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[gwydion]

* "Ethiopia denies attack on Sudan, blames rebels for violence:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/29/ethiopia-denies-attack-on-sudan-blames-rebels-for-unrest

* "Tens of thousands march against military rule in Sudan, met with tear gas:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/anti-military-protesters-march-sudans-presidential-palace-2021-11-30/

* "Lebanese protesters block roads over economic meltdown:" https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/lebanese-protesters-block-roads-over-economic-meltdown-2021-11-29/

* "Suspected Militants Kill Soldiers in Burkina Faso's Desert North:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-11-29/suspected-militants-kill-soldiers-in-burkina-fasos-desert-north

* "Iran Forcefully Clamps Down on Protests Against Growing Water Shortages:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/world/middleeast/iran-protests-water-shortages.html

* "She Fled North Korea for Freedom. Then She Was Arrested.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/world/asia/north-korea-defectors-south-korea.html

* "China: North Korea fugitive captured after 40-day manhunt:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-59456540

* "Thandiwe Newton - "President":" https://www.cc.com/video/s10jfr/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-thandiwe-newton-president

* "Burkina Faso Lifts Internet Suspension a Day After Violent Protest:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-11-28/burkina-faso-lifts-internet-suspension-a-day-after-violent-protest

* CW: Rape, Torture. "Secret prisons in Libya keep migrants out of Europe:" https://www.npr.org/2021/11/29/1059861708/secret-prisons-in-libya-keep-migrants-out-of-europe

* CW: Rape, Torture. "Reporter captured for trying to expose secret migrant prisons speaks out:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/reporter-captured-for-trying-to-expose-secret-migrant-prisons-speaks-out-127474757940

* "Xiomara Castro poised to become first female president of Honduras:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/29/xiomara-castro-declares-victory-in-honduras-presidential-election

* "Serbian anti-mining activists block roads to protest against new laws:" https://www.reuters.com/world/china/serbian-anti-mining-activists-block-roads-protest-against-new-laws-2021-11-27/

* "Barbados Ditches Britain's Queen Elizabeth to Become a Republic:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-11-29/prince-charles-travels-to-barbados-to-celebrate-the-creation-of-a-republic

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* I’m not remotely surprised. "New Info Shows Omicron Spread Wider Earlier Than Thought:" https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/nations-close-borders-but-more-omicron-cases-emerge-globally/2696081/

* "The omicron variant is cause for concern — but not panic, Biden says:" https://www.npr.org/2021/11/29/1059786378/biden-omicron-variant-coronavirus-concern-not-panic-travel-restrictions

* "Dr. Fauci responds to GOP Rep. Ronny Jackson calling Omicron the ‘Midterm Election Variant’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/omicron-variant-protection-through-boosters-masks-and-more-discussed-by-dr-anthony-fauci-127477829908

* "An FDA panel supports Merck COVID drug in mixed vote:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/30/1060130774/an-fda-panel-supports-merck-covid-drug-in-mixed-vote

* "White House says U.S. agencies can delay punishing unvaccinated federal workers:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-says-us-agencies-can-delay-punishing-unvaccinated-federal-workers-2021-11-29/

* "The Defense Department says Oklahoma National Guard must get vaccinated.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/us/politics/oklahoma-national-guard-vaccine.html

* "OK national guard members have most to lose in governor's stand-off stunt with Pentagon:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/ok-national-guard-members-have-most-to-lose-in-governor-s-stand-off-stunt-with-pentagon-127491653827

* "DeSantis: COVID-19 lockdowns ‘not going to happen’ in Florida over omicron variant:" https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/desantis-to-speak-at-press-conference-with-florida-highway-patrol/

* "Florida averages 1,380 daily COVID cases as concerns over omicron variant rise:" https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/11/30/florida-averages-1380-daily-covid-cases-as-concerns-over-omicron-variant-rise/

* "I'm a high school junior. Make me wear a mask, please!:" https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/covid-isn-t-over-texas-schools-pretend-it-leave-students-ncna1284511

