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Feb. 4th, 2025 04:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* I am once again having to cut things off having barely touched the mess the Republicans have made since the
* "Israeli military operation turns Jenin refugee camp into 'ghost town':" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-operation-turns-jenin-refugee-camp-into-ghost-town-2025-02-04/
* "Gaza checkpoint to be staffed by scores of armed American contractors:" https://www.reuters.com/world/inside-us-security-firms-risky-gaza-mission-2025-01-30/
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* "Trump’s new expansionist target: Gaza:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-gaza-stunner-builds-his-expansionist-aims-2025-02-05/
* "Trump says U.S. should ‘level’ Gaza, create ‘Riviera of the Middle East’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-says-u-s-should-level-gaza-create-riviera-of-the-middle-east-231121989587
* "Saudis, UN Security Council members reject Trump's Gaza bombshell:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-gaza-world-reaction-1.7450855
* Bet 47 has it quashed. "Northwestern University under federal investigation for response to pro-Palestinian protests: The Department of Education inquiry will look into violations of Title VI, which protects students from race, color and national origin bias. The university said it had updated its student code of conduct and would cooperate with the investigation. :" https://chicago.suntimes.com/war-in-gaza/2025/02/03/northwestern-university-education-department-titlevi-israel-hamas-war
* "ACLU sues University of Michigan over campus bans for pro-Palestinian protesters:" https://apnews.com/article/michigan-protests-gaza-bans-76095bd2b746ae40bb111329a4d3a497
* "CAIR-MA Condemns Cancelation of Harvard Medical School Event with Palestinian Patients Impacted by Israel’s Genocide:" https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-ma-condemns-cancelation-of-harvard-medical-school-event-with-palestinian-patients-impacted-by-israels-genocide/
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* "Russia closes in on key Ukrainian city, seeking gateway for future advances:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-closes-key-ukrainian-city-seeking-gateway-future-advances-2025-01-31/
* "Ukraine investigates video of possible POW executions by Russian troops:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-video-possible-pow-executions-russian-troops-donetsk/
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* "International peacekeepers killed as fighting rages around eastern Congo's key city:" https://www.npr.org/2025/01/26/g-s1-44839/international-peacekeepers-killed-eastern-congo
* "Georgia journalist jailed over protests against pro-Russian government deteriorates 3 weeks into hunger strike:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-protests-russia-europe-journalist-jailed-hunger-strike/
* "Myanmar junta extends state of emergency to support election preparations:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-extends-state-emergency-six-months-2025-01-31/
* I'm putting US Foreign Policy/immigration in this little extra cut out thing for now as it's all getting pretty confusing to scaffold, so I imagine it may be similar for readers.
* "Greenlanders overwhelmingly oppose becoming part of the United States, poll shows:" https://www.reuters.com/world/poll-shows-85-greenlanders-do-not-want-be-part-us-2025-01-29/
* "Trump attack on South Africa exposes divisions over race and land:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-ramaphosa-engage-trump-over-aid-suspension-2025-02-03/
* "Trump mistakes Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc and repeats the threat of massive tariffs:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-spain-brics-nato-tariffs-defense-spending-9871cf04825c92e073865ca8bede4077
* The fuck?!?! "Trump To Tariff Chips Made In Taiwan, Targeting TSMC:" https://www.pcmag.com/news/trump-to-tariff-chips-made-in-taiwan-targeting-tsmc
* "Trump Repeats Lie That U.S. Spent $50 Million on Condoms for Gaza:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/50-million-condoms-in-gaza-trump-fact-check/
* "Trump and Musk move to dismantle USAID, igniting battle with Democratic lawmakers:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2
* "Top USAID career staff placed on immediate leave:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/top-usaid-career-staff-ordered-leave-00200854
* "USAID building closed as agency’s future in doubt:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/usaid-building-closed-00202057
* "‘It will kill people’: Chaos, confusion after Trump halts US foreign aid:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/chaos-confusion-trump-u-s-foreign-aid-00200771
* Contagious Diseases know no borders. "Trump’s Freeze on Foreign Aid Will Make Diseases Surge:" https://time.com/7212435/gavin-yamey-essay-trump-foreign-aid-disease/
* "State Dept orders shutdown of USAID overseas missions, recalls staff, sources say:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/state-dept-orders-shutdown-usaid-overseas-missions-recalls-staff-sources-say-2025-02-05/
* "Why Do We Need USAID? Stephen Talks To Samantha Power, Fmr. USAID Administrator:"
* "New Head of the USAID Reportedly Stormed Capitol on Jan. 6: Pete Marocco wasn't charged and says he's been subjected to "smears," but it appears he was in the building on the day of the riot:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/pete-marocco-usaid-jan-6-1235256698/
* The knock on job loss is expected to be about 52,000. "Are Trump and Musk ending a Kansas legacy by shuttering USAID's Food for Peace?:" https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2025/02/04/trump-musk-shutter-usaid-and-food-for-peace-a-proud-kansas-legacy/78180304007/
* We've also decided to stop tracking and curing Ebola, which will likely cause it to spread. "As Trump shuts down USAID missions, officials warn Ebola outbreak in Uganda will spread:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/some-u-s-officials-fear-disaster-as-trump-upends-ebola-response-in-uganda/
* "Global HIV Care Thrown Into Chaos by Trump: “I Will Be Sick and Maybe Die:"" https://theintercept.com/2025/02/07/hiv-pepfar-trump-aid-freeze/
* "What cutting USAID could cost the U.S. — and how China, Russia may benefit:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/donald-trump-elon-musk-usaid-soft-power-china-russia-rcna189756
* "Abolishing USAID Is Both Unconstitutional and Disastrous:" https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/04/usaid-state-department-health-disease-united-states-trump-musk/
* "Protesters rally against Trump's stop-work order for USAID:" https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/g-s1-46669/usaid-trump-stop-work-protest-rally
* This is very illegal. "DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources say:" https://apnews.com/article/treasury-doge-musk-read-only-access-489231c6db1a9f07fc68f9f08803f815
* "'The telltale signs of a coup': Musk's power grab draws outraged backlash:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-the-telltale-signs-of-a-coup-musk-s-power-grab-draws-outraged-backlash-231030853850
* "Trump gravely miscalculates how much Americans care about USAID as backlash strengthens:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-gravely-miscalculates-how-much-americans-care-about-usaid-as-backlash-strengthens-231252549745
* "Maryland federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order:" https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5288083/maryland-federal-judge-blocks-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order
* "Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-cancel-student-visas-all-hamas-sympathizers-white-house-2025-01-29/
* "SF's international students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests at risk of deportations:" https://abc7news.com/post/san-franciscos-international-students-participated-pro-palestinian-protests-risk-deportations/15847841/
* "Trump plans to invoke obscure 18th century wartime law in bid for mass deportations:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-plans-invoke-obscure-18th-century-wartime-law-bid-mass-deportations-2025-02-03/
* "Over 300 Service Members Now at Guantanamo Bay to Support Detention of Migrants from US:" https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/03/over-300-service-members-now-guantanamo-bay-support-detention-of-migrants-us.html
Do not want. Do not want at all. I did not want it when they started doing it. I extra don't want expansion.
* "Kristi Noem says 'due process will be followed' for migrants at Guantánamo Bay:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/homeland-security-noem-due-process-migrants-guantanamo-bay-rcna190330
There has never been due process at Guantánamo. That's why Republicans put it there, so they could torture people. They are already not following due process on US soil. Moving people to crime scene number two where there is zero oversight and they can do anything they want to people is a recipe for horrors.
* "Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders: The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don’t have birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, so neither should children of noncitizens born in the US:" https://azmirror.com/2025/01/24/reports-of-navajo-people-being-detained-in-immigration-sweeps-sparks-concern-from-tribal-leaders/
Remember how I told you about this happening to the husband of someone I knew in the '90's, and my suspicion it was going to be large scale and so much worse? It is so much worse, especially with the 14th Amendment issue.
It's vile and disgusting and I hate that this is where we are in the 21st century.
