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* What is going on with the news postings? Basically, between the War and my health stuff, I not managing to post fast enough and I've got a ridiculous amount of the non-war links piling up. I am doing my best to rectify it, particularly where it comes to election, legislative, coup attempt, and LGBTQIA+ news, bit it always comes down to a race between the stuff already scaffolded, the stuff prepped, and the stuff coming in. I'm going to have to cut off the aggregate without most of the LGBTQIA+, science etc. news, but I am too tired to do that as of 4/1. I must sleep sometime. Anyway, that's why there is an above average amount of older stuff tucked in here. Apologies.

* "Taliban cancels higher education for girls despite pledges:" https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/asia-and-australia/taliban-cancels-higher-education-for-girls-despite-pledges-1.10693832

* "Taliban hard-liners turning back the clock in Afghanistan:" https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-70bf3af0a3ee5d7e876b1f1e35f71682

* "World Bank freezes Afghan projects after Taliban bans girls from high school:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/world-bank-freezes-afghan-projects-after-taliban-bans-girls-high-school-2022-03-29/

* "Jamaica PM tells royal couple island will seek independence:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/jamaica-pm-tells-royal-couple-island-seek-independence-83630705

* "No 10 lockdown parties: what do police fines mean for Johnson and Tories?:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/29/no-10-lockdown-parties-what-do-police-fines-mean-for-boris-johnson-and-tories

* "Britain to force ferry firms to pay minimum wage after P&O row:" https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/uk-force-ferry-operator-wage-changes-after-po-row-2022-03-28/

* "Boris Nemtsov: Murdered Putin rival 'tailed' by agent linked to FSB hit squad:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60878663

* "Russia Navalny: Putin critic given nine-year jail sentence in trial branded 'sham':" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60832310

* "Putin's Support of JK Rowling Highlights Anti-Trans Movement's Harm:"

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* "Chinese Court to Try Chinese Australian Journalist Next Week:" https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-court-to-try-chinese-australian-journalist-next-week-/6503659.html

* "Suicide vest of Paris attacks defendant was faulty, expert tells court:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/30/paris-attacks-2015-defendant-salah-abdeslam-trial-suicide-vest-questions

* CW: Torture, Rape "Beatings and forced abortions: Life in a North Korea prison:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-60870739

* "Singapore appeal court upholds death sentence for intellectually disabled man:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/29/singapore-appeal-court-upholds-death-sentence-for-nagaenthran-k-dharmalingam

* "Indigenous tell pope of abuses at Canada residential schools:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article259850460.html

* "‘Kill more’: Report finds Facebook still failing to detect hate against Rohingya:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/kill-more-report-finds-facebook-still-failing-to-detect-hate-against-rohingya/

* "Dozens of Bodies in Kenyan River Shed Light on Epidemic of Police Murders:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7dnmx/police-brutality-kenya

* "Kenya's Police Killing Epidemic:"

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* "Moderna says its low-dose COVID shots work for kids under 6:" https://apnews.com/article/moderna-low-dose-vaccine-children-c7702f93e863d74b712791b55e54bdc1

* "Why Kids’ COVID Vaccines Aren’t Performing Like Adults’:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/03/how-effective-are-kids-covid-vaccines/629419/

* "Omicron is trouncing the argument for “natural immunity” to COVID:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/03/omicron-is-trouncing-the-argument-for-natural-immunity-to-covid/

* "Scans reveal how Covid may change the brain:" https://www.bbc.com/news/health-60591487

* "Rich countries getting new COVID vaccine before poorer ones:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-business-health-europe-778444506a72e8f9c3be327640b1929d

* "WHO says several European countries lifted Covid-19 measures too ‘brutally’:" https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220322-who-says-several-european-countries-lifted-covid-19-measures-too-brutally

* "Shanghai rules out full lockdown despite sharp rise in Covid cases:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/26/china-shanghai-rules-out-full-lockdown-despite-sharp-rise-in-covid-cases

* "Hong Kong to ease strict COVID curbs after business backlash:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-leader-says-covid-flight-ban-9-countries-no-longer-necessary-2022-03-21/

* "Germany hits record Covid infection rate since start of pandemic:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/16/germany-hits-record-covid-infection-rate-since-start-of-pandemic

* "US opens second COVID boosters to 50 and up, others at risk:" https://apnews.com/article/fda-authorizes-second-covid-booster-33e81ee1daddd9ff04c136db620aa1ae

* "A new federal website aims to solve a key COVID problem: where to get antiviral pills:" https://www.npr.org/2022/03/30/1089608854/covid-gov-new-website-offers-a-single-stop-for-covid-info-tests-and-treatment

* "The pandemic has been deadlier in red states:" https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-pandemics-politics-masks-vaccines-deaths-2644f22b-fa77-4e34-a6fe-8b492172dff2.html

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* "U.S. formally accuses Russian military of committing war crimes in Ukraine:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/23/us-accuses-russian-military-war-crimes-ukraine-00019746

* "Biden pledges new Ukraine aid, warns Russia on chem weapons:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-biden-business-g-7-summit-9f6705e72533496f513c3540881d348e

* "Biden’s game plan in Brussels: Punch Putin and hug the West:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/24/biden-russia-removal-g-20-00020169

* "U.S. announces new Russia sanctions over Ukraine invasion:" https://www.reuters.com/world/g7-eu-announce-measures-stop-russia-avoiding-sanctions-us-official-2022-03-24/

* "Leaders add sanctions on Russia, warn against chemical weapons:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/24/biden-nato-europe-russia-ukraine-war/

* "Amna Nawaz: If there’s concern about use of chemical weapons, where is the line?:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/putin-warned-by-biden-against-using-chemical-weapons-we-will-respond-136186437504

* "Lavrov’s stepdaughter targeted as UK announces 65 new Russian sanctions:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/24/uk-widens-russian-sanctions-list-to-target-key-industries-and-individuals

* "Russian supply chains next in line for sanctions:" https://www.reuters.com/business/us-allies-aim-sanctions-more-russian-sectors-supply-chains-treasurys-adeyemo-2022-03-29/

* "Russian Weekly Oil Exports Drop 26% as Buyers Look Elsewhere:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-28/russia-weekly-oil-exports-drop-26-as-buyers-look-elsewhere

* "Putin misled by 'yes men' in military afraid to tell him the truth, White House and EU officials say:" https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-advisers-too-afraid-tell-him-truth-ukraine-us-official-2022-03-30/

* "U.S. intelligence reveals Putin’s military advisors fear telling him about Ukraine failures:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/russia-s-pledge-to-scale-back-military-operations-in-kyiv-met-with-skepticism-by-ukrainian-u-s-officials-136622149581

* "Biden says of Putin: 'For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power':" https://www.npr.org/2022/03/26/1089014039/biden-says-of-putin-for-gods-sake-this-man-cannot-remain-in-power

* "Putin spokesman refuses to rule out use of nuclear weapons if Russia faced an 'existential threat':" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/22/europe/amanpour-peskov-interview-ukraine-intl/

* "Ammonia Leak Contaminates Area in East Ukraine:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-03-20/live-updates-zelenskyy-suspends-parties-with-russian-links

* "Russian forces are occupying city housing Chernobyl workers, mayor says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/26/slavutych-chernobyl-occupied-ukraine-russia/

* "Russians leave Chernobyl site as fighting rages elsewhere:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-europe-united-states-nato-5863ad1d740cdd04ba42a25de0d31449

* "Chernihiv mayor urges Zelenskiy not to swap captured Russian pilots for Ukrainian PoWs:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/29/chernihiv-mayor-captured-russian-pilots-ukrainian-pows-zelenskiy

* "More Russian Mercenaries Deploying to Ukraine to Take On Greater Role in War:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/us/politics/russian-mercenaries-ukraine-wagner-group.html?referringSource=articleShare

* "NATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops dead in Ukraine:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-kyiv-europe-nato-e35e54b40359e52f3ffd4911577b669a

* "Russia begins to mobilize military reinforcements for Ukraine as casualties mount, Pentagon says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/25/russia-reinforcements-georgia-ukraine/

* "Russian troops’ tendency to talk on unsecured lines is proving costly:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/27/russian-military-unsecured-communications/

* "Counteroffensive in Ukraine Shifts Dynamic of War:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/24/world/russia-ukraine-war

* "Kyiv suburb Irpin now 80% under Ukrainian control, mayor says:" https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-23-22/h_002c58c0274484214f4750382a367581

* "Russia Abandons March on Kyiv, Focuses Embattled Troops Instead on Donbas:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2022-03-25/russia-abandons-march-on-kyiv-focuses-embattled-troops-instead-on-donbas

* "The drone operators who halted Russian convoy headed for Kyiv:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/28/the-drone-operators-who-halted-the-russian-armoured-vehicles-heading-for-kyiv

* "Inside a Ukrainian town's bloody battle to keep Russian invaders away from a nuclear plant and the vital port of Odesa:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-voznesensk-battle-mykolaiv-defend-nuclear-plant-odesa-port/

* "With front lines on 3 sides, Ukraine's Dnipro sharpens its focus on the war:" https://www.npr.org/2022/03/29/1089146927/russia-war-ukraine-dnipro

* "Multiple rockets hit Lviv city in western Ukraine:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/three-powerful-explosions-heard-near-ukraines-western-lviv-city-says-governor-2022-03-26/

* "Ukraine’s Mykolaiv has held off Russian forces. Bodies are piling up anyway.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/23/mykolaiv-bodies-ukraine-war/

* "Missiles hit Ukrainian military unit near Dnipro, governor says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/missiles-hit-ukrainian-military-unit-near-dnipro-governor-says-2022-03-25/

* "Russian forces cut off Ukraine's Chernihiv city, mayor says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/ukrainian-city-chernihiv-cut-off-by-russian-forces-regional-governor-2022-03-25/

* "In Chernihiv, civilians are trapped as hospitals and schools attacked:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60860197

* "Twelve killed in Ukraine's Mykolaiv as rocket blasts hole in regional HQ:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-rocket-blasts-hole-mykolaiv-administration-building-southern-ukraine-2022-03-29/

* "In Kyiv Suburb, Ukrainian Military Claims a Big Prize:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/29/world/ukraine-russia-kyiv-irpin.html

* "Almost 5,000 killed in Mariupol since Russian siege began, mayor's office:" https://www.reuters.com/world/mariupol-mayor-fears-humanitarian-catastrophe-says-city-must-be-completely-2022-03-28/

* "Parliament member says Ukrainian forces won't surrender—including her own family:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/parliament-member-says-ukrainian-forces-won-t-surrender-including-her-own-family-136276549564

* "Putin is being humiliated on the battlefield in Ukraine:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/russian-generals-warned-invading-ukraine-would-be-pointless-dangerous-new-york-times-reports-136089669916

* "Ukraine's zoos: what is happening to all the animals:" https://theconversation.com/ukraines-zoos-what-is-happening-to-all-the-animals-179147

* "Russian generals are getting killed at an extraordinary rate:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/26/ukraine-russan-generals-dead/

* "Mutinous Russian troops ran over their own commander, say western officials:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/25/russian-troops-mutiny-commander-ukraine-report-western-officials

* "Ukrainian sailors tried to block a Russian oligarch's yacht from docking in Turkey:" https://www.npr.org/2022/03/23/1088210977/russian-oligarch-yacht-turkey

* "Ukraine reports 300 dead in airstrike on Mariupol theater:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-kyiv-europe-moscow-b56759e5d40db18e94bef8e42db23e47

* "Deadly shelling in Ukraine’s Kyiv flattens shopping mall:" https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/3/21/photos-smouldering-scenes-of-shelling-close-to-central-kyiv

* "Lady Anastasia's chief engineer decided to sink the yacht: 'I tried to sink the boat as a political protest':" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/24/business/ukrainian-crew-member-sabotaged-russian-oligarch-linked-yacht-invs/index.html

* "Once the Children Got Hungry, ‘the Fire Was Gone From Their Eyes’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/29/world/europe/mariupol-ukraine-russia-war-food-water.html

* "Putin’s climate envoy steps down from his Kremlin post, reportedly over the Ukraine war.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/world/europe/russia-anatoly-chubais-quits.html

* "Russian soldiers release Ukraine town’s mayor and agree to leave after protests:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/26/russian-soldiers-release-ukraine-towns-mayor-and-agree-to-leave-after-protests

* "Ukraine says Russian forces violently disperse Kherson protest:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/21/ukraine-says-russia-shoot-at-protesters-in-occupied-kherson

* "Thousands of Russians in Prague protest against war in Ukraine:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thousands-russians-prague-protest-against-war-ukraine-2022-03-26/

* "Russian activists sign open letter calling for end to war in Ukraine:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/25/russian-activists-sign-open-letter-calling-for-end-to-war-in-ukraine

* "Tanya’s Sister Was Trapped in Mariupol. This Is Their Story.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/opinion/ukraine-russia-war-family.html

* "March in support of Ukraine in London: everything was turning blue and yellow:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/27/march-in-support-of-ukraine-in-london-everything-was-turning-blue-and-yellow

* "Gay Russian man 'ashamed' of his country says Putin 'disconnected from reality':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/09/russia-ukraine-war-lgbt-gay/

* "Biden meets with U.S. soldiers in Poland as refugee crisis intensifies:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/25/biden-poland-ukraine/

* "Ukrainian refugees from Moldova arrive via air bridge in Germany:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-refugees-moldova-arrive-via-air-bridge-germany-2022-03-25/

* "Macron: France, Greece and Turkey to attempt Mariupol evacuation plan:" https://www.euronews.com/2022/03/25/ukraine-war-latest-zelenskyy-tells-eu-sanctions-came-a-little-late

* "Ukraine Refugees Near 4 million. Will Exodus Slowdown Last?:" https://news.wttw.com/2022/03/28/ukraine-refugees-near-4-million-will-exodus-slowdown-last

* "Holocaust survivors flee from Ukraine to Germany for safety:" https://apnews.com/article/holocaust-survivors-flee-ukraine-to-germany-55fae67ceebbe88e8edf04ce387d374b

* "'It is terrible': For Ukraine's Jews and Roma, war revives old traumas:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60613433

* "Refugees in Quebec will have to learn French within 6 months:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bill-96-quebec-refugees-french-1.6355756?cmp=rss

* "How Polish & Hungarian Activists Are Helping Queer Ukrainian Refugees:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/3/12/how-polish-hungarian-activists-are-helping-queer-ukrainian-refugees

* "Brave Polish activists helping LGBT+ Ukrainians flee Putin's cruel and barbaric war:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/09/poland-ukraine-russia-war-lgbt-warsaw-pride/

* "Steve Bannon Praises Putin and Texas for Anti-LGBTQ+ Actions:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/2/24/steve-bannon-praises-putin-and-texas-anti-lgbtq-actions

* "ABC’s James Longman on Russia Bringing Back the Iron Curtain:" https://www.advocate.com/people/2022/3/03/abcs-james-longman-russia-bringing-back-iron-curtain

* "Head of Russian Orthodox Church blames Ukraine war on 'sinful' Pride parades:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/08/russia-ukraine-war-orthodox-church-kirill-lgbt-pride/

* "A familiar plot but truth may never be known about latest ‘Russian poisoning’:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/28/truth-may-never-be-known-about-latest-russian-poisoning-roman-abramovich

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* "Putin’s war is the first conflict in a new global era:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-putin-s-war-is-the-first-conflict-in-a-new-global-era-136175685819

* "Ukraine is canary in the coal mine in battle between tyranny and liberty Marie Yovanovitch says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/biden-s-trip-to-europe-over-ukraine-crisis-analyzed-by-marie-yovanovitch-john-brennan-136280645852

* "NATO set to boost forces on its eastern flank, chief says:" https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-ukraine-russia-stoltenberg-summit-forces-eastern-flank/

* "FCC says Russian anti-virus firm Kaspersky poses risk to U.S. national security:" https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/03/26/fcc-says-russian-cybersecurity-firm-kaspersky-poses-national-security-risk/8901648337432/

* "American freed from Venezuela says his ‘nightmare’ has ended:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-venezuela-caracas-daae694f5984d418627cbb3cb1885c43

* "US trial for member of Islamic State group begins in Virginia:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/30/the-beatles-trial-isis-terror-group-virginia

* "Paul Manafort stopped from boarding plane to UAE over revoked passport:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/manafort-passport-revoked/index.html

