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[gwydion]

* "Joshua Wong and fellow activists plead guilty in Hong Kong protests trial:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55039622

* "Afghanistan war: 26,000 Afghan children killed or maimed since 2005:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55039535

* "Thai teenagers tell rulers: ‘You’re dinosaurs’:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/22/thai-teenagers-tell-rulers-youre-dinosaurs

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* "Covid-19: Oxford University vaccine is highly effective:" https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55040635

Looks like the Oxford is less effective, but cheap and super stable, so likely will be viable for poorer countries. They'll need to two two spaced spots to get it up to 90%, but it means poorer countries won't get cut out entirely. Looks like Oxford vaccine is going out at cost to the poorer countries too.

* "Mysteries of COVID Smell Loss Finally Yield Some Answers:" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mysteries-of-covid-smell-loss-finally-yield-some-answers1/

* "The world's now scrambling for dry ice. It's just one headache in getting coronavirus vaccines where they need to go:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/world/coronavirus-vaccine-dry-ice-intl/index.html

* "Health experts clash over use of certain drugs for COVID-19:" https://apnews.com/article/health-experts-clash-drugs-for-covid-19-eda78c1994d6812cc72c13a1bd42828d

* "UK sourced PPE from factories secretly using North Korean slave labour:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/nov/20/uk-sourced-ppe-from-factories-secretly-using-north-korean-slave-labour

* "Slovakia carries out Covid mass testing of two-thirds of population:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/02/slovakia-carries-out-covid-mass-testing-of-two-thirds-of-population

* Let them eat cake. "Trump skips G20 pandemic event to visit golf club as virus ravages US:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/21/donald-trump-g20-pandemic-golf-club

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 11/24/20 are 12,370,000. The official death toll is 258,000. The real number is likely much higher.

* "America’s 250,000 covid deaths: People die, but little changes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/covid-250000-deaths-us/2020/11/18/543f8e04-284c-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html

* "The Final Pandemic Surge Is Crashing Over America:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/11/final-pandemic-surge-crashing-over-america/617157/

* "Socially Distanced Jewish Holidays:" https://jadelennox.dreamwidth.org/573201.html

* "Why Even A Small Thanksgiving Is Dangerous:" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-even-a-small-thanksgiving-is-dangerous/

* "New signs of life at CDC as corrupting influence of Trump wanes:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-signs-of-life-at-cdc-as-corrupting-influence-of-trump-wanes-96489541807

* "Surgeon General Adams: All Americans, even at the White House, should avoid large holiday gatherings:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/politics/americans-white-house-holiday-gatherings-adams/

* "Ted Cruz mocks Covid-19 safety warnings as Texans die:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ted-cruz-mocks-covid-19-safety-warnings-as-texans-die-96484933637

* "Loeffler self-isolating after mixed coronavirus test results:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/breaking-loeffler-self-isolating-after-positive-then-inconclusive-coronavirus-tests/HXXONSSQ7RAODKO2OPSYFHHMSY/

* "Ben Carson says he was 'desperately ill' from Covid but is now 'out of the woods':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/20/politics/ben-carson-covid-diagnosis-update/index.html

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* "Trump dismantles decades-old surveillance treaty irreparably on his way out the door:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-dismantles-decades-old-surveillance-treaty-irreparably-on-his-way-out-the-door-96491077633

* "Republican national security experts call on Trump to concede, begin transition:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-concede-republicans-national-security/2020/11/23/af5e6a36-2d3c-11eb-860d-f7999599cbc2_story.html

* "Trump relents as administration begins Biden transition:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/23/gsa-acknowledges-biden-victory-kicking-off-transfer-of-power-439875

* "Michigan's state board certifies Biden's win:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/politics/michigan-certify-election-results-monday/index.html

* "Michigan election board votes to certify Biden win, dealing blow to Trump effort:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/michigan-election-board-votes-certify-biden-win-dealing-blow-trump-n1248685

* "‘This is simply not how the Constitution works’: Federal judge eviscerates Trump lawsuit:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/21/federal-judge-tosses-trump-suit-over-pennsylvania-election-results-439010

* "‘An old playbook’: Trump, GOP double down on efforts to disenfranchise minority voters:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-an-old-playbook-trump-gop-double-down-on-efforts-to-disenfranchise-minority-voters-96480325823

* "'Racist dog whistle' underpins Trump attack on election results: Ifill:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-racist-dog-whistle-underpins-trump-attack-on-election-results-ifill-96491589771

* "Biden reveals national security team stacked with Obama veterans:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/23/joe-biden-transition-national-security-team-john-kerry-439706

