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* My back up of links ready to be posted is massive, but it's been over a week, so....

* "They Call It ‘Insane’: Where Myanmar Sends Political Prisoners:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/world/asia/myanmar-prison-coup.html

* "The Ryanair Hijacking Pierced the Delusion of Flight:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/belarus-ryanair-hijacking/619028/

"Of course the bomb threat was a trick. Belarus claims that Hamas emailed to inform Minsk National Airport that it intended to bomb a flight if the European Union did not “abandon its support for Israel in its war” in Gaza. Hamas’s purported email specifically noted the intention to kill participants in the Delphi Economic Forum, a Davos-like public-policy event in Athens. I was one of the speakers. Most of the foreigners appeared remotely, and the few who appeared in person, including myself, flew home when the forum concluded more than a week before the Belarus incident. The Ryanair flight may have carried a few stragglers, but to plant a bomb a week later would be like trying to pull off a Christmas attack on January 2. The Daily Beast and Newlines noted another inconsistency: The bomb threat arrived 24 minutes after the Minsk control tower radioed to the Ryanair flight crew.
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If Hamas and Belarus have invented clairvoyance and time travel, the national security implications for the United States and others will be considerable. Even in the absence of such developments, however, the world has changed in disturbing ways. Flying over a foreign country has, until now, felt to most people like teleporting past it—as if remaining tens of thousands of feet above hostile territory, we are not in some important sense in it, and vulnerable to being forced down and arrested. In the future, if the Belarus ruse is allowed to stand, the experience will come to resemble taking a train, with all the terrestrial legal risk that entails."

* "Tiananmen: Hong Kong vigil organiser arrested on 32nd anniversary:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57353803

* "Mexico goes to the polls in elections marred by violence against candidates:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/05/americas/mexico-election-violence-intl/index.html

* "Mexico’s deadly elections: Crime groups target candidates in a fight for turf:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/mexico-midterm-election-candidates-killed/

* "The trailblazing woman who won Samoa's election ... but still isn't allowed to run her country:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/29/asia/samoa-prime-minister-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

* "The Remains Of 215 Indigenous Children Have Been Found At A Former School In Canada:" https://www.npr.org/2021/05/29/1001566509/the-remains-of-215-indigenous-children-have-been-found-at-a-former-school-in-can

* "Indigenous groups call for Canada to identify graves after remains of 215 children found:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/indigenous-groups-call-canada-identify-graves-after-remains-215-children-found-2021-05-31/

"Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced last week they had found the remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, buried at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, once Canada's largest such school.

Between 1831 and 1996, Canada's residential school system forcibly separated children from their families, subjecting them to abuse, malnutrition and rape in what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission tasked with investigating the system called "cultural genocide" in 2015."

* "Man charged with conspiracy to murder over shooting of British BLM activist Sasha Johnson:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/28/uk/london-blm-activist-shooting-charge-intl-hnk/index.html

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* Rightly so. "Brazil: Protesters blame Bolsonaro for Covid crisis:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57294415

* "Brazil Covid: Deaths plunge after town's adults vaccinated:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57309538

* "Peru has world’s worst per capita Covid toll after death data revised:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/01/peru-has-worlds-worst-per-capita-covid-toll-after-death-data-revised

* "Covid-19 Africa: What is happening with vaccines?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/56100076

* "Delta Covid variant first found in India spreads to 62 countries, hot spots form in Asia and Africa, WHO says:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/02/delta-variant-first-found-in-india-spreads-to-62-countries-hot-spots-form-in-asia-and-africa-who-says-.html

* "How COVID Spiraled Out Of Control In Nepal:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/06/04/993878560/covid-is-crushing-nepal-from-remote-villages-to-kathmandu-to-mt-everest

* "India reports 132,788 new COVID-19 infections, 3,207 deaths:" https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-reports-132788-new-covid-19-infections-3207-deaths-2021-06-02/

* "The Indian children orphaned by Covid-19:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57264629

* "India COVID-19 variant exhibits resistance; antibody drug shows promise:" https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/india-covid-19-variant-exhibits-resistance-antibody-drug-shows-promise-2021-05-28/

* How to help India: https://www.khalsaaid.org/donate

* "How to Help India Amid the Covid Crisis:" https://www.nytimes.com/article/india-covid-how-to-help.html

* "Biden admin reveals plans for first 25 million donated vaccine doses:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/03/us-donate-covid19-vaccine-global-2021-491748

* "Covid cases in U.S. fall to levels not seen since March 2020:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-cases-u-s-fall-levels-not-seen-march-2020-n1268955

* "Offering beer, babysitting and barbershop outreach, the White House launches new initiatives to boost vaccinations:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/02/biden-barbershop-salon-coronavirus-vaccine-initiative/

* "Researchers already tracking whether Covid vaccine boosters will be needed: Dr. Fauci:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/researchers-already-tracking-whether-covid-vaccine-boosters-will-be-needed-dr-fauci-114361925862

* "DeSantis' culture war on vaccine passports threatens to sink Florida cruise industry:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/cruise-lines-florida-gov-desantis-square-over-vaccine-passports-n1269029


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* "What the JBS cyberattack means for meat supply:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/01/business/jbs-cyberattack-meat-shortage/index.html

* "JBS will be back up and running Wednesday after its hack. But for some employees, that's too late:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/02/business/jbs-beef-hack-plant-closure-reopening/index.html

* "Biden recognizes LGBTQ Pride Month:" https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/biden-recognizes-lgbtq-pride-month-rcna1066

* "President Biden's Pride Proclamation Highlights Anti-Trans Violence:" https://www.advocate.com/pride/2021/6/01/president-bidens-pride-proclamation-highlights-anti-trans-violence

* "Listen to Secretary Pete's Pride Message:" https://www.advocate.com/pride/2021/6/01/listen-secretary-petes-pride-message

* "Chasten Buttigieg Slams RNC Chair Over Pride Tweet:" https://www.advocate.com/pride/2021/6/04/chasten-buttigieg-slams-rnc-chair-over-pride-tweet

* "Biden freezes oil leases in Alaska refuge pending new environmental review:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/01/biden-anwr-alaska-oil-491498

* "The CDC's No. 2 Official Says The U.S. Isn't Ready For Another Pandemic:" https://www.npr.org/2021/06/04/1003172065/anne-schuchat-discusses-her-time-as-the-cdcs-principal-deputy-director

* "Jobless claims fall below 400,000 for the first time since the early days of the pandemic:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/03/weekly-jobless-claims.html

* "May jobs report shows lowest unemployment rate since coronavirus pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/may-jobs-report-shows-lowest-unemployment-rate-since-coronavirus-pandemic-114401861694

* "Biden touts May jobs numbers as he pushes for infrastructure funding:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/04/politics/biden-may-jobs-report/index.html

* "GOP balks at Biden’s revised infrastructure plan:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/03/gop-infrastructure-money-491776

* "The various dishonesties in Rand Paul’s cocaine-quail presentation:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/28/various-dishonesties-rand-pauls-cocaine-quail-presentation/

* "Why Rand Paul is upset about quails on cocaine:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rand-paul-s-presentation-on-the-sex-life-of-japanese-quails-and-cocaine-114174021771

* "GOP Blocks $15 Million for Job Loss Benefit Administration:" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2021-06-02/wisconsin-republicans-block-medical-marijuana

* "Wisconsin Republicans quickly kill Medicaid expansion:" https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-medicaid-business-health-government-and-politics-1ab60e341674584c3059511d35ec7c21

* "Republicans Want to Cut State Schools Spending, but Doing So Could Cost $1.5 Billion in Federal Aid:" https://upnorthnewswi.com/2021/05/27/republicans-want-to-cut-state-schools-spending-but-doing-so-could-cost-1-5-billion-in-federal-aid/

* "A frantic warning from 100 leading experts: Our democracy is in grave danger:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/01/frantic-warning-100-leading-experts-our-democracy-is-grave-danger/

* "Biden Says He Will Ramp Up Push To Expand Voting Rights, And Puts Harris In Charge:" https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1002487488/biden-says-will-ramp-up-push-to-expand-voting-rights-and-puts-harris-in-charge

* "Biden calls out 2 Democratic lawmakers for blocking agenda:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-calls-out-2-democratic-lawmakers-for-blocking-agenda/2021/06/01/cf19c12e-c321-11eb-89a4-b7ae22aa193e_story.html

* "Obama calls for end of 'Jim Crow relic' filibuster if it blocks voting reforms:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/30/barack-obama-john-lewis-filibuster-388600

* "Sen. Alex Padilla Thoughts on The Filibuster:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/sen-alex-padilla-thoughts-on-the-filibuster-114024517705

* "Why Mitch McConnell has the ‘best of both worlds’ with the filibuster:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-mitch-mcconnell-and-republicans-have-the-best-of-both-worlds-with-the-filibuster-114355269734

* Have something you want to tell Manchin and Sinema? 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.

This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/

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

* For now. "Dems walk, stop Texas GOP's sweeping voting restrictions:" https://apnews.com/article/tx-state-wire-texas-government-and-politics-92d26e25c9db88a32e0fda890773b908

* "Texas Democrats Walk Out To Block Voting Restrictions; Governor Threatens No Pay:" https://www.npr.org/2021/05/31/1001940096/texas-governor-threatens-no-pay-after-democrats-stage-a-walkout-over-voting-righ

* "Republicans say they’ll tweak part of Texas elections bill criticized for impact on Black churchgoers:" https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/01/texas-voting-bill-sunday-republicans/

* "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defends controversial election bill while blasting Biden, Delaware:" https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/06/01/texas-gov-greg-abbott-defends-controversial-election-bill-while-blasting-biden-delaware/

* "How Texas Democrats thwarted voter restrictions with a walkout:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/how-texas-democrats-thwarted-voter-restrictions-with-a-walkout-114174533776

* "Capehart addresses the ongoing battle on voters suppression in this week’s ‘Bye Line’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/capehart-addresses-the-ongoing-battle-on-voters-suppression-in-this-week-s-bye-line-114026053906

* "Beto O’Rourke: Biden, Senate Dems should ‘take a page’ from Texas Dems:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/beto-o-rourke-says-biden-and-senate-democrats-should-take-a-page-from-texas-democrats-114175045656

* "Chris Hayes: Breaking the legitimacy of our elections breaks everything else:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-says-breaking-the-legitimacy-of-our-elections-breaks-everything-else-114233413997

* "Republican election misinformation scheme violates federal law: voting rights attorney:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republican-election-misinformation-scheme-violates-federal-law-voting-rights-attorney-114313797511

* "Top Wisconsin GOP lawmaker hires retired police to probe 2020 election:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/27/politics/wisconsin-election-investigation/index.html

* "Pennsylvania A.G. draws 'bright line' on Republican election misinformation scheme:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/pennsylvania-a-g-draws-bright-line-on-republican-election-misinformation-scheme-114363461570

* "For Pride, Run for Office:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/5/31/pride-run-office

* "Democrat wins New Mexico special election for U.S. House, overcoming a Republican emphasis on rising crime:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-mexico-house-election/2021/05/31/a471fb46-c095-11eb-b26e-53663e6be6ff_story.html

* "Texas – yes, Texas – just elected its first ever openly gay Black officeholder:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/06/06/texas-openly-gay-black-san-antonio-jalen-mckee-rodriguez/

* "Maddow: Trump is taking Republicans down two dark paths, both put the U.S. in grave danger:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-trump-is-taking-republicans-down-two-dark-paths-both-put-the-u-s-in-grave-danger-114310213852

* "Chris Hayes on the dangers of the Big Lie—and Republicans actually believing it:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-the-dangers-of-trump-s-big-lie-and-republicans-actually-believing-it-114305093557

* "Donald Trump pushes election fraud lie in North Carolina speech:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/donald-trump-pushes-election-fraud-lie-in-north-carolina-speech-114400837956

* "Trump's new Hillary: Conservatives launch war on Fauci ahead of revived MAGA rallies:" https://www.axios.com/trump-fauci-wuhan-lab-leak-04913c77-b8bc-47c5-8e05-1b1dbbeb5a30.html

* "'It's all nonsense': Dr. Fauci dismisses targeting by right-wing media and Trump acolytes:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-it-s-all-nonsense-dr-fauci-dismisses-targeting-by-right-wing-media-and-trump-acolytes-114360389945

* "Trump shuts down his blog, frustrated by its low readership.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/politics/trump-shuts-down-blog.html

* "Facebook gives Trump path to return — but not until at least 2023:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/04/trump-facebook-ban-two-years-return-491908

* "Manhattan DA brought Trump Organization controller to testify before special grand jury: Sources:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/manhattan-da-brought-trump-organization-controller-testify-special/story?id=78088595

* "Trump criminal probe heats up as top executive called to testify:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-criminal-probe-heats-up-as-top-executive-jeffrey-mcconney-called-to-testify-114354245755

* "Charges Coming for Trump?:"

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* "Justice Dept. asks judge to toss lawsuit against Trump, Barr for violent clearing of Lafayette Square:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/trump-lafayette-square-civil-lawsuit/2021/05/28/c413c840-bfb3-11eb-b26e-53663e6be6ff_story.html

* "Justice Dept. secretly obtained New York Times reporters’ phone records during Trump administration:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/new-york-times-phone-records-trump/2021/06/02/c1375918-c407-11eb-93f5-ee9558eecf4b_story.html

* "NY attorney general James demands Kodak CEO testify on alleged insider trading:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/01/ny-attorney-general-james-demands-kodak-ceo-testify-on-alleged-insider-trading.html

* "DOJ investigating Louis DeJoy over campaign contributions from former employees:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/03/justice-department-louis-dejoy-491778

* "DeJoy political fundraising draws eye of FBI investigators:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-political-fundraising-draws-eye-of-fbi-investigators-114313797590

* "Postmaster General DeJoy under investigation for claim he once called ‘outrageous’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-under-investigation-for-political-fundraising-114306117863

* "Pro-Trump road show carries on keeping supporters deluded about Trump's 2020 loss:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/pro-trump-road-show-carries-on-keeping-supporters-deluded-about-trump-s-2020-loss-114181189552

* "Flynn says he didn't endorse Myanmar-style coup after he appears to back plan in video exchange:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/31/politics/michael-flynn-qanon/index.html

* "Michael Flynn poses a ‘clear and present danger,’ says Rep. Thompson:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/michael-flynn-poses-a-clear-and-present-danger-says-rep-thompson-114174021675

* "How authoritarianism spread and the U.S. faltered as a global model for democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/former-obama-official-ben-rhodes-on-how-authoritarianism-spread-and-the-u-s-faltered-as-a-model-for-democracy-114180677572

* "Putin questions U.S. prosecution of Capitol rioters, saying mob carried only ‘political requests’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/putin-capitol-riot-biden-summit/2021/06/04/1521aac8-c2ec-11eb-89a4-b7ae22aa193e_story.html

* "Putin joins pro-Trump chorus in making excuses for January 6th rioters:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/putin-joins-pro-trump-chorus-in-making-excuses-for-1-6-rioters-114359877889

* "BUSTED: Trump met with CEO who helped organize 'Patriot Caravans' to Capitol riot -- 3 months later:" https://www.rawstory.com/trump-patriot-caravans-capitol-riot/

* "Report: Trump met man who helped organize ‘patriot caravans’ on Jan. 6:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/report-trump-met-with-tech-ceo-who-organized-patriot-caravans-at-u-s-capitol-on-jan-6-114236485747

* "Rep. Mo Brooks is avoiding an insurrection lawsuit. Rep. Eric Swalwell hired a private investigator to find him.:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/02/politics/mo-brooks-eric-swalwell-insurrection-lawsuit/