* "The Supply Chain Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Worse:" https://www.wired.com/story/supply-chain-crisis-data/

* "Vice President Harris on Russia: We are not into regime change, period:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/vice-president-kamala-harris-interviewed-on-crisis-in-ukraine-and-more-by-joy-reid-136813126001

* "Vice President Harris "experienced great joy" as Judge Jackson "cut through political gamesmanship":" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/vice-president-kamala-harris-praises-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-s-supreme-court-hearings-testimony-136814149928

* "Biden eyes using wartime powers for minerals needed in clean energy push:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/30/biden-expected-to-use-wartime-powers-for-minerals-needed-in-clean-energy-push-00021693

* "Biden requests Mehmet Oz and Herschel Walker resign from presidential council or be terminated:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/biden-requests-resignations-mehmet-oz-and-herschel-walker/index.html

* "Justice Clarence Thomas Discharged From Hospital, Court Says:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/us/politics/justice-clarence-thomas-hospital-discharged.html

* "Manchin says he'll back Jackson for Supreme Court, likely assuring confirmation:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/manchin-says-hell-back-jackson-for-supreme-court-likely-assuring-confirmation

* This means we have the votes even if someone buys off Sinema. "Collins says she will back Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/30/susan-collins-ketanji-brown-jackson-vote/

* "Explaining Lindsey Graham’s Many Interruptions of Ketanji Brown Jackson:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/lindsey-graham-interruptions-ketanji-brown-jackson.html

* "Blackburn to Jackson: Can you define ‘the word woman’?:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/22/blackburn-jackson-define-the-word-woman-00019543

* "Sen. Padilla on Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: "She deserves better":" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/sen-padilla-on-supreme-court-nominee-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-she-deserves-better-136343109909

* "GOP Senators seem to pander to QAnon base in Judge Jackson hearings:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gop-senators-seem-to-pander-to-qanon-base-in-judge-jackson-hearings-136178245971

* "Expert hopes ‘sorry excuse for confirmation hearing’ sparks conversation on Jackson’s treatment:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/supreme-court-confirmation-hearings-end-with-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-remaining-poised-despite-gop-maltreatment-136091717711

* "Why Ketanji Brown Jackson's Work History Matters to LGBTQ+ People:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/3/08/why-kentaji-brown-jacksons-work-history-matters-lgbtq-people

* "SCOTUS Nom Ketanji Brown Jackson Has Nearly Flaw-Free LGBTQ+ Record:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/2/25/scotus-nom-ketanji-brown-jackson-has-nearly-flaw-free-lgbtq-record

* "Biden will tap oil reserve, hoping to push gasoline prices down.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/business/energy-environment/biden-oil-strategic-petroleum-reserve.html

* "Biden's budget plan: Higher taxes on rich, lower deficits:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/bidens-budget-plan-hhigher-taxes-rich-lower-deficits-83720420

* "Vice President Kamala Harris visits Greenville in support of small businesses:" https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2022/04/01/harris-said-small-business-like-ones-greenville-deserve-support/7247112001/

* "Bipartisan deal struck 'in principle' on $10 billion Covid-19 aid package, Romney says:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/31/politics/covid-relief-negotiations-congress-mitt-romney/index.html

* "Ukraine crisis could derail drive to limit U.S. defense spending:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ukraine-crisis-could-derail-drive-limit-us-defense-spending-2022-03-23/

* Don't hold your breath. Manchin's been paid to vote against this sort of thing. "Biden administration announces new funding to make homes energy-efficient:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/03/30/biden-energy-efficiency-homes-climate/

* "Community college enrollment is down, but skilled-trades programs are booming:" https://www.npr.org/2022/03/28/1086454046/2-year-skilled-trades-programs-booming

* "A battle over schools rages in Michigan — and Betsy DeVos is at the center of it:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/betsy-devos-private-school-vouchers-michigan-rcna21384

* "Sacramento teachers strike as Minneapolis walkout continues:" https://www.kttc.com/2022/03/24/sacramento-teachers-strike-minneapolis-walkout-continues/

* "Email Prompts Several Applebee's Managers To Walk Off the Job:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/25/applebees-managers-walk-off-job/

* "Amazon Labor Union wins historic election at New York City warehouse:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/04/amazon-labor-first-union-win-warehouse-staten-island-historic-smalls-jfk8/

* "Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to form company’s first U.S. union:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/amazon-workers-on-staten-island-vote-to-form-company-s-first-u-s-union-136815173740

* "Joe Biden signs landmark law making lynching a hate crime:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/29/emmett-till-anti-lynching-act-biden-signs

* "Violence Against Women Act Expands Services to LGBTQ+ Survivors:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/3/17/violence-against-women-act-expands-services-lgbtq-survivors

* 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/

* "DeSantis vetoes new Florida congressional map and calls for special session:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/29/politics/desantis-vetoes-florida-congressional-map/index.html

* "Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in Case on Wisconsin Redistricting:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/politics/supreme-court-wisconsin-redistricting.html

* "Judge strikes down parts of Florida election law; cites race:" https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-florida-voting-elections-tallahassee-b0c486301fd6c22eeea6af7e55225c5a

* "Reporting on Conspiracy Theorists Trying to Take Over Elections:"

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* "Cawthorn’s ‘orgies’ line shows how right-wing politics can boomerang:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/29/madison-cawthorn-orgies/

* "Rep. Cawthorn’s ‘cocaine’ and ‘orgies’ remark finally too much for GOP:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-cawthorn-s-cocaine-and-orgies-remark-finally-too-much-for-gop-136621637630

* Re: Cawthorn's Orgies: 1. Madison Cawthorn is a known and frequent liar. That being said, 2. He has corroboration from admittedly very shady roger Stone.

3. This is from the '80's and I have zero ways of knowing if it is still the case, but I knew a guy who used to do gigs as a bartender/sex worker at DC Parties involving lawmakers and the claims Cawthorn is making. Before you ask, no, I don't know which lawmakers of the period went to these parties as he never named names. He just said Republicans and democrats hired him. Again, hearsay from the late eighties, so take it with a grain of salt. I'm just saying that it is possible that Cawthorn's claims are at least partially true. This is not the same as saying they are, just that I wouldn't be surprised.

4. I admit that the way the republicans are reacting looks more like panic at getting called out on something at least partially true than innocent people reacting to lies, but again, this is a subjective response.

5. The contrast between this total freakout, whatever the veracity of the claims, and their lack of reaction reaction to literal Nazi and Nazi adjacent statements and behavior within their caucus is in itself a kind of indictment. Just saying.

* "His Record: Fla. Sen. Baxley Is a Notorious Anti-LGBTQ+ Lawmaker:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/3/10/florida-senator-dennis-baxley-anti-lgbtq-record-history-bill-law-dont-say-gay#media-gallery-media-5

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests Pete Buttigieg wants to use girls' bathrooms:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/28/marjorie-taylor-greene-pete-chasten-buttigieg-donald-trump-save-america/

"One Twitter user wrote: “I’m a woman, and honestly, I’d rather Pete Buttigieg in the bathroom with me than Marjorie Taylor Greene.”"

* "Buttigieg Slams Rep. Greene's Taunt to 'Stay Out of Girls' Bathrooms':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/3/30/buttigieg-slams-rep-greenes-comment-keep-out-girls-bathrooms

* "GOP Candidate Sought Russian Help to Unseat Gay Rep. David Cicilline:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/2/23/gop-candidate-sought-russian-help-unseat-gay-rep-david-cicilline

* "Watch: Anti-Trans Jeff Younger Heckled as "Fascist" by Students:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/3/03/watch-anti-trans-texas-politician-jeff-younger-heckled-fascist-college-students

* "Gay Democrat Challenges GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert With Vow to End 'BS':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/3/08/gay-democrat-alex-walker-challenges-gop-lauren-boebert-vow-end-bs

* "GOP Lawmaker Retracts Claim Students Were Self-Identifying as Cats:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/3/31/gop-lawmaker-bruce-bostelman-retracts-claim-students-were-self-identifying-cats

* "Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry is found guilty in contributions probe:" https://www.npr.org/2022/03/25/1088715862/nebraska-rep-jeff-fortenberry-is-found-guilty-in-contributions-probe

* "'Revenge': Georgia GOP primaries test Trump's power, voter fraud lie:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/revenge-georgia-gop-primaries-test-trumps-power-voter-fraud-lie-rcna21354

* "How White Victimhood Fuels Republican Politics:" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-white-victimhood-fuels-republican-politics/

* "‘Old-school bigoted’: Why Republicans seem to be regressing on LGBTQ issues:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-old-school-bigoted-why-republicans-seem-to-be-regressing-on-lgbtq-issues-136719429508

* "White House rebukes Trump after he calls on Putin to smear Hunter Biden:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/30/white-house-trump-claim-putin-hunter-biden

* "Trump committed ‘numerous’ felonies, said resigning New York prosecutor – report:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/23/donald-trump-crime-accusation-prosecutor-mark-pomerantz

* "White House staffer says her gay teen son was 'ashamed' she worked for Donald Trump:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/10/stephanie-grisham-donald-trump-gay-son-florida/

* "Judge says Trump ‘likely’ committed crimes in bid to block Biden victory:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/28/john-eastman-trump-lawyer-capitol-attack-emails

* "Ted Cruz's efforts to keep Trump in office went far deeper than we knew:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/03/ted-cruz-january-6-trump-election/

* "8-hour gap in Trump's Jan. 6 White House phone records:" https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-dd00501687003ec2ad3b4929a80ba83a

* "Rep. Luria: Missing Jan. 6 phone logs have ‘overtones’ of Nixon cover-up:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-luria-missing-jan-6-phone-logs-have-overtones-of-nixon-cover-up-136531013658

* "Trump used White House phone for call on January 6 that was not on official log:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/30/trump-used-white-house-phone-call-capitol-attack-jan-6-not-official-log

* "Jan. 6 panel votes to recommend contempt charges for Trump aides Scavino, Navarro:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/jan-6-panel-votes-to-recommend-contempt-charges-for-trump-aides-scavino-navarro-136447045503

* "Garland could be creating 'biggest failure of an attorney general in American history' expert says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/former-trump-aides-dan-scavino-peter-navarro-face-criminal-contempt-of-congress-charges-136450117652

* "Donald Trump’s disloyalty may finally come back to bite him:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/24/mo-brooks-turns-on-donald-trump-endorsement-jan-6-committee/

* "Mo Brooks: Trump asked him to ‘rescind' 2020 results, hold new election:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mo-brooks-trump-asked-him-to-rescind-2020-results-hold-new-election-136087621920

* "Jared Kushner expected to appear before Jan. 6 committee this week:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/jared-kushner-expected-jan-committee-week/story?id=83723385

* "Virginia Thomas urged White House chief to pursue unrelenting efforts to overturn the 2020 election, texts show:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/24/virginia-thomas-mark-meadows-texts/

* "Texts show wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas urged election overthrow to Mark Meadows:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/texts-show-ginni-thomas-urged-election-overthrow-to-mark-meadows-136186949823

* "Ginni Thomas actively tried to install losing candidate as president legal expert says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/ginni-thomas-sent-29-texts-to-trump-s-chief-of-staff-to-justify-overturning-2020-election-136281669678

* "Warren: Justice Thomas must recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/warren-justice-thomas-must-recuse-himself-from-jan-6-cases-136532037995

* "Impeach Thomas? House Dems can go there, but most won’t.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/29/clarence-thomas-congress-fallout-00021167

* "Cult expert claims this never-seen-before footage features Ginni Thomas discussing Lifespring experience:" https://www.rawstory.com/ginni-thomas-lifespring-cult/

* "Justice Dept. expands Jan. 6 probe to look at rally prep, financing:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/30/jan-6-fbi-subpoena-justice/

* "Threat assessment experts highlight danger posed by 'involuntarily celibate' men | CNN Politics:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/15/politics/tallahassee-hot-yoga-shooting-misogynistic-extremism-report/index.html

* "Alex Jones faces fines for skipping Sandy Hook deposition:" https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/alex-jones-faces-fines-skipping-sandy-hook-deposition-83769130

* "Initially Rejected by the US, Russians Are Secretly Hustled Over the Border:"

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* "Biden administration plans to end pandemic border restrictions in May, sources say:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/politics/immigration-title-42/index.html

* "How Putin's war in Ukraine can advance immigration policy in the United States:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/how-putin-s-war-in-ukraine-can-advance-immigration-policy-in-the-united-states-136343109884

* "More than half of the Texas House wants to stop the execution of Melissa Lucio, convicted of killing her toddler:" https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/24/texas-legislature-melissa-lucio/

* There remains no proof that any crime was committed at all. "‘Only the hand of the Governor can halt’ Lucio’s execution, judge says:" https://www.valleycentral.com/news/state-news/only-the-hand-of-the-governor-can-halt-lucios-execution-judge-says/

* "California Assembly advances involuntary servitude amendment:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-22/california-assembly-advances-involuntary-servitude-amendment

* "Prison Labor: Inmates Exploited for Profit:"

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* "The real story about crime Republicans won’t tell you:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/22/crime-murder-rates-republican-cities/

* "Study: states with high murder rates more likely to be Republican:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/study-states-with-high-murder-rates-more-likely-to-be-republican-136344645535

* "83-Year-Old Trans Woman Indicted Over Killing and Dismembering Victim:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/3/11/83-year-old-brooklyn-trans-woman-harvey-marcelin-indicted-over-killing-and-dismembering-victim

* "The Murderer's Little Boy:" https://www.texasobserver.org/the-murderers-little-boy/

* "'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler speaks out after being mistakenly suspected of attempted robbery:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/entertainment/ryan-coogler-arrested-bank-robbery-mistaken/index.html

* "Can Kyle Rittenhouse Sue Everyone Who Called Him a Murderer?:"

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* "Washington OKs 1st statewide missing Indigenous people alert:" https://apnews.com/article/united-states-washington-jay-inslee-4ecb8e8b8dd600861307b0a176d0dfee

* "How the Atlanta Spa Shootings—the Victims, the Survivors—Tell a Story of America:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/03/how-the-atlanta-spa-shootings-tell-a-story-of-america

* "It Never Seems to Be a Good Time to Talk About Teachers’ Racism:" https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/03/teacher-racism-in-classrooms-and-curriculum.html

* "5 Christian School Staffers Charged Over Alleged Sex Abuse Cover-Up:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/2/18/5-christian-school-staffers-charged-over-alleged-sex-abuse-cover

* CW: Extreme Child Abuse. "Mother Confesses She & Her Girlfriend Starved Her Daughters to Death:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/3/18/mother-confesses-she-her-girlfriend-starved-daughters-death

* CW: Abuse "One in three LGBT+ Brits abused by their family, disturbing report finds:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/01/lgbt-family-abuse-galop/

* "Gay Ex-Amazon Employee Claims He Was Hit On by Female Boss, Then Fired:" https://www.advocate.com/business/2022/2/23/gay-ex-amazon-employee-claims-he-was-hit-female-boss-then-fired

* "Guatemala Moves to Ban Same-Sex Marriage, Increase Abortion Penalties:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2022/3/10/guatemala-moves-ban-same-sex-marriage-increase-abortion-penalties

* "While red states restrict abortion, blue states are voting to protect access:" https://www.npr.org/2022/03/28/1088238619/legislation-abortion-bans

* "Arizona governor signs 15-week abortion ban into law:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/arizona-governor-signs-15-week-abortion-ban-into-law-2022-03-30/

* "Kentucky legislature approves sweeping abortion bill, sending it to governor's desk:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/politics/kentucky-omnibus-abortion-bill/index.html

* "DC Police Find 5 Fetuses In Home Of Anti-Abortion Activist Lauren Handy:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-police-fetuses-anti-abortion-activist-lauren-handy_n_6245e9a5e4b068157f749d7f

* "The many, many countries that have banned conversion therapy – no ifs or buts:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/01/conversion-therapy-bans-countries-uk-boris-johnson/

* "Plan to criminalise gender 'fraud' dubbed 'licence to harass trans people':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/09/scottish-gender-recognition-bill-fraudulent/

* "Boris Johnson slammed for ‘despicable betrayal’ after dropping conversion therapy ban:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/31/conversion-therapy-boris-johnson-betrayal-ban-leak/

