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* "Biden Just Destroyed Putin’s Last Hope:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/biden-ukraine/673135/

* "Biden’s address projected resolve. Putin’s speech twisted reality.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/21/biden-putin-speeches-ukraine-peril/

* They were ignoring the treaty anyway. "Putin suspends participation in key nuclear arms treaty:" https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-suspend-participation-start-nuclear-arms-treaty-vladimir-putin/

* "Why predictions about Russia's war in Ukraine were so wrong, and how to adjust expectations:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/why-predictions-about-russia-s-war-in-ukraine-were-so-wrong-and-how-to-adjust-expectations-163720773570

* "Putin aims to exploit divisive U.S. themes to hurt Ukraine support:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/putin-aims-to-exploit-divisive-u-s-themes-to-hurt-ukraine-support-163868741806

* "Russian military death toll in Ukraine climbs to 148,690:" https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3675645-russian-military-death-toll-in-ukraine-climbs-to-148690.html

* "Russia tries to encircle Bakhmut amid mud of Ukraine’s Donetsk:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/27/russia-tries-to-close-ring-around-bakhmut-in-donetsk

* "Russia steps up hostilities to deplete Ukraine's forces :" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-steps-up-hostilities-deplete-ukraines-forces-kyiv-2023-02-23/

* "Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Russia hit by "extraordinarily significant" losses in east:" https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/ukraines-zelenskiy-russia-suffering-extraordinarily-significant-losses-east-2023-02-19/

* "When Russian Troops Got Stuck In a Minefield Near Vuhledar, They Deployed A ‘Flamethrower’ Rocket Launcher. The Ukrainians Blew It Up.:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/02/18/when-russian-troops-got-stuck-in-a-minefield-near-vuhledar-they-deployed-a-flamethrower-rocket-launcher-the-ukrainians-blew-it-up/?sh=7605a91a77e5

* "How US-supplied shells crammed with anti-tank mines helped defeat a brigade of Russian marines in the battle for Vuhledar:" https://www.businessinsider.com/mines-russias-advance-ukraine-vuhledar-2023-2

* "US formally accuses Russia of crimes against humanity in Ukraine:" https://www.politico.eu/article/us-formal-accuse-russia-crimes-against-humanity-ukraine-kamala-harris/

* "Putin’s War in Ukraine:"

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* "Harris: Russia committed 'crimes against humanity' during war with Ukraine:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/u-s-says-russia-committed-crimes-against-humanity-in-ukraine-163621445724

* "How Russia's invasion turned residents into resistance members:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-ukraine-invasion-kherson-residents-resistance-partisan-rcna71209

* "Underground resistance: Dads from front-line Ukrainian city build deluxe bomb shelters:" https://www.politico.eu/article/underground-resistance-dads-from-frontline-ukrainian-city-build-deluxe-bomb-shelters-war-russia/

* "Ukraine one year on: ‘Why should I leave my home, my world, my country?’:" https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2023/02/24/kharkiv-structures-may-be-damaged-and-lives-lost-but-second-citys-spirit-still-defies-russia/

* "Ukrainian trans teen feared being buried under wrong name:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/24/ukraine-war-anniversary-lgbtq-trans/

* "Queer Ukrainian who fled war explains why they returned to Kyiv:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/24/ukraine-russia-war-anniversary-lgbtq-kyiv/

* "'It's all a lie': Russians are trapped in Putin's parallel universe. But some want out:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27/europe/russia-propaganda-information-ukraine-anniversary-cmd-intl/index.html

* "Protests in Russia denounce Ukraine invasion; antiwar rallies held worldwide:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/24/protests-russia-ukraine-war-anniversary/

* "Across the Globe, the Russian Diaspora Finds Ways to Protest Putin’s War:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/world/europe/russia-diaspora-protests.html

* "London street renamed Kyiv Road on war anniversary:" https://www.yahoo.com/now/london-street-renamed-kyiv-road-162440070.html

* "Huge Ukrainian flag painted on road outside Russian Embassy in London:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/huge-ukrainian-flag-painted-road-outside-russian-embassy-london-2023-02-23/