* "U.S. Citizens Reportedly Detained After Being Overheard Speaking Spanish:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-citizens-reportedly-detained-after-being-overheard-speaking-spanish/
* "Justice Department restores funding for programs that provide guidance in immigration courts:" https://apnews.com/article/immigration-court-programs-halted-d6dac75e5c82673c1f166aaa2810016e
* "US judge accuses Trump of ignoring rule of law to curb birthright citizenship:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-accuses-trump-ignoring-rule-law-curb-birthright-citizenship-2025-02-06/
* Resist where you can.
* "Businesses close in protest against Trump’s immigration policies:" https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/2/4/businesses-close-in-protest-against-trumps-immigration-policies
* "Texas Warns Parents Over Immigration Raids on School Buses:" https://www.newsweek.com/texas-school-district-bus-immigration-enforcement-2027086
* " Common Council “reaffirms” Ithaca’s sanctuary status after ICE arrest, DOJ threats :" https://ithacavoice.org/2025/02/common-council-reaffirms-ithacas-sanctuary-status-after-ice-arrest-doj-threats/
* Extended Chris Hayes Interview:"
* "Trump's 'stupidity problem' frustrates his efforts and emboldens his opponents:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-s-stupidity-problem-frustrates-his-efforts-and-emboldens-his-opponents-231134277811
* "Trump's dictatorial dreams tripped up by the democratic problem of public opinion:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-s-dictatorial-dreams-tripped-up-by-the-democratic-problem-of-public-opinion-231134277965
* "This is why it's okay to be angry at anyone who voted for Trump:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/anger-trump-voters
* "Liberal Redneck - The Insanity Continues (Trump's Second Week):"
* "Let's talk about The FOP and GOP denouncing Trump....:"
* "In policy reversal, Trump eliminates help for Black and Latino communities hit harder by pollution:" https://apnews.com/article/climate-health-trump-environmental-justice-pollution-59baf164c81049d3995d2dfe1eceda8c
* "The US Government Is Not a Startup:" https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-is-not-a-startup/
* "National Security, Veterans at Risk in Trump Effort to Reshape Federal Workforce, Experts Warn:" https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/03/national-security-veterans-risk-trump-effort-reshape-federal-workforce-experts-warn.html
* "Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government: The US Office of Personnel Management is telling federal workers to get in line—or get out.:" https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-twitter-playbook-federal-government/
* "I Just Got Trump’s “Buyout” Offer at My Job. Let Me Tell You How That’s Going.:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/donald-trump-news-executive-orders-buyout-freeze-elon-musk.html
* "OPM, implementing Musk's DOGE plans, sends federal workers 2nd 'Fork in the Road' email:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/opm-implementing-musks-doge-plans-sends-federal-workers/story?id=118401375
* "Federal workers union tells members: don’t resign via that email:" https://www.theverge.com/news/602142/afge-federal-workers-union-opm-deferred-buyout-email
* "Can anyone stop President Musk? A republic, if you can keep it.:" https://www.theverge.com/politics/605609/musk-trump-doge-takeover-crisis
* "How Elon Is Breaking The Government:"
* "Elon Musk is barreling into government with DOGE, raising unusual legal questions:" https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5285539/doge-musk-usaid-trump
* Meanwhile, Elon Musk is illegally accessing essential government systems at places like the treasury department. Nothing good can come of it. "Trump gives Musk unprecedented access to federal systems:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/daily-news-lessons/2025/02/trump-gives-musk-unprecedented-access-to-federal-systems
* "Elon Musk’s DOGE Faces Trio of Lawsuits Following Trump’s Inauguration:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/data-access-elon-musks-doge-us-treasury-lebryk/
* "DOGE’s access to federal data is ‘an absolute nightmare,’ legal experts warn:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/doge-treasury-usaid-donald-trump-011538
* "Elon Musk's access to Treasury's payment system is raising alarms. Here's what to know.:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/musk-treasury-social-security-access-federal-payment-system-trump/
* "25-Year-Old Elon Musk Crony Has Total Control Over Treasury Payments:" https://newrepublic.com/post/191117/elon-musk-25-year-old-aide-doge-treasury-department-code
* "Elon Musk primarily relying on young, inexperienced engineers for government restructuring:" https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/elon-musk-doge-young-engineers-government-data/
* "Musk's DOGE granted access to US Medicare and Medicaid systems:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-aides-search-medicare-agency-payment-systems-fraud-wsj-reports-2025-02-05/
* "U.S. government officials privately warn Musk’s blitz appears illegal:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ar-AA1ypS0z
* "‘What if he’s stealing money?’: Dem rep warns of Elon Musk’s access to Treasury:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-what-if-he-s-stealing-money-dem-rep-warns-of-elon-musk-s-access-to-treasury-231123013851
* "Unions sue to block Musk team’s access to Treasury payments:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/unions-sue-block-musk-treasury-payment-00202243
* "Judge drops hammer on the Trump-Musk Treasury takeover gambit:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/judge-drops-hammer-on-the-trump-musk-treasury-takeover-gambit-231361093707
* "Two Dem lawmakers barge into House speaker's office in backlash against Musk:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/02/05/congress/two-dem-lawmakers-invade-house-speakers-office-in-backlash-against-musk-00202667
* "Thousands across the U.S. protest Trump and Musk's policies:" https://www.axios.com/2025/02/05/photos-protest-trump-admin-50501
I am too tired to cover all the protests against mass deportantion, USAID dissolution, Treasury Invasion, etc., but you can find them all over the country and the world.
* "50501 Protests Update as Anti-Trump March in 50 States Expands:" https://www.newsweek.com/50501-protests-update-anti-trump-march-50-states-expands-2025741
This was Wednesday, but I'm putting it hear because it gives some scope.
* "Is Somebody Doing Something?! Yes. Let me break it down for you.:" https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/is-somebody-doing-something
* "‘He has billions at stake': The real reason behind Elon Musk’s government takeover:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-he-has-billions-at-stake-the-real-reason-behind-elon-musk-s-government-takeover-231234117841
* "New York and other states plan to sue Trump administration over DOGE access to federal systems:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-states-to-sue-trump-doge-access-privacy/
* "Union asks judge to block Elon Musk's DOGE from Labor Dept systems:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/union-asks-judge-block-elon-musks-doge-labor-dept-systems-2025-02-05/
* "Trump energy secretary allowed 23-year-old DOGE rep to access IT systems over objections from general counsel:" https://www.wxow.com/news/trump-energy-secretary-allowed-23-year-old-doge-rep-to-access-it-systems-over-objections/article_ee13e0b4-d25b-5974-84ff-7d91caa39a65.html
* "DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers:" https://www.wired.com/story/edward-coristine-tesla-sexy-path-networks-doge/
I am fascinated to see if my Social Security check gets deposited next month.