* Them not being able to find housing in the town where they are mayor is a perfect symbol for something fundamentally wrong with the housing market for anyone younger than a boomer really. "World's first non-binary mayor to stand down after 'change of circumstances':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/15/owen-j-hurcum-not-standing-re-election/

* "Wales and Scotland vow to press on with trans-inclusive conversion therapy bans:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/01/wales-scotland-lgbt-conversion-therapy/

* "Man stabbed outside of queer bar in 'targeted' attack:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/12/bar-stabbing-sheffield-anti-lgbt/

* "'Whistleblower' says her life was destroyed after exposing 'homophobic abuse':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/10/sellafield-nuclear-homophobia-racism-sexism/

* "US confirms X gender markers for passports to be rolled out imminently:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/31/x-gender-markers-neutral-passports-antony-blinken-joe-biden/

* "SCOTUS: Bisexual Lawyer's Suit Against Christian Group Can Go Ahead:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/3/22/scotus-bisexual-lawyers-suit-against-christian-group-can-go-ahead

* "Iowa High Court Recognizes Anti-Trans Discrimination in Historic Win:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/4/01/iowa-high-court-recognizes-anti-trans-discrimination-historic-win

* "More Than One-Third of Trans Kids Are at Risk of Losing Care:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/3/22/more-one-third-trans-kids-are-risk-losing-gender-affirming-care

* "Justice department issues stark warning over attacks on trans rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/01/department-justice-anti-trans-healthcare-bills-federal-law/

* "Arizona, Oklahoma Governors Sign Anti-Trans Bills Into Law:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/3/30/arizona-oklahoma-governors-sign-anti-trans-bills-law

* "Kansas Senate Passes Anti-Transgender Sports Bans:" https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/kansas-senate-passes-anti-transgender-sports-bans

* "Utah Lawmakers Override Gov.'s Veto & Pass Anti-Trans Sports Bill:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/3/25/utah-lawmakers-override-govs-veto-pass-anti-trans-sports-bill

* "Fla. Gov. DeSantis Signs Historic 'Don't Say Gay Bill,' Enabling Hate:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/3/28/fla-ron-desantis-signs-historic-dont-say-gay-bill-enabling-hate

* "FL gov's office said those opposing “Don’t Say Gay” bill complicit in pedophilia activist says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-don-t-say-gay-bill-passed-in-florida-despite-widespread-opposition-to-desantis-bill-136536645660

* Sigh. "Gay Republicans Call DeSantis Press Sec. 'Gay Icon' After Homophobia:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/3/16/gay-republicans-call-desantis-press-sec-christina-pushaw-gay-icon-after-homophobia

* "A Gay Florida Educator on the Terror of What's to Come:" https://www.advocate.com/youth/2022/3/25/gay-florida-educator-terror-whats-come

* "First Federal Suit Against Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Law Filed:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/3/31/first-federal-suit-against-floridas-dont-say-gay-law-filed

* "GOP Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb Vetoes Anti-Trans Sports Bill:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/3/23/gop-indiana-gov-eric-holcomb-vetoes-anti-trans-sports-bill

* "Texas Superintendent Pulls 130 LGBTQ+ Books from District Libraries:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/3/24/texas-superintendent-pulls-130-lgbtq-books-district-libraries

* "Texas AG Ken Paxton Says LGBTQ+ People and Allies Are 'Predators':" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/3/28/texas-ag-ken-paxton-says-lgbtq-people-and-allies-are-predators

* "Prosecutor Says Kidd Creole Killed Man in 'Gay Panic'; Rapper Says No:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/3/30/prosecutor-says-kidd-creole-killed-man-gay-panic-rapper-says-no

* "Chicago Trans Activist Elise Malary Found Dead on Lakeshore:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/3/21/chicago-trans-activist-elise-malary-found-dead-lakeshore

* "Trans Woman Tatiana Labelle Found Dead in Trash Can in Chicago:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/3/21/trans-woman-tatiana-labelle-found-dead-trash-can-chicago

* "Police: 19-Year-Old Trans Woman Kathryn Newhouse Killed by Father:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/3/28/police-19-year-old-trans-woman-kathryn-newhouse-killed-father

* "Gang Savagely Attacks Three Gay Men Leaving Drag Show:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/4/01/gang-savagely-attacks-3-gay-men-leaving-drag-show

* "Texas AG Ken Paxton says Austin schools' Pride Week is "immoral" and "illegal":" https://www.salon.com/2022/03/25/texas-ken-paxton-says-austin-schools-pride-week-is-immoral-and-illegal/

* "What Being Black Has Taught Me About Being Nonbinary:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/3/31/what-being-black-has-taught-me-about-being-nonbinary

* "Ex-GOP Candidate Calls for ‘Firing Squads’ for Trans Rights Supporters:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/3/29/ex-gop-candidate-robert-foster-calls-firing-squads-trans-rights-supporters

* "Christian University Allegedly Fires Professor for Hosting Gay Speaker:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/3/15/christian-university-allegedly-fires-professor-hosting-gay-speaker

* "Seattle Pride Cut Ties With Amazon Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Donations:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/3/24/seattle-pride-cut-ties-amazon-over-anti-lgbtq-donations

* "Stephen Fry opens up about terrifying homophobic attack by 'furious skinhead':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/09/stephen-fry-homophobia-attack-wembley-celibacy/

* "Trans cyclist Emily Bridges barred from major championship in last-minute U-turn:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/31/emily-bridges-uk-cycling-trans-ban/

* "Why a White-Led LGBTQ+ Org and a POC-Led Queer Group Are Teaming Up:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/4/01/why-white-led-lgbtq-org-and-poc-led-queer-group-are-teaming

* "Transgender Adults Face Disproportionate Food Insufficiency:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2022/3/29/transgender-adults-face-disproportionate-food-insufficiency

* "Doctors learned how to save premature infants’ lives. They forgot about pain.:" https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/22949159/nicu-babies-pain-treatments-podcast-unexplainable

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* "Louisiana twister carved destruction in mere moments:" https://apnews.com/article/tornadoes-storms-new-orleans-hurricanes-weather-1b01d30a0719a44489b159cd6ba92a45

* "Searchers in China find wing, engine parts after plane crash:" https://apnews.com/article/china-6b7c4a15978ff73c82c59f5c32cc6730

* "Planned Obsolescence: The Right to a Product:"

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* Do Not Want. "The Plan to Put Bitcoin in Mouse DNA With a Genetically Engineered Virus:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dg5az/the-quest-to-put-bitcoin-in-mouse-dna-with-a-genetically-engineered-virus

* "The bizarre deep-sea creatures living on the Endurance shipwreck:" https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2022/3/9/22969054/endurance-shipwreck-deep-sea-animals

* "A 40,000-year-old Chinese stone tool culture unlike any other:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/03/a-40000-year-old-chinese-stone-tool-culture-unlike-any-other/

* "A Struggling Actress’s Greatest Role Was as a Real Civil War Spy:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pauline-cushman-spy-american-civil-war

* "The Truth About the Winchester Mystery House:"

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* "Kirby Vacuums Suck:"

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* "Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state and feminist icon, dies at 84:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-us-secretary-state-madeleine-albright-has-died-family-2022-03-23/

* "Tireless campaigner George Montague, the ‘oldest gay in the village’, dies aged 98:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/19/george-montague-oldest-gay-village-brighton/

* "Concerns about Bruce Willis' declining cognitive state swirled around sets in recent years:" https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-03-30/bruce-willis-aphasia-memory-loss-cognitive-disorder

* "Russian figure skaters banned from world championships but not for reason we expected:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2022/03/01/russian-figure-skaters-banned-world-championships-putin/6981404001/

* Here's an idea: Don't hold major sporting events in countries where being queer is an imprisonable offense. "LGBT+ Pride flags could be confiscated at 2022 World Cup in Qatar:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/02/qatar-lgbt-world-cup-2022-pride-flags/

* "Va. Antique Store Posts Bizarre Anti-Trans Screed — Hundreds Respond:" https://www.advocate.com/business/2022/3/27/va-antique-store-posts-bizarre-anti-trans-screed-hundreds-respond

* "Will Smith punches Chris Rock and Wanda Sykes says 'gay': Biggest Oscars moments:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/28/oscars-2022-will-smith-chris-rock-wanda-sykes/

* "Ariana DeBose makes Oscars history as first queer woman of colour to win:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/28/ariana-debose-oscar-west-side-story/

* "In Alaska, Indigenous Women Are Reclaiming Traditional Face Tattoos:" https://www.vogue.com/article/in-alaska-indigenous-women-are-reclaiming-traditional-face-tattoos

* Is that a snake in your pants or.... "Border authorities find 52 lizards and snakes hidden in man’s clothing:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/border-authorities-find-52-lizards-snakes-hidden-mans-clothing-rcna19270

* "Gay Couple Adopts Dog Abandoned for 'Being Gay':" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/3/23/dog-abandoned-shelter-because-owners-say-hes-gay-adopted-couple

* "Harm Reduction:"

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* "The Spy Who Called Me: Alexander Vindman and the Call That Sparked the Russian War on Ukraine:"

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* "What Recent HBCU Bomb Threats Say About the State of Racism in America:"

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* "The Postmodern Horror of TikTok's Encanto Discourse:"

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* "Dumped By Your Accounting Firm? Call Manston & Manston:"

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* ""Fight Club" Isn't The Only Movie China Altered:"

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* "Taboo: White Fragility Edition:"

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* "This Is Why Kanye Is Beefing With Peppa Pig:"

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* Our best reconstruction of what happened was the injury Wednesday caused serious inflammation, which caused bits to pop out again. I iced it and when the Doctors offices opened, i phoned in my symptoms to the surgeon. They ordered me to the emergency room. By the time they'd imaged me my bits had popped in again.

This is likely to keep happening if I'm unlucky or careless until the surgery sorts it. Sigh.

The cats were terrified, poor things. I kept seeing Livia's panicky face popping up over or around furniture to stare at me. Tavy was in the rarest of modes, the Angel Mode. He guarded from a distance for the three hours of the really bad stuff, and once things calmed down, very carefully stepped onto me, avoiding the damaged areas, made pillow biscuits instead of clawing my chest and stomach in hopes of milk, and settled sweetly in for a cuddle nap while I waited for phone time. he didn't hurt me even accidentally once.

I basically needed to spend about 36 hours in bed, only getting up for essentials like food, meds, and hydration. I still need to lie down at random with little warning, but I'm recovering.

* What with various emergencies, disruptions, and most of a month lost to quarantine, we got pretty far behind on myriad things here at the cat asylum. As of Sunday evening, the Head Millennial's pay is sorted, they have caught up on the back log of essential things to keep the household running, and they have gotten things cleared and planted so that the container garden is ready for spring.

They really went above and beyond this week, coming in for short shifts on more days to make sure I was all right during the medical emergency.

I tire easily, and for safety's sake am not bending or lifting, but my shift is considerably more together. I hate this, but I think the time bomb could have gone off at any point in the last couple of years. It just happened to be at the end of a particularly shitty two years medically. Ironically, none of my medical stuff was COVID which is absolutely a miracle of science and kindness on the part of the Millennials. Let us hope things improve and we can avoid further excitement until my surgery slot opens.

* Me explaining on Tumblr why so much Secondary school teaching of history is bad in the US:

The real answer is English Teachers. They hire English teachers to teach Core instead of hiring English Teachers to just teach English and Social studies teachers to teach History in a lot of places in the US school system.

English teachers are not trained how to teach History well; they are trained to teach English. A lot of them don’t like or care about history, so they just teach whatever often ancient text book the underfunded school system hands them in a half assed way.

If you are hiring one teacher to teach both subjects, see, you hire the English teacher because Republican “Back to Basics” school reform is designed to emphasis English and Math and do everything possible to fuck up Social Studies/History and Science teaching because the last thing they want is an educated electorate well versed in things like research, evaluating evidence, analysis, and critical thinking.

They’d abolish both disciplines if they could in public schools. They are actively trying right now with the wave of censorship laws that make it illegal to teach students anything factual about US history. see also the endless attempt to ban evolution being taught and “teach the controversy” bullshit intended to give parity to religious texts in science classes. It’s all part of the same thing.

People who are dual certified in Social studies/History and English are rare and most of those come from an English Literature academic background instead of having a bunch of history degrees like I do. Those of us who really love teaching Middle School History/Social Studies have an extremely hard time getting hired, since we aren’t getting hired for core positions no matter how good we are, which leaves those schools that separate their English and History. My strong academic background in history made me a less attractive and more expensive hire than a mediocre English teacher with no teaching experience for those core jobs.

So there’s the real answer.

English teachers are not the villains here by the way. They need to eat and pay back student loans too. It’s just they are trained to teach English. That’s where their passion is. I’m angry at the policies that fuck over generation after generation of students.

* Me watching Moon Knight: Seriously? He can't get a date? Trust me the leg restraint Would Not Stop Me.

“I'll help you rise from the dead Osiris!!! “

* "Street Photography by Juri Nesterov Documents Ukrainian Life Across Decades:" https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/03/juri-nesterov-photographs/

* NWS "The Art of Felix d'Eon:" https://felixdeon.tumblr.com/post/680261091522215936/its-international-transgender-day-of

* I feel this in my Medievalist bones. "Medievalists HATE Him: What Is Your Field's "A World Lit Only By Fire"?:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/medievalists-hate-him-what-is-your?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo1MTIyOTk0MCwiXyI6InM0WDU5IiwiaWF0IjoxNjQ4NjM0MjIyLCJleHAiOjE2NDg2Mzc4MjIsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.mk8DJTt6FA5iDSw0f-C-pbAezVky025RcFNLr9vQNto&s=r

* "How To Tell If You're In A Folk Horror Film:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/how-to-tell-if-youre-in-a-folk-horror?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo1MDY5NTQxMSwiXyI6InM0WDU5IiwiaWF0IjoxNjQ4MDAzMzQ1LCJleHAiOjE2NDgwMDY5NDUsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.R6aDIrC99a0TbQfoJhn0rzXmCRdw9XdD51rONo2Yeks&s=r

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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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* "Shanghai pushes ahead with mass COVID tests as new cases spike:" https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-new-daily-local-covid-cases-rebound-2022-03-18/

* "Hong Kong Covid crisis: why is the death rate so high?:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/18/hong-kong-covid-crisis-why-is-the-death-rate-so-high

* "Idaho bill would ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates. This time, it’s supported by Senate GOP:" https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article259491704.html

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* It's symbolic as enforcement requires the security council's agreement, so Russia gets a veto. "UN international court of justice orders Russia to halt invasion of Ukraine:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/16/un-international-court-of-justice-orders-russia-to-halt-invasion-of-ukraine

* "'He shoots from the hip, and that's part of his charm':" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/16/zelenskyy-congress-ukraine-russia-00017548

* "Biden announces fresh aid to Ukraine but stops short of Zelenskyy's demands:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/16/zelenskyy-recalls-pearl-harbor-9-11-in-plea-for-u-s-aid-00017698

* "Ukrainian MP tells America: Putin will keep going as far as you let him go:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/ukraine-receiving-jets-to-fight-russia-from-america-urged-by-rep-swalwall-ukrainian-mp-ustinova-135554629504

* "Sanctioned Russia teeters on brink of historic default:" https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/sanctions-savaged-russia-teeters-brink-historic-default-2022-03-16/

* "Joy Reid: Putin will only stop when he realizes the war is unwinnable:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/putin-s-war-against-ukraine-now-enters-its-fourth-week-135643205569

* "For dictator like Putin compromise is invitation to grab more expert says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/putin-s-brutality-in-ukraine-is-similar-to-russia-s-bombardment-of-chechnya-135647813516

* "Putin speaks at a rally while war wages in Ukraine:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/putin-speaks-at-a-rally-while-war-wages-in-ukraine-135734853618

* "It’s a matter of survival for Russians to buy into state TV propaganda Masha Gessen says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/putin-holds-pro-war-rally-in-moscow-feeding-russian-propaganda-machine-135738437862

* "Russia-Ukraine war: Kidnapped Melitopol mayor sent to Luhansk - report:" https://www.jpost.com/international/article-701286

* "Russian strikes hit Ukrainian capital and outskirts of Lviv:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-united-nations-europe-antony-blinken-c3310a12490a0cf2e06f5f389e22e3a6

* "Russian Attacks Batter Ukraine as Putin Warns of 'Traitors':" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russian-attacks-batter-ukraine-as-putin-warns-of-traitors/2022/03/17/1adc4fb8-a5a9-11ec-8628-3da4fa8f8714_story.html

