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* "Putin turning back clock on information age with journalism, social media crackdowns:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/kremlin-cracks-down-on-social-and-traditional-media-as-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-continues-134816326001

* "The War That Russians Do Not See:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/03/14/the-war-that-russians-do-not-see

* "Hayes: Putin's biggest fear may be the one thing he can't lie about:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-putin-s-biggest-fear-may-be-the-one-thing-he-can-t-lie-about-134999109624

* "Ukraine's rejection of Russian corruption set context for Putin's invasion:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/ukraine-s-rejection-of-russian-corruption-set-context-for-putin-s-invasion-135018053650

* "What the war in Syria tells us about Russia's use of humanitarian corridors:" https://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085097957/what-the-war-in-syria-tells-about-russias-use-of-humanitarian-corridors

* "Russia's war on Ukraine is dire for world hunger. But there are solutions:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/03/06/1083769798/russias-war-on-ukraine-is-dire-for-world-hunger-but-there-are-solutions

* "Chris Hayes: The cost of relying on corrupt regimes for energy:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-the-cost-of-relying-on-corrupt-regimes-for-energy-134814277985

* "Sen. Merkley: U.S. should lead the world in ending dependence on Russian oil:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-merkley-u-s-should-lead-the-world-in-ending-dependence-on-russian-oil-134816325609

* "When Ukraine needed U.S. backing, all they got was Donald Trump's corruption:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/when-ukraine-needed-u-s-backing-all-they-got-was-donald-trump-s-corruption-134928965510

* "Putin’s full-scale information war got a key assist from Donald Trump and right-wing media:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/03/06/putin-information-war-trump/

* "Trump muses about a really bad — and evidently illegal — idea to bomb Russia using Chinese flags:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/06/trump-muses-about-really-bad-quite-possibly-illegal-idea-bomb-russia-using-chinese-flags/

"“Using the flag of a neutral state or any other state that is not a party to the conflict is prohibited,” said Laurie R. Blank, an expert on international law at Emory University’s law school. “This idea would bring the U.S. into the conflict (because it would be actually engaging in military operations against Russia) and be in violation of the rule prohibiting the use of the flags, emblems or insignia of neutral states or states not party to the conflict."

* "Ukraine's refugee crisis lays bare a dangerous media bias:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/russia-s-ukraine-invasion-exposes-stark-media-bias-n1290914

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* "Georgia speeds up EU application in policy U-turn:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/07/georgia-expedites-eu-application-in-policy-u-turn-russia-ukraine

* "How the Great Resignation Shows the Power of Unions:"

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* "Senate passes $107 billion overhaul of USPS, lauding mail agency’s role in pandemic response:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/08/usps-senate-biden/?utm_source=reddit.com

* "Senate passes anti-lynching bill and sends federal hate crime legislation to Biden:" https://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085094040/senate-passes-anti-lynching-bill-and-sends-federal-hate-crimes-legislation-to-bi

* "Court rejects GOP redistricting plans in NC, Pennsylvania:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-pennsylvania-north-carolina-elections-redistricting-c5b603afa8e492a7dd8925aafe8c527a

* "Proud Boys leader indicted for conspiracy related to Jan. 6 attack:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/08/enrique-tarrio-jan-6-attack-00015138

* "Texas militia member convicted on all charges in first Jan. 6 trial:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/08/jury-deliberations-trial-jan-6-capitol-00015083

* "6 Teenagers Are Charged With Murder After Iowa School Shooting:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/us/east-high-school-shooting-des-moines.html

* "Her execution date looming, a mother maintains innocence in 2-year-old daughter’s death:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/10/melissa-lucio-death-row/

* "High court narrows reach of law targeting career criminals:" https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-crime-gun-politics-burglary-dfcc68baa0f181fc043e7809529df1ce

* "Apple Investors Urge Company to Undergo Civil Rights Audit:" https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2022-03-04/apple-investors-urge-company-to-undergo-civil-rights-audit

* CW: Child Abuse, Child Death, Pedophilia "The Dozier School For Boys Nightmare: Corporate Casket:"

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* CW: Abuse "Synanon: The Cult That Inspired The Troubled Teen Industry:"

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* CW: Child Abuse "This "Christian" Camp is Hiding a Disturbing Secret:"

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* CW: Child Abuse "Yellow Deli: The Cafe Run by a Sinister Cult:"

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* "Missouri lawmaker seeks to stop residents from obtaining abortions out of state:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/08/missouri-abortion-ban-texas-supreme-court/

* "Six months in, “no end in sight” for Texas’ new abortion law:" https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/01/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court/

* "Most Women Denied Abortions by Texas Law Got Them Another Way:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/06/upshot/texas-abortion-women-data.html

* "Texas abortion ban forcing thousands to cross state lines for procedure – study:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/09/texas-abortion-ban-cross-state-lines-study

* "Florida approves controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law in political win for DeSantis:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/08/florida-senate-approves-dont-say-gay-bill-00015120

* "Transgender teens and their families prepare to flee Texas:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/03/trans-teens-texas-medical-care-abbott-paxton-bigotry/

* "The Puzzling Virus That Infects Almost Everyone:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/03/epstein-barr-virus-mono-cancer-research/623881/

* "The end of inflammation? New approach could treat dozens of diseases.:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-end-of-inflammation-new-approach-could-treat-dozens-of-diseases

* ""Drug factory" beads implanted in mice take out tumors within a week:" https://newatlas.com/medical/drug-factory-beads-tumors-cancer-week/

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* "Australia floods: PM Morrison to declare a national emergency:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-60672065

* "What are conservative commentators saying about the floods and climate?:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/10/what-are-conservative-commentators-saying-about-the-floods-and-climate