* "As Biden leads West in support of democracy in Ukraine, weird assemblage voices dissent:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/as-biden-leads-west-in-support-of-democracy-in-ukraine-weird-assemblage-voices-dissent-163721285707

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* "Russians Fleeing Putin’s War Reach the US-Mexico Border:"

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* "FBI searched University of Delaware for Biden documents:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/15/politics/biden-delaware-search/index.html

* "Biden to replace Trump migration policy with Trump-esque asylum policy:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/21/biden-trump-migration-policy-asylum-00083873

* "No cow needed: Oat and soy can be called milk, FDA proposes:" https://www.npr.org/2023/02/23/1158933295/oat-and-soy-can-be-called-milk-fda-proposes

* "Biden fires architect of the Capitol after Trump appointee criticized:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/13/blanton-architect-capitol-biden/

* "Rep. Judy Chu hits back at Texas Republican over 'racist' remarks questioning her loyalty to U.S.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-judy-chu-hits-back-texas-republican-racist-remarks-questioning-loy-rcna72096

* "Takeaways from the Supreme Court oral arguments in cases challenging Biden's student debt relief plan:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/28/politics/student-loan-forgiveness-supreme-court-arguments-takeaways/index.html

* "'Student debt is a crisis': Activists rally outside Supreme Court for loan forgiveness:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-02-28/student-debt-activists-rally-outside-supreme-court-for-loan-forgiveness

* "Bernie: Americans shouldn't have to go deeply in debt to get an education:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/bernie-americans-shouldn-t-have-to-go-deeply-in-debt-to-get-an-education-164226629652

* "Bernie Sanders on taking the U.S. back from corporate interests:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/bernie-sanders-on-taking-the-u-s-back-from-corporate-interests-163795525601

* Extended Bernie Sanders Interview:

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* "Republican Judges Have a New Plan to Kill Social Security and Medicare:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/02/social-security-medicare-cuts-republican-judges.html

* After all, food prices are skyrocketing because of corporate greed, so it's a perfect time to give people less to spend on food. "US ending extra help for groceries that started during COVID:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-ending-extra-groceries-started-covid-97417243

* "A four-day workweek pilot was so successful most firms say they won’t go back:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/02/21/four-day-work-week-results-uk/

* "Could the four-day working week be a reality?:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/23/four-day-working-week-benefits-study/

* "The Lie That's Destroying the Economy:"

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* "Federal prosecutors charge man with 2 hate crimes after allegedly shooting 2 Jewish men in Los Angeles:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/17/us/los-angeles-jewish-shooting-suspect-arrest/index.html

* "TV station identifies slain reporter among the 3 killed -- including a child -- in a Florida shooting spree | CNN:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/23/us/florida-orange-county-shooting-thursday/index.html

* "‘He kept shooting at me,’ photographer wounded in Florida shooting says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/-kept-shooting-photographer-wounded-florida-shooting-says-rcna72120

* "Suspect in Colorado Springs Club Q shooting to be tried on hate crime, murder charges:" https://www.cpr.org/2023/02/23/colorado-springs-club-q-shooting-suspect-to-be-tried-on-hate-crime-murder-charges/

* Florida has legalized state sponsored human trafficking. "Florida Legislature expands Ron DeSantis' program to fly migrants to blue states:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/florida-legislature-expands-ron-desantis-program-fly-migrants-blue-sta-rcna69747

* "The Fatal Police Shootings That Don’t Make Headlines:"

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* "Black Mississippi capital distrusts plans by white officials:" https://apnews.com/article/jackson-mississippi-government-judges-local-control-15ced19f16f22c454c505704ef7d943c

* "Jackson mayor compares Capitol Complex expansion bill to apartheid, cites lack of accountability for residents:" https://www.wlbt.com/2023/01/31/jackson-mayor-compares-capitol-complex-expansion-bill-apartheid-cites-lack-accountability-residents/

* "Malcolm X's family to file $100 million wrongful death lawsuit, alleging cover up of his murder:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/malcolm-xs-family-file-100-million-wrongful-death/story?id=97340472