* "The fate of Mykolaiv hangs in the balance, as Ukrainian troops dig in to defend the city:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/16/europe/ukraine-mykolaiv-fighting-russian-intl-cmd/index.html

* "In Ukraine’s second-largest city, a furious rain of bombs and rockets takes a toll: ‘There are no coffins left’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/17/kharkiv-bodies-human-toll/

* "In a Ukraine ghost town, drivers and undertakers navigate war:" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-03-14/irpin-volunteers-ghost-town-kyiv

* "How Kyiv’s outgunned defenders have kept Russian forces from capturing the capital:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/15/ukraine-kyiv-russia-war/

* "Russian strikes on Lviv raise fears of Ukraine war spreading west:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/18/russia-missile-lviv-mariupol-ukraine-war

* "Russia has attacked Lviv. Here's why the western city is so important to Ukraine's defense:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/18/europe/lviv-ukraine-attack-russia-importance-intl/index.html

* ""We need to stop Putin now, because later it will be hell”: Mariupol, Ukraine City Council Member:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/odessa-prepares-to-defend-itself-against-russian-assault-in-ukraine-135738437644

* "Biden calls Putin a war criminal for first time as civilian deaths in Ukraine mount:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-march-16-2022/

* "Russian Warships Shelling Towns Near Odesa as Naval Activity Increasers in Northern Black Sea:" https://news.usni.org/2022/03/16/russian-warships-shelling-towns-near-odesa-as-naval-activity-increasers-in-northern-black-sea

* "Ukraine says Russia strikes Mariupol theatre sheltering residents, Moscow denies attack:" https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-bombing-hits-theatre-mariupol-sheltering-residents-city-council-2022-03-16/

* "10 people killed waiting in bread line in Ukraine; US embassy demands accountability:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/10-people-killed-waiting-in-bread-line-in-ukraine-us-embassy-demands-accountability/

* "103 Children Have Died in Russian Attacks Though Death Toll Is Likely Much Higher: Ukraine Official:" https://people.com/politics/ukraine-official-103-children-died-russian-attacks-death-toll-likely-higher/

* "20,000 refugees flee Mariupol only to face more Russian attacks in their new haven:" https://inews.co.uk/news/ukraine-war-refugees-mariupol-russia-zaporizhzhia-civilians-sites-humanitarian-corridor-1519740

* "In Dnipro, Ukraine volunteers call for corridors to bombed cities:" https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220315-in-dnipro-ukraine-volunteers-call-for-corridors-to-bombed-cities

* "Three million migrants have now fled Ukraine —with the majority going to Poland. That could have major repercussions:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/16/russia-ukraine-war-refugees-flee-to-poland-with-economic-political-impact.html

* "U.S. lets Ukrainians fleeing war into United States from Mexico:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lets-ukrainians-fleeing-war-into-united-states-mexico-2022-03-16/

* "Rep. Omar: I hope we continue to do everything we can for babies and families fleeing Ukraine:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/ukrainian-women-and-children-fleeing-ukraine-and-the-long-term-impact-discussed-by-rep-ilhan-omar-135554117704

* "Ukrainians Are Getting Into the US. Russians Fleeing Putin Are Not.:"

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* "Romanian photo of the day: “Toys’ bridge” between Romania and Ukraine:" https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-photo-toys-bridge-sighetu-marmatiei-ukrainian-refugees

* "Ukraine: a war diary from Lviv:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/18/ukraine-a-war-diary-from-lviv-photo-essay

* "Rubble and resistance in Kharkiv – in pictures:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2022/mar/17/rubble-and-resistance-in-kharkiv-in-pictures

* "As Russian Troop Deaths Climb, Morale Becomes an Issue, Officials Say:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/us/politics/russia-troop-deaths.html

* "‘A line has been drawn’: Olga Smirnova quits Bolshoi Ballet over Ukraine war:" https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/mar/16/a-line-has-been-drawn-olga-smirnova-quits-bolshoi-ballet-over-ukraine-war

* "Russian journalist who staged anti-war TV protest quits job, but rejects French asylum offer:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/18/russian-journalist-who-staged-anti-war-tv-protest-quits-job-but-rejects-french-asylum-offer

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* "Shalanda Young becomes first Black woman to lead White House budget office following Senate confirmation:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/15/politics/shalanda-young-confirmed-omb-director-senate-vote/index.html

* "Fed begins inflation fight with key rate hike, more to come:" https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-inflation-interest-rates-e017951eba9229353ab3166be075d82d

* This will save so many lives if it becomes law. "The Senate approves a bill to make daylight saving time permanent:" https://www.npr.org/2022/03/15/1086773840/daylight-saving-time-permanent-senate

* "The Texas primaries were a case study in polarization:" https://www.vox.com/2022/3/2/22957261/texas-primary-results-2022-abbott-beto-paxton-bush-cesar-cisneros

* It’s Primary season in the US. Don’t forget to vote! This is your chance to get a candidate you actually like! "2022 Primary Elections by state and territory:" https://www.fvap.gov/uploads/FVAP/VAO/PrimaryElectionsCalendar.pdf

* "Trump and Epstein’s *Favorite* Bank: Deutsche Bank:"

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* "Salesforce to provide RNC records to Jan. 6 panel unless court steps in:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/15/salesforce-to-provide-rnc-records-january-6-00017623

* "DeSantis vs. Miami’s Archbishop, With Cuban Americans in the Middle:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/us/florida-immigration-cuba-pedro-pan.html

* "Texas Set to Execute Melissa Lucio Despite Credible Claims of Innocence:" https://msmagazine.com/2022/03/15/melissa-lucio-texas-death-penalty/

* "Jussie Smollett walks out of Cook County Jail after court orders his release pending appeal of conviction, 150-day sentence:" https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-jussie-smollett-released-from-jail-pending-appeal-order-20220316-27sodqs4p5cffklcgtltvy5h2i-story.html

* CW: Domestic Abuse. "Evan Rachel Wood - "Phoenix Rising":" https://www.cc.com/video/htv2va/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-evan-rachel-wood-phoenix-rising

* CW: Domestic Abuse. "Let's Talk This Out - Kanye West Harassing Kim Kardashian:" https://www.cc.com/video/nbiieb/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-let-s-talk-this-out-kanye-west-harassing-kim-kardashian

* "Idaho’s Uniquely Evil Abortion Bill Gives Rapists’ Families a Say:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/03/idaho-abortion-bill-rapist-families

* "SNP politician says conversion therapy like ‘learning to say no to chocolate’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/16/conversion-therapy-john-mason-snp-chocolate/

* "Trans Kids in Texas Are Scared They'll Be Taken From Their Parents:"

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* "How PragerU Creates Transphobia (in Trans-Affirming Folks):"

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* "Lia Thomas makes history as first out trans woman to win NCAA swimming title:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/18/lia-thomas-trans-woman-ncaa-swimming-championship/

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* "Earthquake: Two dead after Japan hit by tremor:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-60770100

* CW: Dead Animals. "Living Through An Outbreak: One California Barn's EHV-1 Diary:" https://www.chronofhorse.com/article/living-through-an-outbreak-one-california-barns-ehv-1-diary

* Mergers like these disturb me. "Amazon closes $8.5B deal to acquire Hollywood studio MGM:" https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/amazon-closes-85b-deal-acquire-hollywood-studio-mgm-83503967

* "NFT/MLM:"

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* "1980s FOOD HISTORY:"

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* "The Ant Farm Ponzi Scheme You Won't Believe Was Real:"

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* "Leo Bersani, Author on Gay Identity, Dies at Age 90:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/2/28/leo-bersani-author-gay-identity-dies-age-90

* "HIV and Gay Rights Activist Don Maison Has Died:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/stigma/2022/2/28/hiv-and-gay-rights-activist-don-maison-has-died

* "NTSB: 13-year-old drove pickup in Texas crash that killed 9:" https://apnews.com/article/sports-canada-texas-education-europe-b03ae1b3a1193087d5444429182fd2da

* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - Russian Oligarchs :" https://www.cc.com/video/mfq5ye/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-if-you-don-t-know-now-you-know-russian-oligarchs

* "Russia's War on Ukraine Spills Into Space:" https://www.cc.com/video/2qfhtr/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-russia-s-war-on-ukraine-spills-into-space

* "War in Ukraine - Russian Attack Near Poland & Aid from China:" https://www.cc.com/video/uovti3/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-war-in-ukraine-russian-attack-near-poland-aid-from-china

* "Russia Detains Protesters & Dolly Parton Rejects Nomination :" https://www.cc.com/video/x7oej2/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-russia-detains-protesters-dolly-parton-rejects-nomination

* "War in Ukraine - Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Speech to Congress:" https://www.cc.com/video/sa1lmp/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-war-in-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-s-speech-to-congress

* "War in Ukraine - Volodymyr Zelenskyy Deep Fake Propaganda :" https://www.cc.com/video/yer3po/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-war-in-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-deep-fake-propaganda

* "Comparing the film versions of West Side Story:"

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* "What's the deal with Evil Dead...the MUSICAL!?:"

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* When Squirrel got home he agreed with me it was serious. We strongly suspected it was one of two things, both requiring surgery. We were correct, it was the worst of the two. You can tell it is dangerous from them finding me a slot right away at the GP, and a wait time of half a page of my magazine, and about the same between the nurse going and my Doctor coming in. She got me an imaging slot an hour and a half after I walked in the doors. It was terrible and painful, but pretty much everything since I woke up Monday has been so.

I turns out my decision to do ice and painkillers Tuesday night was correct, as it likely reduced inflammation enough to radically decrease my chances of a trip to the ER for emergency surgery. My decision to stick to water only after 10PM was correct in case I needed emergency surgery, though really I don't have an appetite and things like sleeping and eating are hard. I have an exciting list of call the ambulance if X happens while we wait for my GP to get me a surgical consult and outpatient surgical slot. The hospital is massively backed up because of the Plague, but she is trying to fast track me, since this can go very wrong, very easily. So no physio, or bending, or lifting, or moving around more than I absolutely must. Lots of icing to keep inflammation down. Tonight's job is running a test to see if my digestive system still works and to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. If I am careful, odds are I will be okay. I just need to endure. The only way out is through.

I will be heavily medicated for the duration, which may effect post quality.

The cats are being sweet as they generally are in emergencies. everyone is cuddly and sticking close and Tavy has agreed to share the human, which is generally a sign that he is really worried. He's doing a bunch of his stress behaviors (stress blerps, standing over me while I sleep drooling into my eye.), but he isn't clawing me awake in a panic or picking fights, which is a massive help. Head Millennial came and cleaned it up, so I didn't even need to see it, which is nice. Livia is off her feed, but being her usual angel self.

* A bit before bed, Friday morning I improved enough that if I am careful, I won't have to go to the ER for emergency surgery. This is progress. I am weak and shaky and nearly fell twice Thursday evening, only saving myself from a likely catastrophe fall by managing to fling my torso onto the sink counter until my legs kicked back in, but this is a much more bearable pain level. surgery consult is Wednesday. If I am very careful, I should be okay until the actual surgery.

* Our Flag Means Death has eaten my brain entirely. It is everything. They had me at queer pirates, but it just keeps getting better and better.

The thing that really haunts me in my off moments, is that Izzy Hands is basically the sort of guy that nearly got me killed twice in high school, and there is no trauma reaction at all to watching it. Hos obvious unrequited love and the actions he takes are weirdly parallel. That thing where he tries the direct attack? That's me getting attacked at work and ending up with Post concussive syndrome. That thing where he goes to Spanish Jackie and the English? That's Jon and Danny the Slug siccing the biker gang on us. I've seen how dark and toxic that Izzy Hands kind of crush can be, but in this context, it doesn't hurt at all.

* "How must the Dick -> Jason Robin switch have looked to the Gotham Rogues:" https://firebird-in-a-cage.tumblr.com/post/679128554196336640

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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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* "They Came to Help Migrants. Now, Europe Has Turned on Them.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/magazine/greece-migration-ngos.html

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* "Hong Kong, Buckling Under Covid, Leaves Its Most Vulnerable in the Cold:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/business/hong-kong-covid.html

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* "What are thermobaric weapons and how do they work?:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/01/what-are-thermobaric-weapons-and-how-do-they-work

* "Russia showed its playbook in Syria. Here's what it may mean for civilians in Ukraine:" https://www.npr.org/2022/03/01/1083686606/ukraine-russia-civilian-casualties-syria

* "Putin says he’ll ‘denazify’ Ukraine. Its Jewish president lost family in the Holocaust.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/02/25/zelensky-family-jewish-holocaust/

* "China Asked Russia to Delay Ukraine War Until After Olympics, U.S. Officials Say:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china.html

* "Zelenskyy to European Parliament: The Ukrainian people will not be broken:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/putin-accused-of-war-crimes-by-ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-before-european-parliament-134369349660

* "Putin leveled outrageous lies about Ukrainian people in rambling diatribe Thursday:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/ukraine-invasion-going-according-to-plan-putin-says-in-rambling-speech-despite-russian-soldiers-surrendering-134547525912

* "White House announces new sanctions on Russian oligarchs :" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/politics/us-sanctions-on-russian-oligarchs/index.html

* "Russian billionaires lose $80 billion in wealth:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/03/russian-billionaires-lose-over-80-billion-in-wealth.html

* "Russians start feeling the heat of Ukraine war sanctions:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-moscow-perm-9789398569c54f5ed3062410845dff06

* "Oligarchs targeted in part because they could hide Putin’s assets:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/russian-oligarchs-are-all-aligned-with-putin-could-hide-his-assets-expert-says-134458437882

* This is legitimately terrifying. "Russian forces seize huge Ukrainian nuclear plant, fire extinguished:" https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/top-wrap-1-europes-largest-nuclear-power-plant-fire-after-russian-attack-mayor-2022-03-04/

* "AP: Russian troops shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power station in Ukraine:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ap-russian-troops-shelling-europe-s-largest-nuclear-power-station-in-ukraine-134548037825

* "Drone footage shows citizens blocking Russian troops in Enerhodar, home to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/03/zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-blockade-drone-video/

* "Nuclear power plant in Ukraine under attack by Russian troops; fire reported:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nuclear-power-plant-in-ukraine-under-attack-by-russian-troops-fire-reported-134552133554

* "Security measures tightened around main streets of Ukraine's capital:" https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-crisis/security-measures-tightened-around-main-streets-of-ukraines-capital/2522521

* "Ukraine: Russian troops take control of key city of Kherson:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60597367

* "With almost all Russian forces inside Ukraine, Moscow and Kyiv explore limited cease-fire:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/03/ukraine-military-kherson-odessa-kyiv-mariupol/

* "Anxiety Grows in Odessa as Russians Advance in Southern Ukraine:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/world/europe/odessa-black-sea-ukraine-russia.html

* "Mariupol under siege: 'We are being completely cut off':" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60601235

* "Under attack, Ukraine's musicians become war reporters and military fundraisers:" https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60586817

* "Kyiv shrines, memorials with powerful symbolic value at risk:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/kyiv-shrines-memorials-powerful-symbolic-risk-83224208

* "'Incredible resilience': Photojournalist captures the humanity surviving Putin's onslaught:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-incredible-resilience-photojournalist-captures-the-humanity-surviving-putin-s-onslaught-134380613605

* "Putin's shambolic invasion no less traumatizing for fleeing Ukrainians:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/putin-s-shambolic-invasion-no-less-traumatizing-for-fleeing-ukrainians-134472261693

* "Poor planning, low morale, weak supplies corrode Russian invasion from within:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/poor-planning-low-morale-weak-supplies-corrode-russian-invasion-from-within-134470213817

* "Volunteers flock to fight for Ukraine in pacifist Japan:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/around-70-japanese-have-volunteered-fight-ukraine-report-2022-03-02/

* "General McCaffrey: Putin just signed up for a ‘ten year event’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/general-mccaffrey-putin-just-signed-up-for-a-ten-year-event-134457925736

* "Ukrainian reporter: The Ukrainian people submitting to the Kremlin is “impossible”:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/russia-now-bombarding-ukrainian-towns-and-cities-134455877934

* "Russia's last independent TV channel shutters amid Putin's crackdown on media:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/russia-s-last-independent-tv-channel-shutters-amid-putin-s-crackdown-on-media-134561861835