* "Pence: Won't see 'eye-to-eye' with Trump over riot where crowd threatened to 'hang' him:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/pence-won-t-see-eye-to-eye-with-trump-over-jan-6-riot-where-crowd-threatened-to-hang-him-114352197994

* "Reps. Madeleine Dean, Bonnie Watson Coleman on prominent GOP leaders continuing to downplay Jan. 6 insurrection:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/january-6th-commission-fight-moving-to-senate-discussed-by-reps-madeleine-dean-bonnie-watson-coleman-112980549806

* "FBI: Norfolk man arrested in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol riot:" https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/fbi-norfolk-man-arrested-in-connection-with-jan-6-capitol-riot/

* CW: Rape, Domestic Abuse. "Capitol riot defendant once brutally attacked pregnant girlfriend: ‘I was afraid he was going to kill me’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/03/capitol-riot-ryan-samsel-violence/

* "New defendants charged in Oath Keepers conspiracy case:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/30/politics/oath-keepers-capitol-riot-charged/index.html

* "In South Florida, shootings usher in bloody holiday weekend:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article251784393.html

* "2 Charged in Miami Beach Shooting, DaBaby Detained, Released:" https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-06-01/miami-area-shootings-mark-bloody-memorial-day-weekend

* "Experts breakdown why violent crime is on the rise:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/experts-breakdown-why-violent-crime-is-on-the-rise-114401349607

* "Descendants of Legendary Nonviolence Advocates Talk Peace in Time of Racial Tension:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/descendants-of-legendary-nonviolence-advocates-talk-peace-in-time-of-racial-tension-114025029971

* "NFL pledges to halt 'race-norming,' review Black claims:" https://apnews.com/article/pa-state-wire-race-and-ethnicity-health-nfl-sports-205b304c0c3724532d74fc54e58b4d1d

* "Protests after North Carolina university denies tenure to 1619 Project journalist:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/20/university-north-carolina-chapel-hill-denies-tenure-nikole-hannah-jones-1619-project

* CW: Rape. "The policewoman facing abuse at work:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-57343435

* CW: Rape. "Scientology's secrets spill into open in Danny Masterson rape case:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-27/danny-masterson-rape-trial-secretive-scientology-polices

* "Federal prosecutors looking into whether Gaetz obstructed justice:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/02/gaetz-obstruction-federal-probe-491705

* "Matt Gaetz is under federal investigation for obstruction of justice:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/florida-congressman-matt-gaetz-now-under-federal-investigation-for-obstruction-of-justice-in-sex-crimes-case-114305605999

* CW: Sexual Harassment. "Chris Cuomo counseled Andrew Cuomo to plow through his sexual harassment scandal. Does CNN care?:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/26/chris-cuomo-counseled-andrew-cuomo-plow-through-his-sexual-harassment-scandal-does-cnn-care/

* "Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Supports Marriage Equality There:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/6/02/chiles-president-sebastian-pinera-supports-marriage-equality-there

* "Refusing to legally recognise non-binary genders is 'undemocratic' of Tory government:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/06/01/non-binary-legal-recognition-genders-tories-encompass-network/

* "Depicting LGBTQ+ People in the Media, Without Stereotypes:" https://www.advocate.com/media/2021/6/02/depicting-lgbtq-people-media-without-stereotypes

* "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Anti-Trans Bill in Time for Pride:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/6/01/florida-gov-ron-desantis-signs-anti-trans-bill-time-pride

* "Wisconsin Governor Stands Against Conversion Therapy, for Trans Youth:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/6/01/wisconsin-governor-stands-against-conversion-therapy-trans-youth

* "Non-binary 12-year-old 'stomped on' in heinous attack just for wearing a Pride flag:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/06/04/non-binary-student-leo-hoffman-anti-lgbt-attack-pride-flag-picnic-florida/

* "Swastika stickers found in Alaska Jewish museum and gay bar:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/29/swastika-stickers-alaska-jewish-museum-gay-bar-anchorage/

* "Boat Explodes After Occupants Harass Vessel Flying Pride Flags:" https://www.advocate.com/people/2021/6/02/boat-explodes-after-occupants-harass-vessel-flying-pride-flags

* "Kink And Pride Discourse and Discussion w/ Pup Amp & We're In Hell:"

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* "Two States Take Steps to Reform Outdated HIV Laws:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/5/27/two-states-take-steps-reform-outdated-hiv-laws

* "Dr. Fauci on 40 Years of HIV and AIDS:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/5/28/dr-fauci-40-years-hiv-and-aids

* "'Science at its best': Fauci hails Covid vaccine research in progress toward HIV vaccine:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-science-at-its-best-fauci-hails-covid-vaccine-research-in-progress-toward-hiv-vaccine-114361413684

* "California faces another drought as lake beds turn to dust – a photo essay:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/30/california-drought-water-shortage-photo-essay

* "A 10 per cent increase in global land evapotranspiration from 2003 to 2019:" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03503-5

* Last Monday we had our first unmasked full vax visitor in the house. It was a good visit. This visitor was last here last October, but that was a masked, outdoors, socially distanced visit. From the cat's perspective, it had been a year and a half. They scattered and hid, of course, but Tavy is old enough to have memories of the Before Time, and after a while he realized the voice was familiar and he had liked this visitor before so he came out to sniff stuff, get a quick scritch from the visitor, and watch the bird show. It was fine.

Livia is younger and doesn't remember the before times that well. She will clock that a stranger is vaguely familiar sometimes, but she's nearly from scratch with most people and has trouble with masks. She thought the visitor had left because it was silent when I was in the bathroom, so she came out of her cave to check. She found stange stuff by the door, went to sniff it, turned around and there waas a Stranger! On Tavy's sofa! The Horror! The Stranger had a good cat vibe and stayed still and made friend blinky eyes and was generally chill, show she opted not to return to her hidde, but hung out on my bed mostly. She was brave enough to come out for litter and I fed her her shreds in there. It was fine, if a bit stressful for her.

I was proud of them both. Brave kittens.

* Friday: So a lot of the medical stuff has been straightened out. Apparently the original specialist team is working on the slower growing set and the aggressive big boy went to the top guy in the county. The slow ones I'm thinking of calling McConnelville as they've been there forever and are slowly bleeding the life out of the body politic (me) for the benefit of a handful of precancerous colonies that will slowly kill me if not removed. likely these guys sent me to the ER recently. The massive, immediate threat has half choked off my esophagus right above my stomach, or, you know progress. In the form of food. It's dug in deep and is going to kill me (or democracy) fast if we can't get him to move out the way. I'm calling him Manchinville.

Timeline is they will do a special procedure to map Manchinville late this month or early next depending on when they can grab an ER slot. Likely they will then move him out of the way at some point this summer. McConnellville will be incredibly unpleasant to deal with and we are currently looking at an August to september timeline.

* Saturday, we finally started the table top. This is the early medieval old school Wod with home brew rule alterations that I've been running off and on since I moved north in the late '90's. This is the third fresh group in it. There's a lot of altered history, because player characters do stuff to change it.

It was a mix of full vax in person and zoom. We have two people who never played before, who I had with me. Squirrel ended up Zooming from his room so he could see better, and coming out when we needed to do some quick one on one. Everyone else played via zoom. I was a bit worried about the mixed format, but I think we can make it work.

It was a bit messy as some people had lost or not finished their character sheets, and I was mostly doing a world building/characters get to know you session. Also, we were rusty and had forgotten some rules. I've got a bunch of long planning done and a short term plot for next session that I plan to build the Constantinople section on, so it should be good to go.

I got my PRIDE flags up before the game. some of you may remember last year's pride flag battle. i used stimulus to buy a Queer Chevron flag from a queer owned small business, so I have that up to. I already have a sound bite length argument if the HOA decides to fight me. We'll see if they do. They are beautiful and i love the light effect through them in the livingroom.

For those who have expressed concern via PMs in places I post ,ore real time, I am perfectly comfortable with the medical procedure time table. They are prioritizing Manchinville because he grows quickly, is already in a tricky location requiring a specialist's specialist to remove, and that's going to get worse the longer delay. They are trying to find me a procedure and a surgery slot as soon as they can in a hospital with a massive fucking back up from the pandemic. They also need to leave time for me to recover from the next procedure before surgery. The reason the McConnellville procedure is a much longer wait is because I will need to recover from a pretty serious outpatient surgery to move Manchinbville out of the way and the McConnellville stuff is physically pretty brutal on the body even though it's not particularly hard in every other way.

Seriously I and everyone on my care team think this scheduling makes sense given the givens. Yes, I am worried about the Manchinville surgery going wrong, but assuming they don't cut anything they shouldn't and they get it fast enough, I'll be okay. The McConnellville thing will be a few days of hell on earth, like right up there with genital surgery in my do not want to experience again book, but it's not that dangerous as procedures go as long as I'm not weakened from the other surgery. The wait is appropriate. It's okay. It'll be an ugly summer, but I expect to survive it, if that makes sense.

* "The Unexpected Beauty of COVID Hair:" https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-unexpected-beauty-of-covid-hair

* "Taiwan CDC's personified disease illustrations go viral in US:" https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4036514

* "Sunday Sweets: 11 Bright & Bold Cakes For Spring:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2021/5/30/sunday-sweets-11-bright-amp-bold-cakes-for-spring

* ToS: Season 2 Rewatch:

- 2.23: The Omega Glory.

They find another Starfleet vessel orbiting Omega IV with no life signs, but beam over for some reason without any sort of protect from infection. How do they not even have 20th century tech level PPE? and they've gotten infected before doing exactly this, so there is zero excuse. Like, isn't this a job for space Suits? If it's a life form the suits would protect; if it's a pathogen, the space suits would protect them. Just saying. Anyway they find a bunch of uniforms with white powder where the people would be, which turn out to be the minerals in a desiccated human body. Log tells them they are dead and they should go to the planet and not return to infect their own ship. They actually listen.

A survivor (Captain Tracy) from the ship has broken the prime directive with the locals. The Survivor is living in a village of Asian locals, who are at war with the Yang, who are white 'savages.' This is the third time they used this basic plot, though this one annoys me less than the NAZI and Gangster iterations, even if the allegory alternate history thing is stupidly implausible. Sigh. Anyway, the infection is an old bio-weapon. The Yangs are massing for attack. Captain Tracy has been using phasors to help his hosts. Spock and McCoy are pissed. They agree formal charges make no sense, but they could take his phasor. He takes theirs instead and makes them prisoners.

Tracy tells the Enterprise the landing party is sick. They try to alert Sulu, but they are stopped. The locals are immune to disease and can live more than a millennia. Tracy wants Bones to work out how to get the near immortality without the dying if one leaves the planet part. Kirk loses a fight with Tracy. Kirk pretends to support the prime directive, which he only usually does when someone else breaks it. Tracy tosses him in a cage to fight the male Yang. Spock watches from the neighboring cage and makes comments that may or may not be snark. Eventually Spock neck pinches the Yang woman and the man stops fighting kirk to run to her.

Bones is working in a makeshift lab, while Spock tries to escape. Spock suspects the bioweapon destroyed the old civilizations. It turns out the Yang respond to the 'sacred word' freedom. Apparently they've been silent because they don't speak to Coms. The Yangs start helping, but Kirk collapses.

Bones says that after the war nature built up natural immunizing agents against the bioweapons. If the Exeter landing party had stayed a few more hours they'd have lived. The locals are long lived from evolutionary adaptation, so there is no fountain of youth to be found. Tracy reports that he massacred thousands but lost. Kirk, hysterical, screams at Tracy because he did this horrific thing on this planet for nothing. Bones joins in. The village will fall. kirk's like, we can just beam up. Tracy demands more weapons and makes him call for weapons at gun point. The bridge crew is rightly sticking to regs though.

Kirk tricks Tracy into draining the phasor, the Yangs capture them as they wrestle. Kirk works out Yang=Yanks, Com=Communists. Which is the bit I object to. Why would their be human Communists and Yankees with a US flag thousands of years ago on this planet? The whole thing would have worked better with allegory aliens than with literal 20th century humans from thousands of years ago turned "native american' who use the American pledge of allegiance. Tracy tries to convince them that Spock is Satan. (Given this was an early objection to Spock's original design, this is amusing). Kirk points out good is stronger than evil and talks them into trial by combat. Kirk and Tracy wrestle again. Tracy is beating up kirk yet again, so spock uses his variable strength telepathy on a Yang woman to get her to open a communicator. Kirk beats tracy, but won't kill him. The landing party beams down to arrest Tracy. The yangs try to worship them as Gods. Kirk says the sacred word weren't written for chiefs. "We the People" is for all the people. They literally have a copy of the declaration of independence. Shatner chews the scenery as he reads some of it dramatically. The Yangs promise to obey the declaration. "Liberty and freedom need to be more than just words."

They do not ever explain how the time traveling alternate universe Americans and Chinese got there. Sigh.

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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.

* How to help India: https://www.khalsaaid.org/donate

* "How to Help India Amid the Covid Crisis:" https://www.nytimes.com/article/india-covid-how-to-help.html

* Mutual Aid Link Round Up: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/645696532415447040/popss-great-big-mutual-aid-masterpost

* Want to help the Asian Community?
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html
https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate
https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/

* What to help save bats, and essential part of our ecosystem? "Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation:" https://www.merlintuttle.org/

* My oldest continuous Real Life friend is doing this project. "Bed, Bath, & Behemoth: An Epic D&D 5e Adventure:" https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/482738549/bed-bath-and-behemoth-an-epic-dandd-5e-adventure?fbclid=IwAR2pA1NFVGG7aZyrLDC5h9Q0a_g7yMh_rY5rWxrnpZ3sJRSe6yO8gAAEq4M

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* "Gaza lives erased: Israel is wiping out entire families on purpose:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-gaza-lives-erased-whole-gazan-families-wiped-out-by-israeli-bombs-1.9820005

* "Foreign policy expert weighs in on Israeli-Palestinian fighting, offers Biden advice:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/israeli-palestinian-fighting-netanyahu-gaza-hamas-analyzed-by-expert-with-advice-for-biden-112064069562

* This is from 2015. I am posting it as a how we got here. "Conflict in Israel and Palestine: Crash Course World History 223:"

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* "US announces more sanctions against Myanmar's military government:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/17/politics/us-myanmar-designations/index.html

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* "Why Is Covid Killing So Many Young Children in Brazil? Doctors Are Baffled:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/16/world/americas/brazil-covid-child-deaths.html

* "India's COVID tally passes 25 mln; cyclone hampers response in western states:" https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-tally-coronavirus-infections-crosses-25-million-2021-05-18/

* How to help India: https://www.khalsaaid.org/donate

* "How to Help India Amid the Covid Crisis:" https://www.nytimes.com/article/india-covid-how-to-help.html

* "Capehart encourages getting fully vaccinated to experience ‘brand new day’ of going maskless in his ‘Bye Line’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/cdc-announcing-fully-vaccinated-people-can-go-maskless-almost-everywhere-celebrated-by-capehart-in-his-bye-line-112058949856

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* "Political corruption of Secret Service made Biden safety a concern: new Carol Leonnig book:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-zero-fail-author-carol-leonnig-on-political-corruption-of-secret-service-since-jan-6th-112237637929

* "'Astonishing litany' of Secret Service screw-ups undermines confidence in the agency:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-astonishing-litany-of-secret-service-screw-ups-undermines-confidence-in-the-agency-112238661824

* "Climate Change's Impact On Hurricane Sandy Has A Price: $8 Billion:" https://www.npr.org/2021/05/18/997666304/climate-changes-impact-on-hurricane-sandy-has-a-price-8-billion