* "COVID outbreaks have shut down some Colorado schools. Will holidays and cold weather make things worse?:" https://coloradosun.com/2021/11/29/colorado-school-covid-outbreaks-students-pagosa-springs-fort-collins/

* "Colorado COVID surge — and a staffing crunch — mean new crisis plans for hospitals:" https://www.cpr.org/2021/11/29/colorado-covid-surge-hospital-staffing-crisis-standards-of-care/

* "Joy Reid: The faction of the right defying COVID-fighting measures is a death cult:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/fox-nation-host-lara-logan-comparing-dr-fauci-to-infamous-nazi-doctor-josef-mengele-slammed-by-joy-reid-127584837916

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* "Pentagon Chief Orders New Inquiry Into U.S. Airstrike That Killed Dozens in Syria:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/us/politics/pentagon-airstrike-syria.html

* "Corporations are using inflation as an excuse to raise prices and make fatter profits — and it's making the problem worse:" https://www.businessinsider.com.au/corporations-using-inflation-as-excuse-to-reap-fatter-profits-reich-2021-11

* "U.S. Companies Bet Shoppers Will Keep Paying Higher Prices:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-companies-bet-shoppers-will-keep-paying-higher-prices-11635067802

* "America's biggest companies can't stop bragging to investors about how they're charging you more:" https://www.businessinsider.com.au/big-companies-keep-bragging-to-investors-about-price-hikes-2021-11

* "Cory Doctorow: Tech Monopolies and the Insufficient Necessity of Interoperability:" https://locusmag.com/2021/07/cory-doctorow-tech-monopolies-and-the-insufficient-necessity-of-interoperability/

* "Congress is facing a December time crunch. Here’s what to expect.:" https://www.vox.com/2021/11/28/22806059/congress-government-funding-debt-ceiling-reconciliation-ndaa-december

* "Government Shutdown 2021: These Services Will Be Inaccessible If Debt Ceiling Isn’t Raised by Dec. 15:" https://www.yahoo.com/now/government-shutdown-2021-services-inaccessible-191937021.html

* "Biden signs veterans' maternal health law as Underwood's 'Momnibus' gains support:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/biden-signs-veterans-maternal-health-law-as-underwood-s-momnibus-gains-support-127596101718

* Have something you want to tell your Senators? If you can't safely 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.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resistbot.io/

* "Prosecutors demanded records of Sidney Powell’s fundraising groups as part of criminal probe:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/30/sidney-powell-defend-the-republic-criminal-probe/

* "Rep. Lauren Boebert renews Islamophobic attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar, rebuffs call for public apology:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-lauren-boebert-renews-islamophobic-attack-on-rep-ilhan-omar-rebuffs-call-for-public-apology/2021/11/29/d9b56d5c-514e-11ec-8769-2f4ecdf7a2ad_story.html

* "Boebert is slammed for spewing anti-Muslim bigotry about Ilhan Omar in this ‘Absolute Worst’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/lauren-boebert-is-slammed-for-spewing-anti-muslim-bigotry-about-rep-ilhan-omar-127478853985

* "Ayman on Boebert’s racist rhetoric: Islamophobia now part of GOP platform:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ayman-on-boebert-s-racist-rhetoric-islamophobia-now-part-of-gop-platform-127473733948

* "Another video surfaces of Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bigoted bit:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/another-video-surfaces-of-rep-lauren-boebert-s-bigoted-bit-127583301971

* "Joy Reid: Where is McCarthy as House Republicans make racist remarks, threaten lives of House Democrats?:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/mccarthy-s-ambition-motivates-him-to-ignore-racism-and-more-in-house-gop-caucus-experts-say-127587909629

* "Why Chris Christie’s ‘Republican Rescue’ isn’t selling:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-chris-christie-s-republican-rescue-isn-t-selling-127581765825

* "Trump argues January 6 committee could damage the presidency in quest for his records:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/24/politics/donald-trump-january-6-committee-argument/index.html