* "The ex-news director of Russia's largest search engine urged his former colleagues to quit, accusing the company of censoring Russia's invasion into Ukraine:" https://news.yahoo.com/ex-news-director-russias-largest-212609662.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACAOqttAlvpayohPJNT-cwgwpOxfe54lF9XzjsIEWHwMEbarKtqPdrGzGWWvNRX47aD1qdnB9XFNBpbmomAezVIjSP4Q2QwoEP_s2jnudlXiTaKC4gB2xXpb5cmLyQDMww2QRvUd-dD4Ejb0eGnGz_NZl49ifhUhrIme4fD7Am4H

* "‘Fallen flat’: Why Putin is losing the information war:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-fallen-flat-why-putin-is-losing-the-information-war-134455365553

* "The resolution of the Ukraine question.” A mistakenly published Russian article gives us a chilling insight into the neo-imperialist thinking in Russia that drives Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine. :" https://twitter.com/Tom_deWaal/status/1498310064117059585

* "Africans Say Ukrainian Authorities Hindered Them From Fleeing:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/world/europe/ukraine-refugee-discrimination.html

* "‘Videos we're seeing at border are horrifying’: The discrimination at some Ukraine border crossings:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/ukraine-refugees-who-are-african-other-non-ukrainian-groups-face-discrimination-at-some-border-crossings-134371909796

* "More than 167,600 Ukrainians entered Romania since Russian invasion:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-border-romania/more-than-167600-ukrainians-entered-romania-since-russian-invasion-idUSKBN2L10FM

* "Ali Velshi reports live from train carrying refugees from Ukraine arriving in Hungary:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/ukraine-war-refugees-arriving-by-train-from-hungary-reported-on-by-ali-velshi-134554693769

* "Russian pensioner 'who survived siege of Leningrad' arrested for protest against Ukraine war:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/mar/02/russian-activist-77-detained-by-police-while-protesting-against-ukraine-war-video

* "Russia's Navalny calls Putin insane and urges anti-war protests:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-critic-navalny-calls-daily-anti-war-protests-russia-2022-03-02/

* "Tories urged to show LGBT+ Ukrainians 'kindness' by scrapping degrading borders bill:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/03/uk-nationality-borders-bill-ukraine-lgbt/

* "How do you like the Russian military now, Senator Cruz?:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/03/putin-invasion-ukraine-shattered-myth-invincibiity-of-russian-military-power/

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* "A Tale of Two Speeches in Biden’s State of the Union:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/03/01/biden-state-of-the-union-00013088

* "Biden plan would tackle chronic gaps in mental health care:" https://apnews.com/article/state-of-the-union-address-joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-1bdc62a08c2ee837deb051fd8c3d6c80

* "Former AG Barr said Trump became enraged after being told election fraud claims were nonsense:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/former-ag-barr-said-trump-became-enraged-told-election-fraud-claims-no-rcna17750

* "Jan. 6 committee says Trump violated multiple laws in effort to overturn election:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/02/jan6-trump-obstruction-justice-00013440

* "Ex-officer cleared in shooting during raid that killed Breonna Taylor:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/03/ex-officer-cleared-in-shooting-during-raid-that-killed-breonna-taylor.html

* "A New Message for Police: If You See Something, Say Something:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/27/us/police-intervention-minneapolis-george-floyd.html

* "Crime Waves and Moral Panics:" https://daily.jstor.org/crime-waves-moral-panics/?preview_id=282709

* "Trapped in Silicon Valley’s Hidden Caste System:" https://www.wired.com/story/trapped-in-silicon-valleys-hidden-caste-system/

* CW: Pedophilia "Ex-D.C. Police Officer Charged With Having Sex With 16-Year-Old Boy:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/2/15/ex-dc-police-officer-charged-having-sex-16-year-old-boy

* CW: Rape, Domestic Abuse. I believe Evan Rachel Wood. "Marilyn Manson sues Evan Rachel Wood over rape and abuse allegations:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/03/marilyn-manson-evan-rachel-wood-abuse-defamation/

* Domestic Violence "The Hidden Epidemic of Brain Injuries From Domestic Violence:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/magazine/brain-trauma-domestic-violence.html

* "In Somaliland, COVID brings 'cutters' door to door for girls:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-lifestyle-religion-africa-e382d9893b7b8c02901c3a3177634c46

* "Blue states seek to protect abortion rights before supreme court decision:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/04/blue-states-abortion-rights-supreme-court

* "Supreme Court allows Kentucky's GOP attorney general to defend controversial abortion law:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/politics/supreme-court-kentucky-abortion/index.html

* "Florida Republicans send 15-week abortion ban to governor:" https://www.npr.org/2022/03/04/1084440962/florida-republicans-send-15-week-abortion-ban-to-governor

* "Colombia’s highest court recognises non-binary people in landmark ruling:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/03/colombia-non-binary-legal-recognition/

* "New Zealand, Israel Take Steps Against Conversion Therapy:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2022/2/15/new-zealand-israel-take-steps-against-conversion-therapy

* "Thousands of church leaders tell Liz Truss to ban so-called conversion therapy, now:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/03/liz-truss-conversion-therapy-ban-christian-church/

* "Biden accuses Texas Gov. Abbott of ‘government overreach at its worst’ for investigating parents of children transitioning genders:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/03/biden-abbott-children-transgender/

* "Judge blocks Texas from investigating parents of trans teen for child abuse:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/03/texas-trans-parents-child-abuse-investigation-judge-meachum/

* "Texas removes life-saving LGBT+ suicide prevention resources from state websites:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/03/texas-lgbt-suicide-prevention-trevor-project/

* "New Ad Blasts Florida’s 'Don’t Say Gay' Bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/2/14/new-ad-blasts-floridas-dont-say-gay-bill

* "Iowa to become 11th US state to sign hateful anti-trans sports ban into law:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/03/iowa-anti-trans-sports-ban-kim-reynolds/

* "Don't be fooled by its name: The 'Real You' bill is rooted in transphobia:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/2/11/2079830/-Don-t-be-fooled-by-its-name-The-Real-You-bill-is-rooted-in-transphobia

* "Rubi Dominguez Killed in Texas; 54th Trans Killing in 2021:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/2/11/rubi-dominguez-killed-texas-54th-trans-killing-2021

* "Black Trans Woman Keeva Scatter Fatally Shot in Louisiana:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/2/14/black-trans-woman-keeva-scatter-fatally-shot-louisiana

* "ADF: Is it Really Defending Freedom? :"

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* "Has a Woman Really Been "Cured" of HIV for the First Time Ever?:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment/2022/2/15/another-person-world-has-been-seemingly-cured-hiv

* I Support harm Reduction. "The Radical Experiment Saving the Lives of Drug Users:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/02/how-supervised-drug-consumption-went-from-radical-to-reality.html

* "When Western Scientists Try to Study Indigenous Groups’ Genomes, Things Get Complicated Real Fast:" https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/philippines-uppsala-genomics-study-ethical-review.html

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* "Death toll rises following historic flooding in Australia:" https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/australia-historic-flooding-queensland-new-south-wales/1149890

* "Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon:" https://apnews.com/article/spacex-science-business-china-moon-7044a26d9b4b43dc44e961c250186f26

* "Invasive Species Are Riding Plastics Across Oceans:"

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* "The Medieval Influencer Who Convinced the World to Drink Tea—Not Eat It:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/eating-tea

* "The 1920s Women Who Fought For the Right to Travel Under Their Own Names:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/us-passport-history-women

* "The Unmistakable Black Roots of 'Sesame Street':" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unmistakable-black-roots-sesame-street-180973490/

* "Amway: The MLM That Ruined it All:"

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* "The new wave of Indian Para-athletes making people look again:" https://www.bbc.com/sport/disability-sport/60508602

* "Buchholz High School student discovers and publishes new calculus technique:" https://www.wuft.org/news/2022/02/18/buchholz-high-school-student-discovers-and-publishes-new-calculus-technique/

* "Not their first rodeo: How Black riders are reclaiming their place in cowboy culture:" https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2022/02/19/1074792510/black-cowboys-mississippi-big-rodeo-project-justin-hardiman

* "Sex Work: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Why Is PEACEMAKER So Good?:"

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* A masked woman just walked past my front window, and I have no idea what her face looked like, but otherwise, she looked so much like my late mother, it startled me. She had very distinctive hair, an accident of genetics plus aging carried in her maternal line. Seeing it on a stranger was odd, especially on one with her height and shape.

* "I Am Not Your Tragedy:" https://mermaidsmonthly.com/2021/08/27/i-am-not-your-tragedy/

* "Goodness Gray-tious:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/2/20/goodness-gray-tious

* "Sunday Sweets: A Black Tie Affair :" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/2/27/sunday-sweets-a-black-tie-affair

* "Archaeology Loves An Amateur: The Importance Of Stumbling Upon Artefacts:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/archaeology-loves-an-amateur-the?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJfIjoiczRYNTkiLCJpYXQiOjE2NDYzNTYxOTMsImV4cCI6MTY0NjM1OTc5MywiaXNzIjoicHViLTUiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.K9V6AdI7gmT-F8hKdkA7Jg2J6-Hnb2xAMZUl576qgOM&s=r

* "Please Accept My Application To Become A Bog Body:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/please-accept-my-application-to-become?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJfIjoiczRYNTkiLCJpYXQiOjE2NDYzNTYyMjMsImV4cCI6MTY0NjM1OTgyMywiaXNzIjoicHViLTUiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0._HxiQYmmVy29tmVybRSS5YI3od01qxKfIrDtAIPVAsY&s=r

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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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* "Lebanon's soul has been eviscerated by its financial crisis. Not even the children want to play:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/30/middleeast/lebanon-crisis-children-cmd-intl/index.html

* "Russia lists Pussy Riot member, art collector and satirist as 'foreign agents':" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/30/europe/pussy-riot/index.html

* "Lesbian Pop Star Denise Ho Arrested by Hong Kong Authorities:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2021/12/30/lesbian-pop-star-denise-ho-arrested-hong-kong-authorities-cantopop-china

* "The mob killing of a factory manager in Pakistan comes amid surge in anti-blasphemy violence:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/24/pakistan-blasphemy-violence-labbaik/?itid=mr_world_4

* "“Meet a Jew,” Germany’s New Scheme to Convince the Country That Jews Are People:" https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/12/meet-a-jew-germany-anti-semitism-crime.html

* "‘My grandmother hid Jewish children’: Poland’s underground refugee network:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/24/my-grandmother-hid-jewish-children-polands-underground-refugee-network

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* "WHO: global COVID cases up 11% last week, omicron risk high:" https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/12/who-global-covid-cases-up-11-last-week-omicron-risk-high.html

* "FDA: Antigen tests may have reduced sensitivity detecting Omicron:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/28/fda-antigen-tests-reduced-sensitivity-omicron-526217

* "You might get a breakthrough case of Covid-19 this winter. Here’s how to prepare.:" https://www.vox.com/22841985/breakthrough-covid-19-winter-positive-test-how-to-prepare

* "COVID cases surge in Lebanon ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/31/warnings-lebanon-covid-rising-figures

* "NHS trusts in England declare critical incidents amid Covid staff crisis:" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/03/several-nhs-trusts-declare-critical-incidents-amid-covid-staff-crisis

* "U.S. sets new daily high for Covid cases:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/28/us-new-daily-high-covid-526223

* "US children hospitalized with COVID in record numbers:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/us-children-hospitalized-covid-record-numbers-82004052

* "FDA Expands Pfizer Boosters for More Teens as Omicron Surges:" https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2022-01-03/fda-expands-pfizer-boosters-for-more-teens-as-omicron-surges

* "Omicron makes up 95% of sequenced Covid cases in U.S. as infections hit pandemic record:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/04/omicron-makes-up-95percent-of-sequenced-covid-cases-in-us-as-infections-hit-pandemic-record.html

* "Hospitalizations spike amid rocketing Covid case counts; threat to hospitals renewed:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/hospitalizations-spike-amid-rocketing-covid-case-counts-threat-to-hospitals-renewed-130067013845

* "Intimate portraits of a hospital COVID unit from a photojournalist-turned-nurse:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/26/1066395049/intimate-portraits-of-a-hospital-covid-unit-from-a-photojournalist-turned-nurse

* "White House issues a warning to unvaccinated Americans as concerns about omicron grow:" https://www.npr.org/2021/12/17/1065312060/white-house-issues-a-warning-to-unvaccinated-americans-as-concerns-about-omicron

* "Chris Hayes: How omicron’s contagiousness is changing the pandemic normal:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-how-omicron-s-contagiousness-is-changing-the-pandemic-normal-129800261794

* "Pfizer pill becomes 1st US-authorized home COVID treatment:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-pfizer-medication-f5f65e7e61d6aa9c7dfa193053e8878a

* "US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say:" https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/12/us-army-creates-single-vaccine-effective-against-all-covid-sars-variants/360089/

* "‘This was the moment’: CDC defends altered guidance amid Omicron surge:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/29/cdc-defends-new-covid-guidelines-526234

* "Omicron is latest blow to pandemic-weary front-line workers:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-pandemics-london-7004e1f1b1847b9831623e6adcedb5f3

* "Covid-19 surges spark chain reactions that strain US hospitals everywhere:" https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19/22849829/covid-omicron-variant-cases-surge-us-hospitals

* "Florida breaks state record for COVID-19 cases again, for 4th time in 7 days:" https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/florida-breaks-state-record-for-covid-19-cases-again-fourth-time-in-7-days/

* "Orange Mayor Demings blasts DeSantis, expands COVID-19 testing, requires masks for employees:" https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-coronavirus-orange-update-12-28-20211229-3xmrumwt45gllkym5su6jz26nq-story.html

* "Dem Florida gov. candidate Nikki Fried calls out DeSantis’s lack of visibility as Omicron surges:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/florida-gov-ron-desantis-appears-to-be-missing-in-action-as-omicron-sweeps-across-his-state-129803845777

* "Activist claims DeSantis ‘decided to just sit back, do nothing’ as Covid surged in Florida:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/desantis-largely-missing-from-public-from-december-17-through-new-year-s-eve-as-covid-surged-130060869600

* "Despite vaccines, more Texans died of COVID-19 in 2021 than in first year of pandemic:" https://www.houstonchronicle.com/coronavirus/article/Despite-vaccines-Texas-COVID-deaths-35-higher-16722967.php

* "Omicron is sidelining even health care workers as it rips through Texas:" https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/28/omicron-texas-covid-19/

* "Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations rise more than 11% in a day:" https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/hospitalizations/texas-covid-19-hospitalizations-rise-more-than-11-in-a-day/

* "R.I. health care system ‘is currently collapsing,’ emergency doctors warn :" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/18/metro/ri-health-care-system-is-currently-collapsing-emergency-doctors-warn/

* "Frustrated emergency doctor says R.I. isn’t doing enough to address health system ‘collapse’:" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/21/metro/frustrated-emergency-doctor-says-ri-isnt-doing-enough-address-health-system-collapse/

* "Covid-19 patients at this hospital are dying 'at a rate we've never seen die before' -- and it's taking a toll on health care workers:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/us/hospital-covid-19-deaths-michigan/index.html

* "Surge in COVID-19 cases overwhelms Indianapolis hospitals:" https://www.wishtv.com/news/vaccinecentral/surge-in-covid-19-cases-overwhelms-indianapolis-hospitals/

* "'There's going to be opposition': Indiana lawmakers prep to fast track vaccine mandate bill:" https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/17/covid-indiana-lawmakers-prep-fast-track-vaccine-mandate-bill/8925925002/

* "Nearly two-thirds of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in New Hampshire unvaccinated, report says:" https://www.wmur.com/article/nearly-two-thirds-of-hospitalized-covid-19-patients-in-new-hampshire-unvaccinated-report-says/38628992

* "Inside a New Hampshire hospital overwhelmed by COVID:" https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/12/20/covid-cases-overwhelm-new-england-hospitals

* "About 25% of Ohio coronavirus tests are coming back positive. Gov. Mike DeWine says actual positivity is higher.:" https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/12/about-25-of-ohio-coronavirus-tests-are-coming-back-positive-gov-mike-dewine-says-actual-positivity-is-higher.html