* "Rep. Jayapal decries GOP governors ending expanded federal unemployment benefits:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/gop-governors-ending-federal-unemployment-benefits-decried-by-rep-pramila-jayapal-112061509674

* "Rep. Jeffries slams House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, calls House GOP ‘three ring circus’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/biden-s-economic-agenda-kevin-mccarthy-house-gop-analyzed-by-rep-hakeem-jeffries-112062021910

* "House passes bill to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress-asian-american-hate-crime-coronavirus/2021/05/18/305c3764-b7dd-11eb-a5fe-bb49dc89a248_story.html

* "Judge dismisses Antrim County election fraud lawsuit:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/18/michigan-judge-antrim-county-election-lawsuit/4980333001/

* "‘Our democracy is imperiled’: Maricopa County officials decry 2020 recount as a sham and call on Arizona Republicans to end the process:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/maricopa-county-2020-audit/2021/05/17/28292932-b74a-11eb-a6b1-81296da0339b_story.html

* "GOP leaders supporting ‘big lie’ that Trump won election pose danger to democracy experts say:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/lie-that-trump-won-election-promoted-by-top-gop-leaders-denounced-as-danger-to-democracy-112065605750

* "Election auditors say they have data that Maricopa County officials were accused of deleting:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/legislature/2021/05/18/arizona-audit-senate-meeting-maricopa-county-recount-tuesday/5139031001/

* "Shambolic Arizona ballot spectacle becomes an embarrassment for state Republicans:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/shambolic-arizona-ballot-spectacle-becomes-an-embarrassment-for-state-republicans-112393797871

* "'Enough is enough': Frustrated county officials rail against amateurish AZ ballot circus :" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-enough-is-enough-frustrated-county-officials-rail-against-amateurish-az-ballot-circus-112401477826

* "Trump DOJ tried to unmask a Twitter account behind ‘mean tweets and bad memes’ that teased Rep. Devin Nunes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/05/18/devin-nunes-twitter-doj/

* "GOP rep who compared Jan. 6 to ‘tourist visit’ barricaded House doors:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gop-congressman-clyde-who-compared-insurrection-to-tourist-visit-barricaded-house-doors-112215621613

* "McCarthy races to contain GOP defections on Jan. 6 commission:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/18/mccarthy-opposition-capitol-riot-commission-489250

* "Chris Hayes: Republicans have been lying about Roe v. Wade for years:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-republicans-have-been-lying-about-roe-v-wade-for-years-112216133566

* "Supreme Court takes case that could decide the future of abortion rights in the U.S.:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/supreme-court-takes-case-that-could-decide-the-future-of-abortion-rights-in-the-u-s-112248389783

* "State Republicans pass unconstitutional abortion bans to tempt SCOTUS to kill Roe v. Wade:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/state-republicans-pass-unconstitutional-abortion-bans-to-tempt-scotus-to-kill-roe-v-wade-112251973811

* "The City Losing Its Children to H.I.V.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/magazine/pakistan-hiv.html

* "The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course Black American History #1:"

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* "Slavery in the American Colonies: Crash Course Black American History #2:"

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* "How Star Trek Actually Deals (and Doesn't Deal) With Disability:"

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* As I finally turned in a specimen, I was able to start anti-biotics monday and that is really helping. I turned up just in time for today's medical thing, then waited in the pharmacy for back-up antibiotics. (I generally need two z-pacs and we were afraid I'd end up with week long gaps if I have to wait all weekend without meds and hope for an early Monday call back. I put them on a shelf and will only take them if I need them). They had three chairs in the pharmacy and it was only 20 minutes or so instead of making me do 45 minutes while able bodied people hogged chairs like on Monday.

I need to remind everyone that the intensive medical stuff starts Wednesday afternoon, and it's possible I'll be too ill/recovering until Fridayish. This will likely have big effects on posting.

* See you on the other side.

*****
* 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.

* How to help India: https://www.khalsaaid.org/donate

* "How to Help India Amid the Covid Crisis:" https://www.nytimes.com/article/india-covid-how-to-help.html

* Mutual Aid Link Round Up: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/645696532415447040/popss-great-big-mutual-aid-masterpost

* Want to help the Asian Community?
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html
https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate
https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/

* What to help save bats, and essential part of our ecosystem? "Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation:" https://www.merlintuttle.org/

* My oldest continuous Real Life friend is doing this project. "Bed, Bath, & Behemoth: An Epic D&D 5e Adventure:" https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/482738549/bed-bath-and-behemoth-an-epic-dandd-5e-adventure?fbclid=IwAR2pA1NFVGG7aZyrLDC5h9Q0a_g7yMh_rY5rWxrnpZ3sJRSe6yO8gAAEq4M

( Links Underneath: )

* "Schoolchildren freed after abduction in northern Nigeria, governor says:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/27/schoolchildren-freed-northern-nigeria-abduction-governor-says

* "Rohingya Refugees From Myanmar Adrift In Indian Ocean:" https://www.npr.org/2021/02/25/971301866/rohingya-refugees-from-myanmar-adrift-in-indian-ocean

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* "White House: Biden not considering sharing Covid vaccine with Mexico:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/01/biden-mexico-covid-vaccine-sharing-471939

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 3/1/21 are 28,649,000. The official death toll is 515,000. Fully Vaccinated: 7.7%.

* "FDA panel endorses Johnson & Johnson vaccine in 22-0 vote:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/26/fda-johnson-johnson-vaccine-advantages-471766

* "As vaccine science makes major breakthroughs, manufacturing strains to keep up with demand:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/as-vaccine-science-makes-major-breakthroughs-manufacturing-strains-to-keep-up-with-demand-101682757854

* "Wealthy LA residents gain access to COVID-19 vaccination codes meant for Black and Latino communities:" https://www.businessinsider.com/wealthy-la-residents-access-covid-19-vaccine-codes-people-color-2021-2

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* "US announces $125 million defense aid package for Ukraine:" https://www.nbc29.com/2021/03/01/us-announces-million-defense-aid-package-ukraine/

* "US intelligence report finds Saudi Crown Prince responsible for approving operation that killed Khashoggi:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/politics/biden-administration-khashoggi-report/index.html

* I'm not okay with this. "Biden won’t release White House virtual visitor logs:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/01/biden-white-house-transparency-trump-obama-471868

* "Garland nomination advances out of committee:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/01/politics/merrick-garland-confirmation-committee-vote/index.html

* "House passes Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/26/house-biden-covid-relief-bill-passage-471733

* "Progressives push to squash Senate filibuster after minimum wage defeat:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/26/progressives-minimum-wage-defeat-471772

* "Biden’s minimum wage increase runs afoul of budget rules:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/25/minimum-wage-senate-parliamentarian-471688

* "Senate Democratic leaders explore tax penalties on corporations paying below $15 an hour:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/02/26/wyden-sanders-minimum-wage-tax-penalties/

* "Democrats look for path around Republican intransigence to increase minimum wage :" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/democrats-look-for-path-around-republican-intransigence-to-increase-minimum-wage-101683269696

* "Rep. Bush: Minimum wage hike could be ‘difference between life and death’ for some:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-bush-minimum-wage-hike-could-be-difference-between-life-and-death-for-some-101678149692

* "Senate Parliamentarian rules that minimum wage increase cannot be included in covid relief bill:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/senate-parliamentarian-rules-that-minimum-wage-increase-cannot-be-included-in-covid-relief-bill-101610053855

* "Rep. Jayapal: ‘1.3 million would be lifted out of poverty’ if we increased the minimum wage:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rep-jayapal-1-3-million-would-be-lifted-out-of-poverty-if-we-increased-the-minimum-wage-101802053834

* "‘It’s your right:’ Biden releases video in support of workers voting on unionization:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-it-s-your-right-biden-releases-video-in-support-of-workers-voting-on-unionization-101806661806

* "The Equality Act has been dragging on for so long some of the bill’s original sponsors are dead:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/26/equality-act-original-bill-sponsors-now-dead-bella-abzug-senate/

* "New Anti-LGBTQ+ Coalition Calls Equality Act a Threat to Children:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/2/26/new-anti-lgbtq-coalition-calls-equality-act-threat-children

* "GOP-backed Iowa bill aimed at restricting voting access heads to governor's desk:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/politics/iowa-voting-gop-bill-governor/index.html

* "Judge rules Maricopa County must provide 2020 ballots to Arizona Senate for audit under subpoenas:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/02/26/judge-says-maricopa-county-must-provide-2020-ballots-arizona-senate/6825892002/

* "Republican freakout over 2020 election losses sparks war on voting in several states:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republican-freakout-over-2020-election-losses-sparks-war-on-voting-in-several-states-101682757652

* "Stacey Abrams calls GOP efforts to restrict voting ‘new Jim Crow era laws’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/stacey-abrams-calls-gop-efforts-to-restrict-voting-new-jim-crow-era-laws-101805637670

* "Rep. Gosar criticizes ‘white racism’ after speaking at event whose organizer called for white supremacy:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gosar-racism-remarks/2021/02/27/64f8ffa4-7901-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html

* How to tell McConnell is in favour of overthrowing democracy in favor of fascist autocracy. "McConnell says he would 'absolutely' support Trump as 2024 nominee:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/mcconnell-says-he-would-absolutely-support-trump-2024-nominee-n1258911

* "Trump teases 2024 run in CPAC remarks, as he looks to keep his grip on GOP:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/28/trump-cpac-2024-biden-471869

* "Donald Trump mocks trans athletes in first sinister speech since leaving the White House:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/01/donald-trump-transphobia-trans-athletes-lgbt-conservative-political-action-conference/

* "Prosecutors Investigating Trump Focus on His Finance Chief:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/nyregion/trump-vance-investigation.html

* "Rewriting January 6th: Republicans push false and misleading accounts of Capitol riot:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/republicans-riot-false-accounts/2021/02/28/9230e3b6-784c-11eb-9537-496158cc5fd9_story.html

* "F.B.I. Said to Have Singled Out Potential Assailant in Capitol Officer’s Death:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/politics/brian-sicknick-capitol-riot-investigation.html

* "Revealed: Meet The Trump Fanatic Who Tasered A Cop At The Capitol Insurrection:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fanone-taser-maga-trump-capitol_n_6037bb23c5b69ac3d35cdb71

* "Biden administration preparing another tent facility to cope with border influx:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/immigration-facility-del-rio-texas/2021/02/26/a317bed4-7847-11eb-ae66-8b9e3c6918a1_story.html

* "Biden to allow migrant families separated under Trump to reunite in the U.S.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/01/biden-reunite-separated-families-border-471940

* CW: Extreme Abuse, Torture. "We Need To Talk About Marilyn Manson.:"

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* "Yes LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy is still a thing // Queer History 101 [CC]:"

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* "Ghana’s top police officer issues chilling threat of more attacks on LGBT+ rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/01/ghana-lgbt-rights-police-inspector-general-james-oppong-boanuh/

* CW: Dead Bodies, cannibalism. "The Rugby Team That Fell From the Sky:"

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* "Amazon rainforest plots sold via Facebook Marketplace ads:" https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56168844

* "For Centuries, Alewives Dominated the Brewing Industry:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/women-making-beer

* "First Black female NASA engineer hidden no more:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/first-black-female-nasa-engineer-hidden-no-more-101682245593

* "Lady Gaga's dog walker breaks silence after being shot and left for dead by dognappers:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/01/lady-gaga-dog-walker-ryan-fisher-dognapping-asia-koji-gustav-instagram/

* "Artist says reaction has put a smile on his face after he puts up Margaret Thatcher statue in Grantham:" https://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/artist-says-reaction-has-put-a-smile-on-his-face-after-he-puts-up-margaret-thatcher-statue-in-grantham-9157818/?cmpredirect

* "Tim Burton's Batman (1989): 30 Years Later:"

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* "Alien: A Proper Movie Trilogy | READUS 101:"

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* Still no vaccine for me. I even got up stupid early to call around trying to find some, but they just aren't sending much to our county.

* This is delightful: https://twitter.com/kj_charles/status/1365242143758049282

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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.

* Ways to help people in Texas: https://spockvarietyhour.tumblr.com/post/643435770019987456
https://omgthatdress.tumblr.com/post/643431809724628992

More Texas how to help links: https://omgthatdress.tumblr.com/post/643431809724628992

* "You Can Buy Girl Scout Cookies From Troop Of Girls In NYC Shelter System:" https://www.scarymommy.com/troop-6000-girl-scouts-nyc-shelters/

* More Girl Scout Troops in Particular Need: https://tuulikki.tumblr.com/post/643247412337639424/girl-scout-cookie-time

* Cat Rescue Fundraiser: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/642429918533304320/design-a-tea-where-tea-leaves-dream-custom

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* "Uber accused of trying to deter drivers from seeking compensation:" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/22/uber-accused-of-trying-to-deter-drivers-from-seeking-compensation

* "After the Uber ruling, there's no excuse for government not to enforce workers' rights:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/20/uber-ruling-government-workers-rights-conservatives-employers

* "Facebook unrepentant as Prime Minister dubs emergency services block 'arrogant':" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-18/facebook-unrepentant-scott-morrison-dubs-move-arrogant/13169340

* "Government’s controversial free speech plans for universities cite research from a ‘homophobic hate group’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/20/uk-government-free-speech-plans-universities-alliance-defending-freedom-hate-group-research/

* "Black Lives Matter: A Global Reckoning: Italy:"

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* "Despite hopeful new findings, two doses of Pfizer vaccine still recommended:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/despite-hopeful-new-findings-two-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-still-recommended-101324869662

* "Coronavirus mutations put vaccines in race to reduce amount of virus worldwide:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/coronavirus-mutations-put-vaccines-in-race-to-reduce-amount-of-virus-worldwide-101324357821

* "Answers to All Your Questions About Getting Vaccinated for Covid-19:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/well/covid-vaccine-questions.html

* "Luck, foresight and science: How an unheralded team developed a COVID-19 vaccine in record time:" https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2021/01/26/moderna-covid-vaccine-science-fast/6555783002/

* "First real-world coronavirus vaccine data in Britain show decline in infections, hospitalizations after first dose:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/covid-vaccines-protection-uk/2021/02/22/216b1dac-751a-11eb-9489-8f7dacd51e75_story.html

* "People with HIV can now bypass GP to get COVID vaccine without disclosing their status:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/22/hiv-covid-vaccine-coronavirus-positive-gp-nhs-england-health/

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 2/22/21 are 28,175,000. The official death toll is 500,000. Vaccination rate: 13.3%.