* "As courts indulge Trump stall tactic, January 6th Committee investigation presses ahead:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/as-courts-indulge-trump-stall-tactic-january-6th-committee-investigation-presses-ahead-127595077772

* "First on CNN: Meadows cooperating with January 6 investigators:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/30/politics/mark-meadows-january-6-committee/index.html

* "Former DOJ official could be second person to face contempt charges for defying January 6 committee:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/29/politics/jeffrey-clark-criminal-contempt-of-congress-referral/index.html

* "Jan. 6 committee to vote on Jeffrey Clark contempt charges:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/jan-6-committee-to-vote-on-jeffrey-clark-contempt-charges-127577669934

* "Hardcore QAnon Believers, Regular Old JFK Conspiracy Theorists Converge in Dallas:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/qanon-jfk-jr-conspiracy-theorist-convention-dallas-dealey-plaza-1261278/

* "Infighting among QAnon luminaries roils delusional movement:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/infighting-among-qanon-luminaries-roils-delusional-movement-127492165569

* "Student kills 3 in shooting at Michigan high school:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/30/student-kills-3-wounds-6-michigan-school-523544

* "Sen. Murphy on school shootings: ‘We choose to let it happen’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-murphy-on-school-shootings-we-choose-to-let-it-happen-127583301728

* "Gov. Abbott mocked for claiming South African immigrants crossing border illegally:" https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/gov-abbott-mocked-for-claiming-south-african-immigrants-crossing-border-illegally/

* "Natalie and Derrica Wilson - Black and Missing Foundation:" https://www.cc.com/video/yceuzn/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-natalie-and-derrica-wilson-black-and-missing-foundation

* "Lawyer: Jussie Smollett ‘a real victim’ of attack in Chicago:" https://www.denverpost.com/2021/11/29/lawyer-jussie-smollett-a-real-victim-of-attack-in-chicago/

* "The long, troubling story of actor Jussie Smollett's alleged hate crime hoax:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/29/jussie-smollett-trial-hate-crime-chicago/

* "Joy Reid on book banning trend: ‘We should buy these books and give them as gifts’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/banning-books-that-teach-the-truth-about-american-history-decried-by-joy-reid-in-the-absolute-worst-127586885506

* "New York city hall removes Thomas Jefferson statue:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/23/thomas-jefferson-statuue-new-york-city-hall

* CW: Sex Trafficking "Schoolgirl Outfits, Gifts to Teens, Sex Abuse ‘Every Day’: Feds Slam Ghislaine Maxwell on 1st Day of Trial:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-will-hear-sordid-tales-of-schoolgirl-outfits-gifts-to-teens-and-obsessive-sex-abuse

* CW: Sex Trafficking "Jeffrey Epstein's former pilot testifies Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Prince Andrew flew aboard Epstein's private plane:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/30/us/ghislaine-maxwell-pilot/index.html

* CW: Rape. "Cosby prosecutors urge Supreme Court to restore conviction:" https://apnews.com/article/bill-cosby-conviction-sexual-assault-supreme-court-c99fd1eae8e81dee767fe8374a22b24e

* "Supreme Court abortion case could lead to rollback of LGBT+ rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/29/supreme-court-abortion-mississippi-roe-v-wade-lgbt-rights/

* "‘A post-Roe strategy’: The next phase of the abortion fight has already begun:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/30/roe-wade-strategy-scotus-abortion-523488

* "Rep. Lee: We must codify Roe v. Wade into law with Women's Health Protection Act:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/supreme-court-hearing-arguments-about-mississippi-abortion-law-discussed-by-rep-barbara-lee-127479877707

* "If the Supreme Court throws out ‘Roe v. Wade,’ it will tear the country apart:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/29/abortion-supreme-court-roe-v-wade-unity/

* "U.S. women's reproductive rights at stake as Supreme Court to hear 'biggest case in years':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/u-s-women-s-reproductive-rights-at-stake-as-supreme-court-to-hear-biggest-case-in-years-127595077613