* "Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE:" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-doge-green-card-trump/681575/
* "Member of Elon Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface:" https://www.npr.org/2025/02/06/nx-s1-5289337/elon-musk-doge-treasury
* "New reporting on Musk's minions makes his government takeover team look even worse:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-reporting-on-musk-s-minions-makes-his-government-takeover-team-look-even-worse-231357509563
* "How Elon Musk & Peter Thiel-aligned inexperienced tech bros took over the federal government:" https://www.advocate.com/news/tech-bros-infiltrate-federal-government
* "Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-gsa-terminate-office-leases-f8faac5e2038722f705587c8dd21ab26
* NOAA is essential for tracking the increasingly disastrous storms the climate crisis is causing. "DOGE Invades NOAA, Sparking Fears of Cuts and Privatization:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/elon-musk-doge-noaa-it-systems-national-weather-service-privatization-cuts-climate-science-project-2025/
* "As Trump considers ways to dismantle the Education Dept., here’s what to know about your student loans :" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/04/trumps-moves-to-abolish-education-dept-imperil-student-loan-programs.html
* "Key functions of the Education Department, which Trump is moving to dismantle:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/key-functions-of-the-education-department-which-trump-is-moving-to-dismantle/ar-AA1ypEBY?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
* Things are about to get even worse. "Senate Republicans confirm Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought as White House budget director:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-republicans-confirm-russell-vought-white-house-budget-director-rcna190993
* "I Work in the Office Carrying Out the Government Purge. Here’s What I Want You to Know.:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/02/opm-fork-musk-trump-federal-personnel-management-employee.html
* "Judge pauses Trump federal employee buyout offer pending court hearing:" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/trump-federal-employee-buyout-court-challenge-.html
* "US states tell judge Trump not fully following order blocking funding freeze:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-states-tell-judge-trump-not-fully-following-order-blocking-funding-freeze-2025-02-06/
* What He's doing is illegal. "Trump’s Funding Freeze Hits Its First Targets: Young Kids: Donald Trump’s spending freeze isn’t supposed to be in effect after a court order, but multiple Head Start programs around the country say they’re short on funds.:" https://newrepublic.com/post/191138/trump-funding-freeze-first-targets-young-kids-head-start
* "EPA lifts spending freeze on some environmental funding:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/05/epa-spending-freeze-climate-funds-00202518
* "How DOGE Will Try to Dodge Transparency:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/doge-elon-musk-transparency-foia-faca/
* "Health agencies silenced, DOGE transparency in doubt, and more:" https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/health-agencies-silenced-doge-transparency-in-doubt-and-more/
* "Trump’s DEI purge targets federal workers who did not work in DEI:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/02/01/trump-dei-energy-education-departments/
* "13 Democratic state attorneys general condemn Trump's lies about DEIA:" https://www.advocate.com/news/ags-condemn-trump-lies-dei
* "Trump wants to undo diversity programs. Some agencies react by scrubbing US history and culture :" https://www.29news.com/2025/02/02/trump-wants-undo-diversity-programs-some-agencies-react-by-scrubbing-us-history-culture/
* Sorry about linking the Guardian directly, but this was the reporting I could find that covers unrelated pages being censored. "Trump’s demands to drop DEI leads to deletion of unrelated federal pages:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/31/trump-administration-dei-irs
* "Missing: Thousands of Government Web Pages Removed by New Administration:" https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/missing-thousands-of-government-web-pages-removed-by-new-administration/
* "Trump’s DEI Snitch Email Is Being Targeted by Spammers:" https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-dei-snitch-email-being-185625008.html
* "To erase transgender people further, Trump administration implements policy prohibiting pronouns in emails:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-bans-email-pronouns
* "Trump's anti-transgender executive orders force CDC to remove HIV resources:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-cdc-hiv-content-removed
* Resist everywhere you can, in every way you can. "Trump’s Gender Order Sparks Revolt Inside Agency Tasked With Protecting Workers:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-s-gender-order-sparks-revolt-inside-agency-tasked-with-protecting-workers/ar-AA1yoHh8
* "Donald Trump bans transgender athletes from playing sports:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/donald-trumps-bans-transgender-athletes
* "What does the science say about transgender women in sports?:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-sports-what-science-says
* People are pushing back already on other Anti-trans executive orders.
* "What can trans people do about Trump’s executive orders? Be plaintiffs, says Lambda Legal:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-options-trump-executive-orders
* "Judge blocks Trump’s executive order on transgender prisoners:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/04/judge-blocks-trumps-executive-order-on-transgender-prisoners-00202521
* "A trans military ban with far-reaching consequences:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trump-ban-trans-people-military
* "HRC, Lambda Legal sue to stop Trump's transgender military ban:" https://www.advocate.com/news/hrc-lambda-sue-transgender-ban
* "Trump's latest order will devastate innocent trans youth and their families:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trumps-plan-for-trans-youth
* "Gender-affirming care ban leaves Trump with ‘blood on his hands,’ group says, joining others in outrage:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/outrage-trump-trans-care-ban
* "Lambda Legal Vows Quick Action on Federal Trans Youth Medical Care Ban:" https://lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_20250128_ll-vows-quick-action-on-federal-trans-youth-medical-care-ban/
* Help Lambda Legal Continue their fight: https://support.lambdalegal.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app30130a?df_id=6680&mfc_pref=T&6680.donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=D3311163DF16F06EEA5520010BAF90B5&_gl=1*n53ras*_gcl_au*MTMxNDYxNjc0LjE3MzgxODExMzg.*_ga*MTY0NDY4OTM4NC4xNzM4MTgxMTM4*_ga_290ZG8GMP3*MTczODE4MTEzOC4xLjEuMTczODE4MTIwMi41OC4wLjA.
* "Trump’s new White House Press Secretary targets transgender people in first briefing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/karoline-leavitt-transgender-press-briefing
* "Trump cabinet picks: Here's who has been confirmed, who still faces hearings and more:" https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trump-cabinet-picks-heres-who-has-been-confirmed-who-still-faces-hearings-and-more/3662317/
* Please contact your senators and ask them to reject dangerous and unqualified cabinet picks. I don't have a lot of hope at this point, but better to fight than roll belly up. If nothing else ask them to resist RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel.
Usually they just log for or against. If they want a reason, I've listed some below. Use reason for Democrats. For Republicans: Stress military readiness, national security, and the integrity and morale of the military, law and order, etc..
There was still hope as of this writing.
I would like to thank all the Pennsylvanians who worked to get Fetterman to see reason.
* "Crockett, Espaillat Co-Lead Bicameral Legislation to Protect Sensitive Locations From ICE Raids :" https://crockett.house.gov/media/press-releases/crockett-espaillat-co-lead-bicameral-legislation-protect-sensitive-locations
* Our job for the next two years is to survive, to build grassroots resistance, to do all in our power to slow the republican Christo-fascist agenda, and to prepare for 2026 in case there is still Democracy.
We are trying to build a good list of resistance resources.
Please add more below if you have them.
* Trump 2.0 Indivisible Guide. https://indivisible.org/resource/guide
* "Democracy 2025:" https://www.democracy2025.org/?utm_source=df-ad&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=21912407002&utm_content=721373734297&source=df-ad-gs&gad_source=1
* "Resisting Fascism in 2025 and Beyond:" https://www.prideandpagesbookclub.com/resisting-fascism-in-2025-and-beyond
* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options:
Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/
Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/
"Congress. gov:" https://www.congress.gov/
ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives
* This tracks legislation: https://www.govtrack.us/
* Useful organizing links and resources: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/771859083592613888/hater-of-terfs-ive-already-reblogged-a-link-to?source=share
* Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/
* How to render emergency aid in a riot: https://riotmedicine.net/static/downloads/riot-medicine_a5.pdf
* "How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely
* Avoiding Activist Burnout: https://www.tumblr.com/veluigi/771755723969478656/on-twitter-im-seeing-dozens-of-threads-from-black?source=share
* "ICE Raids Toolkit: Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests:" https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/
* Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/
* "Republican Anti-Abortion Bill May Block Access to Chemotherapy, Life-Saving Surgeries in Wyoming: Report: The bill seeks to change the definition of "healthcare.":" https://www.latintimes.com/republican-anti-abortion-bill-may-block-access-chemotherapy-life-saving-surgeries-wyoming-report-574427
Christians continue to demand the deaths of women in the name of "life."
* "A Black DC church was vandalized by the Proud Boys. Now the church controls the group’s trademark:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-black-dc-church-was-vandalized-by-the-proud-boys-now-the-church-controls-the-groups-trademark
* "Florida students are giving up Saturdays to learn Black history lessons their schools don’t teach:" https://apnews.com/article/florida-black-history-desantis-african-american-education-8d14b055ddda651d2761dca30bba5600
* "New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order:" https://apnews.com/article/new-york-trump-transgender-hospitals-fe5635a3f98e5d0be28f3b96c3a333db
* "Louisiana arrives at coercion crossroads with its abortion laws:" https://lailluminator.com/2025/02/03/louisiana-abortion-3/
* CW: CSA. "Fugitive sex offender posed as LGBTQ+ journalist for years, authorities say:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/lgbtq-editor-arrested-sex-fugitive
* "Immune exhaustion in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID:" https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-immune-exhaustion-myalgic-encephalomyelitischronic-fatigue.html
* "Active tuberculosis case detected at West Michigan school :" https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/02/04/active-tuberculosis-case-detected-at-west-michigan-school/
* "Tuberculosis case identified at Ohio high school:" https://local12.com/news/nation-world/tuberculosis-case-identified-at-ohio-whitehall-yearling-high-school-public-health-officials-cincinnati-contact-tracing-potential-spread-free-testing-unresponsive-brain-kidneys-spines-chest-pain-symptoms-possibly-fatal-infection-mycobaterium-cdc-disease
* "Nonstop Wildfires Are Straining the Global Arsenal to Fight Them:" https://archive.ph/4bIxW#selection-1434.0-1434.1
* "Air traffic controller’s union says staffing levels are critically low:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/state-dept-orders-shutdown-usaid-overseas-missions-recalls-staff-sources-say-2025-02-05/
* "Trump: Musk’s Gen-Z DOGE Minions Should Run Air Traffic Control Towers:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-musks-doge-minions-should-run-air-traffic-control-towers/
Remember how Reagan fired the experienced air traffic controllers and hired inexperienced scabs to take over and the rate of plane crashes went up? Yeah.