* "Dilbert guy Scott Adams: white people should "get the hell away from black people" :" https://boingboing.net/2023/02/24/dilbert-guy-scott-adams-white-people-should-get-the-hell-away-from-black-people.html

* "Iowa tables bill to protect transphobic bullies in schools:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/24/iowa-lgbtq-bill-trans-schools/

* "Pinellas students, parents urge school board to reconsider book ban:" https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/02/14/toni-morrison-bluest-eye-pinellas-school-board-parents-students-ban/

* "Black History Month Events Cancelled by Alabama School District, Community Responds:" https://advocatechannel.com/black-history-month-events-cancelled-alabama-school-district

* "Hungary’s Viktor Orbán targeted Central European University. Is Gov. Ron DeSantis following his playbook at New College?:" https://www.mediamatters.org/ron-desantis/hungarys-viktor-orban-targeted-central-european-university-gov-ron-desantis-following

* This terrifies me. "Florida bill would end diversity programs, ban majors, shift power at universities:" https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/02/23/florida-bill-would-end-diversity-programs-ban-majors-shift-power-universities/

* "DeSantis threatens to rid Florida of Advanced Placement classes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/02/14/desantis-florida-ap-classes-college-board/

* "Florida students walk out to protest DeSantis race education policies:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-students-walkout-protest-desantis-race-education-policies/story?id=97417150

* "Black leaders rally in Tallahassee against Florida’s denial of race studies course:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/15/black-leaders-rally-florida-race-studies-00083084

* "Opinion | Celebrate Black history. All of it.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/22/black-history-month-meaning/

* "We Read the Banned Books:" https://newsletters.theatlantic.com/unsettled-territory/63f6c3626a7da80037ca43e2/we-read-the-banned-books/

* "Black queer author's mother protests book ban with epic speech - and wins:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/16/black-queer-author-george-m-johnson-family-book-ban-protest/

* "Black LGBTQ+ history is being erased. These TikTok stars are fighting back:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/17/black-lgbtq-history-tiktok/

* "Ancient Aliens, Monster Sharks, and Junk Science:"

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I'd spent a few years with either no or limited TV exposure in the late '80's early '90's, so it was really exciting to me when I got to my second College and discovered we had free basic cable. So a couple years in we start getting the history Channel and I was excited. Free documentaries! So I've got this awkward gap in the middle of the day one semester where I come back to the dorm area for lunch and then there's like 45 minutes before I need to cross campus for the next class, so I'm puttering about my room with a documentary on the Opium Wars in the background.

Imagine my shock to discover they were portraying CHINA as the bad guy in the Opium Wars. CHINA!?!?!

I never watched their "documentaries" again, because seriously, WTF!?!

And this is well before they went bad. It was no surprise to me that a channel so racist it sided with colonizing drug smugglers later turned to alien astronauts. just saying.

* CW: Pedophilia. "The Children of God: “Do it Cuz Daddy Says So”:"

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* CW: Pedophilia. "R. Kelly gets 20 years in second federal trial but largely avoids extra prison time:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/02/23/r-kelly-chicago-sentence-20-years/

* CW: Rape. "Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison for Los Angeles rape:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-23/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-xx-in-los-angeles-rape-case

* CW: Rape. "Andrew Tate threatening to sue woman for $300 million if she does not retract rape and human trafficking allegations, says report:" https://www.insider.com/tate-threatens-to-sue-woman-for-300m-over-trafficking-allegations-bbc-2023-2

* CW: Sex Trafficking "Matt Gaetz Evades Charges in Sex Trafficking Probe:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/matt-gaetz-reportedly-off-the-hook-in-sex-trafficking-probe

* CW: Pedophilia. "How Jared Fogle went from Subway star to shunned spokesman: New documentary details fall from grace, as sandwich chain eyes potential sale:" https://www.businessinsider.com/subway-former-spokesman-jared-fogle-documentary-chain-eyes-sale-2023-2

* "Republicans think child marriage should be legal, but not trans healthcare:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/15/wyoming-republicans-child-marriage-trans-healthcare/

* "Spain approves menstrual leave, teen abortion and trans laws:" https://www.npr.org/2023/02/16/1157480905/spain-menstrual-leave-teen-abortion-trans-laws