* "Botswana court rejects cruel bid to re-criminalise gay sex in 'huge win':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/29/botswana-gay-sex-lgbt/

* "Railway hero shuts down whining trolls who think trans rights delays trains:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/22/scotrail-trans-rights-twitter-angus-viral/

* "Why We Need LGBTQ+ History in Our Classrooms:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/11/17/why-we-need-lgbtq-history-our-classrooms

* "D.C. Corrections Officer Sues Department Over Antigay Harassment:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/11/17/dc-corrections-officer-sues-department-over-antigay-harassment

* "Bisexual teacher resigns after school demands pride flag removal:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/29/bisexual-teacher-quit-pride-flag-michigan/

* "Science Discovers Another Avenue That Could Lead to an HIV Cure:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/print-issue/2021/11/17/science-discovers-another-avenue-could-lead-hiv-cure

* "Ancient juniper trees illegally cut in New Mexico monument:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ancient-juniper-trees-illegally-cut-in-new-mexico-monument/2021/11/30/8f4e2226-520d-11ec-83d2-d9dab0e23b7e_story.html

* "Meet the rogue birding group blocking wind energy at every turn:" https://grist.org/energy/american-bird-conservancy-wind-energy-project-icebreaker/

* " Monsanto's Fall From Grace:"

Watch on YouTube

* "Can lobsters and octopuses feel pain? Scientists say yes, and the U.K. is listening:" https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/can-lobsters-octopuses-feel-pain-scientists-say-yes-uk-listening-rcna6378

* "Tudor wall paintings uncovered in Yorkshire ‘discovery of a lifetime’:" https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/nov/09/tudor-wall-paintings-uncovered-in-yorkshire-discovery-of-a-lifetime

* "In 19th-Century New England, This Amateur Geologist Created Her Own Cabinet of Curiosities:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-19th-century-new-england-this-amateur-geologist-created-her-own-cabinet-of-curiosities-180979083/

* NWS. "Bloody Hilarious: Menstrual Poems in Victorian Pornography:" https://jvc.oup.com/2021/11/11/menstrual-poems/

* "The Triple 'Murder' of Eduardo Tirella, Gay Confidant of Doris Duke:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/11/29/triple-murder-eduardo-tirella-gay-confidant-doris-duke-newport-rhode-island

* "Susan G. Komen: Race For the Cash:"

Watch on YouTube

* "Carrie Meek, daughter of Black sharecroppers who blazed path to Congress, dies aged 95:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/29/carrie-meek-daughter-sharecroppers-florida-congresswoman-dies-aged-95

* "Frank Ocean leads tributes to visionary fashion designer Virgil Abloh, dead at 41:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/29/virgil-abloh-designer-dies-tributes/

* "Lee Elder, the 1st Black golfer to play at the Masters, has died at age 87:" https://www.npr.org/2021/11/29/1059889091/lee-elder-the-1st-black-golfer-to-play-at-the-masters-has-died-at-age-87

* "Frida Kahlo's 'Diego and I' Smashes Record for Latin American Art:" https://www.advocate.com/art/2021/11/17/frida-kahlos-diego-and-i-smashes-record-latin-american-art

* "Meanwhile... Thomas Jefferson Statue Removed From New York's City Hall:"

Watch on YouTube

* "Keeping Up with the Coronavirus - Omicron Variant:" https://www.cc.com/video/xwvbi3/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-keeping-up-with-the-coronavirus-omicron-variant

* "The Pandumbic - Omicron Variant Conspiracy Theories:" https://www.cc.com/video/krn49o/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-the-pandumbic-omicron-variant-conspiracy-theories

* "Barbados Drops the Queen & North Korea Bans Leather Coats:" https://www.cc.com/video/fyyjck/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-barbados-drops-the-queen-north-korea-bans-leather-coats

* "Weird and Creepy Abandoned Theme Parks:"

Watch on YouTube

* "The Worst Neighbors in History (Spite Sculptures, Giant Fences, & Boundary Disputes):"

Watch on YouTube

* North Americans, there is a continent wide blood shortage. If you are able to donate, please consider doing so.