* "Critical FAA warning system restored after outage:" https://abc7chicago.com/post/critical-faa-notam-system-restored-outage/15859764/
* "United Airlines flight evacuated after engine sparks fire on wing during takeoff at Houston airport:" https://apnews.com/article/houston-airport-united-airlines-airplane-fire-fdc815c41ce744b674fd595ef551b507
* "A plane and a tug vehicle collide at Chicago's O'Hare airport, injuring the driver:" https://www.npr.org/2025/02/02/nx-s1-5284007/chicago-ohare-airport-tug-plane-collision
* He wasted a bunch of water nowhere near the fires that they will need for Agriculture this summer to screw California over out of spite. "Why the water Trump ordered released in California won't help Los Angeles firefighting:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-california-water-order-los-angeles/
* "No neighbors, no market, no town: For people whose homes survived, a painful road ahead :" https://archive.ph/LxmsO
* "Roof wars: Homeowners, insurers duel over dropped policies:" https://sfstandard.com/2025/01/17/grainy-photos-of-their-roofs-cost-them-their-insurance/
* "The Smithsonian erased more than a queer Cuban artist's AIDS artwork:" https://www.advocate.com/art/felix-gonzalez-torres-smithsonian-untitled
* "The unknown gay life of a New York City acting teacher who taught thousands:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/ed-morehouse-hb-studio
* "FDA upgrades recall of Lay's potato chips to most serious level:" https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5280422/lays-chip-fda-class-1-recall-allergies-severe-death-warning-info
* "Broccoli florets sold at Walmart recalled after being considered ‘deadly’:" https://www.wsaz.com/app/2025/02/03/broccoli-florets-sold-walmart-recalled-after-being-considered-deadly/
* My complex likes to save money by not shoveling walks or plowing the parking lot. They gave in today and did the walks, but not the drive. They usually plow the actually streets in my neighborhood a few days late anyway. I should probably call the library and tell them I can't pick up or drop off anything. Sigh.
It was lucky I went to the store before it got really dangerous for me. (I fall a lot because of the spine and hip damage. The levels here would have been nothing when I was younger, but a fall on ice permanently fucked up my tendons and ligaments and was a contributing factor in the whole too many things wrong with my body for me to work anymore thing).
I got a recommendation for a refurbished machine from a reputable company. I've ordered it with the lemon laptop's refund money. It was enough cheaper I cherish hopes of paying half my housing tax. We'll see when it comes.
* "Autocratic Moves | Trump's CDC Gag Order | Record High Egg Prices | Goodbye Groundhog?:"
* "Happy Lunar New Year | Caroline Kennedy: Bobby's A Predator | Bernie Rips RFK Jr. For Antivax Onesie:"
* "White House Backtracks On Grant Freeze | The Danger Of Trump's Federal Worker Buyout Scheme:"
* "You're Not Crazy, Trump Is | Noem Glams Up For Bronx Raid | ICE Is Detaining American Citizens:"
* "Trump's Destructive Weekend | Canada Is Booing Us | Tariffs Will Cause "Pain" | Going Back To 1913:"
* "China Is Big Mad Over U.S. Tariffs | How Is Musk Allowed To Do This? | Egg Surcharge At Waffle House:"
* "Elon Musk Purges Gov’t Budget With Federal Aid Cuts & Trump Continues Jan 6 Revenge | The Daily Show:"
* "Meanwhile... Ketamine Nasal Spray | Cholesterol Ooze | Drug Kingpin Nabbed | Nanopasta:"
* "It's Eagles vs. Chiefs! | Daddy's Home | Trump Fires Inspectors General | Family Erection Tracker:"
* "Tell Her She's In Your Top Two:"
* "Trump Wants You To Snitch On Your Coworkers:"
* "How Google Maps Is Changing During The Trump Administration:"
* "Trump's Plan To Lower The Price Of Eggs:"
* "How to Un-DEI Your Workplace: An HR Training Video | The Daily Show:"
* "Sunday Sweets Goes FULL UNICORN:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-goes-full-unicorn-2025
*****
* 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 Lambda Legal Continue their fight: https://support.lambdalegal.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app30130a?df_id=6680&mfc_pref=T&6680.donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=D3311163DF16F06EEA5520010BAF90B5&_gl=1*n53ras*_gcl_au*MTMxNDYxNjc0LjE3MzgxODExMzg.*_ga*MTY0NDY4OTM4NC4xNzM4MTgxMTM4*_ga_290ZG8GMP3*MTczODE4MTEzOC4xLjEuMTczODE4MTIwMi41OC4wLjA.
* "Donate to the ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/now
* "Resources for California fire victims were scattered. So I created this site to help.:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/california-disaster-recovery-resources
* "Where your donations to L.A. fire victims will do the most good:" https://www.advocate.com/news/donate-los-angeles-fire-victims
* "Democracy 2025:" https://www.democracy2025.org/?utm_source=df-ad&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=21912407002&utm_content=721373734297&source=df-ad-gs&gad_source=1
* "Resisting Fascism in 2025 and Beyond:" https://www.prideandpagesbookclub.com/resisting-fascism-in-2025-and-beyond
* "Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/anti-donald-trump-charities
* Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/
* "LGBTQ+ Victory Fund:" https://victoryfund.org/
* "Palestine Children’s Relief Fund:" https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-recovery
* ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives
* Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/
* What to do if you encounter an immigration official. "Know Your Rights:" https://unitedwedream.org/resources/know-your-rights/
* "ICE Raids Toolkit: Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests:" https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/
* "ICE Watch Programs Can Protect Immigrants in Your Neighborhood — Here’s What to Know:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-watch-programs-immigrants-how-to-start
* "Legal Services for Your Reproductive Life:" https://reprolegalhelpline.org/
* "National Abortion Hotline:" https://prochoice.org/
* "Plan C: Abortion pills by mail in every state:" https://www.plancpills.org/
* "Resources for Accessing Abortion Care:" https://reproductivefreedomforall.org/resources/resources-for-accessing-abortion-care/
* "Contraception and Birth Control Resources:" https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/contraception/more_information/resources
* "Gynecologists who will perform a tubal sterilization:" https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Djia_WkrVO3S4jKn6odNwQk7pOcpcL4x00FMNekrb7Q/edit?gid=1318374028#gid=1318374028
* Useful organizing links and resources: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/771859083592613888/hater-of-terfs-ive-already-reblogged-a-link-to?source=share
* "We have a right to safety, privacy, and protest. Say no to mask bans.:" https://www.stopmaskbans.com/
* "Trans Kids Deserve Better:" https://transkidsdeservebetter.org/support
* "World Central Kitchen:" https://wck.org/
* Trans support organization: https://www.pointofpride.org/
* "Transanta: An opportunity to directly support trans youth:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/291573.html
* Links for various Palestinian Aid Organizations: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/750151174318112768?source=share
* "Black Alliance for Peace’s Atlanta Citywide Alliance:" https://linktr.ee/bapatlanta
* Map of Cop Cities planned or being built: https://isyourlifebetter.net/cop-cities-usa/
* Want to help Journalists without Borders? https://donate.rsf.org/us/donate/~my-donation
* How to donate to Doctors Without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/donate
* "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/
* "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
* Organizations to help trans folk: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620857152453640195/about-us
* Indivisible Guide for Trump 2.0 "A Practical Guide to defeating MAGA:" https://indivisible.org/resource/guide
* This tracks legislation: https://www.govtrack.us/
* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely protest in person, here are some other options:
Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/
Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.