* "Ohio hospital saw pediatric COVID-related hospitalizations triple in the last week:" https://www.10tv.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/ohio-hospital-pediatric-covid-related-hospitalizations-triple-in-the-last-week/530-3228dfd1-2f0b-4a15-9956-de0267ca8fdd

* "More Ohio hospitals postpone surgeries as COVID cases rise:" https://www.10tv.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/more-ohio-hospitals-postpone-surgeries-covid-cases-rise/530-4c8f04ca-8fe4-4125-8250-a71c16e970b3

* "‘We’re begging you’: Ohio hospitals have more COVID-19 patients in emergency rooms than ever before:" https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/12/20/were-begging-you-ohio-hospitals-have-more-covid-19-patients-emergency-rooms-than-ever-before/

* "'Nurses are at a breaking point': Union sounds plea as healthcare workers face continuing COVID-19 surge:" https://www.kare11.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/nurses-breaking-point-minnesota-nurses-association-pleas-healthcare-workers-covid-19-surge/89-1dd21ed7-fa65-4926-8432-0ab1860471ed

* "Mississippi in 5th wave of COVID-19, state health official says:" https://www.wapt.com/article/msdh-issues-updated-guidance-on-omicron-covid-19-treatments/38635488

* "COVID-19 cases to climb even higher as students return to school, health officials say:" https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2021/12/28/mississippi-covid-cases-rise-sharply-going-into-new-year/9035370002/

* "COVID-19 hospitalizations up dramatically in Missouri:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-st-louis-kansas-city-missouri-44e8dc99f89b812fecbe01c7b9c5a3ba

* "COVID cases surge in Kansas City as the new year arrives: here are three key takeaways:" https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article256930162.html

* "Alabama adds 5,900 new COVID cases, positivity rate hits all-time high:" https://www.al.com/news/2021/12/alabama-covid-positivity-rate-at-all-time-high-nearly-6000-new-cases-reported-wednesday.html

* "COVID-19 hospitalizations, school cases increasing in Alabama:" https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2021/12/22/covid-alabama-coronavirus-cases-hospitals-schools-omicron-variant/8998336002/

* "COVID-19 cases continue to rise in New Jersey:" https://abc7ny.com/covid-in-new-jersey-gov-phil-murphy-restrictions-coronavirus-updates/11361136/

* "NJ's Largest Hospital System Expects Hospitalizations to Exceed Worst of 2020 Soon:" https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/njs-largest-hospital-system-expects-hospitalizations-to-exceed-worst-of-2020-soon/3473230/

* "Inmates at NYC's Rikers Island jail in the midst of 'emerging crisis' related to Omicron surge:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/22/us/omicron-surge-rikers-jail/index.html

* Why are cruises still a thing? "3rd Florida-based ship has outbreak, state cases hit record:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/3rd-florida-based-ship-outbreak-state-cases-rise-81932406

* "People should avoid cruise travel regardless of their vaccination status, the CDC says:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/12/30/1069253312/cdc-cruise-ship-travel-covid-19

* "Fauci on Fox’s Jesse Watters: He ‘should be fired on the spot’:" https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/fauci-on-foxs-jesse-watters-he-should-be-fired-on-the-spot/

* "Extremists shifting attention to influencing local governments expert says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/u-s-sets-global-record-of-one-million-covid-cases-reported-monday-130145349717

* "Anti-vaccination protesters targeted a Cheesecake Factory — 6 were arrested:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anti-vaxxer-protesers-cheesecake-factory-arrests/

* "Congress' doctor urges lawmakers to work remotely and upgrade masks as omicron rages:" https://www.npr.org/2022/01/03/1070037412/covid-congress-house-senate-omicron

* "Congress' attending physician says there are "unprecedented" cases of Covid throughout the complex. :" https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/01-3-2022/omicron-swamps-the-hill/

* "Pentagon Chief Austin Says He Has Tested Positive for COVID:" https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-01-02/pentagon-chief-austin-says-he-has-tested-positive-for-covid

* "Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker test positive for Covid amid US Omicron surge:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/19/elizabeth-warren-tests-positive-covid-omicron-surge

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* "Alexander Vindman supports arming Ukrainians to make Russian attack ‘less palatable’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/president-joe-biden-spoke-to-vladimir-putin-as-russian-troops-remain-stationed-at-ukrainian-border-129874501741

* "No surprise, Donald Trump just endorsed Hungary homophobe Viktor Orbán:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/04/donald-trump-viktor-orban-hungary-election-lgbt-rights/

* "The Human Toll of America’s Air Wars:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/19/magazine/victims-airstrikes-middle-east-civilians.html

* "Hundreds of Afghans denied humanitarian entry into US:" https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-immigration-massachusetts-kabul-taliban-8ea41eef2c1e1735d748fcb796faccab

* "Biden to speak with Putin on Thursday at Russian leader's request:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/29/politics/biden-putin-call/index.html

* "Dems fight back against GOP accusations of being weak on Russia: "That dog won't hunt!":" https://www.salon.com/2021/12/06/smacked-down-on-senate-floor-for-calling-dems-soft-on-russia-that-dog-wont-hunt_partner/

* "How Ocean Shipping Works (And Why It's Broken):"

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* "White House unveils plan to replace every lead pipe in the U.S.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-unveils-plan-replace-every-lead-pipe-u-s-n1286079

* "Biden’s Pick for Banking Regulator Pulls Out After ‘Inappropriate Personal Attacks’:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/saule-omarova-bidens-pick-for-banking-regulator-withdraws-after-inappropriate-personal-attacks

* "Biden finishes 2021 with most confirmed judicial picks since Reagan:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/biden-finishes-2021-with-most-confirmed-judicial-picks-since-reagan-2021-12-28/

* And yet Manchin insists we can’t afford the infrastructure Bill. "Biden signs $768B defense policy bill that supersized his original Pentagon request:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/27/biden-signs-defense-policy-bill-526171

* "Manchin says he won't vote for Build Back Better Act:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/19/politics/joe-manchin-build-back-better/index.html

* "Corporate donations to Sen. Joe Manchin's PAC surged as he fought President Biden's agenda:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/21/joe-manchin-pac-saw-surge-of-corporate-donations-as-he-fought-biden-agenda.html

* "As Congress fails on climate (again), focus turns to executive options for Biden:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/as-congress-fails-on-climate-again-focus-turns-to-executive-options-for-biden-129880645576

* "They Are Essential Workers. They Pay Taxes. But They've Been Largely Excluded from Pandemic Aid.:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/12/15/essential-but-excluded

* "The Undercover Anarchists’ Secret Construction Collective:" https://narratively.com/the-undercover-anarchists-secret-construction-collective/

* "Hostile Architecture: The Fight Against the Homeless:"

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* "Supply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-health-business-prices-66e5f5612c0a56c18ac218425e2cd20a

* "The world as we know it is ending. Why are we still at work?:" https://www.vox.com/2021/12/16/22837830/covid-pandemic-climate-change-great-resignation-2021

* "Senate parliamentarian rejects latest Dem proposal on immigration:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/16/senate-parliamentarian-rejects-latest-dem-proposal-on-immigration-525195

* "Senate Democrats renew focus on voting rights as domestic policy bill stalls and filibuster changes are considered:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/voting-rights-filibuster-manchin/2021/12/15/3492c0b0-5de5-11ec-ae5b-5002292337c7_story.html

* "Politics expert asks: Will Democratic leaders really listen to voters in 2022?:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/senate-majority-leader-chuck-schumer-has-promised-a-vote-on-the-build-back-better-bill-in-2022-129873989697

* "'This is it': Swalwell warns 2022 could be last election if GOP wins majority:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-this-is-it-swalwell-warns-2022-could-be-last-election-if-gop-wins-majority-130056261886

* "Historian: We must protect democracy in 2022, or lose it forever.:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/historian-we-must-protect-democracy-in-2022-or-lose-it-forever-129969221954

* "How Out Texas Rep. Celia Israel Put Voting Rights First in 2021:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2021/12/16/how-out-texas-rep-celia-israel-put-voting-rights-first-2021

* "Schumer tries to jump-start Dems with rules change threat:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/03/schumer-threatens-vote-on-senate-rules-change-in-january-526394

* "Sen. Schumer on Manchin, Sinema: We've got to keep pressing them on voting rights:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/sen-chuck-schumer-vows-vote-on-senate-filibuster-rules-changes-to-advance-voting-rights-legislation-130058821956

* Have something you want to tell your Senators? If you can't safely protest in person, here are some other options:

Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.

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

* "Lincoln County, Georgia, Where The Population Is One-Third Black, Proposes Closing Down All But One Polling Place:" https://www.theroot.com/lincoln-county-georgia-where-the-population-is-one-th-1848257870

* "Washington redistricting commission sued over transparency issues as behind-the-scenes dealings emerge:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/lawsuit-washington-redistricting-commission-violated-open-meetings-law/

* "Political stakes are high as trial begins in NC gerrymandering lawsuit:" https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article257010887.html

* "Congressional redistricting hits the Ohio Supreme Court:" https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2021/12/29/congressional-redistricting-hits-the-ohio-supreme-court/

* We still have a fighting chance if we all turn out next November. "Democrats Are Doing Weirdly Well in Redistricting:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/12/democrats-are-doing-weirdly-well-in-redistricting.html

* "Republicans hit snags deploying gerrymandering strategy to strengthen grip on power:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republicans-hit-snags-deploying-gerrymandering-strategy-to-strengthen-grip-on-power-129879109973

* "'Slow-motion insurrection': How GOP seizes election power:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-united-states-elections-electoral-college-election-2020-809215812f4bc6e5907573ba98247c0c

* "Colorado Election Fraud Group Is Training Conspiracists in Other States to Knock Doors in Search of 'Phantom Ballots':" https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2021/10/colorado-election-fraud-group-is-training-conspiracists-in-other-states-to-knock-doors-in-search-of-phantom-ballots/39935/

* "A Utah group is going door to door looking for election fraud. But they don’t want you to know about it:" https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2021/12/06/utah-group-is-going-door/

* "Amid Texas GOP’s effort to question electoral integrity, attorney general tried to indict Travis County elections chief:" https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/20/texas-ken-paxton-travis-county-elections/

* "‘A real conflagration’: Wisconsin emerges as front line in war over the 2020 vote:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/wisconsin-2020-vote-battle/2021/12/16/6c585248-5931-11ec-9a18-a506cf3aa31d_story.html

* "Most threats against election workers, stoked by Trump's Big Lie, go unpunished: Reuters :" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/most-threats-against-election-workers-stoked-by-trump-s-big-lie-go-unpunished-reuters-129878597732

* "Trump aide admits he was behind meeting with Kanye West publicist and Georgia election worker:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2070502

* "Eric Adams becomes New York City's 110th mayor:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/eric-adams-becomes-new-york-city-s-110th-mayor-129969733747

* "‘National divorce:’ Congresswoman openly advocates end to American democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-national-divorce-congresswoman-openly-advocates-end-to-american-democracy-129871429742

* "Dominion Voting wins key decision in lawsuit against Fox News:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/media/fox-news-court-dominion/index.html

* "Twitter Bans Personal Greene Account for COVID-19 Misinfo:" https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-01-02/twitter-bans-personal-greene-account-for-covid-19-misinfo

* "GOP Candidate Claims Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Not Gay, Is Abuser:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/12/16/gop-candidate-claims-colorado-gov-jared-polis-not-gay-abuser

* "Herschel Walker stumbles badly on John Lewis, voting rights:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/herschel-walker-stumbles-badly-john-lewis-voting-rights-n1286559

* "3 retired generals: The military must prepare now for a 2024 insurrection:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/17/eaton-taguba-anderson-generals-military/

* "GOP blows off Trump’s bid to oust McConnell:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/17/gop-trump-oust-mcconnell-525207

* "Trump sues NY attorney general, seeking to halt civil probe:" https://apnews.com/article/business-new-york-lawsuits-donald-trump-albany-8cd1fd3c9dc206a5b563116f3966f2a4

* "GOP agrees to pay up to $1.6 million of Trump’s legal bills in N.Y. probes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republican-party-trump-legal-bills-new-york-probe/2021/12/16/08af4524-5c3f-11ec-9c0e-a955f8a009c1_story.html

* "New York attorney general subpoenas Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/03/donald-trump-jr-ivanka-trump-new-york-attorney-general

* "Subpoenas for Ivanka, Trump Jr suggest NY AG investigation entering final stages:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/subpoenas-for-ivanka-trump-jr-suggest-ny-ag-investigation-entering-final-stages-130065477932

* "The U.S. military men spreading Trump’s baseless fraud claims:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-military/

* "Cheney: January 6 committee has 'firsthand testimony' that Ivanka asked Trump to intervene during insurrection:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/politics/bennie-thompson-trump-capitol-insurrection/index.html

* "Capitol panel to investigate Trump call to Willard hotel in hours before attack:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/27/capitol-attack-panel-investigate-trump-call-willard-hotel-before-assault

* House panel asks Supreme Court to say by mid-January whether it's taking Trump's January 6 records case":" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/23/politics/donald-trump-supreme-court-records-january-6/

* "Why the ‘consensus opinion’ during and right after Jan. 6 is worth remembering:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-the-consensus-opinion-during-and-right-after-jan-6-is-worth-remembering-130056773581

* "House committee seeks to interview GOP firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan about January 6:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/22/politics/jim-jordan-house-select-committee-january-6/index.html

* "Michael Flynn loses his legal challenge to the House January 6 probe, one day after filing it:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/22/politics/michael-flynn-january-6-lawsuit/index.html

* "Trump ally Straka has provided potentially significant information:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/17/trump-ally-brandon-straka-information-525272

* "January 6 committee sends letter to GOP Rep. Scott Perry, asking to interview him:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/scott-perry-january-6-committee/index.html

* "Trump ally Roger Stone pleads the Fifth in deposition with January 6 committee:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/17/politics/roger-stone-january-6-committee/index.html

* "Capitol rioters' tears, remorse don't spare them from jail:" https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-rioters-prison-95bdc863812cab48be3d98ada67bd582

* "Judge: Lack of charges for Trump over Jan. 6 is no basis for leniency for others:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/17/judge-lack-charges-trump-jan-6-525277

* "Remembering the Jan. 6 insurrection: What it was like inside the Capitol:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/remembering-the-jan-6-insurrection-what-it-was-like-inside-the-capitol-129968709883

* "Proud Boys member pleads guilty for role in Capitol riot:" https://www.npr.org/2021/12/22/1066944829/matthew-greene-proud-boys-jan-6-capitol-pleads-guilty

* "Capitol rioter told FBI he was "in the bathroom pooping when the violence occurred":" https://www.salon.com/2021/12/03/capitol-rioter-told-fbi-he-was-in-the-bathroom-pooping-when-the-violence-occurred_partner/

* "Proud Boys member pleads guilty for role in Capitol riot:" https://www.npr.org/2021/12/22/1066944829/matthew-greene-proud-boys-jan-6-capitol-pleads-guilty

* "'Jesus Christ Superstar' actor, an accused Capitol rioter, claimed 'divine' authority in court hearing:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/29/politics/january-6-jesus-christ-superstar-sovereign-citizen/index.html

* "‘Q’ Has Been Quiet, but QAnon Lives On:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/20/technology/qanon-conspiracy-movement.html

* "Defense seeks dismissal of indictment for Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/26/defense-dismissal-indictment-gretchen-whitmer-kidnap-plot-michigan-governor-coronavirus-covid

* "Since Jan. 6, the pro-Trump Internet has descended into infighting over money and followers:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/03/trump-qanon-online-money-war-jan6/

* "Police: Gunman in Denver who killed 5 targeted some victims:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article256898017.html

* " Why Alex Jones Lost the Sandy Hook Lawsuits :"

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* "North Carolina 3-year-old who accidentally shot herself on Christmas Day has died:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/29/us/north-carolina-christmas-shooting-toddler-dies/index.html

* "How a bloody land feud in Honduras is stoking migrant flight to U.S.:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/honduras-migration-land/

* "Ex-officer Kim Potter found guilty of two counts of manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/23/us/kim-potter-trial-thursday/index.html

* "A Reformist Black Police Chief Faces an Uprising of the Old Guard:" https://theintercept.com/2021/12/18/little-rock-police-chief-keith-humphrey/

* "How Paid Experts Help Exonerate Police After Deaths in Custody:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/26/us/police-deaths-in-custody-blame.html