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* "Kentucky Supreme Court leaves abortion ban in place:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/16/kentucky-supreme-court-abortion-ban-00083225

* "Washington state attorney general says FDA rules on abortion drug are unreasonable:" https://www.npr.org/2023/02/25/1159565357/washington-state-attorney-general-says-fda-rules-on-abortion-drug-are-unreasonab

* "Single Trump judge to decide fate of key abortion pill for millions of American women:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/single-trump-judge-to-decide-fate-of-key-abortion-pill-for-millions-of-american-women-164031045684

* "12 states sue FDA to make abortion pill more accessible:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/25/mifepristone-abortion-pill-access-lawsuit/

* "Missouri Republicans propose constitutional amendment to strengthen abortion ban:" https://missouriindependent.com/2023/02/23/missouri-republicans-propose-constitutional-amendment-to-strengthen-abortion-ban/

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* "EU human rights commissioner calls for end to 'dangerous' conversion therapy across all of Europe:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/16/lgbt-conversion-therapy-europe-dunja-mijatovic/

* "Barbaric fishermen carve homophobic slurs into dead dolphins:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/22/fishermen-carve-homophobic-slur-into-dolphin-corpses/

* "Pakistan's first trans TV news anchor survives terrifying assassination attempt:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/25/transgender-pakistan-news-anchor-assassination-attempt-marvia-malik/

* CW: Rape "Police using apps to lure, arrest and abuse LGBTQ+ people, report finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/22/police-grindr-apps-middle-east-africa-lgbtq/

* "Gay Indian prince survived conversion therapy: 'My parents wanted brain surgery':" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/17/conversion-therapy-ban-india-gay-prince-manvendra-amar-singh/

* "South Korea just legally recognised same-sex couples for the very first time:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/21/south-korea-same-sex-couples-lgbtq-rights/

* "Kenya's Supreme Court rules in favour of LGBTQ+ rights group in huge triumph:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/24/kenya-supreme-court-lgbtq-rights/

* "Sri Lanka to finally decriminalise homosexuality:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/11/sri-lanka-to-finally-decriminalise-homosexuality/

* "Trans man who won historic legal case still can't 'live a normal life':" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/17/hong-kong-trans-henry-tse/

* "Gay social media influencer left 'completely numb' after vicious attack:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/22/material-boy-david-babington-homphobic-attack-cork/

* "Canada urged to give asylum to trans people fleeing transphobic laws:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/18/canada-trans-asylum-seekers/

* "Vladimir Putin blasts Church of England over gender-neutral God:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/22/vladimir-putin-gender-neutral-god-same-sex-marriage/

* "Trans women convicted of violent crimes banned from women's prisons:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/26/womens-prison-trans-women-dominic-raab-ministry-of-justice/

* "Johnson and Sunak caused 'serious damage' to LGBTQ+ rights in UK, report finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/20/ilga-europe-report-boris-johnson-rishi-sunak-anti-trans-hate-speech/

* "Man who killed sex worker after finding out she was trans found not guilty of murder:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/24/australia-coogee-hector-enrique-valencia-valencia-kimberley-mcrae/

* "UK government to address calls to give trans people ‘dignity in death’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/21/brianna-ghey-petition-trans-gender-recognition-act/

* "Unprecedented demand for LGBTQ+ helplines after trans girl Brianna Ghey's killing:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/17/brianna-ghey-death-lgbtq-switchboard-mermaids/

* "Conversion therapy victims told to 'buy a rugby shirt' to turn straight:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/20/conversion-therapy-lgbtq-ireland/

* "Ambulance crew refused to work with lesbian paramedic after she was outed:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/25/paramedic-crew-discrimination-ambulance-yorkshire/

* "Hundreds turn out to defend pub's drag event for kids from pitiful far-right protest:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/25/honor-oak-pub-drag-queen-protest-turning-point-uk/

* "Christians could sue people who call them homophobic if this GOP bill passes:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/02/christians-could-sue-people-who-call-them-homophobic-if-this-gop-bill-passes/

"The bill specifically says that publications can’t use truth as a defense when it comes to reporting on people’s anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments by citing the person’s “constitutionally protected religious expression or beliefs” or “a plaintiff’s scientific beliefs.”"

