty:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/12/africa/ethiopia-tigray-killings-intl/index.html

* "Sudan braces for up to 200,000 fleeing Ethiopia fighting:" https://apnews.com/article/international-news-africa-ethiopia-united-nations-kenya-0867b132d6c3f7ffd2e98df83bdc73da

* "The maids held prisoner during lockdown:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-54895114

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* "The Russian provinces buckling under Covid-19:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-54910067

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 11/12/20 are 10,514,000. The official death toll is 243,000. The real number is likely much higher.

* "New daily coronavirus cases in U.S. rise to 145,000, latest all-time high:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/11/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

* "Biden forms special Covid transition team:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/11/biden-covid-transition-team-436089

* "Biden Covid team member: We need to hit over 90% mask use to curve the pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/biden-covid-team-member-we-need-to-hit-over-90-mask-use-to-curve-the-pandemic-95827525641

* "Biden transition team makes covid-19 response a top priority:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/biden-transition-team-makes-covid-19-response-a-top-priority-95821893818

* "Three More Trumpworld Figures Test Positive for COVID-19 Amid Voter Fraud Crusade:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/corey-lewandowski-trump-adviser-leading-bogus-voter-fraud-lawsuits-tests-positive-for-covid-19

* "White House political director tests positive for coronavirus, official says:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/11/politics/brian-jack-coronavirus-white-house/index.html

* Can we just stop doing cruises? "Covid-19 cases reported aboard first cruise to resume sailing in the Caribbean:" https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/caribbean-cruise-seadream-1-covid/index.html

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* "Trump administration informs Congress of intent to sell $23B in arms to UAE:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/11/politics/uae-arms-sales-formal-notification/index.html

* Every time I hear 45 whine about "Covid, covid, covid!" My brain goes, "Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!"

* "'Self-pardon' no protection for Trump from cases awaiting his presidency's end:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-self-pardon-no-protection-for-trump-from-cases-awaiting-his-presidency-s-end-95837253560

* The Republican War on Reality continues. "Trump voters are flocking to a TV channel that claims Biden is not president-elect:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/12/media/fox-news-newsmax-reliable-sources

* I found this quite helpful. I’m a nerd, but even I’m not educated to this is a level of detail. "‘Four Seasons Total Lawyering’: Why Trump voter fraud lawsuits are ‘meritless’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-four-seasons-total-lawyering-why-trump-voter-fraud-lawsuits-are-meritless-95822917987

* "Senior U.S. cybersecurity official asked to resign amid Trump transition tumult:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-resignation-idUSKBN27S2RW

* "U.S. cybersecurity runs afoul of Trump, GOP's disinformation campaign:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/u-s-cybersecurity-runs-afoul-of-trump-gop-s-disinformation-campaign-95834693989

* "Top Senate Republicans say Biden should get presidential intel briefings:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/12/republicans-biden-should-get-presidential-briefings-436303

* "Biden carries Arizona, flipping a longtime Republican stronghold:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/12/politics/biden-wins-arizona/index.html

* "Biden’s choice of Ron Klain to run White House signals rejection of Trump-era chaos:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/klain-biden-white-house/2020/11/11/3c64069a-21d3-11eb-a688-5298ad5d580a_story.html

* "Rep. Ayanna Pressley is calling for covid relief that ‘meets the scale and scope of this crisis’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rep-ayanna-pressley-is-calling-for-covid-relief-that-meets-the-scale-and-scope-of-this-crisis-95822917750

* "Evidence suggests several state Senate candidates were plants funded by dark money:" https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/11/11/evidence-suggests-several-state-senate-candidates-were-plants-funded-by-dark-money/

* "Raphael Warnock: I’m focused on access to affordable health care, dignity of work, voting rights:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/raphael-warnock-i-m-focused-on-access-to-affordable-health-care-dignity-of-work-voting-rights-95820357866

* Want to try to beat the odds and flip the Senate?

Donate to Raphael Warnock: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/warnockrunoff
Donate to Jon Ossoff: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ossoffrunoff

* Literal children. For chalk drawings a bucket or hose could wash away. "Fragile Trump supporter files restraining order after children decorate his street in LGBT+ chalk art:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/13/trump-restraining-order-children-lgbt-black-lives-matter-michael-mason-california/

* "Family of trans woman shot dead by police bring landmark court case that could set major precedent for trans rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/12/vicky-hernandez-trans-woman-transgender-killed-honduras-inter-american-court/

* "Metropolitan Police face legal action after threatening to arrest and fine trans rights protesters:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/12/met-police-legal-action-threat-arrest-fine-london-trans-rights-protest-cancelled-trcuk/

* "Gay man viciously kicked in the face and called ‘f****t’ by neighbour after reporting him to police for abusing his wife:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/12/gay-man-neighbour-attack-stephen-wentzell-kicked-face-domestic-abuse-halifax-canada/

* "Supreme Court justices want to ‘fix’ historic same-sex marriage ruling so religious bigots can ‘participate in society’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/12/supreme-court-obergefell-hodges-clarence-thomas-samuel-alito-same-sex-marriage/

* "Gay man chased out of neighbourhood by gun-wielding homophobe yelling ‘we don’t like f****ts around here’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/12/south-carolina-charleston-gay-man-gun-chased-police-investigation/

* "The Black Hole Information Paradox Comes to an End:" https://www.wired.com/story/the-black-hole-information-paradox-comes-to-an-end/

* "Coronavirus on the Rise & Joe Biden's COVID-19 Task Force:"

* "Donald Trump's Ongoing Election Loss Denial:"

* "A Ray of Sunshine - Impossible Hole-in-One & NYC Swan Rescue:"

* "America's Dental Refugees Flock to Mexico:"

* "Coronavirus Surges in U.S. & CDC Issues Holiday Guidelines:"

* "Africa Takes on COVID-19 - The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Video Clip) | Comedy Central:"

* "Georgia Senate Runoffs & A Recount in the Peach State:"

* "The State Department Hobbles Joe Biden's Transition:"

* Don't Be These Customers: https://twitter.com/dylan_thyme/status/1326923954553049091

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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.

* "Protect the Results - Organizing to Protect the Results of the 2020 Election:" https://protecttheresults.com/

* Want to try to beat the odds and flip the Senate?

Donate to Jon Ossoff: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ossoffrunoff
Donate to Raphael Warnock: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/warnockrunoff



"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/

* 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

* 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

* "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

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

* "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/

* 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