* "Fauci calls 500,000 coronavirus deaths 'terrible':" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/21/fauci-500-000-covid-deaths-terrible-470556

* "Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy:" https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/wellness-prevention/overcoming-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy

* "I'm a Black doctor who didn't trust the Covid vaccine. Here's what changed my mind.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/i-m-black-doctor-who-didn-t-trust-covid-vaccine-ncna1255085

* "Dr. Anthony Fauci calls racial disparities in vaccination rates ‘very disturbing’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/dr-anthony-fauci-calls-racial-disparities-in-vaccination-rates-very-disturbing-101316165632

* "‘I wouldn’t be complaining.’ Gov. DeSantis threatens to pull coronavirus vaccine from communities that criticize distribution:" https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-ron-desantis-vaccine-politics-20210217-cgew27q23fhknh7rpr3h4sf5dy-story.html

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* "Biden pledges to reassert U.S. leadership in global diplomacy and welcome talks with Iran:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-to-reassert-us-leadership-in-global-diplomacy-and-welcome-talks-with-iran/2021/02/18/76c6bb2c-724e-11eb-93be-c10813e358a2_story.html

* "It's official: U.S. back in the Paris climate club:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-usa-idUSKBN2AJ16T

* "Biden declares the era of Trump-style ‘America First’ diplomacy over.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/world/biden-speech-munich-security-conference.html

* "Biden's message to world: 'America is back' -- but 'democratic progress is under assault' in United States:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-acknowledge-democracy-stress-us-restore-place-global/story?id=75982189

* "Biden works to restore U.S. credibility on world stage:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/biden-works-to-restore-u-s-credibility-on-world-stage-101324357803

* "Capehart compares and contrasts Biden vs. Trump, celebrating ‘returned order’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-vs-biden-compared-by-capehart-who-celebrates-returned-order-to-white-house-101363269587

* "Republicans pressure 2022 Democrats over Becerra nomination:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/22/republicans-pressure-democrats-hhs-nomination-470816

"Republicans opposing Becerra cite his support for abortion rights and “Medicare for All” and have tried tying him to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s troubled pandemic response. Becerra has also drawn opposition from a trio of leading conservative groups that in recent days launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign to sink his nomination, along with that of Biden's pick for associate attorney general."

* "Manchin says he'll vote against Biden OMB nominee Neera Tanden:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/19/politics/joe-manchin-neera-tanden-confirmation-biden/index.html

* "The jockeying to replace Neera Tanden has begun:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/20/neera-tanden-omb-replacement-470424

* "Biden criticizes earlier rollout of PPP as his administration changes rules to help smaller businesses:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/22/biden-ppp-rules/

* "Biden privately tells governors: Minimum wage hike likely isn’t happening:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/18/biden-governors-minimum-wage-469898

Now would be a great time to tell your Senator how you feel about the minimum wage increase, particularly if your Critter is Manchin, Sinema, or a Republican.

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

This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/

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

* "Biden Senior Advisor Richmond asks GOP who they’d leave out of COVID relief bill:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/covid-relief-bill-will-pass-in-the-house-biden-senior-advisor-richmond-believes-101361221920

* "Joe Biden urges congress to ‘swiftly pass’ historic Equality Act and finally protect LGBT+ Americans:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/19/joe-biden-equality-act-congress-statement/

* "Sepi Shyne Paves a Way as the 1st Queer Iranian Elected Official:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2021/2/18/sepi-shyne-paves-way-1st-queer-iranian-elected-official

* "PA State Rep. Kenyatta could make history as first openly gay male U.S. senator:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/pennsylvania-u-s-senate-candidate-state-rep-kenyatta-on-why-he-s-running-now-101362757919

* "Georgia Republicans File Sweeping Elections Bill To Limit Early And Absentee Voting:" https://www.npr.org/2021/02/19/969497398/georgia-republicans-file-sweeping-elections-bill-to-limit-early-and-absentee-vot

* "Supreme Court won't hear GOP's Pennsylvania election challenge:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/22/supreme-court-gop-pennsylvania-election-dispute-470827

* "Trump to tell CPAC he is Republican 'presumptive 2024 nominee' – report:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/22/trump-cpac-republican-presumptive-2024-nominee

* "Rep. Thompson on 150-year-old Ku Klux Klan Act used in new Trump lawsuit:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-lawsuit-filed-by-naacp-rep-thompson-based-on-150-year-old-ku-klux-klan-act-101364293813

* "Supreme Court refuses Trump effort to block tax return subpoena:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/22/supreme-court-donald-trump-tax-returns-new-york-470826

* "Investor who donated nearly $1M to Trump inauguration sentenced to 12 years in prison:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/california-investor-who-donated-nearly-1m-trump-inauguration-sentenced-12-n1258303

* "Dominion Voting Systems Files Defamation Lawsuit Against MyPillow, CEO Mike Lindell:" https://www.npr.org/2021/02/22/970117188/dominion-voting-systems-files-defamation-lawsuit-against-mypillow-ceo-mike-linde

* "U.S. investigating possible ties between Roger Stone, Alex Jones and Capitol rioters:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/stone-jones-capitol-riot-investigation-radicalization/2021/02/19/97d6e6ee-6cad-11eb-9ead-673168d5b874_story.html

* "U.S. alleges wider Oath Keepers conspiracy, adds more defendants in Jan. 6 Capitol riot:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/oathkeepers-charged-capitol-riot/2021/02/19/ac41f692-72ce-11eb-b8a9-b9467510f0fe_story.html

* "Nine members of Oath Keepers charged with conspiracy for Capitol insurrection:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/nine-members-of-oath-keepers-charged-with-conspiracy-for-capitol-insurrection-101317701993

* "6 Capitol Police officers suspended, 29 others being investigated for alleged roles in riot:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/politics/capitol-police-officers-suspended/index.html

* "Wisconsin Judge Denies New Arrest Warrant For Kyle Rittenhouse:" https://www.npr.org/2021/02/11/967033204/wisconsin-judge-denies-new-arrest-warrant-for-kyle-rittenhouse

* "Gay man left scarred for life after brutal homophobic hate crime calls for ‘tougher penalties’ for attackers:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/20/ryan-turner-brandon-forrester-hate-crime-gay-good-morning-britain/

* "Transphobic violence got less than an hour of news coverage in 2020 – the deadliest year on record:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/18/transphobic-violence-got-less-than-an-hour-of-tv-news-coverage-in-2020-it-was-the-deadliest-year-on-record/

* "A gay campground announces they will ban trans men so they can manage the “atmosphere”:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/gay-campground-announces-will-ban-trans-men-can-manage-atmosphere/?fbclid=IwAR1TVymhzpsjiqRJ9fX4wJ4u4FfMvoNrQuE9hTm3L7M-vR1K58JPMt5jgD8#.YDEtlQjDaK0.facebook

* "As one senator tries to ban conversion therapy, another just launched a bid to protect it by law:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/19/arizona-conversion-therapy-ban/

* "Deluge of anti-trans bills part of a 'coordinated attack' to 'sow fear and hate':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/21/trans-student-athlete-school-sport-bills-coordinated-attack/

* "Locals Protest Rush Limbaugh Tribute on Historic Gay-Friendly Theater:" https://www.advocate.com/theater/2021/2/19/locals-protest-rush-limbaugh-tribute-historic-gay-friendly-theater

* "Why Gavin Grimm May Be Back in Court:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/2/19/virginia-school-board-seeks-scotus-hearing-trans-restroom-access

* "Republican governor chokes up talking about trans kids and the school sports ban:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/19/republican-governor-chokes-up-talking-about-trans-kids-and-urges-lawmakers-to-pause-school-sports-ban/

* "‘Beautiful, magical’ trans woman brutally murdered in a chilling attack:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/20/chyna-carrillo-transgender-murder-pennsylvania-human-rights-campaign/

* "Black LGBT+ youth hit hardest by COVID-19 mental health crisis, reveals devastating study:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/22/black-lgbt-youth-covid-19-mental-health-just-like-us/

* "How Black barbers have become mental health advocates for African American men:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/23/us/black-barbers-mental-health-wellness-trnd/index.html

* "A College Program for Disadvantaged Teens Could Shake Up Elite Admissions:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/us/politics/college-admissions-poor-students.html

* "Scientists Accidentally Discover Strange Creatures Under a Half Mile of Ice:" https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-discover-strange-creatures-under-a-half-mile-of-ice/

* "These Cockroaches Mate for Life. Their Secret? Mutual Sexual Cannibalism:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews-science/monogamous-cockroaches-may-benefit-mutual-sexual-cannibalism-180977028/

* "A Texas apartment building burned while firefighters scrambled for water.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/us/san-antonio-fire-hydrants-water.html

* "Beto O’Rourke: We need to connect the Texas grid to the national grid:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/beto-o-rourke-we-need-to-connect-the-texas-grid-to-the-national-grid-101315653503

* "The Hidden Faces of Wildlife Science: Stories of 7 Inspirational Black Biologists throughout History:" https://www.wildbiologist.com/blog/hiddenfacesofwildlifescience

* "He Wants to Save Classics From Whiteness. Can the Field Survive?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/magazine/classics-greece-rome-whiteness.html

* "Once Overlooked, Black Abstract Painters Are Finally Given Their Due:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/t-magazine/black-abstract-painters.html

* "Queer spies reveal homophobic legacy of 'illogical' LGBT+ spy ban as MI6 finally apologise:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/19/queer-spies-reveal-homophobic-legacy-of-mi6s-illogical-lgbt-ban-and-how-far-things-have-come/

* "Snatched from a beach to train North Korea's spies:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55651578

* "Larry Flynt, pornographer and self-styled First Amendment champion, dies at 78:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/larry-flynt-porn-king-and-self-styled-first-amendment-champion-dies-at-xxx/2021/02/10/5240626c-6bf0-11eb-ba56-d7e2c8defa31_story.html

* "COVID Claims HIV Doctor David Katzenstein, Who Saved Innumerable Lives:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/2/19/covid-claims-hiv-doctor-david-katzenstein-who-saved-innumerable-lives

* "Singapore vending machines now dispense salmon, crab and even cacti:" https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56066064

* "The Shape of Water: Falling In Love With Monsters (Feat. Lindsay Ellis):"

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* "Blade: A Proper Movie Trilogy:"

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* "Sea Shanty - SNL:"

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* "Weekend Update: Ted Cruz Goes to Cancun - SNL:"

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* "What Went Wrong With Disney/Pixar’s SOUL:"

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* "New Orleans Just Made Mardi Gras COVID Friendly:"

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* Friday: I went to bed with the floor clean and dry. I woke with it clean and dry. Periodic checks were good right up until the 5:30AM Saturday morning check. Whoever is doing it is super stealthy. I don't know what to do at this point. Everything I try ends in me trying to clean up pee everyday through a haze of pain.

* Monday: I've been trying different litter box configurations out. They both correctly use the open box in the office. There was a small mistake that was clearly her turning as part of her extremely long "I pooped ritual" that set a small klingon off the edge, but it's not the problem and increased traffic to that box is good.

The issue remains the area in front of the tank box, where whoever it is likes to pee half on half off the pad if i leave a pad there and will out right piss on the floor if I don't. IDK. I'm starting to worry about cat bladder health again.

I was doing really well so I went off both temp meds over the weekend. This is not noncompliance as the Doctor told me to try to save some for next time to give me emergency coverage until I can get seen. My lungs are normalish for the season/weather conditions. My interior went into crisis while I was asleep, and tonight has been quietly nightmarish, so I'm back on the "challenging" four pills a day regimen where everything i eat and drink has to be carefully timed.

In other news my calendar went walk about and I have run out of places to search easily that don't require me taking the whole desk arrangement apart. Sigh. Plus I haven't done any of the new bureaucracy that came in after I cleared out all the other bureaucracy and some o it is running out of time.

* "Sunday Sweets That Defy Gravity:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2021/2/21/sunday-sweets-that-defy-gravity

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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.

* Ways to help people in Texas: https://spockvarietyhour.tumblr.com/post/643435770019987456
https://omgthatdress.tumblr.com/post/643431809724628992

More Texas how to help links: https://omgthatdress.tumblr.com/post/643431809724628992

* "You Can Buy Girl Scout Cookies From Troop Of Girls In NYC Shelter System:" https://www.scarymommy.com/troop-6000-girl-scouts-nyc-shelters/

* More Girl Scout Troops in Particular Need: https://tuulikki.tumblr.com/post/643247412337639424/girl-scout-cookie-time

* Cat Rescue Fundraiser: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/642429918533304320/design-a-tea-where-tea-leaves-dream-custom

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* "Populist party backs Draghi as Italy’s new PM in online vote:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/populist-party-backs-draghi-as-italys-new-pm-in-online-vote/2021/02/11/47fe1eca-6c9f-11eb-a66e-e27046e9e898_story.html

* "UK government will fine universities for canceling hateful speakers in new ‘war on woke’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/14/universities-fined-cancel-transphobic-speakers-free-speech-champion-government/

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* "WHO grants emergency use listing for Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine:" https://www.politico.eu/article/who-grants-emergency-use-listing-for-oxford-astrazenca-vaccine/

* "81-person orgy broken up by police for breaking coronavirus rules:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/04/81-person-french-orgy-paris-police-covid-coronavirus/

* "Coronavirus in Zimbabwe: Nick Mangwana apologises for 'medical assassins' slur:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55797903

* "Zimbabwe receives 200,000 doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/15/africa/zimbabwe-sinopharm-vaccine-china-intl/index.html

* "South Africa in shock after AstraZeneca vaccine rollout halted:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55999678

* "Half of coronavirus deaths were in the winter:" https://flowingdata.com/2021/02/10/half-of-coronavirus-deaths-were-in-the-winter/

* "New, Daily Coronavirus Cases Drop Below 100K For First Time In Months:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/02/15/968005388/new-daily-coronavirus-cases-drop-below-100k-for-first-time-in-months

* Ya think? "As States Expand Access to Vaccines, Supply Isn't Keeping Up:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/world/coronavirus-vaccine-access-supply.html

* " The U.S. Bought Rapid Covid-19 Tests to Help Control the Virus. Now Many Are Unused:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-u-s-bought-rapid-covid-19-tests-to-help-control-the-virus-now-many-are-unused-11613397601?mod=hp_lead_pos6

* "Inside the Worst-Hit County in the Worst-Hit State in the Worst-Hit Country:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/02/15/inside-the-worst-hit-county-in-the-worst-hit-state-in-the-worst-hit-country

* "Thousands of Covid-19 vaccines wind up in the garbage because of fed, state guidelines:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/thousands-covid-19-vaccines-wind-garbage-because-fed-state-guidelines-n1254364?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

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* "As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans?:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/02/15/967366282/as-biden-reopens-aca-enrollment-are-you-eligible-to-sign-up-or-switch-health-pla

* Good riddance! "White House deputy press secretary resigns after threatening reporter over story about him:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/13/media/tj-ducklo-resigns/index.html

* "Hard-hit restaurants feed COVID doctors, nurses to survive:" https://apnews.com/article/hard-hit-restaurants-feed-covid-doctors-5914100cccb1c14859e73c0e7930ba49

* "'This is not justice.' Tenant activists upend U.S. eviction courts:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-evictions-insi/this-is-not-justice-tenant-activists-upend-u-s-eviction-courts-idUSKBN2A8112

* "Amazon faces biggest union push in its history:" https://apnews.com/article/amazon-workers-union-c8493c24dabe7609de8fec8716460737

* I support the Fast Food Workers strike and the Amazon Strike.

* "Democrat Mckayla Wilkes comes out as bisexual during fight to unseat house leader:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/12/mckayla-wilkes-bisexual-steny-hoyner-democrat-congress-lgbt-sexuality/

**** Impeachment ****

* So there you have it: only 7 Republicans ion the senate are in favor of keeping democracy. The rest hate America so much that they are all think violently over throwing the government in favour of a fascist autocracy is a good idea.

