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* " Political Thought in the Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Black American History #27 :" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HY8d4ABHQA

* "The Great Depression: Crash Course Black American History #28:"

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* "The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run:"

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* "What was Life Like for Women in the USSR?:"

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* "Magora Kennedy: Meet The 83-Year-Old Reverend And Stonewall Veteran:" https://www.advocate.com/lesbian/2021/12/13/magora-kennedy-meet-reverend-stonewall

* "Rita Moreno vs Hollywood: The Other "West Side Story" Rumble:"

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* "The Overlooked History of Berlin's Black Community:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-black-community-germany

* "Jay Toole: The Stonewall Veteran Reflects On 25 Years of Homelessness:" https://www.advocate.com/women/2021/12/07/jay-toole-stonewall-veteran-reflects-25-years-homelessness

* "Looking at the Cause of the Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse of 1981:"

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* "Why Aren’t We Taking to the Streets for Canadian Women and Girls?:" https://www.flare.com/news/canadian-activism/

* "Vozrozhdeniya "Rebirth" Island: The Soviet Union's Bio Weapons Lab:"

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* "Don Decker: The Rain Man:"

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* "Legendary author bell hooks, who believed 'feminism is for everyone', dies aged 69:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/15/bell-hooks-death-tributes-author-feminism/

* "Steve Bronski, co-founder of pioneering gay band Bronski Beat, dies aged 61:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/09/steve-bronski-beat-dead/

That Smalltown Boy video meant so damned much when it was new. It was a promise that if you could hold on and survive, you could get out and it would be better.

* "Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy:"

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* "Anne Rice, best-selling novelist who helped launch a vampire revival, dies at 80:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2021/12/13/anne-rice-dead/

* "Anne Rice, Noted for Supernatural and Homoerotic Novels, Dies at 80:" https://www.advocate.com/people/2021/12/12/anne-rice-noted-supernatural-and-homoerotic-novels-dies-80

* "Michael Nesmith, Monkees Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 78:" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/monkees-michael-nesmith-dead-1270079/

* "Yemen: The woman saving a crumbling heritage:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-59262086

* "The Tomb Raiders of the Upper East Side:" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/12/bogdanos-antiquities-new-york/620525/

* "Negro League baseball players earn spots in the National Baseball Hall of Fame:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/05/us/negro-league-players-baseball-hall-of-fame/index.html

* "The secret history of Sesame Street: ‘It was utopian – it’s part of who we all are’:" https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/11/found-photographs-sesame-street-season-one-utopian

* "Cream cheese shortage hits NYC bagel shops amid supply chain issues:" https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2021/12/05/cream-cheese-shortage-hits-nyc-bagel-shops-amid-supply-chain-issues

* "Italian bishop apologizes for telling children Santa doesn't exist:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/11/europe/christmas-santa-claus-italy-bishop-apology-scli-intl/index.html

* "SCOTUS: Where Reproductive Rights Go to Die:"

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* "The Dangers of the Supreme Court Shadow Docket:"

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* "How Our Culture of “Fast and Free Returns!” is Not So Free:"

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* "Mark Meadows is Having a VERY Bad Week:"

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* "If You Don’t Know, Now You Know - U.S. Housing Demand Soars:" https://www.cc.com/video/kk62bw/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-if-you-don-t-know-now-you-know-u-s-housing-demand-soars

* "Fringe-Watching - Lauren Boebert :" https://www.cc.com/video/l6mrai/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-fringe-watching-lauren-boebert

* "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse - Anti-Vaccination in SoCal:" https://www.cc.com/video/i0hd3o/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-jordan-klepper-fingers-the-pulse-anti-vaccination-in-socal

* "Boris Johnson Party Scandal & Hillary Clinton Victory Speech:" https://www.cc.com/video/5ax2mr/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-boris-johnson-party-scandal-hillary-clinton-victory-speech

* "Elon Musk's TIME Feature & Gavin Newsom's Gun Law Gambit:" https://www.cc.com/video/1i23gl/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-elon-musk-s-time-feature-gavin-newsom-s-gun-law-gambit

* "Queerbaiting: Manipulating the LGBTQ+ Into False Representation:"

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* CW: Suicide "What Went Wrong with Dear Evan Hansen:"

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* "Richard Hunt: The Gay Man Behind the Muppets:"

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* "1000 Years of Hanukkah in Jewish historical costume! Celebrating the history of Hanukkah traditions:"

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* "500 Years of Correcting “Historical” Halloween Costumes:"

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* " Redesigning "Historical" Halloween Costumes According to Actual Historical Evidence: Men's Edition :"

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* "Landlords, Class Disparity & The People Under the Stairs:"

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* "How Adam West's Batman Lit the Way for the Dark Knight:"

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* "How Did the Whole Stan Lee Cameo Thing Start? (And the Hilariously Awkward Way He Met His Wife):"

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* "One Villainous Scene - Demona is Alone:"

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* "The World's Most Dangerous Musical: The Chaotic History of Spider-Man on Broadway:"

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* I wrote this in response to someone's post about a Christmas Carol. (Mildly Edited.)

My Father was Marley every year from when I was a few months old until the year before he died. (He missed the last pageant because he was literally on his death bed, dying Christmas Eve.) He loved doing it the way he loved being a ghoul every Halloween to give out candy. The make up was rather similar and he spent years perfecting and aging both costumes. This was a man who owned his own chains, real steel so the rattle would carry. (The School chapel had excellent acoustics. It was a theater in the round situation, with the whole school assembled on three sides. The building had a sort of raised stage in the center of the cross. (4th side had choir, organ, robing room, storage, offices). The acoustics were designed so an unamplified would carry beautifully from the center stage.

You say "Marley" and I see my Father in his dingy shroud and the make up designed to make him look haggard and dead, raising his chains, and his booming voice wailing the monologue that started, "These are the chains I forged in life," punctuated by rattling chains to which they had attached the coffers of greed. He somehow honed a combination of real soul torment and skin chilling warning.

This will always be the Christmas Carol in my head. It was truly Haunting and very much drawn from the original story in tone and design.

* I used all the bill money to fix my brakes, plus the donations. I need about 250.00-300 to cover bills for the month. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* I'm having a lot of extreme pain which is why posting is so irregular. Apologies.

* "Goofy 18th-Century Self-Portraits by Joseph Ducreux:" https://kottke.org/21/11/goofy-18th-century-self-portraits-by-joseph-ducreux

* "11 Profoundly Useless Educational Films From the 1940s-1960s:" https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/653019/profoundly-useless-educational-films

* "8 Helpful Tips for Keeping Pets Out of Christmas Trees:" https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/653446/how-to-keep-pets-out-of-christmas-trees?utm_content=infinitescroll2

* "Timey-Wimey Sweets:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2021/12/5/timey-wimey-sweets

* "Sunday Sweets: Polar Opposites:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2021/12/12/sunday-sweets-polar-opposites

* "A Comprehensive Account Of Every Feeling I Have Ever Had At A Medieval Times:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/a-comprehensive-account-of-every?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NTUzMDk0MSwiXyI6Ik1EdnZtIiwiaWF0IjoxNjM5NjU1ODAyLCJleHAiOjE2Mzk2NTk0MDIsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.qFhrRLsLTBEyBfMnIOzGkKrcPUIfuoPwNyBhu4NrTqY

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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

* I used all the bill money to fix my brakes. I need about 250.00-300 to cover bills for the month. 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

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