* "Humpback whales removed from Australia’s threatened species list but feeding grounds still at risk:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/26/humpback-whales-removed-from-australias-threatened-species-list-but-feeding-grounds-still-at-risk

* "Millions of palm-sized, flying spiders could invade the east coast, scientists say:" https://www.livescience.com/joro-spider-invade-east-coast

* "Cathars: The Catholic Sect The Church Destroyed:"

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* "The Confederacy:"

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* CW: Real Dead Bodies. "Breaking the Spirits of the American People: Prohibition:"

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* Very worth the read. "How an Astonishing Holocaust Diary Resurfaced in America:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/astonishing-holocaust-diary-hidden-world-70-years-resurfaced-america-180970534/

* "Global Events (1980-1984)| Lexual Does The 80s #1:"

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* I feel like this is a very 2022 thing to happen. "Japan’s ‘killing stone’ splits in two, releasing superstitions amid the sulphur springs:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/07/japans-killing-stone-splits-in-two-releasing-superstitions-and-toxic-gases

* "How to Sue God:"

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* "Wrongful Convictions: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "War in Ukraine: Vlad Gone Mad :" https://www.cc.com/video/f2pcn3/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-war-in-ukraine-vlad-gone-mad

* "War in Ukraine: Ukrainians Are Fighting Back:" https://www.cc.com/video/9px8d4/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-war-in-ukraine-ukrainians-are-fighting-back

* CW: Suicide "Disney's Sinister Silence on Gay Youth:"

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* "Florence + The Machine - My Love:"

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* "Bill Bailey - The Doctor Who theme reimagined as Belgian jazz:"

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* I should explain what's going on. Long time readers may have noticed a shortage of personal posts. A few weeks ago I came down with one of my inevitable sinus infections. Technically I always have a sinus infection, but now and then the intractable remnants flare up and take over. It's definitely not COVID. Trust me, we checked. Sinus infections wear me the fuck out and lung clinic wants me to go a minimum of two weeks before we try anti-biotics, because there is no point until the secondary bacterial infection sets in. I get a viral infection first, then I wait for the dip when I almost get better, then we start the anti-biotics when I relapse. I have to wait my minimum two weeks and for the dip and relapse both, if you follow. Only my immune system is very focused on scoring own goals at the best of times and this is not the best of times.

It is exhausting and I don't really sleep properly, and my immune system really isn't making much of an attempt on this one. Not helping are things like Tavy clawing my nipple hard in a panic because he blerped on me and pretty much everywhere in the bed Monday. (Me: Why am I wet? Oh God! WHY AM I WET!!!!) And I kept trying to throw up during clean up and there went another two hours of sleep and them I had to wash a couple support pillows, which means my body was incorrectly positioned, which means extreme pain, which means even worse sleep and it took forever to do physio and I keep needing naps in the middle, and, and....

I have been putting most of my very limited spoons into basic survival stuff and trying to keep up with the War. I hit a hard limit Sunday and basically had to lie in bed finishing Word of honor between naps. Monday, it was finishing a Challion reread and watching the new west side story with cats. Even so the act of dressing and feeding myself at this level of pain and exhaustion was almost too much for me, and I didn't aggregate at all Monday. I am sorry.

I know full well I don't owe any taxes. I still haven't the spoons to fill out my tax forms. (SSI is non-taxable because duh, but it is a good idea to send in the form for a bunch of reasons.) I wish the AARP free tax preparation was still a thing, but I guess the pandemic killed it. As unpleasant as going and waiting three hours is, I'd rather sit and read and not have to deal with trying to work out the tax directions myself with a head full of cotton and mucus. I just stare at the forms every day, and realize I just can't.

I've spent the last two days trying to work out if Friday-Saturday was the dip and if I am now in rebound and sick enough for the antibiotics. Monday made clear I'm sick enough. If I don't wake up better I start the loooong antibiotic course. Which will also make me very sick. Fun!!!

* Tuesday I managed to get five mostly uninterrupted hours of sleep, which boded well. I noticeably improved over the course of the evening. We'll see how I survive the spoon sucking pressures of Wednesday, but I've hopes my immune system is finally going after the sinus infection, so I'm holding off on starting the antibiotics for now.

I have a massive number of ever multiplying prepped and unprepped links. For those reading this on Tumblr, I need to go lung and sleep. I will try to get more links up tonight, but I can't push my body any further right now.

* "Edward Gorey Centennial Postage Stamp Campaign:" https://edwardgorey.org/2022/02/22/edward-gorey-centennial-postage-stamp-campaign/

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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.

* "These Organizations Accept Donations To Help People in Ukraine:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/01/where-to-donate-help-ukraine/

* "Russia-Ukraine War: Info and ways to help:" https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/

* "This is where you can donate to support LGBT+ Ukrainians:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/25/donate-support-lgbt-ukraine/

* "Support OVD-Info:" https://beste-glatisant.tumblr.com/post/677388506851606528/hi-ive-donated-to-the-ukranian-refugees-and-now

* Ways to help Trans Youth resisting Transphobic laws in Texas: https://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/677204004210688000

* "Stop the EARN IT Act to Save Privacy:" https://act.eff.org/action/stop-the-earn-it-act-to-save-our-privacy

* 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

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. 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.me/Gwydion

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

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You may have already investigated, if so please ignore me. But AARP is still doing tax prep in many areas, they have online appointments as well as drop off now. Maybe it's not by you? It also might be worth a call to your library to see what's going on.

https://www.aarp.org/money/taxes/aarp_taxaide/locations.html?cmp=FDN-LOCATOR-BTN-LINK-2022

gwydion

That actually may work. The only one I was finding was at a college campus where I knew it wouldn't have close free parking.

I really want the congregational church AARP location back. I knew where it was, it was accessible, and had sufficient disabled parking.

The church site literally got added this morning! so much easier! Thanks!

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