* "Senate acquits Trump of inciting deadly Capitol attack:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/13/trump-impeachment-trial-day-5-468985

* "LGBTQ+, Other Civil Rights Groups Enraged by Trump Acquittal:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/2/13/lgbtq-other-civil-rights-groups-enraged-trump-acquittal

* "There are no more checks on Presidential power.:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1790762.html

* "Capehart asks Democrats to eschew impeachment cynicism to ‘save our democracy’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-s-acquittal-in-second-impeachment-trial-analyzed-in-capehart-s-bye-line-101020229750

* "Sen. Klobuchar applauds House managers for most bipartisan impeachment trial vote in history: https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-s-second-impeachment-trial-vote-celebrated-as-most-bipartisan-in-history-by-klobuchar-101022277560

* "Rep. Plaskett says impeachment trial needed ‘more Senators with spines’ not more witnesses:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-impeachment-trial-managers-not-calling-witnesses-addressed-by-house-impeachment-manager-rep-plaskett-101021253509

* "Some Republicans who shirked impeachment responsibility pass buck to law enforcement:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/some-republicans-who-shirked-impeachment-responsibility-pass-buck-to-law-enforcement-101080645577

* "Who is Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, whose tweet upended Trump’s impeachment trial?:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/13/jaime-herrera-beutler-impeachment/

* "Rep. Lieu on why Democrats chose not to call impeachment witnesses:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-lieu-on-why-democrats-chose-not-to-call-impeachment-witnesses-101072965962

* "Impeachment secret ballot may have been possible, but not likely:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/impeachment-secret-ballot-may-have-been-possible-but-not-likely-101076549977

* "Expectation of litigious delay tempered interest in calling impeachment witnesses:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/expectation-of-litigious-delay-tempered-interest-in-calling-impeachment-witnesses-101078597531

* "Impeachment manager mystified at Pence's silence after targeting by Trump for mob attack:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/impeachment-manager-mystified-at-pence-s-silence-after-targeting-by-trump-for-mob-attack-101079621518

* "One Legacy of Impeachment: The Most Complete Account So Far of Jan. 6:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/us/politics/capitol-riots-impeachment-trial.html

* "Trump Celebrates His Acquittal, Says The Impeachment Was Part Of A 'Witch Hunt':" https://www.npr.org/sections/trump-impeachment-trial-live-updates/2021/02/13/967700796/trump-celebrates-his-acquittal-says-the-impeachment-was-part-of-a-witch-hunt

* "Trump escapes conviction but even his allies say he’s damaged:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/13/trump-impeachment-witch-hunt-469001

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* "Six hours of paralysis: Inside Trump’s failure to act after a mob stormed the Capitol:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mob-failure/2021/01/11/36a46e2e-542e-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html

* "Pelosi announces plans for '9/11-type commission' to investigate Capitol attack:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/15/politics/pelosi-capitol-attack-commission/index.html

* "New York Prosecutors Investigating Trump’s Manhattan Properties:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-prosecutors-investigating-trumps-manhattan-properties-11613241198?mod=djemalertNEWS

* "Fmr. Trump attorney Cohen wants next AG to ensure Trump faces NY state charges:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-impeachment-trial-acquittal-analyzed-by-trump-s-former-attorney-michael-cohen-101017669524

* "Graham’s post-election call with Raffensperger will be scrutinized in Georgia probe, person familiar with inquiry says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lindsey-graham-georgia-investigation/2021/02/12/f12faa82-6d6b-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html

* "Backlash against January 6 insurrection drives new interest in running for office:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/backlash-against-january-6-insurrection-drives-new-interest-in-running-for-office-101079109934

A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* Dejoy is still destroying the Post Office. "Postmaster general’s new plan for USPS is said to include slower mail and higher prices:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/12/dejoys-new-plan-usps-slower-mail-higher-prices-sources-say/

* CW: Abuse, Pedophilia. "Eliza Dushku becomes latest Buffy cast member to speak out over ‘toxic’ Joss Whedon controversy:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/14/buffy-vampire-slayer-eliza-dushku-toxic-abuse-joss-whedon-controversy/

* CW: pedophilia, sexual abuse, animal abuse. "We Need To Talk About Armie Hammer.:"

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* CW: pedophilia, sexual abuse, animal abuse. Re: Armie Hammer. I do think it's important to make distinctions between what is and isn't acceptable. Vore not my thing, but that isn't the problem here. Again Consensual non-consent is way not my thing, but it can be done ethically. I'm not judgey about things done ethically. Fantasies aren't an issue either.

The issue here is the creeper stuff (sending people unsolicited threatening sexual material, boundary pushing, lack of after care), and the out right not okay stuff like grooming underage people, animal abuse, rape, doing particularly extreme kinks without a safe word and the real risk of traumatizing, physically harming, or killing some one. Breath play can literally kill someone. Doing it to someone without enthusiastic consent and then going way further than promised is right the fuck out.

Some people want Consensual non-consent, but you absolutely have to stick to negotiated limits, do safe words and after care, etc.. Ethical standards have to be highest in more extreme kinks.

I couldn't do CNC or breath play. I wouldn't want to do it, but I feel that way about shit play and adult babies and I don't judge them either as long as it's done ethically. (Ex: I had a friend who was in Germany and thought he'd signed on for mild BDSM and had it turn out to be surprise Scheisse after things got going. Not okay.)

But if you are into it? Fine. Just negotiate it properly and pursue it ethically.

Acceptable mid sex surprises are things like: One time a guy and I were going at it so hard we fucked right off the edge of the bed and ended up doing it upside down and it was amazing. Surprise Scheisse or choking is a hard no.

So enjoy your fantasies and if you are into varsity level type kinks definitely pursue them consensually and ethically with adults who want to be there, but don't be creepy or abusive. Use safe words. Don't surprise people. Stick to negotiated limits and if you aren't sure either check or don't do it.

It's not the ethical kinksters who are the problem, it's an abuser trying to use kink as cover for terrible behavior that's the problem.

* "DUP education minister falls over himself defending colleague who shared ‘ex-gay’ propaganda:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/15/dup-peter-weir-nelson-mccausland-gay/

* "Bills Restricting Trans Student Athletes Advance in Three States:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/2/12/bills-restricting-trans-student-athletes-advance-three-states

* "Bigoted Republican scores own goal with bill to stop ‘trans men from competing in girls sport’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/12/trans-school-sports-bill-florida-republican-anthony-sabatini-lake-country/

* "'Immoral' Republican condemned for shamefully comparing non-binary people to animals:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/12/john-fillmore-arizona-republican-trans-non-binary/

* "13-year-old girl banned from riding the school bus after declaring she's a lesbian:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/12/izzy-dieker-coming-out-lesbian-americus-school-kansas-homophobia-bus/

* "Devious sperm 'poison' their rivals, forcing them to swim in circles until they die:" https://www.livescience.com/mouse-sperm-poison-t-haplotype.html

* "Why Rhinos Fly Upside Down Over Namibia:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-move-rhinos

* CW: Animal death. "A Group of Orca Outcasts Is Now Dominating an Entire Sea:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/01/orcas-killer-whale-resident-transient/617862/

* "Frozen wind turbines contribute to rolling power blackouts across Texas:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/15/us/power-outages-texas-monday/index.html

* "One day, your home could be made with mushrooms:" https://www.theverge.com/22257120/mushroom-bricks-mycelium-sustainable-building-materials

* "In Violation of Einstein, Black Holes Might Have ‘Hair’:" https://www.quantamagazine.org/in-violation-of-einstein-black-holes-might-have-hair-20210211/

* "Researchers Levitated a Small Tray Using Nothing but Light:" https://www.wired.com/story/researchers-levitated-a-small-tray-using-nothing-but-light/

* "Scientists develop transparent wood that is stronger and lighter than glass :" https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/scientists-develop-transparent-wood-that-is-stronger-and-lighter-than-glass-1.5902739

* "Conch shell in French museum found to be 17,000-year-old wind instrument:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/10/conch-shell-in-french-museum-found-to-be-17000-year-old-wind-instrument

* Infrastructure matters. "How Early Megacities Emerged From the Jungles of Cambodia:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-cambodian-megacities

* "Deathbed confession from an 18th-century highwayman reveals a surprising failed gay hookup:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/13/horsham-museum-thomas-munn-highwayman-deathbed-confession-gay-hookup/

* "Kickass Women in History: Queen Nanny:" https://smartbitches-feed.dreamwidth.org/2781205.html?style=mine

* "American Democracy Is Only 55 Years Old—And Hanging by a Thread:" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/03/voting-rights-act-democracy/617792/

* I love this. I hope they keep doing it. "The pandemic has cancelled New Orleans’ Mardi Gras parade. So thousands are creating ‘house floats.’:" https://www.inquirer.com/life/new-orleans-mardi-house-floats-gras-coronavirus-pandemic-parades-20210213.html

* "The Rise and Fall of Britain's Biggest Pram Collection:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/jack-hampshire-pram-collection

* "Meet the people fighting to keep a language alive online:" https://restofworld.org/2021/bringing-urdu-into-the-digital-age/

* "Malaysia Has Turned Lion Dancing Into a Gravity-Defying Extreme Sport:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/lion-dance-competition-malaysia

* "The life and death theatre of espionage | Jonna Mendez | TEDxBermuda:"

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* "The Scarlet Witch and Marvel’s Gay Power Couple:"

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* "The Next Pandemic: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "The Magical, Wonderful Road to Impeachment - Trump Acquitted:" https://www.cc.com/video/30y9c9/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-the-magical-wonderful-road-to-impeachment-trump-acquitted

* "New COVID-19 Variants in U.S. & Cuomo's Nursing Home Scandal:" https://www.cc.com/video/vdh5xj/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-new-covid-19-variants-in-u-s-cuomo-s-nursing-home-scandal

* "Second Impeachment Trial Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Gorilla Glue - SNL:"

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* "What’s Your Type? - SNL:"

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* "Women’s Theater - SNL:"

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* "Pelotaunt - SNL:"

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* "Weekend Update: Stephanie Green on Conspiracy Theories - SNL:"

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* "The Negotiator - SNL:"

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* "Marjorie Taylor Greene's Conspiracy Theories, In Song:"

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* "Harriet Tubman Will Finally Become The Face Of America's $20 Bill:"

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* "Kevin McCarthy Is Playing Both Sides Of The GOP's Civil War:"

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* Snowing Day 2: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/643121384584855553/21421-1040amstill-snowing

* Tavy in his snow watching spot: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/643146578417385472/tavy-in-the-comfy-bed-he-inherited-from-elder

* I wanted to go to bed 4AMish, but I stayed up for the specialist appointment anyway. I called at8AM sharp to check for snow cancellation. It was not cancelled, so we suited up and Squirrel brought his car around to the door where the overhang means I only had t take one step in snow and none on ice. It was fine once we left our neighborhood and even there it was fine mist drizzling. It was also noticeably lot warmer. I watched it rain gently but steadily the whole appointment, slowly melting the roof snow.

I don't like being indoors with humans, but mask and distancing were excellent. The specialist was charming. I was very on with my charm the doctor humor routine, which is always useful in getting them to take my medical stuff seriously Once upon a time I held small crowds mesmerized without a microphone. Now? I bring it out almost exclusively for nurses and doctors. Sigh.

Anyway, it looks like the mechanical joint damage isn't quite as bad as it originally sounded. The real issue is the extreme fucking pain and the atrophy (in response to the extreme fucking pain). He decided it was safe to do the treatment after all. I had this in my hips before. The needle was still comically large, though not right out of a cartoon large. It hurt even more than I remember.

I did not get to bed until noonish and it was ages to get to sleep with the pain. You know how when my lungs are bad I have the ICU oxygen dream? When the pain is extreme even for me it tends to get translated into things like stabbings or what have you. In this case I dreamed I was in hospice dying of advanced cancer (Every thing above my mi thigh was horrific and I felt terrible whenever I woke, so it's not much of a stretch), and people kept trying to kill me so I kept having to fight off or charm the assassins.

By the third bathroom break I could feel the improvement though. I am still I a lot of pain just generally, but this is the rough edge of manageable. We'll know how well it actually worked in a few days, and I need to keep an eye out for infection, but I remember when we did my hips and the ground glass in the joint feeling going away. They still fucking hurt, especially in this weather, but trust me no ground glass was a big fucking improvement over ground glass. If it goes from pain scale 7-10 down to four to 7 for my dominant arm? That would be a game changer.

* Covid Vaccine Star Wars Analogy: https://xkcd.com/2425/

* "Let’s discuss what’s going on with American Gods Season 3 (and as a whole):" https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/643265933926924288/lets-discuss-whats-going-on-with-american-gods

* That's Not a Deer: https://aqua-luxe.tumblr.com/post/643251258381271040/what-do-you-mean-by-thats-not-a-deer-in-the

* "Carved Paintings by Hannah Jensen:" https://www.neatorama.com/2021/01/24/Carved-Paintings-by-Hannah-Jensen/

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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.

* "You Can Buy Girl Scout Cookies From Troop Of Girls In NYC Shelter System:" https://www.scarymommy.com/troop-6000-girl-scouts-nyc-shelters/

* Cat Rescue Fundraiser: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/642429918533304320/design-a-tea-where-tea-leaves-dream-custom

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* CW: Rape, Torture. "'Their goal is to destroy everyone': Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55794071

* "'Things are getting worse': Tunisia protests rage on as latest victim named:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jan/27/things-are-getting-worse-tunisia-protests-rage-on-as-latest-victim-named

* "Tunisians Need Real Change 10 Years After the Arab Spring:"

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* "Myanmar charges Suu Kyi, giving legal basis to detain her:" https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-charges-aung-san-suu-kyi-6884aae25bac2dbf952a8cc0447c83fc

* "Unveiling ceremony for 20ft Margaret Thatcher statue to cost £100,000:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/03/margaret-thatcher-grantham-bronze-statue-unveiling-ceremony/

* "UN envoy condemns terrorist attack on hotel in Somalia:" https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1083452

* "Hong Kong Protestors Seeking Asylum In the West:"

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* "In Crises, Vaccines Can Be Stretched, but Not Easily:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/health/coronavirus-polio-vaccination.html

* "AstraZeneca vaccine may slow virus transmission:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/astrazeneca-vaccine-slow-virus-transmission/story?id=75657579

* "Israel Is Vaccinating ‘Everyone’ — Besides 5 Million Palestinians:"

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* "Coronavirus: German medics fly in to aid Portugal's hospital emergency:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55902317

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 2/4/21 are 26,523,000. The official death toll is 450,000. The real number is likely much higher.