* "State Democrat stands up to Republican fixation on anti-trans restrictions:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/state-democrat-stands-up-to-republican-fixation-on-anti-trans-restrictions-164150341945

* "Mum claims teacher watched while homophobic bullies beat up her Black, queer son:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/16/allendale-fairfax-middle-school-homophobic-attack-natasha-green/

* CW: Suicide. "Mum sues her gay son’s bullies following his tragic death by suicide:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/24/pennsylvania-mum-lawsuit-gay-suicide-zachary-kirchner/

* "Woman charged with hate crime after Pride flag set on fire:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/23/woman-charged-ahte-crime-pride-flag-fire-new-york/

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* "Death toll from Brazil floods, landslides reaches 57:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-brazil-floods-landslides-reaches-54-2023-02-24/

* Can we stop pretending the climate crisis isn't real yet? "More than 126,000 without power in California as storm brings rain, heavy snow, damaging winds:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/122000-power-california-storm-brings-rain-heavy-snow/story?id=97465105

* "Storm brings snow, heavy rain to California, tornadoes to Oklahoma:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/storm-brings-snow-southern-california-heavy-rain-prompts-search-rescue-rcna72348

* "Blizzards push California snowpack to nearly twice normal levels:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/02/28/california-sierra-nevada-blizzard-snow-record/

* "Searching for Earthquake Survivors in Turkey & Syria:"

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UN help for both countries: https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/turkiye-syria-earthquake-emergency

White Helmets Syria: https://www.whitehelmets.org/en/

Links to help Turkey: https://www.tumblr.com/star-burp/708846519515774976?source=share

Queer relief fund for the 6 February Earthquake LGBTQIA+ and/or SW survivors: https://gogetfunding.com/queer-relief-fund-for-the-6-february-earthquake-lgbtqia-and-or-sw-survivors/

Doctors without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/donate?_gl=1*659c3c*_ga*NzkzMjQ0NzgxLjE2NzU4MzgzMzk.*_ga_C7EW6Q0J9K*MTY3NTgzODMzOC4xLjEuMTY3NTgzODQyMC4wLjAuMA..&_ga=2.197021998.387868859.1675838340-793244781.1675838339&_gac=1.52586970.1675838340.CjwKCAiAioifBhAXEiwApzCzthT21ylvvR7E5iLT-s-1Ob5DuAW4jst5eWVg1o0d89Pq6HwlGqUEPRoC-K0QAvD_BwE

* "The EPA steps in to take over the East Palestine train derailment cleanup:" https://www.npr.org/2023/02/21/1158532207/epa-east-palestine-train-derailment

* "Obama Tried to Put on the Brakes:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/17/2153461/-Obama-Tried-to-Put-on-the-Brakes

* "Buttigieg, standing near Ohio derailment site, says he could have spoken 'sooner':" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/23/buttigieg-derailment-spoken-sooner-00084177

* "Trump’s visit to Ohio derailment gives Biden’s team some breathing room:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/22/donald-trump-ohio-visit-questions-safety-legacy-00083885

* "‘I Don’t Feel Safe’: Ohio’s Derailed Train Left a Cloud of Distrust:"

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* "'Enough with the politics': Derailment investigator takes aim at partisan sniping, misinfo:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/23/east-palestine-train-derailment-preliminary-report-00084151

* "Texas and Michigan officials say they didn't know water, soil from Ohio train wreck would be transported into their jurisdictions:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/25/us/ohio-train-derailment-east-palestine-saturday/index.html

* "Officials look to establish baseline health indicators for residents near train wreck:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/officials-look-to-establish-baseline-health-indicators-for-residents-near-train-wreck-164151877971

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* "The Nuxalk Nation's totem pole was stolen and sold to a museum. After waiting 110 years, they finally have it back:" https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/the-nuxalk-nation-s-totem-pole-was-stolen-and-sold-to-a-museum-after-waiting-110-years-they-finally-have-it-back-1.6280504