* Monday Squirrel lent me his car and I dragged myself out for essential errands. Bank. Library. Bread. Lettuce. I know, I know, I shouldn't be spending any money on food, but given how fucked up my body is right now I needed things I can eat with a minimum of effort.

Currently, I have just over 200.00 towards brake repair (out of 500-700). I'd like to thank everyone who's chipped in so far. I hate being one crisis away from losing mobility on this scale. so thank you. I mean it.

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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.

* "Help Kevin Strickland After Wrongful Conviction:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kevin-strickland-after-wrongful-conviction

* My Oldest Continuous friend's Elder Cat is getting up there and her special diet and health care for kidney failure is expensive. Gigi is a sweet, extremely cuddly girl and could use extra help. "Click here to show your support to Karrin Jackson's story *SupportGigiInHerOldAge:" https://www.spotfund.com/story/18393388-9914-4f6c-9f99-876aa019bdee

* Help LGBTQIA+ people escape Afghanistan: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lgbtq-afghan-refugees-rebuild-their-lives

* "The Rainbow Railroad:" https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/take-action

* Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/796848.html

* Even more Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://wendelah1.dreamwidth.org/788132.html

* Want to help Kimi Cole run for statewide office in Nevada? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kimi-cole-4-nevada-1

* Help me fix my brakes: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion



* Want to help get Rand Paul out of the senate? Support Charles Booker:" https://secure.actblue.com/donate/cb-ads-dd-google-senate-launch?source=ads_ms_CHB_20210701-DD-GS-SenateLaunch_brandedkw-Natl-1865U-MF_a003-CHB-cbfuss-gstxt-txt&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxJqHBhC4ARIsAChq4auMxkyB4EqbiJYINuvQfZwWndHRj6juSW_B_MPhbIc8BhM8dJPkZbEaArBaEALw_wcB

* Want to help Chris Jones against Sarah Huckabee sanders in Arkansas? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/chrisjonesar

* Chicksaw bead artist and cool person has Kiamichi Beading suitable for non-native sale: https://www.instagram.com/kiamichi_beading/

* My oldest continuous friend made this. "Echoes of Kyrill:" https://www.dmsguild.com/product/366097/Echoes-of-Kyrill

* Mutual Aid Link Round Up: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/645696532415447040/popss-great-big-mutual-aid-masterpost

* Want to help the Asian Community?
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html
https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate
https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/

* Cat Rescue Fundraiser: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/642429918533304320/design-a-tea-where-tea-leaves-dream-custom

* "The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund!:" https://secure.actblue.com/donate/midwestibf

* What to help fight for queer people in Africa? Try the Initiative Sankofa D’Afrique de l’Ouest www.ISDAO.org

* 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

* My oldest continuous friend's next project. "Goblingrief: A D&D 5e Adventure:" https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/482738549/goblingrief-a-dandd-5e-adventure?fbclid=IwAR0jBz9AdmIPSOk4KiCxiykxktX_ePCGTI0iCv9YFcnN2ENmdj5zna3LZnk

* Want to help Maxwell frost go to congress? https://secure.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/119806

* Want to help Val Demings unseat Marco Rubio? https://secure.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/117824

* Want to contribute to Morgan Harper's campaign? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads_ms_mh_gs_202109_dd_launch?source=ads_ms_MH_20210903-DD-GS-Launch-National_mhkywrds-Natl-1865U-MF_a003-MH-ad3-gstxt-txt&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqKuKBhCxARIsACf4XuGuQ_qm_8NW3mAhIySgB61jwTijPejfpvU6Gkt_JHp3b5YG4E75aWAaAhwTEALw_wcB

* 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 Indivisible guide exists to help you organize effective resistance: https://indivisible.org/

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely 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.

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

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