Sunday-Tuesday

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* "Shadowy Ethiopian massacre could be 'tip of the iceberg':" https://apnews.com/article/sudan-ethiopia-massacres-d16a089f8dcb0511172b5662b9244f78

* "Croatia hit by 6.4 magnitude earthquake, leaving at least 7 dead:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/29/europe/croatia-earthquake-6-3-magnitude-petrinja-intl/index.html

* CW: Torture. "Torture and discrimination: How police brutality became endemic in India:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/india/police-brutality-india-dst-intl-hnk/index.html

* "The search for the disappeared points to Mexico’s darkest secrets:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/mexico-losing-control/mexico-disappeared-drug-war/?itid=sf_world

* "Wuhan Covid citizen journalist jailed for four years in China's Christmas crackdown:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/28/wuhan-citizen-journalist-jailed-for-four-years-in-chinas-christmas-crackdown

* "Hong Kong democracy activists caught at sea go on trial in China:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55463512

* "India farmers agree to meet gov’t over new laws they want revoked:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/26/india-farmers-agree-to-meet-govt-over-new-laws-they-want-revoked

* "Saudi Activist Who Urged Women's Driving Rights Gets Nearly 6-Year Prison Term:" https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950765197/saudi-activist-who-urged-womens-driving-rights-gets-nearly-6-year-prison-term

* "Boris Johnson’s last-minute Brexit deal includes a new scheme named after gay war hero Alan Turing:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/24/boris-johnson-brexit-deal-alan-turing-erasmus-exchange-scheme-enigma-war-hero/

* "Hunger study predicts 168,000 pandemic-linked child deaths:" https://apnews.com/article/africa-hunger-study-coronavirus-children-0e2a17d63163d8558d203b2824a844fe

* "Ethiopia's war risks leaving manufacturing dreams in tatters:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-conflict-manufacturing-insig/ethiopias-war-risks-leaving-manufacturing-dreams-in-tatters-idUSKBN28J0EI

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* "Fears of a ‘Twindemic’ Recede as Flu Lies Low:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/health/flu-coronavirus-twindemic.html

* "Pandemic expert: ‘We have no idea’ how long new COVID-19 vaccines offer protection:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/covid-19-vaccines-length-of-protection-is-unknown-pandemic-expert-says-98450501977

* "New Covid variant linked to higher viral load in the blood:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/30/new-covid-variant-linked-to-higher-viral-load-in-the-blood

* "Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine approved by UK regulator :" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/30/oxford-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine-approved-by-uk-regulator-.html

* "Scientists call for full lockdown in England as new Covid cases multiply:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/29/scientists-warn-tier-4-not-enough-to-control-covid-in-england

* "Covid: South Africa's Ramaphosa announces new restrictions as cases soar:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55468104

* "Nurse under investigation after having gay sex with COVID-19 patient in hospital toilet, leaving PPE scattered on the floor:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/28/covid-19-gay-sex-nurse-investigation-wisma-atlet-emergency-hospital-jakarta-indonesia/

* "Czech Republic Starts Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-12-27/czech-republic-starts-rollout-of-coronavirus-vaccine

* "Coronavirus: German daily death toll surpasses 1,000 for 1st time:" https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-german-daily-death-toll-surpasses-1000-for-1st-time/a-56090689

* "Germany alarmed by threat posed by coronavirus deniers:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-idUSKBN2921P7

* "The Latest: South Korea sees surge in coronavirus cases:" https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/12/25/the-latest-south-korea-sees-surge-in-coronavirus-cases/

* "The Latest: France confirms case of new virus variant:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/latest-us-requires-uk-passengers-negative-test-74905561

* "COVID: In Italy, the second wave is now as deadly as the first:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/25/why-is-italy-going-thought-a-deadly-wave-again

* "Coronavirus: Spain to keep register of those who refuse Covid vaccine:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55471282

* "Covid-19 Cases Jump to 1,047 in Greece on Tuesday Covid-19 Cases Jump to 1,047 in Greece on Tuesday:" https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/12/29/covid-19-cases-jump-to-1047-in-greece-on-tuesday/

* "1st reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado:" https://apnews.com/article/public-health-united-kingdom-jared-polis-coronavirus-pandemic-denver-755cd6f5e9189b1890f34f625d6a37f8

* "Biden team preps to accelerate pace of coronavirus vaccinations:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/biden-team-preps-to-accelerate-pace-of-coronavirus-vaccinations-98582597549

* "Trump admin. fails to keep Trump's promises on Covid-19 vaccine distribution timing:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-fails-to-keep-trump-s-promises-on-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-timing-98513989890