Senate: https://contactsenators.com/senator-phone-numbers/
Congress in General: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
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
* What to help support all of us all here at the Cat Asylum? https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Gwydion
* I admit to having a wicked good time tormenting myself and other history geeks with my polls: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydpolls
* "Israeli military operation turns Jenin refugee camp into 'ghost town':" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-operation-turns-jenin-refugee-camp-into-ghost-town-2025-02-04/
* "Gaza checkpoint to be staffed by scores of armed American contractors:" https://www.reuters.com/world/inside-us-security-firms-risky-gaza-mission-2025-01-30/
******
* "Trump’s new expansionist target: Gaza:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-gaza-stunner-builds-his-expansionist-aims-2025-02-05/
* "Trump says U.S. should ‘level’ Gaza, create ‘Riviera of the Middle East’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-says-u-s-should-level-gaza-create-riviera-of-the-middle-east-231121989587
* "Saudis, UN Security Council members reject Trump's Gaza bombshell:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-gaza-world-reaction-1.7450855
* Bet 47 has it quashed. "Northwestern University under federal investigation for response to pro-Palestinian protests: The Department of Education inquiry will look into violations of Title VI, which protects students from race, color and national origin bias. The university said it had updated its student code of conduct and would cooperate with the investigation. :" https://chicago.suntimes.com/war-in-gaza/2025/02/03/northwestern-university-education-department-titlevi-israel-hamas-war
* "ACLU sues University of Michigan over campus bans for pro-Palestinian protesters:" https://apnews.com/article/michigan-protests-gaza-bans-76095bd2b746ae40bb111329a4d3a497
* "CAIR-MA Condemns Cancelation of Harvard Medical School Event with Palestinian Patients Impacted by Israel’s Genocide:" https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-ma-condemns-cancelation-of-harvard-medical-school-event-with-palestinian-patients-impacted-by-israels-genocide/
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* "Russia closes in on key Ukrainian city, seeking gateway for future advances:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-closes-key-ukrainian-city-seeking-gateway-future-advances-2025-01-31/
* "Ukraine investigates video of possible POW executions by Russian troops:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-video-possible-pow-executions-russian-troops-donetsk/
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* "International peacekeepers killed as fighting rages around eastern Congo's key city:" https://www.npr.org/2025/01/26/g-s1-44839/international-peacekeepers-killed-eastern-congo
* "Georgia journalist jailed over protests against pro-Russian government deteriorates 3 weeks into hunger strike:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-protests-russia-europe-journalist-jailed-hunger-strike/
* "Myanmar junta extends state of emergency to support election preparations:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-extends-state-emergency-six-months-2025-01-31/
* I'm putting US Foreign Policy/immigration in this little extra cut out thing for now as it's all getting pretty confusing to scaffold, so I imagine it may be similar for readers.
* "Greenlanders overwhelmingly oppose becoming part of the United States, poll shows:" https://www.reuters.com/world/poll-shows-85-greenlanders-do-not-want-be-part-us-2025-01-29/
* "Trump attack on South Africa exposes divisions over race and land:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-ramaphosa-engage-trump-over-aid-suspension-2025-02-03/
* "Trump mistakes Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc and repeats the threat of massive tariffs:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-spain-brics-nato-tariffs-defense-spending-9871cf04825c92e073865ca8bede4077
* The fuck?!?! "Trump To Tariff Chips Made In Taiwan, Targeting TSMC:" https://www.pcmag.com/news/trump-to-tariff-chips-made-in-taiwan-targeting-tsmc
* "Trump Repeats Lie That U.S. Spent $50 Million on Condoms for Gaza:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/50-million-condoms-in-gaza-trump-fact-check/
* "Trump and Musk move to dismantle USAID, igniting battle with Democratic lawmakers:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2
* "Top USAID career staff placed on immediate leave:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/top-usaid-career-staff-ordered-leave-00200854
* "USAID building closed as agency’s future in doubt:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/usaid-building-closed-00202057
* "‘It will kill people’: Chaos, confusion after Trump halts US foreign aid:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/chaos-confusion-trump-u-s-foreign-aid-00200771
* Contagious Diseases know no borders. "Trump’s Freeze on Foreign Aid Will Make Diseases Surge:" https://time.com/7212435/gavin-yamey-essay-trump-foreign-aid-disease/
* "State Dept orders shutdown of USAID overseas missions, recalls staff, sources say:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/state-dept-orders-shutdown-usaid-overseas-missions-recalls-staff-sources-say-2025-02-05/
* "Why Do We Need USAID? Stephen Talks To Samantha Power, Fmr. USAID Administrator:"
* "New Head of the USAID Reportedly Stormed Capitol on Jan. 6: Pete Marocco wasn't charged and says he's been subjected to "smears," but it appears he was in the building on the day of the riot:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/pete-marocco-usaid-jan-6-1235256698/
* The knock on job loss is expected to be about 52,000. "Are Trump and Musk ending a Kansas legacy by shuttering USAID's Food for Peace?:" https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2025/02/04/trump-musk-shutter-usaid-and-food-for-peace-a-proud-kansas-legacy/78180304007/
* We've also decided to stop tracking and curing Ebola, which will likely cause it to spread. "As Trump shuts down USAID missions, officials warn Ebola outbreak in Uganda will spread:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/some-u-s-officials-fear-disaster-as-trump-upends-ebola-response-in-uganda/
* "Global HIV Care Thrown Into Chaos by Trump: “I Will Be Sick and Maybe Die:"" https://theintercept.com/2025/02/07/hiv-pepfar-trump-aid-freeze/
* "What cutting USAID could cost the U.S. — and how China, Russia may benefit:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/donald-trump-elon-musk-usaid-soft-power-china-russia-rcna189756
* "Abolishing USAID Is Both Unconstitutional and Disastrous:" https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/04/usaid-state-department-health-disease-united-states-trump-musk/
* "Protesters rally against Trump's stop-work order for USAID:" https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/g-s1-46669/usaid-trump-stop-work-protest-rally
* This is very illegal. "DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources say:" https://apnews.com/article/treasury-doge-musk-read-only-access-489231c6db1a9f07fc68f9f08803f815
* "'The telltale signs of a coup': Musk's power grab draws outraged backlash:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-the-telltale-signs-of-a-coup-musk-s-power-grab-draws-outraged-backlash-231030853850
* "Trump gravely miscalculates how much Americans care about USAID as backlash strengthens:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-gravely-miscalculates-how-much-americans-care-about-usaid-as-backlash-strengthens-231252549745
* "Maryland federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order:" https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5288083/maryland-federal-judge-blocks-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order
* "Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-cancel-student-visas-all-hamas-sympathizers-white-house-2025-01-29/
* "SF's international students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests at risk of deportations:" https://abc7news.com/post/san-franciscos-international-students-participated-pro-palestinian-protests-risk-deportations/15847841/
* "Trump plans to invoke obscure 18th century wartime law in bid for mass deportations:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-plans-invoke-obscure-18th-century-wartime-law-bid-mass-deportations-2025-02-03/
* "Over 300 Service Members Now at Guantanamo Bay to Support Detention of Migrants from US:" https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/03/over-300-service-members-now-guantanamo-bay-support-detention-of-migrants-us.html
Do not want. Do not want at all. I did not want it when they started doing it. I extra don't want expansion.
* "Kristi Noem says 'due process will be followed' for migrants at Guantánamo Bay:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/homeland-security-noem-due-process-migrants-guantanamo-bay-rcna190330
There has never been due process at Guantánamo. That's why Republicans put it there, so they could torture people. They are already not following due process on US soil. Moving people to crime scene number two where there is zero oversight and they can do anything they want to people is a recipe for horrors.
* "Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders: The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don’t have birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, so neither should children of noncitizens born in the US:" https://azmirror.com/2025/01/24/reports-of-navajo-people-being-detained-in-immigration-sweeps-sparks-concern-from-tribal-leaders/
Remember how I told you about this happening to the husband of someone I knew in the '90's, and my suspicion it was going to be large scale and so much worse? It is so much worse, especially with the 14th Amendment issue.
It's vile and disgusting and I hate that this is where we are in the 21st century.
* "U.S. Citizens Reportedly Detained After Being Overheard Speaking Spanish:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-citizens-reportedly-detained-after-being-overheard-speaking-spanish/
* "Justice Department restores funding for programs that provide guidance in immigration courts:" https://apnews.com/article/immigration-court-programs-halted-d6dac75e5c82673c1f166aaa2810016e
* "US judge accuses Trump of ignoring rule of law to curb birthright citizenship:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-accuses-trump-ignoring-rule-law-curb-birthright-citizenship-2025-02-06/
* Resist where you can.