* "The Forgotten 1980s Battle to Preserve Africatown:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-forgotten-1980s-battle-to-preserve-africatown-180981641/

* "Reed Erickson was a trans man who bankrolled early LGBT movements:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/10/reed-erickson-trans-man-bankrolled-early-lgbtq-movement/

* "The Lawsuit that Killed Eleanor:"

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* "Remembering comic and 'Law & Order' actor Richard Belzer:" https://www.npr.org/2023/02/24/1159262333/remembering-comic-and-law-order-actor-richard-belzer

* "Former president Jimmy Carter opts for home hospice care for final days:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/02/18/jimmy-carter-hospice-care/

* How did I not know this about Jimmy Carter? "The amazing story of how a young Jimmy Carter helped avert a nuclear disaster:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/the-amazing-story-of-how-a-young-jimmy-carter-helped-avert-a-nuclear-disaster-163718213939

* "Psychedelic Assisted Therapy: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Artificial Intelligence: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Sound of Science: Pee-Drinking Giraffes | Urine Scans | Hell on Earth:"

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* "America’s Bizarro Weather | Buttigieg Finally Visits Ohio | Fox Frets Over “Woke” Legos:"

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* "T****’s Awkward Train Wreck Visit | MTG Says Civil War Is Coming:"

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* "Biden Tours Kyiv With Zelenskyy | Norfolk Southern Blocks Train Safety Regs | NYC’s Dirty Sidewalks:"

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* "Putin To Pull Out of Nuclear Treaty | The Truth About Tucker Carlson | T**** is “A Demonic Force”:"

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* "The Consumerist Dystopia of Harry Potter:"

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* What happened to the news this week? I had next to no spoons and RL ate them all. I did tons of prep, but My eyelids keep twitching and my body has been enforcing a lot of bed rest, which at least means, I read all but one of the ILLs.

Monday: Luckily I was reminded it was President's Day Sunday night so I rested instead of forcing myself out of bed only to discover my errands were fruitless. The Empress Declared Livia Love Day, which is an important holiday in our household, and mostly consists of hanging out peacably in a group and lots and lots of Livia loves. Tavy's been having nightmares again, but is not taking it out on everyone and is responding to my attempts to comfort him above average well. Livia love Day ended up extended to Livia Love Week.

Tuesday: I burned all the spoons on taxes and small errands. (Library, Pharmacy, OTC Pharmacy, the tail ends of OTC grocery and EBT at the store that takes both.) When I say all the spoons, I mean, I barely managed to eat and lung before having to go straight to bed. NOTE: I have no taxable income, but I always file a tax return to prevent identity theft and so I have a tax return if I need it for bureaucracy. I need to present it to someone most years.

Wednesday: It had been early spring weather here for a couple of weeks, but we caught the edge of the really nasty cold front messing things up further south. So strong icy cold wind, sporadic flurries that didn't stick. This far North, it gets cold fast after dark. I talked them into not increasing my dose on account of hives last week. This proved clever of me because I clearly couldn't handle a bigger immune response than I got.

Head Millennial and I where both exhausted by the cold, and I cut errands and Head Millennial's work load to a bare minimum. The roads were icy when I took them home and I'm very glad they didn't stay later.

Thursday: Mostly bed rest. I normally would have stayed up for early morning rheumatologist torture session, but my body vetoed and I took the five hour nap instead. I woke earlier than intended, and lay in bed doing Peaceable Kingdom with the cats, who were NOT Pleased, when I had to dislodge them at what they consider sleep time to dress and lung so as to be ready for medical transport.

Friday: Medical transport turned out to be a mom and Pop company this time instead of Yellow Cab or the other one it usually is. It is a long drive over the mountain Pass and down to the next major population center to the south, where my appointment was. The driver was a charming lady who's family emigrated here after the war. She'd had an arranged marriage, which she escaped, and from which she has three kids. She came back home to this area, fell in love with and married a divorced man with kids, from a different language group, who sounds wonderful and this is their company. I was utterly charmed by them and I hope I get them next time and not the guy who took me home form an appointment Wednesday a week and a half ago who spent the ride proselytizing about the masculinity courses that are his side gig. (Luckily, he wasn't MRA. It was a weird cis straight white male liberal type thing, not quite Boomer bullshit, but some sort of hybrid Xer thing, with one foot in the Boomer White liberal camp and one foot in a more modern word view.) Seriously, I was much later finishing than even my leave lots of room for extra testing estimate do to massive demand and not enough phlebotomists, and they were super cool about it. He called her back to check in as a result and you could tell how much in love they were right through the language barrier and the way she talked about him.... I was just so happy for her living her best life in the part of the country she loves best.