* "Shortcomings of U.S. public health infrastructure seen in mishandling of Covid, vaccine:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/shortcomings-of-u-s-public-health-infrastructure-seen-in-mishandling-of-covid-vaccine-98515013855

* "Jason Johnson: 'This snail's pace of a rollout is, put simply, a mess':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jason-johnson-this-snail-s-pace-of-a-rollout-is-put-simply-a-mess-98569285751

* "Stay-at-home order for much of California extended amid COVID-19 overload at hospitals:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-29/california-breaks-single-day-record-coronavirus-cases-66811

* L.A. County hospitals turn away ambulances, put patients in gift shop":" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-29/l-a-county-hospitals-at-the-breaking-point-turn-away-ambulances

* "Pasadena hospital to use panel to ration care if COVID-19 situation worsens:" https://www.thebharatexpressnews.com/pasadena-hospital-to-use-panel-to-ration-care-if-covid-19-situation-worsens/

* "Rampant Covid-19 crushing L.A. County hospital resources:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rampant-covid-19-crushing-l-a-county-hospital-resources-98583109894

* "California Not Tracking LGBTQ+ Pandemic Data Despite Promise:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2020/12/11/california-not-tracking-lgbtq-pandemic-data-despite-promise

* "COVID-19 in South Dakota: 427 new total cases; Death toll remains at 1,446; Active cases at 6,695:" https://www.keloland.com/news/healthbeat/coronavirus/covid-19-in-south-dakota-427-new-total-cases-death-toll-remains-at-1446-active-cases-at-6695/

* "Florida governor's aide criticized over COVID-19 tweet:" https://www.wesh.com/article/desantis-aide-covid-19-tweet/35074735

* "Oxygen supply shortages bedevil hospitals already overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-29/oxygen-supply-shortages-bedevil-hospitals-already-overwhelmed-by-covid-19-patients

* "Oregon Hospitals Didn't Have Shortages. So Why Were Disabled People Denied Care?:" https://www.npr.org/2020/12/21/946292119/oregon-hospitals-didnt-have-shortages-so-why-were-disabled-people-denied-care

* "As prison infections and death rates soar, inmate treatment during pandemic scrutinized:" https://www.msnbc.com/cross-connection/watch/covid-19-death-and-infection-rates-in-prisons-spark-calls-to-improve-inmate-conditions-98421317802

* Think it will be Masque of the Red Death themed? "Trump to host New Year's Eve gala at Mar-a-Lago amid COVID pandemic. What we know:" https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2020/12/28/trump-new-years-eve-2020-celebrities-mar-lago-covid-pandemic/4058886001/

* "Tyson fires 7 at Iowa pork plant after COVID betting inquiry:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/tyson-facing-lawsuit-employee-covid-19-death-74762451

* "Massachusetts GOP leader says he likely got covid-19 at a White House Hanukkah party: ‘I’m paying the price’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/12/29/tom-mountain-white-house-party-covid/

* "Covid-19 regrets follow one state Republican official home from White House party:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/covid-19-regrets-follow-one-state-republican-official-home-from-white-house-party-98583109609

* "Cuomo Threatens $1 Million Fine And License Revocation For COVID Vaccine Fraudsters:" https://gothamist.com/news/cuomo-threatens-1-million-fine-and-license-revocation-covid-vaccine-fraudsters

* What has he ever done to deserve to skip the queue ahead of nursing home residents and staff? ":" https://people.com/politics/marco-rubio-slammed-for-dishing-dr-fauci-criticism-after-receiving-a-covid-19-vaccine-himself/

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* "Peter Humphrey was once locked up in China. Now he advises other prisoners and their families how to take on Beijing:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/13/asia/peter-humphrey-china-prisoners-intl-hnk/index.html

* "Gohmert suit may force Pence's hand in effort to overturn Trump's defeat:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/28/gohmert-suit-pence-overturn-trumps-defeat-451485

* "Until Biden’s win is certified, the U.S. remains vulnerable:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/26/until-bidens-win-is-certified-us-remains-vulnerable/

* "Absurdity no obstacle to Republican effort to save Trump from democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/absurdity-no-obstacle-to-republican-effort-to-save-trump-from-democracy-98513989904

* "Neal Katyal: 'Trump is still living in a fantasy world':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-trump-is-still-living-in-a-fantasy-world-98576965839

* "Trump performing well among people charged with voter fraud in Pennsylvania:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-performing-well-among-people-charged-with-voter-fraud-in-pennsylvania-98513477893

* Extended Interview with the Bidens:

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* "Biden to tap former Michigan Gov. Granholm to lead Energy Department:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/15/biden-to-tap-former-michigan-gov-granholm-to-lead-energy-department-445782

* "Fired Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones named Forbes ‘Technology Person of the Year’:" https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/fired-florida-data-scientist-rebekah-jones-named-forbes-technology-person-of-the-year/

* "Antigay Counselor Marcus Bachmann Gets Presidential Appointment:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/12/24/antigay-counselor-marcus-bachmann-gets-presidential-appointment

* "Donald Trump signs Covid-19 relief and spending bill:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/28/donald-trump-signs-covid-19-relief-and-spending-bill

* "‘Marie Antoinette has nothing on this guy:’ Trump’s ‘cruel’ delay in signing relief bill:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-marie-antoinette-has-nothing-on-this-guy-trump-s-cruel-delay-in-signing-relief-bill-98509893939

* "House passes measure to increase stimulus checks to $2,000:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/28/politics/house-vote-direct-payments-2000/index.html

* "House approves bill to up Covid relief checks to $2,000:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/house-approves-bill-to-up-covid-relief-checks-to-2-000-98506309984

* ...And McConnell's blocking it. "McConnell Blocks Vote on $2,000 Checks Despite G.O.P. Pressure:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/us/politics/mcconnell-blocks-stimulus-check-vote.html

* "Mehdi: Wealthy GOP senators don’t need $2,000—so they think you don’t either:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mehdi-wealthy-gop-senators-don-t-need-2-000-so-they-think-you-don-t-either-98566725902

* "House overrides Trump veto on $740B defense spending bill:" https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/house-overrides-trump-veto-740b-defense-spending-bill/BQ4DT6FI2ZFFVHL2L2HDWUJANA/

* "Bernie Sanders to delay defense veto override in bid for $2,000 checks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/28/bernie-sanders-filibuster-delay-defense-veto-override-451697

* "NYC Food Delivery Workers Band to Demand Better Treatment. Will New York Listen to Los Deliveristas Unidos?:" https://www.thecity.nyc/work/2020/12/6/22157730/nyc-food-delivery-workers-demand-better-treatment

* "Stacey Abrams: 'November demonstrated that democratic values ... can win in our state':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/stacey-abrams-november-demonstrated-that-democratic-values-can-win-in-our-state-98567749990

* "Hate preacher Franklin Graham calls on ‘God’s army’ to stop Democrats from passing LGBT+ rights law:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/29/franklin-graham-gods-army-lgbt-rights-equality-act-democrats-georgia-elections/

* Georgians! Go Vote Now!

* "Behind Washington’s one-eighty on Facebook: A rethink of monopoly power:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/13/facebook-antitrust-flip-flop-444652

* "Lesbian police officer celebrated as a hero for saving lives after Christmas Day suicide bombing:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/28/lesbian-police-officer-nashville-christmas-bombing-explosion-amanda-topping/

* "Ayman Mohyeldin: 'That is a quintessential form of a terrorist act':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/ayman-mohyeldin-that-is-a-quintessential-form-of-a-terrorist-act-98510917936

* "Anthony Quinn Warner identified as Nashville bomber:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/27/us/nashville-explosion-what-we-know/index.html

* "2020 Exposed the Myth of American “Security”:" https://inthesetimes.com/article/security-state-police-military-ice-homeland-security-covid-pandemic-war-prison

* "Jose Antonio Vargas Opens Up About Being Undocumented and Gay:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/5/29/pulitzer-winner-jose-antonio-vargas-still-wrestles-being-gay

* "Columbus, Ohio, Officer Who Shot And Killed Andre Hill Is Fired:" https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950976148/columbus-ohio-officer-who-shot-and-killed-andre-hill-is-fired

* "Cops Could Use First Aid to Save Lives. Many Never Try.:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/12/15/cops-could-use-first-aid-to-save-lives-many-never-try

* "The state of the Black Lives Matter movement, and its future, analyzed by experts:" https://www.msnbc.com/cross-connection/watch/black-lives-matter-gaining-mainstream-acceptance-in-2020-analyzed-by-experts-98421317855

* "How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System?:" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/sara-mayeux-free-justice-public-defenders/

* "A Corrections Officer Trainee Says He Was Fired for Wearing a Black Lives Matter Shirt:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/4ada39/a-corrections-officer-trainee-says-he-was-fired-for-wearing-a-black-lives-matter-shirt

* "Inside Trump and Barr’s Last-Minute Killing Spree:" https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-trump-and-barrs-last-minute-killing-spree