* "Businesses close in protest against Trump’s immigration policies:" https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/2/4/businesses-close-in-protest-against-trumps-immigration-policies
* "Texas Warns Parents Over Immigration Raids on School Buses:" https://www.newsweek.com/texas-school-district-bus-immigration-enforcement-2027086
* " Common Council “reaffirms” Ithaca’s sanctuary status after ICE arrest, DOJ threats :" https://ithacavoice.org/2025/02/common-council-reaffirms-ithacas-sanctuary-status-after-ice-arrest-doj-threats/
* Extended Chris Hayes Interview:"
* "Trump's 'stupidity problem' frustrates his efforts and emboldens his opponents:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-s-stupidity-problem-frustrates-his-efforts-and-emboldens-his-opponents-231134277811
* "Trump's dictatorial dreams tripped up by the democratic problem of public opinion:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-s-dictatorial-dreams-tripped-up-by-the-democratic-problem-of-public-opinion-231134277965
* "This is why it's okay to be angry at anyone who voted for Trump:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/anger-trump-voters
* "Liberal Redneck - The Insanity Continues (Trump's Second Week):"
* "Let's talk about The FOP and GOP denouncing Trump....:"
* "In policy reversal, Trump eliminates help for Black and Latino communities hit harder by pollution:" https://apnews.com/article/climate-health-trump-environmental-justice-pollution-59baf164c81049d3995d2dfe1eceda8c
* "The US Government Is Not a Startup:" https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-is-not-a-startup/
* "National Security, Veterans at Risk in Trump Effort to Reshape Federal Workforce, Experts Warn:" https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/03/national-security-veterans-risk-trump-effort-reshape-federal-workforce-experts-warn.html
* "Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government: The US Office of Personnel Management is telling federal workers to get in line—or get out.:" https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-twitter-playbook-federal-government/
* "I Just Got Trump’s “Buyout” Offer at My Job. Let Me Tell You How That’s Going.:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/donald-trump-news-executive-orders-buyout-freeze-elon-musk.html
* "OPM, implementing Musk's DOGE plans, sends federal workers 2nd 'Fork in the Road' email:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/opm-implementing-musks-doge-plans-sends-federal-workers/story?id=118401375
* "Federal workers union tells members: don’t resign via that email:" https://www.theverge.com/news/602142/afge-federal-workers-union-opm-deferred-buyout-email
* "Can anyone stop President Musk? A republic, if you can keep it.:" https://www.theverge.com/politics/605609/musk-trump-doge-takeover-crisis
* "How Elon Is Breaking The Government:"
* "Elon Musk is barreling into government with DOGE, raising unusual legal questions:" https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5285539/doge-musk-usaid-trump
* Meanwhile, Elon Musk is illegally accessing essential government systems at places like the treasury department. Nothing good can come of it. "Trump gives Musk unprecedented access to federal systems:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/daily-news-lessons/2025/02/trump-gives-musk-unprecedented-access-to-federal-systems
* "Elon Musk’s DOGE Faces Trio of Lawsuits Following Trump’s Inauguration:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/data-access-elon-musks-doge-us-treasury-lebryk/
* "DOGE’s access to federal data is ‘an absolute nightmare,’ legal experts warn:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/doge-treasury-usaid-donald-trump-011538
* "Elon Musk's access to Treasury's payment system is raising alarms. Here's what to know.:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/musk-treasury-social-security-access-federal-payment-system-trump/
* "25-Year-Old Elon Musk Crony Has Total Control Over Treasury Payments:" https://newrepublic.com/post/191117/elon-musk-25-year-old-aide-doge-treasury-department-code
* "Elon Musk primarily relying on young, inexperienced engineers for government restructuring:" https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/elon-musk-doge-young-engineers-government-data/
* "Musk's DOGE granted access to US Medicare and Medicaid systems:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-aides-search-medicare-agency-payment-systems-fraud-wsj-reports-2025-02-05/
* "U.S. government officials privately warn Musk’s blitz appears illegal:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ar-AA1ypS0z
* "‘What if he’s stealing money?’: Dem rep warns of Elon Musk’s access to Treasury:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-what-if-he-s-stealing-money-dem-rep-warns-of-elon-musk-s-access-to-treasury-231123013851
* "Unions sue to block Musk team’s access to Treasury payments:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/unions-sue-block-musk-treasury-payment-00202243
* "Judge drops hammer on the Trump-Musk Treasury takeover gambit:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/judge-drops-hammer-on-the-trump-musk-treasury-takeover-gambit-231361093707
* "Two Dem lawmakers barge into House speaker's office in backlash against Musk:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/02/05/congress/two-dem-lawmakers-invade-house-speakers-office-in-backlash-against-musk-00202667
* "Thousands across the U.S. protest Trump and Musk's policies:" https://www.axios.com/2025/02/05/photos-protest-trump-admin-50501
I am too tired to cover all the protests against mass deportantion, USAID dissolution, Treasury Invasion, etc., but you can find them all over the country and the world.
* "50501 Protests Update as Anti-Trump March in 50 States Expands:" https://www.newsweek.com/50501-protests-update-anti-trump-march-50-states-expands-2025741
This was Wednesday, but I'm putting it hear because it gives some scope.
* "Is Somebody Doing Something?! Yes. Let me break it down for you.:" https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/is-somebody-doing-something
* "‘He has billions at stake': The real reason behind Elon Musk’s government takeover:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-he-has-billions-at-stake-the-real-reason-behind-elon-musk-s-government-takeover-231234117841
* "New York and other states plan to sue Trump administration over DOGE access to federal systems:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-states-to-sue-trump-doge-access-privacy/
* "Union asks judge to block Elon Musk's DOGE from Labor Dept systems:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/union-asks-judge-block-elon-musks-doge-labor-dept-systems-2025-02-05/
* "Trump energy secretary allowed 23-year-old DOGE rep to access IT systems over objections from general counsel:" https://www.wxow.com/news/trump-energy-secretary-allowed-23-year-old-doge-rep-to-access-it-systems-over-objections/article_ee13e0b4-d25b-5974-84ff-7d91caa39a65.html
* "DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers:" https://www.wired.com/story/edward-coristine-tesla-sexy-path-networks-doge/
I am fascinated to see if my Social Security check gets deposited next month.