So here is the deal with rheumatology and me. Poverty clinic used to get in a rheumatologist once a month from Seattle, but they were seldom the same more than twice for me. Which meant that every time I'd have to prove to the new rheumatologist that the last one wasn't full of shit and I wasn't faking. No one liked anyone's diagnosis, so I'd have to do the tests all over again. I'd see them once more and they'd agree that I did have AS (or occasionally a different arthritis), and set up a treatment plan. Next time I'd have to start over. This was during the documenting my disability for Social Security/Medicare phase and for a while after. The upside was a massive file my lawyer could take to the appeal hearing with a wide array of x-rays, MRIs, and assorted fancier things carefully detailing my degeneration with circled damage that even a law person could look at and go "Yeah. That's not right."

Eventually, the damage reached the point where enough was visible through my skin to the naked eye and I stopped having to prove I was in pain. It was at this point the rheumatologists started to debate AS or something else in earnest. Seattle stopped sending Saturday Rheumatologists and a clinic that took Medicare became available. I had the same rheum for more than a year. We did a fuckton of way fancier tests including a really in depth scan of my spine to see if the surgical option made sense. It didn't. We futzed with medication for a bit. Biologics are no good, it turns out thanks to CF Carrier. My GP took over refills. That rheumatologist went out of the saga.

Right before the pandemic we were just starting a new round of lets check in with specialists about assorted stuff and the every five years or so map the decline cycle, that ended abruptly in February 2020. Rheum was on the list, but it got but aside. When we got ready to try again there was a ton of drama with the only local rheum taking medicare and it was impossible to get in anyway, hence my journey south. Squirrel and my experience with Medical care in Vernon is excellent and I'll take their hospital over ours in a heartbeat, and after dealing with asshole receptionist at the local was was happy to give it a whirl down there.

They were all delightful at the New Rheum. new Rheum's theory is hyper-mobility + Osteo instead of AS, which we are testing. (I'm not classic hyper-flexible. No joints that bend backward, but the field is moving forward a lot and they are starting to consider people in my category as hyper-flexable too. I am stiff as fuck due to arthritis these days, but I was rather famously flexible in my youth. Like people would gather around to watch me stretch out and make comments.) I signed releases so she can get my massive fucking file of scans and tests.

The building had an imaging and blood testing center (Also a full surgical center and who knows what else). X-ray was a significantly shorter wait than the x-rays took. X-ray techs were delightful. Unfortunately we were doing skull to tailbone is small sections with lots of angles to get all the joints, most of it standing up. I expected this. It was still a nightmare.

While I was being posed for yet another series of what I was thinking of as the least sexy photo shoot ever, I found myself thinking that Harrowhawk Nonegismus likely wouldn't agree if I'd been a woman...

The wait for the phlebotomist took as long as the rheum +x-ray plus their wait times put together at minimum. I was exhausted, in pain, and in an uncomfortable chair near the door where the arctic blast would hit me every time they opened. On the upside my history of early modern English sodomy turned out to be really riveting in a way a lot of academic writing in this area isn't. Wow! Seriously wow! Scholarship has come a long way in recent years. a bunch of things in there should really be movies.

I am wrung out and in pain and my eyelids are twitching again, but miles to go before I sleep. Sigh.

On the upside, bills are now paid. Thank you to everyone kicking in. Housing bill is soon. Fingers crossed on no more emergencies.

* Sunday: The pain level is such that it took me two hours to roll over. There was nothing for it but to take the drug that gives me paranoia and hallucinations, which I hate. I had meant to post aggregate, but that's off the table. Please excuse any lowering of quality on my posting.