* "COVID-19 live updates: US reports over 5,000 new deaths for 1st time:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/live-updates/coronavirus/?id=75606765#75685731

* "It's the same disease: Same safety measures apply to coronavirus variants: CDC director:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/it-s-the-same-disease-same-safety-measures-apply-to-coronavirus-variants-cdc-director-100504645636

* "'Mitigating measures' key to opening schools without vaccinating teachers: CDC director:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-mitigating-measures-key-to-opening-schools-without-vaccinating-teachers-cdc-director-100501573696

* "Biden administration weighs plan to directly send masks to all Americans:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-administration-weighs-plan-directly-send-masks-all-americans-n1256681

* "South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem ignores reality of her failed pandemic response:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/south-dakota-kristi-noem-ignores-reality-of-her-failed-pandemic-response-100495429620

* "Federal government opening first mass Covid-19 vaccination sites in California:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/federal-government-opening-first-mass-covid-19-vaccination-sites-california-n1256611

* "COVID Mutations Spell Catastrophe for Black America:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-mutations-spell-catastrophe-for-black-america

* "Alabama man diagnosed with UK variant dies at 35:" https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2021/02/you-are-now-our-guardian-angel-alabama-man-with-uk-covid-19-variant-dies-at-35.html

* "Vaccination data shows severe racial disparities:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/vaccination-data-shows-severe-racial-disparities-100495429907

* "Dr. Hotez: We risk 'losing a generation' of Black mothers and fathers to Covid variants:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/dr-hotez-we-risk-losing-a-generation-of-black-mothers-and-fathers-to-covid-variants-100522565552

* "COVID Is Making Muslim Burials Incredibly Difficult:"

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* "Biden announces end to US support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/04/us-end-support-saudi-led-operations-yemen-humanitarian-crisis

* "Pete Buttigieg just made history by becoming America's first openly gay cabinet official:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/02/pete-buttigieg-us-senate-votes-joe-biden-transportation-secretary-gay-cabinet/

* "Top House Republican demands Psaki apologize over 'disgraceful' Space Force quip:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/02/house-republican-psaki-space-force-465175

* "Warren: The No. 1 thing Biden can do for economy is cancel student loan debt:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/warren-the-no-1-thing-biden-can-do-for-economy-is-cancel-student-loan-debt-100555333987

* "House passes budget resolution, moving forward with $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/03/house-passes-budget-resolution-for-1point9-trillion-covid-relief-bill.html

* "More than two-thirds of Americans support Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan, poll finds:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/03/biden-1point9-trillion-covid-relief-plan-has-wide-support-poll-finds.html

* "Mitt Romney unveils plan to provide at least $3,000 per child, giving bipartisan support to President Biden’s effort:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/02/04/romney-child-benefit-stimulus/

* "Sen. Warnock: Covid relief needs to be urgent, quick, and equitable:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/sen-warnock-covid-relief-needs-to-be-urgent-quick-and-equitable-100492869780

* "Schumer and McConnell agree to organizing resolution for 50-50 Senate:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/03/schumer-and-mcconnell-agree-to-organizing-resolution-for-50-50-senate-465444

* "House Exiles Marjorie Taylor Greene From Panels, as Republicans Rally Around Her:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/us/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene.html

* "A wild day that defined the Republican Party:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-liz-cheney-republicans/index.html

* "House votes to impose fines of up to $10,000 on lawmakers who flout security screening:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/02/house-vote-tonight-leveling-fines-up-10000-lawmakers-who-flout-security-screening/

* "House To Vote On Stripping Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene From 2 Key Committees:" https://www.npr.org/2021/02/04/963785609/house-to-vote-on-stripping-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-from-2-key-committees

* "Rep. Ilhan Omar: GOP bid to tie me to Marjorie Taylor Greene is ‘desperate smear’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-ilhan-omar-gop-bid-to-tie-me-to-marjorie-taylor-greene-is-desperate-smear-100496453874

* I cried real tears at the part about the parents of dead children begging people to believe. "Rep. Hayes: I thought of my Newtown constituents during vote to condemn Rep. Greene:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-hayes-i-thought-of-my-newtown-constituents-during-vote-to-condemn-rep-greene-100554821907

* "Greene makes fool of McCarthy denying her space laser theory:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/greene-makes-fool-of-mccarthy-denying-her-space-laser-theory-100565061636

* "Maddow: McCarthy let down his caucus by allowing Greene's lies to go unchecked:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-mccarthy-let-down-his-caucus-by-allowing-greene-s-lies-to-go-unchecked-100563525885

* "Rep. Liz Cheney to stay in House GOP leadership after vote to remove her fails:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-liz-cheney-to-stay-in-house-gop-leadership-after-vote-to-remove-h-100499525713

* His lawyers say. "Trump won’t testify at his second impeachment trial:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/04/house-democrats-trump-testify-impeachment-465923

* "Donald Trump apparently still thinks he's president:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/donald-trump-apparently-still-thinks-he-s-president-100564037714

* "GAO report slams Trump administration response to the coronavirus pandemic:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gao-trump-covid-biden/2021/02/02/38f0a0a8-65a4-11eb-bf81-c618c88ed605_story.html

* "Manhattan district attorney considering prosecuting Stephen Bannon following his pardon by Trump in federal fraud case:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/steven-bannon-fraud-state-case-pardon-trump/2021/02/02/329cea4e-6596-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html

* "Nessel, Whitmer and Benson want attorneys who filed election conspiracy lawsuits disbarred:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/02/01/nessel-whitmer-and-benson-want-attorneys-who-filed-conspiracy-suits-disbarred/4348681001/

* "Voting technology company Smartmatic files $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell over 'disinformation campaign':" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/media/smartmatic-fox-news-giuliani-powell-lawsuit/index.html

* "Far-right Protesters Tried Storming Oregon's Capitol 2 Weeks Before DC:"

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* "Biden to Welcome More Refugees, but Far From All Will Get In:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/us/politics/biden-immigration-refugee-policy.html

* ICE needs to go. "ICE defies Biden, deports El Paso massacre witness, hundreds of others:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/ice-defies-biden-deports-el-paso-massacre-witness-hundreds-others-n1256461

* "In one of its last acts, Trump administration tried to deport man to Haiti who has never been there:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/in-one-of-its-last-acts-trump-administration-tried-to-deport-man-to-haiti-who-has-never-been-there/2021/01/20/738d88e4-5b49-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html

* CW: Rape. I’m so angry about this. "LGBT+ organisation says 'it's on us' after counsellor accused of raping asylum seekers:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/02/swedish-lgbt-federation-apology-rape-abuse-asylum-seekers/

* CW: Domestic Abuse, Hate Speech. "UK-based Muslim charity hosts sermons insisting gay people are diseased and need to be cured:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/03/ghamidi-centre-islamic-communication-muslim-charity-commission-gay-cure/

* "Puberty blockers literally make trans kids happier, landmark new study confirms:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/03/puberty-blockers-trans-teens-gender-identity-gids-nhs-study/

* "Michael Cashman slams anti-trans LGB people who 'learned nothing' from the AIDS crisis:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/02/michael-cashman-its-a-sin-aids-crisis-trans-rights-transphobia/

* "Conversion therapy ban must include protections for trans people, says Tory MP:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/02/alicia-kearns-conversion-therapy-ban-transgender-conservative-tory-mp/

* "Tories accused of ‘excluding and alienating’ trans folk with bizarre gender-neutral toilet review:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/03/gender-neutral-toilet-review-tory-government-trans-robert-jenrick-we-exist/

* "For First Time Ever, Three National LGBTQ Orgs Have Black Leaders:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/2/02/first-time-ever-three-national-lgbtq-orgs-have-black-leaders

* "Texas Is One of the Worst States for LGBTQ+ People, Says New Report:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/2/02/texas-one-worst-states-lgbtq-people-says-new-report

* "What the Repeal of New York's 'Walking While Trans' Law Means:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/2/03/what-repeal-new-yorks-walking-while-trans-law-means

* CW: Suicide. "A rise in student suicides has pushed the 5th largest US school district to speed up a return to in-person learning:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/us/clark-county-school-district-covid-suicide-trnd/index.html

* "Trump's Environmental Rollbacks Could Be the End of This Swamp:"

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* "After a Bruising Year, the Oil Industry Confronts a Diminished Future:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/business/energy-environment/exxon-mobil-bp-2020-loss.html

* "Big oil's grip on power weakens; Democrats focus on climate change with new majority:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/big-oil-s-grip-on-power-weakens-democrats-focus-on-climate-change-with-new-majority-100505157730

* This is old, but it gives more of the story and from her side. "Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin:" https://www.npr.org/2009/03/15/101719889/before-rosa-parks-there-was-claudette-colvin

* "First out lesbian MP Maureen Colquhoun, fearless champion of LGBT+ equality and women’s rights, dies aged 92:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/02/first-out-lesbian-mp-maureen-colquhoun-dies-92/

* "500 Years of Women's Corsets, Stays, and Bras | A Dress Historian Explains Bustlines & Necklines:"

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* "100 Years of Corset History: How 8 Corsets affect the same body:"

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* "Western taste for bamboo art is transforming an ancient Japanese tradition:" https://www.cnn.com/style/article/japanese-bamboo-art/index.html

* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - U.S. Childcare Crisis:" https://www.cc.com/video/mcry3l/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-if-you-don-t-know-now-you-know-u-s-childcare-crisis

* "GOP Metal Detector Controversy & Newsmax vs. Mike Lindell:" https://www.cc.com/video/wctaik/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-gop-metal-detector-controversy-newsmax-vs-mike-lindell

* "LeBron James Feuds with "Courtside Karen":" https://www.cc.com/video/rmc7fi/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-lebron-james-feuds-with-courtside-karen

* "Jeff Bezos Steps Down as CEO & Amazon Pays Back Stolen Tips:" https://www.cc.com/video/bnmapl/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-jeff-bezos-steps-down-as-ceo-amazon-pays-back-stolen-tips

* "If people in the future talked about bras the way we talk about corsets:"

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* Squirrel is having a rough time with second shot side effects, but we were expecting that, and he's over the worst of it. Again, yes, second shot makes some people sick, but a day or two of it is way better than weeks or months with a high chance of death or disability, and for Squirrel and I it's no-hyperbole life or death. Squirrel won't survive a real infection; odds are I won't either. We catch it, we're dead. so this is very worth it. I fetched him a gallon of water and his crystal light packets and lent him my heavy emergency blanket and he toughed it out in his room between showers, poor thing.

I kept getting woken up today with all sort of annoying calls. I particularly resent physio always calling twice two days before an appointment, once for their safety protocol reminders, then after you've had time to fall all the way asleep with the appointment reminder. I get why they need the big super long safety one for new patients, but couldn't they tack a mask and don't come if you're sick reminder on the appointment reminder call instead of doing it all from scratch each time I separate calls while I'm asleep? Or do them in the evening?

Pharmacy thinks they'll have the other short term med in tomorrow afternoon, so that's sorted. The other new short term med is clearly working as I was barely queasy at all at bedtime. Not bad for the first three doses. I hate having to regiment everything around the tight med schedule, but the damned stuff works. I was good and moved pills over to different containers and added the half pills for the upped dose.

* Thursday, no one was letting me sleep again, sigh, but Squirrel is entirely over his shot. The promised lung medication was not the one I actually need. Also, they tried to move Friday physio to middle of my sleep cycle, but I negotiated them down to I go to sleep an hour later than I would have with original appointment. Sigh. So no proper sleep until maybe Saturday?

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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.

* I can't swear to these, but they fit with everything I've heard. "HOW TO FIGHT COVID AT HOME when you are not hospitalized.:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/639454183045644288/fighting-covid-when-kept-home

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* I am too tired to go through and weed out all the things no longer relevant. Also, the sorting got a bit haphazard. Sorry.

* "Theresa May accuses Boris Johnson of 'abandoning global leadership':" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/20/theresa-may-accuses-boris-johnson-of-abandoning-global-moral-leadership

* "Twin Suicide Bombings In Baghdad Market Kill At Least 32, Wound Over 100:" https://www.npr.org/2021/01/21/959115619/twin-suicide-bombings-in-baghdad-market-kill-and-wound-dozens

* "Serum Institute: Fire at world's largest vaccine producer kills five:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-55753586

* "EU and US call for probe into Uganda election violence as Bobi Wine remains under house arrest:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/21/africa/uganda-elections-international-pressure-intl/index.html

* "After five days of internet blackout, Ugandans are back online as Bobi Wine remains under house arrest:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/18/africa/uganda-bobi-wine-house-arrest-internet-intl/index.html

* "A Rohingya Camp Fire Leaves Hundreds Homeless:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/world/asia/rohingya-camp-fire-bangladesh.html

* "Guatemalan forces stall migrant caravan from Honduras with tear gas, batons:" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-01-18/guatemala-forces-stall-migrant-caravan-tear-gas-batons

* "Dutch Rutte government resigns over child welfare fraud scandal:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55674146

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* It's really, really bad. "Bolsonaro Talked Vaccines Down. Now Brazil has Too Few Doses.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/world/americas/brazil-covid-variants-vaccinations.html

* "'Rent an oxygen machine': As Lebanon collapses, COVID-19 patients are left to save themselves:" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-21/lebanon-hospitals-on-brink-of-collapse-due-to-covid/13070072

* "U.S. Will Remain In WHO, Fauci Announces, As Biden Reverses Trump Move:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/01/21/959142553/u-s-will-remain-in-who-fauci-announces-as-biden-reverses-trump-move

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 1/21/21 are 24,571,000. The official death toll is 409,000. The real number is likely much higher.

* "US surpasses 400,000 deaths from Covid-19:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/health/us-coronavirus-tuesday/

* "Biden says death toll from pandemic likely will top 500,000 next month, says it will take months ‘for us to turn things around’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/biden-coronavirus-executive-actions/2021/01/21/9a4ab954-5b56-11eb-8bcf-3877871c819d_story.html

* "How Bad Will COVID-19 Get?:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/1/18/how-bad-will-covid-19-get

* "New CDC director says Covid vaccine won't be in every pharmacy by late February:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-cdc-director-says-covid-vaccine-won-t-be-every-n1255128

* "Trump moves to lift some Covid-19-related travel restrictions, but Biden plans to block the order:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/18/politics/trump-covid-travel-restrictions/index.html

* "Biden inheriting nonexistent coronavirus vaccine distribution plan and must start 'from scratch,' sources say:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/21/politics/biden-covid-vaccination-trump/index.html

* "On Night Before Inauguration, Biden Leads Mourning for Virus Victims:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/biden-inauguration-coronavirus.html

* "Biden admin begins immediate coronavirus policy overhaul:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/biden-admin-begins-immediate-coronavirus-policy-overhaul-99770949978

* Thank fuck! "Biden signs order requiring masks on planes, buses, trains and at airports:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/biden-mask-mandate/2021/01/21/5867d7ee-5bf9-11eb-8bcf-3877871c819d_story.html

* "‘Wartime effort’: Biden signs orders to fight the pandemic:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/biden-10-executive-orders-pandemic-460996

* "Dr. Anthony Fauci says he now feels liberated to speak freely on science, pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/dr-anthony-fauci-says-he-now-feels-liberated-to-speak-freely-on-science-pandemic-99821637600

* "Biden CDC goes back to square one on Covid policy: gathering accurate data:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/biden-cdc-goes-back-to-square-one-on-covid-policy-gathering-accurate-data-99850309573

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* "U.S. Says China’s Repression of Uighurs Is ‘Genocide’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/trump-china-xinjiang.html

* "China Slaps Sanctions On 28 Trump Administration Officials, Including Mike Pompeo:" https://www.npr.org/2021/01/20/958996415/china-slaps-sanctions-on-28-trump-administration-officials-including-mike-pompeo

* "Biden administration to seek five-year extension on key nuclear arms treaty in first foray with Russia:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-russia-nuclear-treaty-extension/2021/01/21/4667a11e-5b40-11eb-aaad-93988621dd28_story.html

* "US Military Pulls Last Troops Out of Somalia:" https://www.voanews.com/africa/us-military-pulls-last-troops-out-somalia

* "US has conceded too much to Taliban, says Afghan vice-president:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55666152

* "Respect:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1788812.html

* "‘We did what we came here to do’: Trump tries to recast legacy in farewell address:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/19/trump-farewell-address-460427

* "Full list of Trump's last-minute pardons and commuted sentences:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/full-list-trump-s-last-minute-pardons-commuted-sentences-n1254806

* Just the low lights if you don't want to read the whole rogue's gallery. "Trump grants clemency to 143 people in late-night pardon blast:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-pardons/2021/01/20/7653bd12-59a2-11eb-8bcf-3877871c819d_story.html

* "Some people pardoned by Trump can still be tried, an ex-Mueller prosecutor argues.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/us/politics/some-people-pardoned-by-trump-can-still-be-tried-an-ex-mueller-prosecutor-argues.html

* "Fleece Trump's own supporters? He'll pardon you.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fleece-trump-s-own-supporters-he-ll-pardon-you-99834949938

* "Trump Has Discussed Starting a New Political Party:" https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-impeachment-biden-inauguration/card/90pPMzFPqr5fMzg1Bkbs