* "Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE:" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-doge-green-card-trump/681575/
* "Member of Elon Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface:" https://www.npr.org/2025/02/06/nx-s1-5289337/elon-musk-doge-treasury
* "New reporting on Musk's minions makes his government takeover team look even worse:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-reporting-on-musk-s-minions-makes-his-government-takeover-team-look-even-worse-231357509563
* "How Elon Musk & Peter Thiel-aligned inexperienced tech bros took over the federal government:" https://www.advocate.com/news/tech-bros-infiltrate-federal-government
* "Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-gsa-terminate-office-leases-f8faac5e2038722f705587c8dd21ab26
* NOAA is essential for tracking the increasingly disastrous storms the climate crisis is causing. "DOGE Invades NOAA, Sparking Fears of Cuts and Privatization:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/elon-musk-doge-noaa-it-systems-national-weather-service-privatization-cuts-climate-science-project-2025/
* "As Trump considers ways to dismantle the Education Dept., here’s what to know about your student loans :" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/04/trumps-moves-to-abolish-education-dept-imperil-student-loan-programs.html
* "Key functions of the Education Department, which Trump is moving to dismantle:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/key-functions-of-the-education-department-which-trump-is-moving-to-dismantle/ar-AA1ypEBY?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
* Things are about to get even worse. "Senate Republicans confirm Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought as White House budget director:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-republicans-confirm-russell-vought-white-house-budget-director-rcna190993
* "I Work in the Office Carrying Out the Government Purge. Here’s What I Want You to Know.:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/02/opm-fork-musk-trump-federal-personnel-management-employee.html
* "Judge pauses Trump federal employee buyout offer pending court hearing:" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/trump-federal-employee-buyout-court-challenge-.html
* "US states tell judge Trump not fully following order blocking funding freeze:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-states-tell-judge-trump-not-fully-following-order-blocking-funding-freeze-2025-02-06/
* What He's doing is illegal. "Trump’s Funding Freeze Hits Its First Targets: Young Kids: Donald Trump’s spending freeze isn’t supposed to be in effect after a court order, but multiple Head Start programs around the country say they’re short on funds.:" https://newrepublic.com/post/191138/trump-funding-freeze-first-targets-young-kids-head-start
* "EPA lifts spending freeze on some environmental funding:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/05/epa-spending-freeze-climate-funds-00202518
* "How DOGE Will Try to Dodge Transparency:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/doge-elon-musk-transparency-foia-faca/
* "Health agencies silenced, DOGE transparency in doubt, and more:" https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/health-agencies-silenced-doge-transparency-in-doubt-and-more/
* "Trump’s DEI purge targets federal workers who did not work in DEI:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/02/01/trump-dei-energy-education-departments/
* "13 Democratic state attorneys general condemn Trump's lies about DEIA:" https://www.advocate.com/news/ags-condemn-trump-lies-dei
* "Trump wants to undo diversity programs. Some agencies react by scrubbing US history and culture :" https://www.29news.com/2025/02/02/trump-wants-undo-diversity-programs-some-agencies-react-by-scrubbing-us-history-culture/
* Sorry about linking the Guardian directly, but this was the reporting I could find that covers unrelated pages being censored. "Trump’s demands to drop DEI leads to deletion of unrelated federal pages:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/31/trump-administration-dei-irs
* "Missing: Thousands of Government Web Pages Removed by New Administration:" https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/missing-thousands-of-government-web-pages-removed-by-new-administration/
* "Trump’s DEI Snitch Email Is Being Targeted by Spammers:" https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-dei-snitch-email-being-185625008.html
* "To erase transgender people further, Trump administration implements policy prohibiting pronouns in emails:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-bans-email-pronouns
* "Trump's anti-transgender executive orders force CDC to remove HIV resources:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-cdc-hiv-content-removed
* Resist everywhere you can, in every way you can. "Trump’s Gender Order Sparks Revolt Inside Agency Tasked With Protecting Workers:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-s-gender-order-sparks-revolt-inside-agency-tasked-with-protecting-workers/ar-AA1yoHh8
* "Donald Trump bans transgender athletes from playing sports:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/donald-trumps-bans-transgender-athletes
* "What does the science say about transgender women in sports?:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-sports-what-science-says
* People are pushing back already on other Anti-trans executive orders.
* "What can trans people do about Trump’s executive orders? Be plaintiffs, says Lambda Legal:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-options-trump-executive-orders
* "Judge blocks Trump’s executive order on transgender prisoners:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/04/judge-blocks-trumps-executive-order-on-transgender-prisoners-00202521
* "A trans military ban with far-reaching consequences:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trump-ban-trans-people-military
* "HRC, Lambda Legal sue to stop Trump's transgender military ban:" https://www.advocate.com/news/hrc-lambda-sue-transgender-ban
* "Trump's latest order will devastate innocent trans youth and their families:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trumps-plan-for-trans-youth
* "Gender-affirming care ban leaves Trump with ‘blood on his hands,’ group says, joining others in outrage:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/outrage-trump-trans-care-ban
* "Lambda Legal Vows Quick Action on Federal Trans Youth Medical Care Ban:" https://lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_20250128_ll-vows-quick-action-on-federal-trans-youth-medical-care-ban/
* Help Lambda Legal Continue their fight: https://support.lambdalegal.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app30130a?df_id=6680&mfc_pref=T&6680.donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=D3311163DF16F06EEA5520010BAF90B5&_gl=1*n53ras*_gcl_au*MTMxNDYxNjc0LjE3MzgxODExMzg.*_ga*MTY0NDY4OTM4NC4xNzM4MTgxMTM4*_ga_290ZG8GMP3*MTczODE4MTEzOC4xLjEuMTczODE4MTIwMi41OC4wLjA.
* "Trump’s new White House Press Secretary targets transgender people in first briefing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/karoline-leavitt-transgender-press-briefing
* "Trump cabinet picks: Here's who has been confirmed, who still faces hearings and more:" https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trump-cabinet-picks-heres-who-has-been-confirmed-who-still-faces-hearings-and-more/3662317/
* Please contact your senators and ask them to reject dangerous and unqualified cabinet picks. I don't have a lot of hope at this point, but better to fight than roll belly up. If nothing else ask them to resist RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel.
Usually they just log for or against. If they want a reason, I've listed some below. Use reason for Democrats. For Republicans: Stress military readiness, national security, and the integrity and morale of the military, law and order, etc..
There was still hope as of this writing.
I would like to thank all the Pennsylvanians who worked to get Fetterman to see reason.
* "Crockett, Espaillat Co-Lead Bicameral Legislation to Protect Sensitive Locations From ICE Raids :" https://crockett.house.gov/media/press-releases/crockett-espaillat-co-lead-bicameral-legislation-protect-sensitive-locations
* Our job for the next two years is to survive, to build grassroots resistance, to do all in our power to slow the republican Christo-fascist agenda, and to prepare for 2026 in case there is still Democracy.
We are trying to build a good list of resistance resources.
Please add more below if you have them.
* Trump 2.0 Indivisible Guide. https://indivisible.org/resource/guide
* "Democracy 2025:" https://www.democracy2025.org/?utm_source=df-ad&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=21912407002&utm_content=721373734297&source=df-ad-gs&gad_source=1
* "Resisting Fascism in 2025 and Beyond:" https://www.prideandpagesbookclub.com/resisting-fascism-in-2025-and-beyond
* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options:
Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/
Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/
"Congress. gov:" https://www.congress.gov/
ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives
* This tracks legislation: https://www.govtrack.us/
* Useful organizing links and resources: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/771859083592613888/hater-of-terfs-ive-already-reblogged-a-link-to?source=share
* Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/
* How to render emergency aid in a riot: https://riotmedicine.net/static/downloads/riot-medicine_a5.pdf
* "How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely
* Avoiding Activist Burnout: https://www.tumblr.com/veluigi/771755723969478656/on-twitter-im-seeing-dozens-of-threads-from-black?source=share
* "ICE Raids Toolkit: Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests:" https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/
* Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/
* "Republican Anti-Abortion Bill May Block Access to Chemotherapy, Life-Saving Surgeries in Wyoming: Report: The bill seeks to change the definition of "healthcare.":" https://www.latintimes.com/republican-anti-abortion-bill-may-block-access-chemotherapy-life-saving-surgeries-wyoming-report-574427
Christians continue to demand the deaths of women in the name of "life."
* "A Black DC church was vandalized by the Proud Boys. Now the church controls the group’s trademark:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-black-dc-church-was-vandalized-by-the-proud-boys-now-the-church-controls-the-groups-trademark
* "Florida students are giving up Saturdays to learn Black history lessons their schools don’t teach:" https://apnews.com/article/florida-black-history-desantis-african-american-education-8d14b055ddda651d2761dca30bba5600
* "New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order:" https://apnews.com/article/new-york-trump-transgender-hospitals-fe5635a3f98e5d0be28f3b96c3a333db
* "Louisiana arrives at coercion crossroads with its abortion laws:" https://lailluminator.com/2025/02/03/louisiana-abortion-3/
* CW: CSA. "Fugitive sex offender posed as LGBTQ+ journalist for years, authorities say:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/lgbtq-editor-arrested-sex-fugitive
* "Immune exhaustion in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID:" https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-immune-exhaustion-myalgic-encephalomyelitischronic-fatigue.html
* "Active tuberculosis case detected at West Michigan school :" https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/02/04/active-tuberculosis-case-detected-at-west-michigan-school/
* "Tuberculosis case identified at Ohio high school:" https://local12.com/news/nation-world/tuberculosis-case-identified-at-ohio-whitehall-yearling-high-school-public-health-officials-cincinnati-contact-tracing-potential-spread-free-testing-unresponsive-brain-kidneys-spines-chest-pain-symptoms-possibly-fatal-infection-mycobaterium-cdc-disease
* "Nonstop Wildfires Are Straining the Global Arsenal to Fight Them:" https://archive.ph/4bIxW#selection-1434.0-1434.1
* "Air traffic controller’s union says staffing levels are critically low:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/state-dept-orders-shutdown-usaid-overseas-missions-recalls-staff-sources-say-2025-02-05/
* "Trump: Musk’s Gen-Z DOGE Minions Should Run Air Traffic Control Towers:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-musks-doge-minions-should-run-air-traffic-control-towers/
Remember how Reagan fired the experienced air traffic controllers and hired inexperienced scabs to take over and the rate of plane crashes went up? Yeah.