* CW: Rape, Torture. This one’s a particularly bad one. "Man arrested after gang tortures, beats and rapes a trans woman as she pleaded them through tears to stop:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/26/trans-woman-tortured-gang-raped-chunian-pakistan-sohana-geo-news/

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Veterans groups demand VA Secretary Wilkie resign after scathing report that he tried to discredit assault victim:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/veterans-wilkie-resign/2020/12/12/97f9cb80-3c76-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html

* "Bolivia recognises same-sex union in historic first after gay couple took their battle for recognition to the courts:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/13/bolivia-david-aruquipa-guido-montana-same-sex-civil-union-civil-registry-constitutional-court/

* "Plane forced to land early after woman became so homophobic the pilot feared passengers were in danger:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/29/gemma-campbell-homophobic-flight-jet2-manchester-cork-fuertaventura-canary-islands/

* "Gay MP says 'under no circumstances' should 'abusive and sinister' LGB Alliance be granted charitable status:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/28/lgb-alliance-john-nicolson-charity-commission-abusive-transphobic-gay-snp-mp/

* "Equalities minister Liz Truss pits minorities against the ‘white working class’ in concerning rant littered with dogwhistles:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/27/liz-truss-conservative-minority-woke-identity-politics-working-class-poverty-lgbt-daily-mail/

* "LGB Alliance hit with blistering backlash yet again after confronting brave Eddie Izzard over her pronouns:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/29/eddie-izzard-pronouns-she-her-lgb-alliance-anti-trans-lobby-charlotte-nichols/

* "Tory MP Jackie Doyle-Price defends voting against rights for lesbians while also policing who can be a lesbian:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/29/jackie-doyle-price-tory-mp-charlotte-nichols-same-sex-marriage-lesbian-eddie-izzard/

* "BBC media editor applauds JK Rowling’s ‘bravery’ and names error-strewn transgender essay one of the best reads of the year:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/21/bbc-media-editor-amol-rajan-jk-rowling-bravery-transgender-essay-transphobia/

* "This trans woman was kicked out of a clothing store after making shoppers ‘uncomfortable’. Now she’s fighting back:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/27/colton-stankowski-transgender-calgary-canada-clothing-store/

* "Gay Black man stabbed and left in coma for four days is ‘hopeless’ knowing attackers are still walking free:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/28/gay-black-man-stabbed-coma-boston-massachusetts-anthony-crumbley/

* "Defiant ex-Mormon hangs 10,000 rainbow Christmas lights in protest against homophobic neighbours:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/25/woman-10000-rainbow-christmas-lights-protest-homophobic/

* "Hateful Russian bishop thinks Joe Biden ‘should be imprisoned’ for supporting transgender children:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/29/russia-bishop-hilarion-alfeyev-joe-biden-transgender-children-rights-orthodox-church/

* "Transgender woman shot dead on Christmas Day in suspected hate crime. She was misgendered by police in her death:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/29/courtney-eshay-key-chicago-transgender-woman-death-misgendered-police/

* "Long-Acting HIV Regimen Approved in Europe:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment/2020/12/21/long-acting-hiv-regimen-approved-europe

* "How Scientists Use and Abuse Portraiture:" https://hyperallergic.com/604897/how-scientists-use-and-abuse-portraiture/

* "The Indoorification of Outdoor Dining:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-27/outdoor-dining-looks-a-lot-like-indoor-dining

* "'We Are Shipping To The U.S.': Inside China's Online Synthetic Drug Networks:" https://www.npr.org/2020/11/17/916890880/we-are-shipping-to-the-u-s-china-s-fentanyl-sellers-find-new-routes-to-drug-user

* "NYC's Struggling Street Vendors Confront Their Worst-Ever Crisis:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-10/nyc-street-vendors-fight-for-survival

* "To Make a Building Healthier, Stop Sanitizing Everything:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-12-16/covid-pandemic-microbiomes-could-be-key-to-stopping-spread-of-future-viruses

* "'Flexing their power': how America's richest zip code stays exclusive:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/06/atherton-california-wealthy-zip-code-zoning

* "I tried the world's first no-kill, lab-grown chicken burger:" https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/dec/04/no-kill-lab-grown-chicken-burger-restaurant-israel

Look, I’m a vegetarian, but I absolutely support sustainable cruelty free meat, assuming this is what they are saying it is.

Not everyone can be vegetarian for a variety of reasons and there will always be a lot of people wanting to eat meat. I’m all for more planet friendly cruelty free options if they can be found.

