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[gwydion]

* "The family with no fingerprints:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55301200

* "Battling complacency and fatigue, Israeli protesters dream about the day after Netanyahu:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-s-protesters-dream-of-day-after-bibi-but-fight-complacency-and-fatigue-1.9408038

* CW: Suicide. "The Cruise Ship Suicides:" https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-cruise-ship-suicides/

* "Yemen war: Deadly attack at Aden airport as new government arrives:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-55484436

* "Month on, women hold the fort at India farmer protests:" https://apnews.com/article/international-news-india-new-delhi-coronavirus-pandemic-9985c84b0ea70aba6331ba16bba4982a

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* "They spent 12 years solving a puzzle. It yielded the first COVID-19 vaccines.:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/12/these-scientists-spent-twelve-years-solving-puzzle-yielded-coronavirus-vaccines/

* "Only one covid-19 treatment is designed to keep people out of the hospital. Many overburdened hospitals are not offering it.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/31/covid-monoclonal-antibodies-unused/

* "UCSF doctor describes rare psychotic episodes occurring in COVID-19 patients worldwide:" https://abc7news.com/covid-psychosis-covid-19-induced-pyshotic-episodes-brain-damage-19/9240541/

* "Ohio State study finds student athletes with COVID suffer heart damage:" https://thegrio.com/2020/12/31/ohio-state-study-student-athletes-covid-19-signs-heart-damage/

* "World Faces Covid-19 “Vaccine Apartheid”:" https://theintercept.com/2020/12/31/covid-vaccine-countries-scarcity-access/

* "COVID vaccines for Gaza isn't charity. It's Israel's legal and humanitarian duty :" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-covid-vaccines-for-gaza-is-the-legal-and-humanitarian-duty-of-israel-1.9404448

* "New Jersey veterans home managers planned to penalize staff for wearing masks as COVID-19 spread, emails show:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/23/nj-covid-veterans-home-no-mask-policy-march-outbreak/4005808001/

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* "Jonathan Pollard: Israel spy greeted by Netanyahu after flying to Tel Aviv:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-55484433

* Well this is a shit thing to do. Very Trump. "When There Wasn't Enough Hand Sanitizer, Distilleries Stepped Up. Now They're Facing $14,060 FDA Fees.:" https://reason.com/2020/12/30/when-there-wasnt-enough-hand-sanitizer-distilleries-stepped-up-now-theyre-facing-14060-fda-fees/

* "Congress overrides a Trump veto for the first time with Senate vote on defense bill:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/congress-override-trump-first-time/2021/01/01/eaca9c96-4c51-11eb-a9d9-1e3ec4a928b9_story.html

* "Minneapolis police fatally shoot man during stop:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/31/us/minneapolis-police-fatal-shooting-traffic-stop/index.html

* "Justice Department won't pursue charges against officers in Tamir Rice shooting:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/29/us/tamir-rice-shooting-no-federal-charges/index.html

* "Police reform protesters arrested in Minneapolis:" https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/police-reform-protesters-arrested-in-minneapolis/5965348/

* "White Drug Crime? What’s That?:" https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/white-drug-crime-whats-that/409072/

* "Insecure wheels: Police turn to car data to destroy suspects' alibis:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/snitches-wheels-police-turn-car-data-destroy-suspects-alibis-n1251939

"But that boon for forensic investigators creates fear for privacy activists, who warn that the lack of information security baked into vehicles' computers poses a risk to consumers and who call for safeguards to be put in place."

* "8 expert tips for cis people who want to be better trans allies in 2021:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/01/how-to-be-a-better-trans-ally-transgender-non-binary/

* "Boris Johnson condemned for appointing evangelical anti-LGBT+ MP as religious freedom envoy:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/21/boris-johnson-fiona-bruce-mp-congleton-special-envoy-freedom-religion-belief-humanists-uk/

* "These Are the Trans People Lost to Violence in 2020:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/7/29/these-are-trans-people-lost-violence-2020

* "Chicago Trans Woman, Alabama Gender-Nonconforming Teen Shot to Death:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2020/12/31/chicago-trans-woman-alabama-gender-nonconforming-teen-shot-death

* "Horribly anti-LGBT+ Republican senator launches vicious attack on trans kids without any evidence whatsoever:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/30/republican-senator-mike-lee-trans-kids-sports-anti-lgbt-protection-women-girls-act/

* "Dams Are Threatening California Salmon and a Native Tribe's Culture:"

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* "The Case of What’s in the Box?:"

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* "The Handmaid's Tale, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 404:"

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* "Nerd Culture, "Fake Geek Girls", & The Psychology of Nerdy Gatekeeping:"

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* "Bly Manor Is Very Gay:"

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* I got one of the annual medical surveys I have to take as part of being a disabled person just as I was drifting off to sleep Thursday. Livia got a really good pet out of it and then Tavy and I went back to sleep. Except it trough me off. I suspect my position wasn't perfect, going into sleep and I shifted off axis as my positional discipline was disrupted, but whatever the cause, when I next woke, Tavy had resettled onto the bad arm with most of his weight on it.

This is in no way Tavy's fault. He likes arm crooks and is used to curling up in mine. When my body is in a different position and I have proper arm support. He had no way of knowing he was damaging me. It felt like someone had tried to half sever the arm with an axe.

So that was "fun." If I moved the arm the wrong way (most ways) all evening it felt like that. I'm still off my AS meds so ouch.

I had an online party I was supposed to go to, and I did, relying on emergency meds.

It was a bit improved Friday and I took things slowly. Mostly I just worked on the aggregate I'm hoping to post before bed.

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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