* "Critical FAA warning system restored after outage:" https://abc7chicago.com/post/critical-faa-notam-system-restored-outage/15859764/
* "United Airlines flight evacuated after engine sparks fire on wing during takeoff at Houston airport:" https://apnews.com/article/houston-airport-united-airlines-airplane-fire-fdc815c41ce744b674fd595ef551b507
* "A plane and a tug vehicle collide at Chicago's O'Hare airport, injuring the driver:" https://www.npr.org/2025/02/02/nx-s1-5284007/chicago-ohare-airport-tug-plane-collision
* He wasted a bunch of water nowhere near the fires that they will need for Agriculture this summer to screw California over out of spite. "Why the water Trump ordered released in California won't help Los Angeles firefighting:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-california-water-order-los-angeles/
* "No neighbors, no market, no town: For people whose homes survived, a painful road ahead :" https://archive.ph/LxmsO
* "Roof wars: Homeowners, insurers duel over dropped policies:" https://sfstandard.com/2025/01/17/grainy-photos-of-their-roofs-cost-them-their-insurance/
* "The Smithsonian erased more than a queer Cuban artist's AIDS artwork:" https://www.advocate.com/art/felix-gonzalez-torres-smithsonian-untitled
* "The unknown gay life of a New York City acting teacher who taught thousands:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/ed-morehouse-hb-studio
* "FDA upgrades recall of Lay's potato chips to most serious level:" https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5280422/lays-chip-fda-class-1-recall-allergies-severe-death-warning-info
* "Broccoli florets sold at Walmart recalled after being considered ‘deadly’:" https://www.wsaz.com/app/2025/02/03/broccoli-florets-sold-walmart-recalled-after-being-considered-deadly/
* My complex likes to save money by not shoveling walks or plowing the parking lot. They gave in today and did the walks, but not the drive. They usually plow the actually streets in my neighborhood a few days late anyway. I should probably call the library and tell them I can't pick up or drop off anything. Sigh.
It was lucky I went to the store before it got really dangerous for me. (I fall a lot because of the spine and hip damage. The levels here would have been nothing when I was younger, but a fall on ice permanently fucked up my tendons and ligaments and was a contributing factor in the whole too many things wrong with my body for me to work anymore thing).
I got a recommendation for a refurbished machine from a reputable company. I've ordered it with the lemon laptop's refund money. It was enough cheaper I cherish hopes of paying half my housing tax. We'll see when it comes.
* "Autocratic Moves | Trump's CDC Gag Order | Record High Egg Prices | Goodbye Groundhog?:"
* "Happy Lunar New Year | Caroline Kennedy: Bobby's A Predator | Bernie Rips RFK Jr. For Antivax Onesie:"
* "White House Backtracks On Grant Freeze | The Danger Of Trump's Federal Worker Buyout Scheme:"
* "You're Not Crazy, Trump Is | Noem Glams Up For Bronx Raid | ICE Is Detaining American Citizens:"
* "Trump's Destructive Weekend | Canada Is Booing Us | Tariffs Will Cause "Pain" | Going Back To 1913:"
* "China Is Big Mad Over U.S. Tariffs | How Is Musk Allowed To Do This? | Egg Surcharge At Waffle House:"
* "Elon Musk Purges Gov’t Budget With Federal Aid Cuts & Trump Continues Jan 6 Revenge | The Daily Show:"
* "Meanwhile... Ketamine Nasal Spray | Cholesterol Ooze | Drug Kingpin Nabbed | Nanopasta:"
* "It's Eagles vs. Chiefs! | Daddy's Home | Trump Fires Inspectors General | Family Erection Tracker:"
* "Tell Her She's In Your Top Two:"
* "Trump Wants You To Snitch On Your Coworkers:"
* "How Google Maps Is Changing During The Trump Administration:"
* "Trump's Plan To Lower The Price Of Eggs:"
* "How to Un-DEI Your Workplace: An HR Training Video | The Daily Show:"
* "Sunday Sweets Goes FULL UNICORN:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-goes-full-unicorn-2025
*****
* 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 Lambda Legal Continue their fight: https://support.lambdalegal.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app30130a?df_id=6680&mfc_pref=T&6680.donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=D3311163DF16F06EEA5520010BAF90B5&_gl=1*n53ras*_gcl_au*MTMxNDYxNjc0LjE3MzgxODExMzg.*_ga*MTY0NDY4OTM4NC4xNzM4MTgxMTM4*_ga_290ZG8GMP3*MTczODE4MTEzOC4xLjEuMTczODE4MTIwMi41OC4wLjA.
* "Donate to the ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/now
* "Resources for California fire victims were scattered. So I created this site to help.:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/california-disaster-recovery-resources
* "Where your donations to L.A. fire victims will do the most good:" https://www.advocate.com/news/donate-los-angeles-fire-victims
* "Democracy 2025:" https://www.democracy2025.org/?utm_source=df-ad&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=21912407002&utm_content=721373734297&source=df-ad-gs&gad_source=1
* "Resisting Fascism in 2025 and Beyond:" https://www.prideandpagesbookclub.com/resisting-fascism-in-2025-and-beyond
* "Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/anti-donald-trump-charities
* Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/
* "LGBTQ+ Victory Fund:" https://victoryfund.org/
* "Palestine Children’s Relief Fund:" https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-recovery
* ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives
* Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/
* What to do if you encounter an immigration official. "Know Your Rights:" https://unitedwedream.org/resources/know-your-rights/
* "ICE Raids Toolkit: Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests:" https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/
* "ICE Watch Programs Can Protect Immigrants in Your Neighborhood — Here’s What to Know:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-watch-programs-immigrants-how-to-start
* "Legal Services for Your Reproductive Life:" https://reprolegalhelpline.org/
* "National Abortion Hotline:" https://prochoice.org/
* "Plan C: Abortion pills by mail in every state:" https://www.plancpills.org/
* "Resources for Accessing Abortion Care:" https://reproductivefreedomforall.org/resources/resources-for-accessing-abortion-care/
* "Contraception and Birth Control Resources:" https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/contraception/more_information/resources
* "Gynecologists who will perform a tubal sterilization:" https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Djia_WkrVO3S4jKn6odNwQk7pOcpcL4x00FMNekrb7Q/edit?gid=1318374028#gid=1318374028
* Useful organizing links and resources: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/771859083592613888/hater-of-terfs-ive-already-reblogged-a-link-to?source=share
* "We have a right to safety, privacy, and protest. Say no to mask bans.:" https://www.stopmaskbans.com/
* "Trans Kids Deserve Better:" https://transkidsdeservebetter.org/support
* "World Central Kitchen:" https://wck.org/
* Trans support organization: https://www.pointofpride.org/
* "Transanta: An opportunity to directly support trans youth:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/291573.html
* Links for various Palestinian Aid Organizations: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/750151174318112768?source=share
* "Black Alliance for Peace’s Atlanta Citywide Alliance:" https://linktr.ee/bapatlanta
* Map of Cop Cities planned or being built: https://isyourlifebetter.net/cop-cities-usa/
* Want to help Journalists without Borders? https://donate.rsf.org/us/donate/~my-donation
* How to donate to Doctors Without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/donate
* "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/
* "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
* Organizations to help trans folk: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620857152453640195/about-us
* Indivisible Guide for Trump 2.0 "A Practical Guide to defeating MAGA:" https://indivisible.org/resource/guide
* This tracks legislation: https://www.govtrack.us/
* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely protest in person, here are some other options:
Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/
Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.
Senate: https://contactsenators.com/senator-phone-numbers/
Congress in General: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
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
* What to help support all of us all here at the Cat Asylum? https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Gwydion
* I admit to having a wicked good time tormenting myself and other history geeks with my polls: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydpolls
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Date: 2025-02-08 06:36 am (UTC)I know that's the point, but wow, this is a lot. sends you strength
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Date: 2025-02-08 01:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2025-02-08 08:50 pm (UTC)You are amazing. Thank you so much for keeping us informed.