* "‘We will be back in some form’: Trump pledges political comeback at farewell event:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/trump-pledges-we-will-be-back-farewell-event-460675

* "Donald Trump’s failure of a presidency ends with a song that’s definitely not about gay sex. Honest:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/20/donald-trump-laura-branigan-gloria-village-people-ymca-gay/

* "The Financial Minefield Awaiting an Ex-President Trump:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/trump-finances.html

* "Trump extended Secret Service protection to his adult children and three top officials as he left office:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-extended-secret-service-protection-for-13-members-of-his-family-as-he-left-office/2021/01/20/31ef3e9e-5b3c-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html

* "Just a really long list of reasons why Donald Trump will go down as America’s most hateful president in history:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/19/donald-trump-lgbt-attacks-trans-gay/

* "Trump leaves parting Oval Office letter for Biden:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/trump-biden-inauguration-day-460670

* "Melania Trump outsourced writing her own 'thank you' notes to the White House residence staff:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/melania-trump-thank-you-notes/index.html

* "Trump authorizes DOJ to declassify Russia probe documents:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/19/trump-doj-declassify-russia-probe-documents-460511

* "McConnell proposes delaying impeachment trial until February so Trump team can prepare:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/21/politics/nancy-pelosi-impeachment-timing/index.html

* "America's unfinished business with Trump leaves bifurcated vision as Biden begins:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/america-s-unfinished-business-with-trump-leaves-bifurcated-vision-as-biden-begins-99849797707

* "McConnell says Trump ‘provoked’ the Capitol attackers:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/19/mcconnell-trump-provoked-capitol-attackers-460372

* "George Conway: Hawley, Cruz ‘disregard the Constitution’ for own political agenda:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/george-conway-hawley-cruz-disregard-the-constitution-for-own-political-agenda-99706437604

* "Self-styled militia members planned on storming the U.S. Capitol days in advance of Jan. 6 attack, court documents say:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/conspiracy-oath-keeper-arrest-capitol-riot/2021/01/19/fb84877a-5a4f-11eb-8bcf-3877871c819d_story.html

* "Police arrest woman FBI alleges stole Pelosi laptop to sell to Russia:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/19/police-arrest-woman-fbi-alleges-stole-pelosi-laptop-capitol-to-sell-to-russia

* "Man Accused of Beating Officer With Hockey Stick in Capitol Riot Is Arrested:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/us/politics/michael-joseph-foy-arrested-capitol-riot.html

* "Woman Fired After Queer Daughter Outed Her Participation in D.C. Riot:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/1/19/woman-fired-after-queer-daughter-outed-her-role-dc-violence

* "How News Media is Describing the Incident at the U.S. Capitol:" https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-news-media-is-describing-the-incident-at-the-u-s-capitol/

* "Pro-Trump navy vet 'threatened to hang' congresspeople in homophobic voicemails:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/15/ryder-winegar-navy-veteran-arrested-voicemails-trump-hang/

* "Army falsely denied Flynn’s brother was involved in key part of military response to Capitol riot:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/flynn-national-guard-call-riot/2021/01/20/7f4f41ba-5b4c-11eb-aaad-93988621dd28_story.html

* "Meeting on military response to Trump riot included Mike Flynn's brother:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/wapo-meeting-on-military-response-to-trump-riot-included-mike-flynn-s-brother-99773509543

* "Senate Democrats file ethics complaint against Hawley, Cruz over election challenge:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/senate-democrats-file-ethics-complaint-against-hawley-cruz-over-election-challenge-461190

* "Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland sets off metal detector while carrying gun near House chamber:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/andy-harris-gun/2021/01/21/81c7ba90-5c63-11eb-8bcf-3877871c819d_story.html

* "QAnon adherents discussed posing as National Guard to try to infiltrate inauguration, according to FBI intelligence briefing:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fbi-warning-inauguration-qanon/2021/01/18/293284b6-59c8-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html

* "12 Army National Guard members removed from inauguration duty:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/national-guard-removed-inauguration-duty/index.html

* "‘A Total Failure’: The Proud Boys Now Mock Trump:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/technology/proud-boys-trump.html

* This reminds me so much of the collapse of sherlock fandom. "‘I’m About to Puke’: QAnon in Chaos as Biden Takes Office:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/im-about-to-puke-qanon-in-chaos-as-biden-takes-office?ref=home

* "Compartment Four:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1789184.html

* How much do Republicans hate America? They resisted turning over necessity National Security information to the Biden campaignme because their petty vendetta was more important than keeping us safe. "‘Really quite shocking’: Inside the ugly transition at the Pentagon:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/biden-pentagon-transition-460768

* "'This Is America's Day': Biden's Inaugural Address, Annotated:" https://www.npr.org/2021/01/20/956922884/bidens-inaugural-address-annotated

* "Biden pledges, once more, to lead America away from dystopia:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/biden-inauguration-america-dystopia-460840

* This was stunning. "National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman recites poem at Biden inauguration:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/national-youth-poet-laureate-amanda-gorman-recites-poem-at-biden-inauguration-99736133527

* "TV audience for Biden inauguration tops Trump's viewership four years earlier:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-inauguration-tv-ratings/tv-audience-for-biden-inauguration-tops-trumps-viewership-four-years-earlier-idUSKBN29Q30E

* "Mary Trump thinks Biden's inauguration was 'the worst day' of her uncle Donald's life:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/21/mary-trump-donald-niece-biden-inauguration/

* "Jelani Cobb - Cautious Optimism in a Post-Trump America :" https://www.cc.com/video/pl748b/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-jelani-cobb-cautious-optimism-in-a-post-trump-america

* "Biden signs executive order invoking 2-year lobbying ban for appointees:" https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/535176-biden-signs-executive-order-invoking-2-year-lobbying-ban-for-appointees

* "Biden's plan to outdo Obama, undo Trump's immigration legacy has begun:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/biden-ready-immigration-bill-inauguration-460585

* "Biden Administration Prepares To Overturn Trump Abortion Rule:" https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/2021/01/21/959170860/biden-administration-prepares-to-overturn-trump-abortion-rule

* "Biden plans executive action blitz for Day One:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/joe-biden-executive-action-blitz-day-one-460587

* "The White House website now asks people to choose their pronouns:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/20/white-house-website-contact-form-pronouns-trans-joe-biden/

* "On Day One, Biden Issues Order Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/1/20/day-one-biden-issues-order-against-anti-lgbtq-discrimination

* "'Heading in the right direction': Senator Warren enthusiastic about new Biden agenda:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/-heading-in-the-right-direction-senator-warren-enthusiastic-about-new-biden-agenda-99767365537

* "Sen. Booker on changes to the Senate: ‘It is a new day in Washington’:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/sen-booker-on-changes-to-the-senate-it-is-a-new-day-in-washington-99743301858

* "Hate group founder says kids will be doomed 'to hell' by Biden's 'LGBT+ propaganda':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/18/james-dobson-focus-family-research-council-joe-biden-radical-left-hell/

* "Biden will 'advance moral evils' in 'marriage and gender', claims snowflake bishop:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/21/joe-biden-bishop-jose-h-gomez-marriage-gender-catholic-church-lgbt-rights/

* "Trump admin governing incompetence leaves low hanging fruit for Biden team:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-governing-incompetence-leaves-low-hanging-fruit-for-biden-team-99849285952

* "Yamiche Alcindor: We’ll ask tough questions, but the White House won’t ‘make up alternative facts’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/yamiche-alcindor-we-ll-ask-tough-questions-but-the-white-house-won-t-make-up-alternative-facts-99821637776

* "Republicans take on Biden's Cabinet, but without the Trumpian fury:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/19/republicans-take-on-bidens-cabinet-but-without-the-trumpian-fury-460482

* "Sen. Hawley moves to block swift confirmation for Biden’s homeland security pick:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/alejandro-mayorkas-confirmation-hearing-josh-hawley/2021/01/19/d11971d2-5a7f-11eb-aaad-93988621dd28_story.html

* "Senate confirms Biden’s pick for national intelligence director:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/senate-biden-intelligence-inauguration-460834

* "Senate clears Austin waiver, setting up confirmation vote to be Biden's Pentagon chief:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/austin-waiver-approved-senate-461082

* "Joe Biden’s secretary of defence pick gives full-throated support for trans troops serving in military:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/21/lloyd-austin-trans-transgender-secretary-defense/

* "Everything you need to know about Joe Biden's defiant, kaleidoscopic cabinet picks:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/21/joe-biden-cabinet-picks-lgbt-administration-members/

* "Buttigieg Thanks Husband, Talks Policy in Senate Confirmation Hearing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/1/21/buttigieg-thanks-husband-talks-policy-senate-confirmation-hearing

* "Biden to keep Wray on as FBI director:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/biden-wray-fbi-director-461064

* "Last-minute Trump appointee at NSA put on administrative leave due to inspector general probe:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/michael-ellis-administrative-leave/index.html

* "Defined By Scandal At Voice of America, CEO Resigns At Biden's Request:" https://www.npr.org/sections/inauguration-day-live-updates/2021/01/20/958875488/voice-of-america-ceo-pack-defined-by-scandal-resigns-at-bidens-request

* "Consumer bureau director resigns after Biden's inauguration:" https://thehill.com/policy/finance/535053-consumer-bureau-director-resigns-after-bidens-inauguration

* "Biden fires Trump-appointed labor board general counsel and deputy who refused to resign:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/20/biden-fires-nlrb-peter-robb/

* "Biden removes controversial Trump appointees from key posts:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/biden-removes-controversial-trump-appointees-from-key-posts-99825733953

* "Sec. State Pompeo: Multiculturalism Distorts Glorious Founding of U.S.:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/1/19/sec-state-pompeo-multiculturalism-distorts-glorious-founding-us

* "A big chunk of Trump’s 1776 report appears lifted from an author’s prior work:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/19/trump-1776-report-plagiarism-460464

* ...And it's gone! Yay! "Biden revokes Trump report promoting 'patriotic education':" https://apnews.com/article/biden-revoke-trump-patriotic-education-259b9302ab24bac55fa14676a1a9d11e

* "Trump revokes rule preventing White House staff from lobbying:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/trump-revokes-rule-lobbying-by-white-house-staff-460608

* "Trump Administration Issues Last-Minute Arctic Refuge Drilling Leases:" https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-01-19/trump-administration-issues-arctic-refuge-drilling-leases-on-last-day-in-office

* "Federal court strikes down major Trump climate rollback:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/federal-court-strikes-major-trump-climate-rollback-75344898

* "Biden Will Lead an Older, Polarized and Financially Insecure Nation:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-inherits-an-older-polarized-and-financially-insecure-nation-11611153710

* "U.S. jobless claims decline to a still-high 900,000:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/jobless-claims-decline-january-461044

* "Democrats rebuff McConnell’s filibuster demands:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/democrats-mcconnell-filibuster-460967

* "Hayes: Senate Dems have a choice—accept ‘unity’ or use their power to improve America:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-senate-dems-have-a-choice-accept-unity-or-use-their-power-to-improve-america-99831877755

* Extended Pelosi Interview starts here: https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/pelosi-s-message-to-trump-concede-the-election-and-call-off-the-terrorists-you-have-unleashed-99707461820

* "Warnock sees 'continuity of service' in new role as senator:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/warnock-sees-continuity-of-service-in-new-role-as-senator-99770437677

* "DNC Chair Jaime Harrison: We’re going to invest in a 50 state strategy:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/dnc-chair-jaime-harrison-we-re-going-to-invest-in-a-50-state-strategy-99831877642

* "Stacey Abrams - Keeping the Momentum in Georgia:" https://www.cc.com/video/vm2doj/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-stacey-abrams-keeping-the-momentum-in-georgia

* "Trump administration trying to sabotage Biden immigration plans with last-minute deals, say officials:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1254733

* "The Black Panthers still in prison: after 46 years, will they ever be set free?:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/30/black-panthers-prison-interviews-african-american-activism

* "Women film themselves running through hospital screaming ‘f**k the NHS’ and ‘hurling homophobic abuse’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/18/royal-liverpool-hospital-homophobic-abuse-facebook-vide-arrest/

* "Thousands protest women-only pool's 'breathtakingly offensive' ban on trans women:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/18/mcivers-ladies-baths-protest-transphobic-trans-women-ban-swim-in/

* "Court rules trans teen can start puberty blockers without the consent of her ‘threatening and demeaning’ father:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/17/puberty-blockers-supreme-court-queensland-trans-teen-mother-father-consent/

* "Trans refugee cruelly forced into homelessness after years of abuse from neighbour:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/21/transphobic-hate-crime-trans-refugee-homeless-police-haringey-council/

* "Romania found guilty in European Court of Human Rights for refusing to recognise trans men without surgery:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/19/romania-european-court-human-rights-guilty-refuse-recognise-trans-men-identity-surgery/

* "UK’s only gender clinic for children rated ‘inadequate’ due to damning two-year wait for appointments:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/20/tavistock-portman-nhs-trust-gender-clinic-gids-care-quality-commission/

* "Butch lesbian confronted ‘tens of times’ in public toilets as anti-trans hostility spills over:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/19/public-toilets-trans-bathroom-butch-lesbian-harassed-gender-critical-feminists/

* "Vile Lithuanian MEP expelled after calling LGBT+ people 'perverts':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/21/viktor-uspaskich-lithuanian-mep-expelled-renew-europe-lgbt-perverts/

* "Republicans have launched at least 10 attacks on trans rights in just three weeks:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/18/republicans-anti-trans-transgender-bills-laws-2021/

* "Montana Pushes Anti-Trans Bills, Sets Up Battle With Biden Admin:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/1/21/montana-pushes-anti-trans-bills-sets-battle-biden-admin

* "Stonewall Vet Miss Major and Her Partner Are Now Parents:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/1/15/stonewall-vet-miss-major-and-her-partner-are-now-parents

* "North Dakota Rejects Changes to HIV Law, Missouri Considers Them:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/law-crime/2021/1/15/north-dakota-rejects-changes-hiv-law-missouri-considers-them

* "Judge gives preliminary OK to $641 million Flint water crisis settlement:" https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2021/01/judge-gives-preliminary-ok-to-641-million-flint-water-crisis-settlement.html

* "Freeze expected on heels of flooding damage from Storm Christoph:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/21/north-west-england-and-wales-badly-hit-by-floods-from-storm-christoph

* "Pablo Escobar's hippos have invaded Colombia's waterways and need to be culled, study says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/pablo-escobar-s-hippos-have-invaded-colombia-s-waterways-need-n1254791

* It's a from a few years ago, but still very relevant. "Artist creates "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" memes to stop people from whitewashing MLK:" https://www.mic.com/articles/165598/artist-creates-letters-from-birmingham-jail-memes-to-stop-people-from-whitewashing-mlk?utm_source=policymicTBLR&utm_medium=movement&utm_campaign=social

* Damn. "Mira Furlan, ‘Babylon 5’ and ‘Lost’ Actress, Dies at 65:" https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/mira-furlan-dead-babylon-5-lost-1234890117/

* "Ken Jones, Pioneering Black Gay Activist, Dies at 70:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/1/15/ken-jones-pioneering-black-gay-activist-dies-70

* "Do ‘elder Goths’ hold the secret to aging successfully?:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/do-elder-goths-hold-the-secret-to-aging-successfully/2021/01/11/a565b2de-3b04-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html

* "Gwyneth Paltrow candle explodes causing vagina-scented ‘inferno’ in woman’s living room:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/19/gwyneth-paltrow-vagina-candle-explodes/

* I actually read it as a valid turn of the century interp in the theater so it didn't bother me at the time the way it did other people. I am in agreement with this assessment. Not perfect, but often good. "How Historically Accurate are the Costumes in Pride & Prejudice 2005? | A Fashion History Analysis:"

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* "Are "Emma." (2020) Costumes Historically Accurate? aka What Makes Good Period Drama Costumes:"

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* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - Inauguration Day :" https://www.cc.com/video/bahsw3/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-if-you-don-t-know-now-you-know-inauguration-day

* "President Biden's First Executive Orders:" https://www.cc.com/video/qbk6bu/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-president-biden-s-first-executive-orders

* "Biden Clears a Low Bar & Ex-Presidents Team Up Without Trump:" https://www.cc.com/video/cx6xk4/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-biden-clears-a-low-bar-ex-presidents-team-up-without-trump

* "Democrats: They (Can Finally) Get The Job Done!:"

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* "President Biden's Joyful Inauguration Day Felt Like A Return To Normalcy:"

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* "Officially In Charge, President Biden Begins Dismantling His Predecessor's Legacy:"

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* "Shea Diamond - "I Am America":"

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* "Avi Kaplan - Change on the Rise (Official Music Video):"

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* "Rhiannon Giddens - "Cry No More":"

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* My body was emphatically not doing well Tuesday. I did prep, but had to go back to bed. Wednesday was a bit better, but I am drowning in news, and am still having trouble. We are adjusting my nausea meds temporarily in hopes of getting things more under control so I can go back to taking all my non-narcotic arthritis meds and still function. We'll see. Odds are the car will be back tomorrow if it's the cheaper repair, likely not until next week if it's the more expensive.