* "GM flips to California's side in pollution fight with Trump:" https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-lawsuits-environment-california-gavin-newsom-f30458eb13b6ff967d05b12c178621e8

* "Exiting Trump puts dubious characters in top roles at Pentagon, NSA:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/exiting-trump-puts-dubious-characters-in-top-roles-at-pentagon-nsa-96490565930

* "Opinion: The US social safety net has been ripped to shreds -- and women are paying the price:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/18/opinions/social-safety-net-women-paying-price-opinion-calarco/index.html

* "Top Chef’s Colicchio: Restaurants facing ‘extinction event’ without relief:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/top-chef-s-colicchio-restaurants-facing-extinction-event-without-relief-96483909587

* "Trump set to veto defense bill over renaming bases honoring Confederate leaders:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-set-veto-defense-bill-over-renaming-bases-honoring-confederates-n1248467

* "This is how we are going to win the GA runoffs - a (nearly) complete guide:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/11/21/1996436/-This-is-how-we-are-going-to-win-the-GA-runoffs-a-nearly-complete-guide

Want to try to flip the Senate?

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

* "I don't believe in the idea that progressives/liberals/whatever we are are uniquely "condescending" to conservatives.:" https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/629725.html#cutid1

* "28 migrant families face deportation after refusing to be separated:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/28-migrant-children-their-parents-face-deportation-after-refusing-be-n1248628

* "New report details Trump effort to seize thousands of acres of private land for border wall:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-border-wall-private-land-seizure-plans-eminent-domain/

* "If museums want to diversify, they’ll have to change. A lot.:" https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/21542041/museums-diversity-guston-national-gallery-hiring

* CW: Rape. "Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands:" https://apnews.com/article/palm-oil-abuse-investigation-cosmetics-2a209d60c42bf0e8fcc6f8ea6daa11c7

* "IBM Apologizes For Firing Computer Pioneer For Being Transgender...52 Years Later:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremyalicandri/2020/11/18/ibm-apologizes-for-firing-computer-pioneer/?sh=16755a3f67d5

* "1st drug for rare rapid-aging disease extends kids' lives:" https://apnews.com/article/aging-genetics-massachusetts-cd6a8d1658c6070b3c842d63101c89cc

* "Getting ‘Black Mayonnaise’ Out of One of America’s Dirtiest Waterways:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/nyregion/gowanus-canal-dredging-redevelopment.html

* "Facebook Is Going After Its Critics in the Name of Privacy:" https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-is-going-after-its-critics-in-the-name-of-privacy/

* "Our Long-Running Love Affair with Pigeons:" https://daily.jstor.org/our-long-running-love-affair-with-pigeons/?preview_id=231552

* "When the White House Was Full of Claws, Scales, Stripes and Tails:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/14/us/white-house-pets.html

* "The assassination of a ‘Brave Journalist of Afghanistan’:" https://www.bbc.com/news/55021074

* "Pat Quinn, the co-founder of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, dies at 37:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/22/us/pat-quinn-als-ice-bucket-challenge-dead-trnd/index.html

* "I Only Ate Doomsday Prepper Food for a Week:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/vbx399/what-does-prepper-food-taste-like-v25n1

* "Trump's Anti-Election Efforts & Giuliani's Hair Dye Leakage:"

* "The GOP Needs Your Vote In The Lawful, Fraudulent, Official, Rigged Georgia Runoff Elections:"

Watch on YouTube

* "Trump Has Yet To Show Real Evidence Of Fraud, But Getting Him Out Of Office May Be A Bumpy Ride:"

Watch on YouTube

* "Potusgeist Just Won't Leave The White House:"

Watch on YouTube

* "Autocrats Watch Our President Cling To His Job, Beg For Cash, And Obstruct The Transition Of Power:"

Watch on YouTube

* "New York Has A Clear Message For The Lame Duck:"

Watch on YouTube

* "America's Leadership Vacuum Is The Reason Our Covid Situation Is So Dire:"

Watch on YouTube

* On top of everything Rupert laptop is failing. This means it takes dramatically longer to accomplish anything what with the constant need to reboot. Idk.

* "Sunday Sweets For Kids & Kids At Heart:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2020/11/22/sunday-sweets-for-kids-amp-kids-at-heart

* "Stunning Aerial Photographs Find The “Hidden City” Inside New York City:" https://designyoutrust.com/2020/11/stunning-aerial-photographs-find-the-hidden-city-inside-new-york-city/

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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.

* The Flooding in Vietnam and Cambodia is devastating. Want to help? https://linktr.ee/lvndhy

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

* Want to try to 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

Comments

[claudeb]

Whoa! Amazing photos! That's not so surprising for New York though.