* "The Caribbean islands poisoned by a carcinogenic pesticide:" https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-54992051

* "What Happens to the Farm-to-Table Restaurant When Climate Change Sets the Farm On Fire?:" https://www.eater.com/22187508/single-thread-sonoma-county-climate-change-2020-california-wildfires

* "How Famous Surfers and Wealthy Homeowners Are Endangering Hawaii’s Beaches:" https://www.propublica.org/article/how-famous-surfers-and-wealthy-homeowners-are-endangering-hawaiis-beaches

* "They’re Among the World’s Oldest Living Things. The Climate Crisis Is Killing Them.:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/09/climate/redwood-sequoia-tree-fire.html

* "Louisiana chemical facilities are ‘ticking time bombs’ during hurricanes. Residents are left in the dark about the risks.:" https://southerlymag.org/2020/12/07/louisiana-chemical-facilities-are-ticking-time-bombs-during-hurricanes-residents-are-left-in-the-dark-about-the-risks/

* "The curse of 'white oil': electric vehicles' dirty secret:" https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/dec/08/the-curse-of-white-oil-electric-vehicles-dirty-secret-lithium

* "Ancient Roman ‘homophobic graffiti’ found in unearthed Pompeii snack bar: ‘Nicia cinaede cacator’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/28/pompeii-homophobic-graffiti-ancient-rome-gay-catamite-thermopolium-italy/

* "The Mystery of Harriet Tubman's Family Cabin:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/harriet-tubman-cabin

* "Why Do So Many Places In Texas Have 'Negro' In Their Name, Despite A Law Against It?:" https://www.npr.org/2020/12/11/945040041/why-do-so-many-places-in-texas-have-negro-in-their-name-despite-a-law-against-it

* "Southern schools' history textbooks: A long history of deception, and what the future holds:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/12/07/southern-history-textbooks-long-history-deception/3809954001/

* "Kansas City paper apologizes to local Black community for reinforcing Jim Crow:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/kansas-city-star-apologizes-to-local-black-community-for-its-part-in-systemic-racism-98449477957

* "This secret lesbian couple organised the first-ever White House meeting on LGBT+ rights, changing the path of equality forever:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/25/secret-lesbian-couple-historic-meeting-the-white-house/

* "'Singing and dancing to their deaths': football’s forgotten tragedy:" https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/dec/03/rangers-football-forgotten-tragedy-ibrox-stadium-disaster-glasgow

* "The hidden story of African-Irish children:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55145873

* "She Stalked Her Daughter’s Killers Across Mexico, One by One:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/world/americas/miriam-rodriguez-san-fernando.html

* "Pierre Cardin, Revolutionary French Fashion Designer, Dies at 98:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/12/29/pierre-cardin-revolutionary-french-fashion-designer-dies-98

* "Spy Novelist John Le Carré Dies At 89:" https://www.npr.org/2020/12/13/946105256/spy-chronicler-john-le-carre-dies-at-89

* "Remembering the indefatigable gay rights activist who fought for 40 years to marry the man he loved:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/18/anthony-sullivan-gay-rights-activist-marriage-australia-death-tribute-richard-adams/

* "Notorious Club Kid killer Michael Alig, once played by Macaulay Culkin, dies of ‘heroin overdose’ on Christmas morning:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/26/michael-alig-club-kid-killer-dies-christmas-new-york-city-macaulay-culkin/

* "The Man Who Was Dying to Be an Actor:" http://nowiknow.com/the-man-who-was-dying-to-be-an-actor/

* "The Ballad of Ron and Dorinda:" https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a34773551/prison-break-lovebirds/

* "Jogger claims kangaroo attacked her in a violent rage because she was wearing Sarah Jessica Parker perfume:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/04/sarah-jessica-parker-perfume-kangaroo-attack-melbourne-australia/

* "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Part 1: Crash Course Literature 302:"

Watch on YouTube

* "The Raft, the River, and The Weird Ending of Huckleberry Finn: Crash Course Literature 303:"

Watch on YouTube

* CW: Rape. "Marvel's Jessica Jones: Consent & Toxic Masculinity:"

Watch on YouTube

* "Ranking 2020 Costume Dramas on Historical Accuracy:"

Watch on YouTube

* "Inflatable You by Tim Minchin:"

Watch on YouTube

* I adore this "Welcome Mari Lwyd:' https://skinnywhitechick.bandcamp.com/track/welcome-mari-lwyd-winter-wish-demo-version

* "Sunday Sweets: Jen's Happy Cakes:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2020/12/27/sunday-sweets-jens-happy-cakes

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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.

* "8 Overlooked LGBTQ Groups to Donate to for Giving Tuesday:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/12/02/8-overlooked-lgbtq-groups-donate-giving-tuesday



"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

* 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 things we need most are:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

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