In other news, the emperor’s recent sexual awakening is extremely trying for the Empress and myself. Yes they are both fixed. I’ve started going over to lift him off every time she yells. By today, I generally don’t get over there before he stops, but it’s still a lot of up and down when I’m trying to work. I wish he’d use a stuffed animal like a sensible animal and let Livia nap. all she wants is a little quiet togetherness, poor thing.

* The Midnight Society At the Ackermansion: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1350882319779827714

* The Midnight Society At the Ackermansion II: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1351603111245148160

* The Midnight Society At the Ackermansion III: https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1351251933881794560

* Time has done beautiful things to Wilson Cruz.

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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.

* I can't swear to these, but they fit with everything I've heard. "HOW TO FIGHT COVID AT HOME when you are not hospitalized.:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/639454183045644288/fighting-covid-when-kept-home

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* "Big increase recorded in Amazon region fires:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53626544

* "Strong quake in Philippines kills 1, damages houses, roads:" https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/strong-quake-jolts-central-philippines-damage-72431735

* CW: Torture "Belarusians accuse authorities of torture and humiliation during mass detentions:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/14/europe/belarus-torture-allegations-intl-hnk/index.html

* "'Breathing freedom' - Belarusians hope for change:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53796989

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* Well fuck. "Hundreds gather in Madrid for anti-mask protest:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-53802226

* "Victoria records fewest new infections in a month:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53806500

* "The FDA Authorizes a Cheap, Fast Saliva Test—and the NBA Is Involved:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fda-authorizes-a-cheap-fast-saliva-testand-the-nba-is-involved-11597508654

* This is somewhere between 45′s idea for people to take Hydroxychloroquine and his call for people to inject bleach in quality. "Trump eyes new unproven virus "cure" promoted by Ben Carson and the CEO of MyPillow:" https://www.axios.com/trump-covid-oleandrin-9896f570-6cd8-4919-af3a-65ebad113d41.html

* "White House warns of ‘widespread and expanding’ COVID-19 spread in Georgia:" https://www.ajc.com/news/white-house-warns-of-widespread-and-expanding-viral-spread-in-georgia/5DEVU3BSCZAIHCSI3A3KTTGGIY/

* "White House Staffers Pissed at a Top National Security Aide—for Wearing a Mask:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-staffers-pissed-at-a-top-national-security-aide-for-wearing-a-mask-in-front-of-them

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* "They Crossed Oceans to Lift Their Families Out of Poverty. Now, They Need Help.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/business/global-remittances-coronavirus.html

* "US intelligence indicates Iran paid bounties to Taliban for targeting American troops in Afghanistan:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/17/politics/iran-taliban-bounties-us-intelligence/index.html

* Clearly he needs to urgently meet with his handler. "Trump eyes Putin meeting before November election, say sources:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-eyes-putin-meeting-november-election-say-four-people-familiar-n1236861

* "Senate committee sought investigation of Bannon, raised concerns about Trump family testimony:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-08-14/senate-committee-sought-investigation-of-bannon-raised-concerns-about-trump-family-testimony

* "Trump administration announces plans to drill in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/17/politics/trump-arctic-wildlife-drilling/index.html

* The Republican Agenda at work. "Diseased Chicken for Dinner? The USDA Is Considering It:" https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-08-11/diseased-chicken-for-dinner-the-usda-is-considering-it

* I argued strenuously against putting a batman villain who just wanted to watch the world burn in charge of the country back in 2016, but here we are.

* "GAO finds Chad Wolf, Ken Cuccinelli are ineligible to serve in their top DHS roles:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/14/gao-chad-wolf-ken-cuccinelli-ineligible-dhs-395222

* "Three of ten Americans laid off in coronavirus crisis worried about food, shelter:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll/three-of-ten-americans-laid-off-in-coronavirus-crisis-worried-about-food-shelter-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN2581WH

* I don't have the patience to watch nominating conventions. (Debates are different if they are substantive and not full of nonsense.) I will watch specific speeches if they strike me as worthwhile. Michelle Obama had me in tears. If you watch one thing from Monday's convention coverage, watch that.

I did not get it together to put the speech and the Porter segment into the aggregate today, but they should be in the next edition.

* "Jim Clyburn - Kamala Harris & Saving the U.S. Postal Service:"

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* "Anti-LGBT+ Republican’s election bid descends into brazen bigotry as vile campaign materials take aim at trans people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/17/bob-good-central-virginia-house-representatives-transphobia-summit-pastor/

* "PLAN YOUR VOTE: How to vote by mail and register to vote in each state:" https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vote-state-by-state-guide-voting-by-mail-early-in-person-voting-election/

* "You don't need the U.S. Postal Service to deliver your mail-in ballot:" https://news.yahoo.com/you-dont-need-the-us-postal-service-to-vote-your-mail-in-ballot-210121973.html

* "Obama: Trump is trying to ‘kneecap’ Postal Service:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/14/obama-trump-postal-service-usps-395270

* "House Democrat files criminal referral accusing Trump of subverting election:" https://thehill.com/homenews/house/512135-house-democrat-files-criminal-referral-accusing-trump-of-subverting-election

* "State officials rush to shore up confidence in Nov. 3 election as voters express new fears about mail voting:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/state-officials-rush-to-shore-up-confidence-in-nov-3-election-as-voters-express-new-fears-about-mail-voting/2020/08/16/3d511144-df23-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-high_trumpvote-339pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans

* "USPS won't say if decision by Western district to stop removing letter collection boxes is still in effect:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/15/politics/usps-letter-collection-boxes/index.html

* "‘These Are Felonies’: Lawyers React with Horror to Reports of Post Office Removing Mail Sorting Machines:" https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/these-are-felonies-lawyers-react-with-horror-to-reports-of-post-office-removing-mail-sorting-machines/

* "Trump’s postmaster general caught making cash off of post office contracts: report:" https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/trumps-postmaster-general-caught-making-cash-off-of-post-office-contracts-report/

* "UPS, FedEx warn they cannot carry ballots like U.S. Postal Service:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-ups-fedex-exclusive-idUSKCN25B00I

* "DeJoy agrees to testify amid Dem fury over Postal Service changes:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/17/dejoy-testify-congress-postal-service-397082

* "Postal Crisis Ripples Across Nation as Election Looms:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/15/us/post-office-vote-by-mail.html

* "Tracing Trump’s Postal Service obsession — from ‘loser’ to ‘scam’ to ‘rigged election’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-post-office-mail-vote/2020/08/15/27a2ffd4-de5f-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html

* Want to bet Mitch McConnell blocks it in Senate? "House to vote on $25B infusion for Postal Service amid Trump attacks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/17/house-vote-on-postal-service-funding-397081

* "The Junk Science Cops Use to Decide You’re Lying:" https://theintercept.com/2020/08/12/blueleaks-law-enforcement-police-lie-detection/

* "Why Social Workers Cannot Work With Police:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/social-workers-police-collaborate.html

* "Facebook’s algorithm ‘actively promotes’ Holocaust denial content and conspiracy theories, experts say:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/16/facebooks-algorithm-actively-promotes-holocaust-denial-content-and-conspiracy-theories-experts-say/

* "For Doctors of Color, Microaggressions Are All Too Familiar:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/health/microaggression-medicine-doctors.html

* "Czech Republic 'in danger' of following in the homophobic, transphobic footsteps of Poland and Hungary:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/17/czech-republic-poland-hungary-homophobia-transphobia-equal-marriage-adela-horakova/

* I have serious concerns about having the trans passengers sit in special seats. It doesn’t sound safe, to be honest. Yes, better training for bus drivers. Yes more education and visibility in the media, but I’m just… picturing a lot of bad things with the special seating. "Bus operator launches pioneering new scheme to encourage ‘awareness and respect’ for trans passengers:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/17/india-bus-trans-passengers-tridhara-joint-council-syndicates-west-bengal-hijras/

* "Arrest Made in Fatal Stabbing of Trans Woman Tiffany Harris:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2020/8/15/arrest-made-fatal-stabbing-trans-woman-tiffany-harris

* "Bishop forbids queer Catholics from meeting in churches and attending Mass – just like Jesus wanted:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/17/detroit-bishop-gerard-battersby-lgbt-catholic-dignity-detroit-fortunate-families-jesus/

* "Thousands demand 'justice for Alex' after video shows mother deadnaming, misgendering and humiliating her trans son:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/17/justice-alex-his-name-is-video-trans-son-deadname-misgendered-hungry-bear/

* "China just approved HIV-preventing drug Truvada for PrEP use – finally – in a stunning victory for activists:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/17/china-truvada-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-prep-hiv-prevention-unaids-lgbt/

* "Solving a Medical Mystery With Oral Traditions:" https://daily.jstor.org/solving-a-medical-mystery-with-oral-traditions/

* "One of America’s most popular drugs — first aimed at schizophrenia — reveals the issues of ‘off-label’ use:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/one-of-americas-most-popular-drugs--first-aimed-at-schizophrenia--reveals-the-issues-of-off-label-use/2018/03/28/78a538ca-1e27-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html

* "28 Organizations Promoting Indigenous Food Sovereignty:" https://foodtank.com/news/2020/08/28-organizations-promoting-indigenous-food-sovereignty/?mc_cid=25d43e896b&mc_eid=bbdd51b06c

* "Facebook abandons broken drilling equipment under Oregon coast seafloor:" https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2020/08/facebook-abandons-broken-drilling-equipment-under-oregon-coast-seafloor.html

* "'Highest temperature on Earth' recorded in US:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53788018

* "Ancient Viking warrior given a hero’s burial may have actually been ‘transgender, non-binary or gender fluid’, researchers say:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/16/viking-warrior-woman-trans-man-non-binary-gender-fluid-sweden-neil-price/

* "Historical People of Color in Europe (and America): “It’s Not Historically Accurate!!” and Other Nonsense:" https://qqueenofhades.tumblr.com/post/165694767524/historical-people-of-color-in-europe-and

* "The Eastland Disaster Killed More Passengers Than the Titanic and the Lusitania. Why Has It Been Forgotten?:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/eastland-disaster-killed-more-passengers-titanic-and-lusitania-why-has-it-been-forgotten-180953146/

* "Juries: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Backlash to Postal Service Cutbacks:"

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* "The Battle for Checkpoints at the Cheyenne River Reservation:"

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* "Karen, Please Just Wear A Mask:"

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* Two bits of good news: 1. I am now allowed to eat crackers with my anti-bioitic. it's still not pleasant, but much more manageable. I'm able to eat things that are not crackers at other times, which means the cracker supply will likely stretch until Wednesday at least. there is now a reasonable chance of me lasting through friday.

2. Thanks to assorted benefactors, I should be okay as long as things post across from Paypay some time tomorrow. Assorted money is in the pipeline. I just need it to land fast enough to both plug the leak and have enough for the car insurance autodraw at the end of month. (The issue was housing insurance draw. Same company, but they aren't synched. The housing insurance was required for the city to be willing to fix the apartment, so the unexpected extra fee zapped me at exactly the wrong time. Next year, I will plan for it.)

I will let y'all know if things don't straighten out at the bank financially by dinner time tomorrow, but I really do think it'll be okay.

Thanks again to all three of you. You have saved me.

* "Sunday Sweets Mixes It Up:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2020/8/16/sunday-sweets-mixes-it-up

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

* "PLAN YOUR VOTE: How to vote by mail and register to vote in each state:" https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vote-state-by-state-guide-voting-by-mail-early-in-person-voting-election/

* Want to help people in Beirut? https://karolinadeaen.tumblr.com/post/625576504313741312

* Organizations to help trans folk: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620857152453640195/about-us

* "How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely

* Master Post for how to help organizations fighting Police violence: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620861026680881152/oberynmartell-list-of-black-lives-matter-and

* How to donate to Doctors Without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/onetime.cfm?source=ADD200U0U00&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=googlepaid&utm_content=brand&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz8D9kYu46QIVqh6tBh2WogxQEAAYASAAEgK4FfD_BwE

* "More on the Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation and Reaffirmation Act:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/1769250.html

* "Covid 19 Support for Indigenous Communities:" https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/616704253038395392/covid-19-support-for-indigenous-communities

* "Navajo Nation COVID-19 Relief Fund:" http://www.nndoh.org/donate.html

* "NYSCI has a set of activities and resources up on their website:" https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/2999942.html

* "How to Help Librarians and Archivists From Your Living Room:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/archives-to-browse-from-home

* "Free Meals:" https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/free-meals

* "Learning Through Play: 101 Ways To Keep Young Minds Occupied At Home:" https://www.marksdailyapple.com/importance-of-play/

* Free lessons: https://www.mybluprint.com/

* CDC Foundation: https://www.cdcfoundation.org/give/ways-to-give

* "SUPPORT WORKERS IN CRISIS:" https://ofwemergencyfund.org/

* "Make to Give - Support Our Medical Personnel:" https://www.joann.com/make-to-give-response/

* "Snopes on COVID-19 Fact-Checking:" https://www.snopes.com/2020/03/20/snopes-on-covid-19-fact-checking/

* "Help the California food industry survive this crisis:" https://www.change.org/p/governor-gavin-newsom-support-the-california-food-industries-most-vulnerable-workers

* "Support Artists Impacted By the Covid-19 Pandemic:" https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser

* Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* The Indivisble guide exists to help you organize effective resistance: https://indivisible.org/

* Here’s a list of vulnerable republican senators up for election this year:

Martha McSally - Arizona
Susan Collins - Maine
Cory Gardner - Colorado
Thom Tillis - North Carolina
Pat Roberts - Kansas
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler - Georgia
Joni Ernst - Iowa

Here’s a list of vulnerable democratic senators that NEED votes to keep their seats:

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

* Want to get rid of Mitch McConnell? Help Amy McGrath: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mcgrath2020-dd-om-gsearch?utm_source=g&utm_medium=om&utm_campaign=dd&utm_content=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&refcode=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5IL1uLKa6gIVcz2tBh1njwpEEAAYASAAEgLCYvD_BwE

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* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not 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.

This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/

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

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