* "A Rogue Climber Running From the Law Was Fleeing His Own Trauma:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/us/isaac-wright-driftershoots-ptsd.html

* "5 teenagers charged in armed carjacking of US Rep. Scanlon:" https://apnews.com/article/congresswoman-mary-gay-scanlon-carjacked-teens-charged-3b17b2cc9d2dc00f0782f0f937e960d0

* "'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski moved to prison medical facility:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/unabomber-ted-kaczynski-moved-prison-medical-facility-81916720

* "Rocker Rod Stewart, son resolve Florida hotel assault case:" https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-florida-rod-stewart-3ffb512ae758f75593d0cc8f1ab5ecb1

* "Prison Phone Companies Are Recording Attorney-Client Calls Across the US:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kbbey/prison-phone-companies-are-recording-attorney-client-calls-across-the-us

* "Behind the Violence at Rikers, Decades of Mismanagement and Dysfunction:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/31/nyregion/rikers-island-correction-officers.html

* "The Injustices of the Private Prison System:"

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* "Far-right using COVID-19 theories to grow reach, study shows:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-race-and-ethnicity-europe-1952ea369c0f4afdb6d23c7706aaadc8

* "Debunking the right-wing’s shoplifting freak-out:" https://www.yahoo.com/now/debunking-wing-shoplifting-freak-015411156.html

* "Elizabeth Holmes found guilty on four out of 11 federal charges:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/03/tech/elizabeth-holmes-verdict/index.html

* "He wore a wire, risked his life to expose who was in the KKK:" https://apnews.com/article/florida-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-veterans-ku-klux-klan-fa0ec4120b1457f56c527108074795b5

* "Claudette Colvin: Civil rights pioneer has record cleared:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59688404

* "OK bill would pay parents $10K each day their nominated banned books remain in libraries:" https://www.newsweek.com/ok-bill-would-pay-parents-10k-each-day-their-nominated-banned-books-remain-libraries-1663511

* "Some school librarians fed up with book bans are organizing and fighting back:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/21/us/texas-school-librarians-book-challenges/index.html

* CW: Psychiatric Abuse, Domestic Abuse. "The Rise and Fall of Dr. Phil, Part One:"

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* CW: Child Abuse, Torture "Dr. Phil's Involvement with Turnabout Ranch is Uncomfortable :"

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* "Pushed to Perform: How Reality TV Became About Kids:"

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* CW: Pedophilia. "Joshua Bassett's childhood sexual abuser was a family member who groomed him for years:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/28/joshua-bassett-sexual-abuse-coming-out-zach-sang/

* CW: Sexual Abuse. "Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls:" https://www.npr.org/2021/12/29/1066219689/ghislaine-maxwell-verdict-trial-jeffrey-epstein

* CW: Sex Trafficking, Rape, Pedophilia. "What Medieval Women Who Trafficked Girls Can Teach Us About Ghislaine Maxwell:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/12/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-history-of-female-complicity-in-sexual-abuse.html

* CW: Sex Trafficking. "Prince Andrew accuser’s 2009 deal with Jeffrey Epstein made public:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59861831

* CW: Sex Trafficking, Pedophilia"A QAnon con: How the viral Wayfair sex trafficking lie hurt real kids:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2021/wayfair-qanon-sex-trafficking-conspiracy/

* "Child grooms are often overlooked in the fight to stop child marriage:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/02/1066099271/child-grooms-are-often-overlooked-in-the-fight-to-stop-child-marriage

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Chris Noth: Two women accuse Sex And The City actor of sexual assault:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59689064

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Chris Noth Is Dropped From ‘The Equalizer’ Amid Sexual Assault Allegations:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/20/us/chris-noth-the-equalizer-fired.html

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo:" https://apnews.com/article/new-york-andrew-cuomo-albany-david-soares-24c140df57e2cf65bea8e576bf427f74

* CW: sexual Misconduct "Chris Cuomo, newly fired from CNN, faces an allegation of sexual misconduct:" https://www.npr.org/2021/12/05/1061639233/chris-cuomo-newly-fired-from-cnn-faces-an-allegation-of-sexual-misconduct

* "Bryan Singer accused of 'controlling, abusive' relationship with young assistant:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/21/bryan-singer-x-men-director-abuse-allegations-blake-stuerman/

* "Alex Jones' wife arrested on domestic violence charge:" https://news.yahoo.com/alex-jones-wife-arrested-domestic-204930217.html

* CW: Domestic Abuse "Dubai ruler must pay ex-wife $700M in divorce settlement:" https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/dubai-ruler-pay-wife-700m-divorce-settlement-81873513

* CW: Domestic Violence "Students walked out before ‘transphobic’ Rod Liddle speech 'over assault caution':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/08/rod-liddle-durham-assault-caution/

* "Death of pregnant woman ignites debate about abortion ban in Poland:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/death-pregnant-woman-ignites-debate-about-abortion-ban-poland-2021-11-05/

* "Tennessee Planned Parenthood destroyed in early morning fire:" https://apnews.com/article/health-fires-tennessee-knoxville-planned-parenthood-524edc1a8bd12e46774c1fcdf37c6c72

* "US groups behind bid to outlaw abortion linked to global attacks on human rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/07/homophobic-groups-fund-abortion-case-us/

* "Abortion bans 'certain' across America if Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/04/abortion-supreme-court-roe-v-wade/

* "For Young LGBTQ+ Folks, Emergency Contraception on Campus Is Essential:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/11/29/young-lgbtq-folks-emergency-contraception-campus-essential

* "Vladimir Putin uses annual four-hour speech to attack trans people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/24/vladimir-putin-russia-trans-coronavirus-pandemic/

* "Hungary’s cruel anti-LGBT+ law breaches basic human rights, say legal experts:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/21/hungary-anti-lgbt-law/

* "Kiss-A-Thon Held at Six Flags Mexico After Queer Couple Reprimanded:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2022/1/03/kiss-thon-held-six-flags-mexico-after-queer-couple-reprimanded-kissing

* "Same-Sex Couples in Israel Will Soon Have Access to Surrogacy:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/1/04/same-sex-couples-israel-will-soon-have-access-surrogacy

* "Majority of Scots think trans people should be 'free to express their identity':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/17/trans-scotland-self-id-survation-poll/

* "All historic gay sex convictions to be pardoned: 'The UK did so much wrong':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/04/gay-sex-pardon-turins-law-priti-patel/

* "Crucial appeal against anti-trans LGB Alliance’s charity status to be heard in 2022:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/23/lgb-alliance-charity-appeal/

* "Tories should give non-binary people legal recognition by 2024, say MPs:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/21/non-binary-legal-recognition-inquiry/

* "The real-life stories of Grindr serial killer Stephen Port's tragic victims:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/04/stephen-port-victims-anthony-walgate-daniel-whitworth-gabriel-kovari-jack-taylor/

* "America's LGBT+ population could be twice as big as previously thought, study says:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/19/usa-lgbt-population-census-pulse-survey-trans/

* "Black Trans Woman Ke’Yahonna Stone Shot Morning After Christmas:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/12/31/black-transgender-woman-keyahonna-stone-shot-morning-after-christmas-indiana

* "21-Year-Old Black Trans Woman Amarey Lej Killed in Pittsburgh:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/1/04/21-year-old-black-trans-woman-amarey-lej-killed-pittsburgh

* "'Angry' students take stand after school targeted in racist, homophobic attack:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/04/homophobic-racist-slurs-san-dieguito-academy/

* "Billionaire Mormon quits church over relentless attacks on LGBT+ rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/22/jeff-t-green-mormon-quit-lgbt-gay/

* "Their fears are mirrors of what they desire:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1814418.html

* "Game-changing injectable PrEP taken every other month to be rolled out in US:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/22/prep-injection-fda/

* Child Death "They Lost Three Daughters to Sickle Cell. Can They Save a Fourth?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/21/health/sickle-cell-nigeria.html

* "The whitest specialty: As medicine strives to close its diversity gaps, one field remains a stubborn outlier:" https://www.statnews.com/2021/12/13/whitest-specialty-as-medicine-strives-to-close-diversity-gaps-orthopedic-surgery-remains-stubborn-outlier/

* "New Zealand's unique cigarette ban may be a model for other countries:" https://www.npr.org/2021/12/15/1064212737/new-zealands-cigarette-ban-model

* "The Problem With the Myers-Briggs Personality Test:" https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-problem-with-the-myers-briggs-personality-test

* "US population growth at lowest rate in pandemic's 1st year:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-immigration-health-us-census-bureau-covid-19-pandemic-d224035ee70e805f1e42da6c1a9c079c

* "Alyssa always wanted to be a doctor. Then her dad died of covid and her dream fell apart.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/father-covid-grief/

* "Children, Coping With Loss, Are Pandemic’s ‘Forgotten Grievers’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/us/politics/children-lost-parents-caregivers-covid-grief.html

* "Fentanyl number one cause of death for adults 18-45, recent government data says:" https://www.abc12.com/news/fentanyl-number-one-cause-of-death-for-adults-18-45-recent-government-data-says/article_ed0bfe28-5f79-11ec-8aa0-af3f6cbff03c.html

* "States target Sackler family for opioid crisis justice after judge dumps bankruptcy deal:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/states-target-sackler-family-for-opioid-crisis-justice-after-judge-dumps-bankruptcy-deal-129812037758

* CW: Suicide "Hazmat incident from suspected suicide closes Main Street in Springfield:" https://news.yahoo.com/hazmat-incident-fire-police-officials-023532091.html

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* "‘Our house was gone, it was sea and sand’: life on the vanishing coasts – in pictures:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2021/dec/29/our-house-was-gone-it-was-sea-and-sand-life-on-the-vanishing-coasts-in-pictures

* "Boulder County wildfires: How to help those impacted by the disaster:" https://www.denverpost.com/2021/12/30/boulder-county-wildfires-how-to-help/

* "Alaska records all-time December high of 67 degrees:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/alaska-records-all-time-december-high-of-67-degrees-129871429768

* "‘Doomsday glacier’: Experts raise alarms about cracking Antarctic ice shelf:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-doomsday-glacier-experts-raise-alarms-about-cracking-antarctic-ice-shelf-129872965776

* "3 people missing, nearly 1K structures scorched in Colorado wildfire, officials say:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/01/colorado-fire-boulder-county-2-people-believed-missing/9067357002/

* "Drivers fret about food and fuel while stranded on highway :" https://apnews.com/article/snow-storm-weather-195-virginia-660346cff578c655186ac517fb45f17f

* "The Next Disaster Coming to the Great Plains:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/12/kansas-aquifer-ogallala-water-crisis-drought/621007/

* "The rising threat to businesses in 2022? Water.:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-flooding-businesses-2022/

* "Trash for rice: Bali recycling scheme gives families pandemic lifeline:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trash-rice-bali-recycling-scheme-gives-families-pandemic-lifeline-2021-12-29/

* "Inside the Chicago-area factory aiming to end US overreliance on Asia's PPE production:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/30/us/medical-gloves-ppe-chicago-factory/index.html

* "The First Dynasty of Egypt: The Birth of a Civilization:"

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* "The Great European Famine: The First Catastrophe of the 14th Century:"

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* "Syphilis: The Disease that Changed Europe:"

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* CW: Rape, Torture. "François L’Olonnais: The Most Savage Pirate of the Caribbean:"

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* "Emiliano Zapata: Mexico’s Greatest Revolutionary:"

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* CW: NAZIs, Holocaust, Torture. "Bayer's History is a Hard Pill to Swallow :"

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* "The Black Cop Who Infiltrated the KKK: Ron Stallworth:"

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* CW: Pedophilia, Child Murder "Inside the hunt for Christine Jessop's real killer:" https://torontolife.com/city/inside-the-hunt-for-christine-jessops-real-killer/

* "Betty White defended a Black dancer on her 1950s variety show:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/01/betty-white-show-arthur-duncan-black-tap-dancer-racism/

* "Betty White Understood Gay Men, and We Loved Her for It:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/12/31/betty-white-understood-gay-men-and-we-loved-her-it

* "Gay Olympic Diving Star Ian Matos Is Dead at 32:" https://www.advocate.com/sports/2021/12/24/gay-olympic-diving-star-ian-matos-dead-32

* "A Quick Memory of Harry Reid:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1815738.html

* "Mummers 2022 Fancy Brigade 06 Vikings:"

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* "Mummers 2022 Fancy Brigade 02 Avenuers:"

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* "Mummers 2022 Fancy Brigade 01 Satin Slipper:"

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* "Mummers 2022 String Band Fralinger - Orchestration Station:"

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* That’s It. That’s the movie. "Mummers 2022 String Band 10 Quaker City- Getting the Band Back Together:"

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* "Mummers 2022 South Philadelphia String Band - Circus Space-Tacular:"

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* "Psychology of a Hero: Katniss Everdeen (part 1):"

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* This latest crisis is of course happening in that weird liminal space between end of year holidays, so the fact that I got any call backs on my Wednesday round of message leaving as various social service agencies was all by itself impressive.

Thursday morning at 7AM, the phone rang. This is an alarming time for anyone to call anyone, and we are far enough north it's not yet dawn. With Squirrel's slightly longer commute to his new job (He'd have been home by then from his old job, if he hadn't stopped for groceries or gas or the like, but at 7 he's often still commuting these days) and the whole melted snow freezes into dangerous ice overnight thing, I was worried it was Squirrel having had an accident on the way home.

It was not. It was a very nice man filling in for someone on vacation at a long shot agency I called the previous day. The answer was the expected no, but he had two more leads to try.

Poverty is very time consuming. I have been poor most of my life, including all my adult life. Phone tag, the endless time consuming search for hidden little programs that might help one with whatever nightmare poverty has tossed at you this time. I fish and I wait. There is noting else to do sometimes.

It was very sweet of him to call first thing, and really kind to try to help the only way he could.

Want to help with the bills/wiring crisis? paypal.me/Gwydion

* The roads are so bad, the security guys coming to fix the fire system cancelled. Really there is nothing to be done until after the new year.

Head Millenial came in on his day off. We've got white fairy lights strung up in the kitchen and an extension cord running to the bathroom with a bedroom lamp attach. The beta now has light and heat. The lighting is dimmer than ideal but we can now see what we're doing at night and the small space heater is attached to the most stable of the household circuits, the one that is also lighting the bathroom. It's not ideal but the safety issue is abated and I have a stomache with protein in it as I typed this.

Addendum: The temperature dropped fast tonight, so it was very good we sorted out the space heater power supply.

* Friday, I'm awakened by some guy yelling about water leaking outside the interior door. So I throw on some clothes and go and answer it. It's an inspector needing to take moisture readings of his wall that connects to the neighbor on his side. So I wake squirrel up.

He hit us first, so I don't know the results of the inspection, but he had information that may be a game changer. He said that the fire suppression sprinkler cracked due to the weather, and was leaking into next door's apartment. I told him about our fire suppression and electrical issues and he said likely next door's water leak zapped us too.

If this is the case, odds are I can leverage that into getting management to pay to fix the electricals, since weather damage in another apartment leaking into ours and doing massive damage sounds a lot like the time I called in water coming out of the ceiling in the bathroom and they had to fix it for me. the Inspector said it sounded as crazy to him as it did to us that they wanted us to pay a massive repair bill caused by weather damage in someone else's apartment.

So Monday, I'll call around and verify if this is the case, and if it is, I have a good case for this being someone else's problem. Which leaves us with the bills I didn't pay so I could fix my brakes and the medical bill. I've got a few donations, including one that means I can cover the one that flips into fines on the 7th. I need to wait for money to shift around and for the electrical situation to get settled one way or another, at which point I an give an update on my level of fucked, but odds just shifted from this is my life now I guess to solvable by Spring.

In other news, the cats and I are still holed up against the cold and snow and spending a lot of time napping in a group. I am adjusting to the dim emergency lighting we've strung up and still have the battery lanterns for close work. What did I do for New Years? Pet assorted cats and read Medieval history between naps. Oh, and had spasms. So many spasms. I spent the last couple of days trying to head them off, and lost.

But we are all fed and warm and that's more than a lot of people have right now.

* The Mummer's Parade got postponed to Sunday, so I stayed up to watch it live streaming. you could see the effects of the pandemic particularly in the Comics, I think, and in some of the string Bands. Most of the parade did pretty well on the whole racism, appropriation problem. There was one thing in each section before the fancy brigades if i remember correctly, plus a really bad one by a DJ in the fancies, but trust me this is progress. It used to be so much worse.