* This is a long time friend of mine. They have secured future housing, but have spent everything in the previous fundraiser on gofundme to survive to this point and they need They need $6800 over the next three months until their move in date.

Gofundme here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/hdykv-housing-crisis?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

You can also support them via their Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Kandrinchae/shop?fbclid=IwAR0E1PRHlG45LWhBfDtVpGigD1YUk9Njm-__SviL4W7C8JZUCppFc1oG9Gs%22

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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.

Earthquake Relief:
Link to help Turkey: https://www.tumblr.com/star-burp/708846519515774976?source=share

White Helmets Syria: https://www.whitehelmets.org/en/

UN help for both countries: https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/turkiye-syria-earthquake-emergency

Queer relief fund for the 6 February Earthquake LGBTQIA+ and/or SW survivors: https://gogetfunding.com/queer-relief-fund-for-the-6-february-earthquake-lgbtqia-and-or-sw-survivors/

Doctors without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/donate?_gl=1*659c3c*_ga*NzkzMjQ0NzgxLjE2NzU4MzgzMzk.*_ga_C7EW6Q0J9K*MTY3NTgzODMzOC4xLjEuMTY3NTgzODQyMC4wLjAuMA..&_ga=2.197021998.387868859.1675838340-793244781.1675838339&_gac=1.52586970.1675838340.CjwKCAiAioifBhAXEiwApzCzthT21ylvvR7E5iLT-s-1Ob5DuAW4jst5eWVg1o0d89Pq6HwlGqUEPRoC-K0QAvD_BwE

* Want to help Journalists without Borders? https://donate.rsf.org/us/donate/~my-donation

* Where to order your free COVID tests. "COVID Home Tests:" https://special.usps.com/testkits

* "LGBTQ Refugees Welcome campaign:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/lgbtq-refugees-welcome

* Want to help Lucas Kunce beat Josh Hawley? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/pccc_2022_lucas_kunce_only

* "Alternative Library ~ New Home Fundraiser, organized by Alternative Library:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/alternative-library-new-home-fundraiser

* This is a long time friend of mine. They have secured future housing, but have spent everything in the previous fundraiser on gofundme to survive to this point and they need They need $6800 over the next three months until their move in date.

Gofundme here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/hdykv-housing-crisis?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

You can also support them via their Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Kandrinchae/shop?fbclid=IwAR0E1PRHlG45LWhBfDtVpGigD1YUk9Njm-__SviL4W7C8JZUCppFc1oG9Gs%22

* 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. :

SupportGigiInHerOldAge:" https://www.spotfund.com/story/18393388-9914-4f6c-9f99-876aa019bdee

They are also trying to GM for pay. They are an excellent GM. Here's where to sign up: https://startplaying.games/gm/1617744454089x564714756631343740

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

* List of educational, diverse, and/or long term playable toys for things like Toys for Tots. High value toys for 20 dollars or less.: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/44WV8EVUP1Y

* 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

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

* "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

* "War in Ukraine! Support LGBTQ people.:" https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/s047412e502b6

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

* Want to support abortion in Poland?: https://tuulikki.tumblr.com/post/688438251039621120

* How to Support the Women's Reproduction Protection Act: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/684465183144476672/womens-health-protection-act

* Donate to Abortion funds: https://tuulikki.tumblr.com/post/685542978922692608/seacollectsrivers-theegoldfinch-theegoldfinch

* "Supporting Abortion Funds in the South:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/682207036936732672/supporting-abortion-funds-in-the-south

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

* "A List of UK Trans Charities:" https://katymontgomerie.medium.com/a-list-of-uk-trans-charities-2e26fb4032fd

* 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

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

* 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://resist.bot/

* "DONATE TO EMILY'S LIST:" https://win.emilyslist.org/a/donate-to-emily

* Tiny hand knit stocking earrings made by a good friend: https://forestgirlclothing.com/collections/autumn-winter-collection/products/fairy-stocking-earrings?fbclid=IwAR0EjmUHcdv_cQOwQt4tRAouQRVtZfhSMdQDtoazj5mIKgK6cOiVCvUFU2A

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

* 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

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