The Fancy Brigades though? Jesus fuck! It was like some sort of racism/cultural appropriation Olympics. There were always problems in the fancies division, but this is by far the worst it's been since the '90's. no wonder the my agish black man doing the cultural sensitivity training for Mummers sounded so damned tired.

The fuck!
Anyway, money has moved around and the immediate personal financial crisis that started with the brakes on the car is under control thanks to donors. The wall I was going to hit on the seventh has been removed. If I can talk property management into fixing the electricity, it will be tight for January and possibly ugly in February, but the immediate oh shit has become a next month problem. I should know in a week or two how fucked we will be next month. I'll let you know then.

* Monday I spent all day doing bureaucracy and errands. A half an hour's argument with management rendered a hard no. Luckily, the City called and is willing to put me on the expedited waiting list. The form required me to spend two hours on hold to get a single number from an agency, but I filed the application for the city to fix the electricals the same day via email.

Going out to get the application packet turned into more of a saga than hoped, as one of my tires was on the rim flat. Luckily squirrel was awake and lent me his car. Also, I was exhausted, barely mobile and in a lot of pain. Still, the essential adulting got done.

Tuesday I spent most of the morning on more phone bureaucracy (tracking down more leads, etc.). apparently if I had 2500 I could get the electricals fixed myself. Might as well wish I had a million. I then drove on the rim to the tire store. It took two hours, which was no surprise. The line is always long there, and it was worse because of the whole people snowed in and new year thing, plus they were having computer issues which was slowing check in considerable. I couldn't not replace the tire and waiting for a better day would not make things any easier.

Apparently, the tire was under warranty, which surprised the hell out of me as I didn't know i had a warranty. I certainly hadn't paid for one. My assumption is is came automatically with the tires. As I bought these tires in February a year before the pandemic, my suspicion is if the tire had punctured say a month and a half from now, it would have expired. As it fell out, I got a free replacement tire, so that's a win.

I turned out one of the bills I didn't pay because brakes had acquired and extra 25 or so of fees; the other was the amount expected. I'll need to pay this month's bills, of course, plus the 70.00 medical bill, plus whatever they are going to charge me for car tabs later in the month, so I'm still some degree of fucked, but this could have been so much worse.

I also bought a grocery sandwich on EBT, because while it's not as bad as yesterday, my body is really not doing well at the basics. I turned in the hard copy of our application on the grounds that trying to read my arthritis handwriting on Squirrel's cell phone picture sounded dicey to me. I actually have faith that the city will help since both of the people involved in that decision are very invested in getting it sorted. It's more a matter of how long until my waiting list spot rises to an open slot and then about a three month process after that. We may even get them to replace the unreliable refrigerator and fix my broken kitchen drawer in the process.

It's going to be unpleasant, but if we can make it to April financially, we'll be okay.

* Wednesday, we didn't forage. Nearby Millennial was trapped at home because the compacted ice made her hill too dangerous. Head Millennial could make it, so we worked on stuff in the living room, while the snow invisibly piled up outside. Luckily, Squirrel took Head Millennial home before he went to work.

He called me from work. They have an outbreak and it's bad. Really, really bad. He's working directly with COVID patients. He is taking all precautions at work and is masking when he has to leave his room for food or work, but our risk just went way up.

In other news, I packed up Halloweentown today as a preliminary to taking down the interior Gothmas display. The cats had an exciting time exploring the cleared space and sitting together to stare out at the snowy landscape and occasional dog walker.

Did I mention the previous Wednesday, Head Millennial brought in a dish of snow for the cats? neither of them have much outdoor experience. (Livia escaped once and was deeply traumatized. Tavy has escaped more often, usually to the bushes in front of our patio to check for hidden Millenials). They've never been out in snow and seeing it fall only happens once or twice a year in the normal course of things, so they are fascinated and a bit alarmed whenever it happens.

The dish of snow blew the Emperor's mind. He finds snow both fascinating and alarming at the best of times. He'd never seen it indoors or been close to it. It really freaked him right out. he'd approach the bowl cautiously, tail lashing, then skitter away sideways. He did eventually sniff it, at which point he recoiled in horror. Livia basically gave it the side eye and would skirt around it.

Imperial opinion is united: It was not a hit. Snow belongs Outside, with noises and strangers.

* Since 2016, I've tried to write up a thing in the dark of every year, but this year, I didn't find the words. Looks like the Mountain Goats guy found them for me. :https://star-burp.tumblr.com/post/672168512356237312

* "Sunday Sweets For Roy G. Biv:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/1/2/sunday-sweets-for-roy-g-biv

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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* "Fresh Violence in Darfur Adds to Sudan’s Crises:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/world/africa/sudan-darfur-violence-protests.html

* "Sudan's Burhan Dismisses Senior Intelligence Officers, Sources Say:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-11-28/sudans-burhan-dismisses-senior-intelligence-officers-sources-say

* CW: Child Death "Girl, 12, Allegedly Stabbed to Death by Kids at Christmas Light Show:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/ava-white-allegedly-stabbed-to-death-by-kids-at-liverpool-christmas-light-show

* "Burkina Faso: Tear gas fired at protesters decrying Islamist attacks:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59443521

* "No way out: The dangerous fields of India's impoverished sugar-cane cutters:" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-11-08/india-sugarcane-cutters

* "Contending With the Pandemic, Wealthy Nations Wage Global Battle for Migrants:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/world/asia/immigration-pandemic-labor-shortages.html

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* "COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert:" https://apnews.com/article/omicron-variant-covid-africa-uk-netherlands-1b344a86ff359a552aa5a64899a57ff7

* "How vaccine makers plan to address the new COVID-19 omicron variant:" https://www.npr.org/2021/11/27/1059534796/covid-19-vaccine-makers-combat-omicron-variant

* "Even Health-Care Workers With Long COVID Are Being Dismissed:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/11/health-care-workers-long-covid-are-being-dismissed/620801/

* "In Peru's Amazon, 'forgotten' tribes discover COVID-19 as vaccines arrive:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-amazon-forgotten-tribes-discover-covid-19-vaccines-arrive-2021-11-02/

* "‘It's Coming': NY Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Potential Omicron Spike:" https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/omicron-variant-ny-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-potential-spike/3421297/

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* "U.S. Military Training in Mexico Increased as Human Rights Waned, New Database Reveals:" https://theintercept.com/2021/11/17/mexico-military-pentagon-support-human-rights/

* "The Infrastructure Bill in Action:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/the-infrastructure-bill-in-action-127353925939

* "Republican Leader Backtracks on LGBTQ+ Outreach After Backlash:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/11/18/republican-leader-backtracks-lgbtq-outreach-after-backlash-ronna-mcdaniel

* "Gay Asian-American Lawmaker Sacked From Business Committee:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/11/23/gay-asian-american-lawmaker-sacked-business-committee

* "Republican says LGBT+ people 'choose' to be beaten up:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/21/montana-senator-theresa-manzella-gay-choice/

* "Rep. Maxine Waters addresses extremism in the GOP:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/rep-maxine-waters-addresses-extremism-in-the-gop-127354437798

* "Jury finds 'Unite the Right' organizers liable:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/jury-finds-unite-the-right-organizers-liable-127355461568

* "How US gun culture stacks up with the world:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/26/world/us-gun-culture-world-comparison-intl-cmd/index.html

* "How Race Impacts the Self Defense Argument:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/how-race-impacts-the-self-defense-argument-127355461607

* "“If Everybody’s White, There Can’t Be Any Racial Bias”: The Disappearance of Hispanic Drivers From Traffic Records:" https://www.propublica.org/article/if-everybodys-white-there-cant-be-any-racial-bias-the-disappearance-of-hispanic-drivers-from-traffic-records

* "Student 'needs police escort' after horrific homophobic, racist 'hazing':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/21/southern-illinois-university-edwardsville-hazing-racist/

* "School Opens Hate Crime Probe After White Student Hits Black Classmate With Water Bottle:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/monroe-high-school-opens-hate-crime-probe-after-white-student-bashes-black-classmate-with-bottle

* CW: Pedophilia. "No phones, laptops allowed at Josh Duggar child porn trial:" https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/phones-laptops-allowed-josh-duggar-child-porn-trial-81373853

* CW: Domestic Violence. "Police Arrest Woman Over Fatal Stabbing of Her Girlfriend:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/11/20/police-arrest-woman-over-fatal-stabbing-her-girlfriend

* CW: Abuse. "Many Older Queer Adults Face Abuse Yet Rarely Report It, Study Says:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/11/26/many-older-queer-adults-face-abuse-yet-rarely-report-it-study-says-oregon

* Orly? "Tory MP ridiculed for saying female lead in Doctor Who pushes young men into crime:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/26/tory-mp-doctor-who-crime-nick-fletcher/

* "Tanzania to lift ban on teenage mothers returning to school:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/nov/26/tanzania-to-lift-ban-on-teenage-mothers-returning-to-school

* "Why We Aren’t Monogamous…:"

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* "Russia to Consider Restricting Gay Love Scenes, 'As With Pornography':" https://www.advocate.com/world/2021/11/24/russia-consider-restricting-gay-love-scenes-pornography

* "Australia wants to protect religious people from so-called 'cancel culture':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/28/australia-scott-morrison-cancel-culture-lgbt/

"In reality, the bill would allow religious Australians to legally discriminate against minorities, including LGBT+ people and people with disabilities, advocates have warned.

Australia’s Human Rights Law Centre explained in a release that it would “allow people to make derogatory, offensive and harmful statements of belief, including in workplaces, schools and health services, and that override federal, state and territory anti-discrimination laws, thereby denying victims an important avenue for justice”, and well as “grant unprecedented licence to religious bodies, including schools and charities, to discriminate against people of a different faith or no faith in a range of circumstances”."

* "Marriage Equality Rejected by Thailand's Constitutional Court:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2021/11/18/marriage-equality-rejected-thailands-constitutional-court

* "Teacher sacked from Christian school for 'being gay' issues grave warning:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/26/australia-teacher-gay-religious-discrimination-steph-lentz/

"The terrifying bill, the centre said, would “grant unprecedented licence to religious bodies, including schools and charities, to discriminate against people of a different faith or no faith in a range of circumstances”."

* "Thug terrifies staff with vile homophobic rant after being asked to wear a face mask:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/24/dublin-ireland-anti-face-mask-homophobic-rant/

* "Gay man 'thought he would bleed to death' after homophobic thug beat him at Pride:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/24/leeds-pride-james-withers-homophobia-gay/

* "Saving Two Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQ+ Youth:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/11/26/saving-two-spirit-and-indigenous-lgbtq-youth

* "Iowa Medicaid Program Must Cover Gender-Affirming Care, Judge Rules:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/11/24/iowa-medicaid-program-must-cover-gender-affirming-care-judge-rules

* "Straight People Are 'Superior,' Says N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/11/22/straight-people-are-superior-says-nc-lt-gov-mark-robinson

* "Drag queen’s home stormed by police after troll files false report accusing them of murder:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/28/elix-drag-queen-police-murder-troll-twitch/

* "Trucks Took to the Texas Streets With Signs Supporting Trans Lives:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/11/18/folx-health-trucks-took-texas-streets-support-trans-lives

* "Court Revives Lawsuit After Gay Teacher Fired From Catholic School:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/11/24/court-revives-lawsuit-after-gay-teacher-fired-catholic-school

* "Catholic Students Rally Around Schoolmate Punished for Pride Shirt:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2021/11/23/catholic-students-rally-around-schoolmate-punished-pride-shirt

* "For the Trump Family, LGBTQ+ People Are Nothing but a Joke:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/11/19/trump-family-lgbtq-people-are-nothing-joke

* "Dave Chappelle 'jokes about identifying as a woman' in new comedy show:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/24/dave-chappelle-trans-transphobia-madison-square-garden/

* "Trans Netflix Engineer Quits; Legal Case Against Company Withdrawn:" https://www.advocate.com/media/2021/11/22/trans-netflix-engineer-quits-legal-case-against-company-withdrawn

* "5 things to know about monkeypox after a new case appeared in U.S.:" https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/17/monkeypox-cdc-maryland-disease/

* "Egypt: Hundreds stung by scorpions after deadly floods in Aswan:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-59274686

* "Peru's president pledges support for those affected by 7.5-magnitude earthquake:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/28/americas/peru-earthquake-intl/index.html

* "In fast-changing Dubai, once-isolated village to be razed:" https://apnews.com/article/business-middle-east-dubai-united-arab-emirates-4f4b5bbe9cf6ebf9695b74101cd4f7c2

* "A Tree That Was Once the Suburban Ideal Has Morphed Into an Unstoppable Villain:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/us/bradford-pear-tree-south-carolina.html

* "Michigan city on edge as lead water crisis persists:" https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-environment-and-nature-michigan-poverty-12586348a94d5d57de7de6e15df23421

* "This Ink Is Alive and Made Entirely of Microbes:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/science/microbes-construction-bacteria.html

* "The McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hacking Saga Has a New Twist:" https://www.wired.com/story/mcdonalds-ice-cream-machine-hacking-kytch-taylor-internal-emails/

* "The Early History of Human Excreta:" https://daily.jstor.org/the-early-history-of-human-excreta/?preview_id=279309

* "First they found a dead king's body. Now they've uncovered an ancient mosaic:" https://www.npr.org/2021/11/26/1059341809/leicester-england-archaeologists-ancient-roman-mosaic

* "Looking at the Dark Side of Jamestown & John Smith | Prism of the Past:"

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* "Fabergé’s Secret Garden:" https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/11/24/faberges-secret-garden/

* "Karl I: The Last Emperor of Austria:"

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* CW: Pedophilia. "Seven Surprising Things You Probably Didn't Know about Josephine Baker:" https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/11/25/seven-surprising-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-josephine-baker/

* CW: Rape "Ivan Milat: Australia’s Most Notorious Serial Killer:"

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* "Close friend shares moving stories about 'force of nature' Freddie Mercury's final days:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/24/freddie-mercury-death-hiv-aids-mike-moran/

* "The cruel way newspapers treated Freddie Mercury's death will chill you to the bone:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/24/freddie-mercury-death-hiv-aids-newspapers/

* "Even Rainbows Have a Dark Side:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-at-rainbows-taboo

* "The Rwandan Genocide:"

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* "The Wounded Warrior Project: Corporate Casket:"

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* "He Sold Away His People’s Heritage. He’s in the Jungle to Get It Back.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/21/arts/design/toek-tik-cambodian-artifacts.html

* "Egypt restores ancient road linking temples of Luxor and Karnak:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/26/egypt-restores-ancient-road-linking-temples-of-luxor-and-karnak

* "Italian street artist battles racism by turning swastikas into cupcakes:" https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/italian-street-artist-battles-racism-by-turning-swastikas-into-cupcakes-2021-11-24/

* "End Times Preacher: A Reptile Alien Imitating My Husband Tried to Sleep with Me:" https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/11/23/end-times-preacher-a-reptile-alien-imitating-my-husband-tried-to-sleep-with-me/

* "A Bunch of People Just Rode Horses to a McDonald’s Drive-Thru:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjb8dm/mcdonalds-drive-thru-horses-malaysia

* "What Is the 'Birds Aren't Real' Movement?:" https://www.snopes.com/articles/381287/birds-arent-real-movement/

* "Flynn, Powell Pushed The Military To Seize Control After T**** Lost The Election:"

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* "The Q Files: Q Faithful Are Still Waiting For JFK In Dallas:"

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* "Pfizer's Covid Pill Can Save Lives | Jon Batiste Stands Up For Big Bird:"

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* "Michael Cohen Is Kanye's Fixer | Roger Stone, Alex Jones In Hot Water For Roles In Jan. 6th Attack:"

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* "Billionaires, They're Just Not Like Us: Elon Feuds With Bernie, Bezos Would Turn Earth Into A Park:"

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* "Urinewhile... Singer Pees On Fan At Florida Festival, The Rock Pees In Water Bottles During Workouts:"

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* "C-SPANIME Covers The Censure Of Paul Gosar:"

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* "Love Crypto? Move To Bitcoin City:"

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* "Oh Christmas Lamp:"

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* "Sunday Sweets: Wedding Cakes in Chocolate:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2021/11/28/sunday-sweets-wedding-cakes-in-chocolate

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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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